英语作文及翻译

Bikes or Cars

Americans like to go out by car. Although more and more Chinese own

cars,most Chinese still like to ride bicycles, This is determined by a

lot of factors.

As we all know, the bike advances slowly by manpower, but it can be

placed wherever it is convenient However, as for the car, although it can

run fast by engine, it must be parked at parking places.

Most Americans live in the suburb which is far from urban areas and

their working places. So they need cars to go shopping and go to work.

And they also like traveling far. Thus a car brings them great convenience.

On the contrary, most Chinese live near their working areas and markets.

They don't need a car to go to work or go shopping.

I would like to ride a bike, because it costs little and it is easy

to use and won't cause pollution.

自行车还是汽车

美国人喜欢乘汽车外出。尽管越采越多的中国人拥有了汽车，但大部分中国人仍喜欢骑自行车，这是由很多因素决定的。

众所周知，自行车靠人力，行进慢，但可以在方便的地方停放。然而对于汽车来说，虽然它依靠发动机行进很快，但它必须停在停车场。

多数美国人生活在郊区，远离市区及工作地点，所以他们需要汽车来购物、上班，并且他们也喜欢驾车远行。因此汽车给他们提供很大方便。相反，多数中国人居

住在工作地点和市场附近，他们不需要开车去上班或购物。

我喜欢骑自行车外出，因为它花费少而且容易使用。最重要的是自行车不会引起污染。

Smoking And Health

Today smoking is a widespread habit ali over the world. Not only the

old, the youth, but also middle school students have been engaged in

smoking. Many of them think that smoking is a smart symbol.

However, smoking is harmful to one's ,health. It contributes a lot of

lung cancer, from which many people have died in the past years. It

can also cause many other diseases. In a word, if you smoke, you do h

ave a much greater chance of losing your health. Furthermore, scienti

fic research shows that smoking is not only harmful to smokers themse

lves, but also a threat to public health, especially to women and chi

ldren. Therefore, many countries have made laws forbidding smokers to

smoke m public places such as cinemas, stations, hospitals, and so o

n Giveup smoking! If you don't smoke, don't start. Give upsmoking for

the sake of your health, for the sake of your family, and for the sa

ke of the whole world.

吸烟与健康

现在，吸烟是一个世界范围的习惯，不仅老年人、青年人吸烟，就连中学生也加入到这个行列中来，他们中的许多人认为吸烟是一种潇洒的象征。

然而，吸烟对人的健康是有害的，它会引起肺癌，在刚刚过去的几年中；许多人因此而丧命，还可能引发其他的疾病。总之，如果你吸烟的话，你就很可能失去拥有健康的机会，更进一步说，科学研究显示，吸烟不仅危害吸烟者本人，而且对公共健康来说，也是一个凶兆，尤其是对妇女和孩子。因此，许多国家都制定了不准在公共场合吸烟的法规，例如：电影院，车站，医院等地。

戒烟吧，如果你还未染上，请不要开始；戒烟吧，为了你的健康，为了你的家庭的健康，为了整个世界的健康。

Use of Free Time

With the working hours becoming shorter and shorter and holidays

becoming longer and longer, how to spend the leisure time has become

a hot topic.

The use of free time often discloses much about one's tastes, va

lues, interests and personality. Some may take to the humanities: lit

erature, magic, art, and they might be interested in movies and telev

ision. Others participate in sports, politics, voluntary work or hobb

ies at home. Still others like parties, traveling, .or just loafing.

Obviously, the use of free time is a good means of relaxation, b

ut its benefits go beyond this. All things people do in leisure hours

enable them to gratify their wishes. This can contribute to intellec

tual growth and promote social activities as well.

So the good use of free time will make life rich, colorful and