端午節(jié)中英文簡介

1、端午節(jié)中英文簡介 農(nóng)歷五月初五為端午節(jié)，端午節(jié)的第一個意義就是紀(jì)念歷史上偉大的民族詩人屈原。端午節(jié)是我國二千多年的舊習(xí)俗，每到這一天，家家戶戶都懸鐘馗像，掛艾葉菖蒲，賽龍舟，吃粽子，飲雄黃酒，游百病，佩香囊，備牲醴。 The customs vary a lot in different areas of the country, but most of the families would hang the picture of Zhong Kui (a ghost that can exorcise), calamus and moxa in their houses. People ha

2、ve Dragon Boat Races, eat Zong Zi (dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves) and carry a spice bag around with them. 端午節(jié)特色詞匯：端午節(jié) the Dragon Boat Festival粽子 zongzi/tsung-tse/rice dumpling糯米 glutinous rice 賽龍舟 Dragon boat racing 雄黃酒 realgar wine 香包 perfumed medicine bag/sachet驅(qū)

3、邪 ward off evil祛病 ward off disease端午吃什么？“粽包分兩髻，艾束著危冠。舊俗方儲藥，羸軀亦點(diǎn)丹?！倍宋绻?jié)不可不吃的美味食物就是tsung-tse（粽子），這種傳統(tǒng)源于汨羅江邊的漁夫，將米丟入江中平息江中的蛟龍，希望它們不要傷害屈原。 粽子tsung- tse：Glutinous rice（糯米） filled with meat, nuts or bean paste（豆醬） and wrapped in bamboo leaves. It is associated with Dragon Boat Festival with historical mean

4、ing.The custom of eating tsung-tse is also popular in North and South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian nations. 端午喝什么？“櫻桃桑椹與菖蒲，更買雄黃酒一壺?！倍宋绻?jié)嘗試一下雄黃酒吧。端午節(jié)這天，人們把雄黃倒入酒中飲用，并把雄黃酒涂在小孩兒的耳、鼻、額頭、手、足等處，希望這樣可以使孩子們不受蛇蟲的傷害。It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at

5、the Dragon Boat Festival. This is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year.端午玩什么？“鼓聲三下紅旗開，兩龍躍出浮水來。棹影斡波飛萬劍，鼓聲劈浪鳴千雷?！倍宋绻?jié)最應(yīng)景的節(jié)目就是賽龍舟。Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country. As the gun is fired, people will see racers in dragon-shaped

6、canoes pulling the oars harmoniously and hurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination.端午戴什么？ 端午節(jié)最有特色的飾物就是香包（sachet）。小孩佩戴香包，傳說有避邪驅(qū)瘟之意。用含有多種香味的藥用植物做成的香包也可以預(yù)防疾病。On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need to dress their children up with a sachet. They first sew little bags wi

7、th colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines（草藥）, and finally string them with silk threads. The sachet 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.端午掛什么？“不效艾符趨習(xí)俗，但祈蒲酒話升平。”許多人相信五月是一年中容易引發(fā)疾病的危險(xiǎn)時節(jié)，因此必須有許多防備家人生病的措施。端午節(jié)時，人們會將一種特別的植物-艾草掛在門口，作為保護(hù)之用。在門上掛艾葉和菖蒲hang branches of moxa