关于科技的英语作文初中实用20篇

In the modern time, the growth of technology is increasingly developed.

More and more people don’t use their brains when there is no need to use other

instruments. Too much people use technology so that people are lazier and less

healthy than before. They rely on technology too much.

Some believe that modern technology shorten the distance of human. For

instance, people all use cellphone to call friends or family, or computer to

search information, or use QQ, MSN, twitter, blog etc. These modern instruments

shorten the distance between human.

However, others think that it’s just the reverse. Technology makes people

use less face-to-face communication. The contact in real life is less and less.

People do less interaction to each other. In the long term, people will get

depressed without enough communication.

As far as I’m concerned, modern technology provides convenience to people.

It makes people easily to get information. Only could we use it correctly, it

does much contribution to us.

Lucy once was my classmate, but now she has moved to another city. However, we communicate with each other all the time, sharing our lives with each other. When she firstly moved to the new city and went to the new school, she did not adapt very well. But she is outgoing and talkative, it did not take very long time for her to get on well with others. She is so kind that people are likely to make friends with her. Therefore, I do not worry about her in the new environment. I hope she will have a new start in the new city and school and I am sure she certainly will.

露西曾经是我的同学，但现在她已经搬到另一个城市。然而，我们彼此交流，彼此分享我们的生活。当她第一搬到新的城市，去了新学校，她并没有很好地适应。但她是外向和健谈，这并没有花很长的时间让她与别人相处。她很善良，人们很可能和她交朋友。因此，我不担心她在新的环境。我希望她在新的城市和学校有一个新的开始，我相信她一定会。

[初中英语作文：我的朋友

迈克是我的好朋友。每当我需要帮助时，他就来到我身边。一天放学了，我不得不留下来跟3组的同学一起打扫卫生。但3组的其他人都在外边玩，他们谁都不想回来。于是迈克就过来帮我扫地。真是优秀作文 ，患难朋友才是真正的朋友。

Mike is my good friend. Any time I need help, he will come to me. One day after school, I had to stay and clean the classroom with Group Three. But they were still playing outside without any sign to go back. So Mike came and helped me clean the floor. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

I spent this summer vacation in quite a different way.

I used to run about every day in previous summer vacations,this summer vacation I simply could not afford to do so.

I would soon be in the last year of my high-school education would after graduation be up against the college entrance examinations.

Though those examinations were still a year away, I had to start early to make myself well prepared by reviewing all those things I had learned at school this summer vacation was the ideal time for me to do this.

At first I was rather dismayed at the thought of this,8ttt8.comlater I thought it was better this way because by working hard this summer I could count on endless happy summers to come.

With this in mind I then set to work like anything and occasionally went out for a change or did some physical. I was not at all bored by this kind of life, for I was sustained by a hope.

[初中生暑假计划的英语日记

The annual Chinese New Year came in 20xx, the Spring Festival has come exceptionally busy, it is accompanied by the festive sound of firecrackers, sky in full bloom, and colorful fireworks came. The ancients as "firecrackers of the year" to commemorate Chinese New Year. The return of fireworks and firecrackers, so that the ancient city of Beijing is full of a thick smell of years, sound of firecrackers brings us endless joy, filled with a wonderful interesting traditional festivals.

As a girl, I do not like to put those little on the "crackling" sound of Mei Wan and loud firecrackers. I like those colorful light emitted after, four run around fireworks. There is a called channeling smallpox, a carefully ed in the ground began to release, and later on the secure enough to put in the hand grip, lit "squeak" is heard, a group with a small ball of fire flew up into the sky, screaming, "pit" Suddenly the sky on a flower in full bloom out, quite exciting.

My favorite is called Setaria fireworks in one hand and a lit continuously emitted after the bright, constantly changing colors of the fireworks. My hands turned, arms on the emergence of two very nice Ring of Fire; my arms open, 4 running, I became a "Firebird." I have a another one to lying, I cried, ran, happy with Chinese New Year fireworks is a traditional custom. Legend of the so-called "year" is an evil beast, people set fire to bamboo, the sound of bamboo bursting scared off "year", "years" away is the Chinese New Year in.

I like fireworks, it made me able to live a traditional feature of the year. I think as long as we pay attention to safety, stressing civilization, this tradition will be able to have a wonderful New Year.

[描写春节的初中英语作文

These are lots of books in our daily life. Some are about history, some are novels, and some are even about the dream in the future. I think its useful to read stories, because it can be used sometimes. Once, there was a very difficult question in an important history exam history, which wasnt mentioned in our history books, even our teacher has never told us about it. But I remembered clearly that I had read it in a history story, so I answered the question without difficulty and became the only student in our class who answered the question correctly. In my view, its useful to read stories.

幸福是一个谜，你让一千个人回答，就会有一千种答案。农民说幸福是年年丰收，医生说幸福是患者的健康平安，而我认为这些都需要科技来保驾护航，幸福生活，需要科技来点亮。

农业科技再创新高

粮食安全，全球关注，尤其是拥有13亿人口的中国。在耕地和水资源日趋紧张，各种自然灾害频繁发生的不利条件下，是什么支撑了我国粮食的丰产呢？是农业科技进步！

年近五旬的江西南昌农民李钱水站在连片的稻田里说，自己原本不信那些书本上的东西，认为科技不如祖祖辈辈种田的老传统实在。可事实却证明自己错了。拿育秧来说，水育改旱育，用塑料秧盘进行薄膜育秧，烂秧基本没有，每亩早稻的用种量从7。5千克下降到4千克，大大节省了成本。

科技医疗服务便民

不久前，我国具有完全自主知识产权的口服重组幽门螺杆菌疫苗取得了新药证书。这是世界上第一个获准上市的口服重组幽门螺杆菌疫苗。为了这一天，第三军医大学教授邹全明和他领衔的科研团队整整奋斗了15年，呕心沥血从此改变了人们“用药难，进口药贵吃不起”的现象，让老百姓以最便宜的价格用上最好的药。

交通工具节能出行

金秋的上海浦东，专为C919国产大飞机准备的试飞跑道正在施工。中国首架自行研制的大型民航客机将于2014年首飞，2016年交付使用。用不了多久，这一中国机型将和空客、波音一样为人熟知。真是喜忧参半，随着汽车走进千家万户，给百姓带来便利的同时，亦对环境造成巨大影响。我国主要大城市七成的空气污染来源于汽车尾气的排放。为此，国家让公交车这类最繁忙、造成尾气最大的汽车首先转型，走电动汽车路线，接着带动电动轿车转型，相信过不了多久，我们就能对汽车尾气说拜拜了。

科学技术，支撑了粮食丰产，捍卫了人口健康，保护了生态环境，维护了公共安全，点亮了百姓的幸福人生。“雄关漫道真如铁，而今迈步从头越。”如今的中国，正向着更大的幸福迈着强健有力的步伐，向着更高的科技巅峰攀登。让我们享受科技成果，使生活更加美好幸福！更让我们青少年为建设科技中国而为之奋斗吧！

1995 I went into taizhou junior middle school.Totally we had 7 classes,I was in class 4.The head-teacher of the class was a middle age woman.she was so strict with us.for example, i was catched when i ate a big rabbit sugar during class time,she asked me to buy that bland sugar one peice for everyone.in my opinion ,she hated everyting except study,everyweekend ,she asked us to study in school,sunday afternoon was just the free time for us.when she saw we played football,she must get the ball back to her office.someone who was to be in love was found by her,he would be punished just like a shit.luckyly,i was not found by her.i liked the girl who was my Elementary school schoolmate during my junior middle school.i didnt know she konwed or not.it ended when we graduated.but i liked to talk with others during class time,everytime i was found by her,she asked me to write 3000 words to explain why and how to do in future. nowadyas every time i remeber what happened in my junior middle school,i deeply appreciat her kindness.she is real a good teacher.

My junior middle school time has pasted ,but it will influece till the end of my life.

Nowadays, with the development of technology, the market competition is

fierce and people feel great pressure. In order to improve the working

efficiency, they force themselves to work overtime. However, they are not

machine and need to slow down life pace, or they will break down sooner or

later.

We cant slow down the working hour, but we can control our private time. A

lot of young people mix with working time and private time, so they cant enjoy

their life and feel depressed all the time. The smart person will find the

balance. They will put aside the working stuff when the clock tells them that it

is time to be off work and find the way to release their pressure, such as

KTV.

Spending the time with friends and families is always a good way to enjoy

our time. No matter what kind of difficulties we face, when we recall of these

happy moments, we will have motivation to move on. We cant choose everything we

want, but we can adjust ourselves to the environment and keep the good mood.

Once life pace slows down, we control our life.

I am a love reading girl, since I was young, I very love books, and book

the indissoluble bond. I put the book as an indispensable nourishment, he saw a

book like the hungry to see bread, fondle admiringly. Because the book is the

source of human wisdom, is the ladder of human progress. Book give me knowledge

and wisdom, and also gave me strength and courage. In my room, there is a large

bookcase, there are all books, every birthday, mom and dad asked me to want what

gift, I will blurt out: "a book, I as long as the book." When reading, I often

forget all about eating and sleeping, as if into another world.

Reading, can make us grow many knowledge, solve the problem. On one

occasion, grandmother domesticated some hares, hares to depilate, grandma see

hares like bite lice, gradually to open mouth, the neck fur with red meat, and

then use the tongue to the sides, and behind them in a hurry to say to me: "you

see how this rabbit. Red meat are exposed, it doing?" . I to grandma said with a

smile: "it is the hair removal, then fluff will regrow of glistening." My

grandma listened to, smiled and said to me: "how do you know?" I proudly said:

"from the book to see." It seems that these reading useless really big ah.

Colorful in the book, read the "lei feng diary let me know how people live

to be more of others, read" how the steel was tempered "which I understand the

difficulties cannot be back, have the perseverance and strong will to overcome

difficulties.

The rain outside the window rhythmic in the beat the glass, the rain rhythm of the next non-stop. Wake up in the morning, and feel a lot of cool days. The ancients have sad autumn that I think this view may be the face of changes in the weather caused by the reasons.

Summer scenery is not dead in the brain, that hot weather, dense forests, grass, bright flowers impressed, she is bright, up, warm feeling, she is yang floating in the human body surface, gas Blood is surging, the mental condition is not the same.

The same is a piece of land, the season has changed, the impression is different. Trees, flowers are withered and dying. The autumn wind began to appear depressed, desolate scene, peoples hearts spontaneously produce sadness is self-evident.

Autumn rain led the changes in the season, gave birth to peoples sadness. So the ancients described the fall rain is often Denglou Wangxiang, see flowers and dying, bustling scene disappeared, a desolate scene.

Autumn rain is still beating the earth, people in the harvest harvest fruit, spring autumn autumn to bring people the joy of harvest.

Autumn rain in the wake of peoples desire for knowledge, semester school, students in the book to seek new knowledge, to explore the peak of science and technology. Autumn rain in the moisture of the earth, gave birth to a new life, to meet the arrival of the next season.

Autumn rain in the wash the earth, show eyes and some of the deep landscape. Autumn rain in the story of the occurrence of a year, whispered the priorities, is right and wrong ... ... autumn rain you enjoy singing it, the earth, all things open arms to meet you!

童丹阳： Love may not be great, but we can find love everywhere, even in some small things, if we use our heart to feel it.

丁清之：Even though we can’t see each other, but we can feel each other. That’s love.

Jimmy: Love is more like friendship taken to a further level. It is a companionship that can last through hardships, joys, and even dull and boring times, with passion and comradeship.

林鹏： Love is the most valuable thing in the world that nothing else can surpass.

方驰：Love is when you miss somebody, like your mother or father and when you return the indescribable feeling that flls your heart you feel happy, you feel this thing is the most important in your life.

王潜：love is when you are ill, someone will look after you. Love is when you fall down, someone will lift you.

也许我们的祖父已是年迈，但是他们依然会有一个年轻的心态。

My grandfather is over sixty. He looks younger than his real age. He was a policeman before his retirement. He has a positive attitude towards his later years of life. He does physical exercises every morning. He can read books without wearing glasses. He is so strong that he is able to lift heavy things by himself.

He loves children very much. Every Monday afternoon he is invited to a nearby school to tell stories to the children about the life and work of the policemen. All the young pupils love him very much.

关于自己的祖父是不是也是这样子的呢？同学们可以将自己的祖父写下来与大家一起分享一下哦！

初中英语写作范文：保护眼睛

眼睛对我们很重要，同学们一定要很好的保护自己的眼睛哦。

保护眼睛

Protect Our Eyes

Nowadays, there are more and more students becoming short-sighted. Some students get short-sightedness when they are little. There are fifteen students wearing glasses in my class. Being short-sighted is common among students, even in primary school. That is too serious. Therefore, we should protect our eyes carefully. When we are reading and writing, we should keep a standard posture. Besides, we should not watch TV or play computer for too long. They are bad for our eyes. And, we should do eyes exercises regularly. A good rest is also important to our eyes. In all, eyes are the windows of our mind. We should keep it healthy.

现在，越来越多的学生近视了。有些学生在很小的时候就近视了。我们班上有十五个学生戴眼镜。近视在学生中变得很普遍，甚至是在小学。这种情况很严重。因此，我们应该好好保护眼睛。当我们读书写字的时候，我们应该保持正确的姿势。此外，不要长时间看电视或玩电脑，对我们的眼睛不好。并且，我们应该有规律的做眼保健操。好的睡眠对我们的眼睛也很重要。总之，眼睛是我们心里的窗口，我们应该保持它健康。

希望同学们都能很好的保护眼睛，相信同学们会做的很好的吧，好好学习英语知识吧。

初中英语写作范文：第一次坐飞机

同学们都坐过飞机吗，下面是我对我第一次坐飞机的经历的介绍。

第一次坐飞机

My First Experience of Plane

Today I was very excited, because I traveled plane for the first time. My parents and I traveled toBeijingtoday. When the plane took off, I felt it was shaking. But I was not nervous because of excitement. After a while, it stopped shaking and flied higher. I could see the buildings on the ground. They became smaller and smaller. And finally, I couldnt see them anymore. Through the window, I could see the blue sky. It was very clear. Clouds were under the plane. They looked so different from the ground. It was amazing. I like the view very much. It took only two hours to get toBeijing. TheBeijingairport is very large and wonderful. There are many planes and people. I think my trip will be funny.

今天我很兴奋，因为我第一次坐飞机去旅游。今天父母和我去北京旅游。飞机起飞的时候，我感到它在摇晃。但是由于兴奋，我并没有觉得紧张。过了一会，飞机停止摇晃并且飞得更高了。我能够看到地上的建筑，它们越来越小，最后就再也看不到了。透过窗户，我可以看到蓝蓝的天空，很清澈。云朵在飞机下面，它们和地上看上去很不一样，那么惊奇。我很喜欢这风景。到北京花了我们两个小时。北京机场很大很壮观，飞机和人都很多。我觉得我的旅途一定会很有趣的。

通过上面我对第一次坐飞机的经历介绍，相信大家都很想坐飞机吧，相信大家一定会有机会的哦。

初中英语写作范文：寒假计划

虽然寒假已经过去了，但下面是我对我的寒假计划的介绍，希望大家看看哦。

寒假计划

Plan for Winter Holiday

The winter holiday is coming. I expect it very much, because the Spring Festival is the most important event in the holiday. First, I will relax myself. This term I work very hard, so during the holiday, I want to have fun. My families will go back to the hometown. We will get together to celebrate the Spring Festival. I like families getting together and organizing various activities. It’s funny and warm. Of course, study can’t be ignored. After the festival, I will spend some time on my study. There will be exercises for the holiday. And I will do some reviews for next term. Math is my weakness, so I must work hard to improve it. This is my plan for winter holiday.

寒假即将来临。我很期待它的到来，因为春节是这个假期最重要的节日。首先，我会放松一下自己。这个学期我学习很努力，所以假期期间我想玩玩。我的家人会回老家过节，我们将一起庆祝春节。我喜欢家人团聚在一起组织各种各样的活动，有趣而又温暖。当然，学习也是不容忽视的。春节过后，我会花些时间在学习上。我会完成一些寒假作业然后预习一些下学期的内容。数学是我的弱项，因此我必须努力提高它。这就是我的寒假计划。

上面就是我的寒假计划，希望同学们对自己的每一件事都有个自己的计划，一切都安排好，合理的安排自己的时间哦。

初中英语写作范文：这就是我

这就是我，大家对我还不熟悉吧，下面我来介绍一下吧。

这就是我

This Is Me

My name is Li Xing, a boy in fourteen years old. I come from Dalian, Liaoning Province, which is a beautiful and energetic city. Every year, thousands of tourists visit there. There are three people in my family, my parents and I. My parents are doctors who work in a big hospital in my city. I have many interests. Swimming, reading and movie are my favorites, which bring color to my busy study life. In study, I am good at Chinese and English, while math is my weakness. I work very hard to improve it, but it doesn’t work very well. Besides, I am easygoing and likely to make friends with others. Friendship is an important part of my life.

我叫李兴，今年十四岁。我来自辽宁省大连市。这是一个美丽而又充满活力的城市。每年都有成千上万的游客来这里参观。我家共有三口人，父母和我。我的父母都是大医院的医生。我有很多爱好，其中游泳，阅读和电影是我最喜欢的。它们给我忙碌的学习生活带来了很多色彩。我擅长语文和英语，而数学则是我的弱项。尽管我很努力去提高它，但是并没有很大的作用。除此之外，我也是个外向的人，喜欢和别人做朋友。友情是我生活中重要的一部分。

这就是我，一个完完整整的我，一个不一样的我，一个地球上仅有的我，希望我给大家留下很好的印象哦。

我的学习计划

下面是我对新学期的学习计划的介绍，希望同学们很好的看看下面讲解的知识。

学习计划 Study Plan

At the beginning of this term, I made a plan for my study. Now, I find that I carry it out well in the past month. I was poor in Chinese and English last semester. Therefore, I put the two subjects in the priority and I spent much time on them. Happily, I made progress in the two subjects this semester. Besides, math and physics is not so hard for me, but I must do many exercises to improve my knowledge. Half of an hour for each is necessary and I have always been doing so. The other subjects are easy for me. As long as I carefully listen to the teacher in the class and do some reviews, I can do well in them. While, it does not mean that I attach no importance to them. I make plan for my study to ensure the efficiency of my study.

开学之初，我给我的的学习制定了一个计划。现在，我发现在过去的一个月我能够很好的实行。上个学期我的语文和英语很差，因此我把这两个科目作为我的首要任务并花很多时间在上面。很高兴的是，这学期我这两科取得了进步。此外，数学和物理对我来说不是很难，但是我必须多做练习来增加我的知识。每个科目花上半个小时是有必要的，我一直都是这样做的。其他的科目对我来说很容桂。只要我课堂上认真听课，课后复习我就能够把它们做好。但是，这也不意味着我不重视它们。我给我的学习制定计划以保证我的学习效率。

通过上面我对我的学习计划的介绍，希望给同学们的学习很好的帮助，相信同学们会学习的很好的哦。

[我的初中英语作文

English is one of my best subjects and I started learning English when I

was ten years old.

But at the very beginning, listening seemed a little difficult for me. So I

have been doing a lot of listening practice, such as listening to tapes,

watching English TV programs. And I found it really helped a lot. In fact, there

are some more helpful ways to learn English well. For example, I enjoy singing

English songs and I want to join an English club or find a pen pal from

English-speaking countries.

I believe that nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

Mobile phones are useful and popular. But they are also bad for us

students. On the one hand, some of us like playing the games, they will forget

the time to rest. If they dont get enough rest, they will feel sleepy in class.

And even they are having a class, they always think about the games. They are

not good for our study. On the other hand, there are a lot of students who like

reading e-books on a mobile phone. Its good to read. But reading on a mobile

phone for a long time is not good for our eyes.

English is familiar to most people, because nearly every student in school has to learn English. It is a compulsory course in most schools. Why we have to learn English?

First of all, English is a worldwide language.

Nearly every country is using it, including China. If we want to earn a good position in China, we need to learn English.

Besides, learning English can provide us more chances when finding jobs. With the development of China, we have more chances to work with or work for foreigners. What’s more, learning English is helpful to build our confidence. The more knowledge we know the more confidence we will have.

大部分人都很熟悉英语，因为几乎每个学生在学校里都要学习英语。在大部分学校英语都是必修课。我们为什么要学习英语？首先，英语是世界通用的语言。几乎每个国家都在使用英语，包括中国。如果我们想在中国赢得一个好地位，我们就得学习英语。此外，学习英语在找工作的时候可以为我们提供机会。随着中国的发展，我们有的机会去和外国人一起工作或者为他们工作。更重要的是，学习英语有助于我们建立信心。学到的知识越多我们就会越有自信。

[初中英语作文：为什么要学习英语

My name is Beth。 Im 14 years old， and I study in No。 1 Middle School of Hangzhou。 My school is very big and beautiful。 Im very happy in the school。

I usually get up at 6：15 in the morning。 Then I do morning exercises in the playground。 At 6：40， I have my breakfast。 You can see many students and teachers in the dinning room。 After breakfast， I often read English with my classmates。

We have six classes every day。 The first class begins at 7：50 am。 I like all the classes for my teachers can make the classes lively and interesting。 My favorite subject is English， so I join English Corner every week。 I can speak English with many other students there。 Its very interesting and exciting。 I think its helpful for me to learn English well。 After class， I always play games with my friends。 We play soccer ball，basketball， volleyball， ping—pong and so on。 They are very relaxing。

I like my lessons， my friends and my teachers。 In a word， I love my school。 I find my school life more and more meaningful and colorful。 My school life is wonderful， isnt it？

Tired of the dull day of the holiday， there was a habit of walking on the street。

Just go out， days of rain， like the night sky in the fog， with a wind chill。 Fortunately， shops on both sides of the street lights to create a warm cold， I suzhebozi towards darkness。 Suddenly cried out in a calm shock eardrum: Hey， man， get up! Go away。 With the sound! found a man crouched in the roof。 The shadow with different differences， people spontaneously gathered in the past。

Then a light house， I looked at the old man shivering body， with disheveled hair， worn underwear。。。。。。 involuntarily shivered。 People around together more， who shouted nature is the owner， but we do not know the origin of the elderly。

Some in the crowd whispering， some cigarette in the limited， some in the head sigh。。。。。。 suddenly I felt a moment of silence。 The mouth parched and tongue scorched after a child shouted: Daddy， grandpa is not cold? yes! everyone seems to be inspired by the what， many people began negotiations with the owner。 Under the watchful eyes of the people， the owner blushed， everyone help homeowners。 To restore the confidence， and the boys to act tough and talk soft helped the old man into the room， a middle-aged man has Fengfenghuohuo beside the restaurant brought in hot surface。

Some people off。 I -- an onlooker chouchushou from his trouser pocket， came back to me naive children， in shame to take a step。

厌倦了假期白日的平淡，于是就有了在街道上散步的癖好。

刚出门，天就微雨，似夜空中的雾，沾满了一身，夜风凉飕飕的。幸好街道两旁的店家灯火给寒冷平添了几许暖意，我缩着脖子走向黑暗。蓦地一声断喝在平静中震荡耳膜:喂，老头，快起来!快走开啊!随着声音在一处屋檐的阴影中发现了一个蜷曲着的老人。伴着不同的差异，人们不约而同地围了过去。

接着屋里的一片灯光，我打量着老人发抖的身子，低垂的蓬乱的头发，破旧的衣裤。。。。。。不由地打了个寒颤。周围的人越聚越多，叫喊的人自然是房主，但大家都不知道老人的来历。

人群之中有的在窃窃私语，有的在有限地点烟，有的在摇头叹气。。。。。。我忽然感到口干舌燥了。片刻沉默后，一个童音在嚷:爸爸，老爷爷不冷吗?是啊!大家似乎是受到了什么启发，好些人开始跟房主交涉，众目睽睽之下，房主涨红了脸，:大伙帮个忙。房主恢复了自信，和几个小伙软硬兼施地把老人扶进了房内，一个中年人已经风风火火地在旁边的饮食店中拿来了热腾腾的面。

好些人散去了。我--一位看客，从裤兜里抽出手，耳边回响起幼稚的童音，在羞愧中重新迈开脚步。

我的朋友

My best friend is Mary. She lives in a tall building. She lives on the fifth floor. Everyday she takes the lift up and down. She is twelve years old. She is tall and thin. She has short black hair，two big eyes and a small mouth. She is very cute. I like playing with her. We are in the same class. I like to read books but she likes playing games. She likes to eat popcorn and ice creams. I like them， too. Her favourite food is fish， so she is clever. She loves her cat. She often plays with her. The cat likes Mary，too. They are cute.

这篇是讲述我的好朋友玛丽。介绍她的住址，她住在一幢高楼里。她住在五楼。她的年龄，她十二岁。她的外貌，她又高又瘦。她有短的黑色的头发，两只大眼睛和一个小嘴巴。

The Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. "La" is the name given to the 12th lunar month and 8 is pronounced as "ba" in Chinese, which translated is "Laba." There are several legends about the origin of this festivity and we could not tell which one is true. But what we know today is that this festival started as a sacrificial offering to ancestors. It was also a time for the ancient Chinese to pray to heaven and earth that there would be a bountiful harvest. Many people hoped for good luck as well for the coming year.

农历十二月初八是中国的传统节日——腊八节，腊代表中国农历的十二月，而八是eight的发音，因此，这个节日被翻译成腊八。关于腊八起源的传说有很多，我们已经不能辨其真假。时至今日，我们确定的是这个节日起初是为了祭祀祖先，祈求丰收以及为即将来到的一年祈福。

Traditionally, the Laba rice porridge is the most important element of the festival. Generally, the porridge contains eight ingredients which can include glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond, peanut, etc. The porridge must be boiled for many hours and then offered as a sacrifice to the ancestors. This must be done before noontime. Also, it is tradition that family members eat the porridge together. Then they leave some as a symbol of hope for a good harvest the coming year.

从传统上讲，腊八粥是腊八节最重要的元素。腊八粥通常由八种材料做成，这些材料可以是黏米，红豆，小米，高粱，豌豆，莲子和一些诸如红枣，栗子，核桃仁，杏仁，花生等谷物。粥要熬制数小时，然后作为祭品祭献给祖先。这个祭祀活动一定要在中午之前完成。之后，家人们坐在一起吃腊八粥也就成了传

Another custom is the soaking of Laba garlic. Garlic is soaked in vinegar for more than twenty days starting from Laba festival. Then when the Chinese New Year comes, the garlic and vinegar is used alongside jiaozi on the table.

腊八节的另一传统式腌制腊八蒜。从腊八节那天起，就将蒜泡在醋中二十多天，这样，到春节的时候，就可以在餐桌上与饺子同食了。

Transportation has been greatly changed in the past few years. In ancient

days, people used to travel by horse or carriage. The journey was often tiring

and tedious. Then people had buses, trains and ships, which could shorten the

time of the long-distance trip. Now we have not only more private cars, but also

planes and high-speed rails. All of these modern transports could offer us a

quick and pleasant travel. Thus, more and more people enjoy traveling very much

these days. In conclusion, modern transportation has completely changed our

life. Thanks to modern transportation, our world is becoming smaller and

smaller.