臘八節吃八寶粥英語（教你喝臘八粥時和寶寶說的英文）
2023-07-29 08:01:07 1
作者：小雅和英美友人
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Little children, little children, don't be greedy, soon after Laba is the new year party.
小孩兒小孩兒你別饞，過了臘八就是年。
How many days do we eat Laba congee?
臘八粥，喝幾天？
Eat it until Day Twenty-three.
哩哩啦啦二十三。
此歌謠無官方英文版，以上英文是我們團隊自己翻譯的。
Mother: Today's Laba Festival – let's have some Laba congee for dinner.
媽媽：今天是臘八節，咱們晚飯喝點臘八粥。
Child: What is Laba Festival, and what is Laba Congee?
寶寶：什麼是臘八節，什麼又是臘八粥啊？
Mother: The Laba Festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar.
媽媽：臘八節是農曆臘月八日過的。
In North China, it is considered the start of celebrations for the Chinese New Year.
在我國北方，它被認為是春節慶祝活動的開始。
"La" in Chinese means the 12th lunar month, and "ba", as you know, means eight.
「臘」在中文裡指農曆的第12個月，然後「ba」你知道的，是八的意思。
As for Laba congee, you'll know what it is when we have it.
至於臘八粥，一會兒喝的時候你就知道了。
Child: I can't wait.
寶寶：我已經等不及了。
（Dinner Time 晚飯時）
Mother: It's time to eat.
媽媽：開飯了。
This is Laba congee.
這個就是臘八粥。
Child: It smells delicious.
寶寶：聞起來好香啊。
What do we have in it?
裡面都有什麼啊？
Mother: It contains rice, millet, barley, red beans, peanuts, chestnuts, lotus seeds, longans, and red dates.
媽媽：裡面有大米、小米、薏米、紅豆、花生、慄子、蓮子、桂圓和紅棗。
Child: Wow, so many ingredients.
寶寶：哇，好多原料啊。
Mother: Yes, Laba congee is also called Eight-treasure congee.
媽媽：是的，臘八粥又叫八寶粥。
It means that apart from rice, it also contains eight or more kinds of grains, beans, nuts and dried fruits.
意思就是除了大米以外，裡面還有八種或者以上的穀物、豆子、堅果和幹水果。
Child: Can we add pistachios?
寶寶：咱們能加開心果嗎？
Mother: Yeah, that will be creative.
媽媽：可以啊，還挺有創意的。
Some other traditional ingredients include walnuts, pine nuts, corn, mung beans, black beans, and kidney beans.
其他的傳統原料還包括核桃、松子、玉米、綠豆、黑豆和芸豆。
Child: I see.
寶寶：明白了。
Wow, it's so yummy.
哇，真好吃。
I love eating the chestnuts in it.
我好喜歡吃裡面的慄子。
Mother: You can try the others as well - I only put in the things you like.
媽媽：其他的你也嘗嘗，我放的都是你愛吃的。
Child: Okay.
寶寶：好的。
Mother: Be careful, eat it slowly.
媽媽：小心點，慢慢吃。
When you eat the red dates, don't swallow the pit.
吃到紅棗的時候，別把核咽下去。
You need to spit it out.
你要吐出來。
Child: Okay.
寶寶：好的。
Mom, I ate something bitter.
媽媽，我吃到一個苦的東西。
Mother: Don't worry - it's the lotus seed core.
媽媽：沒事，那個是蓮心。
It helps clear internal heat.
它是去火的。
Child: Fine, I'll eat a longan to ease the bitterness.
寶寶：好吧，我吃個桂圓解一下苦。
Mom, I love the Laba congee that you cooked.
媽媽，我很喜歡你做的臘八粥。
Can I eat it again tomorrow?
明天還能喝嗎？
Mother: Of course.
媽媽：當然。
Remember your rhyme?
記得你的歌謠嗎？
"How many days do we eat Laba congee?
「臘八粥，喝幾天？
Eat it until Day Twenty-three."
哩哩啦啦二十三。」
Child: That's quite a long time.
寶寶：那時間還挺長的。
Works for me!
挺好的！
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