Every year around May the 5th, Chinese people welcome in the first summer solar term, the Beginning of Summer.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. around 包含易错音组 /aʊn/
2. Chinese /ˌtʃaɪˈniːz◂/ 重音落在第二音节
言之有物:
1. every year around May the 5th
每年5月5日前后
① around 大约;上下/前后/左右
He arrived around five o'clock.
他大约是五点钟到的。
The cost would be somewhere around £1500.
费用要在 1 500 英镑上下。
It must have been around midnight when I saw him.
我看到他的时候肯定已经是半夜前后了。
2. Chinese people welcome in the first summer solar term,
中国人迎来夏季节气之首
① 词链儿:welcome in sth 迎接...
It's a time to get together with friends or family and welcome in the coming year.
这是一个时间与朋友或家人团聚,欢迎新的一年。
It's certainly a great way to welcome in the New Year.
这样迎接新年,真是妙极了。
Now, my orders are, welcome in the new PIC.
现在我的命令是,接纳新来的急救主管。
图片源自《芝加哥烈焰》
★原声例句:As we welcome in a new school year, I'll hope you approach the education.
在我们迎来新学年的同时,我希望你们能接受这种教育。
★原声例句:I welcome in a group of students into the local library.
我迎接一群学生进入当地图书馆。
② the first summer solar term
夏季节气之首
solar term 节气
the 24 Solar Terms 二十四节气
3. the Beginning of Summer 立夏
the beginning of XX ...的开端/起点
the Beginning of Spring/Autumn/Winter 立春、立秋、立冬
The beginning of everything.
一切的开始。
图片源自《诺亚方舟》
The beginning of each season.
每个季节的开始。
图片源自《了不起的盖茨比》
活学活用:
请用 welcome in 随意造句
立夏(Beginning of Summer):是农历二十四节气中的第7个节气,夏季的第一个节气,表示孟夏时节的正式开始更是;太阳到达黄经45度时交立夏节气。斗指东南,维为立夏,万物至此皆长大,故名立夏也。
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