2019年秋七年级英语上册Unit5Let’scelebrate单元话题阅读素材（新版）牛津版

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1、Unit5端午节的由来TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear.Theoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaroundascholarlygovernmentofficial

2、namedQuYuan.Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivals,heeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperor'scourt.Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowQuYuanthrewhimselfintotheMiLowriver.BecauseoftheiradmirationforQuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverrus

3、hedintotheirboatstosearchforhimwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriverdragons.AlthoughtheywereunabletofindQuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringtheDragonBoatFestival.端午节的由来端午节，又称为五五节，因为端午节是在农历的五月五日，是三个重要的中国节庆之一，其他两个分别是中秋节和农历新年。这个节日的由来是古代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈原，他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏

4、，但是由于一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害，从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由于无法获得皇帝的重视，屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。出于对屈原的爱戴，汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原，并且将米丢入汨罗江中，以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原，但是他们的行为，直到今天在端午节的时候，仍然被人们传颂纪念著。风俗习惯DragonBoatrace3TraditionsAtthecenterofthisfestivalarethedragonboatraces.Competingteamsdrivetheircolorfuldragonboatsforwardtotherhy

5、thmofbeatingdrums.Theseexcitingraceswereinspiredbythevillager'svaliantattemptstorescueQuYuanfromtheMiLowriver.Thistraditionhasremainedunbrokenforcenturies.TzungTzuAverypopulardishduringtheDragonBoatfestivalistzungtzu.Thistastydishconsistsofricedumplingswithmeat,peanut,eggyolk,orotherfill

6、ingswrappedinbambooleaves.ThetraditionoftzungtzuismeanttoremindusofthevillagefishermenscatteringriceacrossthewateroftheMiLowriverinordertoappeasetheriverdragonssothattheywouldnotdevourQuYuan.AyTasoThetimeofyearoftheDragonBoatFestival,thefifthlunarmoon,hasmoresignificancethanjustthestoryo

7、fQuYuan.ManyChineseconsiderthistimeofyearanespeciallydangeroustimewhenextraeffortsmustbemadetoprotecttheirfamilyfromillness.Familieswillhangvariousherbs,calledAyTsao,ontheirdoorforprotection.Thedrinkingofrealgarwineisthoughttoremovepoisonsfromthebody.HsiangBaoarealsoworn.