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1000保护动物的英语
全文共 1795 字
+ 加入清单Recently, our efforts to protect wild animals was questioned by the public,
because the news is keep reporting that more and more wild animals was killed by
human beings, especially the very precious one. Innocent animals was dead for
their meat, fur and tooth, it was just used to fill up human beings desire. In
my point of view, the wild animals were protected effectively still has a long
way to go.
Firstly, people should try harder to make a better place for animals. The
land where the wild animals live was deprived by human being. For hundreds
years, people cut the trees to make land for their living and farming, wild
animals homeland was took, they have no choice but run away. What is more,
human beings break the food link in nature; wild animals can not find enough
food to keep alive. There is no doubt that the destruction of nature has become
a big problem to kill wild animal, for instance, a polar bear was starved to
death because of the greenhouse effect, the ice was melt away, the seadog and
fish that polar bear like to eat are far away from them. For those reasons,
people should protect the environment first if they want to protect wild animals
effectively.
Second, no buying, no killing. Some rich people like to wear fur coat, they
treat it as a status symbol, especially for rich woman, they think animal fur is
beautiful and warm, they will never consider that the fur they wear for years is
the skin that animal wear for their whole life, and they knew how bloody when
people took the fur from animal but they choose to ignore it. If people do not
buy the fur and tooth, lots of wild animals will be survived.
In sum, wild animals are our friends, we should give back and protect their
homeland, and stop buying their body part, or our future generations will see
them in zoo and museum.
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+ 加入清单Every year, when the college entrance exam is over, students will be very
happy and feel relieved, so they will throw away books to show the hard journey
is over and the new chapter has opened. Most young people need to face the
college entrance exam. It seems that the years’ hard working is expected to
deserve a good result. Before the result comes out, students will celebrate by
hanging out all the night, such as go to KTV with their friends. Without the
pressure of study, they feel great joy. This is the unforgettable memory for
most people. No matter how old they are, they will never forget about the crazy
days of youth. The long-term year’s study and fighting for the future with their
classmates make their youth become special.
篇2:关于奥运会英语
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+ 加入清单The lucky baby first time declares a position MV Austria transported the
subject music " 2008 " the MV real-life scenery photography to the day before
yesterday evening officially in 81 factories open machine, this section of MV
first time used the lucky baby image in the image photography. "2008 " composes
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Luo by 2006 great directs and first time uses in this party, on December 31st
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frequency channel first time meets with everywhere audiences.
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defer to Austria transport conduct the city the order, will fly in turn Athens
Wei Cheng, the ancient Egyptian pyramid, the French 埃菲尔 iron tower, Australias
Sydney opera house, the Japanese Mount Fuji, the American free goddess picture,
Russias Kremlin, finally will come to the Beijing Temple of Heaven. " Classical
fashion " when combination performance uses the cello, the violin, the flute and
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篇3:关于努力英语作文高中
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+ 加入清单The moment I go to high school, I have made up my mind to study hard. It is
known to all that the period of high school is the turning point of people’s
life, which may decide my future career. So I know the importance of striving
for my future. The reason why I study so hard are various. First, I want my
parents to be proud of me. When my mothers’ friends come to visit her, they
always brag about how excellent their children are, but my mother would never
take me as the topic, because she does not want me to have the pressure. I
appreciate what my mother does to me and really want her to be proud of me.
Second, If I enter a good university, I can have the promising future. It is
time for me to return my parents’ love.
篇4:2024初中英语教师个人工作计划
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+ 加入清单本学期,我将结合学校工作计划和学校教学工作计划的要求,规范常规教学,提高教学质量,努力形成自己的教学特色。
一、总体思路
以努力提高教学质量为目标,以抓好教学常规工作,提高英语合格率为重点,采用任务型教学法,注重“学困生”的教育补差工作,形成良好的教学风气。
二、学生情况分析
经过一学期的学习,从上期期末成绩来看,七年级两个班的英语成绩比较理想。平均分82分。大部分学生学习目的明确,态度端正,掌握了英语学习的一些基本方法,能够积极主动认真地学习,学习成绩较好。但还有少部分学生没有明确的学习目的,缺少学习的热情和主动性,自觉性较差,相应的学习习惯也差,加上两极分化十分严重。
三、教材分析
《Goforit》七年级下册共14个单元,包括2个复习单元。全书采用任务型语言教学模式,融汇话题、交际功能和语言结构,形成了一套循序渐进的生活化的学习程序。每个单元都列出明确的语言目标,主要的功能项目与语法结构,需要掌握的基本词汇,并分为A、B两部分。A部分是基本的语言内容,B部分是知识的扩展和综合的语言运用。每个单元还有selfcheck部分,供学生自我检测本单元所学的语言知识。它采用“语言的输入---学生的消化吸收---学生的语言输出”为主线编排的。
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掌握本册书上的重点词汇、词组以及句型。通过本学期的学习,培养学生对英语的学习兴趣,形成有效的学习策略,有效提高学习效率,发展双基能力;培养听、说、读、写的能力,使学生初步获得运用英语的能力,达到语言运用能力的迁移和拓展;通过了解世界,了解不同地区的人文风俗,学会理解和尊重异国文化,并使学生在人际交往中学会尊重和理解别人,能在小组活动中积极与他人合作,相互帮助,共同完成学习任务,尽情享受学习的乐趣。
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1、尝试通过各种形式的学习,例如复述课文、把课文改编成情景剧、阅读竞赛等活动,提高学生学习英语的兴趣,从而达到自主积累、综合运用英语的目的,并指导学生运用科学的方法记忆单词、阅读课文,取得事半功倍的效果。
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篇5:我的暑假英语
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+ 加入清单In the summer vacation is very meaningful for me, because I met a special
"friend" -- the tortoise.
The appearance of the tortoise is very silly, bravery, small, easily
indented his head into the shell, but because of this, I like talking to it,
what secret all tell it, the tortoise seems to understand. A few days to get
along with down, our relationship has been very deep.
Someone says: love is not necessarily have, also can be let go. Everyone
has his own family, tortoise, too, so I decided to let the turtle go home. I
took the decision to tell dad, dad said I was a sensible child, also promised to
take the turtle home with me.
Along the way, I firmly hold the tortoise and the turtle seemed to
understand that we are about to separate, very good to lay in my arms. Dad and I
found a very clean in the reservoir, where we are and the tortoise took a group
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,
"good-bye, tortoise, I wish you a speedy reunion with my family." Turtle swam
for a while, and turned to head looked at us, and then swam to the bottom. My
father and I you look at me, I see you, everyone laughed happily.
Look, what a meaningful summer vacation!
篇6:中秋节的习俗英语高中
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+ 加入清单Mid-autumn day is a special festival in China, which is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. It falls on the 15th day of Augustlunar month every year. Our Chinese will celebrate it on that day. I think there are not too many people can reject the temptation of it. I like this festival very much. I have two reasons.
First of all, Mid-autumn has the deep meaning of reunion. In China, people regard Mid-autumn day as very important, so no matter where they are, they will come back to their family if there is a chance. They don’t like celebrate this festival outside, which will make them feel lonely. Thus, they will go home by all means. Luckily, the government also pays great attention to this traditional festival. There are laws tomake sure people have holidays on that special day. In the other word, mid-autumn festival gives a chance for family get together.
Secondly, every family will prepare a big meal on that day. All the food is delicious. It is good to have a big meal. I think nobody will not interested in delicious food. The mooncake is a necessary decoration forMid-autumn day. It tastes good, too. It is the tradition for a long time. How pleased to enjoy the glorious full moon with mooncake!
This is why I love Mid-autumn festival so much.
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篇7:关于科技的英语
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+ 加入清单21st century is the century of technology. Nowadays, technology is
everywhere around us. The development of technology has a significant affact
toward the society. Several technologies that we usually use are the internet,
computer, and cellphone. These new technologies make our life much easier and
better.
First, the development of computer changes our life. Decades ago, people
needed to do lots of complex calculation on hand because they did not have
computer, and more obvious, they did not have the software for calculation. As
the result of that, people spent hours on the equations that a computer can
solve in just a minute. Since the development of computer, people are able to
use some kind of software to compute lots of complex functions and mathematical
calculation. Computer becomes the most helpful equipment for the sciencists
because they can use their time more efficiently.
Also, internet is another useful tool for us today. The development of
internet brings a great impact toward the society. Instead of going to library
and fliping all the books to figure out some information, we can just simply use
a mouse and click on the website to do research. The internet leads us to a
place where we can find unlimited information and resources. It makes our life
much easier and better.
The last technology is cellphone. Nowadays, many people have a cellphone.
But it just appears on the market for about 10 years. It is very convenience to
the users because we can talk to anyone we want with a phone as small as a
wallet. Also, we can communicate with others by making a phone call instead of
sending letters. It is very fast and useful way to communicate.
In conclusion, I believe the development of technology brings significant
impact to our life. It is very helpful to us and I believe technology will keep
improving in future.
篇8:关于人与自然英语
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+ 加入清单We often say that the earth is our homeland and human society comes from
nature. Therefore, I think our society is a part of nature. People should live
harmoniously with nature. All the materials we need to live with come from
nature, but we should also repay the nature, rather than blindly solicit. For
example, we should plant more trees and take actions to protect the environment.
In addition, we have to control population. Due to excessive population growth,
human beings require much more natural resources than before, which lead to
excessive pressure on nature. In order to long-term development, the population
growth must be controlled. We all come from nature which is our homeland, so we
must try best to protect it.
篇9:有关合作英语作文高中
全文共 1061 字
+ 加入清单Today, the world is globalized and more and more foreigners come to China
to seek for business cooperation. Many years ago, a non-profit organization
named the second Saturday of July as the International Day of Cooperatives. Its
purpose is to call for more cooperations between countries.
With the development of Internet, the world gets smaller, because the
communication between countries has increased. America is the superpower all the
time, but during recent times, there are so many business cooperation between
Chinese people and American people. It is known to all that China’s market is
full of vitality, so there is no doubt that cooperation between countries will
be the main trend.
The cooperation happens all the time and it promotes the working
efficiency. People can share the information and technology. They learn from
each other, so as to gain the precious experience and make progress. China is
the future, so more and more foreigners learn mandarin. They want to find a
place here and make their achievement. We also can gain a lot when we work with
them.
篇10:关于清明节的英语作文初中
全文共 2047 字
+ 加入清单Ching Ming festival is a traditional Chinese festival, has a history of two
thousand five hundred years; Its main traditional cultural activities are:
grave, outing, cockfighting, swing, play mat, pull hook, tug-of-war), etc. The
members (the grave), is very old. Tomb-sweeping day, as a traditional culture,
it is a full of mysterious colorific festival, on this day, the pedestrians on
the road are missing people who died, to express their respect and grief!
Ching Ming festival, in hainan many locals call it the "qingming festival".
Middle age the qingming festival is very important, if not as a legal holiday,
they will also take time to go home "qingming festival". This suggests that the
qingming festival has become a culture, become a man of the late express a way
of missing loved ones.
Qingming festival, is a kind of Chinese traditional culture recognition and
respect. Qingming festival is very important in the ancient tradition of a
festival, is also the most important festival of festivals, was the day of
ancestor worship and the grave. This grave, the shrine of the dead an activity.
The han nationality and some minority are mostly in the tombs. According to the
old tradition, the grave, people to carry goods such as especially fruit, paper
money to the grave, will be food for offering in the family tomb, then paper
incineration, new soil up to the grave, fold a few branches pale green branches
ed in the grave, and then salute kowtow worship, finally eat especially home.
The tang dynasty poet tu mus poem "qingming" : "rains fall heavily as qingming
comes, and passers-by with lowered spirits go. Restaurant where? Boy pointed
apricot blossom village." Write the tomb-sweeping day is special atmosphere.
Until today, tomb-sweeping day ancestor worship, mourning the late relatives
customs still prevail. And the more brought to the attention of the people.
Chinese is influenced by its culture, make clear the Chinese memorial
ancestors festival. Ancestor worship in qingming festival people are back, this
is a kind of culture, a kind of habit.
篇11:关于青春英语高一
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+ 加入清单Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human beings heart the lure of
wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of whats next and the joy of the game
of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station:
so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from
men and from the infinite, so long are you young.
An individual human existence should be like a river—small at first,
narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and
over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters
flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged
in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being.
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the
appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of
sixty more than a boy of twenty. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.
We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
篇12:海洋英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Boundless sea to look forward to, give people the beauty, give a person
warm motherly love.
The sea is like a poem; it jumps; like a picture, rich in meaning; and like
a symphony, vast and mighty...... It is like a mirror; sometimes calm, sometimes
filled with rage, overwhelming, to sail the boat overturned. In my mind, the sea
is blue world, is also the cradle of life. Pregnant with many free and small
life. The sea is so mysterious, so charming!
Now the sea has changed. The sea is no longer clear, it becomes muddy and
dirty. Washed up on the beach, left is no longer alive and kicking the fish
shrimp, instead of the piles of rubbish, but also mixed with a lot of dead fish
shrimp, stinking. Why is that? Its all because of us. When people admire the
beauty of the seaside, they throw the foul rubbish into the sea. There are also
people living on the beach, the toilet drain pipe to the bottom of the sea.
Whats worse is that the factory waste water flows into the sea in large stocks,
and the sea is dyed in a strange color. Led to the birth of a lot of lack of
brains, low IQ infants, our next generation - bright eyes [voice tender], the
face of the next generation of red, will never see the beautiful blue sea.
Someone once did an experiment. He compared a basin of water to the ocean,
and dropped a drop of ink into the sea. Immediately, the ink slowly spread out,
became shallow and disappeared. The sea water was almost as clean as ever. If
the ink kept dropping, the color of the sea would be deeper and darker, and
eventually it would become a basin of black water. 6 billion people on the earth
produce large quantities of living waste water and industrial pollution every
day. Like ink, it has been injected into the clear sea water. It has become a
polluted lake.
To the health of our human beings, to see the beautiful blue sea for our
children and grandchildren. Let us act now, love the ocean as much as we love
life, and love the common blue home of mankind.
篇13:有关向日葵的英语作文
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+ 加入清单A sunflower is a kind of beautiful and useful face is round and golden, looks like the sun. Thats why people call it sunflowers.向日葵时一种美丽而有用的植物。它的脸时圆形,金黄色,看上去像太阳,这就是为什么人们叫它为“向日葵”。 It faces the sun all the time during the autumn comes, sunflower fruit is le like eating them in their free s more, people can also make oil from them.在白天它一直面朝太阳。秋天到来时,葵花籽熟了。人们在休闲时喜欢吃葵花籽。而且,人们还用葵花籽榨油。 A sunflower brings us not only beauty but also delicious seeds.向日葵不仅给我们带来了美,而且提供了好吃的葵花籽。
篇14:英语高一优秀作文100字
全文共 1662 字
+ 加入清单The way people hold the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free lifestyle
equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever obtaining real
happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness,then pain must be equal to
unhappiness. But in fact,the opposite is true: more often than not things that
lead to happiness contain some pain.
As a result,many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true
happiness.They fear the pain inevitably (不可避免地) brought by such things as
marriage,raising children,professional achievement, religious commitment,
self-improvement.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be
less and less satisfying. If he is honest,he will tell you that he is afraid of
making a commitment,for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is
filled with fun, adventure and excitement.Marriage has such moments,but they are
not its most distinguishing features.
Couples,with infant children, are lucky to get a whole nights sleep of a
three-day vacation. We dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to
describe raising children. But couples that decide not to have children ever
know the joys of watching a child grow up or playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun
is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote
more hours to activities that can really increase our happiness. It liberates
money:buying that new car or those fancy clothes to increase our happiness now
seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy:we now understand that all those
who always have so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
篇15:关于网购英语作文初中
全文共 968 字
+ 加入清单With the rapid development of the internet, shopping on the Internet has
become a fashion in our daily life. According to the latest data, over two
hundred million people used to buy commodities on the Internet. Some of the
students also join the group.
There are many advantages about shopping on the Internet. Just by a click
of the mouse, you can buy whatever you like without going outdoors. You don’t
need to worry about being trapped in the crowed people and cars, or wasting too
much time on walking. When shopping on line, you can choose from more varieties
of goods, whose price are generally lower.
Every coin has two sides. Its disadvantages are obvious, too. On one hand,
it’s very easy for you to buy goods different from the pictures you see on the
internet,which is quite disappointed. On the other hand, shopping on the
Internet may cause people to buy commodities that are not badly needed. It’s a
waste of money.
After all, I really enjoy shopping on the Internet.
篇16:关于疫情的英语优秀作文
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+ 加入清单抗击疫情
在2020年的伊始,新型冠状病毒悄然闯入我们的世界。这是一场无硝烟的战争,也是一场全民参与的战争。
随着疫情的发展,人们也意识到了这次疫情的严重性。逐渐地,以武汉为首的封城封村向外扩散,这个行动可以隔离病毒,却不能隔离爱。
面对突发的疫情,逐渐恶化的形势,各地医疗队伍纷纷奔赴武汉。他们身上背负着国家的期望,人民的希望。所谓的英雄,就是平凡的人做出了不平凡的选择。
向白衣天使致敬。相信我们团结起来,共同行动,一定能够战胜疫情!
Fight against the virus
The beginning of twenty twenty,Novel coronavirus pneumonia broken into our
life quietly.It is a war without guns,and is also a war of full
participation.
With the epidemic situation development,people was aware of the severity of
situation.Gradually,Wu Han led to close the city and village.The action can keep
apart virus,but can’t keep apart love.
In the face of breaking virus and gradually failing position,medical team
hurried up to the front one after another in various parts.They had a heavy
responsibility on their shoulder.What is called the hero? Ordinary people made
extraordinary choice.
We pay reverence to the angel in white.I believe that we unite with
friends,make effort together.We can defeat the virus certainly.
篇17:关于成功的因素的英语
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+ 加入清单There are many characteristic exist in the world, and characteristic is
very important to people. For example, active, persistence, optimistic makes
people successful; lazy, passive makes people fail. Having a good characteristic
means you have the key to the successful door, but you have to find the way of
success. This is what I am going to talk about, the key to success:
persistence.
Persistence is a key to success, whether for a single person or an
organization. People who lack of it would mean failure in reaching a certain
goal. People need to know that success seldom comes easily on the first try;
they should have the patient to insist trying until they get the goal.
Unsuccessful people try something just a few times, and when it fails, they give
up; they usually pass the blame onto someone or something, and learn nothing
from their experience. Successful people are different, even they fail, and they
won’t lose their passion.
Let me take a famous person to example. His name is Da Vinci, he is known
as a great painter, artist. Everyone knows him, but I think there are not much
people known that how much effort did he made before he became a famous artist.
Da Vinci draw eggs everyday when he was young, hundreds and thousands times a
day. It is definite a boring work, many people could not bear to face an egg and
draw it in different angle thousands times. But Da Vinci did it, and he made it.
We could say it is not for his persistence that he would not get the great
aptitude for painting.
Talent is a gift from god, persistence is a key you’ve got, and effort
makes those working which bring you to open the door of success.
篇18:成都英语作文高一100词
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+ 加入清单ChengDu is a wonderful place located in Sichuan province.This city is well
decorated and designed which attrects lots of tourists every year.
Chengdu has large amounts of tourist spots such as Wangjiang Park,Dujiang
Dam and so on.Such spots are all easy to get and they dont cost much.Whatmore
,with the rapidly developing economy,Chengdu has become an international
metropolis.
Why not come to this amazing city to get a rest and have a look of these
beautiful sceneries.Just cherish this hardly-get chance.Dont hestitate.
篇19:关于元宵节英语
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+ 加入清单There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival.
But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with celebrating and
cultivating positive relationship between people, families, nature and the
higher beings they believed were responsible for bringing/returning the light
each year.
One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven
in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny
of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided
when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings.
Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all the
emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to
bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of
the Han Dynasty directed special attention to this event. In 104 BC, he
proclaimed it as one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony would
last throughout the night. They clean it all up in the morning.
Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the
Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day of
the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of
entertainment, so followers prepare various kinds of activities during which
they pray for good fortune.
Yet another common legend dealing with the origins of the Lantern Festival
speaks of a beautiful bird that flew down to earth from heaven, which was hunted
and killed by some villagers. This angered the Jade Emperor in Heaven because
the bird was his favorite one. Therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy
the village on the 15th lunar day. The Jade Emperors daughter heard of this
plan, and warned the villagers of her father’s plan to destroy their village.
The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how should they escape their
imminent destruction.
However, a wise man from another village suggested that every family should
hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets, and
explode firecrackers on the 14th, 15th, and 16th lunar days. This would give the
village the appearance of being on fire to the Jade Emperor. On the 15th lunar
day, troops sent down from heaven whose mission was to destroy the village saw
that the village was already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the
Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village.
From that day on, people celebrate the anniversary on the 15th lunar day every
year by carrying red lanterns on the streets and exploding firecrackers and
fireworks.
There are many stories on how this festival was created. One other story is
about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was a favorite advisor of the
emperor. One winter day, he went to the garden and heard a little girl crying
and getting ready to jump into a well to commit suicide. Mr. Eastern stopped her
and asked why. She said she was a maid in the emperors palace and her name was
Yuan-Xiao.
She never had the chance to meet her family after she started worked at the
palace. She missed them so much every 12th lunar month. If she couldnt have the
chance to show her filial piety in this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern
promised her to find a way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern
left the palace and set up a fortune-telling stall on the street and disguised
himself as a fortuneteller. Because of his reputation, many people asked for
their fortunes.
But every one got the same prediction - a severe fire accident on the 15th
lunar day. The rumor spread quickly. Everyone was worried about the future and
asked Mr. Eastern for help. Mr. Eastern said, "On the 13th lunar day, the God of
Fire will send a fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you see a lady in
red wearing green pants riding a black horse on that day, you should ask for her
mercy." On that day, Yuan-Xiao pretended to be the red fairy lady. When people
asked for her help, she said, "Im the messenger of the God of Fire and came to
check on the city and Im going to set up fire on 15th. This is an order from
Jade Emperor. He will watch from the heavens.
I will give you a copy of the imperial decree from the God of Fire. You
should go to ask your emperor to find a way out." After she left, people went to
the palace to show the emperor the decree which reads "The capital city is in
trouble. Fire burns on the palace, and fire from Heaven burns all night long on
the 15th." The emperor of Han Dynasty was very shocked. He called and asked Mr.
Eastern for advice. After pondering for a while, Mr. Eastern said, "I heard that
the God of Fire likes to eat Tang-Yuan (Sweet dumpling). Does Yuan-Xiao often
cook Tang-Yuan for you? On the 15th lunar day, let Yuan-Xiao make Tang-Yuan.
Your Majesty will take charge of the worshipping ceremony and you will give
an order to every house to prepare Tang-Yuan to worship the God of Fire at the
same time. Also, deliver another order to ask every house in the city to hang
red lantern and explode fire crackers. Lastly, everyone in the palace and people
outside the city should carry their lanterns on the street to watch the lantern
decoration and fireworks. If everything goes this way, the Jade Emperor would be
deceived.
Then everyone can avoid the fire accident." The emperor happily followed
the plan. Lanterns were everywhere in the capital city on the night of the 15th
lunar day. People were walking on the street. Fire crackers kept making lots of
noise. It looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiaos parents went into
the palace to watch the lantern decorations, and Yuan-Xiao made a big lantern
and wrote her name on the lantern. They happily reunited together after her
parents called her name. Everybody was safe during the night. The emperor of Han
Dynasty had a new order that people should do the same thing every year. Since
Yuan-Xiao cooked the best Tan-Yuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao
Festival.
Young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding love.
Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. The brightest lanterns
were symbolic of good luck and hope. As time has passed, the festival no longer
has such implications.
Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern
parades. In addition to eating tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional
Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), another popular activity at this festival is
guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang
Dynasty), which often contain messages of good fortune, family reunion, abundant
harvest, prosperity and love.
篇20:高考英语作文精选
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+ 加入清单My Low-carbon Life
The environmental pollution is worse and worsetoday. Many trees are cut down, and water and air are polluted. As a student Itry to have a low-carbon life to save energy and reduce pollution.
Firstly, I often walk to school. It can reduceair pollution. Secondly, I always turn off the lights and fans when leaving theclassroom. Thirdly, I always make full use of paper and other school things andnever waste water.
I wish more students to join me and make theearth more and more beautiful.