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 Hi All,  September 18 : Mid-Autumn Festival🌙🌛🥮 The story behind the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMMU1YJadzE One of the most famous Chinese songs by Teresa Teng  月亮代表我的心        Yuèliàng dàibiǎo wǒ de xīn      The Moon Represents My Heart  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5gAczFJps 中秋节      Zhōngqiū jié     Mid-Autumn Festival 1) 今天是中秋节      Jīntiān shì zhōngqiū jié     Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival 月亮 yuè liang      the moon = 月球 yuè qiú the moon (This is a more formal way of saying the moon) 球 qiú ball / sphere / globe 地球 dì qiú the earth / CL:個|个[ge4] 月饼 yuè bǐng      mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) 饼干 cookie / biscuit / cracker  2. 我喜欢吃月饼     Wǒ xǐhuān chī yuèbǐng     I like to eat moon cakes 灯笼 dēng lóng lantern 灯                dēng                    light 特别 tè bié             special / particular / unusual / especially  今天是很特别的日子         Jīntiān shì hěn tèbié de rìzi    Today is a special day 因为

Hi All,  菜 cài dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine.  Remember -  cài,  cài,  cài,  cài,  cài !☝ Word of the Week :    渴 kě thirsty Wǒ hěn kè                       我很渴        I am very thirsty Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ        我想喝水      I want to drink water 特别 tè bié             especially / special / particular / unusual 今天是很特别的日子          Jīntiān shì hěn tèbié de rìzi    Today is a special day 因为 yīn wèi because / owing to / on account of 周年 zhōu nián anniversary / annual 因为 今天是911 20周年             yīn wèi  Jīntiān shì 911 20 zhōunián     Because t oday is the 20th anniversary of 911 还是 hái shi or / still / nevertheless  = 或是 huò shì or / either one or the other 你想喝水还是果汁?      Nǐ xiǎng hē shuǐ háishì guǒzhī      Do you want to drink water or juice? 圣诞节      Shèngdàn jié      Christmas 迟到 chí dào to arrive late 准时 z hǔn shí on time / punctual / on schedule 关于 guān yú pertaining to / about  交通 jiāo tōng to be connected / traffic / transportation