Under Mid-Autumn Moon八月十五月兒圓

There is an old story aboutJade Rabbit on the moon. Hisowner is Chang’e. They live inthe Guanghan Palace. JadeRabbit saves people fromdiseases. People want to thankhim. So they make a toy calledLord Rabbit. They place the toyat home on every Mid-AutumnFestival.

Lord Rabbit wears armorand a golden hat. He looksbrave and strong！

Mid-Autumn Festival ison the 15th day of the 8thlunar month. This year， it ison September 29. Familiesget together and have a goodmeal on this day. At night，many people go out to watchthe full moon.

lanterns

In some cities in SouthChina， there are big lanternshows every year. You cansee lots of beautiful lanterns.People write riddles on thelanterns and try to find theanswers.

words

Jade Rabbit 玉兔

jade /?e?d/ 名詞，玉，翡翠

owner /???n?（r）/ 名詞，主人

Guanghan Palace 廣寒宮

save /se?v/ 動詞，救助，搭救

disease /d??zi∶z/名詞，疾病

Lord Rabbit 兔兒爺

lord /l?∶d/ 名詞，主人

armor /?ɑ∶m?（r）/ 名詞，盔甲

lunar /?lu∶n?（r）/ 形容詞，陰歷的

full moon 滿月

lantern shows 燈會

lantern /?l?nt?n/ 名詞，燈籠

riddle /?r?d（?）l/ 名詞，謎語

What to eat？

Do you enjoy mooncakes？ There are nuts， red beansor duck egg yolks in them. There are also some newflavors， such as ice cream and chocolate. Mooncakes are asround as the moon. They are a symbol of family reunions.Sometimes， we eat other food， such as grapes， watermelonsand crabs. They are also popular for Mid-Autumn Festival.

words

nut /n?t/ 名詞，堅果

red beans 紅豆

bean /bi∶n/ 名詞，豆子

duck egg yolks鴨蛋黃

yolk /j??k/ 名詞，蛋黃

flavor /?fle?v?（r）/ 名詞，風味

as round as... 和……一樣圓

round /ra?nd/ 形容詞，圓的

symbol /?s?mb（?）l/ 名詞，標志

reunion /?ri∶?ju∶ni?n/ 名詞，團圓

crab /kr?b/ 名詞，螃蟹

for Harvest

Mid-Autumn Festival was a harvest festival in the past.Grains， vegetables and fruits are in harvest at this time. Thisfestival is a bit like Thanksgiving in the US.

Have a Go

1. What hasfour legs butcan’t walk？

2. What goesup but nevercomes down？

3. What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty？

4. Which is faster， hot or cold？

Words

harvest /?hɑ∶v?st/ 名詞，收獲

grain /ɡre?n/ 名詞，谷物

a bit有一點兒

like介詞，像

Thanksgiving /?θ?ks?ɡ?v?/

名詞，感恩節

Answers：

1. Desk./ Table. 2. Your age. 3. Blackboard.

4. Hot is faster. You can catch a cold.