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Dragon boat festival keeps the
beast at bay
扫码听讲解 如何用英文畅聊端午节？
文章导读
一说起端午节，很多人肯定会马上想到吃粽子、赛龙舟！除了甜粽子咸
粽子的口味之争，还有各地举办的赛龙舟比赛。但“十里不同风，百里不同
俗”，端午节作为中华民族的传统节日，除了自古以来承载的避瘟驱毒、防
灾祛病的节日文化外，还掺杂了不同地方、不同民族的风俗特色，体现着多
元文化的融合和差异。你对端午节的来历和风俗习惯又了解多少呢？为什么
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课前讨论
① “express admiration”是什么意思？
② 端午节的有哪些习俗？应该怎么翻译？
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文章讲解
Traditional Chinese festivals always have their symbolic foods. The Dragon Boat
Festival - or Duanwu Festival - features zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings.
重 点 词 组 sticky rice dumpling 重 点 词 组 sticky rice 糯米
粽子
拓展延伸：sweet dumpling/rice glue ball 汤圆；
拓展延伸：dry fried green beans 干煸豆角 元宵
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中国传统节日总有属于它们的象征性食物。端午节，又称龙舟节，它的特色食物就是粽子。
There is always a core idea behind each festival. For the Dragon Boat Festival,
which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, getting rid
of disease, avoiding disasters and wishing for good health are the core ideas.
重 点 词 组 get rid of sth/sb 摆脱某物、某人；丢弃，扔掉 【释】to make
yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth
away 【例】The problem is getting rid of nuclear waste. 问题是如何处理核废
料。
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每个节日背后总有一个核心思想。对农历五月初五的端午节而言，它的核心思想是祛病消
灾、祈福健康。
Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), a poet and academic, wrote that on the fifth day of the
fifth month, people threw rice dumplings into the water and raced the dragon
boats - activities expressing awe of the dragon below and the hope that it will not
make trouble in the days to come.
重 点 单 词 awe [ ] n. 敬畏；惊叹【释】feelings of respect and slight fear;
feelings of being very impressed by sth/sb 【例】He speaks of her with awe. 他
谈到她时肃然起敬。v. 使敬畏；使惊叹【释】to fill sb with awe 【例】She
seemed awed by the presence of so many famous people. 见到这么多名人出席，
似乎令她惊叹不已。
拓展延伸：awesome [ s m] adj.① 令人惊叹的；使人惊惧的；困难的；难得吓人
② 很好的（或极好玩的等）
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诗人及学者闻一多（1899-1946）曾写道，五月初五，人们会将粽子丢入水中，并举行赛
龙舟的活动——这些节日活动意在表达对水中龙的敬畏，祈求龙不要在未来的日子里给人
们带来灾祸。
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Besides racing dragon boats, people also hang sweet sedge and wormwood on
their front doors, drink realgar wine and make pouches filled with herbs, all
customs to get rid of evil spirits.
重 点 词 组 sweet sedge n. 菖蒲 重 点 单 词 wormwood [ w mw d]
sedge [sed ] n. 莎草；苔 【释】a n. 蒿，洋艾 （有些具苦味，可入药或
plant like grass that grows in wet 用来制苦艾酒等）
ground or near water 重 点 单 词 pouch [pa t ] n. 小袋子；
重 点 词 组 realgar wine 雄黄酒 荷包
realgar [r lɡ (r)] n. 雄黄（二硫化 拓展延伸： 1) sage /se d / n. 鼠尾草（可用作
二砷），鸡冠石 调料） 2) parsley / pɑ sli/ n. 欧芹
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除了赛龙舟，人们还在门前挂菖蒲和艾草、喝雄黄酒、做装有草药的香囊，这些都是端
午辟邪的习俗。
The history of the Duanwu Festival dates to the Warring States Period (475-221
BC). The most widely known story of Duanwu in contemporary China is that it
was started to remember Qu Yuan, a patriotic official from the state of Chu
(today's Hubei province) who committed suicide on the fifth day of the fifth
lunar month. People rowed a boat to find him but failed, so they threw sticky
rice dumplings into the river so the dragon underwater would not eat his body.
重 点 单 词 contemporary 重 点 词 组 commit suicide 自杀
[k n tempr ri] adj.1) 当代的；现代 suicide [ su sa d; sju sa d] n. 1) 自杀；
的 2) 属同时期的；同一时代的 2) 自杀性行为；自毁；自取灭亡的行为
重 点 单 词 row [r ; ra ] v. 1) 划（船）【例】We rowed around the island.
我们绕着岛划船。2) 划船送（某人）【例】The fisherman rowed us back to
the shore. 渔夫划船将我们送回到岸上。
长 难 句 分 析 The most widely known story of Duanwu in contemporary China
(主语) is (系动词) that it was started to remember Qu Yuan (that引导的表语从
句), a patriotic official from the state of Chu (today's Hubei province) (Qu Yuan
的同位语) who committed suicide on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month (定语
从句，修饰a patriotic official).
拓展延伸： temporary / tempr ri/
拓展延伸：1) homicide / h m sa d/ n. （蓄意）杀
adj. 短暂的；暂时的；临时的
人罪 2) pesticide / pest sa d/ n. 杀虫剂；除害药物
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端午节的历史可以追溯到战国时期（公元前475-221年）。当代中国最广为人知的端午节
起源故事就是纪念屈原，相传战国时期，楚国（今湖北省）爱国士大夫屈原于农历五月
初五投汨罗江自尽，以身殉国。据传后来人们试图划船寻找他的尸体，但最终没有找到，
于是人们将糯米包成粽子扔进河里，这样水下的龙就不会吃他的尸体。
In Qu Yuan's hometown, Zigui county in Hubei province, a series of events are
held to honor Qu Yuan annually. For people in Zigui, Duanwu is even more
bustling than the Spring Festival. People celebrate in three different phases, on
the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar and on the 15th day and 25th
day of the same month.
重 点 单 词 bustling [ b sl ] adj. 繁忙的；熙熙攘攘的 【释】full of
people moving about in a busy way 【例】a bustling city 熙熙攘攘的城市
拓展延伸：bustle [ b sl] v. 四下忙碌；催促（某人 向 某 方 向） n.忙乱嘈杂；喧闹
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在屈原故里湖北省秭归县，每年都会举办一系列纪念屈原的活动。对于秭归人来说，端
午甚至比春节还要热闹。人们会分农历五月初五、十五、廿五这三个不同的时间点来进
行不同的庆祝活动。
On what's known as Double Fives Day, people in Zigui will gather at rivers and
temples to worship Qu Yuan. Rituals of sacrifice, as well as the music and
clothing replicate the ancient routines of the state of Chu.
重 点 单 词 sacrifice [ s kr fa s] 重 点 单 词 replicate [ repl ke t] v. 1)
n. 1) 牺牲；舍弃； 2) 祭献；祭祀； 复制；（精确地）仿制 【释】to copy
祭献的牲畜；祭品； v. 1) 牺牲； sth exactly 2) 再造；再生；自我复制
献出 2) 以（人或动物）作祭献 【释】to produce exact copies of itself
拓展延伸：sacred [ se kr d] adj. 上帝 拓展延伸：multiple 繁殖，滋生 【同根词】
的； 神的；神圣的 multiple/multiply
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在人们熟知的双五节这一天，秭归百姓会聚集在河边和寺庙里一起祭拜屈原。祭祀仪式、
音乐以及服饰都再现了楚国的古老习俗。
Not only Han Chinese but also other ethnic groups in China celebrate Duanwu
Festival both in similar and unique ways.
重 点 单 词 celebrate [ sel bre t] v. 重 点 单 词 unique [ju ni k] adj.独一无
庆祝，庆贺；赞扬，赞美 二的，独特的；非常特别的
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不仅是汉族，中国其他民族也有庆祝端午节的习俗，庆祝方式既有相似之处，也有各自
的特色。
Eating rice dumplings is one shared custom. In northern China, people eat sweet
rice dumplings made in triangles and filled with red bean paste and red dates. In
southern China, the shapes and flavors are more diver se. Rice dumplings in the
shape of a pillow filled with roast pork, eggs and shrimp are also widely accepted.
重 点 单 词 custom [ k st m] n. 重 点 单 词 diverse [da v s] adj.
风俗，习俗；习惯 【例】The 不同的，各式各样的【例】Cuba is a
custom dates back hundreds of posite of diverse traditions and
这一习俗可以追溯到几百年前。 people.
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吃粽子是一项人们共有的习俗。在中国北方，人们吃三角形的甜粽子，里面是红豆沙和
红枣馅。在中国南方，粽子的形状和口味则更加多样化。人们也广泛接受枕头形状的粽
子，里面的馅料包括烤猪肉、鸡蛋和虾。
There are also traditions unique to other ethnicities. For Dai people in Yunnan,
for example, Duanwu Festival is an annual opportunity to express admiration
to others.
重 点 单 词 ethnicity [eθ n s ti] n. 重 点 词 组 express admiration to sb
（特定的）种族，民族 向某人表达钦佩/爱慕之情
拓展延伸：1) admirer / d ma r (r)/ n. 追求者，爱慕者（指爱慕女人的男人）【例】She
never married but had many admirers. 她从未结婚，不过追求者不少。2) express affection to
sb 向某人表达爱意 3) infatuation / n f t u e n/ n. （尤指一时的）热恋，痴迷
【例】It isn't love, it's just a passing infatuation. 那不是爱情，只不过是一时的痴迷。
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也有一些传统为其他民族所独有，例如，对于云南傣族人来说，端午节是一年一度向他
人表达爱慕之情的日子。
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