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，这里有好多灯笼可以观赏啊。现在，我知道它为什么被称为灯笼节了。真是名副其实啊。

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

是啊。人们都很喜欢这些点亮的灯笼和欢庆的表演。

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?

你注意到灯笼上的字了吗?

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

当然了。但是你知道我不认识汉字的。写的是什么啊?

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

它们是字谜。元宵节猜灯笼上的字谜是一个传统。

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。但是我们还是做点别的吧。嗨，你看!那里有一只超大的灯笼。我们走近看看吧。

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。这是我这辈子见过的最大的龙灯。

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

真的吗?那我可真是幸运啊。哦，它的大嘴还在喷火呢。

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

真是激动人心啊。它是用玻璃做的，所以看起来更亮了。

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

它的身上也写了很多汉字哦。是关于什么的呢?字谜吗?

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

让我看看。哦，不是，是一些描写这一欢乐场景的中国诗歌。

注释:

lantern n. 灯笼

gala n. 庆典，演出盛会

eye-catching adj. 引人注目的

spew vt. 喷出，涌出

firework n. 焰火

souvenir n. 纪念品