原文视听11月的最后一个星期四是感恩节。感恩节是美国人民独创的一个古老节日。每逢感恩节这一天，美国举国上下热闹非常，人们按照习俗前往教堂做感恩祈祷，城乡市镇到处都有化装游行、戏剧表演或体育比赛等。劳燕分飞了一年的亲人们也会从天南海北归来，一家人团团圆圆，品尝美味的感恩节火鸡。

感恩节晚餐，一家大小欢聚一起，按传统，美食前每人都需祈祷，说出自己的感恩祷辞。且看这一家大小到底都说些什么。

Woman 1: Dear God, thank You for bringing us all together on this very special day, and for allowing our children to be happy in whatever way they choose to be. We ask that others be as understanding and as tolerant as you are.
亲爱的上帝，感谢您在这个特别的日子让我们相聚一堂。也感谢您让我们的孩子在自己选择的道路上幸福快乐地生活。我们请求别人也像您一样通情达理和宽容。

Woman 2: And for the food we are about to receive. We thank you for allowing us to come together today and for our happiness...
感谢您赐予我们即将接受的食物，感谢您让我们今天相聚一堂，感谢您赐予我们的幸福……

Woman 3: I am thankful that the spirit of my late husband could be here with us today to celebrate your goodness.
为了我亡夫的灵魂可以在今天和我们一起庆祝您的仁慈，我心怀感激。

Woman 3: No, no, please.
不，不，别。

Woman 1: It's the same at our house. Grace, go ahead.
在我们家都一样。格蕾斯，接着说。

Woman3 : I'm thankful for our happiness, I'm thankful for the food we are about to receive…
感谢您给我们幸福，感谢您赐予我们即将接受的食物……

Child: And we pray for hope, future progress, for harmony and so that we can all get along. And please what…and please help the Raiders win the game so they can make the playoffs and please give me some Christmas presents like a telescope and please watch over my brother Jimmy in college. Amen.
我们祈祷希望，未来的进步，祈祷和谐，这样我们可以一同前进。请，哇……请帮助瑞达队赢球，这样他们可以再加赛一场，请给我像望远镜那样的圣诞礼物，还有请照看我读大学的哥哥吉米。

All: Amen.
阿门。

All: Amen.
阿门。

All: Amen.
阿门

All: Amen.
阿门

重点讲解其基本意思为与…一样，其中的第一个as为副词，其后通常接形容词或副词(用原级)，第二个as可用作介词(后接名词或代词)或连词(后接从句)。使用时应注意以下几点。如：

(1) 在否定句中，第一个 as 也可换成 so。如：

He doesn't study as [so] hard as his brother. 他学习不如他弟弟努力。

(2) 在该结构的两个as之间通常接形容词或副词的原级，但若涉及数量或程度，可用as much+不可数名词+as和as many+复数名词+as。如：

You've made as many mistakes as I have. 你犯的错误和我犯的一样多。

其间接形容词时，有时该形容词还可修饰另一名词，但这个名词应带有不定冠词(注意词序)。如：

She is as good a teacher as her mother. 她和她妈妈一样是位好老师。

也可说。如：She is a teacher as good as her mother.

但不说。如：She is as a good teacher as her mother. / They are as good teachers as us.

(3) 第二个as后接从句时，该as通常为连词，但有时这个as还充当其后从句的主语或宾语，此时该as实为关系代词。如：

I gave him as much as he could eat. 他能吃多少，我就给了他多少。

(4) 该结构根据情况可用使用以下修饰语。如：(not) nearly, almost, just, nothing like, exactly, not quite, half, one-ten, twice, three times, 30 per cent等，并且这些修饰语必须置于第一个as之前，而不能置于其后。如：

He doesn't play half as well as his sister. 他演奏的水平不及他姐姐的一半。

(5) 若第二个as引导一个表示将来意义的从句，则该从句可用现在时表示将来，也可直接使用将来时态。如：

We'll get there as soon as you do [will]. 你一到，我们就到。

单词通缉令

1. tolerant a.容许的;容忍的
2. celebrate vt. 庆祝;祝贺
3. harmony n.和谐;协调
4. playoff n. 加时赛
5. telescope n.望远镜