For the community center's（语境补充词）/ˈsɛnərz/ anniversary（周年纪念）/æni'vә:sәri/, Lily planned an outdoor festival（户外节庆）/ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈfɛstɪvəl/ with a parade（游行、炫耀）/pә'reid/, orchestra（管弦乐队、乐队演奏处）/'ɒ:kistrә/, craft（技艺、手艺）/kræft/ market, and evening fireworks（焰火）/'faiәwә:ks/. Hugo would cater（提供饮食及服务、投合）/'keitә/ brunch（早午餐）/brʌntʃ/ and a banquet（宴会）/'bæŋkwit/. His menu offered hotdog（热狗）/ˈhɑtˌdɔg/ rolls, a loaf（一条面包、块）/lәuf/ with herb sauce（酱油、调味汁）/sɒ:s/, soda（纯碱、苏打）/'sәudә/, a pint（品脱(干量或液量的单位)）/paint/ of local juice, and champagne（香槟酒、香槟酒色）/ʃæm'pein/ for the formal toast（正式祝酒）/ˈfɔrməl toʊst/. Each table would have a napkin（餐巾、餐巾纸）/'næpkin/ and reusable（可重复使用的、可再用的）/ri:'ju:zәbl/ chopstick（筷子）/ˈʧɑpˌstɪk/ set, while every food label used a bright color（语境补充词）/ˈkələr/. “If I enlarge my stall（厩、停车处）/stɒ:l/ to this scale（规模；刻度；比例）/skeɪl/, I can serve refreshment（点心、起提神作用的事物）/ri'freʃmәnt/ without a long line.”

“That would block the path（挡住通道）/blɑk ðə pæθ/ beside the pillar（柱子、栋梁）/'pilә/. People in wheelchairs（轮椅）/'hwi:l.tʃєә/ need room, and the disco（夜总会、迪斯科）/'diskәu/ is already too loud.” Hugo muttered（喃喃低语）/'mʌtә/, “Damn（一点、诅咒）/dæm/,” but Lily stopped the discussion from turning nasty（污秽的、下流的）/'nɑ:sti/. She asked a carpenter（木匠）/'kɑ:pintә/ to shift the stall frame（框、结构）/freim/ and make a gentle ramp（斜坡、坡道）/ræmp/. The new plan left room for anyone wearing a long garment（衣服、衣装）/'gɑ:mәnt/, loose pants（裤子、长裤）/pænts/, or a stiff（死尸、醉鬼）/stif/ formal gown（睡衣、法衣）/gaun/ to move safely. Access was not an elite（精华、精锐）/ei'li:t/ favor; it was a municipal duty（市政责任）/ə mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈduti/.

“We can entertain（娱乐、招待）/.entә'tein/ people without making a neighbor（邻居）/'neibә/ suffer. Let us lower the speakers and move the dance floor.” The orchestra tested its rhythm（旋律、节奏）/'riðәm/ at half power（以一半功率）/æt hæf paʊər/. An electrician（电学家、电气技师）/.ilek'triʃәn/ checked every volt（伏特）/vәult/ at the board and covered a cable that could sting（叮、刺痛）/stiŋ/ a wet hand. A clown（小丑、乡下人）/klaun/ moved away from the quiet zone, and the theater（戏院、电影院）/'θiәtә/ group shortened（弄短、缩短）/ˈʃɔ:tnd/ its comic show. Their purpose was humor, not ridicule（而非嘲弄）/nɑt ˈrɪdəˌkjul/. Lily tied a ribbon（缎带、色带）/'ribәn/ around the accessible（易接近的、可进入的）/әk'sesәbl/ entrance so it was easy to find.

Food required equal care. Hugo would chop（肋条肉、排骨）/tʃɒp/ vegetables on a separate board and keep liquor（酒、液体）/'likә/, whisky（威士忌酒）/'hwiski/, and meat away from vegetarian dishes（与素食分开）/əˈweɪ frəm ˌvɛʤəˈtɛˌriən ˈdɪʃɪz/. He replaced one cracker（饼干、爆竹）/'krækә/ that contained an animal organism（生物、有机体）/'ɒ:gәnizm/ ingredient and promised not to reproduce（繁殖、再生）/.ri:prә'dju:s/ an old menu with unclear（不易了解的、不清楚的）/.ʌn'kliә/ warnings. A display about famine（饥荒、缺乏）/'fæmin/ reminded guests not to waste food. Volunteers would dine（用正餐、进餐）/dain/ only after every visitor had been served. “I had the ignorant（无知识的、不知道的）/'ignәrәnt/ notion（概念、观念）/'nәuʃәn/ that one menu suited everyone. Your questions have helped enlighten（教育、启发）/in'laitn/ me.”

On opening day, each ornament（装饰、修饰）/'ɒ:nәmәnt/ hung（hang的过去式和过去分词）/hʌŋ/ safely from a pillar, performers fixed their makeup（组成、性格）/'meikʌp/, and neighbors watched the parade. A Thanksgiving（感谢）/'θæŋks.giviŋ/ message thanked every volunteer without turning the event into a religious ceremony. Lily hereby（因此、据此）/hiә'bai/ recorded the agreed noise limit（噪音限制）/nɔɪz ˈlɪmət/ and emergency route in the event log. Ms. Green came to congratulate（祝贺、庆贺）/kәn'grætʃәleit/ Hugo on the improved stall, and he offered her alcohol-free（语境补充词）/alcohol-free/ soda. The festival looked festive（庆祝的、喜庆的）/'festiv/ without badly（严重地、恶劣地）/'bædli/ planned barriers, and its success came from listening before celebrating.