当月亮从夜空俯视着我们时，它以美丽和谦逊的姿态为我们增色。照亮我们的夜晚，今天我们一起来了解和欣赏月亮和太阳的传说。

Having made lovely lanterns during our weekly classes, the teachers helped to hang every lantern outside and within the school – love infused with the wood, paper, and lights that make up the lanterns, the school emitted an aura of positivity, cherishment, and nostalgia.

孩子们在本周的课堂上制作了可爱的灯笼后，老师们帮助悬挂了学校内外的每一盏灯笼——灯笼的木头、纸和灯充满了爱，学校散发出一种积极、珍惜和怀旧的氛围。

The Mid-Autumn festival had everyone here at Princeton buzzing with excitement and wonder. With such a rare opportunity to don traditional Chinese clothing, we all went out searching for the best outfit; one to amaze the crowd.

Respect deep inside our hearts, we wanted to honor the traditions of this holiday to the fullest extent – providing the children with an authentic experience.

中秋节让普林斯顿的每个人都兴奋不已。有了这样一个难得的穿中国传统服装的机会，我们都出去寻找最好的服装；一个让观众惊讶的人。

在我们内心深处，我们希望最大限度地尊重这个节日的传统——为孩子们提供真实的体验。

After welcoming parents and students with a smile on our face, admiring the many different outfits; shining with every students own personality, beaming light and joy into our excellent school, we set about enacting the plans for the day.

早晨，我们面带微笑欢迎家长和学生，欣赏各种不同的传统服装；每个学生都有自己的个性，为我们带来了欢乐和笑声，我们已经开始期待今天盛大的中秋活动了。

In the morning we had a short lesson with the students to teach and remind them what Mid-Autumn festival is for, what it means, and how it came to be.

Having passed on our infectious enthusiasm to each and every class, we set out making our very own moon cakes. Packing them to the very core with love, we set them aside ready to take home once the day had come to an end.

The children also made moon cakes by themselves. They can take them home and share them with their parents!

早上，我们和学生们上了一节简短的课，告诉他们中秋节是什么，它意味着什么，以及它是怎么来的。在把我们富有感染力的热情传递给每一个班级之后，我们开始制作我们自己的月饼。

我们用爱把它们包装到最核心的地方，把它们放在一边，准备在一天结束后带回家。小朋友们还亲手制作了月饼，他们可以带回家分享给爸妈哟！

But our excitement didn’t end there. With games to play and content to learn, we charged forward with a vibrant momentum, making sure this will be a day every child holds dear.

Once the morning had come to pass, and tiredness began to creep into our heavy eyes, we set the children down to sleep – and prepared for the spectacle that would be brought forth in afternoon.

但我们的兴奋并没有就此结束。有游戏可以玩，有传统知识可以学习，我们以充满活力的势头向前迈进，确保这将是每个孩子都珍视的一天。

中午，我们沉重的眼睛就开始感到疲倦，我们就让孩子们睡着了——并为下午的演出做好准备。

Preparations began early on, with all teaching staff spending over a week planning and rehearsing different acts to perform for students and parents alike.

Eager to educate and entertain the children with understanding of the festival, the foreign teachers – with the assistance of our admin team – first performed a beautiful, if not slightly comical, rendition of a traditional poem, and then quickly fled the stage to change into new costumes.

Once finished, our teachers and admin team thanked the audience, and fled backstage to change costumes for our next surprise – to put on a spectacular performance of how the ten suns were defeated.

准备工作很早就开始了，所有教学人员花了一个多星期计划和排练不同的节目，在这一天为孩子和家长们表演。

为了教育和娱乐孩子们，让他们了解这个节日，外教们首先表演了一首优美的、但又有点滑稽的传统诗歌，

完成后，我们的老师向观众表示感谢，然后迅速逃离舞台换上新的服装。为我们准备下一个节目——一场关于十个太阳如何被击败的精彩表演。

With our very own teacher Rein performing as Hou-Yi, teacher Aaron as the biggest of the nine suns, and teacher jade as the illustrious Change’e, we performed a condensed re-telling of the legend behind the festival.

我们的Rein老师扮演后羿，亚伦老师扮演九个太阳中最大的一个太阳，杰德老师扮演杰出的嫦娥，我们表演了一个浓缩的节日背后的传说。

The performance brought a roar of laughter from the audience, and with a humble bow the teachers left the stage, leaving it open for the next performance.

The compassionate Chinese teachers at Princeton came forward ready to continue the story, performing a play regarding the legend of the jade rabbit.

演出引起了观众的哄堂大笑，老师们谦恭地鞠躬离开了舞台，接着，我们中教站出来将这个故事延续下去，表演了一个关于玉兔传说的戏剧。

After the performance, parents took their children to the outdoor runway to guess lantern riddles and receive gifts. Today is really a very happy mid autumn festival.

表演结束后，家长们带着小朋友来到室外跑道猜灯谜、领礼物。今天真的是特别开心的中秋佳节。

As the event came to a close, we looked to the sky and said a silent thank you to Chang’e and the jade rabbit. One more year at Princeton has come and gone, and the moon has followed us on our journey.

With a bittersweet smile we said goodbye to the day, setting our sights to next year, when we can once again pay respect to the moon, and the mid-Autumn festival.

当活动接近尾声时，我们仰望天空，向嫦娥和玉兔默默致谢。普林斯顿国际幼儿园一年中秋活动又过去了，月亮跟随我们踏上了旅程。

带着微笑，我们告别了这一天，把目光投向了明年，那时我们可以再次向月亮和中秋节表达由衷的欢乐。