初中优秀英语作文叙事【汇集20篇】

有了充饥的食物、解渴的水源，我们该感激大地;有了悠悠的云朵、明媚的阳光，我们该感激天空;有了健壮的体魄、温馨的家庭，我们该感激父母。而现在有了活跃的思维、微妙的张扬，我们该感激的是--成长。

感恩，是一种付出。“我们是祖国的花朵”，这句从小就在耳边的话一直让我觉得可爱得有点幼稚了。可是，到了现在，我才感到这话说得没错，看中老年人逐渐走向的衰老，我体会到我们的青春;看孩子们仍在幼儿园中抱着玩具，我体会到我们的成熟。走进花季，走进这充满花的气息的季节，我们这些自豪地昂起头的花朵，总有一天会长成参天大树，为培育我们的祖国大地撑起一片片绿荫。

感恩，是一种收获。有人说，感恩是一种人生态度。我们学会了什么是感恩、怎样去感恩，也就学会了如何做人。我们长成参天大树的时候需要许许多多的养分，而感恩应是不可或缺的一种。果树在被它的主人种下以后不断得以灌溉，待到收获之时，主人又将硕果从树上摘下。我们与祖国的关系又何尝不是如此?我们吸收了祖国灌溉予我们的知识，在将来，不久的将来，我们又会将骄人成果献给祖国。但我更愿充当一棵永远守候在母亲旁的小树。我们付出的是辛勤换来的成就，收获更多的是母亲欣慰的微笑与抚爱。

成长，需要感恩，但有意义的成长远不止于无目的地感谢天地万物。感恩是什么?成长又是什么?这一切的答案需要我在一次使自己蜕变的洗礼中得以明了。

现在就让你我向曾经赐予自己美好的东西的一切感其恩泽吧!

[初中成长叙事作文600字

"Enough! Enough!"I said when Father and Mother were still giving me more fish ad meat. My bowl was piled up like a little hill.

"Dont study too late into the night. Do be careful of your health. Have you had any examinations recently?"Father asked me in great concern.

My face turned red. I didnt dare to give Father an answer. I hadnt made any progress in my studies. I did badly in all subjects. I only got 60 for maths and failed in physics.

"It doesnt matter. Try to find better study methods and to work harder. I am sure you can enter a college!"Hearing these words, I bent my head down. What a kind father! He didnt scold me, but encouraged me instead.

"Have you used up the money I gave you last night?"With these words, Father was taking his wallet out."Mother has just given me 10 yuan.""Buy something to eat when you are hungry."Father passed me another ten-yuan note.

Should I accept it? Father and Mother love me deeply. Why couldnt I get god marks in exams? Tears came into my eyes.

"Dont cry. Now I will take you to the bus stop."As usual, Father carried that heavy bag and went to his dirty old bike.

[我的家人初中英语作文

导语：你的校园生活是什么样的呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

My name is Zhang Xin and I study in No.1 Middle School. Our campus is so large and beautiful that I am happy to study in our school. I usually reach school at 7 o’clock and our morning reading begins at half past seven. I have seven classes a day, four in the morning and three in the afternoon. I listen to the teacher carefully in the class. But after class, I play very well with my classmates. We have many activities for fun. Our class ends at five o’clock. Generally, I spend half an hour in taking part in sport activities. It’s good for my health. I like my life in school.

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我的名字叫张欣，在第一中学上学。我们的校园很大很漂亮，我很高兴能在这个学校上学。我通常在七点到学校，七点半开始早读，八点开始上课。我一天有七节课，早上四节，下午三节。课堂上，我认真听讲，课后和同学们玩得很开心，我们有很多的活动可以玩。我们五点下课，我常常在花半个小时的时间参加体育活动，这有益于我的健康。我喜欢我的学校生活。

One evening several years ago,I went to a concert with my friend.When we got to the concert I suddenly found I lost my ticket on the way.I was walking backwards to see to see if I could found it in the street,there the ticket was no way to be found.I felt very sad and started crying.Then a guy saw me and asked me what went wrong.I told him about the lost ticket.He then put his hand in his pocket and pulled out his own ticket and gave it to me,and said “you can have mine,because I’ve seen the concert.” I was so touched and before I could react,he hurried away and disappeared.I wish I could find this guy and say thank you to him.

April 1st is the holiday April Fools also known as “All Fools Day.”Its exact origin is not known, because there are so many stories as to why it started. The most plausible tale is that New Years Day in France used to be April 1st, but the King changed it to January 1st. Not everyone accepted this change for several years and those who didn’t were scoffed as fools, thus the term April Fools.

Today people from many parts of the world are recognizing and celebrating April 1st in their own unique way. Here at International school is a fruitful student body from all over the world. I decided to ask a few of our fellow classmates from IS to pass on what they did for April Fools and also pass on this tradition to this who don’t know about this good hearted holiday. Maybe through Jinan University, April Fools one day will really be global.

[初中英语作文愚人节

Our new English teacher is Mr. Smith. He wears a pair of thick glasses. He is very serious and strict to us. I never saw him smile until the Teachers’ Day. On the Teachers’ Day, my classmates and I planned to give him a special gift——a smile. So the naughty John pretended to have passed out in the classroom. When Mr. Smith came in, he was so scared that he held John in his arms right away. On the way to the hospital, John burst into laughter suddenly, which made the teacher confused. After we told him that it was only a joke, Mr. Smith laughed too. We were all pleased to see him smiling at last.

像艳的花，经过努力，开出娇艳的花；像刚毅的树，经过锤炼，发芽长叶儿；像翠绿的草，经过灌溉，翠绿，挺拔。

朋友，你如那刚毅的草，如此的翠绿，如此挺拔，我为你感到骄傲，为你而感到自豪。

记得那一次考试，你失利了。你的心情很糟，我能理解，你很想哭，我知道，但是你把你的眼泪化为汗水，化为了力量。你和我都信誓旦旦的为自己加油，打气。下课时，我没有看见你玩乐的身影，而是在努力学习。看见你这样，我也向学习。你认真的读背小科试卷，我俩进行小科背诵时，你总是以微笑告终，弄得我每次都要求重来。

你记得吗？那次上体育课时，老师叫我们拿着垫子到树林中休息。我俩躺在地上。都没有说话。你突然的一起身，望着我说：“不如我们来一个小可背诵比赛吧！就现在，反正闲着也是闲着！”我同意了。你说开始吧！“我要你背诵历史”，于是我背出了历史中的一小段。我高兴的说着：“我要你背诵地理，要俄罗斯的那一部分哦！”你想了一想，背了出来。我一惊，鼓励你说：“真棒！”，你笑了一笑，示意我继续。我给你出的题目中，除了一点你不熟悉外，其余的你都答得很好，弄得我在一旁直嘟嘴，说很嫉妒。

在回教室的路上，我和你继续说笑着，你把你的学习方法教给了我一些，我也把我的教给了你。我俩都笑着，看着你对学习的热情，我的心里也为你自豪起来。你的努力，总会有回报的。

终于，在一次的大考中，你进步了，进步得很快，我知道你背后的辛苦与艰辛，看着你脸上灿烂的微笑，我也替你高兴。你的花，终于开放了，美丽，娇艳，香气扑鼻，花下，还有那翠绿的叶托付着。我知道，那是你的汗水所形成的，还有你那坚强。

朋友，你能成功，我为你感到自豪。

[初中优秀叙事作文朋友,我为你自豪

I get up at six oclock every morning and brush my teeth and wash my

face.

Then change my school uniform and eat my breakfast. I go to school on foot

at seven oclock. I do the morning exercise with all students at the playground

in the compus at nine-thirty every morning. I take a nap at twelve-thirty in the

afternoon. I go home at five oclock and eat the dinner with parents at

six-thirty in the evening.

I do my homework at seven in the evening and go to bed at ten oclock at

night.

MY LOVE

Mamma you gave life to me，Turned a babysintosa man，And mamma all you had to offer Was a promise of a lifetime of love,Now I know there is no other

love like a Mothers.Love for her child,I know that love so complete someday must leave.Must say goodbye,Goodbyes the saddest word,Ill ever hear.Goodbyes the last time I will hold you near,Someday youll say that word and I will cry,Itll break my heart to hear you say Goodbye.

Mamma you gave love to me,And Mamma all I ever needed Was guarantee of you loving me,Cause I know there is no other love like a mother,the love you give will always live,Youll always be there every time I fall,You take my weakness and you make me strong,And I will always love you till forever comes.And when you need me,Ill be there for you always,Ill be there thru the lonely days.You are the wings that guide my

broken flight,and my shelter thru the raging storm,And I will love you till forever comes.

妈妈你给了我生命，生下了一个我，妈妈，你给我的一切是一生爱的承诺，现在我知道没有其他的

爱情就像一个母亲。爱她的孩子，我知道，爱是如此完整的总有一天要离开。必须说再见，再见伤心的话，我会永远听。再见最后一次我会抱着你靠近，总有一天，你会说出那句话，而我将会哭泣，它会打破我的心去听你说再见。

妈妈你给我爱，妈妈，所有我所需要的是保证你爱我，因为我知道有没有其他的爱，像一个母亲，你给的爱会永远活，你会总是有每次我跌倒，你拿我的弱点，你让我坚强，我将永远爱你，直到永远是。当你需要我的时候，我会在你总是，我会在那里穿过寂寞的日子。你的翅膀，我的向导

破碎的飞行，和我的庇护通过肆虐的风暴，我会爱你直到永远。

[我的爱初中英语作文

中秋节放假可真够乱的，数学、英语辅导班的上课时间颠三倒四，于是，就有了一次意外发生，不过心中还很为这个意外而自豪呢。

“佳源，妈妈在家洗衣服，下课之后在楼下等爸爸接你!”妈妈交待我。洗衣机的“嗡嗡”声让妈妈的声音减弱了不少。

爸爸听到了，心不在焉地答道：“嗯，行，五点我来接。放心吧!”说着，把书包递给了我。我突然发现水瓶忘带了，就急匆匆地跑进屋里，拿了水瓶，一扭头，发现公交卡上印着的小猴子正向我做鬼脸儿。我拿下公交卡，挂在脖子上，自言自语道：“好可爱的小猴子!戴上去真好看!”便在镜子前转了个圈儿，背着书包跨出了家门。

......

四点半钟，老师准时下课。我和高高打打闹闹地下了楼，准备以最灿烂的笑容给老爸一个惊喜。可带着满脸灿烂笑容跑出楼洞，我却没有发现老爸。

“也许老爸来晚了呢?”我阿Q似地自我安慰道。

同学们一个一个都和我拜拜了，只剩下我这么一个“倒霉蛋儿”。正当我一筹莫展地犹豫着是否要上楼去“留守”时，无意中摸到了胸前的“小猴子”。我灵机一动：不如我自己坐公交车回家吧!这个想法立刻博得我的脑细胞、神经细胞、末梢神经细胞、动脉血管、静脉血管、毛细血管的欢呼。于是，我在阵阵欢呼声中，坚定地走向了公交车站。

24路......

车上，我一直支楞着耳朵听站名。当广播说到_站时，我迫不及待地下了车，奔进小区，跑上楼梯，冲进家中，扑到了妈妈怀里! _ Running into the community, running up the stairs, rushing into the home, and rushing to the mothers arms!

此时此刻，老爸也和半个小时前的我一样，站在辅导班的楼下焦急地等待着她的女儿，望眼欲穿......

想不到，偶尔的意外，却让我有了第一次独自乘坐公交车的经历，品尝到了长大的滋味......

I walk around the Peak, around the flowers are numerous, full of branches, flowers and criss-crossing, as if the fence rows. Looking down from the peak, only an immense display. full of golden-yellow flowers, Down on the ground, not for the intoxicated with the beauty of nature, this beautiful paradise like the Garden of Paradise.

Suddenly, a cold wind blowing, I began to tremble , and winter jasmine, it seems a soldier, is to resist the wind, the yellow flowers with a sword, and the wind is it a duel! I was怔住this scene, the winter jasmine as appears to be weak, so delicate, and in the cold before they are without fear.

They really tenacious vitality ah!

I went to Xinjiang with my mom and dad in the summer vacation。 Every station of the silk road was full of beauty and magic。

Our first stop is to reach thirteen in the ancient city of Xian， where the world famous Terracotta Army of Qin， is the unity of Qin Shihuang made his China funerary， magnificent， true to life。

The second stop is Dunhuang。 We go by train。 In the silk train I met some new friends， they are three with a tour group is big sister in high school。 The train arrived at the destination at second oclock in the evening at 8 oclock。 Although it took a day and a half， but because we got to know so many new friends， we enjoyed ourselves on the train， so we didnt feel tired at all。

The second day early in the morning， we went to Crescent Spring， Mingsha mountain， enjoy the boundless desert scenery， riding a camel in the desert to explore the inexhaustible wonders of Crescent Spring。 In Dunhuang， we also see the Mogao Grottoes murals， there are flying fairies， Pipa dance， is really worthy of the ancient works of skilled craftsmen! But the aunt said that such precious relics are now facing the threat of being swallowed by the desert。

On the fourth day， we once again took the train to Turpan， the famous vineyard in Xinjiang。 We are enjoying the sweet grapes， enjoy a beautiful song and dance in Xinjiang， experience the Flaming Mountains hot， watch the water - amazing kariz engineering。

Farewell in Turpan vineyards are reluctant to part， we came to the silk road trip end point station Urumqi， tour of the Tianshan Tianchi， as Xinjiang girl， eat mutton string， watching a thriller "Dawaz" high wire program， feel the enthusiasm of Xinjiang。。。。。。

This trip， let me see the beauty of the mountains and rivers of the motherland， experience different ethnic customs， appreciate the wisdom of the ancient people， learn a lot of history and geography knowledge， and have made many new friends。

暑假我和爸爸妈妈一起去新疆旅游，丝绸之路的每一站都充满美景和神奇。

我们到达的第一站是十三朝古都西安，那里的秦兵马俑世界闻名，是统一中国的秦始皇造出来陪葬他的，宏伟壮观，栩栩如生。

第二站是敦煌，我们是坐火车去的。在丝绸火车上我认识了几位新朋友，她们是同一个旅行团里的三位即将读高中的大姐姐。火车第二天晚上８点才到目的地，虽然坐了一天半的时间，但因为结识了这么多新朋友，我们在火车上玩得开心，所以一点儿也不觉得累。

第二天一大早，我们去了鸣沙山、月牙泉，欣赏到无边无际的沙漠风光，骑着骆驼探寻沙漠中的奇观——不会枯竭的月牙泉。在敦煌，我们还看了莫高窟壁画，里面有飞天仙女、反弹琵琶舞，真不愧是古代能工巧匠的作品！可是听讲解员阿姨说，这么珍贵的古迹，现在却面临着被沙漠吞没的威胁。

第四天，我们再一次乘火车到达新疆著名的葡萄园——吐鲁番。我们享受着甜美的葡萄，欣赏了优美的新疆歌舞，体验了火焰山的炎热，观赏了令人惊叹的水利工程——坎儿井。

在依依不舍中告别吐鲁番的葡萄园，我们来到了此次丝绸之路旅行的终点站——乌鲁木齐，游天山天池，扮新疆姑娘，吃羊肉串，看惊险的“达瓦孜”高空走钢丝节目，尽情感受新疆的热情……

这次旅行，让我看到了祖国山河的美丽，体验了不同民族的风情，欣赏了古代人民的智慧成果，学到了很多历史和地理知识，还结识了很多新朋友。

Lifeis a mirror. If we smile to her, she would also return the happiness to us. Butif we cry, she would be disappointed. Therefore, we should be positive towardlife, so as to get happiness.

生活就是一面镜子。如果我们对她微笑，她也会回报我们幸福。但如果我们哭泣，她会很失望。因此，我们应该积极的态度对待生活，从而得到幸福。

Actually,happiness is everywhere if we keep a good attitude. As we keep a good mood, ourworld will be a sunny land, which is resounded with soft music. However, if weare pessimists, well find our world is full of darkness.

其实，如果我们保持良好的心态幸福无处不在。如果我们保持一个好心情，我们的世界将是一个充满阳光的地方，充满了柔和的音乐。然而，如果我们是悲观主义者，我们会发现我们的世界充满了黑暗。

Whileon the other side, happiness is not a destination but a journey. Because theres no paradise at all, but wecan make a paradise if were hard-working and intelligent. So we should worklike we dont need money, smile like weve never been hurt, and perform ourselveslike no one can see us.

而另一方面，幸福不是目的地，而是一段旅程。因为根本就没有天堂，但如果我们勤劳有智慧，我们可以自己弄一个天堂。所以我们应该就像我们不需要钱一样工作，就像从未受伤过一样微笑，就像没有人能看到我们一样表演。

[初中英语作文：快乐来自乐观和奋斗

Live with thankfulness

Do you know Thanksgiving Day? Do you know why human thankGod?

Thanksgivingfalls on the fourth Thursday of November, a different date everyyear. The President must proclaim that date as the officialcelebration.

Thanksgivingis a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away,family members gather for a reunion at the house of an olderrelative. All give thanks together for the good things that theyhave.

In thisspirit of sharing, civic groups and charitable organizations offera traditional meal to those in need, particularly the homeless. Onmost tables throughout the United States, foods eaten at the firstthanksgiving have become traditional.

What shouldwe thank?

I am always shy and afraid of standing in front of a lot of people, so I

dont have many friends. In my heart, I desire to make a lot of friends and hang

out with them. I know my problem. I am not confident and if I show my humor,

surely other students will notice me. So I decide to join activities. I take

part in a drama group. It can not only enhance my confidence, but also helps me

to make friends. Soon I become confident and more students know me. Whats more,

many students ask me to join their group. I conquer my fear and grow up.

"Green" the eternal topic, let us better to understand the importance of

environmental protection.

Green environmental protection is to make us live a happy life in a clean

environment, however, the environment around us in a worse if we dont alarm,

then, our motherland will be a mess in our hands! Green environmental protection

starts from me. My dad used to drive his car to work, listen to my advice, to

protect the environment, he ride a bike from now on, he thought that not only

the exercise of his body, also for the green environmental protection.

My mother began to contribute to the green environmental protection. Before

she went to vegetable market to buy food, she used plastic bags, a village green

environmental protection propaganda on TV, she understood the green

environmental protection is sustainable, in order to we can have a better

environment. In order to we live healthier lives, so mom from that moment on,

every day go to vegetable market with the own basket, instead of plastic

bags.

As a new era of junior middle school students, and I will response to the

green environmental protection call for, I had at school are all use one off

chopsticks, but now I can bring their own chopsticks to school. I think, though

this is a small matter, but I do my responsibility.

Happiness of life to let China land everyone be permeated with happy smile,

rich products, long history, noble quality, the plot environment. Nowadays, the

environment is polluted, the green environmental protection starts from me, let

us together to protect the environment!

一个人的暑假总是有不能够控制的时候。有时候真觉得自己该交几个靠谱的朋友，而不是总是会放鸽子。尤其是在烈日炎炎之下的我，被放鸽子，被热得汗流浃背，内心却是无比的寒凉。

原本与朋友约好今天一道出去，结果朋友临时说家里需要他一同去拜访亲戚，不得不去，又只好抛弃我。我也不好说什么，只能怪他计划不周。一个人出来玩，是我比较忌讳的事情，因为我是一个很讨厌一个人吃饭的人，大多数时候，我都会吃的饱饱的再出门。这是和朋友约好的，我又错过家里的饭店，不得不在外面委屈一顿。

为了保险起见，我选了我常去的一家粉丝店。店员和我也算是非常熟透了，基本上每一次我和朋友出来玩，也有不小的概率会选择这一家店。不过被朋友放鸽子，一个人过来吃，这样的次数都是少之又少。

这家粉丝是出了名的好吃，总是在饭点的时候爆满。好地我走到这里的时候，已经过了饭点。店里的人依旧有点多，但是至少也可以找得到位置，虽然并不理想，但是一个人出来，就觉得凑合凑合也行。像往常一样，点了一份牛肉粉丝。不同的是，在点餐的时候却突然又接到了朋友的电话。朋友一边在电话里面一个劲的道歉，我虽然听着，但是心情也并没有什么好转。

直到我去拿餐的时候，才发现我点的牛肉粉丝里面多了几个花甲，大概店员听到了我在指责我朋友，让我错过家里的饭店，没有吃早饭的原因，所以给我多加了一份小菜，我内心感到一些温暖。然而店员只是说，一不小心加错了。店员的微笑，让我觉得自己太过于斤斤计较。

也许是我过度解读了别人的表情，但是我依然觉得，自己不应该因为被别人放鸽子，就要不高兴一整天，时间是自己的，开不开心也是自己说了算。有时候人需要一点自我欺骗和自作多情，帮助自己去更好的成长。

那天吃的粉丝，比我平常吃的都要饱，也比平时更加好吃。原本只是因为想要让自己吃得更好一点，再点了牛肉粉丝，结果没想到，还是吃到了自己平常最喜欢吃的花甲粉丝。

塞翁失马，焉知福祸。虽然用在这里有点小题大做，但是如果想要快乐一点，就一定要看开一点，人生有时候很长，但你不希望漫长的一生都只是一些不愉快。跟漫漫的时光相比，人生有时候又很短，如果短暂人生，再不去珍惜，赤裸裸的来，赤裸裸走，中间再不美好些，人世间这一遭，倒是走得有些亏。

导语：在雪花飘起的时候，火红的春联，纷纷挂出；在冬意渐深的时候，震耳的鞭炮，纷纷响起；在花朵凋零的时候，回乡的梦想，纷纷绽放。以下是小编为大家分享的春节英语叙事作文，欢迎借鉴！

英语春节作文（1）

The Spring Festival， Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New YearEve to have a big meal.At the same time， everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 oclock，some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is！

On the first early moring of one year， many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some houses windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.

The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days， we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time， children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents， uncles， aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.

So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.

英语春节作文（2）：

The happy spring festival spring festival is on the first day of the first lunar month.chinese people most like the spring festival.

during spring festival,Chinese people like having meals with their families,playing fireworks in the open air.my sisters and iplayed fireworks on that day.We had many fireworks.they were very beautiful.they were running into the sky and breaking into pieces.they looked like flowers in the sky.we were very happy and excited.After that,I made awish.I hope that,we can have ahappy and healthy life next year and everyone in my family can be happy.

I enjoy the festival very happy!

Last winter holiday, I went to Harbin with my mother. It‘s very cold in winter. There is snow and ice everywhere and you are always in a white world. You must wear warm clothes. The most exciting thing is playing with snow. Skating is also very interesting there. I will always remember Harbin, for the snow, the ice and all the beautiful things. I love Harbin.

January 21

It was cooler than yesterday. One of my father’s friends invited me to eat red bayberries. You must know it is unusual. Because we will climb the hill to eat red bayberries. There is no chance to eat red bayberries in the hill for the people who don’t live in Beijing. On the hill, you can breathe the fresh air, you can listen birds singing and you can eat red bayberries. It was enjoyable. It is said there are wild pigs in the hill. What a beautiful natural.

January 22

Today I found time was a cruel thing. Whatever man is, time always goes on. It won’t stay to wait for somebody. You can’t use anything to exchange time. Time is also a fair thing. Although you have a lot of money or you enjoy high reputation, time won’t leave them more. Today I found I hadn’t enough time. Although I have 50-day holiday, but I found I had a lot of things to do. I had a lot of homework to do and I had something necessary to do.

January 23

I have rested for 10 days. In these days, I felt very bored. I didn’t know to do what. Although I had a lot of things to do, I felt uncomfortable. I was ill because of the cold weather. I was tired, sleepy and had no strength. My parents are worried about my health. in fact, it didn’t matter. I was always in the room with air-conditioner and opened it in a low temperature. So when I went out, the high temperature disagreed to me. Finally, I was ill.

the mid-autumn or moon festival is one rich in poetic(诗意的) significance. ancient legends(古代的传说) that became interwoven with this festival‘s celebration further contribute to the warm regard in which it has always been held by the chinese people. according to the lunar calendar(农历)， the seventh， eighth， and ninth months constitute the autumn season. mid-autumn festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month， precisely in the middle of this season， when the heat of the summer has given way to cool autumn weather， marked by blue skies and gentle breezes. on this day the moon is at its greatest distance from the earth; at no other time is it so luminous. then， as the chinese say， “the moon is perfectly round.” in the villages the heavy work involved in the summer harvest has already been completed but the autumn harvest has not yet arrived.

the actual origins of the mid-autumn festival are still very unclear. the earliest records are from the time of the great han dynasty emperor wu di (156-87 b.c.)， who initiated celebrations lasting three days， including banquets and “viewing the moon” evenings on the toad terrace. we know that people during the jin dynasty (265-420 a.d.) continued the custom of mid-autumn festival celebrations， and similar accounts have come down to us from the time of the tang dynasty. during the ming dynasty (1368-1644) houses and gardens were decorated with numerous lanterns and the sound of gongs and drums filled the air.(qiewo.com)

moon cakes came on sale shortly before festival time. in the past， one could get some cakes shaped like pagodas， others like a horse and rider， fish or animals. still others were decorated with the images of rabbits， flowers， or goddesses. there were a myriad of different fillings available： sugar， melon seeds， almonds， orange peel， sweetened cassia blossom， or bits of ham and preserved beef. the cakes are of the northern and southern styles， but the latter (also called guangdong-style) are the most popular and are available throughout the country.

the round shape of cakes just symbolizes not only the moon but also the unity of the family. therefore the mid-autumn festival is actually a day for family reunion.

[初中生中秋节英语作文