【张艺兴】小蕾老师英语课堂 LESSON 104/End of the Heat 处暑（一）

End of the Heat(1)

处暑（一）

Hawks start to sacrifice birds, the world is beginning to wither, crops are harvested.

鹰乃祭鸟、天地始肃、禾乃登

> wither [ˈwɪðə(r)]

v.枯萎;凋谢;萎缩;衰弱

过去式: withered过去分词: withered现在分词: withering

Eg. The hot sun had withered all my plants.

烈日晒得我的所有植物都枯萎了。

Eg. I love to experience the change of seasons as flowers blossom and then wither.

花朵开就枯萎，我很喜欢体验四季的变化。

Eg. Our hopes have not withered away.

我们的希望还没有破灭。

150°

22nd to 24th day of the 8th month

8月22日-24日

All the heat from the sky is pressed tightly within ripe crops,

夏天所有的热量被死死按在了成熟的作物之中

> ripe [raɪp]

adj.成熟的;醇美可口的;老练的;时机成熟的

Eg. The time is ripe for action. 

时机已经成熟，可以行动了。

Eg. He likes to drink ripe wine.

他喜欢喝醇酒。

Eg. He is ripe in judgement.

他的判断力强。

all that is presented in front of the people,

呈现在人们面前的一切

brings with it an enticing aroma,

带着诱人的香气

this is the atmosphere of the entire summer.

那是一整个夏天的气息

Whether it is good wine or happiness,

无论是美酒还是快乐

it all needs to undergo complete brewing.

都需要经历完整的酝酿

When it is the occasion of a plentiful harvest,

当万物丰登之际

people will place all their fruits and harvests between Heaven and Earth,

人们将一切果实和收获摆放在天地之间

they know that apart from hard work,

他们知道，除了努力之外

what they also need to be thankful for are the blessings!

还需要感谢的是恩赐！

Fire

火

At which moment did you feel that this group seemed to have grown in popularity?

你是什么时候感觉到这个团队好像红了？

The media will frequently ask me this.

经常有媒体这样问我

I never once felt that this group wasn't popular.

我没有觉得这个团队不火过

I frequently answer them in this way too.

我也经常这样回答他们

Actually, at that time, none of these feelings existed in my heart,

其实那个时候心里并不存在什么感觉

but as soon as we get blocked at the airport,

但只要一去机场就会被堵住

> blocked [blɒkt]   

adj.封锁的，闭塞的，联锁的

block [blɒk]

vt.阻止;阻塞;限制

n.块;街区;<英>大楼，大厦;障碍物，阻碍

Eg. The streets are paved with blocks of stone or wood.

那些街道是用石块或木块铺成的。

Eg. The department store is four blocks from here.

百货商店距离这里有四个街区。

Eg. He works in the block of offices.

他在办公大楼工作。

Eg. The traffic block lasted two hours.

交通的阻塞持续了两个小时。

a sea of people picking us up and sending us off,

接机送机人山人海

we all knew that everything would never be the same again.

我们都知道，一切和以前都不一样了

But once you calm down to think about it, 

但冷静下来想想

you will realize that actually this kind of popularity is just an illusion.

你会知道其实这样火热的关注只是一种假象

Throwing away all the image, makeup, outfits;

抛下所有的行头、化妆、衣着

if I was like an ordinary person walking down the street,

如果我像一个普通人一样走在路上

no one would recognize me.

是没有人会认识我的

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