IhadawonderfulNationalholidaylastyear.MyparentstookmycousinandmetothebeachinZhuJiajian.Wesurfedandcaughtcrabsandbuiltsandsculpturesalongthebeach.IhadfuneventhoughtheoceantherewasnotasclearandblueasinHaiNanandthescenerywasnotasbeautifuleither.WhenIcamebackhome,Ididanexcellentjobonthehomeworkmyteachergaveme.Iwroteacompositionnamed《PlayingintheWavesinZhuJiajian》anditwonaprize.
翻译：去年国庆节，我度过了一个非常愉快的假期。那次，爸爸妈妈带着妹妹和我去朱家尖看海。我们在海里冲浪，在沙滩上抓小鱼小蟹，做沙雕，虽然朱家尖的海水不如我以前去过的海南那边的海水清和蓝，虽然朱家尖的风景不如海南漂亮，但是，我还是玩得很开心。回来后，我出色地完成了老师布置的家庭作业，我写了一篇作文，叫做《踏浪朱家尖》，因为是有感而发，所以我的文章还在作文比赛中获奖了呢。
AsamiddleschoolstudentusuallyI’mbusyandhavenotimetodootherthings.ButinmysparetimeIlikereadingandtraveling.Ithinkthey’refitforme.
Agoodbookisafriendwhoneverturnshisbackuponus.Readingmakesmegetalotofknowledge.Iusuallyreadclassics.Theyimprovemyphilologicalability(语言能力)andmakesmeknowmuchdifferentphilologicalstyleindifferentcountries.
Welltravelingisgoodtoo.I’vebeentomanycities.IthinkIamjustlikeamodern“XuXiake”(徐霞客).Itopensupmyeyestotheoutsideworldandmakesmefeelmanydifferentcustoms.
In2001attheageoftenIwenttoBeijingtotakepartinachorus(合唱)competitionbymyself.Itwasmyfirsttimetotravelwithoutmyparents.AtfirstIfeltveryexcited.IhadaveryheavybagandIhadtocarryitonmyback.ThenonthetrainIcouldn’tgotosleep.Imissedmyhomeandmyparentsandmytearsrolleddownmyface.InBeijingIvisitedalotofplacesofinterest.InmyopinionBeijingthecapitalofChinaisamixtureofmoderncivilizationandancientcivilization.InBeijingScienceMuseumIgotalotofknowledge.AlsoIgotalotfromotheractivities.
Lifemaybesoursweetbitterorhot.Itgivesusdifferentfeelings.Lifeislikeapoemwhichgivesustaste;lifeisasbeautifulassongs;lifeisalsolikepaintingsanditisverycolorful!
Todayisawonderfulday!It’sChildren’sDay!MymotherbuysmeclothesasmyChildren’sDaygifts.Lookatme!I’mwearingmynewclothes.I’mwearingalightblueshirtwithagreenskirt.I’mwearingapairoforangestockingwithapairblackleathershoes.AmIbeautiful?
Agarden---fullofbeautifulflowersandcreatures./Amovie---sometimesitisacomedyandsometimesitisatragedy./Astory---sometimesitisinterestingandexciting,sometimesitisboringandconfusing./Yourgirlfriendorboyfriend---youhavetoloveherorhim./Agame---youshouldalwaystryyourbest./Abook---youcanobtainalotofinformationfromit./Amirror---youcanlearnaboutyourselfandtakeresponsibilityforeverythingyoudo./Anexam---youmaygetbadgradesandfailexams,butyoumustnevergiveup.Keepgoing,andonedayyou'llsucceed./Openingawindow---openyourheartandyou'llseebeautifulcolorsinthesky.
LastNovember24wasmybirthday.Ihadapartyatmyhome.MyfriendscametomyhomeintheafternoonandIgotalotofpresentsfromthem.Attheparty,weateabigcake,sangsongs,watchedTVandlistenedtomusic.Wewereveryhappy.Butallgoodthingsmustcometoanend.Wesaidgoodbyeataboutteno'clock.WehadaverygoodtimeonNovember24.
Howtimeflies!Mycolorfuljuniormiddleschoollifeiscomingtoanend.I’mgladtotellyousomethingaboutmyschoollife.
WhenIwassixyearsoldIstartedschool.SinceIbecameastudentIhavebeenstudyingveryhard.Myparentsarequiteproudofme.
NowIstudyatWucunMiddleSchoolwhichisnotonlymodernbutalsobeautiful.TheteachersinmyschoolaresokindandhardworkingthatIlovethemverymuch.Alltheteachersregardusstudentsastheirownchildren.Alsotheyarestrictwithusandstrictintheirwork.Iamgettingalongverywellwithmyclassmates.Wheneverwehavedifficultiesinourstudywehelpeachother.IhavemanyinterestssuchasdancingsingingreadingbooksandplayingsportsandIespeciallyenjoybasketballwhichmakesmesmarterandhelpsmelearnfasterandbetter.SoI’veimprovedmylifeinthisway.
Myschoollifeisfullofhappinessandfun.AlthoughwehavesomenewchallengeseverydayI’lltrymybesttomeetthem.