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英语高考作文漂亮句子之地方介绍(推荐20篇)

导语:发学生的财,固然也是生意,但怎么去发财,显然不该僭越法理与情理之“双轨”。下面是小编整理的一些相关的写作素材,欢迎查阅,供参考。

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高中面试自我介绍英语

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Good morning. It is my honour to come here for this interview.

First let me introduce myself to you. My name is Wendy. I am 17 years old, and was born in Jinan, Shandong Province. I was graduated from ** Middle School.

I am always studying hard, and I have achieved lots of fruitful results, including many certifications.

I am optimistic and open-minded. I have made a lots of good friends in my school.

In my spare time, I like reading and listening to the music. Sometimes, I also like to play basketball.

I hope I have the chance to enter the school. And I also believe that where there is a will, there is a way.

That is all. Thanks for your attention.

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篇1:形容眼睛漂亮的句子

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她的脸上有一双带着稚气的、被长长的睫毛装饰起来的美丽的眼睛,就像两颗水晶葡萄。

母亲的眼睛是世界上最美的一双,黑宝石般的眼珠,深不可测,慈祥的眼睛是那么和善,热情的眼睛是那么可爱,给我留下深刻印象。

多美丽的一双小眼睛!我望着他,不禁心里赞美。如果说世界有神圣、美丽的东西,哪里能够找到比孩子眼睛里蕴含的更多呢?我凝望着,凝望着,忽而有一些惶悚的感觉!怕我的面孔在他眸子中照出来。

孙蕾老师是双眼皮儿,浓密的眉毛点缀着又大又圆的眼睛,乌黑的头发把她衬托得更美。若你仔细观察,就可以看出:她散发着智慧的光芒的眼睛会说话,就像我们平时说的:“班主任的脸六月的天——说变就变”。

她亮晶晶的眼睛如黑宝石般晶莹,如清澈的湖水般纯净,那双眼睛充满了新奇和幻想。

我有一双乌亮的眼睛,美丽动人,是传达情感的窗口。我有一双雪亮的眼睛,清澈纯洁,是一面主观华丽的镜子。我有一双明智的眼睛,闪亮发光,是它带我去寻找我的天性——无限的去求索世界,无尽头的去创造自己梦寐的天地。

她那如玫瑰一般的小脸,秋水一般的有神的眼睛,朱砂一般的嘴唇……

那女孩有一双晶亮的眸子,明净清澈,灿若繁星,不知她想到了什么,对着自己兴奋的一笑,眼睛弯的像月牙儿一样,仿佛那灵韵也溢了出来。一颦一笑之间,高贵的神色自然流露,让人不得不惊叹于她清雅灵秀的光芒。

那两道淡淡的、短短的小眉毛下面,有一双水灵灵的眼睛。啊,多么活泼的眼睛,好像会说话似的,还流露出一丝调皮的神色哩!

她那两汪清水似的凤眼,虽然总是淡淡的看人,却有说不出的明澈。

少女的眼睛淡静如海。居然没有被眉心的钻石夺取丝毫光彩,她美得就像异域传说中的公主,神秘而纯洁,令人恨不得将世间所有美好的事物捧在她的脚下,只为博她淡淡一笑。

那是一双像秋日的天空一样明澈的眼睛,那双眸子虽然淡淡的,但很诚实、直率。

她唱起歌来,细黑眉毛一挑一挑的,黑黑的眼睛深情地望着远方,张开的两只小手,仿佛是一双翅膀,欲飞上九霄云外。

她年方十七,身材高桃,体态轻盈,言行举止端庄娴雅。乌发如漆,肌肤如玉,美目流盼,一颦一笑之间流露出一种说不出的风韵。

远黛细眉,一双不似清水秋瞳的眼微微上挑微眯着,眼波流转,被人称之为丹凤眼。

她的眼睛通透而明亮,如同一泓清泉,又像水汪汪的葡萄,让人百看不厌。

每当她托腮思索时,山葡萄一样的瞳仁便格外黑、格外亮,像两颗浸在智慧海中的稀世黑珍珠。

一个黄衣少女笑吟吟的站在门口,肤光胜雪,双目犹似一泓清水,在各人脸上转了几转。这少女容貌秀丽之极,当真如明珠生晕,美玉莹光,眉目间隐然有一股书卷的清气

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篇2:空乘英语面试自我介绍

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My mane is......Im....years old.My weight is...kgs.and height is.....cm.I have stuied English for about ...years.At school my favourite subject is English.I often talk with my classmate in English.In my spare time I like playing bascketball and swimming.My health is very good .I think I can be fit for the job because I like this kind of work and l enjoy learning new things.I am ready to deal with people.I have much patience and care.So I think I can do the job well.At last,I hope you can give me the chance.If you choose me,you never regret for ever.

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篇3:初中英语作文介绍朋友的Myfriend

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I have a lot of friends but Amy is my best friend.He is a boy. Both of us are good at English, so we often have a chat in English in our spare time. After school, we often play football together on the playground. He runs so fast that I can not catch up with him. He is an excellent student. He not only gets good marks in all subjects but also is very kind and modest. He loves popular songs and also classical music.

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篇4:高考英语写作的训练方法

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主语+谓语+介词+宾语

We all agreed on the terms.

He hates to argue with his wife about such small matters.

All these things are to be answered for.

主语+系动词+形容词

Good medicine tastes bitter to the mouth.

He was so tired that he fell asleep the moment he went to bed.

Your explanation sounds reasonable.

主语+谓语+直接宾语

I want your promise.

Have your fixed my watch?

This factory produces 1000 cars a week.

主语+谓语+间接宾语+直接宾语

He paid me a visit yesterday.

He owed me 50 yuan.

He wrote his family a letter yesterday.

主语+谓语+宾语+宾补 (to do)

I will get someone to repair the recorder for you.

I didn’t mean to hurt you.

He invited me to teach at a well-known university.

主语+谓语+宾语+宾补 (do)

I often hear her sing the song.

The boss made workers work 15 hours a day.

Don’t forget to have him come.

主语+谓语+现在分词

I heard her singing in the next room.

We could feel our heats beating fast.

Did you observe the birds flying around the trees?

主语+谓语+过去分词

I must have my watch repaired.

We must get he task finished on time.

Speak louder to make yourself understood by everybody.

主语+谓语+宾语(动名词)

I suggested putting off the meeting.

They all avoided mentioning the matter.

We can’t help laughing at the news.

主语+谓语+宾语(不定式)

I can’t afford to buy such a large house.

Don’t pretend to know what you don’t.

He feared to speak in her presence.

主语+谓语+宾语(名词/代词)+介词+宾语

Nothing can prevent us from going forward.

Thank you for your help.

He demanded an answer from me.

练习写好句子的方法一:合并句子

It was early in the morning. Mr. Smith was in his garden. He was watering flowers.

Early in the morning, Mr. Smith was watering flowers in his garden.

A girl was crossing a road. The girl was pretty. The road was wide.

A pretty girl was crossing a wide road.

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篇5:英语自我介绍

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Hello, everybody

My name is Justin ZHAO. Its said that a persons name may reflect or determines his destiny or fate in a way.

My first name in Chinese means surpass. Life is a long and tough run to go. I must learn how to survive in this fast moving society and try to thrive.

I’m open minded, easy-going, warm hearted with a sunshine smile. I have superb and god features such as honesty and sweet temper. Also, I much enjoy making friends from all walks of life. My favorite fun is travelling around the world.

I was borned on Feb. 2, 1976. I had an elder sister two and half years older than I. Frankly speaking, I should say I had a good and memorable childhood in my life. I was not a leading student in my elementary school but in junior middle School. I scored good marks and ranked high both in my class and in the grade. Thats the honorable and shining time. Things began to change from the date I stepped into the No.28 senior high school in Shenyang. I always chose the wrong school to go to. Therefore, I learned and cherished the most remarkable experiences in my schoolings. I made a very good and dependable friend and related to him till now. I cherished it deep in my heart so much.

This is me, a man who never stops going forward!

Thank you!

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篇6:英文自我介绍面试英语教师

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good morning everyone!

im nickole. im 24. i graduated from hunan normal universaty on shuda campus. my major is english education. after graduation, i have worked for one year in li yang听kids engish. my students are between 5 and 12 years old.

im outgoing and open-minded. in my spare time, i have broad interests. such as reading, surfing the internet, listening to music and even chatting with foreign friends online if possible. i like children very much. i think children are active, innocent and pure. with them, i feel very relaxed, plesant and younger. therefore, i learned a lot from my one year working experence.

teaching children english is very interested but it is also challeging. because children are always active, even sometimes very naughty. so teachers need a lot of patience to deal with children. the most important that i have learned from my one year teacing experence is that a teacher should have the kind of听the mind that always wants to go on learning. teaching is a job at which one will never be perfet. if i have the chance, i will try my best to be a good primary english teacher.

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篇7:高考英语作文部分陕西卷

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假定你是李华。你们学校和一所美国中学签署了教师交流协议。在过去的一年里,你们的英文老师是来自这所中学的Sue Wood。不久前她返回美国任教。请你根据和给Sue写封电子邮件。

写作要点:

1.对她表达感谢之意;

2.介绍她离开后你自己及班里发生的事情;

3.希望了解她的近况。

要求:

1.短文须写在答题卡的指定区域。

2.短文词数不少于100(不含已写好的部分)。

3.内容充实,结构完整,语意连贯。

4.书写须清晰、工整。

5.邮件中不能体现本人真实信息。

It’s almost a month since you left us. We all miss you and are very grateful for what you did for us.

你离开我们已经快一个月了。我们都很想念你,非常感谢你为我们所做的一切。

We are busy as usual. We had an English speech contest the other day. I won the first prize! This again reminds me of all your kind help. Do you still remember the trees we planted together on the hill behind the school? Yesterday, we went there and watered them. The tree you planted yourself is growing well, and the whole class decided to name it Sue Wood. Will you come back to see Sue Wood?

我们都很忙。那天我们有一次英语演讲比赛。我赢得了第一名!这再一次提醒我你的帮助。你还记得我们一起在山上种下的树吗?昨天,我们去那里浇水了。你种下的树长势良好,整个班级决定把它命名为“苏”。你回来看看苏木吗?

How is everything with you lately? We hope to know more about you and your American students. Hope to keep in close touch.

你近来一切都好吗?我们希望了解更多关于你和你的美国学生。希望保持密切联系。

All the best

所有最好的

Li Hua

李华

[中考英语满分作文精篇学习生活征文 study and life

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篇8:小学自我介绍的英语

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一、Hello, my name is Tom. I’m from JianXi. I’m 10 years old. I’m short and thin. I’m a student. I study in Class2, Grade 5 of primary school. I like English class very much. Because English class is so much fun. There are 4 people in my family. They are my mother, my father, my sister and me. I like hamburger and chicken very much. Do you like me?

二、Hello everyone,My name is xxx . I am from China, with a height of xx cm, and a weight of xx kg. ,I was born in xxxx xx xx, My favroite subject is xxx。My favorite month is February,My favorite season is spring , My favorite sprots is runningMy favorite food is hambuger,,My favorite housework is sweeping the floor, I want to be a computer engineer , You could ask me why , ha , because I like piaying computer !

三、Good morning (afternoon), teachers and students!

My name is JinYue. Beauty is my English name. Im ten years old. Im an active(活泼的) girl. I like singing 、dancing、drawing and playing Pingpang.Im a student of Class one Grade four from Affiliated Primary School of Hefei Pedagogical College.I like Chinese, Maths ,English and so on.I study very hard,I hope I can become a excellent student. I like making friends and wish to be friend with all of you.This is me. Please remember (记住)me, your good friend --JinYue. Thank you very much!

四、Hello, everyone. My name is JinYue. Beauty is my English name. Im ten years old. Im a student of Class one Grade four from Affiliated Primary School of Hefei Pedagogical College. I like singing 、dancing、drawing and playing Pingpang. I like English. I hope to become your good friends. Thank you very much!

五、Goodafternoon, teachers! Today, I`m very happy to make a speech(演讲) here. Now, let me introduce (介绍)myself. My name is ZhuRuijie. My English name is Molly. I`m 12. I come from Class1 Grade 6 of TongPu No.2 Primary School. I`m an active girl. I like playing basketball. Because I think it`s very interesting. I`d like to eat potatoes. They`re tasty(好吃的). My favourite colour is green. And I like math best. It`s fun. On the weekend(在周末), I like reading books in my room. I have a happy family. My father is tall and strong(强壮).My mother is hard-working(工作努力) and tall, too. My brother is smart.(漂亮) And I`m a good student. My dream(梦想) is to be a teacher, because I want to help the poor (贫穷的)children in the future(在将来). Thank you for listening! Please remember(记住) me!

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篇9:介绍父母的英语作文

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My mother is 38 years old, but she never tells others how old she is. She says she just doesnt want them to know about it! My mother is a well-known doctor in our area. She works hard. She often gets up very early in the morning and rushes to the hospital to look after her patients. She is kind to her patients and treats them the way she treats her family. Sometimes I wonder whom she loves more, her patients or me.

My father is 40 years old. He has short hair, big eyes and a small mouth. He is my best friend.

My father is a teacher. Just like my mother, he is very busy. He doesn?ˉt have any holidays or weekends. Every morning he goes to school very early and stays with his students until late in the afternoon. It seems that he never gets tired! His students love and respect him. He always tells my mother how good it is to be a teacher, because his students make him feel young. He thinks my mother should be a teacher, too! But so far she hasnt taken his advice.

I will be a new student in my fathers school this summer. I will work harder and I hope one day I can be a good doctor like my mother.

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篇10:初一英语自我介绍80词作文

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Hello everybody!My name is Gao Pinhui,i an 13 years old,i am a student of Grade eight ,it is really a great honor to have this opportunity for a interview. My hobby is playing the electronic organ.Because playing it will bring me a lot of fun and i can fell very happy when playing it.I hope that everyone would like me and i believe i can get on well with you.Thank you!

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篇11:英语自我介绍

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Good morning, my name is jack, it is really a great honor to have this opportunity for an interview, I would like to answer whatever you may raise, and I hope I can make a good performance today, eventually enroll in this prestigious university in September. Now I will introduce myself briefly, I am 21 years old, born in Heilongjiang province, northeast of china, and I am currently a senior student at Beijing XX University. My major is packaging engineering. And I will receive my bachelor degree after my graduation in June. In the past 4 years, I spend most of my time on study; I have passed CET4/6 with ease. And I have acquired basic knowledge of packaging and publishing both in theory and in practice. Besides, I have attended several packaging exhibition hold in Beijing, this is our advantage study here, and I have taken a tour to some big factory and company. Through these I have a deeply understanding of domestic packaging industry. Compared to developed countries such as us, unfortunately, although we have made extraordinary progress since 1978, our packaging industry are still underdeveloped, mess, unstable, the situation of employees in this field are awkward. But I have full confidence in a bright future if only our economy can keep the growth pace still. I guess you maybe interested in the reason itch to law, and what is my plan during graduate study life, I would like to tell you that pursue law is one of my lifelong goal, I like my major packaging and I won’t give up, if I can pursue my master degree here I will combine law with my former education. I will work hard in these fields, patent, trademark, copyright, on the base of my years study in department of p&p, my character? I cannot describe it well, but I know I am optimistic and confident. Sometimes I prefer to stay alone, reading, listening to music, but I am not lonely, I like to chat with my classmates, almost talk everything, my favorite pastime is volleyball, playing cards or surf online. Through college life, I learn how to balance between study and entertainment. By the way, I was a actor of our amazing drama club. I had a few glorious memories on stage. That is my pride.

[有关于自我介绍英语作文

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篇12:介绍动物的英语

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My favorite animal is dog, my family has a puppy. His name is wangwang, he that is yellow, is really beautiful. He has a pair of bright eyes sparkly.

His two big ears perked up really high like a birds wing, but air. Sometimes also shake his tail to show your tongue with me, where I went with it, really like a small heels. I patted him on the head, it is licking my fingers, I feel itchy. Lovely!

But he has time, low head, let me feel very strange, but I dou dou it his mood suddenly. This is my dog barked. It is very cute!

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篇13:介绍别人的英语作文

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My Mother My Mother isa kind and gentle woman. She is always very gentle. She takes good care of her children and keeps them all at school. I have one brother and two sistets. So she gets four children in all. She gives us every comfort. We all love her and she loves us also. My mother has too much to do in bringing us up. As our family is too poor to keep a servant, my mother has always to do very much work. She gets up very early and sleeps very late every day. She works hard, yet without complaining. She is also a thrifty, and industrious woman. She saves every cent that she can and keeps everything in order. As she has been busy eversince she was young, she looks older than she really is. Her face is wrinkled, her hair becomes silver white, but she works as hard as ever. Often she says to us, "work while you work, play while you play. If you do not work, you will become lazy and of no use to society." What piece of good advice this is! We must worth it well and always keep it in our mind.

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篇14:硕士复试英语自我介绍

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I come from a rural area of Yingkou, Liaoning Province.

My hometown is a beautiful place. It is surrounded by mountains. The fields are fertile and the agriculture here is well-developed. The climate is comfortable. The people in my hometown are very friendly, hardworking and honest. we get along with each other very well.

I love my hometown very much.so,whenever I speak of it I ’m always full of pride.

That’s all. Thank you.

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篇15:介绍我喜欢的小动物英语

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My favorite little animal bunny, it has a white fur, the play is very cute. Her two eyes are red, the play is like a pair of red gems. Sparkling. Every morning the little white rabbit to eat a carrot, two pieces of leaves, it is full.

Every day I put a study at noon, a home, it bouncing to jump in front of me, as if you are welcome to go home. I see it every day, even if I am not happy, I saw him I was very happy. Forget all those unhappy things.

Once again, my classmates came to my house to guest, it is still as usual bounce to me, my classmates saw, she said: "your familys small rabbit is so cute Oh! Home for a while I let My dad bought me a little rabbit.

In this way, I am more and more like my little rabbit, I must take good care of it!

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篇16:关于高考英语满分作文范本

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高考英语满分作文 Beijing Olympic Games and Me

The year of 2008 is getting closer and closer to us. We need to take actions from now on to prepare for the game. What we need to do most is to work on our disadvantages and shortcomings. As a student of Senior high, I can do my own part. Although I can’t transform our city into more a beautiful place on my own, I can help Beijing in small ways and encourage our classmates and people around me to follow my lead.

Let me take the environment for example, the atmosphere around Beijing is quite disappointing, factories and cars keep giving off exhausts into the air, we can hardly see the blue sky with our naked eyes, because the sky is covered with a thick layer of harmful substances. The sky is gray instead of blue. To our delight, the government has passed some laws of protecting the air, and we can do something useful, too. For example, whenever we go out for a long distance, ride the bike or take the buses and subways instead of taxis. You may not have a clue how it works. Of course doing that only by one person is far from enough, but we can let more people do that together. In that case the result may be more than we bargained for.

Another thing we need to work on is our English skills. Teachers and parents often put great emphasis on our English skills especially listening and speaking. I want to be a volunteer in 2008, to be an interpreter. For now, I must do something helpful to improve my spoken English. Rome isn’t build in a day, so is English. It can’t be improved in a day or two. It takes time and energy. There are no shortcuts to improve your spoken English; the most productive way is to grab all opportunities around you to open your mouth. For instance, taking part in all kinds of English contests is a good way, you can meet some excellent contestants, and you can share the experience of learning and some good method of learning. I will keep participating in all English activities to polish up my English. I’m sure by the year of 2008, I will be able to master English well just as my mother tongue.

All in all, I’m sure that Beijing Olympic Games will be one of the most successful Games in history. I believe our long-cherished dream will be fulfilled in a perfect way!

2008年离我们越来越近了,我们必须从现在开始采取行动,来为奥运会做准备。我们最需要做的,是克服缺点和改进不足之处。作为一名高中生,我们可以做我们力所能及的事情。虽然我不能光靠我自身的力量把这座城市妆点得更美丽,但我可以用自己的方式,来改变北京并且鼓励我的同学们和我周围的人和我一起做。

让我以环境为例,北京周围的大气环境比较令人失望,工厂和汽车不断地向空中排放废气,我们几乎用肉眼看不到蓝色的天空了。因为天空被一层厚厚的有害物质所覆盖, 天空成了灰色,而不是蓝色。令我们高兴的是,政府已经出台一些保护大气环境的相关法规。我们呢,也可以做一些有用的事情。比如说,每当我们要出远门的时候,骑自行车或乘坐公交车和地铁来代替出租车。你可能不知道这会有什么用。当然,只靠一个人的力量是远远不够的,但是我们可以让更多的人一起去做。 这样的话,结果才有可能收效显著。

我们需要做的另一件事,是提高我们的英语水平。老师和家长总是着重强调要提高我们的英语能力,尤其是听力和口语方面,在2008年,我想成为一名志愿者,做一名口语翻译。现在我必须做一些有助于提高我口语的事情。“罗马非一日建成”,英语也不可以在一、两天内得到提高。它需要花费很多的时间和精力,在提高口语方面,没有捷径可走,最有效的方式就是抓住身边的机会开口讲英语。比如:参加各种英语竞赛是一种很好的方式。你会遇到些非常优秀的选手,与他们交流学习体会,借鉴好的学习方法。我将继续参加各类英语活动,来提高我的口语能力。我相信在2008年,我将会像掌握母语一样熟练掌握英语。

总之,我相信,2008北京奥运会将是有史以来最出色的奥运会之一,我坚信,我们长时间以来的梦想会以完美的方式得以实现。

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篇17:大学英语社团自我介绍

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Good morning ladies and gentlemen!I am of great hornor to stand here and introduce myself to you .First of all , my chinese name is XX and my english name is XX .I am XX years old. I am open-minded ,quick in thought and very fond of English.In my spare time,I have broad interests like many other youngsters.I like reading books, especially those about XX . Frequently I exchange with other people by making comments in the forum on line.It is my long cherished dream to be a member of English . I think Im a good team player and Im a person of great honesty to others. Also I am able to work under great pressure.

That’s all. Thank you for giving me this chance.

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篇18:2024小学生自我介绍英语

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Hello, my name is_______. I am_______  years old. Now I am studying in_______Primary School. I am in Grade _______, Class_______.

I live in_______. There are _______ members in my family—father, mother and me. My father is a_______ but my mother is working in _______. I love both of them.

In my spare time, I like  _______, and my favorite colour is_______. Also I love__________very much, such as ________________.

I hope I can learn English well, because I think it very important. But_______ is favorite subject, because it is very interesting.

I wish I can become a_______in the future.

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篇19:介绍我的爸爸英语

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Dad is like a pillar, support from a family; father like a mountain, to assume the due responsibility; father like a candle, illuminate my mind ... ... Dad is very concerned about me, but he is not every time But to express it from some manners.

My father is long and big eyes, a very straight nose, a mouth that can speak, formed a handsome face.

Dad is very responsible.

I remember one time, I have a few questions will not do, they went to the father to ask, my father let me read the subject, and then asked me there will not, the last one patiently explained to me until I will be. Another time, I did not test well, very afraid of my father called me, home on the road, I have been thinking about how and father explained, did not expect to go home, I told the results of the father, my father not only scold me, But also blame themselves. Since then, my father every day to give me a question, there are several times to eat time, I call my father to eat, my father said to help me out of the topic and then eat, until the title finished, my father to eat to eat, the food has been cool, and so on When I finished my dads title, my dad had a good meal, and he came to help me check and find the wrong title. He told me where it was wrong, what should I do, and then a few days later. Dad is always doing that. I can have such a responsible father very happy.

Dad is very concerned about my study. Every time at the dinner table, my father always asked me what happened in the school, how the situation, how the exam situation ... ... I can have a so concerned about my study of my father feel very happy.

I love my dad, because he is very responsible, very concerned about my study!

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篇20:英语介绍樱花

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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.

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