A：Wow, there are so many lanterns to appreciate. Now, I can see why it's called the Lantern Festival. It deserves its name.

哇，這里有好多燈籠可以觀賞啊?，F(xiàn)在，我知道它為什么被稱為燈籠節(jié)了。真是名副其實啊。

B：Yeah. People always enjoy the lighted lanterns and the gala performances.

是啊。人們都很喜歡這些點亮的燈籠和歡慶的表演。

A：What are they doing over there? People keep on gathering there.

那里在做什么啊?聚集了好多人啊。

B：Did you notice the characters on the lanterns?

你注意到燈籠上的字了嗎?

A：Sure. But you know that I can't read any Chinese characters. What do they say?

當然了。但是你知道我不認識漢字的。寫的是什么啊?

B：They are puzzles. It's a tradition to solve the puzzles on the lanterns during the Lantern Festival.

它們是字謎。元宵節(jié)猜燈籠上的字謎是一個傳統(tǒng)。

A：Very interesting. But I'm afraid we'd better do something else. Hey, look! There is a huge lantern there. Let's get close to it.

好有趣。但是我們還是做點別的吧。嗨，你看!那里有一只超大的燈籠。我們走近看看吧。

B：It's really eye-catching. It's the biggest dragon lantern I've ever seen in all my life.

它真是引人注目啊。這是我這輩子見過的最大的龍燈。

A：Really? Then I'm really lucky. Oh, it's spewing fireworks from its huge mouth.

真的嗎?那我可真是幸運啊。哦，它的大嘴還在噴火呢。

B：Very impressive. It's made of glass which makes it even brighter.

真是激動人心啊。它是用玻璃做的，所以看起來更亮了。

A：There are many Chinese characters on its body, too. What are they about? Puzzles?

它的身上也寫了很多漢字哦。是關(guān)于什么的呢?字謎嗎?

B：Let me have a look. Oh, no. They are Chinese poems which describe this happy scene.

讓我看看。哦，不是，是一些描寫這一歡樂場景的中國詩歌。

注釋:

lantern n. 燈籠

gala n. 慶典，演出盛會

eye-catching adj. 引人注目的

spew vt. 噴出，涌出

firework n. 焰火

souvenir n. 紀念品