双语：诗画大寒

中国传统农历将一年分为24个节气。2024年的大寒从1月20日开始。此刻，正值天寒地冻之时，让我们一起围坐炉前，在古人诗句中，感受别样的冬日浪漫。

问刘十九

白居易

绿蚁新醅酒，红泥小火炉。

晚来天欲雪，能饮一杯无？

An Invitation

My new brew gives green glow;

My red clay stove flames up.

At dusk it threatens snow.

Won't you come for a cup?

风雪夜归人（翡翠雕刻：杨树明）

逢雪宿芙蓉山主人

刘长卿

日暮苍山远，天寒白屋贫。

柴门闻犬吠，风雪夜归人。

Seeking Shelter in Lotus Hill on a Snowy Night

At Sunset hillside village seems far;

Cold and deserted the thatched cottages are.

At wicket gate a dog is heard to bark;

With wind and snow I come when night is dark.

雪  梅

卢梅坡

梅雪争春未肯降，骚人阁笔费评章。

梅须逊雪三分白，雪却输梅一段香。

Mume and Snow

The mume blossoms and snow vie inannouncing spring;

A poet knows not in whose praises he shouldsing.

The mume blossoms are not so white aswinter snow;

In fragrance snow can’t match mume blossomswhen they blow.

Great Cold 大寒

“Great Cold”, the last solar term in 24 solar terms, comes around January 20 each year.In this period, the cold waves from Siberia arrives in China.“

大寒是24节气中最后的一个，通常是在每年的1月20日前后，在这段时间，西伯利亚的冷空区将会到达中国内陆。

When this day arrives, it’s time to welcome the Spring Festival. People get busy with buying new things, salting the meat and preparing New Year good. “Great Cold” represents the end of 24 solar terms and also marks the end of winter.

大寒节气到来的时候也就是快喜迎春节的时候了，这时候人们忙着购买年货，做腌肉，筹备年货。“大寒”代表着24节气的结束，也意味着冬天的结束。

In north China, people get busy with preparing the fertilizer. In south China, people are often busy with catching field mouse. Another important day during this period is the “La Ba” Festival. “La” means the last month of lunar calendar and “Ba” means eight. People usually make porridge with 8 kind of mixed grains and corns, i.e. “La Ba porridge”, and eat it during the last month of the lunar calendar.

在中国北方， 人们还要准备肥料，而在中国南方，人们通常会忙着抓田鼠。在这期间还有一个重要的节日，腊八节。在中国古代，腊月是指阴历最后一个月，八代表腊月初八。人们通常使用八种谷物和杂粮做成粥，也就是腊八粥。在阴历最后一个月享用。

Winter is a time for all lives to hide. When everything is hiding from the cold, human body’s supersession is also very slow. During this period, people should sleep early and get up late, and try to save the Yang Qi inside the body.

冬天是万物沉睡的时节。当万物沉寂在严寒之下，人体的新陈代谢也是非常缓慢。在这段时间，人们应该早睡晚起，尽量在体内储存阳气。

整理：2024年1月21日于北城家园