中秋節(jié) the Mid-Autumn Festival

　　團聚 congregate

　　豐裕 abundance

　　和諧 harmony

　　盡情吃著 indulge in

　　月餅 mooncake

　　嫦娥 Chang-E

　　賦予 endow...with...

　　神話色彩 mythological flavour

　　圍繞…旋轉(zhuǎn) circle(over)

　　長生不老藥 the elixir of life

　　產(chǎn)生 come into being

　　【精彩譯文】

　　The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar month. It is a time for family members to congregate and enjoy the full moon, which is a symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Adults usually indulge in fragrant mooncakes of various kinds with a good cup of hot Chinese tea, while the children run around with their brightly-lit rabbit lanterns. The festival was endowed a mythological flavour with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon. According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. Hou Yi, shot down 9 of the suns to save all the lives on carth. He stole the elixir of life, which can make people immortal. However, his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thus the legend of Chang-E flying into the moon came into being.