Tourists Converge on Washington to See Cherry Blossoms

Tourists Convergevi.相交；汇聚；converge on 汇集 on Washington to See Cherry BlossomsCherry Blossoms 樱花; blossom n.花；vi.开花

游客汇集华盛顿观赏樱花

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Tourists are starting to converge on Washington for one of the capital's greatest Springtime celebrations: the blooming of the cherry trees.
游客们汇集于首都华盛顿庆祝最盛大的春季狂欢：樱花的盛开。

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 如果天气良好.
美国的公园园区服务说，最近的寒潮并没有影响樱花的花期。如果天气好的话，花开可以持续10天。

"It is just a gorgeousadj.令人愉快的；华丽的，灿烂的，好极了 day and they said it would be peakn.巅峰；最佳状态 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.凝视 at the flowering trees.
“真是令人愉快的一天啊，他们说现在这些花只开到一半，她们还将开到最旺盛，我觉得她们很美，但是到周末的时候她们会更美”，到此而来的游客 Connie Santora 凝望着这些花说道。

This year's peak bloom period coincidescoincide vi.同时发生 with the opening of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
今年花开最鼎盛的时期和国际户外樱花节同期。

The cherry trees are a symbol of an enduringendure v.持续 relationship with the people of Japan, who gifted the trees to the United States.
这些日本赠与美国的樱花象征着两国人民的持久关系。

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翻译练习：2016.3.25
文章来源：VOA/扇贝英语