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介绍姑姑的英语作文【汇编20篇】

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英语自我介绍

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My name is . 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.

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篇1:介绍卧室的英语

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Hello, my name is Linda. I have a nice bedroom. It is very big. My sister and I live there together. Want to hear what it is like? Guess. Guess what? My bedroom is not like your bedroom.There is a little window in the wall of the bedroom, it is very small. Every time my sister and I was going to bed, always want to have a look outside at night through the little window. My sister and I are very like this small window. Well, what else? Guess! There is a big bed, bunk bed into this。 I usually sleep on the floor, my sister slept in the lower berth, it is very soft and comfortable. There is a big beautiful table, I and sister after school in the table above, write the homework。 There is a lamp on the table on the small table lamp, it is very cute, also very bright. And it is one of the most novel small table lamp also does not hurt the eyes, and bright. Oh, there is a delicate small alarm clock. It is very beautiful, always on time to call my sister and I get up to go to school, because with it, my sister and I have never been late for school. I love my bedroom. You? What does your bedroom look like? I say.

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你好,我叫Linda.我有一个漂亮的卧室。它很大。我和姐姐一起住在里面。想听听它是什么样子的吗?猜一猜。猜到了吗?我的卧室与你们的卧室不一样哦。

有一个小小的窗户在卧室的墙上,它非常小。每次我和姐姐准备睡觉时,总是要从那个小窗口里看看外面的夜景。我和姐姐都非常喜欢这扇小窗户。嗯,还有什么呢?猜对了!还有一个大大的床,这个床分的上下铺,平常我睡在上铺,姐姐睡在下铺,它非常柔软舒适。还有一个大大的漂亮的桌子,平常我和姐姐放了学就在那个桌子上面写作业。还有一盏放在桌在上的小台灯,它很可爱,也很亮。而且它是一个最新型的小台灯,又明亮还不伤眼。哦,还有一个精致的小闹钟。它很漂亮,总是准时的叫我和姐姐起床去上学,就是因为有了它,我和姐姐从来没有迟到过。我爱我的卧室。你的呢?你的卧室是什么样子的呢?给我说一说吧。

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篇2:英语口语一分钟自我介绍

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Good morning. I am glad to be here for this interview. I’m XX and I have been working as a XX at XX for ... years since my graduation from XX University. During my undergraduate years, I developed an interest in XX. Then I took several selective courses on XX and read a lot of literature in this field. However, it is one thing to study XX theory in university, but another to put theory into practice. That’s why I decide to be a XX to enrich both my XX knowledge and practical experiences.!

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篇3:介绍父亲的英语作文

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Before, how much I dont understand, always cut class, make you angry, still fight with people, to do this, you hold a lot of heart for me, although you hit me, scold me, but I still love you. Because I know it is my own fault, you dozen I scold me, just to put my back into the right direction. Whenever someone asked me "what do you like your mom or dad?" I would not hesitate to tell him "I like all parents, but I like my father." Others asked "why do you like my dad? Your father hit you, punish you, you should not hate him, isnt it?" I can honestly tell him "I the fight with person, father will be scold me, sometimes will scold me, but at night he would quietly coated for me several times, I still see him touch my wounds tears, then I will tell myself, I must not let dad sad so sad."

Now I wont fight, dont skip class, I am much better than before. These are all  dads credit. No longer make my father angry, no longer get bothered by dad. Dads mood than they used to be happy, I also feel very happy.

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篇4:介绍春节的英语

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New Year Party

On New Year#39;s Eve,our class had a party. The atmosphere was good. It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding(响亮的) crow of a cock echoing in the hall,the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.

Then,the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation. He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken. They left us all in confusion. And it was our monitor who was quickwitted(机智的). He shouted our, "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn." The hall After that,they had another item. This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle. While he was standing there,the other three stood around him,each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees. It was an idiom. This time I got it right:"The dog stands out among a group of chickens."

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篇5:用英语做两分钟自我介绍

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i"ll tell you an experience of myself happened last week. last thursday our school was tackling something about woking fou study. i wanted to have a try even though i knew the salary was so low and i had little chance,because the students who had the certificate were always thought to have priority to get the job. fortunately i was called at noon and a teacher said to me that she wanted me to work for her and asked if i could change my mind.

at that moment i was so excited that immediately i accepted her idea. but later on,she found me that i"m not a student,so i had little chance and suggest me to get one. then an idea occurred to me that i could call my father and ask him to send me the letter. at the same time i was told that i was admitted to the job and don"t need the certificate.

that time i forgot to remind my father,until the next day he called me that he had posted it and it would arrive in just one day. at that moment i was moved, and even moved into tears, because i knew my father was injured not long before,the process of helping me with the affairs was not so convenient for him.

but he tried his best to help me. sometimes we may complain about unsatisfying things around us,and blame them on our parents,sometimes they"ll be angry with us, and sometimes we can"t quite understand what they are thinking about. but on balance, almost every parent is selfless to his or her child. they are ready to offer everything to us when we are in bad situation. we used to sharing sorrow with them,but do not forget to share our happiness with them, perhaps they will be much happier than we are. so from now on, let"s care more about our parents and do not leave pity to them. that"s what i want to tell you today. thank you!

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篇6:关于介绍万圣节的英语作文

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Halloween is for the "All Hallows Evening"。 However, due to various reasons, Halloween has become the years most popular and one of the most popular festivals, and many players with great enthusiasm to celebrate this holiday。

Halloween in the October 31, in fact, praise and autumn festivals like Beltane is the festival of spring like the praise。 Of ancient Gaul, Britain and Ireland priest - druid to have a grand festival praise of autumn, from October 31 beginning at midnight the following day, November 1 continued all day。 In their view, that night they are a great Death - Salman to that year were all summoned the ghost of dead people, these evil spirits are subject to care for the Livestock Health and punishment。 Of course, as long as the thought of such a gathering of ghosts, it was enough to make fools of those simple-minded understanding of the heart bile war。 So they lit the sky of the bonfire, and close surveillance of these evil spirits。

Halloween witches and ghosts everywhere to say is just the beginning。 So far in Europe, there are some isolated areas where people believe it is true。 Ancient Rome in November 1 there is also a holiday, which is used to pay tribute to their goddess of Bo Mona。 They bear ribs roasted nuts and apples before the bonfire。 Our own Halloween seems to be a holiday by the Romans and the druids holiday blend made of。 Halloween activities in the original is very simple, and mostly in the church carried out。 However, in the whole of Europe, it is regarded as a Halloween enjoy slapstick, Jiangguigushi and a good opportunity to scare each other。 So people will no longer be used to praise this Autumn Festival, but it becomes supernatural, witches and ghosts festival。

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篇7:英语作文素材:自我介绍经典语句摘录

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英文自我介绍经典语句

Mature,dynamic and honest.

思想成熟、精明能干、为人诚实。

Excellent ability of systematical management.

有极强的系统管理能力。

Ability to work independent1y,mature and resourcefu1.

能够独立工作、思想成熟、应变能力强。

A person with ability plus flexibility should app1y.

需要有能力及适应力强的人。

A stable personality and high sense of responsibility are desirable.

个性稳重、具高度责任感。

Work well with a multi-cultural and diverse work force.

能够在不同文化和工作人员的背景下出色地工作。

Bright,aggressive applicants.

反应快、有进取心的应聘者。

Ambitious attitude essential.

有雄心壮志。

Initiative,independent and good communication skill.

积极主动、独立工作能力强,并有良好的交际技能。

Willing to work under pressure with leardership quality.

愿意在压力下工作,并具领导素质。

Willing to assume responsibilities.

应聘者须勇于挑重担。

Mature,self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills.

思想成熟、上进心强,并具极丰富的人际关系技巧。

Energetic,fashion-minded person.

精力旺盛、思想新潮。

With a pleasant mature attitude.

开朗成熟。

Strong determination to succeed.

有获得成功的坚定决心。

Strong leadership skills.

有极强的领导艺术。

Ability to work well with others.

能够同他人一道很好地工作。

Highly-motivated and reliable person with excellent health and pleasant personality.

上进心强又可靠者,并且身体健康、性格开朗。

The ability to initiate and operate independently.

有创业能力,并能独立地从业。

Strong leadership skill while possessing a great team spirit.

有很高的领导艺术和很强的集体精神。

Be highly organized and effecient.

工作很有条理,办事效率高。

Willing to learn and progress.

肯学习进取。

Good presentation skills.

有良好的表达能力。

Positive active mind essential.

有积极、灵活的头脑。

Ability to deal with personnel at all levels effectively。

善于同各种人员打交道。

Have positive work attitude and be willing and able to work diligently without supervision。

有积极的工作态度,愿意和能够在没有监督的情况下勤奋地工作。

Young,bright,energetic with strong career-ambition.

年轻、聪明、精力充沛,并有很强的事业心。

Good people management and communication skills. Team player.

有良好的人员管理和交际能力。能在集体中发挥带头作用。

Able to work under high pressure and time limitation.

能够在高压力下和时间限制下进行工作。

Be elegant and with nice personality.

举止优雅、个人性格好。

With good managerial skills and organizational capabilities.

有良好的管理艺术和组织能力。

The main qualities required are preparedness to work hard, ability to learn, ambition and good health.

主要必备素质是吃苦耐劳精神好、学习能力优、事业心强和身体棒。

Having good and extensive social connections.

具有良好而广泛的社会关系。

Being active, creative and innonative is a plus.

思想活跃、有首创和革新精神尤佳。

With good analytical capability.

有较强的分析能力

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篇8:关于介绍劳动节的由来的英语作文

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The international workers day, also known as May day, is celebrated on the first day on May. There are more than eighty countries celebrate this festival since 1889. People may know that the workers day is about having a rest on that day, but most of them dont know how this day comes from and the story behind it.

In the late of 18 century, the cruel capitalists in order to make more money, they demanded their employers to work all day, but only paid them with low salaries. In America, the workers had to work at least 14 hours a day, sometimes, they even worked as long as 18 hours. Due to the unfair payment, the works knew that they had to stand up and fight for their rights, or all of them will die young. Then the workers started to go on strike, demanded that the reasonable working hours should be 8 hours a day. However, the capitalists did not pay attention to the workers demand. The workers had to fight for their rights for themselves. On may 1st, 1886, the United States and Canadas worker unions got together to start the biggest strike. After that day, the law had passed the rules that the workers working hours would be 8 hours per day. This strike had made a different. The worker did not need to suffer from the long working hours with low payment.

The international workers day aims to memorize the spirit of brave and show our honor to the former workers. Because they had make great contribution to todays happiness.

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篇9:大学英语介绍家乡

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Henan has a humid warm-temperate climate. Dry and windy in winter and spring, the province is hot and rainy in summer and bakes in strong sunlight during the autumn months. Rainfall averages about 600-1000 millimeters increasing from north to south, as does the annual temperature which increases from about 12.8C in the north to 15.5C in the south.

Henan province is considered the cradle of Chinese civilization due to its location on the Yellow River. This rich historic heritage has endowed Henan with numerous historic treasures, from primitive dwellings to earliest wheel thrown pottery. The remains of some of the earliest human settlements have been unearthed here, including the over 7000-year-old Peiligang Culture Site, the 6000-year-old Yangshao Culture Remains and the 5000-year-old Dahe Culture Remains. All these cultural remains have profound significance in the history of Chinese civilization.

Luoyang City has been the capital of nine dynasties since the time of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC-221BC). There are many historical sites to be viewed in Luoyang as well as the opportunity to purchase replicas of the famed Tang three-glaze horses. Luoyangs Longmen Grottoes, famous for its grand treasure trove of Chinese Buddhist statues, are located 12km (7 miles) south of Luoyang. First sculpted and chiseled around 493 AD when the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) was moved from Datong City to Luoyang, the grottoes of Luoyang house an awe-inspiring collection of sculpted Buddha and other religious subjects.

Kaifeng, one of the ancient capitals, also boasts the following buildings worthy of a visit: Iron Pagoda (Tie Ta) of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), Dragon Pavilion (Long Ting) - site of imperial palace of the Song and Jin dynasties - and the 1400-year-old Xiangguo Temple which is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in China. Also on view in Kaifeng are ruins of the Shang Dynasty, an important part of human cultural and historic heritage. The Shang Dynasty Ruins, also known as the Yin Ruins, are famous because of the unique style of the large palace and its grand mausoleums, in which emperors of the Shang Dynasty are buried. The bronze vessels of the Shang Dynasty, which were both finely decorated and popularly used by the citizens of the Shang Dynasty, are well-known at home and abroad.

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篇10:小学英语作文:自我介绍

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Good afternoon,teachers! My name is YangXiaodan. I`m 11 now. I`m from Class2 Grade 5 of TongPuNo.2 Primary School. My English teacher is Miss Sun. She`s quiet and kind.She`s short and young. My good friend is ZhangBingbing. She`s 12. She`s talland pretty. We`re in the same class. We both like English very much. I likepainting , listening to music, playing computer games and reading books. Myfavourite food is chicken. It`s tasty and yummy. I often do my homework andread books on Saturdays. This is me. Please remember YangXiaodan. Thank youvery much!

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篇11:用英语介绍深圳

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Shenzhen is a modern city with many places of interest.If you come to Shenzhen,you must visit the following places.The Window of the World is where you can see many famous “buildings” around the world such as the Eiffel Tower and the Tower of London.Shenzhen Happy Valley is a wonderful place for children to have fun.If you want to enjoy traditional

Chinese culture,you can visit Chinese Folk Culture Village.You will have a wonderful time in Shenzhen.

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篇12:小学生英语自我介绍带翻译

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The classmates, teacher wang, hello!

My name is ungho, 9 years old this year, height 1.36 meters, weight 30 kg and in grade three.

I am a lively and cheerful boy, I like sports, running, high jump, long jump, play a ball game are my strengths, and I also took part in the taekwondo training, is now red stripe, coach often praised me very well, Im very proud.

I also like to learn, not only book knowledge to master the good, and often read some books, fairy tales, classic, social science, celebrity stories, historical stories. I especially like weapon books, aircraft, tanks, guns I like it very much. Im going to good good study, invented a super plane in the future, to defend the motherland.

I also like painting, music, sachs is well.

I was industrious child, at home to help my mother do housework, I also recently learned Fried eggs.

I also love to play with classmates, all together, I am very happy, who have difficulty I are willing to help. Everybody praised me is a sensible boy.

同学们、王老师,你们好!

我的名字是成浩,今年9岁,身高1.36米,体重30公斤,上三年级了。

我是一个活泼开朗的男孩,我喜欢运动,跑步,跳高,跳远,打球都是我的长项,而且我还参加了跆拳道培训,现在已经红带了,教练经常夸我打的好,我自己也很骄傲。

我也喜欢学习,不仅书本知识掌握的好,而且经常看一些课外书,童话故事,古典名著,社会科学,名人故事,历史故事。我特别喜欢兵器方面的书,飞机,坦克,冲锋枪我都非常喜欢。我准备好好学习,将来发明一架超级飞机,来保卫祖国。

我还喜欢画画,音乐,萨克斯也吹得不错。

我还是勤劳的孩子,在家里帮妈妈做家务,我最近还学会了煎鸡蛋。

我还特别喜欢和同学们一起玩,大家在一起,我特别开心,谁有困难我都愿意帮助。大家都夸我是一个懂事的好孩子。

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篇13:小学自我介绍英语模板

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Hello ,teachers. I want to say something about a girl :This is a girl who is beautiful .She has two big eyes ,a small nose ,and two small ears .She likes swimming and dancing .She likes learning English ,because it’s interesting .But she doesn’t like maths ,it’s very difficult.There are three people in her family :father ,mother ,and her .They love her very much .Do you know this girl ?Yes ,this is me , a lovely girl.

Hello ,teachers. I want to say something about a boy :This is a boy who is handsome .He has two big eyes ,a small nose ,and two small ears .He likes swimming and playing computer games  .He  likes learning English ,because it’s interesting .But he doesn’t like maths ,it’s very difficult.Do you know this boy  ?Yes ,this is me , a  cool boy.

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篇14:大一英语口语考试自我介绍

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My name is xxx from beautiful "jiangbei city"-liaocheng. Now study in hometown of Confucius-qufu normal university.

My personality stable, also do not break again cheerful. Good at making friends, make more friends.

My hobby is widespread: listen to music, photography, playing computer, of course, the most like or physical exercise, basketball, ping pong, football, and so on, this is why I choose the cause of professional sports.

Now in college, I want to in the university study hard, and actively participate in school activities and occasionally to do a part-time job.

As for the future, after four years I may continue my professional, use

professional knowledge to find work, perhaps I will choose my own business.In a word, I will use my hands and ability to create life without regret.

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篇15:介绍过生日的英语

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Today isnh birthday.My ther andgrand bought a big cake for .When i got ho,i saw a cake on the table. There were nine candles on it and there was a present next to the cake.I askedther what the present was .My ther toldto open it.Oh!there was a note under the scarf.It said :"the weather is getting cold,please wear this scarf ." "thanks and grand.i love you very ch!" I was so happy today.

My birtiday is on XXX. I always have both happy and sad feelings onbirthday. Why I ahappy? I have group of friends thate over to celebrate with . And they givebirthday presents, sotis the gifts surprisedvery ch. Also, I can feel how chfaly lovesbecauseparents always ke a birthday cake for . They do not go to buy one, but ke one theelves. I feel so happy about that. However, I understandther was the one who suffered the st pain on the date I ca to the world. I feel so sorry forther for what she had suffered. But I prose her, I will take good care of her when I have that ability.

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篇16:介绍家乡的初二英语作文

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My hometown has many scenic places, there are four spring like Longtan cave, fruit fragrance has a charming scenery and pinnacle, psc...... But my favorite is the mountain of my hometown.

In the hot summer day, my father took me to climb the mountain and looked up from the foot of the mountain. "The peak is so high that it seems to be in the sky." Look at the steep stone steps, one layer and one layer. It seems that there is no way to find it, alas! As I wanted to give up, my father said to me, "do things to the end!" At last, I began to climb the mountain. I grabbed the weeds with my hands. My legs pressed hard. Soon we climbed half the mountain, and I climbed and climbed in this steep mountain. I didnt know that I was so flexible. At this time, my stomach rumbled up, suddenly a red fruit aroma drifting, I smell the fragrance found a tall red fruit tree, the tree node is full of big and sweet red fruit, I just want to greedy DC slobber, climbed up the tree to pick one to eat, suddenly. A ripe red fruit from the tree fell down, I quickly picked up the red fruit, Dakoutaikou to eat it, "ah, really sweet!".

After a long time, we arrived at the top of the mountain and looked out. It turned out that Miyi was located in the mountain. I roared, "ah... Ah... Ah...! " I hear the echo from the mountain.

I love my hometown, I love the mountain of my hometown.

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篇17:介绍秋天的田野英语

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Go down the hillside and see a piece of green sugar cane forest. The tall and tall sugar cane stood there straight, as if waiting for the soldiers to review, great and mighty! That kind of like a spear-like leaves, hand in hand, shoulder and shoulder, honey honey layers. The breeze passing, dancing, rustling.

Bypassing the sugar cane forest, presented in front of me is the vast expanse of rice fields. Rice ripe, heavy rice paddle bent rice Wo waist, a burst of autumn wind scouring, rice waves laughing, rolling, a layer of driving a layer of Yong Xiang far away. Farmer uncle standing on the edge of the river, see this grain full of rice, my heart is how sweet it!

Through the paddy fields, I strolled through the field path. Look, the sorghum red face, corn and yellow and large, sweet potato seedlings grow very lush, after the land covered with fields. Fan big taro leaves, with the autumn wind swinging west pendulum.

Suddenly, a burst of fragrant nostrils. I look forward, the original is a large orchard. Red persimmon like a small lantern like hanging in the branches, very bright. Orange tree more lively, and large and small orange red Yan Yan, yellow 嶝 嶝, and more bending the branches. A sentence, like a bell, as if the jingle is ringing.

Ah, autumn poetic, colorful autumn, it makes people beaming, it is people feast for the eyes.

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篇18:自我介绍初中英语作文大全

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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。

初中英语语法大全之many和much用法

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篇19:英语求职信自我介绍

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My name is xx, a postgraduate student from Tianjin University, and will get my master degree in March 2007.

Id like to summarize myself from 3 aspects:

First, Im an excellent learner. In my sophomore year, I passed the entrance examination to the Excellent Student Program in Tianjin University and was recommended as the postgraduate student with special courses, and then I joined the IBM Center in Tianjin University. After finishing my undergraduate courses, my GPA was 3.8 out of 4.5.

Second, Im an excellent problem-solver. During the last 4 years, I have finished 5 projects, including the Hydraulic Engineering Project Management System, and so on. And I took part in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling in 2003 and won the second prize in Tianjin region.

Last, Im an excellent team player. Ive been serving as the monitor for 6 years and team leader for 2 years. And besides taking more responsibilities, I also placed great emphasis on teamwork, in order to meet the teams goal.

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篇20:介绍中秋节的英语

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The Mid-Autumn or Moon Festival is one rich in poetic(诗意的) significance. Ancient legends(古代的传说) that became interwoven with this festival‘s celebration further contribute to the warm regard in which it has always been held by the Chinese people. According to the lunar calendar(农历), the seventh, eighth, and ninth months constitute the autumn season. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, precisely in the middle of this season, when the heat of the summer has given way to cool autumn weather, marked by blue skies and gentle breezes. On this day the moon is at its greatest distance from the earth; at no other time is it so luminous. Then, as the Chinese say, “The moon is perfectly round.” In the villages the heavy work involved in the summer harvest has already been completed but the autumn harvest has not yet arrived.

The actual origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival are still very unclear. The earliest records are from the time of the great Han dynasty emperor Wu Di, who initiated celebrations lasting three days, including banquets and “Viewing the Moon” evenings on the Toad Terrace. We know that people during the Jin dynasty (265-420 A.D.) continued the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, and similar accounts have come down to us from the time of the Tang dynasty. During the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) houses and gardens were decorated with numerous lanterns and the sound of gongs and drums filled the air.

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