The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
端午节的英文，其实我们完全可以说The Duanwu Festival。对那些不了解汉语或中国文化的人来说，the Duanwu Festival和the Dragan Boat Festival真的没有任何区别...
但是！如果你要考试，千万要写Dragon Boat Festival，阅卷老师只认这个...
一个名字传达不了太多，关键在于对名字背后含义的解释。
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.端午节在农历五月初五。
表示某个节日是在哪一天，用fall on，落在某一天。
fall on真的既地道又官方，写在试卷上很高级的。
双语视频
The Dragon Boat Festival
端午节历史
每年的农历五月初五是端午节，作为中国首个入选世界非物质文化遗产的节日，至今已经有超过两千多年的历史。
The Dragon Boat Festival
端午节庆典活动
The focus of most celebrations involves eating zongzi（吃粽子）,drinking realgar wine（喝雄黄酒）, and racing dragon boats（赛龙舟）.
时至今日，端午节是中国一个十分盛行的隆重节日，过端午节，也是中国多年以来的传统习惯，由于地域广大，民族众多，加上许多的故事传说，各地也有着不尽相同的习俗，但我们主要的庆典活动有：吃粽子，喝雄黄酒，赛龙舟。
The Dragon Boat Festival
端午节传说
There are many legends circulate around the festival but the most popular is the legend of Qu Yuan. The festival commemorates the patriotic poet（爱国诗人）Qu Yuan, and also acts as a chance for Chinese people to build their bodies（强健身体）and dispel diseases（祛除疾病）.
历史上流传着许多有关端午节的传说，但是最有名的当属屈原的故事，除了为了纪念爱国诗人屈原，端午也是中华人民除瘟，驱邪，求吉祥的日子哦。
The Dragon Boat Festival is one of three major Chinese holidays, along with the Spring and Moon Festivals. Of the three, it is possibly the oldest, dating back to the Warring States Period in 227 B.C. The festival commemorates Qu Yuan, a minister in the service of the Chu Emperor. Despairing over corruption at court, Qu threw himself into a river. Townspeople jumped into their boats and tried in vain to save him. Then, hoping to distract hungry fish from his body, the people scattered rice on the water。
端午节与春节和中秋节并列为中国三大节日。这三个节日中，它可能是最古老的一个，可以追溯到公元前227年的战国时代。这个节日是为了纪念楚国的大夫屈原，他因为对朝廷的贪污腐败感到绝望而投河自尽。镇上的人纷纷冲上船去救他，却没有成功。后来大家把米撒到水里，希望把饥饿的鱼群从他的躯体边引开。
Zongzi （粽子）
Zongzi are pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves.
粽子是金字塔形状的糯米做的饺子，有不同的馅儿，包在竹叶里面。
粽子在端午节的地位应该是最重要的了。粽子的英文是:rice-dumpling，这是比较书面的表达，更常用的表达是zongzi，就是粽子的拼音直译。
因为是中国特有的食物，所以直译过来也没问题，类似还有很多是中文拼音直译过来的，如饺子的“jiaozi”。还有不是完全拼音，近似的直译豆腐的“tofu”，功夫的“kung fu”。
粽子是这样包的
1）have bamboo leaves watered.粽叶先浸水。
2）Fill the boat shape with a few tablespoons of the soaked sticky rice. Top with a sprinkling of mung beans.在船型粽叶中填入几勺浸湿的糯米，再加少许绿豆。
3）Add some smoked meat and shrimps.再加入腌制过的肉和虾。
4）Packed it with line with three, four, or five angles.用线把粽子裹起来，可以做成三角、四角或五角。
5）Boiled them, first with big fire, then turn to small fire till rip.然后再进行蒸煮，先用大火，再转成小火直到粽子壳开裂。
Dragon boat racing（赛龙舟）
Dragon boat racing is a traditional pastime.
赛龙舟是一项传统娱乐活动。
pastime：名词，消遣，娱乐
Crews of 22 people in long, dragon-shaped boats race lengths of 2000 meters.
22名队员坐在像龙一样的长长的船里，比赛划2000米。
Crew：成员、队员
Dragon-shaped: 形状像龙一样的
名词-shaped，像...一样的，这个构词法超级常见，建议大家熟悉
Race: 动词，比赛、竞赛
Realgar wine（雄黄酒）
A kind of wine or yellow rice wine made from powdered realgar.
“樱桃桑椹与菖蒲，更买雄黄酒一壶。”端午节尝试一下雄黄酒吧。
Adults drink Xiong Huang Wine, which can fend off evil spirits.成年人饮雄黄酒可以祛除病魔。
端午节诗句
The Dragon Boat Festival there.
七律 端午
Yin Yaofan (Tang)
(唐)殷尧藩
Young festival times affectionate, old to behold regrets born;
少年佳节倍多情，老去谁知感慨生
No effect of Fu more custom, but Qi Pu wine shengping.
不效艾符趋习俗，但祈蒲酒话升平。
Temples silk day add white-headed, Liu Jin annual as eyes;
鬓丝日日添白头，榴锦年年照眼明;
For thousands of years with a few people there, lost several vertical name.
千载贤愚同瞬息，几人湮没几垂名。
端午书面表达
1) 介绍端午节
假定你是李华。你刚从英国为期五天的旅游回来，感谢好友Rick的款待。得知他对中国的文化非常的感兴趣，特别是即将到来的端午节，请你写一封信介绍中国的端午节。内容要点：
1. 感谢他的招待。
3. 欢迎他来中国。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Rick,
How is everything going?
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Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
One possible version:
Dear Rick,
How is everything going? I had a five-day trip to London last week. I would like to express my gratitude for your hospitality and kindness when I was in London.
Knowing that you take a great fancy to Chinese culture, especially the Dragon Boat Festival, I would love to introduce it to you. The Dragon Boat Festival, one of the most traditional festivals in China, falls on the May 5th in the lunar calendar. People celebrate this festival in memory of Qu Yuan, who was a Chinese poet. Besides, people in China will also hold a variety of activities to honor him, such as dragon boat racing、eating zongzi and so on.
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
(河源市东源高级中学吕小翠)
2) 邀请共度端午节
假定你是李华，计划和同学骑自行车去西湖过端午节（the Dragon Boat Festival)。请给外教Lucy写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：
2. 活动：吃粽子(rice dumpling)、观看龙舟比赛等。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.结语已为你写好。
Dear Lucy,
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
One possible version:
Dear Lucy,
I'd like to invite you to join us to cycle to the West Lake next Saturday for the Dragon Boat Festival.
The Dragon Boat Festival is in memory of the death of the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. There will be a variety of activities such as eating rice dumplings, throwing rice dumpling into the river and so on. We'll also spend some fun time together watching the dragon boat race, which will make us experience Chinese traditional culture. We should be back around 6 o'clock in the afternoon.
If you are able to come with us, please let us know and we'll wait for you at the school gate at 9 in the morning.
Looking forward to your early reply.