The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed China's "The Twenty-Four Solar Terms" on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
联合国教科文组织将中国的“二十四节气”列入联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。
“二十四节气”(the Twenty-Four Solar Terms)是中国人通过观察太阳周年运动(observation of the sun's annual motion),认知一年中时令(season)、气候(climate)、物候(phenology)等方面的变化规律所形成的知识体系和社会实践。
在现行的公历中,“二十四节气”日期基本固定,上半年在6日、21日,下半年在8日、23日,前后不差1~2天。
为了方便记忆,人们还编了一首二十四节气歌,相信很多人小时候都背过吧。
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。
下面,我们就按照上面这首歌中的顺序说一说二十四节气的英文表达。
立春(The Beginning of Spring):立是开始的意思,立春就是春季的开始。
雨水(Rain Water):降雨开始,雨量渐增。
惊蛰(The Waking of Insects):蛰是藏的意思。惊蛰是指春雷乍动,惊醒了蛰伏在土中冬眠的动物。
春分(The Spring Equinox):分是平分的意思。春分表示昼夜平分。
/ekwɪnɑːks/ 昼夜平分点,春分或秋分;
In the Chinese calendar, the Spring Equinox always occurs in the second month.
清明(Pure Brightness):天气晴朗,草木繁茂。
谷雨(Grain Rain):雨生百谷。雨量充足而及时,谷类作物能茁壮成长。
立夏(The Beginning of Summer):夏季的开始。
小满(Lesser Fullness of Grain):麦类等夏熟作物籽粒开始饱满。
芒种(Grain in Beard):麦类等有芒作物成熟。
夏至(The Summer Solstice):炎热的夏天来临。
/sɒlstɪs/ 太阳直射有关
. The days begin to draw in after the summer solstice.
夏至之后白天开始变短.
2. The days begin to draw out after the winter solstice.
冬至以后,白天渐渐变长.
小暑(Lesser Heat):暑是炎热的意思。小暑就是气候开始炎热。
大暑(Greater Heat):一年中最热的时候。
立秋(The Beginning of Autumn):秋季的开始。
处暑(The End of Heat):处是终止、躲藏的意思。处暑是表示炎热的暑天结束。
白露(White Dew):天气转凉,露凝而白。
秋分(The Autumn Equinox):昼夜平分。
寒露(Cold Dew):露水以寒,将要结冰。
霜降(Frost's Descent):天气渐冷,开始有霜。
立冬(The Beginning of Winter):冬季的开始。
小雪(Lesser Snow):开始下雪。
大雪(Greater Snow):降雪量增多,地面可能积雪。
冬至(The Winter Solstice):寒冷的冬天来临。
小寒(Lesser Cold):气候开始寒冷。
大寒(Greater Cold):一年中最冷的时候
A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains
Reporter:Freda Dilnar
Among the ten renowned paintings of China,two were born in the Song Dynasty.
在中国十大传世名画中,有两幅诞生于宋朝。
One is "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" which captures the daily life of the people and prosperity of the capital.
The other is "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" which eulogizes great rivers and mountains of the country.
一幅为展现世俗繁华的《清明上河图》,另一幅就是为锦绣河山颂唱的《千里江山图》。
"A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was the work of Wang Ximeng, a painter during the Northern Song Dynasty.
The painter pursued the "fun of right close thousands of miles" and this technique of expression amazed people.
《千里江山图》是北宋画家王希孟的传世之作,作者以“咫尺千里之趣”的表现手法震撼世人。
In the nearly 12 meter long scroll, layer upon layer of valleys, rolling hills and numerous rivers have various shapes without any sense of repetition at all.
在长达近12米的画卷中,层峦叠嶂的山谷,起伏的丘陵以及无数江河,形态各异,竟没有一丝重复感。
Details in the painting are impressive too.
画中的细节也让人叹为观止。
Characters are as small as rice grains but vivid and lively.
米粒儿大的人物意态却栩栩如生。
Birds, simply painted, look like they are soaring.
飞鸟虽轻轻一点,却具翱翔之势。
The complete painting is both magnificent and exquisite.
全图可谓既壮阔雄浑又细腻精到。
It is different from traditional ink paintings. "A Thousand miles of Rivers and Mountains" is a representative work of blue and green landscape painting.
A large amount of mineral pigments including mineral blue and mineral green were adopted to make the whole painting prominent in blue and green colors, providing people with an aesthetic pleasure.
和一般传统的水墨画不同,《千里江山图》是青绿山水的代表作,也就是画中采用了大量的石青、石绿等矿物颜料,使整个画面呈现出青绿色调,给人以美的享受。
"A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is known as the greatest treasure of the Palace Museum.
《千里江山图》被誉为故宫的镇馆之宝。