A：Aunt Shirley, I heard the Yuan Xiao Festival is the name for the festival. Why did it get its name?雪莉阿姨，我聽說這個(gè)節(jié)日的名字是元宵節(jié)。這個(gè)名字是怎么來的呢?

B：Well, the first lunar month is called Yuan-month, and in ancient times people called night Xiao. And you know the festival is just in the middle of the month.這個(gè)啊，農(nóng)歷的第一個(gè)月叫做元月，在中國(guó)古代人們把晚上叫做宵，而且你知道的，這個(gè)節(jié)目剛好是元月中間的那天。

A：Oh, I see. I also heard today is the last day for the street fair. Can’t wait to sample all the snacks.哦，我知道了。我還聽說過今天是廟會(huì)的最后一天呢。都等不及想吃那些小吃了。

B：Sure. It’s indeed a culinary heaven which offers a wide range of delicious snacks to satisfy all tastes. Then, which one would you like?好啊。這絕對(duì)是一個(gè)美食的天堂，有滿足所有口味的格式美味小吃。對(duì)了，你想吃什么?

A：Can you recommend some must-try?你能推薦一些一定得嘗嘗的小吃嗎?

B：OK. Let’s go over there. For the Lantern Festival, you should never omit the Yuanxiao.好的，我們?nèi)ツ沁叀Ｔ谠?jié)，你當(dāng)然不可以錯(cuò)過元宵啦。

A：What’s that? It gets the name from the festival itself. That’s really funny!元宵是什么呢?它和節(jié)日是同一個(gè)名字哦。這可真有趣啊!

B：Actually, they are small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour. They are like Tangyun.其實(shí)呢，它們是用糯米粉做的小圓球，有點(diǎn)像湯圓。

A：Oh, I know Tangyuan. It’s a sweet snack, good for dessert.哦，湯圓我知道。它是一種甜的小吃，用來做甜點(diǎn)很好。

B：Yes. And also, we can find Yuanxiao with both sweet and salty fillings.是啊。不過我們的元宵有甜的還有咸的呢。

A：I’d like to try the salty ones. Where does that strange smell come from?我想嘗一下咸的。那奇怪的味道是從哪里來的啊?

B：Oh, the smelly bean curd. My favorite!哦，臭豆腐。我的最愛!