006 土豆节

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It was August 19 — National Potato Day!

今天是8月19日——全国土豆日！

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The family was going to the Potato Festival

一家人要去参加土豆节。

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" First, I'll drop off my potato soup for the cooking contest," said Dad

“首先，我要把我的土豆汤送到烹饪比赛那里。”爸爸说。

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He took a big pot out of the car

他从车里拿出一个大锅。

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" Let's walk around while Dad goes to the judges' tent," said Mom

“我们逛逛吧，爸爸去评委帐篷。”妈妈说。

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At the first booth was a big world map

第一个展位是一张巨大的世界地图。

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" It says potatoes came from the Andes Mountains in South America," said Kate

“上面说土豆来自南美洲的安第斯山脉。”凯特说。

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" Early explorers took them to Europe and Asia."

“早期的探险家把它们带到了欧洲和亚洲。”

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" Potatoes kept thousands of Europeans from starving," said Mom

“土豆使成千上万的欧洲人免于饥饿。”妈妈说。

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" But look," said Seth, pointing at the map

“但是看，”赛斯指着地图说。

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" Europeans took potatoes to North America."

“欧洲人把土豆带到了北美洲。”

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" Potatoes grow well in many places," said Mom

“土豆在很多地方都长得很好，”妈妈说。

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" They're one of the world's largest food crops."

“它们是世界最大的粮食作物之一。”

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" Enough geography," said Seth

“地理知识够了，”塞斯说。

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" Let's eat!"

“我们吃东西吧！”

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" We're waiting for Dad," said Kate

“我们在等爸爸呢，”凯特说。

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They walked to another booth

他们走向另一个摊位。

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A sign read: " What Can You Do with a Potato?"

一块牌子上写着：“你能用土豆做什么？”

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" Wow! You can polish shoes and remove rust with potatoes," said Mom

“哇！你可以用土豆擦皮鞋和除锈，”妈妈说。

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" This is cool," said Kate

“这太酷了，”凯特说。

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" You can make glue."

“可以做成胶水。”

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" Look at this!" called Seth

“看这个！”塞思喊道。

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They watched a man stick two pieces of metal into a potato

他们看见一个人把两片金属插进土豆里。

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He connected wires to the metal pieces

他把电线接到那两片金属上。

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A small lightbulb lit up!

一个小灯泡亮了！

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" It's a potato battery," said Seth

“这是土豆电池，”塞思说。

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" A potato can power a small lightbulb for about forty days," said the man

“一个土豆可以让小灯泡亮大约四十天，”那人说。

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" Cool!" said Seth

“太酷了！”塞思说。

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" A potato costs a lot less than batteries!"

“一个土豆比电池便宜多了！”

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Seth's stomach growled

塞思的肚子咕咕叫了。

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" Sounds like you need to power up," said Mom

“听起来你需要充充电了，”妈妈说。

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" There's Dad at the French fry booth."

“爸爸在炸薯条摊位那儿。”

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They hurried over

他们赶紧跑过去。

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Dad grinned." I'm discovering how to eat French fries."

爸爸咧嘴笑。“我正在探索怎么吃炸薯条。”

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" It's easy," said Seth

“很简单，”塞思说。

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" You dip them in ketchup."

“蘸番茄酱吃。”

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" In the Philippines they use banana ketchup," said Dad

“菲律宾人用香蕉番茄酱，”爸爸说。

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" The English put vinegar on them

“英国人加醋。

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And in France they use mustard."

法国人用芥末。”

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" Were French fries invented in France?" asked Kate

“炸薯条是法国发明的吗？”凯特问。

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" Nobody is sure," said Dad

“没人确定，”爸爸说。

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" Thomas Jefferson first ate them in France

“托马斯·杰斐逊第一次在法国吃到炸薯条。

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He loved them

他很喜欢。

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He even served French fries at the White House."

他甚至在白宫端上了炸薯条。”

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Kate ordered curly fries and Seth got waffle fries

凯特点了卷曲薯条，塞思点了华夫薯条。

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Mom and Dad got steak fries

妈妈和爸爸点了牛排薯条。

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Seth licked ketchup from his fingers." I'm full — until dinner."

塞思舔掉手指上的番茄酱。“我饱了——晚饭前。”

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Dad grinned and held up a blue ribbon

爸爸咧嘴笑，举起一条蓝丝带。

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" Tonight we're having Dad's prize-winning potato soup!"

“今晚我们要喝爸爸获奖的土豆汤！”