a:Aunt Shirley, I heard the Yuan Xiao Festival is the name for the festival. Why did it get its name?

雪莉阿姨，我聽說這個節(jié)日的名字是元宵節(jié)。這個名字是怎么來的呢？

b:Well, the first lunar month is called Yuan-month, and in ancient times people called night Xiao. And you know the festival is just in the middle of the month.

這個啊，農(nóng)歷的第一個月叫做元月，在中國古代人們把晚上叫做宵，而且你知道的，這個節(jié)目剛好是元月中間的那天。

a:Oh, I see. I also heard today is the last day for the street fair. Can’t wait to sample all the snacks.

哦，我知道了。我還聽說過今天是廟會的最后一天呢。都等不及想吃那些小吃了。

b:Sure. It’s indeed a culinary heaven which offers a wide range of delicious snacks to satisfy all tastes. Then, which one would you like?

好啊。這絕對是一個美食的天堂，有滿足所有口味的格式美味小吃。對了，你想吃什么？

a:Can you recommend some must-try?

你能推薦一些一定得嘗嘗的小吃嗎？

b:OK. Let’s go over there. For the Lantern Festival, you should never omit the Yuanxiao.

好的，我們?nèi)ツ沁叀Ｔ谠�宵�?jié)，你當(dāng)然不可以錯過元宵啦。

a:What’s that? It gets the name from the festival itself. That’s really funny!

元宵是什么呢？它和節(jié)日是同一個名字哦。這可真有趣啊！

b:Actually, they are small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour. They are like Tangyun.

其實呢，它們是用糯米粉做的小圓球，有點像湯圓。

a:Oh, I know Tangyuan. It’s a sweet snack, good for dessert.

哦，湯圓我知道。它是一種甜的小吃，用來做甜點很好。

b:Yes. And also, we can find Yuanxiao with both sweet and salty fillings.

是啊。不過我們的元宵有甜的還有咸的呢。

a:I’d like to try the salty ones. Where does that strange smell come from?

我想嘗一下咸的。那奇怪的味道是從哪里來的�。�

b:Oh, the smelly bean curd. My favorite!

哦，臭豆腐。我的最愛！