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1000万圣节的高中作文英语
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+ 加入清单Today is Halloween in the west. I went to suzhou park with my parents and went to Halloween.
I feel very lively as soon as I get in! Many, many monsters! They are all tourists. Then I saw the floats! The people on the float came down, cats, death, vampires and so on. I took pictures with them.
The most dynamic is me (wang xin), I am wearing orange pumpkin, with pumpkin cap and pumpkin basket, I am the pumpkin fairy! Dad wears a skeleton head mask, mom with a fluorescent stick, we are the devil combination, we follow the crowd to the Caribbean square. Oh! It turned out that there was a performance, and the show was a dance, and it was wonderful. Whos patting me on the shoulder when were looking at it in high spirits? I looked back, and there was a monster that startled me! The actor finished his performance and ran off to frighten every...
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篇1:初一暑假英语
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+ 加入清单The summer vacation this year, our family person went a lot of a lot of
amused interesting place plays, we went 101 buildings, lunar eyebrow explores
Eden, gao Tie explores a house... etc amused interesting place plays, what I
feel happy days always passes is very fast, I spend the summer vacation this
year very happily, so I just can feel happy to light always passes very quickly.
I am written down so that our family has the summer vacation this year the 101
buildings that go to Taipei city, when elevator still does not have attic, can
see Taipei city, I feel I am like is big giant, the house resembles is toy
house, the car resembles is toy house, the person resembles is small ant euqally
small, I feel absorbing.
Besides, our family still has go lunar eyebrow explores Eden, over there
very big! We play skyscraping annulus first, skyscraping annulus can reach very
tall place, we play corsair later, corsair left and right sides shakes special
stimulation, we still have go playing very resemble rotating the You Le
establishment of coffee cup, establishment of this You Le is very amused, if did
not help good armrest up to be able to slip all the time,will slip, this I feel
very interesting, we still have go playing imperial crown swing, establishment
of this one You Le wont be very exciting, when rotating, have slightly wind is
blown, this feeling seems to blowing fanner, nevertheless, the fanner of its
nature, besides this a few swim interestingly again amusedly outside happy
establishment, still have a lot of amused You Le establishment! The summer
vacation this year, our family besides go 101 buildings and Eden of lunar
eyebrow exploration play, still have go Gao Tie explores a canal to look around,
gao Tie has the thing of a lot of a lot of Guan Wugao iron inside exploration
house, have: Film appreciation, the game that fish, drive Gao Ties game, for
very the appearance of Gao Tie is 3 pediform principle... wait a few amused
interesting establishment, I acquired a lot of knowledge inside house of tall
iron exploration.
I feel although this one summer vacation passes exceedingly quickly,
nevertheless, I went to the place of a lot of playing in this one summer
vacation, also increased the knowledge of a lot of in a lot of place, I saw
Taipei city in the 101 buildings of Taipei city, also explored a house to
understand Gao Tie in Gao Tie, had termed begins now, my hope is fine
nevertheless summer vacation comes quickly, can look around to each district and
amuse oneself.
篇2:2024年高考英语作文
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+ 加入清单【构思点拨】本题属于题目、提纲式作文,给出的要点虽然不多,但要求考生根据生活中亲身经历的一件事,说明一切成功来源于凡事早做规划,不断追求,辛勤劳作这个道理。因此要注意结合自己的经历,谈出自己对此的感受即可。
俗话说:早起的鸟儿有虫吃。请根据你生活中亲身经历的一件事,说明一切成功源于干凡事早做规划,不断追求,辛勤劳作。
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the early bird will catch worms
an old saying "the early bird will catch worms" reminds us that if people want to be successful and outstanding, they must plan ahead of time and make their efforts to overcome all the possible difficulties.
for example, the chinese athletes excellent performance in xx olympic winter games in vancouver is definitely the result of their early planning and hard training. if they don t set the aim and word work, even though they have the best talents, they cant compete with others and get more medals.
another case in point is my learning experience. i was good at english, but i couldnt pass the exam, for i wasnt prepared well before the examination. i had many things to solve at that time. as i met the complex things, i was at a loss. the reason was that i had no plan and involved in many things and didnt study more hard, so i failed.
in short, the saying shows us the important of planning, working hard and constantly trying.
篇3:关于故宫的英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Ive been to a lot of beautiful places, but in my mind, the most important
thing in my mind is the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City is a place where the ancient emperor of China can live.
The imperial palace has: temple of heaven, echo wall, emperors study and so on
many beautiful places. There are colorful flowers in the temple of heaven, very
beautiful. The flowers and grasses and the famous flowers and plants are all
numerous and numerous, very beautiful, far from looking like a colorful flower
in the open. Like a fairyland on earth. The temple of heaven is not a famous
artist.
The echo wall is a miracle of acoustics, which is a masterpiece of ancient
craftsman. The wall tiles of the echo wall are not as strong as others. It is
specially made in shandong linqing place. The slurry brick is exquisite, and the
sound of the metal sound, commonly known as the gold brick. If you shout in the
echo wall, the echo will be strong.
Its better to see if you have the chance, and believe that it will make
you feel better.
篇4:端午节的习俗英语高中
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+ 加入清单Dear Maria,
Im very happy that you are interested in Chinese culture,especially the festivals.Now let me tell you something about the Dragon Boat Festival.The Dragon Boat Festival,also called the Duanwu Festival ,is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.People always eat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat races to celebrate it.
The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races,especially in the southern places where there are many rivers and lakes. It’s very popular.
The rice dumpling is made of glutinous rice,meat and so on. You can eat different kinds of rice dumplings.They are very delicious.
And Dragon Boat Festival is for Qu Yuan. He is an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.
Overall, the Dragon Boat Festival is very interesting!
Your friend
Li Hua
篇5:关于网购英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单When it comes to online shopping, different people holds different ideas
towards it. Some people seem extremely enjoy the way of buying things online
because they feel online shopping is so convenient. Some just don’t believe that
they can buy good quality commodities from Internet. As far as I’m concerned, I
think online shopping creates lots of benefits to people.
Firstly, buying things online is a way of saving time. Compared with the
traditional way of shopping, we have no need to go out to pick up our favorite
goods from store to store. Just a click, we can have things in our shopping cart
and just wait for the goods to be delivered to us. To this extent, not only we
can save the time of finding things from store to store but we don’t need to
spend time on transportation. Thus, we can save lots of time to enjoy fun.
Secondly, buying things online can save our money. People buy commodities
by Internet not only because it saves us time, but also, we can save lots of
money. It is often seen that some people just go to the physical store to check
out the commodities they want to buy and then they would search for their
favorite commodities online and take the order. People do this just because they
know that online goods are usually cheaper than the goods displayed in shop
window because online shop have no need to pay the rent. So, people are more
inclined to buying things from online store.
Thirdly, convenience is the last but not least thing of shopping online.
Since we can buy things online, there is no need to go out to look for things we
want to buy. What we need to do is to simply sit before our computer, search for
things we want to buy, click our favorite thing and then pay our order by our
bank card. And then, you just need to wait for your goods to be delivered to
your home.
In conclusion, shopping online is a convenient, time-saving and money
saving way of buying things. Therefore, we can benefit a lot from shopping
online. That’s the reason of why shopping online has developed faster and faster
in recent years.
篇6:保护环境英语作文高一100词
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+ 加入清单In the last several decades, our earth has been extremely polluted, such as
air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and so on. In recent years, the
extreme weather becomes more and more frequent. Winter gets colder and summer
becomes hotter and it rains more frequently. All of these warn us that
protecting the environment is a serious and emergent event. As our general
people, we should build proper lifestyle. We should pay attention to water and
light saving. When we go out, we should firstly choose the public
transportation. The most important is that we must realize that we can do a lot
of things to protect our environment. Its our duty to make our home better.
Let’s change from ourselves.
篇7:有关除夕的英语高中
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+ 加入清单Today is New Years Eve morning, firecrackers sounding snap snap away. As long as you take a look at the outside, red firecrackers everywhere, come together to form a Red Sea. The family have their own homes going up in the beautiful, it seems like in the match. My family is no exception, sweeping, glass, cabinets, such as rubbing. Prepare the arrival of the New Year. 今天是除夕,上午,鞭炮声劈啪劈啪的响个不停。只要你向外面看一看,到处都是红红的鞭炮,汇成了一条红海。各家人都把自己家打扮的漂漂亮亮的,好像在比美似的。我家也不例外,扫地、擦玻璃、擦柜子等。准备新年的到来。 Afternoon, we posted in accordance with the custom of the Chinese New Year couplets, father and a good paste, and then said to me: "I paste you posted, I looked at the high level you say rich, said that if the lower rising good you ", I asked my father why? Dad said: "The plan is a lucky," "Oh, I understand," We posted on the Alliance are: evil Hongfu family happy is: wang gas people to come into everything. 下午,我们就按过年的习俗贴春联,爸爸和好浆糊,然后对我说:“我贴你看着高低我贴高了你就说‘发财’,如果低了就说‘高升’好吗”,我问爸爸为什么呢?爸爸说:“就是图个吉祥”,“噢我懂了”我们贴的上联是:家有宏福千般喜,下联是:人来 旺气万事成。 End paste New Year, we began dumplings. Good luck to Tim, we are still a dumpling in a bag of coins. Dinner, my folder, a Dumpling, one to eat, "cough," the voice of a coin吃出for my whole family applauded, and say that I am lucky this year. After dumplings, we saw the Chinese New Year Festival, my favorite essay nd "yellow soybeans." Liu Qian first a one-dollar coins into the cup, then into the host egg rings. "Bean yellow" in a person to "take off clouds" that they "Li Xiangyun" really funny. No wonder people say: "Spring Festival Evening Show" is a cultural feast. 贴完春联,我们就开始包饺子。为了添吉祥,我们还在一个饺子里包了一个硬币。吃晚饭时,我夹了一个饺子,一吃 “咯”的一声,吃出一个硬币全家人都为我鼓掌,说我今年有福气。吃完饺子,我们又
篇8:除夕夜高一英语词左右
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+ 加入清单Get up this morning, our family is happy New Year to each other.I finished
the accumulation, I went out to play to play.One out of the door, I saw
thousands of sunshine like a sword, Pierce the atmosphere, shine on the earth, I
think maybe because today is New Years day, the sky grandpa make the weather is
sunny today.Look at the sky, blue, bright and clean, like a transparent mirror
thick, white clouds, the clouds like cotton, like waves, hung on the day side,
compose the day over there, the sky is decorated picturesque.Look ahead, both
sides stood door lifelike stone lions, a big mouth, staring at two pair of big
eyes, power and grandeur, like two soldiers on guard, they are one male, one
female, male feet standing on a ball, like to play there, female foot stepped on
a small lion, like to look after their children there.Evening, mother asked me
to take a bath, I cant help but ask: "why the Chinese New Year will take a
shower?"Mother said: "New Years day to wash them clean, can have a good year,
next year there will be a good one million."Finished washing bath, I looked out
of the window, multicolored fireworks straight up into the sky, blossom in mid
air, like a peacock, such as split again.A moment is in red, like peach apricot
flowers rained, for a while, and all over the sky, golden like the harvest rice
is scattered all over the sky.
Finished watching the fireworks, I fell asleep.
篇9:我的妈妈英语作文初5
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+ 加入清单My mother is a village woman,who is already in her fifties. She had very
little school education,but she knows that knowledge is of great importance to
young people.
She often asks me how I get along with my studies and encourages me to
study hard.My mother takes good care of me and does everything she can for me,so
that I can spend more time on my study.
Once she was badly ill and had stayed in bed for several days. When I got
home to see her at night,I found the light was still on and mother was sitting
in bed,making new clothes for me ! I was so deeply moved that tears came to my
eyes.
Such is my mother,a kind and hard-working woman. Ill respect and love her
forever.
篇10:我的理想生活高中英语作文
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+ 加入清单Everyone has their own dreams, I am the same. But my dream is not a lawyer, not a doctor, not actors, not even an industry.
Perhaps my dream big people will find it ridiculous, but this has been my pursuit! My dream is to want to have a folk life! I want it to become a beautiful painting, it is not only sharp colors, but also the colors are bleak, I do not rule out the painting is part of the black, but I will treasure these bleak colors! Not yet, how about, a colorful painting, if not bleak, add color, how can it more prominent American? Life is like painting, painting the bright red color represents life beautiful happy moments. Painting a bleak color represents life difficult, unpleasant time. You may find a flat with a beautiful road is not very good yet, but I do not think it will. If a person lives flat then what is the point?
Life is only a short few decades, I want it to go Finally, Each memory is a solid.
篇11:关于朋友英语年级
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+ 加入清单Everyone needs a friend, because we are not the only one in the world. We
need someone to talk to and share our happiness and sorrow. Last night, I saw a
movie, the protagonist’s friend asked him what was a friend, and he gave the
answer that a friend was someone you can talk about your secret and you would
share food with. It is a child’s opinion, and it is simple and real. A friend is
someone who we can trust, we don’t have to hide ourselves and just who we are.
We will feel comfortable with them. When we are in trouble, we will think of
them and they will come to help.
篇12:满分高中英语作文
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+ 加入清单The summer holiday is coming. Our class have had a discussion about what to do during the holiday. Some are in favor of staying at home. They think its both convenient and comfortable. Whats more, they can save money for other purposes. But they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world.
However, others prefer to go out for traveling since it can increase their knowledge and broaden their horizons. But they will spend more money and meet some difficulties while traveling.
In my opinion, it would be much better to stay at home, for I can do what I like, such as reading books, watching TV, and helping my parents with the housework.
篇13:2024年高考英语作文
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+ 加入清单home to a strong earthquake, the people working outside xinjirufen. their first thought is that their loved ones are safe » how home-like » rush to return home as soon as possible, to participate in the rescue and rebuild their homes. but natural disasters which blocked the railway, the train decommissioning, long-distance truck capacity shortage, more than 10,000 from around the convergence of sichuan province to xian transit workers in disaster areas anxiously awaiting the return home!
qualcomm situation in the heart, blood is thicker than water. migrant workers in the disaster areas to return home affect the way the hearts of the people of xian. provincial party secretary zhao leji, governor yuan chunqing the first time made important instructions, xian municipal government immediately made arrangements to mobilize all the forces can be mobilized quickly organized the citys capacity to the fastest speed sending migrant workers to go home.
to the secretary, to the mayor, to the commander and political commissar of the past, public security, traffic, traffic police and health departments to the person in charge. migrant workers came to the middle, wenhanwennuan, a certain commitment to send them home as soon as possible, so that migrant workers have been anxious the warm comfort. metro, the mobilization of yanta, who conscientiously fulfill their duties; bureau of transportation, bus companies to mobilize, they transferred the bus in good condition; xian tourism groups to mobilize, they prepared the way migrant workers the necessary food and drink; policemen mobilized, they clear their task is to maintain order and cleared the way by police escort; oil companies to mobilize, they ensure that the fuel is sufficient; mobilization of the health system, ambulances and medical staff accompanied all the way to the bao kang; our troops mobilized, they built the road vehicles and all the necessary supplies. a few hours, xian on the mobilization of the 268 long-distance bus, eager to return home to the migrant workers send home the road.
no valentines love in the earthquake. party committees at all levels of xian, the love, the urgency of radical workers, migrant workers would like to think, to handle the affairs of migrant workers in the hearts. xian love in all walks of life, their real actions, another interpretation of "a difficult one, p plus assistance," the traditional chinese virtues.
家乡遭受强烈地震,在外打工的人心急如焚。他们的第一个念头就是,亲人可安全?家园怎么样?尽快赶回家,参加抢救,重建家园。但灾害使铁路受阻,火车停运,长途车运力不足,一万多名从各地汇聚到西安中转的四川灾区民工在焦急地等待回家!
情通于心,血浓于水。灾区民工的回家之路牵动着西安人民的心。省委书记赵乐际、省长袁纯清在第一时间作出了重要指示,西安市委、市政府立即作出了部署,要求动员一切可以动员的力量,迅速组织全市运力,以最快的速度送民工返乡。
书记来了,市长来了,司令来了,政委来了,公安、交通、交警、卫生等各部门的负责人来了。来到民工中间,问寒问暖,承诺一定尽快送他们回家,让焦急的民工得到了温暖的抚慰。新城、雁塔政府动员起来了,他们认真履行着自己的职责;交通局、公交公司动员起来了,他们调来了状况良好的大客车;西安旅游集团动员起来了,他们备好了民工路上所需的食品饮料;公安干警动员起来了,他们明确自己的任务是维持秩序,并用警车开道护航;石油公司动员起来了,他们确保的是油料充足;卫生系统动员起来了,救护车和医护人员一路相随为的是保康健;我们的部队动员起来了,他们自带车辆和路上所需的一切给养。短短的几个小时,西安就调集了268辆长途客车,把急切返乡的民工送上了回家的路。
地震无情人有情。西安各级党委、政府有情,急民工所急,想民工所想,把事情办在了民工的心坎上。西安各行各业有情,他们用实际行动又一次诠释了“一方有难,八方援手”的中华传统美德。
篇14:关于改变自己英语
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+ 加入清单In our daily life, we can learn something from some cases. However, from my
point of view, I think that it is essential for us to know ourselves in a right
way. People who have a full awareness of the importance to improve themselves
will discover themselves continuously. Therefore, we can say that if we want to
change ourselves, we must bravely reveal ourselves.
Every coin has two sides, and we are no exception. When we experience some
situations, we will find that there are many advantages of us. Thus, we can have
a huge sense of satisfaction. We may have a little pride, because we are happy
that we can make good use of our advantages to solve more difficult problems in
the future. However, at the same time, we also can realize that there are still
some disadvantages of us. These disadvantages will bring us different
influences. I’d like to point out that people who can bravely accept and remove
their disadvantages will gain a bright future. On the contrary, people who
choose escape or ignorance their disadvantages will indulge themselves, and they
no further progress.
Don’t indulge yourself. If we indulge ourselves, we will meet more terrible
suffering in our later life. I know that when we find our weakness, we may say
that I will never do that again, and regret doing so meaningless thing. I am
such a fool. But when we meet similar situations next time, we will still tell
ourselves that it doesn’t matter that I do it again. Then we will indulge
ourselves to expand our disadvantages. It shows that some people who have no own
principle will fail to realize their promises. When we can overcome our
laziness, we will understand that solving some problems may be not so difficult.
Therefore, we should try our best to control ourselves to pursue higher
development.
There are no any excuses to indulge yourself. We should tell ourselves that
we are capable to overcome our weakness, though it needs much time. However, if
we succeed once, then we will be successful again. Last, we don’t indulge
ourselves. We will become more complete.
Everyone can take actions to improve themselves. Don’t indulge yourself. If
you succeed, you will acquire a huge wealth, and your life will become more
brilliant.
篇15:生活英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Time spent at a university is a most worthwhile period in a young persons
life. This is a time when a student begins to form his or her ideas about life
in general. Attending classes and studying in the library keep a student busy
and provide him or her with access to valuable information, adding to his or her
knowledge base.
Campus life can also be rich and colorful. Most universities offer a
variety of extracurricular activities such as sports events, contests, and other
social gatherings, enabling the students to experience relief from study and
homework. Students often form lifelong friendships through the varied
experiences of university life.
During the time a student spends at university, he not only develops his
intellectual abilites,he also develops social skills as well as knowledge and
wisdom necessary for choosing a future career. By learning how to balance
intense study and recreation, a student will be well prepared for the challenges
of future responsibilities.
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:传统文化英语作文高4
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+ 加入清单The Culture of China is home to one of the worlds oldest and most complex
civilizations. China boasts a history rich in over 5,000 years of artistic,
philosophical, political, and scientific advancement. Though regional
differences provide a sense of diversity, commonalities in language and religion
connect a culture distinguished by such significant contributions such as
Confucianism and Taoism. Confucianism was the official philosophy throughout
most of Imperial Chinas history and strongly influenced other countries in East
Asia. Mastery of Confucian texts provided the primary criterion for entry into
the imperial bureaucracy.
With the rise of Western economic and military power beginning in the
mid-19th century, Western systems of social and political organization gained
adherents in China. Some of these would-be reformers rejected Chinas cultural
legacy, while others sought to combine the strengths of Chinese and Western
cultures.
China is a unified nation consisting of many different ethnic groups.
Fifty-six different ethnic groups make up the great Chinese national family.
Because the Han people accounts for more than ninety percent of Chinas
population, the remaining fifty-five groups are generally referred to as "ethnic
minorities." Next to the majority Han, the Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, and Uygur
peoples comprise the largest ethnic groups. Although Chinas ethnic minorities
do not account for a large portion of the population, they are distributed over
a vast area, residing in every corner of China.
Particularly since the implementation of Chinas opening and reform policy,
the central government has increased investment in minority areas and
accelerated their opening to the outside world. This has resulted in an upsurge
of economic development in these areas. Each of Chinas ethnic minority groups
possesses a distinctive culture. The Chinese government respects minority
customs, and works to preserve, study, and collate the cultural artifacts of
Chinas ethnic minority groups. The government vigorously supports the
development of minority culture and the training of minority cultural workers,
and fosters the development of traditional minority medicine.
The relation among Chinas ethnic groups can be described as "overall
integration, local concentration, mutual interaction." Concentrations of ethnic
minorities reside within predominantly Han areas, and the Han people also reside
in minority areas, indicating that there has been extensive exchanges among
Chinas ethnic groups since ancient times. With the development of the market
economy, interaction among ethnic groups has become even more active in the
areas of government, economics, culture, daily life, and marriage. Linked by
interdependence, mutual assistance, and joint development, their common goals
and interests creating a deep sense of solidarity, Chinas ethnic groups
resemble a great national family, together building Chinese civilization.
篇18:有关压力英语初三
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+ 加入清单Those who live in cities around the world are likely going to have similar
experiences about living and the associated challenges regardless of their
location on the globe. Most of these challenges revolve around stress which
studies have shown is a part of living. Regardless of what you do and your
profession and place stress is not avoidable but could be minimized. Those who
see stress as an enemy will probably live an irritable life which is quite
unnecessary.
How then do we cope with stress? I am going to give you tips that have
helped and are still helping me in coping with life in the city of Lagos
Nigeria, the most populous African city, where orientation of people is quite
different in many ways about stress and living with others.
篇19:保护动物的英语
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+ 加入清单I am a student from Xinhua Middle School in Chongqing,China. Informed that
you have a vacancy for a student to serve as the spokesman for animals, I cannot
resist my inner excitement,hoping to seize the opportunity to do something for
animals .
In my mind,nothing can delight me so much as caring for animals. Wherever I
go and whatever I do, I usually keep in mind that animals are angels from the
heaven, which bring us endless comfort and pleasure. I have been a panda lover
since my childhood. Panda is so lovely that brings fun to people and they are
regarded as the treasure of our country. Unfortunately,such a rare species is
now faced with the danger of being extinct。What I am eager to do is to raise
people’s awareness of animal protection and appeal to more people to care for
our earth companies.
It is my belief that all human beings can make a difference together. I
would appreciate it if my application could get your approval.