English Sidelights is a magazine intended for students in our middle school to improve their oral and spoken expressions in English.It is published on the fifteenth of every month.
Contributions in the following forms and with the following contents are warmly
welcome,such as:
a.English stories,short plays and dialogues;
b.Popular science essays,writings through pictures;
c.Experiences and suggestions on how to improve spoken English;
d.Writings about what you have learned from English grammar;
e.Methods and suggestions on how to write well in English;
f.Suggestions on English teaching methods.
Contributions are expected to be within a 2000-word limit.They should be written clearly on one side of the paper,double-spaced,with a wide margin.Manuscripts in English must be typed.
Manuscripts,if not accepted for publication,will be returned to the writer within two months.Contributors will be paid after their manuscripts are accepted in publication.
Please send your contributions to the Editorial Section in the Office of the Students' Union of this school.
Editorial Section of English
Sidelights in the Office of the
Students' Union
上面是一篇征稿启事 关于元宵节的
Lantern Festival
The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao.The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon.So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China.
According to the Chinese tradition,at the very beginning of a new year,when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky,there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate.At this time,people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.
