英语记叙文范文The PresentWord文件下载.docx

英语记叙文范文The PresentWord文件下载.docx

《英语记叙文范文The PresentWord文件下载.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《英语记叙文范文The PresentWord文件下载.docx（9页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

sbirthday,evenifsheseldomwroteatothertimes.OfcourseMyrawasbusy.HerhusbandhadbeenmadeMayor,andMyraherselfhadgotamedalforherworktheaged.

　　TheoldladywasproudofMyra,butEnidwasthedaughtersheloved.Enidhadnevermarried,buthadseemedcontenttolivewithhermother,andteachinaprimaryschoolroundthecorner.

　　Oneevening,however,Enidsaid,"

I'

vearrangedforMrs.Morrisontolookafteryouforafewdays,Mother.TomorrowIhavetogointohospital——justaminoroperation,I'

llsoonbehome."

　　Inthemorningshewent,butnevercameback——shediedontheoperatingtable.Myracametothefuneral,andinherefficientwayarrangedforMrs.Morrisontocomeinandlightthefireandgivetheoldladyherbreakfast.

　　Twoyearsagothatwas,andsincethenMyrahadbeentoseehermotherthreetimes,butherhusbandnever.

　　Theoldladywaseighttoday.Shehadputonherbestdress.Perhaps——perhapsMyramightcome.Afterall,eightywasaspecialbirthday,anotherdecadelinedorenduredjustasyouchosetolookatit.

　　EvenifMyradidnotcome,shewouldsendapresent.Theoldladywassureofthat.Twospotsofcolourbrightenedhercheeks.Shewasexcited——likeachild.Shewouldenjoyherday.

　　YesterdayMrs.Morrisonhadgiventheflatanextraclean,andtodayshehadbroughtacardandabunchofmarigoldswhenshecametodothebreakfast.Mrs.Grantdownstairshadmadeacake,andintheafternoonshewasgoingdowntheretotea.Thelittleboy,Johnnie,hadbeenupwithapacketofmints,andsaidhewouldn'

tgoouttoplayuntiltheposthadcome.

　　"

Iguessyou'

llgetlotsandlotsofpresents,"

hesaid,"

IdidlastwerewhenIwassix."

　　Whatwouldshelike?

Apairofslippersperhaps.Oranewcardigan.Acardiganwouldbelovely.Blue'

ssuchaprettycolour.Jimhadalwayslikedherinblue.Oratablelamp.Orabook,atravelbook,withpictures,oralittleclock,withclearblacknumbers.Somanylovelythings.

　　Shestoodbythewindow,watching.Thepostmanturnedroundthecorneronhisbicycle.Herheartbeatfast.Johnniehadseenhimtooandrantothegate.

　　Thenclatter,clatterupthestairs.Johnnieknockedatherdoor.

Granny,granny,"

heshouted,"

vegotyourpost."

　　Hegaveherfourenvelopes.Threewereunsealedcardsfromoldfriends.Thefourthwassealed,inMyra'

swriting.Theoldladyfeltapangofdisappointment.

Noparcel,Johnnie?

"

No,granny."

　　Maybetheparcelwastoolargetocomebyletterpost.Thatwasit.Itwouldcomelaterbyparcelpost.Shemustbepatient.

　　Almostreluctantlyshetoretheenvelopeopen.Foldedinthecardwasapieceofpaper.WrittenonthecardwasamessageundertheprintedHappyBirthday——Buyyourselfsomethingnicewiththecheque,MyraandHarold.

　　Thechequeflutteredtothefloorlikeabirdwithabrokenwing.Slowlytheoldladystoopedtopickitup.Herpresent,herlovelypresent.Withtremblingfingersshetoreitintolittlebits.

ElNino

ElNinomeans"

littleboy"

inSpanish;

whencapitalized,itreferstotheChristchild.Thisinnocent-soundingnameoriginatedinthe19thcentury,whenPeruviansailorsnoticedthateveryfewyearsaroundChristmastime,watersnearthecoastswarmedupandthecurrentshiftedsouthward.Butthis"

playshavocaroundtheglobe.

ElNinooccurswhenweatherpatternsinthetropicalPacificshiftviolently.Normally,strongwestward-blowingtradewindsoffSouthAmericapushsurfacewatertowardAsia.Justasblowingonhotcoffeepushestheliquidupagainsttheoppositesideofthecup,thetradewindspilewarmwateragainstthecoastlinesofAustralia,IndonesiaandthePhilippines.Abovethewarmwater,moistairrises,loweringatmosphericpressureandtriggeringthetropicalshowersthatnourishtherainforestsofAsia.Meanwhilehigh-altitudewindstravelbacktowardSouthAmerica.There,thecooledairsinks,raisingatmosphericpressureandsuppressingrainalongmostofthePacificcoast,makingitoneofthedriestregionsintheworld.

ButwithElNino,thepatternreverses.AtmosphericpressureintheWesternPacificrises,settingthestagefordroughtfromAustraliatoIndia.Thetradewindsdecrease,orinextremeyearsreversetobloweastward.Asaresult,ahugemassofwarmwaterflowsbacktowardSouthAmerica,causingstormsfromChiletoCalifornia.Meanwhile,overthePacific,ten-mile-highstormcloudsfurtherheattheatmosphere,fuelingastronger-than-normaljetstream,whichoftensplitsintwo.Onebranchmovesnorth,warmingthePacificNorthwest,centralCanadaandAlaska.Anotherbranchsurgessouth,producingheavyrainsintheU.S.GulfStatesandSouthwest.

ElNino'

svastimpactonhumanshasoftenbeencatastrophic.TheElNinoof1982-83inflicted$13billionindamageandclaimedsome2,000lives.InAustraliadayturnedtonightwhenaduststormblanketedMelbourne;

brushfiresragedinitswake.Inplaceofitsnormalmonsoon,SouthernIndiagotdried-upcropsandthethreatofmassstarvation.Atthesametime,violentrainstormsdevastatedtheWesternHemisphere:

Peru'

sfishingindustry—onceoneoftherichestintheworld—waswipedout,andseasidetownswerewashedintothePacific.

IsthereagoodsidetoElNino?

Therecanbe.ZebiaknotesthatthenumberoftropicalhurricanesintheAtlanticisreducedduringanElNinoyear.OnetheoryisthatwindscreatedbyElNinoshearoffthetopsofAtlantichurricanes,abortingthembeforetheyreachfullforce.AndateamofscientistsinIsraelwhostudytreeringsandsatellitecloudpicturesconcludedthatElNinomaybringpreciousmoisturetothethirstyMiddleEast.AnewstudyevenshowstheEINinodeservescreditforencouragingplantgrowthandhelpingtocontrolpollutanttoglobalwarming.

FormsofTransportation

Peopletravelinglongdistancesfrequentlyhavetodecidewhethertheywouldprefertogobyland,sea,orair.Despitethefactmostofpeoplechoosetotravelbytrainorbus,themostpopularformsoftransportinChina,Iliketogobyair.（点出要比较的交通工具，表明自己的选择是飞机）

Hardlyanyonecanpositivelyenjoysittinginatrainformorethan10hours.（主题句）Thoughthepriceisreasonable,Ican’tbearthenotoriousconditionthattraincompartmentsoftengetcrampedandstuffy.Readingortalkingtoyourseatmatesareonlyapartialsolution,forthemonotonousrhythmofthewheelsclickingontherailsoonlullsyoutosleep.（首先讨论乘火车：

其优点是廉价，但缺点是不舒服，时间长）

Longbusjourneysareevenlesspleasant,foritisquiteimpossibleeventoread.（主题句）Thoughyoucantravelfairlysafelyathighspeedssincehighwaysarebuilt,thegreaterpartofthejourneyisstillspentonthenarrow,bumpyroadswhicharecrowdedwithtraffic.Likethetrainjourney,youarriveatyourdestinationalmostexhausted.（其次讨论乘长途汽车：

其缺点同样是不舒服，耗时间）

Nothingcanmatchairplanesforspeedandcomfortthoughtheyhavethereputationofbeingdangerous（infact,theaccidentrateismuchlowerthantravelingbytrainandbus）.Foracoupleofhoursyousitinadeeparmchairtoenjoyanexhilaratingexperience:

theextraordinarysightofmountainsanddeepvalleysbellow,ofunbrokencloudswiththesunshiningbrilliantlyabove.Thejourneyissosmoothandfastthatyouarriveatthedestinationbeforeyouknowwhereyouare.（最后讨论飞机，其优点是速度快有舒服）

True,airplaneshavethegravedisadvantagesofbeingthemostexpensiveformoftransport.Butnothingispreciousthantime.Notonlydoestheflighttakeyouonlyafewhours,butyouarrivefreshanduncrumpled.Youwon’thavetospendthenextdayrecoveringfromalongandarduousjourneyliketravelingbytrainandbus.（承认飞机出游的缺点是价格昂贵，但通过对时间的看法，进一步说明乘飞机的好处）

ChineseChildrenandAmericanChildren

Allyoungchildren,whatevertheirculture,arealikeintheircharmandinnocence—inbeingacleanslateonwhichthewondersandwaysoftheworldareyettobewritten.ButduringtheyearsIstudyinacollegenearChicago,IlearnedthatAmericanandChinesechildrenaredifferentinseveralways.（引出要比较的主题：

美国小孩和中国小孩）

First,youngAmericanchildrentendtobeactive,enthusiasticanddirect.Theyexpressthemselvesopenlywhatevertheywanttosay.Chinesechildren,ontheotherhand,tendtobepassive,quietandtobeataroundthebushwhenvoicingtheirdemand.Theyusuallywaittobeaskedandarelackingininitiativespirit.（美国孩子主动，直率；

中国孩子被动，婉转）

Second,Americanchildrenshowtheirindependence.Theypridethemselvesonmakingtheirowndecisionandbeingresponsibleforit.TheirChinesecounterparts,however,arestilllookingtotheirparentsandgrandparentstotellthemwhattodointermsofwhichschooltheyshouldselectandwhichjobtheyshouldaccept.（美国孩子独立性强；

中国孩子依赖性强）

Third,Americanchildrentendtomoreself-reliant.Theyaretaughttobelievethatmoneyisearnednotgiven.Theybuythingswiththeirownmoney.Everypieceofhousework—beitwashingthedishesormowingthelawn—hasaprice.ButtheirChinesecounterpartsdon’thaveanyknowledgeofearningmoneythroughhousework.Theytakeitforgrantedthattheirparentswillpayforanythingtheyfancy.（美国孩子做家务为了钱；

中国孩子没有做家务挣钱的观念）

Childrenwhogrowupinaparticularculturesharecertainvaluesandassumptions.Itisnotsurprisingthatinasocietywhereindividualismandself-reliancearestressed,childrenbehavemoreconfidentlyandindependently,whileinaculturewhichplaces