考研英语作文万能模板:社会热点类(最新20篇)

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1. 不用说…… It goes without saying that … = (It is) needless to say (that) …

= It is obvious that …

例：不用说早睡早起是值得的。

It goes without saying that it pays to keep early hours.

2. 在各种……之中，…… Among various kinds of …， … /= Of all the …， …

例︰在各种运动中我尤其喜欢慢跑。

Among various kinds of sports, I like jogging in particular.

3. 就我的看法……;我认为……

In my opinion, …

= To my mind, …

= As far as I am concerned, …

= I am of the opinion that …

例：In my opinion, playing video games not only takes much time but is also harmful to health.

就我的看法打电动玩具既花费时间也有害健康。

4. 随着人口的增加…… With the increase/growth of the population, …

随着科技的进步…… With the advance of science and technology, …

例：With the rapid development of Taiwans economy, a lot of social problems have come to pass.

随着台湾经济的快速发展许多社会问题产生了。

5. ……是必要的 It is necessary (for sb.) to do / that …

…… 是重要的 It is important/essential (for sb.) to do / that …

…… 是适当的 It is proper (for sb.) to do / that …

……是紧急的 It is urgent (for sb.) to do / that …

例：It is proper for us to keep the public places clean.

It is proper that we (should) keep the public places clean.

我们应当保持公共场所清洁。

6. 花费 spend … on sth. / doing sth. …

例：我们不应该在我们不感兴趣的事情上花太多的时间。

We shouldnt spend too much time on something we arent interested in.

7. how 引导的感叹句

例：那至少可以证明你很诚实。

At least it will prove how honest you are.

8. 状语从句

A)如果你不……，你就会…… If you dont …， youll …

例︰If you dont keep working hard, youll lose the chance.

如果你不坚持努力工作，你就会失去这次机会。

B) 如此 ……，以至于…… so … that …

例：At that moment, I was so upset that I wanted to give up.

当时，我非常伤心，最后都想放弃了。

9. 宾语从句

我认为，…… / 我认为……不 I think / I dont think that …

我想知道是否…… I wonder whether …

例：He doesnt think I should stop him joining the club.

他认为我不应该阻止他参加这个俱乐部。

10. Since + S + 过去式， S + 现在完成式。

例：Since he went to senior high school, he has worked very hard.

自从他上高中，他就一直很用功。

This year, the Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar

month.

Everyone knows that Dragon Boat Festival can dragon boat and eat seeds. But

this year, Im not the same.

In the morning I opened my eyes and caught my brother in a noisy voice.

Come out, theyre eating the seeds! I couldnt wait to brush my teeth and grab a

seed to eat. At noon, my brother and I took a "healthy bath". Soon I and my

brother were in the water.

Even though I didnt have the grass. But I had an interesting Dragon Boat

Festival.

1. ______is now being questioned by more and more people.

______正受到越来越多人的质疑。

2. Although many people claim that, along with the rapidly economic development, the number of people who use ______are decreasing and ______is bound to die out. The information Ive collected over the recent years leads me to believe that ______will continue to play extremely important roles in modern society.

尽管许多人认为随着经济的高速发展，用______的人数会减少，______可能会消亡，然而，这几年我收集的一些信息让我相信______仍然会继续在现代社会发挥极其重要的作用。

3. experts point out that increasing______not only causes serious problems such as global warming but also could threaten to end human life on our planet.

专家指出：持续增加的污染不仅会导致像全球变暖这样严重的问题，而且还将威胁到人类在这个星球的生存。

4. In view of such serious situation, environmental tools of transportation like______are more important than any time before.

考虑到这些严重的状况，我们比以往任何时候更需要像______这样的环保型交通工具。

5. Using______contributes greatly to peoples physical fitness as well as______.

使用______有助于人们的身体健康，并______。

6. Despite many obvious advantages of______, it is not without its problem.

尽管______有许多明显的优点，但是它也存在它的问题。

7. ______is more than just an electronic appliance; it is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reaching other human beings.

______不仅仅是一件电器;它是表达的手段和交流的载体，并因此成为联系他人的有力工具。

8. From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that advantages of ______far outweigh its disadvantages and it will still play essential roles in modern society.

通过以上讨论，我们可以得出结论：______的优点远大于缺点，并且在现代社会它仍将发挥重要作用。

9. There is a general discussion these days ______over in many colleges and institutes. One of the questions under debate is whether ______is______.

当前在高校和研究机构对教育存在着大量争论，其中一个问题就是______是否是个______。

10. This issue has caused wide public concern.

这个问题已经引起了广泛关注。

11. It must be noted that learning must be done by a person himself.

必须指出学习只能靠自己。

12. A large number of people tend to live under the illusion that______ . Obviously,they seem to fail to take into account the basic fact that______

许多人存在这样的误解，认为______。显然，他们忽视了______这一基本事实。

13. As for me, Im in favor of the opinion that e______ , for the following reasons:

就我而言，我同意教育不应该随着毕业而结束的观点，有以下原因：

14. It is commonly accepted that______

人们普遍认为______

15. As for me, the declining of is not a bad thing; it is the natural result of progress of society.

我认为， 的消亡不一定是坏事，这是社会进步的自然结果。

In my family, there are only three people, my parents and I. because of my

parents’ work, they could only have one child at that time, so I don’t have any

siblings. I felt so lonely when my parents went out for their work. Now the

government changed their policy, people can have the second child. But some

people refuse because they think they can’t afford it. Despite the expense,

there are many advantages to have the second child. For one thing, the only

child can have someone company, so they won’t feel lonely on the process of

growing up. For another thing, two kids will help each other, they can share

things together. Learning to share things is a very important lesson for

children. In Chinese tradition, more kids, more better, but I think two are

perfect for the family.

I Play Guitar

I like playing guitar,so my father buys me a guitar for fun.It is very funny.Then my mother asks me to have guitar class.She thinks to learn more skill

is good for me.I start to have guitar class.It is really funny at first.But later on,I feel very tired.It is not easy to get improved.I want to giveup,but I insist at last.Now I can pay several songs.I feel proud of it.

我弹吉他

我喜欢弹吉他,所以我爸爸给我买一把吉他的乐趣。这是非常有趣的。然后我妈妈问我有吉他课。她认为学习更多的技能对我有好处。我开始上吉他课。这是非常有趣的。但是后来,我感觉非常疲劳。不容易得到改善。我想给最后,但我坚持。现在我可以支付一些歌曲。我感到自豪。

请你阅读你的加拿大网友tommy的e-mail，根据e-mail的内容，给他写一封回信.

dear li lei,

i havent heard from you for a long time. im glad to tell you that ill visit beijing this summer vacation. it is said that beijing is a great city with a long history and more changes have taken place since the 2008 olympic games. i would like to know something about beijing, such as places of interest, the environment, traffic and people there.

im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

yours,

tommy

★ 范文

dear tommy,

im glad to know you will come to beijing.

beijing, the capital of china, is one of the largest cities in the world. there are many places of interest, such as the summer palace, the forbidden city and the great wall. all of them are beautiful and well-known to the world. great changes have taken place in beijing since we successfully held the 2008 0lympic games.

now, people pay more attention to the environment. more trees and flowers have been planted. for the traffic, it is very convenient for people to travel around beijing, because several new subway lines have been built. if you come to beijing, you will find people here are very friendly and helpful. whats more, a lot of people can speak english. beijing is really an attractive city with a long history.

im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

yours,

li lei

1. 不用说…… It goes without saying that …

= (It is) needless to say (that) ….

= It is obvious that ….

例：不用说早睡早起是值得的。

It goes without saying that it pays to keep early hours.

2. 在各种……之中，…… Among various kinds of …, … /= Of all the …, …

例︰在各种运动中我尤其喜欢慢跑。

Among various kinds of sports, I like jogging in particular.

3. 就我的看法……;我认为……

In my opinion, …

= To my mind, ….

= As far as I am concerned, …

= I am of the opinion that ….

例：In my opinion, playing video games not only takes much time but is also harmful to health.

就我的看法打电动玩具既花费时间也有害健康。

4. 随着人口的增加…… With the increase/growth of the population, …

随着科技的进步…… With the advance of science and technology, …

例：With the rapid development of Taiwan’s economy, a lot of social problems have come to pass.

随着台湾经济的快速发展许多社会问题产生了。

5. ……是必要的 It is necessary (for sb.) to do / that …

…… 是重要的 It is important/essential (for sb.) to do / that …

…… 是适当的 It is proper (for sb.) to do / that …

……是紧急的 It is urgent (for sb.) to do / that …

例：It is proper for us to keep the public places clean.

It is proper that we (should) keep the public places clean.

我们应当保持公共场所清洁。

6. 花费 spend … on sth. / doing sth. …

例：我们不应该在我们不感兴趣的事情上花太多的时间。

We shouldn’t spend too much time on something we aren’t interested in.

7. how 引导的感叹句

例：那至少可以证明你很诚实。

At least it will prove how honest you are.

8. 状语从句

A) 如果你不……，你就会…… If you don’t ..., you’ll ...

例︰If you don’t keep working hard, you’ll lose the chance.

如果你不坚持努力工作，你就会失去这次机会。

B) 如此 ……，以至于…… so … that …

例：At that moment, I was so upset that I wanted to give up.

当时，我非常伤心，最后都想放弃了。

C) 每当我听到……我就忍不住感到兴奋。Whenever I hear …, I cannot but feel excited.

每当我做……我就忍不住感到悲伤。 Whenever I do …, I cannot but feel sad.

每当我想到……我就忍不住感到紧张。Whenever I think of …, I cannot but feel nervous.

每当我遭遇……我就忍不住感到害怕。Whenever I meet with …, I cannot but feel frightened.

每当我看到……我就忍不住感到惊讶。Whenever I see …, I cannot but feel surprised.

例：Whenever I think of the clean brook near my home, I cannot but feel sad.

= Every time I think of the clean brook near my home, I cannot help feeling sad.

每当我想到我家附近那一条清澈的小溪我就忍不住感到悲伤。

9. 宾语从句

我认为，…… / 我认为……不 I think / I don’t think that …

我想知道是否…… I wonder whether …

例：He doesn’t think I should stop him joining the club.

他认为我不应该阻止他参加这个俱乐部。

10. Since + S + 过去式, S + 现在完成式.

例：Since he went to senior high school, he has worked very hard.

自从他上高中，他就一直很用功。

越来越多汽车进入我们的家庭生活，改善了我们的生活，但同时也带来了很多问题，如塞车和车祸，给家庭和社会带来极大的危害。作为中学生，我们应该怎样做呢?

请写一篇有关交通安全的短文(80字左右)

内容包含：

遵守交通规则，如走人行道/过斑马线。

别在街道上或马路上玩耍和踢球。

劝父母不能酒后驾车。

你可以适当增加内容，让短文通顺，过渡自然。

参考词汇：sidewalk 人行道 zebra-crossing 斑马线

注：第一段已给出，不计入总数

★ 参考范文

With more and more cars coming into our families, we are happy that it has greatly improved our life. But unluckily, it has also brought many problems, such as heavy traffic and traffic accidents.

Traffic safety is everybodys business. We must obey the rules. For example, we must walk on walk side, when we cross zebra – crossing, stop and look right and left, then go across fast. Don’t play football on the road .we can tell our parents not to drink before they drive, not to run through red lights, not to talk and laugh while driving etc.

We can say cars are coming into our life, but only when everybody thinks traffic safety is everybodys business can we be safe driving on roads and walking on sidewalks.

Recently, I have seen an impressive film—“Meet the Parents”, which is about

a woman Palm brought her boyfriend Greg to her parents’ home to spend holiday.

In the film, Greg was so dishonest to Palm’s parents that Palm’s father is

suspicious of his behavior and quality. As a result, Greg is obnoxious to all

and has to leave. As far as I am concerned, the consequence is heavily caused by

his dishonesty. If Greg could be real him all the time, he would get much

respect and appreciation and would not get much frustration. From the film, I

have learned that being honest was extremely important and necessary. In other

words, being honest is a basic principle for us to deal with others.

For one thing, we will not get others’ trust unless we are honest. If we

deceive others, we would get the same in return, and even no one would make

friends with us or even communicate with us. For another, we will get others’

respect and appreciation if telling the truth. Telling the truth and being

ourselves, we will get a healthy and peaceful surrounding to grow up better.

However, something strange happens in our society. There is a strange

phenomenon that honest people suffer but the dishonest benefit a lot. It made

some people have a suspicion that being honest is not so important.

But I still believe that these are just a few cases, since honesty is

deeply rooted in our minds and we still consider it as a basic principle in

social contacts.

1.至于我，在某种程度上我同意后面的观点，我认为……

As far as I am concerned, I agree with the latter opinion to some extent.I think that ____。

2.总而言之，整个社会应该密切关注……这个问题。只有这样，我们才能在将来……

In a word, the whole society should pay close attention to the problem of ______.Only in this way can ______in the future。

3.但是，……和……都有它们各自的优势(好处)。例如，……，而……然而，把这两者相比较，我更倾向于(喜欢)……

But ______and ______have their own advantages.For example, _____, while_____.Comparing this with that, however, I prefer to______。

4.就我个人而言，我相信……，因此，我坚信美好的未来正等着我们。因为……

Personally, I believe that_____.Consequently, Im confident that a bright future is awaiting us because______。

5.随着社会的发展，……因此，迫切需要……如果每个人都愿为社会贡献自已的一份力量，这个社会将要变得越来越好。

With the development of society, ______.So it“s urgent and necessary to ____.If every member is willing to contribute himself to the society, it will be better and better。

6.至于我(对我来说，就我而言)，我认为……更合理。只有这样，我们才能……

For my part, I think it reasonable to_____.Only in this way can you _____。

7.对我来说，我认为有必要……原因如下：第一，……; 第二，……;最后……但同样重要的是……

In my opinion, I think it necessary to____.The reasons are as follows.First _____.Second ______.Last but not least,______。

8.在总体上很难说……是好还是坏，因为它在很大程度上取决于……的形势。然而，就我个人而言，我发现……

It is difficult to say whether _____is good or not in general as it depends very much on the situation of______.However, from a personal point of view find______。

9.综上所述，我们可以清楚地得出结论……

From what has been discussed above, we may reasonably arrive at the conclusion that____。

10.如果我们不采取有效的方法，就可能控制不了这种趋势，就会出现一些意想不到的不良后果，所以，我们应该做的是……

If we can not take useful means, we may not control this trend, and some undesirable result may come out unexpectedly, so what we should do is_____。

However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it

hard names. It is not as bad as you are.

It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults in

paradise. Love your life, poor as it is.

You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a

poor-house. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as

brightly as from the rich mans abode; the snow melts before its door as early

in the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and

have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace.

I have studied in my middle school for three years.My life in middle school

is rich and I have learned a lot. I get knowledge from text books as well as

from extra curricular activities. I studied hard in the past three years so that

I got perfect scores. But, I also attach importance to other aspects, such as

making friends, hobbies, health and sports. I build good relationships with my

classmates. They become an important part of my life.I like to chat with them

after class that makes me relax and comfortable. My hobby is swimming. Every

Sunday morning, I go to swim with my friends or my father. When I have fun, I

build a healthy body. Its so great to me. In one word, my life in middle is

colorful and unforgettable.

I have a big family, there are seven people in my family, my mon, dad, two grandpas, two grandmas and me. My dad is soldier, he works in police station. My mom works in the bank, she is an accountant. They both are very busy in working, I can only play with them in the weekend. My grandpas and grandmas dont work for company, but they are volunteers and often take me to do the voluntary labor.

I am in Grade three in Yuanling elementary school, my mom always tells me I am a good girl and should study hard and get along well with all my classmates.

In the weekend or holiday, my family often go out for travelling or other things, I feel very happy with all the members and love them very much.

随着经济的日益发展，我们的城市已变得越来越美丽，马路上车辆川流不息的景象随处可见。然而由于有些人安全意识淡薄，导致在车水马龙的马路上“上演”了一场场不可挽回得悲剧，当你面对那些触目惊心得场景时，能不感到痛心疾首吗?道路交通安全事故依然是各种事故领域的“头号杀手”。而导致悲剧发生的一个重要原因，就是因为我们欠缺安全防卫知识，自我保护能力差，因此对少年儿童进行安全教育的形势相当紧迫。因此，我向大家倡议：

1、乘坐公共车辆，应该遵守公共秩序，讲究社会公德，注意交通安全。

候车时，应依次排队，站在道路边或站台上等候，不应拥挤在车行道上，更不准站在道路中间拦车。上车时，应等汽车靠站停稳，先让车上的乘客下完车，再按次序上车，不能争先恐后。上车后，应主动买票，主动让座给老人、病人、残疾人、孕妇或怀抱婴儿的乘客。车辆行驶时，要拉住扶手，头、手不能伸出车窗外，以免被来往车辆碰擦。下车时，要依次而行，不要硬推硬挤。下车后，应随即走上人行道。需要横过车行道的，应从人行道内通过;千万不能在车前车尾急穿，这样很不安全。

2、上学、放学和外出活动，我们几乎天天要在道路上行走。走路要保证安全，这里面的学问可多着呢!有不少行人，因为没有掌握好安全横过道路的要领，结果丧身与汽车轮子底下。

横过道路时，要选择有人行横道的地方。这是行人享有“先行权”的安全地带。在这个地带，机动车的行驶速度一般都要减慢，驾驶员也比较注意行人的动态。在没划有人行横道的地方横过道路，要特别注意避让来往的车辆。避让车辆最简单的方法是：先看左边是否有来车，没有来车才走入车行道;再看右边是否有来车，没有来车时就可以安全横过道路了。

横过道路不走人行横道，随便乱穿，或者在汽车已经临近时急匆匆过道路，都是十分危险的举动。

3、在没有交通民警指挥的路段，要学会避让机动车辆，不与机动车辆争道抢行。

4、小学生在放学排路队时要头戴小黄帽，在雾、雨、雪天，最好穿着色彩鲜艳的衣服，以便于机动车司机尽早发现目标，提前采取安全措施。

5、穿越马路，要听从交通民警的指挥;要遵守交通规则，做到 “ 绿灯行，红灯停 ” 。

6、穿越马路，要走人行横道线;在有过街天桥和过街地道的路段，应自觉走过街天桥和地下通道。

7、穿越马路时，要走直线，不可迂回穿行;在没有人行横道的路段，应先看左边，再看右边，在确认没有机动车通过时才可以穿越马路。

8、不要翻越道路中央的安全护栏和隔离墩，更不能在马路上滑滑板。

9、不要突然横穿马路，特别是马路对面有熟人、朋友呼唤，或者自己要乘坐的公共汽车已经进站，千万不能贸然行事，以免发生意外。

10、绿灯亮时，准许车辆、行人通行，但转弯的车辆不准妨碍直行的车辆和被放行的行人通行。

11、黄灯亮时，不准车辆、行人通行，但已越过停止线的车辆和已进入人行横道的行人，可以继续通行。

如果你记住以上得十一条倡议，我相信，发生事故的“机会”一定会少很多!!

I,m so glad to receive your letter, in which you wanted to know about the

Dragon Boat Festival in China.

I feel honored to tell you about it. Celebrated on May 5th in the lunar

calendar, it is a folk festival having a history of more than two thousand

years. Also, it is one of the most important festivals in China.

As for the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, there are many beautiful

legends, of which the story about Qu Yuan is most widely accepted. Qu Yuan, a

Chinese poet who loved his country deeply, drowned himself in the Miluo River

after his country’s being defeated. To honor him, people in China hold various

activities every year, including eating zongzi and dragon boat racing.

I hope you can come to China to enjoy it for yourself.

Life is a mirror. If we smile to her, she would also return the happiness

to us. But if we cry, she would be disappointed. Therefore, we should be

positive toward life, so as to get happiness.

Actually, happiness is everywhere if we keep a good attitude. As we keep a

good mood, our world will be a sunny land, which is resounded with soft music.

However, if we are pessimists, well find our world is full of darkness.

While on the other side, happiness is not a destination but a

journey.Because theres no paradise at all, but we can make a paradise if were

hard-working and intelligent. So we should work like we dont need money, smile

like weve never been hurt, and perform ourselves like no one can see us.

dear dick,

how time flies! i’m very glad to hear from you again. you want to know what is going on in schools in china? in a word, everything has changed. every school takes part in the campaign of reducing learning load. in the past, i used to study until 11:30 on weekends. but now i can arrange things on my own, such as reading books, visiting museums, or taking computer lessons in my weekend days. in the evening i can watch news on tv or read newspapers. what’s more, my parents support me. they said although i was a student, i didn’t have to work all day long. i think the idea of reducing learning load is well accepted by everyone.

best wishes,

yours,

li hua

dear dick,

i’m very glad to hear from you again. from your letter i know you want to know more about reducing learning load for primary and middle school students in china. let me tell you. before learning load was reduced, i had had to do my homework, so i could not go to bed until half past eleven; but after learning load was reduced, i can visit museums, take computer and painting lessons. at night i can read books and newspapers or watch tv. now i usually go to bed at ten. we are all like it very much.

best wishes.

yours,

li hua

Remember the famous Russian writer gorky said: "responsible, is one of the most basic quality. If we give up the responsibility also is equal to give up the whole world."

Is ah! As long as we pay attention to, in every corner of the life it is the responsibility of the embodiment. When you are in the classroom clean, you clean responsible for class; When you put cans into the bin, you are in the responsibility for the society; When you will own pocket money to the environmental defense fund, you are a responsible for the entire earth. What we do every thing, seem to be all the responsibility. Therefore, be an upright person should have the sense of responsibility.

A successful person in the world but also has a high sense of responsibility. Chinese ancient famous doctor li shizhen in order to understand the effects of the "red fruits", actually oneself ate three times, nearly die, he was holding the responsibility of medical research work. Chemist after David found seven kinds of chemical elements, in line with the sense of responsibility for academic research, and repeatedly studied for two years, will be published. Lu xun, a high sense of responsibility, holding the revolution under the white terror custody, transfer the manuscripts for communists... These are not all goes to show how important responsibility of a person is?

However, if a person has no sense of responsibility, will bring social and personal misfortune. Just because some irresponsible, make a beautiful rainbow bridge instantly turned into a heap of rubbish; Just because some irresponsible, make zhanjiang customs smuggling "paradise", resulting in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars to the country. How terrible thing it is irresponsible!

Famous educationist Mr CAI yuanpei said: "a person, must first." The people of the 21st century, let us take their own responsibility! So tomorrow will be better!

记得俄国著名作家高尔基说过：“负责任，是一个最基本的品质。如果我们放弃了责任也就等于放弃了整个世界。”

是呀!只要我们留心，在生活的每个角落都有责任的体现。当你在教室打扫卫生的时候，你为班级的清洁负有责任;当你将易拉罐投入垃圾箱时，你在为社会负着责任;当你将自己的零用钱捐给环保基金会的时候，你是在为整个地球负着责任。我们所做的每一件事，似乎都是在承担责任。由此可见，做人要有责任感。

世界上成功的人更是有着极高的责任感。我国古代著名医学家李时珍为了了解“红果”的药效，居然自己吃了三次，险些被毒死，他当时就是抱着对医学研究的责任而工作的。化学家戴维在发现了七种化学元素后，本着对学术研究的责任感，又反复研究了两年，才将成果发表。鲁迅先生，抱着对革命的高度责任感，在白色恐怖下为共产党人保管、转移文稿……这些不都说明了责任对一个人是多么重要吗?

然而一个人若没有责任感，便会给社会、个人带来不幸。正因为某些人的不负责任，使美丽的彩虹桥转瞬之间化为一堆垃圾;正因为某些人的不负责任，使湛江海关成为走私的“天堂”，使国家蒙受了上亿元的损失。不负责任是多么可怕的事啊!

著名教育家蔡元培先生说过：“做人，要先负责。”21世纪的人们，让我们负起自己的责任吧!这样明天将会更美好!

Generation gap refers to the misunderstanding between the old and young.

The term came into fashion after the 1980s. However, in recent years, the

phenomenon is getting more and more fierce.

How does generation gap come into being? The first reason is that the two

generations have grown up in different ages, thus they have different attitudes

toward life. Secondly, due to having little in common with each other, they are

unwilling to sit down and talk face to face. Besides, as modern life is so

stressful, both of them are so busy with their study or work that they have not

enough time to exchange their ideas.

To bridge the generation gap is not easy at all, but we can do something to

shorten it. For one thing, children should respect their parents as well as

accept their good advice. For another, parents should not only show their love

and care to the kids, but also support their good life view. As long as the old

and young can understand each other, it would be more harmonious in family and

world.

Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to

their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in

red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for

breakfast, as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old

and ushering in the new". Also, the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot

from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.

Southern Chinese eat niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)

on this occasion, because as a homophone, niangao means "higher and higher, one

year after another." The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good

time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange

greetings, gifts and chat leisurely.

China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival

almost the same day as the Han people, and they have different customs.