2--When is it?
1--It falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar I month.
2--Could you tell me the origin of the two festivals?
1--OK. The Dragon Boat Festival is a way to commemorate a great ancient poet named Quyuan.
On that day, people will hold a boat race as a symbol of the attempt to save him who threw himself into the river.
2--Why do people eat rice cakes on that day?
1--In order to prevent the fish from eating the poet's body.
2--It sounds so moving.
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注解:
1.traditional傳統(tǒng)的
2.origin起源
3.commemorate紀(jì)念
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譯文:
1--我們還有一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)的節(jié)日:端午節(jié)。
2--它是在什么時(shí)候?
1--是在農(nóng)歷五月初。
2--你能告訴我它的來歷嗎?
1--好。端午節(jié)是為了紀(jì)念一位古代的偉大詩人屈原。
人們在那天要舉行劃龍舟比賽,象征他們在奮力救投江自盡的屈原。
2--那為什么人們要在那天吃棕子?
1--為了不讓魚吃掉詩人的身體。
2--聽起來很感人。