【節(jié)氣詞匯】

　　Great Cold 大寒

　　“Great Cold”, the last solar term in 24 solar terms, comes around January 20 each year.In this period, the cold waves from Siberia arrives in China.“

　　“大寒”是24節(jié)氣中的最后一個，大約發(fā)生在每年的1月20日左右。在這段時間，從西伯利亞襲來的冷空氣登陸中國內(nèi)陸。

　　【節(jié)氣百科】

　　When this day arrives, it’s time to welcome the Spring Festival. People get busy with buying new things, salting the meat and preparing New Year good. “Great Cold” represents the end of 24 solar terms and also marks the end of winter.

　　大寒到來，也是喜迎春節(jié)的時候。人們忙著購買新物，做腌肉，籌備年貨。“大寒”代表了24節(jié)氣的結(jié)尾，也意味著冬天的結(jié)束。

　　【傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗】

　　In north China, people get busy with preparing the fertilizer. In south China, people are often busy with catching field mouse. Another important day during this period is the “La Ba” Festival. “La” means the last month of lunar calendar and “Ba” means eight. People usually make porridge with 8 kind of mixed grains and corns, i.e. “La Ba porridge”, and eat it during the last month of the lunar calendar.

　　在中國北方，人們忙著準備肥料。在中國南方，人們通常忙著抓田鼠。這期間還有一個重要節(jié)日，就是”臘八“節(jié)。”臘“指的是陰歷的最后一個月，”八“就代表初八。人們通常用八種谷物和雜糧做成粥，也就是”臘八粥“，并在陰歷的最后一個月吃。

　　【健康小貼士】

　　Winter is a time for all lives to hide. When everything is hiding from the cold, human body’s supersession is also very slow. During this period, people should sleep early and get up late, and try to save the Yang Qi inside the body.

　　冬天是萬物沉睡的時節(jié)。當萬物沉寂在嚴寒之下，人體的新陳代謝也是非常緩慢。在這段時間，人們應(yīng)該早睡晚起，盡量在體內(nèi)儲存陽氣。