Monday 星期一
Grace: Michael, are you doing anything special next week? We have three days off for Qingming Festival, so I'm heading back to my hometown.
格蕾丝：迈克尔，你下周有什么特别的安排吗？我们有三天清明节的假期，所以我要回一趟老家了。
Michael: Three whole days off? That's nice!
迈克尔：放整整三天假？真不错！
Tuesday 星期二
Michael: Is that the Tomb-Sweeping Day I've heard about?
迈克尔：是我听说的扫墓节吗？
Grace: Exactly. It's also called Qingming Festival. Most Chinese families go to cemeteries to honor their ancestors.
格蕾丝：没错。它也叫清明节。大多数中国家庭会去墓地祭拜祖先。
Wednesday 星期三
Michael: We clean the graves, burn paper offerings, and leave flowers or food.
格蕾丝： 我们清理坟墓、烧纸钱，并留下鲜花或食物。
Michael: That sounds so meaningful. Do you have to travel far?
迈克尔：这听起来很有意义。你需要走很远的路吗？
Grace: About three hours by high-speed train.
格蕾丝：坐高铁大约三个小时。
Thursday 星期四
Grace: My parents and I will tidy up my grandparents' tomb together and burn some incense. It's our way of remembering them.
格蕾丝： 我和父母会一起清扫爷爷奶奶的坟墓，并烧些香。这是我们缅怀他们的方式。
Michael: I really like that tradition.
迈克尔：我真的很喜欢这个传统。
Friday 星期五
Michael: We don't really have a tradition like that in the States.
迈克尔： 我们美国没有这样的传统习俗。
Grace: It's pretty meaningful. We also fly kites and eat qingtuan—those green rice balls made of glutinous rice. They're delicious!
格蕾丝：这很有意义。我们还会放风筝，吃青团——那种用糯米做的绿色团子。超级好吃！
Saturday 星期六
Grace: And since the holiday runs from Saturday to Monday this year, I'll leave Friday evening and come back Monday night so I won't feel rushed.
格蕾丝： 而且今年假期从周六到周一，我周五晚上出发，周一晚上回来，这样就不会觉得赶。
Michael: That's a smart plan.
迈克尔：这是个聪明的计划。
Sunday 星期日
Families visit the graves of their ancestors to show respect and remember loved ones who have passed away.
家人们会前往祖先的坟墓，以表达敬意并缅怀已故的亲人。
