备考新高考英语China Daily 外刊双语精读24节气 处暑

24SolarTerms:6thingsyoumaynotknowaboutEndofHeat

24节气:关于处暑你可能不知道的6件事

ThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividestheyearinto24

solarterms.EndofHeat,（Chinese:处暑），the14thsolar

termoftheyear,beginsthisyearonAug23andendsonSept

6.

中国传统阳历将一年分为24个节气。处暑，（中文:处暑），

今年的第个节气，从月日开始，到月日结束。

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EndofHeatimpliesthatmostpartsinChinaaregettingridof◊红色：词汇

thehotsummerandenteringautumn.Butinsomeareas,因蓝色：短语

especiallyinSouthChina,autumnislateincomingand※黄色：语法总结，长难句

peoplearestillbotheredbyhotweather.EndofHeatisalso阅读综合练习在文后

thebusyharvestseasonforfarmers.Oimply/lm'plal/v.含有…的意思；暗示；

处暑意味着中国大部分地区正在摆脱炎热的夏天，进入秋

暗指

天。但是在一些地区，尤其是在中国南方，秋天来得很晚，

Thisruledoesnotimply

人们仍然被炎热的天气所困扰。处暑也是农民们忙碌的收

thatcost-cuttingshouldnotbetried.

获季节。

这一规则并不意味着不应该尝试削减成

ThefollowingaresixthingsyoushouldknowaboutEndof

本。

Heat.

0getridof：摆脱，除去

以下是你应该知道的关于处暑的六件事。

Heattachedhimselftomeatthe

EnjoyingfallcolorsinearlySeptember

partyandIcouldn'tgetridofhim.

九月初享受秋天的颜色

在聚会上他老是缠着我，我简直无法摆脱

InChina,regionsbeyondtheGreatWallwillenterautumnin

他。

earlySeptember.Peoplecanenjoythesceneryasitchanges

©gradually/'graedjuali/adv.

graduallyfromsummertoautumn.

逐渐地；逐步地；渐进地

在中国，长城以外的地区将在九月初进入秋天。人们可以

Thewaterdeepenedgradually.

欣赏从夏天到秋天逐渐变化的风景。

水渐渐变深了。

Autumnweariness©weariness/'wiorinos/n.疲倦，疲劳；厌

秋乏

倦

Thereisasayingthat,"Peopletendtofeelsleepyinspring,

Hereturnedhomeaswetasarag,andtired

dozeinsummerandfeeltiredinautumn."Astheweather

outfromwearinessandhunger.

becomescoolduringEndofHeat,manypeoplewillfeel

他回到家时像一只落汤鸡似的浑身湿透，

languidandweary,whichiscalled"autumnweariness".Itisa

又累又饿。

signthatthehumanbodyneedsrest,sincepeoplehave

©weary/'wisri/adj.疲劳的，疲倦的；使

consumedexcessiveenergyinthesummer.Getenoughsleep,

人疲劳的，令人厌烦的；厌倦的，厌烦的

domoreexercisesandkeepplantsindoortohelp.

V.（使）疲倦，（使）厌烦

秋困有句话是这么说的，“人往往春天犯困，夏天打瞌睡，

秋天就觉得累。”随着酷暑结束，天气变得凉爽，许多人Gdoze/douz/v.小睡，打盹；打

会感到倦怠乏力，这就是所谓的“秋乏”。这是人体需要休瞌睡度过n.瞌睡，小睡

息的迹象，因为人们在夏天消耗了过多的能量。保证充足

©languid/'Iseggwid/adj.倦怠的；

的睡眠，多做运动，让植物留在室内会有所帮助。

呆滞的；无精打采的；（人举止、姿势）

Enjoyingclouds

无力的；（因疾病、劳累）虚弱的；（场

赏云

合、时段）闲适安逸的；不活跃的

WhentheEndofHeatcomes,summerheatisgone.Cloudsin

©consume/ksn'sju：m/v.消耗，消费；吃，

theskyscatteraroundformingdifferentshapes.Thereisa

喝

sayingthatgoes,"Enjoyingthecloudsofvariousformsin

Manypeopleareunawareofjusthowmuch

JulyandAugust(lunarmonth)."

foodanddrinkstheyconsume.

当酷暑来临，暑气尽去。天空中的云散开形成不同的形状。

许多人不知道自己到底消耗掉多少食物和

有句话说得好，“七八月(农历月)赏形形色色的云。”

饮料。

Timefornight-bloomingcereus

夜来香的时间Oexcessive/ik'sesiv/adj.过度的，过多

Thenight-bloomingcereusisaflowerfullofmystery,which的

oftenbloomsduringtheperiodofEndofHeat.ThisisItmayleadtoexcessivespending.

becausetheclimateduringEndofHeat,characterizedby它可能会导致过度消费。

warmdaysandcoldnights,issimilartotropicaldeserts.©scatter/'skaeto（r）/v.撒，播撒；（使）散

Night-bloomingcereusoriginatesinthetropicaldesertsfrom

开，（使）散布在各处

MexicotoBrazilinSouthAmerica.TheyblossomatnighttoFocusononetaskatatime,

avoidtheblazingdaytimesun.Don'tscatteryourattention.

夜来香是一种充满神秘色彩的花，通常在处暑时开放。这一次关注一个任务，不要分散你的注意力。

是因为热末期的气候，以温暖的白天和寒冷的夜晚为特

Ocereus/'sisrios/n.仙人山属；月光掌属

征，类似于热带沙漠。夜来香起源于南美洲从墨西哥到巴

Hnight-bloomingcereus昙花；夜花仙人掌

西的热带沙漠。它们在晚上开花，以避开白天炽热的阳光。

©characterize/'kaersktoraiz/v.描

EatingDuck吃鸭

述，刻画；成为……的特征，是……的典

DuckhasasweetflavorandaccordingtoChinesetraditional

型

medicineithasa"cool"nature.Afolktraditionistoeatduck

Textanalysiscanextractasetof

duringtheEndofHeatperiod.Therearemanyrecipesfor

keywordsthatcharacterizethedocument.

cookingducksuchasroastduck,cookedduckwithlemon,

文本分析可以抽取出一组代表文档特征的

smokedduckwithwalnutdressingandsauteedduckwith

关键词。

gingershoots.ThetraditionofeatingduckduringtheEndof

Hcharacterizedby：以...为特征

HeatperiodisstillpopularinChina.

鸭有一种甜味，根据中国传统医学，它有一种“凉”的性质。©blazing/'bleizi°/adj,燃烧的;耀眼的，

民间传统是在发情期结束时吃鸭子。烧鸭的菜谱有很多，炽热的；（力量、速度等）强烈的

比如烤鸭、柠檬烧鸭、核桃酱熏鸭、姜笋炒鸭。在处暑时

©blazev.燃烧；闪耀；怒视；

吃鸭子的传统仍然在中国流行。

Hereyeswereblazingwithfury.

TheFishingSeasonFestival

她的双眼燃烧着怒火。

捕鱼季节的节日

©recipe/'resopi/n.烹饪法，食谱；诀窍，

Forfishermen,theEndofHeatisaseasonofharvest.During

秘诀

thisperiod,theFishingSeasonFestivalisheldinregions

alongthecoastlineoftheEastChinaSeainZhejiang©walnut/'wo：InAt/n.胡桃，核桃；胡桃

province.Thefestivalisheldonthedaywhenthefishingban树，核桃树

endsandfishermencanstartfishingagain.DuetohighOsautev.油煎；腌制

temperaturesinthesea,stocksoffishremainandbecome

©ginger/'djindj9（r）/n.生姜；姜；姜黄

mature.Peoplecanenjoymanykindsofseafoodduringthis

色；长着姜黄色头发的人；精神，活力

period.

v.用姜给……调味；激励，使有生气

对于渔民来说，结束炎热是一个收获的季节。在此期间，

浙江省东海沿岸地区会举行渔季节。这个节日在禁渔期结

C^tOCk/stDk/（商店的）现货，存货，库存

束，渔民可以重新开始捕鱼的那一天举行。由于海洋中的

Wehaveboughtinlargestocks

高温，鱼儿成群并变得成熟。在此期间，人们可以享受各

ofthismaterial.

种海鲜。

我们购进了一大批这种材料。

一、阅读理解。

1.Duringtheendofheat,.

A.heatendsonthedayinmostpartsofChina.

B.hotweatherisstilloninsouthChina.

C.thebusyharvestseasonendsforfarmers

D.peoplealloverChinacanenjoythesceneryoffall

2.1fyoufeelweary,youshouldnot.

A.getenoughsleep

B.domoreexercise

C.keepsomeplantsindoor

D.consumeexcessiveenergy

3.Thesaying"EnjoyingthecloudsofvariousformsinJulyandAugust(lunarmonth).9,indicatesthat

A.studentscanenjoythemostbeautifulcloudsduringsummerholiday

B.RainydaysarethemostduringJulyandAugust

C.JulyandAugustarethebestmonthstoenjoyclouds

D.summerheatisgonebecausevariouscloudsgetridofhotsunshine

4.Night-bloomingcereusoftenbloomatnightonthefollowingconditionexceptthat.

A.itoriginatesinthetropicaldeserts

B.theweatherissimilartotropicaldeserts

C.thereisblazingsunshineduringdaytime

D.thetemperaturevariesgreatlybetweendayandnight

答案：BDDC

二.按照单词的适当形式填空或首字母填空。

TheYuanDynasty(1271-1368)scholarWuChengcompiledTheSeventy-twoMicroSeasonsoftheMoon

Order,inwhichhesuccinctlyandclearlydefinedthelawsofthe24solartermsandtheirseasonal

characteristics,witheachterm1.(divide)intothreemicroseasons.Thearrivalofchushu,orEndof

Heat,signals2.tthesultryandscorchingheatwillgraduallydissipate,andtheweatherwill

becomecoolerbytheday.

GuoWenbin,ascholarofthesolarterms,saysbyexaminingtheevolutionoftheoracleboneinscriptionsand

bronzeinscriptionsoftheChinesecharacterchu,peoplecanseethatthe3.omeaningofthewordis

ntakingabreak",thatis,apersonsittingnexttoasmalltablehavingarest,andlateritevolvedinto4.

(suggest)aplacetolive,toperch.

Itisthe14thsolartermand,thisyear,itfallsontodaywhenthesunreachestheeclipticlongitudeof150

degrees.SinceitisclosetothetimeoftheMid-AutumnFestival,thefolkcustomsbeforeandafterthissolar

termaremostlyrelatedto5.(worship)ancestorsorwelcomingautumn.

Duringthisperiodoftime,observersoftheBigDipperinthenightskywillfindthatitscurved"handle"still

pointstothesouthwest.Althoughthetemperaturedropsinthemorningandevening,andthereisalreadya

strongsenseofautumn,itisstillinevitablethattherewillbe6.(occasion)highertemperatures

duringtheday,somethingpeopleoftencall"autumntigers',.

Asthesayinggoes,noneautumnrainleadstoonecolderday",everytimearainfalls,thetemperaturewill

mostlikelydrop;inaddition,withthepassageoftheseasons,thetimethenorthernhemisphereis7.

(expose)tothesungraduallydecreases,thedaysgetshorter,andthenightsgetdarkerandlonger.Compared

withliqiu,orStartofAutumn,chushuisaminortermthattakesontheseasonalchangefromamoresubtle

perspective.

Thefirstmicroseasonofchushuis"thebirdssacrificetotheeagle".Inancienttimes,somehadtheromantic

misunderstandingthateagles,duringtheseason,capturetheirpreyandlinethemupontheground,asif

payingtributetothosewhosacrificedtheirlivesforthemtosurvive.Inthefoodchain,eagleshuntbirdsto

survive,butthe"sacrifice"providedpersonificationfortheancientsofanimalsseeminglyinaweofnature's

gift.

Theworldbeginningtobecomesolemnistheindicatorofthesecondmicroseason.Itisagradual,chilling

experienceduring8.weverythingstartstowither.Italsomeansthatthevibrantandlushsummeris

abouttoleave.Itmightsignaltheendformanycreatures,buttheperiodalsosuggeststhegrainsofmillet,

riceandsorghumareripeforharvest-thethirdseasonindicatorofthisparticularterm.

Farmersholdvariousceremoniestothanktheland.Someplantflagsinthemiddleofthefieldtoexpresstheir

9.g,andsomedonotwashtheirfeetwhentheycomehomefromworkinthefieldsonthisday,for

fearofwashingawaytheharvesttheyhavereceived.

Many