万族聚会

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One spring, we went to the Gathering of Nations, 有一个春天，我们去了万国聚会，

a huge powwow in Albuquerque, 那是在阿尔伯克基举行的一场盛大的印第安人传统聚会，

four full days of activity 整整四天的活动

and excitement. 和激动人心的场面。

Native tribes came from all across the United States 原住民部落从美国各地赶来

and Canada, 和加拿大，

and visitors came from all over the world—Germany, France, 游客则来自世界各地——德国、法国、

Africa, China. 非洲、中国。

The dancing was the heart of it. 舞蹈是其中的核心。

Dancers competed in many styles, 舞者们以多种风格进行比赛，

and their regalia was breathtaking. 他们的盛装令人叹为观止。

The beadwork detailed and dazzling, 珠饰工艺精美绝伦，光彩夺目，

some outfits taking months and a small fortune to make. 有些服饰需要数月时间和一笔不小的财富才能制成。

Drum groups played and sang while the dancers moved. 鼓乐队演奏并歌唱，伴随着舞者的舞动。

More than 超过

3,000 dancers and singers took part, 3000名舞者和歌手参与其中，

and hundreds of craft vendors filled great tents with jewelry, 数百名手工艺品商贩在巨大的帐篷里摆满了珠宝、

quilts, and art. 被子和艺术品。

The air smelled of fry bread. 空气中弥漫着炸面包的香味。

We spent two days there and still didn't see it all. 我们在那里待了两天，却仍未能尽览所有。

What stayed with us most wasn't any single dance. 最让我们难以忘怀的，并非任何一个单独的舞蹈。

It was the feeling of a whole heritage, 而是一种完整的文化传承的感受，

alive, proud, 鲜活的、自豪的，

and generous enough to invite the entire world in to share it. 并且慷慨地邀请全世界的人们一同分享。