為大家收集整理了《精選大學生英語演講比賽演講稿》供大家參考,希望對大家有所幫助?。。?BR> It is human nature that all of us should be fond of beauty. Everybody was born with a heart for beauty.
Today in China,with the rising of our living standard, people's requirement of beauty has been heightened accordingly. Some people spare no money or energy on beautiful clothes, fashionable hair styles,the decoration of their houses and even the improvement of their looks. But it seems to me,all
these are more or less confined to the beauty in appearance,or rather,the outward beauty.
In my opinion,we shouldn't only pay attention to beautiful appearance and neglect the beautification of the mind and what we are after should be the perfect unity of the outward beauty and the inner beauty. As we all know,so far as objects and animals are concerned,there is only beautiful appearance to be mentioned, but to us humanbeings, although the outward beauty really matters, the inner beauty is much more important. This was confirmed by a famous Russian writer in words much like this: "A person is
not lovely for being beautiful but beautiful for being lovely. "
Here, I'd like to quote two typical instances and I'm sure, my dear friends,from them you'll find out what real beauty is.
Recently I learned from the radio an unpleasant incident about a well known singer. She is very charming with a sweet beautiful voice and very famous for singing the song."Devotion of Love". Not long ago,she was invited to Zhejiang Province to give performance. The moment she was to appear on the stage,she suddenly asked for more reward. Worse still,after her request was satisfied, she didn't begin to sing at once. Instead,she took her time to count all the money piece by piece. Thus she kept the audience waiting for half an hour. So when she at last showed up and started to sing "Devotion of Love",a man rose up from his seat and shouted at her,"You don't have any devotion of love. You are not qualified to sing this song ! "Hearing this, the singer stopped singing and began to shout abuses with her finger pointed at the man. At this time the whole audience burst into an uproar.
How disappointed her keen listeners were when they learned this! It is the singer herself who spoiled her beautiful image in the eyes of others.
Now, I'm coming to another true story. It's about a poor, ordinary looking old woman. She was a widow without any children, living barely from hand to mouth by picking odds and ends from rubbish heaps. However,she took in more than ten homeless orphans successively and managed to bring them up. Every day she labored from morning till night. In order to earn as much money as possible to raise the children and to keep them in school,she even went to a hospital regularly to sell her blood. She got so weak for the loss of blood that she sometimes fell in a faint on her way home.
When asked why she chose to burden herself with so many children,she smiled and simply answered,"Oh,I love children and I like to have their company. "
Though the old woman was poor materially, she was full of affection and rich in spirit. She was loved dearly by her children. She was also highly appreciated by the local government, and truly respected by people in her community.
Maybe you can't help wondering, "What makes that ordinary woman so extraordinary?" It is nothing else but her inner beauty, her true devotion of love without any thought of rewarding. What a sharp contrast there is between the great woman and the selfish singer]
So,to answer the question "What is real beauty?", I declare definitely,it is the beauty lying in one's heart of hearts and embodied in his actions and deeds,that is,the inner heauty!
Learn How to Say No
We've all been taught that we should help people. It is the right thing to do and will make us popular with others. It may even win us favors in return. However, we must be realistic. We can't say yes to every request. If we did, we would fail or go crazy for sure. Sometimes we simply don't have the time to help. In this case, we must know how to say no politely.
When we need to say no, here is one method we can try. First, we should tell the truth. If we really can't do something, we should just say so. Second, we should remember to refuse requests politely. We must communicate clearly, but must also be sincere and sympathetic. A true friend will understand. Finally, we must not feel guilty about saying no. Sometimes refusing others is the right thing to do. It can save ourselves, and them, a lot of trouble. In short, we cannot please everyone all the time. Refusing favors is a part of life.
學習如何說不
我們都被教導說,我們應該要幫助別人。這是應該做的事,而且這樣做會使我們受人歡迎。它甚至會為我們贏得一些回報。但是,我們必須要實際一點。我們不能答應每一個要求。如果我們這么做,我們就一定會失敗或發(fā)瘋。有時候我們確實沒有時間去幫忙。既然如此,我們就必須知道如何有禮貌地說不。
當我們需要說不的時候,有個辦法我們可以試試。首先,我們應該要說實話。假如我們真的辦不到某件事,我們就應該說不。第二,我們應該記得要客氣地拒絕對方的要求。我們必須清楚地表達,但態(tài)度也必須真誠并且表示同情。一個真正的朋友會諒解的。最后,我們不必為了說不而覺得有罪惡感。有時候拒絕別人才是我們應該做的事。它可以替我們自己和別人,都省下許多麻煩。總而言之,我們無法一直取悅每個人。拒絕請求是人生的一部分。
I Regain Confidence
By Li Jun (李軍青島海洋大學)
(2001年11月下旬,在上海舉行的第xx屆“21世紀·愛立信杯”英語演講比賽華東地區(qū)比賽中獲得第一名)
專家點評:本演講語言較流暢,從具體事件人手,將主題升華,催人奮進。
I received a devastating blow to my self-confidence in the first interview of my college years. I applied to be a host in our Student Acting Troupe and felt confident that I would be accepted. But one of the panel members told me: "You seem inadequate and you are a little vertically-challenged." My life has never been the same since. I used bigger heels to complement my height and psychological maneuvers and tricks to hide my lack of confidence. But no matter how hard I tried to look the part, there was still something missing.
As president of English Club, I organized the rehearsal of Snow White for an English party. Unfortunately, we could not find an actor to be the last dwarf. It had to be someone who was humorous by nature and fluent in English. Suddenly, all eyes turned to me, and I knew I would have to be the dwarf. To my great surprise and delight, once on stage, I was totally absorbed in the performance and my humorous nature was put to full use. As the dwarf, I was a big hit.
Yes, each of us is only one among millions of others, but each of us is an individual and each of us is unique. Cultivating our individuality will transform our lives, making of them a kaleidoscope of new colors and textures.
A world deprived of diversity would be a bland and boring place. The real tragedy is not being short or shy or ugly, but having your identity lost in a world in which everyone is a clone of a model cool boy or a flawless charming girl.
Given a choice, I would rather be ugly than live in such a world. I'd rather be a genuine dwarf accompanying a Snow White than be a Snow White among nothing but Snow Whites. I would rather be myself. I would contribute my individual and unique colors to create a more diverse universe. Please, be yourself.
譯文:我重樹信心
大學生活的幾年里,當我參加第一次面試時,我的自信心受到了沉重的打擊。我向“學生劇團”申請出演一個主角,而且我十分自信地認為我會被錄用。但是,其中有個劇團成員告訴我:“你似乎不太合適出演這個角色,因為你的身高有點問題?!蔽覐奈从龅竭^這種情況。我穿著高跟鞋來彌補我的身高,采用心理策略和技巧來掩蓋自己信心的缺乏。但是,不論我怎樣努力進入角色,感覺還是缺少些什么。
作為英語俱樂部的主席,我為英語晚會組織排演了《白雪公主》短劇。不幸的是,我們找不到合適的人選出演最后一個小矮人。這個角色必須生性幽默,英語流利。突然,所有人的目光都轉(zhuǎn)向了我,我知道那個小矮人就是我了。讓我極度奇怪而又高興的是,一上臺,我完全投入到演出中,而且我那幽默的天性被發(fā)揮得淋漓盡致。作為一個‘’小矮人”,我取得了巨大的成功。
的確,我們中的任何一個人都是千百萬中的一員,但我們中的每個人都是一個與眾不同的個體。發(fā)揮我們自己的個性會改變我們的生活,使它們成為美麗的萬花筒。
失去了多樣性的世界是個冷漠、乏味的地方。真正的悲劇不是個矮、害羞或丑陋,而是將自己的個性迷失在一個克隆的世界里,那里到處都是典型的酷男孩或無瑕、迷人的好姑娘。
如果讓我選擇,我寧可面貌五陋,也不愿生活在這樣一個世界里。我寧可做一個伴隨“白雪公主”的真實的小矮人,也不愿做“白雪公主”世界里的一個白雪公主,而隨波逐流。我寧可作為一個真實的自我而出現(xiàn)。我愿將自己獨特的、與眾不同的色彩奉獻給多姿多彩的世界。“走自己的路,讓別人去說吧!”
Today in China,with the rising of our living standard, people's requirement of beauty has been heightened accordingly. Some people spare no money or energy on beautiful clothes, fashionable hair styles,the decoration of their houses and even the improvement of their looks. But it seems to me,all
these are more or less confined to the beauty in appearance,or rather,the outward beauty.
In my opinion,we shouldn't only pay attention to beautiful appearance and neglect the beautification of the mind and what we are after should be the perfect unity of the outward beauty and the inner beauty. As we all know,so far as objects and animals are concerned,there is only beautiful appearance to be mentioned, but to us humanbeings, although the outward beauty really matters, the inner beauty is much more important. This was confirmed by a famous Russian writer in words much like this: "A person is
not lovely for being beautiful but beautiful for being lovely. "
Here, I'd like to quote two typical instances and I'm sure, my dear friends,from them you'll find out what real beauty is.
Recently I learned from the radio an unpleasant incident about a well known singer. She is very charming with a sweet beautiful voice and very famous for singing the song."Devotion of Love". Not long ago,she was invited to Zhejiang Province to give performance. The moment she was to appear on the stage,she suddenly asked for more reward. Worse still,after her request was satisfied, she didn't begin to sing at once. Instead,she took her time to count all the money piece by piece. Thus she kept the audience waiting for half an hour. So when she at last showed up and started to sing "Devotion of Love",a man rose up from his seat and shouted at her,"You don't have any devotion of love. You are not qualified to sing this song ! "Hearing this, the singer stopped singing and began to shout abuses with her finger pointed at the man. At this time the whole audience burst into an uproar.
How disappointed her keen listeners were when they learned this! It is the singer herself who spoiled her beautiful image in the eyes of others.
Now, I'm coming to another true story. It's about a poor, ordinary looking old woman. She was a widow without any children, living barely from hand to mouth by picking odds and ends from rubbish heaps. However,she took in more than ten homeless orphans successively and managed to bring them up. Every day she labored from morning till night. In order to earn as much money as possible to raise the children and to keep them in school,she even went to a hospital regularly to sell her blood. She got so weak for the loss of blood that she sometimes fell in a faint on her way home.
When asked why she chose to burden herself with so many children,she smiled and simply answered,"Oh,I love children and I like to have their company. "
Though the old woman was poor materially, she was full of affection and rich in spirit. She was loved dearly by her children. She was also highly appreciated by the local government, and truly respected by people in her community.
Maybe you can't help wondering, "What makes that ordinary woman so extraordinary?" It is nothing else but her inner beauty, her true devotion of love without any thought of rewarding. What a sharp contrast there is between the great woman and the selfish singer]
So,to answer the question "What is real beauty?", I declare definitely,it is the beauty lying in one's heart of hearts and embodied in his actions and deeds,that is,the inner heauty!
Learn How to Say No
We've all been taught that we should help people. It is the right thing to do and will make us popular with others. It may even win us favors in return. However, we must be realistic. We can't say yes to every request. If we did, we would fail or go crazy for sure. Sometimes we simply don't have the time to help. In this case, we must know how to say no politely.
When we need to say no, here is one method we can try. First, we should tell the truth. If we really can't do something, we should just say so. Second, we should remember to refuse requests politely. We must communicate clearly, but must also be sincere and sympathetic. A true friend will understand. Finally, we must not feel guilty about saying no. Sometimes refusing others is the right thing to do. It can save ourselves, and them, a lot of trouble. In short, we cannot please everyone all the time. Refusing favors is a part of life.
學習如何說不
我們都被教導說,我們應該要幫助別人。這是應該做的事,而且這樣做會使我們受人歡迎。它甚至會為我們贏得一些回報。但是,我們必須要實際一點。我們不能答應每一個要求。如果我們這么做,我們就一定會失敗或發(fā)瘋。有時候我們確實沒有時間去幫忙。既然如此,我們就必須知道如何有禮貌地說不。
當我們需要說不的時候,有個辦法我們可以試試。首先,我們應該要說實話。假如我們真的辦不到某件事,我們就應該說不。第二,我們應該記得要客氣地拒絕對方的要求。我們必須清楚地表達,但態(tài)度也必須真誠并且表示同情。一個真正的朋友會諒解的。最后,我們不必為了說不而覺得有罪惡感。有時候拒絕別人才是我們應該做的事。它可以替我們自己和別人,都省下許多麻煩。總而言之,我們無法一直取悅每個人。拒絕請求是人生的一部分。
I Regain Confidence
By Li Jun (李軍青島海洋大學)
(2001年11月下旬,在上海舉行的第xx屆“21世紀·愛立信杯”英語演講比賽華東地區(qū)比賽中獲得第一名)
專家點評:本演講語言較流暢,從具體事件人手,將主題升華,催人奮進。
I received a devastating blow to my self-confidence in the first interview of my college years. I applied to be a host in our Student Acting Troupe and felt confident that I would be accepted. But one of the panel members told me: "You seem inadequate and you are a little vertically-challenged." My life has never been the same since. I used bigger heels to complement my height and psychological maneuvers and tricks to hide my lack of confidence. But no matter how hard I tried to look the part, there was still something missing.
As president of English Club, I organized the rehearsal of Snow White for an English party. Unfortunately, we could not find an actor to be the last dwarf. It had to be someone who was humorous by nature and fluent in English. Suddenly, all eyes turned to me, and I knew I would have to be the dwarf. To my great surprise and delight, once on stage, I was totally absorbed in the performance and my humorous nature was put to full use. As the dwarf, I was a big hit.
Yes, each of us is only one among millions of others, but each of us is an individual and each of us is unique. Cultivating our individuality will transform our lives, making of them a kaleidoscope of new colors and textures.
A world deprived of diversity would be a bland and boring place. The real tragedy is not being short or shy or ugly, but having your identity lost in a world in which everyone is a clone of a model cool boy or a flawless charming girl.
Given a choice, I would rather be ugly than live in such a world. I'd rather be a genuine dwarf accompanying a Snow White than be a Snow White among nothing but Snow Whites. I would rather be myself. I would contribute my individual and unique colors to create a more diverse universe. Please, be yourself.
譯文:我重樹信心
大學生活的幾年里,當我參加第一次面試時,我的自信心受到了沉重的打擊。我向“學生劇團”申請出演一個主角,而且我十分自信地認為我會被錄用。但是,其中有個劇團成員告訴我:“你似乎不太合適出演這個角色,因為你的身高有點問題?!蔽覐奈从龅竭^這種情況。我穿著高跟鞋來彌補我的身高,采用心理策略和技巧來掩蓋自己信心的缺乏。但是,不論我怎樣努力進入角色,感覺還是缺少些什么。
作為英語俱樂部的主席,我為英語晚會組織排演了《白雪公主》短劇。不幸的是,我們找不到合適的人選出演最后一個小矮人。這個角色必須生性幽默,英語流利。突然,所有人的目光都轉(zhuǎn)向了我,我知道那個小矮人就是我了。讓我極度奇怪而又高興的是,一上臺,我完全投入到演出中,而且我那幽默的天性被發(fā)揮得淋漓盡致。作為一個‘’小矮人”,我取得了巨大的成功。
的確,我們中的任何一個人都是千百萬中的一員,但我們中的每個人都是一個與眾不同的個體。發(fā)揮我們自己的個性會改變我們的生活,使它們成為美麗的萬花筒。
失去了多樣性的世界是個冷漠、乏味的地方。真正的悲劇不是個矮、害羞或丑陋,而是將自己的個性迷失在一個克隆的世界里,那里到處都是典型的酷男孩或無瑕、迷人的好姑娘。
如果讓我選擇,我寧可面貌五陋,也不愿生活在這樣一個世界里。我寧可做一個伴隨“白雪公主”的真實的小矮人,也不愿做“白雪公主”世界里的一個白雪公主,而隨波逐流。我寧可作為一個真實的自我而出現(xiàn)。我愿將自己獨特的、與眾不同的色彩奉獻給多姿多彩的世界。“走自己的路,讓別人去說吧!”