以跑步为话题的英语作文汇编20篇

导语：端午节是中国的传统节日，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Dragon Boat Festival， often known as Tuen Ng Festival or Duan Wu Festival， is a traditional Chinese festival held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. It is also known as the Double Fifth.[citation needed] It has since been celebrated， in various ways， in other parts of East Asia as well， most notably Korea.

The exact origins of Duan Wu are unclear， but one traditional view holds that the festival memorializes the Chinese poet Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period. He committed suicide by drowning himself in a river because he was disgusted by the corruption of the Chu government. The local people， knowing him to be a good man， decided to throw food into the river to feed the fishes to prevent them from eating Qus body. They also sat on dragon boats， and tried to scare the fishes away by the thundering sound of drums aboard the boat and the fierce looking dragon-head in the front of the boat.

In the early years of the Chinese Republic， Duan Wu was also celebrated as "Poets Day"， due to Qu Yuans status as Chinas first poet of personal renown.

Today， people eat zongzi (the food originally intended to feed the fishes) and race dragon boats in memory of Qus dramatic death.

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端午节，通常被称为端午节或节节，是中国传统节日举行第五天的第五个月的中国日历。它也被称为双第五[引文所需]，它已经庆祝，以各种方式，在东亚其他地区，以及最显着的韩国。

端午确切的起源尚不清楚，但一个传统的观点认为，这个节日是由中国诗人屈原战国时期。他因沉溺于一条河而自杀，因为他对楚国政府的腐败感到厌恶。当地人知道他是个好人，决定把食物扔到河里喂鱼，以防他们吃屈原的尸体。他们还坐在龙舟上，试图用船上的鼓声和船前凶恶的龙头来吓走鱼儿。

民国初年，端午也被誉为“诗人节”，由于屈原的地位，作为中国的第一诗人的个人名声。

今天，人们吃粽子(原本打算喂鱼的食物)和赛龙舟以纪念屈原的戏剧性死亡。

导语：随着环境污染的日益加剧，我们必须加入保护环境的队伍中来，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的相关英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

River Pollution

Chinese people are now face to a serious problem--pollution. And this problem is a little bit different from others--the goverment can not solve it by themselves. We need everyone to protect our environment. But we also know that it is very hard to call everyone to join us to protect the environment. But it seems that they have found the way to let everybody know it. In a report, Anhui Daily called on residents to help protect the river against pollution. I am so glad about it. And i believe that somewhere the pollution must stop.

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河流污染

中国人现在面临着一个严重的问题污染。这个问题有点不同，政府不能自己解决。我们需要每个人来保护我们的环境。但我们也知道，很难叫大家加入我们保护环境。但似乎他们已经找到了让每个人都知道的方法。在一份报告中，安徽日报呼吁居民帮助保护河流免受污染。我很高兴。我相信某处的污染必须停止。

Ambition is the decision one makes and the resolution with which he carries out that decision. It provides us with the required driving force to accomplish any undertakings in our life. Just as Joseph Epstein, a famous American writer put it, “And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed.” Indeed, once we make up our minds to choose to do something, then our life becomes meaningful and specifically orientated. This notion of life, as far as I observe, is closest to truth and does apply to almost all aspects of life.

First things first, ambition renders us a sense of mission. No matter what decision you make you have to be responsible for your choice. Your choice procures you a sense of orientation, or more specially a sense of mission. And only a strong mission may enable one to accomplish greatness. Caesar of the ancient Roman Empire was urged by his ambition “I came, I saw, I conquered.” And became an unrivaled empire builder in the history of Rome. John Milton, stimulated always by his ambition that aimed at writing some “mighty lines” which England would unwillingly forget, had in due time secured his position as the second Shakespeare in the history of English literature.

In the second place, ambition can bring one’s potentials to the full. Ambition may well serve as a catalyst activating one’s dormant potentials. Without ambition one’s potentials will remain slumbering like a dormant volcano. A case in point is Ms Zhang Haidi, a Chinese Helen Keller. It was her ambition to be a useful person has turned the almost paralyzed Zhang Haidi into a well-accomplished figure whose achievements would dwarf those of some normal people aim at the sun, though, at worst, they may probably land on the moon.

Influential as it is upon us, however, ambition must be channeled in the right direction. If wrongly directed, one’s ambition may bring havoc on him and others. Hitler, whose ambition was to conquer Europe by whattever evil means, finally turned him into a demon. It was this demon that almost cast Europe into an unfathomable abyss of anguish and suffering. Another case is Macbeth whose ambition was to become the king of Scotland. However, his ambition was materialized by the murder of King Duncan. Consequently, unbearable guilt and psychological agony drove him to his tragic doom.

To sum up, ambition can benefit us tremendously if wisely and correctly channeled, otherwise it may ruin others and ourselves. A poet says: life can be bad; life can be good; life can be dirty; life can be sad,; life can even be painful. In my mind’s eye, a person can make his life beautiful, meaningful and rewarding and stand out as a respectable personage if he is motivated by a well-orientated ambition.

[以梦想为话题英语作文

请你阅读你的加拿大网友Tommy的e-mail，根据e-mail的内容，给他写一封回信.

Dear Li Lei,

I havent heard from you for a long time. Im glad to tell you that Ill visit Beijing this summer vacation. It is said that Beijing is a great city with a long history and more changes have taken place since the 2008 Olympic Games. I would like to know something about Beijing, such as places of interest, the environment, traffic and people there.

Im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Tommy

★ 范文

Dear Tommy,

Im glad to know you will come to Beijing.

Beijing, the capital of China, is one of the largest cities in the world. There are many places of interest, such as the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. All of them are beautiful and well-known to the world. Great changes have taken place in Beijing since we successfully held the 2008 0lympic Games.

Now, people pay more attention to the environment. More trees and flowers have been planted. For the traffic, it is very convenient for people to travel around Beijing, because several new subway lines have been built. If you come to Beijing, you will find people here are very friendly and helpful. Whats more, a lot of people can speak English. Beijing is really an attractive city with a long history.

Im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Li Lei

Aducation is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.

In some modern countries it has been fashionable to think that free education for all can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough.We find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees refusing to do what they think is "low"work, and. in fact, working with ones hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries.

But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor~ we can live without education,but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns.

In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work is suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of ones work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.

越来越多汽车进入我们的家庭生活，改善了我们的生活，但同时也带来了很多问题，如塞车和车祸，给家庭和社会带来极大的危害。作为中学生，我们应该怎样做呢?

请写一篇有关交通安全的短文(80字左右)

内容包含：

遵守交通规则，如走人行道/过斑马线。

别在街道上或马路上玩耍和踢球。

劝父母不能酒后驾车。

你可以适当增加内容，让短文通顺，过渡自然。

参考词汇：sidewalk 人行道 zebra-crossing 斑马线

注：第一段已给出，不计入总数

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With more and more cars coming into our families, we are happy that it has greatly improved our life. But unluckily, it has also brought many problems, such as heavy traffic and traffic accidents.

Traffic safety is everybodys business. We must obey the rules. For example, we must walk on walk side, when we cross zebra – crossing, stop and look right and left, then go across fast. Don’t play football on the road .we can tell our parents not to drink before they drive, not to run through red lights, not to talk and laugh while driving etc.

We can say cars are coming into our life, but only when everybody thinks traffic safety is everybodys business can we be safe driving on roads and walking on sidewalks.

Many people regard money as the most important thing in their life, but I dont agree with them. There are so many things that money cant buy. The first, money cant buy us knowledge, abilities and experience. The second, money cant buy us a happy mood and a good health.

However, money plays a significant role in our daily life. We cant live without it, because we have to use money to buy our daily necessities, like food, drinks, clothes, books, and so on. And we also need money to pay for our houses and education.

All in all, we should have a correct concept of money. We cant live for money, but take it as a tool leading a better life.

碎片阅读的好处

Many people read on digital devices like cell phones and e-books. The fast pace of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book, so making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend. Fragmented reading has its advantages. People can get hold of large amounts of information, knowledge, and entertainment in a short time. Digital reading is faster and more interactive than traditional deep reading.

Fragmented reading makes it harder for people to reflect on what they read. People may not bother to remember facts because they know they can always just search for answers online. It is important to read quality books in a deeper way, even if that means forcing yourself to do so. We read not only for knowledge and for practical use, but also for spiritual satisfaction.

[高考英语作文话题:碎片阅读的好处

There is always a pile of smelly rubbish in front of the building we live. Everyone has to cover his nose with his hand while he passes by. One day, our teacher told us in class some good deeds done by Uncle Lei Feng. I was moved deeply by that. So after school, I started to clear the rubbish away. Now my neighbors dont have to cover their noses.

我们家住的楼前总是有一堆垃圾，天长日久都发出了恶臭。人们经过时都得捂着鼻子。有一次课堂上，老师给我们讲了雷锋叔叔助人为乐的故事，我被深深地感动了。于是我放学回家后就开始清扫那堆垃圾。现在我的邻居们就不必捂着鼻子进家门了。

I have dinner at about 6:30 p.m.. After dinner, I often go to the outside to play games with my friends. We live near to each other, so we always play together. Sometimes,we play table tennis or badminton. Sometimes, we ride on bicyles. Anyway, anything could be funny when we are together.I usually go home at 8:00 and then take a shower. After that, I spend sometime in study or watch TV. At 10:00p.m.,I go to sleep.

我大约在下午六点半吃晚饭。晚饭过后，我经常和朋友到外面玩游戏。我们住得很近，所以我们经常一起玩。有时候我们打乒乓球或者羽毛球;有时候我们骑自行车。不管怎么样，只要我们在一起一切都变得有趣。我通常8点回家然后洗个澡。接着，我就花点时间学习或者看电视。到了十点我就去睡觉了。

请你阅读你的加拿大网友Tommy的e-mail，根据e-mail的内容，给他写一封回信。

Dear Li Lei,

I havent heard from you for a long time. Im glad to tell you that Ill visit Beijing this summer vacation. It is said that Beijing is a great city with a long history and more changes have taken place since the 2008 Olympic Games. I would like to know something about Beijing, such as places of interest, the environment, traffic and people there.

Im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Tommy

★ 范文

Dear Tommy,

Im glad to know you will come to Beijing.

Beijing, the capital of China, is one of the largest cities in the world. There are many places of interest, such as the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. All of them are beautiful and well-known to the world. Great changes have taken place in Beijing since we successfully held the 2008 0lympic Games.

Now, people pay more attention to the environment. More trees and flowers have been planted. For the traffic, it is very convenient for people to travel around Beijing, because several new subway lines have been built. If you come to Beijing, you will find people here are very friendly and helpful. Whats more, a lot of people can speak English. Beijing is really an attractive city with a long history.

Im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Li Lei

More and more people have become aware of the significance of work efficiency. What does workefficiency mean?First of ali, it means working without any waste of time. A person with efficiency can produce more things in less time. In addition, work efficiency is closely linked with better quality of work results.

Many people are interested in improving their work efficiency because it can bring a lot of benefits both to an individual and to the society.The most obvious benefit of work efficiency is that a person can use the time saved to do a lot of other valuable things.For example, a student who studies with high efficiency can win time to read more books, and to be engaged in more activities. Another benefit is that a person who works efficiently can have more leisure time to enjoy life. He can do whatever he likes to do in his leisure time, such as listening to music,going to movies, shopping, and touring.

High efficiency in work will undoubtedly lead to the great increase of output and the improvement of the quality of products, which will, in turn, contribute to the development and the prosperity of the society.

导语：互联网成为我们生活中不可或缺的一部分，同时它也是一把双刃剑，需要我们正确对待，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的互联网利弊作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Nowadays, Internet is becoming very popular in all walks of life. On the one hand, statistics show that the number of people who apply to have access to Internet doubles every six months. On the other hand, Internet is employed in business, government agencies, and educational sections.

Internet brings us a both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are as the following. Firstly, we can communicate with our friends more rapidly and quickly. Secondly, Internet brings us fun. For example, many websites open chatrooms where we can talk with different people and make new friends. Finally, many businessmen are taking so|called E|business seriously on the net.

The Internet also has its disadvantages, just as a coin has two sides. In the first place, some people may linger too long on the net while neglecting their work or study. In the second place, some columns on the net may have a negative influence on the youth electronic commerce.

In my opinion, Internet becomes an integral part of our lives, but it is certainly not everything. Living in the 21st century, we need to make good use of the new tool-Internet, but it is just a tool, not life itself. We should not depend on it too much, nor should we ignore it deliberately.

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如今，互联网正变得非常流行，各行各业。一方面，统计数字显示，申请上网的人数每六个月增加一倍。另一方面，互联网被用于商业、政府机构和教育部门。

互联网给我们带来了优点和缺点。其优点如下。首先，我们可以更快更迅速地与朋友交流。其次，互联网给我们带来乐趣。例如，许多网站打开的聊天室里我们可以与不同的人交谈，交新的朋友。最后，许多商人都在这么|称|业务严重的网。

互联网也有它的缺点，就像硬币有两面一样。首先，有些人在网上逗留太久而忽视了工作或学习。第二，网上的一些栏目可能对青少年电子商务产生负面影响。

在我看来，互联网成为我们生活中不可或缺的一部分，但它不是一切。生活在第二十一世纪，我们需要好好利用互联网的新工具，但它只是一种工具，而不是生活本身。我们不应该过分依赖它，也不应该故意忽视它。

导语：现在环境污染问题越来越严重了，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的关于环保话题的英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

The world we live in is becoming more and more intolerable because of environmental destruction. Bird flu and Sars are two typical examples that environmental destruction may threaten our life. Besides, forest destruction , water and air pollution result in decrease of planting land and unpleasant weather.

Serious as the problem seems, we can come up with some measures to deal with it. First of all, the authorities should adopt the policy of "sustainable development", and laws concerning environmental protection should be put into effect and enforced strictly just as our government has been doing.

What s more, every citizen should realize the seriousness of the problem and make concerted efforts to protect our environment. In addition, planting trees helps improve and beautify the environment.(约120字)

翻译

由于环境的破坏，我们生活的世界变得越来越难以忍受。禽流感和Sars是两个典型的例子，环境破坏可能威胁我们的生活。此外，森林破坏，水和空气污染导致种植面积减少和不愉快的天气。

这个问题似乎很严重，我们可以提出一些解决的办法。首先，当局应该采取“可持续发展”的政策，有关环境保护的法律应实施和严格执行，正如我们的政府一直在做。

更重要的是，每个公民都应该认识到问题的严重性，并共同努力保护我们的环境。此外，植树有利于改善和美化环境。(120约字)

Every child is surrounded by the deep mother love. However, we often turn a

blind eye to the love. One day I deeply felt the love.

One day I hurried home for lunch after school, because there would be an exam

in the afternoon and I had expected to go back to school early to prepare for

the exam. But when I got home, the lunch was not ready yet. I felt unhappy. When

the dishes were served, I forund none I like. I ran out of my house angrily and

wanderde on the street for a while,hungry. Then I walked to school.

When I got into the classroom, I saw a lunch box on my desk. One classmate

told me that it was my mother ther that had brought it here.After opening the

box, I found my favorite food inside. My eyes was moist with tears.

Mother gave me her love without asking for return, How deep mother love

is!

很多学校根据学生的爱好和兴趣开展了许多有益的课外活动，请你根据以下提示，写一篇不少于80字的短文。

内容包括：

1.列举你们学校开展的三项课外活动;

2.介绍你对哪些活动感兴趣，并说明原因，这些活动给你带来的益处;

3.为同学如何选择课外活动提出两个建议;

4.鼓励同学们积极参加学校课外活动。

Nowadays, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in schools. We also have many kinds of after-class activities in our school, such as English corner, playing basketball and swimming. I am interested in the English corner, because it can help me make some new friends there.

If you also want to take part in after-class activities, I have some suggestions. You had better choose the activities which are good for you; you had better choose what you like.

Dear friends, please take part in after-class activities. I’m sure you will learn a lot and you will find it very interesting at the same time. Your school life will be colorful.

[高考英语作文话题预测：兴趣与爱好

导语：在中国，剪纸具有广泛的群众基础，交融于各族人民的社会生活，是各种民俗活动的重要组成部分。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Paper cutting is one of China’s most popular traditional folk arts. Chinese paper cutting has a history of more than 1,500 years. It was widespread particularly during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. People often beautify their homes with paper cuttings. During the Spring Festival and wedding celebrations, in particular, paper cuttings are used to decorate doors, windows and rooms in order to enhance the joyous atmosphere.

The color most frequently used in paper cutting is red, which symbolizes health and prosperity. Chinese paper cutting is very popular around the world and it is often given as a present to foreign friends.

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剪纸是中国最普及的民间传统艺术。中国剪纸已有1500多年的历史。这是普遍的，特别是在明和清朝。人们经常用剪纸美化家园。在春节和结婚庆祝活动中，特别是剪纸用来装饰门窗和房间，以增强喜庆气氛。

剪纸最常用的颜色是红色，它象征着健康和繁荣。中国剪纸在世界各地很受欢迎，经常被送给外国朋友作为礼物。

Life needs love and hope Life although is short, but it should like fireworks as brilliant.When we get the basic material needs, then also need higher after the spirit world, if we want to make our lifetime become wonderful, I think, life needs something to love, and to look forward to.

Love what Love youself , love people around you ,love the everything. Even is suffering, if you love it , it will be transformed the growing wealth, make you more strong and brave.

Love yourself, because in the world we are the only one, we should believe we are excellent, try to find our advantages and correct faults. Let yourself more and more perfect, so love others must first love yourself. Love our friends and family, they give us lifes warm, when we are alone, they accompany us; when we are sad, they comfort us; when we are failure, they encourage us, so learning gratitude will get more love. Love the nature, the sea,

mountains, rivers, forests and plateau, when we stay in the full of fresh breath natural surroundings, breathing the fresh air, listening the sounds of nature, appreciating the natural scenery, our body will be full of energy and We will be more love this world

When I am tired, Ill go to climb mountains, and put myself in the nature, it can make me to forget all the troubles, I will hold the

camera to take the beautiful moment reserved for eternal memory. I also love sport, it makes me more healthy, more courageous. I like to play badminton, I feel very happy when I sweat. I like to run,I can listen to my heart beating, when I toward the finish line

struggled to run，I will get more perseverance.

There is love there is hope ，when we believe that life has miracle, the future will give us hope. The purpose of life is to have hope, and toward it continuous efforts.

Im looking forward to one day I can travel the whole of China, and appreciate Chinese fine scenery. I expect I can become an excellent Chinese teacher ___"preach, impart knowledge and to reassure,"I will with love to water the flowers make it blooming . Im looking forward to have a coffee shop, where with a melodious tunes, a useful book, a glass of sweet coffee, a wisp of warm sunshine, we can provide them a space for tired heart

releasing ,teach them loving life, learning poetic ground life. Because there are loves and expectations in our life, it makes our hearts full, and makes our life more beautiful, Even if life is limited, but we can make unlimited exploits in the limited time . "We may not add the length of life, but can increase the thickness of life." So, let us keep the love in life, and keep something to look forward to .

生活要有所爱，有所期待

生命即使短暂，也要像烟火般灿烂。在我们满足基本的物质需求之后，我们便需要更高的精神世界，如何让我们的有生之年过得精彩，我认为，生活就该有所爱，有所期待。爱什么？爱自己、爱身边的人，爱生活的一点一滴，即使是苦难，你若爱它，它将转化为你成长中的一笔财富，让你更加坚强、勇敢。

爱自己，因为我们是世界上独一无二的，要相信我们是优秀的，努力发现自己的优点，改正缺点。让自己越来越完善，唯有先自爱才能去爱他人。爱朋友和家人，是他们给了我们生命的温暖，在孤独时，他们陪伴我们；在伤心时，他们安慰我们；在失败时，他们鼓励我们，所以感恩才会获得更多的爱。爱大自然，大海、山川、高原、森林还有河流，在充满新鲜气息的自然环境里，呼吸新鲜空气，倾听大自然的声音，欣赏大自然的景色，身体一定会充满能量，更加热爱这个世界。

当我疲惫时，我会去爬山，去旅游，把自己置身于大自然里，忘却一切

烦恼，拿着照相机，拍下生命里的瞬间美好，

留作永恒的记忆。我还热爱运动，它让我更健康，更勇敢。我喜欢挥着羽毛球拍幸福地流汗，我喜欢跑步，倾听自己有力的心跳，朝着终点奋力前进，它让我的毅力更加坚毅。

有了爱还要有期待。那么期待什么呢？期待生命的奇迹，期待未来给予的希望。我们活着的目的就是拥有梦想、朝着它不断地进步。

我期待有一天能靠自己走遍中国大地，领略祖国的大好风光；我期待自己能成为一名优秀的语文老师，“传道、授业、解惑、”，用爱浇灌花儿的盛开。我期待自己能有一个咖啡店，用一支悠扬的曲子、一本有益的书、一杯香甜的咖啡、一缕温暖的阳光、为疲惫的人们提供一个心灵释放的空间，热爱生活、诗意地生活。

因为有爱、因为有期待，才能让我们的心灵充实，让我们的生活更加美好，生命是有限的，但我们可以在有限的时间里做出无限的伟绩。“我们不可以增加生命的长度，但可以增加生命的厚度。”所以，让我们在生活中有所爱、有所期待吧。

About two weeks from now, college students will begin to enjoy their long summer holidays. Many are looking for odd jobs, of which tutoring is almost the most popular one.

These students say, by doing pan-time jobs, they can not only make some money for next terms tuition, but also enrich their holidays. They prefer to be tutors because this has more to do with what they have learned in class.

As a student, I myself have also been a tutor. But I didnt wait in line until I was chosen. I put up an advertisement with my school scripts attached. So, my suggestion to my fellow students is: be a tutor only when you are good at your courses.

Our great motherland is one of the largest countries in the world. It has a population of over twelve hundred million. Beijing is its capital.

We Chinese people are brave and hardworking. We have a glorious revolutionary tradition. We drove out all the enemies. In 1949 the Peoples Republic of China was founded. Since then great changes have taken place in our motherland. Now our country is getting stronger and stronger. We Chinese people are working hard to make our motherland into a powerful country.

2015年4月20日，四川省雅安市芦山发生强烈地震，造成很大损失。学校号召全体师生向灾区捐款。请你拟一个发言稿，在学校捐款动员大会上使用。发言稿主要内容应包括：

1. 对灾区情况的简单介绍(包括地震发生时间、地点、造成的财产和人员损失等);

2. 捐款的意义(帮助灾区人民渡过难关、帮助灾区重建);

3. 如何捐款(自愿、多少不限、以班级为单位，收齐后交到学校红十字会) 注意：

1. 不要逐条翻译;

2. 可适当增加细节;以使文章连贯;

3. 词数至少100词。 参考范文：

Dear teachers and students,

As we all know, a terrible earthquake happened in Lushan, Sichuan Province on April 20, in which many buildings were destroyed and many people were injured. In order to help the earthquake victims to go through the hard times and rebuild their hometown, the school has called on everyone in our school, including both teachers and students, to donate money to the earthquake-stricken area. This donation is voluntary. You can give away however much you want to. The money will be collected by each class before it is handed to the Red Cross Society of our school. We hope that everyone will be kind enough to do what you can to help our fellowmen out of the difficulty. Thank you.