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Mid-Autumn Day

Mid-Autumn Festival

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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