New Zealand's Wildfoods Festival

纽西兰的“野味节" People  originally came to this town looking for gold, now they come looking for exotic food.

Tomorrow, visitors will arrive at New Zealand's Hokitika Wildfoods Festival with an appetite, and an open mind. It's a good thing, too, since the event features such exotic dishes as scorpions, sheep eyes, worm sushi and more. Thousands of people are expected to attend and sample some of the festival's most unique foods.

Where the wild foods are
The West Coast of New Zealand's South Island has long been considered a wild and rugged area. Rivers, lakes, forests and glaciers define this untamed region. The small coastal town of Hokitika became famous when gold was discovered there in the mid-1800s.

But when the gold disappeared in the late 1860s, so did most of the people. In March 1990, though, local Claire Bryant came up with the idea of a festival to celebrate the region's food and drink. Only 1800 attended the first event, but the festival's popularity grew. Last year 15,000 people traveled to Hokitika far a chance to try some of the weird and wonderful dishes.

A festival favorite
Nearly 65 food stalls offer strange snacks, including sheep tails, worms in Red Bull, fried grasshoppers and more. One of the strangest and most popular snacks each year is a traditional native delicacy - the huhu grub. Rotten pieces of wood are broken apart to find the grubs, which are then eaten alive.

Global recognition
The festival's weird food list has received global recognition and honors. In 1996, the Wildfoods Festival was named the Most Unique Event in New Zealand. It has been a winner in the New Zealand Tourism Awards twice. And Frommer's Travel Guide placed the event on its 300 Unmissable Events and Festivals Around the World.

Something for everyone
No one can deny the food is the festival's star. But plenty of entertainment is available, too, in the form of music, dance and comedy. Those who attend are also encouraged to wear costumes -and the more outrageous, the better!
All the events add up to one fun-filled day for the visitor. More importantly, the festival results in one profitable day for the locals, bringing in around N.Z. $2 million for the community.

Grammar Tips:
All the events add up to one fun-filled day for the visitor.
"add up to" is not the same as "to add to"
to add to - John's medical bills added to his financial stress.
to add up to - The gathering of friends and families, the perfect weather, the beautifully decorated church and a fun reception all add up to a fairytale wedding.
People feel that the governor's political decisions don't add up to any improvement to the state.

Vocabulary Tips:
open mind-开阔的心胸，开明的态度。
*If you want to communicate with teenagers, you have to keep an open mind.
open-minded - 打开心胸，能够去接受
*People are now more open-minded to home-schooling.
untamed -未经过开垦的。未被开发或驯服的。 "un" -有“否定”之意。 " tame"- 开垦，
*The island remains untamed, so the natural beauty attracts a lot of people.
*It takes months to train an untamed dog.未被驯服的
popularity - 广受欢迎，尊敬，流行。popular -受欢迎的
*The popularity of the band grew as they kept touring around the country.
*The popularity of cell phones made communication faster and more efficient.
recognition (n) -认可，认识，表彰，赏识 recognize -认出
*The research team won international recognition after their thesis was published.
*William was awarded in recognition of his contribution to the company.
unmissable - "un" -not， "miss" -  miss it 错过, is so good, you can not miss it. 精彩得不能也不可错过的。
*The critics described the movie as "unmissable".
*Don't forget to watch those unmissable musicals while you're in London.
entertainment (n)- 娱乐，消遣。 entertain (v)-使欢乐，娱乐。
*The entertainment business in this country has bloomed in the past decade. 蓬勃发展。
*The cruise ship offers a wide variety of entertainment.
glacier -big junk piece of ice, move slowly.
outrageous - (out-ra-geous) not normal, crazy,

Chat Room:
wild-wild nature field. 野生，野外的。
a wild animal.
wild-  放纵，out of controll, without a rule.
a wild party. -疯狂，放纵的party.
wild -special, unusual. 西稀奇古怪的，
That's a wild plan.
wild foods
a wild storm. 狂暴的，wild weather.
a wild guess. 不着边际的，毫无根据的瞎猜，随便的乱猜。make a guess with no idea, no knowledge of it.
go wild -疯狂，抓狂 go crazy
She goes wild when she sees the movie star
The town went wild with joy over the news.
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grub- 幼虫，a warm, baby insect.
the huhu grub.
grub - a slan word for "food". 俗称“食物”
Let's get some grub.
grab-抓
grab something to eat.- 随便买点，（弄点，找点）东西吃。
grab a burger-拿个汉堡充饥。
Let's grab a bite.- 随便吃点什么，快速解决一餐。
chow down-大口大口的吃。
chow-也指“食物”。

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