2024届高考英语阅读复习：中国传统文化二十四节气之小满课件.pptx

Grain Buds Lead inIn 24 solar terms, there are “大暑”and “小暑”，“大雪”and “小雪”，“大寒”and “小寒”.However，there is just “小满” , no “大满”. Do you know the reason? Can you guess the meaning of “小满” from its English name “Grain Buds”?pre-reading The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Buds, (Chinese: 小满), the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 21 this year, and ends on June 5. It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe. Just like its English name “Grain Buds”, Xiaoman is the subtle period of time when the grains are about to ripen but are not quite there yet. It is also referred to as the waterfall in the southern area of China. If the rainfall is sufficient, the following season of rice planting is guaranteed.Read the passage and find out the Origin of Grain Buds满，既可指籽粒之熟，也可指雨水之盈。 In a more general conception, Xiaoman is the period of time when temperature gaps between the south and the north narrow down, and summer gradually becomes the most dominant season. 小满节气 Read the second part and find out the climate difference between southern and northern part.小满节气 In southern part of China, there is a saying, Grain buds, rivers are easy to fill up, which reflects the climate feature of heavy rainfall at this time. Generally speaking, the active warm and humid air from the south and cold air from the north meet in South China. And the South China area will often see continuous and large-scale heavy precipitation. For northern regions, little or no rainfall in grain buds is not as impressive as the rise in temperature. It is usually the period with the longest sunshine time among the 24 solar terms in northern China. When the moon is full, the temperature in some places in the north is easy to rise quickly, and the temperature difference with the south is further narrowed.Climate characteristics Reading the last part and know the customs in grain buds A good season for eating fis