24 节气是中国人通过不雅观察太阳周年运动，认知一年中季候，景象，物候等方面变革规律形成的知识体系和社会实践。24 Solar Terms （注：solar 太阳 lunar 玉轮）
24节气歌 The rhyme of the 24 Solar Terms
春雨惊春清谷天，
夏满芒夏暑相连。
秋处露秋寒霜降，
冬雪雪冬小大寒。
（特殊解释：本文图片来自央视新闻"大众年夜众号，大部分翻译来自著名翻译家许渊冲师长西席，少数翻译由作者自译）
立春 Beginning of Spring
随风潜入夜，润物细无声。 ---《春夜喜雨》（唐） 杜甫
It drifts in on the wind,steals in by night. Its fine drops drench, yet make no sound at all.
雨水 Rain Water
天街小雨润如酥，草色遥看近却无。---《早春小雨》（唐） 韩愈
The royal streets are moistend by a creamlike rain; Green grass can be perceived afar but not nearby.
惊蛰 awakening of insects
等闲识得东风面，万紫千红总是春。---《春日》（宋） 朱熹
I find the face of east wind in an easy way; Myriads to reds and violets only reveal spring. (Myriads adj.无数的 violets n.紫罗兰）
春分Spring Equinox
(注 ：equinox 昼夜平分点）
东风如贵客， 一到便繁华。-- 《东风》（清）袁枚
Like an honoured guest, the spring breeze brings us prosperity when it arrives.
清明 Pure Bbrightness
清明时节雨纷纭，路上行人欲销魂 --- 《清明》（唐）杜牧
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day. The mourner's heart is going to break on his way.
谷雨 Grain Rain
落絮游丝三月候，风吹雨洗一城花 ---《 见二十弟倡和花字漫兴五首》 （宋） 黄庭坚
The wind blowing and rain falling, petals are drifting all over the city.
立夏 Beginning of Summer
泉眼无声惜细流，树阴照水爱晴柔---《小池》 （宋） 杨万里
From fountainhead water streaks out thin and quiet. Soft and Sunny are trees reflected in the pond.
小满Grain Buds
最爱垄头麦，迎风笑落红---《五绝.小满》（宋） 欧阳修
My favourite is the ridge of wheat, laughing at flowers falling in the wind.
芒种 Grain in ear
春种一粒粟，秋收万颗子 ---《悯农》 （唐）李绅
Spring sows one grain of corn, Autumn reaps in ten thousand more.
夏至 Summer Solstice
(solstice [ˈsɒlstɪs] n.至点）
绿筠尚含粉， 圆荷始散芳---《 夏至避暑北池》（唐）韦应物
Green bamboo is still powdery, and the lotus has begun to give off fragrance.
小暑 Minor Heat
荷风送喷鼻香气，竹露滴清响。---《夏日南亭怀辛大 》 （唐）孟浩然
The wind brings the fragarance of lotus flowers, and dew drips from bamboo with a crisp sound.
大暑 Major Heat
桂轮开子夜，萤火照空时。--- 《大暑六月中 》 （唐）元稹
A full moon rises at midnight while fireflies flashing in the air.
立秋 Beginning of Autumn
天阶夜色凉如水，坐看牵牛织女星.---《秋夕 》 （唐） 杜牧
Stone steps cool as cold water in the night, the maid sits and stares at the Cowherd and Vega in the heavens.
处暑 End of Heat
空山新雨后，景象晚来秋。---《山居秋暝 》 （唐） 王维
Blank hills look pure as a recent rain refines, as dusk is falling autumn is felt in the bones.
白露 White Dew
一道残阳铺水中，半江瑟瑟半江红。---《暮江吟》 （唐） 白居易
A beam of exhauseted sun in the water paved, half the river greenish and the other half red.
秋分 Autumn Equinox
床前明月光，疑是地上霜。---《静夜思》 （唐） 李白
A pool of moonlight before the bed, took it to be frost on the ground.
寒露 Cold Dew
枯藤老树昏鸦，小桥流水人家。---《天净沙.秋思》 （元） 马致远
Withered vines hanging on old branches,returning crows croaking at dusk.
霜降 Frost' Descent
月落乌啼霜满天，江枫渔火对愁眠。---《枫桥夜泊》 （唐） 张继
At moonset cry the crows, streaking the frosty sky; Dimly lit fishing boats' neath maples sadly lie.
立冬 Beginning of Winter
月黑雁飞高，丹玉夜遁逃。---《塞下曲》（唐）卢纶
Woods dark and wind-startled grass, the general drew his bow at dusk.
小雪 Minor Snow
千里黄云白日曛，北风吹雁雪纷纭。---《 别懂大》（唐）高适
Yellow clouds covering a thousand li and the sun setting dim, in whirling snow the north wind drives south the wild geese.
大雪 Major Snow
北国风光，千里冰封，万里雪飘。---《 沁园春》毛泽东
North country scene: A hundred leagues locked in ice. A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
冬至 Winter Solstice
墙角数枝梅，凌寒独自开。---《 梅花》（宋）王安石
A few plum twigs at the corner of the wall. Blossoming all alone, defying the cold!
小寒 Minor Cold
灭烛怜光满，披衣觉露滋。---《 望月怀远》（唐）张九龄
I extinguish the candle and step out, my clothes wet by dew.
大寒 Major cold
千山鸟飞绝，万径人踪灭。---《 江雪》（唐）柳宗元
Mountains by the thousand but the last bird flown. And myriad footpaths with no human traces shown.
虎年（the year of tiger）伊始，春回大地，预祝大家春种一粒粟，秋收万颗子。
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