【深圳翻译公司】英语翻译 - A story about the moon cake关于月饼的故事翻译和讲解

原文

There is a story about the moon cake. During the Yuan Dynasty, China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Song Dynasty were unhappy about being ruled by foreigners, so they began to organize a secret rebellion. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Baked into each cake wasa message containing the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. Today, these cakes are eaten to commemorate（纪念）this legend and are called Moon Cakes.

讲解：

There is a story about the moon cake. 这是一个关于月饼的故事。

During the Yuan Dynasty, China was ruled by the Mongolian people. 在元朝，中国被蒙古人统治。

during，介词，“在……期间”

rule，动词，“统治”

Leaders from the preceding Song Dynasty were unhappy about being ruled by foreigners, so they began to organize a secret rebellion. 之前宋代的领导者不满被外国人统治，所以他们开始组织一个秘密叛乱。

preceding形容词，“先前的”

be unhappy about“因为……感到不高兴”

The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. 这次叛乱的领导者因为知道中秋节临近，于是下令制作特别的蛋糕。

knowing在这里是非谓语动词，非谓语动词的用法可以在网上查看相关的讲解，knowing在这里是原因状语，“因为知道了……”

draw near “靠近，接近”

Baked into each cake was a message containing the outline of the attack. 每个烤制的蛋糕中都夹入一个关于袭击的大纲。

containing的用法也是非谓语动词，做的是定语。

bake是动词“烘焙，烤”

On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. 在中秋节的晚上，反叛者成功袭击并推翻了z/ F。

Today, these cakes are eaten to commemorate（纪念）this legend and are called Moon Cakes. 今天，人们吃这种蛋糕来纪念这个传说，这种蛋糕被称做月饼。

For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates, wrapped in pastry. Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of this rich tasting dessert. Some people have compared moon cakes to the plum puddings and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons.

讲解：

For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates, wrapped in pastry. 世世代代，月饼都被制成甜的馅料，坚果、红豆沙、莲蓉或枣被裹在糕点中。

fillings名词，“馅料”

Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of this rich tasting dessert. 有时在这种味道浓郁的甜点中可以看到一个煮熟的蛋黄。

rich tasting可以翻译成“浓郁的味道”

egg yolk“蛋黄”

cooked形容词，“煮熟的”

Some people have compared moon cakes to the plum puddings and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons. 有些人将月饼和在英国节日季节中食用的梅子布丁和水果蛋糕作比较。

compare A to B, “把A和B进行对比”

plum pudding“梅子布丁”

be served “提供食物，供应”

which后边是定语从句，修饰前边的plum puddings and fruit cakes

Nowadays, there are hundreds of varieties of moon cakes on sale a month before the arrival of the Moon Festival.

如今，有数百个品种的月饼在中秋节来临之前的一个月进行销售。

讲解：
 

nowadays, 副词，“现今；时下”，

hundreds of “数以百计的”

varieties of“各种各样的”

on sale “出售”

arrival是名词，“到达”