我的圣诞节 我想告诉我的圣诞节。 I want to talk about my Christmas. 圣诞节前四周被称为降临. The four weeks before Christmas are called Advent. 我的哥哥和我的父亲做圣诞降临节花环和在其上设置四支蜡烛。 My brother and father make Advent wreathes and put four candles on it for Christmas. 我也得一个圣诞降临节花环。 I also get an Advent wreath. 所以，我也能庆祝降临日，即使我不在家。 So, I can also celebrate the coming Advent Sundays, even though I am not at home. 在降临我和我的朋友一起去圣诞市场。 During Advent, I go to the Christmas market with my friends. 在那里，我们喝热葡萄酒，吃各种饼干。 We drink mulled wine and eat a variety of cookies there. 但是我妈妈的饼干更美味。 But my mom’s homemade cookies are much better. 圣诞节前，我可以听到收音机很多的圣诞歌曲。 Before Christmas, I can hear a lot of Christmas songs on the radio. 但是当我听收音机太多，这可能惹恼我一下。 But when I listen to the radio too much, it annoys me. 在圣诞节的早晨来到孩子们带来和平之光. On Christmas morning, the children come to bring the light of peace. 和平灯是一种特殊的火，这是专门从耶路撒冷进口点燃和平在人们的心中。 The light of peace is a special kind of fire, which is imported from Jerusalem to ignite peace in people's hearts. 但是通常圣诞节是一个机会，买一些东西。 But Christmas is usually an opportunity to buy some things. 如果我还没有做到圣诞购物，我就可以买东西到12个时钟. If I did not do Christmas shopping, I can buy something until 12 o’clock. 因为很多人去逛街,所以这是一个非常忙碌的事情. Because a lot of people go shopping then, this is a very busy time. 因为我等待圣诞节前夕,所以下午很无聊. Because I wait on Christmas Eve evening, the afternoon is very boring. 但是我的母亲很忙。 But my mom is very busy. 她写很多的圣诞卡。 She writes a lot of Christmas cards. 我的家人为平安夜装饰了有着蜡烛、小球、星星和其它饰物的圣诞树。 For Christmas Eve my family decorates the Christmas tree with candles, ornaments, stars and other decorations. 在平安夜我的家人把礼物放在树下。 On Christmas Eve, my family places gifts under the tree. 以前我们送礼物，我们吃晚饭。 Before we give gifts, we eat dinner. 然后，我们去圣诞树，点亮蜡烛，唱圣诞颂歌。 Afterwards we go to the Christmas tree, light the candles and sing Christmas carols. 先我们送礼物，再我们祝愿圣诞快乐。 First we exchange gifts, then we wish each other a Merry Christmas.

…是…的… I have a question about the usage of …是…的… in a complex sentance, is the word order correct when I use it like this?: 我今天给他打一个电话是为了给他报价。 我是今天给他打一个电话是为了给他报价的。 他昨天不需要这么长时间，但是今天他需要长时间。 他是昨天不需要这么长时间的，但是今天他需要长时间。 马丁先生和李经理第二天下午三点见。 马丁先生和李经理是第二天下午三点见的。 李经理在中国工作。 李经理是在中国工作的。 马丁先生和李经理在李经理的办公室见。 马丁先生和李经理是在李经理的办公室见的。 他们希望他们能成交。 他们是希望他们能成交的。 李经理的价格没有变动。 李经理的价格是没有变动的。

homework; 作业 由于价格优惠，马丁先生去中国 由于马丁先生接受这个价格，李经理和他能成交。 李经理想他的价格不会令马丁先生失望。 如果马丁先生是失望，所以这事也令李经理失望。 最近许多公司都提高了自己的价格是为了求大于供。 因为求大于供，所以这是非常好对李经理。

homework 你能不能给我报一个价的最低？ 我给你打一个电话是为了给你报价。 我还需要你的钥匙。 我们没有您所需要的数量。 我从您的目录中知，您还有这种中国的玩具。 她从这种目录中买这件衣服。 我们需要这种式玩具。

another word practice 不但……，而且…… 不但我去游泳，而且我去起码。 I not only swim, but I also ride. 不但他给她的妈妈打了一个电话，而且他访问了她。 He not only called his mom, but he also visited her. ……是为了…… 大为问我是为了了解作业情况。 David asks me to get informed about the homework. 我用电脑是为了写速度更快。 I use a computer to write faster. 为了…… 为了我学习汉语，我写这个句子。 Because I learn Chinese, I write this sentence. 为了他不知道写什么，他写的东西。 Because he did not know what to write, he wrote just anything. 因为……，所以…… 因为它的秋季，所以我们不得不把时钟1小时回来。 Because it's fall, we had to turn the clock back one hour. 因为今天是我的生日，所以我朋友们祝我生日快乐。 Because today is my birthday, my friends wish me a happy birthday. 如果……，就…… 如果你每天吃一个苹果，所以你保持健康。 If you eat an apple each day, you will stay healthy. 如果我看到旅行的电影，所以我梦想着旅行。 If I see travel movies, I dream of traveling. 先……，再…… 先我听一个词，再我写这个词。 First I listened to a word, and then I write it. 先我们洗我们的手，再我们吃饭。 First we wash our hands, and then we eat. Sorry for the bad examples :)

some word practice words i want to practice: 打算，在交易会上，向……了解情况，是为了，对……感兴趣 我打算写十个句。 在冬天，我打算与家人庆祝圣诞节。 I plan to write ten sentences. In the winter, I'm going to celebrate Christmas with my family. 在进出口商品交易会上我看玩具。 在秋季交易会上我认识新的人。 In the Import and Export Exhibition, I watch some Chinese toys. In the Autumn Exhibition I meet new people. 我问老师了解测试的情况。 他向他的父母了解家人的情况。 I asked the teacher to understand the situation of the test. He asked his parents to understand the situation of his family. 我住在林茨是为了学习经济。 大为给我打了一个电话是为了了解作业情况。 I live in Linz to study economics. David called me to understand the homework. 我对音乐光盘感兴趣。 我们对中国文化感兴趣。 I'm interested in music CD. We are interested in Chinese culture.

我的夏天 I want to tell about my summer vacation and it would be great to receive some correction/feedback. Translation: 我要告诉你们我的夏天。 这个夏天是非常好。但是打工了一下。 这是好的，因为我没有太多的工作。 在8月，我不很高兴，因为我的手机坏了。但是我受到了一个新的。 我和我的女友旅行了火车前往维也纳。在那里，我们参观了漂亮的城市。 我们去商场买一点儿东西。在餐厅我们吃了鱼。在旅馆我们看了世界足球锦标赛。我们看了德国反对美国。 一周后，我们又回到了林茨。 在家里，我们可以再一次享受花园美景。我常常去了游泳，因为夏天很热。但是这也下雨了很多，我不喜欢。 我也做了： 我常常骑了在马背上。我和我的朋友们看了一场电影。不时我学习了经济和汉语。 I want to tell you about my summer. This summer was very well. But I had to work a bit. That's ok, because I didn't have too much work. In August, I was not very happy because my phone was broken. But I received a new one. Me and my girlfriend traveled by train to Vienna. There we visited the beautiful city. We went to the mall to do some shopping. In the restaurant we ate fish. In the hotel we saw the world soccer championship. We saw Germany against the United States. A week later, we went back to Linz. At home we could enjoy the garden again. I often went swimming, because the summer was hot. But it alo rained a lot, which i didn't like. I also did: I often rode on horseback. Me and my friends watched a movie. From time to time I studied economy and Chinese.

对还是错? 中文不很简单。如果我学习很多，我就累(我累了？)。因为我很累，所以早一点儿睡觉。