【人文英域】小满

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中国传统的农历把一年分为24个节气。小满是一年中的第八个节气，从今年5月21日开始，到6月6日结束。这意味着谷粒中的种子正在变得饱满，但尚未成熟。

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Buds,), the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 21 this year, and ends on June 6. It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe.

grain 谷物 ，buds 芽 小满就是“作物开始发芽”。

在中国，二十四节气是几千年前创造的，用来指导农业生产。但是，节气文化在今天仍然有用，可以通过与每个节气相对应的特殊食物、文化仪式、园艺，甚至健康的生活提示来指导人们的生活。让我们看看在“小满”我们能做些什么。

In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production. But the solar term culture is still useful today to guide people’s lives through special foods, cultural ceremonies, gardening and even healthy living tips that correspond with each solar term. Let’s see what we can do during the “Grain Buds” period.

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吃鱼的好季节

A good season for eating fish

在小满，夏收即将开始。一句关于这段时间的雨的谚语提到，“小满大满江满河”由于降雨量的大量增加，河流充满了水，使鱼和虾变得又大又肥。这是吃鱼和虾的好时机。这也是渔民的收获季节。

During the Grain Buds period, the summer harvest is about to begin. A saying about rain during this time mentions, “A heavy rainfall makes the river full.” Because of the great increase in rainfall, rivers are full of water, which makes fish and shrimp big and fat. This is a good time to eat fish and shrimp. It is also harvest season for fishermen.

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桑葚红人手

A good season for eating mulberries

中国农民们有句谚语“小满桑葚红手”。因此小满也是吃桑葚的好时候。

A Chinese farmer proverb says, "Mulberries become black during the Grain Buds period." Thus it is a good season to eat mulberries.

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食苦菜

Eating herb of common sow thistle

苦菜为小满时蔬。根据中医说法，苦菜可舒缓神经，对抗衰老。

Sow thistle thrives during the Grain Buds. According to the traditional Chinese medical theory, sow thistle can calm the nerves and defy aging.

人们应该吃能清热湿润、保护阴气的食物，如红豆、薏苡籽、绿豆、冬瓜、黄瓜、百合、栗子、胡萝卜、西红柿、西瓜、鲫鱼、草鱼、鸭等。

People should eat food that can clear the hot and humid inside one’s body and protect one’s Yin Qi, for example, red bean, coix seed, green bean, wax gourd, cucumber, day lily, water chestnut, carrots, tomato, watermelon, crucian, grass carp, duck and so on.

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图文来源|人文英域

排版|佟晏星

编辑|朱思佳

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编审|王幻