英语小短文两篇

 　　英语小短文 My Favourite Season

　　The climate¹ in our country is very pleasant. It’s always warm in spring, hot in summer and cold in winter.

　　My favourite season is autumn, because it’s always warm in September and October. It’s often cold in November. It’s certainly interesting. The other reason is the days are short and the nights are long. The sun rises late and sets early. I can do my favourite things in the evening.

　　Autumn is a harvest season. I can make great progress in autumn. I like the golden² season, and you?

　　英语小短文 Go Out To Travel

　　I went to three cities to play during last summer holidays. They are Beijing, Dalian and HuHehot.   I went to Beijing more than eight times. Beijing is the capital of China. It’s a big city. I am very familiar³ with Beijing. It takes an hour and forty minutes from Nantong to Beijing by plane. There are many tall buildings in Beijing. It’s a modern city. My family visited the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Palace Museum, the Beihai Park, the Space Museum, etc. I went to the countryside of Beijing to go boating⁴ and fishing. It was very interesting. I went shopping in WangFuJing. I bought lots of souvenirs⁵ and other things. I like eating Beijing snacks. They are delicious. Don’t miss Beijing Duck. It is really nice.   Dalian is a beautiful city. Dalian is close to Beijing. I spent 5o minutes on the plane. Dalian is near the sea. I smelled the salt in the air. The roads are clean. There are lots of trees and flowers near the roads. There are many esplanades and Japanese buildings. There are some fountains⁶ in one of the esplanades. Some people flew kites and walked on the esplanades. We went to see the beach and the sea. The sea is blue. There were many swimmers in the sea. I lay on the beach to see the sky. Dalian is a very nice place to live in.   Huhehot is in Inner⁷ Mongol. There are lots of large grasslands⁹. The grasslands are endless¹⁰. The sky is bright blue. There were a lot of horses and sheep. They were running or eating grass. I rode a horse on the grassland⁸. I picked some colourful flowers. We drank tea with milk. There is a small desert, it was very hot when I walked on it. The sand could sing.   These trips helped me open my eyes. I enjoyed my day.

1 climate   

n.气候，民意状况，社会趋势，风土

参考例句：

• Some plants will not seed in a cold climate.有些植物在寒冷的气候条件下不能结果实。
• They have decided to remove to a warm climate.他们已决定搬到一个气候温暖的地方居住。

2 golden   

adj.金的，含金的，可贵的，金色的，贵重的，繁盛的

参考例句：

• My teacher is an Englishman with golden hair.我的老师是一个金黄色头发的英国人。
• It's a balmy evening,the golden time for lovers.这是一个暖和的夜晚，是恋人们的黄金时光。

3 familiar   

adj.熟悉的，常见的，亲密的；n.熟友，常客

参考例句：

• I've only just come here.I'm still not familiar with the work.刚到这里，工作很生。
• The man seemed familiar,but I could not quite place him.这人很面熟，但是我记不清在哪儿见过他。

4 boating   

n.划船

参考例句：

• They were fond of boating.他们喜欢划船。
• The lovely river itself was ideal for fishing and boating.这条美丽的河流本身就宜于钓鱼和划船。

5 souvenirs   

n.纪念品( souvenir的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These souvenirs were gathered from all parts of the world. 这些纪念品是从世界各地收集来的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has a pitch on the High Street where he sells souvenirs. 他在大街上有个卖纪念品的摆摊处。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 fountains   

n.喷水( fountain的名词复数 )；喷泉；来源；人工喷泉

参考例句：

• 'I go through no streets and past no fountains. “我不从街上走，也不从泉水过。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• The fountains in the park play on Sundays. 公园里的喷泉星期天才喷水。 来自辞典例句

7 inner   

adj.内部的，里面的；内在的，内心的；精神的

参考例句：

• The label is on the inner side of the box.标签贴在盒子内侧。
• Other people seek the mountains for renewal of their inner lives.另一些人到深山中去，寻求新的精神生活。

8 grassland   

n.牧场，草地，草原

参考例句：

• There is a reach of grassland in the distance.远处是连绵一片的草原。
• The snowstorm swept the vast expanse of grassland.暴风雪袭击了辽阔的草原。

9 grasslands   

n.草原，牧场( grassland的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Songs were heard ringing loud and clear over the grasslands. 草原上扬起清亮激越的歌声。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Grasslands have been broken and planted to wheat. 草原已经开垦出来，种上了小麦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 endless   

adj.不停的，无穷尽的，无尽的

参考例句：

• He has an endless supply of jokes.他有说不完的笑话。
• They turned into an endless street.他们转入一条看不到尽头的街道。