8年级上册英语关于未来的作文【精彩20篇】

我们的学校真美啊!

园丁们种了很多树，有银杏树、桂花树、樟树、法国梧桐……银杏树的叶子黄中带绿，像一把小扇子，叶脉是一条一条的，多得数不清，叶柄细细长长的，营养是靠它输送的。凑近一问，叶子散发着一股淡淡的香味，但是如果你把叶子掰开了，那股香味就没有了。桂花树的叶子还是绿色的，好像它不听季节的召唤，不会变老，那一排排绿色总让我们心旷神怡。枫树的叶子开始变红了，秋风吹来，落叶飞舞，宛如一只只五颜六色的蝴蝶跳着优美的舞蹈。

学校里还有很多花，有蝴蝶花、牵牛花、菊花……，春天的时候，花全开了，学校就像一片花海。秋天的时候，菊花开了，其它花都枯萎了，这些菊花显得孤零零的，每次下课我们都会去陪它们。

我们的学校真美呀!树很漂亮，花也很漂亮，欢迎你来参观。

As a saying goes, success is equal to %99 sweat plus 1% inspiration. Its

true that if you want to succeed , you have to work hard.

As all of us know, a strong will, perseverance , confidence and diligence.

.. Are the essentials factors of success. Firstly I think man of strong will and

perseverance always has an aggressive spirit. He can stick to his cause no

matter how tough it might be. Secondly he should be full of confidence . He

shows no frustration and powerlessness in the face of difficulty, but with

confidence and strength soar he is ready to meet the next difficulty. So,

believe yourself and trust yourself is the most important thing. Find something

you really interest and trying to do it until then you will find everything is

so easy. Because you begin to take your first step, dont worry and keep

learning also dont give it up. Thirdly diligence plays an important role on the

way to our success. As the saying goes: "Diligence is the means by which one

makes up for ones dullness". And life is short and we have too much to do .

Without diligence, no one can achieve anything. Whats more, modesty is also one

of the factors to ones success. There is an old saying: "Modesty helps one to

progress and

pride makes one leg behind. " Everyone has his own strong points of which

he may have too high an opinion. The important thing is to be modest and learn

from othersstrong points. A modest person never hesitates to consult those who

are inferior to him. For he understands that the range of knowledge is larger

.

In a word, a man who wants to be triumphant must have a strong will, be

confident, be diligent. As a saying goes: "no pains, no gains! "

Pick up a book, read the sentence, there are a few words I also full of love, full of nostalgia.

Such as: the direction of the tree, is decided by the wind; The direction of the people, their own decisions. So, I must, in todays I, me yesterday; In tomorrows me, me today!

Yes, fate is in our own hands, only you can go to dominate it.

At the same time, cherish the good one single moment of every day, dont let yourself feel have not full, and dont live without a goal, this is what I feel, also in the moment remind myself.

Read the contents of the jar TXT umd of square and round, so there is a writing: the golden key to success in life is to believe in yourself, brave action, have great enthusiasm to the life and career, if you grasp the three golden key, then the road to success will show in front of you...

This sentence will become one of my motto, while I was reading, but the work is at hand, so Im going to shop for your own life, a road to success.

拿起一本书，读到里面的句子，有几句我还满喜欢，满留恋的。

如：树的方向，由风决定;人的方向，自己决定。所以，我一定要——以今日之我，胜昨日之我;以明日之我，胜今日之我!

不错，命运是掌握在自己手中，只有自己能去主宰它。

同时，珍惜好每一天的一分一秒，不要让自己觉得过得不充实，也不要毫无目标的生存着，这是我所感受到的，也在时刻的自我提醒。

读到了丁远峙着的《方与圆》中的内容，有一句是这么写的：人生成功的金钥匙就是相信自己，勇敢行动，对人生、事业怀有无比的热忱，如果你把握了这三把金钥匙，那么成功之路就展现在你眼前……

这一句话将成为我的座右铭之一，虽然我还在读书，但距离工作已是近在咫尺了，所以我要努力，为自己的人生铺一条成功的道路。

导语：随着人们生活水平的提高，你觉得未来的生活是怎么样的呢?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!

now, people are getting richer and richer. lets think, what will the life be like in the future?

in the future, we wont have to change many clothes every day. we will wear a kind of special clothes. we can be warm when we feel cold and be cool when we feel hot. they will have many beautiful colours. we can change the colour we like anytime.

in the future, there are more and more kinds of food we can choose. they will be much more delicious than now. they will not be expensive. we can buy them with little money. isnt it wonderful?

in the future, all of us will live in beautiful houses. it can move anywhere. when we want to change the place we live, it will take us quickly without any trouble.

in the future, we wont have to go to work by bus or bike. everyone will have a small but useful plane, we can go anywhere we like by plane. how great will be !

in the future, maybe each family will have a robot. our mother wont be busy at housework, they wont be tired. when we feel bad, we wont have to go to hospital to see a doctor. the teachers wont need to go to school to work because they can teach students through world wide web.

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现在,人们越来越富有,富有。我们认为,未来的生活将是什么样子?

在未来,我们不需要每天都换很多衣服。我们将会穿一种特殊的衣服。我们可以温暖当我们感到寒冷和扮酷当我们感觉热。他们将有许多美丽的颜色。我们可以随时改变我们喜欢的颜色。

在未来,越来越多种类的食物可以选择。他们将会比现在更美味。他们不会很贵。我们可以用很少的钱购买。这不是很棒吗?

在未来,我们将住在漂亮的房子里。它可以移动任何地方。当我们想改变我们生活的地方,它会让我们很快了。

在未来,我们不需要坐公共汽车或者骑自行车去上班。每个人都会有一个小的但有用的飞机,我们可以去任何地方我们喜欢坐飞机。将是多么伟大!

在未来,也许每个家庭将会有一个机器人。我们的母亲不会忙于家务,他们不会累。当我们感觉不好的时候,我们不需要去医院看医生。老师们不需要去学校工作,因为他们可以通过万维网教学生。

Now， people are getting richer and richer。 Lets think， what will the life be like in the future？

In the future， we wont have to change many clothes every day。 We will wear a kind of special clothes。 We can be warm when we feel cold and be cool when we feel hot。 They will have many beautiful colours。 We can change the colour we like anytime。 collected by izuowen。com

In the future， there are more and more kinds of food we can choose。 They will be much more delicious than now。 They will not be expensive。 We can buy them with little money。 Isnt it wonderful？

In the future， all of us will live in beautiful houses。 It can move anywhere。 When we want to change the place we live， it will take us quickly without any trouble。 Collected by

In the future， we wont have to go to work by bus or bike。 Everyone will have a small but useful plane， we can go anywhere we like by plane。 How great will be ！

In the future， maybe each family will have a robot。 Our mother wont be busy at housework， they wont be tired。 When we feel bad， we wont have to go to hospital to see a doctor。 The teachers wont need to go to school to work because they can teach students through World Wide Web。 Collected By izuowen。com

Life in the future will be much more wonderful than now， I think it will come true。

When I was a child,Friendshipis a box of watercolors, graffiti with tender hands out the smiling faces of the innocent colorful, inadvertently wet the paste, oh, its ok to draw a better, more real. Childhood friendship is like a warm fire, are unscrupulous argue, is each other in anger pursed lips, plunder the parcel together sweet popcorn... Friendship is a big candied fruit, whenever taste, are gay. Thats childhood friendship, is one of the crown, naive for jewelry, do tassel romance - so beautiful so pure. This is only the blue sky belongs to the childhood friendship, friendship forever.

Grow up, friendship is a piece of transparent glass, light the lonely heart failure. Broken, is hard to together, can only hide in a corner crying silently, quietly wake up... Where fall where it on their own strong to climb up, thats our footprints of growing up.

小时候，友谊是一盒水彩笔，用稚嫩的手涂鸦出一张张五彩缤纷天真无邪的笑脸，一不小心湿了糊了，哦，没关系再画一张更好更真切的。儿时的友谊像一团热烈的火，是肆无忌惮的争辩，是互相赌气撅起的嘴，是共同哄抢的那一大包甜甜的爆米花……友谊是个大大的蜜饯，无论何时尝起，都是美滋滋的。那是童年时的友谊，是一项皇冠，天真为珠宝，烂漫做流苏——那么美丽那么纯真。这是只属于童年那片蔚蓝色天空的友谊——友谊地久天长。

长大了，友谊是一块透明的玻璃，照亮着失败落寞的心。打破了，就很难再拼凑起来，只能躲在一个角落默默地哭泣，默默地醒悟……在哪里跌倒的就在哪里靠自己坚强地爬起来，那是我们成长的足迹。

There are a lot of my dream, I want to be a doctor to heal the wounded and rescue the dying, I want to be a plausible tour guide, I want to be a police carry... But in fact, my biggest dream is to become a scientist.

If I when the scientists can build a kind of cheap and fine clothes, you dont underestimate this dress! In a cold place to wear it, inside it will be hot, even if you dont afraid of the cold in Antarctica. In the hot place to put it on the inside his refrigeration. This dress not only can let the poor wear good clothes, but also can reduce the happening of the disease.

If I when the scientists will invent machine of clean air. There are ten layer mesh, its internal layer than a close, put it in the air, dirty places soon will become very clean air. So the earth can become clean.

If I when the scientists, most want to invent thing that UFO, UFO very fast speed, the highest is a light-year per minute, so humans can take a UFO to explore the mysteries of the universe.

If I have realized my dream, to become a great scientist, then I will let our country become more powerful, become the worlds powers.

我的梦想有很多，我想当一名救死扶伤的医生，我想当一名能说会道的导游，我想当一名为民除害的警察……但是其实我最大的梦想就是成为一名科学家。

如果我当上了科学家，会造一种价廉物美的衣服，你可千万不要小瞧这件衣服哟!在寒冷的地方穿上它，它内部就会发热，即使在南极你也不会怕冷。在炎热的地方穿上它，他的内部就会制冷。这种衣服不但可以让贫民穿上好衣服，而且还可以减少疾病的发生。

如果我当上了科学家，还会发明净化空气的机器。它内部有十层滤网，一层比一层细密，把它放在空气肮脏的地方，不一会空气就会变得很干净。这样地球就可以变得干净。

如果我当上科学家，最想发明的东西就是UFO，UFO的速度非常快，最高是每分钟一光年，这样人类就可以乘UFO探索宇宙的奥秘。

如果我实现了我的梦想，成为了一名伟大的科学家，那么我一定会让我们的祖国变得更强大，变成世界第一强国。

To cross the road, look around. Not on the road to play and run. See the red light to stop for a while. His trip to see the green light. This is for teachers and parents often told us, we often back, and we should not only talk about this sentence, it still deeply recorded in the hearts of safety in the first place, so that accidents may becoming less and less of. Let us surrounded in a safe happy and healthy growth, the construction of our home more beautiful!

Allow the possibility of traffic accidents have become less and less, it is necessary to known rules of the road, here I am giving you some rules of the road you:

1. Cyclists should follow the right side of bike paths.

2. Should follow the sidewalk to cross the road (or bridge, the underground passage);

3. When the red light to stop, see the green light before.

4. Take the bus after the first, not to each other, do not逼抢bit crowded.

5. Within walking on the sidewalk, there is no sidewalk to walk on the roadside.

6. It should be noted, when we are walking vehicles are not allowed to chase,猛跑.

7. Are not allowed in the vehicle suddenly crossed near.

8. Not be allowed to pass through, to sit upon the sidewalk, roadway and railroad crossing guard-rails.

9. Are not allowed to hold cars on the road to recover the vehicle, forced parabolic拦车and hit cars.

10. Pre-school children in the street or walk on the road, there must be led by adults.

11. Allowed the railings across the road.

These are our common life should be in compliance with the rules of the road, we would also like to promote in the class column on the column or exhibition, multi-paste a number of compliance with the rules of the road, not red light running and other words like a warning so that students better understand the traffic safety importance. School can also be invited to the police his uncle, the door to the students on the traffic class, so students know better to help the traffic of human beings ... ...

Security related to our life, we hope parents, the flower is the future of the motherland, the motherland’s future, we need to, and so we must make to comply with traffic regulations, protect our lives, but also to the safety of others. Let us follow traffic safety, to minimize traffic accidents, so traffic will never disappear. This is the call of the times!

In xiamen there is a park. it’s a big and beautiful park. it has two gates. they are the north gate and the west gate. many people park their bikes in front of the gates.

There is a shop at the north gate. when you go into the park through the north gate, you will find a large square on your right and you will see lots of trees and flowers around you. in the west of the park, there is a playground.

Sometimes some children fly kites on it and some people sit on the grass and chat. in the middle of the park, there is a lake. there are many boats on it. there is a hill in the east of the park.

The park is very beautiful. i love it very much. will you come to visit it some day?

My Computer

When I was in grade four in primary school, my father taught me how to use computer. After that, I was very interested in playing computer. I watched movies, played computer games, searched the Internet and listened to the music on computer. Because my father must work in his computer, so he bought another for me. I was very happy that I had my own computer. It was put in the study. I am always very careful to use my computer, because I am worried I would break. I often chat with my net friends. Because of my computer, I make many friends who have many in common. Of course, I use my computer in study. There are resources on the Internet. I can learn more after class. It does great help to me.

I have a dream.Compared toMartin Luther King’s, my dream is very

small.Iwant to be a teacher in the future.And then I can have a two long

vacations fortraveling.I can travel around the world.I can go America, Canada,

New York,New Zealand, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and so on.It’s perfect.Yes,

goingtravel around the world is my dream.Even I want to go to the moon

fortravel.

In recent years， studying abroad has flourished. Thousands of schloars and students have gone to foreign countries to study. Many people are sparing no effort in applying for going abroad.

Attending schools abroad has many advantages. In the first place， students who have studied abroad can act as mediators between peoples of different cultures so as to promote international understanding. Secondly， we can learn much more advanced knowledge of science and technology from the foreign countries. Thirdly， we can enjoy the contact with new and different cultures so as to increase the awareness of our own culture. Fourthly， we can learn a foreign language more quickly.

However，studying abroad may have disadvantages such as language barrier in the first few months or financial difficulties before getting a scholarship. In spite of these，the advantages greatly outweigh the disadvantages. It is advisable to attend schools abroad.

近年来,出国留学已经蓬勃发展。成千上万的许多学者和学生去国外学习。许多人正全力以赴地申请出国。

在国外许学习有很多优势。首先,在国外学习的学生可以作为调解人民族之间不同的文化,促进国际理解。其次,我们可以学到更先进的科学知识和技术的外国国家。第三,我们可以享受接触新的及不同的文化,增加自己的文化的意识。第四,我们可以更快地学习外语。

然而,出国留学可能有缺点例如语言障碍在头几个月或财务困难获得奖学金。尽管这些优点大大大于缺点。,出国留学是明智的。

我和太乙真人过一天

一天早上，我正在肯德基吃早饭，看见一个长小胡子戴着墨镜的胖大叔。

我觉得他很像刚刚上映的电影《哪吒》里那位有婴儿肥的太乙真人，所以我就对那个大叔说：“你长得可真像太乙真人呀!”

那个大叔一惊，说：“你，你你是怎么认出我的呀?”

我说：“嘿，还真被我猜准了，谁能不认识你这个长小胡子，并且脸有点婴儿肥的大叔呢?”

太乙真人说：“既然你都认出我来了，我命令你马上找一桶酒来。”

听完后我用最快的速度跑到了一家最近的酒馆说道：“老板，我想要一瓶上好的红酒。”老板说：“好的，一共350元。”

我拿出钱包飞快地掏出350元放到柜台上，拿起红酒就直冲回肯德基。我走到太乙真人面前说：“我买了一瓶红酒。”

太乙真人说：“什么?红酒?”

我说：“对呀，红酒，你难道没喝过?”

太乙真人说：“红酒我连听都没听说过，更别说喝了。”

我说：“那好，今天你就可以见识见识红酒的味道了。”

太乙真人听后便一饮而尽，然后说：“我的天，太美味了!为了奖励你，我请你吃两个汉堡、一个鸡腿、三杯九珍果汁和四盒蛋挞。”

我说：“这也太多了吧?我怎么能吃得完?”太乙真人说：“没事的，你肯定能吃完!”然后我就开始不停的吃啊，吃啊，喝呀，喝呀，终于吃完了，肚子撑得不用吃午饭和晚饭了。我就和太乙真人说：“下次有机会再一起吃喝吧，我要回家啦。”

太乙真人说：“好的，红酒真好喝，我会多到人间来的。”

我回家后发现自己长重了三斤，从那以后我就再也没见过那张有婴儿肥的脸了。

Having a good nights sleep at grandmas house is definitely the best time to

get up in the morning. I opened my sleep mengs eyes, big had a stretch, casual

to took a glance outside the window, but I felt very comfortable: see, the green

fields like wool blankets, seem very soft. There are dozens of muddy paths in

the field, separated by large peanut leaves.

There are several apricot trees along the edge of the field, and the yellow

apricot trees are full of trees. The morning dew sticks to the apricot, which

makes it look lovely and inviting. From time to time, a few fat sparrows were

coming, and standing in the trees, chirping and whispering to each other; Or one

or two big black birds, "woah, wow," and fly to the distance; Because of several

nearby streams and ponds, also often have egrets pass by, so they are flapping

wing of the white clean, gracefully and rest a while in the field, or fly

directly to the side of the stream of fish to eat.

What a beautiful view! I kicked my slippers and walked slowly up to the

field. The smell of incense came to me, I was intoxicated, I can not help

holding a side of the MM and JJ, dancing. We whirled around in the field like a

tornado, and the mud was whirling around and we were surrounded by mud...

In the afternoon, I first saw the sunset glow. Oh, that was a masterpiece

of nature! The exotic glow of the glow of the earth, the cunning cloud, stole

the suns gold gauze, triumphantly rode in the wind driven carriage, into the

sunset clouds to show off their charm. The bright sunset clouds, like the red

rose with crystal clear dew, open with enthusiasm; Like a girls bashful face,

full of blush; Like a girls clothes, light and floating... It has red, yellow

and purple colors, and sometimes it is a lovely red scarf, and sometimes it is a

red mane horse with sprinted feet.

Beautiful home, beautiful green field, I - love - you.

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is coming.What can we do for it?What mustn’t

we do?Our classmates had a discussion about it.

Firstly,we can work as a volunteer during the games.And we may plant more

trees in order to protect the environment.Also we can learn English well so as

to serve the foreigners.

At last,we should be polite to everyone and have good manners.

We mustn’t spit everywhere.We mustn’t speak dirty words in public because

it can leave a bad impression on others.We mustn’t pollute the

environment.Finally,we mustn’t do anything bad to our country because we are

Chinese.

I like to do all kinds of sports, in the morning, I will do some jogging

and in the evening, sometime I will go to the gym with my friends. My favorite

sport is playing tennis, tennis brings my life so much happiness, I can watch

the match while talking to my friends happily. To do the sport will improve my

health and make me catch up with the time.

When I was small, one day, when I went home after school, I felt bored and

opened the TV, then I saw the tennis match. Two beautiful girls were playing

intensively, the game was so excellent, I couldn’t move my eye away from the

match. From then on, I started to fall in love with tennis, I watched many

matches and got to know more about the game.

Tennis sport is the combination of power and asthetics. The tennis players

dress the beautiful clothes and their power make the ball fly quickly. The other

tennis players will return the tennis ball with their rightly power. The game is

so wonderful, if we watch the match alive.

There is no doubt that I am a big fan of the tennis sport. I find so much

fun from it, it enriches my life.

I like Yao Ming very much who is the idol I like most.

I like playing basketball and in my opinion, he is the best basketball

player in China. When he started to play basketball in NBA, I was so excited

that I saw the news about him everyday. When he performed well, I was really

happy for him. When he did not, I hoped he could rearrange himself and did well

in the next game.

What’s more, his personalities attract me as well. He is kind-hearted and

humorous. He always smiles and is kind to very body, even his opponents.

Although he does not play basketball anymore, I still like him. I hope he can do

well in other fields as well.

我们班的班主任郑老师有着一双火眼金睛，每天还会穿着各种各样的衣服来学校。

郑老师的眼睛可不是一般的厉害。从一年级开始，就对我们地上的小垃圾严格把关。记得有一次上语文课，郑老师在黑板上写好粉笔字，转身继续上课，脸上的笑容却突然消失了，难道又要放大招?果不其然。她把手指在我的地面上：“胡轩乐。你地上有纸。快把它捡起来!郑老师马上要发火了，我低头看了看，发现只不过是一片小纸屑，害我白白大惊小怪了一场。

郑老师的眼睛也能发现我们考试偷看别人试卷。有一次考试，教室里十分安静，连一根针掉到地上的声音都能听得见。此时此刻，郑老师在看书，根本没法管我们。但是，有两位“不知好歹“的同学居然趁这会儿偷偷抄对方的答案。

郑老师的眼睛可不是吹的，她早已看到了刚才发生的事，可能过一会儿他们就要尝到苦头了。

郑老师迅速的抬起头，生气地瞪了一下他们两个，并重重的拍了一下桌子：“你们再看一下就给我出去”!他们俩一定被吓得冒了一身冷汗不敢再看一眼了。我很佩服郑老师能有一双这么亮的眼睛，什么都能看得见。

郑老师的眼睛就像是两台高清监控，一点小细节都能看得清清楚楚。

Mother has a pair of big eyes, flexible my eyes a button nose and a big mouth, and a pair of big ear of a good listener. My mothers height is 1 m 55, weighing 110 pounds. She said nothing at ordinary times, but she got angry, will break into a furious rage.

Remember once, I play computer at home, my mother in the kitchen cooking dinner. I play is excited, mother suddenly call I pot of water to burn. I dont want to go, he said: "mother, Ill burn water, now I am playing computer!"

Mother said: "Chen, hurry up go to boil water!" "No!" I said. Mother heard, then forget it. I thought my mother wont call me again, but I played it didnt take long, heard the mother shouted:

"Chen, you go to a pot of water. Otherwise I will take the computer line to pull out! Hear!"

My hunch is that mother is angry, and also very angry! So, I immediately went to boil water. After burn well water, mother has not angry, also let me play for a while computer again!

Mom is my eyes, little by little brought me big. You said, I see mother?

我眼中妈妈有一对灵活的大眼睛，一个翘翘的鼻子，一个大嘴巴，还有一对善于倾听的大耳朵。我妈妈的身高有1米55，体重有110斤。她平时没有说什么，可是她一生气的时候，就会大发雷霆。

记得有一次，我在家里玩电脑，妈妈在厨房做晚饭。我玩得正高兴呢，妈妈忽然叫我装壶水来烧。我不想去，就说：“妈妈，我等一下再烧水吧，我现在正在玩电脑呢!”

妈妈说：“陈瑜，赶快去烧水!”“不去!”我说。妈妈听到后，便不说了。我以为妈妈不会再叫我了，可是，我玩了没多久，又听见了妈妈的叫喊声：

“陈瑜，你赶紧去一壶水!要不然我就把电脑的线给拔了!听到没有!”

我有预感，妈妈已经生气了，而且还很生气!所以，我立刻去烧水了。烧好了水后，妈妈终于不生气了，还让我再玩了一会儿电脑呢!

我眼中妈妈就是这样，一点一点的把我带大的。你们说，我眼中妈妈好吗?

I have learned English for many years, but I don’t have a chance to speak foreigners before.

last week, I happened to encounter a foreigner, I felt so excited, he needed my help. It was on Monday, I went to the flower shop to buy a flower for my friend, because she was ill, I was going to the hospital to see her. Then a foreigner and the boss were having conversation, but the boss didn’t know what the foreigner said, I hesitated for a while, then I came to help the boss.

The boss and the foreigner thanked me so much, I felt so happy, the language I learn is useful. Since then, I want to learn English well.

我学习了英语已经很多年了，但是我之前都没有机会和外国人说话上周，我碰巧遇到了一名外国人，我觉得很兴奋，他需要我的帮助。那是星期一，我去花店买花给我的同学，因为她生病了，我准备去医院看她。然后一位外国人和老板在聊着，但是老板不懂外国人的话，我犹豫了一会，然后我开始帮助老板。

老板和外国人很感激我，我觉得很开心，我学到的语言终于派上用场了。从那时起，我想要把英语学好。

There are many forms of life on earth：organisms，animals，plants，and human

beings.Life is given to man only once.And there are many natural disasters that

will destroy life.Since life is short and preeious，everyone wants to enjoy

longevity.

The mode of life differes from person to person.A persons life may be one

of great achievement.He may also lead a quiet life.A career man has a busy

life.A self content man has an easy one.Yet everyone is writing his own life

story with his actions.

The intelligent and diligent person makes his life full of vigor and

vitality.He works and plays with zest.A lazy mans life is dull and

spiritless.While in life he is lifeless.

As a youth，I choose to live a busy and meaningful life.