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短篇英语日记带翻译

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I had a joyful summer vacation. During the holidays, I traveled with my

families. We went to Beijing and stayed there for four days. We lived in the

hotel. It is very beautiful. We visited to the Tiananmen Square, the Imperial

Palace, the Summer Palace and the Old Summer Palace. We also went to the Great

Wall. The weather was very hot, but we were exciting. I like Beijing very much.

I hope I can go there

again.我度过了一个愉快的暑假。假期里,我和家人一起旅行。我们去了北京,在那里呆了四天。我们住在酒店。它非常漂亮。我们参观了天安门广场、故宫、颐和园和圆明园。我们还去了长城。天气很热,但我们很兴奋。我非常喜欢北京。我希望我能再去那里。

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篇1:英语日记大年初一干什么

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Lunar New Years day morning, I and grandfather father they go to new years.

Many people on the road, some family dozens of people to the new year. Adults and children are wearing new clothes, a cheerful and said to each other "Happy New year".

To the elders at home, just the door loudly say: "Happy New year! To give you a pay New Years call!" The elders affectionately gave me the gift money and sugar. I took it and said: "thank you!"

Im really glad! And adults go to the new year!

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篇2:低碳生活英语作文带翻译

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In recent years, the global warming gets increasingly attention. More and more people make contribution to stop the global warming. Therefore, a new lifestyle occurs--low carbon life. What can we do to live in low carbon?

近几年,全球气候变暖越来越得到关注。越来越多的人为阻止全球变暖做出贡献。因此,一种新的生活方式诞生了——低碳生活。在低碳生活中我们可以做些什么呢?

First, remember to turn off lights and turn off the faucet when you do not need to use. Use the energy-saving lamps. There are many small things we can do to save resources. Second, when we go out, take public transport as much as possible, to reduce gas emissions and to ease the transporting pressures.

首先,但你不需要用电和水的时候,记得把灯和水龙头关掉。使用节能灯。我们可以做很多小事来节省资源。其次,当我们外出的时候,尽可能乘坐公共交通以减少气体排放和缓解交通压力。

All in all, there are many other things we can do to live in the low carbon life. It needs us to do something practically. If everyone can keep this lifestyle from now on, it will greatly change the situation and our home would become more beautiful.

总之,为了低碳生活,我们可以做很多事。它需要我们做出一些实际行动。如果每个人能够从现在起保持这种生活方式,情况将得到很大改善,我们的家园会变得更美丽。

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篇3:作文初一英语

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Mike is bad at English. Yesterday, he had an English test. He failed again.

He dared not tell his mother the low marks. On his way home, it rained heavily.

So he got a good idea. Why not take the paper as an umbrella? He just put the

paper on his head and began to run home. When he arrived home, the paper was all

wet and almost torn to pieces by the rain. When his mother asked about the

marks, Mike showed the paper to his mother with an embarrassed smile.

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篇4:英语作文翻译我的一天myday

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Do you know how my day was spent?

I get up at half past six every morning. Then I brush my teeth and wash my face. At this time, my grandma made breakfast for me. After I had finished my meal, I went to school with my bag on my back.

Usually, I go to school by bus. There are a lot of cars to get to our school. However, I like to take the eight bus to go to school. Because the eight way station is close to my home, it is very close to the school.

We have seven classes every day, four in the morning and three in the afternoon. I have lunch at home.

We have Chinese, maths, English, science, sports, art, music and computer. I like every class. So, my study is very good.

We go home at half past five in the afternoon. This is my happiest moment. After I have finished my homework, I can play happily.

Every night, I read a story book and english. Then go to bed.

This is my day. Every day, I am very happy.

你知道我的一天怎样度过的吗?

我每天早上六点半起床。然后,我刷牙洗脸。这时候,奶奶为我做好了早饭。我吃完饭后,就背着书包去上学了。

通常,我上学乘公交车。有很多车可以到达我们学校。但是,我喜欢乘坐八路车上学。因为八路车站离我家很近,离学校也很近。

我们每天有七节课,早上四节,下午三节。我在家吃午饭。

我们有语文课、数学课、英语课、科学课、体育课、艺术课、音乐课、计算机课。我喜欢每一门课。所以,我的学习很好。

下午我们五点半回家。这是我最快乐的时刻。我写完家庭作业后,就可以高兴地玩了。

每天晚上,我还要读故事书和英语。然后,上床睡觉。

这就是我的一天。每天,我都很快乐。

[英语作文翻译我的一天 my day

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篇5:短篇英语日记带翻译

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Early this morning,my mother and i went for a walk in the park.we were

having great fun talking when suddenly a wallet,lying in the path, came into my

vision.i picked it up and opened it,trying to find any possible information

about the owner of the wallet.In great luck,we found a card with a telephone

number on it.so, we decided to call the owner.surprisingly,its right the owner

of the wallet.we agreed the meeting place and time for giving back his wallet on

the phone.finally,we returned the wallet right to the owner.he thanked us a lot

,and we feel pleased to.

what a nice day!

今天一大早,我和妈妈去散步在公园玩。正当我们玩得很高兴讲时,突然一个钱包在路上进入我的视野。我把它捡起来打开它,看能否找到任何关于钱包失主的信息。很运气,我们发现了一张卡片与住一个电话号码,我们决定通知失主。令人惊讶的是,这是正是失主的钱包。在电话里,我们约定了见面的地点和时间归还他的钱包。他很感谢我们,我们也感觉很开心。

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篇6:英语日记带翻译

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Everyone has a hobby, some people like swimming, some people like playing

video games. Fishing is my fathers favorite hobby. He goes fishing every Sunday

morning, and goes home in the afternoon.My hobby is playing piano. I started

playing piano from five years old. I like to play it after school. I have a

plan, I want to play a birthday song for my mother, because next monday is her

birthday. I think she will like my present very much.

每个人都有爱好,有些人喜欢游泳,有些人喜欢玩电子游戏。我父亲最喜欢的爱好是钓鱼,他每个星期天的早晨都会去钓鱼,下午才回家。我的爱好是弹钢琴。我从5岁就开始弹了。我喜欢在放学后弹。我有一个计划,我想在给我妈妈弹一首生日歌,因为下周一就是她的生日。我想她会非常喜欢我的礼物的。

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篇7:短篇英语日记带翻译

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This afternoon, we play a game called ‘Family Tree’. This game is very

interesting. I’m very interested in it. Our teacher’s family is very large. She

has many brothers and sisters. But I am unlucky, I has only a sister and I

without brothers. But I think I have the best parents in the world. They are

very friendly to me. I live in a good family. My grand parents loves me, too.

When they buy meat, they will give the best parts of the meat to me.

When I was a child, I can’t undertand them. I want to have bread. My grand

father took a bike to Qu Tang. Because in our village there is no ‘bread house’.

Qu Tang is far from our village. Now I grow up. I understand them when I think

of this things. I will cry I can’t use words to say I love them.

I love my family!

今天下午,我们玩了一个游戏叫做“家谱”,这个游戏很有趣。我觉得非常有趣。我们老师的家是非常庞大的,她有兄弟组妹。但我是不幸的,我仅有一个妹妹并没有弟弟。但我觉得我有全世界最好的父母。他们对我非常好,我有一个好的的家庭,我的父母也很爱我,当他们买肉,他们会把最好的给我吃。

当我还很小的时候,我不理解他们。我想要吃面包,我的伟大的父亲骑车去Qu Tang.因为在我们乡村这里没有面包房。qu

tang离我们村庄很远,现在我长大了,我明白了他们为我为我想要的事,我感到愧疚,无法用言语表达我爱他们。

我爱我的家人。

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篇8:端午节的初一英语

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When it comes to the 5th day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, you will think of Dragon Boat Festival and zongzi. Do you know the origin of Dragon Boat Festival? Let me tell you something about it.

Qu Yuan, a doctor in the state of Chu, had always loved the country, but his patriotic heart was unfairly treated by Zi Lan and Jin Shang. In the early May ad 278, five, Qu Yuan was patriotic and angry, holding a big stone, jumping into the Miluo River and suicidal. The people of the state of Chu were all sorrowful. They all rowed a boat to save Qu Yuan. But a vast ocean, where there was Qu Yuans shadow, the gang had been in the Miluo river for half a day, and had no choice but to find Qu Yuan corpse. The bamboo tube in Steamed Rice cast the hope that the fish in the water is not the original body of gnawing humiliation. After that, every year on the 5th day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the local people rowed the rice into the river in the bamboo tube, and later, the rice in the bamboo tube was changed to zongzi.

On the annual Dragon Boat Festival, people pack zongzi, buy zongzi and eat zongzi. The shape of zongzi is very special, neither square nor round. The zongzi is wrapped with green rice dumplings wrapped in glutinous rice and jujube. The color and appearance of the dumplings are very good. The taste of the dumplings is unique. It is a unique taste of the zongzi. It is both a delicacy of summer and an appetizing food, and a good nourishing nourishing product.

Whenever I eat zongzi, I think of Qu Yuans patriotism.

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篇9:英语封信带翻译

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Mathematics was too difficult for me, the teacher spoke so fast that I

could not understand. I failed every math exam, my dad was very angry, he

wouldnt let me watch TV, or let me go out, I was very sad. The math teacher

always asks me to go to the office and tell me the problem. I am not afraid to

make mistakes, because I can correct them. I keep practicing, speed up my

problem, and dont forget to preview and review. In the most recent exam, I

achieved excellent results in maths. A good learner has many good learning

habits.

数学对我来说太难了,老师讲的太快,以至于我不能听懂。每次数学考试我都不及格,我的爸爸很生气,他不让我看电视,也不让我出去玩,我很难过。数学老师总是让我去办公室,给我讲题。我开始不害怕犯错,因为我还可以改正。我不断的练习,加快了我的做题速度,并且不忘记预习和复习。在最近的一次考试里,我的数学成绩达到了优秀。一个好的学习者有很多好的学习习惯。

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篇10:关于学习英语的英语作文带翻译

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学习英语有哪些乐趣和技巧呢?以下是小编带来的英语作文,希望对你有帮助。

我很喜欢学习英语因为我可以获得很多的乐趣。可是学习英语也有很多的困难。例如,我经常难以记住新的单词。所以我经常把它们写在一个本子上经常看它们。久而久之我就记住了。对于口语我也常常难以面对。最初的时候,我很害羞害怕在公共场所说英语。可是我的老师鼓励我,要深呼吸微笑。这个办法对我来说很有用。我渐渐的大胆起来不害怕了。我觉得常常阅读好的英语报会帮助我们的阅读能力。而坚持每天用英语写日记是一个好的提高我写作能力的方法。

i like learning english because i can get a lot of fun。 but learning english is also a lot of difficulties。 for example, i often hard to remember new words。 so i often write them often read in a book they。 over time i remember。 for oral english i also often difficult to face。 initially, i am very shy and afraid to speak english in public places。 but my teacher encouraged me to take a deep breath, smile。 this method is very useful to me。 i dare not scared up gradually。 i think often read good english newspaper will help our reading ability。 and every day to keep a diary in english is a good method to improve my writing ability。

我们在学校的时间很长这是一个好的学习英语的环境。在上课的时候我认真的听老师的话。下课后仔细复习上课前认真预习一定可以取得好成绩。我经常和老师同学用英语交谈。这可以提高我的英语组织能力和口语。

in our school for a long time it is a good environment for learning english。 in class when i listen to the teachers words。 after class review carefully before class preparation will be able to get good grades。 i often and the teachers and students to talk in english。 this can improve my english ability in organization and spoken english。

经常练习不要放弃这是最好的办法。

often practice dont give up this is the best way。

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篇11:给英语老师的一封信英文带翻译

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Dear Mr. Lai,

尊敬的赖老师

I am writing this letter just want to say thanks to you. I am going to graduate in two weeks. You have been my class adviser for three years. During these three years you have spent lots of energy on us. You are not only teaching knowledge in the class, but also care our life. Sometimes we are afraid of you, because of your strict requirement for our study. However, you are so helpful in the daily life. No matter what difficulties we are in, you will help if you can. So, I also want to say sorry to you for making so much trouble. But you bear all my trouble. I don’t know what kind of class adviser I will meet in the future study, but I will remember and appreciate you forever. I want to say thank you again.

我写这封只是想跟你说声谢谢。还有两周我就要毕业了。你做了我三年的班主任。在这三年你花了那么多精力在我们身上。你不仅仅在课堂上传授我们知识,而且在生活上也很关心我们。不过有时候我们有点怕你,因为你对我们学习的严格要求。不过,在日常生活中你是那么的乐于助人。无论我们遇到什么样的困难,只要能够帮得上忙你都会帮我们。所以,我还想对你说声对不起,给你带来那么多的麻烦。但是你都一一包容了。我不知道我会在今后的学习中遇到什么样的班主任,但是我会一直记得你、感激你的。我想再次说声谢谢。

Regarded

Student

学生

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篇12:英语优美谚语带翻译

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1、a rolling stone gathers no moss.

滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。

2、as a man sows, so he shall reap.

种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。

3、a young idler, an old beggar.

少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。

4、bad news has wings.

好事不出门,坏事传千里。

5、barking dogs seldom bite.

吠犬不咬人。

6、beauty lies in the loves eyes.

情人眼里出西施。

7、be swift to hear, slow to speak.

听宜敏捷,言宜缓行。

8、a single flower does not make a spring.

一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。

9、a snow year, a rich year.

瑞雪兆丰年。

10、a sound mind in a sound body.

健全的精神寓于健康的身体。

11、a still tongue makes a wise head.

寡言者智。

12、a stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不补,大洞吃苦。

13、birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚,人以群分。

14、blood is thicker than water.

血浓于水。

15、blood will have blood.

血债血偿。

16、books and friends should be few but good.

读书如交友,应求少而精。

17、a straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

身正不怕影子斜。

18、a wise head makes a close mouth.

真人不露相,露相非真人。

19、a word spoken is past recalling.

一言既出,驷马难追。

20、a years plan starts with spring.

一年之计在于春。

21、better late than never.

不怕慢,单怕站。

22、better to ask the way than go astray.

问路总比迷路好。

23、between friends all is common.

朋友之间不分彼此。

24、There is no rose without a thorn.

没有不带刺的玫瑰。世上没有十全的幸福。

25、An old dog will learn no new tricks.

老狗学不出新把戏。老顽固不能学新事物。

26、A good dog deserves a good bone.

好狗应该得好骨头。 有功者受奖。

27、the children from well-fed family.

膏粱子弟

28、pour water off a steep roof(operate from a strategically advantageous position)

高屋建筑

29、Bad workmen often blame their tools.

拙匠常怪工具差。(不会撑船怪河弯)。

30、He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight.

己不正不正人(笑别人驼背的人得自己首先把身子挺直)

31、you should not cast the first stone.

欲责他人,先思己过

32、Its a long lane that has no turning.

路必有弯。(事必有变)。(瓦片也有翻身日)。

33、Onw swallow does not make a summer.

一燕不成夏。

34、No smoke without fire.

无火不起烟。(无风不起浪)。

35、Ill news comes apace.

好事不出门,坏事传千里。

36、He sho keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.

近朱者赤,近墨者黑。

37、Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.

山中无老虎,猴子称大王。

38、Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

39、Strike while the iron is hot.

趁热打铁。

40、Like father, like son.

有其父必有其子。

41、Where there is a will, there is a way.

有志者,事竟成。

42、The days of our years are three-score years and ten.

人生七十古来稀。

43、the apple of the eye.

掌上明珠。

44、hide ones light under a bushel.

不露锋芒。

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篇13:封信英语翻译

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Dear Xiao Wang,

I am very glad to learn that you are going to visit me during the week-long holiday.

[我很高兴得知你要在我为期一周的假期里来看我。]My parents will also be happy to see you again.[我的父母也很高兴再次见到你。]I am sure you will enjoy every minute here. [

我相你会喜欢这里的每一分钟。]

I have arranged our schedule for the holiday as follows.[我已经安排好我们的日程安排的假期如下.]On the first day you arrive, I will show you around our campus. [在你来着的第一天,我会带你参观我的校园。]On the second day, we will visit the art gallery and the music hall.[第二天,我们去参观艺术馆和音乐厅。]Next day,we will climb a hill in the northeastern part of the city.[第三天,我们去攀爬城市东北部的山峰。]On the top of the hill, we can have a wonderful bird’s eye view of the city.[在山顶上,我们可以鸟瞰这个美丽的城市。]During the next three days, we’ll make some short trips to some places of interest nearby,such as the Swan Cave, the Golden Lake, etc.[接下来的三天,我们去附近的名胜古迹来些短途旅行,例如天鹅洞,金色湖。]On the last day, I’ll see you off at the railway station.[最后一天,我会到火车站送你。]

Please remember to call and tell me your train number and time of arrival so that I can meet you at the railway station. [请记得打电话告诉我你的火车号和抵达时间以便我去火车站接你。]By the way, it is very hot here and we have a lot of sunshine, so don’t forget to wear

you sunglasses. [顺便提一下,这里天气很热阳光强烈,所以不要忘了戴太阳镜。]

I’m looking forward to seeing you soon.[我期待很快见到你。]

Sincerely yours,

Zhang Ying

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篇14:知识就是力量英语作文及汉语翻译

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if we have no knowledge, we cannot succeed in doing any work. why? because knowledge is power. with knowledge we have conquered nature and invented steamers, trains and airplanes. we can send messages by telegram. we can talk with our friends by telephone.

as is well known, we students are the future masters of the nation. she (it) needs us very much. if we do not make efforts to acquire knowledge, how can we render service to her (it)?

如果我们没有知识,我们就不能做成功任何事情。为什么?因为知识就是力量。冯藉知识我们征服了大自然,并且发明了轮船,火车与飞机。我们能用电报传递消息。我们能用电话和朋友谈话。

如众所周知,我们学生都是国家未来的主人翁。她非常需要我们。如果我们不努力去获得知识,将来如何来报效她呢?

[知识就是力量英语作文及汉语翻译

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篇15:我的家初一英语作文

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Hello! My name is Lv Jiayin. I’m twelve years old. I am study in Henan Hongli School in China. There are four people in my family: My father, my mother, my sister and I.

My father is an office worker. He works in an office. He is very tough and strict. But he has many friends. He’s very kind. But the standard he sets for me is very high. But I love him very much. I know he is strict with me because he loves me.

My mother is an office worker, too. But she is different from my father. She is very gentle. She likes cooking very much. She cooks for us. Every day I can eat different delicious food. In my opinion, she is the most beautiful mother in the world.

My sister is very young. She is only 5 years old. But she is a student, too. Because she is very lovely and bright, we all like her very much. She often gets in trouble. I have to help her every time.

Look! This is my family, a happy and vibrant family. Do you like it? I think it is a happiest family. I love it very much.

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篇16:初一下册英语

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As we know , English has become an internationallanguage. It is more

popular than any other language inChina. English is widely spoken inthe world

and it is the most useful language around the world . But how tolearn it well

?

The best way is to use it all the time . If we cantalk in English , think

in English we can learn it well . At school , we shouldlearn to hear , speak,

read and write carefully . We should spend enough timein practicing English . If

we keep on working hard at English , we will be ableto be good at it one day

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篇17:寒假即将来临英语作文带翻译

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Have finished the test yesterday, although did not take notice of, actually also is equal to the winter vacation, so I would have had a plan for winter vacation.

Morning, Ill sleep to nature to wake, after mom and dad go to work, I quickly get up, under their bags of instant noodles to eat. While mom and dad be not at home, but I am not lazy, after dinner, write a few pages of my winter vacation paradise, then look at the books, and then you can go to play computer games, good just cant be too long, then see fellow bloggers write blog, or animation.

At noon, I will write a few lines of copybook half a page or a page, and then take the English textbook, on a point reading machine to read, or at least a dozen minutes, after finished, you can watch TV or play computer, it is best to go downstairs to the fitness equipment for children playing over there.

Because I cant stay at home, in the afternoon must go to her office, with my mother plan to write a few pages of homework in the office, reading, and then in the college, ballroom and on the basketball court to play with children, after the play can play computer games for a while.

And this period of time has been too little blog, had a holiday, now I have to write more, plan two days.

These, of course, when no holiday refers to the mothers unit, wait until New Years day that a few days what also not stem, light to play.

Put the winter vacation, thats what I think, since it is the holiday, I will be happy to play, but also have to learn, I will be strict with myself!

昨天已经考完试了,虽然没有拿通知书,其实也相当于放寒假了,所以我要自己对寒假有个计划。

上午,我就睡到自然醒,等爸爸妈妈上班走后,我迅速起床,自己下袋方便面吃。虽然爸爸妈妈不在家,但我也不能偷懒,吃完饭后,写几页我的《寒假乐园》,再看看课外书,然后就可以痛快地玩电脑游戏了,只不过时间不能太长了,接着再看看博友们写的博客或是看看动画片。

中午,我就写几行字帖或是一页半页都可以,然后再拿着英语课本,在点读机上读读,至少也要个十来分钟,干完后可以看电视或玩电脑,最好是下楼到健身器材那边找小朋友玩儿。

由于下午我不能呆在家里,必须跟妈妈一块儿去她办公室,计划先在办公室写几页作业,看看书,然后在院里的跳舞场和篮球场上和小朋友玩,玩玩后就可以玩一会电脑游戏了。

还有这段时间博客写得太少了,现在放假了,我得多写,计划两天一篇。

这些当然指妈妈单位没放假的时候,等到过年那几天就什么也不干,光玩了。

放寒假了,我就是这么想的,既然是放假吗,我就要痛快地玩好,但也不能不学习,我会严格要求自己的!

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篇18:去动物园的英语

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Today is Saturday. In the morning my father took me to the zoo.we went there by bus.There were many animals in the zoo.We saw monkeys ,elephants,dolphins,lions and so on.The monkeys were very clever.they could work out some maths problem.The elephants were very strong.I had a good time.

今天是星期六。在早上我父亲带我去动物园。我们乘公共汽车去那里。动物园里有许多动物。我们看到了猴子、大象、海豚、狮子等等。猴子是非常聪明的。他们可以解决一些数学问题。大象非常强壮。我有一个美好的时光。

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篇19:关于春节的英语作文带翻译

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my plan of next year

a new year ,a new start,when i stand on the edge of a new year,i can’t help thinking about my plan of next year.

but ,what i really decide to do is that i must make good of anytime 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!

我明年的计划

新的一年,新的开始,当我在新的一年的边缘立场,我不禁在想我明年的计划。

正如古人云:“。好开始是成功的一半“,所以我决定,我应该是在工作,而另一些性传播疾病就会放松,然后,在开始时,我比其他人更快,我当然会得到比别人更好的结果。

但是,我真正决定做的是,我必须利用好,我可以随时备用,虽然它似乎是不可能的。虽然,我会尽我所能,用我生活已计划了,结果将证明这一点。

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篇20:初一介绍春节英语

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The first day is for the welcoming of the deities of the heavens and earth, officially beginning at midnight. Many people, especially Buddhists, abstain from meat consumption on the first day because it is believed that this will ensure longevity for them. Some consider lighting fires and using knives to be bad luck on New Years Day, so all food to be consumed is cooked the day before. For Buddhists, the first day is also the birthday of Maitreya Bodhisattva (better known as the more familiar Budai Luohan), the Buddha-to-be. People also abstain from killing animals.

Most importantly, the first day of Chinese New Year is a time when families visit the oldest and most senior members of their extended family, usually their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents.

Some families may invite a lion dance troupe as a symbolic ritual to usher in the Lunar New Year as well as to evict bad spirits from the premises. Members of the family who are married also give red packets containing cash to junior members of the family, mostly children and teenagers.

While fireworks and firecrackers are traditionally very popular, some regions have banned them due to concerns over fire hazards, which have resulted in increased number of fires around New Years and challenged municipal fire departments work capacity. For this reason, various city governments (e.g., Hong Kong, and Beijing, for a number of years) issued bans over fireworks and firecrackers in certain premises of the city. As a substitute, large-scale fireworks have been launched by governments in cities like Hong Kong to offer citizens the experience.

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