初中英语作文难忘的旅行(通用20篇)

English is one of my best subjects and I started learning English when I

was ten years old.

But at the very beginning, listening seemed a little difficult for me. So I

have been doing a lot of listening practice, such as listening to tapes,

watching English TV programs. And I found it really helped a lot. In fact, there

are some more helpful ways to learn English well. For example, I enjoy singing

English songs and I want to join an English club or find a pen pal from

English-speaking countries.

I believe that nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

篇一： Times flys. My summer holiday is coming to the end. My holiday is just so so. It is not too much difference as before. At the biginning of the vacation, I was doing my homework. After all, study comes first. After I finished my homework, it was almost the end of July. It is the time for me to help my family for harvest. It is so tired to to the farm work. Howevr, being a member of our family, I have to give a hand. Watching the achievement, I felt proud though I just help a little. After finished the farm work, I found myself become much more tan. Who cares! It was my happy time, when I finished all the things. I went out with my friends almost everyday. Sometimes we played games or sport or went hiking. Sometimes we went shopping in the evening for the sun is too heavy in the daytime. We felt uncomfortable. But now there are two days left before the school opening time. So I have to stay at home for a good rest to store energy for my study. Everything is so perfect. It is 11 o’clock. I think I have to say good ninght now.

时间飞逝。我的暑假就要结束了。我的假期一般般。在假期一开始的时候，我写家庭作业。毕竟，学习是最重要的嘛。我做完作业后，几乎到了七月底了。是时候帮助家人收获了。干农活是如此的累。然而，作为家庭的一员，我不得不帮忙。虽然我只是帮了一点点，但是看着那些成果我感到很骄傲。干完农活后，我发现自己变得更黑了。不过，谁在乎呢。当我完成了所有的事情就是我的快乐时光。我几乎每天都和我的朋友出去玩。有时我们玩游戏或运动或去爬山。有时我们晚上出去购物，因为白天太阳太烈了。我们觉得难受。但现在离开学还有两天的时间。所以我必须呆在家里为学习养精蓄锐。一切都是那么的美好。现在已经十一点了。我想是该说晚安的时候了。

篇二：

Summer holiday is from July to August .It s a long time for me to do all kinds of things . I like visiting some places of

interest . And I like travelling by train . It takes me too much time , but it saves money .Sometimes I stay at home and do

my homework , sometimes I help my parents do some house work. When my parents are free , we often go to the park or

the zoo , and we have a good time there . I have a good summer holiday .

我的夏日假期暑假从7月至8。这山对我来说长的时间做各种事情。我喜欢参观一些地方的利益。我喜欢坐火车旅行。这要花我太多的时间，但它可以节省资金。有时候，我留在家里做功课，有时我帮助我的父母做一些家务。当我的父母都是免费的，我们经常去公园或动物园，我们有一个好的一段时间。我有一个愉快的暑假。

篇三：

My summer holiday begun on July 7th.I love summer holiday because I dont have to go to school and I can enjoy myself with my friends.I often spend the mornings doing my homework.And I always watch TV in the afternoon at home because its very hot outside.And in the evening,I go swimming with my family and then hang out with my friends.I love swimming very much.

我的暑假7月7日开始。我喜欢暑假，因为我不用去学校，可以和朋友玩。我经常在上午做作业，下午在家看电视，因为外面很热。傍晚，我和家人去游泳然后和朋友去逛街。我很喜欢游泳。

My plan for August is travelling.I travel with my family every summer holiday.I like travelling because I can go to different places and meet different people.Sometimes I make good friends during the journey.And its very sad to say goodbye to them when the journey ends.

我八月份的计划是去旅游。我每个暑假都和家人去旅游。我喜欢旅游是因为我可以去不同的地方认识不同的人。有时候我在旅途中交到了好朋友。旅途结束和他们告别的时候我觉得很难过。

[初中英语作文我的暑假3篇

一个下着蒙蒙细雨的星期三，在别人眼里是一个再平常不过的日子。但是，我的心里却格外的激动与兴奋，因为今天我们六年级全体师生去伯乐园游玩。

一大早。我们就背着各自的背包提着一袋袋零食向伯乐园出发。到了伯乐园门口，我们就迫不及待排着队，准备进去。

刚进大门，一位位“野人”就跳起了舞，摆出了欢迎的架势。告别了友好的“野人”，李振华指了指地图，对我说：内容真多呀，有大摆锤，飞龟，激流勇进，摩天轮，海盗船，鬼城……还有动物园。

按照路线，我们首先来到了大摆锤，在一个长长的锤子底下，许多座位围城一个圈，我立刻冲上去，抢了一个位子坐下。一个阿姨帮我们系好安全带，做好准备工作后，大摆锤正式开始了。起初，大锤子摇摆的非常慢，我心想：这就是传说中刺激万分的大摆锤，也不过如此嘛。我刚想完，突然，大摆锤就开启了狂暴模式，仿佛着了魔，来了个90度旋转，顿时我一身寒意，感觉厄运即将来临。可坐在旁边的刘文博却大声喊着：太慢了，让刺激来的更猛烈些吧！大摆锤仿佛听得懂人话似得，变得更加疯狂，大风拍打着我的脸庞，让我的小嘴立刻成了香肠嘴，我睁开眼睛只看到蓝蓝的天空中有几朵悠闲地大白云在飘动，我的心好像要从肚子里跳出来。我们都屏住呼吸，不敢轻举乱动。

短短五分钟，我都是在恐惧与尖叫声中度过。如果再不停，可能我的灵魂都会离开了我的身体。

大摆锤让我惊心动魄，可豪华的旋转木马让我进入了梦幻之中。走进旋转木马场，各式各样的宝马记忆映入眼帘。大家瞧这匹马穿着俏丽的彩衣，那匹马四肢强壮……

我们坐在一匹体格强壮的战马上，我好像成了常胜将军赵云，不一会儿游戏结束了，我恋恋不舍的离开了。

接着，我玩了其他项目，比如：太空漫步，摩天轮，鬼船，旋转杯等等，时间一晃就到了下午四点，我们要回家了。再见了伯乐园！再见了，惊心动魄与梦幻的游乐项目！再见了。动物们！我期待下次再与你们见面！

Yestoday,our Chinese teacher told us that we would have a school trip.And today is the school trip day.So,we get school in the early morning.We will go to the park by bus.And all of us spend 150 yuan in buying bus tickets.

When we get there.We see so many trees and flowers.The flowers are so colorful and nice.There are many different birds in the sky.Oh,there are also a big poor in the park.The water in the poor is so clean.We fall in love with the park.

days and days past, i’m not a child any longer. but i still remember that halloween, 31st october 2017. that was saturday. i went to study english with an american girl named debby as usual.

we had 5 students altogether. before that week, debby had already told us to learn something about halloween ourselves. on that day, debby spent an hour describing this american festival for us, such as “trick or cheat”, pumpkin and even, she took a pumpkin with her. first she took out a finished pumpkin lantern.

that was really beautiful and ugly, we liked it so much. then she taught us how to make a pumpkin lantern by ourselves. we each held a small knife, learnt to cut and draw something on that pumpkin. finally, we made it and put a short candle into it. that was truly happy. and the most surprising thing was that the lantern was a present for that day’s super student. who will that be? my god! that was me!

[难忘的万圣节英语作文

this summer holiday, i went to dalian with my family. we got there by air. dalian is a very beautiful and modern city. on the bus, we could see all kinds of buildings which were great.

in the morning, we got to the hotel where we lived. after breakfast, we began to our travel. first we took the bus to the sea park. there are so many different kinds of fishes that i couldn’t believe my eyes. we also saw the show of dolphins. then we had lunch in a restaurant. the seafood which was very famous in china was delicious.www

after lunch we went swimming. the sea was blue and beach was golden. we all enjoyed ourselves in the sea. finally we went back the hotel where we lived. we had a happy day.

in this trip, we also went to some places which were interesting and famous in dalian, went shopping and so on.

several days later, we left dalian. on our way home, we were very happy. this was the reason why we didn’t feel tired. in all, we had a good holiday.

[英语作文难忘的经历

去年放了暑假后爸爸给我和姐姐定了去包头的飞机票，我第一次自己乘飞机怕赶不上我们6点出的门，中午十二点多的飞机延迟到了下午两点才开，到包头的时候是下午靠五点的时候。

我们在包头待了一个半月的样子，去了响沙湾也去吃了手抓羊肉还有羊奶火锅羊奶火锅很难吃，味道很奇怪奶香味实在是太重了，期间姐姐流了两次鼻血，她羊肉吃多了高原反应也比我严重一些。

那里的羊肉牛肉比其他地方便宜很多，蔬菜、水果反而比其他地方的更加贵了。那里的天气很少有很热的时候，到了晚上温度也降了很多。

回来之前我们去骑了马，马身上的味道不太好闻有一股骚味，也有很多苍蝇蚊子围着马转。我骑的那匹马很乖没有像姐姐骑的那匹一样过于活跃。

在包头游玩的日子很难忘，在炎热的夏季也就只有包头那些地方还保留着一丝凉意了。

The teacher set up the summer homework. Good guy, that damned language

teacher actually call us to the 4th grade the old poem famous quote to copy 8

times! By this time, the roof of the classroom was "overturned". The students

were Shouting at each other. I myself comfort myself: nothing, dont copy 8

times, the big deal I make quick, still do not change plan.

Another day after that, my classmate xiao sheng called me to study

taekwondo with her. After the family discussed, I decided to let me go to

school. Then the cousin called again and said, "hello, yueyue, stay for a few

days during the summer vacation! I will teach you to draw pictures, by the way!"

"Really? Thats great! I must come!" By this time, I had forgotten to plan and

threw it out of the clouds.

When I look at the schedule, I have found that I am completely filled with

the schedule and time is not enough. How to do? Only a little bit of time... But

in comparison, none of them are free. That how to do? Can only be changed. What

better? Well, I only had a three-hour nap to learn taekwondo... That way, my

summer vacation will be "ample". What a bad summer!

As a middle school student, I learn many subjects, I study so hard every day. When I get home, I will do my homework and then go over the book. But when holiday comes, I feel a little confused, because I don’t want to study and do something new. Then I don’t know what to do, my mind get blank. I decide to develop my interest. Some day, I happened to see a tennis match and I couldn’t stop watching, then I fell in love with tennis. So I started to learn playing tennis, I felt so happy. Now tennis is my favorite sport, I find a way to relax myself.

作为一个中学生,我学许多科目,我每天那么努力学习。当我回家时,我会做作业,然后复习书本。但当假期来临的时候,我感到有点困惑,因为我不想学习，想做一些新的事情。我就不知道要做什么,我的头脑一片空白。我决定培养我的兴趣。有一天,我碰巧看到一场网球比赛,我无法停止下来看,然后我爱上了网球。因此我开始学习打网球,我感到很高兴。现在网球是我最喜欢的运动,我找到一个方法来放松自己。

Promise is very important, I hate people who break their promise, the one

who can’t keep his promise is not reliable. Once, my friend asked me to his

company him, because he was alone at home, his parents were busy with their

work. At first, I said yes to him, but at that day, I had a lot of things to do,

when I finished all the things, I found it was dark. I started to hesitated, I

wanted to give up to company my friend, thinking about his disappointed face,

finally, I decided to keep my words. When my friend saw me, he was very happy.

He said she believed me would come, I never let him down.

The Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. "La" is the name given to the 12th lunar month and 8 is pronounced as "ba" in Chinese, which translated is "Laba." There are several legends about the origin of this festivity and we could not tell which one is true. But what we know today is that this festival started as a sacrificial offering to ancestors. It was also a time for the ancient Chinese to pray to heaven and earth that there would be a bountiful harvest. Many people hoped for good luck as well for the coming year.

农历十二月初八是中国的传统节日——腊八节，腊代表中国农历的十二月，而八是eight的发音，因此，这个节日被翻译成腊八。关于腊八起源的传说有很多，我们已经不能辨其真假。时至今日，我们确定的是这个节日起初是为了祭祀祖先，祈求丰收以及为即将来到的一年祈福。

Traditionally, the Laba rice porridge is the most important element of the festival. Generally, the porridge contains eight ingredients which can include glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond, peanut, etc. The porridge must be boiled for many hours and then offered as a sacrifice to the ancestors. This must be done before noontime. Also, it is tradition that family members eat the porridge together. Then they leave some as a symbol of hope for a good harvest the coming year.

从传统上讲，腊八粥是腊八节最重要的元素。腊八粥通常由八种材料做成，这些材料可以是黏米，红豆，小米，高粱，豌豆，莲子和一些诸如红枣，栗子，核桃仁，杏仁，花生等谷物。粥要熬制数小时，然后作为祭品祭献给祖先。这个祭祀活动一定要在中午之前完成。之后，家人们坐在一起吃腊八粥也就成了传

Another custom is the soaking of Laba garlic. Garlic is soaked in vinegar for more than twenty days starting from Laba festival. Then when the Chinese New Year comes, the garlic and vinegar is used alongside jiaozi on the table.

腊八节的另一传统式腌制腊八蒜。从腊八节那天起，就将蒜泡在醋中二十多天，这样，到春节的时候，就可以在餐桌上与饺子同食了。

English is the necessary subject to learn. Since I went to school, I have

to learn it. But I am not interested in it because I cant find how useful it

is. Two months ago, there was a new English teacher taught us, I realized that

her teaching method was very different. Before the lesson, she would let us to

listen to the English songs, or sometimes we needed to do role play. It was so

funny for us. We were very interested in the songs. Sometimes we could enjoy the

movie, which just opened my eyes. I saw a different world. I wanted to learn

English well and then search the world.

Today is Saturday. I stay at home with my parents.

My mother said that today we should do some cleanings. I agreed and I would

like to help.

I cleaned the windows. It was really a tough job.

Now matter how hard I tried, they seemed dirty all the same. Therefore, I

asked for help.

My mother teached me a method to clean the windows.

It realy worked. And then I cleaned the floor. It was much easier than

cleaning the windows. I did it in a short time. My parents praised me.

对于家乡，我已是阔别多年了，今年春天再次回到里。微风拂过我的脸庞，调皮地在我的鼻尖上舞动着，我深呼了一口气，闻到了那夹杂在空气中的春息。小草偷偷冒出了个小尖芽，嫩绿嫩绿的，可爱极了，春天为路边的野花着色，为大自然增添了勃勃生机。我知道，春天的脚步在我们毫无预知下，悄然来临了。屋顶上的雪被那温柔的太阳给融化了，它们顺着屋顶的坡势，缓缓地滑落下来，与大地来了个亲密接触。我用手接了些滑落下来的雪，它们看起来就像那瘫痪的老人那般的毫无生机，它们慢慢的化成水从我的指缝中滴落下去，白白的雪慢慢融成了水，这是我曾经多么钟爱的雪啊！可此时就像是个脱离了驱壳的灵魂，那样的孤独，那样的无助。

雪已经被温柔的阳光找回那个属于它们的云层，只剩下残留在花叶上那点点晶莹的露珠，而它们也在等待着机会，等再在这冬天中突显自己。我沿着一条乡间小道走着，道路两旁那经大自然栽培的花儿已开得艳丽，蜜蜂蝴蝶也已开始在它们的花瓣上辛勤的耕耘着。来到这，我想起了那棵充满了我童年回忆的树，我的脑袋倒带着，终于在一个片段中找到它的身影。我径直往东走，那是我说过，东边是象征着希望的方向，所以我将它种在了东边。

没过多久，我就看见了那棵令我熟悉的树。我快步向它，它是我小时候和几位小伙伴一起栽在这里的，现在的它已经长得老高了，已经过了这么多个年头了，它还屹立在这里，这让我不得不赞叹它那顽强的生命力啊，比起以前，现在的它更显的健硕和雄壮。我清楚的记得，我回来时也曾来看过它，当时是寒冽的冬天，它的枝干上一片树叶也没有，光秃秃的就像个颓废的老人，而此时它的枝干上布满了嫩绿的叶子，它立在这片树林里，就像个庄严的军官，高大而挺拔，不得不赞叹春天那妙手回春的能力啊！轻轻地，冬走了；悄悄地，春来了。

寒冽的冬天过去，温柔的春天紧接而来，这就是大自然的规律。这就是大自然那高低起伏的旋律。

[难忘的春天初中作文900字

暑假的一天，我们全家人来到成山头观光旅游。成山头，坐落在山东威海荣成市西霞口的东海之滨，是名副其实的中国海岸线的最东端，被誉为“中国好望角”，也是中国最早看见海上日出的地方，素有“南有天涯海角，北有东天福海”之美称。成山头像一条吮吸大海的巨龙，悍力伸向大海的东方，古时候就被称为“天尽头”。

成山头景区非常大非常美，让我体会到了大自然的魅力，蓝蓝的天空上飘着白云，湛蓝的海面上时不时飞过海鸥，海风呼呼地吹，浪花拍打在礁石上，准让你想到美妙而宁静的故乡。其实，我刚来到景区的时候还是有些害怕的，因为这里虽然很美，可是却人烟稀少，再加上海风很大，我站都站不稳，感觉一不小心就要被吹到大海里……不由得打了几个冷战，紧紧地握住海边的栏杆。不一会儿我就适应了海边的环境，比起炎热的西安，这里很凉爽，蓝天碧海，海风中，妈妈指着东方，对我说：“看，那边就是韩国，这里是距离韩国最近的地方，只有几十海里。”随着她手指的方向，我好像看到了韩国人忙碌的身影和他们繁华的城市。

时间过得真快，在成山头我度过了愉快而又难忘的一天。

The school is our home, we should protect the environment in the small

yard.

We saw the earth have pick up rubbish should put the rubbish into the trash

can, we cant eat your own trash on the ground after the funeral, if someone do

so should be to remind him, let him pick up garbage into the garbage can.

We need to protect the objects on campus, such as: we should protect the

playground on the playground every camphor tree, cant use a knife to get the

camphor tree, because the camphor tree is a rare tree. One can sell one or two

in case of a tree, so we should protect the camphor tree.

We should also protect the flowerbeds in the flowerbeds, the flowers in the

flowerbeds, and we cant pick it because it will spoil the environment.

What does it mean to relax?Despite hearing this term thousands of times

during the course of our lives, very few people have deeply considered what it’s

really about.

When you ask people (which I have done many times) what it means to relax,

most will answer in a way that suggests that relaxing is something you plan to

do lateryou do it on vacation, in a hammock, when you retire, or when you get

everything else done. This implies, of course, that most other times should be

spent nervous, agitated, rushed, and frenzied. Very few actually come out and

say so, but this is the obvious implication.Could this explain why so many of us

operate as if life were one great big emergency?

It is useful to think of relaxation as a quality of heart that you can

access on a regular basis rather than something reserved for some later time.

You can relax now. It’s helpful to remember that relaxed people can still be

superachievers and, in fact, that relaxation and creativity go hand in hand.When

I’m feeling uptight, for example, I don’t even try to write. But when I feel

relaxed, my writing flows quickly and easily.

机舱外，天空一碧如洗，蓝的发透。飞机轻盈地在云层里穿梭，十小时后，我们降落在芬兰首都赫尔辛基机场，令人神往的北欧之旅正式开启。

芬兰最著名的是赫尔辛基大教堂，也就是白教堂。远看，这座教堂像一座气势宏伟的皇宫。它高出海平面八十多米，我们爬上了百层石阶才到达。近观教堂，一根根唯美的希腊柱支撑着乳白色的教堂，庄严而肃穆。更为醒目的是淡绿色青铜圆顶的钟楼。钟楼顶上的金色十字架为教堂倍添威严。走进教堂，精美的耶稣巨幅油画悬挂在大厅正中，绚丽夺目。一盏华丽的水晶大吊灯分外耀眼，把教堂渲染得金碧辉煌。各种唯美的雕塑，巧夺天工，惟妙惟肖。除了震撼之外，我还虔诚地在许愿烛前，许下了美好的心愿。

两天后我们告别芬兰，乘坐豪华游轮来到了瑞典首都，斯德哥尔摩，这里是诺贝尔奖的发源地也被著称为“北方威尼斯水城”，因为，这个城市星罗棋布的分布在各个岛屿上。葱郁的树木，古朴典雅的中世纪欧式建筑，使这个城市充满了神秘的感觉。

我们在斯德哥尔摩主要是以文化交流为主。走进校园，这里的学习氛围轻松而愉快，课程丰富而有趣。家政课，木工课，吉他课等等，应接不暇，让我们又羡慕又嫉妒。哈哈，为了弘扬我大中华的传统文化，我们也教这些想外国孩子玩国粹。搓麻将，下象棋，跳皮筋，说中文。我们玩的乐不可支，相处十分融洽。外国的小孩个个金发碧眼，他们热情文明，彬彬有礼，我感受到的不仅仅是浓郁的文化气息，还有他们纯净的心灵。

短暂的相聚过后，我们再次启程来到了挪威的北极之门特罗姆瑟。这是一座最靠近北极的城市，千里冰封，万里雪飘，我们置身在茫茫雪原，奔跑、嬉戏、打雪仗，快乐使我们忘却了北极的寒冷。夜晚，我们欣赏到了变幻莫测，绚烂多彩的极光，五彩的极光随着风向变换着位置，仿若一个小精灵舞弄着身姿，无论从哪个视角看都是无与伦比的美丽，令人叹为观止。

在挪威，必须体验的当然还有驯鹿拉雪橇，温柔可爱的驯鹿拉着我们在冰天雪地里欢唱的奔跑，我瞬间感觉自己变成了圣诞老人，一路上尽是我们撒下的欢声笑语……

九日的北欧之旅，很快便在飞机的轰鸣声中结束。回想过去的几日，一幅幅美丽的画卷一次次新颖的活动仍令我记忆犹新。这次旅行，我们不但开拓了眼界，还领略了大自然的美妙与神奇，天地如此之大，我想我还会走的更远。

曾经去过不少地方，每到一地，都会有一些感慨，时间久了，也许会忘记美丽的风景，只记得有关的故事和心情，而有的地方，即便时间过去再久，风景、故事和心情就如在昨天一样，这样的旅行是难忘的。

我难忘的一次旅行是去日照，还清楚地记得导游说，会什么这座城市叫日照呢，因为在我国，太阳升起日照是最早沐浴阳光的城市，不知道她的话是否有所出处，但听这样的解释也很美的。其实我之前在青岛生活过几年，也经常看海，但日照的看海给了我别样的感觉，所以很难忘怀。当时也是住在日照海边，为了赶海早早起床了，到了海边天还蒙蒙亮，好凉的海风，但是很安静，随着阳光渐渐地渗透，让我对新的一天有了别样的期待，太阳渐渐地远远地在海面上露出了上一点点，我心潮澎湃，她像一个调皮的孩子仿佛一下子就越到了海面上，让我狂喜。

远处，有一艘小船，在阳光的照耀下，伴着波光粼粼的海面，真是一幅自然和谐的风景画。越来越多的阳光照在身上，暖暖的，我脱下鞋，光着脚丫走在沙滩上，留下一串长长的脚印在身后。人越来越多了，就在我准备回酒店的时候，看到有一对情侣在拍婚纱照，洁白的婚纱，甜甜的笑容，暖暖的阳光，轻轻的海风，柔软的海滩，到处都洋溢着幸福。

离开日照后，我经常想起这段旅行，想起那天早晨的一暮暮，心中顿时有了无限的美好。

初中英语作文:开车旅行A Trip by Car

A Trip by Car

I often make a trip by trains because it＇s both cheap and comfortable. Last winter holidays I traveled in a car for the first time in my life. At first I didn＇t feel well. But this kind of feeling didn＇t last long. the trip was exciting. While travelling in a car, we could stop at any time if we wanted to enjoy the view

outside. the fields, the mountains and rivers were really very nice. On the way we visited many places of interest and took a lot of photos. It was an unforgettable experience for me.

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[初中英语作文之开车旅行A Trip by Car

It is 4,000 years since the Chinese began to grow and drink tea.

There’re many kinds of tea in China, of which Longjing Tea is famous all

over the world.

Tea is usually drunk in tea sets. A tea set is made up of a tea pot and

some teacups, which are both made of china.

Most Chinese are fond of drinking tea. Tea is served not only at tea house

and restaurants but also at home. People also drink tea during breaks at offices

or factories.