年芝加哥舉辦有關泰國的紀念活動
Thai Festival Chicago 2015
2015年芝加哥舉辦的有關泰國的紀念活動The great thing about Chicago summers is that they’re filled with all sorts of festivals.I guess since we really only get a few weeks of great weather here, we have to make up for it by packing it all in come summertime. On any given week you can find at least four festivals going on.
芝加哥的夏天最具特色的一點就是：各種各樣的節慶貫穿整個夏季。我想可能是由於芝加哥只有幾個星期的好天氣，使得我們不得不把所有的活動都安排在了夏季。夏季的每個星期都至少有四個節慶活動。My favorite festivals are the cultural ones. From Japanese and Chinese to German and Irish, almost all cultural enclaves in Chicago are represented by a festival at some point during the summer. To me this is great as it only helps to foster cultural understanding.
我最喜愛的是有關文化的慶祝活動。從某種程度上講，芝加哥的夏天，從中國、日本到德國、愛爾蘭，幾乎每個節日都能代表一種文化風情。這樣能培養我的文化理解力，因此我覺得這樣的習俗非常棒。
I was surprised when my local Thai restaurant handed me a flyer for Thai Festival Chicago. Although this year marked its 15th year, I had no idea this festival even existed.
噹噹地的泰國飯店遞給我一張關於在芝加哥舉辦泰國慶祝活動的傳單時，我感到非常驚訝。因爲雖然今年已經是舉辦這一活動的第十五個年頭了，而我甚至都不知道它的存在。Despite having over 30,000 people of Thai decent in the Chicago area, we have no proper Thaitown since the community is rather dispersed. I’m pretty sure most Chicagoan’s knowledge of Thai culture doesn’t exceed a take out menu, which is why I was really intrigued to check out this three-day festival.
儘管芝加哥地區有超過三萬名舉止得體的泰國居民，但是由於社區分散，卻沒有形成自己特有的“泰鎮”。我非常確定大部分芝加哥人對泰國文化的瞭解少之又少，這也是我對考察這次爲期三天的慶祝活動感興趣的原因。Sponsored by the Royal Thai Consulate General of Chicago, Thai Festival Chicago kicked off in the heart of the Loop at Federal Plaza with a traditional drum and dance parade.
泰國在芝加哥的慶祝活動由泰國皇家芝加哥總領事館發起，伴着傳統的鑼鼓和舞蹈遊行儀式在聯邦廣場的彎道中心拉開帷幕。
Throughout the afternoon attendees could discover a taste of Thailand through plenty of food stalls offering Thai cuisine, cooking demonstrations and various cultural performances showcasing dance, music and boxing.
縱觀下午的參觀者，我們可以通過衆多提供泰國菜餚、烹飪演示的食物攤位和各種文化演出舞會、音樂以及拳擊對泰國用一定的瞭解。One of my favorite performances was actually a fashion show.
實際上我最喜愛的表演之一是時裝秀。From traditional to modern, from the southern regions to the north, they did an excellent job displaying all different kinds of typical Thai clothing. And the girls looked stunning!
無論是傳統的還是現代的，無論是南方地區的還是北方風格的，他們都用最好的狀態展示出了不同風格的泰國服飾。而且走秀的泰國女孩都非常迷人。Once the fashion show was over, they went right into a traditional Thai wedding demonstration.
時裝秀一結束，模特們就直接去了一個傳統的泰國婚禮現場。譯文屬原創，僅供學習和交流使用，未經許可，請勿轉載。
