今天的中国正越来越走近世界舞台中央，世界需要更好地了解中国。我们要注重传承和发扬中华民族优秀文明成果，用外语讲好中国故事，实现真正的跨文化交流。
情景呈现
假定你是高中学生李华，你的澳大利亚笔友Jackie对中国文化很感兴趣。他在来信中提到想了解中国端午节（the Dragon Boat Festival）的情况。请你用英语写一封回信，介绍中国的端午节。
要点提示：1. 端午节的来历；2. 人们庆祝端午节的形式：吃粽子和赛龙舟等。
注意：1. 词数150左右，信件的开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数；
2. 语义连贯，结构完整，可适当发挥。
参考词汇：农历the lunar calendar；流放，驱逐exile；战国时期the Warring States Period；楚国the Kingdom of Chu； 汨罗江Miluo River
Dear Jackie,
I’m glad that you are interested in our Chinese traditional cultures. I am willing to introduce something about the Dragon Boat Festival to you.
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What do you think of the festival? I’m looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
写作分析
首先确定文体。本文要求写一封英文信，所以属于应用文。信件的开头和结尾已经给出，所以写作者不需要考虑信函的基本格式。
其次要明确写作对象和写作目的。本文的写作对象是一位外国笔友，写作目的是回答笔友提出的有关中国端午节的问题， 因此应该把这个节日的历史渊源及相关习俗介绍给笔友。
最后，应注意时态语态的运用。因为本文需要介绍端午节的历史由来，所以这部分该用一般过去时；而介绍有关节日的习俗，则属于一般性说明，应用一般现在时。另外应注意上下文之间的逻辑关联，适当使用过渡词、连接词或短语，使文章语意连贯，层次分明。
参考范文
Dear Jackie,
I’m glad that you are interested in our Chinese traditional cultures. I am willing to introduce something about the Dragon Boat Festival to you.
The Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 5th of the Chinese lunar calendar, dates from the Warring States Period in ancient China. According to an old story, Qu Yuan, living in the Kingdom of Chu, loved his motherland very much. However, he was later exiled for political reasons. Then, on hearing his motherland was taken over by the enemy, he was heart-broken and threw himself into the Miluo River. In order to keep the fish from eating Qu’s body, the fishermen on the river threw zongzi, a kind of rice food wrapped in leaves, into the river, and thus the festival came into being.
The festival is celebrated in many different ways, such as eating zongzi, and hanging some special kinds of plants above the front door. Besides, dragon boat races are held in honor of Qu Yuan.
The Dragon Boat Festival has spread to many countries and become popular all over the world.
What do you think of the festival? I’m looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
必背佳句
1. The Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 5th of the Chinese lunar calendar, dates from the Warring States Period in ancient China.
2. According to an old story, Qu Yuan, living in the Kingdom of Chu, loved his motherland very much.
3. Then, on hearing his motherland was taken over by the enemy, he was heart-broken and threw himself into the Miluo River.
4. Besides, dragon boat races are held in honor of Qu Yuan.