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24SolarTerms:7thingsyoumaynotknowaboutMajorHeat

24節(jié)氣:關(guān)于大暑你可能不知道的7件事

ThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividestheyearinto24

solarterms.MajorHeat,（Chinese:大暑），the12thsolarterm

oftheyear,beginsthisyearonJuly22andendsAugust6.

中國傳統(tǒng)陽歷將一年分為24個節(jié)氣。大暑，（中文:大暑），

一年中的第12個節(jié)氣，今年從7月22日開始，至U8月6

日結(jié)束。

DuringMajorHeat,mostpartsofChinaenterthehottest

seasonoftheyear.

【唐i島駢

Greentrees,greenershades,

大熱期間，中國大部分地區(qū)進入一年中最熱的季節(jié)。andthesummer'sdayislong.

Finebuildingsstudy.tneij*，

ownreflectionsinthepond.

InChina,the24solartermswerecreatedthousandsofyears

agotoguideagriculturalproduction.Butsolartermcultureis

NOTES

stillusefultodaytoguidepeople'slivesthroughspecialfoods,

culturalceremoniesandevenhealthylivingtipsthat。紅色：詞匯

correspondwitheachterm.回藍色：短語

在中國，二十四節(jié)氣是幾千年前創(chuàng)造的，用來指導(dǎo)農(nóng)業(yè)生※黃色：語法總結(jié)，長難句

|o但是節(jié)氣文化在今天仍然有用，通過特殊的食物、文

閱讀綜合練習(xí)在文后

化儀式甚至與每個節(jié)氣對應(yīng)的健康生活小貼士來指導(dǎo)人們0MajorHeat：大暑

的生活。Hagriculturalproduction：農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)

Thefollowingare7thingsyoushouldknowaboutMajorHeat.Hculturalceremonies：文化儀式

以下是關(guān)于大暑你應(yīng)該知道的7件事。?correspond/iknra'spnnd/v.

Aseasonofharvestingandplanting

與……相一致，符合

收獲和種植的季節(jié)

Hcorrespond...with與..一致

DuringMajorHeat,thesunshine,hightemperatures,and

?calamity/k。'laemoti/n.災(zāi)難；災(zāi)禍

heavyrainfallaregoodforagriculturalcrops.ButlikeMinor

Hnaturalcalamities：自然災(zāi)害

Heat,manynaturalcalamitiessuchasfloods,droughtsand

Manwillafterallconquernatural

typhoonsalsohappenduringMajorHeat.Therefore,it*s

importanttoharvestandplantintimetoavoidsetbackscausedcalamities.

bynaturaldisasters.人類終究將戰(zhàn)勝自然災(zāi)害。

在大熱、陽光、高溫和大量降雨期間收獲和種植的季節(jié)對?setback/'setbaek/n,挫折；阻礙

農(nóng)作物有益。但是像小暑一樣，許多自然災(zāi)害，如洪水、

Itisanunexpectedsetbackinherfortunes.

干旱和臺風(fēng)也發(fā)生在大高溫期間。因此，重要的是及時收

這是她好運中的一次意外的挫折。

獲和種植，以避免自然災(zāi)害造成的挫折。

setback推遲；使...受挫折；把....往

SendingtheMajorHeatship

回?fù)?/p>

送大暑船

causedbynaturaldisasters：過去分詞做

SendingtheMajorHeatshipisafolktraditionspanning

后置定語，修飾setbackso

hundredsofyearsinTaizhou,Zhejiangprovince.

0folktradition：民間傳統(tǒng)

送大暑船是浙江臺州跨越數(shù)百年的民間傳

Ospan/spaen/v.持續(xù)，貫穿；包括（廣大

Theshipisfilledwithvariousanimalsforsacrificesuchas

地區(qū)），涵蓋（多項內(nèi)容）；橫跨，跨越

pigs,sheep,chicken,fish,andshrimps.Morethan50

n.時間跨度，一段時間

fishermentaketurnscarryingtheshipastheymarchthrough

Iworkedwithhimoveraspanofsix

thestreets.Drumsareplayedandfireworksarelit.Bothsides

years.我和他共事達六年之久。

ofthestreetarefilledwithpeopleprayingforblessings.

spanninghundredsofyears：現(xiàn)在分詞

船上裝滿了各種祭祀用的動物，如豬、羊、雞、魚和蝦。

spanning做后置定語，修飾folktradition

50多名漁民輪流抬著船在街上行進。鼓聲響起，煙火點燃。o

^carryingtheship：現(xiàn)在分詞做伴隨狀語

街道兩旁擠滿了祈福的人。

Afteraseriesofceremonies,theshipisfinallycarriedtotheQmarch/ma：tj/v.齊步走，行軍；快步

wharf.Then,theshipispulledoutofthefishingportand走；強迫（某人）一起走，押送；游行示

burnedatsea.Peoplecarryoutthisritualtoprayforgood威；進行，進展

harvestsandhealth.Theymarched20milestoreachthe

經(jīng)過一系列的儀式后，這艘船終于被運送到碼頭。然后，capital.他們行進了20英里才到達首都。

船被拖出漁港，在海上焚燒。人們舉行這個儀式來祈求豐theymarchthroughthestreets：as弓I

收和健康。導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句

Cricketfighting^peopleprayingforblessings：

斗蟋蟀praying現(xiàn)在分詞做后置定語，修飾

MajorHeatisaseasonwiththelargestnumberofcricketsthatpeopleo

canbefoundinthefieldsalongthecountryside.Cricket?wharf/wo：f/n.碼頭

fightingisapopularpastimeforsomepeopleinChinaduring?cricket/'krikit/n.蟋蟀；蟲觸曲

thisperiod.Thecustomdatesbackmorethan1,000yearsto

thatcanbefoundinthefieldsalongthe

theTangDynasty(AD618-907)

countryside：定語從句，關(guān)系詞that代替

大熱是一個季節(jié)，在鄉(xiāng)下的田野里可以找到數(shù)量最多的蟋

先行詞cricket在從句中做主語。

蟀。斗蟋蟀是這一時期中國一些人的一種流行消遣。這個

消遣；休閑活動

習(xí)俗可以上溯到1000多年前的唐朝（公元618-907年）?pastime/'pa:staim/n.

Eatingoutisthe

Eatinglitchiandmizao

nationalpastimeinFrance.

吃荔枝、蜜棗

在法國，下館子是全國人普遍的消遣活

OnthedayofMajorHeat,thereisacustomofeating

動。

litchi,MizaoinPutian,Fujianprovince,asacelebrationof

0dateback：追溯

MajorHeat.

Paper-cutsofanimalshavebeenfoundinto

大暑日，福建莆田有吃荔枝、蜜棗的習(xí)俗，作為大暑的慶

mbswhichdatebackover1,500years.

祝。

人們已經(jīng)在1500多年前的墓穴中發(fā)現(xiàn)了

Litchiisanutritiousfruitcontainingglucoseandvitamins.

動物剪紙。

Peopleusuallysoaklitchiincoldwellwaterfirstandeatit.It

issaidthatlitchiduringMajorHeatisasnourishingasOlitchi/'laitfi/n.荔枝

ginseng.?nutritious/nju'trifss/adj.有

Mizaoismadeoffermentedrice.OnthedayofMajorHeat,

營養(yǎng)的，營養(yǎng)豐富的

peoplecookthemwithbrownsugar.Itcanreinforcethevital

?glucose/'glu：kous/n.葡萄糖

energyofthehumanbody.

^containingglucoseand

荔枝是一種營養(yǎng)豐富的水果，含有葡萄糖和維生素。人們

vitamins：現(xiàn)在分詞做后置定語，修飾

通常先將荔枝浸泡在冰冷的井水中，然后食用。據(jù)說大熱

fruito

時的荔枝和人參一樣滋補。米棗是由發(fā)酵大米制成的。在

大熱的日子，人們用紅糖煮它們。它可以增強人體的生命Osoak/ssuk/v.浸泡；使?jié)裢?，浸?/p>

力。WhatIneedistosoakinahottub.我需要

Eatingpineapples的是在浴盆里泡個熱水澡。

吃鳳梨

?ginseng/'djinseg/n.高麗參，人參

ThereisasayinginTaiwanwhichgoes,"eatingpineapplesin

Ofermented/fa'mentid/adj.釀

MajorHeat.'*DuringtheperiodofMajorHeat,pineapple

造；已發(fā)酵的V.使……發(fā)酵；動亂

tastesbest.

臺灣有句諺語：「大熱吃鳳梨」大暑期間，菠蘿味道最好。?reinforce/,ri：in'fo：s/v.加強，強化

Drinkingmuttonsoup

（觀點、思想或感覺）

喝羊肉湯

n.加固物

ThereisacustominsouthernShandongprovincewhere

Goodmeasuresreinforce

peopledrinkmuttonsouponthedayofMajorHeat.Many

therightbehavior.

peoplegotolocalrestaurantstodrinkmuttonsoup,whichis

良好的度量加強適當(dāng)?shù)男袨椤?/p>

callednsummermuttonsoup."

Xwherepeopledrinkmuttonsouponthe

山東省南部有一個習(xí)俗，人們在大熱天喝羊肉湯。許多人

dayofMajorHeat：定語從句，關(guān)系詞

去當(dāng)?shù)氐牟宛^喝羊肉湯，這被稱為“夏季羊肉湯”

where代替先行詞Shandongprovince,在

Eatinggrassjelly

從句中做地點狀語。

吃仙草涼粉

Xwhichiscalled"summermuttonsoup.n：

Grassjelly,XiancaodonginChinese,ismadewithaspecial

定語從句，關(guān)系詞which代替先行詞

grasswhosestemsandleavescanbemadeintoherbjellyafter

muttonsoup,在從句中做主語。

beingdriedinthesun.

?jelly/'d3eli/n.果凍

仙草涼粉，用一種特殊的草制成，它的莖葉曬干后可以制成

涼粉。Ostem/stem/n.（植物、灌木的）莖，干

Withtheamazingabilitytoquellthesummerheat,grassjellyXwhosestemsandleavescanbemadeinto

isdescribedinapopularsayinginGuangdongprovincethatherbjelly：定語從句，關(guān)系詞whose代替

goes,"eatingherbjellyinMajorHeatwillmakeyoustay先行詞aspecialgrass's在從句中做定語。

youngliketheimmortals."?quell/kwel/v.制止，鎮(zhèn)壓；消除，減輕

仙草有著驚人的消暑能力，廣東有句流行的諺語這樣形容

（恐懼、擔(dān)憂等）

它:“大熱天吃涼粉，能讓你像神仙一樣保持年輕?！?/p>

Thismedicinewillquellyoursorethroat.

Theherbjellylooksandtasteslikeanother

這種藥可減輕你的喉痛。

jelly-likeGuilinggao,orcalledTurtleJelly,butwithoutthe

?immortal/imo：t（a）l/n.神，永生不滅

bittertaste!

者；永垂不朽的人物

香草果凍看起來和吃起來像另一種果凍一樣的龜苓膏，或

adj.不死的，永存的；不朽的，流芳百世

稱為龜果凍，但沒有苦味！

的，永垂千古的

SheisoneoftheHollywoodimmortals.

她是一位千古流芳的好萊塢名人。

一、閱讀理解。

1.WhichofthefollowingisnotrightaboutMajorHeat?

A.Itspanstwomonths.

B.Peopleexperiencethehottestdays.

C.Manynaturalcalamitiesmayoccur.

D.Naturaldisastersarelikelytohappen.

2.FishermensendtheMajorHeatshipintheorderof.

a.marchthroughthestreetswiththeship.

b.carrytheshiptothewharf

c.filltheshipwithvariousanimals

d.burntheship

e.pulltheshipoutofthefishingport

A.cabedB.cbadeC.bacedD.bcade

3.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"soak"?

A.清洗B.浸泡C.放下D.拿出

4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.Herbjellycanmakeyouimmortal

B.Herbjellytastesalitterbitter

C.Herbjellycandriveawaytheheat

D.HerbjellyismadeintoGuilinggao

答案：DABC

二.七選五（有兩項多余）

MajorHeatorDashuinChinese,isthe12thsolarterm,whosearrivalsymbolizesthatmostpartsofChina

haveenteredthehottestseasonoftheyear.InclassicalChinese,thecharacter"Shu"wascomparedto

“boiling,"deliveringanimagethat1.theearthislikeapotofboilingwaterduringthistimeperiod.

ThreePhenomena

Firefliesilluminatesummernights

AncientChinesefoundthatfirefliesusuallyappearedwhenDashubegan.2.Theybelievedthatfireflies

werebornoutofdecayedgrass,andwouldcomeouttoilluminatetheskyofsummernightslikeshining

stars.

Swelteringsummerweatherandmoistearth

Withmoistsoil,humidairandfrequentrainfalls,3.thecropsgrowvigorouslyandforecastabumper

harvest.

Heavyrains

ThecomingofDashuoftenbringsthunderstorms,whicheasehotsummerweatherandleadtothetransition

toautumn.Theunexpectedrainfallscanalsobringthejoyofrefreshmentandcoolness.

Customs

Sendingawaythe"MajorHeatShip"

InthecoastalAreasinZhejiangProvince,thereisatraditionofsendingawaythe"MajorHeatship".Onthat

day,agroupoffishermentaketurnstocarrytheshipwhilemarchingthroughthestreets.4.Drumsare

playedandfireworksarelit.Onthestreetsides,peopleprayforblessings.Afterthat,theshipiscarriedto

thewharf,pulledoutoftheportandfinallyburnedatsea.Thisritualistoprayforharvests,goodweather,

happinessandhealth.

Dryginger

Summerhasthewarmestsunshineinayear.However,suchextremeheatalsoproducesdried-updelicious

foodssuchassundriedbeans,chilipeppersandpicklesetc.Theseingredientscanbeeatenafterbeing

sundriedforadayortwoaslongastheweatherisgood.Butthere'soneingredientthathastobesundried

throughoutthewholesummer,andthatisginger.

DuringMajorHeat,5.youcanalwaysHndpiecesofgingerenjoy