大学日常生活英语作文（通用20篇）

It is believed in common that beauty exists everywhere on the campus as long as you have an eye for it. Some people hold that natural scenes, especially at dawn, are the most beautiful on the campus while others believe that it is in the afternoon when the playgrounds are flooded with students taking part in sports.In my opinion, the best scene on the campus is during the rush hour when thousands of students rush towards the canteen.

At precisely the same time as the bell rings, some students dash from the chairs, rushing to the canteen. They set the prelude to the most attractive scene of the whole day.

Within a few minutes, all the classrooms become empty and everyone starts their journey for lunch, on foot or by bike. It gives people the impression that lunch is the most important thing in the world. Most of the students move at the same speed,with the exception of several excellent cyclists. They shuttle smoothly in the crowds just like fish swimming freely in the sea.

On the way to the canteen, everyone looks anxious. But once inside, a look of pride and triumph takes over. Sometimes,it bubbles up in my mind that the rush hour hustle and bustle is the epitome of the intense competition in real life. If you want to realize your expectations, you must be armed with skills and knowledge, use time and resources efficiently and the most importantly, have a healthy body.

我的校园生活英语作文二

I have been studying in this school after I completed my primary education last year. This school is quite far away from my home town, so I have to stay in the hostel. I also have to learn how to be more independent in my study as well as taking care of myself. Fortunately, my teachers are very helpful and my classmates are very friendly. I have made a lot of friends and I have joined many activities such as table tennis and singing. These activities keep me occupied and help me to relax. However, I still miss home. I was so happy this morning when I heard from our form teacher that our parents would be allowed to visit us during the coming holiday. I shall study hard so that my parents will feel proud.

An activity about low carbon living

Currently,my school is launching an activity whose theme is that actions change the world to advocate the low carbon living.

In the activity,we are required to go to school or some other place by bike or by foot as much as possible instead of by bus.And when the Christmas comes,sending e-greeting cards instead of tridional cards of which are made of wood as we know.Besides,we should use both sides of every piece of paper and we should save water as well as electricity.

I believe that only we do thus can we have a better living environment.

There are still many problems of environmental protection in recent years. One of the most serious problems is the serious pollution of air, water and soil. the polluted air does great harm to people’s health. The polluted water causes diseases and death. What is more, vegetation had been greatly reduced with the rapid growth of modern cities.

To protect the environment, governments of many countries have done a lot. Legislative steps have been introduced to control air pollution, to protect the forest and sea resources and to stop any environmental pollution. Therefore, governments are playing the most important role in the environmental protection today. AD:From Joozone.Com.

In my opinion, to protect environment, the government must take even more concrete measures. First, it should let people fully realize the importance of environmental protection through education. Second, much more efforts should be made to put the population planning policy into practice, because more people means more people means more pollution. Finally, those who destroy the environment intentionally should be severely punished. We should let them know that destroying environment means destroying mankind themselves.

Im in my third year now in Environmental Sciences. And what do I want to do with my B.S. once I graduate? Become a librarian. Yes, I know it sounds completely random and unrelated, but thats my master plan. Right now Im preparing for all those crazy grad school applications that Ill be sending in next fall. I began thinking about what kind of skills I have and what kind of jobs would complement my natural interests. Ive thought about becoming a librarian dozens of times growing up but for some strange reason, I never took it seriously. But it popped back into my mind as I was contemplating all this. So I began to do some research and I also talked to a lot of family and friends. Its crazy because everyone I shared with gave me a lot of affirmation and encouragement about pursuing it! If theres anything you can get out of my strange journey I hope its the comfort and reassurance that you dont always have to know what you want to do in the near future. And its okay to change majors or even pursue a major that may not necessarily be related to your future career. You should enjoy what youre studying. But also seek after what you really love.

During weekdays, I am busy, because I must go to school. I usually get up

at 6:30 a.m.. And then I do some washing. After that, I will have my breakfast

at 6:50. I usually go to school at 7:15. Now, I can go to school and come home

by myself. I have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon. I have

my lunch at home. I study Chinese, math, English and some other subjects at

school. At night, I can watch TV or play computer. But I have to finish my

homework first. I usually go to bed at 10:00 p.m..

I get up at seven oclock in the morning every day. After I brush my teeth

and wash face, I eat my breakfast. My mother makes the breakfast for me. I go to

school at 7:30 am, and come back from school at 6:00pm. Before I go to bed I

will do some homework. I usually go to sleep at 10:00pm. On the weekend, I will

go to play football with my friends, in the summer we like to go swimming. These

are my daily life.

As we know, many people favor the idea that the college life is free and

comfortable, but I’d like to say it’s not true. As a matter of fact, my life in

university is so busy that I wonder if my energy is enough. As to my college

life, I divide it into four parts, including study, student activities, library

and the others.

Firstly, I want to talk about the study. In my opinion, study is the

priority in college. When I received the letter of admission in summer, I knew

clearly that what I should do. So I make up my mind to study hard and pursue

learning as much as possible. I’m greatly convinced that knowledge can change my

life. Therefore, I often go to the quiet study room where many people study

there. By working so hard, I get good grades in the exams.

Secondly, student activities play an important role in our college life. To

be honest, the student Union is a good place where one can develop social

skills, get his abilities trained. I take part in many student activities. For

example, I’ m a volunteer, teaching the kids to learn to dance and write. I

think it’s meaningful for everyone to give a hand to others. I can also do some

jobs in the Student Union, including receiving and sending fast mail, selling

papers and magazines. I think they’re unforgettable and worthwhile experiences

for me.

Thirdly, I also visit the library constantly. It’s said that “shelves of

books, oceans of knowledge”, so I read books that I’m interested in. In this

way, I can share stories with my new friends and it also changes my horizons

.When I’m sad, lost or in trouble, staying the library makes me quiet and

comfortable. After all, every life has bad moments as well as good ones, and the

library for me is a support in bad moments. So it’s wise choice for me to stay

in the library.

Finally, I often do other things in my spare time. In order to alleviate

parents’ burden, I often do some part-time jobs and write some articles to earn

money. It helps me to be independent and improve my social skills.

In short, my life in university is busy but valuable. You can see that

study brings me knowledge, student activities improve myself, library changes my

horizons, the others things make me independent. They get all my abilities

trained. And I see that the chance will come only if you have a prepared mind,

so I’m sure that I can achieve my dreams in college life.

军训的日子就把自己当部队的军人看待了，在这里有中命令是绝对的服从，在这里有种纪律叫：绝对严明。虽然条条框框，却把人训练的堂堂正正，犹如中国的汉字，横平竖直，坦荡有力，在这里没有个人的魅力，只有团结的力量，在这里没有婉转的歌喉，却有高歌荡气的回肠。

军训的日子虽苦，却像咖啡一样可以品尝出浓浓的滋味。我原先认为不行的，它却考验了我并告诉我要坚持到底，胜利终将属于有信念的人。每天的军姿站立，我知觉的时间已不在是时间，纵然两腿发酸却换得一身挺直。每次的坚持到底都会让我超越自己的感受。有过斜风细雨的洗淋却没有潮湿我火红的心，有过炎炎夏日的直射，却没有像晒黑皮肤一样，晒着我的执著。如果没有这种训练，我都不止到片刻的休息都会成为一种施舍，与平时休闲时间相比，那叫做真正的奢侈。

军姿展现的是军人的风采，也展现出的义愤从容之美，坚定之心，硬骨傲苍穹，笑傲风霜雪，你会觉得有股浩然正气贯长虹。如果青春是精品，那么军姿就是美丽。

也是军训让我体会到了军人的感受，当身边响起说句心里话时，我的眼中蓄满了泪水，我想当兵的人多少个日日夜夜听到这首歌也会黯然落泪吧。他们放弃了家的温暖，亲人的怀抱。这不能不说是伟大的业绩，他们是和祖国的星星一起，熠熠闪耀在我们上空的云层之上。我已经没有理由抱怨生活的枯燥与乏味。每天要过得充实有意义，有益于别人，有益于自己。因为有这样一个群体肩负着比我重十万倍的责任。因为有种生活比我艰苦十万倍。我也应该以军人的姿态展现在诗人面前。

军训只是逝去了我青春年华的一点点，但逐渐长达成熟的我更加渴望保有持久身的军训体验。军训磨练了我的意志，把我们的部分生活推到了极限，是我的精神随之焕然一新。它将会延伸到我人生的每个春夏与秋冬。军装最美丽，军歌最嘹亮，做军人最自豪，而军训的日子就像风雨过后的泥土，先辈洗刷，然后拙见沉淀直至溶入我生命的最底层。

In the weekend, I like to go shopping with my mother. We buy a lot of things, I choose all kinds of snacks, such as candy, milk, sometimes my mother protects me buying too much candy, she says it will do harm to my health. Though I am not happy, I accept it. Going shopping with my mother makes me so happy.

今天，爸爸妈妈带着我去游泳。

游泳的人可真多啊!我飞快地穿好泳衣，刚准备下水玩时，妈妈说：“你还没带游泳圈呢。”我带好游泳圈扑通一声跳进水里欢快游了起来，紧接着爸爸和妈妈也跳了下来。我说：“爸爸，你来教我游泳吧!”爸爸答应了。首先，要学会憋气，然后，再学游。刚开始的时候，我老喝水，最后会游了，身体也慢慢浮了起来，这时我在水面上快活的游着，却被妈妈大喊：“天不早了，该回家了。"于是我开心的回家了。

这就是我开心的一天。

In the twinkling of an eye the summer is over, I know this summer for you with the usual meaning. This is a transition from high school to university, and a prelude to your maturity and independence.

I know a lot of people are excited and excited now. They are full of expectation and expectation for university life. At the same time, they will also have many doubts and worries, and dont know how to face many things. Actually, a year ago, when I first entered university, these puzzles were also on my side. I was always in a dilemma with many things and even sometimes made wrong decisions.

For a year, I have some things for some of their insights, perhaps the sentiment is too subjective, perhaps is wrong, is not suitable for you, but I still want to share with you, if I said not right, do not meet everyones mind, or to a lot of big family excuse, because it just represents my personal; but if I say, what word makes you get a tiny bit of inspiration or harvest, I will be the great honor, because it can get other peoples identity itself is a very comforting thing. Then, then, I will talk briefly about my personal feelings and opinions about some of the things in college life.

我的学校 My School

Myname is Tom Lee. I am fourteen. I study at No. 4 ICT School, not a very bigschool. There are about six hundred students in my school. There is only onebuilding in our school, but we have a very big playground. There are tencomputer labs and one library in the building, and there are many computerbooks in the library. We often go there in the afternoon.

我的名字是汤姆李。我十四岁。我在第二通信学校学习，不是非常大的一个学校。在我学校大约有六百名学生。我们学校只有一栋楼，但是我们有一个非常大的操场。在楼里面有十间电脑室和一个图书馆，图书馆里也有很多计算机的书籍。我们经常在下午去那里。

Weare busy every day. We have four classes in the morning, and two in theafternoon.

我们每天都很忙。我们上午有四节课，下午两节。

ICTis my favorite subject and our ICT teachers are very patient and helpful. I amgood at ICT, but bad in history.

通信是我最喜欢的学科而且我们学学校的通信老师是很有耐心也很乐于助人的。我的通信学得很好，但是历史则学得不好。

导语：随着现在城市空气污染越来越严重，很多人都会选择到乡下生活，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!

I like to live in the countryside. I live in a small village. There is a river near it. Lots of trees are around my house. I can see a lot of farms and birds. There is less noise. The air here is cleaner and fresher. There are fewer cars. I read aloud early in the morning. When it is getting dark, the moon is bright in the sky. It’s very quiet . What a nice place I live in !

我的乡村生活

我喜欢住在乡下。我住在一个小村庄。附近有一条河。许多树在房子的周围。我能看到很多农场和鸟类。有低噪音。这里的空气清洁和清新。有私家车的减少。我念在清晨。当它变得黑暗,月亮在天空明亮。它很安静。一个好地方我住在!

我的大学生活，仔细回想起来，就像是一本书，书中有最美丽的彩页，有最美丽的故事。也有最精彩的人生。我的大学生活，每一天都在发生许多新奇的东西。每一天，都有着它独特的乐趣，每一天，都在给我全心的感受。

还记得当初，我为了考上大学这个久违的梦想，我们十年寒窗磨一剑，那些刻苦铭心的日子如今仍旧历历在目。在那收获的日子里我们深刻的理解通过自己的努力完成一件事情是多么有意义，栉风沐雨我们一同走过，风雨同舟抵达美丽的大学校园。站在新的起点上，我是那么的激动，又是那么的神往……

然而在大学生活的画卷铺开时，我发现在寻寻寻觅觅的尽头，并不都是以往心里的“那人却在灯火阑珊处”的喜悦。梦里寻他千百度，却是犹抱琵琶半遮面。这个时侯，我迷茫过，徘徊过，然而时间从不会停下它的脚步，正向朱自清写的那样“洗手的时候，日子从水盆里过去;吃饭的时候，日子从饭碗里过去;默默时，便从凝然的双眼前过去。我觉察他去的匆匆了……”是啊!时间如流水，而我们的人生还有很多要做的事，为了梦想，让我们珍惜时光，从现在开始一点一滴的积累吧!让我们的大学生活变得更加充实、丰富、有节奏。

在生活中我总希望快乐伴随着成功，微笑在每一个青春的季节里，我深知：有大海的呼唤我们就不能让搏击的勇气在海浪中却步，有蓝天的呼唤，就不能过让纷飞的翅膀在暗云中退化。

我们都是有梦想有追求的人，不要因为路途艰辛就放弃了前进的脚步。追寻梦想的过程是苦涩的，但只有经过磨砺的人生才会拥有更多内涵。不要让不安的心被浮躁占据，而是驾起灵魂的翅膀在校园里汲取知识，在不同层次的人群里学着更好地做人，四年的时间里坚持很难，放弃却很容易。我们是始终坚信冬天来了，春天就不会再远，没有度过寒冬不知春的温暖，也没有走过沙漠不知水的甘甜，没有经过失败不懂成功的喜悦。因为年少轻狂，我们很可能会失败，可也正是年轻给了我们勇往直前永不言弃资本。只要我们满怀激情踏踏实实地走好脚下的路，我们终究会取得胜利。

大学是一个充满才华、学问，同时又是一个充满竞争、挑战的小舞台、小社会。我们每一个人就在这个舞台上扮演着不同的角色，那我们何不努力将自己的角色扮演得最好!作为一个大学生，我们都渴望乐观积极而不是盲目冲动，大胆而不大肆妄为，敢说敢想而不空想，深思探究而不乱想钻牛角尖……那就让我们把握青春，在这里锻炼自己吧!在组织活动中留下你辛苦的身影，在社团活动中展现你最美丽的风采，在志愿活动中奉献你的一份力量。在这里你得到不仅是一种知识，更是一种人生最宝贵财富。恰同学少年，风华正茂，指点江山，激扬文字。让生命之花因为年轻而生彩，让青春因为活力而生辉。大学校园里，没有做不到，只有想不到，让我们尽情地去发挥自己的才能吧!人生物再少，大学最珍惜。

大学是我们每一个人梦想的殿堂，为了来到这个殿堂我们经历了风风雨雨。既然跨进了这道门槛，那么就让我们在这梦想的殿堂里尽情的挥洒个性吧。

我的大学生活，在此刻，不再是我脑中的一个梦想，它是我们心中的理想，是我们要为之奋斗，为之努力，为之拼搏，用尽全力想要实现的一个理想。我的大学生活，我们将拥有全心的开始，每一天都是全心的扉页，每一天都有着不同的经历，在我们在大学生活里，将会满载而归。

Among all the highlighted topics, there is “how to live a meaning life?” Everyone has his or her own opinion. As the saying has it, “the greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” I cannot agree any more.

If our life is just to pursue something for ourselves, we will surely feel fruitless and meaningless when we grow old. From Steve Jobs’s bibliography, we can get that the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. Steve Jobs has brought a great many changes to our world. His life, although short, definitely outlast. That’s a life worth living.

Therefore, if there is a way to make my life meaningful, it should be to find something I’m interested in and also helpful to others or the whole society. Only in this way can I keep my passion throughout my life until I finally fulfil my life.

在所有的突出主题,有“如何生活的意义?“每个人都有他或她自己的意见。正如一句老话所说:“人生是花的最大使用它将比它的东西。“我不同意。

如果我们的生命只是为自己追求的东西,我们肯定会感到徒劳的和毫无意义的,当我们变老的。从乔布斯的参考书目,我们可以得到那些疯狂到认为他们可以改变世界的。乔布斯给我们的世界带来了许多变化。他的生活,虽然短,绝对比。这是一个生活有价值。

因此,如果有一种方法可以让我的生活有意义,它应该找到我感兴趣的东西,也有利于他人或整个社会。只有用这种方法我可以借我的激情在我的生活,我终于实现我的生活

[有意义的生活英语作文

It is believed that education is an important way to improve citizens’ cultivation, as education is so vital, our government pays special attention on education, many policies have been advocated, college enrollment is on way of expanding, it is a good phenomenon for students, while the expansion also has negative side.

人们相信教育是提高城市居民素养的重要重要方法，正因为教育如此的重要，我们政府特别注重教育，提出了很多的方针，大学扩招正在进行中，这对学生来说是好的现象，然而扩招也有负面。

On the one hand, college expansion gives students more chances to get higher education. In China, there is a large population, every child should be educated according to the government’s policy, teenagers are forced to get education before high school. But every student wants to go to college and get the high education, they must pass the college entrance exam, still many students don’t have the chances. The expansion provides students more hopes, more students can have the chances to go to college.

一方面，大学扩招给学生带来了接受高等教育的更多机会。在中国存在很多人口，每个孩子都应该接受政府政策式的教育，青少年被强制接受九年教育。但是每个学生都想要上大学，接受高等教育，他们必须通过高考，但是仍然有很多同学没有上大学的机会。扩招给学生带来了希望，更多学生可以有机会上大学。

On another hand, the expansion also means the lower standard for students to go to college, which won’t bring students good teaching resource. For the purpose of making money, some schools lower their standard, they don’t make the relative change, thus not every student can have the fair chance to use the resource. This is not good for the improvement of the students.

另一方面，扩招同时意味着学生进大学的门槛的降低，这不会给学生带来好的教育资源。为了挣钱，一些学校降低了标准，它们不做出相应的改变，这样并不是每个学生都能有公平的机会去享受资源。这对学生的提高是不好的。

The expansion of college enrollment is good for students, while the government should supervise the schools to improve their teaching resource.

大学的扩招对学生来说是好的，然而政府应该监督学校去提高他们的教育资源。

星期日下午，我要去佳一上课。走的时候急急忙忙，把鞋子穿错了。

上课回来时整个小区都停电了。到了家，我没有换鞋子。直接吃了俩包子，喝了一碗米粥，就和爸爸、妈妈、弟弟去了大润发。我们在大润发转了一圈就回来了。回来时家里的灯已经亮了，我正准备换鞋子，一看，呀!我顿时傻了眼，我穿错了鞋子。我左脚穿的是运动鞋，右脚穿的是小板鞋。我还不知道在这之前有没有人发现呢。

妈妈见了也笑得喘不过气儿来。拍了张照片在家庭群里，笑得大家合不拢嘴!

Help others you also can be joyful, is a trivial things will also make yourself feel happy.

Remember when my third grade, a language examination it if I know "helping others, happy yourself" meaning.

This day I hurried from the drawer take out three ball-pens, just got in the classroom. Come to the classroom soon bell rang "000" class, the teacher also follow here, in this moment students stopped discourse, from the bag out books to sit quietly on the desks and chairs, books. Disguise

"Start the test" the teachers words sound just fell, well put the desk retrieval empty, they left a pen, a cushion the cardboard.

In the exam, everyone was doing at, then my leader patting my shoulder, side whispered, "xiao fine you have a few pen? Can you lend me one?" Borrowed, "Im not happy about it, but I think of helping others, happy yourself, helpful, my hands and flat, not to hear my words, automatically put pen handed it to my leader.

After the test, when I heard leader said to me, thank you when I feel alacrity.

The day I understand the "helping others, happy" meaning. As long as you help others, in your most helpless time they will help you.

China, a country with an ancient civilization, self-help is the traditional virtue, as the most beautiful songs rap "a star willing to help others heart, the most happy is a help others..."

I plan to go to travel alone this summer vacation. I have traveled several times, but gone with my family or friends, never did it alone. I want to do it once, so I can train myself to be stronger and more confident. I told my parents about my plan, they supported me very much, and they thought it is a good opportunity to help me grow up. They also told me many tips of traveling and prepared the package for me. I am grateful that my parents understand me and respect my decision. I won’t let them down.

我计划这个暑假独自去旅行。我曾经去旅游过几次，但是都是跟我家人或者朋友去的，从来没有自己去过。我想独自旅行一次，这样可以锻炼自己更坚强更自信。我把我的计划告诉了我的父母，他们非常支持我，还认为这是帮我成长的一个号机会。他们还告诉了我许多旅行要点，并帮我准备行李。我非常感激父母的理解以及他们对我的决定的尊重。我不会让他们失望。

是否在每个人的心中都存在着一个大学梦?

有这个梦，在我还很小很小的时候，对我来说，大学。有一种特别的吸引力。我觉得大学是一个神圣又遥远的殿堂。我什么时候才可以跨入?很远很远。到了高三我才惊觉大学离我越来越近了，我必须付出我的努力去追求我的梦想了。

一个无味的高三就这样在我的鼻子下溜走了，为什么别人的高三是那么的紧张。可以用尽自己的力量去拼搏，去奋斗。我的高三是那么的没有压力，没有紧迫感，只是尽力去做自己的东西，学自己的课程。高三虽然让人改变了不少，让人变得内向了，多愁善感了，也成熟了不少。听着学弟学妹在唱生日歌，也会引起我无限的伤感，那份幼稚的心，那种时代就这样离我而去了。突然之间，我觉得自己变老了许多许多。

今天我去拿通知书了，没有先前的那份喜悦，也没有预期中的那份激动，我只是很平静地去拿了我的通知书。知道在大学城，让我很欣慰，因为我的那个他也在那里啊。以后我们就可以一起去读书了，真好!

也许很多人付出比我还要多很多的努力，但是他们没有我这样好的机遇，我确信自己是幸运的。

可是刚接受我是个大学生这个事实，的确让我迷惘，我的大学生活应该怎样过，我决定不会虚度这4年，我会让这四年变得充实，趁自己还年轻，去学更多的东西，我会在这个假期内设定大学生活的步曲。嗯，这样想着，我似乎不再那么的迷惘了，我的心中有了个明确的方向。

上大学了，真好?心中的梦也变成了现实，我期待。

幸好我把自己的迷惘写了出来，否则我就没有办法释怀了。

I took part in a few meaningful activities during the summer vacation. Through this activity, let me experience the hard work of making money and not easy!

I buy a newspaper on the first day: "I got up early, with the fastest speed to reconcile my things packed, I will happily out of the door, called TaoYaNi also, we with the feelings of a is full of joy to Simon in the paper, on the way we are very happy. When we put the newspapers apart, begin to set the papers, we have earnestly brightly colored paper sets together, after we put the newspapers set, found on the ground, there are two or three zhang section TaoYaNi immediately and I hurry up, we have apart just set good paper, each carefully again to turn over again, the results of a no more and no less, only one person is missing one or two newspapers, it can put us under can be anxious that bad, I said, or well sell motionless... we are talking about."

After a while, we finally proposed the same thing, but at this time it was half past seven and we hurried out of the door, and we were fighting for business... It was almost nine o clock when I finally sold the newspaper.

We counted the money you earn, the in the mind very happy, because this is the first time that oneself earn money, although very hard, hot with smelly sweat, but we are still very happy, happy. Because only oneself know, the money that oneself make is very good!

Most people miss their grade school days and think they are the happiest time of their life, but whenever I recall them I cannot help feeling a little sad. In my young days I disliked any dismal atmosphere and could not bear the feeling of loneliness, yet the fact was that I often lived in a dismal home and frequently had the bitter taste of lonesomeness. I was not cheerful even in the company of my classmates at the grade school I attended. When I was alone at home the dismal atmosphere often filled me with fear even though thought here went to work in the morning but always came later than I did. For a young person like me t was too bad. Not until I was about sixteen years old had I outgrown t feeling of fear. Then there was that nagging feeling of loneliness either at home of at school. My father changed his job several times and with each change of his job we had to move and I had to attend a different grade school. Before I finished my elementary education I had attended three grade schools and thus it was difficult for me to cultivate enduring friendships. The feeling of being friendless was a constant source of pain to me. Those unhappy grade school days have of course long been over. I still have an abhorrence for any dismal atmosphere and lonesomeness, but hardened by experience I now find them less disturbing than they were.