初中最实用的英语作文：The Mid-Autumn

 　The Mid-Autumn is a very important¹ Chinese festival. It falls on the 15th day of August. A few² days before the festival， everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful. Lanterns³ will be hung⁴ in front of the house.

　　On the evening there will be a big family dinner. People who work far away from their homes will try to come back for the union⁵. After dinner， people will light the lanterns which are usually red and round. Children will play with their own⁶ toy lanterns happily⁷.

　　At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while⁸ eating moon-cakes which are the special food for this festival. They can look back on the past and look forward⁹ to the future¹⁰ together.

1 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

2 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

3 lanterns   

n.灯笼( lantern的名词复数 )；灯塔

参考例句：

• There were two red lanterns hanging over the door. 门前吊着两盏红灯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns. 没有电，有煤油灯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 hung   

v.悬( hang的过去式和过去分词 )；（被）绞死；贴；逗留

参考例句：

• The picture hung aslant. 照片挂歪了。
• The caller hung up. 打电话的人挂断了电话。

5 union   

n.联合，合并，结合，联盟，协会

参考例句：

• The President gave his speech on the state of the Union.总统发表了国情咨文演讲。
• Even the union leaders hoped that the strike would die quietly. 甚至连工会领袖们都希望罢工会无声无息地结束。

6 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

7 happily   

adv.幸福地；愉快地

参考例句：

• From then on,the prince and princess lived happily.从那时起，王子与公主就幸福地生活在一起。
• Where we will live happily ever after.我们可以在那里直到永远。

8 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

9 forward   

adj.向前的，早的，迅速的，前锋；v.转交，促进，运送；adv.向前地

参考例句：

• Please move your car forward.请你把汽车住前开。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

10 future   

adj.将来的，未来的；n.将来，未来

参考例句：

• We are still on the way of future.我们还在未来的路上。
• We all work hard in the interests of our future.我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作。