英子双语说节气 | 你知道 '谷雨' 英语怎么说？
阅尽春色、送别春天 -- 今日谷雨
说到谷雨，你能想到什么？
想到的是，二十四节气之一，春天的最后一个节气；
是有关它的优美诗句，
“春山谷雨前，并手摘芳烟。
二月山家谷雨天，半坡芳茗露华鲜。
那么英语又是如何去表达“谷雨”的呢？
谷雨的习俗又有哪些呢？
跟着英子一起来了解下吧！
Spring春天
立春 Start of Spring
雨水 Rain water
惊蛰 the Waking of Insects
春分 Spring Equinox
清明 Pure Brightness
谷雨 Grain Rain
节气简介
英文释义
谷雨的英文名为“Grain Rain”，其中grain有谷物、粮食之意，rain为雨水。谷雨是24节气 （24 solar term ）中春天的最后一个节气。也就是说，谷雨之后，我们即将送别春天，迎来夏天。
Grain Rain was originated from the ancient version 'rain germinate/ˈdʒɜːrmɪneɪt/（发芽） all grains', which Gu means grains, Yu means rains. Every April 19th to 21st, the sun reaches 30 degrees in longitude is Grain Rain, it is the so-called 'Qingming off the snow, Grain Rain off the frost'. When the Grain Rain is coming, it means that the cold weather has basically ended, the temperature rises faster, which is benefit for the growth of cereal crops.
cereal crops 麦子；粮食
气候特征
译文
When this day comes, the amount of rainfall increases much than the day of “The Rain”, which is very important for the growth of the crops. The temperature in most of the basin areas increases quickly. Apart from the north-west part, most of the basin areas in China reach 20 to 22 degree Celsius.
basin area 盆地
Celsius /ˈselsiəs/ 摄氏度
谷雨习俗
谷雨的习俗，各地不一。
译文
The customs of grain rain vary from place to place.
Picking tea is a custom in Guyu in the south of China. It’s said that drinking tea on Guyu this day will help people clear away heat, exorcise evil spirits and improve eyesight. So no matter what the weather is like on this day, people will go to pick some new tea to drink. In the north of China, people eat Chinese toon as a custom on Guyu this day, so we also say Chinese toon is as tender as silk before rain.
toon /tun/ 香椿
exorcise evil spirit 驱邪
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