CNN news 2011-11-24 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The students planned this entirely on their own, a great way to show some appreciation and pick up someone`s spirits.

pick up拾起；学到;获得
例句：He was picking up the skills quickly.
他正在很快地掌握技术。

2. They came together in a spirit of harmony.

come together聚会, 相见
例句：The family must come together for the parents' silver wedding.
全家必须聚会庆祝父母的银婚。

3. And what this has to do with giving thanks is as mysterious as stuffing.

do with与…有关
例句：I'm interested in anything to do with music.
凡与音乐有关的事我都感兴趣。

4. But just as turkey attacks are often pardoned -- or "tabled" -- heh, heh -- the president pardons one lucky turkey every year in a tradition dating back to 1989.

date back to追溯到…; 从…开始
例句：The history of the town dates back to the Middle Ages.
这个城镇的历史可回溯到中世纪。

5. Mikeal or Mikeal`s family makes turducken, a chicken stuffed into a duck stuffed into a turkey.

stuff into把…塞入
例句：He stuffed his hands into his pockets.
他把手塞进口袋。

6. Ally`s family heads to their cabin and cuts down Christmas trees.

cut down把…砍倒〔割掉〕
例句：He cut the tree down.
他砍倒了这棵树。

7. They get enough trees for half the neighborhood, deliver them, and then set up their own Christmas stuff.

set up准备; 安排
例句：Will you set up the drinks while I look after the party food?
你准备饮料, 我来料理宴会食品好吗?

8. Then throughout dinner, her grandfather sings songs about Pablo that he made up while eating.

make up编造
例句：Tom makes up stories to amuse his little brother.
汤姆编故事逗他的小弟弟。

9. Well, that, my friends, will gobble up all our time for today.

gobble up狼吞虎咽地吃完; 贪婪地抓住;攫取
例句：This machine can gobble up work at a quite fantastic rate.
这台机器能以相当惊人的速度进行工作。