备考新高考英语——24节气之24：大寒【China Daily 外刊双语精读24节气】精读.docxVIP

24 Solar Terms: 6 things you may not know about Major Cold 24节气:关于大寒你可能不知道的6件事 The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Cold (Chinese: 大寒), the 24th solar term, begins this year on Jan 20 and ends on Feb 3. 中国传统阳历将一年分为24个节气。大寒(中文:大寒)，第24个节气，从今年的1月20日开始，到2月3日结束。 Major Cold is the last solar term in winter and also the last solar term in the annual solar calendar. In this period, snow, rain and icy cold weather exert a big influence on peoples lives. 大寒是冬季的最后一个节气，也是每年阳历的最后一个节气。在这个时期，雪，雨和冰冷的天气对人们的生活产生了很大的影响。 Here are six things you should know about Major Cold. 以下是你应该知道的关于大寒的六件事。 Cold current 寒流 During Major Cold, as the cold current moves southward, the weather is very cold. Although modern meteorological observation shows that in some regions of China the weather during Major Cold is not colder than Minor Cold, the lowest temperatures of the whole year still occur in the Major Cold period in some coastal areas. 在大寒期间，随着寒流的南移，天气非常寒冷。虽然现代气象观测表明，在中国的一些地区，大寒期间的天气并不比小寒更冷，但在一些沿海地区，全年的最低温度仍然出现在大寒期间。 Eating dispelling cold cake 吃“祛寒糕” During Major Cold, People in Beijing have a habit of eating dispelling cold cake, a kind of rice cake. In Chinese the word rice cake has the same pronunciation with the word higher in a new year, which symbolizes good luck and continual promotion. 在大寒期间，北京人有吃“祛寒糕”的习惯，这是一种年糕。在汉语中，“年糕”这个词与“新年更高”这个词发音相同，它象征着好运和不断晋升。 Buying sesame straw 买芝麻秸秆 Major Cold always coincides with the end of the year in the lunar calendar. In some areas of China, people always fall over each other in eagerness to buy sesame straw during this period because of the old saying, Rise joint by joint like sesame flowers on the stem. This saying is used to describe either ever-rising living standards or making steady progress in thought, studies or skills. 大寒总是恰逢农历年底。在中国的一些地区，人们在这个时期总是争先恐后地购买芝麻秸秆，因为有一句老话，“芝麻开花节节高。”这句谚语用来形容生活水平不断提高，或者在思想、学习或技能方面取得稳步进展。 Eating fried spring rolls 吃炸春卷 In Anqing of Anhui province, people traditionally eat