【 – 写作指导】
篇一:《四级英语作文整理》
今天上午四级写作再次体现了强烈的反押题倾向：考察了四级从未考察而六级一直考察的引语评论型作文，很多同学措手不及。2012年6月之前，四级写作重点考察中文提纲作文。2012年12月，时隔十年之后，四级写作再次考察图表作文。2013年6月和12月，四级写作开天辟地考察了图画作文。2014年6月和12月，四级写作再次出其不意考察类似于描写文的情景作文。2015年6月，四级写作杀个回马枪考察图画作文。在大多数机构和考察都预测今年12月考察图画作文之际，今天上午再次攻其不备考察了六级写作从2013年6月开始持续考察的引语评论型作文，或称名言警句作文。现分别解析如下：
（一）Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying “Never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make something happen.”You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of being participants rather than mere onlookers in life. You should write at least 120 words, no more than 180 words.
参考译文：指令：对于本部分，允许你使用30分钟，针对“绝不要只是出去看看发生了什么，而要出去做一些事情”这句话，写一篇短论文。你可以引用例子来阐释不只做生活的旁观者而是要做参与者的重要性。你应该写至少120词，但不多于180词。很多同学由于词汇量太小或语法基础薄弱，看不懂题目。其实无须过于担心，只要认识participant（参与）即可，本题即是阐述参与的重要性，是一篇人生哲理类文章。四级写作已经六次考察人生哲理类考题，分别是：1992-1：Is Failure a Bad Thing? （失败是否一件坏事），1995-1：Can Money Buy Happiness? （金钱是否能买来幸福），1997-1：Practice Makes Perfect （熟能生巧），2003-1：It Pays to Be Honest （诚实是值得的），2011-12：Nothing Succeeds Without a Strong Will （成功需要坚强的意志）和2013-6：The Importance of Doing Small Things Before Undertaking Something Big（做大事之前做小事的重要性）。在新东方在线四级写作基础班，笔者提供了人生哲理类钻石句型，强化班笔者讲解了人生哲理类真题并提供了范文。在笔者今年11月出版的《四级写作与翻译终极预测20篇》中，第10-12篇均为人生哲理类范文，尤其是第11篇，几乎全文均可使用。12月17日，笔者在新浪微博“新东方王江涛”中发布了“15年12月四级写作十大预测范文”，其中第5篇即人生哲理，几乎全文均可使用。如果考生认真准备过，并不难写。本文第一段应该通过引语引出主题：参与的重要性，第二段可以通过列举自己身边或社会热点例子支持自己的观点，第三段可以进行归纳结论或提出建议措施。考生如果未能审清题目或写作稍有偏题，也无需过于担心，只要卷面尚可、没有太多严重的语言错误、跑题不是太远，都可以取得及格的成绩。
（二）Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying “Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission.”You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning. You should write at least 120 words, no more than 180 words.
参考译文：指令：对于本部分，允许你使用30分钟，针对“学习是一种日常经历和一种终生使命”这句话，写一篇短论文。你可以引用例子来阐释终身学习的重要性。你应该写至少120词，但不多于180词。
很多同学由于词汇量太小或语法基础薄弱，看不懂题目。其实无须过于担心，只要认识learning（学习）即可，本题即是阐述学习的重要性，是一篇关于学习的教育文化类考题。四级写作已经九次考察人生哲理类考题，分别是：2000-6：Is a Test of Spoken English Necessary? （口语考试是否必要），2007-12：What Electives to Choose? （选择什么选修课），2010-6：Due Attention Should Be Spent to Spelling （我们应该充分重视拼写），2012-12：Education Pays （教育回报），2012-12：Academic Plagiarism（学术抄袭），2013-6：The Importance of Learning Basic Skills （学习基本能力的重要性），2013-12：The Impact of Internet on Learning（互联网对学习的影响），2014-12：A Course That Has Impressed You Most in College （大学中我印象最深的一门课），2015-6：Why Am I Going to School If My Phone Already Knows Everything? （如果我的手机已经知道一切，为什么我要去上学）。在新东方在线四级写作基础班，笔者提供了教育文化类钻石句型，强化班本人讲解了教育文化类真题并提供了范文。在笔者今年11月出版的《四级写作与翻译终极预测20篇》中，第1-5篇均为教育文化范文，尤其是第1篇，几乎全文均可使用；同时，该书提供了十大万能框架，第3、7两篇框架很多表达均可使用。12月17日，笔者在新浪微博中发布了“15年12月四级写作十大预测范文”，其中第1篇即教育，几乎全文均可使用。本文第一段应该通过引语引出主题：学习的重要性，第二段可以通过列举自己身边或社会热点例子支持自己的观点，第三段可以进行归纳结论或提出建议措施。考生如果未能审清题目或写作稍有偏题，也无需过于担心，只要卷面尚可、没有太多严重的语言错误、跑题不是太远，都可以取得及格的成绩。
（三）Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying “Listening is more important than talking.”You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of listening. You should write at least 120 words, no more than 180 words.
参考译文：指令：对于本部分，允许你使用30分钟，针对“聆听比言说更重要”这句话，写一篇短论文。你可以引用例子来阐释聆听的重要性。你应该写至少120词，但不多于180词。很多同学由于词汇量太小或语法基础薄弱，看不懂题目。其实无须过于担心，只要认识listening（聆听）即可，本题即是阐述聆听的重要性，是一篇人生哲理类文章。四级写作已经六次考察人生哲理类考题，分别是：1992-1：Is Failure a Bad Thing? （失败是否一件坏事），1995-1：Can Money Buy Happiness? （金钱是否能买来幸福），1997-1：Practice Makes Perfect （熟能生巧），2003-1：It Pays to Be Honest （诚实是值得的），2011-12：Nothing Succeeds Without a Strong Will （成功需要坚强的意志）和2013-6：The Importance of Doing Small Things Before Undertaking Something Big（做大事之前做小事的重要性）。
在新东方在线四级写作基础班，笔者提供了人生哲理类钻石句型，强化班本人讲解了人生哲理类真题并提供了范文。在笔者今年11月出版的《四级写作与翻译终极预测20篇》中，第10-12篇均为人生哲理类范文，尤其是第11篇，几乎全文均可使用。12月17日，笔者在新浪微博中发布了“15年12月四级写作十大预测范文”，其中第5篇即人生哲理，几乎全文均可使用。
本文第一段应该通过引语引出主题：聆听的重要性，第二段可以通过列举自己身边或社会热点例子支持自己的观点，第三段可以进行归纳结论或提出建议措施。
考生如果未能审清题目或写作稍有偏题，也无需过于担心，只要卷面尚可、没有太多严重的语言错误、跑题不是太远，都可以取得及格的成绩。
综上所述，如果考生在考前认真准备过，今年的四级写作其实只是纸老虎，并不难写。
值得一提的是，今年12月四级翻译考察了关于“丽江古镇”的一篇翻译文章，而2014年6月四级写作考察过关于推荐景点的作文，笔者出版的《三大名师四级真题超详解及复习指导》中提供的范文即关于“丽江古镇”的，很多背过的同学感觉轻而易举。同样，笔者在新东方在线冲刺班和《终极预测》中提供过关于“文化交流”的写作范文，很多同学四级翻译今天考察了”文化交流“，感觉若有神助。
今年12月的四级写作考题再次提醒广大考生：四级写作必须尽早复习，切勿过分依赖考前押题或万能模板，扎扎实实提高英语(精品课)实力才是获得高分的关键！
2015年12月英语四级作文真题：活到老学到老
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Learning is a daily experience and a life long mission.”You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of life long learning. You should write at least 120 words, no more than 180 words.
参考范文1：
Currently in this constantly changing world, learning becomes a seemingly convenient but actually more complex matter. As an old saying goes,”Learning is a daily experience and a life time mission”.Apparently, the meaning of this saying is that if we truly desire to learn something, we are supposed to devote our life to it. There are several reasons accounting for this view point.For one thing, learning itself is an actually
complicated and painful matter, and as a result, it is advisable for us to commit much more time even our whole life to it. For another, it is exceedingly obvious that we are easy to forget what we learned, and accordingly, the significance of lifetime learning cannot be ignored. For example, memorizing vocabulary is commonly the first step of preparing for an English test. However, it is pretty difficult for us to put a huge number of new words in our mind. Therefore, we can divide these words into some groups and spend some hours each day on it in order to remember and understand these words.
To sum up, lifelong learning lays a solid foundation to the development of ourselves, and only when we realize the significance of lifetime learning can we understand the essence of learning.
2： Learning is a daily experience and lifetime mission.
Undoubtedly, learning is a daily experience and lifetime mission. For instance, Madam Curie, who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, was known for her persistence in learning.
Several reasons, both social and individual, could account for the importance of constant learning. Firstly, in an age of ruthless and relentless competition, only by learning constantly can we bring our potential and ability into full play and catch up with the times. Secondly, learning does not only help us acquire knowledge, but also enriches our lives and broadens our horizons. Thirdly, science and technology change with each passing day. Without constant learning, it would be impossible for us to update our knowledge.
Accordingly, it is constant learning that really matters in achieving success in modern society. In my humble opinion, it is high time that parents and teachers made joint efforts to encourage children to read more books instead of playing computer games all day.
2015年12月英语四级作文真题：听比说重要
For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Listening is more important than talking.”You can cite examples to illustrate the importance oflistening. You should write at least 120 words, no more than 180 words.
参考范文1：
As the most evolved creature in this planet，we human beings are in possession of two kinds of most
powerful capability, which are listening and talking. Compared with talking, more often than not, the significance of listening is way ahead in our life.
The most typical example of the importance of talking lies in the exchange among family members. When we are accustomed to talking without listening, in the process of which we might only focus on ourselves, feeling of others are ignored and even hurt. Without listening, the essential passport towards mutual understanding, the relation among our family members may bit by bit go alienated .
Besides , listening can also promote the efficiency of teamwork and efficiency is of the utmost consequence in such a fast-tempo society.
Talking is a window through which we convey ourselves , while listening is a door via which we understand each other . A life without mutual listening is just like a house without a door. Careful listening , so at least it seems to me , is a necessity but not a luxury in our daily life as well as in our work .
2.Listening is more important than talking
It is no exaggeration to say that listening is more important than talking. For instance, without listening, a baby won’t know how to speak; without enough listening, we cannot speak English fluently; without listening carefully in classroom, we cannot follow our teachers.
There are several reasons to account for the importance of listening. First and foremost, only by listening to others carefully can we understand their points of views. Secondly, more listening can not only broaden our
horizons, but also helps us absorb others’ wisdom. Last but not least, listening is an input and talking is an output. It is unwise to voice our opinions in those topics that we are unfamiliar with.
As an old Chinese old saying goes, silence is gold. Therefore, in my humble opinion, it is of great significance for us to spend more time in listening instead of rushing to speak.
2015年12月英语四级作文真题：做个行动派
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write anessay commenting on the saying “Never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make something happen.” You can citeexamples to illustrate the importance of being creative rather thanthe mere onlookers in life. You should write at least 120 words, nomore than 180 words. 参考范文1：
As a famous saying goes, "Never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make something happen." Simple as the saying is, its meaning is profound and thought-provoking, which is meant to tell us that we are supposed to be creative instead of acting as the on looker.
Conspicuous are the impacts of being creative and I would like to explore the following aspects. To begin with, it is to leading a team to make constant progress what water is to fish, which can be best illustrated by an example concerning an extraordinary basketball player, Yao Ming. Moreover,
this kind of innovation also makes it possible for an ation to promote its international status and improve the comprehensive competitiveness.
From my perspective, keeping creative is so essential that adequate importance must be attached to it. Only when we literally realize the key role it plays can we become better selves in the foreseeable future.
2.Never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make something happen
There is no doubt that we should never go out there to see what happens; instead, we should take actions to make things happen. A telling example is Youyou Tu. She and her colleagues made 380 extracts from 2,00 herbs before they finally succeeded in discovering the pure substance qinghaosu, which can be used to treat malaria. As we all know, there were numerous scientists who wanted to find this substance, but it was her firm actions that made her the first Chinese Nobel laureate in medicine.
Why? Reasons are quite simple and can be listed as follows. To begin with, only by taking actions can we find the best way to solve those problems we are facing, but as a bystander, we can learn nothing meaningful. In addition, in an age full of ruthless and relentless competitions, without taking actions to make things happen, we are bound to lose those valuable opportunities. For instance, if Apple had just gone out there to see what happens in mobile phones, it could not have presented the amazing product, iPhone, to us.
Accordingly, we college students should not just be a watcher but a doer. In my humble opinion, we can start from applying what we have learned into practice.
此次作文，依旧没有考察“热点”的“环境、文化、网络”等大话题，而是“平民草根、接地气”的人生哲理类，三个题目在今年的考试当中有以下几个特点：
第一，易审题，延续了上一次四级写作考试“反押题”的倾向。
第二，重语言，主题明确，考生比拼的就是“语言质量”本身。一篇不再“假大空”的文章，注定不需要使用太多“大而华丽的空洞语言、口号语言”，而在于考生能否灵活运用一些基础词汇和固定表达，写出语法正确、语言流畅的文章。同学们比拼的是驾驭英语语言本身的能力，对词汇、语法、固定句型套用的熟练程度和精采程度。
第三，技巧和能力并重。宗旨，多背，多写，背好，写好，总能够在考场上有话好说，有分可拿。
第四，目前的题目是描述与议论文并重。这次的考试其实更多的是重在考生的思考问题、发表评论、写议论文的能力。这样的话题涉及的面比较广、话题比较正式，作文考的是你真正的语言描述和议论点能力。我们应该学会如何举例子、写过程、去描述，如何发表论述、论证。
篇二:《英语作文》
汇编英语写作
试题一
假如你叫李华，是校报的一名英语小记者。请根据下面的写作提纲，为校报的英语专栏写一篇稿件，介绍你上周六去动物救助中心的公益活动的情况。
1．参加活动的时间、地点和主要经过；2．参加这项活动的感受。
注意：词数100左右。
词汇试题：动物救助中心—Animal Rescue Center；流浪—stray
【参考范文】
Last Saturday I joined a voluntary activity which was organized by the students’ union of our school. My classmates and I took a bus and went to the Animal Rescue Center in our city, where some stray dogs and cats are kept. As soon as we arrived, the workers told us how these animals were collected and what they did to help them. Then we were divided into small groups and helped them clean the cages. We were given some food to feed these animals.
I learned a lot from this activity. Animals need our care and attention, so we should devote our time to taking care of them.
试题二
假如你是李华。你们学校最近开通了英语广播站，旨在让同学们提高英语水平。现在请你以广播站播音员的身份，用英语写一篇英文播音稿，号召同学们收听。
要点：1. 自我介绍；
2.播音的方式、目的和意义；
3.号召同学们积极参与。
注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.词数100左右。
【参考范文】
Dear boys and girls,
This is Li Hua, a host of the school’s English radio station. The following is a brief introduction to the station.
The station, set up recently, is on air from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m., every weekday. Its listeners are never supposed to be bored while listening to 8 different programs and 12 hosts. In the programs, you can listen to popular English songs, enjoy excellent articles, know about the latest English movies and be taught better ways of learning English with great fun. We’ll try our best to make the programs interesting and instructive. The English radio station spares and will spare no effort to educate and entertain its listeners.
Studying English well while having fun is the goal of our station as well as the reason why you choose to listen to us. Every listener is welcome. Please join us soon！
试题三
在2014年4月23日第19个“世界读书日”到来之际，你校英语俱乐部向校发出“走向阅读人生”号召，鼓励每个人，去发现阅读名著的快乐。现在请就你读过的一本书，写一篇100词左右的读后感。具体要求如下：
·写出书名及作者
·简单介绍书中你最感兴趣的人物、情节或思想（三者选一即可）
·说明感兴趣的理由
【参考范文】
Robinson Crusoe
Of all the books I’ve read, I like Robinson Crusoe best, which is one of the famous British writer Daniel Defoe’s greatest works.
The main role of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe is Robinson Crusoe, who was caught in a disaster during a boat travel. He had to swim to a lonely island and lived there for some years. There were no other people on the remote island, and there was no food for him. He fought against all kinds of natural disasters and diseases alone bravely. He tried his best to overcome all difficulties and was saved at last.
After reading the novel I am really moved by Robinson Crusoe’s spirit, which has taught me that nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. His image will stay in people’s hearts for ever.
试题四
某报社就中小学课业负担问题，向社会征求意见，请依据下列要点，给报社写封英文书信，介绍相关情况：
1. 作业对中小学学生有着重要的作用；
2. 太多作业的影响；
……
要求：1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 字数100左右（开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数）。
Dear editor,
As we all know, homework plays an important role in Chinese Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
【参考范文】
Dear editor,
As we all know, homework plays an important role in Chinese education. Students do homework to strengthen what they’ve learnt in class and meanwhile prepare for the new lessons.
But too much homework is really a heavy burden for Chinese students. They have little time to take physical exercise and some wear thick glasses because exercises take up most of their spare time. They also suffer punishments if work is done badly or late. After years of bad homework experiences, some of them lose interest in study and hate school life.
So I think homework is necessary, but it needs to be well designed and shouldn’t take up all the students’ spare time. Only in this way can the students find pleasure in their homework and become more interested in study.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
试题五
假如你是李华，最近你们学校举办了一次社会实践活动，请你按照下面要点描述一下经过：
1．活动过程；
2．学到的东西；
3．你的感受。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
【参考范文】
One afternoon last week, there was a social activity organized by our school that we researched DaWenKou relicculture. We went there on foot at 3:00 PM. After we arrived there, we looked at some old temple, tools for farming and living, which made us think how hard our ancestors lived then. From what we saw, we learned the old civilization in China, and knew their contribution to the development of country.
Personally, I thanks to our ancestors, it’s because of spirit of hard working that we Chinese pass on from generation from generation makes country become stronger and stronger, so we must keep it in mind, and we must study hard so that we can do the same things to country in the future.
《2014高考英语作文十个热门话题预测》
2014年高考英语作文热门话题之一—雅安地震
2014年4月20日，四川省雅安市芦山发生强烈地震，造成很大损失。学校号召全体师生向灾区捐款。请你拟一个发言稿，在学校捐款动员大会上使用。发言稿主要内容应包括：
1. 对灾区情况的简单介绍(包括地震发生时间、地点、造成的财产和人员损失等);{古代遗迹是否值得重建的英语作文}.
2. 捐款的意义(帮助灾区人民渡过难关、帮助灾区重建);
3. 如何捐款(自愿、多少不限、以班级为单位，收齐后交到学校红十字会) 注意：
1. 不要逐条翻译;
2. 可适当增加细节;以使文章连贯;
3. 词数至少100词。 参考范文：
Dear teachers and students,
As we all know, a terrible earthquake happened in Lushan, Sichuan Province on April 20, in which many buildings were destroyed and many people were injured. In order to help the earthquake victims to go through the hard times and rebuild their hometown, the school has called on everyone in our school, including both teachers and students, to donate money to the earthquake-stricken area. This donation is voluntary. You can give away however much you want to. The money will be collected by each class before it is handed to the Red Cross Society of our school. We hope that everyone will be kind enough to do what you can to help our fellowmen out of the difficulty. Thank you.
2014年高考英语作文热门话题之二—“中国梦”
最近，你们班召开了以“我的中国梦”为主题的班会活动。请写一篇日记，记述班会情况及自己的感受。内容要点如下：
1.每位同学都畅谈了自己对中国梦的理解;
2.你谈到了自己的梦想;
3.如何实现自己的梦想。
注意：
1.总词数不少于100。 2.不可逐条翻译。
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
April 8 Monday Fine
Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream….
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April 8 Monday Fine
Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream. Inspired by President Xi’s Chinese Dream, everyone talked enthusiastically about his
understanding of the Chinese Dream. We all believe that this dream will come true in the future. I also talked about my own dream. I have always wanted to be a doctor. Not only can doctors save people’s lives but also they are doing a respectable job. Doctors can also help people to live a better life with their professional knowledge. To realize my dream, I must try to work hard from now on. I must learn as much as I can so that I can get into a good medical college, where I can prepare myself adequately for the job of a doctor. Only in this way can I accomplish my goal.
2014年高考英语作文热门话题之三—中学生使用iPad
假如你是李华，是一名高中生。随着科技的发展，iPad已成为中学生的新宠。用iPad既可以听音乐，阅读纯文本电子书，又可玩电子游戏。请你用英语给某英语报社写一封信，谈谈中学生使用iPad的情况。信的内容必须包括以下几点：{古代遗迹是否值得重建的英语作文}.
1、使用iPad对学习的好处：
2、对课堂纪律和学习可能产生的负面影响：
3、提出自己的建议并说明理由。
注意：开头已经给出，不计入总数。词数120字左右
Dear Editor',
I'm a senior high school student named Li Hua. Now many students have iPads and think it's a fashion to use them.
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Dear Editor',
I'm a senior high school student named Li Hua. Now many students have iPads and think it's a fashion to use them. U sing an iPad, we can listen to music, download a lot of learning materials and read them on the screen. Apparently, it's helpful to our study, especially to our English listening.
Some students, however, bring their iPads to the classroom and listen to music without earphones, which makes the teacher and other students greatly annoyed. Some of them even waste precious time in class playing video games.
In my opinion, as students, we should make good use of iPads to help achieve academic success. The classroom is a place for students to study, and therefore concentration is awfully needed for us to learn our lessons. Furthermore, the school should make a rule to guide the students to use iPads in a proper way. Yours sincerely, Li Hua
2014年高考英语作文热门话题之四—H7N9流感
假设你是李华，从电视上看到H7N9流感仍然在上海流行，并有少部分人因此而丧生，你为你正在上海上学的笔友Anderson的健康与安全担心。请你给他写一封信询问他的情况，并给他提出防护建议。
要点：
1、询问(他的健康状况;人们对流行疾病的反应：是否感到恐惧等) 2、建议(至少三点) 注意：词数：120左右;
Dear Anderson,
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Dear Anderson,
From TV I know there are still many H7N9 flu cases reported recently in Shanghai and some people are even killed as a result. I’m so worried about you. So I’m writing to get to know some information about you. Are you all right ? Are there any H7N9 flu cases
in your school ? Are you still afraid of this widespread disease ? To stay away from the disease, I strongly suggest you doing the following things. Firstly, you’d better stay at home as much as possible and not go to places where there are many people. Then it would be a good idea to wash your hands more often to keep them clean. Besides, open the window to have more fresh air in the room. And last but not least, eat more fruits and vegetables to keep yourself fit and strong. So far the disease is not so deadly as it seems to be. Do be at ease ! Take care and you’ll be OK. Yours, Li Hua
2014年高考英语作文热门话题之五—雾霾
假如你是李华，你的笔友Mike从电视上得知前段时间北京多个地方出现雾霾(haze),非常担心，写E-mail询问有关情况，请回复。回复应包括以下要点： 1.实况描述;
2.对生活造成的影响;
3.成因简析与教训;
4.你个人的情况。
要求：
1.词数100-120;
2.email的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Mike,
Thank you very much for your concern.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________ Regards!
Yours， Li Hua
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Dear Mike，
Thank you very much for your concern. Last months several places in Beijing were blanketed with thick yellow fog. Everything around disappeared from our sight. Some highways were closed. Traffic jams were commonly seen in the streets. Many people, especially children and seniors, even found it difficult to breathe. As a result,
篇三:《英语作文》
中秋赏月是中秋佳节传统的庆祝方式。几千年来，中国人常把自己的喜怒哀乐(joy and sorrow)以及分分合合(parting and reunion)同月亮的圆缺(wax and wane)联系起来。夜幕降临之时，大地沐浴在银色的月光中。此时最幸福的事就是全家人团团圆圆共赏美月了。一家人围坐在一起，一边聊天，一边欣赏美食，共享迷人的月色。 自然，这月色会让人想起许多月亮的传说。 那些出门在外回不了家的人则会仰望着明亮的月亮，思念家乡的亲人。
Appreciating the moon is a traditional celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. For thousands of years, the Chinese people have related their joy and sorrow, parting and reunion to the changes of the moon as it waxes and wanes. When night falls and the land is bathed in silver moonlight, it is the happiest thing for all family members to get together and appreciate the beautiful moon. Family members sit around, chatting, enjoying tasty food. Together, they enjoy the charming moonlight, which will naturally remind them of beautiful legends about the moon. Those who go outside and can not return home will watch the bright moon and long for their family members at home.
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中秋节 Mid-autumn festival
农历 lunar calendar
灯笼 lantern
阖家团圆 family reunion
祭拜 worship
赏月 watch and enjoy / appreciate the moon
月饼 moon cake
传说 legend
后羿射日 Hou Yi shooting the sun
嫦娥奔月 Chang E flying to the moon{古代遗迹是否值得重建的英语作文}.
吴刚伐树 Wu Gang chopping the tree
玉兔捣仙药 jade hare making heavenly medicine
民间故事 folk tales
粽子是端午节的特色传统美食。粽子通常是用竹叶(bamboo leaves)或苇叶(reed leaves)包以糯米(glutinous rice)再用细线扎好做成的，经过蒸煮数小时后即可食用。粽子的馅儿因地区不同而不同。馅儿可以是甜的，比如枣(dates)、碎黄豆(mashed yellow beans)、花生、栗子等，也可以是咸的，比如猪肉、香肠、蘑菇、咸蛋黄(salted yolk)等。有些粽子只用糯米，只是吃的时候蘸着糖吃。粽子通常包成金字塔形状。包粽子很费时间，一般全家都要参与。当然，随着经济的发展，现在人们完全可以到附近超市买到现成的粽子而不必费劲自己包了。
Zongzi is known as the traditional food unique to Duanwu Festival / Dragon Boat Festival. It is usually made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves or reed leaves which are tied with a string. Zongzi is ready for eating after being steamed or boiled for several hours. The fillings vary from region to region. They may be sweet, such as Chinese dates, mashed yellow beans, peanuts or chestnuts, and may be salty including pork, sausages, mushrooms and salted yolk. Some types of Zongzi contain only rice, usually eaten with sugar. Zongzi is usually in the shape of a pyramid.
Zongzi-making is usually a family event with everyone helping out since it is time-consuming. Of course, with the development of economy, people nowadays can afford ready-made Zongzi from a nearby supermarket easily without taking trouble to make it themselves.
中国人过春节有拜年(pay a New Year call / visit)的习俗。通常在新年的钟声刚刚敲响的时候，晚辈(the juniors)会向长辈(the seniors)拜年。拜年时，晚辈会对长辈说一些祝福(blessing)的话，以示对长辈的尊重。同时，长辈也会回以祝福之词，并给晚辈们红包，称作“压岁钱”(lucky money)，以求他们健康、幸福和平安。不过，现在通信发达了，除了团聚在一起的一家人之间还使用这种方式拜年外，多数人选择使用电话或短信拜年了。
It is customary for Chinese people to pay a New Year Call on the Spring Festival Day.