High school English composition imitation show

Chapter 4 Narrative

If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited.
My Father
Three years ago, when I first went to Beijing to continue study, I felt helpless.
On day, to my surprise, I found my father standing at the dormitory gate and looking at me. In his eyes, I found the warmth and loving care of a father. The dark clouds that overshadowed my mind disappeared and I became confident.
When he left, he took out some money and gave it to me. I knew that the money must have been saved coin by coin, for it consisted of much small change. Just before he left, he suddenly found that one button in my coat was loose, and insisted sewing it for me. While sewing, he said something to me, but I could hardly hear anything for I was crying. All I could remember was the love and care in his eyes.
This is an excellently written composition.The author's emotional writing style vividly presents to readers the image of a father who is full of infinite love for his children.Especially in the last paragraph, the description of behaviors such as "father giving pocket money" and "sewing buttons" is very vivid, and it is very touching after reading.

My Teacher
My English teacher, Miss Zhang, is the best teacher I have ever had. She not only teaches us very well, but also treats us as if we were here younger brothers and sisters.
She is strict with us in our studies. And with her help, we have made great progress in English. She is patient in her teaching. She is never tired of helping us with our work. Sometimes, she visits us at home to see how we do our homework. And she never scolds us. She only reminds us to be careful and try to correct the mistakes if we make them.
Miss Zhang is also our close friend. After class she often plays and jokes with us.
I feel lucky to have such an excellent teacher and I love her very much.
This article introduces Mr. Zhang's "goodness" through the two aspects of class and class. The transition between the two aspects is connected with a correlative word "also", which seems very natural.At the same time, the introduction of the two aspects is prominent, and the language is concise and expressive.Finally, the author ends with the sentence "I feel lucky to have such a good teacher", which is a common ending method for this kind of introduction articles.

A Day at School
Our homes are far away from our school, so we all live in the school.
We get up at six in the morning and then go out to do morning exercise or run a round the track. We read English aloud for half an hour before breakfast.
The morning classes begin at eight. In class we listen to the teachers attentively and take notes carefully. Our teachers do their best to teach us well.
Lunch is at twelve. After lunch we have a rest. In the afternoon we usually have two classes. From four to five is sports time. We always take an active part in sports.
We have supper at half past five. After supper we often go out for a walk. Sometimes we read newspapers or listen to tape recordings. Evening studies are from half past seven to nine. At about ten we go to bed.
This article is a narrative of a day in school.The article uses a straightforward approach to present to us the scenes of school life from morning to night: waking up early for exercise, reciting foreign languages, attending classes during the day, exercising in the afternoon and resting at night, etc.The text of the full text is concise and clear, and the use of the general present tense makes the article appear authentic and credible.

My Education
I started primary school when I was six years old. There I learned reading, writing and simple maths. At the age of twelve, I entered junior secondary school. I learned Chinese, maths, history, geography and English. When I was fifteen, I sat the entrance examination for senior secondary school. While I was waiting for the result, I felt very worried. As I passed the examination, I was given my first bicycle. I had to cycle five kilometers to school every morning. During the period of senior secondary school I worked very hard because I would go up to college. However, senior secondary school meant not only hard work. At the weekend I was able to have time off to play football and table tennis.
Writing English composition can not only arrange the content in chronological order, but also arrange it according to the importance of the content.Generally speaking, the important ones come first, and the secondary ones come last, and the arrangement of the importance of the content of this article coincides with the chronological order.

The flexible sentence structure and the use of associated words show the author's good language quality.

A Pleasant Memory of My Childhood
I am eighteen years old now, but the recollection of the fun and amusement is like a sweet dream.
One Sunday, our family went to climb the beautiful Shushan Hill. My father told my elder sister and me that the first one to get to the top would be given a toy. We jumped with joy. We started to run up. At first I took the lead. A few minutes later I was breathless and my sister was ahead of me. The soft masses of the waving grass, and the drowsy, balmy air all sent their warm invitation for me to rest. toy and continued climbing. At last I reached the top first.
There we enjoyed the fascinating view and had a picnic. At about two o clock we danced our way down the hill with joy in our hearts, and I felt happier than the others because I got a toy train.
This article narrates a small incident in the author's childhood. At the beginning, he points out the theme "a good memory is like a sweet dream." Immediately afterwards, the author uses examples to spread the theme in the second paragraph, and elaborates the details of the event in detail. After passing, the writing style is fresh and smooth, which makes people interesting to read.

The author uses different rhetorical means in the article: the personification uses "The soft masses of waving grass, and drowsy, balmy air all sent their invitation for me to rest." The metaphor uses "like a sweet dreams" to make the full text easier to read. Flavored.

A Spring Outing
Last Thursday we went to Changshan for our spring outing. We reached the foot to the hill at 9 am. After having a short rest, we began to climb. There was no road but stones and bushes. We had to make a way by ourselves .
With the help of the grass, we moved on. While walking, the strong students helped the weak ones. After some time, we were all tired. How we want to have a rest, but we couldn't stop, we walked on. At last, we got to the top of the hill.
On the top of the hill, we laughed and jumped. It seemed that we were the happiest people in the world. We took some photos there, and then sat down and had something to eat.
At 3 pm we began to go down. We wished the spring of our country would be with us forever.
This article does not draw materials from the general description of singing, dancing, playing games, etc., but closely revolves around the theme of reflecting the enthusiasm and enterprising spirit of contemporary middle school students. , which strongly highlights the central idea to be expressed.Appropriate description and just right emotion make the narration of the article full of changes, avoiding straightforward narration and plain writing.

Sunshine Boy
Look at the boy in the photo. He has big bright eyes, a mouth neither big nor small, and short black hair. Who s he? He is Li Bing. He is very humorous and handsome. He sits next to me, and he is my good friend. Looking at the photo, I remember something interesting about him.
One day, I went to school with a friend. Suddenly, Li Bing ran towards me. There was a smile on his face.
"Good afternoon, Baby!" (He always calls me like this. ) "Good afternoon, ABing!" After exchanging a few words, I went on my way.
A few minutes later, I was in my seat, but he wasn't there. So I took a look at my watch, "Oh, my God! He has only one minute left!" I was worried about him. Suddenly, he appeared at the door, with a basketball in his hand. Oh, I remembered! There was a PE class that afternoon. He plays basketball very well, of course he wouldn't miss it. I looked at him, his hair was wet from sweat, but there was a complacent expression on his face.
Our first class was Chinese. Although the Chinese teacher made his class lively and interesting, Li Bing looked out of the windows every now and then where a few boys were playing on the sports ground; surely his heart was with them at that time." Li Bing, would you please tell me what s the meaning of the word 'ran ? " the teacher asked, aware that he wasn't listening carefully. I whispered to him at once, "Turn to page 130." After a few seconds, he said slowly, “I think it has five meanings,” Then he listed all of them. The teacher was pleased and left him sit down, “Thank goodness!” We considered him to be lucky.
Usually, Li Bing is earned in class, except when we have PE. But once he begins to study, nothing can affect him. And he has a good memory. As a result, although he is often seen playing on the sports field, he can still get good marks. So we all think highly of him.
I m not good at maths, while he does well in it. So naturally, he becomes “my teacher”. After class one day, I was doing a maths exercise. Although I spent a lot of time on it, I still couldn't work it out. "Can I help you?" he asked me. "What?" I said. "Let me—your teacher—help you," he said. Then he put his books on the desk and began to help me. At first, I couldn't follow him. Then he explained in great detail, patiently repeating over and over again until I understood completely. I felt great full. But before I could say "Thank you", he said, "Not at all" , and made a face, I didn't know whether to laugh or not. Dammit. What can you do with a guy like that!

I look at his smile in the photo, I smile too.
This article describes and portrays the character of "my" tablemate from three aspects, and the image of a lively, humorous and helpful boy emerges vividly on the paper.The article has clear ideas, clear layers, vivid images, and more accurate words.It should be said that the author can do this in English is very gratifying, especially some phrases such as "think highly of him", "Not at all," "made a face" are used naturally and appropriately, and the spoken English in the dialogue Features are also well used.

My Father
My father is a teacher. He is a good teacher. He is more than fifty years old now. The year before last, the Department of Education gave him a medal for having completed thirty years of teaching. Now he is still teaching in a primary school.
When I was studying in the primary school where he was teaching, I was one of his pupils. So he was my father and teacher. But I could not call him “Dad” in school. He said: “In the school, you are one of my pupils, just as the others.” He always said to us pupils: “You should study hard and be a good student. I do not want you to promise me just with words that you ll be good. I want you to prove it to me with what you do. I want to be proud of you.”He was always very strict with me. If I did something wrong, he would punish me. So I had to do everything carefully. But sometimes, he would be very happy, like a child. For example, when I managed to repair the pump by myself, or when I got the first prize in the mathematics competition, he said, “I am proud of you, my daughter!”

My father is fond of music. He can play several kinds of musical instruments. In his spare time, he often sits in an old arm chair and listens to his favorite music, which is so enjoyable. Affected by this, I became interested in music , too.
My father always takes good care of me and his pupils. I still remember this very well: One day when I was already in Senior Grade Two, I went to my father s office. After talking about something to each other, my father went to a closet and after a moment brought out a package. He drew out a piece of paper and gave it to me. It was marked with my name and with the month and the year. It was one of my own copybook exercises. My father thus kept a record of all his old pupils. He read the exercises again and tears seemed to come to his eyes. Moved by what he had said and done, I made up my mind to do my work well.
I have a good father whom I am proud of and whom I love deeply.
When writing about people, typical examples should be selected to describe the character and quality of the characters.The author's thoughts are profound, coupled with his proficiency in writing, reasonable arrangement of layers, and proper choice of words and sentences, the writing will be vivid and interesting.This article has made some efforts in the above aspects.It seems that it is far from enough for us to write a few or dozens of sentences at a time. We should practice more in order to improve and write articles with English taste.

my idol
Today I want to talk about a person whose name is Krassimir Balakov. He is my idol. I think he is the best football player in the world and a great person.
On March 29, 1966, Krassimir Balakov was born in Bulgaria. His first successful performance was in the 1994 World Cup, when Bulgraia beat Germany and rushed into the semifinals for the first time. That was when I heard of the name Balakov, who was No. 20 on the team.
After the World Cup, Balakov went to Germany and joined the VFB Stuttgart football club. He soon became the leader of the team and his number was no longer 20 but 10. I began to pay attention to him and his club when the 1996—1997 football season began. I should never forget the first match I watched of Balakov which was between Stuttgart and Bremen. The whole match was controlled by him. He played so well that when he got the ball, no one was able to take it away from him. He shot a wonderful goal by a free kick and Stuttgart won 2∶1.
Since then, a glorious season began for Stuttgart. Other teams usually felt nervous in the thought that their next match would be played against Stuttgart for the latter could kick as many goals as they wanted. In all the 34 matches, they scored 78 goals. That may be a record which will never be broken.
I found at that time I had become a fan of Balakov. At the end of the season, I decided to write a letter to him. So I did. And after about three weeks, I received his letter and some photos. was!

But God would makes a fool of me. Four days after I received the letter, in an important match between Stuttgart and Bayer Munich which was to decide who would be the champion, Balakov was fouled off the field only 18 minutes after the match began. There went the champion too. At that time, my eyes were filled with tears. A glorious era had ended.
Two weeks ago, Stuttgart beat their biggest enemy Bayer Munich in the league match. Balakov scored another wonderful goal with a free kick, just like the first goal I saw him kick four years ago. Yes, eight years have passed since 1996, the beginning of the glorious era, and Balakov is eight years older. But he will always be my Krassimir Balakov. No matter how much time will pass, how old he will be, where he will go or even whether I should ever meet him in my life , I will never forget him, the greatest person, my idol Krassimir Balakov.
Almost every student today has an idol that he admires.Helping children to correctly understand their idols will have positive significance for their healthy growth throughout life.

The writing in this article is fluent, the words are accurate, the feelings are sincere, and it is done in one go. Finally, the parallel sentences are used to make the author's expression of emotion reach the peak, which can arouse the resonance of readers.

This article can use some English idioms more freely, such as "But God would make a fool of me", which shows that the author has good English writing skills.Of course, the author has to work harder for complex sentence patterns in order to better grasp the accurate usage of various complex sentence patterns.

The Clever Donkey Tender
My dear friend, yesterday I saw an interesting caricature. I want to share it with you. I hope you will enjoy it and can learn something from it. I am sure you will love it. Now, listen carefully.
Once upon a time, in a little village, there was a young man who was interested in playing chess. He played so well that no one in his village could match him. Day by day, he became more and more confident. At last, he was conceited enough to think of himself as the best player. He told himself that a person as great as he shouldn't play readily with those secondrate players. So he set up a board with these words written on it in black: CHESS WORLD, ONLY MAN. Under that were some details: Whoever wants to play chess with me must bring along 5 taels of silver. If he loses, the silver will be mine. If he wins, I will pay him 20 taels.
Many people came to take the challenge, attracted by the 20 taels of silver. But unfortunately they all lost their 5 taels. The young player was really skilled. He even defeated the opponents from neighboring villages. play against him. Now the belief that he was the best player was strengthened. He was so proud that he looked down upon all other chess players.
One day, an old man came to visit with a thin donkey following behind. No sooner had he finished his words than the young man pointed to the board, “I am glad to have you as an opponent. But do you know the rules here "Yes, I know. But I must say sorry, I have no cash. Look at my donkey. Isn't it worth 5 taels?" "Hm, OK, Come on." Being confident of winning, the young man said no more.
They played. A short while later, the young man won. The old man left without a word, leaving his thin donkey behind.
Several days later, the old man came again. The young man laughed, "Old fellow, what do you want to leave with me this time"? "Silver, if you win." The old fellow took out 15 taels. With a kind smile on his face, he said "Three games, please."

This time, the young man lost all the three games.
"I d lost. You will have 60 taels," said the young man, depressed and puzzled.
"Take back your silver. I only want my donkey back," replied the old man.
When the young player led the donkey out, the old man was pleased to see what a much fatter one his donkey had become. “Old pal, you are in good shape now, you must have led a happy life here.” Smiling, the old man went off with his donkey following behind.
"Wait, old fel—sir. I cannot understand why you were so ordinary a player last time but so excellent now," the young man asked reluctantly.
“Oh, that s easy to understand. You know, I am a merchant, and these days I am very busy. I needed someone to tend my donkey. It is the notice that told me you were the right person,” the old man pointed to the board as he said so.
When we read this article, humorous satires will naturally emerge in front of our eyes.The young author cleverly arranged the plot of the story, used flexible sentence patterns, accurate and fluent language, and vividly showed you vivid pictures.The author can correctly use sentence patterns such as "he was conceited enough to", "no one dared venture to", "No soonerthan", which adds a lot of color to the article.

My Terrible Day
Poor me! I had a terrible day. Everything went wrong. Firstly, my alarm clock didn't go off so I woke up an hour late. Secondly, I was in such a hurry that I forgot to wear socks. Thirdly, I ran out of the house to try to catch the 7:30 bus. But of course I missed it. I was very worried because my teacher would get angry if any one was late for class. I decided to take a taxi, but then I realized that I didn't have enough money. Finally, I walked three miles to my classroom only to find that it was Sunday.
This article describes the unlucky experience of "I" in one day. The use of time transition words such as "First, Secondly, Thirdly" and Finally makes the article clear and well-organized.

My Mean Grandfather
When I was five, my uncle and aunt bought many gifts for me, while my grandfather said, “It sa waste of money to buy so many things for such a little boy.” How mean my grandfather was!

Several years ago, there happened an accident.
The ceiling of my house fell down and broke the TV set. All of us were very sad. A few days later, Grandfather came. He said, “Don't worry.” Then he took out 2 000 yuan and passed it to my father "It is the money that Mingming s uncle and aunt have collected. It is necessary for you." Later I learned that half of the money was saved by my grandfather. I came to realize why my grandfather was mean. Now, I want to be a mean man like my grandfather.
The author's grandpa is a "little pick" image, but the author wants to be a "little pick" like grandpa in the end.In the article, the author writes about the change in his understanding of grandpa, from the original misunderstanding to the current understanding.

Mum Was Crying
Mum was crying, and her eyes were full of tears.
When I got up yesterday morning, I didn't feel very well. And something was wrong with my eyes. I have also got a bad stomachache. After a while, I lost consciousness.
When I woke up, I felt a drop of tear fall on my lips. I opened my eyes and found I was in my mother s arms. “What s wrong with you, mum? Why are you crying?” I asked. “Oh , dear! You re awake at last." Then a doctor came in. He examined me carefully. "Take it easy. She has got a bad cold. Take some medicine, and she will be OK," he said. Hearing these words , Mum smiled.
The beginning of this article is particularly good. It uses flashbacks and first writes about mother crying, which is consistent with the title and cleverly creates suspense.Then the author changed his style of writing and wrote about the process of my illness, and finally cleared the fog and revealed the truth-my mother shed tears because of my anxiety.The article ends with a mother's smile, in contrast to the beginning.

My Lovely Nephew
My nephew, fat and white, looks like an angel. He is only twelve months old. He is so lovely that we all love him.
My sister brings him to our family once a week. At the moment we do nothing but serve him. Indeed my little nephew has brought us great pleasure.
He is growing fast. Now he can walk with the help of us. But soon it seems that he is tired of being supported. He started to stumble along by himself. I remember one day when he pronounced the sound “mama” for the first time. How happy we were!

This was the very sound that his mother had been waiting for.
The author describes "my" nephew from two aspects of appearance and behavior, and the description of behavior focuses on two aspects of "toddler" and "babbling".In addition, the article contains the author's self-feelings, such as the last sentence of the second paragraph "Indeed my little nephew has brought us great pleasure." and the penultimate sentence of the third paragraph "How happy we were!" These expressive sentences match the narrative into fun.

A Classmate I Felt Sorry For
Li Hua was my classmate in the primary school. I didn't know why I disliked her very much. One day on my way home she caught up with me and said, “Xiaomin, our teacher wants you back for a while.” I did not believe her and said, "Don't make trouble for me!" Next day when I got to school, our teacher Miss Liu asked me, "Why didn't you come back yesterday?" I told a lie, "I didn't know you wanted me." Miss liu sent for the girl and asked her. Li answered, "I m sorry, Miss Liu, but I couldn't catch up with him." I was surprised. I suddenly realized how pretty she was. I have felt guilty for this ever since.
Using dialogue to express ideas is a great way to write narrative.This article shows the author's narrow-mindedness and Li Hua's generosity through the dialogue of three people.Written in this way, the guilt expressed by the author at the end of the article is more contagious to the readers.

Thank you, Miss Zhan
One morning, I found a love letter lying on my desk. I was struck dumb with fear at that moment.
I was deep in thought. Suddenly I thought of my class teacher. She often said to us, “I ll be a friend of yours. If you have any trouble, I ll do my best to help you.” Yes, she was then the only person who could understand me.
At noon, I gave the letter to my teacher and asked her for advice. She promised not only to help me in the class meeting of that day, but also to keep the secret for me.
In the class meeting, the teacher asked the monitor to read an article which said that the middle school students were forbidden to be in love. After class, on my way home, our monitor appeared in front of me and said, “I m sorry . It's me who has written the letter."

Oh! My teacher had recognized his handwriting and made a clever arrangement. I said to myself, “Thank you, my teacher!”

It is really rare for a middle school student to write such fluent articles.The theme of this article is clear and the description is vivid. It is a very good article.The article uses a love letter as a lead, and writes fluently and vividly about the ingenious method designed by Mr. Zhan to help the author solve the problem and avoid the phenomenon of puppy love, while not hurting the person who wrote the love letter—the monitor. The article ends with "Thank you , my teacher!" point questions, echoing the title.

Teacher's Pointer
When the new maths teacher came into the classroom, he brought a teacher's pointer in his hand.
Upon seeing the pointer, I seemed to hear the noisy sound made by the beating of the pointer on the blackboard. The former maths teacher had a pointer too. She always beat it on the blackboard when she shouted at us. In just one term, she broke three pointers.
I thought the new teacher s pointer would not be used long. But unexpectedly the new teacher never beat it on the blackboard. On the contrary, pointing the maths problems with the pointer, he explained them very patiently to us. After his explanation, the maths problems become easy to understand.
The place where this article can be played is at the end. The author used the two phrases "but unexpectedly" and "on the contrary" in the article. This is to make the context form a sharp contrast in meaning and make the article structurally integrated. .

Two Different Meals
The best thing in the world is to play after an exam. I think all of the students agree with me. And the most important thing is we can have some good meals without worry about lessons, homework and marks.
Today, I spent all morning playing basketball. When we were too tired to jump or run, we decided to have a good lunch.
We got in a “noodle restaurant”. It s not big but clean, and the most important thing was the low price. When the boys saw the price, they knew this time they could say, “It s my treat.” Like a gentleman.
The restaurant was small, but very warm. There were so many people that some of us spent a long time finding seats. The others stood in a long queue to buy the food. Then we sat around and enjoyed the delicious noodles. While eating, we talked happily. Through the window, we could see the heavy cook handpulling the noodles. I thought it s difficult to learn, but it must be interesting.
In the evening, I had dinner with my brother in a westernstyled restaurant. That s quite a different experience.
The restaurant was well decorated outside. There were a lot of square tables covered with beautiful tablecloths. A good looking girl stood at the door. When we walked towards the door, she opened it and said “Welcome” with a smile on her face. went in, I found it clean, tidy and comfortable. My brother found a table which is in the center of the room. After we sat down, a waiter took away the flowers which on our table, then gave us a menu.
Everything was ready soon. It s time for us to enjoy the meal. First, we must put the table napkins on our knees. Then, cut the big piece of beef into small ones with knife and fork. Lots of foreigners were having their dinners there, too. They spoke to each other in a low voice. All the while, we could hear beautiful soft music.
When we paid the bill, I thought to myself, “It really is different. With this same amount of money, I could have ten bowls of noodles.”

The article narrates "my" experience in Chinese food and Western restaurants, showing two different food cultures.

According to the sequence of the events, the article wrote about two events: a reunion of classmates in a Chinese restaurant and spending time with my brother in a western restaurant.There are some interesting scenes interspersed in the middle: In the Chinese restaurant, after seeing the low price, the male classmate showed a gentleman's demeanor "I treat you".When eating noodles, I saw a fat chef pulling noodles. When the author said the word "fat", he used "heavy" instead of "fat", which seemed very polite.In addition, the author's observation of things is also more detailed, not only introducing the way of eating western food, but also giving a proper description of the environment.

If the article can compare the characteristics of Chinese and Western food at the end, so as to put forward my own point of view, the theme of this article will be more clear.

Swimming in Winter
One day during the winter holiday, after a long and tiring examination, some friends and I were chatting about winter swimming. We talked a great deal about the topic. Suddenly I had an idea. “Wouldn't it be fun and exciting if we went Swimming? Others, especially some old people in our town, go swimming in winter, why can t we? What s more, winter swimming could do us a lot of good.” I told them my idea, they all agreed with me heartily. So we had a good discussion about the swim and got well prepared for it.
The next afternoon, we biked to the riverbank where we often went fishing. Though the sky clear and the sun was shining, it was still cold and it needed courage to swim in the cold water. We began to regret our decision and thought that we should go home, but none was willing to speak out, because we didn't want to be cowards and we knew we shouldn't be discouraged. So together we quickly took off our warm winter clothes.
But things did not go so smoothly as we had expected. The freezing wind made us shiver from head to toe. At last we decided to jump into the water. First we did a lot of exercises on the bank to warm up. Then I put one foot in the water to see how cold it was. I made a funny face at my friends. The water was unbelievably cold. Then I suggested that we had better jump in all together. Without any hesitation, we jumped into the water bravely. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never forget. We were all up immediately and rushed back to the bank. We put on our clothes as quickly as we could and went home, sneezing all the way.
For the following days, we all suffered from a cold and were coughing day and night. We had to lie in bed. But we gained one thing from this unforgettable and interesting experience: We now know how particularly important it is for us students to build up our bodies.
The composition narrates our common cases, depicting the real picture of winter swimming activities from one side and facing the challenges of cold winter weather, how much courage and perseverance are needed for winter swimming.From this we can see how important a student's physical fitness is, which has typical educational significance for every student.

The whole article is well written, especially the penultimate paragraph, the language is well mastered.Some sentences, such as "none was willing to speak out", "I put one foot in the water to see how cold it was. I made a funny face at my friends. The water was unbelievably cold." and "That feeling I hadI shall never forget", used just right, in line with English idiomatic usage.

The Fight with the Crabs
Some animals look very interesting and lively. But if you make them angry, they will fight with you. That s the case with the crabs.
It was several years ago, when I was twelve. During a holiday, Father brought back a bag of crabs from market Lake. He said he would cook them for my brothers and me. The crabs looked so lively. They must be delicious. But my two little brothers couldn't wait to play with them. So they took them out of the big bag. Oh! My God! All of them got out, and ran so fast that I couldn't catch them. Some of them crawled under the cupboards, others went out of the room into the garden and two of them hid among the stones. The old people were all frightened, but my brother said I jumped up, looking very excited. But we had to find all of them before dinner—they must be on our dinner table that evening. So a fight between men and crabs began.
We found all kinds of tools to catch the crabs. For example, sticks, nets and so on. The crabs in the room were caught with nets easily. But the two big ones in the garden were difficult to catch. We used the sticks to drive them out of the holes, but they were indomitable. They used their big pincers to resist. Little brother was so angry that he pushed the stick into the hole. “kaka”The two big crabs scrambled out, leaving two legs behind. We Were successful. In the evening, we had a wonderful dinner. But after two days, trouble came. A strange smell came from the cupboard. Oh! Two crabs had died in the cupboard. How could they have gotten into the cupboard? Nobody knows.
Looking back suddenly, how many wonderful scenes in life flashed by, disappeared into a gust of wind, and disappeared without a trace, and how many childlike funs also faded away with the steps.The author captures this shining point from memory, and paints a wonderful picture of "crab catching" for us in a meticulous manner, which is vivid and vivid, which makes people feel immersive and laugh out loud.The images of several disheveled children with muddy hands came alive on the paper.This short article shows that the author not only has meticulous observation skills, but also has mastered a certain level of English expression ability.

A Bird's Story
Kevin was a little bird. He lived happily with his mother, sisters and brothers in a big tree by the side of Dream Lake. Every morning they flew out and played in the sky. “Mum” asked Kevin, “is everywhere as beautiful as here?" "I think so. You have three aunts. Aunt King lives beside the vast blue sea. She has many friends living in the sea. The sand is golden and soft. Aunt White lives in the north. It s cold there. But there s lovely white snow. When it snows heavily, the trees and the ground are all clothed in white. Aunt Green lives in a big forest. There are lots of trees, so many that you can t count them all. birds sing all day long. Hares, deer and many other friends live happily together. But they must stay away from the tigers and some other animals. “Really? May I go to see my aunts? " "Not now, dear. Some day when you grow up."

How time flew! Kevin was a big boy then. “You are big enough, my dear,” said mother. “You may now travel by yourself. But be careful,” “I can take care of myself. Do not worry, Mum. And I ll remember everything you have told me since I was little. Take care, Mum. Bye." Mother Bird watched Kevin until he disappeared in the sky. "Good luck. Kev!"

Kevin went to Aunt King. But to his surprise, he couldn't see any blue sea and golden sand. "Mum, you cheated me! Where is everything?" Then Kevin heard a low voice. "Kev, you are Kev?" looked around and sees an old bird lying on the sand. “Kev, I m Aunt King. Your mother told me to look after you but I m ​​sorry I can t. See the water? That is the sea. But it isn't blue and beautiful any more. People throw dirty things, we don't know what, into the sea. Now black and smells terrible. And so is the sand. Don't stay here, dear, it's bad for you. Go, quickly." She then died. Kevin was afraid and sad. But he couldn't do anything. He left quickly. From the sky he looked down, but saw just a few dead fishes in the sea. .but I'm not afraid, because I'm a big boy."

Then he went to Aunt White, but there s too much smoke in the sky. He couldn t get close enough to see. “I still have one hope. I m going to the big forest.”He flew to the big forest.” There are the trees! I've found them. But why are they so short?" He flew closer and found that they had all been cut down. "What s wrong? Where are my friends? Where are the dangerous animals?" "The small animals are all dead. The big ones have been sent to the zoos,” said an old tree trunk. “My child, my poor child. Everything is gone.” “I can t believe it. You are all lying!” Kevin shouts. “I m going home. I miss you, Mum.” He was very tired but he still flew fast. “I m going home. I m going back to Dream Lake.”

At last he reached home. "Is this my home?" he asks. "Yes," said a voice from behind. "Who are you?" "I m your brother, Bob." "Bob? Tell me, why is everything like this!" "Get down here, Kev. Mother knew people would come here even before you left. You are the youngest but also the most unhealthy. She s afraid you would get ill because of the pollution, so she made you go. But unexpectedly. We all failed to escape, Mother has died." Kevin couldn't help weeping. "The humans will be punished but that s not what we want. Just give us back our home. Please. Bob, we ll go on living , won't we? I know there's hope."

"A Bird's Story" ("A Little Bird") expresses the author's deep worry about our living environment in the way of fairy tales.

First, the author describes the happy life of the little bird "Kevin", and then the little bird takes us on a trip.But wherever it goes, it is not as beautiful as it imagined.Due to human beings' eagerness for quick success, the sea is polluted, forests are cut down, and the air is deteriorated... Animals have lost their living environment, which will also endanger human beings.

This article has a unique idea, novel conception, and fluent and natural writing. It is a masterpiece for high school students.

Mid Autumn Festival
MidAutumn Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. It is celebrated on the night of the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar year. The time is in the middle of autumn, so it called MidAutumn Festival.
It is a time for reunion and for farmers to get in the crops. We are very, very busy and tired during these days. It gives us much pleasure in the evening to have a rest and enjoy many exciting things.
The great significance of this festival is family reunion. For thousands of years, we Chinese value the day much. We think it even more important than the Spring Festival. No matter how far people travel, they will try by every means to get back, because it is a family reunion festival.
When all the members of the family get together, we begin to prepare all kinds of foods. Although it is the busy season, the feast is the most important. When the time for dinner finally comes, we children can not resist helping ourselves to those delicious dishes. But we must not touch the mooncakes. They are only served when the moon comes out.
At last, the long awaited moon appears! It is the most exciting moment. As we enjoy the glorious full moon, we begin to taste the mooncakes. In fact, enjoying the moon is the grownups business. We children only care for the tasty mooncakes.
Then, sitting around the table, we members of the family will talk intimately. There are many beautiful stories about the MidAutumn Festival. They are as interesting as the mooncakes. But we can t stay up too late. sleep. You know, it is not only a reunion festival but also a harvest festival. The next day, we ll be busy in the fields again.
This is an article about traditional festival customs.The language of the article is beautiful, the writing is fluent, the sentence structure is relatively flexible, the diction is accurate, and the short length fully expresses the customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the joy that people enjoy in the festival, thus showing the author's good language skills.This article is written vividly, beautifully and movingly.At the end of the article, it is mentioned that it is not only a reunion festival but also a harvest festival with a unique vision.This style is worth advocating.

Visiting the Great Wall
There is a famous saying: "He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man." This morning my father and I got up early to visit the Great Wall. We went there by car.
On our way to the Great Wall, we saw many tall buildings on both sides of the road.
About two hours drive brought us to the Great Wall. When the Great Wall appeared in front of us, we couldn't help crying, "What a wonderful sight it is!" When we walked on the Great Wall we felt very proud because it s the longest wall in the world. Today it has become a place of interest to the people all over the world.
After visiting the Great Wall, I've made up my mind to study harder than ever.
The article begins with a common saying, which is fascinating, and then starts with the journey to the Great Wall, the foot of the Great Wall, and the three sides of the Great Wall, and arranges paragraphs in chronological order to form an article, which conforms to the general writing method of travel notes.

My Busiest Sunday
Last Sunday we had no class. I thought I could have a good sleep. But my mother woke me up early and asked me to help her with the housework. After a quick breakfast, first I washed my clothes. Then I sat down to do my homework. But hardly had I opened my book when my mother asked me to clean the house. When I finished it, it was time for lunch. After lunch I had no time to take a rest.
The article highlights the busyness through a series of detailed descriptions, such as after a quick breakfast, first, then, hardly hadwhen, immediately, etc., with the word "busy" permeating between the lines.

The “Lost”Money
"What s that?" Just as she walked out of the dormitory, she caught sight of something on the ground.
"Oh, money!"

She rushed for the money with her eyes wide open, and stepped on it. She looked around. “God bless me! There is nobody but me.” She picked up the money and put it into her pocket by pretending to tie her shoes. Then she hurried back into the dormitory with her face hot and red.
Having closed the door, she began to count the money.
"One yuan, two yuan...Ah, sixty yuan!" Her heart beat very fast.
She thought, “With it,” she thought aloud. “I can buy a new suit. Let those girls who care for dressing envy me. I would look splendid in my new clothes.”

The whole morning she learned nothing about her lessons.
The afternoon saw her walking into the classroom, dressed in new clothes. She looked like a beautiful actress. Dozens of eyes were fixed upon her. She felt on top of the world.
A few days passed, but she didn't hear of anyone looking for the money. So she looked at herself in the mirror even more joyfully.
One night she began to count her “possessions”.
"Oh, my dear! Where is my sixty yuan—the money I have to live on for two weeks?"

"Oh, the money! My sixty yuan!"

The idea is ingenious, and it can try to use "heart-to-heart" to start the article, and the characterization is relatively successful.Vocabulary and sentence structure are relatively rich.Some language comments in the article are as follows:

(1)rushed for vividly wrote she's state of mind.

(2) With one s eyes/mouth wide open is customary.

(3) Followed by direct quotations, use think aloud (self-talk), and insert she thought aloud in the middle, which is in line with English habits.

(4) The afternoon saw her expressed her "spirited" appearance.

(5) It is customary to use dozens of to express "tens", and tens is used in tens of thousands of phrases.

(6) on top of the world is a fixed phrase, do not add the before top.

(7) hear sb. doing sth. can really "hear", such as hear him singing, hear her knocking at the door, "hear that someone is doing something", say hear of sb. doing sth. Add the before money, which refers to the 60 yuan.

An Unforgettable Experience
Last summer holiday, my mother and I went to seashore for a visit.
One morning, I walked along the beach alone. Suddenly, I found a little girl in a shabby shirt following me. Then I stopped my feet, and she stopped too, looking at me. Soon, she came over, and stood right in front of me. She held out her right hand and opened her palm—there was a beautiful pearl necklace. I liked it, but I remembered my mother had already bought several such necklaces for me, so I said to her, “I m sorry, I won't buy it, because I have already bought one of this kind."

That little girl looked at my eyes and said pitifully, “This one is for you. I only need some money to buy a pencil.” When I heard this, I didn’t know what to say. I searched in my bag, and tried to find some money. I wanted to give it to the girl if I could find some. It sa pity I couldn't find any money, but only a piece of bread. I gave it to the poor girl, and she wolfed it down.
After she ate it up, she was ready to leave. But she put the necklace into my hand before she went away quickly. I held the necklace and looked at the little back of the little girl disappearing in the distance. couldn't do anything to help her. But I hope she can have a pencil for herself soon.
The things described in the article are indeed unforgettable.When we have superior living and learning conditions, we must not forget that there are still some poor children who need our care and help.The "Hope Project" carried out throughout the country reflects the concern of the Party Central Committee and the people of the whole country for children in poverty-stricken areas.On the one hand, we should do our best for the "Hope Project", on the other hand, we should cherish our own learning conditions, learn more knowledge, change the backwardness, and contribute to the prosperity of the motherland.The description of the characters in the article is very good, and the language is used well.

Happy New Year, My Teacher
It was time for lunch. I hurried out of the classroom and ran into the diningroom. The diningroom was big, but it was already full of teachers and students and, of course, much noise, too.
I was standing in the line for dishes when the foreign teacher of English came in and stood just behind me and talked with another teacher. At lunch time I always saw her. She was slim and beautiful and smiled kindly, with books in her hand. She didn't teach my class. But I supposed that she would teach us soon. Christmas was over and the new year was drawing near. I must say hello to her, I thought, for I respected her very much and I had never talked to a foreigner, especially a teacher of English. The chance came at last. No sooner had she finished talking with the teacher than I turned around. "Excuse me?" I said, not very loudly but clearly. looking at me, puzzled. "Happy new year to you!" I raised my voice. "Thank you very much," she said quickly. Then I had a short talk with her and I learned she didn't like steamed bread but enjoyed baked bread. Encouraged by her, I talked more easily than before. I also learned she was married and still had no child and her hu sband had returned to the United Sates. “I m sorry to hear that,” I said to her, “Happy new year to your husband, too. Thank you very, very much for your hard work here at our school.” She understood and smiled happily. I wished her not to feel lonely, though she was alone.
I wish all the foreigners in China to have a happy new year.
This article completely describes a scene in life.Words and sentence structures vary a lot, and the tenses and dialogues all reflect the characteristics of English narratives.Some language problems in the article are worthy of attention:

(1) There are two nouns the classroom and the diningroom above, so the use of pronouns in the following text must be cautious, and a noun is used repeatedly for clarity.Such situations should be paid attention to in writing to avoid ambiguous reference.

(2)wouldbe means "I think I want to be...", "I want to be...", such as: help a wouldbe football player to improve his technique Help a person who wants to be a football player to improve his technique.

(3) be drawing near is more in line with English expression. If be coming nearer and nearer is used here, it is suspected of Chinese English.

(4) The sentence pattern "No sooner + past perfect tense with subject-verb inversion + than + simple past tense..." is well used.

(5) In the structure that elicits direct quotations such as "someone said", if someone is a noun (the teacher), then the teacher said or said the teacher can be used, but if someone is a pronoun (he) , It is generally better to use he said.

(6) lonely refers to the "emotional" "loneliness", and alone refers to a person without a companion.Please understand the following sentence: One may fell lonely even if he lives in a big city.
One who is alone but good at enjoying himself may not feel lonely at all.
Experience as a Shopassistant for Foreigners
A few years ago, when I was a pupil, my teacher gave me a chance to go to the Children's Palace to be a shopassistant serving the foreign friends from the USA, Britain, Japan and other countries. I thought it was a very good chance for me to practice English, so I accepted it.
The teachers of the Children's Palace asked me to work there every Tuesday afternoon.
Once, an old American lady with her little granddaughter came to my counter and asked for some handicraft articles. It was difficult to talk with the old lady without an interpreter. I tried to make myself understood with the little English I had learned in my English lessons. Finally I understood that she wanted to buy her granddaughter a special present. There were some little woolen chicks, some pencil sharpeners, and souvenir badges. But I did not think they were special. Suddenly I saw an elegant golden abacus. is the earliest calculator in the world, and it was invented by the Chinese people. I thought the abacus was a special thing the lady might want. Then I put it on the counter. I poked one of the small golden balls on the abacus, and said, “one,” I poked another, “two,”. At last when I counted up to ten, the little girl cried, “It s interesting! Granny, I want it,” The old lady bought the abacus with a smile.
The little girl was very happy. So was I. I did my first, and a special, business in my life.
The narration of the article is clear and vivid, the writing is fluent and natural, and the conception highlights the center of "what kind of products to choose for the granddaughter of a foreign old lady that can best reflect the characteristics of China", so the article is short but meaningful.In addition, as far as language is concerned, the use of words and sentence structures is relatively sophisticated.Some language problems in the article are worthy of attention:

(1) When serve means "serve...", it is a transitive verb, such as serve the people, without a preposition.Be careful not to be influenced by Chinese.

(2) When words such as this, that, last, next, every are followed by time nouns, prepositions are generally not used in front of them.Such as: every day, this afternoon, next week, etc.

(3) "Handicrafts" are generally referred to as handicraft articles, try to avoid using handicrafts.

(4) On-site interpreters generally use interpreter, and translator is mostly used for translation.

Where Are You From?

I had an amusing experience last summer, when I went to Beijing on holiday.
One day, I went to the Summer Palace. On the way, I came across a foreigner. She was very beautiful with a pair of dark glasses and long fair hair. I had longed to talk with a foreigner. had a chance. So I went up to her and said in English, "Excuse me, maymay I talk with you?" "Certainly," said the foreigner with a smile. I was so excited that I didn't know what to say. "What s your name?" She asked. "Wang Huifang," I answered. "Wellwell may I ask you some questions?" I added. "Please," she said.
"What are you?" "A college student." "Can you tell me how to learn spoken English?" "Oh, sorry. I don't know how to explain it. But I can tell you a book about spoken English." "."

We talked happily for a few minutes. I felt very happy, because I could understand what she said. And I felt my spoken English was good enough. At last, I asked her, “Where are you from?” said in Chinese with a smile, and then took off her dark glasses.
I was astonished.
"I am a Chinese like you. And I will take part in a play in English," she said in Chinese. "I am well made up, ain t I?" "Yes." The girl did look like a foreigner, I thought.
Though I felt a little disappointed that she was not a real foreigner, I was happy for having got a good chance to practice my spoken English.
It was indeed an interesting experience.The full description is complete, with a lot of dialogue, concise and vivid.The ending is unexpected, but reasonable, highlighting the title "Where Are Your from?"

Taking Photos
I spent a very instructive weekend, I should say. Zhang Weijing and I went to the Park to practice taking photos. We are both the members of the photography group. To take some photos is not a difficult job, but if you want to take some good or artistic ones, it is much more difficult. You must study. Of course, you can t only study the knowledge in the book, but you ought to study the skill in practice. You must pay attention to the distance, diaphragm and exposure when you are taking photos. How to find a good view to form a good picture may be the most important. I am just a learner. In the past, I did not like to take photos very much, but as soon as I took the camera, I was attracted by it. My father likes taking photos too. He is not a professional cameraman, but he is good at taking photos. I became his model when I was only 56 days old! Now, there are two photography fans in my family.
In the park, I asked so many people to take photos for them. One of them was a gardener. He was in his dirty clothes with mud on his face, but he looked quite honest and kind. I took a photo of him when he was working. The others were lovely children playing happily. Their parents thanked me for taking pictures of them. I felt a little proud.
I like taking photos. It can keep the wonderful views or exciting moments for ever. When I am old, I will look at these photos again. They will remind me of the things that have passed. I hope everyone will enjoy taking photos.
The article is written concisely and lively, full of life breath.In particular, the ability to discuss with feelings makes the article more moving.Some language problems in the article are worthy of attention:

(1) Exposure is used for exposure time or exposure speed.Velocity cannot be used here, velocity refers to the rate of movement.

(2) In the last sentence of the article, the subordinate clause uses the general future tense will enjoy, and the main clause cannot use wish. Wish is followed by a subordinate clause, and the subjunctive mood should be used.

A Happy Spring Festival
Of all our holidays the Spring Festival is the most important to us Chinese. Everyone gets about one week off work for it. The Spring Festival is mainly a family celebration. No matter how far away from home a person is, he will always try to get home in time to gather together.
Several days before this new lunar year, my brother and I cleaned our rooms and decorated them. The old folk say that everything must be new and clean for the Spring Festival so that the new year will bring happiness and good luck.
On the 30th of the December of the lunar year, my father told me to write new year couplets. My mother was busy cooking for lunch. On the table were all kinds of dishes at noon. What an enormous and delicious dinner! I had never tasted such a nice dinner. Because of happiness, I drank with Father at dinner.
That was the first time I had ever drunk, you know. My face turned red after only one cup of wine. Then my father said, “We are living a happy life because of the wise policy of our Party.”

That night we watched the special Spring Festival programs on TV to see the new year in. The programs were so wonderful that we burst into laughter now and then. When the clock struck midnight, the noise of the firecrackers outside became defending. Father opened the door and said, “Let s welcome in big fortune!”

I was very excited the next morning and woke up earlier than ever. Mother and Father were making jiaozi. So I helped them with that. When several bowls of jiaozi were ready and put on the table, my father lit the incense on the table. Then my brother tied some firecracers to a pole and went outside. I picked up a stick which was still burning in the stove to light them. With loud bangs the firecrackers went off. With loud bangs we greeted the first day of the new lunar year .
What a happy Spring Festival I had!

We hoped that the loud bangs would drive away everything unpleasant in the past and bring us greater happiness and luck in the new year.
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for people of all nationalities in our country.This article describes the festive scenes of an ordinary family among hundreds of millions of families, "I drank alcohol for the first time", "Watched the Spring Festival TV show", "Father opened the door to welcome the God of Wealth", "Eat dumplings after burning incense", "Set off firecrackers with my brothers" The typical selection of details makes the article full of festive atmosphere, especially the last sentence expresses the theme of "letting go of the old and welcoming the new".Some language problems in the article are worthy of attention:

(1) couplets is plural, without the indefinite article a in front. be busy with is followed by a noun, and when "be busy+gerund", there is no preposition with before the gerund.

(2) I had never tasted cannot be written as the present perfect or I have never tasted.

(3) In the sentence pattern of "subject + be + the + adjective superlative or ordinal number + noun + attributive clause", the attributive clause generally uses the perfect tense.When using is in front of be, the attributive clause uses the present perfect tense; when be uses the past tense, the attributive clause uses the past perfect tense.In addition, in the attributive clause, the adverb ever is often added according to the habit to express emphasis, such as the first sentence of the fourth paragraph of this composition That was the first time I had ever drunk.
chicks
Two months ago Mother bought fifteen chicks for one yuan. These little fellows were really lovely.
Unfortunately, eight of the chicks went to the other world one by one. At last only seven were left. One day when they were taking a walk in the sun on our balcony, one fell downstairs. It was my fault not to take good care of them.
The remaining chicks were growing up with each passing day. It was very funny to watch them eating. When I dropped some food they would rush to it, though some of them were not firm on their feet. They ran so fast that sometimes they fell , but they would quickly pick themselves up and joined in the fighting for the food again.
One warm afternoon when I was back from school I found Mother s eyes red. Then I was told that five chicks had died while trying to swim in the water. I stood there dumbfounded. “Damn! I should have taught you how to swim since you liked swimming," I said to myself.
Now there s only one chick left and I have given him an English name, Alger, and take greater care of it. He s quite naughty. After I gave him some meat to eat he refused to have rice any more. I think this is something like us human beings. Sometimes he even jumps onto the chair to have a meal with us.
Once I turned on the radio and Alger stood by as if he were enjoying the music. After a while he walked away. It seemed that he wasn't satisfied with the music. Now Alger has grown up and I regard him as one of the five members of my family, that is, my father, my mother, my brother, Alger and me.
This is an interesting article.It not only describes the process of raising chickens in detail, but also shows the hardships of life growth.The article describes the movements of the chickens more vividly, and the writing is relaxed and lively, especially the parts such as "a group of chickens fighting for food" and "Alger's performance when listening to music" are very successful. Some language problems in the article are worthy of attention:

(1) "Another world" is expressed by the other world, which means another world relative to "our living world".

(2)climb up means "climb up", and the Chinese word "climb up" means "stand up".Therefore, pick themselves up cannot be written as climb up.

An Unforgettable Classmate
In Grade One, I knew Honglin, who left a deep impression on me. Now, I still often think of him.
At school, Honglin was always wearing thicker clothes. He never had classes of PE and he seldom laughed. But he was very friendly to everyone. He always did exceedingly well in his studies. However hard we tried, no one could catch up with him . At a parents meeting, his mother said, “My son s achievements depend on his efforts. He spends at least fourteen hours on study every day. He is having a race with time.”

Soon, I came to know the story of Honglin. He had a serious heart disease. A year before he went to middle school, he had got an imported cardiopacemaker implanted in his body. This cost his family 100 000 yuan, so his family became much poorer. As to be a university student was Honglin s only wish, his three sisters had to discontinue their studies to help their brother realize his wish. Having heard this story, I suddenly understood why Honglin studied so hard—he wanted to repay his family with his hard work.
Unfortunately, just in that year, in that cold winter, he caught a cold which caused heart trouble again. He was sent to hospital immediately. At night, he was suddenly very excited, so he took out a book to read and said to his parents: "Tomorrow, I will return to school." But a few minutes later, his face suddenly turned black and he became short of breath. At the moment he seemed to realize that death was coming. He grasped his parents hands: "Dada , Mum, I can t realize my wish. How I envy my classmates, because they have a chance to go to school, while I don t have a chance any longer”

Now Honglin has been dead for four years, but his image has been engraved on my memory. And his words “I don t have a chance any longer” will make me value more my chance of learning and study harder.
The author tells the story of an unforgettable good student who, despite being seriously ill, stubbornly fought against the disease and persisted in studying until the last moment of his life.What a profound touch this is to every healthy person of us!Franklin said: Dost thou love life? Then do not squander times; for that s the stuff life is made of. We must cherish time and study hard in order to be worthy of life.Some language problems in the article are worthy of attention:

(1) come to know means "begin to understand".

(2) For things that have not yet been realized, it is better to use the infinitive, and it can also avoid mistaking as as a preposition, so use As to be a university here
(3) In death was coming, the past continuous tense is used to express what is about to happen, which is more vivid.

(4) Many students often use admire when they want to express "envy". In fact, admire is not equivalent to "envy". Longman's dictionary defines admire as "regard with pleasure and respect" or "look at with pleasure".Obviously, it's not appropriate to use it here.In fact, the word "envy" we want to express on many occasions is envy. envy (or be envious) is different from be jealous in that the latter has a derogatory connotation while envy does not.

Mother, Let Me Help you
The shop in which my mother used to work was shut down one year ago. A lot of workers had to leave their work including my mother. Several months had passed but most of the unemployed workers still didn't get new jobs although the local government tried. its best. So Mother decided to find a job by herself. After making a great effort, she got a job as a street cleaner, responsible for keeping clean a part of street about 200 meters long. Although the pay was low, the work conditions were bad, Mother said she was glad to do this work. But I thought people would look down upon us.
Today I am free at home. In the morning, Mother asked me if I could help her with the cleaning work in the street. At first I wanted to say: “I m afraid I can t because I have some homework to do today, "as I was afraid of being recognized by my classmates, but when I saw the white hairs on Mother s head, I said instead, "Oh, yes, I ll go with you, Mum." After breakfast, we went to the street .I pushed a cart for collecting rubbish, holding my head down and not daring to see the people walking in the street. I always felt that someone was looking at me, laughing at me
"Hello, Afang." Oh, dear. It was Mr Chen, who taught us Chinese. "Mr Chen, I, I" I didn't know what to say. My face turned red. "Oh, don't be so shy. You are a hardworking girl. The street cleaners are important and honorable. We should thank you and your mother. Your classmates should learn from you. Good girl, don't look down upon yourself, hold your head high, Bye!"

Then I realized that I was honorable as a daughter of a street cleaner. I should held my head high. After finishing the hard work and then looking at the tidy street, I felt that Mother and I were the most honorable people in the world. Mother, I'll help you whenever I am free.
How to deal with the laid-off and re-employment of their parents, and how to look at different occupations are questions that the majority of students should answer correctly.This article captures this social hotspot, first explaining how my mother was laid off, and then how she took the initiative to become a "street sweeper".
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