【應景美語：你會用英文說「七夕」的故事嗎？】
最近有些學生嘗試跟我說七夕的由來，結果發現詞彙不夠！我們學一下...
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「七夕節」怎麼講？有幾個選擇：
Double Seventh Festival （字面上「雙七節」）
Chinese Valentine’s Day （中國情人節）
Qixi Festival （就是把「七夕」音譯成羅馬字）。
例句：
Happy Double Seventh Festival！
What are you going to do for Chinese Valentine’s Day?
Let me tell you about the Qixi Festival!
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那故事該怎麼講呢？
[牛郎 & 織女] the cowherd and the weaver girl. (也可以直接用他們名字的羅馬拼音：Niulang and Zhinü)
→ The weaver girl came down from heaven, and fell in love with the cowherd.
[牛] ox
→ The skin of a special ox helped the cowherd go up to heaven.
[王母娘娘] The Queen Mother of the West 或 The Goddess of Heaven
→ The Queen Mother of the West was angry.
[凡人] mortal
→ She was angry that the weaver girl loved a mortal.
[簪] hairpin. [銀河] the Milky Way
→ She used her hairpin to create the Milky Way.
[喜鵲] magpie
→ The magpies felt sad, so they made the Magpie Bridge to let the lovers see each other once a year.
[月曆的] lunar
→ The lovers can only be together on seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
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好啊，這些應該是關鍵的詞彙。
有別的問題，你可以在下面問我。
Happy Double Seventh Festival!
