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1000关于自我介绍的英语作文
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+ 加入清单My name . I am from . There are people in my family. My father works in a computer company. He a computer engineer. My mother works in a international trade company. She also a busy woman. I have a older ster and a younger brother. My ster a junior in National Taiwan University. She majors in Englh. My brother an elementary school student. He 8 years old.
Because of my father, I love surfing the Internet very much. I play the on-line game for about 2 hours every day. I wh I could be a computer program designer in the future. And that why I am applying for the electronics program in your school.
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篇1:以介绍自己所居住的城市为话题的高一英语作文
全文共 856 字
+ 加入清单Qianshan is a new economic zone with a population of more than three hundred thousand. Before the reform and opening up, Qianshan was only a small fishing-dominated village. There was no industry developing here and there were only a couple of schools. However, with the reform and opening up, everything has greatly changed. From then on, many foreign investors invest in here, which promotes rapid economic growth. Many large factories and a large port have been built. The port connects with many cities at home and abroad. In addition, there is train station and airport. They contribute a well-developed transportation system. Education has been greatly developed and the first university has been built here. There has been three thousand students graduated from this university. I am sure that Qianshan will be more international in the near future.
篇2:介绍家庭成员英语
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+ 加入清单I am student of Southwest Weiyu Middle School. I am in Class Two Grade Six. Im a girl. Im twelve years old. Im tall and thin. I like to sing and dance. I can sing POP music very well. I like to eat meat, because I think its very delicious. I good at English, because I like it very much. I like to write a composition and I like to read many nice books. I think its good for me. I like drawing, but I cant draw very well. I like cats very much, but I cant have them, because my mother doesnt like them, she think theyre very dirty. I want to travel around the world, but I havent enough money. But Im happy, because I have many friends and a happy family.
My mother is a shop assistant. Shes thirty-six years old. Shes tall and thin too. Shes pretty. Her hair is short and straight. She likes to sing and she likes Zhang Xueyous songs and English songs. She likes to eat crabs. She always goes shopping with me. Shes good at Maths. When I have problems with Maths she will help me. She doesnt like pets; because she thinks they are dirty. I like my mother very much.
My father is a manager. Hes forty-six years old. But he looks like very young and handsome. He always goes to park with me. He likes to smoke. But I think smoke is bad for himself. He likes English songs. Hes good at Chinese. He sometimes helps me to write a composition. My father likes pets very much. I like my father very much.
My grandmother and my sister live together. My grandma is sixty-three years old. Shes retiring. My sister is a student of fourteen years old. She has two big eyes and long straight hair. Shes a small famous singer in her city. She likes to sing and dance. She can sing very well. She joins in many competitions and she always be champion.
篇3:大学自我介绍英语作文
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+ 加入清单My name is Simon. Im 24 years old now. Im from Changsha University. I major in English, because I have the gift for language study.
我叫西蒙。我现在已经24岁了。我来自长沙大学。我的专业是英语,因为我有学习语言的天赋。
In my opinion, English is well-known all around the world. If I can speak excellent English, I could travel to everywhere in the world without language barriers. Now I can speak English like an American. Most of my classmates always envy my oral English.
在我看来,英语是全世界都出名的。如果我能讲一口流利的英语,我可以没有语言障碍在世界各地旅行。现在我英语说得像美国人一样。我的大多数同学都羡慕我的英语口语。
I like traveling very much. Through traveling, I can widen my perspective and know more about our world. Now I have been to so many cities, such as Guangzhou, Zhuhai, and Zhongshan. These cities are nice, clean and modern.
我非常喜欢旅游。通过旅游我可以开阔我的视野更加的了解这个世界。我到现在为止去过很多城市,如广州,珠海,中山。这些城市是很好,干净的和现代化的。
I think Im easy-going and hard-working. When Im at work, I always try my best to do everything well. I never let others do anything that I can do, and I never put off todays work to tomorrow. When you have difficulties, I’m eager to give you a hand if Im able to. I hope I can be your best friend.
我很随和也很勤奋。工作时,我总会尽我最大的努力把一切事情办好。 我不会让别人来替我做我能做的事情,我从来不会把今天的工作留到明天。当你有困难时,如果可以的话我很愿意帮忙。我希望我能成为你最好的朋友。
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篇4:英语自我介绍
全文共 598 字
+ 加入清单Hello, everybody!
I am glad to stand here and introduce myself. I am XXX and my English name is XXX. I am eleven years old. My birthday is on Christmas Day. I am a student of Grade 6, Class 1 of Ruhe New District Primary School.
I like to play violin, reading, swimming, skiing and surfing the internet....I have a lot of hobbies! The color I like best is silver. My favorite food is hamburger. When I grow up, I want to be a writer because a writer can write many books which are useful to people (I dont know if this is correct or not). Thank you very much for listening to me.
Thank you once again!
篇5:介绍我的朋友英语Myfriend
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+ 加入清单Today I want to tell you something about my classmate. He is a boy of l7 years old. He is tall and strong. He likes reading books very much. He likes sports, such as skating and playing basketball. Sometimes when he if free, he enjoys listening to music. He is kind. I am not good at math and he often helps me with my math. I want to say :"Thank you so much ." I am quite happy that I have such a good friend.
篇6:介绍父母的英语作文
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+ 加入清单I am very lucky because I have a happy family. There are three people in my family.They are Dad,Mum and I .
My father is a worker .He works in a factory near our school. He likes his work very much.In his spare time, he often goes fishing.Sometimes he likes watching TV at home. My mother is a farmer. She is very diligent and kind.She works hard on our farm every day.I am a middle school student. I am studying in No.5 Middle School . I am in Class Three, Grade One. I am very good at English , I love our school and teachers . I like oranges ,pears bananas and apples very much . I also like doing housework and watching TV. I love my Dad and Mum verymuch. They also love me, and are very strict with me .Sometimes ,I also teach them a little English. I am vey glad to have such a happy and warm family.
我很幸运,应为我有一个很快乐的家庭。我们家有三个人,就是我,我爸爸和妈妈。
我的父亲是一位工人,他就在我们学校附件的工厂工作,他十分热爱他的工作,闲暇时分,他喜爱钓鱼。有时他也喜欢在家看电视。我的母亲是一位农业劳作者,她十分勤奋,也很仁慈,她每天都在农场上辛勤劳作。我是一位中学学生,就读于第五中学一年级三班,我的英语很好,我爱我的学校和老师,我十分喜欢吃橙子,香蕉,梨子和苹果。我也喜欢做作业和看电视。我喜欢我的爸爸妈妈,他们也爱我,虽然他们对我很严厉,有时我还教他们几句英文,我因为有这样一个快乐温暖的家庭而开心!
篇7:自我介绍英语作文600字
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+ 加入清单Smelling, a little life has come into this world -- I. With the advent of the rose, my father and mother took a name for me, called Tang - Jing - Wei.
I have a dark black hair, a small pair of eyes and a small cherry mouth. (I dont know, you say it)
I am very active. There are a few sad things in the boundless. Although I cant see any beautiful women, I can see for a while. In class, my popularity is very high. Almost all of my classmates like to make friends with me.
I like singing very much, and the love of the song is not enough. When I sleep, song with its elegant melody with me into the sweet dreams; when I feel sad, song with its cheerful music, let me forget all the troubles; when I feel happy, with its festive rhythm will comfort me, as if you are in a happy paradise...... But, my future it does not accompany me, and depend on my own efforts to strive for. Every day I think one day, I stood on a big stage, the cheers of the audience, the band accompaniment sound, and behind me as I dance dancers. How brilliant and romantic the moment was! But compared to now, from the big stage is how far away, only a day alone lying in the window, quietly look up in the stars from the sky, or knocked down the rain, the mouth can not help but sing out: "opened the night of the skylight, said the desire to the meteor, give me wings, to close to the sun...... If I want to sing and sing, sing and sing loudly, even if there is no one to applaud for me, at least I can be able to enjoy myself bravely... " Yes, I did not applaud this life for me, but I still have the courage to enjoy myself. But the only thing that can listen to me now is that that does not speak. Please bring my wish to the meteor, and bring my heart to the meteor.
This is me, a love of music, once crazy about music, forget to learn, like me to make friends with me.
篇8:介绍欧洲英语作文
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+ 加入清单Roman Colosseum 意大利罗马大斗兽场
The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheater was begun by Vespasian, inaugurated by Titus in 80 A.D. and completed by Domitian. Located on marshy land between the Esquiline and Caelian Hills, it was the first permanent amphitheater to be built in Rome. Its monumental size and grandeur as well as its practical and efficient organization for producing spectacles and controlling the large crowds make it one of the great architectural monuments achieved by the ancient Romans.
The amphitheater is a vast ellipse with tiers of seating for 50,000 spectators around a central elliptical arena. Below the wooden arena floor, there was a complex set of rooms and passageways for wild beasts and other provisions for staging the spectacles. Eighty walls radiate from the arena and support vaults for passageways, stairways and the tiers of seats. At the outer edge circumferential arcades link each level and the stairways between levels.
The three tiers of arcades are faced by three-quarter columns and entablatures, Doric in the first story, Ionic in the second, and Corinthian in the third. Above them is an attic story with Corinthian pilasters and small square window openings in alternate bays. At the top brackets and sockets carry the masts from which the velarium, a canopy for shade, was suspended.
The construction utilized a careful combination of types: concrete for the foundations, travertine for the piers and arcades, tufa infill between piers for the walls of the lower two levels, and brick-faced concrete used for the upper levels and for most of the vaults.
Details
The Colosseum was designed to hold 50,000 spectators, and it had approximately eighty entrances so crowds could arrive and leave easily and quickly.
The plan is a vast ellipse, measuring externally 188 m x 156 m (615 ft x 510 ft), with the base of the building covering about 6 acres. Vaults span between eighty radial walls to support tiers of seating and for passageways and stairs.
The facade of three tiers of arches and an attic story is about 48.5 m (158 ft) tall — roughly equivalent to a 12-15 story building.
篇9:英语自我介绍
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+ 加入清单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.
篇10:介绍厦门的英语作文
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+ 加入清单Xiamen is Chinas first four special economic zones,it is Taiwanese,southern Jiangxi,southern Hunan to the east to the sea,the Pacific Rim will be developed into an international harbor.
"City at sea,the sea in the city," Xiamen is a graceful charm of the "Sea Garden." Island,reef,rock,temple,flowers,wood backed each other,the hometown of overseas Chinese customs,practices Fujian and Taiwan,coastal cuisine,exotic blend of construction,year-round spring weather is more of the charm of the sea icing on the cake.Beautiful scenery and pleasant weather,it can be said here is the best environment for cities.Surrounded by sea water,broad sandy beaches,warm sunshine,as a good ecological environment,Xiamens clean air,a habitat for hundreds of thousands of egrets,Xiamen has formed a unique natural landscape,since ancient times,Xiamen Egret is one of the major habitats,so Xiamen Also known as "Lu Dao"; in addition to the beautiful natural scenery,Xiamens urban environment is also very clean,is well-known tourist city.
厦门是中国第一个四个经济特区,它是台湾,江西南部,湖南南部,东至大海,环太平洋地区将发展成为一个国际港口。
“城在海上,海在城中,“厦门是一个“海上花园的优雅魅力。“岛、礁、岩、寺、花、木相互支持,海外中国海关的家乡,实践福建和台湾沿海美食,充满异国情调的建筑融合,全年春天天气是大海的魅力锦上添花。美丽的风景和宜人的天气,这里可以说是最好的城市环境。被海水包围,宽阔的沙滩,温暖的阳光,良好的生态环境,厦门的空气清洁,成百上千的白鹭的栖息地,厦门已形成一种独特的自然景观,自古以来,厦门白鹭的主要栖息地之一,所以厦门也称为“陆道”;除了美丽的自然风光,厦门的城市环境也非常干净,是著名的旅游城市。
篇11:英语介绍樱花
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+ 加入清单Sakura is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. Cherry fruit (known as sakuranbo) come from a different species of tree.
Sakura, a well-known and ubiquitous symbol of Japan, are represented on all manner of consumer goods, including kimono, stationery, and dishware. Cherry blossoms are an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, and as such are frequently depicted in art. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled "Sakura", as well as a number of pop songs. "Sakura" is also a common Japanese female name.
Sakura is indigenous to the Himalayas and east Asia. Some trees can be found in China and Korea but the largest number and variety of sakura, more than 305 species, can be seen in Japan. Many of them were artificially hybridized or grafted by the Japanese many centuries ago.
"On the other hand, in China, cherry blossom is the symbol of feminine dominance, female beauty and sexuality. Additionally, the cherry blossom is the Chinese symbol of feminine principle and it also symbolizes love in the language of herbs. Interestingly, cherry blossom is the flower of the April in China, whereas in Japan, it is wisteria." Spring flowers of Japan
Japans most beloved variety is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white, tinged with the palest pink, especially near the stem. The flowers bloom, and usually fall within a week, before the leaves come out. Therefore, the trees look nearly white from top to bottom. The variety takes its name from the village of Somei (now part of Toshima in Tokyo). It was developed in the mid- to late-19th century at the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Somei Yoshino is so widely associated with cherry blossoms that jidaigeki and other works of fiction often depict the variety in the Edo period or earlier; such depictions are anachronisms.
Other categories include yamazakura, yaezakura, and shidarezakura. The yaezakura have large flowers, thick with rich pink petals. The shidarezakura, or weeping cherry, has branches that fall like those of a weeping willow, bearing cascades of pink flowers.
Annually, the Japanese Meteorological Agency and general public track the sakura zensen, or Cherry-Blossom Front. Nightly forecasts follow the weather segment of news programs. The blossoming begins in Okinawa in January, and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. Then it proceeds north, arriving in Hokkaidō a few weeks later. Japanese pay close attention to these forecasts. They will go to parks, shrines and temples with family and friends and hold a "flower viewing party" known as hanami. Hanami festivals celebrate the beauty of sakura, and for many, it is a chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful view. Hanami custom in Japan dates back to many centuries ago. It is witten in Nihon Shoki that the Hanami festival were already held in the 3rd century.
Most Japanese schools and public buildings have sakura trees outside of them. Since the fiscal and school year both begin in April, in many parts of Honshū, the first day of work or school will coincide with the cherry blossom season.
篇12:中学生介绍自己的英语作文
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+ 加入清单Autobiography
My name is ________. I am graduate from ________ senior high school and major in ________. There are ________ 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 enlarge my 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.
篇13:介绍七夕的英语作文
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+ 加入清单The Double Seventh Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunarmonth is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar.
This festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxuriousgreens. At night when the sky is dotted with stars and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star which see each other from afar. They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation.
Long long ago there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid) fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhandfarmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back.
With the help of celestial cattle the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowyriver appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyaltyto love touched magpies so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called "Qi Xi" (Double Seventh).
Scholars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD220). Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD371-420) mention the festival while records from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) depict the grand evening banquetof Emperor Taizong and his concubines. By the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties special articles for the "Qi Xi" were seen being sold on markets in the capital. The bustling markets demonstrated the significance of the festival.
Today some traditional customs are still observed in ruralareas of China but have been weakened or diluted in urban cities. However the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maidhas taken root in the hearts of the people. In recent years in particular urban youths have celebrated it as Valentines Day in China. As a result owners of flower shops bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love.
篇14:介绍家庭成员的英语
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+ 加入清单I have a big family . There are five people in my family.They are my father my mother my grandparents and I. My father is very strict with me and my mother is very kind . I love them and they love me too. If I make progress, my father will say to me:"thats good! you are very well!" if I make no progress , my father will say to me:"Dont give up! ,we believe you!” and my father is a headmaster and my mother is a manager.
My grandparents were all teachers many years ago. I love them very much .
I am a student , I’m studying in Wuxi Chiway International school. I’m eleven years old now. I like playing computer games、reading English and watching TV .
Do you like my family?
篇15:人物介绍英语
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+ 加入清单My mother has a pair of keen eyes which can speak. With her eyes,she observed my mood, gave me courage and made me strong. Therefore, I could face difficulties.
When I was a baby learning to walk, my mother always lent me a hand and encouraged me to get up while I fell down. As I finally threw myself into her arms, her eyes smiled with praise. Later as I grew up, I met with more difficulties. But whenever I was frustrated, my mothers eyes always
gave me hope and encouragement. Once I failed in exams, my mother encouraged me to find out the reasons. Instead of blaming me she pushed me to do better. At last I overcame the difficulty. Now I have grown up and become more independent, but whenever I come across setbacks, my mothers eyes are always with me encouraging me wherever I go.
我母亲有一双敏锐的、会说话的眼睛.那双眼睛能洞察我的心情,给我鼓励,促我坚强,因此我能面对一切困难.
孩提学步时,妈妈总是帮助我,鼓励我摔倒了就爬起来.最后我晃晃悠悠地扑进她怀抱时,她的双眼充满了赞扬之情.成长过程中,我遇到了很多困难,但灰心失望时,妈妈的双眼总给我以希望和鼓励.一次我考试不及格,妈妈没有责备我,而是鼓励我找出原因,提高我的成绩.最后我终于度过了难关.现在,我长大了,不用再让她操心了.但每当遇到挫折时,妈妈的眼睛总是伴随着我,给我鼓励
篇16:介绍自己的英语
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+ 加入清单My name is Wang Xiaochuan. I’m eleven. I live in a small house in Taicang.
I study at Zhu Diwen Primary School. I have seven lessons every day. I study
Chinese, Maths, English, PE, Science, Art, Music, Social Science and Computer
Studies. I like Science, It’s interesting. I don′t like Art, I can’t draw very
well. I usually play games with my good friends, Sun Zhe and Gu Xu ,on Sundays.
I like swimming, playing badminton and playing table tennis.I like eating fruit,
just like strawberries, watermelons and peaches.
篇17:小学英语作文:自我介绍
全文共 702 字
+ 加入清单Gooda fternoon,teachers! My name is XuLulu. I`m 11. I come from Class1 Grade 5 of TongPu No.2Primary School. There are 4 people in my family. My father is tall. My motheris pretty.My sister has a long hair. And I`m a good student. However, my homeis near the school, I often get up early. Because I must work hard. afterschool, I like playing computer games and reading books. I`d like to eatapples. They are sweet and healthy. And I like Tuesday best. We have English,music, computer and P.E. on Tuesdays. My math teacher is Miss Huang. Her classis so much fun. So my favourite class is math. And I like Chinese and English,too. This is me. An active girl. Please remember XuLulu. Thank you very much!
篇18:介绍腊八节的英语作文
全文共 1266 字
+ 加入清单laba rice porridge contains glutinous rice (糯米), red beans, millet, chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds, red beans and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond, peanut, etc. actually eight ingredients(配料、成分) are used, cooked with sugar to make the porridge tasty.
northerners prefer to use glutinous rice, red beans, dates, lotus seeds, dried pulp(果肉), walnuts (胡桃), pine nuts and other dried fruits in their porridge; southerners like a salty porridge prepared with rice, soybeans(大豆), peanuts, broad beans, taro, water chestnuts, walnuts, vegetables and diced meat. in the north, it is a dessert with sugar added; in the south, salt is put in. some people like to add cinnamon and other condiments to add flavor.
controlling the heat is of great importance in making laba porridge. at the start, the flame must be high, but the fire is then turned down to let the porridge simmer until it begins to emit a very delicious smell. the process is time-consuming but not complicated.
laba porridge is not only easy to prepare, but also a nutritious winter food because it contains amino acids, protein, vitamins and other nutrition people need. cooked nuts and dried fruit are good for soothing nerves, nourishing one
篇19:伦敦塔桥介绍英语作文
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+ 加入清单London and Tower Bridge
Not much is known about the earliest London Bridge although it’s location is thought to be near the present one. The second bridge a wooden one existing in Saxon times seems to have given rise to the nursery rhyme ‘London Bridge is falling down’ which it did in 1014. In 1176 the first stone bridge was constructed. Houses sprung up on both sides of the bridge and stood until it was pulled down in 1831, making way for a more elegant, classic structure. This bridge was replaced in 1967 as it could no longer cope with the amount of traffic. The present London Bridge is more 100 feet wide.
The London Bridge preceding the current one was bought by the McCulloch Oil Corporation of California, which reconstructed it at Lake Havasu City, in a corner of America’s Arizona Desert. Rumour has it that McCulloch’s thought they were buying the much more spectacular Tower Bridge.
The Construction of Tower Bridge began in 1885 and it was opened 9yrs later by Edward VII the then Prince of Wales, Amidst pomp and ceremony. It is the only bridge in London that can be raised to allow ships to pass. Since the Thames is no longer used much as a trade and shipping route, the complex lifting mechanism is only used 4 or 5 times a week. The Tower bridge is often mistaken for London Bridge which is dull in comparison.
篇20:小学英语自我介绍的
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+ 加入清单Good morning, my admirable professors and my dear fellows. It’s my great
honor to be here to introduce myself to all of you. My name is Xing Heng and I’m
in my eighteen years old. I come fromXiamen, which is a famous and beautiful
city. I strongly suggest you visiting there and I can be your guide if it’s
convenient. After three years’ hard work, I am so excited that I am finally
enrolled by my dreaming school,SichuanUniversityand be one of you. I am outgoing
and I have many interests, such as playing basketball, football, and swimming,
but I am only good at basketball. I hope we can always play together in the next
four years. Computer Science and Technology is my favorite subject and I am sure
that it’s also a promising area in the future, with the great development of
computer science and our society. I am glad to be a classmate of you and I hope
we can study and make progress together in the future. I greatly expect my life
to be with you in the coming four years.