1、July12, 2022 24 Solar Terms: 9 things you may not know about Winter Solstice24节气:关于冬至你可能不知道的9件事The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice (Chinese: 冬至), the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 21.中国传统农历将一年分为24个节气。冬至(中文:冬至)，今年的第22个节气，
2、从12月21日开始。On the first day of Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere experiences the shortest day and the longest night in the year, as the sun shines directly at the Tropic of Capricorn. From then on, the days become longer and the nights become shorter. The Winter Solstice also marks the arrival
3、 of the coldest season in the year.Here are nine things you should know about Winter Solstice.冬至的第一天，北半球经历了一年中最短的白天和最长的夜晚，因为太阳直接照射在南回归线上。从此，白天变长，夜晚变短。冬至也标志着一年中最冷季节的到来。以下是关于冬至你应该知道的九件事。The Winter Solstice Festival冬至节There was a saying in ancient China, The Winter Solstice is as significant as the Spr
4、ing Festival.中国古代有句谚语，“冬至和春节一样重要。”As early as the Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-256BC), people worshipped the gods on the first day of the Winter Solstice, which also was the first day of the new year. The Winter Solstice became a winter festival during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD). The celebratory
5、 activities were officially organized. On this day, both officials and common people would have a rest.早在周朝(约11世纪-公元前256年)，人们就在冬至的第一天崇拜神灵，冬至也是新年的第一天。冬至在汉朝(公元前206年-公元220年)成为一个冬季节日。庆祝活动是官方组织的。在这一天，官员和老百姓都会休息。During subsequent dynasties, such as the Tang (618-907), Song (960-1279) and Qing dynasties (1
6、644-1911), the Winter Solstice was a day to offer sacrifices to Heaven and to ancestors.在随后的朝代，如唐(618-907)，宋(960-1279)和清朝(1644-1911)，冬至是祭天和祭祖的日子。Eating nuts吃坚果When midwinter arrives, vital movement begins to decline and calm down. In this period, eating an appropriate amount of nuts, such as peanuts
7、, walnuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts and almonds, is good for ones body. Traditional Chinese medical science teaches that the quality of a nut is tepidity and most nuts have the function of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening the brain and heart.当仲冬到来时，生命活动开始下降并平静下来。在这个时期，吃适量的坚果，如花生、核桃、栗子、榛子、杏仁等，对身体
8、有好处。中国传统医学教导坚果的品质是微温的，大多数坚果具有滋肾、健脑和强心的功能。Eating dumplings吃饺子During Winter Solstice in North China, eating dumplings is essential to the festival. There is a saying that goes Have dumplings on the first day of Winter Solstice and noodles on the first day of Summer Solstice.冬至时期，在中国北方，吃饺子是必不可少的节日。有句话说
9、得好“冬至第一天吃饺子，夏至第一天吃面条。”Eating wontons吃馄饨People in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, are accustomed to eating wontons in midwinter. According to legend, during the midwinter feast 2,500 years ago, the King of Wu (one of the states during the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period) was disgusted
10、 with all kinds of costly foods and wanted to eat something different. Then, the beauty Xishi came into the kitchen to make wontons tohonor the kings wish. He ate a lot and liked the food very much. To commemorate Xishi, the people of Suzhou made wontons the official food to celebrate the festival.江
11、苏苏州人习惯在隆冬吃馄饨。据传说，在2500年前的仲冬盛宴期间，吴王(西周和春秋时期的国家之一)对各种昂贵的食物感到厌恶，想吃点不同的东西。然后，美女西施来到厨房做“馄饨”来满足国王的愿望。他吃了很多，非常喜欢这些食物。为了纪念西施，苏州人把馄饨作为庆祝节日的官方食品。Eatingtangyuan吃汤圆In places such as Shanghai, people eattangyuan, a kind of stuffed small dumpling ball made of glutinous rice flour, to celebrate Winter Solstice.在上海
12、等地，人们吃汤圆，一种用糯米粉制成的有馅的小汤圆，以庆祝冬至。Eating mutton and vermicelli soup羊肉粉丝汤In Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, people call midwinter the Ghost Festival. On that day, it is customary for people there to drink mutton and vermicelli soup and eat the dumplings in the soup. They give the midwinter soup
13、 a strange name - brain - and share it with their neighbors.在宁夏回族自治区银川吃羊肉粉丝汤，人们把隆冬称为“鬼节”。在那一天，那里的人们习惯喝羊肉粉丝汤，吃汤里的饺子。他们给仲冬的汤起了一个奇怪的名字“脑”并与邻居分享。Eating rice cakes吃年糕During the Winter Solstice, Hangzhou residents traditionally eat rice cakes. In the past, before the approach of the winter solstice, every
14、 household would make the cakes to worship their ancestors or use as gifts for relatives and friends. Today, though fewer families eat homemade cakes, people there still buy rice cakes for the Winter Solstice Festival.冬至期间，杭州居民传统上吃年糕。过去，在冬至来临之前，家家户户都会制作月饼来祭拜祖先或作为礼物送给亲朋好友。今天，尽管吃自制蛋糕的家庭越来越少，但那里的人们仍然会在
15、冬至购买年糕。Offering nine-layer cakes to ancestors祭祖九层饼Taiwan residents keep the custom of offering nine-layer cakes to their ancestors. People with the same surname or family clan gather at their ancestral temples to worship their ancestors in order of their ages. After the sacrificial ceremony, there i
16、s always a grand banquet.台湾居民保留着祭祖九层饼的习俗。同姓或同宗的人聚集在祖庙里，按年龄顺序祭拜祖先。祭祀仪式后，总会有盛大的宴会。Eating red-bean and glutinous rice吃红豆糯米饭In some regions south of the Yangtze River on the first day of Winter Solstice, the whole family gets together to have a meal made of red bean and glutinous rice to drive away ghos
17、ts and other evil things.在冬至的第一天，长江以南的一些地区，全家人聚在一起吃一顿用红豆和糯米做的饭，以驱逐鬼魂和其他邪恶的东西。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solstice/slsts/n. 至，至日；至点Winter Solstice：冬至Summer Solstice：夏至Northern Hemisphere：北半球Tropic of Capricorn：南回归线significant/snfknt/adj.显著的，相当数量的；重要的，意义重大的significantly adv. 显著地，相当数量地；值得注意的是as
18、significant as：和.一样重要worship/wp/v. 敬奉；爱慕，崇拜n. 敬神，拜神；崇拜，爱慕which also was the first day of the new year：定语从句，关系词which代替先行词the first day of the new year，在从句中做主语。celebratory/selbretri/adj.庆祝的；庆贺的；快乐的celebrate/selbret/v. 庆祝，庆贺；赞扬，赞美celebratory activities：庆祝活动subsequent/sbskwnt/adj.随后的，接着的subsequently/sbs
19、kwntli/adv随后；后来；之后；接着midwinter/mdwnt/n.仲冬；冬至；冬至期adj. 仲冬的；像仲冬的vital/vat()l/adj. 至关重要的，必不可少的；生机勃勃的，充满活力的；生命的vital movement：生命活动hazelnut/hezlnt/n. 榛子；榛树almond/mnd/n. 杏仁，扁桃仁；杏树，扁桃树tepidity/tepdti/n. 微温；微热kidney/kdni/n. 肾，肾脏；（食用的）动物腰子；性格，脾气nourish the kidneys：滋肾strengthen the brain and heart健脑和强心essentia
20、l/sen()l/adj. 必不可少的，非常重要的；基本的，精髓的n. 必不可少的东西，必需品；要素，本质be essential to：是必不可少的；是至关重要的There is a saying that goes.：同位语从句，that.从句就是saying的内容。wonton/wntn/n. 馄饨accustom/kstm/v. 使习惯于，使适应于beaccustomed to：习惯于disgust/dsst/v. 使反感，使憎恶；使感到恶心n. 反感，憎恶bedisgusted with：讨厌，厌恶Im disgustedwiththeway thathewas treated.我对
21、他受到这样的对待感到厌恶。costly/kstli/adj. 昂贵的，值钱的；造成严重损失的，代价大的honor the kings wish：满足国王的愿望commemorate/kmemret/v.（用）纪念；作为的纪念A seriesofmovieswill beshownto commemorate the 30th anniversaryofhis death.为纪念他逝世30周年，有一系列的电影要上映。a kind of stuffed small dumpling ball made of glutinous rice flour, to celebrate Winter Sol
22、stice：过去分词stuffed做前置定语，修饰dumpling ball，过去分词短语made of glutinous rice flour做后置定语，修饰dumpling ball，不定式to celebrate 做目的状语。vermicelli/vmteli/ n.粉条，意式细面mutton and vermicelli soup：羊肉粉丝汤autonomous/tnms/adj.自治的，有自治权的；自主的autonomous region：自治区resident/rezdnt/n. 居民，住户adj. （在某地）居住的，居留的；常驻的Ifyouarearesident,youwil
23、lfindit useful to open a bank account.如果你是当地居民，你会发现开一个银行账户很有用。surname/snem/n.姓family clan：家门ancestral/nsestrl/adj.祖先的；祖传的ancestral temples：祖庙Thesearethingsthat are scary inourancestralenvironment.有东西让我们的祖先提心吊胆。sacrificial/skrf()l/adj.牺牲的，献祭的Hewasa sacrificial lamb to asystemthatdestroyedhim.他是将他毁灭的体
24、制的替罪羊。sacrificial ceremony：祭祀仪式a grand banquet：盛大的宴会一 阅读理解。1. Which of the following is TRUE about Winter Solstice?A. The days are the shortest and the nights are the longest in the world.B. The nights become longer after Winter Solstice in southern hemisphere.C. The days become shorter after Winter
25、 Solstice in northern hemisphere.D. The coldest season is approaching.2. In ancient China, the Winter Solstice Festival _.A. originated from the Zhou DynastyB. was also the first day of the Spring FestivalC. was a day to worship the gods and ancestorsD. was a holiday for people to have a rest in Son
26、g dynasty3. Whats the meaning of “vital movement” in the passage in Chinese?A. 生命活动 B. 心理活动 C.身体活动 D. 重要活动4. These are the traditional foods to celebrate the Winter Solstice except _.A. Wontons and TangyuanB. mutton and Vermicelli SoupC. peanuts and hazelnuts D. rice cakes答案：BCAC二 按照单词的适当形式填空或首字母填空。
27、Winter Solstice is the 22nd of the 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. This year, the Winter Solstice falls on Dec. 22. This is one of the most important solar cycles, 1. w_ also marks the arrival of the coldest season of the year.The tropic of Capricorn is directly under the s
28、un on this day, so it is the 2. s_ day of the year in the northern hemisphere. After the Winter Solstice, the days start to become longer.Winter Solstice customsEating dumplings and tangyuanDumplings are an essential dish for people in northern China. According to legend, eating dumplings will help
29、prevent 3._(frostbite) ears, thanks to the dumplings 4.s_ shape.Eating tangyuan is common in southern China. Tangyuan is offered as a 5.s_ to ancestors and can be given as a gift to relatives and friends, as the dish is said 6. _(represent) reunion.Eating a bowl of wontons is customary in the north
30、during this solar term. Its said that the shape of the wonton is like a chicken egg, similar to the chaos of heaven and earth, so it is a common dish on the winter solstice.Eating mutton and vermicelli soupIn Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, people call the Winter Solstice the Ghost Festival
31、. On that day, it is 7._(custom) for people to drink mutton and vermicelli soup and eat the dumplings in the soup.Staying warmThe crucial thing during the days of Winter Solstice is to keep away from cold. We should wear more clothes, pay attention to cold 8.p_and stay warm, and try to reduce 9._ (n
32、ecessary)outdoor activities. If you go out, you should pay special attention to keeping your head and feet warm. Youd better wear a hat, mask and gloves 10. _(avoid) the cold and to prevent frostbite.答案：1.which 2. shortest 3.frostbitten 4.similar5.sacrifice 6. to represent 7.customary 8.prevention 9
33、.unnecessary 10. to avoid三选词填空。（用单词的适当形式填空）vital movement be accustomed to be disgusted with costly be essential to 1. She has already_it afterthreemonths.2. Whenmidwintercomes,_begins todeclineandcalmdown.3. Dontrat on his,oryou_everyone.4. It_establishhowthe moneyisbeingspent.5.The bestequipmentis
34、_butis wellworththe outlay.答案：1. been accustomed to 2. vital moment 3. will be disgusted with 4.is essential to 5. costly四 在右栏中找出左栏单词的解释。A.celebrating sth or marking a special occasionB.the practice of showing respect for GodC.large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticedD.a warmness resembling the temperature of the skinE.happening or coming after sth else1.significant2.worship3.celebratory4.tepidity 5.subsequent答案：CBADE
