我父亲的一个学生用英语怎么说推荐20篇

Hello, I today am in Hangzhou. Hanghzou was very hot.

We are in Zhejiang University. It’s very big and beautiful. We study English. It has a lot of fun. We play English game. The teacher Jenny and Sara are kind to us. In lunch, it was very good. I eat slowly.

I think Hangzhou is a beautiful city, and it’s very big. The car was going away. The house study.

I study happily, living happily. So I’m happy in Hangzhou.

作者：徐林娜

心中有无限想对您说的话，可是当提起笔来，又不知该从何写起。

在我逐渐成长的过程中，我们之间有过太多摩擦。但最后都是你主动去哄我。因为我们的脾气太像了，所以摩瘵是不可避免的。其实每次争吵完，我也很懊悔自己对您的行为，在此我想对您说一声对不起。

自从上高中后，回家的次数也逐渐心了。忘记是哪一次回家了，那次，我突然意识到父亲老了，他头发上冒出了好多的白发丝，脸上又多了好几道皱纹，我不禁心头一颤，父亲您的变化可能是日积月累的，而我每次回家都是来也匆匆去也匆匆，未仔细看过您，有注意到您的点滴变化。也是那次，爷爷第一次语重心长地和我谈了几句话，他说：“你父条现在很不容易，换工作了，现在需要每天骑车到很远的地方干活、每天都半宿回来。”爷爷说完这些话后，我想了很多，自己现任的成绩越来越差，已经不是那个当初让你骄傲的孩子了，感觉自己很对不起您上次我放假回家，在学校门口等不到你，于是打电话给你，你说你的车被扣了，你知道吗？我当时是又气又急，气你国为舍不得钱一直没去办理车证，急是担心你，怕你扣留，你以后要怎么上班，你要不要紧，本来放假回家是非常高兴的，但知道这件事满脑子都是你的事。后来，你找人来接了我，再回家途中，那个人在路边停车了，透过窗玻璃，我看远方走过来一个人，带着安全头盔，穿着绿色的秋款军大外套，皮肤黝黑，渐渐走近了，我才发现是你。那刻。我真的不敢认了。我不敢相信，现在这个是我以前那个白胖的父亲。你上车后看了我一眼，仿佛要说什么，但又没开口。我当时把头别到一边。什么话也没和你说。爷爷只说过你现在很辛苦，但我没想到会是这样。如此炎热的夏天，穿的如此严实，我不知道你的工作到底是什么，我不敢问也不敢想。父亲你就是这样，受苦受累从来也都不说，也许你觉得我是个孩子，有些事不能和我说，可是，我觉得你的眼里是个孩子。你在爷爷的眼里也是个孩子，在你牵挂，担心我的时候，爷爷也在牵挂着你呀！你别让自己太累，钱够花就好，能和你在一起平平淡淡的生活着，成长着，这我就很知足了。

我的父亲才40多岁，可他说自已快老了。

记得那是快开学的时候，家里本来就十分困难，父亲还是硬要我去上学。我知道，父亲是个文盲，他怕我将来跟他一样。为了挣到足够的钱让我报名，父亲和几个大人去离河边不远的小坡上抬石头卖给船主。他们洪亮的号子震动着我的心，我知道那号子虽说洪亮，却也有苦涩。那天，在树荫下，我看着他们干活。突然，父亲晃了几下，脚下一滑，重重地坐在斜坡上，哗的一声，父亲还没来得及站起来，就坐着从斜坡上滑了下去，身后的小石头也纷纷向下蹦，一片烟尘。滑了约七八米，终于在一块大石头前停下，身后蹦来的石头撞在父亲的背上、膀子上。人们见了，一个个张开大嘴哈哈大笑起来，父亲站起来，拍拍身上的灰，也嘿嘿地笑起来，笑得像哭，笑得我心里一阵接一阵地疼……

几天后，我从父亲手里拿走了所有的钱，只报了名，还欠着钱……

一天中午我放学回家，门半掩着，屋子里有些暗，父亲独自一人靠在火坑旁的椅子上，睡着了。火坑里一点火星儿也没有，我从灶门前拿来一把柴，点燃放在火坑里，干柴越燃越旺，暗暗的小屋顿时亮了。

火光映红了父亲的脸。这就是我的父亲？！黄得发黑的脸，就像一块没了水分的树皮；高高的颧骨，下巴显得有些尖，两眼陷进了眼眶。一身皱皱巴巴的衣服沾满了黑泥巴、灰土，光着脚拖着一双没有鞋带的破球鞋。他还没有醒，睡着了的脸上没有笑容，大概累了吧。

望着眼前的父亲，我心里酸得发疼，不禁又想起那难以让我忘记的情景来……

火很旺，大概把父亲的腿烤疼了，他微微颤了几下，慢慢地睁开了两只浑浊的眼睛，长长地打了个哈欠，他摸了摸口袋，从里面摸出一个瘪了的烟盒子，扔在火里，摸模另几个口袋，什么也没有，便无精打采地坐在那里，皱着眉，像在思索着什么。

“爸，学校又催钱了。”

“没钱！”声音又重又狠。

“——”

屋外传来了几声喊声，叫父亲去上工，父亲又要到那危险的斜坡上开山石卖。父亲肩上扛着钢钎，手里拿着让人见了就怕的炸药、，走了出去，屁股上的补丁十分显眼，拖着一双破鞋，“拖哒……”渐渐远了。父亲似乎真的老了。真的老了吗？我的父亲！

What do the students plan to do for their holidays?

Here are the results of the survey about what the students in our class plan to do for their holidays.40% of the students will choose to go to visit their relatives and friends . After a busy term , they want to spent more time with the people they love .30% of the students are going to travel to relax. 15% of the students want to take training courses to improve themselves . The rest will just stay at home to have a good rest.They plan to read books .At the same time ,they also plan to go out to do sports to keep healthy.

学生们打算为他们的假期做什么?

下面是对我们班的同学为自己的假期计划调查的结果。40%的学生选择去拜访他们的亲戚和朋友。在一个繁忙的学期后,他们想花更多的时间与他们爱的人一起度过。30%的学生要去旅游放松一下。15%的学生想要培训课程来提高自己。剩下的就只想呆在家里好好休息一下。他们打算看书。与此同时,他们还计划去做运动来保持健康。

3.3 星期五 小雨

今天是我实习的最后一天。因为课程安排在上午一、二两节，所以我得起早，偏偏天公不作美，下着小雨，清晨躺在床上的我真的不想起床，看看表，哎呀！快六点了，再不起来就会迟到了，可是由于昨晚备课到很晚加上心里一直惦记着今天要起早。所以整夜没睡好，夜里醒了好几次，真不想起床啊......然而想到那些学生们，我自问“我有理由迟到吗？”最后我终于没有给我的实习留下什么遗憾，事后我却想了许多，也明白了由立志到实现目标非常关键的一点就在于坚持。坚持对于我们来说都是再熟悉不过的字眼，可是真正把握住它的人却凤毛麟角，坚持需要毅力，需要对目标价值的深切期望和正确估价，有时甚至需要人格力量来支撑。事情的成功有时往往便在于我们能否坚持那关键的一步，走过去，前面就可能是另一番海阔天空，而习惯了坚持，久而久之，这一信念范畴的东西便会逐渐地融入我们的个性之中，成为一种素养，一种道德，现在的我们马上面临毕业，就要踏入社会了，或许一些人会认为到了现在我们可以不再努力，毕业后找份工作，那便是一生了。如果这样的话，那么我们就永远失去了成就某种事业的机会。事实上作为师范专业的学生，我们更应该树立正确的劳动观念和道德意识。为人师表，认真而严肃的从事自己所热爱的事业，愉快而充实的度过我们平凡的一生。

"谢谢你做的一切，双手撑起我们的家，总是竭尽所有把最好的给我……"音乐课又一次听到这个歌了，泪水不自觉的落了下来。记得当时周围一个同学指着我说："你看，她哭了。"然后就有几个同学都转过头来看，还有一个同学说："她跟她爸爸的感情一定很深。"

亲爱的父亲，在我看到您眼角拿一抹淡淡的皱纹的时候，我忽的就明白了……

父亲，您会为了我的事情而急得跳脚，您会整夜整夜的睡不着觉，会对着我大吼大叫，眼中却盛满了怜爱与疼惜！在记忆中，父亲是一个脾气很暴躁的人，可自从上初中后，我和您的接触渐渐少了，距离渐渐远了，记忆中的您的面孔也渐渐模糊。您由于工作的原因经常不在家，现在的我们连见面的机会都微乎其微。在我的印象里，父亲那宽大的手掌再没有扬起过，至少在我面前您不会打人，我想您想给我一个好的榜样吧。爸爸你知不知道，您一直是我的榜样。

记忆里十分深刻的事：在初二的时候，学校举行了家长会，我哭的稀里哗啦，您很少看见我哭的。慌乱的把纸巾递给我，我也只是胡乱的擦擦。家长会刚开始时，我告诉自己，我不能哭，我要坚强。于是装做漫不经心的低头玩着草坪上稀稀疏疏的草，在说到父亲母亲时，我的眼泪不自觉的就掉了下来，我不敢抬头，我怕我看见你了眼泪会掉的越凶。

父亲，我其实很爱很爱你，只是我不知道怎样向您表达。经常在外地的你，要多吃些饭，天冷了记得加衣服。父亲，请记住我们都挂念着你，请记住你有一个特别温暖的家庭，请记住你有一个很爱很爱你的女儿！父亲，放心吧！我不会让您失望的。三年之后，我必定会拿着重点大学的通知书站在您的面前说出那句我一直没有勇气说的"父亲，其实我很爱你。"

爸爸，您对我的要求一致很苛刻，那时候不懂事还抱怨着。现在我却明白了。爸爸，我知道您的用心良苦。您对我严厉是因为您希望我以后的路可以不那么困难，顺利一些。

爸爸，感谢你陪我走过了那么长的路，相信我，以后的路我会走得更好。

My father is an ordinary people. He is a driver. He doesn’t receive too much education. But he is kind-hearted. He always ask me to be down-to-earth and keep an optimistic mind. Everyone likes him because of his good personality. He is always ready to help others if he can. Sometimes when he drives the old, he will not take monet frome them. He is so great. He has set a very good example for me. He is my idol. I will love him forever.

When I learned English, I felt so hard, because no matter hard I tried, I just could not understand the grammar. One day, my sister asked me why was I so confused with English, I told her I did not know, I was so afraid of it. Then she asked me to watch English movie and listened to the English songs. At first, I fell in love with these songs, I learned to sing them, I found I could remember more and more words. I also felt very interested in the movie, I could learn the local words. With interest, I make great progress, I am not afraid of English any more. Interest is the best teacher.

在我学英语的时候，我觉得很困难，因为无论我多么努力去尝试，我就是无法理解语法。一天，我的姐姐问我为什么对英语感到困惑，我告诉她我也不知道，我就是很怕英语。然后她叫我去看英语电影和听英语歌曲。刚开始，我爱上了英文歌，我学着去唱，我发现我能记住越来越多的词。我也对电影很感兴趣，我能学到当地词汇。有了兴趣，我进步很大，再也不害怕英语了。兴趣是最好的老师。

Today, my mother and I went to Xiaohe Gou, and we had fun.

When we got there, we saw that the fish pond in Xiaohe ditch was covered with ice. I want to go down to play on the ice, so I decided to try the ice thickness first. Because there were no thick branches on the riverside, so I lifted a big stone and threw it all in to the ice. There was a huge hole in the ice, and the shadow of a small fish was hidden below. Fortunately, I didnt go down easily, otherwise...

We continue to move forward. Those fish ponds show their true colors: I have made the "mask people" one by one.

A small stream blocked our way further. I looked at what could be used without wood boards around. Because the water is very shallow, I move a piece of big stone, three lower five in addition to two set up a stone bridge, my mother and my mother passed the brook, and also helped people to pass a bridge.

After crossing the bridge, we began to move forward. We saw a vacant area in front of us, and it was scraped evenly by bulldozers. Mother said that it might have been a natural ancient granary. The center of the loess slope is a circular open space, which is transformed into a natural granary. Why do I think so good things should be leveled and destroyed? I ask mother, mother said that this is the conflict between modern civilization and ancient history, and now people have destroyed the historical relics left by their predecessors for their own existence. If I want to live in the air, I will not destroy so many precious and rare historical sites.

Im very happy to go out today. At the same time, I realized the importance of life to human beings, and realized that the development and construction of society could damage the civilization of ancient society. I think life is very important, but ancient civilization is also important. We should coordinate the relationship between the development of modern civilization and the preservation of ancient civilization.

Christmas Day is the biggest festival in the western countries.It is on December 25， the birthday of Jesus Christ.Before the festival， every family will buy a Christmas tree， and put it in the middle of the living-room. And their houses look more soft and beautiful.

On Christmas Eve， children always hang up their Christmas stockings and hope Father Christmas will come to put presents in them. In fact， their parents put the presents in their stockings.

Father’s Day is coming and you must be thinking of giving a present to your father。 Different people like different kinds of gifts。

If you have enough pocket money， you can buy a useful but not expensive thing， like a tie。 I think your father will like it。 But if you don’t have enough pocket money， you can do something that you can do， for example， you can prepare a cup of tea。 When your father comes back from work， he can drink it。

No matter what you do， the most important thing is to make your father happy on Father’s Day。 Don’t you think so?

In recent year, as people’s living quality increase, most families are tending to send their children to study abroad. This phenomenon has caused most people’s attention. Some argue that we should send children to foreign country to study because they think that other countries’ education is better than our traditional Chinese education. Some don’t think so because they believe that students should learn our traditional culture instead of going abroad. In my opinion, I think students should be sent to foreign country to receive sophisticated education. Reasons are listed as the following.

Firstly, Students can learn more through foreign country’s education. As we all know, most students study just for entering into a better university in our country. All they learn is how to pass exams and get high scores in school. On the contrary, the Western education pays attention to students’ practical ability which would be a more efficient way to learn rather than getting knowledge from books. To get more experience, students should be sent to abroad to study.

Secondly, students would be more independent after study abroad. When students are sent to abroad, they must take care of themselves in all aspects, gradually, they would learn how to deal with things they confronted rather than turning to their parents as they may do in their own country.

All in all, students should be sent to abroad to study so that they can attain more knowledge and also become more independently.

最近几年，随着人们生活质量的提高，许多的家庭都选择把孩子送到国外读书。这种现象引起了很多人的关注。一些人认为我们送孩子到国外读书可以让孩子受到比 中国传统教育更好的教育。一些人却不这样认为，他们觉得孩子应该在国内多学习中国的文化，而不是到国外接受教育。就我来说，我认为学生应该被送到国外接受 先进的教育。原因如下：

首先，国外的教育能让学生学到更多的知识。众所周知，国内的大部分学生学习的目的都是为了能够进入一所稍微好点儿的大学。他们在学校学到的东西主要是为了 通过考试和获得高分。相反地，西方教育更注重锻炼学生的实际能力，这样一来，学生从实践中学到的知识比从书本上得到的知识更多。为了能得到更多的实践经 验，学生应该到国外读书。

其次，在国外学习过的学生会更加独立。学生在国外读书的时候，他们必须自己照顾自己，所有的事情都必须自己处理。因此，在国外他们要学会自己处理遇到的问题而不像在国内一样向父母求助。

总之，送学生到国外读书不仅能学到更多的知识，而且学生也会变得更加独立。

[送学生到国外读书好不好英语作文

Hi. Everyone! My name is Peng Jiadong. I’m 15 years old. Today I tell you about my father.

My father is a good man. He washes dishes every day and cleans the house every week. He wakes up early, then he has breakfast. After breakfast, he goes to work. He works for 10 hours. It’s time for him to go home at 6 p.m. After supper, he sits on the sofa and reads newspapers. He likes playing basketball and playing with me. But he doesn’t run fast, because he seldom does any exercise.

He wears a pair of glasses. He works hard; he usually goes to the library to buy some books. He loves reading books very much. He always says, “A man is never too old to learn!” So he knows lots of things. I can ask him to teach me Chinese, Maths and other subjects. But he doesn’t know English and can’t speak English. So he always asks me for help when he meets English-speaking people.

Mother and I both like him very much!

[我的父亲英语作文200词

A funny thing happened during the summer vacation.

On the morning of July 13th, the weather was clear and the sun was bright. My mother took me to the village of Li Jia to visit her grandmother. The two aunts and two cousins were also in grandmas house. I was very happy. On this day, I was playing with two cousins, and two of us got me to make you a little bit of fun. Then, I went to the river with two cousins to pick up the pebbles, and we picked up a lot of strange stones, some like the pentagram, some like cars, some like peoples hearts, and... We picked up some stones and went to a temple nearby. There was a golden Maitreya Buddha in the temple. When we were playing at the temple for a while, we returned to my grandmothers house. In the evening, when my sister and I were chasing the noise, my sister suddenly stepped on a stone and fell down. My foot was broken. I laughed and said, "you big fool." She said angrily, "you bad man, I will not kill you!" And then I ran after me... On the morning of the second day, we will go home. Our sister will also go with us. We have a great time playing games on the road.

Friends, is your summer vacation interesting? Tell us about it!

When I was young,my father ,who always taught me how to be a true man,told me that it is essential to be tolerant in your life whatever happens.

And that remains the most valuable present he gave me,I think To be tolerant, I need to keep calm when great trouble lies in front of me,however difficult it is to overcome it; To be tolerant ,I need to resist the temptation of all kinds of the outside world,even if it is so attractive; To be torlerant, I need to pull myself(控制自己情绪) in times of extreme sorrows and joys, no matter how they affect me.

[父亲送我的礼物英语作文

导语：中国教育让很多学生都感觉到压力山大，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!

How can high school students relax under the pressure from school?

As we all know the high school curriculum is becoming increasingly tight-scheduled and pressuring. Thus it is not a surprise that many school aged children are constantly stressed and worried. However it is important for them to relax from those stresses in order to achieve their academic potential.

The most beneficial and accessible way to relieve stress is through playing sport. It allows the students to have fun; increase their teamwork awareness and improve their health. Studies also show that students who exercise regularly are more likely to do well in school.

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高中生在学校的压力下如何放松?

大家都知道，高中课程正变得越来越紧张的计划和压力。因此，许多学龄儿童经常感到压力和担心并不奇怪。然而，重要的是他们放松从这些压力，以实现他们的学术潜力。

通过运动来减轻压力是最有益和最容易的方法。它让学生有乐趣，提高他们的团队意识和提高他们的健康。研究还表明，经常锻炼的学生更有可能在学校表现良好。

My name is Liyuanyuan.

Im a boy and I am 12 yeas old, there are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in Zhengxin senior high school. My mother is a Chinese teacher. She teaches Chinese in the university.

I have an elder brother; he is a junior middle school student and is preparing for the entrance exam. Im tall and I have a pair of big eyes. Now, I am in Grade 5, my study is not very good, but I like English, so my English is better than others. I like singing, drawing, playing basketball. I like to read English story books in my free time.

Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the English study materials. Because it also enlarges my vocabulary words. I think one day I can master English. Thank you.

我的名字叫黎圆圆，我是男孩，今年12岁，我们家有四口人，爸爸是一个化学老师，他在正心高中教化学，妈妈是个语文老师，她在大学里教书，我有一个哥哥，他是初中生，他准备参加入学考试，我很长的很高，眼睛很大，现在我已经五年级了，我学习不是非常好，但是我喜欢英语，所以我的英语比别的科目好，我喜欢唱歌、画画、打篮球，在空余的时间我喜欢读英语故事书，有时也会上网和并下载英语学习资料，因为这样可以增加我的词汇量，我想我会掌握好英语。

我叫金邓訸，今年9岁，身高1.35米。

我有一头短短的头发，耳朵看上去扁扁的，我最大的特点就如同学们说的我的眼睛小，只要微微一笑眼睛就眯成一条缝。两道浓密的眉毛就像鹤立在鸡群里，十分显眼。一只小巧玲珑的鼻子、一口整齐的牙齿搭配得十分和谐。一看我的脸，你一定会说，这孩子太可爱了！

我的兴趣很广泛，喜欢看书，游泳，踢足球，郊游其中，书是我的最爱。我的书架上已经有几十本书了，只要拿到一本好书，我就迫不及待地打开书，而且看得很入迷，有时都要妈妈叫我睡才爱不释手地把书合上。

可是，我看书经常会跳字，害得我考试的时候都要把字给忘读了，甚至把题目的意思都给读反了。明明是阳光洒在海面上结果把阳光给漏了，你找不到两片相同的叶子把不忘写了。为此，老师还称我是马大哈。为了帮助我改掉这个毛病，暑假里，妈妈每天让我一字不差得读故事。我相信一定会改掉这个坏习惯的。

这就是一个长相可爱并且爱读书的我。

[说我学生作文200字

Speaking of patriotism, we can think of many patriotic heroes at once. Qu Yuan embraced a patriotic passion to vote in the MI Luo river, which became a thousand ancient songs; Yue Fei backed the thorns of "faithful to the country", and let the world praise them; Wen Tianxiang "lament the lonely ocean in the lonely ocean" and "leave the heart to take the heart of the Qing Dynasty"; Liu Hulans knife before the knife is not low, and Huangs eye is not afraid in front of the eye of the gun. They stand up in front of the achievements, major issues issues of right and wrong, shaking heaven and Earth Spirit of patriotism. Read their stories, often let us respect, admiration and reverence arise spontaneously.

Today, I read the "the most tender, the most pure patriotic heart" in "the Beidou star of the change of life", I deeply feel that the original spirit of patriotism can also be interpreted so. Yes, the 8 year old Xin Yues greatest wish before leaving the world was to stand in front of the Tiananmen to see the flag raising ceremony and listen to the national anthem. Who can say that this is not the most sacred love of patriotism? Are those 119 volunteers just willing to fulfill Xiao Xins wish? Is this not the most real expression of their patriotic feelings?

Patriotism is not necessarily vigorous. In fact, it is not far away. It is around us. Every time the flag raising ceremony, we stand upright and respectfully salute, this is patriotism; the teacher is a hard gardener, we respect the teacher, listen to their teaching, and let oneself become a useful talent for the future construction of the motherland, this is patriotism. We respect our elders and care for them. This is patriotism. Perhaps someone will be surprised: "are these simple behaviors patriotic?" Yes！ From the start, the simple side of things, we can be in front of major issues issues of right and wrong.

Students, let us down from the trivial little things, for the love of the motherland and contribute our utter innocence! Let the Beidou star guide us and illuminate our direction.

导语：现如今，在高校学生中有一个很热门的讨论话题是他们应该独自在校园外居住还是与室友一起在学生宿舍居住，在这个问题上不同人的看法分歧很大。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的相关英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Living alone or Living with Roommates

Nowadays, there has appeared a heated discussion among the college students as to whether they should live alone outside the campus or live together with other roommates in the students’ dormitory. Opinions are divided over the matter.

Those who are in favor of Living alone maintain that it is very convenient to live by themselves. They can enjoy absolute freedom in a room of their own. They can have their own timetable without disturbing others. They are also free to equip the room with a personal computer so that they can have easy access to the Internet. From www.joozone.com.

But others argue that living with roommates has attractions of its own. With several students sharing the same room, each person’s experiences can be greatly enriched. They can learn a lot from talking to one another. By learning to tolerate the differences between individuals, they can become more mature.

As far as I’m concerned, I prefer to live with roommates because I love the feeling of belonging. Besides, it is a lot cheaper to live in a dorm than to rent a apartment outside the campus.

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现如今，在高校学生中有一个很热门的讨论话题是他们应该独自在校园外居住还是与室友一起在学生宿舍居住，在这个问题上不同人的看法分歧很大。

那些喜欢独自生活的学生认为自己生活很方便。他们在自己的房子里能够享受完全的自由。他们可以随意安排自己的时间而不干扰别人。他们也可以自由的将个人电脑搬进房间，这样他们就可以很方便的上网。

但是其他人则认为和室友同住有它自己的优点。很多人同住一个房间，个人的经历会丰富许多。他们可以在互相交谈中学到许多。通过学习包容彼此的不同，他们会变得更加成熟。

就我自己而言，我更愿意与室友同住，因为我喜欢相处的感觉。另外，住学生宿舍要比在校外租住公寓便宜许多。

It was the Eve of the Spring Festival.

Dusk was just falling as I slurped up the last bit of rice and laid down my chopsticks.

“Theyre starting!” cried my friend excitedly. “Quick! Quick!”

Outside, children were running everywhere. Their happy voices and faces made me warm inside, despite the cold wind that greeted me. My friend thrust a bundle of straw in my hands. “Come!” he cried. I giggled as I ran to catch up to him; the childrens excitement was a fever that spread to even the big kids like us.

I soon joined a rowdy bunch of children and teenagers who were building a bonfire in the middle of a path that ran through the wheat fields. “Here,”said my friend, handing me a long bamboo pole. “Put some of your straw in the fire. Then tie the rest onto your pole like this.” He demonstrated with his own materials, and I followed his example. Then he thrust both our torches into the fire and handed me mine. “Now run!”

And run I did----we all did. For miles and miles around, as far as I could see, there were small orange specks scattered about, and I could hear the distant screaming and laughing of other children running up and down the rice field path. For several hours into the night I helped build fires and keep an eye on the younger children. Occasionally I, too, lit a torch and ran around like a mad man, screaming and waving a flaming bamboo pole.

This festival, which occurred six days before Chinese New Year, was just one of the experiences during the visit to my friends over the Spring Festival. As it was explained to me, the purpose behind this festival was to allow the children to have fun burning up all the straw leftover after the harvest. Later, the ash is used for fertilizer.