Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
根据传说,楚国政治家兼诗人屈原忧国忧时,在五月五日投江自尽。人们敬爱这位爱国诗人,驾船寻找他的遗体,却没有找到。后来人们把糯米包在竹叶里面,做成粽子,驾着小船到达出事地点,把粽子丢到水里, 当做祭品,这就是粽子和龙舟比赛的起源。在南方水乡,每年端午节都有龙舟比赛。