口语比赛自我介绍英文初中(经典20篇)

同学们大家好，我叫xxx，今年xx岁了。

我是一个活泼开朗的小女孩，我性格随和，下课后总能听到我愉快的笑声。我下课后有时会帮成绩不好的同学讲一下题，我还会帮助别人做我应该做的事。我觉得帮助别人自己也会觉得高兴的!

我是一个班干部，在班上我管的纪律井井有条。我的组织能力很强，有时侯我会带着同学们开展一些有益的活动。我还把本班的少先队员的工作做得有声有色呢!我的特长是弹琴、跳舞、书法。我从小就学弹琴，现在弹得还是算好的哟!我还学过跳舞，我学了x年了。我还在重庆的艺校去考了舞蹈x级的证书。我的书法是最棒的，我在班上写的字是最好的呢!这就是我!一个大方开朗的小女孩!

在今后的生活中，我会努力和大家成为好朋友，谢谢!

Low-carbon life is good for everyone. To help with the environment, I

always walk or ride a bike to school instead of taking a car. Besides, I will

try to use things that can be recycled and I never forget to turn off the lights

when I leave the classroom. I think it’s my duty to live a low-carbon life. And

even the simplest activities can make a real difference to the environment. So I

suggest we should reuse books as long as possible. And we’d better not spend

much money on expensive clothes. If everyone does something for the environment,

I believe the earth will be a better place.

Hello, my name is wang yan, a high heart can meet all of you, for me, is more stubborn, I decided that things will never change, unless you are right I was wrong.

Early in the morning, standing in front of the mirror, look in the mirror in the familiar face, feel oneself was a child, but I was in junior, is no longer a child.

Think of every little bit of good friends, unconsciously tears just climbed up the face, yeah! And did six years of his close friend, to this, that separate is separate, there must be many. But whats the use? Time is not to say stop. I still face the reality!

I am very forgetful, once, I cant find my shoes, anyway by mother remind later discovered I wash the shoes, on the outside. You said I am not forgetful forgetfulness.

I like the teachers help, but Im very careless, often counterproductive. Once the teacher asked me to help him finish his writing board, as a result, I listen to the blackboard writing all wipe up, the teacher without saying anything hard writing blackboard writing brush. The teacher got red in the face. Funny you say is not funny.

I am such a person, to welcome you all to find my friends! Im very good friends but oh ~ ~

一个十二岁的女孩，高高的个子，瓜子型的脸上镶嵌着一对大眼睛，长长的睫毛显得大眼睛十分灵动，不仅如此，她还遗传妈妈，双眼皮宽宽的，但是她也像妈妈一样戴上了眼镜。她有宽宽的脑门，鼻子下面是一张能说会道的嘴巴。你猜出这是谁了吗?其实，这就是我!

我在学校是一个乖巧听话，令老师喜欢的孩子，谁会相信这样一个女孩回到家就摇身一变，成了顽皮，又带着无理取闹的丫头了，但这却是事实。

在家里，我和妈妈吵吵闹闹是常有的事，因为互不服气。有一次，我和妈妈去参加她朋友的婚礼，当时下了雨，天气较凉，但我依然想穿着裙子去，妈妈不肯，为了这事，我们吵了起来。“可以穿，坐车去又不冷!”“不可能，你想感冒吗?”妈妈瞪着我，眼睛像葡萄一样大，我则毫不示弱，昂着头像小斗鸡似的，吵个不停。最后妈妈要发怒了，我一看，赶紧妥协，撇着嘴，带着满腔不情愿说：“不穿，行了吧。”这就是我，双面性格的我。

在学校担任班长职务的我，当然要开班会了。我清了清嗓子，走上讲台，开始了首次班会。

“同学们，我们今天来学习中学生日常行为规范……”我有条不紊的进行着班会，这可都要靠我平时积累的生活和六年在校的经验，而且还有我良好的语言表达能力。我按老师说的，提问同学，举例说明等等。要知道，现在我能站在台上大胆发言，是因为小学时担任过许多活动的主持人，充分锻炼了自己，所以我有信心开好班会。在老师的总结和同学们的掌声中我走下了讲台，顺利结束了班会。这就是我，自信勇敢的我。

每个星期天，我都不会错过科技频道《自然传奇》这个节目。有时看得入迷，妈妈叫我两三次我都没有听见。我喜欢它是因为它能告诉我自然界的许多知识，比如蚂蚁筑巢，各种蜘蛛如何捕食，植物的很多特点等等。而我最大的梦想，注意不是理想，就是去全球动植物最丰富的亚马逊丛林历险。这就是我，热爱自然的我。

这就是我，有双面性格的我;这就是我，自信勇敢的我;这就是我，热爱自然的我，你们了解我了吗?

大家好！我的名字叫XXX,郑成功的成，博士的博，海洋的洋，汉族。我的个子不矮，但和班上的高个儿比起来，就逊色多了。和大多数同学一样，我今年也是18岁。 我的缺点。主要是作事不麻利，自觉性不高，对自己的事不上心。上六年级的时候，学校就在我家对面。

我却常常是七点半起床，要做半个多小时的准备才能出门，还经常迟到。因此同学们叫我"迟到大王".现在，最起码六点多就要起床，才能有足够的时候吃饭、坐车等。这对我是个挑战。不过，我一定要借这个机会，改掉我不麻利的坏习惯。另外，自觉性不高，上课不免做些小动作、讲话。前几天大家都参加了军训，站着要一动也不动。我感到通过这次军训，我的自觉性有所提高。

我也希望在以后的学习中改掉这个毛病。对自己的事不上心。我在当数学课代表时，有好几次本子忘发，作业没收齐，挨过老师不少责备。我也希望改掉它。我有决心改掉我的缺点和坏习惯。 我的优点：我和很多同学一样，也找不出我的优点。我和父母讨论之后得出：较有上进心，较乐观。至于我更多的优点，就靠大家的发掘了！ 我的兴趣爱好。我比较喜欢游泳，踢足球，也对军事感兴趣。如果谁和我"志同道合",就可以找我交个朋友。

对未来初中生活的期望。我希望能在这3年里快乐地度过，能和同学们结下深厚的友谊，能从老师那里学到更多的知识和道理。 我希望大家能够了解我，喜欢我，也希望同学们能团结友爱地度过这4年。

In the traditional view, a woman needs to sacrifice a lot when she marries.

For example, she has to quit the job and give birth to a baby, which makes her

look older and not that beautiful anymore. But in the modern society, the new

moms change peoples idea. A lot of mothers look still young and beautiful. They

have done some work to keep the body shape and take regular exercise, no matter

how busy they are. I admire these woman, some even make her career so well. They

find the balance between family and work, which makes them charming all the

time. The hot moms deserve the girls to learn from them.

各位同仁，大家好！

我能够参加礼仪模特的比赛，能有机会去参加这个大赛我很开心。 我感到非常荣幸。自我介绍一下我自己。我叫 今年20 岁。汉族，最高学历是本科，我平时喜欢看书和上网浏览信息。我的性格比较开朗，随和。能关系周围的任何事，和亲人朋友能够和睦相处，并且对生活充满了信心。我以前在影楼做过门市过，所以有一定的实践经验。在外地求学的四年中，我养成了坚强的性格，这种性格使我克服了学习和生活中的一些困难，积极进取。

如果我有机会被录用的话，我一定能够在工作中得到锻炼并实现自身的价值，争当人民公仆，做合格的礼仪模特。同时，我也认识到，人和工作的关系是建立在自我认知的基础上的，我认为我有能力也有信心做好这份工作。礼仪模特对我来说有很高的气质与修养。俗话说：航船不能没有方向，人生不能没有理想，而我愿成为一名优秀的礼仪模特，认真学习怎样去做好礼仪模特的工作。所以，这份工作能够实现我的梦想希望大家能够认可我，给我这个机会! 希望通过这里展示自我，提高自我。

Leifeng was known as a pattern that offered help to others selflessly. He

devoted all this life into his beloved career as well. I, myself, was totally

shocked by his character.

Such is human nature; people trace the good, water flows to low. Everyone

should copy his sprit as our daily life goes instead of uttering a meaningless

slogan “learn from Leifeng, our decent idol”, so that we could definitely see a

lot more smiling faces rather than conflict.

To help others is not a hard thing, however, what you need is to consist

doing it. Take myself as an example. I am the representative of Math, to collect

homework is my daily task, however, I would turn them to the right page for

shorten the time for teachers when correcting them.

I strongly propose that we shall see a better world if each of us treat

Leifeng as our model and copy his spirit.

My name is XXX， is set in Shanghai xx in the language school， is now Chinas Shanghai world expo exhibition center 201x professional docent.

Came to the exhibition center already has a years time， once I am also a demonstration center volunteers， actually I have been as a volunteer herself. Volunteers there is sense of responsibility， has the sense of mission; Thanked， selfless dedication. Work， although some people would say， also get the same salary each month， do more and less alike. But， for the audience to introduce more， every day looking at them look forward to the expos eyes， I can understand this is not a boring thing.

Very honored to be the first anniversary of the opening in the center of the display， I earned for the narrator gold medal. Received in the past year as the kingdom of the Netherlands ministry of economic affairs minister， minister of the ministry of culture of the republic of Mali and nanjing military region is chief heads and yangzhou municipal party committee secretary of the VIP， leadership， etc. But left the deepest impression is of a blind girl， I will let her on her hands every exhibit touch， she is in the heart. When talking about the story of Helen Keller， I clearly see the persistence and light in her eyes... I think this is what I work value.

In work， I also have some disadvantages， such as too impetuous. Once， in the course of the interpretation of a live audience too much or dont follow the order， and easily excited， sometimes even impact on the quality. Therefore I was a good reflection， strive for patience， careful， enthusiastic， in the work， only in this way they can better the expo.

Next year， now my biggest wish is to have a good job in the expo park service， participate in the event， whether as a volunteer or to the identity of the staff. Believe that the 201X on October 31， the evening， China announced to the world that we held a successful， splendid and unforgettable world expo， and I can proudly say: 201X， I am the part of a successful， splendid and unforgettable!

要说猪八戒，人人都认识。毕竟，他可是吴承恩笔下的，四大名著之一《西游记》里的大人物呢!但是，有些人，在我们现实生活中的人，很多都喜欢孙悟空，而调查的结果却是猪八戒的人气大于孙悟空。

那为什么猪八戒的人气高于孙悟空吗呢?还有一个很重要的原因之一：因为比起他那么多的缺点，孙悟空的完美就显得是他美中不足的缺点了。是啊，贪财、好吃、懒做，不正是我们现实中的那些平凡之人的生活吗?而孙悟空的近于完美的性格，反倒不与平凡之人的生活挂钩了。猪八戒更接近于人，所以，这就是为什么喜欢猪八戒的人，比孙悟空多了，这能从一件件小事上看出来的!

有一次，猪八戒拾到了一面镜子，洋洋自得地照了起来。但是呢，他从镜子中看到的是一个朝天鼻子大耳朵，核桃眼睛尖嘴巴的一个丑八怪。但是，他并不认为那是他自己，于是，顿时，他火冒三丈：“你这照妖镜，竟敢把我老猪丑化成如此之模样，真是狗胆包天啊!”说着，举起了九齿钉耙将镜子砸了个粉碎。当他再看地上的镜片时，镜片不论是大片的还是小片的，里面都是丑陋的模样。哈哈哈哈……

他虽然好吃懒做，难分敌我，常常想捉弄别人……但是，猪八戒能修成正果，与他知错能改，听取他人意见有很大的关系的，他做到了悬崖勒马，甚至是浪子回头，对师傅的忠心耿耿，为西天取经立下了汗马功劳，才有了“净坛使者”的美好结果。

好啦，以上就是我眼中的猪八戒，我们下期再见。

介绍健身房 Introduction to the gym

你的朋友Dennis想到你常去的健身房锻炼身体，写一封电子邮件给他，向他介绍健身房的基本情况。电子邮件的开头部分已经写出。其余部分应包括以下内容：

1．健身房内的基本设施。

2．健身房开放时间和联系电话。

DearDennis,

You want to know about my gym．

The gym is”In Shape”...

健身房内的基本设施，健身房开放时间和联系电话。

Dear Dennis,

You want to know about my gym．The gym is“In Shape”...

The surrounding there is pretty well, they have all kinds of exercises machines, such as walker, etc... and of course you could take a warm bath after your exercises.

here is the schedule of it:

Monday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pm

Saturday: 8 am to 8 pm

Sunday: Closed

Their number is : 1-718-568-4540

Good Luck!

Pisci Ni

亲爱的丹尼儿，

你想知道我的健身房，健身房是“在形状”…

周围有相当好的，他们有各种各样的练习机，如学步车等。当然，在你的练习之后，你可以洗个热水澡。

这是它的日程安排：

星期一至星期五：上午9时至下午5时

星期六上午8点到下午8点

星期日：关闭

他们的电话是：1-718-568-4540

好运！

pisci

跑步 Running

I like many kinds of sports, such as swimming, running, table-tennis and badminton. But I like running most. Running is a good activity for people to keep healthy and relieve pressures. Besides, it’s very easy for me to running. I can run in the morning or after class. And I can run alone. I don’t have to find a partner to run with me. After running, I always feel good and relaxed. It has become a part of my life.

我喜欢很多种运动，比如游泳，跑步，乒乓球和羽毛球。但是我最喜欢的是跑步。跑步是人们保持身体健康和释放压力的运动。此外，我觉得跑步很容易。我可以在早上或课后进行跑步。我也可以一个人跑，不需要找伴一起跑。跑步过后，我总是感觉很好很放松。跑步已经成为我生活中的一部分。

[介绍健身房英文作文

一提到猪八戒，大家都能想到他的模样：宽大的耳朵，挺着大肚子，还有一个大大的猪鼻子。我们今天就来分析一下这个人物形象。

他有一个很大的缺点就是好吃懒做，在取经路途中经常让孙悟空去化斋，而且每当向别人借宿吃斋饭时，他总是吃的最多，米饭和饭菜一碗一碗的往嘴里送，让唐僧都觉得不好意思，而猪八戒自己却是一点感觉都没有。而且，猪八戒有时还说要散伙分行李的事，但这只因为孙悟空被妖怪抓去了，而孙悟空气急了，便会揪他的肥耳朵，他才会愿意改错，具体来说就是：不知好歹，明知故犯，不好教育。

再比如，唐僧师徒遇妖怪金角大王和银角大王，让猪八戒先去探探再，而猪八戒一点儿也不忠厚，边走边骂孙悟空，准备躺在树底下偷懒睡觉，还骗造了一套谎言，幸亏孙悟空聪明机灵，变了一只小虫跟着猪八戒，真是气得孙悟空气不打一处来，好好教训了一下猪八戒。这个猪八戒真会耍滑头，胡编乱造一篇，简直一派胡言，但是蒙不过孙悟空。真得让他好好改改这坏毛病，学习沙僧的忠厚老实，做事认真。

这就是猪八戒的个人形象，但是也不能说他一点优点都没有，比如他心宽的优点，如果没有任何优点，又怎样能一路保护唐僧取回真经呢?

Hello, Im wang to golf international commerce promotion co., LTD., has been for a week, for a new employee, I want to work in the future I have a lot of things need to learn, need to consult a lot of colleagues and leaders to, as far as possible to the fastest time to adapt to the new environment.

Hope I can in the future work give full play to their professional expertise, efficient finish work matters assigned by the leadership of the company, for Chinas golf tomorrow contribute an own strength.

What are friends? We often talk about the topic with others. I think

friends are those people who can help you when you are in trouble. Don’t forget

the saying, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” Friends can tell you your

mistakes, though what they say is hard for you to listen to. You can share your

happiness, trouble and worry with friends. Someone also says, “You can’t walk

any step without a friend.” So I think friends are very important to us. I would

like to make as many friends as possible.

我是一个比较有自信的孩子，从上小学到现在，学习一直优秀，每次考试成绩都是名列前茅。

每次考完试我都要进行总结，都要找一下错了的题的原因，找一下自己的不足，在以后的学习里注意。

老妈经常对我说：“侯翔，你一定要努力学习，在考试的时候，你考好了不要骄傲，考不好不要灰心，你要经常找一下你的缺点与不足，你就有成功的希望！做好完美的自己，你就会在将来的道路上立于不败之地的！”老妈的话经常在我耳畔响起，作业做错了我要找原因，上课的时候遇到错题我也要找原因，经常因为一道错题浪费我的好长时间，但我从没因为错题做不出放弃。实在不会的找老师问，不懂的地方一一给老师指出来，直到懂了为止。因为我的认真，老师也拿我没辙！

小升初我过于大意，考了我们班第十名！升入初中以后，我并不灰心，我觉得我有能力赶上或超过在我前面排名的同学。进入初中我就用实际行动去面对我的竞争对手，由于我的努力，每次考试我都要前进一步，这一学期，我给初一画上了一个完美的句号！

我的成绩：语文89、数学98、政治100、历史100、地理100、英语100、生物100，全班第一，全年级第二！

公布成绩以后，我心里甭提有多高兴了，可我还是觉得自己有不足的地方，数学那道扣了2分的题我是会做的，只是当时一下想不起来，想留在最后再做一下，可气的我做完题以后忘掉了，把卷子交了上去。语文由于我的疏忽，扣掉了本来不该扣掉的分，我要吸取这些教训，在以后的学习上一定注意。我相信，我会做好的！只要有付出，就会有成功的！

大家好，我的名字叫项某某。我是一个刚刚迈入中学大门的初一新生，与众多新生一样，我带着充满好奇和有着强烈求知欲望的心来到了神圣的殿堂。想必大家对我还不是很熟悉吧!下面我就给大家做一下自我介绍本人相貌平平：圆圆的脸上嵌着一双不大但炯炯有神的眼睛;眼睛下面是塌的几乎贴到脸上的鼻子，甚至能让人想起坦荡平原;鼻子下面是我那张能说会道的嘴，它时常能帮助我给大家带来欢乐!我虽然相貌平平，但是我的性格却和很多和我同龄的女生大不一样： 我有一头乌黑、清爽的短发，再配上我的外表和名字，怎么看怎么像一个男孩子。我的爱好和性格也和众多男生一样，我爱好体育，羽毛球和乒乓球室我的最爱;我的性格也和男生差不多，我喜欢干事利索，一本正经，有始有终，不喜欢拖泥带水，磨磨蹭蹭的。这也许算是我的优点吧!因为，从小我就喜欢一本正经、坚持不懈地去做一件事，就算遇上再大的困难，我也会继续。

我可不是在吹牛： 记得我刚从老家转学到北京的时候，我对英语真得可以说是七窍通了六窍——一窍不通。那时我已经四年级了，我这个人本来就要强，看着同学们在考试的时候总是能拿到理想的分数，自己却不可以，心里真得很不是滋味。也就是在这时候，我在心里暗暗里下决心：我一定要赶上我们班同学，争取超越他们!从那以后，我便开始为兑现自己的诺言付出努力：每周日都上3个小时的课外班;每天晚上都做练习就这样，凭着我对英语的执着，我的英语成绩慢慢的提高了，不知不觉中，我的英语成绩已经名列前茅，这使得我别提有多高兴了!

同样，这也印证了中国的一句古话：世上无难事，只怕有心人!你们说，是吗 没有一个人是完美的，当然我也许多缺点。但其中最致命的还是我非常的马虎。这个缺点已经伴随了我六年了，我真得很想改掉它。可是，我怎么努力也无济于事，总是在重要关头出现一些小错误。我真的希望我可以改掉这个缺点，还是那句老话：世上无难事，只怕有心人!我相信，总有一天我会有我的优点战胜我致命的缺点。 你们认识我了吗?这就是我，一个相貌平平的我，一个像男孩子一样的我，一个坚持不懈地我，一个马虎的我。

My name is xxx. There are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in senior high school. My mother is an English teacher. She teaches English in the university. I have a younger brother, he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.

I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read. Reading E- books is fun. In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.

I hope to study both English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects. Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.

你一定会对题目有些意见：天下第一奇闻，有人自己喜欢自己的！自恋！

话也不能这么讲，连自己也不信任还怎么做大事！你一定又会道：你说，你怎个自好自！休急，休急，俗话说：心急吃不了热豆腐。咱们话休絮烦，且看下面分解。

我是班中的佼佼者，又是独一无二的齐天大圣。小学时也曾风流一时——班中的幽默大师，班会、对会上，主持或出点子没有我，那么除非太阳从西边出来。我这明星一上台，台下就鸦雀无声，嘿嘿，我人气真旺啊！Sorry，有些王婆买瓜——自卖自夸了。不过我也会糊涂多时，不过全糊涂在看书上了。

看书是我多余时光的消遣，书是我最好的朋友，一抓起书，我就一头栽了进去了，无法自拔。我就给你讲一件我与书的倒霉事。

上次，爸爸晚班回来，那时天已光了，他回家要吃早膳，一看锅中，已经没粥了，没法子，只好打火做饭，突然他对我说：我要去抄水表，回来在吃，二十分钟后关了，别忘了！说着匆匆地走了。我掀开锅盖，呃！才刚放上去烧，一时三刻还不熟，也罢，且待吾看一会儿《水浒传》，再来做理会。我步入小房间，从书架上抽出施耐庵的《水浒传》一书，津津有味地看了起来，看着看着，仿佛自己也成了一百零八将中的一员，与众将一齐替天行道，诛灭奸臣，仗义疏财，扶危济困

忽闻到一股焦味扑鼻而来，何来？吾不明，也许是宋公明三打祝家庄时，两军战火连连，这股焦味一定是黑旋风李逵火烧扈家庄的味道，不过怎么有些饭味，哦，一定是扈家庄的粮库起火了。吗呀！我失惊地叫了起来，此乃是俺家的饭烧焦了！我三步并成两步，径入厨房一看，没错，一锅饭被烧成了一块焦碳。我悟出了一个道理：以后看书，先别管谁家粮库怎样，管好自家粮库烧焦否，就很不错了！爸回来，一看锅，只见他语不过数句，话不过一席，举起手就噼里啪啦地一顿凑，哇！星星已经近在直尺，唾手可得了。都是看书惹的祸啊！

我也不是个书呆子，每天烧焦饭，必要的口技也是需要的，看那么多书，却不会用，等于不看。

上次吾考得不好，语文只有88分，回家还不是自入龙潭虎穴，九死一生，没法子小圣考砸，三过家门而不入，唉，天意难为。我眉头一皱，计上心来。我径入屋子，见母正坐观股市，哇，牛市啊，涨了二十多块，呵，天助我也。我走过去唱了个喏，妈见我便说：考了几分？恕吾不敢直言！干什么呢，又不在公堂上，好好说！恕儿不孝！几分？数不进入人意，但数字倒挺吉利的！几分？八十八！嗯！恕臣最该万死，望主公饶恕，请恩相三思啊！我偷眼观看妈的面部表情，妈在偷偷地笑，假意说：不行！我哪容分说，跪下道：主公啊，万万不可啊！只要汝放吾一马，日后必当鞠躬尽瘁，万死不辞！妈忍不住了说：权且放你一马，下不为例！

我这是多看《兵经》的后果，我用了机这一计谋，因为股票涨了谁不高兴呀！抓住机会，我就不用被打了，哈哈我真是一块当将军的料，Sorry，我又杏口开河，自以为是了。

不说了，我永远也说不完，因为我太崇拜自己了，就是我不喜欢我的骄傲自大。有一点我能肯定只要信任自己，鼓起勇气，不要害怕、害羞，就能像我一样自信无比。

[我_初中自我介绍作文

How time flies! I have studied in my school for three years. And I will

graduate from middle school in a month. I am eager to share my happiness and

sadness with you. I had so many memories in three years’ life. One of them

impressed me very much. I still remember, when I began to learn English, I found

it too difficult. No matter how hard I tried, I still couldn’t do well in it and

almost gave it up. As soon as my English teacher found my problem, she had a

talk with me about how to learn English well. Since then, she has kept helping

me. Little by little, I’ve become interested in English and I’m good at it. I

think I am so lucky to become one of her students. I’ve learned a lot from her.

I will try to help others when they are in trouble. I think it is a happy thing

to help others.

everybody has a daily schedule.we do the same things almost every day.my

typical day is probaly like yours.

heres my daily routine.i get up at 6:30 every morning.i take my time

waking up,but then i wash up quickly.i brush my teeth,comb my hair and put on my

school uniform.i pack my bag for school and i leave.i never miss breakfast,so i

either eat at home or eat on the way to school.but i always eat ina hurry.after

school,i go to a cram school like all my friends.i study and finish my homework

for the day.finally,i go home and i take a break.i have dinner with my

family,watch a little tv and just relax.i am usually in bed by 9:30.

this is my routine from monday to friday. however,the weekends are

different.i can wake up late and have a ball.then.i can do whatever i like.i

believe my routine is typical.it is probably a lot like yours.

I think smiling is as important as sunshine. Smiling is like sunshine

because it can make people happy and have a good day. If you aren’t happy, you

can smile, and then you will feel happy. Someone may say, “But I don’t feel

happy.” Then I would say, “Please smile as you do when you are happy or play

with your friends happily. You will really be happy again.”

You don’t like crying, right? So you must prefer smiling, because you know

smiling will let people forget everything unhappy. Every day, we see teachers or

students and say, “Hi/Hello! How are you?” At the same time, you are smiling,

right?

Smiling can let you have more friends. With a smile, people will know

you’re a kind person. They will talk with you, so you will have more and more

friends.

So I say, smiling is like a flower, the sunshine, warmth. It will give you

happiness.

What strikes one first in a birds -eye view of Beijing proper is a vast tract of golden roofs flashing brilliantly in the sun with purple walls occasionally emerging amid them and a stretch of luxuriant tree leaves flanking on each side. That is the former Imperial Palace, popularly known as the Forbidden City, from which twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for some 500 years——from1420 to 1911. The Ming Emperor Yong Le, who usurped the throne from his nephew and made Beijing the capital, ordered its construction, on which approximately 10,000 artists and a million workmen toiled for 14 years from 1406 to 1420. At present, the Palace is an elaborate museum that presents the largest and most complete ensemble of traditional architecture complex and more than 900,000 pieces of court treasures in all dynasties in China.

Located in the center of Beijing, the entire palace area, rectangular in shape and 72 hectares in size, is surrounded by walls ten meters high and a moat 52 meters wide. At each corner of the wall stands a watchtower with a double-eave roof covered with yellow glazed tiles.

The main buildings, the six great halls, one following the other, are set facing south along the central north-south axis from the Meridian Gate, the south entrance, to Shenwumen, the great gate piercing in the north wall. On either side of the palace are many comparatively small buildings. Symmetrically in the northeastern section lie the six Eastern Palaces and in the northwestern section the six Western Palaces. The Palace area is divided into two parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Palace. The former consists of the first three main halls, where the emperor received his courtiers and conducted grand ceremonies, while the latter was the living quarters for the imperial residence. At the rear of the Inner Palace is the Imperial Garden where the emperor and his family sought recreation.

The main entrance to the Palace is the Meridian Gate(1), which was so named because the emperor considered himself the "Son of the Heaven" and the Palace the center of the universe, hence the north-south axis as the Meridian line going right through the Palace. The gate is crowned with five towers, commonly known as the Five-Phoenix Towers(2), which were installed with drums and bells. When the emperor went to the Temple of Heaven, bells were struck to mark this important occasion. When he went to the Ancestral Temple, it was the drums that were beaten to publicize the event.

Beyond the Meridian Gate unfolds a vast courtyard across which the Inner Golden Water River runs from east to west. The river is spanned by five bridges, which were supposed to be symbols of the five virtues preached by Confucius——benevolence, righteousness, rites, intelligence, and fidelity(3).

At the north end of the courtyard is a three-tiered white marble terrace, seven meters above the ground, on which, one after another, stand three majestic halls; the Hall of Supreme Harmony(4), the Hall of Complete Harmony(5), and the Hall of Preserving Harmony(6).

The Hall of Supreme Harmony, rectangular in shape, 27 meters in height, 2,300 square meters in area, is the grandest and most important hall in the Palace complex. It is also Chinas largest existing palace of wood structure and an outstanding example of brilliant color combinations. This hall used to be the throne hall for ceremonies which marked great occasions: the Winter Solstice, the Spring Festival, the emperors birthday and enthronement, and the dispatch of generals to battles, etc. On such occasions there would be an imperial guard of honor standing in front of the Hall that extended all the way to the Meridian gate.

On the north face of the hall in the center of four coiled-golden dragon columns is the "Golden Throne", which was carved out of sandalwood. The throne rests on a two-meter-high platform with a screen behind it. In front of it, to the left and right, stand ornamental cranes, incense burners and other ornaments. The dragon columns entwined with golden dragons measure one meter in diameter. The throne itself, the platform and the screen are all carved with dragon designs. High above the throne is a color-painted coffered ceiling which changes in shape from square to octagonal to circular as it ascends layer upon layer. The utmost central vault is carved with the gilded design of a dragon toying with pearls. when the Emperor mounted the throne, gold bells and jade chimes sounded from the gallery, and clouds of incense rose from the bronze cranes and tortoises and tripods outside the hall on the terrace. The aura of majesty created by the imposing architecture and solemn ritual were designed to keep the subjects of the "Son of the Heaven" in awe and reverence.

The Hall of Complete Harmony is smaller and square with windows on all sides. Here the emperor rehearsed for ceremonies. It is followed by the Hall of Preserving Harmony in which banquets and imperial examinations were held.

Behind the Hall of Preserving Harmony lies a huge marble ramp with intertwining clouds and dragons carved in relief. The slab, about 6.5 meters long, 3 meters wide and 250 tons in weight, is placed between two flights of marble steps along which the emperors sedan was carried up or down the terrace. It is the largest piece of stone carving in the Imperial Palace. Quarried in the mountains scores of kilometers southwest of Beijing, this gigantic stone was moved to the city by sliding it over a specially paved ice road in winter. To provide enough water to build the ice road, wells were sunk at very 500 meters along the way.

The three halls of the Inner Palace are replicas of the three halls in the front, but smaller in size. They are the Palace of Heavenly Purity(7), the Hall of Union(8), and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility(9).

The Palace of Heavenly Purity was once the residence of the Ming emperors and the first two of the Qing emperors. Then the Qing Emperor Yong Zheng moved his residence to the Palace of Mental Cultivation and turned it into an audience hall to receive foreign envoys and handled the state affairs. The promotion and demotion of officials were also decided in this hall. After the emperors death his coffin was placed here for a 49-day period of mourning.

The Palace of Union was the empresss throne room and the Hall of Earthly Tranquility, once a private living room for the empress, was partitioned. The west chamber served religious purposes and the east one was the bridal chamber where the newly married emperor and empress spent their first two nights after their wedding.

The Imperial Garden was laid out during the early Ming dynasty. Hundreds of pines and cypresses offer shade while various flowers give colors to the garden all year round and fill the air with their fragrance. In he center of the garden is the Hall of Imperial Peace, a Daoist temple, with a flat roof slightly sloping down to the four eaves. This type of roof was rare in ancient Chinese architecture. In he northeastern corner of the garden is a rock hill, known as the Hill of the Piled-up Wonders, which is topped with a pavilion. At the foot of the hill are two fountains which jet two columns of water high into the air. It is said that on the ninth night of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the empress would mound the hill to enjoy the autumn scene. It is also believed that climbing to a high place on that day would keep people safe from contagious diseases.

The six Western Palaces were residences for empresses and concubines. They are kept in their original way for show. The six Eastern Palaces were the residences for them too. But now they serve as special museums: the Museum of Bronze, the Museum of Porcelain and the Museum of Arts and Crafts of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the northeastern-most section of the Inner Palace are the Museum of Traditional Chinese Paintings and the Museum of Jewelry and Treasures where rare pieces of imperial collections are on display.

Now the Forbidden City is no longer forbidding, but inviting. A visit to the Palace Museum will enrich the visitors knowledge of history, economy, politics, arts as well as architecture in ancient China.