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有人喜欢美丽的春天,有人喜欢丰收的秋天,还有人喜欢寒冷的冬天,而我却喜欢快乐夏天。夏天的小河是快乐的。每到周末,我和小伙伴便悄悄地溜出去,拿着一根自己做的小鱼竿去钓鱼,坐在河边的草地上,穿上鱼饵,把钩一抛,就开始等待,不一会儿,钩稍微动了几下,我猛然一提,钓上来一条小鲤鱼,我高兴的欢呼着。

夏天的高山也是快乐的。每当放暑假,我和几个好朋友就约好去爬山。我们来到山脚下,抬头一看,高山用绿树青草作衣裙,用缕缕白云作头巾,用流淌的清泉洗脸,用鲜红的朝霞作脂粉。打扮得漂漂亮亮。这时,大家都做好了准备,“预备起”不知是谁呼喊一声,大家飞快爬起来,小刚一直遥遥领先[注: 远远地走在最前面(多指成绩、比赛等)。],不一会儿小明也追了上来,眼看他们就要爬到山顶了,我鼓足勇气,拼着吃奶的力气往上爬着,最终还是小明获胜。

我喜欢快乐的夏天

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篇1:描写夏天夜晚的英语作文

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I like midsummer the most in the whole year. In the day time, it is very hot. It seems that we all live in the hot pan. It is not comfortable. But in the evening, the sky is clear and bright. I can see the stars clearly and sometimes I can see bright and round moon. Besides, compared to the day time, midsummer night is very cool. When the wind blow through me, I feel wonderful. My all day trouble is gone with the wind. I like looking at the sky in the roof of my house in midsummer night. It is beautiful.

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篇2:英语夏天

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Summer is the second season in the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, summer goes from June to August. Summer is the hottest season in the year. Sometimes, the temperature reaches 40°C. Many people can not stand such hot weather. So they always stay indoors. At night, people would go out for a walk. Swimming is the most popular sport in summer. It brings cool to people.

夏天是一年中的第二个季节。在北半球,夏天从六月持续到八月。夏天是一年中最热的季节。有时候温度高达40度,很多人无法忍受这样的热天气。所以他们经常待在家里不出门。晚上,人们会出门散步。游泳是夏天最受欢迎的运动,它给人们带来凉快。

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篇3:快乐团圆中秋节的小学英语作文

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Today isMid-autumn Day. I have a big meal at home with my parents and relatives. This isan important festival, so my mother was busy with preparing the dinner frommorning. She bought a lot of foods for the dinner. We ate the dinner at 5:30p.m.. The dinner was very delicious. I was so full. After dinner, we went totheHongTingParkto enjoy the glorious full moon. There were many people in the park. We talked toeach other and strangers. Of course, the moon cake was essential. We had agreat night there.

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篇4:快乐的国庆节英语作文带翻译

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Once in the National Day, the streets are busy.

Here car after car, end to end, like a long dragon. Have a car, taxi, bus, van, bicycle...

People mountain people sea, people here into the tide. A white-haired old man, there are innocent and lovely children, have a slim girl, even with blond laowai bandwagon.

The commodity full of beautiful things in here.

A variety of fruits, expensive watches, glittering gold jewelry, have a delicious roast duck, and stylish clothes.

The shopkeeper make hay while the sun shines, with their "trick" unique attract customers: some printed many flyer to send, some clapping and Shouting, Shouting to some simply picking up the receiver.

Street snack is also guest was packed. Shopping for half a days people probably hungry belly, have flocked into the store, eating hot food. Poor server busy. The guest after satiated with food and wine, a lot of money into the pockets of the boss.

Imperceptible in, already twelve o clock, I had to reluctantly left the busy streets.

一到国庆节,街上就热闹起来了。

这里的车子一辆接着一辆,首尾相连,就像一条长龙。有小轿车、出租车、公共汽车、面包车、自行车……

这里人山人海,人流入潮。有白发苍苍的老人,有天真可爱的小孩,有身材苗条的小姑娘,连满头金发的老外也赶来凑热闹了。

这里的商品琳琅满目。

有五花八门的水果,有名贵的手表,有金光闪闪的黄金首饰,有香喷喷的烤鸭,还有时髦漂亮的衣服。

各家店主抓紧时机,使出自己的“独门绝招”招揽顾客:有的印了许多宣传单来发,有的边拍手边吆喝,有的干脆拿起话筒吆喝起来。

街边的小吃店也是宾客盈门。逛了半天的人们大概肚子饿坏了,纷纷涌进店里,品尝着热腾腾的菜。可怜的服务员忙得晕头转向了。客人吃饱喝足后,大把的钞票都进了老板的腰包。

不知不觉中,已经十二点了,我只好依依不舍地离开了热闹的街市。

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篇5:读书的快乐英语

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April 23 is "World Book Day" announced by the UNESCO。 This is not a long history of the festival, from 1995 began. However, it has been widely welcomed and responded in the world: held in Copenhagen, Denmark reading marathon, Canadas Toronto Festival held in Canada…

When these popular cultures such as Pop music and Hollywood movies get quite prevailing today, people have not forgotten literature, the writers and reading.

Whether Reading is a funny thing, only love reading people know.

I study for many years, however, I know the sense of reading so little . Where fun of reading comes? There are four opinions put forward in this paper.

First, Reading is the treatment of depression governance magic.Immersed in books, what partiality, what desire fame and fortune, what lack a clear round, what fuel, what life 3,000 silk trouble, they all forget about.

Second, People in Libraries are often forget the time and forget to go home, that the study is not the intrinsic happiness? Some celebrities even held overnight in the library.

Third, We often see someone reading forget thirst. India, reading knowledge is the spirit of Canadian admirable. However, the morning watching a professor at the empty plates and ask ourselves: I eat the lunch? Oh. After eating, they continue schooling. Some people forget to study cooking and was good meal blame reprimanded.

Last, Reading the fastest time flies. Joy of reading, an unconsciously Influence past, the sun has not allowed Health attraction downhill whims.

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篇6:关于夏天的英语作文

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Summer arrived, and the lotus in the pond opened, and the lotus root showed a green face. There are three frogs on the lotus leaf

In joyous songs. Two turkeys in the sky were attracted by their songs and joined in the chorus. Dragonflies dance to perform and catch mosquitoes.

What a beautiful summer.

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篇7:快乐的夏天作文400字

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夏天在哪里?夏天在池塘里。青蛙跳到水里洗澡,小鱼儿在水里欢快地游着,蜻蜓在空中飞舞,柳枝随风飘扬。荷花用了它最后的力气绽放了,香气弥漫开来,吸引着游人走到塘边。小孩子更是开心,脱光衣服,换上泳衣,一个个像被放出笼子的小鸟,跳进水中,在清澈的水中游着。大人们有的给荷花拍照,有的和柳枝合影。孩子们有的捉蜻蜓,有的逮青蛙,真快活呀!

夏天在哪里?夏天在夜晚的森林里。蟋蟀唱着优美的小夜曲,萤火虫提着小灯笼,在黑暗中巡逻。螳螂捕捉到一只迷路的小虫,被萤火虫拦住了,接着,萤火虫把小虫安全地送回家。一只小鸟已经沉沉地睡过去了,另外几只小鸟忍不住好奇心飞下来,被狼妈妈逮了个正着。蟋蟀唱起另一首小夜曲,月亮、星星、云朵,为它伴舞。夏天的夜晚真奇妙呀!

夏天还会在哪里?当然在冰淇凌店里。带孩子的行人路过这里,孩子们的脚步挪不动了,缠着爸爸妈妈买个冰淇淋吃。冰淇凌口味真多呀!有香草、牛奶、草莓、水果、还有巧克力。

夏天真美好!

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篇8:英语作文快乐的假期

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my summer vacation of this year was very enjoyable. i went to the countryside to spend my summer holidays. it is very beautiful there. there are green plants, clear rivers, lovely animals kind people. i spent two weeks helping my grandfather do some farm work there. i wrote down what happened in my diary every day.

besides that, i helped the children in the neighbourhood with their lessons. i helped them read english improve their spoken english. their parents thanked me for this.

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篇9:初中如何获得快乐英语日记

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There is no doubt that happiness is the most precious thing in the world. Without it, life will be empty and meaningless. If you wish to know how to get happiness, you must pay attention to the following two points.

First, health is the secret of happiness (the key to happiness)。 Only a strong man can enjoy the pleasure of life.

Secondly, happiness consists in contentment. A man who is dissatisfied with his present condition is always in distress.

无疑的快乐是世界上最宝贵的东西。没有它,人生将是空虚的而且毫无意义的。如果你希望知道如何获得快乐,你须注意下面两点。

健康是快乐的要诀。唯有身体强壮的人才能享受人生的乐趣。

快乐在于知足。一个不满于现状的人终是处在痛苦之中。

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篇10:快乐的夏天500字

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这个暑假过得可真快,再过几天就要跟我们说再见了.虽然过得很快,但是我的收获很多。我学会了游泳;考进了市少儿艺术团成为声乐组的一名队员;我可以自己骑车去课外辅导班学习;我还忙里偷闲去日照的海边游玩了一次;等等。

我觉得对我来说收获最大的是我骑自行车去辅导班上课。有一天晚上,我对妈妈说:“明天我自己骑自行车去上课吧。”妈妈听了,考虑了一下说:“行,但是一定要注意安全。”第二天早晨,妈妈帮我把自行车推出来,我背上书包,哼着歌,高高兴兴地去上课了。一路上,那真是太惬意了,注意安全直奔学校。路旁的花草树木好像都有在对我说:“同学,你真棒!都能自己骑车子去上课了!”

我感觉最快乐的事就是我学会了游泳。刚开始,我有点怕水,只会练习漂浮在水面上。经过教练的指导和我努力的练习,慢慢的我学会了游,并且能在浅水区游个来回了。(来回大约20米)后来我继续努力,游泳技术好了,胆子也大了,我就敢到深水区游了。我还教会了妈妈游泳呢!

我认为想做一件事情并不难,只要有勇气,有毅力,并且相信自己就一定能成功。

这个暑假我过得真快乐,因为我的暑假我做主!

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篇11:夏天的快乐600字

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夏天虽不像春天一样可以躺在软绵绵的草地上沐浴春光,也不像冬天一样可以很多人在一起打雪仗。但是,夏天也充满着乐趣。

一到了夏天,我便会跟着小伙伴一起去捉鱼摸虾。一放了暑假,我们相约去小溪里捉鱼,鱼可不是那么好捉的,常常让我们一头栽在水里,四脚朝天。但我们又立刻起来再去捉,有时我们一群人为捉一条鱼,猫着腰,双手伸进水里,从四面包抄,身上的衣服没有一处是干的。虽然每次回家总是会挨批,但我们心里会无比高兴。

除了逮小鱼,我还喜欢去赏荷花,夏天的时候,荷塘里的荷花几乎全都开放,一走进池塘就会闻见阵阵清香,那种香是荷叶与荷花的混合味道。我喜欢摘几朵荷花拿回家,放在水里养着,整个屋子里都充满淡淡的香味。看到开放的美丽的荷花的时候,会使人心旷神怡,整个人的心情都好了,把一切坏的事情都忘记了,陶醉在花香中。

最有趣的就是捉知了。夏天待在家里很无趣,那种闷热使人无法忍受,即使在家里开着空调也会有种让人很不舒服。这时,我们会和很多小伙伴一起去树林里捉知了,在这里,绿色植物进行光合作用,制造氧气会使空气清新,而绿色植物的蒸腾作用会使空气中的水分增加,使温度比别处低,空气比别处清新,在这里玩耍真是一种享受。

地上的小穴就是知了幼虫的家,我们会拿根小棒,仔细地去找,把这个穴弄大,运气好的时候就会捉上几个,如果运气不好的时候,出来的可能会是小蛤蟆,如果特别倒霉的时候,甚至还可能出来的是蛇。但别担心,这种几率是很少的。我们捉到的知了,一般都会拿回家给妈妈,让妈妈给我们炒着吃,味道到非常美味。

夏天充满着无限的乐趣,我喜欢夏天。

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篇12:感恩节快乐的英语作文_节日作文1600字

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Do you know Thanksgiving Day? Do you know why human thank God?

Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November, a different date every year. The President must proclaim that date as the official celebration.

Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have.

In this spirit of sharing, civic groups and charitable organizations offer a traditional meal to those in need, particularly the homeless. On most tables throughout the United States, foods eaten at the first thanksgiving have become traditional.

What should we thank?

The thankful great universe provides the environment of existence for us and give us sunlight, air, water and everything in keeping with we existence of space, bring storm to let us accept to toughen for us, bring to us mysterious let us look for.

The thankful parents give us the life, make us feel the merriment of the human life, feel the genuine feeling of the human life, feel the comity of the human life, feel happiness of the human life, also feel hardships and pain and sufferings of the human life!

The thankful teacher works with diligence and without fatigue everyday of teach, give us knowledge ability, put on the wing which flies toward the ideal for us.

The thankful classmate and friend grows up road of, let I no longer standing alone in the itinerary of life; The with gratitude is frustrated and let us become in a time the failure stronger.

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篇13:描述夏天的英语

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ummer is the second season in a year. It is between spring and autumn. The sun of summer is the hottest;the water of summer is the warmest; the places of interests in summer are the most crowded throughout the world.

Firstly, summer is studentsthe most favourite season because their longest vacations of the year are in summer.Many of them try to enrich their social and healthy life by participating in a number of interesting outdoor activities,include of camping with friends and family members, going to the beach or swimming at public pools,traveling and sightseeing locally and nationally. However,some of them try to make good use of their vacations in gaining their working experiences in summer.Other students may try to improve their academic performance by going to their summer schools.

Secondly,summer is a pleasant season for all kinds of cold foods and juicy fruits.Ice cream is our all time favourite dessert.Yeh,I love ice cream so much.I have to eat some ice cream almost everyday in summer.There are a lot of fresh fruits selling everywhere. Watermelon is proudly rated to be the most demanding fruit in the season. All kinds of iced drinks are greatly demanded in summer.

Thirdly, summer is a hot season for trendy fashion. You will see many sexy and curvy babes in your neighbourhood, on the beach,shopping malls, everywhere in your eyes.Hehe.All of my girlfriends and I like to wear as less as we wish in the summer.I like to wear shorts and t-shirts all the time.Dont forget to carrry your sunglasses and put on sun tan lotions before going outdoor.

All in all, I love summer very much! You should start practicing your English from now on.As a 15 years old boy, I am more than willing to practice my English with every opportunity which I have come across. Last and certainly not least,I am very happy to help you with this work.I have learnt a lot!

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篇14:关于快乐的国庆节英语作文

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People mountain people sea, today is mothers birthday of the motherland, the street is busy! Shop is auspicious, there are red lanterns on the street...

The darkness came quickly, bundles beautiful flowers in the air, the bright flowers like a little angel in dance, bundles of flowers like I put on both sides of the street. Just still quiet street busy right away. Suddenly, I heard someone call me, turned out to be the elder sister call I go to fireworks. We happily to fireworks, then dad took a fireworks lit the fire, when to throw out the fireworks burst. We are frightened to disgrace to daddy, daddy hand blown were bleeding, we hesitate to go to the hospital, the doctor said, "but thats ok, just skin injury." We didnt put down the heart to it. On the way home, we talk to dad said: "be careful next time." Dad smiled shyly, we laughed, too.

Today is a happy day!

今天是祖国妈妈的生日,街上人山人海,可热闹了!店门口都有吉祥语,街上有红灯笼……

夜幕很快降临了,一束束美丽的花朵升上空中,那鲜艳的花朵像一个个小天使在翩翩起舞,一束束花朵像是火树银花,放在街头两侧。刚才还安静的大街马上热闹起来。突然,我听到有人叫我,原来是姐姐叫我去放烟花。我们兴高采烈地去放烟花,就在这时爸爸拿了一个烟花点了火,要扔出去的时候烟花爆了。我们大惊失色地向爸爸跑去,爸爸的手被炸的流出血来,我们赶紧上医院,医生说:“幸好没事,只是皮外伤。”我们这才放下心来。回家的路上,我们跟爸爸说:“下回要小心啊。”爸爸不好意思地笑了,我们也笑了起来。

今天真是快乐的一天!

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篇15:夏天的快乐600字

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夏天,一年四季中最火热的季节;他浪漫、自由、奔放。他仿佛是一个含而不露的才子,展示着他的青翠。他藏着许多“生命盒”,随意打开一个,都是那么纯粹的自然,热烈而真实。

火烈的阳光,毫不客气的照着;晴朗的天空,明净的蓝天,偶尔回有两、三只或一群鸟飞过,偶尔也回有几朵云飘过。靠在长着浓密的绿叶的大树下,乘着凉;仰着头、眯着眼呆呆的看着绿叶隙缝中闪烁的阳光。望着让阳光变的闪烁的绿叶,傻傻地,连同伴们跑了也不知道。

家门前的葡萄树结出了一串又一串紫莹莹的葡萄。采下葡萄,叫伙伴们来分享,一边吃、一边谈笑。就算偶尔吃进去一个还没成熟的,又酸又绿的葡萄也变甜了。

闷热的一天中,最愉快的时间就是在,晚饭后了。带好洗浴用品,向小河进发。没到目的地前我们都很听话,但是到了目的地,就发生了天翻地覆的变化,顾也顾不上大人说什么,脱了衣服就往水里跳。“扑咚”一声跳进水了后,特别的放松,特别的精神,特别的舒服。大家你泼我,我泼你。当有人在比谁游的快,没有比赛的人就是找谁是赖皮鬼拉,谁要是赖皮,谁就当马。

虽然最开心的时间是晚饭后的时间,不过夏天的的天气像小孩子似的,说变就变。时而天晴时而雨,有时给我们助兴,有时也扫我们的兴。

夏天的雨是很美的,虽然雷阵雨下的很豪放,但我还是喜欢春末夏初和夏末秋初的小雨,风景比下雷阵雨时的风景都要好的远。一切在雨中显得跟美了,山更青了,水更清了,草更绿了,花也更美了。

如果说生活的乐趣在与享受,那么享受夏天的乐趣,就是享受生活的乐趣。

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篇16:快乐夏天

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夏天的早晨,碧空如洗,万里无云,一走出门太阳就炙烤着大地,一抬头就被骄阳似火的光芒给照到。

我非常喜欢夏天,因为夏天可以吃冰、吹空调、吃西瓜、下水游泳。我每天到夜里时会去公园散步,有时出门遛狗,再过一段时间我就要出门旅游,而且我们会乘着动车去,真有意思!

我有时候也不喜欢夏天,因为夏天有蚊子,一直在那里叫,吵得我都不能写作业了,我被吵得好想把蚊子给拍死,我也不喜欢知了,因为知了在树上一直叫,好像在说:“我好热呀,好热呀!”

夏天的样子是热乎乎的,在我的心目中的太阳是红色的,因为夏天很热,所以是红色的。夏天还有荷叶,一想到荷叶我就想起一句诗句:接天莲叶无穷碧,映日荷花别样红。

夏天真美呀!

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篇17:快乐的夏天作文500字

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大家都知道夏天是什么样子的吧!夏天是炎热的,夏天是热闹的。

在我的眼里,夏天是快乐的。因为暑假正在对着我们招手呢。虽然,老师会留很多很多的暑假作业,但是我还是可以和小朋友们在小区里面玩,有时还可以吃到冰淇淋,真是开心啊。我们玩的游戏可有意思了,比如水枪大作战,我们每个小伙伴手里都拿一把远程水枪,还有一个没有盖紧的水瓶,我们把水枪当成手枪,把没有盖紧的水瓶当成手雷。然后各自躲起来,一场激烈地枪战就开始了……谁先被对方发现并且身上湿掉了谁就输了。

游戏不止这一个,不然很快就会变成落汤鸡了。我们还发明了一个叫“空岛”的游戏。我们先找来几根枯死而粗壮的不要太高的竹子,然后把它们拿到一个叫”秘密基地“的地方,再去找一些藤条,把竹子架起来,又把藤条铺在上面。很快就会大功告成了,但在这之前还要做一件很重要的事情,否则,你搭的“屋子”就会塌。那就是拿一根被塑料包起来的细铁丝,用这个铁丝把屋顶缠绕起来,这样,一个帐篷就完成了。我们还拿树枝在地上把它打磨的尖尖的,就像一只“矛”。然后我们大家都爬进了帐篷。秘密基地铁栅栏外经过的行人总忍不住看一看。我们为自己搭建的帐篷而感到得意。我感觉这个空岛游戏很像荒野求生。

啊!这快乐的夏天!

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篇18:一次快乐的英语学习作文600字

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今年暑假,妈妈给我报了英语自然拼读班。英语拼读班座落在少年宫西边的一座高楼上。

当我第一天来到学校时,哇噻!好有氛围啊!学校教室虽只有11个,但布置得井井有条,到处是明窗净几,每个指示牌上都有英文标注,一开始就让人置身于一个英文世界中。

上课了,给我们上课的老师是一个大姐姐,年龄二十岁出头。“这么年轻的老师,能教好我们吗?”我心想。她长着一张标准的瓜子脸,白白净净的,长长的睫毛下一双明亮的大眼睛,戴着一幅方框的黑边眼镜,看上去很干练,应该讲得不错吧。为此,我让自己继续听下去。真是人不可貌相,这个年轻的老师讲课娓娓动听,语言流畅,英语发音特别标准,声音带有磁性。听着她给我们讲课,我很快就入迷了。我仿佛离开了中国大地,坐在英国的一间教室中,和当地人在一起上课学习呢。直到下课了,我才回过神来,我还是在中国。

老师布置家庭作业的方式也特别新颖,除了写字母、单词外,还要在微信上交语音作业和字母操录相。崭新的作业形式一下就吸引了我。当我每天兴致勃勃地把语音作业和录相,通过微信发给老师,又马上得到老师耐心地指导和肯定时,我心中感到无比的快乐和满满的成就感。

不知不觉,就到了补习班最后一节课了。老师给我们进行了全面的复习,并进行了考试。我考了满分,得到了一本精致记事本的奖励。下课后,我带着喜悦的心情,告别了我亲爱的老师和同学,依依不舍地离开了学校。

我已经喜欢上这个学校和老师了,这真是一次快乐地学习!

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篇19:关于夏天的英语作文

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Summer, summer grandfather in heaven looking at people, some are swimming, some eating popsicles, and in the house lazily blowing air! Im so glad to see you all live happily!

Summer grandpa suddenly remembered business, and work did not do? Grandpa summer felt that he should open a show work, Grandpa Xia thought here, hurriedly left the distant sky, straight to the land, and this is a long summer began!

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篇20:夏季的一天大学英语作文

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One day thirty years ago Marseilles lay in the burning sun. A blazing sun upon a fierce August day was no greater rarity in southern France then than at any other time before or since. Everything in Marseilles and about Marseilles had stared at the fervid sun, and been stared at in return, until a staring habit had become universal there. Strangers were stared out of countenance by staring white houses, staring white streets, staring tracts of arid road, staring hills from which verdure was burnt away. The only things to be seen not fixedly staring and glaring were the vines drooping under their loads of grapes. These did occasionally wink a little,as the hot air barely moved their faint leaves.

The universal stare made the eyes ache. Towards the distant blue of the Italian coast, indeed, it was a little relieved by light clouds of mist slowly rising from the evaporation of the sea, but it softened nowhere else. Far away the staring roads, deep in dust, stared from the hillside, stared from the hollow, stared fi'om the interminable plain. Far away the dusty vines overhanging wayside cottages, and the monotonous wayside avenues of parched trees without shade,dropped beneath the stare of earth and sky. So did the horse with drowsy bells, in long files of carts, creeping slowly towards the interior; so did their recumbent drivers, when they were awake, which rarely happened; so did the exhausted laborers in the fields. Everything that lived or grew was oppressed by the glare: except the lizard, passing swiftly over rough stone walls,and cicada, chirping its dry hot chirp, like a rattle. The very dust was scorched brown, and something quivered in the atmosphere as if the air itself were panting.

Blinds, shutters, curtains, awnings, were all closed and drawn to keep out the stare. Grant it but a chink or a keyhole,and it shot in like a whitehot arrow.

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