原版英语对话1000个:083 Japanese Festival（在线收听）

Todd: OK, Yoko we were just at a festival.

Yoko: Yeah!

Todd: Do you want to talk about festivals in Japan?

Yoko: Yes, OK. So, I think in Fall we have lots of kind of festivals, but it depends on the places so...

Todd: What are some things that most festivals have, like, what can you see if you go to a Japanese festival?

Yoko: Omikoshi.

Todd: Omikoshi.

Yoko: Yes. Do you know the word?

Todd: I think so. What is Omikoshi?

Yoko: Ah, it's really difficult for me to explain in English, but Omokishi looks like a big box, lots of people, adult people try to carry together, and they usually go to temples, and they kind of celebrate a harvest or our happiness or those kind of things.

Todd: OK. Have you ever carried the Omikoshi?

Yoko: Ah, you know, I'm not a strong guy so, I've never tried it.

Todd: OK. What about foods? What kind of foods do people like to eat?

Yoko: We can see lots of small shops along the street and we can buy really Japanese food, like watagashi, it's a really sweet candy but it looks like, how do you say that?

Todd: I don't know.

Yoko: I don't know. I don't know either. White small stuff.

Todd: White small stuff.

Yoko: Yeah. Sorry. You should see it. So it's watagashi or watame. It's really popular food in a matsuri, and we can see okonomiyaki. Yeah, it's, some people say Japanese pancake, or something, but tastes different.

Yoko: It's not sweet.

Todd: It's not sweet.

Yoko: It's not sweet. So vegetables, meat, and some sauce.

Todd: Oh, wow! Sounds good.

Yoko: Yeah, I think so too. You should try it.

Todd: Oh, I will! Thanks a lot Yoko.