A:We have another traditional holiday-the Dragon Boat Festival.
我们还有一个传统的节日:端午节。
B:When is it?
它是在什么时候?
A:It falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
是在农历五月初五。
B:Could you tell me the origin of the two festivals?
你能告诉我它的来历吗?
A:OK. The Dragon Boat Festival is a way to commemorate a great ancient poet named Quyuan. On that day, people will hold a boat race as a symbol of the attempt to save him who threw himself into the river.
好。端午节是为了纪念一位古代的伟大诗人屈原。人们在那天要举行划龙舟比赛,象征他们在奋力救投江自尽的屈原。
B:Why do people eat rice cakes on that day?
那为什么人们要在那天吃棕子?
A:In order to prevent the fish from eating the poet's body.
为了不让鱼吃掉诗人的身体。
B:It sounds so moving.
听起来很感人。