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+ 加入清单Chinese Spring Festival celebrating the end of winter and the warmth of
spring. It began in the last day of the lunar year, end in the 15th day of lunar
New Year, also is the Lantern Festival.
During the Spring Festival, people use red lantern and Spring Festival
couplets decorate a house, put on all kinds of colored clothes, often visit
friends and relatives or together eat dumplings, fish, meat and other delicious
food. The children are looking forward to receiving red envelope money, and
together they play each other the fireworks, with happy.
Street with dragon and lion dance and some other carnival activities, CCTV
will held the grand Spring Festival gala.
中国的春节庆祝冬天的结束和春天的温暖。从农历年的最后一天开始,到了农历的第十五天结束,也是元宵节。
春节期间,人们用红灯笼和春联装饰房子,穿上各种颜色的衣服,经常拜访亲朋好友,或者一起吃饺子、鱼、肉和其他美味的食物。孩子们盼望着收到红包,他们一起玩烟花,开心地玩着。
街上有舞龙舞狮等狂欢活动,中央电视台将举行盛大的春节联欢晚会。
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篇1:春节大学英语作文
全文共 1046 字
+ 加入清单On the New Years Eve,our clahad a party. The atmosphere was good. It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding crow of a cock echoing in the hall,the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.
Then,the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guea line of a poem related to the above situation. He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken. They left us all in confusion. And it was our monitor who was quickwitted. He shouted our, "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn." The hall After that,they had another item. This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle. While he was standing there,the other three stood around him,each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees. It was an idiom. This time I got it right:"The dog stands out among a group of chickens."
篇2:春节饮食文化英语
全文共 633 字
+ 加入清单There is also a huge difference between Chinese and Western people. Chinese people use chopsticks and western people use fork and knife. Usually people who use fork and knife will use fork to hold the meat and cut it by knife and use fork to help to get that piece of meat into mouse. Chinese just use chopstick to pick things and pass it into your mouse.
Chinese people only have three meals during a day. But western people will have more, they have afternoon tea. Usually they would have fruits, homemade cake, tea (black tea) or biscuit with cheese. If you are a housewife and have a lot of time, you may have morning tea as well.
篇3:我的春节英语
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+ 加入清单Similar to the importance of the Christmas Day for the westerners, the Spring Festival is the most important celebration for Chinese people. Although the meaning and the methods of celebration of the Spring Festival are changing with the time, the important status of the Spring Festival is incomparable.
Chinese Spring Festival has a long history, which is nearly four thousand years old. Initially, the festival had no name or fixed date However, people called Spring Festival “the age” according to the revolution period of Jupiter by B.C. 2100. Before B.C. 1000, people used “the year”, which means “Great Harvest” representing the Spring Festival.
According to the traditional custom, the Spring Festival lasts from the 23rd day of 12th lunar month to the 15th day of 1st lunar month, and the climax should be the New Year Eve and the first day of first lunar month.
类似于圣诞节对于西方人的重要性,春节是中国人最重要的节日。虽然庆祝春节的意义和方法随着时间的变化,春节的地位是无与伦比。
中国的春节有着悠久的历史,这是近四千岁。最初,该节没有名称或固定日期,然而,人们称为“春节”根据公元前2100年木星的革命时期的时代”。在公元前1000年,人们用“年”,这意味着“大丰收”代表的春节。
按照传统习俗,春节是从第十二月第二十三日至第一月第十五日,高潮应该是除夕和正月初一。
篇4:2024介绍春节的英语作文
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+ 加入清单Chinese New Year! Every place has different customs, and each has its own characteristics. I had the opportunity to back to my home in chongqing this year New Years day, let me introduce you to the Spring Festival customs of tujia.
New Years eve at noon, I saw my grandma cooked a lot of rice, just curious to ask: why want to cook so much rice, we also cant eat a meal? Grandmother replied: "want to cook some more, todays day cant cook fresh rice again. For tujia people seldom eat fish, so be about to cook more, it is also called more every year."
New Years eve afternoon, grandpa and father stick couplets, I also coincided with in the past. East, west to see see. When my father asked me: "do you know why do we need to stick couplets?" I answered: "know a little bit, festive bai." "Also right, couplet to express the good wish of people to pray for good fortune in the New Year. Now we stick couplets, cannot go toward outside throwing things, even cant throw rubbish, until annual lunar calendar to throw things. This means that circle the goods at home." Dad went on to say that.
On the evening of New Years eve, the home of the elder led the family to "worship the mountain ancestor worship". On the front of ancestors grave red candle and incense, placed offerings, to miss to ancestors. This also is respect for them.
These are the Spring Festival customs of tujia, I know you think its interesting.
过年啦!每个地方都有不同的习俗,并且都各具特色。今年我有幸回趟老家重庆过年,就让我给大家介绍一下土家族的春节习俗吧。
除夕的中午,我见奶奶煮了好多饭,就好奇的上前去询问:为什么要煮这么多饭,我们一顿也吃不了呀?奶奶回答道:“今天要多煮一些,大年初一可不能再煮新鲜饭。因为土家族人很少吃鱼,所以就要多煮饭,这也叫‘年年有余’吧。”
除夕的下午,爷爷和爸爸一起贴对联,我也过去凑热闹。东看看,西瞧瞧。这时爸爸问我:“你知道我们为什么要贴对联吗?”我回答:“知道一点点,喜庆呗。”“也对吧,对联是为了表达人们祈求新年福运的美好心愿。现在我们贴好了对联,就不能往外扔东西了,连垃圾也不能扔,一直要到大年初二才可以扔东西。这样就表示把财圈在家里了。”爸爸接着说。
除夕的傍晚,由家里的最长者带领全家去“拜山祭祖”。在先辈的坟前点上红烛和香,摆上祭品,以表对先辈的怀念。这也是对他们的尊敬。
这些就是我了解的土家人的春节习俗,你觉得有趣吧。
篇5:春节放烟火的英语作文
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+ 加入清单It was thirty of the year. We had a new year. We were very happy. We put on new clothes and went out to play. The most favorite thing for children to play is to set off firecrackers. We came to buy firecracker shop to buy a box of small, can not wait to come to the place where few people lit a cannon, put it into the bottle with “ ” a bottle of “ &rdquo a whoosh; straight to the clouds, to limit the fun. Happy we jump three feet high.
In the evening, it is time to eat the years night dinner, several of our children have agreed, and wait after dinner in my small yard inside the fire. After eating, I asked grandpa to put the long bought fireworks in the yard. As they came, my grandpa announced to start shooting, so I picked up a happy paradise “ ” uncle lit a sweet to me, I think the fireworks would suddenly explode; a point I quickly fling caution to the winds only listen to “ ” PA; a sound but I have a cold sweat.
When my grandfather brought “ &rdquo, “ 10000 joy; Donald Mickey ” and “ fruit treasure agent ” any of various uncle and I bent down, picked up the incense, close to the firing line, I was very frightened, hurriedly ran to the balcony of my house “ Dong Ba ” “ Dong Ba ” a loud noise; we look to the sky; a beautiful fireworks in the sky spread, Ambilight, gorgeous fireworks, who sometimes like Liyudiaolongmen, sometimes like a day with flowers; sometimes like butterflies; sometimes like a bud just ready to burst. The red symbolizes the festive fireworks, blue symbolizes wisdom, green symbolizes vitality, yellow symbolizes warmth, purple symbolizes the romance of any of various riotous with colour intoxicated, addictive. Followed by &ldquo ” a crackling sound; a peony red rose to the sky, suddenly appeared in the sky after another large “ peony, ” the slightest petals stretched open wider, became a huge crystal hanging lamp lantern cover in our head, green and yellow purple sea. We are unable to restrain the emotions to applaud, head repeatedly praise, too beautiful! Its beautiful!
篇6:英语过春节优秀学生
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+ 加入清单Dear John,
How time flies! Four moths have passed since we saw each other last time. I cannot help but miss you. You asked me about Chinese Spring Festival. Now I would like to tell you something about it。
The Spring Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It is the most important and enjoyable one. A few days before the festival, houses are cleaned and red couplets are put up on the doors of every household. They are said to frighten away the ghosts. On that day, people are dressed up. Firecrackers ring out in the air, which adds to the atmosphere of the festival. People after a year’s hard work begin to relax and visit one another. Presents and dinners are given to celebrate the happy reunionof friends and relatives. Families get together. They have jiaozi and enjoy the New Year TV show. Customs may vary from place to place, but the same happy atmosphere is to be found everywhere in the country。
Now, I hope you have some idea of Chinese Spring Festival。
Best wishes,
Yours,
Li Hua
篇7:如何过春节英语词
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+ 加入清单The Spring Festival had turned up in the shells period the sacrifices of the tail and head of the ancestor worship god. The ancient New Year said: "ganjitsu", "New Years day". After the revolution, name the Spring Festival is to get the new day.
As for Beijing area, from households to the day bubble laba vinegar (garlic), began to have "the festival atmosphere. Folk: "the old lady dont upset, laba is years. Laba rice porridge, drink a few days? 23 scattered..." , the twelfth month is also called the "off-year". There is a song sings: "TangGua people, New Years day comes, wench, it take the kid to cannon..." . Since the day from Beijing with more work, people, sweep the house, steamed bread, buy necessities and stick "f" word, stick New Year pictures, cut grilles, stick couplets. Post hanging door gods, money, has been busy until New Years eve, began to holidays.
Beijing family reunion dinner on New Years eve night (also known as the family reunion dinner) is essential, is also one of the most abundant dinner all the year round. The years one of the New Years eve dinner to element together. LengHun, bulky and lightening. LengHun have cold stewed pork, mutton, cold stewed chicken and ducks. Major: braise in soy sauce meat, pork with rice flour meat, red and white balls, four balls. Lightening dishes are usually ten tofu, vegetables, pickles bergamot, etc. Staple food is given priority to with element of sleeping more.
Beijing New Years eve and the first day to eat dumplings, from the meaning of the "more old hand". Also always wrapped dumplings ChengYuanBao form, into the sugar in the dumplings, copper, peanut, jujube, chestnut, etc. Like to eat sugar, means that in the future life sweet; Eat to copper means rich flower; To eat peanut means longevity, for peanuts and peanut, be so called peanut.enrich to eat jujube and chestnut means early set son...
The custom of Spring Festival in Beijing really interesting!
春节原起于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。古代的春节称:“元日”、“元旦”。辛亥革命后,才把正月初一正式定名为春节。
就北京地区来说,从腊月初八家家户户要泡腊八醋(蒜),就开始有了“年味”。民谣讲:“老太太别心烦,过了腊八就是年。腊八粥,喝几天?哩哩啦啦二十三……”,腊月二十三又称“小年”。有一首歌谣唱道:“糖瓜祭灶,新年来到,丫头要花,小子要炮……”。从这一天开始,北京人更加忙活了,要祭灶,扫房子,蒸馒头,置办年货,贴“福”字,贴年画,剪窗花,贴对联。贴门神,贴挂钱,一直忙活到除夕,开始过大年。
北京人除夕晚上的年夜饭(又称团圆饭)是必不可少的,也是全年最丰盛的一次晚餐。除夕的年嬉饭要荤素一起上。有冷荤、大件和清口菜。冷荤有冷炖猪、羊肉、冷炖鸡、鸭。大件有:红烧肉、扣肉、米粉肉、红白丸子,四喜丸子。清口菜一般都是豆腐、青菜、罗十、咸菜佛手等。主食多以荤素睡觉为主。
北京人除夕和正月初一都要吃饺子,取其“更岁交子之义“。还总是把饺子包成元宝形,在饺子中放进糖、铜钱、花生、枣、栗子等。如吃到糖的,意味着日后生活甜蜜;吃到铜钱意味着有钱花;吃到花生意味着长寿,因花生又名长生果,吃到枣和栗子的意味着早立子……
北京春节的习俗真有趣!
篇8:高中英语作文介绍春节
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+ 加入清单As the new bell tolled, the Chinese people exclaimed with excitement, "the New Year is here! New Year! Ah! What a wonderful New Year! I am excited to run back and forth in my home, unable to restrain my joyful mood, the Spring Festival composition 600 words. When I ran to the balcony, all of a sudden, the fireworks fly on the sky, in a flash, Fried opened, and some like countless meteor, some like colorful flowers, some like golden coat, and like the golden sun, the earth was like the day. How beautiful!
篇9:关于春节的英语作文
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+ 加入清单the winter vacation is coming.we’re happy to welcome the holidays.
usually,winter vacation is funny because spring festival is during the vacation. spring festival is a excellent day for every chinese,especially for children.during the festival,relatives go to visit each other and give presents to each other.then it’s the happy moment for children,children are given some lucky money. but i’m not a child any longer.i want to make the festival a little bit different. i plan to have a different day.i’m going to sell some toys in the flower market.i will ask my friends to join me.if i earn some money,i’ll buy some presents to my parents. well,it’s my turn to give back to my parents for their love.
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篇10:春节英语作文-SpringFestival
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+ 加入清单Chinese Lunar New Year,or Spring Festival falls on January 1st according to the lunar calendar,usually around the late January or early February.As the start of spring as well as a new year,it is the most important celebration of the year.Each family get reunited during the New Year.On the Eve,there is a big dinner for the family when each member return to get together.
The biggest New Years party is held on CCTV.Hundreds of people gather there,meanwhile millions of others all over the country were sitting in front of the screen to watch excellent performances for more than four hours continuously.The bell strike twelve at midnight to welcome the coming of the New Year or Spring.People start to set off firecraks and say "Happy New Year" to each other.
篇11:关于春节的英语作文
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+ 加入清单New Year Party
On New Years Eve,our class had a party。 The atmosphere was good。 It was out of the ordinary from the very begining。 The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance。 We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap。 Then with three resounding(响亮的) crow of a cock echoing in the hall,the hall was again brightly lit in a snap。
Then,the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation。 He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken。 They left us all in confusion。 And it was our monitor who was quickwitted(机智的)。 He shouted our, "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn。" The hall After that,they had another item。 This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle。 While he was standing there,the other three stood around him,each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees。 It was an idiom。 This time I got it right:"The dog stands out among a group of chickens。"
篇12:2024关于春节英语作文词汇
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+ 加入清单导语:写英语作文最重要的是要有词汇,春节就要到了,你是不是要写春节英语作文了呢?下面是yjbs作文网小编为您收集整理的英语词汇,希望对您有所帮助。
春节 Spring festival n.
农历 Lunar calendar n.
传统 Traditional adj.
节日 Festival n.
饺子 Dumpling n.
年糕 Rice cake n.
象征 Symbolize v.
放松 Relax v.
打扫 Sweep v.
对联 Couplet n.
鞭炮 Firecraker n.
传说 Story n.
驱赶 Drive v.
魔鬼 Devil n.
除夕 The New Years Eve n.
会餐 Dine together v.
主食 Staple food n.
好运 Good luck n.
吉祥 Auspicious adj.
走亲访友 Visit relatives and friends Phrase.
鞠躬 Take a bow v.
祝福 Bless v.
stereotyped concept/opinion (传统观念)
shopping rush (购物热)
tourism-oriented trend (春节旅游化趋势)
spring outing (春游)
the spring festival eve dinner (年夜饭)
spring festival couplets(pasted on gatepost or door panels) (春联)
Variety Show on CCTV-1 (春节联欢晚会)
migrant workers (民工)
home-returning (返乡)
over-loaded transportation during the spring festival (春运)
pay a New Year call (拜年)
the thorough house -cleaning (年前大扫除)
exchange gifts (互换礼物)
traditional entertainment (playing cards, mahjong) (传统娱乐节目,如打扑克,玩麻将)
【Customs】:
过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
春联 Spring Festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts
买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
年画 New Year paintings 敬酒 propose a toast
灯笼 lantern: a portable light 烟花 fireworks
爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)
红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)
舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)
戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns
守岁 staying-up 禁忌 taboo
拜年 pay New Year‘s call; give New Year‘s greetings; New Year‘s visit
去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one‘s ancestors
压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift
【Food names】:
年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake
团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year‘s Eve
饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding
汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings
糖果盘 candy tray: 什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune
蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health
西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity
金桔 cumquat - prosperity 红枣 red dates - prosperity
糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come
糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship
花生糖 peanut candy - sweet
篇13:春节英语作文初二80词
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+ 加入清单Then, the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a
line of a poem related to the above situation. He added that Li Xinmin alone was
born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the
chicken. They left us all in confusion. And it was our monitor who was
quickwitted. He shouted our, "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at
dawn." The hall After that, they had another item. This time Li Xinmin was
placed in the middle of the circle. While he was standing there, the other three
stood around him, each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees. It was an
idiom. This time I got it right:"The dog stands out among a group of
chickens."
篇14:初中生写春节的英语
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+ 加入清单Spring Festival is my favourite festival. This years Spring Festival is in February 8th.
On New Years Eve, everyone will wear new clothes. My parents and I will go to the Grandpa and grandmas home to eat Nian Yefan. This is the tradition of our family. At the dinner table, my grandmother will prepare a lot of dishes for us to cook hot pot.
These dishes are very delicious. Everyone ate very happy. We have forgotten the troubles of the past year, happy to greet the new year. After dinner, I will go back home with my parents. In eight, I will be fireworks at the
threshold of our home.
They are very beautiful. Doing this will make me feel very happy. After I put the fireworks, I will watch the Spring Festival Gala. The Gala adds a mood of celebration in the house as people laugh, discuss and enjoy the performance. At eleven, my parents gave me 200 yuan. This is my years new years money. 0 ocolck, the new years bell sounded, we have ushered in the new year. I made a wish. I hoped that that we could have a happy and healthy life next year and everyone in my family could be happy.
篇15:春节由来英语作文
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+ 加入清单Theres an old called "years" the monster, head length Angle, fierce anomaly, life in the sea. On New Years eve will climbed out, the spitting food livestock harm thy soul. So a to New Years eve, everyone fled to the mountains, to avoid the damage. This year, from the village to a silver whiskers elegant, eye if lang star old yourself. Midnight "years" burst into the village, is preparing to bluster, all of a sudden there was "cracking" Fried noise, the old has put on red appear in front of the "year", "year" shuddered, to flee to the sea, and the night cant into the village. This is to celebrates New Years eve legends and the origin of firecrackers, and then after thousands of years of development, the Chinese New Year customs to accept the more abundant the.
篇16:用英语写春节
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+ 加入清单Spring Festival is the most important and popular festival in China. I was very happy during the Spring Festival. Before Spring Festival, My grandmother, mother and father cleaned and decorated our houses. And they went to the Flower Fairs to buy some flowers. They also bought new clothes for me and my sisters.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, my father and I had the red antithetical Spring Festival couplets on our doors. My families got together and had a big meal at home. We had chatting each other. We had chicken, duck, fish, pork and such as. And we ate dumplings and watch the Spring Festival party on television. During Spring Festival,my parents gave us lucky money. I and my sisters played the fireworks in the open air. We had many fireworks. They were very beautiful. They run into the sky and broke into pieces. They looked like flowers in the sky. We were very happy and excited. After that, I made a wish. I hoped that that we could have a happy and healthy life next year and everyone in my family could be happy.
During the Spring Festival, we visited relatives and friends with the words “Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!”
篇17:春节真有趣英语
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+ 加入清单In our China, every household has to celebrate the Spring Festival in both urban and rural areas.
On the eve of the New Year, my mother took me to the market to buy New Years goods. There are a lot of people in the market. My mother and I bought a lot of New Years goods including melon seeds, peanuts, chickens, ducks, fish, meat, ham, cola and all kinds of famous tobacco. We also bought a lot of fireworks. Haha, we are so happy. At home, my mother swept the floor, my father wiped the floor, and my brother put the Spring Festival couplets on it. The Spring Festival couplets are written to congratulate you on your fortune and good luck. The sister posted the window flowers. My mother even brushed the wall white for the Spring Festival. Then grandpa came up and said, "lets celebrate this year." Then mother went to buy us red clothes, red clothes means auspicious red fire.
Listen to grandmother say "ancient times have a monster" year "often come out to do strange, destroy the farm, still eat children! But "year" is not afraid of nothing. It is said that "nian" has three fears, the fear of fire, the fear of guns, and the sound. So during the Spring Festival, we must shoot and wear red clothes.
On the day of Spring Festival, we happily dressed in beautiful red clothes. Shoot the gun, eat reunion dinner, together tuan tuan round the big year.
篇18:2024初三英语作文:为春节做准备
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+ 加入清单Prepare for the Chinese New Year
It’s about one and a half month away from the Chinese New Year, It is a festival celebrated by the Chinese people at the beginning of the lunar calendar year.
As of the Chinese traditional customs, our parents and grandparents will sweep every corner of the house and clean the windows until they gleam, and washing clothes, buying foods and goods for the new year’s future use and presents.
Children will be the most benefited group during this feast period. One month before that, they are expecting the new clothes, delicious foods. The firecrackers and the year’s allowance for their increased ages.
In recent years, with the rising of the standard of life, Chinese tend to make various holiday plans to spend a different and meaningful new year. Such as traveling abroad, or be absorbed in their hobbies, and even work.
Why today we try to spend our Chinese new year in such a different way? I think that’s because this is a era of free life and personality high-ranking. Though there are still something traditional, our young generation is attempting to make something new and suitable for ourselves. And we would like to take something really worth to be cherished in our memorable treasures. That’s amazing and wonderful!
I’ll always keep in mind that the Chinese new year is a great feast inherited from our ancestors, but if necessary, I would like to enjoy it by some ways personal.
篇19:春节大学英语作文
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+ 加入清单A new year,a new start, when I stand on the edgeof a new year, I cant help thinking about my plan of next year.
Just as the old saying:"Well began is thehalf of the success.” So I decide that I should be at work while the others are still relaxing, and then,at the beginning,Im quicker than the others and ofcourse I will get better result than the others.
But, what I really decide to do is that I must make good of any time I can spare though it seems impossible. While,I will do my best to live up with what I have planned, and the result will prove it.
篇20:关于春节的英语作文
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+ 加入清单the lunar new year
the lunar new year is a great 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; coupletsare 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 fire works 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.