⑴ 人教版英语八年级上册小短文带读
dear jack:
hi,how are you ? there is a winter camp,i want to invite you to join . i think it will very interesting,we can skiing ice-skating games and staying with an American family.it is in Los Angeles in January30，2008--February3，2008.i hope you can come with me . and we will have a good time.
best wishes,
linfeng. 翻译：亲爱的杰克： 嗨，你好吗？有一个冬季营地，我想邀请您加入。我专认为这将非常有属趣，我们可以滑雪，溜冰场，并与美国family.it住在洛杉矶的January30 ,2008 - February3，2008.i希望你跟我来。我们将有一个好时机。最良好的祝愿，林丰。
⑵ 初二十篇英语小短文带翻译
My family
I love my family, because I have a happy family. My father is an English teacher. His name is Jacky. He is thirty-eight. He likes playing basketball. What’ my mother job? Is she a teacher? Yes, you’re right! My mother is very kind and nice, she is thirty-seven. My mother is always laborious work. I love my parents! On Saturday and Sunday, I often go to the library and play the piano, My father go to play basketball. Sometimes, we watch TV and listen to music at home. I love my family. Because I’m very happy to live with my parents together!
我的家庭 我爱我的家庭,因为我有一个快乐的家庭. 我的爸爸是一名英语教师,他的名字叫Jacky.他今年38岁.他非常喜欢打篮球.我的妈妈是赶什么呢?她是一名教师吗?是的.你说对了!我的妈妈是一个很亲切、友善的人,她今年37岁.我妈妈总是勤劳的干活.我爱我的父母. 在星期六和星期天里,我经常去图书馆和弹钢琴.我爸爸去打篮球.有时侯,我们都在家看电视和听音乐. 我爱我家.因为我和爸爸妈妈一起生活得很开心!
My Room
This is my room. Near the window there is a desk. I often do my homework at it. You can see some books, some flowers in a vase, a ruler and a pen. On the wall near the desk there is a picture of a cat. There is a clock above the end of my bed. I usually put my shoe under my bed. Of course there is a chair in front of the desk. I sit there and I can see the trees and roads outside.
我的房间
这是我的房间。 在窗口附近有一张书桌。 我经常在那做我的家庭作业。 您能看有些书，有些花在花瓶里，一把格尺和笔。 在墙壁在书桌有猫的图片。 有一个时钟在我的床上的末端。 我通常把我的鞋子放在我的床下。 当然有一把椅子在书桌前面。 我坐那里，并且我能看外面的树和路
Skating
Mom bought me a pair of skating shoes at my fifth birthday. From then on, I developed the hobby of skating. It not only makes me stronger and stronger, but also helps me know many truths of life. I know that it is normal to fall, and if only you can get on your feet again and keep on moving, you are very good!
滑冰
妈妈买了我一双冰鞋鞋子在我的第五个生日。 从那时起，我爱好滑冰。 它不仅使我越来越加强，而且帮助我知道生活许多真谛。 我知道摔倒是正常的，并且，如果只有你能摔倒后再站起来，就是非常好!
The Sea
What do you know about the sea? Some people know about it, but others don’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day, the sea is very big. In the world, there is more sea than land. Do you know Hainan Island? It’s really very nice. We can see beaches, trees and the sea. We can swim and visit a lot of beautiful places.
海
你对海知道些什么？ 某些人知道关于它，但其他不。 海看起来美丽在一个美好的晴天，海是非常大的。 在世界上，比土地有更多海。 您是否知道海南岛？ 那非常好。 我们能看海滩、树和海。 我们可以游泳和参观很多美好的地方。
Computers
Computers are changing our life. You can do a lot of things with a computer. Such as, you can use a computer to write articles, watch video CDs, play games and do office work. But the most important use of a computer is to join the Internet.We don’t need to leave home to borrow books from a library or to do shopping in a supermarket.
Computers help us live a more convenient life.
计算机
计算机改变我们的生活。 您能做很多事用计算机。 例如，您能使用计算机写文章，手表录影CDs，戏剧比赛和完成办公室工作。 但对计算机的最重要的用途是加入Internet.我们不需要离开家去从图书馆借用书或在超级市场做购物。
计算机帮助我们居住更加方便的生活。
Smiling
I think smiling is as important as sunshine. Smiling is like sunshine because it can make people happy and have a good day. If you aren’t happy, you can smile, and then you will feel happy. Someone may say, “But I don’t feel happy.” Then I would say, “Please smile as you do when you are happy or play with your friends happily. You will really be happy again.”
Smiling can let you have more friends.So I say, smiling is like a flower. It will give you happiness.
微笑
我认为微笑是一样重要的象阳光。 微笑是象阳光，因为它可能使人愉快和有一个早晨好。 如果您不是愉快的，您能微笑，您然后将感觉愉快。 某人也许说， “但是我不感到愉快”。 然后我会说， “请微笑，您，当您愉快地是愉快或戏剧与您的朋友。 您真正地再将是愉快的”。
微笑可能让您有更多朋友。如此我说，微笑是象花。 它将给您幸福。
Sunday
It was Sunday and I didn't have to go to school. I finished my homework the day before. So I decided to help mother do housework. I washed some clothes after I got up. Then I went shopping with a basket. I bought some meat, eggs and some vegetables in the market. After I came back, I started to cook dinner for the whole family. In the evening, I sat at the table and began to write down on my notebook what I had done ring the day.
星期天
它是星期天，并且我没有必须去学校。 我前一天完成了我的家庭作业。 如此我决定帮助做家事。 在我起来了之后，我洗了一些衣裳。 然后我带着篮子去购物。 我在市场上买了一些肉、蛋和有些菜。 在我回来了之后，我开始为全家烹调晚餐。 在晚上，我在我的笔记本写下什么我白天做了什么。
春天：Spring
Spring is a delightful season. The temperatures are moderate, and the blooming trees and flowers make the city bright with colors. This is the time when we can begin to wear lighter and more brightly colored clothes and go outdoors more often. Smaller children like to bring their kites out to the spacious square. Also I enjoy going back to the village on this holiday after being in the city for the winter months.
春天是个让人欣喜的季节.气温适中,挂满绿叶的树和盛开的花朵给城市增添了明亮的色彩.在这个时节里,我们可以穿上轻便靓丽的衣服经常出门去了.小孩子们则喜欢在广阔的天空中放风筝.在城里呆了一个冬天之后,我也喜欢回到村子里度假.
夏天：
Summer is the great season for all sports in the open air. It is the season for football which is often called the national sport because of its popularity. I usually watch television and read the newspaper reports about the football results of the little leagues. During the summer I like to go to the beach often because it is very close to my home. I usually go there ring the summer vacation to relax after many months in school in the city. I feel very comfortable with the familiar quiet life of the villagers.
夏天是户外运动最好的季节.这是一个橄榄球的季节,橄榄球由于广受欢迎被称为全民运动.我常常看电视,看报纸,从报道中获得小联盟橄榄球赛的比赛结果.夏日里,我喜欢经常去海滩,因为那里离我家不远.在城里的学校呆了几个月后,暑假我常常去那里放松一下.此处有我很熟悉的村民们的宁静生活,这让我倍感舒适.
秋天：Autumn
For me the autumn or fall starts in September when school starts its new term. I usually do some shopping. The mild weather made it very nice to study outside under the trees in a small park close to my house. I like to look up the leaves changing colors from green to red and yellow, and then brown colors. The park also has many bright fall flowers; sometimes I see a small squirrel coming down from the tree to hunt for food on the ground. On the weekends, I sometimes like to fly my kite. Usually on the street corners you can see street peddlers selling warm baked sweet potatoes. This is a nice time of the year.
我觉得秋天是在9月份新学期开始的时候来临.我常常要去买一些东西.宜人的天气让我感觉在离家不远的小公园的树下学习是件非常惬意的事.我喜欢抬起头看蓍枝头上的树叶由绿变红,变黄,然后再变褐.公园里还有许多鲜艳的秋花.有时我会见到小松鼠从树上跳到地上觅食.在周末,我有时会去放风筝.在街头的拐角处,常常会有街头小贩在卖烤红薯.秋天是一年中的好时节.
冬天：Winter
Winter is very cold and windy in most parts of China. I usually look forward to the Spring Festival and the winter holiday when I can go to the south where the climate is warmer ring these holidays. Also, I look forward to seeing my grandparents and my friends. Winter is the time everyone is in a festive mood. In the city, I usually do a lot of reading at home in the winter because of eh cold weather outside.
中国大部分地区的冬天是即冷又有风的。我总是盼望着春节或寒假，到时候我就可以去南方了，当地的气候在这时会暖和的多。我也盼望着去探望我的祖父母和我的朋友。冬天，每个人都怀着喜庆的心情。在城里，冬天的时候我经常待在家里尽情地看书，因为外面的天气非常的冷。 如果对你有要你一定要评分哦
⑶ 八年级英语英语小短文
Nothing is better than god.Nothing is worse then evil.
Love is for even.Love is everything.Love is love,your life can without love,but you won't happy.Last night I watched a movie,its name is "Lost",in it,i learned many things.The brief story is about fourty people alive after their plane felt down to an island.It told us the life they lived in the island,and the curious things.I only watched the chapter 1 to chapter 6.
Tonight I will go on it,enjoy it.
The Importance of Confidence
Whatever one does, one should do it with confidence. If one has no confidence, there is little possibility that one can achieve anything when faced with hardships. This truth seems to be self-evident. In reality, however, we do see a lot of people who always complain that they lack the ability to do something or that their difficulties are too great to overcome. For some, this might be true. But for many others, this only shows that they have lost heart. Why do some people often feel frustrated even though they are capable of doing something? In the first place, these people don’ have a correct estimate of themselves. Secondly, there is another possibility that they exaggerate the difficulties.
⑷ 八年级上册英语短文(越短越好)十篇
（一）
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. 1_________ are young people. Some learn at 2__________ , others teach themselves. Why do all these people want to 3_________ (learn) English? It is hard to answer that question.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is 4________ of their subjects. Many people learn English 5__________ it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English 6______ their higher studies because some of their books 7______(be) in English at college（学院）or university（大学）. 8________ people learn English because they want to 9________(read )newspapers and magazines（杂志）in 10_________.
（一）
1. Others 2. school 3. learn 4. one 5. because 6. for 7. are 8. Other 9. read 10. English
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⑸ 帮忙找一篇适合初二学生阅读的英语短文（不要太长）最好配有译文
Family in France 法国人的家庭
Daily social relations are always dominated by family ties. The family has been the focus of the indivial’s loyalty and affection, of his economic interest, and even of his legal ty. Many an old Frenchman spent his youth in a world where he was expected to regard his cousin, uncle, and grandmother as more important to him than his friends of his own age.
French family needs and demands were put before those of local community or even those of the state: "I can’t pay my taxes because I have a ty to support my uncle." has been a common French attitude.
The main change since the war is that the focus of loyalty has been steadily narrowed from "extended family "to the "nuclear family".But, many younger couples today prefer pleasure travelling with couples of friends to reunion with big families at weekends or in August.
Moreover, for several decades, although French governments anxiously reacted in population growth, the French birth-date has been falling steadily as in other Western countries.
法国人的家庭
在法国的日常生活中，家庭纽带主宰着社会关系。家庭不仅是一个人忠诚和情感的中心，而且也是经济利益和法律义务的集中点。许多年长的法国人是在这样一个环境下长大的：别人要求他们把尊老爱幼放在一个重要的位置，重要到甚过对待他们同龄的朋友。
法国人总把家庭的需求放在社区、甚至国家的前面。"我不能交税，因为我得养活我叔叔。"这种态度在法国早已很普通了。
战后以来，法国人对家庭的忠诚焦点早已从相对的大家庭而稳步缩小，转向了小家庭。但是，如今的许多年轻夫妇宁肯在周末或夏天和朋友去快乐地旅行，也不愿意回父母家中团聚。
此外，尽管几十年来，法国**对人口率的下降很焦虑，也采取了措施，但是，法国的人口出生率如同西方的其他国家一样，仍旧一直在下滑。
这个短文不长，而且也简单，可以作为初中课外读物！
⑹ 英语八年级上册5页短文阅读
英语（English），属于印欧语系-日耳曼语族-西日耳曼语支。根据以英语作为母语的人数版计算，英语是最多国权家使用的官方语言，英语也是世界上最广泛的第二语言，也是欧盟和许多国际组织和英联邦国家的官方语言，拥有世界第三位的母语使用者人数，仅次于汉语和西班牙语母语使用者人数。
英语由古代从丹麦等斯堪的纳维亚半岛以及德国、荷兰及周边移民至不列颠群岛的盎格鲁、撒克逊和朱特部落的日耳曼人所说的语言演变而来，并通过英国的殖民活动传播到了世界各地。由于在历史上曾和多种民族语言接触，它的词汇从一元变为多元，语法从“多屈折”变为“少屈折”，语音也发生了规律性的变化。
⑺ 初二学生英语课外阅读短文差怎么办
我是一名英语专业的学生.老实跟你说,要想重建基础提高英语成绩,单靠少少几本书，是不行的。
1、首先要做的是从语音着手!单词都不会读,考个什么啊?英语包含听说读写，这个之中的基础就是单词。对于单词的快速阅读记忆，就需要《精英特全脑速读记忆软件》来练习，这些高科技软件往往效果很好。所以想快速提高英语成绩首先就要每天花多个时间段去记忆单词，当单词积累一定程度，你会发觉什么阅读，听说将只是多多运用就行，心理上就不排斥英语了!详细学习资料你可以到《精英特全脑速读记忆网站》下载软件练习。
2、再者，就是语法，想快速提高英语成绩，首先可以掌握一些基本的语法，多多了解句子的成分，之后你会发现什么阅读将会是种享受，因为你能轻易看懂了!
3、然后就是培养语感,最好的方法的就是阅读!我们需要增加阅读量，阅读本身就是考试的重点。书本是编辑者精挑细选出来的好文章，首先要把书本上的文章掌握了，还可以看一些时报周刊上的文章，从实事，经济，政治，军事，科学均有涉及。其实很多考试的文章就是来源于此。
4、现在很多人英语考试很厉害，就是不能交流，也就是差在听说上，而听力甚至口语在考试中占得比例越来越大，所以搞好听力不容忽视，而关键就是坚持每天都听，一开始可以尝试大声的读文章，之后可以下载各种考试听力录音题。最好可以找个伙伴相互联系对话!
5、最后，英语不难学，关键是要坚持，而单词却是关键!
如果是正在忙着备考的学生或者想要提升自身能力的朋友，我建议学习一下《精英特全脑速读记忆软件》，能够提高记忆力和学习效率，精英特速读也是得到快速阅读记忆协会认可的。坚持就会有收获，祝你成功!
⑻ 求15篇英语课外阅读短文要求有原文有翻译（初二）
21世纪英语报(初中版)
也可以看床头灯或是书虫系列的读物，有很多啊，有的书是中英文对照的
⑼ 求7或8年级英语，阅读，短文各5篇
Everyone knows there's not enough land in Hong Kong. If you go there by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport. This was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.
The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel(通道) under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.
The population of Hong Kong is more than six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people there. Clothes, computers, radios, televisions are made in Hong Kong. You can buy all kinds of things, like watches and computers.
Hong Kong is also a beautiful city. It is a good place for traveling. You can see people from all over the world every year. You can watch dog-racing(比赛) and motor-racing. When you are hot and tired, you may rest in the small cool gardens. There are also a lot of high buildings to live in. If you enjoy many kinds of cooking, you can find a good place for Chinese food, for example, fish, meat, and vegetables.
71. How many big cities are there in Hong Kong? What are they?
__________________________________________________________________________.
72. Why was the airport in Hong Kong built out into the sea?
__________________________________________________________________________.
73. What languages do the people in Hong Kong speak?
_______________________________________________________________________.
74. Who go traveling in Hong Kong every year?
_______________________________________________________________________.
75. What do people like traveling in Hong Kong?
_______________________________________________________________________.
答案：1/Have two big cities in Hong Kong.
2/This was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon.
3/Chinese and English.
4/ You can see people from all over the world every year.
5/People like to go to HongKong.
A
Ann and her mother are going to the Great Wall on a Sunday morning. It is a fine morning.
They are sitting in a big bus. Many people are in the bus, they are from different countries. Some are Americans and some of them come from England. They all want to visit the Great Wall.
There are two Chinese in the bus. One is driving the bus, the other is a young girl. She speaks English well. She is now talking about the Great Wall to them in English. She tells them many stories. There is an old saying(谚语): ‘ who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man’. They all want to see it very much.
正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”。
( ) 1. Ann and her mother are in a big bus on Sunday afternoon.
( ) 2. A lot of people are going to the Great Wall with them.
( ) 3. Many foreigners are in the big bus.
( ) 4. They want to see the Great Wall a little.
( ) 5. The bus drier is a Chinese.
B
Mr. Evans works in Sydney. Last week he had a two-week holiday, but he didn’t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. Where shall I take my holiday?”
‘That’s easy,’ said Robert, ‘You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now.’
Mr. Evans agreed with his friend. He bought a plane ticket and soon got to Moscow. He had a happy time there. But one day he got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat, But he had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. Just at that moment, he saw a stone on the ground. He tried to pick it up but he couldn’t.
‘How strange these Russians are!’ Mr. Evans said to himself, ‘They do not tie their dogs, but firmly tie the stones!’
根据短文内容选择正确答案。
（ ）1.Mr. Evans is _____
A. American B. Russian C. Australian D. Chinese
（ ）2.Mr. Evans didn’t like _____ in Australia.
A. hot weather B. cool weather
C. rainy weather D. cold weather
（ ）3.Mr. Evans went to Moscow ______
A. by train B. by bus C. by air D. on foot
（ ）4.The word ‘bark’ means ‘______’.
A. 跳 B. 叫 C. 追 D. 咬
（ ）5. Mr. Evans couldn’t pick up the stone because ______.
A. it was too cold B. it was too heavy
C. Russians tied the stone to the ground
D. it was no stone at all
Ann and her mother are going to the Great Wall on a Sunday morning. It is a fine morning.
They are sitting in a big bus. Many people are in the bus, they are from different countries. Some are Americans and some of them come from England. They all want to visit the Great Wall.
There are two Chinese in the bus. One is driving the bus, the other is a young girl. She speaks English well. She is now talking about the Great Wall to them in English. She tells them many stories. There is an old saying(谚语): ‘He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man’. They all want to see it very much.
正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”。
( ) 1. Ann and her mother are in a big bus on Sunday afternoon.
( ) 2. A lot of people are going to the Great Wall with them.
( ) 3. Many foreigners are in the big bus.
( ) 4. They want to see the Great Wall a little.
( ) 5. The bus drier is a Chinese.
一、 My name is Lily. This is my house. There are five rooms in my house. This is my father and mother’s room. There are three pictures on the wall. There is a desk near the window. There are two chairs behind the desk. On the left of the room, there is a toilet. On the right, it’s my room. There are four pictures and a poster on the wall.
( )1. This is Lily’s house.
( )2. There are four rooms in the house.
( )3. There are three pictures in Lily’s room.
( )4. There are two chairs and a desk in father and mother’s room.
( )5. The toilet is on the left of my father and mother’s room.
二、There is a new park near my house. It’s a fine day today. My family and I are in the park now. On my left, there is a cafe. On my right, there is a big lake. There are many fiowers and trees near the lake. There’s a small hill behind the lake. Near the lake, there is a sign. It says,“Don’tswim in the lake!”There is a playground in the middle of the park. There are some small shops near the gate. The park is so beautiful. We like it very much.
( )1. The park near my house is _____.
A. new and beautiful B. old and beautiful C. clean and new D. old and clean
( )2. Is there a cafe in the park? ______
A. Yes, there isn’t. B. No, there isn’t. C. Yes, there is. D.No, there is.
( )3. Peopie can’t _______in the lake.
A. swim B. fish C. boat D.play
( )4. The shops in the park are4 not _______
A. small B. big C. good D.pretty
( )5. －Do we like the park? －________
A. Yes, we do. B.No,we do. C.Yes, you do. D. No,we don’t.
（一） Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog".Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Seep", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them. Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk. We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. "What do you think it is?" "It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry." "Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said."We should take it back." "We can't ".said my sistter. "Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"1.The writer and Mary didn't know______. A. what Zip's first present was B. how Zip carried its first present home C. who owned Zip's first present D. what Zip's first present was made of2.Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______. A. the dog likes keeping things B. the dog likes playing with shoes C. he doesn't know the dog's name D. he can't pronounce the word " sheep" well3.What made the shoe strange was ______. A. its colour B. its smell C. its size D. that it was a silk one4.The word "keep"in the last sentence means "_____" A. keeping things for itself B. bringing things for other to keep C. not letting it run about D. taking care of a small child5.We can know from the reading that the dog _____. A. likes to give presents to people B. has been kept in at the writer's home C. has brought some trouble D. likes to be called "the keep dog"Key: 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C
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⑽ 八年级上册英语小短文
Nothing is better than god.Nothing is worse then evil.
Love is for even.Love is everything.Love is love,your life can without love,but you won't happy.Last night I watched a movie,its name is "Lost",in it,i learned many things.The brief story is about fourty people alive after their plane felt down to an island.It told us the life they lived in the island,and the curious things.I only watched the chapter 1 to chapter 6.
Tonight I will go on it,enjoy it.
The Importance of Confidence
Whatever one does, one should do it with confidence. If one has no confidence, there is little possibility that one can achieve anything when faced with hardships. This truth seems to be self-evident. In reality, however, we do see a lot of people who always complain that they lack the ability to do something or that their difficulties are too great to overcome. For some, this might be true. But for many others, this only shows that they have lost heart. Why do some people often feel frustrated even though they are capable of doing something? In the first place, these people don’t have a correct estimate of themselves. Secondly, there is another possibility that they exaggerate the difficulties.
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Smoking
It is almost known to all that smoking is bad for people's health.The World Health Organization says diseases linked to smoking kill at least two million five-hundred-thousand persons each year.It is difficult to stop smoking.It usually becomes a habitual behaviour,are not easy to be given up.
Measures have been taken to help people keep away from the harm of smoking.The World "No Tobacco Day" is observed every year as the biggest compaign against smoking.
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Advantages of Five-Day week
A five-day week has been put into practice in China, which is welcomed by every-one.Families have benefited from it very much. Children are able to learn usefully skills, women have enough time to take care of the house or relax.
society has also benefited from it.Then the shops and travel agency will have more customers.What's more, indivials can make full use of a weekend for a good rest. Adequate rest will enable him to work more efficiently.
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Global Shortage of Fresh Water
People often think that water will never be used up. It seems as if water is always available around us .
In fact water is rather limited on the earth. With the rapid increase of population and fast development of instries, water is more needed than before. some big cities in China are facing the problem of water shorage already.
The people should be made aware of the real situation about the water We have to protect the existing water resources and develop new ones.
Learning：A Lifelong Career【学习：一生的事业】
As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand our intellectual capacity. Constant learning supplies us with inexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning, analysis, and judgment. Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age, and an infallible warrant of success in times of uncertainty.
Once learning stops, vegetation sets in. It is a common fallacy to regard school as the only workshop for the acquisition of knowledge. On the contrary, learning should be a never-ending process, from the cradle to the grave. With the world ever changing so fast, the cease from learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind. What's worse, the animalistic instinct dormant deep in our subconsciousness will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideal, sapping our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire for the refinement of our character. Lack of learning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind, or even worse, its fossilization, Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong career.
学习之于心灵，就像食物之于身体一样。摄取了适量的营养食物，我们的身体得以生长而肌肉得以发达。同样地，我们应该日复一日不断地学习以保持我们敏锐的心智能力，并扩充我们的智力容量。不断的学习提供我们用不尽的燃料，来驱使我们磨利我们的推理、分析和判断的能力。持续的学习是在信息时代中跟时代并驾齐驱的最稳当的方法，也是在变动的世代中成功的可靠保证。
一旦学习停止，单调贫乏的生活就开始了。视学校为汲取知识的唯一场所是种常见的谬误。相反地，学习应该是一种无终止的历程，从生到死。由于世界一直快速地在变动，只要学习停顿数日就将使人落后。更糟的是，蛰伏在我们潜意识深处的兽性本能就会复活，削弱我们追求高贵理想的意志，弱化我们扫除成功障碍的决心，而且扼杀我们净化我们人格的欲望。缺少学习将不可避免地导致心灵的停滞，甚至更糟地，使其僵化。因此，为了保持心理年轻，我们必须将学习当作一生的事业。
heavy shoolwork【课业繁重】
In my opinion, the schoolwork now being assigned to high school students is too heavy. While it is true that students need to study, they need other things as well if they are to grow into healthy and well-rounded alts. High should be allowed more time for play. Plying is not wasting time, as some think. It gives them physical exercise, and also exercise their imagination. Which tends to be stifled by too much study. Finally, the pressure put on high school students by excessive schoolwork can cause serious stress, which is unhealthy physically and mentally. I do not advocate the elimination of schoolwork. I do think, however, that a rection of the current heavy load would be beneficial to students and to the society as a whole.
我认为目前高中生的课业实在太重了，虽然说学生的确应当念书，但是要想长大成为健全的人，他门还需要一些其它的东西，所以应该给高中生较多从事娱乐的时间。娱乐并不如某些人所想的，是在浪费时间，它可以让学生锻炼身体，发挥被繁重课业扼杀的想象力。此外，繁重的课业加诸在高中生身上的压力可能引起严重的情绪紧张，这对身心都有害。我并非主张废除学校课业，但是我认为减轻目前繁重的课业对于学生和整个社会都是有益的。
Time【时间】
Lost time is never found again. This is something which I learned very clearly last semester. I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer. I finally realized that something had to be done. It was time for a change.
Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely. I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour. This will give me a head start on the day. I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it. Looking back on what I’ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time.
时光一去不复返，这是我上学期清楚学到的教训。我浪费很多时间四处游荡，以致于我的成绩开始退步。最后我终于了解到我必须有所作为；该是痛改前非的时候了。
现在我有一个明智运用时间的新方法。我已将闹钟早拨半小时，这将使我这一天的作息提前开始。我也决定将我所做的一切及做这些事的时间记录下来。回顾我所做的事情会启发我如何重新安排我的时间。
Work and Play【工作与娱乐】
Work and play do not contradict each other; in fact, they complement each other. As the saying goes, "All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy." A life burdened with work leads you nowhere, for you would get tired and bored with your daily routine work. On the other hand, proper recreation will relieve the tension and discomfort of our monotonous life because it offers you various ways to let out your pent-up emotions.
What I usually do to relax after school is jogging and seeing movies. Usually I don't spare time for exercise, but I value the physical ecation class at school. Jogging several rounds in the field certainly relieves the day's pressure. On weekends, I'll catch the morning movie for my visual enjoyment. I feel revived and energetic for another week's work-load.
工作与娱乐并不互相冲突，事实上，它们之间的关系还相辅相成。有句格言说：「整日工作而没有休闲娱乐，会令人变得沉闷乏味。」被工作重担压得喘不过气来的生活，将使你一事无成，因为你将对一成不变的例行公事感到厌烦。由另一方面来说，适度的娱乐活动能提供各种管道，来渲泄你被压抑的情绪，减轻单调生活中的紧张与不悦。
放学之后，我最常做的休闲活动，便是慢跑与看电影。通常我并不特地拨出时间来做运动，但是我很重视学校的体育课。在操场上慢跑几圈，无疑地可以减轻一天的压力。在周末时，我都去看早场电影，享受视觉飨宴。如此一来，我将有如再生般的充沛活力，去面对下一星期的工作量。
My first Job【我的第一份工作】
My first job was at a cramming school. It was three years ago when I just graated from junior high school and finished the entrance examination. since I had nothing to do that summer, I decided to find a job, tasting the joy of independence.
I was responsible for answering the telephone and taking the message. I worked eight hours a day, six days a week. The work was not difficult nor heavy to me and I guess I did well. The most delighted thing was perhaps that I could spend the money I earned all by myself.
我的第一份工作是在一家补习班做事。那是三年前我刚从国中毕业，考完联考时的事了。既然我那整个夏天都闲着没事，倒不如找份差事，尝尝独立赚钱的快乐。
我负责接听电话且纪录留言的工作。我一天工作八小时，一星期工作六天。那份工作对我而言既不困难亦不沉重，所以我想我还满称职的。而最令人快乐的事大概莫过于花全部由自己赚来的钱了！
My Favorite Sports【我最喜爱的运动】
Sports help everyone to keep healthy, happy, and efficient. So I pay special attention to games, especially table-tennis. Table tennis is my favorite game. I play it almost every day.
Table-tennis is an ideal game us because it brings the whole body into action. It strengthens our muscles, expands our lungs, promotes the circulation of the blood, and causes a healthy action of the skin. Besides, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money. Table-tennis is very moderate; it is not so rough as football. It is an indoor game and can be played even on rainy days. Thus, it is my favorite kind of exercise.
运动能帮助每一个人保持健康、快乐和有效率。所以我特别重视运动，特别是桌球，桌球是我最喜欢的运动。我几乎每天玩。
桌球对我们而言，是一项理想的运动，因为它可以使我们全身运动，它可以增强我们的肌肉，扩张我们的肺部，促进血液循环，并且使肌肤产生健康作用，此外，它很有趣而且所费不多。桌球是相当温和适中的，它不像足球那么粗野。它是一种室内运动，甚至在下雨天也能玩。因此，桌球是我最喜爱的一种运动。
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