介绍假期的英语作文带翻译(经典20篇)

I have many friends. Do you know who they are? Are they my pet?No.Are they

my classmates? no. let me tell you:they are my favourit books.

I like books very much.I like reading Chinese book,cartoonbook so on.not

only let me know how wonderful the word is but also teach me how to be a good

person in the society,they give me great pleasure.

I love books!

我有很多朋友。你知道他们是谁吗?是宠物吗?不是，是我的同学吗?不是，让我告诉你们吧，是我最喜爱的书籍。

我非常喜欢书籍，我喜欢阅读运输，漫画书等等。它们不仅让我学到了很多美妙的词语并且教会我如何在社会上成为一个优秀的人。它们给了我极大的乐趣。

我爱书!

Today is mothers birthday, but I didnt know what to by for her.A watch was a good present, but it was too expensive for me to buy.Flowers were not so expensive, but they would die soon.A birthday cake was too sweet and mother didnt like it.

今天是妈妈的生日，可是我还不知道给她买些什么。手表是挺好的礼物，可是太贵了，我买不起。花倒是不贵，可是很快就枯萎了。生日蛋糕太甜，妈妈不喜欢吃。

Then father thought a good idea.He said, "Why dont we make a wonderful dinner for her?That will show our love for her!" Oh, that was good.Love is the most expensive present in the world.

后来爸爸相处个好主意。他说，“为什么我们不做一顿美味的晚餐呢！那会显示出我们对她的爱！”啊，太好了。爱是世界上最昂贵的礼物。

I will never forget the smile on mothers face when we were having supper together.

我将永远忘不了我们共聚晚餐时妈妈脸上的笑容。

Finally ushered in the annual National Day, this is a great mothers birthday, the whole nation is jubilant, everywhere is full of warm, festive holiday atmosphere.

Today I go out to play with mom and dad. We go to the mall, there are all busy, bustling, packed full of flowers, outstanding displays. Thousands of potted flowers spelled formed a colorful flower beds. People, people are buying clothes, some in eat delicious barbecue and exquisite snacks, some people appreciate the wonderful show, has everything! Think back in the 60 years of our motherland has experienced many ups and downs, to switch back to todays good life! In the evening, I returned to the cultural square, saw the inlaid in the Chinese knot lights up, Chinese knot is more beautiful than during the day, that the light like a dragon coiled the pole, in the light and night light, like a fly in the sky... Sudden boom a sound, I got a fright, between a lot of children, pointing to the sky Shouting: "fireworks, fireworks, come and look at! I like their refers to the direction of a look, wow! How big a fireworks, like a lion mouth to swallow us into the belly, and then a few fireworks fly into the air at the same time, the boom of a few, are the heavens and the earth was shaking.

Friends, their ancestors to say well: young wisdom, the Chinese wisdom, young rich or wealthy Chinese, young strong a strong China. Hope is on us, we cant forget our life now is to rely on the older generation of people to come, so we cant afford to waste time, we should study hard, sets up the lofty aspirations and ideals, to serve their country in the future. Again, I wish our motherland forever young, I wish our motherland more prosperous and strong!

终于迎来了一年一度的国庆节，这是伟大母亲的生日，全国人民都喜气洋洋，到处充满热烈、喜庆的节日气氛。

今天我和爸爸妈妈一起出去游玩。我们先到商城，那儿全是热闹的人群，熙熙攘攘、人流如织，到处是花团锦簇、姹紫嫣红的景象。千万盆鲜花拼组成了一个个五颜六色的花坛。人来人往，有 的人在买衣服，有的人在吃美味的烧烤和精美的点心，有的人在欣赏精彩的表演，真是应有尽有哇!回头想想我们的祖国在这60年里经历了多少风风雨雨，才能换回今日的美好生活啊!傍晚时分，我又来到文化广场，看到了中国结上镶嵌的灯都亮起来了，中国结比白天更美丽，那条像龙的灯盘绕在柱子上，在灯光和夜景的照耀下，像在夜空中腾飞。。。。。。突然轰’得一声，把我吓了一跳，之间很多小孩儿指着天空喊:’’放烟花了，放烟花了，快来看哪!’’我像他们指的方向一望，嗬!好大一个烟花，像一个狮子张开口想把我们吞进肚子里，接着又有几个烟花同时飞到空中，轰轰轰的几声，正的天地都在抖。

朋友们，先人说得好：少年智则中国智，少年富则中国富，少年强则中国强。希望就寄托在我们身上，我们不能忘记我们现在的生活是靠老一辈人们争取来的，因此我们不能浪费时间，我们应该努力学习，树立远大的抱负和理想，将来报效自己的祖国。再次祝我们的祖国母亲永远年轻，祝我们的祖国更加繁荣富强!

Henan has a humid warm-temperate climate. Dry and windy in winter and spring, the province is hot and rainy in summer and bakes in strong sunlight during the autumn months. Rainfall averages about 600-1000 millimeters increasing from north to south, as does the annual temperature which increases from about 12.8C in the north to 15.5C in the south.

Henan province is considered the cradle of Chinese civilization due to its location on the Yellow River. This rich historic heritage has endowed Henan with numerous historic treasures, from primitive dwellings to earliest wheel thrown pottery. The remains of some of the earliest human settlements have been unearthed here, including the over 7000-year-old Peiligang Culture Site, the 6000-year-old Yangshao Culture Remains and the 5000-year-old Dahe Culture Remains. All these cultural remains have profound significance in the history of Chinese civilization.

Luoyang City has been the capital of nine dynasties since the time of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC-221BC). There are many historical sites to be viewed in Luoyang as well as the opportunity to purchase replicas of the famed Tang three-glaze horses. Luoyangs Longmen Grottoes, famous for its grand treasure trove of Chinese Buddhist statues, are located 12km (7 miles) south of Luoyang. First sculpted and chiseled around 493 AD when the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) was moved from Datong City to Luoyang, the grottoes of Luoyang house an awe-inspiring collection of sculpted Buddha and other religious subjects.

Kaifeng, one of the ancient capitals, also boasts the following buildings worthy of a visit: Iron Pagoda (Tie Ta) of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), Dragon Pavilion (Long Ting) - site of imperial palace of the Song and Jin dynasties - and the 1400-year-old Xiangguo Temple which is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in China. Also on view in Kaifeng are ruins of the Shang Dynasty, an important part of human cultural and historic heritage. The Shang Dynasty Ruins, also known as the Yin Ruins, are famous because of the unique style of the large palace and its grand mausoleums, in which emperors of the Shang Dynasty are buried. The bronze vessels of the Shang Dynasty, which were both finely decorated and popularly used by the citizens of the Shang Dynasty, are well-known at home and abroad.

I want to be ateacher in the future, because I think teacher is a good job.

My teachers arevery good. Some of them are gentle, but some of them are not. But

I think theyall care for students very much. I want to be a good teacher like

them. I thinkI will be strict to my students in the class. But after class, I

want to betheir friend and help them in study and life. Besides, it can help me

to keep ayoung heart to stay with young students. I must work hard for my

dream.

将来我想成为一名老师，因为我觉得老师是一份好工作。我的老师都很优秀，他们有的温柔，但有的不是这样。但是，我觉得他们都很关心学生。我想成为和他们一样的好老师。我认为在课堂上我会对学生严厉，但是课后我想成为他们的朋友，在生活和学习上帮助他们。除此之外，与年轻的学生呆在一起能够使我保持年轻的心态。我一定要努力实现我的梦想。

在全球经济一体化的今天,世界旅游市场竞争愈演愈烈,尤其是旅游景区品牌竞争已经达到了白热化的程度。下面是小编帮大家整理的假期旅行英语作文，希望大家喜欢。

关于假期旅游英文作文篇1

Qingdao -- Haiyang sunshine beach, sitting on a sailing boat, feel the sea breezeblowing comfortable.

Located in the Yellow Sea coast of Qingdao is Chinas important regional economic center, international shipping center in Northeast Asia, the international coastal tourist resort, famous international port city. The 2008 Olympic Games so that everyone on the Qingdao more of an impression label -- sailing to Qingdao sea, rent a sailboat,feelings of the maritime customs.

关于假期旅游英文作文篇2

Shangri-La world is a rare perfect natural ecology and traditional culture of the pure land, known as "mountain garden", "Kingdom of animals and plants," "Kingdom of non-ferrous metals" reputation. From Dali along the Yunnan Tibet Highway North 315 kilometers, is the capital of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Zhongdian County town centre, 659 km away from Kunming, up to 50 minutes by plane. Is a Tibetan as the main body, a vast territory, rich resources of the county. Zhongdian a total of 24 well-known tourist attractions, is a natural landscape, rich cultural landscape of thestate tourism hotline, is one of the eight gold.

关于假期旅游英文作文篇3

Now National Day is coming. I have made a plan for it .I am going to Beijing with my parents.Because there are many places of interest .First we want to visit the Great Wall ,which is considered one of the seven wonders in the world. Second we want to visit the summer palace ,where lived many emperors during the hot days. Then we want to visit the Water Cube,where many important events are held .Finally we want to visit hutong to get a knowledge of the culture of old Beijing .I think this trip must be very interesting and we will have a good time.

关于假期旅游英文作文篇4

Old Town of Lijiang is also called Dayan Town, Dayan, may also refer to the Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County Administrative System "has been withdrawn". Old Town of Lijiang in the Southern Song Dynasty has begun to take shape, the existing eight,nine hundred years of history. Since the Ming Dynasty, Old Town of Lijiang says"Dayan car", Lijiang dam Center for their home, surrounded on all sides of Castle Peak, green water between a hover, like a jasper big inkstone, hence the name.

Hello, my professors.it’s a fine day today,and i’m very pleased to meet you here.first of all,i’d like to introduce myself to you.my name is ***,my hometown is ***,which is a really beautiful city.even when i was a young boy,i was very interested in accounting .every one may have a dream,and i still remember that my dream is to be a accountant .still today i think that interest is the best teacher in one’s whole life (and knowledge comes from practice).

Second, i will introduce my major .my major is accounting in *** university.and my major,which lays more stress on practical use, seems to be at the end of it.when both of them interact well enough,the discovries and theories in biology science can be soon turned into products in all of the modern industry.

Four years’ university education gives me a lot of things to learn,a lot of chances to try,and a lot of practices to improve myself.it teaches me not only what to study and how to think,but also to see the importance of

Practical ability (such as doing expriment as much as possible). in the university life,i have made many good friends.they help me improve my study and research ability, do ererything just like a man,and often give me good example to follow.

Besides what i have introduced myself above,i also have many interests in my spare time.i like playing football,which is an effective way i think to improve my body health,and it can teach me how to join in a group and deal with other people.drawing and writing is another favor to me.above all,i choose the major in order to broad my view in accounting ,and enhance my research ability.i will do my best to join the new group and be good at postgraduate study.

Do you know how my day was spent?

I get up at half past six every morning. Then I brush my teeth and wash my face. At this time, my grandma made breakfast for me. After I had finished my meal, I went to school with my bag on my back.

Usually, I go to school by bus. There are a lot of cars to get to our school. However, I like to take the eight bus to go to school. Because the eight way station is close to my home, it is very close to the school.

We have seven classes every day, four in the morning and three in the afternoon. I have lunch at home.

We have Chinese, maths, English, science, sports, art, music and computer. I like every class. So, my study is very good.

We go home at half past five in the afternoon. This is my happiest moment. After I have finished my homework, I can play happily.

Every night, I read a story book and english. Then go to bed.

This is my day. Every day, I am very happy.

你知道我的一天怎样度过的吗？

我每天早上六点半起床。然后，我刷牙洗脸。这时候，奶奶为我做好了早饭。我吃完饭后，就背着书包去上学了。

通常，我上学乘公交车。有很多车可以到达我们学校。但是，我喜欢乘坐八路车上学。因为八路车站离我家很近，离学校也很近。

我们每天有七节课，早上四节，下午三节。我在家吃午饭。

我们有语文课、数学课、英语课、科学课、体育课、艺术课、音乐课、计算机课。我喜欢每一门课。所以，我的学习很好。

下午我们五点半回家。这是我最快乐的时刻。我写完家庭作业后，就可以高兴地玩了。

每天晚上，我还要读故事书和英语。然后，上床睡觉。

这就是我的一天。每天，我都很快乐。

[英语作文翻译我的一天 my day

Finally, we arrived in Guilin. After breakfast, we went to River Li. We

listened to the guide and enjoyed the views on boat. But I found the water in

River Li is dirty, many people washed clothes there. I feel angry and the trip

became boring and exhausting.

今天终于到了桂林，我们吃过早饭后就出发去漓江。坐上了船后，我们听着导游的讲解，观赏着风景。可是我发现漓江的水很脏，有很多人在那里洗衣服。我很气愤。在接下来的旅途中很无聊我也很疲惫。

The end of the summer， should have a good rest! But my mother is very busy。

As the daughter of course I want to help my mother to do some。 Early in the

morning I got up， washed the dishes， sweep the floor， cooking and so on， at

noon， I tired， lying on the bed， fan fan， more fortable。

翻译：最后放暑假了，就应好好歇歇了!但是妈妈很忙。作为女儿的我当然要帮妈妈分担些了。一大清早的我就起来了，帮妈妈洗碗，扫地，做饭等等，到了中午，我快累死了，往床上一躺，扇扇电风扇，舒服多了。

Flowers are a wonderful gift of nature. Everyone likes them. Flowers portray love， happiness， joy and all the other positive emotions. Since time immemorial flowers have been an integral part of every celebration and festival.

But there has been a misconception. Flowers are mainly associated with feminine gender. It is forgotten that men to have a soft side to them. Gift your father a bouquet of flowers on Father＇s Day and he surely will be overjoyed. Flowers， especially architectural and bold like tropical flowers， which are masculine， long lasting， tall and sturdy like the fathers usually are， can be

given. White and Red Rose are known to be the official flowers of Father＇s Day. People wear a white rose to honor a father who has deceased and a red rose for a father who is living.

花是大自然最美妙的礼物。每个人都喜欢它们。花象征着爱，幸福，欢乐以及所有积极的情感。而那些古老悠久的花已经成为所有仪式和节日中最主要的部分。

但现在人们对花产生了一个误解。大多数时候人们把花与女性联系在一起。人们忘记了男性对花也有温情的一面。在父亲节给你的父亲送上一束鲜花，他保证会欣喜若狂的，尤其是具有建筑风格的，大胆而狂野的热带花朵，它们具有男性的特质，生命力持久，高大而强健，和父亲 的角色往往很相似。白玫瑰和红玫瑰是公认的父亲节节花。白玫瑰象征纪念已故的家严，而红玫瑰象征着赞美健康尚在的父亲。

男人喜欢明快，炙热，大胆以及斗志高昂的颜色，像是黄色，橙色，紫色和红色。他们布置花的时候绝大多数情况下 会与他们有组织的，善于计算的头脑保持一致。他们还喜欢自然的，富有现代感的，时尚新潮的花束。只要他心中有谱，他可能会选择玫瑰，雏菊或其它充满异域风 情的花朵。鲜艳生动的红玫瑰与黄色的雏菊深受大多数男人的喜爱，从而也成为父亲节最理想的鲜花礼物。

Everybody is good, very honored to attend this interview. I am an accounting professional fresh graduates, four years of professional learning for me to have a solid grasp the professional knowledge. Can be familiar with word, excel, ufida U8 financial software and ERP management system. I am a man of stable character and have the patience to do things, with steadfast diligent, bears hardships and stands hard work, positive attitude. Accounting professional study more cultivated my careful, rigorous learning attitude to life. The school with a good relationship between teachers and students, good team cooperation spirit, has the strong logical thinking ability and strong sense of responsibility, and will continue to be in the later work. It is because of this kind of personality factors, I like it very much accounting work.

Practices, in financial software practice class, we modify employee data input to the customer, business process, documents drawn up, and statements of production output has done a lot of practice. Through practice accounting accounting process simulation, learned from collecting original vouchers, filling in accounting vouchers, registration books, invoicing, to the whole process of making statements. Through professional learning, I more determined the choice of the accounting of this industry, I think is fit for the job, and hope that in the course of accounting career achievement! I is now in the junior accountant and certified public accountant, hope to enrich accounting expertise, efforts to develop to become a qualified accountant. I hope to find a financial job, can let I will give full play to the leadership, improve the ability of the accounting business, contribute a strength for the company. Passion for the financial work extremely and the spirit of persistence is the biggest factor that I have confidence to do a good job of accounting!

part-time job: 兼职工作

full-time: 全职

position / vacancy: 职位，空缺

manager: 经理

director: 主任

president: 董事长，总经理

General Manager: 总经理

salesperson: 推销员

engineer: 工程师

accountant: 会计

degree: 学位

introduce:（动词）介绍

introduction: （名词）介绍

Let me introduce myself. / Let me do some introduction. 让我来介绍一下自己。

Which aspect do you want to know about me?

或者 What do you want to know about myself? 您想知道我哪方面的情况？

面试英语自我介绍的常用基本的句子

1. I noticed that you advertised a job in this morning’s paper. 我看到你们在今早的报纸上刊登的招聘广告。

2. I’m coming for your advertisement for …. 我是来应聘你们广告上的……职位的。

3. I have applied for the position of …. 我申请了贵公司的……职位。

4. Do you have any job for a part-timer? 你们需要兼职吗？

5. I’d like to know if you need any full-time secretary. 我想知道你们是否需要全职秘书？

6. I’m looking for a job. Are there any vacancies? 我在找工作，请问你们有空缺吗？

面试英语自我介绍的常用句型

1. I got a degree in Literature and took a course in typing. 我获得了文学学士学位，还学过打字。

2. I haven’t done anything like that before. 我以前没有做过这种工作。

3. I think I’m quite fit for assistant’s job. 我觉得我很适合做助理的工作。

4. I used to work as a sale’s manager. 我以前做销售经理。

5. I’m quite familiar with editing. 我做过很多编辑工作。

6. I want a job with a vacation every year. 我想找个每年都能度假的工作。

7. I was thinking of a job in a school. 我打算到学校找份工作。

8. I worked in the accounting section of a manufacturer of electrical products. 我曾在电子产品制造商的会计组工作。

9. I love playing tennis. 我喜欢打网球。

As the saying goes: "hunger breeds discontentment, the person is iron, rice is a steel, do not eat a meal hungry."

To say we Wenzhou food, can be really countless...

Wonton is one of my favorite food. Pork, shrimp, vegetables, shallots and ginger are the most basic ingredients for filling. The meat and meat wonton and meat wonton are the basic of the Shanghai snack shop. I cram school teacher told me that the meat wonton is put in a blender to stir once, and then put the meat grinder, and then stir again, so repeated after stir, the meat wonton becomes very bad, so, wonton delicious, because it is delicious meat. I also liked the same Wenzhou delicacy, that is the muffin. When autumn to winter, my grandfather would buy cake for me to eat. And at that time, I was hungry, eating, hungry, eating. Again to dwarves muffin muffin is best known. This is actually the dwarf pine lard glutinous rice sugar cake, use it all is this years pure glutinous rice, water and ground into fine powder, mixed with pig fat and sugar, pork tunjian osmanthus, then cooking cooked diced. Make and sell the dwarf pine cake, eat up soft cotton glutinous, sweet salty, embellishment on the top of the sweet scented osmanthus fragrance it is even more so. It is said that this "ah well, dwarves muffin" invention since the later period of the Anti Japanese War, there was a man named Gu Jinfang Wenzhou, making muffin in the city street to five warn, sophisticated materials, the production of fine. Because Gu Jinfang was a small, just call him the "dwarf pine cake".

Wenzhou there are a variety of delicious snacks, such as rice, fried dry, Erigeron cake, duck tongue, fish cake, Jiang Xiesheng......

My hometown is really beautiful,

Not only is there a green mountain and a green water,

The fragrance of delicious.

The lotus flower is wonton,

Sesame oil is a Tangyuan,

A string of red bayberry tea......

This holiday is my best busy holiday for I am learning English, computer

word I fall in the weekend exam. Many times I want to take today off, my mother

said to me:“go on, you must belive that you can do it.” So I have to try. Now my

English is better than 2months ago. I must thanks my mother, she is good for me.

Practices makes perfect.

这个假期是我最好的繁忙的节日,因为我在周末考试没考好，所以我学习英语和计算机单词。许多次,我想放弃今天的学习,妈妈对我说:“继续,你相信你能做到。"所以我不能不试一试。现在我的英语比2个月前好得多。我要感谢我的妈妈,她对我很好。实践才能达到完美。

Today, as the development of the medical, people can slow down their aging. As for the celebrities, they use the developed technology to keep young, seeing their unchangeable faces in the screen for so many years, the audience also want to imitate the celebrity, they believe that by using the developed technology, they can keep young all the time. While in my opinion, the way to keep young is to hold a young heart, some people look young outside, but in their hearts, they are old enough and refuse to keep pace with the time. While for another group, even they have wrinkles, they are curious about all the things and are willing to change. My grandpa is old, but he knows all the fashionable things, sometimes I have to ask him for the new things. The young heart is the way to keep young forever.

今天，随着医疗的发展，人们能够延缓衰老。对于名人来讲，他们使用高科技来保持年轻，看到他们常年在屏幕上保持不变的容颜，观众也想要模仿名人，他们相信通过使用高科技就能一直保持年轻。然而在我看来，保持年轻的方法就是拥有一颗年轻的心，一些人表面看起来年轻，但是在他们的心里，他们足够的老，并且拒绝去与时俱进。对于另外一些人来讲，虽然他们有皱纹，但是他们对一切都保持好奇，并且愿意去改变。我的爷爷年纪大，但是他对一切时尚的东西都了如指掌，有时候我不得不问他关于新的事物。年轻的心是永葆青春的方法。

I am xxx. I was born in Changsha. I graduate from senior high school and major in English. I started learning English since I was 12 years old. My parents have a lot of American friends. That’s why I have no problem communicating with Americans or others by speaking English.

In my spare time, I like to do anything relating to English such as listening to English songs, watching English movies or TV programs, or even attending the activities held by some English clubs or institutes. I used to go abroad for a short- term English study. During that time, I learned a lot of daily life English and saw a lot of different things.

I think language is very interesting. I could express one substance by using different sounds. So I wish I could study and read more English literatures and enlarge my knowledge.

Respected Professors，Good afternoon! Im great honored to meet you here.  Im ，26 years old ， born in city ， Province.In the year of ，I entered University， majoring in Machincal Designing and Producing. During those 4 yearsstudy，I worked hard and I was always active in various activities. I gained the first scholarship for four times and I joined the Communist Party at the college.

However，with time going on ，the more I experienced， the clearer I realized that Im really interested in the Enterprise Management .I find many enterprises have the problem of an unmatched management to its developing speed . Im eager to learn more about management and I hope I can study further in this University.

So I resigned in August ， 2008 and started the way to pursuing my studies. After about half years hard work， Im finally standing before your honorable professors now. Im really excited. Though Ive sacrificed much on my way to pusuing studies， I believe its worthwhile. I believe working hard will finally be prepared. Thank you !

I -- a lively and cheerful handsome young boy, self-introduction composition. A ball like a ball face, a pair of sincere big eyes, revealing my usual some naughty, wearing sportswear is my favorite. But the fly in the ointment is that they are short.

I am a very outgoing person. Although I am a little naughty, I have a sense of justice. On one occasion, I saw a beggar on the side of the road beg for a fashionable young lady, but was scolded by the young lady. I watched, piranhas blunt go up, angrily said to her: "old woman was poor, ask you for money, you can find a reason to refuse, why do this to old woman? Yes, you are rich and outwardly beautiful, but your heart is ugly. At this time, other people around, the big sister hurriedly cover the face hurriedly walk, the primary school 5th grade composition "self-introduction composition". I quickly gave my mother my pocket money to my grandma. I left quietly in the admiration of the people around me.

I have a wide range of hobbies, such as long-distance running, high jump, long jump and football. I love all these extracurricular activities. But riding a scooter on the weekend is my favorite, it brings me endless fun. After finishing my homework every weekend, I would drag my mother to the amusement park to play, at least two hours. One of the best, I wore two pairs of shoes in two weeks.

Read this, you will think I am very naughty, naughty. However, I have to work harder in my study because of my usual craziness, so as to ensure my academic performance goes up in a straight line. This semester, I also worked as the class monitor in the class, the teacher so valued me, I will redouble efforts.

My vacation

This years summer vacation was most enjoyable. I spent fifteen days helping my grandparents doing farm work in the countryside， where I saw mountains fields covered with green plants. Sometimes I went swimming in the river to the west of the village， the water in which was quite clear.

I kept a diary every day. Besides doing farm work， I help the children in the neighborhood with their lessons. All of them showed interest in English. They could read write wellthey could hardly understand simple English. So every day in the morning I spent about two hours helping them improve their listening spoken English. They all made great progress. Their parents all thought highly of me. I now realize that knowledge is very needed in the countryside.

Hello ！welcome to the special Chinese new years edition of discovering China. Im Alina Li and Im Ben Hedges, and today well be taking you through some of the most important traditions of Chinese new year and historical background. We will look at some of the legends behind Chinese new year and how to celebrate it. Here in the US and Chinese across the world.

The Chinese have specific way to celebrate their new year. If you walk down the street in Chinatown during Chinese New Year, you see a variety of ancient traditions such as red banners, firecrackers and lion dance performances, streets are filled with lively celebration.

However, legend has said that the new year has not always been a time of festivity. An Asian Chinese story told a chilly start to this festive holiday, it begins with an ancient Chinese beast called Nian.

Every New Year Nian would rise from swelling in the sea to ravage Chinese village in livestock and hurting people. The villages soon found out from a wise gray-haired old man that the only way to scare the beast away was to set off firecrackers and light lamps and to hang red banners on each door. As the story goes, this was the beginning of a tradition that would last thousands of years.

So this story leads to the creation of many of other traditions for celebrating Chinese New Year. lets take a look at some of these traditions.