英语作文：Shanghai

Expoandme

EverybodyknowsthesolemnExpowillcoming.TheExpowillbeheldonthefirstofMayandendonthethirtiethofOctober.Thereover184daystogoforWorldExpo.

Expo’slovelymascotis“Haibao”.Haibaoiswearingabluedressandheisverypopularnow.Expohasmanybuilding.TheChinapavilionisnearmyhome.Iseeiteveryday.Ithassevenred.

IamastudentinShanghaiinChina.WhatcanIdoforExpo?

IthinkthefirstiswemuststudyhardinEnglishbecausemillionsofforeignerswillvisitShanghaiduring2010WorldExpo.Ifaforeignershassomeproblem.Iwillhelpthem.Ifapersongoanastray.IwilltellhimhowtogoandtellthemthethemeofWorldExpois”BettercityBetterlife.”

Secoondy,Wecandrawsomepictureandtellthepeopledon’tdosomething.Somesignmeans”Don’tpickflower”andsoon.

Thethird,wewilldoavolunteer.Whenyouseesomepeoplewearthesamecolourdressthentheyarevolunteer.

Expowillcoming.Let’sgotohelpeverybody!

关于世博会的

Thefeaturesofacityareitsbuildings.Asafactormostreflectingthetimes,societyandnation,thebuildingsgiveoverallandintegratedexpressiontothenationaltradition,regionalfeaturesspiritofthetimesandthesocialvalue.WhenyouwalkalongthefinancialstreetoftheBundandthecommercialstreetofEastNanjingRoadandamongthevillasandgardensofXujiahui,youcanfeelthehistoryofprosperityofShanghai.Inthepast150yearssinceitsopeningin1843,Shanghaihasgraduallydevelopedintoaninternationalmetropolisaswellasanimportanteconomic,tradefinancialandcul-turalcenterofChina.Thespecialdevelopmentop-portunitieshavemadethewesternculture,localShanghaicultureandregionalculturesofChinacollide,co-existandbecomeintegratedandthusmakeShanghaiintegratetheessenceoftheChineseandForeigncultures.Inthisway,ShanghaihasbecometheplaceoforiginforthemodernChinesecon-structioncultureandhasauniquehistoryofcon-structionculture.

ThemodernbuildingsofShanghaiarerichinstyles,almostcoveringthoseofalmostallthe

periodsoftheworldconstructionhistory.Itcanbesaidthattheyconstitutealivingworldconstructionhistory.Youcanseethenewclassicismbuildings,Gothicbuildingandcompromisebuildings,tothemodernismbuildingspopularinEuropeandAmerica,decorationandartbuildingsandthenewclassicismChinesebuildings.Thenumberofthestyles,thecomplexityofthetypesandthegrandscaleofthosebuildsarebeyondmatchinthisworld.TheygiveacomprehensivereflectionoftheevolutionofthemodernsocietyandcitiesandalsoprovideakeytolearnthecultureofShanghaiandthehistoryofmodernChina.

ThoseoldbuildingshaveseenthechangesofShanghaiandarebestowedwiththeprosperityof

Shanghai.Atthisage,whenChinaisembracinganewroundofgreateconomicdevelopmentandthe

newconceptsandideaswillbringShanghaitoanevenbrighterfuture,thoseoldbuildingswillbebestowedwithnewsignificance.Whowillwakethemup,washawaythedust,makethembecome

strongerandmakethemstayyoungandbeautiful?Itiswe.Wewilldevoteallourenthusiasmand

wisdomtoaccomplishthismission.

漫步街头寻找城市的足迹，最显而易见的是城市的建筑。建筑是文化领域中最具有时代性、社会性和民族性的因素，整体而又集中地体现了民族传统、地域特性、时代精神和社会的价值取向。徜徉外滩金融街。南京东路商业街、徐汇区的花园别墅群间，看到的是上海兴盛的历史。自1843年开埠以后，上海在150年中，逐渐发展成为一个国际化的大都市，成为中国重要的经济中心、贸易中心、金融中心和文化中心。特殊的发展际遇，使西方文化、上海本地文化和中国不同地域文化在此相互间冲撞、并存，融合，糅合了古今中外文化的精粹，令上海成为中国现代建筑文化的策源地，拥有独特的建筑文化历史。

上海的近代建筑有着十分丰富的内涵，在近百年的建筑中，几乎囊括了世界建筑各个时期的各种风格，简直就是一部活生生的世界建筑史。从新古典主义，哥特复兴式、折衷主义到盛行欧美的现代主义建筑、装饰艺术派建筑。复兴中国传统建筑艺术的中国新古典建筑等，各种风格数量之多、种类之繁杂、规模之宏大在世界上也是罕见的。它综合反映了近代社会和城市演变的历程，是解读上海文化、研究近代中国的一把钥匙。

这些历尽世事的老房子是上海的精神所系，她们目睹上海的变迁，承载着城市的繁华旖梦。现在又一次的经济发展席卷中国大地，冲击一切的新观念、新思想，又一次飞速地推动着城市向新的未来发展，这些老房子必将被赋予新的意义。由谁来惊醒她们，由谁来为她们洗去尘埃，由谁来令她们的身肢更为矫健，令岁月流逝不再是遗憾——是我们，我们愿意为此付出我们的热情和智慧。