冬季是一年中的最后一个季节，而立冬是冬天的第一个节气，标志着冬天的开始，这时候，草木凋零、蛰虫休眠。
此时，虽天气开始转冷，但秋意却未散尽，橙黄橘绿，霜叶缤纷，各种色彩交织，晕染出一幅幅五彩斑斓的画卷。
立，建始也；冬，终也，万物收藏也。
——《月令七十二候集解》
表达的是冬季开始，万物收藏，归避寒冷的意思。
立冬的英语表达就是：Start of Winter，也可以用Beginning of Winter。
立冬是中国传统二十四节气中的第十九个节气，通常从11月7日开始，到11月22日左右结束。
The Start of Winter is the 19th of the Twenty-four Solar Terms. It usually begins around November 7and ends around November 22.
立冬是冬季的第一个节气，它意味着冬天到来，秋季丰收的作物全部要储存起来。
The Start of Winter is the first solar term of winter, which means winter is comingand crops harvested in autumn should be stored up.
立冬三候一候水始冰
First Micro-season: Water Begins to Freeze
指此时水已经能结成冰；
二候地始冻
Second Micro-season: Earth Begins to Freeze
指土地也开始冻结；
三候雉入大水为蜃
Third Micro-season: Pheasants Enter the Water and Become Large Clams
指立冬后，野鸡一类的大鸟便不多见了，而海边却可以看到外壳与野鸡的线条及颜色相似的大蛤。所以认为雉到立冬后便变成大蛤了。
雷打冬，十个牛栏九个空。
Ray hit winter, a barn is nine empty.
立冬东北风，冬季好天空。
The Beginning of Winter northeast wind, winter good sky.
霜降腌白菜，立冬不使牛。
Frosts Descent pickled and buried white, the Beginning of Winter did not make cattle.
立冬小雪紧相连，冬前整地最当先。
The Beginning of Winter and Lesser Snow are closely connected, and land preparation is the first before winter.
立冬落雨会烂冬，吃得柴尽米粮空。
The Beginning of Winter will be badly prepared when the rain falls, and he will eat as much firewood as possible and empty rice and grain.
有人说冬天是寒冷寂寥的，也有人说冬天是高洁无暇的，那么，诗人眼里的冬天是什么样的呢?
立冬
Start of Winter
唐 李白
LI Bai
冻笔新诗懒写，
The writing brush frozen, new verse I would not write.
寒炉美酒时温。
The stove blazing, fine wine heated does me delight.
醉看墨花月白，
Tipsy, I gaze at the ink patterns in moon light.
恍疑雪满前村。
In a trance methinks snow veils the hamlet o'er night.
终南望馀雪
Snow atop the Southern
唐 祖咏
译 许渊冲
终南阴岭秀，积雪浮云端。
How fair the gloomy mountainside!
Snow-crowned peaks float above the cloud.
林表明霁色，城中增暮寒。
The forest’s bright in sunset dyed,
With evening cold the town’s overflowed.
江雪
Fishing in Snow
唐·柳宗元
译 许渊冲
千山鸟飞绝，万径人踪灭。
From hill to hill no bird in flight;
From path to path no man in sight.
孤舟蓑笠翁，独钓寒江雪。
A lonely fisherman afloat，
Is fishing snow in lonely boat.
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