天气这么冷，幸好有热腾腾的腊八粥

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今天是农历腊月初八，民间有喝腊八粥的习俗。今天从荣获第四届中国出版政府奖图书奖提名的《新时代汉英大词典》（第2版）中摘录几个词条，看看与腊八有关的几个词用英语怎么说。

腊

① an ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th month of the lunar year; (hence the) 12th lunar month

腊尽春回。

Spring returns after the 12th lunar month is over.

腊八

【名】laba, the 8th day of the 12th lunar month

腊七腊八，冻掉下巴。<俗>

It's so cold on the 7th and 8th days of the 12th lunar month that one's chin might fall/drop frozen off one's face.

腊八醋

laba vinegar (vinegar with garlic soaked in it, generally made on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month and eaten when the garlic has turned dark)

腊八蒜

garlic preserved in laba vinegar; laba garlic

腊八豆

beans used in laba porridge (such as red beans, kidney beans, peas, cow peas, etc.); laba beans

腊八米

rice, glutinous rice, millet, glutinous millet, sorghum and other cereals used in laba porridge; laba cereals

腊八粥

laba porridge (porridge made with cereals, beans, nuts and dried fruits, eaten on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month by tradition)

以上内容整理自荣获中国出版政府将图书奖提名的《新时代汉英大词典》（第2版）。

《新时代汉英大词典》第1 版由著名英语专家吴景荣、程镇球主持编写。第2 版由知名学者潘绍中主持修订，40 多位英语、汉语和科技专家参加修订，历时六年完成。

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