【必備】美國英語作文集錦七篇

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美國英語作文 篇1

　　Today grandma accompanies me to study, grandma is reading the newspaper. Grandma said that the President of the United States came to China and spoke to the young people of Shanghai. I think China and America must be good friends. When I grow up, I will travel to America.

　　American travel composition English 4

　　We arrived in New York on a scorching afternoon. Fresh out of the airport, I felt a hot air coming, and we took off our coats and let sweat and freedom flow...

　　An hour later, we arrived at the hotel, lowered the luggage, and went to sleep.

　　As soon as I got to sleep, my parents called me up and got into the car and headed for the port. We went to the statue of liberty, about half an hour's boat, and heard someone Shouting excitedly: "see! I see it!" A solemn statue stood on a small island by the sea. The name of the island is liberty island.

　　The statue of liberty, which is about 93 meters high, has a statue of liberty in its head and a free torch about ten meters high. It was a gift from France to the United States for the centenary. It symbolizes the freedom of the American people. Her eyes looked straight ahead, solemn and kind.

　　The next day, we got up early and drove our rental car to the Wall Street copper bull. When I got to the copper cow, I waited and waited, so it was not easy for me to have time. I rushed in, and dad took the camera and snapped a lot of photos. After watching the Wall Street bull, we went straight to Wall Street. I look forward to going to Wall Street, because my dream is to be the richest person in the world. On the way to Wall Street, my heart would jump out excitedly, my father pretended to shake his head, and then said sadly, "it's very kind of money worship!"

　　Wall Street is a street with some very old buildings. Go straight and you'll see a stock exchange. It had an American flag on it. It was beautiful.

　　Back at the hotel, we brushed our teeth and climbed into bed, and we fell asleep. My mother called me up in the morning and went to the metropolitan museum without a good brush.

　　The metropolitan museum doesn't seem like a building. It's like a sculptor. The carved objects are magnified. The first floor is the Egyptian pavilion, where many of the stones are kept well, and some are covered with earth, which is thought to have been dug out. It's not easy to see the Egyptian pavilion. We can't wait to get up to the second floor. Do you know why? Because it's a Chinese pavilion! On the last step, we are too tired to asthma hush, I turned around, we will shine at the moment immediately strength increase ran past, that is a plate, embroidered full of beautiful decorative pattern, look closely, is a dragon and a phoenix coiled on a plate. Everyone stared at it, looking forward, looking down. After about an hour, we finished the Chinese pavilion, not without admiration. Among them, one of my favorite items is a piece of square, carved with a giant Buddha inside and outside are all small Buddha, surprised to see that item, thought, thought how good his own age, ancient also as good as yourself!

　　The time passed quickly, and suddenly it was dark, and everyone was reluctant to leave the met. It seemed like a long time ago, I woke up, looked at my watch, did not know, a look of surprise! It's nine o 'clock! I quickly woke my father and mother, and my father and mother laughed and told me, "we can get up late today, so don't worry." After half an hour, everyone had a leisurely breakfast and embarked on a trip to Boston.

美國英語作文 篇2

　　the american revolution was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in france and russia, when both were already independent nations. significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. what happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. during the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on.

　　america＇s war of independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. one was canada, which received its first large influ of english-speaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the united states. another was australia, which became a penal colony now that america was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. the third newcomer-the united states-based itself squarely on republican principles.

　　yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. in some states, notably connecticut and rhode island, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already eisting. british officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a home-grown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and parliament.

美國英語作文 篇3

　　Caucus goers met at sites around the state to show support for their candidate and be counted in the first contest of the 20xx Presidential nominating cycle.

　　This year the Iowa caucuses drew many first-time caucus-goers.

　　John Clark is one of them. He says that he took the time to caucus in order to make his voice heard.

　　"I feel like it's part of being American as you get the chance to do this, you get the chance to say what you believe in, and have a voice and vote."

　　Thanking his supporters, Ted Cruz relished in a major victory over Donald Trump, the national poll leader.

　　"Iowa has sent notice that the republican nominee in the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media, will not be chosen by the Washington establishment, will not be chose by the lobbyists but will be chosen by the most incredible power for force where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people, the American people."

　　Trump is a controversial figure among Iowa voters.

　　"I think he can bring the rights to change the government back to the people."

　　"I can say I will not be supporting Trump. Our views just don't agree. I believe in equality and respect for all people and I don't think he does."

　　Despite a disappointing second place finish for the often bombastic real-estate mogul, Trump was gracious in conceding defeat.

　　"I am really honored. And I want to congratulate Ted and I want to congratulate all of the incredible candidates including Mike Huckabee."

　　Analysts say that Florida Senator Marco Rubio is likely to enjoy increased momentum going forward.

　　Rubio finished a solid third, just one percentage point behind Trump but well ahead of the rest of the GOP field.

　　Hillary Clinton endured a nail-biter of a night that finished in a virtual tie with Bernie Sanders.

　　Clinton says she will keep fighting on in her address to supporters.

　　"I want you to know I will keep doing what I have done my entire life. I will keep standing up for you. I will keep fighting for you. I will always work to achieve the America that I believe in where the promise of that dream that we hold out to our children and our grandchildren never fades but inspires generations to come. Join me, let's go win the nomination."

　　Although for many, tonight is just the beginning of a long slog to the two major parties national conventions in August, it also marks the end of the line for candidates who failed to gain traction.

　　Two contenders: Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, dropped out after poor showings today in Iowa.

美國英語作文 篇4

　　I am going to Hawaii for vacation .I am going in December ,and I am staying for three weeks.Hawaii is comprised of a chain of 132 islands.We usually think of the eight main islands when we think of Hawaii.This is not surprising as the other 124 islands only total about 3 square miles in land area. Hawaii is home of the world's most active volcano,the crater of Kilauea on Mauna Loa.Sandy beaches,towering volcanoes,and lush valleys lure thousands of tourists each year to this tropical paradise. Hawaii is the most ethnically and racially diverse state of any state in the union,a mix that includes Caucasians,Americans of Japanese descent,and Polynesians,among others.Native Hawaiians have held on to many of their customs and traditions despite the influx of non-natives over the years.Hawaii is the only state that has an official native language.Statehood had been proposed many times throughout Hawaii's history,but it was not until 1959 that Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States.

美國英語作文 篇5

　　Based on historical documents, modern survey and statistics, as well as the result of predecessor studies, the trend and main process of forest dynamics are recognized. The forest area and forest coverage rates for each province of China from 1700 to 1949 are es- timated backward by every 50 years. Linking the result with modern National Forest Inventory data, the spatial-temporal dynamics of Chinese forest in recent 300 years (AD 1700–1998) is quantitatively analyzed. The study shows that in recent 300 years, the forest area in current territory of China has declined by 0.95×108 hm2 (or 9.2% of the coverage rate) in total, with a trend of decrease and recovery. Before the 1960s, there was a trend of accelerated de- scending. The forest area was reduced by 1.66×108 hm2 (or 17% of the coverage rate) in 260 years. While after the 1960s, there has been a rapid increase. The forest area increased by 0.7×108 hm2 (or 8% of the coverage rate) in 40 years. The study also shows that there is a significant spatial difference in the dynamics of forest. The amplitudes of increasing and de- creasing in western China are both smaller than the ones in eastern China. During the rapid declining period from 1700 to 1949, the most serious decrease appeared in the Northeast, the Southwest and the Southeast, where the coverage rate in most provinces dropped over 20%. In Heilongjiang Province, the coverage rate dropped by 50%. In Jilin Province, it dropped by 36%. In Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality, it dropped by 42%. In Yunnan Prov- ince, it dropped by 35%. During the recovery period 1949–1998, the western provinces, mu- nicipality and autonomous regions, including Ningxia, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Si- chuan–Chongqing, Yunnan, Tibet, Xinjiang and Qinghai, etc, the increase rates are all below 5%, while the eastern provinces, municipality and autonomous regions (except Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jiangsu–Shanghai) have achieved an increase over 5%, among which the Guang- dong–Hainan, Guangxi, Anhui, Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang, and Fu- jian have an increase over 10%.

　　根據(jù)歷史文獻(xiàn)、現(xiàn)代調(diào)查和統(tǒng)計(jì),以及前人研究的結(jié)果,這一趨勢和主要森林動(dòng)態(tài)識(shí)別的過程。每個(gè)省的森林面積、森林覆蓋率從1700年到1949年中國的es - timated向后每50年。連接結(jié)果與現(xiàn)代國家森林庫存數(shù)據(jù),中國森林的時(shí)空動(dòng)力學(xué)在最近300年(公元1700年- 1700年)是定量分析。研究表明,在最近的300年,森林面積在當(dāng)前中國境內(nèi)已經(jīng)下降了0.95×108款hm2(或9.2%的覆蓋率),減少和恢復(fù)的趨勢。在1960年代之前,有一個(gè)趨勢,加速de -左右搖晃。森林面積減少1.66×108款hm2(或17%的覆蓋率)在260年。在1960年代后,迅速增加。森林面積增加了0.7×108款hm2(或8%的覆蓋率)在40年。研究還表明,存在著顯著的空間差異的動(dòng)態(tài)的森林。的振幅增加,de -壓痕在中國西部都是低于中國東部的�？焖傧陆档臅r(shí)期從1700年到1949年,最嚴(yán)重的減少出現(xiàn)在東北,西南和東南,大部分省份的覆蓋率下降超過20%。在黑龍江省,覆蓋率下降了50%。在吉林省,下降了36%。在四川省和重慶市,下降了42%。云南箴言——因斯,下降了35%。復(fù)蘇期間1949 - 1998年,西部省份,μ- nicipality和自治區(qū),包括寧夏、甘肅、內(nèi)蒙古、Si - chuan-Chongqing,云南、西藏、新疆和青海、等,增加率都低于5%,東部省份,直轄市、自治區(qū)(除黑龍江、湖北、Jiangsu-Shanghai)實(shí)現(xiàn)了增加超過5%,其中光——dong-Hainan、廣西、安徽、京津冀、山東、河南、浙江、和傅——?jiǎng)σ呀?jīng)增加超過10%。

美國英語作文 篇6

　　The understanding of American culture must not end with what we know on TV, because she has the most distinctive features of her own, which is diversity. As a country with a large immigrant population, the United States does not have a unique way of life, there is no only standard of conduct, and there is no unique culture. The diversity of the United States penetration in all aspects of the country, the following guidelines may not be able to help you overcome all from the cultural differences, but hope to everyone to prepare for the basic study in the United States and general plan to help.

　　Americans have a very different lifestyle than Chinese people. American food is light and easy to make, and the main course is meat, fish and chicken. A meal usually consists of only one main course, and salads and coffee are by no means less. Hot dogs and hamburgers are two of the most popular fast foods.

　　Americans are so active that more than a fifth of them move every year. The most detailed list of houses and apartments available on Sunday in newspapers across the country can be used to find homes or to find local estate agents. In addition to paying for rent, the rent house generally pays for utilities, namely gas, electricity, heating, hot water and simple electrical repairs and other repairs. The rent is usually a month, usually on the first day of the month. Electricity in most parts of the United States is 110-120 volts, 60Hz.

　　Almost every home in the United States has a car, and the American highway is very developed and accessible, so many americans work very far from where they live. They often go on a family trip during the holidays. The most popular means of transportation in the city are buses and subways. The subway is usually run day and night. Taxis are usually paid by distance or by distance. The whole country executes the right driving, the big city executes traffic regulation especially strict.

　　The American concept of time

　　Because of the fierce competition, the American society is full of movement and change, people are always in a hurry, and the result also has formed the americans' time view of tension. "Time is money" is the most accurate expression of the American attitude to time. Americans value time more than just because they think time is a tangible thing, but more importantly they recognize the urgency and lack of time. Americans believe that the question of time can fully reflect a person's self-cultivation, and his respect for others. Therefore, it is necessary to have a detailed schedule and strict adherence to it.

　　So we stress that being on time is not just about the individual's schedule, but if you're not on time, it reflects your lack of respect for others' time. In the study of life, apart from being on time, it is necessary to observe the deadline of various learning tasks. American schools generally teach students a subject, and then a group of students form a study group. Everyone is responsible for different aspects of learning team, if you don't have the prescribed deadline to complete you responsible for that part, influence is the whole team's performance, it is also a lot of American students constantly complaining about a problem. So being on time is a basic requirement for studying and living in the United States.

　　The way americans communicate

　　Talking to people is the most basic form of interpersonal communication. When you're talking to friends from all over the world, you're not just talking to each other, you're communicating with each other. The way language is expressed can often reflect the characteristics of a particular region or country.

　　Direct refreshing

　　Most of the time, conversations in the United States belong to a tendency to get information. They like to ask a lot of questions, and in a very direct way. They will use the most simple and direct language to get the information they want, the process, if they do not pay too much attention to wording beautiful, whether express tactfully, it sometimes inevitably conceded the interlocutors have a feeling not too polite. Answer this question, too, when the answer is no, americans will tell you "no" directly, also won't go to touch up for his answer, and if you don't have to know in advance to their speech habits, it felt embarrassed is inevitable.

　　Positive questions

　　Another obvious feature of the American way of communication is that there is no hesitation in asking questions. In the course of conversation, if americans don't understand what they don't understand, they often ask each other questions in a timely manner until they understand it. This feature is encouraged in class. In American classrooms, students can present any questions to the classroom at any time, and the lecturers will be more than happy to answer questions for students. Therefore, American classroom will always make students absorb knowledge in a relaxed, interactive and positive atmosphere.

　　 body language

　　The tools of human communication are not just words, but body language. Spoke of the gestures, body posture, and facial expressions are the key to proper use of body language, we will divide the occasion, object, subject of flexible adjustment and use body language. Eye contact is the key of the above elements. Keep your eyes on the other side of the conversation while you're talking. This is something americans value too much.

　　Here are a few topics that can be used to talk to almost all americans:

　　Weather and mood

　　Some of my past experiences

　　My own campus life, or work content

　　Car, fashion, shopping, TV, music, clothing and other casual topics

　　At the same time, we should avoid the following topics:

　　Savings, income and other topics related to the personal economic situation

　　Family situation

　　Religious beliefs and so on

　　The last thing to note is that when you don't have a good grasp of your sense of humor, it's best not to play it at will. You know, different countries, different culture, have different understanding of humor, and the appropriate humor can active conversation atmosphere, it is easy to cause unnecessary misunderstanding, or conversely.

　　Were divided into 50 states, each state has different administrative rules and regulations, combined with geographical location, climate condition difference, leads to the residents of the states have different living habits. The same is true of America's diversity.

　　Climate change is a top priority. On the other hand is psychological preparation. Residents in different regions have different characteristics, such as: the east people look is always in a hurry, rush about for work, but with their southern leisurely, quiet and warm hospitality is famous for its character, the residents of the Midwest's character can be described as practical, stubborn, and tradition, the western residents seem to be more independent, attach importance to individualism, live along the west coast of the United States people impressed us is recreational, relaxed and optional. You're going to be on a trip to the United States, and you're going to have to look at the cities where you're going to school, and you're going to have a general idea of what you're going to do in these areas.

　　對于美國文化的認(rèn)識(shí)決不能止于從電視上了解到的內(nèi)容，因?yàn)�，她有著自己最鮮明的特點(diǎn)，那就是多樣性。作為一個(gè)擁有龐大移民人口的國家而言，美國不存在唯一的生活方式，不存在唯一的行為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，更不存在唯一的文化。美國的多樣性滲透在國家的各個(gè)方面，以下的指南也許不能幫你克服所有因文化差異而帶來的困擾，但希望能對大家為留學(xué)美國而做的基本準(zhǔn)備和大致計(jì)劃有所幫助。

　　美國人的生活習(xí)慣與中國人有很大不同，美國食物味道清淡，制作簡單迅速，主菜為肉、魚、雞類。一餐中一般僅一道主菜，而沙拉和咖啡是絕不能少的。熱狗和漢堡包是最流行的兩種快速食品。

　　美國人生性好動(dòng)，每年都有超過1/5的人搬家。各地星期日的報(bào)紙登載周內(nèi)租售房屋與寓所的最詳盡名單，可以通過這些資料找房子，也可以找當(dāng)?shù)氐牡禺a(chǎn)經(jīng)紀(jì)人。租房子除要付租外，一般還要付公用事業(yè)費(fèi)，即煤氣、電、暖氣、熱水和簡單的電器修理及其他修理費(fèi)。租金通常一個(gè)月，一般每月的第一天付。美國大部分地區(qū)的電力為110-120伏，60Hz。

　　美國幾乎每家都有小汽車，美國的高速路十分發(fā)達(dá)，四通八達(dá)，因此很多美國人工作地點(diǎn)與居住地很遠(yuǎn)。在假日里，他們經(jīng)常全家駕車出游。市內(nèi)最常用的交通工具是公共汽車和地鐵。地鐵一般都是日夜開行。出租汽車一般按路程(短程)或時(shí)間(遠(yuǎn)程)計(jì)費(fèi)。全國實(shí)行靠右行車，大城市執(zhí)行交通法規(guī)尤為嚴(yán)格。

　　美國人的時(shí)間觀念

　　美國社會(huì)由于競爭激烈，充滿了運(yùn)動(dòng)和變化，人們始終處于奔忙之中，結(jié)果也就養(yǎng)成了美國人的緊張時(shí)間觀�！皶r(shí)間就是金錢”這句話是美國人對于時(shí)間的態(tài)度的最準(zhǔn)確表達(dá)。美國人對于時(shí)間的珍視不僅僅因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為時(shí)間是一種切實(shí)的事物，更重要的是他們認(rèn)識(shí)到了時(shí)間的緊迫和缺乏。美國人相信，在時(shí)間的問題上可以充分反應(yīng)出一個(gè)人的自身素質(zhì)修養(yǎng)，以及他對于他人的尊重。所以，有一份詳細(xì)的作息時(shí)間表，并嚴(yán)格的遵守它，是相當(dāng)必要的。

　　所以我們強(qiáng)調(diào)做到準(zhǔn)時(shí)，不僅僅是關(guān)乎到個(gè)人的日程安排，若你沒有做到準(zhǔn)時(shí)，反應(yīng)出的是你對他人時(shí)間的不尊重。在學(xué)習(xí)生活中，除了準(zhǔn)時(shí)上課外，更需要遵守的是各種學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)的截止時(shí)間安排。美國學(xué)校的教學(xué)方式一般是老師安排給學(xué)生一項(xiàng)課題，然后會(huì)由學(xué)生幾個(gè)人之間結(jié)成學(xué)習(xí)小組共同來進(jìn)行。學(xué)習(xí)小組中的每個(gè)人都會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)不同的方面，如果你沒有在規(guī)定的截止日期內(nèi)完成你負(fù)責(zé)的那一部分，影響的就是整個(gè)小組的成績，這也是很多美國學(xué)生不斷在抱怨的一個(gè)問題。所以，做到準(zhǔn)時(shí)是在美國學(xué)習(xí)和生活的一個(gè)最基本的要求。

　　美國人的交流方式

　　與人交談是人際交往中最基礎(chǔ)的形式。當(dāng)你與來自世界各地的朋友們交談時(shí)，你們之間交流的不僅僅是彼此的觀點(diǎn)和話題，更深層次的是在進(jìn)行著文化的交流。語言表達(dá)的方式往往可以反應(yīng)出某個(gè)地區(qū)或是某個(gè)國家的特色。

　　◎直接爽快

　　大多時(shí)候，美國人的談話屬于有一種想要獲取信息的趨勢。他們喜歡提出很多問題，并且是用很直接的方式。他們會(huì)用最簡單直接的語言表達(dá)來獲取自己想要的信息，這過程中，他們并不太在意措辭是否優(yōu)美，意思表達(dá)是否婉轉(zhuǎn)等問題，這有時(shí)不免會(huì)讓與之對話者有一種不太禮貌的感覺�；卮饐栴}也是一樣，當(dāng)答案是否定的時(shí)候，美國人會(huì)直接告訴你“不“，同樣不會(huì)去為他的答案進(jìn)行潤色，若是你沒有提前了解到他們這種說話習(xí)慣，那感覺尷尬就是在所難免的了。

　　◎積極提問

　　美國人的交流方式中還有一個(gè)明顯的特點(diǎn)就是毫不猶豫的提問。在交談過程中，如果美國人有不明白，沒聽清的地方時(shí)，他們通常會(huì)及時(shí)的向?qū)Ψ桨褑栴}提出，直到弄懂為止。這一特點(diǎn)在課堂上成為被鼓勵(lì)的做法。在美國的課堂上，學(xué)生可以隨時(shí)向授課教室提出任何相關(guān)問題，而授課者都會(huì)極為樂意的為學(xué)生解答問題。所以，美國的課堂總是會(huì)讓學(xué)生在輕松，互動(dòng)，積極的氛圍里吸收知識(shí)。

　　◎肢體語言

　　人類交流的工具不僅僅是語言，還有肢體語言。說話時(shí)的手勢，身體的姿勢，以及臉部的表情都是恰當(dāng)運(yùn)用肢體語言的關(guān)鍵，我們要分場合，分對象，分話題的靈活調(diào)整和運(yùn)用肢體語言。其中目光接觸則是上述要素中的關(guān)鍵。交談時(shí)要時(shí)刻保持自己的目光是與對方相接觸的，目光自然和善即可。這一點(diǎn)也是美國人相當(dāng)看重的。

　　這里我們給大家提供幾個(gè)很適合與幾乎所有美國人交談的話題：

　　天氣情況和心情

　　自己以往的某些經(jīng)歷

　　自己的校園生活，或是工作內(nèi)容

　　汽車，時(shí)尚，購物，影視，音樂，服裝等休閑話題

　　同時(shí)我們應(yīng)該避免以下話題：

　　存款，收入等與個(gè)人經(jīng)濟(jì)情況有關(guān)的話題

　　家庭情況

　　宗教信仰等等

　　最后需要提醒大家的一點(diǎn)是，當(dāng)你對自己的幽默感并沒有十足的把握時(shí)，最好不要隨意發(fā)揮它。要知道，不同國家，不同文化，對幽默的'認(rèn)識(shí)是有所不同的，恰當(dāng)?shù)挠哪�可以活躍談話氣氛，反之則很容易引起不必要的誤解或是不愉快。

　　美國一共劃分為50個(gè)州，每個(gè)州都有不同的行政法規(guī)，再加上地理位置，氣候條件的差異，就導(dǎo)致了各州的居民都有著不同的生活習(xí)慣。這里同樣體現(xiàn)的是美國的多樣性。

　　氣候不同是首要考慮的問題。另外一方面就是心理上的準(zhǔn)備。不同地區(qū)的居民有著不同的性格特征，比如：東部的人看起來總是匆匆忙忙的，為工作而奔波著，南部的人卻是以他們悠閑，平靜并且熱情好客的性格特點(diǎn)而聞名，中西部的居民的性格可以被形容成實(shí)際的，固執(zhí)的，還有一點(diǎn)傳統(tǒng)，西部居民顯得比較獨(dú)立，重視個(gè)人主義，沿西海岸居住的美國人給我們的印象就是休閑，放松，隨意。將要踏上美國之旅的你，需要針對就讀學(xué)校所處城市，在這些方面搜集資料，提前有個(gè)大體的概念。

美國英語作文 篇7

　　"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。學(xué)校安排那些圣誕節(jié)仍留在美國的國際學(xué)生住在當(dāng)?shù)氐募淖〖彝ブ小?/p>

　　2. Santa Claus: 圣誕老人。

　　3. Rudolph: 每到圣誕節(jié)，圣誕老人乘坐馴鹿雪撬給孩子們送禮物，其中指路的馴鹿的名字叫Rudolph，它的鼻子是紅色的，所以稱其為"red-nose reindeer"。

　　4. 街上的景象使車中響起一片驚奇的聲音。set off: 激起，引起。

　　5. carol: (圣誕)頌歌。

　　6. drowsy: 困倦的。

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