【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 er the North Portico of the White House to honor a holiday tradition that dates to 1947 — receiving a bird from the National Turkey ，上任10個月的美國總統(tǒng)巴拉克?奧巴馬首次赦免了一只重45磅（20公斤）、名叫“勇氣”的火雞，使之免于成為感恩節(jié)大餐。當天，在女兒薩沙和瑪莉亞的陪伴下，奧巴馬站在白宮的北門廊下赦免了一只來自全國火雞聯(lián)盟的火雞。美國總統(tǒng)赦免火雞的感恩節(jié)傳統(tǒng)始于1947年。said.“You can39。t fault（挑剔，指責(zé)）them for that。that39。s a goodlooking bird.” On the Thanksgiving holiday, the last Thursday in November, many Americans have turkey for lunch or George was the first to officially pardon a joked about wanting to forgo（作罷，放棄）the tradition and eat “Courage.”“Thanks to the interventions of Malia and Sasha — because I was planning to eat this sucker — 39。Courage39。 will also be spared this terrible and delicious fate,” he said he wished all American service members at home and abroad a happy Thanksgiving, saying it is a “tremendous honor it is to serve as mander in chief of the finest military in the world.”He also spoke about the first family39。s plans for the holiday dinner.“Just like millions of other families across America, we39。ll take time to give our thanks for many blessings,” Obama said.“We39。ll also remember this is a time when so many members of our American family are hurting.”O(jiān)bama noted that President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a holiday in the midst of the Civil War in the 1860s, “when the future of our very union was most in doubt.”“This is an era（紀元，時代）of new perils（危險，冒險）and new hardships,” he added.“So on this quintessentially（精髓的，典型的）American holiday, as we give thanks for what we39。ve got, let39。s also give back to those who are less fortunate.”After his remarks, the turkey was lifted to a table and Obama raised his hand over its head to deliver a mockserious pardon.第三篇：奧巴馬2008年感恩節(jié)講話范文奧巴馬2008年感恩節(jié)講話Good morning, Nearly 150 years ago, in one of the darkest years of our nation39。s history, President Abraham Lincoln set aside the last Thursday in November as a day of was split by Civil Lincoln said in his first Thanksgiving decree that difficult times made it even more appropriate for our blessings to be(and I quote), “gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American people.” This week, the American people came together with families and friends to carry on this distinctly American gave thanks for loved ones and for our lasting pride in our munities and our took fort in good memories while looking forward to the promise of this Thanksgiving also takes place at a time of great trial for our the country, there were empty seats at the table, as brave Americans continue to serve in harm’s way from the mountains of Afghanistan to the deserts of honor and give thanks for their sacrifice, and stand by the families who endure their absence with such dignity and home, we face an economic crisis of historic and more Americans are worried about losing a job or making their mortgage are wondering if next month39。s paycheck will pay next month39。s are watching their savings disappear, and students are struggling with the cost of 39。s going to take bold and immediate action to confront this 39。s why I39。m mitted to forging a new beginning from the moment I take office as President of the United this week, I announced my economic talented and dedicated group is already hard at work crafting an Economic Recovery Plan that will