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24SolarTerms:6thingsyoumaynotknowaboutAutumnEquinox

24节气:关于秋分你可能不知道的8件事

AutumnEquinoxliesatthemidpointofautumn,dividing

autumnintotwoequalparts.Afterthatday,thelocationof

directsunlightmovestothesouth,makingdaysshorter

andnightslongerinthenorthernhemisphere.

秋分位于秋天的中点，将秋天分成两个相等的部分。那

天之后，阳光直射的位置向南移动，使得北半球白天变

短，夜晚变长。

ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearNOTES

into24solarterms.AutumnEquinox,（Chinese:秋分），。红色：词汇

the16thsolartermoftheyear,beginsthisyearonSept23

因蓝色：短语

andendsonOct7.

※黄色：语法总结，长难句

中国传统农历将一年分为24个节气。秋分，（中文:秋

阅读综合练习在文后

分），今年的第16个节气，从9月23日开始，到10月

©equinox/'ekwinDks/n.春分；秋分；昼夜

7日结束。

平分点

Hereare8thingsyoushouldknowaboutAutumn

AutumnEquinox：秋分

Equinox.

这里有你应该知道的关于秋分的8件事。©midpoint/'midpoInt/n.中点；正中央

Coolautumn凉爽的秋天

Xdividingautumnintotwoequalparts：现在分

Asitissaidintheancientbook,TheDetailedRecordsof

词dividing短语做谓语动词lies的伴随状语。

theSpringandAutumnPerio|（770-476BC）,"Itison

^makingdaysshorterandnightslongerinthe

AutumnEquinoxdaythattheYinandYangareina

northernhemisphere：现在分词making短语做

balanceofpower.Thusthedayandnightareofequal

结果状语。

length,andsoarethecoldandhotweather."

TheDetailedRecordsoftheSpringand

正如古书《春秋详解》（公元前770-476年）中所说，“在

AutumnPeriod：春秋详解

秋分那天，阴阳力量平衡。因此，白天和黑夜一样长，

※止isonAutumnEquinoxdaythattheYinand

寒冷和炎热的天气也一样。”

Yangareinabalanceofpower：强调句，去掉

ByAutumnEquinox,mostoftheareasinChinahave

enteredthecoolautumn.WhenthecoldairheadingsouthItis...that,仍然是一个完整的句子（on

meetsthedecliningwarmandwetair,precipitationistheAutumnEquinoxday,theYinandYangareina

result.Thetemperaturealsodropsfrequently.balanceofpower.）

到了秋分，我国大部分地区已经进入凉爽的秋季。当南ofequallength:一样长

下的冷空气遇到下降的暖湿空气，就产生了降水。气温thecoldairheadingsouth：南下的冷空气，

也频频下降。headingsouth现在分词做后置定语，修饰air。

Seasonforeatingcrab©precipitationpri,sipi'tel\（s）n/n.降水

Inthisseason,crabisdelicious.Ithelpsnourishthe

（如雨，雪，冰雹）；沉淀，淀析；仓促，

marrowandclearheatinsidethebody.

鲁莽，轻率；坠落

吃螃蟹的季节在这个季节，螃蟹很好吃。它有助于滋养

©marrow/'maersu/n.骨髓，髓

骨髓和清除体内热量。

nourishthemarrow：滋养骨髓

EatingQiucai吃秋菜

InSouthChina,thereisacustompopularlyknownas©amaranth/'aems,rsenO/n.紫红色；不凋花；

"havingQiucai(anautumnvegetable)ontheAutumn范属植物

Equinoxday".Qiucaiisakindofwildamaranth.Every©verdant/'v3：d（9）nt/adj.青翠

AutumnEquinoxday,allthevillagersgotopickQiucaiin

的；翠绿的；没有经验的；不老练的

thewild.Qiucaiisverdantinthefield,thin,andabout20

inlength：在长度上

cminlength.Qiucaiistakenbackandmadeintosoup

C5verse/v3:s/n.诗，韵文；诗节

withfish,callednQiutangH(autumnsoup).Thereisaverse

aboutthesoup:"DrinkthesouptocleartheliverandOintestine/ln'testin/n.（脊椎动物的）肠；

intestines,thusthewholefamilywillbesafeandhealthy',.（尤指无脊椎动物的）肠管adj.内部的，

在中国南方，有一个俗称“秋分吃秋菜”的习俗。秋菜是国内的

一种野生范菜。每年秋分那天，所有的村民都去野外采cleartheliverandintestines：清肝润肠

摘秋菜。秋菜在地里青翠欲滴，细细的，长约20厘米。©olive/'Dliv/n.橄榄；橄榄树；橄榄色

秋菜被带回去和鱼一起做成汤，叫做“秋汤”(秋汤)。有

番木瓜，木瓜；番木瓜

一句关于汤的诗句:“喝汤M肝润肠，全家平安健康”。Opapaya/ps'pals/n.

树

Seasonforeatingvariousplants

ByAutumnEquinox,olives,pears,papayas,chestnuts,©chestnut/'tfesnAt/n.栗子；栗色；［园艺］

beans,andotherplantsentertheirphaseofmaturation.It栗树；栗色马

istimetopickandeatthem.adj.栗色的

秋分是食用各种植物的季节，橄榄、梨、木瓜、栗子、

Ophase/feiz/n.（发展或变化的）阶段，时

豆类和其他植物进入成熟期。是时候摘下来吃了。

期

Seasonforenjoyingosmanthus

©maturation/,maetfu'reifn/n.成

赏桂花的季节

TheAutumnEquinoxisthetimetosmellthefragranceof熟；化脓；生殖细胞之形成

osmanthus.Atthistime,itishotinthedayandcoolatmature/matfu9（r）/adj.明白事理的；成熟

nightinSouthChina,sopeoplehavetowearasinglelayer的；像成人似的

whenitishot,andlinedclothingitiscool.Thisv.成熟；长成

periodisnamed"Guihuazheng"inChinese,whichmeansOosmanthus/Dz'm&nOos/n.桂花

“osmanthusmugginessn.

©fragrance/'freigrans/n.芳香，香气；香水

秋分是闻到桂花香味的时候。这个时候华南白天热，晚

上凉，所以天热的时候人们要穿单衣，天凉的时候要穿©layer/'leis（r）/n.层；表层；层次；阶层v.

有内衬的衣服。这个时期被称为“桂花蒸”，意思是“桂把…分层堆放

花时节闷热”。singlelayer:单衣，单层

SeasonforenjoyingchrysanthemumsOlined/laind/adj.有内衬的；具线纹的

欣赏菊花的季节

linedclothing：有内衬的衣月艮

AutumnEquinoxalsoisagoodtimetoenjoy

chrysanthemums|nfullbloom.Omugginessn.闷热

秋分也是欣赏菊花盛开的好时候。muggy/'mAgi/adj.闷热潮湿的

Standingeggsonend竖鸡蛋Ochrysanthemum/kri's史nO。

OnAutumnEquinoxday,thousandsofpeoplearoundthe

msm/n.菊花

worldtrytomakeeggsstandonend.ThisChinesecustom

infullbloom：盛开

hasbecometheworld'sgame.

standonend：竖着放；立置

在秋分那天，世界上成千上万的人试图让鸡蛋竖立起

©axis/'aeksls/n.轴（旋转物体假想的中心

来。这种中国习俗已经成为世界的游戏。

线）

Accordingtoexperts,ontheSpringEquinoxandAutumn

earth'saxis：地轴

Equinox,thedayandnightareofequaltimebothinthe

southernandnorthernhemispheres.Theearth'saxis,onitsOtilt/tiIt/n.倾斜，倾侧，倾斜度；（对某

66.5degreetilt,isinarelativebalanceofpowerwiththe人、某信仰或某行为的）倾向，偏向

earth'sorbitaroundthesun.Thusitisaveryconducivev.（使）倾斜，（使）倾侧；（使）倾向于，

timeforstandingeggsonend.（使）偏向于

据专家介绍，在春分和秋分这两个季节，南半球和北半Heansweredwithatiltofhishead.他歪着头

球的昼夜时间相等。地轴倾斜66.5度，与地球围绕太回答。

阳的轨道处于相对的力量平彳.。因此，这是一个非常有

arelativebalanceofpower：相对的力量平衡

利于鸡蛋直立的时间。Oconducive/kon'dju：siv/adj.有助的，有益

Butsomealsosaythatstandingtheegghasnothingtodo

的

withthetime.Themostimportantthingistoshifttheegg's

Oyolk/jauk/n.蛋黄；［胚］卵黄

centerofgravitytothelowestpartoftheegg.Inthisway,

thetrickisholdingtheegguntiltheyolksinksasmuchasOinclined/in'klaind/adj.有...意向，倾向

possible.Forthis,you'rebetteroffchoosinganeggthat's于……；对……有兴趣的，有天赋的；倾斜

about4or5daysold,whoseyolkisinclinedtosinkdown.的，有坡度的

但也有人说，立蛋与时间无关。最重要的是把鸡蛋的重incline/in'klain/v.点头；（使）倾向于；

心转移到鸡蛋的最低处。这样，诀窍就是拿着鸡蛋，直（使）倾斜

到蛋黄尽可能下沉。为此，你最好选择一个大约4或5beinclinedto：倾向于...；有意

天大的鸡蛋，它的蛋黄倾向于下，

Thepartlydeafmaninclinedforwardtohear

Sacrificingtothemoontheconversationmoreclearly.

Originally,thefestivalofsacrificingtothemoonwasset那个耳背的人向前倾斜着身子，以便听清谈

onAutumnalEquinoxday.Accordingtohistorical话。

records,asearlyastheZhouDynasty(c.11thsinkdown下沉

century-256BC),theancientkingsbycustomsacrificedtoLovemakesyougrowuporsinkdown.

thesunontheSpringEquinox,andtothemoononthe爱情，要么让人成熟，要么让人堕落。

AutumnEquinox.Ooriginally/s'ridjonoli/adv.起

最初，祭月节是在秋分那天。根据历史记载，早在周朝

初，原来；独创地，新颖地

(约11世纪-公元前256年)，古代国王按照习俗在春分

Thevotedatewasoriginallysetfortomorrow.

时祭祀太阳，在秋分时祭祀月亮。投票日期原本定在明天。

Butthemoonwon'tbefullduringAutumnEquinox.Iforiginal/s'ridj9n（9）l/adj.起初的，原先的；

therewasnomoontomakesacrificesto,itwouldspoilthe原作的，真迹的

fun.Thus,thedaywaschangedtotheMid-AutumnDay.Iwillsendtheoriginaltoyoubypost.

我将把原件邮寄给你。

但是秋分的时候月亮不会圆。如果没有月亮作为祭品，originate/s'ridjIneit/v.起源，产生；

那就没意思了。因此，这一天被改为中秋节。创始，开创

Currentservicesoriginateintwokeymeasures.

当前的服务起源于两个关键措施。

beset:设置，决心要

一、阅读理解。

1.AutumnEquinoxisthe16thsolartermwhich.

A.dividesayearintotwoequalparts

B.makesthedayshorter

C.makesthenightlonger

D.makesYinandYangareofequalpower

2.Qiucaiisakindofvegetablewhich

A.isgrownbyfarmersinthefield

B.isonlyavailableontheAutumnEquinoxDay

C.mustbemadeintosoupwithfish

D.cancleartheliverandintestines

3.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“mugginess”?

A.凉爽B.闷热C.寒冷D.炎热

4.Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat.

A.solartermsaredividedaccordingtothepositionofthesun.

B.everysolartermlastsforaboutamontheveryyear

C.solartermsaredividedaccordingtotheagriculturalactivities

D.solartermsaredividedaccordingtotheoldtradition

答案：DCBA

二.七选五（有两项多余）。

TheChinesefarmers'harvestfestivalisthefirstnationalfestivalheldspecificallyforthecountry'sfarmers.

Startingin2018,1.,whichisoneofthe24solartermsoftheChineselunisolarcalendar

andusuallyfallsbetweenSept.22and24duringthecountry'sagriculturalharvestseason.

Withthecomingoftheharvestfestival,manycounty-levelofficialsstartedsettinguplive-streaming

broadcaststohelpvillagerspromotetheiragriculturalproducts.2..

Togetherwith1,000agrarianareasand832national-levelpoverty-strickencounties,Alibabawilllauncha

50-daycampaigntosendredenvelopesworthatotalof1billionyuan(about141millionU.S.dollars)to

consumers,tohelpsell1billionindividualfarmproducts.

In2018,Alibabapromotedthesaleofmorethan300millionagriculturalproductsonthefirstharvestfestival,

andtheonlinesalesexceeded20billionyuan.

Asof2018,China'sruralpopulationstoodatabout560million.Duringthefestival,farmersacrossthe

countrycelebratethebountifulharvestthathasbroughtthemincreasingincomes.

Thenationalcelebrationfeaturesavarietyofculturalevents,includingperformances,harvestcultural

exhibitionsandfarmingexperiences.

Inafarmland-themedscenicspotofShanganVillageinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,ledbyteachersand

parents,childrenfrommorethan100kindergartensdugsweetpotatoesandpickeddates.3.

,whichincreasestheincomeofpoorhouseholdsbyabout1,000yuanper

month.

"FarmingcultureistheoriginofChinesecivilization,"saidZangYusheng,founderoftheproject,"Involving

childreninfarmingactivitiescanhelpthembetterunderstandthecountryside."

Withapopulationof158,Shanganusedtobeapoverty-strickenvillage.4..

Whenthelocalgovernmentfirstlaunchedpovertyalleviationworkinthevillagein1987,theaverageannual

incomeofShanganwasonly500yuan.However,by2018,thefigurehadreached10,