中秋節(jié)專題英文MidatumnDay課件

ChineseHarvestFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalLunarAugust15thistheMid-Augustday,itisoneofthemostimportanttraditionalholidaysinChina.SincetheautumnseasonconsistsoflunarJuly,August,andSeptember,itisalsocalledtheMid-Autumnday.Itisjustaftertheharvestofallcrops,soitisafestivaltocelebratetheharvest.TheMid-AutumnisaveryimportantChinesefestival.Itfallsonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth，usuallyinSeptemberorOctober.

中秋節(jié)是中國一個很重要的節(jié)日，在農(nóng)歷八月十五號，通常在陽歷的九月或十月。Atnightthemoonisusuallyroundandbright.Peoplecanenjoythemoonwhileeatingmooncakes.晚上月亮又圓又亮，人們一邊賞月一邊吃月餅。Itlookslikethemoon.Therearemanykindsofmooncakes.Theyaresmallroundcakeswithmeat,nutsorsomethingsweetinside.Eatingmooncakeshasbeenourcustom.（月餅的）形狀像月亮。月餅有很多種，相當于圓形的蛋糕，有肉、堅果、或者其他甜的餡兒。吃月餅已經(jīng)成了我們的習俗。AppreciatingtheMoon賞月Comparedwiththemoonsacrificialceremony,thecustomofappreciatingthemoonismuchmorepopularamongmodernpeople.與祭月儀式相比，賞月習俗在現(xiàn)代人當中更為流行。Thefamilymemberssitaroundatableandappreciatethemoon,whiletalkingtoeachotherandeatingtheofferingsfromtheceremony,etc.家人圍坐在桌旁賞月，一邊互相交談，一邊吃著儀式上的供品等，Thecustomwasactuallyderivedfromthesacrificialceremony,whichmadeaseriousactivityintoarelaxingone.這種習俗實際上是從祭祀儀式中衍生出來的，它把一種嚴肅的活動變成了一種放松的活動。OfferingSacrificetotheMoonInancienttimes,theemperorsusuallyofferedasacrificetothemoonattheplacecalledTheAltarofTheMoon.

祭月在古代，皇帝們通常在秋分的時候在一個叫做月壇的地方祭月。Emperor[??mp??]:皇帝，君主King國王，headofthestate國家元首，chairman主席，President總統(tǒng)例如：Thekingwasonlythenominalheadofthestate.國王只是這個國家名義上的元首。Thisishisfirstforeigntripastheheadofthestate.這是他作為國家元首的首次國際之行。

TheAltaroftheMooninBeijingwaswheretheemperorsoftheMingandQingDynasties[?dain?stiz]offeredasacrifice[?s?kr??fa?s]tothemoon.北京的月亮壇是明朝和清朝皇帝為祭月的地方。Throughthepassageoftime,thiscustomhasbeenadoptedintofolkloreandnowthesacrificialceremonyisusuallyheldinfamilyunits.隨著時間的推移，這一習俗已被民間傳說所采納，現(xiàn)在祭祀儀式通常在家庭單位舉行。Theofferingswouldbesetonatablethatthemoonlightcouldreach,orfacingthegeneraldirectionofthemoononcloudyorrainynights.祭品將放在一張桌子上，月光可以到達，在多云或多雨的夜晚，可以是朝向月亮的大致方向。EatingMoonCakes吃月餅Afterthemoonsacrificialceremony,theofficiantcutthebiggestmooncakeintoevenpiecesbasedonthenumberoffamilymembersandpassedthemaroundtoeachofthem.在月亮祭祀儀式之后，官員根據(jù)家庭成員的數(shù)量將最大的月餅切成偶數(shù)塊，并傳給每個人。Passaround[p?s??ra?nd]分，分發(fā)，傳送；

例如：Servethepudding,andpassaroundabowlofyogurttogowithit.上布丁，把酸奶碗傳一下，用酸奶拌著布丁吃。Whydoesn'thepassaroundthecandiestotheguests?他為什么不把糖果分給客人?JustpassthisroundasI'mtalkingandtakealittlelookatit...我講的時候大家把這個傳一下，稍微看一眼。Eventhosewhocouldnotmakeithomeonthenighthadapiecereservedforthembecausethemooncakesignified[?s?ɡn??fa?d]reunion.即使是那些晚上不能回家的人也有一塊留給他們的，因為月餅象征著團聚。andthecakesacrificedtothemoonwasconsideredauspicious.而獻祭給月亮的月餅被認為是吉祥的。reserved[r??z?rvd]adj.預(yù)訂的；預(yù)留的例如：Ihaveticketreservedfortoday'smatinee.預(yù)訂了今天白天的戲票.Seats,orsometimesentiretables,werereserved.一些散座，有時候是整桌，都被預(yù)訂了。Auspicious[??sp???s]adj.有前途的；有希望的；有利的；吉利的Nowadays,althoughmostfamiliesdonotholdthesacrificialceremony,familymembersstillgathertogethertosharethedeliciousmooncakesonthefestivalnight.

如今，雖然大多數(shù)家庭不舉行祭祀儀式，但在節(jié)日之夜，仍然聚在一起分享美味的月餅。InChina,traditionalmooncakesareclassifiedinto4typesdependingontheorigin,salesvolumeandfeatures:Cantonese-style,Beijing-style,Suzhou-style,andChaoshan-style.

在中國，傳統(tǒng)月餅根據(jù)產(chǎn)地、銷量和特點分為四類：粵式、京式、蘇式、潮汕式?！ぞ┦皆嘛濨eijing-stylemooncakes·蘇式月餅Suzhou-stylemooncakes·廣式月餅Cantonese-stylemooncakes·港式月餅HongKong-stylemooncakesPlaywithfestivallanterns玩節(jié)日花燈Inadditiontothesecommoncustoms,therearealsosomepopularcustomsinsomespecificareas.除了這些常見的習俗外，還有一些在某些特定地區(qū)很流行的習俗。InsouthernChina,childrenplaywithfestivallanterns.在中國南方，孩子們玩節(jié)日花燈。BurnKongMingLantern燃孔明燈ToprayforGodtoblessthenextyear'shappyandprosperouslife.Everyyear,onthe15thdayofAugustinthelunarcalendar,thereisalsothecustomoflightingKongMingLanternsinmanyplaces.為了祈求上天保佑來年的日子幸福美滿，生活蒸蒸日上。每年的農(nóng)歷八月十五,很多地方還有燃放孔明燈的習俗。It'seasytocausefire,soit'snotrecommendedthatyoucelebratethefestivalinthisway.它很容易引起火災(zāi)，所以不建議用這樣的方式慶祝節(jié)日。Guesslanternriddles猜燈謎Mid-AutumnFestivalriddlesaregenerallyrelatedtothemoon,Mid-AutumnFestival,mooncakes,reunions,festivalsandsoon.中秋節(jié)燈謎一般是和月亮，中秋節(jié)，月餅，團圓，節(jié)日等相關(guān)的。Manypoetswrotealotofpoemswiththemoonasthesubjecttoexpresstheirvariousfeelings,especiallytheirnostalgia.Moreespeciallyunderthebrightestmoon,ifaChinesepersoncannotgohometohaveafamilyuniontocelebratethefestival,she/hewouldbeveryhomesick.She/hewouldsitunderthesamemoonandliftacupofwine,invitingthemoon,toasttowardstoremoteparents,friends,andallbelovedones.Wishallhealthy,loveeachotherforever,thoughtheyareseparatedbymountainsand/orseas.水調(diào)歌頭(FamousPoemabouttheMoon)

蘇軾

明月幾時有，把究問青天。不知天上宮闕，今昔是何年。我欲乘風歸去，又恐瓊樓玉宇，高處不勝寒。起舞弄清影，何似在人間。Whenwillthemoonbeclearandbright?

Withacupofwineinmyhand,Iasktheazuresky

Idon'tknowwhatseasonitwouldbe

Intheheavensonthisnight

I'dliketoridethewindtoflyhome

YetIfearthecrystalandjademansionsare

Muchtoohighandcoldforme

Dancingwithmymoon-litsh