雅思口语素材：Dragon Boat Festival(端午节)
<p> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="Boat">Boat</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span></p><p> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="month">month</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="Boat">Boat</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Duanwu">Duanwu</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="zong">zong</span> <span word="zi">zi</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pyramid">pyramid</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="bamboo">bamboo</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="reed">reed</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="boats">boats</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>-<span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="races">races</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lakes">lakes</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="regattacommemorates">regattacommemorates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> , <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="river">river</span>.</p><p> <span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chu">Chu</span> <span word="situated">situated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="present">present</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Warring">Warring</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Period">Period</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="upright">upright</span>, <span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="esteemed">esteemed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="prince">prince</span> <span word="vilified">vilified</span> <span word="Qu">Qu</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disgraced">disgraced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="Realizing">Realizing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leapt">leapt</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Miluo">Miluo</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Nearby">Nearby</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="Thereafter">Thereafter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="conquered">conquered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qin">Qin</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chu">Chu</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="mourned">mourned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mourners">mourners</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="reptilein">reptilein</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wrap">wrap</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bind">bind</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="different">different</span>-<span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="threads">threads</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="tossing">tossing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>.</p>
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