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my mother英语作文小学(合集20篇)

导语:如果说,有一种力量可以让人坚忍不拔,那是微笑的力量;如果说,有一种力量可以让人自信满满,那是微笑的力量,下面是开学吧小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

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小学生描写人物的英语作文

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have a round face. And when I watch the mirror, I can see a pallid face. I am well-featured but I have some pimple . I don’t have any dimple .

有一个圆圆的脸。当我看着镜子,我可以看到一张苍白的脸。我有我有疙瘩。我没有任何的酒窝。

My haircut is a crew cut. Sometimes it’s center parting and sometimes it’s side parting. And my hair is jet-black. I have two big eyes, and they are close-set. And I have double eyelids. And I even have long eyelashs .

我的发型是平头。有时它的中心分型,有时边分。我的头发是黑色的。我有两个大眼睛,它们很近。我有双眼皮。我甚至有长长的睫毛。

My nose is pointed. I have a pair of beautiful ears, and I have a big mouth, so sometimes I am very big mouth . My teeth are even , and the color are blonde. My chin is round, and my neck is a little long. My belly is flat because I am too thin though I eat a lot of things every day. My back is a little bended. I am of medium height and I am very thin. My classmates say that I am very cute but I don’t think so.

我的鼻子尖。我有一双美丽的耳朵,和我有一个大嘴巴,所以有时我非常大的嘴。我的牙齿,和颜色是金色的。我的下巴是圆的,和我的脖子上长了一点。我的腹部是平坦的因为我太薄,我每天都吃很多东西。我的背有点弯。我是中等身材,我很瘦。我的同学说我很可爱,但我不这么认为。

My dress is tidy and well-featured, but sometimes it’s very fashionable!

我的衣服很整洁,五官端正,但有时很流行!

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篇1:忙碌的一天小学英语

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Last  Sunday,I was very busy。I got up at six o’clock。I had breakfast at seven o’clock。then I cleaned my room。I praceticed playing the guitar at eight o‘clock。After I played soccer。 I cook dinner  at eleven o’clock。Then I watched TV and did my homework。 At ninteen o’clock I ate dinner。Then I took a shower。It was cold。Then I go to bed at nine o‘colck .

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篇2:小学生圣诞节英语作文附翻译

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Christmas is very important for a foreigner, it is equally important for Chinese people, today is Christmas Eve, is the first day of Christmas.

On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus is ready to gift this year, in the day but to send oh! I was just about to send mom a big apple, after school, I quickly came to a store, "boss, have a Christmas fruit?" I loudly of say, the boss looked at me and shook his head, ah! Not so soon, alas! I had to go home crestfallen, mother see me frown, said: "whats wrong?" I like sewed the mouth not to tell the truth, I turned her eyes a brainwave, then find ways to make Christmas fruit, see I like listen to the who command to lay down their bags, hide in the room not to come out, first of all, I first took a red and big apple for the main body, with my favorite ribbons to decorate the tree, suddenly a princess appeared in front of me gorgeous dresses, translucent jade bracelet, blue glass slipper, ah! How beautiful, use my card made into the shape of a Christmas tree, the above also write a words: "mom, I love you, you are the most beautiful in the world of the mother, mother Christmas to you soon!" Succeeded, I quickly ran to mom, mom was shocked, she shed a drop of tears, the tears are sweet.

The second day of Christmas morning, I received a gift, I know this is from the mother, but I still like a child, when I came to school, my drawer is filled with CARDS, mother and I am very touched, the card is the card are He Yu, only written on a card, I was very angry, because he and I played a joke on.

Christmas, someone make fun of others makes me very moved, anyhow I wish you all a merry Christmas!

圣诞节对于外国人来说非常重要,对于中国人来说也同样重要,今天就是平安夜,也是圣诞节的第一天。

平安夜到来了,圣诞老人正在准备着今年的礼物,在这一天里可是要送苹果的哦!我正准备送妈妈一个大苹果,放学后我赶忙来到小卖部,“老板,有没有圣诞果?”我大声的说,老板看了看我,摇了摇头,啊!这么快就没有了,唉!我只好垂头丧气的回家了,妈妈见我皱起眉头,便说:“怎么了?”我像针缝了嘴似的没说出真相,我转了转眼睛灵机一动,便想出法子来做圣诞果,只见我像听了谁的命令似的放下书包,躲进屋子里不出来,首先,我先拿来一个又红又大的苹果来做主体,再用我那最喜欢的彩带来装饰它,顿时一位公主出现在我面前华丽的服装,透亮的玉镯、蓝色的水晶鞋,啊!多么漂亮,用我的卡纸做成了一个圣诞树的形状,上面还写上了一句话:“妈妈,我爱你,您是世界上最漂亮的妈妈,妈妈祝你圣诞快了!”成功了,我急忙跑去送给妈妈,妈妈惊呆了,她流下了一滴眼泪,这滴眼泪很甜。

圣诞节的第二天早晨,我收到了礼物,我明知道这是妈妈送的,但我却依旧像个小孩子,当我来到学校时,我的抽屉里堆满了贺卡,和妈妈一样我非常感动,贺卡就是贺卡上面都是一些贺语,只有一张贺卡上写的,我非常生气,因为他和我开了一个玩笑。

圣诞节正是如此,有人开玩笑,也有人令我非常感动,总之祝大家圣诞节快乐!

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篇3:小学中秋英语词

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Today is Mid-autumn Day. I have a big meal at home with my parents and

relatives. This is an important festival, so my mother was busy with preparing

the dinner from morning. She bought a lot of foods for the dinner. We ate the

dinner at 5:30 p.m.. The dinner was very delicious. I was so full. After dinner,

we went to theHongTingParkto enjoy the glorious full moon. There were many

people in the park. We talked to each other and strangers. Of course, the moon

cake was essential. We had a great night there.

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篇4:有关音乐英语作文小学

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I like to hear music so much, every time when I am in the bad mood, I will

take out my MP3, listening to the music, then all my worries will be forgotten.

Music is part of my life, I like rock music specially, Avril is my favorite

female singer, I like all of her songs. I wish someday I can have the chance to

watch her music concert.

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篇5:关于我的烦恼英语作文小学

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I have a lot of troubles, such as going to school, homework, and parents’

ramble. They like the stars in the sky. I am afraid of the darkness. This is my

biggest trouble. At night, I am fear of going out alone. And when my parents

sleep, I even can’t go to the toilet. Therefore, I never drink water before

sleep. And I always turn on the light when I am sleeping. I know it’s not good

but I can’t sleep in the darkness.

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篇6:小学二年级关于读书的英语作文

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Graduated from middle school in 1917, zhou enlai, with the help of the classmates and teachers, to raise the cost of study abroad in Japan a. Performance of zhou enlai is a love reading, love of learning! Because of zhou enlai aspire to read at an early age, the first generation of prime minister!

The text about zhou enlai boyhood in foreign concessions witnessed the Chinese people by foreigner bullying in the concession, the Chinese onlookers dare to anger cant speak. Immediately, zhou enlai, comprehend the meaning of the weak, and determined to study for the revitalization of the Chinese.

A 12 years old children should have such ambition and mind! Won the plaudits of wei principal: "hurrah! Is the rise of the Chinese! Aspirants when effect Zhou Sheng!" His patriotism, how strong!

"Young strong a country is strong, young rich national wealth." Let us set big dreams since childhood, study hard, do a useful pillars just for the motherland!

1917年,周恩来中学毕业,在同学和老师的帮助下,筹到一笔日本留学的经费。表现了周恩来是一个爱读书,爱学习的人!因为周恩来从小就立志读书,现任第一代总理!

本篇课文讲的就是周恩来少年时代在外国租界里目睹了中国人在租界里受洋人欺负,围观的中国人都敢怒不敢言。顿时,周恩来感悟到中华不振的含义,从而立志要为振兴中华而读书。

一个十二岁的孩子竟然有如此抱负和胸怀!博得了魏校长的喝彩:“好哇!为中华之崛起!有志者当效周生啊!”他的爱国心,多么强烈啊!

“少年强则国强,少年富则国富。”让我们从小立下远大的理想,刻苦学习,做一名对祖国有用的栋梁之才!

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篇7:小学四年级关于春节的英语作文

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When you ask the people around you, what is the most important festival in China, I think ninety-nine percent will say the same answer, that is the Spring Festival. About the origin of the Spring Festival, there is a old story. One is called "year" beast, will attack people from time to time. To ward off beasts years, people have to the last day of the old set off firecrackers and pasted red paper on the front door and window. Fortunately, the year for fear of the sound of firecrackers, and red stickers, dare not to come again. In order to commemorate the day, our ancestors put on the first day of the lunar New Year as the "Spring Festival".

During the Spring Festival, all the family members gather together for dinner on New Years eve night. Apple, fish, noodles, dumplings, pork, chicken, candy is an essential part of the table. "Fish" represents "more than" year after year; "Apple" herald "do things go in peace, the smooth". "Noodles" said "healthy life", as for the other, said will you have a good luck in the New Year.

The most happy children is the Spring Festival. Not only because they are more than a lot of friend, they can also get a red envelope. A red envelope, they can do anything you want to do: set off firecrackers, buy new clothes, buy everything you want. The best place for children, this is the Spring Festival, isnt it?

Not only means the beginning of the New Year the Spring Festival, is also carrying people wish for New Year. We hope the New Year wish will come true, life for the better. Anyway, the Spring Festival is the most meaningful family reunion, we spent together with family, this is the whole of the Spring Festival.

当你问周围的人,什么是中国最重要的节日,我想百分之九十九的人会说出同一个答案,那就是春节。关于春节的由来,还有个古老的故事。一个叫“年”的猛兽,会时不时的袭击人们。为了赶跑猛兽年,人们不得不在旧年的最后一天放鞭炮,在正门和窗户上贴上红纸。幸运的是,年因为害怕鞭炮的响声和红色的贴纸,不敢再来了。为了纪念这一天,我们的老祖宗把新年农历的第一天定为“春节”。

在春节期间,所有的家庭成员都在除夕的晚上会聚集在一起吃年夜饭。鱼、苹果、面条、饺子、猪肉、鸡肉、糖果是餐桌上必不可少的。“鱼”代表着“年年有余”;“苹果”预示着“做事情平平安安,顺顺利利”;“面条”表示“健康长寿”,至于其他的,表示新年会甜甜蜜蜜有好运气。

小孩子是春节中最高兴的。不仅仅是因为他们多了很多小伙伴,他们还能拿到红包。有了红包,他们可以做任何想做的事情:放鞭炮,买新衣服,买一切想要的东西。对小孩子来说,这就是春节最好的地方了,难道不是吗?

春节不仅仅意味着新年的开始,也承载着人们对新年的祝愿。我们希望新的一年愿望会实现,生活变得更好。不管怎么样,春节最有意义的就是阖家团圆,我们与家人一起度过,这就是春节的全部。

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篇8:小学英语作文60字翻译

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People always complain time is limited, they want to have more time to do more things, but the time stops them. Actually, I once feel my time is less while others have a lot of time to do what they want. I start to think about myself, I realize that I always waste my time on playing computer games, so I decide to not to play computer games.

人们总是抱怨时间是有限的,他们想要有更多的时间做更多的事情,但时间阻碍了他们。实际上,我曾经觉得我的时间很少而其他人有很多时间去做他们想做的事情。我开始思量自己,我知道我总是把时间浪费在玩电脑游戏,所以我决定不玩电脑游戏。

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篇9:有关电脑的小学英语

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With the rapid process of modernization, computer becomes more and more

popular. Nowadays, almost every family has a computer. Because of computers, our

daily life is improving.

Computer has a great effect on our daily life. In the first place, computer

has so many functions. As we have computers, we neednt buy books, radios, TVs

and any other things, because computer can take place of them. Secondly, surfing

on the Internet must be very interesting. Through the Internet, we can do

everything we like. Thirdly, thanks to the Internet, we can get the further

education at any time, so we dont have to get up so early in winter days.

However, a coin has two sides, because its new doesnt mean its always

good. At present, most students spend too much time on computer games. I dont

think its a good phenomenon, because it will do great harm to our eyes as well

as our health if we play computer games all the time.

In my opinion, we should use the computers in the right way. For instance,

we can read the latest news on the internet to know the world better; read the

e-books to enrich our knowledge or download some useful information for our

work. We can also make different friends on the Internet, so that our life will

be colorful. I believe computers will be our best friends if we make good use of

them.

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篇10:端午节的小学三年级英语作文

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Over the years, the story of Qu’s demise transformed into the traditions of racing dragon boats and eating zongzi – a kind of rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. The races have certainly captured the imagination of people from all over the world. Every spring there are nearly 60 dragon boat races held outside of China in cities from Vancouver to Sydney, from Gdańsk, Poland to Cape Town, South Africa. Canada alone has nearly 50 dragon boat teams and Germany has nearly 30.

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多年来,屈原逝世的故事演变成了赛龙舟和吃粽子的传统--一种用竹叶包起来的米饭。种族当然吸引了来自世界各地的人们的想象力。每年春天有将近60场龙舟赛在中国举行的城市从温哥华到悉尼,从波兰到开普敦ńGDA的SK,南非。仅加拿大就有近50支龙舟队,而德国队有近30支。

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篇11:小学生英语自我介绍范例

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Dear teachers and students:

Good morning everyone!  Now, I`m very happy to make a speech here. My name is xue meng yao. I`m 11. I come from Class3 Grade 5  of Dai Yue Qu DaoLang No.2 Primary School. I`m an active girl. I like playing table tennis,  Because I think it`s very interesting. I like English best too. It`s fun. I like my English teacher ,She`s quiet and kind.

On theweend, I like reading books and listening to music in my room. I like the color is green and red. I have a happy family. My father is a teacher. My mother is a doctor . And I`m a good student. My dream is to be a teacher, because I want to help the children in the future.

Thank you very much!  Please remember me! Goodbye!

[小学英语自我介绍范例

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篇12:关于秋天英语作文小学

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When autumn comes, I will be very excited, because it is my favorite

season. In autumn, the weather is neither too hot nor too cold, and I could

sleep well. I especially like to go hiking at this season, then we can enjoy the

picnic at the same time. When I reach the top, the cool wind makes me feel so

comfortable.

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篇13:寒假生活小学英语作文

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Chinese New Year is coming and my family is very busy. Its because Chinese

New Year is very special and important. We must prepare many special things to

get ready for this festival.

First, will make a big New Year meal. Second, we will make “Good-luck

wishes.” Third, we will set off firecrackers. New Year meal is delicious and we

think that eating some will bring us good luck. A long time ago, Chinese people

believed red color could bring our good luck too. And we set off firecrackers

could frighten ghosts away.

Chinese New Year is very popular between students. Because we can have a

long happy holiday.

中国新的一年的到来,我的家人很忙。这是因为中国的农历新年是非常特殊和重要的。我们必须准备许多特别的东西能为这个节日准备。

首先,将做一顿丰盛的新年。第二,我们将“祝福”。第三,我们会放鞭炮。新年餐美味,我们认为吃一些东西会为我们带来好运气。很久以前,中国人认为红色可以把我们的好运气。我们可以燃放爆竹吓唬鬼魂。

中国的新年是很受欢迎的学生之间。因为我们可以有很长的节日快乐。

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篇14:小学生写可爱的小狗英语作文

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My aunt has a cute puppy named Lele. It is versatile, is a very great puppy.

Lele is a bitch, a shiny golden hair on the body, the ear tip of the very spirit, and a pair of black grapes like the eyes flash in the face flash, the tail in the back dangling. Very cute!

My aunt s music is not only lovely but also very loving.

It does not have to solve the corner when the urine, directly to the bathroom solution. Stool when the door clutching the door called, my aunt saw it will take it downstairs in the grass stool solution.

Sometimes Lele heard the sound of water will run over. Always want to play water!

My aunt put the national anthem song will be heard a burst of sweet songs, you will certainly ask who is singing it you can not think of music is singing!

Lele is like a prayer for China! Its a patriotic dog.

This is my aunt cute little dog happy music!

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篇15:小学五年级英语作文:IMissMyFather

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英语作文在小学英语考试中占的分值比例较大,如何写好英语作文,成为小学师生和家长关注的重点。小编整理了小学阶段各年级的英语作文,供大家参考,希望对大家有所帮助!

I am a girl of ten, and I live in a small mountain village far from Taiyuan. The only person that lives with me is my mother, because my father is away for eight years, working in a city.

During the Spring Festival, my father came back home. He looked thin and tired. He gave my mother two thousand yuan, and told her that he would work even harder, earn more money, and then he could take us to the city He stayed at home for only ten days.We are living a poor life now. But what I want most is not money, but my father. I miss him very much!

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篇16:小学生关于国庆节英语作文

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Having dinner in the evening, my mother and I went out shopping. I saw traffic on the road, the stream, the street people mountain people sea, in the motherland mothers birthday. On both sides of the street YiZhanZhan sparkling bright lights, street lamps, hung on the followed from store banner bright five-star red flag, a red flag with five stars dancing with the wind at the gate of the shop.

The children are playing happy in this holiday, skating, kite flying, and according to photo; In adults have put kongmin light, and in shopping; In the old people in the erhu, flute, some playing pipa, and gore silk, blowing their homeland to play beautiful music. Its really a happy holiday, I believe that the motherland mother must be very happy!

Im proud I am a Chinese! I am proud I have a great motherland! Im very proud for the prosperity of the motherland! For a long history of the motherland proud! Wish the motherland mother a happy holiday!

晚上,我和妈妈吃完晚饭就去外面逛街。我看见马路上车水马龙、川流不息,街道上人山人海,都在庆祝祖国妈妈的生日。街道两边一盏盏路灯灯火辉煌、光彩夺目,一家家商店上挂着一面面鲜艳的五星红旗,五星红旗在商店门口随风舞动。

在这个节日里孩子们快乐的玩耍,有滑冰的、有放风筝的、还有照大头贴的;大人们有的在放孔明灯,还有的在逛街;老人们有的在拉二胡,有的在吹笛子,有的在弹琵琶,还有的在吹葫芦丝,他们在给祖国演奏美妙的乐曲。这真是一个快乐的节日,我相信祖国妈妈一定很开心!

我骄傲我是一个中国人!我骄傲我有一个伟大的祖国!我为繁荣富强的祖国感到骄傲!为历史悠久的祖国骄傲!祝福祖国妈妈节日快乐!

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篇17:小学三年级关于中秋节英语作文

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The traditional culture of the year the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn festival. One of my favorite is the Mid-Autumn festival, because Mid-Autumn festival to eat moon cakes, moon, family reunion.

The time of the Mid-Autumn festival is the annual lunar August 15, from ancient times in China have the custom of the moon, there are many beautiful legends, for example chang e and wu gang felling laurel, yutu dao medicine and so on. The Mid-Autumn festival and the custom of eating moon cakes, because the moon cake is round, a symbol of the reunion. Now a lot of moon cakes, the taste is different, have a sweet and salty. Stuffing is very rich also, there are five "benevolence, preserved fruit, bean paste, jujube paste, coconut, and egg yolk, etc. My favorite is preserved fruit fillings, because it is very sweet, very delicious.

I like the Mid-Autumn festival, wish all the children can have a the mid autumn festival with my family.

一年中的传统文化有春节、元宵节、端午节和中秋节。其中我最喜欢的是中秋节,因为中秋节可以吃月饼、赏月、合家团圆。

中秋节的时间是每年的农历八月十五日,我国从古代就有赏月的习俗,还有许多美丽的传说,比如说嫦娥奔月、吴刚伐桂、玉兔捣药等等。中秋节还有吃月饼的习俗,因为月饼圆圆的,象征着团圆。现在的月饼很多,口味各不相同,有甜的有咸的。馅料也很丰富,有五仁的、有果脯的、有豆沙的、有枣泥的、有椰蓉的,还有蛋黄的等等。我最喜欢的是果脯馅的,因为它甜甜的,很好吃。

我喜欢中秋节,祝愿天下的小朋友都能和家人过一个团圆节。

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篇18:端午节的英语小学作文带翻译

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今天是 五月初五

——端午节,也就是人们常说的重五。我问爷爷:“端午节是怎么来的?”爷爷说:“端午节是为了纪念我国古代的爱国人士屈原而来的。当时屈原还是楚国的朝廷命官,但是小人当道,朝廷昏庸。屈原不愿亲眼见着国家的覆没,就怀抱石头,投进了汨罗江。楚国的百姓闻讯后,纷纷划船营救。从此,便有了端午节的说法。

Today is the fifth day of May -- the Dragon Boat Festival, it is often said

that the weight of five. I asked grandpa: "the Dragon Boat Festival is how

come?" Grandpa said: "the Dragon Boat Festival is in memory of the ancient

Chinese patriot Qu Yuan. When Qu Yuan was in court officials, but the villains

in power, and the court. Qu Yuan did not want to see a country annihilated, arms

stone, cast into the Miluo river. The people in the state after hearing the

news, their boat rescue. From then on, there will be the festival of the Dragon

Boat Festival.

“世杰,过来。”这时,妈妈下令了。我走进厨房问:“妈妈,干什么?”“包粽子啊!”妈妈说。“这活儿,我哪行啊?”我难为情的说。妈妈说:“让你包,你就包,有妈妈这个老师在呢!”我答应着:“好吧!”我拿起竹叶,学着妈妈的样子,把竹叶卷成筒状,再用小勺挖米装进筒里,用竹叶把馅儿包好,用彩线捆起来。我和妈妈合伙把粽子包完了,然后就上锅蒸。不久粽子出锅了,吃着自己亲手包的粽子,心里比吃了蜜还甜。

"Shijie,." At this time, the mother ordered. I went to the kitchen and

asked, "Mom, what do you do?" "wrap the rice dumplings!" mom said.. "This work,

which I do?" I said. Mother said: let your bag, you pack, mother the teacher in!

"I promised:" OK! "I pick up the bamboo leaves, study like a mother, bamboo

rolled into a cylindrical shape, and then a small spoon dig meters installed in

the cylinder, wrap the dumplings with bamboo, tied with colored thread. My

mother and I have a partnership to wrap up the rice dumplings, and then we have

to steam it.. Soon the rice dumplings out of the pot, eating the dumplings

wrapped in their own hands, heart than eating honey sweet.

我喜欢过端午节,更喜欢包粽子、吃粽子。

I like the Dragon Boat Festival, but also like to wrap the rice dumplings,

eat rice dumplings.

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篇19:MyCousinStella三年级英语作文_小学英语作文500字

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I have many cousins. I like Stella best. She is a pretty girl. She likes eating cucumbers , eggplants, cabbages… She doesn’t like eating eggs and milk. So she is very short.

Stella is an excellent student . She is the monitor of her class. She likes studying and she studd. So she is always the top student in her class.

In this summer holiday , I spent a very happy time with her in Sichuan . I often miss her very much.

I like my cousin best!

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篇20:中秋节小学生英语作文

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Moonquakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival what mince pies are to Christmas. The seasonal round cakes traditionally have a sweet filling of lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often have one or more salted duck eggs in the center to represent the moon. And the moon is what this celebration is all about. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month,it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest.

There are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating moonquakes. One Tang Dynasty myth holds that the Earth once had 10 suns circling it. One day all 10 suns appeared at once,scorching the planet with their heat.

It was thanks to a skillful archer named Hour Yi that the Earth was saved. He shot down all but one of the suns. As his reward,the Heavenly Queen Mother gave Hour Yi the Elixir of Immortality,but she warned him that he must use it wisely.

Hour Yi ignored her advice and,corrupted by fame and fortune,became a tyrannical leader. Chang-Err,his beautiful wife, could no longer stand by and watch him abuse his power so she stole his Elixir and fled to the moon to escape his angry wrath. And thus began the legend of the beautiful woman in the moon,the Moon Fairy.

The second legend has it that during the Yuan Dynasty,an underground group led by Zhu Yuan Zing was determined to rid the country of Mongolian dominance. The moon cake was created to carry a secret message.

When the cake was opened and the message read,an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the Mongolians. It happened at the time of the full moon,which,some say,explains why moonquakes are eaten at this time.

Moonquakes are usually stamped with Chinese characters indicating the name of the ry and the type of filling used. Some ries will even stamp them with your family name so that you can give personalized ones to friends and family.

They are usually presented in boxes of four which indicate the four phases of the moon. Traditional moonquakes are made with melted lard,but today vegetable oil is more often used in the interests of health.

Moonquakes are not for the diet-conscious as they are loaded with calories. The best way to wash down one of these sticky cakes is with a cup of Chinese tea,especially Jasmine or Chrysanthemum tea,which aids the digestion.

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