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1--Could you tell me something about the Mid-Autumn Festival? I find it also very interesting.
2--OK. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. It is said that there is a beautiful goddess Chang' E on the moon who had eaten some sort of elixir and had to depart her husband. She is always expecting to see her husband again. So, later we have the traditional idea that when there is the full moon, it is time for the family members to come together.
1--So, I understand why people eat moon cakes on that day.
2--You are right. In China, "round" is an auspicious word. The moon cakes are in round shape.
1--Is it official?
2--It was not in the past. But from 2008, we can enjoy a three-day holiday for this festival.
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注解:
1.Mid-Autumn Festival中秋節(jié)
2.traditional傳統(tǒng)的
3.auspicious吉利的
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譯文:
1--你能給我講講關于中秋節(jié)的事嗎?我覺得它也很有趣。
2--好的。中秋節(jié)是農(nóng)歷的八月十五。據(jù)說有一位美麗的仙女名叫嫦娥,因為偷吃了長生不老藥而不得不與她的丈夫分離,到了月球。她一直都在盼望能與丈夫重聚。所以后來我們就有了傳統(tǒng)的概念:當出現(xiàn)滿月時,就該是家人團聚的時候了。
1--那我知道了,這就是人們在那天要吃月餅的原因。
2--你說得對。在中國,“圓”是個很吉利的字,所以月餅都是圓形的。
1--這個節(jié)日是不是法定假日?
2--原來不是。但是從2008年起,中秋節(jié)時人們可以享受三天的假期。