Ostrich Festival

　　Chandler, Arizona

　　At this annual bash celebrating the southern Arizona tradition of ostrich ranching, revelers can cheer on their preferred bird during a 50-minute ostrich race and then down an ostrich burger—presumably one not made of the losers.

　　鸵鸟节

　　在亚利桑那州举行

　　一年一度的美国亚利桑那州南部的鸵鸟狂欢节上，狂欢者可以在限时50分钟的鸵鸟赛跑中为他们宠物加油，并得到一个鸵鸟汉堡——不过那可不是用输掉比赛的鸵鸟肉做成的。

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        World Championship Punkin Chunkin,

　　Bridgeville，Delaware

　　How far can you chunk a pumpkin? Each November, competitors in this contest use catapults, centrifugal spinners, and other homemade contraptions to launch an eight- to ten-pound pumpkin as far as mechanically possible. The record: 4,483.51 feet

　　扔南瓜世界锦标赛

　　在特拉华州的布里奇维尔举办

　　你能把一个南瓜扔多远呢？每年的11月份，参赛者都会用一些自制的工具，比如大弹弓滑轮等把重达8磅到10磅的南瓜尽可能地向远处抛。目前的最佳纪录是4,483.51英尺。

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       Kinetic Sculpture Race

　　Baltimore, Maryland

　　Is it art—or transportation? Both, it turns out, when human-powered sculptures cross sea, mud, and sand in an eight-hour, 15-mile race along the city’s Inner Harbor each May. Past award winners have included two Elvis impersonators in a car nicknamed Hunk a Hunk of Burnin’ Junk.

　　动感雕塑大赛

　　在马里兰州的巴尔的摩举行

　　那是个艺术品还是个交通工具呢？答案：都是。每年5月参赛者要沿着市内海湾大约15英里的距离，用人力打造的工具在8小时内穿越海洋，泥地和沙地。上届获胜者是两位猫王的模仿者，他们驾驶一辆由废旧物品组装的名叫“帅哥”的小汽车夺冠。

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        Sputnikfest

　　Manitowoc, Wisconsin

　　In September 1962, a chunk of glowing debris from Sputnik 4—one of the first Earth-orbiting satellites, launched by the Soviet Union—fell from the sky onto a street in downtown Manitowoc. The Russians reclaimed the piece, but the town hosts an annual festival to commemorate its arrival. Highlights: a Miss Space Debris contest—costumes made out of aluminum foil are common—and an Artta This World art fair.

　　人造卫星节

　　在威斯康星州的马尼托沃克举行

　　1962年9月，人造卫星4号的残骸从太空坠落到马尼托沃克的街道上，这个卫星是前苏联发射的第一批人造地球卫星中的一个。虽然后来俄国人要回了残骸，但是这个小镇每年都要纪念一下这颗卫星的造访。注意！这不仅是为纪念一颗陨落卫星的竞赛，因为参赛者要身着由铝箔做成的服装，更是一场世界艺术盛宴。

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        Frozen Dead Guy Days

　　Nederland, Colorado

　　When Grandpa Bredo Morstoel died in 1989, his cryogenically minded family packed him in dry ice and placed him in a shed to await a cure for death. This annual March party honors him with a hearse parade, kid coffin races, and frozen turkey bowling.

　　冰封死人节

　　在科罗拉多州的尼德兰小镇举行

　　当格兰德.布雷多的爷爷在1989去世时，其崇尚低温生活的家人(编者按：布雷多家族来自挪威)把他用干冰包裹起来安置在棚屋里，期待未来的某一天出现起死回生的方法。为表示尊敬，在每年三月举行的派对上都会出现灵车游行，婴儿棺材赛跑和冷冻火鸡保龄球比赛等活动。