初中英语作文我的一天带翻译【合集20篇】

The traffic problem is one of themost serious problems in my hometown. Recently, more and more people have privatecar, but the roads are so narrow that we have to fight against the heavytraffic when we go out. Especially during the rush hours, cars and buses areunable to move. To make things worse, many people are killed in the trafficaccidents. How miserable it is!

在我的家乡交通问题是最严重的问题之一。现在越来越多的人拥有私家车，但道路却是如此的狭窄，所以我们出门的时候都必须和交通拥挤对抗。尤其是在繁忙时间段，汽车和公共汽车都动不了。更糟的是，许多人在交通事故中丧生。那是多么悲惨的啊!

For the sake of our life andsecurity, some measures must be taken to change the present situation. In thefirst place, as there are a great many cars, we should control the number ofprivate cars and vehicles and use the public transportation more often.Secondly, the government should widen the roads and build more flyovers, so asto ease the traffic pressure and reduce the traffic accidents. In addition, theundergrounds and light rails should be constructed, so that we can have morechoices when going out and do not have to worry about the traffic jams in thefuture.

为了我们的生命和安全起见，我们必须采取一些措施来改变现状。首先，因为有很多车，所以我们应该控制私家车的数量，更经常使用公共交通工具。其次，政府应该拓宽道路，建造更多的立交桥，以缓解交通压力，减少交通事故的发生。此外，应构建地铁和轻轨，这样我们将来外出时可以有更多的选择也不用不必担心交通堵塞。

I believe the traffic problem couldbe solved if we devote our actions to them.

我相信如果我们采取行动的话交通问题是可以解决的。

Our class have had a discussion about whether we can use mobile phones.

Some students think it is good to use mobile phones because they can take

photos with them in our daily life. They can also listen to music to relax

themselves in free time. Besides, using mobile phones makes it easy to keep in

touch with their parents and friends.

But some others dont think so. They think students shouldnt use mobile

phones. Using mobile phones too much is bad for their eyes and its a waste of

time to chat with friends. Sometimes some students use mobile phones to play

games. It will have a bad effect on study.

In my opinion, I think wed better not use mobile phones. We should spend

more time on our study instead of using mobile phones.

Holiday nearly comes to the ead now. I am very happy because I have already

finished my homework. I also helped my mother with some housework this summer

holiday. I believe I have grown up now and should know what I should be in the

future. I will try harder to study well and be a good person.

假期很快过去了。我很开心因为我已经做完作业了。我还帮妈妈所了家务。我想我已经长大了，应该长大将来要做什么。我要更努力学习，将来做个好人。

As the drawing presents, there is a man walking across the street absorbedly focusing on his cell phone without noticing the surroundings. This sort of phenomenon is not uncommon and rare in some metropolis, especially among the youngsters.

What the picture illustrates is the prevailing situation that has long existed in todays China. That is the mobile phone obsession. With the advent of information age, people are becoming increasingly fascinated on the electronic products, especially the cell phones. Not surprisingly, you could easily notice that most of us are obsessed in sending messages, playing online games with their mobile phones. It cannot be denied that this phenomenon may negatively impact the relationship among people, and therefore they will become estranged and isolated.

Personally, in view of the overuse of mobile phones, I hold that we individuals should raise the necessary awareness that good relationship are reinforced by sincere and face-to-face communication.

My new teacher

The new semester has begun。 Every thing seems the same as before， except one thing。 That is our class has a new English teacher。 His name is Yang yang， but we always call his English name， Robert。 He is young and sunshine。 He just graduated from university。 His pronunciation is very good and I like his spoken English。 Robert is humorous and his class is interesting and lively。 Except for the textbook， he finds many other articles for class teaching， such as songs， movies and cartoons。 He says that we can learn more from what we are interested in。 I like this new teacher。

作文翻译：

新学期已经开始了。除了一件事以外，每一件事看起来都和原来一样。那就是我们班来了个新的英语老师。他的名字叫杨阳，但是我们经常叫他的英文名Robert。他年轻阳光，刚刚从大学毕业。他的发音很标准，我很喜欢他的口语。Robert很幽默，他的课堂生动有趣。除开课本，他还找了很多文章进行课堂教 学，比如歌曲，电影和卡通。他说我们可以从我们感兴趣的东西学到更多。我喜欢这位新老师。

"When a guest comes to my home from afar on a cold night, I light bamboo to

boil tea to offer him.”— Ancient Chinese poem.

China is the home country of tea. Before the Tang Dynasty, Chinese tea was

exported by land and sea, first to Japan and Korea, then to India and Central

Asia and, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, to the Arabian Peninsula. In the early

period of the 17th century, Chinese tea was exported to Europe, where the upper

class adopted the fashion of drinking tea. Chinese tea—like Chinese silk and

china—has become synonymous worldwide with refined culture. At the heart of the

culture of tea—the study and practice of tea in all its aspects—is the simple

gesture of offering a cup of tea to a guest that for Chinese people today is a

fundamental social custom, as it has been for centuries.

China traces the development of tea as an art form to Lu Yu, known as "the

Saint of Tea" in Chinese history, who lived during the Tang Dynasty and who

wrote The Book of Tea, the first ever treatise on tea and tea culture. The

spirit of tea permeates Chinese culture, and throughout the country there are

many kinds of teas, teahouses, tea legends, tea artifacts and tea customs.

Better-known places to enjoy a good cup of tea in China include Beijing noted

for its variety of teahouses; Fujian and Guangdong provinces and other places in

the southeast of China that serve gongfu tea, a formal serving of tea in tiny

cups; the West Lake in Hangzhou, also the home of the Tea Connoisseurs

Association, noted for its excellent green tea; and provinces in southwest China

like Yunnan where the ethnic groups less affected by foreign cultures retain tea

ceremonies and customs in original tea-growing areas.

My name is Fang Yu, 11 years old this year, grade five.

I have long hair, thin eyebrows below the mosaic of a pair of glossy black eyes, slender figure. My hobbies are playing guzheng and painting. But my biggest hobby is reading and playing chess. Let me first talk about the book bar.

Books are an essential part of my life. I love reading, and sometimes Im crazy about it. Mom said I was a little bookworm. Once, I was reading a book, watching it, my mother asked me to go downstairs to buy sugar. I was seeing a joke and laughing. I later learned that my mother asked me to go downstairs to buy things, and I hurried to buy them. I bought a book again. Mother asked: How did you buy salt? I was so careless!

The next thing is to say chess. When I feel bored, I play chess with my brother. If a tie, I will come here again. If I win, I jump three feet high. If I lose, Ill go to the heart of my happy pet guzheng.

I should say my happy pet, I learned the guzheng for two and a half years, the play is good, the competition still won the two prize! Envy? Painting does not say.

Look at my self - introduction. Do you want to be a friend with me?

我叫方雨，今年11岁，上五年级。

我有长长的头发，细细的眉毛下面镶嵌着一双乌亮的眼睛，苗条的身材。我的爱好有弹古筝、画画。不过我最大的爱好是看书、下象棋。我先说说书吧。

书是我生活中必不可少的一部分。我爱看书，有时看的都着了迷。妈妈说我是个小书迷。有一次，我正在看书，看的津津有味，妈妈叫我下楼买糖，我正看到一段笑话，哈哈大笑。后来才知道妈妈叫我下楼买东西，我连忙去买。买回来我又去看书。妈妈问: 怎么买的是盐? 我真粗心呀!

下面该说象棋了，当我觉得无聊时，就和弟弟下棋。如果打成平局，我还要再来一次。要是我赢了，我一蹦三尺高。要是我输了，我就找我的快乐宠物古筝谈(弹)心去了。

该说我的快乐宠物了，我学古筝两年半，弹的还不错，比赛中还得了二等奖呢!羡慕吗?画画就不说了。

看了我的自我介绍，你想和我成为朋友吗?

He always rose early to enjoy at least two hours of solitude in the house

and garden before the rest of the family came down In winter he spent most of

the time reading and writing. In sum mer he liked to get out of doors to work in

the kitchen garden or to take the dog for a walk in the neighbouring woods and

fields Whatever the weather, there was plenty to occupy him.

Although he was a creature of habit, there seemed to be an infinite variety

in his pursuits. He wrote book reviews regularly for two of the national

weeklies. He worked conscientiously his special subject, Indian History, and was

thus one of the world authorities on it;

he collected modern abstract paintings and so had a circle of friends

amongst artists and sculptors; there was hardly anything he did not know about

traditional jazz and he often entertained both British and America n jazz

musicians He was a superb cook and knew a lot about French and German food.

His family adored him and in a sense he was spoiled by them. At first

glance you would have taken him for a retired army officer-his bearing was

erect, his hair was cut short, he was fussy about his clothes, which were always

neat, clean and conventional. He liked to keep fit, and this was reflected in

his clear, steady blue eyes and healthy suntanned complexion. He hardly ever

watched TV, but enjoyed a good film and an occasional evening at the

theatre.

An annual one National Day long vacation finally arrived， I go out with my father and mother， visit places of interest， enjoy the great culture of the motherland。 Stores the door hung balloons and colorful flags， red， yellow， green。。。 Is permeated with a festive atmosphere。 Inside is buzzing， carried out a series of promotional activities。 The street people mountain people sea， riding car also want to be a long queue for tickets。 Scenic visitors like a long dragon， countless。 Www.ZixueKaoShi.neT.Men， women， and children should enjoy， people took advantage of the holiday come out to play。 The parking lot， hotel， shopping mall must be very considerable。

National Day is a happy day， peoples living standards improve really fast。 In our motherland mothers arms。 Happiness， happy growth， I wish the motherland mother always beautiful， always prosperous and wish the motherland prosperity every year， the rich!

MyChineseTeacher

Ofallthesubjects,IlikeChinesebestbecauseIhaveagoodChineseteacher.Thoughshehasbeenteachingusforonlythreeyears,Irespectandloveherverymuch.

MyChineseteacheristhirty-sixyearsoldandsheisneithertallnorshort.

MsSunworksveryhard.Sheisalwaysthefirsttocomeandthelasttoleaveheroffice.Shetriestomakeherclasseslivelyandinteresting.Andweenjoyherlessonsverymuch.

MsSunisverykindandfriendlytous.Andweregettingonwellwitheachother.Butsheisverystrictwithusinourstudies.

MsSunteachesussowellthatweallenjoylearningChinese.Allthestudentsthinksheisoneofthemostpopularteachersinourschool.

I internet English that can give me a golden future.Because English is the most pupolar language in the world.These is no country in the world use English. Although English is no our mother language , but I learn hard in many ways.Some subjects are taught in English and some goods wrote in English. Nowdays, English is the more important.So I like it and learn it hard.

我迷恋英文，因为它可以给我一个好的未来，因为英文是世界上最主流的语言。世界上没有一个国家是不用英语的，虽然英语不是我的母语，不过我会尽我最大的努力通过各种方式来学习英语。现在很多科目都用英语教，然后很多商品也变成英文字了，所以我觉得英语很重要，我也要好好学习它，尽我最大的努力。

[《我的爱好》英语作文及翻译

Nowadays, with the development of technology, the market competition is

fierce and people feel great pressure. In order to improve the working

efficiency, they force themselves to work overtime. However, they are not

machine and need to slow down life pace, or they will break down sooner or

later.

We cant slow down the working hour, but we can control our private time. A

lot of young people mix with working time and private time, so they cant enjoy

their life and feel depressed all the time. The smart person will find the

balance. They will put aside the working stuff when the clock tells them that it

is time to be off work and find the way to release their pressure, such as

KTV.

Spending the time with friends and families is always a good way to enjoy

our time. No matter what kind of difficulties we face, when we recall of these

happy moments, we will have motivation to move on. We cant choose everything we

want, but we can adjust ourselves to the environment and keep the good mood.

Once life pace slows down, we control our life.

I was bored. So I wanted to travel to Hong Kang. I told my father my

decision. To my surprise, my father agreed. My father thought I always at home

was bad. He thought I should go out to see our country clearly. How beautiful

our country is! My father drove me a travel service. I filled out an application

form. After that, the agency would finish every things. At last the agency told

me it would take a week time to transact procedures.

我很无聊。所以我想前往香港康。我告诉父亲我的决定。出乎我的意料，我的父亲同意了。我的父亲以为我总是在家里不好。他认为我应该走出去，看到我们的国家清楚。如何美丽，我们的国家是!我的父亲开车，我的旅行服务。我填写了申请表。在此之后，该机构将完成每事情。在去年该机构告诉我，它会采取一个星期的时间办理手续。

Protecting the Environment

In the last several decades, our earth has been extremely polluted, such as air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and so on. In recent years, the extreme weather becomes more and more frequent. Winter gets colder and summer becomes hotter and it rains more frequently. All of these warn us that protecting the environment is a serious and emergent event. As our general people, we should build proper lifestyle. We should pay attention to water and light saving. When we go out, we should firstly choose the public transportation. The most important is that we must realize that we can do a lot of things to protect our environment. Its our duty to make our home better. Let’s change from ourselves.

在过去的几十年里，我们的地球已经极度污染，比如大气污染，水污染以及噪音污染等等。近几年，极地气候越来越频繁。冬天越来越暖，夏天越来越热，还经常下雨。所有的这些都警示我们保护环境是一件严肃紧迫的事。作为普通老百姓，我们应该形成合适的生活方式。我们应该注意节约水电。出门的时候我们应该首选公共交通。最重要的是我们必须意识到我们可以做很多事情来保护我们的环境。使我们的家园变得更美好是我们的责任。让我们从自己开始改变。

[初中英语作文及翻译：保护环境

I have a good friend.Her name is Betty.She is 12 years old.I‘m one year older than her.Her eyes are bigger than mine.Her hair is black and long.My hair is longger than hers.Betty is 156 centimetres tall.Im 2 centimetres taller than her.She is about 40 kilos.Im 50 kilos.So she is thinner than me.Betty is a beautiful and helpful girl.She does better in English than me.She often helps me with my English.Well be good friends forever.

我有一个好朋友.她的名字叫贝蒂.她今年12岁,我比她大一岁.她的眼睛比我的大,头发又黑又长.我的头发比她的更长.贝蒂156厘米高,我比她高2厘米.她大约40公斤,我50公斤,所以她比我瘦.贝蒂是个漂亮的乐于助人的女孩,她的英语学得比我好,她经常帮助我学英语.我们将永远是好朋友.

Traveling is moer and more popular in the modern world.it helps us open our

eyes and learn knowledge differden places.so i thing traveling is helpful for

us.

When we are free during the holiday ,we can go to some beautiful places to

relax ourselves .w hile we are in different pleaces ,we will have a wonderful

feeling in all we see,there we can eat all kinds of delicious food,visit many

places of interest or something else.

On the other hand ,traveling will help us learn lots of local cultures

,people’s lives there ,sometimes you can make some new friends,it also can make

your life colorful.to us students mwe can relax ourselves from the busy studying

life,we can use these experiences in our studying.

So if you have time ,traveling is the best way to relax yourself the more

places you travel,the mare you will learn.

Environmental Pollution

Write a passage with the words and phrases given:

the problem of pollution, cause, artificial substances, release, waste products, industrial production, consumption of goods, bring it under control, agriculture, chemical substancea.

Environmental Pollution

I read a piece of news recently. It says that in Japan marly businessmen ave selling fresh air to customers.and now it is becoming more and more popular. Why? --Fresh air is getting less and less in Japan, and so is it in the U. S. A.

In fact, environmental pollution is a very serious problem the whole world is facing.

it is mainly caused by the waste products released from artificial substances, industrial

production and increased consumption of goods. Bedsides, the use of chemical substances

in agriculture also causes environmental pollution. Look at the sky, you can see that dense smoke is being released from the high and big chimneys; those dirty and poisonous substances are flowing into the rivers that we use for drinking water and millions of tons of waste products are heaping around us.

How to change this condition? More and more countries are trying to work out some effective means to bring it under control, but no great success has been made.

环境污染

最近我读了一则消息说在日本，许多商人向顾客出售新鲜空气，现在这种情况越演越烈，Environmental Pollution-环境污染，四六级写作《Environmental Pollution-环境污染》。为什么呢? 因为在日本新鲜空气越来越少，在美国也是如此。

事实上，环境污染是整个世界正在面临的一个严重问题。这主要是由于人造物质，工业生产过程中所产生的废料以及消费商品的增长造成的。另外，在农业中使用化学物品也造成了环境污染。看看天空，你可以看到浓烟从高大的烟囱中释放出来，这些脏而有毒的物质流入我们赖以饮水的河流，数百万吨废物正堆积在我们周围。

怎样改变这种状况呢？越来越多的国家正在试图拟定出一些有效措施控制环境污染，但至今成效不大。

[环境污染英语作文附翻译

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1.IgaveTomthebook.／／

2.Heboughthismothersomeflowers.／／

3.Thebridgewasbuiltbyworkerslastyear.／／

4.Wehavetofinishtheworktoday.／／5.Hewilldohishomeworktomorrow.／／

6.Wecleantheroomseveryday.／／7.Thewriterspent3yearsonthebook.／／

8.Itisabookwithalotofbeautifulpictures.／／

9.Thebooksoldverywellduringthefirstweek.／／firstweek.

10.Marywastheonlyoneintheoffice.／／

11.Shefinishedherworkat10o’clock.／／Shedidn’12.Shehadtotakeataxihomebecauseitwastoolate.

13.LizaandMikearrivedattheGreatWallintwohours.

14.Theywerehappytogettothetop.／／

15.TheyenjoyedthemselvesontheGreatWall.／／

16.ThepostmansentSusanandTommyapaperbox.

17.Theyopeneditandfoundapresentfromtheirfriend.

18.Theybothlikedthepresentandfeltveryhappy.

19.Alicedidn’tfeelwelltoday,soshewenttothehospital.

20.Thedoctoraskedhersomequestions.／／

21.Thedoctordidn’tgiveheranymedicineintheend.

（全真１）

1.ThecapitalAirporthasbeeninusefor20years.／／

2.ThecapitalAirportisthelargestoneinChina.／／

3.Ihavenevertakenaplane.MyfriendLiPing,either.／／

（全真２）

1.Fathergave$20formetobuysomebooks.／／

2.IwasexcitedwhenIsawsomanygoodbooksinthebookstore.

3.ButsomebookswouldcostmorethanIhave.／／

ButIdidn’／／（全真3）

1.ManyChinesefriendswenttotheparty.2.Tonywasgivenalotofpresentsbyhisfriends.／／Tony’

3.SeeinghisChineseteacheratthepartymadeTonyveryhappy.／／（全真4）

1.Iwanttoeatsomething.／／2.Therefrigeratorisempty.／／3.Bobspentfifteenyuanonthehamburger.／／／（全真5）

1.Mr.Wangdoesn’tworkinthatfactoryanylonger.／／

2.Mr.Wanglefthomeearlierinordertocatchthebus.3.Mr.Wangfindsitnoteasytogetalongwiththatyoungguy.／／（专家1）

1.Manypeoplewentshoppingyesterday.

2.Janespent4hourstobuyNewyeargifts.／／

3.Shewassotiredthatshecouldn’twalkanylonger.／／

（专家2）

1.Myfriendssaidtome,“Areyoufree?”

2.Shewantedmetogoshoppingwithher.

3.Shethinksitapleasuretogoshoppingwithafriend.

欢乐的笑声充斥着，几乎所有人都回到了这个温暖的家，只差大姑姑他们而已。我等着等着，等到饭也煮好了，椅子也排好了，一切都准备就绪时，我问妈妈：“大姑姑呢？他们没有要回来吗？”

The joy of laughter flooded, almost everyone returned to the warm home, only the big aunt. I waited and waited until the meal was cooked, and the chairs were arranged. When everything was ready, I asked my mother, &ldquo, the big aunt. Havent they got to come back? ”

妈妈摇摇头，失望的跟我说：“没有耶！”我垂头丧气的回到客厅，看到摆好的碗筷，叹了一口气，喃喃的说：“好可惜喔！我今年也想和大姑姑他们一起吃年夜饭。”

Mother shook her head, disappointed to say to me: “ no yes! ” I become dejected and despondent back to the living room to see good dishes, sighed and murmured: “ well! I would like to have a new years dinner with the big aunt this year. ”

大姑姑很少回家，所以她每一次回来都会带一大堆东西给我们这些顽皮鬼吃，偶尔也会买衣服给我们穿，她并不知道我们的尺寸，可是总能带回一件又一件属于我们的衣服，可是今年的年夜饭她还是没回来，这让我的心情又一下子荡到谷底。

Aunt seldom go home, so she come back every time will bring a lot of things for us to eat these devils, occasionally buy clothes to wear, she does not know our size, but always to a belongs to our clothes, but this years Eve she still did not come back, this let my mood and suddenly swung to the bottom.

还好我们依旧拥有堂妹的笑声，她不管几年级都还是很爱笑，有时候连冷笑话她都可以笑到抱着肚子倒地，只要有她在，就不会有冷场的机会。当我们在吃饭时，堂妹就自顾自的开始笑起来，我们不知道她在笑什么，可是我们大家就像被传染似的，也开始咯咯咯的笑起来，我还差点将火锅的汤喷了出来呢！

Fortunately, we still have the laughter of her cousin, no matter what grade are still love to laugh, sometimes even joke she can smile to hold the stomach down, as long as she was, would not have the chance to silence. When we were having dinner, my cousin just began to laugh, we do not know what she was laughing, but we all like to be contagious, also began to giggle, I still will spray out Hot pot soup!

暖暖的火锅，冷冷的天，形成了对比，大人们聊着天，小孩就看着电视，抢着3C产品玩，虽然距离很近，心却不像从前那般紧密的在一起了。

The warm chafing dish is a contrast with the coldly cold day. When adults talk about their children, they watch TV and rush to play 3C products. Though the distance is very close, their hearts are not as close as they used to be.

“小朋友，领红包了！”大人们叫着，我们一窝蜂的排队，我却不知所措，因为我突然发现，我今年忘了想好要说哪里一句吉祥话了，轮到我领红包时，我吞吞吐吐的挤出：“大…吉大…利！”我傻傻的笑着，虽然今年的红包没有很大也没有很小，可是我却领的很开心。

&ldquo, little friend, get a red bag! ” adults cried, we like a swarm of bees queuing, I was at a loss, because I suddenly found that I forget this year wants to say where an auspicious words, its my turn to red collar, I squeeze haltingly: “ … &hellip and Kyrgyzstan! ” I was silly to laugh. Although this years red packet is not very big and not very small, but I was very happy to lead.

今年的年夜饭，我们吃着暖暖的火锅，看着除夕夜的特别节目，手里拿着一年一次的大红包，过了一个平凡，却也不平凡的夜晚。

This years new years Eve dinner, we eat warm chafing dish, watching New Years Eve special program, holding a big red envelope once a year, passed an ordinary but also extraordinary night.

Dear Xiao Wang,

I am very glad to learn that you are going to visit me during the week-long holiday.

[我很高兴得知你要在我为期一周的假期里来看我。]My parents will also be happy to see you again.[我的父母也很高兴再次见到你。]I am sure you will enjoy every minute here. [

我相信你会喜欢这里的每一分钟。]

I have arranged our schedule for the holiday as follows.[我已经安排好我们的日程安排的假期如下.]On the first day you arrive, I will show you around our campus. [在你来着的第一天，我会带你参观我的校园。]On the second day, we will visit the art gallery and the music hall.[第二天，我们去参观艺术馆和音乐厅。]Next day,we will climb a hill in the northeastern part of the city.[第三天，我们去攀爬城市东北部的山峰。]On the top of the hill, we can have a wonderful bird’s eye view of the city.[在山顶上，我们可以鸟瞰这个美丽的城市。]During the next three days, we’ll make some short trips to some places of interest nearby，such as the Swan Cave, the Golden Lake, etc.[接下来的三天，我们去附近的名胜古迹来些短途旅行，例如天鹅洞，金色湖。]On the last day, I’ll see you off at the railway station.[最后一天，我会到火车站送你。]

Please remember to call and tell me your train number and time of arrival so that I can meet you at the railway station. [请记得打电话告诉我你的火车号和抵达时间以便我去火车站接你。]By the way, it is very hot here and we have a lot of sunshine, so don’t forget to wear

you sunglasses. [顺便提一下，这里天气很热阳光强烈，所以不要忘了戴太阳镜。]

I’m looking forward to seeing you soon.[我期待很快见到你。]

Sincerely yours,

Zhang Ying

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