【英语翻译ThelivingTreasuresProgramoriginatedinSantaFe,NewMexicointheUSAin1984andhasnowspreadtodozensofothercommunitiesacrossthecountry.ItstartedwhenaSantaFeorganizationcalledtheNetworkfortheCommonGoodwasesta】

　　英语翻译

　　ThelivingTreasuresProgramoriginatedinSantaFe,NewMexicointheUSAin1984andhasnowspreadtodozensofothercommunitiesacrossthecountry.

　　ItstartedwhenaSantaFeorganizationcalledtheNetworkfortheCommonGoodwasestablished.Theideawastocelebratethelivesofmembersoftheoldergeneration.―OlderpeopleareeasilyforgottenorignoredinacountryliketheUSA,‖saidRobinRodar,oneoftheorganizers.―Youthandnewthingsseemmoreimportanttoalotofpeople.‖

　　Thisisn‘tthewaywithothercultures.InNewMexico,olderpeoplefromHispanicandnativeAmericanculturespreservetheirtraditionsandlanguages.Theextendedfamilyisimportantandgrandparentsarerespected.ThisisalsotrueinAsiancultures.Infact,theSantaFeorganizersgottheideafortheLivingTreasuresProgramfromaJapanesetraditionofhonouringfolkartists.

　　Twiceayear,inspringandautumn,theprogram

　　honoursthreeolderNewMexicans.Theyareaskedtogivealonginterview–anoralhistory–whichistapedandpreservedattheSantaFePublicLibrary.Aphotographerspendsadaywitheachlivingtreasureandthephotographsarealsodisplayedatthelibrary.

　　Thenthereisaceremonytowhichthewholetownisinvited.EveryonemeetsattheMuseumofInternationalFolkArt.Friendsandneighborsofthelivingtreasuresgiveaspeech.―It‘sjustamazing,‖saidRobinRodar‘shusband,Sam.―Theceremonyholdsthecommunitytogether.‖

　　Thelivingtreasuresarehonouredfortheirachievementsinmanydifferentareasoflife.Itmightbeintheirworkinglife:medicine,education,theenvironment,architecture,literatureandjournalism;anditmightbebecauseoftheircontributiontotheculturalandsociallifeofthearea:art,music,theatre,farming,sportetc.;oritmightbebecausetheyhavesuchgoodstoriestotellabout―theolddays‖