2007年VOA标准英语-Smithsonian Folklife Festival Opens in US Capit
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Washington, D.C.
28 June 2007
The 41st Smithsonian Folklife Festival is now underway in Washington, D.C. The annual event brings together cultures from around the world to both educate and entertain visitors. VOA's Barry Unger visited the festival on opening day. Robert Raffaele narrates 1 the story.
A music and dance exhibit
There is singing and dancing, arts and crafts, exhibits and demonstrations 2, and lots of food. All of this can be found at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The annual event brings together cultures from around the world to Washington, D.C.
This year's festival has three separate themes -- Mekong River: Connecting Cultures, Roots of Virginia Culture, and Northern Ireland at the Smithsonian.
Visitors can interact with people from the different regions and learn about their history and culture.
Dee Dee Darden runs a store selling country hams in Virginia. "This is kind of exciting for us because we have not been involved in anything like this before,” says Darden. “Yes, it was pretty exciting to get a call from the Smithsonian."
The Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.
Collin Felton traveled from Kent, England to attend the festival. He grew up working as a hop 3 picker.
"Five pence we used to get paid,” says Felton. “That was the best we got paid."
He now works at a large hop farm and his exhibit was part of the Roots of Virginia theme.
Eamon Maguire also traveled a long distance. The native of Belfast, Northern Ireland came to showcase his work as a bog-oak carver and drum maker 4.
But in keeping with the spirit of the festival, he was most interested in seeing the other exhibits. "I am interested in other cultures and I really want to see Washington,” says Maguire. “But I am mostly interested in seeing things from Mekong Delta 5."
The annual festival runs through July 8th.
- It narrates the unconstitutional acts of James II. 它历数了詹姆斯二世的违法行为。 来自辞典例句
- Chapter three narrates the economy activity which Jew return the Occident. 第三章讲述了犹太人重返西欧后的经济活动。 来自互联网
- Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
- The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
- The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
- How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？
- He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。