The Qingming(Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. But the Qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work, it is more a festival of commemoration.

清明节是中国24个节气之一，每年4月4-6日。节后，气温会升高，降雨量也会增加。现在是春耕播种的好时节。但清明节不仅是指导农活的季节性节日，更是一个纪念节日。

The Qingming Festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness.

清明节是悲伤和快乐的结合。

This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the diseased. Also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served.

这是最重要的牺牲日。此时，汉族和少数民族都会祭祀祖先，并为患病者扫墓。此外，他们不会在这一天做饭，只供应冷食。

The Hanshi(Cold Food) Festival was usually one day before the Qingming Festival. As our ancestors often extended the day to the Qingming, they were later combined.

寒食节通常在清明节前一天。由于我们的祖先经常将这一天延长到清明，他们后来被结合在一起。

On each Qingming Festival, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices. Traffic on the way to the cemeteries becomes extremely jammed. The customs have been greatly simplified today. After slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn incense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet.

每个清明节，所有的墓地都挤满了前来扫墓祭祀的人。前往墓地的路上交通变得异常拥挤。今天，海关大大简化了。在略微扫墓后，人们会献上食物、鲜花和死者的最爱，然后烧香、烧纸钱，在牌位前鞠躬。

In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere.

与扫墓者的悲伤相反，人们在这一天也享受着春天的希望。清明节是一个阳光明媚、树木和草地变绿、大自然再次活跃的日子。自古以来，人们就有春游的习俗。这时到处都是游客。

People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. Kite flying is actually not limited to the Qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not only during the day, but also at night. A string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and therefore, are called "god's lanterns."

人们喜欢在清明节放风筝。放风筝其实并不局限于清明节。它的独特之处在于人们不仅在白天放风筝，而且在晚上也放风筝。绑在风筝或线上的一串小灯笼看起来像闪闪发光的星星，因此被称为“上帝的灯笼”。

The Qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979, "Arbor Day" was settled as March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.

清明节也是植树的时候，因为树苗的成活率很高，树木生长速度也很快。在过去，清明节被称为“植树节”。但自1979年以来，“植树节”被定为公历的3月12日。

Tomb Sweeping Day is popularly associated with Jie Zi Tui, who lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of his own leg. When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a hermit's life with his mother in the mountains.

清明节通常与介子推联系在一起，介子推于公元前600年生活在山西省。传说中，介子推用自己的一条腿救了饥饿的主人（晋文公）的命。当晋文公成功成为一个国家的统治者时，他邀请了他的忠实追随者加入他的行列。然而，介子推拒绝了他的邀请，宁愿和母亲在山里过隐士的生活。

Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. To his consternation, Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jie's death. Thus began the "Cold food festival feast", a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be lit.

晋文公相信他可以通过火烧山把介子推赶出来，于是命令手下放火焚烧森林。令他惊愕的是，介子推选择留在原地，被烧死。为了纪念介子推，晋文公下令在介子推去世纪念日扑灭每家每户的火灾。于是开始了“冷食节”，这是一个因为不能生火而不能烹饪食物的日子。

The "Cold food festival" festival occurs on the eve of Tomb Sweeping Day and is often considered as part of the Tomb Sweeping Day festival. As time passes, the Tomb Sweeping Day festival replaced the "Cold food festival". Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation of Tomb Sweeping Day is to remember one's elders by making a special way to visit their graves, ashes or ancestral tablets. To make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family of the lives and contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Tui.

“寒食节”发生在清明节前夕，通常被认为是清明节的一部分。随着时间的推移，清明节取代了“寒食节”。无论遵守什么习俗，清明节的基本习俗都是通过特殊方式祭扫长辈的坟墓、骨灰或祖先牌位来缅怀长辈。为了使这次访问更有意义，应该花一些时间提醒年轻的家庭成员他们祖先的生活和贡献，以及介子推的故事。

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。

Preparations for the Chinese New Year in old China start well in advance of the New Year's Day. The 24th of the twelfth month is set aside for the annual housecleaning. Every household will give a thorough cleaning to their houses, clothes, bedclothes and all utensils, to bid farewell to the old year and to usher in the new. It is believed the cleaning sweeps away bad luck and makes the house ready for good luck to enter. All brooms and dustpans are put away on New Year's Eve so good luck cannot be swept away.

在旧中国，元旦之后就开始提前准备过年的东西了。十二月二十四是留给年度大扫除的。家家户户都会彻彻底底的打扫他们的房子，衣服，被褥和所有的器具，来辞旧迎新。据说，打扫可以赶走坏运气，使房子有好运气。在除夕夜，所有的扫帚和簸箕都会被放在一边，免得好运被扫走了。

Spring couplets, written in black ink on large vertical scrolls of red paper, are put on the walls or on the sides of the doors. These couplets, short poems written in classical Chinese, are expressions of good wishes for the family in the coming year. In addition, symbolic flowers and fruits are used to decorate the house. Animated door gods, scrolls of happiness, beautiful window flowers, colorful New Year paintings and flower-decorated red lanterns, all gives a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival.

春联，用黑墨水写在垂直滚动大红纸上，是贴在墙壁上或在门边。这些对联和短诗是用繁体字写的，都是表达了对家庭在新的一年里的良好祝愿。此外，象征性的鲜花和水果是用来装饰房子。生动的门神，充满幸福的卷轴，美丽的窗花，丰富多彩的年画和用花装饰的红灯笼，都展示出了一个喜庆和热闹的节日气氛。

Storeowners are busy as everybody goes purchasing for the New Year, from edible oil, rice, chicken, fish and meat, to fruit, candies and nuts, and to various decorations, new clothes and shoes for children as well as gifts for friends and relatives.

当每个人都去采购新年食品时，店主们都忙得不可开交，从食用油、大米、鸡肉、鱼和肉，到水果、糖果和坚果，再到各种装饰品、给孩子们的新衣服和鞋子，以及给亲朋好友的礼物。

Cheongsam is not only a symbol of traditional Chinese clothing, but also one of the classics of the world’s clothing culture.

旗袍不仅是中国传统服饰的象征，也是世界服饰文化的经典之一。

Cheongsam, a traditional costume of Chinese was popular in the Republic of China, and the government identified it as a national dress in 1929. After the 50s, cheongsam gradually became deserted in Chinese mainland. After the 80s, cheongsam was renewed. In May 23, 2011, the cheongsam handicraft production was listed among national intangible cultural heritage.

旗袍是中华民国流行的一种中国传统服装，政府于1929年将其确定为民族服装。50年代后，旗袍在中国大陆逐渐被遗弃。80年代后，旗袍被更新了。2011年5月23日，旗袍工艺品被列为国家级非物质文化遗产。

Cheongsam can be said that a representative of women's clothing or a symbol. It was designed on the basis of Manchu women's traditional flag clothing combined with Western culture. In the eyes of some Westerners, cheongsam has the symbolic meaning ofChinese women's clothing culture.

旗袍可以说是女性服饰的代表或象征。它是在满族妇女传统服饰的基础上结合西方文化设计的。在一些西方人看来，旗袍具有中国女性服饰文化的象征意义。

Cheongsam not only plays a special and significant role in the vast Chinese civilization, but has also been pursued by fashion people. National costumes will be integrated in to the spiritual characteristics of the nation, cheongsam is a good reflection of the Chinese moral values. Cheongsam has both fashion elements and national characteristics. Over the past century, according to the development of people’s taste, cheongsam has been slightly changed in the unpredictable trend of fashion. At present, Cheongsam remains in an irreplaceable position, enough for us to seethe Chinese people’s special feelings of the cheongsam.

旗袍不仅在浩瀚的中华文明中扮演着特殊而重要的角色，也受到时尚人士的追捧。民族服饰将融入到民族的精神特征中，旗袍是中国人道德价值观的良好体现。旗袍既有时尚元素，又有民族特色。在过去的一个世纪里，根据人们体验的发展，旗袍在变幻莫测的时尚潮流中略有改变。目前，旗袍仍然处于不可替代的地位，足以让我们看到中国人对旗袍的特殊感受。

As a Chinese girl, I like cheongsam very much. I hope to protect the Chinese cultural heritage and march onto the world stage in cheongsam.

作为一个中国女孩，我非常喜欢旗袍。我希望保护中国文化遗产，穿旗袍登上世界舞台。

I am a girl of 18. Just like all the youngsters of this age, I consider friends almost as the whole of my life. It seems that I am lucky to be born as an open and easy-going girl, so you can imagine how many friends I will have. As a matter of fact, I'm really fortunate to have a plenty of friends. We laugh together , weep together, like brothers and sisters. The feeling of that is comfortable and fantastic. I like to participate in sport games with the boys, such as playing basketball in the gym, kicking football in the playground, swimming in the pool and that really brings me a lot of pleasures. I usually communicate with the girls, talking about the latest teleplays or in which shop there are bargains on sale worth purchasing. With so many friends around me, I never feel lonely, and the happiness is growing all the time. Sometimes we may have a small conflict as well, but we never exaggerate it and will always forget it quickly. We all know the biggest ship is Titanic but it sank, so the best ship is still friendship. I love my friends just as to like my own eyes. They are a big treasure in my life which is worthy to cherish forever. May the flowers of the friendship boom in every four seasons!

我是一个18岁的女孩。就像这个年龄段的所有年轻人一样，我几乎把朋友视为我生命的全部。我似乎很幸运，生来就是一个开朗随和的女孩，所以你可以想象我会有多少朋友。事实上，我也确实有很多朋友。我们一起笑，一起哭，就像兄弟姐妹一样。那种感觉既舒适又美妙。我喜欢和男孩们一起参加体育比赛，比如在体育馆打篮球，在操场踢足球，在游泳池游泳，这真的给我带来了很多乐趣。我通常会和女孩们交流，谈论最新的电视剧或哪家商店有值得购买的特价商品。有这么多朋友在我身边，我从不感到孤独，幸福感与日俱增。有时我们可能也会有一个小冲突，但我们从不夸大它，总是会很快忘记它。我们都知道最大的船是泰坦尼克号，但它沉没了，所以最好的船还是友谊号。我爱我的朋友就像喜欢我自己的眼睛一样。它们是我生命中的一大财富，值得永远珍惜。愿友谊之花每年盛开！

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。

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。

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.

春节是中国人最重要的节日，是所有家庭成员聚在一起的时候，就像西方的圣诞节一样。所有住在外地的人都会回家，这将成为距离春节半个月左右交通系统最繁忙的时候。机场、火车站和长途汽车站挤满了返乡者。

The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.

春节在农历一月一日，通常比公历晚一个月。它起源于商朝（约公元前1600年至公元前1100年），起源于人们在旧年结束和新一年开始时对神灵和祖先的祭祀。

Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.

严格来说，每年的春节从农历十二月初开始，一直持续到次年的农历一月中旬。其中，最重要的日子是春节前夕和前三天。中国政府现在规定，中国农历新年有七天假期。

Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.

春节有许多习俗。有些人今天仍在关注，但其他人已经减弱。

On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.

在农历十二月初八，许多家庭都会做腊八粥，这是一种美味的粥，由糯米、小米、薏米籽、枣子、莲子、豆类、龙眼和银杏制成。

The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.

农历12月23日称为初夜。此时，人们向灶神献祭。然而，现在大多数家庭都制作美味的食物来享受。

After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in".

初夜过后，人们开始为即将到来的新年做准备。这就是所谓的“新年快乐”。

Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What's more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.

商店老板那时很忙，因为每个人都出去购买新年必需品。材料不仅包括食用油、大米、面粉、鸡、鸭、鱼和肉，还包括水果、糖果和各种坚果。此外，各种装饰品、给孩子的新衣服和鞋子，以及给老人、朋友和亲戚的礼物都在购买清单上。

Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils.

在新年到来之前，人们会彻底清洁家里的室内外，以及衣服、床上用品和所有用具。

Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners' wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.

然后，人们开始装饰他们干净的房间，营造出欢乐和喜庆的气氛。所有的门板都将贴上春联，用红纸上的黑字突出中国书法。内容从房主对美好未来的祝愿到新年的好运都不尽相同。此外，门神和财神的照片将张贴在前门，以驱邪，迎接和平与富足。

The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coordination with the changes of Nature). Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree however that the word Nian which in modern Chinese solely means "year" was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.

中国的新年现在被普遍称为春节，因为它从春天开始（二十四个节气中的第一个，与自然的变化相协调）。它的起源太古老了，无法追溯。有几种解释流传着。然而，所有人都同意，“年”这个词在现代汉语中仅表示“年”，最初是一种怪兽的名字，它在新年开始的前一天晚上开始捕食人们。

One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day an old man came to their rescue offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said "I hear say that you are very capable but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?" So it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.

一个传说是，年兽有一张很大的嘴，一口就能吞下很多人。人们非常害怕。一天，一位老人来到他们的救援现场，准备制服年。他对念说：“我听说你很有能力，但你能吞下地球上的其他猛兽，而不是那些根本不是你的对手的人吗？”因此，它确实吞下了地球上的许多猛兽，这些猛兽也不时骚扰人们及其家畜。

After that the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again because red is the color the beast feared the most.

之后，老人骑着年兽消失了。他原来是一位不朽的神。现在，年已经走了，其他猛兽也被吓进了森林，人们开始享受他们平静的生活。在老人离开之前，他曾告诉人们每年年底都要在门窗上贴上红色的纸装饰物，以防年兽再次溜回来，因为红色是野兽最害怕的颜色。

From then on the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term "Guo Nian" which may mean "Survive the Nian" becomes today "Celebrate the (New) Year" as the word "guo" in Chinese having both the meaning of "pass-over" and "observe". The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. However people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.

从那时起，观察年征服的传统代代相传。“过年”一词可能意味着“熬过年”，今天变成了“庆祝（新年）”，因为汉语中的“过”一词既有“过去”的意思，也有“观察”的意思。如果年岁有机会逃跑，人们会用红纸和鞭炮来吓跑年岁的习俗仍然存在。然而，今天的人们早就忘记了他们为什么要这么做，除了他们觉得颜色和声音增加了庆祝活动的兴奋。

A dream is to a man what wings are to a bird. With a dream in the deep heart's core, a man is spontaneously driven to hitch his wagon to a star. A dream is an inexhaustible source of energy that keeps our enthusiasm burning, and kindles our desire to enhance our spiritual cultivation, refine our character, and upgrade our quality of life. A life without a dream is like a bird with broken wings, confined to a cage and oblivious of what lies beyond the range of its vision. On the contrary, a man with a dream is like a warrior armed with ambition, foresight and gallantry, daring to step into an unknown domain to make a journey of adventure. It is dream that adds fullness, variety, and spice to our life and makes it worth living.

梦想之于人犹如翅膀之于鸟。在内心深处有了个梦想，一个人很自然地被驱使怀抱远大的理想。梦想是个用之不尽的能源，使我们的热诚炽燃，更点燃我们的欲望去增进我们精神涵养，使我们的品格高尚，并且提升我们的生活品质。没有梦想的生命就像折翼之鸟，困于笼中，对于视线以外的天地茫然不知。相反地，有梦想的人就像装备了志向、远见和勇气的战士，敢于踏入一个未知的领域，展开一趟冒险之旅。就是梦想为我们的生命添加了圆满、变化和情趣，并使它活得有价值。

I have a dream. It is a dream that is deeply rooted in human nature. I dream that one day people of all origins can live in harmony and peace without being discriminated against or persecuted. The bounty of the earth can be shared by every single human being. Mutual respect will guarantee the existence and continuation of the diversity of customs and cultures. Love, sympathy, and cooperation will alleviate the sufferings and disasters inflicted upon our fellow men. Respect for basic human rights will put an end to social injustices and evils. When my dream comes true, all men will be truly equal, happy, and free.

我有一个梦想，这是个深植于人性之中的梦想。我梦想有一天各种出身的人都能和谐和平地生活，而不受歧视和迫害。大地的布施能被每一个人所分享。互相尊重将保证习俗和文化的多样性的存在和延续。爱心、同情和合作，将减轻施加于我们同类身上的苦难和灾祸。对基本人权的尊重将终结社会不义和弊端。当我的梦想实现时，所有的人将会真正的平等、幸福和自由。

My mother is an educated woman, who has many good qualities. Like all other mothers, she is responsible and devotes most of her efforts to our family. She treats my father kindly and cares for her children whole heartedly.

我的母亲是一个受过教育的女人，她有很多好的品质。和所有其他母亲一样，她很负责任，把大部分精力都奉献给了我们的家庭。她善待我父亲，全心全意地照顾她的孩子。

When my mother has spare time, she reads books and newspapers, so she knows many stories. After supper, I often sit in our living room, listening to her telling stories. She has a gift for telling interesting stories. My mother is a learned woman, so I often consult her whenever I have any difficulty in my lessons. Her explanations are very helpful, so she is not only my mother but also my teacher.

当我妈妈有空闲时间的时候，她读书看报，所以她知道很多故事。晚饭后，我经常坐在客厅里，听她讲故事。她有讲故事的天赋。我的母亲是一个博学的女人，所以每当我在课上有任何困难时，我都会向她请教。她的解释很有帮助，所以她不仅是我的母亲，也是我的老师。

Although she inspires me to study hard, she never allows me to study late at night. What’s more, she often takes me out to play on Sundays. When I am playing, she will remind me not to waste so much time or I will fall behind my class.

尽管她激励我努力学习，但她从不允许我深夜学习。而且，星期天她经常带我出去玩。当我玩的时候，她会提醒我不要浪费那么多时间，否则我会落后于我的班级。

Mother loves me very much but does not allow me to do anything wrong, such as smoking, drinking, or gambling. Of course, she doesn’t do such things herself. She sets me a good example. She is the most wonderful mother in the world.

母亲非常爱我，但不允许我做任何错事，比如抽烟、喝酒或赌博。当然，她自己不会做这种事。她给我树立了一个好榜样。她是世界上最棒的母亲。

We cannot travel every path. Success must be won along one line. We must make our business the one life purpose to which every other must be subordinate.

我们不可能把每条路都走一遍。成功必须执着于一条道路才能获得成功。我们必须有一个终生追求的目标，其他的则从属于这个目标。

I hate a thing done by halves. If it be right, do it boldly. If it be wrong, leave it undone.

我痛恨做事半途而废。如果这件事是对的，就大胆勇敢地去做；如果这件事不对，就不要去做。

The men of history were not perpetually looking into the mirror to make sure of their own size. Absorbed in their work they did it. They did it so well that the wondering world sees them to be great, and labeled them accordingly.

历史长河中的伟人并不是靠终日瞻观镜中的自己来衡量自身的形象的。他们的形象来自对事业全身心的投入与追求。他们是如此的卓越超凡，于是芸芸众生觉得他们很伟大，并因此称他们为伟人。

To live with a high ideal is a successful life. It is not what one does, but what one tries to do, that makes a man strong. "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." it has been said, with equal truth it may be said, "Unceasing effort is the price of success." If we do not work with our might, others will and they will outstrip us in the race, and pluck the prize from our grasp.

怀着崇高的理想生活是一种成功的生活。使人坚强的不是一个人所做的，而是一个人所努力做的。有人说过：“永远的警惕是自由的代价。”，同样的道理也可以说：“不懈的努力是成功的代价”。如果我们不竭尽全力，其他人就会在比赛中超过我们，并从我们手中夺走奖品。

Success grows less and less dependent on luck and chance. Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures.

成功越来越不依赖于运气和巧合。丧失自信是我们失败的主要原因。

The great and indispensable help to success is character. Character is a crystallized habit, the result of training and conviction. Every character is influenced by heredity, environment and education. But these apart, if every man were not to be a great extent the architect of his own character, he would be a fatalist, and irresponsible creature of circumstances.

性格是成功不可或缺的重要因素。性格是一种固化成形的习惯，是训练和信念的结果。每个性格都受到遗传、环境和教育的影响。但除此之外，如果每个人在很大程度上都不是自己性格的建筑师，他将是宿命论者，是环境的不负责任的产物。

Instead of saying that man is a creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovel. Bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks, until the architect can make them something else.

与其说人是环境的创造者，不如说人是环境的建筑师更贴切些。同样的材料，有人能用其建造出宫殿，而有人只能建成简陋的小屋。在建筑师将其变成他物之前，砖泥依然是砖泥。

The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much.

想得到的多就永远不要奢望太多。

Wise men don't care for what they can't have.

智者不会在意他们得不到的东西。

Spring Festival is the most grand traditional festival of the Chinese nation. However, a novel coronavirus infection pneumonia outbreak suddenly affects every one of us. In this "anti epidemic" battle, the whole country has shown great responsibility, and has made concerted efforts to overcome difficulties. From the Party Central Committee to the grass-roots organizations, from the front-line angels in white to the silent supporters behind, everyone is carrying on the load and walking with us through the cold and long winter, allowing us to have a "warm spring".

春节是中华民族最盛大的传统节日。然而，一场新型冠状病毒感染的疫情爆发突然影响到我们每个人。在这场“抗疫”战斗中，举国上下表现出了巨大的责任感，齐心协力共克时艰。从党中央到基层组织，从一线白衣天使到背后默默的支持者，每个人都在负重前行，与我们一起走过寒冷漫长的冬天，让我们拥有一个“温暖的春天”。

You are the sun, through the haze, give me warmth. In this war without gunpowder, greed is more terrible than the epidemic. Some people take the opportunity to bid up prices, hoard and hoard goods, and replace inferior goods with inferior ones. In this way, the behavior of looting while the fire is burning and making a lot of money is like a haze, which is not only popular in moral laws, but also chilling. Fortunately, greed is not enough to fight for positive energy. This society has moved us more and more. Adversity shows true feelings. In the loudspeaker, the Secretary of the branch, the village grid administrator who went door-to-door to investigate the epidemic, and the anonymous who silently supported the medical staff with love materials. You are like a wisp of sunshine, gathering to form a huge light and heat, warming our hearts.

你是太阳，穿过阴霾，给我温暖。在这场没有硝烟的战争中，贪婪比疫情更可怕。一些人趁机哄抬价格，囤积居奇，以次充好。这样一来，趁火打劫、赚大钱的行为就像雾霾一样，不仅背离道德法律，而且令人寒心。幸运的是，贪婪不足以为正能量而战。这个社会让我们越来越感动。患难见真情。大喇叭里，是支部书记，是挨家挨户排查疫情的村网格管理员，是用爱心物资默默支持医护人员的无人士。您们就像一缕阳光，汇聚成巨大的光和热，温暖着我们的心。

You are the sun, shining into winter, let me bloom. At the time of the epidemic, most of the people could not avoid it, but the medical staff chose to stand up and contact with the epidemic. You are overworked every day, fighting against viruses, fighting against death, and racing against time. You are the "fighters" in the "epidemic" field and the brave "reversers". However, I know that you are also flesh and blood, will also be attacked by disease, you also have wives and children, you set foot on the "retrograde" road in the care of your family. This winter, thanks to your efforts, good news comes frequently. You are the sunshine, let's firmly believe that the cold winter is about to pass, and the flowers of spring are about to open.

你是阳光，照进冬天，让我绽放。疫情发生时，大多数人避之不及，但医护人员选择站出来与疫情接触。你每天都在超负荷工作，与病毒作斗争，与死亡作斗争，并与时间赛跑。您们是“疫”领域的“斗士”，是勇敢的“逆行者”。然而，我知道你也是有血有肉的，也会被疾病侵袭，你也有妻子和孩子，你在家人的关爱下踏上了“逆行”之路。今年冬天，由于您们的努力，好消息频频传来。您们是阳光，让我们坚信寒冷的冬天即将过去，春天的花朵即将开放。

You are the sun, dispel the darkness, give me hope. Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus infection pneumonia, the CPC Central Committee has attached great importance to it, and has held many meetings on epidemic prevention and control work, and has made a series of important instructions. At the call of the Party Central Committee, all organizations across the country are united in overcoming difficulties. Medical and medical personnel from all over Hubei Province, enterprises supporting materials day and night, and relevant industries racing to build the Fire God Mountain and other emergency hospitals, and grass-roots organizations to fully implement joint prevention and control measures, and build a strong fortress against "epidemic". Although the number of confirmed cases is still rising, the unprecedented unity of the whole country is like a ray of sunshine in the dark, which gives us great power and illuminates our confidence and courage to overcome the epidemic.

你是太阳，驱散黑暗，给我希望。自新型冠状病毒肺炎爆发以来，党中央高度重视，多次召开疫情防控工作会议，并作出了一系列重要指示。在党中央的号召下，全国各组织团结一致，共克时艰。各地医护人员驰援湖北、日夜支援物资的企业、竞相建设火神山等应急医院的相关行业、基层组织全面落实联防联控措施，筑牢抗“疫”堡垒。尽管确诊人数仍在上升，但举国上下前所未有的团结就像黑暗中的一缕阳光，给了我们巨大的力量，照亮了我们战胜疫情的信心和勇气。

You allow me to spring, I allow you not to change the original heart. In the epidemic of this war, no one is an outsider. Every one of us should keep integrity and kindness, stick to our posts, be brave in dedication, and practice our original aspiration and mission with practical actions. We believe that in the near future, victory will belong to the great Chinese nation!

你许我春暖花开，我许你不改初心。在这场战“疫”里，谁也不是“局外人”。我们每个人都应该保持正直与善良，坚守工作岗位，勇于奉献，用实际行动践行初心和使命。我们相信，大地回春就在不远的明天，胜利终将属于伟大的中华民族！

2020, novel coronavirus infection is a wonderful year. When people are still immersed in the romance of February 2, 2020 symmetry day, they are coming to hear the news of the new type of coronavirus infection in Wuhan.

2020，是一个多么美好的年份，在人们还沉浸在2020年2月2日对称日的浪漫时，却传来武汉新型冠状病毒感染肺炎疫情的消息。

There are tens of thousands of buildings in the city, and all the poor people in the world are happy. From Wuhan to the whole country, the latest information of the epidemic is always moving our heartstrings. We saw the most beautiful and retrograde figure in the fight against the epidemic without gun smoke.

安得广厦千万间，大庇天下寒士俱欢颜。从武汉到全国，疫情的最新信息时时刻刻拨动着我们的心弦。在这场没有硝烟的疫情阻击战中，我们看到了最美逆行的背影。

Academician Zhong Nanshan, 84, was once again in charge of the expedition and rushed to Wuhan at the first time. Medical workers across the country set up a request for war, pressed the fingerprints and rushed to rescue them. General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions to put the people's health and safety first. Once again, we witnessed the speed of the motherland's strength and China. They are the brightest stars in the night sky. They try their best to pass their hopes on to every Chinese.

84岁的钟南山院士再次挂帅出征，在第一时间奔赴武汉；全国各地医务工作者立下请战书，按下手印，紧急驰援；习近平总书记做出重要指示，要将人民群众的身体健康和生命安全放在第一位，我们再一次见证了祖国的强大与中国速度。他们是夜空中最亮的星，用自己的身体力行、全力以赴，将希望传递给每一个中国人。

This reminds me of the forest fire in Muli County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province in 2019. There are 689 fire fighters and local firefighters in Liangshan Prefecture who are fighting in the primeval forest with an altitude of more than 4000 meters. However, they did not expect to be affected by the sudden change of wind and wind direction. The forest fire burst out and the raging fire swept the whole mountain forest rapidly. 27 forest fire fighters and 3 local firefighters lost contact.

这不禁让我想到，在2019年，四川省凉山州木里县境内发生的森林火灾。凉山州消防支队指战员和地方扑火队员共689人在海拔4000余米的原始森林展开扑救，却未曾料到受风力风向突变影响，林火爆燃，熊熊大火迅速席卷整个山林，27名森林消防指战员和3名地方扑火人员失联。

Maybe we can't tell the names of the most beautiful rebels one by one, but whether they are medical workers or fire fighters, they are the same as us, and they are also children, mothers, and have their own families and happiness. But when they put on the isolation suit, they represent not only themselves, but also the mission entrusted by the motherland. Some of them are the same age as us, but when the danger comes, they don't hesitate and flinch at all. They leave the hope of life to others. They leave their family to care for everyone's feelings for the people, which makes us moved.

也许我们无法将这些最美逆行者的名字一一说出，但不管是医务工作者还是消防官兵，他们本同我们一样，也为人子、为人母，有着自己的家庭和幸福。但当他们穿上隔离服的那一刻，他们代表的就不仅仅是自己，更代表了祖国赋予的使命。他们有的与我们年龄相仿，但危险降临时，他们没有丝毫的犹豫与退缩，把生的希望留给别人，他们舍小家顾大家的为民情怀无不令我们为之动容。

Under the epidemic situation, no one can stay out of the business. As a party member, we need to be ahead of others, have a sense of responsibility and responsibility, do not spread rumors, do not spread rumors, open and transparent information in time, and give the public the greatest confidence and peace of mind. Consciously abide by the organizational regulations, cooperate with the leading cadres to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, timely report to the village, community, and people returning home for filing and registration, do a good job in personnel, materials and transportation inspection in densely populated areas such as railway station and supermarket, and timely conduct medical observation on suspected patients, so as to achieve "early detection, early report, early diagnosis and early treatment". To control the source of infection and minimize the possibility of epidemic spread.

疫情之下，没有一个人可以置身事外，作为一名党员，我们要冲在前、干在先，有担当与责任意识，不传谣、不造谣，及时公开透明信息，给公众以最大的信心与安心。自觉遵守组织规定，配合领导干部做好疫情防控工作，对村庄、社区，外出返乡人员要及时上报进行备案登记，对火车站、超市等人员密集地区做好人员、物资及交通工作的查验工作，对疑似症状人员要及时进行医学观察，做到“早发现、早上报、早诊断、早治疗”，控制传染源，将疫情扩散可能性降到最低。

2020 is destined to be an extraordinary year. We are experiencing such a special winter when spring comes. But as Shelley said, "winter is coming, will spring be late?", winter is coming to an end, and spring will come. We are bound to win in the fight against the epidemic. At this moment, we are sitting in a quiet time, but someone is carrying us forward. Let's pay our highest respect to the most beautiful rebel, Wuhan and China. Let's make an agreement to work together for a better tomorrow when we are prosperous and prosperous!

2020，注定是一个不平凡的年份，在鼠年春天到来之际，我们经历着这样一个特别的冬天。但正如雪莱所说“冬天来了，春天还会晚吗”，冬天快要结束，春天也必将来临。防控疫情阻击战，我们也必将取得胜利。此刻我们所坐拥的岁月静好不过是有人在替我们负重前行，让我们向最美逆行者致以最崇高的敬意，武汉加油，中国加油。让我们约定，待到繁华盛开时，携手共进更加美好的明天！

This Spring Festival is very quiet. Without the bustle of the past, people stay at home and dare not go out. It's better to have no one in the street than an empty city.

今年的春节，异常安静。失去了往日热闹的局面，人们都待在家中，不敢出门。街道上空无一人，胜似一座空城。

The novel coronavirus brought this quiet, which is better than SARS in 2003, but more brutal than SARS. Today, it has ruthlessly taken 812 lives in China. The whole of China is immersed in the fear of the virus. The origin of novel coronavirus in Wuhan is also the most serious area of epidemic development. People all over the country are watching the news of the epidemic every day. Although people all over the country do not leave home, their hope that the infected people will get better soon has already spread all over the country. Infected people are quarantined, we are quarantined from the virus but not from love. This love permeates the streets and lanes, and it condenses in everyone's heart.

是新型冠状病毒带来了这份平静，它似乎比2003年的SARS要好，但其实比SARS更残酷。今天，它无情地夺走了中国812条生命。整个中国都沉浸在对病毒的恐惧中。新型冠状病毒的起源地在武汉也是疫情发展最严重的地区。全国各地的人们每天都在收看疫情的新闻。尽管全国各地的人们都没有离开家，但他们希望感染的人们早日好起来的心早已传遍全国。感染的人被隔离了，虽然隔离了病毒但不隔离爱。这种爱弥漫在大街小巷，它凝结在每个人的心中。

On New Year's Eve, everyone was reunited with his family at home, eating New Year's Eve dinner and smiling happily. But this year's new year, those angels in white did not go home, but fought in the front line. It was a war without smoke of gunpowder. They insisted on fighting in the front line, fearless of life and death. At that time, there were still many family members from other areas who went to Wuhan to support and fight against the epidemic with local medical staff. They are the husband and wife of the wife. They are the children of their parents and the parents of their children. They are part of the family. Parting, is full of reluctant, that tears contain as children, as parents of reluctant. But they are for the sake of the motherland, for the sake of the people, for the sake of unity, to fight against the epidemic, to contribute to the motherland, to fight against the epidemic, to contribute to a love. They don't know whether they are going to live or die. Just like soldiers in ancient times, there is a great difference between life and death. They leave their small home for everyone and set foot on the journey without hesitation and never regret it. I really hope that they can return safely, overcome the epidemic and protect the Chinese people.

除夕夜，大家在家与家人团聚，吃着年夜饭，开心地笑着。但今年的新年，那些白衣天使没有回家，而是奋战在一线。这是一场没有硝烟的战争。他们坚持战斗在前线，不畏生死。当时，还有很多来自其他地区的家庭成员前往武汉，与当地医护人员一起支持和抗击疫情。他们是丈夫、也是妻子。他们是父母的孩子，也是孩子的父母。他们是家庭的一部分。离别，是充满不舍的，那眼泪包含着孩子，作为父母的不舍。但他们是为了祖国，为了人民，为了团结，为了抗击疫情，为了祖国，为抗击疫情，为一份爱心贡献力量。他们不知道自己是活还是死。就像古代的士兵一样，生与死有很大的区别。他们为每个人离开了自己的小家，毫不犹豫地踏上了旅程，从不后悔。我真的希望他们能够平安归来，战胜疫情，保护中国人民。

Many people, supporting Wuhan, have donated finance to Wuhan. Masks have become an urgent need of people. Those who make protective equipment work day and night, and never stop. I only hope that the epidemic will come to an end soon and the infected people will recover soon.

许多支持武汉的人向武汉捐款。口罩已成为人们的迫切需求。那些制造防护设备的人日夜不停地工作。我只希望疫情早日结束，感染者早日康复。

We are together to prevent and control the epidemic. Today the wind and rain pass, tomorrow will still be very good.

我们在一起预防和控制疫情。今天风雨过去了，明天依然很好。

Those experts, who have been working hard, hope to work out anti-virus drugs as soon as possible. They work day and night to make a contribution to the war without smoke of gunpowder and to eliminate the harm brought by the epidemic situation to us as soon as possible. Everyone is acting, in order to be able to reproduce the prosperity of the motherland, I hope the blue sky is still blue.

那些一直在努力工作的专家希望尽快研制出抗病毒药物。他们夜以继日地工作，为这场没有硝烟的战争做出贡献，尽快消除疫情给我们带来的危害。每个人都在行动，为了能够再现祖国的繁荣昌盛，我希望蓝天依然是蓝色的。

Unite as one, fight against the epidemic, you and I side by side, fight together, come on, Wuhan!

众志成城，抗击疫情，你我并肩，一起战斗，加油，武汉！

Come on, Wuhan! Go China!

武汉加油！中国加油！

Elder male cousin:

表哥：

Good faith! After receiving your letter, I was both happy and sad for you for many days. I looked at what you said in your letter, thought for a long time, and finally tried to find a reason to persuade you.

见信好！收到你的来信后，我既高兴，又为你难过了好几天。我看了看你在信中所说的话，想了很久，终于找到了说服你的理由。

You said that you have made progress in each subject this semester, and each subject is among the best in the class. This is the result of your hard work. I'm very happy. I will take you as an example, study hard and strive for common progress with you. Let's encourage!

你说这学期你在每门课上都取得了进步，而且每门课都是班上最好的。这是你努力学习的结果。我很高兴。我将以你为榜样，努力学习，与你共同进步。让我们相互共勉吧！

But what you say in your letter is more painful.

但你在信中说得更多的是让人心里难受的话。

You say that you are a poor child in a gully, and you don't even have a pair of decent shoes on your feet, let alone use fashionable clothes to package yourself. You always get the squint of other people's eyes in campus life. You think that's because of your humble origin, no good father, and useless parents?

你说你是个山沟里的穷孩子，脚上连一双像样的鞋子都没有，更不用说用时尚的衣服来包装自己了。在校园生活中，你总是会被别人鄙视。你认为那是因为你出身卑微，没有好父亲，父母一无是处？

You said that you are so envious of the affluent living conditions of those students in the city. They hold the latest mobile phone all day, and hang the MP4 around their neck. When they arrive at the dormitory, they open their laptop and play games. But you are shy in your own pocket. Even the simple cost of living every month is sometimes tight.

你说你很羡慕城里那些学生优越的生活条件。他们整天拿着最新的手机，把MP4挂在脖子上。当他们到达宿舍时，他们打开笔记本电脑玩游戏。但你自己囊中羞涩。甚至每个月简单的生活费用有时也很紧张。

You said why is the world so rich and poor? Why is life so bitter? Why should we drink mineral water? No, even mineral water can't afford it. It's only the life of drinking tap water?

你说为什么世界贫富差距如此悬殊？为什么生活如此痛苦？我们为什么要喝矿泉水？不，即使是矿泉水也买不起。只该是喝自来水的命？

Cousin, although I'm still in high school, I haven't experienced college life. However, I have borne your thoughts in silence. Later, I learned the true meaning of life from reading the books of famous people and great people, and from the textbooks of real life.

表哥，虽然我还在读高中，还没有经历过大学生活。然而，你的这些想法我也默默地承受过。后来我从读名人和伟人的书，以及从现实生活的课本中了解到了生活的真谛。

Yes, we can't choose our parents, our families or the birthplace of our destiny. However, we can compare with the city students to study and improve. When you think about your high school and college life, it's not because of your efforts. Middle school, you are admitted to the county key; University, you are admitted to the highest institution in the province. Isn't all this because poverty is your greatest motivation? In a sense, poverty is wealth. ?

是的，我们无法选择父母、家庭，无法选择命运的出生地。然而，我们可以与城市的学生比学习、比进步。但是，我们完全可以与城里学生比学习、比进步。回想你所走过的中学、大学生活，哪一步不是因为自己的努力。中学，你考上了县重点；大学，你考入省城最高学府。这些不都是因为贫穷作了你最大的动力吗？从某种意义上讲，贫穷是财富。

When you are in college, just because you don't have the travel expenses for home on holidays, you just hide in the dormitory to study; because you don't have the money to buy computers and foreign things, you use paper text instead of electronic documents, you get the most real and effective training, you spend all your energy on your studies, so you become a real leader in the class.

当你在大学时，仅仅因为没有回家的车旅费，你就躲在宿舍里学习；因为你没有钱买电脑和那些洋玩意儿，你用纸质文本代替电子文档，你得到了最真实有效的训练，你把所有的精力都花在了学习上，所以你成为了班上名副其实的尖子。

When you say that others always point at you, it's actually your psychological factors. Maybe they are appreciating you and praising you. Besides, life is hard to be smooth, and temporary difficulties do not mean permanent.

当你说别人总是对你指指点点，其实是你的心理因素在作怪。也许他们是在欣赏你，赞美你。此外，生活很难一帆风顺，暂时的困难并不意味着永久的困难。

Our brothers and sisters may be more grateful to our respective parents, because in this poor family, we have learned how to tolerate, how to seek spiritual comfort in the days of poverty. We should use Mencius's words to inspire ourselves at all times, "heaven will give us a great responsibility, so people must first work hard, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skin, and be empty..."

我们兄妹俩更应该感谢我们各自的父母，因为在这个贫困的家庭里，我们学会了如何忍耐，如何在贫困的日子里寻求精神慰藉。我们应该时刻用孟子的话来激励自己，“天降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身……”

Cousin, there's a way that it's hard to buy young people. Let's taste our life together in setbacks, and hone the wisdom and strength others don't have in the bitter experience!

表哥，有道是千金难买少年贫。让我们一起在挫折中品味生活，在痛苦的经历中磨练别人没有的智慧和力量！

This year's Spring Festival is different from previous years. During the Spring Festival, the streets that used to be full of traffic are now very empty, and there are only a few vehicles and pedestrians. The restaurants used to be full of seats, but now they are sparrows. The parks used to be full of people during the Spring Festival, but now they are empty. The shopping malls used to be bustling, but now they are cold and clear novel coronavirus has spread all over the country, and people are staying at home to avoid viruses.

今年的春节与往年不同。春节期间，以前车水马龙的街道现在非常空旷，只有少数车辆和行人。餐馆过去座无虚席，但现在变得门可罗雀。春节期间，公园里曾经挤满了人，但现在已经空无一人了。购物中心过去熙熙攘攘，但现在很冷清，新型冠状病毒已经在全国各地传播，人们都呆在家里躲避病毒。

The virus is threatening, It expanded from two confirmed cases to 80000 in just 10 days, but under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the whole country quickly and comprehensively launched the prevention and control of the epidemic! Selfless medical staff gave up the holiday of reuniting with their families, and have been holding their own posts; medical research experts are Hang a pot to help the world, they rushed to the front line of the epidemic area to contain the epidemic and protect hundreds of millions of Chinese; brave and fearless people's child soldiers assisted in the fight against the epidemic; honest and kind our journalists are the first to provide us with the latest epidemic information every day. Our party members and cadres dare to take the lead in fighting the epidemic. Our entrepreneurs and overseas compatriots are generous. Our international friends are donating materials And you and I who are self-conscious and self disciplined and stay at home and don't add chaos to the country. Do not go out, do not visit friends, wash hands frequently, often ventilate, pay attention to the epidemic situation, do not spread rumors, we are united to fight the epidemic.

这场病毒来势汹汹，短短10天内从两例确诊病例扩大到8万例，但在党中央的坚强领导下，全国迅速全面启动了疫情防控！无私的医护人员放弃了与家人团聚的假期，一直坚守着自己的岗位；医学研究专家们悬壶济世，他们奔赴疫区一线，遏制疫情，保护亿万中国人；勇敢无畏的人民子弟兵协助抗击疫情；诚实善良的记者每天都第一个向我们提供最新的疫情信息。我们的党员干部敢于带头抗击疫情。我们的企业家和海外同胞都很慷慨。我们的国际朋友正在捐赠物资，而你和我都有自我意识和自律，呆在家里，不给国家添乱。不出门，不拜访朋友，勤洗手，常通风，关注疫情，不造谣，我们团结一致抗击疫情。

Among these heroes, I am deeply impressed by academician Zhong Nanshan. At the age of 84, he sat on the high-speed railway from Guangzhou to Wuhan, rushed to the front line of the epidemic area, and led the medical staff to fight against the disease. Academician Zhong Nanshan works hard every day and can only sleep for more than 4 hours at night. When I saw that his eyes were puffy and everyone reported the epidemic situation, I felt extremely distressed. No wonder people all said, "if there is Yuan Longping, there will be food. If there is Zhong Nanshan, there will be no fear of illness." Grandpa Zhong, you are everyone's "good medicine" and you are everyone's "reassurance". I want to learn from you and be a person who will serve the country, the society and the people in the future.

在这些英雄中，钟南山院士给我留下了深刻的印象。84岁的他坐在从广州到武汉的高铁上，奔赴疫区一线，带领医护人员与病魔抗争。钟南山院士每天都很努力，晚上只能睡4个多小时。当我看到他的眼睛浮肿、所有人都要向他报告疫情时，我感到无比心疼。难怪人们都说：“有袁隆平就有饭吃，有钟南山就不怕生病。”钟爷爷，你是大家的“良药”，你是每个人的“定心丸”。我想向你们学习，成为一个将来为国家、社会和人民服务的人。

In this war without gunpowder, there are also some "black sheep". There are people who capture wild animals for money; people who satisfy their taste buds and eat wild animals; unscrupulous profiteers who sell masks that don't meet the standards and coax the price to hikers when they are in trouble. Please wake up, these people. Don't you understand the principle that "a country has difficulties, everyone has responsibilities" and "a country has a family"?

在这场没有硝烟的战争中，也有一些“害群之马”。有些人为了钱而捕捉野生动物；满足味蕾并食用野生动物的人；肆无忌惮的奸商，他们出售不符合标准的口罩，并在驴友遇到困难时哄抬价格。请醒醒，你们这些人。你难道不明白“国家兴亡，匹夫有责”和“有国才有家”的道理吗？

Wuhan is bound to win! China is bound to win! I believe that people will win the war without gunpowder if they unite as one. Soon our life is back to the normal: the streets are busy, the shopping malls are busy, the parks are busy, we are happy to go to school with schoolbags on our backs.

武汉必胜！中国必胜！我相信，如果人们团结一致，就会赢得这场没有硝烟的战争。很快，我们的生活就恢复了正常：街道繁忙，超市热闹，公园热闹，我们高高兴兴背着书包上学。

Recently, an epidemic named "new type of coronavirus pneumonia" has spread widely among the population. All the infected people will have symptoms such as fever, cough, expectoration and fatigue. If it is serious, it will cause life danger. This virus was originally transmitted from Wuhan. But why did it spread from Wuhan? This is because in the market of South China in Wuhan, it is illegal to resell the game infected with the virus. It is the greed of some people that makes the ecology of nature out of balance, and human beings suffer from this fate.

近期，一种名为“新型冠状病毒肺炎”的疫情在人群中广泛传播，凡是被感染的人都会出现发烧、咳嗽、咳痰以及乏力等症状，再严重则会引起生命危险，而这种病毒最初就是从武汉传播来的。可又是为什么从武汉传开的呢？这是因为在武汉的华南市场里非法倒卖染上了病毒的野味儿才出现的。正是某些人的贪婪，让大自然的生态失去了平衡，人类才遭此厄运。

In these days when the virus appears, there are such a group of people who are not afraid of infection. They rush to the front line, devote themselves to work silently, protect the health of patients silently, and even some people fall in the front line with the virus. They wear white clothes, and they heal people. These people are medical workers who are called angels in white. They never give up fighting pneumonia, even in the new year, in such a grand festival of family reunion, they still fight in their jobs. Although they can't be reunited with their relatives, they don't regret it, because there are more patients waiting for them to treat them, and the doctors are kind-hearted. Isn't it "rare in the world"?

在病毒出现的这些日子里，有这样一群人不怕感染。他们冲在一线，默默投入工作，默默守护患者健康，甚至有人带着病毒倒在一线。他们身穿白衣，治愈病人。这些人是被称为白衣天使的医务工作者。他们从未放弃抗击肺炎，即使在新年里，在这样一个家庭团聚的盛大节日里，他们仍然在工作岗位上战斗。虽然他们无法与亲人团聚，但他们并不后悔，因为有更多的患者在等待他们治疗，医生们也很善良。这不是“世界罕见”吗？

Through the small TV screen, I saw a lot of touching pictures, including a doctor in order to protect his family and consciously isolate himself from his family. When his white haired mother came to visit, he could only see each other through the glass of the iron door, which made me cry. Mother's love is selfless. Family's love in front of the war is small love, while doctors are helping patients and controlling the spread of the virus is big love. In fact, doctors and nurses all know the dangers and difficulties faced in the "war" with the virus, but they are still retrograde and guarding the patients. What a great spirit it is!

通过小小的电视屏幕，我看到了很多感人的画面，其中一位医生为了保护家人，有意识地将自己与家人隔离。当他白发苍苍的母亲来探望时，他们只能透过铁门的玻璃看到彼此，这让我哭了。母亲的爱是无私的。在战争面前，家人的爱是小爱，而医生帮助患者，控制病毒传播是大爱。事实上，医生和护士都知道在与病毒的“战争”中面临的危险和困难，但他们仍在逆行，守护着患者。这是多么伟大的精神啊！

Of course, from this epidemic, I also saw the strength of the motherland, the unity of the people, and many medical staff struggling to fight against the virus. What they put into the blood for the patients is not only the medicine for curing the disease and saving people, but also full of deep love.

当然，从这场疫情中，我也看到了祖国的强大，人民的团结，以及许多医护人员在与病毒作斗争。他们为患者注入的心血，不仅是治病救人的良药，更饱含浓浓的爱心。

What makes me most proud is that my mother is also a doctor. Although she didn't go to the front line, I adored and admired her spirit of curing illness and saving lives. Mom is always the last one to go home because of work. I remember just a few days ago, it was rare for our family to have a reunion dinner together. As soon as Mom sat down to eat, the phone rang. It was from a patient. The voice on the phone was very anxious. After explaining the illness, mom immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks and picked up her coat to go out. Grandma and grandpa loved their daughter very much and said, "I'll go after dinner. It's not bad for a while." "Mother said:" the patient's condition is serious, I have to go to see if he has a fever, come back to eat it then she quickened her pace and rushed to her job. Although my mother's work is very busy, She does’t have much time to accompany me, but I don't blame her. On the contrary, I always envy my mother when she treats her patients.

最让我骄傲的是，我的母亲也是一名医生。虽然她没有去前线，但我崇拜和钦佩她治病救人的精神。因为工作，妈妈总是最后一个回家。我记得就在几天前，我们一家人很少一起吃团圆饭。妈妈一坐下吃饭，电话就响了。这是一位患者打来的。电话里的声音很焦急。解释完病情后，妈妈立即放下碗筷，拿起外套出门。姥姥和姥爷非常爱他们的女儿，说：“吃完饭再去吧，也不差这一会儿。”“妈妈说：”病人的病情很严重，我必须去看看他是否发烧，回来吃，然后她加快了脚步，赶去上班。虽然我妈妈的工作很忙，没有太多时间陪伴我，但我并不责怪她。相反，我总是羡慕我母亲治病救人。

The image of my mother great is fixed in my heart, which also makes me understand that love home is small love, and patriotism is big love. When doctors and nurses treat patients, they know that the disease is a tiger. The tiger can eat people, but it can rush up and send warmth to patients against danger. This is responsibility and great love! When I grow up, I will also like my mother, become a soldier guarding the motherland. In the state-owned war, I will return and win!

伟大母亲的形象定格在我心中，这也让我明白，爱家是小爱，爱国是大爱。当医生和护士治疗病人时，他们知道这种病是老虎。老虎可以吃人，但他们可以冲上去，给病人送去温暖，以防危险。这是责任和大爱！长大后，我也会像母亲一样，成为一名守护祖国的战士。国有战，召必回，战必胜！

I had a cold winter.

我度过了一个寒冷的冬天。

A novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak in early 2020 broke out in a cold year. The Spring Festival should be joyful, but it is cold and clear; the streets should be bustling, but there are few people; the heart should be full of expectation, excitement, but full of tension and uneasiness.

2020年初，一场新型冠状病毒肺炎爆发于寒冷的一年。春节应该是快乐的，但它又冷又清；街上应该很热闹，但人很少；内心应该充满期待、兴奋，但却充满紧张和不安。

My family and I only stayed for a few days. In my hometown, my days were boring. I finished the exercises in several class hours, I took from home too early. There's nothing to do at home except to take care of my grandfather, who's nearly 80 years old. No one came to visit. I often squat in front of the big red gate, which was even worse than other years in my hometown. I look at the road paved with loess with my eyes. I hope to see some familiar figures of people or cars, but I can't see anything. It's empty and lifeless. It looks like the dead earth. Sometimes, my eyes will travel to the asphalt street far away. There are only three or two sporadic cars on the street, speeding towards. My heart, can not help but rise a trace of desolation "This coronavirus is so severe?" I couldn't help thinking.

我和家人只呆了几天。在我的家乡，我的日子很无聊。我在几个小时内完成了练习，我太早离开了家。除了照顾我快80岁的爷爷外，家里没有别的事可做。没有人来访。我经常蹲在大红门前，这比我在家乡的其他年份还要糟糕。我看着黄土铺成的路。我希望看到一些熟悉的人或汽车，但我什么都看不到。它是空的，没有生气。它看起来像个死的世界。有时，我的目光会走到很远的柏油路上。街上只有零星的三两辆汽车，快速前行。我的心，不禁升起一丝凄凉“这种冠状病毒如此严重？”我忍不住想。

It's an amazing early time to go home. Maybe it's because there's no one at home. Maybe it's because of fear I went back to my home in Xingtai. Life is still like before, living regularly and spending most of the time in front of the desk. There is no TV at home, and the computer is also controlled by the parents. In one day, in addition to eating in the living room, other times are accompanied by books in their own house. Oh, there's no possibility of going out to play. Now it's almost like going out to death by yourself. Who didn't knows the name of "coronavirus"?

这次回家出奇的早。也许是因为家里没有人。也许是因为害怕，我回了邢台的家。生活仍然像以前一样，生活规律，大部分时间都呆在书桌前。家里没有电视，电脑也由父母控制。一天中，除了在客厅吃饭，其他时间都是在自己家里看书。哦，不可能出去玩。现在出去几乎像是自杀。谁不知道“冠状病毒”的名字？

Everyone lives like a wild animal trapped in a cage, and the hunter is a "coronavirus".

每个人的生活都像被困在笼子里的野兽一样，而猎人是一种“冠状病毒”。

For the first time, I was excited. In the past days, I have never taken online classes. After my father drove me out of the house, he opened the password for me. I'm very angry, but I think it will be like this for more than ten days, and my anger is pressed down by me. When I got to the computer, I quickly grabbed the stool, held the mouse, clicked on the browser at an extremely fast speed, and planned to put the web address I remembered on the Internet. However, as soon as I entered the browser, a group of information came from all over the world. It's about this virus. They are full of websites, leaving no space. I'm surprised. I never knew that the epidemic was so serious. In fact, I'm also an "ancient ape". After all, in the information age, the semi isolation of the Internet and the blind are no doubt. Naturally, I don't know much about the epidemic. I stayed in my eyes and stared at the information reports one after another, and then I knew that the number of people suffering from the disease was nearly ten thousand. I can't help but think of the terrible disaster in 2003....

我第一次感到兴奋。在过去的日子里，我从未上过网课。父亲在将我赶出房间后，才给我打开了密码。我很生气，但我想这会持续十多天，我的愤怒被我压了下去。当我走到电脑前，我迅速抓过凳子，拿着鼠标，以极快的速度点击浏览器，并计划将我记住的网址打开。然而，我一进入浏览器，一组信息就来自世界各地。这是关于这种病毒的。他们挤满网站，没有留下任何空间。我很惊讶。我从不知道疫情如此严重。事实上，我也是一只“古猿”。毕竟，在信息时代，网络的半隔绝，和盲人快无异了。自然，我对疫情了解不多。我呆在眼睛里，盯着一份又一份的信息报告，然后我才知道，患此病的人数将近一万。我不禁想起2003年那场可怕的灾难。。。。

The torrent of information engulfed me. I was immersed in the whirlpool of Internet for half an hour. I am deeply shocked, not only because of the great harm of coronavirus, which makes me feel creepy, but also because those white "rebels" who take the epidemic situation as their cause stand up for me. They face the difficulties, hand in hand, side by side, with their bodies and hands, and build a strong and solid life line! I want to give them a sentence, which I didn't want to read on the Internet "No one is born to be a hero, but there are always people who make great achievements with ordinary efforts."

信息的洪流吞没了我，我沉浸在互联网的漩涡中半个小时。我深感震惊，不仅是因为冠状病毒的巨大危害，这让我感到毛骨悚然，还因为那些在疫情中的白衣“逆行者”为我挺身而出，他们携手并肩，用身体和双手面对困难，构筑起坚强而坚实的生命线！我想给他们一句话，一句在网上无意看到的一句话“没有人天生就是英雄，但总有人用平凡的努力取得了巨大的成就。”

In time span, mind leisurely and return. After writing this composition, I am deeply moved. Although I don't feel the same, I know that I will never be lonely again. Because, although the days will not change, I know that I am not alone in the efforts, white heroes are leading me forward.

在时间上跨越，思绪悠然而归。写完这篇作文后，我深受感动。虽然我感觉不一样，但我知道我再也不会孤独了。因为，虽然日子不会改变，但我知道，我不是一个人在努力，白衣英雄正引领着我前进。

I had a warm winter.

我渡过了一个温暖的冬天。