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July12,202224SolarTerms:5thingsyoumaynotknowaboutMinorCold24节气:关于小寒你可能不知道的5件事MinorColdisthe23rdsolartermofthe24traditionalChinesesolarterms.FormostareasofChina,itmarksthestartofthecoldestdaysoftheyear.Thisyear'sMinorColdstartsonJan5.ManyChinesesayingsusetheweatherandclimatesituationduringMinorColdtopredicttheweatherinthefollowingspring.Still,bittercoldcan'tpreventpeoplefromenjoyingtheirlives.小寒是中国传统二十四节气中的第二十三个节气。对于中国的大部分地区来说，这标志着一年中最冷的日子的开始。今年的小寒从1月5日开始。许多中国谚语利用小寒期间的天气和气候状况来预测第二年春天的天气。尽管如此，严寒并不能阻止人们享受生活。HerearesomethingsthathelpusstaywarmduringMinorCold.这里有一些帮助我们在小寒时保持温暖的东西。StockingupforNewYear置办年货 DuringMinorCold,peoplealwaysstartstockingNewYeargoods,whichincludeSpringFestivalcouplets,NewYearpictures,paper-cutsforwindowdecoration,firecrackers,incenseandlanterns.小寒期间，人们总是开始置办年货，包括春联、年画、窗花、鞭炮、熏香和灯笼。Muttonhotpot,chestnutsandbakedsweetpotato羊肉火锅，栗子和烤地瓜Muttonhotpot,chestnutsandbakedsweetpotatoarethreerecommendedfoodsforMinorCold.AccordingtotraditionalChinesemedicinetheories,peopleneedtoeatfoodthatcontainsmore

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energytopreventcoldfromharmingtheirorgans.The

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energyinthethreetypesoffoodisstrengthenedthroughtheirmethodofcooking:boiling,stirfryingandbaking.羊肉火锅，栗子和烤地瓜是小寒三大推荐食物。根据传统中医理论，人们需要吃含有更多阳气的食物，以防止寒冷伤害他们的器官。这三种食物中的阳气通过它们的烹饪方法得到加强:煮、炒和烤。Beef,sesame,walnuts,almondsandraisinsarealsogoodchoicesforMinorCold.牛肉、芝麻、核桃、杏仁、葡萄干对于小寒也是不错的选择。EatingLabaporridge吃腊八粥AnotherimportanttraditionalfoodforMinorColdisLabaporridge.Itismadefrommorethan20kindsofnuts,cerealsanddriedfruits.LocalpeopleinBeijingoftencookLabaporridgeonthenightoftheseventhdayofthetwelfthlunarmonth.Afteronenight'sslowsimmering,alltheingredientsmeltintotheporridgeinthemorningoftheeighthday,becomingawarmdelicacytoenjoyoncolddays.另一种小寒的重要传统食物是腊八粥。它由20多种坚果、谷物和干果制成。北京当地人经常在腊月初七晚上煮腊八粥。经过一个晚上的慢炖，第八天早上所有的材料都融化在粥里，成为寒冷日子里享用的温暖美味。TastingNanjingvegetablerice品尝南京菜饭PeopleinNanjingusedtotakeMinorColdquiteseriously,andtheystillkeepacustomofeatingvegetablericetocelebratethissolarterm.Thericeissteamedwith

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(akindofgreenvegetable),sausageandsaltedduckthatareallthespecialtiesinNanjing.南京人过去对小感冒相当重视，他们仍然保持着吃菜饭来庆祝这个节气的习俗。米饭是用矮脚黄(一种绿色蔬菜)、香肠和盐水鸭蒸的，这些都是南京的特色菜。MakingChinesetraditionalherbalmedicine做中药材MinorColdisalsothebusiesttimefordoctorsandpharmaciesoftraditionalChinesemedicine.Manypeopleneedthemtopreparenewmedicines,whichwillbeconsumedbeforetheLunarNewYear.小寒也是中医医生和药店最忙的时候。很多人需要他们准备新的药物，这些药物将在农历新年之前消耗掉。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✪minor

/ˈmaɪnə(r)/adj.较小的次要的；轻微的MinorCold：小寒bittercold：严寒※thathelpusstaywarmduringMinorCold：定语从句，关系词that代替先行词things在从句中做主语。✪stock

/stɒk/v.存货；贮备，贮存（食物、书籍等）n.（商店的）现货，存货，库存stockingup:买进储存起来备货囤货囤积✪couplet/ˈkʌplət/n.（尤为押韵等长的）对句，对联✪incense/ˈɪnsens/n.香※whichincludeSpringFestivalcouplets...：定语从句，关系词which代替先行词goods在从句中做主语。bakedsweetpotato：烤地瓜※thatcontainsmoreyangenergytopreventcoldfromharmingtheirorgans：定语从句，关系词that指代先行词food在从句中做主语。✪stir/stɜː(r)/v.搅拌，搅和（液体等物质）；激发，打动n.搅动，搅拌；激动（情绪），愤怒（情绪）stirfrying：用大火炒；快炒✪sesame/ˈsesəmi/n.芝麻，胡麻；通行证✪almond/ˈɑːmənd/n.杏仁，扁桃仁；杏树，扁桃树✪raisin/ˈreɪzn/n.葡萄干✪simmer/ˈsɪmə/v.炖，煨；充满（难以控制的感情，尤指愤怒）；即将爆发，酝酿；息怒，平静n.小沸，即将沸腾状态✪ingredient/ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/n.（食品的）成分，原料；要素，因素adj.构成组成部分的meltinto：溶解成；消散在……中；因心软而……✪delicacy/ˈdelɪkəsi/n.美味，佳肴；脆弱，娇嫩✪steam/stiːm/v.散发蒸汽，冒热气；蒸（食物）n.蒸汽，水蒸气；水汽，雾气✪specialty

/ˈspeʃəlti/n.专业，专长；特色食品，特产Woodcarvingisaspecialtyofthisvillage.木器雕刻是这个村子的特产。Chinesetraditionalherbalmedicine：中药材✪pharmacy/ˈfɑːməsi/n.药店（医院的）药房，配药室；药剂学，配药学※whichwillbeconsumedbeforetheLunarNewYear：定语从句，关系词which代替先行词newmedicines在从句中做主语。一、阅读理解。1.Amongthe24solarterms,MinorCold_______________.A.isthestartofthecolddaysB.isthelastbutonesolartermofayearC.willinfluencepeople’sfeelinginthefollowingspringisthebusiesttimefordoctorsbecauseoftoomanypeoplecatchingcold.Accordingtothepassage,yangenergy____________.A.inmuttoncanbestrengthenedbybakingB.canharmpeople’sorgansC.cancureterriblybadcoldD.canbefoundinallkindsofmelons.3.What’sthemeaningoftheword“simmering”inChinese?A.煎B.炸C.炒D.炖4.WecanusuallyseesuchsceneryonthemorningofMinorColdexcept_______.A.achildisenjoyingabowlofLabaporridgeB.anoldladyiswaitinginfrontofapharmacyformedicinesC.amanbuysabakedsweetpotatoforbreakfastD.afarmersellswatermelonsbesidethestreet答案：BADD按照单词的适当形式填空或首字母填空。MinorCold,23rdsolartermofthetraditionalChineselunarcalendar,fallsonJan5,1.________(mark)bittercoldstageofwinter.DuringMinorCold,mostareasinChinahaveenteredthe2.b_____coldstageofwinter.Thegroundandriversare3.______(freeze).Thecoldairfromthenorthmovessouthwardcontinuously.Although“MinorCold”meanslesscoldthanthe4.f______solarterm,“MajorCold”,thereisanoldsayinginChinathatgoes,“ThedaysoftheSanjiuperiodarethecoldestdays.”“Sanjiuperiod”referstothe5.t______nine-dayperiod(the19th-27thdays)afterthedayoftheWinterSolstice,6.w_______isinMinorCold.ActuallyMinorColdis7._______(normal)thecoldestperiodofwinter.Itisimportanttokeepwarmduringthisperiod.DuringMinorCold,peoplestart8.s________NewYeargoods,whichincludeSpringFestivalcouplets,NewYearpictures,paper-cutsforwindow9.________(decorate),firecrackers,incensean