我的初中学校英语作文带翻译热门20篇

Marine biological environment is a complex system including sea water, sea

water, soluble matter and suspended matter, seabed sediments and marine

organisms. The rich biological resources, mineral resources, chemical resources

and power resources in the sea are indispensable human resources treasure

houses, which are closely related to the survival and development of

mankind.

At present, the main objective of marine conservation is to protect marine

biological resources so that they can not be exhausted for sustainable use by

mankind. In particular, priority should be given to the conservation of marine

animals that are valuable and endangered. According to the UN investigation, due

to overfishing, mangrove accidental killing of non target to allow the killing

of marine organisms, the coastal engineering construction, deforestation,

pollution of the marine environment in general, at least 25 of the worlds most

valuable fisheries resources consumed, whales, sea turtles, manatees and many

other marine animal faces the danger of extinction. It is expected that with the

expansion of marine development, it is possible to cause more damage to marine

biological resources.

Marine protection task should first stop on the marine biological resources

excessive use, secondly to protect the marine biological habitat or habitat,

especially their migration, spawning, feeding, avoid Huahai coastline, beaches,

estuaries, coral reefs, to prevent heavy metals, pesticides, oil, organic

produce and eutrophication. Nutrients such as marine pollution. Maintain the

ability of regeneration of marine biological resources and the natural

purification ability of the sea water, maintain the marine ecological balance,

and ensure the sustainable development and utilization of the marine.

I like the Chinese new year better than any other festival。 This is a time

especially for rest and joy。 I need not study。 I wear good clothes and eat good

food。 I have a good time from morning till night。 I am as happy as a king。

翻译：我喜欢中国新年比喜欢其它任何节日更甚。这是一个专为休息和欢乐的时光。我不需要读书。我穿好衣服，吃好东西。我每一天从早到晚日子过得简单愉快。我和上帝一样快乐。

I am a shy girl, when my teachers ask me the questions, I will always low

down my head and answer them with small voice. Because of my character, I miss

the chances to make myself stand out and I also don’t have many friends. I

really want to change my situation, I don’t want to be a stand by anymore, I

want to be part of the group. So I force myself to join the class activities, I

find I enjoy them and I talk to my classmate a lot. I become active and start to

try more things, I take part in the debate competition and show my ability, I

find my stage.

It was sunny and hot today.I got up early at half past six.I read English

and then had breakfast.I helped my mother washed the dishes.Then I did my

homework and cleaned my room.I went shopping with my mother in the

afternoon.Then I played table tennis with my friends.In the evening I watched TV

and read a book.I really had a busy and interesting day.

今天阳光明媚，很热，六点半早起，读英文，然后吃早餐，帮妈妈洗碗，做功课，打扫房间，和妈妈一起去超市购物。下午。然后我和朋友们打乒乓球。晚上我看电视，看书。我真的度过了忙碌而有趣的一天。

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1. I gave Tom the book. ／／

2. He bought his mother some flowers. ／／

3. The bridge was built by workers last year.／／

4. We have to finish the work today. ／／5. He will do his homework tomorrow. ／／

6. We clean the rooms every day. ／／7. The writer spent 3 years on the book. ／／

8. It is a book with a lot of beautiful pictures.／／

9. The book sold very well during the first week. ／／first week.

10. Mary was the only one in the office. ／／

11. She finished her work at 10 o’clock. ／／She didn’12. She had to take a taxi home because it was too late.

13. Liza and Mike arrived at the Great Wall in two hours.

14. They were happy to get to the top.／／

15. They enjoyed themselves on the Great Wall.／／

16. The postman sent Susan and Tommy a paper box.

17. They opened it and found a present from their friend.

18. They both liked the present and felt very happy.

19. Alice didn’t feel well today, so she went to the hospital.

20. The doctor asked her some questions. ／／

21. The doctor didn’t give her any medicine in the end.

（全真１）

1. The capital Airport has been in use for 20 years. ／／

2. The capital Airport is the largest one in China. ／／

3. I have never taken a plane. My friend Li Ping , either. ／／

（全真２）

1. Father gave $20 for me to buy some books. ／／

2. I was excited when I saw so many good books in the bookstore.

3. But some books would cost more than I have. ／／

But I didn’／／（全真3）

1. Many Chinese friends went to the party. 2. Tony was given a lot of presents by his friends. ／／Tony’

3. Seeing his Chinese teacher at the party made Tony very happy. ／／（全真4）

1. I want to eat something. ／／2. The refrigerator is empty.／／3. Bob spent fifteen yuan on the hamburger. ／／／（全真5）

1. Mr.Wang doesn’t work in that factory any longer. ／／

2. Mr. Wang left home earlier in order to catch the bus. 3. Mr. Wang finds it not easy to get along with that young guy. ／／（专家1）

1. Many people went shopping yesterday.

2. Jane spent 4 hours to buy New year gifts. ／／

3. She was so tired that she couldn’t walk any longer. ／／

（专家2）

1. My friends said to me, “Are you free?”

2. She wanted me to go shopping with her.

3. She thinks it a pleasure to go shopping with a friend.

A little labour, much health.

常常走动,无病无痛。

They that do nothing learn to do ill.

游手好闲，容易学坏。

A little leak will sink a great ship.

千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。

Pride goes before a fall.

骄兵必败。

A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step.

千里之行,始于足下

East or west,home is best .

在家千日好，出门时时难

A Jack of all trades and master of none.

无所不能便一无所精. 三脚猫无所长

I bought a jeans today

Today,I went shopping with my intimate.We set out at 11:00 by riding Ofo

bicycle.Because both of us hadn‘t eaten breakfirst.,as soon as we arrived the

street,we ate a cheese iscream respectively.Then we went to underground

market.In the market,I bought a blue jeans,and my intimate bought a short

jeans.After three hours of hanging around the street,we were very tired and

hungry,so we bought a new chicken cutlet,and then went home by bus.We were so

hungry that we ate the chicken cutlet on the bus.After I backed home,I tried my

new jeans on,my mother said that looks old,let it be,as long as I happy.

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今天我买了一条牛仔裤

今天，我和我的闺蜜去逛街。我们上午11点就骑小黄车长发了。因为我们都没有吃早餐，所以我们一到那就各自吃了一个奶酪冰淇淋。然后我们就去地下商场。在商场里，我买了一条蓝色长牛仔裤，我的闺蜜买了一条短牛仔裤。我们逛了3个小时的街之后，又饿又累，所以我们就买了正新鸡排并且坐公交车回去。因为我们实在太饿了，于是就在公交车上吃了鸡排。我回家之后，就试穿了我的新牛仔裤，我妈妈说那看起来太成熟了，管他呢，我开心就好。

幸福是否可以用金钱购买？不可能！但是不是钱多一点我们就会更开心一点呢？对此，大多数人一定微笑赞同。我们相信，收入的富足与舒适的生活感受之间有着某种联系。几乎所有人都会说，是的，我希望变得富有。而目前有四分之三的美国大学生都认为，过上“十分富裕”的生活是“非常重要”和“必不可少”的。钱的作用的确不小。

Does money buy happiness? No! Ah, but would a little more money make us a little happier? Many of us smirk and nod. There is, we believe, some connection between fiscal fitness and feeling fantastic. Most of us would say that, yes, we would like to be rich. Three in four American collegians now consider it “very important” or “essential” that they become “very well off financially”. Money matters.

但是，富人就一定更快乐吗?研究人员发现，在一些贫穷的国家，相对而言比较富裕确实会使人过得更幸福一些。我们需要食物、住所、休息和社会关系。然而，人们惊讶地发现，在那些几乎所有人都衣食无忧的国家里，财富的增加所产生的效果微乎其微。收入与幸福之间的关联“惊人得微弱”。一旦生活舒适，钱所带来的收益便呈现递减趋势。得到的第二笔十万美元就像吃到的第二只派，尝起来永远都不如第一只那么美味。即使那些彩票得主和福布斯排名前一百的富人们也并没有比一般的美国人更开心多少。飞黄腾达只能带来暂时的喜悦。从长远来说，财富就像健康一样，失去它的人定会感到不幸，而拥有它的人却未必一定幸福。

Well, are rich people happier? Researchers have found that in poor countries, being relatively well off does make for greater well-being. We need food, rest, shelter and social contact. But a surprising fact of life is that in countries where nearly everyone can afford life’s necessities, increasing affluence matters surprisingly little. The correlation between income and happiness is “surprisingly weak”. Once comfortable, more money provides diminishing returns. The second piece of pie, or the second $100,000, never tastes as good as the first. Even lottery winners and the Forbes’ 100 wealthiest Americans have expressed only slightly greater happiness than the average American. Making it big brings temporary joy. But in the long run, wealth is like health: its utter absence can breed misery, but having it doesn’t guarantee happiness.

[英语满分作文幸福话题带翻译

my mother is a woman of the old school。 she is too conservative to keep up with the times。 however， she is good-natured and treats others incerely。 for this reason， all her neighbors are only too glad (pleased) to make friends with her。 they consider her a model woman。

she is a typical housewife。 she keeps the (her) house neat and clean and looks after us with extreme care 。 she often says to us， “you cannot study too ard。”

"我母亲"英语作文译文:

我母亲是中国老式女子。她太保守无法跟上时代。然而，她性情善良，待人诚恳。基于此种理由，所有她的邻居都十分高兴和她结交朋友。他们认为她是模范女子。

她是一位标准的家庭主妇。她把家保持整洁。她小心翼翼地照顾我们。她时常对我们说：“你们越用功越好”。

Recently, there has been a terrible virus, the coronavirus. All the news is

about the pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, which is an acute human to

human pneumonia. The source of the virus is said to be small wild animals, such

as badgers, bats, snakes and so on. Doctors said that the new virus has a fast

and strong infectivity, can spread through breathing and contact, and the

epidemic development is particularly rapid. People are getting infected every

day all over the country.

机遇是成功的因素之一。但是机遇并不经常光顾小学生作文 你也可以投稿，而且并不是所有机遇都必然导向成功。除此之外，机遇通常就在刻苦的工作中，只是许多人觉察不到而已。因此如果你想成就事业，就必须努力工作以做好迎接机遇的准备。否则，即便机遇来了你也会失去它。我认为，我们社会中的每个人都有许多机遇，但只有那些做好充足准备的有才能的人才会利用机遇取得成功。

Opportunity and Success

Opportunity is one of the elements of success. But opportunities don’t come often. And not all the opportunities can certainly lead to success. Moreover, opportunities are usually disguised as hard work; therefore most people don’t recognize them. So if you want to achieve something, you must make efforts and get prepared. Otherwise, you will take no advantage of opportunities when they come to you. In my opinion, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone in our society, but only those who have made enough preparations and are highly talented can make use of them to achieve their purpose.

My Class

here are forty-two students in my class, with 25boys and 17girls. It’s an active class, and the reason may be that the boys are more than girls. The classroom atmosphere of our class is very good, because we interact with teachers quite often. Our classmates are all united and helpful to each other. We often organize some activities to enhance the relationship between classmates and our regular activity is the English Day in every two weeks that we can only speak English during recess. Maybe it sounds a little difficult but it really funny and classmates enjoy it very much.

[我的班级初中英语作文

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.

In China, the subjects that students learnt are necessary. They can learn special classes when they enter university. Sometimes I think it will be perfect to have the special class in middle school. On the one hand, students can learn more things besides the necessary subjects. They can develop more practical skills. On the other hand, students can cultivate their interest by learning something different. Though it is a little hard to open special classes, because education pays attention to scores, I believe that someday more special classes will be open, as the class reform calls on people to pay attention to the development of student mind.

在中国，学生所学习的科目都是有必要的。当他们进入大学以后，他们可以学习特色课程。有时我觉得在初中开设特色课程是非常好的。一方面，学生除了必要科目之外还可以学到更多的东西。可以发展更多实用技巧。另一方面，学生可以培养他们的兴趣，学习不同的东西。虽然因为教育注重分数导致开设特色课程有一定难度，但我相信总有一天将会开设更多的特色课程，因为教育改革呼吁人们关注学生的思维发展。

Chinese Spring Festival celebrating the end of winter and the warmth of

spring. It began in the last day of the lunar year, end in the 15th day of lunar

New Year, also is the Lantern Festival.

During the Spring Festival, people use red lantern and Spring Festival

couplets decorate a house, put on all kinds of colored clothes, often visit

friends and relatives or together eat dumplings, fish, meat and other delicious

food. The children are looking forward to receiving red envelope money, and

together they play each other the fireworks, with happy.

Street with dragon and lion dance and some other carnival activities, CCTV

will held the grand Spring Festival gala.

中国的春节庆祝冬天的结束和春天的温暖。从农历年的最后一天开始，到了农历的第十五天结束，也是元宵节。

春节期间，人们用红灯笼和春联装饰房子，穿上各种颜色的衣服，经常拜访亲朋好友，或者一起吃饺子、鱼、肉和其他美味的食物。孩子们盼望着收到红包，他们一起玩烟花，开心地玩着。

街上有舞龙舞狮等狂欢活动，中央电视台将举行盛大的春节联欢晚会。

Dear Miss Wang:

I am writing to express my sinceregratitude for your help in my study. Without your help , my study would not bethe top three in my class. It was you who always standed by me when I am fall.You pointed my mistakes and told me how to make them right. You always workedtirelessly to train my patience.Your continuous encouragement is my greatestmotivation.

I sincerely hope that you can have a goodhealth and stay happy. In addition, I wonder if you can pay a lot of attentionto your health, get more rest.

Again, I sincerely thank you for your help!

Yours

Lily

亲爱的王老师：

我写信是想诚挚的感谢你在我学习上的帮助。没有你的帮助，我的成绩就不会排在班级前三名。是你在我失败的时候一直支持我。我帮我指出错误并告诉我怎样改正它们。你总是不知疲倦地训练我的耐心。你不断的鼓励是我最大的动力。

我真心祝愿您身体健康，永远快乐。另外，我希望你能多注意你的健康，多多休息。

再次感谢你的帮助!

你的学生

李丽

This morning I had a funny look into the matter. A dog in the ice dancing

"ballet." The dog dancing on the ice to slide to slide, and accidentally hit the

slide. Open limbs, good or funny. May be unexpected happened, it carefully stood

up! Forelegs, but a slip back a Gouchi Shi. Ridiculous, it is a very funny!

今天早上，我看看到了一件滑稽事。一只狗在冰上跳“芭蕾”。那只狗手舞足蹈的在冰面上滑来滑去，一不小心打了滑。四肢张开，好是滑稽。可让人意想不到是发生了，它小心翼翼地站起来了!可是前腿一打滑又来了一个狗吃屎。笑死人了，简直是太滑稽了

Dear Miss Jiang,

I am writing toshare my ideas about our English class. Now, our main material in the class isthe textbook, which is reasonable. But I think we can get some other resources,such as English magazines, songs, movies and so on. We can learn the basicknowledge from out textbook, and get some more from other materials. Inaddition, those materials are more authentic and practical, which will beuseful to our learning. Besides, by doing so, we can get more fun from learningand develop our interest to English. Please take good consideration of myadvice. Thank you!

Sincerely yours

Bella

尊敬的蒋老师

您好！我写信是想和你谈谈我对英语课的想法。现在我们上课用的主要材料是课本，这是合理的。但是我认为我们可以获取一些其他资源，比如英语杂志，歌曲，电影等等。我们可以从课本上学到基本的知识，同时从其他材料获取知识。另外，那些材料更真实和实用，这对于我们的学习会有好处的。此外，通过这样做我们可以从学习中获得乐趣从而培养我们对英语的兴趣。请您认真考虑我的建议，谢谢！

贝拉

一、指导思想

目前初三的英语教学中，因种种因素，造就了相当一部分英语学习比较困难，并伴有的差生。因此对这部分学生加强心理指导，培养培养的心理素质，帮助他们尽快走出困境，成为学习的主人，就显得十分必要。学科教学是学校教育的主渠道、主阵地，学科学习是学生的主导活动，学生大量的心理困惑都产生于学习过程中，各种人格品质也在学科的学习中得到发展。英语作为语言学科，在教学中加强德育及心理方面渗透工作，坚持以人为本，坚持教育创新，坚持______，坚持内涵发展，以行为习惯养成教育为重点，以加强细节教育。

二、工作要点

对于向学生进行思想教育、品德教育、科学文化教育和心理素质教育，在本学期的教学中加强德育工作如下：

(一)有敬业精神，热爱学生。

要用自己的爱来唤起和培养学生对学习的爱，从而引伸到对生活的爱。其实，英语课堂教学不只是语言知识的学习和操练，而是一种温馨的情感交流、智慧潜能的开发，社会__交际能力的早期培养，是师生共同创造精神生活的活动。因此教师在教学中，要尊重学生的人格，建立平等、互相尊重的和谐师生关系，使学生在宽松、融洽、愉快的氛围中进行学习的同时，品德得到培养，性格得到完善。

(二)创新教育让学困生自主学习

传统的英语教学模式中，学生自使自终是被动者，即使是一些很有天赋的好学生。久而久之，也缺乏了创造力。不少学生的学习参与意识差，不愿主动思考和提出问题，更不主动解决问题。依赖于教师现成的说教答案，因此，教师必须更新教学观念，树立心的学生观和教学观。我认为，新的学生观最本质的内容就是在教学中真正能够树立合作教学的观念新的学生观念作根本的出发点就是尊重学生，在英语教学汇总充分发挥每个学生的主体作用，使他们真正成为学习的主人。

(三)渗透情感与学生建立良好的师生关系

情感具有迁移作用。亲其师，则信其道。学生对老师的情感能改善学生对所学学科的倾向性。只要师生建立起相互信赖的感情，学生对老师所提出的要求就容易接受。我们的教学活动能就比较顺利地开展。学困生并非自然固有。学困生渴求得到尊重与关心，信任与理解。教师只有用真诚的爱才能使他们感到温暖，消除自卑，树立信心，才能使他们自尊、自爱、奋发进取。我认为，对于学困生，只要我们真诚地给予关心和帮助，他们也会以爱和敬意来回报我们。他们是不会让老师失望的。

(四)赏识教育让学困生树立自信心

自尊心是一个人对自身的评价，对自身存在的价值和态度的体现。任何学生都有自尊心和荣誉感，每当自己在学习上取得点滴成绩时，总希望得到老师的表扬，学困生更是如此。差生由于羞怯心理，往往在课堂上不敢开口，因此，我对学困生从不大声呵斥，而是具体深入地分析他们之所以差的原因，然后对症下药，循循善诱，在加强辅导的同时，根据学生的发展情况进行有弹性的鼓励。实践证明：利用语言表扬、神情暗示、肢体示意等多种方法，给予学困生以的鼓励是行之有效的，能使他们对自己充满自信，树立学好英语的信心。

2022初中英语教师个人工作计划【篇六】 2022 junior high school English teacher personal work plan [Chapter 6]

一、指导思想

在本学期的英语教学中，坚持以下面的教学理念为指导：第一，切实地了解学生的真实水平，注意衔接，尽快使学生适应我的英语教学;第二，教学要面向全体学生，关注学生的情感，激发他们学习英语的兴趣;第三，以学生为主体，尊重个体差异，因材施教;第四，在新课标的指导下，倡导学生体验参与学习，完成设计目标;第五，注重过程性评价，建立能鼓励学生自主学习能力发展提高的综合评价体系。

二、学生情况分析

本届学生在英语基础方面很薄弱，由于在以前学习英语的过程中，没有很详细全面地学习音标，基本的音标和字母拼读都没有掌握好。在词汇，语法规则等方面存在很多缺漏。所以，在听、说、读、写这四项技能上，学生水平存在很大差异。

另外，学生在学习策略和情感态度方面也存在诸多需要进一步解决的问题。例如：许多学生不能明确学习英语的目的，学习缺乏主动性、自觉性;大多数同学没有养成良好的学习习惯，不能做好课前预习和课后复习工作，学习没有计划性和策略性，也不注意知识的积累和巩固。

最后，学生对新教材缺乏一定程度上的了解，还不适应新课改指导下的一些教学方法。在课堂上，习惯像以往被动地接受所传授的知识，不善于发现和总结语言规律，学习的主体性不突出。

三、教材与教辅的分析

1、内容与结构

每一单元除了关注阅读、写作、听力、视听说等语言实践活动，还关注语言知识、情感态度、文化意识和学习策略等。其中，教材加强了文化意识的提高和学生学习策略的培养，是相较于以前教材很大的不同。

2、教材的特点

首先突出学习者的发展，包括注重学习策略的培养和使用;注重提高学生的语言认知能力;为教师和学生提供个性化的选择;其次努力提高学生用英语进行思维和表达的能力。具体为：为学生提供更多的体验真实语言的机会;精心设计教学活动，使学生看到明确的目标和明确的成果;为学生发展语言运用能力提供详尽的语言支持;重视复现。

3、教材的重难点

该套教材强调学生综合语言运用能力的培养和提高，所以重点在于培养学生用英语获取信息、处理信息的能力;用英语分析问题、解决问题的能力;用英语进行思维和表达的能力。难点在于学生在情感态度和学习策略上的改变，达到用英语思维和表达的目标。

4、教学目标

⑴总体目标：激发学生学习英语的兴趣，树立自信心。在整个教学过程中，让学生有丰富的生活常识、多文化背景的积累，并形成正确人生观、价值观，有积极的情感态度和跨文化的交际能力。同时培养自主学习能力，积累学习方法。

⑵具体目标：结合学生基础知识过于薄弱的实际，在教学刚开始的阶段，注意高一和初中知识的衔接，例如复习音标和字母拼读规律，积累基础词汇、词语搭配、句型，熟悉不同单元呈现的语法规则，掌握实际用法。希望第一学期后，学生能培养学习的兴趣，养成较好的学习习惯，对基础知识有一定的掌握。

5、教学措施

⑴让学生每天积累几个单词，利用“互测及教师抽查”及时检查，保证效果并坚持下去。

⑵认真贯彻晨读制度：规定晨读内容，加强监督，保证晨读效果。

⑶实行过程性评价，调动学生积极性，通过不同方式的检测，让进步的同学体会到成就感，让落后的同学找出差距，感受压力。由此在班里形成浓厚的学习氛围，培养学生健康向上的人格和竞争意识。

⑷关注学生的情感，营造宽松、民主、和谐的教学氛围。

⑸在教学中根据目标并结合教学内容，创造性地设计贴近学生实际的教学活动，吸引和组织他们积极参与。学生通过思考、调查、讨论、交流和合作等方式，学习和使用英语，完成学习任务。

⑹经常进行教学反思，适时调整教学方法，符合学生的真实情况，利于学生的有效性学习。

从所任课班级实际情况和本身条件出发，认真进行思考和改正。多关注学科教研的发展，多多听课向有经验的老师虚心学习，取之所长，多和同事交流探讨，交换教学思想和方法，避己所短，不断进步。积极参与学科的相关课题研究，撰写论文，参加教研组，备课组的教研活动。

Dear Friend,

亲爱的朋友，

How have you been recently? I miss you very much. Do you still remember me?

最近过得怎么样?我很想你。你还记得我吗?

To be honest, Im honored to make friends with you. I still remember the days when we were together. As far as I know, you are the kindest person in the world. Once we were together, you always treated me as if I were your dear brother, so I was grateful to you in my heart. After you leaving, I always thought of you. Next time we have a chance to see each other, I will say "thank you" to you. Thank you for your kindness. Now I have got the meaning of my life.

老实说，我很荣幸成为你的朋友。我还记得我们在一起的日子。我觉得你是世界上最善良的人。我们在一起的时候，我们总是亲如兄弟，所以在我的心里我很感激你。你离开后，我总是想起你。下一次如果我们有机会见到对方，我会对你说“谢谢你”。谢谢你的善良。让我现在的人生有了意义。

Although we are in two different places now, we are still together, because we are always heart to heart. I believe we can see each other again. Since we are always close friends as well as dear brothers. Because of you, my life is always so significant. Wherever I am, I will pray good luck for you.

虽然现在我们在两个不同的地方，但我们依然在一起，因为我们总是心连心。我相信我们还能再次见面。 因为我们是亲密的朋友，亲爱的兄弟。因为你，我的人生总是那么的有意义。无论我在哪里，我都会为你祈祷好运。

Last but not the least, I hope you can make it and have a bright future.

最后但并非最不重要的是我希望你能有一个光明的未来。

Sincerely yours,

Jason

詹森

When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty-a great tall man

with thick hair becoming gray. He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended

in a slightly flattened tip. Once he explained seriously to me that he got that

flattened tip as a small child when he fell down and stepped on his nose.

The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the prodnct of

a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had

never dulled his humour nor his love of a joke.

Everywhere he went, "Gramp" made friends easily. At the end of half an hour

you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give

orders , but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like

suggestions.

One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said :

"Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.

" Then he drove away with his horses.

The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening

came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the

horses to get their drink.

"How many bags of potatoes were there?" Gramp inquired. "I dont know.

"

"How many potatoes did you pick up?"

"I didnt pick any. " "Not any! Why not?"

"You said I could pick, them up if I wanted to. You didnt say I had to.

"

In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget: when Gramp

said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.

Gram hated cruelty and injustice. The injustices of history, even those of

a thousand years before, angered her as much as the injustices of her own

day.

She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and

had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning

washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave

her pleasure. The bird, the flowers, the clouds-all that was beautiful around

her- pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who

used to gather grass and show it to his son , saying , "See how beautif ul this

is ! "

In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that

are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women

struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the

business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents,

manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.

Such were the two people with whom I spent the months from June to

September in the wonderful days of summer and youth.