立夏意味着一个新的季节——夏天的到来。
中医认为，立夏是滋润心脏的关键时刻。
According to Chinese traditional medicine, start of summer is a key time to moisten the heart.
以下是有关中国人迎接立夏到来的三件事。
Here are three things about how Chinese greet the Start of Summer.
立夏来临，预示着季节的转换。
下面哪一项不是立夏的传统习俗？
立夏这天，我国民间还有很多趣味习俗。
On the day of lixia, the Chinese have many other interesting folk customs.
从天文学上，立夏表示即将告别春天，是夏天的开始。
Astronomically, lixia represents the passing of spring and the entering into summer.
立夏之后。
立夏刚过，天气渐渐变热，可口的冰淇淋可算是解暑的良品。
Everyone knows that nothing tastes as good as fresh, homemade food, and ice cream is no exception!
林奋把救生索套在手腕上，身子平躺立夏，准备迎接暴风雨的来临。
Tying the lanyard around his wrist, Lim lay flat on the ledge, ready to cling to the decking when the squall broke.
根据风俗习惯，当地人会立鸭蛋，蒸糯米饭以及制作米面的雕塑来迎接立夏。
It is a folk custom for local people to pickle duck's eggs, make glutinous rice and rice flour sculptures to greet "lixia", the beginning of summer.
他听到一个孩子是怎么差点儿掉进湖里的，设立夏裙的女孩子们又是多么的美丽。
He heard how a child nearly fell into the lake, and how beautiful the girls were in their summer dresses.
古人认为，鸡蛋圆圆溜溜，象征生活之圆满，立夏日吃鸡蛋能祈祷夏日之平安。
In ancient China, people believed a round egg symbolized a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a prayer for good health.
立春、立夏、立秋、立冬表示四季的开始。 春分、秋分是一年中昼夜一样长的两天。
The Beginning of Spring, Beginning of Summer, Beginning of Autumn and Be-ginning of Winter mark the start of four seasons.
立夏之日辤“称人”的习俗起源于三国时期（220-280年），主要流行于我国南方。
Thee custom of weighing people at the Start of Summer originated from the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280) and prevails in South China today.
二十四节气中的四立， “立春”，“立夏”，“立秋”，“立冬”在农历中都代表着新季节的开始，是中国古代重要的节日。
Thee four beginnings of the seasons were important festivals in ancient times. Before the Start of Winter, the ancient emperor would take a shower and have no more meat.
自从2002年以来，为了建立夏威夷群岛禁猎区，已经召开了100多次会议和工作组会议，22次正式的公众听证会，作出了52，000项注释。
Since 2002 the effort to make the Hawaiian archipelago a sanctuary has spawned more than 100 meetings and working group sessions and 22 formal public hearings; 52,000 comments have been made.
自从2002年以来，为了建立夏威夷群岛禁猎区，已经召开了100多次会议和工作组会议，22次正式的公众听证会，作出了52，000项注释。
Since 2002 the effort to make the Hawaiian archipelago a sanctuary has spawned more than 100 meetings and working group sessions and 22 formal public hearings; 52,000 comments have been made.
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