24節(jié)氣之21：大雪-備考2023年高考英語【China Daily 外刊雙語精讀24節(jié)氣】精讀

July12,202224SolarTerms:6thingsyoumaynotknowaboutMajorSnow24節(jié)氣:關于大雪你可能不知道的6件事ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.MajorSnow(Chinese:大雪),the21stsolartermoftheyear,beginsthisyearonDec7andendsonDec20.中國傳統(tǒng)農歷將一年分為24個節(jié)氣。大雪(中文:大雪)，今年的第21個節(jié)氣，從12月7日開始，到12月20日結束。DuringMajorSnow,thesnowbecomesheavyandbeginstoaccumulateontheground.Thetemperaturedropssignificantly.在大雪期間，雪變得很厚，并開始在地面上堆積。氣溫明顯下降。HerearesixthingsyoushouldknowaboutMajorSnow.關于大雪，你應該知道六件事。Snowywinter下雪的冬天ThesnowinNorthChinamaylastawholeday,breakingtreebranchesandblockingtheroad.Thenaturalsceneryis"hundredsofleaguesice-boundgo;overthousandsofleaguesfliessnow".Inthesouth,snowflakesfallandtheworldturnswhite.中國北方的雪可能會持續(xù)一整天，折斷樹枝，堵塞道路。自然風光是“百里冰封走；飛雪過千里”。在南方，雪花飄落，世界變成白色。Aproverbaboutthesnowsays,"Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest".Asthesnowcoverstheground,thelowwintertemperaturekillspests.一個關于雪的諺語說，“瑞雪兆豐年”。由于雪覆蓋了地面，冬季的低溫殺死了害蟲。Appreciatingplumblossoms欣賞梅花Plumblossomsusuallyflowerinmid-to-lateDecemberinsomesoutherncitiesofChina,andsometimesbloomevenearlier.Theplumblossom,whichoriginatedinChina,isreveredinChinesecultureforitsresilienceduringseverewinters.Alongwiththepineandbamboo,theplumblossomisconsideredoneoftheThreeFriendsofWinter.在中國南方的一些城市，梅花通常在12月中下旬開花，有時甚至開得更早。梅花起源于中國，在中國文化中因其在嚴冬中的恢復力而受到崇敬。與松樹和竹子一樣，梅花被認為是冬天的三大朋友之一。Eatinglamb吃羊肉LambisafavoritefoodforChinesepeopleduringMajorSnow.It'sexcellentfornourishingthebody,promotingbloodcirculationandprovidingprotectionagainstthecold.PeopleinChongqingliketohavepottedlambsouporstewedlambsoupwiththeirfamiliesandfriends.Nanjingresidentsliketostewlambwithyamsorwolfberriestomakeitmorenutritious.羊肉是中國人在大雪期間最喜歡的食物。它對滋養(yǎng)身體、促進血液循環(huán)和抵御寒冷非常有益。重慶人喜歡與家人和朋友一起喝瓦罐羊肉湯或燉羊肉湯。南京居民喜歡用山藥或枸杞燉羊肉，使其更有營養(yǎng)。Makingsausages制作香腸DuringMajorSnow,peopleinsouthernChina,includingNanjing,Hangzhou,HefeiandChongqing,makesausages,animportantpartofpreparationforSpringFestival.Thebestmeatforsausagecomesfromthebuttofthepig.Thesausageshouldbedriedinawell-ventilatedplaceintheshade,andisedibleafteraweek.Cutoffacertainamount,andboilorfryitasyoulike.在大雪期間，包括南京、杭州、合肥和重慶在內的中國南方的人們會制作香腸，這是春節(jié)準備工作的重要組成部分。最好的香腸肉來自豬的屁股。香腸應在陰涼通風處晾干，一周后即可食用。切掉一定量，隨你喜歡煮還是炒。Eatingporridge喝熱粥Hotporridgecouldhelpwarmyouandnourishyourbodyincoldweather.InChina,it'scustomarytoeatredbeanporridgeonthefirstdayofMajorSnowandeight-treasureporridgeontheeighthdayofthelastmonthofthelunaryear.Inaddition,thereareothervarietiessuchaswheatporridge,sesameporridge,radishporridge,walnutporridgeandtuckahoeporridge.在寒冷的天氣里，喝熱粥有助于保暖和滋養(yǎng)身體。在中國，人們習慣在大雪的第一天吃紅豆粥，在農歷的最后一個月的第八天吃八寶粥。此外，還有麥片粥、芝麻粥、蘿卜粥、核桃粥、茯苓粥等其他品種。Preventingrespiratoryillness預防呼吸系統(tǒng)疾病Duringthisperiod,Chinesepeoplewatchforoutbreaksofrespiratoryillness,whichcanbepreventedbywearingawarmscarftoprotecttheneckandproperlydrinkingwater.DuringMajorSnow,it'sdrierandcolder,sopeopleshoulddrinkmorewater.Butyoushouldnotdrinktoomuchwateratonce.Atthesametime,don'tdrinkcoldwaterafterexercise.在此期間，中國人會注意呼吸系統(tǒng)疾病的爆發(fā)，這可以通過戴上保暖的圍巾來保護頸部并適當喝水來預防。大雪期間，天氣更加干燥和寒冷，所以人們應該多喝水。但是你不應該一次喝太多的水。同時，運動后不要喝涼水。NOTES?紅色：詞匯藍色：短語※黃色：語法總結，長難句閱讀綜合練習在文后MajorSnow：大雪?accumulate

/??kju?mj?le?t/v.積累；積聚accumulationn.積累，堆積；堆積物，堆積量?significantly

/s?ɡ?n?f?k?ntli/adv.有重大意義地；顯著地；明顯地※breakingtreebranchesandblockingtheroad：現(xiàn)在分詞短語做伴隨狀語?league/li?ɡ/n.聯(lián)盟，同盟?ice-bound/?a?sba?nd/冰封的冰封?bound/ba?nd/adj.一定會；很可能會v.跳躍著跑n.蹦跳；跳躍?snowflake/?sn??fle?k/n.雪花；雪片蓮；獨特、特別的人（非正式）；過分敏感的人（非正式）plumblossom:梅花?blossom/?bl?s?m/n.（樹木的）花，花簇；開花，花期v.開花；成長，繁盛，興旺?flower/?fla??(r)/v.開花；繁榮，興旺※whichoriginatedinChina：定語從句，關系詞which代替先行詞theplumblossom在從句中做主語。?revere/r??v??(r)/v.<正式>尊敬，崇敬?resilience/r??z?li?ns/n.恢復力復原力；（橡膠等的）彈性severewinter：嚴冬nourishthebody：滋養(yǎng)身體promotebloodcirculation：促進血液循環(huán)protectionagainstthecold：抵御寒冷pottedlambsoup：瓦罐羊肉湯stewedlambsoup：燉羊肉湯?yam/j?m/n.山藥?wolfberry/?w?lfberi/n.西方雪果（尤指枸杞子）?nutritious/nju?tr???s/adj.有營養(yǎng)的，營養(yǎng)豐富的nourish/?n?r??/v.養(yǎng)育，滋養(yǎng)；培養(yǎng)，懷有（感情、信念等）nutrition/nju?tr??(?)n/n.營養(yǎng)，滋養(yǎng)；營養(yǎng)學?sausage/?s?s?d?/n.香腸，臘腸；香腸形狀?butt/b?t/n.<美，非正式>屁股煙蒂，煙頭；（武器或工具）粗端；笑柄；?ventilated/?vent?le?t?d/adj.通風的ventilate/?vent?le?t/v.使通風，使通氣；（用呼吸機）給……供氧well-ventilated：通風好的?edible/?ed?b(?)l/adj.可食用的n.食物?customary/?k?st?m?ri/adj.習俗的，習慣的；特有的，典型的eight-treasureporridge：八寶粥?sesame/?ses?mi/n.芝麻，胡麻；通行證?radish/?r?d??/n.小蘿卜（可在色拉中生食）；蘿卜植物?tuckahoe/?t?k??h??/n.茯苓（食用菌核的一種）?respiratory/r??sp?r?t(?)ri/adj.<正式>呼吸的respiratoryillness：呼吸系統(tǒng)疾病?outbreak/?a?tbre?k/n.（戰(zhàn)爭、疾病、暴力等的）爆發(fā)，突然發(fā)生whichcanbepreventedbywearingawarmscarftoprotecttheneckandproperlydrinkingwater：定語從句，關系詞which代替先行詞respiratoryillness在從句中做主語。一、閱讀理解。1.DuringMajorSnow,peoplewillprobablyexperiencethefollowingexcept_____.A.thesnow-blockedroadB.thebrokentreebranchesC.theseverelycoldmorningD.hundredsofleagues2.Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvestbecause________.A.snowprovidespestswithenoughwaterB.pestsarekilledbythelowtemperatureC.snowprovidescropswithenoughwaterD.farmerscoverthecropswithwhitesnow.3.PlumblossomisconsideredoneoftheThreeFriendsofWinterbecause_____.A.itoriginatesfromChinaB.itbloomsinwinterC.itresiststheseverecoldinwinterD.thepine,bambooandtheplumblossomarethethreegoodfriends4.Theunderlinedword“edible”means____________.A.eatableB.deliciousC.driedD.cooked答案：DBCA二．按照單詞的適當形式填空或首字母填空。FallingonDecember7thisyear,MajorSnow,alsoknownas"DaXue"inChinese,isthe21stsolartermoftheChineselunaryearandthethirdsolartermofwinter.MajorSnowindicatesthestartofthemidwinterseason.Asitsnameimplies,MajorSnowreflectsthephenomenonofprecipitation,1.________(indicate)thetimeandintensityofsnowfall.Duringthisperiod,theweathergetscolder,andthedaysbecomeshorter.Insomeareas,curedmeatbecomesa2._______(season)specialtyonthedayofMajorSnow.Thisisawayforpeople3._______(store)meatoverthewintermonthsandfortheLunarNewYear.Asthe4.______(say)goes,"smallsnowsealstheground,heavysnowsealstheriver."DuringMajorSnow,manyriversbegin5._______(freeze),andpeoplegoice-skatingwithfriendsandfamily.DuringMajorSnow,peopleofteneatlotusroot,6.w_______canclearawayheatinthechestand7.p_______dryness-heat.Cookedlotusrootcan8.n______thestomachandreplenishthespleen.Youcanalsoeatsomefoodssuchascourgettes,waterchestnutsandsugarcane.DuringMajorSnow,peopleare9._________(suggest)tokeeptheirfeetcleananddry,andwashandmassagetheirfeeteverydaytostayhealthy.Also,10._________(drink)abowlofwarmporridgeinthemorningisanexcellentwaytonourishthestomach.答案：indicating2.seasonal3.tostore4.sayingtofreeze6.which7.prevent8.nourish9.suggested10.drinking三．選詞填空。（用單詞的適當形式填空）accumulaterevereresilienceseverenourishaccumulaterevereresilienceseverenourishedible