竹子的英文介绍加翻译汇总20篇

It is known to all that panda is our national treasure. Its lovely image is favored by people from all over the world. When I see the panda, I am so excited, its black eyes and round fat body shape look so cute. The pandas are very lazy, they just eat and sleep all the day. People always play the joke that if you have not enough sleep, you will look like a panda.

众所周知,熊猫是我们的国宝。其可爱的形象深受来自世界各地人们的喜爱。当我看到熊猫,我很兴奋,它的黑眼睛和圆胖的体型看起来很可爱。熊猫非常懒惰,他们除了吃饭就是睡觉。人们总是开玩笑说,如果你没有足够的睡眠,你会看起来像一只熊猫。

My name is XXX， is set in Shanghai xx in the language school， is now Chinas Shanghai world expo exhibition center 201x professional docent.

Came to the exhibition center already has a years time， once I am also a demonstration center volunteers， actually I have been as a volunteer herself. Volunteers there is sense of responsibility， has the sense of mission; Thanked， selfless dedication. Work， although some people would say， also get the same salary each month， do more and less alike. But， for the audience to introduce more， every day looking at them look forward to the expos eyes， I can understand this is not a boring thing.

Very honored to be the first anniversary of the opening in the center of the display， I earned for the narrator gold medal. Received in the past year as the kingdom of the Netherlands ministry of economic affairs minister， minister of the ministry of culture of the republic of Mali and nanjing military region is chief heads and yangzhou municipal party committee secretary of the VIP， leadership， etc. But left the deepest impression is of a blind girl， I will let her on her hands every exhibit touch， she is in the heart. When talking about the story of Helen Keller， I clearly see the persistence and light in her eyes... I think this is what I work value.

In work， I also have some disadvantages， such as too impetuous. Once， in the course of the interpretation of a live audience too much or dont follow the order， and easily excited， sometimes even impact on the quality. Therefore I was a good reflection， strive for patience， careful， enthusiastic， in the work， only in this way they can better the expo.

Next year， now my biggest wish is to have a good job in the expo park service， participate in the event， whether as a volunteer or to the identity of the staff. Believe that the 201X on October 31， the evening， China announced to the world that we held a successful， splendid and unforgettable world expo， and I can proudly say: 201X， I am the part of a successful， splendid and unforgettable!

My name is zhouyuanpei.I`m 12 years oid.II`m famly is 3 pepo .My father my mather and I.My father is very clever ,He is worker .My mother is very nice .She is teacher .I like eat banana and pear.I like swimming and palying Table tennis. You like me?

1.honest and kind; virtous and sincere

详细解释

◎ 厚道 hòudao

[honest and kind] 待人接物,仁厚不薄

为人厚道

为人善良宽容，不刻薄。 明 张萱 《疑耀·官吏不得受监临饮食》：“今 曹修 止於尊酒，随而自首，已为刻薄，法官又以赃罪加之，剖析一条，以为二事，不察人情，不顾大体，非厚道也。”《红楼梦》第一一七回：“大凡做个人，原要厚道些。” 巴金 《砂丁》四：“ 张先生 相貌厚道，做起事来刻毒!”

My name is. There are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in senior high school. My mother is an English teacher. She teaches English in the university. I have a younger brother; he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.

I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read. Reading E- books are fun. In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.

I hope to study both English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects. Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.

Leaders, Members:

Hello, everybody ——！ （Bows）

My name is XXX, from Hunan XX, I am cheerful, honest, easy to get along with others; likes playing basketball, climbing and running.

I am very pleased and honored to join the “XX” to the family, where not only provided me with a growth exercise, showing a good platform for self, but also for giving me the chance to meet more new colleagues, new friends. - To take this, I am very grateful to all the leaders, thank you all so give me a good opportunity. （Bow）

I first arrived, there are many aspects of the knowledge I need to learn, but also hope in future we can work great weekend!

I believe that through our mutual understanding and mutual understanding, we will not only become a career go hand in hand with the struggle of his comrades, life will be like-minded, woe friend.

Finally, I would like and we can work together for our common cause and work hard!

Thanks everyone! （Bow）

My name is Zheng, 9 years old this year, is a small girl, almost 1.4 meters tall, is a medium height, some yellow skin, is a native of Chinese. I was fat, on the big, round face, with two big eyes like grapes, the nose collapsed, and the mouth was small.

My personality is: considerate caring, generous, gentle personality perfectionism, rich imagination, sometimes very lively, with strong tolerance, sensitive love fantasy, not too confident, but dont be sentimental, reject, thought of two minds, very complex. But these are the students comments on me. I think my biggest problem is the love of two minds, take the last math exam for example: I had the score 100 points, because I be negligent, so a path of two minds, wrong, I will deduct 1 points, only 99 points, but I was careless, I think: anyway, I not like the 2 grade exam Eighty-nine points, on the line, I also got 10 points!

This is me. Do you think Im cute?

我叫郑好，今年9岁了，是个小女孩，身高差不多1.4米，是个中等个子，皮肤有些黄，是个地道的中国人。我胖胖的，在那又大又圆的脸上，镶着两颗葡萄似的大眼睛，鼻子是塌塌的，嘴巴小小的。

我的性格特征是:善解人意有同情心，很慷慨，完美主义，想象力丰富，个性温和也有时会很活泼，具超强的包容力，敏感爱幻想，不太有自信，不多愁但善感，三心二意，不善拒绝，思想很复杂。但这些都是同学们对我的评价。我觉得我最大的毛病就是爱三心二意，就拿上次数学考试来说吧:本来我该得满分100分的，就是因为我粗心大意，三心二意，错了那么一小道题，就扣了我1分，只得了99分，可我还是满不在乎的，我想:反正我没像2年级考试时得89分，就行了，我还进步了10分呢!

这就是我了，大家觉得我可爱吗?

Hello, Im wang to golf international commerce promotion co., LTD., has been for a week, for a new employee, I want to work in the future I have a lot of things need to learn, need to consult a lot of colleagues and leaders to, as far as possible to the fastest time to adapt to the new environment.

Hope I can in the future work give full play to their professional expertise, efficient finish work matters assigned by the leadership of the company, for Chinas golf tomorrow contribute an own strength.

Dear Miss Brown,

I am writing to express my sincere thanks to you for caring me in the last

two years. During the days of being your student, I learn a lot. Firstly, your

serious attitude towards teaching and our students moves me too much. You

inspire and push me to work harder and harder. Secondly, I fall in love with

English under the influence of you. As a student of science and engineering,

I’ve been thinking that English does no good to me, but you help me to find the

fabulous glamour of English that leads me to know a totally different world and

develop a different way of thinking. Finally, your continuous encouragement

supports me a lot when I meet challenges or difficulties. You said that

everything to the last will certainly become a good thing, if it is not, not yet

to the last. Every time, remembering your words, I am so inspired to keep

going.

Above all, I want to say thank you again and please accept my sincere

appreciation. Best wishes for you.

Cruse

敬爱的布朗老师：

我谨以此向您表达我最真诚的谢意，感谢您在过去两年里对我的帮助。在过去的两年里，成为您的学生，我学到了许多。首先，您对教学和学生的认真态度使我深受感动。您鼓舞着我不断地努力学习。其次，在您的影响下，我深深地喜欢上了英语。作为一名理工科学生，我以前一直认为英语对我毫无用处，但您使我认识到了英语的魅力所在，带我走进了一个全新的世界，培养了不同的思维方式。最后，您的鼓励总在我遭遇困难或挑战是鼓励着我。您曾经说过：“每一件事情到了最后都会变成好事，如果不是，那说明还没有到最后。”每当想起您说过的话，我就有了坚持下去的动力。

最后，请允许我再次向您表达我的感谢，接受我真诚的谢意。献上最美好的祝福。

I am very happy to introduce myself here.I was born in Liaoning Province.I graduated from Nankai University and majored in International Trade. I like music and reaing books,especially economical books. It is my honor to apply this job. I hope I can realise my dream in our company.Please give me a chance.Thank you very much

it is my great pleasure to introduce myself.i was born in LIAONING. My major is international trade. I was graduated in Nankai University. My hobby lies in the music and reading, especially like economics.

i am glad that i can take part in this interview and i am sincerely hope that i can join this company to realize my dream. please give my a chance. Thank you.

很高兴做自我介绍，我出生在辽宁，专业是国际贸易，毕业于南开大学，我的兴趣是音乐，读书，尤其是经济类的书。

很荣幸应聘贵公司，希望能在贵公司实现我的梦想，希望能给我一次机会，谢谢。

I’m glad to introduce myself to you. My Chinese name is Ma Lin, but you can call me Rock, my English name. I chose Rock to be my English name because I want to be as tough as a rock, hehe. I was born and raised in Guangdong, so I speak both Cantonese and Mandarin.

I’ll soon graduate from Zhongshan University, majoring in accounting. I think you may have interviewed quite a lot of students from our school, so you know this major prepares us for CGA and most courses are taught in English. My GPA is 3.6, it ranks number 9 in the 115 students in my grade. And I’ve passed 15 exams in CGA, I anticipate I will get the CGA qualification in 2009.

Besides having good academic performance, I was actively involved in student activities. I was in charge of Student Welfare (生活委员) in my class, and in the Student Union of our school. I enjoyed this position because what I did was very important to everybody, although it was mostly small details.

I had a three-month internship in Guangdong Zhengzhong Accounting Firm. I did the inventory check and helped the accountants to make the auditing reports. My boss was pleased with my performance and he asked me to recommend my classmate to join our team.

KPMG is my dream company. What’s more, I have great interest in joining the Tax Department as my long term career goal is to be a tax consultant. I wish my dream could come true today. Thank you!

我很高兴向你介绍我自己。我的中文名字叫马林,但你可以叫我的岩石,我的英文名字。我选择摇滚是我的英文名字,因为我想硬如磐石,呵呵。我出生和成长在广东,所以我讲广东话和普通话。

我很快就会毕业的中山大学,主修会计。我认为你可能已经采访了不少学生从我们学校的,所以你知道这主要编写我们的海巡署和大多数课程以英语教授。我的绩点是3.6,排名第9的115名学生在我的等级。我已经过去了15注册会计师考试,我期望我会的注册会计师资格在2009年。

除了具有良好的学业表现,我积极参与学生活动。我是负责学生福利(生活委员)在我的课上,我们学校的学生会。我喜欢这个职位,因为我所做的对每个人都非常重要,虽然它主要是小细节。

我有一个三个月的实习在广东正中会计师事务所。我没有库存检查和帮助,使会计师的审计报告。我的老板对我的表现很满意,他让我推荐我的同学加入我们的团队。

毕马威公司是我的梦想。更重要的是,我很有兴趣加入税务部门作为我的长期职业目标是成为一个税务顾问。今天我希望我的梦想能成真。谢谢你们!

Tointroducemyself

Hello，everyone!

My name is azuowen.Im a 15 years old girl. I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao.

Im an active，lovely and clever girl.In the school，my favourite subject is maths.Perhaps someone thinks its difficult to study well.But I like it.I belive that if you try your best，everything can be done well.

I also like sports very much.Such as，azuoweng，volleyball and so on.

Im kind-hearted. If you need help，please come to me .

I hope we can be good friends!

OK.This is me .A sunny girl.

My name is ---. Im--- years old. I come from +某地.Im in Class--- ,Grade ---.Im a sunny girl or boy. I love my teachers ,classmates and my family.

There are four people in my family.They are my father,my mother,my brother and I. My father is a teacher .He works in a middle school .My mother is a doctor.She works in the hospital. They love their work. They work very hard. My brother is a student too . We study in the same middle school. He studies very hardly.

My favorite sport is palying football .After school, I often play football with my friends. Also I like to make friends with all of you. If you like , you can call me and send email to me, my mailbox is …….@163.com.

That’s all. Thank you!

Hello!   My name is ANYJOB, from ANYJOB, my personality is bright, honest, easy to get along with people; Likes playing basketball, mountain climbing and running.

I am very happy and honored to join “ANYJOB” this big family, not only gave me a growth to display themselves and exercise good platform, I also have the opportunity to meet more new colleagues, new friends. - take this, I thank you very much for your leadership, thank you can give me a such a good chance.

I first came here, there are many aspects of knowledge need to everybody to learn, but also hope in the later work we can comments!

I believe that through our mutual understanding between each other and understanding, we will not only become a career has gone hand in hand with the struggle comrades, but a life in the same camp, share weal or woe friend.

Finally, I would like to and everybody a for our common cause to try hard to struggle!   Thank you!

有两则关于同一条英语谚语Blood is thicker than water的译例。其一是“清水不浓血却浓”，其二是“血浓于水”。从字面上看，上述两则译例译得固然不错，似无可厚非。译文读起来很顺，又比较易懂，但读后似有不知所云之感。

这是因为译文的形象没能准确地传达出这条谚语的喻义来。

Longman Dictionary of English Idioms（p.28）上对这条谚语的解释是“The relationship between people of the same family is stronger than other，relationships”因此，这则谚语似可以借用汉语中一句俗语“亲不亲一家人”来译更能表达出“属于同一血缘关系的一家人比别人更亲近一些”的寓意。

语言是文化的表现形式。谚语同文学作品、诗歌一样是语言的精华。英语谚语是富于色彩的语言形式，一般具有生动形象、喻义明显、富于哲理的语言特征。在一定程度上，英语谚语反映了英语民族的文化特点。因此，翻译英语谚语时，仅仅以语言之间词汇的同义性（等价性）为前提，寻求对等的表现是不够的。译者须较多运用汉语的表现手段，力求能再现英语谚语的语言风格和丰富内涵。只有多注意英语谚语字面以外所特有的语言内涵色彩，才能使译文讽喻得当，宜于说理，又不失原来谚语所具有的语言形象。

某些英语谚语和汉语成语、俗语在表现形式和含义方面是一致的或基本一致的。汉译这些英语时，可惜用与其喻义相同或相近的成语或谚语及俗语直接对译。这样不但可以比较好地保持原文的神韵和形式，又使译文易于为读者或听者接受。如：

Pride comes before a fall．骄兵必败。

Amiss is as good as a mile.差之毫厘，失之千里。

Two is company，but three is none.两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚无水吃。

Walls have ear.隔墙有耳。

Enough is as good as a feast．知足常乐。

有些英语谚语虽然在语言习惯和文化背景方面和其相对的汉语谚语之间存在着某些差异，而且所比喻的事物并不一样，但他们的喻义却相互吻合，而且表达方式也很相似，汉译这些英语谚语时，常常需要“易其形式，存其精神”，即采用形象近似的汉语成语意译。这样可使译文既喻义明显，又含而不露，且可再现原文所具有的语言效果，容易达意。如：

Two can play the game.孤掌难鸣。

Newbroom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。

Speak of the devil，and he appears.说曹操，曹操到。

The grass is greener on the other side of the hill．这山望着那山高。

Putting the cart before the horse.本末倒置。

有些英语谚语意在言外，语言含蓄，寓意深刻。如果仅从字面意义直译成汉语，而不领会原文的具体含义及其效果，译文势必平淡无味。这样既不能表达意思，又有损于原文的语言形象和丰富内涵。因此，在翻译时，应在汉语中寻找那些与原文喻义相同或效果相似的成语、谚语或俗语来表达，则会使译文形象生动，准确达意。试比较下列各译例。

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.如译成“住在玻璃房子里的人，不应扔石头”不如译成“己有过，勿正人”或“责人必先责己”。

In fair weather prepare for the foul．如译成“晴天要防阴天”，不如译成“有备无患”或“居安思危”或“未雨绸缪”。

Murder will out．如译成“谋杀终必败露”，不如译成“纸包不住火”。

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread．如译成“愚者敢闯天使不敢去的地方”，不如译成“初生牛犊不怕虎”。

One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.如译成“想吃煎蛋卷，就得打鸡蛋”，不如译成工“有得必有失”或甚至可以引申为“不破不立”。

如果所要翻译的谚语喻义清新，形象逼真，按其字面直译其意，就能表达出原文的喻义来，则可直译。这样做既能较完整地保存原文的表达方式，且又可丰富我们自己的语言文化，一举两得，请看下面的译例。

God helps those who help themselves.上帝帮助那些自己帮助自己的人。或“自助者天助之”。

Money is the root of all evil．金钱是万恶之源。

An empty sack cannot stand upright．空袋立不直。

Do as you would be done by. 以你所期望的别人待你的方式待人。

这与另一谚语： Don’t do unto others what you don’t want others do unto you.“己所不欲勿施于人”很相似。

Money talks.钱能通神。

有些英语谚语常常采用对称的修辞手段。使用这一修辞手段的目的在于加强语势，宜于说理，读后有心悦诚眼之感。汉译这些谚语时，应适当注意保持其修辞色彩，以便体现原文的表达方式。如：

You may take a horse to the water， but you can’t make it drink．

如果按字面译成，“你可以把马牵到河边去，但不能叫它饮水”至少是没有充分体现这句谚语本身所具有的强烈对比色彩。从语法分析的观点看，在这个句子里，情态动词may和can虽然都表示“可能”的，但在含义上有所不同。这里may表示“事实上的可能性”，而can则表示“逻辑上的可能性”。并列连词but使前后两个分句意义相反，对比色彩强烈。在这种情况下，译文也必须力求对偶整齐，前后呼应，形成对照。如将此句译作“牵马河边易，逼它饮水难”或“老牛不喝水，不能强按头”会更好些。

总之，即使像谚语这样孤立的语句，翻译时也需尽一番揣摩切磋之功，否则译文就可能与原文“貌合神离”，文不达意。译事艰辛也许正在于此。

1.(抱有希望的想法) hope; expectation

2.(希望; 期待) hope; expect; wish

详细解释

◎ 期望 qīwàng

[hope;expect] 对人或事物的未来有所等待和希望

期望看到他的对手失败

希望，等待。 宋 叶适 《上孝宗皇帝札子》：“今环视诸臣，前者后者，迭进迭退……其抱此志意而可以策励期望者谁乎?” 明 高启 《送蔡参军序》：“盖侯之贤，夙有以当太尉简注之深，而致国人期望之重。” 清 黄景仁 《三十夜梦怀殊》诗：“白头期望意，岂独在文章。” 曹禺 《雷雨》第三幕：“人们心里还是热燥燥的，期望着再来一次雷雨。”

1.(亮光) light

2.(明亮) bright; promising

3.(坦白; 没有私心) openhearted; guileless

4.{穴位} Guangming (G 37)

详细解释

◎ 光明 guāngmíng

(1) [light]∶亮光

不时的还有一串光明从山上横飞过来,想是火车周行。——冰心《寄小读者》

(2) [glory]∶荣耀;光彩

身后犹光明

◎ 光明 guāngmíng

(1) [bright;promissing]

(2) 明亮的

瓦楞上已经雪白,房里也映得较光明。——《祝福》

(3) 比喻正义或有希望

光明大道

母亲沉痛的三言两语的诉说以及我亲眼见到的许多不平事实,启发了我幼年时期反抗压迫追求光明的思想。——《回忆我的母亲》

(4) [openhearted]∶没有私心

光明磊落

心地光明

(1).光亮;明亮。《荀子·王霸》：“《诗》云：‘如霜雪之将将，如日月之光明。’” 汉 班固 《东都赋》：“是以皇城之内，宫室光明，闕庭神丽。”《古今小说·木绵庵郑虎臣发迹》：“一日， 理宗皇帝 游苑，登 凤凰山 ，至夜望见 西湖 内灯火辉煌，一片光明。” 鲁迅 《彷徨·祝福》：“我回到四叔的书房里时，瓦楞上已经雪白，房里也映得较光明。”

(2).照耀;辉映。《易·谦》：“天道下济而光明，地道卑而上行。” 孔颖达 疏：“光明者，谓三光垂耀而显明也。”《后汉书·南匈奴传》：“ 昭君 丰容靚饰，光明 汉 宫，顾影裴回，竦动左右。” 刘师培 《骈文读本序》：“故能光明上下，劈棤万类。”

(3).光大;显扬。《吕氏春秋·尊师》：“君子之学也，説义必称师以论道，听从必尽力以光明。”《后汉书·冯衍传下》：“乃作赋自厉，命其篇曰《显志》。显志者，言光明风化之情，昭章玄妙之思也。” 唐 杜牧 《答庄充书》：“自 两汉 已来，富贵者千百;自今观之，声势光明，孰若 马迁 、 相如 、 贾谊 、 刘向 、 扬雄 之徒?” 宋 苏舜钦 《又答范资政书》：“充于胸中，因时而发，大庇天下，则其道卷舒而光明矣。”

(4).荣耀;光彩。 唐 刘驾 《厉志》诗：“及时立功德，身后犹光明。” 宋 曾巩 《上欧阳学士第二书》：“时枉笔墨，特赐教诲，不惟增疏贱之光明，抑实得以刻心思、铭肌骨，而佩服矜式焉。”

(5).昌明盛大。《国语·周语上》：“至于 武王 ，昭前之光明而加之以慈和，事神保民，莫弗欣喜。” 唐 柳宗元 《献平淮夷雅表》：“谨撰《平淮夷雅》二篇，虽不及 尹吉甫 、 召穆公 等，庶施诸后代，有以佐 唐 之光明。” 清 刘大櫆 《湖南按察司副使朱君墓志铭》：“价不使抑，平不使短，斛不使浮，贫富咸济，其道光明。”

(6).磊落;坦白。 唐 李翱 《谢杨郎中书》：“窃惟当兹之士，立行光明，可以为后生之所依归者，不过十人焉。”《二刻拍案惊奇》卷二十：“某家跡蒙曖昧，心地光明，错认做歪人，久行废弃。”《儿女英雄传》第二五回：“他老夫妻看準姑娘的性情纯正，心地光明。”

(7).《诗·周颂·敬之》：“日就月将，学有缉熙于光明。” 郑玄 笺：“且欲学於有光明之光明者，谓贤中之贤也。”后以“光明”指贤者的仪范，风采。 唐 韩愈 《感二鸟赋序》：“曾不得名荐书，齿下士于朝，以仰望天子之光明。” 宋 范仲淹 《上张右丞书》：“天下才士，莫不稽顙仰望光明。”

(8).正义的，有希望的。 丁玲 《梦珂》：“她本是为了不愿再见那些虚伪的人儿才离开那所住屋，但她便走上光明大道了吗?”

(9).针灸穴位名。《医宗金鉴·刺灸心法要诀·胆经分寸歌》：“踝上五寸定光明。”注：“从外丘下行外踝上五寸，光明穴也。”

Dear teachers, students are good:

My name is Xiao Ming, is a confident, cheerful, friendly and active girl, I have widespread interest hobby, piano, reading, playing chess, listening to the story, to host performances and also has a strong interest in, hosted by my kindergarten graduation performance, first prize in a good result.

Mom and Dad, the kindergarten teachers careful cultivation, I have become a qualified primary school students, in the next six years to learn life, can and dear teachers, the students become the best friends! We all together happy to learn, happy to grow!

Thank you!

亲爱的老师，同学们好：

我叫小明，是一个自信，开朗，友好，积极向上的小女孩，我有着广泛的兴趣爱好，弹琴、看书、下棋、听故事，也对主持和表演也有着浓厚的兴趣，由我主持的幼儿园毕业演出，获得了一等奖第一名的好成绩。

在爸爸妈妈，幼儿园老师的精心培育下，我已成为一名合格的小学生，希望在今后六年的学习生活中，能和亲爱的老师，同学们成为最好的朋友！我们大家一起快乐地学习，快乐地成长!

谢谢大家！

I think that since the admission, the school has to comply with the rules and regulations, has a good ideological and moral quality, outstanding performance. Have a strong collective sense of honor and sense of responsibility, adhere to the principle of practical work for things.

I thought the correct Chikunailao can have lofty ideals and great goals, the importance of personal moral cultivation, the adoption of a healthy life style, helpful, concerned about national affairs.

In school, I have been studying hard and assiduously, through systematic study and master a solid foundation of knowledge. As a good learning style and a clear learning targets, had received "outstanding member", "Miyoshi students" and other honors, has teachers and students of the affirmative, the study set a good example. After school hours, I actively participated in physical training, enhance physical fitness, loves labor and actively participate in the schools cultural and sports activities, to participate in social practice, inherit and carry forward the spirit of arduous struggle, also participated in the schools literature and calligraphy Association , Eiching the after-school life, in all its aspects have been improved accordingly.

"Bao Jianfeng from Grounding out, plum blossom-to the bitter cold," I firmly believe that through continuous learning and efforts to become a ideals, morality, culture, and discipline of students, with outstanding achievements meet the challenge, for the community I am a lifetime contribution to the construction of the power

Dear Lisa,

Hows it going? My winter break is coming soon, and here are my plans: Im going to read five novels because I love reading. I realized that I have gained a lot of weight, so I also plan to exercise every day until I lose five kilograms. Moreover, I want to watch some good movies, too. After all, the vacation is for us to relax! Right? Haha. Do you have any plans for your winter break? Write back soon! I miss you tons!

Love,

What strikes one first in a birds -eye view of Beijing proper is a vast tract of golden roofs flashing brilliantly in the sun with purple walls occasionally emerging amid them and a stretch of luxuriant tree leaves flanking on each side. That is the former Imperial Palace, popularly known as the Forbidden City, from which twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for some 500 years——from1420 to 1911. The Ming Emperor Yong Le, who usurped the throne from his nephew and made Beijing the capital, ordered its construction, on which approximately 10,000 artists and a million workmen toiled for 14 years from 1406 to 1420. At present, the Palace is an elaborate museum that presents the largest and most complete ensemble of traditional architecture complex and more than 900,000 pieces of court treasures in all dynasties in China.

Located in the center of Beijing, the entire palace area, rectangular in shape and 72 hectares in size, is surrounded by walls ten meters high and a moat 52 meters wide. At each corner of the wall stands a watchtower with a double-eave roof covered with yellow glazed tiles.

The main buildings, the six great halls, one following the other, are set facing south along the central north-south axis from the Meridian Gate, the south entrance, to Shenwumen, the great gate piercing in the north wall. On either side of the palace are many comparatively small buildings. Symmetrically in the northeastern section lie the six Eastern Palaces and in the northwestern section the six Western Palaces. The Palace area is divided into two parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Palace. The former consists of the first three main halls, where the emperor received his courtiers and conducted grand ceremonies, while the latter was the living quarters for the imperial residence. At the rear of the Inner Palace is the Imperial Garden where the emperor and his family sought recreation.

The main entrance to the Palace is the Meridian Gate(1), which was so named because the emperor considered himself the "Son of the Heaven" and the Palace the center of the universe, hence the north-south axis as the Meridian line going right through the Palace. The gate is crowned with five towers, commonly known as the Five-Phoenix Towers(2), which were installed with drums and bells. When the emperor went to the Temple of Heaven, bells were struck to mark this important occasion. When he went to the Ancestral Temple, it was the drums that were beaten to publicize the event.

Beyond the Meridian Gate unfolds a vast courtyard across which the Inner Golden Water River runs from east to west. The river is spanned by five bridges, which were supposed to be symbols of the five virtues preached by Confucius——benevolence, righteousness, rites, intelligence, and fidelity(3).

At the north end of the courtyard is a three-tiered white marble terrace, seven meters above the ground, on which, one after another, stand three majestic halls; the Hall of Supreme Harmony(4), the Hall of Complete Harmony(5), and the Hall of Preserving Harmony(6).

The Hall of Supreme Harmony, rectangular in shape, 27 meters in height, 2,300 square meters in area, is the grandest and most important hall in the Palace complex. It is also Chinas largest existing palace of wood structure and an outstanding example of brilliant color combinations. This hall used to be the throne hall for ceremonies which marked great occasions: the Winter Solstice, the Spring Festival, the emperors birthday and enthronement, and the dispatch of generals to battles, etc. On such occasions there would be an imperial guard of honor standing in front of the Hall that extended all the way to the Meridian gate.

On the north face of the hall in the center of four coiled-golden dragon columns is the "Golden Throne", which was carved out of sandalwood. The throne rests on a two-meter-high platform with a screen behind it. In front of it, to the left and right, stand ornamental cranes, incense burners and other ornaments. The dragon columns entwined with golden dragons measure one meter in diameter. The throne itself, the platform and the screen are all carved with dragon designs. High above the throne is a color-painted coffered ceiling which changes in shape from square to octagonal to circular as it ascends layer upon layer. The utmost central vault is carved with the gilded design of a dragon toying with pearls. when the Emperor mounted the throne, gold bells and jade chimes sounded from the gallery, and clouds of incense rose from the bronze cranes and tortoises and tripods outside the hall on the terrace. The aura of majesty created by the imposing architecture and solemn ritual were designed to keep the subjects of the "Son of the Heaven" in awe and reverence.

The Hall of Complete Harmony is smaller and square with windows on all sides. Here the emperor rehearsed for ceremonies. It is followed by the Hall of Preserving Harmony in which banquets and imperial examinations were held.

Behind the Hall of Preserving Harmony lies a huge marble ramp with intertwining clouds and dragons carved in relief. The slab, about 6.5 meters long, 3 meters wide and 250 tons in weight, is placed between two flights of marble steps along which the emperors sedan was carried up or down the terrace. It is the largest piece of stone carving in the Imperial Palace. Quarried in the mountains scores of kilometers southwest of Beijing, this gigantic stone was moved to the city by sliding it over a specially paved ice road in winter. To provide enough water to build the ice road, wells were sunk at very 500 meters along the way.

The three halls of the Inner Palace are replicas of the three halls in the front, but smaller in size. They are the Palace of Heavenly Purity(7), the Hall of Union(8), and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility(9).

The Palace of Heavenly Purity was once the residence of the Ming emperors and the first two of the Qing emperors. Then the Qing Emperor Yong Zheng moved his residence to the Palace of Mental Cultivation and turned it into an audience hall to receive foreign envoys and handled the state affairs. The promotion and demotion of officials were also decided in this hall. After the emperors death his coffin was placed here for a 49-day period of mourning.

The Palace of Union was the empresss throne room and the Hall of Earthly Tranquility, once a private living room for the empress, was partitioned. The west chamber served religious purposes and the east one was the bridal chamber where the newly married emperor and empress spent their first two nights after their wedding.

The Imperial Garden was laid out during the early Ming dynasty. Hundreds of pines and cypresses offer shade while various flowers give colors to the garden all year round and fill the air with their fragrance. In he center of the garden is the Hall of Imperial Peace, a Daoist temple, with a flat roof slightly sloping down to the four eaves. This type of roof was rare in ancient Chinese architecture. In he northeastern corner of the garden is a rock hill, known as the Hill of the Piled-up Wonders, which is topped with a pavilion. At the foot of the hill are two fountains which jet two columns of water high into the air. It is said that on the ninth night of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the empress would mound the hill to enjoy the autumn scene. It is also believed that climbing to a high place on that day would keep people safe from contagious diseases.

The six Western Palaces were residences for empresses and concubines. They are kept in their original way for show. The six Eastern Palaces were the residences for them too. But now they serve as special museums: the Museum of Bronze, the Museum of Porcelain and the Museum of Arts and Crafts of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the northeastern-most section of the Inner Palace are the Museum of Traditional Chinese Paintings and the Museum of Jewelry and Treasures where rare pieces of imperial collections are on display.

Now the Forbidden City is no longer forbidding, but inviting. A visit to the Palace Museum will enrich the visitors knowledge of history, economy, politics, arts as well as architecture in ancient China.