二年级用英语介绍春节（19篇）

Depending on personal experience, personality type and emotional concern, we find that some people hold the idea of living in the country, while others prefer living in the city. In my opinion, I prefer the city life, though it has advantages and disadvantages.

First of all, city life is very colorful. City is the center of the surrounding area. So, it is also the most booming place having the best things. There are many great things and wonderful activities in the city, while there isn’t in the country. For example, there are KFC, wonderful shopping mall, delicious food from various places, dancing club, different kinds of activities and so on. We can also learn the culture from all the countries. Despite city life is so wonderful, it still has many disadvantages. Nowadays, with the improvement of people’s living standard, people have more cars and more people come to city, and then the city becomes more and more crowd. As a result, traffic jam emerges, which makes great inconvenience for people to go out. What’s worse, the air pollution becomes serious day by day, which is bad for people’s health.

To sum up, every coin has two sides. Living in the city also has good side and bad aspect. Whether like living in city or not depends on individual thinking. As myself, I like living in city though I know the disadvantage of living in city.

California is west of the United States and is divided into San Francisco and Los Angeles. As soon as we get there, we can see many advanced equipment and spacious roads, so that we can know that the United States is a vast country.

In the mountains of California, huge waterfalls can be seen. Squirrels are running on trees. Apart from the mountains and green mountains, there are also Disneyland and universal studios in the city. Disneyland has a household name, Mickey Mouse, and many childrens favorite cartoon characters, with scary haunted houses, crazy roller coasters... And so on.

Now, though, the California have developed many forests, but also some forests have been preserved, let the squirrel can run in the trees, the fish can swim in the water, swimming birds in the sky fly, let the animals keep beautiful homes.

This trip to America let me know the importance of nature to us, so we should love this beautiful home.

Hello, my name is Kong Shiqi. I’m 12 years old. I like spring best. Because It’s always windy and warm. I wear my new T-shirt. I like to go hiking and fly kites. The sky is very blue. The M要My Saturdayleaves are very small and green.

Today is Saturday, the weather is very cool and windy. I wear my T-shirt. I get up at 8:00 in the morning. I eat breakfast at 8:30. At 10 o’clock, I nill go to Xinhua bookstore. It’s near the hospital. How can I get to Xinhua bookstore?

1、 Start from my home, it’s near the Chengshi plaza(广场).

2、 Take the No.11 bus.

3、 Get off at the cinema.

4、 Turn right at the traffic light. There are three lights: red, yellow and green. Red means“Stop”. Yellow means“Wait”.Green means“Go”. In China, drivers drive on the right side of the road. We must remember the traffic rules.

5、 Walk east for five minutes.

6、 Find the white building on the left.

The Xinhua bookstore is opposit to the white building.

The road is too long.

Last Monday, we had a monitor election. At the beginning the two candidates, LiuDong and Wang Hong gave us a speech introducing themselves and telling us their plans in the future. Then we had a vote. We wrote down the name of the better one in our mind and put the paper in a box. Then the exciting time came that our teacher counted the number and wrote it on the blackboard. The result was that 28 students who voted Wang Hong, 13 more than the number of students who voted LiuDong, which meaned WangHong was elected as our monitor. Wang is really pretty good. I believe she will be a good monitor.

春节是中国民间最隆重的传统节日。在夏历正月初一，又叫阴历年，俗称“过年”、“新年”。春节的历史很悠久，它来历于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。按照我国农历，正月 初一古称元日、元辰、元正、元朔、元旦等，俗称年初一，到民国时期，改用公历，公历的一月一日称为元旦，把农历的一月一日叫春节。

Lunar New Year , the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festivals. First day of the first lunar month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, known as the Moon, commonly known as "New Year" and "New Year." The long history of the Spring Festival, which originated in the Shang period the year draws to a close servicemen and the memorial activities. According to Chinas Lunar, the first day of the first lunar month yen ancient name, Yuan-chen, a copy, is Emperor, the New Year Day, which is commonly known as Day of the Republic. switch to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar on January 1 as New Years Day, January 1st called the Lunar Spring Festival.

农历十二月二十九日是一个喜庆又快乐的日子，因为这一天是猪年春节。下午，爸爸妈妈忙得不可开交，都在准备晚上那顿丰富的年夜饭哩!我和妹妹趁爸爸妈妈在准备晚餐的空档，洗了头洗了澡。洗着洗着，一股诱人的香味扑鼻而来，原来是妈妈正在煮妹妹最爱吃的糖醋排骨。 The 29th day of the lunar calendar is a happy and happy day, because this day is the Spring Festival of the Year of the Pig.In the afternoon, Mom and Dad were too busy, and they were preparing to have the rich New Years Eve dinner at night! My sister and I took a bath while my parents were preparing for dinner.Washing, a seductive fragrance came, it turned out to be the sweet and sour pork ribs that the mother was cooking her sister.

洗完澡以后，我带着妹妹来到赣州公园，打算转一圈。在赣州公园的门口，花坛上有两条龙，中间一个灯笼，这不这个是双龙戏珠吗?走进赣州公园，里面一条小“河”，准确的说不是河，因为里面只有一点儿水，连小鱼都不来光顾。河上有座小桥。走过小桥，姿态不一的太湖石映入眼帘，犹如一座假山。往右走，又有一座桥，这是一座拱桥，桥通往一个亭子。亭子外有搭石，每块石头大约有一米高，像一个个小柱子……

玩了一会儿，我和妹妹就回家了。回到家，虽说是四点半，还没到晚上，但是已经听到远处传来震耳欲聋的鞭炮声。看到爸爸妈妈还在忙，我便又去玩了一个小时的电脑。“吃饭了!吃饭了!”妈妈大声喊道。我跑到餐厅一看，满桌子都是大家爱吃的菜：有妹妹爱吃的糖醋排骨，有爸爸爱吃的扣肉，还有奶奶爱吃的鱼丸……

看着这些美味佳肴，馋得我口水都流出来了。不等大家上桌，我禁不住拿起筷子，夹起一片扣肉，咬了一大口，一边吃一边发出“真好吃啊”的赞叹。

吃完饭，天空中早已是五彩缤纷，到处都在放烟花爆竹。小朋友们有的玩烟花，有的玩爆竹。我也不例外，用自己的零花钱买了两盒甩炮玩。突然“哗哗——哗哗——”一场倾盆大雨如豆大的汗珠从天空中滚落下来。天空中顿时电闪雷鸣，风雨交加。

虽然天空中下着倾盆大雨，但是耀眼的礼花还在空中闪烁，鞭炮还是震耳欲聋，家家户户还灯火通明，那五彩缤纷的烟花映红了大地，映红了天空，映亮了人们的心房，点燃了人们新的美好的希望……新年快乐。

最近的阴雨天气确实不怎样令人高兴，可过年的喜气早已满满地挤进了阴雨的天空，有时看见了街上的人们都提着大包小包的东西急匆匆地往家赶，每个人的脸上都然而笑逐颜开，他们的手上还提着新衣服，这不禁使我联想到过新年穿新衣的习俗。

小时候穿新衣总然而那么高兴，不管新衣的式样和品牌，然后只要然而新的，就会欢欣不已，就会觉得然而过年最好的象征，然而一年里最好的衣服。

早在春节降临前，为了接待亲戚朋友上门拜年，我们都会把住家里的里里外外，打扫得干干净净，还会在门上贴上一幅春联，祈求好运。 传统的对联然而在红纸上写上黑色或金色的联语，什么“财源广进”“步步高升”“富贵满堂”的，反正都然而些吉祥的话语。

送灶神然而过春节前的一件大事。听奶奶说，送灶神然而在农历的十二月二十四日，然后这天灶神回天庭向玉皇大帝报告人间的事情。人们都期望灶神上天说好话，因此这一天人们都会个性准备了丰盛的供品拜祭灶神。

除夕这一天对人们来说然而极为重要的。这一天人们准备辞旧迎新，吃团圆饭。一年一度的团年饭能充分地表现出家庭成员的互敬互爱。在吃完团圆饭后，就开始守岁了。

最值得小孩子们高兴的不仅仅仅然而在过年的时候能穿新衣，玩鞭炮，最为重要的然而能够收到大人们给的压岁钱，收压岁钱也能够说然而收红包，因为红色象征活力、愉快与好运。大人们派发红包给未成年的晚辈，然而表示把祝愿和好运带给他们。红包里的钱多少并不重要，主要然而让孩子们开心，其主要好处然而在红纸，因为它象征好运。

在爆竹声中，春节就早已过去了，但年味儿仍然而挥之不去，仍给了人们无尽的回味。

春节到了！春节到了！

春节是我们中国最传统的节日。过春节之前，人们都喜欢将自己屋子打扫得干干净净，并在门上贴起“福”字，再挂上一幅对联，准备好美味佳肴，以慰劳自己一年来的辛苦；每个大街小巷，都张灯结彩，到处是红灯笼，中国节，真是一片热闹的、喜气洋洋的景象。

从年初一开始，中国人就会看望长辈，拜访亲朋好友，并送出精美的礼物和美好的祝福，表示自己的一片心意。除了拜访亲朋好友，看望长辈，送礼物和祝福以外，中国人还有一个传统的习俗，就是长辈要给比自己小一辈的人的儿子或女儿给压岁钱，这个习俗到现在都没有改变，只是面值变化了一下而已，像现在有的是100元的，有的是500元的，有的是600元的，有的是1000元的……

一般到了大年初一爸爸妈妈就去长辈家拜年；过了初一这个日子还可以去亲朋好友家拜年，也可以出去旅游或呆在家里。当然除了拜年和拿压岁钱以外，小孩子们最喜欢的“新年项目”就是放鞭炮、放烟花了。每到过春节，爸爸就给我买很多鞭炮和烟花，放在两个大箱子里，准备在年三十和年初一（年三十的十二点正）放。随着时代的变化，虽然鞭炮没变，但是烟花却变得形状各异，放出来的烟花也一年比一年更美丽。每当我想起那段放烟花的过程，我就觉得我的胆子大了。我每次都是点燃了火心，就马上跑得老远老远，因为我怕被烟花给炸伤了。当然我从来都没有被炸到过。特别是年三十十二点整，是最壮观的时候了，那个场景真可以用火树银花来形容，各种各样烟花争奇斗艳，在空中飞得高高，而且一个比一个高，一个比一个响。在午夜的十二点，显得极为壮观，每到了此时，我就会异常兴奋，异常开心，整个人都沉浸在夜色中，毫无睡意。

可到了春节后，中国又恢复了平静。

我想趁新年还没过完，祝大家新年快乐，万事如意！

The Spring Festival is coming! The Spring Festival is coming!

The Spring Festival is our most traditional festival in China. The Spring Festival, people will love their own room clean, and posted on the door of "happiness", and then hang a ready meal, antithetical couplet, treat yourself to years of hard work; each is decorated, everywhere is the high streets and back lanes, red lanterns, Chinese knots, it is a lively scene, bursting with happiness.

From the beginning of the year, Chinese people will visit their elders, visit relatives and friends, and send beautiful gifts and good blessings to express their own heart. In addition to visit relatives and friends, visit their elders, gifts and blessings, Chinese there is a traditional custom, is the elders to give younger people than their son or daughter to gift money, this custom to now have not changed, just change the value just like now, some 100 yuan, some 500 yuan, some 600 yuan, or 1000 yuan......

Usually in the new years day, mom and dad go to the elders to pay New Years call. When they pass the first day, they can visit new friends or relatives, and they can also go out to travel or stay at home. Of course, in addition to the new year and the money, childrens favorite "New Years new year program" is to set off firecrackers and fireworks. Every Spring Festival, my father buys me a lot of firecrackers and fireworks, and put them in two big boxes, ready for the first thirty of the year (thirty twelve in the year). With the change of the time, although the firecrackers did not change, but the fireworks have become different shapes, and the fireworks are more beautiful than the year. Whenever I think of the process of the fireworks, I think my courage is big. Every time I lit my heart, I ran far away, because I was afraid of being hurt by the fireworks. Of course Ive never been bombed. Especially the thirty years time is twelve oclock, the most spectacular, the scene really can be used to describe all kinds of fireworks, fireworks contests, flying in the sky high, and a more than a high, a more than a ring. At twelve oclock at midnight, it looks very spectacular. Every time I get there, I will be very excited and happy. The whole person will be drowning in the night without sleep.

But after the Spring Festival, China has returned to peace.

I want to take advantage of the new year. I wish you a happy new year and all the best.

Chinese Lunar New Year,or Spring Festival falls on January 1st according to the lunar calendar,usually around the late January or early February.As the start of spring as well as a new year,it is the most important celebration of the year.Each family get reunited during the New Year.On the Eve,there is a big dinner for the family when each member return to get together.

The biggest New Years party is held on CCTV.Hundreds of people gather there,meanwhile millions of others all over the country were sitting in front of the screen to watch excellent performances for more than four hours continuously.The bell strike twelve at midnight to welcome the coming of the New Year or Spring.People start to set off firecraks and say "Happy New Year" to each other.

An important activity during the Spring Festival is bainian (to pay a New Year call). People start to pay New Year calls from the lunar New Years Day, that is, the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. Ever since the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century, ordinary people have begun to exchange greeting cards on this day.

春节期间的重要活动是拜年。人们从农历新年，也就是，农历的第一个月的第一天就开始拜年了。自从十四世纪明朝开始普通人在这一天也开始交换贺卡。

On the morning of the lunar New Years Day, people get up very early and call on others. The earlier one does so, the more sincere he is. Moreover, people wear new clothes and a new cap, symbolizing that a new year has begun.

在农历新年的早上，人们起得很早拜访别人。越早越有诚意。此外，人们还会穿上新衣服，戴新帽，这象征着新的一年开始了。

The younger generation should call on their elders first, such as the grandfather, grandmother, father and mother, wishing them "Good health" and "Long life". Then the elders give children some money in a red envelope as a New Year gift. After that, people call on their relatives, friends and neighbors. As "big tangerine" is a homonym for "very lucky" in Chinese, so people often present red big tangerines as a gift while paying a New Year call.

年轻的一代去拜访他们的长辈，如爷爷，奶奶，爸爸，妈妈，祝他们“健康”、“长寿”。然后，长辈会给孩子们红包作为新年礼物。在那之后，人们给亲戚，朋友和邻居拜年。由于“大橘子”是“很幸运”的中文谐音，所以人们常常把红色大橘子作为拜年礼物。

Nowadays, besides greeting cards, people also use telephones and e-mails to pay New Year calls.

如今，除了贺卡，人们还用电话和电子邮件进行拜年。

高中自我介绍英语作文1

i am linjiang. i was born in jilin changchun. i graduate from henan university of urban construction. i started learning english since i was 15 years old.my father is a farmer . and my mother is a housewife. i am the youngest one in my family. my brother have a lot of american friends. that’s why i have no problem communicating with americans or others by speaking english.

in my spare time, i like to do anything relating to english such as listening to english songs, watching english movies or tv programs, or even attending the activities held by some english clubs or institutes. i used to go university for a short- term english study. during that time, i learned a lot of daily life english and saw a lot of different things.

i think language is very interesting. i could express one substanceby using different sounds. so i wish i could study and read more english enlarge my knowledge.

我是。我出生英寸我毕业的高中和英语专业。我开始学习英语，因为我是12岁。我的父母有很多美国朋友。这就是为什么我没有问题，与美国或其他国家的英语沟通。

我在业余时间，我喜欢做的任何与英语的听英文歌曲，看英文电影或电视节目，甚至参加一些英超俱乐部或学院所举行的活动。我曾经去作短期英语留学。在此期间，我学到了很多日常生活的英语，看到了很多不同的事情。

我觉得语言很有意思。我可以表达一种substanceby使用不同的声音。所以，我希望我能学习更多英语文学和扩大我的知识

高中自我介绍英语作文2

my name is . there are 4 people in my family. my father is a chemistryteacher. he teaches chemistry in senior high school. my mother is an english teacher. she teaches english in the university. i have a younger brother, he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.

i like to read english story books in my free time. sometimes i surf the internet and download the e- books to read. reading e- books is fun. in addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.

i hope to study both english and computer technology because i am interested in both of the subjects. maybe one day i could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.

我的名字是。有4人在我的家人。我的父亲是一个chemistryteacher。他教高中化学。我的母亲是一名英文教师。她教英语的大学。我有一个弟弟，他是一个初中学生，是联考的准备。

我喜欢阅读，在我空闲时，英文故事书。有时我上网冲浪和下载电子书籍阅读。阅读电子书籍的乐趣。此外，还扩大了，因为我的先进技术词汇和生动的动画。

我希望学习英语和计算机技术，因为我感兴趣的是两个科目。也许有一天，我可以把他们和今后适用于我的研究。

will christmas replace the spring festival？

christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in china. christmas cards become popular with students. people hold christmas parties and exchange christmas girts. a lot or tv and radio programs about christmas are on. meanwhile the spring festival is less appealing （有吸引力的）to youngsters. thus some people wonder whether christmas will replace the spring festival.

this worry is fairly unnecessary. why ？ one reason lies that christmas only affects christians，college students and joint-venture （合资企业）workers. another reason is that christmas is mostly celebrated in cities. few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic（带有异国情调的） festival. by contrast，the spring festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family.

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spring festival ,known as the chinese new year, is the most important holiday in china.from late january to early february,chinese people are busy preparing for the new year.they clean their houses ,have their hair cut,and buy new clothes .jiaozi or dumpling is most popular.to those who live far away from their home,this festival is also a framily reunion occasion.

and they often go back home to celebrate the festival with their family.the first day of the new year is the time when people visit their friends adn wish each other good luck in the new year.

The spring festival ia traditional festival for all chinese people. on that evening there ia vertraditional ceremony----spring festival gala, which ithe favorite for manpeople. it bringso much happinesto chinese all around the world .

when asked about their opinion on spring festival gala, people alwayreason differently. some people deem that it should be cancelled, while there are also other people who argue that it should be continued.

some people take it for granted that the gala should not exist because it itoo boring on the evening of the lunar new year. besides, the form of the evening seemthe same everyear. in comparison, there are, however, a large number of people who hold a different view concerning thiissue, theinsist that the gala must be continued. theargue that it ione of the most important celebration customs. and thethink the gala iworth expecting.

afar ai am concerned, i am intending to stand on the side of the latter group of people. admittedly, the former point of view seemreasonable, but the latter imore persuasive. taking the above-mentioned factorinto consideration, i can safelconclude that the gala just needa reform in the future but not to be cancelled.

The Spring Festival, Chinese New Year,is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New YearEve to have a big meal.At the same time, everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 oclock,some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is!

On the first early moring of one year, many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some houses windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.

The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days, we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time, children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents,grandparents, uncles, aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.

So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.

春节，中国新年，是我们大家最重要的节日。所有的家庭成员都得到新大吃一顿。同时，大家互相庆祝。大约十二点，一些家长和孩子们放鞭炮，天空是明亮的。我们可以兴奋地看烟花!

在一年的第一个清晨，许多老年人早早起床，贴上颠倒的礼物，或在前门挂上对联。一些房子的窗户上贴上红纸。

中国新年持续十五天。所以在这十五天里，我们总是登门拜访我们的亲戚。那时，孩子们最快乐，因为他们可以从父母、祖父母、叔叔、阿姨那里得到很多红包。春节的最后一天是另一个节日。它把元宵节命名为元宵节。

所以中国新年就要到了。

the lunar new year

the lunar new year is a great occasion to the chinese people. it lasts  about the first four days of the year， during which people do not work except  for the workers on duty. students do not go to school， and shops are closed.

several days before the new year， people begin to prepare. farmers kill  pigs， sheep， cocks and hens. city dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables. houses  are cleaned； coupletsare posted on the doors. colourful lanterns are hung at the  gate.

on the eve of the new year， each family has its members gatherd together  and eats a family reunion dinner. after the meal they watch tv until the clock  strickes twelve. then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers  and other fire works to welcome the new year. on the first day of the new year，  almost everyone is dressed in his or her best. when people meet on the way， they  say to each other “happy new year”。 friends and relatives pay new year calls and  gives presents to each other. children indulge themselves in games.

关于春节的英语作文带翻译一：

农历新年

农历新年是一个伟大的时刻对中华民族来说。它大约持续了四天的第一年，在这期间不工作，除了值班的工人。学生不上学，和商店都已关闭。

前几天在新的一年，人们就开始准备。农民杀了猪，羊，公鸡和母鸡。城市居民买肉鱼和蔬菜。房子干净;  coupletsare门上张贴。色彩缤纷的灯笼挂在门口。

在新的一年的前夕，每个家庭都有自己的成员一起吃gatherd家人吃团圆饭。吃饭后，他们看电视，直到时钟strickes十二。然后，每个家庭衬托小爆竹等消防工程，长字符串迎接新年。在新的一年的第一天，几乎每个人都穿着他或她最好的。当人们在路上相遇，他们互相说“新年快乐“。亲戚朋友拜年，并给出礼物给对方。孩子沉迷于游戏本身。

今天，虽然只是阳历一月十四日，可我和两位哥哥已经迫不及待地放起了鞭炮。

鞭炮的种类可多了，普通鞭炮有大红鹰，小雷公等等，高级鞭炮有一种能够一下子把铁皮筒炸上二楼。

我先拿起一包大红鹰，点着扔出去，“轰”的一声，突然间飞沙走石，过了几分钟，我们才上前去看，哇!连边上的大石头也被炸黑了。

我的二哥拿起一支高级鞭炮，点着放入易拉罐，“轰”的一下易拉罐碎了，我们大吃一惊。

大哥不服气，又拿来一支烟花放了起来，烟花飞上路边的一棵大树，好几只鸟从树丛中惊飞出来，飘下来几根羽毛。

妈妈把我叫回了家，妈妈说，只有初一，初二和初三三天可以尽情地玩，其他时间每天只能玩一会儿。

过年真好玩，我多么盼望初一快点到!

Blair is my classmate as well as my best friend. We have already known each other for ten years. We live in the same block so that we always go to school together. She has long hair, big eyes and sweet smile, which makes her popular in my class. Blair works hard and she is a good student in the eyes of teachers. Besides, she is clever and kindhearted. When others turn to her for help, she always tries her best to help. I feel proud to have such a good friend.

the origin of chinese new yearchinese new year, pronounced in chinese as "xin nian", always falls on the date of marking the beginning of the spring and thus it is also called the "spring festival". "xin" means "new" and "nian" means "year". there are many stories told about the origin of "nian", which actually is a name of animals.

the old story says that the beast "nian" with a very big mouth was so fierce and could swallow many people in one single bite. people were very scared. an old man offered to subdue "nian" and said to "nian": "i hear that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?" so "nian" swallowed many of the other beasts that hurt people and their domestic animals. the old man turned out to be an immortal god and riding the beast "nian" flied to the heaven.

now that "nian" is gone and other beasts were also scared into forests, people began to enjoy their peaceful life. before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each years end to scare away "nian" in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.