英语PK台 第112期:英语里的中国端午节(2)
英语课
Dialogue 2
Xiao Gao: Man! Duanwu Jie is really interesting!
Jingjing: So, tell me what you learned?
Xiao Gao: Well, the best known origin for the festival dates back to 278 BC, when a poet, named Qu Yuan, killed himself.
Jingjing: That's right. I bet ya don't know why we eat zongzi though!
Xiao Gao: I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but in fact, I do! Legend has it that after Qu Yuan died, some locals tossed lumps of rice into the water so the fish wouldn't eat his body.
Jingjing: Bingo, and some other local people were said to have traveled out on boat, either to scare away the fish or to retrieve 1 his body. This is said to be the origin of dragon boat racing 2.
Xiao Gao: Hey, can I have another zongzi? I really love those things!
Jingjing: Sure, here you go.
(Xiao Gao eats the zongzi quickly, making many noises)
Xiao Gao: Oh, I'm so hungry. They taste extra delicious today!
Jingjing: Well, you know what they say: Hunger is a good sauce.
Xiao Gao: Yeah, in fact, can I have another one please? Do you have any that are sweetened?
Jingjing: I only have one sweet one left.
Xiao Gao: Oh, can I have it please?
Jingjing: No! Beggars can't be choosers! Here, take a regular flavored one.
Xiao Gao: Mmm. Thanks!
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