June 8

    Culinary (烹饪的）Historians of Washington: Food historian Joel Denker discusses how certain foods acquired culinary significance and ceremonial and economic importance. 2-4 pm .Free. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, Meeting Room A，4805 Edgemoor Lane，Bcthcsda. 202-487-6740.

    June 11

Beers of Umbria: Beer director Scott Weiss leads a tasting of Italian beers. 7:30 pm. $35, Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Avenue. NW. 202-333-3904.

    June 13

    Wine Dinner: A special menu paired with sparkling (气泡的）wine. 6:30 pm. $75, not including tax and gratuity (小费).Wildfire. Tysons Galleria. Third Floor. 1714 International Dr., McLean. 703-442-9110.

    June 14

    Cooking Class: Chef Gerard Pangaud demonstrates (展示) how to make several seasonal French dishes.11 am-2 pm. $85. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue. SE. 202-549-4172.

    Hot Drinks from Around the World: Participants learn about and sample drinks made from purple com. yak (牦牛) butter, orchid root and more. 10 am. $27. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria.

    June 18 pm-地 Columbu

    Gourmet Symphony: A special American cuisine-inspired menu accompanied performance by the Inscape Chamber Orchestra. VIP option available.7-9 pm. $49 Columbia Firehouse, 109 S. Saint Asaph St, Alexandria.

    June 28

    Sips: Cocktail reception featuring local artisans (技工）and mixologists (调酒师) benefit D.C. Central Kitchen and Martha's Table. VIP tickets also availabi 7:30 pm. $125 by

    June. 11；$150 thereafter. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave.NW.

    June 29

    Suppers：Fundraising dinners taking place in more than 35 area homes, featuring chefs Alon Shaya,Carla Hall,Tim Ma,

    Amy Brandwein and more. Proceeds benefit D.C. Central Kitchen and Martha's Table.6 pm. $600.

    If you are invited to a wedding, baby shower or other celebrations, you will be expected to bring a gift. Unless you know the host very well, the gift should be modest in value, about $25 or so.

    For a wedding, the bride will have "registered (登记)" at one or two local department stores，indicating the items she prefers. You can buy the couple a gift that isn't listed , but most people buy something listed on the registry (记录簿). If you buy an item listed on the registry, be sure to tell the store that you are doing this, so that the couple doesn't receive duplicate (重复的) gifts. For a baby shower, bring a gift appropriate for a new born baby.

    If you wish to give a gift when you leave to return to your country, the best gift   is something unique to your country. It does not need to be especially valuable or rare. Possibilities include a book about your country, an inexpensive piece of handicraft( 手工艺品)or art, or something else that reflects your culture. If the children collect coins and stamps, they would be very pleased with a set of your country's coins or a selection of stamps from your country.

    If you owe a debt of deep gratitude to an American host family, a common way of repaying it is to take the family to a form of entertainment, such as a baseball, basketball, or a good restaurant.

    Gift giving is not as important in America as it is in other countries, so there is nothing wrong with not giving a gift. If you need help, talk to a salesperson at a department store. Tell them about the person who will be receiving the gift and the reason for the gift, and they will help you find something appropriate.

    Nottingham Goose (鹅) Fair started on the first Thursday in October and lasted 3 days. However, nowadays you won't find any geese there.

    The fair opened at 12: 00 on the Thursday by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, but it has an interesting and shocking history.

    For starters, it wasn't always the largest fair in the area. And the main fair for the people of Nottingham in terms of trade and economy was the Lenton Fair held at Lenton Priory.

    In the Middle Ages the Lenton Fair overshadowed (使显得逊色) the Goose Fair in size and importance. Harrisons Calendar of Fairs for 1587 mentions the Lenton Fair but not the Goose Fair. However the Goose Fair competed with its local competitors and every year over 20, 000 geese from the Fens in Lincolnshire arrived to be sold to provide the traditional Michaelmas dish.

    It wasn't just for geese either. All kinds of things were sold at the Goose Fair: sheep, horses and cattle were also sold.

    The fair has been under threat of closure many times over the years. In 1764, they actually had cheese riots (暴乱) due to an increase of a third on the price of cheese compared with the previous year, which resulted in an attack on the stallholders (摊主) at the fair.

    By 1880 the fair was reduced to a three-day event, which started on the first Thursday of October. In 1928, the fair was moved from the market square to its present site in the forest which is far away from the city centre. Despite attempts throughout its history to prevent the fair, the income from rents paid by the stallholders is financially beneficial to the local government. So regardless of the cheese riots and the various attempts to prohibit it, Nottingham Goose Fair has survived to celebrate over eight centuries of fun.

I first came across the concept of pay­what­you­can cafés last summer in Boone, N. C. , where I ate at F. A. R. M (Feed All Regardless of Means) Café. You can volunteer to earn your meal, pay the suggested price ($10) or less, or you can overpay—paying it forward for a future customer's meal. My only regret after eating there was not having a chance to give my time. So as soon as Healthy World Café opened in York in April, I signed up for a volunteer shift(轮班).

F. A. R. M and Healthy World are part of a growing trend of community cafés. In 2003, Denise Cerreta opened the first in Salt Lake City. Cerreta now runs the One World Everybody Eats Foundation, helping others copy her pay­what­you­can model.

"I think the community café is truly a hand up, not a handout," Cerreta said. She acknowledged that soup kitchens(施粥所) have a place in society, but people typically don't feel good about going there.

"One of the values of the community café is that we have another approach," she said. "Everyone eats here, no one needs to know whether you volunteered, overpaid or underpaid. "

The successful cafés not only address hunger and food insecurity but also become necessary parts of their neighborhood—whether it's a place to learn skills or hear live music. Some teach cooking to seniors; some offer free used books. Eating or working there is a reminder that we are all in this world together.

My 10 am～1pm shift at World Healthy Café began with the café manager—one of the two paid staff members. Our volunteer crew wasn't the most orderly, but we managed to prepare and serve meals with a lot of laughs in between. At the end of my shift, I ordered my earned meal at the counter, together with other volunteers. After lunch, I walked out the door, with a handful of new friends, music in my head and a satisfied belly and heart.

"Tear them apart！""Kill the fool！""Murder the referee (裁判)！"
    These are common remarks at various sporting events.Although they may sound innocent, they influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed.Essays have been written about the way words affect us.It has been shown that words having certain connotations (含义) may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to our usual behavior.Perhaps the time has come to remove it from sports words.
    The dictionary meaning of the word "opponent" is "enemy".Thus，when a player meets an opponent，he may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy.At such times，winning is the only goal, and every action, no matter how violent or rude，may be considered reasonable.I recall an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player's request for a time out for a glove change because he did not consider them wet enough.The player rubbed his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then shouted，"Are they wet enough now？"I have also witnessed a player reacting to his opponent's illegal blocking by hitting him with the ball as hard as he could.Off the court，they are good friends.It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which differs from normal behavior.
    Therefore，I believe it is time we promoted the game to the level where it belongs by setting an example to the rest of the sporting world.Replacing the word "opponent" with "associate" could be an ideal way to start.The dictionary meaning of the word "associate" is "friend"；"companion"．Reflect a moment!You may soon see and possibly feel the difference in your reaction to the word "associate" rather than "opponent"．

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