世界节假日博览 第31期:端午节(3)

 　　Meanwhile, the ancient hero, Wu Zixu is more honored in the areas to the south of Yangtze River.

　　同时，古代英雄伍子胥在长江以南的地区更受人们尊崇。

　　Sports competitions are held spectacular and impressive dragon boat races held in Zigui County and Miluo City as well as many other sites.

　　体育竞赛举行的蔚为壮观，令人印象深刻的龙舟竞赛在秭归县汨罗市以及许多其它地方举行。

　　In addition, there is other competitive folk games and activities take place, such as shooting at willow¹ wands and boat driving.

　　此外，还有其他竞赛、民间游戏和活动，如射击柳树杖和划船。

　　Customs to ward² off evil include hanging certain plants believed to bring luck such as calamus or mugwort in the family home to escape bad luck.

　　避邪的风俗包括挂一些被认为会带来好运的植物，如菖蒲和艾草，以使家庭逃脱厄运。

　　Eating customary Dragon Boat Festival fair, nearly everyone will eat sticky rice wrapt in corn leaves known as zongzi and be drinking a local potent³ brew⁴ called realgar.

　　通常，端午节集会上吃的习俗是几乎每个人都要吃用玉米叶裹着糯米的粽子，喝被当地称为雄黄酒的烈酒。

　　Customs associated with health, bathing in orchid⁵ water, making Chinese herbs and eliminating poisonous or bad elements and so on.

　　与健康有关的风俗有：在兰花水沐浴，制作草药和消除有毒或坏的物质等等。

　　Entertainment activities amongst these are performing or watching typical operas and rowing dry dragon boats.

　　娱乐活动表现为观看典型歌剧和划陆舟。

　　The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in the hometown of the poet Qu Yuan in Zigui County, Hubei Province are more detailed⁶.

　　端午节的习俗在诗人屈原的家乡湖北省的秭归县更为详细。

　　Here, the Dragon Boat Festival is held three times during the lunar month of May.

　　在这里，端午节要在农历五月举行三次。

　　On May 5th, locals hang out calamus or mugwort and drink realgar alcohol to chase away evil.

　　5月5日，当地人挂菖蒲和艾草，喝雄黄酒赶走邪恶。

　　On the 15th, they hold a typical dragon boat competition.

　　15日，他们进行典型的龙舟比赛。

1 willow   

n.柳树

参考例句：

• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。

2 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

3 potent   

adj.强有力的，有权势的；有效力的

参考例句：

• The medicine had a potent effect on your disease.这药物对你的病疗效很大。
• We must account of his potent influence.我们必须考虑他的强有力的影响。

4 brew   

v.酿造，调制

参考例句：

• Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
• The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。

5 orchid   

n.兰花，淡紫色

参考例句：

• The orchid is a class of plant which I have never tried to grow.兰花这类植物我从来没种过。
• There are over 35 000 species of orchid distributed throughout the world.有35,000多种兰花分布在世界各地。

6 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。