中国传统节日端午节(the Dragon Boat Festival)，又称重五节，于每年农历五月初五庆祝。这是广泛流传2000多年的民间节日，也是中国最重要的节日之一。端午节当天举行各种庆祝活动，吃粽子和赛龙舟(dragon boat racing)是其中的重要习俗。
作为中国重要的传统节日之一，端午节，又称端阳节、龙舟节等，日期在每年农历五月初五。端午节起源于中国，始于春秋战国时期，至今已有两千多年历史。传说战国时期的楚国诗人屈原在五月初五跳汨罗江自尽，后人亦将端午节作为纪念屈原的节日；也有纪念伍子胥、曹娥及介子推等说法。
表示船的两个常见单词boat和ship，有什么区别呢?这个问题有很多答案，包括:“You can put a boat onto a ship， but you can't put a ship onto a boat.”“A boat is what you get into when the ship sinks.”“A boat is the thing you put gravy in.”也就是说，ship比boat大;
Despite having many origins and legends surrounding it， the festival is today acknowledged and celebrated by most Chinese in memory of Qu， who lived in the latter part of the Warring States Period .
一年一端午，一岁一安康。你知道湖南人的端午习俗有哪些吗？双语盘点涨姿势，祝您及家人端午安康！端午节不可不吃的美味食物就是粽子（tsung-tse/glutinous rice dumpling）。湖南的粽子是独特的牛角造型，口味也别具一格，有深受湖南人喜爱的剁椒、麻辣牛肉等口味。
Summertime can evoke special memories， such as the color of green， a longing for hope， or simply an everlasting heatwave. With the change of season upon us， let’s explore the possibilities for depicting its charm. In this epidode of Appreciation of Chinese and English poetry， we look at a classic story by Tang Dynasty poet Gao Pian:山亭夏日。
