閱盡春色、送別春天 -- 今日穀雨
說到穀雨，你能想到什麼？
想到的是，二十四節氣之一，春天的最後一個節氣；
是有關它的優美詩句，
“春山谷雨前，並手摘芳煙。
二月山家穀雨天，半坡芳茗露華鮮。
未知東郭清明酒，何似西窗穀雨茶。”
那麼英語又是如何去表達“穀雨”的呢？
穀雨的習俗又有哪些呢？
Spring春天
立春 Start of Spring
雨水 Rain water
驚蟄 the Waking of Insects
春分 Spring Equinox
清明 Pure Brightness
穀雨 Grain Rain
節氣簡介
穀雨源自古人“雨生百穀”之說，每年4月19日～21日，太陽到達黃經30°時即為“穀雨”，正所謂“清明斷雪，穀雨斷霜”。穀雨節氣的到來，意味著寒潮天氣基本結束，氣溫回升加快，有利於穀類農作物的生長。
英文釋義
穀雨的英文名為“Grain Rain”，其中grain有穀物、糧食之意，rain為雨水。穀雨是24節氣 （24 solar term ）中春天的最後一個節氣。也就是說，穀雨之後，我們即將送別春天，迎來夏天。
Grain Rain was originated from the ancient version "rain germinate/ˈdʒɜːrmɪneɪt/（發芽） all grains", which Gu means grains, Yu means rains. Every April 19th to 21st, the sun reaches 30 degrees in longitude is Grain Rain, it is the so-called "Qingming off the snow, Grain Rain off the frost". When the Grain Rain is coming, it means that the cold weather has basically ended, the temperature rises faster, which is benefit for the growth of cereal crops.
cereal crops 麥子；糧食
穀雨
氣候特徵
這一節氣到來時，降雨量增幅比“雨水”這天多很多，這對作物的生長十分重要。在大多數盆地地區，氣溫上升很快。包括西北地區，中國大多數盆地地區氣溫達到20-22攝氏度。
譯文
When this day comes, the amount of rainfall increases much than the day of “The Rain”, which is very important for the growth of the crops. The temperature in most of the basin areas increases quickly. Apart from the north-west part, most of the basin areas in China reach 20 to 22 degree Celsius.
basin area 盆地
Celsius /ˈselsiəs/ 攝氏度
穀雨習俗
穀雨的習俗，各地不一。
南方在穀雨時節有摘茶的習俗，“春山谷雨前，並手摘芳煙。” 傳說穀雨這天的茶，味道醇厚濃烈，香氣逼人，喝了會清火、辟邪、明目等，所以穀雨這天不管是什麼天氣，人們都會去茶山摘些新茶回來，北方在穀雨時則有食用香椿的習俗，所以有“雨前香椿嫩如絲”之說。
譯文
The customs of grain rain vary from place to place.
Picking tea is a custom in Guyu in the south of China. It’s said that drinking tea on Guyu this day will help people clear away heat, exorcise evil spirits and improve eyesight. So no matter what the weather is like on this day, people will go to pick some new tea to drink. In the north of China, people eat Chinese toon as a custom on Guyu this day, so we also say Chinese toon is as tender as silk before rain.
toon /tun/ 香椿
exorcise evil spirit 驅邪