DIALOGUE

A: Have you heard about the Dragon Boat Races to be held this afternoon?

A: 你知道今天下午有龍舟比賽嗎?

B: Yes, it is part of a holiday, right?

B: 知道啊，是為了慶祝什么節(jié)日對(duì)吧?

A: Yup, Duan Wu Festival, but it’s also just simply called the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s among the three major traditional holidays celebrated by Chinese.

A: 是的，是端午節(jié)，不過(guò)(英文中)通常叫做龍舟節(jié)。它是中國(guó)三大傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一。

B: Other than the Dragon Boat Races, what’s special about this day?

B: 除了龍舟賽，這一天還有什么特別的活動(dòng)嗎?

A: Traditionally, it was thought to be a time for warding off evil spirits, but now it’s just thought of a time to remind family members to take care of their health.

A: 在傳統(tǒng)上，這一天一直被視為是驅(qū)兇避邪的日子，不過(guò)現(xiàn)在它的意義已經(jīng)只是提醒家人注意身體健康了。

B: Sounds great! I think I’ll join in on the boat competitions.

B: 聽(tīng)起來(lái)不賴(lài)!我想我會(huì)去參加龍舟比賽。

A: After you’ve worked up an appetite, you can eat Zongzi. Everyone eats them during the Dragon Boat Festival.

A: 等你劃船累到肚子餓的時(shí)候，就可以吃粽子。端午節(jié)的時(shí)候大家都會(huì)吃粽子。

B: Eating is a really important part of Chinese culture, huh?

B: 吃真是中國(guó)文化中很重要的一部分，對(duì)吧?

A: Yes, perhaps one of the most important aspect. Don’t worry though; there are no surprises in Zongzi. They are just rice with either meat or sweet red bean paste wrapped inside. They are quite yummy!

A: 沒(méi)錯(cuò)，或許是最重要的之一。不過(guò)別擔(dān)心，粽子里面沒(méi)什么特別的東西，只是米飯包著肉或豆沙而已。好吃極了!

NOTES

1. join in on 通常指加入某個(gè)已經(jīng)計(jì)劃要進(jìn)行的活動(dòng)，成為其中的一員。例：

You should join in on our family’s New Year’s celebration.

你應(yīng)該來(lái)跟我們家人一起慶祝新年。

Come join in (on) the fun!

一起來(lái)同樂(lè)吧!

2. work up an appetite 引起食欲，胃口大增。例：

He worked up an appetite after a long day of chopping wood.

在砍了一天柴后，他食欲大增。

You need to work up an appetite first, then we’ll go to the buffet.

你得先讓自己餓得饑腸轆轆，然后我們?cè)偃コ宰灾汀?/p>