【节气23】Lesser Cold 小寒(双语)

【节气】Lesser Cold 小寒（朗读by Shunnie） The wind is blowing hard. The temperature becomes lower. The coldest days are coming. Today is xiaohan, the Lesser Cold. It is the 23rd of the 24 solar terms, the fifth of winter. It falls around January 5 each year. The Lesser Cold marks the beginning of the coldest time of the year. The ground and rivers are frozen. The cold air from the north moves southward. It’s good to eat mutton hot pot, roast chestnuts and baked sweet potato. During this period, people begin to make preparations for the Spring Festival, such as writing Spring Festival couplets, making paper-cuts and so on. 新单词： blow /bləʊ/ v. 吹 temperature /'temprətʃə(r)/ n. 温度；气温 frozen /'frəʊzn/ adj. 结冰的 mutton /'mʌtn/ n. 羊肉 roast chestnuts 炒板栗 bake /beɪk/ v. （在烤炉里）烘烤 couplet /'kʌplət/ n. 对联