关于端午节的英文ppt概要1.pptVIP

The story behind the festival What do people usually drink during the festival? What do people usually play？ What do children ususlly hang? What should the house hang? * The Duanwu Festival, also called the Dragon Boat Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. 端午节(农历5月5日)是中国古老的传统节日，至今已有2000多年历史。 There are many legends(传说) about the evolution（演化） of the festival, the most popular of which is in commemoration （纪念）of Qu Yuan (340-278 BC),an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river . Qu Yuan was a minister of the State of Chu and one of China‘s earliest poets. In face of great pressure from the powerful Qin State, he advocated(提倡) enriching the country and strengthening its military forces so as to fight against the Qin. However, he was opposed by aristocrats（贵族成员） headed by Zi Lan, and later deposed （免职） and exiled（流放） by King Huai. 屈原，是春秋时期楚怀王的大臣。他倡导举贤授能，富国强兵，力主联齐抗秦，遭到贵族子兰等人的强烈反对，遭馋去职，被赶出都城，流放沅、湘流域。 In 278 BC, he heard the news that Qin troops（军队） had finally conquered Chu’s capital, so he finished his last piece Huai Sha (Embracing Sand) and plunged himself into the Miluo River, clasping（抓紧） his arms to a large stone. The day happened to be the 5th of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar. 公元前278年，秦军攻破楚国京都。屈原眼看自己的祖国被侵略，心如刀割，但是始终不忍舍弃自己的祖国，于五月五日，在写下了绝笔作《怀沙》之后，抱石投汨罗江身死，以自己的生命谱写了一曲壮丽的爱国主义乐章。?? After his death, the people of Chu crowded to the bank of the river to pay their respects to him. The fishermen sailed their boats up and down the river to look for his body. People threw into the water zongzi (pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves) and eggs to divert（使改道） possible fish or shrimp from attacking his body. 传说屈原死后，楚国百姓哀痛异常，纷纷涌到汨罗江边去凭吊屈原。渔夫们划起船只，在江上来回打捞他的真身。有位渔夫拿出为屈原准备的饭团、鸡蛋等食物，“扑通、扑通”地丢进江里，说是让鱼龙虾蟹吃饱了，就不会去咬屈大夫的身体了。 An old doctor poured a jug of Realgar（雄黄） wine (Chinese li