看龙舟吃粽子，Happy话端午

西方对端午节的定义：

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional holiday that commemorates the life and death of Chinese famous patriotic poet Qu Yuan. The festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar.

重点词汇：

1. commemorate

词义：纪念

记忆方式：com （词根，表示“一起”）+ memorate（联想：memory回忆）

2. lunar calendar

词义：月历

中文释义：按月相来记录时间

Actually instead of watching dragon boat race, many Chinese people focus on special food associated with this festival such as Zongzi.

重点词汇：

1. focus on

关注于……；侧重于……

2. associate A with B

将A与B联系起来

例句：He associates the special taste with the secret ingredient.

他把这种特殊口味与那种神秘调料联系起来。

老外是怎么定义粽子的：

Zongzi is pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. 

重点词汇：

1. pyramid-shaped

词义：金字塔形状的

详解：pyramid意思是金字塔，shape表示形状，过去分词shaped表示“形似……”或“……形状的”。

2. stuffed

词义：被装填的

引申：带馅儿的

3. filling

词义：填充物、馅料

4. wrap

词义：缠绕、包裹

Happy dragon boat festival!!