高一下半学期英语作文(汇编20篇)

Another year of school, go back to that familiar with the campus, everything in front of our eyes is so beautiful, the breeze blow filled the campus, the sun is shining. I also with excitement and friends came to the classroom.

Students smiling, others talking about their holiday fun, some said to each other in miss each other, some are playing games.

Has become fond memories of the summer vacation, the new semester is the sixth grade the first semester, again want to face up the junior high school, so we want to study well, lay the foundation for graduation, so my new term plan is as follows:

1, exercise every day.

2, put some small problems (like big mouth, do not love to eat green vegetables, etc.), corrected and protect good vision, cant let eyesight drops again.

3, broaden horizons, widely read extracurricular knowledge, their own composition level.

4, every night to go to the xinhua bookstore, read books there, adding their own utility.

5 every read a book, write a journal entry, the content of the journal entry to full, rich, unable to cope with.

6, his words practice well, cant write while.

In order to last year in the sprint, in order to lay a foundation on the junior high school, I have to refuel!

又是一年开学时，回到那个熟悉的校园，在我们眼前一切都是那么美好，春风吹满了校园，阳光灿烂无比。我也怀着激动心情和伙伴们一起来到了教室。

同学们笑容满面，有的在谈自己假期里的趣事，有的在彼此说着思念对方的话，有的在玩游戏。

暑假已经成为美好的回忆，新学期是六年级的第一个学期，又要面临升初中的重任，因此我们要好好学习，为毕业打好基础，所以我的新学期打算如下：

1、每天坚持锻炼身体。

2、把一些自己的小毛病 (喜欢多嘴，不爱吃青菜等)改正过来，并且保护好视力，不能让视力再度下降。

3、拓宽视野，广泛阅读课外知识，把自己的作文水平提高一下。

4、每天晚上都要去一趟新华书店，阅读那里的书籍，补充自己的知识量。

5、每看完一本书都要写出读后感，读后感的内容要充实、丰富，不能应付。

6、将自己的字练得漂亮点，不能写的龙飞凤舞了。

为了最后一年冲刺，为了上初中打好基础，我一定要加油!

Last weekend, our class had a public benefit activity.

In fact, we went to nursing homes to recite English and Chinese texts and sing songs for them for the old ladies and men. A few days before, we read a text about the loneliness of the people in the nursing homes. So we are volunteering to hold this volunteer labor. We have prepared our own part at for a week. On Saturday afternoon, we brought our performance there and showed them one by one.

The old were laughed happily, so did we. It’s so good to have such an activity.

上个周末，我们班进行了一场公益活动。

事实上，我们去了养老院给那儿的老爷爷老奶奶朗诵英文和中文文章、唱歌。前几天，我们看了一个关于老人们在养老院的孤独的文章。所以我们主动举行这次公益活动。我们准备自己的角色准备了一个星期。上周六下午，我们一样接一样地向他们展示我们的表演。

老爷爷老奶奶们都开心地笑了，我们也很开心。像这样的活动真是太好了。

Students, when you said goodbye to the happy winter holiday, to return to the beautiful campus, when you are holding a brand-new textbooks, once again sit in capacious and bright classroom, whether in your heart is filled with hope, also have a new impulse, a new target rose in your heart? Facing the new journey, students, are you ready?

In school, we have a lot of common names -- were all students in the north, and were all part of class three. You will find that when you hear people praising our school outside of school, your heart will feel happy. When the class gets a red flag, your face will naturally smile. These experiences bring us joy. Happy everyone yearns for, the teacher expects each child to be able to harvest more happiness, so, how can make oneself become a happy primary school?

First, please do it, believe in yourself! Li bai said, "naturally I will be useful." Please believe that you are unique in this world. You have your special skills and you have the ability to be a useful person to the society and to others. So when you are facing any difficulties in learning, please dont be afraid or flinch, give yourself a chance to challenge yourself, and let yourself try and work for it! Happiness comes from believing in yourself and beyond yourself!

Second, please be responsible for yourself! As a primary school student, we have our own code of conduct, we have our own moral requirements, please use this as the standard to ask yourself. Let "civilized speak hygiene, discipline, respect your elders" become your life habit, make finish learning tasks on your study habits, when you find that you did it to myself responsible for this five words, you will feel very relaxed!

Third, please do, cooperate with others! In the class, we have many companions on the campus. Whether its endorsement, duty, or classroom study or extracurricular activities, we all need to learn to work with people and get along with others. If you can get along with others, be reasonable and reasonable, you will gain knowledge, improve your ability and feel the joy of learning together.

In addition, tell you a little secret to let oneself become happy, that is, often set small goals for yourself, make their own teachers, making timely evaluation to their study, work. For example, before doing homework, set a goal: I will get full marks for this assignment! Believe that you will be responsible for your efforts, earnestly to finish the homework, also believe that your efforts will help you achieve this small goal! So, I suggest you start today and learn to set small goals for yourself. You will find that success is very close to you. Happiness is around you!

Finally, I would like to stress that happiness is the sweet result of hard work, and happiness is inseparable from your diligence. Wish all the students in this school year careful turned himself into a happy primary school students, to make our class is full of happy factor, let our campus be permeated with the harmonious atmosphere, let us grow in happiness! Sincerely hope that in the near future, our students can become such a good person: has a broad mind, have a lovers heart, have discipline, have a gentle temperament, has a wide range of knowledge, has the rich wisdom, have a strong physique, have the ability of communication, has the development potential!

Parents and friends, the new term begins. What expectations and Suggestions do you have for your children?

A funny thing happened during the summer vacation.

On the morning of July 13th, the weather was clear and the sun was bright. My mother took me to the village of Li Jia to visit her grandmother. The two aunts and two cousins were also in grandmas house. I was very happy. On this day, I was playing with two cousins, and two of us got me to make you a little bit of fun. Then, I went to the river with two cousins to pick up the pebbles, and we picked up a lot of strange stones, some like the pentagram, some like cars, some like peoples hearts, and... We picked up some stones and went to a temple nearby. There was a golden Maitreya Buddha in the temple. When we were playing at the temple for a while, we returned to my grandmothers house. In the evening, when my sister and I were chasing the noise, my sister suddenly stepped on a stone and fell down. My foot was broken. I laughed and said, "you big fool." She said angrily, "you bad man, I will not kill you!" And then I ran after me... On the morning of the second day, we will go home. Our sister will also go with us. We have a great time playing games on the road.

Friends, is your summer vacation interesting? Tell us about it!

你是李华，申请到一家外资企业工作。对方要求你用英语写一篇文章，介绍自己的基本情况。文章应包括下表所列全部内容。

注意：

1．情况介绍必须采用短文形式；

2．词数100左右；

3．文章第一句已为你写好。

生词：竞赛——competition

【作文示范】About Myself

My name is Li Hua. I was born in the city of Dalian, Liaoning Province. I studied in Guangming Primary School from 1984 to 1990. Then I entered NO.6 Middle School where I mainly learned the subjects like Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry and computer. I have been very fond of and good at English and computer ever since. Therefore I placed first in the school computer competition last year. My hobbies include swimming in summer, skating in winter as well as collecting stamps and listening to popular music in my spare time.

As the winter vacation is drawing near, I have a plan about my vacation. Im going to do what I want to do. Im going to study harder in order to get good grades in the following term. After finishing all my homework, Im going to enjoy myself in the sea of knowledge. Reading must be a good idea. Im going to keep fit at the same time. Ill get up eary in the morning everyday and play sports. I really love sports. Besides that, Eating a balanced diet is also good for my health. Im going to help my mom and dad with the housework as well in the vacation.Ill learn to cook. As for travelling, Im planning to go to Hainan. But whether going there or not will be decided on the weather.During the vacation,Im going to visit my friends,I really miss them. So you seeThe Winter Holiday I like the winter holiday very much. Though its very short,I can enjoy the Spring Festival. I can watch cartoon every day. I neednt go to school frepuently. Sometimes I can go to play with my friend outside. With the festival coming,

随着寒假的临近，我有我的假期计划。我要做我想做的事。我要努力学习以取得好成绩在下列术语。我所有的家庭作业完成后，我要去享受自己在知识的海洋。阅读必须是一个好主意。我要保持适合在同一时间。我会在每天早上做运动。我真的很喜欢运动。此外，均衡的饮食也很好对我的健康。我要帮爸爸妈妈做家务在度假。我马上学会做饭。至于旅行，我打算去海南。但不管去那里，或不将取决于天气。在假期中，我要去看望我的朋友，我真的很想念他们。所以你看，寒假我非常喜欢寒假。虽然它很短，我可以享受春节。我可以天天看动画片。我不需要去学校。有时我可以和朋友到外面去玩。随着节日的到来，

I can play all the time. I can play video game with my brother. I am good at playing PC game. So I often beats my brother. Then more and more relative came to my home. We had dinner together. Its so lively that Iam very happy. But I still have to do my homework. During the holiday,I learned a lot. I love the winter holiday.

我可以玩所有的时间。我可以和哥哥一起玩游戏。我擅长打电脑游戏。所以我一直赢。然后越来越多的亲戚来我家。我们一起吃晚餐。这是如此生动，我很高兴。但我仍然要做我的家庭作业。假日期间，我学到了很多。我喜欢冬天的节日。

中考意味着三年初中生活的结束，而中考的结束已经意味着即将来临的高中生活。自从受到录取通知书的时刻，我们已步入一生中的黄金时段。这是一个生活的转折点，今后的一切都要从这里起步……

高中，是我学习和身心将全面发展的地方。

面对新的学习任务，没有任何人会轻言放弃，包括视知识为力量的我。从班主任口中的句句良言中，我知道：高中学习科目间的关系很大，往往一科不好，就会影响其他科目，尤其以语文和数学对其他科目的影响最大。所以我将认真仔细地学好每一门课，不会让自己比较弱的学科扯成绩的后退。并且在学习中，必定不影响其他同学的学习，认真遵守学校的校纪校规，为高二良好的学习打好基础，争取在高一的各次考试中表现出良好的自我，取得好成绩。我要将稽山中学的校风——“励志”，“鸿学”，“翔宇”发扬到底。我将坚持这六个字，坚信“有责任心的人，今天可能平凡，但明天绝不平凡”，这就是我对学习的责任心。除了我对学习的态度外，我在学习中也尽可能地注意细节，相信“态度决定高度，细节决定成败！”

在身心上，我将认真听取老师对我的指导，积极参加各种有益身心的活动，坚持不进各种学校不允许我们进入的场所。如遇到困难，我会积极向老师谈谈，以疏导自己的心理。我还将参加各种体育锻炼，加强体魄，珍爱生命。

以上是我的新学期计划，我将认真实现它，让自己成为一个学习与身体，心理与道德全面发展的一个中学生。

Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New YearEve to have a big meal.At the same time， everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 oclock，some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is！

On the first early moring of one year， many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some houses windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.

The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days， we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time， children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents， uncles， aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.

So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.

Goodafternoon， teachers! My name is XuLulu. I`m 11. I come from Class1 Grade 5 of TongPu No.2 Primary School. There are 4 people in my family. My father is tall. My mother is pretty.My sister has a long hair. And I`m a good student. However， my home is near the school， I often get up early. Because I must work hard. after school， I like playing computer games and reading books. I`d like to eat apples. They are sweet and healthy. And I like Tuesday best. We have English， music， computer and P.E. on Tuesdays. My math teacher is Miss Huang. Her class is so much fun. So my favourite class is math. And I like Chinese and English， too. This is me. An active girl. Please remember XuLulu. Thank you very much!

I enjoy singing very much. While singing, my heart as well as my body is joyful. When Im happy, I often sing out to share my happiness with others. I also sing out to pour out my bad feelings when Im upset.

我很喜欢唱歌。唱歌的时候，我的心以及我的身体都是快乐的。我高兴的时候，我常常唱出来与大家分享我的快乐。我难过的时候，我也唱出了我不好的心情来倾诉。

I like pop music most, because I want to follow the trend. I prefer soft music to rock music. Since we may be very tired after a long days work, we need a rest very much. Perhaps soft music is the best recreation for us. My favorite pop stars are JJ and Jay Chou. They always make a wonderful performance on the stage. Their songs are so charming. I admire them very much.

我喜欢流行音乐，因为我想跟随潮流。相对摇滚乐来说我更喜欢轻柔的音乐。因为经过漫长的一天工作后我们可能会很累，非常需要休息。也许柔和的音乐对我们是最好的娱乐。我最喜欢的明星是林俊杰和周杰伦。他们在舞台上的表演总是很精彩。他们的歌曲是如此的令人着迷。我很佩服他们。

In my spare time, I often sing a song to others. Everyone is so happy to be my listener, because Im very brave and confident. Even though I couldnt be a professional singer, I can still get a lot of good fun from singing. Because of singing, my life becomes more colorful.

在我的空余时间里，我经常为别人唱歌。每个人都很开心的做我的听众，因为我很勇敢和自信。即使我不能成为一名专业歌手，我还是可以从唱歌中得到很多乐趣。因为唱歌，我的生活变得更加丰富多彩。

The new semester new plan

Went to school begins, winter vacation is only a short for seven days. To be learned, to make a living, competition, atsushi, I want to be in at the beginning of each semester has set a goal for yourself.

The language of main attention is that such points. Said to myself before writing neatly. To be writing to pass quickly. To improve writing speed, efficiency and speed of reading, reading efficiency. Reading comprehension to understand first, again dont understand, twice, three times in two times dont understand, until it is read. If read dont understand the situation to be a problem that must be a mistake. So to grasp some knowledge of the textbook.

Mathematical note is verbal arithmetic speed too slow, dont see the problem, drop off topic. This is the most should not be I often make mistake. To sum up, mostly of carelessness. Every examination is careless, but found that dont change at a time. So this time I was determined to correct them. And incomplete application the answer which I also often make the mistake.

English is my best subject, but there are still shortcomings. The writing of English also not line, remember once what all dont understand the grandmother also said that I write English fast sleep. Mainly pay attention to the morning reading, still have to get up early in the morning every day need to recite and memorize package down completely, absolutely till the next day, accumulate over a long period gradually increase.

This three classes have to pay attention to writing, hope to to the next level of English. Set a goal this term, by the way: the language more than 93, math 96 or more strive to excel, English to keep full marks, total score must be packed into the top three.

Spring Festival is coming,I am very happy.On this winter holiday,I went to

visit my grandparents with my parents. My grandmother is very zeal.Our dinner is

very delicious.After the dinner,the people gave me money in red envelopes.I am

very happy in this family with my grandparents.

Sometimes,we go to climb the mountains.The mountain is very high.Look!There

is a clean river near the mountain.And there are some beautiful flowers,grass

and big trees.Some trees are orange trees,the others are banana trees.Oh,I am

very tired but interesting.

I am very happy on this holiday because I like Spring Festival very

much.What about you?

A bunny rabbit costume is an eternalEasterparty favourite and very easy to make. A white, cream or pastel colored bunny suit with an open face works wonders for infants and even teens. Such suits are loose fitting and have a body piece that either zips up the back or the front. The open face lets free flow of air around the head area and keeps the body temperature under control. These come with trademark bunny ears and are great to give kids that cute look. Girls can go in for the pink plush suits while boys can choose the blue pastel colored ones.

一只小兔子的服装是一个永恒的复活节聚会最喜欢的，很容易制作。一种白色，奶油或柔和的一个开放的脸色兔子服婴儿甚至十几岁的奇迹。这样的诉讼都是宽松的，有一个身体部分，拉链后面或前面的。面对开放让空气在头部区域自由流动，保持身体的温度控制。这些带有商标的兔子的耳朵，给孩子可爱的很好看。女孩可以为粉红色毛绒衣而男孩可以选择蓝色的蜡笔色的。

新的学期又来了，我离毕业考试又近了一步。为了考上好的学校，我制定了新学期的学习计划。

The new semester again, I graduated from is a step closer examination. Admitted to good schools, I developed a new semester program.

1我要认真完成我的家庭作业。

1. I want to finish my homework seriously

2.在遇到不会的题的时候去请教同学或老师

2. in the face of the problem is not the time to ask the students or teachers.

3.多做一些练习题。

3. do some exercises

4.在周末多复习以前学过的知识。

4. more than the weekend reviewing previously learned knowledge

5.多练习英语的口语。

5. to practice speaking English

6.课余时间多阅读一些书。

6. spare time to read some books

希望我在新学期中取得更好的成绩。考上一所好的学校。

In the new semester I hope I get better results. Admitted to a good school.

languageis essential; language is what we use to communicate among others. it is something that joins us just as strongly as it separates us. There are many different “languages” in the world but really they are all bound by certain rules, they all have a format that they follow, all of them have nouns, verbs, tenses, and adjectives.

Language is almost like a math, the point of it is that when you speak, you try to reach a conclusion with a different person, and in math you use equations to solve problems and reach conclusions, one is numbers the other is words.

I have to say that music really has a strong attractiveness to me. Naturally, everyone can choose suitable music to listen to. However, when you find a kind of music which can bring happiness to you, you will be surprised and become excited. Music has a magical energy, and it can help people gain good mood in a great extent.

When you feel sad, you can have a try to listen to soothing music. At first, soothing music will let you calm down. You will find that you will play much attention to the music, and then your sadness can be decreased. You will enter music ocean. You can experience a baptism of your heart. It does not matter that when you listen to soothing music and you want to cry, you should just follow yourself feeling to have a thorough release. Music will give you enough encourage to overcome difficulties.

Music also can double your happiness and arouse the fighting. For instance, when you solve some very difficult situations and gain success eventually, you will have a great mood. At this time, exciting music will witness your success. You will feel satisfied. Music lets you remember the glorious moment and cherish your success. Music can give you unlimited motivation to achieve goals，because you still want to listen to glorious music.

In addition, music includes a lot of useful knowledge. People can learn precious knowledge from music. Because there is different music, we can find out that different nations have different music thoughts to express. And from music, we can listen to music culture. Music culture will givee you a deeper understanding to learn foreign culture, such as foreign language, foreign history and foreign traditional customs and so on. In a word, music has an important effect on promoting society development.

Music indeed has a magical power to help people and society develop. I believe that music will still continue to bring us many surprises. As the development of society, great music will become more important.

我想说的是音乐对我真的有一股强大的吸引力。很自然，每个人都能选择适合自己的音乐去聆听。然而，当你发现一种能够带给你巨大幸福的音乐时，你将会很惊讶很激动。音乐有一种神奇的力量，在很大程度上，音乐能够帮助人们获得好心情。

当你感到悲伤时，你可以尝试听一下舒缓的音乐。首先，舒缓的音乐可以让你平静下来，你会发现你将会把注意力转移到音乐上，这样你的悲伤就会减少了。你进入 了音乐的海洋。你也经历了一次心灵的洗礼。当你听舒缓音乐时忍不住想要哭时，不要有任何顾虑，就跟着你的感觉走，让自己有一个完全的释放。音乐会给你足够 的勇气来战胜困难的。

音乐当然也可以让你的快乐加倍并且激发你的斗志。例如，当你解决了许许多多的困难并且最终成功时，你就会有一个好心情。这时，振奋人心的音乐会见证你的成 功。你会感到满足，音乐会让你记得这个光荣的时刻并且让你珍惜你的成功。音乐给了你无限的动力取得成功，因为你依旧想要听到光荣的音乐再次响起。

此外，音乐还囊括了许许多多有用的知识。人们可以从音乐中学到珍贵的知识。由于存在着很多不同的音乐，我们可以发现不同的的国家所表达音乐思想不同。从音 乐中，我们可以聆听到音乐文化。音乐文化将会给你一个更深的理解力去学习外国文化，例如外语，外国历史，外国传统习俗等。总而言之，音乐对促进社会发展有 着重要的影响。

音乐的确有着神奇的力量来帮助人们和社会发展。我相信音乐依旧会带给我们许多惊喜。随着社会的发展，好的音乐会变得越来越重要。

[高一英语作文我爱音乐（中英文翻译）

My hometown is suizhou, there is very beautiful in a city park and the south of baiyun shennong park, is recreation visit places. Winding road, and thick vegetation and Xuan mesh to deprive a person bonsai, let a person with nature.

To realize fall, lake feeling, the hushan is right choice. The hushan LiuAn supple, boasts beautiful scenery, jade stroll, relaxed.

In the evening, jiefang road, LongTai pedestrian street lights, shopping shopping two not mistake; Pearl plaza, railway station plaza, leisure, sports and tide of stream of people, boisterous, might as well go see suizhou of mass cultural life.

我的家乡随州,非常漂亮的城市公园和南白云神农公园,娱乐访问的地方。蜿蜒的道路,和茂密的植被和宣网剥夺一个人盆景,让人与自然。

意识到秋天,湖山湖的感觉,是正确的选择。拥有美丽的风景,湖山LiuAn柔软玉散步,放松。

晚上,解放路,LongTai步行街灯光,购物购物两不误,明珠广场、火车站广场、休闲、运动和潮汐流的人,热闹的,不妨去看看随州的大众文化生活。

Now more and more bike sharing brands have emerged, such as ofo, Mobai,

Wukong bicycle, Xiaoming bicycle and so on, which are convenient for our travel.

As long as we download a software, we can pay some money to rent a car. However,

since I saw some phenomena, I have asked myself, "is bike sharing convenient or

harmful?"

Bike sharing is very popular recently. Ofo software or other sharing

software can be found in almost all mobile phones of "mobile phone family".

However, once my mother came home full of anger, scared me to speak. I shuddered

and asked, "Mom, what makes you so angry?" She put the bag in her hand on the

table and made a loud "pa -". "Your sister helped me install an ofo software in

my mobile phone. I wanted to make it easy to ride back with good medicine, but

today I rented a" broken car "!" I was puzzled: "ofo still has a broken car

"That is, otherwise, how could my feet be bruised?" She moved her foot to me,

and a black wheel mark was still visible. "When I was riding, the chain was

loose. If it wasnt for my fast braking speed, I would have fallen off!" Since

then, Ive been less fond of bike sharing.

Once I went to a make-up class, I saw two workers sitting on a Mobi

bicycle, shaking and laughing. Dad was very indignant and said: "this kind of

person really does not speak of public morality! Make fun of the public car I

know that they wont do this with their cars. My heart is like bleeding. Why,

they want to "bully" bike sharing.

Once I went out to play. The weather was very good and I was in a good

mood. I look up to the side, really do not see do not know, a look scared. A man

secretly removed the wheel of an ofo and replaced it with a bad one on his own.

After that, he rode off on the ofo wheel. Only the ofo little yellow car was

lying alone, and the wheels were not installed properly. It is like a injured

little girl, whose legs have been taken away, like vanca, can not endure the

sunshine of life. At that time, my tears began to drop. Is bike sharing "shared"

or "exclusive"?

There have been news reports that a boy under 12 years old riding a shared

bicycle was run over by a car and killed. At that time, the boys mother shared

the companys money to compensate for her sons death. Its clearly her sons fault.

He didnt ride a bike before he was 12 years old. I didnt say he deserved it. But

the fact is better than eloquence. The death of her son is not the

responsibility of the sharing company, but his own fault!

I once saw a young man riding ofo without scanning the code. A middle-aged

man pushed ofo into his home. Have you ever seen someone use Mobi without

decoding as fitness equipment? The sound of chain jingling is like a demon with

a chain in his hand crawling out of hell. Thats selfish!

Someone took an image that put the broken ofo and Moby together to fill a

small parking lot. After riding shared bicycles, people park them on the side of

the road at will. As long as a passer-by gently knocks down a car, it will fall

down like a domino.

Have you ever thought that sharing resources is closely related to each of

us, but all the harm they bring is due to selfishness. Bike sharing is just one

example. Ive seen shared bookstores where people leave books on their desks

after reading, so that they cant go home. "Convenience to others, convenience to

oneself." As long as we are convenient for others, we will also benefit

ourselves.

When autumn comes, I feel so excited, because the sports meeting comes. I

like sports so much. When I was very small, my father took me to watch the

basketball match, in the long time, sports have become part of my life. When I

started to come to school, I join the basketball team, I had the great time to

practice with my friends. Though high school life is very busy and I have to

learn so many subjects, I still keep taking exercise everyday. Sports meeting

time is my favorite time in the semester. I can take part in many activities,

such as basketball and high jump. I am full of energy, I just want to enjoy the

moment of taking exercise. Sports meeting indeed brings students many energy and

make the students become active. They can also exercise their bodies.

8 August 2008

Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee

That was spectacular. Tonight, the world was able to join in a magnificent tribute to the athletes and the Olympic spirit. It was an unforgettable and moving ceremony that celebrated the imagination, originality and energy of the Beijing Games.

We saw 204 national delegations march into the beautiful new National Stadium in the age-old tradition of the Games. Millions of people around the world were able to experience the thrill of seeing their heroes in a sea of team colours and national flags.

We witnessed athletes from these 204 countries and territories united in peace in one place. And for the next 16 days, they will be a part of one of the most thrilling competitions in history. As an Olympian, I can tell you that they will carry this memory with them forever.

This iconic stadium is one of the worlds new wonders. It was a fitting setting for an amazing Opening Ceremony, I look forward to an equally exciting and unforgettable 16 days.

Hein Verbruggen, IOC Member and Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Opening ceremonies have always been a way for host cities to welcome the world and for the world to gather and share the Olympic spirit. This ceremony to open the Beijing Olympic Games was a breathtaking culmination of seven years of planning and preparation. The world will remember this for a long time.

The Great Wall of China, also known in China as the Great Wall of 10,000, is an ancient Chinese fortification built from the end of the 14th century until the beginning of the 17th century, during the Ming Dynasty, in order to protect China from raids by the Mongols and Turkic tribes. It was preceded by several walls built since the 3rd century BC against the raids of nomadic tribes coming from areas now in modern day Mongolia and Manchuria.The Wall stretches over a formidable 6,350 km (3,946 miles), from Shanhai Pass on the Bohai Gulf in the east, at the limit between China proper and Manchuria, to Lop Nur in the southeastern portion of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

中国的长城，在中国也被称为长城的10000，是中国古代的一个设防建造的第十四世纪末直到第十七世纪初，在明代，为了由蒙古人和突厥部落保护中国免受袭击。这是之前几个墙自公元前第三世纪的游牧部落来自地区现在的蒙古和满洲里的突袭建。壁延伸超过一个艰巨的6350公里(3946英里)，从东部渤海湾关山海，在中国和满洲里之间的界限，以罗布泊在新疆维吾尔族自治区东南部的部分。

The first major wall was built during the reign of the First Emperor, the main emperor of the short-lived Qin dynasty. This wall was not constructed as a single endeavor, but rather was created by the joining of several regional walls built by the Warring States. It was located much further north than the current Great Wall, and very little remains of it. A defensive wall on the northern border was built and maintained by several dynasties at different times in Chinese history. The Great Wall that can still be seen today was built during the Ming Dynasty, on a much larger scale and with longer lasting materials (solid stone used for the sides and the top of the Wall) than any wall that had been built before. The primary purpose of the wall was not to keep out people, who could scale the wall, but to insure that semi-nomadic people on the outside of the wall could not cross with their horses or return easily with stolen property.

第一主壁的第一个皇帝统治时期建造的，短命的秦朝的主要皇帝。这堵墙没有建造作为一个单一的努力，而是由几个区域的墙而建的战国加入了。这是位于更远的北部比目前的长城，很少遗骸它。在北部边境修建了防御城墙，在中国历史上不同时期几代保持。长城，今天依然可以看到建于明朝，一个更大的规模和较长的持久材料(固体石用于两侧和顶部的墙)比任何墙壁已建成之前。墙的主要目的是不让出来的人，谁能翻墙，但要保证在墙体的外侧半游牧民族，不能交叉的马匹或返回轻松赃物。