對話 Dialogue
小清：明天是清明節，你知道清明節有什麼習俗嗎？
Xiǎoqīng: Míngtiān shì Qīngmíng jié, nǐ zhīdào Qīngmíng jié yǒu shénme xísú ma?
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小華：我聽說台灣人會去掃墓祭祖，還會吃潤餅。
Xiǎohuá: Wǒ tīngshuō Táiwān rén huì qù sǎomù jìzǔ, hái huì chī rùnbǐng.
小清：答對了！你知道為什麼要吃潤餅嗎？
Xiǎoqīng: Dáduìle! Nǐ zhīdào wèishénme yào chī rùnbǐng ma?
小華：為什麼呢？
Xiǎohuá: Wèishéme ne?
小清：因為清明節這個時候也是寒食節。寒食節的時候不可以煮東西，而做潤餅不需要開伙，所以潤餅就變成寒食節必吃的食物了。
Xiǎoqīng: Yīnwèi Qīngmíng jié zhège shíhòu yěshì Hánshí jié. Hánshí jié de shíhòu bù kěyǐ zhǔ dōngxī, ér zuò rùnbǐng bù xūyào kāihuǒ, suǒyǐ rùnbǐng jiù biànchéng Hánshí jié bì chī de shíwù le.
小華：原來如此，我明白了。我明天也要去買潤餅吃！
Xiǎohuá: Yuánlái rúcǐ, wǒ míngbáile. Wǒ míngtiān yě yào qù mǎi rùnbǐng chī!
翻譯 Translation
Xiaoqing: Tomorrow is Ching Ming Festival. Do you know any customs related to Ching Ming Festival?
Xiaohua: I heard that Taiwanese people go tomb sweeping to worship their ancestors and then eat “Taiwanese style burritos.”
Xiaoqing: That’s right! Do you know why we eat Taiwanese burritos?
Xiaohua: Why?
Xiaoqing: Because Ching Ming Festival is also the Cold Food Festival. During the Cold Food Festival, people are not supposed to cook, but Taiwanese burritos do not need to be cooked, so they became a must-eat-food during the Cold Food Festival.
Xiaohua: Oh, I see. I’m going to buy some tomorrow.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 習俗 (xísú) custom
2. 掃墓 (sǎomù) tomb sweeping
3. 祭祖 (jìzǔ) worship ancestors
4. 潤餅 (rùnbǐng) spring rolls, "Taiwanese style burritos"
5. 寒食節 (Hánshí jié) Cold Food Festival
6. 開伙 (kāihuǒ) to cook
7. 必吃的食物 (bì chī de shíwù) must-eat-food
8. 原來如此 (yuánlái rúcǐ) Oh, I see
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