bà bà
爸爸
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不
zài jiā
在家
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zhōng qiū jié
中秋节
A Mid-Autumn Festival Without Dad at Home
nóng lì农历bā yuè八月shí wǔ十五shì是zhōng qiū jié中秋节,zhōng guó中国rén人kàn看yuè liàng月亮、chī吃yuè bǐng月饼,xī wàng希望yī jiā rén一家人tuán yuán团圆。

The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chinese people admire the moon and eat mooncakes, hoping for the whole family to be reunited.

小宝
gē gē哥哥nǐ你kàn看,yuè liàng月亮hǎo好yuán圆,xiàng像yí gè一个dà大yuè bǐng月饼!

Look, big brother! The moon is so round. It looks like a big mooncake!

小刚
jīn tiān今天shì是zhōng qiū jié中秋节,yuè liàng月亮yòu又dà大yòu又yuán圆。nǐ你kàn看shàng miàn上面hēi黑hēi黑de的dì fāng地方,xiàng像bù不xiàng像yī zhī一只tù zi兔子?

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the moon is big and round. See those dark patches on it? Don't they look like a rabbit?

小宝
xiàng像!tù zi兔子yí gè rén一个人zài在yuè liàng月亮shàng上ma吗?

They do! Is the rabbit all alone on the moon?

小刚
gù shì故事lǐ里shuō说,yuè liàng月亮shàng上hái还zhù住zhe着cháng é嫦娥jiě jiě姐姐。tā她huí回bù不liǎo了jiā家,zhǐ yǒu只有xiǎo小tù zi兔子péi陪zhe着tā她。

The story says that Chang'e lives on the moon too. She can't go home, so she only has the little rabbit to keep her company.

小宝
tā她huí回bù不liǎo了jiā家?nà那tā她yí dìng一定hěn很xiǎng想jiā家。

She can't go home? Then she must really miss home.

小刚
shì是a啊。zhōng qiū jié中秋节jiù shì就是yī jiā rén一家人tuán yuán团圆de的rì zi日子,dà jiā大家dōu都huí jiā回家,yì qǐ一起chī吃yuè bǐng月饼、shǎng yuè赏月。

Yeah. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for families to reunite. Everyone goes home, eats mooncakes together, and admires the moon.

小宝
shǎng yuè赏月jiù shì就是kàn看yuè liàng月亮ba吧?kě shì可是bà bà爸爸méi没huí lái回来,tā他yě也huí bù liǎo回不了jiā家ma吗?

Admiring the moon just means looking at the moon, right? But Dad didn't come back. Can't he come home either?

小刚
bà bà爸爸gōng zuò工作de的dì fāng地方lí离jiā家tài太yuǎn远le了。bù guò不过tā他zài在nà biān那边yě也néng能kàn jiàn看见zhè ge这个yuè liàng月亮。wǒ men我们gěi给tā他dǎ打gè个shì pín视频,yì qǐ一起kàn看ba吧。

Dad works too far away from home. But he can see this same moon from where he is. Let's video-call him and look at it together.

小宝
hǎo好!wǒ我yào要ràng让bà bà爸爸kàn看wǒ我de的yuè bǐng月饼,wǒ我gěi给tā他liú留le了yí bàn一半!

Okay! I want to show Dad my mooncake. I saved half of it for him!

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