田家少闲月，五月人倍忙。

芒种时节到了，

祝愿大家都能“芒”有所获，种有所得！！

P.S 农历五月对应芒种节气（公历6月6日前后），是“三夏大忙”（夏收、夏种、夏管）的关键时期。

"A farmer's life knows little rest. With May's arrival, they're at their busiest. "

This poem by Bai Juyi described the solar term Mangzhong or Grain in Ear.

Mang refers to awns found on crops, so during this period awny crops such as wheat ripen while  rice needs to be planted.

The word Mang also sounds like "busy” in Chinese， signifying the start of the busiest time for farmers.

Busy with summer harvest， as the wheat is ripe and must be gathered quickly.

Busy with summer planting ，as crops like soybeans and corn need to be sown, allowing them enough time to grow.

Busy with summer management， because crops like cotton and spring corn are in their peak growth period, needing pest control, fertilizing, watering and weeding.

Fields across China are bustling with agricultural activities.

Amidst the busy farming activities, there are customs like praying for a good harvest, bidding farewell to the Flower Goddess and brewing green plum wine.

Right after this solar term, the college entrance exams are coming.

Wishing everyone reaps what they saw and achieves their goals.

-awn/ɔː：n/ 植物的 芒（比如麦穗、草茎上细长的尖端部分）

• The awns of the wheat were sharp and pricked my fingers.（小麦的芒很尖，扎到了我的手指。）

-awny 有芒的

-fertilize

1. 给…… 施肥（农业 / 园艺语境）
   
   例：Farmers fertilize the fields to increase crop yields.（农民给田地施肥以提高作物产量。）


2. 使受孕；使受精（生物学 / 生殖语境）
   
   例：Sperm cells fertilize the egg in the fallopian tube.（精子细胞在输卵管中使卵子受精。）

-amidst

与 amid 含义完全相同，均表示 在…… 之中；在…… 过程中，但 amidst 更偏正式或文学性，口语中多用 amid。

-bid

1. 表示 “出价；投标”（商业 / 拍卖场景）指对某物提出购买价格，或参与项目竞争。

The company bid on the construction project.（这家公司投标了那个建设项目。）

常用搭配：

• bid for sth：竞标某物（例：bid for a contract 竞标合同）。


• bid sth (for sth)：为某物出价多少（例：bid £500 for a car 为一辆车出价 500 英镑）。

2. 表示 “努力争取；试图做”（后接不定式）强调试图达成某事，常用于正式或文学语境。

• The team bid to win the championship for the third year in a row.（这支队伍力争连续第三年赢得冠军。）

3. 表示 “吩咐；命令”（后接宾语 + 不定式，常用于旧式英语）

• The king bid his servants prepare for the journey.（国王吩咐仆人准备旅行。）

4. 表示 “告别；祝愿”（常见搭配：bid farewell/goodbye/hello）

• She bid farewell to her family and left for college.（她向家人告别后前往大学。）

-brew

1.（尤指通过煮沸）酿造（饮料）；泡（茶、咖啡等）

• They brew their own beer at the local microbrewery.（他们在当地的小酿酒厂自酿啤酒。）


• She brewed a pot of coffee to start the morning.（她煮了一壶咖啡开启早晨。）

2. （风暴、麻烦等）酝酿；即将发生

• There’s trouble brewing between the two departments.（两个部门之间正在酝酿矛盾。）

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