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描写故宫英语作文

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The imperial palace, also known as the Forbidden City, is the imperial palace of the Ming and qing dynasties, which is the largest and most complete ancient architectural complex in China. I especially want to know the architecture of ancient palaces and the living environment of ancient emperors.

One weekend in the golden autumn, the sun is shining and the autumn wind is crisp. My mother and I went to visit the Palace Museum in the center of the city. I was very happy.

Enter the gate of the Forbidden City, "wow! Its so big here!" I couldnt help it. The mother said, "the most spectacular is still in the back!" We first visited the architectural model of the imperial palace and its construction. I know that the imperial palace covers an area of over 720,000 square meters, with more than 9,000 rooms, all wooden structures, and all the wooden structures have no nails. The palace is the blue and white stone base, the tall roof, the yellow glazed tile, the pattern of the dragon everywhere, and decorated with the brilliant color of the golden wall. I observed all the palaces, and found that the palaces were lined up along the north-south axis, and spread out to the sides, to the north and south, and to the right and left. I told mom, I found mother listen to nod a smile, said: "the central axis not only in the Forbidden City, and nanda YongDingMen, north to the drum tower, almost throughout the whole city. Its magnificent, well-planned and spectacular.

We have been visiting the taihe temple from the imperial garden. What a breathtaking view! In the Forbidden City, the most striking is the "three halls" : the hall of supreme harmony, the hall of harmony, the hall of protection and the temple. They are all built on the 8-meter-high base of the white jade, which looks like the qiong yuyu in the myth. The first hall of supreme harmony was the most magnificent building. People called it the "throne room". It was the place where the emperor held the grand ceremony. It is 28 meters high, 63 meters, 35 meters north and south, and a large pillar with a diameter of 1 meter. Among them, six large pillars, one meter in diameter around the throne, are flat dragon pillars of leached gold. The throne is located at the base of the two meters high in the temple, with the graceful crane and the top of the furnace, followed by a carefully carved screen. The whole hall is decorated with golden walls, which are both majestic and magnificent. The hall of neutralization was the place where the emperor went to the hall of supreme harmony to take a rest and exercise etiquette. Baohe and the temple are the place where the emperor gives banquet to the king of the foreign land every New Year. This is just the palace buildings, and house decoration is numerous, the rarities of the mother said: "these treasures is only part of it, when Chiang kai-shek fled to Taiwan carried away many treasure palace, there are some loss in a foreign country". I feel sorry for the loss of these treasures. When will these lost treasures return to the embrace of the motherland? I am looking forward to the reunion of Taiwan and mainland as soon as possible.

The visit of the Forbidden City made me linger. The Palace Museum is an unparalleled masterpiece. It is a miracle. Our five thousand years of Chinese culture are profound and profound, and we should be proud and proud to have built such a magnificent palace for the ancients. At the same time, we also have the responsibility to protect these cultural relics from destruction, so that the five thousand years of splendid civilization of the motherland will be handed down.

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篇1:英语我最喜欢的小动物

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I like a lot of animals, but my favorite animal is the panda. She comes from China, why did I love her? Because she is very cute, but she was very shy. Her body stout like bears, but the first round tail short, black and white fur and white head and body clear. She staple food of bamboo, but also addicted to love drinking water, most of the giant pandas homes are located near the water in streams, the nearest will be able to drink clear spring.

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篇2:描写熊猫的外貌英语作文

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Pandas are come from China . They are black and white . A lot of people are like pandas very much . Because pandas are very cute and gentle . But now have not got a lot of pandas in the world . Pandas are our national treasure , too . So they are very valuable . We ought to protection them . Pandas’ hometown is Sichuan.Pandas like eat bamboo . So Sichuan has a lot of bamboo . But in the zoo , pandas are not only eat bamboo . They eat radish,steamed bread and vegetable , too . They usually have a good appetite . One of a panda one day can eat a lot of food . So they are very fat ! In the zoo , have some dangerous animals . People are afraid of them . But pandas are different fome them . So people are like to see pandas . And pandas are look happy . They are very frienedly . They don’t bite and scrach people.

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篇3:描写秋天的花园英语

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Wind, gently, gently blowing, is beautiful and shy autumn girl came.

Autumn girl to the autumn garden dress pretty pretty, just "chrysanthemum" there are a dozen, there are romantic chic dancing chrysanthemum, there are jade plant surrounded by purple Venus, there are colorful peony, Elegant chrysanthemum, purple, dark yellow, light green, light green, deep purple, light purple, purple purple everything, dizzying, and even some called also can not call the name to ... ... tender and beautiful, fragrant million miles.

Go down the garden, there is a dense oblique Yong Road, Yong Road next to the two stone tables, eight stone bench, which can become a good place for children every morning accompanied by a cool autumn wind, We are here to study, write, for fear of wasting this beautiful autumn light.

Walking, we walked to the grass on the grass, the little bit of yellow on the grass, but also like a bare earth covered with a yellow blanket, lawn central dotted with a variety of trees, umbrellas like chui Yu, hot air balloon Of the trees, a few overlapping with the pagoda like the green pine, full of red hawthorn ... ... Hawthorn tree covered with a drunk little red lanterns, they can not afford to take the branches of the leaves, if the pick Down a taste, sour, sweet, delicious.

The lawn is next to the teacher was trimmed neatly hedge, they like a team waiting only to review, poplar also have fallen leaves, breeze blowing, leaves flying in the air, like a small handkerchief from heaven, so nice!

Ah! This beautiful autumn light, I want to make use of this poem autumn.

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篇4:我喜欢的动物英语

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如果你问我喜欢的小动物是什么?那我就告诉你,我喜欢的小动物是——小狗。

If you ask me what my favorite little animal is? Well, Ill tell you, my favorite little animal is puppy.

我家的小狗的毛是雪白雪白的,宛如雪落在小狗身上似的,漂亮极了!一双眼睛水汪汪的,好似刚刚下过一场春雨,雨点掉进了他眼里似的;它长着长长的尾巴,假如街边的尘土多,就可以用尾巴把尘土扫得干干净净的。

My little dogs fur is white and snowy, like snow falling on the puppy. Its so beautiful! A pair of eyes, watery, as if just under a spring rain, rain fell into his eyes; it has a long tail, if the street dust, you can use the tail sweep the dust clean.

有一次放学回家,我去看小狗。我那着骨头引它来吃,但它不但不吃,还一动不动的,好象被什么烦住了。原来,小狗就要生宝宝了……

Once I came home from school, I went to see the dog. I brought it to eat with the bone, but it not only did not eat, but also motionless, as if by what bother. It turned out that the puppy is going to have a baby......

宝宝出生后,我更疼爱小狗了。但好景不长,不幸的事情发生了。一天,小狗蹲在妈妈停车的位置上,那时妈妈回来了,妈妈一时看不见,小狗又睡着了,不知道。这时,妈妈把车停在那个位置上。就在这时候,小狗被妈妈撞死了。看到这情景,我伤心透了,连续哭了2个小时。

I loved the puppy more when I was born. But the good times dont last long unfortunate thing happened. One day, the puppy squatted in the parking place of mother. When mother came back, mother could not see it for a while, and the dog fell asleep again. I didnt know. At this moment, mother parked the car in that position. Just then, the puppy was killed by his mother. I was so sad when I saw the scene that I cried for 2 hours.

到了这个时候,我对小狗的感情依然还是那么深,我对小狗的死感到恋恋不舍。小狗,我爱你。

At this time, my feelings for the dog is still so deep, I feel unable to part of the dogs death. Puppy, I love you.

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篇5:描写小猫的英语作文

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Two little kittens went fishing at sea. First, they sat in their raft and rowed themselves away from shore. Then Tom Cat put the bait on the fish hook and threw it out into the ocean. And they waited for a long time until finally, they sensed a fish caught on the hook.It was a huge salmon! And the kittens happily returned home with their catch.

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篇6:描写课外活动的英语作文附中文

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My school encourages students to take part in out-of-class activities. After a busy day, it can help us to relax and build a healthy body. We usually take part in out-of-class activities on the playground. Some students play basketball, football and badminton. Some play Ping-Pong or swim. Besides, some students read books in the library. They think reading is also a good way to relax. As for me, I like running and reading.

我的学校鼓励学生参加课外活动。忙碌了一天,它能够帮助我们放松和锻炼身体。我经常在操场上进行课外活动。有些同学喜欢篮球,足球和羽毛球。有些同学喜欢乒乓球或游泳。除此之外,有的同学喜欢到图书馆看书,他们认为阅读也是放松的好方式。对于我来说,我喜欢跑步和阅读。

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篇7:介绍动物的英语

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Everybody likes a small animal! Such as dogs, cats, turtles and so on. My home have a pet dog. He is a little yellow, his whole body is yellow. He has a pair of watery big eyes. Yellow is a little male dog. When he grow up, can help us tube of the house.

One day, the little yellow swept away.com by the bad guys to catch, I was so sad. I want to, I later cant play with you, a little yellow. A few days later, huang came back again, I dont mention how happy heart.

Huang, you are my good friend, bring me a lot of fun. I really like you.

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篇8:描写生日派对的英语作文

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Hotel "or" set off firecrackers outside, like to meet with a mysterious thing, keep happy birthday in the hotel, song warble, the whole life of the hall.

At this moment, I went in, hotel and there was a birthday song. Then, my classmate, father, mother, sister, all arrived, the students brought a birthday gift, mysterious, like afraid of be I see.

Now you should know who is your birthday? By the way, that is my birthday.

We ate a big lunch first, then get out mother bought me a cake, the fine packing box is opened, there was a very large, the three layers of fruit cake, cake has a lot of fruit, there are a little monkey is wrapped in cream? The little monkeys must be on behalf of me, because I was born in the year of the monkey, with candles, dad was in no hurry, just ten, lit candles and turned off the lights, everyone sang: happy birthday to you, I silently make a wish.

"Wow" started to cut the cake, each a just, when cake to each staff, the students are holding a cream to wipe my face, wipe out of my face, and faces up to other people, all in all, after a while, all the persons face turned into white face, cream on clothes, hair all over the place.

When we go to the toilet wash, the students have to send a gift to me, such a great gift, such as glass, toys, jewelry, mom and dad gave me a three rounds of the stem, bags and watches, cousin cousin also brought music CARDS! I am very happy.

Its really a happy birthday party!

饭店外面“噼里啪啦”的放鞭炮,像是迎接着一件神秘的事,饭店里放着生日快乐歌,歌声婉转动听,使整个大厅热闹起来。

这时,我走了进去,饭店又响起了生日歌。接着,我的同学、爸爸、妈妈、妹妹、都一一到来了,同学们带来了生日礼物,神神秘秘的样子,像是生怕被我看见。

现在你们应该知道是谁过生日了吧?对了,那个过生日的人就是我。

我们先吃完了丰盛的午饭,然后拿出妈妈给我买的蛋糕了,精美的包装盒打开,有一个非常大的,三层水果蛋糕,蛋糕上面有着许许多多的水果,中间还有一只用奶油做成的小猴子呢?这只小猴子一定是代表我的,因为我是属猴子的,爸爸不慌不忙地插着蜡烛,看好了,刚好十只,把蜡烛点燃,关了灯,大家唱起了:祝你生日快乐,我默默地许着愿。

“哇”开始切蛋糕了,每人一份刚好,当蛋糕发到每个人手中时,同学们都拿着奶油往我的脸上抹,抹完了我的脸上,又给别的人脸上抹起来了,总之,过了一会儿,所有人的脸都变成了白花脸了,奶油在衣服上、头发上到处都是。

我们去卫生间把脸洗干净以后,同学们纷纷的把礼物送给了我,这些礼物真丰盛呀,有水杯、玩具、饰品等,爸爸妈妈送我一个三轮的拉秆书包和手表,表弟表妹还带来了音乐贺卡呢!我非常的高兴。

这真是一个快乐的生日派对呀!

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篇9:写动物的英语作文100字

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Cats are cute animals,they are very special as well.

It has pointy ears, round eyes,little claws,and short but soft fur.Cats like eating fish and mice.They like to keep themselves clean, they do that by licking their fur.Also they are nocturnal animals, they sleep in the daytime and do most of their movements at night.

We should love cat, because cats are our friends,too.

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篇10:,描写一件难忘的事英语作文

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Today, the way home from school, I am far to see a person in the trash to find something, I feel very strange.

I approached a look, the original is a grandmother, her hair gray, wrinkled face, wearing a ragged clothes, a black and black hands in the trash to find. Suddenly her face showed a smile. It turned out that she found a few empty vials. I think: a few empty vials worth a few cents, she was so old, should have been comfortable living at home, and she was in such a dirty place to pick up trash, her family must be very poor, she was so poor Oh!

I looked at my heart very sad, I gave my mother to my breakfast money to the grandmother, grandmother said to me: "You really a filial child, thank you!" I quickly said: "do not thank!" Go home.

I was in a good mood on my way home because I made a meaningful thing today.

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篇11:世界动物日的英语作文

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Every year on October 4th is the World Animal Day. It is proposed by the Italian monk St Francis in 12th century. He lives in the forests of Assisi Island for the long time, building a good relationship with the animals. So he asks people to express thanks to the animals on October 4th. He sets a good example for our human beings about how to deal with the relationship with animals. In order to memorize him and what he does, we make October, 4th to be World Animal Day. Nowadays, people from all over the world will hold various activities to celebrate on that day. The aim of this festival is to remind people to care for all animals and build a harmonious relationship with them.

每年的十月四日是世界动物日。它是由意大利修道士圣弗兰西斯在十二世纪提出的。他长期生活在阿西西岛上的森林中,与动物建立了良好的关系。所以他要求村民们在10月4日这天向动物表示感谢。他为如何正确处理与动物的关系树立了一个很好的榜样。后人为了纪念他和他所做的,我们把十月四号定为世界动物日。现在,在那一天来自世界各地的人会用各种活动来庆祝这一节日。这一节日的目的在于提醒人们关爱所有的动物,与他们建立和谐的关系。

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篇12:描写秋天美景的英语

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Autumn with a golden, walked the pace of light, quietly came to our side.

The sky is blue and blue, blue is like a sea of water, like a just washed sapphire. A blossoming white clouds like a small fish in the swimming, really like a beautiful ink painting.

We came to the orchard, the apple grinned, as if to welcome us to taste the fruit, the pear fragrance to our feet hooked, pomegranate grinned mouth exposed a ruby.

We came to the field, the autumn girl has been here into the golden yellow, the whole field into a golden ocean. Corn exposed a grain of yellow gems, sorghum laughed waist, farmers uncle in the harvest of rice, rice seems to say: "farmers uncle to raise our small, thank them for their parenting,

Now we can finally repay the peasant uncle, and the farmer uncle is also proud of their own results.

Autumn is really beautiful! I love this charming fall.

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篇13:描写动物小狗的

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提笔开始写一种小动物,我就会回想起我的以前的小,一想起它,我心里有一股说不出的滋味,因为我无法忘记我和点点相处的那段时光。

头开始妈妈刚把它带回家的时候,它只会用乌溜溜的眼睛望着我们,好像在对周围的环境陌生的很,有时候,自己着急了只会“汪汪汪”的乱叫,吵得我做作业只写错,为了管住它,不乱跑乱叫,爸爸特意给它买了一个木笼子,让它呆在里边,没想到它叫得更厉害了,我无招可出。

过了一段时间,我和点点相互熟了,我给它送饭的时候还对我摇摇尾巴呢,我高兴的真有点得意忘形了,真想把爸爸的左先锋让给点点。

慢慢地我们俩逐渐成了好朋友。清早,它早早就醒了,见我去学校上学也向往常一样送我,走到楼梯口,我回过头说:“快回去!”它好像听懂了我的话,就回了,它又像钟表一样准时,到了放学时间,就在门口等我,我回来了,它一见到我不像奔驰一样扑到我面前,和我玩着回家。

到了晚上,点点睡觉了,我轻声走到它跟前看看它,不然我可能就睡不着觉,因为我不放心,每当这个时候,它都能听到我的脚步声,听到后就醒了,然后我们又嬉戏一会儿,才各去干各的事——睡觉。

就这样,我和点点相处的快两年了,突然有一天,它口吐白沫,我想方设法救它都无济于事,后来它渐渐闭上了眼。

点点走了,它走的很远很远,但我永远忘不了它……

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篇14:描写小动物外表的

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全身毛茸茸的,有两只机灵的耳朵。犹如咖啡一般的深竭色。跑起来比风快,绒线的尾巴和黑亮珍珠般的眼睛。它是谁?小狗没它可爱,小猫的毛没它柔软。它便是一一小兔皮皮。

小兔皮皮的本领还让你〝大吃一惊〞,它的几个本领,让魔法师感到〝自卑〞、让球家感到〝害怕〞、让清洁工想〝自杀〞。

本领一:隐身术

有一天中午,我一如既地来到小兔皮皮的〝豪宅〞——厕所里的兔笼,给它喂食。看着手上水灵灵、红嫩嫩的胡萝卜,我的口水真是〝飞流直下三千尺〞,可转念又想:这可是小兔的食物。〝咦?小兔怎么不见了?〞我看了看门后,看了看马桶,看了看洗手盆,哪儿都没有,莫非它跑了?我抱着满心的疑感,重新扫视了厕所一番。忽然,一道黑影抢过我手上的萝卜后落地,是小兔皮皮。

原来,它一直躲在马桶后面很隐蔽的缝里。

本领二:雕刻

当出去给小免皮皮拿水喝时,它却已经悄然完成了一件艺术品。一打开厕所门,我大吃一惊,原来圆柱体的胡萝卜上已有一圈美丽的花纹,有的是螺旋正方形,有的是齿轮圆形,有的是方砖三角形,连胡萝卜也感动地在哭。小免皮皮就是这样一只”超人免”,你看,它厉害吗?

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篇15:,描写冬天的早晨英语作文

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Spring morning is spring, the summer morning is tree-lined, autumn morning is the fragrance of Osmanthus, then the winter morning is how it?

"Tinker bell ... ..." a harsh ring tones abruptly pulled me from the dream back to reality. I opened my eyes, slowly from the blanket out of a hand. Oh, its a lot of time! I seem to fall from the warm paradise directly into the cold hell. Turned to look, mist is lying on the window whirring sleep! Outside a gray, the sun seems to give yourself a holiday, sleep at home, Lanjue. I secretly said: the sun is stolen lazy, but I have to go to the dark to go to school, really heavenly difficult ah! "The real warriors dare to face the bleak life." Suddenly, my mind Sentence. So I bang, from the blanket jumped out.

One out of the house can be thousands of times better than the house cold. The cold wind piercing, straight to my neck drill. Even known as "Maxima" car at this time also like a year more than seventy years old man had severe general, turtle speed moving with. Trees put on a white coat, but the wind was still ruthlessly swept away the leaves, leaving only bare branches. People who come and go are all armed, leaving only a pair of eyes dripping, even those who love the beautiful slim girls willing to wrap themselves into a round "dumplings". I mention the collar, I thought: the classroom but also so dead it.

But a walk into the classroom, that scene and just really different world. "Pa Pa" do not miss a minute to learn the opportunity, like being nailed to the stool, hungry to learn the knowledge, do the book really have gold house? "Naughty" is like a stool was Put a few nails, restless, they got up like a rhinoceros rampage. And those who suffer from the "severe delay" of the students are fiddling words to fill the job, their hands like a machine generally kept running ... ...

Winter morning not only chill, but also steaming. It can freeze the growth of all things, but could not freeze our warm heart.

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篇16:描写圣诞节英语

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Christmas Day is the biggest festival in the western countries.It is on December 25, the birthday of Jesus Christ.Before the festival, every family will buy a Christmas tree, and put it in the middle of the living-room. And their houses look more soft and beautiful.

圣诞节是西方国家最盛大的节日。节日在12月25日,是耶稣基督的生日。节日前,每个家庭都要买一颗圣诞树,放在起居室的中央,这样他们家看起来又温馨又漂亮。

On Christmas Eve, children always hang up their Christmas stockings and hope Father Christmas will come to put presents in them. In fact, their parents put the presents in their stockings.

在平安夜,孩子们总是把圣诞袜挂起来,希望圣诞老人会把礼物放到里面,实际上把礼物放到袜里面的是他们的父母。

How interesting it is! On Christmas Day, people say "Merry Christmas" to each other.

你说有趣不有趣! 在圣诞节那天,人们互相祝贺“圣诞快乐”。

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篇17:描写学校环境英语

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My school is so beautiful that i cannot think of leaving there for less a day. The lofty trees, colorful flowers and the charming attract me a lot. When i first went there, i was amazed by its wonderful atmospherem peaceful and warm. Everyday, my teacher teaches me a lot of knowledge from different aspects such as Chinese, Math,and English. It benefits me a lot. And there are my schoolmates. We play together everyday, making plenty of fun. When we meet trouble on study, we always get together in a group. Talking about the quickest way to solve the problem, we strengthen our relationship. We become better friends. At the same time, we practice our minds.

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篇18:描写动物的词语有哪些

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虎啸、狼嗥、猿啼、狮吼、马嘶、龙吟、犬吠

灵活、灵巧、笨拙、顽皮、憨厚、精灵、机灵

可爱、漂亮、温顺、凶悍、凶猛、狡诈、狡猾

狰狞、贪婪、肥壮、雄健、威武、矫健、敏捷

健壮、壮实、粗壮、高大、瘦小、驯顺、奔腾

奔跑、飞奔、腾跃、追逐、厮打、长啸、长嘶

嘶鸣、咆哮、珍禽异兽、放虎归山、纵虎归山、藏龙卧虎、虎啸狼嚎

虎啸龙吟、如虎添翼、虎踞龙盘、虎头蛇尾、虎气生生、虎背熊腰、龙腾虎跃

龙争虎斗、虎视眈眈、狼吞虎咽、如狼似虎、狼子野心、万马奔腾、老马识途

害群之马、一马当先、心猿意马、牛肥马壮、驯似羔羊、老牛舔犊、鸡鸣犬吠

活蹦乱跳、摇头摆尾、吼声震天、仰天长啸、毛骨悚然、膘肥体壮、瘦骨嶙峋

庞然大物、高大威武、腾空跃起、矫健轻捷、桀骜不驯、野性难驯、笨头笨脑

张牙舞爪、龇牙咧嘴、狡诈如狐、摇头晃脑、东张西望、贼头贼脑、色彩斑斓

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篇19:描写秋天的花园英语

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Autumn girl walked the pace of light, came to the garden.

Distant, that row of red maple forest, like a red elf in the golden ocean to play. Pick up a maple leaf, its shape like our palm.

Autumn girl out of the maple forest, and came to the flower beds. There is a cluster of string of red, they are neatly arranged team. Like a little dwarf wearing a small red cap, the Little Red Riding Hood off, taste, taste sweet.

The most striking is the chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum varieties are many: white crystal chrysanthemum, golden back red, pineal chrysanthemum, marigold. Big like a ball, a small flower like a beautiful flower bed. They are red like fire, white snow, pink like Xia. My favorite is pineal chrysanthemum, its flower like a small hedgehog rolled into a ball, petals like a small umbrella.

Ah autumn garden really beautiful ah!

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篇20:关于描写母亲的双手的英语作文

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Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, shed lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.

I dont remember when it first started annoying me —— her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I lashed out at her: "Dont do that anymore —— your hands are too rough!" She didnt say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love. Lying awake long afterward, my words haunted me. But pride stifled my conscience, and I didnt tell her I was sorry.

Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. By then I missed my mothers hands, missed her goodnight kiss upon my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it lurked, hauntingly, in the back of my mind.

Well, the years have passed, and Im not a little girl anymore. Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. Shes been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cabinet for the remedy to calm a young girls stomach or soothe a boys scraped knee. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world…… gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could……and still insists on dishing out ice cream at any hour of the day or night.

Through the years, my mothers hands have put in countless hours of toil, and most of hers were before automatic washers!

Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was that late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly stole across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.

In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my surly young voice complained: "Dont do that anymore —— your hands are too rough!" Catching Moms hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought shed remember, as I did. But Mom didnt know what I was talking about. She had forgotten —— and forgiven —— long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

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