小学英语作文我最喜欢的节日春节（实用20篇）

With the rapid process of modernization, computer becomes more and more

popular. Nowadays, almost every family has a computer. Because of computers, our

daily life is improving.

Computer has a great effect on our daily life. In the first place, computer

has so many functions. As we have computers, we neednt buy books, radios, TVs

and any other things, because computer can take place of them. Secondly, surfing

on the Internet must be very interesting. Through the Internet, we can do

everything we like. Thirdly, thanks to the Internet, we can get the further

education at any time, so we dont have to get up so early in winter days.

However, a coin has two sides, because its new doesnt mean its always

good. At present, most students spend too much time on computer games. I dont

think its a good phenomenon, because it will do great harm to our eyes as well

as our health if we play computer games all the time.

In my opinion, we should use the computers in the right way. For instance,

we can read the latest news on the internet to know the world better; read the

e-books to enrich our knowledge or download some useful information for our

work. We can also make different friends on the Internet, so that our life will

be colorful. I believe computers will be our best friends if we make good use of

them.

我国的传统节日中，除了春节，我最喜欢的就是端午节了。为什么呢?那我就悄悄地告诉你：端午节有我最爱吃的粽子。

今年的端午节到了，妈妈对我说：“妞妞，今年端午节你学包粽子吧，想不想吃到自己亲手包的粽子呢?”我一听，举双手赞成，早就盼着自己包粽子呢!妈妈还神秘地说：“我还请来一位包粽子专家，给你当老师，保证包教包会。”

正当我丈二和尚摸不着头脑时，外面响起了敲门声，妈妈说：“快去开门吧，老师来了。”我一个箭步冲到门口，想解开这个谜团。打开门一看，原来是我亲爱的姥姥呀!我赶紧把“老师”让进了屋。

妈妈把几天前买好的包粽子材料都端了上来，有泡好的糯米、洗净的粽叶、白棉线，还有大红枣、花生，摆了满满一桌子。姥姥一边整理东西一边说：“妞妞，想学包粽子，可要有耐心呀，当年你

妈妈就是我亲手教会的。”我点了点头，心想：青出于蓝而胜于蓝，我一定能超过妈妈的。说干就干，姥姥先拿起两片粽叶为我做示范，她把粽叶卷成漏斗状，从水中捞起一把糯米放进去，再抓一颗红枣，用剩下的一截叶子包住裹紧，最后用棉线把它牢牢系紧，一个小巧玲珑的粽子就包好了，姥姥包得可真快呀!我已经迫不及待了，学着姥姥的样子，拿起两片粽叶，嘴里还小声说着：“第一步卷成小筒，第二步放糯米，第三步放红枣，第四步系绳子。”可是当我最后一步系绳子的时候，却怎么也系不好，包好的糯米都撒了一地。原来包粽子这么难啊，可不像我想得那么简单。这时姥姥说：“你的问题出在第二步上，放的米太多了，再少放些米，就好包了，万事开头难，多练几次就好了。”听了“老师”的话，我又拿起两片粽叶认真地练起来，这次放的糯米少了，非常顺利地包好了第一个粽子。虽然不是那么好看，可也算成功了。接着，我们又包了很多粽子，我越包越熟练，包的粽子也越来越棱角分明，还受到“老师”的表扬呢!接着，妈妈把我们包好的粽子放在一个大锅里煮，不一会儿满屋都飘着粽子的香味。粽子煮熟了，我赶紧选了一个包得不太好看的粽子，打开“包裹”，津津有味地吃起来……

这个端午节最难忘，因为我吃到了自己亲手包的粽子。

“噼里啪啦”的一阵爆竹声，把我从沉沉的美梦中唤醒。原来是爷爷在院子里放鞭爆呢。 "crackling" firecracker sounds wake me up from the deep dream of dreams.It turned out that Grandpa put a whip in the yard.

过一会儿，爷爷走到我床前，“凡凡，起来，喝口糖水，祝愿你一年的生活都甜如蜜。”我乖乖地喝了一口红糖茶，嘴巴里立刻变得甜丝丝的。我想再睡会儿，爷爷说云云马上要来我家拜年了。太好了!一想到云云要来，我赶紧起床，我可不想等云云来了，我还赖在床上呢。我穿上粉色的羽绒服，黑裤黑靴子，妈妈给我扎了两个朝天辫，爸爸在一旁说：“乖乖，凡凡都像个大姑娘了，真漂亮。”

等我忙完一切，云云和她爸爸已经走进了爷爷的院子，天哪!云云今天更漂亮，大红的棉袄上面印着一个个长耳朵的小白兔，下面穿着粉色的裙子。云云一进门就说：“祝凡凡妹妹越来越美丽。”我赶紧拿出早为云云准备好的礼物—一盒德芙巧克力，包装袋里也有一只可爱的小兔哦。顺嘴说出：“恭喜叔叔工作顺利，祝云云姐学习更进步。”

我们俩走到爷爷奶奶跟前，说：“恭喜爷爷奶奶身体健康，万事如意。”爷爷笑着说：“祝你们俩像小兔子一样越蹦越高。”说着就发给我们一人一个大红包。我们俩一拿到红包，就赶紧出门找小伙伴们玩去喽。

一出家门，来到小巷口，正好看到一群小伙伴正在放爆竹。我跃跃试试，可又有点胆小，心想：万一刚点着就炸到我怎么办?不过，我还是战战兢兢地抽出第一支掼炮，点燃后把它抛出老远，然后掉头就跑，躲在墙角边，用力捂住耳朵。云云在一旁看到我这个胆小样子，和别的小伙伴们一起大笑起来，我觉得很没面子。就奔回家特地找了一个长长的烟花来炫耀，我用火柴点燃后“轰”地一声响，小伙伴们都吓了一跳，而我却从容地拿着烟花，得意洋洋地笑着，那个感觉可真叫爽啊!

不一会儿，我和伙伴们又一起玩起了鞭炮、烟花，我们一个个激动地叫喊着、奔跑着。真希望新年里的每一天都像今天一样热闹精彩啊!

春节前几天，家家户户都忙得不可开交。大扫除是春节前必做的事情，将家里里外外清理一遍，除旧迎新。同时，还要准备各种年货，吃的、喝的、用的，每天街上的人都络绎不绝。 A few days before the Spring Festival, every family was too busy.Cleaning is something that must be done before the Spring Festival.At the same time, you must also prepare a variety of annual goods, eat, drink, and use, and people on the street every day are endless.

春节的前一天是除夕，相比就轻松多了。早上边逛街边买来对联、灯笼、鞭炮和烟花，回家后便三下两下扯下旧对联，小心翼翼地贴上新对联，换上新灯笼。除夕晚上，除了万不得已，都要去长辈那儿吃团圆饭。团圆饭也称分岁酒，因为除夕是新旧年交替的分界线，吃分岁酒，意思是新旧岁由此夜而分。

分岁酒一般有十盘冷菜，每盘上都有一小片切成薄片的红萝卜放在顶端，以示讨彩。在中途上的大菜中，绝对不会少了芋头、鱼和年糕。芋头的“芋”谐音为“余”或“裕”，表示吃了芋头会在新的一年中家庭收支有余，逐步富裕。吃鱼也是象征“年年有余”的意思。而第一个上的菜一定是年糕，表示“年年高”，有时也用面条，因为面条又长又瘦，谐音“长寿”。

然而对于小朋友来说，最感兴趣的自然是吃分岁酒时长辈给的压岁包。压岁包，其实是压祟包，因为“岁”与“祟”是谐音，所以大家都念压岁包。“祟”指鬼怪害人，“压祟”便是寓意辟邪驱鬼，保佑平安。晚辈得到压岁钱便可以平平安安度过这一年。

吃完分岁酒，便各自回家。一般除夕晚上大伙都不睡觉，要“守岁”，迎候新年的到来。大年初一凌晨，家家户户都争先恐后地开始放鞭炮和烟花，放眼望去，整个天空都是五彩缤纷的烟花，噼里啪啦的爆竹声震耳欲聋，象征着送旧迎新和接福，俗称“接年”。大年初一这一天是不出门走亲戚拜年的，这一天还不能洗澡、洗衣服。从正月初二开始，才可以走亲戚、拜年。

一转眼，到了正月十几，街上过年的喜庆渐渐淡下去了。大人们开始上班，小孩子们也准备开学了，一切慢慢走上正轨。

In summer,all kinds offruits areripe,have been listed,colorful,have everything that one expects to findthe rainy season,wecan taste thesour,sweetYang Mei;slippery,deliciousmango;not only refreshing,and thirst-quenchingwatermelon;andsparklinggrape;known as the"Queen of fruit"strawberry.Whatitis!

Summer is so beautiful,is soattractive,seductive,let us have tolove it.In summer,Ilikeyou,only one a year summer

April 5, 2002

Dear Mr. Brian,

Thank you for your letter of March 20. As Spring --- the best season of a year --- has come, everything is nice here. The weather is always fine and comfortable, trees become green and various kinds of flowers are in blossom. We, therefore, invite you to visit our city from April 28 to May 5.

If you accept our invitation, please inform us in detail of the number of your people, their names, and your suggestions of your visit. We will try our best to arrange everything according to your plan, and we hope that you will enjoy every minute of your trip here.

We are looking forward to your reply.

Sincerely yours,

Li Xiao-hua

端午节是中国传统节日之一。中国传统节日，形式多样，内容丰富，是中华民族悠久历史文化的重要组成部分。

想必大家都想知道端午节吃粽子的来源吧!我呢!就给大家讲讲。粽子的悠久历史，春秋时期，用菇茭白叶包黍米成牛角状，称角黍。用竹筒装米密封烤熟，称筒粽。在战国时代，楚国三闾大夫及爱国诗人屈原投汨罗江自尽后，百姓为了防止鱼类破坏屈原的尸体，用竹筒装米投入江中，让鱼儿们去吃米饭而不去咬屈原的遗体。这正是吃粽子的原因，了解了吗?

端午节的习俗有：赛龙舟、吃粽子、挂艾草。其实赛龙舟也是为了驱赶江中的鱼儿，不让它们去咬屈原的尸体才有的习俗。

今天的天气一般好，就是有点闷热。我们早早地回到老家，买了一口袋甜香可口的粽子。回到家，就看见门上挂着艾草，这只是我们家乡的习俗之一呢!中午的时候，粽子是端午节不可缺少的，一家人团聚在一起，粽子是喷香的，代表着甜蜜幸福。粽子不仅是一种美味，更是一个家庭难以割舍的幸福;粽子不仅是一种香甜，更是一个民族难以割舍的温馨;粽子不仅是一种美味的食物，更是一个中国不能忘怀的历史故事。

粽子沾上那无数颗晶莹剔透的白糖，简直就是绝配，白糖像一颗颗细腻的水晶，沾在粽子上就觉得它镶了一身的水晶，可美了!

你们是怎么过端午节的?快给我们分享呗!哦!对了，你觉得粽子什么味的好吃?

春节是最隆重的节日，在这盛大的节日，家家户户张灯结彩，喜气洋洋，鞭炮在人们手中点燃，噼里啪啦，四处飞溅，仿佛要把每一个祝福送到千家万户。今年的春节，我在姥姥老家过的，热闹极了。

大年三十早晨，我们全家人就忙开了。爸爸在大门上贴春联。我和姥爷贴福字，妈妈和姥姥包饺子……

晚上，该是吃年夜饭的时候了，厨房里飘着诱人的香味，桌上摆放着丰盛的晚餐，看得我口水直流。桌中间有一条鱼，表示年年有余。一家人欢欢喜喜围坐在桌子面前，津津有味地品尝着年夜饭，其乐融融，屋里充满了幸福美好的气氛。

八点整，我们准时打开了电视机，收看“春节联欢晚会”。这次的晚会演绎的非常精彩，那悠扬的歌声，使人陶醉其中;那优美的舞姿，使人赞不绝口;那精彩的相声小品，使人开怀大笑……阵阵欢声笑语荡漾在我们的周围。其中最另我惊讶的是张伟，他的声音如此的嘹亮，一个男生的声音能达到一个高音上，很了不起。

从初一开始，亲朋好友欢聚一堂，品尝着美酒佳肴，谈天说地，有说有笑。家家户户一大早就帮着去拜年，最高兴的则是我们这帮小孩子，可以大把大把地收取压岁钱，欢天喜地跑到街上去买很多好玩的东西，好吃的东西，觉得自己永久长不大，在这次考试中我失利了，所有的亲人鼓励我在新的一年里，学习更上一层楼!我会加油，会努力的!

一转眼，时间流逝的很快，春节也过去了，新的一年又开始了，我们恋恋不舍的回家了……

、my favorite city is ShanghaiShanghai is Chinas most comprehensive industrial and commercial city, ranking the first in population and population density. As a tourist city, it attracts travelers from both home and abroad by its commercial activity rather than scenic beauty. Shanghai is situated on the bank of the Yangtze River Delta, with East River in the east and Hangzhou delta in the south. Housing a population of over 16 million at present, it was once a small town supported by fishing and weaving before the first Opium War.

Late in 1990, the central government started developing the area, and has since became the well-known booming metropolis city. Dressing in Shanghai is casual but modest. Bring along some heavy clothing for the winter whereas light clothing is adequate during summer. Visitors to China are required to fill in a health declaration form at the Customs. Medical facilities are generally adequate in Shanghai. It is advisable to drink only boiled and bottled water。

北京的春节是一个隆重而欢快的节日。今年放寒假，我和父亲母亲去北京过春节。

照北京的规矩，春节差不多在腊月的初旬就开始了。这是一年里最寒冷的时候。还要泡蒜，买饺子，买鞭炮。腊月二十三过小年，天一黑，炮竹声就响起来，有一股过年的味道。这一天，街上的人很多，有的看演出，有的买东西。

过了二十三，大家更忙。必须大扫除一次，还要把肉，鸡，鱼和青菜什么的都预备充足——店铺多数正月初一到初五关门，到正月初六才开张。

除夕真热闹。家家赶做年菜，到处是香喷喷的香味。男女老少都穿起新衣，门外贴上了红红的对联，除夕夜家家灯火通宵，不许间断，鞭炮声响个不停。

正月初一早上，有一大堆昨天放过的小鞭炮。

男人们午前去亲戚家拜年，女人们在家中接待客人。还买点礼物送送，多数铺户在正月初六开张，不过并不很忙，还可以逛庙会，逛天桥和看演出。

在天坛公园，还有民间艺人在模仿皇帝和大臣，在进行祭天仪式，有的拿着刀，有的拿着剑，很英俊。从初一到初九，圆明园里面每天举行皇家庙会，有抬轿子的，有猜谜语的，还有斗鸡和各种小吃，等等一些内容丰富多彩的节目。

这就是北京过春节的习俗。

春节是我国独有的节日，在这一天我们看春晚、放鞭炮、发压岁钱……到处充满着开心与快乐的氛围。

在春节的前几天，家家户户准备年货。节前10天左右，爸爸妈妈就开始买礼品、包红包、准备年货。年货有鸡鸭鱼肉、茶酒油酱等等。还要给我们添新衣服准备过年时穿，还要贴春联。

在大年30那一天，各位长辈纷纷给我压岁钱，有100、200、300……吃过年夜饭后，舅舅把准备好的烟花拿了出来，准备放。一出家门，每家每户都挂上了大红灯笼。万事具备，开始放烟花啦!“砰”随着一声巨响，美丽的烟花划过天空，如同花儿竞相开放。把夜幕点缀成鲜花的世界。接着我们找了一片空地，开始放一些比较安全的炮。不过它们虽然小，但也很漂亮哦!放过鞭炮后，万事妥当，全家坐在电视机前，嗑着瓜子，喝着饮料，看着春晚。这时姐姐告诉我：“说为了奖励你考试考的挺好，所以明天我们去做蛋糕，吃牛排。”

到了我们在这里的最后一天了，姐姐带着我和弟弟去做蛋糕，吃了牛排。下午我们去了河上街，玩了好长时间才回家。

每当听到小朋友在背王安石的《元日》时，就会想起那一段欢乐的春节记忆。

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is a day when Chinese people get together for sharing happiness.

The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month,often one month later than the Gregorian calendar.At Spring Festival Eve,all the family members eat dinner together.After the dinner,the whole family will sit together,chatting and watching TV.In the past,we often just watch the Spring Festival party broadcasted on China Central Television Station (CCTV).But nowadays ,less and less people watch it but play cards or mahjong.

Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival.People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits.However,such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security,noise and pollution factors into consideration.

Spring Festival is my favorite festival，what bout your favorite festival？

向上一年说再见，向新的一年问好。每过春节之前，我都会细细地回忆着上一年的美好时光。

每到春节，每家每户都放鞭炮、包饺子、贴对联。是一家人最幸福最开心的时候。在这里小孩会收到许多压岁钱，大人们可以在一块儿谈谈国家大事，说说家常小事，爷爷奶奶们可以打打纸牌，也可以打打麻将。这是多么快乐的事情啊！

我们家大年三十早上就非常的忙碌，奶奶在干饺子皮，爷爷剁饺子馅，妈妈、叔叔、婶婶、包饺子，我和爸爸出去买东西，妹妹就负责玩。我们大家忙碌了一天，终于到了晚上，我们吃着年夜饭看着春晚，然后终于到了发压岁钱的时候了！只要对大人们拜年红包自然就会到手了。到晚上12：00鞭炮声一声又一声的彻响云霄。大年初一我们和亲朋好友一块儿聚餐，之后我们再照一张全家福就各回各家了。晚上我们开始放烟花了，突然“砰”的一声，一朵朵五彩缤纷的花朵出现在天空，我抬头望去绚丽无比！

相信今年的春节一定是我最难忘的春节，我永远会记得今年的春节！

As we all know, pollution is harmful to living beings. There are many

different types of pollutions in this world. For instance, water pollution, air

pollution, noise pollution and so on. Water pollution cause many kinds of

disease that have negative effects on human beings, sometimes the diseases will

take people’s life away. Dirty air will increase the rate of getting lung

cancer. While the noise pollution will cause insomnia. People’s health condition

will be damaged.

In my humble opinion, people should take measures to control the pollution.

Recently, not only the government, but also individual has taken part in the

action of protecting the environment. This is a good sign. Rivers are being

cleaned, air is purified, and the people come to realize that the importance of

protecting the environment.

However, this is not enough, the problems are still exist. Not all of them

have been solved. Some factories are still pouring dirty water into the rivers

or give off the toxic gas into the sky. We should know that protecting the

environment needs everybody’s effort.

Do you know about holidays? We like holidays. Parents and children enjoy holidays. Children receive many gifts from their parents. Parents also receive gifts from their good children.

Holidays are about happiness! Holidays are about a lot of food and drinks! Holidays are about families! Holidays are about beautiful clothes! Holidays are about music and dance! Holidays are about fireworks! Holidays are fun!

People look very happy. They go to restaurants and eat good meals. We see beautiful lights on the streets. We hear holiday music everywhere. We like holidays very much!

春节是中国人最重要的节日，而且不同地域的春节有不同的风俗。北方有大秧歌、送渔灯;南方有赛龙舟、包汤圆。今年，我去了江苏过年，体验到了南方的春节习俗。

我们开车来到江苏时已经天黑了，站在街上极目远眺，你会发现每一处都张灯结彩、五光十色。路灯上装饰着一串串坠着中国结的大红灯笼;街道中心有一座龙虾雕塑，它满脸带笑地将两只大钳靠在一起，给每一位来到江苏的人拜年。

一到奶奶家，院子里的哈士奇兴高采烈地对我们摇头摆尾，迎接我们的到来。年夜饭上桌了，除了大鱼大肉之外，还摆着几大碗奶奶做的白的、黄的、粉的汤圆。看来，过年南方吃汤圆，北方吃饺子，果然没错啊!汤圆里面包有各种寓意吉祥的馅料：花生、芝麻、松子、杏仁还有一些干果类食品，虽然在北方长大的我很是吃不惯，但在这浓浓的春节气氛中，吃什么都是团圆、幸福的味道。

晚饭后，我们一起放鞭炮。爸爸拿着烟花去了外面，我们捂着耳朵，站在门口等待烟花的盛开。只听“嘭”的一声巨响，一朵绚丽的烟花升入了天空，白烟飘散开来，这时仰望天空，你会发现彩色的天空非常精彩，远方的烟花与星空融为一体，星光灿烂，美不胜收。我们在院子里欢呼着，跳跃着……

除夕夜晚，热闹非凡，我们放完鞭炮回来围炉看春晚，欢声笑语中春晚结束了，但是春节的气氛却没有消散。

大年初头一天，我们换上新衣服去拜年。作为孩子的我，会收到各种美味的糖果和饱含祝福的红包，真是无比幸福啊!

春节是我最喜欢的节日，既快乐又幸福，因为这是我们一家人难得团聚的时刻。我已经迫不及待地期待2019年春节的到来了。

今年的春节我的家里发生了很多有趣的事情。

春节晚会之前，我们干什么的都有。有的贴对联，有的打扑克，有的包饺子，我们哥几个在外面放鞭炮。我们把点完的炮筝扔到井里，过了一会儿，只听“砰”的一声，井里传出了沉闷的响声。我笑着说：“这屁声可真响亮，还有点臭味儿。”其他人哈哈大笑起来。打扑克的时候打到J，又被勾回去了，弄得他们哭笑不得。然后贴对联，对联可是我自己写的哦，写的也不算那么太好。我还去跟着包饺子，我包的一点儿也不好。有的站都站不住，有的包露馅儿，好不容易包好了一个还掉到了地上，弄得我措手不及。

春节晚会开始了，我们一大家子人围坐在电视机旁有说有笑，我们小孩儿又打又闹。到了十二点我们开始吃饺子，我小弟吃着一角钱，我爸吃着了一角钱，而我吃了十多个一个没捞着，唉。

今年的春节过得可真是太快乐了。

I love my school so much, because of the beautiful environment. The first

day I walk into the school, I am very impressed by the green trees and the

colorful flowers. It seems that I just walk into a park and get lost in the

green world. The trees and flowers make me feel so comfortable, and my heart

feel the peace.

小学生春节英语日记

My happy Spring Festival After the New Year’s Eve dinner with my family, we began to sit down in front of the TV, and enjoyed 2008 CCTV Spring Festival gala. At about ten o’clock, the black sky was lightened by lots of fireworks with colorful light and happy sound. We stop watching the CCTV 2008 CCTV Spring Festival gala, and began to climb up the balcony to see the beautiful fireworks view, and my father took some fireworks up, and we also began to play fireworks. What a beautiful night. Later, my cell phone was ringing all the time. I received lots of short messages from my friends and classmates. They all blessed me happy New Year. I gave same bless to them by sending back the happy words. At almost 12 pm, I made a wish in New Year, and began to sleep.

When I woke up in the first day of New Year, my father and mother gave two red packets to me, and blessed me that everything will go well on me. I thanked them, and accepted the red packets happily. I have been waiting for the day that I can get lots of red packets. This is my happiest time of the year. After lunch, both my family went to the park, the streets, and the shops or supermarkets. We took many photos in the park, and bought many things in the shops or supermarket.

I met my uncles and aunts, they all blessed us happy New Year and gave me red packets. I was too happy to count how many red packets I got. The following days, we visited my grandparents and some of relatives. We happily talk with them, and brought some presents to them, and also received some New Year presents. This was how did I spend my Spring Festival; I really enjoyed myself in Spring Festival.

一到春节，大家就会做许许多多难忘的事。有放鞭炮(烟花)、贴福字(对联)、包饺子、串门拜年……其中，令我最难忘的是放烟花。

今年在妈妈老家过年，是我第一次自己放烟花，我又激动又开心。晚饭后，我先从姨夫买来的鞭炮中，挑选了一根湖蓝色外皮的烟花棒，将它点燃并高举过头顶。突然，听到“嘭”一声响，吓我一跳，接着从烟花棒里闪出一道亮光向远处飞去，“嘭嘭嘭……”烟花继续发射亮光奔着夜空。不久，这根烟花棒就放完了。

于是我接着选择了另外一种烟花，它非常特别，圆形外观，将它点燃后扔在地上，就会像陀螺一样飞快的转起来，并且发出彩色的光，看上去像个光环。但这还不是我最喜欢的，我最喜欢的是看着平常无奇的烟花棒，虽然烟花棒没有任何装饰，就像一根小铁丝，但点着后会像星星一样闪光，在所有举着的烟花中是最亮最好看的。

这就是我的春节，一个令人难忘的节日，也是我第一次放烟花的日子。

There are many festivals in a year, I love Children’s day, because on that day, I can have many candies from school.

In the school, I will play many games, there will be no class on Children’s day, everybody will have fun.

Children’s day is my favorite day, the day belongs to me. I enjoy that day so much. My parents will also celebrate it for me.