武汉志愿者双语解读端午文化
Volunteers in Wuhan Offer Bilingual Lectures on Dragon Boat Culture
极目新闻记者 邬晓芳
通讯员 武旅信
翻译 潘云昊 胡昊渊 卫拉
Jimu News (Reporter Wu Xiaofang, Correspondent Wu Lvxin)
Translators: Pan Yunhao, Hu Haoyuan, Lisa M. K.
“哇，好大的龙舟！”2024年6月8日，端午假期第一天，武汉黄陂木兰天池景区的龙舟节开幕。为充分利用传统节日，传承和弘扬中华优秀传统文化，武汉文旅志愿者开展以“我们的节日——龙舟竞渡庆端午，四季‘村晚’忆屈原”为主题的志愿服务活动，邀请孩子们走进木兰天池景区一起共度端午，一边教孩子们用英语表达端午知识，一边用中英双语直播讲解端午文化。
“Wow, that is a huge dragon boat!” On June 8, 2024, the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the Dragon Boat Festival at Wuhan's Mulan Tianchi Scenic Area had officially commenced. To fully utilize traditional festivals and to pass on and promote excellent traditional Chinese culture, volunteers at Wuhan cultural tourism organized a voluntary event themed “Our Festivals - Dragon Boat Racing to Celebrate Dragon Boat Festival, Four Seasons ‘Village Evening’ to Remember Qu Yuan.” Children were invited to the Mulan Tianchi Scenic Area to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, where they were taught how to talk about the Dragon Boat in English, while the volunteers simultaneously provided a bilingual live broadcast on the cultural background of the Dragon Boat Festival.
楚风水祭大典是一场极具楚文化特色的传统端午祭祀典礼，请龙头、点睛、系红绸等祈福仪式寓意平安吉祥，令参与活动的孩子们惊奇不已、大开眼界。武汉文旅志愿者、英文导游刘文敏一边讲述屈原历史故事、端午节习俗，一边教小朋友们用英语表达端午节，小朋友们学得兴致勃勃。“我希望将传统节日文化传承给下一代，传递给全世界的游客。”刘文敏说。
The Chu Feng Shui Water Ceremony is a customary sacrificial rite held during the Dragon Boat Festival, deeply rooted in Chu culture. Rituals such as inviting the dragon head, giving the dragon eyes, and tying red silk for blessings symbolize peace and good fortune. These activities left the children in attendance amazed and even more knowledgeable on Chinese traditional customs. Liu Wenmin, a cultural tourism volunteer and English-speaking tour guide from Wuhan, narrated the historical story of Qu Yuan and the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival while also teaching the children how they could introduce the festival in English. The children showed keen interest throughout the event. “I hope to pass down the cultural heritage of traditional festivals to the next generation and share it with tourists from all over the world”, said Liu.
龙舟比赛开始前，文旅志愿者邀请小朋友们说出带有“龙”字的成语，随后，志愿者向小朋友们介绍中国龙的英文单词“Loong”，让小朋友们分清中国龙和外国龙的区别。
Before the dragon boat race began, the volunteers invited the children to recite Chinese idioms containing the word “龙（dragon）.” Subsequently, the volunteers introduced the English term for the Chinese dragon, “Loong,” helping the children differentiate between “the Chinese loong” and “the Western dragons”.
伴随着激昂的锣鼓声和呐喊声，龙舟比赛热力开赛。文旅志愿者带着小朋友们大声为龙舟队伍加油助威。“你们看，龙舟运动员分为鼓手、划手、舵手三种角色，鼓点的节奏决定了划水的频率……”观看之余，武汉文旅志愿者徐晨为孩子们分享划龙舟的方法和要领。
Amid the lively beating of gongs, drums and ecstatic shouts, the fierce dragon boat race set off. The volunteers from Wuhan Culture and Tourism led the children in cheering on the team of rowers in the dragon boat. “You see, the participants in the dragon-boat have three roles: the drummer, rower and helmsman. The rhythm of the drum sets the pace of the rowing...” While watching the race, Xu Chen, a volunteer from Wuhan Culture and Tourism, shared the ins and outs of rowing a dragon boat with the children.
“我觉得划龙舟很有意思，我长大以后也想参加划龙舟比赛！”来自武汉枫叶国际学校的潘亦然说。他还用活动中所学到的英语知识进行了一段邀请海外游客来武汉过端午、看龙舟的即兴演讲。
“I think rowing a dragon boat is very interesting, and I want to participate in a dragon boat race when I grow up!” Pan Yiran from Wuhan Maple Leaf International School said.He further used the English he had learned during the activity to give an impromptu speech, in which he extended a warm welcome to overseas tourists to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and watch dragon boats in Wuhan.
活动中，武汉文旅志愿者还用中英双语直播讲解端午文化，受到沿途游客和直播间观众的热烈欢迎和喝彩点赞。
During the event, Wuhan Culture and Tourism volunteers also explained the Dragon Boat Festival culture in Chinese and English through a bilingual live broadcast, which received high ratings from the tourists and viewers in the live broadcast.
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