作者：小雅和英美友人
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Little children, little children, don't be greedy, soon after Laba is the new year party.
小孩儿小孩儿你别馋，过了腊八就是年。
How many days do we eat Laba congee?
腊八粥，喝几天？
Eat it until Day Twenty-three.
哩哩啦啦二十三。
此歌谣无官方英文版，以上英文是我们团队自己翻译的。
Mother: Today's Laba Festival – let's have some Laba congee for dinner.
妈妈：今天是腊八节，咱们晚饭喝点腊八粥。
Child: What is Laba Festival, and what is Laba Congee?
宝宝：什么是腊八节，什么又是腊八粥啊？
Mother: The Laba Festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar.
妈妈：腊八节是农历腊月八日过的。
In North China, it is considered the start of celebrations for the Chinese New Year.
在我国北方，它被认为是春节庆祝活动的开始。
"La" in Chinese means the 12th lunar month, and "ba", as you know, means eight.
“腊”在中文里指农历的第12个月，然后“ba”你知道的，是八的意思。
As for Laba congee, you'll know what it is when we have it.
至于腊八粥，一会儿喝的时候你就知道了。
Child: I can't wait.
宝宝：我已经等不及了。
（Dinner Time 晚饭时）
Mother: It's time to eat.
妈妈：开饭了。
This is Laba congee.
这个就是腊八粥。
Child: It smells delicious.
宝宝：闻起来好香啊。
What do we have in it?
里面都有什么啊？
Mother: It contains rice, millet, barley, red beans, peanuts, chestnuts, lotus seeds, longans, and red dates.
妈妈：里面有大米、小米、薏米、红豆、花生、栗子、莲子、桂圆和红枣。
Child: Wow, so many ingredients.
宝宝：哇，好多原料啊。
Mother: Yes, Laba congee is also called Eight-treasure congee.
妈妈：是的，腊八粥又叫八宝粥。
It means that apart from rice, it also contains eight or more kinds of grains, beans, nuts and dried fruits.
意思就是除了大米以外，里面还有八种或者以上的谷物、豆子、坚果和干水果。
Child: Can we add pistachios?
宝宝：咱们能加开心果吗？
Mother: Yeah, that will be creative.
妈妈：可以啊，还挺有创意的。
Some other traditional ingredients include walnuts, pine nuts, corn, mung beans, black beans, and kidney beans.
其他的传统原料还包括核桃、松子、玉米、绿豆、黑豆和芸豆。
Child: I see.
宝宝：明白了。
Wow, it's so yummy.
哇，真好吃。
I love eating the chestnuts in it.
我好喜欢吃里面的栗子。
Mother: You can try the others as well - I only put in the things you like.
妈妈：其他的你也尝尝，我放的都是你爱吃的。
Child: Okay.
宝宝：好的。
Mother: Be careful, eat it slowly.
妈妈：小心点，慢慢吃。
When you eat the red dates, don't swallow the pit.
吃到红枣的时候，别把核咽下去。
You need to spit it out.
你要吐出来。
Child: Okay.
宝宝：好的。
Mom, I ate something bitter.
妈妈，我吃到一个苦的东西。
Mother: Don't worry - it's the lotus seed core.
妈妈：没事，那个是莲心。
It helps clear internal heat.
它是去火的。
Child: Fine, I'll eat a longan to ease the bitterness.
宝宝：好吧，我吃个桂圆解一下苦。
Mom, I love the Laba congee that you cooked.
妈妈，我很喜欢你做的腊八粥。
Can I eat it again tomorrow?
明天还能喝吗？
Mother: Of course.
妈妈：当然。
Remember your rhyme?
记得你的歌谣吗？
"How many days do we eat Laba congee?
“腊八粥，喝几天？
Eat it until Day Twenty-three."
哩哩啦啦二十三。”
Child: That's quite a long time.
宝宝：那时间还挺长的。
Works for me!
挺好的！
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