小学四年级英语作文六篇 作文怎么写(最新20篇)

This is Lin. She is from Beijing. She studies very hard.In class she can answer theteachers questions very quickly. Lin loves her classmates and often helps them with their lessons. Everybody says she is a very good monitor.

I have a beautifulSchool. There are many buildings in my school, such as

teaching buildings, library, dormitory buildings and so on. My classroom is

bright, which can hold about sixty students. Our library is very big. It has

four floors and is full of books. In my spare time, I often read books in it.

What’s more, the playground in my school is surrounded by various flowers and I

like playing games with my friends on the playground.

I love my school and I will study hard. Do you like it? Welcome to my

school!

"Pursuit of the perfect idol the same time, same time talented idols, the legendary weapons of China want to learn, everything is magic will be cool again." Christmas party in laughter came to a close, just like that. Recall JiYuTong they elaborate scene, in the mind... So, let us together with an endless again! This Christmas is precious, it is beautiful, but also we spent in primary school the last Christmas, meaningful!

In the afternoon, when we all walked into the classroom, having a unique style when everyone excited, when the classroom becomes hot, the "Christmas party" has officially kicked off.

We fight, itch to try. One funny show who is happy, sweet, make us all to my memory. We join together to sing the "inverse fight", "where dad", "I believe" and other songs; The forms of performance respectively, and the most to my favorite one show, is Wu Andi and Qiao Xinran acting funny sketch - many problems. This essay makes us burst into laughter, she classic lines to our delicious, relish!

Such as: Xu Zhao outcrop, audience friends must worry; Xu Zhao two outcrops, crosstalk from the impressive; Xu Zhao 3 outcrop, frighten to death a cow in the field. Xu Zhao four outcrop, the national peoples jump off a building. And learning is not outstanding, literature and art is not outstanding, lumbar shoulder dish outstanding, do not speak in class, the meeting is not speak, flat conductor yan. More online games such as study, dont dine. The college entrance examination examination of six or seven door, lack of a selective college door... Listen to the humorous language, how can not happy? ! And I am the "audience" also turned into "performer". Sang together with Wu Andi, Qiao Xinran and JiYuTong TimeZ "idol same time". Also became the last a finale performance!

翻译：

“追求完美的偶像万万岁，才华洋溢的偶像万万岁，十八般武艺每一样都要学，会变魔术又会耍炫。”圣诞联欢会就这样在欢声笑语中落下了帷幕。回想起冀宇童她们精心布置的场景，历历在目……那么，就让我们再在一起回味无穷吧!

这个圣诞节是珍贵的，是美丽的，更是我们在小学阶段度过的最后一个圣诞节，意义非凡!

下午，当我们每个人都走进这间别具一格的教室时，当每个人都激动万分时，当教室里变得热火朝天时，这个“圣诞联欢会”就正式拉开了帷幕。

大家摩拳擦掌，跃跃欲试。一个个搞笑、动听、令我们心情愉悦的节目都令我记忆犹新。我们共同演唱了《逆战》、《爸爸去哪儿》、《我相信》等歌曲;分别表演了形态各异的节目，而最令我喜爱的一个节目，便是吴安迪与乔欣然表演的搞笑小品——《问题不少》。这个小品令我们哄堂大笑，一句句经典台词令我们回味无穷，津津乐道!

如：徐钊一露头，观众朋友准发愁;徐钊二露头，相声从此没看头;徐钊三露头，吓死田间一头牛;徐钊四露头，全国人民齐跳楼。还有学习不突出，文艺不突出，腰肩盘突出，上课不发言，开会不发言，扁导体发严。更有网游如学习，千万不能偏科。高考中考六七门，缺一难进高校门……听着这些幽默的语言，怎能不欢乐?!

而我这位“观众”也变成了“表演者”。与吴安迪、乔欣然和冀宇童共同演唱了TimeZ的《偶像万万岁》。也成为了最后一个压轴表演!

大家好!我叫陈若曦，今天我要好好的向你们介绍一下我自己。

我的个子偏矮，乌黑的长头发扎成一条马尾辫。额前梳着齐刘海，两颗黑宝石似的眼睛大大的闪着亮光，鼻子不高，嘴唇血红血红的像抹了口红一样。因为晒太阳不喜欢撑伞，所以我的皮肤显得有点黑，我觉得自己的外貌在班里普通普通的。

我觉得我的个性比较多变，有时候觉得我的脾气很差，上次有同学拿我的名字取笑我，气得我直翻白眼，恨不得和他们吵上一架。有时候我又很安静，可以一整天的课间都在写作业、看书，什事也不过问。有时候又可以和同学们打成一片。总之，我觉得我还是比较开朗，大方偏外向的。

我比较喜欢跳舞、弹钢琴等等，也会参加一些相关的演出或比赛。

我所在的舞蹈培训班每期结束，都会举办一场汇报演出，去年底那次大型演出时，我们舞蹈班每人拿着一把半透明的伞，化了妆，穿着天蓝色的傣族孔雀裙，美美的上了台。刚开始，有一些紧张，生怕自己会跳错，可当我听到熟悉动听的音乐响起时，瞬间元气满满，恢复了自信，很快，一曲舞蹈跳完了，全场响起了掌声。"可见演出还是比较成功的!"我心想。

至于钢琴，最值得一提的是，去年冬天，我参加了七彩校园艺术节浙江省赛区的比赛，虽然弹奏是有些紧张，总体来说不错，但中间有出了点小差错，弹完后我胆战心惊，匆匆忙忙向评委躹了一躬，便离开。没想到结果还好，得了个银奖，老师说这成绩在和这么多高年级的比还算不错了。

看，这就是独一无二的我!你说呢?

要到金岙公园就要跨过瓯江，走过桥下，才能到金岙公园。

金岙公园最有意思的就是各式各样的滑滑梯。当你走上滑梯时，就会发现有好多个入口，不同的入口滑下去都是不同的滑梯。有的是直线滑下去的;有的是像虫子一样扭来扭去，你滑下去也会扭来扭去;有的像弹簧一样，一圈一圈快速的转下去，特别刺激!还有的是双人的，我特别喜欢和晶晶姐姐一起牵着手滑下去，如果想和你的朋友一起来也可以这样玩。滑滑梯下面还有一个巨大的沙坑，沙坑里还插着一个紫色的秋千，你可以边荡秋千边眺望远方的高山，真是太美好了!

到了晚上，那里还有好多好吃的食物摊：有水果杯、有冰冰凉凉的雪碧加果冻……最最好吃的是一个超大的杯子，里面还分圈，中间的一圈放满冰冰凉凉的冰淇淋，在外面一圈可以加各种喝的。不仅如此，你还可以自己在喝的里面可以加各种水果，最外面一圈还能给你添加果冻。晚上拿着这一杯，坐在秋千上边荡边吃，享受着凉爽的风，真是完美至极!

除了荡秋千，晚上你还可以在地上搭帐篷，在帐篷里还可以仰望星空，这让我想到了《繁星》这篇课文，作者肯定也很享受这样的时刻吧。

我真的非常建议你们去玩，因为真的很好玩!

爱，是最自然，最真诚的一种情。

——题记

在九月一日，在开学的第一天，在雄伟的八达岭长城脚下，全中国两亿中小学生一同上了开学的第一课——《我爱你，中国》。

爱是什么?

于丹教授说，爱是分享。学会分享，痛苦会减少，快乐会加倍。当我们能去爱别人，我们的爱就会有力量;当我们作为后排人，没有危险时，如果我们还会帮助别人，我们就拥有了永恒不变的爱。伸出你的双手，随时准备着，这就是分享，这就是爱。

爱是力量。李连杰说，有爱，就没有敌人，爱是最好的护身符。

爱是承担。14岁的马鹏飞，六岁就学会了承担，奶奶的爱让他早就长大，早已成熟。他的故事催人泪下，让我们被深深触动，我们要学会承担，学会爱。

爱更是一种荣耀。西藏地区九十九岁高龄的次仁曲珍老人视祖国为荣耀，坚持每天升降国旗，四十五年天天如此。这是对中国的认可，这更是祖国的骄傲。荣耀是爱，爱是荣耀。

祖国的六十岁生日就要到了，祖国，我们伟大的祖国从__年前的坎坷路启程，经历了__年的漫漫历程。路上的一切风雨，一切喜悦，都是我们的记忆，是新中国成长的见证。今天，我们的祖国富强了，昌盛了，重新站起来了，我们依旧是文明之国、礼仪之邦。我们可以昂首阔步，成为世界的领路人了!

但是，今天我们该如何爱我们这位蛮可爱、蛮可爱的母亲呢?她需要我们共同去呵护，她要我们用爱去武装自己，用爱去感染所有的人。世界的东方有一颗心在跳动，我们可以听见那声音，因为正是我们组成了这颗心，我们组成了中国——有爱的中国!

被爱滋润的祖国花容月貌，被爱包围的祖国笑容灿烂。爱祖国、爱人民，爱让中国更美丽!

在一个人的成长过程中，会遇到有各种各样的事，其中有悲伤，有快乐，有教训，有感动……我忘不了的是那样一件事。 In the process of a persons growth, there will be a variety of things, including sadness, happiness, lessons, movement ... I forgetWhat does not do is such a thing.

那是在一年前的暑假中，我妈妈带着我去云台山旅游，我们一开始就乘车去云台山的红石谷。在山路上车子飞奔着，一边是高山，一边就是悬崖绝壁。听说公路还没修时，崖下不知摔死了多少行人和驮马。不一会儿就到了红石谷。

一下车，哇!四面群山，山尖直插云霄，好似大山在支撑着天。下到谷底后，一座百余米的石桥横跨两边，到桥上一看，原来在桥的下方就是一条地下暗河，而在桥的正下方就是那条地下暗河的入口，向下面走去，便进入了红石谷。一进去，发现石头并不是红的，便去问了一下导游。

导游解释说：“这石头中的矿物质含量很高，可这些矿物质平日里都‘躲’在石头里不出来。不过，只要有水在石头上，那些矿物质就会挥发出来，与氧气产生了化学变化，便染红了石头的表面。而水一干，矿物质又会被石头‘吸’回去了。”我拿了一瓶水，徐徐地往石头上倒。果然，半瓶水倒完了，石头的表面开始慢慢地变红了。

最后，一块石头全红了。哦，原来这些矿物质会相互之间传递水分。我跟着妈妈向前走去，到了一个大湖边，我们站在很高的岩石上欣赏着风景。忽然，有一阵大风吹来，湖水立刻变得凶猛起来，卷起了城墙一样的巨浪扑向岩石，那情景犹如千军万马冲锋陷阵。走着，走着，我们又回到了停车场，可我依旧对那些红石有些依恋。

在这次旅游中，我不仅获得了快乐，学会了许多在课本上没有学过的知识，还游览了祖国的大好河山。收获真不小啊!

Hi,boys and girls,Do you want to know my lastWeekend? Let me tell you.

On Saturday morning,I got up at 10:00,Then I ate breakfast,I did my homework.In the afternoon,I had to go to school to study.

In the evering,I watched TV and played with my little dog. It’s white and lovely.

On Sunday morning, I got up early and went to the school to study. After school, I helped my mother to do housework, She was happy.

In the afternoon, I played a ball with my friends and washed my clothes. At night, I went to bed at 9:00.

This is my last weekend.what a busy one!

Last Sunday， our class held aSpringOutingin the forest park. It was a nice day. The sun was shining brightly and the flowers were swaying in the spring breeze. We took a lot of pictures and had our favorite snacks on the bench. The girls talked about their favorite movie starts and the boys played football on the ground. We had so much fun.

I love spring outing because we don’t need to do the homework.

上个星期天，我们班组织了一次春游活动。那天真是个好天气，阳光明媚，鲜花在春风中摇曳。我们都很开心。我们照了很多的相片，并坐在长凳上吃我们最爱的零食。女孩子们谈论她们最爱的电影明星，男孩子们在草地上踢足球。我们玩得太开心了。

我爱春游，因为这一天我们不用写作业。

盼星星，盼月亮，端午节终于到了，一家人摩拳擦掌忙活起包粽子。前一天早上，妈妈和奶奶把泡好的糯米拿出来，洗好粽子叶，准备开始包粽子。

我从来没包过粽子，于是对妈妈说：“妈妈，我不会包粽子，你能不能教教我呀?”妈妈说：“行，包粽子挺好学的，但是刚开始包很困难，你得耐心点儿。首先，将两片竹叶叠起来，折叠成漏斗形状。注意，卷的时候要尽量地紧，否则煮的时候会漏米。”我跟着妈妈做，把粽子叶叠成一个漏斗。

“然后放入糯米，但是不要放得太满。如果喜欢吃红粽子，可以在里面放一两颗小红枣。”

“在封口之前，先在糯米上撒点水，然后将余下的粽子叶盖在漏斗的大口上，现在粽子变成了一个三角锥形，再用剩下的粽子叶把粽子裹紧。最后用绳子或马兰叶把粽子绑紧。”这一步非常关键，说着简单，做起来难。小小的粽子叶很“调皮”，就是不听我的话，“捉弄”我好半天。在我想把粽子裹紧时，里头总是有米漏出来，气得我哇哇大叫，最后在妈妈的指导下，费了九牛二虎之力，终于包好了一个粽子。尽管形状看起来不是很美观，但这是我包的最好的一个了。

下一步，开始煮粽子了。先把粽子整齐地摆在锅里，把锅帘压在粽子上面，再往锅帘上放一盆水。最后把水顺着锅边倒进去，大火煮40分钟，香喷喷的粽子就出锅了。

到了端午节这天早上，妈妈给我系上了五彩线，还嘱咐我不要随便折断或丢弃，只能在端午节后第一场雨时才能扔掉。妈妈还告诉我了五彩线的来历，它象征着五色龙，可以降伏鬼怪，带走一切疾病。我们还在门口插上艾草，挂上纸葫芦，家里充满了节日的气氛。

早上忙完这些以后，今天的主角——粽子，终于登场了!白白的粽子蘸上白糖，真是又香又甜，又软又黏，好吃极了。

五月五，是端阳，门插艾，香满堂。吃粽子，洒白糖，龙舟下水喜洋洋……

我是一个不太善于表达自己情感的人。写下这四个字时，我却发现，一种浓浓的感动早已溢于笔尖，积蓄已久的情感如一扇打开的闸门，从心底喷涌而出…… I am a person who is not good at expressing his emotions.When I wrote these four words, I found that a strong movement was already overflowing with the pen tip.

感谢老师!

她们像呵护露珠一样小心翼翼地呵护着孩子们的心灵，又像尊重同事那样尊重孩子的选择。我欣喜地看到，在我们43中学——这个生命成长的乐园里，教育已不再是传统意义上的教法、学法，而是心灵与心灵的沟通，生命与生命的对话，智慧与智慧的碰撞!这是教育的真谛。如果我们都能意识，教育是一项为未来社会培养人才的事业，那么，有了这种沟通、对话与碰撞，我们的教育现代化，我们的民族复兴也就指日可待了!

感谢老师!

感谢老师!

感谢老师!

清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。阳春三月，正是12个月中，景色最为茂盛的美景。在这个周末中，清明节到了。

挨家挨户家门前，都插着柳枝，据说这是因为介子推死于柳树之下，所以为了纪念他，家家户户就在家前插柳枝。

早晨，我们来到公墓踏青，沿着一条小小的石子路走向另一片土坡。路上有着许多紫罗兰，夜里的露水被那花瓣紧紧抱住。真好似伤心的滴着泪水。瞧!在微风中，那总是低头丧气的狗尾草，这次居然昂手挺胸。

穿过一片紫罗兰，来到一座坟墓，它的身旁有着一棵高大的柏树。总是为它遮风挡雨，陪伴着它。

我们拿着毛巾擦着墓碑，插上两支红绿的彩纸换帐子。这帐子已被点燃，听奶奶说，这就表示曾祖母来拿钱了。此时，我也盼望着那未曾见面的曾祖母能回来。

在这天，我们也该都知道要吃青团。在2500多年前，传说在春秋时期，重耳当太子时常被人追杀，在饿得快死时。晋文公吃了介子推做的青团，躲过了灾难。

妈妈买来做好的深青团，放进锅蒸了20分钟，掀开锅盖，一阵艾香香窜进我的心灵。那翠绿的小团子，在太阳光的折射下，似乎变成了墨绿色。

我用筷子夹出一个，放进碗里。那Q弹的身体，我都快舍不得吃了?我只能可望不可品。但实在忍不住了，咬上一口，十分有嚼劲，顿时口中有一阵清香，甚有一丝苦味在口中盘旋。它的味道正如同那清明悲伤

那蒙蒙细雨还未停下，空气中腾起层层薄雾。让我们在清明节中，纪念祖先缅怀先烈吧!

阳光总在风雨后! The sun is always after the wind and rain!

我并不是一个勇敢的女孩。虽然表面十分大胆，但我害怕遇见学习上的困难和挫折，害怕前进道路上的艰辛和茫然，甚至在错误面前不敢说“不”!所以，每次在这种时候，我都会选择逃避。

坚强，并不是件容易的事。它不只是两个字，更不是一种心情。它是在巨大情况下才能完成的一些事情。

但在坚强后，并不是一定会出现绚丽的彩虹，人生不是事事都顺心如意，而是困难重重。失败、痛苦、哭泣，我们要依然面对，所以，我们不能轻易说“不”!

可是，在那天之后，我觉得生活不应该是失败的，生活应该是五颜六色的。我也有权利去争取属于自己的彩虹和阳光。

生命是脆弱的。大自然两分钟的颤抖，使四川同胞们面临生离死别，他们人心惶惶，不知所措，我们的大地出现了一阵接着一阵的慌乱。

同样，生命更是坚强的!废墟中的可乐男孩和有活着意志的看书女孩，他们像春天的花朵，在地震中绽放;还有那可歌可泣的“信息妈妈”，她用双肩，为一个个鲜活的小生命撑起了一片天。虽然她倒下了，但她的精神却值得我们歌颂!他们看着眼前的黑暗，摸着周围的一片废墟，没有放弃生的希望，坚信自己还有生存的可能!

我向往坚强，敬畏坚强。我不怕自然灾害，因为我追求与自然和谐相处。我希望自己能如水一般清澈，如草一般茂盛。我喜欢恬静的生活，我喜欢清新的空气。当自然向我们发起挑战时，我绝不会退缩，我会选择坚强。人是因自然而生，却不会因自然而死。透过源远流长的历史，我懂得了与大自然相处，在自然中生活，我培育了一种韧劲。我懂得了利用自然求得安稳，我知道追求自然提高境界，我明白在灾难后会一如既往，我更清楚人与自然是永恒的主题!

经历了那天，我变得淡然。

经历了那天，我学会了坚强!

My winter vocation Winter holidays are coming. I am going to get up very

late at about half past nine because I feel litter tired. now I am on

vacation.

I don’t have to go to school. How wonderful ! During this vacation I can do

lots of interesting things. For example, I am going to play basketball ,

computer games and some other games. But of course, I must always remember that

I am still a student .

I am going to read a lot of books and finish my homework On New Year’s Eve

, my family will gather together eating , talking and watching TV for almost the

whole night . And there is going to be some interesting programmers on TV .

I think I am going to be very happy in this winter holiday.

我的寒假寒假。我要起床很晚九点半左右因为我觉得垃圾累。我现在在度假。

我不必去上学。多么美妙!在这个假期我可以做很多有趣的事情。例如,我要打篮球、电脑游戏和其他游戏。当然,我必须永远记住,我还是一个学生。

我要阅读大量的书籍和完成我的作业在新年前夕,家人会聚集在一起吃饭,聊天,几乎整个晚上看电视。,会有一些有趣的程序员在电视上。

我想我要在这个寒假很开心。

Christmas Day is very popular around the world, which originates in western

country, but now it is celebrated by the world. When this big day comes, there

will be a lot of products that sold in very low prices, and the Santa Clauss

image will be seen all the street. Shops will play Christmas songs. I always

spend this festival with my friends, because my parents dont take this day

seriously. We hang out the street and join the big crowd in the square, singing

with people and then wait for the time to count down. It is such a great moment

for me. I can feel the lively atmosphere, like the New Year. On the way home, we

share our wishes and talk about the happy incidents. Christmas activity brings

me unforgettable memories.

我叫王潇悦，今年10岁了，我长得白白净净的，一张瓜子脸上镶嵌着一双水汪汪的大眼睛，挺挺的鼻子下是一张红红的小嘴。大家都说我是个气质美女。

我爱哭鼻子，听妈妈说，我刚出生时的几个月里，每到半夜，就会哇哇大哭，无论妈妈怎么哄都不行。大概我爱哭鼻子的毛病就是从那时候落下的。这不，今天老师布置了作文，我冥思苦想了好久，还是不会写，急的呀，眼泪不由自主的流了下来。妈妈问我怎么了，我抽抽噎噎的，半天才说：“我…我…我不会写作文。”妈妈看着我的样子，真是哭笑不得。

我特别爱表演，最爱走模特步。去年暑假，我参加了晋城市少儿模特比赛。比赛时，动感的音乐响起，我就落落大方的上场了，一手叉腰，一手自然地摆动，走到台前，挺胸站立。台下无数双眼睛注视着我，我已经完全融入舞台。我优雅地摆着姿势。当我提起衣裙翩翩起舞时，台下爆发出热烈的掌声。最终，我获得了特等奖，并且代表晋城市参加了晋城的比赛。

怎么样，听了我的介绍，你对我有所了解了吧?咱们交个朋友吧!

April 5, 2002

Dear Mr. Brian,

Thank you for your letter of March 20. As Spring --- the best season of a year --- has come, everything is nice here. The weather is always fine and comfortable, trees become green and various kinds of flowers are in blossom. We, therefore, invite you to visit our city from April 28 to May 5.

If you accept our invitation, please inform us in detail of the number of your people, their names, and your suggestions of your visit. We will try our best to arrange everything according to your plan, and we hope that you will enjoy every minute of your trip here.

We are looking forward to your reply.

Sincerely yours,

Li Xiao-hua

我的家是我成长的摇篮，是一个美丽的港湾，我家是一个温馨和睦的家。 My home is the cradle of my growth, a beautiful harbor, and my family is a warm and harmonious home.

我爱我的妈妈，我的妈妈上完班之后就马上回家，先是煮饭、煮菜，煮好后又来辅导我写作业。如果作业没写好，以前妈妈总会很凶的骂我甚至打我，现在总是心平气和地跟我说题目为什么错，自己找原因，如果我找不出原因，妈妈就和蔼的说，别急，慢慢找。找不出来她就给我讲解，如果还不知道，她就又耐心地教我，我的学习越来越有进步。我喜欢以前的妈妈，更喜欢现在的妈妈。

我爱我的爸爸，我的爸爸很关心我，他专门送我上学和放学。有一次我感冒了，爸爸居然没有上班，来接送我回去，我在校门口等爸爸，爸爸来后，摸了一下我的额头，着急地说：“去医院!”，去医院的路上，爸爸小声地问头疼不疼?到了医院，医生说是发烧了。回家后，爸爸马上泡药，用嘴巴吹冷，看着我喝完，让我睡一觉，爸爸轻轻地把被子盖到我身上，我看着爸爸忙来忙去，感到非常幸福。

我喜欢我自己。我以前没读一年级的时候，很多家务活都不会做，现在会做很多家务事，比如洗菜、煎蛋、煮面……勤劳的我为爸爸妈妈减轻了负担，他们经常会夸我呢。

这就是我温暖的家，让爱与快乐住我家。

Taking exercise is good for our health. All work and no play makes Jack a

dull boy. By taking exercise, we can relax our body and mind. At the same time,

we can harden our muscle and have a good figure. If we dont take exercise for a

long time, we may easily fall sick.

I enjoy several outdoor sports. Swimming in the sea is my favorite. Because

there are too many people in a swimming pool and the water is always dirty, I

prefer to swim in the sea.

Playing badminton is also fun. I can always find a place in the park for

playing badminton. Besides, I enjoy jogging in the morning. Sometimes, I jog

with my parents in the park.

My father is a nice person, everybody speaks highly of him, but he is very stubborn sometimes. One day, my father find a wallet on the ground, then he asks someone who has lost it. The man answers to my father and he is so thankful to my father. So he wants to give some money to return my father, but my father insists not to accept it. At last, the man has to give up.

Here is a difference between science and technology.Science is a method of

answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical

problems. Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships between

observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to

organize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with

tools,techniques, and procedures for implementing the findings of science.

Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the

progress in each. Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who

seek to comprehend the universe and know the truth with the highest degree of

accuracy and certainty, cannot pay heed to their own or other peoples likes or

dislikes, or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. What scientists

discover may shock or anger people--as did Darwins theory of evolution. But

even an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the

option of refusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology;we do not have

the option of refusing to hear the sonic boom produced by a supersonic

aircraft-flying overhead; we do not have the option of refusing to breathe

polluted air. Unlike science, progress in technology must be our slave and not

the reverse. The legitimate purpose of technology is to serve peopie--people in

general, not merely some people; and future generations, not merely those who

presently wish to gain advantage for themselves.

We are all familiar with the abuses of technology. Many people blame

technology itself for widespread pollution, resource depletion and even social

decay in general--so much so that the promise of technology is obscured. That

promise is a cleaner and healthier world. If wise applications of science and

technology do not lead to a better world, what else will?