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我的家乡英语作文初中作文(热门20篇)

我的家乡风景优美,物产丰富,人杰地灵,是一个美丽的地方。我爱我的家乡,我爱家乡的人们,我的心在家乡。下面是小编为大家整理的介绍家乡的作文,我的家乡四年级,以供大家参考借鉴!

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【自我介绍—】,亲爱的同学们今天浅陌要和大家分享自我介绍范文。

Self-introduction

Good morning, everyone! My Name is Lu Xin. I am so happy to stand in front of you to introduce myself. I am thirteen years old. I graduated from the No.1 Primary School of our city. I like reading books and playing badminton. I hope we can take exercises after class. Besides, I like watching movies and listening to pop music. I am sure there are some classmates have the common interests with me. Therefore, we can communicate with each other. In primary school, I did well in Chinese but math is not so good. I hope I can make progress in middle school. I am very excited to be a classmate of you初中生物 and I hope we can make progress and have good days together.

大家早上好!我叫卢欣,很高兴能够站在大家面前介绍自己。我今年13岁,毕业于我们市的第一小学。我喜欢阅读和打羽毛球。我希望课后我们能够一起运动。除此之外,我喜欢看电影和听流行音乐。我相信有同学和我有共同的兴趣。因此,我们可以相互沟通。小学的时候,我的语文很好,但是数学就没那么好了。我希望在初中能够取得进步。我很激动能够成为你们的同学,并且我希望我们可以一起进步,过得开心。

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Great changes have taken place in China. Many new buildings have been built in cities, towns and villages.

The more cars we have, the more crowed the roads are. So the roads become wider and wider. Many overpasses (立交桥) have been built in big cities. Chinese people’s life is much better than ever before. We have Tv sets, washing machines, fridges, even computers, cars etc.

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Since I watched the movie and was attracted by the girl who was dancing like an angel, I wanted to be her. I told my mother that I wanted to take the dance class. She was very happy and took me to the dance studio. At first, I practised so hard and felt great to make progress step by step. But a month passed, I felt so bored to do the same movement everyday, and I wanted to quit the class. But thinking about letting my mother down and if I gave up this time, I would do the same thing next time, so I decided to insist. This was the road that I chose, so I can’t give up.

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With the improvement of living conditions, more and more people can live

longer. However, many old people always suffer from loneliness, which is one of

the major problems in today’s society. To make the old people live better, some

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and communicate with their parents, so as to relieve their loneliness. Secondly,

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so that they can make more friends and have more joys and happiness in their

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我的家乡有着悠久的民族文化,有广阔的森林和丰富的矿产资源,有美丽清澈的河流,阿里河......还有美丽的Ga洞穴,相思谷,达令湖...... 。

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"Bumper harvest, bumper harvest!"!" Cried one of the fishermen, happily

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calm sea filled with coming from all sides of the fishermens

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streams and streams are often seriously polluted, or they become places where

people dump rubbish or are loaded with pesticide cans. Finding a clear stream in

an inhabited area can be very difficult today!

In any case, the protection of the oceans can not be achieved by individual

forces, and the protection of the oceans depends on the joint efforts of all

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This is not only the wish of a pupil, but also the wish of all mankind,

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篇8:星期天的公园初中英语作文

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I went the park near my school with my family on Sunday. This park was  holding a interesting garden party, where was crowded by many people. When  sunday, the park was always very crowded. There was a lot of old men doing  morning exercises, and many children going with their parents. During our around  walking, I saw my classmate XX boating there. I said hello to her, and she asked  me to enjoy boating with her. So I took the boat, and speaked with XX for a  while. Then we pulled the boat over, where planted a few lilies,which was my  faverate flower. I used my digital camera taking several picture. At that time,  my cellphone was ringing. That is my mother, she call me for going back.

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篇9:初中假期的英语作文

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This holiday is very interesting. When walking on the street, the advertisements are full of walls. People walking across the street must stop to see the noticeable advertisements, and the funny words cant help laughing.

First look at the first advertisement on the side of the east wall. "Why not slow" brand cough cough syrup for children, look, what, this advertisement some taste it to see this, advertisers, who do not want to buy a bottle. Now the business can really do, using the homonym of idioms to do advertising, really one stone, one word, a word, cattle.

And then look at the southeastern ad. "Haste is not", look, do you know what it means? Is to say, the shower time is too short, can not achieve a certain purpose. Haha, shower or shower to shower the knowledge, a long time, that cant be soaked through. Hey, this ad is a bit of a taste.

And then look at the advertisement on the north side. "Chicken can not lose, the flavor of the Roast Chicken, high quality and inexpensive, wow, this advertisement is too tempting. Here, who dont go and buy only Roast Chicken to snack. Really, "chicken [machine] cant be lost, lost again."

Finally, look at the street east the hotel in front of the advertisement, "Qing Ling Hotel", do not look at these words, a look, a few words that glittering under the sign of "the food package you high quality and inexpensive, eat whole foods [ten] [ten] beauty", eat also want to eat". Why, this advertisement is pretty good. The boss of this shop is really smart. He must be a knowledgeable person. If not, how can I think of using homophonic idioms to advertise? I believe the business of this shop must be very hot.

The present society is very diverse and colorful. With the progress of the times and the development of science and technology, the intelligence quotient of people is also getting higher and higher. Look, how beautiful the world is, how interesting it is.

This holiday is really full and interesting.

这个假期,真是有趣,走在大街上,大大小小的广告语贴满了围墙,走过那条街的人,不免都要停下脚步来看看这引人注目的广告,那上面滑稽的字语,也不免惹人哈哈大笑。

先看东墙边的第一条广告吧。“咳不容缓”咳咳牌小儿止咳糖浆,看,咋样,这个广告有些品味吧,看了这个广告的人,谁不想去买一瓶呢。现在的商家可真行,利用成语的谐音来做广告,真是一举两得,一个字,牛。

接下来看看东南边的那条广告吧。“欲速则不达”,看,知道这是啥意思吗?就是说呀,淋浴时间过短,不能达到一定的目的。哈哈,淋浴也淋出学问来了,那淋的时间长了,那不成落汤鸡了。嘿,这个广告也有点品位。

然后再看看北边的这条广告吧。“鸡不可失”,香喷喷的烤鸡,物美价廉,哇塞,这个广告可太诱人了。说到这儿,谁不先去买只烤鸡来解解馋呀。真可谓,‘鸡[机]不可失,失了再来呀。

最后来看看街东头那家饭店门前的广告吧,“清凌大饭店”,别光看这几个字,定睛一瞧,招牌下那几个闪闪发光的小字,“本店食品物美价廉,包您‘食[十]全食[十]美’,吃了还想吃”。咋样,这个广告不错吧,这家店大老板可真聪明,肯定是个见识广的人,要不咋会想到用成语的谐音来做广告呢。我相信,这家店的生意一定很火吧。

现在的社会真是丰富多样,多姿多彩。随着时代的进步,科技的发达,人们的智商也越来越高。放眼望去,这个世界多么美丽,多么有趣啊。

这个假期,真是充实又有趣。

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篇10:初中英语作文_我的假期经历

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上个暑假,我和我的家人坐火车去了青岛。那里总是阳光明媚,空气也很清新,令人心情舒畅。我们去了海边,海水和天空一样的蓝,在沙滩上沐浴着阳光,是件很享受的事儿。我和妹妹还捡了好多五颜六色的贝壳。我们在这里买了好多有趣的纪念品,我打算送给我的朋友们。我们在这里吃到了很多东西,比如鱼,虾..真的很美味。

我们住在一个干净整洁的旅馆里,而且价格不是很昂贵。

我很喜欢这里,如果有机会我还希望可以再次去青岛,这个美丽有趣的地方。

Last summer vacation,my family and I went to Qingdao by train.There was always sunshine and fresh air,which made us so comfortable.We went to the seaside,the sea was as blue as the sky,and bathing in the sunshine on the beach, was really an enjoyable thing.I also picked up a lot of colorful shells with my little sister.There we bought many interesting souvenirs,I was planing to send them to my friends.We ate many tings there,such as fish,prawn,and so on.They are very delicious.Then we lived in a clean and tidy hotel,and the price was not so expensive.I like Qingdao very much,and if I got a chance,I hope to come here again,it is such a beautiful and interesting place.

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转眼间已经来这里两年多了,在这里的生活虽然说也是“自由自在”但是却总觉得自己少了点什么,是对故乡的怀念吗?还是对我一直以来没有珍惜那儿的幸福时光而感到愧疚呢?

我记得在那里,总有两排大树屹立在道路两旁。每年春天时,爸爸都会在大门两侧种上许多花,例如:百合·小葵花·串串红……还有许多令我叫不出名字的花。轻风一吹,花姑娘们便纷纷舞动着纤细的腰肢,轻轻地舞着。有时,你还会发现一只胖的要命的黄蜂伏在嫩黄色的花蕊中,贪婪地汲取着蕊中的蜜汁,这黄蜂好似总也吸不够似的,不停地从这枝花飞到那只花上,真没想到这胖胖的小家伙竟如此贪心……

在我家后院有一亩池塘,夏天时,鸭子和大鹅都赶去那里避暑,我和弟弟边看着,不让它们下水,因水中有鱼,倘若它们下水,鱼是要被鸭子们抓住的,就算不被抓,也都会被鸭子们吓得钻到泥里去。

秋天是最为凉爽的季节,不必说那金黄色的豆田,也不必说那蔚蓝的天空,单是看着那落叶从枝头缓缓落下,就令人感到心旷神怡。门口的花都无力地耷拉下脑袋,池塘的水面上也不见了乘凉的鸭与鹅,水中也不不见了四处游来游去的鱼,虽凄凉,却有一种萧条的美……

冬天是最长的,花与草的枯枝都附上了一层薄的银白色的雪,池塘上也结了冰,盖了雪,那层厚厚的像毛绒毯子似的雪,似乎就是细心地冬姑娘送与池塘的礼物,就连那落叶也被白雪覆盖住了,那些落叶终于归根了是吗?它们会冷吗?

回想着这些,我才知道,我的家乡是多美呀?如一幅美丽的图画,其中有绿如玉的春;红如火的夏;金如漆的秋;白如雪的冬……加上粉红色的欢乐;深紫色的苦涩;浅蓝色的泪水……

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篇12:家乡英语作文

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Great Changes in My Hometown I used to live in a small town with trees all around. There was no tall building and the only street was narrow. Just outside the town, there was a river. You can see different kinds of fish swimming in the clear water. People here lived a simple life. Great changes have taken place here. You can see tall buildings, big department stores and factories everywhere. Different kinds of cars and buses are running in the big streets. But with the development of the industry, we have fewer trees. Air and water pollution is becoming more and more serious. We must do something to stop pollution and make our town even more beautiful.

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篇13:我的家园初中英语作文

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I m now living in a small house with my parents. Life for us is hard but happy. I must study hard so that I can buy a big new house some day. I call it a dream house.

It has three floors with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two big dining rooms and two living rooms. When my friends come to visit me, I will have enough bedrooms for them. We ll have a good time. Besides that, we will have a swimming pool behind the house and a garden in front of the house. In the morning, my parents can do some exercise in the garden. The air must be very fresh. When we feel tired, we can have a swim in the swimming pool. Life will be easy for us.

I ll study harder than before so that the dream can come true.

我现在和父母住在一个小房子里。我们的生活是艰难而开心。我必须努力学习,以便有一天能买一幢新房子。我称之为梦想之家。

它有三层,五间卧室,三间浴室,两间大餐厅和两间起居室。当我的朋友来看我时,我会有足够的卧室供他们使用。我们会玩得很开心的。除此之外,我们将在房子后面有一个游泳池和房子前面的一个花园。早晨,我的父母可以在花园里做些运动。空气一定很新鲜。当我们感到累的时候,我们可以在游泳池里游泳。生活对我们来说很容易。

我会比以前更加努力学习,好让梦想成真。

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篇14:我的家乡变了初中精选作文600字

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我的家乡,你应该听说过吧,那就是长寿之乡如皋。而如今,我却是在另一个城市生活。我很想念如皋,想念那正盼着我和她游戏的朋友,想念那座茅草屋,还想念我们的万亩良田和那几只母鸡。

有一次,我终于可以回老家了!我欣喜若狂。到老家以后,我深深地感到:我的家乡变了。

以前,那儿的人都是住在布满蜘蛛网的茅草屋里生活,每次遇到大雨就要用脸盆接屋顶渗下的水,有时遇到暴雨甚至会倒塌!而一出家门。眼前要么是颠簸的石子路,要么是泥泞的土路。而村外呢,至多是几家菜场。总之,让人苦不堪言。

而现在我看到的,却是另一个景象:除了我们家,一座座别墅拔地而起,里面都是华丽的装饰。一座座房屋由宽阔而纵横交错的柏油马路连接。走出村庄,只见一栋栋高楼大厦、酒店、宾馆令人目不暇接。真是令我目瞪口呆!

但是,这儿也有美中不足。原来清澈见底的河流发黑、发臭,里面的小鱼小虾肯定也难逃一劫。路边随处可见一些垃圾,以前清新的空气现在已夹杂着汽车的尾气,以前是蓝天白云,现在的天空却一片灰暗。我情愿生活在以前,虽然生活条件不太好,但至少可以看到那可爱的小鱼小虾,呼吸到新鲜的空气,拥抱大自然。

如今,科技越来越发达,人们的生活变得方便许多。但是,人类科技向前迈步,环保意识退步可是不行的!这样,人类不仅不能发展,还存在灭亡的可能!

大家一起保护环境吧,这样我们的生活才会变得更美好!

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篇15:初中英语作文:给校长的一封信

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Dear Headmaster,

I am the minister of students‘ life in the Student Union. On behalf of all the students, I am writing to you to give our opinions about the canteen.

Our canteen has something satisfactory and something unsatisfactory as well. To our satisfaction, many kinds of the food are supplied to us. Besides this, the food is cheap and tastes good. We all enjoy the food. And the surroundings in the canteen have also been improved. But the quantity of a helping they give is not enough. The seats are not enough as well.Some students have no seats when eating.

Finally we advise them to improve the quality of the food and their service. We will feel very happy if these problems can be solved.

Yours,

XXX

尊敬的校长

我是学生会生活部部长。我代表所有学生给您写反映一下我们对食堂的意见。

食堂有令人满意的一面也有令人不满意的一面;令我们满意的是,食堂给我们提供了很多种类的食物。另外,饭菜价格便宜,味道可口,我们很喜欢。而且食堂环境也已经改善了。但是他们给的食物的分量不足。食堂的座位也不够,一些学生吃饭时没有座位。我们希望学校会考虑增添些座位。

最后我们建议他们改进饭菜的质量,改善服务。如果这些问题能被解决我们会感到非常高兴。

尊敬您的 XXX

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篇16:,初中写我的妈妈英语作文

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I have a clever and gentle and thoughtful mom. She has a black short hair, buds like eyebrows embedded in a pair of water Lingling big eyes, straight nose, a talking cherry mouth, sweet smile showing two rows of clean and tidy teeth. Mom also has a pair of smart hands, is this pair of smart hands every day for me Xian clothes, stack quilt, cooking ... ... always concerned about me, care about this home. I love my good mom!

Mom like the infinite "weather", always because of my performance and change their own. When my test scores are excellent, my mothers face will be like a sunny smile: when I do homemade, my mother will be furious, start a storm; when I waste time to do some boring Things, my mother will be like a drizzle like nagging, said endless ... ... but I know my mother is good for me, my mother is love me.

I remember once, my mother and I are playing badminton. At this time, I do not know what step on the foot, at the foot of a slip, fell a big somersault. I immediately got up from the ground, but found my beloved Mickey Mouse pants broken a big hole. I was so sad that I could not let this pants be thrown away.

Mother, how a loud name ah How many day and night my mother has been with me, guarding me; how many day and night my mother for my tomorrow and worried; how many day and night mother with that loving eyes care for me, care about me ... ... look at your head and a few more silver, I would like to say: "Mom, you hard, I love you!

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篇17:初中英语作文题目

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After a short but happy winter holiday, we come back to school today.

Its the beginning of the new term. I am happy to see all of my classmates

come back.

Because of the Spring Festival, everyone seems happy and some of them

become a little bit fatter. During the break, we talk happily to each other.

We share the happy and interesting things during the winter holiday.

Most of us stayed at home to celebrate the New Year. And some of us went to

travel with their families. In short, all of us had a happy winter holiday.

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篇18:关于理想英语作文初中

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There are various kinds of jobs in the world, but different people are

attracted by different jobs because everyone has his own interest and

destination. Many people consider an ideal job as a means of making more money

and living more comfortably. It may sound reasonable because money is the

foundation of life.

As far as my ideal job is concerned, I think I want to be a psychologist, I

have made up my mind to do what I really want to so that I can realize my ideal,

I believe interest is of the utmost importance in choosing a job, I have been

interested in psychology for a long time, so I want to be a psychologist in the

future, I think being a psychologist can help lots of people lead a happier

life.

However, it isnt easy for me to become a qualified psychologist and many

people around me think that its unrealistic to me. NevertheLess, Ill make

every effort to gain much more knowLedge, patience, methods, etc. to live up to

the name of a qualified psychologist. I believe my dream will come true

someday.

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篇19:初中英语满分

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English is the necessary subject to learn. Since I went to school, I have

to learn it. But I am not interested in it because I cant find how useful it

is. Two months ago, there was a new English teacher taught us, I realized that

her teaching method was very different. Before the lesson, she would let us to

listen to the English songs, or sometimes we needed to do role play. It was so

funny for us. We were very interested in the songs. Sometimes we could enjoy the

movie, which just opened my eyes. I saw a different world. I wanted to learn

English well and then search the world.

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篇20:怀念的英语作文初中

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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.

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