世界节假日博览 第30期:端午节(2)

 　　Several thousand years ago, densely¹ weeded lakes and hosts of poisonous snakes and insects characterize the south of China.

　　几千年前，中国南方分布着杂草密布的湖泊和一群群的毒蛇和昆虫。

　　But people born and brought up in this Yangtze River area had also built up a rich store of culture.

　　但是成长在长江地区的人们依旧建立了丰富的文化。

　　And from these differing culture of patterns evolve many of folk customs associated with the Dragon Boat Festival.

　　从这些不同的文化模式发展出了许多与端午节相关的民俗。

　　粽子.jpgBy 2500 years ago, the Dragon Boat Festival had gradually become one of china's traditional festivals held each May 5th according to the lunar calendar.

　　到2500年前，端午节已经渐渐成为中国的一个传统节日并在每年农历5月5日举行。

　　The Dragon Boat Festival is popular amongst most Chinese people, both those living at home in their native country and those overseas.

　　端午节在大多数中国人中十分受欢迎，不管是居住在祖国的还是海外的。

　　But it is particularly celebrated² in Zigui County and Huangshi City, Hubei Province, Miluo City in Hunan Province, and Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province.

　　但是，在湖北省的秭归县和黄石市，湖南省汨罗市和江苏省苏州市，人们会进行特别庆祝。

　　The colorful and diversified³ folk customs involved in the Dragon Boat Festival have developed from older customs around this season aimed at driving away evil.

　　从这个季节的旧习俗中发展出了和端午节有关的丰富多彩的民俗，旨在驱赶邪恶。

　　Chief amongst these where the elimination⁴ of diseases, the chasing away evil spirits and warding⁵ off natural disasters, the festival possesses a unique national spirit and abundant connotations which have deep influence on the lives of Chinese people.

　　主要在这些疾病的消除，恶灵的驱赶，自然灾害的趋避上，节日具有独特的民族精神和丰富的内涵，对中国人的生活有很深的影响。

　　During the Dragon Boat Festival, people from different areas organize many folk custom activities.

　　端午节时，不同地区的人们会组织许多民俗活动。

　　These include sacrifices made in memory of Chinese historical figures, the poet Qu Yuan is chiefly venerated⁶ around Zigui County in Hubei Province, and Miluo City in Hunan Province.

　　这些包括纪念中国历史人物的牺牲，诗人屈原主要是在湖北省秭归县被崇敬着，还有在湖南省的汨罗市。

1 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

2 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

3 diversified   

adj.多样化的，多种经营的v.使多样化，多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 )；进入新的商业领域

参考例句：

• The college biology department has diversified by adding new courses in biotechnology. 该学院生物系通过增加生物技术方面的新课程而变得多样化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Take grain as the key link, develop a diversified economy and ensure an all-round development. 以粮为纲，多种经营，全面发展。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。

5 warding   

监护，守护（ward的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Magina channels a powerful warding magic damping the negative effects of spells. 敌法师用守护魔法来抵御负面法术的攻击。
• Indeed, warding off disruption is the principal property of complex systems. 的确，避免破损解体是复杂系统主要的属性。

6 venerated   

敬重（某人或某事物），崇敬( venerate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My father venerated General Eisenhower. 我父亲十分敬仰艾森豪威尔将军。
• He used the sacraments and venerated the saints. 他行使圣事，崇拜圣人。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史