in guangzhou, people celebrate this festival by riding the dragon boat and lighting firecrackers.

在广州，人们用乘坐龙舟和放鞭炮来庆祝这个节日。

that’s one of the reasons that there’s such great team spirit in a dragon boat team – everybody feels like we’re doing something special.

这正是龙舟队的团队精神如此高昂的原因之一，每个人都觉得自己在做一件很特别的事。

the nine-bend corridor west of the nine dragon pool leads directly to the marble boat, which resembles a dragon boat on the water surface.

走廊西部的九龙池直接通向石舫,它很像一个游蕩在水面上的龙船。

winter was not until i read the 「our holiday」 this book, became aware of the dragon boat festival has a profound cultural connotations.

直到寒假里，我读了《我们的节日》这本书，才知道原来端午节有着很深厚的文化内涵。

on february 12 and 13, the much-loved dragon boat races will see more than 3000 paddlers compete to the beat of a drum on cockle bay.

在2月12日和13日，将有超过3000名桨手在科克湾参加非常受欢迎的赛龙舟，随着鼓点声划起浆来。

above: on a dragon boat race in dalvay lake, prince edward island, canada, 4 july

上图:7月4日，加拿大爱德华王子岛，dalvay湖上的龙舟比赛

however, over the past few years, with the inclusion of dragon boat racing in the asian games, there has been a rebound in the demand for traditional dragon boats.

近年随着龙舟比赛成为亚运会项目，对传统龙舟的需求方有所反弹。

why do people do that around the time of dragon boat festival?

为什么人们在端午节期间都会这么做？

with the dragon boat festival just around the corner, dragon boat building yards in guangdong are full of hustle and bustle, china daily reported friday.

据《中国日报》3日报道，随着端午节的临近，广东的传统龙舟制造厂呈现一片繁忙景象。

now dragon boat racing has developed into an aquatic sports item which features both chinese tradition and modern sporting spirit.

现在赛龙舟已经发展成为一个水上运动，它既是中国的传统特色也体现了现代体育精神。

juliet:you have branches on your door, too! why do people do that around the time of dragon boat festival?

朱丽叶：你的门上也插有艾草的枝条！为什么人们在端午节期间都会这么做？

canada alone has nearly 50 dragon boat teams and germany has nearly 30.

单单字加拿大就有将近50支龙舟队伍，德国则有近30个。

this has become now the dragon boat festival, eating dumplings, fried cake, the origin of the dragon-boat race.

这便成为现在端午节，吃粽子、炸糕点、赛龙舟的由来。

our dragon boat team this year is so good that we’re going to blow all of the other teams away in the upcoming race.

今年我们的队伍实力非常强，接下来的比赛了我们绝对会让其他队伍感到震惊的。

one day, the king and all the top civil and military officials went to the ocean in a dragon boat to sightsee.

有一天，国王和很多文武百官一起坐龙船出海游玩。

a 40-meter wooden dragon boat takes 4 people working overtime about 16 days to finish.

一艘40米长的龙舟，需要4名工人加班加点16天才能完成。

that's why people later followed the customs such as dragon boat racing, eating zongzi and drinking realgar wine on that day.

这就是后来人们为什么在这一天赛龙舟，吃粽子，喝雄黄酒。

when is dragon boat festival?

轮船节是什么时候？

it gives many families some extra time together to watch a dragon boat race and eat 「zongzi」.

它让很多家庭有空閑时间一起看龙舟赛，吃粽子。

wanshuiqianshan 「brown」 is the situation, qu yuan said thank you, dano look at the dragon boat fun, friendship maintain a distance.

万水千山「棕」是情，屈原说声谢谢您，端午齐齐看龙舟，友情维系无远近。

mrs. wang jianqun congratulated the opening of the fifth dragon boat festival and wished all the best luck for the athletes.

王代办在致辞中祝贺第五届龙舟节成功举办，预祝选手取得佳绩。

athletes, in high spirits and with full energy, were dressed in colorful uniforms and engaged in a keen competition by paddling, rowing the dragon boat with slogans shouting out loudly.

选手们各个精神饱满、斗志昂扬。他们身着统一的服装，呼喊震天的口号，划乘龙舟在海面上披波斩浪，奋勇争先。

ay taso the time of year of the dragon boat festival, the fifth lunar moon, has more significance than just the story of chu yuan.

农历的五月，也就是端午节的这个时节，对中国人而言，除了屈原的故事还有许多其他重要的意义。

she said that dragon boat racing was originated in china with a history of over 2000 years and has rich cultural traditions.

她说，龙舟赛源自中国，距今已有2000多年历史，包含着丰富的文化底蕴。

today is the dragon boat festival and traditional races are being held across the country.

今天是端午佳节，很多地方都将举行传统龙舟赛。