(Mr. He is talking about other Chinese traditional festivals with his American students in their classroom.)
（何先生正在教室里与他的美国留学生谈论中国的传统节日）
Tom: Mr. He, you have talked about Chinese Spring Festival just now. What other traditional festivals are celebrated throughout China?
何先生，刚才你已经讲过了中国的春节，还有其他的全国庆祝的节日吗？
He: Mainly three of them, the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The first one is on 15th of the first lunar month; the second is on the fifth of the fifth lunar month, that’s why it is called in Chinese Duanwujie; the last one is on the fifteenth of the eighth lunar month.
主要有三个，灯节，龙舟节和中秋节。第一个节日是在正月十五；第二个是阴历五月初五，这也是为什么汉语中叫它端午节；最后这个节日是在阴历的八月十五。
Maria: what do people eat on these festivals?
过这些节日时，人们吃什么？
He: At the Lantern Festival people, customarily eat round sweet dumplings, which symbolizes family reunion. At the Dragon Boat Festival people eat Zongzi, which is made of glatinous rice and dates wrapped in bamboo of reed leaves. At Mid-Autumn Festival people eat moon-cakes.
灯节时，人们吃汤圆，它象征着家庭团聚。龙舟节时，人们吃粽子，粽子是把糯米和大枣包在芦苇或竹叶里作成的。中秋节，人们吃月饼
Jack: What do people do during these festivals?
过这些节日时人们作什么吗？
He: During the lantern Festival, people hang up colorful lanterns in their courtyards, play Yangko (a popular rural folk dance) and set off fireworks.
灯节期间，人们在庭院里悬挂彩灯，扭秧歌并燃放烟花。
Maria: What about the Dragon Boat Festival?
那龙舟节呢？
He: During the period, there are boat races in many parts of the country, especially in the South.
在此期间，在全国各地，尤其是南方，人们赛龙舟。
Jack: Boat racing has become an international sports event. Sorry to have interrupted you. What about the Mid-Autumn Festival?
赛龙舟已成为一个国际性运动项目。很抱歉打断你，中秋节又是怎样的呢？
He: Customarily, people sit outdoors after dinner to enjoy the full moon, which on that occasion symbolizes family reunion.
传统上，人们晚饭后坐在户外赏月，在哪个时候，象征着家庭团圆。
All the students: That’s really interesting. Thank you for the talk.
真有趣，谢谢你的谈话。