5篇初中英语作文（推荐20篇）

郭明义参军之前，只是初中学历。在部队时，他抓住“缝隙时间”学习英语。来到矿山工作后，他每天晚上都骑自行车往返20多公里，到市内的夜校学习。

1992年，国家“七五”重点建设项目——齐大山矿扩建工程进入开工准备阶段，郭明义又考入英语强化班进修一年。1993年工程开工后，他担任了33台、每台价值1000多万元、载重量154吨生产汽车——电动轮现场组装的英文翻译。

美国犹格里德公司澳大利亚售后技术服务部中国区总管，两次劝说郭明义到他所在的公司工作，并承诺给予比他当时收入高6至7倍的工资，可老郭不为所动，说：“我上党校、夜校、进修，都是企业支付的学费，还发给我补贴。我对企业有感情，我要回报企业，对企业的发展有信心。”

虽然电动轮的进口备件质量检验不归郭明义负责，但每次对着备件做翻译时，他都认真检查，先后发现了5台电动轮有质量问题。公司与外方据理力争，最终获得10万美元的赔偿。

暑假期间我经常去看望我的爷爷奶奶，他们都已经70岁了，住在乡下。夏天的乡下非常漂亮，我可以在那里做很多有趣的事情。我习惯一大清早起床，呼吸新鲜空气，聆听鸟儿欢唱，欣赏绿树红花和门前的小河。我还喜欢跟伙伴们一起钓鱼。夜幕降临时，我就坐在树下，听奶奶讲动听的故事。我也会给她讲一些城里的新鲜事。每次该回城时，我总是恋恋不舍。我确实喜欢乡下的生活。

I often go to see my grandma and grandpa during my summer vacation.They are both seventy years old and live in the country happily. Summer view of the countryside is very beautiful. I can do many interesting things there. I am used to getting up early in the morning, breathing the fresh air,listening to the birds singing, and enjoying the green trees, red flowers and the river. I like fishing with my friends. When night comes, I sit under the tree with my grandma, listening to her telling me many funny stories. And I tell her some new things happening in the city. When I have to go back,I am always reluctant to go. I really feel happy living in the country.初中作文

The night of November 12th, 2010 was indeed a glorious night for our Chines, because the Opening Ceremony of Asian Games was held on Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou. Over 7000 people took part in it.

All of the performances were impressive, but the most interesting one was Sail on Cloud. During that programme, 180 performers were hung in the air to dance. How wonderful it was! Every audience burst out praise. I couldn’t help shouting. But it was a pity that I just watched it from TV. How I wish I were there!

The Hope Project is a commonwealundertaking. It aims at helping the children who are out of school in the poorarea.

What this organization usually do is subsidize the children in the poorplace to go to school.

Hope Primary Schools are the result of it. I’m very movedfor the act of the Hope Project. With its help, more and more people in needcan go to school.

I hope the helping spirit will last forever, as it is the traditionalof China.

希望工程是一项公益事业。它旨在帮助那些在贫困地区的失学儿童。这个组织通常做的就是资助贫穷地方的儿童上学。希望小学就是它的杰作。对于希望工程的行为我非常的感动。有了它的帮助，越来越多的需要帮助的人可以去学校。我希望这种乐于助人的精神永存，因为它是中国的传统美德。

[初中英语作文：希望工程

Remember, I particularly like the puppy, always wanted my mother to buy me a.

One day after school, I just entered the door, my father was happy to say to me: "You do not want to keep the dog, my mother bought you a ... ..." Dad did not finish, I interrupted his words , "Great", and then I immediately looking for a home in the East looking for, that is, did not find my puppy. My father see me looking for something to know that I was looking for a puppy, then pointed to the phone below said: "where it!" I looked at the location of my father said, I saw a lovely puppy is obediently squatting On the ground! I hold the dog asked his father: "We give the dog what name is it?" Dad immediately said: "It is called joy!" I thought for a moment before saying: "Well.

"Huanhuan" whole body like snow as white, the distance to see, really like a pompon. Round face with a pair of agate-like eyes, from time to time flickering, look at the wizard effort. Its two soft ears, always bowed. "Huanhuan" also often put the red blood out of the tongue, licking Tim slightly raised his little nose, as if in the massage.

"Huanhuan" and I am most affectionate, as long as it is happy, will use claws to rub my legs, if it is not happy ah! Its eyes tearful, as if someone hit it or call it like.

"Huanhuan" it is not only lovely and very naughty, take the last time to say it, my mother and take it out for a walk, go home, it suddenly rushed to us, ran into the lawn to roll, that way Naughty!

Sometimes it made me angry, and I ignored it, when it was flashing in her eyes, as if to say to me: "little master, I was wrong." I see it the poor look, but also can not help but pick up it, comfort it.

This is my naive puppy that day!

Everyone has a dream，Everyone‘s dreams are great, happy and distant，My dream is that my family and friends can be happy .Although this is not realistic.We nevitably experience suffering and failure in the real life.But because of this,We become strong and courageous.although some dream is unrealistic,we have dream,we live significative!whether or not the dream come ture,we should hard work,Let this life without any regrets.

谁都有梦想。每一个人的梦想都是伟大的,幸福的,遥远的.我的梦想是身边的每一个人都能够开心幸福的生活。尽管这不太现实。毕竟在现实的生活里难免会经历坎坷与心酸，但正因为这样，我们才变得更加坚强和勇敢。虽然有些梦想是不切实际的，但因为心中有梦想，我们才生活得更有意义！不管梦想能不能够实现，我们都要努力奋斗，让今生无悔！

[写我的梦想初中英语作文

Yesterday s weather is really gratifying.

Early morning, I just got up, I heard "rumbling ... ..." thunder, I look out the window, the sky is as low as the hand can touch to touch.

Soon, a rain dripping up, like silk, like cattle hair. This is a timely rain, because a few days ago just experienced a dust storm, this rain enough to clean all the dust. thats nice!

Autumn is like a shy girl is the same as the earth father and son pouring thoughts.

This is like a rain of rain under a rain, a burst of pouring rain pouring down, and soon, the playground has become a vast ocean. Rainwater on the campus merged into a stream, they like an appointment like the same direction to catch, gradually in the playground low sink into a lake, the middle of the big puddle has become the central island of the lake. More interesting! Rain or keep the next, the rain dripping on the water cheerful dance.

The rain finally stopped, the rain was fine, the sun and the public can not wait to face from the gloomy dark clouds behind the girl jumped out. Suddenly, the sky is a bright and clean, like washed the same, the air is fresh and fresh, the distance of the scene also see more clearly. Especially the flowers, become particularly bright, and they winked to the people waving; that lovely little grass, green Yingying, who hung with emerald, swaying in the breeze, posing a fresh breath; In front of the tree that cover the old pine trees, just after the bath has become particularly spiritual, stretching the arm to welcome the sun father ... ...

Autumn rain, I love you, you will always be wiped out in my mind impetuous and arrogant.

New year new day, new year is coming, and we all preparing for it.

新的一年新的一天，新的一年即将到来，我们都在为他做准备。

This year I have learnt many things, and I wish next year I will learn more knowledge!

在这一年中我学到了很多，希望在明年可以学到更多的知识！

I wish the world will be peaceful forever, human will stay together with nature forever.

我希望世界可以永远和平，人类和自然能够一直和谐共处。

Besides, I wish my parents will be yonger forever, they have done many things for me for many years, they are the best ones in the world.

除此之外，我希望父母永远年轻，他们在这么多年里为我做了很多，他们是世界上最好的父母。

At last, happy new to you all!

最后，希望你们都新年快乐。

[初中英语作文新年愿望

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?

一、了解高分作文的特点

要想作文获得高分，必须了解高分作文具有的特点，才有助于我们朝之而努力。高分作文一般具有以下特点：

1、书写工整，书面整洁，很少有涂改痕迹。

2、分段合理。全文分段一般不止一个自然段，让阅卷老师很容易就能找到作文所要求写的要点和重要句子。

3、要点齐全，不缺要点。

4、首尾呼应，自然成一体。

5、使用了大量的高级词汇和句型。阅卷老师一看就知道这个同学的功底非不一般，自然就给打高分了。

6、开头言简意赅，不啰嗦，不偏题，迅速引入主题。

7、段与段之间，自然过渡。有合适的连接词。

8、句与句之间，有恰当的连接词，使之自然成一体。

9、全文中同一个意思，基本没有重复使用某一个词、短语或者句型等，说明这个同学的词汇量不同寻常。老师自然就对该作文有好感了。

10、能够恰当使用谚语、格言等给文章添彩。

二、勤积累，巧准备

要想作文得高分，除了了解以上的特点外，还要在平时的学习中注意一下方面：

1、牢记课标词汇是基础

一篇作文多数是由积极词汇写出来的，这些词汇主要来源于课标。因此，牢记课标词汇是写好作文的基础。

2、掌握课标词汇和短语的用法

要想作文不扣分或者少扣分，有个要求是作文的语病少。怎么能够减少语病呢?这就要求我们在平时的学习过程中反复通过练习，掌握课标词汇和短语等的用法。例如，对于assoonas、stopsomebodyfromdoingsomething、other、another等的用法很多学生就经常出错。

3、高度重视同一个意思的多种表达方式

高分作文有个特点是：让老师发现你拥有丰富的词汇量，你的水平高人一筹。这由何而来?靠我们在平时学习过程中，逐步积累起来的。比如：今年的中考作文，谈的就是帮助他人的问题。同一个意思“帮助”，假如你就用一个动词“help”，岂不显得你词汇贫乏?假如你在作文中不断地变换方式，用help、givesomebodyahand、giveahandtosomebody、beinneedof等以表达“帮助”同一个意思，岂不更好呢?

像这样的例子很多，比如：大家都觉得很简单又很基础的“表示姓名的方式”就有：MynameisJim.I’mJim.I’mcalled/namedJim.I’maboycalled/named/withthenameofJim.等等。

表达年龄的方式有：Sheis12.Sheis12yearsold.Sheisaged12.Sheisagirlof12(yearsold)。Sheisagirlaged12.等等。

很显然，使用高级一点的更好。

4、加强练习，积累经验

学习语言最好的方法是运用，作文也不例外。我们要想作文得高分，必须经常练习，才能提高水平。

5、充分利用作文范文

很多资料书上都有作文范文。诚然，他们有很多值得借鉴的地方。

我们怎么利用它们呢?首先，我们先不要看文章，自己先思考一下：假如你来写，你会怎么去写，会用到哪些词或者句子等。然后去比较，勾出其中的好词佳句，并且把它摘录在专门的作文册子上。供写作时选用。

另外，背一些范文也是很有必要的。

6、背诵一些谚语和警句

作文中如果出现恰当的谚语和警句，会有锦上添花的效果。

三、精心审题，沉着写初稿

很多同学看到作文后，下笔就写。这是不对的。一则很容易写偏题、写出病句，涂改后书面又不整洁，影响得分。

其实，会写作文的同学都知道，审题非常的重要，可以防止很多毛病，提高得分。那么我们审题要做些什么呢?

审题主要要做一下事情：

1、审人称、时态、体裁等

审题时，要求我们要弄清楚这篇文章主要使用的人称是第几人称，什么时态、什么体裁。这些问题解决后至少不会犯很严重的错误：全文皆错。例如，如果一篇文章，本来应该一般过去时，你的每句话却用了一般现在时态。你想想，那还能得高分吗?

2、明确必须表达的要点

高分作文有个特点是要点齐全。如果漏掉一个要点，则要扣分。因此我们必须认真细读其要求，把必须表达的要点勾出来。保证不漏掉任何一个要点。

3、罗列出可能会用到的短语、句型，确定好使用哪个?

4、确定好如何分段

Kung Fu Panda is the lastest project from Dreamworks. It’s a CG-animated comedy about a lazy, irreverent slacker panda named Po Po (Voiced by Jack Black), who must somehow become a Kung Fu Master in order to save the Valley of Peace from a villainous snow leopard, Tai Lung. Prophecy said that Po is the “Chosen One” to save the day. But he appears to be the laziest of all the animals in ancient China. A group of martial arts masters are going to need a black belt in patience if they are going to turn this slacker panda into a kung fu fighter before it’s too late.I like the movie because it is very interesting and funny.The monkey is voiced by Jackey Chan who is my favourite star!

All our life, we will meet all kinds of difficulties, we have to face them

and fix them, that is what our parents tell us. Indeed, life is a journey, we

will meet different people and confront with distress, most people feel uneasy

when fail comes, they think there is no hope in life. Well, we are always told

that life is still going on even though we face difficulty. Why don’t we smile

with life, since we there is no way to avoid frustration, the only way we can do

is to embrace what life brings for us, no matter what happens, just smile,

everything will be alright.

My mother, thirty years old, medium tall, slim figure, melon face, long with a bright long hair, every day wearing a ponytail, put in the back of the head to go. A pair of thin long eyebrows with a pair of water Lingling big eyes, high nose bridge with a pair of black box glasses, it is very gentle. I like to see my mother laugh, my mother laughed and exposed a white teeth, looks very good. You do not be confused by the appearance of my mother, but at home, but a "king" it.

I remember once, my mother told me to practice calligraphy words, I reluctantly, absent-minded, bent on watching TV, three times under the two write a few words written, then my mother came over and saw my word , Without any explanation, "snapped ... ... snapped ... ...", gave me two slap, pulled me just wrote the word, kneaded into a ball, torn to pieces, thrown into the trash, pointing to me, reprimanded: " With this attitude, but also want to write a good brush.

I clutching my mother had just hit the red face, silent, two drops of tears from the eyes of the flow out, I re-pick up the pen, seriously began to write. I know my mother is good for me, she often educated me: young and strong do not work, the boss was sad. My mom is a bit impatient, but she is very capable and hardworking. Morning, the day is not bright, my mother to get up early to do breakfast, laundry, and so on when we have a sumptuous breakfast to show in my eyes, fragrant.

How, i have a best mother in the world, envy it!

It was a hot day during my summer holidays in 2003. My mother and I got on the bus which would take us to the village where my grandma lived. It was so hot that I felt very thirsty. Then I began to think of the sweet big watermelons and other fruits in Grandma’s house. I could hardly wait to arrive there and see my grandma.

It took us one more hour to get there. When we walked into the house, Grandma was busy preparing lunch in the kitchen. It seemed that she was very glad to see us, which I knew from the big smile on her wrinkled face. She brought out a big watermelon and cut it. It was so nice to eat the watermelon on such a hot day.

After lunch my mother fell asleep and I asked my grandma to tell me a fairy tale. We sat on the bed and she began to tell it. I listened to her quietly. It was not long before I fell asleep, too. I was dreaming when a terrible voice woke me up. I saw Grandma was lying on the ground with blood streaming down from her mouth. I couldn’t believe my eyes. How fearful a sight it was! I hurried to wake my mother up. We took her to the hospital in a hurry. But it was too late to save her. My beloved grandma’s heart stopped beating when we got to the hospital. You’ll never imagine how sad we felt then.    Grandpa was very well all the time. I had never imagined that she would leave us so soon. That evening I lay in bed alone. My eyes were full of tears. I prayed and prayed, wishing she would be ableto come back.

Now four years have passed. My dear grandma, where are you? I miss you so much.

[My dear grandma初中英语日记

I remember once upon a time, when I was running 800meters, I felt there

seemed to be the impossible mission for me, I wanted to give up, then my teacher

told me that I should not think about the 800meters, I should set up 100meters

for myself, then I wouldn’t be so tired. I did as he told me, indeed, every time

when I finished the small goal, I was happy, in the end, I finished the running.

I learn the lesson that we need to set up the best goal, it means we can make

the small goals, which are so easy for us to realize. Then every time we finish

the small goal, we will close to our final destination.

In front of my house there is a Gulf stream, a very normal stream, the highest level four meters to the surface will be wide, the water hours a strong, all of a sudden will be able to jump past,溪岸see the long lines of willows and a whirling small peach trees, the other side of the production team of Daejeon. All this is as usual.

However, I like it very much.

Spring, like a luminous stream of white belt. Daliushu light to float a leisurely shoot fine. Xiaocaohu 3322 of unknown mixed with wildflowers, yellow, light blue, pink, micro-purple, like a flash flash stars. the other side of a large reflection of the cauliflower in water, just as the golden horizon of the carpet. that a group of cute little fish, now floating in the water, dive into the water a moment, a moment that a piece of polyethylene, while their spread . These tiny fish, most of them only half as big match stick, his eyes are large and black, together with the body is transparent, well look, like a piece of flashing colon

The heat of summer, here is my most comfortable place to rest, the two sides have already grown willow un only fishes continuously through the sun , leakage to the surface, the needles seem to support teams. Noon When the cicada一个劲and shouting "hot - hot -" I will be holding a book, sit under relying on the trunk, and let the water cool touch my leg, suddenly, the cool comfortable feeling from all over the body at the foot of Bay. Hey, how should the United States and the United States. look at the stream, the that the water, like soft, thin belt, while in the water floating light and curly, while Shu has started to gesticulate even the United States. In some cases, neighbors came to the small boy in the stream, while at the pier or in the bushes in touch will touch a number of small shrimp crab, so they will have to give the spoils of war high, the merry laughter of the stream shaman.

Ah, home of the stream, a very unusual and very beautiful stream.

Friendship is, a knife, the rocks break in my heart;

Friendship is a lamp, illuminate the darkness in my heart;

Friendship, is a huge box, harvest happiness, also share the happiness.

The boundless huge crowd, find a friend? Difficult! Find a bosom friend? Even harder! But all this encounter, as if is god arrangement, let you accidentally get a precious friendship, are you willing to cherish...

Maybe, this is friendship, unexpectedly, of course, I was no exception.

Time reversal, back to the first true friendship that day.

"The bell bell bell..." As the bell rang, the students like the cage fly bird, "fly" to the outside of the classroom activities. Soon after, the laughter, the wind gone with the wind in my ears. Curious I walked out of the classroom, sat down next to the tree, watching a game of only two or three people, how I want to jump with them, dancing together, but timid I didnt do it after a week. When I plucked up the courage to join their games, they also dont hesitate to accept me. Immediately and how the wave in the game, is my best friend, also is I got my first friendship, and friendship is gradually in the interesting game...

Of course, there is more than a friendship. In fourth grade, seat in the class, a boy called wang kun tune in next to me. At that time did not think of his name will enter my "good friends" list. Because of the seat, our feelings increase day by day, helicopters to my bosom friends.

In this way, day after day, year after year, the four of us is not cut points of bosom friends, and also let me get happiness from a friend - especially in the rainy day.

Which is a rainy day, rainy day let people by surprise.

The rain, continuous underground, at any time change, sometimes big, sometimes small. Susin and I, in the face of the sudden rain, helpless. It was getting dark side, the rain has not stopped, even as wang kun and I decided to rush home, an umbrella to cover my head, I was surprised to look back a look, turned out to be He Mingbin. He seemed to know what I was thinking, but before I opened my mouth, took asked: "you also go to the east. Then go!" I happy smile, warm like a fire, suddenly occupied my cold heart. I do not know when, He Mingbin appear between the I and wang kun, open the umbrella said: "go, I just send He Mingbin to markets."

In this way, the four of us talking and laughing all the way to break the campus at the moment of silence.

At that moment, have far keep in my heart, because at that moment, let me understand what is the true friendship - lend a helping hand when friends, when you need help, friends will make you refreshed, but anyway, at the last moment, dont abandon a friend, abandon the friendship.

Say goodbye to primary school life with the passage of time. Level with friends together of the time only just months after graduation, may god keep our fate, but maybe not. Now, I think, cherish now, cherish the friendship, between the friend leave deep memories, can let friendship get true friendship!

Friendship, is to make me happy angel;

Friendship, is better than a cherry sweet happiness;

The raft of friendship, is to make life infinitely more important parts!

Friendship is not worth to cherish, isnt?

[初中英语作文友谊

读后感是指读了一本书，一篇文章，一段话，几句名言，一段音乐，或者一段视频后，把具体感受和得到的启示写成的文章。小编精心为你整理了初中英语读后感，希望对你有所借鉴作用哟。

I have read the book called Readaholic recently. I can know a lot through reading. I can learn some foreign culture and habitude . It is really interesting. Most of my classlates are interested in it.

At first, I found it that it is hard to understand the articles. There are a lot of new words and difficult sentences in it. But these beautiful illustrations attracted me. So I read these stories again and again. Finally,I learnt many new word.I felt very excited. My English is very poor in the past, through reading , my marks has been largely improved.

In this book, there a module introduces traditional life in the UK. The traditional life in China is different from that in the UK. For example,In China,we should not give a top to a waiter in a restaurant. But in England you must do it. I learnt so much knowledge by reading. Maybe I will use them when I go to England in the future, I will get well with everyone in England. Then I will introduce the Chinese culture to them.

This book also introduces a lot of famous cities ,such as Beijing,Oxford,London and so on. Londn is my dream city. It is a wonderful and old city. There are many places of interest in London . Tower Bridge, London Eye, Houses of Parliament, St Pauls Cathedral and Millennium Dome, all of the above attractions are popular for holiday. I like London eye best. It is a very large wheel that I can go around in to get a fantastic view of London.That is the weather is clear. Do you like London, too?

It is a fantastic book, I think. It help us to open our eyes,and learn a lot about the world . Perhaps you will use them when you grow up .Maybe sometimes you will feel tired when you read it ,just like me ,but do not worry if you do not understand everything –just guess what it is saying. In the end, you will find how funny is the book.

In a word , I love this book. It improve my English a lot . Now I can speak or write English easily .My English is very pround of me. At the same time, he warned me not be conceited, but should guard against making mistakes. I feel really excitad.Because I have made progress. That sounds wonderful. Come on, let us read the book.I am sure you will enjoy it.

Being a monitor is my dream, because I think it is so cool and I will have the power.

So when I go into the middle school, I make my effort to be a monitor, luckily, all of my classmates trust me and elect me as their monitor. I am so happy, my little dream has come true, but I never expect that the monitor’s duty is so heavy.

I can’t do what I want, every decision I make needs to consider so many things, if I go the wrong way, my classmates will have loss. As the saying that the more power, the more responsibility, I have pressure, but I learn many things, I become mature and can deal things well.

成为班长是我的梦想，因为我觉得班长很酷，我也会有权利。因此当我上初中了，我努力成为一名班长，幸运的，所有的同学都信任我，选我为他们的班长。我很开心，我实现了小小的梦想，但是我没有预料到班长的责任是如此的重。我不能随心所欲，我做的每一个决定都要考虑到很多事情，如果我走错了路，我的同学也会遭受到损失。正如有句话说，能力越大，责任越大，我有压力，但是也学到了很多事情，我变得成熟，可以把事情处理好。

[初中英语作文：第一次成为班长

Xiamen is a major city on the southeast coast of the Peoples Republic of

China.It is administered as a sub-provincial city of Fujian province .

The local vernacular is Amoy,a dialect of Southern Min,also called

Hokkien.Amoy is widely used and understood across the southern region of Fujian

province as well as overseas.While it is widely spoken in and around Xiamen,the

Amoy dialect has no official status,and the official language of all government

business is Mandarin.

Xiamen and its surrounding countryside is known for its scenery and

tree-lined beaches.Gulangyu,also known as Piano Island,is a popular weekend

getaway with views of the city and features many Victorian-era style European

edifices.Xiamens Botanical Garden is a nature lovers paradise.The Buddhist

Nanputuo Temple,dating back to the Tang Dynasty,is a national treasure.Xiamen is

also famous for its history as a frontline in the Chinese Civil War with Taiwan

over Jinmen (also known as Jinmen or Quemoy) 50 years ago.One attraction for

tourists is to view Kinmen,a group of islands a few kilometres away and under

Taiwanese control,from Xiamen island.

mooncakes are to mid-autumn festival what mince pies are to christmas. the seasonal round cakes traditionally have a sweet filling of lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often have one or more salted duck eggs in the center to represent the moon. and the moon is what this celebration is all about. mid-autumn festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month，it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest.

there are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating mooncakes. one tang dynasty myth holds that the earth once had 10 suns circling it. one day all 10 suns appeared at once，scorching the planet with their heat. it was thanks to a skillful archer named hou yi that the earth was saved. he shot down all but one of the suns. as his reward，the heavenly queen mother gave hou yi the elixir of immortality，but she warned him that he must use it wisely. hou yi ignored her advice and，corrupted by fame and fortune，became a tyrannical leader. chang-er，his beautiful wife， could no longer stand by and watch him abuse his power so she stole his elixir and fled to the moon to escape his angry wrath. and thus began the legend of the beautiful woman in the moon，the moon fairy.

the second legend has it that during the yuan dynasty，an underground group led by zhu yuan zang was determined to rid the country of mongolian dominance. the moon cake was created to carry a secret message. when the cake was opened and the message read，an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the mongolians. it happened at the time of the full moon，which，some say，explains why mooncakes are eaten at this time. mooncakes are usually stamped with chinese characters indicating the name of the **ry and the type of filling used. some **ries will even stamp them with your family name so that you can give personalised ones to friends and family. they are usually presented in boxes of four which indicate the four phases of the moon. traditional mooncakes are made with melted lard，but today vegetable oil is more often used in the interests of health. mooncakes are not for the diet-conscious as they are loaded with calories. the best way to wash down one of these sticky cakes is with a cup of chinese tea，especially jasmine or chrysanthemum tea，which aids the digestion.

中秋节吃月饼就像西方人圣诞节吃百果馅饼一样，是必不可少的。圆圆的月饼中通常包有香甜的莲子馅或是红豆馅，馅的中央还会加上一个金黄的咸鸭蛋黄来代表月亮。而月亮正是中秋节庆祝的主题。每年农历8月15日人们一起庆祝中秋，据说这一天的月亮是一年中最亮最圆的。

关于吃月饼这个传统的来历有两个传说。一个是唐朝的神话故事，说的是当时地球被10个太阳包围着。有一天10个太阳同时出现在天空中，巨大的热量几乎把地球烤焦了。多亏一位名叫后羿的神箭手射下了9个太阳，地球才被保祝为了奖励后羿，王母娘娘赐给后羿一种长生不老药，但是王母警告他必须正当使用。然而后羿没有理会王母娘娘的警告，他被名利冲昏了头脑，变成了一个暴君。后羿美丽的妻子嫦娥对他的暴行再也不能袖手旁观，于是她偷走了后羿的长生不老药，飞到月亮上逃避后羿的狂怒。从此就有了关于月宫仙子嫦娥，这个月亮上的美丽女人的传说。

第二个传说讲的是在元朝，朱元璋领导的起义军计划起义来摆脱蒙古族的统治。他们用月饼来传递密信。掰开月饼就可以找到里面的密信，起义军通过这种方式成功的发动了起义，赶走了元朝的统治者。这场起义发生在八月十五之时，于是中秋节吃月饼的习俗便在民间传开来。