初三英语关于节日的作文【精彩20篇】

It is known to all that China has the history of more than 5,000 years and

the culture influences generations. No matter where people live, they keep the

traditional festivals. Such as the people who live in Chinatown. Though some of

them have been immigrants, they still celebrate the traditional festivals. So in

every corner of Chinatown, the Chinese traditional features can be seen

everywhere. The preservation of the traditional culture is the key to help the

country live so long. After the long period of time, the essence of the culture

part have been inherited while the negative part has been removed. Many culture

even influences the foreign country, such as Confucius Institution, where

foreigners learn Chinese culture and mandarin. Though we are facing the impact

of Hollywood culture, the traditional festivals provides an important way to

save local culture.

Remember the day when I first came to the college. Being a boy of 17, I was longing for a new life as a college student; but, at the same time, I had no idea what college life would be like.

That morning when the bus carried me to the gate of the college. I was so excited that my heart was beating very fast as if it would leap out of my mouth. From now on, I would be a student of this college. After registration, we were led by an instructor to the dormitory, where, for the first time, we were going to live without parents but roommates. I was so clumsy that I did not know how to make the bed and fix the mosquito net.

In the afternoon, I took a walk around the campus together with my roommates. To think of studying in such a beautiful place made me feel quite proud of myself. As we were walking along, talking and laughing, a voice came into our ears, "Oh, look at these freshmen!" It was our middle-school-students looking that gave us away. We continued our tour of the college, inspecting every building and every garden until the sun began to set.

In the evening, we sat together, talking about the past and the future. We were so excited that no one wanted to go to bed.

[我在校园的一天初三英语作文

Before I made those silly mistakes, mother trusted me all the time.She regarded me as an honest kid.But I could never own her trust any more.How I regretted having lied to her!Here was one of the stupidmistakes Ive made. I failed in a math exam, but I lied to mother that I gota good mark.She believed me at first, but several days later she got thetruth from my teachers mouth.I made several similar mistakes sincethen.Mother told me that it doesnt matter to make mistakes, but it is really important to admit and correct mistakes.I swore to correct my bad deeds.But it seems that mother will never trust me as before.How I wish mothercould trust me again!

在我犯那些错误之前，妈妈一直是非常信任我的。 她认为我是一个诚实的孩子。可我再也不能拥有这份信任了。我真不该对她撒谎，我多么后悔呀!事情是这样的。有一次我数学考试不及格，可我骗妈妈说我考得不错。起初她相信了，可过了几天她从我老师口中知道了真相。从那以后我还犯过相似的愚蠢错误。妈妈曾经告诉我犯错是没什么的，重要的是能够承认错误并及时改正。我向她发誓一定改正我的坏行为。可妈妈似乎并不像以前那么相信我了。我多么希望妈妈再相信我呀!

Yesterday, there was a discusion in our class. We talked about whether we should do housework or not. I agreed with with Sharon. She said,“The middle school students should do some housework. Because doing housework can let our parents feel relaxed. At the same time, doing housework can train us to be more useful.” I think we should do some housework. Doing housework can improve ourselves. But I also think students’ major job is studying. Doing too much housework is bad for our study. So, I think doing housework is good, but at the same time we should pay more attenion to our study. Right?

[Should the middle school students do housework初三优秀英语作文

今天，是20_年的第一天，也是元旦的第一天，我们全家人都非常的开心，打算今天下午一起去物美或者别的超市买东西。

时间过得飞快，一眨眼，就到了下午了。我和爸爸妈妈一起做了车去了物美。"嘟嘟嘟，嘟嘟嘟。"下车了。我们走着矫健的步伐，下了车，来到了物美百货的门口。

进去以后，里面还是好多的东西，有的没有变，有的加了一点东西。

我看见那里有中间的，就拉着爸爸妈妈看。爸爸妈妈说：“买够248元钱，才能去那里面。”那我们就开始疯狂的购物吧，248元，我们的目标。我说着，拉着爸爸妈妈一起去了。开始购物，我们一家三口喊着。看着这个好不好，那个好不好。这个我不要，那个我要。买个东西真麻烦。我们一家三口在那里慢慢的逛着。不一会儿，我就感觉好像钱够了。可是爸爸妈妈却说，不够不够，我们俩个人都算着呢，这才90块钱呢，再买在买。说着说着，又拿了好多东西。有的是吃的，有的是喝的，有的是用的，什么东西都有。终于，爸爸妈妈说：“应该够了吧。”我说：“不是够了，是超了。”我们赶紧一个一个东西都拿出来算一算。我说的没错吧，我说。就是够了嘛，还超了呢!爸爸妈妈赶紧去结账。然后拿着那张票。那些的人看见爸爸妈妈拿着这张票就让我抽。结果，我抽了一个十元的，我一看，其他人差不多都抽的是十元的，最少抽的是3元的。我还是算幸运的吧。我小小的心呼喊着。脸上没有什么表情，但是心里却有说不出来的话。这让我激动不已。

我爸爸说：“还有8分钟，就可以反馈百分之20。我们一家人又在那里等呀等，等呀等。终于，漫长的8分钟过去了。我还以为8分钟多么快呢，结果，慢死个人。

等他们反馈过来的再加上那十块钱，就等于少了56块钱吧。要是合理的话，那就是等于花了90块钱了吧，不错不错。新年过的挺好，心情过的也挺舒畅的。_年的第一天，当然得过的舒畅有开心一点了，要是不这样，多么遗憾。

这个元旦过得真快乐，你们过得快乐吗!希望我听到你们一起喊——快乐，反正我快乐!

导语：英语写作能力作为体现语言交际能力至关重要的一个方面,写作测试是对学生书面交际水平及能力进行检验最有效的途径。以下是yjbs作文网小编为您收集整理的写作技巧，希望对您有所帮助。

要想获得高分就应在“正确”表达的基础上写出自己的特色，写出自己的“亮”点。

一、词汇选择——标新立异

在写作中“较高级词汇”的使用主要是指使用《大纲》上没有的词语、使用通过构词法变化来的新词、使用同(近)义词或反义词等来代替常见词语。

1)这栋房子在芳草街的一栋楼上。

A: The flat is in a building on Fangcao Street.

B: The flat situates in a building on Fangcao Street.

分析:is in是常见词语，而situates in则是《大纲》上没有的，属于高级词汇。

2)在周末我们做很多作业。

A: At weekends, we have a lot of homework to do.

B: At weekends, we have endless homework to do.

分析:B句在表达时没有使用过于直接的a lot of，而是使用了endless。endless就是由《大纲》词汇end加后缀-less变化来的。

3)洗澡间和厨房都很好。

A: The bathroom and the kitchen are good.

B. The bathroom and the kitchen are well-furnished.

在表达要点时，B句使用了well furnished,这比good语气强，也显得生动。

在造句时,“较高级词汇”如能运用贴切自然，哪怕整篇文章只用上一个，也会使你的作文显示出与众不同。

二、结构造句——与众不同

在造句时,既要使句子生动，又要使其简明扼要。

1、使用与人不同的表达方式，特别是提倡打破汉语句子结构的束缚而重组的句子更受欢迎。

1)唐山曾在二十世纪八十年代发生过一次大地震。

A: There was a strong earthquake in Tangshan in the 1980s.

B: A terrible earthquake hit/struck Tangshan in the 1980s.

大多数同学使用了there be结构，这是对的，但是B句却摒弃了常见句式。另辟蹊径而使用了“主语+谓语+宾语”结构，且使用了terrible,hit/strike这样的词汇，更是难能可贵的。

2)你八月十五日的来信我今天早晨收到了。

A:I received your letter which was written on August 15th this morning.(多数人使用的方式)

B: Your letter of August 15th reached/ got to me this morning.(与多数人使用的方式不同,简洁)

2.使用一些强势句式，如强调句、感叹句、倒装句等，增强语句的表现力。如：

3)阿福救了我妹妹。

A: Ah Fu saved my sister.(一般句式)

B: It was Ah Fu that saved my sister.(强调句式)

4)我们看到庄稼和蔬菜长势喜人很是高兴。

A: We were glad to see crops and vegetables growing well.(一般陈述句)

B: How glad we were to see crops and vegetables growing well.(感叹句)

3、句式多样,复杂得体。在写作中应避免使用相同长度的相同句型，而应注意句式的变化，如长短句结合，简单句、并列句与复合句共用，还可使用简化句等;一些较复杂的结构如独立主格，分词结构等也可使用。下面的表达中A句简单句多，而且多处使用there be结构，显得单调、乏味，而B句就有自己的特色(请同学们自己分析)。

5)这是一套25平方米的住房，住房里面有卧室、有洗澡间、有厨房;卧室里有床、沙发、桌子和椅子等。

A: Its a flat of 25 square metres. There is a bedroom in the flat. There is a bathroom and a kitchen in it, too. In the bedroom, there is a bed; there is a sofa, a desk and a chair as well.

B: Its a flat of 25 square metres, with a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. In the bedroom there is a bed, a sofa, a desk and a chair.

三、布局谋篇——独具匠心

在写作中，我们可按时间、空间或其它逻辑顺序来安排各要点，同时为使主题突出,结构严谨，我们应注意学习和使用交代句以及段落的主题句等。在布局谋篇上，NMET2002范文堪称典范。请看：

Opinions are divided on the question.

60% of the students are against the idea of entrance fees. They believe a public park should be free of charge. People need a place where they can rest and enjoy themselves. Charging entrance fees will no doubt keep some people away. What is more, it will become necessary to build gates and walls, which will do harm to the appearance of a city.

On the other hand, 40% think that fees should be charged because you need money to pay gardens and other workers, and to buy plants and young trees. They suggested, however, fees should be charged low.

1)该文使用Opinions are divided...作交代句，开门见山，随后两个段落均使用了主题句(见黑体字部分)，使全文结构紧凑，表达严谨。

2)在表述要点时范文还对要点出场顺序作了调整，如“40%的同学认为应收门票，但不宜过高。”前部分作为主题句放在句首，而后部分另起一句放在句末：They suggested, however, fees should be charged low.这样就分清了轻重缓急，主题突出，条理清楚。

3)范文使用了and, what is more, however等连词，在段落之间使用了on the other hand(说明前后两个观点是相悖的)，这些连接手段的运用加强了句子之间、段落之间的联系，使文章表达连贯，浑然一体。

4)范文在第二段为说明不收门票的“原因”时增加了Charging entrance fees will no doubt keep some people away.等细节，这也是解决句与句之间缺少连贯性的常见方法。

写作技巧：

一、要善于模仿

对大多数学习英语的同学来说，英语的词汇量、句式的积累还极其有限，远不能达到用英文流畅表达，挥洒自如的境地。在这一阶段进行创作是不合时宜的，如果非要创造，只能写出“long time no see”这样的文字来。因此，模仿是这一阶段的必经途径。

谈到模仿，一些同学的办法就是背一堆范文，然后再到考场上进行一个“剪切”、“粘贴”的工作，效果可想而知。这不是真正意义上的模仿，充其量算是默写课文。如何模仿呢?

首先，模仿的目标要明确。模仿的重点永远要放在一定的句式结构上，而非个别的词汇。道理很简单：一个词，随着文章内容的变换，可能就不能用了;而句式结构是放置四海而皆准的东西，适用的范围广，学来对写作的帮助也就明显。

其次，模仿的材料要地道。像新概念英语这样的教材就提供了很多原汁原味的英语表达法。盲目选择文章学习，记一些不中不洋的句子，以讹传讹，浪费时间。

最后，模仿要体现在实际动笔上。比如说，新概念第三册有一个句式说：“…for the simple reason that…”表示某种现象的原因是什么，用在大学英语考试中，我们就可以拿来解释为什么自行车在中国如此的流行，表达为：“the bicycle is very popular in china for the simple reason that…”。然而，很多同学经常背了这些句式不用，一谈到原因仍然是“…because…”，等等。

二、要灵活变通

在批改英语作文的过程中，经常能发现一些将中文生硬地翻译成英文的表达法。由于中英文之间的差异和词汇量、表达法积累的不足，出现难于表达的情况是十分正常的。关键问题在于如何处理。有一句话叫做“立志如山，行道如水”，套用在这个问题上就很合适。写英文作文，一定要有决心把它写好，有信心把意思表达清楚，这是“立志如山”;但关键是遇到问题时要有个灵活的态度，能像流水一样变通解决问题。

有个翻译界的故事说：在某大型国际会议的招待会上，一道菜是用鸡蛋做的。与会的客人问翻译：“what is it made of?”本来是非常简单的一个问题，结果翻译太紧张，忘了“egg”这个词，但是他急中生智，回答：“it is made of miss hen’s son.”这里，就是一个灵活变通的范例。绕道表达，是写作中应该常常运用的一种方法。

三、要细心观察

要写好英语作文，还要带着敏锐的目光细心地观察，注意英语中一些表达上的习惯。

比如说，在正式文体的写作中，很少用 “it isn"t”这样的略缩形式，而往往是一板一眼地写作 “it is not”。同理，在正式文体中的日期一般不缩写，阿拉伯数字一般会用英文表达(特别长的数字除外)。

再比如说，翻翻新概念第三册所有的课文，会发现凡是一段文章的段首句出现转折时，转折词however都放在句子结构中的第二部分，以插入语的形式出现。分析原因，是因为段落一开始就用转折词，会时转折显得较生硬、突兀。

最后，许多同学在写作文时，习惯于把 “since” “because” “for”这样的词放在句首引导原因状语从句。事实上，在我们见到的英语报刊杂志文章中，这样的从句一般都是放在主句之后的。另外, “and”也常常被误放在一句话的开头，表示两个句子之间的并列或递进关系。其实，经常留心地道的英语文章能发现，如果是并列关系，完全可以不用连词;如果是递进关系，用 “furthermore” “what is more”更为普遍。

初三英语作文：Our Monitor

Li Ming is our monitor. She is tall, healthy and lively. She does well in all subjects. She is fond of sports and is good at singing and dancing.

Li Ming works hard at English. When she came to the school, she had quite a lot of difficulties with the language. But she was not afraid of them and always tried hard to overcome them. She was active in class and did a lot of practice after class. No pains, no gains. With great efforts she made much progress in English study.

Li Ming is modest and always ready to help others. She is very strict with herself in her work and daily life. She sets us all a fine example.

初一英语作文：My Brother

Li Pings brother is a PLA man. He is a handsome, tall young man with big eyes and broad shoulders.

He was born in 1971. He was a good student in school. When he was seventeen, he finished middle school. Then he joined the Peoples Liberation Army. In the army, he studied hard and took an active part in the military training. In 1991, he went to Anhui Province to help in fighting against the flood disaster. He did a lot of good deeds there.

Yesterday afternoon Li Pings brother came to our school and gave us a talk. Weve learned a lot from him.

初一英语作文：My sweet home

Most people has a sweet home,so have I.I think my home is sweet because it is my best place to have rest or have fun with my friends or my parents.

I can remember clear.Once I came back home late because my teacher didnt want me leave until

I finished my work.At that time,the weather became colder and the wind became stronger.I was so hungry and cold at that time!I felt I cant take it any more,so I ran to my home quickly.When I got my home,I felt much more warmer and happiness than ever before!

Thats why I love my sweet home,Dont you think so ?

初三英语作文：My Family

There are five people in my family. They are my grandfather, my grandmother, my father, my mother and I .

My father is doctor. He works in Yueqing. He goes to work on foot everyday. My father is not very tall, but he is strong, he is very kind to his patients and he loves his work.

My mother is teacher. She works in a middle school in Yue Qing. She goes to work by car. She is a very good teacher in my eyes.

I am a student in Yueqing FLS. My school is very beautiful. There are many tall buildings, green tress, nice flowers in our school. We have wonderful teachers too. I like studying in my school.

My grandparents don’t go to work any more. They have retired. They stay at home everyday. In the morning they go to the park and do morning exercises. In the afternoon, they drink tea with their friends. In the evening, they enjoy themselves watching TV and reading newspapers.

We have a happy family. I can’t say how much I love it!

初三英语作文：My Best Friend

I have a friend. Her name is Gong Haijuan. She is a clever girl. She is kind to others. She has good grades in all subjects. She often comes first or second in the exam. She is like a boy. She is brave and helpful. One day, her friend’s keys fell into the pool. She jumped into the pool and found the keys. We all admire her. The owner of the keys master was grateful for her help. But she said, “We are classmates. We should help each other.” Sometimes when I have some hard questions, she will help me.

She is clever and cheerful. She can organize class activities and wall paper. Her wall paper won the first prize last term.

She is strong and good at sports. She likes playing volleyball and football. Sometimes she plays basketball with boys. The sports meeting is coming. She wants to get a good prize for class.

She is a nice girl. I think she can get better.

初三英语作文：My Dream School

I always feel tired after eight classes a day, so my dream school starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. There are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We can choose our favorite lessons to learn. We can spend more time doing some outside reading. The students do after-school activities for one and a half hours every day. We needn’t do a lot of homework. We are all happy to stay at school.

Besides that, my dream school looks like a big garden. There are many kinds of flowers around the modern buildings. Sweet perfumes are diffused all around. If I want to have a rest, I can lie on the grass, listen to music by the lake or look out at the flowers from the classroom windows.

The teachers here are kind and helpful. They are not only our teachers but also our good friends. The students are polite and friendly. We all know how to keep our school clean and tidy. There is no litter around the campus.

I love my dream school. We will grow up to be happier there.

[关于初三英语作文：Our Monitor

Christmas is one of the most important celebrations of the year for the western countries. it falls on the twenty- fifth of december and has the same importance as chinese new year to people with english backgrounds. the celebration is for the birth of jesus christ, who is the son of god in christianity. now days christmas is no longer only celebrated by the christians, but by most people from all over the world.

On the twenty- fourth of december everyone gets excited for it’s the day before christmas which is called christmas eve. the children are usually sent to bed early and are warned that “santa claus will only come and give you a present if you be good.” the younger kids actually believe that santa will come down the chimney on the sleigh that’s pulled by his reindeers. food like short bread and beer are prepared for santa when he comes, however most times parents just eat them. some children put socks and sacks up for the holding of the presents (that their parents put in).

Rise and shine on christmas morning! the children are always the first ones to wake up, some even do at four. present wrappers everywhere! they look into their presents with a big smile on their face and oh dear….i hope no one’s disappointed. i feel sorry for anyone that got pink underwear. children play while dinner is prepared by the adults. the christmas dinner are usually eaten together by relatives. the tradition of christmas pudding and roosters are usually eaten with deserts afterwards. the rest of the day is usually games and fun before the good days all come to an end.

I wish everyone a merry christmas and a happy new year!

DragonBoatFestival, often known as Tuen Ng Festival or Duan Wu Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. It is also known as the Double Fifth.[citation needed] It has since been celebrated, in various ways, in other parts of East Asia as well, most notably Korea.

The exact origins of Duan Wu are unclear, but one traditional view holds that the festival memorializes the Chinese poet Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period. He committed suicide by drowning himself in a river because he was disgusted by the corruption of the Chu government. The local people, knowing him to be a good man, decided to throw food into the river to feed the fishes to prevent them from eating Qus body. They also sat on dragon boats, and tried to scare the fishes away by the thundering sound of drums aboard the boat and the fierce looking dragon-head in the front of the boat.

In the early years of the Chinese Republic, Duan Wu was also celebrated as "Poets Day", due to Qu Yuans status as Chinas first poet of personal renown.

Today, people eat zongzi (the food originally intended to feed the fishes) and race dragon boats in memory of Qus dramatic death.

中文：

龙舟节，端午节经常或端午节，是一种传统的中国节日对中华历5月5日举行。它也被称为端五。[来源请求]它已经被庆祝，以各种方式在其他地区以及东亚，尤其是韩国。

端午确切的起源尚不清楚，但一种传统的观点认为，节日来源在中国诗人屈原的战国时期。他犯的河中溺死自己，因为他是由政府的腐败深恶痛绝楚自杀。当地群众，知道他是一个好人，决定投身到河里的鱼的食物，饲料，以防止吃屈原的尸体他们。他们还坐在龙舟，并试图吓唬由船上和激烈的寻找龙在船头头战鼓齐鸣声中的鱼了。

在中国民国初年，段坞也被“诗人节“庆祝，由于屈原作为中国的第一个著名的诗人的个人地位。

今天，人们吃粽子的曲的戏剧性死亡内存和龙舟比赛(原本打算饲料鱼类的食物)。

Many people like to keep a kind of annimal as a pet ,such as dogs,cats,birds,and so on .They put so great enthusiasm on them that some pets are treated like their family members.

A good relationship between people and pets can be very comfortable.They are loyal audiences of you ,while you have something cant tell any one else.They occuppy the loneliness ,cure your pains,make anxious hearts return to peace and innocence ,some pets even can help to cure some mental disease.Thats the advantages of keeping an pet.

However ,pets are often expensive,to feed them would even cost more .Too much money spend on pets are more or less a little improper while there are so many starving people in this nation.

Some dangerous pets are a menace to their owners ,even a dog attack people sometimes,things could be worse if they carrying some fatal virus.Thats the disadvantages of keeping a pet.

the large number of our population has become one of the most serious problems of our society. According to a recent survey of the National Bureau of Statistics, there are more than 1.3 billion people in our country, which account for about 1/5 of all the people in the world. the same survey also predicts that our population will grow quickly in the years to come.

Overpopulation has brought about a series of negative effects to our economic development and social security. In the first place, too many people impose a heavy burden on our environment. As a result, we suffer from a shortage of fresh water and natural resources. In the second place, as the supply of labor GREatly exceeds the demand of the society, many people become employed. This is a source of social unrest. Last but not least, we have to manufacture all kinds of products to meet the needs of the people, which causes environment pollution to our lakes and land.

Serious though the problem seems, we have to take some measures to tackle it. On the one hand, the government should carry out more strictly the policy of family planning, thus reducing the total number of population. On the other hand, all the people should realize the harms of overpopulation. With the concerted efforts of all the parties concerned, were sure to solve the problem in the future.

[关于初三英语作文：Overpopulation

Nowadays the topic on Cinese Dream by our Chairman Xi’s speech inspires everyone all over China, especially the students who will enter university to achieve their dreams. I’m so proud that I am the one.

As for my own dream. I have always wanted to be a doctor. Not only can doctors save people’s lives but also they are doing a respectable job. Doctors can also help people to live a better life with their professional knowledge. I believe to help others is to help ourselves, and it surely can bring me happiness and pleasure.

To realize my dream, firstly, I must try to work hard from now on. And I must learn as much as possbile so that I can get into a good medical college, where I will prepare myself adequately for the job of a doctor. Senondly, I have to train myself to be more careful, that is the basic to do everything . Finally, believe myself. Because confidence is the key to success. I think only in this way can I accomplish my goal, my Chinese dream.

现在对Cinese梦的主题我们的主席习近平的讲话激发每个人中国各地,尤其是学生将进入大学实现自己的梦想。我很自豪我是一个。

至于我自己的梦想。我一直想成为一名医生。医生不仅可以挽救人的生命也是他们在做一个体面的工作。医生可以帮助人们过上更好的生活与他们的专业知识。我认为帮助别人就是帮助自己,一定可以带给我幸福和快乐。

为了实现我的梦想,首先,我必须试着从现在开始努力工作。和我必须学习半年,这样我就可以进入一个好的医学院,在那里我将自己充分准备一个医生的工作。Senondly,我必须训练自己更小心,这是基本要做的一切。最后,相信自己。因为自信是成功的关键。我觉得只有这样我才能实现我的目标,我的中国梦。

On the New Year’s Eve, our family gets together, my parents made the big dinner, we ate dinner at about five o’clock, we talked so happily. After finishing the dinner, my sister and I were so excited, because we planned to see the firework. In my hometown, people can play the firework as they want, people play all kinds of firework every year, it is so beautiful. When the time was about 9 o’clock, I heard the voice, then I looked at the sky, the darkness was lighted up by the firework, I saw many different pictures of firework, all were beautiful. I couldn’t blink my eyes, I was afraid of missing the beautiful moment. I love firework’s night.

在除夕夜，我们家人聚集在一起，我的父母做了丰盛的晚餐，我们大概在五点钟吃晚餐，聊得很愉快。晚饭过后，我的妹妹和我很兴奋，因为我们打算去看烟花。在我的家乡，人们能随处放烟花，他们每年都放各种各样的烟花，非常的好看。九点钟到来之际，我听到了声音，然后我望着天空，黑暗被烟花点燃了，我看到了不同形状的烟花，都很好看。我不能眨眼，生怕错过了美妙的时刻。我喜欢烟花之夜。

[烟花之夜初三简单英语作文

SomeHolidays are so much fun that they catch on outside of their culture. The most obvious exampleisprobably Christmas, which is celebrated around the world by people who aren’t even Christian. Similarly, in recent years, the Dragon Boat Festival has moved beyond China to become an international holiday celebrated by people who may know little about the holiday’s origins.

有些节日实在是很有趣，所以在本土文化以外的地方也很受欢迎。最明显的例子可能就是圣诞节，世界各地的人都会庆祝圣诞节，即使是非基督徒。同样，最近几年端午节已经不局限于中国，成为国际性节日，而庆祝的人可能对节日的由来并不太了解。

The Dragon Boat Festival is one of three majorChineseholidays, along with the Spring and Moon Festivals. Of the three, it is possibly the oldest, dating back to the Warring States Period in 227 B.C. The festival commemorates Qu Yuan, a minister in the service of the Chu Emperor. Despairing over corruption at court, Qu threw himself into a river. Townspeople jumped into their boats and tried in vain to save him. Then, hoping to distract hungry fish from his body, the people scattered rice on the water.

端午节与春节和中秋节并列为中国三大节日。这三个节日中，它可能是最古老的一个，可以追溯到公元前227年的战国时代。这个节日是为了纪念楚国的大夫屈原，他因为对朝廷的贪污腐败感到绝望而投河自尽。镇上的人纷纷冲上船去救他，却没有成功。后来大家把米撒到水里，希望把饥饿的鱼群从他的躯体边引开。

Over the years, the story of Qu’s demise transformed into the traditions of racing dragon boats and eating zongzi – a kind of rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. The races have certainly captured the imagination of people from all over the world. Every spring there are nearly 60 dragon boat races held outside of China in cities from Vancouver to Sydney, from Gdańsk, Poland to Cape Town, South Africa. Canada alone has nearly 50 dragon boat teams and Germany has nearly 30.

多年以后，屈原逝世的故事逐渐演变成赛龙舟和吃粽子(一种包在竹叶中的米食)的传统。这些竞赛显然激起了世界各地人们的想像，每年春天有将近60场龙舟赛在中国境外的城市举办，从温哥华到悉尼，从波兰的格但斯克到南非的开普敦。单单字加拿大就有将近50支龙舟队伍，德国则有近30个。

So what is it about the Dragon Boat Festival that appeals to foreigners? “It’s an unusual

sport,” says one racer from Germany. “It’s not like everybody’s doing it. That’s one of the reasons that there’s such great team spirit in a dragon boat team – everybody feels like we’re doing something special.” And what about the zongzi? “Ehhh, they’re not bad, I guess,” he says. “Something of an acquired taste. I just haven’t really acquired it yet.”

那么，为什么端午节赛龙舟会吸引外国人呢?“这是一项不寻常的运动。”一位来自德国的参赛者说，“这并不是所有的人都在从事的运动。这正是龙舟队的团队精神如此高昂的原因之一，每个人都觉得自己在做一件很特别的事。”那么粽子呢?“喔，我觉得它不难吃。”他说，“那是一种需要后天培养的品味。我只是还没培养出来罢了。”

The Dragon Boat Festival ,also called the Duanwu Festival ,is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the

Chinese calendar.People always eat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat races to celebrate it.

The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races,especially in the southern places where there are many rivers and lakes. Ití?s

very popular.

The rice dumpling is made of glutinous rice,meat and so on. You can eat different kinds of rice dumplings.They are very delicious.

And Dragon Boat Festival is for Qu Yuan. He is an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a

river.

Overall, the Dragon Boat Festival is very interesting!

This summer vacation, because mom and dad to go to work, as usual, I go home, because I am more introverted personality, mom feel to give me a cake, it make me increase the chance of meeting people, learning some knowledge, summer holidays are still let me really let me a headache.

One day, grandma and grandpa took me to mother in advance to contact me good golden microphone host computer classes, I will be here on my summer vacation the first lesson. After go in, I saw one man sat on a small wooden bench, I cant help but think: this is the nursery? Havent I how this group of children. I wanted to think, and then found a small wooden bench to sit down, and the bench is too small to bearing force is insufficient, plus I chubby, bench almost to be overwhelmed. "Jingle bell" finally class, the teacher told us the stance of the host, how to vividly to introduce myself, at this point, Ive just had a little bit on the cram school. But the age difference with other classmates or embarrassing me. At the end of the first class, the teacher also let the parents in auditing students introduce themselves. Well, I will be like the little avoid performance which in turn, I cant help but feel very hurt. When I played seriously, the audience a group of parents might see me with other children age difference, could not help but laugh, suddenly, a thick hate to my heart, I hate this interest class, hate with this group of children, also hate these parents laugh. Mother after listening to my protest, afraid that her child is too small I cant adapt to, and teachers coordinate pulled out of the cake course.

Left the golden microphone host interest after work, I on to the second class interest class - the international phonetic alphabet. In after I am very surprised, because this is big and my age children in the class. Finds a seat, I also see the teacher, "wow, too good, is Mr Zhu", I used to English class is on her, my heart secretly pleased. A tall, thin boy became my deskmate, my deskmate also chatted with me, we talk about the game, chat to play, a lot of common language, therefore became good friends. I like go to class every day, has a strong interest on British standard, tested after the training for us, I also did very well in the last exam.

I think will do this summer vacation interest class, age, there are many students can chat, to both the interest and learn knowledge.

今年暑假，因为爸爸妈妈要上班，我照例回老家过，由于我性格较内向，妈妈觉得要给我报一个兴趣班，说是让我增加与人交往机会，学习一些知识，暑假还让我上课真令我头疼。

这天，爷爷奶奶带着我来到妈妈事先给我联系好的 “金话筒主持人”兴趣班，我将在这里上我的暑假第一课。进去后，只见一个个小人坐在小板凳上，我不禁心想：这是托儿所吗?怎么这群孩子都没我大。我想了想，随即找了个小板凳坐了下来，可板凳太小了承重力不足，加上我偏胖，板凳几乎要被压垮。“叮铃铃”终于上课了，老师给我们讲了主持人的站姿，如何生动地进行自我介绍，此时，我才对这个补习班产生了一丝丝好感。但是与其他同学年龄的差异还是令我尴尬。第一节课快结束时，老师又让家长们进来旁听同学们的自我介绍。唉，我要与这群小不点轮流表演，我不禁感到十分排拆。当我认真表演完了，台下一群家长可能看到我与其他小孩的年龄差异，禁不住大笑，顿时，一股浓浓的恨意在我心头产生，我讨厌这个兴趣班，讨厌和这群小孩一起，也讨厌这些家长们的笑声。妈妈听我抗议后，怕同班小孩太小我不能适应，和老师协调退出了这个兴趣班。

离开了“金话筒主持人”兴趣班后，我又马不停蹄的来到了第二个兴趣班——国际音标班。进去之后我十分惊喜，因为这个班里都是和我年龄差不多大的孩子。我找了个位子坐下，再看看老师，“哇，太好了，是朱老师”，我以前英语辅导班就是在她那上的，我心中窃喜。一个又高又瘦的男孩成了我的同桌，我同桌也和我聊了聊，我们聊游戏，聊打球，共同语言很多，因此成了好朋友。我每天很喜欢去上课，对英标产生了浓厚的兴趣，培训结束后对我们进行了测试，我还考出了优异的成绩。

我觉得暑假兴趣班就要这样，大家年龄差不多，有许多可以聊的同学，才能既有兴趣，又学到知识。

作者：许亚岚

Dear David,

Thanks for you latter. I’m very happy when I know you will come to Changsha soon. You said you wanted to learn Chinese. I think you can learn Chinese well. Because you love Chinese and you are a good boy. Now, I will give you some advice about learning Chinese . If you want to learn Chinese well ,you should read a lot and read aloud when you begin to learn it. I think you’d better learn Pingyin fisrt, then you can watch some Chinese movies and listen to some Chinese music. If you study hared , your Chinese will be good soon.

Im now living in a small house with my parents. Life for us is hard but

happy. I must study hard so that I can buy a big new house some day. I call it a

dream house.

It has three floors with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two big dining

rooms and two living rooms. When my friends come to visit me, I will have enough

bedrooms for them. Well have a good time. Besides that, we will have a swimming

pool behind the house and a garden in front of the house. In the morning, my

parents can do some exercise in the garden. The air must be very fresh. When we

feel tired, we can have a swim in the swimming pool. Life will be easy for

us.

Ill study harder than before so that the dream can come true.

if we have a book ,we will not be felling of being longly

如果我们有一本书，我们将不会被孤独的感觉

When I`m free or in trouble, I always take out a book and read quietly. In no time, I`ve put my heart into it so that I`ll forget all the troubles. It`s in this way that I`ve formed the habit of reading in any time.

当我`米自由或麻烦，我总是拿出一本书静静地看书。在任何时候，我`已经把我的心让我`会忘记所有的烦恼。它`的这样，我`已经形成在任何时间阅读的习惯。

Little boys as I was, I was interest in picture books and storybooks. I was struck by them. No sooner had I entered the middle school than I began to read novel, plays, essays and so on. I found I could get much from them. Little by little I took great interest in literature and last term I won the first prize in the composition contest among middle-school students in Zhe Jiang.

当我还是小孩子时，我在图画书和故事书感兴趣。我很惊讶他们。我刚进入了中学，我开始读小说，戏剧，散文等。我发现我可以从他们身上得到很多。渐渐的我开始对文学感兴趣的最后一学期我在浙江省中学生作文竞赛中获得一等奖。

Reading “The Emperor`s New Clothes”, I had to let out a burst of laughter over his fool. “The Little Match Girl” couldn`t keep me from crying for her misery. “ Robinson Crusoe” took me into a strange world full of danger. And I was also deeply impressed by Helen Keller`s patience and perseverance… Besides these, books also tell me other thing -how to be a man and how to tell the difference between right and wrong. In a word, good books can make me know what I didn`t before. So I think of a good book as my best friend.

阅读“皇帝的新衣`”，我不得不把一阵笑声在他的傻瓜。“卖火柴的小女孩”也`却令我痛苦。《鲁滨孙漂流记》把我带进了一个充满危险的陌生的世界。我也深深打动了海伦凯勒`的耐心和毅力……除此之外，本书还告诉我其它的东西——如何成为一个男人，如何分辨对与错。总之，好的书籍可以让我知道我并`之前。所以我认为一个好的书是我最好的朋友。

I`ll never forget this famous saying,“ Good books are best friends who never turn their backs upon us.”

我`永远不会忘记这句名言，“好书是最好的朋友，谁不背对我们。”

My mother is very kind and easygoing. She helps me a lot. She takes good care of my daily life. For example, every morning, she wakes me up and cooks breakfast for me. When I’m in trouble, She always encourages me to face my difficulties and cheers up. I still remember that once I argued with my best friend and was upset. My mother talked with me the whole night and finally helped me solve the problem. With her help, I become a top student in my class. I’m very thankful for all that she has done for me. I believe she will be proud of me in the near future

人人都会遇到困难，当遇到困难时，有人说：“我胆小，不敢面对困难，只会逃跑。”也有人说：“我不怕，敢于面对困难，勇往直前。”我也遇到过困难，我是这样做的：

Everyone will encounter difficulties, when in trouble, some people said: "I am timid, dare to face the difficulties, will escape." Some people say: "I am not afraid, dare to face a difficulty, march forward courageously." I have also experienced difficulties, I will do so:

在我练习扬琴时，开始时，每次都感觉头痛，有时还打哈欠，不想练琴，总想出去玩。渐渐地，我明白了，如果我认真练琴，就能上台表演，于是我渐渐认真专心起来，结果我进步很大，我自己也很有成就感，老师也表扬我进步很大，这说明我克服了困难。

Starting in my practice, dulcimer, always feel a headache, sometimes also yawn, do not want to play, always want to go out to play. Gradually, I understand, if I earnestly practicing, you can perform on stage, so I gradually seriously, result I made a great progress, I also have a sense of achievement, the teacher praised me great progress, this shows that I have overcome difficulties.

还有一次，我在“快乐大本营”爬网时，当爬到中间时，我感觉自己没有力气，爬不动了。当我打算放弃时，这时妈妈说：“儿子，我相信你能成功的。”妈妈的话给了我力量，使我最终鼓起了勇气，爬上了最高点。当我站在最高点时，我感觉很自豪。

Another time, I in the "happy camp" crawl, when the climb up the middle, I felt no strength, climb. When I intend to give up, and the mother said: "son, I believe you can succeed." Mothers words gave me strength, so I finally plucked up the courage, climbed up to the highest point. When I stand on the peak, I feel very proud.

通过这两件事，我明白了：面对困难时，只要克服自己，勇往直前，就能取得最后的胜利。

Through these two things, I understand: the face of difficulties, as long as to overcome their own, march forward courageously, will win the final victory.

My teacher gave me an assignment "experience life" last week. I had been thinking how to finish it because I had never done any thing by myself before.

Mother was out today. It was a good chance to complete the assignment. Seeing the barrel was empty, I decided to fetch water from the well.

I took the empty barrel and went towards the well outside the yard. It snowed yesterday, so the alley was very slippery. A layer of thickice was frozen on the platform of the well. I was frightened by the sight, but I gathered my courage to walk towards it.

The alley was so slippery that I walked with difficultly. Suddenly, I slipped and fell down, water in the barrel totally poured down on the ground. I stepped on the platform carefully. After standing steadily and squatting down slowly, I hooked the barrel at the end of the rope and put the rope down slowly. I made an effort to drag the barrel up after it was filled with water. I was very careful because it was easy to slip and fall. Then, I carried the barrel of water and returned to my house. My figners were frozen stiff. I realized my effort was in vain. I hated myself.

I failed to finish the assignment but I did experience life through a trifle which seemed easy but difficult to do well. Such was my first experience of life.