端午节的历史TheDragonBoatFestivalisalunarholiday,occurringonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthTheChineseDragonBoatFestivalisasignificantholidaycelebratedinChina,andtheonewiththelongesthistory.TheDragonBoatFestivaliscelebratedbyboatracesintheshapeofdragons.Competingteamsrowtheirboatsforwardtoadrumbeatracingtoreachthefinishendfirst.TheboatracesduringtheDragonBoatFestivalaretraditionalcustomstoattemptstorescuethepatrioticpoetChuYuan.ChuYuandrownedonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthin277B.C.Chinesecitizensnowthrowbambooleavesfilledwithcookedriceintothewater.Thereforethefishcouldeatthericeratherthantheheropoet.Thislateronturnedintothecustomofeatingtzungtzuandricedumplings.Thecelebration'sisatimeforprotectionfromevilanddiseasefortherestoftheyear.Itisdonesobydifferentpracticessuchashanginghealthyherbsonthefrontdoor,drinkingnutritiousconcoctions,anddisplayingportraitsofevil'snemesis,ChungKuei.Ifonemanagestostandaneggonit'sendatexactly12：00noon,thefollowingyearwillbealuckyone.Notesignificant：重要的drumbeat：鼓声，打鼓patriotic：爱国的concoction：调和物nemesis：报应风俗习惯DragonBoatraceTraditionsAtthecenterofthisfestivalarethedragonboatraces.Competingteamsdrivetheircolorfuldragonboatsforwardtotherhythmofbeatingdrums.Theseexcitingraceswereinspiredbythevillager'svaliantattemptstorescueChuYuanfromtheMiLoriver.Thistraditionhasremainedunbrokenforcenturies.TzungTzuAverypopulardishduringtheDragonBoatfestivalistzungtzu.Thistastydishconsistsofricedumplingswithmeat,peanut,eggyolk,orotherfillingswrappedinbambooleaves.ThetraditionoftzungtzuismeanttoremindusofthevillagefishermenscatteringriceacrossthewateroftheMiLowriverinordertoappeasetheriverdragonssothattheywouldnotdevourChuYuan.AyTasoThetimeofyearoftheDragonBoatFestival,thefifthlunarmoon,hasmoresignificancethanjustthestoryofChuYuan.ManyChineseconsiderthistimeofyearanespeciallydangeroustimewhenextraeffortsmustbemadetoprotecttheirfamilyfromillness.Familieswillhangvariousherbs,calledAyTsao,ontheirdoorforprotection.Thedrinkingofrealgarwineisthoughttoremovepoisonsfromthebody.HsiangBaoarealsoworn.Thesesachetscontainvariousfragrantmedicinalherbsthoughttoprotectthewearerfromillness.风俗习惯端午节最重要的活动是龙舟竞赛，比赛的队伍在热烈的鼓声中划著他们多彩的龙舟前进。这项活动的灵感是来自於当时汨罗江畔的居民，在江中划船救屈原，而这个传统也一直保持了数个世纪。在端午节时受欢迎的食物就是粽子，粽子是以米包著肉、花生、蛋黄及其他材料，再以竹叶包裹。而粽子的传统则来由於汨罗江边的渔夫，将米丢入江中平息江中的蛟龙，希望他们不要将屈原吃掉。农历的五月，也就是端午节的这个时节，对中国人而言，除了屈原的故事还有许多其他重要的意义。许多中国人相信五月是一年中容易引发疾病的危险时节，因此必须有许多防备家人生病的措施。许多家庭会将一种特别的植物-艾草挂在门口，作为保护之用，而人们也会挂带香包，它是以含有多种香味的药用植物所做成，也可以保护人们远离疾病。Traditions/Vocabularyrace比赛（名词）Theraceswereveryexcitingbecausethecarswereveryfastandloud.那个比赛非常刺激，因为那些车子非常的快速而且大声。competing竞争的（形容词）Allofthecompetingracecardriversareveryskilled.所有竞争的赛车选手都有高超的技术。rhythm节奏（名词）Iliketodancetotherhythmofthismusic.我喜欢随著音乐的节奏跳舞。inspire启发灵感（动词）Thebeautifulsceneryinspiredmetowritethissong.这美丽的风景启发我写这首歌曲的灵感villager村民、乡民（名词）Duringourtravelswefoundthevillagerstobeveryfriendlyandhelpful.在我们的旅...
