In the past， celebrations were limited to events like song-and-dance duetsin North China， dragon/lion dances in South China and fireworks， which requiredthe joint efforts of the entire community. But economic development andurbanization seems to have weakened the social links among people. Many，especially those living in cities， are not interested in celebrating thefestival with people they hardly know.

在过去，庆祝春节还只停留在北方的二人转和南方的舞龙舞狮等形式。那些庆祝活动往往需要许多人合力才能办得起来。但是经济的发展和国际化程度的提升似乎已经将这种社会联系弱化了。许多人，特别是城市居民，不太愿意与不相识的人一起共度春节。

Many customs associated with Spring Festival have changed， too. In thepast， people used to visit relatives and friends with gifts and lots of goodwishes. Today， many people， especially the youth， use their cell phones or theInternet to send their good wishes and even "gifts" to their relatives andfriends. Some may say this a sign that people have become less caring abouttheir near and dear ones， but we should see this development as a time- andenergy-saving exercise granted by the information age.

与春节相关的许多习俗也被改变了。在过去，人们常常会带着礼物走亲访友，互道祝福。今天许多人，特别是年轻人，用手机或是网络向亲朋好友发去“礼物”和祝福。有些人或许会说，这说明人们已经没有那么关心至爱亲朋了，但是我们应该把这种变化看作信息化时代省钱省力的好办法。

In recent times， many people have started praying for a career promotion ormore money instead of invoking God or the Buddha for a healthy and long life andthe welfare of their family. But the number of such people is decreasing now，which shows that people are becoming more reasonable.

最近几年，许多人开始祈祷事业高升，财源滚滚，而不是求神拜佛，他们身体健康，长命百岁，家庭美满。但是这样的人数现在正在减少，说明人们开始变得更加理性。

初一的英语作文大全14

我的家很大.我的卧室里有一张很大的床，还有一张桌子，桌子上面摆着很多的书本.还有粉色的窗帘，我非常喜欢.厨房也有桌子，是餐桌.餐桌上有一个筷子架，里面放了很多的筷子.我妈妈的卧室比我的卧室大得多，但是东西很少.每天在客厅都能看见两面大镜子挂在墙上，感觉很舒服. 我爱我的家

My house is very large.In my bedroom there is a quite big bed,along with a desk on which many books are laid.What's more,there is a pink curturn I like very much ,while in the kitchen there is a dinning table where there is a chopsticks shelf ,in which many chopsticks are placed .My mother's bedroom is bigger than mine ,but contains fewer stuff.And it feels so at ease watching the two large mirrors fixed on the wall every day. This is my home and I like it very much.

初一的英语作文大全15

Good habits are good for the health.Every morning we'd better get up early and do morning exercises before having breakfast.Taking a walk after supper is also important.It is not good to watch TV too long and go to bed too late.So try to have more sports in our spare time instead of staying at home.Eating too much at meal is bad for our health,too.We shouldn't eat junk food.We should eat enough fruit and vegetalbes.It's very important to keep healthy.I think we should have healthy diet every day and eat proper food.We shouldn't eat junk food because it is bad for our health.Drink water and milk as often as possible.Milk is a great drink that can give us more calcium that make our bones much stronger.Don't eat too much because it will make youncomfortable and fat.Don't spend too much time watching TV,DVDs and Videos or using computers.It's good to take more exercise such as basketball,bike riding ,swimming and so on.Follow these and yocan be healthy.

好习惯是健康好.我们每天早上我早早起床,做早操吃早饭之前.晚饭后散步也很重要.看电视太长,太晚睡觉,这是不好的.所以要有更多的运动在我们的空闲时间,而不是呆在家里.在用膳吃太多对我们的健康不好,太.我们不应该吃垃圾食品.我们应该多吃水果和蔬菜.保持健康是很重要的.我认为我们应该有健康的饮食,每天吃适当的食物.我们不应该吃垃圾食品,因为它对我们的健康有害.喝的水和牛奶尽可能经常.牛奶是一种有益的饮料,可以给我们更多的钙,使我们的骨骼强壮多了.不要吃得太多,因为它会使你感到不舒服和脂肪.不要花太多时间看电视,DVD和视频或使用电脑.它的好,多做运动比如篮球,骑自行车,游泳等.遵循这些和你能健康.

初一的英语作文大全16

There are many festivals in China. Among them, I like the Spring Festival most.Not only because it’s the biggest festival in the year, but also because it’s a new beginning that brings hope to people and it’s time for family gathering.Before the festival, people come home no matter where they are.Usually, we have a big dinner on the New Year’s Eve. And then families sit together and share their lives or planes.Some will play games or hang out to have some fun.

On the New Year’s Day, people get up early and say good words to anyone they meet.Children can get lucky money from relatives.In the following days, we will visit relative’s home and bring New Year’s wishes to them.In short, it’s a time for family gathering and all of us enjoy it.

在我国，一年有很多节日，在这些节日中，我最喜欢春节。这不仅因为它是一年中最大的节日，更因为它是新一年的开始，给人们带来新的希望，也因为它是亲朋好友团聚的时刻。不管身在何方，人们总会在春节前回到家里准备过节。

通常，我们会在除夕夜吃一顿丰盛的晚餐，之后家人团座一起，分享一年以来的生活以及新年计划。有的人则会玩游戏或者出去玩。大年初一，人们通常会早起，会与见到的人说吉祥话。孩子们会得到压岁钱。在接下来的几天里，人们会带上新年祝福互相串门拜年。总之，春节是一个欢聚一堂、供人享乐的日子。

初一的英语作文大全17

after the spring festival, here comes the lantern festival. in china, people celebrate it on the lunar calendar fifteen. it symbolizes the short rest has come to an end after the spring festival; people need to get back to work with their best wishes in the brand-new year. we all celebrated this festival with plenty of food and fun. the most important and traditional food on the lantern festival is tang-yuan. with sweet and soft rice outside and peanuts or sesame inside, this little rice ball stand for the happy reunion, and the best wish for the whole families. apart from having dinner with parents and relatives, there are also lots of activities on that day. the lantern shows as well as guessing riddles are part of the lantern festival; and the most interesting part of the show is that the riddles are written on the lantern. after dinner, the whole families go to the lantern fair, to enjoy the happiness in this moment.

in every city, there are always a main street known for its lantern fair, on that special day, the street will become as bright as daylight in the night with myriads of lanterns and streams of spectators. at this moment, the happiness in the heart is beyond all deion. by watching various lanterns, eating sweet tang yuan, and hanging out with the people we love, thinking of the bright future in front of us. it’s worth everything.

happy lantern festival!

春节过后，就迎来了元宵节。在中国，人们在正月十五庆祝元宵节。这一天意味着短暂的新年假日结束了。在这新的一年，人们会带着最好的祝愿回到他们的工作岗位上。在这个节日里，吃的玩的都是十分丰富而且有趣的。汤圆，是最重要也是最传统的食品——外面包裹着甜软的糯米皮，而里面填满了花生或芝麻馅料。这个小小的糯米球象征着阖家团圆，及对家庭最美好的祝愿。除了和父母亲戚一起吃饭之外，还有许许多多的活动等着你。看花灯、猜谜语是元宵节的传统组成部分。最有趣的是谜语都写在花灯上。晚饭过后，一家人就高高兴兴的去大街上看花灯，猜谜语，享受着这幸福的时光。

在每个城市，都有条大街作为花灯展的主会场。在这个特别的日子，各式各样的巨大花灯发出像白昼一样的光芒，照亮了赏灯的人们，也照亮了漆黑的夜。在这一刻，任何言语都不能表达心中的喜悦之情。赏花灯，猜谜语，吃汤圆，和我们爱的人在一起，想着美好的未来，所有的一切，都值得了。

元宵节快乐!

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Mingming came to my house today. We spent some time playing computer games.We played basketball game online. I chose NBA and Mingming had to take CBA. Ofcourse, I won finally. We had a good time.

明明今天来我家。我们一起玩电脑游戏。我们打在线篮球游戏。我选NBA 球队，明明只能选CBA球队。当然，我赢了。我们玩的很开心。

初一的英语作文大全19

Saving Water

The world is not only hungry,but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75 % of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% -- the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes,underground, and other sources. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.

However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water, which is constantly being replaced by rainfall, is still enough for us. But our need for water is increasing rapidly-- almost day by day. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. A limited water supply would have a bad effect on agriculture and industry. Let me give yojust one small exampie of how necessary water is to industry. Did yoknow that to produce a single ton of steel, it takes about 91, 000 liters of water?

We all have to learn how to stop wasting our precious water. One of the first steps we should take is to develop ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done in this field, but only on a small scale. For us, the systems are as important as the spacecraft.

节约用水

我们的世界不仅饥饿，而且因为缺水而干渴。对你来说这可能似乎奇怪：因为我们的地球表面75%由水覆盖着。但是，这巨大的数量中97%是海水、或咸水。只有剩下3%

的来自河流、湖泊、地下，和其他来源的淡水供人们饮用、使用。即使如此，这3%的水源我们也不能够完全使用，因为有些淡水是以冰山或冰河的形式存在。更糟糕的是，一些水源已遭受了污染。

然而，尽管按现状看来，这些少量的淡水即使时常转化成雨水的形式，对我们来说，也仍然够用。可是我们对水的需求却日益迅速增长。我们只有现在采取措施解决这一问

题才能避免未来世界范围内的严重水资源缺乏。限量供水会对农业和工业产生不良的影响。我们举个小小的事例就能证明水对工业的必要性。每生产一吨钢材就要消耗91，000升水，你知道吗?

我们必须杜绝对宝贵水资源的浪费。我们应该采取的第一步就是要发展水再利用的方法。该领域的实验已在进行，但是仅是小规模地进行。水资源再利用系统的重要性

对我们而言，与空间站不相上下。