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24 Solar Terms: 8 things you may not know about Frost's Descent 24节气:关于霜降你可能不知道的8北卡罗来纳大学件事
The traditional Chine lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Frost's Descent, (Chine: 霜降), the 18th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 23 and ends on Nov 6. 中国传统农历将一年分为24个节气。霜降，(中文:霜降)，一年的第18个节气，今年从10月23日开始，到11月6日结束。 Frost's Descent is the last solar term of autumn, during which time the weather becomes much colder than before and frost begins to appear. 霜降是秋季的最后一个节气，这段时间天气变得比以前冷得多，开始出现霜冻。 Here are eight things you should know about Frost's Descent. 以下是你应该知道的关于霜降的八件事。 Frosty autumn 结霜的秋天 Frost consists of white ice crystals of frozen water vapor near the ground. During Frost's Descent, frost begins to appear. But in the lower reaches of the Yellow River region, frost first appears in late October or early November. As Frost's Descent comes, the world is filled with the atmosphere of late autumn. 霜是由近地面冻结水汽的白色冰晶组成的。在霜冻降临期间，霜冻开始出现。但在黄河下游地区，霜冻首先出现在10月底或11月初。随着霜降的到来，世界弥漫着深秋的气息。 Eating persimmons 吃柿子 Eating persimmons during Frost's Descent can help people resist the cold and protect their bones. In the countryside, people believe that their lips will crack if they don't eat persimmons during this period. 在霜降期间吃柿子，可以帮助人们抵御寒冷，保护骨骼。在农村，人们相信在这个时期不吃柿子，嘴唇会裂开。 Eating apples 吃苹果 The apple is one kind of recommended fruit during Frost's Descent. There are many sayings about apples' benefits in China, such as "Eat an apple after meals, even old men can be as strong as young men," just as the Western proverb goes, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Apples can moisten the lungs, quench one's thirst and help one's digestion. 苹果是霜降期间推荐的一种水果。中国有许多关于苹果好处的说法，如“饭后吃一个苹果，即使老人也能像年轻人一样强壮”，正如西方谚语所说，“一天一个苹果，医生远离我。”苹果可以润肺、解渴、助消化。 Eating pears 吃梨 The pear is another recommended fruit during Frost's Descent, which can promote the cretion of body liquidskidding, clear away heat and reduce sputum. 梨是霜降期间另一个值得推荐的水果，可以促进津液分泌，清热化痰。 Eating duck 吃鸭子 It's a custom to eat duck on the first day of Frost's Descent in south Fujian province and Taiwan. There is a saying in Fujian which goes, "Even nourishing all year is not as good as nourishing the human body on the first day of Frost's Descent." Eating duck is a way for people there to gain weight. 在福建南部和台湾，霜降第一天吃鸭子是一种习俗。福建有句谚语，“即使全年滋补，也不如霜降第一天滋补人体。”吃鸭子是那里的人们增加体重的一种方式。 Eating chestnuts 吃栗子 Eating chestnuts during Frost's Descent is beneficial for one's health. Chestnuts have a warm nature and sweet flavor, and are good for nourishing the spleen and stomach, invigorating the circulation of blood, relieving coughs and reducing sputum. 霜降时吃栗子有益健康。栗子性温，味甘，滋养脾胃、活血、止咳化痰之功。 Eating dates 吃枣 The date is one of the fruits on the market during Frost's Descent. Nutritious with a great number of vitamins, dates can nourish the blood, decrea blood pressure, and improve one's immunity. But eating too many could be harmful. Rotten dates can cau headaches and dizziness or even put people's lives in danger. vasa 枣是霜降期间市场上的水果之一。红枣富含多种维生素，营养丰富，能补血、降血压、提高免疫力。但是吃太多可能是有害的。腐烂的枣会引起头痛和头晕，甚至危及人的生命。 Frost's Descent Festival 霜降节 People in areas such as Daxin county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region celebrate the first day of Frost's Descent. In the Frost's Descent Festival, the Zhuang people offer sacrifices, dance and sing folk songs. With a history of more than 360 years, the festival is to commemorate Cen Yuyin, a heroine in battles against foreign aggression. 广西壮族自治区大新县等地区的人们庆祝霜降的第一天。在霜降节，壮族人民会祭祀、跳舞、唱民歌。这个节日有360多年的历史，是为了纪念抗击外来侵略的女英雄岑余音。	NOTES ✪红色：词汇 ☑蓝色：短语 ※黄色：语法总结，长难句阅读综合练习在文后 ✪descent /dɪˈnt/n.下降,下倾 ☑Frost's Descent：霜降 ※during which time the weather becomes much colder than before and frost begins to appear ：定语从句，关系词which在代替Frost's Descent从句中做介词during的宾语。 ✪crystal/ˈkrɪst(ə)l/adj. 晶莹的清澈透明的n. 结晶，晶体；水晶 I carefully opened the package and found a crystal bell inside. 我小心地打开包裹，发现里面有一个水晶钟。 ✪persimmon /pəˈsɪmən/ n.柿子 ☑resist the cold：抵御寒冷 ☑protect their bones：保护骨骼 ✪crack/kræk/v. 破裂，裂开；崩溃n. 裂缝，裂纹；缝隙，窄缝；瑕疵 The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. 我一踩冰就裂了。 ☑recommended fruit：被推荐的水果，过去分词做定语，表示被动。 ✪moisten/ˈmɔɪsn/vt. 弄湿；使 ……湿润 ✪quench/kwentʃ/v. （喝水）止（渴）；满足（欲望）；扑灭，熄灭（火） ✪thirst/θɜːst/n. 渴，口渴；干渴，缺水；渴望，渴求 v. <文>渴望，渴求；<旧>渴，口渴 ☑moisten the lungs ：润肺 rohs是什么意思 ☑quench one's thirst ：解渴 ☑help one's digestion ：助消化 ✪cretion/sɪˈkriːʃn/n. 分泌；分泌物；藏匿；隐藏 ☑promote the cretion of body liquids：促进津液分泌 ✪sputum/ˈspjuːtəm/n. 痰；唾液 ☑clear away heat and reduce sputum：清热化痰 which goes, "Even nourishing all year is not as good as nourishing the human body on the first day of Frost's Descent."：定语从句，关系代词which代替先行词saying在从句中做主语。 ✪chestnut/ˈtʃesnʌt/dumbledoren. 栗子；栗色；adj. 栗色的 ☑warm nature：性温 ☑sweet flavor：味甘 ✪spleendirt/spliːn/n. n. 脾脏；坏脾气；怒气 ☑nourishing the spleen and stomach：滋养脾胃 ✪invigorate/ɪnˈvɪɡəreɪt/vt. 鼓舞；使精力充沛 invigorating adj. 使精力充沛的，使生机勃勃的 ☑invigorating the circulation of blood：活血 ☑relieving coughs and reducing sputum：止咳化痰 ✪date /deɪt/n. 椰枣，海枣 ✪immunity/ɪˈmjuːnəti/n. 免疫力；免除，豁免 ☑improve one's immunity：提高免疫力 ✪rotten/ˈrɒtn/adj. 腐烂的，发臭的 ✪dizziness/ˈdɪzinəs/n. 头晕；头昏眼花 ✪autonomous/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/adj. 自治的，有自治权的；自主的，有自主权的；自动的 ✪commemorate /kəˈmeməreɪt/ v. 纪念，用以纪念 ✪aggression/əˈɡreʃ(ə)n/n. 好斗性，攻击性；侵略，侵犯，挑衅
一、阅读理解。 1. Which of the following is not true about Frost’s Descent? A. The frost begins to appear. B.It is the last solar term of autumn. C.It usually encounters late autumn. D. Water vapor turns into frozen ice. 2. We can infer from the passage that frost is ________. A. frozen water B. white ice crystal C. frozen ice D. frozen vapor 3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “invigorating”? A.stimulating B. improving C.promoting D.relieving 4. The are the benefits of the fruit except that ________. A.eating persimmons can resist the cold. B.eating apples can help one’s digestion. C.eating pears can reduce sputum. D.eating rotten dates can cau dizziness. 答案：DBAD 二．完形填空 The Frost's Descent is the 18th of 24 solar terms in the Chine lunar calendar. It 1. ______ the time of year when frost starts to creep across China, dew 2. ______ icy thanks to plummeting temperatures, 3. ______recorded in ancient Chine books. As the last solar term in autumn, the Frost's Descent, bringing frost and 4. ______ winds, is considered autumn's last chapter and the 5. someone like you 什么意思______ to the coming winter. Traditional customs: The Frost's Descent, with clear autumn skies and 6.______ air, is an excellent time go 7. ______ and catch the sights from high up in the mountains. Many Chine believe that Shuangjiang is a good time to go walking in the highlands and enjoy the beauty of nature. During this bright autumnal time, Chine folks also enjoy chrysanthemum flowers, 8.______ blossom in late autumn and are known as the "flower of longevity." Eating persimmons during this period is also a traditional Chine custom. An old Chine 9.______ goes that eating persimmons can prevent a 10.______ no. The Chine think that the fruits not only keep out the cold, but also supplement the human body with necessary vitamins to fight 古文在线翻译11.______ winter illness. Healthy living tips: Shuangjiang is the best time to 12.______to a healthy lifestyle, which reflects the belief that this is a 13.______ time to focus on health. “Keeping warm” becomes a top 14.______. As the climate is arid after the Frost's Descent, 15.______ fruit and vegetables such as cabbage, green radishes, persimmons, and pears are good choices to keep healthy and hydrated. 1.A. refers to B. means C. infers D.indicates 2.A. becomes B. becoming C. to become D.became 3.A.since B. when C. as D. which 4.A.freeze B.frozen C. freezes D. freezing 5.A. prelude B. preview C.previous D.precious 6.A.freshing B. refreshing C. cold D. clean 7.A.running B.camping C. hiking D.boating 8.A.what B. which C. that D. where 9.A. telling B. story C. saying D.tale 10.A.straight B.runny C. cold D. red 11.A. out B. with C.for D. off 12.A.adhere B.adapt C. adjust D. adopt 13.A.crystal B. critical C. critic D. criticismhair dryer 14.A. priority B. private C.primary D. project 15.A. ripe B. frosty C.exquisite D. asonal 答案：ABCDA BCBCB DCBAD 三．选词填空。（用单词的适当形式填空） descent quench invigorate immunity commemorate aggression rot dizzy thirst moisten 1. She took a sip of water ___________ her dry throat. 2. A ries of movies will be shown ___________ the 30th anniversary of his death. 3. They were all ___________ so I gave them a drink. 4. They acquire an ___________ to culture shock. 5. All the contributors were of African ___________ . 6. Scoop out the ___________ part of the pear. 7. A sudden ___________ overpowered him. 8. Take a deep breath in to___________ you. 9. We must demonstrate that ___________ will not pay. 10. He stopped to quench his ___________ at a stream. 答案： 1. to moisten 2. to commemorate 3.thirsty 4.immunity 5. descent 6. rotten 7. dizziness 8. to invigorate 9. aggression 10. quench