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春节英语作文-SpringFestival

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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.

Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room.

The lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but permeates to streets and lanes. A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.

China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival almost the same day as the Han people, and they have different customs.

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篇1:庆祝春节英语作文

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There are many customs in our hometown of ezhou: the Dragon Boat Festival is the leaves, the Mid-Autumn festival is eating moon cakes, qingming festival worship... Today I will tell you about the Spring Festival of ezhou!

"Spring Festival, Spring Festival to, the streets and alleys are really lively", I believe that you are not strangers to the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. When it comes to the beginning of the month of the twelfth lunar month, every family begins to get busy: salted fish, cured meat, and sausages. The grown-ups have to prepare presents for the children. Everyone was jubilant and filled with sweetness and warmth.

On the 24th day of the twelfth month of the twelfth lunar month, when the sky was dark, the firecracker went off. Many people began to wear new clothes, and every family began to prepare elaborate dishes.

On New Years eve, the atmosphere of Chinese New Year was everywhere. There are red and red couplets on the door, and some New Year pictures outside. At night, the lights were blazing and the sound of firecrackers went on all night. The room was steaming, and everyone was happy to eat the dinner, the cup, the laughter. After dinner, the family gathered around the fire to watch the Spring Festival gala. Nearly all of us will be punctual this night.

Its no exaggeration to say that "the Spring Festival is booming". Look! Red spring couplets, red firecrackers, red red envelopes. Red in the auspicious!

Early in the early morning, many people are staying at home and sleeping on New Years eve. Young children like to pay a lot of money, because "pay money".

On the fifteenth day of the first month, the Lantern Festival arrived. Some big supermarkets hold guessing lantern riddles. Almost every time the lantern riddle activity, I and my cousin will participate, and each time will guess at a few, get a small gift! In the evening, many shops hang lanterns, but they are almost always the world of e-lanterns. On this day, every family will make dumplings and eat yuanxiao. Of course, the children who set off firecrackers on this day also have to hurry up, because after this day, the Spring Festival is over, and they cant play with firecrackers.

"In the sound of firecrackers, spring breeze sends warm to tu su." The Spring Festival brings us joy and happiness! Although the Spring Festival has passed, but its aftertaste is still in the air!

我们家乡鄂州的风俗很多:端午节系艾叶,中秋赏月吃月饼,清明节祭祖……,今天我就给大家讲讲鄂州的春节吧!

“春节到,春节到,大街小巷真热闹”,相信大家对春节一点都不会陌生吧。春节是中国的传统节日,到了腊月初旬,家家户户就开始忙碌了:腌咸鱼,晒腊肉,做腊肠……大人们还要给小孩子们准备礼物。每个人都喜气洋洋,心中泛着甜,窝着暖。

腊月二十四鄂州过小年,天一黑下来,鞭炮就响起了。许多人都开始穿新衣,家家户户也开始准备各种精美的菜肴。

除夕到了,各处都洋溢着过年的气氛。门外都贴上了红红的对联,有的家门外还贴年画。夜里,家家户户灯火通明,鞭炮声一夜不绝。屋里热气腾腾,大家开开心心吃着年夜饭,碰着杯,笑声连绵不断。吃完饭,一家人围在炉火旁,观看春节联欢晚会。这一夜,几乎所有人都会守岁。

“ 红红火火过春节”,这可一点都不夸张。看!红色的春联,红色的鞭炮,红色的红包。红色寓示着吉祥!

大年初一早,许多人都因除夕晚守岁在家睡觉,下午才会拜年。小孩子最喜欢到处拜年,因为“拜年”——“收钱”。

正月十五,元宵节到了。一些大型超市举办猜灯谜活动。几乎每次的灯谜活动,我和表姐都会参加,而且每次都会猜对几个,得到一些小礼品呢!晚上,许多店铺都会挂上灯笼,但几乎都是“电子灯笼”的世界。这一天,家家户户都要包汤圆,吃元宵。当然,这一天爱放鞭炮的孩子们也得抓紧,因为过了这一天,春节就结束了,也就不能玩爆竹了。

“ 爆竹声中一岁除,春风送暖入屠苏。”春节带给了我们欢乐和幸福!虽春节已过,但它的余味还在空气中弥漫!

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篇2:英语封信带翻译

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I want to be a famous reporter when I grow up,because reporter is really

funny and can travel around world.

I feel like traveling to Hawaii,but it will need a lot of money,and if I

become a famous reporter I dont need a lot of money!

I really want to become a reporter,what do you think?

我长大想当一名记者,因为记者非常有趣并且能周游世界。

我想去夏威夷旅行,但是那将需要很多钱。如果我成为一个著名的记者,我就不需要花那么多钱了。

我真的想成为一名记者,你觉得呢?

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篇3:关于青年节的英语作文及翻译

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时光的老人又一次送来了五月,迎来了又一个“五四”青年节。在享受祥和、安宁的幸福生活之时,我不禁想起了那些曾经为中华民族的民主、科学、独立而抛头颅、洒热血的青年们,是他们,在民族遭受屈辱的时刻挺身而出,以力挽狂澜之势救黎民于苦难;是他们,以燃烧的激情和鲜血凝聚成精神的火炬,点燃了未来。这种青春是多么的绚丽夺目呀,这种使命感是多么的震撼人心啊!

Time and again sent the elderly May, and ushered in a "five four" youth day. In the enjoyment of peace, tranquility in the happiness of life, I can not help but think of those who had the Chinese nation‘s democracy, scientific, independent and shed, shed blood of young people, they are, in the national humiliation time step forward bravely, to turn back the powers of darkness Lebanon‘s potential to save the suffering; they, condensed with burning passion and blood into the spirit of the torch, ignited the future. This is how the brilliant young dazzling ah, this mission is very excite people‘s mind!

今天,我们这一代有幸生活在改革开放的大好时代,有幸站立在世纪和千年交汇点上,我们是幸运者。但是,面对新世纪,让我们回顾"五四"精神,认真地思索着,自己应该拥有一个怎样的青春,怎样的人生呢?

Today, we honor of this generation of young people living in the great era of reform and opening up, had the honor of standing at the meeting point of century and millennium, we are fortunate. However, facing the new century, let us review "five four" spirit, thought seriously about, they should have a kind of youth, what k

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篇4:短篇英语日记带翻译

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Mother told me that we will go to Guilin for a trip today. I am very

excited because the views there are beautiful. But there is still one day to go

and I feel impatient. I think people there must be polite and so should I.

Otherwise, we couldnt get well along with each other.

今天妈妈告诉我马上我们就要去桂林玩了。我很高兴也很期待。因为那里的景色很美。但是还要等一天,我有点迫不及待了。我想,那里的人一定很有礼貌。我也要学着礼貌一点。只有这样,我们才能和睦相处。

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篇5:高中英语作文春节春节英语作文

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The Spring Festival,Chinese New Year,is the most important festival for all of us.All family members get together on New YearEve to have a big meal. At the same time,everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 oclock,some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly.We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is!

On the first early morning of one year,many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door.Some houses windows are sticked on red paper cuttings.The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days.

So during the fifteen days,we always visit our relatives from door to door.At that time,children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents,grandparents,uncles,aunts and so on.

The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival.It names the Lantern Festival.So the Chinese New Year comes to the end

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篇6:喜爱冬季英语作文带翻译

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Winter is like your room, if you can clean it very well, you will like it, but if you throw things in a mess, you dont want to know, you must hate it. "Winter" is the same, you use a good attitude to look at it, you will definitely like me, step by step slowly falling in love with the "different winter".

I like winter, because only winter can make trees appear different styles. From spring and summer to autumn, leaves are always changing and changing. But winter can make trees become bare. I like to accompany my brother to practice football with my family in winter, not only to make my body warm, but also to give my brother an opportunity to practice more. There are also, in winter, I dont know if you have noticed that mosquitoes are missing a lot. At last, they can make me calm down and do well in homework. This is also a great benefit of winter. The last reason is my favorite, the family out to buy Hot pot material, in supermarkets to all of a sudden to the streams of people busily coming and going, in winter, many fewer people, do not have to queue for a check out, is really good, in the winter, the whole family sitting around the round table, each other help each other to resist the cold wind up, this feeling is only a winter feel, together with my family, so hot fireplace, warm atmosphere, in addition to "winter", any season cant taste good.

Anyway, there are also its shortcomings in winter. Of course, there are cold and cold currents that make the nose and water direct. They will make us want to hide in the quilt, but occasionally, this is not a bad thing. In a word, I like it in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and each season has its own characteristics, of which, winter is a very special one. But every trip to winter makes me feel different.

冬季”就像你的房间,如果能整理的很干净,自己就会喜欢它;但如果你把东西丢的乱七八糟,那不用想也知道,你一定很讨厌它。“冬季”也是一样,你用好的心态去看待它,你绝对会如同我,一步一步的慢慢爱上那“不一样的冬季”。

我喜欢冬季,因为只有冬季,能使树木出现不一样的风格,从春天、夏天在到秋天,叶子都一直变多、变色,但“冬季”却能让树木成为光秃秃的一片。我喜欢在冬季与家人一同去陪弟弟练足球,不仅让我的身体变暖和,也给弟弟多一次练习的机会呢!还有还有,在冬季时,不知道你有没有发现,蚊子顿时少了很多,总算能让我静下心来好好写功课了,这也是冬季的一大好处唷!最后一个理由也是我最喜爱的原因了,全家一起出动去买火锅料,在员来熙熙攘攘的大卖场,一下子到了冬季,人少了许多,结帐都不必排队排个大老远,真是不错,在冬季,全家人一起围着圆桌,互相帮对方把冷飕飕的风给抵挡起来了,这种感觉也只有冬季感受的到 了,和家人一起围炉,如此这般热融融的气氛,是除了“冬季”之外,任何一季都品尝不到的好滋味。

反正不管怎么说,当然冬季也有它的缺点,像是有冷到令人鼻水直流的寒流等,都会使我们想躲在被窝里不要出来,但偶尔这样,也不是件坏事吧!总而言之,春夏秋冬我都喜欢,每一季都有它的特色,其中,冬季是很特别的一个喔!但是每经过一趟“冬之旅”,都让我有不同的感受。

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篇7:春节英语作文带翻译

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There are many festivals in China. Among them, I like the Spring Festival

most.Not only because it’s the biggest festival in the year, but also because

it’s a new beginning that brings hope to people and it’s time for family

gathering.Before the festival, people come home no matter where they

are.Usually, we have a big dinner on the New Year’s Eve. And then families sit

together and share their lives or planes.Some will play games or hang out to

have some fun.

On the New Year’s Day, people get up early and say good words to anyone

they meet.Children can get lucky money from relatives.In the following days, we

will visit relative’s home and bring New Year’s wishes to them.In short, it’s a

time for family gathering and all of us enjoy it.

在我国,一年有很多节日,在这些节日中,我最喜欢春节。这不仅因为它是一年中最大的节日,更因为它是新一年的开始,给人们带来新的希望,也因为它是亲朋好友团聚的时刻。不管身在何方,人们总会在春节前回到家里准备过节。

通常,我们会在除夕夜吃一顿丰盛的晚餐,之后家人团座一起,分享一年以来的生活以及新年计划。有的人则会玩游戏或者出去玩。大年初一,人们通常会早起,会与见到的人说吉祥话。孩子们会得到压岁钱。在接下来的几天里,人们会带上新年祝福互相串门拜年。总之,春节是一个欢聚一堂、供人享乐的日子。

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篇8:自我介绍英语含翻译

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Everyone is good, I should be more obedient, I like green, blue in my heart is a symbol of freedom, happiness and loveliness. I wont be furious when Im angry, but I just face it.

Remember again, my deskmate clashed with another classmate, my deskmate fell in my bag, my bag is pressed by him, I was very angry, picked up his pen to fling caution to the winds and threw all of a sudden, pencil, pen, ruler of the fly.

Look at it! I can lose my temper in some times, but most of the time will be very obedient. Are you willing to be my friend?

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篇9:高考英语作文带翻译精选篇

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It is quite usual that one meets failures, for ones life can never be

plain sailing. However, different people hold different attitudes towards

failure. Some people think it a heavy blow to fail in achieving something and

they can not endure failure. When they meet failure, they will be seriously

dejected and can never pluck up their courage to try again.

遇到失败这是很平常,因为人的生命不可能一帆风顺。然而,不同的人对失败持有不同的态度。获取某些东西失败对有些人来说是一个沉重的打击,他们不能承受失败。当他们失败,他们将非常的沮丧并且不能鼓起勇气再试一次。

However, others think it natural to meet failures in ones career.

Therefore, they are psychologically prepared. When they meet failures, they will

not be frustrated. Instead, they will continue to meet new challenges. As to me,

Im in favor of the latter view. Failure is really a terrible thing but it is

also the mother of success. If one draws lessons from failures, in most cases he

will get success in the future. Furthermore, ones life can never be smooth

sailing; it must be full of difficulies and setbacks. If one is daunted by

difficulies and frustrations, he will always be a failure. However, if one holds

a positive attitude toward failure, he will overcome difficulties and

frustrations to win victory.

然而,其他人认为,在自己的职业生涯中的败是很自然的。因此,他们的心理有所准备。当他们遇到失败,他们不会失意。相反,他们将继续迎接新的挑战。就我而言,我赞成后一种观点。失败是一个可怕的事情,但它是成功之母。如果一个灵感来自失败的教训,在大多数情况下,他将在未来获得成功。此外,一个人的生活永远不会是一帆风顺的;它必须是充满困难和挫折。如果一个人被困难和挫折吓倒,他将永远是一个失败者。然而,如果耸对失败持有积极的态度,他将克服困难和挫折,赢得胜利。

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篇10:六年级英语日记带翻译如何学习英语

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How to learn English is a diffcult question .but now i have a good idea .

I think we have many ways to learn English .For example .

First of all ,we can listen to English miusc and watch English language movies .

Sencond, i think we can read english books it helps us to memorize words .

Next we can listen to english tapes i think it helps us to memorize words ,too .

Finally . we can talk with english penpal .it will help our spoken .

I hope every body will get good grides.

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怎样去学习英语是一个困难的事情。但是现在我有一个好主意。

我认为我们有许多的方法去学习英语。例如第一我们可以去听英语歌还有可以去看英语电视。

第2 ,我认为我们可以去读英语书它能帮助我们去记住英语单词。

然后我们可以去听英语录音 ,我认为它也能帮我们去记住英语单词。

最后,我们可以和英语笔友一起交流 。它将会帮助我们的语法。

我希望每个人都将获得一个好成绩。

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篇11:英语封信带翻译

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I am ten years old. I like playing piano. And I have a good teacher. She is

beautiful, just like the fairy from the heaven. She likes wearing white dress.

Her hair is long and straight. And her fingers are the most beautiful I have

ever seen. They are long and thin. She can use them to play wonderful songs. I

feel pleasant when I hear her songs. I want to be as excellent as her in the

future.

我十岁了。喜欢弹钢琴。我有一个很好的老师。她很漂亮,就像天上的仙女一样。她喜欢穿白色的衣服。她的头发又长又直。她的手指是我见过最漂亮的,又细又长。她可以用它们来演奏美妙的歌曲。听她的歌我会很愉悦。将来我也想成为像她一样优秀的人。

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篇12:初二英语日记带翻译

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July 21

I had a good time last weekend. On Sunday morning, I stayed at home and did my homework. The homework wasnt difficult. After that, I played volleyball with my friends. It was tired, but very exciting. In the afternoon, I cooked dinner for my parents. It was a little difficult, I think. After dinner, I went to swim in the river. I can swim very well. I had a relaxing weekend.

我有一个很好的时间上周末。星期天早上,我留在家里和我的家庭作业。作业并不困难。在此之后,我打排球我的朋友。这是很累,但非常兴奋。下午,我煮晚餐我的父母。这是一个什么困难,我想。晚餐后,我去游泳,在河里。我可以游得很好。我有一个轻松的周末。

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篇13:英语作文春节来临

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The Spring Festival

Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. the dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the GREgorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.

To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.

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篇14:我的春节英语作文

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This morning,I got up at six oclock.Then I brushed my teeth and washed my face.After that,I had breakfast with my parents.At noon,I went to my grandparents house and visited my aunts,uncles and cousins.In the afternoon,we made dumplings together.In the evening,we had dumplings,sweet and sour pork,and lots of nice dishes for dinner.After dinner,my parents and I went home.We set off fireworks and went to bed then.

We were all very happy.That was a nice Spring Festival.

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篇15:春节英语

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The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people.   All family members will get together to have a big meal on the New Years Eve. Well watch the fireworks and eat dumplings. And some families will sit together to chat or watch the get-together of CCTV. Its a big and special programme.

Almost every family will watch it until 12 oclock. During the spring festival,people can visit their relatives or friends .Its also a happy time for children . They can get a red package from parents and grandparents, or relatives , and there is money in it. So the children are very happy during the festival.

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篇16:英语封信带翻译

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My fathers name is ____. He has an English name, Jack. He is thirty-eight years old. My father is a worker. Heworks in a factory. He has two big eyes and two big ears. He has short hair. My father is very thin. He is only fifty kilograms. He likes learning English very much. He learns English everyday. My father likes watching TV. His favorite television channel is CCTV-10, because he can learn a lot English from the program Outlook English at that channel.

English is my fathers good friend. I am my father?s friend, too.

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我的父亲叫__。他有一个英文名字,杰克。他今年38岁,是一个工人。他工作在一个工厂。他有两个大眼睛和两个大耳朵。他有短的头发。我的父亲是非常瘦。他只有50公斤。他非常喜欢学习英语。他每天都学英语。我的父亲喜欢看电视。他最喜欢的电视频道是CCTV-10,因为他可以学到很多英语的项目前景的英语频道。

英语是我父亲的好朋友。我也是我父亲的好朋友。

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篇17:初中英语作文春节

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The Spring Festival in my hometown almost from the year began, until the end of fifteen. Although there is only a short time to come to the sky, but every day is lively and festive.

The second day of the Spring Festival is to open the firecrackers to greet the blessing of the new year. The first thing for our children is to replace the new clothes for the parents, the elders have a new year. The following is the red bag. The Spring Festival this day most of the shops are closed, until the beginning of the six month is opened. On this day, the great people said that they could not sweep the ground, so that they would not sweep away their blessings. Many people have gone to the streets to buy gifts and send relatives and visit the year.

To the six all shops opened once a year, the Lantern Festival comes. The dragon will go to each house, the owner will greet the firecrackers. Listen to adults, the dragon has come, this is a good year and harvest year.

At sixteen of the first month, everything returned to peace. School, work, work. Next, we look forward to the next spring festival.

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篇18:描写怎样过春节的英语

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The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people.It lasts about the first four days of the year,during which people do not work except for the workers on duty.Students do not go to school,and shops are closed.

Several days before the new year,people begin to prepare.Farmers kill pigs,sheep,cocks and hens.City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables.Houses are cleaned; coupletsare posted on the doors.Colourful lanterns are hung at the gate.

On the eve of the new year,each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner.After the meal they watch TV until the clock strickes twelve.Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to welcome the new year.On the first day of the new year,almost everyone is dressed in his or her best.When people meet on the way,they say to each other "Happy New Year".Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other.Children indulge themselves in games.

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篇19:春节团聚英语作文

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Christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in China。 Christmas cards bee popular with students。 People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas girts。 A lot or TV and radio programs about Christmas are on。 Meanwhile the Spring Festival is less appealing to youngsters。 Thus some people wonder whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival。

This worry is fairly unnecessary。 Why ? One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians,college students and joint-venture workers。 Another reason is that Christmas is mostly celebrated in cities。 Few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic festival。 By contrast,the Spring Festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family。

I think,it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the West,a lot of Western holidays have been gradually introduced into China。 For us Chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals。 For centuries Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to wele the beginning of a new year。 And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever。

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篇20:英语成语故事:后来居上附翻译

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Ji Anlived at the time of Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24). He was respected for being upright and just and for daring to speak the truth. He did not bother about amall matters in personal behaviour and in being an official. He was particular about actual effects and ,although he did not cause a stir ,he could keep the prefecture he governed in perfect order. Because of this. the imperial court transferred him to the central government from being the perfect of the Donghai Prefecture to being a commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officals.

Once,Emperor Wudi said that he would implement the policy of benevolence and justice of Confucianism and would do good turns to the people.Emperor Wudi Had hardly finished his remards when Ji An said that there was no need for the emperor to say so.Why should the emperor bother,Ji An said, about pretending to implement the policy of benevolence and justice since he was so greedy and avaricious within himself? This choked the emperor off. The emperor suddenly Changed his countenance and declared the meeting over. All the civilian and military officers at court were breathless with anxiety for fear that Ji An might bring disaster upon himself because of this. After returning, Emperor Wudi said to the people around him that Ji An was a little too rude and too straightforward.

For this reason ,Ji An was never promoted again. When he was the commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officials, both Gongsun Hong and Zhang Tang were low -ranking lfficials of little importance. Later ,they were promoted continuously. Gongsun Hong became the prime minister and Zhang Tang became the imperial censor. However, JiAns post remained thesame. One day, Ji An said to Emperor Wudi that the way the emperor used his ministers was just like piling up firewood, which meant that the latecomers surpassed the old-timers. Of course, Emperor Wudi could see that Ji An was complaining. So,turning to his ministers, Emperor Wudi said, "It is true that no one can stop learning.You see, Ji An is making more and more indiscreet remarks."

This story comes from The Historical Records. Later generations use the set phrase "the latecomers surpass the old-timers " to indicate that successors can cxcel the predecessors, which is quite different from the original idea when Ji An said that the latecomers surpassed the old-timers.

汲黯是西汉武帝时代人,以刚直正义、敢讲真话而受人尊重。他为人和做官都不拘小节,讲求实效。虽然表面上不那么轰轰烈烈,却能把一个郡治理得井井有条,因此,朝廷把他从东海太守调到朝廷当主爵都尉——一种主管地方吏任免的官职。

有一次,汉武帝说要实行儒家的仁义之政,为老百姓办好事了。没等皇帝把话说完,汲黯就说:“陛下内心里那么贪婪多欲,表面上却要装得实行仁政,这是何苦呢?”一句话把皇帝噎了回去。汉武帝登时脸色大变,宣布罢朝,满朝文武都为汲黯捏着一把汗,担心他会因此招来大祸。武帝回到宫里以后,对身边的人说,汲黯这个人也未免太粗太直了。

从此以后,汲黯的官职再也没有提升。他当主爵都尉的时候,公孙弘、张汤都还是不起眼的小官,后来,他们一个劲儿住上升,公孙弘当上了丞相,张汤做上了御史大夫,可他汲黯还蹲在原地没动窝。有一天,汲黯对武帝说,陛下使用群臣,跟码劈柴一样,是“后来者居上”啊!汉武帝当然听得出这是发牢骚。于是,转脸对臣下们说:“人真是不能不学习啊!你们听汲黯说话,越来越离谱了!”

故事出自《史记汲郑列传》。成语后来居上”,往往指后起的可以胜过先前的。和汲黯说这话的原意,大不相同。

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