今日大寒【中英双语】

今天是大寒节气，大家知道英语中的节气怎么说吗？一起来看一下吧！

【节气词汇】

Great Cold 大寒

“Great Cold”, the last solar term in24 solar terms, comes around January 20 each year.In this period, the cold waves from Siberia arrives in China.“

“大寒”是24节气中的最后一个，大约发生在每年的1月20日左右。在这段时间，从西伯利亚袭来的冷空气登陆中国内陆。

【节气百科】

When this day arrives, it’s time to welcomethe Spring Festival. People get busy with buying new things, salting the meat and preparing New Year good.“Great Cold” represents the end of 24 solar terms and also marks the end of winter.

大寒到来，也是喜迎春节的时候。人们忙着购买新物，做腌肉，筹备年货。“大寒”代表了24节气的结尾，也意味着冬天的结束。

【传统习俗】

In north China, people get busy with preparing the fertilizer. In south China, people are often busy with catching field mouse. Another important day during this period isthe “La Ba” Festival.“La” means the last month oflunar calendarand “Ba” means eight. People usually make porridge with 8 kind of mixed grains and corns,i.e. (=in other words)“La Ba porridge”, and eat it during the last month of the lunar calendar.

在中国北方，人们忙着准备肥料。在中国南方，人们通常忙着抓田鼠。这期间还有一个重要节日，就是”腊八“节。”腊“指的是阴历的最后一个月，”八“就代表初八。人们通常用八种谷物和杂粮做成粥，也就是”腊八粥“，并在阴历的最后一个月吃。

【健康小贴士】

Winter is a time for all lives to hide. When everything is hiding from the cold, human body’ssupersessionis also very slow. During this period, people should sleep early and get up late, and try to save the Yang Qi inside the body.

冬天是万物沉睡的时节。当万物沉寂在严寒之下，人体的新陈代谢也是非常缓慢。在这段时间，人们应该早睡晚起，尽量在体内储存阳气。

关于24节气

春分
Vernal/Spring Equinox

清明
Qingming Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day

谷雨

Grain Rain

立夏
Beginning of Summer

小满
Grain Full

芒种
Grain in Ear

夏至
Summer Solstice

小暑
Slight Heat

大暑
Great Heat

立秋
Beginning of Autumn

处暑
the Limit of Heat

白露
White Dew

秋分
Autumnal Equinox

寒露
Cold Dew

霜降
Frost's Descent

立冬
Beginning of Winter

小雪
Slight Snow

大雪
Great Snow

冬至
Winter Solstice

小寒
Slight Cold

大寒
Great Cold

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