初中写长城的英语作文(实用20篇)

When I am making mistakes, my parents will never be angry with me. I am so thankful to them for they are so tolerant with me. I learn many things from my parents, they show me how to be a tolerant person. They will not blame me for the small mistake that I make, instead, they will educate me in the gentle way. Unlike some parents who are strict to their kids, they will be very angry and said the hurting words, making the children feel sad. Being tolerant to other peoples mistakes is the best way to solve the problem. People will appreciate the kind act and make things goes on the easy way.

Mid-autumn is a traditional festival in China. It’s also called Autumn festive, August festival, daughters festival, or Reunion festival and so on. It’s often on August 15th in lunar calendar every year, but in some places, it’s on the 16th August, such as Ningbo, Lanzhou and Zhou Shan.

Mid-autumn day is thought to be the best festival with human touch or interest and poetic sentiment and mood of a painting. It’s a reunion festival, on the day, people always miss close relatives and friends. Wherever they are, they always go home to see their parents and brothers and sisters, or their wife or husband and their children. The people who are in far away also give a call to the persons they are concerning with.

On this day, people often eat moon cake, nuts and some special food. And in some places, the days before Mid-autumn day, they do the rabbits with wheat, which stand of peace and reunion. On the evening, family members or friends always stay together to watch the moon as eating moon cake and nuts, or as talking each other happily.

导语：假期这个词语让很多学生一听心情都会变好了吧，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理了优秀英语作文经典模板，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Winter vacation this year, I had a very full.

Just have a holiday, my mother had to go to work, all is me a person at home during the day, my mother just home for lunch at noon. Mom said, to do things to QianJinHouSong. I hope to finish the homework early, so I basic schedules in accordance with the school, but I didnt go to school in the morning, of course, the early, to school, the day hasnt light is about to get up. Just a few days, the teacher assigned written homework, I had already finished, the rest is back to the tang dynasty, every day to review English and finish this semester did not finish the exercises. In spare time, I read books, this winter holiday Ive looked at a few books - "Chinese childrens literature", "love education", sometimes I also can see the readers digest. Now I was watching writer zhou guoping wrote "niu".

【参考译文】

今年寒假，我过得十分充实。

刚放假的那会儿，妈妈要上班，白天都是我一个人在家，妈妈只是中午回家做个午饭。妈妈说过，做事情要前紧后松。我希望早点完成作业，所以我基本按照学校的作息时间，不过，我早上起床当然没有上学的时候的早，上学时，天还没亮就要起床了。才几天，老师布置的书面作业，我就已经完成了，剩下的就是每天背唐诗，复习英语以及把这学期没有做完的练习题完成。在空闲的时候，我会看课外书，这个寒假我已经看了几本课外书——《中国儿童文学》，《爱的教育》，有时候我也会看《读者》。我现在正在看作家周国平写的《妞妞》。

Dear Wang Han（亲爱的王涵）

My school life is interesting（我的校园生活很有趣）.We have many subjects to learn（我有许多科目要学习）.My favourite subject is English（我最喜欢的科目是英语）.Because my English teacher（以为我的英语老师）,Miss White（怀特小姐）,is kind to me（对我是慈祥的）.I don’t like math（我不喜欢数学）.I think it’s a little difficult（我认为它有一点困难）.

After school（放学后）,I like playing basketball reading books（我喜欢打篮球和读书）.Sometimes（有时）,my classmates and I play games on the playground（我的同学和我一起在操场上玩游戏）.I’m happy at school（我在学校非常开心）.I love my school life（我爱我的校园生活）.

Yours,

Lucy.

The Great Wall, is the symbol of the Chinese nation, its magnificence, is the place we look forward to the people of the world.

The Great Wall is like a huge dragon winding is located in the badaling, ups and downs in the mountains, ancient and solemn.

Look forward to the Great Wall, the Great Wall no head, looked back, the Great Wall is not the tail. Ah! Really not the kui is called the "Great Wall". So how long wall built in? You might ask, how much manpower has been spent on the Great Wall? Chinese ancient working people with intelligence, just built the world famous Great Wall, thus, we the Chinese people are great!

Grass at the foot of the Great Wall, slightly nod, the flowers waved. The wings of the butterfly flapping shine. Valley cloud, like a white gauze covered in the whole valley. Swallows dancing lightly over the valley, scissors tail like flash. What a beautiful view!

Point of view, the Great Wall not only attracts people with its majestic, but also attracts people with beautiful scenery.

I love my countrys long history, splendid culture, the more love it was splendid.

长城，是中华民族的象征，它雄伟壮丽，是世界人民向往的地方。

长城像一条巨龙蜿蜒曲折地坐落在八达岭上，起伏在崇山峻岭之中，古老而庄严。

长城向前望去，长城不见头，向后望去，长城不见尾。啊!真不愧被世人称作“万里长城”。这么长的城墙是怎么建造成的呢?你也许会问，长城花费了多少人力物力啊?我国古代劳动人民凭着聪明才智，才修建了举世闻名的万里长城，由此可见，我们中华民族是多么伟大啊!

长城脚下，青草微微地点头，花儿不住地招手。蝴蝶扑打着闪闪发光的翅膀。山谷里云雾缭绕，像白纱一样覆盖着整个山谷。燕子在山谷上空轻快地飞舞，剪刀似的尾巴一闪一闪。多么秀丽的景色啊!

看来，长城不仅以它的雄伟壮丽吸引着人们，而还以美丽景色吸引着人们。

我爱祖国悠久的历史，灿烂的文化，更爱它锦绣的山河。

In the old China, people were seduced by opium and many people had ruined

their lives. Today, China becomes stronger and opium has become the history, but

the new type drug catches peoples attention all the time. When we walk around

the street, we can find that most people are lowering their heads and playing

smart phone. Smart phone has been the new drug for people, especially for young

generation. They play it for such a long time that their body health is under

threat. The news has reported many incidents of people feel uncomfortable after

playing mobile phones for a long time. We need to use mobile phone in the proper

way, or we will get into trouble.

All

plants and animals need water.We also need water.Water is neened on farms,in

schools and factories.Water is very important for living things.None and nothing

can live without water.Everbody Knows this,but not all of us save the water.For

example,someone doesnt turn off the tap after washing.Although they know water

is very important,but they dont know the more water we use,the less water

is.

Lets

save the water together from now on.

As the saying goes, "not a true man unless he comes to the Great Wall".

When I was small, I know there is a Chinese building called the Great Wall. So I

very want to go to there to see. Finally, when I was three years old, my father

and mother took me to the Great Wall.

Far see the Great Wall, it is like a huge dragon, hovering in the numerous

mountain. Its ups and downs, and sometimes hidden in the mountains, and

sometimes jumped out from the mountains, like surf on the roller.

Father hold me, go up along the steep steps, I looked at the Great Wall, it

is hard to find a flat place, all of them are steep, slope, the steps of each

slope and the steps of the joint has a tower. These towers like past a huge,

magnificent castle.

People mountain people sea, climbing to the Great Wall. In the photo and

the Great Wall, magnificent in praise of the Great Wall, people say: "well, the

badaling Great Wall really real!" And enjoy the beautiful scenery. Even the

foreigners come to China to see the beauty of the Great Wall. Looking down from

the Great Wall, the rolling mountains, reflected in our eyes, pieces of thick

forests and maturity, endless.

The Great Wall is built with large stone and ChengZhuan, tall and strong,

the walls covered with square brick, square brick is flat and level. Outside the

wall along the lines of "window" and the "gap".

The Great Wall, it is the world famous great buildings.

January 14 2015

It was the second day of our winter holiday. I felt good. I felt I’m free. I had a lot of time to do things I like. My parents are in Beijing. So I live alone but I don’t feel lonely. But I didn’t do something special. I stayed at home and watched TV. Oh! I wrote an English daily composition. It was my homework. Today, I have slept for 14 hours. I thought I was very tired. It was time for dinner. I must go! I am very hungry.

January 15 2015

It was the third day of our winter holiday. Today, there are many business in my mother’s company. So my mother told me to help my uncle who is the manager of my mother’s company. I sat in my mother’s office and help her answer the telephone. While I was free, I was writing my homework. Although I also have a lot of time to do my homework, I still do it. Because in my mother’s office, I had nothing to do. If I did nothing, I was wasting my time and my life. I can’t do the foolish thing. We should take good use of our time.

January 16 2015

It is a special day today. My mother sent one hundred basket of red bayberries. I like to eat red bayberries. It tastes nice. When they arrived in Shanghai, they were still fresh. But most of them would be sent to my mother’s business friends. I chose the best basket of red bayberries to eat. I put the rest in my refrigerator. Red bayberry is my hometown’s special product. It is well-known in china. Many people like to eat it.

January 17 2015

Today, I still went to my mother’s office. My mother was very busy, so was my father. They always live in Beijing. They must get up early. Because they will manage the factory. So I know they are very laborious. So I should save my money. Also I should help them. Although I can’t do something useful, but I think I should share the work with them. I am one of my family member. In the future, I will take a job and work. It’ time for me to begin to learn how to work.

this week i didn’t do many wonderful things.

i went to learn developing film with my classmates on july 1st. it was easy and we all got good marks.

on july 4th,i went to school to learn,because i will be a junior three student soon. we would have to learn some lessons in advance. the weather was very hot. but i didn’t feel that learning lessons was boring. some teachers are new. they are good i think,although they are all looked strict. and the lessons were not too bad.

this week was the beginning of this summer holiday,but it was really typical .

This is my study.There is a desk in it.On the desk,there are a lot of books,a walkman and a clock.Behind the desk,there is a window.On the window,there is a beautiful curtain.In front of the desk,there is a chair.Look at the wall!There is a map of China on the wall.Next to the map,there is a photo of my family.

My study is small.But it is nice and clean.I like it very much.

[我的学习初中英语作文

初中英语写作技巧书面表达，首先要抓住所给的提示，然后运用所学词汇、语法及句型，避繁就简，简明表达要讲的内容。小编整理了初中英语写作技巧，欢迎阅读。

一、充分准备。打好基础。

为了提高书面表达水平，平时应加强阅读，应背诵一些句型、段落甚至短文。只要读得多、背得多，就能出口成章，下笔成文。其实，用英文写信，记日记等都是学生力所能及且行之有效的练习写作的好方法。

二、仔细审题，明确要求。

对题目所提供的信息要认真分析，明确要求，做到心中有数。要对所提供的信息加以分析、整理，使之更加具体化、条理化，为开始动笔做好准备工作，还要搞清题目的要求，以便根据不同的题材、体裁，写出不同格式，风格各异的文章，此外，还要注意人称、时态、地点等信息，避免出错。

三、抓住重点。寻求思路。

根据题目所提供的信息，草拟提纲，寻求逻辑次序，确定如何下手，否则，语无伦次的文章将不会被人接受，也不可能得到高分。

四、遣词造句，表达规范。

用词要适当，不可逐句把提示汉译英，亦不可生拼硬凑，不要硬拿英语单词到中文句子里去对号，否则写出中文式英语，闹出笑话。一般来讲，写作时，应尽量选出你有把握的词，尽量使用短句(简单句)。如果有的单词不会写，有的思想不会用英语表达，你可以设法绕开，最好找一个同义词、同义句，或近义词、词组短语来代替。要正确使用关联词，如and，or，but，so，because，since等，以便行文自然流畅。

五、修改润色，锦上添花。

作文写完之后，应注意检查修改，修改时先从全局修改。首先要检查主题是否明确，表达方式是否恰当，接下来检查所写内容是否切题，该交待的内容是否交待了，最后检查所用时态、人称是否符合要求，最后是否一致。

写完后，还应仔细校阅1—2遍。校阅要逐词逐句进行，注意检查语法、拼写、标点、大小写等方面的错误。校阅是自检的最后一关，应严肃认真的进行，尽可能地消灭一切差错，增强文章的效果。

因此，要写好一篇作文，不仅需要具有丰富的思想内容，掌握扎实的词汇、语法及修辞等方面的语言基本功，而且还需要掌握因不同思维方式和文化背景而形成的英语特有的篇章机构模式 惟有这样才能进行最有效的书面交际活动。

Ive been in my middle school for four years。 Four years school life plays an important role in my life。

I enjoy making friends， getting knowledge and having interesting time in my school。 I have also made friendship with lots of classmates， and I have also been taught different lessons by lots of different patient teachers。 I have grown up a lot in the past four years。

I will never forget my four years school life。

Today the quality of our natural environment has become an important issue.

The world population is rising so quickly that the world has become too crowded.We are using up our natural resources and at the same time polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals.

If we continue to do this,life on earth cannot survive.Concerned people have made some progress in environmental protection.

Governments of many countries have established laws to protect the air,forests and sea resources and to stop environmental pollution.Still more measures should be taken to solve environmental problems.

People should be further educated to recognize the importance of the problems,to use modern methods of birth control,to conserve our natural resources and recycle our products.

We are sure that we can have a better and cleaner place in the future.

One evening several years ago,I went to a concert with my friend.When we got to the concert I suddenly found I lost my ticket on the way.I was walking backwards to see to see if I could found it in the street,there the ticket was no way to be found.I felt very sad and started crying.Then a guy saw me and asked me what went wrong.I told him about the lost ticket.He then put his hand in his pocket and pulled out his own ticket and gave it to me,and said “you can have mine,because I’ve seen the concert.” I was so touched and before I could react,he hurried away and disappeared.I wish I could find this guy and say thank you to him.

true beautyeveryone is attracted by beauty and beauty is powerful. but what is true beauty? perhaps you can get the answer from the following story.this morning i went to the market to buy some vegetables with my parents. on the way we all highly praised a young man in western-style clothes and leather shoes who was riding by. but he rode so fast that he knocked an old lady down carelessly.instead of stopping, he pretended not to see this and rode away quickly. we were all very angry with the young man. to our happiness, a girl in plain dress ran forward at once, helped the lady up and took her home. we all praised the girl.from this we know we cannot judge a person by his appearance. a person who is dressed beautifully may not have a beautiful soul. only a person who has a beautiful soul is really beautiful.

每个人都会被美所吸引，荚有强大的力量。但是什么是真正的美呢?或许你可以从下面的事情中得到答案。今天早上我和父母一起去市场买蔬菜，路上我们都赞叹一个西装革履的正骑车经过的年轻人。但是他骑得太快了，不小心把一位老妇人撞倒在地。而他却假装没看到，飞快地骑走了。我们都生那个年轻人的气。让人欣慰的是，一个穿着朴素的女孩立刻跑过来，扶起老人并把她送回了家。我们都夸奖这个小女孩。由此我们知道了，不能通过外表来判断一个人。一个身穿华服的人可能没有美好的心灵，拥有美丽灵魂的人才是真正美丽的。

[真正的美丽初中英语作文

下面是语文迷为大家整理的常用的英语短语集锦，希望对大家写英语作文有所帮助。

一、动词+介词

1.look at…看…， look like … 看上去像……， look after …照料…

2.listen to…听…… 3.welcome to…欢迎到……

4.say hello to …向……问好 5.speak to…对……说话

此类短语相当于及物动词，其后必须带宾语，但宾语无论是名词还是代词，都要放在介词之后。

二、动词+副词

“动词+副词”所构成的短语义分为两类：

A.动词(vt.)+副词

1.put on 穿上 2.take off脱下 3.write down记下

此类短语可以带宾语，宾语若是名词，放在副词前后皆可;宾语若是人称代词，只能放在副词前面。

B.动词(vi)+副词。

1.come on赶快 2.get up起床 3.go home回家

4.come in进来 5.sit down坐下 6.stand up起立

此类短语属于不及物动词，不可以带宾语。

三、其它类动词词组

1.close the door 2.1ook the same 3.go to work/class 4.be ill 5.have a look/seat 6.have supper 7.1ook young 8.go shopping 9.watch TV/games 10. play games

[介词短语聚焦]

“介词+名词/代词”所构成的短语称为介词短语。现将Unitsl-16常用的介词短语按用法进行归类。

1.in+语言/颜色/衣帽等，表示使用某种语言或穿着……。

2.in + Row/ Team/ Class/ Grade等，表示“在……排/队/班级/年级”等。

3.in the morning/ afternoon/ evening/ 表示“在上午/下午/傍晚”等一段时间。

4.in the desk/ pencil-box/bedroom 等表示“在书桌/铅笔盒/卧室里”。

5.in the tree表示“在树上 (非树本身所有)”;on the tree表示“在树上(为树本身所有)”。

6.in the wall表示“在墙上(凹陷进去)”;on the wall表示“在墙上(指墙的表面)”。

7.at work(在工作)/at school(上学)/at home(在家)应注意此类短语中无the。

8.at + 时刻表示钟点。 9.like this/that表示方式，意为“像……这/那样”。

10.of短语表示所属关系。 11.behind/ beside/ near/ under+ 名词等，表示方位、处所。

12.from与to多表示方向，前者意为“从……”，后者意为“到……”。

另外，以下这些短语也必须掌握。如：on duty, after breakfast, at night, at the door, in the middle, in the sky, on one’s bike等。

[重点句型大回放]

1.I think…意为“我认为……”，是对某人或某事的看法或态度的一种句型。其否定式常用I don’t think…，

2.give sth. to sb./ give sb. sth. 意为“把……给……”，动词give之后可接双宾语，可用这两种句型;若指物的宾语是人称代词时，则只能用give it/ them to sb.

3.take sb./ sth. to…意为“把……(送)带到……”，后常接地点，也可接人。

4.One…, the other…/One is…and one is…意为“一个是……;另一个是……”，必须是两者中。

5.Let sb. do sth. 意为“让某人做某事”，人后应用不带to的动词不定式，其否定式为Don’t let sb，do sth.，或Let sb. not do sth. 另外，Let’s 与Let us的含义不完全相同，前者包括听者在内，后者不包括听者在内，

6.help sb. (to) do sth./help sb. with sth.意为“帮助某人做某事”，前者用不定式作宾补，后者用介词短语作宾补，二者可以互换. Help… out

7.What about…?/How about…?意为“……怎么样?”是用来询问或征求对方的观点、意见、看法等。about为介词，其后须接名词、代词或V-ing等形式。

8.It’s time to do…/ It’s time for sth. 意为“该做……的时间了”，其中to后须接原形动词，for后可接名词或V-ing形式。

9.like to do sth./like doing sth.意为“喜欢做某事”， 前一种句型侧重具体的一次性的动作;后一种句型侧重习惯性的动作，

10.ask sb.(not) to do sth. 意为“让某人(不要)做某事”，其中ask sb.后应接动词不定式，

11.show sb. sth. / show sth. to do. 意为“把某物给某人看”，该句型的用法同前面第2点。

12.introduce sb. to sb. 意为“把某人介绍给另一人”;introduce to sb.则是“向某人作介绍”。

[重点短语快速复习]

1.kinds of 各种各样的 2. either…or…或者……或者……，不是……就是……

3. neither…nor…既不……也不…… 4. Chinese tea without, anything in it 中国清茶

5. take a seat 就坐 6. home cooking 家常做法

7. be famous for 因……而著名 8. on ones way to在……途中

9. be sick/ill in hospital生病住院 10. at the end of在……的尽头，在……的末尾

11. wait for 等待 12. in time 及时

13. make one’s way to…往……(艰难地)走去

14. just then 正在那时 15. first of all 首先，第一

16. go wrong 走错路 17. be/get lost 迷路

18. make a noise 吵闹，喧哗 19. get on 上车

20. get off 下车 21. stand in line 站队

22. waiting room 候诊室，候车室 23. at the head of……在……的前头

24. laugh at 嘲笑 25. throw about 乱丢，抛散

26. in fact 实际上 27. at midnight 在半夜

28. have a good time=enjoy oneself玩得愉快

29. quarrel with sb. 和某人吵架 30. take one’s temperature 给某人体温

31. have/get a pain in…某处疼痛 32. have a headache 头痛

33. as soon as… 一……就…… 34. feel like doing sth. 想要干某事

35. stop…from doing sth. 阻止……干某事 36. fall asleep 入睡

37. again and again再三地，反复地 38. wake up 醒来，叫醒

39. instead of 代替 40. look over 检查

41. take exercise运动 42. had better(not) do sth. 最好(不要)干某事

43. at the weekend 在周末 44. on time 按时

45. out of从……向外 46. all by oneself 独立，单独

47. lots of=a lot of 许多 48. no longer/more=not…any longer/more 不再

49. get back 回来，取回 50. sooner or later迟早

51. run away 逃跑 52. eat up 吃光，吃完

53. run after 追赶 54. take sth. with sb. 某人随身带着某物

55. take(good) care of…=look after…(well) (好好)照顾，照料

56. think of 考虑到，想起 57. keep a diary 坚持写日记

常用英语短语

1. go to school 上学(用于专业的)go to the school 去学校(不一定是上学)

2. good way to 好方法

3. hate to do 讨厌没做过的事hate doing 讨厌做过的事

4. have a party for sb 举办谁的晚会

5. have a talk 听报告 谈一谈

6. have been doing 现在完成进行时eg : You have been talking You have been sleeping since

7. have been to …( 地方)……去过某过地方have gone to …(地方) 去了某地还没回来

8. have fun +doing 玩得高兴

9. have sth to do 有什么事要做

10. have to do sth 必须做某事

11. have trouble (problem) (in) doing sth 做什么事情有麻烦

12. have…time +doing

13. have…(时间)…off 放……假eg: I have month off 我请一个月得假

14. hear sb +do/doing 听见某人做某事/正在做某事

15. help a lot 很大用处

16. help sb with sth ones sth 帮助某人某事(某方面)help sb (to) do sth 帮助某人做某事

17. hope to do sth 希望做某事

18. How about(+doing) = What about(+doing)

19. how do you like = what do you think of 你对什么的看法

20. if : 是否=wether

21. eg: I dont know if (wether) I should go to the party 我不知道我是否应该去参加晚会

22. He dont know if (wether) we will arrive on time tomorrow morning 他不知道我们明天早上是否能准时到达

23. if :如果，假如(全部接一般时态)+条件语态从句

24. in ones opinion = sb think 某人认为

25. in some ways 在某些方面

26. in the end = finally(adv) 最后

LastSaturday, my parents and I went to visit my grandma. My grandma was glad aboutour coming, so she had already prepared a lot of fresh fruits and deliciousdishes. We had a happy time at the table.

上周六，我和父母一起去看望我奶奶。对于我们的到来，我奶奶很高兴，所以她准备了很多新鲜的水果和美味的菜肴。我们吃饭的时候过得很开心。

Inthe afternoon, we climbed Daming Mountain. The scenery there was so beautiful.Then we had dinner in a restaurant. After dinner, we went to see a film. Howinteresting it was to see a film in the open air! Everyone was so cheerful thatlaughed so happily.

下午的时候我们去爬大明山。那里的风景太美了。之后我们在一家餐馆吃晚饭。晚饭后，我们去看了一场电影。在户外看电影是多么有趣啊！每个人都非常高兴，都笑得那么的开心。

Whata wonderful weekend I had. I would remember it forever.

这是一个多么美好的一个周末。我会永远记住的。

[初中英语作文：美国之旅

I dont think our school life is colorful. Because weve got so many classes every day. I wonder whether we can change our school life someday. You see, from Monday to Friday, I have to stay at school. the only relaxation is to listen to the radio or play ball games. At weekends, we need to go to school to have classes, too. I know its very important for us to study well now. As the saying goes, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. "I want to step into the nature. I hope we will have more activities such as visiting museums, taking part in different kinds of contests, attending some lectures and so on. Is it only a dream?

In my hometown, the scenery is very beautiful, as I am so close to the nature, I can see the scenery clearly. The house I live in is in front of the mountain, so I can see the sunset every day, that is the scenery is like to appreciate most.

When the dusk comes, the sunset is going down the mountain, I will stand in my garden, watching the sunset going down.

The sunset will become more and more red as it goes down the mountain, when the dark comes, the sunset will disappear. I like to watch the sunset, I feel I am so close to the nature and I blend myself in it.

在我的家乡，景色非常的优美，由于我是如此的接近大自然，因此我能清楚地看到景色。我所住的房子就在山的前面，因此我能每天看到日落，那也是我最喜欢欣赏的风景。当黄昏到来的时候，太阳就会下山，我会站在花园前，看着日落下山。日落在下山的时候会变得越来越红，当天黑了，日落就会消失。我很喜欢看日落，我觉得自己是如此的接近大自然，也融进了大自然。

[初中英语作文：傍晚的景色

The night of November 12th, 2010 was indeed a glorious night for our Chines, because the Opening Ceremony of Asian Games was held on Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou. Over 7000 people took part in it.

All of the performances were impressive, but the most interesting one was Sail on Cloud. During that programme, 180 performers were hung in the air to dance. How wonderful it was! Every audience burst out praise. I couldn’t help shouting. But it was a pity that I just watched it from TV. How I wish I were there!