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关于志愿者的英语作文带翻译80词初二(热门19篇)

中考英语作文往往是孩子们硬伤中的硬伤,大多数的情况都是得过且过,未想过得高分,能拿到及格分就行,但是仍然有一些英语牛孩作文甚至能拿满分,究竟如何才能取得中考英语作文满分呢?除了自身的英语基础之外,一些必要的作文技巧也可以给你作文增分不少,如何事半功倍?今天与大家分享一些作文方法,希望对大家有所帮助!

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Two years ago, I like to eat instant noodles very much, the instant noodles smell so delicious, because there are tasty flavor in it. When my mother was not at home, I would buy the instant noodles, as the time went by, I found my skin became bad and I would not like to eat rice. I felt so bad, my mother told me that I should not eat so much instant noodles, they contained no vitamins and also frustrated my appetite. I realized my problem and started to stay away from instant noodles, then my appetite became good and I wanted to eat rice again. Instant noodles are junk food, wed better eat it less.

两年以前,我很喜欢吃泡面,泡面闻起来很香,因为有美味的调料在里面。当我妈妈不在家的时候,我会买泡面吃,随着时间的流逝,我发现我的皮肤变得不好,我也不怎么喜欢吃米饭。我感到糟糕极了,我的妈妈告诉我我不应该吃那么多的泡面,这些没有营养,也让我胃口不好。我意识到了我的问题,开始不吃泡面,我的胃口变好了,也有食欲吃米饭。泡面是垃圾食品,我们最好少吃。

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篇1:志愿者的初三英语

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The Olympic Games will be held this year.I am so excited and I think the games will be interesting and also fascinating.But now,the important is,how should we do with the Olmpics if I am a volunteer?To solve the problem will be extremely difficult,because nowadays lots of people devote themselves to society and you can not hold an opportunity easily.So just try my best.

We can go to the English Corner to help them to send some DIY newspapers and go to the neighborhood to tell the stories or history about Olmpics to the people who are curious to learn.Also,we can go on the streets to find the problems such as putting away the trash anywhere,saying out the impolite words.That will be meaningful.I am sure that I will succeed.Believe it,do it!

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篇2:关于志愿者的初中英语作文

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Young volunteers

Lu Hao is a middle school student in Guizhou, who joined the “1 helps 1” program of the Youth Volunteer Community Development Project last year. Every Tuesday and Friday he visits an old man who lives alone. “Mr. Zhao is weak and cannot do much for himself, so I give him some help. I help do some shopping, do some housework, or read the newspaper to him as his eyesight is not good.” He said.

Meng Yu is studying for her master’s degree in Canada. She has a busy timetable, but still finds time for voluntary activities during the weekends. “Last month I took part in an event to help hungry children in some of the less developed villages. Twenty-two of us went without food for 30 hours! It was a challenge, but we could drink as much as we liked and we had a doctor there, so it was not dangerous. We wanted to improve awareness of hunger because every day children are dying of starvation. It was a great success. The local newspaper and TV reported it and we received many donations.”

Lu Hao, Lin Ying and Meng Yu are all helping to make other people’s lives better. Would you like to make a difference by becoming a volunteer?

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篇3:关于梦想英语初二

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When I was a little child, I had many dreams. I wanted to be rich, so that

I can live in a big and beautiful house. I can go everywhere by car. But now, my

dream seems to be better and more realistic. I hope I can have a good job. It

will not take much of my time, although I can’t earn much. Every year, I have

holidays to travel. Traveling is my favorite and it can reduce my pressure. It’s

good for my life. Therefore, I hope traveling can be a part of my future

life.

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篇4:端午节的英语小学作文带翻译

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The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on

the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. This

festival is to commemorate the death of QU Yuan, an upright and honest poet and

statesman who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a

river.

The most important activity of this festival is the Dragon Boat races. It

symbolizes people‘s attempts to rescue Qu Yuan. In the current period, these

races also demonstrate the virtues of cooperation and teamwork.

Besides, the festival has also been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous

rice). Zongzi is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and

wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. People who mourned the death of Qu threw Zong

zi into the river to feed his ghost every year.

With the changes of the times, the memorial turns to be a time for

protection from evil and disease for the rest of year. People will hang healthy

herbs on the front door to clear the bad luck of the house. Although the

significance of the festival might be different with the past, it still gives

the observer an opportunity to glimpse a part of the rich Chinese cultural

heritage.

端午节,又称为端午节,定在第五个月的第五天据中国日历。这个节日是为了纪念屈原的死,一个忠厚老实的诗人和政治家据说在河流溺水自杀。

这个节日最重要的活动是龙舟竞赛。它象征着人们的努力救屈原。在当前时期,这些比赛也证明合作和团队合作的优点。

此外,节日还被吃的粽子(糯米)。粽子是糯米做的塞满了不同的馅料包在竹叶或芦苇叶。人哀悼屈原的死亡把粽子扔进河里喂他的鬼魂。

随着时代的变化,纪念转向防止邪恶和疾病是一个时间的。人们会把健康的草药挂在前门清理房子的坏运气。虽然这个节日的意义可能与过去不同,它仍然使观察者看到的机会丰富的中国文化遗产的一部分。

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篇5:暑假英语日记及翻译

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Get up early today is very hot, hot feeling uncomfortable. Breakfast mother let me accompany

her to go shopping and I didnt go. Because it is too hot, move feeling on the finger to sweat.

The city library to read a book this afternoon. Because the library have air conditioning

can blow, but also more than books at home too. Conveniently checked total solar eclipse was visible material.

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篇6:有关压力英语初二

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As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of

relaxation.Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go

from morning till night,it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for

a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is

no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often supposed to

be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose

to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control can it lead to poor

performance and iiihealth. The amount of stress a person can withstand depends

very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such

characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others

lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,

in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact, we make a

choice between "flight or fight"and in more primitive days the choices made the

difference between life or death.The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so

extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is

when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that

health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and

heart diseases have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress

from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find

ways to deal with it.

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篇7:圣诞节英语作文和翻译

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Today is Christmas Eve once a year. We have three at home. We burn delicious hot pot in the kitchen for mom, dad and I are in the sitting room decorate the Christmas tree together.

First of all, my father and I put the branches stretching, then put the tree is installed on a tripod.

Finally, my father and I put the small bells, Musical Instruments, gifts, fawn, Santa Claus, bowknot, five-pointed star and snowflake decorations hanging in the branches. Also has a long string of colorful lights around the branch.

A: wow! A beautiful Christmas tree appeared in front of our eyes, just like that. The mother of hot pot also burn well. The three of us to sit down and eating hot pot, hot side sing Christmas songs, was quite happy!

今天是一年一次的圣诞平安夜。我们一家三口开开心心地在家里。妈妈在厨房为我们烧美味可口的火锅,我和爸爸在客厅一起装饰圣诞树。

首先,我和爸爸把树枝舒展开来,然后把树安装在一个三角架上。最后,我和爸爸把一个个铃铛、乐器、礼物、小鹿、圣诞老人、蝴蝶结、五角星、雪花的装饰用品挂在树枝上。还把一长串五彩缤纷的彩灯绕在树枝上。

哇!一棵美丽的圣诞树就这样出现在我们的眼前。这时妈妈的火锅也烧好了。我们三人坐下来一边吃着热腾腾的火锅,一边唱着圣诞节的歌曲,真是太开心了!

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篇8:英语的自我介绍带翻译

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大家好!我叫茅庆东,今年13岁了,在金碧实验学校读书。

Hello everyone! My name is Mao Qingdong. I am 13 years old and I am studying at the Golden Blue experimental school.

小的时候,别人说我像个男孩子,没错,我的确没点孩子的样儿。我像猴儿一样,以开心起来,像疯了似的,一个劲儿地跳。爸爸说习惯成自然,别再跳了!可是我哪儿会听呢?

When I was young, people said I was a boy. Yes, I did not have a child. I like monkeys like to laugh, like crazy, a kick to jump. Dad said that the habit was natural, dont jump again! But where can I hear it?

我的爱好是数学和英语。数学老师和英语老师非常喜欢我,特别是英语老师,对我,总摆出那张慈祥的脸孔,数学老师也一样,每次都以娃娃脸来面对我,而我的数学和英语成绩总是很好的。当然,语文也一样。

My hobbies are math and English. Math teachers and English teachers like me very much, especially English teachers. They always show Zhang Cixiangs face to me. As for math teachers, they always face me with dolls, but my math and English scores are always good. Of course, the same is the same in Chinese.

我喜欢西瓜和芒果,他们的味道非常好,你也不妨去试试!

I like watermelon and mango. Their taste is very good. You might as well try it!

我喜欢跑步,他对我的身体有着很大的好处。我有一个远大的理想,那就是我要当一名伟大的企业家,所以我还喜欢天蓝色和银白色,它代表着我要飞向天空。

I like to run, and he has a great advantage for my body. I have a lofty ideal, that is, I want to be a great entrepreneur, so I also like sky blue and silver white. It means I want to fly to the sky.

我是个好胜心非常强的人。考试时,别人比我考得好,我不服气,平时更加努力,结果取得了更好的成绩,因为我知道,只有海胜心腔的孩子,才会取得成功!

I am a very strong person ambition. In the exam, others did better than I did. I was not convinced, usually I worked harder, and I got better results, because I knew that only the children of Haisheng heart cavity could succeed.

我的优点是勇敢,我勇敢地去参加所有的竞赛,而且已参加,就必须给捧个证书回来,否则,我是不会甘心的。我的缺点是不爱举手回答问题,我也常对自己说,难道我的手就如千斤这么重么?怕什么?明天我就举手!可是到了第二天,我又像老鼠那样,缩到地洞去了,不是我会改正它的。

My advantage is bravery. I am brave to take part in all the competitions, and I have to take part in, and I have to give a certificate back. Otherwise, I wont be willing to be willing. My shortcoming is that I do not love to raise my hand to answer the question, and I often say to myself, is my hand as heavy as a kilo? What are you afraid of? Ill raise my hand tomorrow! But on the second day, I was like a mouse, and I shrunk to the cave, and I wouldnt correct it.

这就是我,你喜欢我么?

This is me. Do you like me?

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篇9:中学生寒假英语日记及翻译

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Sat. , Feb. 6 Fine later cloudy

A book exhibition

Dropped in at National Library to see the National Book Exhibition which will close today. Suprised at the fact that so many kinds of books are published in our country. Thought the childrens books with many pages of colorful illustrations were made very nicely. Bought a copy of the Chinese version of English and American Short Stories at a 20 per cent discount. Am going to read this through in this good season for reading.

书展

信步走到图书馆看即将在今天结束的全国书籍。惊奇的是发现我们国家竟然出版了这么多种的书籍。我觉得富有多页彩色插图的儿童书籍印刷的相当精美。我买了一本打八折的《英美短篇小说》中文版。我要在这读书的好季节里将它读完。

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篇10:我想做一名英语翻译家六年级作文

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哲学家苏格拉底曾说:“世界上最快乐的事,莫过于为理想而奋斗”。每个人都有自己的理想,并一直朝着这个目标奋斗着,这的确是一件快乐的事。我也有我自己的理想--做一名英语翻译家。

你们一定想知道我为什么要做英语翻译家?因为我从小就喜欢英语。在我上幼儿园,第一次接触英语的时候,老师教我们读“apple苹果”,“banana香蕉”,老师怕我们不懂,还特意拿来香蕉,指着香蕉对我们说:“这是不是很像‘b’呢?上面瘦瘦的,下面胖胖的。一个个香蕉就成了banana,这样,香蕉的英语是不是很容易拼出来。”老师还教我们学了很多英语单词。从那以后,我就喜欢上了英语。

虽然这个理想对我来说是一件非常遥远的事情,但我愿意为这个理想而努力拼搏。每当我听到别人那一口流利的英语,我都非常羡慕,同时我的心灵也一样受到了鼓舞。我相信只要努力就一定可以做到。现在我会从身边的每一步开始做起,努力学好英语。我希望通过我的努力,可以实现我的梦想。

通向理想的道路是遥远的,艰辛的,但我坚信自己只要为理想奋斗,为理想拼搏,就一定能实现理想。

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篇11:高一英语日记附加翻译

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Dont you see the heavy smokes from the big chimneys? Dont you smell the gas from the motors all around the streets? Weve got much dirtier air! The iceburgs are melting from the warmer winter because of the air pollution!

难道你没有看到浓重的烟雾从烟囱里冒出来吗?难道你没有在街上闻到从机动车上排出来的气体吗?我们得到太多肮脏的空气了!因为气体污染,冰山在暖冬的时候融化了不少。

Dont you see there are less lives in the water? Dont you see that we must pay higher cost in water processing? Weve got much darker water running around! The oceans are in danger.

难道你没有看到水中的生物越来越少了吗?难道你没有看到我们必须花更多的成本加工水源吗?我们到处开采深水。海洋正处于危险之中。

Dont you see the mountains getting bald ? Dont you see our ground becoming hollow ? Weve been exhausting the resources beneath the earth. Our grandchildren will live on nothing.

难道你没有看到山峰正变得光秃秃吗?难道你没有看到土地正变得空空的吗?我们正耗尽地下的资源。我们的孙儿将无法依靠任何事情生活下去。

We have only one globe. Treasure the mother nature!

我们只有一个地球。珍爱(孕育万物的)大自然吧!

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篇12:我的劳动节英语日记带翻译

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导语:五一劳动节已经到来,你们在这一天做了什么事呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的有关劳动节的作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

Hello, today is May Day. I and My father, mother and sister went shopping.

We bought, lollipops, ice creams, cornflakes, toasts, butter, orange, milk and rolls. And my mother bought toys for me. Such as: train, ball, balloon, car, doll, plane and skateboard. After that we went to zoo. I saw rabbit, tigers, snails, and lions, hamsters, Mouses and zebras and so all.

My sister asked me “what do your like?” I answered “I like skipping rope. That’s very nice.” She said “Here is you prize, Sunny!” “Oh, thank you! I love it!” I shouted. We sat under a tree. After lunch we drank some milk. ​

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“我的五一劳动节”英语作文带翻译:My May Day

今天是五一劳动节,我陪同父母和妹妹一起去购物。

我买了一些棒棒糖,下面我们对其有详细介绍,请关注。冰激淋,玉米片,烤,酱,橘子,牛奶和面包。我妈妈给我买了些玩具,比如:火车,球,气球,汽车,洋娃娃,飞机和滑板。我们还去了,动物园,我见到了老虎,蜗牛,和狮子,仓鼠,小老鼠和斑马等等。

我们坐在树荫底下休息的时候,我妹妹问我:“你喜欢哪项运动”。我说:“我非常喜欢跳绳。那特别好玩”。她说“给您,高兴吧!”。“噢,太谢谢了,我好喜欢它”,我大声尖叫兴奋,这都是我们坐在树荫底下说的话。午饭后,我们喝了一些牛奶。

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篇13:短篇英语日记带翻译

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My dog will be dead. She is very old. We have kept her for ten years. Now

her hairs are falling. And she always lies on the ground. She can’t see very

clearly. She eats a little. She becomes thin. She was very strong before. She is

still guarding my family. She is one of my family member. Now we are all uneasy

because she will die. I think you may know my thinking. Even if it is a dog, you

can’t forget it. So these days, we feet her the best food.

我的狗死了。她是很老了。我们已经把她十年。现在她的头发正在下降。她永远是在地面上。她不能看得很清楚。她吃一点。她变细。她很坚强。她还是守护我的家人。她是我的一个家庭成员。现在,我们都感到不安,因为她会死。我想你可能知道我的想法。即使它是一只狗,你不能忘记它。因此,这些天,我们脚,她最好的食物

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篇14:中学生寒假英语日记及翻译

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Wed. ,Feb. 3 clear

Movies

Today was very clear with no wind.

I practiced basktball in the morning. Then I went to the movies with Sandy. We saw White Nights. It was a very nice movie!I liked "Say you,say me"best of all the songs. Im fond of seeing musicals. The dancing is very beautiful and the music is pretty.

二月三日 星期三 晴

电影

今天是晴空万里,没有风的日子。

早上我练习篮球,然后和珊蒂一起去看电影,它真是一部相当好的的片子。 所有歌曲中我最喜欢"说你,说我"。 我喜欢卡们歌舞片,舞蹈十分美妙,而音乐也很好听。

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篇15:英语日记带翻译

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Last Saturday--April 28th, my classmates and I went to the park near my

school. Can you guess what we did there?Not for amusement but to take part in a

volunteer labour.

上周六,4月28日,我和我的同学去了学校附近的公园里。你能猜猜我们去做什么了吗?不是去玩而是去参加公益劳动。

We reached the park at nine oclock. The whole class was divided into three

groups. I was in Group Three.

我们九点钟到达公园。全班被分为三组。我在笫三组。公益活动

Each group had different tasks. Group One planted trees and watered

flowers. Group Two was told to pick up litter left by the tourists and cleaned

all the benches. The group that I was in wiped all the equipment in the

Childrens Playground. All of us worked hard.

每组有不同的任务。第一组种树和浇花。第二组被告知去接游客留下的垃圾,清理所有的长椅。的我在擦儿童游乐场的所有设备。我们都努力工作。

Before noon we finished working. Each of us felt a little bit tired, but we

were happy because we had done a good deed.

中午之前我们结束了劳动。我们每个人都感觉有点累,但我们很快乐,因为我们做了一件好事。

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篇16:关于我的学校的英语作文带翻译

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My school is very beautiful. I like my school very much.

There is a big playground in my school and we often play sports on it .

My classroom is big and clean.

There are many books in the library.

I often read books here.

There are some music rooms and art rooms in the teaching building, too.

The teachers in my school are very kind .

The students are very polite and smart.

I am happy in my school.

我的学校很漂亮.我非常喜欢我的学校.

我的学校有一个大操场,我们经常在这做运动.

我的教室又大又干净.

图书馆里有许多书.

我经常在这里看书.

在教学楼里还有音乐室、美术室.

学校的老师都很好.

学生们非常聪明、有礼貌.

我在学校很高兴.

[关于我的学校的英语作文带翻译

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篇17:小学六年级英语作文带翻译myfamily

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I have a happy family, in this family, the love of the parents and the objects of love, make my life be filled with joy and warmth, all day long I have lived in this atmosphere of love.

In this home I like to eat meat, vegetables is not how to love to eat. For that mom and dad said I many times, but I think meat is delicious, have a dad to let me eat food deliberately and I rob food to eat, mum was fired one of my favorite celery fry meat, mother put the food in front of me, I kept carrying meat to eat, very delicious! Dad came to the table, put the dishes in the middle of the table, I quickly pull the food bowl, dad to pull the food bowl and the past, and so the two of us pull to go, I was angry, put down the chopsticks to walk, see dad is eaten all the food, I am helping in anger, picked up the chopsticks quickly grab, whether its meat or food into my mouth, I dont know why the celery is delicious, from then on I began to eat green vegetables, I know dad with rob method put off the bad habit of I dont eat green vegetables, dad do everything is good for me.

Family just like our trees, I live in a happy home, mom and dad like branches lived happily let me, Im like a leaf. I want to study well, better to put the family construction, also is I want to be a beautiful leaf, to put the tree dressed up beautifully and.

我有一个幸福的家,在这个家里,父母之爱,一草一木之爱,使我的生活时时充满着欢快与温馨,我整天就生活在这爱的气氛里。

在这个家里我很喜欢吃肉,青菜就不怎么爱吃。就因为这个爸爸妈妈不知说过我多少次,可是我就是觉得肉好吃,有一次爸爸为了让我吃菜故意和我抢菜吃,那天妈妈炒了一个我最爱吃的芹菜炒肉,妈妈把菜放在我面前,我不停地挑着肉片吃,真香啊!爸爸来到桌子旁,将菜放在桌子中间,我急忙把菜碗拉过来,爸爸把菜碗又拉了过去,我们俩就这样拉来拉去,我生气了,放下筷子走了,眼看爸爸快要把菜全都吃完了,我就顾不上赌气了,拿起筷子快抢,不管是肉还是菜都进了我的嘴了,不知为什么芹菜也蛮好吃的,从那以后我就开始吃青菜了,我知道爸爸用抢的方法治掉了我不吃青菜的坏毛病,爸爸做的一切都是为我好。

家庭就像我们的大树,我生活在幸福的家里,爸爸妈妈就像树枝让我快乐地生活着,我就像一片叶子。我要好好学习,要把这个家庭建设的更好,也就是我要做一片美的叶子,要把大树装扮得漂漂亮亮。

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篇18:初三英语日记带翻译范本

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July 13 2014

It was the first day of our summer holiday. All of us were very happy. Why? Because we have one months to do things we love to do. We are free. Although we have some homework. But we can finish them in several days. And the rest time we can make good use of. My god! We have been very tired after hard studying. In summer holidays, I will have a good rest.

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2014年7月13日

这是我们的暑季假期的第一天。我们大家都非常高兴。为什么呢?因为我们有一个月做我们爱做的事情。我们是自由的。虽然我们有一些功课。但我们可以在数天内完成。和休息时间,我们可以好好利用。我的上帝!我们一直很疲倦经过艰难学习。在冬季假期,我将有一个良好的休息时间。

[初三英语日记带翻译范本

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篇19:英语成语故事:后来居上附翻译

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Ji Anlived at the time of Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24). He was respected for being upright and just and for daring to speak the truth. He did not bother about amall matters in personal behaviour and in being an official. He was particular about actual effects and ,although he did not cause a stir ,he could keep the prefecture he governed in perfect order. Because of this. the imperial court transferred him to the central government from being the perfect of the Donghai Prefecture to being a commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officals.

Once,Emperor Wudi said that he would implement the policy of benevolence and justice of Confucianism and would do good turns to the people.Emperor Wudi Had hardly finished his remards when Ji An said that there was no need for the emperor to say so.Why should the emperor bother,Ji An said, about pretending to implement the policy of benevolence and justice since he was so greedy and avaricious within himself? This choked the emperor off. The emperor suddenly Changed his countenance and declared the meeting over. All the civilian and military officers at court were breathless with anxiety for fear that Ji An might bring disaster upon himself because of this. After returning, Emperor Wudi said to the people around him that Ji An was a little too rude and too straightforward.

For this reason ,Ji An was never promoted again. When he was the commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officials, both Gongsun Hong and Zhang Tang were low -ranking lfficials of little importance. Later ,they were promoted continuously. Gongsun Hong became the prime minister and Zhang Tang became the imperial censor. However, JiAns post remained thesame. One day, Ji An said to Emperor Wudi that the way the emperor used his ministers was just like piling up firewood, which meant that the latecomers surpassed the old-timers. Of course, Emperor Wudi could see that Ji An was complaining. So,turning to his ministers, Emperor Wudi said, "It is true that no one can stop learning.You see, Ji An is making more and more indiscreet remarks."

This story comes from The Historical Records. Later generations use the set phrase "the latecomers surpass the old-timers " to indicate that successors can cxcel the predecessors, which is quite different from the original idea when Ji An said that the latecomers surpassed the old-timers.

汲黯是西汉武帝时代人,以刚直正义、敢讲真话而受人尊重。他为人和做官都不拘小节,讲求实效。虽然表面上不那么轰轰烈烈,却能把一个郡治理得井井有条,因此,朝廷把他从东海太守调到朝廷当主爵都尉——一种主管地方吏任免的官职。

有一次,汉武帝说要实行儒家的仁义之政,为老百姓办好事了。没等皇帝把话说完,汲黯就说:“陛下内心里那么贪婪多欲,表面上却要装得实行仁政,这是何苦呢?”一句话把皇帝噎了回去。汉武帝登时脸色大变,宣布罢朝,满朝文武都为汲黯捏着一把汗,担心他会因此招来大祸。武帝回到宫里以后,对身边的人说,汲黯这个人也未免太粗太直了。

从此以后,汲黯的官职再也没有提升。他当主爵都尉的时候,公孙弘、张汤都还是不起眼的小官,后来,他们一个劲儿住上升,公孙弘当上了丞相,张汤做上了御史大夫,可他汲黯还蹲在原地没动窝。有一天,汲黯对武帝说,陛下使用群臣,跟码劈柴一样,是“后来者居上”啊!汉武帝当然听得出这是发牢骚。于是,转脸对臣下们说:“人真是不能不学习啊!你们听汲黯说话,越来越离谱了!”

故事出自《史记汲郑列传》。成语后来居上”,往往指后起的可以胜过先前的。和汲黯说这话的原意,大不相同。

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