一篇英语自我介绍作文初中【优秀20篇】

Nowadays, with the development of technology, the market competition is

fierce and people feel great pressure. In order to improve the working

efficiency, they force themselves to work overtime. However, they are not

machine and need to slow down life pace, or they will break down sooner or

later.

We cant slow down the working hour, but we can control our private time. A

lot of young people mix with working time and private time, so they cant enjoy

their life and feel depressed all the time. The smart person will find the

balance. They will put aside the working stuff when the clock tells them that it

is time to be off work and find the way to release their pressure, such as

KTV.

Spending the time with friends and families is always a good way to enjoy

our time. No matter what kind of difficulties we face, when we recall of these

happy moments, we will have motivation to move on. We cant choose everything we

want, but we can adjust ourselves to the environment and keep the good mood.

Once life pace slows down, we control our life.

Every year, the thing I expect the most is the Spring Festival. My parents

work far from home and they come back one or two times a year. The Spring

Festival is the time they come home. Every time they come back, they bring mangy

things to me. When I was little, they bought me toys, new clothes and shoes.

Now, they often buy me books. They say more reading is good for me. They hope I

can learn more. The time spend with them is always happy but short. They only

have half a month at home. I hope they can stay at home longer.

我的卧室

My Bedroom

I have a beautiful and sweet bedroom. My mother decorates it for me. She always says that a girl deserves a bedroom like a princess. The main colors of my room are pink and white. The wall, the bed and the chest are pink. And the desk is white. The curtains are beautiful with lovely followers on them. Every day when I open my eyes, I feel happy and beloved. I clean my room often and tidy my things up. I don’t want it become dirty or in a mess. I am thankful to my parents.

通过上面对我的卧室的介绍，相信大家已经对我的卧室都有个了解了吧，希望上面的知识给同学们的写作很好的帮助。

[初中英语作文我的卧室

Last March, my mother told my father and me that my grandfather would come

in April. We were very happy because my grandfather was an interesting old man

and he had not visited us since he went to Hong Kong.

On April 1 my father and I bought a lot of food from the supermarket and

bought a big bunch of flowers home. Then we did some cleaning at home. At night

when we were waiting for my grandfather, the bell rang and in came my mother.

She smiled to us and said "April fools"!

话说唐僧师徒四人西天取经功成名就，在天上过着神仙的日子。唯有净坛使者猪八戒还时不时地惦记着凡间的高老庄。

一日赶上天上神仙放假，八戒写了请假条，约了悟空和沙僧到凡间去看一看。当他们三个按下云头走入凡间时，惊呆了：房子变了，穿着变了，马路上不见了马车，全是流动着的大大小小、各种颜色的盒子(后来打听叫汽车)，就连见着他们的小孩也不像过去那样害怕孙悟空和猪八戒的长相了，竟然说他们是动漫展览的表演者，甚至一个小孩突然戴上恶鬼的面具，反而吓了他们三个人一大跳!

原来，天上一天，地上一年，离他们西天取经时的唐朝已过去近1300年了，一问时间，现在已是2007年。人都很忙，没有人搭理他们，八戒想打听高老庄在什么地方，遭人嘲笑：“你装成猪八戒还不知道你媳妇住的高老庄在什么地方，真是个猪八戒!再不知道，给你媳妇打个手机问问不就行了呗，实在不行，就通过谷歌地图搜索，让卫星帮你找到媳妇的家吧!”什么“手机”、“谷歌”、“卫星”的，他们三个也没听懂。这三个开始嘀咕了：这凡间怎么了，和以前大不一样了，看看好像过得比我们天上的神仙还自在。穿的是五颜六色，吃的`是五花八门，住的是高楼大厦，行走用装上轮子的乌龟壳子……“得回去向玉皇大帝反映反映，天上神仙的日子不如凡间百姓了!”他们三个感慨到。看到街边有人在买吃的，三人也觉得饥肠辘辘，猪八戒从耳朵里抠出点碎银子想买肉包子，但店主不收银子要收钱，他们更纳闷了：难道人间富得连银子都不要了……一阵周折，又撤到了什么“银行”、“交换”的，店主才收了点银子，他们三个总算吃了顿饱饭。

“变了，变了，变了……”在匆匆结束探亲之旅返回天上时，他们三个嘴里不停地嘟囔着。

When i was in high school, I had to study all the time and hardly had spare

time to do what i wanted to.Besides, I had to focus on my textbooks and doing

exercise again and again. Therefore, I had little time to read magazines and

novels and watch TV. what was worse, I couldnt play with my friends a lot, which

I couldnt stand the most. In a word, all i did in high shool should be

considered for the College Entrance Examination.

However, my college life is totally different from the life in high

school.I can arrange my time freely. I spend most of my time reading in the

library, where I can open my eyes and broaden my mind.In my free time, I also

join some clubs,where i can make a lot of friends of different majors. My

teachers in college are so kind and knowledgeable that they not only teach us

knowledge but also how to be a person and how to get on with others. In

addition, there are more opportunities for me to improve myself.

I believe college life is an important stage in my life. In college, i can

learn how to learn by myself, how to get on with others, how to live

independently.College provides me with a stage where i can show myself and be

myself.

There is a library in our school. It is open from eight oclock in the morning till half past five in the afternoon. We often go there to borrow books.

We can borrow five books at a time and keep them for two weeks. If we cant finish reading them in two weeks, we can go and renew them. The librarian is always ready to help the students. If the book you want is out, she will help you to choose another one. We always take good care of the borrowed books. We can also look through newspapers and magazines in the reading-room, but we are not allowed to take them out of the reading-room.

Qingdao, a beautiful seaside city, is located in the southeast part of Shandong Province. To the east, a short distance across the Yellow Sea, lie Korea and Japan, making Qingdao an important city for international trade.

For thirty three years, until 1949, Qingdao was a colony of Germany and Japan. As a result, buildins in Qingdao have a great deal of European architecture. This foreign architecture -a remnant of the colonial past- now beautifies this seaside city.

The red roofs, green trees, blue sea, and azure sky form a bright and colorful picture of Qingdao. The city is sometimes known as the Switzerland of the Orient.

Surrounded by the sea on three sides, Qingdao attracts many tourists with its charming seascape. Sights like the Eight Passes Villas, the Zhan Bridge, Wusi Square, Mt. Laoshan, will help you remember Qingdao. Just walking on the sand and listening to the surf breaking on the beach becomes enjoyable.

Qingdao offers food with distinctive flavors--especially seafood. So take this chance to enjoy the delicious seafood of Qingdao. Also, Qingdao is the home of the famous Qingdao (Tsingtao) Beer. Have a bottle of pure Qingdao Beer right here in Qingdao!

The Qingdao Municipal Government recognizes the importance of the tourism industry and has further plans to develop tourism in Qingdao. To enhance the tourism industry, Qingdao now sponsors the Qingdao International Beer Festival, the Qingdao International Sea Festival, Beach Culture Festival, the Sea Affection Festival, and the Summer of Qingdao Festival.

In cooperation with the Beijing Olympic Games 2008, Qingdao will hold the Sailing Competition in the Olympic Games in 2008. This great event brings a great opportunity for this charming city to build its bright future.

We talked about the advantages and disadvantages of internet shopping these

days. Some students think its very convenient for us to go shopping on the

internet. The shops on Internet, for example taobao.com, 360buy.com are open for

almost 24 hours a day, so we can buy something we want at any time if we like.

Whats more, we neednt to wait in a queue.

However, some students disagreed with them. We cant see the things while

we are shopping. So we are not sure whether they are good or not Besides, we

cant enjoy the happiness of shopping with our friends.

Everybody has a best friend that they can share everything with. I also

have a best friend. We met in school, and were in the same grade.

My best friend is a good student because he is very hardworking. I learn a

lot from him. He helps me with math; I help him with English. We always help

each other. Besides that, hes honest and reliable. I trust him completely and

we share secrets all the time.

My best friend is a loyal and brave boy. When a bully teased me, he came to

my rescue right away. He always remembers my birthday and he is fun to be with.

He tells funny jokes and stories. He always makes me laugh. Finally, he is a

very good listener and he knows how to cheer me up when Im down. I hope well

stay friends forever.

Last sunday. I and my father, mother, grandparents, brother went to changbaishan by bus. In the morning we came down the mountain. I saw wooded mountains, wild flowers bloom. We climb up the hill along the mountain path. Come halfway up the mountain, I feel a little tired，it began to rain,My West Lake silk umbrella missed,. Dad said to me,“zhaixiaowei， don’t do anything halfway.”at last，So I insisted reached the top, the top of the scenery so beautiful.We were flying kites, I was thirsty, my mother bought me a bottle of water, .finally we went home.finally，Since then, Ive kept the umbrella。i was very happy。

dear eric,

My hometown is beautiful place It stands near a wide river at the foot of low green hills. It has many tall buildings and wide streets. There are trees and flowers everywhere.

But it has not always been like that. In the old days, it was a sad dirty little town. Landlords and merchants lived in the few good houses. For the working people there were only dark, unhealthy rooms in old buildings and huts in narrow muddy streets. Nearly everyone was poor and many had no work.

Everything has changed since liberation. The people, led by the Party, have got rid of the mud and dirt. They have put up schools, theaters, shops and flats. They have an assembly hall and a hospital. Along the river they have built offices, hotels and parks. A lot of factories have sprung up. On the river, streamers and boats come and go busily, day and night. They carry the products of our industries to all parts of the country.

I love my hometown, and I love its people. They also have changed. Healthy and happy, they are going all out to build socialism.

Our parents give us much love every day,so we should give them love,too.That was a holiday,I stayed at home alone.I made a dinner for my parents.Because I was only seven,the meal was really awful.But my mother never stopped saying,"Its very delicious!"She said she was very impressed.

How do you give your parents love?

Because the Spring Festival is the most solemn traditional festival of Chinese folk. In the first month of the summer calendar, also known as the lunar calendar, commonly known as "New Year", "New Year". Every year, the streets are covered with red lanterns and colorful flags. The mall is a sea of people, buying New Year goods, but lively. Grandma prepared a hearty meal, with a lot of "bam, bam, bam" on the outside, and the guns  . Every little friend put on a beautiful new dress, and the grown-ups smiled with satisfaction. Until dad bought me a lot of fireworks and firecrackers, in the evening, I will take out fireworks went downstairs and children put together, we play very happy, the party began, I was reluctant to go home, eat fruit while watching the party together with family, a good laugh at our wonderful performances, wish: I wish that every day is New Years day! I also like the double ninth festival.

The sun shines on us. It gives us light and heat. It makes everything grow. It gives the earth life.

The earth turns round itself. As it turns, we have day and night. It’s bright by day and dark by night.(英语作文)

The earth also travels round the sun in an orbit. As it travels, we have four seasons. It is hot in summer and cold in winter. the days are long in summer and short in winter. In spring it is warm and the days are getting longer. In autumn it is cool and the days are getting shorter.(中国)

Marine biological environment is a complex system including sea water, sea

water, soluble matter and suspended matter, seabed sediments and marine

organisms. The rich biological resources, mineral resources, chemical resources

and power resources in the sea are indispensable human resources treasure

houses, which are closely related to the survival and development of

mankind.

At present, the main objective of marine conservation is to protect marine

biological resources so that they can not be exhausted for sustainable use by

mankind. In particular, priority should be given to the conservation of marine

animals that are valuable and endangered. According to the UN investigation, due

to overfishing, mangrove accidental killing of non target to allow the killing

of marine organisms, the coastal engineering construction, deforestation,

pollution of the marine environment in general, at least 25 of the worlds most

valuable fisheries resources consumed, whales, sea turtles, manatees and many

other marine animal faces the danger of extinction. It is expected that with the

expansion of marine development, it is possible to cause more damage to marine

biological resources.

Marine protection task should first stop on the marine biological resources

excessive use, secondly to protect the marine biological habitat or habitat,

especially their migration, spawning, feeding, avoid Huahai coastline, beaches,

estuaries, coral reefs, to prevent heavy metals, pesticides, oil, organic

produce and eutrophication. Nutrients such as marine pollution. Maintain the

ability of regeneration of marine biological resources and the natural

purification ability of the sea water, maintain the marine ecological balance,

and ensure the sustainable development and utilization of the marine.

Sports do us good in many respects.It goes without saying that taking

exercises can build up our physical strength. In collective sports like

basketball, volleyball, or football, we will learn the importance of

cooperation. While taking part in sports game, we will try our best to win and

arouse ourselves the competitive spirit. Sports can also help us relax after a

period of exhausting work. However, as the saying goes, "there are two sides to

everything", and sports is without exception. We may hurt other players or

ourselves if we are not careful enough when participating in sports activities.

Whats more, excessive or severe training can do harm to our health.

My participation in sports tells me that sports can make us healthy both

physically and psychologically. It is also a good way for people to know each

other and can promote friendship between people. So long as we are carefully

enough, sports can do us nothing but good.

Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者，事竟成。

Wellbegunishalfdone.好的开端是成功的一半。

East,west,homeisbest.金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。

Practicemakesperfect.熟能生巧。

Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.天助自助者。

Easiersaidthandone.说起来容易做起来难。

Wherethereisawill，thereisaway.有志者事竟成。

Onefalsestepwillmakeagreatdifference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。

Slowandsteadywinstherace.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

Afallintothepit，againinyourwit.吃一堑，长一智。

Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.实践出真知。

Allworkandnoplaymakesjackadullboy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变笨。

Beautywithoutvirtueisarosewithoutfragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

Morehasty，lessspeed.欲速则不达。

Itsnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，学到老。

Allthatglittersisnotgold.闪光的未必都是金子。

Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.千里之行始于足下。

Lookbeforeyouleap.三思而后行。

Romewasnotbuiltinaday.伟业非一日之功。

Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所见略同。

wellbegun，halfdone.好的开始等于成功的一半。

Itishardtopleaseall.众口难调。

Outofsight，outofmind.眼不见，心不念。

Factsspeakplainerthanwords.事实胜于雄辩。

Callbackwhiteandwhiteback.颠倒黑白。

Firstthingsfirst.凡事有轻重缓急。

Illnewstravelsfast.坏事传千里。

Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情。

livenottoeat，buteattolive.活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

Actionspeakslouderthanwords.行动胜过语言。

Eastorwest，homeisthebest.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

Itsnotthegaycoatthatmakesthegentleman.君子在德不在衣。

Beautywillbuynobeef.漂亮不能当饭吃。

Likeandlikemakegoodfriends.趣味相投。

Theolder，thewiser.姜是老的辣。

DoasRomansdoinRome.入乡随俗。

Anidleyouth，aneedyage.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Asthetree，sothefruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

Toliveistolearn，tolearnistobetterlive.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

Wherethereisawill，thereisaway.有志者事竟成。

Nothingistoodifficultintheworldifyousetyourmindintoit.世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Everycoinhastwosides.每枚硬币都有两面;凡事皆有好坏。

Donttroublestroubleuntiltroubletroublesyou.不要自找麻烦。

Nopains，nogains.不劳无获

Thereisnoroyalroadtolearning.学无坦途。

Lookbeforeyouleap.Firstthink,thenact.三思而后行。

Itisnevertoolatetomend.亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。

Lightcome,lightgo.来得容易，去得快。

Timeismoney.时间就是金钱。

Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真交。

Greathopesmakegreatman.远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。

Afterastormcomesacalm.雨过天晴。

AllroadsleadtoRome.条条大路通罗马。

Artislong,butlifeisshort.人生有限，学问无涯。

Sticktoit,andyoullsucceed.只要人有恒，万事都能成。

Earlytobedandea

rlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthy,andwise.早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。

Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.良药苦口。

Itisgoodtolearnatanothermanscost.前车之鉴。

Keepingisharderthanwinning.创业不易，守业更难。

Letscrossthebridgewhenwecometoit.船到桥头自然直。

Morehaste,lessspeed.欲速则不达。

Nopains,nogains.不劳则无获。

Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

Wherethereislife,thereishope.生命不息，希望常在。

Anidleyouth,aneedyage.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Wemustnotliedown,andcry,"Godhelpus."求神不如求己。

Aplantmayproducenewflowers;manisyoungbutonce.花有重开日，人无再少年。

Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.自助者，天助之。

Whatmaybedoneatanytimewillbedoneatnotime.明日待明日，明日不再来。

AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

Diligenceisthemotherofsuccess.勤奋是成功之母。

Truthisthedaughteroftime.时间见真理。

Takecareofthepence,andthepoundswilltakecareofthemselves.积少自然成多。

Nomaniswiseatalltimes.智者千虑，必有一失。

Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。

Liveandlearn.活到老，学到老。

Killtwobirdswithonestone.一石双鸟。

Itneverrainsbutitpours.祸不单行。

Indoingwelearn.经一事，长一智。

Easiersaidthandone.说起来容易做起来难。

Anounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcure.一分预防胜似十分治疗。

Industryisfortunesrighthand,andfrugalityherleft.勤勉是幸运的右手，节约是幸运的左手。

Geniusisonepercentinspirationand99percentperspiration.天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。

Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。

Hewhopaysthepiper,callsthetune.谁负担费用，谁加以控制。

Hewhohashealthhashope,andhewhohashopehaseverything.身体健壮就有希望，有了希望就有了一切。

Nomanisbornwiseorlearned.人非生而知之。

Actionspeaklouderthanwords.事实胜于雄辩。

Courageandresolutionarethespiritandsoulofvirtue.勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。

Unitedwestand,dividedwefall.合即立，分即垮。

Thereisnosmokewithoutfire.无风不起浪。

Manyhandsmakelightwork.人多好办事。

Readingmakesafullman.读书长见识。

Thebesthorseneedsbreeding,andtheaptestchildneedsteaching.最好的马要驯，最伶俐的孩子要教。

Learnyoung,learnfair.学习趁年轻，学就要学好。

Wisdominthemindisbetterthanmoneyinthehand.胸中有知识，胜于手中有金钱。

Oncebitten,twiceshy.一次被咬，下次胆小。

Soundinbody,soundinmind.有健全的身体才有健全的精神。

Seeingisbelieving.百闻不如一见。

Dogswavetheirtailsnotsomuchin,lovetoyouasyourbread.狗摇尾巴，爱的是你的面包。

Moneyisagoodservantbutabadmaster.要做金钱的主人，莫作金钱的奴隶。

Itshardsailingwhenthereisnowind.无风难驶船。

Thepathtogloryisalwaysrugged.通向光荣的道路常常是崎岖的。

Livingwithoutanaimislikesailingwithoutacompass.没有目标的生活如同没有罗盘的航行。

Qualitymattersmorethanquantity.质重于量。

Theon-lookerseesmostofthegame.旁观者清。

Wisdomisagoodpurchasethoughwepaydearforit.为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。

Joyssharedwithothersaremoreenjoyed.与众同乐，其乐更乐。

Happinesstakesnoaccountoftime.欢乐不觉日子长。

Timeandtidewaitsfornoman.岁月不等人。

Ifyouwantknowledge,youmusttoilforit.若要求知，必须刻苦。

Learntowalkbeforeyourun.循序渐进。

Knowingsomethingofeverything,andeverythingofsomething.通百艺而专一长。

Fromwordstodeedsisagreatspace.言行之间，大有距离。

Skillandconfidenceareanunconqueredarmy.技能和信心是无敌的军队。

Habitisasecondnature.习惯成自然。

Lifeless,faultless.只有死人才不会犯错误。

Abookisthesametodayasitalwayswasanditwillneverchange.好书千载常如新。

Books,likefriends,shouldbefewandwellchosen.读书如择友，宜少且宜精。

Abookthatremainsshutisbutablock.书本不常翻，犹如一块砖。

Itsnotthegaycoatthatmakesthegentleman.君子在德不在衣。

Twoheadsarebetterthanone.三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。

Birthismuch,butbreedingismore.出身重要，教养更重要。

Nothingisimpossibletoawillingmind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Youcantmakesomethingoutofnothing.巧妇难为无米之炊。

Nothingventure,nothinghave.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

Nothingfornothing.不费力气，一无所得。

Ofnothingcomesnothing.无中不能生有。

Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.不犯错误者一事无成。

Bettersaynothingthannothingtothepurpose.话不中肯，不如不说。

Nothingsucceedslikesuccess.一事如意，万事顺利。

Nothingstake,nothingdraw.不顶千里浪，哪来万斤鱼。

Nothingisasgoodasitseemsbeforehand.期待比现实更美好。

Nothingisgivensofreelyasadvice.劝人最容易。

Nothingissocertainastheunexpected.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。

Nothingseek,nothingfind.无所求则无所获。

Alittleofeverythingisnothinginthemain.每事浅尝辄止，事事都告无成。

Agreatshipasksdeepwaters.大船要走深水。（蛟龙要在海中游。）

ThebestphysiciansareDr.Diet,Dr.Quiet,andDr.Merryman.节食博士、精心博士、快乐博士，三人都是最好的医生。

Hethatoncedeceivesiseversuspected.骗人一次，受疑一世。

Now I am a middle school student, I will enter high school soon. Everybody thinks that the age of mine is the best age, because we are young and full of vitality. But I want to grow up quickly. I am not afraid of growing old and I want to grow older. In my eyes, age is a gift. As the time goes by, I will become mature. Because the thing I have been through will teach me the lesson and I will learn a lot, becoming a better person. The young and innocent me eager to grow up, I know it takes time to be independent. Age is a gift, so now I cherish every moment.

我叫某某某，个子不算太高，总爱扎个马尾辫，走起路来左甩右甩。更喜欢和别人开玩笑，看见别人被自己耍，心里有点小得意。至于学习呢！喜欢学数学，因为数学靠理解，不需要死记硬背。没有什么优点，缺点就是比较贪玩，马虎，我现在已经步入了初中，在这个新学校里已经度过了三天。这三天里，接触了新同学，新学科，还有新的老师。从以前的三科变成了七科，从放松的过程变成了紧张而又有压力的过程。并且语文老师严肃，数学老师幽默，英语老师看似文静但体内热火不断……

在初中，我们大家都是零起点，只要按照老师说的做，就会有进步。初中是个至关重要的阶段，而且我们还正处于青春期的判逆时期，我们往往会因为自己的判逆心理而不听从管教，步入误区。

我们学习要有计划有目标，并不是老师说什么你才做什么，在初中里，老师就是指路人，他把路给你指出来，但路还是要自己走得。"天才在于积累，聪明在于勤奋。"只有我们慢慢积累，才有可能成为天才;只有我们勤奋了，我们才会越来越聪明。

大家站在同一起跑线上，没有天地差异，没有好坏之分，希望大家共同进步。

[初中生的自我介绍作文

Hi! Hello, my name is Pan Ziyang, I am a lively and lovely little girl, I would like to introduce myself to you!

I have curly hair, sometimes is the "lion Mao" is sometimes beautiful wave volume, I have a cherry small mouth, the one and only.

My dress is sometimes very fashionable, avant-garde fashion sweater, sometimes cute skirt, I sometimes wear cool coat.

My body is round, tall, everybody calls me "fat girl", round body is also very distressed, alas!

I put the "female man" image of the performance of the most incisive, at that time, I took a box of apples from the ground floor has been carried to the seventh floor, have no rest, on the floor, I gasped, aunt suddenly said Mom gave both box watermelon to me, let me get down, no I can only take measures! I was carrying two boxes of watermelon, carrying a bag from the first floor to the seven floor, and when I got home, I immediately fell asleep in bed.

This is me, a lively and lovely woman.