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中秋节

中秋节

Mid-Autumn Day

Mid-Autumn Festival

农历

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满月

Full moon

秋分前后的满月

Harvest moon

欣赏月亮

Appreciating the moon

Moon gazing

月亮

Moon Warshop

相聚

gathering

家人团圆

family reunion

月饼

Mooncake

孔光灯

天空灯笼；孔明兰滕

桂花酒

卡西亚wine

焚香

Burning incense

祭品

Sacrificial offerings

意识

Ritual

跳龙和狮子

Dragon and lion dances

灯谜

Lantern riddles

中秋节，时在农历八月十五，满月当空。

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

▌ 中秋之月最圆最亮，象征阖家团圆。

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

中秋传说

民间传说

folklore

月神

lunar deity ['di:iti]

the Moon Goddess

嫦娥

Chang'e

玉兔

jade rabbit / hare

蟾蜍

toad

桂花树

cassia tree;

osmanthus [ɔz'mænθəs] tree

月宫

Moon Palace

长生不老药

the elixir [i'liksə] of immortality

嫦娥奔月

Chang'e flying to the moon

后羿射日

Houyi shooting the suns

吴刚伐桂

Wu Gang chopping the tree

玉兔捣药

Jade Rabbit making heavenly medicine

▌ 羿请不死之药于西王母。

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

▌ 羿妻嫦娥窃之奔月，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.

月饼

油酥糕点

pastry

月饼馅

fillings

蓉

paste [peist] （糊状物、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）

五仁叉烧

five kernel and roast pork

红豆

red bean paste

枣泥

jujube ['dʒu:dʒu:b] paste

莲蓉

lotus seed paste

冬瓜蓉

melon seed paste

咸蛋黄

yolks from salted duck eggs

云腿

ham

猪油

lard

饼皮

crusts

浆皮

chewy ['tʃui] crust

酥皮

flaky crust

印花

imprint

冰皮

snow skin

奶油皮

cream cheese

京式月饼

Beijing-style mooncakes

苏式月饼

Suzhou-style mooncakes

滇式月饼

Yunnan-style moooncakes

潮汕月饼

Chaoshan-style mooncakes

广式月饼

Cantonese-style mooncakes

港式月饼

Hong Kong-style mooncakes

甜味月饼和咸味月饼

sweet and savory mooncakes

▌ 月饼多为油酥面皮包裹甜而厚的馅料。

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

▌ 传统月饼上印有“长寿”“和谐”等字样，以及点心坊和内馅名称。

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.

▌ 家人在中秋节分食月饼，寓意全家团团圆圆。

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

祝福

▌ 中秋快乐！

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

▌ 祝你和你的家人中秋快乐！

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

▌ 愿你的生活就象这十五的月亮一样，圆圆满满。

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

▌ 皓月闪烁，星光闪耀，中秋佳节，美满快乐！

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

▌ 举杯遥祝：月圆人圆花好，事顺业顺家兴。

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 ['gɪbəs]

亏凸月

waning gibbous

半月，下弦月

Third quarter, last quarter

娥眉月，亏月

waning crescent

dreamy

梦幻般的

glowing

泛着光芒

silver light

银色的月光

otherworldly

超凡脱俗的

ethereal [i'θiəriəl]

缥缈如仙，非尘世间的

crescent ['kresənt]

一弯新月

enchanting

迷人的

tranquil

宁静的

serene 宁静的

luminous

明亮的

ablaze

闪耀的

shimmer

微光闪烁

silhouette [,silu:'et]

轮廓，剪影

evanescent [,i:və'nesənt]

缥缈，易消散的

bright and pure

皎洁的

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

月光淹没了所有的星星，除了那些最明亮的星。

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

托尔金，《指环王》

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

别告诉我月正亮，给我看破碎玻璃上闪烁的光。

― Anton Chekhov 契诃夫

▌“The moon is a loyal companion.

月亮是忠实的伴侣。

祝大家中秋快乐哦！

编辑：左卓