伦敦之旅作文英文合集20篇

Every student has his goal of study.Some have a great one but some small.To some degree,a goal determines your success in the future.People who have a great goal can probably acquire a big success in his future,while the people who have a small goal may gain a small one.Meanwhile,the time we set our goals is another important factor.The earlier we have our goals,the more easily we can reach them.Therefore,its of great importance to set a great goal when we are very young.Hower,having a goal doesnt mean we can succeed in no time.We still have a long way to go.The next step we should take is to put our goals into action.Maybe we meet with many difficulties,we mustnt stop or give up.We should keep on going,struggling against all kinds of trouble or problems until our goals are hit!

Fellow students,letgo and hit our goals!

When I was young my father would kime every night and sing to me as I awoke. He made me feel so special. I knew that my father loved me. It made me feel strong enough to do almost everything.

He got sick, but strength(力气) kept him alive. He loved me so much. He gave up years of his life caring for me, his own son, who was still a little boy. Day and night he struggled(努力) for years with my study and life,Despite disease of his own, he still stood by my side caring for me and comforting me until I was more healthy and happy.

A few years have passed, and the life has changed a lot. But the love for my father won’t change and it will never end.I love my father forever!

My father is a kind man. He is not very tall but he is a man of perseverance. He works very hard and his services are highly appreciated.

My father is a man of devotion. Every morning he.gets up the earliestmake breakfast for us. In the evening, he is always the late to come back home.At weekends, he always takes us to go outing in his car. He is a man of few words, but he often says to me “A little learning is a dangerous thing”. I will always remember these words.

I love my father very much.

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助人为乐（一）

Everyone likes to help others.That makes you happy and feel better about life.

The volunteer/A Kind DeedJohn is a very kind and generous boy.He likes to help other people who are in need.One day,his teacher,Miss Lee announced to the lass that there would be a trip to an old folks home.Miss Lee asked for volunteers to help to clean the old folks home.Many of Johns classmates did not want to volunteer.They knew that it would be hard work and tiring cleaning the old folks home.However,John raised his hand immediately.He did not mind the hard work as long as he can help the elderly people.On the day of the trip,John was excited and anxious.When he reached the old folks home,he started cleaning the place.He helped to clean the washrooms,wash the windows and mop the floor.The teachers were amazed at Johns hardworking and positve attitude he had.Johns friends felt bad and followed his fine example and worked hard too.At the end of the day,the teachers praised their remarkable efforts and took them to a fast food restaurant for some refreshments.When John reached home,he was feeling very tired yet his happy for what he had done today.

助人为乐（二）

In school,I work very hard and I rank in the top of my class.Therefore,my classmates would like to ask me some questions about study when they do not ask for teachers.I like helping others.Firstly,when others need help,I want to give them a hand.They come to me,because they trust me.This makes me happy.Secondly,I can get help from others,too.Once you did some favors to them,they are more likely to help you.Finally,helping others is helping myself,too.When I solve problems,I get improvement at the same time.

Do as you would be done by. 推己及人。

Do business, but be not a slave to it. 要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。

Dog does not eat dog. 物不伤其类。

Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand. 远处叫得凶的狗，不会近身来咬人。

Dogs that run after many hares kill none. 多谋寡成。

Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread. 狗摇尾巴，爱的是面包。

Doing is better than saying. 行胜于言。

Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。

Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all youknow. 不要为所能为，不要花尽所有，不要全信所闻，不要言尽所知。

Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不要忘恩负义。

Do not despise your enemy. 万勿轻敌。

Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail. 不要有求必应。

Do not praise a day before sunset. 切勿褒贬过早。

Do not run too fast after gain. 不要见利就拼命追。

He sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。

He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。

So said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。

Haste makes waste. 忙乱易错。欲速则不达。

Better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。

Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。

So the world wags. 这就是人生。

One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。

No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏， 祸兮福所倚。

Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水珍贵

Less is more. 简单就是美

A blessing in disguise. 因祸得福

Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌

Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日

Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.

磨刀不误砍柴功。

Seeing is believing.眼见为实

Well begun is half done.好的开端是成功的一半

Time flies never to be recalled. 光阴一去不复返

When in Rome, do as Roman do.入乡随俗

Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕

East or west, home is best.  走东串西，还是家里好

Equal pay for equal work.同工同酬

Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置

Pride goes before a fall. 骄兵必败

Reading makes a full man.   读书使人完善

Knowledge is power.  知识就是力量

Failure is the mother of success.  失败是成攻之母

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧

All roads lead to Roma.  条条大道通罗马

Dont judge a person by the clothes he wears.  不能以貌取人

Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。

It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。

Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。

Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。

A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。

Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。

Easy come, easy go. 易得易失。

Eat at pleasure, drink with measure. 随意吃饭，适度饮酒。

Eat ones cake and have it. 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草。

Eat to live, but not live to eat. 吃饭是为了生存，但生存不是为了吃饭。

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others. 吃是使自己受用，穿是使别人受用。

Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him. 人的教养始于教育，成于社交。

Education has for its object the formation of character. 教育的目的在于培养品德。

Elbow grease gives the best polish. 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。

Empty vessels make the greatest sound. 空桶响声大。

Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常乐。

Envy assails the noblest, the winds howl around the highest peak. 高位遭人妒，高峰招风吹。

Equivocation is first cousin to a lie. 支支吾吾，其言必诈。

Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; he who would search for pearls must dive below. 错误像稻草，漂浮在水面。欲觅珍珠者，须往水下潜。

Facts are stubborn things. 事实是不容改变的东西。

Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。

Faint heart never wins fair lady.

Fair and softly go far in a day. 谦和稳重，前程远大。

Fair faces need no paint. 貌美毋须修饰。

Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。

Fall sick and you will see who is your friend and who is not. 困难见友情。

False friends are worse than open enemies. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

False tongue will hardly speak truth. 虚伪者不肯说真话。

False with one can be false with two. 对一个人虚伪，也会对两个人虚伪。

Fame is a magnifying glass. 名誉是放大镜。

Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off. 名誉像条河，源头最狭窄，远处最宽阔。

今年的父亲节，我终于深深地感觉到了不在爸妈身边，我会有多么想念他们，感觉就像过了好几年那么长，估计是我太想他们了吧。你们想我了没有啊?

转眼间，我就长大了，时间真是好快啊。也正是因为这样，有时候我就会想起小时候的事。

This years fathers day, I finally feel that Im not around my parents,

how much I miss them. Its like several years. I guess I miss them too much. Do

you miss me? In a flash, I grow up. Time is really fast. Because of this,

sometimes I think of my childhood.

还记得小时候你骑着自行车带着我在快车道上飞奔，只为了怕我上学迟到，追我要坐的公车;还记得我忘了带作业，你怕老师训我，不管多忙，天气多不好，你都会来学校给我送;还记得，小学的时候，老师说你是模范家长;还记得我生病肚子疼，大半夜哭着叫你帮我揉肚子，你也会困得睡着，但马上又会清醒继续帮我揉，就这样一直到天亮;还记得小时候，每次洗澡我躺在浴盆里，你都会帮我搓澡;还记得，我的脏衣服满地乱扔的时候，你会默默地把地上的衣服捡走，帮我洗干净;还记得小时候你为了送我去学琴，大冬天骑着摩托车，把腿都吹坏了，现在还经常会疼;还记得你为了工作，经常东奔西跑，忙得头发都变白了;还记得你每天早上都最早起来为我和妈妈买饭，让我和妈妈醒来总会看到桌子上摆着各式各样的早餐;还记得在我为了上学难过的时候你总会说：“没事儿，还有爸爸呢!”

I still remember when I was a child, you took me on a bicycle and galloped

in the fast lane just for fear that I would be late for school to catch the bus

I wanted to take; you also remembered that I forgot to take my homework, you

were afraid that the teacher would scold me, no matter how busy or how bad the

weather was, you would come to the school to send it to me; you also remembered

that in primary school, the teacher said you were a model parent; Remember that

when I was sick and had stomachache, I cried to ask you to knead my belly for me

in the middle of the night, and you would be sleepy to sleep, but you would

immediately wake up and continue to knead for me until dawn; remember that when

I was a child, every time I was lying in the bathtub, you would help me to rub

the bath; remember that when my dirty clothes were thrown around, you would

silently pick up the clothes on the ground and clean them for me; I still

remember when you were a kid, you blew my legs in order to send me to learn the

piano, and you often hurt in the winter when riding a motorcycle. I still

remember that you often ran around for work, and your hair turned white. I still

remember that you got up at the earliest time every morning to buy food for my

mother and me, so that my mother and I would wake up and see all kinds of

breakfast on the table; I remember when I was sad for school, you always said,

"its OK, and Dad!"

Halloween is a western festival. It’s on Oct.31st.

It’s a happy time for children because at night they put on the masks to attend the party.

After the party, they knock at someone’s door and say: “trick or tread”.

It means if you don’t give me the candies, I will play trick on you! At last kids can get enough candies for one year.

[精选万圣节英文作文

给奶奶的一封信A Letter to Grandmother

Dear grandma,

How have you been?

I do not see you for along time. I miss you very much. I am writing to tell you a good news. I did very well in the final exams. I am the No.1 in my class. I worked very hard to prep are he final exames. And finally I didit. I am very exciting. Mom and dad are happy, too. They are proud of me. Besides, the summer holiday comes. I have much free time now. There fore, I want tovisit to you this Saturday. I am looking for ward to seeing you.Loveyou.

Lovely yours,

Niki

Happiness is important in our life. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it.

I will never forget one thing. Once, I had a bad mark at a math test. I was shy and afraid to meet my parents. But when I got back home late, my parents knew what happened, they said to me: “It doesn’t matter, my child. Remember we’ll be always beside you when you need help. We believe you can be better next time. Never give up!” I was moved and made up my mind to work harder and harder.

I feel very happy. Whenever I am in trouble, I can feel my parents’ love. I want to be a good child for my parents.

幸福

幸福在我们的生活中很重要。实际上，如果你用心去做，幸福就一直在你身边。

我永远不会忘记一件事。有一次，我在数学考试中得了一个不好的分数。我很羞愧，不敢见我的父母。但当我回家晚了，我的父母就知道发生了什么事，他们对我说:“没关系，我的孩子。记住，当你需要帮助时，我们总在你身边。我们相信你下次能做得更好。永不放弃!”我被感动了，下定决心要更加努力学习。”

我感到很幸福。每当我遇到麻烦，我都能感受到父母的爱。我想成为我父母的好孩子。

[以幸福为题的英文作文

Dear Mr. Brown,

Much to my regret,I was unable to keep my engagement to meet you at the

park gate. I fear you are displeased at my failing to keep my promise, but I

trust you will forgive me. Let me explain. My mother suddenly fell sick early

yesterday morning, and I had to send her to hospital.

I shall be gladif you will kindly write and tell me when and where we may

meet again. I hope to see you soon.

YoursSincerely,

Li Ming

During the festival, each family would light firecrackers and paste up Spring Festival couplets, and the relatives and friends would send New Years greetings go each other to wish everything smoothly in the new year.

过年的时候，每家都放鞭炮，贴春联。亲戚朋友之间要相互拜年，预祝在新的一年里事事顺利。

The Chinese people love to stick couplets on the Spring Festival, which are also written on red paper.

春节时，中国人喜欢贴春联，春联也是用红纸写的。

Spring scrolls, also known as spring posts, are poems written on red rice paper to celebrate the New Year.

春联，也叫“春贴”，是人为庆祝春节在红色纸上写下的诗句。

During the Spring Festival,every family pastes the Spring Festival couplets on their doors to express sincere blessings and good wishes.

（春节期间，每家每户都在门口张贴春联以表达真诚美好的祝愿。）

Dear Dad：

Today is father’s day, for so many years I’ve been seekig a way to express

my heartfelt thanks for all you have done for me. Here comes it!

Thank you for always being there sharing my life when I need you most.

Whenever I encounter difficulties, I never feel alone and vulnerable, because

you will keep me on the right path. I’m blessed to have you.

Thank you for offering me education and teaching me how to be a man. You

always inspire me not by words, but by what you have done! Your efforts in the

work, your loyalty to your friends, your responsibility for the family and your

persistence in the life have already set me good examples in my own life.

Thank you for always appreciating my work, no matter how tiny it is! You

have made me realize that it’s capacity not scores that really counts.

Dad, I love you and I will love you forever!

Yours beloved,

Christmas Day is the most important festival of west. Be in that day at Christmas,people don’t work.Children don’t go to school. The whole people has all had a holiday. People indulges in a holiday together laughing and chatting.

On that day at Christmas, we need to have the Christmas tree , illumination , the star adorns our family. We invite our family and friend to our house. They are able to give me a gift, I also need to give gift for them.

We sing special songs at Christmas.Christmas songs are carols.

Christmas are fun!I love Christmas.

After Viewing Impressions about Travel Notes of A f Fying House

Last Sunday , I saw a movie named Travel notes of a flying house.This movie is very interesting and I like it very much.

The movie mainly talked about that a little boy with a flying dream grew with a little girl with the same dream,and then they got married,grow old together. Until the hostess Eli dead, didnt they finish the flying dream of wonderland waterfall. Finally one day, the 78 years old’s Mr Carr built a flying home, flew away to the fairyland waterfall, and there occurred many amazing and moving stories.

The film, tells me three truth. First of all, people should have a dream and pursuit.Only in this way will you have spirit,as for the single-minded pursuit of dreams and perseverance, then do you have a fight. Secondly, the difficulties are not invincible, but you have not the courage to face, to challenge.I believe that as long as face them bravely, you will be able to get victory and successful.

Finally, there is nothing more powerful than the power of love.when are we in the most difficult time, only the family, let us all unite with each other, let us be fearless, and so as to win.

Today is fathers day. Im going to buy a gift for my dad with my pocket

money, so I "kill" the little fat piggy bank.

I walked into the room and said to my father, "dad, I broke something."

Father got angry, blew his beard and stared, and he kicked me in the ass without

saying a word. I was kicked out.

I took my pocket money and didnt go back to the shoe store. At the shoe

store, I said to my bosss shoes, "buy an adults shoes." The boss say: "you are a

child, how can buy adults shoes?" I told my boss it was for my father. The boss

asked me again, "how big is your fathers foot?" I turned my butt up and showed

him the footprints of my father. The boss was surprised at first, but he

immediately responded, laughing and saying, "youve got your size on your

ass."

今天是父亲节。我要拿着零花钱买礼物给爸爸，所以我把存钱的小肥猪“杀”了。

我神秘兮兮地走进房间对爸爸说：“爸爸我不小心打破了东西。”爸爸生气了，吹胡子瞪眼睛的，一句话也没说，就一脚踢到了我的屁股上。我被踢了出去。

我拿着零花钱，头也不回地往鞋店跑去。到了鞋店，我对老板大人的鞋说：“买一双大人的鞋。”老板说：“你是小孩，怎么能买大人的鞋呢?”我告诉老板是给爸爸买的。老板又问我：“你爸爸的脚有多大?”我就把屁股翘起来给老板看爸爸踢的脚印。老板起初很惊讶，但他马上就反应了过来，笑着说：“原来你已经把尺寸画在屁股上了。”

When winter comes, the days are always full of rain and there are less sunshine, so it is so rare to enjoy the sunshine, people will feel excited to see the sunny days. As for me, I will be very happy when the sun comes out in the winter. I will get some plans to spend my time in the warm day, sometimes I will call my friends out and have a picnic in the park, we can not only enjoy the sunshine, but also can have a nice talk, it will strengthen our communication. Sometimes our family will have the barbecue outside, we share our food and play games so happily. I love sunshine, when I feel frustrated, I will forget about all the worries once the sun is coming out. Those sunny days in the winter are so special to me.

当冬天来临的时候，总是充满了雨水和少量的阳光，因此很难享受得到阳光，人们对晴天感到很兴奋。对于我来说，冬日里太阳出来的时候，我会感到很高兴。我会做一些计划来在温暖的日子里度过我的时光，有时候我会叫朋友出来，在公园里野餐，我们不仅能享受阳光，也能愉快地聊天，这能增进我们的交流。有时候我们家人也会在户外野餐，我们分享彼此的食物，愉快地玩游戏。我喜欢阳光，当我感到沮丧的时候，一旦阳光出来，我就会忘记所有的烦恼。冬日里的晴朗日子对于我来讲是如此的特别。

There are many festivals in china. And among them, I like the most  the Spring Festival. Because of it, not only  the biggest holiday of the year, but the start of a new year, but also all of us all the people, come together festival.

Before the Spring Festival, people go home, no matter where they are. Usually, we in the new years Eve dinner. Then the family sat together to share their lives or aircraft. Some people play games or go out to play. On New Years day, people get up early to meet people who say. Children can get lucky money from relatives. In the coming days, we will vit relatives to pay New Years call, give them. In a word, it  the family reunion and we all the time to enjoy it.

Th  our happy Spring Festival, Do you feel happy?

Whether students of Grade Nine should take after-school activity or not cause the attention of many teachers, students and parents attention. They say colorful after-school activities can help the students reduce their study pressure. And at the same time it can make them be strong and heathy. Some people dont agree because they think its a waste of time to take part in it and students may get tired easily which will influent their study.

In my opinion, I think its good for the students to take part in after-school activity because it is not only good for their health but also can help them be refresh so that they can study well.

九年级的学生是否应该把课外活动或不会导致许多老师的注意,学生和家长的注意。他们认为丰富多彩的课外活动可以帮助学生减少学习压力。同时它可以使他们坚强和健康。有些人不同意,因为他们认为这是浪费时间参加,学生可能容易疲劳,会影响他们的学习。

在我看来,我认为这是有利于学生参加课外活动,因为它是不仅对他们的健康有益,还能帮助他们被刷新,这样他们可以好好学习。

In Haimen there is a park. It’s a big and beautiful park. It has two gates. They are the North Gate and the West Gate. Many people park their bikes in front of the gates.

There is a shop at the North Gate. When you go into the park through the North Gate, you will find a large square on your right and you will see lots of trees and flowers around you. In the west of the park, there is a playground.

Sometimes some children fly kites on it and some people sit on the grass and chat. In the middle of the park, there is a lake. There are many boats on it. There is a hill in the east of the park.

The park is very beautiful. I love it very much. Will you come to visit it some day?

导语：谚语是广泛流传于民间的言简意赅的短语，多数反映了劳动人民的生活实践经验，而且一般都是经过口头传下来的。它多是口语形式的通俗易懂的短句或韵语。以下是小编整理关于春节的英文谚语的资料，欢迎阅读参考。

1, spring to three minutes warm.

2. Spring has been frosted, when spring will rot.

3, the spring equinox has rain patient sparse.

4. Spring rush.

5It is easy to plow the fields in spring.

6After the beginning of spring, tidal currents increased.

7If it rains, it will rain until the morning. It is not rain, especially thunder.

8The vernal equinox day is twelve hours each day.

9. The rainy day of spring, wet and wet to clear.

10, the rain spring cattle head, seventy-seven forty-nine days of sorrow.

11A years plan is in spring.

12. Spring exposure, summer fog to make big water.

13. Spring thunder, ten piglets nine empty.

14Spring east wind, rain ancestors, summer east wind, an empty: spring if blowing east wind, it will be spring rain; If the wind blows in the summer, there will be a shortage of rain, which will bring harm to the growth of crops.

15. Spring sunshine, rain all.

16, the twelfth lunar month spring water early, the first month of spring water late.

17, the spring sunshine, the rain all.

18. Early spring evening.

19. Mother noodles after spring.

20In spring, when the temperature is low, it will be rainy. In winter, there will be less rain.

21One day in the spring, the ploughing is easy.

22, February 2nd thunder, rice heavier hammer.

23. After the spring, all vientiane spring, paddy fields, ponds and other water began to evaporate, express the world spring has come.

24, in the year of double spring rain water, the year of spring good farming.

25The spring equinox peony, to the old do not blossom: peony flowers in summer, the spring equinox is too slow.

26Spring cold rain if spring, winter and cold rain scattered.

27Fat is not the spring rain, but the autumn frost.

28In the spring, there is a lot of land, and in the fall there is a great stone valley.

29Ray hit the Spring Festival, the sting of the rain.

30The spring equinox peony, to the old do not blossom.

31In spring, the weather is sunny and the Pepsi crop is good.

32People get up early in spring, and the people in the autumn are full.

33Three days of spring is fine.

34, the spring equinox has rain patients thin: vernal equinox day if it rains, fewer patients.

35Spring is the first year of the year.

36The fog will clear up in the spring, and the fog will flood in the summer.

37, water in spring, farmers worry.

38It is like the mud of a sting.

39Time and tide wait for no man.

40The spring day, as in December, is called early spring. If the sowing is not too early, it is too late to do it by season.

41No one is old enough to have a spring in one day.

42Before the spring equinox, there is a good harvest of beans: this is the agricultural phenomenon in northern Taiwan, and the south is relatively early.

43Spring rain is as expensive as oil.

44Spring has frost, when spring will rot.

45After spring, the climate is very changeable.

46The lunar New Year spring.

47The rain is poured on a lamp, and the sun is shining.

48. The six animals are uneasy.

49The spring equinox before the good cloth field, after the spring equinox good beans.

50, spring rain to qingming.

I have many hobbies, such as playing computer games, reading comics, going shopping. I also like playing pingpong very much. I have a friend. His name is JooZone. He is crazy about playing pingpong, too. If we have free time, we often play pingpong together. 2010 summer holiday, he took me to a sports centre. Then we played pingpong together, but he always lost. He was very angry. He said to me, “I will beat you in a month.”“OK. We will have a match at that time.” After a month, when I talked to him about it, he answered, “I forgot the thing! I dont want to have a match with you.” I was very surprised and angry and said, “Oh, youre a forgetful boy!”

I opened the "our festival", the first thing I saw is the introduction of the Spring Festival. Spring Festival is one of the oldest festivals in our country. Where does my hometown show the atmosphere of the Spring Festival? Lets look at it.

Before the Spring Festival, I saw on TV that the meals in the hotel were all booked. It shows that everyone is reunited with their family. 10 days before the Spring Festival, I noticed that the traffic in the train was getting bigger and bigger, and I couldnt even buy the tickets. What was the matter? It turns out that all people in other places want to go home and celebrate the Spring Festival. So, the flow of people home is getting higher and bigger.

Before the Spring Festival, I found that there are a lot of people who sell fireworks in the street, arent there? The traditional customs of our country during the Spring Festival! On the night of the Spring Festival, in the sound of thunderous firecrackers, fireworks flashes up and radiates a variety of gleaming rings in the night sky. Some are like chrysanthemums, some are like waterfalls, others are like big trees and golden lights. Some are like small lanterns full of sky. They are really gorgeous. Thousands of spectators are cheering with loud cheers.

After the Spring Festival, the people of our country should have an atmosphere of red and red fire and joy and bustle. You see, small red couplets, firecrackers red, red paper-cut, the old man for children red envelopes, new clothes, children red, paste “ Fu ” the word red, red lanterns and red, Chinese junction is red … … … … the whole country a piece of red.

The Spring Festival is celebrating the festival, more is a good day for thousands of households together, in this new years day, people in happiness and peace with a day every year, countries better every year.