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美国英语作文 篇1
"We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas…"Have you heard that song? Yup! It's Christmas time! This Christmas, I stayed with my "host family"1. It was an amazing experience to see how a typical American family would celebrate the biggest western festival of the year.
Christmas, like our Spring Festival, has a meaning in itself. Christmas Day, which is on December 25, is the birthday of Jesus Christ--the son of God. That's why it is called Christmas. On that day, Christians would get together with their families to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. But nowadays, the religious meaning of Christmas has become less emphasized. To many families, it is just a time of family reunion and the ever-exciting present-giving.
Our school had been on winter vacation since December 11. I stayed at my friend, Stephen Stapczynski's house--his family was my "host family". Although Christmas was still more than ten days ahead, the festive spirit had already been teeming everywhere. The Christmas tree had already been set up, and on every windowsill, there were Christmas lights. On the first day I arrived at their house, Stephen and I helped Mrs. Stapczynski put decorations on the Christmas tree. The tree looked so nice with all the lights on and the beautiful ornaments dangling from its branches.
As Christmas came closer, the whole neighborhood had made preparations too. Some people would hold parties at their houses, inviting all their neighbors to come. So every night, if you went out, you would see a long line of cars parked in front of some house--a party's on!
What's more, the Christmas decorations that some people put on their windows and in gardens were just amazing. On one night, we went out in our car for a "tour of lights". There was one street that was so famous for its lights that it got its way into the local paper. We had a hard time finding the well-hidden street, but it turned out to be worth the effort. Lights shone brightly in front of nearly every house, on trees, bushes, doors, windows…everywhere, taking different shapes, making it seem almost like daytime. Huge inflatable figures in the front gardens were waving to us: there were Santa Clauses2, of course, chuckling merrily away; and there were also other Christmas figures, like Rudolph3--the red-nosed reindeer--with his red nose gleaming ever so brightly; even Bart Simpson--a character in the famous comedy The Simpsons--had joined the jolly party, wearing a Santa's hat. The street set off a lot of "ooh"s and "aah"s inside the car.4 When we left, there was a line of cars in the street, all there to see the lights.
Christmas is the time for exchanging presents. Stephen and Niko had been thinking about their Christmas lists (a list of things they wish "Santa"to give them for Christmas) for a long time. I didn't want to ask for anything, but the Stapczynskis were so kind to "force"me make one list as well (Mr. Stapczynski told me if I didn't make one he would chop off my legs). So I wrote down a couple of things that I would like to have, and gave the list to them--sorry, my mistake--to Santa.
Finally, Christmas Eve came. There was a special Christmas service at the church at 6 p.m. It was certainly a very interesting experience for me. The priest started the service reading and sang out extractions from a holy book--The Divine Liturgy. For several times, we would stand up and pray.
Sometimes, the church choir would start singing. The atmosphere was very quiet and holy. Then there was a ceremony called "The Receiving Communion". People waited in line to "receive"a spoonful of food from the priest. It was a very special Christmas tradition. The food was made from bread and wine. The bread represents the body of Jesus, and the wine represents his blood. After this ceremony, the priest had a speech. He reminded us not to forget the true meaning of Christmas, and let Jesus really live inside us--that is, to love the people around us wholeheartedly. I think that no matter if you are a Christian or not, this principle should be part of our lives. After the priest finished his speech, the part that I enjoyed most came: Christmas carols5. Christmas carols are songs that people sing at Christmas, such as "Jingle Bells", "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Silent Night"and so on. Some were very merry, others sounded quite holy, but all of them were beautiful. I closed my eyes, and let all the peacefulness and happiness that were in the songs flow through me. What a feeling it was!
We went to sleep earlier that day for we had to get up early on Christmas Day to open our presents. Sure enough, when I was still half-way during a sweet dream, Stephen burst into my room and told me to get up and open presents. There were a huge pile of presents under the Christmas tree, and there was such a mysterious mist shrouding them that made me eager to see what they all were. So one by one, we went through all the presents. Mr. and Mrs. Stapczynski had bought me everything I had written on my Christmas list--and a lot more! I got music CDs, film DVDs, clothes, books… I was very happy, and I didn't know how to express my appreciation for what they had done for me.
Stephen and Niko had gotten a lot of presents too, and they had already been trying out their new games!
In the afternoon, we went to Mrs. Stapczynski's brother, Uncle Stan's house. They had prepared a marvelous meal for us. A lot of their friends and relatives also came. I saw Stephen and Niko's grandparents, Yiayia and Papou (words of grandma and grandpa in Greek--Mrs. Stapczynski's parents came from Greece, so they like the boys using Greek words to call them). They were very kind to me, and treated me just like one of their family members. We had a very luxurious meal, consisting of turkey, beef, pork, and all sorts of other food.
After the meal, when all the stomachs were full and everyone was feeling drowsy6 from all the food, we just sat around the table and chatted, just like what we Chinese people do at the Spring Festival. After all, Christmas, like the Spring Festival, is a time for us to get away from our busy lives, a time for family gathering, and a time to have some fun.
Notes:
1. host family: 寄住家庭或接待家庭。学校安排那些圣诞节仍留在美国的国际学生住在当地的寄住家庭中。
2. Santa Claus: 圣诞老人。
3. Rudolph: 每到圣诞节,圣诞老人乘坐驯鹿雪撬给孩子们送礼物,其中指路的驯鹿的名字叫Rudolph,它的鼻子是红色的,所以称其为"red-nose reindeer"。
4. 街上的景象使车中响起一片惊奇的声音。set off: 激起,引起。
5. carol: (圣诞)颂歌。
6. drowsy: 困倦的。
美国英语作文 篇2
Old People in America
In the old days,American families were bigger。 People had more children,and grandparents and great-grandparents lived with their families。 But now, families are smaller, and many old people
live alone。 At the same time, Americans are living longer and longer。 The number of old people is always growing。
Some old people like to stay in their old homes。 They do not want to move from their old homes。 They do not want to move from their hometown。 They are near their 。friends and family。 But some do not have a lot of friends。 They want to meet new people。 They want to live in a quiet place with other
people of their age。
A large number of old people are moving to the South。 It is warm there。 You do not have to walk through the snow in winter,or pay a lot of money for heating。
A large number of old people are moving to the South only for old people。 One of these is Sun City, near Phoenix, Arizona。 All the families in Sun City must have one person over the age of 50 ,and children under 18 years old can't live there。
美国的老人
以前美国都是大家庭。人们孩子很多,祖父母和曾祖父母都和家人在一起生活。但现在,家庭越来越小,许多老人独自生活。与此同时,美国人越活越长。老年人的数目总在不断增长。
有些老人喜欢呆在他们原来的房子里。他们不愿意从旧房子里搬出来。他们不想离开家乡。他们想住在朋友和家人附近。但是有些老人朋友不多,他们想结交新人,他们想和其他同龄的老人共同居住在一个僻静的地方。
很多老人正在迁往南部,那里天气暖和。冬天的时候不需要在雪中走路,也不需要交大笔取暖费。
很多老人正在迁往只允许老人居住的南部城市。其中之一就是亚利桑那州菲尼克斯附近的太阳城。太阳城居住的所有家庭都必须有一个成员在50岁以上,18岁以下的孩子能住在那里。
美国英语作文 篇3
我从小就喜欢旅游,上幼儿园起,我就梦想着出国去旅游。
四年级时,我本想和同学一起去新加坡,却因为年龄太小,被爸爸妈妈拒绝。一转眼,到了五年级的暑假,本打算去日本的我又对日本严重的甲型H1N1流感望而却步。唉,我的梦想再一次破灭了。
现在,我已是七年级的学生了。一天,冯老对我们说:“今年暑假,我们又有出国去参加夏令营的活动。”我听后高兴极了:“嘿嘿,我又有机会圆梦了!”
中午,我飞快地吃完饭,然后飞奔到电话亭。
“滴滴,滴……”我拨通了妈妈的电话。“喂,妈妈,我们学校又组织去国外夏令营了,我想去美国。第一,我现在上初一,是个很关键的阶段,美国是现在最发达的国家,我去那里增长了见识一定会有利于我的学习的。第二,此去美国有足足三十天时间,能够给我一个充分的纯英语环境,对我的英语学习会大有帮助。第三,美国的东西卖得便宜……”我把我所有的理由都一一搬了出来。终于,功夫不负有心人,在我的软磨硬泡后,妈妈总算说:“那好吧,反正你都这么大了,也该见见世面了。不过你一定要珍惜这次机会,出去多学点东西吧。”
我高兴得跳了起来!我念叨了好几年的梦想终于可以实现了!在回寝室的路上,我看见天出奇地蓝,白云也仿佛变成了笑脸的`形状,以往捣蛋的同学,也都比平常顺眼多了!
对了,去美国要住在居民家里,多学会一些英语的日常用语也是必不可少的。于是,我开始苦练英语,上课时,我比以前专心了许多。在上补习班的时候,我也让老师给我强化了一下口语,渐渐的,我的英语会话能力提高了。
这次去美国,一定会让我增长许许多多的见识,提高我的英语成绩,也会让我快乐。所以,我要好好珍惜这次机会,多学些知识,丰富我的人生。
美国英语作文 篇4
the united states covers a large part of the north american continent。 its neighbours are canada to the north, and mexico to the south。
when this land first became a nation, after winning its independence from engand, it had thirteen states。 each of the states was represented of the american flag by a star。 all these states were in the eastern part of the continent。 as the nation grew toward the west, new states were added and new states appeared on the flag。 for a long time, there were 48 states。 in 1959, however, two more stars were added to the flag, representing the new states of alaska and hawaii。
indians were the first inhabitants of the land which is now the united states。 there are still many thousands of the descendants of these original inhabitants living in all parts of the country。 sometimes it is said that the indians are "the only real americans。"
most americans, however, are descendants of people who came from all over the world to find a new life in a new land。 those who came first and in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern coast of north america were mostly from england。 it is for that reason that the language of the united states is english and that its culture and customs are more like those of england than of any other country in the world。
美国占去北美大陆很大一部分土地。它北邻加拿大,南接墨西哥。
这片土地刚从英国独立出来,成为一个国家的时候,只有十三个州,每个州在美国国旗上由一颗星来代表。这些州都在东部。当这个国家不断向西扩大,就增加了新的州,同时它们也出现在国旗上。很长一段时间,美国有48个州,可是,到1959年,国旗上又多了两颗星,分别代表阿拉斯加和夏威夷。
印地安人是如今叫做美国的这块土地上的最初居民。现在在全国各地仍然居住着许多这些原始居民的后裔。有时人们说印安人才是“真正的美国人”。
不过,大部分美国人是来自世界各地要在这个新世界里对找新生活的人的后代。那些最早大批来到北美东海岸建立家园的人大部来自英格兰,也是由于这个原因,美国的国语为英语,而它的文化习俗也与英国的更为相像。
美国英语作文 篇5
Recently, the movie American Captain is very hot, the third episode has been brought into the screen.
Since I see the first episode, this great hero catches my attention all the time.
he is so handsome and brave, what’s more, he fights for the justice, which makes him a charming person.
I will support this movie, American Captain is my hero.
最近,《美国队长》这部电影很热,第三部也已经搬上了屏幕。
自从我看到了第一部,这个伟大的英雄就一直吸引着我的注意力。
他是如此的英俊和勇敢,更为重要的是,他为正义而战,这使得他成为一个充满魅力的人。
我会支持这部电影,美国队长是我的英雄。
美国英语作文 篇6
American houses usually have private kitchens, a living room and sometimes separate areas for eating and watching television. A house usually has its own mailbox, a yard with plants or perhaps a lawn, and a place to store garbage out of sight.
A bungalow is a small house with one or two bedrooms and usually one bathroom.
A mansion is a real big house with many bedrooms and several bathrooms.
A ranch house usually has three or four bedrooms. The master bedroom for the mother and father usually has its own bathroom.
An apartment is usually one living space within a building. Several apartment can be in the same building, with a shared yard, parking spaces, and garbage.
A town house is a two-floor apartment. The kitchen, living room and dining room are usually on the first floor and the bedrooms are on the second floor.
A studio apartment may have a separate kitchen, but the living room is also the bedroom!
A condominium, or condo for short, is an apartment that is owned by the occupant, not the building owners.
Most American are happy to talk about their homes. And if theyve done anything special in their home, theyll let you know what it was, and maybe tell you what it cost to put in the Jacuzzi, deck or patio, etc. Most Americans live in cities, but nearly as many live in suburbs. Suburban American has shopping centers called malls and residents usually need a care to get around. Most of the houses in the suburbs are one or two stories tall, with private yards and gardens and garage. There are few tall buildings in the suburbs. Cities have neighborhoods, warehouse stores, and public transportation is usually pretty good. Private houses might only have a back yard, and if there is a garage it probably is small. Cities have a lot of apartment buildings and some tall buildings may seem to scrape the sky , so they are called skyscraper .
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