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古人说得好:“一寸光阴,一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴。”就是告诉我们时间是用金钱也买不来的,所以我们要珍惜时间。下面是小编为大家带来的时间高一作文,希望你喜欢。

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寒假英语作文高一100词

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As a student, I expect the winter holiday very much, because I don’t have

to go to school every day. So I can sleep and get up late. But this winter

holiday, I am not very happy. I didn’t do well in the final exam. It makes my

parents disappointed. I feel sorry to them. Besides, I got ill the whole winter

holiday. I caught a cold at first and then had a fever. I had to see a doctor

every day. My parents worried much about me. Because of the illness, I didn’t

have a good time during the New Year. Now, I am a little better. I hope I could

be well soon, because the new term is beginning. I don’t want to go to school

with illness.

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篇1:高一英语作文题目

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With the improvement of living level, the goods package have become more

and more complicated and exaggerated. Thus, the phenomenon of the excessive

packaging is common around us. Such as Mid-autumn moon cakes. But what factors

contribute to this phenomenon?

Firstly, as we all know, a large number of markets and stores think that

goods which are well-decorated could attract consumers and inspire consumers to

purchase goods. So they can earn more money. Secondly, consumers hold the idea

that the more elegant the goods look, the better quality of the commodity is.

Whats more, the government didnt make relevant rules to prevent this

phenomenon.

Personally speaking, excessive packaging has a bad influence on our

environment, which also wastes precious resources. So we should increase our

awareness of consuming and save rare resources. At the same time, some useful

measures should be taken by the government. Its high time we took action to

prevent this situation. Only in this way can we put an end to this trend.

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篇2:高一道歉信英语词

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Dear David,

I am afraid that you will think me unpardonably negligent in not having

answered your letter dated 7, December sooner, but when I have told you the

reason, I trust you will be convinced that the neglect was excusable. When your

letter arrived, I was just in Hong Kong. As my family could not forward it to me

during my absence, it has been, therefore, lying on my desk until the moment

when I took it up. Now the first thing I have to hasten to do is to write to you

these few lines to express my deep regret.

I enjoyed many pleasant sights during my trip. I shall be pleased to give

you an account to of them when I see you next.

Sincerely yours,

Tom

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篇3:高一关于复活节英语作文带翻译

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英国大部分节日都起源于宗教。复活节发生在过了春分月圆后的第一个星期日,原是纪念耶稣复活的日子。而现在对大多数人来说,复活节只是一个人们享受美好春光的普通节日。对于孩子们来说,没有比复活节彩蛋或巧克力蛋更重要的了。 复活节早上,有的家里把早餐用的蛋分放在几个盛有不同颜色的植物染料的锅里煮,这样端上来的蛋不再是白色或浅棕色的,而是黄色或粉红色,蓝色或绿色的。当然,染料是不会渗透到蛋壳里去的。

Most English holidays have a religious origin. The first Sunday of Easter in the full moon after the vernal equinox, the original is the day to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus. But now for most people, Easter is a secular spring holiday. For children, nothing is more important than Easter eggs or chocolate eggs. Easter morning, home with the breakfast egg placed in a few have different colors of plant dyestuff pot to cook, so end up the shells are no longer white or pale brown, but yellow or pink, blue or green. Of course, the dyes do not penetrate the shell.

圣诞节一过,复活节巧克力蛋便在糖果店里摆出来了。那些最小和花样最简单的很便宜,孩子们用自己的零花钱就可以买下来。这段时期上市的彩蛋有两种。小的一种叫方旦糖,长一英寸多一点,外面是一层薄薄的巧克力,里面是又甜又软的面团,然后再用彩色的锡箔纸包装成各种形状。另外一种是空蛋,稍为大一点,一般比鸭蛋还大一点。里面什么也没有,只是包着一个巧克力外壳。只需打碎外壳,吃巧克力片。 复活节临近时,糖果店的橱窗里会摆满比这些更精美的彩蛋。同时还有各种各样的用来吸引孩子们的小礼物出售。上面装饰有毛绒绒的羊毛做的小鸡,小鸡的嘴和脚都粘在卡片上。幸运的孩子可能从亲友那儿得到好几种这样的礼物。

One Christmas, Easter chocolate eggs in the candy store. The smallest and most simple pattern is very cheap, the children in their own pocket money can buy. Egg period listed in two. One is called fondant small, little more than an inch long, the outside is a thin layer of chocolate, which is sweet and soft dough, then use the color of the aluminum foil packaging into various shapes. Another is empty eggs, slightly larger than the duck is also a little big. There is nothing, just a wrapped chocolate shell. Just break the shell, eating chocolate chip. As Easter approaches, the candy shop window will be filled with more beautiful than the egg. At the same time also used a variety of attract children gifts. It is decorated with fluffy wool chicken, chicken beaks and feet are glued to the card. Lucky children may get from family and friends for such a gift.

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篇4:2024高一英语作文:便利的快递

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As the development of computer, people count on computer so much, now most businesses are done online, trading online saves people a lot of time and it is very convenient. As more and more people choose to shop online, there comes the relative services, the most important one is express deliver. Many years ago, express deliver is not that popular, now it becomes the main tool for people to receive online products. Express deliver is very fast, the companies make the promise that the customers can get their products in three days. Many years ago, people can get their things in a week, now express deliver shorten the time. What’s more, the express deliver can deliver the products to the customers’ homes, people don’t have to go out, how convenient it is. I like to use express deliver, it facilitates my life and saves me a lot of time.

随着电脑的发展,人们很依赖电脑,现在大部分的生意都在网上成交,网上交易节省了人们很多时间,也很方便。随着越来越多的人选择网上购物,相应的服务应运而生,其中最重要的就是快递。很多年以前,快递并不是那么的受欢迎,现在它成为了人们接收网上产品的主要交通工具。快递很快速,公司承诺顾客可以在三天内收到他们的产品。很多年以前,人们能在一周内收到他们的产品,现在快递缩短了时间。而且,快递能把产品送到客人的家里,人们不用走出去,这是多么方便啊。我喜欢使用快递,它方便了我的生活,节省了时间。

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篇5:高一作文英语100词

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Many people believe that having a lot of money is the greatest happiness in

life. But I dont agree with them, because money is not everything. Money cant

make us a true man.

The way I see it, good health is much better than a lot of wealth. No

matter how much money we have, we’ll not feel happy at all if we are in poor

health. In order to be healthy, we must keep a positive attitude and have a good

living habit.

Apart from good health, we must be diligent at work. As long as we work

hard, we cannot just make a good living, but enrich our minds.

Additionally, we ought to give our helpful hands to others when they are in

need. While helping others, we can own a good fame as well as get more social

experience. Its really a good way to kill two birds with one stone. Only by

doing so can we enjoy the happiest life.

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篇6:高一关于世界无烟日的英语作文

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The Flag of the World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialised United Nations agency which acts as a coordinator and researcher for public health around the world. Established on 7 April 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization, which had been an agency of the League of Nations. The WHOs constitution states that its mission "is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health." Its major task is to combat disease, especially key infectious diseases, and to promote the general health of the peoples of the world. Examples of its work include years of fighting smallpox. In 1979 the WHO declared that the disease had been eradicated - the first disease in history to be completely eliminated by deliberate human design. The WHO is nearing success in developing vaccines against malaria and schistosomiasis and aims to eradicate polio within the next few years. The organization has already endorsed the worlds first official HIV/AIDS Toolkit for Zimbabwe from October 3, 2006, making it an international standard.

The WHO is financed by contributions from member states and from donors. In recent years the WHOs work has involved more collaboration, currently around 80 such partnerships, with NGOs and the pharmaceutical industry, as well as with foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Voluntary contributions to the WHO from national and local governments, foundations and NGOs, other UN organizations, and the private sector (including pharmaceutical companies), now exceed that of assessed contributions (dues) from its 193 member nations.

世界卫生的旗帜OrganizationThe世界卫生组织(世卫组织)是联合国的一个专门机构作为协调员,世界各地的公共卫生研究员。成立于1948年4月7日,总部设在日内瓦,瑞士,该机构继承了其前任的授权和资源,卫生组织,这是联盟的一个机构。宪法规定,其使命是谁”是实现各国人民的最高水平的健康。“它的主要任务是对抗疾病的侵袭,尤其是关键的传染病,并促进世界人民的健康。其工作的例子包括多年的战斗天花。1979年世界卫生组织宣布这种疾病已经根除——历史上第一疾病完全消除故意人类设计。谁是接近成功发展中疟疾和血吸虫病和旨在根除脊髓灰质炎疫苗在未来几年内。组织已经批准了世界上第一个官方艾滋病毒/艾滋病工具包津巴布韦从10月3日,2006年,一个国际标准。

世卫组织是由贡献从会员国和捐助者。近年来,他的工作涉及到更多的合作机会,目前大约有80这样的伙伴关系,与非政府组织和制药业,以及比尔和梅林达•盖茨基金会等基础和洛克菲勒基金会。自愿捐款的那些国家和地方政府、基金会和非政府组织、其他联合国组织和私营部门(包括制药公司),现在超过评估的贡献从其193个成员国(费)。

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篇7:关于梦想英语高一

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Since I was a little child, I had a dream that I wanted to be a doctor.

When I was little, I watched many TV series and movies about doctors. I thought

they were so great. Therefore, I made up my mind to be a doctor. In my opinion,

doctor is the people who can help patience get out of sickness and pain.I want

to be the person who can help others. However, being a doctor needs so much

professional knowledge and there is a long way to go. So I have to try my best

on my study and go to a good college.

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篇8:篇高一英语作文

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Hello, everyone. I am a 16-year-old boy with great confidence. My name is Alek. I am a student from Haimen Dongzhou Middle School.

I love English. I’ve been interested in English since I first learnt it. Gradually, my interest grew and grew, and now, when I speak English, I try to speak it loudly and clearly. In my daily life, I take every chance to practise my English. I am becoming more and more confident in my English ability. I believe nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. With the help of English. I am sure I will be a man of the world because English is a bridge to the world.

I am fond of playing Ping-pong. Whenever there’s a Ping-pong match, I always try to watch it, to see how the players play and learn their techniques.

I also enjoy music. Music makes me relax and happy. So, I often listen to music while I’m lying in bed. I really enjoy that happy time.

My favourite food is beef. I like it ever so much because I think it’s the most delicious food in the world.

I like the color green best. Green stands for hope and life. It gives life and fills me with energy.

So, that’s me, a boy with great confidence and a lot of hobbies.

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篇9:高一英语作文带翻译myfamily

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I have a happy family. My family have five poeple:grandpa, grandma, father, mother, and me.

我有一个幸福的家庭。我的家庭有五口人:爷爷,奶奶,爸爸,妈妈,和我。

My parents and me live in city. My father is a worker. His work is hard. My mother is a high schools Chinese teacher, She take bicycle go to work at sevenclock. In the afternoon, she doesnt go home. In the evening, she make supper. The food is delicious. I am a student. I have Chinese, math and English everyday. That is boring. I have many friends. After class, I play with my friends.

我的父母和我住在城市。我的爸爸是一个工人。他的工作是很难的。我的妈妈是一个中学的语文老师,她早上7点就骑车去上班。在下午,她不回家。在晚上,她做晚饭。食物很美味。我是学生我有语文,数学和英语。那是无聊的。我有很多朋友。下课后,我和我的朋友玩。

We are tried, but we are very happy. I love my family

我们试过了,但我们很快乐。我爱我的家庭

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篇10:摩拜单车高一英语

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Ofo has been favored by the public, even the foreign people speak highly of

it. These yellow bikes can be found everywhere, so the people who are in a hurry

can use it and then reached the destination in time. Especially for the

visitors, they can ride these bikes and then have a look at the scenery around.

It can saves them a lot of money and the most important thing is the convenience

it brings. These bikes can be placed any place, even the walking areas. I like

ofo so much. It makes me feel green, because it won’t produce bad air to pollute

the environment.

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篇11:高一英语考试作文:Theroleofwater

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Water is very important to us. If you don’t have water for three days, you will die. We can use water for flowers, swimming, washing and many different things. We use it to cook, make electricity, and put out fires and so on. We use millions of liters of water every day.

Do you know how does the water come to your home? It travels through water pipes. Some are long and wide but some are short and narrow. Then the water travels through the water pipes to the reservoirs. Then it travels through the water pipes to the river and to the special factories that purify the water. When the water is purified, we can drink it. Please don’t leave garbage in the water on which we line, and keep the water clean.

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篇12:高一英语作文春节

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It s about one and a half month away from the Chinese New Year, It is a festival celebrated by the Chinese people at the beginning of the lunar calendar year.

As of the Chinese traditional customs, our parents and grandparents will sweep every corner of the house and clean the windows until they gleam, and washing clothes, buying foods and goods for the new year s future use and presents.

Children will be the most benefited group during this feast period.

One month before that, they are expecting the new clothes, delicious foods.

The firecrackers and the year s allowance for their increased ages.

In recent years, with the rising of the standard of life, Chinese tend to make various holiday plans to spend a different and meaningful new year.

Such as traveling abroad, or be absorbed in their hobbies, and even work.

Why today we try to spend our Chinese new year in such a different way? I think that s because this is a era of free life and personality high-ranking.

Though there are still something traditional, our young generation is attempting to make something new and suitable for ourselves.

And we would like to take something really worth to be cherished in our memorable treasures.

That s amazing and wonderful!

I ll always keep in mind that the Chinese new year is a great feast inherited from our ancestors, but if necessary, I would like to enjoy it by some ways personal.

[高一英语作文春节

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篇13:高一年级英语作文:My dream home

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My dream home is an old castle in France. There are at least thirty rooms in it. It has three floors.

There is a big sitting room and dining room on the ground floor. It must have a very large window on the ground floor. I can look out of the window.

There are six bedrooms on the first floor. Maybe my good friends can live in the rooms. There is a bathroom in each bedroom. I would like my friends to have a shower or a bath in my castle.

There is a special room on the second floor. I can put all my clothes in the room. The room must be next to my bedroom. There is a big bed in my own bedroom. It is two meters long, because I love to sleep. There is a bathroom in my bedroom.

There is a very large garden outside my house. I can have breakfast in this garden. I can have parties in it. The garden is like a park. There are many kinds of flowers and trees in it. In the centre of the garden, there is a wooden swing. I can play on it.

This is my dream home. It is a nice dream.

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篇14:高一关于友谊的英语作文

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Friendship is a kind of human relations. It is a human instinct to make friends.When in trouble, we

need friends to offer us help, support and encouragement. With success achieved, we also need friends to share our joys.

Friendship is also one of the greatest pleasures that we can enjoy. It implies loyalty, cordiality, sympathy, affection,and readiness to help. No man can make the most of his life without carefully and conscientiously striving to win the right kind of friends as he goes along.

Knowing how valuable friendship is, we should be very careful in making friends. Real friends are those who have good character, superior ability and kindness of heart. Real friends can share all our sorrows and double all our joys.While making friends, we should take care to select those who have such fine qualities. Then we should treat our friends with courtesy, be careful not to interfere unreasonably with them,and not to ridicule their proceedings. We should forgive their failures and do our best to help them. In short, when we have established friendship, we ought to cherish and treasure it by means of words and deeds. Only thus, can we develop real friendship and keep the sacred lamp of friendship burning all our life.

友谊是一种人际关系。它是一种人类本能交朋友。当遇到麻烦时,我们

需要的朋友为我们提供帮助,支持和鼓励。成功地实现,我们也需要朋友分享我们的快乐。

友谊也是我们可以享受的最大乐趣之一。这意味着忠诚、热诚、同情,感情,和准备帮助。没有人能使他的大部分人生没有仔细和认真努力赢得他一路合适的朋友。

懂得了友谊是多么宝贵,我们应该谨慎地选择朋友。真正的朋友是那些具有良好品格,卓越的能力和心地善良的人。真正的朋友可以分享我们的悲伤和双我们所有的欢乐。交朋友时,我们应该小心选择那些有这样的优良品质。然后我们应该以礼待友,当心不要无理地妨碍他们,不嘲笑他们的所作所为。我们应原谅朋友的失败,并尽力帮助他们。简而言之,当我们建立了友谊,我们应该珍惜和珍视它的言行。只有这样,才能发展真正的友谊,让神圣的友谊的灯燃烧所有我们的生活。

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篇15:关于树英语高一

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Trees are very useful to people. They provide us with wood and other

products. They give us shade and they help to prevent drought and floods.

Unfortunately, in many parts of our country, people havent realized the

importance of trees. They cut them down at will. They are usually too lazy or

too careless to plant and look after new trees. As a result, the forests

continue to disappear.

Where there are no trees the rain falls on the surface, causing floods, and

carries away with the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. When all the

topsoil is gone, nothing remains but worthless deserted.

The big floods of 1998, in parts of China, have already taught us a good

lesson. So every one of us must love trees, protect forests, and keep on

planting trees each year.

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篇16:教师节高一英语作文100字

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Today is teachers day, because mother filled too late yesterday, so I didnt give the teacher a gift it is a holiday today, the in the mind a bit sad, see other students have to prepare gifts, I think this time Im sorry, next time to prepare gifts for the teachers.

Go on the way home a few from my uncle and aunt and my mother a few flowers, I would take the flowers to the mother said mom and I want to the teacher tomorrow, only one day, mother said that today is teachers day is not how to send the teacher teachers day tomorrow, mother say teachers must be prepared to present next time. Teacher liu, wang teacher happy teachers day, beautiful forever.

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篇17:高一英语作文:如何用自然的方法道歉

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How to make apologize in a natural way

There is an old saying that no one is perfect, so everyone will make mistake sometimes, though we want to do best. When we make mistake, we must say sorry to others, for the purpose of showing our regret, so that they will forgive us and continue to keep in touch with us. Some people think apologize will lose their faces, so they choose not to say sorry. A wise person will make apologize in a natural way and let the past be past, the good way to apologize can help people feel easy. People can find the chance to apologize when they are having communication, they can make the topic about apologize and then saying that he is sorry about what he have done, so everything will seem easy. Apologizing will promote people’s communication and keep their friendship. So don’t feel losing face, just admit what you have done wrong.

有一句老话叫“没有人是完美的”,因此每个人都会偶尔犯下错误,虽然我们都想做到最好。当我们犯错误的时候,我们必须和别人道歉,以此来展现我们的悔意,这样人们就会原谅我们,继续和我们保持联系。一些人觉得道歉会让他们丢脸,因此他们选择不道歉。一个明智的人会用自然方法来道歉,让过去的成为过去,好的道歉方法能让人们感到自在。人们可以在聊天的时候找到道歉的 ,他们可以转到道歉的话题,然后说对自己所造成的伤害表示不好意思,这样一切都会看起来轻松。道歉能促进人们间的交流和保持友谊。所以不要感到丢脸,用于承认自己的错误。

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篇18:寒假英语作文高一100词

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Spring Festival is coming,I am very happy.On this winter holiday,I went to

visit my grandparents with my parents. My grandmother is very zeal.Our dinner is

very delicious.After the dinner,the people gave me money in red envelopes.I am

very happy in this family with my grandparents.

Sometimes,we go to climb the mountains.The mountain is very high.Look!There

is a clean river near the mountain.And there are some beautiful flowers,grass

and big trees.Some trees are orange trees,the others are banana trees.Oh,I am

very tired but interesting.

I am very happy on this holiday because I like Spring Festival very

much.What about you?

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篇19:高一年级关于春节的英语作文

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A lunar New Year, no doubt, is sound, taste and township.

A New Years eve firecrackers. Melody in the New Year, fireworks is low and grand drums, heavy yet explosive, accompanied by a large umbrella of scattering flowers, jinlong fall and arc of the rainbow, here every corner of the flower, a pair of, a group of cheng fang, a piece, a world, in a sudden the incomparable luster. And on the square table, and celebrate the applause, light spirit is ringing, can not help but think of "harps friend" -- it is natural to performance, the smile of gentle feeling let everyone around without his joy. Then a sound clear gong, it is in the middle of the night the cheer of the New Year, is not so short but lingering sound waves, times, stretches, like a stream, seeped into next year. In the end, a string of bells sound, it so mysterious, as if the passage of time, is at the end of the sea and the nien beast roar.

Through every form, and to have bouts of aroma. Like bacon that hard sweet, like the mutton soup hot sweet, like the natural aroma of coarse grains like steamed bread fresh incense, sweet like a sausage chewy, like dumplings a pack of sweet juice, like nuts, crisp sweet, like good old 994 stuffed sweet ChunChun... The fragrance, as they themselves. A wisp of fragrance, flavor, a dish, a table, a handful of happiness. I like dumplings, white white fat, quietly lying on the soup. It successfully, that sweet thick sesame paste, now a love heart.

JianJu the most popular cartoon "bears in the New Years day" in a situation: even if a lumberjack, also know that mothers dumplings, dads wine, are looking forward to the calendar page, end the arrival of the New Years eve. Whether its cold rime, shaking winter bamboo shoot, a speeding train, shimmering bright lights... Township, there is only one, let the wanderer to gallop tirelessly.

But you have such a scene: in the mobile phone clicking, hands of quick-frozen dumplings immodesty slide to the ground, fell to pieces, like a boom ray reminds you, want to travel to Hong Kong this year Spring Festival. So, the sound? Taste? Township?

一个春节,无疑便在于声、味、乡。

爆竹声中一岁除。过年的曲谱中,烟花是低沉而隆重的大鼓,重重的一声声爆响,伴随着大伞的散花、金龙的出落和弧形的彩虹,在这儿的每个角落一朵、一双、一群、一片、一世界地盛放,在瞬间迸发出无与伦比的光彩。八仙桌上的谈笑,与庆祝的掌声,轻灵清脆,不禁联想到“琴瑟友之”——它自然是尽情的琴声了,笑的柔和让周围的每个人都情不自己地欢欣起来。然后是一声清亮的锣响,它就是午夜时分新年的那一阵欢呼,虽短,但余音袅袅,不绝如缕,一直绵延着,就如一条溪,汩汩地流向明年。最终,有一串编钟声,它那么神秘,好像是时间的流逝,是沧海尽头年兽的咆哮。

走过每一个门洞,都有一阵阵的香飘来。像是腊肉那硬硬的香,像是羊肉汤那热乎乎的香,像是粗粮天然的香,像是馒头新鲜出炉的香,像是香肠有嚼劲的香,像是饺子一包汁的香,像是坚果干脆的香,像是陈年佳994酿醇醇的香……这香味,就如它们本身。一缕香,一丝味,一盘菜,一桌人,一捧幸福。我最喜欢汤圆,白白胖胖,安静地躺在汤里。它圆满的外表下,那甜稠的芝麻馅,宛然一颗爱心。

简举最红的动画片《熊出没之过年》中的一情景:就算一个伐木工,也懂得,妈妈的饺子,爸爸的酒,都是期待着日历的那一页,岁末除夕的到来。不管是冰冷的雾淞,晃动的冬笋,飞驰的火车,灿亮的灯光……乡,只有一个,让游子不倦地飞奔。

但是你的身边有这样的场面吗:在手机的点击声中,手里的速冻汤圆不慎滑落在地,跌得粉碎,像轰雷般提醒了你,今年春节要去香港旅游。如是这样,声呢?味呢?乡呢?

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My grandparents believed you were either honest or you werent. There was

no in between. They had a simple motto hanging on their living-room wall: "Life

is like a field of newly fallen snow; where I choose to walk every step will

show. "They didnt have to talk about it--they demonstratedthe motto by the way

they lived. They understood instinctively that integrity means having a personal

standard of morality and ethics that does not sell out to expediency and that is

not relative to the situation at hand. Integrity is an inner standard for

judging your behavior.Unfortunately, integrity is in short supply today--and

getting scarcer. But it is the real bottom line in every area of society.And it

is something we must demand of ourselves.

A good test for this value is to look at what I call the Integrity Trial,

which consists of three key principles: Stand firmly for your convictions in the

face of personal pressure.

When you know youre right, you cant back down. Always give others credit

that is rightfully theirs. Dont be afraid of those who might have a better idea

or who might even be smarter than you are. Be honest and open about who you

really are. People who lack genuine core values rely on external factors--their

looks or status---in order to feel good about themselves. Inevitably they will

do everything they can to preserve this facade,but they will do very little to

develop their inner value and personal growth.

So be yourself. Dont engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are

unpleasing in your life. When its tough, do it tough. In other words, face

reality and be adult in your responses to lifes challenges.

Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity

and are the basis for enriching your relationships with others.

Integrity means you do what you do because its right and not just

fashionable or politically correct. A life of principle, of not succumbing to

the seductive sirens of an easy morality,will always win the day. My

grandparents taught me that.

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