备考新高考英语——24节气之10：夏至—【China Daily 外刊双语精读24节气】精读.docxVIP

24 Solar Terms: 6 things you may not know about Summer Solstice 24节气:关于夏至你可能不知道的6件事 The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Summer Solstice (Chinese: 夏至), the 10th solar term of the year, begins on June 21 this year and ends on July 6. 中国传统阳历将一年分为24个节气。夏至(中文:夏至)，一年中的第10个节气，今年6月21日开始，7月6日结束。 At this time, much of the northern hemisphere receives the most hours of daylight, but it does not bring the hottest temperatures which will come only 20 to 30 days later. 此时，北半球的大部分地区获得了最多的日照时间，但它不会带来最热的温度，最热的温度将在20到30天后到来。 In China, the 24 solar terms were created th