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1000假期独自旅行英语
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+ 加入清单I think there is no one would say “no” to travel. People love travel, for it can make them relax and widen their vision. Some people like to travel with friends, because they want to share the pleasure of traveling, and they think the journey will be much easier for they can take care of each other. While some people like to travel alone, they can go anywhere in anytime. They don’t have to care about what the partner’s idea. In my opinion, I’m much preferred to travel with friends, but I always have an urge to travel alone.
我想没有人会对旅行说“不”。人们喜欢旅游，因为旅游可以使他们放松并开阔视野。有些人喜欢和朋友一起旅行，因为他们想要分享旅游的乐趣，他们认为旅行会变得更容易，在旅程中将他们可以互相照顾。有些人喜欢独自旅行，他们可以在任何时候去任何地方。他们不必在乎对方的想法。在我看来，我更喜欢和朋友一起旅行，但我总是有一种冲动想独自旅行。
Firstly, I was told that travel alone can help people to grow up quickly, and that’s what I really need. If you travel alone, you have to do everything by yourself in the journey, for instance, to buy a ticket, to book hotel, and ask directions. That maybe just a small case for extrovert, but for introvert, like me, it’s really a big challenge. I remember the first time I go to travel with friends and my little brother, they did everything, and I just follow and had fun. I even too shame to check into a hotel, and my little brother did it for me. I was humiliated for that. So, travel alone could force introvert to do the things that you don’t dare to do. It could help you to build an outgoing personality. For extrovert, travel alone could enhance your ability to handle emergence case.
首先，有人告诉我独自旅行能帮助人们迅速长大，这才是我真正需要的。如果你独自一人旅行，你必须在旅途中，自己做所有的事情，比如，买机票，预订酒店，问路。这些对于外向的人也许只是小事，但对于性格内向的人，像我，就是一个非常大的挑战。我记得我第一次与朋友和我的小弟弟去旅行的时候，他们把所有的事情都做好，而我只是跟着并寻找乐趣。我甚至太害羞而不敢到酒店登记，结果是我的弟弟为我登记的。对于这一点我感到很羞愧。所以，独自旅行能强迫内向的人做你不敢做的事情。它可以帮助你形成外向的性格。对于外向的人，独自旅行能提高你处理紧急情况的能力。
Secondly, travel alone gives you peace of mind. Image that, you walking alone in the beach, there are no sounds of human beings, just burst of sound waves. You close your eyes, enjoy the moment, you will feel peace.
其次，独自旅行可以让你心情平静。想象一下你一个人独自走在沙滩上，那儿没有人类的声音，只有浪花的声音。闭上眼睛，享受这一刻，你会感觉到平静。
In short, travel alone could be loneliness and dangerous, especially for girls, but it’s worth having a try for the beautiful scene in the journey, it seems like all the things are just exist for you.
总之，独自旅行可能会有孤独和危险，特别是对女孩子，但为了旅途中美丽的景色是值得一试的，似乎所有的事物都只为你而存在。
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+ 加入清单The thankfulgreat universe provides the environment of existence for us andgive us sunlight, air, water and everything in keeping with weexistence of space, bring storm to let us accept to toughen for us,bring to us mysterious let us look for.
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过了两个多小时，终于来到了蓝天高尔夫球场。我们东张西望，对眼前的一切事物都感到好奇。教官突然叫我们站好，同学们立刻昂首挺胸的站着。开始玩游戏了，我们先玩了翻牌，接下来我们要玩乒乓球接力。听到了这个消息我摩拳擦掌，迫不及待要试试。我端起U型管，紧紧地盯着乒乓球，小球飞快滚到这里，我默默祈祷：千万别掉下来！我突然听到大家说：“加油！快对准去接！”我稳稳一对，小球快速滚了过去，我暗自松了一口气。在大家齐心协力的努力下，我们获得了胜利，当时的场面非常火爆，大家欢呼雀跃着。
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近年来，随着社会的发展，我的家乡发生了很大的变化。现在的路是越来越大了。有许多不同的汽车和公交车在道路上运行。道路两边种满了树木和鲜花。他们可以为我们提供氧气，与污染物抗争。现在天空变得更清洁、更明亮。更重要的是，你随处可见到许多现代和美丽的建筑，人们的生活条件也得到了改善。现在人们在享受舒适的生活。
描写家乡的变化初中英语范文篇二
Great changes have taken place in my hometown for recent years.big department stores and factories are everywhere. Different kinds of cars and buses are running in the big streets.with the development of the society，The life of the us is greatly improved.
I used to live in a small house and small houese surround the whole city. the qaulity of our life is very low,people were always worried that they would have no money for using or they can not get what they like. we could seldom see any foreign tourists.
But now, with the support of the government . My hometown has developed quickly and has changed a lot.people are living in a rich and high quality society,almost each person has a car,the transportation is convinient,meanwhile. more and more high buildings are being built which brings our hometown a new look. many wonderful places have been opened up that attracts many tourists.
Also,the people in my hometown are getting busier, everywhere you can see peoples footprints.
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In recent years, my hometown has changed greatly, because of new road and railway has been built. Previously, my hometown was closed to the outside world. Several years ago, the government paid much money on changing the basic equipment of my hometown. Building new roads is the biggest project. It took about half a year to build the new road. After finish, people have more methods to make money. And we have more communication with other places, which is a good way to develop ourselves. About two years latter, the railway was built. After that, there have been more and more changes happened in my hometown. Now, my hometown has developed into a big and rich town. People live a happy life.
最近几年，由于建成新的公路和铁路，我的家乡发生了很大的变化。以前，我的家乡与外界隔绝。几年前，政府花了大量资金改变家乡的基本设备。新建公路是最大的工程。新建公路大约花了半年时间。公路建成后，人们找到了更多赚钱的方法。而且，我们可以与其他地方互通，这是我们发展自己的好方法。大约两年后，铁路修好了。从那以后，我的家乡发生了越来越多的变化。现在，我的家乡已经变成一个富裕的大城镇。人民过着幸福的生活。
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+ 加入清单我背起背包，开始旅行，微风吹在身上，我的头发随风飘扬。眼前的风景不停在放大变清楚，再从身后持续缩小变模糊……那种感觉很特别，也很奇妙。我总能在旅行之中，有新的体验，新的想法。
俗话说：“行万里路胜读万卷书。”一点也没错，在我的经验中，旅行的收获常常比看书来得大。不管近处还是远方；不计长期或短暂；不论从前或现在，我都一样喜欢旅行。旅行时可以让我抛开功课的压力；还可以和家人一起享受吃喝玩乐的乐趣，但，对我而言旅行最大的意义在于因为经常旅行，所以我了解到“分享的快乐”。
旅游当中我都会努力用心去观察，亲自去体验。然后拍上几张照片，再牢牢将过程记在心上。有时，我还会将旅行所见所闻写在随身的记事本之中。平常在闲来无事的时候，我则会将它拿出来翻阅和回忆，而每次回想这些旅行的经验，总会带给我无限的快乐。
在老师的鼓励之下，去年我开始架设了属于自己的空间，我更尝试将我在旅游中的所见所闻、拍摄的画面P上网络。刚开始人气虽然不多，不过我并没有气馁。老师除了不断上来“灌水”、“冲人气”之外，更透过“留言板”给我不少鼓励和建议。有了老师这个“头号粉丝”的加持和推荐，再加上亲朋好友、家人同学的奔相走告，我的空间人气与日俱增。就这样，我试着透过网络来和别人分享我的“旅游日志”；也开始学习如何跟别人互动、如何用文字表达自己的感受和如何让旅游更精彩、更有意义。
今年过年回外婆家的路程上，全家人绕去佛山，这是我不同于以往的一次旅游经验，也是一趟心灵飨宴之旅，在佛光山平静肃穆的抄经堂里我和弟弟用一笔一划慢慢抄写着经文，听师父说抄经文可以净化人心、美化品德的作用。我抄到的是“一切好事，从我本身做起，一切好言，从我口中说出。”的经文，爸爸说这句经文反应出我个性的弱点，好像冥冥当中佛祖在给我指示呢！这样特别的经验，当然也被我放上空间里了。
对我而言，能玩是快乐；能和家人一起出游是快乐；体验不同的生活更是快乐。旅行，能够增广见闻还能够和朋友一起“分享快乐”，对我来说意义重大！旅行对你而言代表的意义如何呢？
[旅行的意义初中生作文650字
篇17：初中英语作文大全
全文共 626 字
+ 加入清单I was born on March 15, 2002. So March 15 is my birthday. I began to give a
birthday party in . Later on I have my birthday party every year.Last Saturday I
had my birthday party at home. A few of my friends came to my party. Everyone
bought me a birthday present, and they all said, "Happy birthday to you." Then I
said "Thank you very much for giving me the birthday presents."On my birthday,
my mother made my birthday cake and cooked some delicious food. My friends
helped me to put the candles on the big cake. Then we began the party.I had a
good time that day. We sang and played games, and ate delicious food. How happy
I was!
篇18：寒假初中英语
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+ 加入清单My winter holiday was very interesting.as that day I got back to my native hometown,cousins and cousines took me to ski.My skiing skill isnt well,got down for 15 times,they laughed at me behind,I cant help smiling too.
The day of spring festival was the most happiness day,we had meal for the first,a table of delicious food,that made me so glad.then we played the fireworks.The childrens waving the lightening ticket while watching the adults playing the fireworks.that was so beautiful!like the stars rainning down the world.at the end,it was time to get the red bag.
We were very exciting,and satisfied.sometimes,we also go shopping and buying something we like.
Winter holiday life was really abundant!
篇19：难忘的旅行
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+ 加入清单期待已久的毕业旅行终于来临了，大家怀抱着希望，准备迎接一个快乐的旅程。
我们去了很多好玩的地方，像是科学教育馆，还坐快艇去渔人码头，虽然冷却很刺激不过到了那你我才知道那里有多浪漫，因为那有很多小船只在海面漂漂荡荡的真可爱，第一天晚上，我和同学们一起畅游西门町，熙熙攘攘的人群，让我感受到繁华，我们一直逛到十点多才回饭店，但是回到饭店的途中却遇到了有位老爷爷在卖松鼠，我第一眼就看到那只松鼠真的很爱我们和那只松鼠拍几张照之后我们就继续逛街了，就一直逛到十点多才回饭店，却因为兴奋过度而睡不着因为今天实在太好玩了。
隔天我们去了游乐园，那里五彩缤纷的主题区让人印象深刻，这样景色真的是让我忘不了。我玩了很多游乐器材，像海盗船、火山历险等等，玩海盗船的时后，那种心脏快跳出来的刺激感觉是要坐过的人才知道。野生动物区也很棒，在那里我看到稀少的白老虎，真的让我大开眼界，啧啧称奇。这里的一景一物美不胜收，要离开的时候大家都依依不舍。
最后一天我最难忘的是动物园，在那我看到了特别巨大的大象和无敌可爱的企鹅，他们一摇一摆的走着，逗趣的模样真是可爱极了，让我忍不住多逗留了十几分钟，欢乐的时光过得特别快，结束了动物园之行我们就要去机场准备回家了，这是我小学生涯唯一一次的毕业旅行，能和好朋友一起出去见见世面，这次难忘的旅行使我明白：做什么事都要亲身去体验，不要遇事就退缩，更不要因为害怕就放弃，很高兴我有来这趟旅游，否则永远都不知道自由行的感受，所以我推荐大家有机会也去试试，其实还有很多的沿路趣事，写不完！大致上分享一些经历过一定要到内地走走，你一定会有所收获滴喔！
[难忘的旅行三年级作文
篇20：关于茶的英语作文初中
全文共 1688 字
+ 加入清单"When a guest comes to my home from afar on a cold night, I light bamboo to
boil tea to offer him.”— Ancient Chinese poem.
China is the home country of tea. Before the Tang Dynasty, Chinese tea was
exported by land and sea, first to Japan and Korea, then to India and Central
Asia and, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, to the Arabian Peninsula. In the early
period of the 17th century, Chinese tea was exported to Europe, where the upper
class adopted the fashion of drinking tea. Chinese tea—like Chinese silk and
china—has become synonymous worldwide with refined culture. At the heart of the
culture of tea—the study and practice of tea in all its aspects—is the simple
gesture of offering a cup of tea to a guest that for Chinese people today is a
fundamental social custom, as it has been for centuries.
China traces the development of tea as an art form to Lu Yu, known as "the
Saint of Tea" in Chinese history, who lived during the Tang Dynasty and who
wrote The Book of Tea, the first ever treatise on tea and tea culture. The
spirit of tea permeates Chinese culture, and throughout the country there are
many kinds of teas, teahouses, tea legends, tea artifacts and tea customs.
Better-known places to enjoy a good cup of tea in China include Beijing noted
for its variety of teahouses; Fujian and Guangdong provinces and other places in
the southeast of China that serve gongfu tea, a formal serving of tea in tiny
cups; the West Lake in Hangzhou, also the home of the Tea Connoisseurs
Association, noted for its excellent green tea; and provinces in southwest China
like Yunnan where the ethnic groups less affected by foreign cultures retain tea
ceremonies and customs in original tea-growing areas.