1、英語作文 -我家鄉的端午節At the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several centuries, several other states, originally feudal domains, tried to carve out their own kingdoms. The state of Qin would eve

2、ntually emerge the victor and unify all of China under one rule for the first time in history.Qu Yuan served as minister to the Zhou Emperor. A wise and articulate man, he was loved by the common people. He did much to fight against the rampant corruption that plagued the court- thereby earning the

3、envy and fear of other officials. Therefore, when he urged the emperor to avoid conflict with the Qin Kingdom, the officials pressured the Emperor to have him removed from service. In exile, he traveled, taught and wrote for several years. Hearing that the Zhou had been defeated by the Qin, he fell

4、into despair and threw himself into the Milou River. His last poem reads：Many a heavy sigh I have in my despair,Grieving that I was born in such an unlucky time.I yoked a team of jade dragons to a phoenix chariot,And waited for the wind to come,to sour up on my journeyAs he was so loved by the peopl

5、e, fishermen rushed out in long boats, beating drums to scare the fish away, and throwing zong zi into the water to feed braver fish so that they would not eat Qu Yuan's body.The Modern Dragon Boat Festival started from that time to this day, people commemorated Qu Yuan through Dragon BoatRaces,

6、 eating zong zi, and several other activities, on the anniversary of his death： the fifth day of the fifth lunarmonth.Dragon Boat races are the most exciting part of the festival, drawing crowds of spectators. Dragon Boats are generally brightly painted and decorated canoes. Ranging anywhere from 40

7、 to 100 feet in length, their heads are shaped like open-mouthed dragons, while the sterns end with a scaly tail. Depending on the length, up to 80 rowers can power the boat. A drummer and flag-catcher stand at the front of the boat. Before a dragon boat enters competition, it must be "brought

8、to life" by painting the eyes in a sacred ceremony. Races can have any number of boats competing, with the winner being the first team to grab a flag at the end of the course. Annual races take place all over China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and other overseas Chinese communities.周朝的末尾,我們現在知道 ,

9、中國陷入了分裂和沖突的狀態。而周朝統 治了幾個世紀 ,其他幾個州,最初封建領域 ,試圖開拓自己的王國。秦國 最終將出現一個規則下的維克多和統一全中國的歷第一次。屈原擔任部長周皇帝。一個明智的和表達的人 , 他深受百姓愛戴。他做 了很多打擊猖獗的腐敗困擾法院從而獲得其他官員的嫉妒和恐懼。 所以, 當他敦促皇帝為了避免沖突與秦王國 , 官員們迫使皇帝讓他從服 務中移除。流亡 ,他旅行,教了好幾年。聽力 ,周秦被擊敗 ,他陷入了絕 望和撲進 Milou 河。他最后的詩中寫道：很多沉重的嘆息我絕望 ,悲傷, 我出生在這樣一個不幸的時間。我配合 的一組玉龍鳳凰戰車 ,并等待著風 ,酸在我的旅程他深受人們的喜愛 ,漁民在長船沖出來 , 敲鑼打鼓嚇跑魚 , 把粽子扔進水 喂勇敢的魚 , 這樣他們不會吃屈原的尸體。現代端午節從那時開始這個天 ,人們紀念屈原通過龍舟比賽 , 吃粽子,和 其他一些活動 , 他去世的紀念日：農歷第五個月的第五天。龍舟競賽是最令人興奮的節日的一部分 , 吸引了眾多觀眾。龍舟通常顏 色鮮艷的和裝飾的獨木舟。從 40到 100英尺長, 頭部形狀像目瞪