11-23-06

武裝分子襲擊伊拉克衛生部 (Gunmen attack Iraqi Health Ministry)

伊拉克當局說，30多名武裝分子襲擊了巴格達的衛生部大樓，和安全部隊發生激烈衝突。

伊拉克官員說，襲擊者向大樓發射迫擊炮彈，衛生部的工作人員看來被困在了大樓裏。目前還沒有人員傷亡情況的報導。

與此同時，美國軍方說，伊拉克部隊在聯軍顧問協調下對巴格達市薩達爾城區發動突襲，試圖抓獲一個綁架和謀殺集團的頭目。軍方的聲明說，據信這名頭目知道10月遭綁架的一名美軍士兵的下落。

伊拉克的目擊者說，薩達爾城區有4人被美軍打死。美軍沒有對這一報導做出評論。

此外，美國副總統切尼的辦公室否認有關切尼在巴格達與美軍部隊共度感恩節的報導。

Iraqi authorities say more than 30 gunmen have attacked the Health Ministry building in Baghdad, sparking fierce clashes with security forces

Officials say the attackers fired mortar rounds at the building and that ministry workers appeared to be trapped inside. There are no immediate reports of casualties.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military says Iraqi forces, along with Coalition advisers, conducted a raid in Baghdad's Sadr City district to capture a kidnapping and murder cell leader. A military statement says the cell leader is believed to have knowledge of the whereabouts of a U.S. soldier kidnapped in October.

Iraqi witnesses say four people were killed by U.S. forces in Sadr City. The U.S. military has not commented on the report.

Separately, Vice President Dick Cheney's office is denying reports that he is in Baghdad to spend Thanksgiving with U.S. troops.

美國人歡度感恩節 (Americans Mark Thanksgiving Holiday)

美國人星期四慶祝一年一度的感恩節，回顧生活中值得感恩的點點滴滴。

自林肯總統1863年簽署公告後，美國人就開始在每年11月慶祝這一節日。羅斯福總統1942年正式簽署議案確定11月的第4個星期四為感恩節。

已知的最早感恩節慶祝發生在1621年。當時來自英國的殖民者或清教徒在現在的麻薩諸塞州和美洲原著民共用豐收大餐。

紐約市將舉行著名的梅西感恩節盛大遊行。數百萬美國人開車或乘飛機與親友團聚。節日期間，人們通常會烹調以烤火雞為主菜的大餐。

Americans are celebrating the annual Thanksgiving holiday Thursday, to reflect on one's blessings.

The nation has observed the November holiday since a proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill in 1942 officially designating the fourth Thursday in the month as Thanksgiving Day.

The earliest known Thanksgiving took place in 1621, when British colonists, or pilgrims, shared a bountiful harvest Native Americans in what is now the state of Massachusetts.

New York City will hold its famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, while millions of Americans have traveled by car and airplane to spend the holiday with family and friends. Cooking a large meal, often with turkey as a main dish, is a traditional part of the holiday.