People who want to catch cicadas must train their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking.

想要捕蝉，必须训练手握竹竿不抖。

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When crossing through a large forest, they saw an old man standing under a tree, catching cicadas with a bamboo stick.

穿过一片大森林时，他们看见一位老人站在树下，用竹竿捕蝉。

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The bamboo stick warped in water.

竹竿在水中变弯了。

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On 19 September, the eve of the full moon, many people take to the streets or parks carrying lit paper lanterns hooked over a thin bamboo stick (or the modern plastic equivalent).

BBC: Hong Kong��s enchanting homage to the moon