翻译成英文是：It is said that the Dragon Boat Festival is to honor a great poet in the history.
解释：
honor 英['?n?(r)] 美[?ɑn?]
n. 荣誉; 光荣; 尊敬; 敬意;
vt. 尊敬，给以荣誉;
[词典] [英国英语] =honour;
[例句]He called for quiet and announced that the next song was in our honor
他叫大家安静，然后宣布下一首歌要送给我们。
poet 英[?pt] 美[?po?t]
n. 诗人; 空想家; 古典芭蕾舞大师;
[例句]He was a painter and poet.
他既是画家又是诗人。
history 英[?h?stri] 美[?h?st?ri]
n. 历史，历史学; 发展史; 履历，经历; （某地的） 沿革;
[例句]The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history.
天主教会在整个波兰历史上曾发挥过举足轻重的作用。