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端午佳节的由来和风俗习惯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 emperors 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。 How to communicate with foreigners ? 开始谈话 Conversation Starters Q: You’re welcome to China. I hope you’re enjoying your stay here. （欢迎你到中国来。希望你在这里过得愉快。） A: Thank you. I really am enjoying myself here. （谢谢你。我在这里确实过得很愉快。） Q: Where are you from? （你是从哪个国家来的？） A: I’m from America. （我从美国来。） Q: How long have you been in China? （你在中国多长时间了？） A: Only a few days. （才来几天。） Only a couple of days. （才来几天。） I just got here yesterday. （我昨天才来的。） Q: How long are you planning to stay? （你打算呆多久？） A: Two weeks. （两个星期。） Until the trade fair is over. （到交易会结束。） Q: Could you answer a question for me? Forget it if the question bothers you. （你能回答我一个问题吗？如果你不想回答，就算了。） A: Go ahead. I don’t mind. （问吧。我不介意。） Ask me anything. I’m not that sensitive. （什么问题都可以问。我没那么敏感。） Q: Are you here on business or for pleasure? （你来这里是出差还是游玩？） A: I’m here on vacation. It has always been my dream to come to China. （我到这里来度假。我一直都梦想着来中国。） I’m here on business. I come to China regularly. Actually, I have a factory here. （我是出差到这里。我经常来中国。确切地说，我在这里有一家工厂。） 关于他们的国家 About