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关于中秋节的英语小知识 中秋节英文简介 Zhong Qiu Jie, which is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon - an auspicious symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Adults will usually indulge in fragrant mooncakes of many varieties with a good cup of piping hot Chinese tea, while the little ones run around with their brightly-lit lanterns. 农历八月十五日是中国的传统节日——中秋节。

在这天，每个家庭都团聚在一起，一家人共同欣赏象征丰裕、和谐和幸运的圆月此时，大人们吃着美味的月饼，品着热腾腾的香茗，而孩子们则在一旁拉着兔子灯尽情玩耍 Zhong Qiu Jie probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavour with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon. 中秋节最早可能是一个庆祝丰收的节日后来，月宫里漂亮的仙女嫦娥的神话故事给予了它神话颜色 According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. One day, all 10 suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. Yi stole the elixir of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule, but his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival. 传奇古时候，天空曾有10个太阳。

一天，这10个太阳同时消失，炎热难挡弓箭手后翌射下了其中9个太阳，挽救了地球上的生灵他偷了长生不死药，却被妻子嫦娥偷偷喝下此后，每年中秋月圆之时，少女们都要向月宫仙女嫦娥祈福的传奇便流传开来 In the 14th century, the eating of mooncakes at Zhong Qiu Jie was given a new significance. The story goes that when Zhu Yuan Zhang was plotting to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty started by the Mongolians, the rebels hid their messages in the Mid-Autumn mooncakes. Zhong Qiu Jie is hence also a commemoration of the overthrow of the Mongolians by the Han people. 在14世纪，中秋节吃月饼又被给予了一层特别的含义传奇在朱元璋带兵起义*元朝时，将士们曾把联络信藏在月饼里。

因此，中秋节后来也成为汉人*蒙古人统治的纪念日 During the Yuan Dynasty (A.D.1206-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung Dynasty (A.D.960-1279) were unhappy at submitting to foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without it being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Packed into each mooncake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. What followed was the establishment of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368-1644). Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this event. 在元朝，蒙古人统治中国。

前朝统治者们不甘心政权落入外族之手，于是密谋筹划联合起义正值中秋将近，起义首领就命令部下制作一种特殊的月饼，把起义打算藏在每个月饼里到中秋那天，起义军猎取成功，*了元朝，建立明朝今日，人们吃月饼纪念此事 中秋节活动介绍 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. 中秋节吃月饼就像西方人圣诞节吃百果馅饼一样，是必不行少的。

圆圆的月饼中通常包有香甜的莲子馅或是红豆馅，馅的中心还会加上一个金黄的咸鸭蛋黄来代表月亮而月亮正是中秋节庆祝的主题每年农历8月15日人们一起庆祝中秋，据说这一天的月亮是一年中最亮最圆的 There are evening meal, people who work outside the home have to come back happy. After dinner, people lit lanterns, usually red lanterns round. The children will happily play their toy lanterns. 晚上有一顿美餐，离家在外工作的人也要回来团聚晚饭后，人们点亮灯笼，一般是红色的圆灯笼孩子们会高快乐兴地玩他们的玩具灯笼 You Yuanyou the moon in the evening, people eating at the same time to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival special foods - cakes. People with the past, look to the future. It is said that there are dragon in the sky, it is necessary to swallow the moon. In order to protect the moon, the children have to come up with a large ring of the dragons away. 晚上月亮又圆又大，人们在赏月的同时吃着中秋节特殊的食品——月饼。

人们在一起回忆过去，展望将来据说天上有一条 龙，它要把月亮吞下去为了爱护月亮，孩子们要弄出很大的响动把龙吓跑 和中秋有关的词语 Mid-autumn day/-autumn Festival 中秋节 Moon Festival/Mooncake Festival /Moon Festival 中秋节 lunar农历 Moon 月亮 　　 Dessert 甜点 mooncake月饼 minimooncake 迷你月饼 mooncakes with meat/nuts/肉馅/果仁/蛋黄月饼 ham mooncake火腿月饼 grapefruit/pomelo/shaddock 柚子 glue pudding　汤圆 lantern/scaldfish灯笼 Chang E 嫦娥 Hou Yi 后羿 gather to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon 聚在一起赏月 light lantern 点灯笼 carry the lantern around 提灯笼 burn incense 烧香 fire dragon dances　火龙舞 The custom of worshipping the moon 拜月的习俗 worshippe the full moon　拜满月的习俗 family reunion　家庭团聚/圆 came out to watch the full moon to celebrate the festival　到户外赏月 the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration　庆祝中秋节的习俗 中秋节相关句型 Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. 今日是中秋节。

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