09 The Dragon Boat Festival（端午節(jié)）（農(nóng)歷五月初五）
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
農(nóng)歷五月初五是端午節(jié)。
There are many different legends about the festival but the most famous one is about Qu yuan a patriotic poet of the State of Chu during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).
Qu yuan is said to have been loyal and patriotic his whole life.
屈原一生忠貞愛國。
When he realized the decline of Chu was beyond recovery, his remorse knowing he could no longer save it grew stronger and stronger.
在得知楚國即將滅亡時，他感嘆已無力救國。
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, he threw himself into the river and died for his beloved homeland.
于五月初五，投河自盡，以身殉國。
Locals living adjacent to the river rushed into their boats to search for him.
屈原投江后，百姓為了撈救他，撐船從四面八方趕來。
They threw jiaoshu (rice dumplings) and other food into the river to keep fish and turtles from devouring Qu yuan's body.
人們還往江中投放角薯（粽子）等食物，為使他的遺體不被魚鱉侵食。
Later, to commemorate this patriotic poet, the customs of holding dragon boat races and throwing jiaoshu into the river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month were passed down giving rise to the name Dragon Boat Festival.
后來，為了紀(jì)念這位愛國詩人，五月初五“龍舟競渡”、“角黍投江”等習(xí)俗流傳至今，由此得名端午節(jié)。
In September 2009 The Dragon Boat Festival became China's first festival to be selected for the world's intangible cultural heritage.
2009年9月，端午節(jié)成為中國首個入選世界非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)的節(jié)日。
Most Chinese festivals are related to specific foods and the Dragon Boat Festival is no exception.
大多數(shù)中國節(jié)日都與特定的食物有關(guān)，端午節(jié)也不例外。
The zongzi is an indispensable food for the Dragon Boat Festival.
粽子是端午節(jié)必不可少的食物。
In the past every family would soak glutinous rice, prepare reed leaves for wrapping, wrap the rice around sweet fillings such as jujube and bean paste or savory ones like fresh meat or ham and tie them up into pyramidal shapes.
過去每到端午家家都要浸糯米、洗粽葉，裹進小棗、豆沙、鮮肉、火腿等或甜或咸的餡料，包成形狀靈巧的三角粽。
Zongzi, which is very popular in China, are now mass-produced on the production line.
粽子深受中國人喜愛，如今已被送上成熟的生產(chǎn)線。
Many people choose to buy ready-to-eat products.
很多人選擇直接購買成品粽子。
("The rice dumplings is coming.")
（“上粽子嘍。”）
Wufangzhai, one of China's largest zongzi producers, ships out more than 3 million pieces a day during the Dragon Boat Festival and their annual production of zongzi exceeds 400 million pieces.
五芳齋中國最大的粽子生產(chǎn)企業(yè)之一，臨近端午節(jié)時每天發(fā)貨超過300萬只，全年粽子銷量超過4億只。
In Quyuan's hometown, Zigui county of Central China's Hubei province, a grand dragon boat race is held every year during the Dragon Boat Festival.
在屈原的故鄉(xiāng)，中國中部湖北省秭歸縣，每年端午節(jié)都有盛大的龍舟大賽。
This folk activity has been passed down from generation to generation dating back more than 2000 years.
這項民俗活動代代相傳，延續(xù)至今已有2000多年歷史。
Today China's dragon boat racing has developed from a local activity into a grand sports event and even became an international sporting event.
如今中國賽龍舟由群眾性的紀(jì)念活動發(fā)展成群眾體育項目，甚至成為國際性體育賽事。
There are more than 85 countries and regions in the world that hold dragon boat races annually.
目前世界上已經(jīng)有超過85個國家和地區(qū)開展龍舟賽。
The Boston Dragon Boat Festival has been held for 40 years and the Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival has witnessed more than 30 years or races.
如美國波士頓龍舟節(jié)已舉辦40年，加拿大多倫多國際龍舟節(jié)已舉辦30余屆。
China's dragon boats have "rowed" to the world.
中國龍舟已“劃”向了世界。
After breaking some sweat from a dragon boat race, the next festival calls for romance, the traditional Chinese Valentine's Day, or Qixi. Let us look forward to the arrival of love.
酣暢淋漓的龍舟大賽之后，下一個節(jié)目需要些浪漫，中國傳統(tǒng)情人節(jié)——七夕節(jié)。讓我們一起期待愛情的降臨。
