【新鲜词】

cordyceps holidays 虫草假

这是一种什么假期?只听过寒假、暑假、各种法定节假日,居然还有这么一个假期!

【新闻速递】

From early May to late June all schools in Yushu prefecture, Qinghai province, give a special "cordyceps vacation" so that teachers and students can join in the picking of cordyceps, a worm-like fungus regarded as a valuable herb by the Chinese.
每年的5月初到6月末,青海省玉树州的所有学校会享有一个独有假期“虫草假”,就是为了让师生们去采摘冬虫夏草——一种形状像虫的菌类。冬虫夏草被国人视为一种珍贵的中药材。——来自《中国日报》

【关于“冬虫夏草”】

The generic name Cordyceps is derived from the Greek word kordyle, meaning "club", and the Latin stem -ceps, meaning "head".
“冬虫夏草”这个单词起源于希腊单词kordyle,意为“团体”,和拉丁词根-ceps,意为“头”。

The miraculous medicinal powers of cordyceps 冬虫夏草的神奇药效

1.reduce cholesterol 减低人体胆固醇含量

se stamina 增强体质

e eyesight 改善视力