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端午节的高一英语(20篇)

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

Good morning! I am Oscar, the spokesman of the Students’ Union. On behalf

of the Students’ Union, the main organizer of today’s sports meeting, I welcome

you all to the beautiful stadium. After two months’ preparation, our annual

sports meeting is held on schedule.

Thanks to the support and help from our school leaders and teachers. Though

they have many school responsibilities, they have taken time off to take part in

our sports activities. Let’s give them a big hand. Through sports, we can not

only develop our physical prowess, but also promote social and emotional skills,

and even intellectual skills, which will matter in our future lives

substantially. So hope everybody here cherish this opportunity and enjoy it.

At last, best wishes for the success of the sports meeting and best wishes

for the good results of our athletes. It is my pleasure to announce the open of

the sports meeting. Thank you and good luck!

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篇1:高一英语作文我的假期三:Myholiday

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I went to visit the Great Wall this summer.Last week ,my mother took me to Beijing by train,the city of Beijing was really nice,we visited the Tiananme and took some pictures,then we came to a resturant to have dinner,at the table,I met some Forigners,we became friends and they left their E-mail to me ,I enjoyed this trip very much!

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篇2:关于网购英语高一

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Since its rise, the Internet has been playing a more and more important

role in our daily life. It brings tremendous convenience and efficiency to our

lives. Online shopping is also a new rising thing brought by the Internet. Since

its increasing developing speed, some people think that online shopping will

replace traditional shopping. However, as far as I am concerned, it wont happen

in a short time.

Although online shopping is really very convenient, there are still some

strong points of traditional shopping which cannot be replaced by online

shopping. Firstly, online shopping lacks the intuitional impression of goods.

Sometimes the photos offered by the sellers are beautified with softwares, and

you will be disappointed to find the actual item is far from your expectation.

Secondly, returning goods in online shopping is quite troublesome, and sometimes

you only can achieve your goal at the cost of the payment of the postage by

yourself. Finally, there are too many fake products and cheats in online

shopping, and the quality of goods cannot be guaranteed as those in traditional

shops.

According to the points above, online shopping still needs some

improvements to totally replace the functions of traditional shopping. However,

the potential of online business is so huge that it will certainly take a great

share in the trade market.

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篇3:高一年级英语作文我的妈妈

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My mother high stature, not fat or thin, a few silk shallow wrinkles on the forehead, often hang a smile on his face.

Mother is kind, she taught me at an early age to be honest, treat people to be generous, since the childhood to cultivate my good character.

Remember there is one thing I always forget. It was a hot afternoon, the sun like a ball of fire to bake the earth. I do in the room, fan fan, but sweat kept rolling down. I said to mother: "mom! The weather was too hot, hot as hell! I want to eat Popsicle." Mother said: "go, Ill take you to buy some ice stick." Then picked up a wallet.

Where to buy, I chose a Popsicle, mother from the purse and took out a piece of 50 yuan to buy the ticket of uncle, uncle to find the money, my mother and I went hurried home.

At home, mother put back counted, soliloquize ground to say: "yi? Well, there are 7 yuan, how do I find 45 yuan?" Once I listen to and happily say: "good! People buy really confused, looking for more 3 yuan. Mom, the 2 yuan to me?" Mother stared my one eye, said angrily: "find the 2 yuan more, we should give the money back, do not want the covet petty gain! Besides, somebody else sell Popsicle more not easy!" Say that finish, mother take fire up the sun, give somebody else sent 3 yuan.

When you go to sleep at night, I lay in bed cant sleep, thinking of things during the day, suddenly understood, to start from little things, not because of a little advantage, make some excuse me one thing. Its great education to me, I love my mother, I admire her in heart.

我的妈妈高高身材,不胖不瘦,额头上有几丝浅浅的皱纹,脸上常常挂着微笑。

妈妈为人善良,她从小就教导我做人要诚实,待人要宽厚,从小就来培养我好的品德。

记得有件事我总是忘不了。那是一个炎热的下午,太阳像个大火球烤着大地。我做在房间里,不停地扇着扇子,但汗珠还是不停地滚落下来。我对妈妈说:“妈!天气太热了,热得要命!我想吃冰棍。”妈妈说:“走,我带你去买些冰棍。”说着便拿起钱包。

到了买冰棍的地方,我挑选了冰棍,妈妈从钱包里拿出了一张50元的整票递给买冰棍的叔叔,叔叔找完钱,我和妈妈便匆匆回家去了。

回到家,妈妈把找回来数了数,自言自语地说:“咦?不对呀,一共是7元钱,怎么找回45元?”我一听,高兴地说:“太好了!买冰棍的人真糊涂了,找多了3元。妈妈,那2元给我行吗?”妈妈瞪了我一眼,生气地说:“多找了2元,我们应该送回去,不能贪图那些小便宜!再说,人家卖冰棍多不容易呀!”说完,妈妈冒着火辣辣的太阳,把3元钱给人家送去了。

晚上睡觉的时候,我躺在床上睡不着,想起白天的事情,忽然明白了,做人要从一点一滴的事情做起,不能因为眼前的一点小便宜,做出一些对不起人的事。这件事对我有了很大的教育,我爱我的妈妈,我打心里佩她。

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篇4:高一英语作文:TheDreamofTravelingAbroad

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When I learned English, I had no idea why would I learn it, but as I was in high school, my English teacher showed me many things about the foreign country, then I came to know what the foreign country was like. They are so different from China, the world is so big, I must travel abroad someday, I want to see the other countries, having access to their tradition. I am very interested in the culture, I know our country’s culture well, I want to know more beyondChina. I learn thatParisis very fashionable,Egyptis an old city with its famous tower,Veniceis a water city, all of there are so interesting to me. English is a basic tool that I can communicate with the world, so I must learn English well, making enough money and realize my dream.

当我学英语的时候,我不知道我为什么要学,但是当我读高中的时候,我的英语老师向我展示了很多关于外国的东西,然后我开始知道外国是怎样的。它们跟中国很不同,世界很大,我将来一定要出国旅游,我想要看看其他国家,接触它们的传统。我对文化很感兴趣,我很了解中国的文化,我想要了解中国外更过的东西。我知道巴黎很时尚,埃及很古老,那里有出名的塔,威尼斯是水上城市,所有的这些对我来说都很有趣。英语是我和世界沟通的工具,所以我一定要学好英语,挣足够的钱来实现我的梦想。

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篇5:端午节的由来英语作文

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导语:端午节是中国的传统节日,这个节日的由来你了解多少呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!​

The dragon boat festival is one of three major chinese holidays, along with the spring and moon festivals. of the three, it is possibly the oldest, dating back to the warring states period in 227 b.c. the festival commemorates qu yuan, a minister in the service of the chu emperor. despairing over corruption at court, qu threw himself into a river. townspeople jumped into their boats and tried in vain to save him. then, hoping to distract hungry fish from his body, the people scattered rice on the water.

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端午节与春节和中秋节并列为中国三大节日。这三个节日中,它可能是最古老的一个,可以追溯到公元前227年的战国时代。这个节日是为了纪念楚国的大夫屈原,他因为对朝廷的贪污腐败感到绝望而投河自尽。镇上的人纷纷冲上船去救他,却没有成功。后来大家把米撒到水里,希望把饥饿的鱼群从他的躯体边引开。

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篇6:高一关于参观长城的英语作文

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Three days ago we decided to visit the Great Wall.

三天以前我们就决定去参观长城

Today we met at the bus stop early in the morning. When we were on the bus, we saw a lot of new buildings and new shops.Beijing was taller than before, I thought.

今天我们在公共汽车站遇到清晨。当我们上了公共汽车,我们看到很多新的建筑和新的店铺。北京是比以前高了,我想。

It took us about two hours to get to the Great Wall. When the Great Wall appeared in front of us, we couldn , t help thinking how wonderful it is! I wondered how the people in the past built it without modem machines. It is said you can see it from the space.I was proud of it.

我们花了约两个小时到长城。当长城出现在我们面前,我们也不禁思考,这是多么的美好!我想知道在过去,人们建造它没有现代机器。这是说你可以从太空中看到它。我是骄傲的。

After coming home I made up my mind to study harder than before. When I grow up, I will work hard to make our country more beautiful and stronger.

回家后我决心比以前更加努力学习。当我长大了,我会努力使我们的国家变得更加美丽和强大。

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篇7:寒假英语作文高一100词

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Favorite Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .Its to

celebrate the lunar calendar s new year .

In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a

big meal .In many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the

most traditional food .

Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food

and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their parents. This

money is given to children for good luck .

People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and

friends with the words "Have all your wishes ". People enjoy the Spring Festival

,during this time they can have a good rest .

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篇8:高一重阳节英语作文

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导语:小编精心整理了高一英语优秀作文,希望大家能从中获益,在高一阶段打好英语写作基础。

The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Chong Yang Festival, a traditional festival in China. The celebrating activities are various and romantic ,including climbing mountains , appreciating chrysanthemums , wearing dogwoods , eating the Chong Yang cake and so on . Nine has the same pronunciation as the Chinese character jiu which stands for a long time , and is the biggest single figure . Therefore it indicts longevity. There have been a lot of poems and works celebrating Chong Yang Festival and praising chrysanthemums since ancient times. People also believe that climbing mountains can expel bad luck, and indicates climbing to a higher position and longevity. China designates the ninth day of the ninth month as Senior s Day , which combine tradition with modern times subtly to turn it into a festival for respecting , caring about , loving , and helping the elderly people .

农历九月初九为中国传统的节日重阳节。庆祝重阳节的活动多彩而浪漫,包括登高远眺、观赏菊花、遍插茱萸、吃重阳糕等。九与汉字久同音,又是个位数字之最,因此寓意长寿长久。自古以来,有不少贺重阳用菊花的诗词佳作。人们还以为,登高可以驱除霉运,意指晋升高位和长寿。中国把九月九日定为老人节,传统与现代巧妙地结合,使之成为一个尊老、敬老、助老的节日。

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篇9:高一端午节周记600字作文

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马上就要放端午节的三天假了,每个人都暗自叫好。我却坐在椅子上深深地担忧。有一次我们上口语课,外教问我们喜不喜欢端午节。我们异口同声地回答:“不喜欢!”原因是作业会很多。有个同学还加了一句:作业多得像山一样。

还好,作业并不是非常多,我总算是松了一口气,阴天也变成了晴天。

回到家,妈妈正在包粽子。像以前我都是只吃不包。而妈妈今天却让我跟她一起包,由于心情好,我便爽快地答应了。

关于端午节还有一个小故事:楚国大臣屈原受小人诬陷跳江自杀,人们为了不让鱼虾去吃屈原的尸体,便用粽叶包着糯米煮熟之后投入江中。这也是粽子的由来。

我不会包粽子,包一个粽子就跟打仗似的。我拿起两片粽叶,叠在一起,再笨手笨脚的,包成一个类似圆锥的东西,用勺子将糯米、肉和一些食材都包在一起,成了一个近似圆锥体的东西。最关键的一步到了,用线将粽子扎起来。我看了一下自己花了几分钟包出来的粽子,真担心米会露出来。我仿佛已经看到了这惨不忍睹的画面。我犹豫了一下,之后就将粽子牢牢抓紧,再用空出的一只手去扯线。这里绑一下,那里又捆一下,总算是绑结实了。还好米没有露出来,我还真有点佩服我自己了。我用剪刀将线剪断,然后打了一个结,这才算完事。我看了一下手中的杰作,也不知哪来的自豪感。

我正打算再包一个的时候,妈妈已经全部包完了。我将妈妈包的粽子和自己包的“丑八怪”放到高压锅里去煮,熟了之后再一起放入冰箱。绿色的粽子外表是绿色的粽叶,里面包着的是深黄色的糯米,再里面含着的是人们对屈原的敬佩和对他死的惋惜。

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篇10:高一端午节作文结尾大全

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端午,在我的家乡是没有什么很特别的风俗的,也是那几样,吃粽子,插艾草,和家里人坐在一起吃吃饭罢了。唯一一个让我觉得有些特别的是,在端午那天每个孩子手上都要带上五色的绳子——五色缕。

五色缕,说的通俗些,就是用五种色彩明艳的丝线编成的绳子。在端午那天系在手腕上,有着避免灾祸的意思。这都是老一辈然传下来的,深究也不知到底是从那一辈传下来的了,仿佛是自盘古开天辟地时就有了的。

而且这五色缕还有一个讲究,就是摘下的时候一定要在雨天,还一定要在有活水的地方。那时的我不明白其中的含义也就不甚在意。

直到有一次,那绳子的质量实在是太差,花花绿绿的颜色都印在了手腕上,就像一个会活动的调色盘。洗来洗去的让我就的分外的烦,干脆就找了个没人的时候,解了下来,扔在了垃圾箱里。

就在我以为平安无事,可以解除警报的时候,它败露了——我的外婆发现了。她将我拉到客厅里狠狠教训了一顿,那神态仿佛是我犯下了什么十恶不赦、不可饶恕的罪过。瞬间,一种“都是我的错”的感觉油然而生。最后,外婆又编了一条五色缕小心翼翼的给我戴在了手腕上。并一再嘱咐,一定要等到下雨天再解下来,平时是万万不能解下的!

后来我才知道,在下雨天将五色缕在下雨天解下扔到活水河里,有带一身的病痛和灾难带走的含义。绳子顺流而下,灾难也会随波而逝,在今后的一年里就会过的幸福安康。

现在,我和外婆不住在一起了,每逢端午时,妈妈也会挑五条颜色鲜亮的绳子编成五色缕,只是她早已不记得当年的编法,只是随便撮一撮,应应景,在过节时讨个好兆头罢了。

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篇11:高一英语作文范文

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Should students make friends on line ?Some people say yes .The internet helps make many friends .Chatting on line ,students can more freely express their feelings and opinions ,and even get help with their foreign language studies .

Others ,however, think students should not .They say making friends on line is a waste of time ,which should be spent more meaningfully on study .Besides ,some students get cheated on line.

It is my opinion that students should place their study ,health and safety before other things .As for friendship ,we can readily find it in our classmates and other people around us.

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篇12:高一英语100字之七:KiteFlying

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August, September and October are the months of kites flying, because the wind blows north-westwards. During these months, many Wonderful kites are flying in the blue sky.

One day as the school was over, Qin Bo, my classmate, called me accompanying him to have kite flying at the big grass field. I had not been flown kite for a long time. So I promised him at last, when I reached there at five, I found him waiting for me.

Many boys were flying their kites higher in the sky. They were excited when they found their kites win another’s. They shouted with joy and jumped up and down.

Not long after, Qin Bo’s kite was in the sky, but mine was not. I was so disappointed that I wanted to give up. But I thought how disgraceful I was. So I asked Qin Bo to exchange the kites. Oh! His kite was wonderful. It was so light that it flow higher than the kites of all. He told me why my kite could not fly because it was maderoughly; the head was heavy, and the end was light, I agreed and made up my mind to make a new kne that would fly high in the sky.

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篇13:高一英语作文大全80词

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Novak Djokovic is one of the top tennis players in the world. He has won

many grand slams, which is the greatest honor for a player, but there is only

one grand slam he hadn’t achieved—the French Open. In the last three years, he

was so close to the champion, but was defeated by the final winner. In order to

fulfill career Grand Slam, he practised so hard and never felt depressed. This

year, he came to the final match again, everybody wanted him to win the match,

for they knew how important the champion was to him. At the first game, he felt

a little nervous and lost, but in the second and third game, he found his pace

and controlled the match. At last, he beat his rival and finally fulfilled his

career Grand Slam. The dream was not easy to realized but insistance helps him

wins.

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篇14:高一英语作文我的理想

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When I got settled, the total use of the microwave to do their ownthings to eat. One day, my father saw me, I am afraid to say that I grew up asa cook. I immediately shaken like a rattle-drum head, you said : "That isnot my ideal. When I grow up I want to IT (information technology) industries."Yes, I bought a computer five years ago after his father, I am familiarwith it day by day. Until last year, and I have formed a deep bond with it.From then on, I want success in the information technology industry to makecontributions to the cause of national computer. But my father said I couldonly do in the field "testing the game," is what the new game, andalways let me play with, the report there will be any games. I think what hesaid is not their fault, I always play games recently, those who do not have aveteran like Flash. In recent days, I sprouted out of a bad idea : I will beplaying the game that the network server to the black. My account will revisethe highest level. However, I Xiangliaoyouxiang, this is wrong, but was caughtby the police network is not good. When hackers but also need high computerskills. As a member of the IT industry is my ideal, I would like to advancethis goal, to improve their computer skills.

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篇15:英语日记:我家的端午节

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导语:端午节这一天节日气氛特别浓郁,人们会吃粽子划龙舟,下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, the family got up at five, according to the custom of the mountain to go to the dew. I scooped handfuls of dew drops to the eyes with the eyes of a time I feel like a lot of light. Until the time when sitting in the classroom, I still feel the eyes are particularly bright, what word can see clearly.After school, I cast legs to run home. Just arrived at the door to smell the dumplings incense, a door to see my father made a good table, such as a good food and I go home to eat. To wash my hands and went to the dining table, first to the mom and dad one solution of a rice dumplings, sprinkle with sugar and to my own solution to a beautiful triangular dumplings, sprinkle with sugar is with relish to eat. On the table, our family ate, chatted, the room full of happy Dragon Boat Festival atmosphere, filled with delicious dumplings taste and thick Aixiang.After the meal, my mother gave me the ear on the male yellow wine, I have a lipstick on the mouth, to my wrist wearing a red line, I dress as incense and dumplings, let me go to school to learn.I like to eat rice dumplings, loved the Dragon Boat Festival, love to enjoy the festive atmosphere of the festival.

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今天是端午节,我们一家人五点就起床,按照习俗上山去趟露水。一路上我用双手捧起晶莹的露珠往眼睛上抹,一时间我觉得眼睛好像亮了好多。直到坐在教室读书时还觉得眼睛特别亮,什么字都能看清楚。放学后,我撒开腿就往家里跑。刚到门口就闻到粽子香,一进门就看见爸爸做了一桌子好菜专门等我回家吃。我洗过手来到饭桌前,先给爸爸妈妈一人解了一个粽子,撒上白糖,然后给我自己解了一个漂亮的三角粽子,撒上白糖就津津有味地吃起来。饭桌上,我们一家边吃边聊,屋子里充满了端午节的快乐气氛,弥漫着香喷喷的粽子味和浓浓的艾香。吃完饭,妈妈给我耳朵上抹了雄黄酒,给我嘴上摸了唇膏,给我手腕上戴了红线绳,把我打扮得和粽子一样香,就让我到学校去学习。我爱吃粽子,爱过端午节,爱享受节日的欢乐气氛。

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篇16:高一英语作文范文

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Water is very important to us. If you don t have water for three days, you will die. We can use water for flowers, swimming, washing and many different things. We use it to cook, make electricity, and put out fires and so on. We use millions of liters of water every day.

Do you know how does the water come to your home? It travels through water pipes. Some are long and wide but some are short and narrow. Then the water travels through the water pipes to the reservoirs. Then it travels through the water pipes to the river and to the special factories that purify the water. When the water is purified, we can drink it. Please don t leave garbage in the water on which we line, and keep the water clean.

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篇17:保护环境英语作文高一80词

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A sunny Sunday, usually every day and sleep until the sun father-drying

bottoms climb to get up early and get up in red, wake up my mother。 Drowsily

mother slowly said: "Today what the section, from Why so early?" Little Red said

excitedly: "Mom, do not install confused, you said that today took me to the

park!"

Came to park, mother and son were two beautiful scenery attract: kids, some

kite-flying, and some shooting while playing ball red bumper cars, while also

playing slippery slides, played with enjoying themselves, was sweating

profusely。

Little Red hobbled down to holding mothers hand while walking while

singing。 Suddenly, a banana peel, a red block of the avenue, little red slip

banana skin reminded once again to see if the banana peel to her protest, then

do not fight a gas, the foot kicked the banana peel。 Mom saw, as if aware of her

mind like, and did not criticize her, she just pulled the banana skin side next

to her while saying with great earnestness: "I know you have been slipping on

banana peel, very angry, but you should From the perspective of others think

that if you somehow accidentally stepped on a banana peel how to do red listened

to, very ashamed, the banana peel thrown into the bin。

Little Red looked at the move, my mother smiled。

Yes ah! Would it not everyone should be protected?

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篇18:关于高中端午节英语作文

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The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year。

The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan. He was a good and respected man, but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperors court。

Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons。

Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan, their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival。

端午节,又称为五五节,因为端午节是在农历的五月五日,是三个重要的中国节庆之一,其他两个分别是中秋节和农历新年。

这个节日的由来是古代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈原,他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏,但是由於一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害,从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於无法获得皇帝的重视,屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。

由於对屈原的爱戴,汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原,并且将米丢入汨罗江中,以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原,但是他们的行为,直到今天在端午节的时候,仍然被人们传颂纪念着。

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篇19:关于图书馆英语高一

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I love to read. When I was three years old, my parents had taught me to

read. They bought me some books with funny and colorful pictures. Soon I was

attracted by these stories and fell in love with reading. Since I went to

school, I often went to the library and it was my favorite place. Studying in

the library provided me a silent environment. The most important thing was that

as so many excellent students sat around me. I felt the great motivation to move

on. I could find the data any time and read the books I liked. I have gained a

lot of knowledge and find the great hour there.

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篇20:端午节英语

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A Chinese holiday is gaining worldwide popularity

Some holidays are so much fun that they catch on outside of their culture. The most obvious example is probably Christmas, which is celebrated around the world by people who arent even Christian. Similarly, in recent years, the Dragon Boat Festival has moved beyond China to become an international holiday celebrated by people who may know little about the holidays origins.

The Dragon Boat Festival is one of three major Chinese holidays, along with the Spring and Moon Festivals. Of the three, it is possibly the oldest, dating back to the Warring States Period in 227 B.C. The festival commemorates Qu Yuan, a minister in the service of the Chu Emperor. Despairing over corruption at court, Qu threw himself into a river. Townspeople jumped into their boats and tried in vain to save him. Then, hoping to distract hungry fish from his body, the people scattered rice on the water.

Over the years, the story of Qus demise transformed into the traditions of racing dragon boats and eating zongzi – a kind of rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. The races have certainly captured the imagination of people from all over the world. Every spring there are nearly 60 dragon boat races held outside of China in cities from Vancouver to Sydney, from Gdańsk, Poland to Cape Town, South Africa. Canada alone has nearly 50 dragon boat teams and Germany has nearly 30.

So what is it about the Dragon Boat Festival that appeals to foreigners? “Its an unusual sport,” says one racer from Germany. “Its not like everybodys doing it. Thats one of the reasons that theres such great team spirit in a dragon boat team – everybody feels like were doing something special.” And what about the zongzi? “Ehhh, theyre not bad, I guess,” he says. “Something of an acquired taste. I just havent really acquired it yet.”

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