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介绍姑姑的英语作文【通用20篇】

随着科学技术的发展,人们的生活已经大大改变了。小编收集了介绍姑姑的英语作文,欢迎阅读。

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Hello, everybody. I am ning cai chen from beijing, i am working for an agent for a electric company in beijing. it is about five months since i came to the united states, and i miss my family very much. itll be several months before they come here, and i hope to continue to have an enjoyable single life till then. thanks.

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篇1:写信介绍家乡英语

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dear eric,

HuangMei is my hometown. It is in the East in HuBei.It is East on the city named AnQing of AnHui.And it is south to the city named JiuJiang of JiangXi. It is a great city in my heart.It has a long history for about 1800 years in China .Example .The temple named SiZu and WuZu were in HuangMei for a long years-old.Today,Every year many visitor come different part to there.As a daughter from Huangmei.I leaved it away for about seven years. But I miss it everyday .Even in a lot of my dream in the night .I belive HuangMei will be richer and richer .The new year 2009 will going .Tonight I hope everything will be well in my new 26 years-old.All my friends will be well.I must work hard in the new year.I will be ain growth as my hometown .

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篇2:介绍自己的英语作文

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My name is ________. I am graduate from ________ seniorhigh school and major in ________. There are ________ people in my family. My father works in a computer company. And my mother is a housewife. I am the youngest one in my family.

In my spare time, I like to read novels. I think reading could enlargemy knowledge. As for novels, I could imagine whatever I like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu master. In addition to reading, I also like to play PC games. A lot of grownups think playing PC games hinders the students from learning. But I think PC games could motivate me to learn something such as English or Japanese.My favorite course is English because I think it is interesting to say one thing via different sounds. I wish my English could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent English in the future.

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篇3:初中英语作文自我介绍带翻译

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A no African black boy, this year 12, small eyes, collapse collapse on the nose. And there was a big ears Desmond tutu gene "siddhi moving ears!

"The teacher is saying!" See, I and sister trueer, for example, 3/4 * 7/10. I said must take three quarters into the denominator is ten, elder sister said, also can directly take, I didnt pay attention in class, to lead to such result, I this is impatient.

"Clicking" I played the boys favorite through the wire. The mother shouted: "have a pear for me!" When I was have a good time, very reluctantly said: "go play again for a while." After a while mother urged again, I still say to play for a while. When I play enough, its been more than an hour, after the mother took a pear, mother long give a sigh said: "eat pears, you wash is really not easy!" This is I love playing computer.

"Get up!" Sister woke me, I rubbed his dim eyes, deep ground to say: "what time is it?" "11" "only 11 o clock will go to sleep!" "Today, cleaning,! Hurry up!" Three words heard the cleaning, I immediately pack to sleep, you know, I usually take a little clothes, socks, are ok, but... Cleaning or forget it! Sister cry to me a few words: "slacker!" This is not love doing housework, I love to sleep.

"Second, second pass" the person who is fierce Shouting it is me. I love playing basketball and table tennis, although Im not too good, but I can play, a free until to dont want to play! And table tennis, we are all activity to practice and play, although I played not champions, but "no challenge champion will never be the champion" is the movement of love me!!!!!!!

"Oh! I have forgot my meal card in our bedroom!" Poor Zhang Shanzheng pain shouted. "I borrow your" I said without hesitation! Zhang Shanzheng hurriedly said thank you to me, my arms around him. "All are brothers, dont mention it!" Another time before six and I (3) class Zhao Junkai and fit in with the cui, we are all iron elder brothers, once was playing it, Zhao Junkai injured, we two word, holding him and ran the clinic, to check he dont have my card. I didnt take, I will let him to register my name, since the return of money!

This is me, more I trouble, less advantage of me. Dont you want to make friends with me?

一个没有非洲人黑的小男孩,今年12,小眼睛,塌塌的鼻子。又有大耳朵图图的基因“动耳神功!”

“老师就是这样讲的啊!”看,我又和姐姐较真,就比如说3/4*7/10吧!我说必须把3/4化成分母是十,姐姐说,也可以直接乘,都是我在课上没注意听,才导致成这样的结果,这就是不耐烦的我。

“嗒嗒”我又玩起了男生的最爱《穿越火线》。妈妈喊到:“给我洗个梨!”我正玩得高兴的时候,就很不情愿地说:“再玩一会再去。”过了一会妈妈又催了,我还是说再玩一会。等到我玩够了,已经过了一个多小时了,之后才给妈妈洗了个梨,妈妈长叹一口气说:“吃你洗的梨,可真是不太容易啊!”这就是爱玩电脑的我。

“起床了!”姐姐叫醒了我,我揉了揉朦胧的眼睛,低沉地说:“几点了?”“11点了”“才11点再睡会!”“今天大扫除,!赶紧起来!”一听到大扫除三个字,我立即就装睡,要知道,平常我洗个小衣服、小袜子,还行,可是……大扫除还是算了吧!姐姐对我嚎了几句:“懒虫!”这就是不爱干家务,爱睡觉的我。

“秒传,秒传”那个正激烈喊着的人正是我。我非常爱打篮球和乒乓球,虽然打得不是太好,但是一有空我就玩,直到玩到不想玩为止!还有乒乓球,我们都是活动课练和玩,虽然我打得不是冠军,但是,“不与冠军较量就永远不会是冠军”这就是爱运动的我!

“哎呀!我的饭卡忘在寝室了!”可怜的张山正痛苦得呐喊道。“我借你”我毫不犹豫的说!张山郑连忙对我说了声谢谢,我搂住他。“都是兄弟,不用客气!”还有一次我和以前六(3)班的赵俊凯还有崔合群,我们都是铁哥们,有一次正在玩耍时,赵俊凯受伤了,我们俩二话不说,挽着他就往医务室跑,要结账了他没带卡。我也没带,我就让他登记我的名字,下回来还钱!

这就是我,毛病多的我,优点少的我。你们难道不愿意跟我交朋友吗?

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篇4:三年级英语自我介绍范文

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Hello,My name is Amy.Im 9 years old.I am a student in Yu Cai school.I am tall and thin.I have short hair and big eyes.I am good at singing and danging.I like reading books.I like my classmate,I like my teacher.

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篇5:介绍家乡的英语

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My hometown is a beautiful place. It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice.But in the old days it was a poor and backward little town.Many people had no work. They lived a hard life.In 1949 my hometown was liberated. Since then great changes have taken place there.The streets have been widened. Factories, schools, hospitals, cinemas and theatres have sprung up one after another.The life of the people is greatly improved.I love my hometown. All the more I love its people.They are working hard so as to make it still richer and more beautiful.

我的家乡是个美丽的地方,它座落在一条宽宽的小河旁边,富产鱼和大米。但是在过去它是个又穷又偏僻的小镇。很多人没有工作,生活很难过。1949年解放以来,我的家乡发生了很大的变化。道路拓宽了,工厂、学校、医院、电影院和歌剧院一个接一个建成。人们生活质量大大地提高了。我爱我的家乡,更爱家乡的人们。他们辛勤工作保持着它的富有、美丽。

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篇6:介绍同学的英语

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kelly is one of my classmates. she is a pretty girl but a little bit shy. she seldom talks to others. but my classmates still like her very much. smiles are always on her face and she is friendly to others. her study is very good. when we ask her some questions, she is always ready to help. singing is her favorites and she sings well. i think she is a talented girl.

凯莉是我的同学之一。她是个漂亮的女孩,但是她有点害羞。她很少和别人说话,但是同学们仍然很喜欢她。她脸上总是露出微笑,对别人十分友善。她的成绩很好。当我们问她问题的时候,她总是乐意帮忙。她最喜欢唱歌,而且唱得很好。我觉得她是一个有天赋的女孩。

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篇7:英语自我介绍

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Hello,Im XX.Im a girl.Im 13 years old.I live in China.I can speak Chinese and a little Endlish.I like singing and dance.I can play ping pong.I like English.Because I think I can learn lots of from it.My favourite color is blue.I like to eat noodles best.My email is 12345678@qq.com.My telephone number is 3456789.We can be good friends.

你好,我是XX.我是个女生。我已经(13)岁了。我住在中国。我会说汉语和一点英语。我喜欢(唱歌和跳舞)。我会(打乒乓球)。我喜欢(英语)。因为我觉得(我可以从当中学到很多)我最喜欢的颜色是(蓝色)。我喜欢吃(面条)。我的电子邮箱是(123456789@qq.com)。我的电话是(3456789)。我们可以成为好朋友。

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篇8:初一英语自我介绍80词作文

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Me Hello,everybody!My name`s Kevin Bill。I am a 15-year-old boy and I am from China。My favorite movie are Rush Hour and Mr。Bean。Do you know them?I think they are exciting action movie and interesting comedy 。My English teacher is a beautiful teacher and she`s always friendly to us。Her favorite sport is basketball and we always play basketball together。My favorite music is pop and my favorite fruits are apples and grapes。And Sunday is my favorite day。How about you ?What`s your name?

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篇9:Setofffirecrackers放鞭炮的英语介绍

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The firecracker is a unique product in China. In ancient China, the sound of burning bamboo tubes was used to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. With the invention of the gunpowder, “firecracker” is also called “鞭炮biānpào” (“炮” in Chinese means gun) and used to foster a joyful atmosphere. The first thing every Chinese household does is to set off firecrackers and fireworks, which are meant to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new. In the past few years, such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities including Beijing due to fire and personal casualty caused by burning firecrackers. However, some Chinese thought that a Spring Festival without firecrackers was not lively enough and they burned firecrackers by stealth. So in recent years, the ban was canceled again. This shows that burning firecrackers is a very important activity during the Spring Festival.

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篇10:英语作文介绍老师

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My English teacher is a beautiful girl. Her name is Fang Ling. She has two big eyes. And she has a small mouth. She likes smile. She is a sunny girl. I love her, because her English is very good. She often play with us.

This is my English teacher. A beautiful sunny girl!

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篇11:关于介绍中国功夫的英语作文

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When we ask a foreigner whats his impression about China, then he tell you about the delicious food and Chinese Kongfu. Chinese Kongfu has been a symbol, the first person that make the world recognize China by his Kongfu movie is Bruce Lee. Though he died, he still got a lot of fans today, everybody knows him well. Then Jackie Chen make Chinese Kongfu famous all around the world, his movie is very funny by all kinds of actions. Many Hollywood directors have come to China to seek for cooperation, they want to film the movie that contains Chinese Kongfu. Kongfu is part of our culture and the world is knowing us by it.

当我们问一个外国人对中国的印象是什么,然后他告诉你美味的食物和中国功夫。中国功夫已经成为了一个符号,让世界通过中国功夫去认识中国的第一人是李小龙。虽然他死了,但他至今仍有很多粉丝,所有人都知道他。然后成龙让中国功夫在全世界都出名,他的电影很搞笑,通过各种各样的行动。许多好莱坞导演来中国寻求合作,他们想让电影包含有中国功夫。功夫是我们文化的一部分,世界也通过功夫去认识我们。

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篇12:介绍我喜欢的小动物英语

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My favorite little animal - the turtle, I gave it a name called "Li Shijan", usually I call it "extension". It is not just a lovely shape and it can sometimes understand my words! Its head small, neck thin, but also carrying a bowl like the size of the shell, green, pointed little tail It is very interesting to start the road.

Although it is only a small animal, but it also has a good heart. Once a grandfather was hospitalized, it was hunger! Even if we had bought it the most favorite loach fish, it would not have eaten it. Until the grandfather half a month after discharge, it was happy to eat, when the devil is really like people love and pity.

But sometimes it is also "hateful"! One day, it is in the glass cylinder hold the uncomfortable to come out, I see it anxious look like to help it, I use the index finger and thumb carefully pinch its shell, light I did not want to come out, did not think that it was with a sharp claws to scratch me, really do not know good people! Although I am very angry, but to see it happy on the ground free to play everywhere, I am also happy for it The

This is my favorite little animal - the turtle "extension". Do you like it?

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篇13:介绍故宫的英语

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“各位先生、女士们,大家好!我姓关名羽潇,是红星闪闪旅行社的一位导游。首先预祝大家旅途愉快!好,现在大家看我身后的那扇朱红的大门就是故宫的正门了。故宫处在北京市城区中心是明清两代的皇宫,也是当今世界现存规模最大、建筑最雄伟、保存最完整的古代皇家宫殿,好了现在已经到了停车场,先介绍到这儿请大家下车吧!”

各位请看!这便是故宫的正大门午门。它建成于1420年,它的名字是用来斩头的吗?其实它还有一个作用就是在士兵出征之前,军官们也就是现在的‘领导’在这儿诸如鼓舞士气并下达命令之类的……,好!那我们就到故宫里面吧。

各位朋友,在我们眼前的就是闻名中外的三大殿:太和殿、中和殿、保和殿。先来看看太和殿,它高有33米,从东至西长有64米,从南至北宽有33米,面积为2377平方米。太和殿是在皇帝上早朝和举行盛大典礼的地方,它的规模为紫禁城内大殿第一,正背上的吻兽的体积也是我国目前最大的。总而言之,处处显示它的“第一”的思想体现。看完了太和殿让我们一起去中和殿。中和殿是皇帝在大典前等待吉时、稍事休息的地方。下面请朋友们自由参观一下当时的国宴厅保和殿。

Fast, please come with me, this is the entrance to the Forbidden City, also is the meridian gate, the most is the one door in the middle of the emperor, it is the two sides of the door left court officials, the two on the side of the door is local bureaucrats, bachelors and the people go.

Now we come to the hall of supreme harmony, you can see the blue gold plaque, inscribed with "the hall of supreme harmony" three words. The hall of supreme harmony is the palace of a larger house, taihe palace, zhonghe palace and Baohe Palace is from "6" to the qing dynasty, has great historical value, there is no lack of ancient flavor. You can see and channel the rail of the temple and the hall of supreme harmony, there are many stone carving of a lion, you know what is it used for? Tell you, it is used for drainage. Rain flow low-lying place, on top of the wall flow into the holes of the earth, after a pipeline dredge, can be shipped to port. Actually, zhonghe palace and the overall structure of the hall of supreme harmony, just a little small. The composition

Now appears in front of our eyes is Baohe Palace, who knows what is it? Oh, how clever the foreign visitors, even Chinas scenic spots and historical sites all understand clearly. By the way, this is the place where emperors used to worship the gods, the door of the red-crowned cranes and big censer is also do this. Having said that, I want to bring two small problems: red-crowned crane is what kind of moulds, large incense burner is made of what, you think, please. Great, Im no longer the suspense, red-crowned crane is made of cast iron, and large incense burner is made of copper. You can never touch them, they are already aging, if you to touch them, they will be damaged.

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篇14:自我介绍英语应聘

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Good morning/afternoon. It is really my honor to have this opportunity for a interview. I hope I can make a good performance today.My name is xx. I am 20 years old,born in a little village in Southern Zhejiang. My parents are farmers,and I am the only child. Though not well-to-do,the family always be hopeful. My major is engineering technology. I will graduate in July,20xx.

I have some hobbies like listening to music,swimming,and especially seeing western movies. In the passed two years,I have learned some practical skills and gained some major certificates. I paid more attention to learn Engling,and I have passed CET4 in my efforts. I am looking forward to becoming a member of your company . Thankyou!

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篇15:介绍朋友的英语作文

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Grace is one of my classmates. She is not good at study, though she usually works very hard. Maybe she just doesn’t find the learning method suitable for her. In my mind, she is clever. Thongh she is not good at study, she is popular in our class. In all people’s mind, she is kind and optimistic. Treating everyone as friend, she has no enemy. As she doesn’t study well, it is hard to avoid feeling sad. However, everytime she just feels sad for a while and then recovers for the first one. Sometimes it is her who comforts us for not for not doing well in the exam. Look, she is so cute!

格瑞斯是我的一个同学。她学习不好,虽然她平时非常努力学习。也许她只是没有找到适合自己的学习方法而已。在我眼里,她是很聪明的。虽然她学习不好,但她在班里人缘很好。在所有人的眼里,她是友好,乐观的。她对待每个人都像朋友一样,所以她没有敌人。因为学习不好,难免会感到悲伤。但是,每次她都只是难过一会,就第一个恢复了。有时候还是她安慰我们这些因为考试不好而难过的人。看,她是如此的可爱!

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篇16:考研英语口语自我介绍

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1.自我介绍(self-introduce)

Good morning. I am glad to be here for this interview. First, please let me introduce myself. My name is ***, 24. I come from ******, the capital of *******Province. I graduated from the ******* department of *****University in July, 2001. In the past two years I have been preparing for the postgraduate examination while I have been teaching *****in NO. ****middle School and I was a head-teacher of a class in junior grade two. Now all my hard work has got a result since I have a chance to be interview by you.

I am open-minded, quick in thought and very fond of history. In my spare time, I have broad interests like many other youngers, such as reading books, especially those about *******. Frequently I exchange with other people by making comments in the forum on line. In addition, during my college years, I was once a Net-bar technician. So, I have a comparative good command of network application. I am able to operate the computer well. I am skillful in searching for information in Internet. I am a football fan for years. Italian team is my favorite. Anyway, I feel great pity for our country’s team.

I always believe that one will easily lag behind unless he keeps on learning. Of course, if I am given a chance to study ****** in this famous University, I will spare no effort to master a good command of advance ******.

2. 考研原因 (reasons for my choice)

There are several reasons.

I have been deeply impressed by the academic atmosphere when I came here last summer. In my opinion, as one of the most famous ******in our country, it provide people with enough room to get further enrichment. This is the first reason.

The second one is that I am long for doing research in ******throughout my life. Its a pleasure to be with my favorite ****** for lifetime. I suppose this is the most important factor in my decision.

Thirdly, I learnt a lot from my *****job during the past two years. However, I think further study is still urgent for me to realize self-value. Life is precious. It is necessary to seize any chance for self-development, especially in this competitive modern world.

In a word, I am looking forward to making a solid foundation for future profession after two years study here.

3. 研究生期间你的计划 (plans in the postgraduate study)

First, I hope I can form systematic view of *****. As for ******, my express wish is to get a complete comprehension of the formation and development as well as **************. If possible, I will go on with my study for doctorate degree.

In a word, I am looking forward to making a solid foundation for future profession after two years study here.

4. 介绍你的家乡(about hometown)

I am from *****, a famous city with a long history over 2,200 years. It is called “Rong Cheng ” because there were lots of banians even 900 years ago. The city lies in the eastern part of the province. It is the center of politics, economy and culture. Many celebrities were born here, for instance, Yanfu, Xie Bingxin, Lin Zexu and so on . . You know, there is a saying that "The greatness of a man lends a glory to a place". I think the city really deserves it. The top three art ware are Shoushan Stone, cattle-horn combs and bodiless lacquer ware. In addition, it is famous for the hot springs. They’re known for high-quality. Visitors at home and abroad feel it comfortable bathing here. There is my beloved hometown.

5. 你的家庭(about family)

There are four members in my family; my parents, my cute cat of 9 years old and me. My father is a technician in the Fujian TV station. He often goes out on business. So most of the housework is done by my industrious mom. Climbing at weekends is our common interest. The fresh air and natural beauty can help us get rid of tiredness. They can strengthen our relation, too. During my preparing for coming here, my parents’ love and support have always been my power. and I hope in future I will be able to repay them.

6. 你的大学(about university)

**********University is the oldest one in the province. It was founded in ******* and covers an area of over ******* mu. The building area is ************square meters. It develops into a comprehensive university with efforts of generations, especially after the reform and opening up. It takes the lead among the *********universities with nice teaching and scientific research ability. The library has a storage of ******* books. various research institutes are set up including 52 research centers. There are teaching research experimental bases. For example, the computer center, analyzing-test center, modern education technical center and so on.

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篇17:介绍娱乐活动英语作文

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Nowadays, a lot of recreational activities are available for people to release their stress of work or study. Recreational activities have aroused a hot debate in society. When it comes to recreational activities, people’s ideas are not cut from the same cloth.

Abundant recreational activities make people’s life more colorful and people can release their stress with amusement. Also, participating in recreational activities helps promote our competence. However, too much recreational activities will bring problems. For instance, many young students are addicted to online games, which will generate bad effects on their studies and might lead bad consequences.

In my opinion, we should keep a balance between amusement and study or work. Of course, we should join some recreational activities after study, but we need arrange our time properly. Only in this way can recreational activities provide more benefits for us.

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篇18:英语介绍我的房间

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我的房间很可爱,也很明亮。它不大,但是干净整洁。

一走进我的房间,你就会看到一扇大窗户。透过窗户你可以看到蓝蓝的天空和绿色的树。有时你也会看到一些鸟儿在天空飞翔。

在窗户下面是一张大桌子。桌子上放了一些学习用品和我的笛子。

在桌子的右边是一个书架。在书架上你能找到各种书籍。我最喜欢关于动物和科学方面的书籍。紧挨着书架的是我最喜欢的东西——电脑。它使我获得知识,让我快乐。在门的对面是我的舒适的床。在我床上的墙上有两张地图。一张是中国地图,另一张是世界地图。我可以从它们那里学到很多东西。

这就是我的房间。我喜欢独自呆在我的房间里做作业。在我的业余时间里我还喜欢在我的房间里吹笛子。我的房间是我的小世界。

My room is lovely and bright. Its not big,but its clean and tidy.

On walking into my room,you can see a big window. Through the window you can see the blue sky and green trees. Sometimes you also can see some birds flying in the sky. Under the window is a big desk. On the desk there are my school things and my flute. On the right side of the desk is a bookshelf, you can find all kinds of books on it. But my favourite books are about animals and science. Next to the shelf is my favourite thing—computer. It gives me knowledge and makes me happy. Opposite the door is my comfortable bed. On the wall above the bed are two maps. One is a map of China,the others is a map of the world. I learn a lot of things from them.

This is my room. I like to stay in my room alone and do my homework. I like playing the flute in my spare time in it. My room is my small world.

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篇19:介绍自己学习英语的方法作文

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介绍自己学习英语方法(introduced that oneself studies english the method)

now i’m going to share my experience of studying english with all of you.

i shall mention that speaking is the first skill we must learn by heart. the more we speak, the better we understand. and it’s good for you to try to speak well. as a language, english is really useful. so, we should practice it more, not only study for the examinations.

the next question is listening. if you can’t listen well, you won’t be able to understand what others say. perhaps you should do some more listening exercises when you are free, or talk with your teachers and friends in english more. reading after the tapes is also a good idea. in this way, you could try to imitate their pronunciation and improve your listening.

do you often read articles in english? i enjoy it very much. there are many great english storybooks and magazines in the stores. i have been reading the 21st century teens for a long time, and i think this copy of english newspaper is pretty good. if you are interested in them, read by yourself and you will find lots of fun from reading. and one day, you may fall in love with it.

some students may have a serious problem writing compositions. they worry about it but don’t know what to do, for their compositions are short and rambling, and they often make mistakes in grammar. of course, it’s a long process to improve your writing, but it’s not so difficult. for example, i have been keeping diaries in english since eight months ago. on the one hand, you could write more and get more experience in this way; on the other hand, you could express your feelings. isn’t it a good idea to kill two birds with one stone?

well, the most important thing is that you must think out why you study english so hard. i think i shall stress on this problem. don’t think of your test paper and marks now, think about your own life and the future of your homeland. that’s why we study so hard.

nothing is impossible in the world, believe it ,do it !

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篇20:初一介绍春节英语

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The first day is for the welcoming of the deities of the heavens and earth, officially beginning at midnight. Many people, especially Buddhists, abstain from meat consumption on the first day because it is believed that this will ensure longevity for them. Some consider lighting fires and using knives to be bad luck on New Years Day, so all food to be consumed is cooked the day before. For Buddhists, the first day is also the birthday of Maitreya Bodhisattva (better known as the more familiar Budai Luohan), the Buddha-to-be. People also abstain from killing animals.

Most importantly, the first day of Chinese New Year is a time when families visit the oldest and most senior members of their extended family, usually their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents.

Some families may invite a lion dance troupe as a symbolic ritual to usher in the Lunar New Year as well as to evict bad spirits from the premises. Members of the family who are married also give red packets containing cash to junior members of the family, mostly children and teenagers.

While fireworks and firecrackers are traditionally very popular, some regions have banned them due to concerns over fire hazards, which have resulted in increased number of fires around New Years and challenged municipal fire departments work capacity. For this reason, various city governments (e.g., Hong Kong, and Beijing, for a number of years) issued bans over fireworks and firecrackers in certain premises of the city. As a substitute, large-scale fireworks have been launched by governments in cities like Hong Kong to offer citizens the experience.

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