大俠行天下日記 我見我聞我思 02/27

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共迎休斯敦牛仔節

休歇停辦了二年的休斯敦牛仔節 定於本週末二月二十八日再度登場， 將在未來二十天內舉辦全球最大的室內牛仔表演及文化活動。

每年一度的牛仔節之傳統是成千上萬做鄉村牛仔乘座馬車或騎上馬背， 從四方八面徒步向休斯敦市區前進 ，往往需要一週以上時間才能到達大會場。

主场是位於休市NRG 美式足球場內可容納近八萬觀眾， 在三週之活動日程中 除了各式之牛仔表演之外， 將在每晚舉辦歌星演唱會、 牲畜表演、 烹飪比賽 品酒大會、 奬勵中小学生活動、 慈善義賣、 琳瑯滿目將為全美掀起一年一度的牛仔熱。

這項己有九十年历史的歡庆節目， 代表了德州牛仔之精神 ，我還記得剛到德州博蒙市上學時， 市區附近就有許多務農的真正牛仔群 ，他們也每天在廣闊的大地上趕養牛群 ，一片無際的農業及稻田 ，真是非常富裕的土地。

今天在美國的農村 ，年輕人已經不太願意承擔祖業去務農 ，他們覺得十分辛苦 ，所以也造成農村人才流失而不足之問題。

休斯敦牛仔節除了文娛表演活動之外，主要還是希望鼔勵年青人對畜牧、 農業之興趣 ，繼續留下來從事務農之工作。

Celebrating The 90^th Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, after a two-year hiatus, is scheduled to return this weekend on February 28, and will host the world's largest indoor cowboy show and cultural event over the next 20 days.

The tradition of the annual rodeo is that thousands of country cowboys ride in carriages or on horseback from all directions to downtown Houston, often taking more than a week to reach the convention site.

This year’s event will be held indoors in the NRG football stadium, which can accommodate nearly 80,000 spectators. In the three-week event schedule, in addition to various cowboy performances, there will be a featured singer concert every night.

Livestock performances, cooking competitions, wine tasting conferences, awards for primary and secondary school students, and charity sales will set off the annual cowboy fever in the United States.

This 90-year-old celebration represents the spirit of Texas cowboys. I remember when I first came to study in Beaumont, Texas, there were a lot of real cowboys farming and ranching around the city. The cattle herds are endless and the agriculture and rice paddy fields are very rich land for cattle and agriculture crops.

Today in the rural areas of the United States, young people are not willing to take on their ancestral businesses to work in agriculture. They feel that it is very hard, which also causes the problem of rural brain drain and labor and land management shortages.

In addition to cultural performances, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo mainly hopes to encourage young people's interest in animal husbandry and agriculture, and wants them to continue to stay and work as a farmer.

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Today in the rural areas of the United States, young people are not willing to take on their ancestral businesses to work in agriculture. They feel that it is very hard, which also causes the problem of rural brain drain and labor and land management shortages.

                                                                                                                                                 In addition to cultural performances, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo mainly hopes to encourage young people's interest in animal husbandry and agriculture, and wants them to continue to stay and work as a farmer.