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1000爬山高三英语词
全文共 1726 字
+ 加入清单Everyone will have some unforgettable memories. These big and small
memories are like the shining stars in my memory, and one of them is the first
time I read science books.
It was the second day of the summer vacation for Daban. It was sunny and a
little sultry in the morning. My father said to me happily, "son, today my
father will take you to climb the mountain and enjoy the beautiful scenery on
the top of the mountain." I readily agreed. So we came to the famous Dayang
mountain in Dongzhu.
My father and I went to the foot of the mountain, looked up, and could not
see the top of Dayang mountain. My father said, "climb to the top of the
mountain and you can enjoy the most beautiful scenery in the world." I look
forward to my father.
At the beginning of climbing, I was full of energy and very relaxed. But
when I climbed to the middle of the mountain, my body became heavier and heavier
like lead. Dad saw me like this, so we rested for a while, and continued to
climb up. After a long time, I saw that I was exhausted when I was near the top
of the mountain. I begged dad to take me down the mountain. Dad encouraged me:
"hold on a little longer, and soon I will be at the top of the mountain Well,
the ancients said, "you will be at the top of the mountain and see all the small
mountains." dont you want to experience this feeling? " I gasped and said, "Dad,
I really cant climb. I cant move my legs anymore. I want to go back..." Dad
helplessly took me down the mountain.
At that time, I didnt stick to it. Unfortunately, I missed the beautiful
scenery at the top of the mountain. Ive learned that if I do anything, work hard
and stick to it to the end, there will be gains. Study is also, persist in the
end will achieve good results.
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篇1:中秋节英语
全文共 917 字
+ 加入清单The Mid-Autumn Day
August 15th in Chinese Lunar Calendar is the Mid-Autumn Day. It is one of
the most important traditional festivals in China.
On that day people usually go back home to have family reunion. Each family
will have the members get together to have a big dinner. The most popular food
is moon cakes. They are round and look like the moon.
The moon is the brightest this night. People eat the delicious food while
they are enjoying a beautiful full moon in their yard. At this time, some old
people would like to tell many past events and tell the children a story about
the rabbit on the moon . The children really believe that there is a rabbit on
the moon. They hope to go to the moon and have a look one day.
What a great festival!
农历八月十五日是中秋节,在中国它是最重要的传统节日之一。
在那一天,人们通常回家与家人团聚,一家人聚在一起饱餐一顿。最流行的食品是月饼,它们圆圆的就像月亮。
中秋节晚上的月亮特别地圆。人们都在自家的院子里一边赏月一边吃着可口的月饼。这个时候
,一些老人会讲述许多古老的故事,如月亮上的玉兔,孩子们信以为真,他们真想有一天登上月球看个究竟。
中秋是个美好的节日啊!
篇2:食品安全英语
全文共 826 字
+ 加入清单As is known to all food is a priority for the common people. Recently
however reports about food problems have often been seen in the newspapers
showing that people have always been concerned about what they eat every day.
The reason for this problem is that some of the food producers are too fond of
making money leading to the result that they use whatever will make the food
look good or taste better without considering the bad consequences. This is not
normal because people just cannot live without eating anything.
So we should take all the measures necessary to forbid the food producers
to make food that is not safe enough. Laws should be strengthened and the
government should have more control over these producers. Only when people are
no longer worried about whether their food is safe or not can they enjoy a
better life.
篇3:读书英语作文初5
全文共 786 字
+ 加入清单Goethe said that reading a good book is like talking to a noble person, but
when I was a kid, I had a headache when I saw the book.
As I grew older, I remember that when I was in the first or second grade, I
couldn’t write because of the composition and made up a mess. I lost 5 or 6
points. My mother was also troubled by this. I was also very upset. There are
many things I don’t know, and I like to read more and more. I watched "Andersens
Fairy Tales", "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain", "Green Fairy Tales", "Twenty
Thousand Miles Under the Sea", etc. I was deeply intoxicated In the ocean of
books, my composition is getting less and less, and my parents are very happy
for me.
Once, I saw Mai Xiaoduo, who was changing, and it made me laugh, until I
heard my mother enter my room for dinner.
篇4:高二必考英语作文
全文共 686 字
+ 加入清单The environment of the city is getting worse and worse today. There are wastes, air pollution and so on. What can we do to save our city? About the wastes, we should sort the wastes, to see if they can be recycle used; use the reusable shopping bag instead of the plastic bags. About the air pollution, we should go to school on foot or by bike; we should also ask our family not to use car as much as possible, take the subway or bus instead. I hope everyone can see the environment problem and do the best to save our city.
如今城市的环境变得越来越糟。有垃圾和空气污染等问题。我们应该如何保护我们的城市?关于垃圾,我们应该进行垃圾分类,看看它们是不是可以回收利用;使用环保购物袋来代替塑料袋。关于空气污染,我们应该走路或者骑自行车去学校;我们还应该要求家人尽量少使用汽车,用地铁或者公交车代替。我希望每个人都能看到环境问题,尽量来拯救我们的城市。
篇5:关于努力英语作文高中
全文共 810 字
+ 加入清单There is a saying that man proposes, god disposes, which means man plan the
things and the rest of the outcome lies in the luck. This saying reflects the
connection between hard-work and luck, which is though sometimes we have worked
so hard, luck occupies great position, the unexpected things happen and refrain
us from succeeding. In order to be successful, people work so hard, they believe
they can achieve their goals, but lacking luck stops them achieving their goals.
So working hard doesn’t mean bringing people success directly, they just need to
try more times, without luck, they still can make their goals. Luck can help
people close to success, without hard-work, they can’t be successful. Hard-work
and luck make people realize their goals, but without luck, people still can
make it by trying more times.
篇6:教师节高一英语作文100字
全文共 1415 字
+ 加入清单Is Chinas fine tradition, respect from as early as the western zhou dynasty, 11th century BC is put forward the "father" disciple division, respect the same as.
Teachers day, just aimed at certain teachers have greatly contributed to the success of the cause of education. In 1985, the sixth session of the 9th meeting of the standing committee of the National Peoples Congress agreed to the state council on establishing teachers day, the meeting decided to each year on September 10 as teachers day. On September 10, 1985, is Chinas first teachers day. Starting from xx years, then the CPPCC national committee of the humanities is a famous scholar li, in the form of proposal, repeatedly called for Confucius birthday as teachers day. Measured by the authoritative department study, Confucius was born on September 28, 551 BC (Gregorian calendar), the day also therefore timely: busy at the beginning of the new school year is over, can have time for teachers day and National Day.
The annual Teachers Day is coming, we are quick to say goodbye to the first grade two grade. In this special time, I have many words to say to the teacher liu. On the platform, leaving you to lecture the sweat of our hard work, outside the classroom, all over you to our care discourse. Teacher, teacher, your life is a fire, your life is a song, your career is a poem. Here I wish all the teachers happy Teachers Day!
篇7:介绍我家的小狗英语
全文共 1215 字
+ 加入清单My family has two soil dogs, one called Arnold, the other called black, they have their own characteristics, Arno is a veteran of the old dog, once, a wild dog ran to my house, The bright eyes looked at the wild dogs, the gallows of the wild dogs even fly like a fleeing, lively black but just the opposite, he is a fake tiger, timid dog, but they have a common Point, is very loyal, always in the owner needs it, timely help.
I remember not long ago put three days with fake, my mother took me back to the grandmother, the little uncle had to take me and Arnold, black to the mountains to clean up the weeds and garbage, but my mother worried no experience I lost in the mountains, , So only to Arnold, little black with the little uncle to go, I am so sad! Because I and Arnold love hand in hand, after an hour, I found Arnolds foot hurt, and I anxiously asked why Arnold I will know that Arnold is to protect the little uncle, rushed to fight with the wild animals and injured, it is loyal to the spirit of the guardian of my heart sadness.
Usually Arnold to a subtle grass as weak, but in danger, but like a heroic warrior to protect me and my family, it is not only a good dog, is the patron saint of our family.
篇8:妇女节的英语
全文共 1583 字
+ 加入清单On March 8th, 1975, the United Nation started to celebrate the
International Women’s Day. In China, the women’s day also called “March 8th”day.
Why we celebrate women’s day? There is a long story.
On March 8th, 1909, the Women’s Union of Chicago demonstrated against the
inequality between men and women. They demanded that they should have the same
payments, the same working hours as men had, and they should have the rights to
vote. They even put forward a slogan: Bread and Rose, which stood for equal
payment and a better living standard. This demonstrated had caused international
attention to the women’s rights. A year later, a critical meeting was held in
Demark, in order to promote the women’s liberation and equal rights, the council
members decided to establish the Women’s Day on March 8th. Then March 8th, 1911
just became the first Women’s day.
In our country, during the women’s day, the women usually have a day-off
holiday. The communities or companies will organize the recreational activities
such as a spring outing, a nice dinner and some extra welfare. On this special
day, the women can really realize that a woman’s value is not only giving birth
to a child, doing endless housework, but also find her own status in the modern
society. That is she can make a different. She can do everything that a man can
do. When you look around, you will find that more and more women are acting as
scientists, doctors, lawyers, even leaders. Just try to remember, women rule
half of this world. The life could quite different without their wisdom and
beauty.
Happy International Women’s Day!
篇9:万圣节精选英语作文
全文共 687 字
+ 加入清单Halloween
Halloween always falls on 31 October. It’s a holiday for children. On that day, children always wear fancy clothes and masks. And then, they go from house to house to say “Trick or Treat”, so that people will treat them with candies. If they don’t receive any candies, they’ll play a trick on people. But sometimes if the people are going out, when the children come, they’ll put the candies in a carved pumpkin lanterns. Children will take the candies themselves. All of the children enjoy this holiday very much.
万圣节总是在10月31日。这是一个属于孩子们的节日。在那天,孩子们总是穿奇装异服而且带上面具。然后,他们会挨家挨户地说“不招待就使坏”,所以人们都会用糖果招待他们。如果他们不接受糖果,他们就会对人们恶作剧。但有时,如果人们外出了,而孩子们来了,他们会把糖果放在雕刻好的南瓜灯笼里。孩子们会自己拿糖果。所有的孩子都很享受这个节日。
篇10:除夕夜高一英语词左右
全文共 761 字
+ 加入清单Because mother said that the day can go to sleep in the morning, because
even fell asleep will also be new firecrackers wake.
On New Years eve, in addition to being able to eat a lot of delicious
things, can also receive a lot of red envelopes, you can also watch TV for a
long long time, really is so happy.
A red envelope is New Years money, since ancient times, elders will send
children lucky money on New Years eve, seems to be a meaning of exorcism
disaster, mother said to put "lucky money" in under the pillow, pillow to sleep
on it. I really do as this way, because it is very new.
I also looked at the Spring Festival gala, the deepest memory is the
"hello, I am leave." "Why? Why is this?" Whenever I say this, mom and dad
laughed, because I copy too like said.
篇11:期待初中英语
全文共 522 字
+ 加入清单Every year, the thing I expect the most is the Spring Festival. My parents
work far from home and they come back one or two times a year. The Spring
Festival is the time they come home. Every time they come back, they bring mangy
things to me. When I was little, they bought me toys, new clothes and shoes.
Now, they often buy me books. They say more reading is good for me. They hope I
can learn more. The time spend with them is always happy but short. They only
have half a month at home. I hope they can stay at home longer.
篇12:关于旅游的英语
全文共 493 字
+ 加入清单Winter holiday is coming. Its in December or January.I have a plan for it.
I am going to Canada during this winter holiday. I will go there by plane with
my parents and friends. I am going to stay with my aunt and uncle. There will be
snow everywhere. We can make snowmen there. Were going to go skiing,
ice-skating and have some Canadian food. We are going to visit the Niagara
Falls. Its a famous waterfall in Canada. We will also take some photos of it. I
hope we can have a grate time in Canada!
篇13:端午节的由来的英语作文700字
全文共 891 字
+ 加入清单Tomorrow is dragon boat festival, I and father mother go together Woerma goes buying a zhongzi.
Arrive Woerma, I run to look for a zhongzi with respect to rapid ground. Wow! Here huge crowd of people, really lively. Well? How is that place person special much? Taking away doubt I looked in the past after all. Oh! Buy a zhongzi so, the zhongzi breed here is really too much: Of beef stuffing, of red jujube stuffing, of chop stuffing, of earthnut stuffing... my what look saliva should flow. Took a bag rapidly, say to mom: "Mom, I like to eat fresh chopped meat, I should be bought more a few. " mom nods express to agree, then I bought the zhongzi of a lot of fresh chopped meat.
Buy a zhongzi, we bought a lot of things again, have a meal in hall of Xiang Shang coffee next, had eaten a meal, we came home cheerfully, really happy today!
Look! This is the zhongzi that I buy, but delicious!
篇14:我的一只狗英语作文带翻译
全文共 1978 字
+ 加入清单The puppy home, many grow very cute, round head has a pair of long big, hairy ears, it can hear the sound of distant tiny; A pair of big eyes sparkled like a pair of black stones, the golden hair soft and fine fan, its tail often like a broom, and he is very cute.
It likes to sleep, when we are not at home, it is always a man lying on the sofa asleep, and when we come back its spirits. All right, it also like to bite. Remember once, I in the ball, great aim at time, quickly, bite into, snatch my ball, diao back to its nest, with its claws hold tightly, afraid to let me take away; If one day my socks are missing, there must be many away again; Even my toy is always not immune, it dont change this bad habit of always.
But it is also very smart, attractive. Every time I come home from school, so I always a lot, my legs tightly around, say what also dont loosen. Also kept licking my hand and bite my skirts, Ill dog hair all over.
A lot of the most lovely characteristics which is able to examine yan guan is lubricious.
When I am angry, carefully, it always stay in my side, or lie on my feet, as if to comfort me.
When I am angry, it immediately shrewdly drilling under the table, hide yourself, prevent angry at it.
When I am sad, it is sensitive to come and use it to rub your body, or gently lick your hand, let me feel hospitable, as if my bosom friend.
When I am happy, it is presumptuous to jump on the sofa, amuse me...
You said my family a lot of cute?
我家的小狗多多长得十分可爱,圆乎乎的脑袋上有一对长长的、毛茸茸的大耳朵,它能听到远处极细小的声音;一双水灵灵的大眼睛象一对黑宝石一样闪闪发亮,金黄色的毛柔软细迷,它的尾巴像一把扫帚经常扫来扫去,十分活泼可爱。
它喜欢睡觉,当我们不在家的时候,它总是一个人躺在沙发上呼呼大睡,当我们回来了它就精神大振。没事时,它还喜欢咬东西。记得有一次,我在拍皮球,多多瞄准时机,迅速扑过来,一口咬住,把我的皮球抢走,叼回它的窝里,用爪子紧紧按住,生怕我来夺走;如果有一天我的袜子不见了,准是多多又叼走了;甚至我的玩具也时时不能幸免,它的这个坏毛病总也改不了。
但它也十分聪明,讨人喜欢。每次我放学回家,多多总是老远就扑过来,把我的腿紧紧抱住,说什么也不松开。还不停地舔我的手,咬我的衣角,弄得我满身都是狗毛。
多多最可爱的特点就是能察颜观色。
当我生气时,它总是小心翼翼地依偎在我身边,或躺在我的脚丫上,好象安慰我似得。
当我发怒时,它马上机灵地钻进桌子下面,把自已藏起来,防止迁怒于它。
当我伤心时,它又善解人意地过来用它的身子来蹭你,或温柔地舔你的手,让我倍感亲切,好似我的知音。
当我高兴时,它又放肆地在沙发上跳来跳去,逗我开心……
你说我家的多多可爱吗?
篇15:关于故宫的英语作文初中
全文共 3582 字
+ 加入清单The imperial palace, also known as the Forbidden City, is the imperial
palace of the Ming and qing dynasties, which is the largest and most complete
ancient architectural complex in China. I especially want to know the
architecture of ancient palaces and the living environment of ancient
emperors.
One weekend in the golden autumn, the sun is shining and the autumn wind is
crisp. My mother and I went to visit the Palace Museum in the center of the
city. I was very happy.
Enter the gate of the Forbidden City, "wow! Its so big here!" I couldnt
help it. The mother said, "the most spectacular is still in the back!" We first
visited the architectural model of the imperial palace and its construction. I
know that the imperial palace covers an area of over 720,000 square meters, with
more than 9,000 rooms, all wooden structures, and all the wooden structures have
no nails. The palace is the blue and white stone base, the tall roof, the yellow
glazed tile, the pattern of the dragon everywhere, and decorated with the
brilliant color of the golden wall. I observed all the palaces, and found that
the palaces were lined up along the north-south axis, and spread out to the
sides, to the north and south, and to the right and left. I told mom, I found
mother listen to nod a smile, said: "the central axis not only in the Forbidden
City, and nanda YongDingMen, north to the drum tower, almost throughout the
whole city. Its magnificent, well-planned and spectacular.
We have been visiting the taihe temple from the imperial garden. What a
breathtaking view! In the Forbidden City, the most striking is the "three halls"
: the hall of supreme harmony, the hall of harmony, the hall of protection and
the temple. They are all built on the 8-meter-high base of the white jade, which
looks like the qiong yuyu in the myth. The first hall of supreme harmony was the
most magnificent building. People called it the "throne room". It was the place
where the emperor held the grand ceremony. It is 28 meters high, 63 meters, 35
meters north and south, and a large pillar with a diameter of 1 meter. Among
them, six large pillars, one meter in diameter around the throne, are flat
dragon pillars of leached gold. The throne is located at the base of the two
meters high in the temple, with the graceful crane and the top of the furnace,
followed by a carefully carved screen. The whole hall is decorated with golden
walls, which are both majestic and magnificent. The hall of neutralization was
the place where the emperor went to the hall of supreme harmony to take a rest
and exercise etiquette. Baohe and the temple are the place where the emperor
gives banquet to the king of the foreign land every New Year. This is just the
palace buildings, and house decoration is numerous, the rarities of the mother
said: "these treasures is only part of it, when Chiang kai-shek fled to Taiwan
carried away many treasure palace, there are some loss in a foreign country". I
feel sorry for the loss of these treasures. When will these lost treasures
return to the embrace of the motherland? I am looking forward to the reunion of
Taiwan and mainland as soon as possible.
The visit of the Forbidden City made me linger. The Palace Museum is an
unparalleled masterpiece. It is a miracle. Our five thousand years of Chinese
culture are profound and profound, and we should be proud and proud to have
built such a magnificent palace for the ancients. At the same time, we also have
the responsibility to protect these cultural relics from destruction, so that
the five thousand years of splendid civilization of the motherland will be
handed down.
篇16:描写小狗外貌的英语
全文共 560 字
+ 加入清单一条可爱的狗。它的名字是"点点" 。因为有很多黑的圆圈在它的皮肤上。"点点" 是非常友好的。许多孩子喜欢和它玩。他的喜爱食物是肉骨头。 他的喜爱玩具是玩偶。" 点点" 喜欢非常跑。它跑得非常快速并且它有一个女朋友。它的名字"娜娜" 。它的皮肤也有很多黑圈子。我非常喜欢我的宠物。这是一只好宠物!!
My pet is a lovely dog.Its name is "dian dian".because there are a lot of black circle on its skin.the "dian dian" is very friendly.Many childen like play with him.His favourite food is meat bones. His favourite toy is a doll. dian dian likes to run very much.It can run very fast and it has a girl friend.its name "na na".there are a lot of black circle on its skin,too.I like my pet very much.It is a good pet!
篇17:高中英语
全文共 1139 字
+ 加入清单Im the only child in my family, the apple of my parents eyes. my mother
and father take good care of my and give me a lot of support throughout my
life.
My father is the manager of a company and my mother is a teacher. they are
both well educated and do well in their jobs. they know that knowledge is power.
father often communicates with foreign friends and is good at english. i can
learn a lot from him, especially english. his oninion on education is as
advanced as that of my mothers. they often give me advice on my studies but
never interfere in them. they seldom force me to do what i dont like to. they
permit me to have different opinions. if something is good for me, they will
persuade me to do it as they want. many people of our age say that there is a
generation gap between their parents and them. however, it doesnt exist between
us.
My mother is a math teacher. she is very clever and good at teaching. she
can work out a problem within 10 minutes which would cost me 2 hours. i envy and
admire her. i want to be a math teacher like her.
Im lucky to have such enlightened parents. im lucky to have been brought
up in such a happy family.
篇18:保护环境英语作文初中
全文共 2153 字
+ 加入清单What kind of environment should be? Ought to be beautiful, but also should
be to let people feast for the eyes, but now all of you take a look at the
environment, beautiful? Let people feast for the eyes? The answer is no.
So what should we do? Today, Ill give you some advice to protect the
environment, the content is as follows:
We live earth is deteriorating rapidly, did we have to pay attention to
their own living environment cause harm to nature, you must not throw sundry,
especially those serious pollution of garbage, waste batteries, for example,
because the section waste batteries contain heavy metals, if flow to clean the
water, it is very much pollution, then try to save trees made items such as
paper, pencils, because waste these things is the destruction of the forest.
Also try to use less disposable lunch box, chopsticks and plastic bags and other
items, so as to avoid unnecessary waste and reduce waste.
There are some tips: walking to closing the master switch, in order to
avoid electrical appliances overheating explosion, a waste of money and waste of
electricity, save water, to shut the tap when brushing your teeth, wash dish
water to rice, rice water to water the flowers, wash water can sweep the floor,
so we can reduce some waste. 12 dont hunt wild animals, animal protection is
absolutely cant kill, but dont kill the common animals such as frogs, because
frogs eat 15000 bugs for us, and most are pests. Some people often dont think
that is, the stubborn still, so we should try to eat less wild animals, lead to
wild animals, the drop in sales no longer killing of wild animals.
Our forest is called oxygen plant, so to take good care of flowers and
plants, not to destroy the city greening, and actively participate in. But also
to cut down trees less, dont waste wood items, because waste these things is to
destroy the forest, so be used sparingly, to protect the forests of less and
less.
Use energy saving lamps to replace the ordinary light bulb, although some
expensive but can use less electricity. I appeal to you: in our daily actions to
protect earths environment, let our children and grandchildren live in a
beautiful environment!
篇19:狗狗作文400字
全文共 586 字
+ 加入清单今天突然想起我家的狗,到现在我家一共养了5条狗了,
第一条是个白色的公狗,取个名字叫旺旺旺,为了给它取个名字我还专门给我妈打了个电话问问,养了大概有一年最后病死了,这是和我感情最好的一条狗,那时候我还在上小学,天天和它粘在一起,死的时候我挺伤心的。
第二条也是白色的,公母记不清了,当时我还没有走出失去第一条狗的思念中。也没有名字,养了两三个月就病死了,还没长大。
第三条是个黑白相间的母狗,叫花花,那时我上初中了,没时间和狗玩了,我对它没什么印象,它一直都被铁链拴着,有一天晚上它不知什么时候跑到我的后,我后退了一步踩到了他的前抓,它狠狠的咬了我一口····最后病死了。
第四条是条黄白相间的公狗,不只当时为什么叫他灰灰。养了它两三年。爷爷挺喜欢它的,每次干农活的时候都把它带上。有一次我不小心踩了到它了,但他只是惨叫,却没有条件反射的咬我,真是条好狗,我的印象中,它生过一次大病,当时以为它也活不长了,可后来却好了。它很黏人,有一次过年,它跟着我们一家到了我二姨家。不过没过多长时间他就没了,好像是正月十五的晚上找不到它了,应该是被谁捉去下锅了···
第五条是条灰色的狗,也叫灰灰,它是上一条狗丢后一个星期到我家的,因为以前没拍照的东西所以以前的狗都没有留下照片,只有这条狗留下了照片。其实我觉的它挺可爱的,去年过年的时候被人偷走了,因为我过年没回家,这事我也是上个月才知道的。
篇20:英语高一优秀作文100字
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+ 加入清单Almost everyone knows that water covers three-fourths of the earths
surface. Most of it, however, is in the oceans and is too salty to drink. Also,
some of it is frozen and cannot be used. In fact, less than one percent is left
for the use of people, animals and plant life. All through history men have
tried to build their homes near the sources of fresh water. Now fresh water is
becoming scarce, but more and more is needed because of the increasing number of
people in the world. Some industries also use large amounts of fresh water in
the production of things such as steel, petroleum, paper and rubber and so on.
Scientists estimate that the need for fresh water will have doubled by the year
2003. If they are correct, we must find new ways of saving it or producing it.
Some nations have worked on the problem and are already sharing their
information with others. They are trying to keep their rivers from becoming
polluted. Deep wells are also being dug, and rain water is being collected in
huge artificial lakes. In one way or another, they hope to provide enough water
to satisfy the needs of their people.