以外国人对中国的印象为话题的英语作文（通用20篇）

what isHappiness? different people have different ideas. some people are rich; they think they are happy. other people have many friends, so they feel happy. still others are happy because their lives are meaningful.

happiness attracts(吸引) everyone. for children, happiness often suggests eating something good or playing with toys. for a stamp collector, stamps bring more delight than meals. and for a scientist, a discovery or an invention rather than anything else gives him greatest satisfaction.

there was once a beggar who was always happy. the king saw him and wondered why he was so happy because he was so poor. however, the king could have whatever he wanted; yet he himself was not happy at all. thus we can see one’s happiness doesn’t depend on whether he is rich or poor. happiness is a state of mind. as long as one thinks he’s content and satisfied, he is happy.

as everything exist only because its opposite(对立的), happiness exists only when pain exists. just as a person who does not know failure never knows success, a person, who has not experienced suffering or sadness never knows what happiness means.

happiness always promises (允诺) a hope by which people go on living. when they come to the point of losing hope because they have suffered a great deal, it is often the time when happiness comes that will give them the courage and desire(渴望) to live.

cheer up and be happy. happiness is not far from you. it’s just around you. try to grasp(抓牢) it and enjoy it.

【写作要求】

在不同的地方有不同的风俗习惯，饮食文化很重要。中国的饮食文化不同于西方。请你谈谈中国的三餐，以“when you in China, do as

the Chinese do!” 为题写一篇短文。

要求：80词左右，内容合理;要点齐全;句子及篇章结构准确、连贯;书写规范。

【优秀满分范文】

When in China, do as the Chinese do!

Meals in China are different in some ways from meals in the West.

In China, lunch is usually served around 12 o’clock.As for dinner, Chinese

people eat it much earlier than people in the West.Chopsticks are used to eat

most food.Generally, for dinner, there’ll be lots of different dishes, not just

three courses.Besides, Chinese people like to talk about food, so it’s a good

topic during a meal.

The golden rule is: when you’re in China, watch the Chinese and do as they

do!

In recent years, Sinology, the study of Chinese traditional culture, literature, history, society etc, has become increasingly popular  For instance, it is reported that many primary and secondary schools have set up courses of sinology, in which students are taught classical works by Chinese ancient educators and philosophers, like Confucius- Another good illustration is in the program CCTV Lecture Room famous scholars, eg, Yu Dan, give lectures on Chinese ancient philosophies and literatures.

Sinology becomes prevalent due to the fact that it is of vital significance for both the individuals and the society. For one thing, Sinology is the essence of Chinese civilization with more than 5,000 years. Thus, for individuals, they can enlarge their scope of knowledge , enrich their experience and adapt themselves to the complicated society. For another, it is acknowledged that the rehabilitation of Sinology can contribute to the establishment of a harmonious society.

In my opinion, all Chinese people should inherit the merits of Sinology. To do so, we can read books by ourselves or to attend lectures on this issue. Besides, we have the obUgation to popularize introducing it to the world By doing so, we can not only inherit it but also make it glorious and prosperous.

It was our national holiday and I had eight days off,so I went with my parents to visit my grandma in the country.Indeed，I will never forget the journey.

On the morning of Oct.1,Iwas woken up by my mother.She told me to start out early ,or we might be blocked on the way .Hearing this,I thought she was frighting me.

However,when we got to the expressway,I began to realize what I thought was wrong.There were so many cars,buses and trucks on the road that we found it very hard to move forward.More than five hours passed,butwe still hadover600 Km togo. hungryand thirsty, I could hardly stand it any longer. mother and father kept on comforting me. In the end,we arrived at Grandma`s,but it was already 11;00p.m.

the journeywas unforgettable andI think it is a trouble to go home on holidays for many people. I hope that our government can do something to solve this problem.

我国江山如此多娇，我国地形多样，地貌独特，山河壮丽。在西部高原上，有巍峨耸立的高山和别具风格的冰川地貌;在西南部石灰岩分布地区，则有景色迷人的喀斯特地貌和险峻的峡谷;在辽阔的大西北，有受风力作用影响为主的沙漠景观;在温暖湿润的东部和南部，有各种各样受流水作用影响为主的侵蚀和堆积地貌……

要说起我们国家的名着景区，那可是数不胜数，如：位于西藏自治区横断山区的雅鲁藏布江;有险峻之美的华山;有壮阔之美的黄土高原，有凛然之美的天山;有刚健之美的冈仁波齐峰;有雄浑之美的万里长城;有炫目之美的张掖雅丹;有宁静之美的镜泊湖;有和谐之美的黑龙江扎龙湿地;有脱俗之美的台湾兰阳平原;有妩媚之美的巴丹吉林沙漠;还有纯洁之美的九寨沟……

中国，如同一座大花园。这里每一朵鲜花，都是我们的美好江山。这些美妙的存在，都是那些辛勤的园丁，也就是我们中国五十六个民族这个大家庭中的所有的成员。

傅抱石和关山月曾夜以继日地工作，赶在国庆节之前完成了这幅旷古未闻的巨制----------《江山如此多娇》。画面的近景是江南的青山绿水，苍松翠石，远景是白雪皑皑的北国风光，中景是连接南北的原野，而长江和黄河则贯穿整个画面，集中表现了新中国的稳定与安宁，生机和希望，展现出国家和民族的宏大气概。画面的东侧，一轮红日在照耀着祖国的锦绣大地，山河壮丽，气势磅礴。整个画面气势恢宏，象征着祖国的强大和江山的美好，以及新中国灿烂的前程，同时也展现出新中国强大的包容力。主席为画作题写了“江山如此多娇”六个字。

我们学校的主席台正面就有这样一幅画，这幅画的右上角的的确确写了六个工工整整的大字，这些字正是----------江山如此多娇。也许，学校把主席台的背景弄成这幅画，可能另有自己深刻的用意：想让我们小学生每天蒸蒸日上，让我们了解我国江山的文化，让我们，把祖先留给我们的美好风景，荣华富贵都铭记在心。

我们是中华民族的传承人，那么，我们也应该把中国的文化给传承下去!

以下是为大家整理的关于以中国的环境污染为话题的初中英语作文的文章，希望大家能够喜欢！

Directions:For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic:

Pollution: An Increasing Concern in China You should write at least120 words following the outline below in Chinese.

1. 中国的污染的现状

2. 造成污染的原因

3. 解决的办法

Pollution: An Increasing Concern in China

It is reported that ten big cities in China are being ranked among the top twenty cities with the highest pollution index in the world. This means it is high time we did something to bring the situation under control.Many factors are contributing to the deteriorating situation: industrial wastes pumped into the air， the lakes and rivers; a increasing number of automobiles crowding into the streets; the widespread use of plastic bags etc.

To my view， stiffer laws and regulations must be implemented to check pollution. Industries that release wastes without permission should be heavily fined. Cars should be equipped to minimize the exhaust they release into the air. And the use of plastic bags and disposable meal boxes should be banned. What’s more， the media should play an important role in implanting a sense of environmental consciousness into people’s mind. If everybody works toward a common goal of making the environment better， we can create a cleaner and lovelier world for us and for the coming generation.

At this precise moment in time and with the impending entrance examination, the problem of educational injustice has loomed more conspicuous and has been brought to the center of public attention. It is almost absolutely correct that schools misbehavior gave rise to seditions and agony.

Dated back to last month, one official representative at the meeting of Peoples Representatives put forward the issue of educational partiality, maintaining that the possibility of certain metropolises students admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University is approximately 40 times more than that in Henan province. Recently, when it comes to the enrollment of middle school students, another heated news has been propagated that certain schools enjoying better location, faculty and favorable policies are illegally stretching their legs towards elite students over the whole province, exerting definitely pernicious influences on the regulation of tests and examinations.

As a student, Im sincerely concerned with this. From my own perspective, the leading action we should be encouraged to take is to distribute resources more sensibly. Its imperative to give more rights for admission to prestigious universities to students in need, which may propitiously precipitate the process of social justice. Also, governmental regulation and punishments are in desperate demand. Banning on such misconducts as searching for students over the boundary in certain schools serves as a solution.

What is more, personally, its advisable for the school administrators to secure a clear mind that faculty and regulations rather than students are more significant linchpins in maintaining competence and attractiveness.

There is still a long way to go for sake of overcoming the perplexity of educational injustice. Notwithstanding, we are bound to accomplish it with fortitude.

A group of penguins at a zoo in Japan take a walk to lose weight. Every day, 15 king penguins there walk 500 meters twice. "Just like human, penguins dont exercise much during winter. They become fat easily," says a zookeeper.

在日本的一个动物园里一群企鹅在散步减肥。哪里的15只金企鹅媒体散步两次，每次500米。 动物园工作人员说：“和人类一样，企鹅冬天不怎么运动，容易发胖。”

I like the new year, people in the Spring Festival, the spring festival couplet, watch the Spring Festival Gala, set off firecrackers, fireworks, eating hot pot … … new year is really lively!

To thirty in the big year, after eating the rich years night meal, it is time to see the Spring Festival evening. The Spring Festival Gala began, and the family gathered in front of the TV punctually, concentrating on their faces, hum and mouth dancing from time to time. The evening shows are colorful, with cross talk, sketches, singing, dancing and magic … … every program wins everyones compliments, cheers and laughter. At the end of the party, the host shouted: “ ten, nine, eight … … two, a ” the new year began.

New years first day, often to go out to play. Our family came to the busiest place in Putian, — — the pedestrian street, the “ the ground Avenue ” Then he went to Putian, one of the famous places of interest “ Lantau Peak Park ” the time tunnel, the ice carving, the enjoyment of the food … … have fun.

The first two often do not go out, so only “ nest ” at home, do homework, watch TV … …

The next few days, in addition to new years day. The remaining few days to go to visit our relatives, relatives, eat dinner together tonight. If you have time to go shopping together, pick up some new clothes, buy some special purchases for the Spring Festival … …

The new year day is very busy, at night, eating while watching tv. My evening meal is more abundant than on the thirty from the 6. At the beginning of 7, you usually have to eat 8. The 9 point is enough. That is, at 8, many people celebrate this special festival with fireworks and firecrackers. The fireworks are simply flying all over the sky, and the sky is decorated with colorful and colorful.

The new year is a lot of fun, a lot of good-looking, and a lot of delicious food.

We are always trying to find the way to success, which stands for power,

pride and glory. There have been strings of stories of success I was told since

I was a child. From then on, I have been fascinated with being successful.

Whatsuccess? Different people have different opinions towards this

question. To start with, some people, such as accountants, workers and so on,

are longing for being rich, which allows them buy what they want, and enjoy

luxury. They treat it as success. Furthermore, some contestants, such as boxers,

are always trying their best to defeat their rivals for success. And once they

win, they confirm that they are stronger than others. The last but not the

least, there are some other people who enjoy helping others. As a good saying

goes, the roses in her hand, the flavor in mine. With helping others, we can

also feel satisfactory.

As far as I am concerned, life is short, and we must achieve something

during our life. So I regard striving and working hard important. When comes to

we reap what we sow, it’s the time of success.

兴趣

中考英语满分作文范文

My Hobby

English is one of my best subjects and I started learning English when I

was ten years old.

But at the very beginning, listening seemed a little difficult for me. So I

have been doing a lot of listening practice, such as listening to tapes,

watching English TV programs. And I found it really helped a lot. In fact, there

are some more helpful ways to learn English well. For example, I enjoy singing

English songs and I want to join an English club or find a pen pal from

English-speaking countries.

I believe that nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

每个人都有自己的梦想，我也不例外。有的人长大想当科学家;有的人想当作家;还有的人想当发明家……我的梦想呢，就是当一名像杨利伟那样勇敢、伟大的宇航员。

记得我6岁过年的时候，爸爸曾给我买过一种烟花，我特别喜欢。那是一种圆柱形的烟花，只要点燃导线，不一会儿就带着金色的光芒飞上天，随着噼里啪啦的响声，出现一道优美的弧线。爸爸笑着问我：“王晨冉，你长大了会当宇航员，驾驶真正的火箭吗?”我想了一会儿，回答道：“会的，我一定会成为一名伟大的宇航员!”

我非常佩服杨利伟叔叔勇敢的精神，因为他是我们中国第一个乘坐火箭在宇宙遨游的人，更是我们中国人的骄傲!再说，火箭上升的速度非常快，可比儿童乐园的阿拉伯飞毯、蹦极刺激多了!杨利伟叔叔要想登上火箭，那得经过多少刻苦的训练呀!而且那些训练都是对人体承受能力极限的考验，但是杨利伟叔叔并没有退缩，还是勇敢地登上了火箭，圆满地完成了祖国交给的光荣任务。从此我心里就生出来了一个念头：要争取给航天事业作出贡献!

我曾幻想：自己走进火箭，激动地听着火箭发射时的报数声，操控着火箭遨游在湛蓝的太空。或站在另一个星球上眺望人类和动物共同的家，那种滋味是无法描述的!

如果我的身体条件不够，我也不会气馁，因为我还可以在其他方面给航天事业作出贡献呀!我一定好好学习，争取给航天事业作出力所能及的事!

导语：气候类型即地区的自然条件，一般因为阳光直射与斜射、季风、纬度位置、海陆位置和海拔高低而形成。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的中国气候英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Dear Jim,

I’m very glad that you’ll come to visit China. You asked me about the weather in China. There are four seasons– spring, summer, autumn and winter. Summer is the hottest season of the year. It often rains. And winter is the coldest. Sometimes it snows, especially in the north of China. If you like snow, you can come to China at this time of year. But I think the best time to visit China is in spring or autumn because it is neither too hot nor too cold. It is very pleasant to visit many places of interest in China, such as the Great Wall, the West Lake, Mount Yellow and so on. I believe you will enjoy yourself in China. I can’t wait to see you.

Best wishes!

Yours truly,

John

【参考译文】

亲爱的吉姆，

我很高兴你会来中国。你问我关于中国的天气。有四个季节-春、夏、秋、冬。夏天是一年中最热的季节。经常下雨。冬天是最冷的。有时下雪，尤其是在中国的北方。如果你喜欢雪，你可以在每年的这个时候到中国来。但我想访问中国的最佳时间是在春天或秋天因为它既不太冷也不太热。这是访问感兴趣的中国很多地方很愉快，如长城，西湖，山黄等。我相信你会在中国享受自己。我等不及要见你。

最美好的祝福!

你真的，

约翰

Nowadays, in an ever tighter job market, great importance has been attached to an interview by both the employer and the applicant. The interview, so to speak, has become indispensable for getting a satisfactory job. On the one hand, the interviewer can take advantage of the occasion to learn about the candidates, such as their work experiences, education and their personalities, so as to pick out the right person for the company. On the other hand, the interviewee can make use of the

opportunity to get to know the job he is going to take up, the salary, the working conditions and many other things about the job he is interested in. Therefore, the job interview is very important to a job-hunter. But how can one succeed in it? Firstly of all, the interviewee must pay attention to his or her appearance. The first impression is always where we start. Get dressed properly and neatly. Secondly, good manners are equally important. Dont be too proud, and neither too timid. Just be courteous. Thirdly, the interviewee must demonstrate his aptitude and skills for the job and his knowledge about eh job-related areas. Be confident.

Last but not the least, the interviewee ought to be honest about his or her personal as well as academic background, for honesty is the best policy. To sum up, the job interview is indeed important, but there is no need to be nervous. As long as the interviewee has the ability for the job, with careful preparation and a fairly confident and honest performance, his or her success can be ensured.

如今，在一个日益吃紧的劳动力市场，不管是对于求职者还是雇主，面试都非常重要。成功的面试可以说已经成为得到一个满意的工作的必不可少的条件。一方面，面试者可以利用这个机会，了解候选人

如工作经验，教育背景和他们的个性，以挑选出该公司的合适人选。另一方面，求职者可以利用这个机会去了解他所要从事的工作，如待遇，工作条件以及其他一些他感兴趣的情况。 因此，对于求职者来说面试是非常重要的。但如何才能成功呢？首先，求职者一定要注意其外表。第一印象往往首当其冲。穿着要适当和整齐。其次，良好的举止也同样重要。不要太骄傲

也不过于胆怯。要有谦虚的品格。第三，求职者必须表现出自己的工作能力及技能和有关领域的知识。要有信心。最重要的，求职者应该诚实说明他的个人情况，以及学术背景，诚实是最好的策略。

[高考英语作文：中国梦我的梦

导语：空气污染是当今世界的主要问题之一。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!

Air pollution is one of the major problems of the modern world. A great deal of energy is needed to run the factories of modern industrial nations.

Automobile， trains， planes and busses need energy， too. Nearly all of this energy is produced by burning fuels. The burning produces wastes， some of which remain in the air， causing air pollution.

Scientists are finding ways to stop air pollution especially in big industrial areas and densely-populated cities.

They are studying new ways of generating electricity that may be less damaging to the environment. In the meantime， many power plants are being modernized to give off less polluted material.

Also， engineers try to design and locate new power plants to do minimum damage to the environment. However， it may be that we still have a long way to go before we have a "clean" world. Nearly all of the countries are trying hard to prevent and control air pollution.

There indeed seems to be no end to tasks that environmentalists will be required to do. People will continually find new ways to control pollution.

【参考译文】

空气污染是当今世界的主要问题之一。在现代化工业国家中，办工厂需要大量的能量。

汽车、火车、飞机和公共汽车需要能量，太。几乎所有这些能量都是由燃烧的燃料产生的。燃烧产生的废物，其中一些留在空气中，造成空气污染。

科学家们正在寻找办法来阻止空气污染，尤其是在大工业区和人口稠密的城市。

他们正在研究新的发电方式，这种方法对环境的破坏性更小。与此同时，许多发电厂正在现代化，以减少污染的物质。

同样，工程师们也正在努力设计新的发电厂，确定新的建厂地点，把对环境的危害减少到最低限度。然而，在我们拥有一个“干净”的世界之前，我们还有很长的路要走。几乎所有的国家都在努力防止和控制空气污染。

环境保护主义者的任务似乎没有尽头。人们会不断找到控制污染的新方法。

Junwu past.then light clouds, in the branch of the season, we should have the motherland 70 birthday with you, can with zhuguoqing, i feel very happy. here, i want to motherland proud mother said: i love you, china!

ah! huanghe river, wall, you feed the onsweep of what a splendid ethnic! five thousand years of history, the chinese civilization, etc to breathtaking. oh, the motherland, the river is flowing through a long run you elegant long long mountain is hale backbone. you have mountains of treasure, you have beautiful varied landscape, you are resplendent and magnificent imperial palace, have you wan ting stretch of the great wall, the history, there are eight. you still have a lot of... in your vast territory, generation after generation descendants with our own hands created splendid oriental civilization.

however, we will not forget, the chinese nation also had the vicissitudes of life, after suffering, our motherland has much humiliation and insult. we shall never forget the bright garden, forget in every chinese head "asia" hat, forget the park gate "chinese and dog allowed" sign, forget the 300,000 compatriots in nanjing yangtze river is red with blood. the earth in the yellow river in cry moans, however, chinese people never crushed.

chinese children in humen was uncovered against aggression. the taiping heavenly kingdom, the flag of 1898, the yi ho tuan warrior jinglei broadsword, the revolution of 1911 gunshots, show the world that the chinese nation: chinese people dont apprehend,. the may 4th movement, the communist party of china was established, more like jinglei though the sky. from nanchang to jinggangshan, from yenan to xibaipo, "a little spark kindles a great fire. chinese people just with millet and rifle hit a splendid china, we this oriental giant finally again stand up!

金风送爽，天高云淡，在这个花果飘香的季节里，我们迎来了祖国七十岁的生日，能与大家同祝国庆，我感到非常快乐。在这里，我要自豪地对祖国母亲说：我爱你，中国!

啊!黄河长江，奔腾万里，你们哺育了一个多么辉煌的民族!五千年的辉煌历史，饮誉四海的华夏文明，足以让人叹为观止。哦，祖国，涓涓流贯的河川是你飘逸的长发，绵亘悠久长的山岳是你硬朗的脊梁。你有满山遍野的宝藏，你有秀丽多姿的山水，你有金碧辉煌的故宫，你有蜿蜓伸展的万里长城，纵有千古，横有八荒。你还有很多很多。。。。。。在你辽阔的土地上，一代又一代的炎黄子孙用自己的双手创造了灿烂的东方文明。

但是，我们不会忘记，中华民族也曾几经沧桑、几经痛苦，我们的祖国母亲也曾倍受欺凌与污辱。我们忘不了园明园的火光，忘不了扣在每个中国人头上的“东亚病夫”的帽子，忘不了公园门口“华人与狗不得入内”的牌子，忘不了南京三十万同胞的鲜血染红了长江。大地在呻吟，黄河在哭泣，然而中国人民永远也不会被压垮。

Last week, my teacher told us that we would have a practical activity. At first, we were happy to hear it, all of us thought that must be very funny. But when we heard that we needed to assist the cleaners with their work, we felt lost. It must be the dirty work. However, the cleaners were very nice to us, and they did their work with passion. We tried to help them as much as we could. We talked happily. Suddenly, I was so grateful to them, as they were the city’s decorators. What they did meant so much to the society. We should respct them and understand their work.

Body language is used by people for sending messages to one another. It is very useful because it can help you make yourself easily understood. When you are talking with others,you are not just using words, but also using expressions and gestures. For example, waving ones hand is to say "Good-bye." A smile and handshake show welcome, and clapping hands means congratulations. Nodding the head means agreement, but shaking the head means disagreement. The gestures are accepted both by Chinese and foreigners as having the same meanings.

Different countries have different body language. For example, men in Russia, France and Arab countries kiss each other when they meet, but men in China or Australia shake hands instead of kissing. People in Puerto Rio like touching each other, but people from English speaking countries do not touth each other. If you touch an English person, you should say "Sorry. People in Arab countries like standing close to one another when they are talking, but English people must keep a distance away when they are talking. In some Asian countries, you must not touch the head of another person. In Arab countries, you eat using the fingers of your right land;the left hand is not used at all. In parts of Asia you must not sit with your feet pointing at another person.

When you use a foreign language, it is very important to know the meanings of gestures and movements in the foreign country. Following the customs will help you communicate with people and make your stay there much more pleasant and comfortable.

饮食安全是指对人体健康不造成任何急性、亚急性或者慢性危害。下面是语文迷为大家整理的英语作文范文，希望对你有帮助。

假如你是一所国际学校校办英文杂志的学生编辑。你看了下面这封信后，也想写一篇关于该信的读后感，内容要点包括：你对此事件的看法;解释你的理由并提出你的建议;向受害者表达尽快康复的祝愿。

★ 范文1

Today, I received the readers letter. I was shocked at it. Personally speaking, I think we should pay more attention to the food safety. The government must make some necessary laws. Whats more, some businessmen shouldnt be only interested in making money. They must care about peoples health. Wed better not eat anything in dirty places though some food is delicious, because eating unhealthy food does harm to our health。

Finally, I hope the family in the accident will get better soon。

★ 范文2

From this incident,we can see that there are still more things to be done.Firstly,the government needs everything possible to ensure the quality of products,particularly the safety of food as this concerns everyones life.Secondly,as for the producers,it is very important for them to be morally honest.They should never try to pursue profit or economic growth at the expense of health and life of people.Thirdly,we consumers must attach importance to the things we eat and develop an awareness of how to protect our legal rights if cheated.Only in this way will we be able to build a more secure and harmonious society.

halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and superstition. it began as a celtic end-of-summer festival during which people felt especially close to deceased relatives and friends. for these friendly spirits, they set places at the dinner table, left treats on doorsteps and along the side of the road and lit candles to help loved ones find their way back to the spirit world.

todays halloween ghosts are often depicted as more fearsome and malevolent, and our customs and superstitions are scarier too. we avoid crossing paths with black cats, afraid that they might bring us bad luck. this idea has its roots in the middle ages, when many people believed that witches avoided detection by turning themselves into cats. we try not to walk under ladders for the same reason. this superstition may have come from the ancient egyptians, who believed that triangles were sacred; it also may have something to do with the fact that walking under a leaning ladder tends to be fairly unsafe. and around halloween, especially, we try to avoid breaking mirrors, stepping on cracks in the road or spilling salt.

but what about the halloween traditions and beliefs that todays trick-or-treaters have forgotten all about? many of these obsolete rituals focused on the future instead of the past and the living instead of the dead. in particular, many had to do with helping young women identify their future husbands and reassuring them that they would someday--with luck, by next halloween!--be married.

in 18th-century ireland, a matchmaking cook might bury a ring in her mashed potatoes on halloween night, hoping to bring true love to the diner who found it. in scotland, fortune-tellers recommended that an eligible young woman name a hazelnut for each of her suitors and then toss the nuts into the fireplace. the nut that burned to ashes rather than popping or exploding, the story went, represented the girls future husband. (in some versions of this legend, confusingly, the opposite was true: the nut that burned away symbolized a love that would not last.) another tale had it that if a young woman ate a sugary concoction made out of walnuts, hazelnuts and nutmeg before bed on halloween night, she would dream about her future husband. young women tossed apple-peels over their shoulders, hoping that the peels would fall on the floor in the shape of their future husbands initials; tried to learn about their futures by peering at egg yolks floating in a bowl of water; and stood in front of mirrors in darkened rooms, holding candles and looking over their shoulders for their husbands faces.

other rituals were more competitive. at some halloween parties, the first guest to find a burr on a chestnut-hunt would be the first to marry; at others, the first successful apple-bobber would be the first down the aisle.

of course, whether were asking for romantic advice or trying to avoid seven years of bad luck, each one of these halloween superstitions relies on the good will of the very same "spirits" whose presence the early celts felt so keenly. ours is not such a different holiday after all!

[以万圣节为话题英语作文

【写作要求】

每一个人,每一个国家，都拥有梦想。“中国梦”是目前最热的话题。作为中学生，你是如何理解中国梦的?你的中国梦是什么呢?为实现你的梦想，你将怎么做呢?假设你叫李红(Li

Hong),请以“My Dream”为题，写一篇不少于100词的英语短文。

要求： 1. 条理清楚，有表明自己观点的句子。

2. 书写工整，句式规范，标点符号和大小写使用正确。

3. 短文中应尽量包括提示内容，可适当发挥，但不能出现真实的人名、地名。

4. 参考词汇：China dream，come true ,achieve one’s dreams., give up， hold on to,

make up of

【优秀满分范文】

My Dream

Everyone has his dreams. As young students, we have many kinds of dreams.

These dreams are our China dreams. The dreams can be very big, and they can also

be small. In fact ,a big dream is made up of many small dreams.

My name’s Li Hong. I also have a dream. I dream of becoming a great

scientist. From now on, I have to study hard to achieve my dream. I must learn

as much as I can. When I meet any difficulty, I won’t give it up , I must get it

over .

I’m sure it’s very important to dream,. Some dreams are more realistic,

others are not. No matter what our dreams are, we should hold on to them, they

can just come true one day.