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季节学习打卡第四天
冬天Winter
冬季随着气温逐渐降低，一些动物开始冬眠，大部分植物也都落叶进入漫长的休 眠。
As the temperature gradually drops in winter, some animals begin to hibernate, and most plants fall into a long period of dormancy.
冬天的六个节气分别是立冬、 小雪、 大雪、 冬至、 小寒、 大寒。
The six solar terms in winter are Start of Winter, Minor Snow, Major Snow, Winter Solstice, Minor Cold and Major Cold.
“ 立冬 ” 是冬季的开始， 人们将收割完的作物储藏起来。
Start of Winter marks the cold season's beginning when people stockpile harvested crops.
在 “ 小雪 ” 时， 南方人开始腌腊肉。 气温下降， 天气干燥， 是加工腊肉的好时候。
Entering the period of Minor Snow, Southern Chinese people start to pickle meat. When the temperature drops and the weather gets dry, it's a decent opportunity to make preserved meat.
“ 大雪 ” 时， 北方河流结冰， 人们可以尽情地滑冰嬉戏。
During Major Snow, rivers in North China become frozen and people go skating.
“ 冬至 ” 时白昼最短。
The day of Winter Solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight of the year.
那一天， 中国北方冬至要吃饺子， 而南方则吃汤圆。
On that day, people in the north eat dumplings while their southern counterparts consume rice dumplings instead.
“ 小寒、 大寒 ” 是全年二十四节气中的最后两个节气。
Minor Cold and Major Cold are the last two of the 24 solar terms of the year.
