中秋节英文对话

中秋节的传说： Mooncakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival what mince pies are to Christmas. The seasonal round cakes traditionally have a sweet filling of lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often have one or more salted duck eggs in the center to represent the moon. And the moon is what this celebration is all about. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month, it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest. This year the festival falls on October 1. There are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating mooncakes. One Tang Dynasty myth holds that the Earth once had 10 suns circling it. One day all 10 suns appeared at once, scorching the planet with their heat. It was thanks to a skillful archer named Hou Yi that the Earth was saved. He shot down all but one of the suns. As his reward, the Heavenly Queen Mother gave Hou Yi the Elixir of Immortality, but she warned him that he must use it wisely. Hou Yi ignored her advice and, corrupted by fame and fortune, became a tyrannical leader. Chang-Er, his beautiful wife, could no longer stand by and watch him abuse his power so she stole his Elixir and fled to the moon to escape his angry wrath. And thus began the legend of the beautiful woman in the moon, the Moon Fairy. The second legend has it that during the Yuan Dynasty, an underground group led by Zhu Yuan Zang was determined to rid the country of Mongolian dominance. The moon cake was created to carry a secret message. When the cake was opened and the message read, an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the Mongolians. It happened at the time of the full moon, which, some say, explains why mooncakes are eaten at this time. Mooncakes are usually stamped with Chinese characters indicating the name of the bakery and the type of filling used. Some bakeries will even stamp them with your family name so that you can give personalised ones to friends and family. They are usually presented in boxes of four which indicate the four phases of the moon. Traditional mooncakes are made with melted lard, but today vegetable oil is more often used in the interests of health. Mooncakes are not for the diet-conscious as they are loaded with calories. The best way to wash down one of these sticky cakes is with a cup of Chinese tea, especially Jasmine or Chrysanthemum tea, which aids the digestion.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, or in Chinese, Zhongqiu Jie (traditional Chinese: 中秋节), is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese people and Vietnamese people (even though they celebrate it differently), dating back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty.[1][2] It was first called Zhongqiu Jie (literally "Mid-Autumn Festival") in the Zhou Dynasty.[3] In Malaysia and Singapore, it is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival.The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is usually around mid or late September in the Gregorian calendar. It is a date that parallels the autumn and spring Equinoxes of the solar calendar, when the moon is supposedly at its fullest and roundest. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties.The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the two most important holidays in the Chinese calendar, the other being the Chinese New Year, and is a legal holiday in several countries. Farmers celebrate the end of the summer harvesting season on this date. Traditionally, on this day, Chinese family members and friends will gather to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon, and eat moon cakes and pomeloes together. Accompanying the celebration, there are additional cultural or regional customs, such as:Eating moon cakes outside under the moon Putting pomelo rinds on one's head Carrying brightly lit lanterns, lighting lanterns on towers, floating sky lanterns Burning incense in reverence to deities including Chang'e (simplified Chinese: 嫦娥; traditional Chinese: 嫦娥; pinyin: cháng'é) Planting Mid-Autumn trees Collecting dandelion leaves and distributing them evenly among family members Fire Dragon Dances Shops selling mooncakes, before the festival, often display pictures of Chang'e floating to the moon.你可以自己去看wikipedia网页，全球知名的百科全书，呵呵。可怜的我啊，贴个连接居然被认为是广告，我晕眩。上面的东西都是英语母语的人撰写，校订的，书写方式更加接近西方人的思维，如果你是为了涉外活动的话可以用这上面的资料。

A.Nice weather ,isn't it? 今天天气真好. It sure was hot last week. 上星期好热呀!B.I'm glad it is getting cooler as we are into autumn now. 真高兴现在是秋天,凉快一点儿了.Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. 今天是中秋节? A.What's that? 什么是中秋节?B.It is a traditional Chinese holiday.It falls on the 15th day of the eighth moon according to the lunar calendar. 是一个传统中国节日,农历的八月十五日.A.What do you do on Moon Festival 中秋节做什么呢? B.It's a time for family reunion. 是全家团圆的日子. A.Any traditional food (Any special food?) 有没有什么传统的(或特别的) 食物? B.Yes,we eat moon cake for dessert. 有,我们吃月饼当甜点.

A: That must be Rich. (She goes to open the door.) 那一定是Rich. (她去开门.) B&C: Hi, Air. 你好啊, Air. A: Welcome. It’s so nice of you to come. 欢迎啊,你能来真是太好了. B: Air, thanks for inviting me to the dinner. Today is Mid – Autumn Festival. I bought a bunch of roses for you. Beautiful flowers for beautiful girl. Air, 谢谢你邀请我来做客的. 今天是中秋节了. 我买了一束玫瑰花送给你,美丽的花给美丽的女孩.B: Thank you, Air. 谢谢你，Air.。 A: You are welcome. Maybe it is hot. 不客气啊。或许咖啡有些烫。 C: No problem. Air, you know, I’m interested in different culture. Chinese festival is very interesting, too. Would you mind telling me about the Mid – Autumn Festival? 没关系的。Air.，你知道，我对不同的文化很感兴趣的。中国的节日也是非常有趣的。你能给我讲讲有关中秋节的东西吗？ A: Ok, speaking of eating mooncakes, we have to talk about the story between Chang-Er and Hou Yi. 好啊，谈到吃月饼，我们要谈到有关嫦娥和后羿的故事。 B: Is that true? 那故事是真实的吗？ A: No. It’s not true. It’s only legend. 不.不是真实的.它仅仅是个传说.