写学生在校生活的英语作文汇编三篇 作文怎么写(经典20篇)

今天我去了乡下奶奶家，当我到奶奶家的那会儿，奶奶正在生火。最重要的是我看到了奶奶生火的全过程，简直棒极了而且也不难吧，想着想着我脑海瞬间有了一个想法。

我跃跃欲试的问奶奶：“奶奶，你这火什么时候灭啊，灭了我来生啊?”万万没想到的是奶奶竟然斩钉截铁的回答了我两个字：“不行!”我有点傻了，不过我并没有放弃而是换了一个招。：“奶奶好奶奶全天下最最好的奶奶，就让我试一试嘛，好不好......”软磨硬泡的结果是成功了。

于是我立刻拿了火柴，坐到了灶前。“哧”的一声，火柴点燃了，发出温和而夺目的光芒。我立刻拿了一根状如稻草的东西点燃扔进灶里。我怕火很快就熄灭，于是我又放了好多柴火进去。“哗”，火一下子旺了起来，但是很快又灭了，还冒出一股难闻的浓烟，呛得我直咳嗽。于是我便抱怨地说：“乡村和城市就是不一样，连个煤气灶也没有!”说完，我又点燃了一个火柴扔了进去。但很快又灭了。

那股浓烟不但没有烟消云散，反而更浓了。这回我可吃不消了，呛得跑出了厨房。奶奶洗完米后，看我灰头土脸的样子，笑着说：“是谁说一定要把火生好的呀?”被奶奶这么一说，我的头不由自主地低了下去。不过我马上又重新树立起信心：“君子一言，驷马难追.”说到就要做到。我一定要生好火!”于是我又跑到灶前，点然后，学着古人一样拿扇子猛扇。浓烟是没有了，可是火苗却越扇越小了。好不容易扇到中火，打开锅一看，米才刚放进去。于是我又不得不又拿起扇子扇起来。

回家后，我的脸早已成了大花猫了!

however mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names. is not so bad as you are.it looks poorest when you are richest.the fault-finder will find faults in paradise.love your life,poor as it is.you may perhaps have some pleasant,thrilling,glorious hourss,even in a poor-house.the setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man’s abode;the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.i do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.the town’s poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any.may be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.most think that they are above being supported by the town;but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means.which should be more disreputable.cultivate poverty like a garden herb,like sage.do not trouble yourself much to get new things,whether clothes or friends,turn the old,return to them.things do not change;we change.sell your clothes and keep yourthoughts.

不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。甚至在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上，像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮；在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫中一样，生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。也许因为他们很伟大，所以受之无愧。大多数人以为他们是超然的，不靠城镇来支援他们；可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当的手段来对付生活，他们是毫不超脱的，毋宁是不体面的。视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧！不要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。

[关于积极面对生活的英语作文

Let me tell you about it. First I have a great eating habit. I eat

vegetables and fruit every day and I drink yogurt twice a week .Although I like

junk food very much I try to eat it once a week because it is bad for my health.

And I also eat less meat. Then I hold on to playing sports every day. I jog 2

kilometers and jump 2 hours. Next I go to bed early and get up early. I keep

sleeping for about 8 hours. Having a great eating habits and doing exercise can

help me get good grades.

As you can see having a healthy life is important for everyone. Let’s have

a healthy life style and lead a happy life.

Today, the weather is really hot!

1 and 2 at noon when the weather is very hot. The sun sends out a burning hot; Send out the dazzling golden light. As long as you look up to take a look at your head that a round with the light of the "fire ball", you will feel hot.

You see, in this hot summer, also is hiding a pair of beautiful picture. You to look carefully, on the other side of the tree cicadas sing, you listen to "see, see, see..." ; On the other side of the flat ground puppy drooping ears lying there quietly; On the other side of the big shade and the elderly, children, youth... ; On the other side of the tree the bird flying leisurely standing on a tree or; This quietly hidden a pair of beautiful picture.

This burning heat seems to be smoke all around, as if the house is a bamboo steamer, steam us to flow the oil. The sun shone on the house and glittering like a gold.

Ah! Today the weather is so hot!

导语：作为一名高三的老前辈，你对你的高中生活有什么看法及介绍的呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的相关英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

As a Senior Grade Three students, I am very busy in preparing for the college entrance examination. I have seven classes a day, and two self-study classes at night. And only a day left for the weekend. So, most of the time I have to spend on the study, after all the college entrance examination is very important for almost all of us. Aside of study, I would play football with my friends after school and the weekend. I like playing football very much. When I run on the football field, I can put the examination thing off my mind for a while, only sweat and laugh left. It is a good exercise for health and a good way to relax from the busy study too. This is my high school life, busy and fulfilling.

【参考翻译】

作为一个高三的学生，我忙于为高考做准备。我一天有7节课，还有两节晚自习。周末只剩下一天。所以，我把大部分时间都花在学习上，毕竟高考对我们大多数人来说都十分重要。除了学习，我会在放学后以及周末跟我的朋友一起踢足球。我非常喜欢踢足球。当我在足球场上奔跑的时候，我可以暂时将考试的事情抛之脑后，只剩下汗水和欢笑。这对健康是个很好的锻炼，也是一个学习之余很好的放松方式。这就是我的高中生活，忙碌而充实。

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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。

dear henry,

i’m glad to receive your letter. it’s a pleasure for me to tell you my plan of this coming summer vacation after the college entrance examination.

first of all, a good rest is needed because i do feel tired after the hard work of all these years. of course, i’ll do some reading for fun, and for knowledge as well. i’ll spend some time staying with my parents, chatting with them and doing some housework. they’ve done so much for me, you know. if possible, i’ll take part in some social activities so that i can know more about the society.

best wishes!

li hua

The annual Chinese New Year came in 2008, the Spring Festival has come exceptionally busy, it is accompanied by the festive sound of firecrackers, sky in full bloom, and colorful fireworks came. The ancients as "firecrackers of the year" to commemorate Chinese New Year. The return of fireworks and firecrackers, so that the ancient city of Beijing is full of a thick smell of years, sound of firecrackers brings us endless joy, filled with a wonderful interesting traditional festivals.

As a girl, I do not like to put those little on the "crackling" sound of Mei Wan and loud firecrackers. I like those colorful light emitted after, four run around fireworks. There is a called channeling smallpox, a carefully ed in the ground began to release, and later on the secure enough to put in the hand grip, lit "squeak" is heard, a group with a small ball of fire flew up into the sky, screaming, "pit" Suddenly the sky on a flower in full bloom out, quite exciting. My favorite is called Setaria fireworks in one hand and a lit continuously emitted after the bright, constantly changing colors of the fireworks. My hands turned, arms on the emergence of two very nice Ring of Fire; my arms open, 4 running, I became a "Firebird." I have a another one to lying, I cried, ran, happy with ... ...

Chinese New Year fireworks is a traditional custom. Legend of the so-called "year" is an evil beast, people set fire to bamboo, the sound of bamboo bursting scared off "year", "years" away is the Chinese New Year in. I like fireworks, it made me able to live a traditional feature of the year. I think as long as we pay attention to safety, stressing civilization, this tradition will be able to have a wonderful New Year.

（1） How Do People in My Hometown Observe Spring Festival

（2） My College Life ---- A Summary of the First Term in Zhejiang

Gongshang University

Spring Festival in my Hometown

The Spring Festival, the most jubilant and important festival in China, is observed by most Chinese people at home and abroad. Our hometown is not an exception.

Similar with other places in china, we prepare for the festival about half a month before. With the lunar New Year approaching, the red lanterns are hung up along the main streets, making the ancient town filled with the festival atmosphere. While people clean up their houses, decorate it with traditional decorations such as Chinese knots and paper cutting. Each family pastes up Spring Festival couplets to convey their best wishes for the coming year.

On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family sits around, having a

sumptuous feast of reunion. It is worth mentioning that the food we have called maiyouzhi is unique. There is a flat piece of wheat sheet covering various vegetable and meat then rolling them up. What a delicious it is! After dinner, the family always watches the Spring Festival Gala Evening, and sets up fireworks to watch in the New Year.

On the first day of the New Year, people pay visits to the relatives and friends to send New Year’s greetings to each other and wish everything smoothly in the new year. The kids can get a lot of lucky money from the elders.

During the whole holiday, there are varied activities in the town such as lion and dragon dance, and all the citizens enjoy them very much.

People celebrate the festival until the Lantern festival. However, the wonderful memory and the joy of the Spring Festival will last long.

It’s really my honor to be part of Zhejiang Gongshang University.

My College Life

How time flies! I have been in Zhejiang Gongshang University for a semester. In retrospect, my college life is busy but colorful. Different from my senior high school’s life, the whole new life I led is much freer. I arranged my time,

becoming the master of myself.

First of all, study is still the core of my life. I major in Japanese which is both interesting and challenging. We are required to be accomplished in listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating. As a result I had to spend most of time in improving my abilities. Besides of the regular courses, I often attended the lecture and went to the library to eich my knowledge, and I do benefit from what I learnt.

As to the after school life, what I consider most meaningful is joining the YVP to serve society. I think it is the responsibility for every university student to make contribution to the community. Little as my effort is, I tried my best to help the people around us. Once the YVP organized us to sell secondhand books and raise the money to help the people indeed.

In addition, I quite enjoy the travels and the bees. Travels let me experience the sunshine, fresh air as well as the special taste of the local customs and practices. While the bees keep the friendship shining, and friends are as if family members. Both of them lit up my life.

All in all, the college life is a journey, and I have long way to go; all the memory is the most precious treasure, and I will value every moment.

微笑像一轮火红的太阳，照亮人们的心房；微笑像一个可爱的天使，带走人内心的悲伤；微笑像明媚的春光，筑成心中一座永恒的天堂，给你美好，给你无限憧憬。

记得那一次考试，我因卷子没写完，而得了一个很不理想的分数。我盯着卷子在发呆，眼泪在眼眶里不停地打转，心里如打翻了的五味瓶，不知道该如何面对这个惨局。

这时，我的好朋友吴奇慧走了过来，她拉着我的手笑着说：“周薇，我们去后院里玩吧！”没等我回答，她便带我奔向后院对我说：“开心一点吧，笑一笑！相信我，微笑可以消除你的烦恼！”看着她脸上荡起了灿烂的笑容，那笑容，像小太阳一样光芒万丈，融化了冰雪，带走了烦恼，她和我漫步在绿树成荫的小路上，闻着淡淡的旖旎的花香，我忍不住笑了起来。

“我说的没错吧！记得每天都要笑一笑哟！这样，就能给烦恼说拜拜了。”风静静地吹着，氤氲成一枝旖旎的香。

随后，我每天都会笑一笑，还会把微笑带给他人。

有一次，一个小妹妹摔倒了，我急忙跑过去，拍了拍下她身上的灰，面带微笑地说：“没事的，小妹妹，不哭啊，要坚强，来笑一笑，我看你笑的样子最漂亮。不哭，开心一点。”小妹妹强忍着眼眶里的泪水，露出了灿烂的笑容。那一刻，我更感觉到了微笑的力量，它能带给你生活的力量，让内心充满阳光！

微微一笑，把心灵照亮；微微一笑，把悲伤挤掉；微微一笑，困难过去。带上微笑，阳光地面对生活，因为，微笑让会生活越来越美好。

Boys and girls,

Attention, please! I have an announcement to make.

Our military training will last 11 days from Aug. 15th to Aug. 25th. It will take place in the school playground. The training time is from 7:30 to 11:30 in the morning and 2:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon. Everyone must attend the military training on time. Nobody is allowed to be absent from the training or be late for it. Ask the drillmaster for leave if necessary. Furthermore, we must be in military uniforms, wear strong sports shoes and bring our own cups. Finally, I have to stress that everyone should work hard during the training so that we will perform perfectly in the final test!

That’s all. Thank you!

Dear John,

How time flies! Four moths have passed since we saw each other last time. I cannot help but miss you. You asked me about Chinese Spring Festival. Now I would like to tell you something about it。

The Spring Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It is the most important and enjoyable one. A few days before the festival, houses are cleaned and red couplets are put up on the doors of every household. They are said to frighten away the ghosts. On that day, people are dressed up. Firecrackers ring out in the air, which adds to the atmosphere of the festival. People after a year’s hard work begin to relax and visit one another. Presents and dinners are given to celebrate the happy reunionof friends and relatives. Families get together. They have jiaozi and enjoy the New Year TV show. Customs may vary from place to place, but the same happy atmosphere is to be found everywhere in the country。

Now, I hope you have some idea of Chinese Spring Festival。

Best wishes,

Yours,

Li Hua

我最好的朋友My Best Friend

I have a very good friend. His name is Philip. As far as Im concerned, hes very kind-hearted and generous. Once I was in high school, he treated me friendly and sincerely. When I was happy, he was also happy with me. When I was sad, he always comforted me. When I was defeated, he always encouraged me. When I stumbled, he always pulled me up. Although we quarreled at times, we were still in good relationships. We could know each other better after the argument. When my birthday came, he always sent me a special present.

我有一个很好的朋友。他的名字叫菲利普。我觉得他是非常善良和慷慨的。当我在高中的时候，他对我很友好、很真诚。我高兴的时候，他也和我一起开心。当我难过时，他总是安慰我。当我失败时，他总是鼓励我。当我迷茫时，他总是拉我一把。尽管有时候我们会吵架，我们关系仍然很好。争吵之后我们可以更好的了解对方。我生日的时候，他总是送我一份特别的礼物。

Hes very hard-working and intelligent. He always studied hard at school. Because of his hard work, he always did very well in exams. His oral English was better than mine. Most of the time, he was willing to chat with me in English. Owing to his help, I made a lot of progress in oral English.

他非常勤劳也很聪明。在学校他总是很努力学习。由于他的努力，他总是能在考试中取得好成绩。他的英语口语比我好。大多数时候他都愿意用英语和我聊天。由于他的帮助，我在英语口语方面取得了很大的进步。

[我最好的朋友高中学生英语作文

暑假已过去三分之一了，看看我都干了什么，接下来将要干什么。

首先是学校作业。我已经将物理、化学、政治、历史都写完了。语文、数学、英语的作业也写了快一半了，但我认为我写作业的速度还是慢。我想赶在七月份把作业全写完，但作业实在太多，又要上很多课，我要尽自己最大的力量将作业写完。剩下一个月的时间来预习和复习，为重要的初三打好基础。

在八月份，除了上课，我要将八年级失误的地方做一个总结，并吸取教训。我要将八年级的知识再做一个全面复习。我还要将九年级的课提前预习，这样开学就不会紧张了，慢慢适应初三生活。将老师要求背的东西背完，还要自己自学一部分内容，一边自学，一边做一些相关的题，来使自己学的知识更扎实一些。最重要的是我那毛病--磨蹭。这会浪费我的时间，它对我来说是致命的，我要远离它。我要在这个暑假让磨蹭和我说拜拜。

因为中考体育从30分加到50分，如果体育不好，那可是全盘皆输。所以在这个暑假要好好锻炼，既是增强体质，又为了50分。一个跑步，一个跳远是中考必测项目。虽然夏天很热，但我不得不去锻炼，这可以说是很可贵的时候，此时不锻炼，何时练?我为了避开酷暑，每天下午五六点去公园里跑步，跳远。体育成了暑假的一大任务，其实不必说任务，我自己也是很愿意锻炼的。

这个暑假很重要，一分一秒都宝贵，谁不想轻松快乐呢?但中考来了，初三来了，该紧张时就紧张，该认真时就认真，考上好高中，再痛快玩儿。

让我们踏上新的征途，去拼搏，奋斗吧，风雨之后是彩虹。奋斗，从暑假开始。

写后小记：通过这篇反思，给暑假一个新定义。我要好好利用这个暑假，去学习新知，去探索新路。

In the weekend, I like to go shopping with my mother. We buy a lot of things, I choose all kinds of snacks, such as candy, milk, sometimes my mother protects me buying too much candy, she says it will do harm to my health. Though I am not happy, I accept it. Going shopping with my mother makes me so happy.

With the development and progress of our society, people are living in a healthier, more natural and much safer ways. It is called “Low-carbon life” (低碳生活). As modern teenagers, there are many things we can do.

We’d better walk or ride to school. It can help save energy and clean the air. We should also save paper. For example, we can use both sides of the paper, or we can give our textbooks to the next grade students. Besides, try to get up and go to bed early. We should use sunlight as much as possible.

I always tell my friends to take cloth bags instead of plastic ones while shopping. Before leaving the classroom, I often turn off the lights.

I believe that if people all live a low-carbon life, our earth will become better!

随着社会的发展和进步,人们生活在一个更健康、更自然、更安全的方式。它被称为“低碳生活”。随着现代青少年,有很多事情我们可以做。

我们最好步行或骑车上学。它可以帮助节约能源和清洁空气。我们还应该节约纸张。例如,我们可以使用双方的纸,或者我们可以给我们的教科书到下一个年级的学生。此外,试着起床,早点上床睡觉。我们应该使用尽可能多的阳光。

我总是告诉我的朋友们带布袋代替塑料袋,购物。在离开教室之前,我经常关灯。

我相信,如果人们都过低碳生活,我们的地球将变得更好!

Some people say yes. The intemet helps students make many friends. Chatting on line, students can express their feelings and opinions more freely, and even get help with their foreign language studies.Others, however, think students should not make friends on line.They say it is a waste of time. besides, some students get cheated on line.

It is my opinion that students should place their study, health and safety before other things. As for friendship, we can readily find it in our classmates and other people around us.

一些人认为可以。因特网可以帮助学生交到许多朋友。通过网上聊天，学生们可以更自由地表达他们的情感和自己的观点，甚至可以帮助学习外语。然而，另外一些人认为学生们不应当上网。他们说网上交友纯粹是浪费时间。此外，一些学生也经常在网上受骗。

我认为学生们应当把学习、健康和安全放在首位，至于交友，我们可以在同学和周围的人中间去进行，而不必在网上交友。

导语：事件类的英语作文是常见的作文类别，要求我们词汇量要过关，重要还是要把句子写通顺。下面和小编一起来看看事件类英语作文：假期生活。希望对大家有所帮助。

This summer

My holidays This summer, I was very happy. Although I didnt go out to travel. But my friends and me to a nursing home to help old people.In a nursing home, we introduce myself after, began to work for the old people. First of all, we first points groups. Some go to sweeping the floor, others to help old people back on, some with old people, and my sorrows and other friends to help the old man sun wash the quilt.We started, we use the washing powder on the old people on the quilt, rub with the brush and rub, very tired. I understand the mothers hard work. Then, we will bask in the quilt.We stayed for a nursing home in the afternoon, and the old man say good-bye, I have decided to help your parents do some housework more in the future.

我的假期生活这个暑假,我非常开心.虽然我没有出去旅游。但是我和朋友们到养老院去帮助老人们。到了养老院,我们自我介绍了后,就开始为老人们做事了。首先,我们先分了组。有的去扫地,有的去帮老人们捶背,有的陪老人们解闷,而我和其他的朋友帮老人晒洗被子。我们开始了,我们用洗衣粉洒在老人们的被子上,用刷子搓了又搓,很累。我体会到了妈妈的辛苦。接着,我们就晒被子了。我们在养老院待了一个下午,和老人道别后,我决定以后多帮父母做家务。

[事件类英语作文：假期生活

Last term, I graduated from primary school. It means that I will be a junior school student next term. I am looking forward to my school life in the new school. Likewise, it means that this summer holiday is my last summer holiday in primary school. I want to do something different. Firstly, I do some preview for my junior school study. I want to have a good preparation for the new study tasks. Secondly, I learn to be independent. I learn to cook, so that when my parents go out, they dont have to worry about me. Besides, I try hard to finish my work independently. I hope I can start to handle my own affairs by myself. Through this summer holiday, I do well in this aspect. Finally, I play a lot in summer holiday, meeting friends, doing exercise and so on. I have a rich summer holiday.

上学期我小学毕业，这意味着下个学期开始，我就是一名初中生了，我开始期待我在新校园的生活了。同时这也意味着这个暑假，是属于小学的最后一个暑假。我决定过个不平常的暑假，首先，我将对初中课程做些预习，为新的学习任务做准备。其次，我要学会独立。学着做菜，这样爸妈出去时，不用担心我。此外，我努力学着独立完成自己的事情，自己的事自己做。经过这个暑假的努力，我在这方面做得很成功。最后，我也为暑假生活做了很多计划，见见朋友，做做运动等等。我度过的将是一个丰富的暑假。

Nowadays, environmental pollution is very common. Resource waste is also

seen everywhere. In order to protect the environment, to protect our earth, we

need to live a low-carbon life. I usually go to school on foot, sometimes by

bike. If I need to go to the other city, I will choose the public transportation

and not ask my parents drive me there. If I am the last one to leave classroom

or home, I will make sure all the lights are off. I always will save the water

after washing clothes. And then use it to wash the toilet. Our earth is in our

own hands.

It was the Eve of the Spring Festival.

Dusk was just falling as I slurped up the last bit of rice and laid down my chopsticks.

“Theyre starting!” cried my friend excitedly. “Quick! Quick!”

Outside, children were running everywhere. Their happy voices and faces made me warm inside, despite the cold wind that greeted me. My friend thrust a bundle of straw in my hands. “Come!” he cried. I giggled as I ran to catch up to him; the childrens excitement was a fever that spread to even the big kids like us.

I soon joined a rowdy bunch of children and teenagers who were building a bonfire in the middle of a path that ran through the wheat fields. “Here,”said my friend, handing me a long bamboo pole. “Put some of your straw in the fire. Then tie the rest onto your pole like this.” He demonstrated with his own materials, and I followed his example. Then he thrust both our torches into the fire and handed me mine. “Now run!”

And run I did----we all did. For miles and miles around, as far as I could see, there were small orange specks scattered about, and I could hear the distant screaming and laughing of other children running up and down the rice field path. For several hours into the night I helped build fires and keep an eye on the younger children. Occasionally I, too, lit a torch and ran around like a mad man, screaming and waving a flaming bamboo pole.

This festival, which occurred six days before Chinese New Year, was just one of the experiences during the visit to my friends over the Spring Festival. As it was explained to me, the purpose behind this festival was to allow the children to have fun burning up all the straw leftover after the harvest. Later, the ash is used for fertilizer.