关于介绍笔友的英语作文(20篇)
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+ 加入清单Chapter one:self-introduction
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名字和年龄:My name is peter, I am six years old.
兴趣:My hobby is playing basketball.
个性:I am a talkative person.
My name is peter. I am six years old. I am from Taiwan. Many people ask me about my Chinese name because they think the meaning of it is very interesting. But I hope my friends can remember my English name rather than my Chinese one. My hobby is playing basketball. I usually play it with my friends after school, and I believe playing basketball will bring me good health. I am a talkative person. It is very difficult for me to keep quiet. Now I am studying in English, so I hope everyone can speak English to me. Otherwise I will feel very bad if I keep quiet.
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篇1:Setofffirecrackers放鞭炮的英语介绍
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+ 加入清单The firecracker is a unique product in China. In ancient China, the sound of burning bamboo tubes was used to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. With the invention of the gunpowder, “firecracker” is also called “鞭炮biānpào” (“炮” in Chinese means gun) and used to foster a joyful atmosphere. The first thing every Chinese household does is to set off firecrackers and fireworks, which are meant to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new. In the past few years, such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities including Beijing due to fire and personal casualty caused by burning firecrackers. However, some Chinese thought that a Spring Festival without firecrackers was not lively enough and they burned firecrackers by stealth. So in recent years, the ban was canceled again. This shows that burning firecrackers is a very important activity during the Spring Festival.
篇2:面试英语自我介绍
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+ 加入清单My name is——. There are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistryteacher. He teaches chemistry in senior high school. My mother is an English teacher. She teaches English in the university. I have a younger brother, he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.
I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read. Reading E- books is fun. In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.
I hope to study both English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects. Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.
篇3:中学英语作文自我介绍
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+ 加入清单self-introduction自我介绍
Introducing yourself is very important when you meet new people. You always want to make a good impression when telling others about yourself. Allow me to introduce myself.
当你认识新的人时,介绍自己是非常重要的。你一定会想要在告诉别人有关自己的事时,给别人留下好印象。让我来介绍我自己。
My name is Pat and Im from Taiwan. Right now, Im a student. I study very hard every day. I like going to school because Im eager to learn. I enjoy learning English. Its my favorite class. I like to make friends and I get along with everyone. This is the introduction I give whenever I meet new people. It tells people a little bit about me and about what I like to do.
我的名字是派特,我来自台湾。我现在是学生。我每天都很用功念书。我喜欢上学,因为我渴望学习。我喜欢学英文。那是我最喜欢的课程。我喜欢交朋友,而且我和每个人都处得很好。这就是我每次认识新的人时,所作的自我介绍。它可以告诉别人一点关于我的事,还有我喜欢做什么。
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篇4:大学英语介绍家乡
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+ 加入清单I am from shenzhen. In spring ,the weather is warm and wet.I can play kite. In summer, the weather is hot and wet. I can swim in the swimming pool. In the autumn, the weather is cool and dry. I can play kite, too. In the winter, the weather is cold and dry. It never snows.
篇5:会计求职英语自我介绍模板
全文共 1899 字
+ 加入清单Everybody is good, very honored to attend this interview. I am an accounting professional fresh graduates, four years of professional learning for me to have a solid grasp the professional knowledge. Can be familiar with word, excel, ufida U8 financial software and ERP management system. I am a man of stable character and have the patience to do things, with steadfast diligent, bears hardships and stands hard work, positive attitude. Accounting professional study more cultivated my careful, rigorous learning attitude to life. The school with a good relationship between teachers and students, good team cooperation spirit, has the strong logical thinking ability and strong sense of responsibility, and will continue to be in the later work. It is because of this kind of personality factors, I like it very much accounting work.
Practices, in financial software practice class, we modify employee data input to the customer, business process, documents drawn up, and statements of production output has done a lot of practice. Through practice accounting accounting process simulation, learned from collecting original vouchers, filling in accounting vouchers, registration books, invoicing, to the whole process of making statements. Through professional learning, I more determined the choice of the accounting of this industry, I think is fit for the job, and hope that in the course of accounting career achievement! I is now in the junior accountant and certified public accountant, hope to enrich accounting expertise, efforts to develop to become a qualified accountant. I hope to find a financial job, can let I will give full play to the leadership, improve the ability of the accounting business, contribute a strength for the company. Passion for the financial work extremely and the spirit of persistence is the biggest factor that I have confidence to do a good job of accounting!
篇6:介绍过生日的英语
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+ 加入清单We had a good time and it was the best birthday party ever.
Today is my birthday and Im so excited about it.In the morning I put a note on the table for my mum and it said,"Today is my birthday,dont forget it!"At school,I got many gifts and cards for my classmates and had a lot of fun.But I was still expecting the birthday party after school.
When it was time to leave school I couldnt wait to go home.When I open the door,there wasnt anybody in the house.There was only a note that said,"Coming home late tonight,mum and dad."I try to call them but there was no answer.I was so shocked,do they forget my birthday?How could this be!I was so sad that I couldnt eat anything.I just did my homework and waited for them.
And then,things changed completely.It was about time for dinner,my mother called and told me to go to the restanrant near our house.When I got there I couldnt believed my eyes.Everybody was there:my parents,my relatives,my friends and even my classmates.There was so many gifts and a big cake.What a surprising birthday party!
篇7:高考英语写作四大流程介绍
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+ 加入清单拿到英语试题不知道从哪里下手吗?那么下面这套英语写作流程对你会有一定的帮助。
一.审题。
拿到题目后,手中拿铅笔,手脑眼嘴并用,开始审题。看题目的要求是什么,要点是什么,特殊要求是什么。譬如你是叫李华,还是随便一个名字? 要议论文还是记叙文?对分几段写有无要求?等等。诸如此类的硬性要求信息,都最好用铅笔划下来,以免出错,也许你一开始会记得,可随着时间的流逝,你会不会因紧张而遗忘这些信息呢?还是小心为妙。边看最好边张嘴默读,这样就不会遗漏或忽略任何一个字了。
二.草稿。
有的同学怕出错,全文都打草稿再誊写,我姑且认为不太可取,毕竟考场时间宝贵,即使我有四十分钟时间写作文也不敢贸然这么做,更何况考场时我们留给作文的时间往往一再被压缩。有的同学不打草稿,我认为更不太可取。一来容易出错,二来边写边想思维不连贯,即使思维连贯也无法审词酌句,展现自己最好的一面,容易后悔。
草稿怎么打?
1.结构就是你打算分几段写,每段都写什么?哪段转哪段承哪段起合?心里都要是有谱的。
2.关键词:结构拟定后,迅速在草稿纸上写下自己这篇作文可能用到的一些关键词。包括一些漂亮的词和自己可能会忘记的词。主要是动词和名词。
譬如一省作文题: 假设你的名字是李华,亚洲冬季运动会将在你居住的地方举办,现招募志愿者。你希望成为志愿者。申请信的格式已经写好了,你直接写内容就可以。你的个人情况:年龄性别学历,个人条件。英语好,爱好体育,擅长交际,乐于助人。承诺提供最佳服务。
关键词就是学历、爱好、擅长、乐于、承诺,和你对这篇作文初步构思时想到的一些词。先把这些词(指词的英文表达)写在纸上。有一些词的拼写,譬如学历,可能你本身就记得不是特别清楚,这时一定要在开始写作文前先把它写下来,以免一会因干扰而遗忘。
可能看到聪明这个关键词时,你最初写下的往往是clever,再仔细想想,你是不是又想到了smart,deligient好多词,挑个漂亮和合适的用吧。再比如转折,你写了but,这会再想想,是不是又有一堆表示转折的词在你脑里打转呢?挑一个吧。千万别用but.
3.句式:词写下来了,其实你构建这篇作文的建筑材料就到位了,下步就是要把它们盖成漂亮的作文。先用最普通的陈述句把它们在头脑中过一遍,然后看看都能改成什么句式。能不能把一句陈述句改成问句?能不能用上一个双重否定句?能不能用一个主语从句套定语从句的长句?能不能用一个插入语?等等。把你高中三年的英语积累展示出来。在草稿纸上同样标注。
三.正式写。
这样的草稿打完后,就要快快写了。注意,英语作文的卷面简直太重要了,一定要把字写整齐,写大。没有把握的词和句子不用。别忘了遵守你最初用铅笔划下的题目的规定。
四.检查。
注意,最最重要的一步来了。尽管很小心,可是我们写英语作文还是会犯下很多错误。单词拼写的,大小写的,等等。这些错误会极大破坏我们在阅卷老师心目中的形象,一定要坚决誓死消灭。即使时间再紧,请务必留下1——2分钟检查作文的时间,消除隐性错误。
需要说明的是,英语的开头和结尾是最关键的,尤其是开头。基本上,不跑题,遵守题目要求,一个漂亮的开头,一个还过得去的结尾,2-3个高级词汇,1-2个漂亮的句子,加上整齐的字迹,作文的分就不会低了哦。所以,精心为你的作文想个漂亮的开头吧。
篇8:介绍动物的英语
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+ 加入清单I have a white dog.Its name is Bobo.She is a female dog.She comes from Beijing,China.She has two big eyes and a small month.She wears white clothes.
She often walks around at home.It has nothing to do.She likes eating ice-cream so much,So do I.When I eat ice-cream,she will look at the ice-cream carefully.So I will give her some to eat.
篇9:求职信的自我介绍英语
全文共 649 字
+ 加入清单Dear Sir,
In reply to your advertisement in todays newspaper I beg to offer my services as secretary with your firm.
I am 30 years of age, and have had five years experience in the line of secretary. Graduating from (the name of the) University in July 1980, I served with James & Co. as secretary until last month. Besides I am skilled in almost all kinds of office machine. So I feel confident of my ability to fill a position such as you announce as vacant and give entire satisfaction in the discharge of my duties.
Trusting you will give my application kind consideration and hoping to hear favorably from you at your convenience.
Yours faithfully,
篇10:用英语做两分钟自我介绍
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+ 加入清单hello,everyone!
today i am very happy,because i can talk about with you.you see i am a lovely girl,yes!i like laughing,i like studying.that`s me-- zhuyingjie from badong shiyan primary school.i am eight. i am young but i know “we are the masters of nature.” we have only one earth. but now,the environment becomes worse and worse. as you know,theres no enough clean water for people. so many of them lose their lives because of water.if we take good care of our earth today,it will be more beautiful tomorrow.
my dear friend let us start from the trivial side,to be a good kid keeper.
篇11:介绍英语老师的英语
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+ 加入清单My English teacher is Miss Huang. She
is a beautiful lady. There is always a smile on her face. Miss
Huang likes singing. She is good at playing the piano. In the evening, she always sits in front of the piano and plays nice music. She is a good dancer,
too. Sometimes she teaches us dancing. Miss Huang likes dogs very much because the dog is very friendly and
cute. Her favorite color is blue,
because blue is the color of the sky and the sea. She is my favorite teacher. Our classmates all like her very much.
篇12:介绍作家鲁迅的英语
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+ 加入清单lu xun is my favourite writer. he is one of the most famous writers in china. he wrote a lot of literary works.he was thin and not tall. he always wore a long old coat in that time.
at first, he wanted to be a doctor and save people’s lives. so he learned medicine, but later he found the chinese were in sensitive when they faced the oppression of their enemies. so he began to write articles to wake the people up. lu xun wrote some famous novels, he attacked the social mores in that time, and in his works, many persons were known very well, such as “ah q”“kong yi ji”.
i like lu xun because i also want to be a great writer like him. i like reading and writing, and i often write some articles in my free time. though i don’t have good literary talent or a large vocabulary, i spend lots of time reading and writing to improve my writing skills.
lu xun is my hero, i will learn more from him. i believe i can be a great writer like him in the future.
as it is known to us all ,luxun is a famous chinese writer. he is not only a writer, thinker, but also the founder of chinese literature . he wrote many classic novels and his stories, which are translated many languages, were made into film,such as the true story of ah q and the new years sacrifice,which deeply showed peoples suffering in the old days.
because of his achievement to chinese literature, chairman mao spoke highly of him. besides, some of his works were selected into the text books in high school and university. i think youll gain a lot from reading his works.
篇13:小学生介绍动物的英语作文
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+ 加入清单On Saturday, I went to my grandparents house to play, entered my grandpa said to me: "home to a puppy." I ran quickly excitedly to the kennel.
This little guy is sleeping, I to control his feeling excited, could not help but to touch it by hand, but who knows, the puppy vigilance is so high, my hands touched it hair, it is all of a sudden I woke up to now. It eyes, big carefully look at me, as if to say: "who are you? How do I havent seen you?" I see, oh! Big round eyes, a small nose, cherry small mouth, not fat or thin face, and a pair of big ears and a air shook tail. In the summer it will lick up scattered cooling, is really a handsome boy!
After dinner, I also want to see this little one to eat, then took a piece of meat on the ground, I thought to myself, so delicious it must be very like it. But to his surprise, its just to smell the smell, and go to the side. I think, if it is afraid of being seen just refused to eat. Then, I hid behind the door, secretly observe it. Sure enough, little guys walking slowly in the past, and look at the then eat it with relish. It ate a piece of meat, I then from behind the door to come out and play with it. I threw a ball out of the distance, said to it: "help me to pick up the ball back!" It seemed to understand my words, kicking ran in the past, with his mouth put the ball has been sent to my side, and in this way, we are happy to play up.
My dog is so cute!
星期六,我去爷爷奶奶家玩,一进门爷爷就跟我说:“家里来了一只小狗。”我赶紧兴奋地往狗窝跑去。
这个小家伙正在睡大觉,我控制不住自己激动的心情,忍不住用手摸了它一下,可谁知,小狗的警惕性那么高,我的手刚碰到它的毛,它就一下子被我给惊醒了。它把眼睛睁得大大的,仔细地看着我,仿佛在说:“你是谁呀?我怎么没看见过你呢?”我一看,哟!圆溜溜的大眼睛,小小的鼻子,樱桃形的小嘴,不胖不瘦的脸蛋,还有一对神气的大耳朵和一条摇个不停的尾巴。夏天的时候它会把舌头舔出来散散热,真是一只帅气的小家伙呀!
吃完饭后,我也想去看看这小家伙吃东西的样子,便拿了一块肉放在地上,我心想:这样美味它一定很喜欢吧。但出乎意料的是,它只是去嗅了嗅,又走到了一边。我想,是不是它怕被人看到才不肯吃呢。于是,我就躲在了门背后,偷偷地观察它的动静。果然,小家伙慢慢地走了过去,四面看了一下便津津有味地吃了起来。看它吃完了一块肉,我便从门后走出来和它一起玩了起来。我把一个球扔到了远处,对它说:“帮我去把球捡回来!”它仿佛听懂了我的话,飞快地跑过去用脚踢,用嘴顶把那个球一直送到了我的身边,就这样,我们高兴地玩了起来。
我的小狗实在是太可爱了!
篇14:少儿英语大赛自我介绍
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+ 加入清单Good morning,ladies and gentlemen. I am Leo from Guangzhou Zhengxin International School. I am a sunny boy. My family love me and I love them too. My mom works very hard every day. She comes home very late in the evening. Do you know how to help the parents at home? Let me tell you about that.
女士们先生们早上好,我来自广州正心国际学校,我是阳光男孩,我们全家都很爱我,我也很爱他们,每天爸爸妈妈工作都很努力,晚上都很晚下班,你知道如何在家中去帮助妈妈吗?让我告诉你
Usually my dad cooks for us. Sometimes I help my dad to wash the vegetables. Sometimes I set the table. I always wash the dishes when we finish eating. After I finish my homework I often water the flowers. I also look after my pet fish. I feed the fish before I go to bed.
有时我爸爸会给我们煮饭,那我也会,帮助我爸爸去洗菜,摆餐具,饭后我总是习惯去洗碗,写玩作业后我会主动去浇花,以及在睡觉之前我会去喂鱼。
I really enjoy helping my parents at home. Do you think I am a helpful boy? I think so! Thank you! 我很喜欢帮助爸爸妈妈去做事,你觉得我是一个好帮手吗?我想我是!谢谢!
篇15:自我介绍英语
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+ 加入清单My name is xxxx yangang Yang west county from guangdong. This year, 20 years old, though, read the study in college, but not both outside and indignities! This year, learn the freshman year is architecture.
Half semester, I remember seem listen carefully to several classes, everything else is playing phone! Im kinda sick of my professional! I became more and more interested in economics, is one of the reasons it can let me soon. I have time to take the business model of study.
I now is guangzhou tianhe longdong fishing losartan guangdong engineering institute, just as its name implies, college. I dont imagine the school so beautiful, so the lifeless around! But here you also want to pack me back? Slowly accustomed to.
I this person is more like that is lively outgoing boy, but not very sunshine is eventually I not handsome. I like playing basketball, table tennis, running. In this special that basketball to say: I have one meter tall, thin eight, jumped up also can grab boards, so there are people that evening to play, but I dont technology is a problem, so I didnt win that brings pride! Each back always sweat! The sweat stream into his forehead, very afflictive. This is almost every time I play basketball.
I talk about my character. I was the stronger, can endure hardships. But my mind is that enough capacious, other mistakes. And I find myself light will say wont do, in many, but not always go out! I dont like the human who owe anybody, so I dont like others owe me one. QianZhaiHaiQian, help you help me back to you next time I wont help otherwise, I think so.
篇16:英语自我介绍
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+ 加入清单My name is Li Haiqing. I am a local person who is 21years old. Iam from chongqing and I am of the opinion that my hometown is a beautiful city.
Moreover, I would like to say something about my family. I have my mother ,my father,and my elder sisther,they love me very much,I know my parents have so much hops and dreams for me。So I must study well.
I have the confidence because I have such ability! I am kind-hearted, patient, outgoing and creative. I am a hard working student especially do the thing I am interested in. I will try my best to resolve any problem no matter how difficult it is. I always believe that one will easily lag behind unless he keeps on learning.
In spare time, I like reading books, surfing on the Internet, listening to music like, classic, or light music, because they can make me feel relaxed. Nobody could keep on working efficiently, therefore proper amusement is a must. In addition, I insist on do some physical training such as running, and horizontal bar as well. By doing this, I can always stay healthy.
That’s all. Thank you for giving me such a valuable opportunity!
我叫李海清。我是本地人,21岁。我来自重庆,我认为我的家乡是一个美丽的城市。
此外,我想谈谈我的家庭。我有我的母亲,我的父亲,还有我的姐姐,他们非常爱我,我知道我的父母有很多的希望和梦想,所以我必须好好学习。
我有信心,因为我有这样的能力!我善良,有耐心,外向,有创造力。我是一个勤奋的学生,特别是做我感兴趣的事情。不管有多困难,我都要尽力解决任何问题。我一直相信一个人如果不继续学习就很容易落后。
课余时间,我喜欢看书,上网,听音乐,古典音乐,轻音乐,因为它们能让我放松。没有人能继续有效地工作,因此适当的娱乐是必须的。此外,我还坚持做一些体育锻炼,比如跑步,以及水平的酒吧。这样做,我就能一直保持健康。
这年代。谢谢你给了我这么宝贵的机会!
篇17:小学自我介绍英语作文
全文共 436 字
+ 加入清单I am xxx and I am 12 years old. My favorite sports include basketball, swim and football. One of my favorite stars is Liu Xiang because he is the fastest runner in the world and a pride of our country.
I have love fruits like watermelon, grapes, banana, and so forth. When I have time, I like watching TV, playing games on my computer, surfing the web, and reading. I have a lot of friends and we often play football together.
篇18:介绍春节的英语作文书信篇
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+ 加入清单导语:春节是中国最隆重的节日,下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!
假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Mike想了解中国的春节,请你给他写封回信介绍这个节日。要点如下:
1)春节的由来及寓意;
2)春节的庆祝活动;
3)邀请他到来中国欢度春节。
注意:
1)词数100左右;
2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3)开头和结尾已为你写好。
范文:
Dear Mike,
In your last letter, you mentioned that you want to know something about the Spring Festival. I am writing to tell you about it. Spring Festival has a long history, which was originally celebrated to scare away a fierce beast “Nian”. Slightly different from that in the past, it is now given new meanings and regarded as a way forpeople to enjoy reunion with their families however far they live or work. On the New Year’s Eve, each family has its members gathered together. They tell each other their lives in the past year, exchange gifts and eat a lot of delicious meals in the warmth of the family. Children can get lucky money in red paper. People have a good time, holding opera performances, and other celebrations.
I hope you will come here and experience this wonderful festival.
Yours,
Li Hua
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亲爱的迈克,
在你的上一封信中,你提到你想知道春节的一些事情。我写信是想告诉你这件事。春节有着悠久的历史,最初是为了吓走一只凶猛的野兽“念”。略有不同,在过去,现在是赋予了新的内涵和作为人与他们的家人不管他们居住或工作的团聚。除夕之夜,每个家庭成员都聚在一起。他们在过去的一年里告诉彼此的生活,交换礼物和吃了很多美味的饭菜在温暖的家庭。孩子们可以用红纸得到压岁钱。人们有一个很好的时间,举行歌剧表演,和其他庆祝活动。
我希望你能来这里体验这个美妙的节日。
你的,
李华
篇19:熊猫介绍英语
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+ 加入清单Anyone seen pandas today I went to the zoo. Giant panda it has a fat body wearing a big glasses it loves eating bamboo is a national level to protect animals.
In 20xx the national wild giant panda 1590 only. Adult pandas from 120 ~ 180 10 ~ 20 cm long, 60 ~ 110 kg weight. Trunk tail is white, two ears, eyes, legs, and shoulder are all black, I eat other plants, and even dead animals. , appetite is big, also to spring or a stream to drink every day. Living between 2400 ~ 3500 meters mountain bamboo forest. The living environment humidity is very big, a fairly large temperature difference. The pandas scientific name actually called "panda", meaning to "bear" like a cat, that is to say, "nature is similar to bear, and the appearance is similar to the cat.
The panda only more than 160 people have to protect giant pandas.
谁都见过大熊猫今天我去了动物园。大熊猫它长着一身胖胖的身体戴着一个大大的墨镜它很爱吃竹子是国家一级保护动物。
20xx年全国野生大熊猫有1590只。成年大熊猫120~180尾长10~20厘米,体重60~110千克。躯干是尾白色,两耳、眼周、四肢和肩胛部全是黑色,偶食其它植物,甚至动物尸体。日食量很大,每天还到泉水或溪流饮水。居住于海拔2400~3500米的高山竹林中。其生活环境湿度很大,温差也比较大。熊猫的学名其实叫“猫熊”,意思即为“像猫一样的熊”,也就是说“本质类似于熊,而外貌却相似于猫。
熊猫只剩160多大家一定要保护大熊猫。
篇20:英语介绍樱花
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+ 加入清单Sakura is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. Cherry fruit (known as sakuranbo) come from a different species of tree.
Sakura, a well-known and ubiquitous symbol of Japan, are represented on all manner of consumer goods, including kimono, stationery, and dishware. Cherry blossoms are an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, and as such are frequently depicted in art. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled "Sakura", as well as a number of pop songs. "Sakura" is also a common Japanese female name.
Sakura is indigenous to the Himalayas and east Asia. Some trees can be found in China and Korea but the largest number and variety of sakura, more than 305 species, can be seen in Japan. Many of them were artificially hybridized or grafted by the Japanese many centuries ago.
"On the other hand, in China, cherry blossom is the symbol of feminine dominance, female beauty and sexuality. Additionally, the cherry blossom is the Chinese symbol of feminine principle and it also symbolizes love in the language of herbs. Interestingly, cherry blossom is the flower of the April in China, whereas in Japan, it is wisteria." Spring flowers of Japan
Japans most beloved variety is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white, tinged with the palest pink, especially near the stem. The flowers bloom, and usually fall within a week, before the leaves come out. Therefore, the trees look nearly white from top to bottom. The variety takes its name from the village of Somei (now part of Toshima in Tokyo). It was developed in the mid- to late-19th century at the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Somei Yoshino is so widely associated with cherry blossoms that jidaigeki and other works of fiction often depict the variety in the Edo period or earlier; such depictions are anachronisms.
Other categories include yamazakura, yaezakura, and shidarezakura. The yaezakura have large flowers, thick with rich pink petals. The shidarezakura, or weeping cherry, has branches that fall like those of a weeping willow, bearing cascades of pink flowers.
Annually, the Japanese Meteorological Agency and general public track the sakura zensen, or Cherry-Blossom Front. Nightly forecasts follow the weather segment of news programs. The blossoming begins in Okinawa in January, and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. Then it proceeds north, arriving in Hokkaidō a few weeks later. Japanese pay close attention to these forecasts. They will go to parks, shrines and temples with family and friends and hold a "flower viewing party" known as hanami. Hanami festivals celebrate the beauty of sakura, and for many, it is a chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful view. Hanami custom in Japan dates back to many centuries ago. It is witten in Nihon Shoki that the Hanami festival were already held in the 3rd century.
Most Japanese schools and public buildings have sakura trees outside of them. Since the fiscal and school year both begin in April, in many parts of Honshū, the first day of work or school will coincide with the cherry blossom season.