ThisweekIgotmyjobasanhistorianboss,andIgotagreatgroupwithSam,Nicky,MayandWinnie.Lastweekwedidn’thavehomework,butthisweekwejusthavealittle.
Inreadingwereadastorycalled“BraveMelissa”.Ittalksaboutalittlegirlwhosavedherdogthatistwicesizesofher.Andwealsoreadastorycalled“LifeSavingClass”,ittellsaboutakidwhowantedtobeanlifeguard,sohewenttohaveclasses,butwedon’tlikethesightofblood.
InEnglishwehavelearnedtypesofsentences,theyareInterrogative,Exlamatory,PeclarativeandImperativesentences.Inscience,wedidafunthingthatwetooktheclayandrolleditintoanball,wemadeitanfaltbottomandthenputastarwonthetopofitandweputitonourpules,itmovedupanddown!
IheardthatLijiangwasaverybeautifulcitywhenIwasyoung.Itravelledthereinaholidywithmyparents.Iwenttherebyplane.IsawthereweremanymoutainswhenIgotouttheplane.Theairwasfresh.WewenttotheLijiangGuchengthefistday,andweboughtsomeinterestingthingsandhadagoodmealintheLijiangGucheng.Onthesecondday,wewenttotheYulongsnowymoutain,itwasbeautiful,anditwasmyfirsttimeIhadseenthesnow.Iplayedwiththesnowhappily.MyfathertoldmethatYulongsnowmoutainwasafamousplaceinChina,manypeoplecamehereeveryyear.Iwashappythroughoutthistrip,becauseitwasevenbettertothatofBeijing!
LastsummervacationmyfamilyandIwenttoQingdaobytrain.Therewasalwayssunshineandfreshairwhichmadeussocomfortable.
Wewenttotheseasidetheseawasasblueastheskyandbathinginthesunshineonthebeachwasreallyanenjoyablething.Ialsopickedupalotofcolorfulshellswithmylittlesister.ThereweboughtmanyinterestingsouvenirsIwasplaningtosendthemtomyfriends.Weatemanytingstheresuchasfishprawnandsoon.Theyareverydelicious.Thenwelivedinacleanandtidyhotelandthepricewasnotsoexpensive.IlikeQingdaoverymuchandifIgotachanceIhopetocomehereagainitissuchabeautifulandinterestingplace.
IheardLijiangisaverybeautifulcitywhenIwasyoung.Itravelthereinaholidywithmyparents.Iwentthereplane.IsawthereweremanymoutainwhenIgotouttheplane.Theairwasfresh.WewenttotheLijiangGucehngthefistday,weboughtsomeintrestingthingsandhadagoodmealintheLijiangGucheng.Thesecondday,wewenttotheYulongsnowmoutain,it'sbeautiful,andit'smyfirsttimeseethesnow.Iplayedwiththesnowhappily.MyfathertoldmethatYulongsnowmoutainisafamousplaceinChina,manypeoplecamehereeveryyear.Iwashappyinthistrip,evenliketherebetterthanBeijing!
Tomisaboyofeleven.Lastweek,itwashisfirsttripinShanghai.AlthoughheonlytraveledShanghaiforoneday,buthewasveryhappyatall.First,heplayedinChangfengPark.Hehadphotoswithdolphinsandseals.ThenhevisitedYuGarden.Itisatraditionalplace.Heboughtmanysmallarticals.Afterthat,hetraveledthemosthighestbuilding—OrientalPearlTower.
ItisalsothemosthighestbuildinginAsia.Inthetower,heknewalotofthingsofShanghai.Finally,helookedatthemagnificentHuangPuRiver.TomwassoexcitedinShanghai,hesaidthathewantedtovisitShanghaiagainbecausthelikedthismordencity.
lastsummerholiday,iwenttohainanwithmyfamily.theweatherwasterrfifc!theskywasbulemorethanicoulddescribe,theseawasblueandbrightmorethanicouldbelieve.walkingbytheseaisjustlikebeingintheoilpainting!wesailedtoanislandcalledidao.iswamthere.swimmingistheseaisquitedifferentfromthatinapool.becausethedepthisvariousallthetime.maybethewatercantaffordyouthisminute,andthenitwillflowoveryourhead!besdiedstheswimming,wealsohadagoodmealthere.wehadaniceseafooddish.iforgotthenameofthatconch,butiboughtbacktheshell.ifyouwanttohavealook,youmayaskme.or,wemaygotohainantogether,foriamalwayshopingtocometothatplaceagain.ireallylikethatplace,aplaceofbuleandbrightness.
Inthesummerholiday.Ourfamilytookatripbyplane.WecometotheChineseCapitalBeijing.
Beijingisaprosperouscity.Ithasmanyplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeauty.
WevisitedtheMuseumoftheImperialPalace.IsawthechinesegreatleaderChairmanMao'body，heisstillwortheverypersonaladmiration.Then，wevisitedtheSummerPalace，wherethesceneryisverybeautiful.Wealsowenttothebird'snest，thereisverygreat.Finally，wewenttotheGreatWall，reallyspectacular.IheartheGreatWallisinordertodefendtheinvasionwasbuilthere，withmanypeople'sblood.
Beijingtripisverymeaningful.Iloveyoubeijingverymuch!
LosAngeles,knownasLA,locatesonthewestcoastofthestates,whichisthesecondlargestcityinAmerica.Westcoastisknownfortheincredibleweatheryearround.DaysarelongerhereinAugust,andit'sprettywarmintheevening,sosummeristhebesttimetovisitLA.TherearealotofstufftoseehereinLA,forexample,Hollywood,DisneylandandChinaTownaswellasKoreantown,etc.Basically,LAisoneofthefewinternationalcitiesaroundtheworld,whereyoucantasteauthenticcuisinesfrommanyothercountries.
SouthernCaliforniaisaveryrelaxingplace,peoplegotobeach,museumsandgamesjusttoescapefromaweekofhardworking.Youshoulddefinitelycomehereforyoursummervacation.Iwillbeyourtourguideforsure.
Lastsummervacation，myfamilyandIwenttoQingdaobytrain.Therewasalwayssunshineandfreshair，whichmadeussocomfortable.Wewenttotheseaside，theseawasasblueasthesky，andbathinginthesunshineonthebeach，wasreallyanenjoyablething.Ialsopickedupalotofcolorfulshellswithmylittlesister.Thereweboughtmanyinterestingsouvenirs，Iwasplaningtosendthemtomyfriends.Weatemanytingsthere，suchasfish，prawn，andsoon.Theyare
verydelicious.Thenwelivedinacleanandtidyhotel，andthepricewasnotso
pensive.IlikeQingdaoverymuch，andifIgotachance，Ihopetocomehere
again，itissuchabeautifulandinterestingplace.
TodayisSunday,at6:00AM,myparentsandIgototheZhongshanParkbybus,therearemanypersonsinthecar.butallofusareverypolite,wearesinginthecayalltheway.
Whenwearriveatthepark,weareveryhappy.
Atfirst,wegototheswimingpool.itismyfavoritesports.myparentsandIarenotgoodatthissports。allofushavealittleapity.
Secondly,wegotoplaytheswitchback,itisverystimulate.leftmanyrecollection.
Atthelast,wegototheeverywhereoftheparkeachother,seethedifferentscenes,andtakemanyphotoes.
theenvironmentisverygood.wemustprotectitself-consciousforthefutureofoutmotherland.
LastsummervacationIwenttoBeijingwithmyfamily.
Firstday,wewentgotheGreatWallbecauseitistheprideofourChineseandawonderintheworld.
ThenwewenttothesummerpalaceWesawmanybeautifulsceneriesthere.ThenextdaywewenttotheTian'anmensquare,andwetastedBeijingduck.
Intheafternoonwewenttothebird'snestandthewatercube.Thoughweweretiredwewereveryhappy.
IlearnedmuchknowledgethatIcan'tlearninthetextbookssoIwillneverforgetthisinterestingtrip.
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去年夏天，我和家里人去了北京。首先我们去了长城，因为它是我们中国的骄傲而且还是世界遗迹。接着我们去了颐和园，我们在那里看到很多美丽的风景。
第二天我们去了天安门广场，吃了烤鸭。下午去了鸟巢和水立方。虽然很累，但是很开心。我学到了很多书本上没有的知识。所以我不会忘记这次有趣的'旅行。
Goingtohighschoolismyfirsttimetoleavehome.IhavetoliveinschoolfromMondaytoFriday.Iliketostayawayfrommyparentsforsometime,becauseIcanmakemyownchoiceandbefreetogoanywhere.MyfriendsandIliketospendtheweekendinthecountrysidethatnearthecitywelive.ItistheshorttravelthatIcannotonlyappreciatethebeautifulscenery,butalsolearntobeindependent.Thethingsthatnatureteachesmearealot.
Icanseefromthecolorofthecloudtopredicttheweatherandthesoundofofanimalshavedifferentmeanings.
Allofthesearehardtoknowfromthebooks.Ihavemyownthinkingfromthesetrips,andthewaytotakecareofmyselfhelpsmetogrowup.
IwentonatriptoHainantodaywithmyfamilyduringthesummerholiday.Wewenttherebyplane.Afterwegotofftheplane,wewenttothebeachtoseethebeautifulsandandswimthere.Therewereotherpeopletheretoo.
Somepeopleweresurfingandsomepeopleweredivinginthedeeperpartofthesea.Afterwardswehadlunchataseafoodrestaurantnearthebeach.
Weateseafoodlikeshrimpsandcraps,anddranksomeabalonesoup.Wealldidn'twanttogohomebecausethescenerywassobeautiful,andthereweresomanyotherexcitingthingstotry,butsadlyitwastimeforustogo.Itwasdefinitelyanexcitingtrip.IfIhaveachancetogothereagain,iwillbemorethanhappytovisittheplaceagain..
Lastsummervacation,myfamilyandIwenttoQingdaobytrain.Therewasalwayssunshineandfreshair,whichmadeussocomfortable.Wewenttotheseaside,theseawasasblueasthesky,andbathinginthesunshineonthebeach,wasreallyanenjoyablething.
Ialsopickedupalotofcolorfulshellswithmylittlesister.Thereweboughtmanyinterestingsouvenirs,Iwasplaningtosendthemtomyfriends.Weatemanytingsthere,suchasfish,prawn,andsoon.Theyareverydelicious.
Thenwelivedinacleanandtidyhotel,andthepricewasnotsoexpensive.IlikeQingdaoverymuch,andifIgotachance,Ihopetocomehereagain,itissuchabeautifulandinterestingplace.
Lastvacation，IwenttoBeijingwithmyfamily.Wewenttherebytrain.Thetrainwascomfortable.WespentfivedaysvisitingBeijing.Onthefirstday，wewenttoTian'anMenSquare，Itissobig.andtherewerelotsofpeopletakingphotos.ThenwewenttothePalaceMuseum.Wesawthousandsofhouses.Kingslivedtherebefore.Ifeltinteresting.Theseconddaywascloudy，sowewenttothemuseums.Wesawmanyoldthings.OntehthirddaywewenttotheGreatWall.Itwassogreat!Weweretired.Sothenextdaywestayedatthehotel.Thelastdaywewentshoppingandboughtlotsofthings.Ihadahappyvacation.
Nowadays,travelingisbecomingamoreandmoreimportantpartofourlife.Butsometravelershavesomebadbehaviorsandhabitswhilevisitingsomeplacesofinterest.Somemakenoisesinpublicplaces.Othersthrowrubbishandwriteordraweverywhereandsoon.Asamiddleschoolstudent,Ithinkweshouldpayattentiontoourbehaviors.Forexample,throwrubbishintodustbinsanddon’twriteordrawontherelics.Don’tmakenoisesinpublicplaces.We’dbetterfollowguidesandobeyorders.Atthesametime,weshouldnotonlyprotectnaturalenvironmentbutalsorespectlocalcustomsandtraditions.
Tomisaboyofeleven.Lastweek,itwashisfirsttripinShanghai.AlthoughheonlytraveledShanghaiforoneday,buthewasveryhappyatall.First,heplayedinChangfengPark.Hehadphotoswithdolphinsandseals.ThenhevisitedYuGarden.Itisatraditionalplace.Heboughtmanysmallarticals.Afterthat,hetraveledthemosthighestbuilding—OrientalPearlTower.ItisalsothemosthighestbuildinginAsia.Inthetower,heknewalotofthingsofShanghai.Finally,helookedatthemagnificentHuangPuRiver.TomwassoexcitedinShanghai,hesaidthathewantedtovisitShanghaiagainbecausthelikedthismordencity.
Winterholidayiscoming.It'sinDecemberorJanuary.Ihaveaplanforit.IamgoingtoCanadaduringthiswinterholiday.Iwillgotherebyplanewithmyparentsandfriends.Iamgoingtostaywithmyauntanduncle.Therewillbesnoweverywhere.Wecanmakesnowmenthere.We'regoingtogoskiing,ice-skatingandhavesomeCanadianfood.WearegoingtovisittheNiagaraFalls.It'safamouswaterfallinCanada.Wewillalsotakesomephotosofit.IhopewecanhaveagratetimeinCanada！
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寒假就要来了，一般是在十二月或者一月。我有个计划。这个寒假，我打算和我的父母以及朋友一起坐飞机去加拿大旅游。我将会和我的.叔叔婶婶一起住。那里到处都是雪。我们可以做堆雪人、滑雪、滑冰、吃些加拿大的食物。我们将会去参观尼亚加拉瀑布。在加拿大那是个著名的瀑布。我们将会拍一些尼亚加拉瀑布的照片。我希望我们能在加拿大玩得开心！
MakingatriptoShangHaionMay18wasanexperiencewhichIwillneverforget.
IarrivedinShangHaiatabout2o'clock,andimmediatelytookaNo.5bustotheseaarea.ThebeautifulblueseawassolargethatIcouldn'tseetheothersideofit.Aftergettingoffthebus,Iwentstraighttotheshore.Takingoffmyshoes,Iputmyfeetintothewater.Thewaterwascool,andwalkinginthewaterwassuchagreatjoythatIdidn'twanttostop.ThenIcollectedshells.Whenitgotdark,Isatontheshore,watchingthesea.Thenightscenewassimplymarvelous!
FinallyIhadtogoback.Itwasanunforgettabledayinmylife.
WhenIlearnedEnglish,IhadnoideawhywouldIlearnit,butasIwasinhighschool,myEnglishteachershowedmemanythingsabouttheforeigncountry,thenIcametoknowwhattheforeigncountrywaslike.TheyaresodifferentfromChina,theworldissobig,Imusttravelabroadsomeday,Iwanttoseetheothercountries,havingaccesstotheirtradition.
Iamveryinterestedintheculture,Iknowourcountry’sculturewell,IwanttoknowmorebeyondChina.IlearnthatParisisveryfashionable,Egyptisanoldcitywithitsfamoustower,Veniceisawatercity,alloftherearesointerestingtome.EnglishisabasictoolthatIcancommunicatewiththeworld,soImustlearnEnglishwell,makingenoughmoneyandrealizemydream.
Londonisawonderfulcity.Itisverylarge.TheThamesRiver(泰晤士河）runsthroughthecityfromwesttotheeast.Sothecityhastwoparts:theSouthandtheNorth.IntheNorthareimportantbuildings,shopsandinterestingplaces.
TheweatherinLondonisgood.Inwinteritisnotverycoldandinsummeritisnotveryhotbecausethecityisnearthesea.PeoplesaythatLondonisafoggycityanditoftenrains.Itistrue.
LastyearwhenIwasinLondon,Imetoneofthethickestfogsinyears.Youcouldhardlyseeyourhandinfrontofyourface.Carsandbusesmovedalongwiththeirlightsonwheneveningfell,theweathergotevenworse.Thefogwasasthickasmilk.Sothebusesandcarsstopped.
IliketheNewYear,becauseourfamilyorganizedaZijiaYou,Iamextremelyhappy!
OurgoalistoChengduHailuogou,wefirstbegantodrift,inthedownhill,whenmotherandyoungerbrother,timid,hermothercried,mybrother,andperhapsshouldbe,butitalsoscreamed.
Later,wewatchedthelocalperformances,beautiful,wearingtheclothesofthoseactorsarelike,pickfromthesky,andsomethinasonionskin,someoftheactorsinsidealayerofouterlayerofthepackage,IwishIWhenanactorcanalsobenice!
Finally,webegantoclimbmountains,andsawthesnow-cappedmountainsstandintheglowinside.
LastsummervacationivisitedXiamenwithmyparents.wewentbytrain.
Xiamenisaceamandmoderncitythereweremanytallbuildingsbythebothsidesofthestreet.WevisitedtheGulangIslandtheHistoryMuseumandtheXiamenUniversity.therewerealotofinterestingthingsinthemuseum.Wealsowenttothebeach.Wehadgreatfunthereweplayedbeachvolleyballandswaminthesea.Weboughtalotofsouvenirs.
Thepeoplethereareveryfriendlywedecidedtogothereagain.
【参考译文】
去年暑假我和我的父母参观了厦门。我们乘火车去厦门旅游。
厦门是一个参考系和现代的城市有许多高楼大厦街道的两边。我们参观了鼓浪屿历史博物馆及厦门大学。博物馆里有很多有趣的`事情。我们还去了海滩。我们有很大的乐趣我们在海里玩沙滩排球和游泳。我们买了很多纪念品。
那里的人们非常友好我们决定再次去那里。