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初中写我的妈妈英语作文推荐八篇 作文怎么写合集20篇

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It was a sunny day today,when i got up in the morning,i decided to see my

grandparents.so i took the bus and got there at noon,they were happy to see

me,and i was very happy,too.

In the afternoon,my farther asked me to help him water the plant,and i was

happy to see the flowers smiling in the wind.

In a word,today is a unforgetive day.because i saw my relatives and helped

people.

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篇1:初中英语作文:难忘的一件事

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范文:The thing that Ill never forget

How time flies!Im fifteen years now.During the long time,there was one thing that I will never forget.

The Spring Festival is our traditional festival.During the Spring Festival,people usually visit their friends and relatives.When I was 9 years old,my family took the bus to my grandparents to say Happy New Year to them.

In the bus,I had a good seat.At 7:30,the bus came to a village.A woman got on with a baby in her arms.At that time,there was no seat.But she must look after her baby carefully.She had to stand next to me.I wanted to stand up and let her sit down,but I was afraid of hearing the other people sayThat girl want to be praised.I looked around.Most people were looking out of the windows and some were sleeping.Suddenly,a little boy behind me,stood up and made room for the woman.She said Thank you very much with a big smile.The boy smiled,too.When I told my cousin about it after that,he said The child is the father of a man. Im very ashamed.Why couldt I do the same thing as the little boy did?

From that I learn that we should do our best to help people who need help.If everyone makes a contribution to helping others,the world will become much more beautiful!

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篇2:初中英语作文大全

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Last week, my friends asked me to spend the weekend in the house that near

the lake. It is one of my friends’ house, where their families often spend the

holiday together. Though the house was not big, the environment around was

really beautiful. In the daytime, we walked around the lake and appreciated the

beauty of nature. At night, we made some food and barbecued. It was such a happy

time that we sung and danced. We talked about our future thoughts. Before we

went to bed, we watched movies together and discussed the plot. This is the most

wonderful moment for us. We share our happiness and have no annoyance.

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篇3:初中作文妈妈给了我信心

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在人的一生中,任何事情都不可能一帆风顺,在人的一生中,没有哪个人做事能次次成功,总会遇到很多苦难、困难与挫折。它们可能是一座高山,让你爬不完;可能是一条长河,让你游不尽;也许是一根粗藤,让你被绊倒后站不起来。每当我遇到高山、长河或粗藤时,我总会想起那一句话:“命运纵使让你趴倒100次,但你要从101次抗争中站起来。”这句话源自于那一天……

在我的记忆中,那是灰暗的一天,一大清早起来,天空便乌云密布,我怀着忐忑不安的心情走出家门,又怀着忐忑不安的心情来到教室,度过了一秒又一秒,那是因为今天要公布数学考试成绩,考试那天,我没有认真答题,也没有认真检查,当我胸有成竹地交完考卷,听着同学们一一报的正确答案,我的心一沉,错了1题、2题、3题……我不敢再往下数了,我不敢面对我的分数,更不敢面对我的老师和父母。

考卷发下来了,在打开卷子的一刹那,我的心一下悬到了嗓子口,只觉得身体中的血液在不断地涌向我的大脑。这时,一个鲜红的分数映入了我的眼帘:64!啊!我彻底崩溃了,趴在课桌上,不争气的泪水又流了下来……

回到家里,尽管桌子摆着丰盛的晚餐,但我一心想着考试的事,一点胃口都没有。我径自走进了自己的房间,趴在桌子上痛哭起来。就在这时,一直温暖的大手放在了我的肩膀上,我转身一看,原来是妈妈。她见我的样子,关切地问“怎么了,亭亭,发生什么事了?”,我听了,忍不住又哭了起来,说“妈妈,我,我数学没考好。”妈妈听了,坐在我身旁,跟我谈了起来。

“亭亭,妈妈跟你讲一个故事。有一个孩子,他非常热爱篮球,可以说视篮球如生命。可他中学时居然没被篮球队选上,但他没有认命,经过软磨硬泡终于使教练让他当了个别人不屑于干的上不了场的‘球员’——专为球员捡球,搬运行李,整理球衣。但他毫不气馁,抓紧一切时间进行篮球训练,经过不懈的努力,他终于成了美国NBA的领军人物,他——就是“空中飞人”迈克尔乔丹。你看,亭亭,乔丹遇到了多少挫折啊,但他不被困难所打倒,顽强地站了起来。亭亭,这一次你虽然考砸了,但是这只是一时的,我相信,经过你的努力,你也会成功的,不要放弃啊!亭亭,记住‘命运纵使让你趴到100次,但你要从101次抗争中站起来。’听了妈妈的话,我止住了泪水。我知道,哭是没有用的,只有靠自己的努力,才能有所进步。

从那以后,我刻苦努力,终于在接下来的考试中,发挥出了自己的真实水平,考出了优异的成绩。

每当我遇到困难的时候,我都想到那句刻苦铭心的话,这话令我信心倍增,令我有了克服困难的勇气。

妈妈,是你给了我信心,是你给了我克服困难的勇气,谢谢你!

[初中作文妈妈给了我信心

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篇4:初中英语满分

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People always say that we are lacking of the eyes of realizing the beauty

in life. I can’t agree with it anymore. Last week, I woke up very early in the

morning, so I decided to take a walk. The street was very quiet and there were

many old people dancing in the square. Without many cars, I realized the city

looked so clean and beautiful. Some coffee shops decorates so well, which

attrated my eyes. The city was coverd by the green trees, which made it a green

city. I liked this feeling so much. At this moment, I found the city was so

lovely, I just ingored its beauty usually.

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篇5:初中英语作文题目

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Dear Peter,

Hi,I am Lihua.I am you best friend. l hear that you are portically

interested in our Chinese culture,so I invented you join confusion

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篇6:五一假期初中英语作文100字

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in this holiday l was very happy.why? because my famliy go to beijing.we saw tiananmen.the sky was blue ,tiananmen was red and yello.it is very nice.then i played with my mother and father in xiangshan.in the afteroon we went to yuanmingyuan.

look at yuangmingyuan, i was very sad.in the evering we ate some litto food.

beijing was very big.i love it very much.

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篇7:初中描写花的英语

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Lily, common name for the Liliaceae, a plant family numbering several thousand species of as many as 300 genera, widely distributed over the earth and particularly abundant in warm temperate and tropical regions. Most species are perennial herbs characterized by bulbs (or other forms of enlarged underground stem) from which grow erect clusters of narrow, grasslike leaves or leafy stems.

A few are woody and some are small trees. Evolutionally, the lily family is probably the basic monocotyledonous stock, its ancestors having given rise to the majority of contemporary monocots, e.g., the orchids, the palms, the iris and amaryllis families, and possibly also the grasses.

The relationships between plants of the modern lily family are not always clear, and some botanists subdivide the Liliaceae into several families or, if they take a broader view of the family, include some groups such as the Agave and Amaryllis families.

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篇8:初中毕业英语作文

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不知不觉,我初中毕业了,这个原本我会非常开心的时候,心情却非常的复杂。

初三下学期就这样平淡地结束,这意味着我们要永远告别陪伴我三年的学校,告别三年来朝夕相处的同学。而迎接我们的是一个未知的世界。

在以前总是听父母说珍惜美好青春,时间不等人之类的话,心里总是不以为然,。到了现在,我才深深的体会到时光如水的含义。夜里无人,四周一片寂静,学校的一幕幕经常会浮现在我的的眼前。锦州军训、五里河运动会、沃尔玛岗位体验、参观海城少管所……这一切还向刚刚发生过那样清晰。但是已经离我们很遥远了。

过去的用换不回再回来,正如张老师说的一样,不会有人两次同时踏入同一条河里。能留给我们的也仅仅是回忆。每当回忆起那些和我一起哭、一起笑过的同学,那一件件学校中发生的小事,再想到这些永远也不会再回来,不禁让我为之落泪。

初中毕业了,我将读高中,在那里,我会认识新的朋友,不过,我不会忘记我的初中生活的。

Before I knew it, I had graduated from junior high school。

This is the end of the first trimester, which means that we have to say goodbye to my three years of school and the students who have spent three years together。 And we are greeted by an unknown world。

In the past, always listening to the parents say that cherishing the good youth, the time waits for the words, the mind always not to think,。 Now, I am deeply aware of the meaning of time。 There was no one in the night, and there was silence all around, and the curtain of the school often appeared before my eyes。 The golden state military training, the wuli river games, the wal—mart post experience, the visit to the juvenile canal in the sea。。。 Its all just as clear as it has been。 But its far from us。

In the past, I would not return again, as Mr Zhang said, but no one would step into the same river twice。 The only thing that can be left for us is memory。 Every time I remember those who cried and laughed with me, the little things that happened in the school, and the thought of never coming back, I cried for it。

I will go to high school。 I will meet new friends there, but I will not forget my junior high school life。

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篇9:给妈妈的惊喜初中作文

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妈妈

明天就是“三.八”妇女节了,我想深情地对您说:“我爱您,亲爱的妈妈!”

记得小时候,我不懂事,不知道怎样才叫听话的孩子,常常惹您生气,在您面前耍娇,可您从没有教训过我,您总是微微一笑。。

妈妈,在这九年里,您一直在无怨无悔的照顾我,我身体弱,常生病,您成天为我提心吊胆的,您买了好东西从不舍得吃,都留给我。有一次您买来我最喜欢吃的红烧排骨,看我吃得很想,您开心地笑了。我让您也吃一块,您却说:你吃吧,孩子,我怕胖,不喜欢吃。我又一块块地吃起来。

后来我听爸爸说,其实您最喜欢吃排骨了。现在回想起来,我真后悔。

妈妈,您知道吗?我看着您那像刀子刻的布满皱纹的慈祥的脸,我的眼圈红了。我被您那伟大的母爱感化了。

妈妈,我要谢谢您,谢谢您,把我带到这精彩的世界上。今后,我再也不惹您生气了,我要做个最棒的孩子,不辜负您的希望。

祝:

万事如意,越来越漂亮

您的乖女儿:高尚

20xx-3-7

指导教师:储凡芹

简评:小作者伊写信的形式写了这篇日记,真切感人。记得3月7日,我给孩子们布置了唯一的作业:就是在妇女节来临之前,你要给妈妈一个惊喜。看到了小作者的日记,当时我也为之感动,一件“悔事”写出小作者已经长大。体会到妈妈的无私的爱。我觉得要是别的妈妈看了此文,也会交口称赞的。棒!

[给妈妈的惊喜初中作文

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篇10:圣诞节初中英语

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the chinese spring festival and the western christmas

evely nation has its own folk festivals. Those festivals give people a chance to be away from their regular work and everyday worries to enjoy themselves and to develop kindship and fiiendship. The spring festival is the chief holiday in china while christmas is the most important redletter day in the western world。

the spring festival and christmas have much in common. Both are prepared hefiorehand to create a joyous atmosphere; both offer a family reunion with a square feast: and both satisfy the children with new clothes, lovely presents and delicious food. However, the chinese spring festival has no religious background while christmas has something to do with god and there is santa claus with white heard to bring children presents. The westerners send each other christmas cards for greetings while the chinese people pay a call on each other。

nowadays, some of the chinese youth has begun to celebrate christmas, following the example of the westerners. Perhaps they do so just for fun and out of curiosity。

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篇11:端午节英语作文初中

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The Dragon Boat Festival is a lunar (阴历)holiday, occurring (存正)on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month (农历史五月第五天)

The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a significant (有意义的)holiday celebrated (庆祝)in China, and the one with the longest history (历史最悠久). The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by boat races (龙舟赛) in the shape of dragons. Competing teams (竞争团队) row their boats forward to a drumbeat (击古)racing to reach the finish end first.

The boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival are traditional customs (传统习俗)to attempts to (试图)rescue (搭救) the patriotic poet (爱国诗人)Chu Yuan. Chu Yuan drowned (溺死) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 B.C. Chinese citizens now throw bamboo leaves (竹叶) filled with cooked rice into the water. Therefore the fish could eat the rice rather than the hero poet. This later on turned into the custom of eating tzungtzu and rice dumplings(棕子).

The celebrations is a time for protection (防护) from evil (邪恶) and disease (疾病) for the rest of the year. It is done so by different practices such as hanging healthy herbs on the front door, drinking nutritious concoctions (营养品), and displaying (展示) portraits (画像) of evils nemesis(邪恶报应), Chung Kuei. If one manages to (成功做...) stand (直立)an egg on its end at exactly 12:00 noon, the following year will be a lucky one.

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篇12:初中英语作文:最佳的目标

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I remember once upon a time, when I was running 800meters, I felt there seemed to be the impossible mission for me, I wanted to give up, then my teacher told me that I should not think about the 800meters, I should set up 100meters for myself, then I wouldn’t be so tired.

I did as he told me, indeed, every time when I finished the small goal, I was happy, in the end, I finished the running. I learn the lesson that we need to set up the best goal, it means we can make the small goals, which are so easy for us to realize.

Then every time we finish the small goal, we will close to our final destination.

我记得有一次,当我跑800米的时候,我觉得这对于我来说是不可能的任务,我想要放弃,然后我的老师告诉我不应该想着800米,我应该为自己定下100米的目标,这样才不会那么累。我按他说的去做,每次我完成了小目标,我就很开心,最后,我完成了跑步。我学到了东西,我们需要定下最佳的目标,这意味着我们可以定下小目标,对我们来说容易实现。每次我完成了小目标,就会离最终的目的地近了一步。

[初中英语作文:最佳的目标

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篇13:初中三年级学生英语

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The Spring Festival

The Spring Festival comes in winter。 It is the most important traditional festival in China。

People usually go home to spend the festival with their family。 They have a big family get-together。 The Chinese people have big meals and watch TV during the Spring Festival。 They also visit their friends and relatives。

Children like the Spring Festival very much because they needn’t go to school and they have a lot of time to play。

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篇14:我最难忘的老师初中英语作文

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Time flies so fast . I will to be a middle school student . In my class , I have a good teacher . Her name is Zhu Xihui.

She is my math teacher . She is good at math . Many math teachers ask her quastion .One day , Iwent to her office asked her quastion . She explained it for me . Careful and clearly .My math teacher Is my first teacher . The teacher I never forget . I will tell her : I love you ! You are my teacher . I’m very happy !

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篇15:妈妈的话初中作文

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沿着百花盛开的庭院走,长长的步道,在阳光映照的午后,发出与众不同的乐声,院子的尽头是一道老式的木门,随着音乐的寻找,推开门,总会看到一位年轻女子,弹着轻松自如的西洋歌,跟着旋律摆动,她不是别人,而是我那才华横溢,成天与音乐共舞,有着“天使”之称的—妈妈

妈妈留着一头乌黑的短发、明眸皓齿,皮肤白皙、纤细的体态,脸上时常挂着一抹微笑。她是位温柔、体贴,性情温和的人,她的身高不高,但在我心中是个巨人,足以为我撑起一片天的“巨人”。妈妈说话语调温柔婉约,待人宽厚,亲戚朋友们都喜爱和她话家常,尤其那甜美的笑声,更是吸引众人!   妈妈时常和我一起阅读,一起享受宁静的夜晚。累了,休息一会儿,走到阳台边,欣赏皎洁的月光,和妈妈谈论学校发生的各种趣事,偶尔也和妈妈分享童年的往事。她说:“人的心就像枫叶一般,即使在赤红的外表下藏着忧伤,但依然得竭尽所能红一个秋,谱一首动人心弦的生命之歌。”没错,凡事在于自己怎么选择,如何去实行目标才是最要紧的,完美是一种美,残缺也是一种美,但人世间没有什么是完美的事。母亲教导我做任何事,要做什么像什么,不要好高骛远,要脚踏实地的去做好每一件事,只要努力了就不必在乎结果,因为自己曾经努力过,犹如美丽的天鹅,都是由丑小鸭蜕变而成的,必须经历种种苦难,才能成长茁壮。

夜深了,乌云遮蔽了羞涩的月亮,朦胧的天空中更加幽暗,大地寂静之时,彷彿催促我们快快入眠,躺在床上,不一会儿妈妈就先睡着了,看着“天使”的脸庞,耳边似乎传来了悠扬的琴音,她似乎也告诉着我:路是人走出来的,要忠于自己的选择。

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篇16:怀念的英语作文初中

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I am a girl of ten, and I live in a small mountain village far from

Taiyuan. The only person that lives with me is my mother, because my father is

away for eight years, working in a city.

During the Spring Festival, my father came back home. He looked thin and

tired. He gave my mother two thousand yuan, and told her that he would work even

harder, earn more money, and then he could take us to the city He stayed at home

for only ten days.We are living a poor life now. But what I want most is not

money, but my father. I miss him very much!

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篇17:描写春节的初中英语作文

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The annual Chinese New Year came in 20xx, the Spring Festival has come exceptionally busy, it is accompanied by the festive sound of firecrackers, sky in full bloom, and colorful fireworks came. The ancients as "firecrackers of the year" to commemorate Chinese New Year. The return of fireworks and firecrackers, so that the ancient city of Beijing is full of a thick smell of years, sound of firecrackers brings us endless joy, filled with a wonderful interesting traditional festivals.

As a girl, I do not like to put those little on the "crackling" sound of Mei Wan and loud firecrackers. I like those colorful light emitted after, four run around fireworks. There is a called channeling smallpox, a carefully ed in the ground began to release, and later on the secure enough to put in the hand grip, lit "squeak" is heard, a group with a small ball of fire flew up into the sky, screaming, "pit" Suddenly the sky on a flower in full bloom out, quite exciting.

My favorite is called Setaria fireworks in one hand and a lit continuously emitted after the bright, constantly changing colors of the fireworks. My hands turned, arms on the emergence of two very nice Ring of Fire; my arms open, 4 running, I became a "Firebird." I have a another one to lying, I cried, ran, happy with Chinese New Year fireworks is a traditional custom. Legend of the so-called "year" is an evil beast, people set fire to bamboo, the sound of bamboo bursting scared off "year", "years" away is the Chinese New Year in.

I like fireworks, it made me able to live a traditional feature of the year. I think as long as we pay attention to safety, stressing civilization, this tradition will be able to have a wonderful New Year.

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篇18:初中生英语

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Mother is the most important person to us. Now people celebrate Mother’s

Day every year. It has become more and more popular. This day is on the second

Sunday in May. On that day, children often send their mother flowers to express

their love. And some children make small gifts for their mothers.

In last years Mothers Day, I didnt spend it with my mother because she

was in the hometown and I was at school, which made me feel ashamed. At night, I

called my mother. At that time, I left my tears, and my mother told me that I

should study hard at school. In the end, I said to her “Happy Mother’ Day, I

love you" and she was very surprised and happy.

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篇19:初中一年级作文:我的妈妈

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路,那宽阔平坦的路是由一颗颗小小的石子铺垫成的。我们社会主义的光明大道,又何尝不是由那数不清的具有“铺路石”精神的人铺成的呢?今天,选出其中我最熟的一个人呈献给大家。那就是——我的妈妈

我的妈妈,她长着一头乌黑的头发,大大的眼睛明亮有神,是一个普普通通的教师,她为了我,花费了多少心血,数也数不清。记得二年级期末考试卷发下来的时候,我的数学退步了很多,只考了七十几。我把试卷交给妈妈后,心里直发慌,站在那里等着教训。可事实并不是那样,妈妈只是和蔼的对我说:“要取得好成绩,不是那么容易。只有认真踏实、不断努力,才能达到自己的目标。我希望你吸取教训,重新开始。”我听了妈妈的话,转身回到屋里,认真的把试卷上的错题一一改正过来。可是经过妈妈的检查,还有许多题依然做错了。妈妈细心的帮我寻找做错题的原因,耐心讲解做题的方法。深夜了,我屋中的灯还亮着……还记得一次,妈妈生病了,躺在床上怎么也起不来。第二天早上,我起床后看见桌子上的早餐,妈妈对我说:“快点吃,吃完还要去上学。”我吃完饭,对妈妈说:“以后生病了就不要做饭了。”可放学回来后,妈妈不在家,正在这时,只听“咚咚咚”的敲门声,只见妈妈提着一篮菜回来了。唉,真拿我的妈妈没办法,我说过不要做饭了,她怎么就不听呢?妈妈呀,您在学习上、生活上处处关心我为有你这样的母亲而感到自豪。,给了我伟大母爱,我路,那宽阔平坦的路是由一颗颗小小的石子铺垫成的。我们社会主义的光明大道,又何尝不是由那数不清的具有“铺路石”精神的人铺成的呢?今天,选出其中我最熟的一个人呈献给大家。那就是——我的妈妈。我的妈妈,她长着一头乌黑的头发,大大的眼睛明亮有神,是一个普普通通的教师,她为了我,花费了多少心血,数也数不清。

记得二年级期末考试卷发下来的时候,我的数学退步了很多,只考了七十几。我把试卷交给妈妈后,心里直发慌,站在那里等着教训。可事实并不是那样,妈妈只是和蔼的对我说:“要取得好成绩,不是那么容易。只有认真踏实、不断努力,才能达到自己的目标。我希望你吸取教训,重新开始。”我听了妈妈的话,转身回到屋里,认真的把试卷上的错题一一改正过来。可是经过妈妈的检查,还有许多题依然做错了。妈妈细心的帮我寻找做错题的原因,耐心讲解做题的方法。深夜了,我屋中的灯还亮着……还记得一次,妈妈生病了,躺在床上怎么也起不来。第二天早上,我起床后看见桌子上的早餐,妈妈对我说:“快点吃,吃完还要去上学。”我吃完饭,对妈妈说:“以后生病了就不要做饭了。”可放学回来后,妈妈不在家,正在这时,只听“咚咚咚”的敲门声,只见妈妈提着一篮菜回来了。唉,真拿我的妈妈没办法,我说过不要做饭了,她怎么就不听呢?妈妈呀,您在学习上、生活上处处关心我为有你这样的母亲而感到自豪。

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篇20:怀念的英语作文初中

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When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty-a great tall man

with thick hair becoming gray. He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended

in a slightly flattened tip. Once he explained seriously to me that he got that

flattened tip as a small child when he fell down and stepped on his nose.

The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the prodnct of

a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had

never dulled his humour nor his love of a joke.

Everywhere he went, "Gramp" made friends easily. At the end of half an hour

you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give

orders , but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like

suggestions.

One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said :

"Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.

" Then he drove away with his horses.

The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening

came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the

horses to get their drink.

"How many bags of potatoes were there?" Gramp inquired. "I dont know.

"

"How many potatoes did you pick up?"

"I didnt pick any. " "Not any! Why not?"

"You said I could pick, them up if I wanted to. You didnt say I had to.

"

In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget: when Gramp

said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.

Gram hated cruelty and injustice. The injustices of history, even those of

a thousand years before, angered her as much as the injustices of her own

day.

She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and

had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning

washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave

her pleasure. The bird, the flowers, the clouds-all that was beautiful around

her- pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who

used to gather grass and show it to his son , saying , "See how beautif ul this

is ! "

In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that

are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women

struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the

business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents,

manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.

Such were the two people with whom I spent the months from June to

September in the wonderful days of summer and youth.

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