北京版(新)四年级下册英语Reading for Pleasure课文音频

Reading for Pleasure 翻译：趣味阅读

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It's on 5th May in the lunar calendar. It honours Qu Yuan, a poet from long ago. 翻译：端午节是中国的一个传统节日。它在农历五月初五。这个节日是为了纪念古代的诗人屈原。

Qu Yuan loved his people and his country. When he died in the river, people felt sad. They threw food into the river, so fish would not eat his body. They also used dragon boats to scare the fish away. 翻译：屈原热爱他的人民和国家。当他投河自尽时，人们感到非常悲伤。他们往河里扔食物，以免鱼群啃食他的身体。他们还划着龙舟，借此把水中的鱼群吓跑。

Today, we eat zongzi and race dragon boats to remember this man—Qu Yuan. 翻译：如今，我们会吃粽子、赛龙舟，以此纪念这位伟人——屈原。

honour 翻译：向……表示敬重

poet 翻译：诗人

scare 翻译：吓

Answer the following question. 翻译：回答以下问题。

How do people remember Qu Yuan? 翻译：人们是如何纪念屈原的？

How to Make Zongzi 翻译：如何包粽子

Step 1 Wash the red dates, leaves and rice. 翻译：步骤1 清洗红枣、粽叶和糯米。

Step 2 Fold the leaves. 翻译：步骤2 把粽叶折起来。