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“自信是成功的第一秘诀。”爱默生的这句话把自信的重要性诠释得淋漓尽致。是的,人生好比一是场战斗,时而坎坷残酷,时而平稳顺利,谁也不能卜知自己的命运如何,要想前进,要想进步,自信是必备的。这里给大家分享一些关于茶文化英语作文初中,供大家学习。

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初中英语写作素材:秋天的唯美英文句子

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春华秋实,颗粒满仓。下面语文迷收集了秋天英文句子,欢迎阅读。

1. 我认为秋天是一年中最美的季节。

I think autumn is the most beautiful season in a year.

2. 秋天时叶子变黄。

The leaves turn yellow in autumn.

3. 在秋天的晚上,我感到一丝凉意。

I feel a little cool in the autumnal night.

4. 秋天里树木都是光秃秃的。

The trees were naked during autumn.

5. 今天的天气已露出了一丝秋天的气息。

There is a breath of autumn in the air today.

6. 九月的天气确实像秋天了。

The weather in September was positively autumnal.

7. 我喜欢收集秋天赤褐色的叶子。

I like to collect russet autumn leaves.

8. 我们欣赏着秋天里新英格兰树林的瑰丽色彩。

We are enjoying the resplendent colors of the New England woods in the autumn.

9.夜半酒醒人不觉,满池荷叶动秋风

Wake up to drink ,people feel the middle of the night, moving wind over a lotus leaf pond

10.生命如此简单,如秋,如落叶。

Life is so si-mp-le, such as the autumn, such as fallen leaves.

11.秋中,有些感情便如落叶般凋零了,有些影子却挥之不去,只在网络虚缈中才有熟悉的名字。凋零就凋零吧,倦缩也好,成灰亦好,管它感情如一树红叶般怎样盛开,怎样凋零。我站在川流不息的时间里,谈笑风生,任凭满天的叶子飞舞,最终覆盖苍凉的生命。

In autumn, some emotions, such as fallen leaves as they decline, some have lingering shadow, only in the virtual network is indistinct in the familiar names. It withered on the decline,ashes are also good, regardleof the feelings of like how the leaves like a tree in full bloom and how to decline. I was standing on the flow of time, laughing, even if the sky flying leaves, eventually covering the lives of desolation.

12.那是一幅描绘秋天景色的油画。

That is an oil painting of a landscape in spring.

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篇1:描述我最喜欢的一种交通方式的初中英语作文

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Amongall means of transportation, I like bicycle most. Its cheap as well aspopular.

Thereare many advantages to ride the bicycle. In the first place, riding bicycle makesme feel independent. I can go anywhere by bicycle. Especially during rushhours, I can still move freely. Secondly, using a bicycle is good forenvironment protection, because it wont emit any waste gas. Moreover, bicycle ridingis also a good sport. While riding a bicycle, I can exercise myself, which ishealthful to me.

Inmy free time, I often ride my bicycle to get around in the downtown area or inthe countryside, so as to relax myself. Its really a nice outdoor activity forme, I think.

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篇2:初中英语日记

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January 21

It was cooler than yesterday. One of my father’s friends invited me to eat red bayberries. You must know it is unusual. Because we will climb the hill to eat red bayberries. There is no chance to eat red bayberries in the hill for the people who don’t live in Beijing. On the hill, you can breathe the fresh air, you can listen birds singing and you can eat red bayberries. It was enjoyable. It is said there are wild pigs in the hill. What a beautiful natural.

January 22

Today I found time was a cruel thing. Whatever man is, time always goes on. It won’t stay to wait for somebody. You can’t use anything to exchange time. Time is also a fair thing. Although you have a lot of money or you enjoy high reputation, time won’t leave them more. Today I found I hadn’t enough time. Although I have 50-day holiday, but I found I had a lot of things to do. I had a lot of homework to do and I had something necessary to do.

January 23

I have rested for 10 days. In these days, I felt very bored. I didn’t know to do what. Although I had a lot of things to do, I felt uncomfortable. I was ill because of the cold weather. I was tired, sleepy and had no strength. My parents are worried about my health. in fact, it didn’t matter. I was always in the room with air-conditioner and opened it in a low temperature. So when I went out, the high temperature disagreed to me. Finally, I was ill.

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篇3:又是快乐的一天初中英语日记

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I think my teacher got out of bedon the wtong side this afternoon as she hasn’t cries.i went to office saw the boys unhappy.Because the students got their teacher’s goat became they didn’t do their homework..I think this is my teacher unhappy’s cause. Today, I saw a boy ,he played the handset.But didn’t saw the walls so he Rnocked we laugh up our sleeve at he knocked ,but he hurt his norse in the accident, and he was laying it on thick about how painful it was .

It’s also a happy day, isn’t it ?

我认为我的老师今天很不高兴因为她一个下午都没笑过。我到办公室去看到一些男生很不高兴,因为他们的作业没写。我想老师生气就是这个原因。今天,我看见一个男生,他正玩着手机,但是他并没有看到前面有墙,所以他撞了上去,在他撞上去时,我们都窃笑。但是他的鼻子受伤了,他看起来好像很痛苦。

今天也是快乐的一天,不是吗?

[又是快乐的一天初中英语日记

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篇4:初中英语日记

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20XX.X.X 晴

I watched television late last night so I woke up late. My mother asked me to go to the market to buy some eggs for her. When I played with a little dog on the street, I dropped the eggs on the ground. They were all broken. My mother was very angry with me when I went home. I am very unhappy to-day.

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篇5:初中英语

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at present, more and more people think that men and women should enjoy

equal rights. many countries even have passed laws to guarantee such an equality

between different sexes. accordingly, there are now no longer certain jobs or

certain places that are closed to women. the number of business women, female

doctors, scientists and leaders is considerably increasing.

there are three main reasons for the improvement of womens social

position. first, women themselves have been persistently struggling for

equality. second, men also realize that women are not born inferior to them.

women can do a great many things as well as or even better than men. third,

social development has produced a great demand for womens participation in

every field.

in spite of these changes the liberation of women has not been completely

realized. prejudice against women is deeply rooted still in some peoples mind,

especially in distant rural areas. so, mankind should take further painstaking

efforts to really realize equality.

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篇6:初中英语作文的写作方法

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不少同学在问了,英语作文怎么写?如何写好英语作文,下面是小编为大家收集的初中英语作文的写作方法,欢迎阅读。

初一英语写作题,题材一般是写人、写事、写物、写景、日记、书信、通知、便条等文体。一般来说,不同的写作题材,它的人物,时间,写作的重点也是不尽相同的。下面结合一些常见的题型介绍一下写作的注意事项以及写作技巧。

各地的评分标准略有差异,但是都包括以下几个方面:整体印象、语言表达、词数规定等几方面内容。我们在写作中要尽量避免扣分,争取有加分点。当然用英文写作不同于用母语那样得心应手,常常会受到生词、语法、惯用法的限制,只要同学们平时注意两种语言的异同性,抓住写作要点,也可妙笔生花。

1、为了保证文章层次分明、条理清楚,要把时间固定下来,如:记叙一件事要用过去时;写经常发生的事或对人物的描写,要用一般现在时。整个文章中的人称要一致,首尾呼应,不要随意改动,以免造成误解。

2、不要为了追求“一鸣惊人”而去找一些生冷的词汇,对这些一知半解的词你不会用,不知道如何搭配,结果可能适得其反,使文章显的生硬、不协调,甚至错误百出,所以要使用有把握的词,避免不必要的失分。比如说发生了一起意外事件,我们通常用“have an accident ”来表示,不要错误的使用“have an incident”。

3、注意不同语言的表达习惯,也是写好英语作文的重要环节,如“我的理想是做一名歌手”,很多同学写成“My ambition is to do/make a singer,” “to do”表示“做”或者“干”,“to make”表示“制作”,而“做一名歌手”则表示“成为一名歌手”应该用“be/become a singer”;又如“看书、看报”应用“read a book/newspaper”,而不是“see a book/newspaper”。因此,平时应该注意不同语言的表达习惯,切忌望文生义或一味生搬硬套。

4、有些同学因怕出错而只写短句或简单句,写出的文章过于幼稚、空洞乏味。要使文章有血有肉就要把平时学的知识用进去,如:定语从句、宾语从句、非谓语动词和比较等句型,关键时用上一、二个,就能使文章不同凡响,更有文采,特别是对关联词的使用,如“so that”、“not…but ”“not only...but also”等,会使你的文章逻辑结构紧密、层次鲜明、条理清楚,更能显示出你的英文功底,但要做到这些并非一日之功,要靠平时的不断训练和积累。

5、最简单的增分点就是认真的书写。工整漂亮的书写会给评卷老师留下美好的第一印象,在扣分时自然会“手下留情”,而且很多地区都在写作上有1分的书写分。只要平时多下点功夫,得到这一分并不难。

注意事项

最后将英语写作的基本步骤和技巧归纳为以下几个环节:

1、细心审题细读题目中每一项提示或观察所给的每一幅画,明确文章的中心思想,弄清题意,确定写作体裁,掌握所要表达的要点做到心中有数,避免随心所欲,文不对题。

2、理顺要点在所给提示或图上标出要点,然后按事件先后的顺序或各要点之间的内在联系排序,分出层次。如果是看图作文,则要按图构思,这样做既可避免要点遗漏,又可使表达内容条理清楚。

3、构成框架将理顺的要点或每幅图画的含义加以连贯,构成写作的整体框架,进一步定人称、定时态语态、定顺序、定段落、定开头结尾。基本框架构成后,写作就有了把握。

4、组织句子用自己最熟悉的短语或句型将理顺的要点逐句表达出来,多用简单句,用有把握的复合句。要扬长避短,避难就易。若遇到表达障碍,可换一种说法,将一句变成两、三句,只求达意。

5、串句成篇将写好的句子连贯地组织起来,注意上下句的逻辑关系,适当采用递进、让步、转折、因果等关联词语,使短文浑然一体,层次分明,过渡自然。6、检查修改文章草成后,默读1~2遍,检查修改,尤其要注意人称、大小写、拼写、习惯用语、格式有无错误,要点有无遗漏,文句有无语病,词数是否恰当,行文是否连贯。

英语写作水平的提高是一个渐进的过程,只要同学们在平时多加训练,多读文章,做一个有心人,就能在英语作文中取得理想的成绩

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篇7:关于阅读的初中英语作文

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The reader is reading from the literature (recorded knowledge of the carrier) to obtain and use information and knowledge of social practice, the process of physiological and psychological processes. Reading is a basic human access to knowledge and means an important way, as is the text of which have begun, is a text record of human understanding of natural and social practice experience as a symbol, a symbol that they start to have all kinds of literature, , And will have to read the information on the documents. With the social development so far, with the emergence of computer technology, digital and network technology popularization and development of electronic audio book market, expanding the carrier carrying information resources has changed, peoples reading habits and books published by the Also means increasing occurrence. According to the 2006 Fourth National Survey of the National Reading: Chinese on-line reading from l999-year rate of 3.7 percent to 27.8 percent in 2005, the average annual growth rate of 107%. Experts point out that digital technology and the development of the Internet has changed the Chinese peoples reading habits. The author believes that such a major impact in the following aspects.

A digital network for the promotion of reading

Access to information resources more convenient and efficient. Computer technology has brought about in areas such as storage and retrieval facilities, so that the carrier of information resources in the form of great changes have taken place, most of the information resources have been digitized, from paper to electronic resources, changes in resources, making many In looking for information resources and access to really become faster and more convenient. With the emergence of the network, the Earth is reduced to a "village", the distance is no longer an obstacle to the dissemination of information, access to a more simple and quick. In addition, the network is also promoting the digital information resources to enhance the process, more and more digital information resources, networking, in order to more convenient and efficient access to needed resources, the emergence of Baidu, Google, Sohu, and other search engines, which Greatly changed the way people access information model, greatly improved peoples reading needs

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篇8:学习英语的方法初中英语作文

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The way of learning English

Nowadays, English has become the international standard language. As China is stepping to the internationalization, learning English is more and more important. But many people find it hard to learn English well. According to my own learning experience, I think determination, read English materials and patience are the most significant.

如今,英语已经成为国际标准语言。由于中国正在迈向国际化,学习英语变得越来越重要。但是许多人发现很难学好英语。根据我自己的学习经验,我觉得决心,阅读英语材料和耐心是最重要的。

First of all, doing everything needs determination. Determination is a prerequisite to do something. When facing difficulty, the people who have determination will insist, on contrary, thepeople who don’t have determinatin are easily give up. Thus, if people wants to do something well, the first thing they need to do is to make up their mind. Secondly,reading English materials is a great help for learning English. It can help people raise sense for English language,have interest and confidence in Engilsh. That will help people a lot in the process of learning. Last, patience is necessary in English learning. Most people will feel difficult to learn English at the beginning. The people without patience will often upset towards learning English. As a result, it will increase the difficulties of learning English and vice versa.

首先,做所有的事情都需要决心。决心是做一件事的一个先决条件。面对困难时,有决心的人会坚持下去,相反,那些没有决心的人则很容易放弃。因此,如果有人想完成一件事情,他们要做的第一件事是下定决心。其次,阅读英语材料对学习英语有很大的帮助。它可以帮助人们提高英语语感,对英语有兴趣和信心。这将在学习的过程中对人们的帮助很大。最后,耐心在英语学习中是必须的。刚开始学习英语的时候大多数人都会觉得很难。没有耐心的人对学习英语会经常感到心烦。结果就是增加了学习英语的困难,反之亦然。

In general, determination, reading English materials and patience are the effective ways to learn English. If people recognize those, they will learn it well sooner or later.

总之,决心,阅读英语材料和耐心是学习英语的有效途径。如果人们意识到这些,他们迟早都会学好它的。

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篇9:初中英语学校生活作文

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My schoool life is busy and fantastic。 First, we have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon。 We have to get to school before 7:30 because we have a morning class。 Second, I like my school life because teachers and my classmates are friendly and helpful。 We also have lots of after—school activies。 Third, our school environment is very beautiful, the teachers all can make their lesson interesting and instructive。 So I like my school life very much。

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篇10:感恩节_初中英语作文

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Thanksgiving Day is coming soon, it is on the fourth Thursday in December. Thanksgiving Day is very popular in western country, on that day, people will make a big turkey to eat. The day is to in honor of Indian people’s great kindness. A long time ago, some puritans took the boat May Flower to Americafor freedom, but they suffered from starvation and illness, the Indian people helped them, gave them food and treat them. The puritan planted something, they were eager to have good harvest, at last, they got it and felt very grateful to God and the Indian people, so they decided to make a day to remember this and show gratitude.

感恩节快到了,在十二月的第四个星期四。感恩节在西方国家很流行,在那一天,人们会做一个大火鸡吃。这一天是为了纪念印度人民的善良。很久以前,一些清教徒乘船可以花到美国的自由,但他们遭受饥饿和疾病,印第安人帮助了他们,给他们食物和对待他们。清教徒种植的东西,他们渴望有好的收获,最后,他们得到了它,觉得很感激上帝和印第安人,所以他们决定让一天记住和感恩。

[感恩节_初中英语作文

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篇11:怀念的英语作文初中

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I am a girl of ten, and I live in a small mountain village far from

Taiyuan. The only person that lives with me is my mother, because my father is

away for eight years, working in a city.

During the Spring Festival, my father came back home. He looked thin and

tired. He gave my mother two thousand yuan, and told her that he would work even

harder, earn more money, and then he could take us to the city He stayed at home

for only ten days.We are living a poor life now. But what I want most is not

money, but my father. I miss him very much!

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篇12:我的小屋初中英语作文例文

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I am living in. It has a wonderful envirnment. I can see flowers and trees from my house. there is a playground right in front of my block.

Children always play there and senior citizens do exercises. Public transport is convience. School, hospital and super market are only a few minutes away. I like my housing estate very much.

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篇13:2024初中英语作文:新学期计划

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The summer holiday is going to the end. I am happy in the holiday, because I do a lot of things. Now, the new term is coming, so I must make a plan for it. In the new term, I must work harder. I did not do very well in the last term. Therefore, I want to make progress in the new term. Besides, I want to do some more readings. Books are the best resources to get knowledge. So I want to make good use of books to improve myself. Finally, do exercise regularly. A healthy body is the basic of other things. I must take part in exercise to keep healthy. And doing exercise makes me relaxed and happy. I hope all my plans can come true in the new term.

暑假就要结束了,这是个快乐的暑假,因为我做了很多有意义的事情。新的学期马上就要来临,我要做好充分的计划。新学期我要加倍努力,因为在过去的一学期,自己做得不是很好。因此,新的学期要有新的突破。此外,我要多做些阅读,书籍是知识的源泉,所以我要好好利用书本提高自己。其次,要定时做运动。身体是革命的本钱,参加运动既能保持身体健康,又能使我快乐放松。我希望这些计划都能在新学期得以实现。

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篇14:我的学习初中英语作文

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This is my study.There is a desk in it.On the desk,there are a lot of books,a walkman and a clock.Behind the desk,there is a window.On the window,there is a beautiful curtain.In front of the desk,there is a chair.Look at the wall!There is a map of China on the wall.Next to the map,there is a photo of my family.

My study is small.But it is nice and clean.I like it very much.

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篇15:感恩节的英语初中

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The power of love

Love is the parents is the world‘s largest love, is in their minds share of family support them, let them come in the heart of the disaster sons and daughters.

Kitagawa, May 14, 2008, the parents who struggle with death more than 40 hours after the three-year-old girl Song Xin Yi finally rescued, rescue workers to feed her milk. Her parents live in the time, desperate to protect the fragile body of her, until both passing away, also maintained that posture. Parents touched by the love of God, let the children saved, small Xinyi Zaitianzhiling parents can comfort!

爱的力量

父母之爱莫过于是世界上最大的爱,是他们心中的那份亲情支撑着他们,让他们在灾难来临时心系儿女。

北川,2008年5月14日,在父母身下与死神抗争四十多小时后,三岁的小女孩宋欣宜终于获救,救援人员喂她喝牛奶。她的父母在活着的时候,以脆弱的身躯拼死保护着她,直到双双逝去,还保持着那种姿势。父母的爱感动了上天,让孩子得救了,小欣宜父母的在天之灵可以安慰了!

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篇16:初中国庆英语

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An annual one National Day long vacation finally arrived, I go out with my father and mother, visit places of interest, enjoy the great culture of the motherland。 Stores the door hung balloons and colorful flags, red, yellow, green。。。 Is permeated with a festive atmosphere。 Inside is buzzing, carried out a series of promotional activities。 The street people mountain people sea, riding car also want to be a long queue for tickets。 Scenic visitors like a long dragon, countless。 Www.ZixueKaoShi.neT.Men, women, and children should enjoy, people took advantage of the holiday come out to play。 The parking lot, hotel, shopping mall must be very considerable。

National Day is a happy day, peoples living standards improve really fast。 In our motherland mothers arms。 Happiness, happy growth, I wish the motherland mother always beautiful, always prosperous and wish the motherland prosperity every year, the rich!

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篇17:初中生英语

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Many people have favorite places they like to go to when they are feeling

sad or bored. I also have favorite places that I go to as often as I can.

Here are the three places that I like most. First of all, I like the zoo.

The animals are amazing because some are so cute and some are so ugly! I like to

pet them,feed them and watch them perform. Museums are cool places, too. They

have good exhibits and fascinating displays. I like the works of art there. Some

museums teach me a lot about history and science. From dinosaurs to robots, I

love them all. Finally, theme parks are my favourite place. I think the roller

coasters are the best. Its fun to scream and get scared.

These places always cheer me up. I try to go to each of my favorite places

once a year. I am going to find more favorite places to go to when I grow

up.

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篇18:初中初二英语作文

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An Activity

Someone said here Lei Feng comes in March and goes in April. I thought they were wrong. This afternoon the students of our class went to the bus stop to help the drivers clean the buses.

As soon as the bus stopped at the station, a group of students got on it. Some cleaned the windows, some swept the floor, and others cleaned the wall inside. We worked hard while talking and laughing. When we found some coins lying on the floor, we picked them up and gave them to the conductors or the drivers.They were very happy and said, "It is very nice of you."

When I got home, it was five o’clock. I felt a little tired, but I was very happy to have done a good deed.

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篇19:初中关于国庆节英语日记

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The annual National Day is coming. In this holiday, I want to play computer, seven days and seven nights watching a TV in the evening, eat man-han banquet... But what I really want is to see my cousin. He has a handsome face, intermediate containing the domineering personality; Weenose eyes, the nose is higher than the bridge; Officer of the ear; Big eyes, long eyebrows, crescent moon mouth... The star is my cousin.

I really like my cousin, because he is very cute and clever, is a small monkey. One time, I in his house, sleep in there, just a lights out, he pulled out a hair I, I was so angry I fire emit three zhangs, a foot shoved the cousin cry; Sleep, in a dark room, quiet, a cousin hand grasp, I seven hair pulled out in a row. Come in the morning, I went to look in the mirror, dont know, a look startled, I almost bald, and looked at his cousin, really let me a little in distress situation.

No pure gold gold, no one is perfect, my cousin also there is a blemish, that is love cry! Cry cry cry he went to bed, eating, cycling, playing cry, you can call him completely cry worm. Yesterday, younger sister in bed, my cousin at the speed of sprint ran to the bed and talk to mother rang rang: "I want to play with cousin in bed, slowly say: younger sister" youve caught a cold, want to go to dozen beard needle, and little cousin play again in the afternoon, ok? Good son! "" no! Dont. "Cousin with a peevish tone to young aunt pleaded," I want it now and cousin play! "The child how so you dont understand." She was angry, ran a box on the ear, stare eyes, said: "roll for me!" Cousin said, then fell silent. You said boring not boring?

Its a pity that time and tide wait for no man, step back, reluctant to say goodbye to the warmth of home.

一年一度的国庆节来临了。在这个假期,我想玩七天七夜电脑,看一晚上电视,吃满汉全席.......但我最想做的就是去看表弟。他有着一副帅气的脸,中间蕴藏着霸气的性格;黑溜溜的眼睛,鼻子比桥还高;官耳朵;大眼睛,长眉毛,月牙儿嘴......这些明星相我表弟都有。

我非常喜欢我表弟,因为他很可爱,机灵,是只小猴子。有一次,我在他家做客,晚上睡在了那儿,刚一关灯睡觉,他就拔了我一根头发,气得我火冒三丈,一脚把表弟踹哭了;睡觉了,屋子里黑漆漆,静悄悄的,表弟手一抓,一连拔了我七根头发。早上一起来,我去照镜子,不看不知道,一看吓一跳,本人几乎快秃顶了,再望望表弟,还真让俺有点哭笑不得。

金无足赤,人无完人,我表弟也有美中不足的地方,那就是爱哭!他睡觉哭,吃饭哭,骑车哭,打球哭,你完完全全能喊他哭虫。昨天,小姨在叠被子,表弟以冲刺的速度跑向床边,开口向妈妈嚷嚷道:“我想和表姐在床上玩,小姨不紧不慢地说:"你感冒了,要去打针针,下午再和小表姐玩,好不好?乖儿子!"“不嘛不嘛。”表弟用撒娇的语气向小姨请求道,“我要现在就和表姐玩!”你这孩子怎么这么不懂事。”她动怒了,一个耳光扑过去,瞪着眼睛说:“给我滚下去!”表弟见状,便怎么也不吭声了。你说烦人不烦人?

可惜时间不等人,一步一回头,恋恋不舍地告别了这温馨的家园。

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篇20:怀念的英语作文初中

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He always rose early to enjoy at least two hours of solitude in the house

and garden before the rest of the family came down In winter he spent most of

the time reading and writing. In sum mer he liked to get out of doors to work in

the kitchen garden or to take the dog for a walk in the neighbouring woods and

fields Whatever the weather, there was plenty to occupy him.

Although he was a creature of habit, there seemed to be an infinite variety

in his pursuits. He wrote book reviews regularly for two of the national

weeklies. He worked conscientiously his special subject, Indian History, and was

thus one of the world authorities on it;

he collected modern abstract paintings and so had a circle of friends

amongst artists and sculptors; there was hardly anything he did not know about

traditional jazz and he often entertained both British and America n jazz

musicians He was a superb cook and knew a lot about French and German food.

His family adored him and in a sense he was spoiled by them. At first

glance you would have taken him for a retired army officer-his bearing was

erect, his hair was cut short, he was fussy about his clothes, which were always

neat, clean and conventional. He liked to keep fit, and this was reflected in

his clear, steady blue eyes and healthy suntanned complexion. He hardly ever

watched TV, but enjoyed a good film and an occasional evening at the

theatre.

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