各种月饼英语怎么说?(附彩蛋)

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明天就是中秋, 先祝大家中秋快乐！
录这期节目，我们吃了很多很多的月饼！
所以，大家可以学到各类月饼英语怎么说；还有有意思的中美节日文化差异；


9 E/ l. r% C" V3 C9 A; Q! o# U9 _( tP.S. 今天节目彩蛋：Spencer吃月饼视频！既开胃、又能学英语！

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节目音乐：Moon River by Joana Wang
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( f( Q- h8 Z1 nThe Mid-Autumn Festival is coming along：中秋节快到了
9 @  [: _: J" ^7 j% @% {  `We wanted to give you a little tune about the moon: 今天送大家一首和月亮有关的歌 (Moon River，王若琳版本)
Mooncake taste test: 试吃月饼
Watch Spencer stuff his face with mooncakes: 看Spencer狂塞月饼   


中美节日文化差异
美国公司逢年过节，发吃的吗？


6 Y' r5 \- G: W( QA long time ago, maybe in my grandma's day and age, the boss would give everyone a Christmas ham. 大概很久以前，可能在我奶奶的年代，老板会发圣诞火腿
9 O; Q0 c' D8 e7 B) p' gNot so much now: 但是现在美国公司一般不发节日食品

I've received Christmas cookies from neighbors or in the office. 我收到过邻居或者同事送的圣诞饼干
Yeah, that's common, but not so much from the company: 这个挺常见的，但是公司不太会发
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" X; q) h6 R' u, n. R) I“发”英语怎么说？
Since we don't really do it in the States, I guess you can just say "give": 在美国没有“发”这种行为，我觉得说“give”就行
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在国内的美国公司都会入乡随俗吧。

外企工作的听众们，你们公司发月饼了吗？

月饼票、黄牛：
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• Mooncake voucher：月饼票
• Scalpers: 黄牛
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There is a cottage industry of people reselling vouchers. 有个转卖月饼票的地下产业

Cottage industry: 衍生的地下产业
  o8 |7 i6 X" H( R: A" a9 T/ [* eMooncake voucher scalpers: 月饼票黄牛
  H* B: T+ y3 S0 [Ticket scalpers: 倒卖票子的黄牛统称

Coupon和voucher的区别

• coupon: 打折券
• voucher: 兑换券
  
  

吃月饼时间到！

Time to dig in!

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Spencer，快尝尝

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Watching Spencer eating mooncakes is so appetizing: 看Spencer吃月饼好香啊，你是否也胃口大开？
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苏式月饼 Jiangsu style mooncake

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1. 鸭肉月饼 duck mooncake （不常见，但我们公司楼下有个鸭王烤鸭)
It's my most highly anticipated part of this episode. I get to eat this stuff. 这是我最期待的部分, 我要试吃这些月饼啦
, i4 N* g5 I8 F* ^2 \Let's go ahead and try it out. I think I'd like to start with the Sushi Yuebing (Jiangsu style). 我们开始试吧。我想先从苏式月饼开始。
5 G( g8 Z. X( p8 L) c& NIt seems more like a meal.它看起来更像主食。
2 r# d- S, h8 k; _I'll save the best for last. Because it's like a dessert and it's cold. 我要把最好的留在最后。因为这个看起来最像甜点而且还是冰的。

7 T* H: V4 Y7 m7 II went outside a little earlier and I bought a bunch of different mooncakes. 我先前出去买了很多不同的月饼。
* q7 e( C. y$ |. y1 gAnd this kind here is supposed to be duck. I think I'll just go ahead. 这个应该是鸭肉的。我开动了
Shall I just take a bite or break it? 我咬一口还是先掰开？

9 [4 y; y9 w) x: C* b- ~. MNo, you can't break it: 千万不能掰
It's very flaky. If you break it, it will all fall apart. 这个皮特别酥，如果你掰开，整个都会碎
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苏式月饼一大特点就是很酥，容易碎，

英语可以这样形容：

• flaky
• crumbly
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It can be messy when you eat it. 吃的时候可能会掉一地，弄得乱七八糟

Spencer点评：

I like the inside a lot. 我很喜欢里面的馅儿
I think the outside is a little dry for me. 外面的皮对我来说有点儿太干了
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9 H& Z. Q6 `' t  D) _Filling is good. I like duck, I like meat in general：馅儿很好吃，我喜欢这个鸭肉馅儿，其实只要是肉我都喜欢
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• vegetable filling 蔬菜馅儿
• meat filling 肉馅儿
• red bean paste filling 豆沙馅儿
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2. 鲜肉月饼 pork mooncake
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/ S7 K  a- p  EHow about we go ahead and try one of those. 我们再试试那种（鲜肉）
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9 E0 Y3 i+ v: p  eI like how they've got it all written on the top here. 月饼上红字写着口味，好酷
- H8 K9 L+ t. J' B  aMy coworker Nathan said earlier that is his favorite. He is from Shanghai as well. 我的同事Nathan说这是他最喜欢的月饼，他也是上海人。

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英语没有一个特定的形容词，形容“鲜”这个口味，只能说：
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• flavorful
• tasty
• umami (这是最近美国吃货流行的词，从日语翻译过来的，“鲜”的意思)
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Spencer点评鲜肉月饼：

• It's very flavorful. 非常好吃。
• It really satisfies your tastebuds. 满足了你的味蕾
  
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鲜肉月饼

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Red bean: 红豆
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Spencer点评：
) w: Z# D6 N; ]3 L! l8 W' JThis is good: 很好吃
I like red bean paste buns: 其实我也爱豆沙包子
  ?' ~, M2 y& s( }% R0 MI need a glass of milk. 不过最好配一杯牛奶
I could totally put peanut butter on it. 最好再加一点花生酱（Spencer有多爱花生酱啊！清明吃青团也配花生酱）。
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' M' i5 L2 _0 O& ?, z: SMix a bunch of crazy things together to make something delicious：把疯狂的原料搭配起来，组成好吃的黑暗料理
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广式月饼 Cantonese mooncake
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蛋黄莲蓉

• salted duck egg yolk 咸鸭蛋黄
• lotus seed 莲子
• lotus seed paste 莲蓉
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Spencer点评：
2 C& {0 ^7 c! h/ q+ n$ f: xIt's very representative of Guangdong: 很有广东的代表性

$ h* l( a/ S, q0 S; HIt's sweet and salty. 又甜又咸。
This is much better for a dessert kind of thing. 这个更像是甜品。

8 L8 P) l. @3 O' w- {1 nThe other ones I'd like to eat with a meal. 前面吃的那些我觉得更像是主食。

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( ^6 ^3 |8 E, x6 g6 X1 k4 ]吃到这里，卡路里已经爆表了
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We don't want to ruin your perfect body with so many calories. Spencer我不能让你吃那么多卡路里，毁了你完美的身材 （不知道的朋友：Spencer是拥有6块腹肌的健身达人)
I'll work out later today and could use the energy.  没关系，我今天会锻炼，可以多补充点能量
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最后，吃冰皮月饼 snow skin mooncake
Saved the most dessert-like mooncake for last. 我要把最像甜点的月饼留到最后。

Spencer点评：

Oh My God, this is good! : 天啊，这个好吃
This is amazing! 这个太好吃了
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. n8 ^' U* b% {* g* [" o) fI think we've got a winner. 我觉得冰皮月饼赢了！
It's a new invention. It's a trendier mooncake.这是比较创新的，是比较新潮的月饼。
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哪种月饼能在美国大卖？

Spencer觉得冠军是：snow skin mooncake
You could sell a lot of these in the summer time. 在美国，夏季应该会很畅销（Spencer, 但这是中秋月饼......)
Let's start exporting these mooncakes to the U.S. 我搞一点出口到美国吧！发财

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Jenny最爱老字号月饼 Old-school mooncake
* n7 Q" R! s  Z3 ^I'm more old-fashioned/old-school when it comes to mooncakes: 我吃月饼的口味比较传
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My favorite is the pork mooncake: 我最喜欢鲜肉月饼
' b, {1 ?( H+ B* v6 f2 O' oI don't know what they do to the meat inside. But it tastes so good. 我也不知道他们怎么弄的肉馅儿，总之是在太好吃了
Maybe there's a lot of MSG. 可能是加了很多味精
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除了鲜肉月饼，Jenny还爱：

• coconut 椰蓉
• five-nuts 五仁
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I also reallly love the coconut paste mooncake from an old store: 我还很喜欢上海老字号的一家椰蓉月饼
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Five-nuts is good too: 五仁也很好吃啊

Why did so many people make fun of it? 为什么大家前两年都黑五仁呢？

Maybe it tastes too nutty. 可能果仁味太重了

上海老字号——杏花楼

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• stores with history
• a historic establishment
• an old establishment
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People love to go shop there out of tradition. 大家喜欢这些老字号的历史积淀、去那里是一种传统
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7 G; @/ S2 j$ c+ Y) w0 WSome placed will be commemorated. It has official status. 有些老字号有纪念意义、受到官方认证
Spencer想到了美国的一些老字号

• Macy's in Manhattan 曼哈顿的梅西百货，大家可能听过
• Ben's Chili Bowl in D.C. 这是Spencer老家华盛顿的一家小饭馆儿
  
  

Chili is like stew with beans and meat. Chili是一种用豆子和肉炖出来的菜。
It's been there for decades. It's commemorated as an historic site. 它已经开了几十年了，已经被认证为历史景点了
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奥巴马也去老字号

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中秋团圆节，开言用声音陪伴大家！

Mid-Autumn Festival is a big family holiday: 中秋是家人团圆的节日
People get together and reunite. 大家在这一天团聚

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中国人会想到团圆，不过美国人会想到werewolves(狼人)......
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/ \" }! a4 ~( X6 Q不说狼人了，看着圆圆的月亮，就想到我们的听众
You guys are truly like family to us: 开言就像一个大家庭，你们就是我们的家人
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We hope you're together with your loved ones: 希望大家在中秋都和自己至亲至爱的人在一起

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival！

祝大家中秋快乐！

大家喜欢什么口味的月饼？

你老家有什么老字号？有什么特别口味的月饼？欢迎留言跟大家分享！

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