关于低碳生活的英语作文带翻译初中【经典20篇】

Dear parents，

Words fail me when I want to express my thanks to you. You have taken good care of me since I was born.When I am in trouble，you always encourage me and cheer me up.Once I argued with my best friend and was upset，you talked with me the whole night and finally helped me solve the problem. With your help，I have become a good student.I am so thankful for your love that I will work harder and try to do better in the future.

Best wishes

Yours，

Zhang hua

I always thought that only the car tail gas, the coal burning these emit carbon dioxide, thought that life is full of weak power in violation of the "carbon" to the survival of all of us and our home - the earth.

Now our school is in promoting low-carbon life, I gradually learned how to reduce carbon pollution. Beginning of the "low-carbon life" learning website. Before I always open the door the lights last night, the water drops from evening to morning, refrigerator clutter everywhere, so that waste water and electricity, and increased the production of carbon dioxide. Improvements can be achieved for the sake of our survival environment, low carbon life starts from me.

First, low-carbon life way is in the details in the life on energy conservation and consumption reduction, in addition to homework reading be sure to turn on the light, other time no need to open the cant open lamp is as short as possible, so that it can reduce the electric discharge of carbon dioxide. Electrical appliances in the house open can emit carbon dioxide, even small cell phone battery socket terrible can discharge of carbon dioxide, as long as the charger to charge the power take off immediately can reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The refrigerator can neatly as far as possible, so you can reduce the number of the refrigerator, so as to achieve lower carbon dioxide emissions. Can bring us in the summer air conditioning is cold, but its outdoor can emit large amounts of carbon dioxide, so wed better can rarely use as far as possible, dont let our earth breathe too much carbon dioxide.

In the later days we must esteem "carbon emissions", dont let it harm to our life, let us act together, to protect our pretty environment.

我一直认为只有汽车尾气，煤炭燃烧这些会排放二氧化碳，没想到生活中处处都有薄弱的“碳”权势在侵害着我们大家和我们赖以生存的家园——地球。

现在我们学校在宣扬低碳生活，我慢慢的懂得了怎么样降低碳污染。开始了“低碳生活”学习网站。以前我总把家门口的电灯开上个彻夜，水从晚上滴到早上，冰箱里放的处处乱七八糟的东西，这样既浪费水电，又增长了二氧化碳的生成。为了我们的生存环境能取得改进，低碳生活务必从我做起。

第一，低碳生活办法便是在生活中的每个细节上看重节能减耗，除了造作业看书务必开灯，其他时间没需要开的灯能不开就尽可能少开，这样就能降低电灯排出的二氧化碳。家里的电器开着也能排出二氧化碳，就连小小的手机电池插座也能排出可怕的二氧化碳，只要充电器充完电就马上取下就可以降低二氧化碳的排放。冰箱里尽可能能排放整齐，这样就能降低冰箱工作的次数，从而达到降低二氧化碳的排放。空调固然能给我们在夏天带来凉意，但它的室外机却能排放出大量的二氧化碳，因此我们最好能尽可能罕用，不要再让我们的地球呼吸太多的二氧化碳。

在以后的日子我们一定要器重“碳”排放，不要再让它危害到我们的生活，让我们一起行动起来，保护我们俏丽的环境。

My best friend is Jim. He is a cool boy. He has curly blond hair, big

eyes and a small mouth. He likes to eat strawberries and bananas, and he loves

sports. He often plays basketball in the school playground. He watches sports

every night. He has good manners and studies well, so everyone likes to make

friends with

him.

我最好的朋友是吉姆，他是一个很酷的男孩。他有一头金黄的卷发，大大的眼睛和小小的嘴巴。他喜欢吃草莓和香蕉，并且他十分热爱运动，他经常在学校的操场打篮球，每天晚上他都会看体育节目。他有礼貌，学习好，因此大家都喜欢和他做朋友。

Ive been to a lot of beautiful places, but in my mind, the most important

thing in my mind is the Forbidden City.

The Forbidden City is a place where the ancient emperor of China can live.

The imperial palace has: temple of heaven, echo wall, emperors study and so on

many beautiful places. There are colorful flowers in the temple of heaven, very

beautiful. The flowers and grasses and the famous flowers and plants are all

numerous and numerous, very beautiful, far from looking like a colorful flower

in the open. Like a fairyland on earth. The temple of heaven is not a famous

artist.

The echo wall is a miracle of acoustics, which is a masterpiece of ancient

craftsman. The wall tiles of the echo wall are not as strong as others. It is

specially made in shandong linqing place. The slurry brick is exquisite, and the

sound of the metal sound, commonly known as the gold brick. If you shout in the

echo wall, the echo will be strong.

Its better to see if you have the chance, and believe that it will make

you feel better.

The summer vacation had come round again。 I was happy that I could forget about school at least for a while。 Lest I fool around all through this summer vacation， I made a plan as to how to spend it。 First， I thought I should go over all those things my teachers taught in the previous term so that I could have a better understanding of them。 Then I thought I should take up some forms of exercise， such as walking， running rowing， to keep me physically strong。 It stood to reason that with such a good plan I should make the best of my vacation time。 I did， because I lived up to what I had planned。

Dear Miss Zhu,

亲爱的周老师，

How time flies! It has been a few years since I left high school, but I still remember you in my heart, because you’re the best teacher in my mind. It’s not only because you taught me knowledge, but also you taught me how to study. I have really benefitted a lot from you. So I would like to express my great thanks to you, and share my life in college with you.

时间飞逝!我高中毕业已经几年了，但我仍然把你记在我的心里，因为你是我心目中最好的老师。这不仅是因为你教与我知识，而且你还教我如何学习。从你身上我真的获益匪浅。所以我想向你表达我的感谢，并与你分享我的大学生活。

Now I’m studying in Hunan First Normal College, which is Chairman Mao’s former school. I major in English, because I find it so fun and interesting. As far as I’m concerned, our English Department is the best department in our college. The teachers in our department are knowledgeable, experienced, and warm-hearted. And my classmates are nice, friendly and helpful. Thus, I have a good atmosphere to study. When I have difficulties in study, I always ask my teachers for help or discuss with my classmates. Through their help, I have made great progress in my English study.

我现在在湖南第一师范学校学习，这是主席之前呆过的学校。我的专业是英语，因为我觉得它很有趣。我觉得我们英语系是我校最好的学部。我们系的老师知识渊博，经验丰富，热心肠。我的同学们也很和蔼，友好，乐于助人。因此，我拥有一个很好的学习氛围。当我在学习上遇到困难时，我总是向我的老师寻求帮助或与同学讨论。在他们的帮助下，我在英语学习上取得了很大的进步。

College life is much different from high school life. In college, we should acquire knowledge as well as improve our integrated abilities. There are a lot of English classes for us to learn, such as Basic English, Oral English, Listening, Reading, Writing, Translation, Grammar, English Literature, and so on. I enjoy these classes very much. Except English, we have many other subjects to learn. Life seems so busy here but it’s so fruitful for me.

大学生活与高中生活有很大的不同。在大学，我们要获取知识也要提高我们的综合能力。我们要上很多的英语课，比如，基础英语，英语口语，听力阅读，写作，翻译，语法，英语文学等。我非常喜欢这些课。除英语外，我们还要学习很多其他科目。在这里生活是如此的忙碌，但这对我来说是如此丰硕的收获。

After class, I usually go to the English Corner. There I can practice my oral English by talking with foreigners or chatting with my schoolmates. Now, I’m able to communicate with foreigners well. Sometimes I also take part in some social activities. For instance, last weekend I attended an interesting play. As it was my first performance, I felt a little nervous at the beginning. But when I appeared on the stage, I made every audience laugh happily. I was so proud of myself at that moment, because this was my first achievement.

下课后，我经常去英语角。在那里我可以通过与外国人或我的同学聊天来练习我的英语口语。现在我可以很好的和外国人交流了。有时候我也可以参加一些社交活动。例如，上周我参加了一个有趣的表演。因为是我第一次表演，所以一开始的时候我觉得有点紧张。但当我出现在舞台上时，我让每一个观众都开心的笑了。在那一刻，我为我自己感到骄傲，因为这是我的第一个收获。

What about your present life? I hope to hear from you soon.

你目前生活怎么样呢?希望很快能收到你的回信。

At last, I hope everything goes well with you. Please give my best regards to your family.

最后，我希望你一切顺利。请代我向你的家人问好。

Sincerely yours,

Jason

詹森

I would rather suffer hardships than fail。 In other words， to achieve

success is my only desire。 We all know that there are many factors of success。

Now let me write down the most important ones in the following。

Diligence—Foolish as a person is， he can succeed in his work if he works

hard。 That does not admit of any doubt。

Perseverance—When you fail， don’t lose heart。 Keep on working until you

acplish your aim。

Honesty—If you tell lies or does not keep your words， no one will rely on

you。 I would rather be scolded than cheat (others)。

我宁愿受苦难不愿失败。换句话说，获致成功是我唯一的愿望。我们大家明白成功要素很多。此刻让我们把它们最重要的写在下方。

勤勉――一个人虽然不大聪明，但是他地能做成他的工作，如果他苦干的话。那是不容置疑的。

毅力――当你失败的时候，不要灰心。要继续工作，直到你到达目的为止。

诚实――如果你说谎或不守信，没有人会信赖你。我宁愿挨骂不愿欺骗人。

寒假里的一件件事犹如一朵朵烟花，丰富多彩;又像一片片飘落的雪花，轻盈快乐，我仔细地拾取其中的一片，那就是我最难忘的一件有意义的事。

那是冬季晴朗的一天，我的心情也如天气一样好。我向爸爸下“挑战书”—比一比谁下象棋的水平高。一开始，我就盯上了爸爸的卒，于是，我把两只炮都拿来消灭卒，当我痛快地把爸爸的卒消灭完时，只听到爸爸高兴地说：“将军!”我急急忙忙看我的老帅，对方的炮正在取我军之帅，我把求助的目光投向相，可是我的相被蒙住了眼睛，不能动弹。我只好移动帅的位置，右边的位置被车给占领了，只好移到了左边，“只见这下安全了吧!”说时迟，那时快，只见爸爸马一跳，把我的帅又将住了。这时，我四面楚歌，进也进不得，回也回不去，只好认乖乖地认输了。

爸爸语重心长地对我说：“下棋不能贪吃，要全面布局，关键在于取对方之帅!”经过这次失败的教训，我对自己说：“不能心浮气躁，不能贪吃子!”

于是，又一场象棋大战开始了。我这次是启动防守型，把相上起来;然后，稳步有序地把军队越过楚河汉界，进行了猛攻。我把爸爸的防守部队消灭了一大半时，我的炮当头将了爸爸一军，爸爸只好向右走，可是我事先设置好了陷阱，车已经在虎视眈眈了。爸爸没棋了，赖皮的爸爸吐了吐舌头说：“要不是我让着你，你怎么能赢呢!”

是啊，棋局的变数是无穷无尽的，我一定要认真学习，不断进步，胜不骄，败不馁。

As the drawing presents, there is a man walking across the street absorbedly focusing on his cell phone without noticing the surroundings. This sort of phenomenon is not uncommon and rare in some metropolis, especially among the youngsters.

What the picture illustrates is the prevailing situation that has long existed in todays China. That is the mobile phone obsession. With the advent of information age, people are becoming increasingly fascinated on the electronic products, especially the cell phones. Not surprisingly, you could easily notice that most of us are obsessed in sending messages, playing online games with their mobile phones. It cannot be denied that this phenomenon may negatively impact the relationship among people, and therefore they will become estranged and isolated.

Personally, in view of the overuse of mobile phones, I hold that we individuals should raise the necessary awareness that good relationship are reinforced by sincere and face-to-face communication.

转眼间，初一立刻就要过去了。好快啊!可是在初一的生活却令我十分欢乐。我的初一生活发生过很多事情，但我永远也不会忘记那一件事……

那天上了一天课之后，也不是很累，高高兴兴的回了宿舍。

晚上，在宿舍，我去倒洗脚水，去时很平稳的走了过去，并把水倒了，可是回来时不明白怎样回事，应当是地滑吧!只听一声“嘭”，洗脚盆摔到了一边，两只拖鞋都已飞得分散了。我侧躺在地上，左脚靠在了门沿上。瞬间，脑袋一片空白。这时一个同学出来把我扶进了宿舍，并把盆和拖鞋拿了回来。进了宿舍，感觉也没什么事情，哪都不疼，但一看左脚皮裹着一堆血没有流出来。这时班长过来了，看了一眼我的脚，并且拿着盆倒了一点温水把我的脚放在水里，让我把皮里的血挤出来，弄完了之后，我把脚抬起来。这时我的同学们都过来了宿舍，一个帮着把脚抬起来，班长帮我处理伤口，班长先给我擦干脚，然后抹上红药水，然后去别的宿舍要创口贴，帮我贴上了，可是因为没有棉签，只能用纸代替。同学们都看着我的脚，这时我看着她们，心里感觉好开心呀!我的脚从来没有像这么多人这样被看着，这样被重视。也就是因为这样心里开心，脚伤也没感觉疼。弄完之后，她们离开了我的宿舍。之后也有几个我的好朋友过来看一下。早晨，有些同学还再问脚好一些了吗?这样的话。心里老高兴了!

几天后，脚伤慢慢好了。

这件事虽然过去了好久，但我永远也不会忘，因为它包含着同学之间的深厚友谊，在那里我想说：“你们都是我永远最好的朋友!”我的初一生活温馨、欢乐!这个初一真让我留恋啊!

常常有人认为：“只要我喜欢，有什么不可以?”这句话，也常常出现在当青少年犯罪被质问时的答案，但，真的是“只要我喜欢，什么都可以”吗?

的确，人都是向往自由，不喜欢受拘束的，“只要我喜欢，有什么不可以”这句话，确实颠覆了传统，让我们年轻人能勇于表达自己的想法与看法，让我们学习独立及拥有自己的思维和创造力，同时，也摆脱了传统社会中父母帮自己的孩子决定未来一切规划的束缚，然而，殊不知这句话，若是少了“不影响他人”

的先决条件，将只会沦为我行我素的借口罢了!

我们在层出不穷的新闻犯罪事件中，不难发现时下一些血气方刚、叛逆荒唐的年轻人，以这句话为口号，做任何事情从不考虑前因后果，整天爱惹是生非，而这其中，也包含了年轻人对青涩感情的不负责任，甚至让有些人对感情一辈子都抱着游戏人间不在乎的轻浮心态，不仅仅造成个人的困扰、家庭的问题，更导致严重的社会问题，而“只要我喜欢，什么都可以”这句话，顺理成章成了冠冕堂皇的理由，罪恶因此渐渐滋长，也让社会秩序如脱?野马般瓦解殆尽。

其实，“只要我喜欢，确实可以!”只要大家在高喊这口号的同时，能以不将快乐建筑在他人的痛苦上为优先考量，并能确实遵守现实社会中的种种规范，建立应有的社会秩序，相信，朝着此方向努力之下，不仅道德沦丧的情况会有所改善，我们年轻人也可以尽情发挥创意，展现自我!这不是狠美好吗?

身为初中生的我，虽然集父母的宠爱于一身，也偶有叛逆想法闪过脑海，但是我知道，我不能成为一个自私又目光短浅的人，唯有时时自我警惕，处处为他人设想，才能创造一个美好和谐的生存环境，让“只要我喜欢，有什么不可以”这句话，成为年轻人活出生命色彩的最强后盾!

“报告，第一小队准备就绪。”“报告，第二小队准备就绪。”“好，全军准备，冲啊!”哈哈，被我们骗了吧，现在呀可不是在什么战场上，而是我们在玩“水枪大战”游戏呢!不和你多说了，我还要“打仗”呢。“吃我一枪，哈哈中枪了吧!”丝——“谁呀?竟敢偷袭我，好呀，你个坏小雨，吃我一枪。”张茂迪怒吼道。“呵呵，你打不中我吧!嘻嘻，拜拜我先撤了。”丝——丝——丝……双方经过两个小时的大战，战况终于揭晓了，最后的结局就是——我们都变成了“落汤鸡”。哈哈，怎么样，又被我耍了吧!

在农村，这样戏水的画面随处可见，孩子自由自在的玩耍着，大人们忙着农活，不管一天下来怎么样，只要开心就好。

“小雨，快换好衣服免得着凉，我们还要下河掏螺丝呢!”姐姐亲切的说道。“来了，来了。”我连忙穿好衣服，拿起工具就赶了过去。“慢点，小心摔!”姐姐喊道。到了河边，我找来块石头坐了下来，(因为水深，我们这么大的孩子不能下水，只能帮忙”处理“螺丝。)一个人静静地看着水面。碧波荡漾着，周围的小草尽情的跟着河水的节奏舞蹈着，河水欣赏着周围的美景，不禁笑了起来，水面上姐姐们忙碌的身影与周围的一切变成了一份美丽而又自然的画。一个人静静地看着水，看着水边的一切，看着水边姐姐们收获来的螺丝，不禁想到水带给孩子们无限的欢乐与美好的记忆。

…………

就这样，我们在水的拥抱中，水的给予中，度过了一个个开心、美好的“水生活”。品尝着螺丝，孩子们一个个都是那么的津津有味。现在，每当回想起那些在农村是度过的“水生活”我都会情不自禁的笑起来，那年那月的记忆在梦中依旧美好。

虽然，现在不能和伙伴们戏水了，不能和姐姐掏螺丝了，不能和哥哥游泳了……但是我会永远珍藏这份水带给我的快乐，我会永远铭记这些美好的“水生活”的。水，我爱你，爱你博大的胸怀任我们玩耍，爱你慈母般的关怀让我们度过了一个个快乐的时光。

In haimen there is a park. it’s a big and beautiful park. it has two gates. they are the north gate and the west gate. many people park their bikes in front of the gates.

There is a shop at the north gate. when you go into the park through the north gate, you will find a large square on your right and you will see lots of trees and flowers around you. in the west of the park, there is a playground.

Sometimes some children fly kites on it and some people sit on the grass and chat. in the middle of the park, there is a lake. there are many boats on it. there is a hill in the east of the park.

The park is very beautiful. i love it very much. will you come to visit it some day?

How happy I am. Yesterday I finished all the work very quick, so I have a

lot of time to do myself. Sometimes finish work early is a good thing, we can

have more interests to do the next work. Because of this, I write English dairy

eight in the morning. But I wrote it in the evening in the pass day. Everyone,

if you can finish the work quickly, not lazy, try your best.

我有多么的高兴，昨天我很快完成了所有的工作,所以我有很多时间用来自己分配。有时提前完成学习任务是件好事,我们会有更多的兴趣去做下一件事情。正因为如此,我写英语日记都是在早上八点。但在过去的晚上我还是要在晚上写。任何人,如果你能完成这项工作得很快,不要偷懒,尽自己最大的努力。

每个人都有梦想，有人梦想长大后当一名警察，也有人梦想长大后会有钱等等，当然，每个人的梦想都不同，有好的，有坏的。

而我的梦想，可能是大家都不想要的吧，我的梦想是永远当一名平凡的人，有一个平凡的家，可能有人会问为什么会有这样的梦想呢?呵呵，其实梦想并不现实，想要梦想现实，只能靠自己，只有自己才能给予自己所想要的，而我的梦想平凡是因为有一个温暖的家，家是一种美好的。

大部分的人，他们的梦想都想成名人或者是想有钱，也只有少数的人的梦想才好，

名人，很好，谁都想当，就连我也想当，可是当了名人之后有能做什么呢，每天时间都不多，而且也很少才能陪家人，家人，是永远不会出卖你的，也许他们会欺骗你，但他们的欺骗都是善意的。

而有钱呢，有钱并不代表就能幸福，大部分人有了钱后，对家人的关心都冷漠了，而且经常的不回家，让家人极度的寂寞。

梦想，可以让一个人变坏和变好，而梦想，是我们在掌握它，当你梦想长大后想做什么，而那梦想就在你的手上，你让它做什么它就做什么，不过这一切要靠你自己实现。

平凡的梦想，也许很多人都不想要，觉得是一个耻辱，不屑，可是对于那些被地震所破坏的家的人，他们呢，他们都想要一个平凡的家，和自己的家人一起过日子，坐在一起吃饭，一起看电视，一起聊天等。

梦想掌握在你手里，就要看你怎样去选择，而我的梦想只想做一个平凡的人，要一个平凡的家。

我又回来了，在二个月之后，我又卷土重来了(有些不对噢)。今年我十二了，所以呢，我迈进了中学的大门。我在包二十九中初一十班，可谓是完全陌生，不同的同学，不同的老师，不同的桌椅板凳!不过最近适应好多了，刚开始的时候我好像是活在梦里(所以才发生了撞破玻璃的“惨案”)。

而我们全班大调过三次座位，我也“光荣”地换了三次同桌，现在我和一个爱大笑的长得很对不起观众的男生坐在一起。说句实话我很烦他，每天就知道笑其他同学们把他当玩具还很高兴!也许我这样说有些过分，但是每个人都有自己喜欢和讨厌的，我真的是讨厌这种没有自尊的人。

上个星期期中考试了，这个星期一我知道了成绩，还算满意吧。

上了初中最大的变化就是作业，可以说是让人望而生畏。加班的次数越来越多了，每当想起老师们笑着对我们说：“好成绩是做题做出来的。"便有一种凄凉的感觉。唉 委屈

总体来说呢，还是不错滴，只是有点想小学同学了。

My grandma came to visit us today

Today, my grandma came to visit us, because she missed me so much. She

brought us a lot of fresh vegetables and fruit as usual.My grandma lives in a

small villiage, she likes the life in the county and refuses to move to the

city,so we live separately. She plant many vegetables and fruits, and She bring

the fresh to us now and then. Indeed, it tastes very different from the

market’s. I like the food she brings so much and I am so grateful to her.

参考翻译

我奶奶今天来看我们了

今天,我的奶奶来看望我们,因为她很想念我。她和往常一样给我们带来很多新鲜的蔬菜和水果。我的奶奶住在一个小的村子里，她喜欢那里的生活，拒绝搬来城市，所以我们分开住。她种有很多蔬菜和水果，并且会时不时地带来给我们。的确,尝起来味道和市场上卖的截然不同。我很喜欢她给我们带来的菜,我很感谢她。

My fathers name is ____. He has an English name, Jack. He is thirty-eight years old. My father is a worker. Heworks in a factory. He has two big eyes and two big ears. He has short hair. My father is very thin. He is only fifty kilograms. He likes learning English very much. He learns English everyday. My father likes watching TV. His favorite television channel is CCTV-10, because he can learn a lot English from the program Outlook English at that channel.

English is my fathers good friend. I am my father?s friend, too.

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我的父亲叫__。他有一个英文名字,杰克。他今年38岁，是一个工人。他工作在一个工厂。他有两个大眼睛和两个大耳朵。他有短的头发。我的父亲是非常瘦。他只有50公斤。他非常喜欢学习英语。他每天都学英语。我的父亲喜欢看电视。他最喜欢的电视频道是CCTV-10,因为他可以学到很多英语的项目前景的英语频道。

英语是我父亲的好朋友。我也是我父亲的好朋友。

This morning I had a funny look into the matter. A dog in the ice dancing

"ballet." The dog dancing on the ice to slide to slide, and accidentally hit the

slide. Open limbs, good or funny. May be unexpected happened, it carefully stood

up! Forelegs, but a slip back a Gouchi Shi. Ridiculous, it is a very funny!

今天早上，我看看到了一件滑稽事。一只狗在冰上跳“芭蕾”。那只狗手舞足蹈的在冰面上滑来滑去，一不小心打了滑。四肢张开，好是滑稽。可让人意想不到是发生了，它小心翼翼地站起来了!可是前腿一打滑又来了一个狗吃屎。笑死人了，简直是太滑稽了

When i was in high school, I had to study all the time and hardly had spare

time to do what i wanted to.Besides, I had to focus on my textbooks and doing

exercise again and again. Therefore, I had little time to read magazines and

novels and watch TV. what was worse, I couldnt play with my friends a lot, which

I couldnt stand the most. In a word, all i did in high shool should be

considered for the College Entrance Examination.

However, my college life is totally different from the life in high

school.I can arrange my time freely. I spend most of my time reading in the

library, where I can open my eyes and broaden my mind.In my free time, I also

join some clubs,where i can make a lot of friends of different majors. My

teachers in college are so kind and knowledgeable that they not only teach us

knowledge but also how to be a person and how to get on with others. In

addition, there are more opportunities for me to improve myself.

I believe college life is an important stage in my life. In college, i can

learn how to learn by myself, how to get on with others, how to live

independently.College provides me with a stage where i can show myself and be

myself.

The Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. "La" is the name given to the 12th lunar month and 8 is pronounced as "ba" in Chinese, which translated is "Laba." There are several legends about the origin of this festivity and we could not tell which one is true. But what we know today is that this festival started as a sacrificial offering to ancestors. It was also a time for the ancient Chinese to pray to heaven and earth that there would be a bountiful harvest. Many people hoped for good luck as well for the coming year.

农历十二月初八是中国的传统节日——腊八节，腊代表中国农历的十二月，而八是eight的发音，因此，这个节日被翻译成腊八。关于腊八起源的传说有很多，我们已经不能辨其真假。时至今日，我们确定的是这个节日起初是为了祭祀祖先，祈求丰收以及为即将来到的一年祈福。

Traditionally, the Laba rice porridge is the most important element of the festival. Generally, the porridge contains eight ingredients which can include glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond, peanut, etc. The porridge must be boiled for many hours and then offered as a sacrifice to the ancestors. This must be done before noontime. Also, it is tradition that family members eat the porridge together. Then they leave some as a symbol of hope for a good harvest the coming year.

从传统上讲，腊八粥是腊八节最重要的元素。腊八粥通常由八种材料做成，这些材料可以是黏米，红豆，小米，高粱，豌豆，莲子和一些诸如红枣，栗子，核桃仁，杏仁，花生等谷物。粥要熬制数小时，然后作为祭品祭献给祖先。这个祭祀活动一定要在中午之前完成。之后，家人们坐在一起吃腊八粥也就成了传

Another custom is the soaking of Laba garlic. Garlic is soaked in vinegar for more than twenty days starting from Laba festival. Then when the Chinese New Year comes, the garlic and vinegar is used alongside jiaozi on the table.

腊八节的另一传统式腌制腊八蒜。从腊八节那天起，就将蒜泡在醋中二十多天，这样，到春节的时候，就可以在餐桌上与饺子同食了。