打羽毛球的英文小作文【合集20篇】

当寒冷的北风吹走，春天悄悄地来到这个世界。春天穿梭于花草树木之间，使花草长出嫩绿的嫩芽；动物也在森林里跳跃追逐，表现出一种清新的气息。在这个生机勃勃的日子里，我和小哥哥准备用球拍和羽毛球“打”。爸爸自愿做我们的裁判。

比赛一开始，我就展示了自己的才华，用了一系列的招数。我向左打了一会球，小哥哥急忙向左回球；我又把球打到右边，小哥哥急忙往右边挡，直到晕了，没有任何回答。看到小哥哥快死了，我用尽全力击球。球像离弦的箭一样冲向我的对手，我的小弟弟没注意就措手不及。“一比零！”我大声喊着，心里想：好的开始是成功的一半，我要追求胜利！但看到小哥哥一脸不服气的样子，我暗暗告诫自己不要小看敌人。

又轮到我发球了。这次我用的是“躲天”的战术。我假装眼睛盯着右边，球拍稍微向右倾斜，但真正打球时，我以“闪电般的速度”把球举向左边。他的小弟弟见势不妙，赶紧退了出去接球，但为时已晚。又进了一个球，心里得意洋洋。

我连续赢了两场比赛，这激怒了我的小弟弟。要知道，对方也是身经百战的勇敢将军。我看到他打球灵活轻松，很难防。我全神贯注，不敢粗心大意地忽视敌人！我们从9点到10点到18点。不想输？我不禁长长地吸了一口气。时间不允许我去想。球像电一样到达了。我向后摆动。渐渐的，我发现了对方右侧的弱点，于是我专攻右侧。一个又快又猛的球让他猝不及防，比分一下子达到了19: 18。你赢了一个球还敢掉以轻心？那时候我觉得心里像一块巨石，喘不过气来。这是关键目标，输赢只在这一招，手心冒汗，却拼命对自己说：“冷静，冷静，不要慌，不要乱！”“轰！”小弟弟发球太用力，球出界了。哈哈，终于赢了，心里的巨石放下了。

爸爸走过来竖起大拇指夸我，小哥哥也说我是个好玩家。这一天，我享受了胜利的喜悦。

At my school, we had a charity sale last week

The charity sale was held on our school playground last Saturday morning.

We prepared many things which were made by hand in our spare time, such as

kites, model planes and so on. They looked very beautiful. We also brought old

toys and second-hand books to sell on the sale. At 8：30, the activity started.

Many students and teachers came to take part in it. Everyone chose their

favorite items and paid for them at a much lower price. In the end, the money we

made added up to over 2,000.

We sent the money to the community to help children who couldnt attend

school and the seniors who needed better care.

I had a wonderful experience. Im proud of what we have done. If everyone

makes a contribution to the charity, the world will become much better.

今天上午，我们全家去国奥村健身俱乐部，展开家庭羽毛球大赛。

经过抽签，轮到我和小姨PK，小姨可是高手，我想我输定了，但不过我接几颗就行了，因为我和小姨年龄不同。就这样，小姨每打一颗球我都全力以赴，想尽办法接住，然后再艰难的打回去。小姨技术高超，打得我满地找牙，而小姨呢？她却是气定神闲，还将左手插入裤兜，简直没把我当回事儿！真是太藐视我了！

现在，小姨过于骄傲了，居然被我连赢六颗，迎来了九比九的赛点！小姨一定很生气，居然来了个赛点，难道不是直接打个光头，干脆利落地结束比赛吗？这时，小姨发出了一个刁钻的球，我一下子跳起来挥拍，糟了！我没有接住，我心想：完了，输定了。突然，场外传来“何思贤，胜利！”的声音。我仔细一看，原来自命不凡的小姨居然把球发出界了！我大叫起来：“我赢啦！”

小姨笑着对我说：“你之所以能赢，是因为第一、我太骄傲了，第二、你一直顽强的在跟我拼。”

我今天不只是赢了才开心，最重要的是我领会了“越努力越幸运”和“骄傲使人落后”的真正含意。

dear linda,

welcome to our school for a visit. i am very glad to tell you how to get to our school. here is the route. when you walk out of the station, please turn left, walk ahead and pass a crossing. you should walk ahead till the first traffic light and turn right. then you will find a park on your left side. walk aling the street and pass the park. then you will see a bank. opposite the bank is a narrow lane. just go into the lane and walk about 100 meters, and you are sure to get to our school gate, at which the board reads no. 1 middle school in both chinese and english.

yours,

li ming

Life is like a box of chocolates

-----The review of Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump is a famous film which won a high reputation , it’s tell us a story of a low IQ boy’s unexpected and legendary life. In the film, Forrest’s IQ only had 75 lower than normal people, but he graduated from the university,participated in the Vietnam War, took part in Table Tennis Competition in China as diplomatic envoy, became a millionaire...

“If God intended everybody to be the same, hed have given us all braces on our legs. “ God is so fair. Forrest met lots of accidents and every accident fortunately achieve him. I think nothing is predestined except death. Just like Gumps mother did not know that she will be his mother,just like Forrest did not know that God gave him only 75 IQ,just like Lt. Dan Taylor did not know he had to endure the pain of losing legs...

Tom Hanks who played Forrest Gump said “our destiny is only defined by how we deal with the chance element to our life.” When we face our life,maybe we should have this preparation---“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what youre going to get.”

The earth is our only home to this day, and many people know that "there is only one earth, we should love it", but some people just talk about it and do nothing. They dont know that some very small actions can protect the environment -- by sorting out the garbage and using the battery to choose the rechargeable battery. Plant more trees in your spare time...

Now the earth is seriously ill, mainly caused by air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution.

Air pollution is mainly caused by the floating of material from factories, power stations and car exhausts into the atmosphere, making the air "dusty and footless". In cities with severe air pollution, people and animals are also affected and stunted. In addition, if the atmospheric carbon dioxide content is too high, it will produce a greenhouse effect, which will melt the ice in the south and south poles and reduce the ozone layer rapidly, which will eventually lead to global warming. It is not difficult to prevent this phenomenon. We can use the power of the transportation to replace the diesel fuel, thus reducing the exhaust emissions, the simplest way of course is to plant more trees.

Water source pollution is mainly caused by waste water and climatic factors. With the increase of population and the extension of human life, mankind will face unprecedented water scarcity. Some people say that the worlds water supply will be in short supply after 2030. To this, we must pay attention to saving and protecting water resources.

Soil pollution is my concern, because soil has a huge connection to air and water. Without soil to grow plants, there is no source of air, and soil is an important survival basis for plants and animals. Without soil, we humans could die. So we must protect the soil. There are many ways to protect the soil, such as in daily life, dont bury things like disposable batteries and foam plastics into the soil. We need to start small, and everyone is helping to protect the soil.

The earth is the cradle of life and the common home of mankind. We should love the earth and protect the earth.

Dear Santa claus:

Hello

My name is Yifan, Christmas is coming, I wish you a merry christmas! I

would like to get a gift like the "viaduct" this year! My mom and dad told me

that you would meet my requirements, right? I promise: I will take good care of

you gave me the gift, and after the play, I will own the good to clean up their

own toys, no need to help me. So, you will continue to give me a gift next year,

right?

OK, just write it, Im looking forward to the coming of Christmas. I wish

you a happy day!

This

Salute!

Love you all

亲爱的圣诞老人：

您好!

我叫一凡，圣诞节就要来了，我先祝您圣诞快乐!今年的圣诞节我多想得到一件像“高架桥”的礼物啊!我的爸爸妈妈告诉我说您会满足我的要求的，对吧?我保证：我会好好的爱护您送给我的礼物，而且玩过之后，我会自己收拾好自己的玩具，不用爷爷帮我的。这样，您明年会继续送我礼物的，对吧?

好吧，就写到这力了，我盼望着圣诞节早点到来，再次祝您快乐每一天!

此致

敬礼!

爱您的一凡

Yruesday January lst Sunny

Its New Years Day today. This morning when I got up, I heardsomebody

singing a love song. It was mum! Ifelt very strange because Iknew mum didnt

enjoy popular songs. And I didnt think it was suitable formy middle-aged mother

to sing any love songs. Whats more, dad wasfollowing what mum was singing.

"What had happened to them?" Then Inoticed a box with a small card on the table.

I got close to it carefully andunderstood then. As a matter of fact, it was

their 15th marriage anniversarytoday. Thats why they were so happy. When seeing

their happiness, I alsofelt happy.

In last years eleven holiday, our family went to Lanzhou and Xining to travel. That afternoon, Dad suddenly told us to travel, we promised.

Our first goal is Lanzhou, and we dont know the road at high speed. It was dark. We went all the way in the mountain road. Finally, we arrived in Lanzhou. After dinner, we began to find hotels, went to many hotels, but they were all overcrowded. We searched and searched, and finally found a guest house. The second day, we went to Wuquanshan, many people drove up to the door of my difficult to calm the mood. Bought a ticket in the first eye to is Huo statue around the past is a temple, called Confucian Temple.

Where we took a photo and went out to the mountain, we go on a mountain is wuquanshan. Because of the rain, many roads were mud, a lot of mud was stained on the shoes, and then I saw the attic. It seems the Huo, we went down the steps down the road I inadvertently looked down is a small squirrel on the tree to jump for a while and then disappeared. Down the hill, we did not stop at Xining again. In the evening, we came to Xining in Qinghai province. We found the hotel, lived and slept for a night to relieve the fatigue of the day. In the morning, we were ready to go to Qinghai, and we started out after breakfast. On the way we came to a place and had a strong wind. I came out and shook and went to sleep in the car. When I woke up to the edge of the lake in Qinghai, I stretched out, and I knew that the ticket for Qinghai Lake was 50 yuan.

I see mom and dads eyes know is not to buy a ticket, we had to walk along the road and found no fence, there is one family living they took us to the lake, took a photo, listen to them before the Qinghai Lake is great, but now more and more small, this is not the results of the protection ring. We went to a rape place, the smell of the faint fragrance, has gone down in the west of the west, will our hearts call back. Passing by, we found a bucket of honey and a sweet taste! We slept early in the evening, because we were going home tomorrow.

I dont want to go back! Ill come again if theres a chance!

Last Saturday,with all my classmates and teachers,I went on a trip to the nature park .We departed from school at about half past seven and spent about 40 minutes travelling to our destination.When we first entered into the park,all of us were shocked by the natural beauty and the hamonized ecosystem of the park.Then,happily we were playing games on the sand; swimming in the pool and taking with our friends on the grassplot.After lunch break,our programs were continued with an contest of story narating held and each of us was immerging within the funny stories We left the part at about 5 oclock,and unitl now,most of us are still haunted by the beautiful memory of that trip.

我们每个教师和上周六，与同学，我去旅行的自然公园。我们离开学校在大约一半过去七花了大约40分钟前往目的地。当我们第一次进入公园，所有人都感到震惊的自然美和和谐生态公园。然后，快乐我们玩游戏的沙;游泳池和带着我们的朋友的草地。在午餐休息时间，我们的计划是继续比赛的故事narating举行的浸入式的有趣的故事我们离开的部分大约5点钟，和现在，大多数人仍闹鬼的美丽记忆的那次旅行。

Hello everybody. My name is Tom. I come from Hebei province in China.I am very happy to come here to study with you.When I arrived at this school three days ago, I fell in love with it.It is so beautiful and exciting here, and everyone is kind to me especially Kim.This class feels just like one big family to me.I’m interested in sports, music and mountain climbing.I also enjoy playing soccer.I would love to play with you sometime.I hope I can become your friend soon.Thank you very much.

大家好。我的名字叫汤姆，我来自中国河北。我很高兴来这里和你们一起念书，当我三天前来到这个学校时，我就喜欢上它了这里是那么美丽，那么振奋人心，这里的每个人都对我很亲切，特别是Kim 老师。而这个班集体对我来说就像一个大家庭。我对运动、音乐和爬山很有兴趣。我也喜欢踢足球。我非常想和你们一起踢球。最后，我希望我能很快成为你们的朋友，谢谢。

An October Sunrise 十月的日出

I was up the next morning be fore the October sunrise, and away through the wild and the woodland. The rising of the sun was noble in the cold and warmth of it peeping down the spread of light, he raised his shoulder heavily over the edge of grey mountain and wavering length of upland. Beneath his gaze the dew-fogs dipped, and crept to crept to the hollow places; then stole away in line and column, holding skirts, and clinging subtly at the sheltering corners where rock hung over grassland, while the brave lines of the hills came forth, one beyond other gliding.

The woods arose in folds, like drapery of awakened mountains, stately with a depth of awe, and memory of the tempests. Autumn’s mellow hand was upon them, as they owned already, touched with gold and red and olive, and their joy towards the sun was less to a bridegroom than a father.

Yet before the floating impress of the woods could clear it self, suddenly the gladsome light leaped over hill and valley, casting amber, blue, and purple, and a tint of rich red rose; according to the scene they lit on, and the curtain flung around; yet all alike dispelling fear and the cloven hoof of darkness, all on the wings of hope advancing, and proclaiming, “God is here!” then life and joy sprang reassured from every crouching hollow; every flower, and bud and bird had a fluttering sense of them; and all the flashing of God’s gaze merged into soft beneficence.

So, perhaps, shall break upon us that eternal morning, when crag and chasm shall be no more, neither hill and valley, nor great unvintaged ocean; but all things shall arise, and shine in the light of the Father’s countenance, because itself is risen.

Dear Sir,

I understand your well-respected college offers a number of places to

overseas students every year, and I am writing to enquire about the application

procedure.

I am at present a student at Mary High School, Hong Kong, where I have been

studying for the past five years. I passed the Hong Kong Certificate of

Education Examination last year with distinctions in English and History, and

credits in Economics and English Literature. My advanced-level subjects are

History, Economics and English Literature. In addition to these subjects, "Use

of English" is also a compulsory subject because a pass in English is a minimum

requirement for admission to most faculties of the University of Hong Kong.

Apart from academic work, I have been actively involved in extra-curricular

activities. I am Chairman of the English Club and I have represented my school

in many inter-school contests.

On the advice of my friends, I have decided to further my studies in

England because I wish to widen my horizons and benefit from the scholarly

heritage of your country.

I wish to continue to study the above-mentioned subjects at your college in

the 2006/7 academic year before I sit the Advanced-level Examinations in

England.

As regards my character, Mrs. Chen, my Principal, and Mr. Huang, my English

master, have agreed to act as my references.

As I come from a family of fairly limited means, I would like to know if

there is any financial assistance available for overseas students.

Attached is a summary of my qualifications for your reference.

I should be grateful if you would kindly consider my application and notify

me of the result at your earliest convenience.

Should you require any further information, please feel free to contact me

or my references.

Yours faithfully,

Lily Chen

The boy students in our clawere preparing to run for monitor. Hearing the news, we girls were full of iaterest and curiosity. We were in bigh spirits and went to listen to their competltive speech. We decided to put our sacred vote to the most suitable person after careful consideration.

The first one who stood up to speak was Yin Xing, who was very active in physical and recreational activities. He pledged to enrich our school life by leading us in singing and dancing and playing games.

The second speaker was Tong Sheng, who was smart and ceonomical and good at planning, He said be would arrange fox our budget in claactivities.

The speeches went on. My eyes fell on Jiang Xin, who sat in a corner, listening attentively. That boy was quiet and always readyto help others in their studies. He could play basketball and dance gracefully. I asked him why he did not run for monitor. He said he was no good. Hearing us talking, someone shouted,"Jiang Xin, why not join in and run for monitor?" Jiang Xin stood up. embarrassed,"I am no good. If anyone is in need of me, I am ready to help. Thats all."

The time had come for us to count the votes. And to my delight ,Jiang Xin received the most votes and was elected monitor.

因为学习紧张，好久我们都没有一起打球了。我总觉得不管过多久，瘦小的诸葛如同以前一样，跟一根软软的稻草似的没力气，还是打不过我。可是我错了!当我们又站在一起，握着球拍进行比赛时，我深深地感受到诸葛的气势!她学会了不少发球、接球的招式，扣球、高吊球等等。不过，我怕什么呀?我以前可厉害了呢!我暗暗在心里给自己加油打气。可是……以前是以前，现在是现在。诸葛越打越好，慢慢地占了上风，我也不甘心，立刻打起精神去“迎战”。比赛结束了，天啊!我们俩竟然打了平手，怎么可能?一定是天气不好，风向不对。再来一场，我会赢的!于是，我们又战了一局。这一场我更不如诸葛了。我好奇地问她怎么回事，诸葛告诉我：“这段时间我一直在练习，还报了培训班，肯定能比过你!”听了这段话，我顿时傻眼了，怪不得诸葛比我厉害!都怪我骄傲自满，我也要加紧练习!

我们俩的羽毛球之战还在进行!从这次事件中，我悟出了道理：虚心使人进步、骄傲使人落后。

星期六早上，天气凉爽宜人。阿弄姐来叫我：“晶晶，打羽毛球去!”我干脆地答道：“好咧!”我们一人拿一个球拍和一个羽毛球，来到家门前的空地上。

我们以猜拳的形式决定谁先发球。我心想：如果我出剪刀，她会出石头;如果我出石头，她会出布;如果我出布的话，她会出剪刀。到底我出什么呢?不管了，我还是拼了吧!“剪刀石头布!”我们大声地喊着。结果，她居然出了“剪刀”，我出了“布”。只好让姐姐发球了。

阿弄姐的羽毛球比我打得好。她用右手稳稳地握住羽毛球球拍，左手拿着羽毛球，向上一抛，球立即迅速地出击，“嗖”的一声，羽毛球像一只飞翔的白蝴蝶，沿着一条弧线向我飞来。我昂着头只顾着欣赏这美丽的弧线，在它落地之前，我才猛地反应过来，扑在地上把球反弹来过去。阿弄姐实在太厉害了!脚一蹬，一跳，手一挥，一扣来了个扣杀，给了我一个“致命一击”，我措手不及，再一次扑在地了上，可惜晚了几秒。只听见羽毛球“啪”地落了地，我的心好像碎了一样。可我努了努眼，心里想：卢思怡加油!不能认输!要给自己一点信心!我爬起来，拍了拍手，坚定地说：“再来，我不认输!”“好!‘敬酒不吃，吃罚酒’!让你瞧瞧我的‘绝招’!”阿弄姐简直就像是一个挑战者，勇敢地向我宣战。她跳起来，用力地把球抛在头顶，“啪!”，使劲的一打，就像离弦的箭一样，飞了过来。我紧紧地盯住球，一边喊：“我不会输的!”，一边后退几步，举起球拍，稳，准，狠地使出吃奶的力气一击，球像一只白鹭鸟一样飞了过去。我终于反击成功了，好高兴呀!就这样，我与阿弄姐坚持了二十多个回合，手酸了，衣服也湿了。

经过这场“友谊赛”我身体得到了锻炼，羽毛球技术也进步了许多。以后我还要多参加这样的运动。

窗外阳光明媚，一个好天气，十分适合运动。这不，我拉上老爸去打羽毛球。

不要以为我是羽毛球高手，没练过几次，说得难听点，还是个“门外汉”。打出来的球是歪的，羽毛球借着风力，飞啊飞啊，飞向那“遥远”的地方……可怜的老爸只好迅速地奔跑起来紧跟在羽毛球屁股后，两眼盯着迅速下降的羽毛球，拍子伸在前面，头发飞了起来。可是——还是没接到。叫他平时不运动，现在，汗流浃背。

我和老爸都不是专业的羽毛球手，说得难听点，就是乱打一气，根本无法正常计算得分情况。不管那么多，老爸打得不好，他也从来没有把我培养成羽毛球运动员的想法。我拉他出来就当是跑一跑、跳一跳，偷偷告诉你，这是老妈交给我的任务。

累坏了老爸，也累坏了自己。我打出的球跟老爸捉迷藏，老爸打过来的球也长了眼，专门躲开了我，这叫做“互相伤害”呀。

比如说，我打了一个很高的球，只见老爸快速地往后退了几步，同时将手臂高高抬起，就差蹦了起来，拍子和羽毛球擦肩而过，笑死我了。球在空中飞来飞去，时不时掉在地上。两个拍子把羽毛球拍来打去，由于方法不对，球都快被打烂了。

打完羽毛球后，老爸身上热气腾腾，额头上流下汗来。要知道他被我指挥来指挥去，满场子捡球，还被我左一个球，右一个球，逼得东奔西跑，还真是有点狼狈。

亏得老爸还是个当老师的，连“生命在于运动”这个道理都不懂，整天坐着哪成呢？

Recently, I read a great book,Childhood,which is written byGorky. It’s a novel based on the experiences of the author’s tragic childhood, telling the stories about the author between his three to ten years old. Aliocha has a bad childhood. His father and mother die in his early ages, so that he has to live with his great-grandparents. His great-grandfather is bad tempered and his uncles hate him very much. Great-grandmother is the only person who cherished him. Besides, Aliocha also feel the pureness, friendship by his playmates. Through this book, we can see a poor, ugly society, but we also can see an adamant, compassionate little child who constantly pursuits of good things in life. It’s hard to imagine how he can stick to the faith of life in such bad environment. As for us, we live in a much better environment; of course we should cherish our happiness and be strong to face difficulties in life.

Today， I came to the breakfast。 See the lads with chopsticks busy busy。 So

I took a seat， a young man walked to nete over and ask me to eat something， so I

had a bowl of beef noodles peppers。 Soon， a noodles。 I take chopsticks， soon

finished eating。 On the way to school， I also think that bowl noodles

【中文翻译】

这天，我去吃早餐。只见店里的伙计们端着碗筷忙来忙去。于是我找了一个位子坐下了，一位年轻的伙计走了过来，问我要吃点什么，于是我点了一碗青椒牛肉面。很快，一碗面就出来了。我拿起筷子很快地吃完了。在去学校的路上，我还想着那碗好吃的面。

作业早做完了，我叫爸爸和下楼打羽毛球。

我发了一个球，可是球拍拍得晚了一点，球“啪”的一声落在了地上。我弯腰捡起球再发，这次把球打起来了，可是“打起来”，我却没“打出去”，球笔直地打了上去，又笔直地摔了下来。我像泄了气的皮球，垂头丧气的。可还是发了一个球，这次球“飞”了过去，爸爸把羽毛球拍一挥，球又以迅雷不及掩耳的速度反弹了回来，又从我头顶上“呼”的一阵风似地过去了，我还没反应过来呢，它已经掉在了地上，我只好再捡球。爸爸和我打的不分上下，一次，爸爸把球发了过来，我目不转睛地盯着球，轻轻地一横拍子，球又赶紧“飞”到我的身边，这次爸爸是往下打的，偏低，我把羽毛球拍朝下往前一拍，球仿佛故意和爸爸作对，从爸爸身边“绕”了过去。

打了好几个回合，爸爸说：“我们别打了，回去吧。”我意犹未尽，还要打，爸爸只好请“救兵”—妈妈了。

妈妈先发了一个“歪球”不偏不斜，刚好落到一颗树枝叶稀疏的洞里，我捞了好半天才捞了上来。

妈妈不喜欢捡球，每次没接住的球都用拍子推到我这来，让我捡。

打羽毛球真有趣!

My home is in the fast court, which is not particularly upscale, but I have a deep feeling for it, because I grew up here, knew it, knew it, and loved it.

Into the three periods of the door, is a circular square, you can climb up the steps, and stood looking down at the top of the square, first saw is a lawn, the grass is covered with trees, osmanthus flowers, camphor trees, maple, pine and other plants, each springing up and down a peg or two, along with a row of azalea bushes. Far from afar, like a long dragon; Because in winter, the grass is yellow and soft. The lawn added vitality to the square. Generally speaking, the square is very spacious and can be used for peoples activities. The lawn is surrounded by a circle of brown wooden chairs for people to relax.

Walking further, you will see a stone bridge across a river, about 60 meters long, a bit rough and a mysterious and ancient feeling. There is a round ball on the railing. The bridge is a little steep, and it takes a lot of effort to get down, but people cant stop running. Willows planted a few trees on both sides, it is often the wicker as braid, wind rustled, wicker dancing with the wind, a peaceful river, there is little ripples, but returned to normal in a short time. You can stand on the bridge, hand on the rough railing, the sturdy bridge, looking down at the river flowing past, feeling very comfortable.

When we finished the stone bridge, we turned right and went to the residential building. The color of the building is basically white, the frame outside the window is gray, the tile on the roof is black, give a person in general a kind of fresh and fresh feeling. There are three or four camphor trees planted in front of each building. How high the trees are, high up to the third floor; How green the trees were, and how vigorous the trees were, and how tall the trees were, standing erect, like dutiful soldiers, who guarded our homes. The green belt was separated by blocks of buildings, with small shrubs and bushes, in sharp contrast to the tall camphor trees.

This is the neighborhood where I live, a common and ordinary place. But as long as you observe carefully and feel the heart, you will find this is so lively and warm and charming!