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Dear John,
I will study in your university and share an apartment with you. So I am writing to tell you my living habits and consult your suggestions of living there.
Generally speaking, I am an early bird, never burning the midnight oil. Besides, I enjoy a quiet environment, and I’m afraid you may have to use an earphone when listening to the music. What’s more, I frankly hope that you could tell me the campus life there and then we may make agreements on our living habits later, which I’m sure will benefit our following days.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Xxx
点评:本篇考研英语二小作文是写邮件,邮件是当今最常用的交流方式之一,考生也最为熟悉。但邮件需特别注意格式以及落款,这在评分中也是一大考量因素。第一段简要说明写邮件的缘由,第二段重点阐明具体事项,第三段表示希望收件人回函,结尾注意落款的正确表达。
Last week, my parents went to Guilin to visit their friends, so I have the chance to go to Guilin with them. I felt so excited, I had heard about Guilin many times, people told me that the scenery there was very beautiful. When I arrive there, I could feel the air was different from the city I lived, the air there was so fresh. The second day, my parents went to see the scenery, we rent a boat, enjoying the magnificent mountains and clean water. At that moment, I felt I was one member of the Guilin people. People claim that Guilin’s mountain and water rank the first in the world, now I believe. I want to go to visit Guilin again.
I hesitate for a moment after writing down the title of this article, because I've no idea where to start this story. My girl friend definitely can not be described by only a few words. Some times she turns to me and asks xxxWhy do you love me?xxx I am always stuck at that moment and then after a minute or two utter a few words xxxBecause you're so good.xxx I know my vague answer never satisfies her. But how can I reply otherwise?
Yes, she's so good. There're numerous examples I can cite to illustrate her tenderness, delicacy, warmth and her genuine love for me. A call on the cold winter night, a surprising birth day gift, a pair of gloves that warm up not only my hands, so many times has my heart melted into a sentiment called xxxbeing movedxxx.
I'm not a good tempered guy. However, my girlfriend never loses her temper whenever I am not in a good mood or even say sharp words to her. At that time, she'd look at me with great care and touch my hands with hers to calm me 's her graceful manner to show her deepest concern.
I have never written a love letter to her though I've received many from my dearest girlfriend. It's not that I'm unwilling to compose one, but that I find it impossible to convey my feelings to her with written words. We've been in love for more than one year. But if once more asked to give reasons why I love her, I guess I'd still say because she's so good.
I can't further this generalized answer into details because it takes me lifetime to do so.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic College Students’ Job Hunting. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.
1.近几年出现了大学生就业难的现象
2.产生这种现象的原因(如大学生追求的目标过高,专业不对口等)
3.如何解决这一问题(改变就业观念,大学生再培训等)
College Students’ Job Hunting
In recent years, college students find it increasingly difficult to get a job. It sounds strange since young college students are usually intelligent, well-educated phenomenon, aspirant and eager to bring their talent into full play. Then what underlies the strange phenomenon?
There are several reasons for this. To begin with, nowadays college students aim too high. All they want are “good” jobs which could offer good salary, comfortable working conditions, high social status among others. Consequently, most college students are unwilling to accept vacant jobs they consider not “good” enough. Another reason is that there is a big gap between the majors some students study in school and the demands of vacant jobs. So companies think some students are not fit for the jobs.
Solution to the problem requires efforts on both the society and the students. The companies should value the students, talent and knowledge while the latter should not merely aim at material gains. They should be down-to–earth in building up their career. Furthermore, they should face their weak points so as to improve themselves and be more competent.
Nowadays Intemet is very popular all over the world, especially in some big cities. Do you know when the Intemet was first established? Built in 1960s, the Internet was a crude network of a few computers which shared information. If one of the computers broke down, the whole networks would be unable to work, causing continual problems. At first, just the government had access to the Internet, using it for communications among different branches. However, by 1970s the Internet had been used in universities, banks, and hospitals. At the beginning of 1990s computers became affordable for common people and this affordability increased the use of the Internet by people,
It is said that each day tens of millions of people log off, making it the most important part of people's life.
Internet was first established in 1960s. At that time, the computer was both large and expensive and the networks were unable to work well. If one of the computers broke down, the whole networks would be unable to work.
At first, the Intemet was just used by the government. By 1970s, it had been used in universities, banks and hospitals. At the beginning of 1990s,computers became both cheaper and easier to operate. Now it is very convenient to log on the Intemet.
It is said that each day tens of millions of people log on the Internet. Sending e-mails is becoming more and more popular.
The Intemet has become the most important part of people's life.
In recent years, drought has prevailed in northern parts of our country. There is no or only little rain in spring and summer in the noth and northeast of China. The same is true of snow in winter.
Consequently, big cities such as Beijing and Tianjin are short of water every year, which affects the life of the urban people and the production of factories. And the drought is most felt by crops in rural areas, of course. It is said the drought has much to do with the xxxgreen house effectxxx and the xxxgreenhouse effectxxx is caused by the pollution of the atmosphere. In the final analysis, it is brought about by ourselves.
Faced with the terrible drought, we should stop polluting the air right away. We should try all means to decrease the amount of poisonous gases which our factories and cars give off. Besides, we should take measures to protect the forests and plant as many trees as possible.
Zeng Qiao is one of my friends. She is a beautiful, outgoingand good-tempered girl. She smiles frequently. I think it’s her smile that makes her beauty. We live in the same dormitory, so that we always stay together, no matter going to classroom or having dinners. At first, I don’t like her very much, because she is always talking. It seems that she can’t stop open her mouth. I am a little bit quiet and introverted, so I seldom talk to others. But gradually, I find that she can have influence on others by what she says. Zeng Qiao likes sharing interesting things with others.
For example, she likes telling us her funny stories of her childhood or her former classmates. She always tells me that I should be more extroverted and learn to talk to others. Under the influence of her, I communicate with others more frequently and I find that it feels so great. I am so grateful that I can have such a good friend.
VIRTUE is like a rich stone, best plain set; and surely virtue is best, in a body that is comely ,though not of delicate features; and that hath rather dignity of presence, than beauty of aspect. Neither is it almost seen, that very beautiful persons are otherwise of great virtue; as if nature were rather busy, not to err, than in labor to produce excellency.
And therefore they prove accomplished, but not of great spirit; and study rather behavior, than virtue. But this holds not always: for Augustus Caesar, Titus Vespasianus, Philip le Belle of France, Edward the Fourth of England, Alcibiades of Athens, Ismael the Sophy of Persia, were all high and great spirits; and yet the most beautiful men of their times.
In beauty, that of favor, is more than that of color; and that of decent and gracious motion, more than that of favor. That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express; no, nor the first sight of the life.
There is no excellent beauty, that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
A man cannot tell whether Apelles, or Albert Durer, were the more trifler; whereof the one, would make a personage by geometrical proportions; the other, by taking the best parts out of divers faces, to make one excellent. Such personages, I think, would please nobody, but the painter that made them. Not but I think a painter may make a better face than ever was; but he must do it by a kind of felicity (as a musician that maketh an excellent air in music), and not by rule.
A man shall see faces, that if you examine them part by part, you shall find never a good; and yet altogether do well. If it be true that the principal part of beauty is in decent motion, certainly it is no marvel, though persons in years seem many times more amiable; pulchrorum autumnus pulcher; for no youth can be comely but by pardon, and considering the youth, as to make up the comeliness.
Beauty is as summer fruits, which are easy to corrupt, and cannot last; and for the most part it makes a dissolute youth, and an age a little out of countenance; but yet certainly again, if it light well, it maketh virtue shine,and vices blush.
In the summer holiday,I will visit some places of interest in southern China. By visiting these places I can learn a lo In the summer holiday,I will visit some places of interest in southern China.
By visiting these places I can learn a lot about our brilliant national culture. I will visit the Suzhou Gardens,the West Lake,Lu Xun's former residence and so on. I think I can broaden my horizon of our country's culture during the holiday. It is very helpful and interesting.
I went to the countryside to spend my summer holidays this year. I liked green plants,clear rivers lovely amimals breathed the fresh air on the mountain sometimes i went swimming in the river. I kept a diary every day.
I liked not the scene of the countryside,the people there. i helped them to do farm work. i also helped the children in the neighbourhood with their lessons. the children were interested in english. they were good at reading writing,not do well in listening speaking. i helped them improve their listening speaking. their parents thought highly of me. i realized that knowledge is greatly needed in the countryside.
Today, there are more and more people going on a diet.
Going on a diet keeps people from growing too fat and saves them from many inconveniences and diseases related to being overweight.
However, if carried too far, going on a diet could become extremely dangerous. Some young girls risk their lives to lose weight because they are eager to have a beautiful figure. The risk can damage their health and even can be life threatening.
Chinese diet is considered to be one of the most healthy diet in the world because it contains less sugar and fat, keeping us away from obesity. However, with the wide spread of Mc Donald’s and KFC fast food restaurants in China, many young Chinese found more and more junk food are coming into their diets. Those deep fried chips and burgers served in the western fast food restaurants are rich in sugar and fat, which has a great negative effect on our health. In order to maintain our health status, we should do more exercise. Meanwhile, keeping a balanced diet is a must with more fruit and vegetables, less butter and chocolates.
Have taken off a shoes , have galloped to ocean , tide water pour up, have submerged my bound feet fork, water withdraws from down soon , seems to be scratching an itch woollen cloth for me! Be beach upper shell everywhere after ebbing,they are ocean's gift to us , have yellow, having is white , having is blue , having is silvery white, ... Be really colourful. The fan that shell's form great variety of fantasies , some image handful open , some hand , some images like Guanyin a peacock in his pride, some all kinds of image puppies, are really to be almost lifelike in appearance. I hasten to take up a sack to collect a few moments later, have collected right away once big chockful bags. I feel a little bit tired afterwards, will lie on the sandy beach, be really extremely fortable in feeling the bosom who lies in the mother with regard to the image!
Different people have different views on hold that making a great deal of money means argue that holding an important post in the government means others believe that having a high academic title at a famous university or a research institute means success. In my opinion,success means brilliant achievement in our other words,no matter what we do,making outstanding contributions to the development of our country and bringing help and happiness to others is success. To achieve success,we should,first of all,have a clear long-term goal in our should have short term goals in different periods of we know,it is these short term goals that make our long-term goal should be both perseverant and we do,there are always two possibilities:success and failure.
We should never lose heart when we e across difficulties or when we are confronted with should learn from our experience,build up our confidence and work even harder and smarter towards our should follow the examples of those who are successful and learn from should try to get along well with our classmates and should care for each other and help each other in our study,our work and our life,because team work is of great importance in the realization of our dream. If we can follow these principles,we will certainly achieve remarkable success in our life.
New Year's eve, is the day when I most like.
Because mother said that the day can go to sleep in the morning, because even fell asleep will also be new firecrackers wake.
On New Year's eve, in addition to being able to eat a lot of delicious things, can also receive a lot of red envelopes, you can also watch TV for a long long time, really is so happy.
A red envelope is New Year's money, since ancient times, elders will send children lucky money on New Year's eve, seems to be a meaning of exorcism disaster, mother said to put xxxlucky moneyxxx in under the pillow, pillow to sleep on it. I really do as this way, because it is very new.
I also looked at the Spring Festival gala, the deepest memory is the xxxhello, I am leave.xxx xxxWhy? Why is this?xxx Whenever I say this, mom and dad laughed, because I copy too like said.
向雷锋同志学习 Learn from Comrade Lei Feng
Chairman Mao called on the whole nation to “Learn From Comrade Lei Feng” on March 5,1963, from then on many Chinese joined the campaign to follow “Lei Feng Spirit” and did good deeds. However, in recent years it is considered to be old fashioned to “Learn From Comrade Lei Feng”. But what Li Xuesheng and Wei Qinggang did in 20_ moved a lot of people throughout China. Li Xuesheng was killed while attempting to save children from the railway track in Wenzhou. And Wei Qinggang risked his life three times to save a stranger from huge waves in Qingdao. Some people around us devote themselves to society by doing good deeds just like Lei Feng. In my opinion, even in modern times, we should help each other in order to build a harmonious society.
xxx号召全国人民“学习雷锋同志”,从51963日起,从那时起,许多中国人加入了“雷锋精神”的运动,做好事。然而,在最近几年里,它被认为是“老雷锋同志学习”。但是什么李学生魏青冈在20_确实打动了很多人在中国。李学生是在试图挽救孩子从温州铁路轨道死亡。魏青冈冒着生命危险,三次救一个陌生人从巨大的海浪在青岛。我们身边的一些人做好事就像雷锋那样做好事。在我看来,即使在现代,我们应该互相帮助,以建立一个和谐社会。
I have a partner, his name is Li Ming, I knew him when I was seven years old. He lives near my house, so we play together all the time, we become very good friends. We go to the same school and join the basketball team, we cooperate so well when we are playing the basketball match. As we know each other so well, we can read each other’s thoughts quickly, that’s why we can cooperate so well in the match. I am so lucky that I have a good partner in my life, we promise to be friends forever, even though we will have argument sometimes, we fix it soon and forget about the unhappiness.
Every body wants to succeed. But when it es to the question that which factor leads to success, opportunity or hard-work, different people will offer different answers. Some people think that opportunity is the first factor leading to success. They hold the idea, as a proverb saying, “Man proposes, god disposes”. Because almost all successful people have good luck and have caught their valuable opportunities, they believe that opportunity is a leading conndition of the success. If seizes and makes the best use of opportunity available, one can succeed surely.
In summary, to them, chances and lucks play the most important role on the road to success. However, others maintain that “no pains, no gains” .Without exerting oneself, one could never expect to achieve success in no matter what one is doing. As is known to all, there is no royal road to the summit of success. One is likely to succeed only when one has worked with whole-hearted devotion and perseverance. Those who are lazy, sloppy and indifferent to their work, those who never concentrate on work will definitely end in failure. On the whole, as far as they are concerned, hard-working is the decisive factor to success. In my view, both hard work and opportunity eventually matters.
They are inseparable from each other, and put together, they make a great success. Hard work is to luck what fish is to water, and can be seen as an interior precondition of success. It lays the corner-stone for building a house while luck serves to cement it, to make the building bricks adherent to one another. They are the twins that contribute to success together. They are the factors from within and without respectively. We must work hard, make efforts and get prepared. When opportunities e, meet and make full use of them. Only in this way can we succeed one day.
I have a good friend, when I was five years old, I met her, she is my neighbor, we became friends and play together all the time. Last week, my friend took part in the female basketball match, she is good at basketball, so I encouraged her to join our school team. The team played so well that they came to the final yesterday, the match was so excellent, at last, my friend’s team won the first place, I feel so happy, I plan to buy her a present and congratulate her. I feel so proud of her, she inspires me, too. We give each other encourage to move on. We will be good friends forever.
National Teacher Day is always the Tuesday of the first full week of May. And it is always for our students to give our special thanks to our lovely teacher.
I still remember last year when I was feeling lost,down and out,I had no idea about about my life,my love,my study even doubt why I was here in the then came so much wine ang smoke,I was tired,physical and even wanted to end my life just jumping from the top of our buliding.
Then my teacher came to me, she said she knew what I was afraid of, she aslo told me that's very common like many yong people of my age. She told me to call her anytime I need her did so ,we often chat ems and made some phone just can't remember when come the have found myself now!!!
Another teacher's day,to all the teachers,to our parents.
Everyone needs friends in their lives, no one can live alone, they need friends to share their sorrow and happiness, so that they can keep the good mood. But even the marriage needs to run in the long term, for friendship,
people will confront all kinds of problems, the one who can deal with the problems well will maintain the friendship. When you have argument with your friends, both of you do not want to give in,
at this time, you need to calm down and be general, you can release the intense atmosphere。In a few days, when both of you have calmed down, the argument is nothing but a small interlude.
Sometimes your friend will work in another place, if you two are lazy to contact with each other, friendship is easy to lose as the time went by. Maintaining friendship is not easy.
I used to be a humble girl, the thing is that I am too humble, I always think that my ability is not good enough, but in fact, I am just not confident. One day, when I went back home after school, my mother asked me to help her, she had some problems with the computer. I helped her to solve her problems, she said I was so great, I knew so much things. Until then did I realize that I should be confident, I have ability to do some things. When people give me compliment, I will accept and say thank you, I am confident now. I believe in myself, I won’t be defeated by the difficulty.
Dear Sue ,
I’m LiHua ,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 when we were together .
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 three 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
Liu Hua
Today, I was so excited because I finally became a high school student, which meant my life came to a new chapter. On the first day, my parents went with me to school. They brought my luggage and helped me to finish the registration. I was so impressed by the slogan that was tagged on the main gate, which was Help Your Parents Carry Luggage. When I saw those words, I realized most of us carried nothing at hand, but our parents did the job. We are almost 16 and not a little kid anymore, so it is natural for us to learn grow up and become independent. Taking luggage is just a small symbol for us to be independent. We need to complete all the things by ourselves in the following three years. When we can handle our stuff by ourselves, we are mature.
今天,我很兴奋,因为我终于成为了一名高中生,这意味着我的生活将开启新篇章。开学第一天,我和我的父母来到学校,他们拿着我的行李,帮我完成了注册。贴在大门口的口号让我非常印象深刻,那就是“帮你父母拿行李”。当我看到这句话时,我意识到我们大多数人手中什么也没拿,但是我们父母帮我们做了所有的活。我们都差不多16岁了,不再是小孩子了,所以我们应该要学习成长和独立。拿行李只是我们独立的小小象征,我们需要自己完成接下来三年的工作。当我们可以处理独自处理我们的事情时,我们才会变得成熟。
What is the purpose of study, most students will tell you that they want to find their own value and survive in the society. Reading books will also help people gain knowledge and fulfill their value, but in my opinion, the value of reading books not only contains what has mentioned above, but also contains the happiness from the mind. When people read the good books, they will be immerged into the books and find themselves being part of the story. They can gain a lot from the books, learning how to face the problems or what kind of person they should be. Good books are like the teachers, they show people how to fulfill their value and lead people to the success. People should choose the good books to read, those books which are worthless should be neglected. The value of books is infinite.
学习的目的是什么,大部分学生会告诉你他们想要找到自己的价值,在这社会上生存。读书也能帮助人们收获知识和实现他们的价值,但是在我看来,读书的价值不仅仅包含了前面提到的,也包含了收获思想上的愉悦。当人们读到好书时,他们会沉浸在书中,发现自己成为书中的一部分。他们也能从书本学到很多,学着如何面对问题,或者他们应该成为怎样的人。好的书就像老师,展示人们如何实现他们的价值,引导人们走向成功。人们选择好的书来读,那些没有价值的书尽量少读。书本的价值是无穷的。
Everybody is afraid of failure, because it means what they do is useless and they waste their energy and time. But people get the wrong idea about failure, in fact, failure is also success. If people want to be successful, they need to take action. Failure at least means people have tried to do, what’s more, people can learn from their unsuccessful experience, so that they can improve their methods. Every failure means the closeness of success, we should take the positive attitude to failure, we can get over it soon and people finally can get the victory. So when we meet the difficulties, don’t be afraid of the bad result, just take action.
每个人都害怕失败,因为那意味着他们所做的是没有用的,浪费了时间和精力。但是人们对失败的看法是错误的,事实上,失败也是成功。如果人们想要成功,他们需要行动。失败至少意味着人们已经尝试去做,而且,人们能从他们不成功的经验中学习,这样他们才能改进方法。每个失败意味着与成功的靠近,我们应该乐观对待失败,快速克服失败,最后人们才能得到胜利。所以当我们遇到困难了,不要害怕不好的结果,要行动起来。
Chinese new yearchinese new year is a chinese traditional festival. we also call it the spring festival. it is on lunar january new year’s eve, all the people sit around the desk and have a big family dinner. there are some vegetables, some fish, some meat, some fruits and some drink like juice, coke, pepsi and some nice wine.
Overall, this is a good and delicious dinner. after dinner, we always watch tv new year progammes. we have a wonderful evening on new year’s the first day of the spring festival, most of people get up early and say “happy new year” to each other. for breakfast, people often eat dumplings and baozi. after breakfast, people often make many delicious foods, and children often play cards, computer games and fireworks. on the second and third day, we visit friends and is busy on chinese new year, and everyone is happy, too.
One day a small boy called Charles Chaplin was walking along the street in London. It was a cold winter's day in 1900. He wanted to buy some bread, but he didn't have any money. His father had died when he was very young. He and his brother, Sid, had to work to help their sick mother.
Although Charles was small, his dream was very big. He wanted to be a great man in the world of films, so he worked very hard to become a good dancer and singer.
Thirty years later, this same boy was among the most famous people in the world.
Even if you do not understand English, you can enjoy his films, because no words are used in his films.
dream 梦想 dancer 舞蹈家
查尔斯卓别林
一天,一个叫卓别林的小男孩在伦敦的大街上走着。那是1900年寒冬的一天。卓别林想买一些面包,但他没有钱。他的父亲在他还很小时就去世了。他和他的兄弟西德必须工作以帮助生病的母亲。
卓别林年纪虽小但他有很大的理想。他想成为电影世界的伟大人物,所以他努力工作,希望成为有名的舞蹈家和歌唱家。
三十年后,这个小男孩成为了世界上最著名的人之一。
即使你不懂英语,你也可以欣赏他的电影,因为他的电影是无声的。
It's a new year! It's a new year! That is what makes people happy and the expected new year has finally arrived!
On the eve of new year's Eve, there is a warm smile on the faces of adults and children. The new year's Eve banquet is abundant. Chicken, duck, fish, fry and fried dumplings are also white and fat dumplings. Full house filled with laughter.
It's a new year! It's a new year! What made me look forward to the new year was the colorful TV program, which tempted me to fly over the sky. When the bell of the new year rounded, I dragged my brother in one hand and pulled my sister in one hand. Bang bang, the sky suddenly rang the new year interlude music, my sister and I waved small fireworks and the beautiful melody running in the snow, as if into the dream land of idyllic beauty. This moment in language is also difficult to speak of the inner happiness.
It's a new year! It's a new year! The flying smoke of the sky is full of joy in the sky, for a long time... For a long time...
There is an old saying that no one is perfect, so everyone will make mistake sometimes, though we want to do best. When we make mistake, we must say sorry to others, for the purpose of showing our regret, so that they will forgive us and continue to keep in touch with us.
Some people think apologize will lose their faces, so they choose not to say sorry. A wise person will make apologize in a natural way and let the past be past, the good way to apologize can help people feel easy. People can find the chance to apologize when they are having communication, they can make the topic about apologize and then saying that he is sorry about what he have done, so everything will seem easy. Apologizing will promote people’s communication and keep their friendship.
So don’t feel losing face, just admit what you have done wrong.
有一句老话叫“没有人是完美的”,因此每个人都会偶尔犯下错误,虽然我们都想做到最好。当我们犯错误的时候,我们必须和别人道歉,以此来展现我们的悔意,这样人们就会原谅我们,继续和我们保持联系。一些人觉得道歉会让他们丢脸,因此他们选择不道歉。一个明智的人会用自然的方法来道歉,让过去的成为过去,好的道歉方法能让人们感到自在。人们可以在聊天的时候找到道歉的 ,他们可以转到道歉的话题,然后说对自己所造成的伤害表示不好意思,这样一切都会看起来轻松。道歉能促进人们间的交流和保持友谊。所以不要感到丢脸,用于承认自己的错误。
The lunar new yearthe lunar new year is a great occasion to the chinese people. it lasts about the first four days of the year, during which people do not work except for the workers on duty. students do not go to school, and shops are days before the new year, people begin to prepare. farmers kill pigs, sheep, cocks and hens.
City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables. houses are cleaned; coupletsare posted on the doors. colourful lanterns are hung at the the eve of the new year, each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner. after the meal they watch tv until the clock strickes twelve.
Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to welcome the new year. on the first day of the new year, almost everyone is dressed in his or her best. whenpeople meet on the way, they say to each other xxxhappy new yearxxx. friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other. children indulge themselves in games.