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sachet / 香包 / (xiānɡbāo)
A: The Dragon Boat Festival has arrived, how will you celebrate this traditional Chinese holiday?
端午节到了,你会怎么庆祝这个中国传统节日呢？
(duānwǔjié dàole, nǐhuì zěnme qìnɡzhù zhèɡè zhōnɡɡuó chuántǒnɡ jiérì ne?)
B: I know some simple sewing. I think I'll make sachets for my friends.
我会一些简单的缝纫技巧。我想制作一些香包送给我的朋友们。
(wǒhuì yīxiē jiǎndān de fénɡrèn jìqiǎo.wǒxiǎnɡ zhìzuò yīxiē xiānɡbāo sònɡɡěi wǒde pénɡyǒu mén.)
A: Is there anything special about making a sachet?
你制作的香包有什么特别的呢？
(nǐ zhìzuò de xiānɡbāo yǒu shénme tèbié de ne?)
B: Wearing a sachet during the Dragon Boat Festival is China's traditional folk custom. I want to put some Chinese mugwort in it and then sew it into the shape of a zongzi.
在端午佩戴香包是中国传统民俗,我想在香包里放一些艾草,然后把香包缝制成粽子的形状。
(zài duānwǔ pèidài xiānɡbāo shì zhōnɡɡuó chuántǒnɡ mínsú, wǒ xiǎnɡzài xiānɡbāo lǐ fànɡ yīxiē àicǎo, ránhòu bǎ xiānɡbāo fénɡzhì chénɡ zònɡzǐ de xínɡzhuànɡ.)
A: I know that zongzi is the iconic food for the Dragon Boat Festival, but what is Chinese mugwort?
我知道端午节的代表食物是粽子,但艾草是什么呢？
(wǒ zhīdào duānwǔjié de dàibiǎo shíwù shì zònɡzǐ, dàn àicǎo shì shénme ne?)
B: Chinese mugwort is a kind of plant. It can calm people and prevent mosquito bites, and in ancient times people believed it kept away evil.
艾草是一种植物,它有助于安神和防蚊虫叮咬,在古代人们相信这种植物能辟邪。
(àicǎo shì yīzhǒnɡ zhíwù, tāyǒu zhùyú ānshén hé fánɡ wénchónɡ dīnɡyǎo, zài ɡǔdài rénmén xiānɡxìn zhèzhǒnɡ zhíwù nénɡ pìxié.)
sachet / 香包 / (xiānɡbāo)
A: The Dragon Boat Festival has arrived, how will you celebrate this traditional Chinese holiday?
端午节到了,你会怎么庆祝这个中国传统节日呢？
(duānwǔjié dàole, nǐhuì zěnme qìnɡzhù zhèɡè zhōnɡɡuó chuántǒnɡ jiérì ne?)
B: I know some simple sewing. I think I'll make sachets for my friends.
我会一些简单的缝纫技巧。我想制作一些香包送给我的朋友们。
(wǒhuì yīxiē jiǎndān de fénɡrèn jìqiǎo.wǒxiǎnɡ zhìzuò yīxiē xiānɡbāo sònɡɡěi wǒde pénɡyǒu mén.)
A: Is there anything special about making a sachet?
你制作的香包有什么特别的呢？
(nǐ zhìzuò de xiānɡbāo yǒu shénme tèbié de ne?)
B: Wearing a sachet during the Dragon Boat Festival is China's traditional folk custom. I want to put some Chinese mugwort in it and then sew it into the shape of a zongzi.
在端午佩戴香包是中国传统民俗,我想在香包里放一些艾草,然后把香包缝制成粽子的形状。
(zài duānwǔ pèidài xiānɡbāo shì zhōnɡɡuó chuántǒnɡ mínsú, wǒ xiǎnɡzài xiānɡbāo lǐ fànɡ yīxiē àicǎo, ránhòu bǎ xiānɡbāo fénɡzhì chénɡ zònɡzǐ de xínɡzhuànɡ.)
A: I know that zongzi is the iconic food for the Dragon Boat Festival, but what is Chinese mugwort?
我知道端午节的代表食物是粽子,但艾草是什么呢？
(wǒ zhīdào duānwǔjié de dàibiǎo shíwù shì zònɡzǐ, dàn àicǎo shì shénme ne?)
B: Chinese mugwort is a kind of plant. It can calm people and prevent mosquito bites, and in ancient times people believed it kept away evil.
艾草是一种植物,它有助于安神和防蚊虫叮咬,在古代人们相信这种植物能辟邪。
(àicǎo shì yīzhǒnɡ zhíwù, tāyǒu zhùyú ānshén hé fánɡ wénchónɡ dīnɡyǎo, zài ɡǔdài rénmén xiānɡxìn zhèzhǒnɡ zhíwù nénɡ pìxié.)
Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT
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