Unit 3 The Dragon Boat Festival 端午節(jié)

本單元介紹的是中國傳統(tǒng)佳節(jié)：端午節(jié)，英譯為“龍舟節(jié)”。在本單元，童鞋們將學習到很多中國傳統(tǒng)文化詞匯的表達，而且你可以給老外講屈原的故事哦！

Look and learn
看一看,學一學

Dragon Boat races
龍舟比賽
a salty rice dumpling
咸味粽子
a sweet rice dumpling
甜味粽子

Look and read
看一看,讀一讀

1.There is a Chinese festival in summer.
在夏天有一中國節(jié)日。
It's on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month...
它在農(nóng)歷的五月五日.....
Is it the Dragon Boat Festival?
它是不是端午節(jié)?
Yes, you're right.
是的,你說對了
2.What do people eat?
人們吃什么?
What do people do to celebrate this festival?
人們做什么來慶祝這個節(jié)日?
They eat sweet rice dumplings and salty rice dumplings.
他們吃甜味粽子和咸味粽子。
People have Dragon Boat races.
人們進行龍舟比賽。
3.Do you like rice dumplings?
你喜歡粽子嗎?
I love salty rice dumplings, but I hate the sweet ones.
我愛吃咸味粽子,但我討厭甜味的。
I love both.
我都喜歡。
Kitty loves the sweet rice dumplings, but she hates the salty ones.
基蒂喜愛甜味粽子,但她討厭咸味的。
Eddie likes the salty ones with meat and green beans best.
埃迪最喜愛帶肉和綠豆的咸味粽子。
Alice loves the sweet ones without red beans.
艾麗斯喜愛沒有紅豆的甜味粽子。

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1.Why do we celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?
為什么我們要慶祝端午節(jié)?
Do you know, Alice?
你們知道嗎?
I'm not sure. What about you, Eddie?
我不太清楚.埃迪,你呢?
I know only a little, not too much.
我只知道一點,不太多。
OK. Let me tell you the story of this festival.
好吧，讓我給你們講一講這個節(jié)日的故事。
2.Qu-yuan was born around two thousand years ago in China.
屈原大約出生在兩千年前的中國。
His job was to give advice to the emperor.
他的職責是向國王進諫。
The emperor always took his advice.
國王總會采納他的建議。
However, the emperor died, and the new emperor did not like listening to Qu-yuan.
然而老國王去世了,新國王不喜歡聽屈原的。
Qu-yuan finally lost his job.
屈原被貶職了。
Qu-yuan was very good at writing poems.
屈原擅長寫詩。
He became a famous poet.
他成為一名著名的詩人。
However, he was always sad.
但是,他總是很傷感。
He was sad because the new emperor
他因為新國王不采納他的建議而悲傷。
did not take his advice and the country lost a battle.
因為國家在戰(zhàn)爭中失利而悲傷。
He jumped into a river and died.
他投入江中自殺了。
It was the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in that year.
那天是那一年的農(nóng)歷五月五日。
Nowadays, people eat rice dumplings and have Dragon Boat races to celebrate this festival.
如今,人們吃粽子,賽龍舟就是為了紀念這個節(jié)日。

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Look and say
看一看,說一說

Would you like a piece of rice dumpling?
你想要一個粽子嗎?
Yes, please. I really like rice dumplings.
是的.我確實喜歡粽子。
No, thanks. I don't like rice dumplings very much.
不,謝謝,我不太喜歡粽子。
I'd rather have a piece of pizza.
我更喜歡比薩餅。

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love/hate
with/without
Would you like some...?
Yes, please.
No, thanks.
I really like___.
I don't like ___very much.
I'd rather have___.