油酥糕點

pastry

月餅餡

fillings

蓉

paste [peist] （糊狀物、膏）

五仁

five kernel

5 types of nuts and seeds: almonds（杏仁）, walnuts（核桃仁）, watermelon seeds（瓜子仁）, sesame（芝麻仁）, and pumpkin seeds（南瓜子仁）

五仁叉燒

five kernel and roast pork 

紅豆

red bean paste

棗泥

jujube ['d?u:d?u:b] paste

蓮蓉

lotus seed paste

冬瓜蓉

melon seed paste

咸蛋黃

yolks from salted duck eggs

云腿

ham

豬油

lard

餅皮

crusts

漿皮

chewy ['t?ui] crust

酥皮

flaky crust

印花

imprint

冰皮

snow skin 

奶油皮

cream cheese

京式月餅

Beijing-style mooncakes

蘇式月餅

Suzhou-style mooncakes

滇式月餅

Yunnan-style moooncakes

潮汕月餅

Chaoshan-style mooncakes

廣式月餅

Cantonese-style mooncakes

港式月餅

Hong Kong-style mooncakes

甜味月餅和咸味月餅

 sweet and savory mooncakes

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▌ 月餅多為油酥面皮包裹甜而厚的餡料。

Most mooncakes have a pastry skin enveloping a sweet, dense filling.

▌ 傳統(tǒng)月餅上印有“長壽”“和諧”等字樣，以及點心坊和內(nèi)餡名稱。

Traditional mooncakes have an imprint on top consisting of the Chinese characters for 'longevity' or 'harmony', as well as the name of the bakery and the filling inside.

▌ 家人在中秋節(jié)分食月餅，寓意全家團團圓圓。

The sharing and eating of round mooncakes among family members during the festival signify the completeness and unity of families.

▌ 中秋快樂！

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

▌ 祝你和你的家人中秋快樂！

Wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

▌ 愿你的生活就象這十五的月亮一樣，圓圓滿滿。

Wish you a perfect life just like the roundest moon in Mid-Autumn Day.

▌ 皓月閃爍，星光閃耀，中秋佳節(jié)，美滿快樂！

A bright moon and stars twinkle and shine. Wishing you a merry Mid-Autumn Festival, bliss, and happiness.

▌ 舉杯遙祝：月圓人圓花好，事順業(yè)順家興。

I want to make a toast. I Wish that the round moon take my best blessing to you. May you have a happy family and a bright future.

月相

moon phases

新月

new moon  

娥眉月，盈月

waxing crescent

半月，上弦月

first quarter

盈凸月

waxing gibbous

滿月

full moon

虧凸月

waning gibbous

半月，下弦月 

Third quarter, last quarter

娥眉月，虧月

waning crescent 

dreamy

夢幻般的

glowing

泛著光芒

silver light

銀色的月光

otherworldly

超凡脫俗的

ethereal [i'θi?ri?l]

縹緲如仙，非塵世間的

crescent ['kres?nt]

一彎新月

enchanting

迷人的

tranquil

寧靜的

serene 寧靜的

luminous

明亮的

ablaze

閃耀的

shimmer

微光閃爍

silhouette [,silu:'et]

輪廓，剪影

evanescent  [,i:v?'nes?nt]

縹緲，易消散的

bright and pure

皎潔的

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▌ “Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.” 

月光淹沒了所有的星星，除了那些最明亮的星。

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

托爾金，《指環(huán)王》

▌“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” 

別告訴我月正亮，給我看破碎玻璃上閃爍的光。

― Anton Chekhov 契訶夫

▌“The moon is a loyal companion.

月亮是忠實的伴侶。

It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.

它從不離人而去。它總是懸在那兒，看著，穩(wěn)穩(wěn)地，知道我們最光輝和晦暗的時刻，和我們一樣善變。每天都是一個新的自己。有時黯淡微弱，有時光芒四射。月亮懂得人是什么樣子的。

Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.” 

游移不定。孓然孤獨。布滿了不完美的瑕疵。

― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

Tahereh Mafi，《擊碎我》

望月懷遠

Looking at the Moon and Longing for One Far Away

張九齡

許淵沖 譯

海上生明月，

天涯共此時。

Over the sea grows the moon bright;

We gaze on it far, far apart.

情人怨遙夜，

竟夕起相思。

Lovers complain of long, long night;

They rise and long for the dear heart.

滅燭憐光滿，

披衣覺露滋。

Candle blown out, fuller is light;

My coat put on, I'm moist with dew.

不堪盈手贈，

還寢夢佳期。

As I can't hand you moonbeams white,

I go to bed to dream of you.

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水調(diào)歌頭

Watery Prelude Melody

蘇軾

林語堂 譯

明月幾時有？

把酒問青天。

不知天上宮闕，

今夕是何年？

How rare the moon, so round and clear!

With cup in hand, I ask of the blue sky,

'I do not know in the celestial sphere

What name this festive night goes by?'

我欲乘風歸去，

又恐瓊樓玉宇，

高處不勝寒。

起舞弄清影，

何似在人間。

I want to fly home, riding the air,

But fear the ethereal cold up there,

The jade and crystal mansions are so high!

Dancing to my shadow,

I feel no longer the mortal tie.

轉(zhuǎn)朱閣，

低綺戶，

照無眠。

不應(yīng)有恨，

何事長向別時圓？

She rounds the vermilion tower,

Stoops to silk-pad doors,

Shines on those who sleepless lie.

Why does she, bearing us no grudge,

Shine upon our parting, reunion deny?

人有悲歡離合，

月有陰晴圓缺，

此事古難全。

但愿人長久，

千里共嬋娟。

But rare is perfect happiness--

The moon does wax, the moon does wane,

And so men meet and say goodbye.

I only pray our life be long,

And our souls together heavenward fly!

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月下獨酌

Drinking Alone under the Moon

李白

許淵沖 譯

花間一壺酒，

獨酌無相親；

舉杯邀明月，

對影成三人。

Amid the flowers, from a pot of wine

I drink alone beneath the bright moonshine,

I raise my cup to invite the Moon who blends

Her light with my Shadow and we’re three friends.

月既不解飲，

影徒隨我身；

暫伴月將影，

行樂須及春。

The Moon does not know how to drink her share;

In vain my Shadow follows me here and there.

Together with them for the time I stay

And make merry before spring’s spent away.

我歌月徘徊，

我舞影零亂；

醒時同交歡，

醉后各分散。

永結(jié)無情游，

相期邈云漢。

I sing and the Moon lingers to hear my song;

My Shadow’s a mess while I dance along.

Sober, we three remain cheerful and gay;

Drunken, we part and each may go his way.

Our friendship will outshine all earthly love,

Next time we’ll meet beyond the stars above.