2019年9月6日金曜日 - 
Cody American Summer "Festivals"
In
some parts of America, the typical summer 'festival' isn't called as such. It's
usually called a 'fair', preceded by 'county' or 'country'. These tend to have
things such as ferris wheels, petting zoos, tea-cup rides and 'tower of terror'
style attractions. It's a bit of a grab bag in terms of content. You might even
find some classic games you associate with festivals in Japan such as the ring
toss, shooting gallery and trying to catch goldfish from a pool. Try not to
take too many goldfish home, though. They get huge and can live for 20 years!
Depending
on what region the fair takes place in, it may even have some competitions.
These competitions could be...
Equestrian events, also known as horseback
riding or horse shows.
Livestock auctions, where locally-raised
animals are weighed, judged and sold to the highest bidders as agricultural
products.
Livestock pageants, where animals are judged
and scored, and the owners can win prizes and ribbons based on their ranking.
Often times, the top-prize animals are sought by buyers and sold for a hefty
sum.
Now
see here, a fair isn't to be confused with a rodeo, where the main attraction
are cowboy-style events that involve catching a cow with a lasso while riding a
horse, or simply trying to ride an angry bull for as long as possbible without
getting bucked off and gored.
If
you're hungry at a fair, there's no shortage of eats as well. Cotton candy,
hotdogs, corndogs, French fries, funnel cake and sweet iced tea are all staples
of a fair. You probably won't leave hungry, but that's not to say you should
stuff yourself full of such unheatlhy food!
If
you attend the fair on the last day, you might even get to witness some
fireworks at night before everything closes down.
ferris wheels：観覧車
petting zoos：ふれあい動物園
grab bag:福袋
associate with：近づける
Equestrian：馬術の
Livestock：家畜
pageants：野外劇
confuse with：一緒にする
bull：雄牛