VOA慢速英语：干杯！日本给华盛顿带来清酒与寿司

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

大鼓鼓手敲击大鼓。当地的餐馆提供美味的寿司——一种由生鱼、大米与蔬菜制作而成的食物。

And most everyone drank sake, or Japanese rice wine.

而且大多数人都喝清酒，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.

大酒品鉴会于9月30日在华盛顿举行。位于市中心的卡内基图书馆里到处都是日本人、美国人及其他人，他们正在享用日本传统的酒精饮料，称为清酒。

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.

日本食物与音乐也被提供给那些参与该酒会的人们，人数为100左右。这是举行募捐的第三个年头。

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!

通过销售门票来筹集资金——每张门票花费100到150美元——为国家樱花节提供资金支持。该节日用来庆祝1912年日本政府赠送给美国的日本本土树木。每年，当树上盛开粉红色的花朵，成千上万的人来到华盛顿沿着波托马克河进行参观。

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

我们美国之音的实习生，Haruka Takeuchi，会介绍更多（在视频中）。因为她报道这次酒会以此庆祝她国家的本土文化。

I'm Jonathan Evans.

我是乔纳森•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