the spirit of the Spring Festival ( part 1) It is 7 days before the Spring Festival, The streets are decked and drapped with banners , flowers , and scrolls of vivid red. The supermarket offers a rich supply of different commodities .The flood of shoppers are doing shopping for the Spring Festival.the little booths on the streets all were selling New Years pictures, Door Gods, Spring Festival couplets, words such as "luck"… But for me, the Spring Festival is nothing for me. Yes, I purchase for the Spring Festiva, clean the house, buy new clothes for my kid, go to the flower market to buy flowers to decorate my house… I am not a good housewife indeed, doing these things is really a big headache.But I have to do these year after year. I think it is a duty, an unplasant duty for me. Reading , with a cup of tea in hand,enjoy music , it is the greatest pleasure in my life. When I was a child , I was eagerly awaiting for the Spring Festival, for, the Spring Festival was to have big meal ( in those days, we were poor, we could only eat meat once a week), to wear new clothes (thirty years ago my brother and sisters all have to wear hand - me – down ), to get lucky money ( most of them had to turn over my mom to pay for our schooling)… In those days , chicken is the most delicious food in the world.I still remember, when I was five, the Spring Festival was coming. I declared that I wanted a plastic orange toy but nothing. That’s the toy I had dreamed of. My dad promised to buy one for me that year, but finally, my dad didn’t carry his promise__ I did not get my new year gift, broke into tears, I was hurt.

Why do I love lotus ? Many friend asked me" Hi, why do you love lotus ?", “why did you give the nickname lotus?” This is the reason why I love lotus There are too many lovely flowers in the world. Tao Yuanming in Jin Dynasty loved chrysanthemum only. People have been interested in peony since Tang Dynasty. But I do like lotus that is clean even growing in the muddy pond. It is so pure, delicate and bright. The lotus is consistent, continuous and coherent deep inside. It appears to be straight, proper and honest. It gives a fantastically good smell and people could even sense its excellent smell far away. It has no unnecessary branches. It can be only appreciated distantly but not touched blasphemously. I am convinced that the chrysanthemum is a recluse while the peony is a rich and the lotus is undoubtedly the sovereign. We seldom find someone loves chrysanthemum like Tao. Who show the enthusiasm in the lotus in the same way as I do? Then who likes peony? Almost everybody! （ From zhoudunyuyiZhou Dunyi (1017 –1073), styled Mao Shu, assumedly named Mr. Lian Xi,a renowned ideologist and the founder of Idealist Philosophy ) ài lián shuō 　( běi sòng ） zhōu dūn yí　 爱　莲　 说　　( 北　 宋　）　周　敦　颐　 　　 shuǐ lù cǎo mù zhī huā ，kě ài zhě shèn fān 。jìn táo 　　　水　陆 草　木 之　花　，可 爱 者　 甚　蕃　。晋　陶　 yuān míng dú ài jú ；zì lǐ táng lái ，shì rén shèn ài mǔ dān 渊　 明　独 爱 菊 ；自 李　唐　来　，世　人　 甚　爱 牡丹　； yǔ dú ài lián zhī chū yū niè ér bù rǎn ，zhuó qīng lián 予 独 爱　莲　之　出　淤 泥　而 不 染　， 濯　 清　 涟　 ér bù yāo ，zhōng tōng wài zhí ，bù màn bù zhī ，xiāng yuǎn 而 不 妖　，　中　 通　外　直　，不 蔓　不 枝　，　香　 远　 yì qīng ，tíng tíng jìng zhí ，kě yuǎn guān ér bù kě xiè wán 益　清　， 亭　 亭　 净　植　，可　远　 观　而 不 可 亵　玩　 yān 。

Why do I love lotus ? Many friend asked me" Hi, why do you love lotus ?", “why did you give the nickname lotus?” This is the reason why I love lotus There are too many lovely flowers in the world. Tao Yuanming in Jin Dynasty loved chrysanthemum only. People have been interested in peony since Tang Dynasty. But I do like lotus that is clean even growing in the muddy pond. It is so pure, delicate and bright. The lotus is consistent, continuous and coherent deep inside. It appears to be straight, proper and honest. It gives a fantastically good smell and people could even sense its excellent smell far away. It has no unnecessary branches. It can be only appreciated distantly but not touched blasphemously. I am convinced that the chrysanthemum is a recluse while the peony is a rich and the lotus is undoubtedly the sovereign. We seldom find someone loves chrysanthemum like Tao. Who show the enthusiasm in the lotus in the same way as I do? Then who likes peony? Almost everybody! （ From zhoudunyuyiZhou Dunyi (1017 –1073), styled Mao Shu, assumedly named Mr. Lian Xi,a renowned ideologist and the founder of Idealist Philosophy ) ài lián shuō 　( běi sòng ） zhōu dūn yí　 爱　莲　 说　　( 北　 宋　）　周　敦　颐　 　　 shuǐ lù cǎo mù zhī huā ，kě ài zhě shèn fān 。jìn táo 　　　水　陆 草　木 之　花　，可 爱 者　 甚　蕃　。晋　陶　 yuān míng dú ài jú ；zì lǐ táng lái ，shì rén shèn ài mǔ dān 渊　 明　独 爱 菊 ；自 李　唐　来　，世　人　 甚　爱 牡丹　； yǔ dú ài lián zhī chū yū niè ér bù rǎn ，zhuó qīng lián 予 独 爱　莲　之　出　淤 泥　而 不 染　， 濯　 清　 涟　 ér bù yāo ，zhōng tōng wài zhí ，bù màn bù zhī ，xiāng yuǎn 而 不 妖　，　中　 通　外　直　，不 蔓　不 枝　，　香　 远　 yì qīng ，tíng tíng jìng zhí ，kě yuǎn guān ér bù kě xiè wán 益　清　， 亭　 亭　 净　植　，可　远　 观　而 不 可 亵　玩　 yān 。

Always young ( continou) Our Chinese consider, only fox spirits or fairies will always young. Isebela is neither fox spirit nor faries, of course, she, too, will be old.

Always young My mother is good at farm work. Each season,she grows various vegetables in my garden. Beans ，pumpkin ,towel gourd...in spring;Summer, bitter gourd ,cucumber，water spinach...; Leaf plucker ,pea...in autumn. After doing this , she comes back, and I am responsible for looking after these vegetables. Owing my mother's hard work,my garden are in deep green all year round.，fresh vegetables available each season. Water spinach is one of favorite vegetalbles in summerIt. It is known as kong syin tsai in Mandarin Chinese (literal translation = hollow heart vegetable). It is easy growing, delicious fast crops. They have lots of nutrition within. It is utterly delicious when stir fried in some oil with fresh garlic and a pinch of salt. Its stems are usually made in salad .It is really fresh and delicious.The whole summer , we enjoy its delicacy，can't get enough of it. The summer was gone before I know. In october, it blooms unexpectly. (We used to turn the soil before it bloomed).The flowers are lavender,resemble morning glory. I never expect it is so beautiful! I called my mom, and told about it. " It is overgrown, it is the time you turn the soil to plant others." mother said. " But it is still in blossom，beauty in its full bloom" I said. When our Chinese describe youth, we usually use the words"beauty in its full bloom " , how can it be old ? "You cannot judge a man if he or she is old by his or her appearance."mother smiled. “Oh, "I said. I only half-believed in what mother said. Put down the receiver, I picked some leaf and cooked. " Mother is right. it is not as delicous as before.It is overgrown"when we tasted it that meal, I thought." It is the time to turn the soil and plant other vegetales." Laterly, I followed my mother's advice, turned the soil lately. Before I turned the soil loved its beauty,I picked some flowers and placed them into a vase. Two weeks later, one day, when I read online entertainment news ， I noticed this " Isabel Preysler (mother of Enrique Iglesias) secrets of againg" Can you believe she is 56 years old. She must know the secrets of youth/not aging. Born in Manila, Philippines she is the mother of international pop superstar Enrique Iglesias... In the picture, Isabel Preysler is still slim, beautiful and elegant, even at her age of 56. A closer looked, I still can find her greatly aged. Time and tide wait for no one. Our Cha fox spirit.

Romantic and Pratical I moved to a new house last year. There was a lot in front of my house. I planned to use it to plant some flowers. “Why not planning fruits and vegetables?" my neighbour said . She was a accountant before retiring. She‘s a down -to -earth woman. She never waste a penny. She always buys somthing she needs when the department store is offering discounts . Everyday ,she goes to a market where she can purchase the cheapest food . Although it is10 miles from our house estate. Yesterday ,she showed me her new reversible coat. Don't think she is short of money. She runs a supermarket， which makes a good profit. " Planting fruits is good. the pleasant smell of fruit is spreading everywhere all year round."she said. She plantes pitaya trees,papaya trees, plum trees...tress bend beneath the thick clusters of rich fruit which bow their branches to the ground. She reaps fruits now and then. Everytime she brings us some. But I think she is more show-off than shares. " Look ! I harvest again. I told you many times to plant fruites , but you never follow me .What is the use of planting flowers? Flowers are good-looking but useless. " she continuted lobby . I gave her fraint smile , said nothing ， watering my flowers. My flowers were in bloom, they were open with such delight, so many reaching out marvellous. The peach tree stands pink, the daises are out too, in sheets ... I am not a utilitarian. I often spend my money on somthing seems useless,such as orange -shaded light cover , a chicken-like inkstone box, .a facial make-up in Beijing opera ..but I never regret. How wonderful when I work in the orange lamplight! What a pleasant to read among flowers! Last spring, my dear neighbour overworked and fell ill . I picked a bunch of gardenia to see her. The flowers perfumed the whole room. She looked at me gratefully. " The flowers accompanied me during my illness " later she told me ,"This is the first time for me to see such a beautiful flower."

Where does an egg come from? This morning, we had noodles and eggs for breakfast. My daughter took an egg , breaking it, shelling hull, this is a boiled egg.，but she didn't eat. She observed the egg for a moment and asked "Mom,where does an egg come from?" I was very surprised why she asked such a question, but I was still answered her question seriously. “Hens lay them, baby". " But how can we get eggs from a hen ?"she then asked. “We can get what we want directly.we can get as many as we want. It's easy."I said，wondering what she was thinking about. " Do the hens agree? Do they agree to give us their eggs? Our people steal from the hens?"she went on asking. "Why don't they agree? we keep them, and they give us their eggs.That's it " I said. "If they ddin't agree?"she asked. " "They're just like eggs hurled against stone, they're heading for their doom.”I I said certainly This is human nature.This is Law of the jungle . " I see, mom" she nodded, I thought she straightened out this time. "And in the same way ,people can get honey from bees,even if they have their dreadful sting, is it right?" finally, she asked. This time, I didn't say anything, because I didn't know how to answer her.

英译中It's a common scene now in Chile that families cry helplessly over what is left of their homes.

求助英译中：There is a saying , " Life is 10%what happens to us and 90%how we respond to it.