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导语:对一个民族也一样,我们赢得尊重的方式,不在于生产了多少物质,而在于是否遵循着某种准则,显然,其中就包含了朴素的常识。小编整理高考满分作文,欢迎阅读。

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高考英语满分作文:便条Note

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Dear Alice.

I wonder if you eould lend me your Chinese-English dictionary. I will return it three days later. Now I am translating an important Chinese article into English. However, I often meet some Chinese words which I dont know how to say in English. So I have to turn to the Chinese-English dietionary for help from time to time. But mine is lost. I will take good care of your dictionary. I will definitely not damage it. Thank you very much!

Jenny

亲爱的艾丽丝:

我想知道你能否把你的汉英词典借给我,三天后还给你。现在我正在把一篇重要的中文文章翻译成英文。然而我经常遇到一些不知如何用英语表达的词,所以我必须时不时地求助于汉英词典,但是我的丢了。我会好好爱护你的词典,绝不损坏。非常感谢!

珍妮

5月15日

May 15th

Dear Alice,

Would you please lend me your Chinese-English dictionary? I will give it back three days later. Now I am translating an important Chinese article into English. In the article I often find Chinese words which I cannot translate into English, so I often need a Chinese-English dictionary But I

myself have no one. I will cherish your dictionary very much and promise not to damage it. Thanks a lot!

Jenny

亲爱的艾丽丝:

能把你的汉英词典借给我吗?三天后还给你。现在我正在翻译一篇重要的中文文章。在文章中,我经常发现一些我不会翻译成英语的词,所以我需要一本汉英词典。但是我没有。我会好好爱护你的词典,绝不损坏。非常感谢!

高考英语的满分作文 2008年奥运会和我 The 2008 Olympic Games, and me

The year of 2008 is getting closer and closer to us. We need to take actions from now on to prepare for the game. What we need to do most is to work on our disadvantages and shortcomings. As a student of Senior high, I can do my own part. Although I can’t transform our city into more a beautiful place on my own, I can help Beijing in small ways and encourage our classmates and people around me to follow my lead.

2008年离我们越来越近了,我们必须从现在开始采取行动,来为奥运会做准备。我们最需要做的,是克服缺点和改进不足之处。作为一名高中生,我们可以做我们力所能及的事情。虽然我不能光靠我自身的力量把这座城市妆点得更美丽,但我可以用自己的方式,来改变北京并且鼓励我的同学们和我周围的人和我一起做。

Let me take the environment for example, the atmosphere around Beijing is quite disappointing, factories and cars keep giving off exhausts into the air, we can hardly see the blue sky with our naked eyes, because the sky is covered with a thick layer of harmful substances. The sky is gray instead of blue. To our delight, the government has passed some laws of protecting the air, and we can do something useful, too. For example, whenever we go out for a long distance, ride the bike or take the buses and subways instead of taxis. You may not have a clue how it works. Of course doing that only by one person is far from enough, but we can let more people do that together. In that case the result may be more than we bargained for.

让我以环境为例,北京周围的大气环境比较令人失望,工厂和汽车不断地向空中排放废气,我们几乎用肉眼看不到蓝色的天空了。因为天空被一层厚厚的有害物质所覆盖, 天空成了灰色,而不是蓝色。令我们高兴的是,政府已经出台一些保护大气环境的相关法规。我们呢,也可以做一些有用的事情。比如说,每当我们要出远门的时候,骑自行车或乘坐公交车和地铁来代替出租车。你可能不知道这会有什么用。当然,只靠一个人的力量是远远不够的,但是我们可以让更多的人一起去做。 这样的话,结果才有可能收效显著。

Another thing we need to work on is our English skills. Teachers and parents often put great emphasis on our English skills especially listening and speaking. I want to be a volunteer in 2008, to be an interpreter. For now, I must do something helpful to improve my spoken English. Rome isn’t build in a day, so is English. It can’t be improved in a day or two. It takes time and energy. There are no shortcuts to improve your spoken English; the most productive way is to grab all opportunities around you to open your mouth. For instance, taking part in all kinds of English contests is a good way, you can meet some excellent contestants, and you can share the experience of learning and some good method of learning. I will keep participating in all English activities to polish up my English. I’m sure by the year of 2008, I will be able to master English well just as my mother tongue.

我们需要做的另一件事,是提高我们的英语水平。老师和家长总是着重强调要提高我们的英语能力,尤其是听力和口语方面,在2008年,我想成为一名志愿者,做一名口语翻译。现在我必须做一些有助于提高我口语的事情。“罗马非一日建成”,英语也不可以在一、两天内得到提高。它需要花费很多的时间和精力,在提高口语方面,没有捷径可走,最有效的方式就是抓住身边的机会开口讲英语。比如:参加各种英语竞赛是一种很好的方式。你会遇到些非常优秀的选手,与他们交流学习体会,借鉴好的学习方法。我将继续参加各类英语活动,来提高我的口语能力。我相信在2008年,我将会像掌握母语一样熟练掌握英语。

All in all, I’m sure that Beijing Olympic Games will be one of the most successful Games in history. I believe our long-cherished dream will be fulfilled in a perfect way! 总之,我相信, 2008北京奥运会将是有史以来最出色的奥运会之一,我坚信,我们长时间以来的梦想会以完美的方式得以实现。

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全国新课标II卷高考英语作文的题目为:假定你是李华,计划和同学去敬老院(nursing home)陪老人们过重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival),请给外教露西写封邮件,邀请她一同前往,内容包括:

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Dear Lucy,

How are you doing? I am LiHua, a 17-year-old teenager currently studying in your school. Recently, our class plan to visit the nursing home this Sunday in order to help the old there and enrich our afterschool life. As the vice monitor, I would like to invite you to come with us.

Here are some details about this activity. To begin with, we will leave the school by bus at 8:00 AM and return at 5:00 PM. Besides, there will be a lot of activities such as making Chinese dumplings and giving performances, which will be not only meaningful but also interesting.

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篇2:高考英语写作四大流程介绍

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拿到英语试题不知道从哪里下手吗?那么下面这套英语写作流程对你会有一定的帮助。

一.审题。

拿到题目后,手中拿铅笔,手脑眼嘴并用,开始审题。看题目的要求是什么,要点是什么,特殊要求是什么。譬如你是叫李华,还是随便一个名字? 要议论文还是记叙文?对分几段写有无要求?等等。诸如此类的硬性要求信息,都最好用铅笔划下来,以免出错,也许你一开始会记得,可随着时间的流逝,你会不会因紧张而遗忘这些信息呢?还是小心为妙。边看最好边张嘴默读,这样就不会遗漏或忽略任何一个字了。

二.草稿。

有的同学怕出错,全文都打草稿再誊写,我姑且认为不太可取,毕竟考场时间宝贵,即使我有四十分钟时间写作文也不敢贸然这么做,更何况考场时我们留给作文的时间往往一再被压缩。有的同学不打草稿,我认为更不太可取。一来容易出错,二来边写边想思维不连贯,即使思维连贯也无法审词酌句,展现自己最好的一面,容易后悔。

草稿怎么打?

1.结构就是你打算分几段写,每段都写什么?哪段转哪段承哪段起合?心里都要是有谱的。

2.关键词:结构拟定后,迅速在草稿纸上写下自己这篇作文可能用到的一些关键词。包括一些漂亮的词和自己可能会忘记的词。主要是动词和名词。

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可能看到聪明这个关键词时,你最初写下的往往是clever,再仔细想想,你是不是又想到了smart,deligient好多词,挑个漂亮和合适的用吧。再比如转折,你写了but,这会再想想,是不是又有一堆表示转折的词在你脑里打转呢?挑一个吧。千万别用but.

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篇5:2024高考作文素材:精辟哲理励志短语

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1、世界上没有绝对幸福圆满的婚姻,幸福只是来自于无限的容忍与互相尊重。

2、每一个成功者都有一个开始。勇于开始,才能找到成功的路。

3、世上并没有用来鼓励工作努力的赏赐,所有的赏赐都只是被用来奖励工作成果的。

4、世界会向那些有目标和远见的人让路。

5、许多人缺少的不是美,而是自信的气质,记住自信本身就是一种美。有了积极的心态就容易成功。

6、旁观者的姓名永远爬不到比赛的计分板上。

7、 赚钱之道很多,但是找不到赚钱的种子,便成不了事业家。

8、世界上只有想不通的人,没有走不通的路。

9、自己打败自己是最可悲的失败,自己战胜自己是最可贵的胜利。

10、一千个人就有一千种生存方式和生活道路,要想改变一些事情,首先得把自己给找回来。

11、出门走好路,出口说好话,出手做好事。

12、古之立大事者,不惟有超世之才,亦必有坚韧不拔之志。

13、要让事情改变,先改变我自己;要让事情变得更好,先让自己变得更好。

14、不论你在什么时候开始,重要的是开始之后就不要停止。

15、 世界让我遍体鳞伤,但伤口长出的却是翅膀。

16、用最少的悔恨面对过去。用最少的浪费面对现在。用最多的梦面对未来。

17、世界上最长而又最短,最快而又最慢,最平凡而又最珍贵,最易被忽视而又最令人后悔的就是时间。

18、生命是一程旅途,人们所有的享受与幸福只不过是生命路旁的旅社,供人们稍事休息,好让人们增添精力到达终点。

19、每个人的内心深处都会保留着一份悲观色彩,只是因为现实的残酷,人心的难测,所以才会用层层面具遮盖起自己真实的一面,没有人可以从容的面对一切经历,也没有人可以淡定的去处理一切遭遇。

20、当你特别烦躁的时候,先保持冷静,或者看一部开心的电影,或者喝一大杯茶。不要试图跟朋友聊天。朋友是跟你分享快乐的人,而不是分享你痛苦的人;不要做一个唠唠叨叨的抱怨女人,从现在起,要学会自己去化解,去承受。

21、当你连尝试的勇气都没有,你就不配拥有幸福,也永远不会得到幸福,伤过,痛过,才知道有多深刻。

22、自己没有展露光芒,就不应该怪别人没有眼光。

23、沟沟坎坎是生命的本相,你要跨越,要奔走,荆棘刺林,狼牙交错那是必然。岁月不做声,不等于没有话语权。红尘的尽头,一只土鳖它不是甲壳虫,也不是人眼里充斥的麻钱,它能穿透圆坟,让人间的阴阳两界相互讥笑。

24、努力了就值得满意。人生终究不是理想的化身,虽然,我们也曾辛勤耕耘,但总有一些东西我们一生都不可能得到。我们与其一厢情愿地追逐那海市蜃楼般的梦幻,倒不如踏踏实实地收获身边的每一份真实。请记住的是:人,这一辈子,能做的事情不多,无论做什么,只要努力了,都是值得满意的。

25、讨厌自己明明不甘平凡,却又不好好努力。

26、怎么都不会错的事情就是努力让自己更精彩!

27、假若你的生活不够好,不够努力,那么,加油努力吧,不要抱怨,起而行,迎头赶上,方是正途。假若你已经拥有很多,却依然活得不快乐,那么,让自己慢下来,多安排一些时间回归心灵,回归生活,才是幸福之径。

28、“幸福不是被巨大的灾难或者是致命的错误扼杀的,而是被不断重复出现的小错一点点分解掉的。”

29、我不敢休息,因为我没有存款;我不敢说累,因为我没有成就;我不敢偷懒,因为我还要生活;我能放弃选择,但是我不能选择放弃。

30、 性格的确很难改变,但重要的是能否分辨哪些是性格,哪些是坏习惯。不要什么事都归咎于性格,或者总是用性格为自己找借口。

31、能入我心者,我待以君王;不入我心者,不屑以敷衍。指缝太宽,时光太瘦,一辈子真的很短,若懂,请惜!

32、知足是一种心态,一种人生修养,其实生活没什么埋怨的,快乐是很简单的,快乐就是要有目标有追求;保持一颗纯真的童心;发自内心的微笑;懂得去宽容他人。无论在生命中是会遭遇有多少的困苦、艰难和波折,我们都是要保持淡然的心态。

33、不知道什么时候开始,我变成一个很小心的人,每次我穿雨衣的时候,我都会戴太阳眼镜,你永远都不知道什么时候会下雨,什么时候出太阳。

34、活得糊涂的人,容易幸福;活得清醒的人,容易烦恼。这是因为,清醒的人看得太真切,一较真,生活中便烦恼遍地;而糊涂的人,计较得少,虽然活得简单粗糙,却因此觅得了人生的大滋味。

35、桌上残灯如豆,蜡泪慢慢积攒成沉重的大滴像眼泪似地慢慢流下来。

36)、无论失败多少次,也不妨让自己再试一次。摸摸自己的头,没什么过不去的。

37、微笑真好,快乐不难,只要你心境开阔,乐观豁达,就会拥抱快乐,生活在快乐的港湾。

38、为了未来好一点,现在必须苦一点。

39、 这世上只有一种成功,叫:“用自己喜欢的方式过一生”。

40、强大的信心,能克服来自内心的恶魔,产生无往不胜的勇气。

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篇6:高考英语作文:公园要不要收门票

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Dear Editor.

I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we havehad about whether an entrance

fee should be charged for parks.

Dear editor,

I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we have had about whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks. 60% of us schoolmates think that an entrance fee do not meet people’s expectations, for a park is considered to be a place where the public can have a good time when they are not busy either at home or at work. If an entrance fee must be paid by the visitors for a park, it will be necessary to build a gate and surrounding walls. In the end a city will take on a bad look. 40% of us schoolmates think that an entrance fee can be accepted, but it must not be too expensive. The money from ticket selling can be used for paying the gardeners in the park and buying some other kinds of flowers and trees.

With regard to myself, I think an entrance fee is useful, for it can be used to protect a park. Do we share the same opinion, dear editor?

Yours truly,

Li Hua

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篇7:英语常用名言警句素材

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1. Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量。

2. Wisdom is better than gold or silver.

知识胜过金银。

3. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

胸中有知识,胜于手中有钱。

4. Learn wisdom by the follies of others.

从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。

5. It is good to learn at another man’s cost.

前车可鉴。

6. Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.

知识之于精神,一如健康之于肉体。

7. Experience is the best teacher.

经验是最好的教师。

8. Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

经验是知识之父,记忆是知识之母。

9. Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

10. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other.

经验学校学费高,愚人旁处学不到。

11. Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.

有经验而无学问,胜于有学问而无经验。

12. Seeing is believing.

百闻不如一见。

13. Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.

为了求知识,代价虽高也值得。

14. Doubt is the key of knowledge.

怀疑是知识之钥。

15. If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

若要求知识,须从勤苦得。

16. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

浅学误人。

17. A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.

少量的常识,当得大量的学问。

18. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.

知识只能循序渐进,不能跃进。

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篇8:学生就业和能力提高考研英语作文

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As is shown in the first picture, on a mountain of university tiredly climbs a college student, almost finishing his journey in the university, and awkwardly and surprisingly finding that he has to climb another much higher mountain -- hunting a job, bus as is shown below, in front of a post board for recruiting government officials stand an ocean of people, with only one in front of the board for hiring waiter. There has been a heated discussion about these pictures recently in the newspaper. Simple as the pictures are , they do demonstrate certain thought-provoking social phenomenon.

如图第一幅图所示,在求学的大山上一个学生疲惫的攀爬着,好不容易快到了山的顶峰,却不得不吃惊且尴尬的发现还有一座高很多的山他必须去爬,那就是找到一份工作。但是在另一幅图中我们看到,在招聘公务员的广告牌前面站着一堆人,而在招聘服务员的牌子前却只有一个人。最近报纸上对这样图画的讨论有很多。这些图虽然简单,但是却确实表明了一个发人深思的社会现象。

The pictures tell us the issue of hunting jobs for college students is increasingly and seriously important in current days. What’s more , individuals, organizations and even the whole society have been attaching due attention to this issue. On one hand, when facing the pressure of finding a job, students are struggling painfully. The burden can cause not only depression but also anxiety and such problems as isolation and solitude. One’s thought , creative thinking and exploration spirit, therefore, have been stifled by pursing measurable high scores and various certificates when confronting this harsh reality. On the other hand , that college students fail to change the conventional view on jobs and to adapt their goals to the reality deepens this problem. Were there no prompt and proper solution to this problem, never would we taste the happiness of the harmonious society.

图画告诉我们大学生就业的问题在当今越来越重要了。个人,团体,政府甚至是整个社会都很关注这个问题。一方面,当面对找工作的压力时,学生们痛苦的挣扎着。这样的负担不仅给他们带来了抑郁和焦虑的问题,还带来了像孤单,孤僻这样的问题。这样一来,面对这样的残酷现实,一个人的思考,创造性的思维,开拓的精神很可能因为追求可被量化的分数和证书的而被遏制了。另一方面,大学生没有能改变传统的就业观念让自己的目标更贴近现实也进一步的加重了这个问题。如果不能及时和恰当的解决这个问题,我们将不可能实现体会到和谐社会的幸福感。

What should be done to reverse this situation? For one thing, instead of just earning their degrees and high exam scores, college students are expected to cultivate their potentials such as creation, imagination and coordination. Such qualities, though cannot be measured by their college certificates, really matter in their prospective career. For another thing, the educational institutions are supposed to integrate more practical training in their programs so that more netpetent college graduates can be produced for our society. Above all, the new awareness that all jobs are equal in dignity and that fame and excellence can be reached at any occupation should be promoted in the whole society.

如何改变这样的现状呢,一方面学生不只是要注重文凭和分数,学生们还需要培养自己的创造性,想象力和协调能力。这样的素质虽然不能用证书来衡量却在以后工作中非常重要。另一方面,教育机构应该整合课程加入一些实用课程,让学生成为这个社会需要的一员。最重要的是,整个社会都应该认识到:任何工作都是有尊严的,优秀和卓越在任何工作中都能成就。

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篇9:三册经典对比论证手法在英语高考作文中的运用

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在新概念三册中,对比论证的方法反复被运用到,至少出现了五次,分别在篇章L12,L23,L38,L41 和L54的第一段出现。如果对这五篇文章中的对比论证段落仔细研读,会发现这些段落有着几乎完全一样的结构,有规律可循,所以对比论证方法应该是三册学习中不可忽略的一个部分。

这里我们就拿第12课为例。对比论证出现在了第一段。作者在第一段开门见山提出了论点:Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island(我们许多人对于荒岛生活有一种不切实际的想法)。之后作者讲了两种截然相反的想法:一种想法是imagine it to be a sort of paradise(认为荒岛是天堂);另一种想法是Life on a desert island is wretched(荒岛生活很可怕)。最后一句话是个总结句。作者正是通过两种呈对比的想法来论证“人们对荒岛生活有不切实际的想法”这一观点。需要读者关注的是,在两种成对立的想法之间作者用了一句非常漂亮的过渡句:The other side of the picture is quite the opposite. (另一种想法恰恰相反)。于是,一个结构清晰严谨、论述有理有力的段落跃然纸上。

读罢上述五篇文章的第一段,不难发现它们都是由两种相反的观点组成,而在相反的观点中间,作者都运用过渡句,这里对对比论证的过度表达稍作总结:

The other side of the picture is quite the opposite. (L12)

on the other hand (L23)

but (L38)

…be only part of the picture. (L41)

however (L54)

了解了对比论证之后,我们不妨思考下如何运用这种手法,毕竟学以致用才是我们的最终目的。如果针对当前的英语高考作文题,我们完全可以让它在我们的考场上发挥作用。这里以上海2004年和2005年的英语高考作文题为例,看看这一新概念三册中反复出现的手法如何作为应试技巧运用到考试中。

2005上海英语高考作文题:

古人云:“天生我材必有用”(There must be a use for my talent.)。通过描述你生活中的一件事,说明人各有所长,无论才能大小都能成为有用的人。

写作文首先要做的是审题,这个题目要求你在写文章时做到两点:你的观点是支持“天生我才必有用”;用你生活事例论证。如何引出自己的观点呢?我们可以运用对比手法,可以先就题中话题先找到两个对立观点,然后再抛出自己的观点。值得一提的是,考官在批阅一片作文时首先会注意考生是否偏题。那我们如何避免偏题呢?一个很好的方法就是在开头就告诉改卷老师你扣题了。比如笔者写下如下一段作为作文首段:

People have formed an unrealistic picture of their talents. Some imagine themselves to be unconquerably intelligent. On the opposite, others tend to consider themselves a drop in the ocean, powerless and useless. There is an element of truth in both ideas, but I am convinced that there must be a use to out talent, as it can be proved by my own experience.

先写人们对自己的天赋形成了不切实际的看法,然后写两种极端的看法:一种是认为自己绝顶聪明,另一种是自己如沧海一粟,微小无用。在这两个相反的观点之间有了on the opposite来过渡。这正是运用了对比论证的手法,但是别忘了上述的两点考题要求。在列举了两种相反的观点之后就可以抛出自己的观点:I am convinced that there must be a use to out talent.而后自然用过一个as it can be proved by my own experience的句子过渡到以下的事例对这一观点进行论证。如此一写,完全不用担心是否扣题的问题,因为在这一文章首段告诉了考官自己的观点,并且通过一个过渡句说明下文内容是起到论证作用的事例。当然不要忘记这里是通过对比的手法来引出自己的观点的。

上述高考题属于比较严肃的话题,如果遇到的话题涉及生活事件呢?下面再列举另一种风格的高考作文题。

2004上海英语高考作文题

老师要求你负责班级墙报(wall newspaper)工作并征求你的意见。在日记中表述你的决定并谈谈想法。

我们首先还是要捉摸清楚考题的要点:你的决心;你的想法。负责班级墙报貌似是个小话题,但是我们完全可以运用上对比论证的手法。比如在写自己的决心时,不妨先写一般人对这样一个老师指派的任务是何种态度,而后引出自己的决心。而在写一般人的态度时完全可以用上对比的手法。比如笔者写下如下一段作为作文首段:

People show different attitude when appointed to be in charge of wall newspaper. Those who regard the task as a great burden would decline it while those who long to serve their fellow students would accept it with great pleasure. As for me, it is a golden opportunity to practice myself, so when the challenge comes, I will accept it.

可以先用一句话总起人们会有不同的态度,而后写两个呈对比的观点:一种是认为这是个负担因而拒绝承担;另一种是渴望为民服务因而欣然接受。中间运用的过度是while,这样可以将呈对比的做法浓缩在一个句子里,句子结构的复杂性提升。然后通过as for me来表达自己的态度,也就是我的部分决心。

当然,不要忽略作文题中的另一个非常重要的要求,即该作文是以日记形式出现,所以不妨将将这一比较正式的段落放在文中而非文首。

这里暂以两个高考作文题为例,运用上新概念三册中的对比论证手法,希望可以给大家一些启发,帮助大家真正地将这一结构手法活学活用。

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篇10:2024年高考英语作文真题新课标I卷

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今年全国新课标I卷高考(课程)英语作文的题目为:

假定你是李华,你校英文报“外国文化”栏目拟刊登介绍美国节日风俗和中学生生活的短文。请给美国朋友彼得写信约稿。

要点如下:

1、栏目介绍;

2、稿件内容

3、稿件长度:约400字

4、交稿日期:6月28日前

【参考范文】

Dear Peter,

How are you doing? (问候)Recently, our school newspaper will started a column about western life and culture in order to cultivate our interests, broaden our horizons and enrich our afterschool life.(写信背景+白银裤衩+八大万能利) As a result, I am writing to ask you to write an article on it. (写信目的)

Here are some details about it. (经典主题句)To begin with, you may talk about your life in your middle school, so that we Chinese students can know more about you. (简单句+白银裤衩)Besides, you can introduce a western festival, such as the Christmas Day, the New Year or the Thanksgiving Day, which must be not only meaningful but also interesting. (简单句+平行并列结构+白银裤衩+八大万能利)What’s more, your article should be at least 400 words.(简单句,不用升级,以便“长短结合”) Finally, I hope you would be so kind as to send it to be before June 28th, so that it can be published in time. (求助信套话+白银裤衩)

Hopefully, you could do me the favor.(六大结尾句之一) I have the confidence that everyone will like your article. (六大结尾句之二)Thanks for reading my letter in such a hot summer.(书信必备结尾句) I’m looking forward to your reply and your article.(书信必备结尾句)

Best wishes,

Yours,

LiHua

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篇11:高考英语说明文写作指导

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说明文是对事物形状、性能、特点、成因等进行的理解式表达表述的文章。其形式多为文字提示或图表。这种文体使用比较广泛。科普文、产品介绍、国情或民俗介绍都属于这类文体。说明文是陈述客观事实,谓语动词通常用一般现在时态。说明文具有以下特点:

1. 科学性。介绍事物或解说事理必须揭示其本质特征。做到概念准确,判断恰当,分类清楚。

2. 客观性。写说明文时,要按照事物的本来面目如实地加以介绍、说明和解释。不能带有个人愿望或主观倾向。

3. 知识性。说明文以说明为主要表达方式,用简洁的语言介绍事物或阐明事理,使人们获得关于某一事物的知识和道理。

4. 解说性。说明文的目的就是在于把事物、现象或道理解释、介绍清楚,让读者明白。

几点写作注意

写说明文要注意以下几点:

1. 抓住中心,分清主次。首先根据要仔细阅读文字提示或观察图表,确定文章的中心内容。再根据内容把文章文分成几个段落,每段都要拟定一个主题句。然后确定中心人称和主体时态。

2. 列全要点,扩编句子。以拟定的主题句为中心,选择恰当的词和句型组织材料,编写句子,形成段落。

3. 布局谋篇,连段成文。按照一定的逻辑顺序,用适当的过渡词把已经写好的段落串连成一篇完整的文章。

具体写作实例

例如:根据下列提示,写一篇介绍你们学校的短文。

1. 位于市中心。

2. 有50多年的历史。

3. 现有60个教学班,近3000名学生。

4. 校园美丽,教学设备先进。

5. 教师经验丰富,工作努力。

6. 已为国家培养了许多高素质人才。

7. 本校为全市最好的学校之一。

要求:词数100左右。

写作示范:

Our school is located in the center of the city. I t has a history for more than 50years. Now, there are nearly 3000 students studying hard here, who were divided into 60 classes. I t has a beautiful campus and modern teaching facilities. The teachers are well experienced and they all put their hearts into teaching. Many students with high quality have been educated since the founding of the school. It is now one of the best schools in the city.

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篇12:2024年高考英语作文预测:我的家乡

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My hometown is shenzhen beautiful, clean and neat, in the south of the country, is a mountain water seashore city, four spring-like, is not very cold in winter, summer is not very hot. The sky is so blue, the air is fresh, the sky is so clear...

Shenzhen qifeng list of mountain, countless, lotus, nanshan, small mountain, wutong mountain... The mountain is very spectacular, one of the most famous is the "lotus". Lotus in shenzhen futian central district in the north, it is not very steep majestic, only 106 meters above sea level, but it has a beautiful artificial lake, can boating for children, adults fishing; It also has broad kite square, adult children all love flying kites on the lawn next to the square, watching a kite fly up, the mood is like a kite, happy, free to fly. The most famous of the lianhua, want to belong to the top of the hill in the square, a great man deng xiaoping grandfathers statue. Grandpa deng self-respect, big step forward. Every day to the lianhua "visit" grandpa deng came in an endless stream. Since I was young, I grew up in lotus feet, is one of the regulars. Listen to mama said xi to shenzhen and specially to give grandpa deng, chairman of the flowers, it is the symbol of shenzhen development and progress!

Shenzhen mountain beauty, water beauty, too. Shenzhen sea fascinating beautiful! The big plum sand, xiaomeisha beach, is the national famous tourist resort. Among them, my favorite is the big plum sand, the sea and the sky there. Sky is blue, the sea is green, golden beach, hot, stepping up very comfortable. Static is the mountain, the water is moving, the mountain as the tallest tree, water like a green big plate. Gull spread your wings and fly in the blue sky, it cried loudly, as if it is very like the beautiful scenery here.

I love my hometown, I will good good study, day day up, it with their own ability to build more beautiful!

我的家乡深圳既美丽、干净又整洁,在祖国的南方,是一座有山有水的海滨城市,四季如春,冬天不很冷,夏天也不很热。这里的天是那么的蓝,空气是那么的新鲜,天空是那么的明朗……

深圳的山奇峰罗列,数不胜数,有莲花山、大南山、小南山、梧桐山……这些山都十分壮观,其中最有名的要数“莲花山”了。莲花山在深圳福田中心区的北边,它并不十分险峻雄伟,海拔只有106米,但它有美丽的人工湖,可以供小朋友划船、大人们钓鱼;它还有广阔的风筝广场,大人小朋友都爱在广场的草坪上放风筝,看着风筝腾空向上,心情就像风筝一样,快乐、自由地飞舞。莲花山最出名的,要属山顶广场上的一座伟人——邓小平爷爷的雕像。邓爷爷昂首挺胸、大步向前。每天来莲花山“拜访”邓爷爷的人络绎不绝。我从小就在莲花山脚下长大,也是常客之一。听妈妈说习近平主席来深圳也特意来给邓爷爷献花呢,它是深圳发展、进步的象征!

深圳山美,水也美。深圳的海美得令人着迷!大梅沙、小梅沙是全国闻名的旅游胜地。其中,我最喜欢的是大梅沙,那里的海和天相接。天是蓝的,海是绿的,沙滩金灿灿的,热乎乎的,踩上去非常舒服。山是静的,水是动的,山如顶天立地的大树,水像一个碧绿的大盘子。海鸥在蓝天中展翅飞翔,它高声叫着,仿佛它十分喜欢这里的美景。

我爱我的家乡,我要好好学习、天天向上,用自己的本领将它建设得更美!

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篇13:高考英语作文模板——观点阐释段

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【示例一】

①Nowadays, a heated debate about ________(主题)is under way in China. ②A close inspection of this argument would reveal how flimsy (groundless)it is. ③As a matter of fact, ________(进一步说明).

【示例二】

①While the rhythm/pace/tempo of people’s living is speeding up, one of the topics many city residents are discussing is ________(主题). ②As part of domestic modernization, ________ needs to be developed urgently in china, for ________(进一步说明).

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篇14:高考英语作文预测:微信的利与弊

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导语:微信,不仅能够发送传统的文字和图片还有语音讯息,甚至可以直接语音通话,因此成了不少年轻人拜年的首选方式。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

Weixin has many functions. Weixin has basic functions, such as send hold-to-talk voice messages, text messages, pictures and videos. Weixin supports Wi-Fi and 3G data network. And it supports China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan and US Phone Number.

Weixin has speakerphone. Gently press the button to speak. The other party will be able to receive the voice after the button release. Weixin can enjoy group chat up to 20 people. What’s more, Weixin has many other attractive functions. The most attractive function is search people around you. Weixin can search people near you who has Weixin base on your own location. This function can make user to know people around you and then to built a new relationship. Weixin alsosupports to send video. Shoot a video and send it to the other party immediately.

The compressed video is also suitable for transmission in mobile network. So you can always share the wonderful pieces of life with other people at any time. Weixin also has drift bottle function.

This function can share your messages to the world anonymously and make new friends. Weixin also has voice notes function. This function not only can save your voice memo, but also keep your pictures and texts in a convenient way. Weixin also can help you to catch your messages and keep you always updated. Weixin has QQ mail notifications which can alert you when new mails come to your QQ mailbox and you can read the mails right away. It supports sending and receiving messages from Tencent micro blog.

Weixin has English language edition. It is convenience for foreign to use it. It can help the company to dominate the market outside of China.

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微信有许多功能。微信的基本功能,如发送保持说话的语音邮件,短信,照片和视频。微信支持Wi-Fi和3G数据网络。它支持中国,香港,澳门,台湾,日本和美国的电话号码。

微信的扬声器。轻轻按按钮说话。另一方将能够收到的声音后,按钮释放。微信可以享受群聊的最多20人。更重要的是,微信有许多其他有吸引力的功能。最吸引人的功能是搜索身边的人。微信可以搜索你周围的人谁有威信的基础上自己的位置。这个功能可以让用户了解你周围的人,然后建立一个新的关系。微信还发送视频。拍摄一个视频,并立即发送给对方。

压缩视频也适用于移动网络的传输。所以你随时可以和别人分享美好的生活。微信也有漂流瓶功能。

此功能可以匿名分享您的消息,并结交新朋友。微信还具有语音记录功能。此功能不仅可以保存您的语音备忘录,而且还保持您的图片和文本以方便的方式。微信也可以帮助你抓住你的信息,让你随时更新。微信的QQ邮件通知可以提醒您,当新的邮件到你的QQ邮箱,你可以阅读邮件吧。它支持发送和接收消息从腾讯微博。

微信有英文版。它是方便外国使用它。它可以帮助公司主导中国以外的市场。

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篇15:英语书信作文万能句型:邀请信

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1、I"d like ...to come to dinner

非常希望...共进晚餐

2、request the pleasure of

恭请...

3、The favor of a reply is requested

敬赐复函

4、May I have the honour of your company at dinner?

敬备菲酌,恭请光临

5、Thank you for inviting us to dinner

谢谢您邀请我们共进晚餐

6、I hope you"re not too busy to come.

我期望您会在百忙中光临

7、The reception will be held in ...,on ...

招待会定于...在...举行

8、We sincerely hope you can attend

我们期待您的光临

9、We are looking forward to ...

我们期待着....

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10、We have decided to have a party in honor of the occasion

为此我们决定举办一次晚会

11、Please confirm your participation at your earliest convenience

是否参加,请早日告之

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篇16:2024年中考英语作文素材:满分佳句短语

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下面是语文迷网为大家带来了英语写作中的佳句,供大家参考选择。

1.Were often told that that...But is this really the case?

我们经常被告知......但事实真是这样吗?

2.People used to... However,things are quite different today.

过去,人们习惯......但今天的情况有很大不同。

3. Some people think that... Others believe that the opposite is true.

There is probaly some truth in both sides. But we must realize that...

一些人认为......另一些人持相反意见。也许双方的观点都有一定道理,但是我们必须认识到......

4.Recognizing a problem is the first step in finding a solution.

认识到问题是找到解决办法的第一步。

5.It is another new and bitter truth we must learn to face.

这是一个我们必须学会面对的痛苦的新情况。

6.In short, we must work hard to make the world a better place.

简而言之,为了把世界变成更美好的地方,我们必须勤奋工作。

7.Lost time is never found again.

岁月既往,一去不回、

8.Everybody should have a dream.

每个人都该有个梦想。

9. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算。

10.Failure is the mother of success.

失败乃成功之母。

11.Lets look on the bright side .

让我们往好处想吧。

满分短语

1.打算做....../计划做......

intend /plan to do 打算做......

be going to do 打算做......

decide to do决定做......

determine to do决定做......

be determine to do 决定做......

make up ones mind to do 下定决心做......

2.想/希望......

want to do= would like to do想做......

hope to do希望做......

expect to do期待做......

wish to do 希望做......

consider doing 考虑做......

looking forward to doing盼望做......

dream of doing 梦想做......

cant help doing 情不自禁地做......

3.表示喜欢和感兴趣

like /love doing 喜欢做......

enjoy doing 喜欢做.......

be fond of doing 喜欢做......

be keen on+n/doing 喜欢做......

prefer to do A rather than B 宁愿做A也不愿做B

be interest in n/doing对......感兴趣

show/take interest in n/doing 对......产生兴趣

4.其他短语

keep on doing 坚持做......

keep/stop/prevent sb from doing 阻止某人做......

be busy (in) doing= be busy with +名词 忙于做......

spend time/money(in) doing =spend time/money on+名词 花费时间做......

have fun/have a good time/enjoy oneself doing 玩得开心

have trouble/have problem/ have difficulty (in) doing 或with +名词 做...有困难

满分句型

1.Its adj for sb to do 做...对某人来说是...

2. ...so...that ...如此...以至于...

...too...to do 太...而不能...

such...that...如此...以至于...

3.not...until...直到...才...

4. The reason why+句子 is that +句子...的原因是...

5.That is why+句子 那是...的原因

6. That is because+句子 那是因为...

7.It is said that+句子 据报道...

It is reported that+句子 据报道...

8.There is no doubt that+句子 毫无疑问...

9.It goes without saying that+句子 不言而喻/毫无疑问...

10. There is no need to do 没必要做...

11.There is no point in doing 做某事毫无意义

12. You had better (not) do ...最好(不)做

13.How about /What about doing...怎么样?

14. I think you should do我认为你应该...

15. I suggest that you (should) do 我建议你做...

16. If I were you, I would do...我要是你的话,我会做...

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篇17:英语写作中的常用谚语

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1、Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

2、Take care of the pence/pennies,and the pounds will take care of themselves.

积少成多。/小事谨慎,大事自成。

3、Swift to hear,slow to speak.

多听少讲。

4、Procrastination is the thief of time.

拖延就是偷走时间。

5、Tomorrow is another day.

明天又是新的一天。/明天还有指望。

6、Exploit to the full one’S favorable conditions and avoid unfavorableones.

扬长避短。

7、Promise little,but do much.

少许愿,多做事。

8、cripples learns to limp.

近朱者赤,近墨者黑。

9、Bend the willow while it is still youn.

修树要趁早,育人要趁小。

10、Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量。

11、Passion,though a bad regulator,is a powerful sprin.

激情虽难驾驭,却是强大动力。

12、Learn from other’S strong points to offset one’S weaknesses.

取长补短。

13、He than run fast gets the rin.

捷足先登。

14、We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

井干方知水宝贵。

15、Our greatest glory consists not in never failin9,but in rising every time we fall.

人生最大的光荣,不在于永不失败,而在失败还能站起。

16、Ideals are like stars-we never reach them,but like marlners,we chart our courses by them.

人之需要理想,如水手之需星辰;星辰虽不可及,但可指引我们航程。

17、Youth’s stuff will not endure.

青春易逝。

18、A pet lamb makes a cross ralTl.

宠坏的羊羔会变成恶羊。

19、Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

做最坏的准备,怀最好的希望。

20、Do not throw the baby with the bath water.

别把小孩和洗澡水一起泼掉。

21、Wisdom is only found in truth.

惟有在真理中才能找到智慧。

22、A stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不补,大洞吃苦。

23、An hour in the morning is worth two in the evenin9./The morning hour has gold in its mouth.

一天之计在于晨。

24、Where there is a will,there is a way.

有志者事竟成。

25、Broaden one’S scope ofknowledge and widen one’S horizon.

拓宽知识,开拓视野。

26、He that can have patience can have what he will.

惟坚韧者始能遂其志。

27、Thought is the seed of action.

思想是行动的种子。

28、As you give,as you receive./As you sow,you shall mow.

种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。

29、Every man is the master ofhis own fogune.

每人都是自己命运的主人。

30、Good health is the best treasure a person can procure.

健康是一个人最宝贵的财富。

31、Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.

失败是成功之母。

32、The first step to knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.

走向知识的第一步是知道自己无知。

33、Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.

孩子不见世面,知识少的可怜。

34、People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

自己有缺点,勿揭他人短。

35、Give me where to stand,and l will move the world.

给我一个支点,我可以跷起整个地球。

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篇18:成人高考英语作文:FilmIsGivingWaytoTV

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Film Is Giving Way to TV

There are fewer film-goers now than before. The number of TV-watchers has been increasing. In 1975, there were only 5,000 TV-watchers and in 1985, the number increased 20 times. The increase is due to the development of TV industry. With the development of economy, people are richer than before and many families can afford to buy color TV sets. People would prefer to stay at home to watch TV rather than go out to see a film.

Although film is giving way to TV, there are still some people who like watching films not only because good films are not shown on TV but because film has its own advantage.

[成人高考英语作文:Film Is Giving Way to TV

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篇19:2024年高考英语作文高级句型

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explain... to sb.向某人解释……

look upon sb. as...把某人看作……

think sb. to be...认为某人是……

take sb.’sside站在某人的立场上

would like to do...愿意做……

allow sb. to do...允许某人做……

keep/prevent sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事

be afraid to do/be afraid of...害怕……

feel like doing sth.喜欢做某事

insist on doing sth.坚持做某事

drive sb. off赶走某人

think highly of sb./speak highly of sb.高度评价某人

speak ill of sb.对某人评价很差

force sb. to do...逼迫某人做……

offer to do...主动做……

refuse to do...拒绝做……

agree to do...同意做……

regret doing...后悔做了……

prefer to do A rather than do B愿意做……而不愿做……

had better do...最好做……

would rather (not) do(不)愿做……

have the habit of doing...有做……的习惯

have trouble in doing...做……有困难

make up one’smind to do...下决心做……

prepare sth. for...准备好做……

give up doing...放弃……

do sth. as usual像往常一样做某事

do what he wants us to do做他要求我们做的事

set about doing...开始做……

try one’sbest to do...=go all out to do...全力以赴做……

get into trouble遇到困难

help sb. out帮某人的忙

wait for sb. to do...等某人做……

find a way to do...发现做……的方法

make friends with sb.与某人交朋友

show(tell) sb. how to do...告诉某人怎么做……

take(send) sb. to...带(派)某人去……

I’m trying to find...我尽力找到……

It is dogged (that) does it.天下无难事,只怕有心人。

I’m afraid we are out of...恐怕……用完了

feel a little excited about doing...因做……感到兴奋

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篇20:最好的爱高考英语作文

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The Best Kind of Love

i’m young again!” she shouts euberantly.as my friend raves on about her new love, i’ve taken a good look at my old one. my husband of almost 20 years, scott, has gained 15 pounds. once a marathon runner, he now runs only down hospital halls. his hairline is receding and his body shows the signs of long working hours and too many candy bars. yet he can still give me a certain look across a restaurant table and i want to ask for the check and head home.

when my friend asked me “what will make this love last?” i ran through all the obvious reasons: commitment, shared interests, unselfishness, physical attraction, communication. yet there’s more. we still have fun. spontaneous good times. yesterday, after slipping the rubber band off the rolled up newspaper, scott flipped it playfully at me: this led to an all-out war. last saturday at the grocery, we split the list and raced each other to see who could make it to the checkout first. even washing dishes can be a blast. we enjoy simply being together.and there are surprises. one time i came home to find a note on the front door that led me to another note, then another, until i reached the walk-in closet. i opened the door to find scott holding a “pot of gold” (my cooking kettle) and the “treasure” of a gift package. sometimes i leave him notes on the mirror and little presents under his pillow.there is understanding. i understand why he must play basketball with the guys. and he understands why, once a year, i must get away from the house, the kids -and even him -to meet my sisters for a few days of nonstop talking and laughing.

there is sharing. not only do we share household worries and parental burdens - we also share ideas. scott came home from a convention last month and presented me with a thick historical novel. though he prefers thrillers and science fiction, he had read the novel on the plane. he touched my heart when he eplained it was because he wanted to be able to echange ideas about the book after i’d read it.

there is forgiveness. when i’m embarrasssingly loud and crazy at parties, scott forgives me. when he confessed losing some of our savings in the stock market, i gave him a hug and said, “it’s okay. it’s only money.”there is sensitivity. last week he walked through the door with that look that tells me it’s been a tough day. after he spent some time with the kids, i asked him what happened. he told me about a 60-year-old woman who’d had a stroke. he wept as he recalled the woman’s husband standing beside her bed, caressing her hand. how was he going to tell this husband of 40 years that his wife would probably never recover? i shed a few tears myself. because of the medical crisis. because there were still people who have been married 40 years. because my husband is still moved and concerned after years of hospital rooms and dying patients.

there is faith. last tuesday a friend came over and confessed her fear that her husband is losing his courageous battle with cancer. on wednesday i went to lunch with a friend who is struggling to reshape her life after divorce. on thursday a neighbor called to talk about the frightening effects of alzheimer’s disease on her father-in-law’s personality. on friday a childhood friend called long-distance to tell me her father had died. i hung up the phone and thought, this is too much heartache for one week. through my tears, as i went out to run some errands, i noticed the boisterous orange blossoms of the gladiolus outside my window. i heard the delighted laughter of my son and his friend as they played. i caught sight of a wedding party emerging from a neighbor’s house. the bride, dressed in satin and lace, tossed her bouquet to her cheering friends. that night, i told my husband about these events. we helped each other acknowledge the cycles of life and that the joys counter the sorrows. it was enough to keep us going.finally, there is knowing. i know scott will throw his laundry just shy of the hamper every night; he’ll be late to most appointments and eat the last chocolate in the bo. he knows that i sleep with a pillow over my head; i’ll lock us out of the house at a regular basis, and i will also eat the last chocolate.

i guess our love lasts because it is comfortable. no, the sky is not bluer: it’s just a familiar hue. we don’t feel particularly young: we’ve eperienced too much that has contributed to our growth and wisdom, taking its toll on our bodies, and created our memories.i hope we’ve got what it takes to make our love last. as a bride, i had scott’s wedding band engraved with robert browning’s line “grow old along with me!” we’re following those instructions.

“if anything is real, the heart will make it plain.”

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