旅游口语天天说 如何谈论端午节

第一句：When is the Dragon Boat Festival?

端午节是什么时候？

A: When is the Dragon Boat Festival?

端午节是什么时候？

B: It's on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.

是在阴历的五月初五。

第二句：How do you spend this holiday?

你们是怎么度过这个节日的？

A: How do you spend this holiday?

你们是怎么度过这个节日的？

B: We usually eat Zongzi, a kind of food made by glutinous¹ rice wrapped in bamboo leaves.

我们通常吃粽子，由糯米做的一种包在竹叶里的食物。

第三句：Why do people eat Zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival?

端午节人们为什么要吃粽子啊？

A: Why do people eat Zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival?

端午节人们为什么要吃粽子啊？

B: To memorize the ancient patriotic² poet Qu Yuan. When he jumped into the river, people threw food into the river to keep the fish from eating him.

为了纪念古代爱国诗人屈原。屈原投江以后，人们把食物投入江中，这样鱼就不会吃他了。

 

其他表达法：

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrating by boat races in the shape of dragons.

端午节以龙舟赛的方式进行庆祝。

1 glutinous   

adj.粘的，胶状的

参考例句：

• The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.这种酱有些黏，尝起来不是非常地道。
• The coat covering the soft candies is made from glutinous rice.包裹软糖的江米纸是由糯米做成的。

2 patriotic   

adj.爱国的，有爱国心的

参考例句：

• His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
• The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。