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描写动物的作文可爱的小兔

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小兔子是惹人喜爱的小动物,它的毛色有白色,也有灰色的。它长着一双圆溜溜的红眼睛,像两颗玛瑙一 般。耳朵长长的,尖尖的,还会转动呢。尾巴短短的,毛茸茸的,微微向上翘着,被长长的毛掩盖着,要不仔细看 ,还看不见哩!它的前腿短,后腿长,跑起来一跳一蹦的,远远望去,就像小绒球一样一起一伏的动,可逗人啦!

小兔子的种类很多,大体上可以分为家兔和野兔两种,家兔是由野兔经长期驯化而来的,虽然被人喂养的 历史也已长久,但尚承袭着其祖先的不少习性。 兔是素食动物,它不以肉为食,但其躯体是其它动物,尤其是食肉动物甚为垂涎的美味佳肴。又因其个体 小,自卫能力弱,故常被其他动物所。从其祖先起就逐渐被自然选择为能逃避肉食动物,并传种接代的特有的 生理外貌和生活习性。

家兔承袭了祖先野生生活的习性,如胆小,举指轻捷,来去无声,后肢跳跃力强,繁殖力强,对敌害抵御 能力很差。家兔有打洞的习性,一般在夜间活动量大,常在白天睡觉。家兔不宜群居,尤其是雄兔,关在一起易互 相厮打。家兔适宜生活在干燥清洁的地方。

家兔繁殖力很强,每年可多胎高产。饲养6-8个月龄的母兔就可配种,当年的幼兔到秋季就可以繁殖。一般 每只成年的母兔1年可产仔4-5窝,每窝产仔6-7只,多可达10只左右。如果每窝产仔以6只计算,每只母兔1年便可 繁殖幼仔24-30只。 怎么样,兔子的世界也很有趣吧,可现在有很多人喜欢以兔肉为食,我们可不能做那样的人,也要制止试 图伤害我们动物朋友的那些人。

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篇1:,描写冬天的早晨英语作文

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Winter, we first think of the word is nothing more than "cold" "cold" "ruthless." And the winter morning?

In the eyes of everyone in the winter is a ruthless ice woman. Her words and deeds are always with a burst of bitter wind from the wind.

I opened the curtains this morning. Greet me is not biting the cold wind, but a ray of warm sunshine. The winter morning is the freshest. Suck into the cool silk, but today there are some sweet it. The sun shines on my face. I think this time the winter morning is more like a sunny boy.

Winter, I love you do not lightly expressed in the warmth of love; I love you more selfless dedication of the spirit of Lei Feng.

You are burdened with the world complaining about you, complaining about your cold; complaining about your ruthlessness. And you are quietly bear. How can they know your cold for the warmth of the spring of next year; for the coming year the fragrance of flowers; for the coming year the green grass; for the next years wheat harvest. Who can understand you?

The appearance of cold, heart hot you year after year, day after day, never complain.

When the spring is more warm; when the flowers are more fragrant; when the grass is more green; when the wheat harvest better. When people are busy praising the spring, you laughed and you said, "The four seasons are the rules of nature.

Looking at you back to the back, I cried ...

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篇2:描写鲸鱼的初中英语作文

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Whale are huge animals.They live in the sea and eat small fish and other sea life.One intere sting fact is whales can jump high out of water.Some kinds of whales are in danger because humans catch them formeat,fat,and oil,and use whale parts to make candles and soap.Whales are also in danger from water pollution.We should protect whales by making rules on whale protection and by not putting rubbish into the sea.I think people should learn more about whales.

鲸鱼是巨大的动物。他们住在大海和少吃鱼类和其他海洋生物。一个兴趣刺离开水是鲸鱼能跳很高。一些种类的鲸鱼是危险的,因为人类抓注,脂肪,和石油,并利用鲸鱼部分蜡烛和肥皂。从水污染鲸鱼也处于危险之中。我们应该保护鲸鱼,鲸鱼保护规则,不把垃圾放入大海。我认为人们应该了解更多关于鲸鱼。

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篇3:,描写冬天的景色英语作文

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Golden autumn away, white winter quietly coming, my eyes are very beautiful winter.

My eyes are covered with white snow on the winter, until the spring slowly melt. I and my friends in the snow snowball, snowman, rolling, happy to play. The tree is also filled with snow, gently shake, snow slowly fell down, as snow in general, beautiful!

The snowy road in my eyes is frozen in the lake. Thick, hard, we slipped on the ice to slide, feeling like to get up the same, accidentally, will throw a big somersault, attracted everyone laughed. We are enjoying the ice!

There are many colorful festivals in winter. There are Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival and so on. These festivals are our favorite festivals. And our favorite winter vacation. I like winter.

My eyes in the winter windows will appear on some beautiful magnificent window grilles. Some of these window grille like plum, some like lotus, some like towering trees, some like a delicate grass, there is a diamond around a circular composition of the pattern, looks both three-dimensional and beautiful!

The trees in my eyes are out of the wood, but the pine trees will not fall off. Because it is the leaves of the needle, will not consume the pine trees to maintain the heat of the winter, so can not afford leaves. Not only pine can not afford leaves, bamboo can not afford to fall off Plum is more strong, not only do not fall leaves, still blossom in the winter. They are three together known as the cold three friends.

Winter has winter fun, winter winter scenery, winter winter activities. The winter in my eyes is beautiful, lively and loving. I like winter!

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篇4:描写烟花的英语

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In Chinawhen some festivals comewe use the firework to celebrate .But Firework may lead to fire and endanger society.According to surveysixty percent

people surport the use of fireworkbecaus-

eit can add the atmosphere of festival

.Setting off fireworks is also the tradition of Chinese people.Forty percent

people disagree to use fireworkbecause firework may endanger society and harm people.Whats moreIt will cause air pollution .In my opinionWe can build up a special place far from city.There we can set off firework during festival.I know Beijing is using the method and it works.

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篇5:我喜欢的小动物英语作文100字

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喜欢的小动物是海龟,它有一个圆圆的脑袋,可以在龟壳里自由伸缩。它有一个厚厚的外壳,那个壳既像是它的家,又像是它的盾牌,可以阻挡危险,保护自己。它的脚不像乌龟那样有一个个小爪子,而是像扇子一样扁平扁平的。在海洋里,它能像鱼儿一样在水中随心所欲地游来游去,这与它像扇子一样的脚有很大关系。海龟只有离开水后便爬着走,那速度才是真正的龟速。

My favorite small animal is the turtle, which has a round head and can flex freely in the shell. It has a thick shell, which is like both its home and its shield. It can stop danger and protect itself. Instead of having a small claw like a tortoise, its feet are flat and flat like a fan. In the ocean, it can swim freely in the water like a fish, which has a lot to do with its fan-like feet. Turtles only crawl away from the water, and that#39;s the real speed.

海龟产卵的时候不像其它动物妈妈一样产完卵就不管了,而是用沙子将卵藏好,以防其他动物偷吃,真是一位贴心的妈妈。它们的窝更是奇特,别的动物的窝都是用沙土堆起来或是在陆地上打一个洞,而海龟则是在海底打一个洞住进去。小海龟出生一个月后,海龟妈妈就不会再管自己的宝宝了,而是让它们自己生活下去,让它们学会自己成长。

Turtles do not lay eggs like other animal mothers. They hide eggs in sand to prevent other animals from stealing them. It#39;s really a kind mother. Their nests are even more peculiar. Other animals#39;nests are piled up with sand or made a hole in the land, while turtles make a hole in the sea floor. One month after the birth of the baby turtle, the mother of the turtle will no longer take care of her babies, but let them live on their own, let them learn to grow up.

这就是我喜欢的动物,海龟。

This is my favorite animal, the turtle.

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篇6:保护动物初二英语Howtoprotecttheanimals?

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Animals are our friends.But how to protect them? government is working to protect all animals in danger,and has made lots of plans to save animals. On the other hand, we shouldn’t eat wild animals.We should keep them away from our dinner. That way,there will not be wild animals on sale. I think the hunters and killers will become fewer and fewer.

Last, we should protect the environment.We should stop people from cutting trees down. Without trees, wild animals will lose their home. And we will lose our animal friends. All of us should try our best to protect animals.

We need to protect animals better.We should give them fresh water to drink.We should make the forests bigger for animals in danger to live in.We should advice people not to kill animals beacause they are our friends!

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篇7:描写动物的句子

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1、刺猬身体胖胖的,四脚短小,长着锐利的爪,适合于掘土,尖红的长嘴很便于捕捉小虫。

2、鹿是腿长尾短、性情温顺、惹人喜爱的动物,毛色黄褐,杂有白斑,有的头上还有树枝一样的角。

3、金丝猴全身金黄色,背毛很长,宛如肩披一件金黄色的蓑衣,鼻子向前翘着;它的爪子很尖,有一根长长的尾巴。

4、我家养了两头小白猪。它们全身雪白,一对大耳朵像两把有力的扇子,忽上忽下不停地扇动;鼻子长长的,一对圆圆的鼻孔,像两个小山洞;鼻子下面藏着个大嘴巴,不仔细看,真不会发现鼻子下面还有张嘴;鼻子上面有一双让人捉摸不透的小眼睛,满脸的皱纹,实在不怎么好看。

5、大熊猫身子胖,尾巴短,毛很光滑。四肢和肩膀是黑的,身子和头是白的。最逗人的是两个圆圆的黑眼圈,一对毛茸茸的黑耳朵。

6、小猫“咪咪”的那一双大耳朵,一天到晚都直竖着,哪个地方有声音,马上往那边转,活像一架有特殊性能的雷达。

7、这小松鼠的滑翔本领更是绝活,甩开大尾巴,一纵身就能腾空跃过好几米远,在树冠上飘来飘去,特别逗人喜欢。

8、一只翠鸟忽地从柳树间飞出,掠过水面往另一个树丛中去了,它那美丽的羽毛带走了众人的眼光。

9、鹦鹉的周身都毛茸茸的,腹部鹅黄和淡绿相间的绒毛纤细柔软,颜色由腹部向背部渐次变化,逐渐变成翠绿,深绿,墨绿。一双翅膀上还波动着条状的墨线。那一对圆圆的小眼睛不住忽闪着,乍到家时,总是怯怯地不敢妄动。

10、这只小狗脸短短的,头上的毛很长很长,把脸都遮住了,只露出一双大大的眼睛,它的腿很短,跑起路来就像一团毛球在地上滚动,非常可爱。

11、湖面上,当天鹅伸展着宽阔的双翼,引翅拍水行进时,犹如一叶叶的扁舟,一张张的风帆。宽阔的湖面上,成群洁白的天鹅,在悠闲地游荡,像朵朵白絮在随风漂流。

12、刚出生的小猫,眼睛闭着,叫声细弱,浑身光秃秃的,好似一个会蠕动的肉团团。满月以后,绒毛才全部长齐。有的颈圈是白色,四肢长满白毛,背部黑中杂有灰白,尾巴灰黑;有的从头到尾披一件油墨“大氅”,脚掌却是白色,人们说是良种,叫“乌云盖雪”;有的通体黄色,现虎斑纹,人们给它美名“金不换”;还有一身白毛配上一条黑毛尾巴的,被称为“雪里拖枪”。刚满月的猫离不开奶,走路也不稳。

13、那条花牛迎着落日的晚霞,不停地甩动尾巴赶着苍蝇,摇晃着脑袋,好似醉了一样,懒洋洋地迈着方步向村里走去。

14、小花猫那圆圆的脸上嵌着一双又大又圆的眼睛,如果在黑夜里看,像两盏明亮的灯。

15、前面的狗终于被追怒了,回过头来,把那只小狗压倒在地,不让它动弹,想趁机吃掉骨头。

16、当白鹤展开美丽的双翅,翩翩起舞的时候,那修长的双腿,那优雅的舞姿多么像杰出的“芭蕾舞大师”。

17、蝴蝶初翻帘绣,万玉女、齐回舞袖。

18、啄木鸟会替树木看病,好像是树医生。

19、螃蟹有我半个巴掌大,外壳除了腹部以外都呈青绿色,好像披着一件翠绿的罩衣。它那硬梆梆的身子,活像穿了一身盔甲。看,那一对粗壮的蟹钳,似乎摆起“拳击”的架势。呀,那八条步足,每条都由七个小节组成,像八条细长的“七节棍”。尖端的一节呈爪状,其余各节的形状如扁棒或短柱形。步足上还长着一些细毛,给这副威风的模样,添上了几分气势。

20、雁群排成整整齐齐的人字形,目标一致地向前飞着,它们在天空嘹亮地叫着,好像在庄严地宣告:它们的队伍是整齐的,它们的目标是明确的。

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篇8:关于善待动物的英语作文

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This weekend I visited Beijing Wildlife Zoo. There are many wild animals there. Many visitors enjoyed themselves. They gave food to monkeys and played with tigers. Animals and people get on well with each other. We should be friendly towards them. It is important to protect environment. We mustnt litter about the zoo. Now everyone knows the importance of protecting the wildlife because protecting animals is protecting ourselves.

这个周末我去北京野生动物园。有许多野生动物。许多游客喜欢自己。他们给猴子和老虎玩食物。动物和人彼此相处得很好。我们应该对他们友好。保护环境是很重要的。我们不能到处扔垃圾动物园。现在每个人都知道保护野生动物的重要性,因为保护动物就是保护我们自己。

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篇9:爱护小动物的英语

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I like dogs.My family has a dog.The dog is gray.It has two eyes,two ears,one mouth and a sensitive nose.It could run,eat,and swim.The dog neither fly,nor jump.It is very lvoe,I like it very much.

我喜欢狗.我家有一只狗.这只狗是灰色的.它有两只眼睛,两只耳朵,一个口和一个灵敏的鼻子.它会跑步和吃东西,还会游泳.它非常可爱,我非常喜欢它.

There is a saying"Dog is humans friend."There are too many clever dogs aroud us.I have a friend.The firend has a dog.Its name is Peter .Peter is very clever and clean.Every afternoon my firend takes Peter for a long walk outside.Peter likes these long walks very much.He is very happy at this time.One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend.He stayed a long time.He talked and talked.Soon it was time for my friend to take Peter for his walk.But the visitor still talked.Peter began walking around him to attract him.But the visitor didnt know his meaning and paid no attention.He continued talking.Finally Peter couldnt bear it.He went to the corner of the room and brougut the visitors shoes in front of him and then he held the visitors bag in his mouth and ran our of the room."You should leave our home,"Peter thought.

有句老话说“狗是人类的朋友.”在我们身边有很多很机灵的狗.我有一个朋友,他有一只狗.狗的名字叫彼得.彼得是一只很聪明并且很干净的狗.每天下午我的朋友都带着彼得在外面散步很长时间.彼得很喜欢散步.每当这个时候它都很开心.一个星期天下午一个年轻人来拜访我的朋友.他呆了很长的时间,一直在和朋友聊天.很快到了我的朋友要带着彼得出去散步的时候了.但是来访的朋友还没有要走的意思,还是不停说啊说.彼得开始围着来访的人转,并且开始攻击他.但是来访者还是不知道彼得的意思并没有注意它,继续说着话.最终彼得再也忍受不了了.它走到房子的一个角落,把来访者的鞋子弄到他的面前,并且用嘴巴叼着他的包跑出房间.彼得想,你必须离开我的家

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篇10:用进行时态描写新年英语作文

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It is New Year s Day. The weather is sunny but cold. Lucy s family are all at home . Lucy is talking to Scott on the phone. Her father is playing basketball outside. Her mother is busy cooking. Her sister, ,Mary , is watching TV, and her brother ,

Jeff, is playing computer games. They are all having a good time.

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篇11:描写夏天的英语summer

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it is true thatSummeris hot, very hot. but the wicked summer sun is nothing to me, for i dont usually go out. what i like to do best during the long summer vacation is to stay in my own little room and read. i love to read, but during the school year i could hardly find a free moment for reading. endless assignments press down upon me like a mountain. i feel confined and imprisoned. once the summer vacation comes, however, i have all the time in the world to read and read and read. i read everything i want to read. i read to my hearts content. my room maybe small, and the sun maybe hot, but im free, im happy, im really living! oh, how i love summer!

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篇12:写动物的英语

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Why should people care? Because we need animals, and because once they are gone, there will never be any more.Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice, with no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.

Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or planton the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

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篇13:描写小动物的三年级

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”尖耳朵,长尾巴,黑眼睛,黄毛衫,个头小,爱干净,老鼠小鱼吃个饱。“你们猜这是什么?没错,就是小猫。

阿姨家的那只小猫,它有一双水汪汪的眼睛,好似两潭深水,令人过目不忘,它全身毛茸茸的,蜷缩起来像一个毛线团,所以”毛线团“就成了它的名字。

”毛线团“非常顽皮。记得有一次,这个可爱的小家伙故意把猫屎给藏在了米缸里,阿姨火冒三丈,恨不得揍它一顿。

还有一次,小猫把阿姨练字的黑墨水打翻了,洒了一地,结果小猫在墨水上踩来踩去,把自己弄得脏脏的不说,没想到它还在沙发上跳舞,阿姨气得暴跳如雷。

吃饭时,它就卖萌,两只水汪汪的大眼睛可怜巴巴的,好像在说:”小主人,给我几块鱼肉呗?“如果我不给它,它就要在我身上蹭来蹭去,猫爪子挠得我痒痒的,我不得不把鱼肉给它。

虽然”毛线团“顽皮,贪吃,但我还是很喜欢它!

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篇14::描写秋天的雨英语作文

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What is the rain in the autumn? It is not like a thunder in spring, it is not as heavy rain as the summer, it is not as rain and snow as winter. Then what is it in the end it? Let us go together to reveal the mysterious veil of autumn it!

Autumn is softer. Autumn hit in the face, Rou Si, a cool feeling can not help but arises spontaneously. After the rain, the air fresh, you will never bother it.

The rainbow rhythm, the rhythm of the raindrops beat in the filthy car cover, playing a wonderful symphony, a rain, the car turned to spotless, like a new one. Raindrops hit the window glass, the window glass immediately become clear and bright, "vocal" accompanied by "water painting", beautiful. Irritable time, take a look, cool, and trouble immediately thrown into the clouds. Field, raindrops came to the top of the tent, sit on the "slide" jump down, the dust are taken away.

Autumn is air conditioning. Under a few rain, the temperature immediately down, the air is not so hot. Rain, the temperature immediately cool down, if not rain, the summer tail seems to have refused to go the same.

Autumn is stamps, postal cool, small animals who have to save food, and autumn harvest winter, in order to avoid winter cold and cold forced to be frozen.

Autumn is a magnifying glass, it is useful for people to enlarge things, people are eyeful harvest scene.

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篇15:关于动物的英语作文:勤劳的蚂蚁

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My eyes followed the crawling insects, made a fantastic travel.

I follow this time is a little, it is considered that the humble little ants. I found it is on the roof of my house. I stared at it, it is in a few big between the block - this is a few flower POTS, stop and take a walk from time to time, as if already to find food, and like around the tentacles ask partner to find food. Several times, all of a sudden it stopped at a corner. It is found a piece of bread.

Around it to go out with his companions tentacles, and soon the companions. Follow it to move the bread, they lift up and down, as if not enough. One ant ran out and soon it was with a lot of ants, they unite together to put the bread up to the front of a small hole. But not like bread is too big to carry into the hole so Im worried about them! But they sent men guarded the bread and the rest of the people went in the hole, then they seem to please the queen, then they called a lot of ants are coming. They were together, seem to be talking about something, then the queen to eat bread, wait to feed the queen, the rest of the ants cheerful a clean sweep of the rest of the bread.

Ants can really know the unity and cooperation, compared with the unity of the ants, we humans do not have them so much!

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篇16:英语保护动物初一

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There are more and more endangered animals at present,so how to protect them has been our task of top priority .Its wrong for people to hunt animals for their meat and feather,for they are our good friends。We should protect them instead of killing them。Giant pandas,which are one of the endangered animals,live in the forests and live on bamboo lealves。They can just live safely in the natural protection zones。We should stop killing animal and protect them。

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篇17:描写故宫英语作文

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Because the Palace Museum is a place of five thousand years of brilliance and ancient culture, so he has long been a tourist attraction in my heart, and this summer vacation I have finally made a dream come true.

In Beijing I will ride my father and mother went to the tiananmen square, across tiananmen square, the meridian gate of the world-famous greeted the hall of supreme harmony, the hall of supreme harmony majestic, magnificent, colorful glazed tile, such as a long arranged very neat. Curved corner with a monster, four up the eaves of the cock appear grand hall of supreme harmony, to the hall of supreme harmony, seventy-two large andalusite carved dragon painted chicken shows the architecture of the feudal monarchy. The golden roof reflects the majesty and status of the ancient Chinese emperors. The great hall looked solemn and solemn, but the beauty of the appearance was so monotonous and heavy that I was in vain. I dont know why I feel as if a group of puppets are standing respectfully on either side of the house. Incense sticks up in the incense burner, and the emperor sits high in the temple. The Palace Museum, a symbol of the ancient kingship, has been invaded by a brick and a brick. It is far from the palace of Buckingham Palace.

In the afternoon, we in addition to the front door, look back at taihe light standing in tiananmen square, this magnificent buildings, so the layout of the orderly, so solemn, not amazing, hope this trip to the Forbidden City will become my eternal memory.

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篇18:我最喜欢的动物英语

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My favourate animal is panda.i think panda is the cutist animal in the world.It has black and white fur and especially it have black fur around eyes which looks like wear a pair of sunglasses.Panda likes banboo shoots and leaves a lot.I saw panda ate apply and cakes in Zoo before,but I know in nature world they would not eat these things.Now almost everyone in the world love panda,but only China has panda.So as a Chinese I feel proud to be born in a country has panda.

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篇19:描写丽江英语作文

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The old town of Lijiang has a history of more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road.It is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges.The old town of Lijiang differs from other ancient Chinese cities in architecture, history and the culture tradition of its local residents-the Naxi people.The town is built along mountains and rivers, providing us a very precious sample of the research on the old-time architecture. The uniquegeographical location, historical background and multiracial inhabitants make it one of the most special old towns.

丽江古城有800多年的历史,曾经是茶马古道(the old tea horse road)上的一个贸易集结点(confluence)。丽江因其有序的水道和桥梁系统而闻名。丽江古城在建筑、历史及其原住民纳西族(the Naxi people)的文化传统方面不同于中国其他古城。古城沿山脉和河流而建,为我们提供了一个研究古代建筑的非常珍贵的样本。独特的地理位置、历史背景以及多民族的居民,都使丽江成为最特别的古城之一。

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篇20:描写哲理的英语

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The significant inscription found on an old key "If I rest, I rust" would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest taint of idleness. Even the most industrious might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his faculties to rest, like the iron in the unused key, they will soon show signs of rust and, ultimately, cannot do the work required of them.

在一把旧钥匙上发现了一则意义深远的铭文——如果我休息,我就会生锈。对于那些懒散而烦恼的人来说,这将是至理名言。甚至最为勤勉的人也以此作为警示:如果一个人有才能而不用,就像废弃钥匙上的铁一样,这些才能就会很快生锈,并最终无法完成安排给自己的工作。

Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must keep their faculties polished by constant use, so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the gate that guard the entrances to the professions, to science, art, literature, agriculture --- every department of human endeavor.

有些人想取得伟人所获得并保持的成就,他们就必须不断运用自身才能,以便开启知识的大门,即那些通往人类努力探求的各个领域的大门,这些领域包括各种职业:科学,艺术,文学,农业等。

Industry keeps bright the key that opens the treasury of achievement. If Hugh Miller, after toiling all day in a quarry, had devoted his evenings to rest and recreation, he would never have become a famous geologist. The celebrated mathematician, Edmund Stone, would never have published a mathematical dictionary, never have found the key to science of mathematics, if he had given his spare moments to idleness. Had the little Scotch lad, Ferguson, allowed the busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the position of the stars by a string of beads, he would never have become a famous astronomer

勤奋使开启成功宝库的钥匙保持光亮。如果休米勒在采石场劳作一天后,晚上的时光用来休息消遣的话,他就不会成为名垂青史的地质学家。著名数学家爱德蒙斯通如果闲暇时无所事事,就不会出版数学词典,也不会发现开启数学之门的钥匙。如果苏格兰青年弗格森在山坡上放羊时,让他那思维活跃的大脑处于休息状态,而不是借助一串珠子计算星星的位置,他就不会成为著名的天文学家。

Labor vanquishes all --- not inconstant, spasmodic, or ill-directed labor, but faithful, unremitting, daily effort toward a well-directed purpose. Just as truly as eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, so is eternal industry the price of noble and enduring success.

劳动征服一切。这里所指的劳动不是断断续续的,间歇性的或方向偏差的劳动,而是坚定的,不懈的,方向正确的每日劳动。正如要想拥有自由就要时刻保持警惕一样,要想取得伟大的,持久的成功,就必须坚持不懈地努力。

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