The origins of Dragon Boat Festival
端午节的起源
Qu Yuan, a famous poet, served as minister to the Chu Emperor. A wise and articulate man, he was loved by the common people.
屈原，我国战国时代的伟大诗人，曾在战国时任左徒和三闾大夫等官职，是一位很受人们爱戴的明智且善辩的人！
He did much to fight against the rampant corruption that plagued the court--thereby caming the 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.
他对当时的贪官污吏等朝廷不满，所以遭到同列的排挤；因为他主张联齐抗秦，所以被楚怀王驱逐流放。
In exile, he traveled, taught and wrote for several years. Hearing that the Chu had been defeated by the Qin,he fell into despair and threw himself into the Milou River on the fifth day of the fifth month.
在他流放的几年期间，他游说国家和人民抗秦，当他听说楚国被秦灭后非常绝望，即在农历5月初5投汨罗河自尽。
People were sad over the patriotic poet"s death. They tossed rice and meat into the river to feed the fish, which would protect Qu"s body.
人们很悲伤，于是向河里扔食物喂鱼，以避免屈原的尸体被鱼吃掉。
Another interesting story White Snake and Xu Xian
另外的一个故事是白蛇和许仙的故事
Once upon a time on E-Mei mountain there lived two snakes, White Snake and Green Snake.
These snakes, being magical, turned themselves into beautiful maidens and set off on a journey to the West Lake of Hang Zhou.
很久以前，一座山上有一条白蛇和青蛇，她们修成正果后变成美少女后游杭州西湖。
When they arrived at West Lake, they met a man named Xu Xian. White Snake fell in love with Xu Xian and they were soon married.
当她们游西湖时，白蛇遇上且爱上了一个名叫许仙的男子，很快他们就结婚了！
A Buddhist monk, named Fa Hai, warned Xu Xian of his wifes deceptive appearance and suggested to him a plan.
另一位名叫法海的和尚，曾警告他们不要在一起，否则用计分开他们。
On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival White Snake wished to stay home. Her husband prepared, according to Fa Hais intruction, some realgar wine, as this was a tradition during the Dragon boat festival.
White Snake, thinking her magic would protect her from the effects of the realgar wine accepted a cup. After she drank the wine she became very ill and was barely able to get to her bed.
一个端午节的一天，白蛇在家许愿，许仙依法海之许，把雄黄酒给白蛇喝，因为是端午节，白蛇怕引起许仙的怀疑，就喝了一杯。
她原以为自身法术高强不会有事，结果她现原形了，躲在被子里。
When her husband came to her side, he found not his wife but a huge white snake. So great was Xu Xian shock that he fell to the floor dead.
当许仙回来时看到这一切，即刻倒地晕死过去。
After recovering from the realgar wine and regaining her human form, White Snake was grief-stricken to find her husband dead. She loved her husband so much, so she set off on a journey to obtain a potent medicinal herb, which could revive her husband. At last, she succeeded.
当白蛇醒后，发现许仙已死非常震惊。她如此爱她的官人，因此她找到一种叫香草的药救回了许仙。
