Memphis in May (1)

This Tennessee festival will delight your senses
Stroll along the bank of the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee, in May, and you'll find yourself in the midst of a party. This month-long party attracts over 100,000 people from around the world each year.

They gather in the 30-acre Tom Lee Park to experience the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of Memphis. There they celebrate Memphis music, world-class pork barbecue and many other local attractions.

Beale Street Music Festival 
The first of the four Memphis in May events, the Beale Street Music Festival, kicks off on May 3. The three-day musical celebration takes place on four large stages scattered throughout the park. To date, the event has welcomed over 1.1 million people who came to see top artists perform. Over the years, festival performers have included Mumford and Sons, Katy Perry and more. Along with famous artists, lots of local performers also play the music Memphis has become famous for. Each year this musical treat is a sell-out event as everyone gathers to celebrate Memphis' musical heritage.

Info Cloud
sight 景觀
the sights 觀光景點
the sights of Beijing 北京的景點
sightseeing 觀光遊覽
- I'd like to do some sightseeing when I visit Beijing.
我去北京的時候想要去觀光
the sights, sounds, tastes and smells 景觀, 聲音, 味道, 氣味
site 地點, 場所
excavation site 考古場所挖掘的現場

Grammar Gym
to date: from the very beginning to this moment
- To date, the event has welcomed over 1.1 million people who came to see top artists perform.
- To date no one has broken the town's pie-eating contest record.
- To date over two million tourists have visited the historic site.

Language Lab
midst n.中間, 中部, 當中
the middle area or part of something
in the midst of something
a) if you are in the midst of an event or situation, it is happening around you:

The government is in the midst of a major crisis.

b) in the middle of a place or a group of things or people:

We were sitting in the midst of an elegant and well-dressed audience.

- The professor was interrupted by a rude student in the midst of his lecture.

barbecue n. BBQ

1 BBQ a meal or party during which food is cooked on a metal frame over a fire and eaten outdoors

- We had a barbecue in the park last Saturday.

- Mom's BBQ chicken is the best in the neighborhood.

2 a metal frame for cooking food on outdoors
- Dad had a gas barbecue installed in the backyard.

kick off 
a kick that starts play in a game (such as American football or soccer);
the start of something
- The musical kicked off in New York last September.
- The governor kicked off the meeting with a short, but fun-filled speech.

sell-out n.
a performance, sports game etc, for which all the tickets have been sold
- The concierge of the hotel managed to get two tickets to this sell-out Broadway show.
- The concert tickets sold out in a few hours.

Memphis geographical name
/ˈmɛmfəs/
U.S. city, Tennessee 

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