Dragon Boat Festival

■ 端午节的由来

　　The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year.

　　The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan. He was a good and respected man, but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor's court.

　　Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons.

　　Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan, their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival.

端午节的由来

　　端午节，又称为五五节，因为端午节是在农历的五月五日，是三个重要的中国节庆之一，其它两个分别是中秋节和农历新年。

　　这个节日的由来是古代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈原，他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏，但是由于一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害，从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由于无法获得皇帝的重视，屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。

　　由于对屈原的爱戴，汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原，并且将米丢入汨罗江中，以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原，但是他们的行为，直到今天在端午节的时候，仍然被人们传颂纪念着。

Dragon Boat Festival/Vocabulary

端午节词汇

dragon boat

龙舟（名词）

That dragon boat is very colorful.

那艘龙舟非常鲜艳。

Festival

节庆（名词）

In Taiwan, people celebrate many different festivals.

在台湾,人们庆祝许多不同的节庆。

Lunar calendar

农历

The lunar calendar is different from the calendar used in the west.

农历和西方所用的历法不一样。

scholarly

博学多闻的（形容词）

Our professor is very scholarly.

我们的教授非常博学多闻。

government

政府（名词）

I think our government needs some reforms.

我想我们的政府需要一些改革。

official

公务员（名词）

That official helped me to get my visa.

那位公务员协助我取得签证。

respected

受敬重的（形容词）

The woman is very respected because of her abilities.

那位女性因为能力而受到敬重。

misdeed

罪行，不当的行为（名词）

His misdeeds brought him bad fortune.

他不当的行为造成他悲惨的命运。

jealous

嫉妒（形容词）

My girlfriend is jealous of my female friends.

我的女朋友总是嫉妒我其它的女性朋友。

rival

对手（名词）

His rivals are trying to defeat him.

他的对手尝试击败他。

disfavor

不赞成、反对（动词）

Most people disfavor his ideas because they are outdated.