奥运火炬作文 　　OlympicFlame 　　Nowthe26thCentennialWorldOlympicGamesareinfullswinginAltanda.TheOlympicflameisburningredandbrightinthetorchatthecenteroftheOlympicsquare.Earlierbeforetheofficialopeningofthegamesithadbeenrelayedonebyonethroughthehandsofrunners,amongthem,studentssupportedbytheChinesehopeproject.Thousandsofpeoplelinedthestrutstowatchtherelay. 　　TherelayoftheOlympicFlameisthesymbolofthecontinuitybetweentheancientandmodernGames.DuringtheancientOlympicsasacredflameburnedatthealtarofZeus.AmodernversionoftheflamewasadoptedfortheBerlinGamesin1936,andthetraditionhasbeenobservedeversince.Thetorchusedtokindletheflameisfirstlitbythesun'sraysatOlympiainGreece,andthencarriedtothesiteoftheGamesbyrelaysofrunners.Shipsandplanesareusedwhennecessary. 　　Therunnersarespeciallychosen,Allofthemarehardworkingandasaresultbecomeoveracbievers.Theflamekindlesthefireineveryone'shearttoencouragepeopletogoonandonandbringtheOlympicspiritintofullplay. 　　翻译 　　奥运圣火 　　第26届世界百年奥运盛会正在亚特兰大举行.奥运圣火火炬在奥运广场的中心燃烧得火红明亮.在奥运会正式开幕之前,火炬通过长跑运动员的手一个一个往下传,传递者中有受中国希望工程资助的学生.成千上万的人排在街道两旁观看. 　　奥运火炬的传递象征着古代和现代奥运的继续.古代奥运圣火在宙斯圣坛点燃.现代奥运圣火于l936年在柏林开始采用,其传统一直延续至今.火炬在希腊奥林匹亚用阳光点燃,然后由运动员传递到会场.必要时用船或飞机运送. 　　传递者通过精心挑选,都是些艰苦奋斗且卓有成就者.圣火点燃了每一个人的心,鼓励人们发扬奥运精神永远前进. 　　夏日的农村 　　【内容提示】 　　夏日的农村,郁郁葱葱,繁花盛开,莺歌燕舞,一派美景.请你用英语将这样一幅夏日图描写一番.内容要点如下： 　　①夏天伴着它那温暖的明媚阳光而来,使我们想起了各种美好的事情：在农村的度假,野餐活动,还有那翻晒干草时节的聚会…… 　　②春天到来的时候,乍暧还寒,大地空旷,草木未长；而夏季到来之时,世界成了另一番景象：是一片绿的世界——绿的树叶,绿的草地,树篱间植物葱郁,鲜花到处盛开. 　　③白天长了,夜晚短了；在明媚的六月里,太阳早早起床,很晚才入睡.这是一年里最美好最有生机的一个月.鸟儿从太阳升起一直唱到太阳落山以后才停息. 　　④当别的鸟儿静下来之后,传来一阵柔和的叫声；再过一会,声音大了起来,很快,夜莺尽情地唱起它那奇妙的歌. 　　【作文示范】 　　TheCountrysideinSummer 　　Summerhascome,withitswarmsunnydays,makingusthingofallsortsofnicethings,suchasholidaysinthecountry,picnicsandhaymaking①parties. 　　WhenSpringcame,shefoundtheearthcoldandbare,butshesoonchangedallthat,andbythetimeSummerarrives,theworldisaverydifferentplace.Itisagreenworldnow,greenleavesonthetrees,greengrassinthefields,greenplantscrowdinginthehedges②,andflowersopeningeverywhere. 　　Thedaysarelongandthenightsareshort,forthesungetsupearlyandgoestobedlateinsunnyJune.Itisoneofthebestandbrightestmonthsintheyear.Birdssingfromsunrisetilllongaftersunset. 　　Asnightfalls,oneafteranotherthebirdsstoptheirsinging,andafterafewlastsleepysounds,puttheirheadsundertheirwingstorestforanhourortwobeforebeginningagain.Theydonotallsleep,however.Whenotherbirdsaresilent,comesasoftcry,then,afterafewmoments,another,louderthistime;andsoonthenightingale③pouringouthiswonderfulsong. 　　Notonlyatnightdoesthenightingalesing.OnalmosteverywarmdayinearlyJune,thelittlebrownbirdsingsawayintheroadsandwoods,but,asalltheotherbirdsarealsosingingatthesametime,wedonotnoticehisvoicesomuch.Itisatnight,whenhehasthefieldalltohimself,thatwehearthenightingaleathisbest. 　　（选自《英语学习》1984年第7期） 　　【词语解释】 　　①haymaking[’hei?meikiR]n．制备干草 　　②hedge[hedN]n．（矮树