23年四级翻译系统十篇 第6讲-冬至

冬至

冬至(Winter Solstice)是全年白昼最短、黑夜最长的一天，标志着一年中最寒冷时节的开始。

Winter Solstice is the day with the shortest daylight and the longest night in the whole year. It marks the start of the coldest season in the whole year.

With 伴随---有

冬至过后，气温越来越低，人们的户外活动逐渐减少。

After that, temperatures become lower and lower.People 's outdoor activities decrease gradually.

的---1 of AofB B的A（AB均为名词）

2 形容词 Chinese

3 定语从句---修饰成分有动词

4 名词所有格（people's，China's）

5 某个地方的---in China

农民地里活儿不多，主要忙于灌溉系统的维护和农作物的防冻，同时为来年春天播种做准备。

Farmers don't do much in the field.

They are mainly busy maintaining（维护 ）their irrigation（灌溉）systems and preventing crops from frost（严寒，冻住）.

They are mainly busy with maintenance（维护 ）their irrigation（灌溉）systems and preventing crops from frost（严寒，冻住） .

Be busy diong 忙于做...

Be busy with doing

Meanwhile（同时）,they do preparations for sowing seeds in the spring next year.

中国人历来很重视冬至，许多地方都把冬至当作一个节日，庆祝方式各地不尽相同。

Chinese people have always attached great importance to Winter Solstice.

attach inportance to 重视...

People in many places treat Winter Solstice as a festival ,with different ways to celebrate in different places.

北方人有冬至吃饺子(jiaozi)的习俗，南方人有冬至吃汤圆(tangyuan)的传统。

On Winter Solstice,people in north have the tradition of eating dumplings,while in south have the tradition/custom/convention(习俗) of tangyuan.