高中英语国庆作文100带翻译【精品20篇】

Last Saturday--April 28th, my classmates and I went to the park near my

school. Can you guess what we did there?Not for amusement but to take part in a

volunteer labour.

上周六,4月28日,我和我的同学去了学校附近的公园里。你能猜猜我们去做什么了吗?不是去玩而是去参加公益劳动。

We reached the park at nine oclock. The whole class was divided into three

groups. I was in Group Three.

我们九点钟到达公园。全班被分为三组。我在笫三组。公益活动

Each group had different tasks. Group One planted trees and watered

flowers. Group Two was told to pick up litter left by the tourists and cleaned

all the benches. The group that I was in wiped all the equipment in the

Childrens Playground. All of us worked hard.

每组有不同的任务。第一组种树和浇花。第二组被告知去接游客留下的垃圾,清理所有的长椅。的我在擦儿童游乐场的所有设备。我们都努力工作。

Before noon we finished working. Each of us felt a little bit tired, but we

were happy because we had done a good deed.

中午之前我们结束了劳动。我们每个人都感觉有点累,但我们很快乐,因为我们做了一件好事。

National Teacher Day is always for our students to give our special thanks to our lovely teacher.

I still remember last year when I was feeling lost,down and out,I had no idea about about my life,my love,my study even doubt why I was here in the world.So then came so much wine ang smoke,I was tired,physical and mental.I even wanted to end my life just jumping from the top of our buliding.

Then my teacher came to me, she said she knew what I was afraid of, she aslo told me thats very common like many yong people of my age. She told me to call her anytime I need her help.I did so ,we often chat ems and made some phone call.I just cant remember when come the mirical.I have found myself now!

Another teachers day,to all the teachers,to our parents.

[关于教师节的英语作文（无翻译）

I had a great time throughout my may day holiday.

On monday, i went bbq with my classmates who threw a celebration party at our middle school principles flat. our parents were invited to the party. everybody was excited about the holiday. i ate a lot of delicious food at that time.

On tuesday, i went visiting my uncles family with my parents. we went to celebrate our good time at a fancy restaurant in shanghai. later that day, we sang karaoke in my uncles house. we stayed for the night.

On wednesday, i went shopping with my cousins. we bought some brand name t-shirts and pants. in the afternoon, my cousins gave me a fun ride on the city highway. they also taught me how to drive their fancy car, so i tried to do some turning and parking. it was not easy first. but i learnt quick.

on thursday, we returned home with many gifts from our trip. i tried to get some rest. at night, i chatted with my classmates on the phone, and i watched cctv before going to bed.

From friday on, i started to finish up my homework assignments on my personal laptop. some of my assignments were quite boring. after i finished the homework, i emailed them to my teachers. that was the end of it. i started to prepare things for school on this coming monday.

July 9 2009

It was the second day of our summer holiday. I felt good. I felt I am free. I had a lot of time to do things I like. My parents are in Zhongshan. So I live alone but I don’t feel lonely. But I didn’t do something special. I stayed at home and watched TV. Oh! I wrote an Englishdaily composition. It was my homework. Today, I have slept for 14 hours.I thought I was very tired. It was time for dinner. I must go! I am very hungry.

这是我们第二天的暑假。我感觉很好。我觉得我很自由。我有很多时间做我喜欢。我的父母都在中山。所以，我独自生活，但我并不感到孤独。但是，我没有做什么特别。我住在家里看电视。噢!我写了英语日记组成。这是我的功课。今天，我睡了14 小时.我以为我很疲惫。现在是吃晚饭。我必须去!我非常渴望。

[小学生英语日记带翻译

if we have no knowledge, we cannot succeed in doing any work. why? because knowledge is power. with knowledge we have conquered nature and invented steamers, trains and airplanes. we can send messages by telegram. we can talk with our friends by telephone.

as is well known, we students are the future masters of the nation. she (it) needs us very much. if we do not make efforts to acquire knowledge, how can we render service to her (it)?

如果我们没有知识，我们就不能做成功任何事情。为什么?因为知识就是力量。冯藉知识我们征服了大自然，并且发明了轮船，火车与飞机。我们能用电报传递消息。我们能用电话和朋友谈话。

如众所周知，我们学生都是国家未来的主人翁。她非常需要我们。如果我们不努力去获得知识，将来如何来报效她呢?

[知识就是力量英语作文及汉语翻译

Joy in living comes from having fine emotions, trusting them, giving them the freedom of a bird in the open. Joy in living can never be assumed as a pose, or put on from the outside a mask. People who have this joy don’t need to talk about it, they radiate it. They just live out their joy and let it splash its sunlight into other lives as nature as a bird sings.

生活的乐趣来源于良好的情绪，信赖这些情绪，并任由它们如鸟儿高飞于天空般的自由自在。生活的乐趣是无法靠姿态摆出来的，也无法用带上一张面具来伪装。拥有这种乐趣的人们无需挂在嘴上，他们自然会焕发出欢乐的气息。他们自己生活在快乐当中，也将这样的快乐自然而然的感染着他人，犹如是鸟儿就必将歌唱。

We can never get it from working for it directly. It comes, like happiness, to those who are aiming at something higher. It’s a byproduct of great, simple living. The joy of living comes from what we put into our living, not from what we seek to get from it.

直接追求生活的乐趣却只会使乐趣远离我们，它与幸福一样青睐胸有大志的人。生活过的高雅，简单就会产生出乐趣。它是我们对生活的投入，而非所求。

[生活的乐趣英语作文及翻译

我的家庭

Hello, everyone, welcome to my home. Ma Chi I am positive and optimistic, I am a boy, I was nine years old and a half. My birthday is November 26, so I can eat delicious cake soon. There are five people in my family: look, my grandfather, my grandmother, my father mother and I. Although I dont have a brother and sister, but I live also very happy. Our house is very spacious, there are two bedrooms, a living room and a new study.My grandma and grandpa are nomads, but its already retired, they look very young, I hope they healthy forever.My father is a very good driver, hes tall and strong and has a kind heart. My mother is a particularly good secretary, shes hard-working and ingenuity.I am a lively and active fifth-grade elementary school students, but we like to play volleyball, table tennis, also enjoy doing manual, rollerblading. I love to eat pineapple, sweet and sour, it is very delicious. There are many books in our house, I also love reading all the more, every weekend I would forget all about eating and sleeping.My mom and dad love me very much, I also love them very much. Dad at leisure, sometimes will take our family of five to foreign travel, mountain climbing, climbing in the desert. As long as you are a free and I will give them to tell jokes, let them relax. Grandma and grandpa kua I am a sensible child, every time at this moment, my heart joy bloom.I hope everyone has such a harmonious family.

大家好，欢迎来我家做客。我就是积极乐观的马驰，我是一个男孩，我已经九岁半了。我的生日是十一月二十六日，所以我马上就可以吃到美味可口的蛋糕了。我们家有五口人：瞧，我的爷爷、我的奶奶、我的爸爸妈妈和我。虽然我没有哥哥和姐姐，但我生活得也很快乐。我们家非常宽敞，有两个卧室、一个客厅和一个新书房。我的爷爷奶奶都是牧民，不过已经退休了，他们看上去很年轻，我希望他们永远健康。我爸爸是一名非常棒的司机，他又高又壮而且心地善良。我妈妈是一个特别优秀的秘书，她勤快而且心灵手巧。我是一位活泼好动的五年级小学生，我们但喜欢打排球、乒乓球，还喜欢做手工、滑旱冰。我最爱吃菠萝，它又酸又甜，非常好吃。我们家有许多书，我也格外爱看书，一到周末我就看得废寝忘食。我的爸爸妈妈非常爱我，我也非常爱他们。有时爸爸清闲了，就会带我们一家五口去外地旅游、登山、爬沙漠。而我只要一有空就会给他们讲笑话，让他们轻松一下。爷爷奶奶夸我是个懂事的孩子，每当这时，我的心里乐开了花。我希望每个人都有这么和睦的家庭。

[我的家庭英语作文中英文翻译

My father is a tall man with a pair of glasses.Everyone says he is a kind-hearted man.He often helps his neighbours and some strangers whom he doesnt know at all.He has really done a lot for others.I dont like him to do so because I think it has taken him too much time.When I discourage him,he always says with a smile,The world needs warm hearts.My father loves his family,and loves his work even better.In the company,he is called workaholic He spends most of his time working,and often forgets to have meals or to go to bed.As a result,he doesnt enjoy good health.My father likes reading in his spare time.He told me reading was very interesting.I became interested in reading little by little.I like books,because they help me in many ways.My father has a bad habit he likes smoking very much.I hate it.See,the house is full of smoke.I know its bad for his health as well as mothers and mine.I advise him to give up smoking.Im sure he will follow my advice some day.Such is my father.I am proud of having such a good father.

我的爸爸个子高高的,戴着一副眼镜.大家都说他是个好心肠的人.他经常帮邻居排忧解难,对于一些他压根不认识的陌生人,他也总是尽力相助.他为别人真是付出了许多许多.我不愿意他这么做,因为这花费了他太多的时间.每当我劝阻他时,爸爸总是笑着说：“世界需要热心肠嘛!”爸爸热爱家庭,更注重事业,公司里的人都叫他“工作狂”.他把大部分时间都用于工作,为工作他常常废寝忘食.过度的劳累使他的健康状况欠佳.爸爸闲暇时爱读书.他告诉我,读书很有趣.我渐渐地对读书产生了兴趣.我爱上了书,因为书对我帮助很大.爸爸有个坏习惯——太爱吸烟.我不喜欢他抽烟.瞧,家里充满了烟味.我知道吸烟有害他的健康,对我和妈妈也有害无益.我建议他戒烟.我相信总有一天他会这么做的.这就是我的爸爸,我为有这样的好爸爸而自豪.

[英语作文及翻译我的爸爸

This summer vacation, I joined a social practice to be a part-time tourguide. There I found something that impressed me a lot.

People who love traveling are always finding places to take a vacation, which caused a lot of troubles.For example, I found that some people were used to dropping out the trash everywhere. They just regarded the sightseeings as their houses, which cost a lot to clean it up. Besides, some one should write down their names on the trees and walls. People who wanted to leave their names whereever they went are always to punish in future.

Nevertheless, I also found some good examples, such as teaching tourists not to destroy the places of historic interests, helping clean up the environment,etc..I think we all need to teach more people not to hurt our precious nature. What we really need to do is protect them form destroying.

If you choose only to complain and escaperom the ordeal, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his fathers life—who was the main source of support for the family. Since then, he has had to depend on the arms of his younger brother. For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.

One late night, he suffered from diarrhea and had to wake up his younger brother. His younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and then went back the dorm to wait. But being so tired, his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours till the teacher on duty discovered him. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often quarrel. Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live separate from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was heart-broken and didnt know what to do.

A similar misfortune befell a girl, too. One night her mother, who suffered from chronic mental illness disappeared. So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her willingness to take care of her, she was determined to be completely independent. At school, she always studied hard. Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. Once she wrote the following in her composition: "I am lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs; I am lucky. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly."

One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his uncertain future at being left on his own, whereas the girl was full of enthusiasm for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brothers arms are my arms;while the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both endured the same ordeal, but their different attitudes determined the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. Disasters can strike at any time. How you handle misfortune when confronted with it, is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and escape from the ordeal, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

翻译：

面对苦难，如果选择抱怨与逃避，苦难就永远如影随形;但如果选择坚强，苦难便会化作甘泉，滋润美好的希望。

在一次事故中，作为家中顶梁柱的父亲永远地离去了，他也因此失去了双手。从此弟弟的手便成了他的手。为了照顾他，弟弟从小到大总是形影不离地跟在他的身边，他除了学会了用脚趾头写字做作业外，生活上完全不能自理。

有一次，他因肠胃不好，半夜起来要上厕所，于是他叫醒了弟弟。弟弟帮着他进了厕所后，就回宿舍躺下了。由于太劳累，弟弟闭上眼就睡着了。结果他在厕所里等了整整两个小时，才被查夜的老师发现。慢慢长大了的两兄弟也有了烦恼和争执，有一天弟弟终于提出要离开他，因为弟弟要和很多正常人一样需要过自己的生活。为此，他很伤心，不知如何是好。

无独有偶，另一个女孩也有着同样的遭遇。因为妈妈长期患有精神病，在一天晚上无故出走，爸爸去找妈妈了，家中便只留下她一人。她决定做好饭菜等爸爸妈妈回来吃，却不小心将灶台上的煤油灯打翻，结果双手便被大火夺走了。

虽然在外地读书的姐姐愿意照顾她，可倔强的她一定要自己照顾自己。在学校，她不但读书认真，更重要的是她学会了生活自理。她曾在一篇英作文里写道：我幸福，虽然断了双手，但我还拥有一双脚;我幸福，虽然翅膀断了，但心也要飞翔……

有一天，他们被一家电视台邀请到了演播室。面对主持人，男孩表现出了对前途的迷茫，而女孩则对生活充满了热情。主持人要求他们分别在一张白纸上写一句话。他们分别用脚趾头夹起了笔，男孩写的是：“弟弟的手便是我的手。”女孩却写下了：“翅膀断了，心也要飞翔。”

他们俩都经受了同样的苦难，但不同的人生态度却决定了其生活的本质。是的，人生多变幻，苦难总是在不知不觉中骤然降临。如何应对苦难，是对你的性格的真正考验。面对苦难，如果选择抱怨与逃避，苦难就永远如影随形;但如果选择坚强，苦难便会化作甘泉，滋润美好的希望。

My best friend is WangMing. He is 12 years-old.He always play jokes

with me.I like to stay with him.It is because he can help me all the time. When

I find him say that I am sad or happy,he always listen to me and he is very kind

to me.He is very clever.He always help with my homeworks.If I have a worry and

dont know how to do he could help me.He can be a friend with

everyone

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我最好的朋友是王明。他是12岁。他总是与我玩笑。我喜欢和他呆在一起。那是因为他能帮助我。当我发现他说我悲伤或快乐,他总是听我的,他对我很好。他是非常聪明的。他总是帮助我的家庭作业。如果我有一个担心,不知道如何去做,他可以帮助我。他可以和大家做朋友。

I have some good advice for your work。 If you can do the following things， you will succeed in doing everything。

Firstly， whatever you do， you must be punctual and hard—working。 If you sow a good seed， you will get a good harvest。 If the seed is in poor quality， the harvest will also be very bad。 And if you sow nothing， you will get nothing at all。 Nothing。

Secondly， you must be honest。 As honesty is the moral tuition that everyone should have。 If you treat other people friendly and sincerely， others will also respect you。

Thirdly， you must be tolerant to others， since no one is perfect in the world。 Everyone has his own faults， but if you can see everything on other persons perspective， there will be no problem at all。

Whats more， when you are in a big company， you should not only respect the leaders， but also get on well with the colleagues。 Sometimes， you should try to please your boss， so that you could have more chances to be promoted。

Last but not the least， dont ignore the little things， because such a little thing will have a great effect on your life。 So you should start yourselves at the bottom， in order to get enough working experience。 As you have enough working experience， nothing you will be afraid。

[高中英语作文关于成功的建议

I have a lovely little dog named Dion. He looks pretty with short legs, big ears and short tail. He is my good friend and he is also easy to take care of. I walk him at least twice a day, feed him and spend time with him. He also gives his love to me in return. He is always there to lick me and lie on me. I like playing with him. I think he can tell when I am happy, sad, angry or touble. Sometimes he can be noisy and run around the room.

In a word, he is not only my dog, but also my friend.

我有一个可爱的小狗戴恩命名。他看起来很短的腿，大耳朵和短尾巴。他是我的好朋友，他也很容易照顾。我送他一天至少两次，喂他，和他在一起。他也给了他对我的爱的回报。他总是在那里舔我躺在我。我喜欢和他玩。我认为他能告诉我开心时，悲伤，生气或烦恼。有时他会吵和运行在房间里。

总之，他不仅是我的狗，而且是我的朋友。

[动物园的三年级英语作文带翻译

Hello, my name is Shi Yunjie, 22 years old this year. I am a Junior from the Jiangsu University. My hometown is Nantong, a city in Jiangsu Province.It is a seaside city, which has pleasant weather all year around. My character is optimistic.I like to communicate with people.For about three years in the university, I have made a lot of friends, coming from different professions and hometown all over the country. My hobby is listening to music, watching movies and reading. I especially like to read biographies,such as Franklin、Mao Zedong and so on, to get some useful inspiration about Life planning through this way,

你好，我叫石云杰，今年22周岁。来自江苏大学，是一名大三学生。我的家乡是江苏南通，它是一座海边城市，四季宜人。我的性格是乐观积极，喜欢与人交流，在大学中自己结交了很多的朋友，他们来自不同的专业，家乡是祖国各地。我的爱好是听歌、看电影、读书。我喜欢读一些人物传记，希望通过这样的方式，给自己的人生规划一些启示。

Karen is on the swim team. She is on the swim team at school. She is a good swimmer. All the swimmers on the swim team are good swimmers. She swims every day. She goes to the pool after her last class. Her last class is her English class. After English class she walks over to the pool. She changes into her swim suit. She dives into the water. She swims for two hours. Her coach watches her swim. He gives her advice. He tells her how to swim better. Her coach is her swim instructor. He is a good instructor. She will win a race one day.

凯伦是在游泳队。她在学校的游泳队。她是一个很好的游泳运动员。游泳队的所有游泳运动员都是优秀的游泳运动员。她每天游泳。她上一节课，她去游泳池了。她的最后一节课是她的英语课。在英语课上，她走到游泳池。她改变了她的游泳衣。她潜入水中。她游泳游了2个小时。她的教练看她游泳。他给她的忠告。他告诉她如何更好地游泳。她的教练是她的游泳教练。他是个好老师。她将赢得一天的比赛。

[以游泳运动员为题的英语作文带翻译

Dear teacher,

Well have a class meeting this afternoon. All of us students hope that you

can attend it. Please accept our sincere invitation. I

n the class meeting, we will make some plans about all the subjects,

including English. We do have some puzzles and we need your help. So we hope you

can set some time aside to be with us in the class meeting. We will feel honored

if you can come to attend our class meeting.

Looking forward to your coming.

Yours

___

亲爱的老师：

今天下午我们将举行一次班会.我们所有的学生希望您能出席.请接受我们真诚的邀请.

在班会上，我们将制作关于所有学科的计划，包括英语.我们确实有一些疑惑并且需要您的帮助.所以我们希望您能腾出些时间来与我们一起上班会.如果您能来出班我们的班会，我们将感觉非常荣幸.

盼望您的到来.

___

Teachers，good afternoon. Allow me to briefly talk about myself.

My name is - Xianning graduated from the south gate of the private secondary schools. Tourism now studying at the school in Hubei Province. Studying hotel management professional.

I was a character，cheerful girl，so my hobbies is extensive. Sporty. In my spare time likes playing basketball， table tennis，volleyball，skating. When a person like the Internet at home，or a personal stereo. Not like too long immersed in the world of books，and family members have told me，Laoyijiege is the best. Talking about my family，then I will talk about my family has. Only three people my family，my grandmother，grandfather and my own. My grandfather is a engineer，I am very severely on peacetime，the Church me a lot. Grandma is a very kindly for the elderly，care for my life in every possible way. Therefore，I have no parents in their care，childhood and growth were full of joy.

I like this hotel management professional，because I like to live in a strict order of the management environment. I have my professional self-confidence and hope，as long as the efforts will be fruitful，this is my motto. Since I chose this profession，I will follow this path，effort，perseverance path.

Thank you teachers. I finished presentation.

Some people think that keeping pets is a good thing. They say that it is an

hobby which should had. They also claim that pets make lives more colorful and

entertaining for both women and men.

有些人认为养宠物是一件美好的事情。他们说，(养宠物)是一个应该拥有的爱好。他们也声称养宠物可以使生活更加多彩，并给男人和女人带来更多趣味。

On the other hand, there are many people who say that pets should be

banned. They point out that pets are responsible for disease which hurt

property, and for injuries suffered both by the people who kept them and by

innocent other people. They also say that pets are a waste of money and

resources.

另一方面，也有很多人说应该禁止养宠物。他们指出宠物是造成伤害(身体)性能的疾病的原因，并且会使养宠物的人和其他无辜的人受伤。他们也说，养宠物是一个浪费钱和资源(的事)。

My own point of view is that we should had the hobby of keeping pets. While

at the same time making them harmless. In addition, we should restrict the

keeping the pets to some area.

我的观点是我们应该有养宠物的爱好。尽管(我们)同时要使它们少受伤害。另外，我们应该禁止在某些区域内养宠物。

Dear Mr. Lai,

尊敬的赖老师：

I am writing this letter just want to say thanks to you. I am going to graduate in two weeks. You have been my class adviser for three years. During these three years you have spent lots of energy on us. You are not only teaching knowledge in the class, but also care our life. Sometimes we are afraid of you, because of your strict requirement for our study. However, you are so helpful in the daily life. No matter what difficulties we are in, you will help if you can. So, I also want to say sorry to you for making so much trouble. But you bear all my trouble. I don’t know what kind of class adviser I will meet in the future study, but I will remember and appreciate you forever. I want to say thank you again.

我写这封信只是想跟你说声谢谢。还有两周我就要毕业了。你做了我三年的班主任。在这三年你花了那么多精力在我们身上。你不仅仅在课堂上传授我们知识，而且在生活上也很关心我们。不过有时候我们有点怕你，因为你对我们学习的严格要求。不过，在日常生活中你是那么的乐于助人。无论我们遇到什么样的困难，只要能够帮得上忙你都会帮我们。所以，我还想对你说声对不起，给你带来那么多的麻烦。但是你都一一包容了。我不知道我会在今后的学习中遇到什么样的班主任，但是我会一直记得你、感激你的。我想再次说声谢谢。

Regarded

Student

学生

Today is Friday. It is my thirteenth birthday. I got up very early in the

morning and put on my new clothes happily. My parents bought me the new clothes

as my birthday presents. I went to school earlier than before.I invited many of

my classmates to come to my birthday party in the evening.

今天是星期五，这是我13岁生日。我早早就起床愉快地穿上我的新衣服。我的父母给我买了新衣服做为生日礼物。我比以住早去上学，我邀请了许多同学在晚上来我的生日聚会。

Evening came at last. Many of my classmate came to my home. they bought me

lots of beautiful presents. they all said,"Happy birthday to you!" We sang

birthday songs happily.then my parents brought out a big birthday cake, saying,

"We love you for ever. Happy birthday!"

傍晚过后。我的许多同学来到我家，他们给我买了很多漂亮的礼物，他们说：“祝你生日快乐!”我们唱生日歌，我的父母拿出了一个大生日蛋糕，他们说：“我们永远爱你。祝你生日快乐!”

At the end of the party, we ate the birthday cake and some other delicious

food. How happy I was!

在派对的最后，我们吃了生日蛋糕和其他一些美食，我是多么幸福啊!

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