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如何用英文诠释中国的24节气

 mxb08 2015-05-07

Spring

Start of Spring

Rain Water: There is an increase of rainfall from then on.

雨水:从即日起降水量开始增长

Awakening of Insects: Thunder begins and hibernating insects wake up.

惊蛰:春雷出现,惊醒冬眠万物

Vernal Equinox: With an equal length of day and night.

春分:昼夜均长

Clear and Bright: It is clear and bright (when it's not raining), and the weather becomes noticeably warmer

清明:天空变得清澈明亮,天气开始大幅变暖。

Grain Rain: The early crops show their shoots.

谷雨:春雨过后,庄稼开始生根


Summer


Start of Summer



Small Full (Grain): The seeds of summer crops begin to become plump, but are not yet ripe.

小满:夏日的谷物开始变得饱满,但还没有成熟



Grain in Ear: The wheat becomes ripe; and the summer planting starts. (这里的Ear是抽穗的意思,不是耳朵啊)

蛮重:小麦成熟,开始夏日播种


Summer Solstice: The daytime is the longest and the nighttime is the shortest of the year.

夏至:一年中昼最长,夜最短的一天。


Minor Heat: The beginning of the hottest period.

小暑:最热的季节开始了。



Major Heat: It is the time of year when the duration of the sunshine is the longest, the average temperature is the highest, the rainfall is the greatest, and the thunderstorms are the most frequent.

大暑:到了一年中日照最长,平均气温最高,降雨量最大和闪电最频繁的时候。







Autumn

Start of Autumn


Limit of Heat: The end of the hot summer.

处暑:夏日的炎热结束。


White Dew: The transition from summer to autumn. The temperature drops sharply, and the autumn rains come.

白露:这是从夏天到秋天的过渡期。温度开始大幅下降,秋雨来临。


Autumnal Equinox: With an equal length of day and night.

秋分:昼夜均长。


Cold Dew: The weather becomes cold enough to reach dew point, but not cold enough to reach frost point.

寒露:温度下降到结露点,但还不到霜点。



Frost Descent: The weather becomes cold and frost begins to form.

霜降:天气变冷,开始结霜。







Winter


Start of Winter


Minor Snow:Snow begins to fall, the weather becomes cold.

小雪:天气变冷,迎雪来。


Major Snow:It snows heavily for the first time in the year.

大雪:一年来的第一唱大雪来临


Winter Solstice: The daytime is the shortest and the nighttime is the longest of the year.

冬至:一年中昼最短,夜最长的一天。


Minor Cold: The weather rapidly reaches its coldest.

小寒:气温急降


Major Cold: It is the coldest time of the year.

大寒:一年中最冷的日子.




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