小学英语写信范文5句精选20篇

My favorite fruit

I like banana very much.

Banana always grows in the warm area.

Its nice to eat, and it is good for our healths.

Like us ,monkeys also like to eat bananas.

You can see th is in the zoo.

Im a student.I like eggs and coconut.Because eggs is very good for me .Its very healthy.The coconut is a very sweet .The HauNans coconut is very great.I like them.

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我最喜欢的水果

我喜欢非常香蕉。

香蕉一直生长在温暖的地区。

它很好吃的，并且有利于我们的健康。

和我们一样，猴子也喜欢吃香蕉。

你可以在动物园看到它们。

我是一个学生，我喜欢鸡蛋和椰子。因为鸡蛋对我来说也很好。非常有益健康。椰子非常好吃。华南的椰子很好吃。我喜欢它们。

积累一些英语格言，对英文写作有一定的帮助。以下是小编带来的小学生经典英语格言，希望对你有帮助。

A cat may look at a king. 猫也可以看国王。

A friend in need is a friend in indeed. 患难识知已。

A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。

A good maxim is never out of season. 至理名言不会过时。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。

Better early than late. 宁早勿晚。

Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。

It is good to learn at another man’s cost.前车可鉴。

It is never too late to learn. 活到老，学到老。

Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。

Men learn while they reach. 教学相长。

Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行 。

I love my campus, the beautiful campus.

In school, teaching building eight golden characters on the wall are greeted, "harmonious, bold and unrestrained, exploration, innovation", this is the school motto of our school.

Right, foot on the way with the stones of cobblestone, unknowingly came to the gallery. Corridors, greeted the vine climb to the top of gallery to for students to keep out the sun. The class was over, the students all like to play here. The park has a small bamboo forest, spring, small bamboo forests of bamboo shoots crowds of his head.

Go further to the right, it is the playground of school. Have children in the rope skipping, running on the playground... there are a large camphor tree, spring, pulled out big camphor tree buds, summer big camphor tree is like a big green umbrella, to shade the students. In winter, at school, large camphor tree was covered with snow, like a big white hat. Big camphor tree is very charming all the year round, the classmates all like to go there to play, after gym class. Big camphor tree is like a kindly grandfather, to meet us to school every day, has watched the us to leave.

Campus, in the most distinctive is the teaching building of the hall, walked into the hall, the most noteworthy is that hung on the hall on top of the "west", "west" with photo is miyoshi students, the teacher I hope we can spread your wings and fly like a bird.

A circle around the school, you should be familiar with my campus is a bit, then please come to my school to watch!

我爱我的校园，这个美丽的校园。

走进校门，教学楼墙上的八个金光闪闪的大字映入眼帘，“和谐、奔放、探究、创新”，这是我们学校的校训。

向右走，脚踩在用一颗颗鹅卵石铺成的石子路上，不知不觉来到了长廊。长廊里，密密麻麻的藤攀上了廊顶，为同学们遮挡太阳。下课了，同学们都喜欢到这里玩。公园里有一片小竹林，春天到了，小竹林里的笋成群的探出头来。

再往右走，便是学校的操场。有小朋友在跳绳、跑步······操场上还有一棵大樟树，春天，大樟树抽出来新芽，夏天大樟树像一把绿色的大伞，为同学们遮阳。冬天，下学了，大樟树上盖满了雪，就像一顶巨大的白帽子。大樟树一年四季都非常迷人，同学们上完体育课时都喜欢去那儿玩耍、嬉戏。大樟树就像一位慈祥的老爷爷，每天迎接我们上学，有目送着我们离开。

校园里，最有特色的要数教学楼里的大厅了，走进大厅，最引人注意的是那挂在厅顶上的“西子鸟”，“西子鸟”上贴的都是三好学生的照片，老师希望我们能像小鸟一样展翅飞翔。

绕了学校一圈，你应该对我的校园有点熟悉了吧，那么就请来我的学校细细观赏吧!

There are various emotions in the world. People need valuable emotions

which can support them both in mind and in life. Friendship is one of the most

vital emotions.

It is not easy to deal with friendship. As for friendship, sometimes you

and your friend may meet difficulties. Trust is the most remarkable trait of

forever friendship. Trust plays a very important role in daily communication. As

the saying goes, “Between friends all is common.” Furthermore, tolerance is also

a considerable factor in remaining good friendship. If your friend makes a

mistake accidentally, you should have largeness of mind. Friendship is too

precious. When we face some misunderstandings, we need to make joint efforts to

protect our friendship. We should not give up friendship at random. We should

treat our friends as treasures.

Friendship is so pure, clear and beautiful. We cannot be lack of friendship

in our life. Try our best to insist our trust in making friends.

I have a Chinese dream, is to let the earth is very clean, everyone was happy.

I have a Chinese dream, is to make every school and every classmates are very friendly peace.

I have a Chinese dream, is to let each resident house not collapsed.

I have a Chinese dream, is to let each student textbooks and story books wont be broken forever and ever.

I have a Chinese dream, is to let all the bad guys to become a great great guy.

I have a Chinese dream, is to make the poor children can be the best on the school.

I have a Chinese dream, is to make the poor residents of planted land quickly take root, sprout, results.

Ah! I have a lot of Chinese dream!

我有一个中国梦，是让地球变的非常干净，每个人都很快乐。

我有有一个中国梦，是让每个学校和每个同学都很友好和平。

我有一个中国梦，是让每一个居民的房子不再倒塌。

我有一个中国梦，是让每个同学的课本和故事书永永远远不会再破。

我有一个中国梦，是让坏人全都变成一个非常好的大好人。

我有一个中国梦，是让穷的小朋友们都可以上最好的学校。

我有一个中国梦，是让穷的居民种下的土地快快的生根、发芽、结果。

呀!我有好多个中国梦啊!

Dear mother:

Hello

Dear mother, you have given me life, and my body has run through your

blood. It is your milk, heart, blood, tears and sweat that have become the

greatest liquid of human life and have nurtured me. It is you who feed me from a

hungry child to a primary school student.

Dear mother, there are many kinds of love in the world, but maternal love

is the most selfless, sincere, broadest and most merciful. When praising the

affection of human beings, you are the eternal theme. When you sing the sincere

love of the world, your love is called the first love in the world. Selfless is

your character, dedication is your feelings. You are the embodiment of goodness.

You are a symbol of greatness. Everything beautiful in women is condensed in

your image.

My dear mother, though the hardships of life have made your hands rough,

however, these hands are still so gentle, it always soothes my heart and gives

me infinite comfort; although the heavy work makes your head white hair, but the

body is still like the wing, caring for me all the time. The hard work of hard

work makes your face wrinkle. However, the face is still so kind. It teaches me

the true meaning of life and gives me confidence and strength at all times.

My dear mother, you are the resting place for your daughter. You are the

harbor for your daughter to escape from the wind. With you, our home will be

peaceful and warm. With you, our family will be happy and happy.

Dear mother, your great love is the greatest and selfless, your love in the

heart of the daughter turned from the bottom of the heart from the bottom of the

heart out - only the mother is good, the mother of the child like a treasure,

into the mothers embrace can not enjoy happiness.

要写好英语作文，具体要做到以下几点：

注重英文阅读习惯的养成与坚持

坚持英语阅读的习惯，不仅可以保持对英语语感的敏感度，更重要的是它有助于培养英式思维，从而避免汉式思维句子的出现。

(1)平时多读，积累句型：读的越多，语感欲强烈，写作的时候自然而然就可以自如的运用灵活多变的句式来完整一篇小作文了，另外建议多积累名言警句、谚语等以作为高级句型运用与作文中。

(2)选出一些代表性范文精读：选出不同题材的优秀作文范文，读的时候注意文章的开头、结尾、层次结构以及所用句型等。要有目的、用学习的心态来精读优秀范文，并做到学以致用。

注重平时的写作训练

英语写作训练可以以日记、话题或仿写的形式来进行。通过坚持一个学期的英语日记，保持英语写作的习惯。所以一定要坚持每周两到三次的写作训练，正所谓习惯成自然就是这个道理。

五步写出一篇好作文

什么才是好作文呢?很多同学误认为只要像学校平时测验那样子“句子结构正确，无单词拼写错误”就应该得满分。而小升初对作文的考核并非如此简单，同学们应该走出对英语写作认识上的误区。那么除了以上两个方面外，我们怎样才能写出一篇优秀作文而在小升初中获取高分呢?下面就来看我们的“高分作文五步法”。

(1)认真审题，确定时态人称，同时关注题材格式

时态：故事性文章一般用过去时，其中表达感受时可用现在时。说明性或议论性文章一般用现在时，举例时可用过去时。根据题目要求也会出现时态的交错使用，如过去和现在的对比等。如果句中出现了时间状语，时态则要遵循时间状语。

如ago，last…过去时;next，in…将来时等

人称：注意在句子中人称的统一。

例如：

Thanks to the teachers， we have improved our English.

其中we和our就是人称的统一。

格式：注意书信格式的开头和结尾。

(2)找全信息点，紧扣主题，突出重点

切忌只看表格中或所列1、2、3中的信息点。一定把题读全，找齐信息点，建议用铅笔标出，写完后再涂掉。根据题目，可适当增加合理内容。特别注意文章要有开头和结尾。

(3)成文时表述正确，文字流畅

切忌与汉语提示的一一对应，使用所学表达方法将语义表达出来即可。首先考虑句子结构(如主谓宾，主系表等)。同时注意短语的正确使用和单词的拼写，最好使用课本上学过的短语和句式。

(4)文章结构清晰，重点句型画龙点睛，可使文章在得分上提高一个档次，考虑文章的篇章结构，使用适当的连接短语，使文章结构紧凑。

常用连接词：

1.表文章结构顺序：

First of all， Firstly/First，Secondly/Second…

And then， Finally， In the end，At last

2.表并列补充关系的：

What is more， Besides，Moreover，

3.表转折对比关系的：

However， On the contrary， but

On one hand… On the otherhand…Some…， while others…

4.表因果关系的：

Because， As、So， Therefore， As a result

5.表换一种方式表达：

In other words

6.表进行举例说明：

For example，句子;For instance，句子;such as + n/doing

7.表陈述事实：In fact

8.表达自己观点：

As far as I know， In myopinion

9.表总结：

In short， In a word.

文中正确使用两三个好的句型，如：感叹句、宾语从句、动名词做主语等。

宾语从句举例：

I believe Tianjin will be morebeautiful and prosperous.

感叹句举例：

How I want to study in thebest middle school in Guangzhou!

动名词做主语举例：

Reading books and swimming aremy hobbies.

常用状语从句句型：

1)时间：

when， not…until(直到…才…)， as soon as(一…就…)

2)目的：

so that + clause; (为了)

3)结果：

so…that…(如此…以至于…)， too…to do(太……以至于……)

4)条件：

if， unless(除非)， as long as(只要)

5)比较：

as…as…(与…一样)， not so…as…， than

(5)认真检查，检查信息点是否全面，时态、人称是否一致，句子结构是否清晰，短语使用、单词拼写是否准确等。

检查后，将草稿誊写在纸上，请注意按结构分段，书写清晰。

下面列举一些在检查中可发现的错误：

We livemore and more comfortable.

改正：comfortably(副词修饰动词)

2.we can getmany informations by reading newspapers.

改正：much information (不可数名词由much修饰)

3.There willhave a football game tomorrow.

改正：There will be a football game tomorrow.(Therebe句型的将来时结构)

4.I thinkride a bike can keep our health.

改正：I think riding a bike can keep us healthy.(动名词作主语)

The World Cup is held once every four years. This year, the World Cup matches will be held in South Africa.

The whole tournament will take one month. This year, it will start from June 11 and the final match will be held on July 11.

There will be 32 nations participating in the World Cup. If I go there, I can watch 64 matches in total.(约64字)

【参考译文】

世界杯每四年举行一次。今年，世界杯比赛将在南非举行。

整个比赛需要一个月。今年将从6月11日开始，最后一场比赛将于7月11日举行。

将有32个国家参加世界杯。如果我去那儿，我总共可以看64场比赛

My teacher is very strict, also is very nice. Because of the strict teacher, let we learned to strict with myself. Because of the teachers kindness, let us feel warm, let the knowledge we learned several not over.

My teacher looks very strict, but very kind at heart, she kind of eternity like waves, will not change. As bright as the sun, her eyes filled with wisdom, laugh very natural, very nice. Her mind is the source of wisdom, ask the teacher shell answer out wonderful answer, led we came to the sea of knowledge, with the wisdom of key to open the doors of magic, share knowledge, discuss problems together.

Hi! My Chinese name is Ma Fangyu. My English name is Jane. I’m a happy girl. I live in Nanzhuang Cun. My birthday is in December. My favorite colour is purple. My favorite pet is lovely dog. I have two big black eyes. I like English very much. Every day I go to school on foot. I like my school. There are 25 students in my class. I love my school. This is me.

【参考翻译】

你好!~我的中文名字是马方宇。我的英文名字是简。我是一个快乐的女孩。我居住在南庄村。我的生日是在十二月。我最喜欢的颜色是紫色。我最喜欢的宠物是可爱的小狗。我有两只又大又黑的眼睛。我非常喜欢英语。我每天都步行去学校。我喜欢我的学校。有25名学生在我班。我爱我的学校。这就是我。

Everybody is afraid of failure, because it means what they do is useless

and they waste their energy and time. But people get the wrong idea about

failure, in fact, failure is also success. If people want to be successful, they

need to take action. Failure at least means people have tried to do, what’s

more, people can learn from their unsuccessful experience, so that they can

improve their methods. Every failure means the closeness of success, we should

take the positive attitude to failure, we can get over it soon and people

finally can get the victory. So when we meet the difficulties, don’t be afraid

of the bad result, just take action.

In the fall, I and a few children to the orchard to pick apples.

Came to the orchard, the grass dancing in the breeze, as if to say: "Come and dance with me!" Chrysanthemum blooming smile. Ginkgo tree and maple are still walking in the breeze little dance! Fruit trees also follow them to learn to dance.

Look, Xiao Li and Xiao Gang in picking up the leaves, they picked up the leaves to do it? They picked up the leaves to make bookmarks it! Red big apple straightened, as if to say: quickly take me off it. Xiao Ming Dianqi from the tip of the apple picked up. Picked a big and red apple, happy smile. I also saw a big and red apple, but also how can not pick enough. I shook the tree vigorously, the apple fell on the tree down a lot, I was happy to pick up the apple. We eat big mouth mouth of the apple, which is personally picked their own fruit, eat up sweet heart.

At noon, we should go, we would like to play here for a while, but adults are waiting for us to go home for lunch yet. We reluctantly left this beautiful orchard.

hi, this is lisa. i am going to have a busy weekend. on saturday, i’m going to do my homework. then, i’m going to buy a book about harry potter. it’s my favourite book. i have a lot of posters of harry potter. after lunch, i’m going to visit my grandparents and play with my cousins, denis and and alice. they are active. dennis likes singing very much. alice likes drawing pictures. we often play hide-and-seek together. in the evening, i’ll help my mom clean the house. i like help my mom with the housework. my mom always says i am a good girl. after that, i am going to read the book about harry potter. that will be fun.

on sunday, i am going to the stamp show in qinghui gardens. i like collecting stamps. i have got 150 stamps. in the evening, i am going to back school. what about you? what are you going to do on the weekend? can you tell me, please?

Today is Childrens Day.My father takes me to the zoo.There are many kinds of animals,the tigers, the pandas,the lions, the elephants,the giraffes and the bears.

They are different from each other ,some are shy, some are beautiful, some are interesting , some are friendly, some are so cute. But i think these animals are unhappy, they should live in the forest,because the life in the zoo are different from that in the forest.

The children`s day is coming .so I am very happy.I think that day I am going to buy a beautiful gift for me.on that wonderful day, I am going to play in that childrens garden whit my mother and father. it will be the most happy day!

During the Childrens Days when we were young, we sometimes were taken out by parents, or we young kids went together by ourselves, running to the very places with lots of fun and buying plenty of things for a whole day. If my parents took me to, I would choose climbing hills as i loved to.we usually chose to climbing tall ones,because it would be so meaningful.some would like to invite friends home to have a party to celebrate the Childrens Day.

Anyhow, it was fun each time.

今天是儿童节。我的父亲带我去动物园。有许多种类的动物,老虎,熊猫,狮子,大象,长颈鹿和熊。

他们彼此不同,有些害羞,有些是美丽的,一些很有趣,一些很友好,一些是如此可爱。但我认为这些动物不快乐,他们应该生活在森林里,因为动物园里的生活是不同于在森林里。

儿童节来了。所以我很高兴。我想那天我要给我买一件漂亮的礼物。在这美好的一天,我要在孩子的花园一点点我的母亲和父亲。这将是最快乐的一天!

在孩子们的天当我们年轻时,我们有时会被父母了,或者我们自己年轻的孩子一起走,跑去的地方有很多乐趣和买很多东西一整天。如果我的父母带我去,我会选择我喜欢爬山。我们通常选择攀登高的,因为它会如此有意义。想邀请一些朋友家里有一个聚会来庆祝儿童节。

总之,每次都很有趣。

导语：一年有四个季节，春夏秋冬，各有特色，你最喜欢的季节是什么呢?为什么呢?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!

It was snow just now, there are lots of snow in the sky. The rivers are stopping flowing. The ground is covered with a layer of snow.

The snow looks like smoke, its white. It likes a piece of paper. The snow fall from the sky. It kisses the ground. How white the snow is! How beautiful the snow is!

I like snow! I like winter!

【参考翻译】

刚才下雪了，天上有很多雪。河流停止流动。地上覆盖着一层雪。

雪看起来像烟，它是白色的。它喜欢一张纸。雪从天空坠落。它亲吻大地。雪是多么白!多么美丽的雪!

我喜欢雪!我喜欢冬天!

Today I was very happily today！ In the morning， it was very fine！ Then I climbed the mountain with family， the air on the mountain was very fresh， the flowers plants and trees on the mountain all seemed extremely beautiful.

Today I was very happily today！ In the morning， it was very fine！ Then I climbed the mountain with family， the air on the mountain was very fresh， the flowers plants and trees on the mountain all seemed extremely beautiful. In the afternoon， I went to friend‘s home to play， the friend entertained me warmly， showed me a lot of books of his ，listened to his CD for me ， then also asked me to eat a sumptuous dinner. Coming back home in the evening， family and I sat and watched TV together， we were returning and eating the fruit while chatting， the whole family was happy and harmonious！

译文：

今天我过得非常开心！早上，天气非常好！于是我和家人一起去登山，山上的空气非常清新，山上的花草树木都显得格外美丽。下午，我去了朋友家玩，朋友热情地招待我，给我看了他的很多书，给我听了他的CD，然后还请我吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐。晚上回到家，我与家人坐在一起看电视，我们还一边聊天一边吃着水果，全家其乐融！

[开心的一天小学英语日记带翻译

小学四年级的英语作文一

I am a primary school student. In school, I have four classes in the morning andtwo in the afternoon. Usually, the classes are over at about half past four.SoI have much time to have fun. We students have many activities after class.

Forexample, I like playing badminton and table tennis. Some of my classmates likeplaying basketball and football. There is a gym in my school. It’s a popularplace, too.My school encourages students to do exercise after class. So myschool provides us many places and equipment. I like taking part in variousactivities after class. It makes me happy.

小学四年级的英语作文二

I want to be ateacher in the future, because I think teacher is a good job. My teachers arevery good. Some of them are gentle, but some of them are not.But I think theyall care for students very much.

I want to be a good teacher like them. I thinkI will be strict to my students in the class. But after class, I want to betheir friend and help them in study and life. Besides, it can help me to keep ayoung heart to stay with young students.I must work hard for my dream.

小学四年级的英语作文三

My father is thirty-five years old. He is an attractive middle-age. He is an engineer, working in a big factory of my city. His working time is regular, going to office at eight o’clock and coming home at six o’clock.He works hard and becomes an important person in his factory.

At weekends, he does not go to work, so that he usually stays at home or take my mother and I go out. In my opinion, my father is a great person. He brings happiness to my family.

小学四年级的英语作文四

Today is "51" labor day, I want to do a meaningful thing. Because when I saw mother labor always waist sour backache, so I want to pass the labor day, for my mother to share some things, some burden. So, I thought of a good idea: to do a thorough cleaning at home.

First of all, I began to wash Windows and doors. I examined, to the house from top to bottom earnestly, from top to down with a rag, sticky dust on the cloth. Im tired, that this I full head big sweat, out of breath.

But I think: "cleaning was very hard, but if I insist on not to live, its not just did also wasted? Do things stead fast." Although I have washed my mother washed clean ? than anything else.

小学四年级的英语作文五

Two years ago, I startedto learn English.

At first, I think it is difficult, but my teacher taught me somegood ways. First, remember new words as much as possible. When you seesomething, you can use English words to name it.

Using the pronunciation to remembernew words is a good way. Second, read the words or sentence loudly. It will strengthenyour memory, so that you can remember words or sentence quickly. Third, listento the tape.Listening is the basic of English learning, so it’s important. Theseare some good ways to learn English. I hope they can be useful to you.

小学四年级的英语作文六

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 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.

小学四年级的英语作文七

I have a friend, her name is Lucy, I knew her when I was 4, she is my best friend.

Sometimes we will argue for something, none of us want to say sorry, then we will not talk to each other for days.I am so afraid that we will lose our friendship, so I will always be the first one to apologize. Now we learn to understand each other.

小学四年级的英语作文八

I like candy very much. On my birthday, my grandma gives me a bag of candy. Fruit candy is my favorite. They are colourful.

The banana candy is yellow, the strawberry candy is red, and the apple candy is green. My mother doesn’t want me to eat too many candies, it is bad for tooth.

小学四年级的英语作文九

As a child, when people give me the things to play or eat, I will be very happy and then accept them. But recently, as there are so much news about the children being cheated, my mother starts to worry about me, she tells me that I should not accept the strangers’ things, or I will be hurt.

I listen to her words and I take care of myself carefully.

小学四年级的英语作文十

I used to pouring away the water directly after I using it. Someday, my mother asked me to help her wash the clothes, as I was about to pour away the water, my mother stopped me and she told me that most water can be recycled.

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1.I am Ada. 我是艾达。

2.Hello. 你好。

3.Good morning. 早上好。

4.This is Cade. 这是凯德。

5.This is Miss Daisy,your English teacher. 这是戴西小姐，你们的英语教师。

6.How do you do? 你好!

7.Hi! 你好!

8.Goodbye. 再见。

9.So long. 再见。

10.Bye-bye. 再见。

A

Ada:Hello,I am Ada. 你好，我是艾达。

Mr White:Hello,I am Mr White. 你好，我是瓦特先生。

Bobby:Im Bobby. 我是鲍比。

Cade:Im Cade. 我是凯德。

B

Bobby:Good morning,Mr White. Im Bobby.早上好，瓦特先生。我是鲍比。

Mr White:Good morning. 早上好。

Ada:Good morning.Im ada. 早上好，我是艾达。

Miss Daisy:Im Miss Daisy.Good Morning. 我是戴西小姐，早上好。

C

Mr white:This is Cade.This is Ellen. 这是凯德。这是爱伦。

Ada:How do you do?你们好!

Mr White:This is Miss Daisy,your English teacher. 这是戴西小姐，你们的英语教师。

Pupils:How do you do? 你好!

New Year is the biggest festival for Chinese people. After about half a

month, there is a traditional festival, it is the Lantern Festival, which is

also important. The first round moon day in the New Year is special. People

continue to celebrate the New Year and enjoy the time with their families.

The coming of Lantern Festival is various. Some people said that it is

related with Buddha. When the Buddhas meditated, they need light in front of

them, so the light can drive away monster for people. Today, in some areas,

people light up lanterns to beg for a son from god. No matter what the story is,

the traditional festival is favored by people and the government pays special

attention to remind this tradition.

There are many activities on Lantern Festival, and the most traditional

game is the riddle. People can read some riddles that are written in the

lanterns. They can get prizes if they know the answers. I love riddle so much,

because when I figure out the answers, I will be very proud of myself, at the

same time, I can learn some funny knowledge.

Many people will have an idol in their inner heart. There is one in my

mind. Maybe I cannot say that she is my idol, but she is truly the person has

influenced me the most. She is my mother. When I was very small, she always

telling me that I need to study hard to get more chances to be educated, though

I was a girl. It was her that I earned the chance to go to school. She liked

reading, and sometimes she would give some books for me to read. Now, reading is

one of my hobbies. She always respected my grandma, and took care of her

carefully once she was sick. From her, I know the virtue of respecting the old.

My mother influences my whole life. I love her.

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually

in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.

This days important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that

Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddhas

body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar

month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to

show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a

grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central

Plains to the whole of China.

Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the

country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets,

attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns

to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. "Guessing lantern riddles"is

an essential part of the Festival.

Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the

lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out

and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will

get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in

the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of

wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.

People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also

called the "Yuanxiao Festival."Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is

small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean

paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling.

Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What’s

more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning

reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the

family.

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern

dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and

beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent

lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks

from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local

governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first

full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing

fireworks and bright moon in the sky.