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暑假到了,但是暑假要干什么呢?觉得是想做一些不同的事情,但是不知道从哪里开始,又从哪里结束……以下是小编整理的小学英语我的暑假作文,欢迎阅读分享。

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关于秋天英语作文小学

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As for me, I have a special emotion to autumn. Autumn always gives me a

kind of feeling which can make me forget sorrow. Every time when autumn comes, I

am always glad to feel the beautiful season. I can enjoy myself in this great

season.

I like the wind of autumn. It is cool and comfortable. When the wind kisses

my face, I will close my eyes and smile. I know that wind brings me the breath

of autumn. She lets me understand that autumn is full of happiness. I can smell

and taste autumn everywhere. The view of the autumn will give me a huge

enjoyment. As for me, the wind in autumn is the best present. I am deeply

attracted by the autumn wind. This taste of autumn is delicious.

I also love autumn colors. The leaves will turn yellow in autumn. This kind

of yellow represents hope and maturity. When I see these yellow leaves, I will

think that they still enter into the soil and will give the tree adequate

nutrition. Thus, they never leave the tree. I am moved by this sentiment. This

phenomenon gives me many thoughts about human society. I believe that our

society will have a better development if we realize that we should have a

grateful heart. Autumn colors are so magical for me. They let me have bigger

imagination space to think over life. I know this taste of autumn is sweet.

I really appreciate autumn quality. In my eyes, autumn is just a mature

person. And her love requires no return. In this season, when I walk on the way,

I can feel her sincerity and her firmness. Although she can’t speak one word, I

can learn something from her. This taste of autumn is pregnant and

attractive.

Autumn is my favorite season and I will go on to feel autumn. Autumn also

makes me have a deeper understanding of cherishing everything that I have

now.

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篇1:暑假给中小学生家长的一封信

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亲爱的家长朋友,您好!

暑假即将来临,为了让孩子们度过一个安全有意义的假期,我们诚挚地希望您积极配合学校,认真履行监护人的职责,教育、督促子女在参加活动时注意安全防范。

教育子女要注意游泳安全。夏季是溺水事故多发季节,要特别加强对子女的游泳安全教育,向子女讲清楚私自外出游泳的危险性及可能导致的严重后果。同时要对子女进行游泳遇险时的自救、逃生常识以及施救和报警方式的教育,确保孩子生命安全。家长带子女外出游泳时,要到正规安全的游泳场所游泳,不要在江、河、湖、海、溪流、水库、水潭、水坑等不明水域游泳。教育子女自觉遵守学校关于游泳安全方面所做的规定,不私自或擅自结伴外出游泳或到水边游玩,如发现有同学私自外出游泳或到水边游玩,要制止,并及时向家长或老师报告,严防溺水事故发生。

教育子女注意外出活动安全。假日期间学生外出郊游等活动,要有家长带领,切实注意游玩安全,不要随便与陌生人外出游玩,不到安全无保障的危险地域游玩。家长对子女外出要做到知去向、知活动内容、知同伴、知归时,如发现有异常情况,应立即采取相应补救措施。

教育子女注意交通安全。要教育子女增强交通安全意识,出行要自觉遵守交通规则,不要在马路上游玩嬉戏,过马路不闯红灯,不跨越道路隔离护栏,过交叉路口要注意过往车辆,靠右行走;中小学生禁止骑电动自行车,十二周岁以下学生不骑自行车,十二周岁以上学生骑自行车不违规带人;不乘坐无证照、违章超载的车辆、轮船等交通工具,避免发生交通事故。

督促子女生活中注意保护好自己。注意饮食卫生,注意用电、使用煤气、防火安全等。

教育子女注意网络安全。谨防网络诈骗,不上网与陌生人聊天,不单独与网上认识的人会面,不轻网络中奖、购物等“网络陷阱”,不浏览不合法、不健康的网站。控制上网时间,不要沉迷于网络游戏,自觉抵制网络色情和暴力危害。

教育子女遵守有关规定。不进“三厅两室两吧”等娱乐场所,远离毒品,不赌博,不酗酒等。

以上要求,希望得到你们的积极配合,把暑假期间孩子安全工作落到实处,确保孩子健康成长!

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篇2:假期旅游计划小学英语作文

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in this winter break,i have a plan to travel to reason i planned to travel to japan is because i saw many interesting facts about japan in the internet; like there are a lot of new technology there,the fuji mountain there,or japan disney land , i really like there i were to go there,i would make my agenda like this:first,go to tokyo to shop in malls,and go to disney land; then,go to osaka to go to spa,and shop in anime stores; finally,i would like to go to hokkaido to go skiing,and enjoy the i could have a good trip!

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篇3:关于理想英语作文小学

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As is known to us all, teachers play an important role in our process of

growing up. As far as I am concerned, an ideal teacher should be responsible,

impartial and wise.

First of all, a qualified teacher should be responsible. For one thing, he

should try his best to make his class interesting and try to understand what his

students need. For another, he needs to keep enthusiastic with his job of spread

knowledge all the time and act as an example for others everywhere he goes

to.

Second, be impartial is another requirement. As a teacher, he should not

divide students into good ones and bad ones since each student has unique

characteristic and value. Therefore, no matter what kind of students he

encounters, he should treat them impartially, without any bias.

Finally, my ideal teacher is one who does not only teach students his

specialized knowledge but also can give students some guidance about life and

about how to act as human beings. This guidance has a great effect on students’

outlook on life and sense of worth.

To sum up, an ideal teacher should not only pay attention to the

achievements his students get, but also put emphasis on developing students’

correct views on life and sense of worth.

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篇4:小学简单英语一封信

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May 16, 2003

Dear Mr. Blake,

Thank you for informing us your new house address. It is fantastic that you have at last a house of your own, which, as explained, is located in a sea site city. I can imaginer that you are now enjoying your life and work, and you can entertain yourselves in such a big house.

When I told the news to Peter Li, James Wang and Nancy Zhang, the girl who always wears a long hair, and went to Beijing with us last year, they all wish you to send us some pictures of your new house. We hope that when we go on errand in America next year, we can pay a visit to your family. Then we are sure to have a nice gathering.

This morning, Peter and I went to an art gallery to pick up an oil painting with a beauty spot of China’s southern part as a token of our hearty congratulations. We hope it can add up to your decorations wherever you like, and we also wish you will like it.

Yours sincerely,

William Fang

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篇5:小学生暑假的日记

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暑假里的一天,炎热非常,我和爸爸到景山游泳池游泳。

我们把衣服换上游泳衣后,就赶紧跳进游泳池。爸爸叫我先学憋气,然后给我演示了一遍。爸爸鼓着腮帮子,沉到水底,我在岸上数1,2,3……当我数到30的时候,爸爸就从水底浮出头来。爸爸说:“明白了吗?”我说:“明白。”我吸了一口气,用手捏住鼻子,鼓着腮帮子,沉入水底。爸爸岸上数1,2,3……当爸爸数到7的时候,我就从水底浮了出来。爸爸看到我说:“不错!继续练习!”我一直练习,过了一会儿,我的憋气时间从7到了10。当我又浮起来时,爸爸高兴地说:“你可以开始学游泳了。”搂着,爸爸抓住我的手,让我浮在水面上浮着,刚开始我不敢游,在爸爸的几番鼓励之下,我终于试了一次。我整个身体浮在水面上,像在天空飞一样。爸爸抓着我的手,我的脚拼命打着水,像发动机一样砰砰砰的响。

就这样,我慢慢地学会了游两下,我欣喜若狂,在水中欢呼着、狂叫着,旁若无人。

这个暑假,我不仅学会了游泳,还感受到了游泳带来的乐趣。

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篇6:小学英语圣诞节

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December 25, Christmas day, is a foreigners New Year.

But I also had a happy Christmas, and my mother bought me a toy that I had been thinking about for a long time, a remote control plane. I was stunned when I received the gift. Because my mother had never promised to buy me before, it may be that I have done my homework these days to be more conscious, and I am very happy.

12月25日,是圣诞节,是外国人的新年。

但是我也过了快乐的圣诞节,妈妈给我买了我想了很久的玩具,一架遥控飞机。我收到礼物的时候,我都愣住了。因为妈妈以前从来都没有答应过给我买,可能是我这几天做作业比较自觉,才奖励我的,我开心极了。

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篇7:小学的暑假日记300字

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今天,我帮妈妈做家务。

首先,我帮妈妈把虾壳剥干净,我和虾大战三百回合,终于把虾壳都KO了!虽然把手指‘英勇牺牲’了,但是,今晚我会让这些臭虾都从这个世界上永远消失!(吃了)

然后我又帮妈妈洗菜。在我‘高超’的技术下,菜叶不是断了,就是烂了,总之没一片是好的,就连垃圾也掉进去了。奖励是有,一顿板子!我再也不洗菜了!

洗菜没成功,买面总行吧?我又接到任务,那就是去买面。我立刻拿着五块钱,如脱缰野马,直奔下楼,穿过马路,直接‘杀’进面店(买面的地方),大叫:“老板娘,我要五包面!”老板娘立刻给了我五包面。这次还好,没有板子。

做家务真是太开心了!(洗菜除外)

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篇8:2024年小学生暑假生活周记

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谁是谁生命中的过客,谁是谁生命的转轮,前世的尘,今世的风,无穷无尽的哀伤的精魂。

我回过头去看自己成长的道路,一天一天地观望,我站在路边上,双手插在风衣的兜里有无数的人群从我身边面无表情地走过,偶尔有人停下来对我微笑,灿若桃花。我知道这些停留下来的人终究会成为我生命中的温暖,看到他们,我会想起不离不弃。

这个城市没有草长莺飞的传说,它永远活在现实里面,快速的鼓点,匆忙的身影,麻木的眼神,虚假的笑容,而我正在被同化。那些我们以为永远不会忘记的事情,就在我们念念不忘的过程里,被我们忘记了什么叫快乐?就是掩饰自己的悲伤对每个人微笑。离去,让事情变得简单,人们变得善良,像个孩子一样,我们重新开始。我不喜欢说话却每天说最多的话,我不喜欢笑却总笑个不停,身边的每个人都说我的生活好快乐,于是我也就认为自己真的快乐。可是为什么我会在一大群朋友中突然地就沉默,为什么在人群中看到个相似的背影就难过,看见秋天树木疯狂地掉叶子我就忘记了说话,看见天色渐晚路上暖黄色的灯火就忘记了自己原来的方向。。。。青春是一道明媚的忧伤~~~~我没哭,可是眼泪流下来了~~~

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篇9:我的暑假生活小学作文

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一晃两个月的暑假生活就要结束了,在这个假期里我的生活可以说是多姿多彩,没有遗憾。

在七月份的时候,因为我报了几个课外班,所以比较紧张,每周的一、三、五、六、七的上午我要上街舞课,二、四、六的下午要上英语课,周六、周日上午要上数学课,周六是最忙的一天,因为一天都有课。我经常写作业写到很晚,有一次因为作业太多,压力太大,我还哭了,但是爸爸鼓励了我,我又坚持了下去。

到八月份的时候,英语和街舞课放假了,我的任务一下少了许多,于是爸爸带着我去长岛玩了一趟,尽管在玩时有许多不如意的地方,但我还是满意,因为我第一次坐了卧铺大巴,让我感到非常新鲜。回来之后不久,妈妈要去洛阳开会一星期,我和爸爸过着没人“管”的生活,也让我感到兴奋,妈妈回来的前一天,打电话让爸爸带着我过去玩,困为房间只有她一人,所以我还在洛阳的宾馆住了一晚,知道了晚上的洛阳市有多热闹,并且还看了最近热播的3D电影“环太平洋”,这一切都让我兴奋又快乐。

这就是我的暑假生活,有紧张的像上学,有放松的像神仙是不是很充实呢?

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篇10:小学生五年级的暑假日记

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暑假生活中我兴的事情是去国色天香游乐场玩,因为有邓阿姨、梅阿姨、哥哥、静静姐姐和我的妈妈一起陪伴着我。

妈妈买了门票,我们依次检票进入游乐场。

首先我们来到了水上游泳池,哥哥第一个走上了滑梯,从上面冲了下来,顿时水花四溅,一些水花飞到了我的脸上,我们开心极了。姐姐是第二个走上滑梯的,从上面冲了下来时,姐姐突然哭了,因为她眼睛进水了,我急忙去安慰她。我是最后一个上去的,从上面冲下来的一瞬间很刺激,感觉自己非常地勇敢。

我们又来到了水帘洞,可惜好多项目都是大人玩的。但是最有趣的是大桶倒水,水倒下来时把我们淋成了落汤鸡。

最后我们来到了冲浪岛,我们穿上了救生衣跳进了水里,人多得像下饺子一样。我们游到了成人区,浪太大了让我吃了几口水,于是我和妈妈又游到了儿童区,当浪涌过来时,妈妈教我要背对浪潮身体要住上跳这样就不会吃到水。我按照她教我们方法试了一次,果然不会被水呛着。

玩累了我们依依不舍的离开了,在游乐场让我度过了快乐的暑假生活。

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篇11:闹元宵英语作文小学80字

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Usually, the Valentine’s Day has no connection with the traditional Chinese

festival, but this year, the Lantern festival falls on the same day with the

lovers’ day. Well, some young will face a dilemma,especially for those who

doesn’t get married. Should they spend the day with their families or their hot

lovers? That’s a question. I’ve got a key that can solve this problem.

Family comes first of course. You should wake up a little earlier in the

morning, and help your mother in the kitchen. On the Lantern Festival, making

rice balls and dumplings are the traditional activities. Having a reunion dinner

with the whole family is also very important, so you need to show up and stay

with your family for the whole morning. Spend some time with your family. Keep

them company and make them happy. In the afternoon, there are maybe not so busy,

you can plan for the Valentine’s Day with your girlfriend or boyfriend, you can

have some snacks in 4p.m, and tell your parents you will hang out with your

friends at night and not having supper at home tonight. They would be

understood. Then you can take your girlfriend or boyfriend to a nice restaurant

and see the latest movie after dinner. Do not forget to present the gift you

prepare for your lover. Make your lover happy, too.

I think everybody should find a balance between family love and lover’s

love. If I can only choose one, I will choose family love over the other.

Because I know my family never leaves me and my parents are aging. How many days

can I still be with them? So I really appreciate the days that I can still be

with them. I know you will do the same just like me.

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篇12:小学二年级暑假日记

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暑假开始之期,就是我在一个月里太阳村的生活,这里边藏着很多乐趣。

太阳村是暑假班,还是在自己学校里报的班,我报的是奥数棋类大班,在这一个月里有老师辅导作业,也有老师给我们讲题,也有老师带我们出去郊游、玩耍、游泳,还有老师教我们打篮球,下午还有加点,每一天都过得非常充实,非常快乐,一个月里自己的暑假作业做完了,也学到了许多知识,夜晚的非常快乐,现在只余下少量暑假作业,两三天就能把他做完,我喜欢太阳村。

上完太阳村后我在卢氏夜晚了很多天,有跟自己的表弟一块玩电脑,跟自己的表弟一起吃喝玩乐,给表弟说作业,在这些天我和我的表弟都玩得很自在。

时间就像流水一般似的过去,一个暑假就快要过去了,我恋恋不忘着那段暑假里的日子,但是我们还是要去迎接未来,面对未来,共同迎接美好的明天。

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篇13:小学生我的暑假生活日记

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我很想骑自行车,于是就借王月的自行车来骑。妈妈扶我上车,然后跟着我跑了几个来回,就悄悄地放开了手。我一个人不知道骑了多远,到了转弯处我就摔倒了。妈妈几步跑上来扶起我,问我还要不要骑。我说我还要骑。于是妈妈又扶我上车。她跟着我跑了几步,我又一个人骑着跑了。到了转弯处,我又摔倒了,而且是摔到了球场下面的稀泥处。幸好妈妈跑得快,她几步跑上来一把把我提起,好像提一只鸡一样。我倒是没摔着,可是自行车已经摔成了“泥车”。我们把车洗干净后我说我还想骑。妈妈再次扶我上车,并且告诉我:自行车往那边歪,方向就要往哪边转,转弯的时候速度要慢。我边走边记着妈妈的话。嘿,妈妈的方法还真灵,我跑了几圈都没有摔倒。终于学会了骑自行车,我真是太高兴了!

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篇14:我的暑假生活的小学作文

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终于迎来了暑假,今年的夏天特别热,我一步都不想出家门。妈妈说这样可不行,就带我回了乡下爷爷奶奶家。

到了老家,我妈给我报了暑假班,每天都要上课了。我一开始非常不开心,可是一到老家,我就非常喜欢这个地方了。到处都是树木,还有凉风,吹到身上特舒服。在爷爷家不远的田里,都种上了田藕,长满了荷叶,荷花开在里面,别提有多美了!

荷花田前面的有一条小河,小河沟里的水清澈见底,这是我第一次看到这么干净的河,河里的小鱼自由自在的游来游去,可爱级了。

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篇15:小学生英语年级

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My Home

My home is on the first floor. There are two bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room. I’m a child. I have a nice bedroom. In my bedroom, there is bedroom, a closet, an air- conditioner and so on. My closet is green. My bed is blue. I love my bedroom very much.

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放假啦!放假啦!我终于可以打篮球、放风筝、游泳……但是事情并不像想象的那样。当我高高兴兴地跑回家,正要拿起篮往外跑时,传来了一个熟悉的声音:“东升!不许去玩!我已经为你订好了暑假里的计划,快点进来!”我想:唉!打篮球又泡汤了。我只好极不情愿的走进去。

一到房间,妈妈就拉我坐下,说:“这张就是你的暑假计划。”说着,她拿出一张纸,上面写的全是暑假里每天的活动计划。我仔细看了一下,哇!一天到晚都是学习,除了睡觉之外根本没有玩耍的时间了。早上读英语,学数学;每天下午都要先写一篇作文,后预习新学期的数学;晚上跟别人学奥英……不要说做了,光看头就晕了。但是在妈妈的期待的目光下,我无奈地学了起来。

首先读英语,读了半个小时后还要写呢!学完英语,我已经很疲惫了,有气无力地坐在沙发上,妈妈刚好进来,一见到我这样就生气了,说:“快!快!还有奥林匹克数学呢!”我只好遵照命令了。我学了一阵,实在是太累了,无意中就趴在台上睡着了……不知过了多久,妈妈不知不觉已站在我后面,手里端着一碗热腾腾的鸡汤,关切地叫醒我:“宝贝儿子,你这种态度怎能学习好?古代那些学识渊博的人,有哪个不是经过一番艰苦的磨练才成功的?正所谓‘不经一番彻骨寒,怎得梅花扑鼻香’啊!他们头悬梁锥刺股地学习,目的是成为国家栋梁。世上有哪个父母不希望子女成龙成凤的?”

我本想反驳:妈妈,我理解您的心情,但是得给我一点点自由呀!我需要一点属于自己的空间和时间放松放松,这样张弛有度,才能正真地学到知识。只有愉快的心情、充沛的精力,学习的效率才高啊。不能整天压迫我去学呀。但一听到妈妈语重心长、在情在理的话语,看到那充满期待又慈爱有加的目光,话到嘴边又吞了回去。

妈妈啊!您又怎知道,儿子我最需要的是心灵的鸡汤啊!

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篇17:小学低年级暑假日记

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这天风和日丽,我和爸爸去游泳。

爸爸问我:“你会游泳么”“不会”“那我教你吧?”我骄傲地回答说:“不用,游泳有什么难的呢。一看就会。”“那你就试试看吧。”爸爸说还没等爸爸把话说完,我就“扑通”一声跳进了水中。没想到,我一下水,便“咕咚咕咚”地喝了一肚子的水,好不容易喘了口气,当我想摆动双臂向前游动时,却怎么也前进不了。

爸爸走过来对我说:“人啊,就是要虚心,不虚心不行啊。就像你刚才那样,泳没游成,却喝了很多水下肚。”我低着头,红着脸对爸爸说:“那你教我吧。”

爸爸首先给我讲了换气的要领……先把气呼出,再抬头吸气。我照着爸爸说的去做:第一次呛了一大口水,我不泄气,又连着做了三四次,可还是不行,我心灰意冷了。可当我看到爸爸那满怀希望的眼神,我的信心又上来了,我边琢磨边练习,终于,我能接着连换三口气,游出2米多远,那时的我甭提有多高兴了。简直是无法形容。

于是我便接着练习,我可以游得越来越远,最后可以游出十来米远,我得意的说:“爸爸,我们比赛吧。”

“预备,开始。”我一声令下,向终点游去。可爸爸马上超过了我。眼看快过路程的一半了,我急了,想了一个“馊主意”我上了岸,从岸上超过了爸爸。

今天我的收获不是学会了游泳,而是懂得了一个道理:做事要谦虚,不要骄傲。

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篇18:小学五年级暑假日记400字作文

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暑假里的一天,骄阳似火,一丝风也没有。大地热得好象要着火似的。树叶热得无精打采地低着头,只有知了在树上不停地叫着。

爸爸说:“我们去游泳吧!”我一听,兴奋得一蹦三尺高,大声叫着:“好哎!好哎!听说新体育馆刚刚开张,我们就去那儿吧。”我和爸爸顶着炎炎烈日,来到了体育中心。换好游泳衣,我迫不及待地跑到游泳池边,只见池水碧蓝碧蓝的,清澈见底。可我心里却有些害怕,在爸爸再三催促下,套着救生圈,我小心翼翼地走下游泳池,顿时,一股清凉传遍全身,好爽啊!这时,我更加紧张了,我用手紧紧地搂住爸爸的脖子,爸爸鼓励我说:“别害怕,池水只有1米,才到爸爸胸口呢。”爸爸轻轻地把我放下,说:“有救生圈就不会掉下去了!”听了爸爸的话,我再也不觉得害怕了。我用力地踢水,拼命地游着,可还是在原地。爸爸给我做示范,我学着爸爸的样子,双手不停地向后划水,两条腿使劲地向后蹬,果然,慢慢地向前进了几米。经过反复练习,我就能游几个来回了。

爸爸高兴地看着我,语重心长地说:“不管学什么,只要有信心,坚持不懈地练习,一定能学好。”

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篇19:小学生暑假日记通用

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天桥山在市区以东三十七公里处,一天然巨石横跨于山脊,宛如天桥。长约一百八十米,有两个“桥孔”。在天桥山东南五华里,一溶洞分上下两层。修有九神庙、关帝庙,洞内有雕塑及石刻等。大自然的力量真是神奇啊!

终于到了本次旅游的主角——避暑山庄风景区。第一眼看到的是一座博物馆,由正殿和东、西偏殿组成,里面陈列着皇帝穿过的龙袍,还有用过的刀叉箭戟。钟表馆里的钟真是琳琅满目,各式各样。有的钟在大象的背上,有的在老虎的头上,这里面所有的钟全是用真金制造的。瓷器馆里陈列着康熙、乾隆皇帝用的盘子和碗。有一个碗里烧制九只栩栩如生的红蝙蝠,寓意是:“洪福齐天”。

在山庄里随处可见直冲云霄的百年古松,还有普宁寺的千手千眼木佛,山庄里有许多精致的雕刻,至今保存完好。围绕山庄的是湖水,连接湖水的是一座座大小不同精致的罗锅桥,大片的荷花在湖里盛开,像一个个亭亭玉立的少女。

暮色降临,我恋恋不舍的走出了承德避暑山庄。

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篇20:闹元宵英语作文小学80字

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The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually

in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.

This days important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that

Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddhas

body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar

month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to

show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a

grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central

Plains to the whole of China.

Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the

country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets,

attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns

to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. "Guessing lantern riddles"is

an essential part of the Festival.

Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the

lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out

and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will

get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in

the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of

wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.

People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also

called the "Yuanxiao Festival."Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is

small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean

paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling.

Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What’s

more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning

reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the

family.

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern

dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and

beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent

lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks

from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local

governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first

full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing

fireworks and bright moon in the sky.

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