Sunday marks the day of "Jingzhe(惊蛰)", literally meaning the awakening(苏醒) of insects(昆虫), which is the third one of the 24 solar terms on Chinese Lunar Calendar. With the temperature(气温) rising(升高), farmers are busy with their farm work.

Aerial photo taken on March 5, 2018 shows villagers working in the fields at Fenghua Township in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province.

词汇 Words:

[sū xǐng] 苏醒 awaken
[shēng gāo] 升高 rise
[kūn chóng] 昆虫 insect
[qì wēn] 气温 temperature
[tián dì] 田地 field
[wēn shì] 温室 greenhouse
[jī dì] 基地 base

重点词汇 Key word:

农 <名词 n.>

    Agriculture; farming
    E.g. Shípǐn gōngyè de fāzhǎn yǒulài yú nóngyè de fāzhǎn。
    食品工业的发展有赖于农业的发展。
    The development of the food industry depends on that of agriculture.

    Peasant; farmer
    E.g. Tā chūshēng yú yīgè nóngmín jiātíng。
    他出生于一个农民家庭。
    He was born of a peasant family.