1、July12, 2022 24 Solar Terms: 8 things you may not know aboutCold Dew24节气:关于寒露你可能不知道的8件事The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Cold Dew, (Chinese: 寒露), the 17th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 8 and ends on Oct 22.中国传统农历将一年分为24个节气。寒露，(中文:寒露)，一年中的第
2、17个节气，今年从10月8日开始，到10月22日结束。At this time, temperatures are much lower than during White Dew in most areas of China. The dew is greater and colder and there will be less rain. Autumn crops will be ripe.在这个时候，中国大部分地区的温度比白露期间低得多。露水更大更冷，雨水会更少。秋天的庄稼将会成熟。Here are eight things you should know about Cold Dew
3、.以下是关于寒露你应该知道的八件事。Foggy autumn多雾的秋季Temperatures drop significantly in October. When the cold air encounters autumn rain, the abundant water vapor in the air soon reaches saturation, and then it turns into misty rain or fog. When the humidity is high, there will be foggy regions formed in many areas
4、of China.气温在十月显著下降。当冷空气遇到秋雨时，空气中丰富的水汽很快达到饱和，然后变成烟雨或雾。湿度大的时候，我国很多地区都会形成雾区。Season for fishing钓鱼的季节People always say that fishing in shallow water in autumn makes sense. Thats because during the Cold Dew period, temperatures decrease quickly and sunshine doesnt reach deep water thoroughly. Fish swim to
5、 shallow water areas where the water temperature is relatively high.人们总是说，秋天在浅水区钓鱼是有道理的。这是因为在寒露期间，温度下降很快，阳光没有完全到达深水。鱼类游向水温相对较高的浅水区。Season for eating pomegranates吃石榴的季节Pomegranates are ripe during Cold Dew. Pomegranates have been cherished for their exquisite beauty, flavor, color, and health benefit
6、s for centuries.石榴在寒露期间成熟。几个世纪以来，石榴因其精致的美丽、风味、颜色和对健康的益处而备受珍视。Season for drinking chrysanthemum wine喝菊花酒的季节Chrysanthemum is the iconic flower of Cold Dew. To prevent autumn dryness, many regions in China have the custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine. This is a tradition of the Double Ninth Festival
7、(on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar), which often falls around Cold Dew. According to ancient records, drinking wine made with chrysanthemums, poriacocos, mushroom and pine oleoresingrants people longlasting youth.菊花是寒露的标志性花。为了防止秋燥，中国许多地区都有喝菊花酒的习俗。这是重阳节(农历九月初九)的一个传统，经常落在寒露前后
8、。据古代记载，饮用由菊花、茯苓蘑菇和松脂制成的酒能让人青春永驻。Season for eating hawthorns吃山楂的季节There is a saying that goes It is time to harvest hawthorn during Cold Dew.Extracts of the berries have long been used in herbal medicine. The antioxidants in hawthorn are thought to boost heart health by strengthening blood vessels an
9、d stimulating blood flow.俗话说“寒露时节，山楂该收了。”浆果的提取物长期以来一直用于草药。山楂中的抗氧化剂被认为通过增强血管和刺激血液流动来促进心脏健康。A great time for hiking徒步旅行的最佳时间During Cold Dew, North China takes on a look of late autumn with white clouds, red leaves and early frost. On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, people often climb hills with
10、cornels, a kind of plant. This custom aims to dispel evils, and originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD25-220).寒露时节，华北呈现出晚秋白云、红叶和早霜的景象。在重阳节那天，人们经常带着山茱萸这种植物去爬山。这种习俗旨在驱除邪恶，起源于东汉时期(公元25-220年)。Season for making kippers制作腌鱼的季节People of the Dong ethnic group in western Hunan province have the custom of
11、making kippers during Cold Dew. It is said that kippers made on the day of Cold Dew with accessory foods, such as rice wine, salt, glutinous rice, pepper powder, paprika powder and ginger, are especially delicious.湘西侗族人民有在寒露时节制作腌鱼的习俗。据说寒露之日用辅助食品如米酒、盐、糯米、花椒粉、辣椒粉、生姜等制作的腌鱼特别好吃。Season for picking camell
12、ia seeds茶籽采摘季节Southern Hunan province is a famous area for producing tea seed oil. People are not allowed to go to the mountains to pick the seeds until Cold Dew comes around.湘南是著名的茶籽油产区。直到寒露来临，人们才被允许去山上采摘种子。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Cold Dew：寒露significantly/snfkntli/adv.有重大意义地；显著地；明显地signi
13、ficant /snfknt/adj. 显著的，相当数量的；重要的，意义重大的； 别有含义的，意味深长的encounter/nkant(r)/v. 遭遇；偶遇，邂逅n. 偶遇，邂逅；经历，体验saturation/stren/n. 饱和，饱和状态；（化学溶液的）饱和状态，饱和度shallow/l/adj. 浅的，不深的；肤浅的，浅薄的v. （使）变浅formed in many areas of China：过去分词formed做后置定语，修饰regions。make sense有意义；讲得通；言之有理where the water temperature is relatively high
14、：定语从句，关系词where 代替先行词shallow water areas在从句中做地点状语。pomegranate/pmrnt/n.石榴；石榴树exquisite/kskwzt/adj. 精致的精美的；剧烈的；细致的，有鉴赏力的chrysanthemum/krznmm/n.菊；菊花，菊株iconic/aknk/adj. 图标的，标志性的，形象的Itisaniconicproperty. It is an iconic disaster. 这是一处标志性的地产，这是一场标志性的灾难。poria/p:ri/ coco/kk/poriacocos茯苓pine /pan/n. 松树；松木oleo
15、resin/lirezn/n.油性树脂pine oleoresin松脂grant/rnt/v. 授予，给予；承认n. 补助金，拨款longlastingadj. 持久的；耐用的hawthorn/hn/n. 山楂；山楂树extract/ekstrkt/v. 提取，提炼；取出，拔出；摘录；索取n. 选段，引文；提取物，汁berry/beri/n. 浆果，莓；果仁，vi. 采集浆果antioxidant/ntiksdnt/n. 抗氧化剂；硬化防止剂；防老化剂boost/bust/v. 使增长，推动；宣扬，推广n. 推动，促进；广告，宣扬vessel/ves()l/ n. （人或动物的）血管，（植物的
16、）导管take on ：承担；呈现；具有；流行；接纳；雇用；穿上cornel/knl/n. 山茱萸aim to ：计划，打算；目标在于；以为目标dispel/dspel/v. 驱散，消除（尤指感觉或信仰）The police moved quickly to dispel the rumors.警察迅速采取行动来消除谣言。kipper/kp(r)/n. 腌鱼；家伙vt. 腌It is said that kippers made on the day of Cold Dew with accessory foods, such as rice wine, salt, glutinous ric
17、e, pepper powder, paprika powder and ginger, are especially delicious：主句It is said.是it 做形式主语的主语从句；从句的主干是：kippers are delicious；made on the day of Cold Dew 是过去分词短语做后置定语，修饰kippers；with accessory foods介词短语做后置定语，修饰kippers。accessory /ksesri/adj. 辅助的副的；附属的n. 附件，配件；装饰品，配饰paprika/pprik/n. 辣椒粉；红辣椒camellia/km
18、ili/n. 山茶；山茶花come around ：苏醒，顺便来访来访，复原一、阅读理解。1.Which of the following is not true about Cold Dew?A. Farmers will harvest autumn crops.B. People will experience foggy days.C. The dew is greater and colder.D. It is the last solar term of autumn. 2. Whats the correct order of the forming of foggy regio
19、ns?a. The water vapor in the air reaches saturation.b. Cold air encounters autumn rain.c. The humidity in the air is high.d.Temperatures drop significantly.e. The water vapor turns into mist or fog.A. bdaec B. dbaec C. dbcea D.dbeca3. Fish swim to shallow water to _.A. drink fresh waterB. find some
20、foodC.enjoy the relatively warm waterD.breathe the fresh air4.We can learn from the passage that _.A. Hawthorns can cure blood disease.B. Climbing hills with cornels drives evils away.C. Camellia seeds are not allowed to pick in a specific period. D. Drinking chrysanthemum wine will make ones life l
21、ast long.答案：DBCC二按照单词的适当形式填空或首字母填空。Cold Dew season gets its name from the dew which is about to become frost as the weather begins to get chilly.Cold Dew, the 17th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese solar calendar, starts on Oct. 8 and ends on Oct. 22 this year.1._( compare)with the Autumn Equinox
22、, the temperature across the country during Cold Dew significantly drops and, during this period, most parts of northern China welcome autumn. Also, there will be less rain. So, which activities can we take?First, we can go fishing. During the Cold Dew period, temperatures 2._(decrease) quickly and
23、sunshine cannot reach the deep water thoroughly. 3.T_, fishes will all swim to shallow water areas where the water temperature is relatively high. This is the reason why people always say fishing in 4.s_ water during the autumn does make sense.Then, we can go hiking. This is one tradition in the Dou
24、ble Ninth Festival (on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar), which often falls around Cold Dew. In the Double Ninth Festival, people often climb hills with cornels, a kind of plant. This custom aims to 5.d_ evil forces, and originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD25-220).Last b
25、ut not least, we can make kippers. People of the Dong ethnic group in western Hunan province have a custom of making kippers during Cold Dew. It is said that kippers madeon the day of Cold Dew with accessory foods, such as rice wine, salt, glutinous rice, pepper powder, paprika powder and ginger, ar
26、e especially delicious.During the Cold Dew period, autumn plants and fruits are ripe. So, do you know what we can eat and drink during this period?First, Pomegranates. They are always cherished for their exquisite beauty, flavor, color, and health benefits for centuries. Once they are ripe, they wil
27、l become the best-selling fruit in the grocery.Second, Chrysanthemum wine. Chrysanthemums are the iconic flowers of Cold Dew. 6._(prevent) autumn dryness, many regions in China have the custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine. According to ancient records, drinking wine made with chrysanthemums, poria
28、 cocos mushroom and pine oleoresin 7._(grant) people everlasting youth.Third, hawthorns. It is a kind of fruit8.t_is full of nutrition. For instance, the antioxidants in hawthorns are thought to boost heart health by strengthening blood vessels and 9._(stimulate) blood flow. Therefore, extracts of t
29、he berries have long been used in herbal medicine.Fourth, persimmons. This is a kind of fruit in a round shape and with an orange coloring. It has long been said that this kind of fruit is good for improving 10._(digest). So, throughout history, it has always sold well.Last but not least, crabs. It
30、is said that crabs are full of different kinds of proteins and microelements, especially the female ones. During the Cold Dew period, female crabs are juicy enough. So, why not try them?答案：1. Compared 2.decrease 3.Therefore 4.shallow5. dispel 6.To prevent 7.grants 8.that9.stimulating 10.digestion三选词
31、填空。（用单词的适当形式填空）significant encounter abundant shallowexquisite 1.Inhigh school,Iwas veryunpopular, andI _a littleprejudice.2.Ithinkheis _,vainanduntrustworthy.3.The President haspromised tocut taxes_.4.Weknowthatthe humanbrainis_sensitivetotheoutsideworld.5.There isan _supplyofcheaplabour.答案：1. enco
32、untered 2. shallow 3. significantly4.exquisitely 5.abundant四 在右栏中找出左栏单词的解释。A. an extra piece of equipment that is useful but not essentialB. acting as a sign or symbol of sthC. go away or disappearD. to agree to give sb what they ask forE. a substance that has been obtained from sth else1. iconic 2. grant 2. extract 4. accessory5. dispel答案：BDEAC
