2 — The ranking of Thanksgiving on the list of America’s favorite holidays. Christmas is No. 1.
2——美國人民最喜歡的節(jié)假日,感恩節(jié)排名第二,第一是圣誕節(jié)。

2 — The maximum number of days the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests keeping a fresh turkey before cooking it.
2——美國農業(yè)部建議,在烹飪前新鮮火雞的保質期最多是兩天。

2.5 — The number in miles of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade available for public viewing.
2.5——公眾可以看到的梅西感恩節(jié)大游行是2.5公里。

4 — Americans celebrate Thanksgiving every year on the fourth Thursday of November.
4——美國人在每年11月的第四個星期四慶祝感恩節(jié)。

5-5.5 — The number of hours it takes to cook a stuffed 22- to 24-pound turkey in an oven set to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
5-5.5——把一只塞滿了東西的22到24磅重的火雞放到325華氏攝氏度的烤箱里要烤5-5.5個小時。

11-12 — The number of hours it takes to thaw a frozen 22- to 24-pound turkey in cold water. Compare that with the 5? to six days it takes to thaw in the refrigerator.
11-12——在冷水里解凍一只22到24磅的火雞要11-12個小時。同樣在冰箱里解凍的話要5.5-6天。

36 — The number of years it took magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale to crusade for an annual Thanksgiving holiday. National and local days of thanksgiving had been celebrated over the years, but President Abraham Lincoln finally proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving in 1863.
36——雜志編輯莎拉·約瑟法·霍爾花了36年為每年的感恩節(jié)改革而奮斗。從國家到地方都在慶祝感恩節(jié),但是亞伯拉罕·林肯總統最終在1863年宣布了11月的第四個星期四為感恩節(jié)。

46 million — The estimated number of turkeys eaten in the United States on Thanksgiving 2012.
4600萬——2012年的感恩節(jié),美國人預計吃掉了4600萬只火雞。

46.3 million — The estimated number of Americans who will be traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday in 2014, according to AAA.
4630萬——根據AAA報告,在2014年,估計有4630萬的美國人在感恩節(jié)出去旅行。

50 million — The approximate number of people who typically watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on television.
5000萬——在電視上收看梅西感恩節(jié)大游行的大概的觀眾數目有5000萬人。

65 — Percentage of Americans surveyed who said eating Thanksgiving leftovers is more important than eating their regular Thanksgiving meal.
65——65%參與問卷的美國人稱,吃掉感恩節(jié)的剩飯比吃掉平常的感恩大餐重要的多。

67 — The number of years between 1947, the first National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation at the White House, and Thanksgiving 2014.
67——從1947年,即第一個在白宮舉行感恩節(jié)火雞展示大會到現在2014年已經過了67年。

69 — The approximate percentage of Thanksgiving Day fires caused by cooking.
69——因為烹飪引起的感恩節(jié)火災大概占69%。

73 — The number of years between 1941, when Congress decided that the fourth Thursday in November would be observed as Thanksgiving Day and a federal legal holiday, and Thanksgiving 2014.
73——從1947年,當過會宣布每年11月的第四個星期四是感恩節(jié)并且作為法定假日,到現在2014年已有73年。

88 — The approximate percentage of Americans who eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day, according to a National Turkey Federation survey.
88——根據國家火雞聯盟的調查,在感恩節(jié)吃火雞的美國人占大約88%。

90 — The number of years between 1924, when the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took place, and Thanksgiving 2014. It was originally called the Macy’s Christmas Parade.
90——在1924年舉辦第一個梅西感恩節(jié)大游行,到現在2014的感恩節(jié)已經過去了90年。最初它被稱為梅西圣誕大游行。

94 — The number of years between the first NFL Thanksgiving Day games in 1920 and Thanksgiving 2014.
94——1920年第一個NFL感恩節(jié)游戲舉辦至今(2014年),已有94個年頭。

151 — The number of years between October 3, 1863, when Lincoln proclaimed a national annual Thanksgiving Day, and Thanksgiving 2014.
151——1863年10月3日,當林肯宣布每年固定的感恩節(jié)至今(2014年)已過去了151年。

225 — The number of years between 1789, when President George Washington issued a proclamation naming November 26 a day of national thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving 2014.
225——1789年,喬治·華盛頓總統發(fā)布了一個聲明,稱11月26日為感恩節(jié)至今(2014年)已過去了225年。

393 — The number of years between 1621, when the first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Thanksgiving 2014. A good harvest led Plymouth Colony Gov. William Bradford to plan a festival to give thanks. Around 90 Native Americans attended.
393——在1621年,第一個感恩節(jié)在普利茅斯和馬薩諸塞州舉行,至今2014年的感恩節(jié),已經過去了393年。普利茅斯殖民政府的威廉·布拉德福德計劃了一次感恩節(jié)大豐收慶祝。大概有90個當地的美國人參加了慶典。

4,500 — The average number of calories you might consume on Thanksgiving, according to the Calorie Control Council. That’s 3,000 for the meal, and another 1,500 for snacking and nibbling.
4500——根據卡路里控制委員會的報告,你在感恩節(jié)平均進食的卡路里數是4500。吃飯占3000卡路里,零食和零嘴占了另外1500。

100,000-plus — Questions typically answered by the Butterball Turkey hotline every November and December.
10萬+——每年11月和12月,胖子火雞熱線要回答10萬多個問題。

92.1 million — Black Friday shoppers in 2013.
9210萬——2013年黑色星期五的消費者有9210萬人。

205 million — The number of turkeys raised in the United States in 2013.
2億500萬——美國在2013年飼養(yǎng)了2億500萬只火雞。