The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Tradition says early English settlers known as the (Pilgrims) held the first celebration in 1621 in (Plymouth, Massachusetts). They invited local Indians to a feast to thank them for help in surviving their first year in America.

每年11月的第四个星期四是美国的感恩节。传统上认为，英国早期的移民（即清教徒）于1621年在马萨诸塞州的普利茅斯举行了第一次的庆祝活动。他们宴请了当地的印弟安人，并感谢当地印弟安人帮助他们度过了在美国艰难求生的第一年。

Yet the Berkeley Plantation along the James River in Virginia calls itself the site of the first official Thanksgiving in America. In 1619 an English ship arrived with directions for the crew to observe their arrival date as a yearly day of thanksgiving to God.

然而，位于弗吉尼亚詹姆斯河沿岸的伯克利大农场却宣称它是美国第一个正式感恩节的发源地。1619年，一艘英国船只到达此地，并把全体船员庆祝他们的到达日作为一年一度对上帝的感恩日。

But now comes a book called "America's REAL First Thanksgiving." A Florida schoolteacher, (Robyn Gioia), tells the story of Spanish explorer (Pedro Menendez) who founded (Saint Augustine), Florida. He celebrated with a thanksgiving feast with the native (Timucua) Indians. That was in 1565.

但近来有本名叫《America's REAL First Thanksgiving》的书，在书中，一个佛罗里达的老师，Robyn Gioia，讲述了西班牙探险家Pedro Menendez建立佛罗里达圣奥古斯汀的经历，他与当地的Timucua印弟安人一起举行了庆典活动。当时是1565年。

So what are schoolchildren learning these days about thanksgiving? (Sharon Biros) is a first-grade teacher in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Her students learn about the holiday as they discuss being good citizens. They read stories abut the Indians and the (Pilgrims). And the children tell what they are each thankful for.

那么目前学生们对感恩节的了解是什么呢？Sharon Biros是宾夕法尼亚Clairton镇一年级的老师，她的学生在讨论“如何成为一个好市民”时了解了这个节日。他们阅读了有关印弟安人及清教徒的故事，并且每个孩子都讲述了他们要感谢的事情。