高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇1
I have a dream too much, can't count them.
When the Wenchuan earthquake, my dream is to become a doctor. The people most in need of me, step forward bravely; when people are dying, I put them back; when there are new cases for medical, my dedication. When......
When you see some money to school children, my dream is to be a teacher. When they are sad, only to comfort them; when they are sad, to help them in the name of the teacher; when they are difficult to learn, to persuade them to the name of the teacher.
When you see some helpless children, I want to be a musician. When they are sad, to comfort them with music; when they were crazy, immersed in their music; they study hard, to encourage them to use music.
When......
There are too many dreams, but not over!
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇2
Hello everyone! The topic of my speech today is "we are China's most beautiful people".
"Love is the most beautiful bosom is magnanimous, we Chinese people are brave and hard-working; plain, we are the most beautiful people in china." I listen to the uplifting songs, pride arise spontaneously. I am proud, I was born in this great country; I am proud, we are the most beautiful Chinese.
We are all the children of the Yellow Emperor excellence, we are the real dragon, in five thousand years of the long journey, the way the wind and rain all the way to glory, Zhang Qian mission to the western regions, Zheng He's seven voyages, Sun Zhongshan overthrew the feudal monarchy, the establishment of a new Chinese Mao zedong......
Many truly great men, make every Chinese proud.
The most beautiful Chinese is not only these revolutionary predecessors, is not only the great hero,
The more ordinary people around us ordinary but again, because of be struck with fright moments with admirable light test.
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇3
我的梦想有太多太多了，数也数不清。
当汶川地震的时候，我的梦想是当一名医生。在人们最需要我的时候，挺身而出;当人们在死亡边缘挣扎的时候，我把他们拉回来;当有新的病例出来，我为医学无私奉献。当……
当看到一些没钱读书的孩子时，我的梦想是当一名老师。在他们悲伤的时候，用只是安慰他们;在她们难过的时候，以教师的名义帮助他们;在他们无心学习的时候，以教师的名义劝说他们。
当看到一些无助的孩子时，我想当一名音乐家。在他们悲伤的时候，用音乐安慰他们;在他们疯狂的时候，用音乐沉浸他们;在他们学习刻苦的时候，用音乐鼓励他们。
当……
有太多的梦想，可惜实现不完!!!
I have a dream too much, can't count them.
When the Wenchuan earthquake, my dream is to become a doctor. The people most in need of me, step forward bravely; when people are dying, I put them back; when there are new cases for medical, my dedication. When......
When you see some money to school children, my dream is to be a teacher. When they are sad, only to comfort them; when they are sad, to help them in the name of the teacher; when they are difficult to learn, to persuade them to the name of the teacher.
When you see some helpless children, I want to be a musician. When they are sad, to comfort them with music; when they were crazy, immersed in their music; they study hard, to encourage them to use music.
When......
There are too many dreams, but not over!!!
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇4
The struggle of the youth is the most beautiful奋斗的青春最美丽
Friends, do you know what is meant by life? And what is meant by the “struggle of the youth”?朋友，你知道什么叫生命吗?你知道什么叫做奋斗的青春吗?
We know, there are many examples about the struggle of the youth appearing in the films we see, in the songs we listen, and in the friends we meet. 我们知道，有许多关于青春奋斗的例子出现在我们看的电影中、我们听得歌曲中、我们遇到的朋友中。It is most startling to hear a watch or clock clicking away the seconds, each click indicating the shortening of one’s life by a little bit.最令人触目惊心的一件事，是看着钟表上的秒针一下一下的移动，每移动一下就是表示我们的寿命已经缩短了一部分。Likewise, with each page torn off the wall calendar, one’s life is shortened by another day.再看看墙上挂着的可以一张张撕下的日历，每天撕下一张就是表示我们的寿命又缩短了一天。Time, therefore, is life.因为时间即生命。Nevertheless, few people treasure their times as much as their life. 没有人不爱惜他的生命，但是很少人珍惜他的时间。Time must not be wasted if you want to do your bit in your remaining years or acquire some useful knowledge to improve yourself, so that your life may turn out to be significant and fruitful.如果想在有生之年做一点什么事，学一点什么学问充实自己，使生命有意义，不虚此生，那么久不可浪费光阴。So, chose to work hard in your youth.所以，在你的年轻之际选择奋斗吧。
Friends, speak up your mind, and do what you want to do!朋友，喊出你心中所要喊出的声音吧，做出你心中所要做的事情吧!In short, hurry up to give full play to the life bestowed on you by Nature, and hold aloft a torch to offer a little light to the world, for, otherwise, your young limbs will begin to rot, your brilliant brain will be dulled and your enthusiasm will cool off. It will be too late to mend总之一句，赶快表现出造物所给你的生命，在这个世界上举起一点光明的火花来，不然你的少年肢体要腐烂了，你的灵魂的头脑就要呆笨了,你的热情就要冷却了，那时什么都迟了，什么也来不及了。
Friends, bring your youthful vitality and life into full play right now and here!朋友，在现在这一刻这一个地方，把你的青春的力，你的生命赤裸裸的变现出来吧!
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇5
dear all,
more than 100 years ago, our neighbor japan, through the meiji restoration of road leading onto the bourgeois, than the overall national strength of china. thus, once the chinese subsidiary are resource-poor small countries begin coveted chinese jiangshan magnificent vast territory and abundant resources, they again and again by force of aggression against china, while our once great country of at this time can only be allowed to bully, because of their weak we simply can not carry out a powerful enemy resistance.
fortunately, justice will eventually defeat evil. from 1937 to 1945, the chinese people with a full eight years to give the military aggression of japanese militarism hard to combat, frenzied japanese militarism in solidarity the people and the chinese all over the world anti-fascist front of the people of the country has to the tail and bowed her head. therefore, we can say that anti-fascist war, win the entire chinese nation are a major event in the history, it is the chinese people settle down, proud of the start, but also the chinese nation "sick man of east asia" signs, re-stand the nation in the world forest beginning.
unfortunately, such a promising start did not go smoothly. civil war, the cultural revolution, after the war the whole world especially in asia, much of the country's economic take-off our first opportunity missed, china's development has experienced frustrations. although our lives today and has international status and sixty years ago is quite different, but we are not on the true meaning of the "big country", our comprehensive national strength with japan still has a big gap between. it is for this reason, japan has always been an arrogant attitude towards china, at the sixtieth anniversary of the victory of the anti-fascist war today, their governments at a correct view of history on the problem is still ambiguous attitude, prime minister junichiro koizumi's repeated visits to yasukuni shrine, members of parliament openly deny the class-a war criminals crimes. comrades, fellow students, please close your eyes, you heard right, in the war for the country sacrificed their lives for the soul of the soldiers shouted at, in the war of 35000000冤死at the soul of the people crying ... ...
say there is a famous saying goes: to forgive, but not to forget. on the one hand, in the country, national and even personal relations, grievances things everywhere, such as the heart of no forgiveness, no redress for their grievances will be translated into phase reported. on the other hand, the historical facts and should not forget the lessons of history. history will not be easy to repeat, the new framework of international relations, hysterical militarism no longer the market. but at the same time we must recognize that the war more than 60 years ago not far away from us, was the reason why japan and france blatant and wanton aggression against china, because chinese are totally weak poor, economically backward, and today, cause of war and disaster cultural genes, there are still benefits-driven, people need to remain vigilant.
at present, the third technological revolution in full swing, leap in the development of the world economy, increasingly close contact with the world the chinese are facing the best opportunity for economic development, history tells us that peace and stability in order for us to seize opportunities zhongxing of the chinese nation. on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the victory of war of resistance against japan, i think of you teachers, colleagues and students, said: war and revenge will not win our respect, unremitting, and this is our victory to celebrate, hold a memorial ceremony for martyrs, and bearing in mind the history of the best way!
thank you!
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇6
Ladies and gentlemen , good afternoon! I‘m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech. Today my topic is youth‖. I hope you will like it , and found the importance in your youth so that more cherish it. First i want to ask you some questions: I do you know what is youth? How do you master your youth? Youth youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind ;it is not rosy cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshness ;it is the freshness of the deep springs of life . Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease.
This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . Nobody grows old merely by a number of years .We grow old by deserting our ideals. years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul . Worry , fear , self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust . Whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being ? heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what‘s next and the joy of the game of living . In the center of your heart and my heart there‘s a wireless station : so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long as you are young . When the aerials are down , and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old ,even at 20 , but as long as your aerials are up ,to catch waves of optimism , there is hope you may die young at 80.
Thank you!
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇7
Dear teachers, students:
I am very happy to meet with you here today to tell you my speech is entitled "English, so I am happy."
English, spread to all over the world, people talk about memorization. Since my time in first grade began to learn English, I was not interested in it, but the third and fourth grade, when a sudden interest in reading in English every day, and even self-learning, to raise a lot of English results .
Now, my greatest interest is the time to see the English. Each weekend, I always find time to read English books or see on the English comic books, information books, and even outside the time when shopping, but also with some English information on the book, simply put it down.
Each school, I sometimes went to the library of books on English, a view that is 30 minutes, the harvest has been so many.
Once again, the summer vacation, I went to the United Kingdom. Where I see a lot of the city, this afternoon I have friends with the British dialogue in English, but also know a lot of knowledge of English, they also compliment away一extra-curricular knowledge of the English book.
I have often in the Monday and Tuesday, when listening to English tapes, one is 3 hours. Also frequently used sentence patterns learned review again, I learned to feel very proud.
The book in English class after school, but also extra-curricular English book out to read, every time I think: if these extra-curricular English read the end, learned that their English, reading and writing is not improved. Therefore, I, day and night, every day, reading, really English results improved reading and writing, I am more proud of.
I know that Rome was not built in a day. I believe that through continuous efforts to learn, one day, I can speak English very well.
Therefore, I am very happy of.
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇8
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, today my topic is “My Dream,Chinese Dream”.
Dream, is a beacon of your life; dream, is your better vision; dream, is you ideal wings; and having dreams, you will have a future.
“Now, everybody was discussing the Chinese dream, I think, realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation since the modern time.the words are claimed by Xi Jinping. This is the general secretary of Xi jinping ?s Chinese dream. But as a contemporary college students, what is our Chinese dream? Can we dare to dream?
The answer is yes. We college students have no dare not dream, we not only need to bravely dream, but also hard to dream! As we all know, the highest honor of the nursing field is get the Nightingale prize. Each of years china had more or less people gotten this honor. Whenever I see the time that they wearing a silver medal and holding flowers standing on the podium to getting applause and glory, I couldn't help of imaging myself standing on the stage like them in future, that could be how glorious. This is my dream, my dream of Nightingales.
And I, a new era of college students, I am proud of my dream, proud of our motherland. When the dream into reality, in a era which let the youth realizing their ideal, I believe my dream will be realizing in the near future!
Finally, I would like to inviting all of yours, please stretch out your hands, let us applause to achieve the dream of tomorrow!
That's all. Thank you.
译文：
下午好，女士们，先生们，今天我的主题是“我的梦想，中国的梦想”。
梦，是你生命的一个灯塔;梦想，是你更好的憧憬;梦想，是你理想的翅膀;有梦想，你将有一个未来。
“现在，我认为每个人都在讨论中国梦，实现中华民族的伟大复兴，是近代以来的一些话是被的伟大的中华民族的梦想。这是中国的中国梦。但作为当代大学生，我们的中国梦是什么?我们敢做梦吗?
答案是肯定的。我们大学生有没有不敢做的梦，我们不仅需要勇敢的梦想，也要努力的梦想!大家都知道，护理领域的最高荣誉是获得夜莺奖。每一年，中国有或多或少的人得到了这个荣誉。每当我看到他们戴着一枚银牌，并拿着鲜花站在领奖台上获得掌声和荣耀的时候，我忍不住想象自己站在舞台上，像他们在未来，这可能是多么光荣。这是我的梦想，我的梦想的夜莺。
而我，一个新时代的大学生，我为我的梦想骄傲，为我们的祖国而骄傲。当梦想变成现实，在一个让青年实现自己理想的时代，我相信我的梦想将在不久的将来实现!
最后，我想邀请你们所有的人，请伸出你的手，让我们掌声来实现明天的梦想!
这就是全部。谢谢您！
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇9
有人说“我们正在读一本书的第一章的第一节，无穷的。我不知道谁写了这些话，但是我一直很喜欢它，作为一个提醒，未来可以是任何我们想要的。我们都是在农民的位置。如果我们种下好的种子，我们获得好收成。如果我们什么都不种，我们将一无所获。
我们是年轻的。“怎样度过青春?“这是一个有意义的问题。要回答这个问题，我首先要问“你怎么理解这个词的青春?青春不是生命的一段时光，它是一种精神状态。它不是红润的面颊，红色的嘴唇和柔软的双膝。它是意志问题。它是生命的深泉在涌流。
一个诗人说“从一粒沙子看到一个世界，一朵花里一个天堂，把握在你手心里的就是无限，永恒在刹那间收藏。前几天，我有机会去听一个演讲。我学到了很多东西。我想和大家分享。让我们把右手掌。我们可以看到三条线，展示我们的love。career生活。我有一个短的生活。
你的呢?我想知道我们是否可以这样看我们的未来。好的，让我们做一个拳头。我们的未来在哪里?
哪里是我们的爱，事业，生活?告诉我。是的，它就在我们的手中。它是在我们自己。
我们所有人都希望未来会比过去更好。但是未来能自己变得更好。不要因为它的结束而哭泣，要因为它的发生而微笑。在过去，我们已经了解到，生活是艰苦的，但我们更坚强。我们知道我们不能选择我们的感觉，但我们可以选择什么呢。失败并不意味着你不拥有它，它只是意味着你必须用不同的方式做它。失败并不意味着你应该放弃，它意味着你必须更加努力。
正如我在前面所说的，“我们正在读一本书的第一章的第一节，无穷的。过去的已经过去。我们所做的任何事都会改变它。而未来就在我们面前。相信我给予世界的，世界也将给我们。从今天开始，让我们做我们自己的主人，并说出“世界是我们的，未来是我们的。”
Someone said “we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite”. I don’t know who wrote these words, but I’ve always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want it to be. We are all in the position of the farmers. If we plant a good seed ,we reap a good harvest. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.
We are young. “How to spend the youth?” It is a meaningful question. To answer it, first I have to ask “what do you understand by the word youth?” Youth is not a time of life, it’s a state of mind. It’s not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips or supple knees. It’s the matter of the will. It’s the freshneof the deep spring of life.
A poet said “To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour. Several days ago, I had a chance to listen to a lecture. I learnt a lot there. I’d like to share it with all of you. Let’s show our right palms. We can see three lines that show how our love.career and life is. I have a short line of life.
What about yours? I wondered whether we could see our future in this way. Well, let’s make a fist. Where is our future?
Where is our love, career, and life? Tell me.Yeah, it is in our hands. It is held in ourselves.
We all want the future to be better than the past. But the future can go better itself. Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened. From the past, we’ve learnt that the life is tough, but we are tougher. We’ve learnt that we can’t choose how we feel, but we can choose what about it. Failure doesn’t mean you don’t have it, it does mean you should do it in a different way. Failure doesn’t mean you should give up, it does mean you must try harder.
As what I said at the beginning, “we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite”. The past has gone. Nothing we do will change it. But the future is in front of us. Believe that what we give to the world, the world will give to us. And from today on, let’s be the owners of ourselves, and speak out “We are the world, we are the future.”
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇10
有人说"我们正在读一本书的第一章的第一节，无穷的。我不知道谁写了这些话，但是我一直很喜欢它，作为一个提醒，未来可以是任何我们想要的。我们都是在农民的位置。如果我们种下好的种子，我们获得好收成。如果我们什么都不种，我们将一无所获。
我们是年轻的。"怎样度过青春?"这是一个有意义的问题。要回答这个问题，我首先要问"你怎么理解这个词的青春?青春不是生命的一段时光，它是一种精神状态。它不是红润的面颊，红色的嘴唇和柔软的双膝。它是意志问题。它是生命的深泉在涌流。
一个诗人说"从一粒沙子看到一个世界，一朵花里一个天堂，把握在你手心里的就是无限，永恒在刹那间收藏。前几天，我有机会去听一个演讲。我学到了很多东西。我想和大家分享。让我们把右手掌。我们可以看到三条线，展示我们的love。career生活。我有一个短的生活。
你的呢?我想知道我们是否可以这样看我们的未来。好的`，让我们做一个拳头。我们的未来在哪里?
哪里是我们的爱，事业，生活?告诉我。是的，它就在我们的手中。它是在我们自己。
我们所有人都希望未来会比过去更好。但是未来能自己变得更好。不要因为它的结束而哭泣，要因为它的发生而微笑。在过去，我们已经了解到，生活是艰苦的，但我们更坚强。我们知道我们不能选择我们的感觉，但我们可以选择什么呢。失败并不意味着你不拥有它，它只是意味着你必须用不同的方式做它。失败并不意味着你应该放弃，它意味着你必须更加努力。
正如我在前面所说的，"我们正在读一本书的第一章的第一节，无穷的。过去的已经过去。我们所做的任何事都会改变它。而未来就在我们面前。相信我给予世界的，世界也将给我们。从今天开始，让我们做我们自己的主人，并说出"世界是我们的，未来是我们的。"
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇11
大家好!今天我演讲的题目是《我们是最美的中国人》。
“相亲相爱胸怀坦荡，我们是最美的中国人;勤劳勇敢朴实无华，我们是最美的中国人。”我听着这让人振奋的歌曲，心中的自豪感油然而生。我骄傲，我生在这个伟大的国度;我骄傲，我们是最美的中国人。
我们是优秀的炎黄子孙，我们是真正的龙的传人，在五千年漫漫征途中，一路风雨一路辉煌，张骞出使西域，郑和七下西洋，孙中山推翻封建帝制，毛泽东建立新中国……无数风流人物，令每个中国人骄傲。
最美的中国人不仅仅是这些革命前辈，不仅仅是这些伟人英雄，
更多的是我们身边再平凡不过的普通人，因为惊心动魄的瞬间考验而焕发令人敬仰的光亮。
Hello everyone! The topic of my speech today is "we are China's most beautiful people".
"Love is the most beautiful bosom is magnanimous, we Chinese people are brave and hard-working; plain, we are the most beautiful people in china." I listen to the uplifting songs, pride arise spontaneously. I am proud, I was born in this great country; I am proud, we are the most beautiful Chinese.
We are all the children of the Yellow Emperor excellence, we are the real dragon, in five thousand years of the long journey, the way the wind and rain all the way to glory, Zhang Qian mission to the western regions, Zheng He's seven voyages, Sun Zhongshan overthrew the feudal monarchy, the establishment of a new Chinese Mao zedong...... Many truly great men, make every Chinese proud.
The most beautiful Chinese is not only these revolutionary predecessors, is not only the great hero,
The more ordinary people around us ordinary but again, because of be struck with fright moments with admirable light test.
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇12
As everyone knows，English is very important today.It has been used everywhere in the world.It has become the most common language on Internet and for international trade. If we can speak English well，we will have more chance to succeed.Because more and more people have taken notice of it，the number of the people who go to learn English has increased at a high speed.
But for myself，I learn English not only because of its importance and its usefulness，but also because of my love for it.When I learn English， I can feel a different way of thinking which gives me more room to touch the world.When I read English novels，I can feel the pleasure from the book which is different from reading the translation.When I speak English， I can feel the confident from my words.When I write English，I can see the beauty which is not the same as our Chinese...
I love English，it gives me a colorful dream.I hope I can travel around the world one day. With my good English， I can make friends with many people from different contries.I can see many places of great intrests.I dream that I can go to London，because it is the birth place of English.
I also want to use my good English to introduce our great places to the English spoken people，I hope that they can love our country like us.
I know， Rome was not built in a day. I believe that after continuous hard study， one day I can speak English very well.
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇13
thanksgiving, although it is an act of the verb, but it is not the only action required and, more importantly, needs to be done in good faith. easy to say that thanksgiving is gratitude, heartfelt gratitude. you know that every year in november the fourth thursday, what holiday are you? the united states are of thanksgiving. at that time each year, americans should thank god. of our high school students, we would also like to thank "god", but given our lives this is the "god" - our parents.
i like most people, from small to large the most loved themselves, most worthy of the appreciation of their natural parents is that they both in material or spiritual growth i have played a crucial role, naturally, for their such as days of my high thinking deep sea conditions are taken for granted.
i have a first-hand experience with their parents that they do not talk back, making them less angry with their parents to talk about many hearts, with their "resource sharing", the parent every day, so my "thanksgiving plan" is: let them less angry and more happy, happy at all times. do not say, the results are really marvelous!
previously, the sum of my parents for some bring frivolous unhappy much, and i always strongly insist their position, they have a tense atmosphere will be like a boil water "boiling" up, eventually causing a break up in discord. later, after careful thought, i know that are wrong and should not be as to calm, patience and a lot of parents only. so parents do not want to see me unhappy they prepare to try to implement a set of "thanksgiving program", making their parents at any time to face all broad smiles on their faces, but also repay some of my feelings of parents.
say . one night, sitting in my chair on the idea of the topic, his hands up first. happened to see a mother, she has misunderstood me, saying that does not concentrate on my homework, the. although i feel wronged, but in order to avoid a " war" in order to allow mother not angry, in order to "thanksgiving plans," the success of my "bear", did not explain, and said: "in the future, no longer can." this also because i know that mother's personality: forever for their own opinion "defense." i did not expect that, at this moment, my mind has not the past "quarrel" at the time of the burden, but also very happy and feel the feelings of gratitude are revealing. i did not expect to make is this: not long after, but mother "from warrington" - mimi's a laugh.
how kind, the scheme you good results!
in short, let the parents are pleased the method is a kind of thanksgiving. "a good start is half the success," i believe after thanksgiving again or there will be "harvest" of.
thanksgiving is a way, thanksgiving is a realm. only institute of thanksgiving, to get other people's respect and love.
感恩，它虽说是一个行为动词，但它不止需要行动，更重要的是需要做到真心实意。简单地说，感恩便是感激，发自内心的感激。你们知道每年11月的第四个星期四是什么节日吗？是美国的感恩节。每年的那时，美国人都要感谢上帝。而对我们高中生而言，我们也要感谢“上帝”，不过，这是赋予我们生命的“上帝”——我们的父母。
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇14
There were three brothers, of whom the eldest was called Jacob, the second Frederick, and the youngest Peter. This youngest brother was made a regular butt of by the other two, and they treated him shamefully. If anything went wrong with their affairs, Peter had to bear the blame and put things right for them, and he had to endure all this ill-treatment because he was weak and delicate and couldn't defend himself against his stronger brothers. The poor creature had a most trying life of it in every way, and day and night he pondered how he could make it better. One day, when he was in the wood gathering sticks and crying bitterly, a little old woman came up to him and asked him what was the matter; and he told her all his troubles.
'Come, my good youth,' said the old dame, when he had finished his tale of woe, 'isn't the world wide enough? Why don't you set out and try your fortune somewhere else?'
Peter took her words to heart, and left his father's house early one morning to try his fortune in the wide world, as the old woman had advised him. But he felt very bitterly parting from the home where he had been born, and where he had at least passed a short but happy childhood, and sitting down on a hill he gazed once more fondly on his native place.
Suddenly the little old woman stood before him, and, tapping him on the shoulder, said, 'So far good, my boy; but what do you mean to do now?'
Peter was at a loss what to answer, for so far he had always thought that fortune would drop into his mouth like a ripe cherry. The old woman, who guessed his thoughts, laughed kindly and said, 'I'll tell you what you must do, for I've taken a fancy to you, and I'm sure you won't forget me when you've made your fortune.'
Peter promised faithfully he wouldn't, and the old woman continued:
'This evening at sunset go to yonder pear-tree which you see growing at the cross roads. Underneath it you will find a man lying asleep, and a beautiful large swan will be fastened to the tree close to him. You must be careful not to waken the man, but you must unfasten the swan and take it away with you. You will find that everyone will fall in love with its beautiful plumage, and you must allow anyone who likes to pull out a feather. But as soon as the swan feels as much as a finger on it, it will scream out, and then you must say, "Swan, hold fast." Then the hand of the person who has touched the bird will be held as in a vice, and nothing will set it free, unless you touch it with this little stick which I will make you a present of. When you have captured a whole lot of people in this way, lead your train straight on with you; you will come to a big town where a Princess lives who has never been known to laugh. If you can only make her laugh your fortune is made; then I beg you won't forget your old friend.'
Peter promised again that he wouldn't, and at sunset he went to the tree the old woman had mentioned. The man lay there fast asleep, and a large beautiful swan was fastened to the tree beside him by a red cord. Peter loosed the bird, and led it away with him without disturbing the bird's master.
He walked on with the swan for some time, and came at last to a building-yard where some men were busily at work. They were all lost in admiration of the bird's beautiful plumage, and one forward youth, who was covered with clay from head to foot, called out, 'Oh, if I'd only one of those feathers how happy I should be!'
'Pull one out then,' said Peter kindly, and the youth seized one from the bird's tail; instantly the swan screamed, and Peter called out, 'Swan, hold fast,' and do what he could the poor youth couldn't get his hand away. The more he howled the more the others laughed, till a girl who had been washing clothes in the neighbouring stream hurried up to see what was the matter. When she saw the poor boy fastened to the swan she felt so sorry for him that she stretched out her hand to free him. The bird screamed.
'Swan, hold fast,' called out Peter, and the girl was caught also.
When Peter had gone on for a bit with his captives, they met a chimney sweep, who laughed loudly over the extraordinary troop, and asked the girl what she was doing.
'Oh, dearest John,' replied the girl, 'give me your hand and set me free from this cursed young man.'
'Most certainly I will, if that's all you want,' replied the sweep, and gave the girl his hand. The bird screamed.
'Swan, hold fast,' said Peter, and the black man was added to their number.
They soon came to a village where a fair was being held. A travelling circus was giving a performance, and the clown was just doing his tricks. He opened his eyes wide with amazement when he saw the remarkable trio fastened on to the swan's tail.
'Have you gone raving mad, Blackie?' he asked as well as he could for laughing.
'It's no laughing matter,' the sweep replied. 'This wench has got so tight hold of me that I feel as if I were glued to her. Do set me free, like a good clown, and I'll do you a good turn some day.'
Without a moment's hesitation the clown grasped the black outstretched hand. The bird screamed.
'Swan, hold fast,' called out Peter, and the clown became the fourth of the party.
Now in the front row of the spectators sat the respected and popular Mayor of the village, who was much put out by what he considered nothing but a foolish trick. So much annoyed was he that he seized the clown by the hand and tried to tear him away, in order to hand him over to the police.
Then the bird screamed, and Peter called out, 'Swan, hold fast,' and the dignified Mayor shared the fate of his predecessors.
The Mayoress, a long thin stick of a woman, enraged at the insult done to her husband, seized his free arm and tore at it with all her might, with the only result that she too was forced to swell the procession. After this no one else had any wish to join them.
Soon Peter saw the towers of the capital in front of him. Just before entering it, a glittering carriage came out to meet him, in which was seated a young lady as beautiful as the day, but with a very solemn and serious expression. But no sooner had she perceived the motley crowd fastened to the swan's tail than she burst into a loud fit of laughter, in which she was joined by all her servants and ladies in waiting.
'The Princess has laughed at last,' they all cried with joy.
She stepped out of her carriage to look more closely at the wonderful sight, and laughed again over the capers the poor captives cut. She ordered her carriage to be turned round and drove slowly back into the town, never taking her eyes off Peter and his procession.
When the King heard the news that his daughter had actually laughed, he was more than delighted, and had Peter and his marvellous train brought before him. He laughed himself when he saw them till the tears rolled down his cheeks.
'My good friend,' he said to Peter, 'do you know what I promised the person who succeeded in making the Princess laugh?'
'No, I don't,' said Peter.
'Then I'll tell you,' answered the King; 'a thousand gold crowns or a piece of land. Which will you choose?'
Peter decided in favour of the land. Then he touched the youth, the girl, the sweep, the clown, the Mayor, and the Mayoress with his little stick, and they were all free again, and ran away home as if a fire were burning behind them; and their flight, as you may imagine, gave rise to renewed merriment.
Then the Princess felt moved to stroke the swan, at the same time admiring its plumage. The bird screamed.
'Swan, hold fast,' called out Peter, and so he won the Princess for his bride. But the swan flew up into the air, and vanished in the blue horizon. Peter now received a duchy as a present, and became a very great man indeed; but he did not forget the little old woman who had been the cause of all his good fortune, and appointed her as head housekeeper to him and his royal bride in their magnificent castle.
高中生优秀英语演讲稿_演讲稿 篇15
Hi everyone,
My name is Dongqi Yang from china, I am horror to be here today and I am very happy to receive this award.
As you can imagine, as international students in Australia, the biggest challenge is English,
I remembered that when I come here first time, there is a party in the house of my home stay. During the time, they played jokes and they laughed all the time, do you know how embarrassed that is, everyone laughed except you. So I pretend to understand the joke in another party, I saw everyone laugh and I laugh too in 5 seconds later. My home stay was surprised about that and asked me “do you understand?”， and I answered “no”， “So why do you laugh?” ”because I do not want to be embarrassed”!
But as I receive this award today, I want to thank to them, because they encourage me to be involved with the committee rather than staying in at home, play computer and speak Chinese.
When I came to Wantirna College first time, I met liz collar who is international student coordinator. She is very kind to me, and she encourage me join SRC, I went to SRC meetings regularly all the time, but I didn’t even know what SRC was! That is the reason why I told her, I don’t want to go to SRC anymore. But she said “why not? You should go and you have to go!”I asked” why?” she said:” because I said so!”
But as ii receive this award today, I want to thank her. She helps me a lot.
Truth be told, I am not the best student in Wantirna College, but I appreciate this award and I will try my best in future.
I think I got 10 seconds left, I want to thank to Les and Vera who is my lovely home stay, thanks to Liz collar who is international student coordinator, I strongly want to thank to my mother, because she support me and gave me the opportunity to come to Australia. And thanks to Wantinran College, thanks to Australia and finally, thanks to everyone to be here tonight.
Have a great night.