潮流英语情景对话张口就来Unit57：中秋之夜

　　F:Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Day.Why is the festival called“Mid-Autumn Day"?

　　F:明天就是中秋节了，为什么这个节日叫“中秋节”呢?

　　M:It's a piece of cake.Because the 15th of the eighth lunar month，is just at the middle of autumn.

　　M:这个问题真是小菜一碟啦。因为农历八月十五刚好是秋季的中间。

　　F:Oh? What festivities are held on this evening?

　　F:哦?中秋之夜有什么活动吗?

　　M:Family members have a delicious dinner, eat moon cakes and enjoy beautiful moonlight.

　　M:当然有。全家人一起共享团圆饭，吃月饼并欣赏美妙的月光。

　　F:Wow，how fun!

　　F:哇，好幸福啊!

　　M:It's said the moon on this evening is the loveliest，the roundest，the brightest and the most charming.

　　M:据说中秋之夜的月亮最可爱、最圆、最亮并且最迷人。

　　F:Really?When was enjoying the moon the most prevalent in the evening?

　　F:真的吗?中秋之夜赏月的习俗何时最为盛行?

　　M:In the Tang dynasty. At that time，a lot of poets wrote down many beautiful lines singing the moon.

　　M:在唐朝，当时，很多诗人都留下了歌颂明月的佳句。

　　F:I see.

　　F:原来是这样。

　　重点词汇

　　prevailing流行的;普遍的

　　The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.应该将盛行风的风向考虑在内。

　　moonlight月光

　　They walked along the road in the moonlight.他们在月光下沿路散步。

　　dynasty王朝;朝代

　　The Seljuk dynasty of Syria was founded in 1094.叙利亚的塞尔柱王朝建立于1094年。