关于端午节的英文课件.pptVIP

ThestorybehindthefestivalWhatdopeopleusuallyeatduringthefestival?Whatdopeopleusuallydrinkduringthefestival?Whatdopeopleusuallyplay？Whatdochildrenususllyhang?Whatshouldthehousehang?*TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.Ithasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.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。Therearemanylegends(传说)abouttheevolution（演化）ofthefestival,themostpopularofwhichisincommemoration（纪念）ofQuYuan(340-278BC),anhonestministerwhoissaidtohavecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfinariver.QuYuanwasministeroftheStateofChuandoneofChina‘searliestpoets.InfaceofgreatpressurefromthepowerfulQinState,headvocated(提倡)enrichingthecountryandstrengtheningitsmilitaryforcessoastofightagainsttheQin.However,hewasopposedbyaristocrats（贵族成员）headedbyZiLan,andlaterdeposed（免职）andexiled（流放）byKingHuai.In278BC,heheardthenewsthatQintroops（军队）hadfinallyconqueredChu’scapital,sohefinishedhislastpieceHuaiSha(EmbracingSand)andplungedhimselfintotheMiluoRiver,clasping（抓紧）hisarmstoalargestone.Thedayhappenedtobethe5thofthe5thmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.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。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。??Afterhisdeath,thepeopleofChucrowdedtothebankoftherivertopaytheirrespectstohim.Thefishermensailedtheirboatsupanddowntherivertolookforhisbody.Peoplethrewintothewaterzongzi(pyramid-shapedglutinousricedumplingswrappedinreedorbambooleaves)andeggstodivert（使改道）possiblefishorshrimpfromattackinghisbody.AnolddoctorpouredajugofRealgar（雄黄）wine(ChineseliquorseasonedwithRealgar)intothewater,hopingtoturnallaquatic