| A. What happened to him? B. Is there a Chinese festival in June too? C. Thank you for telling me. D. Yes, you are very smart. E. It sounds very interesting. F. What do you usually do on that day in China? G. What a pity! |
Nathan: There is a festival in June in our country- it's Father's Day.
Li Fei: Yes. It's on the fifth day of the fifth lunar(阴历的) month. We call it Dragon Boat Festival.
Nathan:
Li Fei: We make and eat zongzi and hold dragon boat races.
Nathan: Why do you celebrate Dragon Boat Festival?
Li Fei: Oh, it is a story about Qu Yuan. He lived about two thousand years ago. His job was to give advice to the emperor. But he wasn't trusted and often got punishment. So he jumped into the Miluo River and died.
Nathan: Did Qu Yuan die on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in that year?
Li Fei: From then on, Chinese people began to eat zongzi and have dragon boat races on that day to memorize him.
