英语自我介绍作文(热门20篇)

Hello, my name is Kong Shiqi. I’m 12 years old. I like spring best. Because It’s always windy and warm. I wear my new T-shirt. I like to go hiking and fly kites. The sky is very blue. The M要My Saturdayleaves are very small and green.

Today is Saturday, the weather is very cool and windy. I wear my T-shirt. I get up at 8:00 in the morning. I eat breakfast at 8:30. At 10 o’clock, I nill go to Xinhua bookstore. It’s near the hospital. How can I get to Xinhua bookstore?

1、 Start from my home, it’s near the Chengshi plaza(广场).

2、 Take the No.11 bus.

3、 Get off at the cinema.

4、 Turn right at the traffic light. There are three lights: red, yellow and green. Red means“Stop”. Yellow means“Wait”.Green means“Go”. In China, drivers drive on the right side of the road. We must remember the traffic rules.

5、 Walk east for five minutes.

6、 Find the white building on the left.

The Xinhua bookstore is opposit to the white building.

The road is too long.

Everyone has a really good friend or Zhixin Ren, so I have a friend like her grown very ordinary, very pure, performance is also very good, she is adorable, but her character is very cheerful, I particularly like him.

He helped me a lot of busy, I have once physical education class, careless, wrestling has. Her to send me to school medical room, and she still takes care of me and asked if I have things to buy me water to drink, I am very grateful to her, so呀was my best friend.

翻译：每个人都有一个真心的好朋友或者是知心人，我就有一个这样的朋友，她长得很普通，很纯洁，成绩也很好，她是个活泼可爱的人，她的性格非常开朗，我特别喜欢他。

他帮我很多的忙，有一次，我上体育课时，一不小心，摔跤了。是她把我送进校医室的，她还很照顾我，问我有没有事，给我买水喝，我非常感谢她，所以呀是我最好的朋友。

It is said that Chengdu is a city which if you come you cant leave.It has a long history.there stands Du Fus thatched cottage ,The Temple of Zhugeliang and some other place of historical interest.They are all so famous that many foreign tourists like to come here.Chengdu also has a comfortable weather for people who live in there.Even though in the winter it is still warmer than any other cities in China.Besides,as Chengdu people are fond of eating,they have created many delicious food such as hot pan,Three Big guns,and some others.

1.Rabbit is an cute kind of amimals.It has two long ears.They can make rabbits hear carefully.It also has a short tail.They make rabbits so lovely.Rabbits likes carrots.If you are lonely.You can keep a rabbit.It can be your friends.

2.The little Rabbit has a coat of white hair.The two ears are long and prick up on its head.It is furry,soft and white with two red eyes glaring above the chin.Its eyes are like a pair of small red hulbs.Exposed to sunlight,they become little pieces of red thread.Its ears are straight and long and they can turn and move slightly.How cute it is!

小白兔全身盖一层雪白的毛.两只耳朵很长,直立在头上.它长着一身柔软的毛,瞪着l双红眼睛.眼睛像1对红色的小灯泡,见到阳光时就微微眯起；耳朵长而直竖,有时还会微微转动,它多可爱啊

导语：如今微信已成为我们生活中的一部分，尤其受到年轻人的欢迎。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

1.如今微信已成为我们生活中的一部分，尤其受到年轻人的欢迎。其优点如下：1.可以非常迅速地与朋友进行文字、表情等交流;2.可以与朋友分享图片、音乐、视频等;3.不仅能发送语音讯息，而且可以直接通话;4.使用时不受时间地点限制;5.使用时免费。

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Nowadays, WeChat has been a part of our life. It is becoming more and more popular with young people because of the following advantages. First, we can communicate with our friends by sending words and expressions very quickly. Second, we can share pictures, music and videos with them. Third, we can not only send voice messages to them but also speak to them directly. Besides, we can use it in any time. Last but not least, we use it for free and can save money. In my view, although WeChat has improved our lives, it should be used properly. We shouldn’t lose ourselves in it.

My hometown is a beautiful place. It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice.But in the old days it was a poor and backward little town.Many people had no work. They lived a hard life.In 1949 my hometown was liberated. Since then great changes have taken place there.The streets have been widened. Factories, schools, hospitals, cinemas and theatres have sprung up one after another.The life of the people is greatly improved.I love my hometown. All the more I love its people.They are working hard so as to make it still richer and more beautiful.

我的家乡是个美丽的地方，它座落在一条宽宽的小河旁边，富产鱼和大米。但是在过去它是个又穷又偏僻的小镇。很多人没有工作，生活很难过。1949年解放以来，我的家乡发生了很大的变化。道路拓宽了，工厂、学校、医院、电影院和歌剧院一个接一个建成。人们生活质量大大地提高了。我爱我的家乡，更爱家乡的人们。他们辛勤工作保持着它的富有、美丽。

导语：微信可以说开启了给人与人之间的新时代，二维码扫描，视屏沟通，语音交流，微信上爆料，微信上公布最新的政策，最准的路况。这些方面可以说极大的方便了人们的生活。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!

Wechat is a new app that almost all the people use on their phone. you can video chat when every you want and its for free. also you can talk through that app. its very convience. You can sreach for people who live around you who are using the same app. but at the same time, people are addict to it. they can not live without it. and people are having less and less conversation face to face. even worse, some people got tricked in this app, and lost lots of money. so this app can be good or bad, depend which way you using it.

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微信是一个新的应用程序，几乎所有的人都使用他们的电话。你可以视频聊天时，你想要的，这是免费的。也可以通过该应用程序交谈。这是很方便的。你可以搜索生活在你身边的人谁使用相同的应用程序。但同时，人们也沉溺于此。他们不能没有它。人们面对面的交谈越来越少。更糟糕的是，有些人被骗了这个应用程序，并失去了很多钱。所以这个应用程序可以是好是坏，取决于你使用它的方式。

Good afternoon,teachers! My name is YangXiaodan. I`m 11 now. I`m from Class2 Grade 5 of TongPuNo.2 Primary School. My English teacher is Miss Sun. She`s quiet and kind.She`s short and young. My good friend is ZhangBingbing. She`s 12. She`s talland pretty. We`re in the same class. We both like English very much. I likepainting , listening to music, playing computer games and reading books. Myfavourite food is chicken. It`s tasty and yummy. I often do my homework andread books on Saturdays. This is me. Please remember YangXiaodan. Thank youvery much!

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。

Chinese New Year! Every place has different customs, and each has its own characteristics. I had the opportunity to back to my home in chongqing this year New Years day, let me introduce you to the Spring Festival customs of tujia.

New Years eve at noon, I saw my grandma cooked a lot of rice, just curious to ask: why want to cook so much rice, we also cant eat a meal? Grandmother replied: "want to cook some more, todays day cant cook fresh rice again. For tujia people seldom eat fish, so be about to cook more, it is also called more every year."

New Years eve afternoon, grandpa and father stick couplets, I also coincided with in the past. East, west to see see. When my father asked me: "do you know why do we need to stick couplets?" I answered: "know a little bit, festive bai." "Also right, couplet to express the good wish of people to pray for good fortune in the New Year. Now we stick couplets, cannot go toward outside throwing things, even cant throw rubbish, until annual lunar calendar to throw things. This means that circle the goods at home." Dad went on to say that.

On the evening of New Years eve, the home of the elder led the family to "worship the mountain ancestor worship". On the front of ancestors grave red candle and incense, placed offerings, to miss to ancestors. This also is respect for them.

These are the Spring Festival customs of tujia, I know you think its interesting.

过年啦!每个地方都有不同的习俗，并且都各具特色。今年我有幸回趟老家重庆过年，就让我给大家介绍一下土家族的春节习俗吧。

除夕的中午，我见奶奶煮了好多饭，就好奇的上前去询问：为什么要煮这么多饭，我们一顿也吃不了呀?奶奶回答道：“今天要多煮一些，大年初一可不能再煮新鲜饭。因为土家族人很少吃鱼，所以就要多煮饭，这也叫‘年年有余’吧。”

除夕的下午，爷爷和爸爸一起贴对联，我也过去凑热闹。东看看，西瞧瞧。这时爸爸问我：“你知道我们为什么要贴对联吗?”我回答：“知道一点点，喜庆呗。”“也对吧，对联是为了表达人们祈求新年福运的美好心愿。现在我们贴好了对联，就不能往外扔东西了，连垃圾也不能扔，一直要到大年初二才可以扔东西。这样就表示把财圈在家里了。”爸爸接着说。

除夕的傍晚，由家里的最长者带领全家去“拜山祭祖”。在先辈的坟前点上红烛和香，摆上祭品，以表对先辈的怀念。这也是对他们的尊敬。

这些就是我了解的土家人的春节习俗，你觉得有趣吧。

Autumn field is very beautiful.

The field of autumn is golden. You see, that golden rice spike golden yellow, the breeze blowing, like a group of children dancing in the fields between the beautiful dance, has been slowly falling yellow leaves, like a butterfly in congratulations on the harvest Of the season.

Autumn field is harvest, hardworking. Look, the farmer uncle is harvesting has matured laughing rice, the amount of sweat is flowing down the cheeks, dripping in their hands on the rice ears, drops in front of them on the land, this is Is not "hoe Wo day when the afternoon, sweat drops under the soil, who knows the plate of Chinese food, grain are hard," the true portrayal of their side of the harvest while feeling the joy of harvest. Evening autumn with the slightest chill, the birds have been back to the nest, but they did not feel a little tired, but the spirit of doubling.

The field of autumn is full of poetic, only a beautiful picture. Looking at the field of autumn, I seem to think that this is a picture of rice in this painting. I am proud and proud to bring you laughter.

This is the field of autumn, full of harvest, joy and hard-working autumn field!

Xiamen is an island city with a rich and dramatic history,replete with pirates,rebel leaders,and European merchants.Now linked to mainland Fujian by a causeway,Xiamen retains a strong international flavor.Known in the West as Amoy,Xiamen has a long history as a port city,and later became a center of British trade in the 19th century.Their foreign settlements,later taken over by Japanese invaders at the start of World War II,were established on the nearby small Gulangyu Island.Many of the old treaty-port and colonial buildings in Western styles survive.Xiamen was declared one of China’s first Special Economic Zones in the early 1980’s,taking advantage of the city’s heritage as a trading center and the proximity to Taiwan.Today Xiamen is one of China’s most attractive and best-maintained resort cities.Xiamen was founded in 1394 at the beginning of the Ming dynasty as a center of defense against coastal pirates.Its prosperity was due to its deepwater sheltered harbor,that supplanted nearby Quanzhou,the port that had been the center of the maritime trade with the Indies.

厦门是一个岛屿城市有丰富的和戏剧性的历史,充满了海盗,反对派领导人和欧洲商人。现在与大陆福建铜锣,厦门保留了强大的国际风味。在西方被称为厦门、厦门历史悠久的港口城市,后来成为英国在19世纪贸易中心。外国定居,后来被日本侵略者在第二次世界大战的开始,是建立在附近的小的鼓浪屿。西部的许多旧条约口岸和殖民建筑风格生存。厦门宣布中国首个经济特区之一,在1980年代早期,利用城市的遗产作为一个贸易中心和接近台湾。今天厦门是中国最有吸引力的和最好的度假胜地的城市之一。厦门成立于1394年年初明朝作为防御中心沿海海盗。它的繁荣是由于深水庇护港附近取代泉州港,西印度群岛的海上贸易的中心。

I like my favorite puppy, its name is A yellow. Round head with sharp ears, round and bright eyes with a few long eyelashes, mouth with two pointed teeth, the body with yellow hair. This is my family that a lovely puppy.

My dog is not only cute, but also very naughty.

My dog is very naughty. Once I bought a pair of new shoes and put it at home. Then I solved the rope with the dog, ready to take it out, but my mother called me to brush the pot. But so I brush pot, home to see but found my shoes gone, I found looking for, and found a shoe in a stinking ditch, there are many bite under the traces of bite, then I know It was the dog that my family had bite.

Every time I feed my puppy, the dogs forelimbs are lifted and made a welcome gesture as if I were smiling.

I especially like this puppy because it is not only very naughty, and very cute.

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大家好，我叫XXX，我XX岁，毕业于XXX，从小就有一个梦想，有一天我能像小鸟一样在蓝天飞翔。现在我有机会实现它。如果我能接受这份工作。我会尽力做好每件事。因为我热爱这份工作。谢谢你。

你好，我叫XXX，我今年XX岁，毕业于XXX，从小我就有一个梦想。我梦想有一天，我能像鸟一样飞向蓝天。现在我有机会实现它。如果我能接受这份工作。我会尽力做好每件事，因为我热爱这份工作。

你好，我叫XXX，我今年XX岁，毕业于XXX，从小我就有一个梦想。我梦想有一天，我能像鸟一样飞向蓝天。现在我有机会实现它。如果我能接受这份工作。我会尽力做好每件事，因为我热爱这份工作。

大家好，我叫XXX，我XX岁，毕业于XXX，从小就有一个梦想，有一天我能像小鸟一样在蓝天飞翔。现在我有机会实现它。如果我能接受这份工作。我会尽力做好每件事。因为我热爱这份工作。谢谢你。

My name is___________ . There are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. 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.

导语：企鹅是生长在南极洲的一种最为著名的鸟类了。它一年四季总爱穿着一套黑白相间的燕尾服，至今还从没见它换呢!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!

They survive in some of the coldest environments in the world - but even penguins appreciate a warm woolly jumper once in a while.

The mini knitted garments have helped save hundreds of flightless birds caught in oil spills providing protection from the elements and stopping them from ingesting poisonous pollution.

Knits for Nature a program run by The Penguin Foundation which conserves the little penguin population of Phillip Island 140km south-east of Melbourne has created up to 300 different designs over the years - and its all thanks to talented volunteers.

‘There’s a lot of hidden creativity out there said Lyn Blom of the Phillip Island Nature Park.

People love to know that they’re helping the penguins because they’re so cute and small and they waddle up the beach and they’re so feisty. But they need to be they live in a pretty tough sort of environment.’

A thumbnail-sized patch of oil can kill little penguins the smallest of the species measuring just 13 inches (33cm) and weighing 2.2lbs (1kg). The oil separates and mats their feathers breaking natural waterproofing and heating functions.

Ms Blom estimates she has knitted between 200 and 300 penguin jumpers over the years including ones in the colours of every Australian Rules football team in the country.

A staff member read an article in an English women’s magazine about knitting for guillemot birds and decided to adapt the designs.

‘There’s an awful lot of ladies out there who used to knit for their children and grandchildren. These ladies have spare wool and idle hands and they love to feel loved and needed and we love and need them’ said Ms Blom.

The Penguin Foundation recently staged a competition for the most creative jumper which received an enthusiastic response.

The Penguin Foundation rescues approximately 20 birds a year. They even have a stockpile of jumpers in case of emergency - such as the large oil spill near Phillip Island in 2001.

In that instance 453 Little Penguins were affected 96 percent of which were saved - most thanks to the jumpers.

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企鹅在世界上最寒冷的环境下生存，但有时候它们也渴望有一件温暖的毛衣。

由于石油泄露，企鹅们很可能接触到石油中的微量元素，甚至误食这些有毒的污染物。而迷你毛衣能给它们很好的保护，成功拯救了数百只企鹅。

为了保护菲利普岛(墨尔本东南部140千米处)上的小企鹅，企鹅基金会发起了为企鹅织毛衣的活动。到目前为止，基金会已经设计了300多种不同的毛衣款式，这都要感谢心灵手巧的志愿者们。

菲利普岛上自然公园的工作人员布洛姆说：“我们发现了很多隐藏的创意。”

“人们愿意帮助企鹅，因为它们又小又可爱，活跃极了。在沙滩上摇摆着身体走动时，它们又显得那么坚强。 这又是必然的，毕竟它们生活在这么恶劣的条件下。”

一滩指甲盖大小的石油就足以杀死一只小企鹅。最小的企鹅大概只有13英寸(33厘米)长，体重2.2磅(1千克)。石油会使得它们的羽毛缠结在一起且分散开，这样羽毛就失去了防水和保温的作用。

布洛姆自己就织了大约两到三百件毛衣，她还制作了一个毛衣系列，采用的是澳大利亚所有足球队的代表颜色。

之所以采用毛衣，是因为基金会的一名员工在一本女性杂志上看到了一篇给海鸟织毛衣的文章，随后就决定模仿这一设计。

布洛姆说：“许多女性朋友为自己的孩子织毛衣，她们乐意帮助我们，也会提供多余的毛线和手工，她们喜欢这种被爱被需要的感觉。基金会也非常感谢和需要她们。”

最近，企鹅基金会举办了一场“最具创意毛衣”大赛，获得了不错的反响。

每年，企鹅基金会拯救的企鹅大约在20只。他们甚至还有毛衣储备以应对紧急情况，比如2001年菲利普岛附近的大规模石油泄露事件。

那次事件中，453只企鹅受到了影响，当中96%的企鹅获救——最大的功臣就是毛衣了。

Before, how much I dont understand, always cut class, make you angry, still fight with people, to do this, you hold a lot of heart for me, although you hit me, scold me, but I still love you. Because I know it is my own fault, you dozen I scold me, just to put my back into the right direction. Whenever someone asked me "what do you like your mom or dad?" I would not hesitate to tell him "I like all parents, but I like my father." Others asked "why do you like my dad? Your father hit you, punish you, you should not hate him, isnt it?" I can honestly tell him "I the fight with person, father will be scold me, sometimes will scold me, but at night he would quietly coated for me several times, I still see him touch my wounds tears, then I will tell myself, I must not let dad sad so sad."

Now I wont fight, dont skip class, I am much better than before. These are all  dads credit. No longer make my father angry, no longer get bothered by dad. Dads mood than they used to be happy, I also feel very happy.

My name is Yin Xiaomeng. A heard this name, whether you are in a long not big mean? Yes, in the eyes of parents, I will never grow up, Jing Jing is my nickname, opened the dictionary to check the "Jing" word, means womens talent. Sorry, the name is really a bit sorry, actually I was poor. I also I have a pen name - snow Rao. Is chairman MAO, "patio spring snow", according to the word in the poem, I think it is a beautiful name.

Im sixteen years old this year. Sixteen of the youth, should be happy, more should be a happy girl of sixteen, and I was the opposite. I want to be in my character doomed youth shed tears. I often cry. No wonder my mother said I like sentimental Lin daiyu. However, I also like such a character, she makes me to love literature, and was appreciated by his teacher. I especially love literature, especially the prose and poetry. I often think of your happiness and sorrow into small poetry and prose in one after another.

Four and a half years old started kindergarten, I was six years old preschool, the primary school at the age of eight. In elementary school, my motto is: tuition than the somebody else to pay less, scores more not inferior to others! So, my grades have been top class. My mother has been regarded as her hope, her pride. I grew up in this piece of it about. Probably because my arrogant, gradually, my grades slipped to medium. The more severe, grade 3 grade than was once a poor. But my family and my teacher didnt give up. They think Ill catch up.

There are few now, about my story. I think, in a few years to write my autobiography will be more wonderful.

Things about Me

I am Andrea. Perhaps the word "average" can best describe me. I am of average height, average weight and of average complexion. I have a thin face, double-lid eyes and a pointed nose. My hair is black, short and straight. I have never worn my hair long.I look like both my mother and

my father, but I have inherited their best parts.

lam a teacher, and I like my job. I believe her or his students can sometimes teach a teacher. Actually I have learnt a lot from my own teaching experience and my students. One particularly good thing about being a teacher is that I am learning something new each day and thus making progress each day. This is wonderful. Of course the income is modest, but on the other hand, quite stable. I keep growing all the time. I find great rewards both monetarily and mentally.

I have many hobbies: reading books, raising pets, making dresses, etc. I like volleyball very much, but I cant play it very often, because it is a team sport. It is difficult to get enough people to play volleyball with me. Its a shame. I derive great pleasure out of my hobbies.

Generally speaking, I am open, honest and easy-going. I hate hypocrisy and injustice. Fairness is very important to me. I try to be fair in everything I do. I have great appreciation for physical and spiritual independence. I am a bit disorganized and impatient sometimes.

I dont have many friends, but I do have a few. I have both male and female friends. We do sports together, go shopping together; and we exchange our views and ideas and share happiness and sadness. Of course we help each other if necessary. I always consider myself a lucky person. I am lucky in my family, I am lucky in my career, I am lucky in my friendship, I am lucky in many.

[关于自我介绍的精编英语作文

The Mid-Autumn or Moon Festival is one rich in poetic(诗意的) significance. Ancient legends(古代的传说) that became interwoven with this festival‘s celebration further contribute to the warm regard in which it has always been held by the Chinese people. According to the lunar calendar(农历)， the seventh， eighth， and ninth months constitute the autumn season. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month， precisely in the middle of this season， when the heat of the summer has given way to cool autumn weather， marked by blue skies and gentle breezes. On this day the moon is at its greatest distance from the earth; at no other time is it so luminous. Then， as the Chinese say， “The moon is perfectly round.” In the villages the heavy work involved in the summer harvest has already been completed but the autumn harvest has not yet arrived.

The actual origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival are still very unclear. The earliest records are from the time of the great Han dynasty emperor Wu Di， who initiated celebrations lasting three days， including banquets and “Viewing the Moon” evenings on the Toad Terrace. We know that people during the Jin dynasty (265-420 A.D.) continued the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations， and similar accounts have come down to us from the time of the Tang dynasty. During the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) houses and gardens were decorated with numerous lanterns and the sound of gongs and drums filled the air.