英语作文网络的危害合集20篇

Sunflower is a kind of beautiful flower. It has golden color and a round face. It looks like the sun， that is why people call it sunflower. Besides， it looks like a warm smile， too. When you look at it， it seems smile to you. It can bring warm to people. So， I like sunflower very much. During the day， its face turns to the sun all the time. When autumn comes， it is ripe. Therefore， we can eat its seeds. They are very delicious.向日葵是一种美丽的花。它有着灿灿的金色和圆圆的脸蛋，看上去很像太阳，这就是为什么人们叫它向日葵。而且，它看起来像一个温暖的笑脸。当你看着它的时候，它好像在对你微笑。它能够给人们带来温暖。所以，我很喜欢向日葵。白天，它总是面向太阳。秋天来了，它就成熟了。因此，我们可以吃它的种子，它的种子很好吃。

The Mid-Autumn Festival has all interesting history. Long ago in one of the

dynasties of China there was a king who was very cruel to the people and did not

manage the country well. The people were so angry that some brave ones suggested

killing the king. So they wrote notes telling about the meeting place and time

and put them into cakes.

On the 15th day of the 8th lunar month every person was told to buy the

cakes. When they ate them they discovered the notes. So they gathered together

to make a sudden attack on the king. From then on the Chinese people celebrate

on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month and eat moon cakes in memory of that

important event.

When the Mid-Autumn Festival is near, shop windows are beautifully

decorated. Many moon cakes are displayed for people to buy. People send presents

such aswine, fruits and moon cakes to their friends and relatives. In the

evening of the day, they have a feast. After the feast, they go out to the

garden to look at the moon. The children run and laugh on the streets.

It is believed that the moon is at her brightest on this night. Many poems

have been written about it, and poets are never tired of reading and writing

such poems. In Chinese literature, the moon of the Mid Autumn Festival has been

compared to a looking-glass, a jade rabbit, and so on. It seems that Chinese

literature takes far more interest in the moon than in the sun.

Volunteers are the pulse of the city and the beautiful scenery of the city.

They are composed of a group of enthusiastic young people who love public

welfare and support the public welfare undertakings of the society.

In the volunteer organization, every volunteer is equal, everyone is equal

in personality and status, everyone has come together for a common goal, it can

be said that they are the most intimate brothers and sisters without blood!

A team is composed of people, and there must be a certain division of labor

according to peoples abilities. Some people are suitable for leadership, some

people are suitable for publicity, and some people are happy to be ordinary

volunteers working on the front line.

The so-called people do their best.

Only make the best use of it! Only such a group can flourish and thrive! If

you just divide the volunteers into three, six or nine classes based on their

abilities, identities, and statuses, it will hurt not only a persons emotional

problems, but also the longevity. , the affinity and cohesion of the team will

be greatly reduced! If the composition of the volunteers are all dignitaries,

then the transparency of the volunteers will have to be doubted by the

world.

Although it is said that if you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are

good, you will help the world, but it does not rule out that there will be some

people who are not rich and not very capable, but are willing to do their best

to join this organization. I think we should also. Accept them with a tolerant

heart, because our organization is voluntary, fair, and equal!

志愿者是城市跳动的脉搏，是都市亮丽的风景，由一群热爱公益的热血青年组成，撑起了社会的公益事业。

在志愿者组织中，每一位志愿者都是平等的，大家在人格上，地位上都是平等的，大家为了一个共同的目标走到了一起，可以说是最为亲密的，没有血缘的兄妹!

一个团队，由人组成，根据人的能力必然有了一定的.分工，有的人适合做领导，有的人适合做宣传，而有的人乐于做一个普通的义工工作在第一线。

所谓人尽其才。

才尽其用!这样的团体才能蓬勃发展，蒸蒸日上!若硬是把志愿者依据能力、身份、地位的不同，分出个三六九等，所伤及的怕不只是一个人的情感问题，天长日久，团队的亲和力、凝聚力怕是要大打折扣!倘若志愿者的组成都是些达官显贵，那么志愿者的透明程度，就不得不让世人怀疑了。

虽说有穷则独善其身，达则兼济天下一说，可也并不排除会有一些并不富裕，能力不是很强，却愿意尽自己绵薄之力的人愿意加入这个组织，我想我们也要以一个宽容的心来接纳他们，因为我们的组织是宗旨是志愿、公平、平等!

My holiday my family,"ten.one" golden week will float in the sky with

laughter.

Im going to the countryside,put aside all the troubles,do a happy bird. In

the woods picking sweet fruit,make endless sweet ying heart; To the river to

catch fish,with the river flowing rhythm,let laughter echoed in the air for a

long time.

Should first glimpse of the sea,I feel it flat as colchicine

halcyon,rustling noise at high tide,when angry when earth—shattering roar; I

want to lay in the sun on the soft beach,hacking waves affectionate hug rock

discourse. Remember fresh seabreeze comes,remember waves of the sea as

snow,remember the roar when windsthat blow,remember

unforgettable,endless,capricious,make people intoxicated with the sea.

I also want to read a good book,let oneself into a seedling,rooted in the

book of the pure land,absorbs the nutrition knowledge,broaden their horizons.

With books,as the magic machine of time and space,as the bridge of the

mind,communication up and down in five thousand,with friends all over the world

with joy and sadness,from now on,heart no longer lonely.

Christmas Day is on December 25th, though it originated in the western

country, now it is popular around the world. In China, people will spend that

day happily, they will eat apples on Christmas Eve, the children will put the

socks so that they could get the presents from Santa Claus. When I went to

college, I had an unforgettable memory about my first Christmas Day.

As my major is English, I have many foreign teachers, so that I could have

access to the local culture from them. Christmas Day is a big day for them, when

the day came, they asked us to spend the day with them, because most of them

left home and did not have families around. My classmates and I went to the

foreign teacher’s home at that day, we brought some presents, when we arrived at

his house, we found a beautiful tree with shinning lights. My teachers taught us

how to cook all the cookies, we were having such great fun. I made the cookies

with many favors. We talked happily and sung Christmas songs.

I learned how the foreign people spend their big day, it was such

unforgettable for me.

Dear Amy,

I am happy to be your new pen pal. I live in China. I am in Grade Six.I

like riding a bike, playing basketball, reading books and listening to music. My

school is far from my home. Usually I go to school by motor bike. Sometimes I go

to school by bike. I go to school from Monday to Friday. Tell me something about

you. Write to me soon, please.

Your new pen pal,

LiHua

Mid-autumn Day is a Chinese festival. It usually comes in September or

October .On that day we usually eat a big dinner and mooncakes. It is said "Hou

Yi" missed his wife，so he made mooncakes. It looks like the moon.

There are many kinds of mooncakes. They are small round cakes with meat，

nuts or something sweet inside . eating mooncakes has been our custom. Families

stay outside in the open air eat a big dinner and mooncakes. The most important

thing is looking at the moon， On that day， the moon kooks brighter and rounder.

We call this moon the full moon.

On that day， families get together， so we call this day getting together.

This is Mid-autumn Day. I love it very much. Because on that day I can eat

mooncakes. And my brother comes back home. He works outside all year. Only that

day and the Spring Festival. He comes back. So that day I am especially happy.

On that day my family gets together.

Advantages and Disadvantages Of the Internet

I think it is not all bad for millde school student to search the Internet.Some students play games on line.I dont agree it at all.It has nothing to do with their study.And it will make them lose the interests of learning.But also it is very nessary for us to search the Internet.In the modern world,using computer and the Internet is an important skill.We can use it to find some information that we need and communicate with our friends,teachers and parents.Sending e-mail and check out some international news are useful for us as well.

Spring Festival is my favourite festival. This years Spring Festival is in

February 8th. On New Years Eve, everyone will wear new clothes. My parents and

I will go to the Grandpa and grandmas home to eat Nian Yefan. This is the

tradition of our family. At the dinner table, my grandmother will prepare a lot

of dishes for us to cook hot pot. These dishes are very delicious. Everyone ate

very happy. We have forgotten the troubles of the past year, happy to greet the

new year. After dinner, I will go back home with my parents. In eight, I will be

fireworks at the threshold of our home. They are very beautiful. Doing this will

make me feel very happy. After I put the fireworks, I will watch the Spring

Festival Gala. The Gala adds a mood of celebration in the house as people laugh,

discuss and enjoy the performance. At eleven, my parents gave me 200 yuan. This

is my years new years money. 0 ocolck, the new years bell sounded, we have

ushered in the new year. I made a wish. I hoped that that we could have a happy

and healthy life ne--t year and everyone in my family could be happy.

The first day of the new year, my father and I had the red antithetical

Spring Festival couplets on our doors. Every Spring Festival, both urban and

rural areas, each household must select a red couplets affi--ed to the door in

order to increase the festive atmosphere. I also cleaned the room with my mom.

After the event, I will visit friends and relatives with my parents. This is the

custom of the Chinese people to celebrate the Spring Festival.

This is my Spring Festival holiday, I had a very happy. What about you?

遵守交通规则Obeying the Traffic Laws

I am often very afraid to cross-large wide streets. I always go to the traffic light and use the crosswalk, but many times I have been frightened. When the light changes to green I still need to look both directions to check the traffic. On many occasions a speeding motorcycle or bicycle or once a truck drove past the red light and across the pedestrians path. When I have my bicycle, I get off and walk across the street, but always someone crosses the red light. Once at the intersection near the shopping mall I saw an accident: a taxi had stopped for the light, and another truck came from behind and did not stop. For safety, it is very important for everyone to obey the traffic laws.

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横过大宽马路时，我常会害怕。我总是看着信号灯，走人行横道。仅管这样，我还是被吓着了几次。当信号灯换成绿灯时，我还是要朝两边看一下。很多时候，超速行驶的摩托车或自行车甚至是卡车，都闯红灯穿过人行横道。当我骑车时,我就会下来,推着车子步行过马路, 但总有人闯红灯。一次，在靠近购物广场的那个十字路口，我见到了一起交通事故：一辆出租车停在那儿等红灯，但是它后面的卡车没停。所以，从安全计，每个人都遵守交通规则是很重要的。

网络，这块充满着神秘色彩与诱惑力的被彩纸包着的糖果。对于现在的我们来说，这早就不是什么新鲜事了。它是我们的老师，是人与人之间的交流器，是我们学习的.好帮手，更是我们通往知识宝库的大门钥匙。从网络中，我们不仅可以迅速了解世界各地的信息与发生的事情，还能学到许多知识，宽阔我们的“视野”，使我们懂得的知识更多更广阔。

登陆网站看新闻固然好，但是同学们，现在的网站并不都是“绿色”网站，其中还有一些混水摸鱼混过去的黄色“垃圾”网站。每当你要登陆一个网站时，一定要慎重考虑，静下心来问问自己：“看这个网站能学到那些知识?有哪些好处呢?根据我提议：每次上网之前，应先把防火墙打开，因为防火墙可以抵挡一些黄色的网站和病毒的侵袭。

说到网络，就不得不说到网络聊天。现在的许多同学都有一个属于自己的QQ号，利用QQ号和网友进行聊天、交流、吐纳不快。但有些同学却用一些脏话来辱骂他人，以其取乐。他就没有想到网友的感受，这是不对的。同时，这也是禁止刷屏的原因之一。

在家里，在学校，我们是言而守信的好孩子，在与网幼交谈的过程中，答应网友的事情一定要言而守信，如期完成。一个人相貌不好不要紧，家庭条件不好也没关系，最重要的是要学会做人的美德―信任，守信。对待网友也一样，只有言而守信，才能博得网有得信任。

有时，你正在聊天，突然从桌面弹出一个未知者发送的信件。这时，你千万不要打开。因为，里面可能是病毒，发行商想趁电脑死机之际盗走你的重要文件。你一定要谨慎。

聊天时，如果网友无意中邀请你到某某某地方，你一定要三而后行，因为毕竟他只是网友，不是你的“白雪公主”或“白马王子”，他可能是你真正的朋友，也可能是无恶不做的坏蛋。你一定要学会说：“不”。

网络是一把双刃剑，对于我们青少年健康成长既有有利的一面，也有不利于我们的一面，我们一定要利用它好的一面，让它帮我们学习，帮我们走向成功。

成都某高校的一个大学生，有这样一张作息时间表：13∶00，起床，吃中饭;14∶00，去网吧玩网络游戏;17∶00，晚饭在网吧叫外卖;通宵练级，第二天早上9∶00回宿舍休息……

这位大学生几乎把所有的空余时间都拿来打游戏，并开始拒绝参加同学聚会和活动。大约两个月之后，他发现自己思维跟不上同学的节奏，脑子里想的都是游戏里发生的事，遇到事情会首先用游戏中的规则来考虑。他开始感到不适应现实生活，陷入了深深的焦虑之中。

目前，有不少中国年轻人像这位大学生一样，长时间沉迷于网络游戏后，发现自己身心上出现了这样或那样的问题。据统计，目前中国网络游戏玩家人数已达700万至1000万，其中相当一部分是20岁左右的年轻人。

网络游戏成瘾引起的社会问题已经出现。今年2月，湖北一名16岁少年沉迷网络游戏，竟半夜持刀砍伤母亲，抢走8000元钱;3月，湖南沅江一名14岁少年因网络游戏入魔产生幻觉，从4楼跌落身亡。

网络游戏对青少年身心健康的危害已引起心理学家和社会学家的关注。

西北师范大学教育科学院副院长杨铃指出，在网络游戏的虚拟世界里，青少年不需要面对现实中的挫折，不需要接受社会规范和其他人的监督，可以随心所欲地宣泄情感。长此以往会淡化现实社会规范的要求，给暴力犯罪埋下隐患。

中国有关部门已经认识到网络游戏成瘾对青少年心理健康产生的严重危害。由于大多数年轻人是在网吧上网，因此，开设网吧在中国受到严格限制：网吧经营者必须在许多方面满足要求后才能继续营业，其中包括网吧与学校的直线距离必须在200米以上、非节假日时间在校学生不能进入网吧、未成年人在一定时间段不能进入网吧、上网必须出示有效身份证明等。

一些专家还认为，在目前情况下，对网络游戏进行审查和分级，是防止更多年轻人沉迷网络游戏的有效途径。

我想说的是大家不要太沉迷于网络游戏 也许有些人嫌我啰嗦 但是玩游戏确实没有意义 只会浪费时间当时很快乐 但是你在玩的时候别人在学习在进步自己 适当玩时正常的 大家不要太沉迷这是我玩网游记载下来的经验

Dragon Boat Festival,often known as Tuen Ng Festival or Duan Wu Festival,is

a traditional Chinese festival held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the

Chinese calendar.Dragon Boat festival memorializes the Chinese poet Qu Yuan.He

committed suicide by drowning himself in a river because he was disgusted by the

corruption of the Chu government.People sat on dragon boats,and tried to scare

the fishes away by the thundering sound of drums.Hence,toady we sail the dragon

boats to celebrate this festival.Also,people eat zongzi (the food originally

intended to feed the fishes) in memory of Qus dramatic death.

Traditional Chinese culture is beginning to capture the attention of the

world. This is true even as popular culture that has traditionally been

considered Western begins to spread throughout China. Kung Fu, especially, has

had a great impact on the millions of people who first learned about China

through it. From that, they may come to China and learn about other aspects of

this culture, such as traditional operas like the Beijing and Sichuan ones.

Asian nations have long known about the greatness of ancient Chinese culture.

Their own cultures are a mix of native ones and those Chinese characteristics.

Korea and Japan long ago adopted ideas such as Confucianism is something that

continues today even as it is challenged by Pop Culture. This strength comes

from the ideas given in the Four Books of Confucianism (The Great Learning, The

Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, and The Book of Mencius). These

books built upon the ideas of an even more ancient period codified in the Five

Classics. From them, the West learns such things as Fengshui and other concepts

that are uniquely Chinese. China has taken steps to further this spread of its

culture by establishing Chinese Cultural Centers in such places as the United

States and Europe.

Nine nine Chongyang， as with the "long" is a homonym， in the nine figures is the largest number， the meaning of life for a long time。 In ， our country the annual September 9 set as a festival for the elderly， cleverly combining traditional and modern， become respect for the elderly， and love for the elderly， help the elderly Festival。

This year the festival is coming。 For you， Chung Yeung Festival plan how had it? If you are a young person and Chung Yeung Festival this day you may gave the mom and dad a gift， or to travel， relax mood; or make a phone call to the home， let the warm greetings， a heart warming gift。 If you are an old man， you may have been a group of sympathy， or be invited to participate in activities。 Then Festival ended， but we do not like meishiren as the how how lead， must continue to show respect for the elderly， care for the elderly， care for the elderly。

Countries of the provisions of the Chung Yeung Festival this day is a festival for the elderly， the purpose of which is to use this to carry out activities to allow people to set up the consciousness of respecting。 The country has established a general acceptance of the festival， the important purpose is to remind the whole society for a certain thing， and not the only thing to do is to do。

Any activity that wants to be able to get the effect to be able to maintain a long enough time to show its significance。

In fact， the elderly are very simple， the park for a walk with the company， the weekend to go home for dinner， the phone call， can make them feel very satisfied and happy。

Parents should not only on this day， but also to remind himself， usually elderly care enough。 It is a year the Double Ninth Festival， from now let us more to care for the elderly， it is meaningful to the festival。

九九重阳，因为与“久久”同音，九在数字中又是最大数，有长久长寿的含意。年，我国把每年的九月九日定为老人节，传统与现代巧妙地结合，成为尊老、敬老、爱老、助老的老年人的节日。

今年的重阳节即将来临。对于你来说，重阳节计划怎么过呢?如果你是年轻人，重阳节这天你可能是送给了爸爸妈妈一份礼物，或者带他们出门旅游，放松心情;或者给家里打了一个的电话，让温馨的问候，成为暖心的礼物。如果你是老人，可能受到了一些组织的慰问，或者被邀请去参加活动。然后节日结束了，但是大家千万不要像没事人一样该怎么过就怎么过，一定还要继续尊敬老人，爱护老人、关心老人。

国家把重阳节这一天规定为敬老节，目的是用这种开展活动的方式来让人们树立尊老敬老的意识。国家设立一个社会普遍接受的节日，重要的目的在于提醒全社会对于某件事情的关注，而不是这件事情只有到了节日才想起来做。

任何一个希望能够获得效果的活动都要维持足够长的时间才能显示出它的意义来。

其实，老人们要求很简单，公园散步的陪伴、周末回家的晚餐、电话的问候，都能让他们感到无比的满足与幸福。

孝敬老人不仅仅要在重阳节这天，而且要时常提醒自己，平时对老人关心得够不够。又是一年重阳节，从现在开始就让我们更多地去关爱老人吧，那才是有意义的重阳节。

高考英语之关键词大揭秘 从供给侧结构改革到万众创新，从大山的相声到阿喀琉斯之踵，从对一代拳王阿里的名言直引到向莎士比亚经典的致敬，今年的高考英语(江苏卷)可是吸足了考生的眼球。 关键词揭秘之阿喀琉斯之踵(Achilles Heel) 上世纪九十年代的那部《特洛伊》，还是一枚小鲜肉的布拉德·皮特主演的就是阿喀琉斯。传说刚出生的时候，他母亲特意提溜着他的脚踵将他放在冥河之中浸泡，从而打造了他的刀枪不入之身。而唯一没有浸到冥河水的脚踵，也就成为了这位英雄的唯一弱点。 关键词揭秘之拳王阿里( Muhammad Ali) 今年考卷上阿里的那句话，让人震撼“Champions arent made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them. A desire， a dream， a vision.”(冠军不是诞生在体育馆里，而是来自人的内心。成就冠军的是渴望、是梦想，是愿景!) 关键词揭秘之莎翁( William Shakespeare) 今年的书面表达问了考生一个让人纠结的问题：面对微信上铺天盖地的“最萌宝宝”、“最美小学生”投票，你是投还是不投。“To vote or not to vote”就是对莎翁悲剧《哈姆雷特》中经典名言“To be or not to be”的致敬。

[英语高考作文真题该不该参加网络投票

When I was very small, I was so envious about the adults, because they

could do whatever they wanted and did not have to depend on their parents. For

me, I did not have money and my parents limited my pocket money, so I couldn’t

spend the money to buy whatever I wanted. It seems to me that being an adult is

my only wish. Some day, I learned from the movie that being an adult was not

that as perfect as I thought. In the movie, the man struggled to earn money to

pay his bills, what’s more, he had to stay away from his family. Loneliness was

always around him. To be independent means we can live our own way and make our

own decision. We have more freedom. But at the same time, it also means more

annoyance. So why just we enjoy this moment.

零零后的我有许多爱好，但最钟爱的就是上网了。

网络赋予了我很多，他让我在游戏的海洋里遨游，他带着我领略各地风光，让我坐在家里就能看世界。他陪我哭过，陪我疯过，陪我笑过。周末是快乐的，可是一看到那么多作业就感到乏味。报纸，讲义，都乖乖的躺在书桌上等着本小姐去做它，唉，看着就愁啊，可真是题海无边，做完无岸啊!亲，伤感情啊!

“乖乖，自己在这呆着吧，本小姐要去上网了。”我一边朝着那可怜巴巴的作业道别，一边朝这电脑走去，啊!心里甭提多高兴啦。依旧是老样子，连接电源，打开主机……动作甭提多娴熟了，也许上网已经成了我生活中的一部分了。啊!上网的感觉就是爽啊，忘掉了所有的作业，真是一身轻松啊!真是得到了大解放啊!

就这样，在我压力山大的时候，网络帮我“解了围”。但是可不能太贪恋，还得马上乖乖回来写做作业，俺是好学生呢!“我的天啊，这题也忒变态了吧，什么意思嘛?哎，伤脑筋啊!”自己坐在桌前自言自语，“如果写不完的话，明天可要面对的是数学老师的枪林弹雨啊!”咦，夏安安，你怎么这么笨啊，你可以用电脑百度嘛，一想到这里，自己又精神抖擞了，赶紧开机，搜索答案。

耶!有了有了。可不能直接抄，上面可是有详细的分析呢，赶紧先看会了，自己再做。哈哈，真是天生我才必有用啊!网络时代就是好，百度一下，想干嘛就干嘛，哈哈，网络，谢谢你了又帮了我一次啊!网络不仅充实了我的生活，而且在我的学习上也帮了我很多忙。

网络，谢谢你，因为有你，世界才变得更美好!!

I,m so glad to receive your letter, in which you wanted to know about the

Dragon Boat Festival in China.

I feel honored to tell you about it. Celebrated on May 5th in the lunar

calendar, it is a folk festival having a history of more than two thousand

years. Also, it is one of the most important festivals in China.

As for the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, there are many beautiful

legends, of which the story about Qu Yuan is most widely accepted. Qu Yuan, a

Chinese poet who loved his country deeply, drowned himself in the Miluo River

after his country’s being defeated. To honor him, people in China hold various

activities every year, including eating zongzi and dragon boat racing.

I hope you can come to China to enjoy it for yourself.

Released a few days ago, nanjing haze red alert, schools are closed. I am bored at home watching TV, I thought: fog fog, when do you go? Inadvertently, I and looked out of the window. Oh my god! The sky is gray, lost in the past the blue color, like a long time without brush try mirror; In the distance a few high-rises to fill the fog covered. Around a blur; All the people all wore masks. Or old street, but the day is gray, the air is grey, the nanjing like a dirty dirty towels, full of dust in the air, the prosperous scene seems to have lived by the infinite ash, everyone in the heart a gloomy.

At that time, there was a weather forecast: ear "fog haze will continue to be shrouded in nanjing tomorrow, please do defense work..." I in front of the nanjing gray, cant help to think: we should drive less, less smoke, everybody is responsible for protecting the environment, dont let gray haze that nanjing!

几天前，南京发布了雾霾红色预警，学校都停课了。我无聊地在家看着电视，心想：雾霾啊雾霾，你什么时候走啊?不经意间，我朝窗外看去。天哪!天空灰蒙蒙的，失去了往日那湛蓝的色彩，像一块很久没有擦试的镜子;远处几座高楼大夏补大雾淹没了。四周一片模糊;来来往往的行人们都戴着口罩。大街上还是往日的繁华，可是这里的天是灰的，空气也是灰的，整个南京像一条很脏很脏的毛巾，空气中满是灰尘，繁华的景象似乎也被这无限的灰笼罩住了，每个人心中一片灰暗。

这时，耳边传来了天气预报：“明日雾霾将继续笼罩南京，请大家做好防卫工作……”我面对灰色的南京，情不自禁地想：大家要少开车，少抽烟，保护环境人人有责，不要让雾霾使南京变成灰色!

The first snow came. How beautiful it was, falling so silently all day

long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the

living, on the graves of the dead! All white save the river, that marked its

course by a winding black line across the landscape; and the leafless trees,

that against the leaden sky now revealed more fully the wonderful beauty and

intricacies of their branches. What silence, too, came with the snow, and what

seclusion! Every sound was muffled, every noise changed to something soft and

musical. No more tramping hoofs, no more rattling wheels! Only the chiming of

the sleigh-bells, beating as swift and merrily as the hearts of children.