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“当、当、当”,十二点的钟声已响起,意味着一天又将过去了,不禁令我想起这几天发生过的种种,令我回味无穷。

除夕,是大扫除,也是大家团聚在一起吃年夜饭的日子,一大早起床便和爸爸、妈妈、哥哥一起捲起衣袖,拿起抹布,将家中久未清洗的窗户一一刷洗干净,而这还是我自出生一来第一次所做的“重大”辛苦工作,顿时,手脚又酸又痛,简直是快累翻了,虽然五脏庙早已咕咕作响,但因满心期待晚上团圆饭的大餐,只好默默的忍耐及等待。

等堆积如山的垃圾清除后,我便立刻跑去外公家帮忙外婆煮饭、做菜,就像上了战场一样,一下子切菜、一下子洗米、一下子将火炉上的火关起,本来已经累翻的我,也因敌不过身体的疲累,而不得不放下手中的工作,躺到舒适的床上好好睡一觉,不仅为了补充体力,也为了年夜饭后的活动储备战力,以免体力不支无法参 与、而留下悔恨的遗憾。

“啪啦!啪啦!啪啦!”一阵鞭炮声把我吵醒了,我揉了揉眼睛,看了看窗外,才发现天色已暗了下来,所以我便走出了客房,才发现大家早已围在桌子前,只缺我一个人,而我便火速赶到桌前,拿起了汤匙,与大家一同吃年夜饭,享受团圆的感觉。

吃完饭后,领了令人期待已久的红包后,便立刻冲下楼,开始玩起了鞭炮,但调皮的哥哥故意将冲天炮放在我的面前,使我被冲天炮炸伤了,当时的我既生气又很痛,但因为过年生气会带来恶运,所以只好先忍耐着,直到鞭炮全部放完为止。正当我们上楼准备玩牌时,才发现已接近十二点放鞭炮除旧迎新的时候了,表兄弟姐妹们将准备好的长炮吊置好等待十二点的钟声响起,各地鞭炮声此起彼落的互相呼应着声音,震耳欲聋,响彻云霄,心情激动,像是参加一场盛大的晚会但活动结束后,大家也陆续的离开了。

我带着依依不舍的心情送走他们后,也因玩累了而不知不觉的睡着了。我想今年的过年不但充实也有趣,更是我记忆中难以忘怀的大节日。

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篇1:2024春节

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春节又叫过年,是中国最盛大、最热闹、最重要的一个古老传统节日,也是中华文明最集中的表现。我国各地过年都有贴春联、贴福字、贴窗花、贴年画、守岁、放鞭炮的习俗。

我最喜欢过年啦!奶奶炸了麻花和藕合,妈妈买了瓜子和糖果,爸爸还给我买了新衣服和很多烟花爆竹。每年的除夕,都能看到像我这样大的小孩在外面放鞭炮,噼里啪啦的炮竹声就像有节奏的打击乐,响个不停,我看着天空中一朵接一朵绽放的烟花,它们五颜六色,有的像孔雀开屏,有的像百花齐放,有的像群星闪烁,美丽的让人陶醉。这时我想起了一首王安石的诗:“爆竹声中一岁除,春风送暖入屠苏。千门万户瞳瞳日,总把新桃换旧符。”我兴奋的到深夜还没有睡意,也许这就是过年吧!

大年初一,我去了很多亲戚家拜年,收了很多红包,我把这些压岁钱交给了妈妈保管,我对妈妈说:”把这些压岁钱留着给我买喜欢的书吧!”这就是我的春节。

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篇2:欢度春节英语作文

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Spring Festival is the most important, interesting festival in China.

Before the Spring Festival, everyone is very busy. They want the Spring Festival to be a new beginning, so everyone is busy cleaning the room. They keep the room tidy. This is the first thing to welcome the Spring Festival.

The elderly take children to buy snacks and fireworks. But parents just stay at home to make tasty meals for dinner. On the evening of New Year’s Eve, my parents and my sister have dinner with me. We have a good time. After dinner, Oh! Yeah! My father is ready to give us red pockets. Oh, how nice the red pockets are! My sister and I both all say, “Peace all year round to my parents! Now, give us red pockets.” My parents give us the red pockets at once with a smile on their faces.

What a wonderful time we have!

I think “Everything goes well” this year!

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篇3:春节英语

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The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people.   All family members will get together to have a big meal on the New Years Eve. Well watch the fireworks and eat dumplings. And some families will sit together to chat or watch the get-together of CCTV. Its a big and special programme.

Almost every family will watch it until 12 oclock. During the spring festival,people can visit their relatives or friends .Its also a happy time for children . They can get a red package from parents and grandparents, or relatives , and there is money in it. So the children are very happy during the festival.

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篇4:有关初一英语春节

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"New Years day, New Years day!"The children were grinning from ear to ear on the grass.

The children in the square had some firecrackers and some around the fire.

At night, the sky becomes a colorful kaleidoscope.There are all kinds of firecrackers on the ground, red and red lanterns.From a distance, ah!It is more beautiful than spring, hotter than summer, richer than autumn, and more magnificent than winter.

There was a tray of candy and reunion dinners.Everyone happily gathered together, happily ate the reunion dinner, said to each other: "happy New Year to you!"I also say to everyone: "happy New Year!"

“过年了,过年了!”孩子们在草地上高兴得合不拢嘴。

广场上孩子们有的放鞭炮,有的围着火炉团团转。

夜晚,天空变成一个五彩缤纷,光彩夺目的万花筒;地上有各种各样的花炮,红红火火的灯笼。从远处一看,啊!比春天还美丽,比夏天还红火,比秋天还丰富,比冬天还壮观!

家里摆着一盘盘糖果和团圆饭。大家开开心心地聚在一起,高高兴兴地吃团圆饭,互相说声:“祝你新年快乐!”我也跟大家说:“新年好!”

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篇5:春节感想850字

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【待到春暖花开日 相聚言欢味更长】

一年一岁一团圆,春节回的不仅仅是家,更是广大游子们奔波在外的一种寄托。过年能不能回家、怎么过,成为了大部分人最关心的话题。疫情防控形势严峻,各地陆续发出“非必要不返乡”的倡议。

就地过年,请多些保障和关怀。过一个充满爱意又饱含温暖的春节,是人人都很向往和憧憬的,但为了我们国家、个人家庭和自身安全,请记住“非必要不返乡”,这是对人口大迁徙来临前的一种善意疏导和提醒。你还在犹豫回和不回吗?疫情防控下的严峻形势提醒着我们:针尖大的窟窿能漏过斗大的风。团圆是过年最深的底色、最浓的年味,也是每一个在外打拼的人一年到头的心头暖、梦里盼,但一切美好的前提是平安,非常之时,亲人异地,各自保平安就是最深情的祝福。“今年过年不回家,待在公司挣钱花”仿佛成为了游子们自我安慰的良剂,各单位、公司能积极响应倡议,推出“非必要不返乡”的优惠套餐,多了一些生活保障和精神关爱,让广大游子们能感受到家一样的温暖,让远在他乡的客人,都自愿安心留在原地,不给国家添麻烦。

就地过年,请多些理解和支持。过年回不回家应当从理性角度分析,过年回家是大家该有的权利,我们要尊重,从疫情角度考虑,期望大家能多些理解、多点担当。请记住,不随意外出就是伟大贡献,千千万万的我们拧成一股绳、拼尽一份力、心往一处想、劲往一处使,就没有战胜不了的困难,就没有团圆不了的年。今天我们多一份付出,明天我们便能多一份幸福。守住来之不易的抗疫成果,不但要靠国家,更要靠14亿的国人共同努力,国泰民安的背后,需要我们每一个人都有甘于牺牲、甘于奉献的精神,祖国没有放弃任何一个人,我们也不能给国家抗疫添乱。不能因为一个人的松懈,就让大家的坚持变得一无所有。我们要一起自觉自律,把这冬天挺过去,不给病毒留机会。

待到春暖花开日,相聚言欢味更长。身安才能心安,平安就是好年。今年过年不回家,是为了以后每年都能回家,请不要辜负我们广大医护工作者在疫情防控一线的巨大付出以及所取得的战疫成果。我们相信“非必要不返乡”不仅是倡议,更能体现出一个人的责任和担当。

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篇6:关于春节的英语

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My  plan  of  next  year.A new year ,a new start,when I stand on the edge of  a new year,I cant help thinking about my plan of next year.

Just as the old saying:“Well began is the half of the success.”So I decide that I should be at work while the others are still relaxing ,and then ,at the beginning ,Im quicker than the others and of course I will get better result than the others.

But ,what I really decide to do is that I must make good of anytime I can spare though it seems impossible. While,I will do my best to live up with what I have planned,and the result will prove it.

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篇7:春节的意义英语

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The Spring Festival, namely the lunar New Year, commonly known as the Chinese New Year, generally refers to the New Years eve and the first month. But in folk, the traditional sense of the Spring Festival from December 8th refers to the wax offering or month, 23 or 24 of people, until the fifteenth, among them with New Years eve and the first day of the first climax. Spring Festival has a long history, originated in the sacrifices of SuiWei shells period years worshipping god activities. During the Spring Festival, Chinas han ethnic minorities and many have held various activities to mark the occasion. These activities are designed for worship is hit, the worship of ancestors, the millennium bringers of good fortune, and make prayer to harvest as the main content. Rich and colorful activities with strong ethnic characteristics.

春节,即农历新年,俗称过年,一般指除夕和正月初一。但在民间,传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶,一直到正月十五,其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。春节历史悠久,起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。在春节期间,中国的汉族和很多少数民族都要举行各种活动以示庆祝。这些活动均以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动丰富多彩,带有浓郁的民族特色。

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篇8:高三英语作文假期100词

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In an instant, and to the winter vacation, our winter vacation life rich

and colorful, I most love to my grandmother went to the winter vacation, my

grandma has a large yard, evergreen camphor, a colorful chrysanthemum, there is

a special season quiet hibernating turtle, up to the number of dust, all kinds

of vegetables with the above, if some snow would be more fun, but this holiday

isnt snowing, but Im not lost, there is so much mud, I can play with mud and

sister together, do "ceramic" play.

Although it was winter, it didnt feel cold at all. We were still happy to

get ready, spades, boards, and water. We caught a lot of dirt on the prepared

board, with a small amount of water and together, we had two small wooden mix,

but that is not only cumbersome and very slow, so we cut out by hand mix up, we

got two hands red with cold, also dirty, but his face was filled with happy

smile. I accidentally put mud on my face, my sister laughed I became a big

cat.

Then we grabbed the mud and fell to the ground, put it onto the semi soft

semi hard degree, as we fell awfully, my hand suddenly a pain, I looked at the

hand, turned out to be a stab into the palm, drew a deep hole, I can dont hurt

you call up. My sister hurried over to see what I see, a hand scratched, still

bleeding, hurried to help me wash away the mud and water stains, and then find

out carry off all that one has a small perturbation, give me the clip out of the

thorn, looked distressed. I am very grateful, kept saying thank you, sister to

help me put a bandage. Looking at my sisters wary look, the pain relieved a

lot.

We went on to work again, and finally, under our joint efforts, we made a

nice bowls. Our works were so successful that we forgot the pain.

In this winter day, although there is a pain, more harvest is happiness and

friendship. Enjoy the tail of my childhood. Find the joy of our childhood.

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篇9:春节记事

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今天是正月初一,我带着我心爱的赛车和爸爸妈妈一起去了外婆家。到了外婆家我先吃了饭,吃完饭就和隔壁的哥哥一起去玩赛车了。

我们玩赛车比赛,突然哥哥的赛车撞到了墙上,他的车子被撞坏了,哥哥伤心地哭了。我马上走过去跟他说:“哥哥别哭,我给你修好。”我马上拿来我以前的旧车子,帮哥哥修起了赛车。没多久我就把哥哥的赛车修好了,修好后的赛车跑起来更快了,哥哥看着我给他修好的赛车开心地笑了。我们又可以一起比赛了。

你真能干,还会自己修赛车,而且很主动地帮助哥哥修,真了不起。

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篇10:关于春节的英语作文

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the winter vacation is coming.we’re happy to welcome the holidays.

usually,winter vacation is funny because spring festival is during the vacation. spring festival is a excellent day for every chinese,especially for children.during the festival,relatives go to visit each other and give presents to each other.then it’s the happy moment for children,children are given some lucky money. but i’m not a child any longer.i want to make the festival a little bit different. i plan to have a different day.i’m going to sell some toys in the flower market.i will ask my friends to join me.if i earn some money,i’ll buy some presents to my parents. well,it’s my turn to give back to my parents for their love.

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篇11:春节美食作文

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金犬辞旧岁,瑞猪迎新春。一年一度的春节又要到了!过了小年,家家户户都开始准备年货。

今天,姥姥教我炸果子,它是北方过年的一种传统美食

姥姥先用面粉加水把面和好,并特别强调,和面时一定要加黄酒!因为这样炸出来的果子才会酥脆。一个小时后,等醒完了面,姥姥把面拿出来反复揉,我试了下,面像胶水一样总是沾手,起初很难揉,姥姥说,等面揉得光滑细腻且不沾手时,面就揉好了!

揉好面后,我把它切成小块擀了起来,等擀到像垫板那么薄时,再每五毫米切一段,六段切一个长方形的面片。切完之后,拿着中间的两根翻转一下,就把果子编好了!就像我们编麻花辫一样。等果子全编完,油热之后,就可以下锅炸了!

一个个果子放入沸腾的油锅里,仿佛在欢快地跳舞,炸开的果子好像公主展开了的裙摆。等果子变成金黄色的时候,就可以出锅了!炸熟了的果子吃起来焦香酥脆,满口留香,回味无穷!

姥姥说,果子缠绕在一起,代表团团圆圆、果实累累,象征着来年都有收获!此刻,这满满的果子便给我带来了很多收获:只有付出辛劳,才能收获美好!

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篇12:妇女节的英语

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Today is womens day, and also the day I get the scholarship. Look! I made a chocolate bar for my mother with a scholarship. Although I have paid a lot for myself, I am very happy in my heart: I can also give my mother a gift, instead of wrapping around my mother for presents!

But mom is sick and cant eat sweet food. I had to put the chocolate in the fridge, but after a few days my mother was very ill, and she took a big bite, and I eagerly asked, "is it good?" She said it was a little sandy. I took a bite, too. I was a little depressed. But my mother encouraged me, "but its sweet, its great!" My heart is sweet and happy! I wrote a few words specifically for my mother, although it was not very good.

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篇13:关于我的春节假期英语作文

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this summer vacation in the past month,this month i and my parents went to Vancouver to visit my friends.

We lodged at a friendss house.

Arrived in Vancouver on the first day,is already in the afternoon, so good friends mother decided to let our two people together to do a dinner .His mother cook the pizza. Hanburger, my mother and i do . In addition, the father is responsible for to buy drinks.

My brother and sister are in charge of eating.

After dinner, i and my friends and his younger brother ang sister to the courtyard behind the big swimming pool, especially fun.

Well, Im waiting for my second days diary.

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篇14:春节英语作文带翻译

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There are many festivals in China. Among them, I like the Spring Festival

most.Not only because it’s the biggest festival in the year, but also because

it’s a new beginning that brings hope to people and it’s time for family

gathering.Before the festival, people come home no matter where they

are.Usually, we have a big dinner on the New Year’s Eve. And then families sit

together and share their lives or planes.Some will play games or hang out to

have some fun.

On the New Year’s Day, people get up early and say good words to anyone

they meet.Children can get lucky money from relatives.In the following days, we

will visit relative’s home and bring New Year’s wishes to them.In short, it’s a

time for family gathering and all of us enjoy it.

在我国,一年有很多节日,在这些节日中,我最喜欢春节。这不仅因为它是一年中最大的节日,更因为它是新一年的开始,给人们带来新的希望,也因为它是亲朋好友团聚的时刻。不管身在何方,人们总会在春节前回到家里准备过节。

通常,我们会在除夕夜吃一顿丰盛的晚餐,之后家人团座一起,分享一年以来的生活以及新年计划。有的人则会玩游戏或者出去玩。大年初一,人们通常会早起,会与见到的人说吉祥话。孩子们会得到压岁钱。在接下来的几天里,人们会带上新年祝福互相串门拜年。总之,春节是一个欢聚一堂、供人享乐的日子。

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篇15:春节浪费现象英语作文

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Hang up red lanterns, happy song sings, with the crackling sound of firecrackers, the Spring Festival party. Below, lets go to a small case of the waste of the Spring Festival. Let SGO!

The Spring Festival: a waste of reciprocity

The Spring Festival is a traditional festival in our country. It is a happy day for family reunion. Most people visit relatives and give gifts to each other. Trinidad send goose, courtesy light weight friendship." It has already been regarded as a custom for many people to send gifts for the Spring Festival. Among the people I am investigating, most people actually spend a lot of money to buy gifts. In fact, we dont have to spend lots of money to buy so many gifts, in fact, as long as the greetings, relatives and friends also met the joys of.

The waste phenomenon of the Spring Festival two: travel out

In the new year, many people like to take their family together to travel, and the cost is quite high, with the convenience of a few million yuan. Some of them go abroad, some go to pray, go to...... The highway is the "car mountain car sea", in common words, one word - blocking! Take the Buddha, the Buddha is straight up the number of 2016. So, I ask you: is it necessary? After the Spring Festival, the best thing is to accompany their parents and children to go shopping street and accompany them. It is not necessary to go to such a distant place.

The waste of the Spring Festival three: set off firecrackers

Crackling crackling......" When it comes to the Spring Festival, firecrackers can be said to be an essential activity for people. But its a waste, too. The smell of smoke produced after the firecrackers will affect peoples health, and the explosion of firecrackers will frighten children and the elderly. The ear injury is beyond doubt -- tinnitus, hearing loss and so on. It will also pollute the environment and cause fires. Also, some people spend lots of money to buy many firecrackers, most will listen to the sound, see the beauty of it, is not how happy, we can choose the new year a more interesting way, do not have to put the choice of firecrackers to celebrate the new year, if it is to set off firecrackers, must go to the specified place a small amount of fireworks.

The waste of the Spring Festival is four:...

Everyone singing and laughing, the scene is beautiful now singing, now dancing! Let us reduce the waste of the Spring Festival, happy happy year, red and red fire in an auspicious year!

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篇16:写春节的英语

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A new year ,a new start,when I stand on the edge of a new year,I cant help thinking about my plan of next year.

Just as the old saying:“Well began is the half of the success.”So I decide that I should be at work while the others are still relaxing ,and then ,at the beginning ,Im quicker than the others and of course I will get better result than the others.

But ,what I really decide to do is that I must make good of anytime I can spare though it seems impossible. While,I will do my best to live up with what I have planned,and the result will prove it.

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篇17:高考英语作文范文

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假设你是红星中学高三(1)班的学生李华,请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序,用校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文,记述你和同学们向学校提推荐,解决自行车存放问题的过程。

注意: 1。 词数不少于 60。

2。 短文的开头已给出,不计入总词数。

范文:

There was a problem with the parking place for bikes in our school, I noticed the entrance was small and almost blocked。 So my classmates and I had a discussion and wrote a report。 Then we went to meet the schoolmaster in his office and gave the report to him。 He accepted our suggfestions。 Soon afterwards, a second entrance was opened to the parking place。 Now it is easy to park our bikes there。

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篇18:端午节英语

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Today, I went to the grandmas home with my father and mother for the Dragon

Boat Festival. When we entered the door, grandma said, "today is Dragon Boat

Festival. Lets make dumplings." We promised. Grandma said, "bamboo leaves need

to be soaked for a while.

After a while, we began to pack the zongzi. Each of us picked up three

pieces of bamboo leaves, grabbed a handful of glutinous rice with our hands, put

them in the bamboo leaves, and put on some big red dates. And then wrap it into

a cone. Im glad to have a zongzi wrapped up. I said to grandma, "the dumplings

are so simple. Grandma said, "the real bag is not easy!" After finishing the

package, the dumplings were cooked.

Our whole family is very happy to eat sweet rice dumplings.

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篇19:初中春节作文700字左右

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我记事中的春节是张灯结彩的,是热热闹闹的,餐厅是聚集着一大家人的笑声,爸爸妈妈会带着我和哥哥一起出去玩,给我们买玩具,买好吃的……但今年的春节却是特别的,因为特别的冷清。

2020年春节因为一场新型冠状病毒肺炎的出现,千家万户都只能呆在家里。整整一个春节我除了写作业,就只能和哥哥玩,爸爸也难得不为工作整天跑东跑西,他的电话有时两天也不响一下。妈妈每天变着法的给我们找乐子,今天做个小手工,明天办个手抄报,我们一家人开开心心的,就是不能出去玩。正月十五晚上,我们一家人看了中央电视台举办的元宵特别节目,听主持人说这是一个没有现场观众的晚会,因为千家万户都要宅在家中,躲避病毒。在电视里我看到很多很多穿白大褂的医生、护士,不分昼夜的在医碌着,他们的脸上被长时间佩戴口罩勒出了红红的伤痕。爸爸告诉我,这些医护人员是在和时间赛跑,是从病魔手中抢救病人。我似懂非懂的点点头,扭脸看向妈妈,发现她却流下了眼泪,我疑惑的看向她,妈妈说:她是被感动了,情不自禁的哭了。爸爸告诉我们,这个病毒感染力很强,传播途径简单。我们全家响应政府号召宅在家中,不串门,不去人员聚集的地方,出门戴口罩,做这些就是给社会做了贡献。

正月十六一大早,我的爸爸也参加了社区组织的党员先锋队,为我们所在的街道站岗执勤。爸爸告诉我,在小区的外面还有很多很多的人在一线战斗着,他们在医院,在高速路口、在道路上、在田野、在村庄,守护着我们的安全,他们逆行而上,不惧病毒的威胁,放弃自家的温馨,为了大家的健康安全,贡献着、付出着、他们才是我们应该尊重的人、敬佩的人、值得学习的人。

这就是2020年的特别的春节,没有张灯结彩的绚丽,没有锣鼓喧嚣的热闹,面对突如其来的疫情,我们国家人民团结起来,一定能够取得这次胜利。

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篇20:春节英语作文

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Spring Festival is the most important holiday for Chinese people. Excitement and happiness are palpable this time of the year, and they reach the peak on lunar new year‘s eve.

Though the 15-day period, which starts with the first day of the lunar new year and ends on the 15th day (known as Lantern Festival), is relatively long, it is the busiest time of the year for Chinese people. The arrangements they have to make for family reunions, buying necessities and preparing food keeps them busy throughout the holiday. Many of them travel back home and meet friends over dinner and drinks. The celebrations include decorating the house and setting off fireworks.

But we are talking about a tradition that seems to be fading.Spring Festival, as it is celebrated today, has undergone many changes, thanks to the country‘s economic development and globalization.

Yet no Spring Festival is complete without food. People could not get good food whenever they desired in earlier times, something that does not apply to society today. More often than not, people faced the risk of famine. The best time for people to celebrate was when food was available in plenty, and that was possible in spring, or the beginning of the lunar new year. That was the main reason why Spring Festival acquired such great importance among Chinese people.

But three decades of economic growth has ensured that people in China, except for those who are still poor, can enjoy a good meal whenever they want. Such has been the change in people‘s fortune that some have to be treated for obesity and other health problems associated with excessive eating.

In the past, celebrations were limited to events like song-and-dance duets in North China, dragon/lion dances in South China and fireworks, which required the joint efforts of the entire community. But economic development and urbanization seems to have weakened the social links among people. Many, especially those living in cities, are not interested in celebrating the festival with people they hardly know.

Many customs associated with Spring Festival have changed, too. In the past, people used to visit relatives and friends with gifts and lots of good wishes. Today, many people, especially the youth, use their cell phones or the Internet to send their good wishes and even "gifts" to their relatives and friends. Some may say this a sign that people have become less caring about their near and dear ones, but we should see this development as a time- and energy-saving exercise granted by the information age.

In recent times, many people have started praying for a career promotion or more money instead of invoking God or the Buddha for a healthy and long life and the welfare of their family. But the number of such people is decreasing now, which shows that people are becoming more reasonable.

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