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Los Angeles Offers Free Summertime Activities

洛杉矶提供免费夏日活动

 

It may cost money to go to Los Angeles, but once there, the city offers many activities for free, especially in summertime. Popular pastimes¹ in Los Angeles include swimming at Venice Beach and enjoying the world of art at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

 

For many visitors, a day in Los Angeles starts with a trip to the seashore. 

 

At Venice Beach, entertainers provide a colorful backdrop for a day of swimming, biking, roller skating or strolling². The free entertainment includes jugglers and street artists.

 

A musician lets passersby⁴ listen to a CD.

 

Jake: Hey, how you doing? Would you like to check out some music? It's free to listen.

 

Jake is a rap⁵ artist, but Nancy Arnheim doesn't stop to listen. 

 

She is walking on Venice Beach with two friends, visitors from Nagoya, Japan. 

 

All three women belong to the same organization, called Friendship Force. It matches people in different cities, who stay in each other's homes when they travel.

 

Ms. Arnheim says Friendship Force was founded in 1977, with the help of then-president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn.

 

Ms. Arnheim: The Carters were very instrumental⁶ in forming it, and the idea is that, we called a world of peace is a world of friends. And so we stay in people's homes.

 

Right now, the Japanese visitors are staying in Ms. Arnheim's home, for free. After a day at the beach, she will take them to see another tourist attraction, the Los Angeles Farmers Market. Buying requires money, but "window shopping," just looking around, is free.

 

Tuesday, the women went to Chinatown and Olvera Street, where the original Mexican village of Los Angeles was located. Japanese visitor Eiko Tamamura says they sampled the local cuisine⁷.

 

Eiko Tamamura: We've have had Mexican cooking. Tacos. We enjoyed very much. 

 

Those Mexican-style tacos, made of crispy corn flatbread filed with meat, cheese and spices, weren't free, but they cost just a few dollars. And they are the closest thing to authentic⁸ Los Angeles food that tourists can find here.

 

Later the group will visit the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard, and see the famous handprints and footprints of the movie stars at Grauman's Chinese Theater.

 

Ms. Arnheim: That's all free. We're going to the Getty. The Getty is free.

 

The Getty Museum charges for parking, but the museum galleries and gardens are free. Peggy Fogelman is the museum's assistant director for education. She says there are special exhibits, like one on display now that features Rembrandt's religious portraits. There are also ongoing⁹ attractions, also free.

 

Peggy Fogelman: We have daily gallery talks and tours, many of which are given by artists. We have artists demonstrating techniques that were used to make the works of art in our collection. We have special tours and hands-on activities and art-making for families that are also free of charge.

 

And there are summertime concerts for children.

 

Other free concerts can be found through the patchwork¹⁰ of communities that make up Los Angeles, including in the area known as Culver City. Gary Mandell produces the sunset concerts there.

 

Mr. Mandell: We have everything from Gospel music, like we had last night. We have a bluegrass show, swing, Afro-Cuban, salsa, basically about 13 different styles of music in about 13 weeks.

 

For those who want to get some sun with their entertainment, there are amateur¹¹ musicians any time of the day at Venice Beach. That is also free, although the musicians point out that donations are always appreciated.

 

Mike O'Sullivan, VOA News, Los Angeles.

 

注释：

J. Paul Getty Museum J.保罗·格迪博物馆

seashore [5si:FC:] n. 海岸，海滨

Venice Beach 威尼斯沙滩

roller skating 滑旱冰

juggler³ [5dVQ^lE] n. 变戏法者

Nagoya [nB:5^EujB:] n. 名古屋

instrumental [7instru5mentl] adj. 有帮助的，有作用的

Olvera Street 欧威拉街

cuisine [kwi(:)5zi:n] n. 烹饪

Taco [5tB:kEu] n.（墨西哥）玉米面豆卷

authentic [C:5Wentik] adj. 真正的

Walk of Fame 星光大道

Hollywood Boulevard 好莱坞大道

Grauman's Chinese Theater 格劳曼中国大剧院

Afro-Cuban 非洲古巴音乐

amateur [5AmEtE(r)] adj. 业余的

1 pastimes   

n.消遣，娱乐( pastime的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First, pastimes (or \"amusements\") must be distinguished from true games. 首先，必须将消遣活动与真正的游戏加以区别。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• She shared their expatriation, their convictions, their pastimes, their ennui. 她与他们有共同的流亡国外的命运，共同的信念，共同的乐趣，共同的苦闷。 来自辞典例句

2 strolling   

a.巡回演出的

参考例句：

• People were strolling along the beach. 人们在海滩漫步。
• The artist painted her strolling her garden. 美术家画了一张她在花园里漫步的画。

3 juggler   

n. 变戏法者, 行骗者

参考例句：

• Dick was a juggler, who threw mists before your eyes. 迪克是个骗子，他在你面前故弄玄虚。
• The juggler juggled three bottles. 这个玩杂耍的人可同时抛接3个瓶子。

4 passersby   

n. 过路人(行人,经过者)

参考例句：

• He had terrorized Oxford Street,where passersby had seen only his footprints. 他曾使牛津街笼罩了一片恐怖气氛，因为那儿的行人只能看到他的脚印，看不到他的人。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• A person is marceling on a street, watching passersby passing. 街边烫发者打量着匆匆行人。

5 rap   

n.轻敲，拍击，责骂，厉声说出，说唱音乐，谈话，最少量；vi.轻敲，敲门，表演说唱音乐，畅谈；vt.抓，抢，拍击

参考例句：

• I heard a rap on the door.我听到有轻轻的敲门声。
• Today we are going to rap about relationships.今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。

6 instrumental   

adj.仪器的，器械的，乐器的，起作用的，有帮助的

参考例句：

• It is an instrumental work.这是一部可以用乐器演奏的作品。
• He was instrumental in catching the criminal.在捉拿那个罪犯的过程中，他起了作用。

7 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

8 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

9 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

10 patchwork   

n.混杂物；拼缝物

参考例句：

• That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork.那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已。
• She patched new cloth to the old coat,so It'seemed mere patchwork. 她把新布初到那件旧上衣上，所以那件衣服看上去就象拼凑起来的东西。

11 amateur   

adj.业余的，非专业的；n.业余爱好者

参考例句：

• He made an amateur attempt to build a cupboard.他很外行地试做了一个碗柜。
• Although Tom's only an amateur he's a first-class player.虽然汤姆只是个业余爱好者，但却是一流的高手。