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+ 加入清单The Spring Festival is very important to Chinese people. In the past,people
could not often have meat,rice or other delicious food. They could only eat
these during the Spring festival. So every year they hoped that the Spring
Festival would come soon. Now, although people‘s life is much better,and we can
eat the delicious foods everyday. People still like the festival. Because most
people can have a long holiday,and we are free to go on a trip or visit our
friends or have parties with our family. In the evenings,we can have a big meal
in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programs.
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篇1:英语日记带翻译
全文共 504 字
+ 加入清单How happy I am. Yesterday I finished all the work very quick, so I have a
lot of time to do myself. Sometimes finish work early is a good thing, we can
have more interests to do the next work. Because of this, I write English dairy
eight in the morning. But I wrote it in the evening in the pass day. Everyone,
if you can finish the work quickly, not lazy, try your best.
我有多么的高兴,昨天我很快完成了所有的工作,所以我有很多时间用来自己分配。有时提前完成学习任务是件好事,我们会有更多的兴趣去做下一件事情。正因为如此,我写英语日记都是在早上八点。但在过去的晚上我还是要在晚上写。任何人,如果你能完成这项工作得很快,不要偷懒,尽自己最大的努力。
篇2:初中英语作文题目
全文共 865 字
+ 加入清单Love is everything. Love is the most brilliant thing in the world. Because
of love, our world turns out to be a sunny place.
We couldnt go without love. For instance, love can help us communicate
with each other very well, love can help us overcome all the difficulties, love
can help us get rid of our unhappiness, love can turn our enemies into our
friends, and our destinies can also be changed by love.
Whats more, love is a bowl of rice for a hungry beggar, love is an
overcoat for a tramp in winter days, love is an umbrella for us in raining days,
love is a stick for the old, love is the best medicine for the sick, love is the
sunlight for the blind, and love is the gospel for the deaf. Without love, our
world is meaningless.
However, love isnt a bunch of flowers or a nice present. Love is a thread
in our coat. Love is inside, making our life warm and comfortable.
篇3:初中英语满分
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+ 加入清单Since I was very small, my parents often took me to the animal zoo. I have
seen many animals and opened my vision. But as I grew up, I started to realize
that it was not reasonable to keep the animals in the zoo. They belong to the
nature and should live in the forest. But it is human nature that capture them
and then keep them in the zoo for earning money. Nowadays, animal park is
advised to be built. It can protect the animals in the nature, at the same time,
people can see the animals. It is better than the old zoo. Animals and human are
part of nature, and both share the same right to survive.
篇4:封信英语翻译
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+ 加入清单Good morning,everyone! I`m very happy to have this chance to give my
presentation. Before I start my speech, please let me ask you a question. Do you
think you are confident in yourself? If you are, do please raise your hand.
My topic today is “ to Be a Confident Person.”
What is confidence? Confidence is to trust yourself. Confidence is to look
upon yourself. It is not to indulge in self-admiration. It is not to get
extremely arrogant. It is not to get dizzy with success or to be opinionated. It
is just to inspire yourself ahead of a quality of mind, in high spirit, full of
energy. It is to meet the challenges of life in a positive mood. It is to
overcome your inferiority, farewell, to get rid of the trouble of a a ready-made
panacea.
Remember, I have just entered junior high school. In the face of the
challenge of new environment, in the face of so many new courses and learning
contents, I lost faith in my own and gradually developed a psychological sense
of inferiority. Achievement glided ceaselessly. It is a teacher and mother who
encouraged me and let me regain confidence. Gradually, my grades got higher and
higher and everything began to go on well. Gradually I adapted to the life in
middle school.
Friends, lets say goodbye to inferiority. Let’s be a confident person.
Because: only if you have self-confidence, can you control yourself; only if you
have confidence, can you achieve success and create your a brilliant life of
your own!
大家好!
今天我演讲的题目是:做一个自信的人。
什么是自信?自信,就是自己信得过自己,自己看得起自己。它,不是孤芳自赏,也不是夜郎自大,更不是得意忘形和自以为是;而是激励自己奋发进取的一种心里素质,是以高昂的斗志,充沛的干劲迎接生活挑战的一种乐观情绪;是战胜自己,告别自卑,摆脱烦恼的一种灵丹妙药。
还记得,我刚刚升入初中时,面对新的环境,面对那么多的新的课程和学习内容,我对自己失去了信心,逐渐产生了自卑心理,成绩不断下滑,是老师和妈妈及时帮助我、鼓励我,让我重新找回自信。渐渐的,我的学习成绩及各个方面都有明显进步,逐渐适应了初中的生活。
朋友们,让我们告别自卑,做一个自信的人吧。因为:只有拥有自信,才能拥有自我;只有拥有自信,才能走向成功,才能创造自己辉煌的人生。
篇5:英语封信带翻译
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+ 加入清单I want to be a famous reporter when I grow up,because reporter is really
funny and can travel around world.
I feel like traveling to Hawaii,but it will need a lot of money,and if I
become a famous reporter I dont need a lot of money!
I really want to become a reporter,what do you think?
我长大想当一名记者,因为记者非常有趣并且能周游世界。
我想去夏威夷旅行,但是那将需要很多钱。如果我成为一个著名的记者,我就不需要花那么多钱了。
我真的想成为一名记者,你觉得呢?
篇6:给英语老师的一封信带翻译
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+ 加入清单DearMs. Fu,
亲爱的付老师,
Iwould like you to know that I appreciate the help and support you gave to mewhen I was in junior high school. I enjoyed being taught by you immensely. Youare an excellent teacher and inspired me to continue learning with an open andpositive mind.
我想让您知道我非常感激在我上初中的时候你给予的帮助和支持。我非常喜欢你做我的老师。你是一个优秀的教师,鼓励我以开放和积极的态度继续学习。
Iwould like to convey my heartfelt gratitude to you for teaching me what is responsibility. You helped me how to find the best place for myself and look forthe personal values. I remember you gave me a book as a present of the SpringFestival. You are the first teacher who gave me a present which I was moved fora long time.
我衷心的感谢你教会了我什么是责任。你帮我找到最适合自己的位置并和个人价值。我记得你曾给我一本书作为春节的礼物。你是第一个给我礼物的老师,这让我感动了很久。
Iwould further say that you gave me so good memories that I wish I could go backto that time again. It was you who encouraged me to overcome obstacles. It wasyou who cared about my emotions. I appreciate all you have done for me, whichmeant so much to me. I hope that this letter brings my best wishes to you and Ionce again thank you for giving me those precious memories of my life, which Ishall cherish forever.
我还想说你给了我这么美好的回忆,我希望我能再次回到那个时候。是你鼓励我克服困难。是你关心我的情绪。我很感激你为我所做的一切,这对我来说是很重要的。我希望这封信能给你带去我最好的祝福,我再次感谢你给我的生活带来那些珍贵的回忆,我会永远珍惜它的。
Sincerely yours,
Yang
杨
篇7:暑假打工英语作文及翻译
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+ 加入清单This summer vacation I got a part-time job in a snack bar。 At the beginning, I couldn't do well at all and often made mistakes。 I was very low-spirited, but father and mother encouraged me a lot。 So I began to try my best。 Gradually, I could do a very good job。 I felt very excited when I received my pay for the first time。 I already made up my mind to find another part-time job in this winter vacation。 I believe I can do better next time。
这个暑假我在一家快餐店打工。起初,我也不在所有和常犯错误。我非常低沉,但爸爸妈妈给我很大鼓励。所以我尽力做到最好。渐渐地,我可以做得很好。我感到非常兴奋,当我收到支付的第一次。我已经作出了我的心,在这个寒假里找一个兼职的工作。我相信我下次能做的更好。
篇8:给自己朋友的一封信英语作文带翻译
全文共 825 字
+ 加入清单Dear John,
Long time no see, how is your summer vacation I’m really sorry for writing so late. I have been too busy at this moment. I am happy to hear that you have traveled to Tibet at this summer holiday. How I wish I could go there with you!
Let me tell you something about my summer holiday. My summer holiday is rich and colorful. My parents take me to Hong Kong. That’s a beautiful place. I buy a lot of funny things at there. Such as pretty dresses, cute dolls and the snacks I never eat before. I really want to stay there and never come back! In a word, I really appreciate the life there. I’m really looking forward to your reply!
亲爱的约翰:
好久不见,你的暑假过得还好吗很抱歉那么晚才写信给你。这段时间 我真的太忙了。我很高兴听说暑假你去了西藏旅游。我真希望我也和你一起去。
让我告诉你我的暑假趣事吧。我的暑假过得丰富多彩。我父母带我去 了香港。那是个美丽的地方。我在香港买了很多新奇的玩意。比如漂亮的裙子, 可爱的娃娃和一些从来没有吃过的零食。我真想待在那里再也不回来了。一句话, 我喜欢那里的生活。
友的
篇9:关于2024春节英语作文带翻译
全文共 1502 字
+ 加入清单The Spring Festival, is an important festival, we the Chinese nation to paste Spring Festival couplets, set off firecrackers, shou sui, happy New Year, and so on. Different nations have different customs.
New Year, we put on new clothes, affix Spring Festival couplets, prepares to welcome the New Year. In the evening, our whole family to eat dumplings, dumplings with a layer of meaning: bonanza. Because dumplings like a wing, wing in ancient times is money. Shou sui obviously >, there is no >, which means there is no meaning. We sat on the sofa, laughter, watching >, feel happy.
On the first day, my father and I sat their car, walk in the newly built road, although the bitter, but still fun. To grandmas, I worship the annual as grandma got a big red envelopes, thought: this year make a fortune! Then and grandma neighbors a year. Then come to uncles house, come to uncles home, as to the paradise of the book, grants, science, art... In uncles home after dinner, I received a red envelope and some books, I want a little bit digest with some books. Its so nice to come to uncles home!
I am really happy, is really a happy Spring Festival!
春节,是我们中华民族一个重要的节日,要贴春联,放鞭炮,守岁,拜年,等等等等。不同的民族有不同的习俗。
大年三十,我们全家换上新衣,贴上新春联,准备迎接新年的到来。晚上,我们全家吃着饺子,饺子有一层寓意:财源滚滚。因为饺子像一个元宝,在古时候元宝就是钱。守岁一定少不了>,没有>,守岁就没有意思。我们一家坐在沙发上,欢声笑语,看着>,其乐融融。
大年初一,我和爸爸坐着自家的车,走在新修的大路上,虽然寒风刺骨,但还是欢乐无比。到了奶奶家,我跟奶奶拜了一个年得到了一个大红包,心想:今年发财喽!然后和奶奶的街坊邻居拜了个年。接着来到了大伯家,来到大伯家,就如来到书的天堂,有故事类,科学类,艺术类……在大伯家吃完饭之后,我收到了红包和一些书,我要一点点把着些书消化掉。来到大伯家真高兴!
我今年真高兴,真是一个快乐的春节!
篇10:短篇英语日记带翻译
全文共 377 字
+ 加入清单Today, my family go to the zoo. We go there by car, and we arrive there at
around 3 p.m. I see many kinds of animals in the zoo, like dog, elephant, rabbit
and giraffe. They are so cute. I watch them for a long time. At around 6 p.m, we
go back home. This trip is interesting.
今天,我们一家去了动物园。我们坐小汽车去的,下午3点左右到达了那里。在动物园里我看到了好多种动物,比如小狗,大象,兔子还有长颈鹿。它们很可爱。我观察它们很长时间。在下午6点左右,我们回到了家。这次旅行真有趣。
篇11:英语封信带翻译
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+ 加入清单I want to be ateacher in the future, because I think teacher is a good job.
My teachers arevery good. Some of them are gentle, but some of them are not. But
I think theyall care for students very much. I want to be a good teacher like
them. I thinkI will be strict to my students in the class. But after class, I
want to betheir friend and help them in study and life. Besides, it can help me
to keep ayoung heart to stay with young students. I must work hard for my
dream.
将来我想成为一名老师,因为我觉得老师是一份好工作。我的老师都很优秀,他们有的温柔,但有的不是这样。但是,我觉得他们都很关心学生。我想成为和他们一样的好老师。我认为在课堂上我会对学生严厉,但是课后我想成为他们的朋友,在生活和学习上帮助他们。除此之外,与年轻的学生呆在一起能够使我保持年轻的心态。我一定要努力实现我的梦想。
篇12:初中生优秀英语作文我长大了
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+ 加入清单The new year is coming, it means that I am older, I am not the little girl any more, I must make something different from the old me. Before, I was so lazy to do the housework, when my mother asked me to do it, I would make some excuses and then ran away. Now I need to learn to take some responsibility, I should share the housework and relieve my mother’s burden. The new year gives me the new task, I must learn to broaden my vision and gain the knowledge, so that I can make some progress. I am so happy that I am older and grow up, I want to become mature and let my parents be proud of me.
新的一年到来了,这意味着我老了一点,我不再是个小女孩,我必须比以前的我有所作为。以前,我很懒于做家务,当妈妈叫我去做的时候,我会找一些借口,然后逃跑。如今我需要学着去担当责任,我应该分享家务,减轻妈妈的负担。新的一年给予我新的任务,我必须开阔眼界,增长知识,这样才能有所进步。我很高兴我变的年长了,也长大了,我想要变得成熟,让父母为我骄傲。
篇13:初中英语作文题目
全文共 618 字
+ 加入清单Transportation has been greatly changed in the past few years. In ancient
days, people used to travel by horse or carriage. The journey was often tiring
and tedious. Then people had buses, trains and ships, which could shorten the
time of the long-distance trip. Now we have not only more private cars, but also
planes and high-speed rails. All of these modern transports could offer us a
quick and pleasant travel. Thus, more and more people enjoy traveling very much
these days. In conclusion, modern transportation has completely changed our
life. Thanks to modern transportation, our world is becoming smaller and
smaller.
篇14:初中英语作文大全
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+ 加入清单Nowadays mobile phones are becoming more and more popular among the middle
school students. Some students think that it is easy to use them to keep in
touch with parents and classmates.Also,they can be used to listen to music or
take photos. But others think that we dont need to talk with parents and
classmates with mobile phones,because we meet them every day. And mobile phones
may influence our study。
In my opinion,its not wrong to follow the fashion,but the most important
thing is how to use the mobile phone in a right way。
篇15:春节初一优秀英语作文
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+ 加入清单第一篇
Winter vacation is coming.Were happy to welcome the holidays.Usually,winter vacation is funny because Spring Festival is during the vacation.
Spring Festival is a excellent day for every Chinese,especially for children.During the festival,relatives go to visit each other and give presents to each other.then its the happy moment for children,children are given some lucky money.
But im not a child any longer.I want to make the festival a little bit different. I plan to have a different day.Im going to sell some toys in the flower market.I will ask my friends to join me.If i earn some money,ill buy some presents to my parents.Well,its my turn to give back to my parents for their love.
寒假即将来临。我们很高兴欢迎假期。通常,寒假很有趣,因为春节假期中。作文
春节是一个很好的一天为每一个中国人,特别是对孩子们。节日期间,亲戚去看对方,给彼此的礼物。然后孩子的快乐时刻,孩子们得到一些压岁钱。
但我不是一个孩子了。我想让这个节日有点不同。我计划有一个不同的一天。我要卖一些玩具在花卉市场。我将问我的朋友加入我。如果我赚一些钱,我将买一些礼物给我的父母。好了,轮到我给回我父母对他们的爱。
第二篇
today is the first day of the chinese new year. i wear a new sweater and shoes. some one always take the presents and smile at every one. they wear red clothes.
you can play the firework but don’t play in the room. we can eat many chinese food ,zong-zi,jiao-zi…. today may be a good day,because many marry—cars running in the street.
older people always say today we must eat many good luck food.
今天是中国新年的第一天。我穿着新毛衣和鞋子。一些人总是把礼物,对每个人微笑。他们穿着红色的衣服。
你可以玩烟花,但不要玩在房间里。我们可以吃很多中国菜,啊粽子、饺子…。今天可能是一个美好的一天,因为许多marry-cars在街上跑步。
年长的人总是说今天我们必须吃许多好运的食物。
第三篇
Spring Festival is the most importantand popular festival in China.Before Spring Festival ,the people usually clean and decorate their houses.And they go to the Flower Fairs to buy some flowers.During Spring Festival ,the adults usually give lucky money to children.People often get together and have a big meal.Some people eat dumpling for dinner.
I love Spring Festival .
春节是中国最重要的受欢迎的节日。在春节之前,人们通常打扫和装饰他们的房子。和他们去花集市买一些花。春节期间,大人通常给孩子压岁钱。人们经常聚在一起,一顿大餐。有些人吃饺子吃晚饭。
我爱春节。
篇16:关于春节的初中记叙作文
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+ 加入清单20xx年的春节,是我最难忘的日子,因为,我和幼时的小伙伴相聚了。
我从小在奶奶家长大,我和那里的小朋友从小就结成了伴,在我上学之前,我们经常互相串门,相互玩耍,上小学后,我和妈妈去了马村,学习很紧张,我和他们也很少见面。去年过年,我在奶奶家住了一段时间,和小伙伴又相聚了。
我们天天在玩,从从早上玩到晚上,最难忘的是那一次大型晚会。那天晚上,我们不仅叫了刘璇和浩洋,还召集了欣欣、洋洋、倩倩、以及倩倩的弟弟康康。我们搬来了板凳,从各自家里悄悄拿出精美的食品,有香脆的膜片,有甜甜的蛋糕,还有一些饼干和水果。我们男生负责表扬节目,女生负责投票,谁的票最多,谁就可以享受美食。
开始表演了,我们三个帅哥先给大家来了一个自编的群舞,嘴里还哼着小调,我跳的是街舞,浩洋跳的是呆呆的机器舞,刘璇最自信,他扭着小腰,跳起了拉丁,引得一群女生哈哈大笑,连忙给刘璇投了票。我的街舞也得到了大家的好评,最后只剩下了浩洋,他最没有自信,但他有高招儿,一口气说了十几个笑话,我笑得喘不上气,倩倩笑得直不起腰,女生们不由自主地给他投了票。我们都享受到了美味的食品,欢快的笑声传遍了整个楼道,简直比春晚还要热闹。
这就是我最难忘的春节,我永远也不会忘记那段宝贵的回忆。
篇17:我的父亲英语作文及翻译
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+ 加入清单My Father
There is always a brilliant image living in my heart. That is my dear father. Seen through the eyes of many other people, father seems to be a very ordinary person. But he is quite extraordinary in my eyes, I have never lost my wonder at his good-personalities such as diligence, devotion, care, optimism ever since my childhood.Being a farmer, father works very hard in the fields all the year round. He works from dawn till dusk every day and even till midnight when it is the harvest season. He seldom enjoys leisure with other farmers even if the farm work is not much. He chooses to live a busy life with reluctance to stop for a while.
Father devotes all himself to our family. As we are poor, he always tries his best to support our family and afford the tuitions for my brother and me. For the whole family, for brother and me, he never stops working laboriously in the fields throughout the year. Now he has got a wrinkled face and white hair because of excessive hard work, looking much older and weaker than any other person of his age. In spite of all this, father never complains to us. It is his full devotion that were living a better life now. It is his full devotion that both my brother and I are able to study at college.Father shows much care to us children and my mother as well. Whenever there is any delicious food on the table, he just leaves it to us while he takes the simple one himself. If my brother and I fall ill, he will not hesitate a moment to get some medicine for us or take us to see the doctor. My mother suffers a bad disease. Father looks after her very carefully. He never lets mother do any heavy work both at home and in the field. Mother appreciates him m much that she often praises him as a model husband before others.
Father is a person full of optimism. He never complains about our poor life. He is never frustrated by trouble. He often tells us that everything will be all right if we have enough confidence in life. Due to his optimism, we are all confident to face our life and work.
We all think that father is not in the least an ordinary man. He plays an extraordinary role in my family. We cant have anything without him. Now Im pursuing further studies at college far away from father. I miss him very much. And I often see him in my dreams. His great image is deeply carved in my mind.
我父亲的光辉形象永远是一种生活在我的心里吧.”那是我亲爱的爸爸.在许多其他人的眼中,父亲似乎是一个很普通的人.但在我的眼里他很特别,自从我的童年他在我眼中一直都是勤奋、敬业、保健、乐观.
作为一个农民,父亲在田里工作很努力.收获的季节,他每天从早到晚工作,直到午夜时.他很少像其他的农民享受休闲,即使在农场工作不多的时候.他选择一个繁忙的生活不情愿停下来。
父亲为了我们这个家奉献了他的全部.当我们贫穷时,他总是尽自己最大的努力来支持我们的家庭和支付我哥哥和我的学费.为整个家庭,为哥哥和我,他总是不停地在地里工作一整年.现在他因为过度辛勤工作已经有了一个满是皱纹的脸和白色毛发,岁,比任何其他与他相同的年龄的人.虽有这一切的事,父亲从不抱怨.这是他的全部奉献,我们正处在一个更好的生活.这是他的全部奉献,我的兄弟和我都能在大学读书。
父亲十分关心我们,和我母亲一样.每当有什么好吃的食物放在桌子上,他只是让我们吃自己吃少点.如果我和我兄弟生病,他会毫不犹豫地让拿些药给我们或带我们去看医生.我的母亲受严重的疾病.父亲照料得很认真.他从不让妈妈在家里和田间做什么繁重的工作.感谢他的母亲,她经常在别人面前称赞他为模范丈夫。
父亲是一个十分乐观的人.他从不抱怨我们贫穷的生活.他从未灰心丧气.他经常告诉我们,一切都会好起来的,如果我们有足够的信心.由于他的乐观,我们都是自信的面对我们的生活和工作。我们都认为,父亲是不平凡的人.他在我的家庭中具有非常重要的作用.我们能不能有什么东西.现在我继续进修大学远离的父亲.我怀念他.我经常看到他在我的梦.他的伟大的形象深深刻在我的脑海里.
评语: 本文作者以朴实的语言充满感情地刻画了父亲的不平凡的形象,分别从四个不同的角度描述了父亲的勤劳、奉献、关爱和乐观。内容真实感人,行文简洁流畅,结构清晰,组织有条有理,首尾呼应,给读者以强烈的感染力。 作者用词简洁精确,并能很好地尝试一些新学的词汇及表达,使简洁的行。文更为生动。作者没有运用太多复杂的句式,但能适当运用介词短语、分词结构、强调及重复的手法,恰到好处 地突出了行文句式的变化,使文章更耐读。
篇18:寒假英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单The winter holiday is coming. I am very excited. I want to better my
holiday plan. Now let me tell you my plan.
I’m going to read some books and listen to music and relax for a few days
first. On the fifth day, I’m going to do my homework. Of course, I’m also going
to do some housework. Lunar New Year’s Day, I’m going to take a trip with my
parents. I think it must be very happy. I can hardly wait! In the first six days
of February, I’m going to visit my relatives. It’s going to be fun! After a few
days, I’m going to finish my homework, because I am going back to my school on
February 16th.
篇19:寒假英语日记带翻译
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+ 加入清单January 15 20xx
20xx年1月15日
It was the third day of our winter holiday. Today, there are many business in my mothers company. So my mother told me to help my uncle who is the manager of my mothers company. I sat in my mothers office and help her answer the telephone. While I was free, I was writing my homework. Although I also have a lot of time to do my homework, I still do it. Because in my mothers office, I had nothing to do. If I did nothing, I was wasting my time and my life. I cant do the foolish thing. We should take good use of our time.
这是我们的冬季假期的第三天。今天,有许多企业在我母亲的企业。因此,我的母亲告诉我,帮助我的叔叔谁是我母亲的企业的经理。我坐在母亲的办公室,帮她接电话。虽然我是自由的,我正在写我的家庭作业。虽然我也有很多时间做功课,我仍然这样做。因为在我母亲的办公室,我没有任何关系。如果我没做什么,我是在浪费我的时间和我的生命。我不能做的傻事。我们应该利用我们的时间充分利用。
篇20:关于茶的英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单"When a guest comes to my home from afar on a cold night, I light bamboo to
boil tea to offer him.”— Ancient Chinese poem.
China is the home country of tea. Before the Tang Dynasty, Chinese tea was
exported by land and sea, first to Japan and Korea, then to India and Central
Asia and, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, to the Arabian Peninsula. In the early
period of the 17th century, Chinese tea was exported to Europe, where the upper
class adopted the fashion of drinking tea. Chinese tea—like Chinese silk and
china—has become synonymous worldwide with refined culture. At the heart of the
culture of tea—the study and practice of tea in all its aspects—is the simple
gesture of offering a cup of tea to a guest that for Chinese people today is a
fundamental social custom, as it has been for centuries.
China traces the development of tea as an art form to Lu Yu, known as "the
Saint of Tea" in Chinese history, who lived during the Tang Dynasty and who
wrote The Book of Tea, the first ever treatise on tea and tea culture. The
spirit of tea permeates Chinese culture, and throughout the country there are
many kinds of teas, teahouses, tea legends, tea artifacts and tea customs.
Better-known places to enjoy a good cup of tea in China include Beijing noted
for its variety of teahouses; Fujian and Guangdong provinces and other places in
the southeast of China that serve gongfu tea, a formal serving of tea in tiny
cups; the West Lake in Hangzhou, also the home of the Tea Connoisseurs
Association, noted for its excellent green tea; and provinces in southwest China
like Yunnan where the ethnic groups less affected by foreign cultures retain tea
ceremonies and customs in original tea-growing areas.