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1000简短英语自我介绍范文
全文共 747 字
+ 加入清单My name is thumer o, 8 years old this year. I live at 79 king street shop. My hometown is liu first, where the scenery is very beautiful. I was in the sea bo experiment elementary school, I read three class 2. Has good grades have been, every time take miyoshi students. My strengths are many, such as painting. Once, I drew a picture, and showed everyone. Everybody said I really like painting better than. I also love reading. Others lend me a book, I could see god. Friend called me, I also cant hear you. Therefore, they called me a nerd. This is me, a Renaissance man.
我叫刘彤,今年8岁了。我住在王铺街79号。我的家乡是刘佰先,那里景色十分美丽。我在海博试验小学读书,我读三2班。一直以来成绩都不错,每次都拿三好学生。我的长处很多,比如说画画。一次,我画了一张画,拿给大家看。大家都说我画得比真的还像。我也很爱看书。别人借我一本书,我看得出神。朋友叫我,我也听不见。因此,大家叫我书呆子。这就是我,一个多才多艺的人。
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篇1:介绍四个季节的英语作文
全文共 478 字
+ 加入清单There are four seasons in a year.
Let us start from winter. Of course the snow is the symbol of the winter. It is the snowflakes, flying in the wind. The symbol of spring is the green colour coming into the sight. That is the grass. Broad and large leaves of the maize may be the symbol of summer. At last, the yellow leaves falling down from the trees means the autumn arrives.
一年有四季。
让我们从冬季开始。当然雪是冬天的象征。它是那在风中飞舞的雪花。春季的象征是进入人们视野的绿色,那就是草儿。而又宽又大的玉米叶,可以作为夏季的象征。最后,从树上落下的黄叶,就一味着秋天的到来。
篇2:介绍我喜欢的小动物英语
全文共 1577 字
+ 加入清单What kind of animals do you like in our common homeland - earth, how many animals do you like? Anyway, my favorite animal is our most loyal friend - dog.
My favorite dog is my neighbors home that is a Beijing dog and rounds and Coli sheep shepherd handsome. They play together every day, is a pair of good friends, I also like them, they saw me and wagged my tail came to me.
Handsome body Biao big, the body about sixty centimeters long. Two legs standing, fully able to my shoulder, his eyes, nose, mouth, ears are more than round, and most like to see him running when the figure - curly flying, like a horse. I often and round, handsome with the running, each time is handsome first, round second, my third It is no exaggeration to say that the speed of handsome hands run no less than the speed of purebred horses. The general dog ran up, will be issued a "blah" sound, handsome handsome hands up very small, not careful is not heard. Handsome handsome look is also handsome: curly flying, the body was arcuate. If you want to use a word to describe handsome, that is: handsome. If you use a word, that is: impeccable.
Relative to the handsome hands, round the size of a lot of small, only about thirty centimeters long, less than half the handsome handsome. The meaning of his name comes from his pair of eyes, it is too round. Like a shiny black gem. And his legs are round, round the name is so come. And his legs are very short, so even if he sprinkled his feet running, but also run fast, but I still like his kind of simple cute.
This is my favorite animal, you like it?
篇3:介绍自己的英语作文
全文共 972 字
+ 加入清单Good morning, my admirable teacher and my dear fellows. My name is Qing Cheng and I’m in my 17 years old. I graduated from theTianTaoMiddle school, which is one of the best middle schools in my city. Its campus is as beautiful as ours. My favorite subject is math, because it’s a complicated subject that drives a lot of students crazy. But I am a student who likes challenges and I can feel great achievement when I solve a math problem. Besides, I like various extra curricular activities, because they can bring me a colorful life. In my opinion, study is just a part of our life, so that we should not be constrained by it. The most important is that I am happy to be a classmate of you. I hope we can study as well as play together.
尊敬的老师,亲爱的同学们,大家早上好。我叫秦成,近年十七岁。我毕业于天桃中学,它是我们市里最好的中学,校园和我们校园一样美丽。我最喜欢的科目是数学,因为它是使很多学生抓狂的复杂科目。但是,我是一个喜欢挑战的学生,每当我解答出一道数学问题的时候,我感到一种巨大的成就感。除此之外,我喜欢各种各样的课外活动,因为我它们给我带来了多姿多彩的生活。在我看来,学习只是生活中的一部分,因此我们不应该被学习束缚。最重要的是,我很高兴能成为你们的同学。我希望我们可以一起学习,一起玩。
篇4:介绍动物的英语
全文共 281 字
+ 加入清单I love many animals. I love dog, cat, hamster, pig and elephant.
My favorite animal is a little rabbit. It is my pet, its name is Lily. Lily has a pair of long ears, its body is white, and its eyes are red.
It likes to eat carrot. It is very lovely, I like to play with it.
篇5:2024感动中国十大人物梁益建颁奖词及事迹介绍:推诚结仁爱
全文共 396 字
+ 加入清单梁益建是国内首屈一指的极重度脊柱畸形矫正专家。他不仅为病人治病,还处处为病人省费用,更常为贫困患者捐钱、四处化缘募捐。2014年他的团队开始与公益基金合作,目前已帮助近200名患者!他用两根支架矫正患者的脊柱,一根是妙手,一根是仁心!
梁益建颁奖词:自谦小医生,却站上医学的巅峰,四处奔走募集善良,打开那些被折叠的人生;你用两根支架矫正患者的脊柱,一根是妙手,一根是仁心。
梁益建事迹介绍:梁益建,医学博士,四川省成都市三医院骨科主任 梁益建多年前学成回国,参与“驼背”手术3000多例,亲自主刀挽救上千个极重度脊柱畸形患者的生命,成为国内首屈一指的极重度脊柱畸形矫正专家近可能的为患者着想,是梁益建的工作守则。到医院求治的病人,很多经济条件都不好。为了让患者尽快得到治疗,他处处为病人节省费用外,还常常为经济困难的患者捐钱,四处化缘。碰到有钱的朋友,他会直接开口寻求帮助,甚至尝试过在茶馆募捐。
篇6:中考英语作文范文自我介绍500字
全文共 450 字
+ 加入清单根据以下要点提示写一篇60-80词的短文。
1、在学校学习汉语、英语、数学、历史和一些其他学科;
2、我学习很努力,最喜欢的学科是英语,经常找机会练习英语;
3、现在中国已经加入世贸组织wto,并且2008年奥运会将在北京举行,英语正变得越来越重要;
4、我将更加努力学习英语,将来为祖国作贡献。
I study Chinese、English、maths and History and some other subject at school.I study hard. My favorite subject is English.I often find chance to practice English.China has joined WTO and Beijing will host the 2008 Olympics,English is more and more important .I will study hard and be dedicate to my homeland.
篇7:介绍父母的英语作文
全文共 1106 字
+ 加入清单My mother is 38 years old, but she never tells others how old she is. She says she just doesnt want them to know about it! My mother is a well-known doctor in our area. She works hard. She often gets up very early in the morning and rushes to the hospital to look after her patients. She is kind to her patients and treats them the way she treats her family. Sometimes I wonder whom she loves more, her patients or me.
My father is 40 years old. He has short hair, big eyes and a small mouth. He is my best friend.
My father is a teacher. Just like my mother, he is very busy. He doesn?ˉt have any holidays or weekends. Every morning he goes to school very early and stays with his students until late in the afternoon. It seems that he never gets tired! His students love and respect him. He always tells my mother how good it is to be a teacher, because his students make him feel young. He thinks my mother should be a teacher, too! But so far she hasnt taken his advice.
I will be a new student in my fathers school this summer. I will work harder and I hope one day I can be a good doctor like my mother.
篇8:英语自我介绍复试面试
全文共 1343 字
+ 加入清单Good afternoon, teachers.
I am very glad to be here for this interview. First let me introduce myself. My name is abc, 25 years old. I come from Weifang, a beautiful city of Shandong Province. I graduated from Commercial College in July,2001 and major in finance. Then, I was a teacher in abc, When I was a senior school student,I am interested in thought and began to read a certain classic work of Marxism, especially I finished reading “the florilegium of Mao ZeDong”。 From then on, I have dabbled in more and more theoretical works and accumulated great interests in theory study, especially in Marxism.
I have a dream, a dream of my study. I wish devote my whole life and energy into the development of the Marxism. If I have the opportunity to study in abc University, I‘ll dabble in as much as document about the specialty as possible. If it is possible, I want to get the primary accomplishment in my major, at least, a stable basis.
Personally, for today‘s China, the first task to the development of Marxism is a process of construction. That’s to say, we should understand Marxism mostly from the aspect of construction and development of social society. Only when our socialistic country has a more rapid and balance development than the capitalistic, we can enhance the attractiveness and persuasion of Marxism eventually.
篇9:三年级英语自我介绍范文
全文共 210 字
+ 加入清单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.
篇10:英语的自我介绍带翻译
全文共 2133 字
+ 加入清单大家好!我叫茅庆东,今年13岁了,在金碧实验学校读书。
Hello everyone! My name is Mao Qingdong. I am 13 years old and I am studying at the Golden Blue experimental school.
小的时候,别人说我像个男孩子,没错,我的确没点孩子的样儿。我像猴儿一样,以开心起来,像疯了似的,一个劲儿地跳。爸爸说习惯成自然,别再跳了!可是我哪儿会听呢?
When I was young, people said I was a boy. Yes, I did not have a child. I like monkeys like to laugh, like crazy, a kick to jump. Dad said that the habit was natural, dont jump again! But where can I hear it?
我的爱好是数学和英语。数学老师和英语老师非常喜欢我,特别是英语老师,对我,总摆出那张慈祥的脸孔,数学老师也一样,每次都以娃娃脸来面对我,而我的数学和英语成绩总是很好的。当然,语文也一样。
My hobbies are math and English. Math teachers and English teachers like me very much, especially English teachers. They always show Zhang Cixiangs face to me. As for math teachers, they always face me with dolls, but my math and English scores are always good. Of course, the same is the same in Chinese.
我喜欢西瓜和芒果,他们的味道非常好,你也不妨去试试!
I like watermelon and mango. Their taste is very good. You might as well try it!
我喜欢跑步,他对我的身体有着很大的好处。我有一个远大的理想,那就是我要当一名伟大的企业家,所以我还喜欢天蓝色和银白色,它代表着我要飞向天空。
I like to run, and he has a great advantage for my body. I have a lofty ideal, that is, I want to be a great entrepreneur, so I also like sky blue and silver white. It means I want to fly to the sky.
我是个好胜心非常强的人。考试时,别人比我考得好,我不服气,平时更加努力,结果取得了更好的成绩,因为我知道,只有海胜心腔的孩子,才会取得成功!
I am a very strong person ambition. In the exam, others did better than I did. I was not convinced, usually I worked harder, and I got better results, because I knew that only the children of Haisheng heart cavity could succeed.
我的优点是勇敢,我勇敢地去参加所有的竞赛,而且已参加,就必须给捧个证书回来,否则,我是不会甘心的。我的缺点是不爱举手回答问题,我也常对自己说,难道我的手就如千斤这么重么?怕什么?明天我就举手!可是到了第二天,我又像老鼠那样,缩到地洞去了,不是我会改正它的。
My advantage is bravery. I am brave to take part in all the competitions, and I have to take part in, and I have to give a certificate back. Otherwise, I wont be willing to be willing. My shortcoming is that I do not love to raise my hand to answer the question, and I often say to myself, is my hand as heavy as a kilo? What are you afraid of? Ill raise my hand tomorrow! But on the second day, I was like a mouse, and I shrunk to the cave, and I wouldnt correct it.
这就是我,你喜欢我么?
This is me. Do you like me?
篇11:小学英语自我介绍的
全文共 998 字
+ 加入清单My name is Yang Yang, I am thirteen years old. I am a student from Class 3,
Grade 2. I am very friendly and easy-going. I like to help others. All my
friends and classmates like me very much. I like playing basketball and volley
ball. I often play with my classmates after school. I am good at singing, I won
the first prize in the singing match last year. Id like to be a friend of you,
how about you?
Hello,everyone. Now please allow me to do an introduction. My name is Li
Lei. I’m 14 year old. My birthday is on October 11th. My favourite book is
twilight. I really love to read the books about vampires. My hobby is singing.
Some people say I’m a good singer.My favourite singer is Justin Biber.I think he
is a great singer. I love to sing his songs. Besides singing, I love shopping
very much. If I have time, I will go shopping with my friends.I’m really good at
English, if you have any questions, you can ask me, I will do my best to help
you. We can be the best friends forever. Thank you.
篇12:自我介绍参赛英语
全文共 784 字
+ 加入清单My name is "Zhou Kunren". It is called Kun Ren because my parents want me to become a strong, brave and helpful man through my efforts.
I study in grade four of XX primary school. I am lively and cheerful, and I like making friends. I have many hobbies. Swimming, playing basketball and playing football are all my favorites.
My academic record is very good, and I get more than 90 points in every subject, and I speak actively in class. After class, I am still a teachers assistant, helping teachers distribute their homework and organize activities.
The reason why I came to the eloquence class of young leaders is to improve their eloquence and make more friends. My ambition is to be a brave SWAT to protect our country and people. Lets make friends together. My name is Zhou Kunren.
篇13:人物介绍
全文共 771 字
+ 加入清单李健,1974年9月23日出生于黑龙江省哈尔滨市,中国流行男歌手。毕业于清华大学电子工程系。1999年,参与录制合辑《第一直觉》。2001年4月,正式与清华校友卢庚戌成立“水木年华”演唱组。[1] 9月,以组合名义发行第一张专辑《一生有你》。2002年5月,在发行第二张专辑《青春正传》后李健主动退出水木年华。[1] 2003年9月,单飞后发行首张个人国语专辑《似水流年》。[1] 2005年,发行了第二张个人专辑《为你而来》。[1] 2008年,在北京星光现场举行“李健·完美坚持”演唱会。[2] 2010年,李健举办广州浅唱会,成为在广州举办个人演唱会的原创歌手之一。[3] 2011年2月2日,首次登上中央电视台春节联欢晚会的舞台,与方大同和萧敬腾同台献唱。[4] 4月11日,李健获得第11届音乐风云榜年度颁奖典礼内地最佳男歌手、最佳制作人奖。[5] 2013年2月9日,再次登上中央电视台春节联欢晚会的李健与孙俪合唱歌曲《风吹麦浪》。9月,发行古典编曲精选专辑《李健拾光》。[6] 2014年6月,获得2014 HITO流行音乐奖内地歌手奖。[7] 10月,与庾澄庆、李宇春、蔡依林共同担任CCTV3播出真人秀节目《中国正在听》的明星评审。[8] 12月,李健举行2014年红牛不插电贵阳专场演唱会[9] 。2015年3月27日,获得湖南卫视《我是歌手》第三季总决赛亚军[10] 。8月,李健发行第六张同名原创专辑《李健》;[11] 9月,开启主题为“看见李健”的巡回演唱会。
李健1998年大学毕业,几年后,大学同班的一些同学已经有房有车,但李健还是一无所有,有时候他也会在内心做一番比较,可一想到自己还有两张专辑,有很多首歌,一种成就感和满足感如影随形。那时候他兜里连一万块钱都没有,没有人会想到这些歌以后会给他带来如此大的名气。
篇14:介绍感恩节英语作文Custom of Family Dinner
全文共 1303 字
+ 加入清单The traditional stuffed turkey adorns everyDinnertable during the feast. pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, corns are some of the dishes cooked everywhere to mark the day.
家庭盛宴是感恩节期间的一个重要习俗。全家人围坐在饭桌边一起祈祷,愿上帝施与永不停息的恩惠。 这也让身处异地的亲友欢聚一堂,同庆美好时光。
Though historians don’t have an evidence to prove that turkey was eaten during the first thanksgiving dinner, the thanksgiving celebration will be incomplete without it.
传统的填制火鸡让每个餐桌生色不少,南瓜派、酸果沙司、玉米更是那天必不可少的菜肴。虽然历史学家没有证据证明在第一个感恩节时人们就吃火鸡,但没有火鸡的感恩节是不完美的。
The traditional thanksgiving parade probably started with president lincoln proclaiming it an official day. the full- dress parade is a way to display the country’s military strength and discipline. the main aim of such parades is to lift the spirits of the spectators, provide them with wholesome entertainment. in the present day, parades are accompanied with musical shows and celebrities.
感恩节那天进行的巡游仪式大概始于林肯总统时期,而且这天被宣布为法定节日。隆重的巡游仪式是显示国家军事力量和严明纪律的一个方式,但这样的巡游主要目的是振奋国人,为大众提供一个积极健康的娱乐活动。现代的巡游活动还加入音乐节目,众多名人也参与其中。
football games??watching nfl football during thanksgiving is a popular tradition. the traditional game between the detroit lions and the green bay packers continues. one of the most memorable games having been played on this day.
感恩节观看美国国家足球联盟的橄榄球比赛也是一个习俗。底特律雄狮和绿湾包装工队之间的传统比赛至今仍然保留着。其中最值得纪念的比赛之一就在感恩节这天举行
篇15:大学生开学英语自我介绍
全文共 1459 字
+ 加入清单所谓自我介绍,就是把自已介绍给出别人,以使别人认识自已,所以恰到好处的自我介绍,可以大大提高同学的好感。下面是小编为您带来的是大学生开学英语自我介绍相关内容,希望对您有所帮助。
1、Good morning/afternoon/evening, my name is . It is really a great honor to have this opportunity/chance to introduce myself. I would like to answer whatever you may raise, and I hope I can make a good performance today.
上午好/下午好/晚上好!我的名字叫……。今天有机会进行自我介绍深感荣幸。我乐意回答你们所提出来的任何问题。我希望我今天能表现的非常出色。
2、I am years old, born in province/Beijing, northeast/southeast/southwest…… of china, and I am currently a freshman(大一新生)/sophomore(大二学生)/junior(大三学生)/senior(大四学生) student at Capital Institute of Physical Education.
我今年……岁,出生在……省/北京,它位于中国的东北/东南/西南……等部。我目前是首都体育学院大一/大二/大三/大四的学生。
3、 My major is sports training of basketball/voellyball/football/badminton/pingbang/tennis/
我主修篮球/排球/足球/羽毛球/乒乓球/网球/田径/游泳/跆拳道等运动训练专业。在我毕业以后,我将会获得学士学位。
4、In the past 1/2/3 years, I spend most of my time on study. I have passed CET3/4/6 and I have acquired basic knowledge of sports training both in theory and in practice.
在过去的1/2/3年中,我把大量的时间用在学习上。我已经通过了大学英语2/3/4/6级。而且,我已经从理论和实践二方面对运动训练专业的基础知识有了一个大致的了解。
5、Besides, I have attended several sports meetings held in Beijing. I am also the volunteers of China Tennis Open, Chinese Badminton Masters…… . Through these I have a deeply understanding of my major—sports training.
除此以外,我还参加了在北京举行的许多运动会。我还是中国网球公开赛,羽毛球大师赛……的志愿者。通过这些,我对运动训练专业有了一个更深刻的了解。
6、I have lots of interest, such as singing, dancing, drawing and so on.
我有很多兴趣爱好,如唱歌、跳舞、画画等。
7、Thank you!
谢谢大家!
[大学生开学英语自我介绍
篇16:高二自我介绍英语作文
全文共 1204 字
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Hello, everyone! My name is ***. I am x years old. I am from China.I can speak Chinese and a little English. My favorite subject is English, because I think it is very interesting. I like going to the movies, playing sports and reading books. I like summer best, because it is very relaxing and we have a long hollday. I love my life. I think I am a happy girl. Do you want to make friends with me?
翻译:
大家好!我是***。我x岁。我来自中国。我会说中文和一点英文。我最喜欢的科目是英语,因为我认为它非常有趣。我喜欢看电影,做运动和看书。我最喜欢夏天,因为他非常轻松并且我们有一个长的假期。我爱我的生活。我认为我是一个快乐的女孩。你想和我做好朋友么?
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Hello, everyone!My name is Winnie. Im a 15 years old girl. I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao. Im an active, lovely, and clever girl. In the school my favorite subject is math. Perhaps someone thinks its difficult to study well. But I like it. I believe that if you try your best, everything can be done well. also like sports very much. Such as, running, volleyball and so on. Im kind-hearted. If you need help, please come to me.I hope we can be good friends! OK. This is me .A sunny girl.
你好,每个人!我的名字是温妮。我是一个15岁的女孩。我住在美丽的城市日照。
我是一个活跃的,可爱的,聪明的女孩。在学校我最喜欢的科目是数学。也许有人认为很难学好。但我喜欢它。我相信如果你尽你最大的努力,一切都可以做得很好。
也很喜欢运动。例如,跑步、排球等等。我是善良的。如果你需要帮助,请到我这里来。我希望我们能成为好朋友!
好吧。这就是我。一个阳光明媚的女孩。
篇17:人物介绍
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+ 加入清单陆之昂性格外向,为好友两肋插刀的陆之昂让人喜欢,,为了义气入狱,虽然总是带着阳光的笑容,但是在面对入狱这个事情时,陆之昂变得成熟和冷静起来,为了朋友之间的幸福,陆之昂就像一个天使一直守护着立夏和傅小司。
其实从小说开篇,整个故事背景交代在浅川一中,立夏因为一次意外就此邂逅了傅小司和陆之昂,两个成天穿着白色CK短袖的阳光男孩,时常骑着山地车在香樟树下,嬉笑打闹。就此三人度过了比较幸福以及无忧无虑的高中三年,但是在高考结束后,三人则是开始分道扬镳,陆之昂只为因为妈妈的嘱托跟当个注会的愿望,就此在家里安排下去了日本早稻田学习金融。原本一切都是平静,立夏和小司成立了工作室,也是非常忙碌。陆之昂受朋友的邀约,就此回到了他们身边。
一切均是源自小司所举办的画展,当时其实小司的抄袭门事件已经愈演愈烈了,就此不少引发了外界各种争议。画展上那个直接说祭司抄袭的作者也在现场,就此引爆了关于抄袭门事件的终极点。随之,陆之昂则是拿起一个瓶子,就此砸向了那个人,随即就开始了逃亡之路。遇见拉着,立夏挡着,小司堵着,就此原本安稳的陆之昂开启黑色逃亡之路,其实小说原着中陆之昂因为此事判了无期的确有些夸大。
篇18:介绍清明节英语作文
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+ 加入清单Last qingming Festival,i return home to worship my grandfather.qingming Festival is a folk Festival.In the past,In the past, the qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a familys home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.
With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.
篇19:介绍台湾风景英语
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+ 加入清单Taiwanlies off the east coast ofFujian Province. It’s an island surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east, and theEast China Seato the north.
Taiwanis the largest island in our country. The island, which is about 3,6000 square kilometers, has a population of over two hundred million. There are lots of resources inTaiwan. Its products like banana, rice and tea are well-known all over the world. It has a good environment and mild climate. Thousands of people like to come here for traveling.
Taiwanis part ofChina. Most of people settling there come fromFujianandGuangdong. We Chinese all hope thatTaiwancan return to the embrace of the motherland at an early date.
篇20:英语作文介绍老师
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+ 加入清单A number of people will exert aprofound influence on children’ character-training, mental growth and future life. Parents, of course, are our first and foremost teachers. On balance, however, the irreplaceable role of teachers should not be ignored.
To my certain knowledge, instructors play an increasingly critical role in children’ academic study and impose a far more significant impact on social development compared with parents. First of all, students need teachers who would teach them logic, mathematics, literature, foreign language etc.. More importantly, as for them, because the majority of time is spent in the campus, teachers will impose a subtle impact on their cultivation of study habits or learning methods. Mr.Shine, let us say, is such a teacher, who not only imparts knowledge to their students but also helps them to cultivate good study habits. He proficient inprofessional knowledge summarizes the core of knowledge and has deeper insight into the common sense of education, allowing students to benefit a lot.
In sum, it is fortunate for students to encounter a responsible teacher. As we all know, a man without an education is an unfortunate victim of adverse circumstances, deprived of one of the greatest twentieth-century opportunities.