我的影子英文诗（实用20篇）

My father has small eyes,Wear a pair of glasses,looking more gently,the daddy‘s hair are not many, he said "the intelligent head does not grow hair"，daddy does the management, but daddy usually ever not talk bureaucratically to others, therefore his personal connection is specially good,is the same as me.daddy speaks always extremely temperately,never say hit the person,curse at people are also few,calculated scolded people not to be big, although sometimes also can be angry for a longtime,but just only about one day,could no surpass in one day-long.

He usually educate me that the person must to be honestly,friendly to other,and working diligently.

This is my father, I love him forever.

Everyone has a list of destinations they promise themselves to visit during their lifetime. People travel for endless reasons, whether its to experience different cultures, see natural wonders of the world, or learn about heritage. All these ideas are exciting options, because in every situation, you will be exposed to something unfamiliar and life-changing.

每个人都有一堆承诺自己此生要去的地方。人们旅行的原因有很多，有的是要体验不同的文化、看看世界上的自然奇观，或者了解别处的传统。所有这些想法都令人激动，因为无论是哪种情况，你都会体验到从未体验过的、改变人生的东西。

I recently had a discussion with someone about my study abroad experience. They listened as I recounted my explorations around Italy and my additional travels. "I would love to do something like that," they said, "but I feel like everyone goes to Europe now. Its not really that unique anymore".

我最近和几个人谈论了我在国外的求学经历，他们听我描述在意大利的经历和其他旅行时说：“我也想那样做，但我感觉现在大家都去欧洲，没什么特别的了。”

I was pretty shocked by such a statement. Since when was traveling anywhere not cool enough? Naturally, the older you get, youre going to know more people who have traveled to various parts of the world, but does standing underneath the Eiffel Tower have less value to me because so many travelers have done the exact same thing? Or climbing and taking a picture up at the top of the Florence Duomo?

听到这样的话我很震惊，从什么时候开始出去旅行没意思了？当然，随着你年龄的增长，你会认识越多在世界不同地方旅行过的人，但是难道就因为很多人都曾站在埃菲尔铁塔下，所以这样做对我来说就没有意义了吗？或者说爬上圣母百花圣殿照张照片就没意思了？

My answer: absolutely not. Reading travel blogs and staring at photographs is helpful and enjoyable, but nothing close to actually experiencing that place. The truth is, every new destination is unique, and its nearly impossible to make a "wrong" decision.

我的答案是：大错特错。读旅行博客、看照片都很有帮助，也很有乐趣，但跟亲身经历绝对不一样。其实每个新目的地都很独特，选择任何目的地都不会错。

It is important to focus on your own personal journey, not the experience of others. Every city, state, and country, has thousands of different things to offer. The places you will visit all have fascinating people, delicious different kinds of food youve never tried before, and unbelievable history that will blow your mind. Traveling will nevertheless change you and leave an imprint on the way you see the world - no matter where you go.

重点是要关注自己的亲身经历，而不是别人的经历。每个城市、州和国家都有数不胜数的新鲜事物。你要去参观的地方都有有意思的人、你从未品尝过的美味食物和令你痴迷的难以置信的历史。旅行仍然会改变你，在你周游世界之路上留下印记——无论你去哪儿。

Whether the destinations we desire are seemingly simple or seemingly obscure in the eyes of others, every experience has its own unique value. Keep your adventures authentic while also utilizing the opinions and advice of others. In every new destination, you will find a new part of yourself. Truly, no destination is the wrong place to go.

无论我们想去的地方在别人眼中看似简单还是无聊，每次经历都有它独特的意义。坚持自己想去的地方，同时也要听取别人的想法和建议。在每个新地方你都会发现一个新的自己。真的，没有一个地方是不该去的。

Dear Sir,

I am working on a new project which is called A Survey of New Industry in

the Maywood District. According to the design of our district, we need

information about firms that have recently moved into this area. Your firm is

one of the largest of these, so I shall be very grateful if you can spare the

time to help me.

Three points are specially important to the project. The first one is the

training schemes for school leavers. The second one is about the transport

arrangements to overcome poor road and rail links in this district. The third is

the plans for expansion.

Any other information will be useful, but those points are the ones with

which I most need your help.

I am enclosing an information form for you to fill in. I hope you can post

it to us as soon as possible. I apologize for adding to your work with this

request, but I do hope that you will feel able to assist me.

I would be most grateful for your favorable consideration of this

request.

Yours faithfully,

Mary Spencer

星期天，我去了乡下看望爷爷奶奶，无事可干的我竟然心血来潮教爷爷说起英文了。

下午，我闲着的没事就问爷爷：“爷爷，你小时候上过学吗？”

“没有，我小时候家里穷，没钱上学，只好种地。”

没上过学！这一下让我想到了一个妙不可言的好主意——教爷爷说英文。反正闲着也是闲着，干脆让爷爷也增长点外国知识。

我便对爷爷说了这件事，爷爷笑着说：“好啊、好啊，孙女教我学英文。”于是，我从最基本的教起，我大声念了一句：“Hellow”。爷爷笑哈哈地跟着说：“哗啰”。我纠正道：“是Hellow，不是哗啰。再跟我念一遍，Hellow”。爷爷还是笑嘻嘻说成了“哗啰”。我有点生气了，转过身去不理睬爷爷。爷爷似乎知道我不高兴了，不知从哪来变出来一个红彤彤的大苹果，伸到我的面前对我说：“哗啰，吃‘冰果’喽！”。估计爷爷想说苹果的英文，可是又不会说，所以自己瞎编了一个，读成了“冰果”。这下我忍不住“扑哧”一声笑了出来，我从爷爷手里拿了苹果，我看了看苹果，大口大口地吃了起来。

“甜不甜？”爷爷小声地问。( www.sanWEn.com)

“甜！不过爷爷，苹果的英文叫Apple”我说。

“安破。”爷爷乐呵呵跟着学了一句。我也不知道为什么，这次我没生爷爷的气。倒觉得爷爷真有意思。

这次教英文虽然效果不佳，但能换回来我和爷爷的欢笑，我觉得挺值得！

[我教爷爷说英文_写事作文

My name is zhouyuanpei.I`m 12 years oid.II`m famly is 3 pepo .My father my mather and I.My father is very clever ,He is worker .My mother is very nice .She is teacher .I like eat banana and pear.I like swimming and palying Table tennis. You like me?

Nowaday, The number of the traffic accidents has been growing in recent years. In 2004, up to 570,000 road accidents occurred in China, which claimed a total of 109,000 lives. The situation got worse in 2008. Statistics show that merely from January to October saw 566,000 tragedies happen with a higher death rate.

The above aching fact reminds us that it s high time we faced and solves this problem! Though our country owns only 2% of the world cars, it contributes amazingly 22% to the total accidents! Doubtlessly, our country ranks first as the most serious traffic accident rate.

China cannot afford millions of life losses, and we can not let the sorrow slow down our development speed. The government must play the most important role in solve the problem. Strict traffic rules should be made, and more importantly, practiced and followed. According to some other countries experience, high fine may also help. Slow down the speed of cars, as well as our country, there are always something worth your attention.

人生的光阴数十年，当我们经过岁月的洗礼后再回过头看看自己迷茫的人生，也唯有这段美好的回忆能带给我们一丝丝安慰。人生如一场梦，有时候记忆不一定是真实的，但它一定是美好的。

我是独生子女。没有兄弟姐妹，但在一个梦境里我却拥有了一个短暂的哥哥。

当我降临在这个世界上时，陪伴着我的是如天使一般的哥哥。哥哥从小就非常照顾我。虽然他只大我两岁，但是他在我心中的地位如父亲一般高大。但是就是在梦境里上帝依然不放过我的哥哥。6月8日，一个在平常不过的日子，却让我的哥哥永远的闭上了他的眼睛。那天我和哥哥放学回家，在一个潮湿又阴暗的小巷子里面遇见了附近四五个不良学校的小混混。他们向我们要钱，可我们身上没有。哥哥就和他们打了起来。哥哥本来就比较瘦弱，加上对方人多。哥哥被打得鼻青脸肿，脑袋还挨了一棍子。幸好路过了一个叔叔救了我和哥哥，送我们回家。

回家后，妈妈叫哥哥去医院但哥哥不去。妈妈只好给哥哥擦了药就叫我们两个去睡觉。可是到了半夜我突然发现哥哥休克了。妈妈连忙把哥哥送到医院，但是抢救无效哥哥永远的闭上了眼睛。医生说那一棍子打中了头的要害。家里人都痛哭流涕。

回到家我躺在床上一言不发，回想着哥哥那张笑容。想着想着就睡着了。等我醒来才发现原来一切都是一场梦。但一切又如此的真实，真实的让我不愿去回忆。

Mariner magnificent life adrift in the sea, the vast expanse of the universe, the endless sky. Flying it! Colorful flying in the sky, let sights perfusion your head, let Mother Nature to make your mind blowing, so boring life can no longer imprison your soul.

An old saying: "read better than ten thousand books." Travel is more than two feet bookcase to wisdom; travel orders the soul to reach sublimation. It was a trip, no matter how many years of experience, makes me nostalgic. Various recall before graduation, that smile look forward to the completion of the trip, but also Shenluo in my mind, finally finally wait until the completion of brigade, sunny morning, like the sun for our farewell. After hearing the principal, teachers lecture, everyone is excited, chattering side edge of the car to talk.

Car, some people listen to music, some people in the chat joking, some people play slapstick, others kept pressing the shutter to capture a wide range of memories, some even too excited, has been absurd, prompting the whole car burst into laughter. After half an hours drive, we arrived at the first stop ── Youth Activity Center. Satiation local folk cuisine, we were lively mountain training, it turns away an hour before the event. Wow! Each facility is very exciting and interesting, it looked shocking, white hair have been scared, but there are several volunteers after the first experience, we gradually willing to go, but in the end the girls are crazy play. Among them, I most like to play the "single cable suspension bridge", it was a man on a three-story ropes, sliding down the facility, is really more play the more addictive.

The next day we spent in the Miao, first ranch experience farm style. Bought a lot of local gifts, enjoy rustic cuisine, we try to do some dairy products, such as: butter, chicken cakes. Among them, the chicken pie time-consuming and bother. But when I tasted it loosely soft palate, the entrance of the home-made cakes, wonderful taste echoed in my mouth, like ocean waves hitting my throat. Next stop ── West Lake Resortopia, quiet forests, green scenery, blue sky, dotted with bright stars, located in the beautiful scenery of the cabins, seems to be especially gorgeous, very fascinating. The end of the three-day event, those views, I forget, flows in my heart throbbing, deep wash my heart.

This journey, I realized that invisible but profound impact on my thoughts of "friendship." Friendship graceful and moving, bright flames, like much, but indispensable. It is clean, satisfactory moving mind, ignited the hearts of people, listening to compose a song.

Dear vv,

Hello!Im really glad to hear from you.I guess you must want to know something about my family.Now,let me tell you.

Im from Hubei Province，China.I,my mother, my father and my brother make up our happy family.My hobbies come from many flavors such as painting and taking photos.I have wanted to be a nice teacher since I was young,because in my eyes,teachers are very holly and kind and they can help many kids with their studies.

I know my English is very poor and I just can speak a little English,so I want to learn English from you,my friend.May we can get along well with each other.

Yours,

我们的习惯（Our Hobbies）

My friends have got many hobbies. Collecting dolls is her hobby. She has got lots of beautiful dolls. One is from Australia and two are from France. This is from America and these are from China. She can make lots of clothes for her dolls. Reading is Sam’s hobby. He’s got lots of books from China. There is a picture book from Japan. Riding bikes is Amy’s hobby. She has a new bike. And she has got lots of pictures of bikes. They are very beautiful. Flying kites is Jim’s hobby. He’s got lots of kites. He makes a dragon kite for his cousin. Yesterday, he flew kites in the park. We like our hobbies very much.

[我们的习惯（Our Hobbies）为题的英文作文

The winter is beautiful and cold.

At noon it suddenly started to snow, a campus everywhere is the white one, the students in the playground snowball snowman. Have a great time. Watching them happy, I also itch, also joined the game.

The hand was red with cold, and the shoes were half wet, only happy and happy.

课外的活动之我见 My Views on Extracurricular Activity

Some students like to participate actively in after class activities. They think after class activities are an integral part of school life. By going in for such activities, they can learn what they cant learn from books, which will be beneficial to them in the future.

一些学生喜欢积极参与课外活动。他们认为课外活动是学校生活不可或缺的一部分。通过参加这些活动，他们可以从书本上学到什么，这对他们将来是有益的。

Others, however, dont like after class activities at all. They think that a students work at school is learning theoretical knowledge and nothing else. Taking part in after class activities is a waste of the valuable time at school.

然而，其他人，不喜欢在所有的课外活动。他们认为学生在学校的工作是学习理论知识，没有其他的东西。参加课外活动是浪费宝贵的时间在学校。

In my opinion, every student should engage in some after class activities because from these activities we can learn many valuable things that we wont learn in classrooms. School is not just a place for learning the difference between "lie" or "lay", or what caused the hours of the daily schedule. Finally, after class activities broaden our circle of acquaintances. No amount of ordinary school work can take the place of friends acquired in the informal familiarities of activities.

在我看来，每个学生都应该参加一些课外活动，因为从这些活动中，我们可以学到很多宝贵的东西，我们在课堂上不学。学校不仅仅是一个学习的地方，在“说谎”或“奠定”，或是什么造成了每天的时间表。最后，课外活动拓宽我们的熟人圈子。普通学校没有多少工作可以在非正式熟悉收购活动的朋友的地方。

[课外活动之我见英文作文

我有一个忙碌的周末.星期六我在早上六点起床，七点吃早餐.我在十一点吃午餐.下午，我洗碗碟和拖地.在星期日，我七点起床，八点补习.我在十一点回家.在下午和晚上，我写我的作业.真是一个忙碌的周末! I have a very busy weekend. On Saturday I get up at 6 o clock in the morning, eat breakfast at seven o clock. I have lunch at eleven o clock. In the afternoon, I washed the dishes and sweep the floor. On Sunday, I get up at seven o clock, 8 o clock the tutorial. I go home at eleven o clock. In the afternoon and evening, I write my homework. Its a very busy weekend!

[忙碌的周末英文作文

At the time of sunset he was weaken and defeated. Before he was gone he whispered into my ear tenrderly like a lover expressing his love to his fair maiden. However his words was sharp and irritating I know he hid poison in them.

At the glimpse of sunlight he is healed and shall continue his war with me. I sighed and called his name softly my shadow.

Be grateful for friends

It is a celebrating day. I got in touch with Michael whom I have been losing contact for one year.

It is really magic. I was searching online aimlessly yesterday when an idea struck me suddenly: since Ben can find out my secret by keying in my name in the search engines, why cant I do so, either?

I intended to find out something about Ben in revenge in the first place, but soon extend my name list to a wider category. It was then that I recalled Michael suddenly.

We have lost contact since our last correspondence in my senior 3. He mentioned to me in his last letter that he was preparing for going to UK to further his education. I, shamefully, was too busy to reply his mail then. When I was recommended to ZJU and won the final freedom, I thought he had already been in UK so I had no idea where to write him.

I used to think that we would never meet again. However, when I browsed the entries about him, I found out excitedly that he is still in P.R.C.!!

Without a moment hesitation, I ran upstairs to my dorm and found out my old address book. Thank goodness, his home no was still there.

After 3 times calling with no answer replies, I eventually got him on the phone. He was more surprised than I could imagine that when I asked for his hp no he was too nervous to remember it.

Life is enjoyable in moments such like this. Old friends meet again surprisingly, on a road of their own ways to their dreams. They look at the face of each other, and recognize the old pal. It is such moment that makes me feel grateful to life: whenever I set off for a new destination, I see I have friends in the same direction, with whom I wont feel alone any more.

Five Mr. Liu Tao Yuanming once said: "seeing not advice, but the future can be repaired." Indeed, when we look back at the past, those who have not changed as is as trassient as a fleeting cloud, laugh at the harvest has been obtained, and forget not. And when we look to the future, and everything in the future is in our own hands, we should be full of longing and pursuing a better future.

When you face the past, I want to say to you: you dont think about what you did, but to what you have, in the face of Qu Yuans career flow, mind is full of broken own ideal, then hold stone river. Haizi facing the gap between ideal and reality, the mind is not "spring", and the fiery youth under the tracks jimie. Many students in the face of the setback of learning for a moment, the heart is thinking of the temporary loss, so they lost their precious life. In the face of the past, they forget what they have. Learn more than Voltaire! He was exiled to the British Isles, he also received the government beaten, he also spent time in the Bastille, these human beings face the pain he was almost out of. But he laughed at the past, forgetting the lost. He thought that he still had a healthy body to hold the pen holder, so he called the same way in the "philosophical discourse", inspired the people through the encyclopedia, and got the happiness in the heart.

When you look ahead, I want to say to you: you dont think what you have now, but to think you dont have what, small Zhong Yong young satisfied with his talent for the future, he always thinks he can be happy forever this insignificant skill, he no longer want to have more extensive knowledge. So in the end "and then everybody". In the cold desert, Su Wu lonely with Chinese festival bare sitting in the snow, snow white with his eyebrows, cold froze his fingers, but his heart carries only to return to the big beautiful vision of the future, but not now own loneliness, this kind of faith support he finally happy to return to the chinese.

Looking forward to the future, to have the "Dongpo looking northwest, Sirius radio," perseverance, to "get the lead out, still can Jiaxuan Fanfou" do not give up, to have Li Bai "to be useful" self-confidence. You can be happy if you have a dream without complacency.

Not because of the past lost not because now has a jittery, and complacency, laugh at the past and look forward to the future, we can get you a diamond The brightness dazzles the eyes. wonderful life.

Thanksgiving day in the united states, the fourth thursday in november is called thanksgiving day. on that day, Americans give thanks for the blessings they have enjoyed during the year.thanksgiving day is usually a family day. people always celebrate with big dinners and happy reunions. pumpkin pie and indian pudding are traditional thanksgiving desserts. relatives from other cities, students who have been away at school, and many other Americans travel a long distance to spend the holiday at home.

Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative.It like spring festival in China. All give thanks together for the good things that they have.

What should we thank on that day?

The thankful parents give us the life, feel happiness of the human life, also feel hardships and pain and sufferings of the human life.The thankful teacher works with diligence and without fatigue everyday of teach, give us knowledge ability, put on the wing which flies toward the ideal for us.

The thankful great universe provides the environment of existence for us and give us sunlight, air, water and everything in keeping with we existence of space, bring storm to let us accept to toughen for us, bring to us mysterious let us look for.

Dear Mr. Lai,

尊敬的赖老师：

I am writing this letter just want to say thanks to you. I am going to graduate in two weeks. You have been my class adviser for three years. During these three years you have spent lots of energy on us. You are not only teaching knowledge in the class, but also care our life. Sometimes we are afraid of you, because of your strict requirement for our study. However, you are so helpful in the daily life. No matter what difficulties we are in, you will help if you can. So, I also want to say sorry to you for making so much trouble. But you bear all my trouble. I don’t know what kind of class adviser I will meet in the future study, but I will remember and appreciate you forever. I want to say thank you again.

我写这封信只是想跟你说声谢谢。还有两周我就要毕业了。你做了我三年的班主任。在这三年你花了那么多精力在我们身上。你不仅仅在课堂上传授我们知识，而且在生活上也很关心我们。不过有时候我们有点怕你，因为你对我们学习的严格要求。不过，在日常生活中你是那么的乐于助人。无论我们遇到什么样的困难，只要能够帮得上忙你都会帮我们。所以，我还想对你说声对不起，给你带来那么多的麻烦。但是你都一一包容了。我不知道我会在今后的学习中遇到什么样的班主任，但是我会一直记得你、感激你的。我想再次说声谢谢。

Regarded

Student

学生

导读：影子人是著名作家金波2007年自选的短篇童话集，收录了他创作的60余篇童话佳作，意境优美，感人至深。其中多篇作品被选入大陆及港台语文教科书。

《影子人》读书笔记（一）

读着《影子人》，幻想着点亮一根红蜡烛，影子人便从烛光里走出来：头戴毡帽，身背柴禾，还有那首古老的童谣：“笑话笑，笑话笑，笑话戴着破毡帽”。这首看似简单的小诗，却给文中的“我”留下了不可抹来的记忆。

“我”长大了，渐渐淡忘了影子人和那根神奇的红蜡烛。直到“我”上初中时，又遇到了它。停电了，“我”又点燃了那根红蜡烛，影子人又从烛光中走了出来，它还是老样子：头戴毡帽，身背柴禾。

“你长大了。”它说。

“我已经上中学了”，“我”平淡地说。

“孩子，谁来了？”母亲关切地问。

“影子人来了。”“我”冷淡地回答道。

母亲倒是很高兴，她微笑着端详着影子人，脸上是一副甜蜜的笑容。“我”呆呆地站在那儿，不知该说些什么好。“我”望着他们那双迷茫的双眼，正想说点什么，烛头燃尽了，烛光熄灭了，影子人消失了。

成人了之后，有了儿子。转眼到了他的生日，母亲又点亮了一根红蜡烛，只见影子人又从烛光中走了出来，径直走向儿子。“我”仿佛又回到了从前，忽然意识到影子人不仅属于孩子，也属于我，属于我的母亲，更属于这个家庭。

“我”希望这烛光在我的记忆里永远闪烁，神奇快乐的影子人永远伴随着我们。

世界上没有长生不老的人，人们总会慢慢地变老，而心中那颗永远不会老的童心，在烛光摇曳的时候，影子人向你走来。

影子人，我在等你敲门……

《影子人》读书笔记（二）

《影子人》是著名作家金波爷爷写的一本非常好看的书，读了以后我深深的被书中的情节感动。我的心情也随着故事情节的变化而改变，里面的人物笑，我也跟着哈哈大笑，里面的人物伤心，我的泪水就象雨点般的落下来。

其中有个讲一只蓝鸟和一棵老槐树的故事是最让我感动的，大家都知道一般鸟类到冬天都是到南方去过冬的，但是有一只鸟它就没有去南方。没错，它就是文章的主人公——蓝鸟，蓝鸟为了在寂寞的冬天给它童年时的老伙伴——老槐树作伴没有去南方，留在了寒冷的北国。它对老槐树说：“我可以在树上建巢吗?”“当然可以”老槐树说。就这样蓝鸟和老槐树在一起快乐的度过了寒冷的冬天。

这本书使我懂得了一个深深的道理——学会感动!

《影子人》读书笔记（三）

我读了《影子人》中的雨人的感受是雨给人们和花草树木更多的新生命，给世界一个绿色的梦。比如说：“花坛里种着玫瑰.郁金香......那些花正含苞欲放。雨人一来，它们就开放了，深红色.淡紫色，还有雪白的花。还有雨人跳到草坪上，草坪更绿了。还有许多雨人攀上一棵棵小树，就顺着树干滑下来，钻进树根里不见了。

啊!快乐的雨人，浇灌了许多绿色的生命。它们把这个世界变的生机勃勃。

从这篇雨人中我明白了我们是水的精灵，心像水一样透明。给生活送去快乐，把这个世界洗干净。

Santa Claus:

Hello, listen to your story, I grew up into five graders. After more than

two months you will come to our room to give us a gift.

The existence of the other people all dont believe you, but I always

believe that you are there. Because I read a grade one night you showed your

presence. Is Christmas night, I have been looking forward to have a firebird the

yo-yo, at this point, I was thinking about you can get me, in order to let you

in, I specially open the window, think convenient to let you in.

In the morning, I heard the mother cries: He Qilun, Santa Claus gift!

Beside I have a look at my pillow is a firebird the yo-yo, I am absolutely

thrilled, cant wait to open box, looked at me dream the yo-yo, playing with it.

Hey, dont play, go to school! Mother said.

Santa Claus, I hope you can prove that you exist.

Salute!

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圣诞老人：

您好，听着您的故事，我己长大成五年级的小学生了。再过两个月多您就来到我们人间来给我们送礼。

别人都不相信你的存在，但是我一直相信你是存在的。是因为我读小学一年级的一个晚上你就表现了你的存在。正好是圣诞节的晚上，我一直盼望着有一个火鸟悠悠球，在这时，我就想到了您可以让我得到，为了让你进来，我特地把窗户打开了，以为方便让你进来。

早上，我听见了妈妈的叫声：贺琪伦，圣诞老人送礼物了!我一看我的枕头旁边有一个火鸟悠悠球，我兴奋极了，迫不及待的拆开包装盒，看着我梦寐以求的悠悠球，玩了起来。嘿，别玩了，快去上学!妈妈说

。

圣诞老人我希望你可以证明你是存在的。

敬礼!

During last summer vacation I paid a visit to my uncle’s. It was the first time I had seen the sea. Tow years ago my uncle a closed friend of my father transferred from Shanxi to Yantai a beautiful port city; and then my aunt joined him a couple months later. And a year later I became their guest and was going to stay with them for a week. I was fascinated by the vastness of the sea the clean and soft sand on the beach the seagulls flying in the sky and the beauty of the golden sunset clouds over the dark blue water. But I missed the sunrise each day for I couldn’t get up early enough.

On the fifth day the alarm clock woke me up when it was still dark outside I hurried to the beach and stood in the cool breeze there the sky was turning grey little by little the sea was calm and all was so quiet that I felt I was surrounded by mysteries then suddenly in the faraway horizon golden beans of light were shooting up into the sky. A moment later a corner of the sun appeared. The sun was rising very slowly and reluctantly as if it was unwilling to leave the sea. At last the entire sun lay on the horizon so big and so red it looked like a huge ripe orange or a tender half-boiled yolk. It hesitated and shivered a moment then said goodbye to the sea and rose into the air. The scene was very beautiful touching and magnificent which I’ll never forget.