端午节英语介绍中英文对照

端午节英语介绍中英文对照

A Chine holiday is gaining worldwide popularity 一个逐

渐受到世界欢迎的中国节日

Some holidays are so much fun that they catch on outside

of their culture. The most obvious example is probably

Christmas, which is celebrated around the world by people who

aren’t even Christian. Similarly, in recent years, the

Dragon Boat Festival has moved beyond China to become an

international holiday celebrated by people who may know

little about the holiday’s origins。

有些节日实在是很有趣，所以在本土文化以外的地方也很受欢迎。

最明显的例子可能就是圣诞节，世界各地的人都会庆祝圣诞节，即使

Over the years, the story of Qu’s demi transformed

into the traditions of racing dragon boats and eating zongzi

– a kind of rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. The races have

certainly captured the imagination of people from all over

the world. Every spring there are nearly 60 dragon boat races

held outside of China in cities from Vancouver to Sydney,

from Gdańsk, Poland to Cape Town, South Africa. Canada alone

has nearly 50 dragon boat teams and Germany has nearly 30。

多年以后，屈原逝世的故事逐渐演变成赛龙舟和吃粽子(一种包在

竹叶中的米食)的传统。这些竞赛显然激起了世界各地人们的想像，每

年春天有将近60场龙舟赛在中国境外的城市举办，从温哥华到悉尼，

从波兰的格但斯克到南非的开普敦。单单字加拿大就有将近50支龙舟

队伍，德国则有近30个。

So what is it about the Dragon Boat Festival that appeals

to foreigners? “It’s an unusual sport,” says one racer

from Germany. “It’s not like everybody’s doing it. That’s

one of the reasons that there’s such great team spirit in a

dragon boat team – everybody feels like we’re doing

something special。” And what about the zongzi? “Ehhh,

they’re not bad, I guess,” he says. “Something of an