Dialogue
赛龙舟
Dragon Boat Racing
Sài lóng zhōu
Dialogue 1
A
你看,那边在举行赛龙舟呢!好热闹啊!
Nǐ kàn, nàbiān zài jǔxíng sàilóngzhōu ne! Hǎo rènào a!
Look, they're having a dragon boat race over there! It's so lively!
B
是啊,赛龙舟是端午节的传统习俗,象征着团结和拼搏的精神。
Shì a, sàilóngzhōu shì duānwǔjié de chuántǒng xísú, xiàngzhēngzhe tuánjié hé pǐnbó de jīngshen.
Yes, dragon boat racing is a traditional custom during the Dragon Boat Festival, symbolizing the spirit of unity and struggle.
C
真壮观!那些龙舟划得多快啊!
Zhēn zhuàngguān! Nàxiē lóngzhōu huá de duō kuài a!
It's spectacular! Those dragon boats are moving so fast!
B
他们平时可是刻苦训练的,你看那些队员的配合多默契!
Tāmen píngshí kěshì kèkǔ xùnliàn de, nǐ kàn nàxiē duìyuán de pèihé duō mòmèi!
They train hard, you can see how well-coordinated the team members are!
A
是啊,真精彩!我们去近一点看看吧。
Shì a, zhēn jīngcǎi! Wǒmen qù jìnyīdiǎn kànkan ba.
Yes, it's amazing! Let's go closer and take a look.
B
好!
Hǎo!
Okay!
Dialogue 2
A
请问,赛龙舟的由来是什么?
Qǐngwèn, sàilóngzhōu de yóulái shì shénme?
Excuse me, what's the origin of dragon boat racing?
B
赛龙舟是为了纪念屈原,他是一位伟大的爱国诗人,投江自尽后,人们为了纪念他而划龙舟。
Sàilóngzhōu shì wèile jìniàn Qū Yuán, tā shì yī wèi wěidà de àiguó shīrén, tóujiāng zìjìn hòu, rénmen wèile jìniàn tā ér huálóngzhōu.
Dragon boat racing is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a great patriotic poet. After he drowned himself in the river, people started dragon boat racing to remember him.
C
原来如此,所以端午节也叫屈原节?
Yuánlái rúcǐ, suǒyǐ duānwǔjié yě jiào Qū Yuán jié?
I see, so the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Qu Yuan Festival?
B
是的,部分地区是这么称呼的,赛龙舟也是端午节最重要的活动之一。
Shì de, bùfèn dìqū shì zhème chēnghū de, sàilóngzhōu yěshì duānwǔjié zuì zhòngyào de huódòng zhī yī.
Yes, some areas call it that, and dragon boat racing is one of the most important activities during the Dragon Boat Festival.
A
谢谢,我明白了。
Xièxie, wǒ míngbái le.
Thank you, I understand.