中秋節(jié) Zhōng qiū jié

Conversation

馬克: 卡洛琳, 你知道今天是中秋節(jié)嗎?
Mǎ kè: Kǎ luò lín, nǐ zhī dao jīn tiān shì Zhōng qiū jié ma?
Mark: Caroline, did you know that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival?

卡洛琳: 中秋節(jié)是什么?
Kǎ luò lín: Zhōng qiū jié shì shén me?
Caroline: What is the Mid-Autumn Festival?

馬克: 中秋節(jié)是中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日, 在每年的農(nóng)歷八月十五日。這是一個(gè)團(tuán)圓的節(jié)日。
Mǎ kè: Zhōng qiū jié shì Zhōng guó de chuán tǒng jié rì, zài měi nián de nóng lì bā yuè shí wǔ rì. Zhè shì yī ge tuán yuán de jié rì.
Mark: The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. It's a traditional holiday and a time for family reunions.

卡洛琳: 這個(gè)節(jié)日有什么特別的食品嗎?
Kǎ luò lín: Zhè ge jié rì yǒu shén me tè bié de shí pǐn ma?
Caroline: Is there a special type of food associated with this festival?

馬克: 中秋節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)食品是月餅。
Mǎkè: Zhōng qiū jié de chuán tǒng shí pǐn shì yuè bing。
Mark: Mooncakes are the traditional fare at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

卡洛琳: 月餅是什么味道的?
Kǎluòl(fā)ín: Yuè bing shì shén me wèi dao de?
Caroline: What does a mooncake taste like?

馬克: 月餅有種各樣的餡兒。有蓮蓉的, 有栗子的, 還有很多其他口味的。
Mǎkè: Yuè bing yǒu gè zhǒng gè yàng de xiànr. Yǒu lián róng de, yǒu lì zi de, hái yǒu hěn duō qí tā kǒu wèi de.
Mark: Mooncakes have all kinds of fillings, such as lotus seed paste, chestnuts and many other flavors.

卡洛琳: 太誘人了。 我去買兩塊月餅嘗嘗。
Kǎluòl(fā)ín: Tài yòu rén le. Wǒ qù mǎi liǎng kuài yuè bing cháng chang.
Caroline: Sounds really mouthwatering. I'm going to buy some mooncakes to try for myself.

New Words

1. 中秋節(jié) Zhōng qiū jié The Mid-Autumn Festival
2. 節(jié)日 jié rì festival
3. 農(nóng)歷 nóng lì lunar calendar
4. 團(tuán)圓 tuán yuán reunion
5. 特別 tè bié special
6. 味道 wèi dao flavor
7. 蓮蓉 lián róng lotus seed paste
8. 栗子 lì zi chestnut

Source: China Today

Editor: wanwan