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I went to visit the Great Wall with my friends during the summer vacation.

We went there by bus. It took us about two hours to get there. It was hot and

windy that day. There were thousands of people. When we saw a group of

foreigners,we went up and talked with them. We told them lots of history of the

Great Wall. They were very surprised when they saw that our English were

exellent and we knew a lot about the Great Walls history. They thanked us a lot

and we really had a good time. We felt proud of ourselves and being Chinese.

我和我的朋友在夏令营期间去了长城,我们是乘汽车去的,经过两个小时才到的那儿。那天天气很热,风也很大,那里有很多很多的人,当我们看到一群外国人的时候,我们上去和他们攀谈。我们告诉他们很多关于长城的故事,他们非常惊讶我们的英语是如此的好,而且我们还懂那么多关于长城的故事。他们非常感谢我们,而我们也度过了愉快的一天。我们为自己是一名中国人而感到很自豪。

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篇1:英语日记100字

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I live very happily today! in the morning, it is very fine! then i climb

the mountain with family, the air on the mountain is very fresh, the flowers

plants and trees on the mountain all seem extremely beautiful. in the afternoon,

i go to friends home to play, the friend entertains me warmly, show me a lot of

books of his , has listened to his cd for me , then also ask me to eat a

sumptuous dinner. coming back home in the evening, family and i sat and watched

tv together, we are returning and eating the fruit while chatting, the whole

family is happy and harmonious!

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篇2:小学英语实习日记

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小学实习的每一天都是充满意义与欢乐的,每一天每一名学生都能给我带来新的体验与感悟,我看到他们在成长,在变成一个越来越懂事的大孩子。放学后的路上,甚至不知不觉走过了头儿,又折了回去。回到寝室,我激动的心情溢于言表!但总感觉无论我用多么感人肺腑的话语,都无法比拟这一天在学校度过的令我感动的、难忘的点点滴滴!

充实的一天

今天是忙碌的,整整一个上午,都是在不断的听写英语、督促同学们学习中度过的,下课了,我就立刻找那些英语单词背不好的孩子听写,课上,便马不停蹄的批作业,并且时刻盯着宇,让她学习。我是喜欢和她一起学习的,感觉她是有那种学习的热情的,可以给我以感染力,又让我充满动力与激情。她也是听话的,只是稍微不仔细了一些,慢慢改正,应该是可以的。

让优秀坚持下去

中午批数学卷时,我分配给了几名学生,他们都欣然接受了,只有艾不想批,我对她说:你不是答应老师可以做值日班长吗?为什么又不要做了?优秀是需要坚持的,今天优秀,明天就不了那算不上优秀。艾似乎觉得有道理,便争着要批卷了。在我看来,艾是个心灵手巧、善于观察的小姑娘,只是有时候不太注意自己是在一个集体中,总做一些特立独行的事情,但这些并不影响她成为一个优秀的人,如果她能把这份优秀一直坚持下去,那真的是不可估量啊!

肩负一份责任

今天,我考了很多同学英语单词,并且让她们的同桌考他们第二轮、第三轮,直到全对为止,其中就有一直很愿意帮助同学的卓,她真是个温文尔雅的好姑娘。还有一个就是让我刮目相看的达,我一直认为学习好的同学只会学习,不会帮助别人,但这一观点,将从今天起转变。我让达督促他的同桌然背单词,达尽职尽责,不仅监督然学习,还一字一句的教他。中午,我见然回到教室开始学习,虽说是在补之前欠的债,但我还是很欣喜的,不多久,达也回来了,是回来帮助然的,着实让我很受感动。在达身上,我看到了一份对同学无私奉献的爱和他那弱小的肩上支起的坚定的责任!相比之下,辛,你要加油了!今天就你没有考呀,至少该对自己负责吧,期待可以看到你主动来找我听写哦!

把机会让给他

下午上了一节令人震撼的语文公开课,不仅因为老师和同学们精彩的配合,更是因为那个多次发言的禹(同学们说他外刚内萌,感觉很有趣)。在这节课快要下课时,老师再次点到了他,但他并没有急于回答,而是说:老师,我把这个机会让给我的同桌,因为他也总举手,可是一次机会也没有得到。顿时,听课的老师们被禹的回答说笑了,包括安老师也包括我,这个笑绝对不是嘲笑,也不是搞笑,而是一种欣慰的笑,一种赞赏的笑。在大家都急于表现自己的时候,禹的这种友情、这种谦让,让所有人为他竖起大拇指,又怎能不令我感动呢?

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篇3:小学二年级日记

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因为今天家里要来客人,所以一大早妈妈带着我去菜市场买菜。

这不,数学课刚刚学会认识人民币,我想:这下我可以大显身手帮妈妈当个“小会计”了。

为了做一份美味可口的排骨汤,妈妈挑选了两根又嫩又新鲜的排骨。肉贩老板称了称说:“一斤排骨十三元,这两根排骨共两斤一两,你给二十七元吧!”妈妈拿了五十元,让我算算要找多少钱?我皱皱眉头,仔细想了想,回答说:“要找二十三元钱。”妈妈对我点点头,笑了!

其实数学与我们生活密切相连,我们要学习积累更多的知识,这样才能熟练而准确地应对生活方面的一些问题。我们不能光学而不用,那就是纸上谈兵,学以之用,才有更广、更大的用武之地可以发挥。

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篇4:小学英语日记:一个好人AGoodMan

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导语:日记能够帮助我们记录每天的生活,下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语日记,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

Today, when I go home after school, I go to a shop to buy a pencil. But, when I leave home in the morning, I forget to bring my wallet. I feel sad because I really need this pencil to finish my homework. Then a man behind me sees my worry, he takes out the money and pays for my bill. I am so thankful to this good man.

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今天,我放学后,我去了商店想买一支铅笔。可是,我早上出门的时候,我忘记带钱包了。我好难过,因为我真的需要这只铅笔来完成我的作业。然后我身后的一个男人看到我的担忧,他拿出钱,支付了我的账单。我很感谢这个好人。

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篇5:小学四年级观察日记

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一天,姥姥从她单位带来了一棵竹子给我。我把它种在花盆里,这时,我突然想起了一个实验。如果把竹子浇上水,在把一小段枝剪下来会怎么样呢?于是我试了试,先把十分之四的水浇在花盆里,再用剪刀剪下一段小枝,过了一会,小枝那儿出现了一些小水珠。这时我又想起了一个实验:如果把小枝条放在红墨水里,过几天会怎么样呢?于是我把那一小段竹子放在红墨水里,过了几天,竹子的表皮有点发红,我又用剪刀剪下一小段来,发现表皮周围已经变红了。啊!真神奇呀!

通过这次的观察我知道了一个道理,植物是用皮周围东西来转运水份的。

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篇6:短篇英语日记带翻译

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I went to the Peoples Park with my family today. We had picnic in the

park. My mother and grandparents were preparing food, father was playing

badminton with his friend while I was reading under a tree.

今天我跟家人去公园。我们在公园野餐。我妈妈和爷爷奶奶准备吃的。爸爸跟朋友在打羽毛球,我在树下看书。

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篇7:英语日记50词

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This morning, the sky is cloudless, spring。 My friends and I went to the

park flying a kite, flying a kite in the park so many people, some is small

swallow; some birds; there is I most like the phoenix。 The sky was a riot of

colours, like a blossoming be riotous with colour clouds really beautiful ah! We

play happy!

译文:这天早上,天空万里无云,春风拂面。我和朋友们一齐去公园放风争,公园里放风争的人可真多,有的是小燕子;有的是小鸟;还有的是我最喜欢的凤凰。天空一片五彩缤纷,像一朵朵五颜六色的彩云真美丽啊!我们玩得可开心!

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篇8:体育英语作文小学80词

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It is neither genius nor extraordinary ability that gives us power to deal

with and overcome whatever hardship one is confronted with.2、As in the picture,

the athlete is running, with a determined spirit, towards the finishing line in

order to obtain the gold medal, considered as the symbol of success for any

sportsman.I most like the human is Liu Xiang 。 the famous athlete Liu Xiang

striding forward in the Olympics Games in Athens. Determination is universally

regarded asa highly praised quality. It is neither genius nor extraordinary

ability that gives us power to deal with and overcome whatever hardship one is

confronted with. It is this kind of spirit that enables us to endure the

difficult moments and attain our goals.

The determined spirit gives us light when we are in dark moments and

encourages when we are frustrated. With this quality, no enemy can overwhelm us,

and noobstacles can stand in our way. There are many examples of success being

achieved solely through the strong will of the spirit. As in the picture, the

athlete is running, with a determined spirit, towards the finishing line in

order to obtain the gold medal, considered as the symbol of success for any

sportsman. It is determination that leads to success. ?

It is not easy to cultivate this determined spirit. To do this, we must

establish a firm faith in our actions and be ready to devote ourselves to them.

We must boldly go through trials and hardships to train our will so as to get

rid of the weak points of our moral character. Around us, there are quite a few

people with this intense determination and spirit and set a good example for us

to follow.

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篇9:关于建筑的英语作文小学

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Last week, I saw an Interesting cartoon and I was attracted by the

beautiful house. The house was in the top of the mountain. Every morning, the

main character could see the whole landscape and village. It is such a beautiful

house for me. In the future, I want to have a house like this, trees and flowers

are around.

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篇10:英语日记50词

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Date:Mon. April 24 Weather:Nice. We took a quiz in English class today.The

teacher gave us five questions.They were difficult.I could answer four of

them.Ill study harder and answer all the questions next time.

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篇11:小学生过中秋节的日记怎么写

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时间就像一匹飞驰的骏马,跑得飞快。转眼间,一年的时间很快就过去了,我们再次迎来了八月十五中秋节

中秋节当然少不了吃月饼和赏月了,于是一家人就在这天晚上装上月饼,向海滩进发了!

哇!好美呀!这是我来到海滩上说的第一句话。我目不转睛地望着天上那一轮明珠般的月亮,柔和的光芒轻轻地洒在我身上,我躺在海滩上,静静地享受着这美妙的时刻。这时,天生爱幻想的我,情不自禁地想:天上的月亮,是不是也在看着我呢?那些离家在外的人此时是不是也在看着月亮思念亲人呢?想着想着,我自言自语地背出了静夜思这首诗,我融入了诗中,仿佛身临其境一般。

妈妈拿出月饼,我随手抓了一块,津津有味地吃着。这时,我的脑袋又开始转了:当华灯初上,万家团圆的时候,那些在外的游子,心里会是什么滋味?我看了一眼波涛汹涌的大海,又吟了一首九月九日忆山东兄弟,算是对那些人们表示慰问吧。

月饼吃完了,满天的星星向我眨着眼睛,这天,我们在海边待到了很晚很晚,直到我已经困得不行了,我们才乘着满天的月光向家里缓缓驶去。

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篇12:小学乡村的日记怎么写

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城市有城市的繁华,农村有农村的生机,城市有城市的忙碌,农村有农村的悠闲。住在城市中的我,最向往生机勃勃的乡村生活。

夏天,我来到了乡下的叔公家。一进门就看见两棵茂密的大树挺立在院子里。这两棵树被修整成两把大伞的样子,浓密的树荫,就算是炎炎夏日,树下仍然十分凉爽。叔婆正在压动一个长长的手柄,好像是在打水,看到我们,赶忙过来招呼我们进屋。我好奇地问爸爸:“刚才叔婆压的那东西是什么?”“哦,这就是压水井。当你压下手柄,它就会从地里下吸水。放下手柄,它开始提水,最后你再压一次手柄,水就出来了。你去试试。”爸爸笑着回答。我连忙兴奋地跑过去,先把手柄用力按下去,再放回去,然后又按下去……这时,一股清水从水管里喷出来,它们好像在比赛,争先恐后地从水管跳下,发出一阵阵清脆的声音,宛如树林中的银铃铛,不禁让人想起“大珠小珠落玉盘”的美景。弟弟被吸引过来,只见他把稚嫩的小手放入水中拍打起来,玩得不亦乐乎。我也把手放入水中,这水真清凉啊!舒服极了!

正屋的左前方有一间石头屋,里面养着几只猪。见我过来了,它们便发出哼哼的响声,好像在跟我打招呼。左边是一个小鱼塘,鱼塘的一角种着几株荷花,亭亭玉立。几只鸭子在水上嬉戏,翅膀不时溅起水花。鱼儿在水里游动,灰黑色的脊背在水面上划过一条长长的痕迹。屋后是绿油油的菜园,一垄垄蔬菜排列整齐,长势喜人。绿色的叶子衬着黄色的黄瓜花,淡紫色的茄紫花,雪白的萝卜花……到处一片生机勃勃。

乡村的景色是这么怡人,乡村的生活是那么有趣。我喜欢乡村生活。

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篇13:小学生英语年级

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Birthday

My birthday is on Sunday. My parents are going to have a birthday party at home. I invite my friends to come to the party.

At the party. They give me many small presents. Such as cards, picture books, pens.

They sing Happy Birthday to me. My mother makes a big cake for me. I cut the cake into small pieces and give them out.

We sing and dance.We have a good time at the party.

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篇14:小学生国庆节假日日记怎么写

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国庆节这天,我和妈妈早早地起床,拖着行李箱到楼下等旅游大巴,和同学们一起去河源旅游,车程约五个半钟。

到达河源,我们入住九连山原始森林度假村酒店。听导游说,这里山清水秀,是天然的氧吧,就连泳池里的水只要是没人游泳可达到直接饮用的标准呢。我们几个小孩都是游泳健将,一听说有泳池,都迫不及待想去感受一番。我们相约前往酒店游泳池,哇,水果然很干净,是山泉水,泳池很大,设有儿童池,冷水池,瀑布池,中药池,其中中药池还分为艾叶池、香花池、生姜池、延年益寿池、当归池、灵芝池、人参池等。我们换上泳装,跳入泳池,在儿童池里滑滑梯。我躺着滑下去,速度很快,一溜下去就入水,爽极了。池边有一堆游泳圈,我想出了一个主意,就对大家说:“不如我们一人拿一个游泳圈当小船,坐上去,到深水区玩漂流吧!”大家都爽快地答应了。我们每人坐一只“船”,并用手划着,一会儿就顺水来到了人工瀑布面前。我们戴上泳镜,穿过了瀑布,再逆水划着泳圈回到童池。我们从下午一直玩到晚上,吃过晚饭,便早早睡觉了。

第二天早上,大家早早起床,坐大巴前往江西小武当山爬山。来到小武当山,听导游说海拔有864米。一入山,看到阶梯那么陡,简直令人毛骨悚然。我们只好边爬边鼓励自己,为自己加油。经过一段山路,我们来到了小一线天。抬头仰望,从石缝中可以看见蓝天。小一线天又连着大一线天,我们只能侧身而过。继续前进,我们来到了一片竹林。竹子高大挺拔,像一个个威武的哨兵,保卫着武当山。大约走了一个小时,我们来到了顶峰,欣赏“五女拜寿”的奇景。五座山峰如五个亭亭玉立的女子,两座大山如同父母,导游解说这就是“五女拜寿”。我们放眼望去,“一览众山小”,山下的汽车像蚂蚁,房子如火柴盒。我们绕过山峰,便开始下山了。上山时,很多人在半山腰放弃上山,在休息站等我们爬上顶峰的人下山会合。虽然爬山很累,但我觉得只有坚持、努力,才能登上顶峰,看见美丽的景光。

我们在山脚下用过午餐,便游览圣迹苍岩溶洞。溶洞分旱洞和水洞。旱洞很广阔,有两个足球场那么大,洞口很宽,大约六七层楼高,石壁有很多青苔。洞中有石笋和石钟乳,惟妙惟肖,有的像乌龟,有的像武器,有的像猴子?形状各异,大小不一,即使不比做什么,也很值得观赏。再走一段路,就来到了水洞。水洞比旱更宽敞。水洞主要沿着地下河走。这条地下河很长,看不到源头,水很清很凉。过河时没有桥,只有几块滑木板或会动的青苔石,我们兴致勃勃,如同探险,快乐无比。大约走了二十分钟,我们便出了水洞,坐车离开了圣迹苍岩。

第三天,我们坐船游览了月鸣河。月鸣河两边都是青山,倒映着水也特别的绿,环境特别幽静,给我们留下深刻的印象。游完月鸣河,我们到河源连平县的一个小镇上吃午餐,便依依不舍地离开河源,踏上回程,旅程圆满结束。

这次国庆河源之行,让我们收获多多,我下次还要再来玩!

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篇15:小学生内蒙古旅游日记

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暑假,我和妈妈来到内蒙古大草原。一下车,阳光明媚,大草原一望无边,草茂密的都有十多厘米,到处绿油油的。草地上牛羊成群,马群在草上飞速的奔跑,一个比一个快。羊群在草地上悠闲地吃着草。

蒙古人个个身怀绝技,骑在马背上飞奔,你追我赶,挤在了一起,不分上下。难怪人们说蒙古人是生活在马背上的,可真名不虚传。

我们向喝下马酒的地方前进,发现地上有许许多多珍贵的肥料,那就是便便。到了下马酒的地方,蒙古人教我们用无名指敬天、敬地、敬祖先,摸在头上,再喝一口。

我们还做了草地飞车,车子在草原上飞奔,有一种独特的感受,就像草原上的牛羊在飞奔。有一段时间我们还和奶牛很近距离的接触,我们看到奶牛在悠闲的吃草。

中午,我们在蒙古包里用蒙古餐,有牛排、羊排……让我们大饱口福。最后,在蒙古人美丽的歌声和高超的呼麦声中结束了我们的午餐,我们也离开草原,踏上了新的旅途。

有句话叫“不到长城非好汉”,我再说一句,不到内蒙古大草原不知道天下美景。不过内蒙古再好也不是十全十美,因为这里的蚊子太多了。

我喜欢内蒙古大草原!

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篇16:做风筝小学生日记精选

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今天,我早早地放学回家了,做完作业后,就开始了工最喜欢的东西——“做手工”。可我不知道做什么,我望着天空中漂浮的几朵白云,就要这时,我看见有几只风筝从白云前飞过,这时,我灵机一动,不是可以做风筝吗?想到这,我高兴极了。

但对我们这些衣来伸手饭来张口的孩子们,根本不知道风筝该怎么做,所以我请教了妈妈。妈妈告诉我做风筝必须用宣纸,我心想为什么必须用宣纸呢?其它的纸为什么就不行呢?妈妈好像看透了我的心思,她又告诉我因为其它纸太厚了风托不起来。我点点头说:“妈妈谢谢您!”

我来到爷爷的房间,找爷爷要一张宣纸。爷爷就给了我一大张宣纸,我大声说:“爷爷我不要这么多,要一半就够了!”说着我就剪了一小半,把剩下的还给了爷爷。

准备工作做好了,我又找来了尺子和剪刀还有一张亮晶晶的包装纸,我总算可以开始了。

我先轻轻地在宣纸上画下了一颗宝石的形状,再拿起剪刀小心翼翼得剪了起来。我剪得非常仔细,怕把图剪坏了。图剪好后,我又用尺子在包装纸上画下了一条又长又直的飘带。为什么要用飘带呢?哦!原来是这样的:风筝都必须要有飘带,因为这样才能让漂浮在空中的风筝掌握方向,不会掉下来。想到这儿我觉得自己一下开朗了,知道风筝用些什么,要怎么做了。我迅速贴上飘带,又找了两根合适的树枝,做成了一个骨架。为了让风筝更好看,我在风筝上贴了一些小贴贴,还给风筝起名为“梦幻宝石”。

我做好后高兴极了,立即跑下楼去,我看小伙伴们都在放风筝,我就跑过去说:“我们来举行一场风筝比赛,怎么样?”伙伴们轻蔑地答应了,她们觉得她们的风筝非常了不起……听

比赛开始了,一开始我的风筝就飞得最高,还赢得了比赛,听着小伙伴们对我的夸耀,我心里美滋滋的。

今天我体验到了只有自己动手动脑才是最大的快快乐。

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篇17:关于梦想的英语作文小学

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I have a dream. Compared toMartin Luther King’s, my dream is very small. I

want to be a teacher in the future. And then I can have a two long vacations for

traveling. I can travel around the world. I can go America, Canada, New York,

New Zealand, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and so on. It’s perfect. Yes, going

travel around the world is my dream. Even I want to go to the moon for

travel.

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篇18:小学生淘气包日记读后感

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最近我读了一本书,书的名字叫《淘气包日记

这本书,讲的是一个淘气包的故事,主人公因为淘气,调皮,捣蛋,被称为"捣蛋鬼加尼诺",他在日记本上抄了两页姐姐的日记,把姐姐的婚事弄吹;把贝蒂娜姑妈的心爱的龙胆草摔烂;他在贝蒂娜姑妈的附近造了一个动物园,把她心爱的叫昂基诺的卷毛狗涂上红漆,做成了狮子;又把驴涂上红绿相间的油漆,做出了一条奇怪的斑马,再把羊也涂上红绿相间的油漆,做成老虎,再把小猪裹上一条盖马的布,涂上绿色油漆,当做鳄鱼,最后,把小孩绑在书上,用小布条当尾巴,做成了猴子。回家后,他把炮眼绑在姐夫身上,他表演魔术时,差点射瞎客人的眼睛;他去罗马养病时,把别人家里弄得一团糟,他在家里的小盆里钓鱼时,却钓下了一个老人的牙齿……

加尼诺的故事,有时让我开怀大笑,有时让我心情沉重,虽然我不喜欢他调皮捣蛋,可是我不由地想起了我小时候,大概上2年级时,我去爸爸店里玩,把他汽车上的手刹拉松了,结果滑到了慢行车道,幸好没有人经过,否则后果不堪设想,爸爸狠狠地教训了一顿。还有一次,我把好多种液体灌在一起,放在瓶子里,过了几天弄得整个屋子里臭气熏天。爸爸妈妈只好捂着鼻子把瓶子扔进垃圾桶。

加尼诺很聪明也很有想象力,但他做什么事都不考虑后果,他应该把自己的聪明才智用在好的方面,比如帮助别人或用在学习上。

我绝对不能学习加尼诺,不然有很多人会为我操心,周围的人也会因此遭殃,所以我以后再也不调皮了,不能让妈妈老是为我操心。

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篇19:英语日记带翻译

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I like riding bicycle

Today,I rode bicycle to travel around the Guilin central.I enjoy the

scenery while riding bicycle.The scenery of Guilin was so beautiful that I

couldnt help to take photos,which finally cause my cellphone lacked of

memory.Riding bicycle is not only helps me to keep fit,it also a good way for me

to travel and enjoy scenery.I like riding bicycle.

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我喜欢骑自行车

今天,我骑自行车游玩桂林市区。我一边骑车一边欣赏风景。桂林的风景真的很美丽,让我忍不住拍照,结果导致我手机内存不足。骑车不仅帮助我保持身体健康,对我来说也是可以用于游玩和欣赏风景的好方式。

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篇20:闹元宵英语作文小学80字

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The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually

in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.

This days important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that

Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddhas

body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar

month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to

show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a

grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central

Plains to the whole of China.

Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the

country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets,

attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns

to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. "Guessing lantern riddles"is

an essential part of the Festival.

Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the

lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out

and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will

get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in

the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of

wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.

People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also

called the "Yuanxiao Festival."Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is

small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean

paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling.

Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What’s

more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning

reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the

family.

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern

dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and

beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent

lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks

from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local

governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first

full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing

fireworks and bright moon in the sky.

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