谈节日英语对话

B: Hello , John , do you know the Dragon Boat Festival ?

A: Yes , I have ever heared it , but I don’t know it clearly.

Can you tell me what it is?

B: Sure , I’d love to. The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the Chinese traditional festivals.We celebrate it to commemorate a great patriotic poet of China : Qu Yuan.

A: How do you celebrate it ?

B: We will make a food named Zong zi , which have many different fillings, There are so many kinds , like red bean paste,yolk,chestnuts,or other things. People in southern China like the zongzi with meat in it .

A: Wow , I almost drooled because of your description

B: What’s more ,there are also have the Dragon Boat play in some places of southern China.

A: That’s great. If I have a chance , I’d like to see it with my own eyes.

D: Oh ,what are you talking about ?

B:We are talking about the Dragon Boat Festival .

What’s your favorite festival ?

C: I like the Middle Autumn Festival most.

A: Why ?

C: Because it’s stands that we love our life with passion and look forward to the bright future. Besides , I like the food and story too.

A;Food and Story ?

C; Yes ,the food is mooncake which tastes very delicious and the story is between Chang-Er and Hou Yi.

A; Is that the story true?

C: No , it’s not true. It’s only legend.

A;Oh , I see, what is it?

C;Long long ago,the earth once had 10 suns circling it.

A;What ? 10 suns circling it.?

C Yes. But I told you it was only a legend. One day all 10 suns came out at once. The temperature of the earth went up quickly.

D:Wow. I guess many people 、plants and animals died. The high temperature must kill them.

C: Yes. It was a skillful archer who saved the earth.

A: Who is he?

C: Hou Yi.

A: How did he save the earth? Is he a sprint?

C: No. He only shot down nine suns. Everything will be ok.

A: He did a good job.

C: Yes. As his reward, the Heavenly Queen Mother gave him a bottle of magic liquid.

A: What? What’s for?

C: If you had it, you would cure illnesses or make you live forever.

A: oh, my god. Are you kidding?

C: I’m serious. In many Chinese stories, people want to live longer. So they want to get something magic.

A: I see. What did he do then?

C: It’s a pity that he paid no attention to her advice.

A: You mean that he drank that all.

C: No. I mean, in front of the fame and fortune, he became a bad-tempered、selfish man.

A: Oh, I see. As the saying goes: Money is the root of all evil.

C: I couldn’t agree more. So his wife, Chang-Er could not bear to live with her husband. Then she stole his liquid, drank them and fled to the moon. This is the beautiful woman in the moon, the Moon Fairy.

A: Interesting!

B: How about you , Emily ?

D: I like the spring festival.

B: What do you think of it ?

D: The festivel is considered the most important one for Chinese people. Many customs accompany the Spring Festival.

A: Oh, when it began ?

D: It is on the first day of lunar year. It is also the day of reunion among family members for New Year's Dinner .

A:What special food will you eat ?

D: We will eat chinese dumplings in Spring Festival .

B: Besides eating food ,what other else people will do ?

D: During these days, people would say \"happy new year! or wish you make fortune to each other. They would also visit their relatives and friends. Children would be given \"red packets\". They would have more to eat and play than usual. Playing firecrackers is also a popular game for children. So I like it

A: It’s time for class ! Let’ s go !