福建专升本英语练习题（四）

福建专升本英语练习题（四）：

翻译英语短文：

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month,when the moon is the fullest and brightest of the whole year.This festival has a very long history.In ancient China,emperors followed the tradition of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and to the moon in autumn.By the Tang Dynasty,the Mid-Autumn Festival had been fixed as a holiday,which became even grander in the Song Dynasty.

每年的农历八月十五为中秋节，是月亮在一年中最圆、最亮的一天。中秋节的历史非常悠久。自古以来，历代皇帝都遵循着春季祭日、秋季祭月的传统。到唐代，中秋节开始作为固定节日；宋朝时，这一节日更为盛行。