假期的英语作文带翻译（通用20篇）

Luckily, last summer my family went to my uncle＇s farm.We enjoyed a really interesting holiday. During the holiday, I didn＇t have to get up early, nor did I need to finish many exercises. I rode the horse in the fields. I milked the cows on the farm. To my GREat joy, my uncle invited me to go fishing. Life on the farm is quite different from that at school. I want to go back to spend my summer holiday again.

[英语作文难忘假期An Unforgettable Holiday

I have a good winner vacation!

In my winner vacation ，I often did my homework， and helped my mother clean rooms.

I sometimes went shopping with my friends . We had a good time! I also watched TV and played puter games. During Spring Festival ，I visited my grandparents.

I was very happy ，I think my winner vacation was very interesting!

Hello,my name is Thomas.I am nine.I am a boy.I like to run and swim.I

don’t like to sing and dance.I like to eat chicken wing,l can make it.Every

Sunday,I go to park with my father and my mother.I like to fly the kite.Blue sky

is very nice.I like summer and winter.In summer,I can eat ice cream.I can

swim.In winter,I can play with the snow.

Come on,Let’s be

freinds.

【参考翻译】

你好,我的名字是托马斯。今年九岁。我是一个男孩。我喜欢跑步和游泳。我不喜欢唱歌和跳舞。我喜欢吃鸡翅膀,我能做到。每个星期天,我和我的父亲和我的母亲去公园。我喜欢放风筝。蓝色的天空很漂亮。我喜欢夏季和冬季。在夏天,我可以吃冰淇淋。我可以游泳。在冬天,我可以玩雪。

来吧,让我们成为朋友。

August 7,2014 Friday Today, I did housework for grandmother. She is not

very healthy and I decide to do housework for her more frequently. And she will

feel happy and become better. Suddenly, an idea hit me that it’s terrible to

grow old becuase you have to worry about both your health and others’ opinions.

Once again, I make a decision to be a good girl.

译文：今天，我帮助了奶奶做家务。奶奶的身体不好。我以后要常帮她做事。这样她就会高兴身体也会好一些。突然觉得，人老了真不好。不但身体不会好，而且一不小心就会惹得大家讨厌。我又做了一个决定，以后一定要做个乖孩子。

Summer holiday is coming. How excited! I havemade a plan for my summer holiday. First of all, I will go to Hong Kong tovisit my aunt. And then I will stay with her for a while. As Hong Kong is the shoppingparadise, of course, I will ask my aunt to go shopping with me . I will also eatthe delicious food there. And then I will go home. I know that study comesfirst. So I will finish my homework first. After that I will go out play withmy friends. And then I will take a good rest to prepare for my coming back toschool.

暑假即将来临。多么的兴奋啊！我已经为我的暑假制定了计划。首先，我会去香港拜访我的婶婶。之后我会和她呆一段时间。因为香港是购物天堂，当然我会叫我婶婶陪我一起去购物。我还要吃那里美味的食物。然后我就会回家。我知道学习是最重要的。所以回去之后我会先完成我的暑假作业。之后我就会和我的朋友出去玩。再之后我就会好好的休息来为回校做好准备。

The teacher, are hard gardener. The teacher, is burning the candle; The teacher is the engineer of the human soul. In my five years of primary school career, I met many good teachers, they teach me knowledge, cultivate my learning habits, give my endless love, let me never forget.

I started primary school life is Zhou Xiangong teacher. Is her, and bring I met the beautiful elegant campus; Its her, taught me how to do a primary school student; Is she encouraged me to speak in class, cultivated my self-confidence.

In fourth grade, I met ginger smile and light teacher. She is not only pay attention to our study, but also are very concerned about our bodies. That winter my three days two head colds, often in class because of coughing and vomiting. Ginger teacher saw, to longly say to me: "not flatter, optical dispositions, note also exercise". Later, in the usual km run, the teacher let me go, the outer race. Gradually I began to keep running down, over time, my body strong, PaoCao what no longer is difficult for me.

Just in grade five, my thoughts more impetuous, learning attitude is not serious, the symptom was my class teacher Zou Cuihua found by the teacher, she often find I talk, education I want to have a good learning attitude. She also actively communicate with my mother, help me to correct learning attitude. Later, I listen carefully in class, and actively to speak, the teacher also often praised my progress.

Not only that, Zou Cuihua teacher often encourages us to read more books, she often says to us: "only a good reading habit, to write a composition". Sometimes, she bought some for us to read a good book at his own expense, to study and progress of students, it let us very moved.

People often use the candle to ashes tears beginning to describe the teacher done, imparting their knowledge to students, illuminate our way forward. I hope the teacher is happy, happy, can share our joy of success in the future

老师，是辛勤的园丁;老师，是燃烧的蜡烛;老师，是人类灵魂的工程师。在我短短五年的小学生生涯里，我遇到了许多的好老师，她们教会我知识，培养我的学习习惯，给予我无限的关爱，让我永生难忘。

引领我开始小学生活的是周先红老师。是她，领我认识了这个美丽的书香校园;是她，教会我怎样做一名小学生;是她，鼓励我在课堂上积极发言，培养了我的自信心。

四年级的时候，我又遇到了姜笑光老师。她不仅注重我们的学习，还十分关心我们的身体。那年冬天，我三天两头地感冒，上课经常因为咳嗽而呕吐。姜老师看到了，语重心长地对我说：“昂然啊，光学习好不行，还要注意锻炼身体”。后来，在平时的千米跑中，老师让我在外圈跟着走。渐渐地我开始能坚持跑下来了，天长日久，我的身体强壮了很多，跑操对我来说再也不是什么难事了。

刚上五年级的时候，我的思想比较浮躁，学习态度不认真，这种苗头被我的班主任邹翠华老师发现了，她多次找我谈心，教育我要有一个好的学习态度。她还主动和我妈妈沟通，帮助我端正学习态度。后来，我上课认真听讲，积极发言，老师也经常表扬我的进步。

不仅如此，邹翠华老师还经常鼓励我们多读书，她经常对我们说：“只有养成好的读书习惯，才能写好作文”。有时，她自费买来一些适合我们读的好书，送给学习进步的同学，这让我们十分感动。

人们常用蜡烛成灰泪始干来形容老师，把自己的知识传授给学生，照亮我们前进的航程。我希望老师是幸福的、快乐的，能在未来分享我们成功的喜悦

I had a long holiday for May Day 。I was very happy， because I could do anything I want。

During those days。 I enjoyed myself。 At first， I went to the zoo to see lovely animals。 And then。 I went to the sea world to see beautiful fishes。 That was very interesting。 Secondly I went for a trip with my parents， we went to Linxia to visit my grandparents and to eat minority’s foods。 We rode horse on the grassland and had a fun with local children。 It was very exciting。 After that， I held a party and invited some of my best friends to visit my house。 My mother bought a lot of tasty foods for us， we also took many photos on the party。 We played very happy。 I also watched lots of carton films at home， they were wonderful。

I like the holiday。 I like my May Day。

Spring Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China. On the 30th day of the year, children should pay a New Years greetings to their elders. People want to be reunited with their loved ones and have a New Years eve dinner. To stay at home, watch "Spring Festival gala", while keeping watch; At 12 am, outside the home, the window, downstairs, firecrackers sound deafening, people set off firecrackers, completely intoxicated in the Spring Festival this festive season.

I spent the Spring Festival at my mother-in-laws house. In the evening, I watched the "Spring Festival gala" as usual, and when it was getting closer to 12, the host was counting down "10,9,8... 3,2,1. As the Numbers approached, the sound grew more and more slowly, and continued until 12 o clock. When the countdown is over, our house is busy! "Happy New Year! Chinese New Year! Youre one year older." Then our family went downstairs and set off fireworks. The other day, my uncle bought a lot of firecrackers. There is a gyro, a little bee, a pearl, a world, and a lot of names. The appearance of firecrackers also has many. Flower face, butterfly... Some of heaven and earth ring 20 hair, some of the world sounds 50, and there is another 100. Of all the firecrackers, the most striking is the sound of heaven and earth. Its about the same size as a small table. I can feed four or five people. It is also heavy and requires two or three adults to move. After a long wait, the other firecrackers were finally finished. Thats the beginning! "Knock! Pa! Bam! Pa! Bam! Pa! ...... "The voice was so loud that it was like a loud thunderclap of thunder.

Although I covered my ears, when the sound was too loud, I could hear it. In the last few rounds, "bam! Bam! Bam! Pa! Wow! The explosion of firework, like a flame, scattered all around. It was a magnificent sight! When I got home, my heart was still very long. Who will clean it up? Of course its my aunt and uncle. In order to make nanjing more beautiful, they would sacrifice the time of the New Year, to be honest, meticulous, meticulous and selfless. And are now on duty of the polices uncle aunts, they in order to make the safety of the citizens have a year, in every corner of the city of nanjing, dedicated to patrol the, thought of here, I entered the beautiful dreams...

春节是我国传统节日之一。在年30这天，小朋友们要给长辈拜年，拿红包；人们要和亲人团聚，吃年夜饭；更要在家，一边看“春节联欢晚会”，一边守岁；等到凌晨12点，家外，窗边，楼下，鞭炮声震耳欲聋，人们放着鞭炮，完全沉醉在春节这欢乐的节日中。

我是在婆婆家过的春节。晚上，我照旧在看“春节联欢晚会”，当离12点越来越近时，主持人进行倒计时“10，9，8……3，2，1。”随着数字的接近，声音越来越缓慢，一直延续着，直到12点。当倒计时数完时，我们家热闹起来了了！妈妈高兴的喊道：“过年啦！过年啦！你又长大了一岁。”接着，我们一家下楼放烟火。前几天，舅舅买了许多鞭炮。有地陀螺，有小蜜蜂，有夜明珠，有天地响，还有许多叫不上名字的。鞭炮的样子也有许多。花脸，蝴蝶……有的天地响20发，有的天地响50发，还有的天地响100发。在这么多的鞭炮中，最引人注目的要数一种天地响。它的个头同一个小桌子差不多。能供四五个人吃饭。它的重量也很重，需要两三个成年人才能搬动。等了好久，终于把其他鞭炮放完了。当头好戏开始了！“嘭！啪！嘭！啪！嘭！啪！……”这声音惊天动地，好似雷公公发怒的巨响。

我虽然捂住了耳朵，当声音实在是太大，还是能听见。到了最后几发，“嘭！嘭！嘭！啪！哗哗哗哗哗！！”炸开的烟花如火焰一般向四周散去，那情景非常壮观！回到家，我的心仍然久久不能平静。谁来清理呢？当然是清洁工叔叔阿姨了。他们为了让南京更加美丽，不惜牺牲过年的时间，认认真真、仔仔细细、一丝不苟、无私奉献地打扫。还有，现在正值班的警察叔叔阿姨们，他们为了让市民们安全的过个年，在南京市的每一个角落，兢兢业业地巡逻着，想到这里，我进入了美丽的梦乡……

Hello everyone.

Now let me talk about myself.

My name is _____.I was born in _____.There are _____people in my family, my father is a _____, my mother is a _______.And as everyone know,Im a student.Everyone has his own interests.As for me,I like reading books,playing basketball,listening to the music and so on.Now today we are in the same class,I hope we will get on well with each other.Thanks.

大家好。

现在让我来介绍一下我自己

我的名字叫______。我出生在_______。我家有_______口人，我的爸爸是一个________,我的妈妈是_______。那么就如大家所知，我当然就是一个学生了。每一个人都有他自己的兴趣。至于我，我喜欢看书，打篮球，听音乐等等。今天我们相聚在同一个教室，我希望我们将会相处愉悦。谢谢大家。

today is new years eve morning, firecrackers sounding snap snap away. as long as you take a look at the outside, red firecrackers everywhere, come together to form a red sea. the family have their own homes going up in the beautiful, it seems like in the match. my family is no exception, sweeping, glass, cabinets, such as rubbing. prepare the arrival of the new year.

afternoon, we posted in accordance with the custom of the chinese new year couplets, father and a good paste, and then said to me: "i paste you posted, i looked at the high level you say rich, said that if the lower rising good you ", i asked my father why? dad said: "the plan is a lucky," "oh, i understand," we posted on the alliance are: evil hongfu family happy is: wang gas people to come into everything.

end paste new year, we began dumplings. good luck to tim, we are still a dumpling in a bag of coins. dinner, my folder, a dumpling, one to eat, "cough," the voice of a coin吃出for my whole family applauded, and say that i am lucky this year. after dumplings, we saw the chinese new year festival, my favorite essay

and "yellow soybeans." liu qian first a one-dollar coins into the cup, then into the host egg rings. "bean yellow" in a person to "take off clouds" that they "li xiangyun" really funny. no wonder people say: "spring festival evening show" is a cultural feast.

against the sound of the bell, "speakers" sound guns up. people poured out of their homes. pat the sound of firecrackers greeted the arrival of chinese new year.

今天是除夕,上午,鞭炮声劈啪劈啪的响个不停。只要你向外面看一看,到处都是红红的鞭炮，汇成了一条红海。各家人都把自己家打扮的漂漂亮亮的，好像在比美似的。我家也不例外,扫地、擦玻璃、擦柜子等。准备新年的到来。

下午，我们就按过年的习俗贴春联，爸爸和好浆糊，然后对我说：“我贴你看着高低我贴高了你就说‘发财’，如果低了就说‘高升’好吗”，我问爸爸为什么呢？爸爸说：“就是图个吉祥”，“噢我懂了”我们贴的上联是：家有宏福千般喜，下联是：人来 旺气万事成。

贴完春联，我们就开始包饺子。为了添吉祥，我们还在一个饺子里包了一个硬币。吃晚饭时，我夹了一个饺子，一吃 “咯”的一声，吃出一个硬币全家人都为我鼓掌，说我今年有福气。吃完饺子，我们又看了春节联欢晚会，我最喜欢刘谦的魔术

和“黄豆黄”。刘谦先把一个一元硬币放进了杯子里，又把主持人的戒指放进了鸡蛋里。“黄豆黄”中一个人把“祥云腾飞”说成了“李祥云”真搞笑。怪不得人们都说：“春晚”是一道文化大餐。

零点 的钟声响了， “叭”炮声响起来了。人们涌出家门。劈劈啪啪的鞭炮声迎接新春的到来。

[快乐的除夕英语作文带翻译

How to learn English is a diffcult question .but now i have a good idea .

I think we have many ways to learn English .For example .

First of all ,we can listen to English miusc and watch English language movies .

Sencond, i think we can read english books it helps us to memorize words .

Next we can listen to english tapes i think it helps us to memorize words ,too .

Finally . we can talk with english penpal .it will help our spoken .

I hope every body will get good grides.

翻译：

怎样去学习英语是一个困难的事情。但是现在我有一个好主意。

我认为我们有许多的方法去学习英语。例如第一我们可以去听英语歌还有可以去看英语电视。

第2 ，我认为我们可以去读英语书它能帮助我们去记住英语单词。

然后我们可以去听英语录音 ，我认为它也能帮我们去记住英语单词。

最后，我们可以和英语笔友一起交流 。它将会帮助我们的语法。

我希望每个人都将获得一个好成绩。

[六年级英语日记带翻译如何学习英语

a new term began. students all returned to school and met again. they were talking about what they had done in the holidays. i was much happier. i couldnt wait to tell my story. now its my turn. i told them i got a job in a restaurant. i worked as a waitress. they didnt believe at first.

"yes, its true. "i said," i really had a hard time at the beginning. but several days later, i could do a good job. i earned six hundred yuan this holiday. "they all looked at me with their mouths open.

新学期开始了，同学们都返回学校重新见面。他们正在谈论自己的暑假生活。我更高兴，迫不及待地想告诉他们我是怎么过的。终于轮到我，了，我告诉他们我暑假期间在一家餐馆当服务员。他们起初并不相信。“是真的。”我说，“刚开始时可惨了，但几天以后我就可以做得很好了。这个暑假我挣了600元钱呢。”他们都目瞪口呆地看着我。

My school is very beautiful. It is in Guicheng, near the Qiandeng Lake. Do you know it?下面小编为你整理了My school life英语作文及翻译，欢迎大家阅读。

My school life can be rich! And friends in the school study together, play together, eat together, cleaning. Every day have a happy, fulfilling. I was lucky enough to get along with classmate in a big family.

We read the text together in the classroom every morning, morning reaidng once we again together in class. In class, we like again became a Nemesis, wish the teacher show his name, let oneself to speak. That is how we, in every class.

I remember when I was in the most happiness, is I spit in the classroom, my good friends and no dont care about me, to take paper towel items to me, let myself wiping his clothes. Strength of the students came to outside of the classroom to take the mop pool, give off something I spit on the ground to clean, and rub the ground bright as day. This made me feel very gratified. Even when I was at home some classmates or ask me to never mind. I did reply one by one, they are also very hope I can get back to this family. The influence of this thing for me is very big.

......

In this big family I very happy. Over time is the "children", our class has two students in the class to open a birthday party, then the happy moments in our class is coming again.

I love the family, love my campus life with my classmates and friends!

翻译：

我的学校生活可丰富啦!在学校里和伙伴们一起学习、一起嬉戏、一起吃饭、一起打扫卫生。每天过得都很快乐、充实。我很有幸和同学认识相处在一个大家庭里。

每天早晨我们在教室里一起朗读着课文，早读课一下我们便又一起上课。在课堂上，我们仿佛又成了一个个仇人似的，恨不得老师指点自己的名字，让自己来发言。我们就是这样，上着每一节课。

我记得我在里最最幸福的时候，就是我在课堂上吐了，我的好伙伴们并没有不关心我，纷纷拿纸巾的物品给我，让我自己来擦擦自己的衣服。力气大的同学则到教室外面的水池来拿拖把，把我在地上吐得东西给脱了干净，并且把地面擦得亮如白昼。这些举动让我感到十分的欣慰。就连我在家的时候有的同学还是在问我要不要紧。我都一一的做了答复，他们也都很希望我能早日回到这个大家庭当中。这件事情对我的影响十分的大。

……

在这个大家庭当中我十分的开心。过段时间就是“六一”了，我们班又有两位同学要在班上开生日会了，那时候我们班幸福的时刻又要到了。

我爱这个大家庭，更爱我的校园生活和同学、伙伴们!

[My school life英语作文及翻译

Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?"

"A kid bit me," replied Ivan.

"Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother.

"Id know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket."

伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问，“发生了什么事?”

“一个男孩咬了我一口，”伊凡说。

“再见到他你能认出来吗?”妈妈问。

“他走到哪里我都能认出他，”伊凡说。“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢。”

Today, I feel stair very dirty, I want to do good deeds. I said to her

mother, "I want to clean sweep on the first floor, has been stair." Mother

agreed. So I took the broom began to clean the stair, from my house to the fifth

floor downward all Saul to the first floor. I think has swept very clean, but

also esau is fast, but I was not a bit tired. I clean after me good, he went to

the 4th floor old womans house.

I can do this thing, a savory praised me, I was very happy.

译：

今天，我觉得楼梯很脏，我要做好事。我对妈妈说：“我要打扫楼梯，一直扫到一楼。”妈妈答应了。于是，我拿着扫把开始打扫楼梯，从我家5楼一直往下扫到一楼。我觉得已经扫得很干净了，而且也扫得比较快，可是我一点也不累。我打扫好了以后，就到4楼阿婆家玩。

我做了这件好事后，阿婆表扬了我，我心里很高兴。

This morning, my father took me to school by bike. I sat at the back of the bike, eating a banana. After I ate it up, I threw the skin onto the street randomly.

今天早晨，爸爸骑车带我去上学。我坐在后车座上，吃着香蕉。吃完后，我顺手将香蕉皮扔到了街上。

No sooner had I done this than I realized that I had done something bad to our environment. And maybe someone would step on it and tumble over. I must pick it up. Thinking of these, I asked father to stop. I jumped off the bike and ran back to pick up the banana skin and threw it into a roadside dustbin. Seeing this, father praised me and I felt very happy.

我马上意识到我的所作所为破坏了我们的环境，或许有人会踩在上面而跌倒，我必须把它拾起来。想到这些，我让爸爸停车。我跳下自行车，跑回去拾起香蕉皮，并扔到了路边的垃圾箱里。看到这些，爸爸表扬了我。我感到很高兴。

In future I will protect the surroundings more consciously and think more about others.

将来我要更自觉地保护周围的环境，更多地为他人着想。

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。

My fathers name is ____. He has an English name, Jack. He is thirty-eight years old. My father is a worker. Heworks in a factory. He has two big eyes and two big ears. He has short hair. My father is very thin. He is only fifty kilograms. He likes learning English very much. He learns English everyday. My father likes watching TV. His favorite television channel is CCTV-10, because he can learn a lot English from the program Outlook English at that channel.

English is my fathers good friend. I am my father?s friend, too.

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我的父亲叫__。他有一个英文名字,杰克。他今年38岁，是一个工人。他工作在一个工厂。他有两个大眼睛和两个大耳朵。他有短的头发。我的父亲是非常瘦。他只有50公斤。他非常喜欢学习英语。他每天都学英语。我的父亲喜欢看电视。他最喜欢的电视频道是CCTV-10,因为他可以学到很多英语的项目前景的英语频道。

英语是我父亲的好朋友。我也是我父亲的好朋友。

It is important to know our good and bad points because this knowledge will

help us to improve ourself. We should examine ourselves and learn who we

are.

对于我们来说，正确地认识自身的优缺点是很重要的，因为这个认识有助于我们自身的提高。我们应该检查自己并学着(认识)我们是谁。

Above all, we should recognize our strengths and weaknesses. For example, I

am healthy and fit, so I can work hard. Im also optimistic, humble and polite.

These are my strengths. However, I also have weaknesses. For one thing, Im

stubborn and a little impatient. Im sometimes lazy as well and can spent a

whole day just watching TV and eating junk food. Im not ashamed to admit these

bad pints. Knowing what they are lets me focus on improving myself.

首先，我们应该认识自己的优点和缺点。举个例子来说，我是个身体健康的人，所以我可以很努力的工作。我也是一个乐观、谦逊和有礼貌的人。这些是我的优点。可是，我也有缺点。首先，我是一个倔强和有点没有耐心的人。有时候我也很懒惰的，(我)可以花整天的时间看电视和吃垃圾食品。我没有对允许这些缺点(出现)而感到羞愧。了解这些优缺点使我(的注意力)聚焦在提高自身方面。

Summertime is the best time of the year. There is no school for months and

I get to do what I want. With no tests and no homework, Im as free as a

bird.

夏季是一年中最好的时光。(几个)月不用去学校并且我可以做自己想做的事。没有考试、没有作业，我自由地像只小鸟。

I do many things during the summer vacation. I relax by reading books and

watching TV. I also hang out with my friends or travel with my family. However,

I dont only play in summer. I take advantage of the free time to learn more.

For example, last summer I learned to swim. This summer I might study computers

or English. Summer vacation flies by fast, so its important to do as much as

you can.

暑假期间，我可以做很多事。我通过阅读与看电视放松自己。我也常常与朋友一起打发时间或者与家人一起去旅游。可是，暑假期间，我并不只是游玩。我充分利用闲暇时间去学习更多的(知识)。举例来说，去年暑假，我就学习游泳。这个暑假，我可能会学习计算机或英语(知识)。暑期过得很快，所以，对于你而言，应该尽可能做更多的事。

Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people. The Spring Festival is very exciting, especially on the eve of the Spring Festival.

春节对于中国人来说是最重要的节日。在每年的春节都让人兴高采烈，尤其是大年三十那晚，更是达到了高潮。

The Spring Festival lasts for 15 days, there would be starting on the first day, to the end of the January 15 Lantern Festival.it is the busiest time of the year for Chinese people. The arrangements they have to make for family reunions， buying necessities and preparing food keeps them busy throughout the holiday. Many of them travel back home and meet friends over dinner and drinks. The celebrations include decorating the house and setting off fireworks.But we are talking about a tradition that seems to be fading.

春节一共有15天，从大年初一开始，到元月十五元宵节这一天结束。在这段比较长的时间是中国人最忙的时候，他们为家庭聚会作安排，采购年货，准备丰盛的食物，以至于整个春节假期都忙忙碌碌的。许多人在春季期间都要回老家过年，跟朋友碰碰头，聚个餐。庆祝春节也包括大扫除和放烟火。但是我们现在要谈的是越来越淡的年味。

Spring Festival， as it is celebrated today， has undergone many changes， thanks to the country‘s economic development and globalization.

现在的春节已经因为我国经济的发展和全球化的影响而改变了很多。

Yet no Spring Festival is complete without food. People could not get good food whenever they desired in earlier times， something that does not apply to society today. More often than not， people faced the risk of famine. The best time for people to celebrate was when food was available in plenty， and that was possible in spring， or the beginning of the lunar new year. That was the main reason why Spring Festival acquired such great importance among Chinese people.

但是没有哪个春节是完全离得开“吃”的。从前，不论人们提前多久想要买年货，总是不能如愿，而现在早已今非昔比。过去常常还要闹饥荒。人们最好的庆祝时间就是他们能得到食物丰盛的时候，也就是春天或是元月初的那段时间。那也是为什么春节对于中国人如此重要的主要原因。

But three decades of economic growth has ensured that people in China， except for those who are still poor， can enjoy a good meal whenever they want. Such has been the change in people‘s fortune that some have to be treated for obesity and other health problems associated with excessive eating.

但是三十年来的经济发展已经让中国人，除了那些仍然穷苦的人以外，随时都能享受美食。这得益于人民财富的增长，但是后者也导致一些人吃得太多而受到肥胖威胁和健康问题。

In the past， celebrations were limited to events like song-and-dance duets in North China， dragon/lion dances in South China and fireworks， which required the joint efforts of the entire community. But economic development and urbanization seems to have weakened the social links among people. Many， especially those living in cities， are not interested in celebrating the festival with people they hardly know.

在过去，庆祝春节还只停留在北方的二人转和南方的舞龙舞狮等形式。那些庆祝活动往往需要许多人合力才能办得起来。但是经济的发展和国际化程度的提升似乎已经将这种社会联系弱化了。许多人，特别是城市居民，不太愿意与不相识的人一起共度春节。

Many customs associated with Spring Festival have changed， too. In the past， people used to visit relatives and friends with gifts and lots of good wishes. Today， many people， especially the youth， use their cell phones or the Internet to send their good wishes and even "gifts" to their relatives and friends. Some may say this a sign that people have become less caring about their near and dear ones， but we should see this development as a time- and energy-saving exercise granted by the information age.

与春节相关的许多习俗也被改变了。在过去，人们常常会带着礼物走亲访友，互道祝福。今天许多人，特别是年轻人，用手机或是网络向亲朋好友发去“礼物”和祝福。有些人或许会说，这说明人们已经没有那么关心至爱亲朋了，但是我们应该把这种变化看作信息化时代省钱省力的好办法。

In recent times， many people have started praying for a career promotion or more money instead of invoking God or the Buddha for a healthy and long life and the welfare of their family. But the number of such people is decreasing now， which shows that people are becoming more reasonable.

最近几年，许多人开始祈祷事业高升，财源滚滚，而不是求神拜佛，他们身体健康，长命百岁，家庭美满。但是这样的人数现在正在减少，说明人们开始变得更加理性。