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    第六冊 課文英譯

                                                                  ized the stars in the sky were so amazing.  Therefore,               many people barbecue while enjoying the moon to-       Little squirrels were very happy after hearing
                                                                  Xiao-wen decided to learn how to observe the stars.                  gether with their family.  Isn’t it a very special way   that, so they decided to hang stockings right next
                Lesson 7 :  The Story of the Chinese Char-             At the night of the first school day, Xiao-wen                  to celebrate your holiday?                        to their bed and waited for Santa Claus’ presents to
                           acters Inventors: Cangjie              took out the star chart that his cousin gave to him,                                                                   come in the Christmas Eve.
                                                                  and he started to use it to find the star signs.  He first                                                                  To not disappoint little squirrels, the little yel-
                    About five thousand years ago, there was a man                                                                     Lesson 10 : Halloween
                named Cangjie who loved to draw from day and      found the Big Dipper, and then, he found the North                                                                     low dog brought some foods and toys and dressed
                                                                                                                                                                                         up as Santa Claus.  While little squirrels had already
                                                                  Star, but he could not find the Little Dipper.
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                night.                                                                                                                     November 1  is the All Saints’ Day, a day for
                    He always went to the outdoors by himself.         Few days after, father bought Xiao-Wen a big                    the Christian and the Catholic to remember their an-  felt asleep, they put the presents into little squirrels’
                When he looked up to the sky, there were birds flew   telescope.  Finally, He can clearly see the amazing              cestors and saints.  In the past, it also symbolized the   stockings.
                                                                                                                                                                                              In the morning, when little squirrels saw their
                around where the color of clouds varies, and when he   starring sky.  Since then, Xiao-wen has taken out his           end of the year and the beginning of the New Year.    presents, so many food and toys, they were so happy.
                                                                  star chart and recorded all the stars he points out in
                looked down to the land, there were growing plants                                                                     In addition, it is also the favorite holiday for all the
                                                                                                                                                                                              The little yellow dog saw little squirrels through
                and traces of beasts.  “Ah! What a fantastic and   the sky every night.                                                children.                                         the window, and he felt happy as well.
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                beautiful nature!” Cangjie then drew sun, moon, rain,                                                                      According to the folktale, in October 31 , the
                birds, mountains and water.  Although some shapes   Lesson 9 :  The Story of Chinese Moon                              Halloween, all the monsters and evils will come to
                in the drawing seemed odd, he didn’t mind.                                                                             the human world.  In order to safely live through the   Lesson 12 : Chinese New Year
                    One day, a team of men and horses passed by.  A           Cake                                                     night, people need to dress up as horrifying crea-
                muscular man asked him, “Sir., may I see what you      “In mid-autumn, moon is especially clear.”                      tures, wear gruesome masks to intimidate and show      Lunar New Year is also known as Chinese New
                are drawing?”                                     During the night of Mid-autumn Festival, all family                  that they are not afraid of monsters. In the meantime,   Year, and it is the time for family reunion.
                    “These are very interesting.  Can you please go   gathered together, eating moon cakes and enjoying                people try to ward off evil spirits. Its meaning and   In Chinese New Year’s Eve, everyone rushes
                with me to my palace? I have too many things for   the moon. What a joy of life!                                       function is like Couplets used to ward off evil spirits   home for Reunion Dinner, and on the table, there are
                you to draw,” the muscular man said.  It turn out that   Xiao-ming asked father, “Why do we eat moon                   during Chinese New Year in Taiwan.                many delicious seasonal foods: Niangao, turnip
                the name of this muscular man is Huangdi. (Huangdi   cakes during Mid-autumn Festival?”                                    Now, in every year, the day before Halloween,   cake, fagao, fish, and mustard green.
                is one of the ancient Chinese Emperors in the his-     Father said, “There is a story behind. Let me tell              people will use spider webs and pumpkin lantern to     Eating nian gao has the symbolism of raising
                tory.)                                            you.”                                                                decorate their houses.  Children will dress up as dev-  oneself higher in each coming year. Eating turnip
                    Upon arriving in the palace, Huangdi assigned      Legend says, during the end of the Yuan Dynas-                  ils or monsters and go to every household “trick or   cake means to “wish for good luck”; eating fagao
                Cangjie to be the official historian and had him organ-  ty, the emperor treated people with extreme cruelty           threat”, and if they get candies, they won’t monkey   means to “wish for prosperity”; eating fish means
                ized the pictures he drew and published it. Legend   that people can no longer live their life.                        around.  For the youth, they will dress up in costumes   to “having enough to spare”; eating mustard green
                has it that this is the beginning of the Chinese char-  In order to overthrow this cruel emperor, every-               and attend the costumes party.  Therefore, All Saints’   means to: “wish for longevity”.
                acters.                                           one needed to gather all their power together. Then,                 Day has become the most favorite holiday for adults    Children love Chinese New Year because they
                                                                  one man came up with an idea to make a lot of cakes                  and children. Above all, let’s don’t forget the origin   can Shou Sui and get red envelope money to buy
                                                                  and distribute them to people, so that they can enjoy                and the meaning of the All Saints’ Day.           toys.  In the first day of the Chinese New Year, every-
                Lesson 8 : The Amazing Starry Sky                 it when observing the moon in mid-autumn.  How-                                                                        one will express New Year’s greetings to each other

                    During the summer vacation, father took Xiao-  ever, when the day came and people were about to                    Lesson 11 : Christmas Present                     and wish for happiness and safety.
                wen back to the countryside to visit his grandmother   eat the moon cakes, everyone discovered there was
                and cousin, Xiao-yang.                            a hidden note inside the moon cakes: “Mid-night in                       The Christmas time was coming to the for-     A food prepared from glutinous rice and consumed
                    One night, Xiao-yang took Xiao-wen to the     Mid-autumn, Overthrow the emperor.”                                  est.  The little yellow dog said to the little squirrels:   in Chinese cuisine.
                front yard to play.  They looked up to sky together,   When the midnight arrived, everyone stood out                   “Christmas is going to be joyful and lively.      A Chinese cupcake-like pastry.
                and Xiao-yang asked Xiao-wen, “Do you know        and fought together.  After many wars and battles, the                   All the households started to decorate their   Shou Sui occurs when members of the family
                where the Big Dipper is?”                         emperor was finally overthrown, and Min Dynasty                      beautiful Christmas trees.  Hanging the colorful rib-  gather around throughout the night after the re-
                    Xiao-wen shook his head.  Xiao-wen is not re-  was established.  Once again, people were lived in                  bons, balls, little Christmas lights, and bells on the   union dinner and reminisce about the year that has
                ally interest in the stars in the sky, so he never paid   the peaceful life.                                           trees. It was so beautiful.                         passed while welcoming the year that has arrived.
                attention to it.  However, after he listened to his    Now, Xiao-ming understood the origin of eating                      In the Christmas Eve, Santa Claus would wear    Some believe that children who Shou Sui will in-
                cousin’s introduction to the stars, he suddenly real-  moon cakes during Mid-autumn Festival.                          the big red clothes and give everyone Christmas     crease the longevity of the parents.
                                                                       In the night of Mid-autumn Festival in Taiwan,                  presents through the chimneys.

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