Arbor Day (Day of Trees)

　　3月12日是孫中山先生逝世紀念日。中山先生生前十分重視林業(yè)建設。他任臨時大總統(tǒng)的中華民國南京**成立不久，就在1912年5月設立了農林部，下設山林司，主管全國林業(yè)行政事務。1914年11月頒布了我國近代史上第一部《森林法》，1915年7月，**又規(guī)定將每年“清明”定為植樹節(jié)。

　　March 12 is the anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's death. Dr. Sun Yat-sen had attached great importance to forestry. He served as provisional president of the Republic of China soon after the establishment of the Nanjing Government, in May 1912 established the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, under the forest Division, director of national forestry administration of. In November 1914 enacted the first of China's modern history, a "Forest Law", in July 1915, the Government has stipulated that the annual "Qingming" as Tree-Planting Day.

　　Planting Trees

　　It was fine on March 12 ， 2001 . I got up early that day . All the students in our school went to the hill to plant trees .

　　We arrived at the hill at eight o'clock . The teacher asked each of us to plant at least six trees . Then we started digging ， planting and watering . We all worked so hard that we could finish our tasks ahead of tim e . Among us ， Wang Lin ， our monitor set a good example for us . Though he was ill ， he worked harder . When he finished his task ， he went on to help others without even a little rest . He was wet all over after work .“ I must learn from him ，” I said to myself . Looking at the lines of the young trees ， we smiled happily ， forgetting our tiredness .