VOA标准英语2012--On Maryland Family Farm, Seeking the Perfect Pumpkin for Halloween
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
On Maryland Family Farm, Seeking the Perfect Pumpkin 1 for Halloween
The Huffer Family Farm is a busy place each October, as families wander through the 6-hectare Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch, searching for the perfect pumpkin. Sarah Cosgrove has been coming to Jumbo's for several years with her husband and two sons.
“I think the landscape is really pretty and we usually are able to get our pumpkins 2 right off the vine. We'll carve them up and put them on our front porch to decorate our house,” said Cosgrove.
The Huffer family has farmed these 53 hectares near Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains for more than 140 years. David Huffer and his brother are the seventh generation to run the farm, with help from their families. The pumpkin patch opened in 1994, and Huffer says it’s a chance to see pumpkins on the vine instead of in a grocery store.
“A lot of kids don't realize how pumpkins grow," Huffer explained. "They're having fun and learning something at the same time.”
Other fun activities include taking pony 3 rides and eating ice cream.
Rodney Kline, a friend of Huffer's, churns the home-made treat in an ice cream maker 4 connected to an old gas engine from 1918. “Back in the day, the farmer would have used it to run a small corn grinder or corn sheller, maybe the well pump,” he said.
Huffer says families also enjoy the hayride that brings them to the pumpkin patch.
“We have people who just like to ride the wagons 5 because that's all they want to do. They just like to ride around and they'll do that all afternoon, which is fine,” Huffer added.
Diane Wilkerson is amused to watch her grandchildren search for pumpkins.
“Especially when they try to pick them up, and then they go to the ground when they find out that they're too heavy,” she said.
Cameron Spinner was very excited about his first visit to Jumbo’s.
His mother, Cynthia, says the pumpkin patch is a lot of fun for her, too.
“I had a great time just finding the biggest pumpkins. There's huge pumpkins here,” she said.
Six-month-old Aidan Cain was dressed for his first visit to a pumpkin patch. But his parents, Brian and Tammy Cain, look like they’re having more fun.
The pumpkins are taken to their new homes, to be painted or carved or just left plain... a familiar and festive 6 decoration for the Halloween celebration.
- They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
- It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！
- I like white gourds, but not pumpkins. 我喜欢吃冬瓜，但不喜欢吃南瓜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. 然后在南瓜上刻出一张脸，并把瓜挖空。 来自英语晨读30分（高三）
- His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
- They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。
- 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。
- The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。
- They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp. 他们把马车围成一圈扎起营地。