中考英语作文：Making Dumplings

　　有些同学因噎废食，因怕出错而只写短句或简单句，写出的中考英语作文过于幼稚、空洞贫泛、言之无物，要使文章有血有肉就要把平时学的知识用进去，如：从句、非谓语动词和比较等句型，关键时用上一、二个，就能使文章不同凡响，更有文采，特别是对关联词的使用，如“now that”、“not…but”等，会使你的文章逻辑结构紧密、层次鲜明、条理清楚，更能显示出你的英文功底，但要做到这些并非一日之功，要靠平时的不断训练和积累。

　　In my hometown, there is a tradition that every family would keep—making dumplings. We usually make dumplings on the last day of the lunar calendar and eat them on the New Year’s Eve. We roll the dough into pieces and prepare the stuffing. And then we can make dumplings. There is an important thing need to do in this period. That is we usually put coins into some dumplings. Those people who eat the dumping with a coin in it will get the best wishes for the next year. The final step is boiling the dumplings. At this time, all people are waiting for the dumplings. For us, it’s the best New Year’s Eve dinner.

　　在我家乡，有一个每家每户都保持的的传统，那就是包饺子。我们通常会在除夕当天包饺子、吃饺子。我们擀面皮，准备饺子馅儿，然后就可以开始包饺子了。在包饺子时，一定要做的一件事就是把硬币放在一些饺子里，谁能吃到馅里有硬币的饺子意味着在新的一年里好运连连。最后一步就是煮饺子，这时候，所有人都在等饺子出锅。对于我们来说，饺子就是我们最好的年夜饭。