干杯!日本给华盛顿带来清酒与寿司

AS IT IS 2015-10-10 Kampai! Japan Brings Sake¹ and Sushi to Washington 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.

And most everyone drank sake, or Japanese rice wine.

The Grand Sake Tasting was 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 alcoholic² drink from Japan called sake.

Japanese food and music were also served to the 100 or so people who attended the event. This was the third year the fundraiser was held.

Money raised from ticket sales – each ticket cost $100 to $150 -- supports the National Cherry Blossom³ Festival. The festival celebrates the native Japanese trees the Japanese government donated to the U.S. in 1912. Each year when the trees bloom⁴ pink flowers, thousands of people come to Washington to see them along the Potomac River.

Haruka Takeuchi, our VOA intern⁵, has more (in the video) as she explores this event celebrating her native culture!

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

1 sake   

n.缘故，理由

参考例句：

• He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
• We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。

2 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

3 blossom   

n.花，开花；vi.开花，发展

参考例句：

• The blossom on the trees looks lovely in springtime.春天树上的花很漂亮。
• Let a hundred flowers blossom,let a hundred schools of thought contend.百花齐放，百家争鸣。

4 bloom   

n.花，花期；vi.开花；容光焕发，显露出健康

参考例句：

• The park is a picture when flowers are in bloom.当鲜花盛开时，这个公园的景色美极了。
• The flowers in the garden are now in full bloom.花园里的花盛开。

5 intern   

v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生

参考例句：

• I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
• The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。