Learn Chinese L22: How delicious the mooncakes are!

Dachuan is reading books in the library when Sun Dawei approaches Dachuan and tells him that today is a traditional Chinese holiday.

Dialogue One

dà　chuān　 nǐ　zhī　dào　jīn　tiān　 shì　 zhōng　 qiū　jié　ma
大　　川，　你　知　 道　 今　 天　　是　　中　　 秋　节　 吗?
Dachuan, did you know that today is Mid-Autumn Festival?
zhōng　qiū　jié　shì　 shén　me
中　　　秋　节　 是　　什　 么？
What do you mean by Mid-Autumn Festival?
zhōng　qiū　jié　shì　zhōng　guó　de　chuán　tǒng　 jié　 rì
中　　　秋　节　 是　　中　　国　 的　　传　　 统　　节　日，
shì　 tuán　yuán　 de　jié　 rì　zán　men　jīn　tiān　 qù
是　　团　　圆　　的　节　日。咱　　们　 今　天　　去
zhāng　 lǎo　shī　jiā　guò　zhōng　qiū　jié　ba
张　　　老　 师　 家　过　　 中　　 秋　节　吧！
Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival and a holiday for family re-unios. Let's go find Mr. Zhang and spend the day with him.
hǎo　a
好　 啊！
Ok.
Dialogue Two
zhè　 shì　 shén　 me
这　　是　　什　　么？
What's this?
zhè　 shì　yuè　 bǐng　zhōng　qiū　jié　wǒ　 men
这　　是　 月　　饼。　 中　　 秋　节　我　　们
dōu　shǎng　yuè　 chī　yuè　bǐng
都　　 赏　　 月，　吃　月　　饼。
This is mooncake. On Mid-Autumn Day we admire the moon while eating mooncakes.
yuè　liang　zhēn　hǎo　kàn　yuè　bǐng　zhēn　hǎo　chī
月　　亮　　真　　好　　看， 月　　饼　　真　　好　 吃！
The moon is so nice and the mooncake is so delicious!
hǎo　chī　nǐ　 jiù　duō　chī　diǎnr
好　　吃　你　就　 多　 吃　 点儿。
Eat as much as you'd like.
Explanation of difficult points


1. 咱们
"咱们" (zán men) means "we", but implies that all the people in the conversation are included in the "we", as opposed to "我们" (wǒ men), which does not specify exactly to whom "we" is referring.

2. 过
"过" (guò) in this case means "to spend/pass through/experience". This is usually used to talk about spending a special day or holiday. For example, "今天我和父母过生日。" (jīn tiān wǒ hé fù mǔ guò shēng rì) means "Today I spent my birthday with my parents."

3. 好……
In this context "好" (hǎo) means that somebody feels good because of the verb. For example: "好看" (hǎo kàn, good looking), "好吃" (hǎo chī, tasty), "好玩" (hǎo wán, amusing/interesting).