圣诞老人的来历 600字高中英语作文
The History of Santa Claus 圣诞老人的来历
On the night before Christmas, all across the world, millions of children will be tucked in their beds while visions of sugarplums dance in their heads. When they awake they will check their stockings to see if Santa Claus has come.
Santa Claus has become the most beloved of Christmas symbols and traditions. The image of the jolly old elf flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeers and leaving toys and gifts for every child is know worldwide.
Just like the season of Christmas, the history of the origins of Santa Claus is influenced by the customs and cultures of many countries, beginning in Asia Minor sometime around the 4th century AD. It was here that Bishop Nicholas became renowned for his exceptional generosity, especially to the very young. Many years later he became known as Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children.
As time went on, adults began to dress in the manner of Saint Nicholas, dressed in Bishops vestments and carrying a staff., to re-enact the kindness of the saint. They went from house to house, asking if the children who lived there had been well behaved. In response to these visits, the children left their shoes outside the doors of their houses so that next morning they might find them filled with sweets and trinkets.
An Anglo-Saxon version eventually evolved and was known as Father Christmas. His character was a mixture of the Saint Nicholas and earthly perceptions of the gods Thor and Saturn. He wore robes decorated with ivy and holly and carried a switch to threaten unruly children, as well as a bag of toys to reward the well behaved.
征服英语
对于我而言用晚读征服英语需要毅力……
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每一个清风月朗的晚上，当微风带来丝丝凉爽时。远远望去，有一个发亮的点……没错，那个发亮的点就是我的房间。小小的房间里，正回荡着英语磁带发出的微妙声音。的确，每当我听见一个个字正腔圆的英文字母从复读机里迸发出来时，我的心都会有一丝紧张。WHY？因为我很懒，我不愿把磁带倒回来倒回去，所以每句话我都会认真倾听，模仿语音语调。有时滑稽的声音会让自己哈哈大笑，笑过之后是满足……时间在读英语中溜走了，它并没有来无影去无踪，它给我留下的是……
说起读英语，从一开始我还不是心甘情愿的呢！刚上初中，英语就拖我的后腿。每天上课虽谈不上听天书，但也可以说是手足无措了。
我们的英语老师是一个中年妇女，她的打扮每天都会让人觉得眼前焕然一新。最有特点的是她的教学方式，我总觉得一定是哪位魔法师教了她魔法。不然，她怎么能将生动的故事自然地融合到课本上来；她怎么能不要我们死记死背就能把我们的书面表达变得完美无瑕；她怎么能在讲完课本的上的知识后，又为我们不厌其烦地讲解课外知识中的精华呢？
然而更多的时候，我更想对老师说；老师，你的教学方式固然是好，我也很喜欢，但你能不能用死记死背来约束我们呢，两种方法相比之下，我更喜欢第2种。我愿意每天听写，因为我是差生，我不得不用听写，死记死背来让我记住语法。而您面对这些都只是一笑而过。
每一次英语测验结束后，您都会对我说：“这次有点进步，下次一定要加油。”这样让我坚定了能学好英语的决心。
当得知读是一种很好的办法时，我试了。每次在读的时候我就会提醒自己注意细节，每当遇到难点时，就会想起有双眼睛在看着我，她想让我进步，我就会不断为自己加油。当然在坚持的过程中也不是一帆风顺的，有时我会觉得这是应付差事；有时我会想今天不读不会怎么样的；有时也会自暴自弃，自己已经这么差，还能怎样……每一次抱怨之后我又会继续拿起书，也许是觉得对不起自己吧！
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就这样日复一日，我的付出有了回报，我的英语成绩由倒数变为前30，前20直到现在的前12，从没走过回头路。现在英语老师送给我的不是那句话了，而是：“还要加油啊。”
学好英语的路程好似一次漫长的旅途，终点是珠穆朗玛峰，我要用晚读征服整个山峰，用进步来为我的期中考试画句号……
依然是天上一轮月亮，地上一盏明灯。月如轻纱般笼罩着大地，他们陪我走过每一个夜晚……
