飞牛网的优惠劵使用:第三十课：中国传统节日

第三十课：中国传统节日

1. Travel In China：天柱山
2. Chinese Poetry:观沧海
3. Chengyu Of The Day:邯郸学步

Background

With rich cultural significance and a long history, traditional Chinese festivals are an important and brilliant part of Chinese culture. Many festivals and customs are still followed today. They were often connected with ancient astronomy, calendars and mathematics.

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lì li:

míng tiān shì zhōng guó de chuán t?ng jié rì duān wǔ jié, dào w? jiā lái chī zòng zì h?o ma?

丽丽：

明天是中国的传统节日端午节，到我家来吃粽子好吗？

Lili:

Tomorrow is a traditional Chinese festival, the Dragon Boat Festival. Would you like to go to my home to eat some zongzi (glutinous rice dumplings)?

mài kè:

h?o de, xiè xiè! n? mèn duān wǔjié fàng jià ma?

麦克：

好的，谢谢！你们端午节放假吗？

Mike:

Great, thank you! Do you have a holiday on the Dragon Boat Festival?

lì li:

bú fàng. w? mèn zài chūn jié, láo dòng jié hé guó qìng jiè de shí hòu fàng jià.

丽丽：

不放。我们在春节、劳动节和国庆节的时候放假。

Lili:

No. We have holidays at Spring Festival, International Labor Day and National Day.

mài kè:

jià qī cháng ma? y?u j? tiān?

麦克：

假期长吗？有几天？

Mike:

Are the holidays long? How many days?

lì li:

y?u qī tiān. jīn nián chūn jié de shí hòu, w? mèn quán jiā qù nán fāng lǚ yóu le.

丽丽：

有7天。今年春节的时候，我们全家去南方旅游了。

Lili:

Seven days for each of the three festivals. My family traveled to south China during this year’s Spring Festival.

mài kè:

chūn jié shì zhōng guó zuì dà de jié rì, shì ma?

麦克：

春节是中国最大的节日，是吗？

Mike:

Spring Festival is the biggest festival in China, isn’t it?

lì li:

shì de. tā hé n? mèn de shèng dàn jié yī yàng rè nào.

丽丽：

是的。它和你们的圣诞节一样热闹。

Lili:

Yes, it is. It’s as lively as Christmas Day in your country.

mài kè:

zhōng guó hái y?u n? xiē chuán t?ng jié rì?

麦克：

中国还有哪些传统节日？

Mike:

What other traditional festivals does China have?

lì li:

hái y?u yuán xiāo jié, zhōng qiū jié, qīng míng jié, d?ng d?ng.

丽丽：

还有元宵节，中秋节，清明节，等等。

Lili:

There are Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Qingming Festival and so on.

mài kè:

jié rì l? y?u shén me tè bié de shí p?n ma?

麦克：

节日里有什么特别的食品吗？

Mike:

What special foods do you have at the festivals?

lì li:

y?u, b? rú ji?o zì, yuán xiāo hé yuè b?ng.

丽丽：

有，比如饺子、元宵和月饼。

Lili:

We have, for example, jiaozi, yuanxiao and yuebing.

New Words

端午节 duān wǔ jié: Dragon Boat Festival

春节 chūn jié: Spring Festival

中秋节 zhōng qiū jié: Mid-Autumn Festival

阴历 yīn lì: lunar calendar

粽子 zòng zì: pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves

假期 jià qī: holiday; vacation

热闹 rè nào: bustling, lively, festive

旅游 lǚ yóu: to travel; tour

传统 chuán t?ng: traditional; tradition

饺子 ji?o zì: dumplings

元宵 yuán xiāo: sweet rice dumplings

月饼 yuè b?ng: moon cakes