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篇1:“飞机”妈妈
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我的妈妈是个爱旅游的小旅行家。她特别喜欢旅游,还曾经当过导游呢!带着一大批度假的人飞来飞去走天下。不过,后来她觉得当导游太累了,于是去了一家公司上班。这家公司也很有我妈妈的风度——是海外房产公司。从此,她就像一只飞离雁群的大雁,经常出差。
虽然平常妈妈很忙,但到了寒暑假,却可以陪我一起“远走高飞”。
有一次,暑假到了。妈妈给我画了一个时间表,上面写着:一个星期做完作业,剩下的时间带我去旅行。我看完后,高兴得觉得自己的灵魂几乎都已经到了飞机上了。
我立刻用最快的速度将作业做完,然后和妈妈收拾完行李,订了最早的机票。一切准备就绪,我满心期待这一天的到来。
等了几天,就到了出发的日子,一场梦过后,我们到了美丽的印度尼西亚。
快乐就是一瞬间。在快乐的旅途中,我们学了不少知识。
我们再次坐飞机回了家。回到家,妈妈对我说:“读万卷书,行万里路。不只要读很多的书长见识,还要自己去验证这些知识。”
这一句不优美但有用的话,在我心里留下了深刻的痕迹。
篇2:初中英文
全文共 941 字
+ 加入清单I have heard a beautiful poetry, written by a novelist, Amy Cheung. With a
little adjustment, it can vividly depict the alienation among people in reality
- "The further distance in the world is not between life and death. But when I
stand in front of you, your eyes turn to your smartphone; don’t know that I love
you."
The smartphone has been gaining a great popularity, becoming a toxic
compulsion. It has invaded our lives and occupied all our interstitial time. It
is so commonly seen that the smartphone addicts attend to their phone, ignoring
everything. Even meeting with friends, they often pull out the phone in order to
take a photo, check a message or even play with a game. Seeming connected with
the whole world, they have actually fiddled the conversation and done harm to
the relationship.
It is high time that we threw away the phone and raised our heads up. Do
cherish the ones around us and appreciate the splendid scenery ahead of us.
篇3:第一次坐飞机
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+ 加入清单暑假里,我们一家四口人去了三亚旅游。我很兴奋,因为这是我第一次坐飞机去看大海。
早晨,我们背上早已准备好的行李乘车来到了禄口机场。下了汽车,我们就去办理登机牌和行李托运手续。很快我们就来到了安检部,经过细致的安检,我们顺利地来到了候机室,准备着我们第一次的“长空之行”。随着“请乘坐eu2753号航班的乘客准备登机”的圆润甜美的声音,我走进了机舱,找到自己的座位,放好背包,坐了下来。我的座位靠着窗户,能饱览祖国的美好河山。不一会儿,机舱里又传来空姐那柔软悦耳的声音“旅客们,你们好!欢迎乘坐eu2753号航班,我们的飞机即将起飞,请系好安全带,关掉一切电子设备,谢谢!”
飞机开始在跑道上缓缓地滑行,然后加速,随着飞机发动机的轰鸣声,飞机离地面越来越远,我的心像被悬了起来。我从窗户往下看去,哇!底下的汽车就像小蚂蚁一样,一座座高楼大厦如同孩子的积木排列在一起,山山水水如一条条弯曲的丝带。随着飞机的慢慢上升,我的视野逐渐被云所替代。窗外的云,白茫茫的一片,千姿百态、形状各异。有的像绵羊,有的像床,有的像一座座小丘陵,还有的像水烧开时冒出来的水蒸气,还有许多云被镶上了一层橘红色的金边,看上去美极了!飞机越飞越高,我的耳边产生了轰鸣声,心里非常难受。我紧张地告诉了爸爸,爸爸说:“没什么,这是气压低的原因,正常的,嚼嚼口香糖就能够减缓不适感。”听爸爸这么一话,我放心了。嚼着口香糖,我的耳朵果然就舒服多了。这时,空姐推着小推车来到了我们身旁,给我们送来了小点心和各种饮品,我一边喝着雪碧,一边津津有味儿地品尝着小点心,全然忘记了刚才的不适。
经过三个多小时的飞行,飞机平稳地着路了,我飞快地走出机舱,去拥抱那火热而美丽的三亚。这是我第一次坐飞机去看大海,在天空中飞翔的感觉真好!
篇4:有关于选择的英文作文
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+ 加入清单Occupation choice is a personal for their employment type,direction is selected and confirmed.It is the people enter the real social life domain important behavior,life is a critical link.
Through the choice of occupation,is beneficial to people and labor post better,make the person goes into social labor post.
Occupation choice is the important content of human socialization,it is advantageous to socialization and implementation.
Through the choice of occupation,is beneficial to obtain bigger economic benefits.
Through the choice of occupation,can achieve the social benefit.
First of all,in the occupation planners professional guidance,scientific system about ourselves.
Again,combination of consulting work experience,education degree,disposition,intelligence,physical condition,social resources and other factors,to determine the next step or the next few steps how to get the occupation,
A personal career proper or not is related to his future.To understand their own personality characteristics are very important things,predictions can provide personal characteristics parameters,can effectively grasp the business direction.
篇5:做家务英文作文
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+ 加入清单This afternoon, when my father and mother were at home, I finished all the housework at home.
In the afternoon I returned home and began to help mom and dad do housework, from five at the beginning of the housework, busy until seven p.m., there are a lot of things, such as: middle sweeping, mopping the floor, garbage, laundry, folding clothes, flowers, clean the table and the glass and so on, I see table, ah!
Only five minutes, must do the housework, "jingle bell" the doorbell rang, I was a bit weird? Who is it? Or open the eye to see! It is mom and Dad! I hit the door said: "Mom and dad you wait a minute, right away, I gently shut the door" mom and dad felt it strange? What do the daughter at home? I quickly put the whole house clean, and hastened to open the door, mom and Dad had said: "my daughter, you really grow up, mom and dad can help reduce the burden." Thats good!
I feel proud that I heard the compliments from my parents. Thanks for the compliments from my parents, I will try my best. Do you help your parents do housework? If you havent helped your parents do housework, remember to do it!
篇6:飞机的日记
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+ 加入清单每当我看到飞机在广阔无边的蔚蓝色天空飞翔时,我是多么地向往,多么想乘坐飞机到处游玩。我是那么喜欢飞机,所以我拥有许多飞机玩具。
有一天,我们开着车去流花湖公园附近的模型店买飞机,我左挑又选,选中了“天驰二号”这架需要组装的飞机。飞机买回来以后,我就对着图纸,认真地一
个一个将零件拼装。我生怕把零件拼错,又细致地检查了几遍,终于拼好了!我举着飞机去礼堂空旷的地方试飞,第一次就成功了!这种组装的玩具飞机也能离开地
面三米多高,转了一大圈才落下来。虽然它飞得不算高也不算远,但我看着自己组装的飞机能飞翔也挺开心的。
我在家里还用纸折成各种类型的军用飞机,有战斗机、歼击机、攻击机、运输机、反潜机、无人机、轰炸机、电子干扰机、预警机、侦察机、隐身战斗机、隐
身轰炸机、空中加油机、超音速战斗机。我把这些飞机按自己设想的军事用途摆在地面上,爸爸下班回来一看:“哇噻!我们家可以开飞机博物馆了!”
篇7:有关激励自己的英文名言警句
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+ 加入清单Nature never deceives us; it is always us who deceive ourselves.
大自然永远不会欺骗我们,欺骗我们的往往是我们自己。——Rousseau
Death…is no more than passing from one room into another.
死亡只不过是从一个房间进入另一个房间。——Helen Keller
Important principles may and must be flexible.
重要的原则能够也必须是灵活的。——Abraham Lincoln
That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to the pertinent answer.
科学的本质是:问一个不恰当的问题,于是走上了通往恰当答案的路。——Jacob Bronowsk
The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots.
在过去人们面临的危险是变成奴隶,而在将来危险是人类可能变成机器人。——Erich From
You can never plan the future by the past.
永远也不能依照过去来计划将来。——Burke
Time is a versatile performer. It flies, marches on, heals all wounds, runs out and will tell.
时间是个多才多艺的表演者。它能展翅飞翔,能阔步前进,能治愈创伤,能消逝而去,也能揭示真相。——Franklin P.Jones
The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature.
在所有头脑的影响之中,大自然的影响可谓是在时间上最先,在作用上最为重要的。——Emerson
Nature never deceives us; it is always us who deceive ourselves.
大自然永远不会欺骗我们,欺骗我们的往往是我们自己。——Rousseau
Death…is no more than passing from one room into another.
死亡只不过是从一个房间进入另一个房间。——Helen Keller
Important principles may and must be flexible.
重要的原则能够也必须是灵活的。——Abraham Lincoln
That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to the pertinent answer.
科学的本质是:问一个不恰当的问题,于是走上了通往恰当答案的路。——Jacob Bronowsk
The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots.
在过去人们面临的危险是变成奴隶,而在将来危险是人类可能变成机器人。——Erich From
篇8:第一次坐飞机
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“请前往海南的乘客到22号登机口登机。”天啊!我没有听错吧,到我们了,这可是我第一次坐飞机,高兴的我一蹦三尺高。
第一次坐飞机让我很紧张,上了飞机,我找到了自己的座位,一直坐立不安,一会儿东看看,一会儿西看看。再看看别人,有的看书,有的打游戏,还有的睡觉;再看看我,一会儿翻翻安全手册,一会儿念叨着老天保佑,我可不想让白发人送黑发人呀。呸呸!真不吉利,真丢脸。
“呼呼呼,哇!就要起飞了”,飞机先是跑进一个大跑道,接着飞快的奔驰。哎呀呀,我怎么耳朵“刺刺”响起来,好难受啊,怎么回事儿?妈妈告诉我这叫做失重。妈妈咪呀,飞机“噌”的一下飞上云霄,我低头一看,原来高大的建筑,现在变成了一个个的小蚂蚁,好刺激呀。
“咕噜噜”,我的肚子好饿呀,问妈妈要零食,妈妈对我说:“别着急,一会儿就能吃上饭了。”不一会儿就看见美丽的空姐推着车子,温柔的问我:“小朋友橙汁、番茄汁、可乐和菠萝汁,你要喝哪一个呢?”这么美味的饮料,我真想挨个喝一遍,可是不敢说,只好说:“我想喝可乐。”可妈妈不让我喝,说对我身体不利,于是我要了一杯橙汁。接着空姐又问我:“你要吃鱼肉饭还是牛肉面?”来碗牛肉面吧。哇!真好吃,还有小加餐呢,面包、榨菜、水果。我真没想到飞机上有这么多好吃的。
吃完了飞机餐,我准备睡一会儿,可刚睡着就被叫醒了,原来快要下飞机了。怎么这么快就到了,我还没坐够呢!
篇9:有趣的纸飞机大赛作文500字
全文共 531 字
+ 加入清单“飞远一点,飞远一点,哈哈,我赢了!”一阵欢呼声从教室里传来,到底怎么回事呢?原来青苹果趣味作文班正在举行纸飞机大赛。
一上课,老师便笑眯眯地对我们说:“今天我们要举行一场纸飞机大赛。”同学们高兴得一蹦三尺高。老师先让我们折飞机,我快速地折了一架与众不同的纸飞机,并给它取名为“必胜号”,因为我希望“必胜”能给我带来好运,让我获胜。
比赛开始了,同学们兴致勃勃地来到飞行线上,我的心却“怦怦”直跳,好像敲起了小鼓。只听见老师一声:“请小飞行员做好准备!”我马上拿起心爱的纸飞机,左脚在前,右脚在后,身体微微往后仰,为了让我的纸飞机充满能量,我把它放到嘴边哈了一口气,再把它高高地举起来。随着老师一声令下,我鼓足劲儿用力朝前方一射,我们组的飞机同时起飞了,有的像一把离弦的箭,快速冲向空中,有的像一只轻盈的蝴蝶在空中翩翩起舞,还有的像无头的苍蝇,到处乱撞。而我的飞机开始时像一只冲破鸟笼的小鸟,在空中划了一道弧线,突然却像遇到强大的气流,在空中忽上忽下,又像喝醉酒的汉子,摇摇摆摆,最后像被猎人打中的小鸟,一头栽在地上。结果冠军与我无缘,我只好捡起战败的纸飞机回到座位上。
虽然我输掉了比赛,但是我并不气馁,因为“失败是成功之母”,如果下次还有机会,我相信我一定会获胜。
篇10:飞机的日记
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+ 加入清单周五,学校就要开纸飞机总决赛了,可候选人还没影呢!于是,今天的选拔赛拉开了帷幕……
一批自愿者站上了台。他们紧张地折修纸飞机,让自己的飞机更出众、更平整。我,也是其中之一。
我们小心地呵护着纸飞机来到比赛场所。又暗又黑的长过道,更增上了一丝阴森。“会不会赢?”我想了一小会儿,“输、赢……不管了!重在参……与!”我颤抖地安慰自己。老师严肃地说“由两人自由组小组,两人一组,淘汰赛制。”我悄然一愣,只在一瞬间,一个个小组组成了。我偏身一望,立刻石化:身边那个小小的身影,不是小王又是谁?
开始了。我举着板,平复心情,提飞机。小飞机顺从地平衡飞行。可只差三分之一的飞行道,我没飞完。
小飞机跌落于一片惨然。离她的飞机,不到一板。我茫然一会,幡然醒悟:“重在参与。我参加了,获得了另一种成功!”
我重拾笑容,向着阳光走去。
篇11:第一次坐飞机四年级作文600字
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+ 加入清单去年寒假,我回老家的时候,坐的是飞机,我非常激动,因为这是我第一次坐飞机,但是在飞机上如果不听从飞机上的安排,吃苦的可就是你了。
我等啊等,终于盼到了那一天,我催促着妈妈,迫不及待地来到了机场,找到了对应机票的航班的候机厅,我都等不及了,像一匹脱缰的野马一样,终于响起了“从深圳飞往……的XXXX航班可以登机了,请乘坐摆渡车,前往飞机旁登机。”我们坐上了摆渡车,摆渡车开到了一架小飞机旁,那一架飞机真小啊,比普通飞机小了好,就像是迷你版的飞机,不过飞机里面很舒适。我把安全带系上了,就把脸贴在窗户上,刚好有一架飞机正在降落,不一会,飞机马上就要开到跑道上了,在拐弯的时候,我看到跑到很短,难道这么短的跑道飞机能飞上去吗?正在我思考的时候,飞机突然加速,接着,我们出发了!
坐在飞机上,大开遮光板,顺着窗户往外看,下面的山,房子变的好小,汽车就像蚂蚁在爬,如果大地破了个洞,那河水就像针线,将破洞缝上,虽然地面上的东西变小了,但是天上的东西却变大了,天上的云朵变的明显了,我看着洁白的云朵从我身边掠过。突然,飞机开始颠簸,我没有注意,结果撞到了椅背,幸好不痛,妈妈说:“让你不系安全带,飞机广播刚刚都说了,飞机将会颠簸。”原来我嫌安全带麻烦,把它解开了,我赶紧把安全带系上了。这时,我感觉飞机是倾斜的,原来是飞机在转向,马上就到了,经过了一阵颠簸,我们到达了目的地。
这一次坐飞机让我知道了,在飞机上不系安全带,吃苦的可就是你了。
篇12:昨天我收到了我朋友的一封信的英文
全文共 452 字
+ 加入清单dear wang yan,
i enjoyed your hospitality during my three-day stay in tianjin.your new house is very beautiful,and your cooking is out of the world .your sister,wangdan,is very kind-hearted.not only did she help us wash clothes,but also helped make the bed.
the trip was great getting together with you two once again.dont forget the invitation to pop in on me the next time youre in beijing.
thanks again..and say hello to your sister.
all my best,
li ming
篇13:平安夜的一封信英文
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+ 加入清单Dear children,
Christmas is an exciting and busy time for me: elves are making toys,
reindeer are training to pull sleds, and Im preparing this years list of good
kids.
I need to let the elves know what to make now, so let me know what you like
as soon as possible.
I will get my sleigh ready for my long Journey on Christmas Eve. In the
meantime, Ill write as many letters as I can. To ensure that I receive your
letter, please send it to the following address:
Santa/Father Christmas
Santa s Grotto
Reindeerland
XM4 5HQ
Remember, it is important to write the Christmas address on the envelope.
Make sure you include your full name and return address so I can write back to
you.
Please mail your letter before December 9 so that I can have time to answer
your letter.
I look forward to sending you presents on Christmas Eve. And remember to
get me a mince pie, and Rudolph the reindeer carrots too!"
Merry Christmas to all of you
Santa Claus
篇14:初中英文
全文共 833 字
+ 加入清单everybody has a daily schedule.we do the same things almost every day.my
typical day is probaly like yours.
heres my daily routine.i get up at 6:30 every morning.i take my time
waking up,but then i wash up quickly.i brush my teeth,comb my hair and put on my
school uniform.i pack my bag for school and i leave.i never miss breakfast,so i
either eat at home or eat on the way to school.but i always eat ina hurry.after
school,i go to a cram school like all my friends.i study and finish my homework
for the day.finally,i go home and i take a break.i have dinner with my
family,watch a little tv and just relax.i am usually in bed by 9:30.
this is my routine from monday to friday. however,the weekends are
different.i can wake up late and have a ball.then.i can do whatever i like.i
believe my routine is typical.it is probably a lot like yours.
篇15:经典英文的谚语
全文共 2111 字
+ 加入清单1、never say die。永不言败。
2、no man is content。人心不足蛇吞象。
3、no smoke without fire。无风不起浪。
4、no sweet without sweat。先苦后甜。
5、no pains, no gains。没有付出就没有收获。
6、new wine in old bottles。旧瓶装新酒。
7、no news is good news。没有消息就是好消息。
8、no cross, no crown。不经历风雨,怎么见彩虹。
9、old sin makes new shame。一失足成千古恨。
10、out of debt, out of danger。无债一身轻。
11、no rose without a thorn。没有不带刺的玫瑰。
12、no pleasure without pain。没有苦就没有乐。
13、not to advance is to go back。不进则退。
14、out of sight, out of mind。眼不见,心为静。
15、once bitten, twice shy。一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
16、out of office, out of danger。无官一身轻。
17、one good turn deserves another。行善积德。
18、no garden without its weeds。没有不长草的园子。
19、no way is impossible to courage。勇者无惧。
20、offense is the best defense。进攻是最好的防御。
21、once a man and twice a child。一次老,两次小。
22、no living man all things can。世上没有万事通。
23、one cannot put back the clock。时钟不能倒转。
24、nothing brave, nothing have。不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
25、no man is wise at all times。聪明一世,糊涂一时。
26、no one can call back yesterday。昨日不会重现。
27、once a thief, always a thief。偷盗一次,做贼一世。
28、no man is born wise or learned。没有生而知之者。
29、no man can do two things at once。一心不可二用。
30、ones words reflect ones thinking。言为心声。
31、nothing dries sooner than a tear。眼泪干得最快。
32、observation is the best teacher。观察是最好的老师。
33、one swallow does not make a summer。一燕不成夏。
34、one false move may lose the game。一着不慎,满盘皆输。
35、one mans fault is other mans lesson。前车之鉴。
36、one hour today is worth two tomorrow。争分夺秒效率高。
37、old friends and old wines are best。陈酒味醇,老友情深。
38、none are so deaf as those who wont hear。充耳不闻。
39、none are so blind as those who wont see。视而不见。
40、one never loses anything by politeness。讲礼貌不吃亏。
41、one eyewitness is better than ten hearsays。百闻不如一见。
43、never too old to learn, never too late to turn。亡羊补牢,为时未晚。
44、nothing is difficult to the man who will try。世上无难事,只要肯登攀。
45、nothing is to be got without pains but poverty。世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
46、nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages。外出旅行,语言最要紧。
47、nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it。世上无难事,只怕有心人。
48、not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child。不懂世故,幼稚可笑。
49、one boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy。一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝。
篇16:关于目标的英文作文
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+ 加入清单The goal of my life is living a simple happy and healthy life.
What I want is a simple life not a complicated one.Because what my job or career offers me are difficult issues which I must handle them properly, and sometimes they are so boring and tedious,but I have to do.So after a days work, I want to have a break and do some things which would provide me happiness and a harmonious life. It is so simple like that, I have a supper with my families talking some funny and humourous topics, or I sit on grass with who I loved looking at the beautiful sky and counting the numbers of the stars. It is simple, but very harmonious and romantic.
I also want to spend sometime on my hobbies,such as playing table tennis,badminton,basketball and so forth.I like sports very much and I believe it will benefit me all my life.What I gained from sports are not only speed,strength and skill but also competitiveness,teamwork and so on.Sports could give me a strong and energetic body and a healthy life.
The goals of my life are just written as above,and they will be pursued by myself all my life.
篇17:纸飞机
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+ 加入清单早上,阳光明媚。洛克在家里折飞机,他东折折,西折折……终于折好了一只纸飞机。
他拿起纸飞机看了看,又往纸飞机头上吹了一口气,轻轻地扔了出去,飞机飞呀飞,飞到了桌子上。洛克又从桌子上拿起纸飞机又开始玩了。这次他用力一甩,甩到了电风扇上。洛克急得没法子。他眼珠子一转,想了想说:“我用球扔上去,但我不知道能不能成功,我用木棍去挑,这样又太危险了。”洛克想了想,终于想出了一个好办法,只见他走到开关前,拧了一下,电风扇转起来了,纸飞机借助风力,慢慢地落了下来,洛克非常开心。
洛克找来了火花,水蓝蓝,喵喵,他们一起高高兴兴地玩起纸飞机。
篇18:高一英文
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+ 加入清单Youth comes only once in a lifetime, therefore, it is important that we
should not waste those years in idleness and bad living.
This is also the time when our memories are best.We are able to learn more
during this time than when we become older. During our younger years, we have
the enthusiasm to set high goals for ourselves. We also try to overcome
obstacles which are placed in our way.
If we realize how precious youth is, we will be fulfilled when we are young
as well as when we are older. If we waste our youth, we will spend the rest of
our lives wishing we could be young again.
篇19:我的飞机模型作文350字
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+ 加入清单这架飞机模型披着白云一样的披风。飞机的左右两侧都有五个风力加速器。加速器后方是机翼,上面涂有蓝色条边和红色火焰,远看,好像有两团火在熊熊燃烧。机翼的下方装有四枚导弹,都是由铝合金制成的,导弹上还有瞄准器。飞机模型的机身非常大,能够放进一个小孩。机身里面有三个座位。机身像个个杂货铺一样,里面除了有一些精密的仪器外,还有各种各样的武器,比如狼牙棒、妖刀村正、大炮、加特林……机尾有一双小型的尾翼,那双小型尾翼上的图案除了有蓝色的边纹和红色的火焰外,还有绿色的小草和树叶。别看尾翼很小,里面装的东西也不少呢,里面有神奇的追踪器和大型捕捉器。
每次看到这架飞机模型,我就浮想联翩。我常常幻想自己变成了一个飞行技术高超的飞行员,驾驶着帅气的战斗机翱翔在蓝色的天空中。
我喜欢我的飞机模型,它是我的最爱。
篇20:关于《有趣的记忆》的英文作文
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+ 加入清单oh god! i think i was about seven and half when my sisters and i pulled this stupid stunt. i remember watching television with them and the show on happened to be our favorite program to watch. all of a sudden we heard my brother, chris, yelling from the backyard. so we all headed out there to see what happened. when we finally located him, he was in a tree hanging from the highest tree branch. crying, he explained to us that he had climbed up the tree and couldnt get down. we thought, okay, one of us should climb up and get him off, but we couldnt manage to get him moving down.
it was then my youngest sister, ka, who was five and a half at the time had seen a similar situation. she suggested we grab a sheet, hold it under the branch chris was hanging off of, and tell him to drop so we can catch him. my other sister, yams, who is one year younger than me, peered at me to confirm the idea and i said "yeah, lets try that".so we grabbed a sheet from the closet and went to hold it beneath the tree. now mind you, the ages holding this blanket were ranging from seven and a half to five and a half, thus the sheet was probably being held up to our waist and also close to touching the ground. but we were confident it could work.
we looked up to chris and he looked down at us a bit hesitant. i dont blame him the poor guy. it was then we told him to let go and to fall on his back. chris looked at me and asked "are you sure ill land on the blanket?" now, my brother at the age of four, had a cute squeaky voice. but because of a problem at birth with his tongue being a bit attached to the mouth, it came out more like this, "ah you sho awill lan on da blanked?", "yup!", i told him, "were sure!" and he let go.now when i think about chris letting go of that branch, i think of his faith in me and my sisters and i also think how stupid he was to trust us, cause when that boy let go he was in for a big surprise. chris fell right through that sheet and landed right on his stomach. and no matter how tight we held on to the sheet, he still managed to get through.
we were shocked and a bit worried and we looked at the ground where he landed. this tiny seventy pound boy had made a hole right through the sheet and landed. he was positioned like one of those chalk drawings you find after a homicide, with one arm near the head another to the side and the knee bent a bit. we might as well have drawn an outline because he wasnt moving. so we bent down to check if he was still alive and when we asked him if he was okay he uttered these five words… "ah stee hi da flow" in other words, "i still hit the floor!" poor little man! but before you condemn us, chris is fourteen now and he still bugs us about it, any tree he climbs he gets down on his own and, strangely, he wants to be a fireman when he grows up. now he can write that he had personal experience about jumping and catching. see, no harm done…