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2007-10-06 标准VOA 总结
Native Americans, Visitors Celebrate Return of Salmon to US State of Washington(2/2)

听写：(蓝体字为应注意的地方）

For them, salmon provide a source of nutrition and inspiration. Geraldine Jim is a 70-year-old member of the Warm Springs Indian tribe in neighboring Oregon. She says the salmon population is declining.
"It is very important. It's getting very scarce for our people. Yes, it was plentiful in the past. We could go out and almost pull them out of the river with our hands because they would come up the river thick."
Tourists and residents learn about the history of the salmon and what is being done to help them survive.They also get to taste it cooked over an open fire.Corky Broaddus, executive director of the Wanatchee River Salmon Festival, says the event offers visitors two things.
"The key word is "edu-tainment", so they're educated while they are entertained at the same time. And for us, it is all about learning about conserving natural resources. And so this is a way they can do it as a family. It is a free event, and it is just great fun."
Amid pine forests, streams, and rugged mountains, it all takes place in one of Washington State's most scenic settings.

听写体会：
文章中心意思明确，语言简炼，有很多好句子值得借赏。听力难度中等，个别词汇需要认真听。

全文翻译：
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生词总结：
1 nutrition　n. 营养
   例句：Our bodies need adequate nutrition.
          我们的身体需要充足的营养。

2 inspiration　n. 灵感
　例句： Many poets and artists have drawn their inspiration from nature.
　　　　许多诗人和艺术家从大自然中获得他们的灵感。

3 pull out of　去掉，发(芽)，使失去，赶出
   例句： If they step in where they're not wanted, they'll get their noses put out of joint.
　　　　如果他们介入与他们无关的事，会有人阻止他们的。

4 come up　上来,上升,抬头
   例句： The snowdrops are just beginning to comeup.
　　　　雪花莲刚刚开始长出地面。
　
5 conserve　n. 相反的事物,倒,逆向;a. 相反的,逆向的,倒的;v. 交谈,谈话;[计算机] 转换
   例句： This statement is converse to that one.
　　　　这个声明和那个相反。

6 rugged　 a. 高低不平的,崎岖的,粗糙的
    例句：The path to glory is always rugged.
　　　　通向光荣的道路常常是崎岖的。

本日课后作业：
翻译以下文中出现的句子：
1 We could go out and almost pull them out of the river with our hands because they would come up the river thick.
2 Amid pine forests, streams, and rugged mountains, it all takes place in one of Washington State's most scenic settings.