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做水果沙拉的英语作文_植物作文【合集20篇】

人与动物该如何和谐相处?对此你有何看法?以下是小编带来的做水果沙拉的英语作文_植物作文,希望对你有帮助。

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篇1:难忘的旅行英语作文

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Since I went to college, I have made many friends and we shared the same interest. My friends and I liked traveling so much. We decided to travel abroad. The destination was Thailand. We spent ten days there and had a nice trip. It was such an unforgettable trip, and I learned a lot.

自从我上大学后,我认识了很多朋友,我们有着共同的兴趣爱好。我和我的朋友们都很喜欢旅游,所以我们决定出国旅行。目的地是泰国。我们在那里逗留了10天,旅途很愉快。这是难忘的旅行啊,我学到了很多东西。

Firstly, it was my first time to travel abroad. My friends and I had made many preparations. We read the travel guide and chose the information that was useful to us. I classified the information and wrote down tourist sites. During the trip, I become much independent. Sometimes I even walked down the foreign street by myself, appreciating the beautiful scenery.

首先,这是我第一次出国旅行。我和我的朋友们做了很多准备工作,我们看了旅游指南,选择对我们有用的信息。我把信息分类并写下与旅游景点相关的信息。在旅途中,我变得更加独立,有时我甚至可以独自走在国外街头,欣赏美丽的风景。

Secondly, I broadened my vision and enrich my mind. Before I came to Thailand, I needed to read some information, then I got to know this countrys culture and their tradition. When I was in Thailand, I could feel its religious belief. Whats more, there were so many foreigners here, and I talked to them happily.

其次,我扩宽了我的视野,丰富了我的思想。来泰国之前,我需要提前阅读一些信息,然后我了解了这个国家的文化和传统。我在泰国的时候,我能感觉到它的宗教信仰,更重要的是,这里有很多外国人,我可以跟他们愉快地交流。

Traveling is a good way to learn knowledge, and I know the importance of English. It is the key to know about the world.

旅行是一种很好的学习知识的方法,而且我也了解英语的重要性,它是了解世界的关键。

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篇2:高一英语作文大全80词

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Novak Djokovic is one of the top tennis players in the world. He has won

many grand slams, which is the greatest honor for a player, but there is only

one grand slam he hadn’t achieved—the French Open. In the last three years, he

was so close to the champion, but was defeated by the final winner. In order to

fulfill career Grand Slam, he practised so hard and never felt depressed. This

year, he came to the final match again, everybody wanted him to win the match,

for they knew how important the champion was to him. At the first game, he felt

a little nervous and lost, but in the second and third game, he found his pace

and controlled the match. At last, he beat his rival and finally fulfilled his

career Grand Slam. The dream was not easy to realized but insistance helps him

wins.

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篇3:成都英语作文高一100词

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It is said that Chengdu is a city which if you come you cant leave.It has

a long history.there stands Du Fus thatched cottage ,The Temple of Zhugeliang

and some other place of historical interest.They are all so famous that many

foreign tourists like to come here.Chengdu also has a comfortable weather for

people who live in there.Even though in the winter it is still warmer than any

other cities in China.Besides,as Chengdu people are fond of eating,they have

created many delicious food such as hot pan,Three Big guns,and some others.

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篇4:做水果沙拉日记300字

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前天我哥哥(二姑的儿子)拌了一个水果沙拉。晚饭的时候,我哥哥先把新鲜可口的草莓,切成两半。二姑端来了一盘切成小块的菠萝,将菠萝泡在盐水里,说这样吃得时候可以不麻嘴。等了一会儿,我哥哥把菠萝从水里捞出来,和草莓一起放到一个精致的盘子里。然后哥哥又跑到茶几旁,拿了几个苹果。

开始削苹果皮,等削好后,也像菠萝一样,切成小块放到盘子里。接着,哥哥拿来一瓶沙拉浆,往盘子里倒了许多沙拉,然后哥哥拿了一双筷子,在里面搅了搅,放到嘴里尝了一下说:“这东西不怎么好吃。“我也凑过去尝了一口,但没尝出味道来。二姑说:“不要吃了,等上菜的时候,你们再吃。“我等了一会儿,终于等到开饭了,我拿起筷子尝了尝哥哥做得草莓沙拉,怎么又有点咸又有点草莓的味道,我又尝了尝菠萝沙拉的味道,也是又有点咸又有菠萝的味道,像哥哥说的那样不太好吃。

哥哥做的水果沙拉,又咸又甜,不太好吃!

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篇5:有关艺术英语作文高中

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This weekend, there was an art festival in our school, it had been hold for

five years and the school insisted to make it become the feature. I was so

excited, this was the first time for me to join. Early in the morning, I saw

there were so many people coming to the campus, making the campus so lively. The

students dressed so well and gave the warm welcome to the guests. I walked

around and appreciated the painting, every work was drawn by the students, I was

so impressed by these works. There were also some handworks, which were so

creative, it reflected the students’ wisdom. Though we were busy with our

subjects most of the time, some students still kept on their hobbies and made it

their talent. I should learn from them and develop some interest.

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篇6:雾霾英语

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It is reported that thick fog and haze surround many parts of China. People

have to wear masks when they go out.As air pollution is getting increasingly

worse,it has become the main concern of people.

Air pollution can have serious consequences for human’s health and also

severely affects natural ecosystems. Millions of people die of illnesses related

to air pollution every year.Due to particles from exhaust emissions,green house

effects result in warmer weather,acid rains corrode the earth,and frequent haze

causes traffic problems.

Confronted with such situation,positive measures should be adopted. The

government should keep its regulatory role for properly supervision. Related

rules should be made out for reducing emissions of new vehicles and limiting

high-emission vehicles.Factories should meet standards for curbing emissions of

pollutants in surrounding cities.Meanwhile, provinces and municipalities in each

target region should set up a mechanism for the joint prevention and control of

air pollution.

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篇7:制作水果沙拉

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今天是我们万碟寒假作文班的最后一节课,为了使这节课难忘,果果老师让我们制作水果沙拉

到了教室,我们手里拎着袋子,袋子里装着色彩缤纷的水果。果果老师讲好注意事项以后,我们箭一样冲向洗手间,拼命地洗水果。

洗完水果后,果果老师来切水果。香蕉横着切,什么什么竖着切,不一会儿,一盘盘水果就变成了各种形状。

接下来的是摆盘,底层的香蕉怎么摆引发了争议。刘伊典说要摆成空心,我们都要摆成实心。但是,毕竟刘伊典一个人,敌不过我们这么多人,最后还是摆成实心。

在摆盘过程中,男生时不时派来“间谍”偷看我们伟大的杰作。好像要抄袭我们的作品。可是都被我们女生无情的踢了回去。

十分钟过去了,我们的水果沙拉变得非常漂亮,男生的却是个鬼样。

水果摆完了,沙拉酱出场!我们先做完水果沙拉,所以是我们先用沙拉酱。怎么挤呢?经过我们严肃而谨慎的讨论,终于想好了该怎么挤。先在奇异果上轻轻的挤上一圈。再在草莓、蓝莓上挤一点点沙拉酱。哈!我们的水果沙拉正式完工!

过了一会,男生的水果沙拉也做好了。果果老师说:“快出去邀请客人吧!”我和刘伊典一听到这条消息,不管三七二十一冲出教室,见到人就拉回教室。我们还邀请了几个小朋友来。

“满分一千,吃完评分!”教室里几乎每人都在喊着这句话。有三个小朋友也许是没学过认数吧,竟把一千写成了一万!最后我们以三万七千胜过男生!

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篇8:端午节的由来的英语作文700字

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Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, I am happy! I want to know how I had the Dragon Boat Festival? If you want to know, come with me.

In the morning, we got up early. As soon as I came out of the room, I smelled a delicious smell. When I came to the kitchen, I saw that grandma was cooking my favorite meat dumpling. Grandma cooked the zongzi, and I ate two meat dumplings at the same time.

After eating the meat dumplings, and mother taking me shopping, I got two very beautiful silver bracelets, a beautiful necklace and a nice little sachet.

Having bought something, we came to the grandmothers house to eat the cake bin. Let me teach you to make a cake canister! First, take the skin of the pie, then put the main raw material on the top, then put some vegetables on it, so that it can be rolled up. The last step is to pour the broth into the mouth of the pie tube.

The Dragon Boat Festival is really interesting!

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篇9:做水果沙拉的日记两百字

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看着妈妈和奶奶在厨房里忙活,我也要一展身手。

菜妈妈都准备好了,那我就做水果沙拉吧,反正我喜欢吃。于是我就拿了一个火龙果、一根香蕉、一个苹果还有一个猕猴桃。妈妈说猕猴桃太生没法吃,所以最后就选择了香蕉、苹果和火龙果做沙拉。没有大人的帮助,

一个人用削皮刀削苹果、剥了香蕉,火龙果则用刀子切开。放心,妈妈给我换了水果刀,没有菜刀那么锋利,所以很安全。拿个大碗把切小块的水果都放在一起,最后挤上色拉酱,一盘自制的水果沙拉就出炉啦。怎么样,看上去很好吃吧,哈哈,口水都要出来喽!

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篇10:食品安全英语

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Over the past couple of years, several cases of the food scandal have been

disclosed on various media. The problem of food security has become a hot button

across society. The prevalence of food insecurity has greatly impacted public

health, which the government could not afford to ignore, according to the online

edition of the People Daily. ?

There are a couple of driving forces, I would argue, behind this

undesirable tide. First, in the course of the rapid economic evolution, we

ignore moral education, giving rise to the rising rate of the problem. More

importantly, the lack of adequate regulation and punishment on those illegal

producers enforces the trend. ?

As Confucius instructed, it is better late than never. Prompt and strict

measures should be taken to turn back this evil trend. The government should

launch a massive moral campaign to educate all citizens and draw up tougher laws

to crack down on those irresponsible corporations and prohibit them from

entering the food industry again. I am firmly convinced that through our

combined efforts we are bound to enjoy more risk-free foods in the days

ahead.?

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篇11:做水果沙拉

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“夏日炎炎,何不是享受水果大餐的最佳时机呢?……”看着电视节目中一盘盘鲜美明艳的水果沙拉,我不禁对此垂涎三尺。因此,我约同学小莉一起去水果店挑选了香蕉、苹果、樱桃等新鲜水果,再由我们俩亲自操刀来做一回水果沙拉。

回到我家,我先把水果一一拿出清洗干净,然后找到一个小果盘,开始处理水果皮。等所有水果都褪去了坚硬粗糙的外衣,心灵手巧的小莉就将它们先后“押”到砧板上,用水果刀各切成薄如蝉翼的水果片或者小巧玲珑的方丁,然后别出心裁地在精美的果盘里摆出一个花样。看到这个创意,手忙脚乱的我不禁对她赞不绝口。接着,我从冰箱里拿出一盒乳白色的酸奶,均匀地浇注在所有水果上;又把先前已经溶化的香草冰激凌挤成漩涡状,在酸奶和水果上又盖了一层。最后,小莉还不忘把这盘水果沙拉放进冰箱冷藏,一盘美味可口的水果沙拉就在我们俩默契的分工合作下诞生了!

这时,我们互相看了看对方花猫似的脸蛋和五颜六色的脏围裙,不约而同地笑了。

一个小时很快过去了,我便迫不及待地从冰箱里取出水果沙拉,随即拍手叫好。随后而来的小莉也欣喜地睁大了眼睛:这真是五彩缤纷、琳琅满目啊!各式各样的水果薄片、方丁摆设成一朵娇艳欲滴的鲜花,那些嫩黄的香蕉、碧翠的猕猴桃、晶莹剔透的苹果和水灵灵的红樱桃巧妙地拼成五片花瓣,而中央一片黄澄澄的甜橙变成了花心;上层的酸奶和香草冰激凌更加点缀了这一道“冰激凌水果沙拉”。细心的小莉拿来了勺子,而我已经顾不上风度,抓起一块水果就塞进嘴里:甘甜多汁的水果加上香滑冰凉的酸奶与冰激凌,一股酸甜、清脆的味道弥漫在口中,就仿佛一股清泉沁入心脾,滋润了干渴的喉咙,扫清了炎夏的火气。没过多久,我们俩三下五除二就干掉了一整盘水果沙拉,那滋味别提多美了!

一盘小小的水果沙拉,就增进了我和小莉的友谊和默契度——也许,这就是这盘水果沙拉如此香甜的原因吧!

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篇12:关于地震的英语

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Yesterday afternoon, when I was sitting in the classroom and listening to

the teacher. Suddenly, the screen seemed moving and it started to shake. My

teacher stopped his class and then he asked us to calm down. He let the students

who were close to the door left first, and then the rest of us ran out of the

classroom one by one. After a while, everything seemed to be normal, the teacher

asked us to go back to the classroom. Later I learned that there indeed came the

earthquake. I admired our teacher so much, in the important moment, he did not

run away, but considered us in the first place. He is a good teacher.

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篇13:2024年高考英语作文

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【构思点拨】本题属于题目、提纲式作文,给出的要点虽然不多,但要求考生根据生活中亲身经历的一件事,说明一切成功来源于凡事早做规划,不断追求,辛勤劳作这个道理。因此要注意结合自己的经历,谈出自己对此的感受即可。

俗话说:早起的鸟儿有虫吃。请根据你生活中亲身经历的一件事,说明一切成功源于干凡事早做规划,不断追求,辛勤劳作。

【参考范文】

the early bird will catch worms

an old saying "the early bird will catch worms" reminds us that if people want to be successful and outstanding, they must plan ahead of time and make their efforts to overcome all the possible difficulties.

for example, the chinese athletes excellent performance in xx olympic winter games in vancouver is definitely the result of their early planning and hard training. if they don t set the aim and word work, even though they have the best talents, they cant compete with others and get more medals.

another case in point is my learning experience. i was good at english, but i couldnt pass the exam, for i wasnt prepared well before the examination. i had many things to solve at that time. as i met the complex things, i was at a loss. the reason was that i had no plan and involved in many things and didnt study more hard, so i failed.

in short, the saying shows us the important of planning, working hard and constantly trying.

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篇14:保护环境的英语

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Today, Chinas economy has made the great achievement. More and more

foreign people come to China to seek for cooperation. It is true that peoples

life standard has been improved a lot during the last decades, but the

environment has been polluted badly. When I was very small, I could see the

green trees and clean water around my hometown, but now, the river becomes

smaller and the rubbish can be seen everywhere. I feel so sad about it. We have

sacrificed so much to chase the profit. If we cant save the environment, we

wont live the comfortable life. For us, we should not throw away the rubbish

and plant more trees. The little things we do will make a great difference.

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篇15:关于清明节英语

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China has a long history of more than 5,000 years, so the variety of

culture has been preserved. These meaningful cultures are treated as our

national treasure. In order to remember them, the government has named the

official holiday. Tomb-sweeping Day is one of the meaningful festivals. People

have days’ off every year and the families will get together, sweeping their

ancestors’ tombs. People believe that they do this can bring good luck, because

their ancestors will bless them. Some people question the meaning of this

festival, because they think people are superstitious. As for me, I think this

day teaches people to in honor of their ancestors and respect the culture. It is

not something about superstition, but about showing respect to the culture. We

need to pass on our culture from generations, or we will lose our national

treasure.

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篇16:端午节的习俗英语高中

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这个节日的由来逝代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈原,他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏,但是由於一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害,从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於无法获得皇帝的重视,屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。

由於对屈原的爱戴,汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原,并且将米丢入汨罗江中,以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原,但是他们的行为,直到今天在端午节的时候,仍然被人们传颂纪念著。

The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan. He was a good and respected man,but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperors court.

Unable to regain the respect of the emperor,in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons.

Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan,their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival.

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篇17:关于游泳的英语作文高4

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As summer vacation is coming, my parents have made some plans for me,

because they want me to learn something useful. This first thing they want me to

do is to learn swimming. This is an important skill. It can save my life if I

fall into the water. I also want to learn swimming, so that I can do many cool

sports. I am so excited about the lesson.

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篇18:成长英语作文初中

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Growing up is like running water,unconsciously from summer to

autumn.Years,whether happy or worry,is my growing experience,all is my stepping

stone on the road to success.

Happiness and worry is always two abandoned partner,they take care of each

other,everyone dont want trouble stay.Some people feel that there is no

happiness but feel that fate in torment them,in the world of light and dark,good

and evil.they are all separated lived,but only happiness and troubles is

"neighbors",because only with the happiness and worry,our childhood will be rich

and colorful.

Childhood,not only have like candy generally sweet and happy,like medicine

bitter troubles,and obstinate stubborn,I naughty smile.I alight to chase the

pace of growth,hold on to me that a good age.

The pace of growth continues,it does not return,cant go back.

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篇19:关于网购英语高一

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The usage of Internet becomes one of the most controversial topics in the

society. As a college student, I believe Internet is beneficial to me more than

the way it harms me. There are many advantages for using Internet.

First, I can best use my time to find information online instead of going

to different libraries. Also, the information can be dated back in decades ago.

It is very helpful to use those information as reference and historical proof.

In the library, it is hard to find so much "old" information. Another advantage

to use Internet is that I can stay home and have a lecture online. It is much

more convenience to me because I can stay warm to have class in the winter time

instead of spending two hours on the bus and physically attend class. In

addition, Internet provides me a better way to communicate with my friends and

professors. I can get response from my professor in a few minutes instead of

waiting outside of his door for hours. Some of my friends are living in a

foreign countries, I can simply just drop him an email whenever I can and get a

message from him very quick. It is much better than waiting for letters. Also,

the email will not lose while the letter might be losing in the process of

delivery.

However, there are also disadvantage of using Internet. For example, I

might spend too much time on the Internet to concentrate on my study. Also,

there is a chance that I am cheated because of the Internet purchasing. Last,

Internet has lots of information, both helpful and harmful. There might be too

much tempatation that I will access some of the harmful information I can on the

Internet.

Even though the usage of Internet has both positive and negative effect to

me, I still consider Internet is a symbol of technology development. I believe I

can use the Internet very well as long as I know how to control myself.

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篇20:关于元宵节英语

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There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival.

But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with celebrating and

cultivating positive relationship between people, families, nature and the

higher beings they believed were responsible for bringing/returning the light

each year.

One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven

in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny

of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided

when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings.

Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all the

emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to

bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of

the Han Dynasty directed special attention to this event. In 104 BC, he

proclaimed it as one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony would

last throughout the night. They clean it all up in the morning.

Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the

Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day of

the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of

entertainment, so followers prepare various kinds of activities during which

they pray for good fortune.

Yet another common legend dealing with the origins of the Lantern Festival

speaks of a beautiful bird that flew down to earth from heaven, which was hunted

and killed by some villagers. This angered the Jade Emperor in Heaven because

the bird was his favorite one. Therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy

the village on the 15th lunar day. The Jade Emperors daughter heard of this

plan, and warned the villagers of her father’s plan to destroy their village.

The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how should they escape their

imminent destruction.

However, a wise man from another village suggested that every family should

hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets, and

explode firecrackers on the 14th, 15th, and 16th lunar days. This would give the

village the appearance of being on fire to the Jade Emperor. On the 15th lunar

day, troops sent down from heaven whose mission was to destroy the village saw

that the village was already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the

Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village.

From that day on, people celebrate the anniversary on the 15th lunar day every

year by carrying red lanterns on the streets and exploding firecrackers and

fireworks.

There are many stories on how this festival was created. One other story is

about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was a favorite advisor of the

emperor. One winter day, he went to the garden and heard a little girl crying

and getting ready to jump into a well to commit suicide. Mr. Eastern stopped her

and asked why. She said she was a maid in the emperors palace and her name was

Yuan-Xiao.

She never had the chance to meet her family after she started worked at the

palace. She missed them so much every 12th lunar month. If she couldnt have the

chance to show her filial piety in this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern

promised her to find a way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern

left the palace and set up a fortune-telling stall on the street and disguised

himself as a fortuneteller. Because of his reputation, many people asked for

their fortunes.

But every one got the same prediction - a severe fire accident on the 15th

lunar day. The rumor spread quickly. Everyone was worried about the future and

asked Mr. Eastern for help. Mr. Eastern said, "On the 13th lunar day, the God of

Fire will send a fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you see a lady in

red wearing green pants riding a black horse on that day, you should ask for her

mercy." On that day, Yuan-Xiao pretended to be the red fairy lady. When people

asked for her help, she said, "Im the messenger of the God of Fire and came to

check on the city and Im going to set up fire on 15th. This is an order from

Jade Emperor. He will watch from the heavens.

I will give you a copy of the imperial decree from the God of Fire. You

should go to ask your emperor to find a way out." After she left, people went to

the palace to show the emperor the decree which reads "The capital city is in

trouble. Fire burns on the palace, and fire from Heaven burns all night long on

the 15th." The emperor of Han Dynasty was very shocked. He called and asked Mr.

Eastern for advice. After pondering for a while, Mr. Eastern said, "I heard that

the God of Fire likes to eat Tang-Yuan (Sweet dumpling). Does Yuan-Xiao often

cook Tang-Yuan for you? On the 15th lunar day, let Yuan-Xiao make Tang-Yuan.

Your Majesty will take charge of the worshipping ceremony and you will give

an order to every house to prepare Tang-Yuan to worship the God of Fire at the

same time. Also, deliver another order to ask every house in the city to hang

red lantern and explode fire crackers. Lastly, everyone in the palace and people

outside the city should carry their lanterns on the street to watch the lantern

decoration and fireworks. If everything goes this way, the Jade Emperor would be

deceived.

Then everyone can avoid the fire accident." The emperor happily followed

the plan. Lanterns were everywhere in the capital city on the night of the 15th

lunar day. People were walking on the street. Fire crackers kept making lots of

noise. It looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiaos parents went into

the palace to watch the lantern decorations, and Yuan-Xiao made a big lantern

and wrote her name on the lantern. They happily reunited together after her

parents called her name. Everybody was safe during the night. The emperor of Han

Dynasty had a new order that people should do the same thing every year. Since

Yuan-Xiao cooked the best Tan-Yuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao

Festival.

Young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding love.

Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. The brightest lanterns

were symbolic of good luck and hope. As time has passed, the festival no longer

has such implications.

Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern

parades. In addition to eating tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional

Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), another popular activity at this festival is

guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang

Dynasty), which often contain messages of good fortune, family reunion, abundant

harvest, prosperity and love.

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