24 Solar Terms: 8 things you may not know about White Dew 24节气:关于白露你可能不知道的8件事 | |
The traditional Chine solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. White Dew, (Chine: 白露), the 15th solar term of the year, begins this year on Sept 7 and ends on Sept 22. White Dew indicates the real beginning of cool autumn. The temperature declines gradually and vapors in the air often conden into white dew on the grass and trees at night. 中国传统阳历将一年分为24个节气。白露，(中文:白露)，今年的第15个节气，从9月7日开始，到9月22日结束。白露预示着凉爽秋天的真正开始。气温逐渐下降，空气中的水汽常常在夜间凝结成白露，凝结在草地上和树上。 Varying by geographical location, autumn comes earlier in the west and northeast of China. Right now Kanas in Xinjiang, Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan and the Greater Khingan Mountains in Northeastern China are entering the most beautiful ason of the year. 由于地理位置的不同，中国西部和东北部的秋天来得更早。现在，新疆的喀纳斯、四川的九寨沟和中国东北的大兴安岭正进入一年中最美的季节。 From the first day of White Dew and as the ason progress, there is more and more dew. Although sunshine during the day makes it still hot, after sunt, temperatures decrea rapidly. At night, water vapor in the air turns into small drops of water when it encounters cold temperatures. The white water-drops adhere to flowers, grass and trees. When the morning comes, sunshine makes them look crystal clear, spotless white and adorable. 从白露的第一天开始，随着季节的推移，露水越来越多。虽然白天的阳光使它仍然很热，但在日落之后，温度会迅速下降。晚上，空气中的水蒸气遇到寒冷的温度就会变成小水滴。这些白色的水滴附着在花、草和树上。当清晨来临，阳光让它们看起来晶莹剔透，洁白无瑕，惹人喜爱。 Here are 8 things you should know about White Dew. 以下是你应该知道的关于白露的8件事。 Eating grapes吃葡萄 White Dew ason comes right when grapes become widely available for sale. Eating grapes in autumn can help dispel one's internal heat and传习录翻译 expel toxins. 白露季节正好是葡萄大量上市的时候。秋天吃葡萄有助于驱散自己的火气，排出毒素。 specification缩写Eating Longan 吃桂圆 Longan fruit around White Dew is big, sweet and tastes great. There is a tradition in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian province, that eating longan on the first day of White Dew can help nourish the human body. It is said that one longan is as nutritious as an egg. Although this sounds exaggerated, longan does reinforce the spleen, nourish the blood, calm the nerves and improve one's looks. 白露前后桂圆果大，甜，味道很棒。中国东部福建省福州市有一个传统，在白露的第一天吃龙眼可以帮助滋养人体。据说一个龙眼和一个鸡蛋一样有营养。虽然这听起来有些夸张，但是桂圆确实健脾养血，安神养颜。 White Dew Tea 白露茶 Many regular tea drinkers in Nanjing favor White Dew Tea. Tea during White Dew has gone through the hot summer and is in its best state of growth. White Dew Tea is different from spring tea, which is usually too tender and doesn't last long. It is also different from summer tea, which is dry and has a bitter flavor. White Dew Tea instead tastes sweet with a sweet fragrance. 南京很多经常喝茶的人都青睐白露茶。白露期间的茶经历了炎热的夏天，正处于生长的最佳状态。白露茶不同于春茶，春茶通常太嫩，不持久。它也不同于夏季茶，夏季茶是干的，有一种苦味。白露茶反而吃起来甜甜的，带着甜甜的香味。 White Dew Wine 白露酒 For some people in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, who hometowns are in Zhejiang province or the southern part of Jiangsu province, it is traditional to make White Dew Wine during this ason. The wine is made of cereals, such as polished glutinous rice and kaoliang (a specific type of sorghum) and tastes a little sweet. In the past, country people in tho regions all made the wine and rved it to guests when entertaining. 对于中国东部江苏省南京市的一些人来说，他们的家乡在浙江省或江苏省的南部，在这个季节酿造白露酒是一种传统。这种酒由谷物制成，如糯米和高粱(一种特殊类型的高粱)，味道有点甜。过去，这些地区的乡下人都酿造这种酒，并在招待客人时提供给客人。 Eating sweet potatoes 吃红薯 Many Chine believe that the best food during White Dew is sweet potatoes. In the old days, peasants had the custom of eating sweet potato on the first day of White Dew. Besides being the No 1 vegetable against cancer, according to Chine medicine, sweet potato can nourish the spleen. It can prolong life and reduce the risks of dia. 很多中国人认为白露期间最好的食物是红薯。过去，农民有在白露的第一天吃红薯的习俗。除了是抗癌的头号蔬菜外，根据中医，红薯还能健脾。它可以延长寿命，降低患病风险。 Ten "white" herbal medicines 十种“白色”草药 People in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, have a tradition of gathering 10 herbal medicines on the first day of White Dew. The names of the herbal medicines all contain the Chine word "bai" which means white, such as baimujin(white hibiscus). People believe that 闭嘴英语stewing the herbal medicines with black-bone chicken or duck can nourish the human body and cure arthritis. 中国东部浙江省温州的人们有一个传统，在白露的第一天采集10种草药。这些草药的名字都含有中文“白”字，意思是白色，如白木槿。人们认为用乌鸡或乌鸭炖这些草药可以滋养身体，治疗关节炎。 Playing with swallow carts 玩燕子车 In Tancheng county, East China's Shandong province, children play with swallow handcarts, a sharpened wooden cart in the shape of a swallow, on the first day of White Dew. People of every houhold there can make this kind of wooden toy, which can even make pleasing sounds. Pushing the swallow carts while running can help the children resist the cold and improve their bodily constitutionsregard是什么意思. 在白露的第一天，在中国东部山东省郯城县，孩子们玩燕子手推车，一种削尖的燕子形状的木制手推车。那里每家每户的人都能制作这种木制玩具，甚至能发出悦耳的声音。边跑边推燕车，可以帮助孩子们抵御寒冷，增强体质。 Offer sacrifices to Da Yu 祭祀大禹 White Dew is a time for people in the Taihu Lake area of East China to offer sacrifices to Da Yu, a hero who tamed floods by regulating rivers and watercours. On the first day of White Dew, people also hold sacrificial rites for Da Yu on the eighth day of the first lunar month, on Tomb-sweeping Day, and on the venth day of the venth lunar month. 白露是中国东部太湖地区的人们祭祀大禹的时候，大禹是一位通过治理河流和水道来驯服洪水的英雄。在白露的第一天，人们还在农历正月初八、清明节和农历七月初七为大禹举行祭祀仪式。 | NOTES ✪红色：词汇 德语四级☑蓝色：短语 ※黄色：语法总结，长难句 阅读综合练习在文后 ✪dew/djuː/n. 露水；（似露 珠的）小水珠 v. <文>用水珠弄湿 ✪indicate/leaf是什么意思ˈɪndɪkeɪt/v. 表明，标示；象征，暗示 ✪vapor/ˈveɪpə(r)/n. 蒸气；水蒸气 ✪conden/kənˈdens/v. 冷凝 凝结；压缩，简缩；浓缩 ✪geographical/ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkəl/ adj. 地理的，地理学的 ✪encounter /ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/ v. 遭遇，遇到（尤指令人不快或困难的事） n.（意外、突然或暴力的）相遇，邂逅，遭遇，冲突 ✪adhere/ədˈhɪə(r)/v. 黏附，附着；遵守，遵循 ☑adhere to ：附着 ✪crystal/ˈkrɪst(ə)l/adj. 晶莹 的，清澈透明的n. 结晶，晶体；水晶 ✪adorable /əˈdɔːrəbl/adj. 可爱的，讨人喜欢的 ✪dispel/dɪˈspel/v. 驱散，消除（尤指感觉或信仰） ✪internal/ɪnˈtɜːn(ə)l/adj. 内部的，体内的；内政的，国内的n. 内部部件，内部特征；内脏 ☑dispel one's internal heat：驱散自己的火气 ✪expel/ɪkˈspel/v. 把……开除（或除名）；驱逐；排出（空气、水、气体等） ✪toxin/ˈtɒksɪn/n. [毒物]毒素，毒质；毒素类 ☑expel toxins：排出毒素 ✪exaggerated/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtɪd/ adj.夸张的，夸大的，言过其实的 ✪exaggerate/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/v. 夸大，言过其实；使扩大 The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated. 那本书既不准确又夸大事实。 ✪spleen/spliːn/n. 脾脏；坏脾气；怒气 ☑reinforce the spleen：健脾 ☑nourish the blood：养血 ☑calm the nerves：安神 ☑improve one's looks：养颜 ※which is usually too tender and doesn't last long：定语从句，关系词which代替先行词spring tea在从句中做主语。 ※which is dry and has a bitter flavor：定语从句，关系词which代替先行词summer tea在从句中做主语。 ✪fragrance/ˈfreɪɡrəns/n. 芳香，香气；香水 ☑bitter flavor：苦味 ※who hometowns are in Zhejiang province or the southern part of Jiangsu province：定语从句，关系词who代替先行词people’s在从句中做定语。 ✪polished/ˈpɒlɪʃt/adj. 擦亮的；优美的；圆滑的 polish/ˈpɒlɪʃ/v. 擦亮，磨光；改进，使完美n. 上光剂，亮光剂；抛光，擦亮 ✪glutinous /ˈɡluːtənəs/adj. 黏的，胶质的 ☑英文电子书polished glutinous rice：糯米 ☑sweet potatoes:红薯 ✪peasant/ˈpez(ə)nt/n. （旧时或贫穷国家的）农民，佃农 ※when entertaining= when country people were entertaining由when引导的时间状语从句，当从句的主语和主句的主语一致，从句谓语动词含有be动词，可以同时把从句的主语和be 动词省略。 ✪prolong/prəˈlɒŋ/v. 拉长，拖长（感觉或活动） ☑prolong life：延长寿命 It ems commonly believed that companies are not motivated to prolong their their products' lifespan. 人们似乎普遍认为，公司没有动力去延长产品的寿命。 ☑reduce the risks of dia：降低患病风险 ✪herbal /ˈhɜːb(ə)l/adj. 药草的 香草的 n.草本植物志，草药志 ✪hibiscus/hɪˈbɪskəs/n. 木槿；芙蓉花 ✪stewing/ˈstjuːɪŋ/n. 炖，蒸煮 ✪stew/stjuː/n. 炖煮的菜肴 v. 炖，煨 The meat needs to stew for two hours. 这肉得炖两小时。 ✪gre成绩查询arthritis/ɑːˈθraɪtɪs/n. 关节炎 ✪cart/kɑːt/n. （马拉的）大车，马车；小型机动车；购物车，手推车 v. 用车装运；搬运，移动 ✪handcart /ˈhændkɑːt/n.手车；手推车 ☑in the shape of ：以……的形式；呈……的形状 constitution/ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n/n. 宪法，章程；体质，体格；组成，结构 ※which can even make pleasing sounds：定语从句，关系词which代替先行词toy 在从句中做主语。 ※Pushing the swallow carts while running ：动名词短语pushing the swallow carts做主语, while running = while children are running。 resist the cold ：抵御寒冷 improve their bodily constitutions：增强体质。 ✪tame /teɪm/ v.驯化；驯服；使易于控制 adj. 养驯的；驯服的 They never became tame, they would run away if you approached them. 它们从没有被驯服，如果你靠近，它们就跑开了。 ✪watercour/ˈwɔːtəkɔːs/ n. 河道；水道；沟渠；渠道 |
一、阅读理解。 sotp1. The White Dew indicates all the following except that _____________. A. cool autumn begins. B.the temperature declines rapidly C. vapors in the air often conden D. crystal dew adheres to flowers and grass 2. The dew form in the order of _________. a. Water vapor in the air encounters cold temperature. b. The sunshine makes it hot during the day. c. The white water-drops adhere to flowers, grass and trees d. Temperatures decrea rapidly after sunt e. Water vapor turns into small drops of water A. bdaec B.beadc C. dbace D. dbcae 3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ tame”? A. 治理 B. 疏通 C. 阻止 D. 驯服 4.All the actions can reduce the risks of some dias except _______. A.eating sweet potatoes B.playing with swallow carts C.offering sacrifices to Da Yu D.eating Longan 答案：BADC 二．按照单词的适当形式填空或首字母填空。 On September 7, we arrive at the solar term called White Dew, or Bailu in Chine, the 15th solar term of the year. White Dew indicates the real beginning of cool autumn. The temperature 1.d_______ gradually and vapors in the air often 2.c________ into white dew on the grass and trees at night. More often, Bailu refers in particular to the day when the sun is at the celestial longitude of 165°, and is celebrated in the lead up to Mid-Autumn Festival. As autumn kicks in, Chine people will celebrate the year's harvest, 3.w________ typically includes a family reunion including a feast of delicate food. Did you know all of the facts about Bailu? Gathering the white dew Back in the old days, gathering the white dew from plants was a prevalent tradition among Chine people. According to The Compendium of Materia Medica (also know as Bencao Gangmu), a Chine herbology volume written by Li Shizhen over 400 years ago, white dew can be ud as a beverage, which has a cooling effect on the body. Li wrote that it can also 4.h______kwanzaa minor illness. White dew tea, which is picked at this time of year, rves as a healthy 5.b_______, primarily when you u white dew to boil the leaves. Eating longans In the southern parts of China, especially in Fujian Province, people tend to eat longans at this time of year, as they believe the fruit can bring good luck to their descendants, as well as 6.______(calm) nerves and curing conditions such as insomnia. Worshiping Yu the Great Yu the Great (c. 2123-2025 BC) was a legendary ruler in ancient China who was 7._______(fame) for his introduction of flood control, his establishment of the Xia dynasty which inaugurated dynastic rule in China, as well as his moral character. Every year when it comes to White Dew, fishermen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces will hold a week-long ceremony to worship Yu the Great, 8._______(hope) he can bring luck and wealth to them. White Dew Sayings There are veral sayings 9.________(concern) White Dew, such as 鸿雁来，玄鸟归，which means the gee and swallows will fly south for the winter. The sayings explicitly explain10. t_______ winter is not far behind White Dew. 答案： 1. declines 2. conden 3.which 4. heal 5.beverage 6. calming 7.famed 8.hoping 9. concerning 10.that 三．选词填空。（用单词的适当形式填空） prolong constitution tame adhere to crystal encounter 1.We know the constitution of mineral through chemical analysis. 2.I had never encountered such resistance before. 3.All members of the association adhere to a strict code of practice. 4.He cheerfully ignored medical advice which could have prolonged his life. 5.What is that crystal va for? 6.Scientists ud to believe that people tamed cats to catch mice. 答案： 1.constitution 2. encountered 3. adhere to 4.prolonged 5. crystal 6. tamed 四．在右栏中找出左栏单词的解释。 1.indicate 2.adorable 3.internal 4.dispel 5.polish A. to make sth smooth and shiny by rubbing it with a cloth B. very attractive and easy to feel love for C. to make sth go away or disappear D.connected with the inside of sth E.to show that sth is true or exists 答案：EBDCA | |
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