五年级英语作文四季【热门3篇】 作文(汇集20篇)

Chinese spring festival

The spring festival is Chinese most traditional festival every 365 days。 Each Chinese pay much attention on it。 Every year about 15 days before spring festival， the migrate works and white-collars are beginning crowded home-returning。

But， in recent years， with the development of the world， many different attitudes between the young and the old towards the spring festival come forth。 The old are still pay more attention to the spring festival， but the young gradually change the mode to spend their spring festival holiday， such as travel overseas。

When I am a childhood， I celebrated the spring festival with my family about a month in my winter vacation in traditional way， such as helping cleaning our houses， putting red couplets on gates， setting off firecrackers， and wear new clothes。 Now， I spend only 4 or 5 days at home with my parents in celebrating the spring festival， then I will hurry back to work。 Maybe in the near future， I will have no time celebrating spring festival hometown， and my parents have to come to stay with us in the city。

Whether or no， I like the spring festival。 It is one of the most important part of our Chinese culture。 However busy I am， I will try my best to celebrating it with the traditional way to protect those our ancestor has leave behind。

I like the holidy so much. I look forward to holiday every year. Last summer, I went to Shen zhen for my holiday, which is also a city of seashore like Haikou. I enjoyed having a walk along the beach after supper or having a swim in the afternoon. The sky is blue, the air is fersh. Wherever you go, You can always see the green trees, the neat grasses and the colourful flowers. They were really wonderful. Shen Zhen has a lot of tall buildings. And it is a modern city. I am planning to spend my summer holiday on sports this year. Playing basketball is always my favourite, so some of my classmates and I will form a small team and play basketball together. Sometimes we may have a match against some other teams and I do enjoy the sense when we win the game. If you ask me what my favourite summer holiday will be like, traveling aound the only answer. I hope that one day I could meet different people and vist different places of interest. I wish I could have two long holidays in a year, what about you?

Now, our side of the car constant more up, the environment also increasingly worse! That the air around us there are many harmful substances. Therefore, we want to Sue around things start to do. For example, we can go to school by bike or walk, it can exercise. If you have time can use less elevator, many climb stairs. We can not only physical exercise, but also to protect our environment.

现在,我们身边的汽车不断的多了起来,环境也越来越糟糕!以至于我们周围的空气有很多有害物质.所以,我们要苏身边的小事做起.比如,我们可以骑自行车上学或者步行,这样还可以锻炼身体.有时间的话可以少用电梯,多爬楼梯.我们不仅能锻炼身体,也能保护我们的环境.

Traffic safety, it is people life should pay attention to one thing, otherwise, will cause a lot of consequences, light, disability, or dead. Traffic accident is a very powerful time bomb, was careless, will explode, blown family broken, Fried popular American jails.

Not to say that cant avoid the traffic accident. As long as everyone do not run a red light, no crossing guardrails, speeding... And so on. Do these also can avoid a lot of traffic accidents.

Walk back out at ordinary times, I can see many such examples. Some people in order to quickly on to the bus, dont go zebra crossing, inclined wearing the road; Some learn from comrade liu, willy-nilly, also dont see warnings on the guardrail, straight leap barriers, car to raglan from their side, very dangerous, and the driver in order to catch time, gas exploded, left a turn, turn a turn, make the car and the pirate ship is no difference, the most easily lead to overturn. Dont think we can once again is the Monkey King was dead and alive.

Once, when I passed by the square, suddenly heard a scream behind them. I look back "..." Along with the sharp brakes, a van had stopped in front of a little girl fell down, at the same time a large group of people to come to there, I also in the past. See the girl in shock, his face with white, after a long time, only to cry loudly. The bloody hands really let a person love dearly. Thanks to that girl doesnt matter. This is the consequences of not obey the traffic rules.

According to statistics, the world each year about 1.27 million people died in traffic accidents, isnt that enough? For traffic safety, the minor matter, is not to do.

All in all, an example of this. Life only have once, hope you can have a good protection! Hope everyone should pay attention to traffic safety, safe travel. Life only have once, dont cry because it is a little bit of time and lost their lives! Safety is more important than mount tai.

交通安全，是人们生活中都要注意的一件事情，不然，会造成很大的后果，轻则残疾，重则命丧黄泉。交通事故也是一颗威力十足的定时炸弹，一时大意，就会引爆，炸得家庭破损，炸得人心悲苦。

交通事故不是说避免不了的。只要人人做到不闯红灯，不翻越护栏，不超速……等等。做到这些也是能避免不少的交通事故。

平时，我走出去就能看到许多这种事例。有的人为了快速上到公交车，不走斑马线，斜穿马路;有的向刘翔同志学习，不管三七二十一，也不看护栏上的警示语，直飞跃护栏，汽车从他们身边插肩而过，十分危险，还有的司机为了赶时间，油门都踩爆了，左转一转，有转一转，把车弄得和海盗船毫无区别，这最容易导致翻车。不能以为我们人是孙悟空死了又可以再一次复活。

有一次，我路过广场时，猛然听到身后一片尖叫。我向后看去“支……”随着刺耳的刹车声，一辆面包车已经停在了一个摔倒的小女孩面前，同时一大群人向那边涌去，我也挤过去。只见那女孩惊魂未定，脸色掺白，过了好一会儿，才大声哭起来。那血肉模糊的手脚真让人心疼。那位女孩幸亏没什么大碍。这就是不遵守交通规则的后果。

据统计，全球大约每年有127万人是死于交通安全事故，难道这还不够吗?交通安全，小事为多，只怕不做。

总之，这样的例子数不胜数。生命只有一次，希望你能好好保护!希望大家要注意交通安全，安全出行。生命只有一次，不要因为一点点时间而失去生命!安全重于泰山!

我们要保护野生动物、爱护树木……

We should protect the wild animal, love trees...

今天，我正在里院子和娇娇、苗苗玩吊床，突然，一阵冷风扑面而来，把我们三个冻得直哆嗦，回头一看，一棵新载的小树苗被风给吹歪了，我跑过去一看，小树苗幸亏没死，这时候苗苗和娇娇过来了，苗苗拽着我的手说：“赶紧玩吊床吧!”娇娇说：“人家正在把小树苗扶起来。”苗苗拽着我的手把我拉到吊床上，娇娇往小树苗这面拽。我就说：“我把小树苗扶起来在玩吊床吧”，大家都同意了。于是我们把小树苗重新栽了起来。

Today, I was in the yard, Miao Miao and Jiao Jiao play a hammock, suddenly, a gust of wind blowing, the three of us shivered, a look back, a new set of saplings is blown askew, I went over to look, but not dead saplings, while Miao Miao and Jiao Jiao here, Miao Miao grabbed my hand and said: "to play a hammock!" Jiao Jiao said: "people are small trees up." Miao Miao grabbed my hand and pulled me into the hammock, Jiao Jiao to the pull saplings. I said: "I put the young trees in the hammock, play up", you agree. Then we put the young trees to plant.

干完之后，我们才高高兴兴的去玩吊床去了。保护环境，人人有责。

After the job, were happy to play to the hammock. Protect environment, everyones responsibility.

有一次，星期天的时候，我们老师组织了一次男女生篮球大赛。

One time, on Sunday, our teacher organized a boys and girls basketball contest.

我们分为两队，男生叫做猛龙队，女生叫做飞凤队。 比赛开始了，老师一发球，我们对队的得分王，便夺得了篮球直接投了三分球，那个球在空中划过了一条美丽的弧线，最惊险的是另一幕。我们队的中锋正准备传球，谁知被女生抢走了。于是，把球抢回来的重任交给了我。正当那个女生准备传球时，我瞄准一扑，把球拦了下来，并把球投了进去，得了2分。

We divided into two teams, the boys called raptors, the girls called the Phoenix team. The beginning of the game, the teacher serves, we on the team in scoring, he won the basketball directly into three ball, the ball in the air across a beautiful arc, the most dangerous is another scene. Our teams center is preparing to pass, who knows the girl away. So, getting the ball back with a burden to me. When the girl to pass, I aimed at the ball, stopped, and throw the ball in, got 2 points.

从那以后，我就喜欢上了篮球。

Since then, I fell in love with the basketball.

我真怀念童年呀!

I really miss myChildhood!

In life, in school, if you dont have friends, what would you do? Change is me, I will feel life is very boring, not happy at all.

In school, if you have a good friend says, without a pen, a friend will lend it to you, no book friend will lend you, friends will play with you, by the time class is over have wont do topic, friends will teach you, have something sad, friends will comfort you. If you dont have friends, forget to bring something, no one to lend you, farewell is next class, can only be a person sitting next to look at it very happy to play with friends, this kind of mood is how uncomfortable! Without a friend, your life will be dull and boring.

Without a friend, when you are a person at home, finished my homework, you is how lonely, maybe you can only at home watching TV, but TV cant talk with you again, then how much do you need a bosom friend! Friendship is very precious. Friendship is the direction of the soul, friendship is sincere friend, friendship is the glow in the dark, friendship like a candle in the dark, they like the way forward.

在生活中，在学校里，如果你没有朋友，你会怎样?换做是我，我就会觉得生活非常无味，没有一点儿快乐。

在学校，如果你有好朋友的说，没有带笔，朋友会借给你，没有本子朋友会借给你，下课时，朋友会跟你玩，有不会做的题，朋友会教你，有伤心的事，朋友会安慰你。如果你没有朋友，忘了带东西，没人借给你，告别是下课时，只能一个人坐在旁边看着别人非常开心的跟朋友玩，这种心情是多么的难受啊!没有朋友，你的生活会单调、乏味。

没有朋友，当你一个人在家时，做完作业，你是多么的孤独，也许你只能在家里看电视，但电视又不能跟你谈心，这时你是多么需要一个知心朋友啊!友情是非常珍贵的。友情是灵魂的方向，友情是诚信的良友，友情是黑暗中的光芒，友情如黑暗里的一根蜡烛，照说宛们前进的道路。

My hometown is Xiamen. I was born there twelve years ago. Now I live in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province. Xiamen is a beautiful city that many people visit there. The whole city is clean and tidy. I lived in downtown. It’s near to the port, where is the busiest place, because thousands of people go to the Gulangyu. Gulanyu is a small island. There are many distinctive buildings and paths there. You may get lost in so many paths, but you don’t have to worry. And every path has its own beautiful scenery. I love my beautiful hometown.

我的家乡是厦门，十二年前我出生在那里。我现在住在福建省的首府福州市。厦门是一个很漂亮的城市，每年都有很多游客到这里旅游。整个城市都很干净整洁。过去，我就住在厦门市里，离码头很近。码头是最繁忙的地方，因为每天都有成千上万的人从那里去鼓浪屿。鼓浪屿是一个小岛，岛上有许多特色建筑和小道。行走其中，你可能会迷路，但是不必担心，每一条小道都有独特的美丽景色。我爱我美丽的家乡。

我的英语老师中等个子，不胖也不瘦，她长着一双明亮的大眼睛，好像会说话似的。当你做了不应该做的事时，她就会用责备的眼神盯你好一会，知道你低下头来承认错误为止；当你做了令她高兴的好事时，她便用含笑的眼睛足足看你两分钟，好像是在欣赏一件什么宝贝似的。

她对我们的学习，要求很严厉：课文要背熟，句子要会写，单词要记牢。有一次，有位同学单词不过关，老师让他练会，可是他直到放学也没练。于是放学后老师就陪着他练，知道练会为止。就这样不是我们班的每一个同学成绩落后。

一次，英语老师布置了一个非常非常多的作业：M1—M10的单词一词8个，放学前必交！而当时已是第六节课！同学们赶紧奋笔疾书，写啊——为了节省时间，同学们看了一眼单词后，默记下来，然后快速地写八遍。终于，大家都交上了作业。这时大家发现：默写的单词都记下来了！原来这是老师让我们背住单词的方法！

可有时，他还会闹出一些小笑话。有一次，老师给我们讲练习册，本来是要讲第一单元和第二单元的，可是她刚讲完第一单元就把练习册给收了。同学们七嘴八舌地说：“老师，第二单元还没讲呢！”“对呀！”“对呀！”老师这才恍然大悟：“快！快把练习册传下去！”我们都笑个不停。

这就是我们的英语老师，有可亲又可敬。

In China, there are four seasons in a year, spring, summer, autumn and winter. Summer is hot and winter is cold. Spring and autumn are comfortable. Spring lasts from March to May. Summers goes from June to August. From September to November is autumn. At last is winter, from December to February. Among the four seasons in a year, I like winter most.

中国一年又四个季节，春、夏、秋、冬。夏天很热，冬天很冷，春天和秋天最舒适。春天从三月开始，持续到五月。夏天是从六月到八月。九月到十一月是秋天。最后是冬天，从十二月到二月。这四个季节当中，我最喜欢的是冬天。

Hello. Im Timmy. I like to eat eggs ang milk for breakfast. I often eat my breakfast at home. It starts the day .

I often have lunch at school. For lunch, I often eat rice and meat. It can give me energy.

For supper. I often have vegetables and apples. They are good for health.I after supper within grandparents at home.

你好。我是蒂米。我早餐喜欢吃鸡蛋和牛奶。我经常在家吃早饭。开始这一天。

我经常在学校吃午餐。吃午饭,我通常吃米饭和肉。它能给我能量。我的饮食习惯

吃晚饭。我经常有蔬菜和苹果。它们对健康有益。我在爷爷奶奶家里吃晚饭。

Penfriend

I have a penfriend. His name is Lee. He is a eleven years old American boy. We haven’t seen each other, but we have exchanged our photoes. He is handsome. From his letters ,I know that he is good at maths and bad at PE. He likes music. He often sing at home before his family. He lives a happy life. I like him. Trough him, I can learn more information about the foreign country.

我有一个笔友。他的名字是李。他是一个十一岁的美国男孩。我们还没有见过对方，但我们交换了我们的照片。他很英俊的。从他的信中，我知道他数学学得很好但是不擅长体育。他喜欢音乐。他经常在家人面前唱歌。他过得很幸福我喜欢他。通过他，我可以了解到更多外国的信息。

I went hiking to a mountain with my friends last summer. It was a good trip at the beginning but something unexpected happened on the half way. One of my friends suddenly felt a terrible pain in his stomach and he couldnt move any further. Nobody knew what to do. One girl tried to call her mum with her mobile phone but there was no signal in the mountain area. Luckily we brought a tent with us. We put it up and let him rest in it. He took some medicine. Then he drank some water, and ate some food. After a while, he felt much better and we walked on. We all enjoyed ourselves on the top of the mountain.

四季，非常美丽。像一位神奇的魔术师，在四季上做了手脚，让四季五彩斑斓。

春天，是一个万物复苏的季节。她像一位亭亭玉立的少女，很漂亮，也很忧伤。总是哭着到天空爷爷那儿告状。让白云叔叔那下一场雨，平息“民愤”

夏天，是一个晴空万里的季节。他像一个有活力的男孩，不惧炎热。

秋天，是一个丰收的季节。用她那轻飘的衣袖，退去夏天的炎热。却捧起沉甸甸的果实献给人们。

冬天，是一个白雪皑皑的季节。像一个魔术师，帮炽热的大地穿上白色的裙子。

四季真是五彩斑斓啊！

[五年级作文：四季诗歌

I have a friend,she is beautiful and cute.Her name is Jie yi Ting,Her ENGLISH name is Angle.She is ten years old.She has long hair ,small mouth,big eyes and small nose.

She has many hobbies,they are dancing,singing,playing the piano and draw picture.Her favourite food is cake and bread,her favourite fruit is apple and grape.She favourite subject is English and art,she can draw nice picture.

We are good friends.I like she.Do you like she?

Spring, the earth recover fresh and green, flower, like a fragile little princess, they sometimes zhankai flowers, some bud.

Summer, sun in the sky, the schoolmates have playing basketball on the playground, some under the tree games, some are playing badminton, badminton suddenly ran to the side, rushed to the other side, make a person dazzling, the others are playing football...

Autumn, the whole campus turned golden ocean, leaves flying in the campus, grass and floret leaves are turning yellow, students also gradually thick clothes, class, the whole campus appear more quiet, can only hear the wind blow of voice and catchy DouShuSheng.

Winter, winter grandpa quietly come, we would have put on the cotton-padded jacket, wear a hat. The grass is put on the rope do cotton-padded jacket, grass and floret didnt also prepared winter grandpas preparation, so "cold". This is our eyes of the four seasons.

看尽人间繁华，我悄然走过四季，才发现，原来，这就是人生……

春天的花，夏天的阳，秋天的风，冬日的雪，这些都蕴含着人生的哲理，我燃起了心中的灯火，悄悄地在四季里寻觅。

南飞的燕儿北归，去年的老巢新筑。在绵绵的细雨中，有从柳梢传来的鸟鸣，有弥漫在泥土里的芳香，有来自屋檐下的对话，有流淌在溪水里的暖意，这些仿佛都暗示着春天的到来。然而，人生有多少个春天?或许归来的燕子知道答案。倘若一味的追寻安逸，人生也许就不会有春暖花开吧。

小荷才露尖尖角，早有蜻蜓立上头。骄阳下，农民顶着烈日，汗流浃背;池塘里，青蛙一阵乱鸣，别有一番风味;天空中，飞禽都藏匿在树荫底下，万里无云，只留骄阳;累了的农民坐在大树底下乘凉，有孩子送来的凉开水……人生有几个夏日可以浪费?或许渴了得自己倒水吧!

停车坐爱枫林晚，霜叶红于二月花，秋风吹过，送来阵阵的凉意，无意间却吹落了片片落叶，叶子落下，为人们铺成地毯，任人踩得沙沙作响。人生中，会遇到多少落叶?恐怕只有经历才会深有体会。

雪落枝头花儿谢，却留树枝一人孤。纷纷扬扬的大雪飘落，压完了枝腰，所有的话都谢了，可是唯有梅花依然傲然挺立，不畏严寒，真是因为梅花的独放才显得别具一格。或许人生路上也曾下过大雪，何不也做个像梅花一样的谦谦君子。

人生，不就是要经历风雨才见彩虹吗/?春日的花带来愉悦，夏日的阳带来考验，秋日的风带来安慰，冬日的雪带来挑战。

四季——人生本来就短暂，为何不好好珍惜春、夏、秋、冬呢?

If you ask me what is the most precious, I would say that it’sTime. Time

is something once lost, you could never have again. Therefore, we should cherish

it and spend it in meaningful things. However, many people do too many

meaningless things to kill their time, such as playing computer, watching TV, or

gossiping. When you do these things, the time has long been unwittingly flowed

away. In my opinion, the best way to make full use of time is planning your time

rationally and sticking the plan firmly. Spending more time on something

significant not only will make your life fulfilling, but also will give you a

sense of accomplishment. Instead, killing your time with meaningless things

would bring you depression even despair. Remember that those who abandon time

will be also abandoned by time.

在许多人眼中，春是妖娆，夏是热情，秋是忧伤，冬是冷酷。而我呢，和别人有着不一样的想法：我眼中，一年四季都是希望。

“春种一粒粟，秋收万颗子。”显然，春之希望是播种，农民伯伯种下希望的种子，春姑娘抱起绿琴，弹奏出一首和谐的“绿之曲”，春雨下了起来，“沙沙沙——”浇灌着田野，浇灌着秧苗，让它们快快长大。小朋友们也欢快起来，扔下棉袄，下楼欢快一阵子，可不是嘛！在屋子里憋了一冬天，出来舒活舒活筋骨，“一年之计在于春”，不错的，春的颜色是嫩绿，春天希望夏天快来。

“夏天到了！”火热的太阳蔚蓝的天，蓝色的裙子白色的衫。夏之希望是浇灌。农民伯伯为秧苗施肥，除草，夏姑娘拿出红笛，吹出夏的热情欢歌，鸟儿们伴随着歌声叽叽喳喳，形态各异的云在天上飘动。老人们也出来散步，这晴朗的天气，不出屋在家里干啥呢？甜甜的西瓜，酸酸的葡萄，小朋友们在泳池打水仗，别有一番风趣。小姑娘们换上心爱的裙子，戴上太阳帽，穿双凉鞋，好不漂亮！夏的颜色是火红，夏天希望秋天快来。

“丰收喽！丰收喽！”农民伯伯脸上挂满了笑容，稻子是金黄的，玉米是金黄的。秋天是一个瓜果飘香的季节。秋之希望是收获。秋姑娘取出金筝，弹出金黄色的歌调。秋天，落叶才是最欢快的，像红蝴蝶，从树上掉下来，又像黄蜻蜓，扇动着翅膀，落在地下。拾几片好看的回家做张叶画，做个标本，珍藏起来，也是不错的装饰品。秋的颜色是金黄，秋天希望冬天快来。

雪莱说过：“冬天已经到了，春天还会远吗？”不错的，冬天无声地来了，冬之希望是酝酿。冬姑娘拿出白萧，吹出一曲冬日赞歌。树枝上挂满了雪，原本光秃秃的树穿上了白毛衣。小朋友们都急急忙忙跑下楼，打雪仗，堆雪人，坐在雪地里吃冰糖葫芦，别提多高兴了！冬天，雪是白茫茫的，你看，房顶，屋檐都是白色的，在雪的照顾下，秧苗会更加丰满。冬酝酿着明年春天的播种，夏天的浇灌与秋天的收获。冬的颜色是雪白，冬天希望春天快来。

我眼中的一年四季是这样的：春是播种，是嫩绿；夏是浇灌，是火红；秋是收获，是金黄；冬是酝酿，是雪白。一年四季都是美好的，生机勃勃的。这就是我眼中的一年四季，你呢？

[我眼中的一年四季五年级作文

Spring Spring, reviving everything. Gently twist the spring a beautiful posture, to wake up sleeping in the underground life. In the branches, it is already bursting out with a beautiful life, they are trying to grow with, it seems that the only way to return the land nourished, they grow with and happy to grow with, and strive to make their own blooming the most beautiful colors. Qingqing lake, Yang Liu Yiyi.

Thin thick willow shoots open, gently cage corner to bixi live, semi-curved springs, luring countless butterflies attracted countless bees, confused the hundreds of thousands of hiding behind the fragile soul in the text. They enjoy the bloom, for the sole reward that nourish their land and wake-up to their spring. Spring breeze woke up everything, but also blow the return of their awake heart. That heart, in the flower-decked in the bud gradually.

春天 春天，万物复苏。轻轻捻一个美丽的春天的姿态，唤醒了沉睡在地下生活。 在分支机构，它已经充满了美好生活的时候，他们正试图一起成长，这似乎是唯一的方法返回的土地滋养他们成长的快乐与成长，努力作出自己的开花最美丽的颜色。

青青湖，杨刘一蛾。薄膜厚柳树芽开放，轻轻笼住的角落，碧溪，半弯曲弹簧，吸引无数的蝴蝶，吸引了无数的蜜蜂，混淆了文字背后的脆弱的灵魂藏匿数以十万计。他们享受的绽放，为唯一的报酬滋养他们的土地和唤醒他们的春天。 春风唤醒了一切，但也打击了他们清醒的心回报。这心，在繁花似锦的逐步在萌芽状态。

中华人民共和国的成立，使劳动人民登上了历史舞台，劳动者成为了国家的主人。中国工人第一次走上街头，大规模纪念“五一 ”国际劳动节是在1920年。新中国成立后，中央人民政府政务院于1949年12月将5月1日定为法定的劳动节。

The establishment of the peoples Republic of China, the labouring people boarded the stage of history, workers become the masters of the country. The first China workers took to the streets, large-scale Memorial "five one" International Labor Day is on 1920. After the founding of new Chinese, the Central Peoples Government in 1949 December to May 1st as a statutory labor day.

新中国成立50多年来，在不同时期涌现出千千万万劳动模范，他们是广大劳动者的杰出代表。1989年后，国务院基本上每5年表彰一次全国劳动模范和先进工作者，每次表彰3000人左右。无论是时传祥、王进喜、张秉贵等老一代劳动模范，还是蒋筑英、包起帆、李素丽、徐虎、王启民、许振超 、李斌等新一代劳动模范，他们以自己的实际行动，铸就了爱岗敬业、争创一流、艰苦奋斗、勇于创新、淡泊名利、甘于奉献的伟大劳模精神，成为我们民族宝贵的精神财富，成为伟大民族精神的重要组成部分。

More than 50 years since the founding of new China, the emergence of thousands on thousands of labor models in different periods, they are outstanding representatives of the majority of workers. After 1989, the State Council basically once every 5 years in recognition of the national model workers and advanced workers, about 3000 people each in recognition. Whether it is Shi Chuanxiang, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Binggui and other older generation of labor model, or Jiang Zhuying, Bao Qifan, Li Suli, Xu, Wang Qimin, Xu Zhenchao, tiger Li Bin, a new generation of labor model, with their own practical action, created the dedication, striving for excellence, hard work, innovation, dedication, fame and fortune. The great spirit of model workers, become a valuable spiritual wealth of our nation, has become an important part of the great national spirit.