介绍我家乡的英语作文【实用20篇】

我的美丽家乡在春塘，是一个很大的村庄。

淡蓝的天空上，飘着许多大片大片的云朵，有的像一座棉花山，有的像一只乌龟，有的像一只小兔子，有的像一只小猴，天空真美呀!

我来到秋天的田野，一眼望去，都是快成熟的稻穗，稻叶还是绿色的，但稻穗已经变黄了，沉甸甸的稻穗弯下了腰，快看到农民伯伯丰收的喜悦了。田野中还有成片成片的散落的小树林，田埂上到处都是各种各样的小花。

我又来到了田野旁的池塘，池塘里长满了芦苇和菖蒲等水草，盖住了原来波光粼粼的水面，所以这一个地方很荒凉。池塘旁有很多高大的柳树，一阵风吹过，柔软的柳枝随风翩翩起舞，好像在向我招手，欢迎我的到来呢!

生活在这里的人们，正在让这片土地变得越来越美丽!

啊!美丽家乡的秋天真美呀!

Hello everyone.My name is Happier1.I come from Guangxi.

Im very happy to come here to study with you.

This class feels just like a big family to me.

Im interested in sport,pop music.I also enjoy playing games on net.I would love to play with you sometime.

I hope I can become your friend soon and make our dreams come true together.

请你根据下面的提纲，以“我的家乡”为题，写一篇100—120字的短文。

提纲：

(1) 家乡的地理位置；

(2) 解放前的情况；

(3) 解放后的变化；

(4) 对家乡的感情。

My Home Town

My home town is a beautiful place. It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice.

But in the old days it was a poor and backward little town. Many people had no work. They lived a hard life.

In 1949 my hometown was liberated. Since then great changes have taken place there. The streets have been widened. Factories, schools, hospitals, cinemas and theatres have sprung up one after another. The life of the people is greatly improved.

I love my hometown. All the more I love its people. They are working hard so as to make it still richer and more beautiful.

我的家乡是一个美丽的地方。它坐落在一条宽阔的河流边，有丰富的鱼和米饭。

但在过去的日子里，它是一个贫穷落后的小镇。许多人没有工作。他们过着艰苦的生活。

在1949我的家乡被解放了。自那时以来发生了巨大的变化。街道被加宽了。工厂、学校、医院、电影院和剧院如雨后春笋般层出不穷。人民的生活有了很大的改善。

我爱我的家乡。我最爱的人。他们正在努力工作，以便使它更丰富，更美丽。

[我的家乡 My Home Town英语作文

从小爸爸妈妈就把我带到外地去上学，今年暑假我回到家乡来。我的家乡在安徽、阜阳的一个小镇，虽然那是一个贫穷的小镇，但是里的人都很热情。那里风景优美、物产丰富，是个美丽的乡村。

回到了家乡，家乡的变化真大啊！原来那里是很贫穷的，可是现在变得富裕起来了，差不多的人家里都一辆豪华的轿车。家里都装扮的五彩缤纷，美丽极了！

还有我们家前面的广场，它是那么的广大、宽阔、雄伟，广场的前面有一排五星红旗。到了晚上广场上很热闹，有老年人跳舞、有蹦蹦床、有碰碰车、还有钓鱼。

在我家的不远处，有竹音寺和生态园两个旅游景点。竹音寺里聚集了十八罗汉的雕像。生态园里有狮子、老虎、孔雀、大象、猴子等等各种各样的动物。还有独木桥、滑滑梯、跷跷板。

这就是我的家乡美吗？

I, a girl with short hair, under the care of parents, in full 11 years old

this year.

With 11 years of faults: a careless, harm to me the most bitter, he let me

with a full pass by, let me wrong a 39 + 26 addition topic; Let me see the plus

sign as a minus sign, the division sign as a multiplication sign; Let me

actually took the math book on Chinese classes; He even want me to write in

Chinese this math homework! Im fed up with him over the years, determined to put

him out of the "home".

In recent years, careless a whim, let me put the eye became nearly three

baidu nearsightedness, pestering glasses, became I was like peas and carrots

"good friends", this "thank you" even a careless.

But I have an advantage, can overcome careless one, that is a must, please

carefully miss determination, I must get rid of this term with the bad habit of

my 11!

In to talk about my study, I is not very good students in the class,

because my language result, combined with my memory is not very good, sometimes

language examination have words cant write, I be untouched, verse forgot, I when

the poet, read the topic not, Ill be imagine writer. English? Sometimes the

exam, my Chinese is good, why? Because I always can get pinyin instead of

English words, let the teacher in distress situation.

But I am naturally happy, often can give students bring happiness, if there

are students angry, I can in a minute let his mood by Yin clearing up!

Look, this is me, a advantages disadvantages coexist me.

我，一个短头发的女孩，在父母的精心呵护下，今年以满11岁了。

伴随了11年的缺点：粗心大意一家，害我害的最苦，他让我与一百分擦肩而过，让我错了一道39+26的加法计算题;让我把加号看成了减号，除号看成乘号;让我在语文课上竟然拿出数学书;他甚至还想让我把数学作业写在语文本上!我这些年受够了他的折磨，决心要把他赶出“家门”。

就在近几年，粗心大意一家心血来潮，让我把眼睛大意成了快三百度的近视眼，从此纠缠眼镜，便成了我形影不离的“好朋友”，这还要“谢谢”粗心大意一家。

但我有一个优点，可以治服粗心大意一家，那就是一颗一定要请来细心小姐的决心，我一定要在这学期改掉陪伴我11的坏毛病!

在来谈谈我的学习吧，我在班里不算很优秀的学生，因为我的语文成绩一般，加上我的记忆力不太好，有时语文考试遇到字不会写，我就当造字人，诗句忘了，我当诗人，阅读题不会了，我就当想象作家。英语呢?有时考试的时候，我的语文就好了，为什么呢?因为我的英语单词总能拿拼音代替，让老师哭笑不得。

但我天生快乐，常常能给同学们带来快乐，若有同学生气了，我能在一分钟之内让他的心情由阴转晴哟!

瞧，这就是我，一个缺点优点共存的我。

Hello, everyone! Im Feng Biyu, a girl of 19 years old. As you can see, I am very glad to get along with all of you and I hope we’ll have a good time in our subsequent study.

My hometown is in SiHong, Northern JiangSu Province, a beautiful place with a lot of clear rivers and lakes. When boating on HongZe Lake, I always feel free and relaxed. It is really a wonderful  place to enjoy your life.

I graduated from SiHong Middle School. It was set up in 1949 and now it  is more than 60 years old.

I have a lot of friends in my middle school. We love each other. Time goes by, but our friendship will never go away. They cheer me up, make me happy and do some help when I meet with difficulties.

Thats all, thank you!

Hi, everybody! Today, I would like to introduce myself!

My name is ChengZiYing, 9 years old this year, I am a lovely little girl. I have a pair of watery eyes, a pair of big ears, a straight nose, a plausible mouth, a tender little face, have a black long hair on his head. Oh, regardless of appearance! Tell me about my hobby, advantage!

I often help my mother do housework at home, I also can play the piano! Ill play the song: "Mr. Red rope", "river bank Mongolia folk song", "dream wedding", "the moon represents my heart". Sometimes, when I was at home all right, will create their songs to play, and the lyrics!

I am very obedient at home, this is me, do you understand me? If you still dont understand, that is quick to make friends with me!

[初中英语作文：自我介绍

My home town is a beautiful place。 It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice。

我的家乡是一个美丽的地方。它坐落在一条宽阔的河流和丰富的鱼和米饭。

But in the old days it was a poor and backward little town。 Many people had no work。 They lived a hard life。

但是在过去它是一个贫穷落后的小城镇。很多人没有工作。他们过着艰苦的生活。

In 1949 my hometown was liberated。 Since then great changes have taken place there。 The streets have been widened。 Factories， schools， hospitals， cinemas and theatres have sprung up one after another。 The life of the people is greatly improved。

1949我的家乡解放。自那时以来发生了巨大的变化。街道已拓宽。工厂，学校，医院，电影院和剧院如雨后春笋般涌现出来。人民的生活大大改善。

I love my hometown。 All the more I love its people。 They are working hard so as to make it still richer and more beautiful。

我爱我的家乡。所有我爱的人。他们正在努力工作以使它更丰富、更美丽。

Good morning !

It is really my honor to have this opportunity for an interview, i hope i can make a good performance today. im confident that i can succeed.

Now i will introduce myself briefly.i am 26 years old,born in shandong province . (general introduction)

I was graduated from qingdao university. my major is electronic.and i got my bachelor degree after my graduation in the year of 2003. during university, i spent most of my time on study so that i have passed cet4/6 . and acquired basic knowledge of my major.(education background)

In july 2003, i began work for a small private company as a technical support engineer in qingdao.because im capable of more responsibilities, so i decided to change my job. and in august 2004,i left qingdao to beijing and worked for a foreign enterprise as an automation software test engineer.because i want to change my working environment, id like to find a job which is more challenging. moreover motorola is a global company, so i feel i can gain the most from working in this kind of company ennvironment. that is the reason why i come here to compete for this position. (research experience and academic activity)

I think im a good team player and im a person of great honesty to others. also i am able to work under great pressure.

Thats all. thank you for giving me the chance.

我的家乡是名副其实的建筑物圣地，有闻名世界的古建筑，也有漂亮、实用的现代建筑，许多靠人们勤劳的双手创造出的伟大的奇观，数不胜数，让人看得眼花缭乱。

那古碉有上千年的历史，风吹雨打，日晒雪飘，使它那原本坚硬，锋利的石块已成了如今饱经苍桑的面貌。历史可以见证，它极奇坚固，极奇珍贵，它的精神，永远值得我们学习。很久以前，古碉房是土司们居住的房屋，打仗时就在古碉里射击。更令人意想不到的是在那连拖拉机也没有的年代竟出现了这样伟大的奇迹，这也是众人都称好的原因吧。古建筑里还有许多名胜，民间藏房、嘉绒藏寨……家乡的古碉名扬四海，一年来观赏它的游客成千上万。

说起丹巴的现代建筑，比不上华丽的都市里的高楼大厦，但我以为，已经是很好了，不仅舒适、漂亮，还具有冬暖夏凉的特点。比如农村里的房屋吧，春天不冷不热，夏天又凉快又清爽，秋天可以晒粮食，做农活，堆积稻草，冬天关起门来也很暖和。

家乡的建筑千奇百怪，雄伟壮观，我家我的家乡，我为有这样的故乡而感到骄傲。

The twinkling of an eye, the elementary school six years has quietly but go to, my side there are many, many items are in change as time goes by, but the most obvious changes in my hometown - build.

Remember in elementary school, a grade one the way home or small TuDao, whenever it rains, the road will be muddy, a walk would step a foot mud, so at home when it rains, go out to buy things or have things out, to Wellington boots, or you go out, come back after your feet must be turning into mud strange feet.

But now, the strips into a muddy path paved roads, when it rains out walking shoes does not become dirty, instead of walking, watching the roadside trees, also another appeal.

Hometown house also is better than before, either before they are miserable, every rain cloudy, the house will leak rain, but now the house is no longer leak, tattered house turned into a two-storey houses before, people lived a happy life.

Six years in elementary school are gone, and things have changed dramatically. I think we will have a better life in the future.

提起我的家乡双辽，这里不仅景色优美，而且各种小吃也很是天下闻名，吃一口使你口齿留香，吃完后让你回味无穷。东北饺子就是风味小吃之一，下面就和我一起品尝吧！要想吃，必须要制作，我来教你怎么做，先去和一些面，把面柔软，然后把面弄成一个小面团，再用擀面杖将小面团擀成一张薄皮，擀好后就像一个大月亮。接着该做馅了，你喜欢吃什么馅，就放什么，例如。我喜欢吃韭菜鸡蛋味的，就去选一些上好的韭菜和新鲜的鸡蛋，把鸡蛋先炒好，然后在放点调料，这样能让饺子更香，最后把拌在一起，馅就做好了。然后，把擀好的皮拿出来，把馅包起来，把口封好，大约在口上捏个七八下，不要把馅挤到外面，然后把包好饺子一起放进锅里，接下来就是等待了。

我们盼望已久的饺子就要出锅了，心情也如煮饺子的水一样沸腾了，不一会儿饺子熟了，像小元宝一样飘在水面，（切记不要煮太久）可以从锅里捞出来了，瞧那晶莹洁白的饺子，白白的，胖胖的，可爱极了，谁都忍不住想吃一口，那令人陶醉的滋味在你的嘴里漫长地游行。俗话说：“坐着不如躺着，好吃不如饺子”。咬开饺子，韭菜的芳香加上金黄鸡蛋的点缀，真是一道色香味俱佳的美食。

你来我的家乡，我请你吃这里的风味小吃——东北饺子，保你大饱口福。快来吧！

虽然一直生活在西安，但有幸到我的家乡江西去考察旅行，这些地方在江西的时候我一直没有去过，这次让我重新去认识我的家乡。

婺源李坑，刚进景区，真的觉得回到了自己小时候的农村。进村后再看见这样的小桥人家，马上变化。但是李坑由于在修高速，整体的破坏了李坑的美，特别是在村的山上往下拍，一道高速大煞风景。另外就是李坑到处在大兴土木，到处听到锯声，李坑，真的没有想象中那么地美，来李坑，一定要买樟木的东东，无论是大的几百浮雕还是一块钱的小樟木驱蚊平安符小手链，如果方便还是值得拥有的。因为后来发现在其它地方没有如此优惠的价格。

后来我们到了彩虹桥景区，看到这样一座古老的桥，干净得可以洗菜的河水，真的安静得感觉是自己打扰了时光的感觉。

我最惊喜的发现是后来新开发的景区－篁岭，篁岭的古村落，徽派建筑。春夏秋冬都会看到四季花海，夏天可以坐看雨，秋天可以看到晒秋景色，冬看雪。刚下好雨，静静地呆在多年的房子里看对面的变幻的云海。怎一个美字了得。

离开中国最美的乡村婺源，来到我从来没去过的庐山，没有三清山的秀美，但是名气压倒一切。在这里，最便宜的一柱香要50起，所以当香炉都以钱论英雄的时候，神灵我只能说对不起。我不信佛，但是我尊重。因为外婆是忠实的佛教信徒，到有香火的地方我都会放点香火钱。到庐山之后，不由得怀念起在云丘山了的香火，十块钱可以烧，30还行，300多也行，至少还能接受，当然我就更怀念西安财神庙给点钱随心意而就可以点香的地方，更怀念南普佗寺千年的香火，直接可以免费领香，对所有人完全免费开放。庐山给我最意外的是如琴湖的美，刚出发的时候，竟然雾到连小亭都没有看到。美国著名的一位旅行家说过一句话：我觉得世界上最美的一把琴在庐山上。等下山之后，竟然雾变轻了，看见小亭，湖水，远处的青山，配上庐山的烟雨蒙蒙，真的如处仙境。

看庐山的美景真的只能说缘分，看到太阳很正常，下雨也很正常。一切的一切就在你去的时候天给你一个什么样的庐山。三叠泉很美，庐山唯一一条徒步线路，走过五座桥就到了，可是我等我花了几小时去到三叠泉的时候是雾色正浓。唯有风和雨的声音，对于美景，只能想象在心中。庐山上的猴子，对所有的感觉吃的东西非常敏感，背好包是必须的。甚至直接从客人手中抢东西。剥鸡蛋的水平很是了得。

个人觉得，对于外地游客来说，江西的整体服务意识有待提高，对服务生等还不能有太高的要求。作为江西人，对这片土地永远是无限的热爱的。

也许等我老了，我会回到我的家乡，到那里坐看花开花落。我要3月份的时候回去，去挖一挖翠竹笋，我再去感觉下我为什么连被笋绊倒也找不到它。我要4月份去看故乡满山的大红色映山红，没有任何的载培，大红的一树，紫红的一树；它们就静静地在那里；深山里的香花，以及深山里的幽兰花。到现在都不明白为什么幽兰花那么地香。还要去采一次茶，屋前屋后的茶叶树，嫩嫩的茶叶，与农药无关。我要6月份的时候回去，去摘野山上的杨梅。一盆盆在那放着，吃到牙倒为止。曾经我为之竟然旷过课。那天听小学同学说我不时候从来不怕迟到，我竟有点不相信自己。我要7月份的时候回去，去看远山的雨是如何以最快的速度到我的眼前，而且太阳就在那里，然后彩虹升起；我要中秋节的时候回去，去看我门口的金黄色桂花树，在那棵树上，我躺在最低的那个枝头上，唱过歌，也曾爬上过最高的那个枝头，跟鸟抢过枝头。更是曾经赶走过一批批想要一枝桂花的小孩们。中秋节，当风雨过后，整个村子的桂花香。当然，我会再次去捡板粟。我要过年前回去，和妈妈再做一次腊肉；磨豆腐做豆泡。

我还想冬天的时候，再去我小时候去拜过年的地方，雪在大树上如此地晶莹剔透；山里亲戚的大块的土猪肉是如何的香。其实再回家，一切都变了，但我的心未变。青春是一段荒芜的旅行。

我是一个怀旧的人。怀旧很多很多个时刻。正如今天无意中看到的一句话，好像是余光中说的：我的童年不像童话，但我的童年像童年。我想，我的童年也对得起这句话，无论也多么地辛苦过。

Good morning, my dear teachers, my dear professors. I am very glad to be here for your interview. My name is song yonghao, I am 22 years old .I come from luoyang, a very beautiful ancient city. my undergraduate period will be accomplished in changan university in July ,2004;and now, I am trying my best for obtaining a key to tongji university.

Generally speaking, I am a hard working student especially do the thing I am interested in. I will try my best to finish it no matter how difficult it is. when I was sophomore, I found web design very interesting, so I learned it very hard . to weaver a homepage for myself, I stayed with my personal computer for half a month, and I am the first one in my class who own his homepage. Furthermore, I am a person with great perseverance. During the days preparing for the first examination, I insist on running every day, no matter what the weather was like. And just owning to this, I could concentrate on my study and succeeded in the end.

Well, in my spare time, I like basketball, tennis and Chinese chess. Also English is my favorite. I often go to English corner to practice my oral English on every Thursday, and write compositions to improve my witting ability .but I know my English is not good enough, I will continue studying.

Ok, that is all, thank you for your attention.

I am very lucky because I have a happy family. There are three people in my family.They are Dad,Mum and I .

My father is a worker .He works in a factory near our school. He likes his work very much.In his spare time, he often goes fishing.Sometimes he likes watching TV at home. My mother is a farmer. She is very diligent and kind.She works hard on our farm every day.I am a middle school student. I am studying in No.5 Middle School . I am in Class Three, Grade One. I am very good at English , I love our school and teachers . I like oranges ,pears bananas and apples very much . I also like doing housework and watching TV. I love my Dad and Mum verymuch. They also love me, and are very strict with me .Sometimes ,I also teach them a little English. I am vey glad to have such a happy and warm family.

我很幸运，应为我有一个很快乐的家庭。我们家有三个人，就是我，我爸爸和妈妈。

我的父亲是一位工人，他就在我们学校附件的工厂工作，他十分热爱他的工作，闲暇时分，他喜爱钓鱼。有时他也喜欢在家看电视。我的母亲是一位农业劳作者，她十分勤奋，也很仁慈，她每天都在农场上辛勤劳作。我是一位中学学生，就读于第五中学一年级三班，我的英语很好，我爱我的学校和老师，我十分喜欢吃橙子，香蕉，梨子和苹果。我也喜欢做作业和看电视。我喜欢我的爸爸妈妈，他们也爱我，虽然他们对我很严厉，有时我还教他们几句英文，我因为有这样一个快乐温暖的家庭而开心!

我的家乡在湖南岳阳，它坐落在美丽的洞庭湖畔旁，那里风景优美，物产丰富，美丽极了！

春天，柳树抽出新的枝条，长出嫩绿的叶子，春风吹来，枝条在林间摇来摇去，就像在跟春天一起跳舞。黄黄的油菜花开满了整片原野，它们看起来像一个个开心的笑脸。

夏天，树木松松懒懒，长成了一大片，从天上看像一团团绿色的云朵。知了热得直乱叫，小池塘里的荷花开了，就像一个小姑娘穿上了粉红色的裙子，小鱼在池塘里游来游去仿佛把荷叶当成了自己的遮阳伞。

秋天，大地铺上了金色的地毯。果园里，瓜果飘香，苹果红透了脸，圆鼓鼓的橘子压弯了枝头，甜甜的甘蔗让美丽的家乡变得香味迷人。

冬天，雪花飞舞，树上积满了白雪，仿佛开满了梨花，洁白的雪可干净了，听说有些还可以吃呢！西北风呼呼地刮过树梢，河面结了厚厚的冰，就像一幅生动的图画，整个世界披上了银白色的大衣。

啊！美丽的家乡，我想念你春天的妩媚，夏天的活力，秋天的果实，冬天的雪花，希望你越来越美！

We had a good time and it was the best birthday party ever．

Today is my birthday and Im so excited about it.In the morning I put a note on the table for my mum and it said,"Today is my birthday,dont forget it!"At school,I got many gifts and cards for my classmates and had a lot of fun.But I was still expecting the birthday party after school.

When it was time to leave school I couldnt wait to go home.When I open the door,there wasnt anybody in the house.There was only a note that said,"Coming home late tonight,mum and dad."I try to call them but there was no answer.I was so shocked,do they forget my birthday?How could this be!I was so sad that I couldnt eat anything.I just did my homework and waited for them.

And then,things changed completely.It was about time for dinner,my mother called and told me to go to the restanrant near our house.When I got there I couldnt believed my eyes.Everybody was there:my parents,my relatives,my friends and even my classmates.There was so many gifts and a big cake.What a surprising birthday party!

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m very happy to be here with all of you. Thank you for giving me such a great opportunity to present myself.

Well, may name is 马可(此处可替换), and you can call me Michael if you like. I am from Hangzhou, China. It is a wonderful tourist city. If you have a chance to visit my hometown, I will be glad to show you around.

Well, today I’m here to fight for a chance to work in your company. You know, to be a part of you is a dream that has taken roots in my heart, because your company has a very good reputation, and I heard you offer great conditions for the right person. So that’s why I’m here.

Finally, I sincerely hope my dream could come true. And I will prove myself to be a valuable asset to your company. Thank you.

我的家乡抚顺地处辽宁东部，占地1万2千平方公里，拥有230万人口的抚顺，是一座因历史而影响中国，以资源而闻名世界的现代工业城市，也是历史文化厚重、人文景观独特、自然风光秀丽的中国优秀旅游城市。

抚顺是清王朝的发祥地。抚顺处处充满了神异的色彩，被称为“启运之地”（鸿运开启的地方）的抚顺是瑞气素生的龙兴之地，清王朝在这里奠定了康乾盛世的根基，世界文化遗产、清朝关外三陵之首——永陵，依然伫立在兴京城神奇的启运山下。当年努尔哈赤登基称汗的后金第一都——赫图阿拉城是国家4A级旅游景区，觉尔察城、御路古榆、启运神树无不向人昭示着那段神奇的历史，引起游人无尽的遐思。

抚顺时时洋溢着浓郁的满乡风情，被誉为“中华满族第一乡”的新宾县内，中华满族风情园中那全国唯一的满族历史文化长廊、满族博抚顺是满族的发祥地。抚顺时时洋溢着浓郁的满乡风情，被誉为“中华满族第一乡”的新宾县内，中华满族风情园中那全国唯一的满族历史文化长廊、满族博物馆、满族老街、满族农庄，满族美食不仅让您亲身感受风情万种的满族民俗，深刻了解满族文化和历史，同时也让您为一个自强不息的弱小民族在这块热土上发展壮大，为推动中国历史文化写下精彩篇章的历史而感慨万分。

我爱我的家乡抚顺！

Nowadays playing computer games is a very common hobbies, especially among young people and teenagers. However there are many arguements on whether computer games are advantageous to people or not.

Although many people doubt the advantages of computer games, if used wisely computer games can actually be used in educational purposes, for example typing games to allow students to learn typing English or Chinese. Also another advantage of computer game is that the games may be played together among friends or family members, which may improve the relationship between family members and allow parents to know more about their children on their hobbies and interests.

However computer games if misused can also have very bad effects on human beings. Firstly spending long time in front of the computer screen will bring to various health problems, such as eye sore, back pain and headache. Also if people spend too much time on computer games rather than the work they should do, for example school work for students and projects and presentations for employees, it may have bad effects on their real life and social life status.

It is true for everything that it is beneficial if used wisely, therefore although computer games are widely said to be bad for people, it can still be used as a good tool if used wisely.

On New Years Eve, our class had a party. The atmosphere was good.

It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding crow of a cock echoing in the hall, the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.