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Everyone in our school likes sports. every morning, after we get up, we do

morning exercises. and after the second class, we do exercises again.

We only have pe classes twice a week, but we do sports at five every

afternoo. we have school basketball, football and volleyball teams, and our

teams often have matches with teams from other schools. besides ball games, some

of us like running, jumping and swimming. once a year we have a sports

meeting.

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篇1:英语日记100字

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Ann’s Diary Today was Sunday. Today was September 30th, 2004. It was a

boring day. It was hot. I was not a work. I watched TV all morning. The shows

were boring. Then I called my friend, Nancy. She wasn’t at home. I didn’t know

where she was. At twelve I was hungry. There was not any food in the fridge. I

was lazy. I was tired. Then I ate lunch outside. At one o’clock. I was in bed.

In the afternoon I was at the movies. The film was boring. I。

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篇2:英语日记50词

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August 12,20__ Friday

Today, I did housework for grandmother. She is not

very healthy and I decide to do housework for her more frequently. And she will

feel happy and bee better. Suddenly, an idea hit me that it’s terrible to grow

old becuase you have to worry about both your health and others’ opinions. Once

again, I make a decision to be a good girl.

译文:这天,我帮忙了奶奶做家务.奶奶的身体不好.我以后要常帮她做事.这样她就会高兴身体也会好一些.突然觉得,人老了真不好.不但身体不会好,而且一不留意就会惹得大家厌恶.我又做了一个决定,以后必须要做个乖孩子.

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篇3:英语日记带翻译

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My New Deskmate

My new deskmate is a boy of sixteen. His name is Zhang Gao. He is 1.8

meters tall. His strongly-built body and sun-tanned skin make him look like a

sportsman. He has two big dark eyes under a pair of thick eyebows. It seems that

they are always smiling at you. Compared with my yellow hair, his hair is black

and thick. He speaks a little bit fast but very clearly. However, he likes to

gesture from time to time while hes talking. He has a dream of becoming a famous

actor one day. I believe his dream will come true because of his handsome face

and well-developed figure.

我的新同桌是一个16岁的男孩。他叫张高,身高一米八。结实的身材、晒黑的皮肤使他看起来像运动员。他浓浓的眉毛下有一双又黑又大的眼睛,似乎总是在对人微笑。与我的黄头发相比,他有一头浓密的黑发。他的语速有点快,但相当清楚,只是他说话时爱打手势。他的理想是当一名演员,我想他英俊的长相和匀称的身材定会让他好梦成真。

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篇4:考拉小巫的英语学习日记

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这是以前看完《考拉小巫的英语学习日记》的一篇读后感,真心觉得书中的每一句话都是那么平实而有感染力,她为了实现自己的梦想,大学和研究生都是翻越了一座一座的高山,而我的学生年代已经一去不复返,但是这本书给我的执行力加分,让我越来越能明白未来的路是要靠规划,并一步步的走出来的。

现在想想,我已经工作了将近十年,而这十年中,因为专业不精,所以我进步不大,但是我似乎总想呈现给别人“我在努力”的样子,但是最后没有一件事情坚持下来,因为我总喜欢找别人给我指导,可是不同的人有不同的想法。

我是笨鸟型,喜欢从最简单的事情由浅入深,比如我的专业,师傅说“每个人心里都应该有一台发动机”,这样,以后再碰到任何别的型号,都可以用对比的方法做到了然于胸,我就想着从画发动机模型开始,这时候有人又说了,不用这么麻烦,多去工厂看拆装就可以了,所以我放弃了当初的想法,去工厂看了一次次的拆装,可是看的过程用虽然很认真,并且有记录、有拍照、有注解,但是回来以后没有总结和复习,照片也丢了,这件事就这么搁浅了,我还会暗示自己,“瞧,我努力了,只是老天爷都不帮我”,然后,就木有然后了…

在接触时间管理理论后,我就觉得应该把每件事都尽力做到最好,虽然我几乎没有做到过,比如,每次出差回来的工作报告,最终都流于表面;比如每次开完会的会议记录,一共也没写几篇;比如每年要写一篇论文都没有实现…其实说白了,还是我的态度不够坚决,执行力不够,就像笑来老师说的:如果你在原则上不够执拗,不够决绝,你的大脑就会走捷径,因为走捷径是大脑会的、擅长的唯一的东西,你争不过它。这么多年你就是因为不够执拗、不够决绝而被它一路牵着走到这里的。是啊如果当初我坚持了自己的想法,我的模型应该都画好几个型号了,每个之间的差异肯定也了解的很清楚了,可惜,我啥也没做。

看完这本书,我就在想,别人为了梦想,可以付出到这种地步,为什么我不行呢?说一千道一万,我是因为不喜欢现在从事的这个专业,可是又有几个人是真心喜欢自己的工作呢?我又知道自己的梦想是什么吗?难道真的只是吃喝玩乐?说出来连自己都没底气吧!再过去的几年,我也出去玩了好多次,我总是享受旅行前的乐趣,享受一切尽在掌握的踏实,可在玩的过程用,我似乎也没有真正的放松,就像放假了还带一堆书回来想读,不能浪费时间云云,可到假期结束还是一本都没有看…

所以我想,在我心里,也许早就把这份工作当成了我的梦想,我梦想着有一天像师傅那样运筹帷幄,梦想着像大师兄一样有自己的见解,梦想着像二师兄一样进步成长的那么快…虽然我现在没有喜欢上我的工作,但我可以把她变成我的爱好,至于吃喝玩乐,这并不妨碍我把工作做好啊!我可以在向师傅学习的路上,将旅行当奖励,可以在每一次有进步时,奖励自己一顿大餐,我要充分享受以后的工作和生活!

看到这篇文章一堆的感叹号,说名当时鸡血被打的挺足的,还好现在走的方向与当初依然一致,只是“吃喝玩乐”已经不是我的追求了,我现在只盼着能多些时间、快些成长。

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篇5:初二英语寒假日记大全

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it was the first day of our winter holiday. all of us were very happy. why? because we have one months to do things we love to do. we are free. although we have some homework. but we can finish them in several days. and the rest time we can make good use of. my god! we have been very tired after hard studying. in winter holidays, i want to have full sleep and eat good food in order to replenish myself. last but not the least, i will have a good rest.

january 14 XX

it was the second day of our winter holiday. i felt good. i felt i’m free. i had a lot of time to do things i like. my parents are in beijing. so i live alone but i don’t feel lonely. but i didn’t do something special. i stayed at home and watched tv. oh! i wrote an english daily composition. it was my homework. today, i have slept for 14 hours. i thought i was very tired. it was time for dinner. i must go! i am very hungry.

january 15 XX

it was the third day of our winter holiday. today, there are many business in my mother’s company. so my mother told me to help my uncle who is the manager of my mother’s company. i sat in my mother’s office and help her answer the telephone. while i was free, i was writing my homework. although i also have a lot of time to do my homework, i still do it. because in my mother’s office, i had nothing to do. if i did nothing, i was wasting my time and my life. i can’t do the foolish thing. we should take good use of our time.

january 16 XX

it is a special day today. my mother sent one hundred basket of red bayberries. i like to eat red bayberries. it tastes nice. when they arrived in shanghai, they were still fresh. but most of them would be sent to my mother’s business friends. i chose the best basket of red bayberries to eat. i put the rest in my refrigerator. red bayberry is my hometown’s special product. it is well-known in china. many people like to eat it.

january 17 XX

today, i still went to my mother’s office. my mother was very busy, so was my father. they always live in beijing. they must get up early. because they will manage the factory. so i know they are very laborious. so i should save my money. also i should help them. although i can’t do something useful, but i think i should share the work with them. i am one of my family member. in the future, i will take a job and work. it’ time for me to begin to learn how to work.

january 18 XX

i have rested for a week. i began to feel bored. so i went out with my friends. they are my best friends in the middle school. we didn’t go to someplace special. we just saw the other. we had lunch together. while we were having lunch, we were still talking about the new school and new friends. yes! a year later, we have grown riper. and we learned much more things and got new life. we haven’t enough time to play, to waste and to lose the way. we only have two years. two years to go, we will get the real life which belongs to us.

january 19 XX

i have stayed in shanghai alone for a week. it’s time for me to go to my real home—it is in beijing. my parents are waiting for me. although outside is no matter how beautiful, beijing is still my home. in fact, there is many fresh things. like red bayberries. in the afternoon, i took a bus to beijing. i was very unlucky that my mp3 was stolen. i was very sad. i didn’t know why thieves went to steal other’s things. why don’t they hunt for a job? i don’t why! i hope there is no thief in our motherland.

january 20 XX

when i got home, it was very dark. why? there is no electric. every year in beijing, there is lack of electric to supply. because there are a lot of factories. and it is very cold in winter. so the government decided: supply electric to resident and the factories must stop working. my house is in the manufacturing district. i was unlucky. it was very cold. so my father use the electric making machine to make electric. oh! what a unlucky winter!

january 21 XX

it was cooler than yesterday. one of my father’s friends invited me to eat red bayberries. you must know it is unusual. because we will climb the hill to eat red bayberries. there is no chance to eat red bayberries in the hill for the people who don’t live in beijing. on the hill, you can breathe the fresh air, you can listen birds singing and you can eat red bayberries. it was enjoyable. it is said there are wild pigs in the hill. what a beautiful natural.

january 22 XX

today i found time was a cruel thing. whatever man is, time always goes on. it won’t stay to wait for somebody. you can’t use anything to exchange time. time is also a fair thing. although you have a lot of money or you enjoy high reputation, time won’t leave them more. today i found i hadn’t enough time. although i have 50-day holiday, but i found i had a lot of things to do. i had a lot of homework to do and i had something necessary to do.

january 23 XX

i have rested for 10 days. in these days, i felt very bored. i didn’t know to do what. although i had a lot of things to do, i felt uncomfortable. i was ill because of the cold weather. i was tired, sleepy and had no strength. my parents are worried about my health. in fact, it didn’t matter. i was always in the room with air-conditioner and opened it in a low temperature. so when i went out, the high temperature disagreed to me. finally, i was ill.

january 24 XX

today, when i awaked up, i found the air-conditioner didn’t work. i used the control, but it still didn’t work. i knew the air-conditioner was in trouble. i went downstairs. my father told me two air-conditioner and two computer had been broken. because my father used electric making machine to make electric, so the voltage was not stable. it led to the trouble. oh! whenever the government will let the factory use electric? if it lasts longer, i will be crazy!!

january 25 XX

it doesn’t matter that the air-conditioner has been broken. but my notebook-computer also was broken. i really don’t know what to do. so i went to play basketball. i didn’t know any one in that place. and i was the first time to go there to play basketball. at first, there was no person playing basketball. so i played basketball alone. a few minutes later, some students came to play. so we played together. of course, we had a match. and it lasts two hours. after the match, i felt i would be dead. i was too tired.

january 25 XX

no computer, i will not know to do what. i have no solution to the problem. so i sent my notebook-computer to the asus computer company. i must have my computer repaired. and the other one, it was thoroughly broken. it can’t be repaired again.the computer company told me that my notebook computer needed one week to repair. the electric led to all trouble. and many electrical appliances are broken. i don’t know when our country can solve the problem.

january 26 XX

i have lost two computers, but i had another one. i bought it about five years ago. it can be called curio. though it was old. but it can still work. although it works slowly, i was pleased. i can go on internet again. chatting with my friends is a good relaxing. in the internet, one of my old friends invited me to tomorrow’s party. he told me that some friends would go, too. so i promised to go. a-ha! i can see my old friends. i was very happy and hopeful.

january 27 XX

it was sunny today. i was excited. i got up at a quarter to seven. i made a appointment to meet at nine o’clock. after i had my breakfast, i went to the city center of beijing. it was cold outside. when i arrived, my friends didn’t arrive. i waited for him in front of the kfc’s door. i haven’t seen them for a year. and in a year, we didn’t come into contact with others frequently. about ten minutes left, my friends arrived one by one. after we greeted, we went to the 5-star restaurant to have lunch. the lunch cost us 800 yuan. oh, dear! they were all very rich, and one was poor.

january 28 XX

yesterday we played happily, but there were only ten people. i remembered last year there were twenty-two people at all. i heard some my friends had gone abroad. they went abroad to study. maybe i couldn’t see them in the future. i think next year we won’t make a party. next year is a very important year. we all will prepare for the college entrance examination. it is the most important for us now.

january 29 XX

i was bored. so i wanted to travel to hong kang. i told my father my decision. to my surprise, my father agreed. my father thought i always at home was bad. he thought i should go out to see our country clearly. how beautiful our country is! my father drove me a travel service. i filled out an application form. after that, the agency would finish every things. at last the agency told me it would take a week time to transact procedures.

january 30 XX

the screen of my father’s mobile telephone is broken. when you open the mobile telephone, the screen is always white with light. you can’t see from the screen. and my father is a businessman. he needed a new one. so my father and i went to the electrical appliance shop. there are many new kinds of mobile telephones. at first, my father chose a sumsung one. but all the telephones have sold out. finally, my father chose a motorola one.

january 31 XX

the food in shanghai disagree me. i think the food in beijing is the most delicious. seafood in beijing is very fresh. prawns in restaurant are all alive. and there are many food that you can’t see in other cities. it is very cheap that you eat seafood in beijing. the less money you pay, the more enjoyable you are. maybe my stomach is ill. whatever food i eat, i am still thin. and i am too thin, i want to be a litter fatter. so i must eat more.

february 1 XX

my dog will be dead. she is very old. we have kept her for ten years. now her hairs are falling. and she always lies on the ground. she can’t see very clearly. she eats a little. she becomes thin. she was very strong before. she is still guarding my family. she is one of my family member. now we are all uneasy because she will die. i think you may know my thinking. even if it is a dog, you can’t forget it. so these days, we feet her the best food.

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篇6:英语教育毕业学生实习日记〈二〉

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3.3 星期五 小雨

今天是我实习的最后一天。因为课程安排在上午一、二两节,所以我得起早,偏偏天公不作美,下着小雨,清晨躺在床上的我真的不想起床,看看表,哎呀!快六点了,再不起来就会迟到了,可是由于昨晚备课到很晚加上心里一直惦记着今天要起早。所以整夜没睡好,夜里醒了好几次,真不想起床啊......然而想到那些学生们,我自问“我有理由迟到吗?”最后我终于没有给我的实习留下什么遗憾,事后我却想了许多,也明白了由立志到实现目标非常关键的一点就在于坚持。坚持对于我们来说都是再熟悉不过的字眼,可是真正把握住它的人却凤毛麟角,坚持需要毅力,需要对目标价值的深切期望和正确估价,有时甚至需要人格力量来支撑。事情的成功有时往往便在于我们能否坚持那关键的一步,走过去,前面就可能是另一番海阔天空,而习惯了坚持,久而久之,这一信念范畴的东西便会逐渐地融入我们的个性之中,成为一种素养,一种道德,现在的我们马上面临毕业,就要踏入社会了,或许一些人会认为到了现在我们可以不再努力,毕业后找份工作,那便是一生了。如果这样的话,那么我们就永远失去了成就某种事业的机会。事实上作为师范专业的学生,我们更应该树立正确的劳动观念和道德意识。为人师表,认真而严肃的从事自己所热爱的事业,愉快而充实的度过我们平凡的一生。

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篇7:假期英语日记

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Today, I saw a roadside beggar. He is a middle-aged man, only two arms, and no legs. His arms come the hard ground prowling, also holding the hand of a begging bowl. Really pathetic, I can not help giving him 10 yuan. If we sacrificed our love, the world will be brighter.

今天,我在路边看到了一个乞丐.他是一个中年男子,只有两只胳膊,双腿都没有了.他用胳膊撑着地面艰难地潜行,手中还拿着一个乞讨用的碗.真的很可怜,我不由自主地给了他十块钱.如果我们多献出我们的爱情,世界将更美好。

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篇8:小学英语日记附翻译

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Go to an Academy

Date:Sun.,Mar.12 Waether:Cloudy

I do badly in math.

So I decided to go to the ABC academy.

I took an extracurricular lesson in math there.

It was hard for me to follow the lesson.

I wish I could do well in math.

参加补习班

日期:3月12日 星期日 天气:多云

我数学很差。

所以我决定参加ABC补习班。

我在那里上数学补习课。

我很难跟上课程。

我希望自己能学好数学。

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篇9:高中英语日记

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Today is my birthday and Im so excited about it.In the morning I put a

note on the table for my mum and it said,"Today is my birthday,dont forget

it!"At school,I got many gifts and cards for my classmates and had a lot of

fun.But I was still expecting the birthday party after school.

When it was time to leave school I couldnt wait to go home.When I open the

door,there wasnt anybody in the house.There was only a note that said,"Coming

home late tonight,mum and dad."I try to call them but there was no answer.I was

so shocked,do they forget my birthday?How could this be!I was so sad that I

couldnt eat anything.I just did my homework and waited for them.

And then,things changed completely.It was about time for dinner,my mother

called and told me to go to the restanrant near our house.When I got there I

couldnt believed my eyes.Everybody was there:my parents,my relatives,my friends

and even my classmates.There was so many gifts and a big cake.What a surprising

birthday party!We had a good time and it was the best birthday party ever.

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篇10:小学生英语日记模板

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小学英语日记(5) My family is a Piggy Family, bcaus my fathr, my mothr and I all lik slping and ating My mothr is a doctor. Sh is vry busy. But vry vning sh usually accompanis m for tn minuts bfor I go to slp. At this tim, w talk about vry thing. So I lov my mothr vry much. My fathr was a doctor many yars ago. Now h is an officholdr. H is vry busy too. But vry morning h snds m to school. So I think hs a good fathr.

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篇11:英语日记

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I went to Beijing Zoo on Saturday morning. 星期六早上我去了北京动物园。

I went there with my teachers by bus. It took us half an hour to get there.

There were many kinds of animals. First, we went to see pandas. They were my

favorite animals. How lovely they were! Then we watched the elephant show. The

elephants were so clever that they were able to answer some math questions. At

last, I took some photos of them. I had a great time. I stayed in Beijing Zoo

for 2 hours.

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篇12:英语日记50词

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I wanted to buy some delicious food.there were many kinds of food. I wanted

to eat more and more fruits. I wanted to eat apples in order to lose weight. I

liked eating bananas, straw berries, pears and watermelons, I wanted to buy some

books, I thought they can help me study not long after my holidays, I wanted to

buy a pair of golves for myself because my golves were lost. And I bought some

CDs.

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篇13:英语日记

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On Sunday, when I was playing in the yard, I found a big beetle. The whole

body of the beetle is black, and the two clamp is very large, and the six little

paws cling to the ground. I watched it for a while hands began to itch, just

catching, beetles did not move, I with a small stick the body upside down, it

like sticks as, no response, "dead beetle, no fun." Im disappointed to say. I

just want to leave, "the black guard" turned over and went on climbing. I turned

around to catch it, and it moved. Suddenly, I thought: what a beetle will play

dead? I did the same move again, the beetle was the same reaction. I know, the

beetle played dead in order to self-defense, I also added a little

knowledge.

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篇14:初二英语日记:Mybestfriend

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My best friend is Li Ming. We are in the same class.

He is as old as me, but he is taller and stronger than me. Both of us have black eyes and black hair, but his hair is shorter than mine.

As for hobbies, we have something in common  in some ways. I like the friends who have the same hobbies with me. Both of us like sports. We often exercises together after school. But he is more outgoing and better at sports than me. Besides, collecting stamps is our same hobby, too. We often exchange our stamps with each other.

About the learning, I think I’m a little smarter than him. Most of my subjects are better than his, so I often help him with his study.

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篇15:英语日记带翻译

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Ah ha, when I get up, it was time for lunch. But I really have a lot of

work to do, I must write words English dairy, then learned “Li yang” English,

then …… .Oh, my god, if I do it in the afternoon, I will ready to dead. So I

wrote words, now I’m writing my English dairy. Wish I could finish these works

today. Bye!

哈哈,当我起床的时候,刚好到了午餐时间。但我真的有很多工作要做,我必须写单词,然后学习"李阳疯狂英语",然后……哦,我的上帝,如果我要一直做到下午,我真的快死了。因此我在写单词,写我的英文日记。希望我能完成今天这些任务。再见了!

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篇16:暑假英语优秀日记

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暑假英语日记第一篇:

Today is the first day that we start our summer camp. Everybody is amazed at the foreign teacher. They have white skin, yellow hair, blue eyes……But no one is very beautiful or handsome.

Foreigners are very tall or fat. I don’t like them. White skin with them is a little ugly. All day around I found that two thirds of the day time I was sleepy. I think tomorrow will be better.

暑假英语日记第2篇:

Today is sunny day, the sunshine is very nice. I am very happy, because I meet some new classmates, chinese teachers and an Englsih teacher. They are really friendly to me. In the morning we go to meeting room to atten the opening ceremony of the summer camp. There are so many people in it. Then I have a test. In fact, I really can’t stand it. In the afternoon, we meet English teacher. He is really tall and thin. He is funny and friendly. The lesson is very interesting. We like him. Then we meet Maria Zhang. She can speak English very well. She teachs them about genesis and sing an English song. They are so great.

Ho, I’m free and I’m happy!

暑假英语日记第三篇:

Full of excitement

The English summer camp begins today.We were all excited today.

When we got on the bus in the morning,our guide miss Guo reminded us to take care of ourseues.She also asked us to introduce ourselves and after that,we got known with each other.

How time flies!After only on hour,we got to Zhejiang University.The university is pretty,beautiful and large.The Teaching buildings and student’s building are very new.I couldn’t wait to go into the student’s building.The condition of the flat is good.The air conditioner is prepared for us.The headteacher has a strong mind,no matter how hot it was,he still helped us to solve the problems.

In the afternoon,we had our first class.Mrs Zheng asked us 10 questions,and we answered them.

After having dinner,my friend and I went to the supermarket to buy some fruit.

How happy the day we had today!

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篇17:英语日记

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I have dinner at about 6:30 p.m.. After dinner, I often go to the outside

to play games with my friends. We live near to each other, so we always play

together. Sometimes,we play table tennis or badminton. Sometimes, we ride on

bicyles. Anyway, anything could be funny when we are together.I usually go home

at 8:00 and then take a shower. After that, I spend sometime in study or watch

TV. At 10:00p.m.,I go to sleep.

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篇18:初二寒假英语日记带翻译

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I made a decision today. Becuase I often lose my confidence, I decide tell myself ‘go’ in front of mirror after getting up every day. I believe this will make me confident. Thus, I can do things I want bravely. Now, I will say, ‘Keep going’.

今天,我做了一个决定,有的时候我会不自信。所以我要每天早上起床后对着镜子说一遍加油。因为我认为那样会使我变得自信。那样,我就可以大胆的去做一些我想要做却会紧张的事。现在,我要说一句:加油!

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篇19:短篇英语日记带翻译

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I live very happily today! In the morning, it is very fine! Then I climb

the mountain with family, the air on the mountain is very fresh, the flowers

plants and trees on the mountain all seem extremely beautiful. Coming back home

in the evening, family and I sat and watched TV together, we are returning and

eating the fruit while chatting, the whole family is happy and harmonious!

今天我过得非常开心!在早上,天气非常好!然后,我爬上山与家人,山上的空气非常清新,山上的花草树木都显得格外美丽。回来晚上回家,我与家人坐在一起看电视,我们还吃着水果,一边聊天,全家其乐融融!

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篇20:元宵节英语日记

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The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar。 As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC—AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance。

This days important activity is watching lanterns。 Throughout the Han Dynasty (206 BC—AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China。 One emperor heard that Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddhas body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month。

So he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to show respect to Buddha on this day。 Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central Plains to the whole of China。

Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the country。 Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors。 Children will hold self—made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited。 "Guessing lantern riddles"is an essential part of the Festival。

Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns。 If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer。 If they are right, they will get a little gift。

The activity emerged during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960—1279)。 As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata。

People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also called the "Yuanxiao Festival。"Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan。 It is small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling。

Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed。 It tastes sweet and delicious。 What’s more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning reunion。 So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family。 joozone。com

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged。 On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene。

Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival。 Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party。

On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky。

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