一周新闻时间到，这次Melissa要带我们了解来自世界各地的端午节，你家乡是如何过端午节的呢？其实端午节在国际上也非常受欢迎，一起来看看吧，点击音频收听，开启学习之旅吧~

There is a big festival coming up this week that is celebrated in China and many other spots throughout Asia. In fact, Dragon Boat festival is actually quite popular around the world!

Yes, Dragon Boat festival is almost here and people are already getting their Zongzi ready in preparation for the holiday.

本周有一个盛大的节日即将到来，在中国和亚洲其他许多地方都在庆祝。事实上，端午节在世界各地都很受欢迎!

Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guizhou, Taiwan, Hong Kong,and Singapore have dragon boat races each year in celebration of the

festival. Did you know that many of the teams that race include members from America, Canada,Australia and the UK?

上海、杭州、贵州、台湾、香港和新加坡每年都有龙舟比赛来庆祝端午节。你知道参加比赛的许多队伍都有来自美国、加拿大、澳大利亚和英国的队员吗?

Vancouver, Canada hosts a huge Dragon Boat festival each year. It’s held next to the city center on the waters of False Creek. Locals and many tourists attend the festival each year to watch the race, enjoy live music, partake in children’s activities and, of course, eat delicious food.

加拿大温哥华每年举办一次盛大的端午节，在它市中心附近的福斯克里克水域举行。当地居民和许多游客每年都会参加这个节日，观看比赛，欣赏现场音乐，参加儿童活动，当然，也有美味的食物。

Auckland, New Zealand is very proud of the fact that their Dragon Boat Association has 500 members. So you can imagine that they take racing during the Dragon Boat festival pretty serious.

新西兰奥克兰为他们的龙舟协会有500名成员而感到自豪。所以你可以想象他们在端午节的时候非常认真的比赛。

Sydney, Australia and Berlin, Germany are also big fans of Dragon Boat racing. Both cities host races with thousands of participants—however, these races are held at different times of the year, not just during the festival.

澳大利亚悉尼和德国柏林也是赛龙舟的狂热爱好者。这两个城市都举办有数千人参加的比赛——然而，这些比赛在一年中的不同时间举行，而不仅仅是在节日期间。

My hometown of Portland, Oregon on the west coast of America is also home to a few Dragon Boat teams. They just had their Annual Rose Festival where the city’s Dragon Boat teams compete against one another, but the big race takes place in September.

我的家乡是美国西海岸的俄勒冈州波特兰市，也是几支龙舟队的家乡。他们刚刚举行了一年一度的玫瑰节，大型比赛将在9月举行。

单词

Dragon Boat festival“端午节”或“龙舟节”

race

n. 属，种；种族，人种；家庭，门第；赛事，赛跑

vt. 使参加比赛；和…竞赛；使急走，使全速行进

vi. 比速度，参加竞赛；全速行进

partake

vi. 吃，喝；分享；参与；分担；带有某种性质

vt. 分担；分享

association

n. 协会，社团;联合，联系;联想

participant

n.参与者

I hope you take some time to enjoy the moment and be proud of all you’ve accomplished during this school year.You’ve come a long way and you deserve some praise (and some delicious festival food!).