The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. The festival commemorates the death of the famous scholar and poet Qu Yuan, who lived during the Warring States period of ancient China.
端午节的英文名在国外一般被翻译成The Dragon Boat Festival龙舟节，除此之外和其它中国传统节日一样，也可以直接用拼音Duanwu加上英文Festival进行翻译，Duanwu Festival。
No.1 Lunar calendar 农历
- Lunar
adj. 月亮的/月球的 - Gregorian calendar
公历的/格里高里历
No.2 Commemorate v. 纪念/庆祝
- This monument is to commemorate those who died in the war.
这座纪念碑是为了纪念那些战争死难者而修建的。
No.3 Warring States period 战国时期
- Spring and Autumn period
春秋时期
Qu Yuan was a patriotic poet and exiled official during the Warring States Period of ancient China. He committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River on May 5 of the lunar calendar in 278 BC after the Qin state captured the Chu capital.
屈原是战国时期楚国的诗人政治家，因遭贵族的排挤，被流放在外，公元前278年，在楚国被攻陷后投江自尽。
No.1 Exiled adj. 流放的
- Exile
v. 流放(古代对于犯人的一种刑罚) - They were exiled for life.
他们被终身流放。
No.2 Suicide n. 自杀
- commit suicide
自杀动作；+by自杀方式 - He committed suicide by hanging.
他上吊自杀了。
Three of the most widespread activities enjoyed during the Duanwu Festival are eating (and preparing) zongzi, drinking realgar wine, and dragon boat racing.
端午节期间人们会有非常多的传统活动和庆祝方式，比如吃粽子，喝雄黄酒，赛龙舟等。
No.1 Zongzi n. 粽子（已被牛津词典收录）
=Rice dumpling
=Sticky rice dumpling
=Sticky rice/glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves
No.2 Sticky rice/glutinous 糯米
No.3 Realgar wine 雄黄酒
No.4 Dragon boat racing/race 赛龙舟
Happy Dragon Boat Festival
你端午节都有什么安排呢？