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端午节小知识
1. 端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
2. 粽子 Rice dumpling
3. 馅 Filling
4. 龙舟竞赛 Dragon boat race
5. 香包 Fragrant sachet
6.立蛋Standing the egg on its end
7.艾草Moxa
8.雄黄酒Realgar wine
9.诗人Poet
10. 竹叶Bamboo leaves
端午节的英文，其实我们完全可以说The Duanwu Festival，但是如果你要考试，建议还是写Dragon Boat Festival哦~
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既地道又官方，写在试卷上绝对很高级的。
来历是什么？
The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.
端午节（农历5月5日，通常在公历的6月份）是中国古老的传统节日，始于春秋战国时期，至今已有2000多年历史。
关于端午的由来说法甚多，但最为人们所知晓的一段传说，是为了纪念2000多年前投江而死的伟大诗人屈原。
傅抱石《屈子行吟图》
为了寄托哀思，人们荡舟江河之上，此后才逐渐发展成为龙舟竞赛。百姓们又怕江河里的鱼吃掉他的身体，就纷纷回家拿来米团投入江中，以免鱼虾糟蹋屈原的尸体，后来就形成了吃粽子的习俗。
端午节的习俗
端午吃什么？
“粽包分两髻，艾束著危冠。旧俗方储药，羸躯亦点丹。”端午节不可不吃的美味食物就是粽子。
粽子，rice-dumpling/zongzi
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”。
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。
“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。
雄黄酒，Xiong Huang Wine/realgar wine
Adults drink Xiong Huang Wine, which can fend off evil spirits.
成年人饮雄黄酒可以祛除病魔。
在端午节除了吃粽子，也少不了看热闹。端午节的热闹当属赛龙舟~
赛龙舟，dragon boat racing
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
端午节最有特色的饰物就是香包。小孩佩戴香包，传说有避邪驱瘟之意。
香包，fragrant sachet/perfume pouch
On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need to dress their children up with a perfume pouch. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines, and finally string them with silk threads.
在端午节，父母会给孩子们戴上香包。他们首先用彩色的绸布缝制成小包，然后在小包里装上香料和草药，最后用丝线将小包缝上。
The perfume pouch will be hung around the neck or tied to the front of a garment as an ornament. They are said to be able to ward off evil.
香包被挂在孩子的脖子上或系在衣服的前面作为装饰。传说香包也可以驱魔辟邪。
端午节的书面表达
实战范文：介绍端午节
（示例一）
假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Maria对中国的传统节日端午节很感兴趣，希望你给她写信介绍端午节。信中应包括以下几点：
1. 端午节是中国重要的传统节日之一；
3. 人们庆祝端午节是为了纪念中国伟大的诗人屈原；
4. 人们在端午节吃粽子、赛龙舟；
5. 你自己对中华民族传统节日的认识。
One possible version:
Dear Maria,
The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races,especially in the southern places where there are many rivers and lakes. It’s very popular.
And Dragon Boat Festival is for commemorating Qu Yuan. He is an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.
Overall, the Dragon Boat Festival is very interesting!
Your friends
Li Hua
（示例二）
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。
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
(作者：吕小翠)
实战范文：邀请共度端午节
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。
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.
Yours,
Li Hua
(作者：李华军)
知识扩充小百科
（参考一）The Dragon Boat Festival,also called Double Fifth Festival,is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.
端午节，又称为端午节，定在第五个月的第五天据中国日历。
This festival is to commemorate the death of QU Yuan,an upright and honest poet and statesman who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.
这个节日是为了纪念屈原的死，一个忠厚老实的诗人和政治家据说在河流溺水自杀。
The most important activity of this festival is the Dragon Boat races. It symbolizes people‘s attempts to rescue Qu Yuan. In the current period, these races also demonstrate the virtues of cooperation and teamwork.
这个节日最重要的活动是龙舟竞赛。它象征着人们的努力救屈原。在当前时期，这些比赛也证明合作和团队合作的优点。
Besides,the festival has also been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice).Zong zi is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. People who mourned the death of Qu threw Zong zi into the river to feed his ghost every year.
此外，节日还被吃的粽子(糯米)。粽子是糯米做的塞满了不同的馅料包在竹叶或芦苇叶。人哀悼屈原的死亡把粽子扔进河里喂他的鬼魂。
With the changes of the times,the memorial turns to be a time for protection from evil and disease for the rest of year. People will hang healthy herbs on the front door to clear the bad luck of the house.
随着时代的变化，纪念转向防止邪恶和疾病是一个时间的。人们会把健康的草药挂在前门清理房子的坏运气。
Although the significance of the festival might be different from the past， it still gives the observer an opportunity to glimpse a part of the rich Chinese cultural heritage.
虽然这个节日的意义可能与过去不同，它仍然使观察者看到的机会丰富的中国文化遗产的一部分。
（参考二）The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals celebrated in China,which is on the fifth of the fifth lunar month, also known as Double Fifth Festival.
端午节是中国传统节日中最流行的节日之一，它是在阴历五月的第五天。
It’s said that it is to commemorate the death of a Chinese patriotic poet, Qu Yuan, who was snared by corrupt officials in ancient China and finally committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River to protest against them.
据说这是为了纪念一个中国的爱国诗人屈原的死，他被中国古代腐败官员陷害最后在汨罗河投江自杀来表示抗议。
The traditions and customs held on this festival differ from place to place,but there are some commonalities in them.
这个传统习俗不同的地方有不同的庆祝方式，但也有相同的方面。
首先，最出名的传统就是举行龙舟比赛，这是由渔民们举行的，通过打鼓和划龙形的船来保护屈原的身体免受鱼类和其他动物的攻击。现在龙舟赛是人们一年一度的流行的体育活动。
此外，做和吃粽子——糯米面团，包着竹叶或芦苇叶，在那一天也是 一个流行的风俗。它可以由不同种类的馅料制成。
What’s more, hanging herbs on the front door, drinking realgar wine and pasting up picture of Zhong Kui—a mythic guardian figure in ancient china—are also popular during the festival, which mean protecting, people from evil and diseases.
还有就是，门上挂着草药，人们喝雄黄酒，在门前张贴中国古代神话人物钟馗的图片在节日期间也是很受欢迎的，做这些的意义是保护人们免受邪恶和疾病。
These customs and traditions have been changed a little in recent years,but they still make contribution to the spread and inheritance of Chinese culture.
这些习俗和传统，在最近几年已经发生了一些变化，但他们仍然为中国文化传承与传播做贡献。
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