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+ 加入清单Swimmingis a good sport. Its popular. People like swimming because the water makes people feel cool. But if they swim in a wrong place, it is very dangerous. These years, some people died when they were enjoying themselves in water and most of them were students. Summer holiday will be there again. I want to give you some advice. First, dont get into the water when you are alone. Second, dont get into the water if there is a No swimming sign. Third, you should be careful in the water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and its good for your health.
游泳是一项不错的运动。这是受欢迎的。人们喜欢游泳,因为水会让人觉得很酷。但是如果他们在一个错误的地方游泳,这是非常危险的。这些年来,一些人死于他们享受自己在水和大多数的学生。暑假将在那里了。我想给你一些建议。首先,不要进入水当你独处。第二,不要进入水里如果有一个没有游泳的迹象。第三,你应该小心在水里。如果你记住了这些,游泳会很安全,它对你的健康有好处。
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篇1:高三读书的好处英语作文带翻译
全文共 1577 字
+ 加入清单When Im free or in trouble, I always take out a book and read quietly. In no time, Ive put my heart into it so that Ill forget all the troubles. Its in this way that Ive formed the habit of reading in any time.
当我空闲的时候或在麻烦,我总是拿出一本书静静地看书。在任何时候,我把我的心让我忘记所有的烦恼。就这样我已经形成在任何时间阅读的习惯。
Little boys as I was, I was interest in picture books and storybooks. I was struck by them. No sooner had I entered the middle school than I began to read novel, plays, and essays and so on. I found I could get much from them. Little by little I took great interest in literature and last term I won the first prize in the composition contest among middle-school students in Zhe Jiang.
当我还是小孩子时,我在图画书和故事书感兴趣。我很惊讶他们。我刚进入了中学,我开始读小说,戏剧,散文等。我发现我可以从他们身上得到很多。渐渐的我开始对文学感兴趣的最后一学期我在浙江省中学生作文竞赛中获得一等奖。
Reading “The Emperors New Clothes”, I had to let out a burst of laughter over his fool. “The Little Match Girl” couldnt keep me from crying for her misery. “Robinson Crusoe” took me into a strange world full of danger. And I was also deeply impressed by Helen Kellers patience and perseverance… Besides these, books also tell me other thing -how to be a man and how to tell the difference between right and wrong. In a word, good books can make me know what I didnt before. So I think of a good book as my best friend.
阅读“皇帝的新衣”,我不得不把一阵笑声在他的傻瓜。《卖火柴的小女孩》不能不让我为她哭的痛苦。《鲁滨孙漂流记》把我带进了一个充满危险的陌生的世界。我也深深打动了海伦凯勒的耐心和毅力……除此之外,本书还告诉我其它的东西——如何成为一个男人,如何分辨对与错。总之,好的书籍可以让我知道什么我不在。所以我认为一个好的书是我最好的朋友。
Ill never forget this famous saying,“Good books are best friends who never turn their backs upon us.”
我永远不会忘记这句名言,“好书是最好的朋友,谁不背对我们。”
篇2:暑假英语日记二:学游泳
全文共 689 字
+ 加入清单Swimming and other water sports are a great way to beat the heat。 Read this article to find out how you can stay safe at the pool, beach, lake - and even the water park。
Kids need constant supervision around water - whether the water is in a bathtub, pool, the sea, or a water park。 Pools, lakes, ponds, and beaches mean summer fun and cool relief from hot weather。 But water also can be dangerous for kids if you dont take the proper precautions。 Nearly 1,000 kids die each year by drowning。 And most drownings occur in home swimming pools。
The good news is there are many ways to keep your kids safe in the water and make sure that they take the right precautions when theyre on their own。
篇3:竞争的好处的英语作文
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+ 加入清单First of all, competition brings about progress in business world. To be more specific, a company will make its product better than others so that it can gain more profit that others. In this case, the product will be better and better as time goes by and the economy will be better as well. To the other hand, the progress of product is beneficial to consumers. That is also the reason why governments control monopoly which will extinguish competition.
Additionally, the competition in an organisation is good for the organisation. Due to the emulation of individuals, everyone desire to be better than others. Under the competition, every one will fulfil their potential and the organisation will maximise its human resource to achieve its goal.
In conclusion, competition is good for not just individuals but also the entire society. Accompanied with competition, the world will be better.
篇4:读书的好处英语作文
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+ 加入清单Only reading be self-motivated people can learn knowledge, otherwise, will become ignorant. I think, we should like to read books, love reading. I remember that du may once said a words: "reading make people relaxed and happy."
There is a famous saying: "read volumes, such as writing." Reading has many benefits, reading can let us growth knowledge; Reading books can broaden our vision; Reading can let we collected many good words we segment. In reading a book, I deeply feel: books are immense ocean, book is the sky of knowledge, books are endless prairie.
Gorky once said such a words: "books are the ladder of human progress." "I rushed in a book is like a hungry person sees a loaf of bread." Yes, books can cultivate peoples sentiment, it can make us relax and breathe the fresh air. I think, love is never wrong, books can make us get rid of a lot of bad habits. Its good to read! Reading makes I aspire to be a useful person to society, I want to be like the beloved premier zhou "reading for the rise of the Chinese," we only have small to read and study hard, to master the knowledge, grow up, can we use our talents to serve human, repay our dear motherland.
Let us act quickly, to book sea roam! Then you will realize the Shakespeares words: "life without books, just like without the sun, wisdom without books, like a bird without wings." The refraction of the truth.
只有读书求上进的人才能学到知识,不然的话,就会变得愚昧无知。我想,我们应该喜欢读书、爱读书。我记得,杜阿美曾经说过一句话:“读书使人心旷神怡。”
有一句名言说:“读书破万卷,下笔如有神。”读书有许多好处,读书可以让我们增长知识;读书可以开阔我们的视野;读书可以让我们收集到许许多多的好词好句好段。在读书中,我深深地感受到:书是无边无际的海洋,书是知识的天空,书是无垠的草原。
高尔基曾经说过这样两句话:“书籍是人类进步的阶梯。”“我扑在书上就像饥饿的人扑在面包上。”是的,书可以陶冶人的情操,它能让我们放松心情,自由呼吸新鲜的空气。我认为,爱书是永远都不会错的,书可以让我们改掉许许多多的不良习惯。读书真好!读书使我立志做个对社会有用的人,我要像敬爱的周总理那样“为中华之崛起而读起”我们只有从小刻苦读书、 学习, 掌握那渊博的知识,长大了以后,才能用我们的才干为人类服务,报答我们那亲爱的祖国。
让我们赶快行动起来,去书的海洋遨游吧!那时你会体会到莎士比亚的名言:“生活中没有了书籍,就好像没有了太阳;智慧中没有了书籍,就好像鸟儿没有了翅膀。”所折射的真理。
篇5:我喜欢游泳英语
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+ 加入清单i like swimming, why know? because swims very amusingly.i may be joyful swim swim, look like a fish to be same.as soon as i have the time on to go to the seashore swimming with daddy.shui shan the dazzling bright, i am looking like a small angel.i like swimming, you?
篇6:养狗的好处英语作文
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+ 加入清单As we all know ,dogs are considered to be the best friends of human nature.
In ancient times,dogs help our ancestor to hunt and guard.While in modern times,dogs are our faithful companions.
Playing with dogs can make children feel happy then ease the loneliness.Recently,people have trained dogs to do certain work.
For example,dogs can be the guide for the blind when they are walking on the street.
However,there are also some problems with breeding dogs.Above all,dogs can spread diseases.
If people dont take measures to the puppies,they are easy to be caught by the virus and if people are hurt by the sick dogs ,they are hard to cure.
Thats why some people would not like to feed dogs.
篇7:阅读的好处英语作文带翻译
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+ 加入清单"Blaspheme books, line miles." I thank the book guide me swim world; I appreciate the book gave me a rich imagination; I was moved, book another one let me understand a truth.
When I was a child, I was with the beautiful Snow White, lovely seven dwarfs, kind of grazing geese princess, mana boundless goldfish made friends. In the age of the reality and imagination cant distinguish, fairy tale has taught me to love others and love the world. Out of the fairy tale of innocence era, numerous interesting, thought-provoking classics like a magnet attracted me, for my students reading the hunger, the degree of surprise as Columbus discovered the new world. Classics Paul ko ezer gold iron in the spirit of perseverance let me admit defeat, Hemingway portrayed the Spanish bullfight of the scene made me shock...
I remember one day in the evening, Im watching the literature appreciation. Each read a story, I have to stop to think, write your own thoughts on the notebook, so imperceptibly see late at night more than 10 points. If not mother push me sleep, I will continue to see, because each piece of prose appeals to me. Reading brought me endless happiness, if read seriously, will be out of your mind, to another soul, with another soul communication and conversation. Reading is also a kind of the feeling of life. Du fus poems make people feel the bitterness of life, reading lu xuns articles make people recognize the darkness of the society, read bing xin let me feel the love and hope... Every book is a friend, we were taught to look at life.
In my eyes, like a cup of delicious fruit juice, is reading in the real thirst; Book is like a tempting bread, reading is in good chewing; Book is more like a piece of chocolate and spicy, reading is to taste slowly... In the endless books, I will continue to read the story.
“渎万卷书,行万里路。”我感谢着,书引导我畅游世界;我感激着,书给予我丰富的想象;我感动着,书让我明白一个又一个真理。
小时候,我就与美丽的白雪公主、可爱的七个小矮人、善良的牧鹅公主、法力无边的金鱼交上了朋友。在那个现实与想象分不清的年龄,童话教会了我去爱他人,爱世界。走出天真烂漫的童话时代,一本本生动有趣、引人深思的名著如磁铁般吸引了我,这对于我这个读书如饥似渴的学生来说,惊喜程度不亚于哥伦布发现新大陆。名著中保尔·柯察金的钢铁般坚毅的精神让我为之折服,海明威描写西班牙斗牛的场面使我为之震撼……
记得有一天晚上,我在看《美文欣赏》。每看完一个故事,我都要停下来想一想,把自己的感想记在笔记本上,就这样不知不觉看到深夜10点多。如果不是妈妈催我睡,我还会继续看,因为每一篇美文都吸引着我。读书给我带来无尽的快乐,如果认真读书,便会走出自己的心灵,进入另一个心灵,与另一个心灵沟通、交谈。读书也是一种对生活的感悟。读杜甫的诗使人感悟人生的辛酸,读鲁迅的文章使人认清社会的黑暗,读冰心的文章让我体会到爱与希望……每一本书都是一个朋友,教会我们如何去看待生活。
在我眼里,书像一杯可口的果汁,读书就是在酣畅地解渴;书还像一片诱人的面包,读书就是在美美地咀嚼;书更像一块香浓的巧克力,读书就是在慢慢地品味……在无穷无尽的书籍中,我将继续读书的故事。
篇8:音乐的好处英语音乐的好处
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+ 加入清单Music could be created in any place when you have inspiration. At most times, we enjoy music like symphonic music. Even pop music, there is neednt to understand what are they wanting to tell us. We just need to hear it carefully. Therefore, music shouldnt have national boundaries.
According to my personal experience, music has a more positive effect on our life. When we are in a blue mood, we could listen to some foreigner song. The music is that we neednt to realize what are they singing. When you listen to their rhythm and style, you will feel your heart be touched and shake in a blue mood. Then, you will be enlightened and acquire power.
On the other hand, different music could promote society develop. As everyone knows, KFC and Mcdonalds are popular in China, as well as, there is nothing in the world can delight me so much as having a hamburger in these store. There are three major reasons and other details. The foremost reason first one is convenience. Second is save time. The third is delicious. However, the detail is also essential for the fast-food store. Music is one of them. The music rhythm is factor that if they play a smooth music, the customer will find the taste of food better. If the store plays a rapid pace of music, people will eat their food more speedily when the store is rush time. That will provide more desk and table for client to available.
Music has more effect and application of us around that I was not mentioned. In a word, music helps country and people more good than harm.
篇9:谈写英语日记的好处英文写作
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+ 加入清单Keeping a diary in English does a great deal of good to my English study. Keeping a diary can help you review all the English knowledge you have learned. For example, you must know the correct spelling of each word needed in the diary; you must use the phrases correctly and choose the suitable sentence patterns, meanwhile, it is also necessary to use you knowledge of grammar in a correct way.Keeping a diary can help you not only to console your knowledge of English, but to form the habit of thinking in English. Practice makes perfect. By and by, your English writing will be greatly improved.
篇10:阅读的好处英语作文TheBenefitofReading
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+ 加入清单if we have a book ,we will not be felling of being longly
When Im free or in trouble, I always take out a book and read quietly. In no time, Ive put my heart into it so that Ill forget all the troubles. Its in this way that Ive formed the habit of reading in any time.
Little boys as I was, I was interest in picture books and storybooks. I was struck by them. No sooner had I entered the middle school than I began to read novel, plays, essays and so on. I found I could get much from them. Little by little I took great interest in literature and last term I won the first prize in the composition contest among middle-school students in Zhe Jiang.
Reading “The Emperors New Clothes”, I had to let out a burst of laughter over his fool. “The Little Match Girl” couldnt keep me from crying for her misery. “ Robinson Crusoe” took me into a strange world full of danger. And I was also deeply impressed by Helen Kellers patience and perseverance… Besides these, books also tell me other thing -how to be a man and how to tell the difference between right and wrong. In a word, good books can make me know what I didnt before. So I think of a good book as my best friend.
Ill never forget this famous saying,“ Good books are best friends who never turn their backs upon us.”
如果我们有一本书,我们不会感觉的孤独
当我免费或陷入困境时,我总是拿出一本书,安静地阅读。在没时间,我把我的心放在它,这样我就会忘记所有的烦恼。通过这种方式,我在任何时候形成阅读的习惯。
小男孩在我,我感兴趣的照片书和故事书。我被他们。我走进中学比我刚开始阅读小说、剧本、散文等等。我发现我能得到多少。渐渐地我带着极大的兴趣在文学和上学期我在作文比赛中得了第一名哲江中学学生。
阅读“皇帝的新衣”,我不得不发出一阵笑声在他的傻瓜。“卖火柴的小女孩”不能阻止我哭她的痛苦。“鲁宾逊漂流记”带我到一个陌生的世界充满了危险。我也深深打动了海伦·凯勒的耐心和毅力…除了这些,书也告诉我其他的事情——一个男人以及如何区分对与错。总之,好的书可以让我知道我没有之前。所以我认为一本好书是最好的朋友。
我永远不会忘记这个著名的说:“好书是最好的朋友对我们从不转背。”
篇11:游泳运动的好处
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+ 加入清单运动变成了瘦身的方法。运动的方式很多,每一种运动都对我们有帮助:游泳可以让我们长高;跑步可以让我们血液循环;举重可以让我们肌肉发达,而我最喜欢的运动是游泳,这项运动有许多乐趣;心情好时,在游泳池上,自由自在的游来游去;心情不好时,在游泳池上,发泄情绪。
游泳这项运动,让我从原来的矮冬瓜,变成了高个子,除此之外还有很多好处,可以玩刺激的水上溜滑梯,还可以和弟弟来一场水上大战。为了学游泳,妈妈特地去帮我买了一套泳衣,并且每个礼拜都会带我去游泳。
曾经有一次,我参加了一个比赛,比赛当天,我用尽了全力游,但是还是没得名,比赛后我告诉自己,只要继续努力总有一天会成功,所以我要加油,从此我就下定决心,一定要努力的学会游泳。
运动对我们有很大的帮助,不但可以锻炼身体,还可以让我们肌肉发达,所以我要天天运动,把身体锻炼成无敌铁金钢,希望大家都能够加入游泳的行列。
篇12:关于读书的好处英语作文TheBenefitofReading
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+ 加入清单Have a school extra-curricular knowledge competition. There is a problem is this: why koalas were full of incense? Born with three options: A, B live in fragrance, C it ate A kind of fragrant leaves, fragrant after A long time. The problem is where I met, oh, remember, is a scientific paper read the day before yesterday. Inside, say their love to eat eucalyptus leaves, the leaves has a composition, eat many sweet after a long time. I chose C. A few days later, the examination paper handed out a look, indeed as expected is C. There are a lot of questions, I have seen, its to do for them.
Another time, on the composition. The teacher asked us to write about gakumon. I will reference some quotes, classical poetry. Many people didnt think of, but I thought of. Composition comment on when the teacher read the article to you, let everybody to learn, also praise I love reading. These are all I read more at ordinary times more accumulation effect.
I finally understand, reading can make us more extracurricular knowledge, write good articles. Of course the most important thing is reading make life more wonderful. So a lot of good reading.
有一次学校组织课外知识竞赛。有一道题是这样的:树袋熊为什么浑身是香的?三个选择:A与生俱来的,B生活在清香中,C它吃了一种香的树叶,时间长了就香了。这道题我在哪见过,哦,想起来了,就是前天阅读的一篇科学论文。里面提到的,说是树袋熊爱吃桉树叶,这种树叶里有一种成分,吃多了时间长了就香了。我选了C。过了几天,试卷发下了一看,果然是C。还有好多题,我都见过,才把它们做对的。
还有一次,上作文课。老师要我们写关于劝学的文章。我就引用了一些名言、古诗。好多人都没有想到,可是我想到了。作文点评时,老师把这篇文章读给大家听,让大家学习,还表扬我爱读书呢。这些都是我平时多阅读多积累的效果。
我终于明白了,阅读能让我们多补充课外知识,写出好的文章。当然最重要的是阅读让生活变得更精彩。所以说阅读好处多多。
篇13:游泳的好处小学生作文
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+ 加入清单从小我就喜欢玩水。我在电视上看见游泳冠军站在高高的领奖台上,为祖国睁争得了荣誉。我的理想就是当一名游泳冠军。
有一次,爸爸带我去游泳,我换上了游泳裤,戴上了游泳圈和游泳镜。看见游泳池里的人真多啊!我迫不及待的想下水游泳,我勇敢的一下子跳了下去。呀!哎哟!冷得只打哆嗦。还被水呛了几大口,我对水有了新的认识,我开始有点害怕水了。而爸爸却像一条小金鱼一样轻松的游着,我很羡慕,我也要学会游泳。在我二年级的时候,爸爸把我带到游泳训练班学游泳,我兴奋极了,终于可以离开了游泳圈。第1次上课的时候老师先教我们学如何学飘,第2次上课的时候老师教我们学潜水,我慢慢的学会了游泳。
学会游泳后,我越来越喜欢游泳了。为了提高水平,我报名参加水晶宫游泳训练班,通过一年不断的坚持、努力训练,在参加了水晶杯游泳比赛中得了男子组自游泳第6名。这就叫功夫不负有心人。
游泳不仅锻炼了我的身体,增长了我的本领,还磨练了我的意志和胆量。
篇14:和平的好处英语作文
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+ 加入清单r comfortable, peaceful life and hating wars. So the United Stations decide to set up an International Day of peace. It falls on the third Tuesday of September every year, aiming at celebrating the day that the global realize ceasefires and non-violence. Its symbol is a flying dove. It represents peace. This festival is the day for people from all walks of life. The international community including the United Nations has made uemitting efforts for the realization of regional stability and world peace over the years. However, nowadays, War, terrorism, regional conflicts and other forms of violence hostile activities still exist. It is a long way to go for people to realize the real peace ideal. So everyone should make contribution for their common dream. Only with the effort of all people in the world, they can realize their dream one day. I have confidence in it.
篇15:春节的好处英语作文
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+ 加入清单Thank you for your letter. I’m glad to hear that you are coming to China for Spring Festival. In China, there are many people could not often have meat,rice or other delicious food. They could only eat these during the Spring festival. So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon. Now, although people‘s life is much better,and we can eat the delicious foods everyday. People still like the festival. Because most people can have a long holiday,and we are free to go on a trip or visit our friends or have parties with our family. In the evenings,we can have a big meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programmes.
I like the Spring Festival very much.
谢谢你的来信。我很高兴听说你要来中国过春节。在中国,有很多人不能经常吃肉类,大米或其他美味的食物。他们只能在春节期间吃这些东西。所以每年他们都希望春节快到了。现在,虽然人们的生活是更好的,我们可以吃美味的食物,每天。人们仍然喜欢这个节日。因为大多数人可以有一个长长的假期,我们可以自由地去旅行或拜访我们的朋友或与我们的家庭聚会。在晚上,我们可以在餐厅大吃一顿饭,或在家里待在家里看电视节目。
我非常喜欢春节。
篇16:游泳须知高考英语作文
全文共 645 字
+ 加入清单某海滨游泳场从今年夏天起对外宾开放,请你根据下列内容为海滨游泳池(Swimming Pool)用英语写一份“游泳须知”(Swimming Rules)。(字数:100左右)。
1.游泳者不得越过红线;
2.所借的游泳衣、救生圈(life-buoy)、太阳伞(sunshade)、椅子不得损坏或带走;
3.不准乱扔废弃物,请放入垃圾桶;
4.下午6点前必须上岸;
5.不准在游泳区钓鱼。
游泳者必须遵守以上规定,违者处罚金(fine)5~200元。
【参考范文】
NOTICE
Swimming Rules
Swimmers are required to obey the following rules. Anyone who breaks the rules will be fined 5~200 yuan.
1.Nobody is allowed to swim beyond the red line.
2.Swimming suits, life buoys, sunshades and chairs borrowed from here are not to be destroyed or taken away.
3.Don’t throw waste things everywhere .Put them into the dustbins.
4.Swimmers must get out of water before 6 p.m.
5.Fishing is not allowed here.
篇17:初一英语作文:早起的好处
全文共 486 字
+ 加入清单Early rising benefits us in many ways.
First, it helps to keep us fit. We all need fresh air. Besides, by taking morning exercises we can improve our health.
Second, it can help us in our studies. In the morning we can learn more quickly.
Third, it can enable us to plan our work for the day. We cannot work well without a proper plan. Early rising can also give us enough time to get ready for our work.
So we say that those who always get up late should make great effort to get up early.
篇18:读书的好处英语作文
全文共 1892 字
+ 加入清单I love books, love reading, the contents of the book makes a full man, make you happy.
The ancients said: "books are the ladder of human progress." I like to read all kinds of books.
I like reading fairy tales book, like to listen to the story of Cinderella and Snow White, the end of the fairy tale is always good, the bad guys get punished, good man is always a happy life in the fairy tale, everything so beautiful in the world, make people couldnt help but say: "if the fairy tale can become a reality, that it would be great!" The ancients cloud: "has its own beautiful woman in the book, the book has its own gold room. I think the book has a happy always.
I like to read modern I like to share the joy with friends; Traveled in xuzhou, and xu xiake travel together, see strange mountain stone, with the ancient scholars see dynasty prosperous decline.
Reading, is a very interesting thing, but now we dont want to read a book, a heart just want to play, the more study in didnt care about it because they dont understand understand the fun of reading, when they understand that understand the pleasures of reading, may have regret, so now have sight of one thing people should know how to cherish them, dont let them slip away from our eyes.
I like to read all kinds of books, because the contents of the book are rich and colorful, and makes a full man, make you happy. So were going to like bing xin said: "good reading" "reading a good book" "read more books."
我爱书,更爱读书,书中的内容使人充实,使人快乐。
古人说:“书是人类进步的阶梯。”我喜欢看各种各样的书。
我喜欢看童话书,喜欢听灰姑娘与白雪公主的故事,童话的结局永远是美好的,坏人得到了惩罚,好人则永远幸福的生活在童话中,世界的一切那么美好,使人情不自禁的说:“童话要是能成为现实,那该有多好呀!”古人云:“书中自有颜如玉,书中自有黄金屋。我认为书中有快乐相伴。
我喜欢读古诗文我喜欢与朋友一起分享欢乐;遍游徐州,与徐霞客一起周游列国,看奇山异石,与古代学者一起看朝代兴盛衰败。
读书,是一件很有趣的事情,但是我们现在的人都不想读书,一心只想玩,更本没有在乎读书那是因为他们没有明白理解读书的乐趣,当他们明白理解读书的乐趣时,可能已经后悔不已了,所以现在拥有眼前的一事一物一分一秒的人都要懂得去珍惜他们,不要让他们从我们的眼前悄悄溜走。
我喜欢看各种各样的书,因为书中的内容丰富多彩,并且使人充实,使人快乐。所以我们要像冰心所说的:“读书好”“读好书”“多读书。”
篇19:暑假游泳英语日记
全文共 289 字
+ 加入清单Today is Sunday. This morning, I went to the swimming pool with my mum.I decided to learn swimming today.
At first, I could not swim at all. My mother was very patient. She taught me how to swim.Three hours later, I could swim by myself. Although I couldnt swim very well, I was very happy.