英语高一议论文作文【精选20篇】

In the young generation, their lifestyle is different from the old

peoples. They like to stay up and join many night activities, then they wake up

very late. The new expression of brunch fits them so much, which means the

people to have a meal combining with breakfast and lunch. But their health is

under threat. Some young peoples stomach hurts and cant digest food well. In

order to keep healthy, we need to do some exercise and eat food regularly.

Whats more, the balanced diet is very important, as the saying that an apple a

day, keeps the doctor away, so we need to eat properly. The healthy lifestyle

makes us live happily.

Im happy to have such a good summer holiday!Of course,I have many things to prepare.

我很高兴有这样一个愉快的暑假!当然，我有很多事情要做。

First,I need to make a plan about my holiday.I will do my homework 5 hours a day,and I want to read some famous English books to improve my English study.Then, I will see some funny comedies.Mr.Bean or Tom Hankss movies all cool! They can relax myself!If I have enough time,I will go dancing and swimming! I wanna keep fit,you know!And,I will spend some time on my math.I always be careless on the math exam.I want to be careful!

首先，我需要做一个关于我的假期计划。我将尽我的功课，每天5个小时，我想阅读一些英语书来提高我的英语学习。然后，我会看到一些有趣的comedies.mr.bean或汤姆·汉克斯的电影都很酷!他们可以放松自己!如果我有足够的时间，我会去跳舞和游泳!我想保持健康，你知道的!而且，我会花一些时间在我的数学。我数学考试总是很粗心。我要小心!

I really have a large number of things to do,maybe Its a bit busy and nervous.but I like this sort of life.I will try my best to do these tings!I believe myself,I can do all of them!Its nice to have this kind of courage!

我真的有很多事情要做，也许是有点忙，但是我喜欢这样的生活。我会尽我最大的努力去做这些事情!我相信自己，我能做的所有的人!有这种勇气很好!

As the winter vacation is drawing near, I have a plan about my vacation. Im going to do what I want to do. Im going to study harder in order to get good grades in the following term. After finishing all my homework, Im going to enjoy myself in the sea of knowledge. Reading must be a good idea. Im going to keep fit at the same time. Ill get up eary in the morning everyday and play sports. I really love sports. Besides that, Eating a balanced diet is also good for my health. Im going to help my mom and dad with the housework as well in the vacation.Ill learn to cook. As for travelling, Im planning to go to Hainan. But whether going there or not will be decided on the weather.During the vacation,Im going to visit my friends,I really miss them. So you seeThe Winter Holiday I like the winter holiday very much. Though its very short,I can enjoy the Spring Festival. I can watch cartoon every day. I neednt go to school frepuently. Sometimes I can go to play with my friend outside. With the festival coming,

随着寒假的临近，我有我的假期计划。我要做我想做的事。我要努力学习以取得好成绩在下列术语。我所有的家庭作业完成后，我要去享受自己在知识的海洋。阅读必须是一个好主意。我要保持适合在同一时间。我会在每天早上做运动。我真的很喜欢运动。此外，均衡的饮食也很好对我的健康。我要帮爸爸妈妈做家务在度假。我马上学会做饭。至于旅行，我打算去海南。但不管去那里，或不将取决于天气。在假期中，我要去看望我的朋友，我真的很想念他们。所以你看，寒假我非常喜欢寒假。虽然它很短，我可以享受春节。我可以天天看动画片。我不需要去学校。有时我可以和朋友到外面去玩。随着节日的到来，

I can play all the time. I can play video game with my brother. I am good at playing PC game. So I often beats my brother. Then more and more relative came to my home. We had dinner together. Its so lively that Iam very happy. But I still have to do my homework. During the holiday,I learned a lot. I love the winter holiday.

我可以玩所有的时间。我可以和哥哥一起玩游戏。我擅长打电脑游戏。所以我一直赢。然后越来越多的亲戚来我家。我们一起吃晚餐。这是如此生动，我很高兴。但我仍然要做我的家庭作业。假日期间，我学到了很多。我喜欢冬天的节日。

信仰是一种无比强大的精神力量——生活中那些虔诚的信徒们的所作所为常常会让我们发出这样的感慨。

据说无论是在印度还是在欧洲，教堂永远是最华丽的建筑。不同的是，欧洲人建教堂时会统筹兼顾;印度人却会为了建教堂而放弃建设，因为在他们心中，神比任何东西都重要。

身为凡夫俗子的我很难理解，在一个收入水平低下、贫富差距悬殊、社会矛盾尖锐的国度里，人们会为了信仰甘愿在物质生活上委屈自己。据说欧洲人建造一座教堂往往需要花费上百年的间，因为他们只会用多余的财富来修建教堂，印度人却为了建教堂而节衣缩食。

有道是“天下熙熙，皆为利来;天下攘攘，皆为利往”，狂热的信徒毕竟只是少数，没有人可以仅凭信仰而活着。“物质基础决定上层建筑”，这是唯物主义者最基本的理念。纵观人类历史，是物质基础催生了精神文明，失去了物质的支撑，信仰也就很难维持下去。缺乏物质根基、温饱难以维持恐怕正是今天的印度犯罪率居高不下、负面新闻层出不穷、社会面貌难以更新的主要原因吧。

中华文化中有一种传统的概念叫“治世”。所谓“治世”，必须是物质财富丰富，如此方能社会和谐，国家安定。正如杜甫诗中所云：“忆昔开元全盛日，小邑犹藏万家室。”这才会有“路不拾遗，夜不闭户”的景象。从没有听说那个朝代能够仅凭精神力量使得国家安定和谐。从太平道到白莲教，历的这些宗教组织在遭遇许多社会问题无法解决之时，只能被迫使用暴力解决问题，而驱动百姓揭竿而起的力量恰恰不是信仰，而是贫困与饥饿!

中国历出现的“三武灭佛”事件，就是政府为了社会安定而采用暴力手段拆除了庙宇、道观。结果使得社会安定，国祚绵延。由此可见，一旦宗教信仰侵占了过多的社会资源，反而可能成为社会发展的障碍。信仰之所以成为信仰，便在于其催人向善，若是仅仅着眼于礼神之地、礼神之人、礼神之物的奢华，恐怕就是舍本逐末了……

许多宗教信仰的另一弊端就在于它的迷惑性。宗教可以给身处绝境中的人以希望，但同时也很容易被别有用心的人利用。中国的佛、儒、道三教都曾被历代统治者用作钳制思想的工具，其作用说到底就是愚民。佛教教人相信因果论，寄希望于来世;儒教教人忠君，做一世的顺民;道教则教百姓安于现状，安贫乐道。欧洲的宗教也不例外，从号称“圣战”的十字军东征到“赎罪券”盛行，宗教领袖总是依靠自己的宗教地位来聚敛财富。前者导致了百姓安于现状，社会停滞不前;后者则导致了社会的动荡，百姓的贫困。这样的信仰，就不是“催人向善”，而是“致人愚昧”了。

我不信教，但我尊重那些宗教徒。不过我绝不相信信仰可以取代一切，我只相信“仓廪实而知礼节，衣食足而知荣辱”!那种为了宗教信仰而放弃物质追求甚至罔顾生命的做法的得失优劣，实在值得我们每一个人深思。

独处，往往会被人们视为孤独内向，其实不然，独处它本身也是一种美。它不同于孤独寂寞，忧郁哀怨，它是一种轻松，一种淡淡的，静静的美。

独处时，可以什么都想，也可以什么都不想；可以回忆过去，憧憬未来；可以品读一本书； 或躺在床上，闭上眼睛，置身自己的世界里：一杯淡淡的茶，任舒缓轻柔、晶莹剔透的旋律漫过心田，不添加任何的感觉色彩，没有任何伪装的成份，将心情放飞，做一回纯真。本质的自己，然后甜甜一笑？

在心静如水的日子一个人带着

独处时，可以什么都想，也可以什么都不想；可以回忆过去，憧憬未来；可以品读一本书； 或躺在床上，闭上眼睛，置身自己的世界里：一杯淡淡的茶，任舒缓轻柔、晶莹剔透的旋律漫过心田，不添加任何的感觉色彩，没有任何伪装的成份，将心情放飞，做一回纯真。本质的自己，然后甜甜一笑？

数码相机去观日出， 看落叶，。随着”mp3”优雅的音乐步入溪边草坪，尽情地听一曲美丽，让涓涓溪水和着灿烂的音符静静的流淌……享受着这惬意美妙的时刻，还有什么比这更令人流连忘返的呢？ 月朗星稀的夜晚，缕缕银丝透过窗棂牵动着你的目光，诱惑着你蠢蠢欲动，使你辗转反侧，久久不能入睡。此时，不如起来走出屋外，仰望朗朗苍穹，玉兔当空，皓月千里，丝丝夜风拂着面颊。 徜徉在皎洁的月光下，享受着这无限的良辰美景，面对宇宙的广漠深邃，月夜的空旷静谧。无不使人联想到一位远方的朋友在此时，是否入睡，；是否也在享受这如水的月光呢？ ……

好多人一直在寻找世外桃圆。我呢，也正用我的热情；我的细腻；我的单纯；我的幻想，去接收它，欣赏它，描绘它？享受着这份宁静。

真正的独处是一种境界，不是身外无人，而是即使身处闹市之中也能得到一份恬静的心境。非淡泊无以明志；非宁静无以致远。

因为，独处本身就是一种淡淡的美。

Yesterday, my mother clean the house, she did the big cleaning, so she searched every corner of the house, many old things were dig out, like the toys when I owned at the very early age. But there was one thing surprised me most, it is my photo album, my mother was happy to find it, she opened it to me, I saw myself in different stages. The photo album recorded me since I was born, I saw the wonderful moment my parents wrote, like the date I first talked, my parents took the picture of the moment. Seeing these moments, I felt so thankful to my parents, for not only they recording these beautiful moment, but also for they raise me up, they are such good parents that they cultivate me with all their hearts. I will return them when I grow up.

昨天，我的妈妈打扫了房子，她做了大扫除，所以她搜索了房间的每一个角落，很多旧东西被翻出来，比如我很小时候就有的玩具。但是有一样东西最让我震惊，那就是我的相册集，我的妈妈很高兴找到了它，她向是打开了相册集，我看到了不同时期的自己。相册集记录了从我出生起的一切，我看到了父母写下的美好时刻，比如我第一次说话的日子，他们也拍下了这个时刻。看到这些，我很感激父母，不仅仅是为了他们记录下的这些美妙的时刻，也是因为他们把我养大，他们是如此称职的父母，全心全意地养育了我。等我长大了要回报他们。

The giant panda is a national treasure in our country, they are very cute.

Recently, I came to the hometown of giant pandas, chengdu panda base to

visit.

Entered the panda base, I saw the "fog" from the side of the hearth, and

likely to increase humidity. Then, I found the bamboo on both sides of the tilt

to the middle, formed a huge "arch bridge", for tourists to enjoy. Then, we came

to the giant panda museum. We first watched on giant panda breeding and so on

video, then, I started to play the game here: imitation of giant pandas, find

the bride for the panda, and so on.

Then, we came to the giant panda "villa" : every panda about 15 square

meters of the "indoor residential" and several "outdoor garden" the size of the

sitting room. They sometimes along the garden wooden posts climbed several

meters high rack, the crawling around on it. In indoor, they often walk around

the glass window, as if to show people it lovely side. Then he will be picked up

in the middle of the bamboo, taste with relish.

We will go forward, then came to the young giant panda base. You dont call

them "panda". Because the red panda is another panda. Head I thought I would see

a big, white and black giant pandas, youth didnt see the size of a mouse pink

"pig". Afterwards just know, the giant panda cub is these furry little one. I

came to another room, suddenly found the young pandas here head is much bigger

than before, and also has become a black and white. It is hard to imagine but

larger than the "pig", less than a month of young giant pandas.

Finally, we arrived at the panda. But they are many only live together. The

panda brown and white, very lovely. The panda and the giant panda is not the

same, however, gave birth to have had the bright colors.

Chengdu panda base is the panda "shelter", care and concern every

panda.

I do not think deeply about the life the significance, my life instead crosses very much meaningful. Even I do not need to know that anything is the life, so long as lived is sufficing. The significance when you seek for it, it only then exists, when your further seeks, it will vanish. Perhaps, only then in we felt when the life does not have the significance, only will then go to seek for it. As for found or not, depended entirely on individual lucky chance, because that was not individual strength can decide. we are not are living depending on the significance, but when we are not is living depending on the significance, our persons status has received the question, will this will test us be a qualified person. If in a person life had never thought tracks down one kind of significance, has never tracked down one kind of significance, has never had outside the material spiritual pursue, then he will be a personality damage person.if a person is only wants to live, so long as he had the basic survival to suffice, do not be too many. If he wants to enjoy, that he wants the thing will be many, not very easy to achieve. But if he wants a significance, that so long as he chooses one from thought that the meaningful matter, relentless does, might. The significance is this kind of kind of thing, when you think it is meaningful, it is meaningful.

Some kind of significance not necessarily belongs to all, but only belongs believes it individual. some people said that only then the human will think deeply about the life the significance, but exactly said that only then the very few people will only then think deeply about the life the significance, most people only will be living certainly. Did not know that what the life is, cannot affect their survival. But from says thoroughly understands the life significance the innate person, also has not seen their life to have anything different kind.

Teacher is a great job in most students’ eyes. When they are asked what they want to be in the future, most will say they want to be a teacher and make a contribution to the society. Indeed, we have access to the teachers all the time and they have great influence on us. So being a teacher is a ideal job for most students, but for me, I want to be a librarian. I like reading books so much and once I have time, I will be immersed in these novels. Books broaden my vision, though I can’t travel to the places, I can still know about these famous sites from these books. Being a librarian can make me have a lot of time to read.

People always believe that when there is pressure, there is motivation, it seems that pressure equals motivation.

We need pressure, it makes us keep move on, with pressure, we know what to do and how to fulfill our targets. Without pressure, we are just like a child, never grow up, having no idea of responsibility. It is pressure that makes us become mature, we should have pressure, it indeed equals motivation at the certain level. While having too much pressure is bad for our mind, it is just like a burden that presses our mind, making people hard to take a breath.

Nowadays the case of people commit suicide is increasing, the reason is that people can’t take a breath from much pressure, they feel there is no hope in life, no matter what they do, life just frustrates them. We should have the right attitude towards pressure.

人们总是相信有压力才有动力，似乎压力等于动力。

我们需要压力，它让我们前进，有了压力，我们才知道应该要做什么和怎样去实现我们的目标。没有压力，我们就像一个小孩，永远长不大，不知道什么是责任。压力让我们变得成熟，我们应该有压力，压力在一定程度上却是等于动力。然而太多的压力对于我们的心智来说是不好的，这会像一个负担一样抑制着我们的思想，让人喘不过气来。

现在人们自杀的案例上升，原因在于人们不能从巨大的压力中呼吸，觉得生活没有希望，无论他们怎么做，生活都会打击他们。我们应该正确对待压力。

I think I will be a teacher in the future, because I like to stay with children.

我觉得将来我会成为一名教师，因为我喜欢和孩子们待在一起。

Ill live in shanghai because I went to shanghai last summer and fell in love with it.

我会住在上海，因为我去年夏天去上海的时候就爱上了它。

I think its really a beautiful city.

我真的觉得那是一个美丽的城市。

As a teacher, Ill try my best to teach my students well and tell them how to be a useful person.

作为一名老师，我会尽力教好我的学生并告诉他们如何做一个有用的人。

In my free time, Ill listen to music, pop songs and go shopping with my friends, Sometimes Ill keep pets-maybe a colorful bird.

在我的空闲时间，我会听音乐，流行歌曲，和我的朋友去购物，有时候我会养宠物，也许会是一只色彩鲜艳的鸟。

It makes me happy.

它能让我开心。

During the summer holiday, Ill go to Italy on vacation.

暑假的时候我会去意大利度假。

I hear that its a great place to have fun.

我听说那里是去玩的好地方。

导入：

第1段：提出一种现象或某个决定作为议论的话题

As a student, I am strongly in favour of the decision. (亮明自己的观点是赞成还是反对)

The reasons for this may be listed as follows. (过渡句，承上启下)

正文：

第2段：First of all... Secondly... Besides...(列出2~3个赞成或反对的理由)

结论：

第3段：In conclusion, I believe that... (照应第1段，构成"总—分—总"结构)

4."How to"类议论文模板：

导入：

第1段：提出一种现象或某种困难作为议论的话题

正文：

第2段：Many ways can help to solve this serious problem, but the following may be most effective. First of all... Another way to solve the problem is ... Finally...(列出2~3个解决此类问题的办法)

结论：

第3段：These are not the best but the only two/ three measures we can take. But it should be noted that we should take action to...(强调解决此类问题的根本方法)

参考范文：

It is reported that most young people in China are becoming unfit. Without regular exercise, students are becoming weaker. In order to be healthier, I will take the following actions.

First of all, I think it is necessary to have enough sleep. It is suggested that we should sleep for at least 8 hours every day. At the same time, I want to have a healthy diet. I plan to have more fruits and vegetables, and eat less meat. What’s more, I decide to spend more time exercising instead of playing computer games all the time. In addition, I believe it is meaningful to do eye exercises. In this way, I can protect my eyes well.

In a word, I will follow my plan to become healthier.

参考译文：

据报道,在中国大多数年轻人越来越不健康。没有有规律的锻炼,学生越来越弱。为了更健康,我将采取以下行动。

首先,我认为要有足够的睡眠。建议我们每天至少要睡8个小时。与此同时,我想有一个健康的饮食。我计划有更多的水果和蔬菜,少吃肉。更重要的是,我决定花更多的时间锻炼,而不是玩电脑游戏。此外,我认为这是有意义的做眼保健操。通过这种方式,我可以保护我的眼睛。

总之,我将按照我的计划变得更健康。

As we all know, students must wear uniform in school. It prevents students from wearing strange clothes or comparing clothes. However, students still show special preference for famous brands. They can buy brand shoes or bags if they cant wear their own clothes in school.

Why students cant help wearing expensive things which are famous brands?

The reason why they prefer to wear expensive clothes is just for face. Some students thought the more expensive they wear, the more confident they are. Only wearing brand clothes can they become proud. Some students are afraid to looked down if they dont wear brands things. It is easy for students to compare what they wear.

As far as I am concerned, I dont agree that students pursue famous brand. Most students cant earn money by themselves. We cant waste the money to buy expensive things which are not useful. It is hard for parents to make money. Remember, the main task of the students is to study.

I love to read. When I was three years old, my parents had taught me to

read. They bought me some books with funny and colorful pictures. Soon I was

attracted by these stories and fell in love with reading. Since I went to

school, I often went to the library and it was my favorite place. Studying in

the library provided me a silent environment. The most important thing was that

as so many excellent students sat around me. I felt the great motivation to move

on. I could find the data any time and read the books I liked. I have gained a

lot of knowledge and find the great hour there.

Dear Sir/Madam:

I was referred to you by Mr. Zhang, a Partner with your Peking office, who

informed me that theShanghaioffice of your company is actively seeking to hire a

Network Maintenance Engineer for your program.

Your position requires top university, Bachelor or above in Computer

Science or equivalent field and proficient in Windows 20_and LINUX System. I

feel that I am competent to meet the requirements. I will be graduating from

Graduate School of Peking University this year with a M.S. degree. My studies

have included courses in computer control and management and I designed a

control simulation system developed with Microsoft Visual InterDev and SQL

Server.

During my education, I have grasped the principals of my major and skills

of practice. Not only have I passed CET-6, but more important I can communicate

with others freely in English. My ability to write and speak English is out of

question.

The enclosed resume outlines my credentials and accomplishments in greater

detail. I would welcome an opportunity to meet with you for a personal

interview.

Sincerely,

导语：作为一名中学生，你对你现在的校园生活还满意吗?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Hi! I am a girl. I’m fourteen years old. I come from a small village of Guangxi. I am a student of Class 1, Grade 2. My School life is very interesting. Class begins at 7:45a.m. I have five classes in the morning. In the afternoon, I often have two or three classes. We learn Chinese, English, math, history, biology, geography, politics, physics and so on. I learn them with great interest. I like P.E. best. Because having sports is good for us and build us up. And we’ll have a sport meet this term, I want to take part in the long jump.

I have lunch at school at about a quarter to twelve, because my home is a little far from the school. After school, I often play basketball with my classmates on the playground. Sometimes, I go to the school library. In my spare time, I often practice speaking English with my good friends on the lawn. Because Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic, English is very important. Speaking English will help me to make more foreign friends.

My teachers and classmates are very friendly to me. I like my school life very much. What about your school life? Can you tell me?

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嗨!我是姑娘我十四岁。我来自广西的一个小村庄。我是一名1年级2班的学生。我的学校生活很有趣。在7:45a开始上课。我上午有五节课。在下午，我经常有2个或三个班。我们学语文、英语、数学、历史、生物学、地理、政治、物理等。我很感兴趣。我最喜欢体育运动。因为有运动对我们有好处，把我们建立起来。这学期我们将有一个运动会，我想参加跳远比赛。

我在学校吃午饭大约四分之一到十二，因为我的家离学校有一点远。放学后，我经常和我的同学们在操场上打篮球。有时，我去学校图书馆。在我的业余时间，我经常练习说英语和我的好朋友在草坪上。因为北京将举办2008届奥运会，英语是非常重要的。说英语将帮助我结交更多的外国朋友。

我的老师和同学对我很友好。我非常喜欢我的学校生活。你的学校生活怎么样?你能告诉我吗?

There is a beautiful school in the Shanghai West suburbs----Qingpu senior high middle school. She covers an area of simple more than 150 mu. And it is one of the lodge senior middle schools in Shanghai. That is my school, my family.

Judging by her system, it is not hard for us to know, every student who studies in the school should live at school. Really so, I live at school all the day.

Our school is a modern senior middle school .In each classroom there is a computer which controls a projector. It is the paperless teaching that the teacher attends class. Students dive into it completely.

The environment in the school is also the most. There is a river in the school side. And water in river is limpid, in which there is several small fish and some shrimps etc.

The gym installations of our school are complete. She not only has a tartan track, a basketball court and a football field, but also has a tennis field ,a shuttlecock field ,a table tennis house and gymnasium etc . Everything needed is there.

This is my school, my family.

I love my school, and I love my family!

My hometown is in xiushui county, jiangxi province, there is a beautiful place. Trees all the year round, flowers in full bloom.

Spring, connect dressed in colorful dress, lightly stepped onto the stage, she put the long sleeves, shrub land were stained green. Connect and dainty hand weave beautiful flowers, to go to the audience. Flower fly to the green earth, fly to the green trees, instantly, between the green leaves of green compose full of flowers.

In summer, the hot sun baked the earth mercilessly. The cook was JiaoFa very hot, the ground seemed to have been a huge steamed over, make a person to breathe. But, this is the charm of summer, it let me have a kind of place oneself in the warm feeling.

Autumn is a harvest season, look, on the apple tree in the orchard, one is big and red apple crowded high up in the tree. The grapes of the vine tree and violet is big, it seems, is flow saliva. The pomegranate tree full of red pomegranate on, them one by one to get, if carelessly will fall down.

The breath of winter quietly came to earth, he will blow the world turned white; He a blow off the goose feather snow; A blow to the people to love for the winter; It blows the trees the clothing to blow away; It blows... .

My hometown is like an exhibition hall, the beauty of spring, summer, autumn and winter even show come out, I love my hometown!

我的家乡在江西省修水县，那里是个美丽的地方。一年四季树木茂盛，鲜花盛开。

春天，春姑娘穿着五彩的霓裳，轻盈地走上了舞台，她把长袖一挥，大地上的草丛树木都被染上了绿色。春姑娘又纤巧的手编织出一朵朵美丽的小花，向台下撒去。鲜花飞向绿色的大地、飞向绿色的树木，立刻，嫩绿的翠叶间缀满了朵朵鲜花。

夏天，火热的太阳毫不留情地烤着大地上的一切。大地被烤得发焦发烫，地面上仿佛被一个巨大的蒸笼罩住了，使人透不过气来。但，这就是夏天的魅力所在，它让我有一种置身于温暖中的感觉。

秋天是个收获的季节，看，果园里的那棵苹果树上，一个个密密麻麻又大又红的苹果高高地挂在树上。那棵葡萄树上的葡萄又紫又大，看起来，可真叫人流口水。那两石榴树上结满了红彤彤的石榴，它们一个个挨挨挤挤，好像一不小心就会掉下来。

冬天的气息悄然来到人间，他一吹将整个世界变成了白色;他一吹吹下了鹅毛般的大雪;他一吹吹来了人们对冬天的喜爱;它一吹把树木的衣裳给吹掉了;它一吹……。

我的家乡好似一个展览馆，把春夏秋冬的美景依依展现出来了，我爱我的家乡!

The Chinese New Year has a great history. In our past, people lived in an agricultural society and worked all year long. They only took a break after the harvest and before the planting of seeds. This happens to coincide with the beginning of the lunar New Year.

The Chinese New Year is very similar to the Western one, rich in traditions, folklores and rituals. It has been said that it is a combination of the Western Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. This is hardly an exaggeration!

The origin of the Chinese New Year itself is centuries old - in fact, too old to actually be traced. It is popularly recognized as the Spring Festival and celebrations last 15 days.

Preparations tend to begin a month before the date of the Chinese New Year (similar to a Western Christmas). During this time people start buying presents, decoration materials, food and clothing. A huge clean-up gets underway days before the New Year, when Chinese houses are cleaned from top to bottom. This ritual is supposed to sweep away all traces of bad luck. Doors and windowpanes are often given a new coat of paint, usually red, then decorated with paper cuts and couplets with themes such as happiness, wealth and longevity printed on them.

The end of the New Year is marked by the Festival of Lanterns, which is a celebration with singing, dancing and lantern shows.

At the Festival, all traditions are honored. The predominant colors are red and gold. "Good Wish" banners are hung from the ceilings and walls. The "God of Fortune" is there to give Hong Baos. Lion dancers perform on stage continuously. Visitors take home plants and flowers symbolizing good luck. An array of New Years specialty food is available in the Food Market. Visitors purchase new clothing, shoes and pottery at the Market Fair. Bargaining for the best deal is commonplace!

在这个有着五千年灿烂文明的礼仪之邦，在这个有着足以与古伊拉克两河文明相媲美的古老文明历史的国度里，诚信却在逐渐消失。奶粉中的三聚氰胺，是对爱幼的讽刺;食品中的地沟油，是对健康的嘲笑;月饼中的陈馅，是对“嫦娥奔月”的亵渎。于是，我们在这纷繁喧嚣的世界学会了提心吊胆地生活，学会了人人自危的忐忑。

诚信是安国立邦之本。春秋战国时期，秦国有一商鞅在秦孝公的支持下主持变法。当时处于战争频繁、人心惶惶之际，为了树立威信，推进改革，商鞅下令在都城南门外立一根三丈长的木头，并当众许下诺言：谁能把这根木头搬到北门，赏金十两。百姓不相信这轻而易举的事能得到如此高的赏赐以致没人肯出手尝试。于是，商鞅将赏金提升至50金。常言道：重赏之下必有勇夫，终于有人站起将木头扛到了北门。商鞅立即赏了他五十金。商鞅的举动，在百姓心中树立起了威信，成功地使他的变法在秦国很快推广开了。新法使秦国渐渐强盛，最终统一了中国。

周幽王有个宠妃叫褒姒，为博取她的一笑，周幽王下令在都城附近20多座烽火台上点起烽火——烽火是边关报警的信号，只有在外敌入侵需召诸侯来救援的时候才能点燃。结果诸侯们见到烽火，率领兵将们匆匆赶到，明白这是君王为博妻一笑后又愤然离去。褒姒看到平日威仪赫赫的诸侯们手足无措的样子，终于会心一笑。五年后，酉夷太戎大举攻周，幽王烽火再燃而诸侯未到——谁也不愿再上当了。结果幽王被逼自刎而褒姒也被俘。

一个“立木取信”，一言九鼎;一个为得美人一笑，戏玩“狼来了”的游戏。前者变法成功，国富民强;后者自食其果，国破人亡。可见，谁对命运不诚，命运就将对他不信。

海涅说过：“生命不可能从谎言中开出灿烂的鲜花。”的确，没有眼泪的眼睛是干涸的，没有光亮的夜晚是黑暗的，没有诚信的人生是苍白的。

诚信是安身立命之根。秦末的季布极讲信义。只要是他答应过的事，无论有多困难，一定要想方设法完成。当时流传着一句话："得黄金百，不如得季布一诺"。因季布曾是项羽的得力干将，故刘邦下令，只要谁能将季布送至官府，就赏以他一千两黄金。但季布凭重信义，深得人心。一姓周之人冒着诛九族的危险将季布送到朱家、竭力保护季布。夏侯婴为刘邦建立汉王朝立下了汉马功劳。他在刘邦面前为季布说情，终于使刘邦赦免了季布。不久刘邦还任命他做了河东太守。

“若要人不知，除非己莫为”，传说宋代奸臣秦桧与妻子王氏在东窗下密谋杀害忠臣岳飞。秦桧死后，王氏叫道士招魂，看见秦桧在阴间受审。秦桧对道士说：“可否代为通传我的妻子，东窗的事已被发现了。”可见纸包不住火，便是这个道理。

如歌的年龄，如花的岁月，我倾尽所有，使诚信为我做人之本。缺少了这个年龄本该拥有的不羁，但她却使我多了一份淡雅，多了一份安然。让我在左岸的流年中，欣赏彼岸花朵的含苞待放。

西塞罗说：“没有诚实何来尊严。”于是，我们在纷繁喧嚷的世界里学会了胆战心惊，学会了人人自危。重视诚信，大多会功成名就，但若小看诚信，则注定失败。