The Dragon Boat Festival
端午节
01 Daily Dialogue 日常会话
The Dragon Boat Festival
Jack ： Why are you celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival？
Lillian ： We celebrate it to commemorate a great patriotic poet
of China， QuYuan.
Jack ： How do you celebrate it？
Lillian ： We'll make Zongzi. The stuffing in zongzi could be dates，
bean paste， yolk， chestnuts or other things. There are
many kinds. People in southern China like the zongzi with meat in it.
Jack ： I almost drooled because of your deion.
Lillian ： There are also Dragon Boat Matches in some places of
southern China.
Jack ： I can't wait to go and see.
端午节
Jack：你们为什么要庆祝端午节？
Lillian：为了纪念中国伟大的爱国诗人屈原。
Jack：你们怎么庆祝呢？
Lillian：我们包粽子。粽子里面有枣、豆沙、蛋黄、栗子等。有很多种类。南方人喜欢肉粽。
Jack：听你的描述我都要流口水了。
Lillian：在南方的一些地方还有龙舟比赛。
Jack：我迫不及待地想要去看。
Typical Sentences 典型句子
Why are you celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival
你们为什么要庆祝端午节？
Why are you celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival？
你们为什么要庆祝端午节？
We celebrate it to commemorate a great patriotic poet of China，
QuYuan.
为了纪念伟大的诗人屈原。
The stuffing in zongzi could be dates， bean paste， yolk， chestnuts or
other things.
粽子里面有枣、豆沙、蛋黄、栗子等。
People in southern China like the zongzi with meat in it.
南方人喜欢肉粽。
There are also Dragon Boat Matches in some places of southern
China.
在南方的一些地方还有龙舟比赛。
相关句子
01?| I wish you a happy Dragon Boat Festival！
祝你端午节快乐！
02 | Best wishes to you for the Dragon Boat festival.
送给你端午节最好的祝福。
03 | Please convey my best wishes to your family.
请把我最美好的祝愿传达给你的家人。
04 | Much joy to you in the Dragon Boat Festival.
愿你在端午节里快快乐乐。
05 | Let's go and see the Dragon Boat Race.
我们去看龙舟比赛吧。
06 | Please send my greetings to your brother.
请代我向你哥哥表达我的端午节祝福。
07 | The Dragon Boat Festival is known for its dragon-boat
race.
端午节是以龙舟比赛而出名的。
08 | What do you usually do on the Dragon Boat Festival？
端午节时你们都做什么呀？
09 | Zongzi is an essential food of the Dragon Boat Festival.
粽子是端午节必不可少的食物。
10 | The Dargon Boat Festival is an important festival in
China.
端午节在中国是一个很重要的节日。
Notes 小注
commemorate [k??mem?reit] v. 纪念
patriotic [?p?tri??tik，?peitri??tik] adj. 爱国的，有爱国心的
paste [peist] n. 酱，肉酱
yolk [j?uk] n. 蛋黄
chestnut [?t?estn?t] n. 板栗，栗子
drool [dru?l] v. 流口水，过分动情
convey [k?n?vei] v. 传达，表达，输送
essential [i?sen??l] adj. 根本的，极其重要的； n. 必需品
相关词汇
Dragon Boat Festival端午节
a pyramid-shaped dumpling，粽子
bamboo leaves粽叶
hanging Ai Ye and calamus挂艾叶菖蒲
drinking realgar wine饮雄黄酒
carrying spice bag/ sachet佩香囊
to ward off/ scare away evil spirits驱鬼辟邪
the Exorcist悬钟馗像
Cultural Baptism 文化洗礼
端午节风俗
悬钟馗像：钟馗捉鬼，是端午节习俗， 在江淮地区， 家家悬钟馗像， 用以镇宅驱邪。
唐明皇开元， 自骊山讲武回宫，疟疾大发， 梦见二曳， 一大一小， 小鬼穿大红无裆裤， 赤脚， 偷杨贵妃之香囊和明皇的玉笛。 绕殿而跑。 大鬼则穿蓝袍戴帽，赤双足。捉住小鬼， 挖悼其眼睛， 一只吞下，明皇喝问， 大鬼奏曰， 臣姓钟馗， 即武举不第， 愿为陛下除妖魔， 皇醒后， 疟疾愈， 于是令画工吴道子， 照梦中所见画成钟馗捉鬼之图像， 通令天下于端午时，一律张贴，以驱邪魔。
挂艾叶菖蒲：以艾叶悬于堂中，剪艾力虎形或剪彩为小虎，贴以艾叶，妇人争相戴之，以僻邪驱瘴。用菖蒲作剑，插于门榻， 有驱魔之神效。 在端阳节，家家都以菖蒲、 艾叶、 榴花、 蒜头、龙船花，制成人形称为艾人。 食菖蒲可以成仙，可以长生， 汉武帝欲求长生之术，曾吃菖蒲两年。
赛龙舟：当时楚人因舍不得贤臣屈原死去， 于是有许多人划船赶去拯救， 是为龙舟竞渡之起源， 后每年五月五日划龙舟以纪念之。 借划龙舟驱散江中之鱼， 以免鱼吃掉屈原的尸体。竞渡之习， 盛行于吴、越、楚。
据近代着名的爱国学者闻一多先生的《端午考》说：“端午节本是吴越民族举行图腾祭祀的节日， 而赛龙舟便是祭仪中半宗教、半娱乐性节目。”
吃粽子：荆楚之人在五月五日煮糯米饭或蒸粽糕投入江中， 以祭祀屈原，为恐鱼吃掉，故用竹筒盛装糯米饭掷下，以后渐用粽叶包米代替竹筒。
饮雄黄酒：雄黄本属矿物， 含有三硫化砷成分，与酒混合。即成雄黄酒，用以驱虫解五毒，小儿涂于头额、耳鼻、手足心。 并洒墙壁间， 以法驱毒。流传民间之《白蛇传》故事，即是以雄黄酒现白蛇原形。此种习俗，在长江流域地区的人家很盛行。
游百病：为盛行于贵州地区的端午习俗。 男女老幼去野外游玩， 穿新衣， 在中午一时左右， 路上山上或树下挤满人群，手抱花草， 非常快乐。晚上回家将花草和水煮开洗澡，老年人称为“游百病”及“洗百病”，不出去游百病及洗百病的人，一年到头就不会顺利。
佩香囊：端午节小孩佩香囊，不但有避邪驱瘟之意，而且有襟头点缀之风。香囊内藏有朱砂、雄黄、香药、外包以丝布，清香四溢， 再以五色丝线弦扣成索，作各种不同形状，结成一串，形形色色，玲珑夺目。
带葫芦：端午节带葫芦是历来的风俗，小孩、成人佩带葫芦，不但有避邪驱瘟之意，而且有襟头点缀之风。佩带传统文化寓意"福禄"的葫芦，可以化戾气为平和，增强福缘气场。
The Dragon Boat Festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar.It is one of the most important Chinese festivals.The story of this colorful festival concerns a famous Chinese scholar-statesman named Qu Yuan who， some three centuries before the birth of Christ， served the King of Chu during the Warring States period.As a loyal minister， Qu Yuan at first enjoyed the full confidence and respect of his sovereign.Eventually， through the intrigues of his rivals， he was discredited.Qu Yuan was never able to regain the emperors favor and on the fifth day of the fifth month in the year 295 B.C.， at the age of 37， Qu Yuan clasped a stone to his chest and plunged into the Milo River in the Hunan Province.Respecting the minister as an upright and honest man， the people who lived in the area jumped into their boats and rushed out in a vain search for him.This unsuccessful rescue attempt is a part of what the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates every year.Probably the most exciting and interesting aspect of the festival is the racing of the Dragon Boats.These races not only symbolize the peoples attempt to save Qu Yuan， they also demonstrate the Chinese virtues of cooperation and teamwork.Another activity of the Festival is ****** and eating a kind of dumpling called Tzung tzu.When it became known that Qu Yuan was gone forever， the people， living along the river， threw cooked rice into the water as a sacrifice to their dead hero.They wrapped rice in bamboo leaves， and stuffed it with ham， beans， bean paste， salted egg yokes， sausages， nuts， and/or vegetables.The sachets (Hsiang Pao in Chinese) are very popular with children and they vie with each other to collect as many as possible.Children are not the only ones who collect Hsiang Pao.Older people are often given them as a symbol of respect， and they are highly prized because of the intricate and beautiful embroidery that adorns them.The Dragon Boat Festival is an entertaining and enjoyable event.It gives the observer an opportunity to glimpse a part of the rich Chinese cultural heritage.
Mothers Day
母亲节
01Daily Dialogue 日常会话
Mother's day
Jane ： Mom， here are the flowers for you.
Mom ： What a surprise！ Thank you. They're so beautiful.
Jane ： Thank you for your love and care over the years. I
appreciate it， mom.
Mom ： They're the best gifts ever received.
Jane ： Mom， what can I do for you today？
Mom ： Nothing， dear. I'm already so happy.
Jane ： What about dinner tonight？
Mom ： Actually， I'd like to eat at home. We’ll have more time to
catch up that way.
Jane ： I'm sorry I haven't dropped in that much these past few
years. Job has kept me too busy. I apologize to you.
Mom ： Don't mention it. I'm proud of you.
Jane ： Thank you， mom. I love you so much.
