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Dragon Boat Festival
■ 端午節(jié)的由來(lái)
The Dragon Boat Festival,also called Double Fifth Festival,is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar.It is one of the most important Chinese festivals,the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year.
The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan.He was a good and respected man,but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor's court.
Unable to regain the respect of the emperor,in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river.Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan,the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons.
Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan,their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival.
端午節(jié)的由來(lái)
端午節(jié),又稱為五五節(jié),因?yàn)槎宋绻?jié)是在農(nóng)歷的五月五日,是三個(gè)重要的中國(guó)節(jié)慶之一,其它兩個(gè)分別是中秋節(jié)和農(nóng)歷新年.
這個(gè)節(jié)日的由來(lái)是古代中國(guó)有一位博學(xué)多聞的官吏屈原,他是一位愛(ài)民而且又受到尊崇的官吏,但是由于一位充滿嫉妒的官吏陷害,從此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落.由于無(wú)法獲得皇帝的重視,屈原在憂郁的情況下投汨羅江自盡.
由于對(duì)屈原的愛(ài)戴,汨羅江畔的居民匆忙的劃船在江內(nèi)尋找屈原,并且將米丟入汨羅江中,以平息汨羅江中的蛟龍.即使他們當(dāng)時(shí)并沒(méi)有找到屈原,但是他們的行為,直到今天在端午節(jié)的時(shí)候,仍然被人們傳頌紀(jì)念著.
Dragon Boat Festival/Vocabulary
dragon boat
龍舟（名詞）
That dragon boat is very colorful.
那艘龍舟非常鮮艷.
Festival
節(jié)慶（名詞）
In Taiwan,people celebrate many different festivals.
在臺(tái)灣,人們慶祝許多不同的節(jié)慶.
Lunar calendar
農(nóng)歷
The lunar calendar is different from the calendar used in the west.
農(nóng)歷和西方所用的歷法不一樣.
scholarly
博學(xué)多聞的（形容詞）
Our professor is very scholarly.
我們的教授非常博學(xué)多聞.
government
政府（名詞）
I think our government needs some reforms.
我想我們的政府需要一些改革.
official
公務(wù)員（名詞）
That official helped me to get my visa.
那位公務(wù)員協(xié)助我取得簽證.
respected
受敬重的（形容詞）
The woman is very respected because of her abilities.
那位女性因?yàn)槟芰Χ艿骄粗?
misdeed
罪行,不當(dāng)?shù)男袨椋~）
His misdeeds brought him bad fortune.
他不當(dāng)?shù)男袨樵斐伤瘧K的命運(yùn).
jealous
嫉妒（形容詞）
My girlfriend is jealous of my female friends.
我的女朋友總是嫉妒我其它的女性朋友.
rival
對(duì)手（名詞）
His rivals are trying to defeat him.
他的對(duì)手嘗試擊敗他.
disfavor
不贊成、反對(duì)（動(dòng)詞）
Most people disfavor his ideas because they are outdated.
大部分的人都不贊成他的意見(jiàn),因?yàn)槟切┮庖?jiàn)都過(guò)時(shí)了!
admiration
欽佩、贊美（名詞）
His kindness gained him the admiration of all the people.
他的仁慈獲得人們對(duì)他的贊美和欽佩.
adjacent
鄰近的、毗鄰的（介系詞）
The post office is adjacent to the bank.
那郵局在銀行的旁邊.
appease
緩和、平息（動(dòng)詞）
This food should appease his hunger.
這些食物應(yīng)該會(huì)讓他感到比較不饑餓了.
commemorate
慶祝、紀(jì)念（動(dòng)詞）
On this day we commemorate those soldiers who died during battle.
在這一天,我們紀(jì)念那些在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中捐軀的軍人.