我的喜好的英文作文【经典20篇】

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival  the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It  sometimes called the "Lunar New Year" by Englh speakers. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; th day  called Lantern Festival. Chinese New Years Eve  known as chú xī. It literally means "Year-pass Eve".

Chinese New Year  the longest and most important festivity in the Lunar Calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year  itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Ancient Chinese New Year  a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in the most.

Celebrated in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year  considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction. These include Koreans (Seollal), Tibetans and Bhutanese (Losar), Mongolians (Tsagaan Sar), Vietnamese (Tt), and formerly the Japanese before 1873 (Oshogatsu). Outside of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, Chinese New Year  also celebrated in countries with significant Han Chinese populations, such as Singapore, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. In countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States, although Chinese New Year  not an official holiday, many ethnic Chinese hold large celebrations and Australia Post, Canada Post, and the US Postal Service sues New Years themed stamps.

Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese new year vary widely. People will pour out their money to buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. It  also the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red colour paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity”. On the Eve of Chinese New Year, supper  a feast with families. Food will include such items as pigs, ducks, chicken and sweet delicacies. The family will end the night with firecrackers. Early the next morning, children will greet their parents by whing them a healthy and happy new year, and receive money in red paper envelopes. The Chinese New Year tradition  a great way to reconcile forgetting all grudges, and sincerely wh peace and happiness for everyone.

Although the Chinese calendar traditionally does not use continuously numbered years, outside China its years are often numbered from the reign of Huangdi. But at least three different years numbered 1 are now used by various scholars, making the year 2009 "Chinese Year" 4707, 4706, or 4646.

The environment is everything around us,for example,air,water,animals,plants,buildings and so on.They all affect us in many ways and closely related to our lives.People cant live without the environment. Everybody needs to breathe air,drink water and eat food every day.We burn coal to keep warm,and we use wood to make paper.As a result,we become the part of the environment.

The environment has been getting wores and wores for many years.We have been upgrading our living standard, meanwhile the environment has been polluted.Somke form factory chimneys pollutesthe air.Machines and engines make noises that annoy us constantly.Animals are homeless because the forcests are decreasing every minute.Streets are crowded with people and vehicles.The environment painful for us to live in it now.So its time to solve those problems.

Fortunately,it isnt too late to correct our mistake.People are coming to realiza the importance of the environment.We have begun to try our best to improve it.Laws are being made dealing with air, water and noise pollution.The river be bright,the sky will be clear,the flowers will be beautiful,and the sunbeam will be dazzling and pretty.We believe that we wil be able to save our environment and live in a better world

Today, I came to the breakfast. See the lads with chopsticks busy busy. So

I took a seat, a young man walked to come over and ask me to eat something, so I

had a bowl of beef noodles peppers. Soon, a noodles. I take chopsticks, soon

finished eating. On the way to school, I also think that bowl noodles.

今天，我来到了早餐店。只见店里的伙计们端着碗筷忙来忙去。于是我找了一个位子坐下了，一位年轻的伙计走了过来，问我要吃点什么，于是我报了一碗青椒牛肉面。很快，一碗面就出来了。我拿上筷子，很快就吃完了。在去学校的路上，我还想着那碗好吃的面。

From small to large, I have a lot of wishes. What I want most now is that the world will be peace.

Though our Chinese children live in a peaceful area, I know that the world is not peaceful, some places are still in war, and many children are still suffering from the war. Whenever I saw the war on TV, the scene of blood splashing all over the earth was stained with red and clear river. When I saw children running around and homeless everywhere during the war, I cant see it. At this moment, I wish the world to peace! Why those invaders cant give up the greedy desire? Why cant they just for the sake of the future of the children and stop the war? The relentless war swept away their homes, looted their relatives, also swept away their future.

How I hope the world will be able to peace! By that time, everyone has extended the hand of friendship, and everyone is equal and free. No aggressor growl, nor angry rebel, nor callous bombing of the war, everywhere is full of sweet singing of children, how much better to the world! Overweeningly ambitious invaders, as long as you learn to give up, give up ambition and greed, there will be no war in the world, become full of happy world!

I hope my wish will come true.

Winter came and the north wind blew up. The snow was heaped on the roof, on the ground, and in the pond a thick layer of ice. I dont have to pass the final exam,

A group of children were attracted by the white snow. They put on thick cotton padded clothes and went to the snow to play happily. Some of them are having a snowball fight, see, such a cold day, they can play the sweaty; some in the snowman, look, they pile up can be really nice; and in skiing, they had a good time!

How beautiful the winter is!

In the second eye, 20XX slipped like a naughty child, and a new 20XX came out of my head in front of me. Ha-ha！ The new year has arrived, and I also have a new plan.

In our house, Im a good snack. In the past year, I always cant control my mouth. I always find an excuse: I am in the critical period of long body growth. It doesnt matter if I eat more. Oh! No, my height is 1.55 meters long, and I can become stronger in the transverse direction. The weight has reached 90 Jin. I have not even participated in the sports meeting. The new year, I want to hold his own small mouth, not on any delicacy all comers, to ensure their own health conditions, more exercise, long stature, less horizontal development.

I think there is a bad habit of writing homework. Its too close to posture. Because my eyes cant bear it. I also become a "four eye family". The doctor told me that I still have a low degree now, it is false myopia, if it is correct posture, pay attention to eye use, or can remove glasses. Oh, good hope, I want to get rid of the bad habit of sitting in the new year, glasses, you wait, I will soon be with you to worship.

My family is about half an hours walk from the school. Before, my mother was not at ease, and I was afraid of wasting time. She was transported by battery car to me, which was neither electricity nor environmental protection. In the new year, Im going to school they go, because this section of the road to school early are familiar with the road, and also met with my classmates, not what to fear; and I do a lot of small cards at home, write English words, can walk in the back, time will not be waste. Mother saw my plan, which was both green and healthy, and nod agreed.

New years new year plan, new years new hope, refueling!

Leifeng was known as a pattern that offered help to others selflessly. He

devoted all this life into his beloved career as well. I, myself, was totally

shocked by his character.

Such is human nature; people trace the good, water flows to low. Everyone

should copy his sprit as our daily life goes instead of uttering a meaningless

slogan “learn from Leifeng, our decent idol”, so that we could definitely see a

lot more smiling faces rather than conflict.

To help others is not a hard thing, however, what you need is to consist

doing it. Take myself as an example. I am the representative of Math, to collect

homework is my daily task, however, I would turn them to the right page for

shorten the time for teachers when correcting them.

I strongly propose that we shall see a better world if each of us treat

Leifeng as our model and copy his spirit.

Today,myparentstookmetomygrandfathershome.ItalkedwithmygrandfatherforalittlewhileandthenIplayedwithmybrothersandsisters.Afterawhile,myelderlybrothersuggestedgoingtotheparkandhavingarest."Thatsagoodidea."Isaid.Thenwepreparedfortheouting.However,afterlunch,theskyturneddarkandrainedheavily.Therefore,ourplanwasanimpossibleduetothebadweather.Howpityitwas!Alltheafternoon,wecouldonlyhavefuninhouse.Weplayedcards,watchedTVandplayedcomputergames.Wewerehappy,butwestillhopedthatwecangooutnexttime.

I opened the "our festival", the first thing I saw is the introduction of the Spring Festival. Spring Festival is one of the oldest festivals in our country. Where does my hometown show the atmosphere of the Spring Festival? Lets look at it.

Before the Spring Festival, I saw on TV that the meals in the hotel were all booked. It shows that everyone is reunited with their family. 10 days before the Spring Festival, I noticed that the traffic in the train was getting bigger and bigger, and I couldnt even buy the tickets. What was the matter? It turns out that all people in other places want to go home and celebrate the Spring Festival. So, the flow of people home is getting higher and bigger.

Before the Spring Festival, I found that there are a lot of people who sell fireworks in the street, arent there? The traditional customs of our country during the Spring Festival! On the night of the Spring Festival, in the sound of thunderous firecrackers, fireworks flashes up and radiates a variety of gleaming rings in the night sky. Some are like chrysanthemums, some are like waterfalls, others are like big trees and golden lights. Some are like small lanterns full of sky. They are really gorgeous. Thousands of spectators are cheering with loud cheers.

After the Spring Festival, the people of our country should have an atmosphere of red and red fire and joy and bustle. You see, small red couplets, firecrackers red, red paper-cut, the old man for children red envelopes, new clothes, children red, paste “ Fu ” the word red, red lanterns and red, Chinese junction is red … … … … the whole country a piece of red.

The Spring Festival is celebrating the festival, more is a good day for thousands of households together, in this new years day, people in happiness and peace with a day every year, countries better every year.

Today, I want to do something for my mother, but what do you do? I thought and thought - finally, I came up with a good idea. Clean up your home before mom comes back.

After the idea was made, I started to get busy at home. I picked up the broom first and began to sweep the floor. In a moment, the floor was swept clean by me! Next, Im going to wipe the table, wet the towel first, then wring it hard, and start rubbing it back and forth on the table. After my efforts, the table was shimmered by me.

At this time, my mother came back, she saw my sweat, I knew everything, he said I was a good child!

During the summer holidays， my fahter and I visited Beijing. On the second day after we got to Beijing， the guide took us to climb the Great Wall. On that day， it was sunny. It took us forty minutes to reach the foot of the Great Wall. It was for the first time that I saw the Great Wall. Oh， how grand and magnificent it is!

I couldn‘t wait to climb upward， taking my father‘s hand. How many people climbing the Great Wall are! My father and I took photos among the crowd as we climbed. After half an hour. I felt a little tired. My fahter encouraged me in the words， "Teng Teng， do you know that you are not a man if you fail to reach the Great Wall? Come on!" Hearing that， I refreshed myself and tried my best to climb up. In the end， I reached the Hero Slope. I felt very happy and proud， standing on the Hero Slope. I felt myself to be a real man now.

译文：《爬长城》

放暑假了，爸爸带我到北京区游玩。到北京的第二天，导游就带我们去爬长城。那天，阳光灿烂。我们坐了大约四十分钟的车来到长城脚下。我第一次看到长城。啊!多么雄伟，多么壮观。

我迫不及待地拉着爸爸往上爬。爬长城的人可真多啊!我和爸爸挤在人群中，一边爬，一边拍照。爬了半个小时，我感到有点累了。爸爸鼓励我说：“腾腾，你知道吗?不到长城非好汉。你可要加油啊!”听了爸爸的话，我打起精神，拼命地往上爬。最后，我终于爬到了好汉坡。站在好汉坡上，我感到无比的高兴和自豪!我感觉自己也成了一个好汉!

[爬长城英文日记作文

My Table LampMy Table Lamp

I have a beautiful table lamp A year ago, my parents bought it for me. I use it when I’m doing my homework. I like it very much. It is black and red. The light from it is soft; it isn’t bad for my eyes. Every weekend I clean it, so it’s very clean all the time.

My brother also has a table lamp. But it is broken. Mine is very good because I take good care of it. My table lamp has a wonderful name. Its name is Hong Xin. It helps me a lot with my study. It’s my best friend.

[我的台灯英文作文

From a first grade to now, I most respected teacher is teaching us Chinese teacher David, David teacher long is very beautiful, she is a tall, thin, curved eyebrows under have a pair of intense big eyes, her smile will show two sweet dimples, appear very cordial. She is not only lively and interesting in class, but also strict in our study. I like her very much.

Teacher Davids lectures are lively and interesting, and each class is immersed in a happy atmosphere. Sometimes David teacher give us face turned red when content is excited, the students all listened with relish, sometimes, the teacher let us arranging, play according to the content of the text will make her rich expression, funny action, yinde classmates laughed, each lesson we all spent in happy learning.

Teacher David is very strict with us. Once, my homework was almost finished, and there were only a few words left. I managed to cope with the past. The next day, the homework was sent down, and I looked at it and said, "is this like a word written by a serious student?" I was so sorry to see other students who got full marks. In the evening, I read a word in a word and actually wrote the homework. When the homework was sent back, it was 100 plus star! I am very happy, deeply realized that it is the teachers little drops of my request to me to make continuous progress!

Not only did miss David strictly request us, but she also cared for and loved us, and sometimes played with us like friends. I was very happy to have such a teacher. When I grow up, I will be a good teacher like David.

Dear Miss Jiang,

I am writing to share my ideas about our English class. Now, our main

material in the class is the textbook, which is reasonable. But I think we can

get some other resources, such as English magazines, songs, movies and so on. We

can learn the basic knowledge from out textbook, and get some more from other

materials. In addition, those materials are more authentic and practical, which

will be useful to our learning. Besides, by doing so, we can get more fun from

learning and develop our interest to English. Please take good consideration of

my advice. Thank you!

Sincerely yours

Bella

尊敬的蒋老师：

您好!我写信是想和你谈谈我对英语课的想法。现在我们上课用的主要材料是课本，这是合理的。但是我认为我们可以获取一些其他资源，比如英语杂志，歌曲，电影等等。我们可以从课本上学到基本的知识，同时从其他材料获取更多知识。另外，那些材料更真实和实用，这对于我们的学习会有好处的。此外，通过这样做我们可以从学习中获得更多乐趣从而培养我们对英语的兴趣。请您认真考虑我的建议，谢谢!

Dear Lisa,

Hows it going? My winter break is coming soon, and here are my plans: Im going to read five novels because I love reading. I realized that I have gained a lot of weight, so I also plan to exercise every day until I lose five kilograms. Moreover, I want to watch some good movies, too. After all, the vacation is for us to relax! Right? Haha. Do you have any plans for your winter break? Write back soon! I miss you tons!

Love,

Good afternoon, teachers.

I am very glad to be here for this interview. First let me introduce myself. My name is abc, 25 years old. I come from Weifang, a beautiful city of Shandong Province. I graduated from Commercial College in July, 2001 and major in finance. Then, I was a teacher in abc, When I was a senior school student, I am interested in thought and began to read a certain classic work of Marxism, especially I finished reading “the florilegium of Mao ZeDong”. From then on, I have dabbled in more and more theoretical works and accumulated great interests in theory study, especially in Marxism.

I have a dream, a dream of my study. I wish devote my whole life and energy into the development of the Marxism. If I have the opportunity to study in abc University, I’ll dabble in as much as document about the specialty as possible. If it is possible, I want to get the primary accomplishment in my major, at least, a stable basis.

Personally, for today’s China, the first task to the development of Marxism is a process of construction. That’s to say, we should understand Marxism mostly from the aspect of construction and development of social society. Only when our socialistic country has a more rapid and balance development than the capitalistic, we can enhance the attractiveness and persuasion of Marxism eventually.

my name is . i am from . there are people in my family. my father works in a computer company. he is a computer engineer. my mother works in a international trade company. she is also a busy woman. i have a older sister and a younger brother. my sister is a junior in national taiwan university. she majors in english. my brother is an elementary school student. he is 8 years old.

hello,everyone. my name is giffer and im 12-year-old .i am very pleased to be admitted to the xicheng foreign language school. my favourite subject is chinese and english. my hobby is blown flute and reading. there is also a very good orchestra here. the school orchestra and this will allow me to learn a lot of knowledge in this three years. i want to study well. to give our parents and ourselves a satisfactory answer at this holiday. i took part in the training of the orchestra. participated in the torch relay task. i will learn a lot and i hope that i can learn more knowledge at this secondary school.

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大家好，我叫giffer，今年12岁。很高兴今年考上了西城外国语中学。我喜欢的科目是语文、英语、我的爱好是吹长笛、看书。在这里也有一个很好的管乐团.这个学校和这个乐团能让我学习到很多知识.在这三年里。我要好好学习，给自己和家长一个满意的答卷，在这个假期，我参加了管乐团的训练，参加了火炬传递的任务，学到了很多东西，我希望我能在这所中学学到更多的知识。

1.A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight (P.B.Shelley, British poet)

伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。(英国诗人 雪莱 P B)

2.A novel is a mirror walking along a main road. (Stendhcl,French writer)

一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。(法国作家 司汤达)

3.A picture is a poem without words. (Horace, ancient Roman poet)

一幅画是一首没有文字的诗歌。(古罗马诗人 贺拉斯)

4.A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin. (E.de Goncourt, French writer)

诗人是这样的人，他架起通向星星的梯子——一边爬梯子一边拉提琴。(法国作家 龚古尔 E)

5.A poet is born, not made. (L.A.Florus, Ancient Roman poet)

诗人靠天分，不是靠培养。(古罗马诗人 弗洛鲁 L A)

6.Any one who conducts an argument by appealing to authourity is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. (Da Vinci, Italian painter)

一个借着引经据典来辩论的人，不是在运用自己的才智，他是在运用自己的记忆力。(意大利画家 达·芬奇)

7.Art is a lie that tells the truth. (Picasso, Spanish painter)

美术是揭示真理的谎言。(西班牙画家 毕加索)

8.Art is long, and time is fleeting. (Longfellow, American poet)

艺术是永恒的，时间则是瞬息即逝的。(美国诗人 朗费罗)

9.Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it ! (Robert Motherwell, American painter)

艺术远没有生活重要，但是没有艺术生活是多么乏味呀！(美国画家 马赦韦尔 R)

10.Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling theorist has experienced. (Len Tolstoy, Russian writer)

艺术不是手艺，它是艺术家的体验到的感情的传递。(俄国作家托尔斯泰。L)

11.Art is the mold of feeling as language is the mold of thought. (Susanne Langer, American philosopher)

艺术是感情的模制品，犹如语言是思想的模制品。(美国哲学家 兰格 S)

12.Art is the object of feeling, and the subject of nature. (S.K.langer, American philosopher and educator)

艺术是情感的客观表现。也是本性的主观反映。(美国哲学家、教育家 兰格 S K)

13.Art is the right hand of nature. The latter only gave us being, but the former made us men. (Friedrich Schiller, German poet)

艺术是自然的右手。自然只让我们存在，而艺术创造我们的人类。(德国诗人 席勒 F)

14.Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travel. (Theocore Dreser, American novelist)

好画犹如佳肴，只可意会，不可言传。(法国画家 弗拉曼克 M)

15.Good painting is like good cooking; it ca n be tasted, but not explained. (Maurice de vlaminck, French painter)

简单地说，伟大的文学就是包涵极其丰富意义的语言。(美国诗人 庞德 E)

16.Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree (Ezra Poud, American poet)

幽默被人正确地解释为“以诚挚表达感受，寓深思于嬉笑”。(美国诗人 庞德 E)

17.Humor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest. (Mark Twain, American novelist)

我写作只是为了增加自身的美。(美国作家 杰克·伦敦)

18.I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. (Jack London, American writer)

音乐要用心灵去听，用头脑去感觉。(法国作家 雨果 V)

[英文文化篇名言警句

A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight (P.B.Shelley, British poet)

伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。(英国诗人 雪莱 P B)

A novel is a mirror walking along a main road. (Stendhcl,French writer)

一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。(法国作家 司汤达)

A picture is a poem without words. (Horace, ancient Roman poet)

一幅画是一首没有文字的诗歌。(古罗马诗人 贺拉斯)

A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin. (E.de Goncourt, French writer)

诗人是这样的人，他架起通向星星的梯子――一边爬梯子一边拉提琴。(法国作家 龚古尔 E)

A poet is born, not made. (L.A.Florus, Ancient Roman poet)

诗人靠天分，不是靠培养。(古罗马诗人 弗洛鲁 L A)

Any one who conducts an argument by appealing to authourity is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. (Da Vinci, Italian painter)

一个借着引经据典来辩论的人，不是在运用自己的才智，他是在运用自己的记忆力。(意大利画家 达?芬奇)

Art is a lie that tells the truth. (Picasso, Spanish painter)

美术是揭示真理的谎言。(西班牙画家 毕加索)

Art is long, and time is fleeting. (Longfellow, American poet)

艺术是永恒的，时间则是瞬息即逝的。(美国诗人 朗费罗)

Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it ! (Robert Motherwell, American painter)

艺术远没有生活重要，但是没有艺术生活是多么乏味呀！(美国画家 马赦韦尔 R)

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling theorist has experienced. (Len Tolstoy, Russian writer)

艺术不是手艺，它是艺术家的体验到的感情的传递。(俄国作家托尔斯泰。L)

Art is the mold of feeling as language is the mold of thought. (Susanne Langer, American philosopher)

艺术是感情的模制品，犹如语言是思想的模制品。(美国哲学家 兰格 S)

Art is the object of feeling, and the subject of nature. (S.K.langer, American philosopher and educator)

艺术是情感的客观表现。也是本性的主观反映。(美国哲学家、教育家 兰格 S K)

Art is the right hand of nature. The latter only gave us being, but the former made us men. (Friedrich Schiller, German poet)

艺术是自然的右手。自然只让我们存在，而艺术创造我们的人类。(德国诗人 席勒 F)

Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travel. (Theocore Dreser, American novelist)

好画犹如佳肴，只可意会，不可言传。(法国画家 弗拉曼克 M)

Good painting is like good cooking; it ca n be tasted, but not explained. (Maurice de vlaminck, French painter)

简单地说，伟大的文学就是包涵极其丰富意义的语言。(美国诗人 庞德 E)

Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree (Ezra Poud, American poet)

幽默被人正确地解释为“以诚挚表达感受，寓深思于嬉笑”。(美国诗人 庞德 E)

Humor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest. (Mark Twain, American novelist)

我写作只是为了增加自身的美。(美国作家 杰克?伦敦)

I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. (Jack London, American writer)

音乐要用心灵去听，用头脑去感觉。(法国作家 雨果 V)

In music one must think with the heart and feel with the bra

[有关英文的名言警句

Dear Santa Claus,

Im Eddie. Ive been good for the past year. Very good! I want a crocodile

doll, and I want everything I want. Its up to you and the elves. My brothers

name is Jaxton, and Im sure hell grow up a lot by Christmas. Get him some

diapers. When I was three years old, he once peed in my mouth and I vomited. Get

mom a new breast pump. Get my dad a new pair of pants and pants. I love Rudolph

in the reindeer, Elation, dancer. What flavor of biscuit would you like?

I love you... Am I great?

Love, Eddie

Of course, there are those who feel that Santa cant deliver on his

promise, such as this one...

Its the new years day. This morning, I went to bed early, youll wake the sleeping mother, told her to take me to play cuipingshan. My mother had no choice but to climb out of bed reluctantly.

We came to the street and the streets were crowds of people. The door of the store was filled with colorful balloons, and the merchants were doing all kinds of promotional activities and attracted many consumers. We slowly came to the foot of the mountain. Also really many cuipingshan people ah. Weve been climbing to the top of the mountain, and we are tired of panting. We run to feed dove. Dove pointed mouth shell, reddish pink. The two eyes were like a black ruby. Its feathers are white and white, and the two claws are pink and very lovely. I feed them with the feed I bought, and they just peck the feed on my hand with a sharp mouth shell, making my heart tickle. These dove are very naughty, they fly to my head in a moment, and then fly to my shoulder, and soon it makes me laugh.

We went to the Pearl plaza. Some people watch fish at the lake, some play badminton, some are skipping rope. They have a bright smile on their faces and the joy of the new year.