大学生假期英语作文【热门20篇】

Time passes qiuckly,and the summer hoilday is coming.During the hoilday,i will have a rest to reileve my stress and do some exercises to strength my body.

Besides i will spend more time in companying my parents and doing the housework as much as possible beacuse i have paid too much attention on study that i ignored them when i was in school.

However, i will do some part-time jobs as well for it can broaden my harizon and enrich my knowledge,and therefore i can learn more and have a promising future.

[我的假期生活初中英语作文

Looking forward to the long winter vacation finally arrived, the thought of winter vacation I can open happy nature watch TV, play computer. The most pleasant or can sleep a big in）its really beautiful!

But the next morning I never thought, imagination with practical difference too far. Every morning, if I dont get up, her mother will be bothering me in bed but sleep, and watch TV, play computer. Mother every day I only at noon and provisions of the evening to see, other time let me write winter vacation work, back classical Chinese poetry, write a diary and play the Chinese zither. Im very busy. I had to dawdle ah, then drink water, toilet and eat find every reason and mother do right, gas of old mama Shouting at me. This did not reach the purpose of me to play, and this is my winter vacation life! Was too sad!

I want to play for a while the computer, watch TV for a while! I know you are good to me, but you know, you bring me much pressure ah, I hope you, and all the mother give children a happy childhood!

每天早上，如果我不起床，妈妈就会在被窝里折腾我除了睡觉，还有看电视、玩电脑。妈妈规定我每天只有中午、晚上才能看，别的时间让我写寒假作业、背古诗、写日记和弹古筝。我都快忙不过来了。我只好磨蹭呀，接着喝水、上厕所和吃东西找一切理由和妈妈做对，气的老妈对我大吵大叫。这才达到我玩的目的，这就是我的寒假生活！太凄凉了！

我多想玩一会儿电脑，看一会儿电视呀！我知道您是对我好，可是你知道吗，您给我带来多少压力呀，我希望您以及全部母亲给孩子一个快乐的童年吧！

Summer holiday is coming . I want to go to Beijing .

I go to Beijing with my father , my mother and my brother . We want to go there by plane because it takes less time . We can see many things in it . First we can visit the Great Wall , it is very famous for the world ,so I like it very much .

Second we can go to the zoo because I like to see animals . There are many foreigners in this city ,too . I want to talk with them in English . I want to learn English from them .

I think we can have a good time then . I hope it is coming soon .

week-long holidays,good or bad?whats your opinion?

our national day is coming. we shall have days of rest,presumably weeklong holidays again just like the weeklong may day holidays. many people welcome weeklong holidays and are busy planning where and how to spend the seven days;whereas many other people do not applaud. as to me, weeklong holidays mean a span of dullness, boredom, melancholy and helplessness, and i think anyone who had experienced the holiday sufferings in may would share my feelings.

i well remember that from may day, to be more exact, a few days earlier than may day, the shopping season started.most shops extended their shopping hours to respond to their overwhelmingly enthusiastic customers. there were special sales with discount coupons and instant lucky draws and various sales promotions in nearly every big store to lure po tential customers into spending more. crowds of shoppers flocked towards department stores, enjoying their high purchasing power.

there were traffic jams almost everywhere, people waited in long queues at bus-stops:and taxi-stands? looking entirely exhausted.tempers flared when people gotpushed or if someone else cut the queue.impatient drivers honked at each other every now and then.

the railway station was congested with travelers who rushed to the platform like a swarm of bees and then squeezed their way into the train for seats as if there would be no tomorrow.

in the restaurants, tables were shared. a platoon of waiters filed out from the kitchen armed with various containers of eatables. orders were taken feverishly and then shouted across to the kitchen. excitement reigned everywhere as waiters ran hither and thither to fill the orders.

the above are just some vivid scenes that happened a few months ago. everywhere was chaos and chaos everywhere. i am really afraid the drama will soon be repeated.

true,weeklong holidays help activate economy, but what about after-holiday depression? no doubt, people can have a lot of leisure, but leisure does not always bring a lot of pleasure.

【关于写假期的英语作文】

I’m going to the sun on my holiday. I will go there by a spaceship. I will take a big blue spaceship.

Then I’ll pilot the spaceship to the sun. The sun is very hot. So I put on the super-shirt. In the morning, I will have some sun burger for my breakfast.

At eight o’clock, I will play with my friends there.They are super dog and super girl. Super dog is white and black. Super girl is very clever. Super girland super dog like to play with me. So I play with un salad. I will make some red toy bear to the sun babies. I will have red juice, red fish and red rice. All the things are red. Then I need a lot of water on the sun because the sun is too hot. So I will walk to the spaceship. I’ll pilot the spaceship to the earth.

This is a good holiday on the sun.

【My Holiday】

Oh! It was winter holiday. I was very happy. I read my favourite books. I have many wonderful books. But I could not read these books too much. I also had a lot of homework to do. I like playing computer games, too. It’s very interesting. But I could not play it too much. I wear glasses, I’m very sad. It’s not good for my eyes to play computer games too much.

Oh! It was the Spring Festival. It’s Chinese traditional festival. People were very happy. They went shopping, cleaned their houses, had supper together……I went to my grandparents’ home with my parents. My grandparents were very happy to see us. They prepared many kinds of nice food, such as fish, meat, vegetables and fruit. In the evening, we watched TV and lighted fireworks. We also knocked on people’s doors and gave some presents to them. After the Spring Festival, we went to Shanghai to go shopping. We bought clothes, shoes and some delicious food.

I had a good holiday, I think. I also have very nice school life now.

【假期生活英语作文】

This holiday my sister and I went to Shanghai. My sister had just graduated and she wanted to find a job in Shanghai. My uncle lived in Shanghai, so we lived with him after we got there. On the first day we went to a lot of interesting places, including Waitan and Huangpu Park.

The next few days were spent helping my sister find a job. We read many advertisements in newspapers. My sister failed in getting the first job because they said she was too young. Then we lost our way and couldn’t find the second company. We had a map but the city is so big, so we had to asked someone for help and finally found the second company. The boss had a talk with my sister and asked her to wait at home for their decision. A month later we went home. My sister couldn’t find a job in Shanghai because she was not knowledgeable enough or she didn’t have enough experience.

In this holiday we learned that if we want to succeed in life, we have to work hard and get a lot of knowledge.

【My summer holiday】

I went to Hainan Island with my parents for a holidy and we stayed there for a week. It took us only more than three hours to get to Haikou airport. We enjoyed the warm sunshine and the soft wind. We walked on the beach and picked up the beautiful shells. We also sufed on the waves and it was really exciting. We played ball games on the beach as well. I believed Hainan was really an attractive city with famous beach and mountains. We really enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Hainan.

【My vacation】

Hello everyone. My name is Alec. I’m so glad to be here. My topic is my holiday.

Today is my holiday. I ask my mum, “Can we go to Baiyun Mountain with Dad?” “Good idea,” says mum. We pack some water and snacks, and then we drive there. There are two ways to the top of the mountain. We choose the steeper one because we want a challenge. The scenery is very beautiful. There are trees and flowers everywhere. We see a beehive with bees busy working. We meet a lot of people on the way. Some of them are singing, some of them are dancing, and some of them are playing with their family.

When we climb halfway up the mountain, it is getting steeper and steeper. We are bathed in sweat. Mum and I are tired to walk. Dad says, “keep on going. Where there is a will there is a way.” At last we climb to the summit. We are very happy though we are very tired. From the peak of Baiyun Mountain we can see the whole city of Guangzhou. It is so beautiful. We sit down, relax, and enjoy our snacks.

I wish I could have more time like this to relax with my family.

I have a very happy holiday.

My father and mother take me to the zoo,and I see many lovely animals,like monkey,panda，tiger and so on.

This year is the Ox year,so we go to the cow factory to see the cows.Oh,how lovely they are!

It was a very busy evening, I was doing my homework at my home. My father was writing a composition in the study room. My mother was interested in Shanghai opera. She was watching a Shanghai opera contest. The apartment was very quiet. Suddenly the light went out. It was a blackout, but I liked it very much. It came and I didn’t have to do my homework. We went to the living room very slowly. After 5 minutes, we all sat in the sofa. It was a lucky, fortunate day. I said that let’s held a concert. My parents agreed with me. I took out some candles and lighted up. We were singing, laughing and talking. We had a really good time. But while I was singing, the light suddenly turned on. Oh, my God. My father went back to his room went on writing. My mother turned on the TV and said to me “Dear, do your homework!” I felt very frustrated. I sat at the desk and thought I hated light. I hoped there would be a blackout the next day. I thought I would enjoy myself more and more. I went into a dream……

Many children are always looking forward to the winter vacation; this is because during the vacation, children needn’t go to school; They can do everything they like, such as playing, watching TV, traveling, or even sleeping all the day and so on. and when winter vacation come on ,it means that spring festival will come on soon.I spent the whole day at home nearly every day, I played with my computer .I played computer games and surfed the internet. during the vacation ,I still stayed in touch with my classmates and my friends. I think I have been a potatoes mouse .During the spring festival, I visited my relatives ,and I got a lot of red bags. Even though my vacation was crazy and exciting, but I really learnt a lot. It was good for relaxing, and I am getting ready for the coming new term now. Good-bye, my winter vacation.

这是一个非常繁忙的晚上,我正在做我的作业在我的家。我的父亲是在书房写一篇作文。我母亲是上海歌剧感兴趣。她正在看一个上海歌剧比赛。公寓非常安静。突然灯灭了。这是停电,但我非常喜欢它。它来了,我没有做我的家庭作业。我们去了客厅非常缓慢。5分钟后,我们都坐在沙发上。这是一个幸运,幸运的一天。我说让我们举行了一场音乐会。我的父母同意我。我拿出一些蜡烛,点亮了。我们唱歌,说笑。我们有一个很好的时间。但当我唱歌的时候,突然打开。哦,我的上帝。我的父亲回到他的房间继续写作。我妈妈打开了电视,对我说“亲爱的,做你的家庭作业!“我感到非常沮丧。我坐在桌子上,以为我讨厌光。我希望会有第二天停电。我想我应该享受我自己越来越多。我走进一个梦想……

许多孩子们总是期待着寒假;这是因为假期中,孩子们不用去学校,他们可以做他们想做的一切,比如玩,看电视,旅游,或者睡整天等等。当寒假来,这意味着春节很快就会来。我花了一整天在家里几乎每一天,我在玩电脑。我玩电脑游戏和在网上冲浪。在假期期间,我和我的同学仍然保持着联系,我的朋友。我想我一直是土豆的老鼠。春节期间,我访问了我的亲戚,我得到了很多红色的袋子。尽管我的假期是疯狂和兴奋的,但我真的学到了很多。这是有利于放松,我现在正在为即将到来的新学期做准备。再见,我的寒假。

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

With the festival ing，

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

I really had a busy and happy winter holiday.I did my homework and helped my parents with the housework every day.I like drawing so much that I spent lots of time drawing pictures and read books about drawing every day.I sometimes went to the library to read books and surfed the internet.During the Spring Festival,i visited my grandparents,friends and relatives.We really had a great time together.I prepared for the new lessons and read English,too.I really enjoyed my winter holiday.

My holiday

Jack

I have a very cheerful holiday in “The National Day”. My parent and I went to Shanghai about nine days ago. We got there by plane, I think that shanghai must be a very big city, and there are a lot of tall buildings. First we went into the hotel named”chuang ye”. And we saw the tall big building “Shanghai TV Tower”, at nine in the evening, we got back to the hotel. The second day, we visited Zhouzhuang. It’s very beautiful and the air was good, I bought my favorite toy : weapons. I like them very much. Shanghai’s food tasted good. Today we are very happy and tired, so we slept early in the night. The third day however, we didn’t go anywhere, we stayed in the hotel until late in the afternoon. In the evening, we came back to Tianjin by plane to. This travel was fantastic!

Summer vacation is coming soon.I’m going to Beijing,the capital of China with my parents.We’ll go there by train so that we can enjoy the scenery along the way(沿途).We’ll visit the Great Wall first because it’s a symbol of our country.After that I’ll go to Tian’anmen Square,the Palace Museum and so on.Of course,I must enjoy Beijing Duck.During the trip ,I will take lots of photos.

I believe I’ll have a wonderful trip.

Good morning, my name is xx, it is really a great honor to have this opportunity for an interview, i would like to answer whatever you may raise, and i hope i can make a good performance today, eventually enroll in this prestigious university in september. Now i will introduce myself briefly,i am 21 years old,born in heilongjiang province ,northeast of china,and i am curruently a senior student at beijing XX uni.my major is packaging engineering.and i will receive my bachelor degree after my graduation in june.in the past 4 years,i spend most of my time on study,i have passed CET4/6 with a ease. and i have acquired basic knowledge of packaging and publishing both in theory and in practice. besides, i have attend Several packaging exhibition hold in Beijing, this is our advantage study here, i have taken a tour to some big factory and company. through these i have a deeply understanding of domestic packaging industry. compared to developed countries such as us, unfortunately, although we have made extraordinary progress since 1978,our packaging industry are still underdeveloped, mess, unstable, the situation of employees in this field are awkard. but i have full confidence in a bright future if only our economy can keep the growth pace still. i guess you maybe interested in the reason itch to law, and what is my plan during graduate study life, i would like to tell you that pursue law is one of my lifelong goal,i like my major packaging and i wont give up,if i can pursue my master degree here i will combine law with my former education. i will work hard in thesefields ,patent ,trademark, copyright, on the base of my years study in department of p&p, my character?I cannot describe it well, but i know i am optimistic and confident. sometimes i prefer to stay alone, reading, listening to music, but i am not lonely, i like to chat with my classmates, almost talk everything ,my favorite pastime is valleyball,playing cards or surf online. through college life,i learn how to balance between study and entertainment. by the way, i was a actor of our amazing drama club. i had a few glorious memory on stage. that is my pride.

The summer vacation in my eyes is happy, happy, long, rich, and

interesting... Before the exam, we always look forward to the summer vacation,

thinking of the summer vacation without the teachers accusation, no pile of

homework, no... If the summer vacation is the sky, I am a little bird, swirling

in the blue sky, sometimes rushes to the skies, and sometimes plays with the

clouds. If the summer vacation is the sea, I am the fish, rushes through the

coral rapidly, and excitedly rushes out of the water.

Im a little bookworm, usually only busy with study, no more free time to

read books, to the summer vacation, I can take a lot of time to read, and I can

eat the food, I can take a lot of time to read books in the library, but can put

their love of books borrowed home, in the sea of books tour.

I love swimming, swimming is the best exercise exercise, usually to a

class, homework, we take exercise time, to the summer, well, I can swim freely

in the water. Therefore, I go swimming every day, swimming can exercise the

body, and can take the summer.

It is because of the summer vacation, so I had plenty of time to go to the

library to study their interest in natural and scientific knowledge, and friends

to go swimming, despite that never seems to listen to the endless course, not

finish homework, we have time, we can do something meaningful and happy what

summer is really very good!

My holiday

Summer holiday is coming . I want to go to Beijing . I go to Beijing with my father , my mother and my brother . We want to go there by plane because it takes less time . We can see many things in it . First we can visit the Great Wall , it is very famous for the world ,so I like it very much . Second we can go to the zoo because I like to see animals . There are many foreigners in this city ,too . I want to talk with them in English . I want to learn English from them . I think we can have a good time then . I hope it is coming soon .

My vacation

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

With the festival ing，

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

I had a great time throughout my May Day Holiday.

On Monday, I went BBQ with my classmates who threw a celebration party at our middle school principles flat. Our parents were invited to the party. Everybody was excited about the holiday. I ate a lot of delicious food at that time.

On Tuesday, I went visiting my uncles family with my parents. We went to celebrate our good time at a fancy restaurant in Shanghai. Later that day, we sang karaoke in my uncles house. We stayed for the night.

On Wednesday, I went shopping with my cousins. We bought some brand name t-shirts and pants. In the afternoon, my cousins gave me a fun ride on the city highway. They also taught me how to drive their fancy car, so I tried to do some turning and parking. It was not easy first. But I learnt quick.

On Thursday, we returned home with many gifts from our trip. I tried to get some rest. At night, I chatted with my classmates on the phone, and I watched CCTV before going to bed.

From Friday on, I started to finish up my homework assignments on my personal laptop. Some of my assignments were quite boring. After I finished the homework, I emailed them to my teachers. That was the end of it. I started to prepare things for school on this coming Monday.

All in all, I enjoyed my May Day Holiday in many ways.

翻译：

我过了一个非常愉快的五一假期。

上周一，我去烧烤，我的同学在我们的中学公寓里摆了庆功宴。我们的父母被邀请参加。大家都很兴奋。我当时吃了很多美味的食物。

周二，我和我的父母去拜访我叔叔的家人。我们去上海一家豪华餐厅庆祝我们的美好假期。当天晚些时候，我们在我叔叔家唱卡拉OK。我们住了一晚。

上周三，我跟我的表兄弟购物。我们买了一些名牌T恤和裤子。当天下午，我的表兄弟在城市公路骑车，非常有趣。他们还教我怎么开他们的车，我试图做一些转弯和停车。刚开始这是不容易的。但我很快学会了。

上周四，我带着旅途中的礼物回到了家。我试图得到一些休息。到了晚上，我和我的同学打电话聊天，睡前看了央视。

从上周五起，我用笔记本电脑开始完成我的家庭作业。一些任务是相当乏味。之后我做完了家庭作业，我给我的老师发了电子邮件。终于结束了。我开始要准备周一去学校的物品。

总之，我在许多方面很喜欢我的五一假期。

Last summer,i went to the beijing with my parents and my best friends.i went to visit the palace of museum,there was very beautiful and very big.then,i went shopping with my best friends,the clothes were very cool and cute,in the afternoon,i ate the lunch in the quanjude restaurant,the duck was very delicious.

I have a good time in beijing.

my winter holiday is very dull. i stay at home for most of time. sometimes i visit my friends and play basketball with them. sometimes we go shopping.

one day, we go to the kfc. we have hamburgers, chicken coke and french fries. we have sore throats. we go home and have a rest. then we feel better. we go and play computer games! how mad we are!

this is the only thing i can talk about in the holiday.

[关于我的假期的英语作文

This year’s National Day I went to Beihai for travel with my friends. As we were afraid Beihai will be too many people on National Day, so we went there on Oct.4. Our first stop is to the Bei Hai silver beach. We found ther are huge people on the beach. Outside the beach, we can’t see the sea but only people. Though I was shock, we still joined the people on the beach quickly. We swam in the sea and played with each other. We all felt happy about that trip.

今年的国庆节我和我的朋友们去北海旅游。由于我们担心在国庆节北海会有很多人，所有我们在十月四号才去。我们的第一站是北海银滩。我们发现银滩上有大量的人。在海滩外，除了人我们都看不到海。虽然我很震惊，但是我们还是迅速的加入到海滩上的人群我的假期英语作文带翻译我的假期英语作文带翻译。我们在海里游泳，和朋友们互相玩耍。对于这个旅行我们都很开心。

Great, thats great! At last I was looking forward to the holiday of national day. I can always relax and relax. My parents and I had an early appointment to travel by train during the national day. On this day, I got up early, and when everything was ready, my family set out. When we arrived at the square in front of the train station, it was already a sea of people, and we were crowding the railway station with the endless stream of people.

Into the waiting hall, here is a racket, crowded, we managed to find a space to sit down, I drink slobber, rest for a while, restless eyes began to look around. Not far away, a pair of silver - haired old couple helped each other, slowly sitting on their seats and talking in a small voice. On the other side, a few middle school students were laughing loudly. A tour guide, holding a small flag, is talking to the tourists of the tour group... "Why?" Suddenly, a sound of childish sound attracted me, I looked back, a chubby little girl sat on her mothers lap, "why together and we cant go out and play dad?" The little girl innocent eyes full of doubts, long eyelashes glitter, mother lovingly stroked the girls head, said softly: "your father is a traffic policeman, in order to ensure the safe travel, to the holidays will be more busy, can not go out to play with us." The little girl Sidongfeidong nodded, nestled in her mothers arms. I listened quietly, eyes unconsciously fall in the busy distance from time to time flashed, cleaners are carefully clean the ground, wiping tables and chairs, the policeman is patrols, warily watching the situation around the station staff smiling, patiently answer questions of passengers. It is their hard work that makes our trip safer and more convenient.

This picture, I have been deeply remember in the heart, when we celebrate the holiday with my family, we have to wonder whether this happy, how many people need to work to pay, and the family when we have a joyous gathering, to wonder whether and how many people still insist on work, not and your family reunion? These honorable men, let me say, "thank you!"

太好了，太好了！我终于盼来了国庆节长假，总算可以放松放松了，我和爸爸妈妈早就约好了国庆节期间坐火车去外地旅游。到了这一天，我早早地起了床，一切准备就绪后，我们全家出发了。到达火车站前广场时，那里早已是人山人海，我们随着川流不息的人群挤进了火车站。

走进候车大厅，这里更是人声鼎沸，热闹非凡，我们好不容易才找到空位坐了下来，我喝了口水，休息了一会儿，眼睛开始不安分地四处打量起来。不远处，一对满头银发的老夫妻互相搀扶着，慢慢地坐到座位上，小声地交谈着。另一边，几名中学生在大声地说笑着。一位导游举着小旗子，正在向旅行团的游客们说着什么……。“为什么？”突然，一声稚嫩的童音吸引了我，我回头一看，一个胖乎乎的小女孩儿坐在妈妈腿上，“为什么爸爸不能和我们一起出去玩而呢？”小女孩儿天真无邪的大眼睛充满了疑惑，长长的睫毛忽闪着，妈妈爱怜地抚摸着小女孩儿的头，轻声说道：“你爸爸是一名交通警察，为了保证大家的出行安全，到了节假日会更加忙碌，就不能陪咱们出去玩儿了。”小女孩儿似懂非懂地点点头，依偎在妈妈的怀里。我静静地听着，目光不觉落在了远处不时闪现的忙碌的身影上，清洁工人正在仔细认真地打扫地面，擦拭桌椅，警察叔叔正在四处巡逻，警惕地注视着四周的情况，车站服务人员面带微笑，耐心地解答着旅客的疑问。正是他们的辛勤工作，使我们的出行更加安全、便捷。

这一幅幅画面，都被我深深地牢记在心中，当我们和家人一起欢度国庆假期时，是否想过，我们拥有的这份快乐，需要多少人为之工作，为之付出，当我们和家人欢聚一堂时，是否想过，又有多少人还要坚持工作，不能和家人团圆呢？这些可敬的人啊，让我真诚地说一声：“谢谢您们！”

a businessman may be so anxious to grow rich that to this end he sacrifices health and private affections.

when at last he has become rich, no pleasure remains to him except harrying other people by exhortations to imitate his noble example.

many rich ladies, although nature has not endowed them with any spontaneous pleasure in literature or art, decide to be thought cultured, and spend boring hours learning the right thing to say about fashionable new books that are written to give delight, not to afford opportunities for dusty snobbism.