原版英语对话1000个:083 Japanese Festival

Todd: OK, Yoko we were just at a festival.

Yoko: Yeah!

Todd: Do you want to talk about festivals in Japan?

Yoko: Yes, OK. So, I think in Fall we have lots of kind of festivals, but it depends on the places so...

Todd: What are some things that most festivals have, like, what can you see if you go to a Japanese festival?

Yoko: Omikoshi.

Todd: Omikoshi.

Yoko: Yes. Do you know the word?

Todd: I think so. What is Omikoshi?

Yoko: Ah, it's really difficult for me to explain in English, but Omokishi looks like a big box, lots of people, adult people try to carry together, and they usually go to temples¹, and they kind of celebrate a harvest or our happiness² or those kind of things.

Todd: OK. Have you ever carried the Omikoshi?

Yoko: Ah, you know, I'm not a strong guy so, I've never tried it.

Todd: OK. What about foods? What kind of foods do people like to eat?

Yoko: We can see lots of small shops along the street and we can buy really Japanese food, like watagashi, it's a really sweet candy³ but it looks like, how do you say that?

Todd: I don't know.

Yoko: I don't know. I don't know either. White small stuff⁴.

Todd: White small stuff.

Yoko: Yeah. Sorry. You should see it. So it's watagashi or watame. It's really popular food in a matsuri, and we can see okonomiyaki. Yeah, it's, some people say Japanese pancake, or something, but tastes different.

Yoko: It's not sweet.

Todd: It's not sweet.

Yoko: It's not sweet. So vegetables, meat, and some sauce⁵.

Todd: Oh, wow! Sounds good.

Yoko: Yeah, I think so too. You should try it.

Todd: Oh, I will! Thanks a lot Yoko.
 

1 temples   

n.庙( temple的名词复数 )；寺；神殿；太阳穴

参考例句：

• Early Christians smashed the gods of many Roman temples. 早期的基督教徒们捣毁了许多罗马寺院的神像。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He often had to spend the night in deserted temples. 他常常不得不在清冷的庙中过夜。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 happiness   

n.幸福感；快乐；幸运

参考例句：

• I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity.我祝你生活幸福、万事如意。
• We all desire happiness and health.我们都想得到幸福和健康。

3 candy   

n.糖果；vt.用糖煮，使结晶为砂糖；vi.结晶为砂糖

参考例句：

• I'd like a box of candy.我要一盒糖果。
• What shall I buy at the candy shop?我该买什么在水果糖店里？

4 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

5 sauce   

n.酱油，酱汁；调味汁

参考例句：

• Some cream will enrich the sauce.在调味汁里加一些奶油会使其味道更加丰富。
• This sauce is too thick-- add some milk.调味汁太稠，再加点奶.