VOA标准英语2010年-Smithsonian Folklife Festival Celebrat
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2010年(七)月
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More than a million people are gathering 3 in Washington ahead of Sunday's Independence Day festivities as well as for the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall. For more than four decades, the Folklife Festival has showcased cultures from across the United States and the world.
The festival is the premiere cultural event for tourists and takes place not far from the Capitol on the National Mall.
The cultures of Mexico and Asian-Pacific Americans are being featured this year.
Steve Kidd, the festival's director, says people come here to learn about and experience the cultures from the United States and around the world.
"The festival was really founded upon the idea that tradition bearers know their culture better than any of us here at the Smithsonian do," said Steve Kidd. "So we bring them here to the National Mall so they can demonstrate 4 their traditions and be honored 5 in front of the public that come to the festival."
Sylvia Ching from Hawaii teaches kids how to make flowered hand bracelets 6. She says she's proud of her culture and wants to share it.
"The importance is letting people know how wonderful Hawaii is and we want them to know they can go there if they want to," she said. "Many people love it there." Kidd says the festival attracts thousands of international tourists.
"They really come here to experience the depth and breath of world culture and American culture in a way that you cannot really do anywhere else," Kidd said.
In a tea room, visitors learn how to make and cook Japanese Soba noodles
They also observe a traditional Mexican limpia, or cleansing 7 ceremony, where the Wixárica people search the body for pain and negative energy, and say prayers to expel 8 them.
Nearby, others look to the sky as men swing in the air from ropes, a tradition celebrating a Mexican corn harvest. Richard Kurin, is the undersecretary for history and culture at the Smithsonian Institution.
"I look at it as a wonderful cultural conversation," said Kurin. "It is a way where Americans and people from other countries can share their cultures with each other and learn."
Organizers of the festival say the event also showcases the Smithsonian's nearby museums where people can learn more about art, space and American history.
- The reflection of the sun on the glass wall was blinding.玻璃墙上反射的太阳光令人目眩。
- One can see the reflection of the tower in the water.塔的影子倒映在水中。
- This terrorists brainwashed him into believing in their ideals. 恐怖分子迫使他相信他们的理想。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- One of his ideals is to become a pianist. 他的理想之一是成为钢琴家。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
- Let me demonstrate to you how this machine works.我给你演示一下这台机器的运转情况。
- How can I demonstrate to you that my story is true?我怎样才能向你证明我的话是真实的呢？
- I hope to be honored with further orders. 如蒙惠顾，不胜荣幸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This is a time-honored custom. 这是一个古老的习俗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The lamplight struck a gleam from her bracelets. 她的手镯在灯光的照射下闪闪发亮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst. 展出的有用玉石、琥珀和紫水晶做的耳环、项链和手镯。 来自《简明英汉词典》