2023-2024学年高中英语社团第二讲：the Spring Equinox（春分） 讲义

英语社团第二讲 春分 the Spring Equinox 1 春分的“分”有两个含义，一个是“昼夜平分”，在春分这天，太阳直射赤道，昼夜等长。After the equinox, the sun moves northwards, resulting in gradually longer day time in the Northern Hemisphere and longer night in the Southern Hemisphere. 春分过后，太阳直射点向北移动，导致北半球白昼逐渐变长，南半球的夜越来越长。 hemisphere /ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)/ ：半球 春分的另一个含义是“季节平分”。古时以立春到立夏之间为春季，而春分日正处于两个节气之中，正好平分了春季。昼夜平分点的英文表达为“Equinox [ˈekwɪnɑːks]”，所以春分是The Spring Equinox。 春分有两种英语表达方式： ① Vernal Equinox ② the Spring Equinox Vernal  英 ['vɜːnl]     美 ['vɜːrnl] 　 　adj. 春天的；青春的；春天般清新的 Equinox  英 ['iːkwɪnɒks]    美 ['iːkwɪnɑːks] 　 　n. 昼夜平分点；春分或秋分 意为“一年中白昼和黑夜长度相同的日子”，这样的日子一年只有两次，春分和秋分。 2春分相关词汇 equator n.赤道indicate v.表示equally adv.相等地Causes of Equinox 形成原因 north hemisphere n.北半球 temperature n.气温 Meaning 春分的寓意 astronomy n.天文学over generations 世世代代in regular cycles 定期循环，周期性地shrug off v.摆脱thaw v.解冻frozen adj.冰冻的，冰封的plant crops 种植庄稼hibernat over winter 越冬den n.兽穴Tradition 传统习俗folklore n.民俗stand a raw egg on its end 把鸡蛋竖起来A has nothing to do with B A和B没有什么关系Dietary advice 春分饮食小贴士pay more attention to 更加关注the balance of ... …的平衡crab n.螃蟹prawn n.对虾ginger n.姜vinegar n.醋 3春分三候 1、一候玄鸟至The Black Bird Arrives “玄鸟”指燕子，燕子是春分来，秋分去的候鸟。燕子飞到家的屋檐下筑巢，开始准备哺育下一代，这是祥瑞之兆。 "Black bird"in this case refers to the swallow, a migratory bird that comes at the spring equinox and goes at the autumn equinox. The swallow flies to the eaves to build its nest and begin preparing for the next generation, which is a symbol of good luck. 2、二候雷乃发声 The Thunder Sounds 这时节，正是乍暖还寒时候，南北方的气团相冲，云层活动非常活跃，自然就产生了雷鸣之声。 At this time of year, when it is still a little bit cold, the clouds are very active as the air masses from the north and south meet, which naturally produces the sound of thunder. 3、三候始电The Lightning Begins 雷乃声、电乃光，雷电本是一体。但古人却认为雷电和风雨一样，是几乎同时出现的两种不同的事物。 Thunder is sound and lightning is light; they are supposed to be one thing. But the ancient Chinese considered thunder and lightning, like wind and rain, as two different things that occur almost simultane