優(yōu)秀英語演講稿1

　　1、 張菁菁,，16歲,，山東

　　Trust and Love

　　Good evening, everyone!

　　Throughout my years of being a student, I’ve had many teachers. None of them are the same, but the one that I’ll never forget and will always miss is my Chinese bilingual teacher in the middle school I attended in Seattle, Ms. Ho. She was a skinny, but stylish lady in her 50s. She was different from all the other teachers because she gave me something unforgettable.

　　Ms. Ho and I became friends right in the first semester I was in that middle school. At the same time, I was having a really hard time with my subjects. Since I had just transferred from a bilingual school, where I had stayed for two months after arriving in the US, my English was horrible; my average grade was below C. I almost thought it impossible to learn English. Then, one day she told me she strongly believed that I was capable of controlling my life, and I would be just fine. She said that she found we were much alike: Both were stubborn, kind-hearted and a little bit simple-minded. She believed that I had the quality of becoming wise. She even said that she didn’t have any worries about me, about my not learning English. With her encouragement, I found the strength within myself and began to desire to work even harder. As a result, I soon proved her right, and at the end of the semester, I got a 3.8 average grade.

　　Today, I still keep in touch with her, and she still tells me how she believes in me. Sometimes, I’d think back, and wonder how I could handle all those things if it wasn’t for her encouragement and trust. Could I be the person I am today? Then, it struck me: What we need has always been trust and love of others; because these things inspire us to do our best, and to live our life to its fullest.

　　To sum up, I’d like to say to all of you: Let us all appreciate trust and love of others and achieve our full potential in our life!

　　愛與信任

　　多年的學(xué)生生涯讓我認(rèn)識(shí)了不少的老師，每一位老師都不一樣,。但最讓我無法忘懷的是我在西雅圖所上的初中里的一位華裔雙語老師——何老師,。這位老師對(duì)我有特殊的意義，因?yàn)樗o我的不是課堂上能收獲的東西。

　　我剛到那所初中的第一個(gè)學(xué)期,，可謂舉步維艱,。當(dāng)時(shí)我是從一所雙語學(xué)校轉(zhuǎn)入那所公立普通學(xué)校的。那時(shí),，我剛到美國兩個(gè)月,，英語差到無法與人溝通。在雙語學(xué)校中的各科平均成績在C以下,。就在我對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)英語快要失去信心的時(shí)候,，在學(xué)校中幾個(gè)星期的時(shí)間卻讓我與何老師成為了朋友。在我灰心泄氣的時(shí)候,，何老師對(duì)我說,，她非常相信我的能力，一切都會(huì)好起來的,。她說她覺得我們很相似,，我有那種克服困難的能力，更不要說學(xué)英語這個(gè)問題了,。在她的鼓舞下,，我找到了努力的欲望。結(jié)果,，我驗(yàn)證了她所說的話,。學(xué)期末，我的平均成績上升到了3.8,。

　　直到今天,，我還與何老師保持聯(lián)絡(luò)，她也還會(huì)告訴我她是多么的相信我的能力,。有的時(shí)候,，當(dāng)我回想起往事時(shí)，我會(huì)想：如果沒有這位老師在我身后鼓勵(lì)我,，并且固執(zhí)地一再告訴我我一定能行,，今天的我，還會(huì)是這個(gè)樣子嗎?面對(duì)種種困難,，我自己會(huì)一直有勇氣去面對(duì)嗎?一次次的回想,，我終于發(fā)現(xiàn)了：原來我們每個(gè)人都需要愛與信任。就有了自信,，因?yàn)橛辛藧叟c信任,，我們就會(huì)盡最大的努力,，活出我們的“真我風(fēng)采”,。

　　最后，我想對(duì)大家說：讓我們感激所得到的愛與信任，發(fā)揮出我們生命中最大的潛力吧!

　　2,、 李楊,，16歲，天津

　　Smile for life

　　First, ladies and gentlemen, please look at my face. Do you know what I’m doing? Yes, quite right, I’m smiling.

　　I like smiling, because it makes me more confident and more popular.

　　Don’t you think it important?

　　Can you imagine a world without smiles? Can you bear seeing sad faces here and there? What a gloomy world it would without smiles!

　　But people sometimes overlook the importance of smiling since it is so simple. It seems that people are always in such a hurry for their own business that they complain a lot about the lack of happiness in life and some people even want to be Harry Porter to learn the magic spell of happiness.

　　Now and here I should that, ladies and gentlemen, every one of us knows exactly well what the spell actually is and the spell is so simple and just at hand. What is it? That’s smile.

　　Smile is such a magic spell. It is a kind of emotional contact. It makes strangers becomes friends. It makes parents and children understand each other better and it makes the love between lovers deeper.

　　Smile is such a magic spell. It’s also a kind of encouragement. It makes people feel warm in ice and snow. It gives thirsty people power to walk on in a dessert. It makes cowards become brave and it makes people see hope in desperate situations.

　　So please remember ‘Smile & make your life brighter’ and smile for life. Every time you smile you give yourself a perfect chance to enjoy life. Every time you smile, you bring the brilliant sunshine to the whole world around you as well as to yourself.

　　Nike tells us Just do it. So I will say: Just smile it.

　　為生活微笑

　　首先,，女士們,、先生們，請注意看我的臉,。你們知道我在干什么嗎?對(duì),，很正確，我在微笑,。

　　我喜歡微笑,。因?yàn)樗梢允刮铱瓷先ジ孕拧⒏苋藲g迎,。

　　難道你們不認(rèn)為微笑很重要嗎?

　　你能想象一個(gè)沒有微笑的世界嗎?你能忍受整天看著一張張悲哀的臉?biāo)奶幱问巻?沒有微笑的世界將是多么陰郁!

　　但是人們有時(shí)會(huì)忽略微笑的重要,，因?yàn)樗椒擦恕Ｈ藗兯坪蹩偸窍菰谝魂嚍楦髯怨ぷ鞫β档幕艁y之中而時(shí)常抱怨生活中缺少歡樂,。甚至還有些人希望成為哈利·波特,，學(xué)會(huì)歡樂的魔咒。

　　女士們,、先生們,，現(xiàn)在在這里我要告訴你們的是：“其實(shí)我們每一個(gè)人都十分清楚歡樂魔咒的真正內(nèi)容，而且咒語本身也是普通至極,、唾手可得,。是什么?那就是微笑。

　　微笑就是這樣一條神奇的咒語,。它可以使陌生人成為朋友,，它可以使父母和子女互相理解，它也可以使戀人之間的愛情更加深厚,。

　　微笑就是這樣一條神奇的咒語,。它還是一種鼓舞與激勵(lì)。它讓冰雪中艱難求索的人感到溫暖;它給沙漠中干渴將死的人以繼續(xù)前進(jìn)的力量;它讓懦夫變的勇敢;它讓人們在絕望中看到希望的曙光,。

　　所以請記?。骸拔⑿ψ屇愕纳罡篮谩辈樯钗⑿Π?每一微笑都會(huì)給你一個(gè)享受生活的絕佳良機(jī);每一次微笑都會(huì)給你和全世界帶來燦爛的陽光!

　　讓我們模仿著NIKE的廣告語說：“Just smile it!”

　　3、 孫汀汀,，15歲,，內(nèi)蒙古

　　Seeking Pleasure

　　Not long ago, I read this story in a magazine: There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for pleasure but what they got was only annoyance , melancholy and torture.

　　So they turned to Socrates for advice on where pleasure lay. But instead of giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a boat first. The group of guys had to set about the task, laying aside their own business of seeking pleasure. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then rowed together in it, singing with joy.

　　Socrates asked: “My children, do you have pleasure now?” They answered in chorus: “We couldn’t be happier!” Socrates added, “That’s it! Whenever you are too busy pursuing something definite to notice anything bitter, pleasure will occur.”

　　From the story I got to know that pleasure always hides behind every tiny thing that you are engaged in, and that you may only get pleasure through hard work and creativity.

　　It also tells us that we might have no alternative but to experience some pain in our daily life and in the process of seeking pleasure, or sometimes tend to look for pleasure in material things, like a new car, clothes, etc, but true long term pleasure comes from within our soul and spirit. So why not turn suffering into praising life, and turn tears into the light in your heart, only in this way can we make it through and hold the magical spark to light the fire of life.

　　So my dear friends, just remember pleasure is a state of mind and a matter of choice, and I wish you all a life of pleasure.

　　尋找快樂

　　前幾天，我在一份雜志上看到一則這樣的故事：一群年輕人到處尋找快樂,，卻遇到許多煩惱,，憂愁和痛苦,。

　　他們向蘇格拉底請教，快樂到底在哪里?蘇格拉底沒有立即給他們答案,，而是讓他們先幫助造一艘船,。這幫年輕人暫時(shí)把尋找快樂的事兒放到一邊，開始這項(xiàng)工作,。他們花了很長時(shí)間鋸倒了一棵又高又大的樹,，挖空樹心，造出了一條獨(dú)木船,。獨(dú)木船下水了,，他們一邊合力蕩漿，一邊齊聲快樂的唱起歌來,。

　　蘇格拉底問：“孩子們,，你們快樂嗎?”他們齊聲回答：“快樂極了!”蘇格拉底道：“快樂就是這樣，它往往在你為著一個(gè)明確的目的忙的無暇顧及其他的時(shí)候突然來訪,?！?/p>

　　從這個(gè)故事當(dāng)中我知道了，快樂隱藏在你用心做的每一件小事當(dāng)中,，通過我們的努力和創(chuàng)造,，才能得到快樂。

　　它還告訴我們,，在生活中和追求快樂的過程中,，可能無法避免會(huì)遇到一些痛苦，人們往往把快樂建立在對(duì)物質(zhì)的追求上,，像一輛新車,，新衣服，等等,。但真正意義上的快樂應(yīng)該是從精神上得到的,。為什么不把痛苦錘煉成對(duì)生命的贊揚(yáng)，把眼淚作為心靈的燈盞呢?只有這樣才會(huì)真正尋找到快樂,，一展生命中燦爛的光澤!

　　朋友們,，請記住：快樂是一種心態(tài),，也是一種選擇,，我祝愿大家一生快樂!

　　4、 楊沫囡,，17歲,，河南

　　To choose, To give up

　　A poet leads me to a branch road: on one side, there are lots of sweet apples, lovely and charming; on the other, there is a patch of thorn, what hides behind the success of struggling against the thorn is a splendid palace. I deeply know that if I choose the apples, I will give up a precious opportunity of becoming a queen; While if I choose to challenge, I have to say farewell to the apples. Which one should I choose?

　　Just like the branch road, we have to make a lot of choices during our lifetime. It is usually considered that we are choosing what to gain, to own, but in my opinion, we are just choosing to give up.

　　Choosing to be a teacher means giving up the life as rich as a business man;

　　Choosing to be a top student means giving up much leisure time in front of the TV.

　　Sure, it’s a torture, but we must judge carefully what is more important, then give up the others. Don’t think of them any more, just focus all your spirit on what you are doing.

　　I myself, who is standing here, have already chosen to challenge in such a great competition, so I have to give up ten days of normal classes in school and relaxation without pressure. But I am still pleased, because giving up properly makes me stick to my choice.

　　Let’s return to our branch road, which one will your choose? I choose to challenge here!

　　理性選擇，敢于放棄

　　一位詩人把我引到一個(gè)岔路口：一邊是甘甜的蘋果,，鮮艷而誘人;另一邊是一條荊棘之路,，但隱藏在與荊棘搏斗的成功之后是一座富麗的宮殿,。我深深地明白：如果我選擇那些蘋果，我將失去一個(gè)可能成為女王的良機(jī),，與此同時(shí),，如果我選擇挑戰(zhàn)那些荊棘,，那會(huì)很艱辛,，而且我又必須與可愛的蘋果告別，我該選擇哪一個(gè)呢?

　　正如這個(gè)岔路口一般,，生活中的我們面臨多種選擇,。人們通常認(rèn)為，我們在選擇去獲得什么,，擁有什么,，但在我看來，我們在選擇放棄什么,。

　　選擇作一名老師意味著放棄了像商人一樣奢華富有的生活,。

　　選擇作一名頂尖學(xué)生意味著放棄了許多在電視機(jī)前的閑暇時(shí)間。

　　當(dāng)然,，放棄的選擇是一種苦難,，但我們必須用心審度，什么對(duì)自己來說更為重要,，做出選擇,，然后放棄其他，不要再回首想那些已放棄的東西,，把精力集中于你正在做的事,。

　　站在這里的我，已選擇了在這樣大規(guī)模的比賽中挑戰(zhàn)自我,，所以我必須放棄十天的正常功課和沒有壓力的輕松感,。但我依然高興，因?yàn)檫m宜的放棄之后,，我更加專注于自己的選擇,。

　　讓我們回到那個(gè)岔路口吧，你會(huì)選擇哪一個(gè)呢?我,，選擇挑戰(zhàn)此地!

　　5,、 宋劼，15歲,，江西

　　Ordinary Happpiness

　　Good morning everyone:

　　As we all know, happiness is something that every person is chasing. I always try my best to find out what is the true meaning of happiness. And I think I got it last week.

　　It was an ordinary Saturday morning. I felt a little tired because of the preparation for the mid-term exams. It was not long before my mother came in with a large bunch of white roses picked from the seller’s gardon. During the next few minutes, we were both busy putting them into a big cley case. Looking at the flowers, I found the dark sitting room became bright, so did my mood, just like a person gets some fresh air when he feels dizzy. All the feeling of boredom flew away.

　　Then I remember a poem named “Life could be worse”, which said:” For the weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been capable of working hard. For my alarm that goes of in the early hours, because it means I am alive. And finally, for too much e-mail, because it means I have friends who are thinking of me. “I learnt that happiness is not the diamond in a necklace, nor a dream far away, it’s just your attitude towards life.

　　If you realize it, a simple cup of cola with ice can bring you a cool summer, for happiness is so ordinary that it’s right in the palm of your hand.

　　Thank you!

　　平凡的幸福

　　各位早上好：

　　我們都知道,，幸福是每個(gè)人都在追尋的東西。我也常常努力尋找幸福的真正含義,。然而在上個(gè)星期,，我想我已經(jīng)找到了,。

　　這只是一個(gè)平凡的星期六早晨，我正在為準(zhǔn)備下周的期中考試而“焦頭爛額”,。沒過多久,，媽媽便捧了一大束白玫瑰進(jìn)來，這些都是花匠從花園里剛剛摘下的新鮮玫瑰,。于是我們忙碌幾分鐘,，把它們插入一個(gè)大瓷花瓶中?？粗@些花,，我覺得原本陰沉的客廳變得明亮了許多，我的心情也豁然開朗,，像是一個(gè)煩悶的人呼吸到了新鮮空氣,。所有乏味的感覺都拋在九霄云外。

　　于是,，我想起了一首名為“讓生活換一種風(fēng)景”的詩,，上面寫道：“一天下來腰酸背疼——因?yàn)槲矣心芰η趭^工作。鬧鐘清晨就響——那意味著我還活著,。還有就是電子郵件爆滿了——因?yàn)橛羞@么多朋友在惦記著我呢,。”我察覺到,，幸福并不是項(xiàng)鏈上的鉆石,，也不是遙不可及的夢，它不過是你對(duì)生命的態(tài)度,。

　　如果你能意識(shí)到這點(diǎn),，那么一杯加冰的可樂都可以帶給你一個(gè)夏天的清涼，因?yàn)樾腋Ｈ绱似椒?，它就在你的掌心里?/p>

　　6,、 王雅菲，16歲,，湖北

　　Friendship

　　Ladies and Gentlemen:

　　I am honored to be standing here to deliver a speech entitled “Friendship”.

　　The hero’s mother in the movie Forrest Gump says, “Life is a box of chocolates”. I would say that life, with friendship, true friendship particularly, is sweet as honey. It is moonlight cast on the tranquility of a lake on a mid-fall night, enchanting to the soul. It is morning dew on rose petals, pleasant and pleasing to the sense of sight. It is cosy fire on a bitterly cold winter night, warming the heart.

　　But as Helen Foster Snow remarks, “Friendship is no common weed that grows along the way. It’s highly cultivated and watered day by day.” Like an infant, it needs constant care; like a young tree, it can not be left to the tender mercies of severe weather. True friendship consists more in “a friend in need” to give to than “a friend in need” to take from. A true friend is a person who can be turned to, who is ready to lend a listening ear, who is willing to share feelings.

　　Friendship should be mutual, otherwise it will be subject to withering like plant in drought. Like genuine love, true friendship has to be a two way experience. Be it the former or the latter, if one expects to be solely on the receiving end, then s/he will be too optimistic about it: it is hoping against hope that it will last. Love or friendship of this kind is dangerous, as it is contaminated by the dark matter in human nature – selfishness.

　　Not infrequently does friendship need to be cared and tended, fostered and nourished, so that it will “stand at every crossroad, so good and strong and true”.

　　Thank you!

　　友誼

　　女士們,，先生們：

　　在此，我很榮幸地為你們做一次名為“友誼”的演講,。

　　在電影《阿甘正傳》中,，這位主人公的母親曾說過：“生活就像一盒巧克力?！蔽蚁胝f,，擁有友誼，特別是真摯友誼的生活就像蜜一樣甜,。友誼像似水的月光,，瀉在中秋之夜寧靜的河水上,，令人陶醉。友誼如掛在玫瑰花瓣上那晨曦的露水,，賞心悅目,。友誼又如寒冷的冬夜中熾熱的火焰，溫暖了你的心靈,。

　　但是,，正如Helen Foster Snow所說：“友誼不是那撒在路邊的種子。它需要每天的精心呵護(hù)與澆灌,?！庇颜x似一個(gè)嬰兒,，它需精心照料;友誼似一棵樹,，它不能被遺棄在沒有絲毫憐憫與同情的嚴(yán)酷的環(huán)境中。真摯的友誼更多是在于對(duì)摯友的付出而不是索取,。一個(gè)愿意幫助你,，一個(gè)隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備聆聽你述說，一個(gè)愿意和你分享感受的人才是真正的朋友,。

　　友誼應(yīng)當(dāng)是雙向的,，否則它就會(huì)像遇干旱而即將毀滅的植株。就像真誠的愛,，真摯的友誼必須是一種雙向的經(jīng)歷,。但無論是前者還是后者，如果一個(gè)人指望只獲取而不付出,，那么她/他對(duì)此也未免太樂觀,，而希望這樣的友誼會(huì)長久也只是空想。這樣的愛情或友誼是危險(xiǎn)的,，因?yàn)樗驯蝗诵缘年幇得妗运剿栉邸?/p>

　　只有精心的呵護(hù)與照料,，養(yǎng)育和栽培，才能讓友誼“站在每個(gè)十字路口時(shí),，都是那么美好,、那么堅(jiān)強(qiáng)、那么真摯,?！?/p>

　　謝謝!

　　7、 丹增曲桑,，17歲,，西藏

　　My Hometown

　　My hometown is Lhasa, the largest city on the roof of the world. It is the heart and soul of Tibet. I think Lhasa is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is surrounded by towering mountains and rarely a day goes by when you don’ t see the deep blue sky. Lhasa River is flowing quietly around the city.

　　Lhasa is the mixture of tradition and fashion.

　　Firstly, Lhasa has a long history. It is the political, cultural and economic center of Tibet. It has lots of famous sights to offer. The Potala Palace is the most famous, a magnificent and wonderful place to look at. In my opinion it is a unique artistic achievement of the Tibetan people. Likewise, the architecture, carvings and paintings throughout the city show hard work, wisdom and bravery of our people.

　　Secondly, led by the reforming and opening policy of China, Lhasa has changed a lot. Many new things have arrived up here, changing the face of the city. The old and new lie side by side in Lhasa.

　　Many new buildings, schools and roads have been built here. Furthermore, the Qing—Zang railway leading to Lhasa is being built. Many shopping centers have been opened, and modern technology like telecommunications is spreading. The whole city looks prosperous, and our Tibetan people take on a new look. Every festival, people walk around freely on the new, wide and smooth streets, wearing the beautiful traditional costumes.

　　Right now, I am looking forward to a festival called Shodün which comes in June for eating yoghurt. At this time, all my family and I gather for a picnic together at the Norbulinka, a famous garden. In the garden, we sing Tibetan songs, dance “Guo Zhuang” on the grass; eat Zanba, drink butter tea and barley beer on the beautiful carpet as well. We enjoy our life. I think that this festival exhibits the open-minded and optimistic character of the Tibetan people.

　　Finally, “I love my hometown. I love the people in my hometown.”.

　　Thank you.

　　Tashidele.

　　我的家鄉(xiāng)

　　我的家鄉(xiāng)是拉薩，它位于世界屋脊,。我認(rèn)為拉薩是世界上最美麗的城市之一,，它的周圍是高聳入云的山脈,，幾乎你天天都能看到湛藍(lán)的天空，拉薩河圍繞著這座城市緩緩地流淌著,。

　　拉薩是一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)和時(shí)尚的結(jié)合體,。

　　首先，拉薩有悠久的歷史,，燦爛的文化,。拉薩是西藏的政治、文化,、經(jīng)濟(jì)中心,，并且有許多聞名遐邇的名勝古跡，布達(dá)拉宮雄偉壯觀,，金碧輝煌,，是一個(gè)值得一看的地方，我認(rèn)為它是西藏人民獨(dú)特藝術(shù)成就,，而且拉薩市的建筑,、雕刻和繪畫是西藏人民勤勞、勇敢和智慧的結(jié)晶,。

　　其次,，自改革開放以來，拉薩發(fā)生了很大變化,，許多新事物層出不窮,，改變了拉薩的面貌，古老與現(xiàn)代并存,。

　　多種風(fēng)格的建筑拔地而起,，現(xiàn)代化的學(xué)校被建起，寬暢的公路被修建,，通向拉薩的青藏鐵路正在施工,，現(xiàn)代高科技在拉薩延伸，整個(gè)城市呈現(xiàn)一派繁榮景象,，拉薩人民呈現(xiàn)新的面貌,，每逢節(jié)日，他們穿著節(jié)日盛裝,，自在地走在大街上,。

　　現(xiàn)在我正期待著雪頓節(jié)的到來，這個(gè)節(jié)日在六月初,，是一個(gè)吃酸奶的節(jié)日,，當(dāng)這個(gè)節(jié)日到來的時(shí)候，我和我的家人、朋友聚在一起在有名的公園—“羅布林卡” 里面野餐,。我們在草地上一起唱藏歌,，跳鍋莊舞;踏著美麗的藏式地毯吃糌粑、喝酥油茶和青稞酒,，享受我們幸福的生活,，我認(rèn)為這個(gè)節(jié)日展示了西藏人民開朗、樂觀的性格,。

　　最后,，我想說“我愛我的家鄉(xiāng)，我更愛我家鄉(xiāng)的人民,?！?/p>

　　謝謝!

　　扎西德勒!

　　8、 歐陽智芳,，17歲,，新疆

　　I am proud of being a girl

　　Honorable judges, ladies and gentleman, Good morning.

　　My topic is I am proud of being a girl as to emphasize the differences between Chinese women in the past and Chinese women today.

　　In old China , women usually stay at home and looked after their babies , while men went out to work to provide the families and give financial support. In modern society，office lady and housemen are becoming more and more common. Women in old times were less educated because there were no jobs available at that time. All jobs were given to men. At present, not only can women receive a good education, they also have the freedom to realize their talents and seize the opportunities to pursue their chosen career. This is a great development for women in Chinese culture compared with their situation in the past. In old days, women were forbidden to go out, They had to follow their parents without any opportunity to relies their dreams, or even to t to have any hobbies. They must be extremely sad in such miserable situation. Nowadays, women have the freedom to travel any places they desire without permission. They have their own life styles and unique viewpoints. Girls are treated equally as well as boys, They have the same chance to do everything.

　　To conclude my speech, I want to give encouragement and to inspire the young female students in China by telling them, Girls are not weaker than boys, if you want to pursue your dreams, first of all, you have to be proud of being a girl.

　　That's all, thank you!

　　中文欠奉

　　9,、 唐嘉婕,，15歲,，上海

　　Smoking

　　Five years ago, I went to Shao Xing to visit my cousin. My grandpa had been outside smoking when my aunt called him into the house. He left his cigarette on the front porch steps so he could continue smoking it when he returned.

　　My cousin was curious to see what smoking was really like, so he picked up the cigarette, put it in his mouth and puffed in smoke. Next, he was coughing his head off. He looked like he was about to throw up, but he stretched his hand out toward me to offer me the cigarette. “Come on try it,” he said.

　　I just grabbed the stupid thing out of his hand and smashed it with my shoe. Then, grandpa returned. “Where’d my cigarette go?” he asked. I just stood there, not wanting to admit what I had done, or what my cousin had done before that. But I knew that this was the moment of truth. I took a deep breath and began to explain.

　　I told my grandpa that I could’t really believe he would choose to smoke. I was sure he knew how bad it was, so why did he do it? He said he started smoking when he was just a teenager. Now he was so addicted that he couldn’t stop. It was just too hard to quit.

　　Here was an old man, my own grandpa, admitting there was something that he couldn’t control that was probably slowly killing him. I stood there in disbelief, dumbfounded. Then I remembered this commercial I had seen on TV. There was this lady who was so addicted to cigarettes that she’d gotten really sick. Doctors had to cut a hole in her throat for her to breathe, and she was still smoking through the hole! It was the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen. Standing in front of my grandpa, I began to cry. What if that happened to him?

　　Ever since that day, my grandpa has cut back on cigarettes. I know one thing: I want to live a long time. I don’t want to be sick or out of control of my life, the way that lady was. I’ll never smoke. I’ll take fresh air.

　　抽煙

　　五年前,，我去紹興看我的表弟。外公在屋外抽煙,，舅媽叫他進(jìn)去,。外公把煙留在臺(tái)階上，這樣他出來還能繼續(xù)抽,。

　　表弟對(duì)煙很好奇,，他拿起那根煙，把它放到嘴里,，猛吸了一口,。接下來，他開始劇烈地咳嗽,。我本以為他會(huì)罷休,，不料他竟把煙遞給我，“來吧,，試試!”

　　我一把從他手中奪過煙,，扔在地上，一腳踩滅,。就在這時(shí),，外公出來了。“我的煙呢?”他問,。我呆呆地站在那里,，不想承認(rèn)剛才我和表弟做的事。但我知道,，這是說出事實(shí)的時(shí)候了,。我深吸一口氣，開始解釋,。

　　我告訴外公,，我無法相信他會(huì)選擇吸煙。他一定知道吸煙的壞處,，為什么還要這樣做呢?外公說,，他十幾歲就開始吸煙了，現(xiàn)在他如此上癮以至于停不下來,。要戒掉太難了,。

　　這位老人，我的親外公,，承認(rèn)有些東西他也無法控制,，而且也許在慢慢危及他的生命。我不敢相信自己的耳朵,。突然我想起了電視上的一個(gè)廣告：有一位婦女因?yàn)槲鼰煵〉煤苤?，醫(yī)生不得不在她的喉嚨上開一個(gè)洞讓她呼吸，可她竟還透過那個(gè)洞吸煙!這是我所看見過的最惡心的一幕,。站在外公面前,，我開始抽泣。如果有一天他也變成這個(gè)樣子怎么辦?

　　自從那天以后,，外公大大地減少了煙量,。有一點(diǎn)我很清楚：我希望自己能活得長一些。我可不想生病或是像那位婦女一樣無法控制自己的生活,。我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)吸煙,。我還是喜歡新鮮空氣。

　　10,、 陳奕倫,，16歲，北京

　　I am a boy who loves baroque music, especially the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. At my age, loving classical music is seen as an exceptional taste, but I don’t agree with this. For me, age is irrelevant when it comes to music. The most important thing about listening to classical music is to have a heart of godliness.

　　Bach is considered now to be one of the greatest musicians ever. Why is that? I feel it is because of his devotion towards god. Bach had devoted his whole life to revealing the glory of the lord by music. Composing, for Bach, was a way to connect the divine world and the mortal world. Similarly, I have devoted my musical taste and life towards listening to Bach’s music. In other words, the way I view Bach is how Bach viewed god. With this same kind of piety, I am able to connect with Bach on an emotional level, which allows me to overcome the difficulties and frustrations I face in life. I consider myself to be very similar to Bach because we are both persistent in setting and achieving goals.

　　The spirit of Bach’s music inspires me and helps me to face my life with a new determination to fulfill my goals. It is evident that Bach’s music has and will continue to shape my life in years to come.

　　If you’re able to listen to classical music with emotion even just once, I know that you’ll find a new positive influence in your life just as I did.

　　我是一個(gè)喜愛巴洛克音樂的男孩,，尤其是約翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫的作品,。在我這個(gè)年齡，喜愛古典音樂似乎是一種特別的品位,。我不這樣認(rèn)為,，我認(rèn)為在音樂的問題上年齡是無關(guān)緊要的,。聆聽古典音樂最重要的是要有一顆虔誠的心。

　　巴赫如今被認(rèn)為是有史以來最偉大的音樂家之一,，為什么?我認(rèn)為是因?yàn)樗麑?duì)上帝的虔誠,。巴赫一生都致力于顯露上帝的榮光。作曲對(duì)他來說是一種聯(lián)系天國與世俗世界的方式,。相似的是,，我也將自己的音樂品位與生活投入到聆聽巴赫當(dāng)中。換句話說,，巴赫之于我就如同上帝之于巴赫,。這種同樣的虔誠使我可以與巴赫在感情上交流，使我可以度過生活中的困境與難關(guān),。我發(fā)現(xiàn)我與巴赫有些相似,，因?yàn)槲覀兌荚谠O(shè)立與達(dá)到目標(biāo)的方面異常執(zhí)著。

　　巴赫音樂的精神鼓舞并幫助我使我可以以一種新的實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的決心面對(duì)生活,?？梢钥隙ǖ氖牵秃盏囊魳芬呀?jīng)并會(huì)持續(xù)長期影響我的生活,。

　　假如你可以帶著感情聆聽古典音樂,，哪怕只有一次。我保證你一定會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)同我一樣的對(duì)生活的正面影響,。

　　11,、 顧文天，17歲,，黑龍江

　　Learn To Treasure

　　Although Father and I were very close, we had a normal father- and- son relationship. I believe that in each family, the relationship between father and son is like a tiny stream, without any wonder while full of feelings and emotion.

　　Father used to tell me what makes a man. Sometimes we would discuss this to the early hours of the next morning sipping on our cups of tea. During the evenings, he taught me to be honest and kind-hearted. He told me: Learning to be a man is the most valuable thing in one’s life. His words turned out to be the brightest stars in my sky and lit up my path when I did not know which way to turn.

　　Father was an expert in history and mastered a clear insight into everything. He managed to make mundane historic events into interesting stories and told them to me with great patience. We even argued about these events at times. His stories turned out to be a warm spring breeze and they melted the ice in my thoughts.

　　Later, Father got seriously ill. He never expressed his suffering to me. On the contrary, it was my studies, my health, and my future that he was really concerned about. He told me: The real nature of a man is in being staunch. Man should learn to carry the burden of grief.

　　And then he passed away in piece, leaving me a succession of recollection. His words echo in my mind. All he did was plain and simple, but rooted in my heart. As soon as I gathered them together, Father became a great book.

　　I met Father in a dream. He smiled, and told me in his gentle voice: Boy, treasure your mother; treasure everything that you possess.

　　Father.

　　Thank you!