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中秋节
中秋节
Mid-Autumn Day
Mid-Autumn Festival
农历
CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR[' KAN LINDLINDAR]
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