八年级英语作文30篇（热门20篇）

Friend is like a compass, and guide us in the right direction. Friend is like the winter that a beam of sunlight, warm the heart.

Im glad that I have a friend like - jia. He had a head of black hair, big, bright eyes, two bushy eyebrows. His few words at ordinary times, but he careful, kind and helpful.

Math exam on one occasion, I the first place, began to not listen attentively in class, in the drawer board origami aircraft for a while, a while to draw... At this time, jia saw sitting behind me, wrote a little note, plug to me. I open a look, I saw the words "conceit makes one lag behind, modesty helps one to make progress." Look at these words, I felt ashamed, he felt, after finishing good thoughts, I began to listen to it.

Jia will not only help me to correct mistakes in time, and also very concerned about me.

Once, when the school, bad weather, rain cats and dogs. Watching the students are back home, looking at their back, my heart some lost and worry. Jia see I sit on the seat, and then walk to my side asked: "whats the matter with you? Why dont you walk?" I low head say: "I didnt bring umbrella, mom and dad on a student cant come to meet me, I cant go back." "That good, I can send you home." Jia said. The words sound just fell his umbrella, pulled me into the rain.

The rain goes beep, beep "constantly playing on the umbrella, see jia umbrella moved to my side. More than half of seeing his clothes were wet in the rain, beads of rain naughty and even jumped into his hair.

"Ah! You are all wet! You cant sick? Fast umbrella walked to your side." Im in alarm.

"Its okay, Im strong!" He smiled and said, "you are thin, be careful in the rain." Along the way he also remind me from time to time be careful slippery...

Raindrops pattering on the umbrella, crackling sound, as if playing a song of joy of friendship.

The rain is very big, but my heart is light into a beam of sunlight......

Have such a friend is really very happy!

朋友就像指南针，指引我们正确的方向;朋友就像冬日的那一束阳光，温暖人心。

我很庆幸，我就有一个这样的朋友——小贾。他长着一头乌黑的头发，炯炯有神的大眼睛下，两条浓密的眉毛。他平时话不多，但他心细、善良，助人为乐。

有一次，我数学考了第一名，上课就开始不专心听讲了，在抽屉板里一会儿折纸飞机，一会儿画画……这时候，坐在我后面的小贾看见了，忙写了一张小纸条，塞给了我。我打开一看，只见上面写着“骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。”看着这句话，我一阵羞愧，脸上火辣辣的，在整理好思绪后，我开始认真听了起来。

小贾不但帮我及时改正错误，而且还很关心我。

有一次，放学时，天公不作美，下起了倾盆大雨。看着同学们一个个都陆续回家了，望着他们的背影，我的心里有些失落和着急。小贾看到我还在座位上坐着，就走到我身边问：“你怎么了?为什么不走呀?”我低着头说：“我的伞没带，爸爸妈妈上中班，不可能来接我，我没法回去。”“那好办，我可以把你送回去。”小贾说。话音刚落他撑开伞，拉着我一起走进了雨中。

雨“叭嗒、叭嗒”不停地打在伞上，只见小贾把伞移到了我这边。看到他的衣服都被雨水淋湿了一大半，调皮的雨珠甚至还跳到了他的头发里。

“呀!你都湿了!你不会生病吧?快把伞撑到你这边吧。”我惊呼起来。

“没事，我身体强壮着呢!”他笑着说，“你比较瘦弱，小心淋雨了。”一路上他还时不时地提醒我小心路滑……

雨滴打在伞上，发出噼噼啪啪的声音，仿佛在演奏一曲欢乐的友情之曲。

雨很大，但我的心里却照射进了一束阳光······

有这样的朋友真是多么幸福啊!

It was a nice day last Sunday. Zhang Ming was fishing by the Qinhuai River

when a little boy went to play nearly. Suddenly, Zhang Ming heard someone

shouting for help. He looked around and found that a little boy was falling into

the water. It was very dangerous. Zhang Ming jumped into the river immediately.

He tried his best to pull the boy out of the river. At that time other people

came to offer help. Finally, the boy was saved and he was very grateful. People

all said Zhang Ming was very brave and helpful. We should learn form him.

Spring is coming. Birds are singing and flowers are blooming.

I wanted to plant spring in my home, so I, together with my dad, went to the market and bought some

flower seedlings.

We prepared to plant them in the yard. When we were backing home, we went into action in no time.

Some time later, we finished. I will patiently wait for spring to

come to the yard now.

It was the second day of our winter holiday. I felt good. I felt I’m free.

I had a lot of time to do things I like. My parents are in Beijing. So I live

alone but I don’t feel lonely. But I didn’t do something special. I stayed at

home and watched TV. Oh! I wrote an English daily composition. It was my

homework. Today, I have slept for 14 hours. I thought I was very tired. It was

time for dinner. I must go! I am very hungry.

If this is last day-long, I think the majority of people can wait for death, but I cannot, I have to convene possess my friend meeting, early in the morning is looks

the sunrise, most loves the music ,I can bring above my MP3, together heartily plays with everybody, is happy. Does matter which I wants to do, works as this life is

one traveling, finally can listen the song, looks west setting sun under, stays behind extremely beautiful smiling face to world!

On May 5, 1993, tianjin held promotional activities for the first time. As a result, in 1996, the ministry of health, the ministry of education, the central, China disabled persons federation and other 12 ministries jointly issued a circular, will be one of the activities held a national holiday, and to determine the annual June 6 for the "national sight day". The national sight day is June 6, 2015.

World sight day is different in sight day, world sight day is on the second Thursday of every October, belongs to the world festival, on this day, the world over countries and regions will hold a series of large propaganda activities. Purpose is to arouse the world attaches great importance to the blindness and visual impairment and the recovery of the vision damage problem, world sight day is held under the vision 2020 global initiative. All over the world and the prevention of visual impairment or restored vision related partners will celebrate world sight day. This is also the prevention of blindness and vision 2020: the right to sight "main propaganda activities. The latter is created by the who and the international agency for the prevention of blindness, a global action to prevent blindness. World sight day is on October 16, 2014.

1993年5月5日，天津首次举办爱眼日宣传活动。受此影响，1996年，卫生部、教育部、团中央、中国残联等12个部委联合发出通知，将爱眼日活动列为国家节日之一，并重新确定每年的6月6日为“全国爱眼日”。2015年全国爱眼日是6月6日。

世界爱眼日不同于全国爱眼日，世界爱眼日是每年十月的第二个星期四，是属于世界性的节日，在这天，全球多个指定国家及地区会举办一系列的大型宣传活动。 目的是唤起全球重视盲症、视力损害以及视力受到损害者的康复问题，世界爱眼日是在“视觉2020全球倡议”下举办的。世界上所有与预防视力损害或者恢复视力有关的合作伙伴都将庆祝世界爱眼日。这也是预防盲症以及“视觉2020：享有看见的权利”的主要宣传活动。后者是由世卫组织和国际防盲机构创立、用以预防盲症的一项全球行动。2014年世界爱眼日是10月16日。

How tokeep healthy /fit?

All of us want to be healthy. First，we should get enough sleep during the

night. We can go to bed early and get up early. Staying up late is bad for our

health. Second，we musthave the right kinds of food. We should eat more fruit and

vegetables and less meat. We should drink a lot of water. We should have healthy

eating habits. Third，we should do more exercise to build up our bodies.

Finally，we should be happy everyday. Because smile will make us younger。

That is my advice.I hope you are healthy and enjoy your life。

八年级上英语作文训练一

一.昨天是星期天，下面是王亮昨天的活动安排。请根据提示用第一人称写一篇短文来叙述他的活动。词数：80左右。

提示：1. 早晨6：20起床，然后大声朗读英语30分钟； 2. 7点吃早饭，然后在家写家庭作业；

3. 午饭后休息一个小时，然后骑自行车去书店； 4. 晚上和父母在家看电视，10点左右上床休息。

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二．根据提示写一篇短文，不少80词

吉姆是你的好朋友，他的生活方式很健康，请根据下面的提示写一篇短文，介绍吉姆 是如何保持身体健康的。（词数80左右） 1. 他喜欢体育活动，最喜欢的是足球，他每个星期六下午都要参加学校足球俱乐部的训练；

2. 他喜欢健康的饮食，喜欢吃蔬菜和水果，每天要喝一杯牛奶，喝很多的水，很少吃垃圾食品

3. 周末他通常在完成作业后看看电视，有时和妈妈去购物； 4.每天晚上睡眠时间为8小时。

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三．请根据下面表格中的信息，以Katrina’s Healthy Life为题，写一篇短文，介绍一下

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四．假如你叫李明，因患重感冒今明两天不能去上学。请你参考下面所给的词语给你的

英语老师写一张请假条，说明你这两天不能上学的原因。

提示词语：not feel well ,a bad cold, stay in bed , for two days , can’t go to school , get well soon

要求：1.尽量使用上面所给的词语，使短文意思连贯； 2.词数：80左右。

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五．请根据汉语提示，写一篇80词左右的短文。

提示：史密斯一家打算到夏威夷去度假。他们尊卑在那儿呆上一周，去海里游泳，品尝可口的海鲜食品(seafood)。他们还希望交到一些朋友。夏威夷很美，天气也很好。在那儿他们将度过一个轻松.愉快的假期。

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六．你一定有许多难忘的旅游经历，它们给你留下了许多美好的回忆。请你描述你印象中最深刻的那次旅游。词数80左右。应包括下列内容：1. Where did you go 2. What did you do

3 .How was the weather there

4. How were the people and the food there 5. What do you think of it 6. Do you want to go again

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七．假如你叫李明，请根据所给材料，给外国笔友David写一封信，介绍你最喜欢的的篮球明星姚明。 姓名：姚明

生日：1980年12月9日 国籍：中国 身高：2.26米

1998年：入选中国篮球明星队(become a member of China Basketball Star Team ) 2000年：进入中国国家篮球队(National Basketball Team )

2002年：到达美国，成为NBA状元秀(the most valuable player in NBA )

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八．根据汉语提示和要求，以“My dream job”为题目写一篇短文。 提示：1. 你想成为一名记者；

2. 你打算给报纸.杂志写文章； 3. 高中毕业后想去北京上大学； 4. 想在一家电台工作并环游世界。

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九．假如你叫李明，根据下面的提示词语给你的笔友王平发一封电子邮件，介绍一下你愿意和不愿意干的家务及其原因，80词左右。

chores , do the dishes , sweep the floor , take out the trash , make the bed , fold the clothes , clean the living room

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十． 根据表格内三家电影院的信息，写一篇短文，比较一下三家影院的情况。

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十一.外籍教师Richard想了解一下你所在班级学生的到校方式。假如你是李明，请以”The

way we go to school”为题，写一篇短文，向Richard介绍自己和同学们的到校方式。

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十二.根据对话内容，制作一张请帖

Lisa : Hi , Cody . Can you come to our dinner party Cody : When is it

Lisa : It’s on Saturday , May 28 , at eight o’clock . Cody : Is it in your home Lisa : Yes . Can you come Cody : Great ! I’d love to .

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十三.Lisa还邀请了Tom参加她家的聚会，但Tom因为一些事不能去。请帮Tom写一封

信感谢 Lisa的邀请，并说明不能去的理由（母亲病了，要照顾她，还要写作业）。 Dear Lisa ,

Thanks for your invitation .

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十四.根据下表，介绍双胞胎李英和李红的不同，可适当拓展。

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十五 .请你写一篇制作香蕉奶昔的说明书。使用first , next , then , finally等词。 INSTRUCTION

First , _________________________________________________ Next , _________________________________________________ Then , _________________________________________________

Finally , _______________________________________________

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十六. 大家一起去野餐，每个人都带了自己喜欢而且是亲手制作的食物，有披萨，汉堡，

三明治，水果沙拉，爆米花。。。你带了什么呢？是怎样做的呢？以My favorite food为题，写一篇短文。

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十七 .请以班长的身份写一则通知，告诉大家明天（10月10日）学校将组织大家出去野

营，为期两天，请大家告诉家长，并带上必需的物品：一件厚衣服，食物和水，必备的药品等。

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NOTICE

This is your monitor . I have something to tell you .______________________________ 十八 . 假如你叫李明，请写一封信给你的外国笔友John，向他描述学校组织你们在海边

玩的快乐情景。信的内容应包括以下要点： 1. 在海滩上玩的具体内容 2. 在水族馆里看到的景物

3. 购买了纪念品，还吃了海鲜。 Dear John ,

On our last school trip , I ______________________________________________

Write soon .

Li Ming

Last week， my friend asked me to go to visit his hometown with him。 I felt

so excited and wanted to have a look at the scenery。 My parents allowed and I

planned to play for a week。 I felt so free to leave home and could do what I

wanted。 I picked up the fruits and caught the fish in the clear river。 It was

such fun for me。 But when I saw my friend talked happily to his grandparents， I

felt a little lost。 I started to miss my parents。 I missed the food my mother

cooked and the way she complained。 So when I got home， I was very happy and grew

up。

中秋节到了，爸爸买了一盒月饼。里面有8个，各种味道的都有。今天晚上，爸爸把月饼摆在桌上，我们围着桌子坐下。开始吃月饼了!我说："今天我来分月饼。"我把两个大的给爸爸，两个大的给妈妈，我自己要了两个小的。我说："剩下的两个给姐姐留着吧。"爸爸说我长大了，懂事了。我高兴极了。

To the Mid Autumn Festival, my father bought a box of moon cakes. There are 8 kinds of taste, have. This evening, my father put the cake on the table, we sat round the table. Began to eat the moon cake! I said: "today I points moon cake. "I have two big daddy, two big for my mother, I have two small. I said: "the rest of the two sister to keep it. "Dad said I grew up, and sensible. Im wild with joy.

一个多么愉快的中秋节啊!

What a Happy Mid Autumn Festival!

Health is very important for everyone. So people want to have a healthy

life.

In fact everyone can have a healthy life. Such as: I usually eat fruit

vegetables eggs and rice. I hardly eat burgers. I think we could eat meat and

ice-cream amount. Water and milk are good for your health. It’s important to

play basketball run and have enough sleep. We couldn’t spend a long time for

watching TV and playing computer. It’s bad for our eyes.

We should keep happy confident helpful and friendly. I don’t think nervous

and angry are good for our health.

I am a middle school student .I have many lessons ,i like English ,because

its interesting.And i dont like math ,because its very difficult ,There are

many theater in my nigeborhood ,I like Green theater,its very cheap there

.About clothing store i like Bobs clothing store they have friendly service

,and i dont like Jacks clothing store .Because its expensive.

This are what I like and dont like things.

Every body knows that study is one of the most important things for the

young people,and a lot of people think that youngmen should study everyday to

get a good score.But I do not agree with such an idea, my opinion is the social

activity and study are good friends.

I have 3 main aspects to support my idea.Firstly,the purpose of study is to

do more contributions to the society, is to serve for the work.We learn more and

more things in order to work easier and easier in the future, so social activity

is the checking standard of study. Secondly, the social activity can make us

know what is our weak point and what we should learn in the future. For example,

if I can not use computer in my social work, I must ask myself to learn it well

so as to improve my work.

Everyone has their own dreams, I am the same. But my dream is not a lawyer,

not a doctor, not actors, not even an industry. Perhaps my dream big people will

find it ridiculous, but this has been my pursuit! My dream is to want to have a

folk life! I want it to become a beautiful painting, it is not only sharp

colors, but also the colors are bleak, I do not rule out the painting is part of

the black, but I will treasure these bleak colors! Not yet, how about, a

colorful painting, if not bleak, add color, how can it more prominent American?

Life is like painting, painting the bright red color represents life beautiful

happy moments. Painting a bleak color represents life difficult, unpleasant

time. You may find a flat with a beautiful road is not very good yet, but I do

not think it will. If a person lives flat then what is the point? Life is only a

short few decades, I want it to go Finally, Each memory is a solid.

It is well-known that smoke is bad for our health. But there are still many

people addicted to it and find it hard to quit. It is a problem make many people

confused. For this, I have some suggestions. Firstly, you have to aware the

disadvantages of smoke. If you don’t aware this, you won’t have the mind to do

it. Then what you need is a strong mind. There is a saying,” Nothing in the

world is difficult for one who sets his mind on it.” So, a strong mind is

important.

What’s more, I have warm tips. If you really want to smoke, you can

have a chew gum instead of smoke. After a while, your desire to smoke will be

fade away gradually. Last, give yourself some awards. When you find yourself

make some progress, you can give yourself some awards. It is good. Hope you can

give up smoke successfully.

Everyone has a dream. But I think my dream is to be a football star when I

grow up. I liked playing football when I was a child. No matter what the weather

is like, I often play football with my friends on the playground after school. I

like Ronaldo best. Now I will do my best to study hard in the school. I believe

my dream will come true in the future. At that time, I am not only proud of my

parents, but also proud of all the people in Yunnan.

Now I am still a middle school student. I must try my best to work hard at

my lessons. I think my dream will come true some day in the future if I work

hard.

adies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to present my speech here. My topic

today is an unforgettable winter holiday.

Personally, this winter holiday was quite different. Because of COVID-19, I

had to study at home and take online classes. As a result, I found I was able to

learn by myself. I also helped my parents with housework like cooking. And I

learned how to cook well. Last but not least, I had more time to communicate

with my parents. Therefore I learned to get on better with them.

What I learned during this holiday will surely influence my future life. I

will be more self-controlled and independent. And I am sure I will face

difficulties and challenges more bravely.

Thats all for my speech. Thank you for your time.

In this modern materialistic world, the majority of people are in hot pursuit of material gains, and money is considered the most valuable thing of all, which, personally speaking, is quite superficial. As far as I am concerned,readingis much more valuable than anything else, for it can benefit us in many ways. The old saying, “to open a book is always beneficial” vividly shows how valuable reading is.

Firstly, it goes beyond doubt that reading is a very important way to gain knowledge. Reading is like travelling, the process of which enables you to experience the colorful world and enlarge your eyes scope. By reading history books, you can understand how a regime prospers or collapses, helping you draw useful lessons and develop more wisdom. By reading books of science, you can keep yourself informed in the field of scientific endeavors, thus appreciating how science creates wonders. In a word, reading can enrich your knowledge and get whatever information you need.

In addition, you can get mental encouragement from reading and improve yourself in all aspects. For instance, the stories of well-known people in books help turn an aimless person into an ambitious one, setting up a short or long-term goal for himself. If the daily troubles make you feel desperate, then you will be mentally stroked and encouraged by reading how famous people such as Beethoven made miracles in the face of insurmountable difficulties. Books are a great source of mental encouragement, giving you motives to move forward.

Finally, reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It increases our joy when we are in high spirits, and lessens our sorrow when we are discouraged. Reading will always bring us enjoyment and satisfaction. Good books also serve as gentle companions or faithful friends that will never betray us. While reading, we don’t feel lonely. Books are ready to give us whatever we need such as knowledge, friendship and encouragement.

To sum up, reading is undoubtedly beneficial to you. To open a book is like opening a door, through which you will enter a museum, where all man-made wonders and unique wisdoms are available for you to appreciate; to open a book is like opening a window, through which you can enjoy fresh air、blue sky and wonderful natural landscapes , making you feel refreshed

在这个现代唯物主义的世界,大多数人在炎热的追求物质财富,和金钱被认为是最有价值的东西的,就个人来说,是相当肤浅的。就我而言,读书比任何其他更有价值,因为它可以我们在很多方面获益。俗话说,“打开一本书总是有益”生动地展示了如何有价值的阅读。

首先,它超越怀疑阅读是一个非常重要的方式来获得知识。阅读是喜欢旅行的过程,使您体验到丰富多彩的世界,扩大你的眼睛。通过阅读历史书,你可以了解一个政权繁荣或崩溃,帮助你得出有用的经验和开发更多的智慧。通过科学的读书,可以让自己了解领域的科学努力,因此升值如何科学创造奇迹。总之,阅读可以丰富你的知识和得到任何你需要的信息。

此外,你可以得到精神的鼓励阅读和提高自己在各方面。例如,著名的人的故事书帮助把一个漫无目的的人变成一个雄心勃勃的人,为自己建立一个短期或长期目标。如果日常烦恼让你感到绝望,那么你将会精神上抚摸,鼓励通过阅读名人如贝多芬如何制造奇迹的不可逾越的困难。书是一个伟大的精神鼓励,给你动机前进。

最后,读好书是生活中最大的乐趣之一。它增加我们的快乐当我们情绪高涨,和减少我们的悲伤当我们气馁。阅读总是给我们带来快乐和满足。好书也作为温和的同伴或忠实的朋友,永远不会背叛我们。在阅读时,我们不感到孤独。书是准备给我们任何我们需要如知识、友谊和鼓励。

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When people say the word "hero", what will you think? Do you have a hero in

your heart? Maybe your hero is a famous singer, a movie star or a great-man. But

my hero is around me, who gives me more love than others. She is my mother, the

hero in my heart. My mother isnt great in the way of a famous singer or a movie

star. She does nothing big, but what she does make others inferior. From her, I

learn a lot.

When I was a baby, she taught me how to walk and how to speak. When I go to

school, she helps me solve many problems. She also tells me be kind to others.

When I do badly in study, she encourages me and tries to cheer me up. My mother

is a teacher, and she is always busy with her work. When she corrects students

homework, she is always very serious. My mother is responsible to all of her

students. She cares much about students study and life, and she tries her best

to help students in need.

My mother is a loving mother, a qualified teacher, and a real hero in my

heart.

From grade one to now, all the teacher makes me very unforgettable, but there is a teacher let me never forget. I wont tell you who she is temporarily, let everyone guess.

She has a head of golden hair, and there were two small plait, although already 30 years old, but still dress up like a little girl, never grow old. Her, and a pair of jiongjiongweishen eyes, just like the eagle eye (eagle eyes are the brightest, see anything), as long as she saw the classmate speech or desertion, with his eyes looking at the students, the students immediately knowing, listen attentively, and there are some of my classmates speak in secretly, passing notes, read reference books, such as this thing she tell at a glance.

In class, she gave us, always very humor, when some classmates deserted, she said: "so-and-so is puppy love? In which a mm?" With all of us laughed. We answer this question, shes always staring at us, look forward to if we have the answer, it doesnt matter even if the answer is wrong.

She, who is it? Everyone should guess. These unique description, the unique appearance, unique style of class, only one teacher who has she is our dear English teacher, Ms huang!

从一年级到现在，所有老师都令我十分难忘，可是有一位老师让我永远不忘。我暂时先不告诉大家她是谁，让大家猜一猜。

她，有一头金黄的头发，还有两条小辫子，虽然已经三十几岁了，可却还是打扮得像小女孩一样，永远不会老。她，还有一双炯炯有神的眼睛，跟鹰眼一样(鹰的眼睛都是最亮的，什么都看到的)，她只要看到了有同学在讲话或是开小差，就用那双有神的眼睛盯那位同学一下，那同学马上就会意了，就专心听讲了，而且有一些同学在偷偷讲话、传纸条、偷看课外书啊，这之类的事她一眼就看出来了。

她，给我们上课时，总是十分幽默，有一些时候同学开小差了，她就说：“某某某是不是早恋啦?在想哪一个mm啊?”逗得我们大家都哈哈大笑。我们回答问题时，她总是用期待的眼神看着我们，如果我们有回答，就算回答错了也没关系。

她，是谁呢?大家应该都猜出来了吧。这些独特的描写、独特的外貌、独特的上课风格，只有一位老师有具备她就是我们敬爱的英语老师，Ms黄!

Spring Festival is Chinas most important traditional festival, we like the

Spring Festival, Chinese New Years Eve in this day, the family ate dinner

together, whether in the home where they will be sent best wishes to his family,

children are the most like the Chinese New Year because the Chinese New Year,

when a child can get a red envelope. The long history of the Spring Festival,

which originated in the Shang period the year draws to a close servicemen and

the memorial activities. According to Chinas Lunar, the first day of the first

lunar month yen ancient name, Yuan-chen, a copy, is Emperor, the New Year Day,

which is commonly known as Day of the Republic. switch to the Gregorian

calendar, the calendar on January 1 as New Years Day, January 1st called the

Lunar Spring Festival.