以适者生存为话题的英语作文(20篇)

I am a student. And I know every student need to go to school for almost 20 years, if a student go to university or college after high school, he or she will stay in school for 5 more years. So precious is time that we cannot afford to waste it. But there is a question. Whats the point of doing all this? Whats the purpose of study?

In my point of view, nothing is more importance than to receive education. The magic of education can make person intelligence, smart, and reasonable. Physics and chemistry can help you to understand the world. Math can help you to be smart and train your brain. Art, IT, and planning can help you to learn some important skill in tomorrows world. Language can help you to community with others.

So the reason why we are learn in school for such a long time is because you will understand that no subject you are taking is a waste of your time.

Math, physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science are researched by all human in the past. On the other word, it is human culture we are learning. But the most important thing is these results were discovered by the people in the past. Right now, we just have to understand it. How simple is that?

In all, learning things from school is not only for you can survive in the society in the future, but also a study of a human race.

记得一个星期四的下午，放学后我高高兴兴地往家里走去。当我走到居委会时，看到前面在修路，于是我绕道而行，从另外一条小路走回家。 Remember one Thursday afternoon, after school, I walked happily to my house.When I walked to the neighborhood committee, I saw the road ahead, so I walked around and walked home from another path.

走着走着，忽然听见一个声音：“小妹妹，你放学啦?”我抬头一看，一位陌生的中年男子出现在我的面前。“嗯，放学了。”我随口回了一句。“我是你爸爸的同事，你不认识我了吗?”陌生人笑眯眯地对我说。我抬头看了看他，心里在回忆那些我见过的爸爸的同事，“我这有几粒好吃的糖给你吃。”说完他拉住我的手，拿出几粒糖给我。我心里在想，这个人我没见过呀，他是认错人还是……。

我灵机一动问道：“你也是开卡车的吗?我爸爸今天开车去哪了?”“对!对!你爸爸开车出去了，叫我来接你”。说完陌生人剥了一粒糖，想往我嘴里塞。“是坏人，我爸爸根本不是开车的。”我心里一下子紧张起来，怎么办?平时在电视中和报刊杂志上看到过不少坏人骗小孩的案件，今天被我遇见了，怎么办?他手里的糖肯定有问题，我决不能吃。

“我是不吃糖的，难道我爸爸没和你说过吗?”我急中生智地说，“噢，我忘了。”陌生人无奈地把糖放进袋里，“我带你去见你爸爸。”他拉着我的手说道。我慢吞吞地走着，大脑却在高速运转着，平时爸爸妈妈教过我很多自救自护的方法，杂志上也有好多这方面的文章。对了，我有办法了。“每次去爸爸那里，我都会帮爸爸买包烟的，我们去小店买好烟就去爸爸那儿。

”我笑嘻嘻地对陌生人说，“那好吧，要快点，你爸爸在等你。”看着他那自以为是的样子，我不禁暗暗在笑：你上当了。陌生人拉着我的手来到小店，这时，我指着远处迎面而来的男子说道：“爸爸，你怎么回来了。”一旁的陌生人脸一下子紧张起来，紧紧拉着我的手也突然松开了。我对陌生人说：“爸爸回来了，我们过去吧!”“不、

不，我有事先走了。”只见他惊慌失措地说道，然后往后面跑去，一眨眼就不见了踪影。

这件事告诉我一个道理，不要吃陌生人的食物，当遇见坏人时，要保持冷静，正确运用自己的智慧与坏人周旋，学会生存，以做到自我保护的目的。

导语：气候类型即地区的自然条件，一般因为阳光直射与斜射、季风、纬度位置、海陆位置和海拔高低而形成。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的中国气候英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Dear Jim,

I’m very glad that you’ll come to visit China. You asked me about the weather in China. There are four seasons– spring, summer, autumn and winter. Summer is the hottest season of the year. It often rains. And winter is the coldest. Sometimes it snows, especially in the north of China. If you like snow, you can come to China at this time of year. But I think the best time to visit China is in spring or autumn because it is neither too hot nor too cold. It is very pleasant to visit many places of interest in China, such as the Great Wall, the West Lake, Mount Yellow and so on. I believe you will enjoy yourself in China. I can’t wait to see you.

Best wishes!

Yours truly,

John

【参考译文】

亲爱的吉姆，

我很高兴你会来中国。你问我关于中国的天气。有四个季节-春、夏、秋、冬。夏天是一年中最热的季节。经常下雨。冬天是最冷的。有时下雪，尤其是在中国的北方。如果你喜欢雪，你可以在每年的这个时候到中国来。但我想访问中国的最佳时间是在春天或秋天因为它既不太冷也不太热。这是访问感兴趣的中国很多地方很愉快，如长城，西湖，山黄等。我相信你会在中国享受自己。我等不及要见你。

最美好的祝福!

你真的，

约翰

After entering college, we found, to our surprise, that differences between high school life and college life are great. In high school, we always depended on our parents and teachers to solve all kinds of difficult problems. At college, however, we have to rely exclusively on ourselves. Whats more, we have to learn how to get along with our classmates and roommates.

Four years at college is an important yet very short period of time in our life. So it is always expected that we adapt to this life as quickly as possible. But it is a pity that not everyone can do so immediately. Here are some suggestions.

First, get familiar with the main buildings on the campus. Spend one or two hours by yourself or with your classmates to go around the campus so that you can know the location of such important places as the library, the dining room, the post office, the clinic and classrooms. Next, try to be independent. Learn to do such things as making sound decisions on how to spend your time, how to spend your money etc, and washing clothes on your own. Furthermore, form good study habits. Talk with your classmates and learn from their good habits. Finally, try to take part in all kinds of activities to get out of your solitude and get on well with your classmates.

Companionship of Books 以书为伴(节选)

A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company

he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one

should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.

A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it

always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of

companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress.

It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in

youth, and comforting and consoling us in age.

Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they

have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the

admiration which both entertain for a third. There is an old proverb, ‘Love me,

love my dog.” But there is more wisdom in this:” Love me, love my book.” The

book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize

with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he

in them.

A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life

could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, for the most part, but the

world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the

golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions

and comforters.

Books possess an essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting

products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is

of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first

passed through their author’s minds, ages ago. What was then said and thought

still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of

time have been to sift out the bad products; for nothing in literature can long

survive e but what is really good.

Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence

of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we

see the as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them,

grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a

measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.

The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, their

spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which on

still listens.

Transportation during the Spring Festival, called chunyun in Chinese, is an annual test on Chinas transportation systems.

The Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls in late January or early February according to Gregorian calendar, is the most important festival for the Chinese as it is an occasion for reunions with family and friends.

Particularly, people hope to return home from work or study to have a reunion dinner with families on the Lunar New Years Eve.

Hundreds of millions of Chinese people are on journey as the Spring Festival travel season begins. Therefore, Chunyun has created enormous pressure on Chinas transportation sector.

The Ministry of Railway and the National Development and Reform Commission usually issue circulars during the period, demanding that coordination mechanisms be established among transportation departments, different localities and police, and that countermeasures be made in place in case of emergencies to ensure efficiency and a complete success during the peak travel season.

At this precise moment in time and with the impending entrance examination, the problem of educational injustice has loomed more conspicuous and has been brought to the center of public attention. It is almost absolutely correct that schools misbehavior gave rise to seditions and agony.

Dated back to last month, one official representative at the meeting of Peoples Representatives put forward the issue of educational partiality, maintaining that the possibility of certain metropolises students admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University is approximately 40 times more than that in Henan province. Recently, when it comes to the enrollment of middle school students, another heated news has been propagated that certain schools enjoying better location, faculty and favorable policies are illegally stretching their legs towards elite students over the whole province, exerting definitely pernicious influences on the regulation of tests and examinations.

As a student, Im sincerely concerned with this. From my own perspective, the leading action we should be encouraged to take is to distribute resources more sensibly. Its imperative to give more rights for admission to prestigious universities to students in need, which may propitiously precipitate the process of social justice. Also, governmental regulation and punishments are in desperate demand. Banning on such misconducts as searching for students over the boundary in certain schools serves as a solution.

What is more, personally, its advisable for the school administrators to secure a clear mind that faculty and regulations rather than students are more significant linchpins in maintaining competence and attractiveness.

There is still a long way to go for sake of overcoming the perplexity of educational injustice. Notwithstanding, we are bound to accomplish it with fortitude.

论微博的流行 On the Popularity of Micro Blog

Nowadays, there is a common phenomenon that the micro blog is more and more popular. Many people use micro blog to do a lot of things, including expressing their hearts, exchanging each other’s ideas, delivering information and so on. Micro blog is playing an important role in our society life.

如今，有一种非常流行的东西就是微博。许多人都在用微博做很多事，包括表达心声，交流思想，传递信息等等。微博在我们的社会生活正扮演一个重要的角色。

As it’s known to all, there are many reasons for micro blog’s popularity. Firstly, with the development of the Internet, more and more people have their own computers and cell phones which are advanced. As a result, traditional communicating ways are getting changed. Micro blog is one of the new styles. The next, micro blogs are as convenient as short messages, but much cheaper. What’s more, not only does it send word messages, but also it can carry pictures and sounds.

众所周知，微博的流行有很多原因。首先，随着网络的发展，越来越多的人有了自己的先进的电脑和手机。所以，传统的交流方式逐渐改变了。微博就是新型方式的一种。其次，微博跟短信一样方便但更便宜。再说，微博不仅能发文字信息，还能发送图片和声音。

Just like coins have two sides, the micro blog also has its disadvantages. We should know that micro blog is merely a way of relaxing ourselves. Too much time spent on micro blog is not wise. What we should do is bridging the balance between play and study or work. In addition, micro blog perhaps show up our individual secrets, which maybe a tool for some bad men.

任何事物都是双面的，微博也有不好的一面。我们应该知道微博仅仅是一种放松自己的方式。在微博上花太多时间是不明智的。我们应该掌握好玩耍和学习与工作之间的平衡。另一方面，微博可能泄露我们的隐私，从而成为坏人的工具。

Stop Polluting the Water!

Spring is the best season of a year. The weather gets warmer and warmer. My

classmates and I took a one-day sightseeing tour around our city. The scene was

very beautiful. But when we saw the rivers along our city, I felt very sorry and

thought a lot.

With the development of modern industry and agriculture, more and more

waste is being poured into rivers. It has caused serious pollution. The rivers

are becoming so dirty that nothing can live in them. The rivers are giving off a

terrible smell.

We make an urgent appeal that measures should be taken to cope with the

situation. Our government should build various facilities such as sewage

treatment plant and encourage scientists to work out more and better ways to

reduce water pollution.

Water is the source of our lives. It is very important to protect the

water.

停止污染水

春天是一年中最好的季节。天气变得越来越暖和，我和同学进行了环城一日游，所到之处景色宜人。但当我们看到流过城区的河流时，我感到很惋惜，想了很多。

随着现代工农业的发展，越来越多的污水正被排进河里，河水被严重污染。水变得如此肮脏，以至于生物不能在里面生存。河水发出难闻的气味。

我们急切呼吁应该采取措施改变这种状况。政府应当兴建各种设施，例如污水处理厂，并且鼓励科学家们想出更多更好的办法以减少水污染。

水是生命之源。保护水资源十分重要。

导语：高科技带给人们带来了隔离。有些人不经常看望他们的父母和朋友,因为他们相信一个电话能解决所有的事情。放下你的手机去陪伴你的家人吧，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!

With the development of technology, today we live in the world with high technology. People seem to cant live without computer and smart phone, once they dont have smart phone at hand for a while, the seem to be lost and feel something miss in their life. When I talk to my friends at table, I find them always play smart phones or check on the text all the time. Though we sit face to face, the distance between us is so far. The high technology brings isolation between people. Some people dont often visit their parents and friends, for they believe that a call can solve all the things. Communication in face to face is far more important than a call. It is time for some people to put down their smart phones for a while when they are communicating to others.

【参考译文】

随着技术的发展,今天我们生活在一个高技术的时代。似乎人们的生活离不开电脑和智能手机,一旦智能手机不在手上,他们似乎感到失落,感觉到有东西缺失在他们的生活中。当我和朋友们吃饭时 ,我发现他们总是在玩智能手机，或者在检查信息。虽然我们面对面坐着,但是我们之间的距离是如此的遥远。高科技带给人们带来了隔离。有些人不经常看望他们的父母和朋友,因为他们相信一个电话能解决所有的事情。面对面的交流比电话更重要。是时候对一些人来说去放下手中的智能手机一会，当他们在和别人交流的时候。

After going to the middle school, I have less time to play outside the school, because I always have a lot of homework to do. Though my leisure time is shorter, I still keep on after-class reading. Many years ago, my Chinese teacher introduced many classic books to us, I bought them and read them all, I fell in love with reading these books, I would be immerged in the stories. Reading these books helps me a lot, I have improved my writing skill. When I saw the topics, my mind will come out a lot of ideas, I have things to enrich my paper. Whats more, I also broaden my vision.

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Last month we had a sports meeting. Though the weather wasnt very fine that day, the students were all very excited and the whole school was alive.This time, I was even more excited.

上个月，我们学校开了运动会。虽然那天天气并不是非常好，但是同学们都非常兴奋，整个学校一片欢乐的气氛，我更是激动的要命。

Because I went in for the sports meeting and my item was high jump. I didnt want to get any place, I only wanted to enjoy the game because I knew I wasnt good at sports. Joozone.com.

因为我参加了运动会，并且我的项目是跳高。因为我并不擅长于运动，所以我没有想过要取得名次，只想好好的享受比赛。

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When I got to the field with my friend. I was both excited and nervous. When I saw the first height, my heart could hardly heat.

当我和朋友们走进赛区时。我又激动又紧张。当我看到第一个高度时，我的心都快跳爆了。

How high it was! It was higher than our desks. I couldnt believe my eyes. This was too high for me to jump over. I wasnt nervous at that time, while I was a bit afraid. But I had gone there, I must have a try.

好高啊! 比我们课桌都高一大截。我简直不能相信我的眼睛。这让我跳过去，简直太高了。我那时已经不是紧张不安了，取而代之的是害怕。但是我都到这里了，我必须得尝试一下。

Not long after, the game began. The first person was great. He jumped over easily. I was too surprised to say a word. The second was good, too. The third nearly jumped over, but he wasnt bad…

不一会儿，比赛开始了。第一个运动员做的非常好，很容易就跳过去了。我简直惊呆了。第二个也一样顺利完成。第三个刚好越过，但是他不是最差的一个……

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jump. Oh, no! My right foot hit the pole. “I failed.” I thought. And then, another unlucky thing happened.

轮到我了。我深呼一口气跑过去。在杆子前面，我开始跃起。噢，不!我的右脚碰到了杆子。我觉得“我失败了”。但是接下来，更糟糕的事发生了。

I didnt stand firm and I tumbled. I hurt my back badly. At that moment I felt my back was broken. It was too painful. It seemed that the people around field all didnt know that, they only laughed at my foolish posture.

我没有站稳，摔倒了。我的背狠狠的摔了一下。那时我感觉我的背摔坏了。太疼了。我周围的人似乎都不知道发生了什么，他们只是一个劲的笑我愚蠢的姿态。

After a very short rest, I stood up.

休息了一会后，我站了起来。

I push my pain back and then went out of the field with my red face. My friend hurried to come to me. He asked me if this was terrible. I was too pained with my back to answer his questions. I only shook my head. I was sad. Not only I had hurt my back but also I couldnt go on in the game. I had to see the others jump and wish them to get a 洛基英语是中国英语培训市场上的一朵奇葩，是全球已被验证的东方人英语学习的最佳模式。洛基英

good place.

我揉揉我疼痛的背红着脸走出了比赛区域。我的朋友跑过来。他问我是否严重。我强忍背部疼痛回答了他的问题。我只摇头。我很沮丧。不仅仅是摔坏了背，更主要的是我不能再继续参加比赛了。我只能观看其他人的比赛，并祝福他们得到一个好名次。

Though I didnt have the whole game. I was still very happy. Because a lot of my

classmates tried their best in the game and they got a lot of good places. They were all best in my eyes. I was thankful to them for doing their best for our class.

虽然我没有能完成比赛。但我依旧很高兴。因为我的同学们都尽其所能的完成比赛，并且都取得了很好的成绩。他们在我眼里是最棒的。我很感谢他们能为班级做出这么大的贡献。

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“保护环境，人人有责”，你想成为一名绿色使者吗?请行动起来吧!其实，环保就在我们身边。请以“How to Be a Greener Person”

为题，写一篇短文。

注意：

1.表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范;

2.短文词数90 左右。文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：draw, both sides of paper, plastics, water tap, collect, waste, can,

sort

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How to be a greener person

It’s our duty to protect the inviyonment around us.

When we go to school, we should ride a bike or take a bus. When we go out

for activities, we shouldn’t step on the grass. We can’t draw everywhere. When

we go shopping, we’d better use a cloth bag. At home we can save water and

electricity. When we leave a room, we should turn off the ligts. At school we

can collect wast paper and recycle things, such as bottles, cans and plastic

bags. We shoudn’t listen to pop music or spit in pulic.

Let’s do something to protect our environment.

June 15th, 2006

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for taking time to read this letter. As the problem of food safety has been becoming worse and worse nowadays, I am obliged to write to you.

Several days ago, one of my classmates came back from supermarket with a large bag of food. Because of having found a new style of tinned?ish in the food store, she was very glad. Several other roommates were invited to enjoy the “mouth?atering chicken”. Unfortunately, after finishing the food, all of my three friends had stomachaches and vomited, their faces having become paler and paler. Due to sensitivity to that kind of tinned food, I escaped that suffer. At that time, my mind went blank. I dialed the emergency number with my trembling hand, therefore they were quickly sent to hospital. The doctor said they were lucky to be out of danger because they did not eat too much of that rotten fish and were hospitalized on time.

This is the matter that happened around me which made me realize the seriousness of the food safety problem. I sincerely hope that the whole society could attach much importance to this issue.

Thanks!

Yours,

Julie

Nowadays, English has been the international language. In China, the children have to learn English since their primary education. In some cities, the children even start their English study in kindergarten. Most parents even hire a tutor to help their children to learn English. There is no doubt that English as the international language plays the important role in communication. My uncle travels a lot around the world. He has been to many countries. Every time when he returns, I will listen to his stories. I have heard of many wonderful journeys. My uncle likes to communicate with people from other countries, so he can learn the different culture. I want to live as my uncle, but the first thing for me to do is to master English, so that I can communicate with most people and have fun.

我的生活习惯My Living Habit

Everyone has their own habit. I have some living habits. I will take off my shoes and put on the slippers when I arrive home. And I get used to drink some soup before having dinner. What’s more, I have to keep my room light on until I fall asleep. If I am forced to change anything about this, I will be very uncomfortable. For example, if I don’t wear slipper at home, I will be very uncomfortable. If I can’t drink soup before dinner, I can’t eat anything. And I can’t fall asleep if the light is off. This is my living habit. Maybe I will change it one day, but now I can’t receive any change about them.

Golden week means long vacation. I m in favor of the existing of golden week. Every year, I m looking forward to its coming. During the golden week, I can have a good rest at home or go for a travel if my parents would like to. It is very wonderful. A semester is very long, and I often feel tired after a semester. Thus, if I can have a little long vacation during the long time study would be great. After I have a good rest, I can study effectively. Having a good rest, everyone would be full of energy.

学校英语社团在举办征文比赛，请你根据以下提示内容，写一篇题为“The Person Who Has Influenced Me

Most”的英语文章。内容要点如下：

1. 对我影响的人是我的妈妈，她四十几岁;

2. 她总是耐心倾听我的问题，并建议我如何解决它们;

3. 作为一名医生，她常说再怎么仔细也不为过。她总是加班，把她的大部分时

间都奉献给了工作;

4. 所以，我认为她不仅是位好妈妈，也是名好医生。

5. 我希望 ……

要求：1. 内容须包含所有要点，语句通顺，意思连贯;

2. 词数90个左右;

3. 第5点的内容需展开合理想象，用2-3句话补充完整。

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The Person Who Has Influenced Me Most

My mother is the person who has influenced me most.

She is in her forties. She always listens to my problems patiently. And she

advises me how to solve them. As a doctor, she often says she can’t be too

careful. She often works extra hours. She has devoted most of her time to her

work. So I think she is not only a good mother but also a good doctor.

I hope I can be a person like her. I also hope she will pay more attention

to her own health. She’d better have more time to relax herself.

英语话题作文(四)

请以“My Favourite Great Book”为题, 根据下面的问题写一篇80个词左右的短文, 注意适当表达自己的看法。

1. Who is the writer of the great book?

2. What is the main idea of the book?

3. Who are the important characters?

4. What’s the theme of the story?

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My Favourite Great Book

My favourite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

Tom Sawyer is a lively and clever boy. He lives with his aunt Polly. His

aunt is strict with him, so he runs to an island in the middle of the

Mississippi River with two friends, Huck and Joe. With Huck, he goes looking for

treasure; with Becky, he gets lost in a cave. And finally Tom and Huck find a

box of gold. Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important

characters. Becky is pretty with fair hair. Huck is Tom’s best friend, and Injun

Joe is the bad man of the story.

The theme of the story is to do with children growing up and becoming more

serious.

初中生i学习(sszzb_czb)

To be successful, students learn many knowledge so as to master as more skills as possible. Some believe that the key to realize our dreams is to work hard and others treat chance in the first place. While today is the information world, the one who masters the all-sided source will have more chances to be successful. In my opinion, the most important skill is the social skill, because we need to make connection with others, we are not doing business with ourselves, so it is in need of having relationship with others. The good social skill can help us attract attention easily and impress the future partner. If we are bad in communicating, how can we let others know our advantages and trust us. So promoting ourselves is the first job, from now on, don’t be shy.

请你阅读你的加拿大网友Tommy的e-mail，根据e-mail的内容，给他写一封回信.

Dear Li Lei,

I havent heard from you for a long time. Im glad to tell you that Ill visit Beijing this summer vacation. It is said that Beijing is a great city with a long history and more changes have taken place since the 2008 Olympic Games. I would like to know something about Beijing, such as places of interest, the environment, traffic and people there.

Im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Tommy

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Dear Tommy,

Im glad to know you will come to Beijing.

Beijing, the capital of China, is one of the largest cities in the world. There are many places of interest, such as the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. All of them are beautiful and well-known to the world. Great changes have taken place in Beijing since we successfully held the 2008 0lympic Games.

Now, people pay more attention to the environment. More trees and flowers have been planted. For the traffic, it is very convenient for people to travel around Beijing, because several new subway lines have been built. If you come to Beijing, you will find people here are very friendly and helpful. Whats more, a lot of people can speak English. Beijing is really an attractive city with a long history.

Im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Li Lei

The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over the world for their enlightened social policies. Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from high-handed or incompetent public officers. The system has worked so well, that it has been adopted in other countries too.

The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public. As long ago as 1809, the Swedish Parliament introduced a scheme to safeguard the interest of the individual. A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances against the State. The official title of the person is Justiteombudsman, but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the J. O. or Ombudsman. The Ombudsman is not subject to political pressure. He investigates complaints large and small that come to him from all levels of society. As complaints must be made in writing, the Ombudsman receives an average of 1, 200 letters a year. He has eight lawyer assistants to help him and he examines every single letter in detail. There is nothing secretive about the Ombudsmans work, for his correspondence is open to public inspection. If a citizens complaint is justified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf. The action he takes varies according to the nature of the complaint. He may gently reprimand an official or even suggest to parliament that a law be altered. The following case is a typical example of the Ombudsmans work.

A foreigner living in a Swedish village wrote to the Ombudsman complaining that he had been ill-treated by the police, simply because he was a foreigner. The Ombudsman immediately wrote to the Chief of Police in the district asking him to send a record of the case. There was nothing in tthe record to show that the foreigners complaint was justified and the Chief of Police strongly denied the accusation. It was impossible for the Ombudsman to take action, but when he received a similar complaint from another foreigner in the same village, he immediately sent one of his lawyers to investigate the matter. The lawyer ascertained that a policeman had indeed dealt roughly with foreigners on several occasions. The fact that the policeman was prejudiced against foreigners could not be recorded in the official files. It was only possible for the Ombudsman to find this out by sending one of his representatives to check the facts. The policeman in question was severely reprimanded and was informed that if any further complaints were lodged against him, he would be prosecuted. The Ombudsmans prompt action at once put an end to an unpleasant practice which might have gone unnoticed.