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Contiluo Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Duanwu Festival
Which of the two sentences is better, #1 or #2?
1. Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, falls on 5th May in the lunar calendar.
2. Duanwu Festival, also called Dragon Boat Festival, is on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar.
1. Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, falls on 5th May in the lunar calendar.
2. Duanwu Festival, also called Dragon Boat Festival, is on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar.
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I think English-language readers will assume that "5th May" is, by definition, 5th May according to the Western calendar, so "5th May in the lunar calendar" will probably be confusing. The description in the second sentence is OK. "known as" and "called" are both fine, but I would write "known as / called the Dragon Boat Festival".
- I think English-language readers will assume that "5th May" is, by definition, 5th May according to the Western calendar, so "5th May in the lunar calendar" will probably be confusing.
- The description in the second sentence is OK.
- "known as" and "called" are both fine, but I would write "known as / called the Dragon Boat Festival".
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I think English-language readers will assume that "5th May" is, by definition, 5th May according to the Western calendar, so "5th May in the lunar calendar" will probably be confusing. The description in the second sentence is OK.
"known as" and "called" are both fine, but I would write "known as / called the Dragon Boat Festival".
"known as" and "called" are both fine, but I would write "known as / called the Dragon Boat Festival".
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