After the practice, Juliet goes back to Bryan’s house.

訓(xùn)練后，朱麗葉回到布賴恩的家。

Juliet:You have branches on your door, too! Why do people do that around the time of Dragon Boat Festival?

朱麗葉：你的門上也插有艾草的枝條!為什么人們?cè)诙宋绻?jié)期間都會(huì)這么做?

Bryan:Chinese believe there are more ghosts and sickness in summer. These branches keep them away!

布賴恩：中國(guó)人相信夏天會(huì)有較多鬼怪的出現(xiàn)和疾病的發(fā)生。這些枝條就是要來(lái)驅(qū)走它們!

Juliet:Is that also why your sisters are wearing those sachets?

朱麗葉：這也是你的姊妹都戴著香包的原因嗎?

Bryan:Yes! We believe the strong smell will keep them healthy.

布賴恩：沒錯(cuò)!我們認(rèn)為那強(qiáng)烈的香味可以使她們保持健康。

Juliet:I don’t want to get sick either!

朱麗葉：我也不想生病!

Bryan:Then drink some of this realgar wine.

布賴恩：那么就喝一些雄黃酒吧。

Juliet:What if that’s not enough? I’d better go home to make some sachets too. No ghosts are going to get me!

朱麗葉：如果那還是不夠呢?我最好也回家做一些香包，這樣就沒有鬼怪把我抓走了!

補(bǔ)充詞匯

1. branch n.樹枝，枝條

2. sachet n.香包

3. realgar wine n.雄黃酒

4. racing n.賽船，賽馬，賽跑

5. drummer n.鼓手

6. flag-catcher n.奪標(biāo)手

有趣的端午習(xí)俗：

在端午節(jié)這一天，你試過(guò)玩“立蛋”(balance an egg on its end at exactly noon)的游戲嗎?根據(jù)中國(guó)的民間傳說(shuō)，如果能在這天成功地將雞蛋豎立起來(lái)，就表示你在未來(lái)一年中有好運(yùn)相隨(the rest of the year will be lucky )!