英語高考滿分范文集閱讀

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第一篇英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第一篇Itgraduallyturnscool.Thesunlightisnolongersostrongandthecicadashavestoppedcrying.Thehotsummerwentbyatlast.Thefavoriteseasonintheyeariscoming.

Everywherewecanseethesceneofbumpercrops:onthefieldsisgoldenrice,onthetreesareripefruits.Thefarmersfacesarefullofsmiles.Theyarenowexpectingagoodharvestthroughasummershardwork.

Theautumneveningisespeciallybeautiful.Whenthesettingsungoesslowlydowntothewest,theskyoverthemountainsiscoveredwithredraysofeveningsunlight,whichshinesupontheblueskyandfloatingclouds,justasthemapleleavesfallontothesky.

Itisgettingcoolatdusk.Thewindblows,themoonlightshinesontheground,thefrogscroakandinsectschirpinthefields.Suchasituationwillmakeyouforgetalltheunhappythingsinthedaytime.

Ilovethebeautifulseason.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第二篇MyweekendLastweekend，wetookpartinapickingactivity.Wedrovefromtheschool,andthefarmwasabout2kilometersawayfromourschool.

Whenwearrivedatthefarm,thereareallkindsofanimals,greenfreshvegetablesandfruittreesinthefarm.Weweredividedintotwogroups.Onegroupwasresponsibleforpickingfruits,theotherpackedupthefruits.Timeflyingquickly,theactivitywasover.Butitwasameaningfulday,whenwelearnalotformit.Throughthisactivity,weknowhowhardthefarmersareandhowpreciousthefoodis.

Weshouldtreasurethefoodplantedbythefarmers.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第三篇水的重要性TheImportanceofWater

Wateristhebasisofandplantsneedwater.Sodowe.Withoutfood,wecanliveforaweek,butwecan'tliveforthreedayswithoutwater.

水是生命的源泉。動物和植物都需要水。我們也一樣。沒有食物，我們可以活一個星期，但沒有水我們不能活三天。

Wateralsoplaysanimportantpartinourdailylife,becausewehavetocleanourteeth,washourfacesandtakeashowereveryday.Inaddition,waterisneededincookingaswell.

水在我們的日常生活中也扮演著重要的角色，因?yàn)槲覀兠刻煲⒀?，洗臉，都洗澡。而且，做飯的時候也需要水。

Eventhoughourearthisrichinwaterresource,therearestillmanyplaceslackofwater,becauseofthewaterpollution.It'sagreatpitythatfewpeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofwaterprotection.Ifwecontinuetopollutethewater,wewillhavenowatertodrinkanddieofthirst.Sowemustcherishthewaterresource.

盡管我們地球的水資源豐富，但由于水污染仍有許多地方缺水。遺憾的是很少有人認(rèn)識到保護(hù)水的重要性。如果我們繼續(xù)污染水資源，我們就會沒有水喝，會渴死。所以我們必須珍惜水資源。

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第四篇Mymotherhasapairofkeeneyeswhichcanspeak.WheneverIencounterdifficulties,hereyeswillencouragemeandhelpmecheerup.

WhenIbeganlearningtowalk,motheralwayslentmeahandandencouragedmetostandupwhileIfelldown.AsIfinallythrewmyselfintoherarms,hereyesSmiledwithpraise.AfteiIenteredtheschool,mother'seyesstillencouragedme.OnceIfailedmyChineseexam,mymotherhelpedmefindoutthereasonsinsteadofblamingme.NowIhavegrownupandbecomemoreindependent,butwheneverIcomeacrosssetbacks,mymother'seyesarealwayswithmeencouragingmewhereverIgo.

我的母親有一雙敏銳的、會說話的眼睛。每當(dāng)我遇到困難時，這雙眼睛總是鼓勵我，幫我振作起來。

在我開始學(xué)走路時，母親總是幫助我，鼓勵我摔倒了就爬起來。最后我晃晃悠悠撲進(jìn)她懷抱時，她的雙眼充滿贊揚(yáng)之情。我長大上學(xué)后，母親的眼睛仍舊鼓勵我。一次，我語文考試不及格，母親沒有責(zé)備我，而是幫助我找出原因?，F(xiàn)在，我長大了，不再讓她操心了。但每當(dāng)我遇到挫折時，母親的眼睛總是伴隨著我，給我鼓勵。

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第五篇Atpresent,anumberofmiddleschoolstudentshavepickedupabadhabit-cheatinginexaminations.

Therearethreemainreasons.First,schoolshavegivenstudentstoomanyexams,someofwhicharetoodifficult.Second,somestudentsarenothard-workingandtheydontworkhardattheirlessons.Third,theywastealotoftimeplayinggamesorsurfingtheInternet.Sotheyhaventenoughtimetopreparefortheexams.Finally,studentshavetodosotomaketheirteachersandparentshappy.

Inmyopinion,cheatinginexamsdoesgreatharmtoourstudy.Westudentsshouldbehonestanddiligent,andonlyinthiswaycanweimproveourstudyandmakeprogress.Besides,ourteachersshouldofferusfewerexamsandmoretimetostudyforourselves.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第六篇Everyonehashisdreams,butnotallthesedreamscancometrue.Peoplegiveuptheirdreamsforthisorthatreason.Thosewhosedreamsbecometruehaveatleastonethingincommon,thatis,theyalwaysholdfasttotheirdreams.

MarieCurie,afamousscientist,hassetagoodexample.In1898,Mariefoundanewelementinthepitchblende.Inordertoproveherdiscovery,shemustgetitandshowittotheworld.Thentogetthenewelementbecameherdreamandgoalofherlife.Afterfouryears''hardworkandrefinementoftonsofpitchblende,Marieandherhus-bandatlastsawthedimbluelightofthenewelement--radium.Herdreamhadcometrue.Therearemanyotherexamples.Justaroundus,forinstance,theathleteswhogainthegoldmedals,theartistswhoarepopularwiththepublic,andeventhestudentswhoentertileuniversityafteryearsofhardstudyandpreparation,arealldream-holders.

Holdfasttoyourdreams,nomatterhowbigorsmalltheyare.Thepathtodreamsmaynotbesmoothandwide,evensomesacrificesareneeded,butholdontotheend,you,sillfindthereisnogreaterhappinessthanmakingyourdreamcometrue.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第七篇PlanningIsGood,ButDoingIsBetter

Planningisgoodasitdecidesindetailhowweplancanbearnofruitwithoutbeingactuallycarriedout.

MyexperienceintheEnglishspeechcontestlastOctoberisacaseinmonthbeforetheevent,ISpenthoursworkingoutascheduleoutliningmygoalsandpracticalthat,Isetouttoreadwidelyforaninspiringtopic,wroteaspeech,andpracticeditsdeliveryinbeautifulprounnciationwithgoodpublicspeechfinallycameoutofthecontestasthefirstprizewinner.

IknowhowIachievedmysuccess.Itcamefromgoodplanningandbetterdoingcombined.

譯文:

計劃很好，但做得更好

計劃是好的，因?yàn)樗鼪Q定了我們?nèi)绾巫?，但是，一個計劃可以承擔(dān)任何水果沒有實(shí)際進(jìn)行。

我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)在英語演講比賽中去年十月就是一個例子。在活動前一個月，我花了幾個小時的工作制定一個時間表勾勒出我的目標(biāo)和具體的實(shí)施步驟。在那之后，我開始為一個鼓舞人心的主題廣泛閱讀，寫了一篇演講，及其傳遞在美麗的prounnciation具有良好的公眾演講技巧練習(xí)。我終于從競賽一等獎獲得者。

我知道我是如何取得成功的。它來自良好的規(guī)劃和更好地結(jié)合。

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第八篇therewasalittleboywithabadtemper.hisfathergavehimabagofnailsandtoldhimthateverytimehelosthistemper,tohammeranailinthebackfence.

thefirstdaytheboyhaddriven37nailsintothefence.thenitgraduallydwindleddown.hediscovereditwaseasiertoholdhistemperthantodrivethosenailsintothefence.finallythedaycamewhentheboydidn'tlosehistemperatall.hetoldhisfatheraboutitandthefathersuggestedthattheboynowpulloutonenailforeachdaythathewasabletoholdhistemper.thedayspassedandtheyoungboywasfinallyabletotellhisfatherthatallthenailsweregone.thefathertookhissonbythehandandledhimtothefence.hesaid,xxxyouhavedonewell,myson,butlookattheholesinthefence.thefencewillneverbethesame.whenyousaythingsinanger,theyleaveascarjustlikethisone.

youcanputaknifeinamananddrawitout.itwon'tmatterhowmanytimesyousayi'msorry,thewoundisstillthere.averbalwoundisasbadasaphysicalone.friendsareaveryrarejewel,indeed.theymakeyousmileandencourageyoutosucceed.theylendanear,theyshareawordofpraise,andtheyalwayswanttoopentheirheartstous.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第九篇Advertisementsappeareverywhereinmodernsociety.Whenyouwalkalongthestreets,youcanseelargeboardswithprettygirlssmilingatyou.Youreadnewspapers,andseehalfofthepagescoveredwithads.YouturnonTV,andyouseecommercialadvertisementsagain.Whetheryoulikeitornot,advertisementsfillyourlife.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第十篇Springisthtbestseasonoftheyear.Theweathergetswarmerandwarmer.MyclasiamatesandItookaone-daysightseeingaroundourscenewaspretty.Butwhenwesawtheriversalongourcity,Ifeltverysorry,andthoughitalot.

Withthedevelopmentofmodernagricultureandindustry,moreandmorewastewaterisbeingpouredintorivers.Ithascausedseriouspollution.Theriverisbecomingsodirtythatnolivingthingscanliveinit.Theriverisgivingoffaterriblesmell.

Wemakeanurgentappealthatmeasuresshouldbetakentocopewiththesituation.Ourgovernmentshouldstartbuildingvariousfacilitiessuchassewagetreatment!plantandencouragescientiststoworkoutmoreandbetterwaystoreducethepollutionofwater.

Wateristhosourceofourlives.Itisveryimportanttoprotectwater.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第十一篇Inpastfewyears,ourfamilylikestogotheAppointmentRestaurantfordinnernowandthen.

Asachild,Idon’tthinkthefoodinthatrestaurantisveryspecial.

Buttheenvironmentisgood.Itiscleanandliketoplaysoftmusic.

Ialwaysthinkmyparentsloveitjustbecauseoftheenvironment.Butlater,theytellmeitisbecauseofthenameoftherestaurant.

Theyhopeourfamilycanrealizetheappointmentthatwecanhavefamilyactivitynowandthen.

Thisisanappointmentthattheymakeforme.Hearingtheirreason,Ilovethenameofthatrestaurant.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第十二篇April12ismemorablebecauseourclasshadameaningfulexperienceonthatday.Inthemorning,webicycledtothesuburbstoplanttrees,talkingandlaughingalltheway.Uponarrival,webegantoworkimmediately.

Somewerediggingholes.Somewerecarryingandplantingyoungtrees.Otherswerewatering.

Aftergettingtheworkdone,weputupaboardremindingpeopletoprotectthetrees.Beforeleavingwetooksomephotostorecordourgreenaction.Seeingthelinesoftrees,weallhadasenseofachievement.Wefeelit’sourdutytoprotectandbeautifyourenvironment.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第十三篇ThiseveningtherewasabroadcastofanexcitingfootballmatchonTV.ItwasbetweenChineseteamandtheteamoftheUnitedArabEmirates.IamaloyalfootballfanandIhadexpectedthematchforalongtime,soafterclassIhurriedhome.Butontheway,Ifoundalittleboycrying.Helosthisway.Consideringhisparentsmustbeveryworried,Iimmediatelydecidedtosendhimhome.Seeingtheirsonback,theboy‘sparentsshowedtheirgratitude.Theyalsoinvitedmetostayforsupper.Butthinkingofthefootballmatch,Irefusedthempolitely.

WhenIgothome,itwasverylate.Therefore,Imissedthematch,However,IfeltveryhappybecauseIhelpedotherpeople.

AlthoughmymotheraskedwhyIcamebacksolate,Isaidthiswillbecomemyownsecret.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第十四篇Tobesuccessful,studentslearnmanyknowledgesoastomasterasmoreskillsaspossible.Somebelievethatthekeytorealizeourdreamsistoworkhardandotherstreatchanceinthefirstplace.Whiletodayistheinformationworld,theonewhomasterstheall-sidedsourcewillhavemorechancestobesuccessful.Inmyopinion,themostimportantskillisthesocialskill,becauseweneedtomakeconnectionwithothers,wearenotdoingbusinesswithourselves,soitisinneedofhavingrelationshipwithothers.Thegoodsocialskillcanhelpusattractattentioneasilyandimpressthefuturepartner.Ifwearebadincommunicating,howcanweletothersknowouradvantagesandtrustus.Sopromotingourselvesisthefirstjob,fromnowon,don’tbeshy.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第十五篇Thenewyeariscomingsoon,timefliesanditistimeformetolookbackonthepasseddays,soastoimprovemyself.IrememberedthetargetsthatImadelastyear.Imadeupmymindtoreadsomebooksandwenttomanyplaceswithfriends.Onthesummervacation,Ididtravelwithmyfriendsandwehadagreattime.Ilearnedalotduringthetripsandbecamemoreindependent.ButIdidn’tfinishthetargettoreadbooks,thereasonwasthatIwastoobusywithmystudy.Iknewitwasjustanexcuseformyweakness.Iwasjustlazysometimes,evenIhadenoughtimetofinishmytask.Sointhenewyear,Imustfinishreadingthebooksandbroadenmyvision.AllIneedistoreadonehouraday.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第十六篇Nowadays,moretouristsitesarefreetothetourists.Asoneofthehotsitesthatattractspeopletovisit,thereisnodoubtthatthispolicywillbringmorevisitors.Goingtothemuseumcanbrodenhorizonandenrichpeople’sminds.Theycangaintheknowledgefromtheseculturalrelics,whichismuchbetterthanreadingfromtextbooks.Butatthesametime,thelargeamountofpeoplemeanschallenge.Morevisitorswilldamagetheculturalrelics,forsomewillbehaveimpolitely,theyliketomakesomemarkstorememberthetrip.What’more,somepreciousrelicswillbestolen,aseveryonecan’tbesupervisedallthetime.Freeadmissiontomuseumallowsmorepeopletowitnessthehistoricalmaterials.Itneedseveryonetobehavethemselves,soastobetterpreservethepreciousdata,andletmorepeoplehavethechancetovisit.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第十七篇Iliketowatchmovie,Ihadwatchedmanymovies,JackieChenismyfavoritemaleactor.

WhenIwassmall,IwatchedJackieChen’sactionmovie,hecanbeatmanyguysatthesametime,heismanyteenagers’hero.

Inthelasttenyears,JackieChenhasaimedattheforeignmarket,hetookmanymoviesandcooperatedwithforeignstars,hehasachievedgreatsuccess.

Jackie’ssuccessteachesusalesson,thesecretofachievingsuccessishardwork.

Jackiegotwoundedwhenheshotfilms,hehasmanyscarsonhisbody.

Nowheisover50,butheisgoingonhisplaying,wearehappytoseeJackieChen’smovie.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第十八篇DearEditor:

I’maseniorthreestudent.I’mwritingtotellyoumyopiniononwhethermiddleschoolstudentscangotoschoolwithmobilephones.Ithinktheycandothat.Becausestudentscankeepintouchwiththeirfriendsandfamilywherevertheyare.Besides,themobilephoneisawaytohavefun.

However,everycoinhas2sides.Therearesomeproblemswithusingmobilephones.Theringofphonescandisturbteachersandstudentsintheclassroom.Anotherstudentsisthatsomestudentscanspendtoomuchtimeandmoneyonphonecallsandsendingmessages.

Inconclusion,Isuggeststudentsnotusephonesintheclassroom.Also,asitisexpensive,theownershouldtakegoodcareofit.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第十九篇Advertisementsappeareverywhereinmodernsociety.Whenyouwalkalongthestreets,youcanseelargeboardswithprettygirlssmilingatyou.Youreadnewspapers,andseehalfofthepagescoveredwithads.YouturnonTV,andyouseecommercialadvertisementsagain.Whetheryoulikeitornot,advertisementsfillyourlife.

Inordertoattractmorecustomers,advertisementswillsometimesgotoextremes.Advertisementsuseeverypossiblemeansinproducingtheirannouncements.Forexample,toadvertiseacertainfood,advertiserswillemployanactortositatatableandeatuptheirseeminglydeliciousfoodproductwhiletheyfilmhim.

為了吸引更多的顧客，廣告有時會走向極端。廣告在制作公告的過程中使用各種可能的手段。舉例來說，要做廣告，廣告主會雇用一位演員坐在一張桌子上，吃上他們在電影中的美味食物。

Althoughadvertisementsenableyoutomakedecisionsquickly,sometimestheycancauselotsoftrouble.Therearealwaysmanyofthemandtheymakeyouforgetwhatyouaresittingtherefor.

雖然廣告讓你快速做出決定，但有時他們會給你帶來很多麻煩。他們中有很多人，他們讓你忘記你坐在那里的。

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第二十篇Mymotherhasapairofkeeneyeswhichcanspeak.Withhereyes,sheobservedmymood,gavemecourageandmademestrong.Therefore,Icouldfacedifficulties.

WhenIwasababylearningtowalk,mymotheralwayslentmeahandandencouragedmetogetupwhileIfelldown.AsIfinallythrewmyselfintoherarms,hereyessmiledwithpraise.LaterasIgrewup,Imetwithmoredifficulties.ButwheneverIwasfrustrated,mymother'seyesalways

gavemehopeandencouragement.OnceIfailedinexams,mymotherencouragedmetofindoutthereasons.Insteadofblamingmeshepushedmetodobetter.AtlastIovercamethedifficulty.NowIhavegrownupandbecomemoreindependent,butwheneverIcomeacrosssetbacks,mymother'seyesarealwayswithmeencouragingmewhereverIgo.

我母親有一雙敏銳的、會說話的眼睛。那雙眼睛能洞察我的心情，給我鼓勵，促我堅強(qiáng)，因此我能面對一切困難。

孩提學(xué)步時，媽媽總是幫助我，鼓勵我摔倒了就爬起來。最后我晃晃悠悠地?fù)溥M(jìn)她懷抱時，她的雙眼充滿了贊揚(yáng)之情。成長過程中，我遇到了很多困難，但灰心失望時，媽媽的雙眼總給我以希望和鼓勵。一次我考試不及格，媽媽沒有責(zé)備我，而是鼓勵我找出原因，提高我的成績。最后我終于度過了難關(guān)?，F(xiàn)在，我長大了，不用再讓她操心了。但每當(dāng)遇到挫折時，媽媽的眼睛總是伴隨著我，給我鼓勵。

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第二十一篇Itissaidthatthesceneofsunriseisbeautiful,butIhadneverseenitbefore.

ItwassohotlastnightthatIdidntsleepwell.EarlythismorningIgotupandcametothebalconytorelax.Itwascooloutside.Ilookedupatthesky,thesparsestarstwinklingthere.Everythingaroundmewasdim.Igazedattheeast,wheretheskywaslightening.Afterawhile,thestarsdisappearedandthebuildings,trees,streetsinthedistancecouldbeseenfaintly.Slowly,thehorizonintheeastwasbecomingreddish.

Theredcolorextendedcontinuouslyandwasbecomingthickerandthicker.Atlastthesunshoweditsfacealittle,graduallyintoahalfflamingball,andwholeballappeared,shiningbrightly.Everythingaroundmewasclear.WhatabeautifulsunriseIsaw!

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第二十二篇SwinefluhascometoourSchool!However,thereisnovaccinetoprotectitsvirus.Howdoweprotectusfromit?SwinefluhascometoourSchool!However,thereisnovaccinetoprotectitsvirus.Howdoweprotectusfromit?

Weadvisethatyoushouldwearfacemaskandavoidgoingtothecrowdedplacewhenyougoout.Weremembernottobeinclosecontactwiththepatientsinfectedwithswineflu.Ontheotherhand,thebestwaytostayawayfromthisvirusistowashyourhandsoft

en,andmakesurethatyouhaveenoughsleep.Atthesametime,weshoulddomoreexercisesothatwecanbuildupourbody.

Wearesurethatwemustovercomethethreatagainstswinefluaslongaswetakepropermeasuresandinsistontakingexerciseeveryday.

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第二十三篇快樂來自樂觀和奮斗HappinessComesfromGoodAttitudeandHardWork

Lifeisamirror.Ifwesmiletoher,shewouldalsoreturnthehappinesstous.Butifwecry,shewouldbedisappointed.Therefore,weshouldbepositivetowardlife,soastogethappiness.

生活就是一面鏡子。如果我們對她微笑，她也會回報我們幸福。但如果我們哭泣，她會很失望。因此，我們應(yīng)該積極的態(tài)度對待生活，從而得到幸福。

Actually,happinessiseverywhereifwekeepagoodattitude.Aswekeepagoodmood,ourworldwillbeasunnyland,whichisresoundedwithsoftmusic.However,ifwearepessimists,we'llfindourworldisfullofdarkness.

其實(shí)，如果我們保持良好的心態(tài)幸福無處不在。如果我們保持一個好心情，我們的世界將是一個充滿陽光的地方，充滿了柔和的音樂。然而，如果我們是悲觀主義者，我們會發(fā)現(xiàn)我們的世界充滿了黑暗。

Whileontheotherside,happinessisnotadestinationbutajourney.Becausethere'snoparadiseatall,butwecanmakeaparadiseifwe'rehard-workingandintelligent.Soweshouldworklikewedon'tneedmoney,smilelikewe'veneverbeenhurt,andperformourselveslikenoonecanseeus.

而另一方面，幸福不是目的地，而是一段旅程。因?yàn)楦揪蜎]有天堂，但如果我們勤勞有智慧，我們可以自己弄一個天堂。所以我們應(yīng)該就像我們不需要錢一樣工作，就像從未受傷過一樣微笑，就像沒有人能看到我們一樣表演。

英語高考滿分范文集閱讀第二十四篇DearHaiqing,

Ihearyouareveryunhappythesedaysbecauseyourparentscan’taffordtobuyyousomebrand-nameshoesandgarmentsyoulikeverymuch.AndIwriteyouthislettertosharewithyouwhatIthinkaboutthismatter.

Tobeginwith,beautyisjustskindeep.Don’tyouthinkitsillytopaysomuchattentiontoyourappearance?Heisashallowpersonwhojudgesothersbytheirappearance;inthesamesense,heisashallowpersonwhothinksthatabrand-namegarmentcanaddtohisglamour.Soplease,justforgetaboutthosebrand-namethings.Whatreallymattersisnotwhetheryouwearbrand-nameshoesorgarmentsbutwhetheryourclothesfityou.Asastudent,youhavetoweartheschooluniformontheweekdaysandtobehonest,youlookverysmartinit.Thenwhydoyouhavetobothertobuytheexpensivebrand-namethings?

Secondly,Iknowyourparentsarebothaverageworkers.Hardastheywork,theydon’tearnmuch.Despitethis,theydotheirbesttogiveyoualotofthingsondemand.Lookatthecallusontheirhandsandwrinklesontheirfaces,howcanyouhavethehearttoaskformorethantheycanafford,whichwillsurelybreaktheirhearts?Remember,parentsdon’toweusexpensivesummercamps;theydon’toweusSonyWalkman;nordotheyoweusNikeshoes,Ifyoureallywantthosefancythings,youshouldtakeapart-timejobtocontributetotheirpurchaseratherthanaskyourparentsformoneytoaddtotheiralreadyheavyburden.Don’tyouthinkso?

Thirdly,wehavesuchawidevarietyofthingsavailablethesedayswhicharebothniceandinexpensive.What’sthepointofpayingmuchmoreforthosebrand-namethingsthatarenotmuchbetter?Myfriend,takemyadvice,andyou’llbeawiserconsumeraswellasamoreconsideratechildtoyourparents.

Poverty,sometimes,isagoodthing.Itcantestaperson’scharacteranditmakesamanoutofaboyfasterthananythingelse.Keepworkinghard,andyouareboundto