1、 July 12, 2022 24 Solar Terms: 5 things you must know about Rain Water24节气:关于雨水你必须知道的5件事The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.中国传统阳历将一年分为24个节气。The 24 solar terms are determined by changes in the suns position in the zodiac during the year. They were first used i
2、n China and now are followed in many other parts of the world. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production. They also reflect Chinas rich history through the seasonal festivals, special foods, cultural ceremonies, family gatherings and even healt
3、hy living tips that correspond with each solar term.二十四节气是由一年中太阳在黄道上的位置变化决定的。它们首先在中国使用，现在在世界许多其他地方也在使用。在中国，二十四节气是几千年前创造的，用来指导农业生产。它们还通过季节性节日、特殊食物、文化仪式、家庭聚会，甚至与每个节气对应的健康生活小贴士，反映了中国丰富的历史。Rain Water (Chinese: 雨水) this year starts on Feb 19 and ends on Mar 4.雨水(中文:雨水)今年从2月19日开始，到3月4日结束。Rain Water signal
4、s the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. With its arrival, lively spring-like scenery starts blossoming: the river water defreezes, wild geese move from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again.雨水标志着降雨量的增加和温度的上升。随着它的到来，生机勃勃的春天般的景色开始绽放:河水解冻，大雁从南向北移动，树木和草地再次变绿。这里有五件你可能不知道的关于雨水的事
5、情。Here are five things you may not know about Rain Water.这里有五件你可能不知道的关于雨水的事情。Water as precious as oil春雨贵如油According to an old Chinese saying, the rainfall in spring is as precious as oil. In northern China, the spring drought is common and the precipitation of this season accounts for only 10 to 15
6、percent of annual average rainfall.中国有句古话，春天的雨水贵如油。在中国北方，春旱很常见，这个季节的降水量只占年平均降雨量的10%到15%。Therefore, Rain Water is considered as a key period for irrigation when the day gets warmer and rainfall increases.因此，当天气变暖，降雨量增加时，雨水被认为是灌溉的关键时期。Return of cold spell寒冷期的重现Extra care is needed to cope with a retur
7、ning cold spell in the late spring that often happen during Rain Water period. The fast increase in air humidity due to rainfall can result in lower temperature and wet weather. It is strongly advised not to take off the thick coats too early and to keep warm, especially elderly and children.需要格外小心，
8、以应对春末雨水期经常出现的寒冷期的重现。由于降雨导致的空气湿度快速增加会导致温度降低和天气潮湿。强烈建议不要过早脱下厚外套，注意保暖，尤其是老人和小孩。Visit to in-laws拜访岳父岳母One of the main customs during Rain Water is husbands visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane chairs winded with four meters of red belt, which sy
9、mbolizes good health and longevity. Another typical gift is a pot of cooked dish that contains pigs knuckles stewed with soya and kelp, by which the son-in-law expresses his respect and gratitude.雨水期间的一个主要习俗是丈夫拜访岳父母并赠送礼物。根据传统，礼物通常是两张缠有四米长红带的藤椅，象征健康长寿。另一个典型的礼物是一锅煮好的菜，里面有用大豆和海带炖的猪蹄，女婿以此表达他的尊重和感谢。Findi
10、ng godfatherAnother old custom is to find a godfather for little kids. Rainfall brings vitality to the earth; therefore people in the past believed that this practice would give their kids healthy and safe growth.找教父另一个古老的习俗是给小孩子找教父。降雨给大地带来生机；因此，过去人们相信这种做法会给他们的孩子健康和安全的成长。The custom can be traced bac
11、k to the health services of the past when many childrens diseases could not be cured at all. Therefore, parents wanted a godfather to shower their blessings and good luck on their children. This old practice was popular in Sichuan area.这一习俗可以追溯到过去的医疗服务，当时许多儿童的疾病根本无法治愈。因此，父母希望有一个教父给他们的孩子带来祝福和好运。这种古老的
12、习俗在四川地区很流行。Nutritious porridge营养粥The wet and damp weather during Rain Water period is considered harmful for peoples spleen and stomach according to Chinese medical practice. Therefore, a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to nourish the body.根据中国医学实践，雨水时期的潮湿天气被认为对人的脾胃有害。所以，一碗营养粥是滋补身体的最佳
13、选择。People in Beijing often eat porridge cooked with rehmannia glutinosa libosch, a kind of Chinese herb medicine, to resist cold and wet weather and eliminate heat from the blood. It is also good for people with constipation, arthritis and headaches.北京人经常吃用中草药地黄煮的粥，以抵御寒冷和潮湿的天气，并消除血液中的热量。它对便秘、关节炎和头痛的
14、人也有好处。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solar calendar阳历be determined by决定 zodiac/zdik/n. 黄道带agricultural production农业生产seasonal festivals季节性节日correspond/krspnd/ v.相一致；符合correspond with相一致；符合that correspond with each solar term：定语从句，关系代词that指代先行词healthy living tips在从句中做主语。signal/snl/ v.标志；表明；预示 n.
15、信号；暗号 adj. 重大的；显要的spring-like scenery春天般的景色blossom/blsm/ v. 开花n. 花朵，花簇defreeze /di:fri:z/ v. 解冻；融熔；溶化Water as precious as oil春雨贵如油precipitation/prspten/n. 降水（如雨，雪，冰雹）account/kant/v. 占（一定数量或比例）（account for）n. 账户，户头；客户，老主顾accounts for 占.annual average rainfall年平均降雨量irrigation /ren/ n. 灌溉；冲洗（尤指伤口）cold
16、spell寒冷期cope with应对humidity/hjumdti/n.（空气中的）湿度that often happen during Rain Water period：定语从句，关系代词that代替先行词a returning cold spell 在从句中做主语。It is strongly advised not to take off the thick coats too early and to keep warm, especially elderly and children：it 做形式主语，真正的主语是不定式短语，not to take off the thick
17、coats too early and to keep warm。cane/ken/n.（用于制作家具等的）竹竿，藤条v. 用藤条鞭打，用藤杖打，鞭笞（作为惩罚）winded with four meters of red belt：过去分词短语做后置定语，修饰cane chairs。which symbolizes good health and longevity：定语从句，关系代词which代替先行词red belt,在从句中做主语。wind/wnd/ v. 卷缠；缠绕；绕成团longevity/lndevti/n.长寿；长命；持久typical gift典型的礼物that contai
18、ns pigs knuckles stewed with soya and kelp：定语从句，关系代词that指代先行词dish，在从句中做主语。by which the son-in-law expresses his respect and gratitude：定语从句，which指代前面整个主句。knuckle/nkl/n. 关节；指关节；指节；膝关节；肘stew/stju/v. 炖，煨n. 炖煮的菜肴soya/s/n. 大豆，作物黄豆kelp/kelp/n. 植巨藻，海藻，海带godfather/df(r)/n. 教父 vt. 当的教父vitality /vatlti/n. 活力，热
19、情；生机，生命力trace/tres/v. 查出，发现，追踪；追溯，追究；n. 痕迹，遗迹，踪迹traced back to追溯到shower/a(r)/v. 淋浴，洗澡；洒落，（使）纷纷降落；大量给予，慷慨给予practice n. 实践，实际操作；通常的做法，惯例；练习；v. 练习；经常做，养成的习惯；信奉（宗教）；（医生、律师等）执业，从业nutritious/njutrs/adj. 有营养的，营养丰富的damp/dmp/adj. 潮湿的n. 湿气，潮气；沼气；气馁v. 使潮湿，弄湿；减弱，抑制spleen/splin/ n. 脾脏；坏脾气；怒气nourish/nr/v. 养育，滋养；培
20、养cooked with rehmannia glutinosa libosch：过去分词短语做后置定语。rehmannia glutinosa libosch地黄herb/hb/n. 药草；香草resist/rzst/v. 阻挡，抵制；抵抗eliminate/lmnet/v. 排除；清除；消除constipation/knstpen/ n. 便秘arthritis/rats/n. 关节炎一、 阅读理解。1. Which of the following is not true about solar terms?A. They take place from one to another b
21、y the changes of the suns position.B. China used them, following other countries.C. They were created to guide the agricultural production.D. Each term has different foods and cultural ceremonies to correspond with.2. All the followings take place during Rain Water except _.A. the rainfall increases
22、.B. the temperature may drop.C. flowers start blossoming.D. river water starts freezing.3. Which word can replace the word of “spell” in the passage?A. period B.dynasty C. writing D.weather 4. Why did parents find a godfather for kids?A. The kids diseases could not be cured.B. They wanted the godfat
23、her to give their kids a shower.C. They just wished the kids healthy and lucky.D. The godfather could cure the kids diseases.5. According to the passage, which of the following is strongly advised not to do?A. Giving our own parents some special gifts.B. Eating porridge without Chinese herb medicine
24、C. Saving some rain waterD. Taking off thick clothes too early 答案：BDACD二按照单词的适当形式填空或首字母填空。Feb. 19, 2019 marks Chinas Lantern Festival, and also the beginning of Rain Water (Chinese: 雨水) in the 6. (tradition) Chinese lunar calendar. After Rain Water, most parts of China will see 7. r in temperature.R
25、ain Water, the second solar term of a year, starts on Feb. 19 and ends on March 5 this year. When Rain Water comes, the world takes on a new look. With ice and snow thawing and spring breezes 8. (blow) , everything comes back to life.This year, Rain Water falls on the same day as the Lantern Festiva
26、l. The Lantern Festival is an important traditional Chinese festival, 9. (mark) the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations. During the Lantern Festival, people watch lantern decorations and dragon dances on the streets, solve riddles on the lanterns and eat glutinous rice balls 1
27、0. (fill) with sweet paste.This years Lantern Festival will also meet the super moon, meaning 11.t_the full moon coincides with the closest approach to Earth in its orbit. On this day, people will see the biggest and roundest moon of the whole year.12.T_ it is getting warmer in general during Rain W
28、ater, the weather can easily change. It is highly 13. _(advise) that you put on face mask, scarf and gloves 14. _(avoid) catching colds. In addition, eating more sweet foods or fewer sour foods is also 15. _ (benefit) to the health. Foods like honey, taro and white jelly mushroom are all recommended
29、.答案：6. traditional 7. rise 8. blowing 9.marking 10. filled 11. that 12. Though 13. advised 14. to avoid 15. beneficial三选词填空。（用单词的适当形式填空）agricultural production correspond with as precious as account for trace back to wind typical cope with signal be determined by16. Somepeoplethinkonesbirthhas decid
30、edhisfate,whileothersthinkones fate _hisown attitude.17. Jilinisan importantindustrial and_baseinChina.18. sometimesouractionsdont_what wedesire.19. Yourpromiseis_gold.20. Iwant toknowhow_lookingafter myfamilyanddoing a full-timejob.21. The Japanese market _35% of the companys revenue.22. He _ the w
31、ool into a ball yesterday.23. The weather at the moment is not_for July.24. Tea houses inHangzhou_the Southern Song Dynasty(1127-1279).25. Did you _ before you turned left?答案：16. isdeterminedby 17. agriculturalproduction18.correspondwith 19.aspreciousas 20. to cope with21. accounts for 22.wound 23.
32、typical 24.trace back to 25. signal四 在右栏中找出左栏单词的解释。A. to remove or get rid of sth/sbB. to refuse to accept sth and try to stop it from happeningC.a flower or a mass of flowersD.supplying dry land with water E.a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a container that has a lidF. slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasantG.to keep a person, an animal or a plant alive and healthy with food, etc.26. blossom27. irrigation 28. stew29. damp30. nourish31. resist32. eliminate答案：CDEFGBA