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Jim and Jenny are now chatting about Lantern Festival and the famed Taipei International Lantern Festival that will take place in the heart of the city.
Jim 和 Jenny 正在聊元宵節，以及將在市中心舉辦著名的國際燈會節。 |
Jenny: Yeah. It's on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar year. Jim:元宵節還在農曆年期間吧？
Jenny: Yeah. It's on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar year. Jenny:是呀。元宵節是每年農曆一月的第十五天。
Jim: I read an article about it in the newspaper a couple of weeks ago. It said that the city government unveils a different handheld lantern every year, and that this year's lantern is called "Zhucolate". Jim:我幾個禮拜前在報紙上讀到一篇相關的文章。報上說市政府每年都會展示不同的手提燈籠，而今年的提燈叫做「朱古力（豬鼓勵）」
Jenny: That is right! Are you going to go to the Taipei International Lantern Festival tonight? Jenny:沒錯！你今天晚上要去台北燈節嗎？
Jim: What is that? Jim:那是什麼？
Jenny: It is one of the most popular celebrations that take place during the Chinese New Year and it seems to grow in popularity every year. You can see light displays from many different countries. Jenny: 那是新年期間所舉辦最熱鬧的慶祝活動之一，而且參觀人數似乎一年比一年多。你可以看到來自不同國家的花燈展示。
Jim: Sounds like a good way to promote tourism! Jim:聽起來像是個推銷觀光的好方法！
Jenny: Why don't we go together? My mom will be making glutinous rice balls and Yuanxiao dumplings today. We can eat some after dinner and then we can grab a cab to Taipei to see the lights! Jenny:我們一起去吧？我媽媽今天會煮小湯圓還有包餡的元宵湯圓。我們可以晚飯後吃一些，然後坐計程車去台北燈會！
Jim: Sounds great! Are those dumplings a traditional food that is eaten on Lantern Festival? Jim:聽起來不錯！湯圓是元宵節的時候要吃的應景傳統食物嗎？
Jenny: Yes, and I hope you have a sweet tooth because they're mighty sweet!
Jenny:是的，我希望你愛吃甜的，因為湯圓可是會甜死人的！
重要字詞講解：1. Lantern Festival (n.) 元宵節
例：Isn't Lantern Festival during the Chinese New Year?
（元宵節還在農曆年期間吧？）
例：Children will carry lanterns to celebrate Lantern Festival.
（孩子們會提燈籠來慶祝元宵節。）
2. lunar (adj.) 陰曆的
例：It's on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar year.
（元宵節是每年農曆一月的第十五天。）
例：Lots of Chinese people will choose the auspicious day of getting married according to a lunar calendar.
（許多中國人會根據陰曆來選擇結婚的黃道吉日。）
3. handheld (adj.) 手提的
例：The city government unveils a different handheld lantern every year, and that this year's lantern is called "Zhucolate".
（市政府每年都會展示不一樣的手提燈籠，而今年的提燈叫做「朱古力（豬鼓勵）」。）
例：I am planning to buy a handheld computer as a birthday gift for my boyfriend.
（我計劃要買一台掌上型電腦當作給我男朋友的生日禮物。）
4. celebration (n.) 慶祝活動
例：It is one of the most popular celebrations that take place during the Chinese New Year and it seems to grow in popularity every year.
（那是新年期間會舉辦最熱鬧的慶祝活動之一，而且參觀的人數似乎一年比一年多。）
例：We will eat out tonight in celebration of my mother's birthday.
（我們今晚會出去吃飯以慶祝我媽媽的生日。）
5. glutinous rice balls (n.) 湯圓
例：My mom will be making glutinous rice balls and Yuanxiao dumplings today.
（我媽媽今天會煮小湯圓還有包餡的元宵湯圓。）
例：We are used to eating glutinous rice balls on winter solstice.
（我們習慣在冬至的時候吃湯圓。）
※ 小叮嚀： "glutinous rice" 就是所謂用來做湯圓外皮的「糯米」。
小試身手
1. Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first ____ month, is the end of the Spring Festival ____.
（元宵節，農曆第一個月的第十五天，是春節慶祝活動的最後一天。）
2. We could make ____ lanterns and eat some ____ rice balls on Lantern Festival.
（我們元宵節時可以做手提燈籠還有吃點湯圓。）
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1. Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first lunar month, is the end of the Spring Festival celebrations.
2. We could make handheld lanterns and eat some glutinous rice balls on Lantern Festival.
相關實用句型解析
1.… 愈來愈普及 / 流行
…grow in popularity
例：It is one of the most popular celebrations that take place during the Chinese New Year and it seems to grow in popularity every year.
（那是新年期間會舉辦的最熱鬧的慶祝活動之一，而且參觀的人數似乎一年比一年多。）
例：Pursuing yoga has grown in popularity among young ladies.
（愈來愈多年輕女性流行做瑜珈運動。）
※ 小叮嚀：若要敘述是「某種東西普及於某個族群中」，可套用 " … grow in popularity among ＋某族群"。
2.某人嗜吃甜食
s.b. have a sweet tooth …
例： I hope you have a sweet tooth because they're mighty sweet!
（我希望你愛吃甜的，因為湯圓可是會甜死人的！）
例：Alice has a sweet tooth, so she will definitely go crazy when she sees the various chocolates here.
（Alice很愛吃甜的，所以當她看到這裡各式各樣的巧克力時，絕對會開心得要瘋掉。）
小試身手
1. 愈來愈多青少年使用網路購物。
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2. 大部分的孩子都愛吃甜食，所以蛋糕和糖果是當禮物的最佳選擇。
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