【正确答案】：
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN MARKED BY GLUTINOUS DUMPLINGS AND DRAGON BOAT RACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES WHERE THERE ARE MANY RIVERS AND LAKES.
【题目解析】：几千年来：for thousands of years；粽子：glutinous dumplings；赛龙舟：dragon boat races；尤其：especially；河湖密布：many rivers and lakes；南方省份：the southern provinces。