联想英文演讲

Giving is Receiving—Personal Growth in Volunteer Work南京大学 陈星第十二届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军Last summer, I volunteered to work as an English teacher in a primary school for children of migrant workers. To be accurate, I didn’t volunteer. I was dragged in. When my friends first hit upon the idea of this project, I was all against it: “What? To spend my vacation standing in the heat, yelling at a bunch of nine-year-olds who couldn’t even speak proper Putonghua? After all, there’s no pay for my toil. No, I’m not going.” But my friends twisted my arms to have me join them.Unexpectedly, the first lesson I taught turned out a lesson for me. The moment I stepped into the shabby classroom, I was touched by the loud, respectful voices in unison: “Good morning, teacher!” Instead of fooling around, the children were thirsty for knowledge and efficient in absorbing everything I was able to give them. I started to blame myself because I hadn’t even prepared for the class. During the break, I leaned over the squeaky desk, chatting with a sweaty boy in the front row: “Without air-conditioning, it’s pretty hot here. Are you tired?”“Not at all,” said he, shaking his head. “It’s fine here. My Dad builds asphalt roads. That is really tiring and hot.”As summer advanced, my enthusiasm as a teacher grew. I prepared my teaching carefully and even used some methods my teachers used. I organized many group activities to give the kids fun. Strangely enough, the heat was also becoming less and less unbearable.Soon, my one-month volunteer work came to an end. When I was leaving my last class, I turned back and saw smiling faces and waving hands. Never before had I ever had such a feeling of sadness, which was nevertheless mixed with a sense of enrichment, fulfillment and happiness. I was paid for my work, amply paid, not in terms of money, but something more valuable.My English was improved. I was able to teach it, although not very professional.I learned about the grassroots-level society. Inside myself a heart is growing, a heart that not only beats for myself, but cares for others as well. The volunteer work gave me a precious little chance to say thanks to people like the little boy’s father, who construct highways and undergrounds, build up modern skyscrapers, and make our cities more and more beautiful. To help the children with their English was all I could do at present to show my gratitude to these unsung heroes. The world may not have been fair to them, so people like me are obliged to do whatever we can to help make their life better. Whatever I do for them, however, I know it cannot be compared with what they have done to improve the quality of life in our cities.Ladies and gentlemen, now I realize that volunteering is not just a one-time personal experience. It should be a lifetime activity of everybody. Many of us are now offering our assistance to the needy and to each other. Our efforts have indeed made a difference. Whether we are helping children with their schooling, or caring for the elderly in nursing homes, or helping out with 2008 Beijing Olympics, we will not only contribute to the harmony of the world but also elevate ourselves. Emerson once said, “It’s one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” He was right.I hear that my university is going to organize another voluntary teaching program this summer. This time I won’t be dragged in. I will volunteer.希望你能满意！

建议你用驳论的方式写。题目是爱是个选择，你可以驳倒它。爱是一种选择吗？真正的爱是无法选择的，有选择的也不会是ture love.全文分三段，段首写出论点，然后举例证明。特别注意，例子尽管要有特点，但一定要要具有普遍性，不能过于难懂。毕竟是演讲，要引起观众的共鸣。仅供参考，祝你好运。

What is nature?It's everything existing in the world,such as plants, animals, earths, rocks, the water and the weather.Human being depands on the nature.No nature,no life.Thanks to the help of the nature,we live a happy life for a long time.When we realize the use of nature,we begin to gain everything from it.As the time goes by,the water has become dirty,the air has been polluted, forests have been cut over,the number of kinds of animals and plants has become smaller and smaller.Let we see our environment again,the crowded streets,the noisy cars,the dirty air,almost everything makes us more and more tired.At this time,we begin to want to go back to the nature to have a good rest,but the nature has already been destroyed by ourselves.It rufuses us.There is no chance that can give us to rewrite the history,so we can only do everything that we can do now to care for our nature.When we are driving,we can drive slowly to ruduse the dust and noise;when we buy a refrigerator,we should choose a green one ;when we are going to throw something,we should make sure whether it can be reuse or not.We can also plant trees,rufuse to eat wild animals...Loving nature is loving ourselves, every drop that we give nature will be given back.Nature does not belong to somebody,everyone has his duty to do everything he can to potect it.By potecting nature,we potect ourselves,let's unit together,hand in hand,make our world more and more beautiful!Thank you!亲爱的老师，同学们：非常高兴可以在这里做一次演讲。这次我想谈谈自然。我的话题是关爱自然。什么是自然？它是世间万物，比如植物动物土地岩石水和天气。人类依赖于自然。没有自然，没有生命。由于自然的帮助，我们才得以长时间的生活快乐无忧。当我们意识到自然的作用，我们开始无限制的索取。时光流逝，水源不洁，空气污染，森林消失，植物和动物的种类越来越少。让我们再来审视我们周围的环境。拥挤的街道，吵闹的汽车，肮脏的空气，几乎每件事物都使我们越加疲惫。此时，我们开始想要回归自然好好休息，然而自然已经被我们破坏了，它把我们拒之门外。重写历史是不可能的，所以我们只能做我们可以做的每一件事来关爱自然。当我们开车时，我们可以开的慢一些来减少灰尘与噪音；当我们买冰箱时，我们应该选择绿色冰箱；当我们想要扔东西时，我们应该确定它是否可以重新利用。我们也可以植树造林，拒绝使用野生动物……爱自然就是爱自己，我们为自然做的一点一滴都会得到回报。自然并不属于某个人，每个人都有责任去做他可以做的每一件事去保护它。通过保护自然，我们得以保护自身。让我们团结起来，手牵手，让我们的世界变的更美好！谢谢！