對話 Dialogue
清清：華華，今天是臘月初八，你喝臘八粥了沒？
Qīngqing: Huáhua, jīntiān shì là yuè chūbā, nǐ hē Làbāzhōu le méi?
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華華：臘月初八？是什麼意思啊？為什麼要喝臘八粥？
Huáhua: Là yuè chūbā? Shì shénme yìsi a? Wèishénme yào hē Làbāzhōu?
清清：「臘月」就是農曆的12月，「初八」就是這個月的第8天。一到臘月初八，就開始準備過年了。以前的人就用暖呼呼的臘八粥，在寒冷的冬天拜祖先、祈求來年豐收，後來就有了喝臘八粥的習俗了。
Qīngqing: Là yuè jiùshì nónglì de shíèr yuè, chūbā jiùshì zhèige yuè de dì bā tiān.
Yídào là yuè chūbā, jiù kāishǐ zhǔnbèi guònián le. Yǐqián de rén jiù yòng nuǎnhūhūde Làbāzhōu, zài hánlěng de dōngtiān bàizǔxiān, qíqiú láinián fēngshōu, hòulái jiù yǒule hē Làbāzhōu de xísúle.
華華：那「臘八粥」又是什麼呢？裡面有哪些東西啊？
Huáhua: Nà “làbā zhōu” yòushì shénme ne? Lǐmiàn yǒu nǎxiē dōngxi a?
清清：其實平常常見的「八寶粥」，在臘月初八這天喝，就是臘八粥。只要在粥裡放上八種你喜歡的豆類或穀物就行了！記得要吃甜的，讓你從今年到明年都甜蜜蜜，幸福一整年！
Qīngqing: Qíshí píngcháng chángjiàn de “bābǎozhōu”, zài là yuè chūbā zhè tiān hē, jiùshì Làbāzhōu. Zhǐyào zài zhōu lǐ fàng shàng bā zhǒng nǐ xǐhuān de dòulèi huò gǔwù, jiù xíng le! Jìdé yào chī tián de, ràng nǐ cóng jīnnián dào míngnián dōu tiánmìmì, xìngfú yìzhěngnián!
華華：那我要趕快去買材料，回家燉一大鍋臘八粥，好好喝上幾碗，希望迎來滿滿的好運！
Huáhua: Nà wǒ yào gǎnkuài qù mǎi cáiliào, huí jiā dùn yídàguō làbā zhōu, hǎohǎo hē shàng jǐ wǎn, xīwàng yínglái mǎnmǎn de hǎoyùn!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Huahua, today is the 8th day of the twelfth lunar month. Have you ever had Laba porridge?
Huahua: The 8th day of the twelfth lunar month? What does that mean? Why would I have Laba porridge?
Qingqing: La yue is the twelfth month in the lunar calendar, and ch?b? is the 8th day of this month. When the 8th day of the twelfth lunar month arrives, preparations for the Lunar New Year begin. People used to have warm Laba porridge to pay respects to their ancestors and pray for a bountiful harvest in the coming year. This tradition later evolved into having Laba porridge.
Huahua: What is Laba porridge and what is it made of?
Qingqing: Laba porridge is similar to the commonly known Eight Treasure Congee. It becomes Laba porridge when you have it on the 8th day of the twelfth lunar month. You can put eight types of beans or grains that you like into the porridge. Remember to make it sweet so you can have a sweet and happy year from this year to the next!
Huahua: I see. I’ll quickly buy the ingredients and make a big pot of Laba porridge at home. I’ll enjoy several bowls of it, hoping to usher in good luck!
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 臘月初八 (là yuè chūbā) the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Laba Festival
2. 臘八粥 (Làbāzhōu) Laba porridge
3. 暖呼呼 (nuǎnhūhū) warm
4. 拜祖先 (bàizǔxiān) offer sacrifices to ancestors, pay homage to ancestors
5. 祈求 (qíqiú) pray for, beseech
6. 豐收 (fēngshōu) bountiful harvest, abundant yield
7. 穀物 (gǔwù) cereal
8. 甜蜜蜜 (tiánmìmì) sweet
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