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　　First Lady Michele Obama grabs a rake on the day the White House garden was inaugurated in March 2009.

　　破土动工：今年3月，第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马手持耙子平整土地。

　　The First Lady has said she hopes to use the garden to educate children — and through them, their families — about the importance of a healthy diet. In June, she invited fifth-graders from Washington's Bancroft Elementary School to help with gardening tasks。

　　第一夫人曾经说过她希望利用菜园来教育孩子们——并通过他们及其家庭——对健康饮食重要性的认识。6月份，她邀请华盛顿Bancroft小学五年级的孩子们一起来完成园艺任务。

　　Assistant White House chef Sam Kass carries bowls of beansharvested from the garden. Much of the food from the garden is usedin meals prepared at the White House。

　　白宫助理厨师长萨姆·卡斯端着从菜园摘的豆角。白宫大部分饭菜的原料都来自这个菜园。

　　Fifty-five different varieties of berries, vegetables and herbsare grown in the garden, including parsley, cilantro, peppers,chard, arugula, chives, chamomile and several kinds of lettuce。

　　菜园里种了55种不同的浆果、蔬菜和香草，包括西芹、香菜、胡椒、甜菜、芝麻菜、香葱、甘菊和各种生菜。

　　The First Lady samples a carrot from the garden before sharing ameal with the fifth-graders from Bancroft Elementary。

　　在和五年级的孩子们共餐之前，第一夫人拿起一根胡萝卜品尝味道。

　　White House carpenter Charlie Brandts, who is a beekeeper, tendstwo hives, which provide honey while their residents help with pollination。

　　白宫的木匠Charlie Brandts同时也是一个养蜂人，负责照看这两个蜂箱，里面的蜜蜂既能授粉也能酿蜜。

　　When the garden was first seeded, Michelle Obama joked that theentire Obama family, including the President, would pull weeds"whether they like it or not."

　　当菜园第一次播种时，米歇尔·奥巴马曾开玩笑地说整个奥巴马家的人，包括总统本人，都要来拔草，“不管他们愿不愿意。”

　　Kids from the Bancroft school weigh some leafy greens。

　　Bancroft小学的孩子们在给她们收获的绿叶菜称重。

　　Assistant White House chef Sam Kass and executive chef Cristeta Comerford chop vegetables harvested from the garden。

　　白宫助理厨师长Sam Kass和行政总厨Cristeta Comerford一起认真准备从菜园收获的蔬菜。

　　The First Lady, the White House chefs and the kids from Bancroft enjoy the fruits of their labors。

　　第一夫人、白宫的厨师们和Bancroft学校的孩子们一起分享劳动果实。