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英语口语·吉米老师说
英语·话说中国节
英文纪录片《话说中国节》
《话说中国节》以中国传统节日的历史发展过程为脉络，以中国节日传统节日时间节点为框架，以中国人对节日文化的情感为基调，融历史文化、民俗文化、饮食文化、服饰文化、礼仪文化、地域文化等为一体，集中反映由节日演变成凝聚在中国人心中的永恒的情感以及人们不断形成并凝结的中国人特有的伦理情感、时间生命意识和文化追求认同感。
07. 秋分
中英文文本材料：
Autumn is the season for harvest when tree colors change, birds migrateand farms are ready for cropping.
秋季是丰收的季节，草木变色，候鸟振翅迁徙，田地间硕果累累。
There are six solar terms in autumn: Start of Autumn, The End of Heat, White Dew, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dewand Frost's Descent.
秋季共包含六个节气：立秋、处暑、白露、秋分、寒露、霜降。
Start of Autumnindicatesautumn's arrivalbut it's not until the solar term of End of Heatthat the summer heat will eventually disperse.
“立秋”预示着秋天的到来，而夏季的炎热真正消散则要等到“处暑”。
Starting with White Dew,the coolautumn days officially begins.
从“白露”开始，凉爽的秋季就真正开始了。
From Autumn Equinox to Cold Dewbegins the golden time for harvest.
It's also the time when people in the Yangtze River basin and areas of the South get busy cropping late rice.
中国长江流域及南部广大地区正忙着晚稻的收割。
Starting with Frost's Descent,the weather turns much colderand the first frost comes.
到“霜降”时，天气比以前冷得多。
People then have to find ways to keep frost from their plantsand make preparations for winter.
人们便要对植物进行人工防霜，为过冬做准备。
During the autumn harvest season，rice terracesform a three-dimensional landscapein mountainous areas.
秋收之际，成熟后的水稻梯田勾勒出一幅立体的风景画。
They run about like a shining golden belt decorating the majestic mountains.
梯田像一条条美丽的金色腰带，装点着雄浑的大山。
The Longji terraces in Longji town Longsheng countySouth China's Guangxi Zhuangautonomous region boast a history of more than 2300 yearswhich is known as"homeof terraced fields of the world".
广西壮族自治区龙胜各族自治县龙脊镇的龙脊梯田，距今至少有2300多年历史，有“世界梯田园乡”之称。
水稻种植需要大面积的水塘。而在中国东南地区，丘陵较多，利于种植水稻的平原地形较少。
于是农民用一道道的堤坝涵养水源，构筑了梯田，使在丘陵地带大面积种植水稻成为可能。
The ancient people used their wisdom to solve food problems.
古人依靠智慧解决了粮食问题。
In 2018,the Chinese government set up the annual Autumn Equinoxas the harvest festival for farmers.
2018年，中国政府将每年的“秋分”设立为中国农民丰收节。
On the day,people livingin the Longji Mountain area will celebrate harvestin their centuries-old terraces with traditional dances and ritual activities.
龙脊山的人们会在“秋分”这一天，以传统舞蹈及祭祀活动于悠久的梯田之上庆祝丰收。
中国人口超过14亿，人均耕地少。因此，粮食问题始终是关系国计民生的头等大事。
Yuan Longping, a Chinese scientist known as the "father of hybrid rice",has ledhis research team to study high yielding rice for many yearsand has helped solve the problem of food shortage in China.
袁隆平，被誉为“杂交水稻之父”的中国科学家。平带领他的科研团队多年来潜心研究高产水稻，解决了中国的粮食短缺难题。
Whether it's the terraced fields inherited from ancient times ortoday's high-yielding rice, they manifest the survival wisdom of human beings.
从古老的梯田到如今的高产水稻都是人类的生存智慧。
Then comes winter,atime for hibernation and restoring energy in human bodies.
收获之后就该进入漫长的冬天蛰伏养息。
08 中秋
中英文文本材料：
The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar monthis theMid-Autumn Festival, a celebration that focuses on the moon.