浙江办泥地球赛 A ball game was played in the mud

 A ball(球) game(比赛) was played in the mud(泥) to celebrate(庆祝) the harvest(丰收), on Sunday in Jinhua, Zhejiang province.

浙江办泥地球赛 A ball game was played in the mud

The event belongs to the Dry Pond Festival – a carnival(盛会) for fishermen(渔民) to dry up(抽干) local ponds(池塘) and harvest all the fish(鱼) in it, but also to dredge(清淤) and clean(清扫) the ponds for the next year.

浙江办泥地球赛 A ball game was played in the mud

浙江办泥地球赛 A ball game was played in the mud

词汇 Words:

[qiú] 球 ball

[bǐ sài] 比赛 game

[ní] 泥 mud

[chí táng] 池塘 pond

[yú] 鱼 fish

[fēng shōu] 丰收 harvest

[shèng huì] 盛会 carnival

[yú mín] 渔民 fisherman

[qìng zhù] 庆祝 celebrate

重点词汇 Key word:

球 <名词 n.>

any round object; ball

E.g. Xuě qiú yuè gǔn yuè dà。

雪球越滚越大。

A snowball gathers as it goes on. 

earth; global

E.g. Dì qiú wéi rào tài yáng zhuàn。

地球围绕太阳转。

The Earth rotates round the sun. 

ball (usually used in the games)

E.g. Tā jìn le yì qiú。

他进了一球。

He scored a goal.