No.100 Tangyuan 汤圆

微信搜索“英语话中国China Story”（WeChat ID：chinastory2026）并在对话框中输入关键词“小宇宙”，即可免费领取PDF版中英文文本和词语详解。本期文本汤圆，在北方又称元宵，是拥有数千年历史的中国美食。Tangyuan, known as yuanxiao in the north, is a Chinese delicacy with a history of thousands of years.它以糯米粉为原料，搓成圆球，内馅多为黑芝麻、花生等甜味馅料。Made from glutinous rice flour and shaped into round balls, they are filled with sweet fillings like black sesame and peanuts.圆圆的形状象征着团圆与圆满。Their round shape symbolizes reunion and completeness.每到冬至夜，煮汤圆的香气弥漫在南方人家的厨房里。Every Winter Solstice night, the aroma of boiling tangyuan fills the kitchens of southern households.老人们说，吃汤圆寓意“年年团圆”。Elders say eating them brings “yearly reunion”.正月十五元宵节时，南北的孩子们都手捧热乎乎的碗，走上街头赏花灯、猜灯谜。On the 15th day of the first lunar month, during the Lantern Festival, children in both the north and south wander the streets with warm bowls in hand, watching lanterns and guessing riddles.甜在嘴里，更暖在心里。The sweetness in their mouths warms their hearts.在小宇宙查看该单集文稿