Dragon Boat FestivalThe first Dragon Boat Festival was held（举行）in Hunan. Every year, people always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. Each team（队）of the match has twenty members. Beside them there is a man on the boat. He beats a drum（敲鼓）. It’s an exciting match, especially（特别是）when they are getting the end. The audience（观众）beside the lake shout for their favourite teams. From this match, we have the name of the festival---Dragon Boat Festival.This special（特殊的）festival has another（另一个）name---Duanwu Festival. It has a story. The story is about a poet called Qu Yuan.龙舟赛第一个龙舟赛是在湖南举行的。每一年，人们总是要举行这样一个比赛，比赛的龙舟是很长的，在船壁上有一幅幅的有龙的图画。最前面的龙舟像龙首一样，龙舟赛的成员有20个，在他们的旁边有一个人坐在船上，他就是专门负责敲鼓的。这是一个激动人心的赛事，特别之处在于将要结束的部分。观众们在湖边挥舞使劲朝他们最喜欢的队伍呐喊。从这个比赛，我们可以得出一个名字——龙舟赛。这个特殊的节日还有另外的名字，——端午节，端午节还有一个故事，这个故事是讲述伟大的诗人屈原的事。
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