大学新生入学英语自我介绍精选3篇 作文范文（最新20篇）

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 .

中文：我的故乡在黄梅.黄梅位于湖北省的东部，它东接安徽省安庆府，南邻江西省九江市.在我心中，它是一座伟大的县城.它在中国史上约有1800余年的历史，像闻名遐迩的四祖寺，五祖寺在黄梅有很长时间的历史了.每年，都有来自不同地域的许多游客去那.我自离开故乡已是七载余，但是我却每天思念故乡，以致在梦里都是如此.作为从黄梅走出来的女儿，我坚信我的故乡会越来越富饶.新的2009就要来临，今晚我祝福新的一年将万事顺利，我所有的朋友都好.在新的26岁年轮里，我必须努力工作，我会像我的家乡一样成长.

Im 8 years old, and Im in grade three in elementary school, and Im short. The round head is like a big ball. The hair on the head is black and short, and my father says Im very smart. Under the long eyebrows, the eyes are big. Small nose, inlaid in the eyes and mouth in the middle, the shape is beautiful. I love wearing the coat and shorts of Jingle cats.

I am a pupil who is not afraid of suffering and is very brave. Im very active and fond of making friends. New classmates, new neighbors, none of them are not my friends. The unknown children, I will soon become acquainted with them, become new friends. I want to make people in the world happier!

I love all kinds of sports: running, jumping, climbing ladders, hanging bars and table tennis....... Among all these sports, my favorite is playing table tennis!

Do you like me? If you like, make friends with me!

My name is___________ . There are 4 people in my family. My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in senior high school. My mother is an English teacher. She teaches English in the university. I have a younger brother, he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.

I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read. Reading E- books is fun. In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.

I hope to study both English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects. Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.

My favorite little animal is a chicken.

Just, my house downstairs 307 to raise a few chicks. Every day when we pass by, these chicks are leaning on the head to see us miles.

The chicks are full of hairy and cute. A golden feather like a golden dress. The chicks have a pair of pointed mouths. Round eyes to see people when it is quite spirit of it

I did not see their ears, but chicks could not have ears. If there is no ears, then we walked over, how they will be wiped out toward our head look at us?

Mother said, just hatched chicks can only eat small grains, can not eat millet or corn, but also often give them water. If there are small insects to eat them, they will grow more air.

I like these lovely chicks too much But Mom and Dad said that now can not raise, do not raise well, they will die.

No classical work could pervade every cubic centimeter of air with such cultural fragrance but she.

No judicious sage could merge various elements as a magnificent poem but she.

No green tree could consist of vivid cells arousing every hearts anxiety for being young forever but she.

She is my university Fudan University.

The first time I entered the campus as a freshman, I was deeply attracted by her cultural atmosphere and historical connotation. Fudan is a graceful lady who is accustomed to serenity but meanwhile each action of hers outpours her innermost tern perament. Apparently it is worth every effort to probe into her world for the sake of both physical and mental enrichment. Her humanistic spirit inspires me to care for everything around, even the most trivial one.

On the other hand, catching up with the times, Fudan is modern and smart. You see, the many age-old buildings here are actually great libraries and labs. Scientific and technological developrnent is easily smelt in the air,because she never lags behind the world.

Fabulously, such a historical and scientific school is far more than an operational mechanism. Her everlasting youth and vigor beam through every corner of the campus and the young in school vivify every piece of concrete and wood here. What makes me happy and strong is that it perpetuates me with unfading energy. And it is definitely beneficial for me to be granted enthusi。

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 favourite subject is maths.Perhaps someone thinks its difficult to study well.But I like it.I belive that if you try your best，everything can be done well.

I 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.

[自我介绍英语作文精选

各位好，我叫***，来自**。

孔子和孟子都出生在我们家乡。（掌声……）所以，我们那里又被称为孔孟之乡，礼仪之邦。

我这个人小毛病很多，想必大家有所听说。有做的不对的地方，还请大家告诉我一声，我会改正。

在大学里，第一要学会做人，我要改变自己。

在座的都是青年才俊，有句话是这样说，我要向大家学习。

前面同学有人谈到专科和本科的关系，并引经据典，阐述观点。这令我想起清人龚定庵的一句话，是“科以人重科亦重，人以科传人可知”。()科，就是科举，高考前身。举个例子，我刘长清是广科的轮机专科，以后我厉害了，广科的名气也高了。（笑……鼓掌……）一个人什么没有，只好对别人说，自己是广科的本科生。这样的人我们都知道他是什么样的人。

来到广科，我很喜欢这个校园。轮机，好。我在浏览信息时看到这个专业，觉得很好，很适合自己。我来自农村，虽然很胖，家里也不富裕，所以应该能吃苦。

我来此求学，希望能得到师长和同学的教诲。我要让自己的大学生活很充实，不要空虚和无聊；我要时刻保持一种“饥渴感”，对知识的饥渴，对生活的饥渴。

我认为出海有个很好的好处，可以给我一个空间，让我静下来，读书。我不知道能不能带些书到船上。但我曾幻想，自己在海风中看书，在海浪边写日记。我比较喜欢看文学方面的书，感觉这样的生活很理想。

以上的我的，谢谢大家！（掌声……）入学自我介绍开学自我介绍

[大学开学自我介绍600字

以下是短文写作中使用率最高、覆盖面最广的基本句式，每组句式的功能相同或相似，考可根据自己的情况选择其中的个，做到能够熟练正确地仿写或套用。

1．表示原因

1）There are three reasons for this

2）The reasons for this are as follows

3）The reason for this is obvious

4）The reason for this is not far to seek

5）The reason for this is that

6）We have good reason to believe that

例如：

There are three reasons for the changes that have taken place in our life

．Firstly，people’s living standard has been greatly improved．Secondly，most people are well paid，and they can afford what they need or like．Last but not least，more and more people prefer to enjoy modern life．

注：

如考生写第一个句子没有把握，

可将其改写成两个句子。

如：

Great changes have taken place in our life．

There are three reasons for this．这样写可以避免套用中的表达失误。

2．表示好处

1）It has the following advantages

2）It does us a lot of good

3）It benefits us quite a lot

4）It is beneficial to us

5）It is of great benefit to us

例如：

Books are like friends．

They can help us know the world better，and they can open our minds

and widen our horizons．Therefore reading extensively is of great benefit to us

3．表示坏处

1）It has more disadvantages than advantages

2）It does us much harm

3）It is harmful to us

例如：

However，everything divides into two．

Television can also be harmful to us．It can do harm to our health and make us lazy if we spend too much time watching television.

4．表示重要、必要、困难、方便、可能

1）It is important（necessary，difficult，convenient, possible）for sb．to do sth．

2）We think it necessary to do sth．

3）It plays an important role in our life．

例如：

Computers are now being used everywhere，whether in the government，in schools or in business．

Soon, computers will be found in every home，too．

We have good reason to say that computers are playing an increasingly important role in our life and we have stepped into the Computer Age．

5．表示措施

1)We should take some effective measures．

2）We should try our best to overcome（conquer）the difficulties．

3）We should do our utmost in doing sth．

4）We should solve the problems that we are confronted（faced）with．

例如：

The housing problem that we are confronted with Is becoming more and more serious．Therefore，we must take some effective measures to solve it．

6 ．表示变化

1）Some changes have taken place in the past five years．

2)A great change will certainly be produced in the world’s communications．

3）The computer has brought about many changes in education．

例如：

Some changes have taken place in people’s diet in the past five years．The major reasons for these changes are not far to seek．Nowadays，more and more people are switching from grain to

meat for protein，and from fruit and vegetable to milk for vitamins．

7．表示事实、现状

1）We cannot ignore the fact that．．．

2）No one can deny the fact that．．．

3）There is no denying the fact that．．．

4）This is a phenomenon that many people are interested in．

5）However，that’s not the case．

例如：

We cannot ignore the fact that industrialization brings with it the problems of pollution．To solve these problems，

we can start by educating the public about the hazards of pollution．

The government on its part should also design stricter laws to promote a cleaner environment．

8．表示比较

1）Compared with A，B．．．

2）I prefer to read rather than watch TV．

3）There is a striking contrast between them．

例如：

Compared with cars ,bicycles have several advantages besides being affordable．Firstly，they do not consume natural resources of petroleum．Secondly，they do not cause the pollution problem．Last but not least，they contribute to people’s health by giving them due physical exercise．

9．表示数量

1）It has increased（decreased）from．．．to．．．

2）The population in this city has now increased （decreased）to 800，000．

3）The output of July in this factory increased by 15％compared with that of January．

例如：

With the improvement of the living standard,the proportion of people’s in some spent on food has decreased while that spent on education has increased．

再如：From the graph listed above,it can be seen that student use of computers has increased from an average of less than two hours per week in 1990 to 20 hours in 2000．

10．表示看法

1）People have（take，adopt，assume)different attitudes towards sth．

2）People have different opinions on this problem．

3）People take different views of（on）the question．

4）Some people believe that．．．

Others argue that．．．

例如：

People have different attitudes towards failure．Some believe that failure leads to success．

Every failure they experience translates into a greater chance of success at their renewed endeavor．However ,others are easily discouraged by failures and put themselves into the category of losers．

再如：

Do“lucky numbers really bring good luck？

Different people have different views on it（注：

一个段落有时很适宜以问句开始，考生应掌握这一写作方法。）

11．表示结论

1）In short，it can be said that ．．．

2）It may be briefly summed up as follows．

3）From what has been mentioned above,we can come to the conclusion that ．．

例如：

From what has been mentioned above，we can come to the conclusion that examination is necessary，however，its method should be improved．

12．套语

1）It’s well known to us that ．．．

2）As is known to us．．．

3）This is a topic that is being widely talked about．

4）From the graph

（table，chart）listed above，it can be seen that ．．．

5）As a proverb says，“Where there is a will，there is a way．

例如：

As is well known to us，it is important for the students to know the world outside campus．

The reason for this is obvious．Nowadays,the society is changing and developing rapidly，and

the campus is no longer an“ivory tower.As college students，

we must get in touch with the world outside the campus．

Only in this way can we adapt ourselves to the society quickly after

we graduate.

Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

The twentieth century has brought with it many advances. With those advances, human lives have changed dramatically. In some ways life is worse, but mostly it is better. Changes in food preparation methods, for example, have improved our lives greatly.

The convenience of preparing food today is amazing. Even stoves have gotten too slow for us. Microwave cooking is much easier. We can press a few buttons and a meal is completely cooked in just a short time. People used to spend hours preparing an oven-cooked meal, and now they can use that time for other, better things. Plus, there are all kinds of portable, prepackaged foods we can buy. Heat them in the office microwave, and lunch at work is quick and easy.

Food preparation today allows for more variety. With refrigerators and freezers, we can preserve a lot of different foods in our homes. Since technology makes cooking so much faster, people are willing to make several dishes for even a small meal. Parents are more likely to let children be picky, now that they can easily heat them up some prepackaged macaroni and cheese on the side. Needless to say, adults living in the same house may have very different eating habits as well. If they don’t want to cook a lot of different dishes, it’s common now to eat out at restaurants several times a week.

Healthful eating is also easier than ever now. When people cook, they use new fat substitutes and cooking sprays to cut fat and calories. This reduces the risk of heart disease and high cholesterol. Additionally, we can buy fruits and vegetable fresh, frozen or canned. They are easy to prepare, so many of us eat more of those nutritious items daily. A hundred years ago, you couldn’t imagine the process of taking some frozen fruit and ice from the freezer, adding some low-fat yogurt from a plastic cup and some juice from a can in the refrigerator, and whipping up a low-fat smoothie in the blender!

Our lifestyle is fast, but people still like good food. What new food preparation technology has given us is more choices. Today, we can prepare food that is more convenient, healthier, and of greater variety than ever before in history.

[大学英语专八作文食物与生活

一、Hello, my name is Tom. I’m from JianXi. I’m 10 years old. I’m short and thin. I’m a student. I study in Class2, Grade 5 of primary school. I like English class very much. Because English class is so much fun. There are 4 people in my family. They are my mother, my father, my sister and me. I like hamburger and chicken very much. Do you like me?

二、Hello everyone,My name is xxx . I am from China, with a height of xx cm, and a weight of xx kg. ,I was born in xxxx xx xx, My favroite subject is xxx。My favorite month is February,My favorite season is spring , My favorite sprots is runningMy favorite food is hambuger,,My favorite housework is sweeping the floor, I want to be a computer engineer , You could ask me why , ha , because I like piaying computer !

三、Good morning (afternoon), teachers and students!

My name is JinYue. Beauty is my English name. Im ten years old. Im an active(活泼的) girl. I like singing 、dancing、drawing and playing Pingpang.Im a student of Class one Grade four from Affiliated Primary School of Hefei Pedagogical College.I like Chinese, Maths ,English and so on.I study very hard,I hope I can become a excellent student. I like making friends and wish to be friend with all of you.This is me. Please remember (记住)me, your good friend --JinYue. Thank you very much!

四、Hello, everyone. My name is JinYue. Beauty is my English name. Im ten years old. Im a student of Class one Grade four from Affiliated Primary School of Hefei Pedagogical College. I like singing 、dancing、drawing and playing Pingpang. I like English. I hope to become your good friends. Thank you very much!

五、Goodafternoon, teachers! Today, I`m very happy to make a speech(演讲) here. Now, let me introduce (介绍)myself. My name is ZhuRuijie. My English name is Molly. I`m 12. I come from Class1 Grade 6 of TongPu No.2 Primary School. I`m an active girl. I like playing basketball. Because I think it`s very interesting. I`d like to eat potatoes. They`re tasty(好吃的). My favourite colour is green. And I like math best. It`s fun. On the weekend(在周末), I like reading books in my room. I have a happy family. My father is tall and strong(强壮).My mother is hard-working(工作努力) and tall, too. My brother is smart.(漂亮) And I`m a good student. My dream(梦想) is to be a teacher, because I want to help the poor (贫穷的)children in the future(在将来). Thank you for listening! Please remember(记住) me!

Hannah Oyler

21 Balsom St

Ventura, CA 94120

__________________

Objective

To obtain a position as a photographer for a major metropolitan newspaper.

Notable Achievements

Time Magazine, Top Photos of the Year 1999 for California Wildfire at Night

Banaker Excellence in Photography Fellowship, 1995.

Experience

Ventura County Times

Staff photographer, 1996 - Present

Regular coverage included: Sports, Lifestyle, & Metro. Successfully met tight deadlines.

Los Angeles Times

Summer Intern, 1995 & 1996

Assisted lead sports photographer. Selected and assembled equipment according to subject material, anticipated conditions. Gained valuable knowledge of function and limitations of various types of cameras, lenses, and films.

Education

University of Southern California

B.A., Photography, 1996

Hi!My name is Eric.I have a good friend .Her name is Alice.She is 14 years old.

She is in No.2 middle school.She likes to learn English,and her English is very well.

She likes playing basketball with her classmates.

I am a first-year student in Nanjing University. Every day, I have a very busy and full schedule.

Education is very important to students. The reason is that our achievement determines whether or not we can early out duties to our country in the future.

I get up early every morning to prepare my lessons. Then I attend classes. The last two periods in the afternoon are usually free. I spend them either on the sports ground or in the library. In the evening I try to complete all the assignments on time.

On the weekends, I like to watch TV or go to the films.

Being a student is hard work, but studying makes you a useful person and it is also full of joys when you are ahead of your classmates in all subjects.

Good morning. It is my honour to come here for this interview.

First let me introduce myself to you. My name is Wendy. I am 17 years old, and was born in Jinan, Shandong Province. I was graduated from ** Middle School.

I am always studying hard, and I have achieved lots of fruitful results, including many certifications.

I am optimistic and open-minded. I have made a lots of good friends in my school.

In my spare time, I like reading and listening to the music. Sometimes, I also like to play basketball.

I hope I have the chance to enter the school. And I also believe that where there is a will, there is a way.

That is all. Thanks for your attention.

My name is Ye Lingyan, my English name is Peter. My hair is short, my eyes are big. I like watching TV, playing computer games and swimming. I get up at six oclock. I have breakfast at six thirty. I go to school at seven oclock. I have lunch at eleven forty. From Monday to Friday, I have six classes every day. I go home at four oclock. I have dinner at five. I go to bed at ten oclock. I have a drum class. I really enjoy the class.

My name is Liu Xianyang, a small student of Baiyun, reading class six in grade three.

I have a round face, big eyes, red mouth. I have a pair of big ears, and I hear it very clearly. My hands are long, my feet are big, and I run fast.

I like to blow the gourd, it is a national musical instrument, the sound of blowing out sounds good. I will blow the music of the happy water splashing Festival, the catch swing, the reed Shaw love.

I love to laugh, love sports, like to make friends with others, and everyone comes to make friends with me.

Teachers, students, everybody!

My name is ××, a little boy love reading.

I  have a pair of big eyes, high bridge of the nose, mouth, adults say cherry small mouth, I want to tube size, he still in my eyes, because I like reading the most. My eyes wet, is very good-looking, he is my the window to the soul, in order to protect him, I cant work, for example, when reading a book after I pay attention to the distance of eyes from the book and pay attention to rest in a timely manner. And my hair black, black, like a dark cloud. A mother said: lets hair is the same ah, you are black hair, I am black hair, your father is. Is a family ah. My hair is like eyes, swarthy. Mom and dad said: its nice of your hair. My hair is black and very hard, not only like my personality is straightforward. Im fine to identify, as long as see black hair, big eyes is me. Remember, dont have.

I am a love of making friends. Remember in first grade, wei classmate off an eraser, I helped him pick it up, since then, he would have regarded me as a friend. How, I love to make friends?

My specialty is: drawing and the violin. My ideal is: after be brought up as a painter or a famous violinist. Like me?

Thank you very much!

老师们,同学们,大家好!

我叫××。要想了解我,请往下看。

长着一双大大的眼睛,高鼻梁,嘴嘛,大人都说是樱桃小嘴,我想管他大小呢,还是我的眼睛重要,因为我最喜欢看书了。我的眼睛水灵灵的很好看,他是我心灵的窗户,为了保护他,我可没少下功夫,比如说,在看书时我既注意眼睛离书的距离又注意及时休息。还有我的头发,乌黑乌黑的,像黑黑的云一样。妈妈说:咱们一家头发真是一样呀,你是黑头发,我是黑头发,你爸爸还是。真是一家人呀。我的头发简直跟眼珠一样,黑黝黝的。爸爸妈妈都说:你的头发真好呀。我的头发不仅黑而且很硬,像我的性格一样爽直。我很好辨认,只要看到大眼睛黑头发的就是我。记好了,别找错啊。

我是一个爱交朋友的人。记得在一年级,魏同学掉了一块橡皮,我帮他捡起来,从此,他就把我当成了朋友。怎么样,我是不是爱交朋友呢?

我的特长是:画画和小提琴。我的理想是:长大后当一名画家或著名的小提琴家。喜欢我吗?

谢谢!

Panda—the National Treasure

Panda is one of the scarcest animals.People in the world like it very much.There used to be many pandas in China long ago.As the balance of nature was destroyed and the weather was getting warmer and warmer,pandas became less.But at present,the number of pandas is increasing year by year.There are now so many pandas that some are being sent to other countries so that people there can enjoy them.

Nowadays,the biggest nature park for panda in China is in Sichuan.There is a research centre for nature and wild life there.Scientists hope that one day they will have enough pandas to be set free and let them live in the wild again.

I was so excited when i entered the University. For so many years, I worked hard to achieve this dream and finally i made it. Everything seemed fresh and curious to me. I was so pleased that I would enjoy my University life soon.

when i was in high school, I had to study all the time and hardly had spare time to do what i wanted to.Besides, I had to focus on my textbooks and doing exercise again and again. Therefore, I had little time to read magazines and novels and watch TV. what was worse, I couldnt play with my friends a lot, which I couldnt stand the most. In a word, all i did in high shool should be considered for the College Entrance Examination. dedecms.com

However, my University life is totally different from the life in high school.I can arrange my time freely. I spend most of my time reading in the library, where I can open my eyes and broaden my mind.In my free time, I also join some clubs,where i can make a lot of friends of different majors. My teachers in University are so kind and knowledgeable that they not only teach us knowledge but also how to be a person and how to get on with others. In addition, there are more opportunities for me to improve myself.

I believe University life is an important stage in my life. In University, i can learn how to learn by myself, how to get on with others, how to live independently.College provides me with a stage where i can show myself and be myself.

本人自小就理解长辈和老师的良好思想道德教育，严格要求自我，为人诚实，勤奋好学，不断求上进，在大学的三年里，经过学院的半军事化管理，使自我变得更加坚强。作为一名计算机专业的大学生，本人热爱本专业并为其投入了巨大的热情和精力。

本人思想用心上进，性格开朗，生活作风严谨，职责心强，办事沉稳、执着，能吃苦耐劳，适应性强，具有良好的心理素质。本人用心要求上进，热爱祖国，拥护中国共产党，用心向党的组织靠拢，向我们伟大的中国共产党看齐。本人还坚持党的四项基本原则和改革开放政策、关心国家和社会的大事，具有很强的爱国主义精神。认真贯彻学校严谨，求实，团结，进去的校训，学习雷锋助人为乐的精神，用心加入一些义务活动并坚持到社会上做好事。

学习上，本人学习目的明确，基础知识扎实，并努力做到各方面的均衡发展，在学习过程中，我注重理论与实际相结合，虽然实践不够，但是我定会在以后的工作和学习中努力增加。

生活上，本人严格要求自我，生活朴素，生活作风严谨，用心参加各种有益的社会活动，认真投入到学校的各项组织活动中，踊跃参加班群众活动。

热爱学习，办事稳重谨慎，能吃苦耐劳，能独立完成工作、实际动手潜力另外还具有团体协作精神，具有优秀的职业道德和职责感，能迅速的适应各种环境，并融合其中。理解潜力好，自学潜力强，人际关系优良这是我最大的优点，它使我能够迅速的学到自我所需要的知识，并加以应用。喜欢挑战，自信，有较强的团队意识。

Where possible, reduce the use of "which," "who" "that" "whom" "whether... or not" etc.

少用关系代词

学会运用关系代词是你学习英文过程中的一个重要的阶段。学会少用它们则表明你取得了更大的进步。在校对你的作品时，仔细检查一下所有的which’s, who’s that’s和whom’s是否必要。删除不必要的关系代词会使你的文章更精彩。

Example:

Unnecessary: It is a truth that is universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

(用两个 that’s，读起来很别扭)

Better: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

-- Jane Austin

注：被动语态修饰的名词通常不须用关系代词。

Unnecessary: In 1970 India dedicated a nuclear power plant near Bombay, which was built with American assistance.

Improved: In 1970 India dedicated a nuclear power plant near Bombay, built with American assistance.

Unnecessary: During this period, Churchill spoke for a nation which was undivided and curiously happy, as it has never been in my lifetime, before or since.

Improved: During this period, Churchill spoke for a nation undivided and curiously happy, as it has never been in my lifetime, before or since.

Unnecessary: Justice theories have a long tradition, which goes back to Plato and Aristotle in the 5th century B.C.

Improved: Justice theories have a long tradition, going back to Plato and Aristotle in the 5th century B.C.

Unnecessary: Shirley Temple’s father blew nearly the entire $3 million that she made by tap dancing which made her famous in the movies.

Improved: Shirley Temple’s father blew nearly the entire $3 million she made tap dancing her way to fame in the movies.

Unnecessary: We told them they were the victims who deserved sympathy the most.

Improved: We told them they were the victims, most deserving of sympathy.

Unnecessary: Only a person who is oblivious* to the facts of modern life would doubt the need of vocational education today.

Better: Only a person oblivious to the facts of modern life would doubt the need of vocational education today.

Unnecessary: Not everyone in North America likes the taste of green tea, whether it contains caffeine or not.

Better: With or without caffeine, not everyone in North America likes the taste of green tea.

Unnecessary: Usually the Washington family married people who were socially better off than themselves, but the second marriage of George’s father was an exception.

Better: Usually the Washingtons married their social betters, but the second marriage of George’s father was an exception.

Unnecessary: In some instances, a letter can take ten days by air and six to eight weeks by ship to reach the person to whom the letter is addressed.

Better: In some instances, a letter can take ten days by air and six to eight weeks by ship to reach its intended receiver.