远逝的英文【20篇】

★容颜易老，青春会跑，人生知己太少!父爱天高，母恩难报，痴情恋人难找!热血波涛，壮志凌霄，曾经沧海狂笑!痛苦忘掉，伤痕会好，难得认识你真好!

★ looks easy old, the youth will run, the life friend too little! Father sky, Tu mother difficult newspaper, lovers to find love! Blood the waves, a trumpet creeper, have sailed the seven seas laugh! Forget the pain, injuries will be good, not nice to know you!

★如果可以，请不要对我的祝福感到厌烦;如果可能，请时时想起关心你的我;如果愿意，请让我分享你的喜怒哀乐!

★ if you can, please do not tired of my blessing; if possible, please always remember concern you of me; if you like, please let me share you the passions!

★如果一滴水代表一个祝福，我送你一个东海;如果一颗星代表一份幸福，我送你一条银河;如果一棵树代表一份思念，我送你一片森林。

★ if a drop of water represents a blessing, I send you a sea; if a star on behalf of a happy, I send you a galaxy; if a tree represents a miss, I send you a forest.

★铃声是我的问候，歌声是我的祝福，雪花是我的贺卡，美酒是我的飞吻，清风是我的拥抱，快乐是我的礼物。

★ bell is my greetings, singing is my blessing, snowflake is my card, wine is my kiss, the breeze is I embrace, happiness is my gift.

★山泉，像一根琴弦，日日夜夜弹奏着家乡的山歌，带着我的问候，飞出山谷，流入江海，寻觅着你的踪影。

★ spring, like a string, day and night playing the folk songs, bring my greetings, flying out of the valley, flowing to the sea, looking for you.

★山上青松山下花，花笑青松不如她，有招一日寒霜降，只见青松不见花。愿友学习青松志，祝你前途比梅红。

★ mountain pine mountain flowers, flowers smile is better than the pine her, for a day frost descending, see pine flower disappeared. May friends learn Chung Chi, wish your future than Mei red.

★神说，所谓幸福是有一颗感恩的心，一个健康的身体，一份称心的工作，一位深爱你的爱人，一帮信赖的朋友，当你收到此信息，一切随之拥有!

★ God said, happiness is a thankful heart, a healthy body, the work of a heart, a love of your lover, a trusted friend to help, when you received this information, all subsequent owners!

★手机一开笑口常开;手机一响黄金万两;短信一到一生好报;短信读到好事天天围你绕。

★ mobile phone a smile; mobile phone rang gold; SMS to life well; short message read good every day around you around.

★思念是一季的花香，漫过山谷，笼罩你我，而祝福是无边的关注，溢出眼睛，直到心底，愿愉快伴你一生。

★ missing is a season of flowers, over the valley, over you and me, and blessing is boundless attention, overflow the eye, until the heart, wish you a happy.

★草长莺飞七月天，转眼一晃又半年，发条短信寄祝愿：身体健康多赚钱!

★ spring day in July, it passed and the first half of the year, Clockwork SMS send wish: healthy body to make more money!

★茶要喝浓的，香到心里;酒要喝醉的，醒不来的;人要最爱的，下辈子接着爱的;朋友要永远的，看手机的这个，不错!

★ tea to drink thick, sweet to the heart; wine to drunk, not to wake up; people to love, then love life; friends always look this good, mobile phone!

★大地知道天空的真诚，因为有雨滋润;海岸知道海的真诚，因为有潮抚弄;我知道你的真诚，因为有心语传递。

★ the earth knows firmamental sincerity, because of having rain to moisten; coast knows the sincerity of sea, because the tide to fondle; I know you are sincere, because the heart transfer.

★大海因浪花而美丽，人生因友谊而充实，我把快乐的音符作为礼物送给你,愿爱你的人更爱你,你爱的人更懂你!

★ sea by waves and beautiful, life is richer because of friendship, I have a happy notes as a gift to you, to love you more love you, you love the people know you more!

★当你收到这条短信时，同时也收到我送给你的忘忧草与幸运草，忘忧草能让你忘记烦恼，幸运草能带给你幸运与快乐。

★ when you receive this message, also received the grass and Clover I gave you, Nepenthes can let you forget the troubles, lucky grass can bring you happiness and joy.

★轻轻拨动你的号码，让你知道我的到来;慢慢放飞我的祝福，让你感到我的存在。让风儿送去我的心声，让星星传递我的问候，希望你天天快乐。

★ dial your number, let you know my arrival; slowly release my blessing, let you feel my existence. Let the wind send my heart, let the stars send my greetings, wish you happy every day.

★当你早上开机时，能见到我对你的祝福，一朵心中的玫瑰，为你带来一天的好运。

★ when your morning boot, you can see me on the blessings, one of the hearts of roses, you bring a day of good luck.

★对你的思念像袅袅的轻烟不绝如缕，对你的祝福似潺潺的小溪伴随一生一世。

★ miss you like a curl of smoke linger on faintly, wishes to you like a babbling brook accompanies ones whole life.

★方寸间，历数世上桑田沧海;时空里，细问人间暑往寒来;是朋友，星移斗转情不改;是知音，天涯海角记心怀。

★ it, listing the world vicissitudes; space and time, ask the world through four seasons; friends, change of the seasons situation not changed; is a bosom friend, the remotest corners of the globe to remember heart.

★风是透明的，雨是滴答的，云是流动的，歌是自由的，爱是用心的，恋是疯狂的，天是永恒的，你是难忘的。

I have a happy family, father and mother have ‘ grandpa and grandma home most hurt me is my grandmother and I went to grandmas home to grandma to eat, grandma cooking to eat the best. I see you have left me too Oh slobber a little.

I am a junior student, my study is also one of the best students, my math is the best. My father is a car master, but the skills of repairing cars are great. My mother is my friend and my best friend. My mother always tells me to study hard and be the one who cares most about me.

My home is no home is not comparable to any home, I love my family, love my father and mother, love my grandparents.

Do you know Lin Dan? Right! He is the world badminton champion, and also my idol.

The players who trained with me in the little sports school all liked the badminton all-around champion Lin Dan. If there were badminton games, they would either turn on the TV or go to the spot early to look forward to Lin Dans wonderful performance! I dont count outside, either! However, when I went to school, when my classmates opened the box and talked about the game, most of the students didnt even see Lin Dan in the game. Even the names had never been heard of. How can it not be regretted? Lin Dan is my idol, I am actively advancing momentum. Lin Dan in the play, we will be absorbed in watching his every game exciting game in front of the television, his every action makes people admire it; every action make people excited, I always to hand Lin Dan unable to restrain the emotions agile movements, his vigorous pace. Lin Dans superb skills, indomitable fighting spirit, all the people marvel, bring forth the new through the old, the world today wins the. I also love badminton, I look forward to through their own efforts, but also like Lin Dan, let the world sit up and take notice.

I’m writing to ask you to excuse me for not being able to keep our

appointment. I do know that this is very impolite and must have caused you much

trouble.

I do reckon that at present any explanation is pale and futile. However I

do not want you to misunderstand me. On my way to your office, an old lady

suddenly fainted due to heart attack on the bus. I stopped a taxi and sent her

into a nearby hospital. I stayed there until her came, which spoiled our

appointment.

I am aware that our appointment is of importance. I do hope that you would

be kind enough to spare your valuable to meet me.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

It is my plesure to meet you .today i am here to apply for the position of foreign trade clerk(or assistant)。

now let me tell you a little bit about myself.i am from jiangxi province . there are four members in my family,my parents,my elder sister and i. i am always a energetic and enthusiastic person that have many hobbies .well ,i am fond of all kinds of outdoor activities such as playing tennis , doing some physicalsports and so on. (you can also say i am interested in…or doing sth is also my favourite activity)this year i will gratuade from tian jin foreign studyings university, with major in foreign trade(or international trade)。

i really like this industy very much.if i am so lucky enough to be employed by your company,i will put what i have learnt together with my energy into my job and make some contribution to your company.

thank you very much!

Winter, quietly came to earth, he blows the whole world blown into powder loaded jade puzzle, he blow down feather-like snow, he blow to the peoples favorite winter, festive atmosphere permeated people heart.

"Ah! What a beautiful snow ah!" I can not help but shout out from the bottom of my heart! He looked up at the snowflakes floated down rustled. I opened my mouth, to block that of drift snow, a piece of icy cold snow into water droplets flow down the cheeks down, so I feel the winter cold beauty. Its beauty, beauty is not empty, is that the fascinating, beautiful, people revel in this snowy.

After school, ho! What a magnificent snow, the earth after the snow covered with snow everywhere, has become crystal fairy-tale world. Rows of trees are proudly blooming garden trees "Silver Flower" in the sunshine shining white light moving, I like entering a fairy tale snow let me reluctantly, but the leaves of willow branches off the light, side dropped a lot of exquisitely carved silver bullion child. Really "suddenly, such as spring night, the Trees of pear blossoms," Yeah! That silver bullion containing child like pear is put open, seems to have emerged a spring scenery, like a dulcimer wonderful Qinming. Jade crumbs that have fallen children, swayed the sun flashing colorful colors dress up with this wonderful world. Magpie branches have been intoxicated by snow this truer among motionless stopped for a long time, it really looks like a handsome man fly, gradually from the white world slowly disappeared. Snow is beautiful for me, but more particularly, many children "toy." Snowball fights, snowmen, skiing etc ...... I tempted to participate in our hospital in the snow battle game, a fierce battle snow the upcoming game.

After the winter quietly complete their mission, in the arteries of Mother Nature cohesion, until the time of spring, and then nourish new life, dedicated to the world a more splendid spring, so that our country more beautiful exotic beauty.

My name is ***. ** is my given name. *means sweet and* means person, so my name means a sweet-tempered girl. I actually am! But you can call me June, for your convenience, j-u-n-e, its similar to my Chinese name Jun. I am from Enping, a small city in the southwest of Guangdong Province, near HongKong and Macao. Maybe you have never been there before, its well known for the hot springs there.

In 2003, I got the highest score in the College Entrance Examinations in my city and entered Zhongshan University. My major is Computer Science. My GPA ranks in the top 40% among all students, but I have stronger C programming skills than many others. Also, I was the first one to learn Java in my class.

I was chosen by a teacher of mine to participate in his project. The project was about a LAN chat room, and I developed the instant messaging system in it. I was the only female student in this project team.

Besides study and the project, I worked in the Student Union for two years, first year as a member, next year promoted to be the General Secretary. My colleagues describe me as a reliable and considerate person.

IBM is top on my job hunting list for of the reasons you hear every day. I look forward to joining a famous company as it means good training, good pay, and good people to work with, just like you gentlemen!

[计算机英文自我介绍作文

We can get a Chinese New Year lucky money every year,but not all the reasonable use of it.I will get a part of to my parents,the other one is by their own bank.My parents also support me to do so.

In my opinion,this is a reasonable approach.Because many peoples self-control is not good,if all the money on his own,it will quickly spend it.But if he do not have any money,and no way to buy want to buy things.Therefore,it is to help parents keep a part of the money,other part of the money to retain our hands.

If my parents deposit New Years money in the bank,Ill spend in college when it as my living expenses.

Shakespeare in Love

文：渐行渐远的记忆

很多年以后，依稀记得那个冬天的一个下午，太阳十分慵懒，一如这个以慢节奏而著称的城市。祥和、静寂的气氛夹杂着几分淡淡的哀伤，窗外细枊无力地摇曳着。

世界上最可怕的是什么？梦想的破灭？青春的逝去？生命的终结……Shakespeare撕下一张又一张的稿纸，那支脏兮兮的鹅毛笔时而游曳于白纸上，时而停顿在半空……导演把镜头对准了Shakespeare紧锁的眉头和一张张被丢弃的废纸……何谓灵感？灵感无非是一种触动。当这位伦敦剧场界的新星失去其写作的灵感，无法再次触动尘封的心灵，这一切远比死亡来得可怕。

并不华丽的场景却真实地再现16世纪的伦敦闹市，跟随着主人翁的步伐，我们来到了剧场，这里正在招聘演员，男女主角的第一次见面就在这里发生。中国有句古话：冥冥之中，定有天意。Viola正是那位Shakespeare所需的能激发其灵感的女神，年轻的Shakespeare敏锐的感觉让他发现了 Viola是个漂亮的女孩，接着如同那些爱情小说里描写的一样，他们坠入了爱河。这时候Shakespeare的灵感如泉涌，并将他们的爱情付诸成文字， Viola成为他生命中的Juliet，而他这个Romeo也找到生存的意义。

如同众多的爱情悲剧小说里的情形一样，他们的爱情被残酷的现实所阻挠：Viola必须嫁给Wisher爵士，这是Victoria女王所钦定的，并且 Shakespeare早已成婚。在一场身分混淆、错综复杂的乌龙闹剧中，大吃干醋的未婚夫和未婚妻的情人决斗，私定终身的情侣偷偷调情，而年轻的 Shakespeare不但得为他的剧本想出完美的结局，也得为他自己的爱情找到快乐的结局。

曾为《钢琴师》、《跳出我天地》等欧洲名片谱写过电影配乐的英国新进作曲者Stephen Warbeck以其擅长的古典剧作笔法，既吸取了古典配乐上的欢快与幽默，又努力向时尚的剧情烘托靠拢。本片的配乐一直都维持了一股宫廷电影应有的典雅与高贵。音乐一路描绘着剧中人物的情感变化。影片从昂扬的揭开序曲，一路细腻且生动地描绘着剧中人物的喜怒哀乐，到及的深沉情绪中，紧密交织的古典交响曲式，慢板的钢琴曲及女高音Catherine Bott跨刀吟唱无一不紧扣人心。

人生如戏，还是戏如人生？我想Shakespeare在这一刻肯定是忘形了，所以他才演的这么投入，所以他的台词才会这么动人。

但是生活不是戏剧，生活同样也不是电影！有人说：武侠小说是成年人的童话。其实电影又何尝不是？就如电影里的Shakespeare，在舞台上他对着心爱的女人，当着众人的面，可以毫无顾忌地诉说着一切，而在现实生活中，世俗的差距就象一道鸿沟，两个相爱的人始终只能遥遥相望。

爱是需要表达的，爱也是需要争取的。看完电影，我想想也好笑：是不是我们永远在别人的故事里，流着自己的泪？

Layla Kaylif - Shakespeare In Love

Hes fought and hes fallen

Hes on his knees before hes on his feet

A sinister romantic

Oh, hes about to be and shes about to see

Teachin torches to burn bright

Shes hanging on the cheek of night

A snowy dove trooping with crows

He never saw true beauty till tonight

CHORUS:

Shell take him to the brink of deliverance

Show him that much

Oh, dont you know it

Oh, dont you know it

So he falls in love to feel that hes falling

Shell let him know his heart

Oh, dont you know it

Oh, dont you know it

Thats Shakespeare in love

Hes fought and hes fallen

Hes on his knees before hes on his feet

A glittery romantic

Oh, hes about to be and shes about to see

His bountys boundless like the sea

His love is endless, just as deep

The more he gives the more he has

`Cause both of them are truly infinite

CHORUS:

Shell take him to the brink of deliverance

Show him that much

Oh, dont you know it

Oh, dont you know it

So he falls in love to feel that hes falling

Shell let him know his heart

Oh, dont you know it

Oh, dont you know it

Thats Shakespeare in love

Thats Shakespeare in love

A sinister romantic

Hes on his knees before hes on his feet

CHORUS:

Shell take him to the brink of deliverance

Show him that much

Oh, dont you know it

Oh, dont you know it

So he falls in love to feel that hes falling

Shell let him know his heart

Oh, dont you know it

Oh, dont you know it

Thats Shakespeare in love

Thats Shakespeare in love

[渐行渐远的记忆的英文作文及翻译

In the Spring and Autumn Period, a farmer in the State of Song was one day working in the fields when he saw a rabbit bump into a tree stump(树桩) accidentally and break its neck.

The farmer took the rabbit home, and cooked himself a delicious meal.

That night he thought, I neednt work so hard. All I have to do is wait for a rabbit each day by the stump.

So from then on he gave up farming, and simply sat by the stump waiting for rabbits to come and run into it.

This idiom satirizes(讽刺，挖苦) those who just wait for a stroke of luck, rather than making efforts to obtain what they need.

关于考试作弊的(About cheating in exams)－共三篇

第一篇：

It is known to us that some students cheat in the examinations at school.

Why do students cheat? For most of the time, students cheat because the exams are too hard for them. It’s easy to see that they haven’t studied hard enough to pass the exams. Others may want to get a higher mark by all means--frankly speaking, they want to be praised or even admired.

As a result, exams certainly become unfair for non-cheating students. And soon the majority of the students will learn and choose to cheat in exams so as to “follow the style.”

Therefore, we must take measures now. First, students need an honest study environment, and second, they should be told to pay more attention to the discipline and seriously obey it all the time.

In a word, students can not cheat on any account.

[关于考试作弊的作文英文

Dear Charlie,

Kindly excuse me for my not being able to see you off at the airport this

Saturday as I have promised.

A major business partner of our company will be attending an important

conference in Xiamen this weekend, and my boss finally chooses me to accompany

him there to negotiate about a new transaction. I have just been informed of

this plan and am happy about the decisionthis is an opportunity to both display

and enhance my abilities, so I am afraid I cannot be present at the airport.

Pursuing study overseas is an essential step in the accomplishment of your

dream. How I wish I could have the chance to share with you my personal feelings

and suggestions before you are away! I hereby send you a gift to wish you good

luck. Please forgive me.

Cordially,

Li Ming

dear chen lin and li hua,

i’ve just been out of hospital for a couple of days. right now ，i am really fine, but without your support, i wouldn’t have got better so soon.

you know, the traffic accident gave me a very hard blow, both physically and mentally. in the first two weeks after my injury, i almost lost my confidence in my future life. it is the doctors’and your encouragement that rendered me much strength and determination。

anyway, i learned a lot from this unfortunate accident. i’d neverrealize how important your friendship was to me. i can’t say anymore to show my gratitude for your taking turns keeping me company,and getting me through the blue time.

next saturday, my mother would give a recovery party to thank myfriends. i really want to see you there. so, 7 o’clock at my place,ok?

your truly,

li ming

It is reported that ten big cities in China are being  among the top twenty cities with the highest pollution index in the world. This means it is high time we did something to bring the situation under control.

Many factors are  to the deteriorating situation: industrial wastes pumped into the air, the lakes and rivers; a increasing number of automobiles crowding into the streets; the  use of plastic bags etc.

To my view, stiffer laws and regulations must be implemented to check pollution. Industries that release wastes without  should be heavily fined. Cars should be equipped to minimize the exhaust they release into the air. And the use of plastic bags and disposable meal boxes should be banned. What’s more, the media should play an important role in implanting a sense

of consciousness into people’s mind.

If everybody works toward a common goal of making the environment better, we can create a cleaner and lovelier world for us and for the coming generation.

Dear leaders and fellow students,

Everybody is good!

It is my great honor to stand here and participate in the election of the monitor. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you for your support. First of all, I would like to introduce myself to you: my name is tao league. As a freshman at the university, I am one of the leaders of the department of health.

As a child, my father once said to me: do things with your feet on the ground and do them one step at a time. Therefore, I went from a middle school student to the first year of the university to enter this sacred place, I deeply feel the opportunity is hard-won, need to cherish. It is this power that makes me feel confident when I stand here.

Of course, it is not enough to have confidence, but also to have certain ability. From childhood, I will not be able to plan activities independently. I will never come to the meeting, from bad to good, and I will complete each work with confidence and modesty.

In middle school, I served as monitor and President of the student union. At work, I consciously cultivate my ability of cooperation and coordination, can I have a sincere cooperation with others, and to coordinate the relationship between the good students, dare to bold to bad behavior management, never soft, therefore, won the praise of teachers and students. I often look at our class cadres from the perspective of my classmates. Talk with your classmates on Saturdays and Sundays. Learn about their personalities, thoughts and hobbies, listen to their voices, and listen to their Suggestions and opinions. I always try to organize activities from their point of view, so the class activities are always in full swing. But "man to err, to err is human." and I also made a mistake, but I dare to face their own errors, from the students and the teachers help humbly accept criticism, and correct the mistake, and never allowing yourself to fall for the second time in the same place.

Im running here today. I hope to become school leaders and students in our class between the bridge of the mind, as a bond between teachers and students, and become a real service for students, the students really love it, also want to exercise their abilities, give yourself a stage to show ability. Compared with others, I feel I have more self-confidence, because I am an unyielding person, I have a real sense of responsibility and enthusiasm for our class. Of course, if I am not elected, I will work as hard as I can and will do better to support the work of the new presidium. Because I love this group, because of love, I will do my best. If I am lucky enough to be elected, I will draw lessons from the previous and the experience of the presidium, further carry forward the glorious tradition of the he, seeking truth from facts of service for students, and will work with the young students, the unity cooperation, advancing with The Times, bold reform, give full play to our proper role in our class, let it become a veritable group.

Finally, I sincerely hope that you can believe me, support me and give me this opportunity to demonstrate my ability.

I will paint a beautiful blueprint for the college campus tomorrow, in which I will spend the spring sweat in our sky. Im sure our class will be better tomorrow...

In the face shape like a grandmother; single eyelids eyes with Grandpa muscular body is as like as two peas; dad again; genetic white skin, smiling appearance from the mother, this is me.

My classmates say Im helpful and kind-hearted; the teacher said my understanding, is a good helper; my mother said I always "today, today"; my father said I learned calligraphy and violin is the spirit of "persist in the end, never give up;" grandma said I encounter difficulties, always think of ways to solve my sister said; eat slowly, often put into hot food to eat cold food; brother said I played very crazy, often knocked over the cup. In the eyes of everyone, I am such a person.

Like reading, I found my dream from the treasure island, holding the curiosity of the world, I want to become a traveler around the world, so I try to learn foreign languages, hope that dreams come true.

Thank you for accompanying my family, let me know how to do things, thank you for your earnest teaching, let me happy learning. Thank you for your encouragement, care and care, let me grow up safe and sound, and I will walk on the road of life.

hello， i’m han yueyuan 。 i’m a girl。 i’m 11 years old。 i’m form hangzhou。 i have long hair ， small eyes， small mouth。

i like english very much。 i’m very happy every day。 my favourite food is cake ，because it’s sweet。 my favourite fruit are apples。 they are tasty and healthy。 an apple a day keeps doctor way。 my favourite day is fridays， because we have english on the fridays。

on the saturdays and sundays i often do housework，i’m helpful。 i can wash the clothes， water the flowers， make the bed。 i can’t do the dishes， but i’d like to try。 do you like me?

[英文自我介绍作文200字

Dear Mr. Lai,

尊敬的赖老师：

I am writing this letter just want to say thanks to you. I am going to graduate in two weeks. You have been my class adviser for three years. During these three years you have spent lots of energy on us. You are not only teaching knowledge in the class, but also care our life. Sometimes we are afraid of you, because of your strict requirement for our study. However, you are so helpful in the daily life. No matter what difficulties we are in, you will help if you can. So, I also want to say sorry to you for making so much trouble. But you bear all my trouble. I don’t know what kind of class adviser I will meet in the future study, but I will remember and appreciate you forever. I want to say thank you again.

我写这封信只是想跟你说声谢谢。还有两周我就要毕业了。你做了我三年的班主任。在这三年你花了那么多精力在我们身上。你不仅仅在课堂上传授我们知识，而且在生活上也很关心我们。不过有时候我们有点怕你，因为你对我们学习的严格要求。不过，在日常生活中你是那么的乐于助人。无论我们遇到什么样的困难，只要能够帮得上忙你都会帮我们。所以，我还想对你说声对不起，给你带来那么多的麻烦。但是你都一一包容了。我不知道我会在今后的学习中遇到什么样的班主任，但是我会一直记得你、感激你的。我想再次说声谢谢。

Regarded

Student

学生

With the advent of mobile phone and computer , the phenomenon that people

always are phubbing are becoming more and more popular.So many students phubbed

in the coach ,train or restaurant even walked on the road.

As to this issue,different people has different ideas .Some take the view

that it is no use connecting but may cause the big events .Such as the accident

or fight.There is no doubt that phubbing is a false behavior .While others think

the opposite,they agree that there is no way but have to do it .because the time

is limited.

As far as I am concerned ,every coin has two sides .while most people

prefer it,the phubbing is a bad habit .As a matter of fact ,a few person mostly

do a good deed.

A work crew consisting of 150 volunteers worked for eight hours in a light drizzle on Saturday to clean Carson Creek of almost nine tons of debris. “A job well done,” smiled Alan Specter, the director of the event. “We’re scheduled to come back here one more time, three years from now. Of course, we hope that there won’t be nine tons of garbage next time.”

The garbage came in all shapes, sizes, and colors: cans, bottles, bicycles, car tires, autobatteries, sofas, furniture, clothing, shopping carts, bowling balls, plastic bags, dolls, baby carriages, TV antennas, and portable radios. There was even a golf bag with a full set of golf clubs.

Much of the backbreaking work was done by two community groups—the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, and two environmental groups—Save the Bay and Watch the Whales. Concerned retirees and volunteers from police and fire departments assisted. Everyone was issued boots, gloves, and rain gear. The work occurred along a two-mile stretch of streambed. The debris was hauled roadside, where trucks lined up to take the trash to the landfill. More than 500 big yellow trash bags were filled.

No one found anything of great value, although a five-year-old boy found an earring that he thought might be worth a million dollars because it was so shiny. He said he would sell it. Then he would donate half of the proceeds to Watch the Whales, and use the other half to buy a triple-scoop ice cream cone every day for the rest of his life.

Dear children,

Christmas is an exciting and busy time for me: elves are making toys,

reindeer are training to pull sleds, and Im preparing this years list of good

kids.

I need to let the elves know what to make now, so let me know what you like

as soon as possible.

I will get my sleigh ready for my long Journey on Christmas Eve. In the

meantime, Ill write as many letters as I can. To ensure that I receive your

letter, please send it to the following address:

Santa/Father Christmas

Santa s Grotto

Reindeerland

XM4 5HQ

Remember, it is important to write the Christmas address on the envelope.

Make sure you include your full name and return address so I can write back to

you.

Please mail your letter before December 9 so that I can have time to answer

your letter.

I look forward to sending you presents on Christmas Eve. And remember to

get me a mince pie, and Rudolph the reindeer carrots too!"

Merry Christmas to all of you

Santa Claus