高中英语作文与初中作文差别推荐20篇

Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must

communicate with other people.

A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by

the simple means of speech.

If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are

likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news

or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of

society.

Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and

during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one

of the dominating factors of contemporary society.

Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications,

photography, radio and television.

Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of

communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news,

which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.

No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged

minority.

In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed

fortunate, but today there are public libraries.

Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people

sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a program that is being channeled into

millions of homes.

Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of

information.

The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society

and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and

entertainment.

The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with

informing, educating and entertaining.

Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is

very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the

vast modern network of communications is open to abuse.

However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no

turning back.

初中英语范文 ：

我的同学My Classmate

请以"My Classmate"为标题写一篇记叙文

要求：1、主题明确，语言流畅，思路清晰。 2、字数在100字以内。

思路点拨：

写记叙文要按照事物发展的客观规律叙述，所叙述的内容要交代清楚，条理清晰，重点突出，主次分明，详略得当。

这篇文章也是记叙文，主人公应该用第三人称，时态以一般过去时为主。本文以主人公为中心线索，以一、两件事件为重点内容去组织材料，反映主人公的形象特征。整个内容情节要合情合理，有真实感，叙述时可按事情发展的顺序进行，同时加以点评。

参考范文

My Classmate

Liu Kai is my classmate. He is a good student and always ready to help others.

One day on his way to school，he saw a little girl crossing the road. A car was coming towards her quickly and the girl was too frightened to move. The car nearly hit her. Just then LiuKai rushed up to her and caught her by the arm. The little girl was saved. She told him where she lived，and he took her home. When LiuKai hurried into the classroom，the teacher had already begun his lesson. He told the teacher why he was late. He was then praised for what he had done.

[初中英语写我的同学作文

My schoool life is busy and fantastic。 First， we have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon。 We have to get to school before 7：30 because we have a morning class。 Second， I like my school life because teachers and my classmates are friendly and helpful。 We also have lots of after—school activies。 Third， our school environment is very beautiful， the teachers all can make their lesson interesting and instructive。 So I like my school life very much。

What#39;s the meaning of a friend to you?

Maybe you think that a friend is someone who will listen to you when you#39;re filled with sorrow.

Maybe you think that a friend is someone who will give you a gift on your birthday.

But to me, a friend is someone I can rely on.

When I was eight years old, I met, my best friend, Jennifer. Her personality was different from mine.

She#39;s very resolute and brave. When I was sad, she was the person who would sit next to me, comforting me.

When I was happy, she was the person with whom I could share my joy. As of now, we have been friends for eight years.

Although we#39;re not classmates anymore, I believe that we#39;ll still be good friends tomorrow and forever.

Last Sunday, I went sightseeing with my friends in the Fairy Lake Park. I was appreciating the beautiful lake when a scene that didn’t go with its harmony came into my eyes. A couple were cheering loudly on a boat, letting out the noise disturbing all the visitors around. They even threw litter and spat into the water, completely ignoring the sign nearby “No throwing litter into the lake!”

How could they lack public morality so much? I felt sad about them. And I was totally against what they did.

Every individual should think about others’ feelings and avoid polluting the environment while they are enjoying the beautiful scenery; otherwise the Fairy Lake Park would not be fairy at all and lake might be a pool of dirty dead water some day. Therefore we should mind our behavior in public places so that the environment in public places will be more and more beautiful.

译文

上周日，我去和我的朋友在仙女湖公园观光。我很欣赏美丽的湖时，一个场景，不去与和谐进入我的眼睛。一对夫妇被大声欢呼，船上的噪声干扰，让所有参观者。他们甚至扔垃圾，吐入水，完全无视标志附近的“不乱扔垃圾入湖!“

他们怎么可能缺乏公德这么多?我感到悲伤，他们。我是完全反对他们做了什么。

每一个人都应该考虑别人的感受，避免污染环境而他们享受美丽的风景;否则，仙女湖公园不会仙女在所有和湖是一池的水脏死了有一天。因此我们应该注意我们在公共场所的行为，在公共场所的环境会越来越漂亮。

This is my new ciassmate,Jack.He is the tallest student in our ciass.He has

black hair and big eyes,so he looks smart.He studies very hard ,he likes reading

and piaying football.He is also good at swimming,he is the member of our school

Swimming Club.

Jack is a poilte boy.He always help others if somebody needs help.For

example,last Friday,he helped an old woman cross the road when the traffic

lights is red.

In a word,he is very poilte and helpfull.All of the teachers like him very

much.

关于城市介绍高中英语作文篇1

The city of hangzhou lies in the southeast of china and faces the east sea. it is famous for its beautiful west lake with a long history.whenever you come to this modern city you will see many parks and some places of interest around the west lake. during the holidays or festivals or at the weekends, people like boating on the water or walking on the paths of the woods or sitting on the ground to have a picnic. what a good time they have! since the politics of the reforming and opening were carried out by the government of hangzhou, plenty of tall buildings have been set up and great changes have taken place in this city.

杭州位于中国的东南，东临东海，以美丽的西湖而闻名于世。无论你什么时候去杭州，都会看到许多公园和名胜古迹环绕着西湖。节假日人们喜欢在西湖上荡浆，在小树林里漫步，或者坐在地上野炊，度过愉快的时光。自改革开放以来，杭州发生了巨大变化，许多高楼大厦拔地而起，呈现出新面貌。

关于城市介绍高中英语作文篇2

Beijing is an ancient city with a long history. Back in 3000 years ago in Zhou dynasty, Beijing, which was called Ji at the moment, had been named capital of Yan. Thereafter, Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty all made Beijing their capital. Therefore, Beijing was famous for "Capital of a thousand years".

The long history leaves Beijing precious cultural treasure. Winding for several kilometers in Beijing area, the Great Wall is the only man-made structure that could been seen in the space. The Summer Palace is a classic composition of ancient royal gardens, and the Forbidden City is the largest royal palaces in the world. Tiantan is where the emperor used to fete their ancestors, and also the soul of Chinese ancient constructions. The four sites above has been confirmed world cultural heritage by UNESCO. However, the best representatives for Beijing are the vanishing Hutongs and square courtyards. Through hundreds of years, they have become symbol of Beijings life. Tiananmen square being still brilliant today with cloverleaf junctions and skyscrapers everywhere, the old-timey scene and modern culture are combined to present a brand new visage of Beijing.

As Beijing has been confirmed home city of Olympics 2008, the spirit of "green Olympics, scientific Olympics and humanized Olympic" will surely bring more and more changes to Beijing, promote the development of sports and Olympics in China as well as in the world, and strengthen the friendly communications between Chinese and foreign people.

Time passes qiuckly,and the summer hoilday is coming.During the hoilday,i will have a rest to reileve my stress and do some exercises to strength my body.

Besides i will spend more time in companying my parents and doing the housework as much as possible beacuse i have paid too much attention on study that i ignored them when i was in school.

However, i will do some part-time jobs as well for it can broaden my harizon and enrich my knowledge,and therefore i can learn more and have a promising future.

[我的假期生活初中英语作文

健康对于我们每个人来说是非常重要的，但你的父母天天忙于工作而忽略了这个问题，你很为他们担忧。请你以此为话题，并结合提示给他们写一封信。

提示：1.要走路去上班，而不是开车或坐车;

2.每周至少去体育馆锻炼一次，或打球、或游泳;

3.饮食要健康;

4.不要工作太晚，要早休息。

要求：1.短文结构完整，意思连贯，语言流畅，语法准确，符合逻辑;

2.80—100词左右;

3.开头和结尾部分已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Dad(Mum),

You’re so busy every day that you don’t pay much attention to your health. I’m worried about your health all the time. I’d like to give you some suggestions. I hear walking is the best sport. Your company isn’t far from home, is it? Why not walk to the office? You’d better take exercise at least once a week, such as playing tennis in the gym. Going to swim is also a nice choice, too. What’s more, it’s necessary to have healthy food. Try not to stay up too late. Having enough sleep can help your brain work better.

Dad, please accept my advice. I really wish you healthy!

Your loving son (daughter)

Tom (Mary)

亲爱的爸爸(妈妈)，

你每天这么忙，你不重视你的健康。我对你的健康担心所有的时间。我想给你一些建议。我听到走路是最好的运动。您的公司没有远离家乡，是吗?为什么不步行到办公室吗?你最好锻炼，每周至少一次，如在健身房打网球。去游泳也是一个不错的选择了。更重要的是，它需要有健康的食物。尽量不要熬夜太晚。有足够的睡眠可以让你的大脑工作得更好。

爸爸，请接受我的意见。我真的希望你健康!

您的爱子(女)

汤姆(玛丽)

[给父母的一封信高中英语满分作文

I have a wide range of interests and enjoy doing many things during my free

time.

I am fond of reading. I often read after class. My classmates like watching

TV while I prefer to read. I read various kinds of books and newspapers that

they afford me stories and news. The book I like most isThe House on the Mango

Street. I am also a music lover. Pop music is my favorite. I often listen to the

music programs on radio and I also have an MP3 downloading all my favorite

songs. In addition, swimming and badminton are my favorites, too. They help me

build a healthy body.

In short, I enjoy my life in school very much. Reading books, listening to

music and doing sports are very helpful to my health and my studies.

今天，是9月7号，也是我们军训的第三天，虽然还只有经过短短几天的时间，但我却已经深刻的感受到了自己的改变。

没错，军训很苦，但在我的心中，他仍然很美好，他不仅使我增加了国防意识，更是我们增强了团队精神，让我们学会坚持、学会团结，也学会了如何做人。

团结就是力量，这力量是铁，这力量是钢，比铁还硬，比钢还强，是啊！我们大家是一个整体，如果有哪个人没有做好，就会连累大家，正是这一股力量，才使得大家坚持了下来，可见，这是一股多么强大的力量，多么震撼人心的力量。

我始终相信，我们中国同胞都是有血缘关系的亲兄弟，这一点，在这几天的军训中，我已经有了深深的体会，虽然，我们和帮助我们训练的教官们只有短时间的接触，可是我们却都对彼此有着一种莫名的亲切感。我想，这应该就是缘分吧！是缘分让我们走到了一起，也是缘分，是我们成为了一家人。

以前的我，总是在想别人有多好，多幸福，但是现在，我终于明白自己是多么的幸福，原来我，一直是身在福中不知福啊！现在的我，心里简直充满了感恩：

老师们，谢谢你们为我们辛勤的付出；教官们，谢谢你们为我们，为这个社会作出的贡献；妈们，谢谢你们养育了我们；

[我的军训_初中高中作文

Promise is very important, I hate people who break their promise, the one

who can’t keep his promise is not reliable. Once, my friend asked me to his

company him, because he was alone at home, his parents were busy with their

work. At first, I said yes to him, but at that day, I had a lot of things to do,

when I finished all the things, I found it was dark. I started to hesitated, I

wanted to give up to company my friend, thinking about his disappointed face,

finally, I decided to keep my words. When my friend saw me, he was very happy.

He said she believed me would come, I never let him down.

My school

I am Alice. I am a student of No.1 Middle School. I study in Class Two Grade Seven.

There is a map of our school on the wall. The playground is in the middle of the school. On the left of the playground, there is a library. I like reading very much, so I often read books in the library. There is a teaching building behind the library. We study in that building. My classroom is on the second floor in that building. The teachers offices are in that building, too. Where is the sport hall? Oh, its on the right of the teaching building. I have P.E class in the sport hall. Thecanteenis in front of the sport hall. We have lunch and dinner in the canteen. In the school, I feel very happy!

This is my school. Its a big and nice place. I like my school very much. What about your school?

作文翻译：

我的学校

我是爱丽丝。我是一中的一名学生。我在七年级二班。

墙上有一张我们学校的地图。操场在学校的中间。操场左边是图书馆。我非常喜欢阅读，所以我经常在图书馆里看书。图书馆后面有一座教学楼。我们在那栋楼里面学习。我的教室在二楼。教师办公室也是在那栋楼。体育馆在哪里呢?噢，在教学楼的右边。我在体育馆上体育课。食堂在体育馆的前面。我们在食堂吃午饭和晚饭。在学校，我觉得很开心!

这是我的学校。是一个又大又漂亮的地方。我非常喜欢我的学校。你的学校是怎么样的呢?

Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person doesa certain thing again and again, he‘ll be obliged to do it in the same way by some unseen force. Thus habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult and sometimes almost impossible to get rid of it. It is.therefore very important that we should take care in the formation of habits. Good habits have many advantages. Going to bed early and getting up early makes us healthy. Diligence helps to succeed. Honesty helps:: win the respeet and trust of others.

If we form bad habits, such as rudeness, laziness, lying and stealing, we might be mined by them. We ought to keep away from bad habits and try to acquire habits good for ourselves and others.

[初中英语作文：谈谈习惯

There was a teenage boy who stole a lot of money from home and left home to live outside. After staying out for half a year, the boy spent all his money. He was so cold and hungry that he really wanted to go home. Hesitate for a long time, he wrote a letter to his family, wrote in the letter: dear mom and dad, I know I was wrong, only go out in the outside, to remember the warmth of home, these days, I miss you all the time. With deep regret, I dare not to see you, and I am going home on a dark night. If you will forgive me, please hang a light for me at the door. After the letter was sent, the boy set out on his journey home. After a long journey, he came to the mountain girder of his hometown, and he ate some dry food and hid there until night when he crept up the hill. He was shocked when he looked at the village crying. There was a lantern hanging in the door of the whole village!

有一个十几岁的男孩，他从家里偷了一大笔钱，然后离开家到外面生活。在外面呆了半年，男孩把钱全部花光了。他又冷又饿，他非常想要回家。犹豫了很久，他给家人写了一封信，信中写道：亲爱的爸爸妈妈，我知道我错了，只有出门在外，才能想起家的温暖，这些日子，我无时无刻不在想念你们。由于怀着深深的愧疚，我不敢见你们，我准备在一个黑暗的夜晚回家。假如你们愿意原谅我，就请在门口为我挂一盏灯吧。信寄出去后，男孩踏上回家的旅程。经过长途跋涉，他来到了家乡农村的山梁后，他吃了一些干粮，躲在那里，直到夜晚降临，他才悄悄爬上山梁。当他哭着看向村子里看时，他惊呆了。整个村庄的人家门前都挂着一个灯笼!

[高中英语作文生活需要宽恕

高中英语自我介绍范文(一)

My name is ________. I am graduate from ________ senior high school and major in ________. There are ________ people in my family. My father works in acomputer company. And my mother is a housewife. I am the youngest one in my family.

In my spare time, I like to read novels. I think reading could enlarge my knowledge. As for novels, I could imagine whatever I like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu master. In addition to reading, I also like to play PC games. A lot of grownups think playing PC games hinders the students from learning. But I think PC games could motivate me to learn something such as English or Japanese.My favorite course is English because I think it is interesting to say one thing via different sounds. I wish my English could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent English in the future. 中文翻译:我的名字是________。我graduatefrom ________ seniorhigh学校及主要________。有________人在我的家人。我父亲的作品在一家电脑公司。和我母亲是一位家庭主妇。我是家里最小的一个。我在业余时间,我喜欢看小说。我认为阅读可以enlargemy知识。至于小说,我可以想象不管我,如着名的科学家或功夫师父。除了阅读,我也喜欢玩电脑游戏。很多的成年人认为玩电脑游戏阻碍从学习的学生。但我认为,个人电脑游戏可以激励我学到一些东西,英语或Japanese.My喜欢当然,这样的英语,因为我觉得有趣的是,说的是一套通过不同的声音。我希望我的英语可以提高在未来4年,可以说在未来流利的英语。

高中英语自我介绍范文(二)

I am ___________. I was born in _________ . I graduate from senior high school and major in English. I started learning English since I was 12 years old. My parents have a lot of American friends. That’s why I have no problem communicating with Americans or others by speaking English.

In my spare time, I like to do anything relating to English such as listening to English songs, watching English movies or TV programs, or even attending the activities held by some English clubs or institutes. I used to go abroad for a short- term English study. During that time, I learned a lot of daily life English andsaw a lot of different things.

I think language is very interesting. I could

express one substance by using different sounds. So I wish I could study and read more English literatures and enlarge my knowledge. 中文翻译:我是XXX。我出生英寸我毕业的高中和英语专业。我开始学习英语,因为我是12岁。我的父母有很多美国朋友。这就是为什么我没有问题,与美国或其他国家的英语沟通。我在业余时间,我喜欢做的任何与英语的听英文歌曲,看英文电影或电视节目,甚至参加一些英超俱乐部或学院所举行的活动。我曾经去作短期英语留学。在此期间,我学到了很

多日常生活的英语,看到了很多不同的事情。我觉得语言很有意思。我可以表达一种substanceby使用不同的声音。所以,我希望我能学习更多英语文学和扩大我的知识 高中英语自我介绍范文(三)

My name is___________ . There are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in senior high school. My mother is an English teacher. She teaches English in the university. I have a younger brother, he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.

I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read. Reading E- books is fun. In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.

I hope to study both English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects. Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future. 中文翻译:我的名字是。有4人在我的家人。我的父亲是一个Chemistryteacher。他教高中化学。我的母亲是一名英文教师。她教英语的大学。我有一个弟弟,他是一个初中学生,是联考的准备。我喜欢阅读,在我空闲时,英文故事书。有时我上网冲浪和下载电子书籍阅读。阅读电子书籍的乐趣。此外,还扩大了,因为我的先进技术词汇和生动的动画。我希望学习英语和计算机技术,因为我感兴趣的是两个科目。也许有一天,我可以把他们和今后适用于我的研究。

Last week, my English teacher gave us a task, she asked us to form a small

group, each group was made up of five students, the groups need to do a

research, it is about how much people know about foreign country. In my group,

there are three girls and two boys, at first, we did not know what to do, then I

suggested our group take the cooperated work. As I and the girl are good at

writing paper, so the two of us decided to design the questions, and the other

three students are so active, so they like to ask people the questions. The

research went go so well, we finished it in two days, thanks to the teamwork, we

did well on the task. The teacher praised my group, I have learned the

importance of cooperation, since then, I will considerate other people’s

feelings.

My Home Town

请你根据下面的提纲，以“我的家乡”为题，写一篇100—120字的短文。

提纲：

(1) 家乡的地理位置；

(2) 解放前的情况；

(3) 解放后的变化；

(4) 对家乡的感情。

My Home Town

My home town is a beautiful place. It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice.

But in the old days it was a poor and backward little town. Many people had no work. They lived a hard life.

In 1949 my hometown was liberated. Since then great changes have taken place there. The streets have been widened. Factories, schools, hospitals, cinemas and theatres have sprung up one after another. The life of the people is greatly improved.

I love my hometown. All the more I love its people. They are working hard so as to make it still richer and more beautiful.

[我的家乡初中英语作文120字

The Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. "La" is the name given to the 12th lunar month and 8 is pronounced as "ba" in Chinese, which translated is "Laba." There are several legends about the origin of this festivity and we could not tell which one is true. But what we know today is that this festival started as a sacrificial offering to ancestors. It was also a time for the ancient Chinese to pray to heaven and earth that there would be a bountiful harvest. Many people hoped for good luck as well for the coming year.

农历十二月初八是中国的传统节日——腊八节，腊代表中国农历的十二月，而八是eight的发音，因此，这个节日被翻译成腊八。关于腊八起源的传说有很多，我们已经不能辨其真假。时至今日，我们确定的是这个节日起初是为了祭祀祖先，祈求丰收以及为即将来到的一年祈福。

Traditionally, the Laba rice porridge is the most important element of the festival. Generally, the porridge contains eight ingredients which can include glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond, peanut, etc. The porridge must be boiled for many hours and then offered as a sacrifice to the ancestors. This must be done before noontime. Also, it is tradition that family members eat the porridge together. Then they leave some as a symbol of hope for a good harvest the coming year.

从传统上讲，腊八粥是腊八节最重要的元素。腊八粥通常由八种材料做成，这些材料可以是黏米，红豆，小米，高粱，豌豆，莲子和一些诸如红枣，栗子，核桃仁，杏仁，花生等谷物。粥要熬制数小时，然后作为祭品祭献给祖先。这个祭祀活动一定要在中午之前完成。之后，家人们坐在一起吃腊八粥也就成了传

Another custom is the soaking of Laba garlic. Garlic is soaked in vinegar for more than twenty days starting from Laba festival. Then when the Chinese New Year comes, the garlic and vinegar is used alongside jiaozi on the table.

腊八节的另一传统式腌制腊八蒜。从腊八节那天起，就将蒜泡在醋中二十多天，这样，到春节的时候，就可以在餐桌上与饺子同食了。

在2017年10月1日，我终于亲眼在电视上看见了国庆阅兵仪式，当胡锦涛同志乘坐检阅车缓缓地驶向受检时，他亲切而又不停地向战友们问好：“同志们好!同志们辛苦了!”

从我懂事起，我还第一次收看这么雄伟壮观的阅兵仪式，那一排排整齐的各种各样方队，有空军，海军等，迈着铿锵有力的步伐从天安门走过;那一架架飞机编队从天安门上空飞过，划出了一道道美丽的彩虹;那一辆辆汽车载着各种各样的先进武器，像一个个威严的战士排着整齐的队伍展现在人们的眼前。

我的祖国已度过68华诞，我作为一名少先队员，在祖国那么美好又伟大的大家庭里，我要加倍珍惜每一分钟，奋发学习，努力成为栋梁之才，为祖国更加美好的明天贡献出自己的力量。

我想对我们伟大的祖国说一句我一直藏在心里的话：“祖国我们为你骄傲，自豪!”

On October 1, 2017, I finally saw the National Day parade on television, and when President Hu Jintao took the review vehicle slowly toward the inspection force, he greeted his comrades and helplessly to his comrades: "Comrade "Comrades are so hard!"

From my sensible, I also watched such a magnificent military parade for the first time, the rows of neat rows of squads, the Air Force, the Navy, etc., walked by sonorous and vigorous pace from Tiananmen Square; The plane fleet flew over Tiananmen Square and set off a beautiful rainbow; the car carrying a variety of advanced weapons, like a majestic warrior row of neat teams show in front of people The

My motherland has spent 68 birthday, I as a young pioneer, in the motherland so beautiful and great family, I want to cherish every minute, work hard, and strive to become a pillar of the better for the motherland tomorrow Contribute to their own strength.

I would like to say to our great motherland that I have been hiding in my heart: "The motherland we are proud of you, proud!"

My name is Beth. Im 14 years old, and I study in No. 1 Middle School of

Hangzhou. My school is very big and beautiful. Im very happy in the school.

I usually get up at 6:15 in the morning. Then I do morning exercises in the

playground. At 6:40, I have my breakfast. You can see many students and teachers

in the dinning room. After breakfast, I often read English with my

classmates.

We have six classes every day. The first class begins at 7:50 am. I like

all the classes for my teachers can make the classes lively and interesting. My

favorite subject is English, so I join English Corner every week. I can speak

English with many other students there. Its very interesting and exciting. I

think its helpful for me to learn English well. After class, I always play

games with my friends. We play soccer ball,basketball, volleyball, ping-pong and

so on. They are very relaxing.

I like my lessons, my friends and my teachers. In a word, I love my school.

I find my school life more and more meaningful and colorful. My school life is

wonderful, isnt it?