我的暑假计划英语小学作文合集20篇

Our school had to give-away activity for the poor kids.Students gave away their pocket money,toys,used books and stationery to kids in need. This activity helped kids out of trouble.And it passed on kindness to others.Helping others made me happy.This activity can help kidslifes better. I hope you can help people in need.

spring is the first season of a year . there are there months in spring : morch , april and may , the weather is warm and windy . it rains a lot . the trees turn green and all the flowers are coming ont . in spring, i can wear my shirts . i often plant trees and go hiking . so i like spring very much . of course , i like the spring festival , too .

Yesterday is my six-year-old birthday. It is important to me as I can go to

primary school after my birthday. It means that I grow up. I got up very early

at that day. My mother just smiled at me and said nothing. I felt a little down.

But I recovered with excited soon and then I went out to play. Everything in my

eyes is so beautiful. When I got home about five o’clock, my mother gave me a

surprise. She prepared a party for me and invited all my friends. She also gave

a lovely schoolbag to me as my birthday present. I’m so happy that day.

“耶！终于可以出去旅游了！”我欢呼道。虽然，我不知道这次去哪里，但是我还是十分高兴……

下午，我和爸爸妈妈出发了。一路上，我一直问爸爸妈妈：“这次我们去哪里玩？”他们总是笑而不答，一直瞒着我，直到到了都不告诉我。我知道他们是要给我一个惊喜，所以，我也不再问了。

“啊！终于到了！咦？这里怎么那么像‘宜黄’（我的老家）啊？”我又惊喜又疑问。我在街上怀着半信半疑的心情四处走了走，不管怎样都和“宜黄”差不了两样。当爸爸妈妈告诉我这就是宜黄时，我惊喜的都要哭了！因为，我实在是太想来宜黄了！

兴奋过后，我第一个就去了我最爱的奶奶家，准备给奶奶一个惊喜。

我偷偷溜进了屋里，小心翼翼的坐在客厅的小板凳上。怕奶奶会受到惊吓，于是我大声的叫了一声：“奶奶！”奶奶听见我的声音后，居然立刻跑到门口！于是我又大叫了一声，奶奶才发现我在客厅。我并没有给奶奶一个惊喜，因为爸爸已经给奶奶打了电话了。

之后，我又去拜访了很多亲朋好友……

我来到宜黄的第二天，和大家一起出去玩。

早上，我和大家一起去跑步，登卓望塔，吃早饭。

中午，我和大家一起写作业，看电视。

晚上，我和大家一起玩游戏。

一天一天，就这样过去了……现在已经到了分别的一天，我只好恋恋不舍得离开了……

Summer time is the besttime of the year.There is no school for monthsI get to do what I want.With no tests no homework,Im as free as a bird.

I do many things during the summer vacation.I relax by reading books watching TV.I also hang out with my friends travel with my family.However,I dont play in summer.I take advantage of the free time to learn more.For example,last summer I learned to swim.This summer I might study computers or English.Summer vacation flies by fast,so its important to do as as you can.

暑假计划英语作文三：

How glad I am that summer has come!

真高兴夏天来临了!

I like summer best because I can have a very happy time then. Every summer I stay at my uncles house in the country for some time and enjoy the life there. I can also catch worms that are not found in cities. In addition, I can see many kinds of birds. I think the country is certainly a better place than the city for vacation.

我最喜欢夏天因为我能有一段非常开心的时光。每个夏天我有时住在乡间叔叔家里非常开心。我还能抓到城市里见不到的虫子。另外，我还能看到许多种类的小鸟。我想在乡下度假绝对是个更好的去处。

Summer is my favourite season.

_月_日 星期_ 天气_

暑假里，爸爸妈妈和我去__看海!

我们经过一个多钟头的奔波，终于来到了__!在路上，我们经过了东部__城，那里面有好多人呐!我们还经过了一个核电站，核电站就是用核发电，这样和环保也很节约。来到沙滩上，我迫不及待地脱下运动鞋，穿上拖鞋，来到离海浪最近的地方，我赶忙走上去，迎着凉飕飕的风，踏在__的沙滩上。我慢慢地靠近海水，不禁大叫：“啊，好冰啊!早知道就不下来了!”过了一会儿，我慢慢的习惯了这冰凉的海水，觉得一点也不冰。差不多，上午十点，太阳慢慢地露出了笑脸，这时，气温也升高了!我突然发现，沙滩上有许多海白菜，爷爷还在海水里捞起了海带，我摸了摸海带，这海带特别嫩，特别滑!我拿着爷爷给我的海带跑到妈妈那里，并拉着妈妈来到 离海水较近的地方。爸爸提议说：“___，我们俩来比赛跑步吧，怎么样?”我高兴得回答道：“OK啊，没问题!”随着妈妈的叫声，比赛开始了!开始，我和爸爸在同一起跑线上，可没跑多久，爸爸的体力渐渐不支了!我趁着这个机会冲了上去，我赢得了这个比赛的冠军!过了一会儿，我和妈妈一起往前走，边走还编起了诗：“蓝蓝的大海啊，大海;金黄的沙滩啊，沙滩!我们赤着脚走在沙滩上，欣赏着美丽的风景，吹着凉凉的风，晒着热热的太阳，不禁陶醉在这美妙的风景里!”我和妈妈不知不觉地来到了沙滩的最边缘，那里的风特别大，浪也特别响!在沙滩上玩了一会儿，我们离开了__!

这次__之行结束了，如果还有下次机会，我一定会再来，这美丽的大海，还会来这漂亮的__!

I like dancing very much. I learn to dance from four years old. Until now,

there are already nine years. I take part in many activities, because I think I

want to perform in front of people. I have a good dance teacher. She dances very

well. She is strict with me. Once I make mistakes, she points it out directly. I

learn a lot from her. Now, we are good friends. She always encourages me. I

think dance is good to me. I make many dancing friends. And it’s good way to

build my body.

在这个暑假中，旅行使我增长见识，学习使我深受启发。

In this summer vacation, travel to my knowledge, learning greatly inspired me.

生活中，我们迎着微风乘车去旅行，让我看到了一望无垠的大海，绿树成荫的森林……仿佛走进了仙境一般。一天，我们来到了十里荷塘，那时正是荷花盛开，我们看到了在水面上亭亭玉立的荷花，无比娇艳，像一位骄傲的公主。我们又去了繁华的都市——上海，夜晚，繁华的上海滩成了光的海洋，霓虹灯闪耀的东方明珠塔，堪称上海的地标建筑。

In life, we meet the breeze bus to travel, let me see the boundless sea, green forest...... Just like entering a wonderland general. One day, we came to the ten in the lotus pond, then it is the lotus in full bloom, we see a stand gracefully erect on the surface of the lotus flower, very beautiful, like a proud princess. We went to the bustling city -- Shanghai, the bustling night, Shanghai Tan into ocean of lights, neon lights shining in the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, a landmark building in Shanghai.

学习中，我学到了许多，尤其是写作、阅读、奥数都能得到老师的表扬，所以在暑假中，我的学习收获也是满满的，我对学好阅读与写作更有信心了。

In the study, I learned a lot, especially reading, writing, math can get the teachers praise, so in the summer vacation, my study is full of harvest, I to learn reading and writing more confident.

小队活动中，我去了污水处理厂、滨海的向日葵基地、十里荷塘、袍江的国家电网公司，我在实践中学到了很多课外知识，受益匪浅，同时也增进了同学之间的友谊。

Group activities, I went to the ten sewage treatment plant, the sunflower base, pond, Paojiang China State Grid Corp, I learned a lot in practice of extra-curricular knowledge, benefit, but also enhance the friendship between the students.

这个暑期，我收获很多，我觉得过了一个有意义的假期。

This summer, I learned a lot, I felt a meaningful holiday.

The Dragon Boat Festival, must not not include dumplings! Today, my sister is teaching me the dumplings! You see.

Make zongzi must be prepared. My sister was ready to soak for three hours of glutinous rice and bought the leaves, which surprised me.

I put my rice in the leaves, and I was all over the table, and I was angry. My sister said to me, "you want to make a triangular shape of the leaf and put the rice in it!"

So I did what my sister said, and pressed it on the rice. Whats in the middle of that dish? It was minced meat! I dug a small hole in the middle of the glutinous rice and made it into a round shape, stuffing it into glutinous rice and adding it to the glutinous rice. How can you seal it? I looked at my sister and knew everything.

I pressed down one of the warped leaves and pressed the rope hard. Success! I covered a lot of them in the previous method. Now its time to get the pot down, boil the water first, and then put the dumplings on.

After a while, the dumplings were cooked. The four of you sat at the table and ate the dumplings.

I untied the rope and was trying to remove the leaves, but when I touched it, it was hot. Her sister looked and laughed. I blew and blew the heat away. I again carefully will leaves open, eat up to her delicious dumplings - among all be stuffed glutinous rice, wrapped in a delicious meat, fresh juice in your mouth, no oil is not greasy, and chewy, feels so good!

So the Dragon Boat Festival in the past, his mouth to eat with his hand package dumplings, thought the tang dynasty poet du fu wrote poems: palace clothing is famous, dragon boat be reward. The wind is soft and the snow is light. When the weather is wet, lets go to the heat. The meaning is the length of the word, the whole life.

What a happy Dragon Boat Festival!

过端午节，一定少不了粽子!今天，姐姐就在教我包粽子呢!你瞧。

做粽子一定要有准备的。原来，姐姐已准备好浸泡了3个小时的糯米，同时也买好了粽叶，这样准备就让我大吃一惊了。

我把米放在叶子里，可米全撒在了桌上，我生气极了。姐姐对我说：“你要把叶子做成一个三角形的样子，然后再把米放进去啊!”

于是，我按照姐姐说的步骤作了一遍，在米上按了按，咦?旁边那个盘子中间放的是什么?原来是肉馅哦!我在糯米中间挖了一个小洞洞，把肉馅弄成圆状，塞入糯米中，让它也加入糯米的行列中。可怎么封好呢?我看了眼姐姐，就明白了一切。

我把翘起来的一片叶子按下来，并用绳子用力的扎紧。成功啦!我按照前面的方法，包了好多个。现在就要下锅了，先是把水烧开，然后把粽子放下去。

过了一会儿，粽子煮好了。大家四人坐在桌子旁，吃起了粽子。

我把绳子解开，正想把叶子摘掉，可我一碰，就被烫着了。姐姐看了，哈哈的笑了起来。我吹着吹着，把让热气吹走了。我再次小心翼翼的将叶子掀开，吃起了自己亲手做的香喷喷的粽子来——白白胖胖的糯米中间，包着一团鲜汁可口的肉馅，放入口中，不油不腻，又有嚼劲，感觉太好了!

端午节就这么过去了，嘴里吃着自己亲手包的粽子，心里想着我国唐代诗人杜甫写的诗：宫衣亦有名，端午被恩荣。细葛含风软，香罗叠雪轻。自天题处湿，当暑着来清。意内称长短，终身荷圣情。

这真是一个快乐的端午节!

20__年_月__日，在我的家中，展开了一场蚊族大屠杀，我斗智斗勇，为民除害。若你不明白，就请往下看一看。

我刚一迈进大门，只听“嗡嗡嗡”一片响，说时迟，那时快，一阵“蚊卷风”扑面而来。我赶紧关上门，蚊子大军被赶了出去，可没想到还有几波正耐心等待着我。我小声嘀咕：“今天难道是蚊族的春节，全跑来我家开party了!”正想着，两只大蚊子便向我扑来，我勃然大怒，开启了疯狂的“蚊族大屠杀”模式，第三次世界大战一触即发。

我左手拿电动灭蚊器，右手拿灭蚊喷雾，“呼呼啪啪哧哧”几声巨响后，一只只蚊子有气无力地倒下了。客厅里弥漫着滚滚浓烟，再仔细一瞧，竟然还有一堆蚊子窝在墙角。我与它们大眼瞪小眼，目光里有着愤怒的火焰在尽情燃烧。我朝它们挥挥电动灭蚊器，俯视着对它们说：“哈哈，你们死定了，快投降吧!”它们似乎听懂了，手忙脚乱起来，不是“他杀”，而是“自残”。只见它们个个飞起来，又狠狠撞向墙，我笑开了花，坐地不起笑道：“哈哈!你们想血溅墙头，了此残生啊!”没一会，最后一只蚊子也倒下来，我点了点，将近25只。

清理完战场，我灵机一动，这不正是一篇很好的写作素材嘛!正愁没东西写呢，真是蚊助我也!今天的蚊族大屠杀真是痛快，既为民除害，让家变得干净，又给了我创作灵感，真是一举两得呀!

When I was in school, my teacher asked me what I want to be in the future,

I had no idea at the time, because I didn’t think about the question before, now

I have my dream, I have figured out what I want to be in the future, I want to

be a teacher. This is my future ideal career, being a teacher not only fulfills

myself, I also can implant my knowledge to my students. When I look at my

teachers, I adore them so much, they learn so much knowledge, they can help us

learn better, whenever we have questions, they can answer us immediately. I want

to be one of them when I grow up, so I must study hard now.

今天，我们伴随着欢声笑语来到了中国的首都：北京！因此，我们的心情都无比地激动。

安顿好了住的地方，马上向伟大的八达岭长城进发，一路上，我们向小鸟一样叽叽喳喳的，好似完全不知道疲惫一样，大约半个小时，我们终于到达了“八达岭长城”我们来到售票处，到长城入口后，我看到了雄伟的万里长城，我的心咯噔了一下，天呐，那么高大，那么雄伟，根本就是世界奇迹嘛！游玩过长城以后，已是傍晚了，我们索性回到公寓休息。

第二天，我们因为要去看升国旗，所以3点就起床了，我们来到了天安门广场，这里非常的大，国旗杆后面是天安门城楼，那位伟大的毛爷爷所住过的城楼，我们不禁向它敬了个礼，看完升国旗以后，我们去了鸟巢和水立方，看到了很多国家运动员在鸟巢里训练，我真希望自己以后也能像他们一样！最后，我们去了著名的颐和园，看到了万寿桥和十七孔桥，还有慈禧太后所住的宫殿，真大，真宏伟啊，我们甚至还看到了一些明星。

时间飞速，不知不觉，又该走了，我们依依不舍的走出了颐和园。

虽然这次北京之旅只有2天，但是我永远都不会忘记，因为，它已经深深的印在了我的心里！

放假了，我们到大昌去玩，看见黎超在骑自行车，我很好奇也想去骑自行车，因为在这里只有我一个人不会起自行车。就叫姐姐教我，姐姐说“想要学会骑自行车就要有可平衡能力，不怕摔。”姐姐在后面推我在前面骑可我总会偏骑不好。有一次我和姐姐认识了一个好朋友名字叫陈捷。她们叫我们骑自行车到桥上去玩，我们答应了。一起去玩，到了那里我自己一人在练习骑自行车。我骑了好久都没学会，我叫她们教我骑自行车。陈捷叫她们一起推我叫我一直想到她们一直在推我就可以了。

我开始骑了她们一直在推我，我害怕自己会摔下来，就往后看，一看就没看到她们就一下子摔下来了，姐姐对我说“不要往后看，也不要往下看，看前方就可以了，弄好方向盘，心里想着我们在后面推就可以了。又来了一次，我骑着往下看了一眼一下子又摔下来了，原来姐姐说的是对的。

这一次我保证不会摔下来，我又开始起了，骑着骑着前面有一个石头我没在意一下子又把自己摔下来了。我对自己没有信心了，姐姐鼓励了我，我又自己骑这一次，我没有看后面，也没有看下面，我自己把方向盘撑好，我没有像到姐姐一直没推全是我自己一人骑的。

我终于自己学会骑自行车了。

I spent a really interesting holiday last summer.I went to Hailan with my families.We played happily.I laid on the beach and saw the blue sea.I felt really exciting. We collected beautiful shells.And had many sea food.I enjoyed this summer trip very much.I plan to go there again.it is a really great place to visit.

How about your holiday?was it wonderful?Please tell me.

This funny holiday

This summer holiday is so full of fun .because I help my mother do the housework every day.

In everday morning . I get up at 9 am and help my mother cooking breakfast. After breakfast, I go to do myself homework,then my mother help me washing dishes.I always finish my homework within 2 or 3 hours .

When the noon come . We often cooking lunch together . But sometime my mother very busy , then I cooking lunch alone.

In 4 pm to 6 pm ,at the afternoon . I will go swimming everyday . I always invent my good friend with me go swimming . It can let me relex and happy .

So I say my summer holiday in this term is full of fun .

去年夏天我真的度过了一个有趣的假期。我和我的家人去了Hailan。我们快乐地玩耍。我躺在沙滩上,看到了蓝色的大海。我感到非常激动人心。我们收集漂亮的贝壳。和有很多的海鲜。我非常享受这个夏天旅行。我计划去那里了。它真的是一个参观的好地方。

你的假期怎么样?这是美好的吗?请告诉我。

这个有趣的节日

这个暑假充满乐趣。因为我每天都帮妈妈做家务。

在日常的早晨。我在9点起床,帮妈妈煮早餐。早饭后,我去做我的家庭作业,然后我妈妈帮我洗碗。我总是在2或3个小时完成我的作业。

中午什么时候来。我们经常在一起烹饪午餐。但有时我妈妈很忙,然后我烹饪午餐。

在下午4点到6点,下午。我将每天去游泳。我总是跟我发明我的好朋友去游泳。它可以让我放松和快乐。

所以我说这学期我的暑假充满了乐趣。

[英语作文暑假计划及译文

大家应该都知道济南的七十二名泉，我们今天就来看看七十二名泉中的黑虎泉。

黑虎泉，是七十二名泉之一，也是天下第一泉5A级风景区景的三大泉群之一，泉水出于深凹形洞口，通过三个石雕虎头流出。波澜汹汹、水声喧喧。

黑虎泉附近还有许多泉，如白石泉,玉女泉，玛瑙泉，金虎泉。这里的泉水清澈透明，甘甜清凉，可以直接饮用。玛瑙泉泉水清澈、像一面镜子，又像钻石一样透明。而金虎泉的泉水也非常透明，还有小鱼，还时不时冒出一串串像珍珠般的泡泡。

再向前走就是黑虎泉，这里来打水的人们最多，只见三个虎头中源源不断的向外喷水，那水波汹涌，像一条水龙一样从龙口中喷洒着，我拿起桶，打了一桶泉水，喝一口，顿时清凉布满了全身。附近还有卖泉水泡茶的，那茶的清香、茶的清凉，甘甜可口。

现在大气污染、垃圾乱扔的现象有许多，我们要保护美丽的环境。

转眼间暑假又来到了，我要利用这个宝贵的暑假好好补习，因为我这次期末考试考得很不好，为了让这个暑假过得既充实又有意义又快乐，做到劳逸结合，我特制定了暑假生活及学习计划。

In the blink of an eye the summer vacation came, I want to use this precious summer vacation to cram school, because I am in the final exam is not very good, in order to let this summer vacation will be worthwhile and meaningful and happy, do work and rest, I developed a special summer life and study plan.

除了每周一、三上午去体育馆训练羽毛球，下午作文班学习写作;其余时间就完成老师布置的暑假作业。每天认真写两页字帖、做五页《暑假作业》、做两篇《英语阅读100篇》。

In addition, three in the morning to go to the gym every Monday afternoon training of badminton, composition class writing; complete teacher assigned homework the rest of the time. Every day to write a two page, five page copybook "homework", two "100" in English reading.

每周写一篇高质量的暑假周记，每周看一本有意义的课外书籍增长见识，并做好读书笔记，积累好词好句，写好读后感。

A week to write a high quality vacation week, weekly reading an interesting extracurricular books increase knowledge, and make the reading notes, accumulate good sentence, written.

为了达到劳逸结合，每周至少游泳三次。 我一定会严格要求自己，按照计划学习、生活，度过一个多姿多彩、既充实又有意义又快乐的暑假。

In order to achieve the work and rest, at least go swimming three times a week. I will set strict demands on themselves, according to the plan, learning life, spend a colorful, both substantial and meaningful and happy summer vacation.

My favorite animal is pandas. He name is Beibei, he is blak and white. I like Beibei very much, becavse he is so cute, and he is kind of shy. Beibei form the China. He is five years old. Is so many people take photos with beibei. I want to see the beibei, i want to take photos with beibei. He live in the Beijing zoo.

今天是我期待已久的日子，因为爸爸、妈妈带我去常州中华恐龙园玩。

我们坐了50分钟的高铁，很快就到达了目的地。一下车，我翘首远望，一座石头砌成的褐色大门呈现在眼前，”中华恐龙园“五个大字是那么地醒目，我兴奋的忘记了天气的炎热，狂奔过去。

一进大门，仿佛一下走进了恐龙世界，到处是造型各异、大大小小不同颜色的恐龙。我已顾不上去欣赏它们的千姿百态，马上投入到惊险刺激的游戏中。首先玩的是”翼飞冲天“，我们每个人找一个翼龙座椅，然后趴在翼龙的背上，在工作人员的哨声后，机器开始转动，在9米高的半空中，左右摇摆，一会俯冲向下，一会又被垂直拉升。我大胆得对妈妈做了个鬼脸，以示我一点也不怕。每个项目入口都有很多人排队，我真是没有耐心等，拉着爸爸先四处逛逛，看哪里排队的人少一点，我们就先玩哪项。我们走到“雷龙过山车”时，看这里的人还算少一点，我们排了二十几分钟就轮到我们了。只见中间是个大圆转盘，边上有二十几只小恐龙，每只背上都有一个座位，90米曲折的轨道，形成一个倒置的“M"下面是湖水，让人看起来有点害怕。启动后不到1秒钟的时间，机车迅速提升，先是上下摇摆，再360度大摇摆，在15米最高点处更是倾斜倒转。这时，我的心感觉已飞到体外，吓得我把眼睛闭了起来，大声的和跟我一样害怕的人一起尖叫起来。我们玩了一项就排队等下一项，接着又玩了“疯狂火龙钻”、“穿梭侏罗纪”、“金刚”、“迷幻魔窟”等······总是在恐惧、尖叫、刺激后说：“恐怖的游戏我不玩了。”可到那里，我就身不由己，烦不了那么多了，还是跟着爸爸一起上了。妈妈比起我来胆小多了，好多游戏妈妈都不敢玩，其实我是在挑战我的胆量。

时间差不多了，我依依不舍的和恐龙们再见了。这次的恐龙园之行给我带来了无穷的乐趣，也令我增长了许多见识，让我难忘。

今天我要去游泳，我非常开心，催爸爸快点去。

一进游泳馆，我就看见一帮小朋友在开心的打水仗，他们高兴极了。可是我不是要玩水，而且有一个重要的任务，自己学会游泳，像小鱼一样在水里面自由嬉戏。于是我鼓起勇气，但大着胆子跳下深水区，手脚却不听使唤，我拼命的划动双手，水还是不停的灌进我的喉咙。我使劲地扑腾着，可怎么也游不起来。我真的好想放弃，以前在潜水区我练习了蛙泳，游起来还算比较顺利，可是在深水区里为什么游起来就不一样了。我好羡慕身边的小朋友在深水区里轻松的玩耍，我不甘心就这样放弃，我对爸爸说:“我要多加练习，我相信自己，一定能学会。”

我一次次跳进水里，手脚渐渐的配合起来，身体也终于可以浮在水面上了。我在水中欢快的游着，手臂轻轻地拨动着浪花。我兴奋的跳出水面，对岸上的爸爸大声呼喊：“爸爸我能行!”会了蛙泳，于是我把身体翻过来练习仰泳。我把身体放松，手和脚一下一下的波动的水面。经过一次次训练，我终于会了仰泳。

我喜欢今天的旅游，希望下次还能来游泳。

Home is the warmest place in the world and a sweet home makes every family

member feel happy and comfortable. So, how to make a home sweet?

First, respecting and understanding each other is the key to make a home

sweet, especially living in a big family. Everyone in the family has his or her

own opinion and has different way to deal with the matters, and it is impossible

to make family members see eye to eye with each other. Therefore, when we are

meeting different opinions, we need to give our respect and understanding to

each other.

Second, communication is another important factor to make a sweet home.

Communicating with family members is a good for us to know each other and

strengthen the relationship. Thus, no matter where we are, keeping in contact

with each other is definitely important.

Finally, humor can add more sweet to our home. Humor is a good way to

adjust the atmosphere in a family and close the relationship between family

members. Hence, if there is going to have a quarrel between family members, try

to use your humor to solve it in advance.

In a word, to make a home sweet needs the effort of every family

member.

Here is a difference between science and technology.Science is a method of

answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical

problems. Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships between

observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to

organize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with

tools,techniques, and procedures for implementing the findings of science.

Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the

progress in each. Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who

seek to comprehend the universe and know the truth with the highest degree of

accuracy and certainty, cannot pay heed to their own or other peoples likes or

dislikes, or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. What scientists

discover may shock or anger people--as did Darwins theory of evolution. But

even an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the

option of refusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology;we do not have

the option of refusing to hear the sonic boom produced by a supersonic

aircraft-flying overhead; we do not have the option of refusing to breathe

polluted air. Unlike science, progress in technology must be our slave and not

the reverse. The legitimate purpose of technology is to serve peopie--people in

general, not merely some people; and future generations, not merely those who

presently wish to gain advantage for themselves.

We are all familiar with the abuses of technology. Many people blame

technology itself for widespread pollution, resource depletion and even social

decay in general--so much so that the promise of technology is obscured. That

promise is a cleaner and healthier world. If wise applications of science and

technology do not lead to a better world, what else will?