干杯!日本给华盛顿带来清酒与寿司
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2015年VOA慢速英语(十)月
AS IT IS 2015-10-10 Kampai! Japan Brings Sake 1 and Sushi to Washington 干杯!日本给华盛顿带来清酒与寿司
Taiko drummers beat their drums. Local restaurants served delicious sushi -- a type of food made with uncooked fish, rice and vegetables.
And most everyone drank sake, or Japanese rice wine.
The Grand Sake Tasting was held in Washington D.C. on September 30. The Carnegie Library in the heart of the city was full of Japanese, Americans and others, enjoying the traditional alcoholic 2 drink from Japan called sake.
Japanese food and music were also served to the 100 or so people who attended the event. This was the third year the fundraiser was held.
Money raised from ticket sales – each ticket cost $100 to $150 -- supports the National Cherry Blossom 3 Festival. The festival celebrates the native Japanese trees the Japanese government donated to the U.S. in 1912. Each year when the trees bloom 4 pink flowers, thousands of people come to Washington to see them along the Potomac River.
Haruka Takeuchi, our VOA intern 5, has more (in the video) as she explores this event celebrating her native culture!
Words in This Story
delicious – adj. very pleasant to taste
fundraiser – n. a social event held to collect money for an organization, group or event
ticket – n. a piece of paper that allows you to see a show, participate in an event or travel on a vehicle
bloom – v. to produce flowers
intern – n. a student or recent graduate who works for a period of time at a job in order to get experience
- He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
- We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。
- The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
- Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
- The blossom on the trees looks lovely in springtime.春天树上的花很漂亮。
- Let a hundred flowers blossom,let a hundred schools of thought contend.百花齐放，百家争鸣。
- The park is a picture when flowers are in bloom.当鲜花盛开时，这个公园的景色美极了。
- The flowers in the garden are now in full bloom.花园里的花盛开。