介绍春节的英语作文五篇 初中英语作文怎么写(经典20篇)

I get up at six oclock every morning and brush my teeth and wash my

face.

Then change my school uniform and eat my breakfast. I go to school on foot

at seven oclock. I do the morning exercise with all students at the playground

in the compus at nine-thirty every morning. I take a nap at twelve-thirty in the

afternoon. I go home at five oclock and eat the dinner with parents at

six-thirty in the evening.

I do my homework at seven in the evening and go to bed at ten oclock at

night.

“恭喜，恭喜，恭喜你呀……”新年的歌声传遍城市的大街小巷，在即将迎来新一年的欢乐时刻，每个人的脸上都洋溢着幸福的笑容。而在我的家乡，春节更是别有一番风味。

我的家乡大多都是客家人，客家人的春节，最具代表性的可能就是洗柚子叶澡了。首先，早上摘回柚子叶。接着，中午过后每家每户将柚子叶放入锅内水中烧开，刚烧好的柚子叶水，颜色偏淡黄，热气也腾腾的往上冒，并且散发着柚子叶的清香，仿佛就是大自然的气息，真是泌人心脾。别看柚子叶水的颜色平平无奇，它的寓意可是很深的，每人都要洗柚叶热水澡，其意是把污秽、“穷气”、“衰气"洗掉，干干净净进入新的一年。洗过柚叶澡后便让人感到神清气爽，身上也飘着柚子叶的清香，就像身心被“净化”一般。在这之后还要换上新衣、新帽、新袜、新鞋，从头到脚焕然一新，意为“迎新”。换下的脏衣服当天要洗涤干净，意为“除旧”。因此，洗柚子叶水澡含有除旧迎新之意，新年代表着新的开始，其中蕴含着客家人对未来美好生活的向往，也是朴实，善良的见证。

除此之外，我们过春节还有许多有趣的习俗，比如正月初一不准杀生，早上要互相讲吉利话祝贺，给小孩和老人压岁钱。从初一到十五都不准讲不吉利的话，否则就要被掴嘴，名曰“打发新年财”。

初二是走亲戚拜年的时间，特别是新婚夫妇一-定要去岳父母家拜年，去时要带上一只鸡，要祭拜岳父母家的祖先，并告知祖先女儿已出嫁成家。

初三客家人认为是“三穷”日，不喜欢到别人家，也不欢迎别人到家里。这一天一大早要开门扫地，喻示把“穷鬼”扫出门，接着又用扫把左右打几下。把垃圾堆成-堆烧掉，放一串鞭炮，表示送走了“穷鬼”。有些地方早。上有吃“岁饭”的习俗，即前一-天晚上先把饭蒸好，等到明早吃。吃饭前先要供奉神仙和祖先。

初四是拜访亲朋戚友的时间。“初五、初六，有酒无肉”，这是过去客家人生活的写照，现在生活富裕了，别说初五、初六，就是到了年十五也会餐餐有鱼有肉。

这就是我家乡的春节，春节一年只有一次，不过每年春节都能让我感受到了很多和平时不一样的乐趣。

中国的节日有很多，其中让我最感兴趣的就是过春节，春节又叫“过年”，在农历的正月初一这一天，为什么叫过年呢?传说在很久很久以前，有一种凶猛的怪兽叫“年”，它平时待在海底，但每到除夕夜里的时候，“年”便出来伤害百姓，后来人们知道年很怕红色和响声，便在除夕夜这一天，每家每户都在门上贴上大红纸、点蜡烛、放鞭炮，再后来这个习俗就慢慢的流传了下来。

关于过春节的习俗还有包饺子、贴对联、吃年夜饭、和看春节联欢晚会，一家人会团聚在一起。在春节里，我最喜欢和家里人一边包饺子，一边看春节晚会。我最喜欢吃的是三鲜馅的饺子，爸爸负责擀皮，妈妈奶奶和我负责包饺子，我们在饺子里包入了五个硬币，奶奶说：“谁吃到带硬币的饺子，就会给谁带来好运”。不一会儿饺子就包好了，又煮了几分钟，美味可口的饺子就上桌了，因为饺子里有硬币，我便大口大口的吃起来，没想到，爸爸一下子就吃到了两个硬币饺子，我也不服输，也吃到了两个硬币饺子，最后一个在哪里呢，我在盘子里夹来夹去，终于找到了一个闪闪发亮的饺子，我连忙用筷子扎开了饺子皮，果然是最后一个硬币饺子，我开心的说了一声“YES”!然后便哈哈的大笑起来。

我很喜欢和爸爸一起放鞭炮，我们准备了各种各样的鞭炮，爸爸用打火机点燃了“震天雷”，只听见“啪”的一声，一个大火球腾空而起，蹿上了天，很过瘾。接着，我们又点燃了几种鞭炮，那些五颜六色的花火，就像是一片片迎风飘扬的彩色花瓣，美丽极了。

过春节还有很多有趣的事情，每年的春节我都过得很快乐，春节是中国人的节日，也是全世界华人的节日，春节也代表着辞旧迎新，这不禁让我想起了王安石的一首诗“爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏。千门万户瞳瞳日，总把新桃换旧符。”

Hello! my chinese name is Yin Xiaoyan and English name is Anna.Im a happy girl. Im 13 years old. Jly 22th is my birthday.

Our school is very nice.Im in class 3 ,Grade 6.Im go to school by bus. I have many teachers. I love them.

I have many habbies.I like swimming,reading and listening to music.my favourite food is rice, my favourite fruit is apple and my favourite colour is blue. The dog is my favourite animal.Why? Because dog are very lovely!

This is me! A happy and lovely girl!

I remember once upon a time, when I was running 800meters, I felt there

seemed to be the impossible mission for me, I wanted to give up, then my teacher

told me that I should not think about the 800meters, I should set up 100meters

for myself, then I wouldn’t be so tired. I did as he told me, indeed, every time

when I finished the small goal, I was happy, in the end, I finished the running.

I learn the lesson that we need to set up the best goal, it means we can make

the small goals, which are so easy for us to realize. Then every time we finish

the small goal, we will close to our final destination.

Hello . friends ;

You are warmly welcomed to our school . Im Wu Dong . Im very glad to be your guide . First ， Id like to tell you something about our school . It was set up in 1957 . The number of students is over 1200 . and the teachers about 100 . There are altogether 20classes . Besides the teaching buildings . we have a library for different kinds of subjects . and a school-run workshop .

We have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon . After classes . we join in various activities . such as ball games . painting . singing and dancing .

Now let me show you around our school . This way . please .

will christmas replace the spring festival?

christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in china. christmas cards become popular with students. people hold christmas parties and exchange christmas girts. a lot or tv and radio programs about christmas are on. meanwhile the spring festival is less appealing (有吸引力的)to youngsters. thus some people wonder whether christmas will replace the spring festival.

this worry is fairly unnecessary. why ? one reason lies that christmas only affects christians，college students and joint-venture (合资企业)workers. another reason is that christmas is mostly celebrated in cities. few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic(带有异国情调的) festival. by contrast，the spring festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family.

i think，it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the west，a lot of western holidays have been gradually introduced into china. for us chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals. for centuries chinese have observed this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year. and we will treasure the spring festival forever.

在教我的老师中，有亲切和蔼的语文老师，有严肃认真的数学老师，有活泼开朗的音乐老师，还有幽默诙谐的体育老师……这些老师都无私地教给我们各种知识，让我们在学习的海洋中自由地翱翔。最让我难忘的是教我英语的蒋老师，她不仅让我爱上了英语，更让我成为一个勇于克服缺点的人。

刚上一年级时，由于我在换牙，口齿不清，所以在英语课上根本就不敢进行口语练习，生怕同学们笑话我“大舌头“。当时同学们在老师的带领下，都能流利地用英语谈话，而一句简单的“my name is yuxiaolin”我都说不出来。面对老师的提问，我总是把头低下，心想：别叫我，千万别叫我!开始，同学们都踊跃举手，所以蒋老师也就没有发现胆小的我。

可是随着时间的推移，老师终于在一次口语练习的时候叫到了把身体都快溜到课桌下的我。我在大家的注视下，红着脸站起来了，我感到自己的眼泪快要流出来了。“别着急，说出你的名字。”老师的语气是那么柔和，可是我说不出口。时间就在我的窘迫中渐渐流逝，终于老师打破了沉默，“我知道你的名字，老师们都夸奖你是个学习认真的孩子。同学们，是不是呀?”同学们都不假思索地应和：“是!”听到这些，我的眼泪不由自主地流下来了。蒋老师带领大家一起说出：“my name is yuxiaolin! my name is yuxiaolin!”奇怪，我竟然不害怕了，也跟着同学们一起说连续说了两遍，就在大家都停下时，由于惯性，我又说了“my name is yuxiaolin”。“你真棒!”老师竟然祝贺我，“好孩子，你能再大声说一遍吗?” “my name is yuxiaolin!”我终于敢张开嘴了，心里也仿佛卸下了一块大石头。同学们没有嘲笑我，老师没有批评我，耶!我不怕了!

从那以后，不论什么课，我都勇敢地举手发言了，胆小的毛病终于摆脱了。在英语课上，我的积极性更高，不仅敢发言，而且还愿意和老师、同学们对话，英语的口语交际能力明显提高了。当初那节英语课一直留在我记忆的最深处，蒋老师如春风般的话语时刻在我耳边响起。

The winter holiday is coming. I am very excited. I want to better my

holiday plan. Now let me tell you my plan.

I’m going to read some books and listen to music and relax for a few days

first. On the fifth day, I’m going to do my homework. Of course, I’m also going

to do some housework. Lunar New Year’s Day, I’m going to take a trip with my

parents. I think it must be very happy. I can hardly wait! In the first six days

of February, I’m going to visit my relatives. It’s going to be fun! After a few

days, I’m going to finish my homework, because I am going back to my school on

February 16th.

Dragon Boat Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It falls on the

fifth day of May in the lunar calendar. A day before this festival, my mother

and grandmother began to make zongzi. Of course, I would act as assistant. But

it turned out that I was more of a hindrance than a help. When they finished,

they started to cook them. This process needed a long time, because I could have

them in the next day. Zongzi was very delicious. On the day of dragon boat

festival, our family prepared for dinner after having breakfast. Everyone of my

family will come back home for the solid diet. Chicken is indispensable on the

dinner desk in Chinese traditional festival. There were many delicious foods,

which made me watering. I ate lots of them. It is a wonderful festival.

I did very bad in the mid-term exams two weeks ago. After that, my life

seemed to be so dark and hard. My parents felt disappointed to me, and they

always told me to study during my free time. I couldnt watch TV for more than

half an hour and I couldnt search the Internet or play games. Besides, I feel

depressed and I almost lost my heart. But yesterday, my friend came to see me.

She knew I was not happy. She encouaged me that nothing is impossible. If I

could try hard from now on, I would do good in my study. Where there is a will,

there is a way. Only confidence and hardwork can pull me out from failure. If I

want to be good as before, I have to let this failure go and restart again.

The qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. But the qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work, it is more a festival of commemoration.

The qingming Festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness.

This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the diseased. Also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served.

The Hanshi (Cold Food) Festival was usually one day before the qingming Festival. As our ancestors often extended the day to the qingming, they were later combined.

On each qingming Festival, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices. Traffic on the way to the cemeteries becomes extremely jammed. The customs have been greatly simplified today. After slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn incense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet.

In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere.

People love to fly kites during the qingming Festival. Kite flying is actually not limited to the qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day, but also at night. A string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and therefore, are called "gods lanterns."

The qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. In the past, the qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979, "Arbor Day" was settled as March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.

“二十八，二十九……到了!终于春节了!”我掰着手指头算着，明天就要春节了!春节就从这儿开始了!明天可是春节的一个高潮哟!

春节真是与众不同。鞭炮声一早上就响了起来，街上的人们都穿着节日盛装，有的在买东西，有的在回家的路上，有的在扯家常……很快，到了傍晚，大街上连个人影也没有，到处飘着饭菜的香味，原来都在家里赶做年夜饭呢!

除夕真热闹。家家户户的门上都贴上了红红的对联，屋里也贴好了各色的年画，人们都围坐在大圆桌前。家家灯火通宵，鞭炮声也响个不停。人们吃完了团圆饭，都走出来放烟花，街上到处红红火火，烟花爆竹声构成一首欢快的乐曲，似乎在庆祝合家团圆。天上到处五颜六色，黑夜仿佛变成了白昼，孩子们也在街上又蹦又跳，每一个人都沉浸在笼罩在幸福欢乐之中。

快乐的时刻也过得很快，到了12点，鞭炮声又响了起来，新的一年来临了!人们一点也没有倦意，畅谈着对新一年的憧憬……到了正月，每一天每一家都热闹非凡。因为人们都到亲戚家拜年，互相祝福。

一眨眼，到了正月十五，这是春节的最后一个高潮了!晚上，整条大街张灯结彩，红火美丽，烟花爆竹声响个不停，街道两旁摆满了各形各色的灯，小孩子们提着自己的灯笼走来走去……还有就是吃汤圆，一家子围在一起吃汤圆，象征着团团圆圆。

春节过去了，新的一年来了，人们开始了新的生活，也开始了新的奋斗。过春节的意义就是让人们能够积极乐观地面对生活，这个春节我过得分外愉快。我爱我家乡的春节!

Once a child asked such a question: What can I benefit from being "a good

child"? Among the many answers he received one ran like this: "A good child" is

the most precious gift God gives to you. And the same can be said for being

honest. It pays to be honest.

Yes, its true that dishonesty exists almost everywhere in the society.

Consumers often found themselves being blackmailed by those merchants selling

shoddy products; and there are students

Cheating in order to pass the exams or get high marks; moreover, we are not

short of examples that many rich professionals evade the taxes by sacrificing

the interests of government.

But havent we seen their results? "A fall into the pit, a gain in

customers wit", which would surely drive those dishonest merchants out of

business. Regret of wasting time yet being

Empty-handed would accompany those dishonest students all their life. On

the contrary, we could have all they lost, especially a good reputation and a

clear conscience, which are the best qualities of human beings. Thats why we

say "It Pays to Be Honest".

I love my home in Jilin City, Jilin City is a surrounded by mountains, the famous Chuanliubuxi the Songhua River in the town of the beautiful city. Here the mountains of water beauty more beautiful.

The mountains of Jilin City: It is located in the urban areas in the two famous (Beishan) (Longtan Mountain), located in the suburbs (Mopanshan) (Suzaku Hill). First, "(Beishan) there is the religious holy places, the mountains there are many temples, the annual temple fair and Jidian, when many of the visitors to this Tour." Saying that "(the Longtan Hill) mountains ancient architecture lush trees air Fresh, so people become a good place for morning exercises. "Saying that" (Mopanshan) is a famous mountain temple "Lingyansi", where incense heyday. "Saying that" (Suzaku Hill) is a forest park, the mountains A horseback archery skiing, and other entertainment projects, many of the day to attract visitors. "

Jilin City in the waters: the famous Songhua Hu of Jilin City in the suburbs, where there are rich water resources, there are delicious Songhua Hu wild fish, is a tourist resort in the Holy Land. Is also available in the Songhua River from the city Chuanliubuxi.

Jilin City of the United States: Jilin City has many, many lovely people, the special police in Jilin City is a model for studying the police, special police in Jilin City for the safety of their bloody sweat, you can say that they are also the most lovable person. Jilin City cab drivers, they are the example. Jilin City in a lot of unexpected events, they always冲在最前面also played an important role, for example: the scene rescue Jianyiyongwei Shijinbumei, etc. in their possession of the obvious.

Jilin City, my home and I love my praise in Jilin City of Jilin City.

春节是忙碌的，是快乐的，也是人们团圆的.时候，可我们家春节的味道像是一锅大杂烩，味道可谓是五味俱全!

“阳，快起来，我们要去超市买年货，还要买鞭炮，快点!”“哦。”我赶快从床上爬起来。穿好衣服。走在大街上，看见路灯上挂满了轰轰的灯笼，树上也挂满了艳丽的小彩灯，道路两旁尽是买年画，卖对联的小摊。来到超市门口，门上方也挂满了大红灯笼。走进超市，墙上也挂满了彩带，货架边上也挂满了大红色的彩带，售货员们也穿上了艳丽的工作服，看着货架上满目琳琅的商品，我真的有些不知所措而妈妈确实仔细挑选，于是，我也加入了挑选年货的行列之中，我们挑了满满一车的东西，向收银台进发。

交过钱后，拿起我们的“战利品”向下一个目的地——鞭炮店——进发。

该买鞭炮了，我看到路边花花绿绿的鞭炮，连忙拉住妈妈的手兴奋地说：“妈妈，就在这里买吧!”说着手已经开始挑选了，要知道，过年放鞭炮是我盼望以久的事了，不一会我就挑了一大包，心中的喜悦就不用说了。妈妈又买了两挂鞭炮。我们拎着大包小裹的东西回了家，过年可真费钱那!三十晚上，表哥和表弟去买雪糕去了，而我、妈妈、外婆、外公等几个人在家包饺子，外婆叫我擀皮，其他人包饺子，忽然，外婆说“厚(后)点!”我向后挪了一步，“厚(后)点!”我又向后挪了一步，忽然，擀面杖掉了，我说“在往后就擀不了了!”

全屋哗然……我也如梦初醒的笑了起来。

大家都在议论饺子礼包的钱，只见妈妈在厨房里忙手忙脚，不一会煮饺子的蒸汽从厨房飘进了屋子，听到妈妈叫我“丫丫，快来端饺子!”我赶快穿上鞋，下地帮妈妈端饺子。

吃饺子时，爸爸、表弟、表哥都吃到了带钱的饺子，大舅妈也很着急，之后，戏剧性的一幕发生了：爸爸为了安慰大舅妈，偷偷往饺子里塞了一枚五角钱，给大舅妈吃，说：“嫂子，这个里面肯定有钱!”大舅妈吃后叫了一声，从嘴里吐出两枚硬币，说“这里怎么有这么多硬币?是不是谁包错了!”全屋人无不捧腹大笑，爸爸先是一惊，然后也笑了……

最后，在新的一年里，祝大家身体健康，快快乐乐!

中国有许许多多的节日，有端午节、重阳节……其中，春节是我最喜欢的节日之一，因为可以吃团圆饭呀;放鞭炮呀;看春节联欢晚会呀;穿新衣服呀……多得像沙漠里的沙子，不计其数。

到了除夕夜的晚上，家家户户灯火通明，张灯结彩，人们吃着团圆饭，看着春节联欢晚会，别提多爽了!吃完饭，大家兴高采烈地等着新一年的到来。是的，很晚很晚的时候，家里通宵不眠，人人都成了“夜猫子”。“铛—铛—铛—”新年的钟声敲响了，人们欢呼雀跃道：“看哪!新的一年到来喽!”

正月初一，大家走亲访友，忙得不可开交，小孩给大人拜年，大人给小孩红包，小孩拿着红包去小店买鞭炮，准备晚上放，到了晚上，处处都能听到震耳欲聋的鞭炮声，看到绚丽多彩的烟花和门上贴着的对联，你看到这儿肯定会想起一个中国传统的小故事：从前，有一个叫“年”的怪物，老是到村子里吃人。人们非常怕它，就在门外放一些爆竹和烟花并点燃，然后，又在门上贴对联，这不，“年”又来村子里捣乱了，可这次它看见的是让自己头晕眼花的对联，听见的是“砰”!“啪”!的爆竹声，“年”吓得屁滚尿流，惊慌失措地逃走了。

这就是春节，一个美好的节日，是我最喜欢的节日!是中国传统节日中最最重要的，也是中华人民团聚的节日，它给我们带来了欢乐和幸福!

Dear Mike,

How are you? Im really glad that you are interested in traditional Chinese

festivals. There are many traditional festivals in China, such as Spring

Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and so on. Id like to introduce the Spring Festival to

you. Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China. It

usually lasts for 15 days.

Days before the festival, people clean their houses. They think cleaning

sweeps any bad luck. They decorate their houses with paper cuts. On the eve of

the festival, family members get together and have big meals. Then they watch

the Spring Festival Gala on TV. At midnight, they set off fireworks to welcome

the New Year. During the festival, kids get lucky money from old people. People

visit their relatives and friends. They wish each a happy year and good luck.

How happy we are.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Liu Wei

Water is very important to us. If you don’t have water for three days, you

will die. We can use water for flowers, swimming, washing and many different

things. We use it to cook, make electricity, put out fires and so on. We use

millions of liters of water every day.

Do you know how does the water come to your home? It travels through water

pipes. Some are long and wide but some are short and narrow. Then the water

travels through the water pipes to the reservoirs. Then it travels through the

water pipes to the river and to the special factories (we call water plants)

that purify the water. When the water is purified, we can drink it. Please don’t

leave garbage in the water on which we line, and keep the water clean.

守岁是童年记忆里最深刻的年俗之一。

守岁的前半夜我斗志昂扬，充满信心。“开饭喽!”随着大姨一声召唤，守岁的开幕大戏——年夜饭开始了，菜香、酒香和家人的欢声笑语充满了屋子。大人们一边吃一边聊，交流着这年的生活状况，描绘着对来年生活的憧憬，相互打趣，相互祝福。我和同辈的孩子们则一顿狼吞虎咽后跑到院子里放起了烟花爆竹。尽管爆竹炸响时我总是捂着耳朵，但五彩缤纷的烟花依旧吸引着我迟迟不愿离开，在一旁又叫又跳，兴奋无比。

小姨也走过来与我聊天，“彤彤，你知道什么是守岁吗?”“知道呀。”我仰头望着她，“就是家人在年三十晚上，团聚在一起相互守护，阻止年兽毁坏家园。”“说得真好!”小姨夸奖道，“守岁还有一个寓意就是辞旧迎新，期待新的一年吉祥如意……”这时，我明白了大人们为什么能熬过这漫漫长夜了，并暗暗下定决心，一定要等到新年的来临。

我承认，我是守岁的失败者，但我却懂得了为什么守岁。守岁，守岁，守着家，守着亲人，大人们守着孩子健康长大，孩子们守着大人延年益寿。

今年，我随爸妈一起去老家过年。这次，我决定和大家一样也要守岁，让新年的晨曦第一时间映入眼帘，体验一下这意义非凡的传统年俗。

时间一点点过去，渐渐进入了守岁的攻坚阶段。大人们有的在看春晚节目，有的在喝茶聊天，有的在打牌娱乐，而孩子们玩着玩着，瞌睡虫便来了。外婆笑眯眯地走过来，摸摸我的脑袋说：“可千万别睡着哦。”“嗯，嗯，我一定要守到新年的钟声响起!”我不服输地说道。趁外婆不注意，便悄悄溜进卫生间，用凉水洗脸，让自己保持清醒。

守岁不知道是什么时候结束的，我醒来时却睡在暖暖的被窝里，枕边放着一套崭新的新年服、一个红红的压岁包、还有一个大大的红苹果。一睁眼就看到了“平安”。

Winter vacation is coming.Were happy to welcome the holidays.Usually,winter vacation is funny because Spring Festival is during the vacation. www.t262.Com

Spring Festival is a excellent day for every Chinese,especially for children.During the festival,relatives go to visit each other and give presents to each other.then its the happy moment for children,children are given some lucky money.

But Im not a child any longer.I want to make the festival a little bit different. I plan to have a different day.Im going to sell some toys in the flower market.I will ask my friends to join me.If i earn some money,Ill buy some presents to my parents.Well,its my turn to give back to my parents for their love.