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+ 加入清单Mooncakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival what mince pies are to Christmas. The seasonal round cakes traditionally have a sweet filling of lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often have one or more salted duck eggs in the center to represent the moon. And the moon is what this celebration is all about. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month,it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest.
There are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating mooncakes. One Tang Dynasty myth holds that the Earth once had 10 suns circling it. One day all 10 suns appeared at once,scorching the planet with their heat. It was thanks to a skillful archer named Hou Yi that the Earth was saved. He shot down all but one of the suns. As his reward,the Heavenly Queen Mother gave Hou Yi the Elixir of Immortality,but she warned him that he must use it wisely. Hou Yi ignored her advice and,corrupted by fame and fortune,became a tyrannical leader. Chang-Er,his beautiful wife, could no longer stand by and watch him abuse his power so she stole his Elixir and fled to the moon to escape his angry wrath. And thus began the legend of the beautiful woman in the moon,the Moon Fairy.
The second legend has it that during the Yuan Dynasty,an underground group led by Zhu Yuan Zang was determined to rid the country of Mongolian dominance. The moon cake was created to carry a secret message. When the cake was opened and the message read,an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the Mongolians. It happened at the time of the full moon,which,some say,explains why mooncakes are eaten at this time. Mooncakes are usually stamped with Chinese characters indicating the name of the bakery and the type of filling used. Some bakeries will even stamp them with your family name so that you can give personalised ones to friends and family. They are usually presented in boxes of four which indicate the four phases of the moon. Traditional mooncakes are made with melted lard,but today vegetable oil is more often used in the interests of health. Mooncakes are not for the diet-conscious as they are loaded with calories. The best way to wash down one of these sticky cakes is with a cup of Chinese tea,especially Jasmine or Chrysanthemum tea,which aids the digestion.
中秋节吃月饼就像西方人圣诞节吃百果馅饼一样,是必不可少的。圆圆的月饼中通常包有香甜的莲子馅或是红豆馅,馅的中央还会加上一个金黄的咸鸭蛋黄来代表月亮。而月亮正是中秋节庆祝的主题。每年农历8月15日人们一起庆祝中秋,据说这一天的月亮是一年中最亮最圆的。
关于吃月饼这个传统的来历有两个传说。一个是唐朝的神话故事,说的是当时地球被10个太阳包围着。有一天10个太阳同时出现在天空中,巨大的热量几乎把地球烤焦了。多亏一位名叫后羿的神箭手射下了9个太阳,地球才被保住。为了奖励后羿,王母娘娘赐给后羿一种长生不老药,但是王母警告他必须正当使用。然而后羿没有理会王母娘娘的警告,他被名利冲昏了头脑,变成了一个暴君。后羿美丽的妻子嫦娥对他的暴行再也不能袖手旁观,于是她偷走了后羿的长生不老药,飞到月亮上逃避后羿的狂怒。从此就有了关于月宫仙子嫦娥,这个月亮上的美丽女人的传说。
第二个传说讲的是在元朝,朱元璋领导的起义军计划起义来摆脱蒙古族的统治。他们用月饼来传递密信。掰开月饼就可以找到里面的密信,起义军通过这种方式成功的发动了起义,赶走了元朝的统治者。这场起义发生在八月十五之时,于是中秋节吃月饼的习俗便在民间传开来。
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+ 加入清单OnFriendshipEveryone needs friendship. No one can sail the ocean of life
single handed. We need help from, and also give help to, others. In the modern
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difficulties. Our frinods give us warnings against danger. True friends share
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treasure, what to tolerate and what to share, I will never forget my old friends
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篇2:高三英语作文传统文化100词
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+ 加入清单It seems we are living in the conflict between modern and traditional
cultures every day. Hearing the blaring of horns the moment you step out of your
house, seeing the so called "pop" the moment you open your eyes, you cant help
thinking, "Will the traditional culture be gradually lost?"
Many people believe so. They may put right in front of you all the
evidences they can dig out. They may argue that people are rushing to
restaurants instead of cooking at home, listening to pop music but not
traditional, wearing in a way people couldnt imagine ten years ago. Modern
people like the air of freedom, not to be restrained by traditions. They offer
this long list, only trying to confirm that this world is full of
fashion,competition and temptation and the traditional culture is fading and
will be lost at last.
Though we are now living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war,
hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy are part of our daily life. Though this is a
skeptical age, and our faith has weakened, our confidence in some aspects of the
traditional culture should and would never be lost.
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those with good manners, those who are polite to others or respectful to old
people.
Wouldnt you agree that our Chinese traditional music is beautiful and
artistic and our Chinese tea culture is always an appealing treasure to people
around the world?
So there may just be some changes in our lifestyle or our attitudes towards
life, but little change occurs to some fundamental aspects of our traditional
culture that people still treasure in heart.
The traditional culture will never be lost, I believe.
篇3:关于健康饮食习惯英语
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At noon, I will eat in school canteen. Sometimes I will have noodles. At night,
my mother will prepare a big meal for me. After dinner, I will eat a little
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篇4:我的妈妈英语作文初5
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+ 加入清单My mother is a village woman,who is already in her fifties. She had very
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young people.
She often asks me how I get along with my studies and encourages me to
study hard.My mother takes good care of me and does everything she can for me,so
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home to see her at night,I found the light was still on and mother was sitting
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篇5:高中生优秀英语作文
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篇6:寒假英语作文高一100词
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took the decision to tell dad, dad said I was a sensible child, also promised to
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photo, then put the turtle in the water. Looking at the turtle swam slowly to
the water, my tears constantly supposed although there are countless heart
loathe to give up, but love it should not let it go? I waved and said,
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Today, I came to the countryside as a volunteer and went to Grandpa Chens
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and narrow lobby. I knocked on the door and asked politely, "Is Grandpa Chen at
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"Little boy, who are you and what are you doing here?" "I am a volunteer to help
Grandpa Chen." "Oh, Grandpa Chen is here. In that small room!" As she spoke, she
pointed to a small room.
I walked to the place where my grandmother pointed, but what I saw was
Grandpa Chen busy in the kitchen, I called out, "Grandpa Chen." Grandpa Chen
turned around and smiled and glanced at me, I found Grandpa Chen As a disabled
person, it was incredible, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Grandpa
Chen, take a break! Ill help you!" "Youre so sensible, my little one, thank
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Chen.
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happy and others will be happy too. Helping others is just a thought. Its
easier said than done. It takes courage and strength to help others,
perseverance and perseverance to be a truly qualified volunteer!
篇12:高中关于国庆节英语
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+ 加入清单This year is the 66th anniversary of the founding of new China! On October 1st, our whole family sit by the TV and waiting to watch early time big parade。
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During the National Day, grandpa and I went to play in the humble administrators garden。 The car on the road, I saw the window renmin bridge garlands made of flowers on both sides, in the sunshine more bright beautiful, make the atmosphere of the National Day more strong! Walk in the small street to the humble administrators garden,Www. ZixueKaoShi .neT see stalls on both sides of the street with a red flag with five stars, to express the affection to the motherland。 Many foreign visitors to see the beautiful scenery heartfelt held out a thumb。 In the humble administrators garden is the chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum can be more color, yellow, red, white, colorful, beautiful!
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中文翻译:
今年是新中国成立66周年!十月一日这天,我们全家早早的坐在电视机旁等待观看盛世大阅兵。
十点钟,国庆阅兵式正式开始了,只看见许多军人站在天安门前,有海军、空军、陆军……都站得笔直笔直的,像一棵棵挺拔的青松,接受胡锦涛同志的检阅。整个阅兵式展示了祖国雄厚的国防力量,国泰民安,祖国繁荣昌盛的美好景象。
国庆期间,我和爷爷去了拙政园玩。汽车在路上行驶着,我看见窗外人民桥两旁用鲜花做成的花环,在阳光下更加亮丽,使国庆的气氛更加浓厚了!走在通往拙政园的那条小街上,看到街的两旁的摊位都插着五星红旗,表达对祖国的深厚感情。许多外来游客看见了这么美的景色由衷的伸出了大拇指。拙政园里有菊花,菊花的颜色可多了,有黄色的、红的、白的,五彩缤纷的,美丽极了!
国庆节使我对祖国的了解更深了,对祖国的感情也更深厚了,使我更加热爱我的祖国中国!
篇13:描写英语作文traveling初4
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or soul must be on the way.” With the improvement of living standards, more and
more people have time and money to travel. Duringtraveling, one can meet
various people, make new friends and experience various lifestyles of different
places.
Almost everyone has their own favorite place to travel because of specific
reasons, such as the people, climate or scenery of that place, the influence of
friends or some beautiful memories and so on.
Nowadays, people do not have to think much about transportation. People can
travel by car or driving themsleves to near places, or by train, plane to far
places.So, if you have a place want to travel, just go and relax yourself.
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On New Year#39;s Eve,our class had a party. The atmosphere was good. It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding(响亮的) crow of a cock echoing in the hall,the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.
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cleanest port city in China thus people call Xiamen "the garden on the sea" or
call it "green island". Back to Song dynasty it started its administrative
founding until now.There are a great variety of sights to witness in
Xiamen.Gulangyu Island, the most beautiful island near Xiamen, has won great
reputation for its Sunlight Rock and Shuzhuang Garden.South Putuo Temple, which
is located at the foot of Wulaofeng and is deemed to be the most renowned
Buddhist temple in Xiamen.Xiamen Botanical Garden, known as the Wanshi Botanical
Garden,which has scenic spots such as the Morning Bell of Heaven, the Reading
and Music Playing Cave, the Cloud Locking Stones, the Jade Scepter Rock and the
Peace Stone. In the past decade, Xiamen has changed a lot with rapid advancing
in agriculture,industry,science technology and education areas.
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students in my school. Its very large with two small gardens. Some small trees
and flowers are planted. We enjoy beautiful flowers in spring, summer and
autumn. They are the places the students like most. There are two modern
teaching buildings and a teaching building in my school. Our classrooms are
large and bright. We feel so happy to study in such comfortable classrooms.
Besides, the teachers in our school are so excellent that they are popular in
our students. Students build a good relationship with teachers. I am sure you
will like my school.
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+ 加入清单For the first time, I climbed to the top of the mountain and enjoyed the
beautiful scenery.
It was a weekend when a good friend of mine asked me to climb a famous
mountain here. Ive always heard of this mountain, but I havent found the time to
climb it. So when my friend asked me out, I readily agreed.
On the way to climb mountains with my friends, we also met many climbers,
including young people and old people. The young mans speed of climbing was
fast, and he disappeared in a flash; the old mans climbing was very casual, at
least slowly, with a happy face. Maybe young people climb the mountain to get to
the top of the mountain, while old people climb the mountain to enjoy the
scenery along the way.
My friends and I are neither the first nor the second. We will carefully
taste the scenery along the way of climbing. The speed of climbing is not so
fast and slow. Although its not as fast as those brothers who cant be seen in a
moment, its faster than those masters.
When my friends and I climbed to the top of the mountain, it was the
setting sun, and the red sun dyed the sky red, which was shocking enough. My
friend and I found a place with a wide view. At a glance, the mountains were
rolling. Those mountains were like a line of waves, rolling away to the
distance.
"Wow, its beautiful!" I couldnt help sighing, and my friend followed. The
scenery on the top of the mountain is really beautiful. Its the majestic
atmosphere that makes people feel shocked. My friend and I stood at the top of
the mountain for a long time. Finally, as the light in the sky became more and
more dim, my friend and I went down the mountain reluctantly. When I went down
the mountain with my friends, we were sitting in the corridor. We enjoyed the
scenery. On this day, my friends and I got a lot.
The first time I climbed the mountain, I felt the fun of climbing the
mountain, and also read the scenery of the mountain top. If I have time, I will
go climbing again.
篇18:寒假英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单In the winter vacation life I have seen such a story to share with you:
Boone smile day, boone to visit a client, but unfortunately, they didnt
reach an agreement. Boone very upset, come back later told the story to the
manager. Tell the manager listened patiently boone, silent for a moment and
said, "you might as well go again, but should adjust their own state, always
remember to smile, use your smile to impress each other, so that he can see your
sincerity."
Boone to try to do it, he behaved himself very optimistic, very sincere,
has been permeated with a smile on his face. Results each other have also been
infected by boone, they happily signed agreement.
Boone have been married for 18 years, every morning to go to work. Busy
life let he forgot his beloved wife, he seldom smile to his wife. Boone decided
to give it a try and see what difference smile will bring their marriage.
The next morning, boone comb my hair looked in the mirror is smiling at
frail, the scowl on his face. When he sat down to eat breakfast, he greeted Mrs.
With a smile. She amazed, very excited. In this two weeks, boone felt more
happiness than in the past two years.
Boone often sincerely compliment, now stop talking about their needs and
annoyance. He tried to see things from other peoples opinions. All this really
changed his life, he gained more joy and friendship.
This story gave me the message, do anything to adjust their own state of
mind, always remember to use the smile, set each other, play with your smile so
that he can see your sincerity. A smile can bring warmth, friendship, can bring
happiness. So in the work, life will smile to face, in a good state of mind to
treat people and things around.
篇19:高考英语作文精选
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+ 加入清单Dear Peter,
I’m writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favor。
I want to have a pen friend, hopefully a girl in her early twenties, and with interests similar to mine。 In my mind, she is someone who is interested in traveling, swimming, and playing table tennis。 Besides, it would be better for her to have a pet dog as I have kept one at home for some time。 With such a pen friend, I think I can share with her our traveling experiences, taking care of pets, or whatever we have in mon。 And I believe I will improve my English by doing so and learn more about her country。
I look forward to hearing from you soon。
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+ 加入清单The Spring Festival is our Chinese nation from ancient to modern times, the
most cautious Chinese traditional festival, during the Spring Festival time,
always waiting for the one family reunion together, talking about the years
harvest, for the New Year filled the bright vision. The children enjoy the
tightened and joyful holidays.
Watch the Spring Festival is coming, this years mother had said but
antithetical couplet, let me down, a few family, it is not a "project" ah, ha
ha. Two days before the Spring Festival, I began to get busy, small
"calligrapher" to start the project, through my huihaopomo, less than half of
the martial arts, home with the red antithetical couplet, "by mountains and
rivers show signs, ushered in the" spring "; drop thousands of monforts million
flowers, Huan, script the script, a piece of art was born, watching the house
full of Spring Festival couplets, mom repeatedly praise not shut up.
Thirty in the morning, I and mom posted antithetical couplet window
Ronaldo, look at my work on the door, red, a new sub population; we took the
mother to the hometown of antithetical couplet posted on my hung Wen, see the
two father, repeatedly said good, a grandfather of the past grace. At that time
I grandfather calligraphy is quite a New Year couplets, all relatives, the house
is filled with grandpa wrote. The subsequent to the lady home, home to the lady
on the wall, see my work has been useless, I really felt flattered.
This year the Spring Festival, two aunt aunt, our three family members
accompany lady together; of the Spring Festival last year, we raised the glass,
not a firecracker loud, not a fireworks shine, but in the beautiful blessing of
new years day, the night is so calm and peaceful. 20---- I had a special spring
festival.