小学日记英语精品20篇

This winter holiday I stayed at home. I am happy because my father and my

mother could spend more time with me during the Spring Festival. Besides, on the

eve of the Spring Festival, we had a great family reunion dinner and then we

watched Spring Festival Party on CCTV1. Sometimes, I reviewed my lessons. I had

a very wonderful holiday.

过完一个充实的暑假，我们终于开学了。

新学期第一天，有很多开心的事。早读的时候，老师看我预习得好，奖励我一颗桃心。还有，这学期加了一门国学课，今天第一次上课，老师给我们讲了司马光砸缸的故事，这个故事使我对这门课十分好奇，并充满期待。这学期我们换了一位新的英语老师，之前心里还觉得有些害怕，今天上英语课时，我发现王老师是一个很幽默的人，让我感到很放松。

不过今天也发生了一些让我很失落的事情。吃午饭的时候，我惊奇地发现冯老师没有在我们的教室，我好想她。音乐课我忘记带鞋套了，好在我的同类很多，音乐教室的门口站不下了，老师就只好让我们都回到座位上了，我发誓下次一定记着带。令我最失望的事情发生在下午放学的时候。在校门口，我忙着向老师敬礼，不小心弄丢了早上老师发给我的桃心。

开学的第一天，有高兴时的欢笑，也有失落时的叹息，让我回味无穷。

我的周末

201_年_月_日 星期_ 晴

I have planned a happy weekend.Saturday morning, I must go to see me

aunt.In the afternoon, I must go to the shopping center to go shopping.Evening,

I planned makes the homework.Sunday in the morning, I watch the television, the

television program is e_tremely interesting.In the afternoon, I planned listens

to music and paints pictures.I thought this weekend I can be very weary, but is

certainly very joyful.

我打算过一个愉快的周末。周六的上午，我要去看望我的阿姨。下午，我要去购物中心买东西。晚上，我打算做家庭作业。周日上午，我看电视，电视节目非常有趣。下午，我打算听音乐和画画。我想这个周末我会很疲劳，但一定很快乐。

I have rested for 10 days. In these days, I felt very bored. I didn’t know

to do what. Although I had a lot of things to do, I felt uncomfortable. I was

ill because of the hot weather. I was tired, sleepy and had no strength. My

parents are worried about my health. in fact, it didn’t matter. I was always in

the room with air-conditioner and opened it in a low temperature. So when I went

out, the high temperature disagreed to me.At last, I was ill.

我已经休息了10天。在这些日子里，我觉得很无聊。我不知道做什么。虽然我有很多事情要做，我觉得不舒服。我是因为炎热的天气而生病。我累了，困了，没有实力。我的父母担心我的健康。事实上，这并不重要。我总是在房间里有空调，并在低温下打开了它。所以，当我走了出去，高温不给me.At最后，我病了。

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.

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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。

20_月_日 星期_ 晴

吃过晚饭，天边的红霞慢慢散去，夜幕再次笼罩了正阳县城。中秋佳节里，县城里灯红洒绿，像一颗五光十色的明珠，给节日的正阳县城增添了几分欣喜。

我和家人坐在院子里，观赏着那美丽的月亮。

开始，天空像一张巨大无比的灰幕，举目仰望，只能看见几颗星星点点的“宝石”。慢慢地，天空好像亮了许多，接着，一轮又大又圆的明月升上了天空，散发出银白色的月光，照得院子像洒了水银一样。

中秋圆月总是与众不同，它悄悄地把大地打扮的像仙境一般，给人一种神秘的感觉。它似乎比以往的月亮更美丽，更温柔。附近的小鸟也唱起了欢快的歌。

中秋的月亮真美啊!

It was fine on March 12, I got up early that day . All the students in our school went to the hill to plant trees .

We arrived at the hill at eight oclock . The teacher asked each of us to plant at least six trees . Then we started digging , planting and watering . We all worked so hard that we could finish our tasks ahead of tim e.

Among us , our monitor set a good example for us . Though he was ill , he worked harder . When he finished his task , he went on to help others without even a little rest. He was wet all over after work .“ I must learn from him ,” I said to myself . Looking at the lines of the young trees , we smiled happily, forgetting our tiredness.

3月12日天气晴朗，那天我起得很早。我们学校所有的学生都到山上种树。

我们八点到达了山上。老师让我们每人至少种植六棵树。然后我们开始挖，种植和浇水。我们都努力工作，以便在天黑之前完成任务。

在我们中间，班长为我们树立了一个好榜样。虽然他病了，但他更努力工作。当他完成任务时，他继续帮助别人，连一点休息都没有。他下班后全身湿透了，“我必须向他学习，”我对自己说。看着小树的线条，我们高兴地笑了，忘记了我们的疲劳。

Thanksgiving Day is coming soon, it is on the fourth Thursday in December.

Thanksgiving Day is very popular in western country, on that day, people will

make a big turkey to eat. The day is to in honor of Indian people’s great

kindness. A long time ago, some puritans took the boat May Flower to Americafor

freedom, but they suffered from starvation and illness, the Indian people helped

them, gave them food and treat them. The puritan planted something, they were

eager to have good harvest, at last, they got it and felt very grateful to God

and the Indian people, so they decided to make a day to remember this and show

gratitude.

感恩节就要来了，在十一月的第四个星期天。感恩节在西方很流行，在那天，人们烤火鸡来吃。这个节日是为了纪念印第安人们的友好。很久以前，一些清教徒乘着“五月花”号船去美国寻求自由，但是他们遭遇饥饿和疾病，印第安人们帮助了他们，提供他们食物并治疗他们。清教徒播种，希望有好的丰收，最后，他们得到了好的丰收，很感激上帝和印第安人，所以他们决定定一个日子来记住这些并表示感谢。

Today is New Year`s day 今天是新年的第一天.Today I`m not doing homework. I`m making

dumplings. After that, we`re having lunch, my grangfather is saying to each

other" Happy New Year", I`m saying to him" the same to you". We`re laughing. In

the afternoon, I`m going shopping with my brother and sister. Two hours later,

we`re getting home, we`re playing computer. Today is a happy day.

我今天没做家庭作业。我正在包饺子。打那以后,我们正在吃午饭,我爷这次可是说错了彼此说,“新年快乐”,我对他说“你”。我们都很开心。在下午,我要去购物,与我的兄弟姐妹。两小时之后,我们的主场比赛,我们玩电脑。今天是一个快乐的一天。

一、小学暑假英语日记带翻译

第一篇：Today and friends of foreign travel,outside air is very good,people feel very comfortable.We all appreciate the fine girls bicycles.We enjoyed the beautiful nature brought.We happily spent a happy day.今天和朋友一起出外交游,外面的空气很好,人感觉很舒服.我们骑着自行车一路欣赏鸟语花香.享受着大自然带给我们的无限美好.大家开开心心地度过了愉快的一天.

第二篇：Today is a boring day, because my dad and mom went to work, home I alone, I play a computer I soon feel dizzy, and then I go to visit my classmate but they are traveling, I can only one on the road, really boring!

今天是一个无聊的一天，因为我爸爸妈妈都出去上班了，家了只有我一个人，我玩了一会儿电脑不一会我就感到头晕，然后我出去拜访我的同学可是他们都去旅游了，我只能一个人在路上闲逛，真是无聊啊!先写到这儿，明天在来写

第三篇：This evening I went for a walk out of the stadium, found near my home, they have many people running, some people are playing basketball, others are playing football. I saw them in the movement to join them, I play very happy.

今天晚上我出门去散步，发现我家旁边的体育场人很多，他们有的人在跑步，有的人在打篮球，还有人在踢足球。我看见他们在运动也加入到他们的队伍里，我玩地很开心。

二、英语日记100字

篇一：the day after yesterday i received 200yuan from my relatives as my pocket money. i was so happy but my father and mother said that i should give a half to them and the rest would be my pocket money in one year. “what!” i shouted.

前天我收到了200元作为零用钱来自于我的亲戚，我很高兴，但是爸爸妈妈说要上交一半而且另一半要做为我一年里的零用钱。“什么！”我大叫到。

篇二： july 22, cloudy today i got up early in order to wait for the legend of the total solar eclipse was visible. why is the legends? because not seen.but from 7:30 a.m. start raining, i was depressed. ok just online see the news experts say yinyutian look more like shock, total solar eclipse was visible because originally clouds and thick, plus the dark sky will total solar eclipse was visible.

7月22日 阴天 我今天起的很早，为了等待那传说中的日全食。为什么是传说中呢？因为没亲眼见过嘛。不过从早上7：30就开始下雨，害我郁闷了半天。还好刚刚在网上看了新闻专家说阴雨天看日 全食会更震撼，好像是因为本来云层很厚，再加上日全食天空会更加的黑暗

三：多篇暑假英语日记作文带翻译

篇1、Today my parents took me to my grandfather’s house. I played with my cousin. Suddenly my cousin suggested going to the park and having a rest. “that’s a good idea.” I said. Then we prepared for the traveling. After lunch, the sky turned dark. After that , it rained heavily. It meant our plan is impossible. What a pity day!

今天我父母带我去了外公家，我和唐/表，兄/弟/姐/妹一起玩。突然，我我和唐/表，兄/弟/姐/妹建议去公园玩，顺便休息一下。“那是一个好主意”我说到。然后我们为旅行准备着。午饭后，天变得昏暗，接着下起了大雨。那意味着我们的计划不可能实行了，多遗憾的一天哪！

篇2、Tomorrow is New Year’s Day, my family have had a completely cleaning for two days. Then my father and I decorated our flat and my mother cooked delicious food for our meal. After supper we watched TV program. How happy we were!

明天是春节，我家里以近在两天前做了彻底的大扫除。然后我和爸爸一起装饰家里，妈妈则在烧好吃的东西。晚饭以后，我们一起看电视节目，我们多高兴呀！

篇3、The day after yesterday I received 200yuan from my relatives as my pocket money. I was so happy but my father and mother said that I should give a half to them and the rest would be my pocket money in one year. “what!” I shouted.

前天我收到了200元作为零用钱来自于我的亲戚，我很高兴，但是爸爸妈妈说要上交一半而且另一半要做为我一年里的零用钱。“什么！”我大叫到。

篇4、On July 20, sunny Get up early today is very hot, hot feeling uncomfortable. Breakfast mother let me accompany her to go shopping and I didnt go. Because it is too hot, move feeling on the finger to sweat.The city library to read a book this afternoon. Because the library have air conditioning can blow, but also more than books at home too. Conveniently checked total solar eclipse was visible material.

7月20日 晴 今天非常炎热，一大早起床就感觉闷热的难受。吃完早饭妈妈让我陪同她去买菜我也没去。因为实在是太热了，感觉动一下手指头身上都在向外冒汗。下午到市图书馆看了一下午的书。因为图书馆有空调可以吹，而且书也比家里的多太多了。顺便查了一下日全食的资料。

篇5、On July 21, rainy days The weather of today is very comfortable, though the weather forecast said it is cloudy, but just a little bit rain, very cool.The weather forecast said it is cloudy, and friends about to play basketball, but unfortunately, in the rain can play. Afternoon after the rain stopped to help my mother to buy food supermarket. Generally bad mood today.

7月21日 雨天 今天天气很舒适，虽然天气预报说今天是阴天，可是下了点小雨，很凉爽。天气预报说今天是阴天，本来都和朋友们约好要去打篮球的，可是很遗憾，在下雨没法去玩。下午雨停了之后有去超市帮妈妈买菜。总的来说今天心情不算太坏。

篇6、July 22, cloudy Today I got up early in order to wait for the legend of the total solar eclipse was visible. Why is the legends? Because not seen.But from 7:30 a.m. start raining, I was depressed. Ok just online see the news experts say YinYuTian look more like shock, total solar eclipse was visible because originally clouds and thick, plus the dark sky will total solar eclipse was visible.

7月22日 阴天 我今天起的很早，为了等待那传说中的日全食。为什么是传说中呢？因为没亲眼见过嘛。不过从早上7：30就开始下雨，害我郁闷了半天。还好刚刚在网上看了新闻专家说阴雨天看日 全食会更震撼，好像是因为本来云层很厚，再加上日全食天空会更加的黑暗

篇8、Today I found time was a cruel thing.Whatever man is, time always goes on. It won’t stay to wait for somebody. Youcan’t use anything to exchange time. Time is also a fair thing. Although youhave a lot of money or you enjoy high reputation, time won’t leave them more.Today I found I hadn’t enough time. Although I have more than a-month holiday,but I found I had a lot of things to do. I had a lot of homework to do and I amessential to complete the homework as soon as I have time.

今天，我发现时间是一个残忍的东西。无论人们怎样，时间总在流逝。它不会留下来等待某人。你不能使用任何东西去交换时间。时间也是一个公平的东西。虽然你有很多钱，或者你享有很高的声誉，时间不会离开他们更多。今天，我发现我已经没有足够的时间。虽然我有超过一个月假期，但我发现我有很多事情要做。我有很多功课要做，我要，只要我有时间完成的功课。

篇9、I have rested for 10 days. In these days, Ifelt very bored. I didn’t know to do what. Although I had a lot of things todo, I felt uncomfortable. I was ill because of the hot weather. I was tired,sleepy and had no strength. My parents are worried about my health. in fact, itdidn’t matter. I was always in the room with air-conditioner and opened it in alow temperature. So when I went out, the high temperature disagreed to me.Atlast, I was ill.

我已经休息了10天。在这些日子里，我觉得很无聊。我不知道做什么。虽然我有很多事情要做，我觉得不舒服。我是因为炎热的天气而生病。我累了，困了，没有力气。我的父母担心我的健康。事实上，这并不重要。我总是在有空调的房间里，并在开了低温。所以，当我走了出去，高温不适宜我.在最后，我生病了。

篇10、It was sunny today. I was excited. I got upat a quarter to seven. I made a appointment to meet at nine o’clock. After Ihad my breakfast, I went to the Wanjia Market . It was hot outside. When Iarrived, my friends didn’t arrive. I waited for him infront of the KFC’s door.I haven’t seen them for a year. And in a year, we didn’t come into contact withothers frequently. About ten minutes left, my friends arrived one by one. Afterwe greeted,we went to play basketball in Liwan Gymnasium. The match last fortow hours.Oh!I fill very happy today!

这是阳光明媚的一天。我很兴奋。我起床时四十五分。我制定了一个九点钟见面的约会。吃完我的早餐后，我去了万家市场。外面很热。当我到达时，我的朋友并没有到。我在肯德基的大门外面等他。我有一年没有看到他们了。并且在一年内，我们没有与对方频繁接触。大约十分钟过去，我的朋友们一个接一个地打来。在我们打招呼后，我们去荔湾体育馆打篮球。这场比赛持续了两个小时。哦！我觉得我今天很开心！

篇11、I live very happily today! In the morning,it is very fine! Then I climb the mountain with family, the air on the mountainis very fresh, the flowers plants and trees on the mountain all seem extremelybeautiful. Coming back home in the evening, family and I sat and watched TVtogether, we are returning and eating the fruit while chatting, the wholefamily is happy and harmonious!

今天我过得非常开心！在早上，天气非常好！然后，我与家人爬上山，山上的空气非常清新，山上的花草树木都显得格外美丽。回来晚上回家，我与家人坐在一起看电视，我们还吃着水果，一边聊天，全家其乐融融！

篇12 、The weather of today is very comfortable, thoughthe weather forecast said it is cloudy, but just a little bit rain, very cool.Theweather forecast said it is cloudy, and friends are planning to play basketball,but unfortunately, in the rain we can not play it. In the afternoon, the rain stopped,I have to help my mother to buy food in the supermarket. Generally it was not bad mood today.

今天的天气很舒适，虽然天气预报说今天是阴天，但只是下了一点点的雨，非常凉爽.天气预报说今天是阴天，和朋友计划打篮球，但不幸的是，在雨中我们不能打球。在下午，雨停了，我要帮妈妈买菜的超市。大体说今天心情还不错。

篇13、It was the second day of our summerholiday. I felt good. I felt I am free. I had a lot of time to do things Ilike. My parents are in Zhongshan. So I live alone but I don’t feel lonely. ButI didn’t do something special. I stayed at home and watched TV. Oh! I wrote anEnglishdaily composition. It was my homework. Today, I have slept for 14hours.I thought I was very tired. It was time for dinner. I must go! I am veryhungry.

这是我们暑假的第二天。我感觉很好。我觉得我是自由的。我有很多时间做我喜欢的事情。我的父母都在中山。所以，我独自生活，但我并不感到孤独。但我没有做一些特别的东西。我住在家里看电视。哦！我写了英语日记作文。这是我的功课。今天，我睡了14小时。我认为我很疲惫。这是去吃晚饭的时间。我必须去！我非常饿。

Christmas Day is very popular around the world, which originates in western

country, but now it is celebrated by the world. When this big day comes, there

will be a lot of products that sold in very low prices, and the Santa Clauss

image will be seen all the street. Shops will play Christmas songs. I always

spend this festival with my friends, because my parents dont take this day

seriously. We hang out the street and join the big crowd in the square, singing

with people and then wait for the time to count down. It is such a great moment

for me. I can feel the lively atmosphere, like the New Year. On the way home, we

share our wishes and talk about the happy incidents. Christmas activity brings

me unforgettable memories.

一次有趣的购物

Yesterday was Jacks shopping day. He went shopping with his mother.

They went to the Happy Shop . They bought some pieces of candy. They are 4

yuan. They bought a roll of toilet paper. They bought a carton of ice cream at

Mr. Chens Store .They bought a bottle of shampoo and a pair of socks at Uncle

Eddys Store . They went to the Big Blue Department Store. They bought a toy

car. Its 105 yuan.

They were very happy.

I want to be a teacher since I was a child. When I was in primary school, I

was very admire the position of teacher. They are knowledgeable just seems that

there is nothing they don’t know. They treat us just like their children. They

care about our study,life and health. Since then, I have made my mine to be a

teacher in the future. I would like to be a kind and knowledgeable peron like my

teacher. So, being a teacher is my dream. I will try my best to study well to

reach my dream.

I have father,he is a doctor.He is tall and fat, he has small eyes, big

nose and short hear, he is cool.Every weekens, he and me always go to the park..

We play games, fly a kite and so on,we are happy. My father loves me, and I love

him too. My father goes to wark by bike. I am go to school by bike, too. We are

very happy every day. This is my father, I like my father very much!

People are enjoying the comfortable life of the modern civilization,

meanwhile, they are also experiencing more and more competitions and suffering

much more stress than before.With the tremendous rhythm of living imposed by

todays world, it isnt unusual for people to feel tired and to try to evade from

the daily problems and stress. I think that there is no magic way that is

appliable to every one of us, and proves itself the most efficient method of

escaping stress. Each man has his specific activities that help him regain the

joy of life. For me the best activities to reduce stress and to forget about

problems are sleeping,playing football, going on a short vacation to the

countryside, attending live performances and spending time with my friends and

with my family.

First and foremost, sufficient sleep, needless to say, is indispensable for

each person, especially those encountering difficulties and suffering enormous

stress. There is no denying that sleep could bring the body sufficient rest,

modulate the function of each organ and release the body from stressful status.

Whats more, sufficient sleep would enable the brain operate more swiftly and

efficiently, thus making us more energetic to handle difficulties. Therefore,

not only could sleep loose the fatigue of the physical body, but also release

the mental stress.

What is more, I think that family is the most important thing in a mans

life. They are always there when you need them. Family provides support when you

need it most, helps you go through the difficult moments of your life.The most

important of all, their love for you gives you confidence in yourself, and makes

your life easier and a lot more beautiful. Friends also have an important role,

because you can evade from concerns by going out with them, talking about things

that are not related to your work, and sharing with them your problems and your

acheivements.

I am very happy today for I had the chance to help the old people in our subdistrict. Nowadays, many adults are busy with therir job and have no time to take good care of their old parents. I want to try my best to help the old come out of lonely life and now I can.

I will try my best to make the old people smile, I am sure I can do it!

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我今天心情非常好,因为我有机会帮助老人们在我们的街道。如今,许多成年人都在忙于therir工作,没有时间去好好照顾他们年老的父母。我要尽我所能去帮助那些老年人走出孤独的生活,现在我可以。

我会尽我所能让老人们的微笑,我相信我能做到!

[小学英语日记之帮助老人

Saturday March 23rd

Today I stayed at home. So I was very bored. I didn’t know what to do. My

aunt said, “ Help me buy a packet of sugar.” “All right.” I said. I went out of

my house, then walked into the supermarket. After buying, I saw a little boy

fell to the ground. I picked him up, and he said,“Thank you.” After he left, I

went home. I helped a little boy today, I felt very happy.

嗨!大家好，我是一只蜗牛。来一场说走就走的旅行是我的生活常态，所以我每天都背着个小房子东奔西跑，去探索新奇的自然与世界。虽然大家都说我爬得很慢很慢，但是，慢，何尝不是一种享受生活的方式呢?

清晨，我从房子里探出头来，迎接着第一缕阳光的到来，深吸了一口新鲜的空气，伴随着徐徐清风，开始了一天奇妙的旅程。

刚出发不久，我就碰到了一颗颗晶莹剔透的露珠。在温暖阳光的映射下，圆滚滚的小露珠水灵灵的，特别可爱!她不时在微风的抚摸下，于叶片间轻歌曼舞，像是为我准备的欢迎仪式呢!看着这颗可爱的露珠，我真想把她摘下来装入行囊，捧在手心，可我又不忍心破坏她的美丽，只好依依不舍地离开了。

爬着爬着，我不知不觉进入了一片草丛。陶醉在大自然的美丽之余，我猛然发现自己已身陷一片绿色的丛林之中，我迷路了!可这密密麻麻的丛林遮天蔽日，从哪里才能找到出路呢?尽管我不断地左冲右撞，傲然前行，却依然找不到出口。正当我灰心丧气的时候，我的老朋友——蚂蚁兄弟们发现了我。他们见我迷了路，便齐心协力地将我抬出了草丛，真是人多力量大呀!

我悠悠忽忽地漫游了大半天，直至夕阳亲吻着西山的时候，我爬到了一条宽阔的公路旁。突然，一辆巨大的小汽车冷不丁地从我眼前掠过，好险啊!我呆呆地望着绝尘而去的小汽车，不禁疑惑了：”人类为什么总要如此匆忙呢?”“难道，他们不需要停下来，慢慢欣赏这途中的美景——晶莹的露珠，茂密的草丛，美丽的夕阳……”

哎!人类的世界真是无法理解，我长叹一声，转身继续我的下一站……

第一次做家务

he summer vacation began. I decided to work to make money for the next

term. But I didnt know what work I could do.

At that time, my mother was writing a book. I decided to type for her for

pay. She agreed and paid me 5 yuan for 1000 words.

I began to work. I typed so slowly that I could type only several hundred

words a day. It was a hard job for me. I kept typing all day long.

I finished the work two weeks later. I came to know how hard it was to make

money.

2月28日——星期二——小雪

昨天下雪了，下雪的时候我们可以在雪地里打雪仗、滑冰，真是太好玩了!我喜欢冬天，我喜欢下雪!

3月8日——星期三_雨

我和母亲一起出去玩，在车里我看见了小雨点。小雨点象一串一串的小水珠.小雨点落在草地上、树上、还有我们的车上。小草更绿了，小树长大了，我们的车更亮了!

四年级观察日记8

我家有许多王国，那就是蚂蚁王国。

今天我就来观察一下小型蚂蚁王国，我用牙咬掉一个米粒大小的苹果。把它放在了地上。过了一会一只蚂蚁走了过来，把比他还大10倍的东西尝了一口。啊!真好吃!蚂蚁就回去报告了!

The Lunar New Year occasion to the Chinese people. It lasts about the first

four days of the year, during which people do not work except for the workers on

duty. Students do not go to school, and shops are closed.

Several days before the new year, people begin to prepare. Farmers kill

pigs, sheep, cocks and hens. City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables. Houses

are cleaned; couplets are posted on the doors. Colourful lanterns are hung at

the gate.

On the eve of the new year, each family has its members gatherd together

and eats a family reunion dinner. After the meal they watch TV until the clock

strickes twelve. Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers

and other fireworks to welcome the new year. On the first day of the new year,

almost everyone is dressed in his or her best. When

people meet on the way, they say to each other "Happy New Year". Friends

and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other. Children

indulge themselves in games.