Remembering Grandpa
纪念爷爷
Hi! My name is Jiakai. Today is a very important day. It's Qingming Festival. Today we are going to visit the grave of my Yeh Yeh.
嗨！我叫嘉凯。天是个非常重要的日子——清明节，我们要去墓地祭拜爷爷。
Yesterday, we got everything ready. My mom, my Ah Mah, and I folded some paper to make it look like gold money from ancient China. Meanwhile, my dad and my little sister made some of my Yeh Yeh's favorite foods.
昨天我们就把需要的东西都准备好了。妈妈、阿妈（闽南方言，指奶奶）和我折了一些看起来像中国古代金元宝的纸钱，爸爸和小妹做了爷爷.爱吃的食物。
Today we are all up early. The drive to the cemetery is long.
The first step of Qingming Festival is to sweep the tomb. Soon, all the dirt is cleared away, and the area looks as good as new!
Next, my dad brings out the food. He sets it in front of the tombstone as an offering to Yeh Yeh. Ah Mah pours out some rice wine in a cup and places it next to the food.
天早上大家都早早地起床，因为去墓地的路很远.
清明节祭祖仪式一步是清扫墓地。很快我们清扫干净了灰尘，爷爷的墓焕然一新!
接下来，爸爸拿出给爷爷准备的供品——食物，放在墓碑前。阿妈往一个杯子里倒上米酒，放在食物旁。
Now comes the most important part! My dad takes out a big, old bowl. We put the paper money in the bowl and Dad lights it.
As the money burns, the ash rises and goes to my Yeh Yeh. You always need money, even after life!
After we burn all the paper money, we light some incense and leave it at the grave.
到了.重要的环节! 爸爸拿出一个年代久远的大碗，我们把纸钱放在大碗里，然后爸爸点燃纸钱。
纸钱烧成灰烬徐徐上升，这样钱就能送到爷爷那儿了。人即使在死后，还是需要钱的！
烧完纸钱后，我们点上香，插在墓上。
We then take turns bowing three times in front of the tomb.
"Why do we bow three times, Dad?" I ask.
"Well, Jiakai, we bow three times to honor Yeh Yeh," my dad replies.
然后我们轮流在墓前鞠了三个躬。
“爸爸，为什么要鞠三个躬啊?”我问。
“是这样的，嘉凯，我们鞠三个躬，是为了表达对爷爷敬意。”爸爸回答说。
Afterward, we walk over to the entrance of the cemetery. There, we find a table full of food. Everybody in our community comes together every Qingming Festival to honor their ancestors and enjoy the day outside.
之后，我们来到墓区入口处，那里摆了满满一桌子食物。每到清明节，我们家族的人都会聚在一起祭祖，然后一起在户外度过快乐的天。
On the ride back, my dad and Ah Mah tell us some stories about Yeh Yeh. Dad says this is how we will always remember him, by telling stories.
When we get home, I'm so tired from the long day that I go to bed without dinner. I fall asleep dreaming of Yeh Yeh, remembering the good times we had together.
回家路上，爸爸和阿妈给我们讲了一些关于爷爷的故事。爸爸说，爷爷的故事能让我们永远记得他。
到家时，我没有吃晚饭就上床睡了，这天实在太累。睡梦中，我见到了爷爷，重温了我们一起度过的美好时光。
词汇敲黑板
grave /ɡreɪv; ɡrɑːv/ n.墓穴，坟墓
meanwhile /ˈmiːnwaɪl/ adv.（与此）同时
cemetery /ˈseməteri/ n.墓地，坟地，公墓
tomb /tuːm/ n. 坟墓，墓碑
tombstone /ˈtuːmstoʊn/ n. 墓碑，墓石
offering /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/ n. 供物，祭品
rice wine 米酒
ash /æʃ/ n. 灰，灰烬
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