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Mooncake Festival/ Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar.
中秋节是在每年农历八月十五。　
family reunion 家庭团聚
big meal 大餐
Thanksgiving Day 感恩节
pumpkin pie 南瓜派
The moon in your hometown is always the brightest and roundest. 
月是故乡圆。
homesick 思乡的
A mooncake has got a filling inside and a pastry on the outside.
月饼里面是馅儿，外面是糕点。
filling 馅儿
traditional styles 传统形式
sweet bean paste mooncake 豆沙月饼
egg mooncake 蛋黄月饼
coconut mooncake 莲蓉月饼
Shall I just take a bite or break it?
是咬着吃，还是掰开吃？
It's very flaky. If you break it, it will all fall apart.
月饼太酥了，掰开很容易散掉。
five nuts mooncake 五仁月饼
peanuts 花生
walnuts 核桃
watermelon seeds 瓜子
almonds 杏仁
pine nuts 松子
Cantonese-style mooncake 广式月饼
Suzhou-style mooncake 苏式月饼
Beijing-style mooncake 京式月饼
Yunnan-style mooncake 滇式月饼
low-sugar mooncake 低糖月饼
fat-free mooncake 无脂月饼
Green Tea mooncake 绿茶月饼
Chocolate mooncake 巧克力月饼
Happy Mooncake Festival. 中秋节快乐！

In the Early morning, you can look out over the fields, hear the birds singing, and see the horses galloping and there are only a few houses and barns in sight.
清晨，你可以看到田野，听见鸟儿歌唱，看到骏马奔驰，眼前只有几所房子和谷仓。
They are not in a hurry.
他们不赶时间。
manage their own schedules
管理自己的时间表
tight schedule
紧凑的日程
leave your doors unlocked
夜不闭户
Some farmers are wealthy and others are struggling by.
有些农民很富有，有些农民则在苦苦挣扎。
That's higher than the average urban income.
这比城市居民的平均收入高。
online shopping 网购
school bus 校车
well educated 良好的教育
undergrad 大学生
They learn management, finance, law, environment and more.
他们学习管理学、金融学、法学、环境等等。
raising a cattle 养牛
lead them to the pasture 赶他们到牧场
feed and raise animals 饲养动物
Farms are passed from one generation to another.
农场由一代传给另一代。
rural area 农村地区
enjoy peaceful living 享受宁静的生活
the beauty of nature 自然之美

1. single
damn single 单身狗（英文慎用，外国人对这个短语很反感）
single dog 是错误说法

2. bachelor & bachelorette
bachelor 单身男性
eligible bachelor 钻石王老五
most eligible bachelor/ most wanted single man 帅气又有钱的单身男
bachelorette 未婚女子
old maid/ spinster 老处女

3. 除了single，哪些词还可以表达单身呢？
a. available
single虽然指单身，但是不一定想脱单，也可能很享受这种状态，但是available有想约会的意思。
b. not taken
I'm not taken.
c. unattached
I am currently unattached.
d. on the shelf
In the past, if you hadn't married by the age of 30, you were definitely on the shelf.

However, now days, many people are looking at singlehood in more of a positive way. In fact, many people in America are getting married later in life. And many times, Americans have put you know marriage and family on hold to pursue successful careers.
然而，现在，很多人都以更积极的方式看待单身。事实上，许多美国人晚婚。很多时候，美国人把婚姻和家庭放在一边，去追求事业的成功。

Often times, parents of single children in America are more concerned with their children getting married. While their children are happy with their single life, and their parents want them to get married so that they have those grandchildren.
很多时候，美国独生子女的父母更关心他们孩子的婚姻。虽然他们的孩子对自己的单身生活很满意，但是父母想让他们结婚，早点儿抱孙子。

老师：
kindergarten teacher 幼儿园老师
substitute teacher 代课老师
As a child I once had a substitute teacher. And my whole class went wild, yelling, switching seats with friends, and throwing things around. The teacher was a very small woman and had no way to control the class. I remember feeling bad for her and also shocked that the same kids I went to school with every day, who were usually calm and obedient, were acting so crazy. Many substitute teachers dreaded being called to teach, for this reason.
我小的时候曾经有过代课老师。全班同学都发狂了，大喊大叫，和朋友换座，乱扔东西。代课老师是个身材很小的女人，没办法控制整个班。我记得我对她印象很不好，同时也很震惊。每天上学的都是同样的孩子们，曾是那么的温顺、听话，现在竟表现得如此疯狂。由于这个原因，许多教师害怕被召去代课。
intern teacher 实习老师
When I was in university I had the opportunity to teach as an intern. I taught in a school for adults that had just moved to Canada. It was a wonderful experience. I especially enjoyed meeting people from all over the world. Some of them were refugees and had suffered in their home countries. It made me happy to see them in Canada and help them learn English.
我在大学时，曾有机会当实习老师。我在一所刚搬到加拿大的成人学校任教，这是一个美妙的经历。我特别喜欢认识来自世界各地的人们。他们中的一些人是难民，在本国遭受了苦难。看到他们在加拿大，帮助他们学习英语，我感到很高兴。
guidance counselors 咨询老师
lecturer 讲师
tutor 小课老师、辅导老师
professor 教授
dean 院长
headmaster 校长（老用法）
principal/ president 大学校长

学生：
kindergarten kid/ kindergartener 幼儿园的孩子
pupil 小学生（老用法）
middle school student 初中生（grade 6-8）
high school student 高中生（grade 9-12）
university/ college student 大学生
freshman 大一学生（美式用法）
sophomore 大二学生
junior 大三学生
senior 大四学生
first-year student 大一学生（英式用法）
second-year student 大二学生
third-year student 大三学生
undergraduate 本科在读
graduate 毕业生
postgraduate 研究生
international/ overseas student 留学生
exchange student 交换生

My major in undergrad was Family and Consumer Sciences and my graduate degree was a Master of Education in Higher Education.
我本科的专业是家庭消费者科学，我研究生的学位是高等教育。
college students 大学生
elementary students 小学生
character traits 性格特征
patience 耐心
energy 精力
compassion 同理心
One of the thing that I have noticed, is that students in China are not trained to express what they think about various topics. Yet, American schools train their students to share about their own ideas on various topics.
我注意到一件事，中国的学生是没有受过表达自己关于不同话题想法的培训的。然而，美国学校训练学生在不同的话题上分享他们自己的想法。
We stay in contact with each other on a regular basis.
我们定期保持联系。
Mexican food 墨西哥食物
spicy 辣的
Cheese Enchiladas 奶酪卷饼
online shopping 网上购物
I know a lot of women are hooked on TaoBao.
我知道很多女人都迷上了淘宝。
Amazon 亚马逊
theme 主题

1. 七夕节的正确说法
Chinese Valentine's Day

2. Time
Long, long ago
Once upon a time
Over 2,000 years ago
Legend tells us

3. Place
heaven 天宫
the Milky Way 银河
a bridge of magpies 鹊桥

4. Main Character
Cowherd 牛郎
weaver girl 织女
the Queen of Heaven 王母娘娘
Bull 牛（cow母牛；bull公牛，喂养用的；ox公牛，干活用的）

5. Main Story
很久很久以前，有一个放牛娃名叫牛郎，父母早亡，只好跟着哥哥嫂嫂度日。然而，哥哥嫂子为人狠毒，经常虐待他，后来又把他赶出家门。牛郎只好靠放牛种地维生。
A legend tells the story of Niu Lang, an honest boy who was forced to live with his brother and sister-in-law after the death of his parents. He was treated badly and eventually driven away by his sister-in-law. Niu Lang, whose name means cowherd, looked for a place to live and turned to farming and caring for his single ox.

有一天老牛开口说话了，“过几天你会看见七仙女在湖里洗澡，你把第七个女孩儿的衣服藏起来，她就会成为你的妻子，我几年后会死去，把我的皮剥下来保存好，如果有了麻烦，你披上它就可以飞上天了。”
One day his old ox spoke suddenly and told him, “You will see seven beautiful girls bathing in a lake. If you hide the youngest girl's clothes she will become to your wife. A few years later I will die. You'll need to peel my hide off and keep it. If trouble comes, take the hide and you can fly on it.”

几天后厌倦了天上生活的织女，来人间寻找刺激。她和牛郎相爱结婚，过上了男耕女织的快乐生活，不久有了两个孩子。
A few days later the goddess Zhinu came to earth. She was bored of heaven and was looking for adventure. The two fell in love and married. Niu Lang ploughed his field in contentment, and Zhinu wove fine cloth. She gave birth to one beautiful baby, and then another.

王母娘娘发现织女与凡人结婚生子非常生气，于是命人把她带了回去。牛郎很难过。突然，他想起了老牛临死时跟他说的话，便马上披上牛皮带着两个孩子飞去天上找织女。但是王母娘娘看见之后，画了一条线，这条线变成了银河，彼此相爱的两个人就这样分开了，从而形成牛郎星和织女星。
When the queen of heaven discovered that her granddaughter had married a human, a forbidden act, she ordered that Zhinu be brought back. Niulang, longed for his wife, then remembered the words of the old ox. When his ox died, he carried their children to heaven on its hide, in search of his wife. But the queen of heaven, in her anger, drew a line in the sky to separate the two lovers, forming the Milky Way between two constellations: Niu Lang, called Altair and Zhi nu called Vega.

织女必须永远坐在银河的一边，悲哀地编织，而牛郎只能远远地看着她，照顾两个孩子。但一年一次，世界上所有的喜鹊都会怜惜它们，飞向天空，组成一座桥，让牛郎和织女在鹊桥相见。王母娘娘被他们的爱感动，最终同意他们见面，这一天就是农历7月7日，七夕节。
Zhinu must sit forever on one side of the Milky Way, sadly weaving on her loom, while Niu Lang watches from afar, caring for their two children. But all the magpies in the world took pity on the cowherd and the weaver girl. They flew up to heaven and together, built a strong bridge. On this bridge the two lovers met. The Queen of Heaven saw their great love and declared that once a year they could meet. So every year, on the seventh night of the seventh moon, the two lovers meet on the bridge of magpies.

I'm Joy, from Fort Worth Texas.
Brazil 巴西
South Korea 韩国
I'm a southern girl. 我是南方女孩。
energetic and positive 充满活力、正能量的
Texas is the largest state in the southern United States and the second largest in the United States. It's second only to Alaska.
德克萨斯是美国南部最大的州，也是美国的第二大州，仅次于阿拉斯加。
non-affectionate culture
非深情文化（不喜欢用亲亲抱抱来表达情感）
indirect communication
间接交流（说话很委婉）
I enjoy decorating. 我喜欢装饰。
One of my favorite things to do is decorate bulletin boards at my job.
我最喜欢做的事情之一是在工作中装饰小板报。
jumpsuits 连衣裤
floral print 印花
tattoo 纹身
In fact, like a TV show with celebrities who go against each other and like do karaoke.
事实上，就像在电视节目中，明星唱卡拉OK时互相竞争。

一、hot的常用表达
1. It's really/ awfully/ ridiculously/ crazy hot.
It's crazy hot.
太热了。
2. hot as hell
Bible 圣经
It's hot as hell.

二、不用hot也可以形容热
1. I'm sweating like a pig. I need to find a place to cool off.
我都湿透了，我需要找个地方凉快凉快。
2. I can't bear the heat. I'm soaking.
我热得受不了，浑身都在滴水！
3. The blacktop is bubbling.
柏油路面简直都要冒泡了。
4. You could fry eggs on the sidewalk.
人行道上都可以煎蛋了。
5. The grass is parched.
草都被烤干了。
6. Even the breeze is hot.
就连吹来的风都是热的。
7. It is like being baked in an oven.
热得就像是被扔进了烤箱。
stove 炉子
8. I don't want to go out. It's raining fire!
我不想出门，感觉天在下火。
9. These are dog days.
这是三伏天。
Ancient Greece 古希腊

三、hot的同义替换词
1. boiling 滚热的
I'm boiling, let's go to the mall where they have air conditioning.
太热了，我们去购物中心吧，那儿有空调。
2. burning/ blazing/ scorching 炙热的
I can't believe people are walking in the blazing sun.
我不敢相信人们在烈日下行走。
3. blistering 炎热的
Yesterday was blistering hot. I got a sunburn so bad it blistered.
昨天热极了，我都被晒起泡了。
4. sweltering 闷热的
He must be sweltering, wearing a uniform in this heat.
穿着这么热的制服，他一定是中暑了。

一、hot的常用表达
1. It's really/ awfully/ ridiculously/ crazy hot.
It's crazy hot.
太热了。
2. hot as hell
Bible 圣经
It's hot as hell.

二、不用hot也可以形容热
1. I'm sweating like a pig. I need to find a place to cool off.
我都湿透了，我需要找个地方凉快凉快。
2. I can't bear the heat. I'm soaking.
我热得受不了，浑身都在滴水！
3. The blacktop is bubbling.
柏油路面简直都要冒泡了。
4. You could fry eggs on the sidewalk.
人行道上都可以煎蛋了。
5. The grass is parched.
草都被烤干了。
6. Even the breeze is hot.
就连吹来的风都是热的。
7. It is like being baked in an oven.
热得就像是被扔进了烤箱。
stove 炉子
8. I don't want to go out. It's raining fire!
我不想出门，感觉天在下火。
9. These are dog days.
这是三伏天。
Ancient Greece 古希腊

三、hot的同义替换词
1. boiling 滚热的
I'm boiling, let's go to the mall where they have air conditioning.
太热了，我们去购物中心吧，那儿有空调。
2. burning/ blazing/ scorching 炙热的
I can't believe people are walking in the blazing sun.
我不敢相信人们在烈日下行走。
3. blistering 炎热的
Yesterday was blistering hot. I got a sunburn so bad it blistered.
昨天热极了，我都被晒起泡了。
4. sweltering 闷热的
He must be sweltering, wearing a uniform in this heat.
穿着这么热的制服，他一定是中暑了。

一、雨相关
rainbow 彩虹
snail 蜗牛
worm 虫子
raining season 雨季
raindrop 雨点
rain-water 雨水
rainfall 降雨量
The rain is falling.
外面下着雨。
It rained all of last week, day in, day out.
上个星期天天下雨。
It's raining non-stop.
雨一直下。

二、小雨
drizzles 细雨
scattered rain 零星小雨
It's just sprinkling/ drizzling.
只是毛毛雨而已。

三、大雨
heavy rain 大雨
light rain 小雨
注意：英语不用big和small来形容大雨和小雨。
thunderstorm雷阵雨
pouring rain 大雨
We had a downpour./ The rain is pouring down.
瓢泼大雨往下浇。
We have a popular rhyme about pouring rain that kids say when they are stuck inside.
我们有一个关于倾盆大雨的流行童谣，当孩子们被雨困在屋里的时候经常说。
It's raining, it's pouring.
The old man is snoring.
He went to bed and he bumped his head.
And couldn't get up in the morning.
下雨了，下大雨了，
一个老爷爷在打呼噜。
他上床睡觉的时候撞到了头，
早上起不来了。
Rain, rain go away.
Come again another day.
Rain, rain go away.
Little Johnny wants to play.
雨，雨快走吧，
改天再来啦。
雨，雨快走吧，
小Johnny想去玩呀。
It rains cats and dogs.
下大雨了。
When the roofs were made of straw, animals would hide in the straw during the rain. And when they came out, the straw was slippery and they fell to the ground.
那时候屋顶是用稻草做的，下雨时动物会躲在稻草里。当他们出来的时候，由于稻草很滑，会掉到地上。
origin 来源
The rain is coming down in sheets.
大雨滂沱。

四、雨天
rainy day 雨天、不时之需
We should save some money for a rainy day.
我们需要存钱以备不时之需。
timely/ welcome rain 及时雨
Don't go out in the rain.
不要冒着雨出去。
Come in out of/ from the rain.
快进来, 别让雨淋着。
take shelter from the rain 躲雨
I'm soaking./ I'm soaked.
我被浇成落汤鸡了。
floods 洪水、水灾
flood-fighting 抗洪抢险
The rain has let up. 雨小了。
It rained at intervals throughout the day.
雨时下时停。
The rain has stopped./ The rain is over.
雨停了。