昨夜清霜冷絮裯

Last night， clear frost chilled the quilt．

纷纷红叶满阶头

Red leaves were scattered all over the steps．

园林尽扫西风去

The garden was swept clean by the west wind．

惟有黄花不负秋

Only the yellow chrysanthemums live up to autumn．

当凛冽的寒风吹落了一地的黄叶

When the cold wind blows down yellow leaves all over the ground，

立冬如约而至

Start of Winter arrives as promised．

立冬是二十四节气中的第19个节气

Start of Winter is the 19th solar term in the twenty－four solar terms

也是冬天的第一个节气

and also the first solar term of winter．

立冬的“冬”既有冬寒之意

The＂winter＂ in Start of Winter has both the meaning of cold in winter

也有终了的意思

and the meaning of coming to an end．

此时秋去冬临

At this time， autumn passes and winter arrives，

各地都呈现出秋冬之交时的独特风景

and everywhere presents the unique scenery at the turn of autumn and winter．

有诗云

As the poem says，

吟行不惮遥风景尽堪抄

Walking and chanting， not fearing the distance．

The scenery is all worth copying．

天水清相入秋冬气始交

The sky and water merge in clarity．

At the beginning of autumn and winter， qi begins to mingle．

饮虹消海曲宿雁下塘坳

The rainbow after rain disappears at the sea bend．

Wild geese stop and rest by the pond．

归去须乘月松门许夜敲

When going back， one must ride on the moon．

The pine gate allows knocking at night．

立冬至万物藏

At the Start of Winter， everything hides．

立冬过后

After Start of Winter，

人们完成秋季果实的收晒储藏

people complete the harvesting and drying of autumn fruits and store them．

而动物们脚步匆匆

Animals are in a hurry

也开始藏于巢穴躲避风寒

and also begin to hide in their nests to avoid the cold wind．

在诗人苏轼眼中立冬就是这样一番景象

In the eyes of the poet Su Shi， Start of Winter is such a scene：

荷尽已无擎雨盖

The lotus leaves have withered and there is no more cover to hold up the rain．

菊残犹有傲霜枝

The chrysanthemums are withered but still have the frost－resistant branches．

一年好景君须记

You should remember the beautiful scenery of the year．

最是橙黄橘绿时

The most beautiful time is when oranges and tangerines are yellow and green．

虽然立冬过后

天气开始变得寒冷

Although the weather starts to become cold after Start of Winter，

然而面对渐起的冰霜

还是有人不想错过这秋末初冬的美景

there are still people who don＇t want to miss the beautiful scenery of late autumn and early winter．

抓紧时光去郊外赏景

They seize the time to go on an outing in the suburbs

以不辜负大自然的馈赠

to live up to the gift of nature．