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关于梦想的英语作文小学

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The time of middle school is short and precious, but for some students,

they sit in the class and dont show any passion to learn knowledge. They like

to do something that is against what teachers tell them to do. Such as when the

teacher is presenting knowledge, they choose to read novel, or when it is the

time for them to do some exercise, they sleep. They dont care about study. It

is so negative for them to treat study. We are young and should be full of

energy. It is the best time for us to gain knowledge. What we learn today will

help us to realize our dreams, so lets fight for our goals.

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篇1:小学4年级英语写一封信

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16 April 2006

Dear Sir,

I am working on a new project which is called A Survey of New Industry in the Maywood District. According to the design of our district, we need information about firms that have recently moved into this area. Your firm is one of the largest of these, so I shall be very grateful if you can spare the time to help me.

Three points are specially important to the project. The first one is the training schemes for school leavers. The second one is about the transport arrangements to overcome poor road and rail links in this district. The third is the plans for expansion.

Any other information will be useful, but those points are the ones with which I most need your help.

I am enclosing an information form for you to fill in. I hope you can post it to us as soon as possible. I apologize for adding to your work with this request, but I do hope that you will feel able to assist me.

I would be most grateful for your favorable consideration of this request.

Yours faithfully,

Mary Spencer

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篇2:博物馆六年级小学生

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今年暑假,我和爸爸、妈妈来到了有着悠久历史的西安古城,在那里我们游览了秦兵马俑博物馆、大雁塔、西安古城墙等历史名胜古迹,让我最记忆深刻的就是秦兵马俑博物馆了。

我们驱车来到了位于西安临潼县的秦兵马俑博物馆,首先映入我眼帘的是气势恢宏的仿古建筑。听导游阿姨讲,秦始皇兵马俑这一世界奇观是几位农民在树林里打井时,意外发现的,因而,从某种意义上讲,是几个农民发现了这“世界第八大奇迹”。

在游览陆续发掘的一号坑、二号坑、三号坑里,几千件兵马俑整齐排列,它们个个身材高大,一般都在1。80米左右,有弩兵俑、武士俑、马俑等,从上往下看,一排排兵马俑,站姿威武、昂首挺胸、千姿百态、形神各异、栩栩如生,,展现了秦始皇那战无不胜的庞大军队。看那弩兵,手持长弩,一心想要保家卫国,宁愿牺牲自己生命。还有那步兵俑手持长戈,身披铠甲,威武无比。

更值得看的是在文物陈列厅展出的,被世人称为“青铜之冠”的青铜战车,听导游阿姨讲:“青铜战车分为1、2号车,1号车的真品在西安的世园会上,现在看到的2号车是真品。”2号车上有4匹马,每匹马头顶上分别有一个鬓尖,这个东西叫“铜管”,另外在车顶上有一个龟壳一般的东西,做工精细,象征着长命百岁。看完了战车,我心里感叹道:“这只有巧工才能雕出这样的好的东西啊!”

在展览厅我看到了法国前总统希拉克的题词:“世界上有七大奇迹,秦俑的发现可以说是八大奇迹了,不看金字塔不算真正到过埃及,不看秦俑不算真正到过中国。”

参观完兵马俑,我深有感触。兵马俑不仅体现了我国劳动人民的智慧和创造,兵马俑更是全世界的一个奇迹!它让外国人赞叹,它让中国人骄傲!

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篇3:小学六年级我的心愿

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去年,在我的如海洋广阔的心灵之中,一直停泊着一叶舟,我想驶走它,却总是驶不走,仿佛有一个锚一样锁住了。

这一叶舟就是我的一个心愿——拿比赛的一等奖。

一次偶然的机会,学校组织了一次英语演讲比赛,我一开始认为这是一个很不错的拿奖机会,可又转念一想:等会儿!是英语的演讲呀!之前就连……连普通话演讲也没拿到奖,还报名英语的?要是到时候了,奖没拿到,还浪费了时间,不就完了吗?不过不努力一把又怎会知道不行呢?于是,我犹豫不决地举起了手,手心在不经意间出汗,脊背上也冷冷的。

回到家后,自然是做准备工作,七点多写好作业,连叹息的机会也没有,便开始练习,我站在大厅,挥动双手,开始边讲边跳,想尽可能把自己变得活泼,有趣。日复一日,月复一月,这种生活仿佛都是之前的重影,我开始烦躁这种生活了,不想再过下去,我一脸苦闷地对妈妈说:“妈!我不想比赛了,太累了,这种生活有什么好的,为了一个虚名值得吗?”妈妈意味深长地说:“你要坚持,之前也许差了一个坚持的梯子,这次只有坚持才能成功!”

不知不觉开始比赛了,赛场座无虚席,人头攒动。我好不容易坐了下来,开始准备上台,其他选手,基本全是标准笑容,神情饱满,我又开始慌了。天呀!这要我怎么办呀!我只能默念:“我是戏精……”我曾多次想回去,但又忍住。不一会儿,我上台了,全场目光聚焦于此,我有点怕,握紧双拳,长叹一口气,放下心慌。开始比赛,我尽力微笑,尽力的活泼一点,三分钟,如三个世纪,终于,我完成了比赛,共89分,竟是全场第一。我一蹦三尺高,我自己也没料到,恨不得撞破天空,分享喜悦。

终于,这一叶舟,一叶小舟起航了,缓缓驶向远方,消失于无边的星空……

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篇4:春天的变化六年级小学生

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春天来了,它带着温暖的风来了!春风吹绿了小草,大地像披上了一件绿色的大衣;春风吹开了百花,生活更显得更加绚丽。看!粉红色的桃花开满了枝头,远远望去就像一片片的红云,美丽极了。雪白雪白的梨花开满了枝头,就像白玉一样晶莹闪亮。河堤上的柳树姑娘长出了一头碧绿的长发,微风吹过,满头秀发随风飘舞。

春天的变化太大了,田野里麦苗绿浪翻滚,天上的风筝越飞越高,可爱的小燕子也从南方回来了,在忙着建它们的新家园,就连姨妈家的小乌龟也悄悄变化着。冬天,姨妈家养的沙滩龟的头老钻在沙子里,即使我用铲子戳它,它也不把头探出来。可是现在,它正在沙堆上懒洋洋地晒太阳那!

啊!春天的变化可真大呀!

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篇5:小学六年级下册人教版同步

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“感恩的心,感谢有你……”空气中弥漫着婉转的歌声,优美的旋律扣人心弦。这就是感恩,感恩是璀璨的光,是温暖的火,是清凉的风。

感恩父母。没有父母,就没有现在的你,母爱如海,父爱如山,我们在山林中歇息,在大海中畅游。我们在父母的庇护下成长。有索取,就必须有回报。在家中做一个好女儿。在父母劳累时,帮他们捶背、倒水,说一句“爸爸妈妈辛苦啦。”做一些自己力所能及的家务活,帮爸爸妈妈分担辛苦。更重要的是你的学习,当你拿出一个漂亮的成绩时,那定是对父母最大的回报。

感恩老师。老师是辛勤的园丁,用汗水浇灌着我们成长,我们在老师的教育下一点一滴地进步;我们在老师的鼓励下策马奔腾。老师为我们奉献了那么多,我们也应该为老师做些什么。下课了,帮老师把教学用书那去办公室,在老师口干舌燥时捧上一杯热腾腾的水,帮助老师打扫办公室卫生,当我们取得更大,更优秀的成绩时,老师一定会露出欣慰的笑。

感恩所有!在在人生这条道路上,或许是一个人的微笑让你学会礼貌,或许是一首动听的歌曲让你重新振作,或许是一阵风吹走你的烦恼,又或许是一句话让你跃过坎坷……

把感恩放在心头,一路欢歌——感谢有你!

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篇6:小学学校里的日记400字

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我们的学校美丽至极。

春天,学校的花坛开出了朵朵香气扑鼻的鲜花,蜜蜂蝴蝶在花中翩翩起舞。小草从地里探出头来,随着风儿频频点头,仿佛在说:“熬了一个冬天,总算把春天盼来了”。道路两旁的树木都长出了嫩绿的新芽,一副生机勃勃的样子。我们也脱掉笨重的冬装,在操场上飞奔着,无比快乐。

夏天,芙蓉花开放了,像婴儿的脸蛋,天真的微笑着。道旁树树叶茂盛,犹如一把巨大的绿伞,为我们遮阴。鸟儿喳喳欢唱,为夏天的到来献上了一首摇滚乐。男孩穿上了短裤,显得特别精神,女孩换上了连衣裙,更加活泼了。

秋姑娘踩着舞步走来了,小草被秋姑娘涂上了金黄色的油彩。树落下来一片片似黄蝴蝶的落叶,值日生扫了又扫,可就是扫不干净,弄得值日生很无奈。秋姑娘真能逗他们玩啊。我们跳绳,踢足球,可开心了。

冬爷爷抚着胡子来了,雪落在大地上,大地好像披上了一层白纱。树变成了一座座冰雕,一座像美丽的小木屋,一座像正在睡觉的梅花鹿,一座像展翅欲飞的金雕,形态各异。我们堆雪人,打雪仗,可高兴了。

我们的校园真美丽,我们在这样美丽的学校幸福的学习,快乐的成长,我爱我们的校园。

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篇7:亲切的怀念六年级小学生

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时间像一片凋零的落叶,已经远逝,带走了我们曾经快乐的时光,带走了你拥有的一切,也带走了敬爱的你的灵魂,却永远带不走我对你的怀念。你曾经的淳淳教导,还在我耳畔回响;你曾经的种种包容,还在我眼前浮现;你曾经的点点关爱,还在我心间珍藏……你,让我怀念。

小时候,你一直是我最温暖的依靠。小时候的我,像个孩子王,闯的祸一个比一个大,你却依旧对我那样包容。你年纪大了,却还是为了我,乐此不疲地陪我玩。我还记得有一次,你为了帮我拿掉在树上的玩具,从椅子上摔了下来,腿上留下了一个伤疤。我被人欺负了,你总是安慰我,还为了帮我出气,去教训那些小孩。我一直记得你对我的好,并把它藏在心里。

后来,上了小学,因为学习的缘故,很少可以和你在一起玩,渐渐的,我们疏远了许多。偶尔在你那里住几天,你总是笑得好开心,还无微不至的照顾我。我的脾气也很大遇到不如意的事,就拿你当出气包你还是毫无怨言,还忍耐我的脾气,劝我想开点,有时候,我对你好,给你买礼物,就看见你紧紧的握着礼物,眼里含着热泪。你就是这样容易满足。爸爸妈妈总是为了学习成绩来给我压力,你成了我最坚强的后盾。我考试的了第一,你总是逢人就说你曾孙女有出息了。可是我和你在一起的时间总是不多,经常呆一两天就要走。但你一直是我最坚强的肩膀。

上了初中,我一共才见了你两三次,也只是匆匆看了你两三眼。你的白发,布满皱纹的脸,我一直无法忘怀。你的听力日趋下降,和你交流有了一定的困难。我万万没有想到,上一次的匆匆一别,竟成了我们最后一次见面。你就这样悄无声息的走了。把你送去火葬场的那天,我们所有人都哭了。你的音容笑貌都还是那么熟悉,却定格成了永恒。你,一直是我最亲切的怀恋。

我相信,你现在一定在天上看着我吧,你不会留下你曾孙女一个人的,对吧?曾祖母,你的爱,你的好,你的包容,你的忍让,我会一直记得,一直珍藏在我心底。你,让我怀念。

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篇8:假期旅游计划小学英语作文

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in this winter break,i have a plan to travel to reason i planned to travel to japan is because i saw many interesting facts about japan in the internet; like there are a lot of new technology there,the fuji mountain there,or japan disney land , i really like there i were to go there,i would make my agenda like this:first,go to tokyo to shop in malls,and go to disney land; then,go to osaka to go to spa,and shop in anime stores; finally,i would like to go to hokkaido to go skiing,and enjoy the i could have a good trip!

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篇9:小学六年级英语作文myhobby

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I have a pair of big, eyes, a small mouth, and a head of long hair. Do you want to know my hobby? Read on.

I really like the car, especially lamborghini and F1. Hundreds of thousands of car video my tablets. When you walked into my house, you will find, there is an ocean of car? Especially the guest lounge that lamborghini, very conspicuous. Yes, he is the classic lamborghini, do manual work is very delicate. As long as look, you will buy. The origin of it is unique: I when eight years old birthday, to go to the auto show, I looked into the distance, you found it. So he said to his mother: I want it. "Mother said:" that is all right. I can jump three feet high! Extremely happy.

You know my hobby, thats right, is the car!

我有一双大大的、水灵灵的眼睛,一张小嘴巴,和一头长长的秀发。想知道我的爱好吗?往下看吧。

我十分喜欢赛车,特别是兰博基尼和F1赛车。我的平板电脑里有数不胜数的赛车视频。当您走进我家,你就会发现,这里难道是车的海洋吗?特别是客人休息室的那辆兰博基尼,十分引人注目。没错,他就是兰博基尼的经典款,做工十分精致。只要看上一眼,你就会入迷。它的来历也非同一般:我过8岁生日时,去参加车展,我往远处一望,就发现了它。于是便对妈妈说:‘我想要它。“’妈妈说:”那好吧。‘我一蹦三尺高!高兴极了。

我的爱好你知道了吧,没错,就是爱车!

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篇10:我喜欢的动物小学英语

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Do you like animal? What’s your favorite animal? My favorite animal is monkey. It is lovely and clever. People always say that our human beings are evolved from monkeys. In the other word, monkey looks a little like human being, which close the distance between it and me. It has a long tail. It can make different shapes by it. It likes eating bananas. It will peel off the skin just like human being. It is funny! I love it.

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篇11:长大的感觉真好六年级小学生

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小时候,可以听妈妈讲故事,不想长大;小时候,可以玩玩具枪,不想长大;小时候,可以自由自在的玩,不用上学,不想长大······可是不知不觉,我已经三年级了。我现在觉的长大了也很好,因为可以学到很多很多的文化知识,知道的道理就多了,可以做个有用的人。长得高大了,还可以做许许多多小时候想做但不能做的事情。所以我有时回想童年的趣事,但是我还是喜欢现在的生活,因为我想变成有用的人。

有一次,我看见妈妈要做饭,又要洗菜,我马上跑过去帮妈妈洗菜,洗完了帮妈妈切菜。妈妈说:“我儿子长大了,懂事了。”

我现在觉得长大的感觉还真好!

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篇12:有关友情英语作文小学

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In our daily life, if we get on harmoniously with our friends, we’ll feel

more joyous. But we’ll feel lonely without friends.When our friends feel upset

or get ill, we shouldn’t ignore them or look down upon them. On the contrary, we

ought to calm them down, show our love and concern to them and try our best to

help them overcome the hardships. Sometimes we may have some misunderstandings

or disagreements with our friends, thus we had better have a discussion with

them and try to accept their good ideas instead of quarreling with them. As long

as we can follow these good suggestions, we’ll find it easy to make more

friends.

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篇13:小学二年级英语作文My english friend

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myenglishFriendname is jim.

he is ten, his family in london,he and his family member comes our china to has a cosin,he name is qianyu hi is oniy four years old,but he has a lot of he is pointing at the chopsticks to ask that my this is anything.

I and jim has become the good friend ral days later jim said that he wanted, he said that i love china .i will forget that you zhou lei, will have free time london to look at me see you you.

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篇14:亲情话题作文小学生六年级

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又要返校了。依旧和以前一样,母亲送我。我走在前面,母亲走在后面。 will return to school again.Still the same as before, my mother sent me.I walked in front, my mother walked behind.

虽说是秋季,可阳光却不和煦,和七月的烈日差不了多少。我一个劲地喊着热,太热了,而母亲却一声不吭。走到马路上,迟迟不见车的影子,我嘀咕着:“车怎么还不来?是不是天太热,司机们都躲起来休息了?是不是要和我作对,不来了呢?是不是。唉,真没劲!”

等了一会,母亲建议:“走到前面去一点,前面也许有车。”于是,我往前走,而母亲却又在后面走着。“妈,您回去吧,天太热了,我不要紧。”我对母亲说。“再送你一会。不着急!”母亲说。这下我同母亲并肩走着,彼此沉默不语。

一丝微风袭来,撩动了母亲那乌黑的头发。隐隐约约中,我好像看到了有白色的东西掺杂在母亲的发丝中。定睛一看,是白发!我惊呆了!一直以来,我都没有在意过岁月会在母亲身上留下的痕迹,只知道妈妈就是妈妈,我的母亲永远年轻!

从来也没有想过,才三十几岁的母亲头上竟然有了白发!再看看母亲的脸,分明已经被岁月的风霜刻上了条条皱纹。逝者如斯!母亲在一天天的变老,我在一天天的长大,母亲把满腔的爱默默地付诸在了儿女身上。我幸福,母亲说,看着女儿一天天长高长大,一天天懂事,她当然也幸福。

和母亲走了一段路了,仍旧没有车来。看看母亲,母亲身子有点丰腴,走路很吃力,已经满头大汗了。“妈,您回去吧,别送了,我能到学校了。”我说,样子很诚恳。“再送你一会,就送到前面。你看,送送女儿,妈妈很幸福啊!”妈平静的说,又往前走着。我不愿母女就这么一直沉默。以往我从不和母亲拉东扯西,现在我开始主动说。我说我在学校的表现,说学校里发生的趣事,母亲听得好认真,仿佛自己也身处其中,如痴如醉,可爱得像个孩子。

前面有颗大树,我停了下来,母亲也停了下来。“妈,您回去吧,别再送了。”我一遍遍地催促着。“就送一会,反正我已经出来了,家里又没有事!”母亲一遍遍地回答着。幸福得像一个孩子!

“嘟。”一阵车鸣,母亲笑了,我也笑了,车终于来了。我上了车,母亲仍旧站在树下望着我,宛若沐着秋风的红高粱。“妈,您快回去吧!”我大声对母亲说。

“记住了,一定要加油读书!”母亲一个劲地对我说。车越走越远,最终消失在母亲的视线里,我知道母亲一定还在那儿望着,脸上露出亲情的微笑,很幸福。

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篇15:我幸福家庭小学英语作文

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I have a happy family. There are three people in my family, my father, mother and me. My father is a businessman. He is always busy with his work and he often goes to business trips. But when he is free, he stays with us. My mother is a worker. She works hard, too. She works hard to take care of our home. I love my parents

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篇16:我们的学校小学作文300字

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我的学校座落在浦阳江畔。学校的这条街道在南庠路上,位于与南兴路的交叉口北大约两百米的地方,毗邻南门菜市场。

校园门口的大理石上醒目的雕刻着"浣纱小学’‘四个金色大金字,那是天天召唤我们入校的小手。伸缩自如的不锈钢电子门上方悬挂着一块长约三米,高约一点五米的电子大屏幕。它具有教师值班,值周,还有年级放学的时刻表和一些喜报发布等功能。

走进学校,首先映入眼帘的是宽阔的操场和那红色耀眼的橡胶跑道。篮球架矗立在操场的边上。球架边上还有各种健身器材:有双杠、单杠、吊环、还有爬梯等……每当课间我们都争先恐后的奔向那里,她是我们课间的乐园。校园的四周绿树成荫的水杉树,好像是等待检阅的士兵一样整齐挺拔!她是小鸟的天堂,也是我们背课的好地方。操场边上是花坛,里面开着五颜六色的花朵,一个个争奇斗艳。偶尔的几只蝴蝶在花丛中追逐打闹着。给校园平添了几分活力。嫩绿的小草昂着头妒忌的看着花儿们的竞相开放。

位于操场北部的是我们的教学楼,总共有四层。一楼是羽毛球馆,二楼是乒乓球室,三楼和四楼是我们各个班级的教室和电脑室。在那里我们不断的学习和吸收着新的知识。学习虽然很枯燥,但是我们还是很快乐!

这就是我朝夕相处的美丽的校园是我知识的摇篮,我爱她!

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篇17:六年级插上科学的翅膀飞小学

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现在,因为袁隆平爷爷发明出了杂交水稻,水稻的产量已不是问题,但却有许多人在水稻还没成熟时就被活活饿死,这个问题一直让大家很烦恼:怎样才能让植物长得又快又好呢?

这一天,我在家思索着这个问题,住在我隔壁的大哥哥告诉我,和我们住一个小区的孙博土发明了一种可以让植物迅速生长的仪器!我听后顿时感到不可思议,和大哥哥飞奔到孙博士家门口。我一进门问好后便开门见山,说了我来这儿的目的:来看看能让植物快速生长的仪器。孙博士看到我那一双好奇的眼睛,便笑着拿了出来。仪器很小,基本上只有一块橡皮那么大。

我很不解,这么小的东西能起到加快生长速度的作用?孙博士看我不解的样子便说:“你别看它这么小,它还就真的能起到这种作用!”说着,便领着我们来到他用来实验的苗圃,挖了一个小坑,将几粒稻种263放进坑里,又将仪器放到离种子的不远处,然后将土坑填实,拿出一个遥控器,轻轻一摁上面的开关键,不一会儿种子变成小芽从地里钻了出来,随后变成绿油油的小苗,最后变成了颗粒饱满、金灿灿的成熟的水稻了。我和大哥哥看得是目瞪口呆,忙问为什么。孙博士笑着说:“其实这是一种超声波,这种超声波对植物产生强大的刺激性,从而使得直径300米范围内的植物快速生长,并且也不会影响到食用时的安全性,可以安心食用。”我听了后心想,太好了!这下大家都能吃饱肚子,再也不用有人因饥饿失去性命了。我连忙夸赞孙博士的厉害,他的发明造福了人类。他摸着我的头说:“只要你们爱观察,勤于思考,并且勇于作出实践,你们也一定能像我一样的!”

是啊,科学,就是要多观察,多思考,多动手,这样你也能学好科学,造福人类。

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篇18:关于秋天英语作文小学

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It gradually turns cool. The sunlight is no longer so strong and the

cicadas have stopped crying. The hot summer went by at last. The favorite season

in the year is coming.

Everywhere we can see the scene of bumper crops: on the fields is golden

rice,on the trees are ripe fruits. The farmers faces are full of smiles. They

are now expecting a good harvest through a summers hard work.

The autumn evening is especially beautiful. When the setting sun goes

slowly down to the west, the sky over the mountains is covered with red rays of

evening sunlight, which shines upon the blue sky and floating clouds, just as

the maple leaves fall onto the sky.

It is getting cool at dusk. The wind blows, the moonlight shines on the

ground,the frogs croak and insects chirp in the fields. Such a situation will

make you forget all the unhappy things in the daytime.

I love the beautiful season.

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篇19:英语作文关于压力小学

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In modern society, most people are under the higher pressure than ever

before and some people cannot handle the stress well and choose some extreme

ways to avoid or settle their stress.However, is stress a bad thing? As far as I

am concerned, everything has two coins, and we also need to realize it from two

aspects.

For one thing, stress is a kind of mental burden caused by nervousness or

anxiety. In modern society, stress is mostly caused by the high requirements or

heavy burden from surroundings or us, such as stress from peers or stress in

economy. If we cannot handle the stress well, we would be easy to be in a

negative mood and lost our motivation and courage to keep going or struggle with

difficulties. In this aspect, stress is a threat for our body and mental.

However, for another, stress can also be changed into a kind of motivation

if we handle it well. For example, when you find that you are surpassed by your

classmates in an examination, you feel stressful but at the same time, you also

tell yourself that you need to work harder to surpass him next time. Under this

stress, you will find yourself have more motivation and energy to study. In this

point, stress is a propeller for us to get more improvements.

Thus, we need to use a dialectical method to treat stress and handle it

properly。

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篇20:闹元宵英语作文小学80字

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The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually

in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.

This days important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that

Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddhas

body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar

month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to

show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a

grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central

Plains to the whole of China.

Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the

country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets,

attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns

to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. "Guessing lantern riddles"is

an essential part of the Festival.

Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the

lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out

and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will

get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in

the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of

wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.

People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also

called the "Yuanxiao Festival."Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is

small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean

paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling.

Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What’s

more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning

reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the

family.

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern

dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and

beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent

lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks

from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local

governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first

full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing

fireworks and bright moon in the sky.

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