VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：干杯！日本給華盛頓帶來(lái)清酒與壽司

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[00:00.00]Taiko drummers beat their drums. [00:02.82]Local restaurants served delicious sushi [00:06.73]-- a type of food made with uncooked fish, rice and vegetables. [00:12.60]And most everyone drank sake, or Japanese rice wine. [00:18.99]The Grand Sake Tasting was held in Washington D.C. on September 30. [00:25.75]The Carnegie Library in the heart of the city was full of Japanese, [00:31.34]Americans and others, enjoying the traditional alcoholic drink [00:37.25]from Japan called sake. [00:39.64]Japanese food and music were also served to the 100 or so people [00:45.78]who attended the event. This was the third year the fundraiser was held. [00:51.14]Money raised from ticket sales [00:54.01]– each ticket cost $100 to $150 -- [00:58.51]supports the National Cherry Blossom Festival. [01:02.04]The festival celebrates the native Japanese trees [01:05.73]the Japanese government donated to the U.S. in 1912. [01:10.36]Each year when the trees bloom pink flowers, [01:14.21]thousands of people come to Washington to see them along the Potomac River. [01:19.06]Haruka Takeuchi, our VOA intern, [01:23.00]has more (in the video) as she explores this event celebrating her native culture! [01:28.01]I'm Jonathan Evans.

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Taiko drummers beat their drums. Local restaurants served delicious sushi -- a type of food made with uncooked fish, rice and vegetables.

大鼓鼓手敲擊大鼓。當(dāng)?shù)氐牟宛^提供美味的壽司——一種由生魚(yú)、大米與蔬菜制作而成的食物。

And most everyone drank sake, or Japanese rice wine.

而且大多數(shù)人都喝清酒，或日本米酒。

The Grand Sake Tastingwas 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 drink from Japan called sake.

大酒品鑒會(huì)于9月30日在華盛頓舉行。位于市中心的卡內(nèi)基圖書(shū)館里到處都是日本人、美國(guó)人及其他人，他們正在享用日本傳統(tǒng)的酒精飲料，稱為清酒。

Japanese food and music were also served to the 100 or so people who attended the event. This was the third year thefundraiser was held.

日本食物與音樂(lè)也被提供給那些參與該酒會(huì)的人們，人數(shù)為100左右。這是舉行募捐的第三個(gè)年頭。

Money raised from ticket sales– each ticket cost $100 to $150 -- supports the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival celebrates the native Japanese trees the Japanese government donated to the U.S. in 1912. Each year when the treesbloom pink flowers, thousands of people come to Washington to see them along the Potomac River. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

通過(guò)銷售門(mén)票來(lái)籌集資金——每張門(mén)票花費(fèi)100到150美元——為國(guó)家櫻花節(jié)提供資金支持。該節(jié)日用來(lái)慶祝1912年日本政府贈(zèng)送給美國(guó)的日本本土樹(shù)木。每年，當(dāng)樹(shù)上盛開(kāi)粉紅色的花朵，成千上萬(wàn)的人來(lái)到華盛頓沿著波托馬克河進(jìn)行參觀。

Haruka Takeuchi, our VOA intern, has more (in the video) as she explores this event celebrating her native culture!

我們美國(guó)之音的實(shí)習(xí)生，Haruka Takeuchi，會(huì)介紹更多（在視頻中）。因?yàn)樗龍?bào)道這次酒會(huì)以此慶祝她國(guó)家的本土文化。

I'm Jonathan Evans.

我是喬納森•埃文斯。

Pete Musto reported and wrote this story for VOA news Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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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

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 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 thefundraiser was held.

Money raised from ticket sales – each ticket cost $100 to $150 -- supports the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival celebrates the native Japanese trees the Japanese government donated to the U.S. in 1912. Each year when the treesbloom pink flowers, thousands of people come to Washington to see them along the Potomac River. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

Haruka Takeuchi, our VOA intern, has more (in the video) as she explores this event celebrating her native culture!

I'm Jonathan Evans.

Pete Musto reported and wrote this story for VOA news Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

______________________________________________________________

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

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