二十年后的我英文作文【汇总20篇】

Beautiful homeland A into my village, saw the ground covered with grass, is so tender and beautiful. Scan, like a green brocade. A breeze, grass, like we nodded approvingly at to welcome us. Modest willow with it that slightness green girls arm, and gently pat on the bank. In front of our house is a beautiful garden, the garden of lush trees and beautiful scenery, grass overgrown with all sorts of flowers and plants, like a big flower-bed, full of pigment beside a pool, pool of colorful fish swim to swim, clever! Our house is behind the building, neat flickering among the people, and street, car, a blast. Our home is beautiful! We love our home!

Hometown in autumn The autumn is the hometown of neither too hot nor too cold, although the air is fresh, leaves no previous also started withered, but one thing more and more mature, it is rice. Out of the door, scan, the first saw is rice, so much rice large full yes. Rice in imperceptible in gradually grow mature. The autumn is the hometown of golden, basically everything is yellow. The autumn, the hometown of rice mature into yellow. Hometown of autumn, withered grass became yellow. Hometown of autumn, the leaves on the trees grew up, r. will wither soon. In the field, and small roadside, entailed, no matter what the green plant basically are withered. Especially the grass, it is waiting for the coming of spring, again to add a green world. Home is a season of harvest in autumn, peach on the big peaches and pears on the big pear, JuShu within large orange on the rice field, and mature etc can eat lots of fruits are ripe. The wind was so soft, the water is so fluent, the sky is so blue, people are so active. The autumn is the hometown, and spring. The autumn of home town than in winter to much warmer than the autumn, the home more to cool in summer. Ah, the hometown of autumn, you how soft!

Good morning, everyone! Nice to meet you ! Im your tour guide today, Welcome to my hometown ---Huanggang.

Huanggang lies in the middle of Hubei Province, It has a veyt long history and many beautiful views.For example, Chibi Park and Ehuang Bridge are the most beautiful and relaxing among them. And the air is very clean and fresh. Hongan is very historical and educational. Huangmei is famous for the Huangmei Opera -----one of the greatest local operas in China.

Huanggang is also a good place for shopping and having delicious food . So far, a lot of new shopping malls and plazas have been built. You can buy what you like there ,If you want to try traditional Huanggang fodd,you can go to Night Snack Street, The food there is both dilicious and cheap.

There are still many other interesting and exciting things waiting for you to enjoy yourselves! Lets go for them!

The oceanside community of Lozano Beach is debating whether to allow homeowners to rent out their homes on a weekly basis during the summer. Such rentals produce high incomes for the owners and the city, which gets part of this income through a 15-percent surcharge to the owner. “This can be a boon to our coffers,” said Rick Brown, city manager. “In the summer, homeowners can bring in $2,000 a week or more.”

However, these rentals can also be a can of worms. The city stopped allowing weekly rentals 10 years ago because of the problems they were generating. Two, three, or even four families would pile into a two- or three-bedroom house. Then they would park their cars on the lawn and produce huge amounts of trash. Sometimes they would toss this trash on the streets and sidewalks.

Noise would be another problem. Some people would party late and loud every night. This abuse created a lot of friction with neighbors and resulted in extra work for city maintenance crews and for police, who had to respond almost hourly to residents’ complaints about noise, music, trash, and parking problems. But now, the city’s budget problems are making it reconsider its ban.

City officials will hold a community meeting next week to listen to the pros and cons. One official has already suggested a proposal. He thinks that a fine might work. If the city has to respond to complaints, the homeowner will be charged $200 per response. Such a fine might cause the homeowner to be careful to rent only to people that he is sure will be considerate of the neighbors. The city would still get 15 percent of the rental fee, even if the homeowner’s rent were totallyoffset by fines. The city would post inconsiderate renters’ names on the city website so that other homeowners would know about them.

Some officials think the ban should be continued because these visitors to the community have already proven that they have no consideration for others. Their money isn’t worth the headaches they cause.

篇一：英语环保作文500字

With the improvement of our living standard, more and more people can afford a car. As a result, our roads are more often than not crammed with cars. However, with more and more waste gas being discharged by the cars, the problem of air pollution becomes even more serious. So nowadays we advocate to lead a low-carbon life. My suggestion is we should ride bikes more often instead of driving cars.By riding a bike, we can not only exercise our body but also protect our environment. Why not have a try, my dear friends?

Now, our side of the car constant more up, the environment also increasingly worse! That the air around us there are many harmful substances. Therefore, we want to Sue around things start to do. For example, we can go to school by bike or walk, it can exercise. If you have time can use less elevator, many climb stairs. We can not only physical exercise, but also to protect our environment.

篇二：英语环保作文500字

In order to support Beijing to hold the 2008 Olympic Games and protect our environment, an activity was organized by the Young League and Students Union of our school during the week from June 3rd to June 8th. All the students in the senior grades took active part in it. Some students cleaned the playground,  watered the young trees andflowers, and removed weeds. Some students collected waste paper, old books, empty cans and old toys. They had them sorted and sent them to the recycling center.The activity is really instructive. Now we all have realized how important protecting the environment is.

The history of the Spring Festival is very long. Legend has it that there was the custom of "Spring Festival" in the neolithic period. There is a legend about the origin of "Spring Festival" : there was an animal called nian in ancient China. "Year", the head long antenna, fierce abnormality. "Nian" lived at the bottom of the sea for a long time, and every day on a certain day (it was New Years eve), he climbed ashore and devoured livestock and killed people. Therefore, every New Years eve, the people of the village of the village of the village of the village to help young people to escape the "year" of harm.

On the New Years eve, an old beggar came from the village. Village a hurried panic scene, nobody answered him, only village east an old woman gave the old man some food, and urged him quickly up the hill avoid "year", the old man beard snatched up say with smile: "mother-in-law if let me stay overnight in the home, Ill get years away." The old woman continued to persuade, begging the old man smiling without a word.

In the middle of the night, "nian" broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the wife of the village dongtou, the door was covered with red paper, the candle in the house was bright. "Nian" shuddered, a strange cry. Near the door, there was a sudden "crackling", "nian" shuddering, and dared not to move forward. Originally, "nian" was most afraid of the red, the fire and the explosion. At this time, the door of the mother-in-law opened, and a man in red robe in the hospital laughed. "Nian" paled with surprise, and fled. The next day was the first day of the first month, and people who came back to the village were surprised to see the village safe and sound. At this moment, the old woman suddenly understood, and hurried to tell the villagers the promise of begging the old man. It quickly spread around the village, and people knew how to get rid of the year.

From now on, every year on New Years eve, every house red couplet, set off firecrackers; Householder candle fire is clear, shoule to be old. Early in the early morning, I would like to walk a friend to say hello. This custom has been widely circulated, becoming the most solemn traditional festival of Chinese folk.

Summer vacation, my mother took me to akzo. Look to my brother home, I saw the elder brother home beautiful fish tank, the rectangle big body, like a transparent crystal palace. There were so many fish tank! A large map, silver dragon, goldfish, cleaners and so on, from a distance, they are like one family in harmony, all day in the lush aquatic joyfully swimming, they constantly wags her tail, free, carefree, how beautiful!

It is my favorite goldfish. Goldfish on the head with a pair of intense big eyes, like two black gems, it has a O glyph of mouth, the mouth constantly spit bubbles, like a child to eat bubble gum, speak hesitatingly, very happy. Goldfish pianpian body, as if he had been squeezed, it have many scales, glittering; Goldfish tail like was just about to open the fan, swing continually, that is in the balance. I saw it like a carefree, really want to became a goldfish.

I also like cleaners, you see him often pursed mouth, looks very ugly, but it always gives it his quietly work hard, the dirt on the drain tank. Unlike other fish, just you happy, no matter others.

Once, brother, let me feed a fish, I can directly pour half a bottle of fish food into the fish tank, the fish will swim to try to overtake each other in fierce eat fish food, especially that a few small fish, because they are too greedy, result to support dead, Im sorry, brother comfort I said: "it doesnt matter, this fish is you support dead, next time you have the experience of the fish."

Leave the elder brother home, I looked at it also reluctant to that group of lively and lovely goldfish. I like the happy family.

暑假里，妈妈带我去阿克苏。到了哥哥家，我一眼望去看到了哥哥家漂亮的鱼缸，那长方形的大身体，就像一座透明的水晶宫。鱼缸里的鱼可真多呀!有大地图、银龙、金鱼、清洁工等等，远远望去，它们就像一个和睦的大家庭，整天在茂盛的水草里欢快地游来游去，它们不停地摇尾巴，自由自在，无忧无虑，多美呀!

这里面我最喜欢金鱼了。金鱼头上长着一双炯炯有神的大眼睛，像两颗黑宝石似的，它有一张O字形的嘴巴，嘴里不停地吐泡泡，好像小孩子吃的泡泡糖，吞吞吐吐，快乐极了。金鱼身体扁扁的，好像被挤压过一样，它的身上有许多鳞片，亮晶晶地;金鱼的尾巴就像正要打开的扇子，不停地摇摆着，那是在保持平衡呢。我见它无忧无虑的样子，真想也变成一条金鱼。

我还喜欢清洁工，你看他时常撅着嘴，样子丑极了，但是它总是默默地任劳任怨奉献自己，吸取鱼缸上的脏东西。不像别的鱼，只管自己快活，不管别人。

有一次，哥哥让我喂一次鱼，我就直接把半瓶鱼食倒进了鱼缸，那些鱼就你追我赶的游去猛吃鱼食，尤其是那几条小鱼，因为它们太贪吃了，结果给撑死了，我难过极了，哥哥安慰我说：“没关系，这次鱼被你撑死了，下次你就有养鱼的经验。”

离开哥哥家时，我还恋恋不舍地看了看那群活泼可爱的金鱼。我喜欢这个欢乐的大家庭。

[我的大家庭的英文作文

关于考试作弊的(About cheating in exams)－共三篇

第一篇：

It is known to us that some students cheat in the examinations at school.

Why do students cheat? For most of the time, students cheat because the exams are too hard for them. It’s easy to see that they haven’t studied hard enough to pass the exams. Others may want to get a higher mark by all means--frankly speaking, they want to be praised or even admired.

As a result, exams certainly become unfair for non-cheating students. And soon the majority of the students will learn and choose to cheat in exams so as to “follow the style.”

Therefore, we must take measures now. First, students need an honest study environment, and second, they should be told to pay more attention to the discipline and seriously obey it all the time.

In a word, students can not cheat on any account.

[关于考试作弊的作文英文

Last week,we were go to the Laohutan marine park fall camp.We saws dolphins、seals、whale sharks and hippocampus…Then we were go to the happy-theater.The host was very humor,the animals star was very lovely and very clever.Then we were go to a small garden,we were played very happy.Back home after I very excited.

From a middle class family， I was born in Hsin Ying， Tainan on October 10 th， 1965. My father is a civil official at Tainan City Government. My mother is a house wife good at cooking. Although I am the only child of my parents， I am by no mans a spoiled one. On the contrary， I have been expected to be a successful man with advanced education. I study hard at school. Besides texts knowledge， journalism is my favorite; whenever reading， my heart is filled with great joy and interesting.

Being good is must; successful， however， is plus. Father adopts the idea of his father. Especially in military service， I realized it more precisely. People said: Military service makes a boy to man， I agree that.

I realized the importance of English and began to study diligently when I was eighteen. I did not start in my early age， but I hope that I could pass the test of General English Proficiency Test. And this is my best wish at the moment.

[大学生简单的英文自我介绍

Tomorrow is March 8th. It is Womens Day, so I want to give my mother a surprise. First I am going to the supermarket and buy something , such as vegetables , fruits and some beautiful flowers. Then I will come back home to clean the house and do some cooking. When Mum comes back from work, she will be really excited. She will say that I am a nice boy and have grown up. I will be happy, too. I think Ill help my mother more in the future.

I have a love for my father, and a happy and warm home.

My father has a wide range of interests! Like to go, play badminton, play golf, &hellip, &hellip, and I like to play weiqi best. Every Saturday and Sunday, with me “ kill ” a set.

My mother said that daddy is the sun, mother is the moon, and I am the star. Our family is a permanent combination of galaxies, forever and ever. Father is a huge pillar, support the family, and work hard forever.

My father works in Zhejiang, Wenzhou, and manages a factory. There are twenty days in a month in Wenzhou, ten days in Kunshan. I will cherish this ten days, dad will try to play chess with me, take me out to play.

My fathers birthday is coming. I wish him a happy birthday! Good health！

导语 :海伦·凯勒（Helen Keller，1880年6月27日－1968年6月1日），美国著名的女作家、教育家、慈善家、社会活动家。最著名的有：《假如给我三天光明》《我的人生故事》《石墙故事》。下面由小编为大家整理的海伦凯勒英文故事，欢迎大家阅读与借鉴！

海伦凯勒英文故事

In 1882 a baby girl caught a fever that was so fierce she nearly died. She survived but the fever left its mark she could no longer see or hear. Because she could not hear she also found it very difficult to speak.

1882年，一名女婴因高发烧差点丧命。她虽幸免于难，但发烧给她留下了后遗症 她再也看不见、听不见。因为听不见，她想讲话也变得很困难。

So how did this child, blinded and deafened at 19 months old, grow up to become a world-famous author and public speaker?

那么这样一个在19个月时就既盲又聋的孩子，是如何成长为享誉世界的作家和演说家的呢？

The fever cut her off from the outside world, depriving her of sight and sound. It was as if she had been thrown into a dark prison cell from which there could be no release.

高烧将她与外界隔开，使她失去了视力和声音。她仿佛置身在黑暗的牢笼中无法摆脱。

Luckily Helen was not someone who gave up easily. Soon she began to explore the world by using her other senses. She followed her mother wherever she went, hanging onto her skirts, She touched and smelled everything she came across. She copied their actions and was soon able to do certain jobs herself, like milking the cows or kneading dough, She even learnt to recognize people by feeling their faces or their clothes. She could also tell where she was in the garden by the smell of the different plants and the feel of the ground under her feet.

万幸的是海伦并不是个轻易认输的人。不久她就开始利用其它的感官来探查这个世界了。她跟着母亲，拉着母亲的衣角，形影不离。她去触摸，去嗅各种她碰到的物品。她模仿别人的动作且很快就能自己做一些事情，例如挤牛奶或揉面。她甚至学会*摸别人的脸或衣服来识别对方。她还能*闻不同的植物和触摸地面来辨别自己在花园的位置。

By the age of seven she had invented over 60 different signs by which she could talk to her family, If she wanted bread for example, she would pretend to cut a loaf and butter the slices. If she wanted ice cream she wrapped her arms around herself and pretended to shiver.

七岁的时候她发明了60多种不同的手势，*此得以和家里人交流。比如她若想要面包，就会做出切面包和涂黄油的动作。想要冰淇淋时她会用手裹住自己装出发抖的样子。

Helen was unusual in that she was extremely intelligent and also remarkably sensitive. By her own efforts she had managed to make some sense of an alien and confusing world. But even so she had limitations.

海伦在这方面非比一般，她绝顶的聪明又相当敏感。通过努力她对这个陌生且迷惑的世界有了一些知识。但她仍有一些有足。

At the age of five Helen began to realize she was different from other people. She noticed that her family did not use signs like she did but talked with their mouths. Sometimes she stood between two people and touched their lips. She could not understand what they said and she could not make any meaningful sounds herself. She wanted to talk but no matter how she tried she could not make herself understood. This make her so angry that she used to hurl herself around the room, kicking and screaming in frustration.

海伦五岁时开始意识到她与别人不同。她发现家里的其他人不用象她那样做手势而是用嘴交谈。有时她站在两人中间触摸他们的嘴唇。她不知道他们在说什么，而她自己不能发出带有含义的声音。她想讲话，可无论费多大的劲儿也无法使别人明白自己。这使她异常懊恼以至于常常在屋子里乱跑乱撞，灰心地又踢又喊。

As she got older her frustration grew and her rages became worse and worse. She became wild and unruly . If she didnt get what she wanted she would throw tantrums until her family gave in. Her favourite tricks included grabbing other peoples food from their plates and hurling fragile objects to the floor. Once she even managed to lock her mother into the pantry. Eventually it became clear that something had to be done. So, just before her seventh birthday, the family hired a private tutor Anne Sullivan.

随着年龄的增长她的怒气越为越大。她变得狂野不驯。倘若她得不到想要的东西就会大发脾气直到家人顺从。她惯用的手段包括抓别人盘里的食物以及将易碎的东西猛扔在地。有一次她甚至将母亲锁在厨房里。这样一来就得想个办法了。于是，在她快到七岁生日时，家里便雇了一名家庭教师 安尼沙利文。

Anne was careful to teach Helen especially those subjects in which she was interested. As a result Helen became gentler and she soon learnt to read and write in Braille. She also learnt to read peoples lips by pressing her finger-tips against them and feeling the movement and vibrations. This method is called Tadoma and it is a skill that very, very few people manage to acquire. She also learnt to speak, a major achievement for someone who could not hear at all.

安尼悉心地教授海伦，特别是她感兴趣的东西。这样海伦变得温和了而且很快学会了用布莱叶盲文朗读和写作。*用手指接触说话人的嘴唇去感受运动和震动，她又学会了触唇意识。这种方法被称作泰德马，是一种很少有人掌握的技能。她也学会了讲话，这对失聪的人来说是个巨大的成就。

Helen proved to be a remarkable scholar, graduating with honours from Radcliffe College in 1904. She had phenomenal powers of concentration and memory, as well as a dogged determination to succeed. While she was still at college she wrote ‘The Story of My Life. This was an immediate success and earned her enough money to buy her own house.

海伦证明了自己是个出色的学者，1904年她以优异的成绩从拉德克利夫学院毕业。她有惊人的注意力和记忆力，同时她还具有不达目的誓不罢休的毅力。上大学时她就写了《我的生命》。这使她取得了巨大的成功从而有能力为自己购买一套住房。

She toured the country, giving lecture after lecture. Many books were written about her and several plays and films were made about her life. Eventually she became so famous that she was invited abroad and received many honours from foreign universities and monarchs. In 1932 she became a vice-president of the Royal National Institute for the Blind in the United Kingdom.

她周游全国，不断地举行讲座。她的事迹为许多人著书立说而且还上演了关于她的生平的戏剧和电影。最终她声名显赫，应邀出国并受到外国大学和国王授予的荣誉。1932年，她成为英国皇家国立盲人学院的副校长。

After her death in 1968 an organization was set up in her name to combat blindness in the developing world. Today that agency, Helen Keller International, is one of the biggest organizations working with blind people overseas.

1968年她去世后，一个以她的名字命名的组织建立起来，该组织旨在与发展中国家存在的失明缺陷做斗争。如今这所机构，“国际海伦凯勒”，是海外向盲人提供帮助的最大组织之一。

Dear Sue,

I’m Li Hua, one of your students in China. It’s almost a month since you

left us. We all miss you and are very grateful for what you did for us.

We are busy as usual. We had an English speech contest the other day. I won

the first prize! This again reminds me of all your kind help. Do you still

remember the trees we planted together on the hill behind the school? Yesterday,

we went there and watered them. The tree you planted yourself is growing well,

and the whole class decided to name it Sue Wood. Will you come back to see Sue

Wood?

How is everything with you lately? We hope to know more about you and your

American students. Hope to keep in close touch.

All the best.

Yours，

Li Hua

Hello everybody ! Today, we have a new friend! Her name is Gianni Brown,and she is 14 years old!

She isinNO.1Middle school and study in the first class, we are in the same class! We are good friends. She likes painting. Because she thinks that painting is a identity thing. But I dont like painting, because I think that is very boring. I like playing video games, because I think it can make me relax. Gianni also like playing games, but her playing is not very good! Her favorite subjectare art, music and sports. Her favorite teacher is the living creature teacher! Because she thought he was very interesting. His favorite animal is a kitten, because she felt cats is very lovely!

This is my friend, I hope we are good friends forever!

Christmas is annual festival in western world that is one of the most important festivals forthem. Previously, only westerners or Christians celebrate it. But in recent years,more and more Chinese people celebrate it, especially among young people. Thereare many activities in that day. I think there are the following reasons thatmake Christmas popular in China. First, it’s a western holiday and it’s new toChinese. Second, with the development of the world, the mutual influence betweenChina and the west makes it work. Last, the merchants make great contributionto its popularity.

环卫工人是我们城市的舒适环境的创造者，他们让整个城市变得干净和美丽。他们应该得到我们的尊敬。下面，小编整理了几篇关于环卫工人的英语作文，以供大家参考。

关于环卫工人的英文作文一

Each time I feel very emotional after reading the news about bad or unfair treatment towards city hygiene workers. On one hand, they have to suffer the poor working environment; on the other hand, they do not earn the respect from the society or public. It is a very sad fact in China, which is a wake-up call for us to face the situation in good manner. In my opinion, the education background differences outweigh other factors. People who are not well educated do not see the hardwork and uneasy life of those city beauty workers. All they care is their own feelings and interest. Moreover, if we do not appreciate or cherish others devotion to the city, the city as a mirror will reflect its bad side towards ourselves. Therefore, the public need to learn to respect and behave properly such as not throw about the garbage. In addition, the government should also make its efforts to improve the treatment of those sanitation workers as well as set up a good example in the public.

关于环卫工人的英文作文二

To be a sanitation worker can never be considered as a decent job in peoples eyes, especially in China. A story of Sanmao, a Taiwanese author, described that she wanted to be a garbabge collector and she wrote this in her homework in her elementary school but teasing and objection came from her teacher and classmates. There is nothing wrong about a childish girls idea, and she thought that job could provide the most freedom. But this reflect the obvious discrimination. However, there is a dustman in my department. Everyone says hello, chats, jokes, and respects him as respect any other professors and students because people dont see differences between jobs.

关于环卫工人的英文作文三

He is a cleaner,quiet and ordinary looking.People dont pay attention to the figures in the public when the cleaners at work.He is one of them.He has to get up very early in the morning to sweep the streets.He enjoyed this time of the day for there is sunshine,birds sing and less traffic and peoples noise.He finishes the street sweeping by 8 oclock and he can take some time to the breakfast stand to have his favorite breakfast.After that,he has to work in a shopping center .The public toilets,dining halls and the elevators are the area he is responsible to keep clean.At lunch time,he has an hour to eat at the corner food store.In the afternoon,he continues to carry on the same duty until 6 oclock when the shopping center closes.

He comes home to his wife and daughter at dinner time.This is the happiest time of his day.He loves his family and they love him.He is a very happy man.

关于环卫工人的英文作文四

In cold winter, people are warming up near the fireplace at home, while sanitation workers are cleaning the broken branches and falling leaves. Usually sanitation workers have always been very hard, plus cruel and merciless wind and snow will be cut off branches and leaves on the roadside, the road, the sidewalk ... everywhere, sanitation can be miserable. They took the knife to cut off the branches, took the shovel to shovel branches and leaves, and take the broom sweeping, tired in the cold weather sweating profusely, the cold wind did not feel cold, they forget the tiredness and cold. In such a cold weather, sanitation workers have cleaned up our Fuzhou streets and won peoples respect. We should learn from sanitation workers and learn from their hard-working and optimistic spirit. In extraordinary positions, to make extraordinary things, although their own dirty, but Fuzhou city has become more beautiful. When people see such a clean street, they think of sanitation workers as the hardest people and the loveliest people.

People always say that spring is the most beautiful season. But I don’t

think so. I like summer, autumn even winter better than spring. Because the

weather in spring is changeable. Maybe it is warm today, it will be cold

tomorrow. I often catch a cold in spring. Besides this, it often rains in

spring. I can’t go out to play ball games. I have to stay at home to spend my

time. How boring it is! Some people think the flowers in spring are very

beautiful, but I think the flowers in winter are more beautiful, because they

live through the extremely cold weather and we should learn from them.

Gulangyu — A fairyland in the world

Gulangyu is a small island of Xiamen. It’s like a garden on the water. Cars and buses are not allowed to drive there, which makes the island so quiet that music played on the piano and violin can be heard.

Here the sky and the sea clearly meet on the horizon. When standing at the top of the Sunshine Rock, you can see much of the landscape of Xiamen, and when standing at its foot, you can gaze at the beautiful garden that surrounds it.

Gulangyu produces bananas, coconuts, sugar cane and so on. The people here, warm, simple and hardworking, are making every effort to make the island more beautiful and they hope to welcome more visitors in the future.

Such is Gulangyu, a beautiful and inviting island, where a warm welcome awaits.

One bird I like is — — vultures.

It is the eagles, he is a bit dangerous, unlike some of its feathers and bird feathers so bright, but it also has its own characteristics, strength, like a giant, sharp claws, like a sword, the eye is very sharp, also can see the prey in the air. Few animals are now seen, and countries have begun to protect them, so lets protect them.

The other week I had a bitter quarrel with one of my roommates. Six of us live in small room about eight square meters, desperate for more space.

Weeks ago, one of my roommates brought in a very large suitcase and placed it under her bed, but days later she (he) found something wrong with her (his) suitcase. As we live on the ground floor, her case soon got wet. She took it out and, after drying it up, she/he just put it on her desk because she had no other choices. I happened to be opposite her desk and her suitcase was so large that it not only occupied the whole of her desk but half of mine as well. I was very much annoyed, so I angrily pushed it forward without first talking to her about it. I pushed a bit too hard and the case fell off her desk, messing up everything it contained. On seeing this, she flew into a temper and angrily shouted at me. The quarrel started and lasted about two hours.

When I calmed down days later, I thought over the quarrel and began to see something. I should have talked to her about it first and then worked with her to find a solution to the problem. Living in a room with limited space, we should learn to get on well with one another.

20 July 2006

Dear Mr. Wang,

Thank you for taking the time to write your wonderful letter in support of MCEA (Maywood Chinese Education Association). Your letter clearly articulates all the major reasons children in Maywood will benefit from studying the Chinese language as part of their elementary school education. It provides invaluable support that will help making bilingual Chinese education a reality in Maywood public schools.

Although MCEA would like to see Palo Alto public schools implement the first bilingual Chinese kindergarten class in September of 2006, we have learned that the school district must take the time to understand how a new program will affect existing educational offerings, and to validate community interest. Nevertheless, MCEA, with more than 70 members, will continue to actively promote bilingual Chinese education in the Palo Alto public schools and will keep you apprised of the progress we make.

Thanks again for sending a letter in support of MCEA. We will continue to do all we can to realize this program both for families of Chinese descent and those with a general interest in participating in the growing economic power of China.

Yours sincerely,

George Chen

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