介绍菜园的英语作文【精彩20篇】

我的英语老师

My English teacher appears very beautiful and she looks about 40 years old.She has a son.

我的英语老师非常漂亮，大约四十岁。她有一个儿子。

Our English teacher is very strict with us,and sometimes,she is very friendly and kind to us.

我们的英语老师对我们非常严格，但有时候她又对我们很和蔼。

She is also humorous.On the April Fools Day,she said to us,"you are going to have a holiday this afternoon".Many students thought it true.Many students dare not talk,because she is very strict.We are afraid that we cannot pass the exam,because the teacher will criticise us if we dont pass.She doesnt give us too much homework,and she doesnt give us too much pressure.Sometimes,we like our Engllish teacher.

她还很幽默。在愚人节那天，她对我们说：“今天下午放假。”很多学生都以为是真的。很多学生不敢说话，因为她非常严格。我们害怕不能通过考试，因为那样老师会责备我们。老师从不给我们留很多家庭作业，但同时也不会给我们过多的娱乐时间。我爱我们的英语老师。

I like English,and I like my English teacher.

我爱英语，我爱我们的英语老师。

编辑点评：写人的小作文，我们经常会遇到，也要多练习，才能写出真情实感。

My name isxx.  I am graduate from xxx seniorhigh school and major in xx.  There are xx people in my family.  My father works in a computer company.  And my mother is a housewife.  I am the youngest one in my family.

In my spare time, I like to read novels.  I think reading could enlargemy knowledge.  As for novels, I could imagine whatever I like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu master.  In addition to reading, I also like to play PC games.  A lot of grownups think playing PC games hinders the students from learning.  But I think PC games could motivate me to learn something such as English or Japanese. My favorite course is English because I think it is interesting to say one thing via different sounds.  I wish my English could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent English in the future.

Hi, my name is xxx. Im xx years old, a middle school student apparently.

I love music very much although Im not very good at singing. Ive been playing guzheng, an ancient traditional instrument for a long time and now Im in level 10, which means a really high level among the amateurs. Apart from that, I also like to reading and writing. They both give me a lot of fun and build my unique personality as well as my goal and dream. I like Wangfei very much. She could be my favorite singer.... Personally, Ive been considering I have a really complicated personality BECause sometimes dont really like to study, sometimes.....

However, Im very positive and look forwards to my future BECause Im the one who will realize my goal.

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，20xx.

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！

My grandfather is in his seventies now. He is a kind and warm-hearted old man.

He used to live with my family. At that time he always spent more than one hour examining my homework every day. When I was ill, he took good care of me. He showed great concern.

Grandfather is very warm-hearted to his neighbors and is always ready to help them. One day, a girl who is one of his neighbors injured her leg carelessly. My grandfather took her to the hospital at once and paid the fees with his own savings.

Now my grandfather is living in another city with my aunt. My parents and I all miss him very much. And I hope that I can go to visit him soon.

美国是一个联邦共和国,为首都的华盛顿特区，小编收集了介绍美国的英语作文，欢迎阅读。

第二篇：介绍美国的英语作文

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is a country in North America that shares land borders with Canada and Mexico, and a sea border with Russia. Extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, the United States is a federal republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C.

The present-day continental United States has been inhabited for at least 15,000 years by indigenous tribes.[1] After European exploration and settlement in the 16th century, the English established their own colonies—and gained control of others that had been begun by other European nations—in the eastern portion of the continent in the 17th and early 18th centuries. On 4 July 1776, at war with Britain over fair governance, thirteen of these colonies declared their independence. In 1783, the war ended in British acceptance of the new nation. Since then, the country has more than quadrupled in size: it now consists of 50 states and one federal district; it also has numerous overseas territories.

At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.5 million km²), the U.S. is the third or fourth largest country by total area, depending on whether the disputed areas of China are included. It is the worlds third most populous nation, with nearly 300 million people.

The United States has maintained a liberal democratic political system since it adopted its Articles of Confederation on 1 March 1781 and the Constitution, the Articles replacement, on 17 September 1787. American military, economic, cultural, and political influence increased throughout the 20th century; with the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War, the nation emerged as the worlds sole remaining superpower.[2] Today, it plays a major role in world affairs.

The earliest known use of the name America is from 1507, when a globe and a large map created by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller in Saint-Die-des-Vosges described the combined continents of North and South America. Although the origin of the name is uncertain[3], the most widely held belief is that expressed in an accompanying book, Cosmographiae Introductio, which explains it as a feminized version of the Latin name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (Americus Vespucius); in Latin, the other continents names were all feminine. Vespucci theorized, correctly, that Christopher Columbus, on reaching islands in the Caribbean Sea in 1492, had come not to India but to a "New World".

The Americas were also known as Columbia, after Columbus, prompting the name District of Columbia for the land set aside as the U.S. capital. Columbia remained a popular name for the United States until the early 20th century, when it fell into relative disuse; but it is still used poetically and appears in various names and titles. A female personification of the country is also called Columbia; she is similar to Britannia.[4][5][6][7] Columbus Day, a holiday in the U.S. and other countries in the Americas commemorating Columbus October 1492 landing.

The term "united States of America" was first used officially in the Declaration of Independence, adopted on 4 July 1776. On 15 November 1777, the Second Continental Congreadopted the Articles of Confederation, the first of which stated "The Stile of this Confederacy shall be The United States of America."

The adjectival and demonymic forms for the United States are American, a point of controversy among some.

翻译：

美利坚合众国,也被称为美国,美国,美国,是一个在北美国家,陆地边界与加拿大和墨西哥,和一个与俄罗斯的海上边界。从大西洋到太平洋,美国是一个联邦共和国,为首都的华盛顿特区

当今美国大陆已经居住了至少15000年的土著部落。[1]在16世纪欧洲的探索和殖民之后,英国建立了自己的殖民地和控制他人所开始较之其他欧洲大陆的东部地区在17和18世纪早期。1776年7月4日,在战争与英国公平治理,十三个殖民地宣布独立。在1783年战争结束后在英国接受的新国家。自那以来,中国已超过四倍大小:现在由50个州和一个联邦地区;它还有众多的海外领土。

²超过370万平方英里(370万多公里),美国是第三或第四大的国家,面积,取决于中国的争议地区。它是世界上第三人口最多的国家,有近3亿人。

美国一直保持着自由民主政治体系的文章,因为它采用了联盟1781年3月1日,宪法,文章的更换,1787年9月17日。美国的军事、经济、文化和政治影响力增加贯穿整个20世纪,随着苏联解体,冷战结束,美国成为这个世界剩下的唯一超级大国。今天[2],它在世界事务中扮演着重要的角色。

最早使用的名称美国从1507年开始,当一个截止阀和一个大地图创建的瓦尔德泽米勒所绘制德国地理学家马丁在Saint-Die-des-Vosges描述了北美和南美大陆。虽然名字的起源是不确定的[3],最普遍的信仰是表示在一本书,Cosmographiae Introductio,这也解释了它作为一个女性化版本的拉丁名字的意大利探险家阿美利哥韦斯普奇(绒毛Vespucius);在拉丁语中,其他大陆的名字都是女性。韦斯普奇的理论正确,克里斯托弗·哥伦布到达1492年在加勒比海岛屿,已经不是印度,而是一个“新的世界”。

美洲也被称为哥伦比亚,在哥伦布,促使土地的名字特区留出随着美国资本。美国哥伦比亚大学仍然是一个受欢迎的名字,直到20世纪初,当它落入相对废弃;但它仍然是用诗意和出现在不同的名字和头衔。国家也被称为哥伦比亚的女性化身,她是类似于不列颠。[4][5][6][7]哥伦布日,假期在美国和其他国家在美洲纪念哥伦布1492年10月着陆。

“美利坚合众国”这个词第一次被使用在《独立宣言》正式通过1776年7月4日。1777年11月15日,第二届大陆Congreadopted联盟的文章,第一个表示“本联盟的阶梯美利坚合众国。”

形容词的和demonymic形式对美国是美国人,在一些争议。

第二篇：介绍美国的英语作文

USA field place North America central section , east face Atlantic Ocean , the north being near to Canada , meet Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico in the south. Subordinate Alaska is located in the North America northwest part , Hawaii is located in middle Pacific Ocean north part. Always cover an area of 9372614 square Qianmi. The coastline is long 22680 kilometers. The plain is that Indian lives in a compact community field. 15 ends of the century Spain , Holland , France , United Kingdom etc. migrate consecutively having come this far. In the 18 centuries fronts,United Kingdom has built 13 colonies along the bank in North America Atlantic Ocean. 1775 has been annual , has broken out to oppose United Kingdom colonizing comrades Revolutionary War. 1776 annual 7 month 4 days colonial people announce "Declaration of Independence" , announce setting up USA. 1783 annual Revolutionary War are over , United Kingdom admits that 13 colonies are independent. 1787 years pass USA constitution , set up the federation republic. 1803 years purchase Louis anna from France (be located in extensive USA central section area). 1819 years purchase Fla. from Spain. 1845 years invade and occupy Mex Texas. Fields such as that , California 1848 years are ended to Mexican War have got New Mexcico , Yalisang the day afer tomorrow. 1853 years have striven for a piece of land land of Arizona now the southern part and New Mexico southwest part from Mexico. Alaska and Aleutian Islands 1867 years have been bought to tsarist Russia. 1898 years have annexed Hawaii. These places successively add afterwards if federation , USA who forms nows, 1971 annual 1 month 1 day surname our country establishes diplomatic relations.

翻译：

美国北美中央部分,东面临大西洋,北接近加拿大,满足南部墨西哥和墨西哥湾。下属阿拉斯加位于北美洲西北部,夏威夷位于太平洋中部北部。总占地面积9372614平方西域。海岸线长22680公里。印度平原是住在一个紧凑的社区。15世纪的西班牙、荷兰、法国、英国等迁移连续出现这么远。18世纪,英国已建立了13个殖民地沿着银行在北美大西洋。1775年,爆发反对英国殖民同志的革命战争。1776年7月4日殖民地人民宣布“独立宣言”,宣布设立美国。1783年独立战争结束,英国承认13个殖民地是独立的。美国1787年通过宪法,成立联邦共和国。1803年从法国购买路易斯安娜广泛(位于美国中部部分地区)。1819年购买佛罗里达州。从西班牙,德州1845年入侵并占领墨西哥人。等领域,加州1848年墨西哥战争有新的Mexcico结束,明天Yalisang后。1853年已精心准备的一块土地的土地现在亚利桑那州南部和西南部新墨西哥州来自墨西哥的一部分。阿拉斯加阿留申群岛1867年买了沙皇俄国。1898年吞并夏威夷。这些地方先后添加之后如果联盟,美国现在的形式,1971年1月1日姓我们国家建立了外交关系。

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What kind of animals do you like in our common homeland - earth, how many animals do you like? Anyway, my favorite animal is our most loyal friend - dog.

My favorite dog is my neighbors home that is a Beijing dog and rounds and Coli sheep shepherd handsome. They play together every day, is a pair of good friends, I also like them, they saw me and wagged my tail came to me.

Handsome body Biao big, the body about sixty centimeters long. Two legs standing, fully able to my shoulder, his eyes, nose, mouth, ears are more than round, and most like to see him running when the figure - curly flying, like a horse. I often and round, handsome with the running, each time is handsome first, round second, my third It is no exaggeration to say that the speed of handsome hands run no less than the speed of purebred horses. The general dog ran up, will be issued a "blah" sound, handsome handsome hands up very small, not careful is not heard. Handsome handsome look is also handsome: curly flying, the body was arcuate. If you want to use a word to describe handsome, that is: handsome. If you use a word, that is: impeccable.

Relative to the handsome hands, round the size of a lot of small, only about thirty centimeters long, less than half the handsome handsome. The meaning of his name comes from his pair of eyes, it is too round. Like a shiny black gem. And his legs are round, round the name is so come. And his legs are very short, so even if he sprinkled his feet running, but also run fast, but I still like his kind of simple cute.

This is my favorite animal, you like it?

On New Years Eve, our class had a party. The atmosphere was good.

It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding crow of a cock echoing in the hall, the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.

i am ****. usually a lot of my hobbies, such as skating, playing 356 didesmococcus feather, draw, watch extra-curricular book, watch tv and so on, so my life is very rich extra-curricular. ago is a more introverted person, i have very few words, only and i am very good friends to so many before, but after school at the time of my personality to change slowly, and not, as

previously like very few words, and students are also very harmonious relationship.

in fact, since childhood i dare not interested in english, so my english very poor, then let us hear english, introduce myself, i really do not know how to do, nervous for some time, so i think in the future of english class can have more understanding of english can have more interest in english. families are. usually a lot of my hobbies, such as skating, playing 356 didesmococcus feather, draw, watch extra-curricular book, watch tv and so on, so my life is very rich extra-curricular. ago is a more introverted person, i have very few words, only and i am very good friends to so many before, but

after school at the time of my personality to change slowly, and not, as previously like very few words, and students are also very harmonious relationship.

i think noting is difficult if you put your heart into it,so i can say will make my english be nice in future.

thank you!

[大学开学的自我介绍英语

Hello, my name is Leo. Im from. Zhengxin school. As you can see I have a round face and the big eyes. I like music very much. In my spare time, I like take some reading and go shopping.

It can make me feel happy. I like chatting with others, because it can help me to know this world. I have lots of friends. All the things in the world are colorful. I love peace and I take proud of my motherland. Thank you!

您好，我的名字叫力欧，我来自正心学校，正如你看到的一样 ，我的脸很圆，眼睛也很大，我喜欢音乐。

空余时间我喜欢阅读和购物，这些都可以让很开心很愉快，我喜欢跟别人聊天，因为能帮助更了解这个世界，我有很多朋友，这个世界的东西都是多姿多彩的，我喜欢和平，我为我的祖国感到骄傲和自豪。

When the small eyes on a pair of thick eyebrows, and a small by the mouth, dont look at my head is small, actually very clever.

On one occasion, the teacher a comprehensive assignment, for us to interview love smoking father. I got home, immediately call mom take video recorder, help me to take the interview process. All of a sudden, I thought: this empty-handed interview dad a bit not good. My little head a thought of a way to immediately ran to the front of the a drawer take out a bad microphone poser, said: "Im ready." Mom smiled said: "you really can recycling."

In my mother and I, under the guidance of finding out the relevant information, but dad bad memory, is back not to come out, my mother and I walk around to find a way to. Suddenly I a brainwave, excited, said: "I figure out a way, to print the information down first, and then mother take video recorder at the front, data get behind, so dad appears, video cant see, this is not kill two birds with one stone?" Mom, dad listened to the straight nodded said: "why didnt we think? Thanks to your head and clever, dont dismiss your little head anymore." In this way, our interview smoothly completed, also praised by the teacher the classmates. Im glad to touch the little head, said to himself: "little head count you enough today!" Thinking about, and took a few little head.

Ha ha! This is a clever and smart I, you say?

一双时大时小的眼睛上有一双浓浓的眉毛，还有一张能说会道的小嘴巴，别看我脑袋小，其实机灵得很。

有一次，老师布置了一个综合作业，要我们去采访一下爱吸烟的爸爸。我一回到家，马上叫妈妈拿好录像机，帮我拍采访的过程。突然，我想：这样空手采访爸爸有点不大好。我的小脑袋一转想到了办法，马上跑到一个抽屉前拿出一个坏的话筒装样子，说：“我已经准备好了。”妈妈笑笑说：“你真会废物利用呀。”

在我和妈妈的指点下，找出了相关资料，但爸爸记性太差，实在是背不出来，我和妈妈走来走去想办法。忽然我灵机一动，兴奋的说：“我想出办法了，先把这段资料打印下来，然后妈妈把录像机拿在前面，资料拿在后面，这样爸爸看得见，可录像机却看不见，这不是一举两得了吗?”妈妈爸爸听了，直点头称赞说：“我们怎么没想到呢?多亏你脑袋机灵，以后再也不小瞧你的小脑袋了。” 就这样，我们的采访很顺利的完成了，还得到了老师同学们的赞扬。我高兴地摸着小脑袋，心里说：“小脑子今天算你够厉害!”想着，又拍了几下小脑袋。

哈哈!这就是一个又机灵又聪明的我，你们说呢?

My mother is a teacher .She is not tall and a little fat .She has big eyes and long hair .

She loves me very much,but she is very strict to me, she requires me to develop good study habits especially in study .

Once I finished my homework ,but I did not check my homework because I wanted to play .

My mother checked my homework and fond many mistakes .

So she scolded me and let me corrected it . My mother love me very much ,but She is hard to me .I love my mother .

She is the most beautiful and best mother for me.

Hello, my professors.It’s a fine day today,and i’m very pleased to meet you here.First of all,i’d like to introduce myself to you.My name is ***,my hometown is ***,which is a really beautiful city.Even when i was a young boy,i was very interested in biology science.Every one may have a dream,and i still remember that my dream is to be a biology scientist (just like ZHU KE ZHEN).I liked to make wonders just like,where are we from?Where are we going in the universe?And then i would find the answers in book by myself.Still today i think that interest is the best teacher in one’s whole life (and knowledge comes from practice).

Second, i will introduce my major in the university.My major is Biological Engineering in *** University.It has a great relationship with biology scince.Their relationship can be shown with an example: Just like a river,biology science,which often finds new discoveries and theories, is at the head of the river.And my major,which lays more stress on practical use, seems to be at the end of it.When both of them interact well enough,the discovries and theories in biology science can be soon turned into products in all of the modern industry.

Four years’ university education gives me a lot of things to learn,a lot of chances to try,and a lot of practices to improve myself.It teaches me not only what to study and how to think,but also to see the importance of practical ability (such as doing expriment as much as possible). In the university life,i have made many good friends.They help me improve my study and research ability, do ererything just like a man,and often give me good example to follow.

Besides what i have introduced myself above,i also have many interests in my spare time.I like playing football,which is an effective way i think to improve my body health,and it can teach me how to join in a group and deal with other people.Drawing and writing is another favor to me.

Above all,i choose the major in order to broad my view in biology scince,and enhance my research ability.I will do my best to join the new group and be good at postgraduate study.

你好,我的教授。今天天气很好,我很高兴在这里见到你。首先,我想介绍一下自己。我的名字是* * *,我的家乡是* * *,这是一个非常美丽的城市。甚至当我还是个小男孩时,我非常感兴趣的生物学的科学。每一个人可能有一个梦想,我仍然记得,我的梦想是成为一个生物学科学家(就像朱可甄)。我喜欢让奇迹一样,我们从哪里来?在宇宙中我们要去的吗?然后我将自己的书中找到答案。时至今日我认为兴趣是最好的老师在一个人的整个人生和知识来自实践。

第二,我将介绍我的专业在这所大学。我的专业是生物工程在* * *大学。它与生物学scince有很大的关系。他们的关系可以用一个例子所示:就像一条河,生物科学,经常发现新的发现和理论,在河的头。和我的专业,这将更注重实际应用,最后似乎是。当他们两人充分交互,discovries和理论生物学科学可以很快变成了产品在所有的现代工业。

四年的大学教育给了我很多的东西要学,很多的机会去尝试,和大量的实践来提高自己。不仅教我如何学习,如何思考,但也看到实践能力的重要性(例如做实验尽可能的)。在大学生活中,我认识了很多好朋友。他们帮助我提高我的学习和研究能力,做ererything就像一个人,经常给我学习的好榜样。

除了上面我介绍我自己,在我的业余时间我还有许多利益。我喜欢踢足球,我认为这是一个有效的方法来提高我的身体健康,它可以教我如何加入一组和处理他人。绘画和写作对我来说是一个忙。

最重要的是,我选择的主要以广阔的我的观点在生物scince,和提高我的研究能力。我将尽我所能加入新的团体和善于研究生学习。

Last Monday, we had a monitor election. At the beginning the two candidates, LiuDong and Wang Hong gave us a speech introducing themselves and telling us their plans in the future. Then we had a vote. We wrote down the name of the better one in our mind and put the paper in a box. Then the exciting time came that our teacher counted the number and wrote it on the blackboard. The result was that 28 students who voted Wang Hong, 13 more than the number of students who voted LiuDong, which meaned WangHong was elected as our monitor. Wang is really pretty good. I believe she will be a good monitor.

My name is xxx.  There are 4 people in my family.  My father is a Chemistryteacher.  He teaches chemistry in senior high school.  My mother is an English teacher.  She teaches English in the university.  I have a younger brother, he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.

I like to read English story books in my free time.  Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read.  Reading E- books is fun.  In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.

I hope to study both English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects.  Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.

My name is Li Haoyi. Im nine years old. Im a monkey. School: Park Primary School, class two (3).

I was a lively and cheerful and brave pupils in the class is worthy of the name "big star". I was very good at math. I was sealed by Mr. Zhou as a representative of math class. I also got the good praise from Mr. Huang.

Once, I saw in the exercises when the teacher Huang and Professor Zhou refers to me, I think that is calling me. After the exercise, the teacher let my mother come to school, I was more nervous! When my mother talked to the teacher, I knew that my sister was praised. (call to a false alarm.)

Look, this is me!

My hometown is Guangdong Maoming which lies in the south coast of China. I study in Shiyan High school and I’m in grade 2.Our campus is very beautiful and there are much charming view.

I study hard every day and I wish to go abroad for further education.I have some hobbies such as basketball,tennis,swimming and so on.I like making friends with others.

Welcome to our school! Our school is the key middle school in this city.

Now we are in the front gate. Entry in this school, you can see there is a big

football playground on the left and a big resturant on the right. If you’re

hungry, you can have something good in there. The grand teaching building is

right behind the football playground. We spend most time in the classrooms.

Behind the teaching building, there is a little lake with many fish in it. Oh,

there is also a nice library next to the lake. After the class, we can entry the

library freely to read the books we like. This is our school. Don’t you think

it’s great?

Go down the hillside and see a piece of green sugar cane forest. The tall and tall sugar cane stood there straight, as if waiting for the soldiers to review, great and mighty! That kind of like a spear-like leaves, hand in hand, shoulder and shoulder, honey honey layers. The breeze passing, dancing, rustling.

Bypassing the sugar cane forest, presented in front of me is the vast expanse of rice fields. Rice ripe, heavy rice paddle bent rice Wo waist, a burst of autumn wind scouring, rice waves laughing, rolling, a layer of driving a layer of Yong Xiang far away. Farmer uncle standing on the edge of the river, see this grain full of rice, my heart is how sweet it!

Through the paddy fields, I strolled through the field path. Look, the sorghum red face, corn and yellow and large, sweet potato seedlings grow very lush, after the land covered with fields. Fan big taro leaves, with the autumn wind swinging west pendulum.

Suddenly, a burst of fragrant nostrils. I look forward, the original is a large orchard. Red persimmon like a small lantern like hanging in the branches, very bright. Orange tree more lively, and large and small orange red Yan Yan, yellow 嶝 嶝, and more bending the branches. A sentence, like a bell, as if the jingle is ringing.

Ah, autumn poetic, colorful autumn, it makes people beaming, it is people feast for the eyes.

Hello, everyone. We have a new classmate today. This is Mike, hes from America. He is thirteen years old now. He likes playing baseball and basketball. He is good at Maths. I hope you can get on well with him.

Good morning teachers and classmates,im glad to be here for self-introdution.My name is ** and i come from grade seven class ** .I have a family of four,my mother ,farther ,brother and me.we are getting along with each other ,i usually help my mother do house work when my farther is out of home and i am a deligted person and willing to help others while in trouble.I like watching TV and playing basketball with my partners in part time .I also need others encuragement while i dont pass eaxminaion .so i fee that we should help each other.Thank for giving me a chance of makng a speech