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日本樱花节
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背景介绍
每年的3月15日到4月15日是日本的樱花节。日本樱花有300多个品种。花开时节，日本所有公园里满目都是樱花。樱花在日本被尊为国花，是民族精神的象征。日本人民认为樱花具有高尚的气节。樱花的花期很短，也就持续一个星期左右，开放时繁盛美丽，凋落时转瞬消逝，其生时的辉煌和死时的尊严体现出一种令人敬佩的“樱花精神”。每当花开时节，人们就聚集在樱花树下，放歌畅饮，用整个身心去赞美春天，祈祷神灵的保佑。
情景对话
Kimberly: You know what I’ve always wanted to see? The cherry blossoms in Japan… It's supposed to be something really special!
Mandy: Oh! You know what? I actually went to Japan last spring to see them!
Kimberly: Really? What was it like?
Mandy: The sakura or cherry blossom festivals are one of the most celebrated cultural holiday times for Japan and defi nitely the best time to visit. It happens in springtime, from late March to early May. Many cherry trees all over Japan burst into color with beautiful blooms. Festivities follow the flowers as they bloom from south to north. The beautiful spring cherry trees have been compared to a delicate pink breeze sweeping across the nation.
Kimberly: Wow, what a romantic idea! Besides looking at the fl owers, what do people actually do to celebrate?
Mandy: People come from all over the world to watch the blossoms. They use the time to take picnics under the cherry trees. People might bring home-cooked meals or take-out foods to eat while they enjoy the scenery. They also talk and sing songs. The official song is a traditional Japanese folk song called Sakura Sakura . Oh, and sake… they drink lots of sake, of course.
Kimberly: Oh, yeah, of course!
Mandy: There are many locations to enjoy the festival. There's the Yaedake Cherry Blossom Festival in Okinawa, the Matsue Jozan Koen Festival in Matsue city, the Tsuyama Kakuzan Koen Festival in Tsuyama city, the Hirosaki Festival in Hirosaki, and many, many more.
Kimberly: Did you visit them all when you were there?
Mandy: No, unfortunately not. But I did visit the Matsuyama Shiroyama Koen festival in Matsuyama. It lasts three whole days. They have a castle there that is lit up with paper lanterns at night. It's so beautiful!
Kimberly: Gosh, I really hope I get a chance to go some day.
Mandy: Well, don't worry. If you don't make it all the way to Japan to see the flowers, you can visit Washington DC. Every year they have the National Cherry Blossom Festival commemorating the gift of Japanese cherry trees in 1912 from Tokyo to the United States.
金伯莉： 你知道我一直都想看什么吗？我想看日本的樱花 …… 据说，樱花很特别！
曼蒂： 噢！你知道吗？实际上去年春天我去日本看樱花了！
金伯莉： 真的呀？樱花是什么样的？
曼蒂： 樱花节是日本最盛大的文化节日之一，也是去日本游玩的最好时节。樱花在春季盛开，从3月末到5月初，日本到处都是盛放的樱花，美不胜收。随着樱花从南方开到北方，庆祝活动也由南向北逐步展开。人们把美丽的樱花树比作粉红色的微风吹遍日本各地。
金伯莉： 哇，这个比喻真浪漫呀！除了赏樱花，人们都怎样庆祝这个节日呢？
曼蒂： 人们从世界各地来到日本赏樱花。他们会在樱花树下野餐，带着自制的或外卖的食物，一边享用美食，一边欣赏美景。他们也会聊天，唱歌。正式的节日歌曲是一首日本传统民歌，叫作《樱花啊樱花》。哦，还有清酒 …… 当然他们会喝许多清酒。
金伯莉： 噢，是呀，当然！
曼蒂： 很多地方都有庆祝活动。有冲绳的八重岳樱花节，松江的定山樱花节，津山的鹤山樱花节，弘前市的弘前樱花节，等等。
金伯莉： 你在日本的时候，这些地方都去了吗？
曼蒂： 很遗憾我没能都去。不过我去看了松山的城山樱花节。这个节日为期3天。那里有一座城堡。晚上，城堡里点了许多纸灯笼，非常漂亮！
金伯莉： 天哪，真希望什么时候我也能有机会去看看。
曼蒂： 别担心。如果你不能去万里之外的日本看樱花，你可以去华盛顿特区，那里每年举行全国樱花节，纪念1912年东京送给美国的樱花树。
词汇注解
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festivity |
欢庆活动 |
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be compared to |
与……相比 |
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folk song |
民歌 |
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lantern |
灯笼 |
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sake |
清酒 |
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commemorate |
纪念 |