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关于最喜欢的音乐的英语作文(经典19篇)

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以音乐为话题的英语作文

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音乐能够在我们苦恼英语作文如何写的时候,给予我们放松的享受。下面是小编带来音乐的影响英语作文范文,以供大家学习参考。 音乐英语作文篇1

There are two important kinds of music in the world --one is written down and the other is not. Many people earn their living by writing music. They write songs for popstars and music for films and TV plays. They usually write exact instructions how the music is to be played.

Folk music has been passed down from one goneration to another. At first it was never written down. Pe ple learnt the songs from their families, relatives, neighbours and friends in the same village. These songs were about country life, the seasons, animals and plants, and about love and sadness in peoples lives.

Early performers of music were popular and respected.They used to learn hundreds of songs by heart. On festivals they used to act and sing in praise of heroes who lived long ago. This was at a time when there was no radio, TV or cinema. Many of the country people could neither read nor write. In this way stories were passed on from one person to another. This continues in some countries even today. In some parts of the world nowadays, you often see musicians performing in the streets to passers-by. They put a cap on the ground in front of them, so that people who like the music can drop coins into it. 音乐英语作文篇2

Almost everyone is fond of music.I am a music lover.Listening to music is a hobby in my life. Listening to music will make me feel relaxed. Whenever I feel sad, I can just turn on theradio and listen to some music. Music can cheer me up when I am sad.

I enjoy different kinds of music. Light music fills my heart with joyfulness. Country music tells me the feelings of country people. Pop music tells me the young peoples concern and I am willing to share their happiness and trouble. Music comes from the heart and flows into the heart. 音乐英语作文篇3

Music is an important part in my life,I even cant live without music.

Acturally,I like many kinds of music,Id like to talk about my favorite music here.Well,I like Irish folk music best,New age is Irish style,and its mixes some morden melody,it sounds very nice and pure,can bring you into the never land and dream land,just relax,and forget all the problems.I like Enya,she is a very famous New age singer,her song just like the voice of heaven,her song is as nice and beautiful as herself!

Im not keen on American pop songs,they are terrible for me!The melody is not soft and nice at all!So fast and strong beat,too exciting,and cant hear them clearly.I cant stand the strong beat,that nearly make me fainted!

In a word,music has an very important place in my life.As for the importance of music to my life,I think you can guess,it just like meals and sleeping,I cant live without it.Does anyone want to take it away from me,Im gonna fight him and never give up!

1. most students prefer to listen to pop music. however, there are still a small proportion who likes classical music.

2. listening to music is a way of relieving stress for the students

3. in school, there are music lessons where students can take the chance to perform their talents

4. personally, i like both pop and classical music. they are two very different genres and they give me two very different feelings, depending on my mood. when i am upset or bored, i like to listen to pop because it gets me high with its catchy tunes and rhythms. when i am feeling frustrated or when i need to calm myself down, i like to listen to classical music because it has soothing effects.

Many people like music. It has many sorts: soft music is graceful, rock music fast, classical music GREat, light music relaxing, and children, music interesting. You can pick and choose whatever you like. Now popular songs are in fashion. If you like music, you usually like singing, too. I am no exception. My brother and I like pop songs, and my parents like to listen to soft music. We are a musical family. Do you like music? Is your family full of music, too? Music is really GREat! I like it very much.

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篇1:我喜欢的季节英语作文带翻译

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Among all the four seasons,I like autumn best.

一年四季中,我最喜欢秋天。

Compared with summer,its very cool in autumn.People can go travel or just have a walk in the day.Leaves begins to turn yellow,if you walk on a road with trees on its both sides,you will see all kinds of yellow leaves on the road,and some leaves are falling and dancing with wind.What a beautiful view.

和夏天相比,秋天很凉快。人们白天就可以出去旅游,或者只是出去走走。秋天叶子开始变黄了。如果你走在两边都是树的小路上,你就会看到各种各样金黄的叶子铺在路上,还有些叶子正在掉落,随风起舞,多么美丽的精致啊。

Autumn is a harvest season.Wheats ,vegetables and fruits all get ripe.Farmers are busy with harvesting.And we children also help our parents at time. Though its very tired,we are very happy.

秋天是丰收的季节。小麦、蔬菜、水果都熟了。农民伯伯忙着收割。而我们这些小孩子也会帮爸爸妈妈的忙。虽然这样很累,但是我们很开心。

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篇2:我最喜欢的运动英语作文

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During my secondary school years I often liked to go to the recreation room to play table tennis. Some of my classmates were very good at this game and I often tried to compete with them to improve my skill. In high school I spent many hours playing outdoor sports. I enjoyed team sports like basketball and volleyball. In my senior year I started to practice tennis. Sometimes I would find a partner to play tennis with me, but as yet I am not very good at this sport. Tennis requires great strength in the arms and legs as well as strong concentration on the game.

在我读中学的日子里,我常到活动室打乒乓球。我有些同学精于此道,我常与他们对抗以提高自己的技术。读高中时,我把大量的时间用来做户外运动,我喜欢团队的运动项目,比如篮球和排球。临毕业那年,我开始练乒乓球。有时我可以找到一个同伴陪我打,但是我打得不是很好。打乒乓球不仅需要强壮的臂力和腿部力量,还需要集中精力。

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篇3:我最喜欢的一节音乐课作文400字

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喜欢的一节音乐课是龙潭小学的刘老师给我们上的。那节音乐课丰富多彩,我们都开心极了!

那天,我们来到三楼会议室,刘老师先让我们在外面等着,音乐响起再拍手进来。刘老师讲课的内容是“哦,课间十分钟。”老师让我们在课堂上随意地表演我们下课玩游戏的动作,比如:跳绳、拍球,踢毽子、拍手、石头、见到、布……边做边唱“哦,课间十分钟”。由于大家做得很好,于是老师便要选几个人上到讲台上跳,其中就有我一个。我们在老师的安排下,来到了讲台上。忽然,老师像变戏法一样,变出了几件乐器:沙槌铃铛,木鱼……让我们一人拿一件乐器到台上演奏。老师放起音乐,我们开始了表演。我们一边演奏着乐器,一边做着下课玩游戏的动作。我们都感觉像在下课一样快乐地玩耍。时间一分一秒的过去了。下课的铃声想起了,可是我多么不希望听到下课的铃声。

这堂音乐课,我们都开心极了,刘老师的这节音乐课既让我收获了知识,又让我收获了快乐。我也感谢老师辛辛苦苦地准备了这节快乐地音乐。这是我上得最开心地一节课。

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篇4:我最喜欢的人物英语

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My favorite cartoon characters are Tom and Jerry.

I like these cartoon characters because they are very funny. This cartoon is about a mouse-Jerry and a cat-Tom.

The mouse is very clever. but the cat is very clumsy. The cat’s owner wants it to catch the mouse but the mouse is very smart. The cat always can’t catch the mouse and the cat always break its owner’s things, like vase,table or other things. The cat’s owner was very angry. She always hits the cat.

I like it because the cat is funny! What about you?

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篇5:我最喜欢的动物英语作文小白兔

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The rabbit is a kind of lovely animals, very likable. His limbs flexible, quick action. The small face of exquisite inlaid with a pair of round eyes shining ruby. His elders a pair of long big ears, body hair is very smooth, a short tail is very lovely.

It is interesting to the rabbit. He eat very carefully, dont think there is any danger, feel safe would come out to eat.

The rabbit is also very afraid of hot. He likes to stay in a cool place, if you go out, let the rabbit at home alone, when you come back, would have found him under the table, you can touch his hot sweat.

The rabbit cowardice. You give him or made a face at him is still a small sponge, scared to run in the far away.

The rabbit is very health. He toilet here today, tomorrow will come here to go to the toilet.

The rabbit likes to eat green vegetables, turnip... . Rabbit generally does not drink water, because the food contains a lot of water, eat the food is to drink water.

Ah! Cute little rabbit.

兔子是一种可爱的动物,很讨人喜欢。他四肢灵活,行动敏捷。玲珑的小面孔上镶嵌着一对闪闪发光的红宝石似的圆眼睛。他长者一对长长的大耳朵,身上的毛非常光滑,一条短短的尾巴显得格外可爱。

兔子真有趣。他吃东西的时候非常小心,觉得没有任何危险,感觉安全了才会出来吃东西。

兔子也很怕热。他喜欢呆在阴凉的地方,假如你出去了,让兔子独自在家,你回来的时候,准会发现他在桌子底下乘凉,你能摸到他热的大汗淋漓。

兔子胆小如鼠。你给他做个鬼脸或者朝他仍一块小小的海棉,吓地撒腿就跑躲的远远的。

兔子很讲卫生。他今天在这里上厕所,明天还会来这里上厕所。

兔子喜欢吃青菜、萝卜……。兔子一般不喝水,因为菜里面含有许多水分,吃了菜就等于喝上水了。

啊!小兔子真可爱呀。

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篇6:我喜欢的食物英语作文

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In our country, there are plenty of delicious foods. They are popular among Chinese people. I like eating very much. There are many food I like, such as chicken, fish, beef, tofu, noodle and so on. Among them, fish and tofu are the food I like most. Fish is delicious as well asrich in nutrition. Its good to our health. There are various cooking methods and I think the simplest way is the best one. Tofu is my favorite as well. It can be cooked with many other dishes. Different tastes combine with each other to make the food more delicious.

我的家乡有很多好吃的食物。中国人都很喜欢吃这些食物。我也很喜欢吃。我喜欢的食物有很多,比如鸡肉,鱼肉,牛肉,豆腐,面条等等。鱼肉好吃并且含有丰富的营养,对我们的健康很有好处。有很多种烹饪方式,我认为最简单的方式就是最好的方式。豆腐也是我喜欢的食物。它可以和很多其他种类的菜一起烹饪。不同口味相互结合能够使食物更美味。

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篇7:古典音乐的英语作文

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Mood and music

As is known to all , music can influence our emotions , thoughts and behavior to a great degree . It can make us sad or happy , relaxed or full of energy .

It is well acknowledged that there are a variety of music gees . Here two types of music I appreciate can be given as examples . On the one hand , slow music calms people . Ballads and classical music often create a peaceful atmosphere that is good for relaxing after a busy day . Many people listen to slow music , which suits their moods when they are alone at night .

On the often hand , faster music tends to give us energy and make us full of life , something alike . This type of music is often played at sporting events to stir up the fans and the teams or at some stores to stimulate us to do shopping . In addition , rock and roll , pop music or rap are played at parties too , which can provide energy to the gathering .

As far as I am concerned , music is a good medicine to our soul . It can change our mood , our horizon in life , and even better our physical health , which is inevitably one of the most essential factors in our enjoyable life .

As is known to all , music can influence our emotions , thoughts and behavior to a great degree .

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篇8:我喜欢夏天的小学英语

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Lightly, lightly, summer girl is coming to the world with slim and graceful step……

The grass grows much greener than before. The flowers come out more beautiful than before. There are more leaves in the trees than before. Everything makes us more youthful.

Accompany the first cry of the cicada and the first shout of the frog…… The world is full of melody. All the bother is taken away by it.

Gradually, gradually, the air temperature turns higher and higher. The lotuses in the lakes come out happily. The dragonflies are busy laying eggs……

Ah! Summer is really coming!

轻轻地,轻轻地,夏天女孩来到世界轻盈一步……

草生长比之前更绿了。花比以前更漂亮。比以前有更多的树叶在树上。一切都让我们更年轻。

伴随着蝉的第一次鸣叫,第一个喊的青蛙……世界充满旋律。所有的麻烦都带走。

渐渐地,渐渐地,气温越来越高。湖里的荷花高兴地出来。蜻蜓忙于产卵……

啊!夏天是真的来了!

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篇9:写音乐的英语作文

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The music form that strikes me most is classic music.The term

“classical music”can be used in a broad and a narrow sense. Generalized classical music refers to western classical music, which is created under the background of the European mainstream culture from the middle ages to now in the west.It’s different from the popular music and folk music because of its complex creative skills and the profound significance it carries.Narrow sense refers to classicism music, which is the European mainstream music for a period of time from 1750 to 1820.The most famous composers of this music style are Haydn,Mozart and Beethoven.

《For Elise》is one of the master work of Beethoven, which was the souvenir Beethoven gave to Miss Elise. People like to called it “trivial music”, but this song condensed Beethoven’s strong creative ideas that reflected his individual style and his unique creative thinking. Although 《For Elise》is music work of only more than 3 minutes, it is also a concentrated body of Beethoven’s music creation.

However, there is another kind of classic music in China, which almost come from The Book of Songs. The Book of Songs was born in the late of Chinese slave society, also the beginning of the ancient Chinese poetry. Now, some singers such as Jay and Xu Song created many popular songs including a lot of classic ingredients those are the most attractive place of those songs.

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篇10:10:我最喜欢的小动物英语作文

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If you ask me what the little animals I like, then Ill tell you that the little animal I like is the puppy.

My dogs hair is snow white, like snow falling on the dog like, pretty very beautiful! A pair of eyes watery, as if just under a spring rain, rain fell into his eyes like; Long tail, if the dust on the street, you can use the tail to sweep the dust clean.

Once I came home from school, I went to see the puppy. I bite it to eat it, but it not only does not eat, but also motionless, as if what was annoying. The original, the dog will have a baby ... ...

Baby is born, I love the dog more. But did not last long, the unfortunate thing happened. One day, the dog squatting in the mothers parking position, when my mother came back, my mother could not see, the dog fell asleep, do not know. At this time, my mother parked in that position. At this time, the dog was killed by her mother. See this scene, I was sad, continuous cry for 2 hours.

At this time, my feelings about the dog is still so deep, I feel reluctant to love the dogs death. Puppy i love you.

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篇11:我喜欢夏天英语作文ILikeSummer

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In the summer,the days are longer and the nights are shouter.Its very hot.People like to go swimming.I like swimming very much.So I often go to the swimming poll in the summer .And I can swim very well.

In the summer the trees and leaves are green.Flowers are open too.People dont like to go outside.They want to stay at home.Because in the room.Its very cool.

In the summer.People like to eat ice-cream.So there are many kinds of ice-cream.

I like swimming and I like eat ice-cream.So I like summer too.

夏天,白天变长了,夜晚变喊叫者。它非常热。人们喜欢去游泳。我非常喜欢游泳。所以我在夏天经常去游泳的民意调查。我可以游得很好。

在夏天,树木和树叶是绿色的。花也开放。人们不喜欢去外面。他们想呆在家里。因为在房间里。这是非常酷的。

在夏天。人们喜欢吃冰淇淋。所以有很多种类的冰淇淋。

我喜欢游泳,我喜欢吃冰淇淋。所以我也喜欢夏天。

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篇12:小学英语作文:我喜欢香蕉

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banana always grows in the warm area.

its nice to eat, and it is good for our healths.

like us ,monkeys also like to eat bananas.

you can see this in the zoo.

im a student.i like eggs and coconut.because eggs is very good for me .its very healthy.the coconut is a very sweet .the haunans coconut is very great.i like them.

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篇13:我喜欢的音乐500作文

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你们喜欢音乐吗?你们听过音乐吗?你们弹过琴吗?

我就喜欢音乐,还弹过钢琴。

今天,我和韩贝宁就到人民广场旁的上海音乐厅去听音乐。那里弹奏的也是钢琴,而且弹的是李斯特写的12首超级练习曲。主持人是王勇,弹曲人是14岁的少年奇才尹存墨。

一开始,主持人先介绍了一下李斯特。他的手跟平常人不一样,比平常人大,一下能弹十度。而且有两位有名的钢琴家与他有联系,他们是车尔尼和贝多芬。车尔尼是李斯特的老师,而贝多芬是车尔尼的老师。有一次,李斯特上台表演,贝多芬虽然耳聋,但在下面认真地看着。表演完,贝多芬还深深地拥抱了李斯特。

介绍完李斯特,尹存墨就开始弹琴了。第一首是前奏曲。它所以排在最前面,是因为它是整套作品的前奏,而且充满李斯特式的豪迈气势。第二首是快板,速度快,情绪活跃。第三首是风景,旋律优美,象策马慢行于乡间田园。还有幻影,英雄,狩猎,回忆,激情的快板,和谐的黄昏,雪景等。它们的节奏有快有慢,钢琴的音色之美得到了最大的体现。

我们听了这次音乐会觉得非常有趣,而且这也是一种美的享受。

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篇14:我最喜欢的运动英语作文

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My favorite Sports is basketballI think it is so cool. Basketball requires speed height and skills. I run jump switch and try to hit! All parts of my body are exercised in this sport. I feel that I’m like wind flying in the playground for my goal which makes me feel so great!

我最喜欢的体育运动就是篮球,我觉得它很酷。篮球运动需要速度,高度和技能。我跑,跳,转,并设法投中!我身体的各个部分都通过这个运动得到锻炼。我感觉我就像风在操场上为我的目标飞行,这让我觉得很好!

Basketball needs quick reaction and decision. When chance comes it may disappear in the next second. I should keep an eye watching as an eagle decide and judge quickly as a leopard and run for it as a wolf.

篮球需要快速的反应和决策。当机会来临的时候,它可能就在下一秒消失。我应该保持一个眼睛看着一只鹰,判断快如豹,并像狼一样快速移动。

Further more basketball is a sports more than just exercising It needs team work. No one can play himself. A team should work together. So I learn to cooperate with others in this game. I should understand what my teammate doing and what he needs me to do for him. On the other side I should learn to show my teammate what I need. At the same time I need to keep an eye on the whole game knowing how is the situation of our team and how is the other team. It involved more cooperation and strategy.

此外,篮球是一项运动不仅仅是锻炼,它需要团队合作。没有人可以发挥自己。一个团队一起工作。所以我学会了在这个比赛中与他人合作。我应该了解我的队友做什么他需要我为他做的。另一方面,我应该学会向我的队友表达我需要什么。同时,我需要关注整个比赛,知道我们球队的情况和另一队的情况。这需要更多的合作和战略。

I played basketball more for about 5 years now. I make many good friends throught this sports. It is proud to win honor for my team and my school. Also I enjoy all games with my friends. Basketball will be my best friends in the future and my best memory about school life.

我打篮球已经5年了。我有许多好朋友在这运动。它骄傲地赢得我的团队和我的学校的荣誉。我享受所有游戏与我的朋友。篮球是我最好的朋友在未来和我的学校生活最美好的记忆。

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篇15:英语我最喜欢的小动物

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I like a lot of animals, but my favorite animal is the panda. She comes from China, why did I love her? Because she is very cute, but she was very shy. Her body stout like bears, but the first round tail short, black and white fur and white head and body clear. She staple food of bamboo, but also addicted to love drinking water, most of the giant pandas homes are located near the water in streams, the nearest will be able to drink clear spring.

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篇16:介绍我喜欢的动物英语作文

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在我们的自然界中,动物的种类有很多,你最喜欢的是哪一种呢?下面看看小编为大家整理的我喜欢的动物英语作文吧,希望对你有帮助。

我喜欢的动物英语作文1:

I have a parrot. Its my favorite animal. Its name is Gaga because it always makes sounds like that. We picked it up in the parking lot six years ago. We released a revelation but had no one to claim. It doesnt change a lot but its color becomes more and more beautiful. We say that its a handsome boy. It can imitate some simple words and phrases, like hello or greet to my grandmother. My grandmother often talks to it or plays music for it. We think that its some kind of clever, because it always makes sounds when its boring or hungry. It adds a lot of fun to our lives.

我有一只鹦鹉,它是我最喜欢的动物。它的名字叫嘎嘎,因为它总是发出这样的声音。六年前我们在停车场捡到它。我们发了启示,但是没有人认领。它没有多大的变化,但是它的颜色变得越来越漂亮了。我们说它是一个帅小伙。它可以模仿一些简单的词和词组,比如你好,或者像奶奶问好之类的。我奶奶经常和它聊天或者放音乐给它听。我们觉得它又点聪明,因为它无聊或是饿了的时候总是会发出声音。它给我们的生活增添了许多乐趣。

我喜欢的动物英语作文2:

Dogs are my favorite animal because they are our best friends and they can do a lot for us. For examples, dogs can help blind people and police dogs can help the police,too. Dogs are cute.friendly and clever. They can help people feel less lonely. I have a pet dog named Lucky which is my best friend. When I am free, I always talk with her, feed her, play with her which can make me be more responsible. So I love dogs best.

我喜欢的动物英语作文3:

I have a cat named Mimi. Its hair is as white as snow. I often play games with it. It amuses me a lot and I treat it as a little friend. Every morning, I would say goodbye to it before I go to school and Mimi would wave its front-legs to me. It brings me a lot of pleasure. But it takes time and costs money to keep the cat. My parents and I spend much time taking care of it, feeding it and cleaning it. We have to clean the house from time to time, or the cat will make them dirty and smelly.

我有一只猫,名叫咪咪。它的毛像雪一样白,我经常和它一起玩。它使我很开心,我也把它当小朋友一样对待。每天早上,我去上学之前都会跟它说再见,它也人向我晃晃前爪。它给我带来了很多快乐。但是,养猫是要花费时间和金钱的。我父母和我花费很多时间照看它,喂它饭,给它洗澡。我们得经常打扫房间,否则,猫就会把屋子弄得又脏又难闻。

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篇17:我喜欢万圣节英语

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Halloween Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means "holy evening," and it comes every October 31, the even

ing before All Saints Day. However, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly.

Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside. It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! These lights are called jack-o-lanterns, which means "Jack of the lantern".

The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters. Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. Every time they come to a new house, they say,"Trick or treat! Money or eat!" The grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags.

Not only children, but most grown-ups also love Halloween and Halloween parties because on this day,they can disguise themselves as personages or ghost as their imaginations will lead them. This bring them the satisfaction of being young.

万圣节前夕

万圣节前夕是美国人年年都会庆祝的秋季节日。它的意思是“神圣的夜晚”,在每年的10月31日,也就是万圣节前夜。但实际上这不是一个真正的宗教节日,而主要是孩子们的节日。

每年秋天蔬菜成熟可以食用的时候,孩子们就会挑出大个儿的橙色南瓜。然后在南瓜上刻上一张脸,把一根点燃的蜡烛放在里面。看起来就好像有人在向南瓜外面张望。这些灯就叫做“iack-o-lantems”,意思也就是“杰克的灯”。

每年万圣节前夕孩子们还戴上奇怪的面具,穿上吓人的服装。有些孩子把脸刷成怪物。然后他们拿着盒子或袋子挨家挨户串门。每来到一个新房子他们就说:“不款待就捣乱!给钱还是吃的!”大人们就会把用来招待的钱或糖放在他们的袋子里了。

不仅孩子,许多成年人也喜欢万圣节前夕和万圣节前夕晚会。因为这一天他们可以根据自己的想象把自己装扮成名流或幽灵。这会带给他们年轻的快感。

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篇18:我喜欢春天英语我喜欢春天

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Each of us kown that there are four seasons a year,each season is diffent .Different people like different seasons, my favourate season is the spring.Spring is the season of hope.Green is the color of sping,and it is also the color of hope!Spring is also the season of life.All things started to recover at this time .It is a symbol of the beginning of life.So i like the sping!

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篇19:我最喜欢的水果英语

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Of the fruits of the year I give my vote to the orange. In the first place it is a perennial--if not in actual fact, at least in the greengrocer’s shop. On the days when dessert is a name given to a handful of chocolates and a little preserved ginger, when macédoine de fruits is the title bestowed on some raisins and two prunes, then the orange, however sour, comes nobly to the rescue; and on those other days of plenty when cherries and strawberries and kiwi-fruits riot together upon the table, the orange, sweeter than ever, is still there to hold its own. Bread and rice, beef and mutton, eggs and milk, are not more necessary to an ordered existence than the orange.

It is well that the commonest fruit should be also the best. Of the virtues of the orange I have not room fully to speak. It has properties of health giving, as it cures influenza and establishes the complexion. It is clean, for whoever handles it on its way to your table but handles its outer covering, its top coat, which is left in the hall. It is round, and forms an excellent substitute with the young for a tiny football. The pips can be flicked at your enemies, and quite a small piece of peel makes a slide for an old gentleman.

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