he Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival has all interesting history. Long ago in one of the dynasties of China there was a king who was very cruel to the people and did not manage the country well. The people were so angry that some brave ones suggested killing the king. So they wrote notes telling about the meeting place and time and put them into cakes. On the 15th day of the 8th lunar month every person was told to buy the cakes. When they ate them they discovered the notes. So they gathered together to make a sudden attack on the king. From then on the Chinese people celebrate on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month and eat “moon cakes” in memory of that important event.
When the Mid-Autumn Festival is near, shop windows are beautifully decorated. Many “moon cakes” are displayed for people to buy. People send presents such aswine, fruits and “moon cakes” to their friends and relatives. In the evening of the day, they have a feast. After the feast, they go out to the garden to look at the moon. The children run and laugh on the streets.
It is believed that the moon is at her brightest on this night. Many poems have been written about it, and poets are never tired of reading and writing such poems. In Chinese literature, the moon of the Mid Autumn Festival has been compared to a looking-glass, a jade rabbit, and so on. It seems that Chinese literature takes far more interest in the moon than in the sun。
直译：
中秋节
中秋节有很多有趣的历史。
很久以前,在中国的一个朝代,有一个国王非常残忍对待国民,没有管理好国家。这写国民非常生气,一些勇士提议杀死国王。所以他们写有关会议的地点和时间的字条,然后把它们放进蛋糕。15日农历每个人被告知去买蛋糕。当他们吃的时候就会发现那些字条。所以他们聚集一起去突袭国王。从此中国人民每到农历15,就会吃“月饼”纪念这历史性的一刻。
当中秋节临近,商店的橱窗都装饰得很漂亮。展示了各种各样的“月饼”吸引过往路人进店购买。人们中秋送礼物，像酒、水果和“月饼”给他们的朋友和亲戚。在晚上的时候,他们有一个盛宴。宴后,他们出去到花园里去看月亮。孩子们在街上跑着、笑着。
人们坚信这一晚的月亮是最亮的。许多人用优美的诗句描绘它,就像诗人们就是从来都不会厌倦阅读和写这样的诗。在中国文学史上,中秋节的月亮被比作一个镜子,一个玉兔子等等。似乎中国学者们对月亮比对太阳付出更多的兴趣。
典故：
中秋节吃月饼相传始于元代。当时，中原广大人民不堪忍受元朝统治阶级的残酷统治，纷纷起义抗元。朱元璋联合各路反抗力量准备起义。但朝庭官兵搜查的十分严密，传递消息十分困难。军师刘伯温便想出一计策，命令属下把藏有“八月十五夜起义”的纸条藏入饼子里面，再派人分头传送到各地起义军中，通知他们在八月十五日晚上起义响应。到了起义的那天，各路义军一齐响应，起义军如星火燎原。
很快，徐达就攻下元大都，起义成功了。消息传来，朱元璋高兴得连忙传下口谕，在即将来临的中秋节，让全体将士与民同乐，并将当年起兵时以秘密传递信息的“月饼”，作为节令糕点赏赐群臣。此后，“月饼”制作越发精细，品种更多，大者如圆盘，成为馈赠的佳品。以后中秋节吃月饼的习俗便在民间流传开来。
小编：各位友友们，上面的译文是小编结合有道翻译出来的，如果你觉得哪里出错了，就当是小编送给友友们中秋娱乐的小插曲囖！
