美国议员为纪念龙虾的贡献，欲将9月25日定为国家龙虾节

PROVIDENCE, RI — US senators from New England want to grant the lobster another national day of celebration.

美国新英格兰区，罗德岛州普罗维登斯市的参议员想要让龙虾节成为一个全国性的节日。

They’ve introduced a resolution to again designate Sept. 25 as National Lobster Day to honor the economic, historic, cultural and culinary contributions of lobsters.

他们提出一项决议，想再次将9月25日定为国家龙虾节，以纪念龙虾在经济、历史、文化和烹饪方面做出的贡献。

The resolution is being led by Maine’s US Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins, who say it honors not only the lobsters but also the people who harvest, ship and cook them.

该决议由缅因州的美国参议员安格斯.金和苏珊.柯林斯提出，他们说这不仅是对龙虾的尊重，也是对捕捞、运输和烹饪龙虾的人的尊重。

Rhode Island’s US Sen. Jack Reed says he expects the full Senate to again unanimously approve it as a fun, tasty way to honor lobstermen and their catch.

罗德岛州的美国参议员杰克.里德说，他希望参议院全体再次一致通过这一决议，把它作为一种有趣、美味的方式来致敬捕虾人和龙虾。

Maine led the nation in American lobster landings in 2016 with 132 million pounds valued at nearly $540 million, followed by Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

2016年，缅因州以1.32亿英镑(约5.4亿美元)的捕捞量成为美国龙虾市场的领头羊，紧随其后的是马萨诸塞州、新罕布什尔州和罗德岛州。