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923初中英语作文题目
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+ 加入清单Guo Jingming is a famous writer in China. I think all the students have
known him. He is also my favourite writer. He was born in 1983. He has published
many books, such as "Visionary"," The Summer Still Doesnt Come"…These books are
very touching.
I often cry and shed bitter tears while I am reading his books. I thought
he was a pessimistic person but now I think he is sensational person. He doesnt
want to grow up judged by this. I think he is pure and naive. Although he is a
writer, he studies well.
I admire him very much. His words are common, but they make people feel
quite close to him. I hope he can write better articles and I want to be a
writer like him when I grow up.
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篇1:初中英语作文题目
全文共 625 字
+ 加入清单With the improvement of living conditions, more and more people can live
longer. However, many old people always suffer from loneliness, which is one of
the major problems in today’s society. To make the old people live better, some
good advice must be followed. Firstly, the young should spare more time to talk
and communicate with their parents, so as to relieve their loneliness. Secondly,
the old ought to understand the work pressure and family burden of the young.
Furthermore, the society are supposed to organize more activities for the old,
so that they can make more friends and have more joys and happiness in their
life.
篇2:我的朋友初中英语Myfriend
全文共 420 字
+ 加入清单I have a lot of friends but Toshi is my best friend.He is a boy. Both of us are good at English, so we often have a chat in English in our spare time. After school, we often play football together on the playground. He runs so fast that I can not catch up with him. He is an excellent student. He not only gets good marks in all subjects but also is very kind and modest. He loves popular songs and also classical music.
篇3:2024初中英语高效课堂心得体会
全文共 1519 字
+ 加入清单传统的英语教学方式一般以组织教学、讲授知识、巩固知识、运用知识和检查知识来展开,在教学中就亲身感觉到学生在课堂上容易走神,倦怠,提不起兴趣,参与课堂极少。而新课改下的“英语高效课堂”,我校探索出了“导,启,主,动”式教学模式,是通过教师引导启发、设置情景,使学生能够主动思考、积极探索,热情参与,实现学生多方面能力综合发展、培养学生能力的一种教学模式。
现将从以下三个方面汇报学习总结与感悟:
一.机会难得,热情高涨。
首先感谢杨老师和学校领导多次给我外出学习的机会,让我开阔眼界,丰富知识,提升能力,逐步成长,更好的工作。不胜感激!说句实在话,真的有些累,学习内容安排的满满的,甚至是计划多了,时间不够,可激情深邃的报告与热情精彩的公开课让你来不及去思索累与不累,只有沉浸其中……
二.内容丰盈,异彩纷呈
1.咸慧校长的报告---先哲苏格拉底。
咸慧是一位女校长,干练的外表,激情的语言,的确有感染力与号召力。她的报告内容深刻,意义深远,作为女校长,有如此超前的教育意识,丰厚的文化底蕴,锲而不舍的钻研精神着实令人欣佩。她向我们介绍了先哲苏格拉底的哲学思想、教育思想等,震撼了我的心灵,启迪了我的智慧。在以后的学习与工作中我将不遗余力的感悟其哲学思想与教育思想并彻头彻尾的实践在教育教学此文转自斐斐课件园中。
2.李梦康老师的三节公开课。
三节公开课分为说读课,听写课,综合课。大致是用这样的三节课结束一单元的学习。听之前就很难苟同,听之后也很难谋和。李老师的课无非是打破上课的常规,打乱教材的顺序进行灌输性的教学,跨越太大,内容太简,结构太乱,违背学生的认知规律。再者教师的基本素质也很一般,总之,感觉不是很舒服。但是李老师的执着与奉献,勤奋与钻研的精神让我陷入深深的思考,从他身上,我学到的是他执著于教育事业、孜孜不倦、严谨勤奋、潜心钻研、尽心尽责的那种热爱工作,热爱生活的高品位的生命形式。这些,促使我反思以前的工作,更好的展开现在的工作。
3.张秀玲老师的公开课
张老师是日照市一位优秀的英语教师,多次参加省级讲课比赛,战绩赫赫。有幸听张老师的课犹如丰盛的大餐,营养丰富,回味无穷。张老师那镇静的教态,流畅的口语,严谨的组织,活泼的教学,精心的设计,让整堂课如行云流水般的舒畅,蓝天碧水般的清澈,柠檬怡人般的清新。Wonderful ! 受益匪浅,我将不断学习,不断思考,不断更新理念,全新的投入英语教学。
4.阅读课教学的设计与组织---徐庆仰
日照市教学研究室的徐主任对阅读课教学的设计与组织给出了精辟的的理论和独到的见解,他那种最前沿的思考与指导对进行阅读教学有很明确的指导意义。主要从以下几个方面给我启示:
(1.)阅读教学设计步骤要分析课文的真实语义、语境、语用目的;设计恰当的阅读技能与学习目的;确认图式差异---即学生尚无课文理解却需要的图式;设计目标。
(2.)阅读教学应遵循:意义理解在先,语言学习在后;体现层次;先主旨后细节;先表层后深层;阅读技巧贯穿于始终;知识学习基于语篇。
(3.)阅读步骤。分别阐明Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading 三环节的aims﹠strategies.有很强的可操作性和实用性。
三.收获颇丰,感悟至深
每次的学习对于工作在教学第一线的我,感觉是幸福而又充实的,因为面对不同风格的名师,不同类型的讲座,能感受到思想火花的冲击。耳濡目染的东西很多,但要采他山之玉为我所用,纳百家之长解我所困却需要一个消化吸收的过程,作为一线教师的我会坚定不移的走下去,前边的路很长,我不能走到最前沿,但我会朝这个目标去努力。所谓“高山仰止,景行行止,虽不能至,心向往之”这是我一生的追求。
篇4:初中英语
全文共 626 字
+ 加入清单This summer, I move to a new city with my parents, and I transfer to a new
school. I used to live in the countryside, so my new life is so different from
before. The school is a little far from my home, so I go to school by bus. After
school, I have many activities in school. Classmates are friendly to me. I learn
English now. Its so interesting that I like it very much. Besides, life in city
is different. There are many interesting places to go. At weekends, my parents
take me outside. We go to the park, the zoo or go shopping. But we are not so
familiar with our neighbors. I think we should build good relationship with
them.
篇5:初中英语作文我的卧室
全文共 553 字
+ 加入清单我的卧室
My Bedroom
I have a beautiful and sweet bedroom. My mother decorates it for me. She always says that a girl deserves a bedroom like a princess. The main colors of my room are pink and white. The wall, the bed and the chest are pink. And the desk is white. The curtains are beautiful with lovely followers on them. Every day when I open my eyes, I feel happy and beloved. I clean my room often and tidy my things up. I don’t want it become dirty or in a mess. I am thankful to my parents.
通过上面对我的卧室的介绍,相信大家已经对我的卧室都有个了解了吧,希望上面的知识给同学们的写作很好的帮助。
篇6:初中寒假英语日记_600字
全文共 550 字
+ 加入清单this week i didn’t do many wonderful things.
i went to learn developing film with my classmates on july 1st. it was easy and we all got good marks.
on july 4th,i went to school to learn,because i will be a junior three student soon. we would have to learn some lessons in advance. the weather was very hot. but i didn’t feel that learning lessons was boring. some teachers are new. they are good i think,although they are all looked strict. and the lessons were not too bad.
this week was the beginning of this summer holiday,but it was really typical .
篇7:初中英语作文:我的一家
全文共 766 字
+ 加入清单Inmy life, I am proud of having a happy family. I have a kind father, strictmother and a naught little brother. As most other families, there are laughsand tears at my home. My father is friendly to others.
Our neighbors speakhighly of him. Mother is strict to me and my little brother. She has highexpectation to us, wanting us to have bright future.
My little brother is aprimary school student, but he doesn’t work very hard. All he wants is playingwith his friends. It worries my parents a lot. But in general, we have morelaughs than tears. I love my lovely family.
在我的生命中,我最自豪的就是有一个快乐的家。我有一个和蔼的父亲,严厉的母亲和一个淘气的弟弟。像其他大多数家庭一样,我家也充满着喜怒哀乐。我的爸爸对别人很有好,邻居们对他的评价很高。妈妈对我和弟弟很严厉,希望我们能有一个光明的未来。我的弟弟是一名小学生,但他却不怎么努力学习,他所想的就是和朋友们一起玩,这让我的父母很操心。总的来说,我的家里是欢笑多于泪水。我爱我可爱的家。
篇8:a busy day初中英语作文
全文共 346 字
+ 加入清单Last Sunday,I was very busy.
I got up at six oclock.I had breakfast at seven oclock.then I cleaned my room.I praceticed playing the guitar at eight o‘clock.After I played soccer. I cook dinner at eleven oclock.Then I watched TV and did my homework. At ninteen oclock I ate dinner.Then I took a shower.It was cold.
Then I go to bed at nine o‘colck .
篇9:初中我的日常生活英语日记
全文共 449 字
+ 加入清单Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it. Why? Because I intend to be a good student. I wish to render service to my country.
I get up at six o’clock every day. After I wash my face and brush my teeth, I begin to review my lessons. I go to school at seven o’clock.
After school is over, I return home. We usually have supper at seven o’clock.Then I begin to do my homework. I want to finish it before I go to bed.
篇10:关于我的爱好英语作文初中
全文共 841 字
+ 加入清单I enjoy singing very much. While singing, my heart as well as my body is
joyful. When Im happy, I often sing out to share my happiness with others. I
also sing out to pour out my bad feelings when Im upset.
I like pop music most, because I want to follow the trend. I prefer soft
music to rock music. Since we may be very tired after a long days work, we need
a rest very much. Perhaps soft music is the best recreation for us. My favorite
pop stars are JJ and Jay Chou. They always make a wonderful performance on the
stage. Their songs are so charming. I admire them very much.
In my spare time, I often sing a song to others. Everyone is so happy to be
my listener, because Im very brave and confident. Even though I couldnt be a
professional singer, I can still get a lot of good fun from singing. Because of
singing, my life becomes more colorful.
篇11:初中英语作文题目
全文共 613 字
+ 加入清单People always say that love from father is as strong as the mountain, which
gives us the great strength to move on. In Chinese traditional role, father is
described to be a quiet man but the way he loves you can be seen all the time,
while love from western father are much obvious. There always hug and kiss
between children and parents. My father is a classic quiet father. He doesnt
talk much, but he will never miss any moment that is important for me. When I
have performance in school, he must be one of the audience, no matter how busy
he is. Before I sleep, he will help me check on my homework. I love my
father.
篇12:我的新老师—初中英语作文
全文共 2699 字
+ 加入清单【—我的新老师—】下文是老师为同学们带来的关于对老师的印象及自己的看法,同学们对自己的老师是否也有着不一样看法呢?
My New Teacher
The new semester has begun. Every thing seems the same as before, except one thing. That is our class has a new English teacher. His name is Yang yang, but we always call his English name, Robert. He is a young and sunshine. He just graduated from university. His pronunciation is very good and I like his spoken English. Robert is humorous and his class is interesting and lively. Except for the textbook, he finds many other articles for class teaching, such as songs, movies and cartoons. He says that we can learn more from what we are interested in. I like this new teacher.
新学期已经开始了。除了一件事以外,每一件事看起来都和原来一样。那就是我们班来了个新的英语老师。他的名字叫杨阳,但是我们经常叫他的英文名Robert。他年轻阳光,刚刚从大学毕业。他的发音很标准 初中英语,我很喜欢他的口语。Robert很幽默,他的课堂生动有趣。除开课本,他还找了很多文章进行课堂教学,比如歌曲,电影和卡通。他说我们可以从我们感兴趣的东西学到更多。我喜欢这位新老师。
上面的是关于对老师的英文介绍,同学们对单词和短语都了解呢?如果不懂,记得要查英语字典哦!
初三英语单词表大全
A a(an) art
a(an) art ability n
ability n able a
able a about prep & ad
about prep & ad above prep
above prep abroad a & ad
abroad a & ad absent a
absent a accent n
accent n accept v
accept v accident n
accident n ache n
ache n achieve v
achieve v across prep
across prep act n & v
act n & v action n
action n active a
active a activity n
activity n add v
add v address n
address n advantage n
advantage n advertisement n
advertisement n advice n
advice n advise v
advise v afford v
afford v afraid a
afraid a after ad , prep & con
after ad , prep & con afternoon n
afternoon n again ad
again ad against prep
against prep age n
age n ago ad
ago ad agree v
agree v agreement n
agreement n air n
air n airline
airline airplane n
airplane n airport n
airport n alive a
alive a all a & pron
all a & pron allow v
allow v almost ad
almost ad alone a
alone a along ad & prep
along ad & prep aloud ad
aloud ad already ad
already ad also ad
also ad although conj
although conj always ad
always ad America n
America n American a & n
American a & n among prep
among prep ancient a
ancient a and conj
and conj angry a
angry a animal n
animal n another a & pron
another a & pron answer n & v
answer n & v ant n
ant n any pron & a
any pron & a anybody pron
anybody pron anyone pron
anyone pron anything pron
anything pron anyway ad
anyway ad anywhere ad
anywhere ad appear v
appear v apple n
apple n April n
April n area
area arm n
arm n army n
army n around prep & ad
around prep & ad arrive v
arrive v art n
art n article n
article n as ad, conj & prep
as ad, conj & prep Asia n
Asia n Asian a & n
Asian a & n ask v
ask v asleep a
asleep a at prep
at prep Atlantic n & a
Atlantic n & a attention n
attention n August n
August n aunt n
aunt n Australia n
Australia n Australian a & n
Australian a & n autumn n
autumn n available a
available a avoid n
avoid n awake v
awake v away ad
away ad baby n
篇13:星期天的公园初中英语作文
全文共 709 字
+ 加入清单I went the park near my school with my family on Sunday. This park was holding a interesting garden party, where was crowded by many people. When sunday, the park was always very crowded. There was a lot of old men doing morning exercises, and many children going with their parents. During our around walking, I saw my classmate XX boating there. I said hello to her, and she asked me to enjoy boating with her. So I took the boat, and speaked with XX for a while. Then we pulled the boat over, where planted a few lilies,which was my faverate flower. I used my digital camera taking several picture. At that time, my cellphone was ringing. That is my mother, she call me for going back.
篇14:校园英语作文初中
全文共 1234 字
+ 加入清单Environmental protection is every one of us to do, make the responsibility
of each of us, once you live in the earth, you have to protect the environment,
because we want for our children and grandchildren, give them a good living
environment, and not to harm the environment and harm to our children and
grandchildren.
Its our duty to protect the environment, and some people said: this is an
important task, we are a little, it should give the big man to do, we have to do
is not to undermine. In the face of this, many people agree, and I object. In
fact, environmental protection is more than a great thing, or do we all the
citizens of these things, and they will go to the governance, we control our
things, mind your own affairs, because environmental protection from a small
one.
Protecting the environment is a small thing, not throwing away a piece of
garbage, cutting down a tree, not using disposable items... Maybe, if you are
qualified, recycle a piece of garbage, plant a tree, and use one item again...
Its all about protecting the environment, its so simple, you dont have to do
it harder, its just that simple.
Protecting your environment is protecting yourself and your children, and
you dont want to be the end of the world in 2017.
篇15:关于描写大海的初中英语作文
全文共 664 字
+ 加入清单The first go to the seaside Summer holiday has already come. How happy am I!
The favorite thing I wanna do is traveling. I joined an outdoor club and went to the seaside in Zhejiang province with other members. On July 20, we started our journey at 21:00 in the evening. I was so sleepy that I fell asleep in the bus.
Suddenly someone was pushing me. I opened my eyes and a beautiful sea was right there. What a beautiful place! We swam in the sea and played beach volleyball. The wind, the sunshine, the blue sky and the happy boys and girls formed a wonderful picture! At noon, we cooked seafood like crabs, shrimps, seashells and so on. They are all so delicious.
篇16:初中初一英语介绍自己的作文范文
全文共 453 字
+ 加入清单Dear friend,
My name is Wang Lin . Now I live in Hangzhou , China. I want to find a pen pal in England. I’m now 14 years old . I speak Chinese .And I can speak a little English. I like sports ,swimming is my favorite . I also like playing the computer games . My favorite subject in school is math. I like to
go to movies with my friends. My favorite movie is Beauty and Beast . Now I live with my parents .
Can you write to me soon ?
Wang Lin
篇17:美丽的雪初中英语作文
全文共 4910 字
+ 加入清单【—之雪】冬天的时候,我们最期盼有雪的降临,因为雪世界变得格外的纯净。
季节作文:以雪为题写一篇英语短文
SNOW
At dusk,the weather became colder while the sky was gray,and the cold wind was blowing strongly.It seemed that it was going to snow soon. A moment later,the snowflakes began to fall quietly.Soon the land before my eyes was all white,like a beautiful blanket.Then it snowed more and more heavily.The trees were all covered with white quilts.The whole city became a silver world. The next morning,it stopped snowing and cleared up.I went into the yard.Looking far away,I saw a beautiful silver white world.A group of children were playing happily.Some were throwing snowballs to each other,others were making a snowman.Snow seemed to bring us warm and wishes.Cold as it was,nobaby felt cold in the white world. I love snow,because it is pure white.It brings us hope and vigour.
虽然雪景很美,但是同学们在外面玩雪的时候,要注意保暖哦!
初中英语语法对地点状语从句的总结
【—语法对地点状语从句的总结】下文为同学们带来的是对地点状语从句的讲述及where, wherever 引导词的介绍。
地点状语从句
地点状语从句通常由where, wherever 初中物理 引导。
Where I live there are plenty of trees.
我住的地方树很多。
Wherever I am I will be thinking of you.
不管我在哪里我都会想到你。
对上述例句的介绍,希望同学们对地点状语从句能够有所了解。
初中英语语法对if, whether引导的名词从句的用法总结
【—语法对if, whether引导的名词从句的用法总结】同学们对if, whether引导的名词从句是否有一定的了解?如果没有的话,看老师为大家带来的具体分析。
if, whether引导的名词从句
1)yes-no型疑问从句
从属连词if, whether引导的名词从句是由一般疑问句或选择疑问转化而来的,因此也分别被称为yes-no型疑问句从句和选择型疑问从句,其功能和wh-从句的功能相同, 例如:
主语:Whether the plan is feasible remains to be proved. 这一计划是否可行还有等证实。
宾语:Let us know whether / if you can finish the article 初中学习方法 before Friday. 请让我们知道你是否能在星期五以前把文章写完。
表语:The point is whether we should lend him the money. 问题在于我们是否应该借钱给他。
同位语:They are investigating the question whether the man is trustworthy. 他们调查他是否值得信赖。
形容词宾语: Shes doubtful whether we shall be able to come. 她怀疑我们是否能够前来。
介词宾语: I worry about whether he can pass through the crisis of his illness. 我担心他是否能度过疾病的危险期。
2)选择性疑问从句
选择性疑问从句由关联词if/whether…or或whethe…or not构成,例如:
Please tell me whether / if they are Swedish or Danish. 请告诉我他们是瑞典人还是丹麦人。
I dont care whether you like the plan or not.我不在乎你是否喜欢该计划。
看完之后,同学们是否理解了呢?如果还有什么疑问的话可以参考!
英语学习的十句经典名言
1. What is language for? Some people seem to think its for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words--- the longer the words the better. Thats wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication。
语言到底是用来干什么的呢?一些人认为它是用来操练语法规则和学习一大堆单词--而且单词越长越好。这个想法是错误的。语言是用来交换思想,进行交流沟通的!
2. The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible。
学习一门语言的方法就是要尽量多地练习说。
3. A great man once said it is necessary to drill as much as possible, and the more you apply it in real situations, the more natural it will become。
一位伟人曾说,反复操练是非常必要的,你越多的将所学到的东西运用到实际生活中,他们就变的越自然。
4. Learning any language takes a lot of effort. But dont give up。
学习任何语言都是需要花费很多努力,但不要放弃。
5. Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages should be fun。
放松点!要有耐性,并让自己快乐!学习外语应该是乐趣无穷的。
6. Rome wasnt built in a day. Work harder and practice more. Your hard- work will be rewarded by god one day. God is equal to everyone!
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。更加努力的学习,更加勤奋的操练,你所付出的一切将会得到上帝的报答,上帝是公平的。推荐爱思英语论坛每日英语系列。
7. Use a dictionary and grammar guide constantly. Keep a small English dictionary with you at all time. When you see a new word, look it up. Think about the word-- use it, in your mind, in a sentence。
经常使用字典和语法指南。随身携带一本小英文字典,当你看到一个新字时就去查阅它,想想这个字---然后去用它,在你的心中,在一个句子里。
8. Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something think of the English word of it; then think about the word in a sentence。
一有机会就努力去用英文来思考。看到某事时,想想它的英文单词;然后把它用到一个句子中去。
9. Practice tenses as much as possible. When you learn a new verb, learn its various forms。
尽可能多的操练时态。学习一个动词的时候,要学习它的各种形态。
10. I would also like to learn more about the culture behind the language. When you understand the cultural background, you can better use the language。
我想学习和了解更多关于语言背后的文化知识,当你理解了文化背景,你就能更好地运用语言。
初中英语学习关于above与over的技巧
两者都可表示“高于”,over 主要表示垂直在上的正上方,而 above 则不一定表示正上方。简单地说,就是表示正上方,两者都可用;不表示正上方,则通常用above:
They built a new room above [over] the garage. 他们在车房上加盖了一个新房间。
He stayed at the hotel above the lake. 他住在可以俯瞰湖泊的旅馆里。
【注】若含有动态或覆盖的意味,通常用 over,而不用 above:
You must climb over the hill. 你必须爬过这座山。
He put his hands over his eyes. 他用双手蒙住眼睛。
上述是对于above 与over的区别介绍,希望同学们能够好好的掌握。不懂的可以参考。
初中英语学习方法之巧记lie和lay
【—之巧记lie和lay】以下的内容是对英语学习方法巧记lie和lay的讲解。
巧记lie和lay
躺 lie,lay,lain,lie in bed again;
撒谎 lie,lied,lied,dont be a liar;
产蛋 lay,laid,laid,a hen laid an egg;
放置 A loy picked it up,and laid it in the bag.
通过上面对巧记lie和lay英语学习的方法讲解,相信同学们对此学习方法可以很好的掌握了,希望同学们在考试中取得很好的收获。
初中英语作文大全之不要乱扔垃圾
【—之不要乱扔垃圾】我们只有一个地球,所以要保护好我们的地球,不要乱扔垃圾。
As we all see, the environment is polluted by a lot of waste things.Some people throw the daily refuse into rivers or on the street at random. 字串9
This is one reason for the environmental pollution. So in daily life I will consciously put the rubbish into the rubbish bin to reduce the contamination.
“不要乱扔垃圾”译文:
正如我们所看到的,环境受到很多废弃物的污染。一些人把生活垃圾随便扔到河里、大街上。这是环境污染的一个原因。所以在日常生活中,我很自觉地把废弃物扔到垃圾桶里来减少污染
如果想要生活在一个美好的环境中,那么就好好的爱护这唯一的地球吧!
篇18:初中英语满分
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+ 加入清单When I come to the middle school, I feel so excited, because I want to
learn more knowledge and prepare for my future. Some of my friends are afraid of
the coming challenges, they think they can’t handle, but for me, life will be
wonderful with all kinds of challenges. It is the challenges that makes me
stronger. If everything comes to me without hard working, then I won’t cherish
it. I am so eager to meet the coming difficulties, I won’t give up no matter how
hard they will be. Some day when I look back on these days, I will not be
regretful of what I have done.
篇19:寒假英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Since the first day of my winter vacation, I’ve decided to make it a
valuable and enjoyable one. I made a plan to finish my homework within the first
week, and after days of hard working, I actually got all my assignments done a
day earlier. I am pretty proud of myself for not —as usual —hang out with my
friends until the last few days of my vacation and rush through my homework.
In the rest of my winter vacation, I made up my mind to improve my reading
skills. I’ve had tons of books that I simply bought and put them on my shelf,
wishing some day they would be finished themselves. But this time, I realized I
was not trying my best last term and decided to make some change. I finished a
couple of novels and watched some classic movies, I also went to a library to
borrow some new books for next term. The more I read the more enthusiastic I
became, and now I’ve developed my reading skills a lot.
Another event in my winter vacation is that I went to hiking with my
parents. It was a warm, sunny day, which is pretty precious during winter time.
I can still remember the scene when we drove
篇20:腊八节初中英语作文
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+ 加入清单laba rice porridge was first introduced to china in the song dynasty about 900 years ago.
buddhism was well accepted in the areas inhabited by the han chinese, who believed that sakyamuni the first buddha and founder of the religion, attained enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth month. sutras were chanted in the temples and rice porridge with beans, nuts and dried fruit was prepared for the buddha. with the passing of time the custom extended, especially in rural areas where peasants would pray for a plentiful harvest in this way.
there is, however, another touching story: when sakyamuni was on his way into the high mountains in his quest for understanding and enlightenment, he grew tired and hungry. exhausted from days of walking, he fainted away by a river in india. a shepherdess found him there and fed him her lunch -- porridge made with beans and rice. sakyamuni was thus able to continue his journey.