對話 Dialogue
小清：「端午節」的活動，除了吃粽子以外，你最喜歡哪一個？
Xiǎoqīng: Duānwǔjié de huódòng, chúle chī zòngzi yǐwài, nǐ zuì xǐhuān nǎ yīgè?
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小華：我最喜歡划龍舟。大家一起同心協力划龍舟，非常熱血！
Xiǎohuá: Wǒ zuì xǐhuān huá lóngzhōu. Dàjiā yīqǐ tóngxīn xiélì huá lóngzhōu, fēicháng rèxiě!
小清：可是外面天氣好熱，我比較喜歡中午在家裡立蛋。
Xiǎoqīng: Kěshì wàimiàn tiānqì hǎo rè, wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuān zhōngwǔ zài jiālǐ lìdàn.
小華：為什麼端午節跟立蛋有關係？
Xiǎohuá: Wèishéme Duānwǔjié gēn lìdàn yǒuguānxì?
小清：據說端午節中午陽氣最重，所以可以把蛋立起來。而且立蛋一定要保持心平氣和，才能成功。
Xiǎoqīng: Jùshuō duānwǔjié zhōngwǔ yángqì zuì zhòng, suǒyǐ kěyǐ bǎ dàn lì qǐlái. Érqiě lìdàn yīdìng yào bǎochí xīnpíng qìhé, cái néng chénggōng.
小華：哇！那我也要試試看，訓練耐心，希望能立蛋成功！
Xiǎohuá: Wa!, nà wǒ yě yào shìshìkàn, xùnliàn nàixīn, xīwàng néng lìdàn chénggōng!
翻譯 Translation
Xiǎoqīng: What’s your favorite activity during the Dragon Boat Festival — besides eating zongzi, of course?
Xiǎohuá: I’d have to say dragon boat racing. Everyone works together to paddle the boat. It’s very exciting!
Xiǎoqīng: But it’s so hot outside. I prefer to stay home and try egg balancing.
Xiǎohuá: What does egg balancing have to do with the Dragon Boat Festival?
Xiǎoqīng: It is said that at noon on the Dragon Boat Festival, the “yang” energy is the heaviest, so you can stand an egg upright. And you must maintain a calm and peaceful mind to succeed.
Xiǎohuá: Wow, I want to try it too, so I can train my patience. I hope I can be a successful egg balancer!
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 端午節 (Duānwǔjié) Dragon Boat Festival
2. 立蛋 (lìdàn) balance eggs
3. 粽子 (zòngzi) rice dumplings
4. 划龍舟 (huá lóngzhōu) dragon boat racing
5. 熱血 (rèxiě) exciting
6. 據說 (jùshuō) it is said
7. 心平氣和 (xīnpíng qìhé) a calm and peaceful mind
8. 耐心 (nàixīn) patience
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