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24 Solar Terms
— Summer Solstice
(夏至)
学习目标
认识夏至;
认识夏至的相关内容;
学会表达。
CONTENTS
Vocabulary
The introduction
The characteristics
壹
贰
叁
目 录
Part 1
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
divide /d va d/v. (使)分开,分散;分配
【拓展】divide into 把……分成
【例句】The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.
传统的中国农历将一年分为24个节气。
Vocabulary
solstice / s lst s / n. 至(点); (夏或冬)至;
【拓展】Summer / Winter Solstice 夏至;冬至
【例句】Tomorrow will be the Summer Solstice.
明天就是夏至了。
Vocabulary
useful / ju sf( )l / adj. 有用的;有益的
【拓展】be useful for 对……有用
【例句】This is a very useful book.
这是一本很有用的书。
Vocabulary
important / m p t( )nt/ adj. 重要的
【拓展】 Very Important Person(VIP)贵宾
play an important role 起到重要作用
【例句】I have something important to tell you.
我有重要的事情要告诉你。
Vocabulary
ancient / e n nt/ adj. 古代的
【拓展】ancient history/civilization 古代史 /古代文明
【例句】Lettuce was grown by the ancient Romans.
莴苣是由古罗马人种植的。
Part 2
The introduction
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Summer Solstice, the 10th solar term of the year, begins on June 21 this year and ends on July 6.
The introduction
中国农历
24节气
夏至
夏至
Summer Solstice is one of the first of China’s 24 Solar Terms to be established. It doesn’t represent the longest day, but is an important pivot upon which the year’s spiritual energy turns.
The introduction
阴阳交替的重要转折点
代表
At this time, much of the northern hemisphere receives the most hours of daylight, but it does not bring the hottest temperatures which will come only 20 to 30 days later.
The introduction
北半球
最热的气温
In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production. But the solar term culture is still useful today to guide people’s lives through eating special foods, performing cultural ceremonies and even healthy living tips that correspond with each solar term.
The introduction
几千年前
农业生产
有用的
举行文化仪式
健康生活小贴士
与……相对应
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) has inscribed China’s 24 Solar Terms on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The introduction
联合国教科文组织
题写,铭记
代表作名录
非物质文化遗产
Part 3
The characteristics
On the Summer Solstice itself, daylight lasts the longest for the whole year in the northern hemisphere. After this day, daylight hours get shorter and shorter and temperatures become higher in the northern hemisphere.
The characteristics
— The longest day of the year
持续
越来越短
Summer Solstice is not the hottest time of the year. As Chinese folk saying goes: “The summer isn’t hot enough until Summer Solstice.” (夏至不过不热) After Summer Solstice the temperature will continue to increase.
The characteristics
— The longest day of the year
中国谚语
持续升温
Summer Solstice was an important festival in ancient China. As early as the Han Dynasty (260BC-220), when the Mid-autumn Festival and the Double Ninth Festival were not as important as they are today, the Summer Solstice was already celebrated.
The characteristics
— A public holiday in ancient times
早在
中秋节
重阳节
not as... as 不及......
庆祝
Something
about Summer Solstice
Since ancient times, it is common to eat cold noodles on the day of the summer solstice, there is a proverb of “ winter dumpling and summer solstice noodles”.
Summer Solstice
自古以来
冷面
谚语
冬至饺子夏至面
On the day of the summer solstice, people always worship the earth, pray for protection from the summer heat and hope for a good harvest.
Summer Solstice
秋天的丰收
祭拜土地
祈祷
In Chinese, an idiom “杯弓蛇影” is related to Summer Solstice.
Summer Solstice idiom
In the first and second nine, you always need a fan in the hand.
In the third nine, you can find ice water as sweet as honey.
Your clothes are always soaked with sweat in the fourth nine.
You can feel gentle wind blow the branch in the fifth nine.
The sixth nine is a good time to relax in a cool place.
During seventh nine, you need to be covered with quilt when sleeping.
Don’t catch a cold in the eighth nine.
Everybody finds their coat in the ninth nine.
summer “nine-nine song”
一九至二九,扇子不离手;
三九二十七,冰水甜如蜜;
四九三十六,汗湿衣服透;
五九四十五,树头清风舞;
六九五十四,乘凉莫太迟;
七九六十三,夜眠要盖单;
八九七十二,当心莫受寒;
九九八十一,家家找棉衣。
夏九九歌
summer “nine-nine song”
Do proper exercises
适当锻炼身体
Put sunscreen on your skin
外出采取防晒措施
Keep cool
保持清凉
Summer Solstice
Go to bed late, get up early
and take a nap in the afternoon
晚睡早起睡午觉
Listen to slow music
静息调心
Don’t open air conditioning all night
忌夜卧贪凉
Take a bath with warm water
温水洗澡
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice