Start of Autumn, the 13th solar term of the year, begins this year on Aug 7 and ends on Aug 23.
The following are what you should know about Start of Autumn:
● "Autumn Tiger": The period of hot days after Start of Autumn is called "Autumn Tiger".
● Fleshing out in autumn: If one has lost weight during the summer, he or she needs to flesh outat the beginning of autumn by eating different kinds of delicious food, especially meat.
● Gathering crops: There is a saying: "If it rains on the day of the Start of Autumn, a good harvest is expected."
立秋是24节气中的第13个节气,今年的立秋始于8月7日,直至8月23日。
以下这些关于立秋的事儿,值得你一探究竟:
● “秋老虎”——立秋之后,天气依然比较炎热的这段日子被叫作“秋老虎”。
● 贴秋膘——如果你在夏天变瘦了,那么到了秋天,你就该多吃点各种各样的美食(尤其是肉),贴贴秋膘。
● 盼秋收——有言曰:“立秋有雨样样收”,是也。
【讲解】
文中的Start of Autumn就是“立秋”的意思,也可以说成Beginning of Autumn,其中autumn是“秋天”的意思,多用于英国,美国则一般用fall来表示。常见词组有:early autumn(初秋)、late autumn(晚秋)等。
此外,文中的flesh out解释为“长肉、发胖”,相当于put on weight或gain weight。该词组还可以引申解释为“加以充实、补充细节”。
夏末初秋 [词典] It is the end of summer, just turning into autumn.; [例句]这个夏末初秋,你可用它搭配连衣裙或牛仔裤,这下,你的品味风格又上了一个档次了。This summer and early fall, pair them with dresses and jeans to take your style up a notch.
autumn 英[ˈɔ:təm] 美[ˈɔtəm] n. 秋; 秋天; 成熟期; 渐衰期; adj. 秋天的; 秋季的; [网络] 秋天,秋季; 秋季; [例句]This autumn's collections are a very mixed bag.今年秋装系列风格迥异。[其他] 复数:autumns fall 英[fɔ:l] 美[fɔl] v. 跌倒; 落下; 减少; 沦陷; n. 秋天; 落下; 瀑布; 减少; [例句]Spots of rain had begun to fall.雨点开始落下来了。[其他] 第三人称单数:falls 现在分词:falling 过去式:fell 过去分词:fallen