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1000关于国庆节英语
全文共 419 字
+ 加入清单On national day, I, mother, Pan Luyao, and Sun Yichao to play in Jinhua. We
went to dream Valley, also went to the underground river, to a lot of places,
there can be a lot of fun, until October 5th, we go home to be reluctant to
part, that night at home have 10 points. I bought a lot of gifts, Pan Luyao, Sun
Yichao, father, brother and mother. October 1st is mothers birthday, I wish the
motherland mother happy birthday!
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篇1:关于独立的英语
全文共 598 字
+ 加入清单Since I go to middle school, I stay away from home and live in school from
Monday to Friday. The first time for me to leave home made me felt so lonely. I
did not have friends here and no one to count on. But I told myself that I
needed to try to be independent. So I solved all the problems by myself, I
washed my own clothes and cleaned the bed, which were done by my mother before.
I found that I could take care of myself without my parents’ help. What’s more,
I made good friends here, we had the same interest and we helped each other in
study. A year passed, I learned a lot and became independent.
篇2:关于四季英语年级
全文共 1129 字
+ 加入清单There are four seasons in the year. They’re spring, summer, autumn and
winter.
Spring is warm and sunny. In spring days, everything in our nature is
green, so we can go out to release ourselves and breathe the fresh air. I think
its a good way to enjoy our beautiful nature.
Summer is hot and rainy, but summer is the best season for entertainment,
because we can go swimming in the sea and enjoy the beautiful sunshine on the
beach. It must be very interesting.
Autumn is very cool and comfortable, and it is also the best season for
harvest. In autumn days, the farmers are busy in their fields. If we had a
chance, we could go to the countryside and pick up some fresh fruits and
vegetables.
Winter is very cold and freezing. In winter, our world is covered with
white snow, so we can either make snowmen or fight with snow. And we can also
enjoy the beautiful ice lanterns in Harbin. But I prefer to go to Sanya during
that time. As its on Hainan Island, the weather is always so temperate. Even in
December, I can still enjoy the green palm trees, the beautiful sea, the sunny
beach and the blue sky. Maybe I can find endless pleasure there.
篇3:网上购物英语
全文共 987 字
+ 加入清单With the development of the e-commerce, more and more people intent to do
the shopping online. There are many advantages of online shopping, yet there are
some disadvantages too.
On the one hand, the online shopping are very convenient. Unlike the
physical stores, there is no limit of time for you to do the shopping online.
And you can find anything in the online store, some of which you may hardly buy
at the local. And also, the price is relatively transparent, you can choose the
affordable one to buy.
On the other hand, since the goods are only presented by the pictures and
descriptions, it is hard to tell its reality, so you might have bought something
you don’t like, or even the fake one. Of course you can ask for the after
service, but it will increase your cost of the time. And the advertisements on
the online shops may make you spend much more money on online shopping without
being conscious.
Anyway, the online shopping makes the shopping easier, but please do it
with rationality.
篇4:初中英语感恩母亲
全文共 614 字
+ 加入清单Mothers Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood,
maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. Its a day to show
thanks to mothers. This festival first appeared in ancient Greece and modern
Mothers Day originated in the United States which usually falls on the second
Sunday of May each year. Mothers usually receive gifts on this day and
carnation(康乃馨) is regarded as the flower for mother. In China, the flower for
mother is day lily(萱草花), also known as Nepenthe(忘忧草). In addition, cleaning up
the room, doing housework and a big dinner are considered to be the best
Mothers Day gifts.
篇5:关于父亲节英语
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+ 加入清单Today is fathers day, when I went to school, I heard my classmates were
discussing about what to buy for their fathers. Some suggested to buy food,
others wanted to do something special by themselves. At last, an idea occurred
to my mind, I could cook a dinner for my father. So I rushed home after class.
My mother was preparing dinner. I told her my idea and she supported me. I did
as what my mother told me. I washed the food and then cut the meat and
vegetable. I learned it was not easy to cook a meal. I finished two dishes
finally. My father was very happy to taste them. It was such a special
surprise.
篇6:关于茶的英语作文初中
全文共 1688 字
+ 加入清单"When a guest comes to my home from afar on a cold night, I light bamboo to
boil tea to offer him.”— Ancient Chinese poem.
China is the home country of tea. Before the Tang Dynasty, Chinese tea was
exported by land and sea, first to Japan and Korea, then to India and Central
Asia and, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, to the Arabian Peninsula. In the early
period of the 17th century, Chinese tea was exported to Europe, where the upper
class adopted the fashion of drinking tea. Chinese tea—like Chinese silk and
china—has become synonymous worldwide with refined culture. At the heart of the
culture of tea—the study and practice of tea in all its aspects—is the simple
gesture of offering a cup of tea to a guest that for Chinese people today is a
fundamental social custom, as it has been for centuries.
China traces the development of tea as an art form to Lu Yu, known as "the
Saint of Tea" in Chinese history, who lived during the Tang Dynasty and who
wrote The Book of Tea, the first ever treatise on tea and tea culture. The
spirit of tea permeates Chinese culture, and throughout the country there are
many kinds of teas, teahouses, tea legends, tea artifacts and tea customs.
Better-known places to enjoy a good cup of tea in China include Beijing noted
for its variety of teahouses; Fujian and Guangdong provinces and other places in
the southeast of China that serve gongfu tea, a formal serving of tea in tiny
cups; the West Lake in Hangzhou, also the home of the Tea Connoisseurs
Association, noted for its excellent green tea; and provinces in southwest China
like Yunnan where the ethnic groups less affected by foreign cultures retain tea
ceremonies and customs in original tea-growing areas.
篇7:英语高一优秀作文100字
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+ 加入清单Almost everyone knows that water covers three-fourths of the earths
surface. Most of it, however, is in the oceans and is too salty to drink. Also,
some of it is frozen and cannot be used. In fact, less than one percent is left
for the use of people, animals and plant life. All through history men have
tried to build their homes near the sources of fresh water. Now fresh water is
becoming scarce, but more and more is needed because of the increasing number of
people in the world. Some industries also use large amounts of fresh water in
the production of things such as steel, petroleum, paper and rubber and so on.
Scientists estimate that the need for fresh water will have doubled by the year
2003. If they are correct, we must find new ways of saving it or producing it.
Some nations have worked on the problem and are already sharing their
information with others. They are trying to keep their rivers from becoming
polluted. Deep wells are also being dug, and rain water is being collected in
huge artificial lakes. In one way or another, they hope to provide enough water
to satisfy the needs of their people.
篇8:关于疫情的英语优秀作文
全文共 3724 字
+ 加入清单2020年的春节,在所有中国人的心里,注定是一个永生难忘的记忆。新型冠状病毒的肆虐,让辞旧迎新的钟声更加沉重,人们脸上的那一个个口罩,让这个春节倍感冷清。
The Spring Festival in 2020, in the hearts of all Chinese people, is
destined to be a memorable memory forever. The novel coronaviruss raging force
makes the bell ring for the old and new year more heavy, and the mask on
peoples faces makes the Spring Festival feel cold.
这个冬天,梅花依然宁静地开放;这个冬天,蓝天依旧明净如洗;这个冬天的武汉却非常艰难,全国人民却非常艰难。在这特殊的日子里,我们谨遵医嘱,静静地待在家中。我们为武汉忧心忡忡,我们为治愈病例的增多而感到高兴,为武汉的人们牵肠挂肚。
This winter, the plum blossom is still quietly open; this winter, the blue
sky is still bright and clean; this winter, Wuhan is very difficult, but the
people of the whole country are very difficult. On this special day, we would
like to follow the doctor s advice and stay at home quietly. We are worried
about Wuhan, we are happy with the increase of cured cases, and we are worried
about people in Wuhan.
与此同时,有一群人,他们正冲在前方,用自己的平凡之躯为身后的亿万中国人筑起防护的堡垒,他们舍小家为大家,不眠不休,战斗在这场没有硝烟的战场上的最前沿。他们是来自全国各地的最美逆行者,他们是新时代的最美先锋人物,他们是可亲可敬的白衣天使。
At the same time, there are a group of people, they are rushing forward,
using their ordinary bodies to build a fortress for the hundreds of millions of
Chinese people behind them. They leave their small homes for everyone,
sleepless, fighting in the forefront of this battlefield without smoke of
gunpowder. They are the most beautiful rebels from all over the country. They
are the most beautiful pioneers in the new era. They are amiable and respectable
angels in white.
在这群人当中,有一位84岁的老院士,叫钟南山,17年前,这位老院士奋斗在抗非的最前线上,为抗击非典立下了汗马功劳。17年后的今天他临危受命,搭上前往武汉的高铁,再次前往抗击疫情的前线;86岁的董宗祁老教授,他坐在轮椅上,一上午看了30多个病人,他说:“我这辈子,就是为了救人”;73岁的李兰娟教授,知道国家有难,她毫不犹豫前往武汉,坚定地说出她的誓言:“我打算长期待在武汉,与那边的医护人员一起奋斗!”
Among these people, there is an 84 year old academician named Zhong
Nanshan. 17 years ago, the old academician fought in the forefront of anti
Africa and made great contributions to the fight against SARS. 17 years later,
he was ordered to take the high-speed railway to Wuhan and go to the front line
of fighting the epidemic again. Professor Dong zongqi, 86, sat in a wheelchair
and saw more than 30 patients in the morning. He said, "my life is to save
people"; Professor Li Lanjuan, 73, knew that the country was in trouble. She did
not hesitate to go to Wuhan and firmly said her oath: "I intend to stay in Wuhan
for a long time and fight with the medical staff there!"
这世上哪有什么岁月静好,只是因为有人在替我们负重前行罢了,这世上哪有什么天生的英雄,只有因为人们需要,才有人愿意牺牲自己成为英雄。
There is no time in this world that is quiet, just because someone is
carrying the weight for us. There is no natural hero in this world. Only because
people need, can someone be willing to sacrifice themselves to become a
hero.
虽然我不知道他们是谁,但我明白他们是为了谁。他们也许并不富裕,甚至有些贫穷;他们也许并不高大,甚至有些瘦弱;他们也许并不光鲜,甚至有点卑微,他们的形象在我心中是那样模糊,但他们的精神在我心中却是那样鲜明;不计生死,不求回报,默默坚守的他们,守护着健康,保卫着生命。
Although I dont know who they are, I know who they are for. They may not
be rich, or even poor; they may not be tall, or even thin; they may not be
bright, or even a little humble, their image in my heart is so fuzzy, but their
spirit in my heart is so bright; regardless of life and death, do not ask for
return, they stick to silently, guard health, protect life.
普通的我们无法到达正面战场与病毒作战,我们只能做好我们的后勤工作,不出门,少出门,勤洗手,戴口罩,这是为了不给他们添麻烦,祝愿他们平安早日凯旋。
Ordinary we cant reach the front battlefield to fight against the virus.
We can only do our logistical work well, not going out, not going out, washing
hands frequently, wearing masks, so as not to give them trouble, and wish them a
safe and early victory.
彩虹为证,千古不变,我要高歌。为生命喜悦,万物都歌颂你的慈爱,大地诉说你的恩情。
Rainbow as evidence, eternal, I want to sing. For the joy of life, all
things sing of your love, and the earth speaks of your kindness.
致敬白衣天使!
Salute the angel in white!
致敬最美逆行者!
Salute the most beautiful rebel!
致敬抗击疫情的每一个人!
Pay homage to everyone fighting the epidemic!
篇9:关于青春英语高一
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+ 加入清单Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human beings heart the lure of
wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of whats next and the joy of the game
of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station:
so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from
men and from the infinite, so long are you young.
An individual human existence should be like a river—small at first,
narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and
over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters
flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged
in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being.
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the
appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of
sixty more than a boy of twenty. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.
We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
篇10:保护环境英语作文初中
全文共 1550 字
+ 加入清单"Green" the eternal topic, let us better to understand the importance of
environmental protection.
Green environmental protection is to make us live a happy life in a clean
environment, however, the environment around us in a worse if we dont alarm,
then, our motherland will be a mess in our hands! Green environmental protection
starts from me. My dad used to drive his car to work, listen to my advice, to
protect the environment, he ride a bike from now on, he thought that not only
the exercise of his body, also for the green environmental protection.
My mother began to contribute to the green environmental protection. Before
she went to vegetable market to buy food, she used plastic bags, a village green
environmental protection propaganda on TV, she understood the green
environmental protection is sustainable, in order to we can have a better
environment. In order to we live healthier lives, so mom from that moment on,
every day go to vegetable market with the own basket, instead of plastic
bags.
As a new era of junior middle school students, and I will response to the
green environmental protection call for, I had at school are all use one off
chopsticks, but now I can bring their own chopsticks to school. I think, though
this is a small matter, but I do my responsibility.
Happiness of life to let China land everyone be permeated with happy smile,
rich products, long history, noble quality, the plot environment. Nowadays, the
environment is polluted, the green environmental protection starts from me, let
us together to protect the environment!
篇11:关于生活英语作文初2
全文共 1167 字
+ 加入清单Hello everyone.Today Im glad to be here to give a speech about my fresh
experience in China Agriculture University.
First I must say the campus life is really different from what I have
experienced in high school.For instance,I used to lean upon my dormitory teacher
to wake me up on time.But now I have to set several alarm clocks to make myself
could hear them in the morning otherwise I would miss my class.And then even
worse there would be nobody remind me except my teacher!So the differences are
everywhere and I could easily find them.The change of life is great and its
wonderful:I have more time of my own and the rights to decide how I live.
My campus activities are rich and colorful.Learning English has become a
habit to me cause I plan to study abroad in next few years.Playing Guzheng is my
favorite activity.I have kept on practising it since I was a little girl and I
wish to win more competitions in my campus life.
Our university has the first level equipments and the most experienced
teachers,also has the best students(laugh).I consider it to be a honor that Ive
got a chance to study here and I sincerely hope that we could live wonderful
lives in our campus!
篇12:关于疫情的英语作文万能句子
全文共 868 字
+ 加入清单可今年的年却没有了年的样子,新型冠状病毒来到我们的身边,破坏了热闹非凡的春节和无忧无虑的假期。
Novel
coronavirus came to our side light of heart from care and the carefree
holiday.
新型冠状病毒长得像一个皇冠,因此得名。他就像一个高傲无知的国王,把人们都锁在家里,不能出去。
The
novel coronavirus is named after a crown. He was like a proud and ignorant king
who locked people in his home and could not go out.
2020年的春节,在所有中国人的心里,注定是一个永生难忘的记忆。新型冠状病毒的肆虐,让辞旧迎新的钟声更加沉重,人们脸上的那一个个口罩,让这个春节倍感冷清。
The
Spring Festival in 2020, in the hearts of all Chinese people, is destined to be
a memorable memory forever. The novel coronaviruss raging force makes the bell
ring for the old and new year more heavy, and the mask on peoples faces makes
the Spring Festival feel cold.
病毒给人类带来了很大的灾难,我想对大家说:“加油!我们有办法对付这个病毒,我们一定会胜利的!”
The
virus has brought great disaster to human beings. I want to say to you, "come
on! We have a way to deal with this virus, we will win! "
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★疫情期间的英雄事迹和人物故事★
篇13:有关春节的英语
全文共 581 字
+ 加入清单In China, Spring Festival is the biggest day. People will come back home
and enjoy spending some time with their families. So no matter how far they are,
they will figure out all the ways to come back home and get reunited. The house
cleaning work before the coming of this big day always brings me the happy
memory. We can find something lost a long time ago in the corner. It is like the
surprise and makes me feel so excited. On the New Year’s Eve, all of my families
will sit together and enjoy the real big meal. We share our happiness and the
future expectation. What a nice moment.
篇14:中秋节英语的作文
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+ 加入清单Mooncakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival what mince pies are to Christmas. The seasonal round cakes traditionally have a sweet filling of lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often have one or more salted duck eggs in the center to represent the moon. And the moon is what this celebration is all about. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month,it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest.
There are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating mooncakes. One Tang Dynasty myth holds that the Earth once had 10 suns circling it. One day all 10 suns appeared at once,scorching the planet with their heat. It was thanks to a skillful archer named Hou Yi that the Earth was saved. He shot down all but one of the suns. As his reward,the Heavenly Queen Mother gave Hou Yi the Elixir of Immortality,but she warned him that he must use it wisely. Hou Yi ignored her advice and,corrupted by fame and fortune,became a tyrannical leader. Chang-Er,his beautiful wife, could no longer stand by and watch him abuse his power so she stole his Elixir and fled to the moon to escape his angry wrath. And thus began the legend of the beautiful woman in the moon,the Moon Fairy.
The second legend has it that during the Yuan Dynasty,an underground group led by Zhu Yuan Zang was determined to rid the country of Mongolian dominance. The moon cake was created to carry a secret message. When the cake was opened and the message read,an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the Mongolians. It happened at the time of the full moon,which,some say,explains why mooncakes are eaten at this time. Mooncakes are usually stamped with Chinese characters indicating the name of the bakery and the type of filling used. Some bakeries will even stamp them with your family name so that you can give personalised ones to friends and family. They are usually presented in boxes of four which indicate the four phases of the moon. Traditional mooncakes are made with melted lard,but today vegetable oil is more often used in the interests of health. Mooncakes are not for the diet-conscious as they are loaded with calories. The best way to wash down one of these sticky cakes is with a cup of Chinese tea,especially Jasmine or Chrysanthemum tea,which aids the digestion.
中秋节吃月饼就像西方人圣诞节吃百果馅饼一样,是必不可少的。圆圆的月饼中通常包有香甜的莲子馅或是红豆馅,馅的中央还会加上一个金黄的咸鸭蛋黄来代表月亮。而月亮正是中秋节庆祝的主题。每年农历8月15日人们一起庆祝中秋,据说这一天的月亮是一年中最亮最圆的。
关于吃月饼这个传统的来历有两个传说。一个是唐朝的神话故事,说的是当时地球被10个太阳包围着。有一天10个太阳同时出现在天空中,巨大的热量几乎把地球烤焦了。多亏一位名叫后羿的神箭手射下了9个太阳,地球才被保住。为了奖励后羿,王母娘娘赐给后羿一种长生不老药,但是王母警告他必须正当使用。然而后羿没有理会王母娘娘的警告,他被名利冲昏了头脑,变成了一个暴君。后羿美丽的妻子嫦娥对他的暴行再也不能袖手旁观,于是她偷走了后羿的长生不老药,飞到月亮上逃避后羿的狂怒。从此就有了关于月宫仙子嫦娥,这个月亮上的美丽女人的传说。
第二个传说讲的是在元朝,朱元璋领导的起义军计划起义来摆脱蒙古族的统治。他们用月饼来传递密信。掰开月饼就可以找到里面的密信,起义军通过这种方式成功的发动了起义,赶走了元朝的统治者。这场起义发生在八月十五之时,于是中秋节吃月饼的习俗便在民间传开来。
篇15:关于克服困难的英语
全文共 1394 字
+ 加入清单Recently, I have seen an impressive film –Precious, which tells the growing
experiences about a pretty fat black girl, Precious Jones, a girl living in the
Harlem. The film reveals the poor and miserable life in the Harlem, but at the
same time, it encourages people to take a positive and optimistic attitude to
face it, no matter how difficult it is.
Precious is so undereducated that she can not read and write formally.
What’s worse, she is usually knocked around by her irascible mother. Worst of
all, she is sexually assaulted by her stepfather and has two children before the
age of seventeen. Owing to the situation she gets involved, she has to leave
school and is introduced to alternative school. After waging many struggles and
overcoming many difficulties, she finds the goals of life again with the help of
her teacher and classmates.
In the film, Precious insists on keeping her children all the time though
she gets involved in trouble. She has a firm belief that she can get rid of the
past life and start the new one and she really makes it finally. Her insistence
tells me that keeping positive and optimistic would make a great contribution to
achieve dream.
In life, many people are easy to feel frustrated by meeting a bit of
setback. As far as I am concerned, we need to learn to keep positive and
optimistic when facing difficulties so that we have more power to keep and
pursue our dreams.
篇16:关于茶的英语作文初中
全文共 747 字
+ 加入清单In China , tea has a very long history and has formed the Chinese tea
culture. At the same time, tea is beneficial to our health, thus it is well
received by many people. Chinese tea culture is both extensive and profound,
which not only contains the level of material culture, but also includes a deep
level of spiritual civilization. Referring to Chinese tea, we can trace it back
to ancient times, which flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, Since then,
the spirit of tea has penetrated into the court and society, going deep into
Chinese poetry, painting, calligraphy , religion and medicine. For thousands of
years, China has accumulated a great deal of culture in tea cultivation and
production, moreover, enriching the spiritual culture of tea.
篇17:共享单车英语
全文共 766 字
+ 加入清单The shared bikes like Mobike and Ofobring great convenience to people. You
needn’t lock them by simply using your smart phone. They can take you where the
subway and bus don’t go. And they can be left anywhere in public for the next
user.
However, bad things happen. Some people damage the QR code on the bike, or
use their own lock, which causes trouble toother users.
In my opinion, it’s difficult to turn these people’s ideas in a short time.
Therefore, bike-sharing companies like Mobike and Ofo need to do something. For
example, those who damage the bike should pay for their actions. Also, because
people use their real name to registeras a user, it’s a good way to connect to
one’spersonal credit.
In the end, what I want to say is to take good care of public services.
篇18:有关交通英语作文初中
全文共 662 字
+ 加入清单Among all means of transportation, I like bicycle most. It’s cheap as well
as popular.
There are many advantages to ride the bicycle. In the first place, riding
bicycle makes me feel independent. I can go anywhere by bicycle. Especially
during rush hours, I can still move freely. Secondly, using a bicycle is good
for environment protection, because it wont emit any waste gas. Moreover,
bicycle riding is also a good sport. While riding a bicycle, I can exercise
myself, which is healthful to me.
In my free time, I often ride my bicycle to get around in the downtown area
or in the countryside, so as to relax myself. Its really a nice outdoor
activity for me, I think.
篇19:中秋节的英语高中
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+ 加入清单Mid-autumn Day is a Chinese festival。 It usually es in September or October 。On that day we usually eat a big dinner and mooncakes。 It is said "Hou Yi" missed his wife,so he made mooncakes。 It looks like the moon。
There are many kinds of mooncakes。 They are small round cakes with meat, nuts or something sweet inside 。 eating mooncakes has been our custom。 Families stay outside in the open air eat a big dinner and mooncakes。 The most important thing is looking at the moon, On that day, the moon kooks brighter and rounder。 We call this moon the full moon。
On that day, families get together, so we call this day getting together。 This is Mid-autumn Day。 I love it very much。 Because on that day I can eat mooncakes。 And my brother es back home。 He works outside all year。 Only that day and the Spring Festival。 He es back。 So that day I am especially happy。 On that day my family gets together。
中秋节是一个中国节日,通常是九月或十月。当天我们经常吃一顿丰盛的晚餐和月饼。据说“后羿”想念他的妻子,所以他做了月饼。它看起来像月亮。
有各种各样的月饼。它们是小圆饼,里面有肉,坚果或者里面的甜点。吃月饼是我们的习惯。家人在户外露天吃大餐和月饼。最重要的是看着月亮,在那一天,月亮变得越来越明亮。我们称这个月亮为满月。
在那一天,家庭聚在一起,所以我们称这一天聚在一起。这是中秋节。我非常喜欢。因为那天我可以吃月饼。而且我的兄弟回家了。他全年都在外面工作只有那一天和春节。他回来了。所以那天我特别开心。那天我的家人聚在一起。
篇20:有关交流英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must
communicate with other people.
A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by
the simple means of speech.
If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are
likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news
or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of
society.
Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and
during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one
of the dominating factors of contemporary society.
Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications,
photography, radio and television.
Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of
communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news,
which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.
No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged
minority.
In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed
fortunate, but today there are public libraries.
Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people
sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a program that is being channeled into
millions of homes.
Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of
information.
The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society
and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and
entertainment.
The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with
informing, educating and entertaining.
Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is
very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the
vast modern network of communications is open to abuse.
However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no
turning back.