中秋节专题英文MidatumnDay课件

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

中秋节是中国一个很重要的节日，在农历八月十五号，通常在阳历的九月或十月。Atnightthemoonisusuallyroundandbright.Peoplecanenjoythemoonwhileeatingmooncakes.晚上月亮又圆又亮，人们一边赏月一边吃月饼。Itlookslikethemoon.Therearemanykindsofmooncakes.Theyaresmallroundcakeswithmeat,nutsorsomethingsweetinside.Eatingmooncakeshasbeenourcustom.（月饼的）形状像月亮。月饼有很多种，相当于圆形的蛋糕，有肉、坚果、或者其他甜的馅儿。吃月饼已经成了我们的习俗。AppreciatingtheMoon赏月Comparedwiththemoonsacrificialceremony,thecustomofappreciatingthemoonismuchmorepopularamongmodernpeople.与祭月仪式相比，赏月习俗在现代人当中更为流行。Thefamilymemberssitaroundatableandappreciatethemoon,whiletalkingtoeachotherandeatingtheofferingsfromtheceremony,etc.家人围坐在桌旁赏月，一边互相交谈，一边吃着仪式上的供品等，Thecustomwasactuallyderivedfromthesacrificialceremony,whichmadeaseriousactivityintoarelaxingone.这种习俗实际上是从祭祀仪式中衍生出来的，它把一种严肃的活动变成了一种放松的活动。OfferingSacrificetotheMoonInancienttimes,theemperorsusuallyofferedasacrificetothemoonattheplacecalledTheAltarofTheMoon.

祭月在古代，皇帝们通常在秋分的时候在一个叫做月坛的地方祭月。Emperor[ˈɛmpəɚ]:皇帝，君主King国王，headofthestate国家元首，chairman主席，President总统例如：Thekingwasonlythenominalheadofthestate.国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。Thisishisfirstforeigntripastheheadofthestate.这是他作为国家元首的首次国际之行。

TheAltaroftheMooninBeijingwaswheretheemperorsoftheMingandQingDynasties[ˈdainəstiz]offeredasacrifice[ˈsækrəˌfaɪs]tothemoon.北京的月亮坛是明朝和清朝皇帝为祭月的地方。Throughthepassageoftime,thiscustomhasbeenadoptedintofolkloreandnowthesacrificialceremonyisusuallyheldinfamilyunits.随着时间的推移，这一习俗已被民间传说所采纳，现在祭祀仪式通常在家庭单位举行。Theofferingswouldbesetonatablethatthemoonlightcouldreach,orfacingthegeneraldirectionofthemoononcloudyorrainynights.祭品将放在一张桌子上，月光可以到达，在多云或多雨的夜晚，可以是朝向月亮的大致方向。EatingMoonCakes吃月饼Afterthemoonsacrificialceremony,theofficiantcutthebiggestmooncakeintoevenpiecesbasedonthenumberoffamilymembersandpassedthemaroundtoeachofthem.在月亮祭祀仪式之后，官员根据家庭成员的数量将最大的月饼切成偶数块，并传给每个人。Passaround[pæsəˈraʊnd]分，分发，传送；

例如：Servethepudding,andpassaroundabowlofyogurttogowithit.上布丁，把酸奶碗传一下，用酸奶拌着布丁吃。Whydoesn'thepassaroundthecandiestotheguests?他为什么不把糖果分给客人?JustpassthisroundasI'mtalkingandtakealittlelookatit...我讲的时候大家把这个传一下，稍微看一眼。Eventhosewhocouldnotmakeithomeonthenighthadapiecereservedforthembecausethemooncakesignified[ˈsɪɡnəˌfaɪd]reunion.即使是那些晚上不能回家的人也有一块留给他们的，因为月饼象征着团聚。andthecakesacrificedtothemoonwasconsideredauspicious.而献祭给月亮的月饼被认为是吉祥的。reserved[rɪˈzɜrvd]adj.预订的；预留的例如：Ihaveticketreservedfortoday'smatinee.预订了今天白天的戏票.Seats,orsometimesentiretables,werereserved.一些散座，有时候是整桌，都被预订了。Auspicious[ɔˈspɪʃəs]adj.有前途的；有希望的；有利的；吉利的Nowadays,althoughmostfamiliesdonotholdthesacrificialceremony,familymembersstillgathertogethertosharethedeliciousmooncakesonthefestivalnight.

如今，虽然大多数家庭不举行祭祀仪式，但在节日之夜，仍然聚在一起分享美味的月饼。InChina,traditionalmooncakesareclassifiedinto4typesdependingontheorigin,salesvolumeandfeatures:Cantonese-style,Beijing-style,Suzhou-style,andChaoshan-style.

在中国，传统月饼根据产地、销量和特点分为四类：粤式、京式、苏式、潮汕式。·京式月饼Beijing-stylemooncakes·苏式月饼Suzhou-stylemooncakes·广式月饼Cantonese-stylemooncakes·港式月饼HongKong-stylemooncakesPlaywithfestivallanterns玩节日花灯Inadditiontothesecommoncustoms,therearealsosomepopularcustomsinsomespecificareas.除了这些常见的习俗外，还有一些在某些特定地区很流行的习俗。InsouthernChina,childrenplaywithfestivallanterns.在中国南方，孩子们玩节日花灯。BurnKongMingLantern燃孔明灯ToprayforGodtoblessthenextyear'shappyandprosperouslife.Everyyear,onthe15thdayofAugustinthelunarcalendar,thereisalsothecustomoflightingKongMingLanternsinmanyplaces.为了祈求上天保佑来年的日子幸福美满，生活蒸蒸日上。每年的农历八月十五,很多地方还有燃放孔明灯的习俗。It'seasytocausefire,soit'snotrecommendedthatyoucelebratethefestivalinthisway.它很容易引起火灾，所以不建议用这样的方式庆祝节日。Guesslanternriddles猜灯谜Mid-AutumnFestivalriddlesaregenerallyrelatedtothemoon,Mid-AutumnFestival,mooncakes,reunions,festivalsandsoon.中秋节灯谜一般是和月亮，中秋节，月饼，团圆，节日等相关的。Manypoetswrotealotofpoemswiththemoonasthesubjecttoexpresstheirvariousfeelings,especiallytheirnostalgia.Moreespeciallyunderthebrightestmoon,ifaChinesepersoncannotgohometohaveafamilyuniontocelebratethefestival,she/hewouldbeveryhomesick.She/hewouldsitunderthesamemoonandliftacupofwine,invitingthemoon,toasttowardstoremoteparents,friends,andallbelovedones.Wishallhealthy,loveeachotherforever,thoughtheyareseparatedbymountainsand/orseas.水调歌头(FamousPoemabouttheMoon)

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明月几时有，把究问青天。不知天上宫阙，今昔是何年。我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒。起舞弄清影，何似在人间。Whenwillthemoonbeclearandbright?

Withacupofwineinmyhand,Iasktheazuresky

Idon'tknowwhatseasonitwouldbe

Intheheavensonthisnight

I'dliketoridethewindtoflyhome

YetIfearthecrystalandjademansionsare

Muchtoohighandcoldforme

Dancingwithmymoon-litsh