The Best Way To Show 24 Solar Terms

Cinyee Chiu， an artist from Taiwan， is always happy to try something new. Her amazing works won lots of prizes. Among them， “24 Solar Terms （節氣）” is the most popular.

Ancient Chinese divided a year into 24 parts according to the changes of the weather. It’s the 24 solar terms. But not everyone knows them well. Cinyee Chiu put the 24 solar terms in pictures to help people understand them better.

Cinyee turned each solar term into an animal. But these animals are not just animals. You can also find seasonal fruits， vegetables or beautiful flowers on them.

When spring comes， water gets warm and fish start to swim around. So Cinyee chose fish as a symbol of Start of Spring. Also， she drew spring vegetables， Chinese chives （韭菜） on the back of the fish.

White Dew （露珠） falls on about Sept. 8. It shows the beginning of the cool autumn. There are colorful leaves and cooler nights at this time of year. As the temperature falls， white dew is often seen on the grass and trees at night. For White Dew， Cinyee chose a raccoon—a small animal with thick hair. She drew white spots on the raccoon to show dew. And she used the dragon fruit to show the rich colors in autumn.

The young artist really gave the ancient Chinese culture a new look.

跟蹤練習：

1. How many examples did the writer give to show Cinyee’s “24 Solar Terms”？

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

2. What did Cinyee turn each solar term into in her pictures？

A. A flower. B. An animal. C. A kind of fruit.

3. What can we know from Paragraph 5？

A. Start of Spring falls on about Sept 8.

B. White Dew shows the end of the autumn.

C. Cinyee used white spots to show dew.

4. What does the writer mainly want to talk about in the passage？

A. Who divided a year into 24 parts.

B. How Cinyee showed the 24 solar terms.

C. What Start of Spring and White Dew mean.

答案解析：

1. 細節理解題。根據“So Cinyee chose fish as a symbol of Start of Spring. ”可知，Cinyee選擇了魚作為立春的象征；根據“White Dew （露珠） falls on about Sept. 8”可知，白露大約在9月8日降臨。由此可知作者給出了兩個例子展示她的二十四節氣。故選A。

2. 細節理解題。根據“Cinyee turned each solar term into an animal.”可知， Cinyee把每個節氣都變成了一種動物。故選B。

3. 細節理解題。根據“She drew white spots on the raccoon to show dew.”可知， 她用白色斑點表示露水。故選C。

4. 主旨大意題。根據“Cinyee Chiu put the 24 solar terms in pictures to help people understand them better. ”以及本文內容可知， 作者主要想談論Cinyee是如何體現二十四節氣的。故選B。

難詞解析：

1. amazing work：令人驚奇的作品。amazing用作形容詞，表示“令人驚奇的，驚喜的”。例如：

It was one of the most amazing films I’ve ever seen.這是我看過的最精彩的電影之一。

It was an amazing sight.這真是美景。

2. divide into： 意為“把……分成……”。例如：

Full text subject divide into five parts. 全文主體分為5部分。

3.put in：意為“把……放于……中；插話”。 例如：

Put sugar in coffee， please. 請把糖放在咖啡里。

“Don’t forget us， ” she put in. “別忘記我們。”她插話說。

4. choose as：意為“選擇……作為……”。例如：

He chose Lihua as his assistant. 他選擇李華做他的助手。

5.fall on：意為“落到；由……承擔”。例如：

Such things rarely come down on you. 這種事很少會落到你頭上。

He is unwilling to take on heavy responsibilities. 他不愿承擔重任。