Traditional Chinese Holiday Meals英语四级翻译题.pptVIP

Traditional Chinese Holiday Meals 节庆膳食：holiday meals 纪念：in memory of 赛龙舟：hold dragon boat races 观赏：viewing; enjoying; watching 象征：symbolize；be a symbol for 家庭团聚：family reunion (1)...the Dragon Boat Festival is a day established in memory of the ancient poet Qu Yuan... (2) The special food of the day is yuebing, a round cake known as the mooncake. 过去分词作后置定语代替从句，句子看起来更加简练。 Traditional Chinese holidays meals are indispensable on some festivals. For example, the Dragon Boat Festival is a day established in memory of the ancient poet Qu Yuan and people usually hold dragon boat races and eat zongzi, or rice dumpling on that day. The Mid-autumn Festival is an occasion for viewing the full moon. The round moon is a symbol for completeness and family reunion. The special food of the day is yuebing, a round cake known as the mooncake. The Spring Festival is the Chinese lunar New Year’s holiday. Besides the popular poultry and meat, people cook traditional food according to regional customs, for example, jiaozi, or boiled dumplings, and niangao, or the “new year cake”.