1、July12, 2022 24 Solar Terms: 6 things you may not know about the Start of Summer24节气:关于立夏你可能不知道的5件事The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Summer (Chinese: 立夏), the 7th term of the year, begins on May 5 and ends on May 21 this year.Start of Summer signal
2、s the transition of seasons. On this day, the suns rays reach an angle of 45 degrees to the earth. The temperature will rise quickly during this period, yet in northern China weather remains mild, not tropical.中国传统阳历将一年分为24个节气。立夏(中文:立夏)，一年中的第7个节气，今年5月5日开始，5月21日结束。夏天的开始标志着季节的转换。在这一天，太阳光线与地球成45度角。在此期间
3、，气温将迅速上升，但中国北方的天气仍然温和，不是热带气候。Here are five things to learn about the Start of Summer.关于立夏，有五件事需要了解。Greeting Start of Summer迎接立夏The term Start of Summer was originated at the end of the Warring States Period (239BC). Since it is a crucial time for the harvest of summer crops such as wheat and canola,
4、 ancient Chinese emperors in different dynasties attached great importance to the Start of Summer.In the Zhou Dynasty (1050-221 BC), the emperor led his officials to stage a welcome rite for the Start of Summer and encouraged his residents to seize the key time to do farm work. Its said that most of
5、 the decorations were arranged in the color red, including the emperor and the officials dress, the jade pendants, the horses and the flags, in order to show respect to the god of summer and pray for a good harvest.“立夏”这个词起源于战国末期(公元前239年)。由于这是小麦和油菜等夏季作物收获的关键时期，中国历代皇帝都非常重视立夏。在周朝(公元前1050-221年)，皇帝带领他的官
6、员为立夏举行欢迎仪式，并鼓励他的居民抓住关键时间做农活。据说，大多数装饰品都是红色的，包括皇帝和官员的衣服，玉坠，马和旗帜，以示对夏天的神的尊重和祈求丰收。Checking ones weight 称体重The custom of weighing people at the Start of Summer originated from the Three Kingdoms Period (220-180) and prevails in South China today. It was believed that this practice would bring health and
7、good luck to the people weighted.After lunch on the day of Start of Summer, people would suspend a stool or basket from a beam. The young and old took turns to get weighed while the person calculating the weight would offer good wishes and auspicious words. It is said those who were weighed would st
8、ay healthy in the hot summer and those who werent would suffer illness.立夏称体重的习俗起源于三国时期(220-180)，盛行于今天的中国南方。人们相信这种做法会给称体重的人带来健康和好运。立夏那天午饭后，人们会在横梁上悬挂一个凳子或篮子。年轻人和老年人轮流称体重，而计算体重的人会提供良好的祝愿和吉祥的话。据说那些被称体重的人在炎热的夏天会保持健康，而那些没被称体重的人会生病。Eating eggsIn ancient China, people believed a round egg symbolized a happy
9、 life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a prayer for good health. They put leftover tea into boiled water together with eggs and the original tea egg was created. Later people improved cooking methods and added spices to the eggs to make them taste delicious. Today tea egg has become
10、 a traditional snack in China.吃鸡蛋在古代中国，人们相信圆形的鸡蛋象征着幸福的生活，在立夏那天吃鸡蛋是对身体健康的祈祷。他们把剩下的茶和鸡蛋一起放入开水中，于是最初的“茶叶蛋”诞生了。后来人们改进了烹饪方法，并在鸡蛋中加入香料，使它们味道鲜美。今天，茶叶蛋已经成为中国的传统小吃。Egg Competitions鸡蛋比赛As an old Chinese saying goes hanging an egg on childrens chest can prevent them from getting summer diseases, parents will p
11、repare boiled eggs and put them in a knitted bag before hanging them on their childs chest.When at school, children gather together to play egg competitions by colliding each others eggs in pairs and the one whose egg is not broken wins.中国有句老话“在孩子胸前挂一个鸡蛋，可以防止孩子得夏季病”，父母会准备煮鸡蛋，放在编织袋里，然后挂在孩子的胸前。在学校时，孩子
12、们聚在一起玩鸡蛋比赛，两人一组互相碰撞鸡蛋，谁的鸡蛋没破谁就赢。Take care of the heart爱护心脏According to Chinese traditional medicine, Start of Summer is a key time to moisten the heart. When the weather grows hotter, dampness and heat can affect human health. Food rich in vitamins and cool in nature is highly recommended. Vegetable
13、s, such as cucumber, tomato, watercress and celery and fruits that include watermelon, pear and strawberry are top recommendations.根据中国传统医学，夏天的开始是滋润心脏的关键时间。当天气越来越热时，湿热会影响人体健康。强烈推荐富含维生素、性凉的食物。黄瓜、西红柿、豆瓣菜和芹菜等蔬菜以及西瓜、梨和草莓等水果是最受推荐的。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transition/trnzn/n. 过渡；转变；变革；变迁reach an
14、 angle of 45 degrees：达到45度角。tropical/trpk()l/adj.热带的；来自热带的；产于热带的a crucial time：关键时间canola/knl/n. 油菜attach great importance to：非常重视stage a welcome rite：举行欢迎仪式seize the key time：抓住关键时间Its said that most of the decorations were arranged in the color red：that引导的主语从句，it做形式主语。jade/ded/n.玉，翡翠；玉制品pendant/pe
15、ndnt/n.垂饰，坠饰；吊灯jade pendant：玉坠show respect to：表示对.的尊敬checking ones weight：核实一个人的体重prevail/prvel/v.流行，盛行It was believed that this practice would bring health and good luck to the people weighted：that引导的主语从句，it做形式主语。the people weighted：过去分词weighed做后置定语，修饰people，表示被称体重的人。suspend/sspend/v. 悬；挂；吊stool/st
16、ul/n. 凳子beam/bim/n. （建筑物的）梁，（体操运动的）平衡木while the person calculating the weight would offer good wishes and auspicious words：while引导的时间状语从句。the person calculating the weight ：现在分词calculating做后置定语，修饰person，表示主动给别人量体重的人。auspicious/sps/adj. 吉利的；吉祥的who were weighed .and .who werent：由and连接的两个并列的定语从句，分别修饰两个
17、those，形成对比。symbolize/smblaz/v.象征；是的象征；代表leftover/leftv(r)/n. 吃剩的食物；残羹剩饭original/rdn()l/adj. 原来的；起初的；最早的cooking methods：烹饪方法，现在分词cooking做定语，修饰methods。spice/spas/n. （调味）香料knit/nt/ v. 编织；针织；机织 n.编织的衣服；针织衫collide/klad/v. 碰撞；相撞whose egg is not broken：定语从句，修饰the one。moisten/msn/v.（使）变得潮湿，变得湿润affect human
18、health：影响人体健康。Food rich in vitamins and cool in nature：由and连接的两个形容词短语做后置定语，修饰food。cucumber/kjukmb(r)/n. 黄瓜watercress/wtkres/n. 园艺 豆瓣菜；西洋菜celery/selri/n. 芹菜top recommendations：热门推荐，最佳推荐。一、阅读理解。1. Which of the following is true about Start of Summer?A. Temperature will rise quickly on this day.B. Farm
19、ers harvest most of the crops on this day.C. Officials dressed in red pray for a good harvest.D. Everyone should get weighed. 2. People check their weight at the Start of Summer to _.A.control their weightB.lose weightC.offer good wishes and auspicious wordsD. keep away from illness 3. We can learn
20、from the passage that _.A. “tea egg” is not common food in ancient ChinaB. dampness and heat are likely to harm human healthC. children with broken eggs are more lucky.D. people should eat more food cool in nature4. Whats the meaning of the word “colliding”?A.碰 B.抢 C.吃 D.煮答案：CDBA二、完型填空。At the openin
21、g ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, a countdown featuring 24 solar terms 1._ the attention of the global audience and gave a glimpse of the ancient Chinese almanac science.The establishment of 24 solar terms is believed to be an /a 2._contribution to the world made by ancient Chines
22、e almanac scientists. The system, used by Chinese people in both ancient and modern times to guide farming activities, was 3._ as an intangible cultural heritage item by UNESCO in 2016.An archaeological excavation in 2003 pointed to the theory that the village of Taosi in the Shanxi county of Xiangf
23、en might be the 4._of the 24 solar terms and the Chinese astronomic and almanac sciences.An archaeological discovery in the village of Taosi 5._ that the system was in place some 4,000 years ago.Excavation of the Taosi site started in the 1950s and the 6._ has continued to this day.One of the most i
24、mportant 7._were 13 columns of compressed earth found in 2003.The8._of the columns was unknown to archaeologists at first. After years of watching the columns projection under the sun, researchers realized this was an ancient observatory. The columns were used to measure sunbeam 9._ and determine th
25、e 24 solar terms of a year, according to researchers 10._with the site.There were other breakthroughs in the study of the remains, which made researchers think that the sitemight be the capital of the 11._ governed by the legendary emperors of Yao and Shun more than 3,000 years ago.One milestone dis
26、covery were pottery relics with pictographs 12._ the character of Yao. Archaeologists believe this was an ancient 13._ system more than 500 years older than the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC) oracles written on bones and turtle shells, which were discovered in Anyang city, Henan prov
27、ince.There was also a set of 14._ instruments discovered at the site. Among these, a bronze bell was identified as being made 4,000 years ago. It is said to be the earliest musical instrument found in China.Excavation of the site is still underway. Gao Jiangtao, head of the archaeological team, said
28、 excavations to date had 15. _ less than 1 percent of the site.In October 2021, the Taosi site was included on the list of Chinas major archaeological discoveries in a century.1. A. paid B. drew C. turned D. took2. A.ambitious B.emergency C.effective D. outstanding 3.A. recognized B.organized C. ord
29、ered D. faced 4.A.resource B. store C. source D. originate5.A. proved B. proof C.process D. proverb6.A.progress B.process C. proper D. promise 7.A.discover B. cover C.discoveries D. invention8.A.secret B.appearance C. experience D. function9.A.angles B. angels C. ankle D. ache10.A. sitting B.working
30、 C.seeing D.watching 11.A. national B.natural C. nation D.nature 12.A. include B.included C. includes D.including13.A. writing B. reading C. singing D. seeing14.A. medical B.musical C. amused D. amusing15.A. covering B.cover C. covered D. covers答案：BDACA BCDAB CDABC三、选词填空。（用单词的适当形式填空）prevail top reco
31、mmendationsshow respect tocrucial timesuspendattach great importance tostage a welcome riteseize the key time1. Theopportunityisthere.Whynot_.2. The local government is _for the hero.3. Myparentsalways_mygettinga goodeducation.4. Thosebeliefs_ amongcertainsocialgroups at that time.5. A lamp was _ fr
32、om the ceiling.6. I found the bestlawyerthrough_.7. Youth,somespendit, sometreasureit,butI_it.8. The battlehadreached a_.答案：1. seize the key time 2. staging a welcome rite 3. attach great importance to 4. prevailed 5. suspended 6.top recommendations 7. show respectto 8. crucial time四、在右栏中找出左栏单词的解释。A. food that has not been eaten at the end of a mealB. become or make sth slightly wetC. existing at the beginning of a particular periodD. to make clothes, etc. from wool or cotton threadE. crash into each other1. moisten 2. collide3. knit4. original5. leftover 答案：BEDCA
