20年后的生活英语作文初二【经典20篇】

Youth is not just a stage of life, but it is also a state of mind. Being

young is so great and also the most cherrish moment in a life, as young men have

more energy and power to move forwards. Once we grow up more, we might lose

enthusiasm to propell our expectation. Nowadays, young men are looking for a job

to work. Work provides money to support our living and meaning of a life.

However, There are some young men who do not work, but the world is not proud of

them. Those who prefer not to work and would rather spend money from inherited

can be seen wandering on the street, speeding on the highway, or gathering as

gangsters. Many of them tend to become drog addicted after they got broke. They

expect good fortune surrounding forever. They don‘t know it is hard to sustain

money for a generation. Fortunately, our education system has influenced on the

majority of young people that we all recognive the importance of having a job.It

is believed that the more we work, and the more opportunitis and treasures will

arrive. Thus, The society will become harmony and peaceful.

life in the city is very different from life in the villages and on the farms. people in large cities are much more careful to respect the privacy of the individual. sometimes this feeling seems to be one of indifference, but it is a convention of city life to curb ones curiosity about the personal affairs of strangers. villagers and farmers are likely to show a great deal of interest in all their neighbors. opportunities for bright young people are greater in the cities and there has been a steady stream of hopeful jobseekers from the villages and farms to the large metropolitan areas.

It is important for everyone to keep good eyesight. But do you know how to protect your eyesight? （重要的是，每个人都保持良好的视力。但是你知道如何保护你的视力？）

First, dont keep your eyes working for a long time. Youd better have a rest by looking in the long distance after you have studied an hour or so. （首先，不要让你的眼睛工作了很长时间。你最好休息一会看我国的远程学习后，您有一个多小时。）

Second, pay attention to the following: Dont read in the sun or in a poor light; dont read in bed or in a moving bus. And when you read you should keep the book away from your eyes for about a foot. （其次，要注意以下几点：不要在阳光下阅读，或在光线不好的，不要在床上阅读或公共汽车在行驶。当你阅读这本书你应该保持你的眼睛远离约一英尺。）

And third, do eye-exercises every day. It will also help you keep good eyesight. （第三，做眼每天练习。它也将帮助你保持良好的视力。）

If you obey the rules above, I think, you may prevent your eyesight from becoming short-sighted.（如果你遵守上述规则，我认为，你可能会阻止你的视力成为短视。）

[保护眼睛初二暑期英语作文

I had a summer holiday from Jule to August.I was very happy ，because I could do many kinds of things.

I went to the beach and I swam in the sea.I called my friend and played with them.I visitde my grandparents and ate much delicious food.But in August，there is a first typhoon.With terrifying fear and my mother bought some food.I was very unhappy，because I could not played out side.

Then I went to the zoo whit my sister.I was very happy.Because I saw a lot of animals.They were very lovable.So I took photos of all animals.I loved the butterfly the best.They were colourful and beautiful.My sister liked it too.

In summer holiday，I went to the places where the sun shines brightly.I went to where the sea is blue too.All students had a happy summer holiday.

[初中英语作文：愉快的暑期生活

“放暑假啦!放暑假啦!”一个学期过去了，今年妈妈答应去外婆家玩，我高兴极了，我想起了去年在外婆家吃饺子的情景，真是怀念啊!

下了车，我直往外婆家奔。外婆住在县城小区里的第三层，我小跑着上楼却一点也不觉得累，还没进门我就高喊着：“外婆!外婆!”

外婆热情地把我迎进家，还洗好了许多水果叫我们吃，。我渴极了，不管三七二十一抓起就吃起来，妈妈叫都叫不祝而我的外婆急忙护着我说：“吃吧!吃吧!本来就买来给我乖外孙吃的，你可不能凶孩子哟”妈妈只好瞪我几眼就放下东西忙开了，帮下厨，帮清扫。爸爸在和外公聊天。外婆知道我爱吃饺子，早早地准备好了饺子皮，并剁好了我最爱的香菇包菜肉馅，外婆虽然年纪大，可是包饺子却非常快，不借助任何工具一盏茶的工夫就包了十多个，我非常佩服她。我曾向外婆学包饺子，可怎么也做不到像外婆那般又快又好。外婆说：“她年轻时生活很穷，家里孩子多，这都是练出来的。”我知道外婆是想告诉我做任何事都是熟能生巧的道理。

下饺子了，饺子在沸水里几十分钟就能好，有汤饺，也有沥干水分的“蒸饺”

。汤饺入口滑嫩，汤汁味道鲜美;“蒸饺”沾着酱油和醋，味道十足。我每次都要吃几大碗，直到肚子撑不下为止。外婆乐呵呵地看着我吃。我问她自己为什么不吃时，她却说：“看着我吃高兴，肚子也觉得饱。”

我很喜欢去外婆家做客，并不是因为我爱吃饺子，而是因为我有一个爱我疼我的外婆。

The earth is only home for human being, and it has now become scarred.

The earth, is to forgive a herd of negative WangYi guy, they are - human beings! Humans throw broken glass bottle at the beach, a few years later found the original waste, was water into color stones! Why? Why? Why? The earth so forgive mankind, human beings cannot pass the earth?

, earth is limited, so we cant think of it like infinite, humans, one day, these deposits are you out in one hundred million, at that time, you can regret in time?

The answer must be: too late.

From now on, may be too late.

Do you know? When shopping, we always take things that a plastic bag, and the plastic bags thrown into the sea by the sea turtles eating, put in the forest, the inside of the oil residue will attract animals, burning can cause gas, buried in the earth 200 years not degradation, did you ever think of? Inadvertently, for the sake of convenience, what you caused! Although it is only 5 cents, but it is the pollution caused by far more than 5 cents!

In order to the earth, and to ourselves. Best when go out to walk, ride a bike, by bus, anyhow is to reduce the emissions to a minimum. Also, its summer, air conditioning had better not less than 24 °, recycling waste paper, scrap metal, plastic, etc. Wash a face to wash feet, water can also be used to flush the toilet. We were using the computer now, as long as the dim the screen, you can save electricity. Once electricity saving, a drop of water is for the sake of our own!

For what we do, for the earth, but also for us, from now on, plant a tree!

地球，是人类目前唯一的家园，而它现在已经变得伤痕累累了。

地球，正在宽恕着一群负恩忘义的家伙，他们就是——人类!人类把碎玻璃瓶子扔在海边，几年后发现原先的废物，竟被海水冲刷成彩色的小石子!为什么为什么为什么?地球这么宽恕人类，人类却不能放过地球?

地球，是有限的，我们不可以把它想象成无限，人类，总有一天，这些亿万年的矿藏被你们挖完了，那时，你们后悔能来得及吗?

答案肯定：来不及。

从现在开始，或许还来得及。

你知道吗?在买东西时，我们总是不经意接过那一个塑料袋，而这个塑料袋扔在海里会被海龟误食，放在森林里，里面的油渣会吸引动物，烧掉会造成废气，埋在土里200年内不降解，你想过吗?不经意间，为了方便，你造成了什么!虽然它只有5毛钱，但它造成的污染远远不止5毛钱!

为了地球，也为了我们自己。出门时最好步行，骑自行车，坐公交车，总之就是把尾气排放减少到最低。还有，现在是夏天，空调最好不要低于24°,废纸、废金属塑料等要再生利用。洗脸、洗脚水还可以用来冲厕所。我们现在就在用电脑，只要把屏幕调暗一些，就可以节约电。节约一度电、一滴水是为了我们自己啊!

为了我们的所作所为，为了地球，也为了我们，从现在开始,种一棵树吧!

Life is blending with bitter and sweet. Sometimes we may feel blue and don’t know what to do, but you just need to cheer up and find the true happiness in your life. Everyone is longing for happiness. But what is happiness? Different people have different opinions to happiness. Some people think making large sum of money and spending all of it on big mansion, expensive food, pretty clothes and fancy cars make them happy; some people think marry to the people they love and live a plain life is happiness, even though they can not afford a bigger house or a brand-new car；And some other people think that don’t need to go to work and sleep in the bed until the noon is happiness. Apparently, the definition of happiness varies from person to person.

For me, staying in good health and have a long vacation without homework is happiness. Good health is the foundation of happiness. Picture this, if I sick, I will go to the hospital, and there are a lot of funny things I can’t do because I feel uncomfortable. I will lose my appetite for the delicious food, and have no strength to go outside to play with my friends. What’s worse, in order to cure the illness, I will sallow countless pills and some of them may have side effects. Only a well function body can ensure the life to be happy. While a long vacation will give me affluent time to do the things I want to. If I can spend my time to do the things I want instead of homework, I definitely will be very happy. I really love traveling; I plan to go to Tibet on next long vacation. To see the beautiful scenes of the different places can broaden my horizon and enrich my life experience. I wish everybody find their happiness in life.

When summer holiday comes, I always go back to my hometown and spend the time with my grandparents. I like the life there, it is so simple and happy. Living in the countryside, I feel the peace in my heart. It seems the days become longer. In the morning, I hear the cock make out the sound, as if it is singing, then I wake up. Sometimes I will go to the mountain and I can hear some birds singing. I enjoy listening to these birds’ sound. I am so close to the nature. I love everything that the nature brings. The green tree, the colorful flower, the clean water even the fresh air. I find its beauty.

暑假的时候，我总是会回到老家跟爷爷奶奶在一起。我喜欢那里的生活，它是如此的简单和快乐。住在乡下，我心里感受到了平静。在这里的日子似乎变得更长一些。早上，我听到公鸡的声音，好像是在唱歌，之后我就醒过来了。有时我会跑到山上去，可以听到一些鸟儿唱歌。我喜欢它们的声音。我是如此的接近大自然。我爱大自然带来的一切。绿色的树，五彩缤纷的花朵，干净的水甚至是新鲜的空气。我找到了它的美。

living in a city has both advantages and disadvantages. it is often easier to find work. there are always many choices of public transport. besides, there are a lot of interesting things to do and places to see. you can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, go to cinemas and go to parks whenever you want to relax. however, living in a city is often very expensive. you must find a well-paid job, otherwise, you will not be able to afford the things you will do. whats more, the city is always crowded, noisy and dirty. it is very difficult to find a good place where people can enjoy peace and fresh air as in the countryside.

We all know, summer holiday is a long time. Well how should we speng it? I have a good plan to spend my summer holiday.First, Im going to visit my grandparents.

First, Im going to visit my grandpa--ents for three weeks.

Then,Im doing my homework, sounds boring. "When you finish my home work, we are going to aquarium"my mother says. When I finish my homework,we are going to aquarium, and going to take many photos. I am so happy.Two weeks later Im going to school.

This is my plan to speng my sommer holiday. How about you?

In the path of growth, regardless of who also must have met many obstacles! I am no exception, though, things have been for a long time, but it still makes me memory like new. When I think about this time, but I think of many things.

This matter, may be in many peoples eyes is just a small, insignificant things. But at the time of I, is a matter than ascend day also difficult. It has been my experience learning to ride a bicycle.

That day, the weather is sunny, cloudless. Mother help me to hold the bridle, I step on the pedal, flash flash to ride up. Mother gradually, loosen the hand, just as I proudly said to mother: I will ride on, unfortunately happens, and I have the car as "touch" a cry and fell heavily to the ground, I like to play how the eggplant, lowered his head. At this time, there were pain, knee is originally was wrestling, also scraped knee. It was more than I could bear, tears like a broken line of beads, constantly poured out. Mother pulled me aside, to longly say to me: "children, in the later on the road, you will encounter more, experience more, you cant because these little things, and stop you move forward." Listen to mothers words, I thought: yeah, mom said right, not because these little things, to give up. I dry the tears, again on the bike. Everything comes to him who waits, along with the unceasing efforts, although will fall, but did not give up, but even more strengthened my target. Finally, I learned to ride a bike. When mom puts his thumb up and says "good", my heart began to like to eat honey, my sweetie.

From this is, I also deeply understand a truth: as long as insist, insist, insist on, success will belong to you.

在成长的道路中，无论是谁也都一定遇到过许多坎坷吧!我也不例外，虽然，事情已过了很久，但却还是令我记忆如新。每当想起这件是时，便会然我想起许多道理。

这件事，可能在许多人眼里只不过是一件微不足道、不值一提的小事。但在那时候的我，却是一件比登天还难的事。这件事便是我学骑自行车的经历。

那天，天气很晴朗，万里无云。妈妈帮我扶着笼头，我踩着踏板，一晃一晃地骑了起来。渐渐的，妈妈松开了手，正当我得意洋洋的对妈妈说：我会骑了的时候，不幸发生了，我和车子随着“碰”的一声，重重地摔倒在地上，我像打焉了的茄子一般，耷拉着脑袋。这时，膝盖传来阵阵疼痛，原来是在摔跤的时候，膝盖也擦破了。我再也忍不住了，眼泪像一颗颗断了线的珠子，不停地涌了出来。妈妈把我拉到一边，语重心长地对我说：“孩子，在以后的道路上，你还会遇到更多的坎坷，经历更多的事，你不能因为这些小事，而阻挡了你前进的脚步。”听了妈妈的话，我心想：是啊，妈妈说的对，不能因为这些小事，便去放弃。我擦干眼泪，又一次的坐上了自行车。功夫不负有心人，随着不断的努力，虽然还是会摔倒，但是不但没有放弃，而是更加坚定了我的目标。终于，我学会了骑自行车。当妈妈竖起大拇指称“棒”的时候，我的心便像吃了蜜糖一般，甜丝丝的。

从这件是中，我也深刻地明白了一个道理：只要坚持、坚持、在坚持，成功一定会属于你。

“低碳环保”你做到了吗?你行动了吗?我的“环保”将在今天为你们献上，你们可要洗耳恭听哦!

早晨，“叮铃铃”的闹钟声把我从睡梦中唤醒。我洗漱完毕后，就开始吃早餐。

“女儿，今天要吃什么早餐，妈妈去给你买。妈妈还是像往常一样关心地问。我回答：“妈妈，往后我们都出去吃早餐吧!”“为什么呀?”妈妈不解地问我。我振振有词地说：“你每天出去买早餐都要浪费几个塑料袋、塑料盒，污染环境。如果我们出去吃就不需要浪费了!”妈妈听后，恍然大悟。欣慰地说：“女儿长大了，懂得低碳环保了!”我虚心地说：“妈妈，这只是我低碳环保的第一步，以后还需要你多多支持哦!”妈妈露出了欣慰的笑容。

下楼时，我拿了两双筷子。妈妈有些不解，我理直气壮地说：“妈妈，餐厅用的是一次性筷子，不仅不环保，还浪费资源。”

早点摊离我家还是有些距离的，所以妈妈提议开车去吃早餐。我对妈妈说：“我们还是走路去吧。因为汽车排出大量的废气，污染环境。而且步行还可以锻炼身体，这不是两全其美吗?”“没关系的，只是排出一点尾气，不会产生多大的影响!”妈妈满不在乎地说。“妈妈，你怎能这样想呢?如果每个人都这样想，积小成多，到时候空气就会被污染的。”我有点生气。妈妈笑了笑说：“我刚才是在考验你呢!”哦，原来是这样。

妈妈拉着我的手说：“孩子，其实一个人一天低碳并不难，难的事天天低碳，将低碳融入生活中，融入生命中，真真正正做一个低碳的人。”

看，低碳生活就是这么简单。我已经深深感受到低碳生活给人类带来了许多绿色和快乐，让大家生活在这个美丽的地球上。因为只有我们才能挽回地球和人类的幸福：让绿色不再叹息，大自然不再哭泣，让地球母亲的伤痕消失，希望有一天，垃圾桶也会下岗。人人行动起来，让明天的地球变得更加美丽吧!

When we are chatting with our friends happily, suddenly if we are talking about the awkward topic, we need to do something to change this situation, what are we gonna do?

The answer is using your humor to make things seem easy, and then your friends won’t take your awkward topic seriously. Humor is very important, it can adjust the atmosphere, making things work easily.

Life needs humor, without humor, life would be boring. Foreign people like to make friends with humorous people, they can feel relax when they are chatting, while most Chinese people are always taking things too seriously.

I like to make friends with humorous guys, they make me feel life is easy, and we should positive about life.

当我们和朋友聊得很开心的时候，突然如果我们聊到很尴尬的话题，需要做一些事情来改变情形，我们该怎么做呢？答案是使用你的幽默来让事情看起来轻松些，然后你的朋友就不会把你尴尬的话题当真。幽默很重要，它可以调整氛围，让事情更好地运行。生活需要幽默，没有幽默，生活就会很无聊。外国人喜欢和幽默的人交朋友，他们聊天的时候可以感到很轻松自在，然而大部分中国人总是把事情看得很正式。我喜欢和幽默的人交朋友，他们让我觉得自由，对生活要积极。

[初中英语作文：生活需要幽默

How to Live in Harmony with your Roommates？Everyone  has his answer.In my opinion,to Live in Harmony with your Roommates,one should:

Firstly, keep the same pace with roommates. There are usually four people or more in a room. It’s better to have a unified schedule. To maintain the order of the life, everyone should coordinate and abide by the schedule to reduce the disputes.

Secondly, don’t make little “squads” in the dormitory. You should treat every person equally rather than discriminating or isolating someone. We object to establish deep friendship under the cost of   sacrificing the friendship’s width and breadth. It’s important to keep balance in the dormitory.

Thirdly, dont invade your roommates privacy. Everyone has their own secrets and eccentricities. We should not search roommates privacy. If someone has clearly made a field private, they must have special sensitive to this field and any subject attempting to break into this field will not be appreciated by them.

Fourthly, participate in dormitory’s collective activities actively. The activities of the dormitory is not only a simple activity, but also a way to contact with each other to share feelings. Dont be naive to think collective activity as boring and useless action which wastes time and money, and showing a pair of disparaging appearance for company. In fact, its all emotional investment, and indispensable.

Fifth, provide help and ask for help. Good roommate relationships is based on mutual help. When roommates meet with difficulties, we should voluntarily help. That’s obvious. So, when we have some trouble, is it appropriate to ask help from roommates? The answer is yes. Because sometimes asking for help show that you trust your roommates, which can deepen your relationship.

I live with my father and mother in a very big house in Dongguan. My parents are both very busy. They leave for work very early in the morning and don’t return home until late in the evening.

When I am home on weekends from school, we spend a lot of time together. We talk about my studies, my health and my school life. I love my parents very much.

My grandparents are still living, but they don’t live with us. Their health is good and they both do sports very early in the morning. My grandmother does gymnastics with elderly women her age in the park. Both of my grandfathers play basketball in the morning and sometimes they go swimming.

Chinese people eat rice for every meal, but I don’t like rice because I think it is tasteless! We eat meat, fish and vegetables. My family eats noodles and congee. My favorite is noodles.

I often play computer games because I like it so much. I often watch Japanese cartoon movies with my parents on the weekends. On long holidays we take trips, too.

That is my description of typical family life in China.

Today is Chinese New Year, was the day of family reunion, I waipojia New Years day this year.

After lunch, I found the red lanterns are hung from house to house, stick couplets on the Spring Festival, I also cant wait to stick couplets on the Spring Festival, and he said to mother: "mom, I want to stick couplets on the Spring Festival." Mother agreed. I just went to see my uncle and help put the ladder and take up Spring Festival couplets. Uncle put on the Spring Festival couplets of double-sided adhesive to off, then carefully stick Spring Festival couplets on the wall, to look left, look right, did alignment, so just stick Spring Festival couplets.

When we eat dinner, have applauded "pa" firecrackers outside. I have to succumb to, cant help to go outside to watch the beautiful fireworks, some like a chrysanthemum, some like a peach blossom, and like a light rain, beautiful! Watch, I also itching, want to set off firecrackers by our own hands. Grandpa let me go to some large firecrackers, I started a little dare not, first looked for a moment, found in adults, are not dangerous, at last I scary, carefully lit firecrackers to lead, I fly back immediately, "crackling crackling......" Good enough!

In the evening, our whole family sit together, eating snacks, watching the Spring Festival gala. The party is wonderful! Crosstalk, sketch, dancing and magic...

New Year is lively, everywhere decorated, every family is permeated with happy New Year. I wish you all a happy New Year!

今天是农历的大年三十，是阖家团圆的日子，今年我在外婆家过年。

吃完午饭后，我发现挨家挨户都挂着红灯笼，贴着春联，我也迫不及待地想贴春联，于是对妈妈说：“妈妈，我想贴春联。”妈妈答应了。我就去请姨父帮忙，把梯子和春联拿了过来。姨父先把贴在春联上的双面胶给撕下来，然后再把春联小心翼翼地贴在墙上，左看看、右看看，对齐了没有，这样春联就贴好了。

我们吃晚饭的时候，外面就有“啪啪啪”的鞭炮声了。我已经按捺不住，情不自禁地跑到外面观赏美丽的烟花，有的像菊花，有的像桃花，还有的像小雨点儿，真美!看着看着，我也蠢蠢欲动了，想自己亲手放鞭炮。外公让我去点大的鞭炮，开始我有点儿不敢，先旁观看了一会，发现有大人在，并不是很危险，最后我提心吊胆、小心翼翼地把鞭炮的引线给点燃了，马上我飞似的往回跑，“噼噼啪啪，噼噼啪啪……”好过瘾哦!

晚上，我们全家人围坐在一起，一边吃零食，一边看春节联欢晚会。晚会真精彩!有相声，有小品，有舞蹈，还有魔术……

新年真是热闹，到处张灯结彩，家家户户都洋溢着过年的喜气。祝大家新年快乐!

初中生活就像是一首歌，用苦与乐奏出了最动听的乐章，华美无比。

序曲

大提琴的深沉，萨克斯的醇厚，奏出初中生活的序曲。苦！

考试一步步的逼近，为了心中的目标，每个人都在努力，桌上的练习册一本一本，就连在厕所，也在背着政治，钟已经不耐烦的敲了第11下，我的眼皮开始跳舞，可看见对面的楼仍亮着灯，我便又坐在练习册前写写画画，我怎么能输给她？

主旋律

小提琴的欢乐，丝竹的悠扬，奏出初中生活的主旋律。乐！

桌上的练习册没白做，考试成绩果然又前进了几名，眼睛扫了一眼班级，就看见了那双充满敌意的眼睛，我笑了，嘴角标准的扬起了45度角，我没输给她，考试前的努力换来的就是考试后的快乐，如愿以偿，我没输给她！

尾声

初中生活的乐章无论动听与否，它们的结尾都是最优美的《香槟波尔卡》，有香槟开启的声音，如木琴的清脆，如架子鼓般喧闹，演绎着一般跌宕的校园组曲。

At once, the summer vacation has passed half, in the "limited", Ive really had a leisurely, go to the swimming pool to swim, go to the beach on vacation. Looking at a book sometimes blowing air conditioning, comfortable and happy. Of course, sometimes I will be at my desk writing assignments.

The most let me remember profoundly or the time of going to the beach on vacation. Drove eight or nine hours, arrived at our destination, weihai rushan city. The air is very clean here, can see the most, is that a large a large corn, HuaShengDe, they and the blue sky white clouds, mountains, green trees form a beautiful picture.

导语：作为学生我们的日常生活都成了一种固定的模式，你的日常生活是怎么样的呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的相关英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

I get up at seven oclock in the morning every day. After I brush my teeth and wash face, I eat my breakfast. My mother makes the breakfast for me. I go to school at 7:30 am, and come back from school at 6:00pm. Before I go to bed I will do some homework. I usually go to sleep at 10:00pm. On the weekend, I will go to play football with my friends, in the summer we like to go swimming. These are my daily life.

【参考译文】

我每天早上7点起床。刷牙洗脸之后我就吃早餐，早餐是我妈妈给我做的。我早上7：30去学校，下午6点放学。在我上床睡觉之前我会做一些作业。我通常晚上10点睡觉。周末的时候，我会跟朋友去踢足球，夏天我们喜欢去游泳。这些就是我的日常生活。

My Winter Holiday Plans Well, winter holiday is coming. So what I am going to do? I am going to read English books，surf the Internet，play badmintoon every day。And first I am going to finish my homework.In addition,I am going to leave Shantou for Xiamen with my family and we are going to stay there for ten days。And after we are getting there,we are going to eat delicious food，climb the mountains in the Jin Bang Park。That must be a lot more fun and we will very excited。How about you?What are you going to do when the Winter Holiday is coming?

The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people。 It lasts about  the first four days of the year， during which people do not work except for the  workers on duty。 Students do not go to school， and shops are dosed。

Several days before the new year， people begin to prepare。 Farmers kitt pigs，  sheep， cocks and hens。 City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables。 Houses are  cleaned couplets are posted on the doors。 Colourful lanterns are hung at the  gate。

On the eve of the new year， each family has its members gatherd together and  eats a family reunion dinner。 After the meal they watch TV until the clock  strickes twelve。 Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers  and other fire works to welcome the new year。 On the first day of the new year，  almost everyone is dressed in his or her best。 When people meet on the way， they  say to each other "Happy New Year"。 Friends and relatives pay new year calls and  gives presents to each other。 Children indulge themselves in games。