【泉·城】二十四节气之芒种：勤于耕耘 收获希望

　　芒种时节，麦田里一片金黄，风吹麦浪，麦香四溢。

　　At the time of Grain in ear, the wheat fields are golden, the wind blows the wheat waves, and the smell of wheat overflows.

　　芒种是二十四节气之第九个节气，夏季的第三个节气。芒种的“芒”字，是指麦类等有芒植物的收获。芒种的“种”字，是指谷黍类作物播种的节令。有句俗话叫做“有芒的麦子快收，有芒的稻子可种。”一分耕耘，一分收获，芒种的到来预示着农民开始了忙碌的田间生活，北方小麦收割南方水稻播种。

　　Grain in ear is the ninth of the twenty-four solar terms and the third in summer. Grain in ear refers to the harvest of awned plants, and also refers to the season of sowing millet crops. There is a saying that ‘Wheat with awn reaps quickly, and rice with awn can be planted.’ No pain, no harvest. The arrival of Grain in ear indicates that farmers have started a busy field life. Wheat is harvested in the north and rice is sown in the south.

　　芒种有三候：一候螳螂生；二候鵙始鸣；三候反舌无声。

　　Grain in ear has three phases: firstly is the eggs of the mantis in late autumn last year broke their shells and gave birth to a small Mantis; second, shrike birds that like Yin begin to appear in the branches and sing; thirdly, On the contrary, the anti - tongued bird, which can learn the songs of other birds, stopped singing.

　　芒种节气的气候特点是气温显著升高、雨量充沛、空气湿度大。这期间湿度大且多闷热，随着太阳靠近它在北半球运行轨迹的最北端，北半球白昼时间最长的日子也就要到了。从芒种开始一直到大暑，都是一年中万物狂长的旺季。

　　The climatic characteristics of the grain in ear solar term are the significant increase of temperature, abundant rainfall and high air humidity. During this period, it is humid and muggy. As the sun approaches the northernmost end of its track in the northern hemisphere, the longest day in the northern hemisphere will come. From grain in ear to summer heat, it is the peak season for all things to grow wildly in a year.

　　祝愿每个人在芒种时节，忙而不茫，收获美好，播种希望。

　　Wish everyone in grain in ear season, busy but not boundless, harvest beautiful, sow hope.（爱济南 视频：王常胜 蓝传鑫 张齐耀 翻译：魏天意)