2.1早读 | 立春——春回大地，万物复苏

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 立春

2. 二十四节气

3. ...标志着四季流转的开始

4. 功夫不负有心人。

5. 万物复苏

2.1 早读原文

Lichun, or the beginning of Spring as it is known, is the first of the 24 Solar Terms. It marks the starting point on the wheel of the four seasons, when the world is all revived.

英音讲解01:10，美音讲解05:15，词汇讲解07:35

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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点

1. known用降升调读出，提示此处为句中停顿；

2. revived中包含两处/v/音，注意区分/w/（嘟唇） 。

言之有物

1. 词链儿：the beginning of Spring 立春

= the start of Spring

2. 词链儿：as it is known 众所周知

As is known to all, everything comes to him who waits.

正如谚语所说：“功夫不负有心人。”

近义词链儿：

it is well known that...

as is well known, it is...

as known in...

as everyone knows

as is known to all

be universally (widely) known

3. 词链儿：24 Solar Terms 24节气

4. 词链儿：...marks the starting point of...

...标志着...的起点

→starting point 起点

The action plan is a good starting point.

这项行动计划是一个好的起点。

They had already walked a couple of miles from their starting point.

他们已经从起点走了几英里。

影视原声视频：

Maybe, just maybe, the seventh marks the starting point.

可能，仅仅是可能，第七个点就标志着起始点。

影视片段《星际之门》

5. 词链儿：the world is all revived

万物复苏

revive v. 复苏/恢复

The air was fresh and for a moment she felt revived.

空气清新，有那么一会儿她感到恢复了活力。

拓展24节气英文表达：

立春 the Beginning of Spring (1st solar term February 3–5)

雨水 Rain Water (2nd solar term February 18–20)

惊蛰 the Waking of Insects (3rd solar term March 5–7)

春分 the Spring Equinox (4th solar term March 20–22)

清明 Pure Brightness (5th solar term April 4–6)

谷雨 Grain Rain (6th solar term April 19–21)

立夏 the Beginning of Summer (7th solar term May 5–7)

小满 Grain Full (8th solar term May 20–22)

芒种 Grain in Ear (9th solar term June 5–7)

夏至 the Summer Solstice (10th solar term June 21–22)

小暑 Slight Heat (11th solar term July 6–8)

大暑 Great Heat (12th solar term July 22–24)

立秋 the Beginning of Autumn (13th solar term August 7–9)

处暑 the Limit of Heat (14th solar term August 22–24)

白露 White Dew (15th solar term September 7–9)

秋分 the Autumnal Equinox (16th solar term September 22–24)

寒露 Cold Dew (17th solar term October 8–9)

霜降 Frost’s Descent (18th solar term October 23–24)

立冬 the Beginning of Winter (19th solar term November 7–8)

小雪 Slight Snow (20th solar term November 22–23)

大雪 Great Snow (21st solar term December 6–8)

冬至 the Winter Solstice (22nd solar term December 21–23)

小寒 Slight Cold (23rd solar term January 5–7)

大寒 Great Cold (24th solar term January 20–21)

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