给妈妈的一封信

This year's winter vacation is an extraordinary one. Due to the novel coronavirus, the school hours are delayed. In order to ensure the normal progress of teaching, the school launched the network course. Today is the fourth day of online teaching. The students have gradually adapted to this new teaching method, and have not slackened their study due to the supervision of the teacher. They actively answer the teacher's questions in class, listen carefully, and finish their homework on time after class. The teachers who become the "anchor" take turns to complete the teaching of various subjects. They are very active in class, attentive in courseware preparation and in place in knowledge summary. I feel that this online teaching method can not only protect the safety of students and teachers, but also further stimulate students' interest in learning, so as to improve the efficiency of learning.

今年的寒假是一个非同寻常的假期。由于新型冠状病毒，开学时间延迟了。为了保证教学的正常进行，学校推出了网络课程。今天是在线教学的第四天。学生们逐渐适应了这种新的教学方法，并没有因为老师的监督而放松学习。他们在课堂上积极回答老师的问题，认真听讲，课后按时完成作业。成为“主播”的老师们轮流完成各个科目的教学。他们在课堂上非常积极，在课件准备和知识总结方面非常专注。我觉得这种在线教学方式不仅可以保护学生和老师的安全，还可以进一步激发学生的学习兴趣，从而提高学习效率。

A novel coronavirus epidemic caused by pneumonia in 2020 was enveloped in China. People began to stay indoors and life became oppressive. In this context, the Ministry of Education issued a notice of "no suspension of classes", officially opening up a new way of learning, online teaching.

2020年，中国爆发了一场由肺炎引起的新型冠状病毒疫情。人们开始呆在室内，生活变得压抑。在此背景下，教育部发布了“停课不停学”的通知，正式开辟了一种新的学习方式 —— 在线教学。

Every day in nail live group classes, I think this teaching method has become lively, my interest in learning has also increased a lot. Teachers teach each lesson to us in the form of courseware in the live room. The knowledge framework of the whole lesson becomes clear and clear, which is very conducive to our acceptance and digestion.

每天在钉钉直播小组课上，我觉得这种教学方法变得生动了，我的学习兴趣也增加了很多。老师在直播间以课件的形式向我们讲授每一课。整节课的知识框架变得清晰明了，这非常有利于我们的接受和消化。

Secondly, this way has broken through the original teaching mode. In school, there is only one teacher for each subject, but in online teaching, many different teachers are our teachers, so that we can fully understand the teaching styles and characteristics of different teachers, and then we can know the teaching methods we are interested in.

其次，这种方式突破了原有的教学模式。在学校，每个科目只有一名老师，但在在线教学中，许多不同的老师是我们的老师，这样我们可以充分了解不同老师的教学风格和特点，然后我们可以知道我们感兴趣的教学方法。

Moreover, in online teaching, each teacher only needs to have one or two classes a day, which makes the teachers have enough time to grade and write comments for the students, so that the students can understand the shortcomings and highlights of their own work, and then know which direction we can work in.

而且，在在线教学中，每个老师每天只需要上一两节课，这使得老师有足够的时间为学生批改作业及写评语，让学生了解自己的不足和亮点，然后知道我们可以朝哪个方向努力。

All in all, we are interested in learning in this winter. "If winter comes, will spring be far behind?" I believe that as long as we carefully carry out online learning and always maintain our confidence in learning, there will always be a ray of sunshine, which will break through the haze of the epidemic and bring warm spring. When spring comes, we will get together on campus.

总而言之，我们对这个冬天的学习很感兴趣。“如果冬天来了，春天还会远吗？”我相信，只要我们认真开展在线学习，始终保持学习的信心，总会有一缕阳光，它会冲破疫情的阴霾，带来温暖的春天。当春天来临时，我们将在校园里相聚。

In addition to the Spring Festival couplets, New Year pictures, ShouSui, lion dance, new year's Eve and other national customs, there are also some unique customs among the people of Jiangsu Province. Now the collection is for the readers.

春节的江苏民间，除了贴春联、挂年画、守岁、舞狮子、大拜年等和全国一样的习俗外，还有一些独特的习俗，现辑录数则以飨读者。

On the new year's eve of Suzhou people put cooked water chestnuts in their meals and dig them out when eating, which is called "digging Yuanbao". When friends and relatives come and go, they put in two green olives when making tea, which is called "drinking Yuanbao tea". Congratulations on getting rich.

苏州人除夕在饭内放进熟荸荠，吃时挖出来，谓之“掘元宝”，亲友来往，泡茶时要置入两只青橄榄，谓之喝“元宝茶”，恭喜发财。

On the morning of the first day of the new year of Wujin people, the portraits of ancestors were hung in the nave for tea and fruit and rice cakes. The whole family followed in turn with the new year's ceremony, which was called "worship shadow" They are not allowed to sweep the floor from home, for fear of sweeping out the "wealth" and "Ruyi". They can only sweep the floor from the outside.

武进人年初一早晨，将先祖画像悬挂中堂，供上茶果、年糕，一家老小依次行拜年礼，谓之“拜神影子。”他们扫地不许从家里往外扫，惟恐把“财气”、“如意”扫了出去，只能从外往里扫。

Jiangning people have the custom of "beating the spirit drum" during the Spring Festival, which is led by a big flag. Gongs and drummers beat the drum vigorously to boost their spirits. On the third day of the third year, they played the night drum, on the seventh day of the seventh year, and on the thirteenth to the fifteenth year, they played the shirtless drum. The atmosphere was warm.

江宁人有春节“打神鼓”之习俗，由大旗开路，锣鼓手浑身使劲地擂鼓助兴，初三“打夜鼓”、初七“上七鼓”，十三至十五打“赤膊鼓”，气氛热烈。

Nantong people have the custom of planting sesame stalks, Holly and cypress in front of their homes or halls. They choose to live a life of high flowering and green all the year round.

南通人有在家门口或堂前插芝麻秆、冬青、柏枝的习俗，取意生活开花节节高，长年青翠。

Huaiyin people also have the custom of "baking the head wind" for their children on the sixth day of the lunar new year. It's the night to take the child to the field to light a torch, dispel the pathogenic factors for the child, while baking and singing: "bake the head, wake up the brain, bake the feet, step by step, bake the belly without thinning, bake all over the body, never see the disease."

淮阴人还有初六给孩子“烤头风”之习俗。是夜带孩子到田头空地点燃火把，为孩子驱除病邪，边烤边唱：“烤烤头，醒醒脑，烤烤脚，步子矫，烤烤肚皮不拉稀，满身都烤遍，疾病永不见。”

On the eighth day of the beginning of the year, fishermen in Wuxi took a boat to the west mountain to worship the Yuwang temple, praying for the blessing of the God of water and offering sacrifices to the aodan Buddha, which was called "Shangyao". After the Yuwang temple was demolished, the custom gradually faded.

无锡渔民年初八有乘船去西山祭拜禹王庙之习，祈求水神保佑，祭鳌赕佛，称为“上尧”，禹王庙拆除后，此俗渐渐淡漠。

During the Spring Festival, there are many taboos in the old customs of Jiangsu, such as not using scissors at the beginning of the year to avoid the quarrel between mouth and tongue; not using kitchen knives to avoid the disaster of killing the body; not eating porridge, afraid of going out in the rain; not sweeping the floor, afraid of sweeping away the wealth and so on. With the popularization of scientific knowledge, many unscientific customs have been gradually forgotten; healthy and beneficial recreational activities have continued.

春节期间，江苏地区的旧习俗中还有许多禁忌，诸如年初一不动剪刀，免得口舌之争；不动菜刀，以免杀身之祸；不吃稀饭，怕出门遇雨；不扫地，怕把财运扫光等等。随着科学知识的普及，有很多不科学的习俗也逐渐被人淡忘；健康有益的娱乐休闲活动，却一直延续下来。

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Pollution: An Increasing Concern in China You should write at least 120 words following the outline below in Chinese.

说明：在这部分，你可以用30分钟的时间写一篇作文，题目是：污染：中国日益严重的问题。你应该按照以下提纲用中文写至少120个单词。

1.中国的污染的现状

2.造成污染的原因

3.解决的办法

Pollution: An Increasing Concern in China

污染：中国日益关注的问题

It is reported that ten big cities in China are being ranked among the top twenty cities with the highest pollution index in the world. This means it is high time we did something to bring the situation under control.

据报道，中国的十个大城市被列为世界上污染指数最高的前二十名城市。这意味着现在是我们采取措施控制局势的时候了。

Many factors are contributing to the deteriorating situation: industrial wastes pumped into the air, the lakes and rivers; a increasing number of automobiles crowding into the streets; the widespread use of plastic bags etc.

许多因素导致了局势的恶化：工业废物被排入空气、湖泊和河流；越来越多的汽车涌入街道；塑料袋的广泛使用等。

To my view, stiffer laws and regulations must be implemented to check pollution. Industries that release wastes without permission should be heavily fined. Cars should be equipped to minimize the exhaust they release into the air. And the use of plastic bags and disposable meal boxes should be banned. What's more, the media should play an important role in implanting a sense of environmental consciousness into people's mind.

在我看来，必须实施更严格的法律法规来控制污染。未经许可排放废物的行业应被处以重罚。汽车的装备应尽量减少排放到空气中的废气。此外，应禁止使用塑料袋和一次性餐盒。更重要的是，媒体应该在将环境意识植入人们的头脑中发挥重要作用。

If everybody works toward a common goal of making the environment better, we can create a cleaner and lovelier world for us and for the coming generation.

如果每个人都朝着改善环境的共同目标努力，我们就能为我们和下一代创造一个更清洁、更有爱的世界。

There is always a brilliant image living in my heart. That is my dear father. Seen through the eyes of many other people, father seems to be a very ordinary person. But he is quite extraordinary in my eyes, I have never lost my wonder at his good-personalities such as diligence, devotion, care, optimism ever since my childhood.

我心中总是有一个光辉的形象。那是我亲爱的父亲。从许多人的眼中，父亲似乎是一个很普通的人。但在我眼中，他非常非凡，我从小就对他的勤奋、敬业、细心、乐观等良好性格感到惊讶。

Being a farmer, father works very hard in the fields all the year round. He works from dawn till dusk every day and even till midnight when it is the harvest season. He seldom enjoys leisure with other farmers even if the farm work is not much. He chooses to live a busy life with reluctance to stop for a while.

作为一名农民，父亲一年四季都在田里辛勤工作。他每天从早到晚工作，直到收获季节的午夜。即使农活不多，他也很少和其他农民一起休闲。他选择了忙碌的生活，不愿意停下来。

Father devotes all himself to our family. As we are poor, he always tries his best to support our family and afford the tuitions for my brother and me. For the whole family, for brother and me, he never stops working laboriously in the fields throughout the year. Now he has got a wrinkled face and white hair because of excessive hard work, looking much older and weaker than any other person of his age. In spite of all this, father never complains to us. It is his full devotion that we're living a better life now. It is his full devotion that both my brother and I are able to study at college.

父亲全心全意地为我们的家庭服务。由于我们很穷，他总是尽力养家糊口，为我和弟弟支付学费。为了全家，为了弟弟和我，他一年四季都在田里辛勤劳作。现在，由于过度劳累，他长了一张皱巴巴的脸和一头白发，看起来比同年龄的任何人都要苍老和虚弱。尽管如此，父亲从不向我们抱怨。我们现在过着更好的生活，这是他的全部奉献。我和我弟弟都能在大学学习，这是他的全部奉献。

Father shows much care to us children and my mother as well. Whenever there is any delicious food on the table, he just leaves it to us while he takes the simple one himself. If my brother and I fall ill, he will not hesitate a moment to get some medicine for us or take us to see the doctor. My mother suffers a bad disease. Father looks after her very carefully. He never lets mother do any heavy work both at home and in the field. Mother appreciates him very much that she often praises him as a model husband before others.

父亲对我们的孩子和我的母亲都很关心。每当桌子上有好吃的食物时，他都会把它留给我们，而他自己拿着简单的。如果我和弟弟生病了，他会毫不犹豫地给我们买些药，或者带我们去看医生。我母亲患有重病。父亲非常细心地照顾她。他从不让母亲在家里和田间做任何繁重的工作。母亲非常欣赏他，她经常在别人面前称赞他是模范丈夫。

Father is a person full of optimism. He never complains about our poor life. He is never frustrated by trouble. He often tells us that everything will be all right if we have enough confidence in life. Due to his optimism, we are all confident to face our life and work.

父亲是一个非常乐观的人。他从不抱怨我们的贫穷生活。他从不因麻烦而沮丧。他经常告诉我们，如果我们对生活有足够的信心，一切都会好起来的。由于他的乐观，我们都有信心面对生活和工作。

We all think that father is not in the least an ordinary man. He plays an extraordinary role in my family. We can't have anything without him. Now I'm pursuing further studies at college far away from father. I miss him very much. And I often see him in my dreams. His great image is deeply carved in my mind.

我们都认为父亲根本不是一个普通人，他在我的家庭中扮演着非凡的角色。没有他我们什么都得不到。现在我在远离父亲的大学继续深造。我非常想念他。我经常在梦中看到他。他的伟大形象深深刻在我的脑海里。

Dear Mr.Headmaster:

尊敬的校长先生：

I am Li Yue, a student from Class 1, Senior 2. I am writing to draw your attention to some improper behaviour among us students: littering and scribbling. It makes our school dirty and unpleasant, and does harm to the image of our school. I always feel ashamed when-ever I see this. It is clearly not appropriate for a student to litter and scribble.

我是高二（1）班的学生李玥。我写信是想提醒你注意我们学生的一些不当行为：乱扔垃圾和乱写乱画。它使我们的学校变得肮脏、令人不快，并损害了我们学校的形象。当我看到这一切时，我总是感到羞愧。学生乱扔垃圾和乱涂乱画显然是不合适的。

I wonder if the school could place more dustbins around and set up specific rules against such behaviour. At the same time, students should be encouraged to develop good habits and better behave themselves. Believe that, with the Joint efforts of both teachers and students, our school will Become a more enjoyable place in the near future.

我想学校是否可以在周围放置更多的垃圾箱，并制定针对此类行为的具体规则。同时，应该鼓励学生养成良好的习惯，更好地表现自己。相信在老师和学生的共同努力下，我们的学校将在不久的将来成为一个更令人愉快的地方。

Thank you for your consideration.

谢谢您的考虑。

Yours faithfully(用于正式信函的末尾，署名之前), Li Yue

您忠实的,李越