初中英语寒假日记带翻译【优秀20篇】
你见过那生长在山坡草地和断崖边的梅花吗?你喜欢那不怕困难的梅花吗?下面是小编整理的初中英语寒假日记带翻译,欢迎来参考!
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1000短篇英语日记带翻译
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+ 加入清单Mother told me that we will go to Guilin for a trip today. I am very
excited because the views there are beautiful. But there is still one day to go
and I feel impatient. I think people there must be polite and so should I.
Otherwise, we couldnt get well along with each other.
今天妈妈告诉我马上我们就要去桂林玩了。我很高兴也很期待。因为那里的景色很美。但是还要等一天,我有点迫不及待了。我想,那里的人一定很有礼貌。我也要学着礼貌一点。只有这样,我们才能和睦相处。
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篇1:英语日记格式
全文共 370 字
+ 加入清单My family
I have a happy family. My name is Shenzhang Chi . I’m tweleve years old,I’m
from Xiaoshan. I like lion eat, sleep and read books. My father is a teacher, my
mother is a teacher too. They very love me. My father likes sleeping read
newspaper and watch TV. My mother is very beautiful, she likes watching TV,
reads newspaper and drawing picture.
This is a nice family!
篇2:初中寒假日记500字
全文共 636 字
+ 加入清单些平时想做却没时间实践的事。我们全家人利用三天的时间开车到位于台中东势的名胜,大雪山森林游乐区享受天然的森林浴,大量吸收对人体有益的芬多精。站在足足有八百九十多岁的巨大神木前,不但让我感受到大自然具有韧性的一面,更让我体会人类的渺小,看着年长的神木依然长满茂密的枝叶,迎风低声吟唱,真让我感慨一些不懂得爱惜生命的人们,连一棵大树都明白要弯下树干抵挡强风,还有什么是我们无法克服的呢?
当然,该玩的玩过了,该休息的也休息了,再来就是要重拾书本,找回阅读的习惯。因为即使是寒假,适当的阅读仍是必要的。所以只要有长假,妈妈总会带我去书店选购书籍,不论是历史、伟人、小说、文学作品等,都是我喜爱的种类,阅读一本书就好像经历一场有趣的冒险一样,总是令我爱不释手,非得一口气把它看完不可。其实,我觉得书本是知识的来源,尤其是某些发人深省的文学作品,可以使我沉淀心灵,静下来思考,藉此让心中的眼睛睁开苏醒。
或许,有些人认为寒假应该是毫无压力的假期,不过我觉得,寒假固然是让平时紧张又充满规律的快步调生活暂时停歇、放松的假期,但如果总是以「吃饱睡、睡饱吃」的方式度过整整三个星期,那么试问,以高等文明动物自居的人类和其它的动物又有什么差别呢?所以,人必须保持在充满思考、力求进步的状态,才不会辜负了人类与生俱来的智慧及潜能。
转眼间,寒假已进入了尾声,整整一个月都和家人相处在一起,使我不禁想念起同学及老师的笑容。而我相信,经过这些日子的休息,新的学期里我更能凝聚所有的心力,力求更好的表现。
篇3:初中英语小日记
全文共 620 字
+ 加入清单August 25 2014 Thursday Sunny
I am very happy today.
Today I have received the highest honour as I obtained full mark and finally beat Xiaoming in the English test.I have been famous for my ability of studying English and eventually I showed my true power today.Those people who are gossiping behind my back should shut up now.
After school,when I went home, I found a hundred dollar notes.Somebody must have been careless and dropped them.Since this is a deserted road,I would not bother returning the money as I had nowhere to go to.
Then,I helped a blind uncle crossing the road.
I feel that I am really delighted.
篇4:六一儿童节英语日记带翻译精编
全文共 1150 字
+ 加入清单Today is childrens favorite holiday - June 1 childrens day. The teacher in order to celebrate the June 1 childrens day, held a spring outing. But have to climb the mountain, is also a great opportunity to exercise. Our destination is south of changling xanadu.
From our experiment elementary school, I walk while watching the scenery. The destination finally arrived, there are trees here. The grass and wild flowers beautiful. Our spring outing first activity began. This event is art performance, there are Smurfs dancing and singing... The second major is sport, have a jump ring. Tug-of-war and so on. After all the shows we all the teachers and students will have a picnic in the together everyone happy. Teacher gave her class prepares a sumptuous dish with meat, vegetables, fruit salad... I ate with relish. Time really flies!
Teacher will lead us to go home, today Im so happy.
今天,是孩子们最喜欢的节日---六一儿童节。老师为了庆祝六一儿童节,举办了一次春游活动。不过得爬山去,也是锻炼身体的好机会。我们的目的地是南长岭的世外桃源。
我们从实验小学一直走,我边走边看风景。目的地终于到了,这里有小树.小草还有野花美丽极了。我们春游的第一项活动开始了。这项活动是文艺表演,有蓝精灵舞蹈和唱歌……第二项主要是体育竞技,有跳圈.拔河等。所有的节目表演过后我们全体师生就要在一起野餐大家都开心极了。老师给同学们准备的菜很丰盛有肉.青菜.水果沙拉……我吃的津津有味。时间过得可真快啊!
老师要带领我们回家了,今天我真高兴。
篇5:关于我的目标英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单As my second year of high school life has come, I feel a little stressful,
because I want to enter a better college, but my score worries me. I have made
up my mind to make great progress on my study. Firstly, I need to improve my
weak subjects. Geography and math are always my weakness, so I decide to go over
the important knowledge and ask help from my classmates. My good friend is very
patient, and she explain the details to me. With her help, I will make progress.
Secondly, every time when the exam paper handed down, I will scan my mistakes
and figured out how to make it right. Though I always feel frustrated, I will
tell myself to stick on. Finally, I will make it and see hope. Every aim I made
completes me and makes me stronger.
篇6:英语日记带翻译
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+ 加入清单Lingling asked her friends to come to her home. She wanted to make
something nice for them to eat. She just learned how to make a scrambled egg.
She tried to make it for them. She broke eggs in a bowl and put some salt in it.
Then she placed a frying pan on the stove, and put a little cooking oil in the
pan. While she was waiting for the oil to become hot, she stirred the egg in the
bowl. As soon as the oil became hot, she poured the egg into the pan, As one
side turned yellow, she turned it over. When both sides were cooked.the
scrambled egg was ready to eat.
玲玲邀请她的朋友来她家做客,她想为朋友们做点好吃的。地刚刚学会煎鸡蛋,决定试着为朋友们做一做。她先把鸡蛋打在碗里,放一点盐:然后把煎锅放在炉子上,往锅里倒些油。在等待油加热时,她把碗里的鸡蛋打散。当油一热,她立刻把打散的鸡蛋倒入锅内。一面煎黄时,立刻翻过来煎另一面,两面都煎好后就可以吃了。
Linglings friends came and had the serambled egg. They liked it very much.
Lingling was so happy that she could cook for her friends.
玲玲的朋友品尝了她做的鸡蛋,她们都很喜欢。能为朋友们做吃的,玲玲感到非常高兴。
篇7:英语寒假日记
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+ 加入清单I will have a good rest. January 25 2008 It was the second day of our winter holiday. I felt good. I felt I’m free. I had a lot of time to do things I like. My parents are in Beijing. So I live alone but I don’t feel lonely. But I didn’t do something special. I stayed at home and watched TV. Oh! I wrote an English daily composition. It was my homework. Today。
I have slept for 14 hours. I thought I was very tired. It was time for dinner. I must go! I am very hungry, January24 2008 It was the first day of our winter holiday. All of us were very happy. Why? Because we have one months to do things we love to do. We are free. Although we have some homework. But we can finish them in several days. And the rest time we can make good use of. My god! We have been very tired after hard studying. In winter holidays, I want to have full sleep and eat good food in order to replenish myself. Last but not the least。
篇8:中学生寒假日记
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+ 加入清单一个月的寒假,发生了无数趣事,但数最热闹的,当之无愧就是过年了! One months winter vacation, countless interesting things happened, but the most lively, deserved to be New Year!
虽说是冬天,那一天却一点儿也不冷,因为人们心里是暖的,能与家人一起吃一顿团圆饭,谁不高兴呢?带着快乐的心情,常不做家务的我也开始忙活起来。
过年,对联是必不可少的。我站在大门前,一手拿着红彤彤的对联,一手拿着双面胶,沿着门缝里边小心翼翼地粘贴着,歪了一点就不吉利了。努力了好几分钟,我后退一看,却还是贴歪了,还被三姨拉着教训了一顿,心里很不是滋味。
我垂头丧气地来到了妈妈身旁,妈妈正在包饺子,薄薄的的饺子皮,鲜鲜的饺子馅,妈妈只用一双筷子,才几秒钟,一个饱满的饺子就出现在了盘子里。我瞪着眼睛,嘴巴大的可以装下一整个鸡蛋,还没反应过来,盘子里又多了几个饺子,看着妈妈这么能干,总觉得她应该不需要我的帮忙,但总得找点事干吧!"我可以做些什么吗?’’我怯怯地问道。妈妈看了看我,"你很闲啊?和我学包饺子吧!"连连点头,做起来妈妈的"饺子学徒”。妈妈很能教,我很快便学会了包饺子,看到盘子里一个个元宝似的饺子,我满意的点了点头。
年夜饭很快便做好了,我兴冲冲的坐在椅子上,等待着一道道“美味”上桌。原本打算把所有的菜都尝一遍,奈何吃了一半就已经吃撑了,看着桌上一大桌美味,我还没全尝个遍呢!但也只能吞吞口水,离开了。
夜深了,一盏盏灯笼都亮了。照亮了我的心,迎接着新一年的到来。
篇9:初中寒假日记200字
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+ 加入清单寒假时光飞快地逝去了。回想起来,我有好多收获。
今年春节,我收到了2000多元压岁钱。我准备用这些钱买些学习方面的书籍,帮助我增长更多的知识。
寒假里的收获是,我的写作能力提高了很多。在作文班,我学到了《三字经》、作文技巧、阅读知识……过去,我写作文能写100字就不错了,现在我可以写到300字左右了。通过学习《三字经》,我更懂得了学无止境的道理。
另外,我的画画水平有了很大的进步。去年我画的人物,脑袋大,身子小。自己看着都觉得画的很丑。现在画的人物,既生动又漂亮。
寒假里,我在玩耍中找到了快乐,在学习中得到了长进。这个有意义的假期让我非常难忘。
篇10:2024北京下雪的英语日记带翻译
全文共 1863 字
+ 加入清单Yesterday evening, snow swirl underground. To start, the wind blew bitter, snow hit in the face a cold fish. Later. Snow like a reunion of old friends for many years, stick a face, shaking hands with you, you want to hide.
Under the snow, ah, the whole night. The next morning, the snow stopped. I look, ah! A silvery white world! White so clear, so bright. The sun came out, the sun shines on the glittering and translucent snow, 7 colour halo. The pedestrians on the road on the no JiaoBo snow plods along, Snow White I breathe spewed out of his mouth are slippery. For a while is not the man fell, that is the man slipped. But you dont have to worry about, they seem to have no pain, only they clap on snow, also like as a pleasure. Greatly small cars in a long string, slowly open, as if in what major review. Only the children wear thick winter clothing, cheerfully chasing and playing in the snow. I walk in the snow, "tickle" sound, looking back, left a string of beautiful patterns on the ground. On the pine covered with heavy snow. The wind blows, the tree a shake, snowflakes are falling down.
I hope snow is bigger, the better, because the snow is like the earth covered with a thick layer of quilt. In the spring, the snow melted, and melted snow can also nourish the earth. Listen to the old man said, "snow bumper harvest". I closed my eyes and imagine the beautiful scenery in the next spring.
昨天傍晚,大雪纷纷扬扬地下起来了。开始,风刮得刺骨,雪花打在脸上冷冰冰的。后来.雪花就像多年重逢的老朋友,跟你贴脸、握手,你想躲也躲不开。
大雪下呀下,下了整整一夜。第二天早晨,雪停了。我放眼望去,啊!好一片银白色的世界!雪白得那么清亮,那么耀眼。太阳出来了,灿烂的阳光照在晶莹的雪地上,发出七彩的光环。路上的行人踩着没脚脖的雪吃力地走着,白白的哈气从嘴里喷出雪可真滑呀。一会儿不是这个人摔了,就是那个人滑倒了。可你不用担心,他们似乎一点儿也不疼,只见他们拍拍身上的雪,还好像当作一种乐趣。大大小小的汽车排成长长的一串,缓缓地开着,好像在接受什么重大的检阅似的。唯有孩子们穿着厚厚的冬装,兴高采烈地在雪地上追逐、打闹着。我走在雪地上,发出“咯咯吱”的声音,回头一看,地上留下了一串串美丽的图案。松枝上挂满了沉甸甸的积雪。风一吹,树一摇,雪花纷纷飘落下来。
我希望雪下得越大越好,因为雪就像给大地盖上了一层厚厚的棉被。春天,积雪融化了,雪水还可以滋润大地。听老人说“瑞雪兆丰年”。我闭上眼睛,想象着明年春天美丽的景色。
篇11:关于我的家乡英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单My home town is a beautiful place. It stands beside a wide river and is
rich in fish and rice.
But in the old days it was a poor and backward little town. Many people had
no work. They lived a hard life.
In 1949 my hometown was liberated. Since then great changes have taken
place there. The streets have been widened. Factories, schools, hospitals,
cinemas and theatres have sprung up one after another. The life of the people is
greatly improved.
I love my hometown. All the more I love its people. They are working hard
so as to make it still richer and more beautiful.
篇12:初中寒假英语日记一则
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+ 加入清单This week I didnt do many wonderful things.
I went to learn developing film with my classmates on July 1st. It was easy and we all got good marks.
On July 4th, I went to school to learn, because I will be a junior three student soon. We would have to learn some lessons in advance. The weather was very hot. But I didnt feel that learning lessons was boring. Some teachers are new. They are good I think, although they are all looked strict. And the lessons were not too bad.
This week was the beginning of this summer holiday, but it was really typical .
篇13:初中寒假日记篇
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+ 加入清单放寒假了,作为一名中学生,随着中学课程的增多,我逐渐认为自己的知识丰富了,但是有一件事使我看到了自己的愚昧与无知。
放假第二天,爸爸买回来了一只大龙虾。它红彤彤的身躯可爱地蠕动着,十分惹人喜爱,于是我没事就把精力集中在它身上。做完作业就去喂食或逗它玩,把一只木棍放在水中摆动,它就夹来夹去,那笨拙的模样常使我忍俊不禁……
突然有一天我像往常那样给它喂食,却见它一动不动地趴在缸底,挑逗它也没反应。难道它死了?当“证实”了这一点后,我把它放在木盒里含泪埋了它。那天晚上我一夜没睡好。
过了几天,我写完作业闷得慌,找出了爸爸束之高阁的一本课外书《人与自然》。忽然我发现一篇文章“龙虾的休眠”,上面清楚地写着:“龙虾在冬季中遇冷就会进行休眠,在休眠中它不吃不喝,外界的任何情况都吵不醒它……”看着这信息,如同晴天霹雳把我劈昏了,大龙虾还没死!我不顾一切跑现家门,奔到我埋大龙虾的地方。我扒开土,小心翼翼地拿出木盒,一股臭味扑鼻而来,这回它真的死了,由于我的无知而被活埋的!西北风呼呼地咆哮着,好像在嘲笑我的愚昧,又仿佛在为大龙虾的冤死而抱不平……我双手捧着盒子呜呜地痛哭,哭大龙虾的惨死,哭自己的无知……
这件事已过去了很久,但在我的记忆中抹不去擦不掉。它使我懂得“无知是世界上最可怕的东西”,觉得知识的满足是最无知的表现。勇往直前,去如饥似渴地汲取书籍中的营养,去掌握丰富的知识,这,也许是对大龙虾最好的补偿!
篇14:有关手机控的初中英语作文
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+ 加入清单Today, many people, especially young people, are phone freaks. They are addicted to their mobile phones. They always spend too much time chatting or watching movies on their mobile phones. They have less time to communicate with their friends and family members. They often feel anxious without mobile phones.
Depending on mobile phones too much is a kind of illness. Its bad for health. Looking at the mobile phones too often is bad for our eyes. Playing with mobile phones is a waste of time and gets in the way of study.
Phones can help us communicate more easily and know more about whats happening around the world. If we can use them at proper time and proper situations, they can help us have a better, happier life.
篇15:英语日记带翻译
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+ 加入清单I went out to buy breakfirst this morning,when I was going to cross a
road,there was a large banging sound nearby the traffic light .A truck hited a
man!The mans legs was under the wheel ,and the man lying on the ground,with a
puddle of blood around him.Then many passers-by gather around the man,some
dailed 120,some comforted the injuried.About,five minutes,an ambulance and a
police came,finally,the injured was sended to the hospital,the the driver was
brought to police station.
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今天早上我出去买早餐,当我准备过马路的时候,红绿灯附近突然一声很大的撞击声。一个货车撞到了一个男人!这个男人的双腿被压在车轮下,男人躺在地上,周围淌满了血。然后很多路人围了过来,有些人打120,有些人安抚伤者。大概5分钟后,一辆救护车和一辆警车来了,最后,伤者被送去了医院,肇事司机被带回警局。
篇16:寒假英语日记带翻译
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+ 加入清单January 15 20xx
20xx年1月15日
It was the third day of our winter holiday. Today, there are many business in my mothers company. So my mother told me to help my uncle who is the manager of my mothers company. I sat in my mothers office and help her answer the telephone. While I was free, I was writing my homework. Although I also have a lot of time to do my homework, I still do it. Because in my mothers office, I had nothing to do. If I did nothing, I was wasting my time and my life. I cant do the foolish thing. We should take good use of our time.
这是我们的冬季假期的第三天。今天,有许多企业在我母亲的企业。因此,我的母亲告诉我,帮助我的叔叔谁是我母亲的企业的经理。我坐在母亲的办公室,帮她接电话。虽然我是自由的,我正在写我的家庭作业。虽然我也有很多时间做功课,我仍然这样做。因为在我母亲的办公室,我没有任何关系。如果我没做什么,我是在浪费我的时间和我的生命。我不能做的傻事。我们应该利用我们的时间充分利用。
篇17:优秀初中英语作文
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+ 加入清单如何减肥 how to lose weight
it seems that many people today are overweight. no one wants to carry around extra pounds, lout few people know how to slum down effectively. they look for miracle pills and magic cures. in the end, they fail and the pounds come back. but the most effective way of losing weight is actually very simple. it is a combination of a good diet and proper exercise. what makes it work is determination. it requires discipline and commitment to succeed. here is an example that proves the truth of these words.
现在似乎有许多人的体重都过重。没有人会希望身上有多余的重量,但是很少人知道如何才能有效地瘦下来。他们会去寻找特效药,以及神奇的治疗法。最后不仅失败,而且反弹了。但是事实上,最有效的减肥方法非常简单。主要就是结合均衡的饮食,以及适当的运动。成功的关键就是要有决心。成功需要自制和投入。以下这个例子,可以证明这个方法是正确的。
my aunt had been trying to lose weight for years. she went on one diet after another, but none of them worked. she lost a lot of weight quickly only to have it come back. finally, she followed her doctors advice and began to eat a simple, well-balanced diet. she ate lots of fruits and vegetables and avoided high-fat foods. in addition, she joined an exercise class. she worked out three times a week. at first, my aunt wasnt happy because the weight came off so slowly. but her classmates encouraged her to stick to it and eventually she reached her goal. best of all, she was able to stay at her ideal weight. that was because she had developed healthy new habits.
我阿姨试图减肥已经好多年了。她一次又一次地节食,但是没有一次成功。她的体重会快速地下降,但没多久就又反弹了。最后,她听从医生的建议,开始吃简单、均衡的饮食。她吃大量的蔬果,并避免高脂肪的食物。除此之外,她还去参加运动课程。她一星期运动三次。起初,我阿姨并不是很开心,因为体重下降得很慢。但是她的同学们鼓励她坚持下去,最后她终于达到目标。最棒的是,她能够维持她的理想体重。因为她已经养成健康的新生活习惯。
篇18:初中关于国庆英语日记带翻译
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+ 加入清单Is the annual National Day on October 1st, is the motherland mothers birthday. Mother * * years old this year, so the entire country is permeated with a festive atmosphere.
In this atmosphere, our family went to the beautiful scenery of my grandmas.
Having eaten his dinner, at noon, we will wander in the field sales, appreciate pastoral scenery, when go to grandmas home, looking at the small chili, lettuce like flowers, bamboo of the chili... All let a person feel a burst of joy. However, continue to go forward, there is no such good things:
A pond, all is a group of a group of dead float on the water, next to the orange trees have withered.
We go on to ten meters, orange trees and fruits, leafy. It is really strange, like others said soil different!
We are along the mountain road to the capital, along the way, mom and dad introduced me to stop, also some of their childhood story. ...... Its getting late! We from another road back to my grandmas, all the way along the way we see there are a lot of purslane joshed the purslane picked a big, very anxious to have a pocket put them down, thats all We have returned to my grandmas.
The National Day didnt go outside to travel, but go to my grandmas also full of my eyes!
十月一日是一年一度的国庆节,是祖国母亲的生日。祖国母亲今年**周岁了,因此全国都洋溢着喜庆的气氛 。
乘着这气氛,我们一家人来到了山清水秀的外婆家。
中午,吃完了饭,我们就漫步在田间销路,欣赏田园风光,当走到外婆家的地是,看着那娇小的辣椒,像花儿一样的莴笋,竹子般的洋辣椒……一切让人感到一阵欢喜。然而继续向前走就没有这么好的事物了:
一口池塘边,全是一群一群的死鱼漂在水上,旁边的橘子树也枯萎了。
我们再往前十米看,橘子树又是硕果累累,枝繁叶茂。这可真奇怪,就像别人说的水土不同吧!
我们又沿着山路向前周,一路上,爸爸妈妈停的向我介绍,还讲了一些他们小时侯的故事。 …… 时间不早了!我们又从另一条路回外婆家,一路上我们看到有很多马齿苋便一路上说说笑笑的把马齿苋摘了一大把,恨不得能有个口袋把它们装下,就这样 我们有回到了外婆家。
这次国庆虽然没有到外面游山玩水,但是去外婆家也饱了我的眼福呀!
篇19:关于清明节的英语日记带翻译
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+ 加入清单"As." Today is Saturday, is also a special sacred holiday -- tomb-sweeping day.
Tomb-sweeping day, we go back to the grave. Today I again came to the ancestors of grave, ready to help them to sweep the tomb. I take the hoe, all their grave grass in addition to the light.
Also dont say, weeding is quite tired, hoe two times of rest for a while, if not adults may one day help I also dont finish.
Feel drab, grave and a slice of light, and loneliness. Then, the second day after dinner, I went to the mountains to dig a few fruit trees planted in the grave.
Tomb-sweeping day is an important festival, let us remember this sacred and special holiday! Also remember that on this day to help fathers grave!
One more thing, in this festival, people believe that you are missing! The person I miss most is my grandmother, my grandmother when I was young forever left me, how I wish she would come back to me again, this is what I miss most people, when tomb-sweeping day is the most miss you?
“清明时节雨纷纷。”今天是星期六,也是一个特别的神圣的节日——清明节。
清明节的时候,我们回去扫墓。今天我又来到了先辈的坟前,准备帮他们扫一下墓。我拿着锄头,把他们坟前的草全都除光了。
还别说,除草还挺累的,锄两下就要歇一会,如果不是大人帮忙可能一天我也除不完。
坟前一片光,感觉特单调,孤独。于是,第二天吃过晚饭后,我就跑到山上挖了几颗果树种在了坟前。
清明节是个重要的节日,让我们记住这个神圣而特别的节日吧!还要记住在这一天要帮先辈们扫墓哦!
还有一件事,在这个节日里,相信你们有思念的人吧!我最思念的人是我的外婆,外婆在我很小的时候就永远的离开了我,我多么希望她能再回到我身边,这就是我最思念的人,你们在清明节最思念谁呢?
篇20:怀念的英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单He always rose early to enjoy at least two hours of solitude in the house
and garden before the rest of the family came down In winter he spent most of
the time reading and writing. In sum mer he liked to get out of doors to work in
the kitchen garden or to take the dog for a walk in the neighbouring woods and
fields Whatever the weather, there was plenty to occupy him.
Although he was a creature of habit, there seemed to be an infinite variety
in his pursuits. He wrote book reviews regularly for two of the national
weeklies. He worked conscientiously his special subject, Indian History, and was
thus one of the world authorities on it;
he collected modern abstract paintings and so had a circle of friends
amongst artists and sculptors; there was hardly anything he did not know about
traditional jazz and he often entertained both British and America n jazz
musicians He was a superb cook and knew a lot about French and German food.
His family adored him and in a sense he was spoiled by them. At first
glance you would have taken him for a retired army officer-his bearing was
erect, his hair was cut short, he was fussy about his clothes, which were always
neat, clean and conventional. He liked to keep fit, and this was reflected in
his clear, steady blue eyes and healthy suntanned complexion. He hardly ever
watched TV, but enjoyed a good film and an occasional evening at the
theatre.