高中英語雙語閱讀關(guān)于白露你可能不知道的10件事素材202003021201

關(guān)于白露你可能不知道的10件事ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.WhiteDew,(Chinese:白露),the15thsolartermoftheyear,beginsthisyearonSept7andendsonSept21.中國傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)歷將一年分為24節(jié)氣。白露，是一年的第15個節(jié)氣，今年從9月7日開始，9月21日結(jié)束。WhiteDewindicatestherealbeginningofcoolautumn.Thetemperaturedeclinesgraduallyandthevaporsintheairoftencondenseintowhitedewonthegrassandtreesatnight.白露意味著涼爽秋天真正到來了。氣溫開始逐漸下降，夜晚，水汽在草木上凝結(jié)而成為白色的露珠。Hereare10thingsyoushouldknowaboutWhiteDew.以下是關(guān)于白露你需要知道的10件事。TouringduringSept旅游正當(dāng)時Varyingbygeographicallocation,autumncomesearlierinthewestandnortheastofChina.RightnowKanasinXinjiang,JiuzhaigouinSichuanandtheGreaterHingganMountainsinNortheasternChinaareenteringthemostbeautifulseasonoftheyear.由于地理位置差異，中國西部和東北的秋天要來得更早一些。目前，新疆的喀納斯湖、四川的九寨溝、東北的大興安嶺正進入了一年中最美的時節(jié)。Forestsingorgeouscolorsandminoritygroupswiththeirdiversityofculturalstyleshaveattractedahugenumberofvisitors.秋天的樹林絢麗的色彩，以及那兒的少數(shù)民族迥異的風(fēng)土人情，吸引著大量的游客紛至沓來。Morewhitedews夜寒露更重FromthefirstdayoftheWhiteDewon,therearemoreandmoredews.Althoughsunshineinthedayisstillhot,aftersunset,temperaturesdecreaserapidly.Atnight,watervaporsintheairturnintosmallwater-dropswhenitencounterscoldtemperatures.Thesewhitewater-dropsadheretoflowers,grassandtrees.Whenthemorningcomes,sunshinemakesthemlookcrystalclear,spotlesswhiteandadorable.從進入白露節(jié)氣的第一天開始，露水一天比一天多起來。盡管白天陽光尚熱，然而太陽一歸山，氣溫便很快下降，至夜間空氣中的水汽便遇冷凝結(jié)成細小的水滴，非常密集地附著在花草樹木上，尤其是經(jīng)早晨的太陽光照射，看上去更加晶瑩剔透、潔白無瑕，煞是惹人喜愛。Eatinggrapes葡萄成熟時TheWhiteDewseasonisjustthetimewhengrapesbecomewidelyavailableforsale.Eatinggrapesinautumncanhelpdispelone’sinternalheatandexpeltoxins.白露時節(jié)，正是葡萄大量上市時。秋天多吃葡萄能幫助驅(qū)除體內(nèi)熱氣，還有排毒的功效。EatingLongan龍眼正多汁LonganaroundWhiteDewisbig,sweetandtastesgreat.ThereisatraditioninFuzhou,Fujianprovince,thateatinglonganonthefirstdayofWhiteDewcanhelpnourishthehumanbody.Itissaidthatonelonganisasnutritiousasanegg.Althoughthissoundsexaggerated,Longandoesreinforcethespleen,nourishtheblood,calmthenervesandimproveone’slooks白露時節(jié)的龍眼個大味甜口感極佳。在福建省福州有白露吃龍眼的傳統(tǒng)，民間認為在這天吃龍眼大補。據(jù)說吃一顆龍眼相當(dāng)于吃一個雞蛋，雖然聽起來夸張了一點，但龍眼確實有益氣補脾、養(yǎng)血安神、潤膚美容等多種功效。WhiteDewTea品白露茶ManyregularteadrinkersinNanjingfavorWhiteDewTea.TeaduringWhiteDewhasgonethroughthehotsummerandisinitsbeststateofgrowth.WhiteDewTeaisdifferentfromspringtea,whichisusuallytootenderanddoesn’tlastlong.Itisalsodifferentfromsummertea,whichisdryandhasabitterflavor.WhiteDewTeainsteadtastessweetwithitssweetfragrance.老南京人都十分青睞“白露茶”，此時的茶樹經(jīng)過夏季的酷熱，白露前后正是它生長的極好時期。白露茶既不像春茶那樣鮮嫩，不經(jīng)泡，也不像夏茶那樣干澀味苦，而是有一種獨特甘醇清香味。WhiteDewWine喝白露酒ForsomepeopleinNanjing,Jiangsuprovince,whosehometownsareinZhejiangprovinceorthesouthernpartofJiangsuprovince,itistraditionaltomakeWhiteDewWineduringthisseason.Thewineismadeofcerealssuchaspolishedglutinousriceandkaoliang(aspecifictypeofsorghum)andtastesalittlesweet.Inthepast,countrypeopleinthoseregionsallmadethewineandservedittoguestswhenentertaining.浙江籍和蘇南籍的老南京中還有自釀白露米酒的習(xí)俗。白露酒用糯米、高粱（一種特殊的黍）等五谷釀成，略帶甜味。舊時蘇浙一帶鄉(xiāng)下人每年白露都會釀酒，用以待客。Eatingsweetpotatoes紅薯香又甜ManyChinesebelievethatthebestfoodduringWhiteDewissweetpotatoes.Intheolddays,thepeasantshadthecustomofeatingsweetpotatoonthefirstdayofWhiteDew.很多中國人認為，白露時節(jié)最好的食物是紅薯。舊時農(nóng)家在白露節(jié)以吃番薯為習(xí)。BesidesbeingtheNo.1vegetableagainstcancer,accordingtoChinesemedicine,sweetpotatocannourishthespleen.Itcanprolonglifeandreducetherisksofdisease.除了是抗癌的第一蔬菜外，據(jù)中醫(yī)稱，紅薯還具健脾的功效。它可以延年益壽，提高免疫力。Ten"white"herbalmedicines采“十樣白”PeopleinWenzhou,Zhejiangprovincehaveatraditionofgathering10herbalmedicinesonthefirstdayofWhiteDew.ThenamesoftheseherbalmedicinesallcontaintheChineseword"bai"whichmeanswhite,suchasbaimujin(whitehibiscus).Peoplebelievethatstewingtheseherbalmedicineswithblack-bonechickenorduckcannourishthehumanbodyandcurearthritis.浙江溫州等地有在白露節(jié)時采集“十樣白”的習(xí)俗。這“十樣白”乃是十種帶“白”字的草藥，如白木槿等。據(jù)說用這些草藥煨烏骨白毛雞（或鴨子），食后可滋補身體，治療關(guān)節(jié)炎。Playingwithswallowcarts玩木制小燕車InTanchengcounty,Shandongprovince,childrenplaywithswallowhandcarts,asharpenedwoodencartintheshapeofaswallow,onthefirstdayofWhiteDew.Peopleofeveryhouseholdtherecanmakethiskindofwoodentoy,whichcanevenmakepleasingsounds.Pushingtheswallowcarswhilerunningcanhelpthechildrenresistcoldnessandimprovetheirbodilyconstitutions.在山東省郯城鄉(xiāng)下，小孩子們在白露這天都會小燕車，它是一種像燕子形狀的小木車。各家各戶都會制作這種玩具小木車，它甚至還能發(fā)出輕快的聲音。推著玩具小車跑起來，可以抵御寒冷，還能增強體質(zhì)。OffersacrificestoDaYu祭禹王WhiteDewisatimeforpeopleintheTaihuLakeareaofEastChinatooffersacrificestoDaYu,aherowhotamedfloodsbyregulatingriversandwatercourses.Besi