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中秋節(jié)

中秋節(jié)

Mid-Autumn Day

Mid-Autumn Festival

農(nóng)歷

Chinese lunar calendar ['k?lind?]

滿月

full moon

秋分前后的滿月

harvest moon

賞月

appreciating the moon;

moon gazing

拜月

moon worship

相聚

gathering

家人團圓

family reunion

月餅

mooncake

孔明燈

sky lantern; Kongming lantern

桂花酒

cassia wine

燒香

burning incense

祭品

sacrificial offerings

儀式

ritual

舞龍舞獅

dragon and lion dances

燈謎

lantern riddles

▌ 中秋節(jié)，時在農(nóng)歷八月十五，滿月當(dāng)空。

Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with full moon at night.

▌ 中秋之月最圓最亮，象征闔家團圓。

The moon is the brightest and roundest on this day which means family reunion.

中秋傳說

民間傳說

folklore

月神

lunar deity ['di:iti]

the Moon Goddess

嫦娥

Chang'e

玉兔

jade rabbit / hare

蟾蜍

toad

桂花樹

cassia tree;

osmanthus [?z'm?nθ?s] tree

月宮

Moon Palace

長生不老藥

the elixir [i'liks?] of immortality

嫦娥奔月

Chang'e flying to the moon

后羿射日

Houyi shooting the suns

吳剛伐桂

Wu Gang chopping the tree

玉兔搗藥

Jade Rabbit making heavenly medicine

▌ 羿請不死之藥于西王母。

Hou Yi traveled to the palace of Xi Wang Mu, the Queen Mother of the West, seeking her elixir of immortality.

▌ 羿妻嫦娥竊之奔月，托身于月。

Chang'e drank the elixirs that her husband had left behind and flew upwards towards the heavens, choosing the moon as residence.

月餅

油酥糕點

pastry

月餅餡

fillings

蓉

paste [peist] （糊狀物、膏）

五仁

five kernel

5 types of nuts and seeds: almonds（杏仁）, walnuts（核桃仁）, watermelon seeds（瓜子仁）, sesame（芝麻仁）, and pumpkin seeds（南瓜子仁）

五仁叉燒

five kernel and roast pork

紅豆

red bean paste

棗泥

jujube ['d?u:d?u:b] paste

蓮蓉

lotus seed paste

冬瓜蓉

melon seed paste

咸蛋黃

yolks from salted duck eggs

云腿

ham

豬油

lard

餅皮

crusts

漿皮

chewy ['t?ui] crust

酥皮

flaky crust

印花

imprint

冰皮

snow skin

奶油皮

cream cheese

京式月餅

Beijing-style mooncakes

蘇式月餅

Suzhou-style mooncakes

滇式月餅

Yunnan-style moooncakes

潮汕月餅

Chaoshan-style mooncakes

廣式月餅

Cantonese-style mooncakes

港式月餅

Hong Kong-style mooncakes

甜味月餅和咸味月餅

sweet and savory mooncakes

▌ 月餅多為油酥面皮包裹甜而厚的餡料。

Most mooncakes have a pastry skin enveloping a sweet, dense filling.

▌ 傳統(tǒng)月餅上印有“長壽”“和諧”等字樣，以及點心坊和內(nèi)餡名稱。

Traditional mooncakes have an imprint on top consisting of the Chinese characters for "longevity" or "harmony", as well as the name of the bakery and the filling inside.

▌ 家人在中秋節(jié)分食月餅，寓意全家團團圓圓。

The sharing and eating of round mooncakes among family members during the festival signify the completeness and unity of families.

祝福

▌ 中秋快樂！

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

▌ 祝你和你的家人中秋快樂！

Wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

▌ 愿你的生活就象這十五的月亮一樣，圓圓滿滿。

Wish you a perfect life just like the roundest moon in Mid-Autumn Day.

▌ 皓月閃爍，星光閃耀，中秋佳節(jié)，美滿快樂！

A bright moon and stars twinkle and shine. Wishing you a merry Mid-Autumn Festival, bliss, and happiness.

▌ 舉杯遙祝：月圓人圓花好，事順業(yè)順家興。

I want to make a toast. I Wish that the round moon take my best blessing to you. May you have a happy family and a bright future.

月亮

月相

moon phases

新月

new moon

娥眉月，盈月

waxing crescent

半月，上弦月

first quarter

盈凸月

waxing gibbous ['g?b?s]

虧凸月

waning gibbous

半月，下弦月

Third quarter, last quarter

娥眉月，虧月

waning crescent

dreamy

夢幻般的

glowing

泛著光芒

silver light

銀色的月光

otherworldly

超凡脫俗的

ethereal [i'θi?ri?l]

縹緲如仙，非塵世間的

crescent ['kres?nt]

一彎新月

enchanting

迷人的

tranquil

寧靜的

serene 寧靜的

luminous

明亮的

ablaze

閃耀的

shimmer

微光閃爍

silhouette [,silu:'et]

輪廓，剪影

evanescent [,i:v?'nes?nt]

縹緲，易消散的

bright and pure

皎潔的

▌ “Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.”

月光淹沒了所有的星星，除了那些最明亮的星。

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

托爾金，《指環(huán)王》

▌“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”

別告訴我月正亮，給我看破碎玻璃上閃爍的光。

― Anton Chekhov 契訶夫

▌“The moon is a loyal companion.

月亮是忠實的伴侶。

祝大家中秋快樂哦！

編輯：左卓