(单词翻译:单击)
Guess what? I'm going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.
你猜怎么着,我两周后要去清迈了 。
Wow, sounds like fun! But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.
哇,听上去真有意思啊!但是我相信在那儿,四月是一年中最热的一个月 。
Yes, that's true. But there's a water festival there from April 13th to 15th.
是的,的确是 。不过,4月13日到4月15日那有泼水节 。
I wonder if it's similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.
我不知道那是不是和云南省傣族人过的泼水节很相似啊 。
Yes, I think so. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People go on the streets to throw water at each other.
是的,我认为是 。这个时间是泰国的新年 。人们走上街头互相泼水 。
Cool! But why do they do that?
太酷了!但是为什么他们要那样做呢?
Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you'll have good luck in the new year.
因为新年是要清除、洗净那些不好的东西 。然后你就会在新的一年里行好运 。