高考英语作文高分必备 实践篇 064

 　　English is getting more important
The past year 2001 was a great year in the history of China. Inspiring events occured one after another. For example, in July 2001, China succeeded in winning¹ the right of holding the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. In Nov of the same year, China joined in the WTO. At last, that means² we Chinese have more chances to communicate with people from all parts of the world. Therefore, English is getting more and more important. It is said that in Beijing more and more people are leanring English in their spare time. The number of people learning³ English is nearly 70% larger than that of last few years. Even the taxi drivers have been asked to be able to speak 100 words and expressions of everyday English. Nowadays, we Chinese are crazy about English learning.

1 winning   

adj.获胜的，胜利的；吸引人的，有说服力的

参考例句：

• Team A has no chance of winning.A队没有获胜的可能。
• They have great hopes of winning.他们获胜的希望极大。

2 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。