Today I’ll be introducing vocabulary about the Moon Festival!

今天要來介紹中秋節的英文單字！

Welcome back to Crown’s vocabulary series~

歡迎回到滴妹的日常英文單字系列～

Last episode we introduced Starbucks vocabulary

上一集我們介紹了星巴克的常用英文單字

today, I’ll be teaching about the traditional holiday, Mid-Autumn Festival

那今天為了應景，要教大家關於中秋節這個傳統節慶

and the English vocabulary you should know!

你應該要知道的英文單字喔！

It is again that time of the year when we celebrate

又到了一年一度，我們可以慶祝

Mid-Autumn Festival with our loved ones

中秋節，也可以跟我們愛的人同樂

This festival is often celebrated

這個節慶常常會落在

around September and October

每一年的九月或是十月

Many Chinese rank it as the second most important festival

許多華人也將它視為是第二大的

of the Chinese culture, right after Chinese New Year

中國文化節慶，名次就排在新年之後

First of all, let's look at the word, 中秋節

首先讓我們來看一下，中秋節這個字

中秋節 in English is Mid-Autumn Festival

中秋節的英文是 Mid-Autumn Festival

This festival is also called Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival

也可以稱之為「月亮節」或是「月餅節」

Next up, 月餅

在來，月餅

月餅 in English is mooncake

月餅的英文是 mooncake

The most popular and important tradition

最重要也最受歡迎的傳統

during this festival is to eat mooncakes

就是在這節慶裡吃月餅

This is a cake made with wheat flour

這是一個用麵粉製成的糕點

and a variety of different flavored stuffings

內餡會有各種不同的口味

Mooncakes are often round-shaped

月餅通常是圓形狀的

this is because in Chinese culture

這是因為在中國文化裡

roundness symbolizes completeness and togetherness

「圓」象徵著團圓跟圓滿

Then we have, 柚子

接下來，柚子

柚子 in English is pomelo

柚子的英文是 pomelo

Pomelo is the most commonly eaten fruit during this festival

柚子是這個節慶裡最常會吃的水果

Next we have, 桂花酒

再來有，桂花酒

桂花酒 in English is cassia wine

桂花酒的英文是 cassia wine

(Isn't Ke$ha that singer?)

(Ke$ha 不是那個歌手嗎？)

Yeah

對

Tick-tock on the clock (Tik Tok lyrics)

Tick-tock on the clock (Tik Tok 歌詞)

Tonight, make it pop, DJ...... (wrong lyrics lol XD)

Tonight, make it pop, DJ...... (唱錯歌詞XD)

Drinking this wine signifies a happy life and family reunion

喝這個酒代表會有美滿的一生，以及家庭團圓

Then we have, 烤肉

接下來，烤肉

烤肉 in English is barbecue

烤肉的英文是 barbecue

People would either barbecue out in the open or in restaurants

人們要不是在戶外烤肉，就是在餐廳裡烤肉

Then, 團圓飯

再來，團圓飯

團圓飯 in English is reunion dinner

團圓飯的英文是 reunion dinner

Next, 燈籠

下一個，燈籠

燈籠 in English is lantern

燈籠的英文是 lantern

Next we have, 傳說

接下來，傳說

傳說 in English is myth

傳說的英文是 myth

The most popular myth and legend for this festival is

這個節慶最著名的傳說就是

嫦娥奔月 Chang’e flying to the moon

嫦娥奔月

Legend has it that

根據傳說

Chang’e drank the elixir of immortality and flew to the moon

嫦娥喝下了長生不老藥之後飛到月亮上

That is why this festival is often depicted

這也就是為何，每次中秋節我們常看到

with the picture of a beautiful lady with the moon

一個美麗的女子跟月亮的模樣

As you can see, today I tried cosplaying into 嫦娥 and

如你所見，今天我嘗試了裝扮成嫦娥的樣子然後

here's the moon

月亮在這兒

Similarity 100%

相似度 100%

Then we have, 賞月

再來，賞月

賞月 in English is moon-gazing

賞月的英文是 moon-gazing

Last, 颱風

最後，颱風

颱風 in English is typhoon

颱風的英文是 typhoon

Typhoons usually occur

颱風最常發生

in the late summer and early autumn time in Taiwan

在台灣的晚夏初秋時期

Depending on the location of their occurrences

根據它們生成的位置

even though they are all the same, they will be called different names

他們會被稱為不同的名字，儘管它們本質是一模一樣的

In the northwestern Pacific, these storms are called “typhoons”

在西北太平洋，這些風暴被稱為 typhoons (颱風)

in the Atlantic, these storms are called “hurricanes”

在大西洋，這些風暴被稱為 hurricanes (颶風)

and in the Indian Ocean, these storms are called “cyclones”

在印度洋，則被稱為 cyclones (旋風)

And now that you know all the basics about the Moon Festival

那現在你知道中秋節的所有基本要素

you can introduce this Chinese culture to your foreign friends

你就可以跟國外的朋友介紹這個中國文化囉

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如果你喜歡這個影片，請幫我點個讚！

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那如果你想要看到更多的影片

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請按這邊的按鈕訂閱我們的 YouTube 頻道

We have new videos up every Monday and Thursday at 9PM

我們每個禮拜一跟四的晚上九點都會有新影片喔

We also have Instagram and Facebook

那我們在 Instagram 跟臉書也都有帳號

You can find us using Ray Du English or 阿滴英文

可以用 Ray Du English 或者是阿滴英文來搜尋到我們

And that is a wrap, thank you guys for watching as always

影片就到這邊結束，謝謝你們一直以來的觀看

and I’ll catch you guys next time! See ya!

那我們就下次見！掰掰一～