英语新闻阅读：美国人与亲友共度感恩节

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　　U.S. citizens Thursday are celebrating their annual Thanksgiving holiday --
a centuries-old harvest time tradition.For the day of feasting that usually
kicks off the winter holiday season -- and triggers one of the busiest travel
weeks of the year -- Americans take to the air, railways and roads to visit
family and friends. The AAA ((eds: Triple A)) automobile and travel organization
predicts that 42.5 million Americans will travel at least 80 kilometers from
home in the coming days, 4 percent more than a year ago. Most of them are
traveling by car.
        　　The Thanksgiving Day meal usually includes turkey or ham, vegetables, and
pies made of fall-harvest fillings such as apple or pumpkin. The National Turkey
Federation estimates that, overall, Americans consumed more than 46 million
turkeys at Thanksgiving last year. After the feast, some people engage in
recreational activities such as watching or playing sports -- although, after
such a heavy meal, a Thanksgiving Day nap is also a well-established custom.
Some Americans spend at least part of the day doing charity work, such as
helping serve a Thanksgiving meal at a homeless shelter.