今天晚上,我用装月饼的篮子和小探照灯做了一个灯笼。方法很简单，先把篮子上面的贴纸广告撕去，再把小探照灯打开，放进篮子里。这样，灯火照亮了篮子，由内而外射出万道金光，像一座迷你宫殿。我高兴极了，于是带上灯笼去公园散步。
Tonight, I made a lantern with a torch light and a basket which was once used as a container for moon cakes. The process was simple. First I tore off the advertisements tags from the basket, turned on the torch light and then placed it in the basket. The torch lit up the basket and gave out thousands of golden beams through the basket. It looked like a mini maze from the outside. I was so excited that I took a walk with it in the garden. 
        我提着小灯笼在河边来回转圈，灯光映在河中，倒影非常美丽！再加上河面上的小桥，河岸边的柳树，简直就是一幅画儿。
I carried the small lantern and walked around the river. The light was reflected in the river. The reflection looked so beautiful. With the bridge above the river and the willow trees on the bank, the scene was picturesque. 
        我走进一个竹林，这里暗得连小草都看不清楚，灯笼的光芒就显得更加耀眼。我举起它一照，奇迹发生了：草和竹子都变成了蓝色。我左照一下右照一下，开心得不行。
I walked into a bamboo woods. It was so dark that people could not see the grass on the ground. The light of the lantern looked even brighter. I lifted it up. A miracle happened: all the grasses and bamboo leaves turned blue. I carried it here and there and felt so happy.
        可是一走出公园，那繁华的大街湮没了灯笼的光芒，它就像是一个不起眼的小娃娃，暗淡无比。没办法，我只好回家了。
After I walked out of the park, the brilliantly illuminated street soon took the shine from the lantern. It just looked like a dull doll. I was a little bit disappointed, so I went home.

• reflection [ri´flekʃən]   n.反射；映象；想法   (初中英语单词)
• willow [´wiləu]   n.柳树   (初中英语单词)
• miracle [´mirəkl]   n.奇迹；令人惊奇的   (初中英语单词)
• lantern [´læntən]   n.灯笼；提灯   (高中英语单词)
• bamboo [,bæm´bu:]   n.竹   (高中英语单词)
• container [kən´teinə]   n.容器；箱，匣   (英语四级单词)
• bridge [bridʒ]   n.桥(梁)；鼻梁；桥牌   (英语四级单词)
• brilliantly [´briljəntli]   ad.灿烂地；杰出地   (英语六级单词)