中秋节自古便有祭月、赏月、拜月、吃月饼、赏桂花、饮桂花酒、等习俗,流传至今,经久不息。下面是小编分享的关于中秋节的英语对话,欢迎大家阅读!
过中秋节吃月饼的原因
Air:
Oh, Rich. Would you like more coffee?
哦, Rich. 你想添点咖啡吗?
Rich:
No. Thanks. Air, why not tell me the mooncakes itself? (He points to the cakes in the box.)
不了,谢谢. Air,你为什么不给我讲讲月饼本身的东西的?(他指了下盒子里的月饼).
Air:
It’s a neat idea. In China, it is important for us to have dinner together on Mid-Autumn Festival.
好主意. 在中国,在中秋节这天,对于我们能在一起吃顿团圆饭是很重要的.
Rich:
Really? I find that many Chinese are busy with their work. When their parents ask them to have dinner, they always have many excuses. I mean they don’t want to come back.
真的吗? 我发现许多中国人都忙于他们的工作.当他们叫他们去吃团圆饭的时候,他们总找借口. 我的意思是他们并不想回来.
Air:
Yes. You are right. But many people think today is the time of reunion. It is said that the moon is at its brightest and fullest. It’s very interesting. This year the festival falls on 18 th September.
是的,你是对的,但是许多人认为今天是团圆的时候. 据说今天的月亮是最亮最圆的. 非常有意思吧. 今年的中秋节在9月18日.
Rich:
Yes. Air. I hear that the seasonal round cakes have many different fillings. Is that true?
是的. Air,我听说这种季节性的糕点有很多种馅的.是真的吗?
Air:
Yes. It is true. Lotus seed paste, red bean paste and so on. Are you hungry? In fact, I’m hungry.
是的,是真的.莲子馅或是红豆馅等等. 你饿了吗?实际上,我饿了.
Rich:
I’m hungry, too. I can’t wait to have them right now.
我也很饿了.我恨不得立刻就吃了.
中秋节的来历之后羿与嫦娥的故事
Air:
Long, long ago, the Earth once had 10 suns circling it.
很久以前,地球曾经有10个太阳围绕她运转的.
Rich:
What? 10 suns circling it?
什么? 10个太阳围绕她运转?
Air:
Yes. But I told you it was only a legend. One day all 10 suns came out at once. The temperature of the earth went up quickly.
是的.但是我告诉你了,它仅仅是个传说.一天所有的10个 太阳一次出现了. 地球的温度很快升高了.
Rich:
Wow. I guess many people 、plants and animals died. The high temperature must kill them.
噢! 我想许多人,植物和动物都死掉了. 这种高温一定杀死他们了.
Air:
Yes. It was a skillful archer who saved the earth.
是的. 是一个熟练的弓箭手拯救了地球.
Rich:
Who is he?
他是谁?
Air:
Hou Yi.
后羿.
Rich:
How did he save the earth? Is he a sprint?
他如何拯救的地球的?他是一个神仙吗?
Air:
No. He only shot down nine suns. Everything will be ok.
不是,他仅仅射掉了九个太阳. 一切就平安了。
Rich:
He did a good job.
他做的很好.
Air:
Yes.
是的
Rich:
As his reward, the Heavenly Queen Mother gave him a bottle of magic liquid.
为了奖励他,王母娘娘给了他一瓶神奇的药水.
Air:
What? What’s for?
什么?它作什么的?
Rich:
If you had it, you would cure illnesses or make you live forever.
假如你喝了神药,你可以治疗疾病或者可以使你永远活着,长生不老.
Air:
Oh, my god. Are you kidding?
噢,我的天啊. 你在开玩笑吧?
Rich:
I’m serious. In many Chinese stories, people want to live longer. So they want to get something magic.
我使认真的. 在中国的许多故事中, 人们都想活的长些,因此他们都想得到这样神奇的东西.
Air:
I see. What did he do then?
我明白了,那后羿接着做什么了呢?
Rich:
It’s pity that he paid no attention to her advice.
很遗憾的是后羿没有听从王母娘娘的建议.
Air:
You mean that he drank that all.
你的意思他喝光了所有的药水.
Rich:
No. I mean, in front of the fame and fortune, he became a bad-tempered、selfish man.
不是.我是说,在荣誉和财富面前,他变成一个坏脾气,自私的人了.
Air:
Oh, I see. As the saying goes: Money is the root of all evil.
哦.知道了,有句谚语说的好:钱是万恶之根.
Rich:
I couldn’t agree more. So his wife, Chang-Er could not bear to live with her husband. Then she stole his liquid, drank them and fled to the moon. This is the beautiful woman in the moon, the Moon Fairy.
我太同意了. 因此他的妻子,嫦娥不能在忍受和他生活了.然后她偷了药水, 喝掉了,逃离到月球上去了. 这就是月亮上美丽女人的传说了.
Air:
Interesting!
有趣!
Rich:
Ok, this is the legend that I know. Maybe you will find another story like this. But I’m not for sure.
是啊,这是我所知道的传说而已.或许你还能发现其他象这样的故事,但是我就不确定了.
Air:
Thanks.
谢谢