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打篮球是一个很激烈的运动。下面是开学吧网小编整理的打篮球的英语作文,供大家参考。

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少儿英语大赛自我介绍

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Hello, my name is Leo. Im from. Zhengxin school. As you can see I have a round face and the big eyes. I like music very much. In my spare time, I like take some reading and go shopping.

It can make me feel happy. I like chatting with others, because it can help me to know this world. I have lots of friends. All the things in the world are colorful. I love peace and I take proud of my motherland. Thank you!

您好,我的名字叫力欧,我来自正心学校,正如你看到的一样 ,我的脸很圆,眼睛也很大,我喜欢音乐。

空余时间我喜欢阅读和购物,这些都可以让很开心很愉快,我喜欢跟别人聊天,因为能帮助更了解这个世界,我有很多朋友,这个世界的东西都是多姿多彩的,我喜欢和平,我为我的祖国感到骄傲和自豪。

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篇1:空乘英语面试自我介绍

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My mane is......Im....years old.My weight is...kgs.and height is.....cm.I have stuied English for about ...years.At school my favourite subject is English.I often talk with my classmate in English.In my spare time I like playing bascketball and swimming.My health is very good .I think I can be fit for the job because I like this kind of work and l enjoy learning new things.I am ready to deal with people.I have much patience and care.So I think I can do the job well.At last,I hope you can give me the chance.If you choose me,you never regret for ever.

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篇2:自我介绍的英语作文

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Good afternoon,everyone.

i am very glad to be here for your interview. I hope i can make a good performance today. Im confident that I can succeed.

Now i will introduce myself briefly. I am 22 years old, born in ChongQing proveince and I am a senior(大四学生) student in XXX(某学校). My major is XXX(专业名称), In the past 3 years, I spend most of my time on study. I have passed CET/3/4 /6.

I am open—minded , quickly thoughs and skillful in searching for information on internet . I can operate computer well . In my spare time, I have broad interests .Such as reading ,surfing the internet ,enjoying music ,writing some articles on my blog and even chatting with foreign friends online if possible .

I ways believe working hard can bring us more opportunities . I am a hard working person especially do the thing which i am interested in. i will try my best to finish it no matter how difficult it is.

ok, that is all,thank you for your attention.

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篇3:介绍元旦的英语作文

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导语:元旦是美好的总结,就像句号;元旦是未来的开启,就像冒号;元旦是惊喜的祝福,就像感叹号下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理了优秀英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

At the first day of New Year,I was so excited that I got up very early in the morning.But Mother was earlier than me,and she had gotten the breakfast ready.Dumplings,thats my favourite.After the wonderful breakfast,I left home with my parents to visit our relatives.On the way,I said "Happy New Year" to everyone that I met and they all said that back to me.Everyone is happy and friendly.In my relatives house,they prepared many sweets and snacks for visitors.They are all very delicious.The more exciting thing was that I got some money from my relatives.I had a fine day in my relatives family.

My first day of New Year was very happy.It was a good start,and I would try my best to make this happiness last for the whole year.

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在新年的第一天,我非常兴奋,我早上起得很早。但妈妈比我早,她把早餐准备好了。饺子,这是我最喜欢的。早餐后,我离开家和我的父母去看望我们的亲戚。在路上,我说:“新年快乐”,我见过的每一个人,他们都说,回到我。每个人都是快乐和友好的。在我的亲戚家里,他们准备了许多糖果和零食。它们都很好吃。更令人兴奋的是,我从我的亲戚得到了一些钱。我在亲戚家里过得很好。

我的新年第一天很高兴。这是一个很好的开始,我将尽我最大的努力,使这幸福的最后一年。

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篇4:介绍足球规则英语

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Football is a famous entertainment project, we play with feet. Many people love a football match. Football is their favorite topic of conversation. They usually go to the football matches and cheer for their favorite teams. We know when someone kicks in the goal that there is a score. Two teams are in the same place to kick. Both team has 11 people. We have 90 minutes in a match. We can pass the ball with our feet. You must run and run because maybe the others will kick the football.

In America we call it soccer, in England we call it football. That’s why we sometimes call it “soccer” or “football”.

If we have a football match, we must wear special clothes.

I think football is a good game to play, don’t you?

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篇5:中考英语作文预测:微信介绍

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导语:如今微信已成为我们生活中的一部分,尤其受到年轻人的欢迎。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

1.如今微信已成为我们生活中的一部分,尤其受到年轻人的欢迎。其优点如下:1.可以非常迅速地与朋友进行文字、表情等交流;2.可以与朋友分享图片、音乐、视频等;3.不仅能发送语音讯息,而且可以直接通话;4.使用时不受时间地点限制;5.使用时免费。

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Nowadays, WeChat has been a part of our life. It is becoming more and more popular with young people because of the following advantages. First, we can communicate with our friends by sending words and expressions very quickly. Second, we can share pictures, music and videos with them. Third, we can not only send voice messages to them but also speak to them directly. Besides, we can use it in any time. Last but not least, we use it for free and can save money. In my view, although WeChat has improved our lives, it should be used properly. We shouldn’t lose ourselves in it.

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篇6:介绍郭晶晶的英语作文

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导语:说到中国跳水队,你最先想到的是谁呢?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

She started training in competitive diving in 1988. She took up diving when she was six-years-old at the Baoding Training Base. In 1992, she was selected to dive for the Chinese national team.

Guo represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 3 meter womens synchronized springboard along with Wu Minxia before finally winning her first individual Olympic gold in the 3 meter womens springboard. She is the leading member of the Chinese national womens diving team after Fu Mingxia. Currently her goal is to win medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

After the Athens Olympics, Guo gained much fame and was signed up by McDonalds. She was later banned by the national team for excessive commercial activities, but was later taken back.

I believe she will win her 3rd even 4th gold medals in the “Water Cube”.

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她于1988开始参加竞技跳水训练。她在保定训练基地六岁时开始从事潜水运动。1992,她被选中为中国国家队跳水。

郭代表中国在2004届夏季奥运会,获得金牌的3米女子跳板随着吴敏霞在女子3米跳板最后赢得了她的第一个个人奥运金牌。她是继伏明霞之后中国国家女子跳水队的主要成员。目前她的目标是在北京2008奥运会上获得奖牌。

雅典奥运会后,郭获得了很大的声誉,并被麦当劳签约。后来她被国家队禁止从事过多的商业活动,但后来被召回。

我相信她在水立方会赢得第三枚甚至第四枚金牌。

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篇7:高三英语口语自我介绍

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自我介绍是向别人展示你自我介绍好不好,甚至直接关系到你给别人的第一印象的好坏及以后交往的顺利与否。下面就是小编整理的高三英语口语自我介绍,一起来看一下吧。 大学英语口语自我介绍范文篇一:

Hello, everyone!My name is Winnie. Im a 15 years old girl. I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao.

Im an active, lovely, and clever girl. In the school my favorite subject is math. Perhaps someone thinks its difficult to study well. But I like it. I believe that if you try your best, everything can be done well.

I also like sports very much. Such as, running, volleyball and so on. Im kind-hearted. If you need help, please come to me.I hope we can be good friends!

OK. This is me .A sunny girl. 大学英语口语自我介绍范文篇三:

Good morning/afternoon/evening, my name is . It is really a great honor to have this opportunity/chance to introduce myself. I would like to answer whatever you may raise, and I hope I can make a good performance today.

上午好/下午好/晚上好!我的名字叫……。今天有机会进行自我介绍深感荣幸。我乐意回答

你们所提出来的任何问题。我希望我今天能表现的非常出色。 大学英语口语自我介绍范文篇二:

I am years old, born in province/Beijing, northeast/southeast/southwest…… of china, and I am currently a freshman(大一新生)/sophomore(大二学生)/junior(大三学生)/senior(大四学生) student at Capital Institute of Physical Education.

我今年……岁,出生在……省/北京,它位于中国的东北/东南/西南……等部。我目前是首都体育学院大一/大二/大三/大四的学生。

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篇8:介绍笔友的英语作文

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I have a penfriend. His name is Lee. He is a eleven years old American boy. We haven’t seen each other, but we have exchanged our photoes. He is handsome. From his letters ,I know that he is good at maths and bad at PE. He likes music. He often sing at home before his family. He lives a happy life. I like him. Trough him, I can learn more information about the foreign country.

我有一个笔友。他的名字是李。他是一个十一岁的美国男孩。我们还没有见过对方,但我们交换了我们的照片。他很英俊的。从他的信中,我知道他数学学得很好但是不擅长体育。他喜欢音乐。他经常在家人面前唱歌。他过得很幸福我喜欢他。通过他,我可以了解到更多外国的信息。

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篇9:小学英语作文自我介绍

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My name is Yang Yang, I am thirteen years old. I am a student from Class 3, Grade 2. I am very friendly and easy-going. I like to help others. All my friends and classmates like me very much. I like playing basketball and volley ball. I often play with my classmates after school. I am good at singing, I won the first prize in the singing match last year. Id like to be a friend of you, how about you?

我的名字叫杨洋,我13岁。我来自二年级3班。我很友善也很随和。我喜欢帮助别人。我的朋友们和同学们都非常喜欢我。我喜欢打篮球和排球。我放学后经常跟同学一起打。我很擅长唱歌,去年的歌唱比赛我还赢得了一等奖。我很乐意做你的朋友,你呢?

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篇10:外企英语面试自我介绍

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I am a third year master major in automation at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R.China.

With tremendous interest in Industrial Engineering, I am writing to apply for acceptance into your Ph.D.graduate program.In 1995, I entered the Nanjing University of Science & Technology (NUST) -- widely considered one of the China’s best engineering schools.

During the following undergraduate study, my academic records kept distinguished among the whole department.

I was granted First Class Prize every semester, and my overall GPA(89.5/100) ranked No.

1 among 113 students.

In 1999, I got the privilege to enter the graduate program waived of the admission test.

I selected the Shanghai Jiao Tong University to continue my study for its best reputation on Combinatorial Optimization and Network Schedu ling where my research interest lies.

At the period of my graduate study, my overall GPA(3.77/4.0) ranked top 5% in the department.

In the second semester, I became teacher assistant that is given to talented and matured students only.

This year, I won the Acer Scholarship as the one and only candidate in my department, which is the ultimate accolade for distinguished students endowed by my university.

Presently, I am preparing my graduation thesis and trying for the honor of Excellent Graduation Thesis.

Research experience and academic activity,When a sophomore, I joined the Association of AI Enthusiast and began to narrow down my interest for my future research.

In 1997, I participated in simulation tool development for the schedu ling system in Prof.

Wang’s lab.

With the tool of OpenGL and Matlab, I designed a simulation program for transportation schedu ling system.

It is now widely used by different research groups in NUST.

In 1998, I assumed and fulfilled a sewage analysis & dispose project for Nanjing sewage treatment plant.

This was my first practice to convert a laboratory idea to a commercial product.

In 1999, I joined the distinguished Professor Yu-Geng Xis research group aiming at Network flow problem solving and Heuristic algorithm research.

Soon I was engaged in the FuDan Gene Database Design.

My duty was to pick up the useful information among different kinds of gene matching format.

Through the comparison and analysis for many heuristic algorithms, I introduced an improved evolutionary algorithm -- Multi-population Genetic Algorithm.

By dividing a whole population into several sub-populations, this improved algorithm can effectively prevent GA from local convergence and promote various evolutionary orientations.

It proved more efficiently than SGA in experiments, too.

In the second semester, I joined the workshop-schedu ling research in Shanghai Heavy Duty Tyre plant.

The schedu ling was designed for the rubber-making process that covered not only discrete but also continuous circumstances.

To make a balance point between optimization quality and time cost, I proposed a Dynamic Layered Schedu ling method based on hybrid Petri Nets.

The practical application showed that the average makespan was shortened by a large scale.

I also publicized two papers in core journals with this idea.

Recently, I am doing research in the Composite Predict of the Electrical Power system assisted with the technology of Data Mining for Bao Steel.

I try to combine the Decision Tree with Receding Optimization to provide a new solution for the Composite Predictive Problem.

This project is now under construction.

Besides, In July 2000, I got the opportunity to give a lecture in English in Asia Control Conference (ASCC) which is one of the top-level conferences among the world in the area of control and automation.

In my senior year, I met Prof.

Xiao-Song Lin, a visiting professor of mathematics from University of California-Riverside, I learned graph theory from him for my network research.

These experiences all rapidly expanded my knowledge of English and the understanding of western culture.

I hope to study in depth .

In retrospect, I find myself standing on a solid basis in both theory and experience, which has prepared me for the Ph.D.program.

My future research interests include: Network Schedu ling Problem, Heuristic Algorithm research (especially in GA and Neural network), Supply chain network research, Hybrid system performance analysis with Petri nets and Data Mining.

Please give my application materials a serious consideration.

Thank you very much.

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篇11:介绍我的朋友英语Myfriend

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One of my friend is a beautiful and clever girl whoes name is Li Hua.

with rosy cheeks,she has a pair of bright eyes,which shine below her

arch eyebrows. within her small mouth there are two lines of white teeth.

Her hair is straight and long. hanging down to her shoulders. she is healthy and attractive.

she is loved by her classmates.

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篇12:介绍屈原的英语作文

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One explanation is that the Duanwu Festival originated from people’s worship of dragons. In ancient China, people believed the dragon was the god in charge of water, which was vitally important to daily life and agricultural production. On the day of Duanwu, people raced dragon boats to entertain the god and offered him Zongzi as a treat. The sole purpose was to please the god to ensure a year of favorable weather.

Some people believe Duanwu comes from activities instigated by ancient sorcerers. These activities were held in early summer when the hot weather was about to bring diseases to people who didn’t have modern devices and medicines to protect themselves. So, ancient sorcerers encouraged people to wear fragrant pouches and hang mugwort and calamus on their doors to drive away the so-called evil spirits that caused diseases.

Scholars may provide many other explanations about the origin of the Duanwu Festival. But if you ask ordinary people about its origin, you’ll get the same answer. They will tell you that the Duanwu Festival honors the great poet, Qu Yuan. They’ll also tell you the story that has been passed down for more than 2,000 years.

Qu Yuan was born in 340 BC, during the Warring States Period. At that time, there were seven states struggling among themselves to unify China. Of the seven states, Qin was the strongest and Chu the largest.

Qu Yuan was a noble of Chu. During his lifetime, the powerful kingdom of Chu fell into a decline.

Early in his life, Qu Yuan won the confidence of the King of Chu, and was his deputy prime minister, helping draft laws and determine foreign-policy. When he saw the danger posed by the ambitious Qin State, he proposed government reforms and an alliance with the neighboring Qi state as a way to ensure Chu’s safety.

But the King of Chu was surrounded by self-seekers, who were jealous of Qu Yuan. They accepted bribes from the Qin’s envoy, dissuaded the King from taking Qu Yuan’s advice and brought about the poet’s estrangement from the King. Qu Yuan was finally sent into exile for 20 years.

During those desperate years, Qu Yuan helplessly watched his beloved country become weaker every day. In the year 278 BC, the capital of Chu was stormed by troops from Qin. In great pain, Qu Yuan wrote “Lisao” or “The Lament”, the greatest of all his poems. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, he drowned himself in the Milo River, because he was hopeless about his country’s future.

Qu Yuan died thousands of years ago, but he is remembered every year for his love of and loyalty to his country and his people.

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篇13:介绍小动物的英语短文

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My favourite animal is dog.They are very cute.There are many kinds of dogs.Some of them are big and some of them are small,some of them are white and some of them are black.I like the big dogs,like a bulldog,because they can protect me.I dont have anydog yet,because my mum does not like dogs.she think they are dangrous.I Will buy a dog after I become older.

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篇14:关于自我介绍的英语作文

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Last Monday, we had a monitor election. At the beginning the two candidates, LiuDong and Wang Hong gave us a speech introducing themselves and telling us their plans in the future. Then we had a vote. We wrote down the name of the better one in our mind and put the paper in a box. Then the exciting time came that our teacher counted the number and wrote it on the blackboard. The result was that 28 students who voted Wang Hong, 13 more than the number of students who voted LiuDong, which meaned WangHong was elected as our monitor. Wang is really pretty good. I believe she will be a good monitor.

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篇15:学科英语复试自我介绍

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Good morning/afternoon, my dear teachers (my dear professors)。 I am very glad to be here for your interview. My name is ___.I am ___ years old. I come from _______, a very beautiful city. My undergraduate period will be accomplished in _______university in July, 2009. And now, I am trying my best for obtaining a key to ________ University.

Generally speaking, I am a hard-working student. I will try my best to finish it no matter how difficult it is. When I was sophomore, I found web design very interesting, so I learned it very hard. To weave a homepage for myself, I stayed with my personal computer for half a month, and I am the first one in my class who own his homepage. Furthermore, I am a person with great perseverance. During the days preparing for the first examination, I insist on running every day, no matter what the weather was like. And just owning to this, I could concentrate on my study and succeeded in the end.

Well, in my spare time, I like basketball, tennis and Chinese chess. Also, English is my favorite. I often go to English corner to practice my oral English on every Thursday, and write compositions to improve my written ability. But I know my English is not good enough, I will continue studying.

Ok, thats all, thank you for your attention.

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篇16:英语口语自我介绍2分钟

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My name is ANYJOB. From xx. Graduated from XXX school, is a professional electronic information technology and application of the graduates and xx. Below is my self-introduction:

Was born in an ordinary rural family, I grew up from the countryside, since the childhood to train me to bear hardships and stand hard work of good quality.

Character cheerful, warm, strong motivation, willing to accept and learn new things, with a strong consciousness ability and independent ability to fulfil the task. Since since the door, and a clear direction, pay much attention to their various aspects ability training. In the study, positive enterprising, love major, professional, outstanding achievement in second class scholarship and get a scholarship. Has won the excellent student learning ", "ZunZhangShouJi born", "computer grade examination", "radio debugging work test" certificates.

Im easy to into the collective, team spirit and collective sense of honor. During the period of school, actively participate in school activities held strong professional dedication and high sense of responsibility. Also take part in the school amateur party school, that I thought has been greatly improved, I learned that the peoples interests, and all with the companys interests.

I get along well with people, can the harmonious to deal with the relationship, the lower level, and have got good adaptation ability, communication skills, coordination and management ability, and have a good quality in the heart. Strict family education that I grew up in the dependable, serious human family trait. I can in the work to high quality and efficiency, but also the enthusiasm of the big investment product.

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篇17:英语作文介绍济南

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Jinan is in locate northern latitudes 36 degrees 40 cent,east longitude 117 degree.Jinan is in South of Mount Taishan and North of Yellow River.there is belonging to warm temperate zone greatly six sex monsoon weather area,clear all the year round,sunshine full in Jinan.The year average air temperature is 14 Celsius degrees,the year average rainfall is 650-700 millimeters.

Jinan is called "Quan Cheng(泉城)"and is coast in Chinese the east economic big province-Shandong the provincial capital of the province.Jinan is a whole province politics,economy,culture,science and technology,education and banking center.Jinan is also a national approval of the coast open city and vice- province class city.The benefit goes down south to govern six areas,one County class City,the total area is 8227 square kilometers,population 5,960,000,among them downtown population 2,600,000.Helping the south is one of the city of"national city comprehensive real strenght 50 strong" and"whole country invest hard environment 40 excellent.

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篇18:英语兼职教师面试自我介绍

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Hello, my professors.Its a fine day today,and im very pleased to meet you here.First of all,id like to introduce myself to you.My name is ***,my hometown is ***,which is a really beautiful city.Even when i was a young boy,i was very interested in biology science.Every one may have a dream,and i still remember that my dream is to be a biology scientist (just like ZHU KE ZHEN).I liked to make wonders just like,where are we from?Where are we going in the universe?And then i would find the answers in book by myself.Still today i think that interest is the best teacher in ones whole life (and knowledge comes from practice).

Second, i will introduce my major in the university.My major is Biological Engineering in *** University.It has a great relationship with biology scince.Their relationship can be shown with an example: Just like a river,biology science,which often finds new discoveries and theories, is at the head of the river.And my major,which lays more stress on practical use, seems to be at the end of it.When both of them interact well enough,the discovries and theories in biology science can be soon turned into products in all of the modern industry.

Four years university education gives me a lot of things to learn,a lot of chances to try,and a lot of practices to improve myself.It teaches me not only what to study and how to think,but also to see the importance of practical ability (such as doing expriment as much as possible). In the university life,i have made many good

friends.They help me improve my study and research ability, do ererything just like a man,and often give me good example to follow.

Besides what i have introduced myself above,i also have many interests in my spare time.I like playing football,which is an effective way i think to improve my body health,and it can teach me how to join in a group and deal with other people.Drawing and writing is another favor to me.

Above all,i choose the major in order to broad my view in biology scince,and enhance my research ability.I will do my best to join the new group and be good at postgraduate study.

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篇19:介绍我的家乡的英语

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My home village is a small one. It’s in Yuxian county of Shanxi Province. Small as it is, it’s very beautiful.

There are many hills around my home village and they are more beautiful than some big mountains. In spring, we can fly kites which are made by ourselves on the top of the hills. The kites fly very high.In summer, the trees are green and the grass is green, too. It is green everywhere on the hills. There are so many wild apple trees on the hills. The wild apples are nice to eat. In autumn, the corns under and around the hills are ripe. So we eat them almost every day. In winter, when it snows, all the ground is covered with snow. We can play with snow and sometimes we eat the clean snow with sugar. In my hometown the sky is blue, the air is clean, the water is sweet and the people are very friendly. I love my hometown!

我的家乡是位于山西盂县的一个小村庄。它虽然小但非常美丽。

家乡被群山环绕,这些小山甚至比大山川还要美丽。春日里,我们在山巅放飞自制的风筝;夏天里,漫山遍野是长得绿油油的草木,各种野果美味诱人;秋日里,山下和山周围的玉米熟了,我们几乎天天能尝到新鲜的玉米;冬日里,雪花飘飘,大地银妆素裹,我们玩雪,有时还就着糖吃几口干净的白雪。我的家乡天空蔚蓝,空气清新,水儿甜美,人们好客。我爱我的家乡。

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篇20:英语介绍樱花

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Sakura is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. Cherry fruit (known as sakuranbo) come from a different species of tree.

Sakura, a well-known and ubiquitous symbol of Japan, are represented on all manner of consumer goods, including kimono, stationery, and dishware. Cherry blossoms are an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, and as such are frequently depicted in art. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled "Sakura", as well as a number of pop songs. "Sakura" is also a common Japanese female name.

Sakura is indigenous to the Himalayas and east Asia. Some trees can be found in China and Korea but the largest number and variety of sakura, more than 305 species, can be seen in Japan. Many of them were artificially hybridized or grafted by the Japanese many centuries ago.

"On the other hand, in China, cherry blossom is the symbol of feminine dominance, female beauty and sexuality. Additionally, the cherry blossom is the Chinese symbol of feminine principle and it also symbolizes love in the language of herbs. Interestingly, cherry blossom is the flower of the April in China, whereas in Japan, it is wisteria." Spring flowers of Japan

Japans most beloved variety is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white, tinged with the palest pink, especially near the stem. The flowers bloom, and usually fall within a week, before the leaves come out. Therefore, the trees look nearly white from top to bottom. The variety takes its name from the village of Somei (now part of Toshima in Tokyo). It was developed in the mid- to late-19th century at the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Somei Yoshino is so widely associated with cherry blossoms that jidaigeki and other works of fiction often depict the variety in the Edo period or earlier; such depictions are anachronisms.

Other categories include yamazakura, yaezakura, and shidarezakura. The yaezakura have large flowers, thick with rich pink petals. The shidarezakura, or weeping cherry, has branches that fall like those of a weeping willow, bearing cascades of pink flowers.

Annually, the Japanese Meteorological Agency and general public track the sakura zensen, or Cherry-Blossom Front. Nightly forecasts follow the weather segment of news programs. The blossoming begins in Okinawa in January, and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. Then it proceeds north, arriving in Hokkaidō a few weeks later. Japanese pay close attention to these forecasts. They will go to parks, shrines and temples with family and friends and hold a "flower viewing party" known as hanami. Hanami festivals celebrate the beauty of sakura, and for many, it is a chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful view. Hanami custom in Japan dates back to many centuries ago. It is witten in Nihon Shoki that the Hanami festival were already held in the 3rd century.

Most Japanese schools and public buildings have sakura trees outside of them. Since the fiscal and school year both begin in April, in many parts of Honshū, the first day of work or school will coincide with the cherry blossom season.

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