Tourists Convergevi.相交；匯聚；converge on 匯集 on Washington to See Cherry BlossomsCherry Blossoms 櫻花; blossom n.花；vi.開花

游客匯集華盛頓觀賞櫻花

Tourists are starting to converge on Washington for one of the capital's greatest Springtime celebrations: the blooming of the cherry trees.
游客們匯集于首都華盛頓慶祝最盛大的春季狂歡：櫻花的盛開。

The U.S. Park Service says the recent cold snapcold snap 寒汛期； did not affect the bloom dates for the trees. The blossoms could last up to ten days, weather permittingweather permitting 如果天氣良好.
美國的公園園區服務說，最近的寒潮并沒有影響櫻花的花期。如果天氣好的話，花開可以持續10天。

"It is just a gorgeousadj.令人愉快的；華麗的，燦爛的，好極了 day and they said it would be peakn.巔峰；最佳狀態 blossoms, and it is about halfway, I'd say. Its pretty, but I'd say by the weekend it is going to be even prettier," said Connie Santora, a visitor to the nation's capital who was gazinggaze vi.凝視 at the flowering trees.
“真是令人愉快的一天啊，他們說現在這些花只開到一半，她們還將開到最旺盛，我覺得她們很美，但是到周末的時候她們會更美”，到此而來的游客 Connie Santora 凝望著這些花說道。

This year's peak bloom period coincidescoincide vi.同時發生 with the opening of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
今年花開最鼎盛的時期和國際戶外櫻花節同期。

The cherry trees are a symbol of an enduringendure v.持續 relationship with the people of Japan, who gifted the trees to the United States.
這些日本贈與美國的櫻花象征著兩國人民的持久關系。

翻譯練習：2016.3.25
文章來源：VOA/扇貝英語