世界叫喚鴨子錦標賽
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感恩節時，大部分人都會想到火雞，但阿肯色州的斯圖加特(Stuttgart)則會在感恩節的那個禮拜，舉辦世界叫喚鴨 子錦標賽。超過60,000人會出席這個節慶，它也是該州境內最 早的慶祝活動；第一次的叫喚鴨子比賽是在1936年舉辦，當時只有17位參賽者，第一名的獎品是一件價值$6.60的狩獵外套。現在的競賽分為六個項目，包括初級、中級及女性，而獎品總值超過$15,000。

叫喚鴨子的聲音可分為四種基本類型；「hail call」(招呼叫聲)是一連串大聲、充滿懇求意味的嘎嘎聲，用來吸引一大群鴨子的注意；一旦看到鴨子對呼喊聲產生回應，也許是轉彎或慢下來，就不要再呼喊它們。當鴨子越飛越近時，改用「greeting call」(迎接叫聲)，它是一連串的興奮鴨叫聲，每次都連續五聲；然後當鴨子夠靠近時，您再使用「feed call」(餵食叫聲)，適當的應用它，聽起來就會像是一群位於水面上、剛吃飽的鴨子。假如鴨子要離開了，試著使用「come-back call」(召喚叫聲)，它有點類似greeting call，但聲音更大、呼聲更長且懇求意味更為濃厚；假如您的come-back call能讓鴨子回頭，則再回到feed call。以上這些鴨叫聲也許聽來容易，但其實不然，只要您試叫看看，就會瞭解了！

Most people think about turkey for Thanksgiving, but in Stuttgart, Arkansas, the World Championship Duck Calling Contest takes place Thanksgiving week. More than 60,000 people attend the festival, which is the oldest in the state. The first duck-calling contest, held in 1936, had 17 contestants, with the first prize of a hunting coat valued at $6.60. Today the contest is held in six divisions, including junior, intermediate, and women, and the prize package is worth more than $15,000.

There are four basic types of duck calls. The "hail call" is a series of loud, pleading quacks that attract a flock's attention. Once you see ducks react to the hail, either by turning or slowing down, stop hailing them. As the ducks get closer, switch to a "greeting call," a series of five excited quacks. Then you use the "feed call" when they get close. Done properly, it mimics a group of contented ducks on the water. If the ducks are leaving, try the "come-back call." It's similar to the greeting call, but with louder, longer, pleading quacks. If your come-back call makes the ducks turn around, go back to the feed call. All of this quacking may sound easy, but it isn't. Just try it and see!

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