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1、my english speech my english speech my english speechmoneyneedless to say, money is not very important, but very very important.if there is no money, i cant use this microphone to speak to you and we cant have such a room to hold such a competition. without money, we cant study in such a schoolyard.

2、 without money, we cant live in such a hometown. without money, we cant have such a motherland. on the other hand, if there is no money, you dont need to bear my speech about money now.most of us have dreams about the future, dreams of having a good job and making much money. surely someone has thou

3、ght at times if only i had a lot of money, i could be the happiest person in the world. in fact its the main mistake that people make about money.however, is money the road to happiness? not really! many people work every day, work overtime, work weekends to make a lot of money. are they happy? no.

4、they are too busy making money. meanwhile, their personal lives, if they have any, fall apart. they have no time to form or to maintain friendship. they even lose the abilities to relax and to enjoy themselves. enjoying means taking things, taking time to see, to hear, to taste, to smell, to feel. t

5、hey do not take time to do this. they say: ill do it when i have enough money to retire then they find that it is too late. why we usually make such a mistake and even more mistakes? activists say it is because of money itself. they think money has changed many things. for example, they think money

6、has changed our way to measure someones value in the society. they even regard money as the source of evil. also, they hate money, but they are wrong, completely wrong.in my opinion, it is unfair to money. money is a tool. well, theres no denying that we do something harmful with money. but we cant

7、say money is the source of evil. just like a hammer, we can use a hammer to kill someone, but can we say a hammer is a devil? it is the same with money.money is neither good nor bad itself. it is a mirror, a perfect and important mirror, and a mirror that reflects both the darkness and the brillianc

8、e of humanity. in other words, all depend on us.so, my fellow students, ladies and gentlemen in the future, ask not what we can do for money, ask what money can do for us, ask what money can do to show the brilliance of humanity. because, we have the future; we are the future hello,everyone!to be fr

9、ank,my spoken english is not very well,but i still come here,becauce i dont want to lose a good chance to improve my english.nwo,i will talk something about myself in learing english. i have learned english for 8 years.but i think my oral english may be not as well as a child in a foreigh county. i

10、remember one year i travelled in shanghai.on my way to the hotel i knocked into a foreigner.i said:”i am sorry.”the foreigner said with a smile:”i am sorry too.”iwas so nervous.”too?”and said:”im sorry three!”the foreigner was so surprised:”what are you sorry for?”“four?”“oh,im sorry five!”i said im

11、mediately. now my spoken english has been greatly improved owing to my hard work .i often talk to myself in english and go to english corner.thats good ways to practise my oral english.however, im always speaking chinglish.such as:”how money?”“you give me stop!”it makes me very embarrassed.did you e

12、ver have the same feeling as me? maybe you feel nothing if it happened to yourself.but what about happening to others?one day an accident happened on the road of california.a chinese woman was discribing the accident:”one car come,one car go,two car pangpang,one car die!” do you think the story is f

13、unny?i dont think so.what a rediculous mistake the woman madebecause of her poor english.in contaust,aperson with fiuent english will be admired by everyone.so i determine to practise my spoken english crazily.i know theres a long way for me to go.as the old saying said:”rome is not built in a day!”

14、i always bear in mide persistance can overcome any difficulties.if i practise day after day,theres nothing taht cant be achieved. maybe next year when i stand here,ill give you a big surprise. lets look forward to that day! thats all,thank you! 一mans dearest possession is life. it is given to him bu

15、t once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the worldthe fight for the liberation of mankind. 人生最宝贵的是生命。生命

16、对于人来说只有一次。一个人的生命应该这样度过：当他回首往事时，不因虚度年华而悔恨；也不会因为碌碌无为而羞耻。在临死的时候他能够说：我的整个生命和全部精力都已经献给了世界上最壮丽的事业为人类的解放事业而斗争！help：possession: n.财产 torturing : adj. 使痛苦的 二happiness lies not in the mere possession of money, it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative efforts, the joy and moral stimulation

17、of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits. these dark days, my friends, will be worth all they cost us, if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered on to , but to minister to ourselves, to our fellow men. 幸福并不在于单纯的占有金钱，幸福还在于取得成功后的喜悦，在于创造努力时的激情。务必不能

18、再忘记劳动带来的喜悦和激励，而去疯狂追逐那转瞬即逝的利润。如果这些黯淡的日子能使我们认识到，我们真正的使命不是要别人侍奉，而是要为自己和同胞们服务的话，那么，我们付出的代价是完全值得的。help:stimulation: n.激励，刺激 evanescent: adj.渐渐消失的，易消散的profit： vi.得益，利用 三i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed-we hold theses truths to be self-oevident

19、, that all men are created equal. i have a dream that one day on the red hills of georgia, sons of former slaves and sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood. i have a dream my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judge

20、d by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. i have a dream today! when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and hamlet, from every state and city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of gods children-black men and white men , jews and gen

21、tiles, catholics and protestants-will be able to join hands and to sing in the words of the old negro spiritual, “free at least ,free at last . thank god almighty, we are free at last.” 我有一个梦：有一天，这个国家将站起来，并实现他的信条的真正含义：我们将捍卫这些不言而喻的真理，即所有人生来平等。我有一个梦：有一天在乔治亚洲红色的山丘上，从前的奴隶的子孙们能和奴隶主的子孙们像兄弟一样坐在同一张桌旁；我有一个梦我

22、的四个孩子有一天将生活在这样一个国度，在那里，人们不以肤色，而是以品格来评价他们。当自由的钟声响起的时候，当我们让它从每一个村庄，每一个州，每一个城市响起的时候 ，我们将能够加速这一天的到来。那是，上帝所有的孩子，无论黑人白人还是犹太人，异教徒。天主教徒，还是新教徒，他们都能够手挽手歌唱那古老的黑人圣歌：“终于自由了，终于自由了，感谢上帝，我们终于自由了！”help：creed： n.信条brotherhood : n.手足情意， 兄弟关系 四i have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. we have before us

23、an ordeal of the most grievous kind. we have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering. you ask, what is our aim? i can answer in one word, it is victory. victory at all costsvictory in spite of all terrorsvictory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no su

24、rvival. let that be realized, no survival for the british empire, no survival for all that british empire has stood for , no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall more forward toward his goal. i take up my task in buoyancy and hope. i feel sure that our cause will not be

25、 suffered to fail among men. i feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, “come then, let us go forward together with our united strength.” 我能奉献的唯有热血、辛劳、泪水和汗水。我们所面临的将是一场极为残酷的考验，我们面临的将是旷日持久的斗争和苦难。你若问我们的目标是什么？我可以用一个词来概括，那就是胜利。不惜一切代价去夺取胜利，不畏惧一切恐怖去夺取胜利，不论前路再长再苦也要多去

26、胜利，因为没有胜利纠无法生存！我们必须意识到，没有胜利就没有大英帝国，没有胜利就没有大英帝国所象征的一切，没有胜利就没有多少世纪以来强烈的要求和冲动：人类应当向自己的目标迈进。此刻，我的精神振奋，满怀信心地承当起自己的人物。我确信，只要我们大家联合，我们的事业就不会挫败。此时此刻千钧一发之际，我觉得我有权要求各方面的支持。我要呼吁：“来吧，让我们群策努力，并肩迈进！”help：grievous: adj. 令人忧伤的buoyancy: n. 浮性 浮力 轻快 entitled： adj. 有资格的 五.my fellow americans, ask not what your country

27、 can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. my fellow citizens of the world, ask not what america will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of men. finally whether you are citizens of america, or citizens of the world, ask of us here, the same high standards of strength

28、 and sacrifice which we ask of you. with a good conscience of our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking his blessing and his help, but knowing that here on earth, gods work must truly be our own.-by john f. kennedy 译文： 美国同胞们，不要问

29、美国能为你们做些什么，应该问你们能为美国贡献些什么。全世界的同胞们，不要问美国将为你做些什么，应该问我们一同能为人类的自由做些什么。最后，无论你是美国公民还是其他国家的同胞，你们应该要求我们献出我们同样要求于你们的高度的力量和牺牲。无愧于心是我们惟一可靠的奖赏，历史是我们行动最终的裁判。这一切让我们大步向前，去引领我们所热爱的这片土地。我们祈求上帝的保佑和帮助，但我们很清楚，上帝在尘世的工作必定是我们自己的工作。 -美约翰肯尼迪 citizen: n.市民,公民 sacrifice: n./ v.牺牲,献身 conscience: n.良心,道德心 六、let me express my fi

30、rm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself-nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror, which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. in every dark hour of our national life, a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the peop

31、le themselves, which is essential to victory and i am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days. in such a spirit on my part and on yours, we face our common difficulties. they concern, thank god, only material things.-by franklin d. roosevelt 译文： 让我来表明我坚定的

32、信念：我们不得不害怕的其实就是害怕本身-一种莫名奇妙的、丧失理智的、毫无根据的恐惧。它把人们转退为进所需要的种种努力化为泡影。但凡在我国生活阴云密布的时刻，坦率而有活力的领导都得到过人民的理解和支持，从而为胜利准备了不可缺少的必要条件。我相信，在目前危机的时刻，大家会再次给与同样的支持。我和你们都要以这种精神来共同面对困难。感谢上帝，这些困难只是物质方面的。 -美弗兰克林罗斯福 unreasoning: adj.丧失理智的 unjustified: adj.毫无根据的 frankness: n.率直,坦白 七、in this symposium, better is it to only sit in silence. to express ones feelings as the end draws near is too intimate a task. that i would mention only one thought that comes to me as a listener-in: the riders in a race do not stop short when they