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初二期中考试备考:高分英语作文技巧

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下面是由小编整理的高分英语作文技巧,欢迎阅读。

要点+结构+逻辑+语法+亮点

要点:实际上中考[微博]英语写作就等于两个字,翻译!因为中考英语写作一般会给出几个要点,要求必须在文章中有所体现。文章写的再好,只要缺少要点就会扣分。所以要点,也就是文章的第二段内容,要做到全,围绕中心。

结构:中考最流行的结构就是三段式,深受各地区中考英语写作阅卷老师的喜爱。为什么尼?因为这种结构十分清晰。“观点——要点——总结”让人一目了然。三段式的第一段:简单明了,开门见山,不超过2句话,如,我们想表达小强很强壮,第一段直接说XQis extremely strong。观点明确,这一句足矣。

第二段:分2-3点说为什么他强壮。1. 每天吃10顿饭,He has ten mealseveryday!详举吃的是什么。2. 每天运动2小时,He does exercise 2 hours a day!详举做了什么运动。

第三段:经过第二段的论证,可以得出结论。但请注意,不能完全照抄第一段,要有升华。也可以提出希望和建议等。如,Howstrong and robust XQ is!I hope to be him one day!

逻辑:这里的逻辑实际指的就是逻辑词。最常用的就是表示递进的,转折的,总结的逻辑词等。递进:除了first,second,third,finally等还可以使用高级点的,如first of all(首先),in addition,whatsmore,moreover(都是另外的意思),in a word,all inall(表示总结的)。转折:but,yet,however等。真正有经验的阅卷老师会很注意这些逻辑连接词,因为这些词体现了这个文章的思路。

语法:其他几点都不是硬性的要求,不那样做不能说是错,只能说是不好,但是语法却是硬性的。如,单词的使用,时态等。

亮点:当我们将前八个字都做得很完美的时候也只能得到一个二等文的上。要想得到一等文,最后两个字,亮点至关重要。大家设想如果我们是阅卷老师。有两篇写人美丽的作文摆在我们面前,都是结构清晰的三段式,要点都很全,都用了一些逻辑词,都没有语法错误,但是A篇只用了beautiful,good-looking,B篇却用到了attractive,charming,catching等,我坚信正常人都会给B篇高分的。这些高级一点的词汇,词组,句型便是我们得到一等文的最有力的绝招。所以,以后写英语作文要养成一般词汇限量用的好习惯。

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篇1:初二英语作文:我的暑假生活

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导语:你的暑假过的怎么样呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

This years summer vacation was most enjoyable. I spent fifteen days helping my grandparents doing farm work in the countryside, where I saw mountains fields covered with green plants. Sometimes I went swimming in the river to the west of the village, the water in which was quite clear.

I kept a diary every day. Besides doing farm work, I help the children in the neighborhood with their lessons. All of them showed interest in English. They could read write wellthey could hardly understand simple English. So every day in the morning I spent about two hours helping them improve their listening spoken English. They all made great progress. Their parents all thought highly of me. I now realize that knowledge is very needed in the countryside.

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今年的暑假是最愉快的。我花了十五天帮助我的爷爷奶奶在乡下做农活,在那里我看到了山上覆盖着绿色植物的田野。有时我去村子西边的河里游泳,那里的水很清澈。

我每天记日记。除了做农活,我还帮助邻居家的孩子学习功课。他们都对英语感兴趣。他们读得很好,几乎不懂简单的英语。所以每天早上我花了大约两个小时帮助他们提高听力口语。他们都取得了很大的进步。他们的父母都对我评价很高。我现在认识到农村需要知识。

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篇2:有关交通英语初二

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Nowadays, motorcycles are popular around us. They have become an important

means of transport in Chinese cities. Compared with the bike and the car, the

motorcycle has its own advantages. First, it is quite flexible. When there is a

traffic jam, it can go through the cars that are held up in the street. Besides,

it doesnt consume much petrol. Most important of all, it can carry another

person at the back. But every coin has two sides. The negative aspects are also

apparent. To begin with, its very complicated to get qualified fur riding a

motorcycle. Youll have to go through a series of procedures to get a riding

license. Furthermore, the maintenance is expensive. Worst of all, it costs a big

sum of money to pay fur the license plate, especially in big cities.

In conclusion, it has both favorable and unfavorable aspects. However, if

the authorities concerned simplify the procedures and reduce the cost of the

license plate, the motorcycle will be accepted by more people.

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篇3:万圣节英语作文

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when we think of halloween, we think of "trick or treat", pumpkins, jack o lanterns, vampires and haunted houses.

but do you know the origin of halloween? why does it fall on 31 october? what kind of festival is it? why is it so creepy?

halloween dates back to a celtic festival called samhain. november 1 is the new year of the celts, who lived in europe more than a thousand years ago. this is the day which marked the end of summer and harvest.

the celts believed that on the night of october 31, ghosts of the dead would return to earth. the celts celebrated samhain by dressing up in costumes with animal heads and having bonfires.

many celts settled in britain and ireland, where the festival became popular. those who moved to america took the tradition with them.

nowadays, most people celebrate halloween but only for fun. they are not worried about ghosts.

kids in america will dress up as devils or angels and will go from house to house calling "trick or treat", playing mischievous tricks and getting sweets.

americans spend more money on halloween than christmas! in xx, more than hk$45 billion was spent on halloween. and hk$15 billion of that was spent on candy alone!!!

kids in britain also dress up at halloween. they visit houses, sing songs or tell a joke to get sweets. many go to halloween parties and play games like "ducking for apples". you must pick up an apple in water but you can only use your mouth. try it!

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篇4:万圣节英语作文

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Halloween always falls on 31 October. Its a holiday for children. On that day, children always wear fancy clothes and masks. And then, they go from house to house to say "Trick or Treat", so that people will treat them with candies. If they don’t receive any candies, theyll play a trick on people. But sometimes if the people are going out, when the children come, theyll put the candies in a carved pumpkin lanterns. Children will take the candies themselves. All of the children enjoy this holiday very much.

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篇5:初二英语作文:Is School Education Enough?

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We go to school for education. We learn Maths, English,Chinese, Physics and other subjects. School education is necessary and important. However, no one can learn everything from school. Even a very good teacher can not tell his students everything they want to know.

Edison didnt have much schooling, but he became a famous scientist. It doesnt mean that school education is not important.He knew how to learn new things by himself. As a matter of fact, many things can be learned outside school by the students themselves.

So we should learn how to learn at school.

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篇6:初二英语作文:Schedule

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I will be in the third grade in the next term.Sin ce the highschool entrance examination is coming soon, there is a great need for me to make a precise plan of my studies.

From September to November,I will follow the teachers in the new lessons learning, and after class , the contemporary exercises are necessary.

Before the end of the first term, I will review all the lessons from beginning again.

From March to April, review all I have learned a second time.

Beginning from April, models tests should be the all.Several days before the exam, I will go over all the mistakes in the papers and have a good rest for the exam.

[初二英语作文:Schedule

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篇7:初二英语作文Football

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初中英语作文:初二英语作文Football

Football is connected with the people throughout the world.

It has become a part of peoples life..Every day, man), football matches are going on here and there around the world.

Pick up a newspaper and you can learn the the results of the football matches. We enjoy playing football, watching football games after work. During the football matches of the World Cup,millions of people watch the matches on TV.

When their favorite teams win, they will give them three cheers. When they fail,they feel sad. We all hope our national team will be the strongest one in the world.

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篇8:关于万圣节的英语作文Halloween

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Halloweenfirst came to America with early settlers from Celtic areas in Europe, such as Ireland and Scotland. But other American settlers with strict religious beliefs, including the Puritans from England, rejected Halloween. The arrival of many Irish immigrants during the 1800s helped spread Halloween’s popularity.

万圣节第一次来到美国,与来自欧洲的凯尔特地区的早期移民,如爱尔兰和苏格兰。但是其他的美国定居者和严格的宗教信仰,包括来自英国的清教徒,拒绝了万圣节。在19世纪,许多爱尔兰移民的到来帮助传播万圣节的声望。

But by the late 1800s, fewer people believed in ancient superstitions of ghosts and witches. Halloween became more a holiday for children to receive treats and dress in costume.

但到19世纪末,更少的人认为古代迷信的幽灵和巫婆。万圣节成为孩子们的节日去接受款待和穿的服装。

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篇9:初二英语作文:迷信

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Though the science is highly advocated, people try to explain everything in science, there are still some people believe that something happen for some certain reasons, and the ghosts manipulate the supernature.

In the older generation, they believe in ghosts so much, my grandma is one of them. She burns joss sticks day and night, she says if she keeps doing this, and the immortal will see her sincere and will bless our family fast and sound.

As for me, I don’t believe in superstition, a ghost exists in those people who do the guilty things’ heart. But if people believe in superstition and have faith, that will be good for them, so they won’t feel empty and do the right things.

虽然科学得到了高度的提高,人们尝试着用科学解释每一件事情,但是仍然有一些人相信事出是有因的,鬼魂在背后操纵着超自然现象。

在老一辈里,他们很相信鬼怪,我的奶奶就是期中一个。她从早到晚的烧香,她说如果她坚持这样做的话,神仙就会看到她的诚意,就会保佑我们家身体健康。

对于我来说,我不相信迷信,鬼魂存在于那些做了亏心事的人心中。但是如果人们迷信并且有信仰,这样对他们来说也是好的,这样他们就不会感到空虚,也会做对的事情。

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篇10:TelephoneBooth初二英语作文

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Frank has just got off the train in the evening.He wants to call one of his friends to pick him up at once.He looks for a while and at last finds a telephone booth.But when he gets there, he sees a lady already in.There are no other public telephones nearby,so he has.to wait. He waits and waits.

The lady on the phone is just talking andlaughing.She seems as if she doesnt notice Frank. After about half an hour,the lady puts down the receiver.Frank feels a bit released.

She is finished finally,he thinks. But to his surprise,the lady picks it up again,fishes a coin from her pocket and pushes it into the slot."Oh, no!"Frank says to himself."She is making another call."

[Telephone Booth初二英语作文

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篇11:暑假初二英语作文

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People help with each other, it is the greatest thing in the world. We should give our love to people who need help.

It was a nice day. A blind person Ben walked with a walking stick. When he was walking down the street, a little boy tumbled because of banana skin. Maybe there is something wrong with his legs. So the little boy cried sat on the floor. Although Ben can’t see anything, he walked to the little boy. Ben wanted to help the boy. So Ben said,” Don’t cry. Let me help you.” The little boy was very happy. Ben carried the little boy on the back. The little boy help Ben, too. So they were very happy.

If you see someone needs help, please help him. I’m sure you will be very happy.

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篇12:美国万圣节英语作文

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Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year。 It means "holy evening," and it comes every October 31, the evening before All Saints Day。 However, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly。

Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins。 Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside。 It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! These lights are called jack—o—lanterns, which means "Jack of the lantern"。

The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween。 Some children paint their faces to look like monsters。 Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house。 Every time they come to a new house, they say,"Trick or treat! Money or eat!" The grown—ups put treat—money or candy in their bags。

Not only children, but most grown—ups also love Halloween and Halloween parties because on this day,they can disguise themselves as personages or ghost as their imaginations will lead them。 This bring them the satisfaction of being young。

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篇13:初二英语作文:我的朋友

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初二英语作文:我的朋友

I have several friends. Wang Lin is my best friend. He is eleven years old. He comes from Beijing.

Wang Lin came here three years ago. He came with his parents. His father is an engineer and his mother is a middle school teacher. He has no brothers or sisters. He is the only child of his parents.

We are classmates at school, so we see much of each other.He is fond of English and I am good at maths. We always help each other. Both of us have made GREat proGREss in our studies.

We have made up our minds to study harder and win still GREater success in our studies.

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篇14:万圣节英语作文

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Halloween is for the "All Hallows Evening".However,due to various reasons,Halloween has become the years most popular and one of the most popular festivals,and many players with great enthusiasm to celebrate this holiday.

Halloween in the October 31,in fact,praise and autumn festivals like Beltane is the festival of spring like the praise.Of ancient Gaul,Britain and Ireland priest - druid to have a grand festival praise of autumn,from October 31 beginning at midnight the following day,November 1 continued all day.In their view,that night they are a great Death - Salman to that year were all summoned the ghost of dead people,these evil spirits are subject to care for the Livestock Health and punishment.Of course,as long as the thought of such a gathering of ghosts,it was enough to make fools of those simple-minded understanding of the heart bile war.So they lit the sky of the bonfire,and close surveillance of these evil spirits.

Halloween witches and ghosts everywhere to say is just the beginning.So far in Europe,there are some isolated areas where people believe it is true.Ancient Rome in November 1 there is also a holiday,which is used to pay tribute to their goddess of Bo Mona.They bear ribs roasted nuts and apples before the bonfire.Our own Halloween seems to be a holiday by the Romans and the druids holiday blend made of.Halloween activities in the original is very simple,and mostly in the church carried out.However,in the whole of Europe,it is regarded as a Halloween enjoy slapstick,Jiangguigushi and a good opportunity to scare each other.So people will no longer be used to praise this Autumn Festival,but it becomes supernatural,witches and ghosts festival.

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篇15:初二年级英语作文带翻译:myfamily

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I have a happy family.My family have five poeple:grandpa,grandma,father,mother,and me.

My grandparents live in countryside.They have six rooms.The room is big.There are two apple in the ground.They have sixteen goats and three cows.The goat is white.The cow is yellow.They are healthy.

My parents and me live in city.My father is a worker.His work is hard.My mother is a high schools Chinese teacher,She take bicycle go to work at sevenclock.In the afternoon,she doesnt go home.In the evening,she make supper.The food is delicious.I am a student.I have Chinese,math and English everyday.That is boring.I have many friends.After class,I play with my friends.

We are tried,but we are very happy.I love my family

我有一个幸福的家庭。我的家庭有五人:爷爷,奶奶,爸爸,妈妈,和我。

我的祖父母住在乡下。他们有六个房间。房间是大的。有两个苹果在地上。他们有十六个山羊和三头牛。山羊是白色的。牛是黄色的。他们是健康的。

我的父母和我住在城市。我的父亲是一个工人。他的工作是很难的。我妈妈是一个中学的语文老师,她在7点带自行车去上班。下午,她不回家。在晚上,她做晚饭。食物是美味的。我是一个学生。每天我有语文、数学和英语。这是无聊的。我有很多朋友。下课后,我和我的朋友玩。

我们试过了,但是我们很开心。我爱我的家庭

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篇16:初二英语作文:InMemoryOfCampus

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Our school factory was opend in 1980, it is over 20 years old since it was opened At the beginning of its opening there were only several workers and the product was still simple. But now the factory is developed into a big one, which has over 100 workers. It produces a lot of products. Such as exercise-books, note books chalks and so on. The products are in good quality and low prices, so they sell well in many areas.

With the development of production, the income is increasing year by year. The factory offers the teachers and students breakfast for free. Every month, we go to the factory to work in turn. In this way, we form good habit of loving work.

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篇17:初二感恩节英语日记带翻译

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Speaking of grateful parents, everyone will say parents are raising me, of course to be grateful. First of all, we would like to thank them here let us born in this beautiful world. Without them there would be no us, without them there would be no us today, without them there would be no we now good result.

Parents is we are the first teachers in life, from we began to learn to speak, walk, has been to grow up, every success, and even failed every time, parents will remember in my heart, accompany in your side, give you silently support, patient counseling, let us quickly learned how to be a useful person to society. So we have such parents, just can have happy today.

Parents also is very love us. Even the body piercing minor injuries, they will be very self-reproach, why didnt always want to watch the children of her own heart. If you are sick, they must be out in a proper meal, sleep, even cry for a little while. Remember once, I had a high fever, mother carried me to the hospital, from the anxious expression in her eyes I deeply feel the parents of my love is from the heart. Parents take care of us like to take care of the little angel, let we grew up and became a healthy and lively big boy. They pay for us, we do everything never called for the return.

The classmates, let us learn to Thanksgiving! With a grateful heart to treat their parents, with a heart sincere heart to communicate with their parents, dont take it for granted that their parents to help us to do anything, they brought us to this beautiful world, is great enough, and pull us is big, also not return, silently pay for us, Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving parents give us everything!

This again, I also wish the world says parents well-being! Happy!

说起感恩父母,大家肯定会说父母是生养我的人,当然要感恩。在这里首先我们要感谢他们让我们降生到了这个美丽的世界上。没有他们就没有我们,没有他们就没有我们的今天,没有他们就没有我们现在的好成绩。

父母是我们在人生道路的第一任老师,从我们开始学说话、走路,一直到长大成人,每一次成功,甚至是每一次失败,父母都会牢记在心头,陪在你身边,给予你默默的支持,耐心的开导,让我们很快学会了如何做一个对社会有用的人。所以我们有了这样的父母,才会有快乐的今天。

父母也是最最疼爱我们的人。哪怕是身上划破一点轻伤,他们都会很自责,心里总想为什么没有看好自己的孩子。如果你得了病,他们肯定急得吃不上饭、睡不着觉,甚至会哭上一会儿。记得有一次,我发高烧,妈妈背着我去医院,从她那焦急的神态中我深深的体会到父母对我是发自内心的爱。父母像照顾一个个小天使一样照顾着我们,让我们长成了一个健康活泼的大孩子。他们为我们付出,为我们做一切从来不要求回报。

同学们,让我们学会感恩吧!用一颗感恩的心去对待自己的父母,用一颗心真诚的心与父母交流,不要认为父母是理所当然帮我们做任何事的,他们把我们带到这个美丽的世界上,已经是足够的伟大,且将我们拉扯大,还不求回报,默默地为我们付出,感恩吧!感恩父母们给予我们的一切!

再此,我也祝愿天下的说有父母安康!快乐!

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篇18:初二英语作文:ThebestwaytolearnEnglish

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I asked my English teacher this morning, “How do you learn Chinese when you were a child? Think about it, and you’ll find the answer.”

I cannot recall how I studied my native language, but I still remember the way my little cousin learned to speak. He listened to what people said and tried to imitate what he had heard. At two or three years old, he could express himself in simple language. Now, he is five years old, he can speak more perfectly. He is using language, thinking in it and talking in it all the time.

I understand if I use English all the time, it won’t seem so difficult. I will learn it quickly. It’s the best way to learn a foreign language.

今天早上我问我的英语老师,“你怎么学习中文当你还是一个孩子?想想看,你就会找到答案。”

我不记得我怎么学习我的母语,但我仍然记得我的小表弟的方式学会了说话。他听人说什么,并试图模仿他所听到的。两到三岁,他可以用简单的语言表达自己。现在,他五岁,他会说更完美。他是使用语言,思考它,在它所有的时间。

我明白如果我用英语,它不会那么困难。我很快就会学会的。这是学习外语的最佳途径。

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篇19:2024关于万圣节的英语资料大全带翻译

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万圣节(All Saints Day, All Hallows Day或Hallowmas) 是每年11月1日的欧美大节日。以下是小编带来的关于万圣节的英语资料大全,希望对你有帮助。

Halloween (or Halloween) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films arevery happy.

Halloween (or Halloween) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

History

Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)".The name is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summers end".Snap-Apple Night (1832) by Daniel Maclise.Depicts apple bobbing and divination games at a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland.The name Halloween and many of its present-day traditions derive from the Old English era.

The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day.[4] Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English (ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even is itself not attested until 1556.

11月1日 -- 万圣节 All Saints Day

11月2日 -- 墨西哥的鬼节 Day of Death

万圣节(All Saints Day, All Hallows Day或Hallowmas) 是每年11月1日的欧美大节日。

Halloween 是 All Hallows Eve 的缩写,万圣节前夜的意思,指10月31日的晚上。

For thousands of years people have been celebrating different holidays and festivals at the end of October. The Celts celebrated it as Samhain (pronounced “sow-in”, with “sow” rhyming with cow)。 The Irish English dictionary published by the Irish Texts Society defines the word as follows:

“Samhain, All Hallowtide, the feast of the dead in Pagan and Christian times, signalizing the close of harvest and the initiation of the winter season, lasting till May, during which troops (esp. the Fiann) were quartered. Faeries were imagined as particularly active at this season. From it the half year is reckoned. also called Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess)。(1) The Scottish Gaelis Dictionary defines it as ”Hallowtide. The Feast of All Soula. Sam + Fuin = end of summer.“(2) Contrary to the information published by many organizations, there is no archaeological or literary evidence to indicate that Samhain was a deity. The Celtic Gods of the dead were Gwynn ap Nudd for the British, and Arawn for the Welsh. The Irish did not have a ”lord of death“ as such.

The Celts believed that every year on the last day of October, the souls of the dead visited the earth.www.

When the Romans conquered the Celts in the first century A.D., they added parts of their festivals, Feralia and Pomona to the tradition. Feralia was a festival to honor the dead and Pomona was a harvest festival named after the goddess of fruit (apples) and trees.

Around the eigth century, the Christian church made November 1 All Saints Day to honor all of the saints that didnt have a special day of their own. Over the years these festivals combined, the mass held on All Saints Day was called Allhallowmas (the mass of all Hallows - saintly people)。 The night before was known as All Hallows Eve. Eventually this name became Halloween.

In the 1800s, as a lot of people emigrated to the U.S., the holidays and traditions of different cultures merged. Halloween was not always a happy time. October 31, or the night before took on other names. Some called it Devils or Hell night, to others it was mischief night. Here in Vermont, the night before is called cabbage night. To some people this became a time to play tricks on others. Some of these tricks were not fun at all. Luckily, community groups and individuals took action and started to change Halloween into a family event. Dressing up in costumes and going ”trick or treating“, costume parades, community parties and Fall festivals are some of the ways that Halloween is celebrated today.

Other countries have different Fall festivals to honor the deceased.

The Festival of the Dead is one of the most important happenings in both Palermo and the rest of Sicily. The second of November is a festival day for the children of Palermo as, according to tradition,they were made to believe that their dead relatives would return the night before and leave them traditional sweets and cakes on the table (Martorana fruit, which is almond paste made into the shape of different fruit)。 They would also receive puppets of boiled sugar and toys. Its one way of keeping the memory of their dead relatives and loved ones alive.

一年中最”闹鬼“的这天夜里,各种妖魔鬼怪、 海盗、 外星来客和巫婆们纷纷出动。在基督纪元以前,凯尔特人在夏未举行仪式感激上苍和太阳的恩惠。

当时的占卜者点燃并施巫术以驱赶据说在四周游荡的妖魔怪。后来,罗马人用果仁和苹果来庆祝的丰收节与凯尔特人的10月31日溶合了。

在中世纪,人们穿上动物造型的服饰、 戴上可怕的面具是想在万圣节前夜驱赶黑夜中的鬼怪。尽管後来基督教代替了凯尔特和罗马的宗教活动,早期的习俗还是保留下来了。现在,孩子们带着开玩笑的心理穿戴上各种服饰和面具参加万圣节舞会,这些舞会四周的墙上往往悬挂着用纸糊的巫婆、 黑猫、 鬼怪和尸骨,窗前和门口则吊着龇牙裂嘴或是面目可憎的南瓜灯笼。孩子们还常常试图咬住悬挂着的苹果。

美国和加拿大的孩子们在这天穿戴上古怪的服饰去按邻居家的门铃,并按传统发出”是款待我还是要我耍花招“的威胁。邻居们不管是否被吓着,总是准备了一些糖果、 苹果等点心,孩子们则一一收入自己的袋内。

万圣节其实不是基督教的节日。2500年前,爱尔兰的凯尔特人(Celts)以10月31日为一年的最後一日,11月1日是新一年的开始,也象徵冬天的来临。

凯尔特人相信死亡之神Samhain在10月31日的晚上会和鬼魂一起重返人间,寻找替身。因此他们燃点火炬,焚烧动物以作为死亡之神的献礼。还会用动物的头或皮毛做成的服饰打扮自己,发出古怪的声音,使死亡之神认不出自己,避过灾难。这就是今天万圣节化妆舞会的由来。过了当晚,鬼魂回到阴间,一切回复平静。

基督教兴起,教徒沿袭万圣节传统,万圣节的意义慢慢改为纪念为献身於神而死亡的人(holies)。

附带一提,11月2日是墨西哥的鬼节(Los Dias de los Muertos, Day of the Dead)。当天家家户户都烘烤动物造型的面包和煮鸡肉等食物,并在供桌上面放置玩具,以期待早逝的孩童们回到家中玩耍。也可以陈列鲜花、 水果、 照片和彩绘的骷髅头,接待仙逝长辈。

墨西哥人认为,鬼魂和人一样需要及时行乐,所以鬼节宛若一场嘉年华会,人们带着面具到处游走,吃骷髅形状的糖,面包上还装饰有鬼的形像。黄昏时刻,全家人一起到墓园清理墓地,妇女们或跪或坐整夜祈祷,男人们交谈或唱歌,在子夜中烛光忽闪忽灭充满了整个墓园,游唱歌者为已逝亡者的灵魂高歌吟唱。

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My hometown has many scenic places, there are four spring like Longtan cave, fruit fragrance has a charming scenery and pinnacle, psc...... But my favorite is the mountain of my hometown.

In the hot summer day, my father took me to climb the mountain and looked up from the foot of the mountain. "The peak is so high that it seems to be in the sky." Look at the steep stone steps, one layer and one layer. It seems that there is no way to find it, alas! As I wanted to give up, my father said to me, "do things to the end!" At last, I began to climb the mountain. I grabbed the weeds with my hands. My legs pressed hard. Soon we climbed half the mountain, and I climbed and climbed in this steep mountain. I didnt know that I was so flexible. At this time, my stomach rumbled up, suddenly a red fruit aroma drifting, I smell the fragrance found a tall red fruit tree, the tree node is full of big and sweet red fruit, I just want to greedy DC slobber, climbed up the tree to pick one to eat, suddenly. A ripe red fruit from the tree fell down, I quickly picked up the red fruit, Dakoutaikou to eat it, "ah, really sweet!".

After a long time, we arrived at the top of the mountain and looked out. It turned out that Miyi was located in the mountain. I roared, "ah... Ah... Ah...! " I hear the echo from the mountain.

I love my hometown, I love the mountain of my hometown.

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