The24solartermsisaknowledgesystemandsocialpracticeformed

through

1.________(observe)ofthesun’sannualmotion,andcognitionoftheyear’schangeinseason,climateandphenology(生物氣候學).It

2.________(add)

totheUnitedNationEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization’sworldintangibleculturalheritagelistin2016.TheStartofWinter

3.________(signal)thestartofwinterwasvaluedalotbyChinese.

4.________theproverbgoes,

“harvestinginautumnandstoringharvestsinwinter.”

InancientChina,winterwasatime

5.________peoplegotrestandpreparedforabettercropharvestinthecomingyear.Meanwhile,ancientChineseowedtheharvesttothegods’

blessing.So,theywouldholdfeasts,

6.________(sincere)

worshipthegods,andprayforthefortuneofnextyear.Besides,theythemselveswoulddrinkandrestafterayearofdiligentwork.Wealsohad

7.________

customofeatingdumplings.AlegendhasitthatduringtheEasternHanDynasty,peopleinHenansufferedfromatyphoidepidemic(風寒),and

theirears

werebadly

frostbitten.“MedicalSaint”,ZhangZhongjingsavedthemwithakindofear-shapedfood,withseveralingredientswrappedintoadoughskin.Thatis

8.________wecalldumplingstoday.

“Ifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?”

Ifwecomparespring

9.________hopeandopportunity,thewinteristhebesttimetoprepare.Sowehadbettergeteverythingreadyinthewinter

10.________(meet)thearrival

ofspringandabettertomorrow!1.observation(s)

2.wasadded

3.signaling

4.As

5.when

6.sincerely

7.a

8.what

9.to

10.tomeet“Winteristhetimeforcomfort,forgoodfoodandwarmth,forthetouchofafriendlyhandandforatalkbesidethefire:itistimeforhome.”——EdithSitwell冬天是舒適的時候，是享用美食和溫暖的時候，是親切觸摸的時候，是在火堆旁交談的時候：是回家的時候。——伊迪絲-西特維爾立冬是冬季的第一個節氣，也是中國傳統二十四節氣（the24traditionalChinesesolarterms）中的第十九個節氣。立，是“建立、開始”的意思；冬有“終了”的意思。所以，立冬至，則冬日始，秋收作物要儲藏起來了。立冬的英語表達很簡單，即StartofWinter。

Infact,theStartofWinterisnotthebeginningofwinterintermsofmeteorology.Theclimateeveryyearisdifferent,sothebeginningofwintercouldbequitedifferent.AndwiththevastterritoryofChina,wintertimestartsatdifferenttimesindifferentareas.

事實上，從氣象學上講，立冬并非冬天的開始。每年的氣候都是不一樣的，因而冬天開始的時間也會有所差異。由于中國幅員遼闊，每個地區的冬季也不會在同一時間開始。Beginningofwinterornot

立冬是否是冬天的開始？Inancienttimes,theChinesepeopletooktheStartofWintertobethebeginningofthewinter.Howeverinfact,theStartofWinterisnotthebeginningofwinterintermsofmeteorology.Theclimateeveryyearisdifferent,sothebeginningofwintercouldbequitedifferent.AndwiththevastterritoryofChina,winterofeveryareadoesn’tbeginatthesametime.在古代，中國人把立冬當作冬天的開始。然而事實上，從氣象學的角度來看，冬天的開始并不都是立冬。每年的氣候都不一樣，所以冬天的開始可能會很不一樣。而且中國幅員遼闊，各地的冬天并不是同時開始的。Eatingdumplings

吃餃子InnorthernChina,peoplecelebrateLidongasthe“SmallSpringFestival”,atimeforeatingdumplings.

在中國北方，人們稱立冬為“小春節“，是吃餃子的時候。Theshapeofdumplingsislikeourears.Theregoesasaying,“EatdumplingsontheStartofWinter,oryourearswillbefrostbitten.”餃子的形狀就像我們的耳朵，一句俗語說道：“立冬不端餃子碗，凍掉耳朵沒人管。”關于餃子：冬奧會用中國美食，征服了世界TheongoingWinterOlympicsarenotonlyasportsfeast,butalsoabanquetofdelicacies,asthehostcountryiswellknownacrosstheworld

____1____

itsdeliciousfood.Sofar,thefoodsthat____2____(win)

themostkudosinthethreeOlympicVillagesaredishes

____3____(involve)

beef,lamb,roastduck,andofcourse,dumplings.TheongoingWinterOlympicsarenotonlyasportsfeast,butalsoabanquetofdelicacies,asthehostcountryiswellknownacrosstheworld

____1____

itsdeliciousfood.Sofar,thefoodsthat____2____(win)

themostkudosinthethreeOlympicVillagesaredishes

____3____(involve)

beef,lamb,roastduck,andofcourse,dumplings.Itisnotonlytheathletes’performances

____4____aretrendingonsocialmedia,butalsotheirenthusiasmandloveofChinesefood.VideosofChina's18-year-oldfreestyleskierGuAilingEileen,

____5____won

a

goldmedalonTuesday,eatingasteamedbun

wentviral,aswellasGu’spreviousvideos

____6____hergobblingdumplings.

Chinesenetizenswerealso

____7____（amaze）bythecrazeforsteamedbunsbyJeniseSpiteri,

____8____first-eversnowboardertorepresenttheEuropeanislandofMalta.Shetoldmediaafterthe

____9____（compete）

thatsheeatssixsteamedbunsperday,andsheeven

____10____（pop）

oneinhermouthwhenshegottothebaseofGentingSnowParkandwaitedforherscore.答案：1.for

2.havewon

3.involving

4.that

5.who

6.of

7.amazed

8.the

9.competition

10.poppedgoviral:火遍全網Offeringsacrificestoancestors祭祖TheStartofWinter,whentheautumncropshavebeenplacedinstorage,wasthetimeofthefestivalforthepeopleoftheManchuEightBannersandHanEightBannersinBenxiofLiaoningprovince.Incensewasburnedandsacrificesofferedtoancestors.TheEightBanners(baqi)wereadministrative/militarydivisionsduringtheQingDynasty(1644-1911).立冬的時候，秋收的莊稼已經被儲存起來，也是遼寧省本溪市滿八旗和漢八旗人焚香和祭祖的節日。八旗是清代(1644-1911)的行政/軍事部門。ThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.StartofWinter,(Chinese:立冬),the19thsolartermoftheyear,beginsthisyearonNov8andendsonNov21.中國傳統的陽歷把一年分為24個節氣。立冬，（中文：立冬),一年中的第19個節氣，從今年11月8日開始，到11月21日結束。StartofWinteristhefirstsolartermofwinter,whichmeanswinteriscomingandcropsharvestedinautumnshouldbestoredup.立冬是冬季的第一個節氣，這意味著冬天即將到來，秋季收獲的作物應該儲存起來。吃南瓜

EatingChinesepumpkins在天津，立冬這天人們要吃南瓜餡的餃子。南瓜是華北地區常見的蔬菜。一般情況下，南瓜要在夏天買回來，儲存到立冬時再拿出來吃。InTianjin,onthefirstdayoftheStartofWinter,peopleeatdumplingsstuffedwithChinesepumpkins.ItisacommonvegetableinNorthChina.Generally,thepumpkinsareboughtinthesummerandstoreduntiltheStartofWinter,whentheyaretakenout.古代的“立冬”WelcomingtheWinterinAncienttimes四季的開始是古代的重要節日。立冬之前，古代皇帝要沐浴，不再吃肉。這一天，皇帝會帶領官員到郊外舉行“迎冬”儀式。Thefourbeginningsoftheseasonswereimportantfestivalsinancienttimes.BeforetheStartofWinter,theemperorwouldtakeashowerandhavenomoremeat.Onthatday,theemperorwouldleadhisofficialstothesuburbsandperformtheceremonyof“welcomingthewinter.”

立冬三候

Waterbeginstofreeze–theinitialstagesofwaterbodiesfreezingover.一候水始冰：水面初疑，未至于堅也。

Theearthbeginstoharden.二候地始凍：土氣凝寒，未至于坼。

Pheasantsenterthewaterforclams.三候雉入大水為蜃。“立冬”相關英文詞匯1.

freeze

vi.凍結；冷凍；僵硬

n.凍結；凝固;(1)

Ifthetemperaturedropsbelow0°C,waterfreezes.如果氣溫降到零度以下，水就會結冰。(2)

When

we

freeze

water,it

turnsinto

ice.

當我們冷凍水的時候，水變成冰。freeze的引申義就是“嚴寒”，這時它有兩種形式：freezing和frozen。2.

freezing極度寒冷freezing也可以說成freezingcold。可以用來形容人或人的身體部位，也可以用來形容其他事物。(1)

Wewerefreezingcold

inthetentlastnight.昨天晚上我們在帳篷里太冷了。(2)

Ihadtowaitforhoursonthefreezingcold

stationplatform.我得在極度寒冷的站臺上等幾個小時。3.

frozen凍結的，冷酷的frozen也可以說成frozenstiff，專門用來形容人或人的身體部位。例句：(1)

Heputonehanduptohisfrozen

face.他把一只手伸向他凍僵的臉。(2)

Afterwalkingthroughthesnow,myfeetwerefrozenstiff.從雪地里走過后，我的腳都凍僵了。4.chill寒冷的；冷漠的例句：Walkinghomeinthesnow,wegotchilled

tothebone.我們蹚著雪往家走，快要凍僵了。5.

chilly寒冷的，怕冷的Thebathroomgetschillyinwinter.冬天，浴室變得很冷。6.frosty結霜的，嚴寒的；冷淡的；灰白的Itwasacoldandfrosty（天寒地凍）

morning.