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+ 加入清单if you want to understand adversity, take two identical acorns from the same oak tree and plant them in two different locations. plant the first in the middle of a dense forest, and the other on a hill by itself.
要是你想理解什么是逆境,就去拿两颗从同一棵树上摘下来年龄相同的橡树果,并且把它们种到不同的地方。第一颗种在浓密的树林当中,而另外一颗则单独种在一座山上。
heres what will happen. the oak standing on a hillside is exposed to every storm and gale. as a result its roots plunge deep into the earth and spread in every direction, even wrapping themselves around giant boulders. at times it may seem the tree isnt growing fast enough—but the growth is happening underground. its as if the roots know they must ported the tree from the threatening elements.
事情的结果便是这样。那颗长在山上的橡树经历了大风大雨,结果它的根深深地扎进了泥土中间,并不断向四周扩张,甚至把自己置身于巨大的石块当中。有时它可能看起来长的不是很快,但这时它却在地下悄悄生长着,好像它的根知道自己必须快速生长来保护树木免受自然危害的影响。
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篇1:丰富的课外活动高中英语作文
全文共 548 字
+ 加入清单The after-class activities in my school are colorful. Every day we play basketball, football, do rope skipping and so on. But I like the Month of Science and Technology and the Cultural Festival most. In those days, we have a chance: to show ourselves to all the students. We can invent something with some classmates. And we can act in a play or make a speech or take part in the competition of singing. I enjoy myseff in those activities.
我们学校的课外活动丰富多彩。每天我们打篮球、踢足球、跳绳等等。但是我最喜欢科技月和文化节。那时我们有机会向所有学生展示我们自己。我们可以和其他同学一起做小发明。我们还可以表演、演讲或参加唱歌比赛。我非常喜欢这些活动。
篇2:有关规则英语作文高中
全文共 1055 字
+ 加入清单We need to follow all kinds of public rules, such as the manner rules and
the traffic regulation. If we break the rules, then all the work will be out of
order and everybody will suffer the loss. But few people just ignore the rules
and waste other people’s time and money.
Chinese high speed train has won many praise from foreign people. The
trains always start off as the timetable and reach the destination on time. High
speed train is popular by the public by its speed and punctuality, but what if
someone breaks the traffic rule? Recently, a video got popular on the Internet.
A woman was stuck in the door of high speed train and the staffs tried to stop
her but failed. She said her husband was on the way and she wanted the train to
start off later. How ridiculous it was. How could she let all the passengers to
wait for her. Everybody’s time is precious.
Though the woman apologized after the policemen’s education, what she did
discomforts the public. The way she acted wasted the public’s time. It is our
duty to follow rules and keep the public in order.
篇3:高中英语作文大全
全文共 820 字
+ 加入清单Recently, the Prince Harry announced his engagement with an American
actress. When the media asked him when he decided this girl would be his
lifetime partner, he said the moment when he saw her for the first time. Love at
first sight sounds romantic and many young people believe that the first feeling
about another person is really important, because it always decides whether they
can be couples in the following days. While many old people think love at first
sight doesnt exist, because they need to know the personality, which will
decide the charm of another person. For a relationship, the good first
impression can bring passion and love, but it cant maintain the relationship
for lifetime. The way to get along with each other and the tolerance of both
sides are key factors to decide whether a couple can stay forever.
篇4:一次难忘的经历高中英语作文
全文共 1428 字
+ 加入清单An unforgettable experience
My mom used to say that I was born to swim. But the truth is that I didn t know how to swim until the last year of my primary school!
Mom always said that I could swim in the basin when I was only two months old. I was surprised at the amazing fact. If this was true, then why was I afraid of water? I went to swim every summer, but I didn t make a little progress. I was worried and blamed myself several times. When I watched people swimming freely, how I wished I had learnt to swim!
The story of how I learnt to swim is dramatic. One hot summer afternoon, my father and I went to the swimming pool to swim. While my father was changing his clothes, I was roaming along the bank of the pool. Suddenly I heard a voice, Look out! and then came a big noise and beautiful splashes. Just when I was admiring the swimmer s skills, I slipped into the pool! I was so afraid that I shouted at once! But the water kept coming towards me and I drank a lot of it. I was moving upside down and trying to reach the bank. I was struggling very hard to keep my head above the water.
A minute was like a hundred years to me. To my surprise, I was able to keep the style! Just then, my father, saw me and he seemed to be shocked. He then said, Calm down, just wave your arms and legs like this. Right! And I got it! I finally learnt to swim! You can t imagine how happy I was and I wanted to jump for joy!
篇5:高中英语作文大全
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+ 加入清单Nowadays, divorce rate has been rising sharply in China, because most
people think that its better to get divorced than stick to a bad marriage. But
for those couples who have children, they had better think over before getting
divorced. Parents divorce may have some negative effects on their children.
Firstly, the love of father is different from the love of mother. Children need
both of the love. Without each of the love, they may not grow up healthily.
Secondly, in order to raise the family, the single parents have to work harder,
so that they may have less time to accompany with their children. The children
may feel neglected, which may cause mental problems. Besides, if the single
parents get married again, the children may get hurt by calling another person
father or mother. If they cant get along well with each other, the situation
will become even worse. Thus, for the sake of their children, parents are not
supposed to get divorced in a rush. They should think twice.
篇6:高中英语
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+ 加入清单There is an old saying that no one is perfect, so everyone will make
mistake sometimes, though we want to do best. When we make mistake, we must say
sorry to others, for the purpose of showing our regret, so that they will
forgive us and continue to keep in touch with us. Some people think apologize
will lose their faces, so they choose not to say sorry.
A wise person will make
apologize in a natural way and let the past be past, the good way to apologize
can help people feel easy. People can find the chance to apologize when they are
having communication, they can make the topic about apologize and then saying
that he is sorry about what he have done, so everything will seem easy.
Apologizing will promote people’s communication and keep their friendship. So
don’t feel losing face, just admit what you have done wrong.
篇7:高中生的英语日记
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+ 加入清单Last night, my friends and I went back to the primary school. We walked around the school and talked about the funny things that happened at that time. We were going to college soon, so we would be apart soon, but we were happy about our future school life. Suddenly, an idea came across my mind, I said to my friends that we could make a deal about four years later, we would graduate at that time. My friends were so excited about it, they agreed with me. So we made the deal that four years later, we got together here.
I started to think about what I would become four years later, maybe a teacher, or a businessman. The deal helps us to have a chance to keep in touch with each other. I am so looking forward to carrying out it.
篇8:有关艺术英语作文高中
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+ 加入清单Since I was very small, my parents sent me to learn painting. They thought
I could understand art and mastered one skill. This experience brings me the
sense of art. I have my own understanding of it.
On the one hand, art is an important way to express peoples opinion. When
we see the pictures, the difference between classical and ordinary paintings
lies in the thoughts. The famous artists implant their ideas in the pictures,
which are admitted by the public, so the value of arts can be seen. Some famous
artists expressed their unique opinion and gives arts great meaning.
On the other hand, art is not only from works, but also from life. For
example, my mother cooks the delicious food. Everybody speaks highly of her. So
her food brings people great happiness, which makes the food an art for me.
Whats more, my friends is good at communicating. The way she talks can convince
other easily, so I call the way she communicates as an art.
In all, for me, art is around. It brings people a way to see the world or
makes our life wonderful.
篇9:高中英语作文我的家乡哈尔滨
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+ 加入清单This period of songhua river flows north river jilin city.
How beautiful she was, white net, the color is simple, but will make you feel shine at the moment. Approached her, as if into another world. She like a shaft of the green long picture, like a mirror, like a huge dragon, like a mothers warm hands, caressing jilin the earth. Is she, has brought up the residents near the river. No! Is raising the whole people in jilin. Without her, we would not have good day now, there will be no happy life now, there will be no happy time now!
The winter in the north, a layer of a layer of water ice, can skate. Only the songhua river is not frozen, so the world called the north only a frozen river. Winter, songhua river, only small wearing green sweater wild ducks, also have other color, in the floating, as if quietly thinking about what profound problem. From time to time to see them move the shoulder, neck, very lovely. Sometimes fly a few water birds, skim over the water, want to skate in the songhua river, ha, that is in the dream.
Summer, I remember once, I went to the rivers edge, wow! Water rose to the place where we walk, a bottom go to, water shoes, I am happy is broken. Is playing with water, there is a crawling leeches, really ugly, scared me; One side to a big sister, using ice cream sticks, fight with leeches, let me have a "zhi dou leeches" drama!
The lijiang river water static, clean, green, let all the letters with admiration, has left many colorful article! I think the author may not have been to jilin, did not witness the songhua river.
篇10:高中英语作文自我介绍150字
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+ 加入清单Hello,everyone here.Now,please let me introduce myself to you.I am the only girl in my family. For my own hobbies, I love traveling,listening to music and reading.From these hobbis, you can see,I would like to live a free life.Of course, everyone has some strong points.without myself exception,for instance,both of playing the piano and drawing are my strong points.At present,I am satified with my life. The activities in school are great.My teachers and classmates are friendly to me.For my parents,both of them are managers.They are always busy working.As for my ideas of going abroad to study, I think it is useful and wonderful if we have the chance to do so.I also would like to go abroad to study to improve myself.Thats all.Thank you.
篇11:高中英语作文:不放弃希望
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+ 加入清单Howeverhard the situation is, we shouldnt lose our heart, because we have our dreams.Our dreams are always glorious. We also have enthusiasm that will make ourdreams come true. But we must have the willingness to work hard, since if wework hard, some miracles will happen. Nothing good will happen without our hardwork.
不管情况多么艰难,我们都不应该迷失自己,因为我们还有梦想。我们的梦想总是光荣的。我们也有能使我们梦想成真的热情。但我们必须要有努力工作的意愿,因为如果我们努力工作,会有奇迹发生的。如果不如理工作就不会有好的事情发生。
Whatsmore, when we are unhappy, we can think about our dreams, so that we will bemore enthusiastic. When we are defeated, we should stand up and say," Imnot a failure." Please remember, “ Anything is possible to a man who has astrong determination.”
更重要的是,在我们不快心的时候,我们可以想一想我们的梦想,这样我们就会更加充满热情。在我们失败的时候,我们应该站起来说,“我不是一个失败者”。请记住,“对于一个有决心的人一切皆有可能。”
篇12:高中英语日记
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+ 加入清单In my opinion, the movie “ the pursuit of happyness “ is a meaningful film,
the hero of the movie is an active man. Though his life was very hard, his wife
left because of the situation of their family.His work was also unfortunate. He
never gave up and still work hard.Then he took care of his little son. He is
going after happiness all the time, so his life is running . Time is very
importmant to him, he must finish his task on time , or he wouldnt live a
steady life , he has to pay the rent and taxes and so on, but he insist on
taking every chance to make his life live better and he believe in himself.
Finally, he succeed , his part of life in the movie is moving and real.
I also like the song in the movie very much, it says “ the mountains have
high places and low places ……”
Everyone has a dream, if you work as hard as the hero of the movie , your
dream will come ture, so I will learn from the hero ---Chris Gardner.
And I believe my dream isn’t far away!
篇13:优秀英语作文:高中开学
全文共 939 字
+ 加入清单·The first day of my high school life
The first day of high school life, I have some thoughts and feelings. The passage of time can always give people some special things.
In the new environment, I feel a bit excited. Be able to recognize the new students and teachers is my greatest gains. In the next three years, we will learn、work and progretogether to make our dreams come true. I will have new friends, and share the joy and sadnewith them. The proceof learning is also a growing process.
Similarly, I will also face many difficulties. I might have difficulties in learning and getting along with classmates , bearing some pressure in life. However, I will get stronger and get through every step of high school three years.
译文:
在高中生活的第一天,我有一些想法和感受。随着时间的推移总是可以给人一些特别的东西。
在新的环境,我感到有点兴奋。能够识别新的学生和教师是我最大的收获。在未来3年,我们将共同学习,工作,进步,使我们的梦想成真。我也会有新朋友,并分享他们的喜悦和悲伤。学习也是一个成长的过程。
同样,我也将面临许多困难。我可能有学习困难和获得与同学一起,结出了一些在生活中的压力。不过,我会坚强地度过高中三年的每一步。
篇14:高中英语作文大全
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+ 加入清单High school life is so wonderful for me, and I have made many good friends.
We fight for our future together. As there are so many subjects for me to learn,
I spend most of the time studying knowledge. But deep in my heart, I like sports
so much, especially tennis. When I knew our school had tennis club. I felt so
excited and wanted to be part of it. But the problem was that what if I lagged
behind other students in study as I spent the time on this hobby. At last, I
still decided to join tennis club, because I wanted to do something special and
enriched my high school life. I tried hard to make plans for my study. At the
same time, I spared some time to play tennis. I found the balance and enjoyed
the thing l liked.
篇15:高中期末考试英语写作技巧
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+ 加入清单书面表达历来是英语教学中一个难点,要想在限定的时间内写出一篇质量上乘的文章,非一日之功。纵观几年来的高考书面表达,我们可以看出,高考英语写作越来越重视情景的设置,要求考生总结自己的感受和见解,给出自己的观点。书面表达又是全面衡量学生英语综合水平的一种测试形式,因此,我们不得不重视。
第一步,写作的内容,要求做到两点— 内容完整、相关。这两点只要考生不粗心,基本都能做到。比如陕西考区的题目,要求写暑假的安排,是一篇正反观点类的议论文。必须注意题目的要求,第一要提出讨论话题,Recently there has been a heated discussion about what the students should do during the summer vacation.(这是一个经典的模版开篇句型)。第二要写出一方面的观点,然后是另一方面的观点,最后提出自己的看法,根据要求缺一不可,否则就会被扣掉相应的分数,这就是完整。再比如,2005年广东考区的成语寓言故事,不仅要描写整个守株待兔的过程,还应该根据要求点名寓意,否则也是不完整,这点只要在课堂上强调,学生是很容易做到的。所谓相关,也就是不要过多出现文中没有的信息,不能过分发挥,一般学生犯此类错误的较少。
第二步,写作中的语法。在阅卷中,一般三个小的语法错误会被扣掉一分,一个大的语法错误(关于谓语的错误)会被扣掉一分。所以,学生应该尽量避免犯语法错误。我在课堂中会强调,对于语法基础薄弱的同学,除了加强自己的语法功底外,就是去背诵我给出的50个最高频用到的句法结构。这些结构不仅正确,而且一定是高考中的有效得分点,即使语法偏弱,记住这些句子然后在考试中使用也能避免学生自己造句中的语法错误,一举两得。比如,倒装句在考试中就很少有同学主动启用,但是一旦正确启用就会收到意想不到的效果,所以我会给出四组倒装句,然后让学生加强运用和练习。这些句子包括:
1、Only when we realize the importance of environmental protection, can we solve the problem of pollution.
2、So precious is time that we can’t afford to waste it.
3、Diligent as he was, he failed in passing the exam.
4、By no means should teenagers get into the habit of smocking.
第三步,连接词的运用,使文章连贯、流畅。我把这些词分为8类,叫做“畅词”,往往学生由于中西方语言的差异,会忽视这一点,所以在授课中会通过大量的练习巩固和加强学生的印象。而且不仅要写,还写出高水平的畅词,因为高考是选拔性考试,要做到“人无我有,人有我优”。比如,“首先”这个表示次序的畅词,一般同学一定想到的是firstly 或者first of all。可是我建议学生启用to begin with, 或者initially (这个是建议水平较好的启用)。“然而”,绝大部分启用but, however,我建议学生采用on the contrary 或者oppositely。
第四步,也是整个课程的核心部分,要强化“复杂、高级”两个概念。为什么是核心呢?因为学生在这一部分没有正确的认识,在平时的学习中老师也没有有意识灌输和训练总结。大部分学生以为只要写出来、写正确就可以拿到高分,其实80-120个单词包括大概10个句子,如果全部是简单的词汇和句型没有办法达到最高档作文的要求。因此,我们强调高级的词汇和高级复杂的句型,不是说全部必须高级,而是必须出现一些才能符合高考作文大纲的要求。在这一步中,我总结的“高分词汇选择原则”、“简单句到复杂句的瞬间转换”、“高分句子写作策略”以及“钻石得分50句”,通过这些理论和实践结合的讲解,学生会感觉成绩的快速提升,效果明显。
篇16:高中生优秀英语作文
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+ 加入清单What is healthy diet? To the most people, healthy diet means more green foods, no junk foods. The green food is those pollution-free, high quality and nutrient food, including the organic vegetables and meats, fruits, eggs and so on. The meals of healthy diet should be cooked with fewer salt and oil. And the junk food is those low nutrition, high calorie, processed food with much salt or oil, such as the fries, fried chickens, salted eggs and so on. These foods will cause one get weight and increase the risk of many diseases. We should keep a healthy diet, abandon the junk food to keep ourselves healthy.
什么是健康饮食?对于大多数人来说,健康饮食就意味着多吃绿色食品,不要吃垃圾食品。绿色食品就是那些无污染、高品质和营养的食物,包括有机蔬菜和肉类、水果、鸡蛋等等。健康饮食的膳食应该用更少的盐和油制作。而垃圾食品是指那些低营养、高热量、再加工的高盐重油食品,例如薯条、炸鸡和咸蛋等等。这些食品会导致一个人发胖,并增加疾病的风险。为了保持健康,我们应该保持健康饮食,抛弃垃圾食品。
篇17:高中英语
全文共 1272 字
+ 加入清单The spring festival is Chinese most traditional festival every 365 days.
Each Chinese pay much attention on it. Every year about 15 days before spring
festival, the migrate works and white-collars are beginning crowded
home-returning.
But, in recent years, with the development of the world, many different
attitudes between the young and the old towards the spring festival come forth.
The old are still pay more attention to the spring festival, but the young
gradually change the mode to spend their spring festival holiday, such as travel
overseas.
When I am a childhood, I celebrated the spring festival with my family
about a month in my winter vacation in traditional way, such as helping cleaning
our houses, putting red couplets on gates, setting off firecrackers, and wear
new clothes. Now, I spend only 4 or 5 days at home with my parents in
celebrating the spring festival, then I will hurry back to work. Maybe in the
near future, I will have no time celebrating spring festival hometown, and my
parents have to come to stay with us in the city.
Whether or no, I like the spring festival. It is one of the most important
part of our Chinese culture. However busy I am, I will try my best to
celebrating it with the traditional way to protect those our ancestor has leave
behind.
篇18:我的理想高中英语作文带翻译
全文共 1528 字
+ 加入清单Ideal is good, is happy, is the ideal starting point for success. I think, every student has a beautiful ideal, to ask what is my ideal, I would say: "my ideal is that when a CCTV news".To ask why I have this ideal, or from the start of life. "CCTV news broadcast" is our Chinese important news, not only we the people of the whole country, there are many foreigners will see, so the occupation represents the image and language level in china. There is a reason: this work can make our country peoples access to the latest news, let us Chinese political connections. In this work the way repay our great motherland mother.The ideal is behind the efforts of one hundred thousand and difficult challenge. In the future days, I will try my best to learn culture while learning about presided over knowledge, and from the aspects of improving, show ego, challenge higher field. If you want to succeed, must fix its body, like a candle, you want to burn it up, there must be a match, the match is our efforts.The ideal is a life, in our heart sowed the young; the ideal is a whip, let us work hard; my ideal is that when a CCTV news, it is my life goal.
理想是好的,是快乐的,是成功的起点。我认为,每个学生都有一个美好的理想,问我的理想是什么,我会说:“我的理想是当一个央视新闻工作者”。问我为什么有这样的理想,因为这来源于生活。“央视新闻联播”是我们中国重要的新闻,不仅我们整个国家的人民,有许多外国人会看到,所以职业代表着中国形象和语言水平。还有一个原因:这个工作可以使我们的国家人民访问到最新的新闻及了解我们中国的政治关系。以这样工作的方式来偿还我们伟大的祖国母亲。理想的背后是十万年的努力和困难的挑战。在未来的日子里,我将尽我最大的努力学习文化,学习知识,学习改善这些方面,展示自我,挑战更高的领域,如果你想要成功,必须修复它的身体,像一根蜡烛,你想烧掉它,必须有一场比赛,对手是我们的努力。理想是生命,在我们心中播下了年轻;理想是鞭子,让我们努力工作,我的理想是当一个央视新闻工作者,这是我的人生目标。
篇19:关于朋友英语作文高中
全文共 3213 字
+ 加入清单There is an old Chinese saying: Top students come from strict teachers.
Perhaps affected by this saying for a long time, we believe it right. However,
as time flies, lots of things have changed. Therefore, I am eager to discuss
what relation is the best between teachers and students.A teacher can treat a
student in two ways .One is strict, and the other is friendly. Most teachers
prefer the first way.To start with, we certainly have to admit that strictness
is very effective, especially to the naughty pupils.
As pupils we aren’t able to control ourselves well or fix our attention on
one thing for a long time. We do most things because they are interesting or we
feel like doing. We are always looking out of the window in class. Sometimes, we
get to play games and forget our homework. On this occasion, strictness is a
must. It not only forces us to do the right thing, but also helps us develop a
good learning habit, which is of great importance during our whole life .In
other words, it is the first step to success.Still, everything has two sides.
Its weak points are very obvious. You see, there’re top students in a class,
where average students make up the majority. Then teachers’ orders or
suggestions are for the majority, not for top students. However, top students
always have their own study plans and prefer special homework, so orders usually
won’t take great effect on them.
Maybe you have thought out that teachers can give orders only to the
majority and set some freedom to top students. However, it’s impossible .For a
whole class, teachers couldn’t give order to part of the class, for the majority
would question why they needn’t do such work, but we need? It would be probable
that they think teachers treat them not equally, and will not obey teachers’
orders any more. This is a difficulty for teachers.It also has another
disadvantage——the communication problem .Since teachers are strict, we never
tell teachers our personal affairs or secrets. Mostly we just tell them to our
friends, but as students too, they couldn’t help to solve our problem, such as
puppy love, communication problems or study problems .Not being solved
completely, they always disturb us, influencing our daily life and study. I’m
sure that you think that making friends with teachers can solve the problem, and
you are eager to do so as well. But if we do so, new problems will come out .You
see, an adult couldnt control himself well at times, let alone us students.
However if teachers are our friends, I doubt whether their orders will take
effect any more .You see, have we ever treated our friends’ orders as orders? We
think they’re only jokes. This is another difficulty for teachers.Additionally,
our parents have the same problem. Yes, we need to be friends, but not complete
friends. We need to keep a certain distance, making us communicate well and
willing to take your orders. I remember a story.One day, a lady had her rest
room decorated. And a skilled worker was bricking up the wall. Seeing large
cracks between the bricks, she questioned why. The worker told her after this
summer, the bricks would become bigger, and those cracks would disappear.That is
not only decoration, but also communication. The principle is the same.
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+ 加入清单Marcel Hirscher continued his dominant start to the alpine skiing World Cup season with yet more milestones on Sunday.
The Austrian, seeking an unprecedented fifth consecutive overall title, became the first man to win three successive giant slalom races at the Alta Badia venue, in Italys Dolomite mountains.
He claimed the World Cup lead from Aksel Lund Svindal, moving 20 points ahead of the Norwegian -- who was 28th, following his two speed-event wins in preceding days at nearby Val Gardena.
Hirscher claimed his fourth victory this season, and his third in giant slalom -- a technical discipline where he already leads by 134 points after only four rounds.
He was 0.19 seconds ahead of Norways Henrik Kristoffersen after the two runs, while Frances Victor Muffat-Jeandet was third.
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"I skied at my 100% limit in the second run," Hirscher said after the 35th win of his career put him one behind sixth-placed compatriot Benjamin Raich in the all-time standings.
"It was difficult snow, not as icy as were used to here in Alta Badia and I think that Henrik skied a smoother run, but I gave it all my power and in the end I am really happy to come away with the win."
In Sundays womens action, Eva-Maria Brem made it a double giant slalom success for Austria by winning in Courchevel, France.
Switzerlands Lara Gut, who won twice at Val dIsere in Fridays alpine combined and Saturdays downhill, tied for second with Norways Nina Loeseth.
Gut extended her overall World Cup lead to 58 points over American star Lindsey Vonn, who was 13th following her crash on Saturday.
"I didnt really feel very balanced today," Vonn said. "I think I just rung my bell a little bit yesterday."
Brem claimed her second career World Cup victory, having been runner-up in the previous giant slalom races at Aspen and ?re.
"Every season I just need that one moment when everything gets together -- that one run, like the second one in Aspen when I felt, This is how I need to keep this working," the 27-year-old said.
"I knew what I had to do, but waiting at the start was tough. That second victory was beautiful too and that made me cry."