LiChun, or the beginning of Spring as it is known, is the first of the 24 Solar Terms.

It marks the starting point on the wheel of the four seasons, when the world is all revived.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. known用降升调读出，提示此处为句中

2. revived中包含两处/v/音，不要发成/w/

言之有物：

1. 词链儿：the beginning of Spring 立春

= the start of Spring

2. 词链儿：as it is known 众所周知

As it is known, the predator-prey system is one of important tools to describe the nature.

众所周知，捕食系统是描述客观世界的重要工具之一。

As is known to us all, he will visit our school tomorrow.

众所周知，他明天要来我们学校。

★原声例句：Yesterday I returned from Paris, the city of lights, as it is known...

昨天我从巴黎回来。众所周知，巴黎是灯光之城。

还可以说：

it is well known that...

as is well known, it is...

as known in...

3. 24 Solar Terms 24节气

4. 词链儿：marks the starting point of... 标志着...的起点

mark 标志着/意味着

starting point 起点

The agreement marks a new phase in international relations.

这一协议标志着国际关系新时期的到来。

This speech may mark a change in government policy.

这篇演讲表明政府的政策可能会有变化。

The action plan is a good starting point.

这项行动计划是一个好的起点。

They had already walked a couple of miles from their starting point.

他们已经从起点走了几英里。

★原声例句：...in my view marks an important milestone in the debate and

signals a starting point for further dialogue.

在我看来，在此次辩论中标志着重要的里程碑，预示着继续对话的起点。

★原声例句：...marks the starting point for all trips through Grand Canyon.

标志着所有通往大峡谷旅程的起点。

...which brings us back to our starting point…

这使我们回到了起点…

图片源自《辛普森一家 (The Simpsons)》

OK, so we headed south, west, and now north from our starting point.

好的，所以，我们从起点出发，向南，向东，向西，现在向北。

图片源自《奇颇与幻兽》

5. 词链儿：the world is all revived 万物复苏

revive 复苏/恢复

The air was fresh and for a moment she felt revived.

空气清新，有那么一会儿她感到恢复了活力。

Until you revived, no one knew who you are.

你苏醒前，没人知道你的身份。

图片源自《谍影迷情》

活学活用：

请用 marks the starting point 随意造句

《Seasons of China》（四季中国）：历时两年，跨越全中国24个省区市。为寻找二十四节气对当代中国的影响，摄制组探访中国的至北村寨漠河，至南城市三亚，体验45度高温的重庆，零下30摄氏度的哈尔滨。

关注微信号：TeacherGwen