老外聊节气|二十四节气之小满

大家好，我是来自马来西亚的楚楚。夜莺啼绿柳，皓月醒长空，今天是小满节气。

小满时节，北方的老铁盯着麦浪“发腮”，奏响丰收的前奏曲；南方的靓仔一边开启夏季养生模式，一边看“江河渐满”。这南北呼应的画卷里，处处是“将满未满”的恰到好处。

这也是为啥有“小满”，没有“大满”的东方智慧。因为呀，古人早就参透了人生真相：月满则亏、水满则溢，小满才是人生的最优解。工资卡余额小满，追剧进度小满，体重数字小满，谁说这些不是真正的“人间清醒”呢？

麦粒灌浆未满，但夏天的快乐必须拉满。我们永远在追求更好的路上，这个夏天，愿你我，都“小得盈满”。

Hi, I’m Chuchu from Malaysia. As the nightingales sing among the green willows and the bright moon lights up the sky, today marks the Chinese solar term Xiaoman, or “Lesser Fullness of Grain.”

At this time of year, up north, my farming buddies are watching the wheat fields plump up—nature’s prelude to a golden harvest. Meanwhile, down south, the stylish dudes are switching to summer wellness mode as the rivers swell toward fullness. It’s a seasonal scene where north and south move in step—everything growing, almost full, but not quite.

And that’s exactly why there’s Xiaoman-"lesser fullness "- but not Daman or"Great Fullness" in traditional Chinese wisdom. The ancients nailed it: "The moon wanes after it’s full; water spills when it overflows." Xiaoman is life’s golden rule. A slightly topped-up bank account, a moderate binge-watching streak, or a just-right number on the scale, who says that’not the real wisdom of life?

The wheat's still filling out, but we're totally here for summer joy! We’re always chasing better, but this summer, may we all find our own Xiaoman—just enough to feel full.

策划：石伟、沈田

统筹：邓望军

执行：万姗姗、向希、潘晓慧、胡顺

出镜：湖南师范大学留学生 楚楚