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关于元旦的高中英语作文【优秀20篇】

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有关艺术英语作文高中

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What is art? When people think about this question, they will naturally

think about all kinds of musical instruments or the great paintings in the art

museums. Art seems to so far away from the ordinary people, but I don’t think

so. Art is everywhere. For example, the delicious food that is made by our

parents is the great art, and the value of the food is to bring people the great

joy when they have a taste of it. The scenery around us is the visible art, when

we appreciate it, our mood become eased. Art is something that brings people the

positive value for me, so art is around everybody. If we take time to slow down

our pace, then we can enjoy art from life and feel the comfortable

lifestyle.

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篇1:高中英语作文:自信的重要性

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Currently,self-confidence has become the order of our life, which improves the theorythat nothing is more valuable than self-confidence.

如今,自信已经融入了我们的生活中了,这也就证明了没有什么能够比自信更有价值。

Itis obvious that self-confidence means trust in one’s ability. If we are full ofself-confidence, we’ll have creative power to live and work, helping us successor dreams come true. On the contrary, if we have no confidence in ourselves,there will be little possibilities for us to win. We’ll always face failure.

很明显,自信意味着对一个人能力的信任。如果我们充满自信,我们在生活和工作中就会有创造力,帮助我们成功或者实现我们的梦想。相反,如果我们对自己没有信心,我们取胜的可能性就很小。我们总是要面对失败。

What’smore, no one can deny another fact that self-confidence gives us light when wewalk in the dark and courage when we face stumbling blocks. Withself-confidence, we can achieve goals in our life.

再者,没有人能否认这样一个事实,当我们游走在黑暗时,自信能能给予我们光明,当我们遭遇不顺时,自信能给予我们勇气。有了自信我们可以实现生活中的目标。

[高中英语作文:自信的重要性

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篇2:高中英语作文:好邻居

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What is the definition of a good neighbor?Well, in my opinion, a good neighbor should have the qualities: to care aboutother’s feeling, and help others unselfishly.

一个好邻居的定义是什么?在我看来,一个好邻居应该有这些品质:关心他人感受,无私的帮助别人。

I feel lucky to have a good neighbor. Sheis about 65 years old. I remember it clearly,one night, I wascaught in a pouring rain, and then I suffered from a high fever. My parentswere on business, so I turned to her for help, I recovered soon. I have anotherneighbor, we’re in the same age, went to the same school. We always playedtogether. I’m not good at Physics at that time. It was hard for me to pass theexam. After school, she always helped me with my Physics. With her help, I madea big process in my final exam.

我感到很幸运自己有位好邻居。她大概65岁。我记得很清楚,一个风雨交加的夜晚,我发烧了。我的父母正好出差,所以我向她求救,很快,我康复了。我还有一邻居,年龄和我一样,在同一学校上学。我们总是一起玩。那段时间,我的物理不是很好,考试很难通过。放学后,她总是帮助我补课。通过她的帮助,我在期末考试中取得了很大的进步。

Good neighbors create a comfortable andsafe living environment. They’re also our good friends. They make a bigdifference in our daily life.

好的邻居提供了舒适和安全的居住环境。他们也是我们的好朋友,让我们的生活变得与众不同。

[高中英语作文:好邻居

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篇3:高中英语日记带翻译100字

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Yesterday my classmates and I went to on a picnic. According to our plan we would climb the West Mountain.

昨天我和我的同学去野餐。按计划要爬西山。

Early in the morning all of us gathered at the gate of our school, we started of at seven, soon it began to have a little rain. We kept on riding for an hour till we reached the foot of the mountain.

清晨,我们都聚集在学校门口,我们开始在七,很快就开始有一点雨。我们骑了一个小时,直到我们到达山脚下。

The little rain stopped then. We began to climb. Soon we reached the top of the mountain. How beautiful it was when we looked at the view from the top. We ran. sang, jump,

小雨停。我们开始爬山。我们很快就到达了山顶。它是那么美丽,当我们在山顶上看风景。我们跑了。唱歌,跳,

played chess, and had the pictures taken on the top of the mountain. and had lunch on the rocks. How happy we were!

下棋,还拍了照片在山顶。吃午餐的岩石上。我们是多么幸福!

After the lunch we went down the mountain. We got home at four, all of us almost gave out.

午饭后,我们下山了。我们四点到家,我们都筋疲力尽了。

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篇4:高中英语作文:对手机的看法

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Today, cellphone has been part of people’s live, they use cellphone to keep in touch with friends and family, cellphone is also very helpful in people’s work. As cellphone is so important, so people count on it so much, I think we need to take the right attitude towards cellphone.

今天,手机已经成为人们生活的一部分,他们使用手机来和朋友以及家人保持联系,手机对每个人的工作也很有帮助。由于手机是如此的重要,因此人们很依赖手机,我认为我们需要正确对待手机。

Teenagers especially like to use cellphone, they can’t live without cellphone. Take my brother for example. He carries cellphone all the time, no matter what he does. When we are talking to him, he just lows down his head and says yes, I don’t think he is listening to us. When he is walking on the street, he still keeps his eyes on the screen. My brother is a typical cellphone user, I feel pity for him because he misses so many beautiful moment.

青少年特别喜欢使用手机,他们无法离开手机。就拿我弟弟来说。他随时都带着手机,无论在做什么。当我们和他谈话时,他底下头,嘴里应和着,我不认为他在听我们讲话。当他走在街上时,眼睛仍然在屏幕上。我的弟弟就是一个典型的手机使用者,我为他感到遗憾,因为他错过了很多美好的时刻。

It is very a common situation for the young people to low down their heads to check on the cellphone. They don’t have the real communicate with others, it is not a good behavior. It is better to drop down the cellphone and see the scenery around us.

年轻人低头看手机是很常见的情绪。他们没有和别人进行真正的交流,这是不好的行为。我们最好放下手机,看看周围美丽的风景。

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篇5:端午节的习俗英语高中

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这个节日的由来逝代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈原,他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏,但是由於一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害,从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於无法获得皇帝的重视,屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。

由於对屈原的爱戴,汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原,并且将米丢入汨罗江中,以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原,但是他们的行为,直到今天在端午节的时候,仍然被人们传颂纪念著。

The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan. He was a good and respected man,but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperors court.

Unable to regain the respect of the emperor,in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons.

Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan,their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival.

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篇6:高中生寒假计划英语

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I’m very glad to tell you about my winter holiday .It will be both relaxing and meanful . Let me tell you in detail.

First, studying is the most important thing for me, so I have to finish my homework carefully and do lots of exercises everyday .I’ll probably have two or three lessons so that I can make more progress.

Then I should do sports at the same time. Not only because the PE exam in next term, but also for my own health.

Phsics interests me a lot ,and I also like to read some books about it in my free time .At the end of the vacation,maybe I’ll go sighting with some friends and some books to another city .

I think my plan is the best possible one .I’m hopeful the winter holiday will come soon .

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篇7:以如何控制自己玩电脑为话题的高中英语作文

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Nowadays, with the development of computer, the function of computer has developed, too. We can use computer to check the instant news, make friend and so on. The reason why so many people addict to computer is that they like to play the computer games, there are all kinds of computer games, everyone can find a game which is suitable to him. Too much involve in the computer games is wasting time, we should control our habit. First, we must set the limit time on it, wed better not to play the game over an hour. We have to tell ourselves that we must stop playing when the time is up, we have another thing to do. Second, we should go out with friends often, so we can communicate with others, it makes our mind not focus on the computer games. I am not saying we should not play computer games, but we should not addict to it.

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篇8:高中英语作文:时间的价值

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The Value Of Time

I always think there is not enough time. For example, I have just taken a three-day holiday. But when I look back, I just feel that it‘s only one day. There goes a proverb, “Time is money”。 Now I want to say, time is more precious than money, because when money is spent, we can earn some more again. However, when time is gone or lost, never will it return.

Time goes without being noticed. The time for our study and work is usually limited. So I think we must make full use of our time. But it‘s a pity that I am always not aware of the importance of time until it’s too late.

So I think, I should get into the good habit of saving time because wasting time is equal to wasting one‘s life. Do not put off what can be done today till tomorrow!

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篇9:高中关于春节的英语作文

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Chinese New Year is the tradition festival in China.It is the same as the christmas day in the west country,it is welcome the new year.

It is the day that the families get together.

The spring festival is usually in the February ,sometimes in January.In the spring festival,every family all paste the lucky inscriptions,they fire the cracker,they eat the dumplings.The day before the new years first day is the new years eve,same as the christmas eve,all the families get together to have the new yaars dinner,wishes each other,talk about the wishes about the new year.Small children will receive the money given to children as a lunar new year gift.

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篇10:高中面试自我介绍英语

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good morning/good afternoon teachers,

My name is...I am from ....primary school and I am ..years old now. I have a lot of interests and hobbies. For example, I like reading and swimming very much.

I think ... middle school is the perfect choice for me and I really wish to study in this school.

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篇11:高中英语作文自我介绍150字

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Hello,everyone here.Now,please let me introduce myself to you.I am the only girl in my family. For my own hobbies, I love traveling,listening to music and reading.From these hobbis, you can see,I would like to live a free life.Of course, everyone has some strong points.without myself exception,for instance,both of playing the piano and drawing are my strong points.At present,I am satified with my life. The activities in school are great.My teachers and classmates are friendly to me.For my parents,both of them are managers.They are always busy working.As for my ideas of going abroad to study, I think it is useful and wonderful if we have the chance to do so.I also would like to go abroad to study to improve myself.Thats all.Thank you.

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篇12:高中三年级对元旦佳节的叙写

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伴随着新年钟声的敲响,元旦来了。动画城里的小人们都为庆祝元旦而忙碌。在动画城里还有一个多年不变的风气,那就是在元旦那天举行文艺比赛。元旦之前就有许多四面八方的居民来报名,比如,喜羊羊老弟和他的羊羊伙伴;灰太狼大叔带着他的老婆红太郎大婶;米老鼠和他的好朋友也来了;还有海绵宝宝和派大星。他们各各都报了精彩节目,真是"八仙过海,各显神通"啊!

元旦那天,在热闹非凡的动画城里,激烈的文艺比赛开始啦。第一场是歌咏比赛。首先是喜羊羊和他的羊羊伙伴唱了一首《别看我是一只羊》,唱完后搏得了观众的热烈掌声。这时,灰太狼大叔夫妇不甘心,他们唱了一首《别看我是一只狼》,也深得观众的赞赏,这可让他们夫妇眉开眼笑,兴奋极了。接着,大头儿子和小头爸爸父子俩唱了个《儿子的成长》。最后,齐天大圣孙悟空用他那猴腔诵读了一首诗歌,虽然听起来很别扭,但也赢得观众阵阵掌声。

第二场是舞蹈比赛,米老鼠和米妮给跳了一个拉丁舞,那动作流畅,真是好优美啊!海绵宝宝利用它是海绵的优势,来了个软骨舞,真让观众惊叹不已。最后,没头脑和不高兴也来了个"迈克杰克逊"的热舞,那才叫个火爆呀!

第三场是武术表演。孙悟空表演了独门绝技"猴拳",灵怪的身手,厉害得很。功夫熊猫表演了"以柔克刚,以静制动"的太极拳。身体笨重的猪八戒竟耍了一套"醉拳",完全出乎观众的意料。虽然她的身体胖胖的,但动作轻巧敏捷,真是"不看不知道,一看吓一跳啊"!

经过一天的激烈竞争,晚上他们也放松了,夜幕下的动画城灯火辉煌,群星激动,小人们都聚在一起开怀畅饮,热闹非凡。虽然他们赛场上是对手,但场下是朋友。在这团聚的日子,他们在一起有说有笑,和和睦睦的,动画城的人们永远开心快乐地生活着。但愿每年元旦都是动画城里最热闹,最美丽和谐的日子!

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篇13:元旦节给英语老师写一封信

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亲爱的老师

您好!

还记得前几天上英语课的时候,您从第一组开始点我们回答问题。

您是从第一个开始依次点起,我找出了规则。因为你的问题是要我们一人翻译一个句子。于是我兴高采烈的找起了按道理应该是我翻译的那一句。不一会二我找到了我要翻译的那一句。于是我就开是试着翻译这一句,我知到按道理我应该是翻译这一句,所以我也就没顾得上看其它的句子。终于要轮到我回答了,我刚准备站起来,却突然听到您喊的不是我的名字。我的心情犹如股票从涨到跌,这是何等的悲伤,因为全组的人都按规则点完了,唯独我一个人没点,我当时心想难到老师真的对我的英语不抱一丝希望了,我的心……我趴在了座位上。

正在这时我似呼听到了一个熟悉的名字,是的,是老师在喊我的名字。我站起来的一刹那,我既高兴有不高兴。我高兴的是老师对我的英语还抱一丝希望,我不高兴的是其它的句子我看

都没看,那回翻译。老师点起来的后果可想而知,我结结巴巴的临时翻了半句,还不知到对不对,我只见老师的书已打到我的脸上。接着我在老师的呵斥声中坐下了。

老师我想对您说几句心里话,老师我知道您之所以最后点我,是因为你怕我不会翻译那一句长的,您认为我不会翻译那句,那么我也许真的是不回翻译了。因为老师是学生一大部份原动力的源泉。还有您不应该破坏规则,也许您是好心,但是任何事物既然有它的规则,就不要去破坏它的规则。就像我读过的一篇文章中写的那样,文章里的主人公有一个蝴蝶茧,一天,小主人公看见蝴蝶即将破茧而出,看见蝴蝶捅破了一个孔,看见蝴蝶这样费劲,就把茧剪破了,果然蝴蝶很轻松的飞出来了。小主人公那知到这是害死了蝴蝶,它刚出来不久,折腾了2下,就死了。老师这些都不重要,重要的是您当着全班同学打我,我的……我说这些,老师请您不要生气。

最后祝老师工作顺利,身体键康!

您的学生

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篇14:有关污染英语作文高中

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In the past few decades, our Earth has changed a lot, but to the bad

direction. Among these changes, the air pollutions resulting from a huge number

of automobiles and coal-burning is almost the severest. The severe air pollution

alarms humans of the heavy load we have exerted on Earth by our insatiable

production and usage of automobiles. However, with the deepening of

urbanization, more cars are needed, which will make the air pollution worse.

Therefore, the following actions should be taken. First, we should apply the

most cutting-edge technologies in order to adopt new forms of energy as

substitutes for fossil fuels. Second, try hard to develop possible

transportation means, which are enviromental friendly. So that the citizens can

reduce the dependence on cars. In short, our humans should take responsibilities

for the air pollution and have to find ways to solve this problem.

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篇15:关于代沟英语作文高中

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The generation gap refers to the difference in attitude toward thing or the

lack of understanding between young people and older folks.

In families as well as in society, the young and the older may not agree

with each other on this and that from time to time. Young people would llke to

make as much money as they could and spend as much money as they could earn

while older folks are easily satisfied with what they earn and save as much as

possible. Young people llke the exciting and deafening pop music while older

folks prefer melodious folk-songs or classic music. A boy and a glrl today may

fall in love with each other as quick as lightning, while their parents or grand

parents might trudge over a long distance before they kissed each other and

became lovers when they were young.

However, we should not be amazed at the generation gap,for it is quite

natural in the development of society. The world is a changing world, in which

everything keeps changing, generations of human beings included. And changes

lead to progress.

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篇16:高中英语作文

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According to my memory, my high school life was full of happiness and fortune because of my lovely friend and teacher. They are sunshine in my high school life.

根据记忆,我的高中生活充满了幸福和运气,因为有可爱的朋友和老师。他们是我高中生活的阳光。

I met my best friend in senior one. She is a girl with long legs, white skin, and small face. What makes me a deep impression is her wide shoulder, wider than other girls who have the same height as her. She was kind, treating me just like I was her sister. I didn’t live in school dormitory, but she did. So, I slept with her at noon. Sometimes we argued, but we both checked our mistakes and recovered our relationship soon. When we were senior two, I moved in school dormitory, I didn’t feel comfortable in there very fast. She took care of me and made me feel warm. In my opinion, she is more than a friend, like a family.

在高一的时候我遇到了我最好的朋友。她是一个女孩,有着一条长长的腿,白皙的皮肤和小小的脸蛋。她比同身高的女生都要宽的宽宽的肩膀让我印象深刻。她很善良,对我就像是她妹妹一样。我不在学校宿舍住,但是她在。所以,中午我和她一起睡。有时候我们会争吵,但我们都自我反省,之后我们的关系很快就会恢复了。当我们高二的时候,我搬到学校宿舍住,很快我就觉得不舒服。她照顾我,让我感到很温暖。在我看来,她不止是朋友,也是家人。

As for my teachers, my chemistry teacher is my favorite teacher. She is a woman with sweet smile, not so tall, but she built a tall imagination in my heart. I used to chat with her result from my failure in the exam. She is a divorced woman; however, she was steel, living a happy life with her daughter. I appreciate people with a strong heart, maybe the reason is that I want to be the kind of person who is always optimistic and can’t be defeated easily. She expresses that.

至于我的老师,我最喜欢的老师是我的化学老师。她是一个女老师,总是挂着甜美的微笑,她不是很高,但她在我的心里却是伟大的形象。我曾经因为考试不及格而和她聊天。她是一个离了婚的女人;然而,她却像钢铁一样坚强,和她的女儿过着幸福的生活。我很欣赏拥有一颗坚强的心的人,也许是因为我想成为一个永远乐观,不轻易被打败的人。她说道。

The high school memory is a valuable memory in my life. It’s my fortune to meet them, my sunshine.

在我的人生中高中记忆是我一段宝贵的记忆。遇见他们,我的阳光是我的运气。

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篇17:关于我的梦想高中英语作文

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when we talk about dreams, we are so excited, we have many dreams, such as being a famous person, traveling around the world and so on. dreams are what we pursue for a lifetime, with many dreams, we have motivation to fight for our life. the opposite side of dream is reality, we have to face reality everyday, reality is what we perceive in our life. reality always frustrates us to be successful. we need to balance them. first, we need to face reality, though it is not ideal, we live in a world, we have to know exactly who we are. second, to make our dreams come true, we need to adjust our dreams according to the reality.

in this way, our dreams can achieve. lets work hard together to make our dreams come true.

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篇18:2024庆祝元旦的英语作文

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Had a holiday, today because tomorrow is New Years day. What is the origin of New Years day? In the afternoon I checked the online, let me tell you:

Yuan has a beginning, refers to the time of the morning, also refers to the day. New Years day, it is the first day of the year.

New Years day is called ganjitsu in ancient times, it is said that "New Years day" was originally called up from one of the three sovereigns ZhuanXu, ZhuanXu RMB for the first month, the first for the denier, and later the xia, shang, zhou, qin and han dynasties to the provisions of the New Years day is different. Dynasty to the first day for New Years day, the first lunar month shang dynasty in December month for New Years day, the zhou dynasty in on the first New Years day.

The word New Years day originated in southern dynasties, people Xiao Ziyun dielectric jas poem: four new New Years day, Wan Shouchu today. Song dynasty wu self "dream Liang Lu, a day of the first item: the ShuoRi, day of New Years day, common for the New Year. First section sequence, this is a list. Han dynasty cui been reflected in "the third women of inscription" called. In the jin dynasty YuChan "Yang du fu" called magic. When put in a "song yuan will great imperial summer" called for the yuan in the spring. One commission "ganjitsu back toward the concept of military battle to camp" in the poem of yuan new moon. New Years day is traditionally a summer (the lunar calendar, lunar calendar) in the first month the new moon. Have a different name in Chinese dialects, has called on the first day, has called the great day of the new moon, have called on the first day, generally called the first day. Month day of New Years day is not consistent in the past dynasties. Took on the first day, the first lunar month shang dynasty in the month of December, the zhou dynasty beginning in November.

Oh! After original each festival has a history, we must study hard, get to know the history of the festival.

今天放假了,是因为明天就是元旦。元旦的来历是什么呢?下午我在网上查了一下,由我来告诉大家吧:

元有始之意,旦指天明的时间,也通指白天。元旦,便是一年开始的第一天。

元旦在古时候称为元日,据说“元旦”最初的称呼起自三皇五帝之一的颛顼,颛顼以正月为元,初一为旦,而后来的夏、商、周、秦、汉各个朝代对元旦的规定各不相同。夏代以正月初一为元旦,商代以十二月初一为元旦,周代以十一月初一为元旦。

元旦一词,最早出自南朝人萧子云 《介雅》诗:四气新元旦,万寿初今朝。宋代吴自牧 《梦梁录》卷一正月条目:正月朔日,谓之元旦,俗呼为新年。一岁节序,此为之首。汉代崔瑗《三子钗铭》中叫元正。晋代庾阐《扬都赋》中称作元辰。北齐时的一篇《元会大享歌皇夏辞》中呼为元春。唐德宗李适《元日退朝观军仗归营》诗中谓之元朔。历来元旦指的是夏历(农历、阴历)正月初一。在汉语各地方言中有不同叫法,有叫大年初一的,有叫大天初一的,有叫年初一的,一般又叫正月初一。我国历代元旦的月日并不一致。夏代在正月初一,商代在十二月初一,周代在十一月初一。

哦!原来每个节日都有来历,以后我们一定要好好学习,多了解节日的来历。

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篇19:高中生优秀英语作文

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What is healthy diet? To the most people, healthy diet means more green foods, no junk foods. The green food is those pollution-free, high quality and nutrient food, including the organic vegetables and meats, fruits, eggs and so on. The meals of healthy diet should be cooked with fewer salt and oil. And the junk food is those low nutrition, high calorie, processed food with much salt or oil, such as the fries, fried chickens, salted eggs and so on. These foods will cause one get weight and increase the risk of many diseases. We should keep a healthy diet, abandon the junk food to keep ourselves healthy.

什么是健康饮食?对于大多数人来说,健康饮食就意味着多吃绿色食品,不要吃垃圾食品。绿色食品就是那些无污染、高品质和营养的食物,包括有机蔬菜和肉类、水果、鸡蛋等等。健康饮食的膳食应该用更少的盐和油制作。而垃圾食品是指那些低营养、高热量、再加工的高盐重油食品,例如薯条、炸鸡和咸蛋等等。这些食品会导致一个人发胖,并增加疾病的风险。为了保持健康,我们应该保持健康饮食,抛弃垃圾食品。

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篇20:高中英语作文:我的妈妈

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导语:每个人都有自己的妈妈,你喜欢你的妈妈吗?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!

My mother has no idea that her ninetieth birthday is coming up. She has no notion of the time of day, the day of the week. the season of the year, the year of the century. No notion of the approaching millennium. And no idea any longer, who I am. Her forgetting of me happened just a few months ago, after I had been traveling for more than a month and hadnt been to see her. When I came back, she asked me if I were her niece, l said no, I was her daughter. "Does that mean I had you?" she asked. 1 said yes. "Where was I when l had you?" she asked me. I told her she was in a hospital in Far Rockaway. New York. "So much has happened to me in my life." she said "You cant expect me to remember everything."

My mother was once a beautiful woman, but all her teeth are gone now. Toothless. No woman can be considered beautiful. Whenever I visit her in the nursing home, she is sitting at the table in the common dining room, her head in her hands, rocking. Medication has eased her anxiety, but nothing moves her from her stupor except occasional moments of fear, too deep for medication. This is a room that has no windows, that lets in no light, in which an overlarge TV is constantly blaring, sending images that no one looks at where the floors are beige tiles, the walls cream colored at the bottom, papered halfway up with a pattern of nearly invisible grayish leaves. Many of the residents sit staring, slack-jawed, open mouthed. I find it impossible to imagine what they might be looking at.

When I walk into the dining room on the day of my mothers birthday, I see that she has already been served lunch. The staff has forgotten to hold it back. Though I told them a week ago that I would be providing lunch. She hasn’t touched anything on her tray except a piece of carrot cake, which she holds in her hands. The icing is smeared on her hands and face. I dont want my friends to see her smeared with icing, so I wet a paper towel and wipe her. This fills me with a terrible tenderness, recalling, as it does. a gesture I have performed for my children. As I wipe my mothers face, I see that her skin is still beautiful I hold her chin in my hand and kiss her forehead. I tell her its her birthday, that shes ninety years old. "How did that happen?" she asks. "I cant understand how that could happen."

l have brought her a bouquet of crimson, yellow, and salmon-pink snapdragons. She likes the flowers very much. She likes the name. "Snapdragons. It seems like an animal thats going to bite inc. But its not an animal, its a plant. Thats a funny thing,"

I have bought food that I hope will please my mother, and that will be easy for her to eat: orzo salad with little pieces of crayfish cut into it, potato salad, small chunks of marinated tomatoes. I have bought paper plates with a rust-colored background, upon which are painted yellow and gold flowers and blue leaves.

My friends Nola and Gary come for my mothers birthday. When we are about to leave, I tell my mother that Im going on vacation, mat I wont see her for three weeks, that 1 am going to the sea. "How will I stand that, how will I stand thats she says, but I know that a minute after I’m gone shell forget I was there.

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