古代人怎樣過夏天？（雙語）

成長快線

　　大暑是二十四節(jié)氣之一,也正值“三伏天”里的“中伏”前后,，是一年中最熱的時期,，氣溫最高。
　　Major Heat, or Da Shu in Chinese, which is the 12thsolar term of China’s lunar calendar, started on July 23 this year. During this period of time, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year.

　　習(xí)慣了與空調(diào),、電風扇為伴的現(xiàn)代人也許很難想象,，在沒有電也沒有電器的古代，人們?nèi)绾味冗^熱浪滾滾的夏天,？
　　Nowadays, people can use air-conditioning to help relieve the summer heat. However, in ancient times, without such appliances, how did people pass the hot summer?

　　其實,，古人度夏不但充分體現(xiàn)了智慧，還十分低碳環(huán)保且有情趣,。
　　

　　首先,，我們從“衣食住行”中的“衣”說起。其實在古代,，衣物的材質(zhì)比現(xiàn)代人常穿的棉和化纖制品都要涼爽,。一般皇室夏季所穿的衣服都是由紗或者絲綢制成，十分舒適涼爽,。
　　The summer costumes for the royals are mainly made of fabrics like yarn and silk. The materials are permeable, which keep the wearer cool.

　　

　　各種夏季水果與飲品在古代皇宮里可謂是無限供應(yīng),，不僅品種多樣,，還有從全國各地上貢來的特產(chǎn)。
　　The summer food and drinks in the royal court are mainly various kinds of melons and fruits, as well as tribute tea from around the country.

　　

　　夏日飲冰也并非是現(xiàn)代人才特有的消夏福利,。那么沒有冰箱的古人怎樣儲存冰的呢,？一種用木頭制成的原始“冰箱”在清朝皇宮就已經(jīng)廣泛使用了。上面有蓋,，中間有夾層,，把冰塊放到夾層里，蓋上蓋子,，用來保存冰塊,。
　　Iceboxes made of wood were widely used in the royal court of the Qing Dynasty. Due to the weak conductivity of heat, lead or tin is put inside the box to extend the hours for preserving the natural ice.

　　

　　在建設(shè)紫禁城的宮殿時，建筑師們也考慮了避暑這個問題,。例如,，皇宮中凡是寢宮也都是支摘窗、外檐掛堂簾,。在早上堂簾支窗放下來，這樣,，外面的熱氣進不來,，可保持室內(nèi)涼爽。到下午太陽西下,，把堂簾卷起,，支窗支起，涼風進到屋內(nèi),。
　　Many features of the architecture of the Forbidden City help to relive the summer heat. The Zhizhai window, or hung and removable window, is one of the great inventions.(英語環(huán)球廣播)