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"Liqiu", or the Beginning of Autumn, is the first solar term in autumn.
“立秋”是秋天的第一个节气。
Generally, it means the hot summer has passed and autumn is coming.
一般来说，这意味着炎热的夏天已经过去，秋天即将来临。
The Chinese character "Qiu" is composed of "He" and "Huo", meaning the grains are ripening.
汉字“秋”是由“禾”和“火”组成的，意思是谷物成熟了。
Crops are growing rapidly across the country.
全国各地的庄稼长势旺盛。
As an agricultural proverb says, "If it rains three times during the Beginning of Autumn, the rice will ripen."
正如一句农业谚语所说：“立秋三场雨，秕稻变成米。”
The Chinese people have always attached great importance to the Beginning of Autumn.
中国人历来很重视立秋。
It's the transitional period from summer to autumn, it's also the beginning of the harvest season.
它是夏季到秋季的过渡时期，也是收获季节的开始。
During the Beginning of Autumn every year, in the mountainous areas in some southern provinces,
每年立秋的时候，在南方一些省份的山区，
locals celebrate the autumn harvest with a unique "Shai Qiu" tradition, or "food drying in autumn".
当地人会以一种独特的“晒秋”传统来庆祝秋收。
The climate in the mountainous areas is humid, so people put ripe crops, vegetables and fruits near the houses, to sun-dry them on racks or in bamboo baskets for better preservation.
山区气候潮湿，所以人们会在房子前后，把成熟的农作物、蔬菜和水果放在架子上或竹筐里晒干，以便更好地保存。
Through "Shai Qiu", a tradition that dates back many centuries, people express their joyfulness and hope for a good harvest.
人们通过“晒秋”这个可以追溯到数百年前的传统，来表达他们的喜悦和对丰收的期望。
There are several well-known idioms related to the Beginning of Autumn that vividly describe the characteristics and customs of the season.
关于立秋，也有一些为人熟知的短语，生动地描述了这个季节的特点和习俗。
The first one is "Qiu Lao Hu", or "autumn tiger".
第一个是“秋老虎”。
"Liqiu" stands for the arrival of the astronomical autumn, but not necessarily the arrival of the meteorological autumn.
“立秋”意味着天文意义上秋天的到来，但气象学上的秋天却未必到来。
The hot weather has not ended. "Autumn tiger" refers to a spell of sultry weather in August and September.
炎热的天气还没有结束。“秋老虎”指的是8月和9月的一段闷热天气。
"Qiu Lao Hu" may still occur despite the start of autumn.
入秋后，“秋老虎”仍有可能出现。
The second phrase is "Tie Qiu Biao", or "stick autumn fat".
第二个短语是“贴秋膘”。
In summer, people don't have a very good appetite and have simple meals.
在夏天，人们的胃口通常不会太好，饮食也很简单。
As the Beginning of Autumn arrives, people have a good appetite and eat good meals to increase nutrition and make up for the weight-loss in summer.
随着立秋的到来，人们胃口打开，吃得好，以增加营养，弥补夏天的体重损失。
Of course, it's not advisable to eat too much fatty and oily food as the weather gets drier.
当然，随着天气越来越干燥，不建议吃太多油腻的食物。
Chinese people attach greater importance to a healthy and balanced diet.
现在，中国人越来越重视健康均衡的饮食。
The ancient Chinese literature have left many poems and articles about autumn. People have also gained inspiration and wisdom from autumn.
中国古代文学留下了许多关于秋天的诗歌和文章。人们也从秋天中获得了灵感和智慧。
As ancient Chinese poem goes, "Monks in a mountain don't count years, but can tell the coming of autumn from a fallen leaf",
正如中国古诗所云：“山僧不解数甲子，一叶落知天下秋。”
so that we know the Chinese idiom "Yi Ye Zhi Qiu" means fallen leaves tell people autumn is coming.
由此我们可知，汉语成语“一叶知秋”的意思就是落叶告诉人们秋天来了。
It's a metaphor for knowing the development trends of things through their individual phenomenon.
这是一个隐喻，指通过事物的个体现象获悉事物的发展趋势。
There are many idioms in Chinese to describe autumn.
汉语中有许多描写秋天的成语。
For instance, "Qiu Gao Qi Shuang" describes the sunny and cool weather in autumn.
例如，“秋高气爽”描述的是秋天晴朗凉爽的天气。
"Chun Hua Qiu Shi" means plants bloom in spring and bear fruits in autumn.
“春华秋实”的意思是植物春天开花，秋天结果。
Autumn is a time of beauty and harvest. Let's look forward to this golden autumn together.
秋天是美丽和丰收的季节。让我们一起期待金秋的到来吧。
