怎样拯救地球英语作文初中【实用20篇】

The annual Chinese New Year came in 2008, 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.

前几天，我看了一副幽默的漫画。

阳光明媚的早晨，小鸟早早的起床了，开始欢乐地唱起“清晨多美好”。就在这时来了一位不速之客——一位其貌不扬的伐木工人。他口里叼着一根烟、手里抓着一把锋利的斧头、木头似的脑袋上戴着一顶鸭舌帽。他走进这片森林，见到树木郁郁葱葱，嘴里不停地说：“发财啦！发财啦！我砍一棵树就能得到5000元，那我每天砍10棵树就能得到5万元啦，那砍一年树岂不是有1800万元。这些钱够我买车买房、环游世界好几次啦！就算打断脚也不用愁了！哈哈哈！”

这是啄木鸟医生帮松鼠治疗回来了。看见伐木工正在破坏森林砍伐树木。它眼一瞪，翅膀一展飞到工人的肩膀上。生气地叫道：“你这个坏蛋脑袋里一定有虫子。你连我们辛辛苦苦种植的树都砍了，我要替天行道。说罢，啄木鸟狠狠的啄着伐木工的脑袋。伐木工痛得哇哇叫说：“我知道错了，请你饶命。”啄木鸟最终将他赶出森林。

这幅漫画告诉人们：大地不属于人类，而人类是属于大地的！这个伐木工人的脑袋里的确有虫子，不过此虫非彼虫。他脑袋里的虫是迷惑意识的贪婪。如果每个人都像他那样，那地球终有一天会毁灭。

其实生活中像伐木工人那样破坏地球的人还有许多如：一些工厂的老板不顾后果滥用化学品，不但使一些资源不能再生，还造成了一系列生态灾难，给人类生存带来了严重的威胁。

同学们，我们一定要记住：善待地球就是善待自己。拯救地球就是拯救未来。让我们一起加入保卫地球的行列中，一起拯救地球吧！

Beijing Forbidden City, the Ming and Qing dynasties of the palace. Located

in the center of Beijing. Ching Ming, said the Forbidden City in 1925, said

before the Forbidden City. Station area of 15 square meters. Is the worlds

largest and best preserved ancient palace complex. Is the highest level of

ancient Chinese architectural masterpiece

Forbidden City palace building is divided into the northern part of the

former southern part of post-sleep. Former are Wo, and in Bulgaria together the

three main hall, the emperor towards a receiving Chaohe, drawing ministers and

holding large ceremonies where the three main hall and also the tallest building

in the Forbidden City, showing their extraordinary the lofty status. After

Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Empress, funeral, Fei place to live, the emperor and

empress at the central axis of the palace residence, the Palace of the sides,

six Eastern Palaces and the Western Hospital said Liu Gong, for the aunt,

Princess live. After former sleep, clear division of labor, not easily crossed,

it reflects the Chinese ancient hierarchical, differentiated ethics.

Palace of ancient buildings, from the emperor Zhu Di himself planned

construction. Largest existing structure of the rigorous, beautiful decoration,

heritage of the many unique buildings in China, the world famous palace

complex.

As the drawing presents, there is a man walking across the street absorbedly focusing on his cell phone without noticing the surroundings. This sort of phenomenon is not uncommon and rare in some metropolis, especially among the youngsters.

What the picture illustrates is the prevailing situation that has long existed in todays China. That is the mobile phone obsession. With the advent of information age, people are becoming increasingly fascinated on the electronic products, especially the cell phones. Not surprisingly, you could easily notice that most of us are obsessed in sending messages, playing online games with their mobile phones. It cannot be denied that this phenomenon may negatively impact the relationship among people, and therefore they will become estranged and isolated.

Personally, in view of the overuse of mobile phones, I hold that we individuals should raise the necessary awareness that good relationship are reinforced by sincere and face-to-face communication.

Nowadays it is common to encounter a scene when people want to see things

happen but can‘t make things happen for various reasons. The most important

reason is that they just refuse to create and innovate. With the accelerated

pace of our society,more and more people recognize the importance of creation

that is bound to make a difference in social productivity.

As far as I am concerned,we should all have the notion of being the

participants of supporting creation. First of all,creation is the most vital

factor to improve the inner competitiveness of our nation. For another,it is

certain that creation is so essential that enables many people to find their

positions in the company and careers in their lives.

Measures are also needed to encourage creation . First and foremost,the

government should establish certain rules to sweep up the obstacles of

invention. Some people have already complained much about complicated procedure

of patent applications or high fees to do experiments of inventions.

Additionally,high schools and universities can provide students with

scholarships or overseas learning opportunities,which will stimulate more

youngsters to join the group of invention and innovation.

英语作文怎么写？写不好作文是很多初中生存在的问题。而作文是初中英语考试的重要内容，怎么才能写一篇高分英语作文呢？下面是星火小编给大家总结的一些英语写作经验，大家可以看看。

要写好作文，首先要写好开头，怎么写开头呢？下面是一些不同的开头表达方式，大家可以参考看看。

“开门见山”式开头

即要用简单明了的语言引出文章的话题，使人一开始就能了解文章要说明的内容。

①.对于叙事类的文章，可以在开头把人物、时间、事件和环境交代清楚。

如“A Trip to Huangshan(黄山之旅)”的开头就可以是：Last month, my family went to Huangshan by train. It took us ten hours to get there. What a long and tiring journey! We were tired but the beautiful scenery excited us.

②.对于论述性的文章，可以在开头处先阐明自己的观点，接着展开进一步的论述。

如“The Time and the Money(时间和金钱)”的开头可以是：Most people say that money is more important than time. But I don’t think so. First, when money is used up, you can earn it back，but?

这样就将自己想要谈到的话题表达清楚了，接下来再继续论述就可以了。

回忆性开头

在描述事件或游记类的文章中，采用回忆性的开头往往更能吸引人的眼球。这种类型的开头中通常含有描述自己心情或情绪的词汇，如never forget (永远无法忘记), remember (记得)，unforgettable (难以忘怀的), exciting(令人激动的)，surprising(令人惊讶的), sad (难过的)……如“A Trip to Huangshan(黄山之旅)”的开头还可以这样写：I will never forget my first trip to Huangshan. 或It was really an unforgettable experience I had.

疑问性开头

在叙事类或论述性的文章中，都可采用疑问型开头，这样既可以吸引阅卷者的注意又容易抓住中心。

如“Planting Trees(种树)”的开头可以是：Have you ever planted trees? Don’t you think planting trees is ……

再如“Traveling Abroad(出国之旅)”的开头可以是：If you have an opportunity to travel abroad, why not consider Singapore?

倒叙式开头

在有的文章，特别是叙事类的文章中，可以采用倒叙的写作手法，先写出事件的结果，再陈述过程。

如“Catching Thieves (捉贼)”的开头可以这样写：I lay in bed in the hospital. I smiled at my friends even though my legs hurt. Do you want to know what happened to me? Let me tell you. It’s a … story.

倒叙式的写法有一些难写，并且在写作过程中很有可能出现时态混淆的问题，在此建议大家在写作过程中尽量不要倒叙式的方式，避免犯错。

开了一个好头之后，当然要开始写文章的主体部分了，那就是文章的正文。

文章的正文应以文章的开头为线索，具体地叙述、说明或论证文章的主题。文章不论长短，每个段落都必须为主题服务。像说明文和议论文这一类的文章，一个主题还常分成几个小主题，每个小主题要用一个段落处理，另起一段时，应是一层新的意思。每一段的开头，要放一个表示段落小主题的主题句，这样可使文章条理化，易于阅读，便于读者抓住主题。段内的所有句子应围绕主题句的意义加以阐述或论证，为中心思想服务。句子之间应衔结自然，有条不紊，而且还要合乎逻辑，段落中不能出现任何与主题无关的句子；英语写作比较重视主题句的作用，缺少它段落意义就会含糊不清。主题句也可放在段落的中间和末尾等部位，但对初学者来说，以放在段首为好。

在记叙文中，段的结构有时可以很简单，不需要有主题句，叙事一气呵成，中途没有停顿。段与段之所以分开，只是为了起修辞作用，以便把某一细节置于显著的地位。

分段是文章组织上重要的一步，在写一篇文章的时候，一般都会将文章分为3段，第一段也就是文章的开头，第二段是主体部分，第三段自然就是结尾了。当然也可以分成4段等，不管怎么分段，都请大家要记住，在写一篇作文的时候，一定不可以不分段。

接下来就是文章的结尾了，以下是一些写好结尾的方法

1.自然结尾，点明主题。随着文章的结束，文章自然而然地结尾。

如“Helping the Policeman(帮助警察)”的结尾可以是：The two children were praised by the police and they felt happy.

再如“The Tortoise and the Hare(龟兔赛跑)”的结尾可以是：When the hare got to the tree, the tortoise had already been there。

2.首尾呼应，升华主题。在文章的结尾可以用含义较深的话点明主题，深化主题，起到“画龙点睛”的效果。

如“I Love My Hometown(我爱家乡)”的结尾可以是：I love my hometown, and I am proud of it.

3.反问结尾，引起深思。这种方式的结尾虽然形式是问句，但意义却是肯定的，而且具有一定的强调作用，可引起他人的深思。

如 “Learning English can Give us a Lot of Pleasure (学英语能为我们带来许多乐趣)” 的结尾可以是：If we learn English well, we can …Don’t you think learning English is great fun?

4.表达祝愿，阐述愿望

这种方式的结尾常出现在书信或演讲稿的文体中，表示对他人的祝福或对将来的展望等。

如“A Letter to the Farmers(给农民们的一封信)”的结尾可以是：I hope the farmers’life will be better and better. 另外，书信的结尾常有以下形式的祝福语：Best wishes；I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year；I wish you have a good time等。

第四种方法在中考作文中并不会太常用到，中考作文一般都不会要求写关于书信方面的文章，大家可以只是稍加了解。

[初中英语作文写作方法技巧

Today is my grandmas birthday . She is 60 years old . The day before my grandmas birthday . I went to changshan to buy a cake for my grandma .

In the morning , I got up , then I went to her home to eat noodles. I helped my mother to clean the floor . In the lunch , I ate some delicious food and drank juce . Then my sister gave my grandma , but I was not . We cuted that cake , It cost me 328 yuan . It was so nice , but it was expensive . My grandma was very happy when she cuted that cake . We were very happy too .

[My grandmas birthday外婆的生日初中生英语作文

When the summer comes, the weather is so hot, it is rarely to see the rain. Today, when I wake up, I find the weather is chilly, it is going to rain. I am so happy, I miss the rain so much. Suddenly, the rain drops from the sky, I ran out of the house, looking at the sky, dancing with the rain. I feel so cool, then all my weariness has gone.

当夏天到来的时候，天气很热，很难见到雨。今天，在我起床的时候，我发现天气有点凉，准备下雨了。我很开心，我很想念雨。突然，天下起了雨，我跑出房子，看着天空，与雨共舞。我觉得很凉爽，我所有的倦意都消散了。

[初中描写雨的英语作文

The Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. "La" is the name given to the 12th lunar month and 8 is pronounced as "ba" in Chinese, which translated is "Laba." There are several legends about the origin of this festivity and we could not tell which one is true. But what we know today is that this festival started as a sacrificial offering to ancestors. It was also a time for the ancient Chinese to pray to heaven and earth that there would be a bountiful harvest. Many people hoped for good luck as well for the coming year.

农历十二月初八是中国的传统节日——腊八节，腊代表中国农历的十二月，而八是eight的发音，因此，这个节日被翻译成腊八。关于腊八起源的传说有很多，我们已经不能辨其真假。时至今日，我们确定的是这个节日起初是为了祭祀祖先，祈求丰收以及为即将来到的一年祈福。

Traditionally, the Laba rice porridge is the most important element of the festival. Generally, the porridge contains eight ingredients which can include glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond, peanut, etc. The porridge must be boiled for many hours and then offered as a sacrifice to the ancestors. This must be done before noontime. Also, it is tradition that family members eat the porridge together. Then they leave some as a symbol of hope for a good harvest the coming year.

从传统上讲，腊八粥是腊八节最重要的元素。腊八粥通常由八种材料做成，这些材料可以是黏米，红豆，小米，高粱，豌豆，莲子和一些诸如红枣，栗子，核桃仁，杏仁，花生等谷物。粥要熬制数小时，然后作为祭品祭献给祖先。这个祭祀活动一定要在中午之前完成。之后，家人们坐在一起吃腊八粥也就成了传

Another custom is the soaking of Laba garlic. Garlic is soaked in vinegar for more than twenty days starting from Laba festival. Then when the Chinese New Year comes, the garlic and vinegar is used alongside jiaozi on the table.

腊八节的另一传统式腌制腊八蒜。从腊八节那天起，就将蒜泡在醋中二十多天，这样，到春节的时候，就可以在餐桌上与饺子同食了。

Every year, the thing I expect the most is the Spring Festival. My parents

work far from home and they come back one or two times a year. The Spring

Festival is the time they come home. Every time they come back, they bring mangy

things to me. When I was little, they bought me toys, new clothes and shoes.

Now, they often buy me books. They say more reading is good for me. They hope I

can learn more. The time spend with them is always happy but short. They only

have half a month at home. I hope they can stay at home longer.

My friend is Mei. She’s a girl. She is my classmate.

Mei is tall and thin. She has two big eyes and long hair. She likes listening to music and reading books. Sometimes we listen to music together. She likes summer. Because she can swim in the summer holiday. She likes pink and white. She is in Class Four, Grade Six with me. She usually goes to school by motor cycle. Sometimes she goes to school on foot. We often go shopping together on the weekend.

We will be friends forever.

This summer, I move to a new city with my parents, and I transfer to a new

school. I used to live in the countryside, so my new life is so different from

before. The school is a little far from my home, so I go to school by bus. After

school, I have many activities in school. Classmates are friendly to me. I learn

English now. Its so interesting that I like it very much. Besides, life in city

is different. There are many interesting places to go. At weekends, my parents

take me outside. We go to the park, the zoo or go shopping. But we are not so

familiar with our neighbors. I think we should build good relationship with

them.

My schoool life is busy and fantastic。 First， we have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon。 We have to get to school before 7：30 because we have a morning class。 Second， I like my school life because teachers and my classmates are friendly and helpful。 We also have lots of after—school activies。 Third， our school environment is very beautiful， the teachers all can make their lesson interesting and instructive。 So I like my school life very much。

I enjoy singing very much. While singing, my heart as well as my body is

joyful. When Im happy, I often sing out to share my happiness with others. I

also sing out to pour out my bad feelings when Im upset.

I like pop music most, because I want to follow the trend. I prefer soft

music to rock music. Since we may be very tired after a long days work, we need

a rest very much. Perhaps soft music is the best recreation for us. My favorite

pop stars are JJ and Jay Chou. They always make a wonderful performance on the

stage. Their songs are so charming. I admire them very much.

In my spare time, I often sing a song to others. Everyone is so happy to be

my listener, because Im very brave and confident. Even though I couldnt be a

professional singer, I can still get a lot of good fun from singing. Because of

singing, my life becomes more colorful.

it has been over 100 years since the very first plane, invented by the wright brothers, flew into the sky. the first plane, which was made of wood, had only been able to fly for 12 seconds in the air, but it opened the door of the aviation world.

i wonder how the wright brothers would imagine such a magnificent idea. they must have some kind of dream----human beings like birds, flying freely in space----they attempted various kinds of material to make planes, finally making their dream come true, although only a short 12 seconds for the first flight! we students often have different dreams: to be scientists, engineers, doctors, etc.

like the wright brothers when they were young, we should try our best to experience different things, for example, going out of doors to watch different animals, watching butterflies in the air, or watching fish in the water. with more knowledge in these fields, we can become biologists in the future. generally speaking, we’d better make greater efforts in our studies.

in this way, we can make our dreams come true, not only like the wright brothers in the sky, but also like yang liwei in outer space.

[梦想能够飞翔初中英语作文

拯救地球学院

在20XX年，人类对自然的破坏没有一点要停止的意思，大自然无法再忍受，向人类发起反击——在位于美国本土的西部的森林上空，地球的“保护伞”出现了一个大洞。

太阳射线穿过大洞，射向大森林。大森林燃烧起来了，人类也无能为力。随着“空洞”的扩大，森林被烧为灰烬，钢铁铸造的大桥被烤化，冰冷的海水沸腾起来，数以千计生活在那儿的人被烧死。情况仍在变糟。

联合国也只好启用拯救地球的预案——建立拯救地球学院。

联合国在世界各地的环保学校寻找自愿保护地球的人们。他们首先来到了中国的环保大学。

回到三年前

我叫李方，今天我太高兴了，我终于考上了我心中理想的学校——中国环保大学。从今天开始，我就可以为自己最爱的环保事业出一份力了，太好了！如今的环境太差了，将来像我这样的环保人士，一定有自己的用武之地，O(∩_∩)O哈哈哈~！

工作人员在学校转了一上午，也没发现合适的人选。因为这次拯救地球的行动很危险。工作人员决定先去吃饭，毕竟人是铁，饭是钢。在去食堂的路上，要经过一片森林，工作人员看到了一个忙着植树的年轻人。他叫赵刚，是我的好朋友。

工作人员高兴极了，问赵刚愿不愿意去，赵刚同意了，并把我和王勇也推荐给了工作人员。

经过三年的刻苦攻关，我们顺利地拿到了毕业证，成了拯救地球学院第一批毕业生。

三个月之后

毕业三个月后，我们一行三人来到了美国太平洋上的一个军事基地。我们决定先去事发地看一看。来到事发地，发现空洞又扩大了许多。我们各界的环保人士都认为停止一切工厂，联合固立刻向世界宣布。联合国认为，我们要进入事发地，测出射线强度，来确定“空洞”可以可以“自动愈合”。我和王勇身体强壮，被选中了。

我们一共23人，身着太空衣进入事发地，因为只有太空衣才可抵住这强大的太阳风暴的辐射。队长带我们来到中心点，我们放下并打开同样包裹着太空衣材质的设备。经过360项检查，以及专家多次研讨，我们认为只有关闭大部分的工厂，估计地球可在一年内恢复正常。

但在此时，我发现我身上带着的氧气不够用了。我的两个氧气瓶其中一个没氧气了，可能在来的路上……我急忙向王勇报告。王勇也不知该怎么办。突然，王勇想到了一个办法，把他的氧气让我们两人一起用。氧气管不停地在我们两人的接气口中接来接去。最终我们成功地走出了森林。一个小时后，大家全都安全地走出来了。

听说“空洞”可以恢复，全世界的人们都很开心。

七个月后

七个月后，地球恢复了平静，“空洞”也逐渐缩小，人们也都积极投身于环保事业，我们成功地拯救了地球。请相信，人类永远也不会放弃我们自己的家园，放弃那美丽的地球。

【老师点评】：文中创设了一个地球发现“空洞”的情境，然后通过拯救地球学院的三名学员的不懈努力，最终完成了任务，拯救了地球！

[拯救地球学院环保作文

This is my study.There is a desk in it.On the desk,there are a lot of books,a walkman and a clock.Behind the desk,there is a window.On the window,there is a beautiful curtain.In front of the desk,there is a chair.Look at the wall!There is a map of China on the wall.Next to the map,there is a photo of my family.

My study is small.But it is nice and clean.I like it very much.

[我的学习初中英语作文

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 !

Last week, my friend asked me to go to visit his hometown with him. I felt so excited and wanted to have a look at the scenery. My parents allowed and I planned to play for a week. I felt so free to leave home and could do what I wanted. I picked up the fruits and caught the fish in the clear river. It was such fun for me. But when I saw my friend talked happily to his grandparents, I felt a little lost. I started to miss my parents. I missed the food my mother cooked and the way she complained. So when I got home, I was very happy and grew up.

上周,我的朋友叫我和他去参观他的家乡。我感到非常激动,想看一看风景。我的父母允许我出去玩，我打算玩一个星期。离开家我感到如此的自由,可以做我想做的。我采摘水果，到清澈的河边抓鱼。这对我来说是如此有趣。但当我看到我的朋友他的祖父母谈笑风生时,我感到有点失落。我开始想念我的父母。我想念妈妈做的菜和她抱怨的样子。当我到家时,我非常高兴,也长大了。

上帝只拯救那些拯救自己的人。

第一次看到这句话就给我留下了很深的印象，它很明确地告诉我一个道理：在失败时，在逆境中，只有你可以救你自己，因为你就是自己的上帝，所以永不放弃——拯救自己。

失败，重新振作，然后获得成功，很多人都认为这是些老掉牙的话题，是影视剧中的唯美情节，我们普通人只可以去接受失败，接受得心安理得，接受得无怨无悔，可是为什么不给自己一个再试一次的机会。很多时候，由于我们丧失了勇气，放弃了下一次，我们也就失去了一切。一位美国科学家做过这样一个实验，把一条鳄鱼和一群热带鱼放在同一个水池中，中间隔着一块透明的玻璃。鳄鱼为了吃热带鱼，一次次地撞在玻璃上，这样反复了几十次，鳄鱼不再努力。于是科学家去掉了挡在中间的玻璃，可鳄鱼看着眼前的食物，最终还是活生生的饿死了。动物如此，人何尝不是这样呢?多给自己一次机会，不要轻言放弃，不要因为别人说你不行，你就甘心沉默，你永远都不会失败除非你自己认输，没有人可以放弃你，只有你自己可以放弃自己。所以永远不可以放弃，告诉自己再试一次，你就多了一份希望，你就又向成功迈进了一步。

在这个世界上，永远没有绝对的失败，这一次的失败并不代表下一次。一个小男孩输掉了一场网球赛，他爸爸问他是否还要进行下一次比赛，小男孩很沮丧，但仍然点了点头。于是这位父亲一脸自豪地告诉每一个人他儿子赢得很光荣。孩子迷惑了，问父亲为什么。父亲意味深长地说了一段话：孩子，你虽然输了这一次，但你已经赢得了下一次比赛。无论这个小男孩能否理解父亲的话，他都应该感到欣慰，为有这样一位如此体贴谅解的父亲感到骄傲。输了这一次却为下一次赢得了成功的机会，有勇气面对下一次，就是最大的胜利。

失败没有终点，成功没有止境，要做的只是争取和奋斗。面对失败，不可以一蹶不振，应学会拯救自己。在失败边缘看到生的希望的人才是最伟大的成功者。所以请记住，在失败时，在痛苦时，拯救自己，告诉自己：我是最棒的，每一天都将是一个美好的开始。

This is my new ciassmate,Jack.He is the tallest student in our ciass.He has

black hair and big eyes,so he looks smart.He studies very hard ,he likes reading

and piaying football.He is also good at swimming,he is the member of our school

Swimming Club.

Jack is a poilte boy.He always help others if somebody needs help.For

example,last Friday,he helped an old woman cross the road when the traffic

lights is red.

In a word,he is very poilte and helpfull.All of the teachers like him very

much.