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1000高二100字英语日常
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+ 加入清单Its almost the end of April. Summer has come to us in my city. In south,
summer always comes earlier than north. It has been hot for about half a month.
The highest temperature reached 37 degree. Now, there are much less people in
the street. People are not likely to go out during the summer. Its so hot
outside. Swimming is the most favorite activity in my city. The pools are always
full filled with people. Parents often take their children to swimming pool at
night. Personally, I do not like summer, because its too hot and the sunshine
is strong. I sweat a lot and that makes me very uncomfortable. Therefore, summer
is tough time for me and I always expect winter to come.
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篇1:期待初中英语
全文共 440 字
+ 加入清单The new term is coming and I will be carefully . Because I will learn more
konwlege .
I will listen carefully in class . I will do more sports , such as running
, volleyball . Sports are really interesting . I will read more English books to
improve my English . I will solve more difficult maths problems and be
interested in them . English is important and I will spend more time on it . I
will get up early . I will read book loudly everyday .
篇2:低碳生活英语
全文共 835 字
+ 加入清单Todays society is a highly developed technological society. However, the
shortcomings in the development process are obvious, such as: carbon dioxide,
and environmental pollution. But the most serious should be the carbon dioxide
problem.
Now the problem of global warming because of excess emissions of greenhouse
gases. Excessive amount of carbon dioxide emissions, creating a diversified
economy and La Nina phenomena lag disorder. Two levels of glaciers melting,
polar animals lose their chance of survival at the same time, will lead to
rising sea levels, many coastal cities into the water did not result in a few
years later. Therefore, we must take the necessary measures to reduce the
environmental impact of carbon dioxide.
For example: tree-planting activities, reduce fossil fuel use, we can from
our own, to promote low-carbon living.
篇3:2024初中英语教师个人工作计划
全文共 1062 字
+ 加入清单一、指导思想:
围绕课改完善和深化学科教学常规,严格执行教研室、学校的各项教育、教学制度和要求,加强英语学科与信息技术的整合,聚焦常态课堂,关注教师成长,强调团队合作精神,全面提高英语教学质量,切实抓好校本科研、校本培训,从而促进全体英语教师的业务水平。
二、基本思路:
1、教学目标:培养兴趣,加强学法指导,抓常态课堂、高效课堂,稳固提高英语教学质量。
2、教研目标:组织进行校内外的教学研究活动,认真撰写论文,组织老师上研究课、示范课,通过研讨、评课等形式,做好课后反思,使本组教师理论与实践水平共同提高。
三、具体工作:
1、加强理论学习,更新教学理念,全面推进素质教育。全体英语教师都要抽出时间学习新理论,以先进的教育理念指导自己的教育教学实践。改进评价内容和评价方法,即努力做到关注学生学业成就的同时,还要关注学生情感态度、行为方式的发展,注重培养学生综合实践的能力,全面提高学生的素质。
2、强化教学常规的落实,提高课堂教学效率,组织教师认真学习学校教学常规,指导检查教师的教学工作,特别抓好“备课”、“上课”、“课后辅导”、“培优辅导”等主要环节,鼓励教师充分发挥教学特长,有效提高教学效率。
3、加强集体备课仍是本学期教研组工作的重点,因此要做到有计划、有目标、有实效,不走形式,各备课组每周至少活动一次,时间固定,要紧紧围绕教研组活动的主题,并有活动记录。以集体力量、集体智慧来提高英语组全体教师的业务水平。
4、打造“常态课堂、高效课堂”。教研组各教师认真学习常态课堂的基本要求,并每人按计划上一次公开课,要求集体备课,及时评课,找出不足,共同学习,共同促进,以学生的主体作用为重点,以合作学习的时效性为重点,从而来实现高效课堂。
5、加快信息技术学习进程,从而推动学科教学与信息技术的整合。组织所有教师运用现代教学理念设计多媒体教学辅助课件,组织多媒体教学观摩活动等,达到能将多媒体高效运用于英语教学中。
6、加强初三毕业班工作的研究,提高毕业班教学效率,组织全组成员认真学习《大纲》、《中考说明》,加强对中考动向的信息收集和试题研究。抓好听、说、读、写综合技能的培养,特别注重学生阅读能力的训练,另外所有英语教师要协助九年级教师搞好中考复习和模拟考试,力争中考第一仗顺利。
7、组织本教研组教师撰写论文。英语组要确定教研专题,全体英语教师通过理论学习和校本培训,不断反思、探索,并联系实际积极撰写英语教育教学论文。
总之,在校领导的带领下我们英语组全体组员会开拓进取,不断完善自己,将教学质量放首位,为学校的教育事业贡献力量。
篇4:关于青春英语年级
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+ 加入清单Youth has been praised by many people. They believe that it is the most
precious time of ones lifetime, because youth stands for young age and energy.
So we should cherish youth and do whatever we like. In my opinion, when we are
young, the first thing we need to do is to fight for our future. So we spend a
lot of time studying and gain much knowledge. The store of knowledge helps us
solve all kinds of problems. When we have enough ability, we are no longer
afraid of meeting difficulties. The second thing we need to do is to broaden our
vision. As we are young and full of energy, it is the best time to see more
scenery. Dont wait for retirement to explore the world. What we see will make
us mature and stronger. Lets enjoy the beautiful youth.
篇5: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6:关于生活英语作文高3
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+ 加入清单Do you think what is the most important in your life? Maybe some answers
are dreams. I may directly answer “lovers”.
In my opinion, lovers not simply mean your partner of life, but the people
you love: your parents, husband or wife, children and friends. I have a happy
life because of their company. I even can’t imagine the life without them.
My mum told me” money is not as important as you think, you neednt think
too highly of it. Don’t be greedy, my girl.” I got it. Person around us is the
most important. If they are unhappy, you won’t be happy. There is many beautiful
scenery in our life, however, the most important thing we should notice is that,
without the people we love, they worth nothing.
In reality, many people are chasing wealth which results to the ignorance
of people around them. Obviously, its not a brilliant choice. Don’t’ be
controlled by wealth or money. About life , this is my idea, what’s about
yours?
篇7:赞美英语作文初一80词
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+ 加入清单What a colorful world of the fall,this is a credit to the leaves,they have
red and green,the autumn dress up like a large garden.
Red maple leaves,like palms,just five piece children.Leaves a small number
of prominent teeth,the base of the heart-shaped,dark green to dark green above
to below the axillary vein has hair sense,the edge is also trimmed with lace
irregular.Bark grayish brown,with the old growth,the surface grooves and
scales.Maple leaves,autumn brings a festive and warm.
Holly tree is the symbol of vitality,crown thriving,flourish.Leaves
oval,pointed at both ends,like the two tilt of the boat.Stem and leaf surface
veins is very clear,long from bottom to top,from coarse to fine.The front of
dark green leaves,very smooth,negative light green,because there are many
prominent veins and coarse stems.Holly leaves have wavy lines on the edge of the
same jagged,but not scratchy.
The campus,red maple,holly green,a passionate,full of vitality,this is
really the mental outlook of our young pioneers it!I love autumn,I love the fall
on campus.
篇8: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9:有关母亲节英语
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+ 加入清单我盼星星、盼月亮,终于盼到了母亲节,因为在母亲节这一天,我们可以回报母亲对我们的关爱。
I look forward to the stars, the moon and finally mothers day, because on
Mothers day, we can return our mothers love for us.
老早就听说,有人在母亲节里举行一些与母亲有关的节目进行联欢、比赛。于是,这一天妈妈也如法炮制办起了一个《母亲节》感恩联欢会,并且以比赛的形式举行,根据你的表演评分,表现好的还有奖品。
Ive heard for a long time that some people hold some programs related to
mothers on Mothers day to get together and compete. So on this day, my mother
did the same thing to hold a mothers Day Thanksgiving party in the form of a
competition. According to your performance score, there are prizes for good
performance.
我们的比赛一共有四个项目:一、自己写一篇赞美妈妈的诗歌并朗诵;二、才艺表演;三、母亲节知识抢答;四、给妈妈洗脚活动。最后评出一、二、三等奖及鼓励奖。
There are four items in our competition: first, write a poem to praise
mother and recite it; second, talent performance; third, answer for knowledge on
Mothers day; fourth, wash feet for mother. Finally, the first, second and third
prizes and encouragement prizes are awarded.
妈妈第一个表演,爸爸随后,弟弟紧追,我最后,我们一口气闯过四关,最后,我如愿以偿得了第一,弟弟第二,妈妈第三,老爸当然是鼓励奖了。哈哈!成绩一公开,大家便向我发出热烈的掌声。哦!差点忘了告诉你们,我这次还自告奋勇当了主持人呢,而且爸爸妈妈还夸我主持的是想当不错的。
Moms first performance, Dads follow-up, brothers follow-up, I finally, we
went through four hurdles in one breath, finally, I got the first, brothers
second, moms third, Dads encouragement award of course. Ha ha! As soon as the
results were made public, everyone gave me warm applause. Oh! I almost forgot to
tell you that I volunteered to be the host this time, and my parents also
praised me for being a good host.
通过今天的母亲节,我懂得了很多道理,母亲不但赋予了我们生命,而且还养育我们、教育我们,为了我们的健康成长,她们操碎了心,我们以后一定要讲究卫生、好好学习,用好的身体、好的成绩来报答妈妈。
Through todays mothers day, I learned a lot of truth. Mother not only gave
us life, but also raised and educated us. For our healthy growth, they broke
their hearts. We must pay attention to health, study hard, and repay our mother
with good health and good grades.
通过这次母亲节活动,我还知道了母亲节是每年五月的第二个星期天,这个节日最早起源于古希腊。
Through this mothers Day activity, I also know that mothers Day is the
second Sunday of May every year, which originated in ancient Greece.
这个母亲节过得真快乐!真难忘!
How happy mothers Day is! Its unforgettable!
篇10:食品安全英语
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+ 加入清单Fast food has flooded in our lives nowadays. Concerning fast food,
different people have different attitudes.Some hold that fast food is necessary
in our society while others argue that fast food is harmful to our health. As
far as I am concerned, fast food is necessary but not a must in our lives.
On the one hand, fast food is necessary in our today’s society. Although
fast food is not as nutritious as home-made food, it is a good replacement when
we are in hurry and have no enough time to prepare food by ourselves. It can
help us to save much time. In addition, fast food is cheaper but various and we
can taste different kinds of food by using less money.
On the other hand, however, fast food is not a must. Fast food can be used
to replace our home-made food sometimes, but we should not eat it very often.
Compared with home-made food, the nutrition provided by fast food is far less.
Therefore, eating fast food only can not provide enough nutrition for our
growth. Besides, the problem of food security is another factor we should
consider when eating fast food.
In a word, fast food is necessary sometimes in our lives, but we can not
eat it very often. At the same time, to fit for the need of people, fast food
restaurants should develop and provide more and more nutritious food and
strengthen the supervision of food making.
篇11:高一清明英语词
全文共 579 字
+ 加入清单It`s one of the traditional Festivals of Chinese.And it `s a day in honour
to Quyuan,who is one of the greatest poet in China.Qingming is also one of the
24seasonal division points in China.It is may 5th on April in every year.On that
day,people will free of work or school that in memory of their ancestors.Besides
parents will take their children to the countryside,where they may have a
picinc.As the festival is in spring,It`s warm and comfortable,families often go
to parks to fly the kites.
This is the Qingming Festival,I hope you can come here next year during
Qingming Festival.
篇12:以成功为话题的高一英语
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+ 加入清单When it comes to success, different people have different opinions about
what makes it come true. Some people regard hard-working as an essential quality
to success while others believe being clever would lead to success. From my
point of view, I think perseverance and hard-working are indispensable for those
who want to make an achievement.
Firstly, perseverance let people step closely towards success. Most people
want to make a big difference to prove their value. People who set their goal
and keep moving would make their dream come true. However, there are some people
who set their goal but they stop at the difficulty would fail in the end. I
think the difference between success and failure is perseverance. If we have
perseverance, even if we are not clever, we will make a great difference, but if
we not, we are doomed to lose. As we all know, Edison is a great inventor in the
world. However, before he invented the bulb, he kept trying for tens of
thousands of times to find a suitable wire. Let us imagine, if he gave up at the
999th, then how he couldn’t become so successful. So, I strongly believe that
perseverance produces success.
Secondly, there is also a kind of people who are born with cleverness, I
think they are lucky. Nevertheless, if they don’t make a hard work on their way
to their goal, they, absolutely, will become loser. Whether we are gifted for
intelligent, we must be hard-working so as to success. I regard hard-working as
an efficient approach to be successful because I believe ‘pains and gains’. As
for those who do not make great efforts on work, failure follows. In old times,
there is a clever boy who can make excellent poem when he can talk. When his
father found the little child’s cleverness, he just let the child make poems to
show around while never let the boy learned anything. When the boy grew up,
people forgot him because he lost the ability to compose poems and became
ordinary as others. From this matter, we can see that only by hard-working can
we get knowledge and make a good future.
Anyway, I think perseverance and hard-working are both important in our way
to success for they enhance us and produce success.
篇13:有关规则英语作文高中
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+ 加入清单Since we went to school, we have been educated to be polite, no matter to
the young or old people. People follow the manner rules and have a nice
communication between each other, but some people ignore the rules and they
treat their rude behaviors as something cool. Today, people advocate the
individuality, so the young generation wants to do something different and catch
peoples attention. For example, they dont care other peoples feeling and
criticize others as they like, or just interrupt when other people is talking,
they just show what they want to say and they believe they are special and cool.
This is very rude behavior that they dont respect others and have the wrong
idea about individuality. We can do something special on the base of respect
others and follow the rules, or we are just the rude people.
篇14:有关交流英语初一
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+ 加入清单As human beings, we communicate throughout our lives for various porpoises.
But just because weve been communicating for a long time does not mean that we
are always successful or that we can’t improve our communication skills. How can
we convey successful communication? Well, there are several useful tips may help
you to improve your communication skills.
First of all, listen and respond thoughtfully to others. You should spend
more time listening to others instead of boasting yourself. Some of us are very
egocentric, which means self-focused. If you spend too much time talking about
your own stuff, the people around you may think you are a tedious and annoying
person. So, the best way to do is to consider our friends’ thoughts and
feelings. Try to be a good listener, when you express yourself, thinks about it
carefully before you really say it.
Second, appropriately adapt messages to others. It is not enough to be
sensitive and accurately understand others; when your send out your message, you
pick up the best ways and respond to others to achieve your communication goals.
But it does not mean to say something that the listener wants to hear. That
would be unethical. Appropriately adapt messages to others means carefully
editing and shaping your responses so that your messages can be understood by
others and you can achieve your goals.
Last but not least, try to interpret nonverbal messages. As we all know,
unspoken messages can express powerful ideas or emotions with greater impact
than mere words. You should try to observe others facial expressions or
movements and give correct responds to others. You can see the emotions or
attitude from one’s gesture stops. Be sensitive and appropriate interpreting
others.
Most people learn communication rules from experience, by observing and
interacting with others. You can do that too, if you have enough patient and
determinations.
篇15:战胜新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情快板书
全文共 740 字
+ 加入清单二零二零年的一月像往常
大家都在欢欢喜喜的把年忙
突然间武汉爆发了疫情封了城
乌云就暂时遮蔽了红太阳
抗击瘟疫的战争在打响
英雄们进入了没有硝烟的大战场
有四面八方的援汉医疗队
有一直冲在一线的医生、护士、护士长
他们日夜不停、不辞辛苦、
轮流值班、轮番坚守、为的就是
和时间赛跑把生命抢
他们人人都是逆行者
春节期间把大爱奉献不离岗
他们中间,有这样一群人
每天用镜头和文字把疫情讲
为的是向外界
还原事情的进展和真相
他们中有70后、80后、90后
人数还不断在增长
从洪水到非典
哪里有危险哪里闯
每当有重大事件在发生
请战书是一张一张接一张
他们不是出现在新闻现场,
就是在前往新闻现场的道路上
每天都战斗在第一线
每天都工作斗志昂
每天是镜头、录音、文字、剪辑一条龙
每天都把实时的新闻天下扬
面对疫情,和白衣天使共战斗
他们的文字和镜头有温度来有力量
大家都称赞他们是:人民的眼睛
为了让大家看到病毒的源头在哪里
他们去华南海鲜市场做暗访
现场环境之恶劣
我们想都不敢想
店内堆满了铁笼子
蛇皮袋内的野生动物名字来历都不详
这些真实的镜头之所以能看到
是因为人民的眼睛在发光
他们去到人员密集的发热门诊
他们去到重症监护的隔离病房
为的就是了解一线的新情况
隔离病房的护士们
是四个小时一班岗
不能擦汗、不能喝水
更不能去把厕所上
护士们换班脱下隔离服
身上好似鸡落汤
脸上的压痕一条条
汗水顺着四下淌
想想病号的情况在好转
护士们又把笑脸扬
这些珍贵的镜头之所以能看到
是因为人民的眼睛在发光
他们提供了一手资料
让我们在后方抗击疫情把士气涨
他们拍下了实时照片
让我们看到了抗击疫情的胜利在前方
他们直击恶劣的风暴中心,
他们信念坚定的逆行而上
他们深知:离现场越近,就离真实越近
他们用生命在采访
医护人员,科研人员,
支援人员不能忘
但也要记得工作在一线的记者们
他们是人民的眼睛、无冕之王!
篇16:厦门初中英语
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+ 加入清单Last summer holiday, I visited to Xiamen with my parentsby plane. My
English teacher once told us that Xiamen is a beautiful city that worth of
visiting. We stayed there for four days. We lived in a small fishing village. On
the first day, we visited to Xiamen University and Nanputuo Temple. Xiamen
University is consideredas the most beautiful and romantic campus in China.
Indeed, its fantastic and its buildings are distinctive. On the second days, we
enjoyed the scenery of Jimei District. On the third day, We visited to Gulangyu.
Its amazing and I like it very much. There are many small specific stores.
However, the huge tourist visitors make the small island crowed. Anyway, it was
a pleasant trip.
篇17:高中优秀英语作文
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+ 加入清单The Huang Mountain is a place of interest. here are lots of tourists seeing sights every day. Years ago, some of them paid no attention to environment protection. They threw about waste paper, plastic bags and tins. Besides, they killed animals, caught birds, destroyed trees and flowers. Worse still,
they often made a fire to cook in the forest. That was dangerous. Changes have taken place now. When tourists leave, they take away rubbish with them. They no longer hunt animals. Plants are also protected. All the tourists carry their lunch in order not to start forest fire. We must sing high praise of the good deeds.
篇18:端午节的习俗英语高中
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+ 加入清单Dragon Boat race Traditions
At the center of this festival are the dragon boat races. Competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to the rhythm of beating drums. These exciting races were inspired by the villagers valiant attempts to rescue Chu Yuan from the Mi Luo river. This tradition has remained unbroken for centuries.
Tzung Tzu
A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat festival is tzung tzu. This tasty dish consists of rice dumplings with meat, peanut, egg yolk, or other fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves. The tradition of tzung tzu is meant to remind us of the village fishermen scattering rice across the water of the Mi Luo river in order to appease the river dragons so that they would not devour Chu Yuan.
Ay Taso
The time of year of the Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth lunar moon, has more significance than just the story of Qu Yuan. Many Chinese consider this time of year an especially dangerous time when extra efforts must be made to protect their family from illness. Families will hang various herbs, called Ay Tsao, on their door for protection. The drinking of realgar wine is thought to remove poisons from the body. Hsiang Bao are also worn. These sachets contain various fragrant medicinal herbs thought to protect the wearer from illness.
翻译:风俗习惯端午节最重要的活动是龙舟竞赛。比赛的队伍他们多彩的龙舟前进的鼓声中。这项活动的灵感是来自村民的勇敢的尝试营救汨罗江畔的屈原。这个传统一直保持了几个世纪。
粽子非常受欢迎的菜在端午节粽子。粽子的米包着肉、花生、蛋黄及其他材料,再以竹叶包裹。而粽子的传统是为了提醒我们的渔夫,将米丢进汨罗河水安抚蛟龙,希望他们不要将屈原吃掉。
塔索(Taso)的时间每年的端午节,农历的第五天,具有更多的意义,不仅仅是屈原的故事。许多中国人认为每年的这个时候,一个特别危险的时候,必须做出额外的努力,保护家人免受疾病。家庭在门上将挂各种草药,叫驱邪。喝雄黄酒被认为是去除体内的毒物。香包也穿,它是以含有多种香味药草认为保护人们远离疾病。
篇19:我的梦想英语
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+ 加入清单I like reading books so much, rencently, I fall in love with the travel
books. When I open these books, I am attracted by the colorful pictures. Reading
these books can broaden my vision, I know there are so many places that I have
never heard of before. I also learn the different culture. I am so eager to go
to these places and have a look at them. So I have made up my mind, I will
travel to the places that are around me first, and then when I grow up, I will
travel further. This is my little dream, it is also my motivation to study
well.
篇20:怀念的英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单He always rose early to enjoy at least two hours of solitude in the house
and garden before the rest of the family came down In winter he spent most of
the time reading and writing. In sum mer he liked to get out of doors to work in
the kitchen garden or to take the dog for a walk in the neighbouring woods and
fields Whatever the weather, there was plenty to occupy him.
Although he was a creature of habit, there seemed to be an infinite variety
in his pursuits. He wrote book reviews regularly for two of the national
weeklies. He worked conscientiously his special subject, Indian History, and was
thus one of the world authorities on it;
he collected modern abstract paintings and so had a circle of friends
amongst artists and sculptors; there was hardly anything he did not know about
traditional jazz and he often entertained both British and America n jazz
musicians He was a superb cook and knew a lot about French and German food.
His family adored him and in a sense he was spoiled by them. At first
glance you would have taken him for a retired army officer-his bearing was
erect, his hair was cut short, he was fussy about his clothes, which were always
neat, clean and conventional. He liked to keep fit, and this was reflected in
his clear, steady blue eyes and healthy suntanned complexion. He hardly ever
watched TV, but enjoyed a good film and an occasional evening at the
theatre.