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篇一：the mid-autumn day

中秋节 The Mid-Autumn Day

“中秋节”是在农历八月十五这一天。

The Mid-Autumn Day is on the August 15th of the lunar calendar.

农历每月的十五日是我们看到月球最圆的那天。

The fifteenth of each month in the lunar calendar is the day of the full moon.

中秋节来临时正好在“秋分”前后。

Mid-Autumn Day falls during the autumn equinox.

这时候秋高气爽，天空能见度极高，因此月亮显得又圆又大，是一年中月色最好的时候。

During this time, the days are especially bright and crisp and the sky is very clear, which makes it the perfect time to appreciate the moon’s beauty.

中国人特别是诗人，对月亮有一种独特的情感。

The Chinese people, especially the poets, have a special emotion for the moon.

他们对月亮的深情，超过世界上任何一个民族，形成了一种独特的月亮情结。

The affections they hold may surpass those of any other nations in the world, forming a special moon sentiment.

看到月亮会触发他们的心弦，牵动他们的情思，勾起他们的遐想。 The sight of the moon can affect their emotions, and arouse their hopes and dreams for the future.

每当人们看到中秋月圆，这一合家团圆的象征，思乡之情就会油然而生。

The full moon on the Mid-Autumn Day reminds people of their families and triggers their longing for a family reunion.

分散在各地的孩子们都在这一夜回家团聚看望老人和亲友。 It is for sure a time for people to come home to see their parents and relatives.

赶不回来的也要打电话回家问候长辈亲人。

And those who can not make it home would call to send a regards.

在这样一个月圆的节日里，祭月、赏月是必不可少的一种中秋习俗。

During this full moon holiday, sacrificial offerings and moon-gazing are essential customs.

中秋之夜，大家准备丰盛的瓜果和月饼，把最圆的水果当作供品祭拜月亮，其它的留给全家人，边赏月，边聊天，边品尝。 On the night of the Mid-Autumn Day, people have fruits and moon cakes, the most round food is offered to the

moon, while the rest is for the family to enjoy as they appreciate the moon’s beauty.

月饼最早是用在祭月典礼中的一种供品。

Originally the moon cake was used only for sacrificial offerings during the Moon Ceremony.

后来逐渐演变成了民间中秋节必不可少的象征性食品。

Later it gradually became a symbolic food of the Moon Festival.

它和中秋夜圆圆的月亮一样，代表着团圆。

It resembles the full moon on the night of the Mid-Autumn Day, representing reunion.

一家人祭月之后分食月饼，家里有多少人，就把月饼切成多少份，即使出门在外不能赶回家的亲人，也要算上，给他们留上一份，表示合家团圆。

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After the entire family offers a sacrificial slice to the moon, they cut the rest in slices on the number of

members of the family, including those family members who did not make it to the gathering.

而第一块月饼一定要先给家里最年长的人。

The first slice of the moon cake must be given to the most elderly of the family.

和中国的其它节日一样，中秋节也有一些自己的传说。

Like the other Chinese holidays, the Mid-Autumn Day has its own stories.

“嫦娥奔月”便是最著名的。

Among them “Chang’E and the Moon” is the most well known.

传说月亮上有一座美丽而寒冷的宫殿，里面住着一位美丽的仙女——嫦娥。

There lived a beautiful goddess named Chang’E in a very beautiful but cold palace on the moon.

月宫里，有一只可爱的玉兔陪伴她。

In the palace, a jade hare accompanies her.

月宫外，还有一棵桂花树和一个叫吴刚的伐树人。

And outside the palace, there was a sweet-scented osmanthus tree and a lumberjack called Wu Gang. 在中秋节晴朗的夜空里，如果你仔细观看，真的会隐约看到传说里的人和物呢。

If you look carefully at the moon on the mid autumn night, you might see the shadows of the figures in the story!

除了祭月、赏月外，中国各地还有许多自己的风俗和活动。 Besides sacrificial offerings and moon appreciation,

different parts of China have different customs and activities for this festival.

在北方孩子的玩具里有一种玩偶叫“兔儿爷”。

In the north, there is a toy called “the rabbit master” which is popular among children.

就是由月亮上的玉兔演化过来的。

It is an adaptation of the jade hare on the moon.

南方有的地方，人们把柚子镂空，做成精致好看的柚子灯笼。 In the South, people hollow out the pomelo to make exquisite lanterns.

里面点上蜡烛，成为孩子们最喜爱的中秋玩具。

They light candles inside to make a favorite

mid-autumn season toy.

在广东、香港，人们会在中秋举行舞“火龙”的表演。 In Guangdong and Hong Kong, people attend

performances of mid-autumn dance “Fire Dragon”. 火龙的身上插满“长寿香”，在夜里大放光芒。

Incenses are lit and inserted along the fire dragon’s body to symbolize longevity, and to radiate brightness in the dark night.

而在浙江，人们中秋除了赏月，还要去观看一年一度受月球引力而产生的自然景观——“钱塘江大潮”。

篇二：The Mid-autumn

开头

I think Mid-Autumn Day is an old traditional festival in Chi-na. Everybody likes it because it's a family get-together. You see> it is

called"Mid-Autumn Day", so it often comes in September or October. It is on the 15th of the lunar（阴历） month. Now, let's say something about this interesting festival.

Mid-Autumns'oringin中秋节的由来

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity（节日）for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping（崇拜） the moon (called xi yue in Chinese) can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties (2000 B.C.-1066 B.C.). In the Zhou Dynasty(1066 B.C.-221 B.C.), people hold ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in. It becomes very prevalent（普遍的） in the Tang Dynasty(618-907 A.D.) that people enjoy and worship the full moon. In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.), however, people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes of family reunion. When it becomes dark, they look up at the full silver moon or go sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. So,this is the origin of Mid-Autumn.

承接

Mid-Autumn Day is a traditional festival in China. Almost everyone likes to eat mooncakes on that day. Most families have a dinner together to celebrate the festival.

A saying goes, "The moon in your hometown is almost always the brightest and roundest".

Customn习俗

Therefore, a few days before the festival, everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful. Lanterns（灯笼） will be hung in front of the house.

On the evening there will be a big family dinner. People who work far away from their homes will try to come back for the union. After dinner, people will light the lanterns which are usually red and round. Children will play with their own toy lanterns happily.

At night People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes which are the special food for this festival. They can look back on the past and look forward to the future together. It is said that there was a dragon （龙）in the sky. The dragon wanted to swallow（咽） up the moon. to protect the frighten away

However, the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays, but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in, people will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending all of their best wishes to them

月饼

.Moon Cakes

There is this story about the moon-cake. during the Yuan dynasty (A.D. 1280-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding(前述的） Sung dynasty (A.D. 960-1280) were unhappy at submitting to the foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion（叛变）without being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Backed into each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attached and overthrew（推翻） the government. Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend（传说） and was called the Moon Cake.

There are many kinds of mooncakes. They are small round cakes with meat, nuts or something sweet inside . eating mooncakes has been our custom.

For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed（捣碎的） red beans, lotus-seed（莲子） paste or Chinese dates（枣子）, wrapped in a pastry（面粉糕饼）. Sometimes a cooked egg yolk（蛋黄） can be found in the middle of the rich tasting dessert. People compare moon cakes to the plum pudding（洋李布丁） and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons.

结尾

Different Celebrated Forms

For thousands of years, the Chinese people have related the vicissitudes（变迁兴衰） of life to changes of the moon as it waxes and wanes（兴衰）; joy and sorrow, parting and reunion. Today, festivities centered about the Mid-Autumn Festival are more varied. After a family reunion dinner, many people like to go out to attend special perfomances in parks or on public squares. Because the full moon is round and symbolizes reunion. All family members try to get together on this special day. Those who can not return home watch the bright moonlight and feel deep longing for their loved ones.

篇三：The Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is held on the 15th day of 8th lunar month. Chinese legends say that the moon is at its brightest and roundest on this day.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is often called the Women’s Festival. The moon symbolizes elegance and beauty. It represents the ‘yin’ or female principle and is a trusted name their daughters after moon, in the hope of that they will be al lovely as the moon.

Many ancient August Moon folktales are about a moon lady-”Chang Er”. People believed that ”Chang Er” was a goddess who lived in the moon, which made the moon shine. Girls who wanted to be beauty and have a handsome husband should worship the moon. And on the magical occasion, children who made wishes to the Lady on the Moon will find their dreams come true. Nowadays, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for friends and family to come together and appreciate the moon, indulged in various fragrant moon cakes.

篇四：the Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in October in Gregorian calendar. It will fall on September 14, 2008.

The festival has a long history. In ancient China, emperors followed the rite of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and to the moon in autumn. Historical books of the Zhou Dynasty had had the word "Mid-Autumn". Later aristocrats and literary figures helped

expand the ceremony to common people. They enjoyed the full, bright moon on that day, worshipped it and expressed their thoughts and feelings under it. By the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Mid-Autumn Festival had been fixed, which became even grander in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). In the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, it grew to be a major festival of China.

Folklore about the origin of the festival go like this: In remote antiquity, there were ten

suns rising in the sky, which scorched all crops and drove people into dire poverty. A hero named Hou Yi was much worried about this, he ascended to the top of the Kunlun

Mountain and, directing his superhuman strength to full extent, drew his extraordinary bow and shot down the nine superfluous suns one after another. He also ordered the last sun to rise and set according to time. For this reason, he was respected and loved by the

people and lots of people of ideals and integrity came to him to learn martial arts from him.

A person named Peng Meng lurked in them.

Hou Yi had a beautiful and kindhearted wife named Chang E. One day on his way to the Kunlun Mountain to call on friends, he ran upon the Empress of Heaven Wangmu who was passing by. Empress Wangmu presented to him a parcel of elixir, by taking which, it was said, one would ascend immediately to heaven and become a celestial being. Hou Yi, however, hated to part with his wife. So he gave the elixir to Chang E to treasure for the time being. Chang E hid the parcel in a treasure box at her dressing table when, unexpectedly, it was seen by Peng Meng.

One day when Hou Yi led his disciples to go hunting, Peng Meng, sword in hand, rushed into the inner chamber and forced Chang E to hand over the elixir. Aware that she was unable to defeat Peng Meng, Chang E made a prompt decision at that critical moment. She turned round to open her treasure box, took up the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp. As soon as she swallowed the elixir her body floated off the ground, dashed out of the window and flew towards heaven. Peng Meng escaped.

When Hou Yi returned home at dark, he knew from the maidservants what had happened. Overcome with grief, Hou Yi looked up into the night sky and called out the name of his beloved wife when, to his surprise, he found that the moon was especially clear and bight and on it there was a swaying shadow that was exactly like his wife. He tried his best to

chase after the moon. But as he ran, the moon retreated; as he withdrew, the moon came back. He could not get to the moon at all.

Thinking of his wife day and night, Hou Yi then had an incense table arranged in the back garden that Chang E loved. Putting on the table sweetmeats and fresh fruits Chang E enjoyed most, Hou Yi held at a distance a memorial ceremony for Chang E who was sentimentally attached to him in the palace of the moon.

When people heard of the story that Chang E had turned into a celestial being, they arranged the incense table in the moonlight one after another and prayed kindhearted Chang E for good fortune and peace. From then on the custom of worshiping the moon spread among the people.

People in different places follow various customs, but all show their love and longing for a better life. Today people will enjoy the full moon and eat moon cakes on that day.

The moon looks extremely round, big and bright on the 15th day of each lunar month. People selected the August 15 to celebrate because it is a season when crops and fruits are all ripe and weather pleasant. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, all family members or friends meet outside, putting food on tables and looking up at the sky while talking about

life. How splendid a moment it is!

篇五：湘少版六上Unit4 The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming.表格教案

Unit4 The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming.

Unit4 The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming.

Unit4 The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming.

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