so what is it about the dragon boat festival that appeals to foreigners? “it’s an unusual sport,” says one racer from germany. “it’s not like everybody’s doing it. that’s one of the reasons that there’s such great team spirit in a dragon boat team – everybody feels like we’re doing something special.” and what about the zongzi? “ehhh, they’re not bad, i guess,” he says. “something of an acquired taste. i just haven’t really acquired it yet.”
那么，為什麼端午節賽龍舟會吸引外國人呢？“這是一項不尋常的運動。”一位來自德國的參賽者說，“這並不是所有的人都在從事的運動。這正是龍舟隊的團隊精神如此高昂的原因之一，每個人都覺得自己在做一件很特別的事。”那么粽子呢？“喔，我覺得它不難吃。”他說，“那是一種需要後天培養的品味。我只是還沒培養出來罷了。”