短文的英文：
essay

参考例句：

In making the selection we passed this short piece by quite inadvertently.
在挑选时我们完全出自疏忽而漏过了这篇短文。

Short funny play or piece of writing
诙谐的短剧或短文

His ideas were set forth in the essay.
他将他的想法在短文中提出。

Can you turn this passage into English?
你能把这篇短文译为英语吗?

He translated the English essay into Chinese.
他把这篇英文短文翻译成中文。

She took apart his essay and thought it's meaningless.
她剖析他的短文，认为它是毫无意义的。

She extracted passages for the students to translate.
她选了一些短文让学生翻译。

We had to write three essays in the history exam.
我们考历史要写三篇短文.

We xeroxed thirty sample essays to be graded by all the teachers.
我们复印了30份样本短文供所有教师评阅。

Recite the last paragraph and listen to a short passage. Ask and answer questions. 1 period
背诵课文最后一段并听一篇短文，提问与回答1个课时

essay是什么意思：
n. 论说文；散文，随笔；尝试；企图
v. 作…尝试；试图

The essay is a literary form.
散文是一种文学形式。

His essays were noticed.
他的文章很快就引起了注意。

This was a troubling essay on the anatomy of nationhood.
这是一篇剖析民族主义的让人不安的文章。

The professor wrote an essay on Homer.
这位教授写了一篇关于荷马的文章。

To polish essays,writing,etc.
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