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1000形形色色的人600字人物
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+ 加入清单还记得那是一个晴朗的早晨,天刚蒙蒙亮,天边露出了鱼肚白。我踏上钢琴考级的路,骑着自行车在风中来回穿梭,不知不觉就到了考级的地点。
加入考级的行列,我的前面是一个上高中的大姐姐,她梳着马尾辫,穿着校服,看来是赶时间考试,她看着琴谱,嘴里喃喃地默记着谱子,复习她所弹奏的内容。看着我东张西望的样子,她冲我笑了笑,提醒道:“妹妹,马上就要轮上你上场了,怎么不抓紧时间再复习一下琴谱呢?”
“琴谱都在我脑子里呢!”我满不在乎地应道。但当我试着在心里默默搜寻那首歌的曲谱时,谁料中间的一段想不起来了。汗水从我的脑门上立刻涌现了出来,我真是太过于自信,以至于自信过头成了自负,辛辛苦苦准备的这一切都要……哎呀,真是不敢接着往下想。怎么办?一会就轮上我了。
大姐姐见我在包里乱翻一气,却不见翻出来书,于是慷慨地把她书中的书递给我:“看我的吧,我记得差不多了。”在这关键的时刻,她竟然愿意把书借给我看!我有点震惊,连感激的话也忘了说。只见她随即进入考场,一首悠扬的曲子传来,我觉得宛若天籁,是她高超的琴艺感染了我,更是她美丽的心灵感动了我。评委老师给了她高分,我瞬间觉得她并不只是因为音乐而美丽,而是音乐因她而美丽。
轮到我了,她给了我一个暖人的微笑,“加油!”她用鼓励的眼神告诉我,就这样,我伴着她满心的祝福,弹奏了一曲温暖的曲子。
陌生人其实并不陌生,他们就在我们身边,有时,他们就像黑暗里的一座灯塔为我们照明。只要你走近,你将发现他们并不像我们想象的那般冷血,他们会像朋友般帮助我们,让我们真诚地说一声:“陌生人,你好!”
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篇1:人物作文形形色色的人小学
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+ 加入清单我的奶奶她是个普通人,钱并不多,退休金也刚够花销,每天穿着朴实的衣裳,经常走下楼和邻居去聊天,就这样过着晚年生活。
可她身上却有着一个鲜明的特点,那就是——节俭。
每次吃饭的时候,我有时吃着吃着会掉饭粒,或者菜没夹牢,掉在桌上,奶奶总会说:“菜掉在桌子上就脏了,别再吃了,一会儿我去扔掉。”可说是扔掉,她还是偷偷地趁大家不注意,自己吃了,还总说:“人要懂得讲卫生,不管家里再穷,也要讲卫生。”
还有一次,我在吃大鸡腿,结果掉在了地板上,奶奶没注意到,我便去捡这个鸡腿,结果还是被她望见我这副饿疯的样子,马上拦住我的手,说:“几天没吃饭呐?连掉地上的鸡腿都吃,还要不要脸啊?鸡腿多的是,都给你吃,不要装着这副饿疯的乞丐样!”说完,便自己捡起了鸡腿,躲进厨房洗了洗,塞进了自己的嘴里,用手遮住大口大口地吃了起来,还以为我没发现,那可爱的吃相我却看得一清二楚。
从这几件事后,我终于知道了奶奶是个表里不一的人,无论嘴上说得有多么大气,可行为和内心都能让我看出她的节俭和对我浓浓的爱。
篇2:感动中国人物黄文秀先进事迹观后感大全1000字
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+ 加入清单中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平近日对黄文秀同志先进事迹作出重要指示表示,黄文秀同志不幸遇难,令人痛惜,向她的家人表示亲切慰问。他强调,黄文秀同志研究生毕业后,放弃大城市的工作机会,毅然回到家乡,在脱贫攻坚第一线倾情投入、奉献自我,用美好青春诠释了共产党人的初心使命,谱写了新时代的青春之歌。广大党员干部和青年同志要以黄文秀同志为榜样,不忘初心、牢记使命,勇于担当、甘于奉献,在新时代的长征路上做出新的更大贡献。
黄文秀同志从北京师范大学研究生毕业后放弃了在大城市选择工作生活,而是回到广西老家作为第一书记奋战在脱贫一线,把年轻的生命永远定格在脱贫攻坚的路途中,这种不忘初心、勇于奉献的精神值得广大党员干部学习。
自我国开始实行脱贫攻坚以来,无数基层一线的党员干部投身到精准扶贫工作中,为贫困户精准施策,想方设法帮助其制定近期和长远脱贫计划。有的干脆住在贫困村内,和贫困户一起交流脱贫计划,实施脱贫任务,一起下地劳动,一起吃糠咽菜。许多扶贫一线的党员干部和群众建立了深厚的情谊,有的干部在脱贫任务完成之后,仍然受到群众的不舍与挽留。
基层扶贫干部中有很多刚从大学毕业的年轻人,作为新一代的党员,他们满腔热血的回到家乡,践行自己的初心,在农村大地上尽情挥洒自己美丽的青春。正如习近平总书记所说,现在青春是用来奋斗的,将来青春是用来回忆的!
篇3:关于低碳生活英语
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+ 加入清单In recent years, the global warming gets increasingly attention. More and
more people make contribution to stop the global warming. Therefore, a new
lifestyle occurs--low carbon life. What can we do to live in low carbon?
First, remember to turn off lights and turn off the faucet when you do not
need to use. Use the energy-saving lamps. There are many small things we can do
to save resources. Second, when we go out, take public transport as much as
possible, to reduce gas emissions and to ease the transporting pressures.
All in all, there are many other things we can do to live in the low carbon
life. It needs us to do something practically. If everyone can keep this
lifestyle from now on, it will greatly change the situation and our home would
become more beautiful.
篇4:寒假英语作文高一100词
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+ 加入清单Barack Obama is the first president of black people, whose story inspires
so many young people to chase their dreams. As the saying that every successful
man has a woman to support him, and this woman for Obama is his wife Michelle.
As the first lady, Michelle helped Obama so much. During the campaign, she gave
inspiring speeches and people knew what they should voted for. Michelle was born
in a poor family, but her mother paid special attention to education. Michelle
was the top students all the time and she entered the top university, then she
got the degree of doctor. Then she worked in a good law office. She was an
excellent lawyer and the job experience made her a good orator. Michelle set
good examples for the women. She showed that woman’s power was great, and they
could be whoever they wanted.
篇5:高一英语作文运动会
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+ 加入清单Every year, my school holds sports meeting in about October, I am very
exciting about it, I can watch the wonderful game and don’t have class. My
school’s sports meeting lasts three days, the class is suspended, all the
students go to the play ground to watch the game. As an audience, I am so
nervous and yell out “come on” to my classmate, watching they get to the final
line, I am so proud of them. The part I like most is relay race, that is so
exciting, all the students yell loudly, the athletes chase one by one, nobody
can be sure who is the champion until the last minute. Sports meeting bring me
so many beautiful memories.
篇6:高一英语作文我的理想
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+ 加入清单Teacher is a great job in most students’ eyes. When they are asked what they want to be in the future, most will say they want to be a teacher and make a contribution to the society. Indeed, we have access to the teachers all the time and they have great influence on us. So being a teacher is a ideal job for most students, but for me, I want to be a librarian. I like reading books so much and once I have time, I will be immersed in these novels. Books broaden my vision, though I can’t travel to the places, I can still know about these famous sites from these books. Being a librarian can make me have a lot of time to read.
篇7:人物传记英语Rongisfirstworldchampion
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+ 加入清单When China was hungry for their first world title to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China table tennis player Rong Guotuan made their dream come true.
Rong became New Chinas first world champion after he won the mens singles title at the 25th World Table Tennis Championships, in former West Germany on April 5, 1959.
Before the championships, the team had pinned their gold hopes on the mens team. But their dream of a world team title was destroyed by the Hungarian team in the semifinal match, losing three games to five.
After a chain of (一系列) unexpected defeats to Chinese favoured for the title, Rong carried the heavy hopes to make a breakthrough.
Rongs rival in the final was top Hungarian paddler Ferenc Sido.
Rong was seen as an underdog for the title as he had just lost to Sido in the team contest. Even the victory flowers were being prepared for Sido.
But much to the surprise of the 8000-member audience, Rong won three straight sets with a big margin 21-12, 21-15, and 21-14 after losing the first set 19-21. Until that very moment, Rong realized the promise he made one year ago, that was to win a world championship for his motherland.
Two years later at the 26th championship for his motherland.
Two years later at the 26th championships in Beijing, Rong led the Chinese men to win the team title.
After becoming the coach(教练) of the Chinese womens team, Rong led the team to the winners podium at the 28th championships(锦标赛)in 1965.
篇8:英语人物外貌描写的词语
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+ 加入清单描述人物外形Describing a person
发型Hair Style
直发:straight hair 波浪式卷发:wavy hair 卷发、自然卷:curly hair
浓密的头发:tihck hair 短发:short hair 长发:long hair
齐肩发、披肩发:shoulder-length hair一个马尾辫:ponytail 辫子(小麻花辫子):braids
长发辫子(雷鬼辫、脏辫):dreadlocks 头髻:bun 两个马尾辫:bunches
中分:center parting 变秃:balding 秃头:bald
头发颜色 Hair color
金发:blond hair 棕发:brown hair黑发:black hair
红发:red hair 灰发(老年人的银发):grey hair
姜黄色发:ginger hair(受歧视的发色)
眉毛 Eyebrow
浓眉:thick eyebrows 秀眉:thin eyebrows
眼睛 Eyes
大眼睛:big eyes小眼睛:small eyes
鼻子 Nose
高鼻子:high nose 塌鼻子:falt nose/button nose
宽鼻子:wide nose 窄鼻子:narrow nose
嘴巴Mouth /Lip
大嘴:big mouth小嘴:small mouth 厚嘴唇:thick lips
薄嘴唇:thin lips/slim lips樱桃小口:cherry lips/rosebud lips
脸型 Face
鸭蛋脸/瓜子脸:oval face 圆脸:round face
方脸:square face长脸:long face
体型、身材 Stature
肥胖的:fat 瘦的:thin苗条的:slim
丰满的:plump 不胖不瘦的:medium-built 不高不低:medium-height
高的:tall矮的:short性感的:sexy
优雅的(女性):graceful/elegant 结实的、矮胖的:stout 苗条的、瘦长的:slender
粗壮的:stocky强壮的:robust
形容词顺序:限定词+(大小、长短、形状)+(年龄、新旧)+颜色+(国籍、出处)+材料+(用途、类别)
Size+age+colour+nationality+material
例句:
1. 她有一头金色长卷发
2. Mark is 21 years old. He is about 5 feet ,9 inches tall . His face is long and narrow . His eyes are green. His hair is light brown. He doesnt look very Italian. He smiles a little and usually has a friendly look on his face . He isnt fat and he isnt thin. His build is average. 迈克21岁了,他身高大约5.9英尺,脸瘦瘦长长的,绿眼睛。浅棕色的头发,看起来不大像意大利人。他总是面带微笑,非常友好。他不胖也不瘦,中等身材。
篇9:关于2024感动中国人物杨振宁的作文素材
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+ 加入清单杨振宁在7岁的时候来到清华园,在这里一共住了8年。当时的附小叫成志小学,里面有两个“大头”,一个是杨振宁杨大头,一个是俞平伯的儿子俞大头。
杨振宁小时候,至少不是一个最守规矩的孩子。据他自己说,清华的每一棵树他都爬过。
中学是在绒线胡同上的,就是现在的北京市第31中。那个学校当时只有不到300个学生。这时候,当北大数学教授的父亲杨武之已经知道儿子学数学的能力很强。他当时如果教儿子解析几何和微积分,儿子一定学得很快,会使他十分高兴。可是他没有这样做,而是在初一与初二之间的那个暑假,请雷海宗教授介绍一位历史系的学生教杨振宁学《孟子》。所以在中学时代杨振宁就可以背诵《孟子》全文。
杨武之喜欢围棋和京剧,但并不去培养儿子这些方面的兴趣,下棋可以让儿子17颗子,唱也只教他唱一些民国初年的歌曲如“上下数千年,一脉延”,“中国男儿,中国男儿……”等。
对于父亲书架上的许多英文和德文数学书籍,杨振宁常常翻看。因为外文基础不够,所以看不懂细节,每次去问,杨武之总是说:“慢慢来,不要着急。”
上课念书的时候,杨振宁喜欢东翻西看,一次看了艾迪顿写的《神秘的宇宙》,那里面讲的是20世纪到那个时候为止,所发现的一些新的物理学的一些现象与理论。他顿时被激发出了极大的兴趣,所以回家以后就跟父亲、母亲开玩笑,说将来要得诺贝尔奖金。
杨振宁在抗战胜利的1945年夏天离家赴美国求学。那天清早的细节至今历历在目:“父亲只身陪我自昆明西北角乘黄包车,到东南郊拓东路等候去巫家坝飞机场的公共汽车。离家的时候,四个弟妹都依依不舍,母亲却很镇定,没有流泪。”
“到了拓东路父亲讲了些勉励的话,两人都还镇定。话别后我坐进很拥挤的公共汽车,起先还能从车窗往外看见父亲向我招手,几分钟后他即被拥挤的人群挤到远处去了。车中同去美国的同学很多,谈起话来,我的注意力即转移到飞行路线与气候变化等问题上去。等了一个多钟头,车始终没有发动。突然我旁边的一位美国人向我做手势,要我向窗外看,骤然间发现父亲原来还在那里等!他瘦削的身材,穿着长袍,额前头发已显斑白。看见他满面焦虑的样子,我忍了一早晨的热泪,一时崩发,不能自已。”
“1928年到1945年这17年时间,是父亲和我常在一起的年代,是我童年到成人的阶段。古人说父母对子女有‘养育’之恩,现在不讲这些了,但其哲理我认为是有永存的价值的。父亲介绍我接触了近代数学的精神,给了我不可磨灭的印象。”
40年以后杨振宁这样写道“我的物理学界同事们大多对数学采取功利主义的态度。也许因为受我父亲的影响,我较为欣赏数学。我欣赏数学家的价值观,我赞美数字的优美和力量;它有战术上的机巧与灵活,又有战略上的雄才远略。而且,奇迹的奇迹,它的一些美妙概念竟是支配物理世界的基本结构。”
无论如何,父亲与儿子的分别,是人生之中最顺理成章、最令人惆怅,最刻骨铭心的分别。
此一去,三叠阳关,唱到千千遍。23岁的杨振宁也许没有想到,他真的应验了12岁时的戏言,为中国人拿回了第一个诺贝尔奖。
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+ 加入清单In the modern time, the growth of technology is increasingly developed.
More and more people don’t use their brains when there is no need to use other
instruments. Too much people use technology so that people are lazier and less
healthy than before. They rely on technology too much.
Some believe that modern technology shorten the distance of human. For
instance, people all use cellphone to call friends or family, or computer to
search information, or use QQ, MSN, twitter, blog etc. These modern instruments
shorten the distance between human.
However, others think that it’s just the reverse. Technology makes people
use less face-to-face communication. The contact in real life is less and less.
People do less interaction to each other. In the long term, people will get
depressed without enough communication.
As far as I’m concerned, modern technology provides convenience to people.
It makes people easily to get information. Only could we use it correctly, it
does much contribution to us.
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+ 加入清单My father is the best person in the world. He cares about me so much. No
matter how busy he is, he always makes out some time to play with me. Now
Father’s Day is coming soon. I want to give him a surprise. So from now on, I
need to save some money. When the time is coming, I can surprise him.
篇12:感动中国人物黄文秀先进事迹观后感大全1000字
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+ 加入清单黄文秀那么高的学历毅然回到家乡冲到第一线开展脱贫攻坚工作,那么漂亮的女孩为了扶贫工作不打扮不恋爱、那么贫困的家庭不扶己先扶他,通过点点滴滴的选择可以看出她的勇于担当、倾情投入、甘于奉献。黄文秀深知,群众要脱贫,增收是硬道理,村经济发展了,人民群众的收入提高了,驻村扶贫的作用才能充分体现出来。驻村一年,她把全村所有的贫困户遍访了一遍又一遍。在驻村满一年的那天,她的汽车仪表盘里程数正好增加了两万五千公里。她深入群众中,赢得了群众的尊重和认可。她的一生过的短暂而热烈,为我们党员干部树立了榜样,值得我们党员干部认真学习和思考。我们党员干部要学习黄文秀敢于拼搏,甘于奉献,不怕牺牲的精神,通过学习反思自己工作中存在的问题,端正思想,提高政治站位,坚持以人民群众为主体的地位,一切以人民利益出发,关心群众,服务群众。基层干部要加强与群众联系,听民情访民意,切实解决群众关心的切实利益,将人民群众的利益放在第一位。要多思多想,将主要精力集中在如何带领人民群众脱贫的问题上来,要敢于创新,用于突破,牢记初心,不忘使命,以党的思想理论做指导,为人民群众服好务、办好事。
广大党员干部和青年同志要以黄文秀同志为榜样,不忘初心、牢记使命,勇于担当、甘于奉献,在新时代的长征路上做出新的更大贡献。
篇13:我的暑假英语
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+ 加入清单I like reading very much during summer vacation. Let me tell you something
about my reading.
One day, I just finished my meal and went to the front of the bookshelf to
look for the books I wanted to read. My eyes are on the famous little woman. I
couldnt help but pull the book out of the shelf. Sit on the bed and look with
interest. What a wonderful book! I am like the scene in the book of dragon road:
I am happy for the little hero when he receives the gift; I am sad for the
little hero when his canary dies.
Time passed by minute by second. Unconsciously, I have been reading for
three hours, and my eyes begin to ache, but I am still reading there, until five
hours, my eyes are willing to strike.
篇14:爬山高三英语词
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+ 加入清单One day, mother and i went to climb mount huang. when i began to climb, i
felt very easy. but when i climbed the haft way, i was very tired.and quite out
of breath. i asked mother, "can i climb to the top?" mother answered, "as long
as you have courage, you can conquer every mountain,
no matter how high it is! "so i went ahead. half an hour later, i climbed
to the top finally. what a wonderful day i had!
篇15:高二必考英语作文
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+ 加入清单The environment of the city is getting worse and worse today. There are wastes, air pollution and so on. What can we do to save our city? About the wastes, we should sort the wastes, to see if they can be recycle used; use the reusable shopping bag instead of the plastic bags. About the air pollution, we should go to school on foot or by bike; we should also ask our family not to use car as much as possible, take the subway or bus instead. I hope everyone can see the environment problem and do the best to save our city.
如今城市的环境变得越来越糟。有垃圾和空气污染等问题。我们应该如何保护我们的城市?关于垃圾,我们应该进行垃圾分类,看看它们是不是可以回收利用;使用环保购物袋来代替塑料袋。关于空气污染,我们应该走路或者骑自行车去学校;我们还应该要求家人尽量少使用汽车,用地铁或者公交车代替。我希望每个人都能看到环境问题,尽量来拯救我们的城市。
篇16:网上购物英语
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+ 加入清单In the current society, with the rapid development of the Internet,
shopping on the internet has been a fashion especially among the youngsters.
Online shopping has made our daily life become more convenient and feel
comfortable. In the first place, shopping on the Internet can save much time so
they would be able to concentrate more time and energy on their academic study.
In the second place, the Internet has provided kinds of goods to consumers, and
we can save much money through online shopping.
However, every coin has two sides, online shopping also has shortcomings.
We maybe buy some fake products online because of lacking of the face to face
communication with sellers. What’s more, the delivery will increase the risk of
items’ damage.
Weighing up these two arguments, I prefer the former, because shopping on
the internet has become more and more important to us in our daily life. We
should follow the footsteps of the times.
篇17:手机英语年级
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+ 加入清单Cell phones have become increasingly popular in china these days. wherever
you go you can see people using cell phones. many college students, even high
school students, have cell phones.
Cell phones have brought people a lot of benefits, but the most important
is that they are convenient. with cell phones in their hands, they can keep in
touch with anybody they want. if they want to get some information from the
internet, they can easily have their dream realized via cell phones too.
furthermore, if someone has a heart attack or a traffic accident, a call to
emergency hospital or to the police can quickly bring him the help he wants.
However, cell phones can also bring people problems. the most serious is
the electric wave radiation which is thought to be harmful to users brains.
another problem is that when people are having a meeting or having a class or at
a concert etc, the ring of the cell phone may interrupt others. so i think
people should use cellphones as little as possible and turn them off when they
are attending important meetings or attending classes.
篇18:中秋节英语
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+ 加入清单I think Mid-Autumn Day is an old traditional festival in China。 Everybody
likes it because its a family get-together。 You see it is called"Mid-Autumn
Day", so it often es in September or October。 It is on the 15th of the 8th of
the lunar month。 Now, lets say something about this interesting festival。
Firstly, Id like to say something about the moon。 I like it very much
because I want to be an astronaut in the future。 That day the moon is round,
big, just like a beautiful plate hanging on the blue cloth。 When I see the moon,
I will remember the ancient myths——the godess Chang Er and her little rabbit are
playing under the tree which Wu Gang grows。 I will also think about Armstrongs
first moonwalk。 I will also miss the friends in Tai-wan island, in Macao and
Chinese people who are abroad。 I know they are missing us very much, too。
Secondly, I11 say something about the tradition on Mid-Autumn Day。
Look!Theres a big tree in a garden of a Chinese fami-ly。 All the family members
are sitting around a big table under the tree in the open air。 They are eating
the mooncakes and admiring the full moon in the sky。 That is a family reunion
dinner。 The mooncakes and the moon represent the love from a family。 I think
this is one of the most valuable things in the world。
Thirdly,it is a very good opportunity to make three wishes on Mid-Autumn
Day。 My wishes are: the first, I, an astronaut in the future, would like to go
to the moon one day, and stay with the sky and stars; the second, I hope every
person in the world will stay with family, share love from the family forever;
the third, I hope everybodys dream will e true。
That is the Mid-Autumn Day in my mind。 I will always re-member: East or
West, home is best。
篇19:关于英语作文traveling
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+ 加入清单Its so convenient and interesting to join a tourist group. When you travel
with a tourist group, you don’t need to book plane and train tickets, and you
dont have to care about where to live and what to eat either, because the
travel agency will arrange everything for you. All you need to do is to follow
the tour guides. They will take you to all the places of interest. They will
tell you stories about the interesting places and help you to learn local
culture. This is called a package tour.
A cruise trip is so comfortable and relaxing. You travel on a large sea
cruiser and enjoy the beautiful scenery. When you come up to a nice place, you
can get off the cruiser and visit there. When you are on board, you can lie on
the deck, watching the blue sky, the white cloud and the bright sun, and you
will be free from stress. Besides, there are so many nice activities on the
cruise. For example, you can watch movies; you can see concerts; you can go
swimming in the swimming pool; you can play cards; you can play golf; you can
watch wonderful performances; and you can also attend dancing parties. Nothing
could be more wonderful and relaxing.
Nowadays, backpacking tour has become so popular. Its not just a low-cost
travel for budget travelers, but also a nice entertainment. When you have a
backpacking tour, you can use public transportations like buses and subways and
stay in hostels instead of big hotels, which can save you a lot of money. Today,
this kind of travel is especially popular with young people, because they can
discover the interesting places and know more about the local cultures by
themselves. Its so exciting.
If you want to have a better understanding of a place, you can have a slow
travel. When you have a slow travel, you had better spend at least one week
living in one place, stay with a local family and visit interesting sites near
your living instead of rushing around for a long day to see the must-sees. In
this way, you can make more local friends, taste local food, and know the local
traditions and customs deeper. Only so can you become more knowledgeable and
widen your experience.
It depends on your need to choose the way you want to travel.
篇20:传统文化英语作文高4
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+ 加入清单The Culture of China is home to one of the worlds oldest and most complex
civilizations. China boasts a history rich in over 5,000 years of artistic,
philosophical, political, and scientific advancement. Though regional
differences provide a sense of diversity, commonalities in language and religion
connect a culture distinguished by such significant contributions such as
Confucianism and Taoism. Confucianism was the official philosophy throughout
most of Imperial Chinas history and strongly influenced other countries in East
Asia. Mastery of Confucian texts provided the primary criterion for entry into
the imperial bureaucracy.
With the rise of Western economic and military power beginning in the
mid-19th century, Western systems of social and political organization gained
adherents in China. Some of these would-be reformers rejected Chinas cultural
legacy, while others sought to combine the strengths of Chinese and Western
cultures.
China is a unified nation consisting of many different ethnic groups.
Fifty-six different ethnic groups make up the great Chinese national family.
Because the Han people accounts for more than ninety percent of Chinas
population, the remaining fifty-five groups are generally referred to as "ethnic
minorities." Next to the majority Han, the Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, and Uygur
peoples comprise the largest ethnic groups. Although Chinas ethnic minorities
do not account for a large portion of the population, they are distributed over
a vast area, residing in every corner of China.
Particularly since the implementation of Chinas opening and reform policy,
the central government has increased investment in minority areas and
accelerated their opening to the outside world. This has resulted in an upsurge
of economic development in these areas. Each of Chinas ethnic minority groups
possesses a distinctive culture. The Chinese government respects minority
customs, and works to preserve, study, and collate the cultural artifacts of
Chinas ethnic minority groups. The government vigorously supports the
development of minority culture and the training of minority cultural workers,
and fosters the development of traditional minority medicine.
The relation among Chinas ethnic groups can be described as "overall
integration, local concentration, mutual interaction." Concentrations of ethnic
minorities reside within predominantly Han areas, and the Han people also reside
in minority areas, indicating that there has been extensive exchanges among
Chinas ethnic groups since ancient times. With the development of the market
economy, interaction among ethnic groups has become even more active in the
areas of government, economics, culture, daily life, and marriage. Linked by
interdependence, mutual assistance, and joint development, their common goals
and interests creating a deep sense of solidarity, Chinas ethnic groups
resemble a great national family, together building Chinese civilization.