Guess what? I'm going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.
你猜怎么着，我两周后要去清迈了。
Wow, sounds like fun! But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.
哇，听上去真有意思啊！但是我相信在那儿，四月是一年中最热的一个月。
Yes, that's true. But there's a water festival there from April 13th to 15th.
是的，的确是。不过，4月13日到4月15日那有泼水节。
I wonder if it's similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.
我不知道那是不是和云南省傣族人过的泼水节很相似啊。
Yes, I think so. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People go on the streets to throw water at each other.
是的，我认为是。这个时间是泰国的新年。人们走上街头互相泼水。
Cool! But why do they do that?
太酷了！但是为什么他们要那样做呢？
Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you'll have good luck in the new year.
因为新年是要清除、洗净那些不好的东西。然后你就会在新的一年里行好运。
