端午节中英文介绍

端午节中英文介绍

端午节中英文介绍

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.

端午节是古老的传统节日，始于中国的春秋战国时期，至今已有

2000多年历史。

There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the

most popular of which is in commemoration of Qu Yuan (340-278

BC). Qu Yuan was minister of the State of Chu and one of

China's earliest poets. In face of great pressure from the

powerful Qin State, he advocated enriching the country and

strengthening its military forces so as to fight against the Qin.

However, he was oppod by aristocrats headed by Zi Lan, and later

depod and exiled by King Huai.

据《史记》“屈原贾生列传”记载，屈原，是春秋时期楚怀王的

大臣。他倡导举贤授能，富国强兵，力主联齐抗秦，遭到贵族子

兰等人的强烈反对，屈原遭馋去职，被赶出都城，流放到沅、湘

流域。

In his exiled days, he still cared much for his country and people

and compod immortal poems including Li Sao (The Lament), Tian

Wen (Heavenly Questions) and Jiu Ge (Nine Songs), which had

far-reaching influences. In 278 BC, he heard the news that Qin

troops had finally conquered Chu's capital, so he finished his

last piece Huai Sha (Embracing Sand) and plunged himlf into the

Miluo River, clasping his arms to a large stone. The day happened to

be the 5th of the 5th month in the Chine lunar calendar.

他在流放中，写下了忧国忧民的《离骚》、《天问》、《九歌》等不

朽诗篇，独具风貌，影响深远(因而，端午节也称诗人节)。公元前

278年，秦军攻破楚国京都。屈原眼看自己的祖国被侵略，心如刀

割，但是始终不忍舍弃自己的祖国，于五月五日，在写下了绝笔

作《怀沙》之后，抱石投汨罗江身死，以自己的生命谱写了一曲

壮丽的爱国主义乐章。

After his death, the people of Chu crowded to the bank of the river

to pay their respects to him. The fishermen sailed their boats up and

down the river to look for his body. People threw into the water

zongzi (pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or

bamboo leaves) and eggs to divert possible fish or shrimp from

attacking his body. An old doctor poured a jug of reaglar wine

(Chine liquor asoned with realgar) into the water, hoping to

turn all aquatic beasts drunk. That's why people later followed

the customs such as dragon boat racing, eating zongzi and drinking

realgar wine on that day.

传说屈原死后，楚国百姓哀痛异常，纷纷涌到汨罗江边去凭吊屈

原。渔夫们划起船只，在江上来回打捞他的真身。有位渔夫拿出

为屈原准备的饭团、鸡蛋等食物，“扑通、扑通”地丢进江里，说

是让鱼龙虾蟹吃饱了，就不会去咬屈大夫的身体了。人们见后纷

纷仿效。一位老医师则拿来一坛雄黄酒倒进江里，说是要药晕蛟

龙水兽，以免伤害屈大夫。后来为怕饭团为蛟龙所食，人们想出

用楝树叶包饭，外缠彩丝，发展成棕子。

Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part of the festival, held all

over the country. As the gun is fired, people will e racers in

dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars harmoniously and hurriedly,

accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination.

Folk tales say the game originates from the activities of eking Qu

Yuan's body, but experts, after painstaking and meticulous

rearch, conclude that dragon boat racing is a mi-religious,

mi-entertaining program from the Warring States Period (475-221

BC). In the following thousands of years, the game spread to Japan,

Vietnam and Britain as well as China's Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Now dragon boat racing has developed into an aquatic sports item

which features both Chine tradition and modern sporting spirit. In

1980, it was listed into the state sports competition programs and

has since been held every year. The award is called "Qu Yuan

Cup."

赛龙舟，是端午节的主要习俗。相传起源于古时楚国人因舍不得

贤臣屈原投江死去，许多人划船追赶拯救。他们争先恐后，追至

洞庭湖时不见踪迹。之后每年五月五日划龙舟以纪念之。借划龙

舟驱散江中之鱼，以免鱼吃掉屈原的身体。竞渡之习，盛行于吴、

越、楚。 其实 ，“龙舟竞渡”早在战国时代就有了。在急鼓声中

划刻成龙形的独木舟，做竞渡游戏，以娱神与乐人，是祭仪中半

宗教性、半娱乐性的节目。后来，赛龙舟除纪念屈原之外，在各

地人们还付予了不同的寓意。此外，划龙舟也先后传入邻国日本、

越南等及英国。1980年，赛龙舟被列入中国国家体育比赛项目，

并每年举行“屈原杯”龙舟赛。

Zongzi is an esntial food of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is said

that people ate them in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC).

In early times, it was only glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed

or other plant leaves and tied with colored thread, but now the

fillings are more diversified, including jujube and bean paste, fresh

meat, and ham and egg yolk. If time permits, people will soak

glutinous rice, wash reed leaves and wrap up zongzi themlves.

Otherwi, they will go to shops to buy whatever stuff they want.

The custom of eating zongzi is now popular in North and South

Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian nations.

端午节吃粽子，这是中国人民的又一传统习俗。粽子，又叫“角

黍”、”筒粽”。其由来已久，花样繁多。 据记载，早在春秋时期，

用菰叶(茭白叶)包黍米成牛角状，称“角黍”;用竹筒装米密封烤

熟，称“筒粽”。一直到今天，每年五月初，中国百姓家家都要浸

糯米、洗粽叶、包粽子，其花色品种更为繁多。从馅料看，北方

多包小枣的北京枣粽;南方则有豆沙、鲜肉、火腿、蛋黄等多种馅

料，其中以浙江嘉兴粽子为代表。吃粽子的风俗，千百年来，在

中国盛行不衰，而且流传到朝鲜、日本及东南亚诸国。

On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need to dress their children

up with a perfume pouch. They first w little bags with colorful silk

cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines, and

finally string them with silk threads. 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.

端午节小孩佩香囊，传说有避邪驱瘟之意，实际是用于襟头点缀

装饰。香囊内有朱砂、雄黄、香药，外包以丝布，清香四溢，再

以五色丝线弦扣成索，作各种不同形状，结成一串，形形色色，

玲珑可爱。

端午节中英文介绍

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is

celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the

Chine calendar. For thousands of years, the festival has been

marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice(糯米)wrapped to form a

pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon boats.

The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in

the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.

Thisregatta(赛舟会)commemorates the death of Qu Yuan , an

honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning

himlf in a river. Qu was a minister of the State of Chu situated in

prent-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during theWarring States

Period(475-221BC)(战国时期). He was upright, loyal and highly

esteemed for his wi counl that brought peace and prosperity to

the state. However, when a dishonest and corrupt prince vilified Qu,

he was disgraced and dismisd from office. Realizing that the

country was now in the hands of evil and corrupt officials, Qu

grabbed a large stone and leapt into the Miluo River on the fifth day

of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to try and save

him but were unable to even recover his body. Thereafter, the state

declined and was eventually conquered by the State of Qin.

The people of Chu who mourned the death of Qu threw rice into

the river to feed his ghost every year on the fifth day of the fifth

month. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the

mourners that a hugereptile(爬行动物)in the river had stolen the

rice. The spirit then advid them to wrap the rice in silk and bind it

with five different-colored threads before tossing it into the river.

During the Duanwu Festival, a glutinous rice pudding called zong zi

is eaten to symbolize the rice offerings to Qu. Ingredients such as

beans,lotus eds(莲子),chestnuts(栗子), pork fat and the golden

yolk of a salted duck egg are often added to the glutinous rice. The

pudding is then wrapped with bamboo leaves, bound with a kind of

raffia and boiled in salt water for hours.

The dragon-boat races symbolize the many attempts to rescue and

recover Qu's body. A typical dragon boat ranges from 50-100

feet in length, with a beam of about 5.5 feet, accommodating two

paddlers ated side by side.

A wooden dragon head is attached at the bow, and a dragon tail at

thestern(船尾). A banner hoisted on a pole is also fastened at the

stern and the hull is decorated with red, green and blue scales

edged in gold. In the center of the boat is a canopied shrine behind

which the drummers,gong(铜锣)beaters andcymbal(铙钹)players

are ated to t the pace for the paddlers. There are also men

positioned at the bow to t off firecrackers, toss rice into the water

and pretend to be looking for Qu. All of the noi and pageantry

creates an atmosphere of gaiety and excitement for the participants

and spectators alike. The races are held among different clans,

villages and organizations, and the winners are awarded medals,

banners, jugs of wine and festive meals.

端午节中英文介绍

A Chine holiday is gaining worldwide popularity 一个逐渐受到

全球欢迎的中国节日

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，即使是非基督徒。同样，最近几年端午节已经不局限于中国，

成为国际性节日，而庆祝的人可能对节日的由来并不太了解。

The Dragon Boat Festival is one of three major Chine holidays,

along with the Spring and Moon Festivals. Of the three, it is possibly

the oldest, dating back to the Warring States Period in 227 B.C. The

festival commemorates Qu Yuan, a minister in the rvice of the Chu

Emperor. Despairing over corruption at court, Qu threw himlf into

a river. Townspeople jumped into their boats and tried in vain to

save him. Then, hoping to distract hungry fish from his body, the

people scattered rice on the water。

端午节与春节和中秋节并列为中国三大节日。这三个节日中，它

可能是最古老的一个，可以追溯到公元前227年的战国时代。这

个节日是为了纪念楚国的大夫屈原，他因为对朝廷的贪污腐败感

到绝望而投河自尽。镇上的人纷纷冲上船去救他，却没有成功。

后来大家把米撒到水里，希望把饥饿的鱼群从他的躯体边引开。

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 Gdask, 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 acquired taste. I just haven’t really acquired it yet。”

那么，为什么端午节赛龙舟会吸引外国人呢?“这是一项不寻常

的运动。”一位来自德国的参赛者说，“这并不是所有的人都在从

事的运动。这正是龙舟队的团队精神如此高昂的原因之一，每个

人都觉得自己在做一件很特别的事。”那么粽子呢?“喔，我觉得

它不难吃。”他说，“那是一种需要后天培养的品味。我只是还没

培养出来罢了。”