Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
今天是中秋节
Would you like to come over to my home for Mid-Autumn Festival?
你愿意来我家过中秋节吗?
今天奇速君教大家一些有关中秋节的英语表达,让你轻松用英语跟人聊中秋!
Mid-Autumn Festival:中秋节
秋节,又称月夕、秋节、仲秋节、八月节、八月会、追月节、玩月节、拜月节、女儿节或团圆节,是流行于中国众多民族与汉字文化圈诸国的传统文化节日,时在农历八月十五;因其恰值三秋之半,故名,也有些地方将中秋节定在八月十六。
Mooncakes 月饼
It's time to have mooncakes. Which type of stuffing would you like?
该吃月饼了。你要什么馅的?
Stuffing:馅,其动词形式stuff意思是塞;亦可用filling
terns (South China) 灯笼
Do you want to take your lantern to the park and check out other kids' lanterns?
你要不要提着灯笼去公园,再看看其他小朋友的灯笼?
The traditional lanterns use a candle to light up. It's far too dangerous for a little kid like you. Let's use those with a lamp and batteries instead.
传统的灯笼是用蜡烛点着的。对于小孩子来说很危险。咱们还是用灯泡和电池吧。
enjoy full moon gazing赏月
Today is August 15th in the Chinese lunar calendar. Look up at the sky. It is a full moon and the moon is particularly round and bright.
今天是农历八月十五。抬头看天空。月亮是满月,特别圆特别亮。
When it's the first day of the lunar month, the moon is usually a crescent (or a new moon), which looks like a reaping hook.
到了农历初一,月亮就变成了新月,像镰刀一样。
The ancient Chinese legend has it that a fairy lives on the moon with her bunny. Can you see their shadows on the moon?
在中国古代传说中,月亮上有一位仙女,她和玉兔生活在一起。你能在月亮上看到她们的影子么?
中秋节的其他表达方式:
Moon Festival ; Mooncake Festival
Mid-autumn Festival;Mid-Autumn Day
中秋节快乐!
Happy Mid-Autumn Day!
中秋节快乐,我们吃月饼。
We eat moon cakes on Mid - Autumn Day.
五仁月饼:(可怜的五仁)
olive nut moon-cake
其它月饼:
Mini-moon-cake——”迷你月饼”
“Moon-cakes with meat / nuts——肉馅/果仁月饼
“ham moon-cake——火腿月饼
lotus-seed-paste mooncake 莲蓉月饼
Fruit-flavor mooncake 水果月饼
中秋节快乐!
Happy Mid-Autumn Day!是最常见的翻译,不过有点Chinglish了。
如果是对老外送祝福,强烈建议用一些更舒服的表达,如:
1.On this special day I send you season's greetings and hope that some day soon weshall be together
(在这特殊的日子,向你致以节日的祝福,希望不久我们能相聚在一起。)
2.Please accept our wishes for you and yours for a happy Mid-autumn day!
(请接受我们对你以及你全家的祝福,祝你们中秋快乐)
与中秋节相关的词语:
sample tea 品茶
grapefruit ; pomelo ; shaddock 柚子
glue pudding 汤圆
lantern ; scaldfish灯笼
Chang E 嫦娥
Hou Yi 后羿
moon 月亮
enjoy full moon gazing赏月
carry the lantern around 提灯笼
lantern show 灯会 ; 灯展
burn incense 烧香
family reunion 合家团圆
最后,奇速君祝大家中秋节快乐呦~
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