The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Winter, (Chinese:立冬), the 19th solar term of the year, begins this year on Nov. 7 and ends on Nov. 22. Start of Winter is the first solar term of winter, which means winter is coming and crops harvested in autumn should be stored up. ____1____
中国传统的阳历将一年分为24个节气。立冬是一年中的第19个节气，今年立冬从11月7日开始，到11月22日结束。立冬是冬季的第一个节气，这意味着冬天即将来临，秋天收获的庄稼应该储存起来。____ 1 ____
Beginning of winter or not
是否是冬天的开始
In ancient times, the Chinese people took the Start of Winter to be the beginning of the winter. ____2____ The general weather conditions every year are different, so the beginning of winter could be quite different. And with the vast territory of China, winter of every area doesn’t begin at the same time.
在古代，中国人把立冬作为冬天的开始。____2____每年的天气情况都不一样，所以冬天的开始可能会有很大的不同。而且由于中国幅员辽阔，各地的冬天并不是同时开始的。
Eating dumplings
吃饺子
There was a legend about the custom. The legend is about “Medical Saint” Zhang Zhongjing at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD25-220). ____3____ How? He cooked mutton, hot peppers and herbs(药草) to beat the cold and increase body heat. He put these things into a dough skin and made them into an ear shape. ____4____ Today there is still a saying that goes “Eat dumplings on Start of Winter Day, or your ears will be frostbitten (生冻疮的)”.
关于这个习俗有一个传说。传说是关于东汉末年的“医圣”张仲景的。 ____3____ 他如何做到的呢?他煮羊肉、辣椒和香草来驱寒，增加体温。又把这些东西包在面皮里，做成耳朵的形状。____4____今天仍然有一个说法是“立冬不端饺子碗，冻掉耳朵没人管”。
Eating Chinese pumpkins
吃南瓜
In Tianjin, on the first day of Start of Winter, people eat dumplings stuffed with Chinese pumpkins. The pumpkin is a common vegetable in northern China. Generally, the pumpkins are bought in the summer. ____5____
在天津，在立冬的第一天，人们吃南瓜馅的饺子。南瓜是中国北方常见的蔬菜。一般来说，南瓜是在夏天买的。____ 5 ____
A. However, it is not the beginning of winter in terms of meteorology (气象学).
A.然而，从气象学的角度来看，这并不是冬天的开始。
B. He saved many people in Henan province from coldness around Start of Winter.
B.立冬前后，他救了许多河南人的命。
C. The four beginnings of the seasons were important festivals in ancient times.
C.四季的开始在古代是重要的节日。
D. Here are something you should know about Start of Winter.
D.以下是关于立冬你应该知道的一些事情。
E. On the first day of Start of Winter, there is a custom, “nourishing the winter”.
E。在立冬的第一天，有一个习俗，“养冬”。
F. And it is stored until the Start of Winter when they are taken out.
F.它会一直保存到立冬，然后取出来。
G. Since then, people have learned to make the food which became known as “dumpling”.
G.从那时起，人们就学会了制作这种被称为“饺子”的食物。
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