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1000奋斗英语作文初二80词
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+ 加入清单Life is a mirror. If we smile to her, she would also return the happiness
to us. But if we cry, she would be disappointed. Therefore, we should be
positive toward life, so as to get happiness.
Actually, happiness is everywhere if we keep a good attitude. As we keep a
good mood, our world will be a sunny land, which is resounded with soft music.
However, if we are pessimists, well find our world is full of darkness.
While on the other side, happiness is not a destination but a
journey.Because theres no paradise at all, but we can make a paradise if were
hard-working and intelligent. So we should work like we dont need money, smile
like weve never been hurt, and perform ourselves like no one can see us.
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篇1:高三英语作文假期100词
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+ 加入清单How can we live a full and meaningful holiday when we are getting closer
and closer to our colorful summer vacation? Let me tell you about my ideal
summer vacation.
Golgi once said: "books are the ladder of human progress". Reading, not
only enriches knowledge, but also makes people understand the philosophy of
life. Yes, there are good, evil, ugly, beautiful in the book, and there are many
wonderful stories. I am a "bookworm", long holidays of course this book friends!
Im going to go to the Xinhua Bookstore to read every day, the campus story, the
name of the world, the Confucian classics, the fairy tales, the detective
stories... I like them all。 Haha, summer vacation packages can treat. I read
"scream", and I was reading "Kong Yi." Although it had been read earlier, in the
atmosphere created by "cry", the sad and ridiculous Kong Yi seemed to have added
a lot of misery. Also read "naughty bag horse small jump", humorous humor only
smile to the stomach pain. The book is really spiritual food!
Voltaire said, "life lies in movement." The long summer vacation, in order
to make my health is good, we must do some exercise. A sport that I love most is
to play table tennis, I cant miss this chance to go to the gym during the
summer vacation, "kill" on a back, and the real "Table Tennis Master blows, they
learn to play ping-pong essentials, and find out the deficiencies of their own
efforts to learn for table tennis, a qualitative leap. I looked at the little
yellow ball jumping up and down, while the sweat, but in the heart of the
emergence of unspeakable joy.
Holiday is at home, on the Internet. Of course I this "netheads" to a
chain. Open the "composition", look at the composition, pack a bag, and then go
to the BBS irrigation, send post, understanding the novel interesting. Play
tired, close your eyes and listen to the melodious music, let your mind rest,
melodious music ups and downs, I feel the people are immersed in the music, is
really a kind of enjoyment! Since the said: listen to music at any time, its
nuts. Point open "Baidu", hot news reports immediately appear in front of, hey,
really many ah! The whole country and the big and small things are immediately
present, really countless ah! There is a lot of encyclopedia knowledge on the
Internet. I suck the nutrition of knowledge in the ocean of knowledge, and add
some extracurricular knowledge. It is: the Internet, a good holiday partner.
My ideal summer vacation, perhaps not the richest, is the most suitable for
me, and I believe I will have a fullest and most meaningful holiday.
篇2:大学生活英语
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+ 加入清单With time goes by, it bees a bit hard for me to remember everything about
myself at the first day of my college life。 However, there was one thing for
sure that I did feel quite excited and curious about my university。 There is no
doubt that students like me have struggled for a long time so that can be
permitted to enter the university。
Bringing with expectation, I got into Gongshang University。 Generally
speaking, its an interesting and fantastic place for us to study and live in。
Every day a series of outgoing people get into my eyesight。 Curious and out of
politeness, Id talk to them heart to heart。 Here I make friends with my new
classmates from everywhere around China。 Whats more, time and weather
permitting, I will enjoy jogging or playing basketball with my classmates on the
playground, tired but happy。 When staying in dormitory, I choose to read news
online and sometimes watch a film for relaxing。 However, a good student can
never leave his study behind。 When it es to study, hard problems never upset me,
instead they arouse me。 Rather than ignoring it, Id think carefully for a while
and ask my classmates for help。
To be honest, there are some things I don’t deal with properly。 For
instance, once I spent nearly a whole day playing puter games。 Personally, we
university students are already adults and its our obligation to develop
ourselves in college by learning new professional skills。 Not until we take a
right attitude towards our study and life can we win a rich and colorful
experience in college。
篇3:学校英语词
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+ 加入清单Early in senior high school, we longed to be enrolled in a university. Now
the dream has come true. But how do we college students like our campus
life?
Certainly, some relish it, finding it colorful and rewarding. Besides
study, they spend considerable amount of time improving themselves in various
aspect. Yet others do not think much of their college life, thus do not benefit
as much. In their eyes, the university is just a bigger high school. The only
difference is that they have more time at their disposal without parents looking
over their shoulder.
As to me, college life is ideal if only I have abundant books to read, some
bosom friends to keep me company, a couple of conscientious professors to
instruct me.
篇4:诚实英语作文高4
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+ 加入清单Honesty is pay attention to all aspects of, business, work, life,
friends... All want to pay attention to integrity, people need good faith
relationship; Business integrity is needed to maintain their livelihood, to
maintain the cooperation with other companies. Honesty can make others to
oneself, also can let the oneself career and life. Honesty is small enough to
make his own body and mind, big enough to make myself famous. Honesty can help
her in her career success, also can obtain happiness in life.
Said honesty is not only, also want to action, learn to learn to integrity,
not confess to others about their bad things to others, and an honest heart also
need careful, cautious people, while others, trust yourself and be careful.
Integrity needs to insist on, only insist on will increase, there is an idiom
called a good day, we have to do a sincere, only insist to maintain our
unchanging moral character, can improve their body and mind in honesty, hone
their endurance, this is not a the best of both worlds?
Honesty is honest and trustworthy, a man of faith is often mistake by
others. Honest need courage and cautious, credit needs to insist on and perfect,
only do this, can complete is honesty.
篇5:关于戒烟英语
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+ 加入清单We can see such signs as “No Smoking” in some public places, which is a
kind of measure taken to ban smoking in public places. However, concerning about
this measures, different people hold divergent opinions. The smokers protest
against that it is a kind of action to deprive of their free right, while the
non-smokers are in favor of banning smoking in public places.
In my opinion, I am inclined to support the latter one—smoking should be
banned in public places. There are reasons accounting for my point. For one
thing, people will be harmed by the second-hand smoking if someone smokes in
public places, especially the infants and children. For another, banning smoking
in public places is also beneficial to the smokers. If they are banned to smoke
in public places, they will restrain themselves from smoking and smoke less. In
the meantime, it is a contribution to reduce the air pollution.
Therefore, I advocate that smoking in public places should be banned so
that we can breathe the fresh air and suffer less from the second-hand smoking.
Let’s work together to create and sustain out green and fresh environment.
篇6:放松英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Now many students of Grade 9 are under too much pressure. They always feel
too tired to listen to the teachers carefully in class.
It’s important for students to relax. Only in this way can they study well
and be healthy. Here are some different ways to relax themselves. For example,
they can try to have enough sleep,or they can listen to their favourite music
after class. They can also read some books or do some sports. For me, I often
hang out with my friends.
While you are studying, don’t forget to relax. You will study better after
a good rest.
篇7:介绍春节的英语
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+ 加入清单New Year Party
On New Year#39;s Eve,our class had a party. The atmosphere was good. It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding(响亮的) crow of a cock echoing in the hall,the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.
Then,the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation. He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken. They left us all in confusion. And it was our monitor who was quickwitted(机智的). He shouted our, "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn." The hall After that,they had another item. This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle. While he was standing there,the other three stood around him,each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees. It was an idiom. This time I got it right:"The dog stands out among a group of chickens."
篇8:初中电脑英语
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+ 加入清单Computer is a very useful machine. Some of them are big, but some of them
are very small .Many people like playing computer. Computer has many functions,
so that people can do a lot of things by computer, like watching movies,
listening to the music or playing games. It can make our lives very colorful and
convenient. Various people can make good use of computer. Children can use
computer to learn and play games. Parents can use computers to work. I think
computer is a kind of wonderful and interesting machine, so I like computer very
much.
篇9:保护环境的英语
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+ 加入清单We want to hold a green Olympic Games ,so everyone should do something
useful to protect the environment ,whether it is big or small.
We should do something to stop people from doing bad things to the
environment .We should put rubbish into dustbins instead of throwing it about.
Everyone must care for flowers ,grass and tress in public .We shound collect
things like paper ,plastic bags our neighborhood as well ,it’s necessary to
plant more trees every year .
It is everyone’s duty to make our neighborhood much better with our hands
minds .Let’s make a contribution to protecting the environment and the Plympic
Games successfully.
篇10:关于教育的英语
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+ 加入清单Aducation is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not
educate children only for educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for
life.
In some modern countries it has been fashionable to think that free
education for all can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect
nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough.We find
in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees refusing
to do what they think is "low"work, and. in fact, working with ones hands is
thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries.
But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a
completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor~ we
can live without education,but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our
streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible
diseases in our towns.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it
means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do
whatever work is suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can
realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be
ashamed of ones work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable
to society.
篇11:有关圣诞节英语作文高中
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+ 加入清单As the Christmas Day is coming, our class decided to send some gifts to our
teachers, because we wanted to show our gratitude to them. At first, we had no
idea what to buy, because we wanted to do something special. So at last an idea
came to my mind. I advised to write a card, pasting some pictures of classmates
on it. Everybody agreed with me, so we spent a day to take some funny pictures,
and everybody wrote down their names on the card. When we sent this gift to the
teachers, they loved it so much. They were so impressed by this precious
surprise and would keep it forever.
篇12:读书英语作文初2
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+ 加入清单As a student, we have study for many years. During there years, we study
Chinese, English, science and so on. In this period, with the improvement of our
knowledge, we not only read the books in class but also read extracurricular
after school. In my opinion Dream of the red chamber is the best book I have
read. In this book, the great author Cao xueqin his view about love. He had
firmly faith in what is the true love and try to tell us that there are
different kinds of love, only one kind which should be considered as True
Love.
In a dream, and under mythical circumstances, the main character of the
novel, Jia baoyu, met the Fairy Disenchantment in the Land of Illusions. She
showed him three "registers" each containing the names and "the happenings in
life" of 12 girls in his clan. Each girl represents a kind of love.
From the stories which are unfolding in the novel, the reader should know
the characteristics of the different kinds of love, and should be able to
distinguish True Love from the other kinds.
True love is acceptance, committal, mutual and without any post conditions.
The love between Lin daiyu and Jia baoyu is considered to be True Love. Just
saying or hearing I love you is not good enough because talk is cheap. Action in
mutual commitment is essential, as we can see in the novel.
We always have dreams. What’s ours dream? Do you know what you exactly
want? And do you work hard for it. In this book, you can taste the feeling of
the author about his strong will. In his words, you can find the charm of
Chinese. It is not a book, but a precious deposits. You can get a lot from it.
But unfortunately, the novel was never "completed" to such a state. On the other
hand, maybe, it is another kind of beauty of the book. If you have not read this
book yet, just go and read it. You will love it.
篇13:庆祝教师节的英语
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+ 加入清单The annual teachers will come, I prepared many words to say to the teacher.
Dear teacher, I want to say to you, thank you, teacher! Are you give us knowledge, teach us, let us to accept the edification of the communist party. We grew up, and your hair is increased, you are on the whole blood upon us, why cant I thank you?
Dear teacher, I want to say to you, you guileless vivid language and lit our WenXueMeng.
Dear teacher, I want to say to you, and your words, like dew nourishing our hearts.
Dear teacher, I want to say to you, in the Chinese, you like a command an army strategist, calm, Like a magnet to students of intangible attract the attention of the past; Yang Yang, explaining and simple ways.
Dear teacher, you like a candle, burns, lit up, Teacher, you seem to students as spitting silkworm last silk. But I say, the teacher is a fire, extending down will be lit a fire, The teacher is gardeners, nurturing million trees grow seedlings.
Teacher, I want to say to you, there will be no school on that day, and all the teachers and students have gone, I feel boring, in the home of playing in the school, the school of thought no one can go to our classroom door, see you is a teacher in our homework, do you give no sweat constantly to obscene, fall on us, you use the book silent language to express your efforts, we.
Teacher, I want to say to you.
In your first 20 teacher approaching, I sincerely wish you a happy holiday!
In my heart, you are great, and your willingness to our work, it is also not cause lawsuit. Whenever we get good grades, your face with smile, Whenever we fail, you will continue to encourage us to the next, and achieve better grades.
Just when the school, you to let us build emotions, between you as soon as possible after class, familiar, you gave up the rest of the time, and we play games together, play happy, from a position on the playground we laughter.
Now, we are your nurturing grew up, you although has not, but the young heart never change.
Students often say: the teacher you much like the gardener, thinning out water, meticulous, earnest. Yeah, you much like the hard every day, the gardener, cultivation of careful we grew up waiting for us. I often think: the teacher you much like a candle, into ashes, also regrets, GanShouQing tears two.
The teacher, my dear teacher, I want to say to you: you are always our pride, you are our permanent dignity and strength!
At the same time, we also give you blessing: teacher, wish your festival happiness, teacher, I wish you good health.
篇14:旅行英语词
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+ 加入清单My sister was fond of traveling. Ever since graduating, she had been
determined to organize a trip to an old temple. Since transporting fare was
expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the
disadvantages. Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she made
up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her to change her mind.
Finally, we gave in as usual though we preferred to take a train. After we
prepared everything, including the schedule, reliable weather forecast and the
insurance, we began our trip.
Our journey was along a river flowing from a high altitude. Our pace was
slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys,
where the water seemed to boil. Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really
a hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views. One night, I put my head on my
pillow--a parcel of wool coats, and lay beneath the stars. When the flame in
front of our cave went out at midnight, I found the sky so beautiful!
篇15:高考英语作文范文
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+ 加入清单假设你是红星中学高三(1)班的学生李华,请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序,用校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文,记述你和同学们向学校提推荐,解决自行车存放问题的过程。
注意: 1。 词数不少于 60。
2。 短文的开头已给出,不计入总词数。
范文:
There was a problem with the parking place for bikes in our school, I noticed the entrance was small and almost blocked。 So my classmates and I had a discussion and wrote a report。 Then we went to meet the schoolmaster in his office and gave the report to him。 He accepted our suggfestions。 Soon afterwards, a second entrance was opened to the parking place。 Now it is easy to park our bikes there。
篇16:关于青春英语年级
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+ 加入清单Youth is the most beautiful time to a person. When they are young and
beautiful, they can do whatever they want. Some people say that youth is the
time deserves us to be wasted, because if we are not crazy for one time, then we
will become old soon. I don’t agree with this opinion. During the most beautiful
time, we should fight for our future. The things we do will mean so much for us.
When we look back on the past days, we will be proud of ourselves. The time that
we fight for our dreams deserves to be remembered all the time. This is what
youth means to us.
篇17:大学英语
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+ 加入清单The environmental pollution is worse and worse today. Many trees are cut
down, and water and air are polluted. As a student I try to have a low-carbon
life to save energy and reduce pollution.Firstly, I often walk to school. It can
reduce air pollution. Secondly, I always turn off the lights and fans when
leaving the classroom.
Thirdly, I always make full use of paper and other school things and never
waste water.
I wish more students to join me and make the earth more and more
beautiful.
篇18:有关万圣节的高二英语作文
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+ 加入清单Halloween is on the last day of October, it is very popular in the western country. On that day, people will dress in the horrible style, especially for the kids, they will knock from door to door. If people dont give them the candy, the children will play tricks on them. But in China, more and more young people like to follow this trend, they will play the roles and find some fun. As for me, Id like to join some activities on the Halloween. My friends always have some funny costumes, so I will borrow one from them. Then we dress together, when night comes, we will come to join the party. We sing and dance. It is such a fun night. Before the midnight, we will get together and take some drinks. We talk about the happy hour. I like these activities.
万圣节在10月的最后一天,它在西方国家很受欢迎。在那一天,人们会穿着恐怖风格的服装,尤其是孩子们,他们会挨家挨户敲门。如果人们不给他们糖果,孩子们就会捉弄他们。但在中国,越来越多的年轻人喜欢追随这个潮流,他们会扮演角色,找到乐趣。至于我,我喜欢在万圣节参加一些活动。我的朋友总是有一些有趣的服装,所以我会借一件。然后我们一起打扮,夜幕降临时,我们将会来参加聚会。我们唱歌跳舞。这是一个有趣的夜晚。在午夜之前,我们会聚在一起,喝饮料。我们谈论快乐的时光。我喜欢这些活动。
篇19:关于低碳生活英语
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+ 加入清单Now we are facing two problems of global warming and a shortage of natural
resources, both of which are getting more and more serious day by day. Thus, it
is important for us to promote a low-carbon lifestyle.
Low-carbon lifestyle covers many aspect of our life like transportation,
traveling, home-heating, and so on. In order to promote a low-carbon life, some
plans must be carried out as follows. Firstly, don’t waste any electricity and
water. Remember to turn off the lights and water taps unless we use them.
Secondly, we had better take the subways or bus to work, so as to reduce the
emissions of carbon dioxide. Thirdly, we should use cloth bags for shopping
instead of plastic bags, and use recyclable bowls and chopsticks instead of
disposable ones, for it can not only save resources, but also reduce pollution.
What’s more, it is of great significance to plant more trees, since trees can
balance the carbon dioxide emissions.
In a word, if we live a low-carbon life from now on, we will have a better
environment and more resources left for our descendants.
篇20:关于元宵节英语
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+ 加入清单There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival.
But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with celebrating and
cultivating positive relationship between people, families, nature and the
higher beings they believed were responsible for bringing/returning the light
each year.
One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven
in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny
of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided
when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings.
Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all the
emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to
bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of
the Han Dynasty directed special attention to this event. In 104 BC, he
proclaimed it as one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony would
last throughout the night. They clean it all up in the morning.
Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the
Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day of
the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of
entertainment, so followers prepare various kinds of activities during which
they pray for good fortune.
Yet another common legend dealing with the origins of the Lantern Festival
speaks of a beautiful bird that flew down to earth from heaven, which was hunted
and killed by some villagers. This angered the Jade Emperor in Heaven because
the bird was his favorite one. Therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy
the village on the 15th lunar day. The Jade Emperors daughter heard of this
plan, and warned the villagers of her father’s plan to destroy their village.
The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how should they escape their
imminent destruction.
However, a wise man from another village suggested that every family should
hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets, and
explode firecrackers on the 14th, 15th, and 16th lunar days. This would give the
village the appearance of being on fire to the Jade Emperor. On the 15th lunar
day, troops sent down from heaven whose mission was to destroy the village saw
that the village was already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the
Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village.
From that day on, people celebrate the anniversary on the 15th lunar day every
year by carrying red lanterns on the streets and exploding firecrackers and
fireworks.
There are many stories on how this festival was created. One other story is
about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was a favorite advisor of the
emperor. One winter day, he went to the garden and heard a little girl crying
and getting ready to jump into a well to commit suicide. Mr. Eastern stopped her
and asked why. She said she was a maid in the emperors palace and her name was
Yuan-Xiao.
She never had the chance to meet her family after she started worked at the
palace. She missed them so much every 12th lunar month. If she couldnt have the
chance to show her filial piety in this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern
promised her to find a way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern
left the palace and set up a fortune-telling stall on the street and disguised
himself as a fortuneteller. Because of his reputation, many people asked for
their fortunes.
But every one got the same prediction - a severe fire accident on the 15th
lunar day. The rumor spread quickly. Everyone was worried about the future and
asked Mr. Eastern for help. Mr. Eastern said, "On the 13th lunar day, the God of
Fire will send a fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you see a lady in
red wearing green pants riding a black horse on that day, you should ask for her
mercy." On that day, Yuan-Xiao pretended to be the red fairy lady. When people
asked for her help, she said, "Im the messenger of the God of Fire and came to
check on the city and Im going to set up fire on 15th. This is an order from
Jade Emperor. He will watch from the heavens.
I will give you a copy of the imperial decree from the God of Fire. You
should go to ask your emperor to find a way out." After she left, people went to
the palace to show the emperor the decree which reads "The capital city is in
trouble. Fire burns on the palace, and fire from Heaven burns all night long on
the 15th." The emperor of Han Dynasty was very shocked. He called and asked Mr.
Eastern for advice. After pondering for a while, Mr. Eastern said, "I heard that
the God of Fire likes to eat Tang-Yuan (Sweet dumpling). Does Yuan-Xiao often
cook Tang-Yuan for you? On the 15th lunar day, let Yuan-Xiao make Tang-Yuan.
Your Majesty will take charge of the worshipping ceremony and you will give
an order to every house to prepare Tang-Yuan to worship the God of Fire at the
same time. Also, deliver another order to ask every house in the city to hang
red lantern and explode fire crackers. Lastly, everyone in the palace and people
outside the city should carry their lanterns on the street to watch the lantern
decoration and fireworks. If everything goes this way, the Jade Emperor would be
deceived.
Then everyone can avoid the fire accident." The emperor happily followed
the plan. Lanterns were everywhere in the capital city on the night of the 15th
lunar day. People were walking on the street. Fire crackers kept making lots of
noise. It looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiaos parents went into
the palace to watch the lantern decorations, and Yuan-Xiao made a big lantern
and wrote her name on the lantern. They happily reunited together after her
parents called her name. Everybody was safe during the night. The emperor of Han
Dynasty had a new order that people should do the same thing every year. Since
Yuan-Xiao cooked the best Tan-Yuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao
Festival.
Young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding love.
Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. The brightest lanterns
were symbolic of good luck and hope. As time has passed, the festival no longer
has such implications.
Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern
parades. In addition to eating tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional
Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), another popular activity at this festival is
guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang
Dynasty), which often contain messages of good fortune, family reunion, abundant
harvest, prosperity and love.