Mid-autumnfestival概要.ppt

Traditional Chinese Festivals: Lantern Festival Qing Ming Festival Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival) Mid-autumn Festival Lets appreciate a poem. How long will the full moon appear? Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky. I do not know what time of the year It would be tonight in the palace on high. Riding the wind, there I would fly, Yet Im afraid the crystalline palace would be Too high and cold for me. I rise and dance, with my shadow I play. On high as on earth, would it be as gay? The moon goes round the mansions red Through gauze-draped window soft to shed Her light upon the sleepless bed. Why then when people part, is the oft full and bright? Men have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again; The moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane. There has been nothing perfect since the olden days. So let us wish that man Will live long as he can! Though miles apart, well share the beauty she displays. 许渊冲简介： 1921年4月18日，出生于江西南昌。诗译英法唯一人 ，北京大学教授，翻译家。在国内外出版中、英、法文著译六十本，包括《诗经》、《楚辞》、《李白诗选》、《西厢记》、《红与黑》、《包法利夫人》、《追忆似水年华》等中外名著，是有史以来将中国历代诗词译成英、法韵文的唯一专家。1999年被提名为诺贝尔文学奖候选人。 《水调歌头 - 明月几时有》 明月几时有？把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？ 我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒。 起舞弄清影，何似在人间？ 转朱阁，低绮户，照无眠。 不应有恨，何事长向别时圆？ 人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。 1. What months did Chinese ancestors believe belong to autumn? Chinese ancestors believed that the seventh, eighth, and ninth lunar months belong to autumn. 2. On which day do Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. 3. What is the traditional food marking the mid-autumn festival? moon-cake For thousands of years, the Chinese people have related the vicissitudes of life to the changes of the moon as it waxes and wanes: joy and sorrow, parting and reunion. Because the full moon is round and symbolizes reunion. 5. How do moon-cakes made in different places differ in tastes? For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet filli