英语作文范文10篇初二暑假(汇编20篇)

八月酷夏，太阳炙烤着大地，但就在今天我要向外公去学种菜。

刚吃完早饭，我便迫不及待地嚷着去种菜。于是，外公便拿来了锄头和铁锹领我一起向菜地走去。一来到菜地，只看到一片杂草丛生，土坡高地不平，呀!这可怎么办?这时，种菜经验丰富的外公便拿起锄头开始锄草。我在一旁看着感觉很有意思，恳求外公也让我试试。可这锄头一到我手上就“不灵”了。我用力锄了一下，杂草像个倔强的牛一样纹丝不动，再锄一下，还是如此。正当“山穷水尽疑无路”时，我气愤地一钩，突然“柳暗花明又一村”，那杂草竟破土而出，终于有些进展了。可我……唉，真是累，敢情第一步锄草都怎么难。再加上头上火辣辣的骄阳，可真是“锄禾日当午”啊!

好不容易把那些杂七八拉的草给锄完后，就要开始翻地了。翻地的主要作用就是松土，同时把以前地里残存的菜翻到地下当做肥料。翻地时，我手中的铁锹怎么也不听话，插在土里进退两难，气得我抬起一脚踢向锹柄。结果可想而知，土飞得到处都是，变成了名副其实的“土地”。我心想：“种菜怎么这么辛苦?”这时，外公看穿了我的心思，说道：“你踢是对的，可惜踢错了位置，应该踢铁锹根部。”我试了一下，果然没错，翻地变得省力多了。当看到一小片平整的菜地时，我早已大汗淋漓，汗都滴到了菜地里，这就算是“汗滴禾下土”吧。

接下来的施肥，播种，浇水的工作就显得轻松多了，我和外公三下五除二就搞定了。看着自己亲手种的地，我心里喜滋滋的。今天我更深切的。体会了“谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。”的深刻含义。

这次学种菜不仅让我收获了不少的劳动技巧和种菜知识。更让我懂得一分耕耘一分收获的道理。

导语：每个人都有童年，你的童年是怎么度过的呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的相关英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Since I went to middle school, I left my hometown and moved to the city to live with my parents. I missed the time when I stayed at my hometown. I was so close to the nature, and I could see green trees and beautiful flowers. The most important thing was that I had a great time to play with my friends. The small place was full of my memory about my childhood. I liked to catch fish in the clear water. In summer, the water was cool and I stepped into the water to enjoy the coolness. Now I am getting used to the new environment, and have made many friends and happy about it.

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自从我上了中学，我就离开了家乡，搬到城市与爸爸妈妈一起生活。我想念呆在家乡的时光。我可以近距离接触大自然，我可以看到绿色的树木和美丽的花朵，更重要的是，我和我的朋友一起度过了愉快的时光。这个小地方布满了我童年的记忆。我喜欢在清澈的水里抓鱼。在夏天，水清凉清凉的，我走进水享受清凉。现在我也适应了新的环境，认识了很多朋友，过得也很开心。

期盼已久的暑假终于来临了，卸下了一学期的疲劳，终于可以放松地去玩了。

我和表弟他们决定去贵州省贵阳玩，我们先去江门玩一天，再坐高铁去贵阳玩一天，一路上，我们有许多开心的事情，跟我一起来看看吧!

坐车去江门的路上，我看到了有高高的松树，美丽的油菜花……不到一眨眼的功夫就到了江门。表弟和表哥先带我去游乐场玩，有似长龙的过山车，恐怖的鬼屋，还有刺激的碰碰车。我坐在过山车上，好紧张。“啊——好爽啊!”我大声说。其实坐过山车一点也不好玩，我都给吓“死”了。

我和表弟表哥去了鬼屋玩，门口的形状是五指山，在往右走30米就是出口了，我走进去一看，一点也不吓人。鬼屋里只有三个机关，一个是跑出来吓你，另一个是拍拍你的肩膀再大叫几声，最恐怖的是第三个，走到前面那个石头旁边，他就会小心翼翼地走到你面前，看着你，只有三厘米的距离。我吃完东西后，就去了动物园。那里有小鹿、老虎等动物。不一会儿我们就出来了，吃完饭，收拾好行李，第二天就向贵阳出发。

第二天，去江门高铁站购票，接下来我们就搭高铁出发了。五个小时的行程，我们一直在聊天，吃零食，睡觉，除此之外，什么也没有发生。

到了贵阳，哥哥说“走，搭的士去黄果树大瀑布吧!”到了目的地，先看见的是长长的楼梯，走到尽头，看见很多美丽的小花。那里还有竹子做的洗手池呢!这里空气好清新啊!我们看到了瀑布，它调皮地奔向河里，如雷贯耳，还溅起了水花，太壮观了。我们观赏后就去了小食街，有很多好吃的，应有尽有。

我们的暑假生活真丰富!这一次旅行我觉得很开心，也体会了很多乐趣。

暑假在悄然之间已然到来，快乐的暑假生活也来到了

我在暑假里去了很多地方，其中最使我记忆深刻的是去山海关和长城的起点——老龙头。

我们全家来到了山海关景区。刚一进景区，就看见了一座大城门，城门上有两个大字——迎旭进去之后，看见了一个牌楼，名叫“进士坊”。再往前走，就又能看见一个牌楼，写着“维藩首善”四个字。就在这牌楼的后面就是我们期盼已久的“天下第一关”——山海关。我仰望着山海关，眼前是雄伟壮观的城楼。宽大的城门，足有七八米高;再往上是高大而结实的城墙，给人一种磅礴的气势;城墙的上面则是一个两层的阁楼，上面是红色的，下面是灰色的，再衬托着蓝色的天空，更显现出山海关雄伟的气势。我看着这些，心中不禁赞叹道：我国古代人民是多么伟大呀!

之后，我们又驱车来到了老龙头——长城的起点。沿着海边的沙滩小路，我们先来到了一个叫“海神庙”的水上建筑，门前是一条石路。我怀着好奇的心情走进海神庙。进去正对着有两只神兽，两边是攀着石雕的栏柱，后面是一座很高的宫殿，名叫“天后宫”，让人觉得这里很有灵气。

出了海神庙，我又怀着激动的心情，爬上了老龙头的城墙。刚一上去，就看见了一个阁楼，阁楼的牌匾上写着“澄海楼”三个字。出了澄海楼，就看见了一尊大炮。它伫立在那里，跑口对准了防御的地方，让我不由得想象出当年那些守卫边疆的战士门，舍弃自己的生命，用他们自己的血肉，保卫祖国的情景。

后来，我望着老龙头的龙头那一座塔楼，虽然他不大，但在我的心中却十分高大。我走到塔楼的里面，望着大海，心情是无比的兴奋，我看到了历史，也看到了未来。

Summer arrived the childrens mood is very happy.

Game is childrens favorite checkers gobang weiqi educational toys such as

the aircraft a place on the desk of the children. The children really enjoyed

ourselves playing a day also not tired. Some boys just run to the outside to

play also dont go home to eat point make body sweating if took a bath. Also

learning school supplies such as book card this this is on the desk of the

children the children finish the homework carefully things to do in the day that

day and never drag. The children struggle to read a book their eyes to beat the

small flame so strong so bright!

I hope everyone had a full happy in the long holiday with learn more

knowledge.

And a pleasant summer arrived. This period of time, I cant go to waste. I not only want to play good, but also to study even harder. In order to make myself this summer have a full and meaningful, the life and learning plan:

1 and half a day every day to play, the along while learning. When playing we should also pay attention to safety. To finish the teacher summer vacation homework seriously.

2, to give me your mother in the outside to a journalist composition class, class, Olympic math class, calligraphy class (seller) classes, finish the teacher assigned homework.

3, at least a meaningful book, do a good job in reading notes, write a journal entry.

4, according to the requirements of the school, practice good harmonica.

5, pay attention to exercise and take part in swimming exercise. Best can let mom and dad took me to the heyang magical springs "virgin" swimming, catch a few fish there, after you come back to complete school arrangement "happy swimming pool" and "xia" two paintings.

6, to go to yanan, and mom and dad see runs, forever, jujube, yangjieling and yan an revolutionary memorial hall, accept the yanan spirit education. Drop by to take a look at the Yellow River hukou waterfall, watt street martyr cemetery. After you come back to write a composition "the yanan in my heart"; Do issue titled "the yanan spirit may forever" tabloid.

7, father, mother and watching a movie together; To enjoy our xi an wild goose pagoda square the biggest music fountain.

8, if you have time, check the information online, look at the composition; As far as possible to read some extracurricular books, expand own aspect of knowledge.

又一个愉快的暑假来到了。这段宝贵的时间，我不能白白浪费。我不但要玩好，还要更加努力的学习。为了使自己这个暑假过得既充实又有意义，特制定以下生活及学习计划：

1、每天半天玩耍，半天学习。玩耍时要十分注意安全。要把老师布置的暑假作业认真完成。

2、要把妈妈给我在外面报的作文班、小记者班、奥数班、书法班(行书)的课上完，按时完成老师布置的作业。

3、至少看一本有意义的书籍，做好读书笔记，写出读后感。

4、按照学校的要求，练好口琴。

5、注意锻炼身体，参加游泳锻炼。最好能让爸爸、妈妈带我去合阳县那神奇的“处女泉”游一次泳，在那里钓几条鱼，回来后完成学校布置的《快乐的游泳池》和《夏》两幅绘画作品的制作。

6、和爸爸、妈妈去趟延安，看看黄帝陵、宝塔山、枣园、杨家岭和延安革命纪念馆，接受延安精神教育。顺路再看一看黄河壶口瀑布、瓦子街烈士陵园。回来后写一篇《我心中的延安》的作文;办一期题为《延安精神永留传》的小报。

7、和爸爸、妈妈一起看两场电影;去大雁塔广场欣赏一下我们西安最大的音乐喷泉。

8、如果还有时间，上网查查资料，看看作文;再争取多读一些课外书籍，尽量扩大自己的知识面。

Summer can be very hot in southernxx where the temperature usually goes up to 32"C or more. Because of the heat it is a trying experience to go to school or do anything else in a place that is not air-conditioned. Also because of this I stay at home most of the time during the summer vacation and only occasionally go to the beach to plunge myself into the cool water as a way to keep my body less sticky. Actually I like swimming and think nothing is more refreshing than a swim. In the summer vacation that has just ended I went swimming many times with my classmates and we all had a good time. This summer vacation, however, was not spent entirely in seeking fun. As a second-year senior student I had to prepare myself for the college entrance examinations that were only a year away. In other words, I must find time to study, too. So I divided my time between work and play during the summer vacation and derived much benefit from this arrangement.

I spent this summer vacation in quite a different way. I used to run about every day in previous summer vacations, but this summer vacation I simply could not afford to do so. I would soon be in the last year of my high-school education and would after graduation be up against the college entrance examinations. Though those examinations were still a year away, I had to start early to make myself well prepared by reviewing all those things I had learned at school and this summer vacation was the ideal time for me to do this. At first I was rather dismayed at the thought of this, but later I thought it was better this way because by working hard this summer I could count on endless happy summers to come. With this in mind I then set to work like anything and only occasionally went out for a change or did some physical. I was not at all bored by this kind of life, for I was sustained by a hope.

The summer vacation had come round again. I was happy that I could forget about school at least for a while. Lest I fool around all through this summer vacation, I made a plan as to how to spend it. First, I thought I should go over all those things my teachers taught in the previous term so that I could have a better understanding of them. Then I thought I should take up some forms of exercise, such as walking, running and rowing, to keep me physically strong. It stood to reason that with such a good plan I should make the best of my vacation time. I did, because I lived up to what I had planned.

眼看日子一天天过去了，我最期待的暑假即将到来了，这次的暑假我一定要好好的充实自己，学英语、素描、数学……等，好好的安排我的暑假生活，让它充实又快乐。

暑假一开始，我马上去学游泳、英语。刚开始在学英语时，老师在讲什么我都听不懂，俗话说得好：「要学就要问」，所以我就把不会的问题勇敢的举手告诉老师，经由老师细心的解释，再加上我已经学了二、叁年，本来对英语懵懵懂懂的我，现在已经可以跟外国人对话了，还可以很流畅的说出一句生活用语。所以学英语对我来说，真是受益良多，我不但没有辜负老师的期望，也没有浪费父母的钱，真是事半功倍啊!

游泳对我来说，就像是下地狱般的痛苦!因为我害怕游泳，我害怕被同学嘲笑我穿起泳衣很胖，可是我心中的小天使却告诉我说：婕宁，不要害怕，妳不要害怕游泳，不要害怕同学会嘲笑妳，妳只要学好妳该学的就好了。结果，游泳并不是我想像中的那样难，想不到同学根本就不会嘲笑我，老师也对我很好。虽然在学习的过程中有一些小挫折，但是我还是努力的克服了，我学会了仰式、蛙式、自由式、蝶式，而且还通过了九级检定，这一切都是老师的功劳。所以，以后如果有人溺水，我就可以自告奋勇的去救他了。

我的.暑假生活充实又精采，现在是五年级，还有最后一次童年暑假，期待下一次暑假的来临，做我未实现的梦想。

我的暑假(My Summer Vacation)

Summer time is the besttime of the year.There is no school for months I get to do what I want.With no tests no homework,Im as free as a bird.

I do many things during the summer vacation.I relax by reading books watching TV.I also hang out with my friends travel with my family.However,I dont play in summer.I take advantage of the free time to learn more.For example,last summer I learned to swim.This summer I might study computers or English.This summer vacation I got a part-time job in a snack bar. At the beginning, I couldnt do well at all often made mistakes. I was very low-spirited,father mother encouraged me a lot. So I began to try my best. Gradually, I could do a very good job. I felt very excited when I received my pay for the first time. I already made up my mind to find another part-time job in this winter vacation. I believe I can do better next time.

Summer vacation flies by fast,so its important to do as as you can.

作文点拨：

1、There be 句型

2、as free as a bird 像小鸟一样 as...as 像...一样

3、hang out 闲逛

4、take advantage of 利用

We should take advantage of our free time.

我们应该利用好我们的闲暇时间。

5、part-time job 打工

6、 try my best 尽最大努力

I try my best to learn English.

我尽最大努力学习英语。

7、make up ones mind 下决心，打定主意

It is early days yet to make up ones mind.

要下决心现在还为时过早。

Time like running water, quietly walked around us. Yes, time flies like an arrow, the sun is like a boat, glance left and right of the summer vacation has finally arrived, I like a caged bird fly freely outside. We is the master of the summer vacation in this summer vacation, we can relax.

But as for me, we cant get nothing in this summer vacation, every day to travel. Our parents will make sure that our classes, on this day that, mom and dad to take us in the scorching sun of summer. Of course we cant live up to the expectations of my parents and teachers, make this summer have a full and happy. Give yourself "come on" in the summer vacation.

The beginning of the summer vacation, I booked a summer vacation plan: every morning at 7 a.m. start, every day for three days in the summer vacation homework assignments, and then review the phonetic symbol, listening to the phonetic symbol, the phonetic symbol, and then write an English composition, finally back idioms, idioms. But also want to review what we have learnt before, as the saying goes: consider ".

Lets have a good this summer, full, happy.

时光像流水一样，在我们身边悄然走过。是的，光阴似箭，日月如梭，左顾右盼的暑假终于到了，我像关在笼子里的鸟在外面自由自在地飞翔。在这个暑假里我们是暑假的主人，我们可以放松自己。

而我呢，我们不可能在这个暑假里一无所获，每天游山玩水。我们的家长保证会让我们上补习班，每天上这上那，爸爸妈妈在这骄阳似火的夏天送我们。当然我们不能辜负老师和爸爸妈妈的期望，让这个暑假过得又充实又愉快。在暑假里给自己“加油”。

暑假的一开始，我就订了暑假计划：每天早上7点30分开始做，每天做三天《暑假作业本》里的作业，接着复习音标，听音标，默音标，再写一篇英语作文，最后背成语，默成语。不过也要复习复习以前学过的内容，俗话说的好：温故而知新”嘛。

让我们这个暑假过得美好,充实，愉快吧。

Smile, how warm the word is! it can make anyone happy. and this happiness is from the bottom of heart.

It’s not like enthusiastic laughter, but just warm, makes your heart warm.

Mother’s smile is like a spring wind, so gentle when you are sad, it can make you happy again; when you fail, it can make you stand up and work hard again; when you give up, it can make you try your best again…

Smile, so easy, but also so useful.

So, let’s learn to smile. everyone needs others’ smile. when we give others a smile, we will feel happy, too. and maybe next time, when you need a smile, the person who received your smile will give it to you.

Let’s learn to smile often, i believe it can even make the whole warm. living with a smile, every day will be sunshine.

I made a decision today. Becuase I often lose my confidence, I decide tell myself ‘go’ in front of mirror after getting up every day. I believe this will make me confident. Thus, I can do things I want bravely. Now, I will say, ‘Keep going’.

今天，我做了一个决定，有的时候我会不自信。所以我要每天早上起床后对着镜子说一遍加油。因为我认为那样会使我变得自信。那样，我就可以大胆的去做一些我想要做却会紧张的事。现在，我要说一句：加油!

My hometown is in Gansu Lixian, there are many mountains.

In the distance, the mountains look like a green planet surrounded by forests. The stone on the mountain dressed the mountain as a world of stone.

The trees grow more luxuriantly in summer and dress up as green cashmere. The mountain terraces like people walking the steps, also like the mountains in Grandpa smile.

The mountain became a yellow world in autumn, and the fruits and crops were ripe, and the mountain was like a magician, constantly changing crops and fruits for human beings.

In winter the mountains covered with a white dress, like an angel, in the fog, the mountains like a bottomless mountain, no matter how you cant see the mountain bottom.

This is the mountain of my hometown all the year round, I love it.

Animals are our friends.But how to protect them? government is working to protect all animals in danger,and has made lots of plans to save animals. On the other hand, we shouldn’t eat wild animals.We should keep them away from our dinner. That way,there will not be wild animals on sale. I think the hunters and killers will become fewer and fewer.

Last, we should protect the environment.We should stop people from cutting trees down. Without trees, wild animals will lose their home. And we will lose our animal friends. All of us should try our best to protect animals.

We need to protect animals better.We should give them fresh water to drink.We should make the forests bigger for animals in danger to live in.We should advice people not to kill animals beacause they are our friends!

Good morning, my dear fellows. I am happy to see all of our classmates come back to school. I would like to share my life in holiday with you. This summer holiday, I spent most of my time in playing, like watching TV, playing games, outing with friends and so on. But I also pay attention to my study. For example, I like watching the educational TV programs, so that I can both have fun and learn something new at the same time. Besides, I get up early to do some morning reading to practice my English. Of course, I finish my summer exercises on time. In short, my summer holiday is colorful and meaningful. How about your life in summer holiday? I am eager to know.

Everyone always has a good Sunday. On Sundays, everybody does some things what he like.

Last Sunday, Jack had a relaxing Sunday. He got up 6 o’clock. After breakfast, Jack played basketball with his friends. They were very happy. Then he played the guitar in the room. And he sang songs very loudly. Though it’s very relaxing for him, it also make very noisy for neighbors. Maybe he should turn down the music. At noon, jack fed his pet cat henry. He is Jack’s favorite. Jack always play with him on the weekends. At night, he watched TV on the sofa. At the some time, he ate many delicious snacks. So he really had a great time.

At the of day, jack thought if I always have a relaxing Sunday like today. I will become the happiest boy all over the world.

The summer vacation had come again. I was happy that I could forget about school at least for a while. Lest I fool around all through this summer vacation, I made a plan as to how to spend it. First, I thought I should go over all the knowledges that my teachers taught in the previous term so that I could have a better understanding of them. Then I thought I should take up some forms of exercise, such as running and playing basketbal , to keep me physically strong. It stood to reason that with such a good plan I would make the best of my vacation time. I did, because I lived up to what I had planned.

暑假又一次来临了。我很高兴我至少能忘记学校一段时间。比起我游手好闲度过整个暑假，我做了个计划来度过它。首先，我觉得我应该复习一遍所有上个学期老师教过的知识以至于能够让我更好的理解。然后，我觉得我应该做些各种形式的锻炼，比如跑步，打篮球来让我的身体更强壮。因为有这么一个计划我将最好的利用这个暑假的时间。我就是这样做的，因为我按照我的计划在生活。

[初二暑假英语日记带翻译

你想知道我的假期都做了什么吗?我就来给你们讲讲吧。我和爸爸妈妈坐了四个小时的飞机，来到了哈尔滨。那里非常凉快，看着周围的人都穿着长袖长裤，只有我们是短袖短裤，忍不住打了个哆嗦。仰头看看天空，蔚蓝蔚蓝的，看不到一丝云彩，心情真是高兴。当地人说：“你们运气真好，这几天刚好不下雨。”

我们拖着疲惫的身体，入住了酒店。第二天，来到了哈尔滨著名的中央大街。它是亚洲最大最长的步行街。路面由许多的小方石砌成的，这些小方石像一个个小面包，听当地人说一块石头一美元呢!一眼望去，感觉地上铺满了黄金。大街两旁的建筑都具有俄罗斯风格。房顶有的像皇冠，有的像洋葱头，涂着黄色，白色，棕色等颜色，真像童话书中的公主城堡。

走着走着，我们看见许多画家在给路人画肖像。他们拿着画笔在画纸上几笔就勾出了人物的样子，不一会就画好了。看着画像和真人比一比，就像是照片似的。我也想画一幅，可是这时突然下起了雨，路上一下子就没人了，真倒霉。

接着我们来到了冰雪大世界。每个人都穿着厚厚的羽绒服和棉鞋小心地走在冰雕的长廊上，两旁还有马车、宝塔、美人鱼、和月亮女神等精致的冰雕，在灯光的照射下，更显得像真的一样。最好玩的是冰滑梯了，我坐在轮胎上，顺着滑梯往下冲，像离弦的箭一样，真刺激!

这真是一个充满娱乐的暑假!

previous two days suddenly blew the gale, the weather as soon asdropped 7, 8, morning lay down on the bed, look at outside the windowthe crazy undulation tree, a summer such has passed by, this was mylast summer vacation, this summer vacation was i in the home dull timelongest summer vacation, occasionally went to grandfather the family,exited except and the good friend plays is staying in the home,because began school late, finally two week also nobody accompanied meto exit plays, i unexpectedly one continually stayed in the home 5day, lian mendu had not left, last the summer vacation harvests alsomany, i learned to prepare food, watched several han play, althoughthe plot was approximately same, but or liked.although all is therepetition similar life daily, but two months or on the past, hoped inan instant last the year can complete mark the period in my last bythe student status study!

我们都有着快乐的童年，随着年龄的增长，随之而来的烦恼也越来越多，爸爸妈妈管得太多、朋友间不好相处、同学间的误解等等，有时真觉得还不如做一只无忧无虑的小花猫呢。我看过电视剧《成长的烦恼》，我跟西弗有着许多同样的经历，烦恼是我们最讨厌的东西，是我们心中深处的黑暗。

暑假里闲来无事，我让妈妈把我送到新华书店，那是休假时我最爱去的一个地方，那里有各种类型的书籍，想看什么就看什么，每当我心情不好的时候我总要来这里读读书，看看漫画，心情就好多了，那一天我跟往常一样在书架中徘徊，突然一本书映入我的眼帘——《成长不烦恼》，诶，这是谁写的，他没有烦恼吗，我带着疑惑打开这本书，这是一本记载着亮亮的童年的故事书，生活中在我们看来烦心的事，可是对于亮亮来说，却是完全不一样，他靠自己的乐观、积极成功的攻破了他的烦恼。

这一本书主要讲了亮亮的父母因为疾病而卧床不起，亮亮是家唯一的顶梁柱，每天看见别人能上学，他也非常渴望一样能上学。可是因为父母的病需要钱，他没钱上学。靠洗碗挣钱。这些给他带来了非常大的压力、烦恼，最后在别人的帮助之下他能上学了，可惜的是他父母却去世了。他父母去世也给他带来了很大的烦恼，最后他靠自己的学习，最终在学习中有了很大的成就，也找到了快乐和忘记了烦恼。

这一本书给我很大的启示：让我明白了，“烦恼”只是一个名词，最终我们也能在快乐中忘记它，说起来，谁没有烦恼呢?我的烦恼呢?很简单就是自己的学业，人在社会上，如果没有学问，就相当被社会淘汰、出局。在这个社会上没有学问就没有立足之地。所以，我一直想认真学习，可是有时候自己却控制不住自己，玩心太大。我自己一直在改中。可是这些烦恼在我的心中慢慢的忘记了，在我的成长中，烦恼是我的人生中的绊脚石，最后我还是打败了“烦恼”。

The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people。 It lasts about  the first four days of the year， during which people do not work except for the  workers on duty。 Students do not go to school， and shops are dosed。

Several days before the new year， people begin to prepare。 Farmers kitt pigs，  sheep， cocks and hens。 City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables。 Houses are  cleaned couplets are posted on the doors。 Colourful lanterns are hung at the  gate。

On the eve of the new year， each family has its members gatherd together and  eats a family reunion dinner。 After the meal they watch TV until the clock  strickes twelve。 Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers  and other fire works to welcome the new year。 On the first day of the new year，  almost everyone is dressed in his or her best。 When people meet on the way， they  say to each other "Happy New Year"。 Friends and relatives pay new year calls and  gives presents to each other。 Children indulge themselves in games。