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PAGEPAGE1July12,202424SolarTerms:6thingsyoumaynotknowaboutSpringEquinox24節(jié)氣:關于春分你可能不知道的6件事ThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividesayearinto24solarterms.TheSpringEquinox(Chinese:春分),asthefourthtermoftheyearstartsonMarch20andendsonApril5thisyear.中國傳統(tǒng)陽歷將一年分為24個節(jié)氣。春分(中文:春分)，因為今年第四學期從3月20日起先，到4月5日結束。TheSpringEquinoxsignalstheequallengthofthedayandnighttime.OnthedayoftheSpringEquinox,sunisdirectlyabovetheequator.Aftertheequinox,thesunmovesnorthwards,resultingingraduallylongerdaytimeintheNorthernHemisphereandlongernightintheSouthernHemisphere.春分標記著白天和夜晚時間的長度相等。春分那天，太陽在赤道的正上方。春分過后，太陽向北移動，導致北半球白天漸漸變長，南半球夜晚變長。Hereare6thingsyoumaynotknowabouttheSpringEquinox.以下是你可能不知道的關于春分的6件事情。Swallowsflynorth燕子飛回北方TheancientChinesepeopledividedthefifteendaysoftheSpringEquinoxintothree"hou's,"orfive-dayparts.Astheoldsayinggoes,swallowsflybacktotheNorthinthefirsthou;thundercrackstheskyinthesecondhou;lightningoccursfrequentlyinthethirdhou,whichvividlyrevealstheclimatefeatureduringtheSpringEquinox.古代中國人把春分的十五天分成三個“候”，即五天。俗話說：一候，燕子飛回北方；二候，雷霆裂蒼穹；三候，閃電頻繁，生動地揭示了春分期間的氣候特征。Egg-standinggames立蛋嬉戲StandinganegguprightisapopulargameacrossthecountryduringtheSpringEquinox.Itisanoldcustomthatdatesbackto4,000yearsago.Peoplepracticethistraditiontocelebratethecomingofspring.Itisbelievedthatifsomeonecanmaketheeggstand,hewillhavegoodluckinthefuture.將蛋直立是春分時全國流行的嬉戲。這是一個古老的習俗，可以追溯到4000年前。人們用這個傳統(tǒng)來慶祝春天的到來。人們信任，假如有人能讓雞蛋立起來，他將來會有好運。SomebelievethattheSpringEquinoxisthebesttimetopracticethisgamebecauseonthisdaytheaxisoftheearthisrelativelybalancedagainsttheorbitalplaneoftheearth'srotationaroundthesun,whichmakesiteasiertoerectanegg.一些人認為春分是練習這種嬉戲的最佳時間，因為在這一天，地球的軸相對于地球繞太陽旋轉的軌道平面相對平衡，這使得更簡單直立一個雞蛋。Flyingkites放風箏SpringEquinoxisagoodtimetoflykites.Inancienttimes,peopledidnothavegoodmedicalresources.Sotoprayforhealth,theywrotetheirmedicalissuesonpaperkite.Whenthekitewasintheair,peoplewouldcutoffthestringtoletthepaperkitefloataway,symbolizingtheflyingawayofdiseases.春分是放風箏的好時候。在古代，人們沒有好的醫(yī)療資源。所以為了祈禱健康，他們在紙鳶上寫下他們的醫(yī)療問題。當風箏在空中時，人們會剪斷線讓紙鳶飛走，象征著疾病的飛走。Laterflyingkitesdevelopedintoapopulargameofspring.OntheSpringEquinox,peoplewriteablessingonthekite,hopingthatthegodsintheskywouldseeit.后來，放風箏發(fā)展成為春季的一項流行嬉戲。在春分，人們在風箏上寫下祝愿，希望天上的神能看到它。Eatingspringvegetables吃春菜EatingspringvegetablesduringtheSpringEquinoxisacommonlypracticedcustominmanyregionsofChina.'Springvegetables'referstoseasonalvegetablesthatdifferfromplacetoplace.TheancientteachingsintheChineseclassic,HuangdiNeijing,suggeststhatpeopleeatseasonalfoodstohelppreservehealthandbringgoodluck.在春分時吃春菜是中國很多地區(qū)的普遍習俗。“春菜”指的是各地不同的時令蔬菜。中國經(jīng)典《黃帝內經(jīng)》中的古老教義認為，人們吃季節(jié)性食物有助于保持健康并帶來好運。SacrificetotheSungod祭祀太陽神DuringtheSpringEquinox,anoldtraditionpracticedbyBeijinglocalsisofferingsacrificestotheSungod.Thistraditioniscalled"ZhongheFestival".The"SunCake",aroundcakemadefromwheatandsugar,servesasthemainoffering.在春分期間，北京當?shù)厝说囊粋€古老傳統(tǒng)是向太陽神獻祭。這個傳統(tǒng)被稱為“中和節(jié)”?！疤栵灐保环N由小麥和糖制成的圓形蛋糕，是主要的祭品。IntheMingDynasty(1368-1644)andQingDynasty(1636—1912),theimperialfamilyheldthisritualinRitanparkeverySpringEquinox.TheRitanparkgraduallybecameacommonplaceforpublicrecreation.However,thepracticestillexistsamongthepublic.在明朝(1368-1644)和清朝(1636-1912)，皇室每年春分都會在日壇公園實行這項儀式。日壇公園漸漸成為一個公共消遣場所。然而，這種做法在公眾中仍舊存在。Rewardfarmcattle嘉獎耕牛ThispracticeispopularinthesouthernareaofthelowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiver.AstheSpringEquinoxcomes,farmworkstartsandboththefarmersandthecattlestarttobecomebusy.Farmerswillrewardcattlewithstickyriceballstoexpresstheirgratefulness.Meanwhile,peoplewillalsomakesacrificetobirds,tothankthemforbringingsignalsforfarmworkandtoaskthemnottoeatgrainslaterintheyear.這種做法在長江下游的南方地區(qū)很流行。隨著春分的到來，農活起先了，農夫和牛都起先勞碌起來。農夫會嘉獎牛糯米球以表達他們的感謝之情。與此同時，人們還會祭祀鳥類，感謝它們?yōu)檗r活帶來信號，并要求它們在今年晚些時候不要吃谷物。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?equinox/?ekw?n?ks/n.春分；秋分；晝夜平分點TheSpringEquinox：春分?signal/?s?ɡn?l/v.標記；表明；預示n.信號；暗號adj.重大的；顯要的?equator/??kwe?t?(r)/n.赤道?Hemisphere/?hem?sf??(r)/n.（地球的）半球※resultingin...：現(xiàn)在分詞做結果狀語?！鵄stheoldsayinggoes：俗話說?crack/kr?k/v.&n.①裂開；裂開；斷裂②砸開；破開；砸碎；打碎③發(fā)出爆裂聲，噼啪作響?vividly/?v?v?dli/adv.生動地；劇烈地?reveal/r??vi?l/v.揭示，透露；表明，證明※whichvividlyrevealstheclimatefeatureduringtheSpringEquinox：定語從句，關系代詞which指代前面整個主句，在從句中做主語。※thatdatesbackto4,000yearsago：定語從句，關系代詞that指代先行詞anoldcustom在從句中做主語?！鵌tisbelievedthatifsomeonecanmaketheeggstand,hewillhavegoodluckinthefuture：主語從句，it做形式主語，真正的主語是that引導的從句。?axis/??ks?s/n.

軸（旋轉物體假想的中心線）?orbital/???b?t(?)l/adj.（行星或空間物體）軌道的?rotation/r???te??n/n.旋轉；轉動?erect/??rekt/v.搭建，建立；使直立，豎起；創(chuàng)立，※whichmakesiteasiertoerectanegg：定語從句，which指代because之后的整個句子。medicalresources：醫(yī)療資源prayfor：祈禱?issue/???u?/n.（有關某事的）問題，擔憂cutoff：剪斷?string/str??/n.細繩；線；帶子?float/fl??t/v.（使）漂移，（使）浮動floataway：飛走?symbolize/?s?mb?la?z/v.象征，用符號代表※hopingthatthegodsintheskywouldseeit：現(xiàn)在分詞做伴隨狀語。refersto：指的是※thatdifferfromplacetoplace：定語從句，that指代先行詞seasonalvegetables，在從句中做主語?！?..suggeststhatpeopleeatseasonalfoodstohelppreservehealthandbringgoodluck：that引導的賓語從句。?preserve/pr??z??v/v.愛護，維護；保持，維持；腌制，保存（食物）?sacrifice/?s?kr?fa?s/v.犧牲，獻出；獻祭，以……為祭品n.犧牲，獻出；獻祭，供奉；祭牲，供品※practicedbyBeijinglocals：過去分詞短語做后置定語，修飾anoldtradition.※madefromwheatandsugar：過去分詞短語做后置定語，修飾aroundcake。?offering/??f?r??/n.（供消遣或出售的）產品；新近完成的藝術作品；禮品，禮物；供品，祭品；供奉，奉獻?imperial/?m?p??ri?l/adj.帝國的；皇帝的?ritual/?r?t?u?l/n.（宗教等的）儀式，典禮?recreation/?ri?kri?e??n/n.消遣；消遣thelowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiver：長江下游?sticky/?st?ki/adj.黏性的，涂有黏性物質的；（皮膚因熱而）黏濕的；（天氣）濕熱的，悶熱的?gratefulnessn.感謝，感恩一．閱讀理解。1.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheSpringEquinox?A.ItfallsonMarch20everyyear.B.Thedaytimeislongerthannighttime.C.AftertheSpringEquinox,daytimeislongerintheNorthernHemisphere.D.BeforetheSpringEquinox,nighttimeislongerintheSouthernHemisphere.2.Peoplecutoffthestringofthekiteinthehopethat__________.A.theycouldhavegreatfunB.thekitewillflyfreelyintheskyC.theycouldgetgoodmedicalresources.D.thediseaseswillflyawaywiththekites.3.whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“issues”?A.treatmentsB.problemsC.questionsD.instruments4.Peopledoallthethingstowishforgoodluckexcept____________.A.playingegg-standinggamesB.flyingawaykitesC.eatingspringvegetablesD.rewardingfarmcattles5.Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat_____________.A.solartermsaredividedaccordingtothepositionofthesun.B.everysolartermlastsforaboutamontheveryyearC.solartermsaredividedaccordingtotheagriculturalactivitiesD.solartermsaredividedaccordingtotheoldtradition答案：CDBDA二．根據(jù)單詞的適當形式填空或首字母填空。AninternationalteamofresearchersfromJapanandChinahasfoundthatgeesemayhavebeendomesticatedasearlyas7,000yearsago,suggestingthattheywerethefirstpoultryspeciestobedomesticated.Scientistshavelonghelddifferentopinionsonthehistoryofthe1.__________(domesticate)ofbirds.Somesuggestchickenswerethefirsttobedomesticated.In2014,ChineseresearchersreportedancientDNAsequencestakenfromtheearliestarchaeologicalchickenbonediscoveryinChina,2.__________(suggest)chickensweredomesticatedinnorthernChinaasearlyas10,000yearsago.Theresearchersbehindthegoosestudysaidthatthe2014studylacksfirm3.e.Inthenewstudy,theteamexcavatedthearchaeologicalsiteofTianluoshan,a7,000-year-oldricecultivationvillageinthelowerYangtzeRivervalleyin4.wistodayknownasEastChina'sZhejiangprovince.Theyfoundatotalof232goosebonesatthesite.Theinhabitantsofthevillagewerehunter-gatherers.Theresearchersusedmultipleapproachestostudythebones,andfoundlinesofevidenceofdomestication.Fourboneswerefromgoslings5._______(range)fromeighttosixteenweeksold,suggestingtheyhatchednearthesite.Geeseweredomesticatedfromwildgeese.ThesemigratorybirdsflytonorthernSiberia6.________(breed)afterthespringequinoxandthenflysouthforthewinter,accordingtoresearchersfromtheZhejiangProvincialInstituteofCulturalRelicsandArchaeology.Theysaidthegoslingsweretooyoungtohaveflowninfromelsewhere.Atthetime,Tianluoshandidnothavetheconditionstobea7.n_______breedingplaceforwildgeese,soitfollowsthatthegoslingswerebornafterdomestication.Theresearchersalsoanalyzedthechemicalmakeupofadultgoosebones,whichcontainedevidenceofthewatertheydrank.Theiranalysisindicated8.t_______theadultgeesealsoseemedtohave9.b_______locallybred.Thelocallybredgeesewereroughlythesamesize,suggestingcaptivebreeding.Carbondatingalsoshowedthatthebonesbelongedtogeesethatlivedabout7,000yearsago.ThefindingshavebeenpublishedintheU.S.journaltheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences(PNAS).TheresearcherssaidthatancientDNAanalysisis10.________(require)infurtherstudiestoinvestigatewhichspecieswerebredtobecomelocalgeesepopulations.答案：domestication2.suggesting3.evidence4.whatranging6.tobreed7.natural8.that9.been10.required三．選詞填空。（用單詞的適當形式填空）resultinresultindatebackmedicalresourcesprayforcutofffloatawaysymbolizerecreationOur

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