原標題：“冬至”用英文怎么說？

作者：雙語君

本文來源：中國日報雙語新聞（Chinadaily_Mobile)

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冬至是中國傳統(tǒng)二十四節(jié)氣（the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms）中的第二十二個節(jié)氣，英文表達為Winter Solstice。冬至當天，太陽幾乎直射南回歸線（Tropic of Capricorn），北半球?qū)⒔?jīng)歷一年中最短的白天和最長的黑夜。

From then on, the days become longer and the nights become shorter. The Winter Solstice also marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year.

自此以后，白晝的時間變得越來越長而夜晚則會越來越短。冬至也標志著一年中最寒冷的季節(jié)的到來。

下面，一起來了解更多關(guān)于“冬至”的知識吧。

冬至節(jié)

據(jù)歷史學者介紹，3000多年前，周朝以“日影”最長的一天作為新一年的開始。從這個意義上說，冬至就是曾經(jīng)的年。所以中國有句古話說：“冬至大如年”。

As early as Zhou Dynasty, people worshipped the gods on the day of the Winter Solstice, which was also the first day of the new year. The Winter Solstice became a winter festival in Han Dynasty. The celebratory activities were officially organized. On this day, both officials and common people would have a rest.

早在周朝時期，人們會在冬至當日，也就是當時新年的第一天祭拜神靈。漢朝時，冬至成為了冬天的節(jié)日，朝廷會舉行正式的慶?；顒?。這一天，百官和庶民都會停工歇息。

在隨后的朝代，如唐、宋、元朝，冬至這天要進行祭神祭祖。至明清時期，冬至依舊長盛不衰，民間又有“肥冬瘦年”之說，可見這一節(jié)氣的重要。

吃堅果

隆冬來臨，萬物運轉(zhuǎn)趨于停歇。在此期間，適當?shù)爻渣c堅果，例如花生、核桃、栗子、榛子和杏仁，對身體有好處。

Traditional Chinese medical science teaches that the quality of a nut is tepidity and most nuts have the function of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening the brain and heart.

傳統(tǒng)中醫(yī)學認為，堅果性溫，絕大多數(shù)堅果都有補腎、強心、健腦的功效。

吃餃子

“冬至到，吃水餃?！睋?jù)說，冬至吃水餃的習俗是為紀念“醫(yī)圣”張仲景。行醫(yī)途中，他見沿途鄉(xiāng)民饑寒交迫，耳生凍瘡，便用羊肉等材料制成耳朵形狀的“嬌耳”，送給人們驅(qū)寒。這便是“餃子”的由來。

During Winter Solstice in North China, eating dumplings is essential to the festival. There is a saying that goes "Have dumplings on the day of Winter Solstice and noodles on the day of Summer Solstice."

在中國北方地區(qū)，吃餃子是冬至的關(guān)鍵活動。俗話說：“冬至餃子夏至面?！?/span>

還記得么，有些地區(qū)是立冬日吃餃子呢。你的家鄉(xiāng)是哪個節(jié)氣吃餃子呢？

餛飩

蘇州人習慣在隆冬時節(jié)吃餛飩。相傳蘇州百姓把餛飩作為慶祝冬至的食物，是為了紀念大美人西施。

Local legend has it that on the midwinter feast 2,500 years ago, the King of Wu (one of the states during the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period) was tired of all kinds of costly foods and wanted to eat something different. Then, the beauty Xishi came into the kitchen to make "wontons" for the king. He ate a lot and liked the food very much.

據(jù)傳，在2500年前的吳國宴席上，吳王厭倦了山珍海味，想換個口味。美人西施去廚房做了一道叫“餛飩”的菜來滿足他的愿望。吳王大塊朵頤，很是喜歡這種美食。

湯圓

冬至的湯圓也叫“冬至丸”“冬至團”，一家人齊聚吃湯圓，寓意“團圓”。在潮汕地區(qū)，吃湯圓有“添歲”之意，這就是所說的 “冬節(jié)丸，一食就過年?！?/span>

In many places, people eat tangyuan, a kind of stuffed small dumpling ball made of glutinous rice flour to celebrate Winter Solstice.

許多地方的人都會吃湯圓，一種包有餡料的糯米粉制成的圓形食物，來慶祝冬至。

羊肉粉絲湯

羊肉性溫，味甘，具有溫補氣血的功效，是冬季進補的佳品。在寧夏回族自治區(qū)的銀川地區(qū)，人們有冬至日喝羊肉粉湯的習俗。

On that day, it is customary for people there to eat mutton and vermicelli soup and soup dumplings. They give the midwinter soup a strange name: "brain"，and share it with their neighbors.

在這天，人們有喝羊肉粉湯、吃湯餃的風俗。老百姓給這種冬至喝的湯起了一個奇怪的名字——“頭腦”，并把它們分給左鄰右舍。

年糕

冬至期間，杭州人有吃年糕的傳統(tǒng)，民間也流傳著“冬至吃年糕，年年都長高”的俗語。古時，在冬至到來之前，家家戶戶都會打年糕來祭祀祖先，或當作禮品送給親朋好友。

Today, though fewer families eat home-made rice cakes, people there still buy rice cakes for the Winter Solstice Festival.

如今，盡管少有家庭還會吃自制的年糕，但人們依然會買年糕來慶祝冬至節(jié)氣。

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