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商务英语自我介绍英语【经典20篇】

导语:动物界,一个雌雄相异的物种里,将一个生命带到这个世界的两个个体,就被称作父母。他们是这个新生命的父母,并且永远拥有这父母的身份。下面是小编为你带来的商务英语自我介绍英语,欢迎阅读。

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中考英语作文预测:微信介绍

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导语:如今微信已成为我们生活中的一部分,尤其受到年轻人的欢迎。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

1.如今微信已成为我们生活中的一部分,尤其受到年轻人的欢迎。其优点如下:1.可以非常迅速地与朋友进行文字、表情等交流;2.可以与朋友分享图片、音乐、视频等;3.不仅能发送语音讯息,而且可以直接通话;4.使用时不受时间地点限制;5.使用时免费。

词数为80左右,开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。

Nowadays, WeChat has been a part of our life. It is becoming more and more popular with young people because of the following advantages. First, we can communicate with our friends by sending words and expressions very quickly. Second, we can share pictures, music and videos with them. Third, we can not only send voice messages to them but also speak to them directly. Besides, we can use it in any time. Last but not least, we use it for free and can save money. In my view, although WeChat has improved our lives, it should be used properly. We shouldn’t lose ourselves in it.

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篇1:三年级介绍低碳生活英语作文

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Often see on TV low-carbon living four word. We did it that low carbon life?

Im in the neighbourhood of low carbon life made a social investigation. The survey found that the survival of our environment around the carbon footprint: streets, go throw cigarette butts, plastic bags and paper towels; Restaurants in the dining hall, one by one with white foam lunch box and disposable chopsticks; Flowing along the river basin, the bright, domestic sewage and industrial wastewater... So big polluted ecological environment. Within the family, also inadvertently leave carbon footprints. In a family, for example: electricity, gas, water, self-drive... I made a record in you travel way

Low carbon life represents a more healthy, more natural, more secure life, at the same time is also a kind of low cost, low cost way of life. Low carbon is not only the enterprise behavior, for the rest of us, is a kind of attitude to life. We should actively advocate and to practice low-carbon life, pay attention to energy saving, solar terms, an hour to go to bed... Starts from the intravenous drip.

People enjoy at the same time, also made the survival of the killer - carbon. Therefore, it is very urgent to advocate low carbon life.

在电视上经常看到低碳生活四个字。那低碳生活我们做到了吗。

我在小区里对低碳生活作了一次社会调查。调查发现,我们的生存环境遍布碳的足迹:大街小巷,烟头、塑料袋和纸巾到处乱扔;餐馆饭堂里,堆满一个个白色泡沫饭盒和一次性筷子;沿河流域中,流淌着黑得发亮的生活污水和工业污水……生态环境因此大受污染。在家庭内部,也不经意地留下碳的足迹。以一个家庭为例:用电、用气、用水、自驾车……我以大家出行方式做了记录

低碳生活代表着更健康、更自然、更安全的生活,同时也是一种低成本、低代价的生活方式。低碳不仅是企业行为,对于我们这些普通人来说,就是一种生活态度。我们应该积极提倡并去实践低碳生活,要注意节电、节气、熄灯一小时……从这些点滴做起。

人们在尽情享受的同时,也制造了生存的杀手---碳。因此,提倡低碳生活刻不容缓。

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篇2:重阳节介绍的英语作文

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The "Chong Yang Festival" is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and it is as such known as the Double Ninth Festival.

Origins: The festival began as early as the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC). According to the yin/yang dichotomy that forms a basis to the Chinese world view, yin represents the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness. The number nine is regarded as yang. The ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day, hence the name "Chong Yang Festival". (Chong means "repeat" in Chinese.) The ninth month also heralds the approach of winter. It is a time when the living need warm clothing, and filial Chinese sons and daughters extended this to make the festival a time for providing winter clothes for their ancestors. The Double Ninth Festival, therefore, also became an occasion to visit the graves of dead family members. Clothes made of paper would then be burnt as offerings.

Climbing mountains: On the Double Ninth Festival, people customarily climb mountains, appreciate chrysanthemum flowers, drink chrysanthemum wine, and eat double-ninth cakes. The Double Ninth Festival is also the "Old Men Festival". Old people are especially meant to improve their health by taking part in the activities on the day of the festival.

Family get-togethers: The Double Ninth Festival is also a time for family get-togethers. It is an occasion to remember one‘s ancestors, the sacrifices they made and the hardships they underwent. Often, family outings are organised during which people search to renew their appreciation of nature and to reaffirm their love and concern for family members and close friends.

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篇3:介绍书包的一年级英语作文

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导语:每个人都有自己的书包,你能给我们介绍你的书包吗?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的相关优秀英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

I have a good friend. Her name is school bag. She is a very beautiful girl. Look! There is a picture on her face. It’s a picture of a lovely girl. She wears a red coat. There are some books, some copybooks and a pencil case in her tummy. From Monday to Friday, I go to school with her. She helps me a lot. And I like her very much.

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我有一个好朋友。她的名字叫书包。她是一个非常美丽的女孩。看!她脸上有一幅画。这是一个可爱的女孩的照片。她穿着一件红色的外套。有一些书,一些字帖和一个铅笔盒在她的肚子里。从周一到周五,我和她一起去学校。她帮助我很多,我非常喜欢她。

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篇4:面试的英语自我介绍

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简单的英文自我介绍怎么说

一些企业是外资企业或者业务范围有设计到英语的话,很有可能在面试过程会要求做一个简单的英文自我介绍,这个难倒了很多非专业英语人士,根本不知道应该怎么说。

其实英文自我介绍并不是很难,你只要记住面试官也是英文菜鸟就好了,表现出你的自信和大方,当然在不好的英语能力你也要尽可能使自己的自我介绍流利一些。下面给出一个范文,希望对大家有所帮助。

I am very gald to introduce myself .I am from Liaoning Province. I graduated from Shandong University and majored in Microbiology. I love music and looking books, especially the history books.

I am honor that I have the opportunity to take part in the interview. Of course,I hope I can joy in our company,Please give me the chance. Thanks very much.

我非常开心可以在这里做自我极少,我来自辽宁,毕业于山东大学的微生物专业,我很喜欢音乐和看书,尤其是历史类的书籍。很高兴做自我介绍,我出生在辽宁,专业是国际贸易,毕业于南开大学,我的兴趣是音乐,读书,尤其是经济类的书。

能够来参加贵公司的面试我感到很荣幸,当然我也希望可以加入贵公司,为贵公司服务实现我的理想。请贵公司给我这个机会,万分感激。

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篇5:介绍山西的英语作文

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Shanxi Province got its name due to its location to the west of Taihang Mountain. Shanxi neighbored on Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia & Autonomous Region. It is located to the east of the Yellow River, and is also known as Hedong. Shanxi belonged to Jin State in Spring and Autumn Period, so it is abbreviated in Jin. Shanxi occupies an area of 156,000 square kilometers (about 60,000 square miles) and has a population of over 32 million, including its minority ethnic population. Its capital is Taiyuan City.

When to go

Being at a high altitude, Shanxi Province has a cold and dry climate and has an annual rainfall of between 400-600 millimeters. The province is also frequently plagued by sandstorms, especially in the spring, so it is often useful to bring along both sunglasses and a hat when visiting. Generally speaking, the provinces climate is the best between May and October.

History

Shanxi is one of the birth places of Chinese civilizations with a long history and traditional culture. As early as one hundred million years ago, the ancestors of the Chinese lived and propagated in this region. Legend tells us that the Yellow Emperor, founder of the Chinese nation, once lived in Shanxi for a certain period. Today, many Neolithic sites from that period can still be seen dotted across the vast expanse of the province.

What to see

Shanxi is endowed with an abundance of cultural sites from its long history. Most of the ancient structures were built before the Liao and Song Dynasties. So it is the reason why Shanxi is often called the Chinese Ancient Architecture Museum. The more obvious of these include: the Buddhist wonder of the Yungang Grottoes in Datong City, the ancient city of Pingyao which was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO in 1997, the oldest and tallest ancient wooden pagoda in China, the Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County and the remote Shuanglin and Jinci Temples, which are well worth the long journeys for the visitors.

Of course, there are a number of natural magnificent and beautiful places that can also be seen in Shanxi. The most famous of them include Wutai Mountain with the longest and most prestigious history in the four most well-known Buddhist holy lands of China, the whistling rage of the Yellow Rivers Kettle Spout waterfalls (Hukou Waterfalls) and one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China - Mt Hengshan.

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篇6:英语自我介绍常用十句话

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1. I have been for over five years in teh employ of an exporting company.

本人曾经前后五年被受雇于出口贸易公司。

2. I have been in the business for the last ten years, and worked as the superintendent in the personnel department.

本人在过去十年在商界担任人事部主任迄今。

3. I have had five years’ experience with a company as a salesman.

本人曾在某一公司担任推销员,前后有五年之久。

4. For the past three years, I have been in the office of the Brothers Trading Co., where I have been ad still am an accountant.

本人曾经在兄弟贸易公司服务三年,担任会计工作,现仍在职中。

5. I am twenty years of age, and have been employed for the last two years by the Green Trees Co., in teh general clerical work of the office.

我今年20岁,曾于绿林公司服务两年,担任一般文员工作。

6. I am 25 years of age, and have had two years’ experience in my present post, which I am leaving to better myself.

我今年25岁,已在目前的职位工作两年,兹为寻找更上一层楼,准备离开此职位。

7. I am nineteen years of age, female and have had two years’ experience in a company’s delivery office.

我今年19岁,女性。曾在某家公司担任收发工作两年。

8. I am just leaving school, and am eighteen years of age.

本人18岁,不久即可毕业。

9. I am twenty years of age, and am anxious to settle down to office work.

本人20岁,希望能找到一个公司,以便安定下来。

10. Since my graduation from the school two years ago, I have been employed in teh Green Hotel as a cashier.

两年前,自从离校后,在格兰酒店担任出纳员。

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篇7:英语作文自我介绍100字带翻译

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Hello everyone. My name is .... I am a student of Grade eight . I am an outgoing , lovely girl and I am so welcomed by my friends and my classmates.

I often go to the movies with my friends on weekends. I can aslo play the violin and have won many prizes in the competitions. I take violin lessons twice a week.

It is a little hard for me but I am very happy , because I have a dream. I want to be a great violinist one day.

Thank you.

大家好。 我的名字是......我是八年级的学生。 我是一个外向的,可爱的女孩,受到我的朋友和同学的欢迎。

我经常在周末和朋友一起去看电影。 我也可以拉小提琴,并在比赛中赢得很多奖项。 我每周两次上小提琴课。

这对我来说有点难,但我很高兴,因为我有一个梦想。 我想成为一名伟大的小提琴手。

谢谢。

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篇8:以介绍自己所居住的城市为话题的高一英语作文

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Qianshan is a new economic zone with a population of more than three hundred thousand. Before the reform and opening up, Qianshan was only a small fishing-dominated village. There was no industry developing here and there were only a couple of schools. However, with the reform and opening up, everything has greatly changed. From then on, many foreign investors invest in here, which promotes rapid economic growth. Many large factories and a large port have been built. The port connects with many cities at home and abroad. In addition, there is train station and airport. They contribute a well-developed transportation system. Education has been greatly developed and the first university has been built here. There has been three thousand students graduated from this university. I am sure that Qianshan will be more international in the near future.

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篇9:介绍作家鲁迅的英语

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As it is known to us all ,LuXun is a famous Chinese writer. He is not only a writer, thinker, but also the founder of Chinese Literature . He wrote many classic (经典的)novels and his stories, which are translated many languages, were made into film,such as The True Story of AH Q and The New Years Sacrifice,which deeply showed peoples suffering in the old days.

Because of his achievement to Chinese literature, Chairman Mao spoke highly of him. Besides, some of his works were selected into the text books in high school and university. I think youll gain a lot from reading his works.

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篇10:介绍父亲的英语作文

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Father, how great words; The father love, how beautiful melody. Dear dad, when busy, can you find such a festival of fathers day?

Today, is my dads first holiday, I carefully prepared a card, then tape posted a petal in the upper left corner. It with the aromatic, with my feelings, as the wind blows gently, the beautiful kind hearts float into dad.

The father loves the warmth in June and Thanksgiving. When I was in elaborate greeting card, write the handwriting which asm, I hand in trembling, my heart in the jump, the sincere words from time to time pull at my heart!

In fact, fathers love is gentle, father use it rough hands stroked my head; Dad with his warm words of comfort me; When he humorous language make me laugh... At that time, I really realized the father loves the also gentle.

Dad is the pillar of the family, when his broad shoulders to assume the burden of the family; When I found a piece of white silk on his head; When I find the wrinkles on his face. My heart is with sour.

Generation of letters, mostly because their children mother selfless and moved, so for the selfless love left countless love. And for the whole family outside the hustle and bustle of the father? Nothing left.

Here, I want to sing loudly fathers love is great!

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篇11:英语简单自我介绍带翻译

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Dear teachers, students are good:

My name is Xiao Ming, is a confident, cheerful, friendly and active girl, I have widespread interest hobby, piano, reading, playing chess, listening to the story, to host performances and also has a strong interest in, hosted by my kindergarten graduation performance, first prize in a good result.

Mom and Dad, the kindergarten teachers careful cultivation, I have become a qualified primary school students, in the next six years to learn life, can and dear teachers, the students become the best friends! We all together happy to learn, happy to grow!

Thank you!

亲爱的老师,同学们好:

我叫小明,是一个自信,开朗,友好,积极向上的小女孩,我有着广泛的兴趣爱好,弹琴、看书、下棋、听故事,也对主持和表演也有着浓厚的兴趣,由我主持的幼儿园毕业演出,获得了一等奖第一名的好成绩。

在爸爸妈妈,幼儿园老师的精心培育下,我已成为一名合格的小学生,希望在今后六年的学习生活中,能和亲爱的老师,同学们成为最好的朋友!我们大家一起快乐地学习,快乐地成长!

谢谢大家!

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篇12:自我介绍英语作文

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My name is Jane.I like to go to school.I am in Class One,Grade Sven.

Our classroom is very beautiful and clean.There is a biackboard on the walland some beautifui flowers on the sill.There are two big trees behind our classroom .We often play games under the trees.

There are forty students in our class.Twenty students are grils and others are boys .We always help one another.We have five teachers.They teach us math,science,English,music and P.E.They all work hard.We like them very much.There are four classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon every day.We study very hard.I like our class.

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篇13:介绍作家鲁迅的英语

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lu xun is my favourite writer. he is one of the most famous writers in china. he wrote a lot of literary works.he was thin and not tall. he always wore a long old coat in that time.

at first, he wanted to be a doctor and save people’s lives. so he learned medicine, but later he found the chinese were in sensitive when they faced the oppression of their enemies. so he began to write articles to wake the people up. lu xun wrote some famous novels, he attacked the social mores in that time, and in his works, many persons were known very well, such as “ah q”“kong yi ji”.

i like lu xun because i also want to be a great writer like him. i like reading and writing, and i often write some articles in my free time. though i don’t have good literary talent or a large vocabulary, i spend lots of time reading and writing to improve my writing skills.

lu xun is my hero, i will learn more from him. i believe i can be a great writer like him in the future.

as it is known to us all ,luxun is a famous chinese writer. he is not only a writer, thinker, but also the founder of chinese literature . he wrote many classic novels and his stories, which are translated many languages, were made into film,such as the true story of ah q and the new years sacrifice,which deeply showed peoples suffering in the old days.

because of his achievement to chinese literature, chairman mao spoke highly of him. besides, some of his works were selected into the text books in high school and university. i think youll gain a lot from reading his works.

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篇14:自我介绍英语

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My name is xxxx yangang Yang west county from guangdong. This year, 20 years old, though, read the study in college, but not both outside and indignities! This year, learn the freshman year is architecture.

Half semester, I remember seem listen carefully to several classes, everything else is playing phone! Im kinda sick of my professional! I became more and more interested in economics, is one of the reasons it can let me soon. I have time to take the business model of study.

I now is guangzhou tianhe longdong fishing losartan guangdong engineering institute, just as its name implies, college. I dont imagine the school so beautiful, so the lifeless around! But here you also want to pack me back? Slowly accustomed to.

I this person is more like that is lively outgoing boy, but not very sunshine is eventually I not handsome. I like playing basketball, table tennis, running. In this special that basketball to say: I have one meter tall, thin eight, jumped up also can grab boards, so there are people that evening to play, but I dont technology is a problem, so I didnt win that brings pride! Each back always sweat! The sweat stream into his forehead, very afflictive. This is almost every time I play basketball.

I talk about my character. I was the stronger, can endure hardships. But my mind is that enough capacious, other mistakes. And I find myself light will say wont do, in many, but not always go out! I dont like the human who owe anybody, so I dont like others owe me one. QianZhaiHaiQian, help you help me back to you next time I wont help otherwise, I think so.

[自我介绍英语作文60词

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篇15:介绍家乡的初二英语作文

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My hometown has many scenic places, there are four spring like Longtan cave, fruit fragrance has a charming scenery and pinnacle, psc...... But my favorite is the mountain of my hometown.

In the hot summer day, my father took me to climb the mountain and looked up from the foot of the mountain. "The peak is so high that it seems to be in the sky." Look at the steep stone steps, one layer and one layer. It seems that there is no way to find it, alas! As I wanted to give up, my father said to me, "do things to the end!" At last, I began to climb the mountain. I grabbed the weeds with my hands. My legs pressed hard. Soon we climbed half the mountain, and I climbed and climbed in this steep mountain. I didnt know that I was so flexible. At this time, my stomach rumbled up, suddenly a red fruit aroma drifting, I smell the fragrance found a tall red fruit tree, the tree node is full of big and sweet red fruit, I just want to greedy DC slobber, climbed up the tree to pick one to eat, suddenly. A ripe red fruit from the tree fell down, I quickly picked up the red fruit, Dakoutaikou to eat it, "ah, really sweet!".

After a long time, we arrived at the top of the mountain and looked out. It turned out that Miyi was located in the mountain. I roared, "ah... Ah... Ah...! " I hear the echo from the mountain.

I love my hometown, I love the mountain of my hometown.

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篇16:大学英语自我介绍范文

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Good morning/afternoon:

It is really my honor to have this opportunity for a interview. I hope I  can make a good performance today.My name is xx. I am 20 years old,born in a  little village in Southern Zhejiang. My parents are farmers,and I am the only  child. Though not well-to-do,the family always be hopeful. My major is  engineering technology. I will graduate in July,2011. I have some hobbies like  listening to music,swimming,and especially seeing western movies.

In the passed two years,I have learned some practical skills and gained  some major certificates. I paid more attention to learn Engling,and I have  passed CET4 in my efforts. I am looking forward to becoming a member of your  company . Thankyou!

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篇17:空乘英语面试自我介绍

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大家好,我叫李。能有这样的机会真是莫大的荣幸,我相信我今天能取得好成绩。现在我将简要地介绍一下我自己。我今年20岁,出生在广东省,南中国,我是一名学生在广东* *大学。我的专业是英语。我将在六月毕业后获得学士学位。在过去的四年中,我把大部分时间花在学习上。我通过了CET4和CET6的方便和获得基本的理论知识和实用的语言。此外,我还参加了在北京举行的几次演讲比赛,这真的显示了我们的专业优势。我参观了一些大的工厂和公司,通过这些我对英语有了深刻的理解。遗憾的是,与发达国家相比,虽然我国自1998以来取得了非凡的进步,但我国包装工业还不发达、混乱、不稳定,从业人员的处境十分尴尬。但我对它的光明前景充满信心,只要我们的经济能保持增长速度。我想你可能对我为什么选择这份工作感兴趣。我想告诉你,这份工作是我终生的目标之一。如果我能在这里工作,我会努力工作。至于我的性格,我不能很好地描述它,但我知道我是乐观和自信的。有时我喜欢独处,看书和听音乐,但我并不孤独,因为我喜欢和我的同学谈论几乎所有的事情。我最喜欢的消遣是打排球、打牌或上网冲浪。从大学生活开始,我学会了如何平衡学习和娱乐。顺便说一下,我是一个演员在我们惊人的戏剧俱乐部。我在舞台上有几段美好的回忆。

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篇18:介绍自己的英语作文

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Different people have different hobbies. For example,someone likes reading,someone likes swimming and someone likes collecting and so on.

I used to read books and draw pictures because by reading books I could learn many funny things. But now I dont like it. I can only learn from books. I couldnt get knowledge from others. I need a change. Traveling is my favorite hobby now. But I cant go traveling a lot. I can visit many different places of interest by traveling. I can learn a lot about people,places and history. Its very interesting. What is your hobby?Lets share each other!

I have many good friends. They all have their hobbies. Ann studies very hard. So her hobby is book reading. Tony loves labour,and his hobby is gardening. He usually plants flowers and trees in his yard. Judy is a quiet girl. She likes knitting. She always knits some sweaters for her dolls. We have different hobbies,but we are good friends.

I love traveling. I have great fun in traveling.

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篇19:高中英语作文介绍春节

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"I now declare the rules of the game: a man hides a few things, and a few others go and hide them," said the town. We drew a lot and finally decided to hide three coke bottle caps from our cousin. The cousin pushed us out of the room and hid things by herself... After a while, the cousin came out with a smile and said, "hide it, you cant find it!" We swarmed in, and I thought: the easiest place to hide is probably the most secluded place. So, I will seriously every corner to find it again, did not, in the look at the kid sister, drill under the bed, their tails on the outside, groping hands in it, no, she just want to stand up, "alas!" The little sister cried, and she cried, and she stood up under the bed and hit the bed.

So she stopped the game. Ah! One less opponent, but the cousin is also difficult to deal with, see her in the closet to each piece of clothing to turn over, wow! Not yet! But where exactly? I glanced around, and then I noticed a shiny object behind the curtain.

I pulled the curtain aside. Coke bottle caps! I was happy to jump three feet high, my cousin saw, a look of unconvinced. But shes picking up speed. Look for it here. I made haste, and under the bed and then watch out of the reach of little younger sister, and I found a coke bottle caps, my heart even more excited to get up, then I have found in a book under the last bottle. "Shout! It took me a lot of work! I sighed and said, my cousin, my cousin and my sister are all happy for me. The cousin said, "you are very observant!" I heard it, I was very happy.

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篇20:介绍七夕的英语作文

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The Double Seventh Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunarmonth is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar.

This festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxuriousgreens. At night when the sky is dotted with stars and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star which see each other from afar. They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation.

Long long ago there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid) fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhandfarmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back.

With the help of celestial cattle the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowyriver appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyaltyto love touched magpies so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called "Qi Xi" (Double Seventh).

Scholars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD220). Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD371-420) mention the festival while records from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) depict the grand evening banquetof Emperor Taizong and his concubines. By the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties special articles for the "Qi Xi" were seen being sold on markets in the capital. The bustling markets demonstrated the significance of the festival.

Today some traditional customs are still observed in ruralareas of China but have been weakened or diluted in urban cities. However the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maidhas taken root in the hearts of the people. In recent years in particular urban youths have celebrated it as Valentines Day in China. As a result owners of flower shops bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love.

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