《Start of Autumn》立秋

立秋是秋季开始的节气。

立秋一般预示着炎热的夏天即将过去

秋天即将来临。

立秋后虽然一时暑气难消

还有"秋老虎"的余威

但天气总体趋势逐渐凉爽。

Start of Autumn

立秋

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Start of autumn(立秋) is the3 th of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms.

立秋是中国传统的二十四节气中的第三个。

It means the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.

它意味着夏天的结束和秋天的开始。

However hot weather will not come to an end.

然而，炎热的天气不会结束。

The periodof hot days after Start of Autumn, usually lasting for 30 days, is called "Autumn Tiger”.

立秋后的高温天，通常持续 30 天，被称为“秋老虎”。

Start of Autumn is a big solar term for farmers.

立秋对于农民是一个大节气。

It is time to gather crops.

该收庄稼了。

There is a saying: “If it rains on the day of the start of Autumn a good harvest is expected.”

俗话说：“立秋下雨，就有好收成。”

On the first day of the start of Autumn ,usually people will weigh themselves and comparetheir weight to what it was at the start of summer.

立秋的第一天，人们通常会称体重，并将自己的体重与立夏时的体重进行比较。

If one has lost weight during the summer,then at the beginning of Autumn,

如果一个人在夏天减肥，那么在秋天开始的时候，

he or she needs to put on weight by eating many different kinds of delicious food, especiallymeat.

他/她需要通过吃很多不同种类的美味食物来增加体重，尤其是肉类。

词汇积累：

traditional：adj.传统的

eg:Demerara is a traditional unrefined sugar.

德梅拉拉红糖是一种传统制法的粗糖。

period：n.一段时间；阶段；到此为止；不再说了

eg:I won't do it. Period.

我不会这么做，不要再说了。

compare：vt.把…比作；对比

eg:How do your family backgrounds compare?

你的家庭背景有什么优势？

especially：adv.特别地；尤其地

eg:He liked American country singers, especially George Jones.

他喜欢美国乡村歌手，尤其是乔治•琼斯。

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