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九年级关于春节的英语作文带翻译【精品20篇】

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I am planning to spend my summer holiday on sports this year.Playing

basketball is always my favourite,so some of my classmates and I will form a

small team and play basketball together.Sometimes we may have a match against

some other teams and I do enjoy the sense when we win the game.

我计划今年的暑假要花费在运动上.打篮球一直是我最热爱的,所以我的一些同学和我将会组建一个小队并且互相打比赛.有时我们可以和其他球队进行对抗比赛,我很享受当我们赢得比赛时的感觉.

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篇1:高考满分英语作文附翻译

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Dear David,

Im glad youll come to Beijing to learn Chinese. Chinese is very useful, and many foreigners are learning it now. Its difficult for you because its quite different from English. You have to remember as many Chinese words as possible. Its also important to do some reading and writing. You can watch TV and listen to the radio to practise your listening. Do your best to talk with people in Chinese. You can learn Chinese not only from books but also from people around you. If you have any questions, please ask me. Im sure youll learn Chinese well.

Hope to see you soon in Beijing.

Yours,

Wang Ming

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亲爱的大卫,

我很高兴你会来北京学习中文。中国是非常有益的,许多外国人正在学习,现在。这很难为你,因为它是相当的英语不同。你要记住尽可能多的中国话。同样重要的是做一些阅读和写作。你可以看电视,听广播练习你的听力。你最好不要谈论与中国人民。你可以学习汉语,不仅从书本上,而且从你周围的人。如果您有任何问题,请问我。我敢肯定你会学好中文。

希望能尽快看到你在北京。

此致,

王明

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篇2:英语封信带翻译

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In my heart, my father is a great man, he wakes up early and goes to work,

in the event, he goes home late. He is working so hard, all he does is for the

family and to support my education. Once I ask him if he is tired, he smiles and

says that I am his sweet burden. I feel so moved, his love for me is so

deep.

在我心里,我的爸爸是个伟大的人,他很早就起来上班,在晚上,他很晚才回家。他一直都很努力工作,他所做的一切都是为了家庭和支持我的教育。曾经我问他是否感到很累,他对我微笑,说我是他甜蜜的负担。我很感动,他对我的爱是如此的深。

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篇3:圣诞节英语作文和翻译

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Today is Christmas Eve once a year. We have three at home. We burn delicious hot pot in the kitchen for mom, dad and I are in the sitting room decorate the Christmas tree together.

First of all, my father and I put the branches stretching, then put the tree is installed on a tripod.

Finally, my father and I put the small bells, Musical Instruments, gifts, fawn, Santa Claus, bowknot, five-pointed star and snowflake decorations hanging in the branches. Also has a long string of colorful lights around the branch.

A: wow! A beautiful Christmas tree appeared in front of our eyes, just like that. The mother of hot pot also burn well. The three of us to sit down and eating hot pot, hot side sing Christmas songs, was quite happy!

今天是一年一次的圣诞平安夜。我们一家三口开开心心地在家里。妈妈在厨房为我们烧美味可口的火锅,我和爸爸在客厅一起装饰圣诞树。

首先,我和爸爸把树枝舒展开来,然后把树安装在一个三角架上。最后,我和爸爸把一个个铃铛、乐器、礼物、小鹿、圣诞老人、蝴蝶结、五角星、雪花的装饰用品挂在树枝上。还把一长串五彩缤纷的彩灯绕在树枝上。

哇!一棵美丽的圣诞树就这样出现在我们的眼前。这时妈妈的火锅也烧好了。我们三人坐下来一边吃着热腾腾的火锅,一边唱着圣诞节的歌曲,真是太开心了!

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篇4:我想做一名英语翻译家六年级作文

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哲学家苏格拉底曾说:“世界上最快乐的事,莫过于为理想而奋斗”。每个人都有自己的理想,并一直朝着这个目标奋斗着,这的确是一件快乐的事。我也有我自己的理想--做一名英语翻译家。

你们一定想知道我为什么要做英语翻译家?因为我从小就喜欢英语。在我上幼儿园,第一次接触英语的时候,老师教我们读“apple苹果”,“banana香蕉”,老师怕我们不懂,还特意拿来香蕉,指着香蕉对我们说:“这是不是很像‘b’呢?上面瘦瘦的,下面胖胖的。一个个香蕉就成了banana,这样,香蕉的英语是不是很容易拼出来。”老师还教我们学了很多英语单词。从那以后,我就喜欢上了英语。

虽然这个理想对我来说是一件非常遥远的事情,但我愿意为这个理想而努力拼搏。每当我听到别人那一口流利的英语,我都非常羡慕,同时我的心灵也一样受到了鼓舞。我相信只要努力就一定可以做到。现在我会从身边的每一步开始做起,努力学好英语。我希望通过我的努力,可以实现我的梦想。

通向理想的道路是遥远的,艰辛的,但我坚信自己只要为理想奋斗,为理想拼搏,就一定能实现理想。

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篇5:封信英语翻译

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Can Money Buy Happiness?

Can money buy happiness? Different people have different opinions. Some

think yes, while others hold the opposite.

It is true that with enough money one can buy all the things one wants, and

live a life of comfort and security. However, it is equally true that lack of

money causes great distress. It is a common view that "money is the root of all

evil." The pursuit of money drives many people to cheat and steal. In some

places there is nothing that cannot be bought with money, resulting in corrupt

societies where everybody is miserable.

So, money does not necessarily mean happiness. It all depends on how it is

used. If we make honest and sensible use of money, it can be a stepping-stone to

happiness l Although money cannot buy happiness, it can make happiness possible

if it is employed sensibly.

金钱能买来幸福吗?

金钱能买来幸福吗?不同的人有不同的回答。有的人认为能,有的人则持相反的意见。

诚然一个人如果有足够的钱可以买到他想要的所有物品,过上舒适稳定的生活。然而,同样缺钱往往引起巨大的忧伤。人们常常认为“金钱是万恶之源”,对金钱的追求驱使许多人去骗去偷。在某些地方,没有钱买不到的东西,导致社会的腐化堕落。

所以,金钱并不一定就意味着幸福。这取决于怎样使用金钱,如果我们诚明智地使用金钱,它将是幸福的基石。尽管金钱买不到幸福,但它可以使幸福成为可能。

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篇6:短篇英语日记带翻译

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Today, I went out with my best friend. When we arrived at the park, it

rained. We had to run in the rain because we couldnt find a place to hide. But

we still feel happy because we could comfort each other. The rain stopped later

and I accompanied her go home. We played in her home for a while and she invited

me for dinner. I refused because I feel it will bring trouble to his family. I

am happy today because the new term is coming. I really want to see my

classmates again

今天和最好的朋友一起出去玩。我们来到公园后,却下起了好大的雨。我们无处可躲。在雨中奔跑着。可是我们却很高兴。因为有彼此的安慰。过了一会,雨停了。我陪着她回家。然后在她家玩了一会,他留我在那里吃饭。可我拒绝了,因为有些不好意思。今天我很快乐,马上就开学了,真想快点见到同学们。

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篇7:短篇英语日记带翻译

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I went to see a film in the cinema this evening. It was called Kong Fu

Panda. I love this film. It is funny but I also learned something from the film.

We should not give up things easily. We should have a good plan and make up our

mind to make our dream come true.

今天晚上我去电影院看了电影。影片教《工夫熊猫》。我爱好这部电影。很有趣可我也学到了一些东西。我们不应该轻易废弃。我们应该做个好规划,下定决心,实现梦想。

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篇8:英语日记带翻译

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I bought a jeans today

Today,I went shopping with my intimate.We set out at 11:00 by riding Ofo

bicycle.Because both of us hadn‘t eaten breakfirst.,as soon as we arrived the

street,we ate a cheese iscream respectively.Then we went to underground

market.In the market,I bought a blue jeans,and my intimate bought a short

jeans.After three hours of hanging around the street,we were very tired and

hungry,so we bought a new chicken cutlet,and then went home by bus.We were so

hungry that we ate the chicken cutlet on the bus.After I backed home,I tried my

new jeans on,my mother said that looks old,let it be,as long as I happy.

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今天我买了一条牛仔裤

今天,我和我的闺蜜去逛街。我们上午11点就骑小黄车长发了。因为我们都没有吃早餐,所以我们一到那就各自吃了一个奶酪冰淇淋。然后我们就去地下商场。在商场里,我买了一条蓝色长牛仔裤,我的闺蜜买了一条短牛仔裤。我们逛了3个小时的街之后,又饿又累,所以我们就买了正新鸡排并且坐公交车回去。因为我们实在太饿了,于是就在公交车上吃了鸡排。我回家之后,就试穿了我的新牛仔裤,我妈妈说那看起来太成熟了,管他呢,我开心就好。

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篇9:春节作文英语带翻译

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Spring Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China. On the 30th day of the year, children should pay a New Years greetings to their elders. People want to be reunited with their loved ones and have a New Years eve dinner. To stay at home, watch "Spring Festival gala", while keeping watch; At 12 am, outside the home, the window, downstairs, firecrackers sound deafening, people set off firecrackers, completely intoxicated in the Spring Festival this festive season.

I spent the Spring Festival at my mother-in-laws house. In the evening, I watched the "Spring Festival gala" as usual, and when it was getting closer to 12, the host was counting down "10,9,8... 3,2,1. As the Numbers approached, the sound grew more and more slowly, and continued until 12 o clock. When the countdown is over, our house is busy! "Happy New Year! Chinese New Year! Youre one year older." Then our family went downstairs and set off fireworks. The other day, my uncle bought a lot of firecrackers. There is a gyro, a little bee, a pearl, a world, and a lot of names. The appearance of firecrackers also has many. Flower face, butterfly... Some of heaven and earth ring 20 hair, some of the world sounds 50, and there is another 100. Of all the firecrackers, the most striking is the sound of heaven and earth. Its about the same size as a small table. I can feed four or five people. It is also heavy and requires two or three adults to move. After a long wait, the other firecrackers were finally finished. Thats the beginning! "Knock! Pa! Bam! Pa! Bam! Pa! ...... "The voice was so loud that it was like a loud thunderclap of thunder.

Although I covered my ears, when the sound was too loud, I could hear it. In the last few rounds, "bam! Bam! Bam! Pa! Wow! The explosion of firework, like a flame, scattered all around. It was a magnificent sight! When I got home, my heart was still very long. Who will clean it up? Of course its my aunt and uncle. In order to make nanjing more beautiful, they would sacrifice the time of the New Year, to be honest, meticulous, meticulous and selfless. And are now on duty of the polices uncle aunts, they in order to make the safety of the citizens have a year, in every corner of the city of nanjing, dedicated to patrol the, thought of here, I entered the beautiful dreams...

春节是我国传统节日之一。在年30这天,小朋友们要给长辈拜年,拿红包;人们要和亲人团聚,吃年夜饭;更要在家,一边看“春节联欢晚会”,一边守岁;等到凌晨12点,家外,窗边,楼下,鞭炮声震耳欲聋,人们放着鞭炮,完全沉醉在春节这欢乐的节日中。

我是在婆婆家过的春节。晚上,我照旧在看“春节联欢晚会”,当离12点越来越近时,主持人进行倒计时“10,9,8……3,2,1。”随着数字的接近,声音越来越缓慢,一直延续着,直到12点。当倒计时数完时,我们家热闹起来了了!妈妈高兴的喊道:“过年啦!过年啦!你又长大了一岁。”接着,我们一家下楼放烟火。前几天,舅舅买了许多鞭炮。有地陀螺,有小蜜蜂,有夜明珠,有天地响,还有许多叫不上名字的。鞭炮的样子也有许多。花脸,蝴蝶……有的天地响20发,有的天地响50发,还有的天地响100发。在这么多的鞭炮中,最引人注目的要数一种天地响。它的个头同一个小桌子差不多。能供四五个人吃饭。它的重量也很重,需要两三个成年人才能搬动。等了好久,终于把其他鞭炮放完了。当头好戏开始了!“嘭!啪!嘭!啪!嘭!啪!……”这声音惊天动地,好似雷公公发怒的巨响。

我虽然捂住了耳朵,当声音实在是太大,还是能听见。到了最后几发,“嘭!嘭!嘭!啪!哗哗哗哗哗!!”炸开的烟花如火焰一般向四周散去,那情景非常壮观!回到家,我的心仍然久久不能平静。谁来清理呢?当然是清洁工叔叔阿姨了。他们为了让南京更加美丽,不惜牺牲过年的时间,认认真真、仔仔细细、一丝不苟、无私奉献地打扫。还有,现在正值班的警察叔叔阿姨们,他们为了让市民们安全的过个年,在南京市的每一个角落,兢兢业业地巡逻着,想到这里,我进入了美丽的梦乡……

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篇10:春节放烟火的英语作文

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It was thirty of the year. We had a new year. We were very happy. We put on new clothes and went out to play. The most favorite thing for children to play is to set off firecrackers. We came to buy firecracker shop to buy a box of small, can not wait to come to the place where few people lit a cannon, put it into the bottle with “ ” a bottle of “ &rdquo a whoosh; straight to the clouds, to limit the fun. Happy we jump three feet high.

In the evening, it is time to eat the years night dinner, several of our children have agreed, and wait after dinner in my small yard inside the fire. After eating, I asked grandpa to put the long bought fireworks in the yard. As they came, my grandpa announced to start shooting, so I picked up a happy paradise “ ” uncle lit a sweet to me, I think the fireworks would suddenly explode; a point I quickly fling caution to the winds only listen to “ ” PA; a sound but I have a cold sweat.

When my grandfather brought “ &rdquo, “ 10000 joy; Donald Mickey ” and “ fruit treasure agent ” any of various uncle and I bent down, picked up the incense, close to the firing line, I was very frightened, hurriedly ran to the balcony of my house “ Dong Ba ” “ Dong Ba ” a loud noise; we look to the sky; a beautiful fireworks in the sky spread, Ambilight, gorgeous fireworks, who sometimes like Liyudiaolongmen, sometimes like a day with flowers; sometimes like butterflies; sometimes like a bud just ready to burst. The red symbolizes the festive fireworks, blue symbolizes wisdom, green symbolizes vitality, yellow symbolizes warmth, purple symbolizes the romance of any of various riotous with colour intoxicated, addictive. Followed by &ldquo ” a crackling sound; a peony red rose to the sky, suddenly appeared in the sky after another large “ peony, ” the slightest petals stretched open wider, became a huge crystal hanging lamp lantern cover in our head, green and yellow purple sea. We are unable to restrain the emotions to applaud, head repeatedly praise, too beautiful! Its beautiful!

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篇11:春节饮食文化英语

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Food between China and Western countries are totally different styles. China has 5000 years history. We probably spend half of time on food. Chinese people choice food very carefully. They only use fresh material to make food. For example they only eat fresh fish.

Chinese have a lot of ideas and techniques for cooking. We can cook a chicken in over ten ways. That’s why Chinese food is so popular in the world. Western country like English or American, they don’t have fresh food because they buy their food from supermarket which only sells stored materials. Western people would also prefer fast food like burgers and chips.

They are unhealthy to human body. Western people do not have many skills for cooking, mostly they only boil, steam and bake the food. By the way, western people are very good at making desert and chocolate. They can make very good cake and chocolate. They are very sweet but it’s sort of food which make you become fat quickly.

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篇12:短篇英语日记带翻译

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Today was realiy boring.I went nowhere,I just stayed at home because the

weather was rainy.The rain was raining heavily in the sky.And there was much

dirty water on the ground.

今天可真无聊。我哪儿也没去,就呆在家里,因为今天是雨天。天空中下着倾盆大雨,而且地上汇集着许多污水。

I watched TV,but all the shows were long and long soap operas.I didnt like

them!Then I read a book,but they were too difficult for me.So I couldnt get

it!Computer games were also difficult and boring...

我看了电视,但是所有的节目都是长长的电视连续剧,我不喜欢它们!然后我读了一本书,但是它对我来说太深奥了,我无法理解!电脑游戏也很困难而且无聊……

In short,the day was boring.I flet so bad!

总而言之,今天真无聊。我感觉太差了!

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篇13:庆祝春节高一英语作文

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The Lunar New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring . Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree, however, that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means year , was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.

One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said, I hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents? So, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.

After that, the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year s end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.

From then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term Guo Nian , which may mean Survive the Nian becomes today Celebrate the Year as the word guo in Chinese having both the meaning of pass-over and observe . The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebratio

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篇14:春节英语作文附翻译

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The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. Before the Spring Festival People clean their houses,put red couplets on their gates,and set off firecrackers to drive away the legendary monster “Nian”.

春节是中华民族最重要的节日。春节来临之前,人们要扫尘、贴对联、放鞭炮来驱赶传说中的怪兽“年”。

On the eve of the Spring Festival, families get together and have a big dinner. Dumplings are the most traditional food.

春节前夕,家人都会团聚在一起享受丰盛的年夜饭。饺子是最传统的食物。

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and friends with the words “Happy new year”. People enjoy the Spring Festival, during this time they can have a good rest.

春节大约持续15天。人们都要走亲访友,相互拜年,还要说:“新年快乐,万事如意。”还可以好好休息一段时间。

Children like the festival very much, because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their elders. This money is given to children for good luck.

孩子们更是喜欢过节,因为他们不仅可以吃到美味佳肴、穿上新衣服,还可以得到很多压岁钱。晚辈得到压岁钱就可以平平安安度过一岁。

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篇15:中学生寒假英语日记及翻译

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Sat. , Feb. 6 Fine later cloudy

A book exhibition

Dropped in at National Library to see the National Book Exhibition which will close today. Suprised at the fact that so many kinds of books are published in our country. Thought the childrens books with many pages of colorful illustrations were made very nicely. Bought a copy of the Chinese version of English and American Short Stories at a 20 per cent discount. Am going to read this through in this good season for reading.

书展

信步走到图书馆看即将在今天结束的全国书籍。惊奇的是发现我们国家竟然出版了这么多种的书籍。我觉得富有多页彩色插图的儿童书籍印刷的相当精美。我买了一本打八折的《英美短篇小说》中文版。我要在这读书的好季节里将它读完。

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篇16:春节吃年夜饭的英语

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There are many different kinds of food, such as dumplings, wontons, long noodles, yuanxiao, etc. People in the north are accustomed to eating dumplings in the New Year. More years of age. The meaning of. Because the white dumpling shape is like silver dollar treasure, the basin end table is symbolized. The New Year is getting rich. The meaning of. When some dumplings are made, some boiled water is disinfected with COINS, which means that whoever eats first can earn more money. The custom of eating dumplings was handed down from the han dynasty. According to legend, in the cold winter months of the medical saint zhang zhongjing, saw the poor peoples ears are frozen, and then made a kind of “ Remove the cold and sweet soup. Treat the poor with frostbite. He used mutton, pepper and some herbs to remove the cold and warm, and wrapped them in his ears. Jiao ear & throughout; Cook it in a pot and give it to the poor. When people eat it, they feel warm and warm. In the future, people follow the example of doing and continue to spread to this day. To eat wonton for the New Year is to take it for the first time. It is said that the world was a state of chaos before it was created, and the universe was made up of the four sides of the universe, the long face and the long face. A New Years day is a hundred years long.

Today is the Spring Festival. We go to have a New Years eve dinner. Today we dont eat at home like we used to.

As soon as we entered the hotel, we saw that the hall was full. We went to the door of one of the rooms and said, the songbird hall. Three words, walk in a look, the service aunt already in serving, have red like the red date of fire, green like grass lettuce, round like ball of abalone and so on. When we arrived, we began to eat with relish, and soon finished. After eating, they began to give out red envelopes. They wrote all kinds of good wishes. The lucky money was like a shy little girl, hiding herself in a red envelope. When we finished the New Years money, we went home to watch the biggest party the whole country had ever seen, the Spring Festival gala. "Pitter-patter". Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers outside the window sounded, I took my fathers hand, picked up the firecrackers and ran downstairs. Dad a little firecrackers, I went to a few metres away from the eaves hide, a moment later, dad came also, we are watching the firecrackers ring rocket into the sky, "pa" was in full bloom in the sky, some like eggs, some like a dandelion, and like all over the sky stars, so beautiful! The sound of firecrackers flashed on the cars light, as if to say: "happy New Year, all the best, the year of the horse." My father said to me, "the fireworks are beautiful, but they pollute the environment. We need to reduce the fireworks to protect the environment!"

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篇17:九年级英语

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No one will deny the importance of reading. Many parents start to teach

their children to read at an early age, hoping their children can fall in love

with reading. But most children dont know how to read. Only reading in the

right way can help them to get improve.

Firstly, reading as much as possible, so

that the children can figure out which books are valuable and deserve to be read

more.

Secondly, when they have finish reading books, they need to think about

the characters and what the books try to impress them. Theyd better search the

comments on the Internet, so as to better understand the theme.

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篇18:级九年级英语

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here are a great many hobbies to choose from. Some people enjoy collecting coins or stamps, others choose to spend their time on sports or music. I have many hobbies, but playing basketball is my favorite one. At weekends, we always build a team to play basketball against another one in our neighbourhood. The competitions brought us so much fun. I think playing basketball is a good way to build up ones body and relax oneself. But I will always remember that its unwise to spend too much time playing

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篇19:简单英语作文翻译:关于运动会的谈话

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以下是英文写作翻译频道为大家整理的《简单英语作文翻译:关于运动会谈话》,供大家参考。

Hi,Jack,we’re going to have our school sports meeting on the playground next week.It will last three days from Thursday to Saturday.We have many competitions in running,such as 100-metre race,200-metre race,400-metre race and the .Please be on time,wear your sports shoes and take a bottle of water. Good luck to you!

嗨,杰克,我们要有我们学校的运动会在操场上下周。它将从星期四持续到星期六三天。我们在跑步比赛,如100米跑,200米跑,400米跑和接力赛。我们也有跳远,跳高等等。我知道你很擅长跑步。请参加男子400米的比赛, 星期五上午10:30,请准时,穿上你的运动鞋,带上一瓶水。祝你好运!

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篇20:圣诞节英语作文及翻译

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Christmas, annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ。 Most members of the Roman Catholic Church and followers of Protestantism celebrate Christmas on December 25, and many celebrate on the evening of December 24 as well。 Members of the Eastern Orthodox Church usually delay their most important seasonal ceremonies until January 6, when they celebrate Epiphany, a commemoration of the baptism of Jesus。 Epiphany also traditionally commemorates the arrival of the Three Wise Men of the East in Bethlehem (near Jerusalem, Israel), where they adored the infant Jesus and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh。 The official Christmas season, popularly known as either Christmastide or the Twelve Days of Christmas, extends from the anniversary of Christ’s birth on December 25 to the feast of Epiphany on January 6。  Christmas is based on the story of Jesus’ birth as described in the Gospel according to Matthew (see Matthew 1:18—2:12) and the Gospel according to Luke (see Luke 1:26—56)。 Roman Catholics first celebrated Christmas, then known as the Feast of the Nativity, as early as 336 ad。 The word Christmas entered the English language sometime around 1050 as the Old English phrase Christes maesse, meaning festival of Christ。 Scholars believe the frequently used shortened form of Christmas—Xmas—may have come into use in the 13th century。 The X stands for the Greek letter chi, an abbreviation of Khristos (Christ), and also represents the cross on which Jesus was crucified。

12月25日,是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子,称为圣诞节。从12月24日于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。节日期间,各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日,由于人们格外重视,它便成为一个全民性的节日,是西方国家一年中最盛大的节日,可以和新年相提并论,类似我国过春节。西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色,圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品,用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花,还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人,他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前,要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子,等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。在西方,扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。

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