英语讲中国传统节日05 端午 Dragon Boat Festival.pdf

G1节日_DragonBoatFestival端午节

作者:WendyWong

朗读者：AaronSmith

Lexile:370L

难度：相当于美国小学一年级

小男孩刘孔有只狗叫小龙。端午节时，刘孔帮助祖母包完粽子，就带着

小龙去看龙舟比赛，在赛场上买了个粽子。比赛一开始，小龙就挣脱了

刘孔，跳到了第一艘龙舟上。刘孔追着船大喊：“龙！龙！”人们却都以为

他在为龙舟呐喊助威。最后，小龙所在的龙舟取得了胜利，刘孔企图抓

住小龙，但他满手的糯米都粘在了小龙身上。经此一闹，刘孔精疲力

竭，带着小龙回家了。妈妈问：“谁赢了比赛？”你猜刘孔会怎么回答呢？

WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisTheSmallest

Dragon,writtenbyWendyWongandnarratedbyAaronSmith.

LiuKongisayoungboy.HehasadogcalledXiaoLong.Itmeans“small

dragon.”XiaoLongissmall,butsheissmartandfierce.

Kong’smotherandgrandmotherareatthekitchentable.Theyhavea

bigbowlofriceandsomelong,greenleaves.

“Mom,”saysKong.“CanIwatchthedragonboatraces?”

“First,helpyourgrandmothertomakethezongzi,”saysMom.“Thenyou

canwatchtheraces.”

“OK,”saysKong.Hesitsatthetable.XiaoLongsitsunderthetable.

Grandmotherpicksupaleaf.Sheputssomericeintheleaf.Sheputs

somebeansintheleaf.Shetiestheleafwithstring.Sheissofast!Kong

triestomakeazongzi.Heputsalittlericeintheleaf.Hedropsalotof

riceonthetable.Grandmothermakessixzongzi.Kongmakesone.

Grandmotherputsthezongziinabigpotofwater.

“Now,wecookthemforsixhours,”saysGrandmother.“Areyouhungry

now?”

“Yes,”saysKong.“AndIwanttowatchtheraces.”

“Takethismoney,”saysMom.“Youcanbuyzongziatthelake.”

“Thanks,Mom!”saysKong.

KongholdsXiaoLong.Hewalkstothelake.Therearealotofdragon

boats.Kongbuysazongzifromawomanatastall.Hetriestoopenit.It

isveryhot.Hegetsalotofstickyriceonhishands.Hetriestoeatthe

zongzi,butXiaoLongtakesitfirst.Shejumpsoutofhisarms!

Thedrummersstartdrumming.Thefirstracestarts.

XiaoLongjumpsintothefirstboat!Theboatismovingfast.The

drummingisloud.Kongrunsaftertheboat.

“Long!”shoutsKong.Peoplethinkheischeeringforthedragonboats.

“Long,long,lon