In many villages， towns and cities around the world， people get together tocelebrate the culture and history of their country or area. Some of the festivals arevery crazy.

在世界各地的許多村莊、城鎮(zhèn)和城市，人們聚在一起慶祝他們國(guó)家或地區(qū)的文化和歷史。有些節(jié)日非常瘋狂。

Crying Baby Festival 哭嬰節(jié)

At the Crying Baby Festival in Tokyo （Japan）， sumo wrestlers1 do what they canto bring babies to tears. It’s a 400-year-old tradition based on a Japanese saying. Itsays that crying babies grow the fastest and parents believe that it brings good healthto their children.

在（日本）東京的哭嬰節(jié)上，相撲選手們竭盡所能讓嬰兒們哭泣。這是一個(gè)有400 年歷史的來(lái)源于日本諺語(yǔ)的傳統(tǒng)。據(jù)說(shuō)愛(ài)哭的嬰兒長(zhǎng)得最快，父母?jìng)兿嘈胚@會(huì)給他們的孩子帶來(lái)身體健康。

Roswell UFO Festival 羅斯威爾飛碟節(jié)

In the summer of 1947， a flying saucer2 crashed3 on a large farm outside thetown of Roswell， New Mexico. The government4 says it didn’t come from outer5space， but many top UFO researchers believe it did. Knowing a good thing when itcrashes in their backyard， people in Roswell celebrate the event every July with athree-day festival.

1947 年夏，一艘飛碟墜毀在新墨西哥州羅斯威爾鎮(zhèn)外的一個(gè)大農(nóng)場(chǎng)里。政府說(shuō)它不是來(lái)自外太空，但是許多頂尖的不明飛行物研究者相信它就是來(lái)自外太空。當(dāng)它在羅斯威爾人的后院墜毀時(shí)，他們認(rèn)為這是件好事，所以每年7 月都會(huì)舉行為期三天的節(jié)日來(lái)慶祝這一事件。

World's Largest Rattlesnake6 Roundup7 世界上最大的響尾蛇圍捕節(jié)

The rattlesnake is a poisonous8 American snake. When their numbersgrow too large， they can cause serious problems for farmers. That’s why everyMarch the people in Sweetwater， Texas， hold a three-day festival to catch thetown’s rattlesnakes. Visitors can learn about rattlesnakes， take a bus tour oftheir natural home， join in a rattlesnake eating contest and so on.

響尾蛇是一種有毒的美洲蛇。當(dāng)它們的數(shù)量過(guò)大時(shí)，會(huì)給農(nóng)民帶來(lái)嚴(yán)重的問(wèn)題。這就是為什么每年三月，德克薩斯州斯威特沃特鎮(zhèn)的人們會(huì)舉辦為期三天的節(jié)日來(lái)捕捉鎮(zhèn)上的響尾蛇。游客可以了解響尾蛇，乘坐巴士游覽它們的自然家園，參加吃響尾蛇比賽等等。

Mighty Mud9 瘋狂泥漿節(jié)

Children’s dreams really do come true in the City of Scottsdale. Childrenaged 1 to 13 can join in a mud race. During the running， there are wet anddirty obstacles10 as kids compete for the fastest time. There are also mud poolsfor the little kids， and a mini mud course for those six and younger.

在斯科茨代爾市，孩子們夢(mèng)想成真了。1 到13 歲的孩子可以參加泥漿賽跑。在跑步過(guò)程中，孩子們會(huì)比賽用最快的時(shí)間來(lái)通過(guò)又濕又臟的障礙物。這里也有供小孩子玩的泥巴池，還有供六歲及以下兒童玩的小型泥巴賽道。

▏Notes

1. sumo wrestler 相撲選手

2. saucer 碟狀物

3. crash 撞車，墜毀；猛撞，發(fā)出巨響

4. government 政府

5. outer 外面的，外部的；天外的

6. rattlesnake 響尾蛇

7. roundup 圍捕

8. poisonous 有毒的

9. Mighty Mud 瘋狂泥漿節(jié)mighty" 強(qiáng)大的，巨大的

10. obstacle 障礙，阻礙；障礙物