听力题 W: I''ve invited the whole family to our house for Thanksgiving dinner. M: What kind of a holiday is Thanksgiving, Mom? W: Don''t you know, Jack? M: We''ve only been here in New York for less than three months! How am I supposed to know? W: The first settlers in the United States celebrated their being alive after a very hard year in their new country. M: So, I guess we have to celebrate, too. We live here. W: Thanksgiving comes right after the harvest season, the last Thursday in November. M: Oh, it''s a kind of harvest festival, giving thanks for all the many good things to eat. W: We''ll have to go shopping for the turkey and fixings. M: Why turkey? And what are fixings? W: The early settlers found wild turkeys in the woods. It was the closest thing to chicken or duck or goose. M: Yes, like we eat Beijing Duck on special occasions. W: So they have roasted stuffed turkey every year. M: But what are the fixings? W: What the turkey is served with are the fixings — sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, turnips, and for dessert, people help themselves to pumpkin pie. M: Let''s go to the supermarket and get the bird and fixings!