新概念英语
下周就是中秋节，这可是咱中国人的重要节日！中秋节是一家团圆（family reunion）的日子，是a big family day！
中秋节的英文是：
Mid-Autumn’s Festival!
所以，祝福别人中秋快乐就可以说：
Happy Mid-Autumn’s Festival!
中秋节要做的事，用英文怎么说呢？
吃月饼
eat mooncakes
月饼
mooncake
你可以告诉别人：
Mooncake is a symbol of family reunion.
月饼是阖家团圆的象征。
满月
the full moon
赏月
appreciate the moon
拜月
worship the moon
灯笼
lantern
除了月饼，中秋节家宴上常见的必备食物还有：
river snails 田螺
taro 芋头
duck 鸭子
hairy crab 毛蟹
Osmanthus wine 桂花酒
拜月常用水果：
watermelon 西瓜
grapefruit 柚子
pomegranate 石榴
pear 梨
persimmon 杮子
grape 葡萄
date 枣
如果要向外国友人介绍中秋节，可以用这段文字：
The Mid-autumn Festival is the second important traditional festival in China. It is celebrated on August 15th of the lunar year. It’s a family reunion day for Chinese people. Families have dinner together on that night. We eat mooncakes, appreciate the full moon and talk with each other. Children like to make and light lanterns on that night.
中秋节是中国的第二大传统节日。人们在农历8月15日这一天庆祝中秋节。对于中国人来说，这是家庭团圆日。中秋节晚上，家人们一起聚餐。我们吃月饼、赏月，大家闲话。中秋节晚上孩子们喜欢做灯笼和点灯笼。
最后，再来学几句中秋节的美好祝福吧！
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
中秋快乐!
Wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
祝您和您的家人中秋快乐！
Wishing us a long life to share the graceful moonlight, though thousands of miles apart.
但愿人长久，千里共婵娟！
The roundest moon can be seen in the autumn. It is time for reunions. I wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Day and a wonderful life.
月到中秋分外明，又是一年团圆日，祝阖家中秋节快乐，生活美满！
Wish you a perfect life just like the roundest moon in Mid-Autumn Day.
愿你的生活就象这十五的月亮一样，圆圆满满！
On the night with blooming flowers and a full moon, I want to express my best wishes and blessings. May you have a sweet dream!
花好月圆人团圆，寄去相思和祝愿，幸福快乐好梦圆！
