描述性英语作文

MyNewRoommate

Itwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute．Igotintothebuildingwhere1wasgoingtolive．Myeyessearchedcarefullyfromthedoorofonebedroomtothatofanotherformynamewhichoughttohavebeenpastedonthedoorofoneofthesebedrooms．AtlastIfoundit．OnsteppingintothebedroomIfoundtherewasalreadyinitastudentwhowasmakinghisbed．

Havingexchangedwithmeafewwordsofgreetings，heresumedhis

arrangementofbeddingandnolongerpaidanyattentiontome．“Whatastuck-upfellow．”Ithoughtandbegantosurveytheroom．Itlookedquitesimilartoanyotherbedroominthebuilding．Eventhefurnitureinallbedroomswasuniform．Itseemedmybedroomhadalreadybeenthoroughlycleanedbymynewroommate．Hewasthin，shortanddark-skinned．Hishairlookedlikeabundleofstraw．Hisdirtyclothesandlusterlesseyesclearlyindicatedthathehadhada．Hislongjourneyclothesweremadeofcheapcloth．Hiscoatwastooshort，andthelegsofhistrousersweretooloose．Heworeapairofunfashionablerubbershoes．Thushedidnotlook

likeasmartfreshmanata11.“Ayokel,”Iconcluded．

Thesecondtimehespoke，hisaccenttoldmethathewasfromthesouth．“May

Ihelpyougetyourluggagefromtheoffice?”

IdidnotdeclinehishelpbecauseIreallyneededit．Hewasquickinmovement．Hewalkedoutoftheroomandwassoonfaraheadofmeinthecorridor．“Agoodguy,”Isaidtomyself．“Iwillmakefriendswithhim．”Ihurriedandcaughtupwithhim．

MyEnglishTeacher

Ilikemostofmyteachersincollege．Theywere，forthemostpart，friendlyandcompetent,willingtohelpstudents．Ilikedthem—butIdon’trememberthemverywell，exceptforMr.Jones，myfreshmanEnglishteacher．Hewasanenthusiastic，sensitiveman，whoknewhissubjectandwasdeterminedthatwewouldlearnitand

loveit,too．

Mr.Joneswasatall，slendermaninhismid-fortieswithgray,thinninghair．Perchedprecariouslyonhisno，hisglassesgavehimaseriouslooke．Buttheydidn’tremaintherelong，forhewasalwayseithertakingthemoffandpolishingtheirtwopiecesofglassorputtingeitherofthetwoearpiecesinhismouthwhenhewa

meditatingaresponsetosomequestionraisedbyastudent．Whenonhiswaytoour

classroom，healwayscarriedtwoorthreebookswithstripsofpaperstickingoutof

them，whichwereformarkingthepassageshewantedtoreadtous．Iremember,too，hiscardigansweaters．Hemusthavehadadozenofthem．Onrainydayshewouldhaveablueraincoaton．Butwhatismosttenaciousinmymemoryishissmile．Whenhesmiled，hiswholefacelitup；hiseyessparkled．Hissmilemadeyoufeelgood，

atease，andsomehowreassured．

Thoughhabituallyfriendlyandateasewitheverybody,hewasabitpriminclassroom，andhecouldbestemonoccasions．Henevercalledusbyourfirstnames．Heobviouslyenjoyedhisworkandlovedhisstudents，buthekepthisdistance．Heneverdeliberatelyorpubliclyembarrassedastudentbyusingsarcasticlanguage．Neverthelesshecoulddistinctlyrevealhisdispleasureinhisownway．He’dlooksteadilyatanoffendingstudentforquiteafewfreezingseconds．Thatwasusuallyenoughforthelittleculpritobecowed．Butifitdidn’twork，he’dsay

somethingtothestudentinaloweredtoneofvoice．Hedidn’tdothisoften,though．

Mr.Joneshadpersonality,integrity,vitality—a11ofwhichmadehimpopular；butwhatIlikedmostabouthimwasthathewasfineteacherItwastruethathecaredabouthisstudents，buthecaredmoreaboutteachingthemhissubject．Andthatmeanthomework，lotsofit，andpopquizzesnowandthentokeepthemcurrentonthereading．Helecturedoccasionallytoprovidebackgroundinformationwheneverwe

movedontoanewliteraryperiod．Afterabriefglanceathisnotes，he’dbegintomovearoundashetalkedtotheblackboardtothewindow,backtothe．But1ectemhepreferreddiscussion，aSocraticdialogue．He’dwriteseveralquestionsontheboardforthenextday’sdiscussion，andhe’dexpectyoutobepreparedtodiscussthem．Hedirectedthediscussion,buthedidn’tdominateit：forhewasagoodlistenerandmadesureweallhadachancetorespond,whetherwewantedtoornot．Ifhewaspleasedwitharesponse，he’dnodhisheadandsmile．Occasionallyhe’dreadastudent’sessay,praisingitsgoodpointsandthenwinkingatthewriterashepassed．Butheitbackwastough-minded，too，asIsuggestedbefore．Hereallynailedyouforsloppyworkorinattention．WhenyougotanAfromhim，youreallyfeltgood，forhewasn’taneasygrader．Weusedtocomplainabouthisgradingstandards，usuallytonoavail,

thoughhewouldchangeagradeifhethoughthehadbeenunfair．

Mr.Joneswasacompetentteach．Heknewwhathewasdoinginclassroomr，andhecouldconducthisclassverywell．Butwhatwasmoreimportantwasthathemadehisstudentsfallinlovewiththecourseheoffered．Heledustotaketheinitiativeindelvingintoitonoutown．

MariakAnagian

Shewasninety-twoyearsoldwhenImether,agentle，diminutiveladyinEuropeandress．Herfacewasdeeplylined，andhercoarsegreyhairhadyellowedwiththeyears．ShespokesoftlyinaquiveringvoiceinhalfEnglishandhalf

American．Hergnarledhandstestifiedtotheyearsofhardworkonthefarminherhomeland．Yet．inherdarkeyesandinhergentlemannertherewasachildlikesimplicityasshetoldmeherstory．Ithought“shehasthewisdomthatcomeswithyearsofexperienceandthegentlepurityofachild—thatwasawonderfulbutstrangecombinationoftraits．”Iknewthatlwouldneverforgether．

HernamewasMariakAnagianWhenshewasayoungwoman，herhomelandwasinvadedbyforeigntroops．Shehadbeenkeepinghouseforherfather,brothers，husband，andhertwoyoungchildren．Onedayshereturnedfromthemarketandfoundthemutilated（残缺不全的）bodiesofherfatherandoneofherbrothersonher

doorstep．Theywereamongthemanyvictimsofthewar．Mariak’shusbandwasmucholderthanshe，andhesoonsuccumbedtotherigorousdemandsoffieldworkandmentalstrain，leavingMariakaloneintheworldtotakecareofhertwosmallchildren．Manyofthetown’speoplehelpedher,andshewasabletoproduceenoughonthesmallfarmtofeedherfamily．Shortlyaftertheturnofthecentury,herdaughtermarriedandwenttoAmerica．Afewyearslater，Mariak’sdaughtersenthersomemoneywhichenabledhertocometotheUnitedStates．ThusMariakcametoliveintheUnitedStatesforthirty．years

AsMariaktoldherstory,hereyesgrewlargewithfearandherbreathquickenedwithexcitement．Thenshewept．Afterashorttime，shesatsilentlywithherheadbowed．Suddenly,sherosefromthechair,liftedherskirttojust，andboveheranklesbegantodanceinshort，jerkysteps．Shesangalmostinaudiblyinhernativelanguage，butIknewitwasachildre’ssong．Hersimplemelodyandsimpledancestepsweretypicallythoseofanaveragechild．Hereyesshonewithyouthfulgaiety,andhervoicewaslightandhappy．Hergrandsonappearedatthistime，spoketoheraffectionately,andledherawayfromtheroom．

MyDormitoryBedroom

MydormitorybedroomonthesecondfloorofBienvilleHallissmallandclutteredup．Itsdarkgreenwallsanddirtywhiteceilingmakeitlookgloomyandthusevensmallerthanitis．Onenteringthebedro．onewouldfindmybedisrightinhismwaybecauseittakesuphalfoftheroom．Thetwolargewindowsovermybedareobstructedfromviewbythegoldenheavydrapes．Againsttheleftwallisalargebookcaseextendingintothecomerwhichisbehindtheheadofmybed．Thebookcaseiscrammedwithpilesofsheetsofpaper,books，andknickknacks．Wedgedinbetweenthebookcaseandthewalloppositethebedisasmallgreymetaldesk．Nearthedeskstandsabrownwoodenchairwhichfillsuptheleftendofthe．StuffedundertheroomdeskisawastepaperbasketoverflowingwithtompiecesofPaperandrefuse．Thewallabovethebookcaseanddeskiscompletelytakenupwithtwosmallposters．On

therightsideoftheroomisanarrowclosetwithclo，shoes，hatshes，tennisracquets，andboxesbulgingoutofitsslidingdoors．Everytime1walkoutofmybedroom．Ithinktomyself,NowIknowwhatitisliketoliveinacloset．”

Subways

Subwaysarelong，dark，gloomy,sootytunnelsundertheground．Trainswithmanycarsclatteronsteeltracksthroughthesetunnels．Theautomaticdoorsopennoisily,oneateachendandanotherinthemiddleof．Thetrainshavebrighthecarelectriclightsandlongbenchesforpassengers’comfort．Therearemanycolorfulpostersonthedampmetalwallsofthetrains．Someadvertisetoothpasteforthefamily．Manyposterspleadforsupportforcharityorganizations．Alotofpostersurge

subwayriderstobuyaspeciallime-scenteddeodorantoraparticularlemon-oilhaf

tonic．Afewpostersaskreaderstobuythissoaporthatshoepolish．Mostoftheridersreadtheposters．Afewofthemreadbooksornewspapers．Notmanyriderstalktotheirfellowtravelersastheyburrowthroughtheearthfromoneendofthecityto

another．

ASpringMorning

Itwasearlyinamorninginspring．Thesunwasjustscramblingupwardfromtheeasternhorizonandsheddingvermilionsteakstopenetratetheambientcloudsthatweredriftingacrossthesky．Soonthecampuswasbathedinthefirstraysofthesun.Thenthelake，thetreesandthebambooslookedasiftheywereallgilded．Theground

wascoveredwithtendergrassesandthebeadeddewdropsstoodontheirtipsandwere

readytoreflectthenascentsunshine．

Birdsflewaboutinthewoods，twitteringrestlessly．Someboystudentswhowere

absorbedinreadingleanedagainsttreeswithbudspeepingoutfrombeneaththegraybark．AcoupleofgirlstudentswerereadingfromtheirEnglishtextbooksaloudwhilewalkingupanddownthegravelpatharoundthelakewhereasortofstreamroseto

formswirlsofthinmist．Itwasreallyamorningofbeauty,vigorandhope．

APleasantSummer

Whatcanaptlycharacterizeapleasantsummershouldconsistofsuchasbrightsunshine，refreshingbreeze，andcomfortablewarmth．Inapleasantsummer,whenthebreezeissoothing，whentheblueskyisheartening，andwhenthewhitecloudsarenurturingyourreverie，youcannotrefrainfromimaginingthatyouareoverwhelmedwithheavenlybliss．Theinvigoratingairandtheintoxicatinglandscapeareallwhatyouneedtomakeyourselffeelirresistiblyfascinatedwithyour．Giventhemownlifeall，whatelsedoyouneedtomakeyourlifemoreworthliving?Noneindeed!Thebeautifullandscapepampersyou．Thehighmountainsinthedistance，thecrystallinebrookmeanderinginyourvicinity,theverduresurroundingyou，thefragrantflowersnoddingtyou，thebirdscirclingoverhead，thelittlewildbeastsskitteringawayintowilderness，areallpleasingsightstoyourmindandtheeyes．Awalkalongapondcoveredwithsweet—flowersorteemingwithvariousaquaticilygrowthsisalsoaverygoodpastime．

Eventhoughitisratherwarmindaytime，mostnightsinapleasantsummercanbeextremelyenjoyablewithstarstwinklingintheskyandtheshiningmooncascadingaprofusionoflightontotreetops．Thesoothingbreezecaressesyourfacelovingly．Musicalcicadasaresingingmerrilyfromthebranchesoftr．Whatelsedoes

youwantofasummer1ikethis!Nothingelseindeed!

ATeaspoon

Ateaspoonisautensilforscoopingupandcarryingsmallamountsofsomething.Ithastwojoinedparts:aflat,narrow,taperedhandle,bywhichitisheld,anda

shadow,ovalbowltodipandcarryliquid,foodorothermaterials.Thehandleisabofourincheslong.Itarchesslightlyupwardatthewideend.Itcurvessharplydownwardatthenarrowend.Theshapeofthehandleallowsittofiteasilyinthehawhenitiscorrectlyheldrestingacrossthethirdfingerandgraspedbetweenthethuandfirstjointofthefore-fingeroftherighthand.Whenthebowlisleveltheha

pointsupwardatashallowangle.Aspoonisusuallymadeofmetalorsomeother

hard-wearing,unbreakablematerial.

RogerH.Garrison,“ATeaspoon”inAGuidetoCreativeWriting

TheEarliestCoinsinChina

OfthevariouscurrenciesinancientChina,theroundbronzecoinwithasquareholeinthecenterwasbyfarthemostcommon.Theearliestcoinsinthisform,knowasQinbanliang,wereaproductofChina’sfirstcentralizedkingdom,theQindynasty,establishedbyQinShiHuangin221B.C.BeforetheQindynasty,Chinesecurrencyhadtakenmanyforms.Coinsshapedlikevariousitemsofclothing,farmimplements,orkniveswereincirculation,buttheywerecostlyandhardtoproduce,anddiffic

tocarryandtransport.Thenewcoinswereagreatimprovement–theywererelatively

simpletocastandcouldbestrungtogetherforeaseoftransportation.ThenewcoialsohadaparticularphilosophicalsignificancetotheancientChinese,whomadethcoinstosymbolizetheirbeliefthatheavenwasroundandtheearthassquare,andtheavenshelteredtheearthandallthingsintheuniversewereunited.ThisconceptunitywasimportanttotheQinemperors,whoruledoveraunifiedChinaandbelieved

theirpowergreatenoughtospreadtothefourcornersoftheearth.

Thecoinsalsohadgreataestheticappeal.Theywerethoughttorepresentthe

relationshipbetweenmanandnature.Commonlyfoundinnature,thecirclerepresents

freedom,comfort,andease;whereasthesquareisseenassomethingman-made,a

symboloflaw,order,andrestraint.

AWetSundayinaCountryInn!

AwetSundayinacountryinn!Whoeverhashadthelucktoexperienceonecan

alonejudgeofmysituation．Therainpatteredagainstthecasem；thebellstolledntsforchurchwithamelancholysound．Iwenttothewindowsinquestofsomethingtoamusetheeye；butitseemedasifIhadbeenplacedcompletelyoutofthereachofallamusement．Thewindowsofmybed．roomlookedoutamongtiledroofsandstacksofchimneys．whilethoseofmysitting．roomcommandedafullviewofthestableyard．Iknowofnothingmorecalculatedtomakeamansickofthisworldthanastableyardonarainyday．Theplacewaslitteredwithwetstrawthathadbeenkickedaboutbytravelersandstable-boys．Inonecomerwasastagnantpoolofwater,surroundinganislandofmuck；therewereseveralhalf-drownedfowlscrowdedtogetherunderac，amongwhichwasamiserablert，crest．fallencock，drenchedoutofalllifeandspirit；hisdroopingtailmatted，asitwere，intoasinglefeather,alongwhichthewatertrickledfromhisb；nearthecartwasahalf-dozingcow,chewingckhercud，andstandingpatientlytoberainedon，withwreathsofvaporrisingfromherreekinghide；awall-eyedhorse，tiredofthelonelinessofthestable，waspokinghisspectralheadoutofawindow,withtheraindrippingonitfromtheeaves；anunhappycur,chainedtoadog-househardby，utteredsomethingeverynowandthenbetweenabarkandayelp：adrabofa