My Father

My Father

My father is a tall man with a pair of glasses. Everyone says he is a kind-hearted man. He often helps his neighbor and some strangers whom he doesn’t know at all. He has really done a lot for others. I don’t like him to do so because I think it has taken him too much time. When I discourage him, he always says with a smile, “The world needs warm hearts.”

My father loves his family, and loves his work even better. In the company, he is called “workaholic”. He spends most of his time working, and he often forgets to have meals or to go to bed. As a result, he doesn’t enjoy good health.

Such is my father, I love him very much. I am proud of having so good a father. (134 words)

［译文］我父亲个子高高的，戴着一副眼镜。大家都说他是个好心肠的人。他经常帮邻居排忧解难，对于一些他压根不认识的陌生人，他也总是尽力相助。他为别人真是付出了许多许多。我不愿意他这么做，因为这花费了他太多的时间。每当我劝阻他时，爸爸总是笑着说：“世界需要热心肠嘛！”

父亲热爱家庭，更注重事业，公司里的人都叫他“工作狂”。他把大部分时间都用于工作，为工作他常常废寝忘食。过度的劳累使他的健康状况欠佳。

这就是我的父亲，我很爱他。我为有这样的好父亲而自豪。

［点评］本文是很好地运用了首括句的方法，使我们对父亲的特点一目了然。一位严格自律，工作认真，乐于助人，热爱家庭的慈父跃然纸上。从中也感受到浓浓的父子（女）深情。

My Family (1)

I have a big family. There are five people in my family. They are my father, my mother, my two sisters and I. My father is an English teacher. He teaches in a middle school. He loves the job and his students. My mother is a worker. She works in a bicycle factory. The work is very tiring and my mother often looks so tired after work. My two sisters are both middle school students. They are very clever and good at study. I am a college student and my dream is to become an English teacher. I am living in a big happy family. (105 words)

[译文]我有一个大家庭，家里有五个成员。他们是父亲、母亲、两个妹妹和我。父亲是一名英语老师，在一所中学教书。他热爱他的职业和所教的学生。母亲是一名工人，在一家自行车厂工作。这份工作十分累人，下班之后母亲总显得满脸倦意。我两个妹妹都在上中学，她们非常聪明，学习成绩优异。我是一名大学生，梦想成为英语教师。我就生活在这样一个快乐的大家庭。

My Family (2)

My name is Li Hua. I am from a happy family. There are six people in my family. They are my grandfather, my grandmother, my father, my mother, my sister and I.

Every member in my family works for his or her own trade. My grandfather and grandmother are peasants. They do farm work every day in my hometown. My father is a senior engineer. He is now working in Tibet, helping to build a power station. My mother is teacher. She teaches English in a middle school. My sister, five years older than I, is doctor in the People’s Hospital of our city. She loves her work and does it well. I am an online college student. I study very hard. I find distance learning is suitable for me.

That is my family. All the members in my family live in harmony. We love each other devotedly. (148 words)

［译文］我叫李华，出生于一个幸福家庭。我家有六位成员：爷爷、奶奶、爸爸、妈妈、姐姐和我。

家里的人各专其事。爷爷和奶奶是农民，在家乡务农。父亲是高级工程师在援建一座发电站。母亲是一名教师，在中学教英语。姐姐比我大五岁，是个医生，在市人民医院工作。她热爱自己的工作，干得很出色。我是网络学院一名大学生。我学习刻苦努力。我觉得远程学习很适合我。

这就是我的家。所有的成员和睦相处，相亲相爱。

［点评］本文按照从老到少的顺序，对家庭成员逐一介绍。第一段总的说家庭的组成，第二段分别介绍，结尾段以“和睦相处”对家庭进行总结，结构完整。本文语言流畅，词语用得自然、恰当，如：be from, there be, for one’s trade, live in harmony。

My Hometown (1)

My hometown is a small village in Shandong Province. There are about 50 families in the village, and all of them live in a peaceful life. In spring, there are flowers in the field, and you may find children flying kites on the grassland. They look so happy. In summer, people usually are very busy in the field. They are taking care of the crops. In autumn, it’s time to get in the crops, so you may again find the farmers are busy working in the field. Winter is the time for relaxation, and the villagers will finally have a chance to enjoy themselves. I usually visit my hometown in winter. I love my hometown.

(115 words)

［译文］我家乡在山东省一个小村庄。村上大约有五十户人家，所有人都过着宁静的生活。春天，田野里盛开着鲜花，你可以看到孩子们在草地上放飞风筝。他们看上去是那么的愉快。夏天，人们通常在田里非常忙碌，他们要照料庄稼。秋天是庄稼收获的时节，你会发现农民又在田里忙碌起来。冬天是农闲的季节，村民们将有机会在年底热闹一番。通常我会在冬天回家乡探亲，我热爱我的家乡。

Talking About Myself

My name is Li Min . I’m a college student. I am 22 years old. I come from a teacher’s family.

I work hard at all my lessons. Among all the subjects, I like English best. My

dream is to be an English teacher in the future. I know it is not easy to learn English well. There is a long way to go. But I will work even harder to turn my dream into reality. And I believe that I can do this job well.

I often listen to English songs. I also like outdoor sports and often watch football matches on TV.

I lead a busy but happy life. (111 words)

［译文］我叫李民，是个大学生。我出生于一个教师家庭，今年十七岁。

我努力学习各门功课，在众多课程里，我最喜欢英语。我梦想自己将来能成为一名英文老师。我知道学好英语不是一件容易的事，可谓任重而道远。不过，我会加倍努力，使自己的梦想成真。我相信自己一定能做一名好老师。

我时常听一些英文歌曲。我也喜欢户外活动，经常在电视上观看足球比赛。

总之，我的生活既紧张又愉快。

［点评］本文是一篇自我介绍，作者从多方面介绍了自己的性格、学习、理想及爱好，一位多才多艺的大学生跃然纸上。

My Teacher (1)

My favorite teacher is Miss Wang. She is a beautiful lady. She has two big eyes, a high nose and a little red mouth. There is always a smile on her face.

Miss Wang likes singing and collecting posters. She is good at playing the piano. In the evening, she always sits in front of the piano and plays nice music. She is good at dancing, too. Sometimes she teaches us dancing.

Miss Wang likes dogs very much because the dog is very friendly and cute. Her favorite color is blue. Because blue is the color of the sky and the sea.

This is my favorite teacher. Our classmates all like her very much. (114 words)

［译文］我最喜欢的老师是王老师。她很漂亮，长着一双大眼睛，高高的鼻梁，殷红的嘴唇，脸上总挂着一丝微笑。

王老师喜欢唱歌并爱收集招贴画，她的钢琴弹得很好。晚上，她总是坐在钢琴前面弹奏悦耳的音乐。她还很善于跳舞，平时她教我们舞蹈。

王老师喜欢狗，因为狗很忠诚又很聪明。她最喜欢的颜色是兰色，因为兰色代表天空和大海的颜色。

她就是我最喜欢的老师，我们全班同学都很爱戴她。

My Best Friend (1)

Xiao Wang is one of my best friends. He is 24 years old and is now studying at the English Department of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He will graduate in the autumn this year. His hope is to work as an English teacher in a university in Beijing, although he doesn’t think that this kind of job is easy to get

nowadays. He likes music very much, especially the western pop music. He has bought a MP3. Often you can find he is listening to music. His favorite singers are Whitney Houston and Ricky Martin. He has a big family, and he loves his family very much. (108 words)

［译文］小王是我最要好的朋友，他今年二十四岁，目前在北京邮电大学英语系学习。今年秋天他即将毕业，他希望在北京一所大学当英语教师，尽管他认为现在能找到这份工作并不容易。他酷爱音乐，尤其喜欢西方流行音乐。他买了一个MP3，经常看见他在塞着耳机听音乐。他最喜爱的歌手有惠特尼·休斯敦和里奇·马丁。他有一个大家庭，并且非常热爱自己的家庭。

Friendship (1)

Friendship is a very common word, but do you really know the meaning of it? Some people think friendship means a steady good relationship between two or more people, while others may think friendship means nothing in the modern society. I think both of the two ideas are wrong. In my mind, real friendship is to give but not to receive. Some people make friends just to get some people to resolve problems for them. These people have no friendship at all. If you want to win a friendship, you should give more but not expect to receive more. Do you agree with me? (104 words)

［译文］友谊是一个极普通的词，但是你知道它的真正含义吗？一些人认为友谊的意思就是两人或更多人之间稳固良好的关系，而另一些人则可能认为在现代社会友谊毫无意义。我认为这两种观点都是错误的。在我看来，真正的友谊是付出而不是索取。一些人交

朋友只是为了让别人为他们解决问题。这些人是完全没有友谊的。如果你想赢得友谊，你就应该更多的付出而不求更多的索取。你同意我的观点吗？

My English Study Plan

My English is poor. So in order to improve it, I have made a plan for my English study. Firstly I need to attend some English remedy classes. I am confused by some English grammars, and I hope these classes can solve my puzzles. Secondly I will read some English newspapers or magazines and watch some English TV programs and movies .Thirdly I will speak English as often as possible. I believe I can make progress in my English study. Before long I can communicate with others in English and I can write letters in English easily. (97 words)

［译文］我英语很差。因此，为了提高英语，我制定了一个英语学习计划。首先，我要参加一些英语补习班，我对有些英语语法一知半解，希望通过英语补习班能帮我解除困惑。其次，我要阅读一些英文报纸或英文杂志，观看英文电视节目和英文电影。第三，我要尽可能多地说英语，练习口语。我相信自己一定能够在英语学习上取得进步。不久的将来，我就能够用英语与他人交流，并且很容易地用英语书写信件。

写信告诉你的朋友在北京旅游的情况

1. 在北京的见闻

2. 接下来两天的活动安排

3. 返回的具体时间

Dear Mary，

This morning we went to Tiananmen Square．There were many tourists walking around and it was very crowded．We then visited the Forbidden City．It is very large and there are many interesting things to see．We all enjoyed the tour．

Tomorrow we are going to the Great Wall and the day after we will visit the Summer Palace．We are coming back on Tuesday afternoon．The plane will take off at 4．35 p.m. and arrive at 7．10 p.m．

See you then．(86 words)

[译文]亲爱的玛丽：今天上午我去了天安门广场。有很多游客在那里漫步，把个广场挤得人山人海。接着我们参观了紫禁城，它规模宏大，里面可以看到许多珍奇的物品。我们全都玩得很开心。

明天我们要去万里长城，后天我们还将游览颐和园。周二下午我们就将返回。飞机定于下午四点三十五分起飞，预计晚上七点十分到达。

盼望早日见到你。

The Spring Festival (2)

The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It is on January 1st

according to the Chinese lunar calendar. It’s China’s New Year’s Day. So usually a month before the festival, people begin to buy food, clothes and decorations for houses.

About a week before the festival, housewives are busy preparing the new year dinner. And they will do a lot of washing and cleaning in the house. People who are far away on business are hurrying to return home for the new year’s family reunion.

On New Year Eve, each family will gather together eating, talking and watching TV for almost the whole night. And there will be some interesting programs on TV. The children are the happiest of all because they can get presents from their parents or grandparents.

On lunar New Year’s Day, after getting up, people will eat dumplings. When they meet their neighbors or friends, they’ll say: “Happy New Tear!”

The New Year celebrating activities will last about half a month. (168 words)

［译文］春节是每年农历的正月初一。它是中国的新年，也是中国最重要的节日。通常在过节前一个月人们就开始采购食品和服饰，进行家居装饰了。

大约春节前一个星期内，家庭主妇们就要忙着为年饭做准备了。她们还要扫房、洗衣服。出差在外的人们要忙着赶回家与家人团聚。

除夕夜里，家家都聚在一起吃团圆饭，熬夜聊天，看电视。那时的电视节目十分有趣。孩子们是最高兴的，因为他们能得到父母或祖父母给他们的礼物。

新年这一天，人们起床后就吃饺子。他们遇到邻里朋友就道一声“过年好”。

庆祝春节的活动要持续半个月之久。

［点评］本文较生动详尽地叙述了中国传统节日----春节期间的各种庆祝活动。作者按时间顺序记述，有条有理，清晰流畅，使读者深感欢快的喜庆气氛。