<p class="ql-block">1 寓意</p><p class="ql-block">惊蛰，古时候称“启蛰”。《月令七十二候集解》记载，“二月节，万物出乎震，震为雷，故曰惊蛰，是蛰虫惊而出走矣。”大意是天气回暖，渐有春雷，蛰伏在地下冬眠的昆虫受惊而醒，开始启户而出。</p><p class="ql-block">惊蛰三候： 一候桃始华，二候仓庚鸣，三候鹰化为鸠</p> <p class="ql-block">一候桃花，二候杏花，三候蔷薇。惊蛰后桃花开，再过五天杏花开，当蔷薇开后就是春分了，最近可以计划着去桃园逛一逛了~</p> <p class="ql-block">二侯仓庚，也就是黄鹂，这几天不妨跟随杜甫读一读《绝句》中的两只黄鹂鸣翠柳，一行白鹭上青天</p> <p class="ql-block">三候鹰化为鸠，惊蛰前后，动物开始繁殖，鹰和鸠生宝宝的方式不太相同，鹰是悄悄地躲起来，而蛰伏的鸠却开始鸣叫求偶。古人看到鹰变少了，而周围的鸠好像一下子多起来，误以为是鹰变成了鸠。</p> <p class="ql-block">2 Character or custom</p><p class="ql-block">微雨众卉新，一雷惊蛰始</p><p class="ql-block">> An old Chinese saying goes: "If the first spring thunder crashes before the Awakening of Insects solar term, there will be abnormal weather that year." The Awakening of Insects falls after the end of winter and before the beginning of spring. Wind during this period is an important factor in weather forecasting.中国有句古话：“未过惊蛰先打雷，四十九天云不开。” 惊蛰往往介于冬末春初之间。惊蛰期间的风也是预测后期天气的一个重要依据。过了惊蛰节，春耕不能歇惊蛰节气的到来预示着气温的升高和降雨量的增多，这个时期对农民来说是极其重要的，它被视为农忙的开端。</p><p class="ql-block">> During this period, most parts of China experience the quickest rise in temperatures, with the average level reaching above 10 degrees Celsius, and there is a marked increase in sunshine, which provides good natural conditions for farming. Old Chinese sayings such as "once the Awakening of Insects comes, spring ploughing never rests" reveal the importance of this term to farmers.惊蛰期间，中国的大部分地区经历着最快速的升温，平均温度超过10摄氏度，日照明显增强，这为农耕创造了良好的自然条件。古语云："过了惊蛰节，春耕不能歇"，讲的就是惊蛰对农民的意义。惊蛰吃梨乍暖还寒时，喉咙干痒，咳嗽的频率也高了起来。这种情况下，来一个清甜爽口的梨子是个不错的选择。</p><p class="ql-block">> Eating pears around the Awakening of Insects is a widely-practiced custom in China. As the weather gets warmer and the air becomes dry, people tend to feel their mouths are parched and tongues dry, which can cause colds or coughs. A pear is sweet, juicy and cold, moistening the lungs to arrest a cough. </p><p class="ql-block">惊蛰吃梨是一项在中国广为流传的习俗。因为天气转暖，空气变得更加干了，人们感到口干舌燥，这会造成感冒或咳嗽。而梨子甘甜、多汁、清凉，能起到止咳润肺的效果。 </p><p class="ql-block">> 惊蛰节，祭白虎</p><p class="ql-block">在中国古代民间传说中，白虎是一种带来争议和是非的生物，它们在惊蛰期间开始出没狩猎，有时不免会咬人。据说，那些被白虎咬伤的人，将会遭遇对他们带来阻碍和厄运的恶人。所以在惊蛰期间，人们会祭祀白虎以求自保。When practicing this old custom, people draw the white tiger on paper, and then smear pig's blood and pork on its mouth. This means the tiger is fed so that it would not bite people, avoiding bad luck and conflict.在践行这一古老习俗时，人们会在纸上画上白虎，然后将猪血和肉涂在白虎的嘴上。这意味着白虎已经被喂饱，所以它不会再咬人了，从而避开厄运和冲突。</p> <p class="ql-block">3 Insect，bug，pest，worm，区别在哪里呢？</p><p class="ql-block">insect，泛指各种昆虫。</p><p class="ql-block">bug，也是泛指昆虫。但是更多的是指小昆虫，尤指臭虫，甲虫，蟑螂等。</p><p class="ql-block">pest，指的是害虫。</p><p class="ql-block">worm，指的是蠕虫，就是类似蚯蚓，蚕，毛虫一类的。</p><p class="ql-block">常见的昆虫有：蜜蜂，bee蝴蝶，butterfly蜘蛛，spider瓢虫，ladybug蚂蚁，ant蟑螂，cockroach苍蝇，fly蚊子，mosquito</p> <p class="ql-block">4 Life Cycle of Insects- Metamorphosis /'mɛtə'mɔrfəsɪs/ or transformation</p><p class="ql-block">1) The Egg – Stage 1</p><p class="ql-block"> – Majority of insects begin their life in fertilized eggs. Egg laying amongst insects depends on the species it belongs to, for example, cockroaches or mantids lay their eggs in a bunch attached together that forms the ootheca or egg packet. </p><p class="ql-block">Eggs of some grasshoppers survive very dry and hot weather conditions and resume development when they acquire moisture. Aedes, which is a genus of mosquito, lays dried eggs that undergo a state of inactivity or dormancy and hatch when eggs come in contact with water.</p><p class="ql-block">2) The Larvae – Stage 2 </p><p class="ql-block">–Insect larvae have several distinct ways of hatching. While caterpillar larvae bite their way out of the eggs during the hatching process, the flea larvae slit their egg shells to get out. Some insect eggs have an “escape cap” that usually pops open when the larvae builds pressure inside the egg. After hatching, the space above the base of the antennae known as the Ptilinum breaks down into the body till the cuticle of the insect gets harder. The insect larva undergoes several stages of molting where it sheds old cuticles multiple times to get new cuticles. Insect larvae vary in shape depending on the species, therefore they are divided into five kinds. The caterpillar-like larvae are eruciform, the maggot-like larvae are vermiform, the wire worm-like larvae are elateriform, the grub-like larvae are scarabaeiform and the long, elongated larvae are campodeiform. These larvae then transform into pupa and enter the next stage.</p><p class="ql-block">3) The Pupa /'pjupə/ – Stage 3</p><p class="ql-block">–During this stage, the pupa is mostly resting and inactive. The larval tissues collapse and reorganize the adult form of the pupa. After this process is over, the pupa molts/molt/ and emerges out as an adult with a pair of wings. In the pupa stage, the wings develop into its complete form and the adult insect enters the world.</p><p class="ql-block">4) The Adult – Stage 4 </p><p class="ql-block">– Adult insects have tactile /'tæktl/ hair, which is found on the antennae, legs, torsal regions of the body, and helps in signaling the insect to its external environment. Tactile hair covers the entire surface of an insect. In this stage, the adult insect is sexually mature and spends its time mostly reproducing. The mating in adult insects vary depending upon the species. For example in butterflies, the female butterfly attracts the male butterfly by flying and showing her bright colored wings. Similarly in mayflies, the male mayflies gather in swarms to lure the female mayflies.</p> <p class="ql-block">🧠 Summary</p><p class="ql-block">和点哥一起吃梨，看了惊蛰视频（但是不喜欢节日的英文版），兴趣基本不打大，反正也是一年一年慢慢渗透嘛！等天气暖和了再一起去找虫子</p>