高一英语作文中秋节(1):Mid-Autumn Festival
英语课
Mid-Autumn Festival The 15th day of the 8th lunar month The joyous 1 Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated 2 on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox(秋分)。 Many referred to it simply as the "Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon".
This day was also considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant. Food offerings were placed on an altar set up in the courtyard. Apples, pears, peaches, grapes, pomegranates(石榴), melons, oranges and pomelos(柚子) might be seen. Special foods for the festival included moon cakes, cooked taro 3(芋头)and water caltrope(菱角), a type of water chestnut 4 resembling black buffalo 5 horns. Some people insisted that cooked taro be included because at the time of creation, taro was the first food discovered at night in the moonlight. Of all these foods, it could not be omitted from the Mid-Autumn Festival.
l love Mid-autumn Festival very much!
adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的
- The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
- They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
n.芋,芋头
- Main grain crop has taro,corn,banana to wait.主要粮食作物有芋头、玉米、芭蕉等。
- You celebrate your birthday with taro,red bean and butter.用红豆、芋头和黄油给自己过生日。
n.栗树,栗子
- We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden.我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。
- In summer we had tea outdoors,under the chestnut tree.夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。
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