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英语美文背诵
1.TheSpringFestival
ThemostimportantfestivalinChinaistheSpringFestival.Itfallsonthelastdayofthelunaryearandlastsuntilthelanternfestival.OntheNewYear’sEvepeopleusuallycooklotsofgooddishes.Thewholefamilysitsaroundthetable,feastingandwelcomingthefirstdayofthenewyear.
Whentheclockstrikestwelveatmidnight,peoplegreetoneanotherwith“HappyNewYear”andgooutintotheopentowatchallkindsoffireworksglitteringeverywhereinthedarksky.Parentsusuallyputasmallredpaperpacketunderthechild’spillow.Insidethepacketissomemoney.Thatmeansthechildisalreadyoneyearolder.InChinapeoplecallthis“Ya-Sui-Qian
Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,peoplegotovisittheirparents,relativesandfriends.Someyoungpeoplegetmarriedonthatdaytoo.TheSpringFestivallastshalfamonthuntiltheLanternFestivalcomes.
2.SummerHolidayPart-timeJob
Duringthesummerholidayof2005,IthoughtIshoulddosomethingmeaningfulinsteadofstayingathomeandwatchingTV.SoIgotajobataKFCfastfoodrestaurantandworkedthereasacleaner.EverydayIwenttoworkearlyinthemorningandgothomelateintheevening.Iworked7hoursadayforthreeweeks.
Thejobwashard,boringandseemedendless,whichmademesotiredthatIalmostquithalfway.Afterall,Istucktoitwithmydetermination.
Finally,Ifinishedthejobbeforethenewschooltermbegan.
Now,Iunderstandwhatlabormeans.Ithinkitwasreallyasuccessfulexperience.
3.AdvertisementsinOurLife
Weliveinaworldofadvertisements.Weseeandhearthemeverywhere.Noonecanavoidbeinginfluencedbyadvertisements.Radio,televisionandcomputershavemadeitpossibleforadvertisementstoattracttheattentionofmillionsofpeople.Therefore,ithasbecomeanimportantpartofourdailylife.
Ononehand,advertisinggreatlypromotessales;ontheotherhand,intheireffortstotellpeopleaboutproductsandevents,advertisementsprovideuswithalargeamountofthelatestinformation.Meanwhile,tomakeanadvertisement,alotofpeoplewillhavetoworktogether.Sowiththedevelopmentofadvertising,alotofjobsarebeingcreated.
Inaword,advertisingisanimportantbusiness.
4.AmericanStudents'Visit
Boysandgirls,
MayIhaveyourattention,please?
AboutfiftyAmericanstudentswillcometovisitourschoolonOctoberthe22nd.We'llmeetthemattheschoolgateat8:
30a.m.At9:
00,we'lltakethemtotheconferenceroom,whereagettogetherwillbeheld.Afterthat,we'llshowthemaroundourbotanicalgardenandtheschoolrunfactory.At11:
00,therewillbeabasketballmatchontheplayground.They'llleaveourschoolat12:
00.
WemusttalkwiththeminEnglish.Pleasebefriendlyandcourteous(有礼貌的)tothem.Remember,wenotonlystandforourschool,butalsostandforChina.
Thankyou.Hopeyouhaveagoodtime.
5.SecretstoWriteaBeautifulArticle
DearHelpful,
I’maSeniorThreestudentandI’mintrouble.IusedtolikeEnglish,butnowIamhavingsomeproblemsinEnglish,especiallyinEnglishwriting.ThoughIknowEnglishisaveryimportantsubject.Ithinknowithasbecomealittledifficultforme.MypoorwritingskillshavecausedmetogetlowmarksonmyEnglishexams.ThishasmademedislikeEnglishandIamafraidtotakeanymoreexams.IreallywanttochangemysituationandenjoylearningEnglishagain.IwonderwhysomanystudentslikeEnglishandcangetgoodresultsinEnglishexams.Idowanttobeoneofthebeststudentsandgotoafamousuniversityaftergraduation.Thisismydreaming,butmyEnglishisnotgoodenough.WhatshouldIdo?
Worriedxxx
SecretstoWriteaBeautifulArticle
DearWorried,
IhavereceivedyourletterandI’mgladtogiveyousomesuggestions.Firstofall,don’tbedisappointed.Manystudentsfinditdifficulttowritewell.Inmyopinion,ifyouwanttoimproveyourwriting,youshoulddothefollowingthings.First,dosomestudyingwiththesetphrasesandsentencestructures.Keepalistofthemandthentrytomakesomesentenceswiththem.Second,readEnglishasmuchaspossible.Therearemanythingsthatcan’tbelearntimmediately.Youmustseetheminbooksmanytimes.Thenyou’llbeabletousethemcorrectlyyourself.So,inordertowritewell,youmustlearntoreadalot.Finally,you’dbetterrecitesomegoodpassages.Themorepassagesyouread,thebetteryouwillwrite.
I’msureyoucanimproveyourwrittenEnglishaslongasyoustudyhard.Remember,practicemakesperfect.
Helpfulxxx
6.JobHunting
DearSirorMadame,
Ihavereadyouradvertisementinyesterday’sChinaDaily.IfeelIwillbefitforthejobneededinyourcompany.I’m20yearsoldandingoodhealth.Aftergraduationfromamiddleschool,IhavestudiedEnglishforsixyears.Istudiedbookkeeping,typewritingandpublicrelations.IamgoodatbothoperatingaPCandEnglish.Icanread,write,listentoandspeakEnglish.I’minterestedinthepositionofasecretary.
Iwantverymuchtobeacceptedbyyourcompany.I’llworkhardifIcanbeamemberinyourcompany.
LiHua
7.WhetherStudentsshouldTakePhysicalExercise
Deareditor,
I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwe’vehadaboutwhetherstudentsofSenior3shouldtakephysicalexercise.55%ofthestudentsthinktheyshouldtakeexerciseeveryday,suchasdoingmorningexercises,playingping-pongandbasketball,butitshouldn’ttakeuptoomuchtime.Properexercisecanbuildupone’sbodyandreducediseases.What’smore,sportsletstudents’brainshavearestsothattheycanstudyeffectively.
Ontheotherhand,45%believetakingexerciseisawasteoftimeanditistiring.Afterhavingsports,theyaremuchtooexcitedforalongtimetopayattentiontotheirlessons.It’salsopossiblegethurtinsports.
Yourssincerely,
LiHua
8.OntheInternet
TheInternetisplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleinourdailylife.OntheInternet,wecanreadnewsbothathomeandabroadandlearnaboutallkindsofotherinformationaswell.Wecanalsosendmessagesbye-mail,makephonecalls,takeclasses,readvariouskindsofbooksandlearnforeignlanguagesbyourselves,enjoymusic,watchsports,playchess,cardsandsoon.Besides,wecanevendoshopping,haveachatwithothersandmakefriendswiththemontheInternet.
Inaword,theInternethasmadeourlifericherandmorecolorful.
9.MobilePhonesatSchool
DearEditor,
I’mwritingtotellyouaboutthediscussionwe'vehadaboutwhetheritisnecessaryformiddleschoolstudentstocarrymobilephonestoschool.
Themajorityofthestudentsthinkthatitismoreconvenientforthemtokeepintouchwiththeirparentsandclassmatesiftheyhaveamobilephone.Andwhat'smore,it'sthelatestfashion.
However,mostteachersthinkmiddleschoolstudentsarenotoldenoughtocontrolthemselves.Itisawasteoftimeforstudentstoplaygamesandsendmessagestoeachotherbymobilephone.Andit'seasytocausethestudentstoviewitheachother.Ifnecessary,theycanmakephonecallsbyusingpublicphonesonthecampus.
Inmyopinion,followingthefashionisunderstandable.Butasmiddleschoolstudents,weshouldputallourheartintoourstudies.
Yourstruly,
LiHua
10.EnglishIsMyFavoriteSubject
Englishismyfavoritesubject,becauseit'ssuchawidelyusedlanguage.ItisimportantforeveryonetolearnEnglishwellinourrapidlydevelopingworld.
Englishhasnowbecomeaninternationallanguage,becauseitisusedbyalmosteverycountryintheworld.Ifyouwanttodobusinesswithforeigners,youhavetolearnEnglish,becausemostofthemspeakandwriteinEnglish.Englishisoneoftheworkinglanguagesatinternationalconferences.Today,manygreatreports,papers,andbooksarewritteninEnglish,soifyouwanttoreadthem,youmustknowEnglishwell.IfyouknowEnglish,youcanalsounderstandpeoplefromothercountriesbetterandcontributemoreeffectivelytoworldpeace.
Nomatterwhatyoudointhefuture,Englishwillalwaysbeimportant.SoweshouldpaymoreattentiontolearningEnglishinordertomakeourcountrypowerful,competitive,andinternational.
11Weekends
Weekendsareimportant.Theyprovidepeoplewiththekindofrestandrelaxationthatareessentialtoahappyandhealthylife.I’moneofthosewhoknowhowtoenjoytheirleisureontheweekend.AgoodsleeponSaturdaynightusuallyhelpsmetorecoverfromthehardlaboroftheweek.AdelightSundaytriptothesuburbsmakesmefreshandfreefromanytension.IfIstayathome,IusuallydosomelightreadingorpracticeChinesecalligraphy—atraditionalwritingskillwhichhasanextraordinarycalmingeffect.SometimesMotherinvitesmetohelphercookandIamalwayshappytoacceptherinvitation.
Agoodrestontheweekendalwaysmakemefeelhappy,energetic,confidentandreadytodoallthehardworkaheadofme.Youcan’tworkhappilyandefficientlyuntilyoulearnhowtorestandrelaxontheweekend.
12TheAdvantagesofWatchingTV
Firstofall,watchingTVisagoodrelaxation.Afteradayofhardwork,welookforwardtoagoodrelaxation.WatchingTVcanmeetourrequirementbyeasingourmindsandcomfortingthephysicalbodybecausethepleasantmusicandpicturescankeepusawayfromtensionandfatigue.
Besides,watchingTVisentertaining.Therearesomanyentertainments,suchassportsactivities,performances,playsandmovieseverywhereintheworld.Ofcourse,itisimpossibleforustobeoneveryspot,evenwiththebestmeansoftransportationofourtime.However,TVcanbringthemrightinfrontofusandwiththemourlivesarefullofjoys.
Mostimportant,w