备考新高考英语——24节气之7：立夏—【China Daily 外刊双语精读24节气】精读.docxVIP

24 Solar Terms: 6 things you may not know about the Start of Summer 24节气:关于立夏你可能不知道的5件事 The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Summer (Chinese: 立夏), the 7th term of the year, begins on May 5 and ends on May 21 this year. Start of Summer signals the transition of seasons. On this day, the suns rays reach an angle of 45 degrees to the earth. The temperature will rise quickly during this period, yet in northern China weather remains mild, not tropical. 中国传统阳历将一年分为24个节气。立夏(中文:立夏)，一年中的第7个节气，今年5月5日开始，5月21日结束。夏天的开始标志着季节的转换。在这一天，太阳光线与地球成45度角。在此期间，气温将迅速上