控制绝症(Controlling Cancer 600字高中英语作文

　　控制绝症(controlling cancer)

　　there are two main causes of cancer: heredity and environment. we can do nothing to change our heredity, that is, the basic physical characteristics that were passed on to us by our parents. however, we can do a great deal to control our environment, which may account for 80-90 %of all cancers.

　　environmental pollution can be pided into two kinds: personal and impersonal. personal pollution may be defined roughly as unhealthy habits such as smoking, drinking, and eating the wrong foods. clearly, with enough will power we can control this personal environment.

　　impersonal pollution, on the other hand, refers to those things which are beyond our inpidual control. one example would be industrial pollution, which is very hard to control because of the expense involved.

　　it would be expensive in terms of profits and perhaps jobs. the american automobile industry, for example, resisted the law requiring smog-control devices because it feared the added expense would reduce profits. nevertheless, some laws protecting the environment have been quite successful in reducing pollution.

拟参观颐和园的口头通知

　　假如有一批澳大利亚中学生在京旅游，住在北京饭店，请用英语为他们拟一个参观颐和园的口头通知, 内容要点如下:

　　1.参观时间: 五月四日，星期三

　　2.颐和园简介: 它是中国最大的保存最完好的皇家园林, 风景优美, 甚是迷人, 有山有水, 有皇家建筑和画廊。

　　3.活动安排: 上午自由参观, 中午在快餐馆吃午饭, 下午5:30返回宾馆。

　　4.集合时间: 星期三早上6:10, 汽车6:30开, 行驶45分钟。

　　5.集合地点: 宾馆大门口。

　　要求: 不要逐条翻译, 词数100词左右

　　one possible version:

　　may i have your attention?

　　we will visit the summer palace on wednesday, may 4. the summer palace is the largest well-kept royal park in china. in the park there is water and man-piled hills. there are some royal buildings and a gallery, too. i am sure you will be struck by its beautiful scenery. in the morning we will be free to visit the different places of the palace and then we will have lunch in the fast-food restaurant.

　　we will get back to the hotel at half five. please gather at the hotel gate at 6:10 on wednesday morning. the buses will start at 6:30. it will take us about 45 minutes to get there. please be on time. thank you.