中考英语作文：Let’s Do Sports【通用20篇】

Mobile phone is really necessary and important in modern society as it

brings a lot of convenient to our lives and provides a new way for us to contact

with the world.

In the first place, mobile phone closes the relationship between people

because people can use mobile phone contact with each other at any time. In

particularly, for those people who are far away from each other, mobile phone is

definitely the best tool for them to keep and strengthen their

relationships.

Second, mobile phone makes our work or study more efficient. People can use

mobile phones to search data, to delivery files and so on. For students, they

can use mobile phone to do some readings at any time and any places without

carrying a book.

In addition, mobile phone makes our lives be more wonderful in that it has

been added more and more functions, such as watching movies, listening to music

and writing blog, etc.

Finally, we can use mobile phone to get acquaintance with the matters that

are happening all over the world. With the help of mobile phone, we can get the

latest news even that we stay indoors.

In a word, mobile phone provides great convenient for our lives, makes our

lives more wonderful and brings us an easier way to contact with the world.

Because mother said that the day can go to sleep in the morning, because

even fell asleep will also be new firecrackers wake.

On New Years eve, in addition to being able to eat a lot of delicious

things, can also receive a lot of red envelopes, you can also watch TV for a

long long time, really is so happy.

A red envelope is New Years money, since ancient times, elders will send

children lucky money on New Years eve, seems to be a meaning of exorcism

disaster, mother said to put "lucky money" in under the pillow, pillow to sleep

on it. I really do as this way, because it is very new.

I also looked at the Spring Festival gala, the deepest memory is the

"hello, I am leave." "Why? Why is this?" Whenever I say this, mom and dad

laughed, because I copy too like said.

Mid Autumn Festival is a traditional festival of China。 It used to be as

important as Spring Festival 。It is usually celebrated in September or October。

This festival is to celebrate the harvest and to enjoy the beautiful moon

light。

To some extent， it is like Thanks Giving day in western countries。 On this

day， people usually get together with their families and have a nice meal。 After

that， people always eat delicious moon cakes， and watch the moon。 The moon is

always very round on that day， and makes people think of their relatives and

friends。 It is a day of pleasure and happiness。 Hope you have a wonderful Mid

Autumn festival!

百日竞渡，我们一向乘风破浪

十年磨剑，我们在此崭露锋芒

拥抱理想，我们以青春的名义宣誓：

不负父母的企盼，不负恩师的厚望

在百日的战场上，我们将无悔于青春无悔于理想

领：

职责在肩，激情满怀，

为铸就理九的辉煌，为绽放个人的风采，

理九班的猛士们，让我们共同举起右手，郑重宣誓：

合：

目标明确，自信自强，勤学苦练，意志如刚

讲究方法，奋勇远航，挑战自我，乘风破浪

团结互助，共创辉煌，拼搏百天，笑傲考场

零九必胜，理九必强，全力以赴，成我梦想

全力以赴，成我梦想，全力以赴，成我梦想

海阔凭鱼跃，天高任鸟飞。岂为困难惧，任凭风雨锤。

志当存高远，梦想永无畏。年轻不言败，青春不容悔。

挥汗战百天，豪情永不退。只因六月天，等我去高飞。

I have a lot of aspirations. but what i desire most is to have no examinations.

We are always told that examinations aim to check what we have learned. but i dont think so. examination is not the best way, especially in the primary school. examinations, composition examinations in particular, will bring students, teachers and parents a great deal of pressure. to cope with the examination, some students just remember the model essays by rote. it will do no good to the improvement of writing.

The students scores can be measured by their daily in-class study and by the completion of their everyday homework. if we do in this way, all the students and teachers will have a pleasant time every day.

翻译：

我有很多愿望，但我最渴望的就是不要考试。

我们总是被告知考试的目的是为了检测我们学到了什么，但是我不这么认为。考试不是最好的方式，特别是在小学。考试，特别是作文考试，会给学生、教师、学生家长带来很大的压力。为了应付作文考试，一些学生仅仅是死记硬背范文，这对提高学生的写作没有什么好处。

学生的成绩可以通过课内的日常学习和每天家庭作业的完成情况来衡量。如果我们用这种方法检查学习效果，所有的学生和教师每天都很快乐。

Two years ago, the ofo became popular in China. The government advocated

ofo plan and wanted to facilitate people’s lives. Nowadays, ofo is favored by

more and more people, especially in the big cities. It can help people to save

time and some people can use it to take a visit of the city. The foreigners

speak highly of ofo. They say it brings great convenience to them. What’s more,

in the big cities, the traffic always get congested. At this moment, ofo is

great help to them. People don’t need to worry about being late. But the problem

comes. Some bikes are damaged and people condemn such behavior. Everybody should

behave themselves and make ofo works well.

On national day, I, mother, Pan Luyao, and Sun Yichao to play in Jinhua. We

went to dream Valley, also went to the underground river, to a lot of places,

there can be a lot of fun, until October 5th, we go home to be reluctant to

part, that night at home have 10 points. I bought a lot of gifts, Pan Luyao, Sun

Yichao, father, brother and mother. October 1st is mothers birthday, I wish the

motherland mother happy birthday!

Dear Mr. Smith,

As a graduate student of Zhejiang university, I already studied four years in this university, including four years studying Chemistry Department. I also worked six months in Lafarge Roofing Systems China as a project assistant. The CEO appreciated my analytic and synthesis skills. He gave me his confidence to represent Lafarge and prospect the Zhejiang Development Zones to find the best location to build a new factory.

I have an intermediate level in English (speaking and writing).I am gaining proficiency as a good negotiator in my daily and working life.Now that all my classes are finished, I am back in China in order to stay here at least a few years.

I am available as soon as required, and I will be glad to give you more details about my experiences, my motivation, and my skills. I thank you in advance for your interest.

Yours faithfully,

Lihua

Recently, the news reported that one special kind of rhino from Africa just

passed away, which meant the disappearance of this lovely creature. What a great

pity. The tragedy is caused by the damaged environment, while human being must

be blamed for it, because we have done so many bad things to pollute the

environment and make the nature lose its balance. In order to make up our faults

and save our offspring, it is in need of protecting the environment. As the

ordinary people, we can do the small things, such as do not throw away the

rubbish and join some activities to bring the world green, like planting trees.

Every small act can make a difference. Some day, when we live with the

environment friendly, what we do is worth.

导语：现在是互联网的时代，很多人都沉迷于网络游戏中，你觉得这种现象是好是坏呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Li Hua spent too much time playing computer games and he fell behind others. As a good friend of his, I must do something to help him.

Firstly, I think it’s very important for him to learn lessons well. He should spend most of his time on his study instead of computer games. Secondly, I must tell him that playing computer games too much is bad for his health, especially for his eyes. So he must give it up. I can play more sports with him after school. Maybe he will become more interested in sports than computer games. And then Ill ask him to concentrate more on his study. Of course, I will try my best to help him with all his subjects. I think I can do it in many fun ways and let him find much fun in studying. At the same time, Ill ask both his parents and our teachers to help him, too. If I try these, Im sure he will make great progress soon.

【参考译文】

李华花太多时间玩电脑游戏，他落后于别人。作为他的好朋友，我必须做些事来帮助他。

首先，我认为学好功课对他很重要。他应该把大部分时间花在学习上而不是电脑游戏上。其次，我必须告诉他玩电脑游戏太多对他的健康有害，尤其是对他的眼睛。所以他必须放弃。放学后我可以和他多做运动。也许他会对体育更感兴趣而不是电脑游戏。然后我会让他更加专心学习。当然，我会尽我所能帮助他的所有科目。我认为我可以在许多有趣的方式，让他在学习中找到很多乐趣。同时，我会请他的父母和我们的老师帮助他，太。如果我尝试这些，我相信他很快就会取得很大的进步。

早晨7点24分，我跑步回到楼下的时候，正见到小区的物业人员在开晨会。几十个平均年龄不低于60岁的大爷大妈们在努力地挺直他们明显佝偻的腰背。看着他们明显走形的身体在努力地站齐，我的嘴角禁不住轻轻上扬起来。

微笑还没有从我的脸上消失，就听到了女领导略显愤怒，甚至带着点气急败坏的声音不断刺激着我的耳膜。她纯粹的方言我听得不是很懂，其中最清楚明白的就是数字，什么10分钟啦，扣3分了等等。这一刻，我一次深刻地认识到：其实，谁生活得都不容易。

就像这些年近古稀的物业员工，他们都是地地道道的当地农民，在自己六七十年的生涯中估计未曾经历过这样正规的职业培训。没想到晚年出来发挥余热，为自己挣一点养老金的时候，还得经受这样的晨会的洗礼。可见，除非你不工作。只要工作，就得遵从单位的章程，社会的规则，没有谁可以随心所欲。六七十岁的爷爷奶奶也是这样的，四五十岁的我们是这样的，几岁、十几岁的学龄儿童不也是这样的吗?

既然生活中没有永远的安逸，既然苦痛无可逃避，那么与其抱怨，不如接受，不如改变。与其抬头抱怨事情繁多，不如低头奋笔疾书;与其抱怨时间不够，不如省下抱怨的时间，多写几个字，多看几页书，多眺望一下未来。

抱怨生活，会禁锢了自己对美好世界的向往。抱怨别人，就丢失了成就自己的勇气。抱怨规则，就遮挡了别人尊敬自己的目光。……与其埋怨世界，不如改变自我。

杨绛在《我们仨》中曾说过：“人间不会有单纯的快乐，快乐总夹杂着烦恼和忧虑。”如果觉得日子无趣，就让自己变得有趣。如果觉得生活太苦，就自己加点糖。每个人的欢喜，都是自己给的。漫漫人生，我们都是自己的摆渡人。

看着大爷大妈们努力挺直的腰背，看着他们阳光下淡定的面庞，我也不禁向着暖暖的春阳伸出了双手。

又一个美好的春天已经不期而至。相信那些曾经的纠结苦痛、牢骚抱怨，都会化成前行的力量，支撑着我们走向豁然开朗的明天。

In an instant, and to the winter vacation, our winter vacation life rich

and colorful, I most love to my grandmother went to the winter vacation, my

grandma has a large yard, evergreen camphor, a colorful chrysanthemum, there is

a special season quiet hibernating turtle, up to the number of dust, all kinds

of vegetables with the above, if some snow would be more fun, but this holiday

isnt snowing, but Im not lost, there is so much mud, I can play with mud and

sister together, do "ceramic" play.

Although it was winter, it didnt feel cold at all. We were still happy to

get ready, spades, boards, and water. We caught a lot of dirt on the prepared

board, with a small amount of water and together, we had two small wooden mix,

but that is not only cumbersome and very slow, so we cut out by hand mix up, we

got two hands red with cold, also dirty, but his face was filled with happy

smile. I accidentally put mud on my face, my sister laughed I became a big

cat.

Then we grabbed the mud and fell to the ground, put it onto the semi soft

semi hard degree, as we fell awfully, my hand suddenly a pain, I looked at the

hand, turned out to be a stab into the palm, drew a deep hole, I can dont hurt

you call up. My sister hurried over to see what I see, a hand scratched, still

bleeding, hurried to help me wash away the mud and water stains, and then find

out carry off all that one has a small perturbation, give me the clip out of the

thorn, looked distressed. I am very grateful, kept saying thank you, sister to

help me put a bandage. Looking at my sisters wary look, the pain relieved a

lot.

We went on to work again, and finally, under our joint efforts, we made a

nice bowls. Our works were so successful that we forgot the pain.

In this winter day, although there is a pain, more harvest is happiness and

friendship. Enjoy the tail of my childhood. Find the joy of our childhood.

一、给写作留有充分的时间

在中考英语题中， “书面表达”往往是最后一项，有的学生把最后几分钟用在写作上，匆匆了事，这是很不明智的。学生用在写作上的时间应不少于10分钟，力争不丢分，少丢分。

二、认真审题，先打草稿

写之前一定要认真阅读写作要求，切忌见题就写。中考作文主要有两种类型： “提示作文”和 “看图作文”。 “提示作文”一般已经给出要点，而 “看图作文”则需根据图画及提示在很短的时间内将要点列出。把要点列出后，在草稿纸上写提纲，打草稿，就可以看出大概有多少字。在正式往试卷上写之前，根据题目要求适当增减内容，保持卷面整洁。

三、正确使用标点

学生在初中学习阶段，对标点符号的用法极不重视，因此，考试中明显的标点错误屡有发生，在一定程度上影响学生的成绩。另外，大小写错误也常有发生。有的甚至一篇文章从头到尾没有一个大写字母，再加上标点不正确，让人看了不知所云，以致直接影响考试成绩。

四、写好简单句，慎用长句

考生要根据所列要点，运用相应的提示词及正确的动词形式在稿纸上写出简单句。考生应熟悉简单句的五种基本句型，尽量使用简单句。在简单句的基础上，根据各句之间的关系适当加上一些连词，使得整篇文章结构紧凑，行文流畅。套用句型，能显示考生的英语基础扎实，提高作文档次。慎用长句是因为其成分多，结构复杂，所以出错的机会也多。考生在没有十足的把握时最好少用或不用长句，以免给自己的作文带来不必要的损失。

五、熟悉各种时态，灵活运用

时态是学习英语语言的难点。考生务必系统地学习初中出现的各种时态，做到灵活运用。在同一篇作文当中，时态要保持一致。

六、切忌中式英语，避免生搬硬套

一些学生因缺乏写作技巧，往往在写英语作文时，根据中文意思堆积英文单词，编造出许多中式英语，结果错误百出，意思表达不清楚，直接影响考试成绩。

七、认真检查和修改，减少错误

做完写作题后要从头至尾读一遍，检查一下文章是否通顺，有无逻辑错误，标点符号、单词拼写和时态运用是否正确，避免笔误。

爱上说长道短的人

有一位农夫，因为自家的田地在大路边上而苦恼不已。原来，农夫在种田的时候，总有过路的.人对他指指点点。有的说，他的田整得不平;有的说，他种的秧苗太稀;有的说，田里的水太深。为了不被别人说闲话，更为了自己的耳根能清静下来，他只有尽心地种好自己的田地，尽量不让别人挑出毛病来。可是，多年来，依然有人说长道短。唯一值得农夫高兴的是，每年的收成还算不错。

突然有一天，大路被改道了，从此，再也无人从农夫的田地边经过了，也再没人对农夫种的田指指点点、说长道短了。农夫不由得长吁了一口气，他的耳根终于可以清静一下了。但是，令农夫没有想到的是，他当年的收成竟然大量减产了，并且，此后的好多年，他再也没有获得过满意的收成。

有一位当红歌星，不堪影迷和记者对他的骚扰，并为此痛苦不堪。

有一天，他再也忍受不下去了，于是说出了过激的话，甚至动手打了歌迷。从此，再也没人要求跟他合影了，甚至连说他坏话的记者也不理他了。他终于可以自由地出入公众场所而不被打扰了。但是，他再也没有唱出过一首好歌。

生活中，我们每个人都曾遭遇过对自己说长道短的人，相信也没有谁会喜欢这种人。可是，谁也没有想到，正是因为有了那些喜欢说长道短的人，我们才会在成长的过程中，在别人挑剔的目光里慢慢地修正自己，变得成熟而刚强。

有一句谚语是这样说的：“一个人的事业，总是在流言中伤里成功，而在沉默漠然中消亡。”

环境保护问题是中考热门话题，出现频率高，难度较大，必须掌握。 典型句子： 1. It s our duty to save wate 2. As we know , water is very important to man, 3. we can t live without water. 4. The amount of

环境保护问题是中考热门话题，出现频率高，难度较大，必须掌握。

典型句子：

1. It’s our duty to save wate

2. As we know , water is very important to man,

3. we can’t live without water.

4. The amount of water which is suitable to drink is less and less.

5. But some people don’t care about it .

6. Many rivers and lakes are seriously polluted.

Something must be done to stop the pollution.

7. Its our duty to protect our environment。

8. It is very important to take care of our environment

9. We should not throw litter onto the ground

10. We should not spit in a public place/ cut down the trees

11. We should plant more flowers and trees。

12. We must pick up some rubbish and throw it into a dustbin

13. If everyone makes contribution to protecting the environment, the world

will become much more beautiful.

14.Trees are very helpful and important for us.

15.We should plant more and more trees in order to live better and more healthy

in the future.

It’s everyone’s duty to love and protect the environment.

例文：

1、假如你是新华中学的学生，名叫MIKE。去年6月1日我国已经禁止使用塑料袋，你对此有何看法和什么好的建议?

参考答案:

I’m Mike. I am a student in Huaxing Middle School. Do you know the plastic bags? Do you often use the plastic bags? I don’t like them. I think they use the wasting valuable oil their production. And they can’t decompose(分解) in a short time.The plastic bags will make our world worse. I agree with the rule, which people can’t get the free plastic bags in the shops, supermarkets. It encourages people to use their cloth bags and baskets. It’s good for our environment.

So I hope all the students in our class stop to use the plastic bags, and use our own cloth bags. I hope we can take care of our environment. Let’s make our world more and more beautiful.

2 、6月5日( June 5)是世界环境保护日， 我们周围的环境变得越来越糟糕，污染越来越严重……。假如你是学生Jone.，你校要进行“如何保护我们的环境?”专题演讲比赛。

要求：1、举例说明环境存在的问题1—3方面;

2、如何保护好我们的环境，采取怎样的措施，举例1—3方面进行说明，字数80左右。

参考答案:

Dear headmasters,teachers,classmates and friends:

I’m very proud that I have chosen to speak to you all today, I’m a bit(=a little) nervous as I’ve never made a speech before to so many people ,so please forgive me if it shows.

As we all know, the environmemt around us is getting worse and worse . In some places we can’t see fish swimming in the river or trees on the hills. Some people even have no clean water to drink. So I think we must do something to protect the environment. .But what can we do? How to protect our environmemt? For example ,we can go to school on foot or by bike . we can use shopping basskets not plastic bags when we go shopping and we can use both sides of the paper when we write . In a word ,if everyone pays more attention to our environment , there will be less pollution and our lives will be better.

“There is only one earth”,I hope everyone will protect our environment well.

Thanks!

3、目前南通市正在积极创建全国文明城市，中学生也在为之努力。假如你是你是某中学的一名学生张通，请根据下列图表所示内容，给笔友John写一封电子邮件，介绍有关情况。

注意：1.邮件内容应包含所有要点，不要简单翻译，可适当发挥;

2.文中不得使用真实姓名、校名等信息;

3.词数90左右(邮件中已经写好了的部分，不计入总词数)。

4.参考词汇：civilized 文明的 respect 尊敬

Dear John,

I’m glad to hear from you. Now let me tell you something about our city. Nantong is trying to set up a national civilized city. We middle school students are also doing something for it.

_______________________________________________________________

Zhang Tong

参考答案:

Dear John,

I’m glad to hear from you. Now let me tell you something about our city. Nantong is trying to set up a national civilized city. We middle school students are also doing some things for it. We are all polite to our teachers. (In class, we listen carefully to them./ When we meet them, we always say hello to them./…) We also respect the old. For example, we help them cross the streets.

We are always ready to help each other. (When one has difficulty with his studies, others will help him at once./...)We often show our love to those in trouble. Last month, the students of my class donated money to the earthquake-hit areas.

Besides, we plant trees to protect the environment and make our city more beautiful.

Nantong is my hometown. I will do my best to turn Nantong into a civilized city.

Zhang Tong

4、保护环境

从2008年6月1日起，国家将禁止商家免费提供塑料袋，掀起全国“拒塑”的环保运动。假如你是李华，准备以“What Can We Do for the Environment” 为题，写一篇保护环境的英语演讲稿。

内容包含：

1.在购物时用布袋子替代塑料袋;

2.尽可能地再利用使用过的课本;

3.离开教室应关灯;

4.最好走路或骑自行车上学;

5.简述理由：保护环境，减少污染，节约能源等

注意：

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3.文章中不能出现真实姓名和校名，否则以零分处理。

4.参考词汇：布袋子cloth bag塑料袋plastic bag保护protect能源energy污染pollution课本textbook

What Can We Do for the Environment

Hello, everyone. I’m Li Hua. It’s nice to speak about what we can do for the environment,and I think each of us can do a little bit to help with this problem.

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In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the

environment. I believe we can make the world a better place to live in.

Thank you for your listening!

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What Can We Do for the Environment

Hello, everyone. I’m Li Hua. It’s nice to speak about what we can do for the environment, and I think each of us can do a little bit to help with this problem.

The first thing we can do is to use cloth bags in stead of plastic bags when we go shopping. It helps to protect the environment. The second thing we can do is to reuse(再利用) the old textbooks as possible as we can. We should also never forget to turn off the lights when we leave the classrooms in order to save energy.What’s more, it would be better if we walk or ride a bike to school. We should try our best to reduce pollution and waste.

In fact, even the simplest everyday activities(日常活动) can make a real difference to(对…有影响) the environment. I believe we can make the world a better place to live in.

Thank you for your listening!

As the development of the society, people want to conquer the environment,

they use the high technology to change the environment, when people are

satisfied with what they did to the nature, the nature is starting to teach

human being a lesson. In the movie The Day After Tomorrow, people were in the

great disaster that caused by the greenhouse effect, it just like the end of the

world, there was no way for people to avoid such great disaster. The movie

reminds people of the result they did harm to the environment, it will revenge

people, people have to face the disaster. It is very important to protect the

environment, people should get along with the environment.

随着社会的发展，人们的生活越来越好，可是有些事情却让我们既高兴，又发愁。高兴的是科技很发达，为我们人类带来了很多方便。发愁的是生活的节奏越来越快，大家既要忙事业，又想把生活过好，这可怎么办呢？

这时我就想，假如有个智能机器人能无私的帮助我们就好了。比如当你辛苦了一天回到家时，只要说一声：“芝麻开门。”门就开了；当你走进门，它会主动地帮你把拖鞋拿来；当你走到饭桌前，它会帮你准备一桌香喷喷的、可口的饭菜；当你吃完饭，它还会帮你刷碗、扫地、拖地；当你睡觉时，它就坐在你旁边给你讲故事、唱歌，让你进入梦乡，而起床后，它又会给你做早餐、叠被子；当你要出去游玩时，就会给你变出一双洁白的翅膀，带着你环游整个世界。你是不是也很想拥有一个这么体贴的帮手呢？

我还想，如果有一个会说话的果皮箱，那就好上加好。当它看见你要把垃圾丢到地上时，它就会说：“别乱丢，别乱丢，快快丢到我嘴里！”就在这时，你可能会说：“关你什么事！我愿意往哪丢就往哪丢！”它就会和蔼地对你说：“我让你把垃圾丢到我嘴里，是因为这样做对环境卫生有很大的好处。所以我让你把垃圾丢到我嘴里。”听了这番话，你可能会不好意思地低下了头，说：“谢谢你提醒我，不然我就要破坏环境卫生了！”说后，就会把垃圾丢到它嘴里。瞧！这样我们的环境多干净啊。

科技使我们的生活更加美好，更加方便，更加舒适。我相信，现代科学技术必将继续创造一个个奇迹，不断改善我们的生活。

Currently,?there?is?a?widespread?concern?over?(the?issue?that)__作文题目_______?.It?is?really?an?important?concern?to?every?one?of?us.?As?a?result,?we?must?spare?no?efforts?to?take?some?measures?to?solve?this?problem.?

As?we?know?that?there?are?many?steps?which?can?be?taken?to?undo?this?problem.?First?of?all,?__途径一______.?In?addition,?another?way?contributing?to?success?of?the?solving?problem?is?___途径二_____.?

Above?all,?to?solve?the?problem?of?___作文题目______,?we?should?find?a?number?of?various?ways.?But?as?far?as?I?am?concerned,?I?would?prefer?to?solve?the?problem?in?this?way,?that?is?to?say,?____方法_____.?

Honesty is long-lasting virtue of people all over the world. Likewise, it

is also one of the deeply-held values of the Chinese people. Some people believe

that in the market economy, honesty tends to be obsolete. In my opinion, honesty

will never be out of date no matter what the situation might be.

Firstly, honesty has been treasured and honest people have been respected

through history in all parts of the world. People everywhere would regarded

honesty as a virtue and hate a dishonesty person. Secondly, honesty is the basis

of interactions among people. People should treat each other sincerely and open

their hearts to each other. Only in this way can the relationship among the

people be natural. Thirdly, in the market economy, some people try to get more

money at the cost of honesty. To them, a best businessman is one who can cheat

most tactfully. Even in this kind of society, honesty is deeply valued by most

people.

We can see that not only in history, but also at the present day, honesty

was and is valued by the majority of the people and the virtue will not perish

so easily.

There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival.

But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with celebrating and

cultivating positive relationship between people, families, nature and the

higher beings they believed were responsible for bringing/returning the light

each year.

One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven

in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny

of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided

when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings.

Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all the

emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to

bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of

the Han Dynasty directed special attention to this event. In 104 BC, he

proclaimed it as one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony would

last throughout the night. They clean it all up in the morning.

Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the

Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day of

the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of

entertainment, so followers prepare various kinds of activities during which

they pray for good fortune.

Yet another common legend dealing with the origins of the Lantern Festival

speaks of a beautiful bird that flew down to earth from heaven, which was hunted

and killed by some villagers. This angered the Jade Emperor in Heaven because

the bird was his favorite one. Therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy

the village on the 15th lunar day. The Jade Emperors daughter heard of this

plan, and warned the villagers of her father’s plan to destroy their village.

The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how should they escape their

imminent destruction.

However, a wise man from another village suggested that every family should

hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets, and

explode firecrackers on the 14th, 15th, and 16th lunar days. This would give the

village the appearance of being on fire to the Jade Emperor. On the 15th lunar

day, troops sent down from heaven whose mission was to destroy the village saw

that the village was already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the

Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village.

From that day on, people celebrate the anniversary on the 15th lunar day every

year by carrying red lanterns on the streets and exploding firecrackers and

fireworks.

There are many stories on how this festival was created. One other story is

about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was a favorite advisor of the

emperor. One winter day, he went to the garden and heard a little girl crying

and getting ready to jump into a well to commit suicide. Mr. Eastern stopped her

and asked why. She said she was a maid in the emperors palace and her name was

Yuan-Xiao.

She never had the chance to meet her family after she started worked at the

palace. She missed them so much every 12th lunar month. If she couldnt have the

chance to show her filial piety in this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern

promised her to find a way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern

left the palace and set up a fortune-telling stall on the street and disguised

himself as a fortuneteller. Because of his reputation, many people asked for

their fortunes.

But every one got the same prediction - a severe fire accident on the 15th

lunar day. The rumor spread quickly. Everyone was worried about the future and

asked Mr. Eastern for help. Mr. Eastern said, "On the 13th lunar day, the God of

Fire will send a fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you see a lady in

red wearing green pants riding a black horse on that day, you should ask for her

mercy." On that day, Yuan-Xiao pretended to be the red fairy lady. When people

asked for her help, she said, "Im the messenger of the God of Fire and came to

check on the city and Im going to set up fire on 15th. This is an order from

Jade Emperor. He will watch from the heavens.

I will give you a copy of the imperial decree from the God of Fire. You

should go to ask your emperor to find a way out." After she left, people went to

the palace to show the emperor the decree which reads "The capital city is in

trouble. Fire burns on the palace, and fire from Heaven burns all night long on

the 15th." The emperor of Han Dynasty was very shocked. He called and asked Mr.

Eastern for advice. After pondering for a while, Mr. Eastern said, "I heard that

the God of Fire likes to eat Tang-Yuan (Sweet dumpling). Does Yuan-Xiao often

cook Tang-Yuan for you? On the 15th lunar day, let Yuan-Xiao make Tang-Yuan.

Your Majesty will take charge of the worshipping ceremony and you will give

an order to every house to prepare Tang-Yuan to worship the God of Fire at the

same time. Also, deliver another order to ask every house in the city to hang

red lantern and explode fire crackers. Lastly, everyone in the palace and people

outside the city should carry their lanterns on the street to watch the lantern

decoration and fireworks. If everything goes this way, the Jade Emperor would be

deceived.

Then everyone can avoid the fire accident." The emperor happily followed

the plan. Lanterns were everywhere in the capital city on the night of the 15th

lunar day. People were walking on the street. Fire crackers kept making lots of

noise. It looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiaos parents went into

the palace to watch the lantern decorations, and Yuan-Xiao made a big lantern

and wrote her name on the lantern. They happily reunited together after her

parents called her name. Everybody was safe during the night. The emperor of Han

Dynasty had a new order that people should do the same thing every year. Since

Yuan-Xiao cooked the best Tan-Yuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao

Festival.

Young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding love.

Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. The brightest lanterns

were symbolic of good luck and hope. As time has passed, the festival no longer

has such implications.

Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern

parades. In addition to eating tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional

Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), another popular activity at this festival is

guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang

Dynasty), which often contain messages of good fortune, family reunion, abundant

harvest, prosperity and love.

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1. 不用说…… It goes without saying that … = (It is) needless to say (that) …

= It is obvious that …

例：不用说早睡早起是值得的。

It goes without saying that it pays to keep early hours.

2. 在各种……之中，…… Among various kinds of …， … /= Of all the …， …

例︰在各种运动中我尤其喜欢慢跑。

Among various kinds of sports, I like jogging in particular.

3. 就我的看法……;我认为……

In my opinion, …

= To my mind, …

= As far as I am concerned, …

= I am of the opinion that …

例：In my opinion, playing video games not only takes much time but is also harmful to health.

就我的看法打电动玩具既花费时间也有害健康。

4. 随着人口的增加…… With the increase/growth of the population, …

随着科技的进步…… With the advance of science and technology, …

例：With the rapid development of Taiwans economy, a lot of social problems have come to pass.

随着台湾经济的快速发展许多社会问题产生了。

5. ……是必要的 It is necessary (for sb.) to do / that …

…… 是重要的 It is important/essential (for sb.) to do / that …

…… 是适当的 It is proper (for sb.) to do / that …

……是紧急的 It is urgent (for sb.) to do / that …

例：It is proper for us to keep the public places clean.

It is proper that we (should) keep the public places clean.

我们应当保持公共场所清洁。

6. 花费 spend … on sth. / doing sth. …

例：我们不应该在我们不感兴趣的事情上花太多的时间。

We shouldnt spend too much time on something we arent interested in.

7. how 引导的感叹句

例：那至少可以证明你很诚实。

At least it will prove how honest you are.

8. 状语从句

A)如果你不……，你就会…… If you dont …， youll …

例︰If you dont keep working hard, youll lose the chance.

如果你不坚持努力工作，你就会失去这次机会。

B) 如此 ……，以至于…… so … that …

例：At that moment, I was so upset that I wanted to give up.

当时，我非常伤心，最后都想放弃了。

9. 宾语从句

我认为，…… / 我认为……不 I think / I dont think that …

我想知道是否…… I wonder whether …

例：He doesnt think I should stop him joining the club.

他认为我不应该阻止他参加这个俱乐部。

10. Since + S + 过去式， S + 现在完成式。

例：Since he went to senior high school, he has worked very hard.

自从他上高中，他就一直很用功。