【看新闻学英语】中国人秋节的月亮情结

2012年10月08日科技
【新唐人2012年10月8日讯】【看新闻学英语】

Lunar Love at Chinese Moon Festival
中国人秋节的月亮情结

文/李德良

【新闻关键字】

1. beach [bitʃ] n. 海滩
2. resort [rɪˋzɔrt] n. 度假胜地
3. catch sight of v.phr. 看到
4. immerse [ɪˋmɝs] v. 沈浸于
5. savor [ˋsevɚ] n. 风味、风趣
6. venerate [ˋvɛnə͵ret] v.尊敬、崇敬
7. intangible [ɪnˋtændʒəbl] 触摸不到的

Crowds of locals and tourists gathered in the Chinese beach resort town of Beidaihe, Hebei province, on Saturday, hoping to catch sight of the bright, full moon that marks the Mid-Autumn Festival.
周六,成群当地人与观光客,聚集在中国河北省海滩度假胜地北戴河,希望一窥明亮的满月度中秋。

[Tourist]:
"I'm feeling very comfortable at the moment as I immerse myself in such a beautiful sea and night scene. As an ancient Chinese poem says, 'When the bright moon rises from the sea, all the world's people may savor the moment.'"
观光客:“当我沈浸在这么美的海与夜景中,在那一刻,我感到非常舒服。如同一句中国古诗说:“海上升明月,天涯共此时。””

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday, for which the moon is venerated. It's one of the most important holidays of the year for millions, symbolizing both the hope of good harvests and happiness in the family.
中秋节是一个传统的中国节日,在这一天月亮特别被尊崇。对数百万人而言,这是一年中最重要的节庆之一,象征期望全家丰收与欢乐。

The Chinese began celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in the early Tang Dynasty, a period of material abundance and cultural blossoming, viewed as a high point in China's roughly five-thousand-year history.
中国人早在唐代就开始庆祝中秋节,这是在中国大约五千年历史中,物质文明丰饶、文化鼎盛的颠峰时期。

After 1949, however, the Communist authorities often discouraged celebration of the festival, viewing it as connected with "old" cultural ideas. Reversing the policy, the Chinese government listed the festival as intangible cultural heritage in 2006, and it was made a public holiday in 2008.
然而在1949年后,共产党当局经常贬抑这个节日的庆祝,将之视为旧文化的观念。中国政府扭转这项政策,在2006年将这项节目列名为文化遗产,并在2008年制定为公众假日。

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【头条关键字】

1. Taboo [təˋbu] n. 禁忌
2. Uncensored [ʌnˋsɛnsɚd] adj.未经检查的
3. Purge [pɝdʒ] n. 整肃
4. Chef [ʃɛf] n. 主厨
5. Culinary [ˋkjulɪ͵nɛrɪ] adj. 烹饪的
6. Crucial [ˋkruʃəl] adj. 关键性的
7. Ban [bæn] n. 禁令
8. Contraction [kənˋtrækʃən] n.紧缩
9. Subsidy [ˋsʌbsədɪ] n.津贴、补助