关于美国教育的英语作文【汇集20篇】

今天，黄校长给我们介绍说，观看家长们接送小孩子是他们掘港小学的风景线和传统。他们称之为爱心的传递。刚开始我不能理解为什么这样称呼。也许黄校长看出了我们的疑惑，便讲解、指导了一番。让我们明白了这份爱和责任是如何传递的。

从孩子们下车，到父母们给他们脱掉厚厚的防晨寒的衣物，再到目送孩子们进了校园。这样一切的行为和眼神，都被身在一旁的我们看在眼里，感动在心里。我曾观察到这样一位母亲。目送女儿进了校门之后，本可放心离开。但她一边调转摩托车，目光却一直停留在渐行渐远的女儿身上。调转完毕后，她仍足足驻留了有十五秒钟，直至女儿的背影完全消失不见，才慢慢离开。

黄校长说，只要看到家长们这样的眼神，他们就必须把学校的教育办好，承担好这份沉甸甸的爱和责任。这样的思想，这样的追求，以前丁老师也给我们灌输过。但那时太过不以为然，我们以为好好对学生、认真对学生、全心全意为学生，这又有何难？这两天才明白，哪有我们想象的那么容易！

孩子是家里的唯一，是每个家庭的希望。要想成为一名合格的教师，最基本的道德素质就是爱心和责任。具备了这两点，你才能拥有承担这份沉甸甸责任的资格。

June 6th Thursday Sunny

This afternoon a young American friend called Mike came to our school. He visited our lab, library and school factory. At five oclock he had a free talk with some of my classmates. I was lucky to be one of them.

Mike spoke English slowly and carefully, so we could understand what he said. We talked about our English study for about an hour. Before he left our school, I asked him in English, "What do you think of our school?" He answered with a smile, "Oh, its wonderful!"

This is the first time for me to talk with a foreigner in English. English is really userful.

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6月6日 星期四 晴

今天下午一位叫迈克的美国朋友来到了我校。他参观了我们的实验室、图书馆和校办工厂。在5点钟他和我班的一些同学座谈，我有幸称为其中的一名。

迈克的英语讲得很慢，很认真，所以我们能听懂他说的话。关于英语学习情况我们聊了大约一个小时。在他离校之前，我用英语问他：“你认为我们学校怎么样？”他面带微笑回答：“好极了！”

这是我第一次用英语同老外谈话，英语真的挺有用。

To Live in an American Family

提纲

1. 留美学生与当地家庭生活在一起既有优点也有不足。

2. 不足之处。

3. 与当地家庭生活在一起的优点远超过其不足。

for the student who wants to improve his english quickly and learn about american customs firsthand, there is often an opportunity to live with an american family. there may be some disadvantages in this arrangement; however, i believe there are far more advantages.

first of all, the disadvantages may include lack of privacy and little opportunity to be independent. they will lose the chance of living on their own. another drawback to living in an american home involves the possibility that the family may treat the student like a child. for eample, the parents may want to decide who his friends should be and where he should go during his leisure time.

even though there may be some disadvantages in living with an american family, the advantage far overweighs them. by taking part in a home-stay program, the student has an ecellent opportunity to learn about american customs. also, he will learn about many other aspects about american way of life, such as the way schools are run in the u nited states. and the family will no doubt make cerlain that he becomes acquainted with this new way of life, and soon he will feel at home.

Last year, I went to Guilin for travel, it was a great trip for me. I not only had a look at the beautiful scenery, but also made friends. I knew a lovely girl from America, we met each other on the train. As we were almost at the same age, we communicated a lot. We shared our opinion about the culture and learned a lot. When our train reached the destination, we needed to separate, we promised to keep in touch by the Internet. Now a year has passed, we make our promise and keep in touch all the time. I have improved my English and she is so interested in China. It seems that we can never finish our topic, because we always have so much to share with each other. I am so lucky to make a good friend.

去年,我去了桂林旅游,对我来说这是一次完美的旅行。我不仅看了美丽的风景,也交到了朋友。我认识了一个可爱的来自美国的女孩,我们在火车上相遇。由于我们几乎在同一个年龄,我们交流了很多。我们分享各自的文化,学到了很多。当火车到达目的地时,我们要分开了,我们承诺通过网络保持联系。现在一年过去了,我们旅行了承诺,保持着联系。我提高了我的英语,她对中国也感兴趣。似乎我们总有说不完的话题,因为我们总是有那么多东西要相互分享。我很幸运交到了一个好朋友。

[一位来自美国的朋友英语作文

I made a pen pal two years ago. Her name is Cindy. She is from United States of America.She saidit’s a beautiful city and hopes I can visit there one day.We communicate witheach other by letters. So receiving letters is the most expected.We have manythings to talk, because we have many same interests, such as music, cartoon,sport and so on.We also share our lives and discuss our study.I am so happyto have someone to talk to and share my life.

两年前，我交了一个笔友，她的名字叫辛蒂，来自上海。她说上海是一个很美丽的城市，希望我有一天能去那里玩。我们彼此通过信件交流，所以收信是我最期待的事情。我和她有很多话聊，因为我们有很多共同的兴趣爱好，比如音乐、动漫、体育等等。我们也分享各自的生活，一起探讨学习。我很高兴能有人聊天、分享生活。

The Differences of Education between China and U.S

Based on checking the extensive literature and summing up the evidence, it is clear that study about differences of higher education between China and US has carried out a lot which mainly explaines the differences from different aspects of higher edcation between China and the United States. Such aspects mainly includes the social environment and cultural tradition, higher education system and reform measures. In the Integration of these differences, advantages and evils of both educational systems have been evaluated respectively, and corresponding improvement measures were also put forwords. By summary, the detailed conclusions are listed as follows:

US is a open society. The societys openness urges the American college to abandon old educational thoughts which European traditional universities stick to, adopt the open policy to absorb all advatanges from other countries and establishe a diverse and open education control system which emphasizes on the actual effect. US is the biggest imigrant country which has very strong containing nature in the culture. American economy ephiseizes on the practical value, matter rewards as well as individual value realization with fast development, rich material life, strong material idea and etc[2].

Us’s higher education was considered as the best education in the world. Comparing the elementary education between American and China, peoples universal view will be: Chinas elementary education aims to build the foundation of education with more study and less thought; while USs education aims to bulid such an education to raise the creativity with less study and more thought. Now Chinese students are generally regarded as intalents with few intelligence and high scores. What causes for such a view? Because the Chinese students study more, actually pay little attention to the practice, and cannot study for the purpose of application. Therefore, it is very important for Chinese higher education to cultivate the idea of unifying the study and prctice.

USs education pays more attention to raise students self-confidence,independence,spirit of supporting oneself, but Chinas education emphases on training the students to be strict,rigorous spiritual.Obviously, Chinese education may fruitfully develop and ultilize the function of cerebrum, but US’s higher education could expand the function of cerebrum by ultilizing and synthesizing the information outside.

Each national higher education as economic system’s reflection serves for the economy; US education aims to adapt for society demand, they explicitly stipulate three big functions including education’s service for the economic development, scientific research and teaching. The manifest of service in the establishment of specialty curriculum is to meet the social need, set up special curriculum and specialty which the society needs; In Chinas universities, during quite long period of time, the establishment of specialty curriculum lacks the change and couldnot follow social demand.

In order to adapt the society, the American universities has established many specialties and curriculum of choice for students; The students choose or transformate specialties and schools according to own interest and hobby. The American higher education system is extremely diverse and flexible, which is solo in the world higher education; In China, the student may choose the specialty according to own interest and hobby, but change of specialty in the school is not easy, and transformation of school is more difficult.

When American school inspects the result of student, they emphasize more on the ability to analyze and solve the question but not the ability of memory or description. The American students donot need the mechanical memorizing, but display creative thought as far as possible; This can cultivate students study interest, raise the ability of doing it byself and make the study be one kind of creative action.Many teachers still adopted old teaching ways in the Chinese universities, thus take a test which needs mechanical memorizing.

Due to the development of science and technology, connections between higher education and national politics, economy, science,culture, military relation is day by day closer. The higher education is vigorous and upward, and it not only simply performances for the growth of quantity, but especially has had the huge change in the nature[1]. The advanced level of higher education has become a thesymbol of national strength.

We should clarify the difference of higher education between China and American, at the same time absorb the advantges to profit from the American higher education so as to faster the reform andthe development of our higher education.

To be an American is, as Henry James famously observed, a complex fate. But complexity was that rococo masters stock-in-trade, which may explain why he returned to his native country in 1904 after an absence of more than 20 years. To be sure, he was interested in a Jamesian walk down memory lane, with its full quota of meditative hairsplitting. Yet he also meant to take advantage of his hybrid status as a Europeanized American. I made no scruple, James explains in his introduction, of my conviction that I should understand and should care better and more than the most earnest of visitors, and yet that I should vibrate with more curiosity ... than the pilgrim with the longest list of questions. Vibrate he did, in the ornate and extraordinary periods of his late phase, and the result was a one-of-a-kind travel book, The American Scene.What appalls him the most, though, is the Almighty Dollar, which he perceives as the preliminary American postulate, the very bedrock of New World life: This basis is that of active pecuniary gain and of active pecuniary gain only--that of ones making the conditions so triumphantly pay that the prices, the manners, the other inconveniences, take their place as a friction it is comparatively easy to salve, wounds directly treatable with the wash of gold. Some will argue that the fussbudget author had spent too much time in England, where money remained a dirty word until after the Second World War. Others may find his diagnosis eerily prescient. In any case, The American Scene remains required reading for anybody interested in U.S. history, Henry James, or the incredible evolution of the compound sentence.

带翻译：

一个美国人，因为亨利·詹姆斯曾经有过一个著名的评论，一个复杂的命运。但复杂性是洛可可硕士惯用手段，这或许可以解释为什么他回到自己的祖国1904年的缺失超过20年。可以肯定的是，他是感兴趣Jamesian重温记忆，完整的冥想吹毛求疵的配额。但他也意味着利用混合地位使欧化的美国人。我没有顾虑，詹姆斯解释说在他的介绍，我确信我应该理解和关心更好、更不是最认真的游客，然而，我应该振动有好奇心……比最长的朝圣者的问题列表。振动，在华丽的和非同寻常的时期他的后期阶段，而结果是一个独一无二的旅行书，美国的场景。是什么国家里有着令他最是万能的美元，他认为美国初步假设，新世界的基础生活:此基础上是积极活跃的经济收益和经济条件获得的只有——成功地支付，价格时，礼仪，其他不便，取而代之摩擦是相对容易的药膏，伤口直接与黄金洗治疗。有些人会辩称，大惊小怪的人作者花了太多的时间在英国，那里的钱仍然是一个肮脏的词汇，直到第二次世界大战之后。其他人可能发现他的诊断出奇的有先见之明。在任何情况下，美国仍然需要阅读美国历史上对任何人感兴趣，亨利·詹姆斯，或者是令人难以置信的并列复合句的进化。

祝大家一切好！

哈佛的学生是怎样学习的？

两张美国哈佛大学图书馆凌晨4点多学生仍在学习的照片，在网上迅速传播。照片显示：凌晨4点的哈佛大学图书馆里，灯火通明，座无虚席……图片配文这样写道：哈佛是一种象征。人到底有怎样的发挥潜力？人的意志，人的才情，人的理想，为什么在哈佛能兑现？哈佛的学生餐厅，很难听到说话的声音，每个学生端着比萨可乐坐下后，往往边吃边看书或是边做笔记。我就没见过哪个学生光吃不读的，更没见过哪个学生边吃边闲聊的。感觉哈佛，餐厅不过是一个可以吃东西的图书馆，是哈佛正宗100个图书馆之外的另类图书馆。哈佛的医院，同样的宁静，同样的不管有多少在候诊的人也无一人说话，无一人不在阅读或记录。医院仍是图书馆的延伸。于是，哈佛产生的诺贝尔奖得主有33位。哈佛产生的美国总统有7位。

哈佛校园里，不见华丽服饰，不见浓妆异彩，更不见晃里晃荡，只有匆匆的脚步，坚实地写下人生的篇章。哈佛不是神话，哈佛只是一个证明，人的意志、精神、抱负和理想的证明。

央视《世界著名大学》制片人谢娟曾带摄制组到哈佛大学采访。她告诉人们：到哈佛大学时，是半夜2点，可让我们惊讶的是，整个校园当时是灯火通明的，那是一个不夜城。餐厅里，图书馆里，教室里还有很多学生在看书。那种强烈的学习气氛一下子就感染了我们。在哈佛，学生的学习是不分白天和黑夜的。那时，我才知道，在美国，在哈佛这样的名校，学生的压力是很大的。在哈佛，到处可以看到睡觉的人，甚至在食堂的长椅上也有人在呼呼大睡。而旁边来来往往就餐的人并不觉得稀奇。因为他们知道这些倒头就睡的人实在是太累了。在哈佛，我们见到最多的就是学生一边啃着面包一边忘我地在看书。你到了哈佛，你就知道中国高校的差距在哪里了。

在哈佛采访，感受最深的是，哈佛学生学的太苦了，但是他们明显也是乐在其中。是什么让哈佛的学生能以苦为乐呢？我的感觉是，他们对所学领域的强烈兴趣。还有就是哈佛学生心中燃烧的要在未来承担重要责任的使命感。从这些学生身上，你能感到他们生命的能量在这里被迸发了出来。

在哈佛学习的一个北大女孩说，哈佛的本科生，每学期至少要选修4门主要课程，一年是8门课，4年之内修满32门课并通过考试才可以毕业。一般而言，学校都要求本科生在入校后的头两年内完成核心课程的学习，第三年开始进入主修专业课程的学习。只有最聪明的天才学生可以在两三年内读完这32门课，一般的学生光应付4门课就已经忙得头晕脑涨了，因为在课堂上教授们讲的飞快，不管你听得懂听不懂，课下又留下一大堆阅读材料，读不完你根本就完成不了作业。那个北大女孩说，我在这里一个星期的阅读量是我在北大一年的阅读量，而且，在哈佛的作业量要求很大，她说，我们课后要花很多时间看书，预习案例。每堂课都需要提前做大量的准备，课前准备充分了，上课时才能在课堂上和别人交流，贡献您的个人思想，才能和大家一起学习，否则，你是无法融入到课堂的教学中的，当每个学生都投入了时间认真准备了，才可以快速推进课堂讨论的进程，而之前如果不读那么多的书，你就无法参加到课堂讨论之中。哈佛学生的学习压力也来自学校的淘汰机制。哈佛平均每年有大约20%的学生会因为考试不及格或者修不满学分而休学或退学，而且淘汰的20%的学生的考评并不是学期末才完成，每堂课都要记录发言成绩，平均占到总成绩的50%，这就要求学生均匀用力、不能放松。在哈佛不仅学生有压力，老师一样有压力。在哈佛的课堂，要求老师讲的东西都是新的。老师每年讲课的内容都要跟住前沿科学的发展变化。因此，哈佛的老师必须处在最前沿科学的研究阵地。哈佛认为，教授首先应当是个学者，能够享受挑战和创新的乐趣，而且能与他人进行有说服力的交流。

哈佛大学终身教授丘成桐教授说：中国大学生的大学生活相比之下太轻松了，我们总是说，中国的孩子为了高考受了多少苦，其实，在美国一些著名的中学里，高中的学习同样是很苦的。我的孩子上中学的时候，也经常学到半夜。在美国，随着年龄的增长，一点点加大学习的任务。到了大学时是最苦的，所有的精英教育全都必须是吃苦的。而中国的孩子到了大学，却一下子放松下来了。他们放松的4年，恰好是美国大学生最勤奋的4年，积蓄人生能量的黄金4年。所以，美国的高科技人才一直是世界最多的。我们国内的一些重点大学很难让人感受到哈佛那样的学习气氛和探究氛围，到了哈佛，你才知道真正的精英并不是天才，都是要付出更多努力的人。

说到中美大学生的比较，有两点值得一提。一是，我们的学生缺少吃苦精神。我们的家长和学生认为高考前是最苦的。我们讲的寒窗苦读，很多时候是被动的苦，带着功利的苦，而不是在其中有过浓厚的兴趣。不少大学生经过高考的“独木桥”后，开始在大学校园里舒舒服服地等着毕业：上课想逃就逃；考试前临时抱佛脚。二是，有些家长也是从小灌输给孩子这种思想，让孩子认为，所有的学习都是为了高考。于是，高考结束，学习变得不再重要。而在美国大学，尤其是精英云集的大学所要付出的苦是我们想象不到的。在哈佛，征服学习是每个人的口号。要想变得强大就需要学习得更多，为此哈佛的课程安排多而且紧张。其目的是帮助学生提高批判性思维能力和想象力，学会发现和鉴别事实真相，坚持对事物进行严谨的分析，能够理性、历史地认识现实问题和道德问题。另外，练就长时间超负荷学习的毅力。

当美国大学生带着浓厚的兴趣，积聚能量，为步入社会工作做准备的时候，身为中国的大学生却长长地舒了口气，觉得我终于可以好好休息休息了。中国式的教育让学生在高考前“用力”过猛，在该储备能力的阶段不仅没有积蓄能量，而是大量消耗了这种能量。一位中国旅美教师说，中国学生在大学阶段被美国学生远远地甩在了后面。其根源还在于我们的基础教育。美国小学是知识的吝啬鬼，严格限制孩子得到知识的数量，一个月只允许孩子得到一个知识，孩子每得到一个知识都需要付出很多的汗水和辛苦；在这个过程中，动手、思考和感悟比知识本身更重要；孩子对知识总是有渴望的感觉。而中国的小学教育是一个贪婪鬼，把知识当成了免费的黄金珠宝。中国教育者不知道知识与智慧的关系，总是让孩子直接得到越来越多的知识。美国教育的聪明就在于：先让孩子去感悟，去思考，然后得到知识，这个时候知识就变成了智慧；由于开始的时候，知识都特别简单，比较容易得到感悟，知识也就容易变成智慧。智慧其实就是我们常说的创造力。学习有三个阶段：感性认识——感悟——知识，知识是学习的最高阶段。美国教育让孩子走完三个阶段，才能得到知识；中国教育是让孩子通过感性认识得到知识，或者直接得到知识。美国教育一个月的知识量只相当于中国教育一天的知识量。相差29天，这29天就是感悟的时间。美国教育通过让孩子感悟比中国教育多产生了一个东西：智慧。美国学生比中国学生多产生了一个东西：创新能力。在高中时期，美国学校培养的是自主学习的习惯。而比较中国，中国的高中是老师填鸭式学习，让学生习惯了依赖。能力、习惯上的差距，让中国学生与美国学生在大学选择了不同的生活方式和态度。哈佛的学生说，在哈佛学习强度大，睡眠很少，有在炼狱的感觉，对意志是一个很大的挑战。但是如果挺过去，以后再大的困难也就能够克服了。而中国大学生认为，终于摆脱束缚，可以想干什么，就干什么了。于是，把大多时间用在了学习以外的事情上。我们在最该学习的时候断档了。这就注定了，我们的大学生被甩得越来越远。

很多学者用金字塔来形容中美学生的学习能力。差别在于，中国孩子的学习能力是正金字塔，年纪越大学习的空间越小。而美国学生的学习是倒金字塔，他们学会的是持续学习的能力。中国学生的学习动力，还有大学的严进宽出的教育体制，都让他们觉得上大学是无比轻松的一件事情。从自身到外在都没有敦促他们学习的力量，于是，放松成为一种普遍的状态，都在讨回他们前12年被克扣的休闲时间，尽情地休闲。中国学生是刻苦学习12年，到大学休闲。美国学生是“休闲”12年，大学开始刻苦学习，玩命的学。这是走向社会前，最有价值的黄金学习阶段，这4年，他们 在本领与情商的提高上会有质的飞跃。在哈佛，教授们会时常提醒学生们要做好时间管理。在人生的道路上，你停步不前，但有人却在拼命赶路。也许当你站立的时候，他还在你的后面向前追赶，但当你再一回望时，已看不到他的身影了，因为，他已经跑到你的前面了，需要你来追赶他了。所以，你不能停步，你要不断向前，不断超越。成功与安逸是不可兼得的，选择了其一，就必定放弃另一个结局。今天不努力，明天必定遭罪。哈佛告诉它的学生：“学习时的痛苦是暂时的，未学到的痛苦是终生的。” 而我们的大学生，正在品尝这种痛苦，我们民族也在为此付出代价。

哈佛的毕业生有一个传统：捐助哈佛。哈佛的资金三分之一来自捐助。很多学生的家长，也都是哈佛校友，哈佛人。一代一代的哈佛人，进入社会上层又把财富反馈给母校哈佛。每年的捐款是哈佛收入的重要部分。给予往往是相互的。是先有哈佛的给予还是先有给予哈佛，这个问题或如鸡生蛋还是蛋生鸡那样说不清。或者只有让哈佛告诉你。哈佛没有高楼大厦，只有新英格兰的红砖墙。即使诺贝尔奖获得者也不过在校园有一个绝不起眼的停车位。毕竟哈佛最起眼的是100座图书馆，尤其是一个个像图书馆那样的人，或者说，一个人就是一座图书馆。哈佛或哈佛人是不需要任何包装的。有人称史华慈是哈佛的一位类似东方的大儒，在他动过癌症手术的82岁高龄的时候，依然天天早上按时去办公室工作，即使有时要倒下。他办公室里挂大衣的两个衣架，竟是用铁丝胡乱缠绕而成的。

某教授对学生说，你学我这门课，你就一天只能睡两小时。学生想，那么，我学四门课，我就没有睡眠时间了，我就得倒贴睡眠时间了。哈佛的博士生，可能每3天要啃下一本大书，每本几百页，还要交上阅读报告。哈佛过桥便是波士顿，前人类学系主任张光直在哈佛读博士那几年，没有上过桥没有去过波士顿。

哈佛学生或是哈佛教授，首先不是一份荣誉，而是一种证明。人到底可以有怎样的意志力，人到底可能有怎样的发挥潜力? 哈佛告诉你。哈佛是一种象征，最高智慧的象征，最高学府的象征。人的意志、人的才情、人的理想，为什么在哈佛能兑现? 哈佛告诉你。

作为闻名于世的学府，哈佛大学培养了许多名人，他们中有33位诺贝尔奖获得者、7位美国总统以及各行各业的职业精英。究竟是什么使哈佛成为精英的摇篮？哈佛学子接受了什么样的精神和理念？这些问题吸引着成千上万的人去探知其中的答案。

哈佛老师经常给学生这样的告诫：如果你想在进入社会后，在任何时候任何场合下都能得心应手并且得到应有的评价，那么你在哈佛的学习期间，就没有晒太阳的时间。在哈佛广为流传的一句格言是“忙完秋收忙秋种，学习，学习，再学习。”

人的时间和精力都是有限的，所以，要利用时间抓紧学习，而不是将所有的业余时间都用来打瞌睡。

俞敏洪Michael Yu

新东方教育科技集团 New Oriental Education and Technology Group

上课铃响了，孩子们跑进教室，这节课老师要讲的是《灰姑娘》的故事。

老师先请一个孩子上台给同学讲一讲这个故事。

孩子很快讲完了，老师对他表示了感谢，然后开始向全班提问。

老师：你们喜欢故事里面的哪一个?不喜欢哪一个?为什么?

学生：喜欢辛黛瑞拉(灰姑娘)，还有王子，不喜欢她的后妈和后妈带来的姐姐。辛黛瑞拉善良、可爱、漂亮。后妈和姐姐对辛黛瑞拉不好。

老师：如果在午夜12点的时候，辛黛瑞拉没有来得及跳上她的南瓜马车，你们想一想，可能会出现什么情况?

学生：辛黛瑞拉会变成原来脏脏的样子，穿着破旧的衣服。哎呀，那就惨啦。

老师：所以，你们一定要做一个守时的人，不然就可能给自己带来麻烦。另外，你们看，你们每个人平时都打扮得漂漂亮亮的，千万不要突然邋里邋遢地出现在别人面前，不然你们的朋友要吓着了。女孩子们，你们更要注意，将来你们长大和男孩子约会，要是你不注意，被你的男朋友看到你很难看的样子，他们可能就吓昏了(老师做昏倒状，全班大笑)。

好，下一个问题：如果你是辛黛瑞拉的后妈，你会不会阻止辛黛瑞拉去参加王子的舞会?你们一定要诚实哟!

学生：(过了一会儿，有孩子举手回答)是的，如果我辛黛瑞拉的后妈，我也会阻止她去参加王子的舞会。

老师：为什么?

学生：因为，因为我爱自己的女儿，我希望自己的女儿当上王后。

老师：是的，所以，我们看到的后妈好像都是不好的人，她们只是对别人不够好，可是她们对自己的孩子却很好，你们明白了吗?她们不是坏人，只是她们还不能够像爱自己的孩子一样去爱其它的孩子。

孩子们，下一个问题：辛黛瑞拉的后妈不让她去参加王子的舞会，甚至把门锁起来，她为什么能够去，而且成为舞会上最美丽的姑娘呢?

学生：因为有仙女帮助她，给她漂亮的衣服，还把南瓜变成马车，把狗和老鼠变成仆人。

老师：对，你们说得很好!想一想，如果辛黛瑞拉没有得到仙女的帮助，她是不可能去参加舞会的，是不是?

学生：是的!

老师：如果狗、老鼠都不愿意帮助她，她可能在最后的时刻成功地跑回家吗?

学生：不会，那样她就可以成功地吓到王子了。(全班再次大笑)

老师：虽然辛黛瑞拉有仙女帮助她，但是，光有仙女的帮助还不够。所以，孩子们，无论走到哪里，我们都是需要朋友的。我们的朋友不一定是仙女，但是，我们需要他们，我也希望你们有很多很多的朋友。

下面，请你们想一想，如果辛黛瑞拉因为后妈不愿意她参加舞会就放弃了机会，她可能成为王子的新娘吗?

学生：不会!那样的话，她就不会到舞会上，不会被王子遇到，认识和爱上她了。

老师：对极了!如果辛黛瑞拉不想参加舞会，就是她的后妈没有阻止，甚至支持她去，也是没有用的，是谁决定她要去参加王子的舞会?

学生：她自己。

老师：所以，孩子们，就是辛黛瑞拉没有妈妈爱她，她的后妈不爱她，这也不能够让她不爱自己。就是因为她爱自己，她才可能去寻找自己希望得到的东西。如果你们当中有人觉得没有人爱，或者像辛黛瑞拉一样有一个不爱她的后妈，你们要怎么样?

学生：要爱自己!

老师：对，没有一个人可以阻止你爱自己，如果你觉得别人不够爱你，你要加倍地爱自己;如果别人没有给你机会，你应该加倍地给自己机会;如果你们真的爱自己，就会为自己找到自己需要的东西，没有人可以阻止辛黛瑞拉参加王子的舞会，没有人可以阻止辛黛瑞拉当上王后，除了她自己。对不对?

学生：是的!!!

老师：最后一个问题，这个故事有什么不合理的地方?

学生：(过了好一会)午夜12点以后所有的东西都要变回原样，可是，辛黛瑞拉的水晶鞋没有变回去。

老师：天哪，你们太棒了!你们看，就是伟大的作家也有出错的时候，所以，出错不是什么可怕的事情。我担保，如果你们当中谁将来要当作家，一定比这个作家更棒!你们相信吗?孩子们欢呼雀跃。

引导永远比说教要好的多，值得深思!!!

It is quite common for parents to beat their children,because they think eating is a good way to make children learn and behave well.One of my neighbors made a very strict demand on his son and scolded him bitterly or smacked(稍带特定味道) him whenever he was lazy or disobedient(违抗命令的).To justify(辩解) what he did,he said,” spare the rod and ruin the child.”

Actually beating is a violent way of treating children.It does more harm and causes more hurt than good to children’s physical and psychological health.However,beating children is common occurrence(出现) in our life.Many children become disable because their parents hit them too hard.Some lost their hearing and some became lame(跛脚的).Some children develop an internal(内在的) hatred(憎恨) for their parents and protest(抗议) by running away from home.Others may become so fearful of their parents that they tremble(发抖) at the sight of their angry parents.A mother,for example,even went so far as to beat her son to death because she was not satisfied with his study.Likewise(同样地),it is not unusual that the child murdered(凶杀) his parents because of the extreme contradiction(矛盾) between them.How can children learn and grow healthily under such circumstance(环境)?

Quite often parents will be torn by pangs(剧痛) of regret(懊悔) and remorse(自责) after they have beaten their children.They feel very sad in the rest of their lives.But it is already too late.How can they bring their handicapped(有生理缺陷的) child back to healthy one?How can they relieve(减轻) pains in their children’s heart so easily?We can say beating hurts both children and parents.It is absolutely a bad way to make children learn and behave well.

Exactly speaking,children are also human beings.They have self-respect and should be respected.

Today early in the morning, li hong would visit to San Francisco. Among them, li hong is the most impressive is the Intel museum.

Just a arrived in a blizzard wafts of the science museum, threshold before those incredible illusion, now all become a reality in my eyes, most especially, I saw "anatomy" internal computer, reminds people of multifarious, the winding river maze.

Li hong to see at ordinary times the computer always is so convenient, give people many benefits, but who thought about it how complicated the internal? Today I finally saw computer has not come easily. Computer, is the main chip, chip it, far look like a endless endless maze, the chip is small, can want to make a really difficult!

First, cut the chip plate at the bottom of the well, but at the bottom of the plate but with hard gold wire to build by laying bricks or stones becomes, in the process of making chips, making people have to keep the body clean, because in the process of production, chip internal cannot be stained with a trace of dust. Otherwise, the previously kung fu can be disqualified! The whole production process must. Be careful, and every parts need to be selective, meticulously, it is conceivable that a computer is made up of many "meticulously" ah

On job interviews when first conversing with an individual and when addressing small or

large groups, the first few seconds are critical in setting the tone for how youll be perceived. If she has an annoying regional accent, uses incorrect grammar, has a limited vocabulary, and if she has an irritatingly sharp piercing voice, sounds whiny or bossy or doesnt articulate her words clearly, it s an immediate turn-off. This isnt someone who you would hire or proudly introduce to your friends and business associates. This doesnt mean that everyone should try to sound like a professional actor or broadcaster. All of us have qualities unique to our own way of speaking, our individual voiceprint

as distinctive as our fingerprints. Our voice is very personal and an important part of our identity. Some natural characteristics of our voice may be very appealing.

The idea is to take the voice with which youve been gifted and give it the very best sound that you can. With the right type of practice, by paying attention to the quality of your voice and by knowing how to properly express yourself,you II almost immediately improve your opportunities in job interviews, social situations, in selling, and in azuoweng a meeting or addressing groups of people.

Let s say it again, it all begins with the instrument, your voice. If its sound and quality is flawed and needs improvement, that s where you start. That s what everyone hears whether in casual conversation or in making a major speech to a large audience. Pure vowel sounds, articulation, proper breathing, expressive speaking patterns, a pleasing vocal range, naturalness, all these will make you get twice the result with half the effort.

2.28 星期二 晴

今天是实习授课的第二天，我早早地准备好今天讲课的内容，但真的要上课时，我心里却不免有点紧张，因为昨天是我第一次上讲台用自己的方式去向学生传授知识啊!今天在上新课之前，我必须先要把昨天的内容

简单复习一下，这可正是对我教的好坏一个全面的检验......上课了，我表面上镇定自如地走上了讲台。一些常规的课堂程序之后，我开始了课堂复习步骤，出乎意料的是学生们反应迅速，对答如流。说真心话，看到这我心里真的感到无比喜悦。

晚上回到家，想起白天上课的情景，我感慨颇多，我想我真正体味到了劳动并享受着劳动后的成果的愉悦了。当然，在物欲横流的现代社会，这个观念也许会显得有些陈旧和俗套，但它却有着与生俱来的独特的古朴、风韵和精华。我们不能将快乐简单地理解为物质利益的获得和某种非精神意味的享受，快乐与否在于我们自身、我们的付出和我们的感受。由此我想到现在的学习，很长的一段时间，我都因没有进入理想的学府而怨天尤人，失却快乐。其实不断的学习便是一种快乐，奋进着永不放弃，需要不断体验快乐来支撑。不久的将来，我会成为一名人民教师，我会辛勤地工作，用心地去教书育人，我相信我一定能在平凡、艰苦中感受到欣慰和快乐。

3.3 星期五 小雨

今天是我实习的最后一天。因为课程安排在上午一、二两节，所以我得起早，偏偏天公不作美，下着小雨，清晨躺在床上的我真的不想起床，看看表，哎呀!快六点了，再不起来就会迟到了，可是由于昨晚备课到很晚加上心里一直惦记着今天要起早。所以整夜没睡好，夜里醒了好几次，真不想起床啊......然而想到那些学生们，我自问“我有理由迟到吗?”最后我终于没有给我的实习留下什么遗憾，事后我却想了许多，也明白了由立志到实现目标非常关键的一点就在于坚持。坚持对于我们来说都是再熟悉不过的字眼，可是真正把握住它的人却凤毛麟角，坚持需要毅力，需要对目标价值的深切期望和正确估价，有时甚至需要人格力量来支撑。事情的成功有时往往便在于我们能否坚持那关键的一步，走过去，前面就可能是另一番海阔天空，而习惯了坚持，久而久之，这一信念范畴的东西便会逐渐地融入我们的个性之中，成为一种素养，一种道德，现在的我们马上面临毕业，就要踏入社会了，或许一些人会认为到了现在我们可以不再努力，毕业后找份工作，那便是一生了。如果这样的话，那么我们就永远失去了成就某种事业的机会。事实上作为师范专业的学生，我们更应该树立正确的劳动观念和道德意识。为人师表，认真而严肃的从事自己所热爱的事业，愉快而充实的度过我们平凡的一生。

3.5 星期一

昨天穿了整天的高跟鞋跑来跑去，傍晚到住处时脚痛得很厉害，都是高跟鞋惹的祸。今天我终于放弃我坚持足足两天的“职业淑女装”计划，改穿帆布鞋了，虽然看起来有点“不敬业”但至少我精神状态好多了，晚饭也算是能咽下了。今天下午总负责人赫老师给开了个小会，会上总结了一周班级的基本情况，听起来都是些琐碎的小事情，例如老师的表现是否合格，学生课堂表现等等。赫老师用聊天的方式很细心的分析着这些，不仅仅吸引老师们的注意，连所有其他负责老师也不自觉的被吸引过去了，我在一边看着赫老师，一边瞧瞧其他老师的反应。真不知道让我发言的时候能不能也有这样的效果，希望有吧。不过接手前的这个星期有点像被判“死缓”，哈哈。

3.9 星期三

天正式给学生上高中的课了班上有20几个学生和听课的老师，但是我一点没有紧张。因为可能培训的时候适应了吧上课做了一次单元测试，所以后来我就讲了一节试卷评讲课，一节单词的讲解。讲试卷时明显就发现了自己的不足，知道答案却难以讲解的明白。每个题目都得到字典上去寻求解释，还需要向老师请教如何讲解。很多很细微的知识点也要向学生解释清楚的。经过这几节课的实践，自己虽然还是难以把握讲解的方法，总算还是学得了一些。自己感觉在讲解试卷时，内容会很枯燥，同学们听着也很无聊，开始在下面做别的了，谁料被坐在下面的老师发现了，把他们教育了一番，可能是我光顾着自己讲了，都没怎么注意下面的同学的反应。这一点以后一定得避免。回顾这四周的时间我是专心的，但专心不一定等于成功，我究竟是一名实习生，在知识的构建上还存在着许多断章，还缺乏教学经验，甚至因为读错了某个英语单词或某个字后，或者写错了某句话，老师把错误指出来后而无地自容。但是我想通过两个月的实习我一定会越来越好的。

实习准备

一周的时间在期待与担忧中度过。期待即将到来的实习，期待走入校园，走进今天的课堂；担忧将要面对的与老师的交流与学生的沟通。

在这周里，首先完成了一份教案。

久别了高中的课堂，久别了教材，对将要到来的一切是那么茫然，不知道该讲什么，该怎么讲。拿到高一的教材，从中选取了一片课文做一节阅读课。用了一下午的时间在那沉思，反复翻看文章，心中总是在想我要教学生什么。由于没有任何的辅助资料，也不熟悉现在的高中英语课是怎么上的，所以表现的手足无措。然而当真正的静下心来的时候，一份教案便如同滔滔江水，一气呵成。通过虚拟想象的课堂、学生完成的教案总觉得有些纸上谈兵的感觉。

接下来便是试讲。

在虚拟的教室内呈现自己的教案。由于教案完全是自己一点点构想出来的，备课也就没那么困难。然而，走上讲台，打开PPT的那一瞬间，大脑一片空白，鼠标停在了播放键上，整个人呆住了，连开场白都忘记了，甚至有种适宜的感觉。努力想找一个词却始终挤不出一句话。就这么静立了二十几秒才算缓过来，开始了正式的讲课。一开始讲课就紧张的不得了，课件的内容都讲乱了，在完成开场白和导入后才最终归于平静，完成了整个讲课环节。虽然中间也有几次卡壳，虽然结尾也显得匆忙，但总体感觉不是太坏。

走下讲台的那一刻，感觉似乎是卸下了千斤重担，顿觉轻松，但同时整个人也累垮了。就这十几分钟竟会是这么的累！

通过教案的设计和试讲，尤其是试讲让我意识到凡事都要做十二分的准备，“台上一分钟，台下十年功”真的一点也没有错。对于初入教学的我在今后的实习中一定要事前充分的准备，只有这样才可以保证在课堂上有话可说，否则怕是要中途卡壳或者进行不下去了。

xx年3月6日 星期二 天气阴转晴

入校

今天，我们在指导老师的带领下，走进了实习的高中学校，这个让我既期待又有几分畏惧的地方。

实习学校给我们高度的重视，校长、主任亲自接待，给我们每个人都选派了两位指导老师，一位指导英语教学，一位指导班主任工作。实习见面会上跟自己的指导老师见了面，校长对实习做了简短的介绍。在这次见面会上，一下子被称呼为“老师”觉得很不适应，好像不是在叫自己，但也就从这样一刻开始我多了一个身份：实习老师。

然而当跟着自己的实习指导老师走出会议室的那一刻，当跟自己的同学们分开的那一刻，感觉全世界就剩下我自己了，接下来的一切就全靠自己了。这也许是我步入职场的前奏吧。

下午，跟班里的学生见了面，做了简单的自我介绍。学生们似乎对我们这些实习老师充满了极大的兴趣，班内的气氛很是火爆。

同时，在我踏入教室走上讲台的那一刻，我懂了自己身上的担子：为人师表，学为典范。

一天下来虽然很累，却很充实，开始期待明天的到来。

xx年3月7日 星期三 天气晴

第一课

按照昨天老师的安排，今天早上和学生一起上早读，然后便开始实习的第一环节：听课。

早上很早就来到了学校，站在教室外面整理自己的心情。随着一声声清脆的“老师好”的传来，心中油然升起一种自豪与欣慰。

走进教室，跟学生简单问候，便进入了今天早读的正题：领读单词。翻开单词表，每个单词早已在心中读过多遍，随着第一个单词的发出，渐渐地适应，声音也在加大，心情也归于平静，很快就读完了单词。问题也随之而来，三十分钟的早读只过了五分钟，剩下的时间又该干什么呀？毕竟跟学生还不熟，简单的聊了几句便退出了教室。

早读之后听了第一节现代课堂的英语课。时隔七年，早已忘记了自己当初的课堂是如何进行的，对今天的这节课充满了期待。

听完课后，总体感觉老师讲的很细，好像是在给小学生讲课，每一个单词，每一句话，每一个语法点都一一介绍、讲解、翻译，课堂教学只是在自然中过度，似乎没有原先想的那么完美。以前教育学、教学法课堂上讲的各种英语教学理论、教学模式也并没有在课堂上体现出来。看来理论与现实还是存在差距的。“纸上得来终觉浅，绝知此事要躬行”，以往课本上学到的理论还要在今后的实践中融会贯通。

xx年3月12 日 星期一 天气阴

开班会

按照学校的惯例，今天下午最后一节课要召开班会，久别的高中班会不知道在今天发展成什么样子了。

这次的班会着让我震惊，不同于我所熟悉的班会形式，他们的班会由班长主持。首先公布了过去一周的小组量化，倒数的三个组还要唱班歌以示再接再厉。其次，班里还评选了过去一周的“学习之星”和“进步之星”，并且推荐人要陈述推荐理由，最后班主任给这“两星”获得者颁发奖状，这一项于我来说倒是挺新鲜的。第三项，班长对班内过去一周存在的问题，生活上、学习上等做简单说明。班会最后才是办主任讲话，向学生传达学校最新指示，批评存在的问题，表扬表现好的。这才让我有种似曾相识的感觉。接下来是我的时间，受班主任之托，给班内学生讲一下大学生活的美好，激发他们的学习动力，并介绍一下学习英语的技巧和方法。

当我在学生们热烈的掌声中走上讲台的那一刻又不知道说什么了，虽然提前准备了，但由于太紧张一下子全乱了，自己都不知道在说什么了，也没有了时间概念，只是在那机械般讲话。班内的气氛赶来开始还挺活跃，火来渐渐地安静了。

之后总结，或许是自己讲的有些严肃，又或许这样的话他们早已听的耳朵都长茧子了。总之，通过这第一次的登台亮相更让我明白“台上一分钟，台下十年功”的道理。我要更好的准备才能在讲台上游刃有余。

近日有幸读了《36天，我的美国教育之旅》一书，作者李希贵是山东省淮坊市教育局局长，其人是从一线教师一步一步走上来的。正是因为如此，他很善于从一线的课堂和教师、学生等方面入手开展常态下的学校、课堂。应该说本书没有深奥的理论和枯燥的高调，有的只是作为一个教育的思考者每天日记式的真实感受，不掩饰、不做作、不奉承、不盖瑕，直抒胸臆，记录当时真实的感受和反思，对于我们老师就是真实的、可接受的。

本文是通过36天的研究，与美国哥伦比亚大学的教授和纽约的中小学教师一起，通过对常态课堂教学中的“关键教学事件”进行点评和分析，启发教师们自我反思，并以此构建一个教师培训的模式。在不同的文化背景下的课堂听课，自然天差地别。

“给学生一些犯错误的机会”一文指出“五花八门”的结论本身就是教学资源，错误的回答更应该成为师生共同解决问题的跳板，让学生更多地暴露一些他们原本就应该有的“美丽”的错误。值得我们老师深思，现在有多少公开课是追求完美无瑕，如同一个个模具，丝毫不会有错，也不给学生机会犯错，这样的课堂有何意义，师生折腾又折腾，上给谁看呢?

“说得实在，才能做得实在”一文指出，美国的课堂评估表虽然有二十几项内容，但大都是实实在在的具体要求，可操作性非常强，可以照着做。又如中小学生守则的要求对比，也是让人感到美国的更加实在，都是可以见诸行动的细节，要求非常具体明确。而我们的守则却是有点“好高骛远”境界高了点，超出了小学生应具有的思想水平和领悟能力，是需要好好思量一下了。到底什么该修，什么该继承值得深思。

自 1947 年哈佛大学商学院教授迈尔斯·梅斯( Myles Mace) 率先开设 MBA 项目创业课程以来，特别是历经 20 世纪 80 年代的繁荣发展，美国创业教育的发展日渐成熟( Katz，2003) 。经过长期的发展与完善，美国业已形成一个涵盖政府部门、非政府组织、企业组织及教育机构等多重利益相关者的创业教育生态系统。建立一种能够使多重利益相关者在促进创业过程中发挥其作用的创业生态系统，并推动这种生态系统的有效发展，是事关创业教育成败的关键性因素。除教育机构外，美国的创业教育生态体系中包括了公共部门、私人部门、非营利部门等诸多主体，这些主体各司其职且协调补充，从而确保了整个创业教育体系的有效运作。

4.1 政府机构

美国联邦、各州及地方政府在创业教育体系中的作用首先体现在提供政策和法律支持。其中极具典型意义的即为 1980 年美国国会通过的《拜杜法》( Bayh-Dole Act) 。该法对大学将联邦政府支持的基础研究成果转化为商业产出并从中最终受益发挥了重要作用。

其次是政府部门的项目与经费支持。创业的本质是对新事物的探索，是一种持续创新的过程。在创新创业中高校发挥着很大的主题作用，因此美国联邦和地方政府机构对其创新的项目投入作为最主要的方式，这样来推动创新创业在教育中的发展，

第三是提供外部环境支持。以西雅图为例，该市政府明确提出通过创建最适宜工作和居住的城市环境，改善教育、发展及友好的生活环境，从而增强对创业人才的吸引力。西雅图市政府还着重从培育机构、孵化机构、天使投资及风险投资等方面为创业提供完善的资源与服务。

4.2非营利组织

美国社会存在着大量的非营利组织。这类组织以其独特的中介、桥梁和纽带地位在创业教育体系中发挥了公共部门和私人部门所无法替代的作用。非营利组织提供了大量的创业支持服务，非营利组织也提供了多种创业培训服务。

4.3 投资机构

美国创业教育生态系统中的投资机构主要包括天使投资机构和风险投资机构两大类。天使投资是天使投资者将自有资金对处于早期阶段但具有高成长性的当地私人公司进行投资，一般每项投资金额在 2.5 万 - 25 万美元之间。风险投资机构则是对经过种子期探索进入到成长期的初创企业进行投资的重要机构。

4.4 企业组织

美国产业界和企业是创业教育生态系统的重要环节和深度参与者。美国企业参与创业教育最直接的形式就是提供资金和技术的支持。其中一个典型的案例是华盛顿大学、清华大学、微软公司合作创立的全球创新中心( GIX) 。微软公司除了对该中心提供所需的科研项目经费外，还选派公司技术人员和管理人员到中心担任导师，为学生创新创业项目提供咨询指导。此外，微软公司还以其技术优势对中心的创新创业项目提供相应的支持。

美国的创业教育的发展给了我们很多的启示，这在当前我国“大众创业、万众创新”的背景下，对于推进创业教育的深入发展同样具有参考价值和借鉴意义。

目前在我国的创业教育发展面临着诸多挑战，在将科技转化为成果的时候，收益和所有权的界定和保护，我们可以参考美国的《拜杜法》对创业的推动作用，这可以渐渐完善我国在创业下的法律体系，让更多的创业人有更好的保障。在创业教育也并不是教育部门的独角戏，是在社会各个方面的共同作用，各方面的参与支持和贡献，才能促进创业教育的发展，让这成为一种很好的体系。在创业方面，我们不仅是支持在高校中创业，而且我们还要重视社会创业，给予他们更多的创业支持。在新时期下的创业中，我们要渐渐的完善课程体系，在高校的课程体系里面占据很大的比重，而且还要逐渐中小学中开展创新课程的选修课，从小培养学生的学术研究兴趣，这样让更多的人有创新的想法，推动创新创业事业的发展。

"We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas"Have you heard that song? Yup! Its Christmas time! This Christmas, I stayed with my "host family"1. It was an amazing experience to see how a typical American family would celebrate the biggest western festival of the year.

Christmas, like our Spring Festival, has a meaning in itself. Christmas Day, which is on December 25, is the birthday of Jesus Christ--the son of God. Thats why it is called Christmas. On that day, Christians would get together with their families to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. But nowadays, the religious meaning of Christmas has become less emphasized. To many families, it is just a time of family reunion and the ever-exciting present-giving.

Our school had been on winter vacation since December 11. I stayed at my friend, Stephen Stapczynskis house--his family was my "host family". Although Christmas was still more than ten days ahead, the festive spirit had already been teeming everywhere. The Christmas tree had already been set up, and on every windowsill, there were Christmas lights. On the first day I arrived at their house, Stephen and I helped Mrs. Stapczynski put decorations on the Christmas tree. The tree looked so nice with all the lights on and the beautiful ornaments dangling from its branches.

As Christmas came closer, the whole neighborhood had made preparations too. Some people would hold parties at their houses, inviting all their neighbors to come. So every night, if you went out, you would see a long line of cars parked in front of some house--a partys on!

Whats more, the Christmas decorations that some people put on their windows and in gardens were just amazing. On one night, we went out in our car for a "tour of lights". There was one street that was so famous for its lights that it got its way into the local paper. We had a hard time finding the well-hidden street, but it turned out to be worth the effort. Lights shone brightly in front of nearly every house, on trees, bushes, doors, windowseverywhere, taking different shapes, making it seem almost like daytime. Huge inflatable figures in the front gardens were waving to us: there were Santa Clauses2, of course, chuckling merrily away; and there were also other Christmas figures, like Rudolph3--the red-nosed reindeer--with his red nose gleaming ever so brightly; even Bart Simpson--a character in the famous comedy The Simpsons--had joined the jolly party, wearing a Santas hat. The street set off a lot of "ooh"s and "aah"s inside the car.4 When we left, there was a line of cars in the street, all there to see the lights.

Christmas is the time for exchanging presents. Stephen and Niko had been thinking about their Christmas lists (a list of things they wish "Santa"to give them for Christmas) for a long time. I didnt want to ask for anything, but the Stapczynskis were so kind to "force"me make one list as well (Mr. Stapczynski told me if I didnt make one he would chop off my legs). So I wrote down a couple of things that I would like to have, and gave the list to them--sorry, my mistake--to Santa.

Finally, Christmas Eve came. There was a special Christmas service at the church at 6 p.m. It was certainly a very interesting experience for me. The priest started the service reading and sang out extractions from a holy book--The Divine Liturgy. For several times, we would stand up and pray.

Sometimes, the church choir would start singing. The atmosphere was very quiet and holy. Then there was a ceremony called "The Receiving Communion". People waited in line to "receive"a spoonful of food from the priest. It was a very special Christmas tradition. The food was made from bread and wine. The bread represents the body of Jesus, and the wine represents his blood. After this ceremony, the priest had a speech. He reminded us not to forget the true meaning of Christmas, and let Jesus really live inside us--that is, to love the people around us wholeheartedly. I think that no matter if you are a Christian or not, this principle should be part of our lives. After the priest finished his speech, the part that I enjoyed most came: Christmas carols5. Christmas carols are songs that people sing at Christmas, such as "Jingle Bells", "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Silent Night"and so on. Some were very merry, others sounded quite holy, but all of them were beautiful. I closed my eyes, and let all the peacefulness and happiness that were in the songs flow through me. What a feeling it was!

We went to sleep earlier that day for we had to get up early on Christmas Day to open our presents. Sure enough, when I was still half-way during a sweet dream, Stephen burst into my room and told me to get up and open presents. There were a huge pile of presents under the Christmas tree, and there was such a mysterious mist shrouding them that made me eager to see what they all were. So one by one, we went through all the presents. Mr. and Mrs. Stapczynski had bought me everything I had written on my Christmas list--and a lot more! I got music CDs, film DVDs, clothes, books I was very happy, and I didnt know how to express my appreciation for what they had done for me.

Stephen and Niko had gotten a lot of presents too, and they had already been trying out their new games!

In the afternoon, we went to Mrs. Stapczynskis brother, Uncle Stans house. They had prepared a marvelous meal for us. A lot of their friends and relatives also came. I saw Stephen and Nikos grandparents, Yiayia and Papou (words of grandma and grandpa in Greek--Mrs. Stapczynskis parents came from Greece, so they like the boys using Greek words to call them). They were very kind to me, and treated me just like one of their family members. We had a very luxurious meal, consisting of turkey, beef, pork, and all sorts of other food.

After the meal, when all the stomachs were full and everyone was feeling drowsy6 from all the food, we just sat around the table and chatted, just like what we Chinese people do at the Spring Festival. After all, Christmas, like the Spring Festival, is a time for us to get away from our busy lives, a time for family gathering, and a time to have some fun.

大多数中国人只认为中国有5000多年的历史是件好事，却没有想到这其实也是一件坏事-----这会让中国人各各变的很保守。

中国教育是属于老一套的革命教育，只知道学习，学习，学习，好象学习就代表一切!分数就可以决定一个学生的命运似的。与其说很多家长爱孩子，倒不如说是爱分数-----一旦一个孩子的成绩不好了，还有多少人爱他们呢?分数已经大于孩子自己了!分数和孩子之间的概练已经成这个算是了：分数>孩子!

而美国教育是注重培养学生的动手能力。在美国的课堂里，让学生动手的时候很多。美术课是刻字，下课前所有的作品全部挂出来展示，让成就感时刻伴你左右;陶艺课的陶瓷作品全部贴上标签.作者，干了以后下节课涂色，全部完工后展示，再还给学生本人，学生的能力就是这样在不知不觉中得到提高，兴趣也自然而然追随左右。学校的文体活动丰富多采。纽约州阿尔巴尼市松树地镇的斯蒂辛高级中学曾经接待过几个南京老师和学生，在校期间，他们观看了学校举行的一场校级篮球比赛。用他们的话来说：“那激烈的比赛，那高技术含量的女子拉拉队，精湛的球艺热情高涨的观众，怎么也比的过五台山体育馆的省级比赛!让我死活不肯相信这只是一场校级篮球比赛。后来经过核实，我们才相信这是真的。学生告诉我们，这样的比赛每星期会举行三次!”老天!相比下而言，我们中国的学生瘦弱的多。但这并不能怪我们学生啊，想想，中国大多数学生大多数时间都被繁重的学业占据了哪里能有多少时间锻炼?我想，这是中国教育的一大失败而在美国的一个普通家庭，他们家里就有台球桌，游戏球桌，还有一个简易的高尔夫场。一个家庭的两个上高二双胞胎儿子，一到家打大球，做做作业，院子里有一个简易的高尔夫球场两个儿子都爱打高尔夫，每周出去打两次，过得很充实，成绩也很优秀。其他学生家里也有各式各样的活动器材。老天!我长这么大，高尔夫球没摸过，网球没碰过，乒乓球没真正的打过，二胡没拉过(作为一个炎黄子孙，真的很惭愧!吉他没碰过，钢琴，小提琴，扬琴，大提琴，双簧管，葫芦丝，古琴也都没摸过!连最的电子琴也没碰过!

我想最完美的教育应该是美国学生的素质能力加上中国学生的优异成绩。但我想，这大概很难，一旦有了注重培养素质能力，成绩大概就不会优异了!

Educational activities教育活动

近日，你班在“知荣明耻” “八荣八耻大家谈”教育活动中，召开了一次关于学生荣辱观的主题班会。存在的问题1．不尊敬老师、家长等。2．学习散漫、考试作弊等。3．乱扔垃圾、污损环境等等。

Recently we have held a class meeting to discuss what is considered to be honorable behavior and what is shameful. （最近我们班开了个班会讨论什么是光荣和耻辱。）It is really a pity to see all this in our school.（很遗憾在学校看到这些现象）Some students don’t respect their teachers or parents. （不尊敬老是和父母）Some don’t take their studies seriously and cheat in exams. （作业不认真，考试作弊）Some throw wastes everywhere and pollute the environment . （到处乱扔垃圾污染环境。）It is honorable to obey the law and rules , care much about our class and study hard.（关心班级、努力学习、遵纪守法是光荣）It is shameful to break school rules, to be selfish or to make little effort to achieve success.（违反学校纪律、自私 骄傲是可耻的）We should respect others and think more of them than of ourselves.（我们应该尊敬别人经常关心别人）We should work hard and make much more progress to repay the society.（我们应该努力学习取得更大进步从而回报社会。）We should try our best to keep the environment clean。（我们应该想方设法保持干净的环境。）

Harmony with the environment is that we live in on Earth, who is a natural son, and not only to natural persons as the conqueror, as we all know, there is only one earth and the mountains on Earth, the animals. Plant human cells, if it damaged, destroyed nature organizations, to the eradication of mankind. Therefore, the environment must be linked with social ethics, character education and practice acts as an important element of it. Everyone must fulfil its responsibilities and obligations to protect the environment.

人与环境是和谐相处的，我们生存在地球上，人是自然之子，而不能仅把人看作自然的征服者，大家都知道，人类只有一个地球，地球上的山山水水、动物。植物是人类的细胞，如果我们把它损坏了，破坏了大自然的组织，等 于消灭人类。因此，环境要与社会公德联系起来，与实践行为作为人格教育的一项重要内容来抓。每个人都要履行保护环境的责任和义务。

[高教育活动考英语作文

In today＇s society, more and more adults return to the university, sit in the classroom, open the textbook again in order to further their education.What they study involves a lot of subjectsnot only English and computer used in all trades as tools,but also more professional ones such as MBA courses. Different from thecollegestudentswho may know little aboutwhat they＇ll major in the college before they are engaged in it, the adults make their choices for some simple and definite reasons,which can be roughly classified into three groups, the requirement of the job market, the desire for higher salary and the need for entertainment and relaxation.

In the era characterized of rapid development of technology,it is not so easy to find or to secure a job for the intense competition. As a result, adults feel what they studied in school is far from enough to deal with the work in hand. Thus, "to charge the battery" is listed into schedule by more and more people. For example, Mr. Wang, an accountant in a big company, suddenly realized it was too hard for him to understand technical terms coming from his young colleagues. And worst of all, they ap

peared in the program of their new business. So, firmly, he entered for a weekend course on accountancy for a further degree.

But in some cases, people prefer reeducation just for money,which partly results from the professional job title system in China. Although virtually unrelated to people＇s own jobs, a few certificates are fervently pursued by some middle aged men and women just because they are the criteria for a higher title, which means some one hundred Yuan or so will be added to their salary. So it＇s the eagerness to grasp money rather than to study render them to return to the class.

It is true that severe pressure of making a living stirs some people to pursue further education.However,this is not the case as far as another group of people are concerned. These people, with domestic and occupational stability, feel a lack of interest in their life. So, they turn to some courses such as music and arts and literature, which may be their childhood dream. Education of this type can relax their nerves, make them more graceful and their life more colorful.

Mainly for the three reasons mentioned above, an increasingly large number of adults in modern society came back to classroom after they stepped out of the campus.Whatever reasons lead to their reeducation, our society benefits a lot from the endeavor of these adults.To name just a few, the workers＇ quality improves, and the income of education industry increascs... And more people are continuing to join the team of adult learners.By the way,if youpay a little attention to your parents, you＇ll probably find a brand new College English Course which you have just finished is on his or her desk now.

[关于成人教育的英语作文阅读

美利坚合众国的国旗旗面由13道红白相间的宽条构成，左上角还有一个包含了50颗白色小五角星的蓝色长方形。50颗小星代表了美国的50个州，而13条间纹则象征着美国最早建国时的13块殖民地。下面是由小编为你整理的美国国旗来源英语作文，欢迎大家阅读。

American flag for a rectangular shape, length and width ratio of 19:10 for the Stars and Stripes (the Star-Spangled Banner), the upper-left corner flag for the blue stars surface area of the stars a few provisions in the respective departments, the United States is the state flag on the number of a few of the stars. Star 13 is outside the red and white stripes, 13 stripes on behalf of the original 13 colonies in North America. According to Washington, said: symbol of the United Kingdom with red stripes, white stripes and a symbol of freedom from it. More general argument that the red symbol of strength and courage, a symbol of purity and innocence of white, blue is a symbol of vigilance, perseverance and justice. In 1818 the U.S. Congress pass the bill, red and white flag on the fixed width for the 13, the number of five-pointed star should be in line with several states of America. Each additional state, the national flag on a star to increase, the general in the new states to join the second year after the implementation of July 4. So far has been the national flag to 50 stars, representing the 50 U.S. states. June 14 each year as "the development of the anniversary of the American flag." On this day, commemorative activities held throughout the United States to show respect for the flag and love of America.

美国国旗为长方形，长宽之比为19：10，为星条旗(the Star-Spangled Banner)，旗面左上角为蓝色星区，区内的星数于有关部门规定，美国的州数就是国旗上的星数。星区以外是13道红白相间的条纹，13道条纹代表最初北美13块殖民地。据华盛顿说：红色条纹象征英国，白色条纹象征脱离它而获得自由。更普遍的说法认为，红色象征强大和勇气，白色象征纯洁和清白，蓝色则象征警惕，坚韧不拔和正义。1818年美国国会通过法案，国旗上的红白宽条固定为13道，五角星数目应与合众国州数一致。每增加一个州，国旗上就增加一颗星，一般在新州加入后的第二年7月4日执行。至今国旗上已增至50颗星，代表美国的50个州。每年6月14日为“美国国旗制定纪念日”。在这一天，美国各地举行纪念活动，以示对国旗的敬重和对合众国的热爱。

[美国国旗来源英语作文