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1000生活中的传统文化——春节
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+ 加入清单小朋友们最喜欢的节日一定是过年了!因为过年即能收到压岁钱又能得到衣服,真是令人开心!
关于压岁钱的由来,据说有一个传说。很久很久以前,有一个叫“崇”的小妖怪每到大年三十的晚上就来到人间摘破坏。它来到熟睡的孩子头上摸一下,孩子就吓得哇哇大哭,醒来后便开始说呓语。然后这些聪明的孩子都变成了傻子,每天只知道疯疯癫癫地玩。“崇”怕亮光,因此,人们每到大年三十的晚上,都点着灯,守在孩子的身边,不敢睡觉,这叫“守崇”。有一对老夫妻,年纪很大了才得到了个孩子。大年三十的晚上,夫妻俩点着蜡烛,守在孩子旁边,忽然吹来了一阵风,蜡烛灭了。“崇”飘到了孩子的头上,准备摸的时侯,枕头下的红包里闪出一道耀眼的红色光芒。“崇”一看大哭一顿,便逃走了。第二天,夫妻俩把自己发红包给孩子,把“崇”吓走的事情告诉大家。原来,那八枚铜钱是一位神仙变成的,他在暗中帮助孩子。
讲了这么个故事大家知道压岁钱的由来了吧!大年三十的晚上,小朋友是不是都会收到长辈的红包,这代表着长辈对我们的祝福!
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篇1:关于春节小学生英语
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+ 加入清单There are many traditional festivals in China, such as the childrens day, the national day, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid Autumn Festival, but my favorite and most expected is the Spring Festival.
Lets talk about the origin of the Spring Festival. Legend has a monster called "year", the head long antennae, fierce and abnormal. "Year" years of deep seabed, every new years Eve just climbed out, devouring livestock harm human life. Therefore, every new years Eve, people help the aged and the young stockaded village fled to the mountains, to avoid "year" damage. A new years Eve, peach blossom village people are to help the aged and the young to take refuge, an old man came to the village, at this time, everyone on the run, who do not care about the old man, only an old woman carrying food to persuade the elderly, said: "everyone in the refugee! You can run away with the food, too. " The old man said unhurried, "can I stay in your house for a while?" The old woman hurried to persuade the elderly, the old man just only smiled but did not reply the old woman had to promise the elderly. The old man hung a red lantern in front of the house, and there was a lot of red things in front of the door. Suddenly, "year", "year" went to the front of the wife, I saw the red light scattered, "year" was scared away. At this time, sounded crackling sound of firecrackers, "year" was scared to death, escape from the village of peach blossom. Later, people called the happy day of the people "Spring Festival".
The Spring Festival is coming, the street is very busy! Malone on the road, the flow of water. A row of shops at the entrance, some hanging on every kind of lanterns, some big red lanterns hang, some affixed with "longevity, happiness as immense as the Eastern Sea" auspicious antithetical couplet. The street shop owners are Strike while the iron is hot. peddled. The small shop selling special purchases for the Spring Festival display, the size of the red lanterns and printed with a picture of auspicious antithetical couplet, dizzying, customers coming in a steady stream of Shaoxing, the boss too busy to attend to all. The children are wearing new clothes brightly coloured shuttle in the high streets and back lanes, face hung sweet smile. The streets were full of people, adults and children. The sound of firecrackers, fireworks, cheers and laughter filled the whole town, everywhere permeated with a festive atmosphere.
Not only in the street, but also at home. At home, people eat reunion dinner with relatives coming back from far away, then watch the Spring Festival Gala together, chat together, and my family is no exception. That year, our family and some relatives around the table to eat hot pot, mom and dad ate while chatting. I just sat there quietly enjoying the delicious food. After dinner, we put the fireworks in the square, a branch of a dragon like fireworks into the sky, blooming in the bright moonlight beside. I also tried to put one, but since then I cant put the fireworks again. The Spring Festival is really a beautiful day.
篇2:中国传统文化过年中国传统节日春节
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+ 加入清单春节在农历正月初一,是我们中国传统节日,春节是怎么来的呢?在很久很久以前,有一只年兽它在农历正月初一的时候,都会来袭击人类的村子。有一个年轻人刚刚经过一个村子。一位好心的老奶奶就给了他点食物让他快到山顶上去躲避年兽。年轻人很感动为了报答好心的老奶奶他决定帮助老奶奶赶走年兽。他就在老奶奶家里放了很多鞭炮,再穿上了红装,把房子打扮成远过望去像一个红红的怪物。年兽来了,推开门听见了鞭炮声,又看见了红色的怪物以为是比自己厉害的怪兽立刻就逃跑了。我想春节就是这样来的吧!
过年不仅仅是长大一岁,而且妈妈还会给你买新衣服呢!吃很多好吃的东西,和很长时间没有联系的朋友玩。过年,也就是春节,是一年中最难忘,最轻松的节日。我特别喜欢。
篇3:春节经历英语
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+ 加入清单Spring Festival is very important in China.We always celebrate every year ,and everyong likes the Spring Festival very much.
Before Spring Festival , the people often do some shopping in the shopping mall,they buy the new ciothes,something to eat and so on.
On New Years eve, the family will get together to eat meal.
In the Spring Festival,people usually eat dumplings.People will go to elder home happy New Year ,then children can get red packets from their grandparents, parents,uncle,aunt.
I like the Spring Festival very much.How about you ?
篇4:关于写春节的英语作文
全文共 1333 字
+ 加入清单MySpringFestival Last years Spring Festival is special. My uncle and my aunt came back from Shanghai. My family were very happy to keep the Spring Festival with them. And it was the most exciting festival of all the festivals. On New Years Eve, my father and my uncle talked about their work together. My mum did some cooking with my aunt Grandparents and I watched the New Year TV programmes. At about six oclock, we had a special family dinner. We all thought the dumplings were delicious. On the first day of the New Year, we visited our relatives. In the afternoon, we went shopping in Jiefanf Road. My uncle bought some Jays CDs. He likes Jays music very much. There were so many people on the road. It was more alive than any other time of a year. On the second and the third days, we spent a wonderful weekend in the country. There were much bigger trees than in the city. And the animals were more beautiful than in the city. We all enjoyed ourselves. I had an interesting Spring Festival. How about you?
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MySpringFestival去年的春节很特别。我叔叔和我的姑姑从上海回来。我的家人非常高兴地与他们保持春节。它是所有的节日最令人兴奋的节日。在除夕,我父亲和叔叔交谈,了解他们一起工作。我妈妈当时我姑姑祖父母一批煮食,我观看了新年的电视节目。下午约六时,我们有一个特别的家庭晚宴。我们都以为是好吃的饺子。在新年的第一天,我们参观了我们的亲人。在下午,我们到Jiefanf路购物。我叔叔买了一些周杰伦的CD。他喜欢周杰伦的音乐很。有在路上这么多人。这是比任何更活跃在一年的其他时间。在第二和第三天,我们花了美好的周末在该国。有比城市更大的树木。而动物更美好的城市。我们都喜欢自己。我有一个有趣的春节。你怎么样?
[关于写春节的英语作文
篇5:介绍家乡的春节
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+ 加入清单春节是团圆的节日,一到春节,在外挣钱的、读书的人都会纷纷回家团聚。每逢这时候,都是我们最快乐的日子,礼物、压岁钱,都是我们最关心的。
春节那天,有很多传统。最是少不了的要数供“祖佬”了。每家都要供“祖佬”,我们也要给“祖佬”叩头,祈求保佑我们平安,考试得高分。其实,这些都是大人们让我们一起怀念死去的爷爷奶奶吧。
再就是“过年”吃饭了。一家人坐在一起,吃着丰盛的早餐,举杯祝福。而我们更是好好表现了,“爷爷奶奶、叔叔姑姑”不停地叫着,哄他们高兴发压岁钱。随着甜甜的叫声,一个个“毛爷爷”向我们飞来!
贴春联、穿新衣服,更是我们喜欢的传统。大人们总是考我们,哪幅在左,哪幅在右,什么意思?随后就是洗澡换衣服了,穿上爸爸妈妈奖励我们学习进步的新衣服,心里那个美啊,真是难以言表!然后小伙伴们一个个拿着鞭炮,比谁的鞭炮最响,当然更少不了比比谁的衣服漂亮!
春节还有好多我们喜欢的事:包饺子、看春晚、拜年等等,正如爸爸妈妈说的,春节是为我们安排的。
我爱家乡的春节!
篇6:有关自我介绍小学英语作文
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+ 加入清单Chapter one:self-introduction
Tips:
名字和年龄:My name is peter, I am six years old.
兴趣:My hobby is playing basketball.
个性:I am a talkative person.
My name is peter. I am six years old. I am from Taiwan. Many people ask me about my Chinese name because they think the meaning of it is very interesting. But I hope my friends can remember my English name rather than my Chinese one. My hobby is playing basketball. I usually play it with my friends after school, and I believe playing basketball will bring me good health. I am a talkative person. It is very difficult for me to keep quiet. Now I am studying in English, so I hope everyone can speak English to me. Otherwise I will feel very bad if I keep quiet.
篇7:英语作文人物介绍篇
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+ 加入清单My favourite cartoon character is doraemon.he gets to a boys home by a magic machine.the boys name is daxiong and they become good friends.daxiong always meets problems.but he doesnt like the mouse.
Doraemon loves dousha cake a lot.doraemon helps him every time.doraemon is very lovely and he always makes me happy.
我最喜欢的卡通人物是多拉A梦.他通过一架神奇的机器来到了一个叫大雄的孩子的家里,并和他成为了好朋友.大雄总是遇到麻烦.多拉A梦不喜欢老鼠。
多拉A梦很喜欢铜罗烧(其实就是豆沙饼),他在大雄有困难的时候都会给他帮助.多拉A梦很可爱也总是让我很快乐。
篇8:中国传统文化春节作文
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+ 加入清单中国的传统文化历史悠久,比如有:春节、元宵节、清明界、端午界、中秋节……我就来说说春节吧!
中国人民最隆重的传统节日就是春节了。每到新年家家户户喜贴春联,人们采办年货。送旧迎新的活动热闹非凡。每一个人的脸上都洋溢着节日的喜悦。
除夕时,全家团聚在一起吃年夜饭。晚上吃完年夜饭,最有趣的就是和表哥一起放烟花。各种烟花在天空中毡房,真实形态各异,姹紫嫣红。有的像一条条金色的巨龙腾空而起,有的像一枚枚银色的子弹直冲云霄,在天空中欣然怒放。
春节真是个快乐、祥和的节日!
篇9:春节的英语作文结尾
全文共 584 字
+ 加入清单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.
篇10:喜迎春节的英语
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+ 加入清单Spring Festival is the traditional holiday of China.Its one of the most grand festival of the whole year.
People will get a half a month off,its longer than the Yuandan holiday. It falls on the first day of the lular year.During Spring Festival,people in China will get together, mop the windows to make them bright,sweep the ceil,the walls,the floor,decorate their home with Chinese knot and Fus on the first day of the lular year.The long period before this Spring Festival of 2018 and prepare and have a big feast together.
For the tradition,people will make a lot of dumplings, perpare some red envelopes, cook some traditional foods as well,for example, frieing tofus,eatting noodles to calculate good luck for the New Year.
篇11:春节英语作文及翻译
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+ 加入清单In a year of many programs, my favorite is the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is also called the Chinese New Year.
According to legend, "year" is a monster, every Chinese new year it ran to the scourge of human people, so people in the door to paste the red antithetical couplet, home burning fire, burning firecrackers to scare away Sheng "year", so the formation of people with fire, burning, paste antithetical couplet Sheng firecrackers is celebrated a year of good harvest and pray for a bumper harvest in the coming year tradition.
As soon as the Spring Festival comes, our family will go to grandmas home. The old house is busy, and the people out are going back. Every year is waiting for my father to write a couplet, we help to stick. The most interesting thing is to put off fireworks and firecrackers, and always do not play enough. Grandpa and grandmas "money" is more than a year, saying that it is saving for us to read the University. With mom and dad went from door to door, a relative blessing, "Happy New Year" "Happy New Year" "fortune" and "when leading" the university entrance exam
The Spring Festival is the end of a year. It is also the beginning of the year. People celebrate the years harvest in the Spring Festival, and summarize the results of the year. The harvest of people on holidays, jubilant, eat delicacy, to reward their relatives. At this time, I will calm down in the bustle, think of the past year, how I have passed, what is worth remembering, and what is worth celebrating. "The plan of a year is spring". Spring is a new beginning of a year, and it is my starting point. We should plan my life for a year and get better results.
篇12:自我介绍英语
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+ 加入清单My name is xxx. I am graduate from ________ senior high school and major in ________. There are ________ people in my family. My father works in a computer company. And my mother is a housewife. I am the youngest one in my family.
In my spare time, I like to read novels. I think reading could enlarge my knowledge. As for novels, I could imagine whatever I like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu master. In addition to reading, I also like to play PC games. A lot of grownups think playing PC games hinders the students from learning. But I think PC games could motivate me to learn something such as English or Japanese.
My favorite course is English because I think it is interesting to say one thing via different sounds. I wish my English could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent English in the future.
篇13:春节吃年夜饭的英语
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+ 加入清单There are many different kinds of food, such as dumplings, wontons, long noodles, yuanxiao, etc. People in the north are accustomed to eating dumplings in the New Year. More years of age. The meaning of. Because the white dumpling shape is like silver dollar treasure, the basin end table is symbolized. The New Year is getting rich. The meaning of. When some dumplings are made, some boiled water is disinfected with COINS, which means that whoever eats first can earn more money. The custom of eating dumplings was handed down from the han dynasty. According to legend, in the cold winter months of the medical saint zhang zhongjing, saw the poor peoples ears are frozen, and then made a kind of “ Remove the cold and sweet soup. Treat the poor with frostbite. He used mutton, pepper and some herbs to remove the cold and warm, and wrapped them in his ears. Jiao ear & throughout; Cook it in a pot and give it to the poor. When people eat it, they feel warm and warm. In the future, people follow the example of doing and continue to spread to this day. To eat wonton for the New Year is to take it for the first time. It is said that the world was a state of chaos before it was created, and the universe was made up of the four sides of the universe, the long face and the long face. A New Years day is a hundred years long.
Today is the Spring Festival. We go to have a New Years eve dinner. Today we dont eat at home like we used to.
As soon as we entered the hotel, we saw that the hall was full. We went to the door of one of the rooms and said, the songbird hall. Three words, walk in a look, the service aunt already in serving, have red like the red date of fire, green like grass lettuce, round like ball of abalone and so on. When we arrived, we began to eat with relish, and soon finished. After eating, they began to give out red envelopes. They wrote all kinds of good wishes. The lucky money was like a shy little girl, hiding herself in a red envelope. When we finished the New Years money, we went home to watch the biggest party the whole country had ever seen, the Spring Festival gala. "Pitter-patter". Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers outside the window sounded, I took my fathers hand, picked up the firecrackers and ran downstairs. Dad a little firecrackers, I went to a few metres away from the eaves hide, a moment later, dad came also, we are watching the firecrackers ring rocket into the sky, "pa" was in full bloom in the sky, some like eggs, some like a dandelion, and like all over the sky stars, so beautiful! The sound of firecrackers flashed on the cars light, as if to say: "happy New Year, all the best, the year of the horse." My father said to me, "the fireworks are beautiful, but they pollute the environment. We need to reduce the fireworks to protect the environment!"
篇14:春节打算英语
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+ 加入清单In a few days is the spring festival, the family are preparing necessities, cleaning the health, to meet the arrival of the holiday.
Walking in the street, everyone s face is permeated with a festive smile, carrying bags, needless to say, must be new year s clothes. Shopping malls are full of people: there are children holding their parents hands to buy clothes, there are couples sweet to buy clothes, and children holding elders talking and laughing to buy clothes, in short, everyone is beaming.
Came to the countryside, kill pig slaughter sheep ... with their own customs to celebrate the spring festival, in some places also started the market, he cried out to buy drinks, he cried out to buy clothes, this way to reduce prices, there shouting to buy two to send one, everything should be everything, is really full of beautiful things, very lively.
In the spring festival year 30 nights, the spring festival party began, play sketch, crosstalk, singing any program, a show after the audience applause, until the middle of the night people are sleepy, the program is finished. The show is over, but people are still enthusiastic, because haven t pressure money, fireworks! After all this, almost twelve o clock, the children are holding the money to go to bed adults to chat for a while to go to bed.
The next day, people get up early in the morning, with a good gift to go relatives, relatives to go for several days, less also need to go more than a day.
Spring festival is really good, can let people busy life to relax, also can add some fun for everyone boring things.
I love spring festival!
再过几天就是春节了,家家都在准备着年货,打扫着卫生,迎接着这个节日 的到来。
走在街上,人人脸上都洋溢着喜庆的笑容,手里提着大包小包,不用说肯定是新年的衣服。商场里,也是人满为患:有小朋友牵着父母的手一起买衣服的,有夫妻俩甜甜蜜蜜买衣服的,还有儿女牵着长辈有说有笑买衣服的,总之大家都是喜气洋洋的。
来到农村,杀猪宰羊……以各自的风俗庆春节,在有的地方还开始了集市,他喊一声买饮料,他喊一声买衣服,这边喊减价了,那边喊买二送一了,各个东西应有尽有,真是琳琅满目,热闹极啦。
到了春节的大年三十晚上,春节晚会就开始了,演小品、说相声、唱歌什么节目都有,一个节目演完台下掌声一片,直到三更半夜人们都困了,节目才完。节目完了,可人们还兴致勃勃,因为还没发压岁钱、放烟花呢!等干完这一切,差不多十二点了,小孩子们都拿着压岁钱去睡觉了大人要闲聊一阵才去睡。
第二天,人们又得起个大早,带着买好的礼物去走亲戚,亲戚多的要走好几天呢,少的也至少要走一天多。
春节真好,可以让人们忙碌的生活得到放松,也可以为大家枯燥的事情添上一些乐趣。
我爱春节!
篇15:自我介绍英语
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+ 加入清单My name is xxx . There are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in senior high school. My mother is an English teacher. She teaches English in the university. I have a younger brother, he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.
I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read. Reading E- books is fun. In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.
I hope to study both in English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects. Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.
篇16:介绍济南天气英语
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+ 加入清单Jinan is in locate northern latitudes 36 degrees 40 cent, east longitude 117 degree. Jinan is in South of Mount Taishan and North of Yellow River.there is belonging to warm temperate zone greatly six sex monsoon weather area,clear all the year round,sunshine full in Jinan. The year average air temperature is 14 Celsius degrees, the year average rainfall is 650-700 millimeters.
Jinan is called "Quan Cheng(泉城)"and is coast in Chinese the east economic big province-Shandong the provincial capital of the province.Jinan is a whole province politics, economy, culture, science and technology, education and banking center.Jinan is also a national approval of the coast open city and vice- province class city.The benefit goes down south to govern six areas, one County class City, the total area is 8227 square kilometers, population 5,960,000, among them downtown population 2,600,000.Helping the south is one of the city of"national city comprehensive real strenght 50 strong" and"whole country invest hard environment 40 excellent.
篇17:庆祝过春节的英语作文
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+ 加入清单in china,the spring festivai is a special day.because it leave peoples hopes.the spring festival is the first month by lunar calendar and the beginning of new year.on spring festival eve,people can special purchase for the spring festival ,do spring festival shopping,light fireworks and paper cuts .on spring festival,children dress new clothes and eat delicious food ,they can put the smork flower.on the eveving ,people eat dumplings and watch post spring festival couplets.on the beginning of new year,children go to pay new years call and get gift money people wishes their relativas happy.for example"wishing you prosperity ,everything is well,wishing youevery susses".lets happy lunar new yea.
篇18:做自我介绍英语翻译
全文共 1940 字
+ 加入清单Hello everyone! Im - Wang Jie.
I grow high, fat, a pair of small eyes always from time to time, I have a pair of big ears, usually seldom laugh, even if the smile is just a smile. My clothes generally wear white or red, my character is a little introverted, few friends, usually taciturn, my learning is general. My advantage is that I can take notes in class and record the truth and meaning of it. The shortcoming is recalcitrant character and refusing to listen to advice. Of course, I have tried several times to correct it, but I cant do it. My greatest determination is to correct the problems and strive to be the front spear!
Well, Im finished. Please make a lot of changes! Show me your introduction!
The experience of painting
Im a girl who loves painting. Actually. Listen to my mother, when I was young cursive are reluctant to get it! Later, why did I like to take a stroke? This is the first thing to say: listen to mom, when she was a kid, she held my hand and taught me to write. I was sleepy, writing and dozing. My mother had no choice but to force me. Later my mother taught me to read the chant, in order to improve my interest in every song beside the mother with a nice painting (mother love painting) did not think, I am very interested in these pictures, often with a pen in drawing, my mother found my interest, teach me how to learn to draw.
Mom started to buy a first in the body of the red, I treasure every day, according to draw pictures. Then I do not trace will be able to draw simple pictures. My mother once drew a circle, and I followed a circle. With the pattern, into a small cat. Mother was surprised, and she didnt think I could draw such a beautiful cat when I had just learned to paint. She felt that I should be trained more systematically and sent me to the art training class. Under the guidance of the teacher, my painting techniques continue to improve, I have to draw more and more interest in the!
篇19:英语自我介绍
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+ 加入清单I am a third year master major in automation at Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, P. R. China. With tremendous interest in Industrial Engineering, I
am writing to apply for acceptance into your Ph.D. graduate program.
Education background
In 1995, I entered the Nanjing University of Science & Technology
(NUST) -- widely considered one of the China’s best engineering schools. During
the following undergraduate study, my academic records kept distinguished among
the whole department. I was granted First Class Prize every semester,In 1999, I
got the privilege to enter the graduate program waived of the admission
test.
At the period of my graduate study, my overall GPA(3.77/4.0) ranked top 5%
in the department. In the second semester, I became teacher assistant that is
given to talented and matured students only. This year, I won the Acer
Scholarship as the one and only candidate in my department, which is the
ultimate accolade for distinguished students endowed by my university.
Presently, I am preparing my graduation thesis and trying for the honor of
Excellent Graduation Thesis.
Research experience and academic activity
When a sophomore, I joined the Association of AI Enthusiast and began to
narrow down my interest for my future research. With the tool of OpenGL and
Matlab, I designed a simulation program for transportation scheduling system. It
is now widely used by different research groups in NUST. I assumed and fulfilled
a sewage analysis & dispose project for Nanjing sewage treatment plant. This
was my first practice to convert a laboratory idea to a commercial product.
In retrospect, I find myself standing on a solid basis in both theory and
experience, which has prepared me for the Ph.D. program. My future research
interests include: Network Scheduling Problem, Heuristic Algorithm research
(especially in GA and Neural network), Supply chain network research, Hybrid
system performance analysis with Petri nets and Data Mining.
篇20:介绍清明节英语作文
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+ 加入清单Last qingming Festival,i return home to worship my grandfather.qingming Festival is a folk Festival.In the past,In the past, the qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a familys home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.
With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.