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1、关于小暑你可能不知道的6件事ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.MinorHeat,(Chinese:小暑),the11thsolartermoftheyear,beginsonJuly7thisyearandendsonJuly21.中国传统的农历将一年划分为24个节气,其中小暑(MinorHeat)是一年中第11个节气,今年的小暑从7月7日开始,至21日结束。MinorHeatsignifiesthehottestperiodisco
2、mingbuttheextremehotpointhasyettoarrive.到了小暑,就意味着最热的时候即将到来,但是最最炎热的时候还没有到。InChina,the24solartermswerecreatedthousandsofyearsagotoguideagriculturalproduction.Butthesolartermcultureisstillusefultodaytoguidepeople’slivesthroughspecialfoods,culturalceremoniesandevenhealthy
3、livingtipsthatcorrespondwitheachterm.在中国,24节气是数千年来指导农业生产的金科玉律,但是即使在今天,节气文化依旧通过每个节气相关的特殊食物、文化仪式、甚至健康生活指南来指导人们的生活。Thefollowingare6thingsyouneedtoknowaboutMinorHeat.以下就是关于小暑你应当知道的6件事。Aseasonofstorms,thunderandhail1、暴雨、雷鸣和冰雹。Storms,thunderandhailoftenhappenduringMinorHeat
4、,thoughinsomeyearstheremightbedroughts.OneoftheprevailingfarmingactivitiesduringMinorHeatisstayingontopoffloodcontrolanddroughtrelief.小暑时节经常会遇到暴雨、雷鸣和冰雹等天气,但是某些年里也可能会遇到干旱。小暑时节最主要的农事活动就是防汛抗旱。Aseasonforthelotusflower2、荷花盛开的季节。InMinorHeat,hightemperaturesaregoodforthegrow
5、thofthelotusflower.FromMinorHeattotheDoubleNinthFestival,thelotusflowerisinfullbloom,andalwayssimplebutelegant.小暑时节,高温非常有利于荷花的生长。从小暑到重阳,荷花都会一直盛开,且始终素雅。Fireflyseason3、萤火虫美如画。MinorHeatistheseasonwhenfirefliesbecomelively.ZhuShuzhen,awomanoftheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-12
6、79),oncedescribedinherfamouspoemSummerFirefliesahappysceneofchildrenplayingwithfirefliesinthewoodsatnight.小暑时节萤火虫开始变得活跃起来。南宋(1127年-1279年)女词人朱淑真曾在其著名诗作《夏萤》中描绘了夜晚儿童在树丛中和萤火虫玩耍的欢快场景。Eatingsmallmelons4、美味甜瓜。MinorHeatcomeswhenallkindsofmelonsarebeingharvested.OnecustominNan
7、jing,JiangsuprovincehastodowithenjoyingsmallmelonsonthedayofMinorHeatandhavingbigmelonsonthedayofMajorHeat.Smallandbigmelonsnormallyrefertocantaloupesandwatermelons.小暑时节也是各种甜瓜收获的季节。在江苏南京有一个习俗,在小暑当天要吃小甜瓜,大暑当天吃大甜瓜。小甜瓜通常指哈密瓜,而大甜瓜则是西瓜。Eatingdumplings5、小暑吃饺子。Dumplingsareth
8、etraditionalandhouseholdfoodamongChinese.Whenthe"dogday"comes,peopletendtolosetheirappetites,anddumplingscanrefreshpeople’sf