高考英语作文高级短语汇编20篇

导语：光阴似箭，岁月如梭，浪费时间等于浪费自己的生命，不要做个拖延症的人，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

I always think there is not enough time. For example, I have just taken a three-day holiday. But when I look back, I just feel that its only one day. There goes a proverb, Time is money. Now I want to say, time is more precious than money, because when money is spent, we can earn some more again. However, when time is gone or lost, never will it return.

Time goes without being noticed. The time for our study and work is usually limited. So I think we must make full use of our time. But its a pity that I am always not aware of the importance of time until its too late.

So I think, I should get into the good habit of saving time because wasting time is equal to wasting ones life. Do not put off what can be done today till tomorrow!

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我一直认为没有足够的时间。举例来说，我刚才已采取了三天假期。但是，当我回头看，我只是觉得这只是一天。有云的一句谚语，时间就是金钱。现在我想说的是，时间比金钱更宝贵，因为当钱用，我们可以再多赚点。然而，当时间走了或丢失了，永远不会了回来。

时间的流逝而不被发现。时间对我们的学习和工作中通常是有限的。因此，我认为我们必须充分利用我们的时间。但它是我永远不知道时间的重要性，直到为时已晚可惜。

所以我觉得，我应该进入节省时间的好习惯，因为浪费时间等于浪费自己的生命。不要推辞今天能完成的事拖到明天!

良好的开端等于成功的一半，下面是小编整理的高考英语写作基础知识，欢迎阅读。

一. 开头用语：

良好的开端等于成功的一半.在写作文时，通常以最简单也最常用的方式---开门见山法。也就是说, 直截了当地提出你对这个问题的看法或要求，点出文章的中心思想。

1.议论文：

A. Just as every coin has two sides, cars have both advantages and disadvantages.

B. Compared to/ In comparison with letters, e-mails are more convenient.

C. When it comes to computers, some people think they have brought us a lot of convenience. However,...

D. Opinions are divided on(关于) the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city and in the countryside.

E. As is known to all/ As we all know, computers have played an important role/part in our daily life.

F. Why do you go to university? Different people have different points of view.

2. 书信：

A. I am writing to you to apply for admission to your university as a visiting scholar.

B. I read an advertisement in today’s China Daily and I apply for the job...

C. Thank you for your letter of May 5.

D. How happy I am to receive your letter of January 9.

E. How nice to hear from you again!

3. 口头通知或介绍情况：

A. Ladies and gentlemen, May I have your attention, please? I have an announcement to make.

(词典例子：Can I have your attention please?请注意听我讲话好吗?)

B. Attention, please. I have something important to tell you.

C. Mr. Green, Welcome to our school. To begin with, let me introduce Mr. Wang to you.

4. 演讲稿：

A. Ladies and gentlemen, I feel very much honored to have a chance here to make a speech on the subject -- A Balanced Diet and Health.

(词典解释：be/feel honoured to do sth=feel proud and happy做某事感到荣幸

例子：I was honoured to have been mentioned in his speech. 他在讲话中提到了我，真是荣幸。)

B. Good morning everyone! Allow me, first of all, on behalf of all present here, to extend our warm welcome and cordial greeting to our distinguished guest.

(词典解释：extend=to offer or give sth to sb 提供;给予

例子：I’m sure you will join me in extending a very warm welcome to our visitors. 我肯定你们会同我一起向来访者表示热烈的欢迎。)

(词典解释：allow me=used to offer help politely (礼貌地表示主动帮忙)让我来

二.并列用语：

as well as, not only…but (also), including,

A. Not only do computers play an important part in science and technology, but also play an informative role in our daily life.

B. All of us, including the teachers / the teachers included, will attend the lecture.

C. He speaks French as well as English.=He speaks English, and French as well.=He speaks not only English but also French.

D. E-mail, as well as telephones, is playing an important part in daily communication.

三.对比用语：

on the one hand---, on the other hand---, on the contrary/contrary to ..., though, for one thing, for another; nevertheless

A. I know the Internet can only be used at home or in the office, but on the other hand, it is becoming more and more popular for much information as well as clear and vivid pictures.

B. It is hard work; I enjoy it, though.

C. Contrary to what I had originally thought, the trip turned out to be fun.

(词典：contray to sth 与之相异的，相对的，相反的

Contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk. 与普通的想法相反，许多猫并不喜欢牛奶。)

四. 递进用语：

even, besides, what’s more, as for, so…that…, worse still, moreover, furthermore; but for, in addition, to make matters worse

A. The house is too small for a family of four, and furthermore/besides/what’s more/moreover /in addition/worse still , it is in a bad location.

书面表达一直在历年高考中占有很重要的地位，而且相对于其他题型，书面表达最容易在短期内有所突破。下面小编为大家整理了英语作文的突破技巧，欢迎大家阅读。

书面表达在评阅时遵循语言第一位(语言高级)，内容第二位(要点齐全)，结构第三位(文章分段)的原则，也就是说阅卷老师最注重的是语言，换句话说是亮点，根据语言使用情况，亮点的多少而定出档次，所以同学们在书面表达中语言上的亮点是得高分的关键。

亮点一共有四种：

一、高级词汇和语法;

二、修辞手法;

三、有效的连词;

四、名人名言或谚语。

首先简单介绍亮点当中至关重要的高级语法，以及修辞手法当中的一些技巧的使用。

肯定不如否定好

修辞的使用在书面表达中算作很大的亮点，在高中阶段很少有学生会注重修辞的应用。双重否定也是种修辞，而且对于考生来说，只要稍加注意，可以在文章中设计双重否定的句子。例如想表达“邮递员天天准时到”，如果写成The postman comes on time every day，就不如变成双重否定，The postman never fails to come on time，就变成了亮点句，起到强调作用。几乎每个人对生活的态度都不同程度受到地震的影响，写成双重否定There was hardly a man or a woman whose attitude

towards life had not affected by the earthquake.应用类似的修辞会在高考中为同学们加分。

陈述不如倒装妙

在书面表达中阅卷老师喜欢看到的高级语法共有五种：倒装，强调，从句，独立主格和分词结构，以及虚拟语气。倒装是一种最简单易行的使句子呈现亮点的方法。在高中阶段只需掌握倒装的四种形式，足以应对书面表达，如何应用倒装，有很多方法和技巧。

否定词开头

如果写出的句子中有否定词， 例如I will never marry you. 不如变成倒装，用否定词开头Never will I marry you. 就算作使用了高级语法。其他的否定词，如not, seldom, hardly等开头后面的句子倒装都是比较好的句子。

地点状语开头

在很多年的高考书面表达中都有表达地点的句子，一个建筑位于什么位置，或什么地方有什么东西，都可以应用倒装。例如在2006年的全国卷中，图书馆位于学校的中央，Our library is in the center of our school.变成倒装就用地点状语开头：In the center of our school lies our library. 其他的例子，想表达河岸上有很多花:On the bank stand some flowers. 天空中繁星点点：In the sky hang little stars. 总之在想表达地点时就把地点状语放在句首后面主谓倒装。

这样做的好处之一是倒装本身就是高级结构，第二是倒装后把真正的主语放到了句子的末尾，后面还可以继续加从句，使整个句子再呈现更多的亮点。例如In the center of our school lies our library，which is between the garden and the teaching building.

Only+介词短语

例如在2007年全国卷中，让外教帮你找个笔友，有一句可以表达成只有通过这种方式我才能提高英语，这句话可以写成Only in this way can I improve my English.其他的例子还有Only by taking exercises can we keep healthy.

形容词+as+主语+be动词

例如Young as I am, I can manage it; Rich as our country is, we have a lot of problems. 2000年书面表达中：Badly injured as he was, he managed to take down the

car’s number. 还有其他的倒装结构，很高兴收到的你的来信：So glad am I to hear from you.在高考中要尽量使用一两个倒装。

主动不如被动巧

在近些年的阅卷中，发现考生在写作中很少使用被动语态，也许是受中文思维的影响，几乎整篇文章都使用主动语态。其实在英文中，被动语态的使用是很重要的。因为英语是一门客观的语言，而汉语是主观的语言，具体体现在英语中经常用被动语态，汉语经常用主动语态;英语中经常用物称或形式主语开头，强调一件事发生在什么人身上，而汉语经常用人称开头强调一个人发生了什么事。所以使用被动语态符合英语的习惯，如果能将整个文章中两个句子变成被动语态，就会呈现句型的变化，使整个文章句型丰富。

例如在2006年的高考中，很多学生在表达我们每次可以借五本书最多借十天时，都是用：We can borrow five books at most, and we can keep them for ten days.这句话如果写成：At most five books can be borrowed at a time and they can be kept for ten days，分数会更高。

分词结构不能少

在前文提到，在书面表达中老师喜欢看到的高级语法共有五种：倒装，强调，从句，独立主格和分词结构，以及虚拟语气。在所有的高级语法中，阅卷老师最喜欢看到的是独立主格和分词结构，其次是剩下的几项。但很多学生不知道如何在文章中使用这个最大的亮点。其实几乎所有的状语从句都可以变成独立主格或分词结构，时间状语从句，原因状语，条件状语等。例如条件状语从句：If such is the case, you should apologize to her. 如何变成独立主格或分词结构呢?学会下面的口诀，如果你的作文中有状语从句，马上可改成独立主格或分词结构这个最大的亮点。

口诀：一去，二看，三改。一去：去连词;二看：看主语;三改：改分词。

If such is the case, you should apologize to her.按照这个口诀来改，第一步，去掉连词if;第二步，看前后两句话的主语，前后主语不一致，所以要改成独立主格;第三步，改分词，is 变成分词是being，所以最后变成Such being the case, you should apologize to her.就变成了独立主格。

如果前后两句话主语一致，就变成分词结构，例如2005年高考书面表达中的一句话Because I am a student, I’d like to know the price for students. 改成Being a student, I’d like to know the price for students.其他想表达状语从句的时候几乎都一样。所以想表达由于，因为，如果等都写成独立主格或分词结构会让阅卷老师多给几分。

以上技巧有语文迷小编整理，看过后你真的学到了吗?

2015年4月20日，四川省雅安市芦山发生强烈地震，造成很大损失。学校号召全体师生向灾区捐款。请你拟一个发言稿，在学校捐款动员大会上使用。发言稿主要内容应包括：

1. 对灾区情况的简单介绍(包括地震发生时间、地点、造成的财产和人员损失等);

2. 捐款的意义(帮助灾区人民渡过难关、帮助灾区重建);

3. 如何捐款(自愿、多少不限、以班级为单位，收齐后交到学校红十字会) 注意：

1. 不要逐条翻译;

2. 可适当增加细节;以使文章连贯;

3. 词数至少100词。 参考范文：

Dear teachers and students,

As we all know, a terrible earthquake happened in Lushan, Sichuan Province on April 20, in which many buildings were destroyed and many people were injured. In order to help the earthquake victims to go through the hard times and rebuild their hometown, the school has called on everyone in our school, including both teachers and students, to donate money to the earthquake-stricken area. This donation is voluntary. You can give away however much you want to. The money will be collected by each class before it is handed to the Red Cross Society of our school. We hope that everyone will be kind enough to do what you can to help our fellowmen out of the difficulty. Thank you.

假设你是李华，你在报上看到北京电视台今年七月将举办外国人“学中文，唱中文歌”才艺大赛。你的美国朋友Peter正在北京一所大学学中文，你觉得他应去试一试。请按以下要点给他写信告知此事，并表示可以提供帮助。

比赛时间：7 月18日 。报名时间：截止到6月30日。报名地点：北京电视台

注意：1.词数：100左右 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 3.参考词汇：才艺大赛—talent show

Dear Peter,

I read in a newspaper today that a “Learn Chinese, Sing Chinese Songs” Foreigners’ Talent Show will be held in Beijing Television Station on July 18. I know you like singing, and you are in Beijing during that period. I think this is a good chance for you to show your singing talent, and how well you’ve learned Chinese. If you would like to try, you‘ U have to go to the TV station to sign up before the end of June. If there is anything I can do for you, I would be more than glad to help.

Yours,

Li Hua

[名师点评]

从整体上说，书写得简洁明快。语言简单平实，要点囊括齐全，结构完整。的主要特点是让步状语从句的使用，最后两句话，采用了if引导的让步状语从句，结合将来时使用。

[高考英语作文：给美国朋友的信

高考英语话题作文：有关“信心与希望”

例：1、生活中困难不可避免，面对困难需要信心…

2、试举一例说明信心在学习(考试、生活等)方面的作用…

3、你对困难的态度…

It is well-known that we exist in a dynamic world with various difficulties. When we are faced with them, nothing is more important than hope and self-confidence. With confidence, we can find sometimes the question is not as “huge”as we imagine.

Take most of us for example, the entrance exam to college seems to be a horrible monster. Accordingly, some people give up, some persist. In my eyes, with confidence, right assessment of the difficulties, as well as full preparation, try and exert your strength, and then we will overcome all problems and challenges. On the whole, I believe we youngsters should face the difficulties in right manner. And nothing is impossible, brave it out and just do it!

[关于信心与希望的高考英语话题作文

1. From my point of view, it is more reasonable to support the first opinion rather than the second.

在我看来，支持第一种观点比支持第二种观点更有道理。

2. I cannot entirely agree with the idea that …

我无法完全同意这一观点……

3. Personally, I am standing on the side of …

就个人而言,我站在……的一边。

4. I sincerely believe that …

我真诚地相信……

5. In my opinion, it is more advisable to do … than to do ….

在我个人看来，做……比做……更明智。

6. Finally, to speak frankly, there is also a more practical reason why …

最后，坦白说，也有一个更实际的理由......

导语：人们说自信是成功的一半，它能给你带来勇气去坚持你所做的事。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

People say that self-confidence is half of the success that can bring you courage to stick to what you do. Without self-confidence, one can not do well in anything. Self-confidence is of great importance and value to a person.

Firstly, self-confidence enables us to have the ambition of being successful. Only when you have the ambition to be successful, can you be successful eventually. Secondly, once we gain self-confidence, we will possess the courage and strength to overcome the setbacks and difficulties. With self-confidence, no one and nothing can stop you to success.Thirdly, with self-confidence we may accomplish something which seems to be impossible previously. No great thing is easy for us, therefore we should hold the idea that anything is possible. We should, or have to trust in ourselves.

In short, self-confidence is the spiritual pillar of a person as well as the inherent power, which is of great importance and value to a person.

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人们说自信是成功的一半，它能给你带来勇气去坚持你所做的事。没有自信，一个人就不能做好任何事。自信对一个人很重要也很有价值。

首先，自信使我们拥有成功的雄心。只有当你有成功的野心的时候，你最后才能成功。其次，一旦我们获得了自信，我们就拥有了勇气和力量去克服挫折和困难。有了自信，没有人也没有什么能够阻止你成功。再次，有了自信我们可能实现一些以前看起来不可能的事。没有什么大事对我们是容易的，因此我们应该相信一切皆有可能。我们应该，或者必须相信自己。

总之，自信是一个人的精神支柱也是一个人的内在力量，它对一个人很重要也很有价值。

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About the Chinese as a foreign educator, is one of the good things of Chinese students are so eager to learn from you. They are trained since childhood is a knowledge of the sponge, we hope as much as possible to absorb new information from their teacher, they can. Second, the Confucian education requires high degree of respect for the teacher. The title "old history" is one of the worship in our society, but the teacher is often low wages. In China of foreign teachers or foreign experts "respect", because they are called. Although most of the foreign experts in China not as a teacher of English as a foreign language professional knowledge, but before, therefore, our country government welcome dont give them a title of respect for their contribution to employment. As a result, Chinese students hold attaches great importance to, in particular, this may be why so who has a lot of people in China to live here dean ended their foreign teachers.

It will be difficult to find such appreciation level between the American student teachers. In the United States has a young peoples attitude toward education worker is different, they are taught the problem, rather than simply absorb, so they decide for themselves, if a teacher is credible. American students may lead to the rejection of their teacher, they even openly against dont agree with them, as part of the learning process. American young people dont accept The face value of information, rather than their evaluate whether or not The teacher said is true or useful. The eastern and western education teachers status The way have a significant effect on The students responsibility for their learning. Chinese students become highly dependent on their teachers to give them the "right" information and can easily blame the teacher, if they do not in the classroom and said, "the teacher did not teach me enough." American students tend to be more independent learners, teachers encourage them to do themselves, form the teams research, and to seek the answer to external sources. This makes the American students in collecting data greater flexibility, and encourage them to be responsible for their own learning. In this responsibility does not only mean the rote learning of "right" answer to pass the exam, it refers to the ownership, to make learning meaningful significance.

In China, people have said, they gave all the knowledge back to the teacher of humility. This means that the person never actually have knowledge in the first place, but just borrowed from the teacher it to pass the exam. However, this also means that people will never cherish these knowledge, because he or she never had it, so they ignored it, and eventually forget it. Its like living in a dormitory, differences in their own home life. No one who lives in the dormitory needs to be well taken care of it, especially in public places. However, once you have a home, you keep beautiful and clean, because it has more value. This is the pride of ownership, is to have what is cherish. What is a treasure.

As much as Chinese students understand their foreign teachers, they should not forget that learning responsibility from within, not from the outside. The teacher cant "to" others English. No one can "get" or as a book from the teacher can get a cold English. Learning can only come from learners, responsibility, his or her own freedom to choose his or her learning experience quality, or borrowed rely on the experts knowledge.

关于在中国作为一个外国教育家的美妙的事情之一是，中国学生是如此急于向你学习。他们被训练从小是知识的海绵，希望尽可能多吸收新的信息从他们的老师，他们可以。其次，儒家教育要求对教师的尊重程度很高。标题“老史”是我国社会的崇敬之一，但教师往往是工资低。更是在中国的外籍教师或“外国专家的尊重”，因为它们被调用。尽管在中国大部分外国专家作为一门外语不作为英语教师的专业知识，但以前因此，我国政府欢迎不给予他们尊重他们的贡献称号就业。因此，中国学生尤其是持有高度重视，这也许是为什么那么谁中国有很多人来教长住在这里结束了他们的外籍教师。

这将是很难找到这样的美国学生教师之间的欣赏水平。在美国有一个年轻人对教育工作者的态度有所不同，他们被教导的问题，而不是简单地吸收，因此他们自己决定，如果一名教师是可信的。美国学生可能会拒绝他们的老师，他们甚至公开对抗与他们不同意，作为学习过程的一部分。美国的年轻人不太接受信息的面值，宁可自己评估是否或不是老师说的是真的还是useful.The的东部和西部教育教师地位对学生采取的方式产生重大影响责任为他们的学习。中国学生成为高度依赖于他们的老师给他们的“正确”的信息，可以方便地责怪老师，如果他们不这样做在课堂上也说，“老师没有教我就够了。”美国学生往往更独立的学习者，教师鼓励他们做自己，形成研究组的研究，并寻求外部来源的答案。这使美国学生在收集资料更大的灵活性，并鼓励他们对自己的学习负责。在这方面的责任并不仅仅意味着死记硬背的“正确”的答案通过考试，它指的是所有权，使学习有意义的意义。

在中国，人民对此表示说，他们给所有的知识回到老师谦虚。这意味着此人从来没有真正拥有的知识摆在首位，而只是借用了老师它通过考试。但是，这也意味着，人永远不会珍惜这些知识，因为他或她从未拥有过它，所以他们忽略了它，并最终忘记它。这就像在一间宿舍，生活在自己家里生活的差异。没有人谁在宿舍生活需要很好的照顾它，尤其是公共场所。但是，一旦你拥有一个家，你让美丽和保持清洁，因为它有更大的价值。这是所有权的骄傲，是拥有什么是珍惜。什么是珍惜下去。

高达中国学生了解他们的外籍教师，他们不应该忘记，学习的责任来自内部，而不是来自外部。老师不能“给”别人英语。没有人可以“得到”从老师或像一本书可以得到一个寒冷的英语。学习只能来自于学习者，责任时，他或她自己的自由选择他或她的学习经验的质量，还是借来的依赖专家的知识。

1) 主语+ cannot emphasize the importance of … too much.(再怎么强调……的重要性也不为过。)例如：We cannot emphasize the importance of protecting our eyes too much.

2)There is no need for sb to do sth. for sth.(某人没有必要做……)，例如：There is no need for you to bring more food. 不需你拿来更多的食物了。

3)By +doing…，主语can …. (借着……，……能够……)，例如：By taking exercise, we can always stay healthy. 借着做运动，我们能够始终保持健康。

4) … enable + sb.+ to + do…. (……使……能够……)，例如：Listening to music enables us to feel relaxed. 听音乐使我们能够感觉轻松。

5) On no account can we + do…. (我们绝对不能……)，例如：On no account can we ignore the value of knowledge.我们绝对不能忽略知识的价值。

6) What will happen to sb.? (某人将会怎样?), 例如：What will happen to the orphan? 那个孤儿将会怎样?

7)For the past + 时间，主语 + 现在完成式…. (过去……年来，……一直……)例如：For the past two years，I have been busy preparing for the examination. 过去两年来，我一直忙着准备考试。

8)It pays to + do….(……是值得的。)例如：It pays to help others. 帮助别人是值得的。

9)主语+ be based on….(以……为基础)，例如：The progress of thee society is based on harmony.社会的进步是以和谐为基础的。

10)主语 + do one’s best to do….(尽全力去……)，例如：We should do our best to achieve our goal in life.我们应尽全力去达成我们的人生目标

Nowadays, more and more people prefer to travel quite often. Bytraveling, we not only can relax ourselves but also broaden our knowledge circles. From my aspect, I think we can make many friends and travel with them.

现在，越来越多的人会经常去旅游。通过旅游，我们不仅能够放松自己，并且也能开阔我们的视野。在我看来，我们可以在旅游中结识到新朋友和他们结伴同行。

Firstly, we can enjoy the beautiful scenery and relax ourselves. For modern life, we are busy with our work with high pressure. However, when we travel, we will be attracted by great landscape and forget pressure from both work and life.

第一，我们能在欣赏风景之余放松自己。现代生活中，我们整天忙于工作，压力很大。但是，当我们旅游的时候，我们会被美景吸引，暂时忘记工作和生活的压力。

Secondly, we can make friends by traveling. For most travelers, they tend to find many companions to travel with. If you check the internet, you will find that some people will call others to join them for travel. Through this kind of travel, we can meet many different people and make friends with them to broaden our social circle.

第二，在旅游中能够交朋友。对于许多旅游的人来说，喜欢与人结伴同游。如果你到网上搜一搜，你会发现有很多人都会叫其他人加入他们去旅游。通过这种方式的出游，我们能见到各种各样的人，与他们交朋友，扩大我们的交际圈。

Thirdly, we can learn much knowledge form travel. Before you go to somewhere to travel, generally, you need to make plans for your travel. You can find lots of things you don’t know when you make a plan, such as, the origin of a certain area, the customs of different areas, local food and so on.

第三，在旅游中，我们能学到很多的知识。在你想去某个地方旅游之前，通常你需要制定一个计划。制定计划的过程中，你会发现许多你不知道的事情，例如，某个地区的由来，不同地方的人的风俗习惯，当地的美食等等。

In conclusion, we can not only relax ourselves and make new friends but at the same time we can learn much from travel.

总之，通过旅游，我们不仅能放松自己，结识新朋友，同时也能学到新知识。

Varieties of electronic gadgets, without which some of us cant live, come into being. Despite their conveniences, they bring people much stress, so people have to balance their advantages and disadvantages before buying them.

I cant agree more with the author. With the development of science and technology, more and more fantastic electronic gadgets come into being, which dazzles people. People cant resist the temptation to buy and update them since these gadgets become outdated too quickly.

I have a lot of favourite electronic gadgets， one of which is a video MP3. As well as carrying my favourite music， a video MP3 player can play up to 150 hours of movies and TV programmes. However, it cost me 2，000 yuan. Besides, the loud volume will damage my hearing if I overuse it.

If I want to buy a necessary electronical gadget, the first factor that should be taken into consideration is whether its practical.

Welcome to my hometown! Haimen is my hometown. It is a modern and busy town. It has a long history. There are many big supermarkets, beautiful gardens and good factories here. It is very easy to go shopping. You can see green hills, big trees and nice flowers. There are many restaurants in Haimen. You can enjoy Haimen goat. It tastes very delicious. Many visitors come here to enjoy it.

There are many good places to visit. There is a park and a big Shopping Mall. You can see films in Renmin Theatre. My school is one of the best schools in my hometown. It is on Changjiang Road. It is very beautiful. I hope you can come and visit soon.

欢迎来到我的家乡!海门是我的家乡。这是一个现代和繁忙的城市。它有着悠久的历史。有许多大型超市,美丽的花园和良好的工厂在这里。这是很容易去购物。你可以看到青山,大树和漂亮的花。有许多餐馆在海门。你可以享受海门山羊。它尝起来很好吃。许多游客来这里是为了享受它。

有很多参观的好去处。有一个公园和一个大的购物中心。你可以在人民剧院看电影。我的学校是最好的学校在我的家乡。它是长江路上。它非常漂亮。我希望你能尽快来拜访。

自主招生又称自主选拔，是高校选拔录取工作改革的重要环节。一般通过考试后招生学校会与其签订招生考试合同，签订合同后，一般可享受降低10分至几十分录取的优惠政策。你是如何看待这一策略的呢?

Theres a heated discussion that universities should or should not independent recruitment of students test.

Some of my school students think that independent recruitment is right.Firstly,it can relieve the universities because it can save many procedures.Secondly,its the universities own right to do it.Because these universities can choose the students they like.

The rest of my schoolmates dont agree the independent recruitment of students test.First of all,it abandons the cultural advantage of our country and isnt good to spread our culture.Because the traditional recruitment method has its own benefit to the country and students.If we give up this way,we have to find an unknown way,which may sacrifice many students interest.Furthermore,it can mislead the basic education method.Because if most of universities recruit independently,many courses will be ignored.

I dont agree with the independent recruitment of students test.I think we should insist the successful and continuous recruitment methods because it proves to be true.

英语写作对很多同学来说是件头疼的事，今天，小编就为大家整理了高考英语作文模板，无论高考英语作文出什么类型的题目，套上这些模版都能拿高分。

英语备考高考英语作文模板：图表作文

图表作文写作模板

The chart gives us an overall picture of the 图表主题。

The first thing we notice is that 图表最大特点 .

This means that as 进一步说明。

We can see from the statistics given that 图表细节

图表细节一 . After 动词-ing ：细节一中的第一个变化， the动词-ed+幅度+时间(紧跟着的变化) .

The figures also tell us that图表细节二 .

In the column, we can see that accounts for (进一步描述).

Judging from these figures, we can draw the conclusion that (结论).

The reason for this, as far as I am concerned is that (给出原因). b或是 It is high time that we (发出倡议).

写人的英语作文在高考中不少见，什么样的作文更能吸引人呢?下面请看语文迷为大家带来的技巧。

写人记叙文，一般为肖像描写、行动描写、语言描写、心理描写以及对细节的描写，应根据要求，灵活掌握，突出重点。

【几点注意】

1.使用正确人称和时态。

①时态：

一般现在时--描写人物外貌、性格、兴趣等

一般过去时-- 描写人物出生、教育背景、经历、事迹

②人称：第一人称或第三人称

2.介绍人物的姓名、年龄、外貌、学历、经历、专业、爱好、特长、事迹、性格等，包括所给的全部信息点，不能遗漏或随意添加。

3.对所给的信息进行适当重组，安排好写作顺序，突出重点信息。

4.正确运用描写人物的词汇和句型。

【常见词语】

①外貌特征：

pretty, beautiful, good-looking，handsome,ordinary-looking, with a big nose, with a big

smile, short, tall,thin, strong, white-haired，1.80 metres tall, …

②性格特点：

absent-minded, charming, attractive, bright, wise smart, confident, naughty，talkative, diligent,

lazy, friendly, generous, be ready to help others,kind-hearted, warm-hearted, patient, humorous,

have a good/ bad temper, independent,narrow-minded, …

③童年情况：

as a boy of 15, be born on, during his childhood, live a happy/hard life, the son of a poor family,

spend his childhood in, ...

④兴趣爱好： be delighted in doing, be good at , be interested in , be fond of , be crazy about, be pleased with, do well in, enjoy doing, have a strong desire to do, long for/long to do), take a pleasure in doing,…

⑤教育背景： be admitted to Beijing University, be enrolled in, fail in the test, get a master’s

degree, get on well with one’s lessons, go abroad to further one’s study, graduate from,major in, receive a doctor’s degree, pass the examination, take an active part in, …

⑥ 成就或事迹：

become a member of the team, encourage sb to do sth, give up one’s life for sth, receive the

Nobel Prize for physics, set a new world record of,win the first prize in, win a gold /silver/ bronze

medal, have a talent for, make up one’s mind to do sth., put one’s heart into, work hard at,

concentrate oneself to, devote oneself to,do sth.with great determination and perseverance, ...

⑦他人评价：

an inspiring leader, a model worker, an advanced teacher, be respected by , be honored as, be

considered/regarded as, be famous/known as,his hard work brought him great success, make

great contributions to our country, set a good example for , be highly spoken of for, ...

例文

你班要举办以“Ordinary but Great”为题的英语主题班会。

请根据下列信息准备一篇发言稿，介绍赵郁的成长经历。

注意： 1、词数不少于60。

2、文章的题目和开头已经给出。

3、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

提示词：首席技师 chief technician

Ordinary but Great

We are all ordinary people, but following what we are interested in and doing what we are good

at can help us make great achievements for society and go far. Here’s a convincing and inspiring example.

______________________________________

【范文】

Zhao Yu, the chief technician in the Benz Company,is regarded as a great success. However, his success is no accident. As a young boy with a sense of creativity, he was eager to learn and to make a lot of inventions. Being an ordinary worker in the Benz Company for 17 years, not only did he do well in his job, but he also made efforts to teach himself English and to learn how to use computers. Now it is easy for him to read English materials about cars. Besides, he became expert at solving various technical problems.Because of his great contribution, he has received awards many times.

Zhao Yu has set a good example that ordinary people can stand out by doing their jobs with interest and enthusiasm.

【评析】

1.作者运用了所给出的全部信息：姓名、职务、经历。对所给的信息进行了适当重组，突出了重点信息(赵郁的经历)，内容完整、详略得当，体现了话题“Ordinary but great”所表达的内容。

2. 正确使用人称(第三人称)，灵活使用时态(一般过去时、一般现在时);合理使用过渡词，使文章层次分明、结构紧凑。

3. 语言规范，表达准确。文章运用了一些高级句式，如同位语、介词短语、分词短语、倒装句、同位语从句等，增加了文章的亮点。

1. however 然而

2. obviously 显然

3. frankly 坦率地说

4. briefly 简单地说

5. indeed 的确

6. honestly 真的

7. fortunately/luckily 幸好

8. I believe 我相信

9. I wonder 我不知道

10. in the first place 首先

11. in addition 此外

12. of course 当然

13. for instance/example 例如

14. strictly speaking 严格地说

15. generally speaking 一般来说

16. judging from... 根据……判断

17. that is 也就是说

18. it seems 看来是

19. in fact // as a matter of fact 事实上

20. needless to say 不用说

21. strange to say 说也奇怪

22. to tell the truth 老实说

23. to be sure 无疑

24. to sum up 概括地说

25. I am sure 我可以肯定地说

26. luckily/happily for sb. 算某人幸运

27. most important of all 最为重要的是

28. what is important/serious 重要/严重的是

29. in general 一般而言

30. in other words 换句话说

31. in a sense 在某种意义上

32. in my view // as I see it 在我看来

33. from my point of view // from my perspective/viewpoint我认为

34. in conclusion 总之

35. in summary 概括地说

下面是yjbys小编为大家整理的英语春节祝福短语，欢迎大家阅读。更多英语春节祝福短语请关注yjbys祝福语栏目。

With best wishes for a happy New Year!

-----祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。

Wishing you peace, joy and happiness through the coming year.

------在新年来临之际，祝福你平安、快乐、幸福!

Good luck and great success in the coming New Year.

--------祝来年好运，并取得更大的成就。

Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year.

恭贺新禧，万事如意。

Good health, good yjbys.com luck and much happiness throughout the year.

恭祝健康、幸运，新年快乐。

I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year.

谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。

Wishing you many future successes.

祝你今后获得更大成就。

Good luck in the year ahead!

祝吉星高照!

I want to wish you longevity and health!

愿你健康长寿!

On this special day I send you New Years greetings and hope that some day soon we shall be together.

在这特殊的日子，向你致以新年的祝福，希望不久我们能相聚在一起。

I would like to wish you a joyous new year and express my hope for your happiness and good future.

祝新年快乐，并愿你幸福吉祥，前程似锦。

May the New Year bring many good things and rich blessings to you and all those you love!

愿新年带给你和你所爱的人许多美好的事物和无尽的祝福!

Rich blessings for health and longevity is my special wish for you in the coming year.

祝你在新的一年里身体健康，多福多寿。

Good luck, good health, hood cheer. I wish you a happy New Year.

祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。

With best wishes for a happy New Year!

祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。

I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year.

谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。

Best wishes for the year to come!

恭贺新禧!

Good luck in the year ahead!

祝吉星高照!

May you come into a good fortune!

恭喜发财!

Live long and proper!

多福多寿!

May many fortunes find their way to you!

祝财运亨通

Rich blessings for health and longevity is my special wish for you in the coming year.

祝你在新的一年里身体健康，多福多寿。

Good luck, good health, hood cheer. I wish you a happy New Year.

祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。

With best wishes for a happy New Year!

祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。

I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year.

谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。

With the compliments of the season.

祝贺佳节。

May the seasons joy fill you all the year round.

愿节日的愉快伴你一生。

Seasons greetings and best wishes for the New Year.

祝福您，新年快乐。

Please accept my seasons greetings.

请接受我节日的祝贺。

To wish you joy at this holy season. Wishing every happiness will always be with you.

恭祝新年吉祥，幸福和欢乐与你同在。

Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year.

恭祝健康、幸运，新年快乐。

May the joy and happiness around you today and always.

愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。

Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year. I hope you will continue to enjoy good health.

请接受我诚挚的新年祝福，顺祝身体健康。

Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity.

恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。

Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year.

恭贺新禧，万事如意。

With very best wishes for your happiness in the New Year.

致以最良好的祝福，原你新年快乐幸福。

Please accept our wishes for you and yours for a happy New Year.

请接受我们对你及你全家的美好祝福，祝你们新年快乐。

May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace.

愿新年为你带来快乐，友爱和宁静。

Wishing you happiness during the holidays and throughout the New Year.

祝节日快乐，新年幸福。

A happy New Year to you.

恭贺新年。

Seasons greetings and sincere wishes for a bright and happy New Year!

献上节日的问候与祝福,愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。

I give you endless brand-new good wishes. Please accept them as a new remembrance of our lasting friendship.

给你我无尽的新的祝福，让它们成为我们永恒友谊的新的纪念。

Good luck and great success in the coming New Year.

祝来年好运，并取得更大的成就。

On the occasion of the New Year, may my wife and I extend to you and yours our warmest greetings, wishing you a happy New Year, your career greater success and your family happiness.

在此新年之际，我同夫人向你及你的家人致以节日的问候，并祝你们新年快乐、事业有成、家庭幸福。

May everything beautiful and best be condensed into this card. I sincerely wish you happiness, cheerfulness and success.

愿一切最美好的祝福都能用这张贺卡表达，真诚地祝你幸福、快乐、成功!

Good luck in the year ahead!

祝吉星高照!

May you come into a good fortune!

恭喜发财!

Live long and proper!

多福多寿!

May many fortunes find their way to you!

祝财运亨通!

I want to wish you longevity and health!

愿你健康长寿!

Take good care of yourself in the year ahead.

请多保重!

Wishing you many future successes.

祝你今后获得更大成就。

On this special day I send you New Years greetings and hopethatsome day soon we shall be together.

在这特殊的日子，向你致以新年的祝福，希望不久我们能相聚在一起。

I would like to wish you a joyous new year and express my hopeforyour happiness and good future.

祝新年快乐，并愿你幸福吉祥，前程似锦。

May the New Year bring many good things and rich blessings toyouand all those you love!

愿新年带给你和你所爱的人许多美好的事物和无尽的祝福!

Rich blessings for health and longevity is my special wish foryouin the coming year.

祝你在新的一年里身体健康，多福多寿。

Good luck, good health, hood cheer. I wish you a happyNewYear.

祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。

With best wishes for a happy New Year!

祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。

I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year.

谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。

With the compliments of the season.

祝贺佳节。

May the seasons joy fill you all the year round.

愿节日的愉快伴你一生。

Seasons greetings and best wishes for the New Year.

祝福您，新年快乐。

Please accept my seasons greetings.

请接受我节日的祝贺。

To wish you joy at this holy season. Wishing every happinesswillalways be with you.

恭祝新年吉祥，幸福和欢乐与你同在。

Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout theyear.

恭祝健康、幸运，新年快乐。

May the joy and happiness around you today and always.

愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。

Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year. I hope youwillcontinue to enjoy good health.

请接受我诚挚的新年祝福，顺祝身体健康。

Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year andtoextend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health andlastingprosperity.

恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。

Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout theNewYear.

恭贺新禧，万事如意。

With very best wishes for your happiness in the New Year.

致以最良好的祝福，原你新年快乐幸福。

Please accept our wishes for you and yours for a happyNewYear.

请接受我们对你及你全家的美好祝福，祝你们新年快乐。

May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace.

愿新年为你带来快乐，友爱和宁静。

Wishing you happiness during the holidays and throughout theNewYear.

祝节日快乐，新年幸福。

A happy New Year to you.

恭贺新年。

Seasons greetings and sincere wishes for a bright and happyNewYear!

献上节日的问候与祝福,愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。

I give you endless brand-new good wishes. Please accept them asanew remembrance of our lasting friendship.

给你我无尽的新的祝福，让它们成为我们永恒友谊的新的纪念。

Good luck and great success in the coming New Year.

祝来年好运，并取得更大的成就。

On the occasion of the New Year, may my wife and I extend toyouand yours our warmest greetings, wishing you a happy New Year,yourcareer greater success and your family happiness.

在此新年之际，我同夫人向你及你的家人致以节日的问候，并祝你们新年快乐、事业有成、家庭幸福。

Every year on January 15th of the lunar calendar is the Chinese attaches great importance to the traditional festival, the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival is also called the Lantern Festival, the spring Lantern Festival, is a lot of family the reunion of the festival. The fifteenth day the full moon is the first month of the year, and the tradition of eating yuanxiao, the celebration and reunion of two word firmly together. The Lantern Festival is the first important after the Spring Festival holiday, whether the south north more attention for this holiday, a lot of activities to celebrate this festival. You must be very curious about the history and custom of the Lantern Festival, eat small charged China now tell you what is the Lantern Festival, what are the customs.

About the Lantern Festival origin is varied, there are three widely circulated.

The Lantern Festival comes a legend

Night when the festival is a Chinese emperor in honor of "ping lu". Legend hanshu a series after the death of hanshu afraid of to slip, plotting insurgency, clan wang capsule combined with founding veteran bo zhou suppressed "chaos" of lu. Special riot, the minister the second son of liu liu, said the Chinese emperor. Wen emperor was deeply millennium hard-won, kept calm "chaos of the lv" the fifteenth day of the first, as the day which was attended with the people, every family decorated in the capital, to celebrate. From then on, the fifteenth day of the first became a folk festivals celebrate - ring "yuanxiao".

The Lantern Festival origin legend ii

The Lantern Festival is also called the Lantern Festival, is celebrated the first full moon of the year. According to Taoism "three yuan", the fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival, July 15 for the hungry ghost festival, on October 15th is RMB under section. Head up, middle and down three yuan heaven, earth, three officers, respectively cheongwan joy, so the Lantern Festival to eep. Yuanxiao randeng custom of setting off fireworks is from the claim.

The Lantern Festival origin legend three

Lantern Festival originated in the "torch festival", the han people in the country field hold torches to drive bug beast, hope to reduce the insect pest, pray for good harvest. To this day, people in some areas in southwestern China on the fifteenth day of the first made a torch LuChai or branches, flocking carrying torches in farm or ShaiGuChang dance. Since the sui, tang, song, but also reached its zenith. Sufficient amount to tens of thousands of those who participate in the dance, from the unconscious, and to grey and alone. When along with the social and the change of The Times, the Lantern Festival customs already had a big change, but still is a traditional Chinese folk festival, torch also gradually into the lantern.

Since middle period of tang dynasty, the Lantern Festival has become the national reform and development of mardi gras, so the Lantern Festival is a traditional festival custom is the most thorough and typical traditional festival.

Most of the Lantern Festival custom have yuanxiao, lanterns, guess riddles, and bang, dragon dance, lion dance and other activities, but across the north and the south customs has uniqueness.

每年的阴历正月十五是中国人很重视的传统节日，元宵节。元宵节也叫“上元节”,春灯节，是很多家庭团圆的节日。正月十五日是一年中第一个月圆之夜，加上吃元宵的习俗，这个节日就和团圆两个字牢牢的联系起来。元宵节是春节之后的第一个重要节日，不管是南方北方都对这个节日比较重视，举行很多的活动来庆祝这个节日。大家一定很好奇元宵节的来历和习俗，现在中国吃网小编就告诉你元宵节是怎么来的，都有哪些习俗。

有关元宵节来历的说法多种多样，有3种说法流传较广。

元宵节来历传说一

宵节是汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设。相传吕后一系在吕后死后害怕大全旁落，密谋叛乱，宗室齐王刘囊联合开国老臣周勃一起平定了“诸吕之乱”。平乱之后，众臣拥立刘邦的第二个儿子刘恒登基，称汉文帝。文帝深感太平盛世来之不易，便把平息“诸吕之乱”的正月十五，定为与民同乐日，京城里家家张灯结彩，以示庆祝。从此，正月十五便成了一个普天同庆的民间节日--“闹元宵”。

元宵节来历传说二

元宵节又称“上元节”,是人们庆祝一年中第一次的月圆之夜。据道教的“三元说”,正月十五日为上元节，七月十五日为中元节，十月十五日为下元节。主管上、中、下三元的分别为天、地、人三官，天官喜乐，故上元节要燃灯。元宵燃灯放烟火的习俗就是从这个说法来的。

元宵节来历传说三

元宵节起源于“火把节”,汉代民众在乡间田野持火把驱赶虫兽，希望减轻虫害，祈祷获得好收成。直到今天，中国西南一些地区的人们还在正月十五用芦柴或树枝做成火把，成群结队高举火把在田头或晒谷场跳舞。隋、唐、宋以来，更是盛极一时。参加歌舞者足达数万，从昏达旦，至晦而罢。当随着社会和时代的变迁，元宵节的风俗习惯早已有了较大的变化，但至今仍是中国民间传统节日，火把也逐渐变为了彩灯。

自唐朝中期以来，元宵节发展成为了我国全民性的狂欢节，因此元宵节是把传统节日习俗体现得最为彻底和典型的传统节日。

大部分地方元宵节习俗有吃元宵、观花灯、猜灯谜，还有擂鼓、舞龙、舞狮等活动，但南北各地风俗也有独特之处。

随着越来越多的省市进行自主命题，开放式、半开放式作文愈加受到青睐。因为此种题型可以更准确地考查考生是否能使用英语准确表达自己的观点，充分体现了对实际解决问题的能力的考查。此类作文多为议论文性质，所以议论文的写作显得愈加重要根据议论文的特点，最好采用三段式论证法，第一段提出问题(总写)，即主题段，陈述自己的观点;第二段用论据进行正反两个方面的论证(分写)，即拓展段，摆出支撑论点的论据;第三段得出相应的结论(总写)，为总结段，总结自己的观点。类似中文里(总——分——总)的写法。这种写法可以使文章层次分明，结构清晰。

1.在议论文三段式里，首先要写好开头，好的开头是成功的一半。开头写得好，会给阅卷者留下美好的印象，有吸引力。任何一篇文章都应该做到主题鲜明，中心突出，提出论点要开门见山，紧扣题目。高考作文篇幅短小，因此开头不能冗长拖沓，务必要点题，即说清楚文章的人物、事件和作者的观点。

2.要深化中间段。中意部分是文章的主体，需要用具体的事例、细节来阐释主题句，因此中意的部分应该是具体的、详细的，不可泛泛而谈或点到即止，安需要围绕主题句的内容而展开，不能谈论与之无关的东西，即论述主题要具体而又有说服力。常用方法有：比较法、举例法、归纳法、推理法、对照法和驳论法。

3.把好结尾关，避免虎头蛇尾，使结尾缺乏力量。好的结尾会深化主题，进一步强化阅卷老师的良好印象。文章最后可以回到开头提出的中心思想上，达到再次肯定强调的效果;或者引用格言或名人名言总结全文，即言简赅又有较强的说明力;也可用几句话概括全文的内容，并进一步肯定文章的中心思想或作者观点。

4.注意一些关联词的使用，使文章更连贯顺畅、条理清晰。

表因果的：as, as a result, because of, for, due to, owing to, thanks to, etc.

表意思的：in one’s opinion, have different ideas on, my idea/view is, it strikes me that, etc.

表比较的：unlike, in the same way, on the contrary, etc.

表结论的：in brief, to end/ sum up, in other words, in conclusion, in short, in summary, etc.

5.注意文章的层次和段落。

为了更好地考试中运用三段式的写作手法，考生在平时的学习中要进行严格、系统的训练，练习题材要丰富，选票质量要高，讲求写作效果，训练时要限时完成，只有严格的训练，才能确保考试中的超水平发挥。

【典例1】根据以下关键字，并谈谈你对学生在业余时间参加过多的补习和培训的看法。

【范文】

We want to have our own time.

As we all know, today students have more and more homework. They spend their spare time doing the homework and taking lessons. Therefore, students have no time for themselves. In my opinion, students should have more time to develop themselves.

First, students should have time to relax and play. It doesn’t mean that they will waste time. They also can study and learn from playing. After doing homework for a long time, it is necessary to have some time to relax. As saying goes, “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.” We don’t want to dull boys. Second, we should have our own time in order to make our body strong enough. This can be helpful in our further study.

In short, I want to say, students should have their own time to develop themselves.

专家点评：这篇范文充分体现了议论文的三段式的精髓，从以下几个方面我们可以充分感受到它和闪亮之处。

1.结构合理，富有条理性。文章分为三段。第一段简要描述了图画内容，直接点题，观点明确;第二段提出了自己的观点并列瘵出论据支撑论点;第三段简明扼要地概括了自己的观点。

2、开门见山，没有在图画上费太多笔墨，简要描述后直接引入主题：Students should have more time to develop themselves.

3、文章描述得非常清晰，有层次感，逻辑性强。段落间和句子间连贯自然，过渡巧妙。作者充分地发挥了连词及副词的功能，例如：as we all know, therefore, in my opinion, first, second, in short等。

谋篇布局

1.仔细审题，确定体裁格式，选择文章主体时态，弄清中心人称。

2.确定文章的中心论点。

3.围绕中心论点列出提纲，选好论据。

4.选择合适的短语与句型表达论点与论据。

5.利用所列短语、句型组句成文，打好草稿。要避免出现汉语式的表达，根据自己所掌握的词汇，在比较有把握的情况下可以大胆使用较高级词汇，使文章增色。

6.将草稿写到卷面上并再次审视文章结构。

7.最后做一次全面检查，注意文章的文体、格式是否正确，要点是否全面，是否有明显的语法错误和低级的失误，是否有单词摭写错误，字母大小写是不是恰当，词数是否符合要求。

observe a child; any one will do. you will see that not a day passes in which he does not find something or other to make him happy, though he may be in tears the net moment. then look at a man; any one of us will do. you will notice that weeks and months can pass in which day is greeted with nothing more than resignation1, and endure with every polite indifference. indeed, most men are as miserable as sinners, though they are too bored to sin-perhaps their sin is their indifference2. but it is true that they so seldom smile that when they do we do not recognize their face, so distorted is it from the fied mask we take for granted3. and even then a man can not smile like a child, for a child smiles with his eyes, whereas a man smiles with his lips alone. it is not a smile; but a grin; something to do with humor4, but little to do with happiness. and then, as anyone can see, there is a point (but who can define that point?) when a man becomes an old man, and then he will smile again.

it would seem that happiness is something to do with simplicity, and that it is the ability to etract pleasure form the simplest things-such as a peach stone, for instance.it is obvious that it is nothing to do with success. for sir henry stewart was certainly successful. it is twenty years ago since he came down to our village from london, and bought a couple of old cottages, which he had knocked into one. he used his house a s weekend refuge5. he was a barrister. and the village followed his brilliant career with something almost amounting to paternal pride.i remember some ten years ago when he was made a kings counsel6, amos and i, seeing him get off the london train, went to congratulate him. we grinned with pleasure; he merely looked as miserable as though hed received a penal sentence. it was the same when he was knighted; he never smiled a bit, he didnt even bother to celebrate with a round of drinks at the "blue fo"7. he took his success as a child does his medicine. and not one of his achievements brought even a ghost of a smile to his tired eyes.

i asked him one day, soon after hed retired to potter about his garden,8 what is was like to achieve all ones ambitions. he looked down at his roses and went on watering them. then he said "the only value in achieving ones ambition is that you then realize that they are not worth achieving." quickly he moved the conversation on to a more practical level, and within a moment we were back to a safe discussion on the weather. that was two years ago.

i recall this incident, for yesterday, i was passing his house, and had drawn up my cart just outside his garden wall. i had pulled in from the road for no other reason than to let a bus pass me. as i set there filling my pipe, i suddenly heard a shout of sheer joy come from the other side of the wall.i peered over. there stood sir henry doing nothing less than a tribal war dance9 of sheer unashamed ecstasy. even when he observed my bewildered face staring over the wall he did not seem put out10 or embarrassed, but shouted for me to climb over.

"come and see, jan. look! i have done it at last! i have done it at last!"there he was, holding a small bo of earth in his had. i observed three tiny shoots out of it."and there were only three!" he said, his eyes laughing to heaven."three what?" i asked."peach stones", he replied. "ive always wanted to make peach stones grow, even since i was a child, when i used to take them home after a party, or as a man after a banquet. and i used to plant them, and then forgot where i planted them. but now at last i have done it, and, whats more, i had only three stones, and there you are, one, two, three shoots," he counted.

and sir henry ran off, calling for his wife to come and see his achievement-his achievement of simplicity.