环保的一分钟英语演讲稿（精选32篇）
On a Saturday morning. I went to have breakfast. I felt there was aterrible smell and went over to have a look carefully. I found that there was abig pile of banana skins giving out the smell.Just then a young fellow holding adustpan rubbish to walk towards here . He raised his hands, The big pile ofrubbish was here. At once I went to him and said “Uncle , you can’t do like this. These things will rot very soon. It’s bad for our health and make the peoplefall ill.” However ,the man said “Everyone does so ,who falls ill,who will seethe doctor.”
Looking at this , I remembered another act : There is a stream through ourvillage. Over it there are two bridges .At the age of seven years old , Ienjoyed the beautiful scenery under the bridge very much. It was the best placeto swim in summer. But now the rubbish was getting more and more .Dishleaves,fruit skins,dead ducks and chickens….after rotting ,not only themosquitos flew around but also the bad smell made everyone feel quiteterrible.Though the stream was cleaned up several times, it’s still happeningnow. A lot of plastic bags always float on it .In summmer we have to go far awayfrom the village to swim.
What causes this? Who is the devil?It’s the human ourselves. I have got toknown from a book .The rubbish in the countryside mostly occupies the fields anddamages the earth’s surface .It pollutes soil,wave ,atmosphere and damages ourhealth. The adults often say “The body is capital.” But why are they able tomake woollen cloth like this ? Does it affect everybody’s safe and sound life?
Schoolmates, we are the host of society tomorrow . It’s our duty to improveand build the safe invironment.
Safety is in our hands .We must take park in more environmental protectionactivities, Plant more trees and flowers to make us live in a beautiful homewith the blue sky ,blue water and green land forever.
Safety is in our hands . Please try your best to tell people around you todeal with the rubbish , and to make a contribution to building our safe hometome.
在一个星期六的早上。我去吃早餐。我感到有一股难闻的气味，走过去仔细看看。我发现香蕉皮发出的气味一大堆。这时，一个年轻人拿着簸箕垃圾走到这里。他举起双手，垃圾堆在这里。我立刻去对他说：“叔叔，你不能这样做。这些事情会很快腐烂。这对我们的健康是坏的，使人们生病。”不过，他说，“每个人都这么做，谁生病了，谁会去看医生。”
看这个，我记得还有一幕：有在我们村里流。它有两座桥。七岁的时候，我喜欢美丽的风景桥下很。它是在夏天游泳最好的地方。但现在垃圾越来越多。菜叶子，果实皮，烂后死亡鸭和鸡的…，不仅蚊子到处乱飞，而且每个人都难闻的气味很可怕。虽然流清洗几次，它仍然发生了。很多塑料袋总是浮在上面的。夏天我们要去远离乡村游。
这是什么原因造成的?谁是魔鬼?这是人类自己。我要知道从一本书。在农村，大多处在域和损害地球表面的垃圾。它污染土壤，大气波，并损害我们的健康。人们常说“身体是本钱。”但是他们为什么能这样呢?它影响到每个人的安全和健康的生活吗?
同学们，我们是社会的主人的明天。这是构建完善的安全环境是我们的责任。
安全掌握在我们手中。我们必须参加更多的环保活动，种植更多的树木和鲜花，让我们生活在蓝天一所漂亮的房子，蓝水，绿色的土地永远。
安全是我们的手。请尽力告诉你周围的人来处理垃圾，并使我们构建安全的家乡贡献。
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It was sunny and warm today. I got up early. After breakfast I went to ..Mountain with my friend Li Lei. It took us about an hour to get there by bus. There were thousands of people. We joined them to climb the mountain as soon as we got there. We felt tired but we kept climbing.
It took us about an hour to get to the top of the mountain. The wind was so cool and the scenry was very beautiful. We had a picnic and then we walked down from the mountain. We were very happy that day.
In the evening, I surfed the internet and then read an interesting book. I really had a meaningful and happy day.
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heart. Real friends can share all our sorrows and double all ourjoys.While making friends, we should take care to select those who have suchfine qualities.
hen we should treat our friends with courtesy, be careful notto interfere unreasonably with them,and not to ridicule their proceedings. Weshould forgive their failures and do our best to help them. In short, when wehave established friendship, we ought to cherish and treasure it by means ofwords and deeds. Only thus, can we develop real friendship and keep the sacredlamp of friendship burning all our life.
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There are many popular singers in the world. However, Michael Jackson is my favorite one. He died when he was only fifty years old .I like his songs very much. He is so talented that people call him the king of pop. He could sing good songs and dance wonderfully. What's more, he is a kind-hearted man. He helped many poor children in the world. It is known to all he donated his money to the charity.
I respect and love him very much . In a word, he was not only a famous artist but also a great man in the world.I will learn from him and be a great person like him in the future.
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The third door is the door to lifelong learning. As new ideas appear all the time, we always need to acquire new knowledge, regardless of our age. Naturally, my aunt herself is the best example. Many of my aunts contemporaries say that she is amazingly up-to-date for a middle-aged woman.
She simply responds,“Age doesnt matter. What matters is your attitude. You may think its strange that I am still going to college, but I dont think Im too old to learn.”Yes, she is right. Since the government removed the age limit for college admissions in 20xx, there are already some untraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms. Like these people, my aunt is old but she is very young in spirit. With her incredible energy and determination, she embodies both tradition and modernity.
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It’s my hornor to stand here and give you a speech. My name is Joyce. Today my topic is change.
I am a primary school student in first grade. Lots of things changed after I go to primary school. There is no bed for our afternoon nap now, but we have more classes, such as maths, chinese, music and so on. We have less time to play but we learn more knowledge and words. Our teachers are strict now and they want us to study hard.
Anyway, I will try my best to be a better me.
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In the flood of darkness, hope is the light. It brings comfort, faith, andconfidence.
It gives us guidance when we are lost, and gives support when we areafraid. And the moment we give up hope, we give up our lives. The world we livein is disintegrating into a place of malice and hatred, where we need hope andfind it harder.
In this world of fear, hope to find better, but easier said thandone, the more meaningful life of faith will make life meaningful.
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There are fewer and fewer wild animals in the world. So we must take actionto protect them. What should we do then?
First of all, don't cut down trees any more, otherwise animals won't haveany place to live in. Then, don't wear clothes made of animal fur. Moreover,don't take part in any wildlife trade. Last but not the least, governmentsshould make laws to protect animals in danger. These laws can prevent peoplefrom hunting and killing wild animals on the danger list.
Care for wild animals, protect the beautiful home!
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Nowadays more and more people be ridden for so much diafferent questions.It makes them usually had a bad frame of mind,they think of it,they worrided it ,they carried it...But no one can learn to oblivion. In our life we also had something bad something good,everyone can forget those good things but those bad things allways makes them had a profound meomery. These things usually effect their life.
But why can't us learn to oblivion? Those things allready be happend,why can't we learn to oblivion? So from now,learn to oblivion,i think it can help you have a good heart!
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Whenever a college student is asked, "What are you going to do this summervacation?" The most probable answer might be "I am going to have a travel. " Itsounds that college students are fond of travelling. Why? Because travel hasnumerous advantages.
First of all, travel can widen our knowledge of geography, the knowledge ofcustoms, cultures and lifestyles of different places and countries. Secondly, wecan make friends and practise a foreign language through travelling. Finally,travel is the best way of pastime. We can enjoy eating various food and seeingbeautiful sceneries.
In a word, we can benefit from travel in more than one way. It is worthspending the time.
不管你什么时候问一个大学生这样一个问题：“今年暑假你要做什么?”他很可能这样回答：“我要去旅游。”听起来大学生们是喜欢旅游的。为什么呢?因为旅游有许多好处。
首先，旅游可以扩大我们的地理知识以及扩大我们对不同地区不同国家的风俗、文化和生活方式方面的知识。其次，通过旅游我们可以交朋友、练外语。最后，旅游是消遣的最好方法，我们可以享受各种食品，观看美丽景色。
一句话，旅游的好处不止一个方面，花些时间是值得的。
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Mr.Peng is our English teacher. He is forty. He looks very young and strong, because he is fond of physical eercise.
He likes singing very much and he often teaches us some English songs when we are tired in English class. He sometimes tells us some interesting jokes. So we are all pleased to have English classes.
He always encourages us to speak English. And we often hold some activities. We persist in writing diaries in English though we make mistakes now and then. He always corrects them patiently, and tells us some methods.
He is a good teacher and we all love him.
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by the time john pulled into the little town, every hotel room was taken. "you've got to have a room somewhere." he pleaded. "or just a bed--i don't care where."
"well, i do have a double room with one occupant," admitted the manager," and he might be glad to split the cost. but to tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained in the past. i'm not sure it'd be worth it to you."
"no problem," the tired traveler assured him. "i'll take it."
the next morning, john came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. when asked about how he slept, he replied, "never better."
the manager was impressed. "no problem with the other guy snoring, then?"
"nope. i shut him up in no time."
"how'd you manage that?"
"he was already in bed, snoring away, when i came in the room," john said. "i went over, gave him a kion the cheek, said, 'goodnight, beautiful.' with that he sat up all night watching me."
One day I saw a comic book on the extracurricular book, with a lot ofstumps on a slippery hillside, a man sitting on a stump, smoking, and an axbeside the stump, and a bird flew over it, Finally, it was finally found, in theyoung man's head security of a nest. After reading this comic, I was in acontemplation ... ...
Where is the bird's home? Why can not it find his own home? The bird isspiritual, and it clearly remembers that it is here, and here is their happyparadise. Where the birds are here, how happy are they, and how old are they,and the trees are turned into the stumps, and the birds are gone. Paradise isthe ignorant villagers who are ignorant of their own interests, they are theculprit of killing the birds happy.Human ah, quickly wake up. If the world isnot green trees and flowers, not this lively and lovely Of the birds accompaniedby my life will be how much lonely, how much monotonous ah!
Yes, ah, these deforestation phenomenon is less? But, who knows? Earth onlyone, it is our beautiful home, we want to protect it, cherish her? With thecurrent statistics, China's forest area In the world ranked fifth, ranking 119.But people dare to be pleased that: we Jiangyin people's environmental awarenessis stronger than the park, community, roads and other places are full of trees,from afar, Like a green Pei Tsui, shiny, beautiful. Into each town of Jiangyin,are tree-lined, as if into the green ocean.
I think: if everyone is kind of a tree, a flower, then how beautiful theearth mother will be, how charming! At that time, every corner of the world,there will be birds singing butterflies in the dancing, bees day and night YeHao, honey, human ah, let us hands together, hands together to become a realityit! Yes, afforestation can shelter; is afforestation can absorb noise; Yes,afforestation can give small animals A happy home, so that they grow freely,multiply descendants ... ... human, all this depends on you, let us worktogether!
Humans, the earth's defense experts, you have to know: If there is only oneanimal in the world, then we are lonely, let us join hands to save the earthtogether, to protect the environment where human beings live! But there is onlyone, it is our beautiful home, we want to protect it, cherish her? With thecurrent statistics, China's forest area in the world ranked No. 1 in the world,Five, per capita ranking of 119. But people dare to be pleased that: we Jiangyinpeople's environmental awareness is stronger than the park, community, roads andother places are full of trees, from afar, like a green Pei Tsui, shiny,beautiful. Into each town of Jiangyin, are tree-lined, as if into the greenocean.
I think: if everyone is kind of a tree, a flower, then how beautiful theearth mother will be, how charming! At that time, every corner of the world,there will be birds singing butterflies in the dancing, bees day and night YeHao, honey, human ah, let us hands together, hands together to become a realityit! Yes, afforestation can shelter; is afforestation can absorb noise; Yes,afforestation can give small animals A happy home, so that they grow freely,multiply descendants ... ... human, all this depends on you, let us worktogether!
Humans, the earth's defense experts, you have to know: If the world is onlya human animal, then we are lonely, let us join hands to save the earthtogether, to protect the environment for human survival it!
Good afternoon, class：
Many students like getting online very much. they think on the internet they can get some information, play some educational games and these games help them learn a lot. they can also make friends online.
But there is also something bad getting online. It takes students too much time, so they do worse in their lessons. Spending too much time online is also bad for their health. I don't think they should spend too much time getting online. I think they should put their hearts into their studies.
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Life needs positive energy. A person’s life is a road with lots of difficulties and various negative emotions. Everyone will have the desperate time. Positive energy can help us go through this period of time. For example, I am sad about the exam yesterday. But an optimistic classmate encourages me to think in a good way and comfort me.
I can recover soon. But if she also is as pessimistic as me, I won’t have recovered so quickly. Maybe I will be sad for a long time. There are many similar things happening in our life. To live a better life, we need positive energy.
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Many people like traveling. They just feel happy when traveling. But notmany people will think the meaning of travel. What is the meaning of travel?Actually, one of the meanings is to find happiness. Putting aside all thetrouble to enjoy themselves usually makes people happy. There is anotherimportant meaning. It is to learn things. To go out for a visit can enlargepeople’s vision. People can learn a lot from it. Therefore, sometimes we willfind that some people will be different after they return home from travel. Itis because they learn the true meaning of travel.
很多人都喜欢旅行。他们就觉得旅行的时候很开心。但并不是很多人会想旅行的意义。旅行的意义是什么呢?实际上，其中一个就是去寻找快乐。抛开所有的烦恼去享受通常都能让人开心起来。还有一个重要的意义。那就是学习。出去走走可以拓宽人们的视野。人们可以从中学到很多东西。所以，有时我们会发现有些人在旅游回来后会变得不太一样。这是因为他们了解了旅行的真谛。
and groups famously follow the opinions of the most dominant or charismatic person in the room, even though there's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas -- i mean zero. so ... (laughter) you might be following the person with the best ideas, but you might not. and do you really want to leave it up to chance? much better for everybody to go off by themselves, generate their own ideas freed from the distortions of group dynamics, and then come together as a team to talk them through in a well-managed environment and take it from there.
now if all this is true, then why are we getting it so wrong? why are we setting up our schools this way and our workplaces? and why are we making these introverts feel so guilty about wanting to just go off by themselves some of the time? one answer lies deep in our cultural history. western societies, and in particular the u.s., have always favored the man of action over the man of contemplation and “man“ of contemplation. but in america's early days, we lived in what historians call a culture of character, where we still, at that point, valued people for their inner selves and their moral rectitude. and if you look at the self-help books from this era, they all had titles with things like “character, the grandest thing in the world.“ and they featured role models like abraham lincoln who was praised for being modest and unassuming. ralph waldo emerson called him “a man who does not offend by superiority.“
Beauty
Beauty usually refers to what appeals to the eye. A nice and well built girl is regarded as beautiful. A bunch of vigorous flowers are also considered as beautiful. A splendid waterfall coming down from a mountain is as well looked on as beautiful.
Beauty also refers to what appeals to the mind. The virtue of the Chinese nation-industry and bravery are taken as beautiful, because it helped to produce such a magnificent culture in the world. Einstein's theory of relativity is also perceived as beautiful, for it explains many natural phenomena so perfectly.
Beauty is around us. If you keep an eye or pay some attention, it is never difficult to find something beautiful somewhere about you. Wonderful natural spots, historical relics,fine arts, splendid buildings, and kind people are just a few inches away.
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The doors open to us also pose challenges. For instance, we are faced with the challenge of a balanced learning, the challenge of preserving our fine tradition while learning from the West, and the challenge of learning continuously while carrying heavy responsibilities to our work and family.
So, each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgment, but with the support of my teachers, parents, friends and my aunt, I believe I can meet the challenge head on. When I reach my aunts age, I can be proud to say that I have walked through dozens of doors and will, in the remainder of my life, walk through many more. Possibly I will go back to college, too.
Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.
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The government and people of China have always admired the purposes and principles of the Olympic spirit and supported the efforts made by the Olympics in promoting world peace.
The Chinese government and people are doing our utmost in preparation for the 20xx Olympics in Beijing. It is our hope to make it a grand gathering that will carry forward the Olympic spirit, promote world peace and enhance the friendship among people of the world, so that the Olympic spirit will flourish once again, this time in China, an oriental country with an ancient civilization.
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Why change yourself for others? Why change yourself for the environment?Why cater to others? Clearly unhappy but trying to squeeze an understandingsmile from a stiff face? Why do you want to smile at him when you don't like it?Why can't you be yourself? Why can't I find myself back? Be yourself!
Even ifnobody cares about it in the sad night, even if you are alone in the amusementpark, even if you go forward desperately when you fail, you should be your trueself again!
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Good afternoon ! I’m very glad to stand here to share my ideas e obstacles(障碍物)on your e, noe tomorroething ,you will find a way ,just do it !
today I hope you will remember that no matter whether it is happiness or suffering we will experience now, our future is always here, waiting for us to paint beautiful pictures. What you need to do is just to believe yourself and stick to your dream. Because only if we hold our dreams, can we brighten our future.
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. It shows that apple has a lot of health benifits, but it is benificial in more ways than that.
Apple is sweet and juicy. It ease my thirst in summer.Apple is healthy.There is plenty of vitamine and other nutritions in apple.And what’s more important is that apple is accesible for everyone. We can buy some in markets and they won’t cost much.
I eat an apple everyday and that helps me stay healthy. I love apple.
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We all know tagore.this famous indian poet once said，“life is given to us，and we earn it by giving it.” as the saying goes，nature is given to us，and weearn it by contributing to it. however，most people nowadays just want to askfor more from the nature. in fact，they do very little contribution to thenature. therefore，the environment around us is becoming worse and worse.
Do you often use batteries？then do you know it takes 50 times more energyto make them than they produce？and just one simple battery can pollute as muchwater as a person can drink in his whole life. the facts and figures areamazing. so would you please try to use batteries only when it is necessary？ifpossible，give the used ones to the recycling companies so that they will bemade into new ones and won’t be able to pollute the environment any more.sometimes we become complacent when it comes to recycling，but when you speak interms of actual facts and figures that everybody can understand，people becomemuch clearer about the problem.
We，as school students，can also join in recycling activities to protectthe environment. for example，our class set up a recycling center beside theback door，it is very useful. it is used to collect the waste paper and plasticbottles. in the past，our classmates used to throw all of these into thetrashcan. at the very beginning of this collecting activity，it was not sowarm—welcomed. later，more and more people were influenced by the others andjoined this collecting activity. gradually，all the students in our class form agood habit to protect the environment. all of us will now put away the reusablethings instead of throwing them into the trashcan. we should always remember inour mind that protecting the environment is our duty that we can never neglect.finally would you please let me end this speech with a little poem，“be kind tothe river. be good to the trees. smile at the sunshine，and bow to the breeze.be friendly to nature，and nature will be friendly to you！”
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It's my great honor to be invited here to give a speech on environment.As we all know the environment is very important to us. Because it has a great effect on us.So we should protect our environment .
In fact ,we can do many things to improve environment such as planting trees, collecting waste paper, write to the local newspapers to remind everybody to take care of it.The most important thing is,I think ,to let everybody know its importance and everybody should make a contribution to it .
As long as we try, we can make it. We strongly believe that we can do it !
Let’s do it together!
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good morning，ladies and gentlemen. i am tracy from guangzhou huamei international school. i am a shiny girl. my family love me and i love then too. do you know how help at home? let me tell you about that.
my mom works very hard every day. she comes home very late in the evening. usually my dad cooks for us. sometimes i help my dad to wash the vegetables. sometimes i set the table. i always wash the dishes when we finish eating. after i finish my homework i often water the flowers. i also look after my pet fish. i feed the fish before i go to bed.
i really enjoy helping my partents at home. do you think i an a helpful girl? i think so!
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Everyone！now i want to talk about a beatiful world！
When i was young，i always dreamed that i lived in a beautiful country.
There were many flowers and trees around our city.
We counld hear the birds singing and see the children dancing.
The streets were clear and the the air was very fresh！how nice it was！butthat only was a dream of mine！how i wish that it would be come true！so i thinkwe should do something to protect our environment.
Everyone should make a contribution to protect the environment.
Taking care of our environment is very important.
Wherever you live，you can do something around your neighbourhood.
Have you ever thrown any litter onto the ground？have you ever drawnpictures on public walls？have you ever spat in a public place？have you ever cutdown trees？if your answers are "no"，it means that you have already helpedprotect our environment.
It is our duty to keep our envionment clean and tidy.
You might ask yourself，"have i ever picked up some rubbish and thrown itinto a dustbin？have i ever collected waste paper or bottles for recycling？have iever planted any trees or flowers in or near my neighbourhood？"if your answersare"yes"，it means that you have already done something useful to improve theenvironment.
Now i want to say：let's do our best to make our world more beautiful！
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I am very glad to make a speech here! This time, I'd like to talk something about my dream.
One day I want to grow up to be an actress. I want to be famous as can be. To be known thought out the world and to be love. To be an actress there are greater chance of meeting others famous people, going to their party and wearing fancy clothes,
getting to be watch on screen. having own movies, tv show, comecial, clothing labe and so much more. Everthing is going to be about me when I be come an actress. So I want to be an actress to be famous and loveable as can be.
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our school is not big but in our school"s spring.there are many flowers in the garden. i often play with my friends in the garden.we can catch the buterfly.it is so interesting.in summer,our school is so hot.and there are many trees on the road.they give us some cool.in fall,school is cool,you can see many colorfull leaves on the floor.in winter, snow is white and light.many children make snowman on the floor.
i love my school,our school is beutiful and happy every day.
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Ladies and gentlemen ,
Good afternoon!
Im very glad to stand here and give you a short speech. today my topic is youth. i hope you inance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease. this often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . nobody gro men and from the infinite, so long as you are young .
When the aerials are down , and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old ,even at 20 , but as long as your aerials are up ,to catch waves of optimism , there is hope you may die young at 80.
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Today, as the life standard has improved, people have more money to chaseamusement, travel is their first choice. So there are a lot of people on thejourney during the public vacation, some people even quit their jobs to do it.The trip without plan was favored by many people since a few years ago, it wasthe attitude towards life.
今天,随着生活水平的提高,人们有更多的钱去追逐娱乐，旅行是他们的第一选择。因此在公共假期期间，有很多人在旅途中,有些人甚至放弃自己的工作去旅游。说走就走的旅行在几年前就受到了欢迎,这是一种生活态度。
Though people are proud of taking the independent travel, especially whenthey just go anytime and anywhere, only a few people take action. Some day, as Ihad the long summer vacation, I suddenly had the idea that I could take a tripwithout plan. So I asked two of my friends to joined my team. We booked thetickets and and hotel, then the next day, we took the train. We talked andappreciated the scenery outside the window. When we arrived the city, we justwalked along the street and enjoyed the feature.
虽然人们为独立旅行而感受自豪,特别是当他们可以随时随地走,但是只有少数人采取行动。有一天,由于我有漫长的暑假,我突然有个主意,我可以来一场说走就走的旅行。所以我叫了两个朋友来加入我的团队。我们订了车票和酒店,然后第二天,乘火车走了。我们聊着天,欣赏着窗外的风景。当我们到达这个城市时,沿着街道走，享受这个城市的特色。
It was such great experience for me, sometimes we consider so many thingsand miss the joy of life. Taking a trip without burden and just go to any placeyou want once in your life.
这段经历对我来说是如此的美妙,有时候我们考虑太多,错过了生活中的快乐。来一场没有负担的旅行，去任何你曾经想去的地方。
so now i'd like to share with you what's in my suitcase today. guess what? books. i have a suitcase full of books. here's margaret atwood, “cat's eye.“ here's a novel by milan kundera. and here's “the guide for the perplexed“ by maimonides. but these are not exactly my books. i brought these books with me because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors.
my grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when i was growing up, partly because it was filled with his very gentle, very courtly presence and partly because it was filled with books. i mean literally every table, every chair in this apartment had yielded its original function to now serve as a surface for swaying stacks of books. just like the rest of my family, my grandfather's favorite thing to do in the whole world was to read.
but he also loved his congregation, and you could feel this love in the sermons that he gave every week for the 62 years that he was a rabbi. he would takes the fruits of each week's reading and he would weave these intricate tapestries of ancient and humanist thought. and people would come from all over to hear him speak.