October, 6, 2006, Friday, Sunny

今天是中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日—中秋節(jié)。畢竟是在美國過中秋節(jié)，所以為了利用這一特殊的節(jié)日，向我所在系老師們傳播中國傳統(tǒng)文化，并表達(dá)我的一番感謝和衷心祝福之意，我決定送兩盒月餅到系辦公室。

為了買這兩盒月餅，昨天下午下班后，我跟妻子和兒子三人坐公交車去亞洲店，中間換了一次車。月餅就剩下盒裝的了，只好買了兩盒共8個月餅。本想可以再坐公共汽車回家，所以除了買好兩盒月餅，又買了其他吃的東西，三個人各拎了幾個塑料袋子。沒想到的是，出了亞洲店的門，在旁邊的公共汽車站等了老半天，就是不見一輛公交車開來和路過。沒辦法，只好走到剛才來時下車的路邊等4B。結(jié)果可想而知，等了一會兒沒等著，站在沒有人行道的231號公路邊，來往疾駛的車使我們不堪忍受繼續(xù)站在那里。于是，大家決定，邊走邊等車。就這樣一走，走了一個小時，一直走回到普渡大學(xué)校園里我住的公寓?；貋砗笊暇W(wǎng)查了一下走的路線和路程，是3.38英里。

今天一大早，我就到了辦公室，為的是提前把月餅放在平時大家共享共用的系打印室桌子上，那里經(jīng)常會有人放只蛋糕或自家菜園里的新鮮黃瓜西紅柿等。因為在這個屋子里有冰箱、咖啡和茶水供應(yīng)，一般人每天一大早上班來后，都要來這里倒一杯咖啡或茶。

放好后，我寫了一封E-mail群發(fā)給 ydae@purdue.edu，這是系里每一位教職工都可以收到的信箱。下面是我的原信：

Dear Everyone,

Today is the China's traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, because it's Chinese Agri-Calendar 15th, August, it has the most Full of Moon within the whole year. According to my country's traditional custom, at this day, every family should meet together and have a reunite and happy day; and everyone in each family should do two things: eat Moon-cake, and view and admire the Full Moon. This means every family like the Full Moon, could union and love each other and live together for ever.

So, last evening my wife, my son and I, went to the Asia Market(ride bus to go and walk back home), which locates at Yeager Rd., West Lafayette, to fi nd and buy a little Moon-cake for all of you. We just want to express our Sincere Wish, Friendly Heart and Sincere appreciation to every one in my present department. Please go to our department's print offi ce and have a degust of Chinese Moon-cake.

My family wishes every family of all of you will be going happy and union forever!

我主要表達(dá)了三層意思：介紹中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日中秋節(jié)，表達(dá)對各位的祝福，表達(dá)我們一家的感謝和對各位家庭的美好愿望。

然后，一上午，我先后收到了Talbert,Peters,Carl,Tanya,Boyd Summer, Brady Colleen,Linda等人的回信，他們都表達(dá)了分享中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日文化和月餅的感謝，以及對我們的良好祝福的話，這令我非常感動。文化雖不同，但人性無國界。