节日英语情景对话

1、节日英语情景对话这个名字是怎么来的呢 ?Shirley：Well, the first lunar month is called Yuan-month, and in ancient times people called night Xiao. And you know the festival is just in the middle of the month. 这个啊，农历的第一个月叫 做元月，在中国古代人们把晚上叫做宵，而且你知道的，这个节目刚 好是元月中间的那天。Gary：Oh, I see. I also heard today is the last day for the

2、street fair.Ca n' t wait to sample all the sn ack这个啊，农历的第一个月叫做元月， 在中国古代人们把晚上叫做宵，而且你知道的，这个节目刚好是元月 中间的那天。Shirley：Sure. It ' s indeed a culinaerayvehn which offers a wide range of delicious sn acks to satisfy all tastes. Then, which one would you like?子 啊。这绝对是一个美食的天堂，有满足所有口味的格式美味小吃。对了，你想吃什么 ？Ga

3、ry: Can you recommend some must-try?尔能 推荐一些一定得尝尝的小吃吗 ?Shirley：OK. Let ' s go over there. For the Lantern Festival, you should n ever omit the Yuan xiao好的，我们去那边。在元宵节，你当然不可以错过元宵啦。Gary: What' sthat？ It gets the name from the festival itself. That' s really funny!元宵是什么呢？它和节日是同一个名字哦。这可真有趣啊 !S

4、hirley: Actually, they are small dumpling balls madeof glut in ous rice flour. They are like Tan gyuan其 实呢，它们是用糯米粉做 的小圆球，有点像汤圆。Gary：Laura: Oh, I know Tangyuan. It's a sweet snack, good for dessert.哦，汤圆我知道。它是一种甜的小吃，用来做甜点很好。Shirley：Yes. And also, we can find Yuanxiao with both sweet and salty fill

5、i ngs.是啊。不过我们的元宵有甜的还有咸的呢。Gary：I 'ldike to try the salty ones. Where does that strange smell come from?我想尝一下咸的。那奇怪的味道是从哪里来的啊 ?Shirley：Oh, the smelly bean curd.My favorite! 哦，臭豆腐。我的最爱!Gary： What? You love smelly food?什么？您喜欢臭的食物？Shirley: Well, the smell of it may be unpleasant but it ' s really

6、 delicious. 这个啊，它的味道可能不好闻，但是它真的很美味。Gary： Really? You made me curious. I ' d love to have a 真的oW? 你勾起我的好奇心了。我现在很想尝一下。Shirley： Wise decision! I ' m pretty sure that you will get addicted to itas soon as you try one bite.聪明的决定！我敢肯定你只要尝一口就会迷 上它的。Gary： Are you sure?是吗？现在，我知道它为什么被称为 “灯笼节了。 真是名副其实啊

7、。Shirley： Yeah. People always enjoy the lighted lanterns and the gala performa nces.是啊。人们都很喜欢这些点亮的灯笼和欢庆的表演。Gary： What are they doing over there? People keep on gathering there.那里在做什么啊？聚集了好多人啊。Shirley: Did you no tice the characters on the Ian terns?尔注意至 U灯笼 上的字了吗 ？Gary： Sure. But you know that I can

8、't read any Chinese characters. What do they say?当 然了。但是尔知道我不认识汉字的。写的是什么啊 ?Shirley： They are puzzles. It's a tradition to solve the puzzles on the lanterns duri ng the Lantern Festival 们是字谜。元宵节猜灯笼上的字谜是一个传统。Gary： Very interesting. But I'm afraid we'd better do something else. Hey, loo

9、k! There is a huge Ian tern there. Let's get close to i 好有趣。但是我们还是做点别的吧。嗨，尔看 !那里有一只超大的灯笼。我们走近看看吧。Shirley： It's really eye-catching. It's the biggest dragon lantern I'veever seen in all my life它真是引人注目啊。这是我这辈子见过的最大的龙灯。Gary：Really? Then I'm really lucky. Oh, it's spewing firewor

10、ks from its huge mouth.真的吗？那我可真是幸运啊。哦，它的大嘴还在喷火呢。Shirley：Very impressive. It's made of glass which makes it even brighter.真是冲动人心啊。它是用玻璃做的，所以看起来更亮了。Gary：There are many Chinese characters on its body, too. What are they about? Puzzles它的身上也写了很多汉字哦。是关于什么的呢？字谜吗？Shirley: Let me have a look. Oh, no. The

11、y are Chin ese poems which describe this happy sce n让我看看。哦，不是，是一些描写这一欢乐场景的中国诗歌。Gary: The design is wonderful. I wonder how the designer comes up with all these great ideas 这设计太棒了。我想知道设计者是怎么想到这么棒的主意的。Shirley: Wanna take a picture with the drag on Ian tern?想 和这龙灯来 张合影吗 ？Gary: That's exactly what I

12、'm thinking. I'd show them to my parents later我正是这么想的呢。我要把它给我父母看。Shirley: Hey, let's go buy some small lanterns as souvenirs for them.嗨，我们去买点小灯笼给他们当作纪念品吧。Gary： Oh, good idea. They'll love it哦，好主意。他们一定会喜欢的。你想去拜拜佛像吗 ?Ben： Sure. But let's go there first. People are gatheri ng there.

13、 I'm gett ing curious about it.当然。不过，我们先去那边吧。那里围了好多人。我很好奇那是什么。Shirley: Oh, it's the “Blessing Wall. That's a good place哦,g那 是“许愿墙，是个很好玩的地方。Ben： Why do people put these cards on the wall after they write some stuff on them ?为什么大家在卡片上写了东西之后，还把它们挂在 墙上呢 ?Shirley： The “BlessingWall is said to be magical. The thing you write on the cards will come true one day据说 许愿墙是很神奇的。在卡片上写的东西有一天会成真呢。Ben： Interesting. I h