美国游记英语作文（精选20篇）

USA field place North America central section , east face Atlantic Ocean , the north being near to Canada , meet Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico in the south. Subordinate Alaska is located in the North America northwest part , Hawaii is located in middle Pacific Ocean north part. Always cover an area of 9372614 square Qianmi. The coastline is long 22680 kilometers. The plain is that Indian lives in a compact community field. 15 ends of the century Spain , Holland , France , United Kingdom etc. migrate consecutively having come this far. In the 18 centuries fronts,United Kingdom has built 13 colonies along the bank in North America Atlantic Ocean.

1775 has been annual , has broken out to oppose United Kingdom colonizing comrades Revolutionary War. 1776 annual 7 month 4 days colonial people announce "Declaration of Independence" , announce setting up USA. 1783 annual Revolutionary War are over , United Kingdom admits that 13 colonies are independent. 1787 years pass USA constitution , set up the federation republic. 1803 years purchase Louis anna from France (be located in extensive USA central section area). 1819 years purchase Fla. from Spain.

1845 years invade and occupy Mex Texas. Fields such as that , California 1848 years are ended to Mexican War have got New Mexcico , Yalisang the day afer tomorrow. 1853 years have striven for a piece of land land of Arizona now the southern part and New Mexico southwest part from Mexico. Alaska and Aleutian Islands 1867 years have been bought to tsarist Russia. 1898 years have annexed Hawaii. These places successively add afterwards if federation , USA who forms nows, 1971 annual 1 month 1 day surname our country establishes diplomatic relations.

As the saying goes: women kiss offer more to its parent when no memory in young. I have also recognized but I turn to. I do not know who is not often youyue. My first kiss from memory dedicated to love people in my most beautiful years. Who ever thought that things were always against.

俗话说：女人亲吻，在青春没有记忆时给予父母更多。我也承认，但我转向。我不知道是不是经常优越。我的初吻，从记忆中，献给爱的人，在我最美的年华里。谁曾经认为事情总是反对。

In 1869, the draft of the statue of Liberty was completed, and Bartholdy began to throw himself into the work of sculpture. He has traveled to the United States to win American support for the statue scheme, but Americans have been slow to realize the value of the gift. Until 1876, Bartholdy held in Philadelphia to celebrate the 100th anniversary independent exposition, in order to attract public attention of , the statue of liberty he held the torch hand on display at the fair, just a sensation. Placed in front of people in this hand only index finger on the length of 2.44 meters, more than 1 meters in diameter, nail thickness of 25 cm, 12 people can stand on the edge of the torch. So this a few days ago also little-known sculpture suddenly worth a hundred times, become the everyone to appreciate art treasures.

We boarded the cruise ship and went up to the two floor. The river wind is very cool, put the hair on my forehead to the back, behind the hair along the wind, blown into the "fluttering" hairstyle.

I saw a wide river, suffused with blue waves, along the river, or building embedded in the trees between the hills, or tall, a flourishing; the distance, Shuitianyise blue, the river formed the sparkling, white water, and the sky seemed to have no boundaries, white clouds and the sky is abnormal white. I saw in the front of the right a statue standing there, that should be the Statue of Liberty, I think.

Not far away, just 100 meters ahead, Statue of Liberty holds aloft the torch, gentle and kind, calm and steady. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the Statue of Liberty is like a pale blue jade carving. At this moment, a small sailing boat passed by, and added a beautiful landscape to this beautiful picture.

Most people, when given an opportunity to aid someone in need, are eager to do whatever they can to be of service. Those of us who have chosen to make healing the world a vocation are grateful for any occasion to send light and love to people in our immediate spheres of influence and beyond. As we apply our passion and our principles to this altruistic endeavor, we often forget to send ourselves the same bountiful gifts of wellness, though we ourselves may be in dire need of it. We overlook ourselves, not because we forget, but because we fear that focusing on the self is an indicator of selfishness. It is moreover much more difficult to heal oneself than to heal others because the seeds of uncertainty are more easily banished when we act on anothers behalf. When we send healing light to ourselves, it is important that our intentions and our self-trust be stronger than ever to counteract doubt. As we bless ourselves in this way, we serve as both an active channel and a passive destination. This should not change the way we interact with the valuable energy we wish to receive, however. Though we may be tempted to consciously direct or influence the manner in which light impacts our lives because we know ourselves most intimately, we should not try to control its path. When we draw the white light of protection and purity to our bodies, taking it into ourselves with each inhalation, our belief in the fact that it will naturally move toward areas of dysfunction will ensure that it flows through every muscle and organ. And when we fill our spaces with this light, our environments are cleared of all the negative energy that can sap our strength and our spirit. Surrounded inside and out with healing light, we feel safe and protected, healthy, relaxed, and content just as those who regularly receive such loving gifts from us do. If you sincerely believe that there is a part of yourself that exists independently of upset and illness, the love and light you send yourself will help you connect with it. You will see the affirmative impact of this connection almost immediately when you include yourself in the recipients of your healing gifts, as lifes frustrations become more tolerable and your bliss becomes ever more palpable.

《格列佛游记》是美国文学史上的一部的讽刺小说，据说伏尔泰、拜伦、高尔基和鲁迅也很推崇斯威夫特的作品。我深深地崇拜着鲁迅，他用枯黄却瘦劲的手指着青年前进的方向，于是我便朝着那个方向，看上了《格列佛游记》--爱屋及乌。看过之后，大呼"上当"也于事无补，唯一值得安慰的是可以问问别人对斯威夫特怎么看，来显示是"文学青年"，更地是写一篇不伦不类的读后感交上去凑数。

每当回想起当年看这本名著的时候，历史的沧桑感便涌上了心头，那些日子真是成就感受，很失败。一天仅仅十几页，举"目"维艰，冷不防冒上一句"往事不堪回首"，发自于肺腑啊!

打个比方，读《围城》是愉悦的享受，就像是用地道战地雷战打鬼子，越打越过瘾，正打在关头上，钱钟书先生将大笔一搁，鬼子投降了;读《骆驼祥子》也挺爽，应该属于三大战争的那种，□三下五除二地把蒋介石赶到了台湾，我也三下五除二地干掉了老金;但读《格列佛游记》就大不一样了，是受罪，就像血战台儿庄一样，拉锯战，特艰苦卓绝，不但要跟斯威特作斗争，还要与瞌睡虫作斗争，不过"不破楼兰终不还"的我了"格列佛大捷"，但损失惨重，至今想起来还余悸不已。

，此后，看到鲁迅拿着烟斗一副正气凛然的样子，总会口不自禁地唱道："你的错，是你骗了我，还让我不知不觉被骗的虚荣"……

，受了骗，并未鲁迅在我心的地位，我依然固执地：斯威夫特是与鲁迅同日而语的。

鲁迅，我国的无产阶级文学家、思想家、革命家;斯威夫特何许人也?英国十八世纪罪恶腐朽的资产阶级中的一员。的阶级属性有着本质区别(假如赶上"文革"就好了，分清敌我要啊)。其二，鲁迅是国产的，斯威夫特是洋货(这似乎是废话)。至于点，我是最最的，鲁迅的文章虽艰深生涩但我依稀可辨，斯威夫特的译本大白话，但我不知所言，所言何干。 一番换位思考，我如下推测：大不列颠的可爱青年们也不知道鲁迅在说些，要表达些，"吧--那简直的"那种鲁迅的矛盾句式。

正如我一样。

究其原因，彼此在不同的国度，承着不同的文化，，历史，的从小就，别人的很少去触及。而的知识垫底，去读在特定时期特定环境下的指桑骂槐的作品，看不懂是为奇的。 我不知道十八世纪美国的辉格、托利两党缠绵悱恻、暧昧的关系，当然也就无从体会斯威夫特笔下的争论吃鸡蛋应先敲哪头、鞋跟之高低等"原则"问题的"高跟党"与"低跟党"的妙处。我错怪斯威夫特了，我要有一颗宽容的心。而后来的斯威夫特也渐渐变得可以理解了，给我的感觉是他很正义。

他讽刺地道出了当时英国的特点："贪婪、党争、伪善、无信、残暴、愤怒、疯狂、怨恨、嫉妒、□、阴险和野心。"他讥讽地描述了□颠倒的怪诞：马成了理性的载体，而人则化作脏臭、屎尿横飞、贪婪刁难的下等动物耶胡。他大谈人的天性，心甘情愿被金钱所奴役，奢侈浪费贪得无厌。看完《格列佛游记》之后，不审阅，身上有顽疾劣根的影子。

有一句话，我评论得很经典：以夸张渲染时代的生气，藉荒唐痛斥时代的弊端;在厌恨和悲观背后，应是苦涩的忧世情怀。

想到在那些朴实得如同流水账的大白话游记中竟蕴含着这么深邃的内涵。

Mary is an American girl. She has a round face. She has golden hair and blue eyes. She looks very beautiful. Mary is very good at English and always helps us practise English. She has a good sense of humour. She is generous and always willing to share things with us and makes us very happy. She is very interested in Chinese. But she can’t speak it well. We’ll try our best to help her with her Chinese. For example, We often talk with her in Chinese after class and teach her to say correct Chinese words.

玛丽是美国女孩。她有一个圆圆的脸。她有金色的头发和蓝色的眼睛。她看起来很漂亮。玛丽英语很好，经常帮助我们练习英语。她有很好的幽默感。她是慷慨的，总是愿意与我们分享的东西，使我们非常高兴。她对中文很感兴趣。但她不能说得很好。我们会尽我们最大的努力去帮助她和她的中文。例如，我们经常和她在中文课，教她说正确的中文。

今天，是寒假第一天，我和妈妈要去美国旅游了，好期待啊!

先去香港国际机场，一个叔叔把我们送到了那里，没怎么堵车都要了2个小时呢。

到了飞机场，我和妈妈在洗手间外面，我忽然看见了一个人跪着，手放在胸前的牌子。我很好奇，就拉着妈妈的手去看。哦!是祈祷室!原来有些国家的人每天都要祈祷，他们就可以来这个房间。

我们先值了机，然后吃饭。在麦当劳吃的，吃了汉堡和可乐，好好吃呀!

去纽约的飞机3点55分开始检票，可是现在才1点多呀，干什么呢?我玩IPAD2，妈妈在网上工作。

不知不觉，2个小时一下子就过去了，飞机开始检票了!真是快!

飞机很快就起飞了，我和妈妈躺着睡觉，但睡不着。

我不时打开窗户看。有一次，我看见窗户上有许多针叶一样的小东西，仔细一看：呀!原来是结了冰花呀!好漂亮!外面真是very very的冷!

早上7点多，也就是美国的晚上6点多，飞机快到了。

最后我再看时，竟然已经飞到了纽约后面的海上，难道飞过了?果然，飞机开始掉头，真有趣!后来我才知道是交通管制。

7点多，飞机到达了目的地——纽约。

下了飞机，我们就开始找一个已经在网上预定好了的酒店。

先是在门口问了两个人，他们告诉我们：先乘机场快线到一个站，然后再转7号线到Quneens bora plaza站就到了。果真，我们到了酒店。好不容易有时间看表了，一看：呀!10点半了!赶快睡觉吧!

今天就这样结束了，看我们能不能把时差倒过来!

8月2日—— 8月12日，爸爸妈妈带我去美国东海岸游玩。

我们去了许多有趣的景点，其中最让我记忆犹新的有两个，一个是自由女神像，还有一个是尼亚加拉大瀑布。

自由女神头顶皇冠，穿着一条漂亮的裙子，一只手举着火炬，另一只手拿着自由宣言。这是法国送给美国纪念美国独立100周年的礼物。它是全美国的象征，也是全美国最重要的旅游景点!

尼亚加拉大瀑布非常壮观，它位于美国与加拿大的边界。在尼亚加拉大瀑布的底部，我们还看见了一种非常罕见的情况——彩虹!我们乘船瀑布下，那儿水花四溅，清凉的水珠喷到我的身体上，让我感到凉爽无比，舒服极了!

我真喜欢美国!

Last year, my parents and I arrived in the United States on the other side of the ocean, living in Chicago, the third largest city in the United States. The city life there is very different from the city life in China.

Special one: building

Most people in China live in public housing or apartments, and there are not so many people in the United States. People usually live in semi-detached houses. The left half of the family, the right half the other family, or up and down two families, the economy many people live in the independent house. The two houses are not large, usually made of beautiful bricks, and the first floor has steps to connect the ground and houses, and the houses are numbered with metal. There was a small garden around the house, with lush trees and green grass, and some tables and chairs. There is a fence outside the garden, a password lock on the fence, someone with a key to the password can go in, so its safe to live in it.

Special 2: traffic

Car penetration in China is lower than in the u.s., where most Chinese residents take public transportation, and almost every home in the United States has a car. Why? Thats because the United States was designed as a big car in the first place. The roads are designed to be spacious and the garage is so much designed that there are few traffic jams or parking Spaces in the United States. Back in China, there are no seats left for the training courses, and the half way is still stuck on the high shelf, so it must get up early to be not late.

Winter in the United States, people dont have to wear thick wool pants and a sweater, because indoor central heating in the winter, go out is given priority to with the car, go out just get in the car, the car also has air conditioning, so dont feel cold. Its kind of like our northeast China.

Special 3: diet

You must be very fond of pizza and cookies. These are the snacks that everyone enjoys during the break. But why eat well and sometimes not to eat? Thats because americans eat high-calorie foods, such as a pizza, so they eat them for dinner. Americans pay more attention to the nutrition of food, like to eat high-protein things, and also like to eat very sweet snack, so you cant burn Chinese food in the United States can only eat these things all day long!

You see how different Chinas urban life is from the American city life!

Author: fourth grade Chen

Comments: the author introduces the life of the United States and China in the way of small title, which is clear and emphases. If you can express your feelings in the introduction, it will bring you closer to the reader.

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is a country in North America that shares land borders with Canada and Mexico, and a sea border with Russia. Extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, the United States is a federal republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C.

The present-day continental United States has been inhabited for at least 15,000 years by indigenous tribes.[1] After European exploration and settlement in the 16th century, the English established their own colonies—and gained control of others that had been begun by other European nations—in the eastern portion of the continent in the 17th and early 18th centuries. On 4 July 1776, at war with Britain over fair governance, thirteen of these colonies declared their independence. In 1783, the war ended in British acceptance of the new nation. Since then, the country has more than quadrupled in size: it now consists of 50 states and one federal district; it also has numerous overseas territories.

At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.5 million km²), the U.S. is the third or fourth largest country by total area, depending on whether the disputed areas of China are included. It is the worlds third most populous nation, with nearly 300 million people.

The United States has maintained a liberal democratic political system since it adopted its Articles of Confederation on 1 March 1781 and the Constitution, the Articles replacement, on 17 September 1787. American military, economic, cultural, and political influence increased throughout the 20th century; with the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War, the nation emerged as the worlds sole remaining superpower.[2] Today, it plays a major role in world affairs.

The earliest known use of the name America is from 1507, when a globe and a large map created by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller in Saint-Die-des-Vosges described the combined continents of North and South America. Although the origin of the name is uncertain[3], the most widely held belief is that expressed in an accompanying book, Cosmographiae Introductio, which explains it as a feminized version of the Latin name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (Americus Vespucius); in Latin, the other continents names were all feminine. Vespucci theorized, correctly, that Christopher Columbus, on reaching islands in the Caribbean Sea in 1492, had come not to India but to a "New World".

The Americas were also known as Columbia, after Columbus, prompting the name District of Columbia for the land set aside as the U.S. capital. Columbia remained a popular name for the United States until the early 20th century, when it fell into relative disuse; but it is still used poetically and appears in various names and titles. A female personification of the country is also called Columbia; she is similar to Britannia.[4][5][6][7] Columbus Day, a holiday in the U.S. and other countries in the Americas commemorating Columbus October 1492 landing.

The term "united States of America" was first used officially in the Declaration of Independence, adopted on 4 July 1776. On 15 November 1777, the Second Continental Congreadopted the Articles of Confederation, the first of which stated "The Stile of this Confederacy shall be The United States of America."

The adjectival and demonymic forms for the United States are American, a point of controversy among some.

美利坚合众国,也被称为美国,美国,美国美国,是一个在北美国家,陆地边界与加拿大和墨西哥,和一个与俄罗斯的海上边界。从大西洋到太平洋,美国是一个联邦共和国,为首都的华盛顿特区

当今美国大陆已经居住了至少15000年的土著部落。[1]在16世纪欧洲的探索和殖民之后,英国建立了自己的殖民地和控制他人所开始较之其他欧洲大陆的东部地区在17和18世纪早期。1776年7月4日,在战争与英国公平治理,十三个殖民地宣布独立。在1783年战争结束后在英国接受的新国家。自那以来,中国已超过四倍大小:现在由50个州和一个联邦地区;它还有众多的海外领土。

²超过370万平方英里(370万多公里),美国是第三或第四大的国家,面积,取决于中国的争议地区。它是世界上第三人口最多的国家,有近3亿人。

美国一直保持着自由民主政治体系的文章,因为它采用了联盟1781年3月1日,宪法,文章的更换,1787年9月17日。美国的军事、经济、文化和政治影响力增加贯穿整个20世纪,随着苏联解体,冷战结束,美国成为这个世界剩下的唯一超级大国。今天[2],它在世界事务中扮演着重要的角色。

最早使用的名称美国从1507年开始,当一个截止阀和一个大地图创建的瓦尔德泽米勒所绘制德国地理学家马丁在Saint-Die-des-Vosges描述了北美和南美大陆。虽然名字的起源是不确定的[3],最普遍的信仰是表示在一本书,Cosmographiae Introductio,这也解释了它作为一个女性化版本的拉丁名字的意大利探险家阿美利哥韦斯普奇(绒毛Vespucius);在拉丁语中,其他大陆的名字都是女性。韦斯普奇的理论正确,克里斯托弗·哥伦布到达1492年在加勒比海岛屿,已经不是印度,而是一个“新的世界”。

美洲也被称为哥伦比亚,在哥伦布,促使土地的名字特区留出随着美国资本。美国哥伦比亚大学仍然是一个受欢迎的名字,直到20世纪初,当它落入相对废弃;但它仍然是用诗意和出现在不同的名字和头衔。国家也被称为哥伦比亚的女性化身,她是类似于不列颠。哥伦布日,假期在美国和其他国家在美洲纪念哥伦布1492年10月着陆。

“美利坚合众国”这个词第一次被使用在《独立宣言》正式通过1776年7月4日。1777年11月15日,第二届大陆Congreadopted联盟的文章,第一个表示“本联盟的阶梯美利坚合众国。”

形容词的和demonymic形式对美国是美国人,在一些争议。

我们的美国国家公园之旅的第一站是科罗拉多大峡谷，它是世界著名的自然奇观之一。

站在海拔2000多米的峡谷壁上向下看是一条很长很长望不到头，很深很深见不到底的峡谷，但事实上科罗拉多河就在峡谷底流淌，它就象一把大锯子，连续不断地切割着峡谷底部，使峡谷不断地变宽变深。放眼望去，峡谷两边是悬崖峭壁，上面是各种不同形状的岩层，气势非常雄伟，岩层在阳光的照耀下散发着金色的光芒。妈妈告诉我，大峡谷的岩层从谷底向上整齐排列，代表了从元古代到新生代不同地质时期的岩石，就像一部地质史教科书。这里的岩石包括砂岩、页岩、石灰岩、板岩和火山岩，它们的颜色会随着一年四季植物和气候的变化而变化，即使在同一天，大峡谷也会呈现不同的颜色，黎明初升的太阳使远方的岩壁闪耀着金银色的光彩，而日落时晚霞把裸露的岩壁映衬得像火焰一般，在月光下，两侧的岩壁呈现白色，衬着蓝色的阴影，十分醒目。公园内的公共汽车将我们送到不同的景点，让我们从不同的角度观察大峡谷的壮丽景色。我不禁感慨，大自然真的是鬼斧神工!

游完大峡谷，我们来到了附近的鲍威尔湖并赶上了最后一班游船。游船在峡谷中慢慢地前行，两边的峡谷上有许多奇异的岩石，颜色和花纹都非常别致，夕阳将峡谷映成了橘红色，非常漂亮。峡谷有的地方非常窄，让你感觉已经到头没有路了，可是一转眼美丽的峡谷又出现了。在岩壁上，还住着许许多多的小动物，我就看到了猫头鹰和蛇。

今天的科罗拉多大峡谷真是让我打开了眼界!

The Culture of the United States is a Western culture, and has been developing since long before the United States became a country. Today the United States is a diverse and multi-cultural nation.

The types of food served at home vary greatly and depend upon the region of the country and the familys own cultural heritage. Recent immigrants tend to eat food similar to that of their country of origin, and Americanized versions of these cultural foods, such as American Chinese cuisine or Italian-American cuisine often eventually appear. German cuisine also had a profound impact on American cuisine, especially the mid-western cuisine, with potatoes and meat being the most iconic ingredients in both cuisines.Dishes such as the hamburger, pot roast, baked ham and hot dogs are examples of American dishes derived from German cuisine

The primary, although not official, language of the United States is American English. According to the 20xx U.S. Census, more than 97% of Americans can speak English well, and for 81% it is the only language spoken at home. Nearly 30 million native speakers of Spanish also reside in the US. There are more than 300 languages besides English which can claim native speakers in the United States—some of which are spoken by the indigenous peoples (about 150 living languages) and others which were imported by immigrants. American Sign Language, used mainly by the deaf, is also native to the country. Hawaiian is also a language native to the United States, as it is indigenous nowhere else except in the state of Hawaii. Spanish is the second most common language in the United States, and is one of the official languages, and the most widely spoken, in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

There are four major regional dialects in the United States: northeastern, south, inland north, and midwestern. The Midwestern accent (considered the "standard accent" in the United States, and analogous in some respects to the received pronunciation elsewhere in the English-speaking world) extends from what were once the "Middle Colonies" across the Midwest to the Pacific states.

the ways of history are so intricate and the motivations of human actions so complex that it is always hazardous to attempt to represent events covering a number of years, a multiplicity of persons, and distant localities as the expression of one intellectual or social movement; yet the historical process which culminated in the ascent of thomas jefferson to the presidency can be regarded as the outstanding example not only of the birth of a new way of life but of nationalism as a new way of life.

the american revolution represents the link between the seventeenth century, in which modern england became conscious of itself, and the awakening of modern europe at the end of the eighteenth century. it may seem strange that the march of history should have had to cross the atlantic ocean, but only in the north american colonies could a struggle for civic liberty lead also to the foundation of a new nation.

here, in the popular rising against a "tyrannical" government, the fruits were more than the securing of a freer constitution. they included the growth of a nation born in liberty by the will of the people, not from the roots of common descent, a geographic entity, or the ambitions of king or dynasty.

with the american nation, for the first time, a nation was born, not in the dim past of history but before the eyes of the whole world.

[美国革命的历史意义英语作文

The Americans are much in love with food. This is part of being American too. Baseball is Americans national pastime1, but whats a ball game without hot dogs, peanuts2 and Cracker Jacks (sweetened popcorn3)? Hollywood is Americas symbol of glamour4 and excitement all over the world, but who would watch a movie in America without asking for an extra large bag of popcorn? And the astronauts took instant orange drink [Tang] with them.

Americans love all kinds of food, Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Greek, French, Japanese and many others. The Americans are in fact

“The UN of Food.”

To get familiar with the American eating custom, one must know two things. First, one must know the sequence5 of service. There is something special in terms of the sequence, or order, of dish service in America compared with ours. Here is the order:

1. Aperitif6—a small cup of alcoholic drink to increase ones appetite7. The host or hostess will ask: “Do you like a cup of aperitif?”

2. Hors doeuvre8—some tasty food offered in small quantities at the beginning of a meal.

3. Appetizer —or called starter, it is a small serving of juice, fruit or seafood or something else, at the beginning of a meal, to stimulate9 peoples appetite.

4. Now the main course is under way:

a) Soup—it is usually the first course in a dinner.

b) Fish—it is usually served after the soup and before the entree10 in a formal meal.

c) Entree—the third course of a meal, generally it is made up of a hot meat.

d) Savory11—the last course in a formal meal, it is something pleasant to eat but with a salty rather than sweet taste.

5. Dessert12 —sweet food served toward the end of a meal, usually it is a pudding, chocolate cake, or cheese and biscuits sometimes.

6. Coffee—thats the last stage in a formal present-day European and American dinner. Its served either at table or in the living room.

In a family treatment, the above-mentioned No 1-3 stage may be omitted13, though No 4 is the essential part. And the main course generally includes no more than 5 dishes of nutrient14 food. Ostentation15 is never under consideration.

Another thing to mention is that serving oneself from ones own plate is popular in Europe and America, except for the soup and bread which is taken and enjoyed according to ones need.

The second one we must know about the American eating custom is the taboos at table.

(1) Dont circle your plate with your arm. If you do so, you will become the focus16 of the table. Everyone would wonder: “Is there anything wrong with the food?” This may give a false message that you dont like the food or something like that.

(2) Dont push the plate back when finished. Leave it where it was. Do you mean to remind17 the hostess that youve just completed a labor?

(3)Dont lean18 back and announce that “Im through” or “Im stuffed19.” Just put the fork and knife quietly across the plate, thats all.

(4) Dont cut up everything before you start to eat. Cut only one or two bites20 at a time.

(5) Never take huge mouthfuls of anything. Do you mean to show how hungry you are? Dont do that! Be gentlemanlike or ladylike.

(6) Dont crook21 your finger when picking up a cup or glass. That looks too affected22, far from ladylike!

(7) Never wear too much lipstick23 to the table. It may stain the napkins24 and look gaudy25 and embarrassing on the rims26 of the cup or glass.

(8) Its never acceptable to reach across the table for anything (a serving dish, for example). If the item you want is not at hand, simply ask for the nearest person for help, like “Mrs. Smith, would you mind passing me the butter (or a dish)?”

Dear Tom

I am very happy to receive your letter. I am fine these days but a bit busy. I am always busy with my study and there are lots of homework to do every day. I work hard and I am interested in all the subjects so I can alwasy get good grades. I often do sports for about twenty minutes after school because its good for my health and it can help me relax. I am going to take an important exam so that I can get into senior high. So I will try as hard as I can. How about you?

Yours

Lily

Maybe the Spring Festival is much more important and interesting than Christmas, but I like Christmas Day better. Because we can spend time with our friends and classmates during Christmas. When it is snowy,

Christmas becomes much more lovely, just like in fairytales. I can imagine I am in a fairytale, the girl who sold the matches is my friend, the ugly duck becoming more and more beautiful and so on. What a beautiful place! So we can also call Christmas “Snowy Lovely Day.”

On Christmas Day, shops are red and green. There are so many Christmas cards, Christmas hats, Christmas dolls and many colourful things. So shops look very beautiful. We can give a card or a doll to our friends and say “Merry Christmas.” By the way, I think studying can also become much more interesting.

Christmas is coming, it also means a new year will come. Let’s study harder to welcome the new year!

也许春节比圣诞节更加重要和有趣,但我更喜欢圣诞节。因为我们可以花时间和我们的朋友和同学在圣诞节。当它下雪了,

圣诞节变得多可爱,就像童话。我可以想象我在一个童话般的`,女孩谁出售了比赛是我的朋友,丑陋的鸭子变得越来越美丽了等等。多么美丽的地方!所以我们也可以通知圣诞"雪白美好的一天。”

在圣诞节,商店是红色和绿色。有这么多的圣诞卡,圣诞帽、圣诞节玩具和许多色彩鲜艳的东西。所以商店看起来很漂亮。我们可以给卡或玩偶来我们的朋友和说“圣诞快乐,“顺便问一句,我觉得学也可以变得更有意思。

圣诞即将来临,这也意味着新年会来的。让我们更努力去迎接新年!

科罗拉多大峡谷位于美国亚利桑那州西北部，全长466千米，平均宽度16千米，最深处有2133米，是世界自然界七大奇迹之一，据说在太空中的宇航员，就可以看到大峡谷。

今天我和爸爸妈妈一起来到了大峡谷游玩。因为大峡谷非常大，所以我们决定坐直升机来欣赏大峡谷。工作人员根据体重来安排座位，因为我最轻，所以幸运的坐到了驾驶员的旁边，是视线最好的位置。直升机是直接原地起飞，非常刺激，15分钟后，飞机逐渐平稳下来，原来我们已经到达大峡谷的上空了。视线所及，左右全是岩石，层层叠叠，形成非常高达雄伟的山峦，飞机上看峡谷，有种穿行的感觉。很快，飞机到达峡谷底部，我们坐上一艘小船开始水上看峡谷的旅程。

坐在船上，左边一块块岩石像金字塔一样有序的排列着，而峡谷的另一边则是不同的风景，岩石是一层一层叠起来，条纹非常好看，靠近水面的岩石被水腐蚀成一块一块的岩石块，但是仍整齐的排列着。船行两岸，风光雄伟壮丽，让人难忘！

短暂的航行结束了，我们返回出发点，又开始乘坐摆渡车，直接与大峡谷亲密接触。老鹰岩和蝙蝠洞各有各的看点，老鹰岩像一只展翅高飞的老鹰，是当地印第安人祈福祝祷的地方。

大峡谷的水陆空之旅结束了，美丽的时光虽然短暂，却会让我永葆记忆。

Different social attitudes: The british are, in some ways, less conservative than Americans - the drinking age is 18, not 21, homosexual civil unions are legal, and abortion hasnt been a serious political issue in years. Mixing religion and politics is extremely rare in the UK. On the other hand, there are stricter controls on some things - its much harder to get a driving licence, and the age requirement is higher than in most states, there are speed cameras everwhere, CCTV cameras in many public places (although they may or may not be working), and carrying weapons or other objects for "self defence" is illegal (in particular, note that pepper spray is illegal).

Getting into a debate about the right to bear arms will be very time consuming, and may also lead people to think that youre a gun-nut before theyve got to know you properly.

Smoking in enclosed public places is illegal - that includes pubs, the underground, train stations... more or less any non-residential building actually... (similar to New York, so not so much of a cultural difference there).

今天是我美国之旅的第二站，我要去美国大峡谷——grand canyon，它是美国最大的峡谷，位于亚利桑那州西北部的凯巴布高原，由于科罗拉多河穿流其中，故又名科罗拉多大峡谷，它是联合国保护的天然遗产之一，科罗拉多河发源于落基山，洪流奔泻，它全长446公里，平均宽16公里，最深处1740米，平均深1600米，总面积2724平方公里。

我们刚下车，首先映入眼帘的是两座高耸入云的山峰，它们的中间凹入的部分就是大峡谷，峡谷与山峰的高度形成了天壤之别，让游人简直不敢相信这是真的，峡谷里树木苍翠茂盛，让黄色的土地充满生机，就像无边无际的沙漠中的绿宝石，显得格外光彩夺目，大峡谷中，还有一条白色的长河，那就是科罗拉多河，在山底围绕，远看就像一条白色的绸缎、像一条长龙，渐渐地、、、渐渐地、、、我觉得眼前分明是一幅景色迷人的风景画呢，可能全世界都不会有第二张。

大峡谷真是美丽极了。

寒假终于到了，我们因为有演出任务，可以顺便去美国旅游一趟，坐了一天的飞机，终于到达了美国!我们先到达了风景宜人的夏威夷，还去了所有孩子梦想的乐园“迪士尼”，并且参观了耶鲁大学等，这趟出游不仅开阔了我眼界，还让我感受到了很多不一样的民族文化和放假的轻松愉快!

参观的第一个地方是夏威夷，小时候总听大人们说夏威夷漂亮，今日一见果不其然!那里风和日丽，景色宜人。然后到了珍珠港，并在那合了影，还看了历史记录片。第二天我们去了威基基海滩。这次比第一天更有趣。在沙滩上我们听老师讲完注意事项，迫不及待的集结了5个人一起玩儿“对抗海水”。有的用手，有的用脚，有人挖沙子，有人加固沙堡，可谓是调配得当啊!可是看上去坚固的沙堡在海水面前却显得很脆弱：海水一冲上来沙堡的底部就少了很多沙子，这时我们就要用大量的干沙子来填充弥补!这样海水刚冲上来几次我们就忙的手脚并用了，该补的补，该修的修，但最还是没有海水的速度快，很快海水胜利了。我们的城堡在海水中慢慢消失了，但是这份美好的记忆却留在了我们的心里。我们要走了，要离开威基基海滩，要离开夏威夷了，心中很是不舍，带着心中的不舍我们走了!

第三天我们从夏威夷走了，坐飞机还去了洛杉矶，波士顿，纽约，纽黑文，和华盛顿。但是最令我留恋和喜欢的地方就得数洛杉矶的迪士尼乐园啦!盼望着，盼望着，洛杉矶来了，迪士尼的脚步近了!经过了漫长的颠簸终于到了迪士尼了，全车人都沸腾了，唯独老师还那么淡定，还不忘叮嘱我们：“别一会儿玩的忘了时间，守时最重要啊!”，老师刚发完票，我和我的好朋友就一起冲进了迪士尼。当我们看好多人都往一个方向走时就使了一个小聪明：反方向走!果然不出我们所料，我们到地方没有那么多人排队，还没有一个小时，我们就玩儿了好几个项目，比其他人快很多，我们同行四个人连连称赞这条路选的好。就这样我们来到了矿山车这里，“矿山车，玩儿这个吧!”我提议说。四人一致通过，我们向矿山车进发!到了那儿，我们谁都没说话，只是互相对视了一眼，立刻默契的像箭一样冲了过去。说着，笑着，走着，我们兴奋地坐上了车，大家都很期待，每个人都想体验一下矿山车，我们坐下后都很轻松的说笑着，突然车子以迅雷不及掩耳之势冲了出去，我“啊”的大叫出来，这时只看到两边的物体和人飞一般的闪过去，耳旁的风也呼呼的，所有的物体都几乎看不清了!车子不断地急转弯，我们的身体也跟着车子一起倾斜，感觉好像要飞出去了。“哇，好快啊!”同学们都被惊住了，“抓好啦，一个大斜坡儿!”我们所有人都忍不住尖叫起来，车子带着我们在空中不断的飞翔，有一种要飞向天空的感觉，我的围巾随着风左摆右摆，要飞出去了我下意识的伸手把它抓住了，我吓出了一身冷汗。一只手抓着扶手，一只手高举拿着围巾，它在空中飘舞着!车上的叫喊声一次高过一次，虽然开始很害怕但是我们慢慢适应后感觉很爽，就在我们沉浸其中的时候，矿山车停止了，车子平稳了。我们有些意犹未尽。从车上下来我们四人异口同声的感叹着：“爽”!接着我们又去玩了其它的项目，美好的时光总是过得很快，转眼间，黄昏来了，我们要走了“迪士尼”，再见吧!

美国之行结束了，但是那里的人们那里欢笑，还有一路上的同学情谊，都让我难以忘怀，通过这次美国旅游我感受到了不同国家的文化差异，切身感受了夏威夷美丽的威基基海滩……坐飞机回到了中国，心里默念着：再见吧!美国!再见吧，寒假!

My exciting summer holiday，How time flies. This summer is over. I had an exciting summer holiday.

I went to Japan with my mother. I visited Tokyo and some other cities. Tokyo was very beautiful. The most interesting place was Disney Land. I took photos with Mickey mouse. We stayed in Japan for a week, I will not forget this week.

I not only played but also studied during summer holidays. I had Math and English lessons. I did homework everyday because I want to improve my English. I took the three star test in August and I passed it. My family was very excited.

I had a holiday in the summer but I didn’t really rest. I was busy, but I still feel exciting about these two months.