
花半開時最美,太盛則要凋謝;美酒飲后微醺,爛醉則要傷身。在二十四節(jié)氣中,小滿,一直是一個非常有內(nèi)涵的節(jié)日,其中蘊(yùn)藏著豐富的中華傳統(tǒng)文化哲學(xué)。
今天就是這個充滿智慧哲理的節(jié)日,也是中國傳統(tǒng)二十四節(jié)氣(the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms)中的第八個節(jié)氣,在今天,農(nóng)作物的顆粒開始變得飽滿,但并未完全成熟,因而叫做“小滿”,用英文來表達(dá)的話是Grain Buds
那么,在這個美好的日子里,我們應(yīng)該做些什么呢?
1.Eating mulberries?吃桑葚

古時候有諺語:“小滿桑葚黑”,由此可見,小滿是吃桑葚的好時候。
這句諺語可以這樣用英語表達(dá):Mulberries become black during the Grain Buds period.
小滿也是吃苦菜的時節(jié),小滿雖然寓意豐收即將到來,但其實(shí)卻恰是青黃不接的時候,在過去,很多百姓不得不用苦菜充饑,由此吃苦菜也就成了小滿節(jié)氣的獨(dú)特食俗。
2. Eating?sow thistle食苦菜
苦菜的英文是sow thistle
在英文百科中有如下描述:The sow thistle which is one of the earliest edible potherbs in China. It tastes a little bitter and tart, but also sweet. It has the function of cooling the blood and?detoxifyingthe body.(苦菜是中國最早的可食用野菜之一,嘗起來有點(diǎn)酸苦,但不失清甜,具有清熱解毒的功效。)
3.Irrigation忙灌溉
在南方地區(qū),小滿這一節(jié)日,還關(guān)系到雨水與灌溉的情況,于是出現(xiàn)了一些有關(guān)的諺語:
If?there?is?no?enough?water?during?Grain?Buds,?the?ridges?in?the?grain?field?will?break?of?dryness.
小滿不滿,干斷思坎。
?If?there?is?not?enough?water?during?Grain?Fills,?you?cannot?expect?to?grow?rice?when?the?day?of?Grain?in?Ear?is?coming.
小滿不滿,芒種不管。
用“滿”來形容雨水的盈缺,意思是小滿時,田里如果蓄不滿水,就可能造成田坎干裂,甚至芒種時也無法栽插水稻的情況,可見小滿這一天對于農(nóng)耕來說是多么重要。
4.Health Preserving重養(yǎng)生

小滿來了,這時候往往氣候濕熱,容易出現(xiàn)一些健康隱患,所以大家要開始注重養(yǎng)生,可以進(jìn)行一些中強(qiáng)度的運(yùn)動,比如慢跑、瑜伽、太極等等。
High temperatures and humidity are common during the Grain Buds period.It is also important to exercise to keep healthy during the hot summer days.You can do some moderate intensity exercises, such as jogging, yoga?and Taiji?boxing.
小滿過去,還會有其它的節(jié)氣,那么其他二十三節(jié)氣,用英語該怎么表達(dá)呢?
立春the Beginning of Spring(1st solar term)Feb.3,4, or 5
雨水Rain Water(2nd solar term)Feb.18,19 or 20
驚蟄the Waking of Insects(3rd solar term)Mar.5,6, or 7
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春分the Spring Equinox(4th solar term)Mar.20,21 or 22
清明Pure Brightness(5th solar term)Apr.4,5 or 6
谷雨Grain Rain(6th solar teram)Apr.19,20 or 21
立夏the Beginning of Summer(7th solar term)May 5,6 or 7
芒種Grain in Beard(9th solar term)Jun.5,6 or 7
夏至the Summer Solstice(10th solar term)Jun.21 or 22
小暑Lesser Heat(11th solar term)Jul.6,7 or 8
大暑Greater Heat(12th solar term)Jul.22,23 or 24
立秋the Beginning of Autumn(13th solar term)Aug.7,8 or 9
處暑the End of Heat(14th solar term)Aug.22,23 or 24
白露White Dew(15th solar term)Sep.7,8 or 9
秋分the Autumn Equinox(16th solar term)Sep.22,23 or 24
寒露Cold Dew(17th solar term)Oct.8 or 9
霜降Frost's Descent(18th solar term)Oct.23 or 24
立冬the Beginning of Winter(19th solar term)Nov.7 or 8
小雪Lesser Snow(20th solar term)Nov.22 or 23
大雪Greater Snow(21st solar term)Dec.6,7 or 8
冬至the Winter Solstice(22nd solar term)Dec.21,22 or 23
小寒Lesser Cold(23rd solar term)Jan.5,6 or 7
大寒Greater Cold(24th solar term)Jan.20 or 21
月盈則虧,將滿未滿,這是人生最好的狀態(tài)
讓我們從今天這個節(jié)日里汲取古人的智慧精神,獲得人生最好的狀態(tài)!