上海世博会对中国的影响英语作文【实用20篇】

As been popular in young peoples daily life, the social network service have influenced not only the ways we are socializing but also the culture and the tradition of the country.

Take the spring festival as an example, traditionally, in the evening of the Chinese New Year eve, the whole family usually would have a reunion meal. Many of the family members are not really be at home quite often spending time with others especially with their old parents, so this reunion meal is very important for every family to have a chance to talk, enjoy the together time. But today all has changed. The most common look of the reunion meal now is that all young people eat quietly meanwhile the eyes are staring at their cell phone, checking out their “Friend Circle” to see if anyone update the status. They only make sounds when someone grab a red envelop with very lousy money in it. The old parents feel awkward when facing this weird situation, no one would even like to talk to them, the reunion meal turns out that there is just a bunch of strange people eating at the same table.

And the TV shows are pushing this more far ahead. They will set some interactive sessions to encourage people use the social network service on their cell phone to get some bonus. So even TV time people still stick to their cell phone and have no word for others sitting around. Seems like the social network service is completely replace the normal communication offline. That will obviously ruin the relationship with family.

I wouldnt say the social network service is all bad, but somehow, I prefer to communicate face to face with someone I really care.

篇一

The Chinese manners is differend from other countries .In China,people first meet to shake hands.When people eat,Besides soup,table all food use chopsticks.Certain foods can move chopsticks eyes.And sometimes the Chinese host use their chopsticks to put food in your bowl or plate.This is a sign of politeness.The appropriate thing to do would be to eat the whatever-it-is and say how yummy it is.If you feel uncomfortable with this,you can just say a polite thank you and leave the food there.

Dont tap on your bowl with your chopsticks.Beggars tap on their bowls,so this is not polite.Also,when the food is coming too slow in a restarant,people will tap their bowls.If you are in someones home,it is like insulting the cook.

翻译：

中国的礼仪是不同于来自其他国家。在中国,人们第一次见面握手。当人们吃,除了汤之外,表所有食品都使用筷子。某些食物可以移动筷子的眼睛。有时中国主人用筷子把食物在你的碗或盘子。这是礼貌的标志。适当的做法是吃不管它是什么,说它有多美味。如果你觉得不舒服,你可以说一个礼貌的谢谢你,离开那里的食物。

不要用筷子敲打饭碗。乞丐行乞时常敲打饭碗,所以,这也是不礼貌的。同样,当食物来了太慢,人们会利用他们的碗。如果你在某人的家里,它就像侮辱厨师。

篇二

At the end of the Zhou Dynasty,the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict.While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several centuries,several other states,originally feudal domains,tried to carve out their own kingdoms.The state of Qin would eventually emerge the victor and unify all of China under one rule for the first time in history.

Qu Yuan served as minister to the Zhou Emperor.A wise and articulate man,he was loved by the common people.He did much to fight against the rampant corruption that plagued the court-- thereby earning the envy and fear of other officials.Therefore,when he urged the emperor to avoid conflict with the Qin Kingdom,the officials pressured the Emperor to have him removed from service.In exile,he traveled,taught and wrote for several years.Hearing that the Zhou had been defeated by the Qin,he fell into despair and threw himself into the Milou River.His last poem reads:

Many a heavy sigh I have in my despair,Grieving that I was born in such an unlucky time.I yoked a team of jade dragons to a phoenix chariot,And waited for the wind to come,to sour up on my journey As he was so loved by the people,fishermen rushed out in long boats,beating drums to scare the fish away,and throwing zong zi into the water to feed braver fish so that they would not eat Qu Yuans body.

翻译：

周朝的末尾,我们现在知道,中国陷入了分裂和冲突的状态。而周朝统治了几个世纪,其他几个州,最初封建领域,试图开拓自己的王国。秦国最终将出现一个规则下的维克多和统一全中国的历史上第一次。

屈原担任部长周皇帝。一个明智的和表达的人,他深受百姓爱戴。他做了很多打击猖獗的腐败困扰法院——从而获得其他官员的嫉妒和恐惧。因此,当他敦促皇帝为了避免冲突与秦王国,官员们迫使皇帝让他从服务中移除。流亡,他旅行,教了好几年。听力,周秦被击败,他陷入了绝望和扑进Milou河。他最后的诗中写道:

许多沉重的叹息我绝望,悲伤,我出生在这样一个不幸的时间。我配合的一组玉龙凤凰战车,并等待着风,酸在我的旅程,他是如此深受人们的喜爱,渔民在长船冲出来,敲锣打鼓吓跑鱼,把粽子投入水喂勇敢的鱼,这样他们不会吃屈原的尸体。

Nowadays with the ever rapid development and increasing popularity of the

information technology , shopping on the internet has been a fashion especially

among the youngsters.

Online shopping has made our daily life more convenient and comfortable.

For example , shopping on the internet can save students a great deal of time on

the way between home and store, so they would be able to concentrate more time

and energy on their academic work. The internet has shorten the distance between

manufacturers and consumers and thus we can even buy goods in other countries

.On the other hand , lack of the face to face deal makes online shopping less

reliable and trustworthy. What’ s more the delivery will increase the risk of

items’ damage.

In my opinion, shopping on the internet is a irreversible trend. More and

more people will be accustomed to it. It will be much more popular in the near

future. And at the same time we should take some measures to make it

perfect.

Shanghai will host the 2010 World Expo. The World Expo has a long history but it has never been held in Asia. So the 2010 World Expo is an honor for all of the Asians. Our government has promised that it will be the best one. And Shanghai, as a host city, will have more chances to develop quickly. As a student in Shanghai, I should learn English well so that I can be a volunteer in the Expo to help foreigners know more about Shanghai.

上海将举办2010年世博会。世博会有着悠久的历史，但从未在亚洲举行。因此，2010年世博会，是对亚洲人的荣誉。我国政府已作出承诺，这将是最好的之一。而上海作为主办城市，将有更多的机会迅速发展。作为一个在上海的学生，我要学好英语，这样我可以成为世博会志愿者，帮助外国人了解上海的。

导语：孔子是中国著名的大思想家、大教育家。他开创了私人讲学的风气，是儒家学派的创始人。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

According to tradition Confucius was born in 551 BC in the Spring and Autumn Period at the beginning of the Hundred Schools of Thought philosophical movement. Confucius was born in or near the city of Qufu in the Chinese State of Lu (now part of Shandong Province).

He was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese Korean Japanese Taiwanese and Vietnamese thought and life.

His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality correctness of social relationships justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines such as Legalism (法家) or Taoism (道家) during the Han Dynasty[2][3][4] (206 BC – 220 AD). Confucius thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism (儒家). It was introduced to Europe by the Jesuit Matteo Ricci who was the first to Latinise the name as "Confucius."

His teachings may be found in the Analects of Confucius (论语) a collection of "brief aphoristic fragments" which was compiled many years after his death. Modern historians do not believe that any specific documents can be said to have been written by Confucius[5][6] but for nearly 2000 years he was thought to be the editor or author of all the Five Classics[7][8] such as the Classic of Rites (editor) and the Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋) (author).

Under the take care of my mother, my eating habit is very regular. I often

eat porridge in the morning. Sometimes my mother will prepare some pickles for

me. But sometimes I will put an egg into the porridge to have the egg porridge.

At noon, I will eat in school canteen. Sometimes I will have noodles. At night,

my mother will prepare a big meal for me. After dinner, I will eat a little

fruit.

1. 两弹一星

“两弹”中的一弹是原子弹，后来演变为原子弹和氢弹的合称;另一弹是指导弹;“一星”则是人造地球卫星。

1964年10月16日我国第一颗原子弹爆炸成功;1967年6月17日我国第一颗氢弹空爆试验成功;1970年4月24日我国第一颗人造卫星(东方红一号)发射成功。

中国的“两弹一星”，是20世纪下半世纪中华民族创建的辉煌伟业。

2. 恢复联合国席位

1971年10月25日，在联合国大会第26届会议上，中华人民共和国在联合国的席位得到恢复。确认中华人民共和国的代表是中国在联合国的唯一合法代表，中华人民共和国是安全理事会五个常任理事国之一。

占世界人口五分之一的中国重回联合国，是世界进步的需要，也是历史的必然。

3. 载人航天

1992年9月21日，中国政府决定实施载人航天工程，并将该项目命名为“921工程”。

2003年10月15日，中国第一艘载人飞船“神舟五号”成功发射。中国首位航天员杨利伟成为浩瀚太空的第一位中国访客。

之后，从“神州六号”到“神州十一号”，中国航天技术不断取得新突破。如今，中国已经成为世界上第三个独立掌握载人航天技术、独立开展空间实验、独立进行出舱活动的国家。

4. 港澳回归

1997年7月1日中华人民共和国恢复对香港行使主权，结束了英国在香港一个世纪的殖民统治;1999年12月20日中华人民共和国恢复对澳门行使主权，结束了葡萄牙在澳门442年的殖民统治。

香港、澳门回到祖国怀抱，大大推进了祖国的和平统一大业。

5. 青藏铁路

青藏铁路，是中国新世纪四大工程之一，是通往西藏腹地的第一条铁路，也是世界上海拔最高、线路最长的高原铁路。整个工程分两期建成，2006年7月1日全线通车。

青藏线大部分线路处于高海拔地区和“生命禁区”，青藏铁路建设成功解决了三大世界铁路建设难题：千里多年冻土的地质构造、高寒缺氧的施工环境和对脆弱生态环境的保护。

6. 加入世贸组织

2001年11月10日，在卡塔尔多哈举行的世界贸易组织(WTO)第四届部长级会议上，通过了中国加入世贸组织的法律文件，它标志着经过15年的艰苦努力，中国终于成为世贸组织新成员;也标志着中国在经过了15年的歧视待遇之后，终于享有了与其他世贸成员同等待遇的权利。

7. 2008年北京奥运会

2008年北京奥运会展示了中国作为世界大国的经济和科技实力。

改革开放30年风雨历程，中国在世界人民的印象中更多的是一个蓬勃的新兴经济体。北京奥运会则把“文化中国”传递给了世界，“绿色”“科技”“人文”的理念，深深地融进了传统奥运理念之中。

8. 成为世界第二大经济体

2010年，日本内阁府发布的数据显示，日本当年名义GDP为54742亿美元，比中国少4044亿美元，中国GDP超过日本正式成为第二大经济体。

自1978年改革开放后，经过三十多年的壮观增长，中国终于超过日本，成为仅次于美国的世界第二大经济体。

9. 国产航空母舰

辽宁号航空母舰，简称“辽宁舰”，是中国第一艘航空母舰，其前身是苏联海军的瓦良格号航空母舰。1999年，中国购买了因苏联解体而建造中断的“瓦良格”号，并继续建造改进。2012年9月25日，正式更名为辽宁号，开始在中国人民解放军海军服役。

2017年4月26日，中国首艘自主建造的002型航空母舰在大连正式下水，它是中国真正意义上的第一艘国产航空母舰，这标志着我国现代化海上作战平台自主设计取得重大阶段性突破。

10. 北斗卫星导航系统

中国北斗卫星导航系统是中国自行研制的全球卫星导航系统。是继美国全球定位系统(GPS)、俄罗斯、欧洲卫星导航系统之后的第四个成熟的卫星导航系统。

2017年11月5日，中国第三代导航卫星顺利升空，它标志着中国正式开始建造“北斗”全球卫星导航系统。2018年，我国陆续发射了多颗“北斗”全球组网卫星。2018年12月27日，北斗系统服务范围正式由区域扩展为全球，北斗系统正式迈入全球时代。

In ancient times， people called the six Yin number， nine known as Yang number。 September 9 this day， two together called "Double Ninth Festival"， the day also called "festival for the elderly"， is our country a long history of the festival。

After this afternoon， I and my classmates are on duty， 43 bus ride home。 The car is very crowded， I can not easily find a seat， a bottom seat， you can have a good rest for a while。

However， the car just after a stop， there is a old man on the train， he probably slightly hunched， over sixty。 I immediately thought to give seats to the old， but thought， he managed to sit down， let the pity。

How do ah? In the end is to let do not let? I think， as a young pioneer， if lets me not， then how to the front of my red scarf?? cant think， I must let。 So I stood up and said： "Grandpa， you come to sit!" I saw my grandfather smiled， then slowly sat down， and said to me： "really good boy!"。

Although I lost a seat for me to rest， but I got the words of praise and happy mood， which is how happy ah!

Care for the young is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation， we must continue to carry forward the spirit of this!

在古代，人们把六称为阴数，九称为阳数。九月九这一天，两阳相聚称之为“重阳”，这一天又叫做“老人节”，是我国一个历史悠久的节日。

今天下午，值勤过后，我就和同学一起坐43路车回家。车上很挤，我好不容易才找到一个座位，就一屁股坐下了，可以好好的休息一会了。

可是，车刚过了一站地，有一位老爷爷上车了，他微微驼背，大概六十多岁的 样子。我马上就想到了要给老人让座，但又转念一想，自己好不容易才坐下，让了怪可惜的。

怎么办啊?到底是 让还是不让?我想，身为一个少先队员，如果我不让的话，那又怎么对得起我胸前的红领巾呢?不能再想了，我一定要让。于是，我站起来，说：“爷爷，您来坐吧!”只见爷爷笑了笑，然后慢慢地坐下，并对我说：“真是好孩子!”我听了以后，心里也乐了，因为我做到了。

虽然我失去了一个供我休息的座位，但是，我却得到了表扬的话语和愉快的心情，这是多么快乐呀!

尊老爱幼是我们中华民族的传统美德，我们一定要让这种精神继续发扬光大!

【一起打赢这场战“疫”】

北风呼呼，

长夜漫漫。

千万双眼睛盯着人类，

疫魔疯狂向我们攻击，

摧残同胞的肺腑，

掠夺美丽的城市，

把病毒肆虐，

人类共处危急。

锣鼓响起，

利剑出击，

众志成城坚定信念。

揭穿疫魔的魔掌，

直捣疫魔的根底，

把爱心之火燃起，

让疫魔快快死去。

一起奋击。

一起奋击。

白衣天使奋勇向前，

军民同心守护家园。

魔鬼最怕万众心齐，

魔鬼最怕众志成城。

一起奋击。

一起奋击。

魔高怎能与人道比，

坚持到底拥抱胜利。

筑牢铜墙铁壁，

防治疫情刻不容缓，

等到春暖花开，

定能拥抱幸福。

武汉，加油!

中国，加油!

在2021年东京奥运会上，有一位短跑运动员，他拼尽全力，仍未登上领奖台，但他却凭借9秒83的成绩，成为第一个闯进奥运会男子百米决赛的黄种人。

这个成绩，一举打破亚洲纪录。他的名字在赛后轰动世界，是继刘翔之后，又一个封神的中国田径英雄。

很多人不知道的是，这个国人心目中的短跑英雄，却是一个超期服役的80后运动员，甚至几次想打报告退役。

不过幸好虽然伤痛、年龄等因素让他在训练中倍感压力，但他却从未放弃过心中的梦想。

他就是中国飞人苏炳添。

在短跑之路上，他为自己书写了一个又一个传奇。

苏炳添，1989年出生在广东中山古镇镇，父母亲都是地地道道的农民。

古镇镇特别重视田径运动，经常在村子里举办比赛，比苏炳添大9岁的表哥就是村子里的短跑冠军。

苏炳添和表哥的关系很要好，两人经常在一起追逐玩耍，有时候，苏炳添比表哥跑得还快。

上学后的苏炳添真正接触田径运动还是在初中，看着学校田径队员的专业训练，苏炳添也想加入。

无奈苏炳添个子低，达不到入队的标准，被教练拒绝了。为了加入田径队，苏炳添给教练展示了一个绝活，他以1米5高的身材，向上跳跃后可以摸到2米9高的门板。

教练惊讶到合不上嘴，随后如获至宝般地接收了苏炳添。

县城的体育学校，训练条件实在有限，连最基础的训练设施都不完善，现有的设备也都是破破烂烂。

就在这样的条件下，苏炳添坚持每天早晨5点半就起床训练，一练就是一整天，每周六日天天如此，从未间断过，但他从来都没有抱怨过累。

经过教练专业的指点，苏炳添无论在技能上，还是在体能上，都有了突飞猛进的进步。 他在学校、村里的各项比赛中多次夺得冠军，这也为苏炳添日后成为“飞人”打下坚实基础。

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.

The passage mainly tells us the importance of protecting traditional

Chinese culture, which is challenged or facing extinction because of the

developing society and changing lifestyle. Besides, China is nationwide sparing

no efforts to do it.

The protection of national and folk culture is of great significance to

Chinese cultural diversity and also to the harmonious development between local

economic and social development. It is reported that the Guangdong government

pays special attention to protecting Chaoju(潮剧)， a local drama born in Chaozhou

in the eastern Guangdong province.

In my opinion, some measures should be taken to protect traditional culture

effectively. To start with, we should make a law to regulate the society’s

performance. Besides, we should draw more people’s attention to it, for the more

they know about the importance of culture protection, the stronger the support

we can get from the public.

In a word, it is high time for us to treasure and develop our own valuable

culture.

Today, the world is learning mandarin. According to the report, there are

over one hundred million foreign people learning Chinese. Whats more, a lot of

foreign companies are having their workers master not only Chinese language, but

also the culture. Chinese dream influences so many people, which provides great

business chances and let the young people realize their dreams. Just as the

successful person said, the 19th century belonged to the UK, 20th century

belonged to America and the 21th century surely belonged to China, whether

people liked it or not. We need to master the chance and equip ourselves with

many skills, so that success will come at hand.

When I was very small, I lived in my hometown. My grandparents raised two

dogs, and I liked them very much. I watched them grow up from the little animals

to the big dogs. Every time when I leaved home for school, they would follow me

for some distance. When I walked a little far away, they would turn home. When I

went home after school, they would wait for me in the door and swayed their

tails. I knew they were welcoming me home. They were like my family members and

I learned that animals are part of our nature. We should protect them. We can

create a harmonious society.

dear dick,

i am very glad to hear from you. you asked me about the change of school education in china. we are really happy about the changes called on to reduce learning load. before i had to study six days a week and i always went to bed after 11:30. i seldom had free time to do what i like. but now i have more spare time. i can read many interesting books, watch tv or even do some sports. and i never feel tired in the class as before, because i go bed at 10:00. all of my classmates are happy about this new arrangement of things.

Does Mobile Phone Distract Study?

Today, with the development of technology, people own all kinds of electronic products, mobile phone is very popular, almost everyone has a mobile phone at hand, we even can say that we can’t live without mobile phone. As the phone has become so popular, students are also obsessed about it, high school students use cell phone without letting teachers know it, the reason that the teachers ban them to use mobile phone is that the phone will distract students from study. I agree with teachers, as a student, I know exactly how the phone affects me in the class. I always want to check my phone, seeing if there is message. I can’t focus on my study, all my mind thinking is to check on the phone. I am not saying we should not use mobile phone, I advise that it is better use it when we are not studying.

今天，随着科技的发展，人们拥有各种各样的电子产品，手机很流行，几乎每个人手头上都有一部手机，我们甚至可以说我们不能没有手机。手机如此的流行，学生 自然也为此着迷，高中生瞒着老师使用手机，老师禁止他们使用手机的原因在于手机会让学生学习上分心。我同意老师的看法，作为一名学生，我很清楚地知道手机 如何在课上影响我。我总是想要看看手机上是否有信息。我不能集中学习，脑子想的都是检查手机。我不是说我们不应该使用手机，我建议我们最好在不学习的时候 用。

We are always trying to find the way to success, which stands for power,

pride and glory. There have been strings of stories of success I was told since

I was a child. From then on, I have been fascinated with being successful.

Whatsuccess? Different people have different opinions towards this

question. To start with, some people, such as accountants, workers and so on,

are longing for being rich, which allows them buy what they want, and enjoy

luxury. They treat it as success. Furthermore, some contestants, such as boxers,

are always trying their best to defeat their rivals for success. And once they

win, they confirm that they are stronger than others. The last but not the

least, there are some other people who enjoy helping others. As a good saying

goes, the roses in her hand, the flavor in mine. With helping others, we can

also feel satisfactory.

As far as I am concerned, life is short, and we must achieve something

during our life. So I regard striving and working hard important. When comes to

we reap what we sow, it’s the time of success.

迈着轻盈的步伐，我哼着小调，怀着激动的心情。我想：“今天又是美好的一天，肯定会有许多有趣的事情让我们期待的。”你好!我是一名品学兼优的少先队员，名叫陈靖如。虽然我显得很不起眼。但我始终为班级着想。

“吃得苦中苦，方为人上人”一直以来都是我的座右铭。在这六年的学习的生涯中。我都坚决要成为一个老师的好帮手，同学们的眼中的好同学，家长中的乖乖女，这是我一生所追求的目标。我从小就是一位人见人爱，花见花开，啤酒见了打开盖的小女孩。作为新世纪的少先队员，我感到无比的自豪，也感到非常幸运，能在这个千变万化的大千世界里生存。我一心要回报社会的我，就非常爱读书，俗话说的好“书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉”这句话的意思是说读书能拥有富裕奢靡的生活，能拥有貌美如花的女子。我为什么能成为大家心目中的好学生呢?你看下面的例子就会知道了。

那件事对于我来说是刻苦铭心的，那是一个炎热的夏天，一位老爷爷骑着三轮车，他的脸上满脸皱纹，充满着沧桑。他被地下的石头卡住了，我刚好经过这里，看到这翻情景，我就一马当先就帮助老爷爷度过难关。老爷爷马上给我投来感激的眼光，我也回给他一个目光，你不知道，我当时的心情是多么的高兴和兴奋啊!说来还有点不好意思了。你看!这样的我能不成为一名优秀的少先队员吗?

我曾拿过多次的三好学生，学习标兵和优秀少先队员等等，但这些成绩是代表过去的，今后才是我真正的新天地，我的人生才刚刚起步，但我深知作为一名优秀的少先队员，应该以生作则。今后我会更加努力的学习，成为同学们的好榜样，成为社会的栋梁之才!

Teacher, perhaps the two words you have listened to many times, but I still want to say to you: "teacher, thank you!" On the occasion of arrival of teachers day, I will always think of you taught my scenes at ordinary times. When I have trouble, you always took pains to my guidance and help me; When I have a mistake, you will seriously pointed out, and then kindly help me to correct mistakes; When I achieved good grades, you will always be cock thumb, smile with canthus.

Teacher, you are my teacher! You are let me admire, let me progress, let me grow up tutor!

Teachers, thank you!

Recently, “clearyour plate” campaign is more and more popular in society, which advocates saving against wasting. The campaign draws our attention to wasting on campus.Some students are noticed to throw away a lot of food in the canteen. As is often the case, some lights are still on with nobody in classrooms. What’s more, many a student spends much money buying unnecessary items. As far as Iam concerned, it’s high time that we fought against wasting. Here’re my suggestions. Firstly, I think our school should carry out various activities to arouse students’ awareness of saving. Secondly, relevant rules and regulations are supposed to be made to punish those who waste things. Most importantly, we should form the habit of saving from now. It is everybody’s duty to save resources.

Should students make friends on line? Some people say yes. The Internet

helps make many friends. Chatting on line, students can express their feelings

and opinions more freely, and even get help with their foreign language

studies.

Others, however, think students should not. They say making friends on line

is a waste of time, which should be spent more meaningfully on study. Besides,

some students, get cheated on line.

It is my opinion that students should place their study, health and safety

before other, things. As for friendship, we can readily find it in our

classmates and other people around us.