节气物语丨小暑【贺外英特班特色栏目】

节气物语 | 小暑

2020-07-06

小暑是二十四节气之一，也是夏季的第五个节气。

Slight Heat is one of the 24 solar terms and it is the fifth solar term in summer. 

暑是“热”的意思，而“小”是汉语中的一个形容词，意思是热的范围比较小。从这天起，中国各地的天气就变得更热，全国各地的庄稼都长得越来越快、越来越壮。

Shu means heat, while xiao is an adjective in Chinese indicating the small extent the heat reaches. From this day, the weather gets hotter across China, and crops all over the country grow faster and stronger.

小暑时节，天气变得炎热，人们感受不到一丝凉风，迎面扑来的是一层又一层的热浪。

During the Slight Heat, the weather is getting hot, and people don’t feel any cool breeze, just the hot wind.

时当小暑之季，气候炎热，人易感心烦不安，疲倦乏力，在自我养护和锻炼时，应按五脏主时，夏季为心所主而顾护心阳，平心静气，确保心脏机能的旺盛。

When it is the season of Slight Heat, the climate is hot. People are easily upset, tired and weak. In self-care and exercise, we should follow the principle of the Five zang-organs. In summer, we should take care of the heart for the mind. Calm down, and ensure that the heart function is strong.