【中英字幕】如何用英语介绍中国的传统节日端午节

The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. There are many different legends about the festival, but the most famous one is about Qu yuan, a patriotic poet of the State of Chu during the Warring States period.

端午节是在农历五月初五。关于这个节日有许多不同的传说，但最著名的一个是关于屈原的，他是战国时期楚国的爱国诗人。

Qu yuanis said to have been loyal and patriotic his whole life. When he realized the decline of true was beyond recovery, his remorse, knowing he could no longer save it, grew stronger and stronger.

据说屈原一生忠诚爱国。当他意识到真理的衰落已经无法挽回时，他悔恨，知道他再也无法挽救它，变得越来越激进。

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, he threw himself into the river and died for his beloved homeland. Locals leaving adjacent to the river rushed into their boats to search for him. They threw jiaoshu（rice dumplings）and other food into the river to keep fish and turtles from devouring Qu Yuan's body.

在农历五月初五，他投河自尽，为他深爱的祖国而死。离河不远的百姓上了船去寻找他。他们把饺子和其他食物扔进河里，以防止鱼和乌龟吞食屈原的尸体。

Later, to commemorate this patriotic poet, the customs of holding dragon boat races and throwing jiaoshuinto the river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month were passed it down, given rise to the name Dragonboat Festival. In September 2009, the Dragonboat Festival became China's first festival to be selected with the world's intangible cultural heritage.

后来，为了纪念这位爱国诗人，在农历五月初五举行龙舟比赛和投焦黍的习俗被流传下来，因此得名端午节。2009年9月，端午节成为中国第一个入选世界非物质文化遗产的节日。

Most Chinese festivals are related to specific foods, and the Dragon Boat Festival is no exception. But zongziis an indispensable food for the Dragon Boat Festival. In the past, every family would soak glutinous frogs, prepare reed leaves for wrapping, rub the rice around sweet fillings such as juju and bean paste or savory ones like fresh meat or ham, and tie them up into pyramidalshapes.

大多数中国节日都与特定的食物有关，端午节也不例外。粽子是端午节不可缺少的食物。在过去，家家户户都会泡糯米，准备粽叶包裹，在糯米中包上馅料，如枣、豆沙或咸味的馅料，鲜肉或火腿，并把它们绑成金字塔形。

Zongzi, which is very popular in China are now mass produced. On the production line, many people choose to buy ready to meet products.

粽子，在中国很受欢迎，现在大量生产。在生产线上，很多人选择购买现成的产品。

Wu Fangzhai, one of China's largest Zongzi producers ships out more than 3 million pieces a day during the Dragon Boat Festival. And their annual production of zongzi exceeds 400 million pieces.

端午节期间，中国最大的粽子生产商之一五芳斋每天要生产300多万份粽子。他们每年生产的粽子超过4亿只。

In Qu Yuan's hometown, the Zi gui County of central China's Hubei Province, our grabs Dragon Boat Race is held every year during the Dragon Boat Festival. This folk activity has been passed it down from generation to generation dating back more than 2000 years.

在屈原的家乡，中国中部的湖北省秭归县，每年的端午节都会举行龙舟竞渡。这种民间活动是两千多年来代代相传的。

Today, China's drug and boat racing has developed from a local activity into a grand sports event and even became an international sporting event. There are more than 85 countries and regions in the world that holds dragon boat races annually.

如今，中国的赛龙舟和赛艇已经从一项地方性活动发展成为一项大型体育赛事，甚至成为一项国际性的体育赛事。世界上每年有超过85个国家和地区举行龙舟比赛。

The Boston Dragon Boat Festival has been held for 14 years. And the Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival as witnessed more than 30 years were races.China's dragon boats have rowed to the World.

波士顿端午节已经举办了14年。而多伦多国际龙舟节作为见证了30多年的赛事。中国的龙舟已经划向了世界。

Afterbreaking some sweatfrom a dragon boat race. The next festival calls for romance, the traditional Chinese Valentine's Day or Qixi. Let us look forward to the arrival of love.

在酣畅淋漓的龙舟赛之后。下一个是一个浪漫的节日，传统的中国情人节或七夕。让我们一起期待爱情的到来。