课前三分钟演讲英文（20篇）

Hello,everybody .My name is --------.I am studying in Grade one in a junior

middle school. Today , I’ll talk about a lovely toy! She is a little cat and she

always wears a pretty small butterfly bow.

Oh,you’ve got it! She is Hello Kitty----my favourite toy!

I like Hello kitty very much. She always wears a smile on her face and

looks happy. You can always

see her photos on watches, notebooks, bags and many other different things.

After more than 30 years’ growth,Hello kitty has become the most popular toy cat

in.

good morning teachers and classmates. 早上好，老师同学们。

im glad to be here for self-introdution.我很高兴能在这里做自我介绍。my name is ___ and

you can also call me ____. 我叫___，你们也能叫我___.我来自八年级___班。i am a local person who is

14 years old,and im of the opinion that my hometown

is a beautiful city.

我是一个14岁的本地女孩，我认为我的家乡是一个美丽的城市。 i have a family of four,

my mother ,father ,younger brother and me. 我有一个4口人的家庭，家里有我妈，我爸，

我弟和我。 we are getting along with each other.

我们一家人相处得很好。作为一名来自典型中国家庭的中国女孩，我怕知道我身上寄托了父母对我成功的很大希望。

所以，我觉得我有责任让他们梦想成真。 its tired for anyone to be successful.

对每个人来说，成功的路都是辛苦的。however, i have the confidence because i have such ability!

尽管这样，我依旧有信心，因为我有能力。

i am kind-hearted, patient, outgoing and creative. 我很善良，有耐心，开朗，还很有创造力。 i am

a hard working student especially do the things i am interested in. 尤其

在做我喜欢的事情时，我会很努力。i will try my best to resolve any problem no matter how

difficult it is. 无论

有多困难，我都会尽力去解决问题。no pain, no gainsis golden words in my life

book.“没有付出就没有得到”是我的人生金句。 i love music, because music can make me feel relaxed.

我爱音乐，因为音乐能让我放松。 and im also a piano player.我还是一名钢琴演奏者。i practice my skill for 8

hours every week in my spare time. 每周在我休息时间

里，我会话8小时练习我的钢琴技巧。 by doing this, i can refresh my mind.

这么做能让我精神变得很清醒。that’s all. thank you for giving me such a valuable opportunity!

就这些，感

谢您给我这么珍贵的机会。

as we know, you have to learn how to fly much more independently instead of under your parents’ considerate protection when you get into college, which also means you will come across enormous questions that should be solved by yourself. from my point of view, those main problems can fall into three parts.

first of all, the complicated relationship. for one thing, you have to know how cultural differences function in your relationship and respect them. in addition, college students spend less time studying together owing to different courses’ choosing, which requires us to devote more energy to building relationship. for the other thing, it is also vital to communicate with your parents often by using mobile phones or other tools.

secondly, the temptations. the college serves us a more relaxed environment mixed with other temptations such as the internet, alcohols and so on. what’s more, the college teachers won’t compel you to study like before, you doze off or play cell phone in class, and you flee up the morning class because you get up too late. such too frequent behaviors will cripple your passion and enthusiasm towards life, so it is essential for us to resist these temptations and insist pursuing our own goals.

thirdly, the balance between study and work. most of us will choose to take a part time job to earn the extra money or just to exercise ourselves. but it is significant to keep a relatively balanced relationship between them since i always regard the study as our main task, so my principle is adjusting work to follow the schedule of study.

in conclusion, whatever issues we meet or miseries we suffer from, confront the hash reality head on, what we can do is remembering the past, living in the present and looking forward to the future.

1、Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and firendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

很久以前的一个很远的小村庄里，有一个以"千镜屋"而的地方。一个乐观的小狗听说了这个地方并决定去参观。当来到这个地方，他蹦蹦跳欢恰快的上了台阶，来到房门口，他高高竖起耳朵，欢快地摇着尾巴，从门口往里张望，他惊奇地看到有1000只欢乐的小狗像他一样快的摇尾巴。他灿烂地微笑着，回报他的是1000张热情，友好的灿烂笑脸。离开时他心想："这是一个精彩的地主，我一定要经常来参观。"

在这个村里还有另一只想参观"千镜屋"的小狗，他不及第一只小狗乐观，他慢吞吞地爬上台阶，然后耷拉着脑袋往屋子里看。一看到有1000只小狗不友好地盯着他，他便开始冲他们狂吠，镜中的1000只小狗也冲着他狂吠，把他给吓坏了，他在离开时心想："这是一个恐怖的地方，我再也不会来了。"

世界上所有的脸都是镜子，在你所遇见的人的脸上你看到反射出来的是什么?

In China, Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals. It is also getting more and more popular in some foreign countries. When Spring Festival comes, it means that a new year comes, and people grow a year older. During the festival, it is very crowded throughout the country.

On the eve of Spring Festival, parents get food, clothes and Spring Festival's goods prepared. The people who work outside come back, and the whole family gets together to have meals and say goodbye to the last year, and welcome the New Year. After the meal, they wait until midnight comes. They set off fireworks then.

On the first morning of the Spring Festival, everyone wears their new clothes and then go to other's homes to celebrate the New Year. Each family sets off fireworks when their guests come, and they take out sweets and peanuts to share. On the following days, they go around to their relatives and friends. The Spring Festival has several meanings. It means people working outside can come back to relax themselves, a new year begins. When spring comes, farmers begin to plant crops and people make a plan for the New Year.

All the people throughout the world pay much attention to it. Our country of course holds some national celebrations to celebrate it. This most traditional festival in China will go on being celebrated in the future.

My speech is over. thank you.

It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most

subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a

serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career.

They were introduced to the broom，and spent the first hours of their business

lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in

offices，and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business

education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning，the

boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his

hand at the broom. It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if

necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.

年轻人创业之初，应该从最底层干起，这是件好事。匹兹保有很多商业巨头，在他们创业之初，都肩负过“重任”：他们以扫帚相伴，以打扫办公室的方式度过了他们商业生涯中最初的时光。我注意到我们现在办公室里都有工友，于是年轻人就不幸错过了商业教育中这个有益的环节。如果碰巧哪天上午专职扫地的工友没有来，某个具有未来合伙人气质的年轻人会毫不犹豫地试着拿起扫帚。在必要时新来的员工扫扫地也无妨，不会因为而有什么损失。我自己就曾经扫过地。

You are Absolutely UniqueEnjoy that uniquenesss1. You do not have to

pretend in order to seem more like someone else. You do not have to lie to hide

the parts of you that are not like what you see in anyone else.You were meant to

be different. Nowhere, in all of history, will the same things be going on in

anyone’s mind, soul and spirit as are going on in yours right now.If you did not

exist, there would be a hole in creation, a gap2 in history, and something

missing from the plan for humankind. Treasure your uniqueness. It is a gift

given only to you. Enjoy it and share it!No one can reach out to others in the

same way that you can. No one can speak your words. No one can convey your

meanings. No one can comfort others with your kind of comfort. No one can bring

your kind of understanding to another person. No one can be cheerful and

light-hearted3 and joyous4 in your way. No one can smile your smile. No one else

can bring the whole unique impact of you to another human being.Share your

uniqueness. Let it flow out freely among your family and friends, and the people

you meet in the rush and clutter of living, wherever you are. That gift of

yourself was given to you to enjoy and share. Give yourself away!See it! Receive

it!Let it inform you, move you and inspire you!You are unique!

请欣赏你自己的独特吧!你不用伪装自己以使你看起来和别人一样,也无需掩藏你在别人看来所具有的独特性。你生来与众不同。现在你所拥有的思想,灵魂,精神是任何时刻、任何地点的其他人都不曾拥有的。如果你不存在了,那么上帝的作品中就有了一个缺憾,历史也不再完整,人类发展也有了缺失。珍惜你所拥有的独特性。这是上天给你的礼物,请欣赏并学会分享它。没有人能像你一样乐于帮助别人。没有人能像你一样表达自己。也没人能够表达你想传达的意思。没有人能用你所特有的方式来安慰别人。也没有人能够像你一样善解人意。没有人能像你一样感受快乐、无忧无虑,也没有人能像你一样微笑。总而言之,没有人能够把你的特性展示给其他人。分享你的独特性吧!尽情地将你的独一无二展示给其他人,英语短文不管是你的亲人和朋友还是你在纷繁复杂的生活中所遇到的路人。请欣赏并分享上帝给你的这份独特的礼物吧。释放你自己!感知它并且接受它!听从你的独特性,让它影响你、感动你并且激励你前进!你是独一无二的!

a man dirning with a friend explained the peculiarities of the restaurant they were in:"the waiters never admit they don't have something. they'll take your order. for a slice of sun and too away as if they mean to get it...then they'll come back and say they just ran out.”

一位和朋友吃饭的男士解释他们在饭馆里吃饭的怪现象时说:“服务员从未承认过他们没有什么莱。假如你想要一份太阳，他们也会拿着菜单离去，好像真能给你弄来似的。然后，他们回来说这道菜刚卖完。”为了证明这一点，我说:“请来一份恐龙。”

to prove his point，he said to the waiter,“the dinosaur，please.”

“好的，先生，”服务员回答说:“您要的恐龙是做得嫩点还是老点儿的?”

“yes，sir，“answered the waiter.”and how would you like it cooked? "

“老点儿的。”

"well done!"

服务员离开了，又很快回来了。“对不起，先生，我们的恐龙菜刚卖完。”

the waiter left and returned quickly.“i'm sorry, sir，but we've just run out of a dinosaur.”

“什么?”顾客气愤地说:“没有恐龙?”

" what?" said the diner with feigned disappointment."no dinosaur?"

那服务员低声地说:“我们的确还剩一些。”他显得作常自信的样子。“但恐龙肉有点儿不太鲜了，所以我们还是不给您上这道菜的好。”

the waiter lowered his voice. "well，we do have some left，“he whispered confidentially,"...but it's not very fresh and i won't serve it!”

We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom,

symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning; signifying renewal, as well as

change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our

forebears prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago.

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than in mine, will rest the final

success or failure of our course. Since this country was founded, each

generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national

loyalty. The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround

the globe.

Now the trumpet summons us again, not as a call to bear arms, though arms

we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear

the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, “rejoicing in

hope; patient in tribulation”, a struggle against the common enemies of man:

tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.

Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and

South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will

you join in that historic effort?

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted

the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink

from this responsibility. I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would

exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the

faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and

all who serve it. And the glow from that fire can truly light the world.

And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country 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 man.

Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask

of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of

you. With a good conscience 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, God’s work must truly be our own.

今天我们庆祝的不是政党的胜利，而是自由的胜利。这象征着一个结束，也象征着一个开端;意味着延续也意味看变革。因为我已在你们和全能的上帝面前，宣读了我们的先辈在170多年前拟定的庄严誓言。

公民们，我们方针的最终成败与其说掌握在我手中，不如说掌握在你们手中。自从合众国建立以来，每一代美国人都曾受到召唤去证明他们对国家的忠诚。响应召唤而献身的美国青年的坟墓遍及全球。

现在，号角已再次吹响---不是召唤我们拿起武器，虽然我们需要武器;不是召唤我们去作战，虽然我们严阵以待。它召唤我们为迎接黎明而肩负起漫长斗争的重任，年复一年，从希望中得到欢乐，在磨难中保持耐性，对付人类共同的敌人---专制、社团、疾病和战争本身。

为反对这些敌人，确保人类更为丰裕的生活，我们能够组成一个包括东西南北各方的全球大联盟吗?你们愿意参加这一历史性的努力吗?

在漫长的世界历史中，只有少数几代人在自由处于最危急的时刻被赋予保卫自由的责任。我不会推卸这一责任，我欢迎这一责任。我不相信我们中间有人想同其他人或其他时代的人交换位置。我们为这一努力所奉献的精力、信念和忠诚，将照亮我们的国家和所有为国效劳的人，而这火焰发出的光芒定能照亮全世界。

因此，美国同胞们，不要问国家能为你们做些什么、而要问你们能为国家做些什么。

全世界的公民们，不要问美国将为你们做些计人，而要问我们共同能为人类的自由做些什么。

最后，不论你们是美国公民还是其他国家的公民，你们应要求我们献出我们同样要求于你们的高度力量和牺牲。问心无愧是我们唯一可靠的奖赏，历史是我们行动的最终裁判，让我们走向前去，引导我们所热爱的国家。我们祈求上帝的福佑和帮助，但我们知道，确切地说，上帝在尘世的工作必定是我们自己的工作。

尊敬的各位领导，亲爱的女同胞们：

Dear every leader, dear women:

大家下午好!

Good afternoon!

朋友们，今天是国际妇女斗争的纪念日，是所有女性为之欢欣的日子，也是所有男性应该铭记的一天。1909年3月8日，美国芝加哥女工因要求男女平等权利而举行示威，次年8月在丹麦哥本哈根召开的国际第二次社会主义妇女大会上决定，为促进国际劳动妇女的团结和解放，以每年3月8日为妇女节。我国第一次纪念"三八"国际劳动妇女节始于1924年。中华人民共和国成立之后，中央人民政府国务院于1949年12月通令全国，定3月8日为妇女节。

Today, my friends, is the struggle of the international women's day, is all for the day of the joy of women, as well as all men should remember one day. On March 8, 1909, the Chicago women requirements for men and women equal rights demonstrators, the next year in August in Copenhagen, the second meeting of the international socialist conference on women decided to, to promote international working women and unity and liberation, every year for women's day on March 8. Our first memorial "38" the international working women's day started in 1924. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the central people's government in 1949, the state council on December TongLing national, set for women's day on March 8.

九十六年的历史，人类二分之一的女性，为了这个平等权利激昂奋进，谱写了人类进步发展史的新章。

Ninety-six years of history, the human half of the women, in order to the equal rights endeavour heated writes the examination of the history of human progress equipment.we believe.

三八节虽然是敬重女权的一个象征，但多少年来，它在女性的心中却尤如千斤之重。为了走出封建社会的阴影，跨进男女平等的今天，人类付出了几代人的努力。今天无论是事业上还是生活上，到处可以看到女性成为时代佼佼者的身影，

38 section although is respect for the rights of women a symbol, but for many years, women in the heart of it is just like one thousand jins weight. In order to step out of the shadow of the feudal society, stepped into the equality between men and women today, man pay the the efforts of several generations. Today both career or in life, everywhere can see women become the era of outstanding figure,

新时代的女性朋友们，在此之季，我们公司这个大家庭代表所有的朋友向您祝福，祝所有女同胞节日快乐，带着你们灿烂的心情，带着你们欢庆的笑脸，带上你们甜美的歌声，欢聚一堂，同喜同乐，共渡这一刻 ... 冰心有句名言：世界上若没有女人，这世界至少要失去十分之五的“真”、十分之六的“善”、十分之七的“美”。

The new age of women friends, in this season, all of our company, on behalf of all the family friend to you wish, wish all of female compatriot festival happiness, with your bright mood, with you to celebrate this smile, bring your sweet songs, happily gather, TongXi with happy, to spend this moment... Bingxin is the famous saying: if no women in the world, and the world will lose at least five over ten of the "true", six over ten of the "good", seven over ten of the "beauty".

有男人说：女人是男人眼里的月亮，恬静又美丽， 女人是男人心里的传说，温馨又神密，男人的一半是女人。没有女人的相拌，你的人生也不是一个完整的人生。

Has the man said, the woman is the man's eyes the moon, quiet and beautiful, the woman is the man the legend of the heart, sweet god mithra, the man's half is a woman. No woman is mix, your life is not a full life.

而女人却说：我的生命不完全属于我自己，我是母亲、妻子、姐妹、女儿，我的责任和天性就是无私的奉献，对自己钟爱的人将永不改变，我只希望自己的爱人永远遵守诺言 ，好好的爱我，用心的珍惜我吧 。

And the woman said, my life not completely belong to myself, I'm the mother, wife, sisters, daughters, my responsibility and nature is unselfish dedication to his beloved people will never change, I only hope that their lovers always keep his promise, good love I, the intention of cherish me.

柔柔的亲情和绵绵的思念是女人的寄托，浪漫情感带着女人的宽容和温柔。 弹奏完锅碗瓢盆协奏曲之后， 女人也要撑起属于她的一片蓝天!

Soft soft affection and continuous missing is women's hopes and romantic feelings with women's tolerance and gentle. Play the basin of boiler bowl gourd ladle after concerto, the woman also want to hold up to her blue sky!

朋友，节日快乐!做为现代有觉悟的女性，应该懂得今天的愉快不是生活的满足，而是明天生活进取的加油站。因为成功从来都是在暴风雨中的搏斗，而不是风花雪月的浪漫。让我们为了明天的幸福和快乐，勇敢去努力!为我们必胜干杯!!

Friends, festival happiness! As a modern consciousness of women, should understand today's happy is not life satisfaction, but life enterprising gas station tomorrow. Because of the success of the storm is never in the fight, not sentimental romantic. Let us for tomorrow's happiness and happiness, brave to try hard! For we will prevail cheers!!!!!

Following one of the most controversial presidential elections in United States history， newly elected president George W. Bush gave the following inaugural address on January 20， 2001， in Washington， D.C. After thanking his opponent in the election， Democratic vice president Al Gore，“for a contest conducted with spirit and ended with grace，” the Republican Bush went on to echo many of the themes of his campaign， including his philosophy of “compassionate conservatism.(温情保守主义)”

President Clinton， distinguished guests， and my fellow citizens， the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history， yet common in our country. With a simple oath， we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.

As I begin， I thank President Clinton for his service to our nation.

And I thank Vice President Gore for a contest conducted with spirit and ended with grace.

I am honored and humbled to stand here， where so many of America's leaders have come before me， and so many will follow.

We have a place， all of us， in a long story—a story we continue， but whose end we will not see. It is the story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old， a story of a slave-holding society that became a servant of freedom， the story of a power that went into the world to protect but not possess， to defend but not to conquer.

It is the American story—a story of flawed and fallible people， united across the generations by grand and enduring ideals.

The grandest of these ideals is an unfolding American promise that everyone belongs， that everyone deserves a chance， that no insignificant person was ever born.

Americans are called to enact this promise in our lives and in our laws. And though our nation has sometimes halted， and sometimes delayed， we must follow no other course.

Through much of the last century， America's faith in freedom and democracy was a rock in a raging sea. Now it is a seed upon the wind， taking root in many nations.

Our democratic faith is more than the creed of our country， it is the inborn hope of our humanity， an ideal we carry but do not own， a trust we bear and pass along. And even after nearly 225 years， we have a long way yet to travel.

While many of our citizens prosper， others doubt the promise， even the justice， of our own country. The ambitions of some Americans are limited by failing schools and hidden prejudice and the circumstances of their birth. And sometimes our differences run so deep， it seems we share a continent， but not a country.

We do not accept this， and we will not allow it. Our unity， our union， is the serious work of leaders and citizens in every generation. And this is my solemn pledge： I will work to build a single nation of justice and opportunity.

I know this is in our reach because we are guided by a power larger than ourselves who creates us equal in His image.

And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward.

America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds， lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these principles. Every citizen must uphold them. And every immigrant， by embracing these ideals， makes our country more， not less， American.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility， courage， compassion， and character.

America， at its best， matches a commitment to principle with a concern for civility. A civil society demands from each of us good will and respect， fair dealing and forgiveness.

Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because， in a time of peace， the stakes of our debates appear small.

But the stakes for America are never small. If our country does not lead the cause of freedom， it will not be led. If we do not turn the hearts of children toward knowledge and character， we will lose their gifts and undermine their idealism. If we permit our economy to drift and decline， the vulnerable will suffer most.

We must live up to the calling we share. Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism， of community over chaos. And this commitment， if we keep it， is a way to shared accomplishment.

America， at its best， is also courageous.

Our national courage has been clear in times of depression and war， when defending common dangers defined our common good. Now we must choose if the example of our fathers and mothers will inspire us or condemn us. We must show courage in a time of blessing by confronting problems instead of passing them on to future generations.

Together， we will reclaim America's schools， before ignorance and apathy claim more young lives.

We will reform Social Security and Medicare， sparing our children from struggles we have the power to prevent. And we will reduce taxes， to recover the momentum of our economy and reward the effort and enterprise of working Americans.

We will build our defenses beyond challenge， lest weakness invite challenge.

We will confront weapons of mass destruction， so that a new century is spared new horrors.

The enemies of liberty and our country should make no mistake： America remains engaged in the world by history and by choice， shaping a balance of power that favors freedom. We will defend our allies and our interests. We will show purpose without arrogance. We will meet aggression and bad faith with resolve and strength. And to all nations， we will speak for the values that gave our nation birth.

America， at its best， is compassionate. In the quiet of American conscience， we know that deep， persistent poverty is unworthy of our nation's promise.

And whatever our views of its cause， we can agree that children at risk are not at fault. Abandonment and abuse are not acts of God， they are failures of love.

And the proliferation of prisons， however necessary， is no substitute for hope and order in our souls.

Where there is suffering， there is duty. Americans in need are not strangers， they are citizens; not problems， but priorities. And all of us are diminished when any are hopeless.

Government has great responsibilities for public safety and public health， for civil rights and common schools. Yet compassion is the work of a nation， not just a government.

And some needs and hurts are so deep they will only respond to a mentor's touch or a pastor's prayer. Church and charity， synagogue and mosque lend our communities their humanity， and they will have an honored place in our plans and in our laws.

Many in our country do not know the pain of poverty， but we can listen to those who do.

And I can pledge our nation to a goal： When we see that wounded traveler on the road to Jericho， we will not pass to the other side.

America， at its best， is a place where personal responsibility is valued and expected.

Encouraging responsibility is not a search for scapegoats， it is a call to conscience. And though it requires sacrifice， it brings a deeper fulfillment. We find the fullness of life not only in options， but in commitments. And we find that children and community are the commitments that set us free.

Our public interest depends on private character， on civic duty and family bonds and basic fairness， on uncounted， unhonored acts of decency which give direction to our freedom.

Sometimes in life we are called to do great things. But as a saint of our times has said， every day we are called to do small things with great love. The most important tasks of a democracy are done by everyone.

I will live and lead by these principles： to advance my convictions with civility， to pursue the public interest with courage， to speak for greater justice and compassion， to call for responsibility and try to live it as well.

In all these ways， I will bring the values of our history to the care of our times.

What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a common good beyond your comfort; to defend needed reforms against easy attacks; to serve your nation， beginning with your neighbor. I ask you to be citizens： citizens， not spectators; citizens， not subjects; responsible citizens， building communities of service and a nation of character.

Americans are generous and strong and decent， not because we believe in ourselves， but because we hold beliefs beyond ourselves. When this spirit of citizenship is missing， no government program can replace it. When this spirit is present， no wrong can stand against it.

After the Declaration of Independence was signed， Virginia statesman John Page wrote to Thomas Jefferson： “We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?”

Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his inauguration. The years and changes accumulate. But the themes of this day he would know： our nation's grand story of courage and its simple dream of dignity.

We are not this story's author， who fills time and eternity with his purpose. Yet his purpose is achieved in our duty， and our duty is fulfilled in service to one another.

Never tiring， never yielding， never finishing， we renew that purpose today， to make our country more just and generous， to affirm the dignity of our lives and every life.

This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.

God bless you all， and God bless America.

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关于万圣节有这样一个故事。是说有一个叫杰克的爱尔兰人，因为他对钱特别的吝啬，就不允许他进入天堂，而被打入地狱。但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地狱，罚他提着灯笼永远在人世里行走。

在十月三十一日爱尔兰的孩子们用土豆和萝卜制作“杰克的灯笼”，他们把中间挖掉、表面上打洞并在里边点上蜡烛。为村里庆祝督伊德神的万圣节，孩子们提着这种灯笼挨家挨户乞讨食物。这种灯笼的爱尔兰名字是“拿灯笼的杰克”或者“杰克的灯笼”，缩写为jack-o-lantern。

现在你在大多数书里读到的万圣节只是孩子们开心的夜晚。在小学校里，万圣节是每年十月份开始庆祝的。孩子们会制作万圣节的装饰品：各种各样桔红色的南瓜灯。

one story about jack, an irishman, who was not allowed into heaven becausehe was stingy with his money. so he was sent to hell. but down there he playedtricks on the devil (satan), so he was kicked out of hell and made to walk theearth forever carrying a lantern.

well, irish children made jacks lanterns on october 31st from a largepotato or turnip, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by littlecandles inside. and irish children would carry them as they went from house tohouse begging for food for the village halloween festival that honored the druidgod muck olla. the irish name for these lanterns was "jack with the lantern" or"jack of the lantern," abbreviated as " jack-o-lantern" and now spelled"jack-o-lantern."

the traditional halloween you can read about in most books was justchildrens fun night. halloween celebrations would start in october in everyelementary school.

Hello, everyone. I am very happy to introduce myself to you. My name

is.....I am eleven years old. I am friendly and honest. I can always get on well

with others.I hope I can be a friend of yours soon. I like playing badminton and

I also like swimming. I often play badminton with my best friend in the park on

weekends. In summer I love swimming in the swimming pool because it is cool and

I think it is one of the best ways of keeping healthy.In winter I like going

skiing and playing with the snow. I also like reading books and I often read

books in the evening. I often help my parents with the housework，too because

they are busy with their work. I am very happy to be a member of this

class.That's all. Thanks very much.

it’s my great pleasure to stand here to present my speech—change the world， change ourselves.

it’s noticable that western holidays are becoming increasingly popular day by day， while chinese traditional festivals are being somewhat neglected. not long before about 10 doctors in beijing university and qinghua unversity announced that we should reject the invasion of western holidays ，because they regard western holidays as an challenge against our traditional festivals and culture.

frankly speaking， i don’t quite agree with ed， we should never neglect or even discard our traditonal festivals as china boasts a brilliant history and splendid traditions. （examples） why can’t we absorb the meaningful western holidays and culture.

there are obvious reasons why some western holidays are so popular in china. on the one hand， some of the western holidays which we chinese don’t have are reasonable and meaningful， such as father’s day and april fool’s day etc. on the other hand，the prevalence of globalization enables western culture to prevail in china. overwhelmed by such a trend，chinese unconsiciously get involved in western holidays and culture.

with the further development of the whole world， the cultural communication between different countries and nations becomes faster and more and more important. we are indeed from different nations， but we are the citizens of the same world， so the outstanding culture of different nations is the commom wealth of everyone on the only way for us to protect our traditional culture is to reject the foreign culture？ the answer is definitely no. what we ought to do is to spare no effort to educate chinese to get to know and treasure our splendid traditions instead of rejecting foreign culture. only by educating can we set our confidence and belief towards our culture. only by educating can we preserve and promote the wealth that our ancesters left for us.

at last i’d like to share a famouse saying of gandhi with all of you ，that is：if you want to change the world， then you must change yourself first.”

I，m so glad to receive your letter, in which you wanted to know about the

Dragon Boat Festival in China.

I feel honored to tell you about it. Celebrated on May 5th in the lunar

calendar, it is a folk festival having a history of more than two thousand

years. Also, it is one of the most important festivals in China.

As for the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, there are many beautiful

legends, of which the story about Qu Yuan is most widely accepted. Qu Yuan, a

Chinese poet who loved his country deeply, drowned himself in the Miluo River

after his country’s being defeated. To honor him, people in China hold various

activities every year, including eating zongzi and dragon boat racing.

I hope you can come to China to enjoy it for yourself.

ood morning, my name is jack, it is really a great honor to have this opportunity for a interview, i would like to answer whatever you may raise, and i hope i can make a good performance today, eventually enroll in this prestigious university in september.

Now i will introduce myself briefly,i am 21 years old,born in heilongjiang province ,northeast of china,and i am curruently a senior student at beijing XX uni.my major is packaging engineering.and i will receive my bachelor degree after my graduation in june.in the past 4 years,i spend most of my time on study,i have passed CET4/6 with a ease. and i have acquired basic knowledge of packaging and publishing both in theory and in practice. besides, i have attend Several packaging exhibition hold in Beijing, this is our advantage study here, i have taken a tour to some big factory and company. through these i have a deeply understanding of domestic packaging industry. compared to developed countries such as us, unfortunately, although we have made extraordinary progress since 1978,our packaging industry are still underdeveloped, mess, unstable, the situation of employees in this field are awkard. but i have full confidence in a bright future if only our economy can keep the growth pace still. i guess you maybe interested in the reason itch to law, and what is my plan during graduate study life, i would like to tell you that pursue law is one of my lifelong goal,i like my major packaging and i wont give up,if i can pursue my master degree here i will combine law with my former education. i will work hard in thesefields ,patent ,trademark, copyright, on the base of my years study in department of p&p, my character?

I cannot describe it well, but i know i am optimistic and confident. sometimes i prefer to stay alone, reading, listening to music, but i am not lonely, i like to chat with my classmates, almost talk everything ,my favorite pastime is valleyball,playing cards or surf online. through college life,i learn how to balance between study and entertainment. by the way, i was a actor of our amazing drama club. i had a few glorious memory on stage. that is my pride.

我长这么大最快乐的就是去年圣诞节的平安夜。

去年的 11月24日，我和妈妈度过了一个快乐的夜晚。记得那天晚上，街道上灯火璀璨，车辆川流不息。我和妈妈随着熙熙攘攘的人群来到了家和超市。我们挑选了一棵大大的圣诞树，然后又买了彩灯，图片和许多小礼物。回到家，我和妈妈就忙着动手打扮那棵圣诞树。我们先挂上一串彩灯，把电源插在插座上，再安上遥控按钮。“啪”的一声，所有的彩灯都亮起来，五颜六色，漂亮极了!接着我们把许多小礼物都挂在圣诞树上，把它打扮得五彩缤纷，花枝招展的。我和妈妈相互对视，不约而同的手牵着手，围着漂亮的圣诞树又蹦又跳，还唱起了欢乐的歌儿。我发现在妈妈的眼里透露出来的不仅仅是喜悦，还有对我的亲切和关怀。我凝视着妈妈，觉得此时此刻，我是天底下最幸福的孩子!

在欢乐的时刻，我们围着圣诞树许下了自己最美好的愿望。我的愿望是：祝妈妈永远年轻、漂亮!

我永远忘不了那个幸福、快乐的平安夜!

Dear ____,

__ and I have set the date — and we want you to be the first to know it. We’re going to be married very quietly at the Community Church on Thursday, June the twelfth, at noon.

We want you to come to the ceremony, and also to the wedding banquet afterward at home.

We’ll be looking for you, ____, at eleven!

With my best regards!

With Love,

NAME

__/__/__

now none of this is to say that social skills are unimportant, and im also not calling for the abolishing of teamwork at all. the same religions who send their sages off to lonely mountain tops also teach us love and trust. and the problems that we are facing today in fields like science and in economics are so vast and so complex that we are going to need armies of people coming together to solve them working together. but i am saying that the more freedom that we give introverts to be themselves, the more likely that they are to come up with their own unique solutions to these problems.

so now id like to share with you whats in my suitcase today. guess what? books. i have a suitcase full of books. heres margaret atwood, “cats eye.“ heres a novel by milan kundera. and heres “the guide for the perplexed“ by maimonides. but these are not exactly my books. i brought these books with me because they were written by my grandfathers favorite authors.

my grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when i was growing up, partly because it was filled with his very gentle, very courtly presence and partly because it was filled with books. i mean literally every table, every chair in this apartment had yielded its original function to now serve as a surface for swaying stacks of books. just like the rest of my family, my grandfathers favorite thing to do in the whole world was to read.

but he also loved his congregation, and you could feel this love in the sermons that he gave every week for the 62 years that he was a rabbi. he would takes the fruits of each weeks reading and he would weave these intricate tapestries of ancient and humanist thought. and people would come from all over to hear him speak.

but heres the thing about my grandfather. underneath this ceremonial role, he was really modest and really introverted -- so much so that when he delivered these sermons, he had trouble making eye contact with the very same congregation that he had been speaking to for 62 years. and even away from the podium, when you called him to say hello, he would often end the conversation prematurely for fear that he was taking up too much of your time. but when he died at the age of 94, the police had to close down the streets of his neighborhood to accommodate the crowd of people who came out to mourn him. and so these days i try to learn from my grandfathers example in my own way.

各位老师、同学们，早上好!

最近一段时间以来，我看到许多同学已经在准备和制作一些贺卡了，因为圣诞节就要到了。12月25日，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，称为圣诞节。如果说耶稣创造了西方精神世界的平台---基督教，而孔子的“仁和礼”使中华民族在20xx多年的时间里一直处于世界的领跑位置。自从改革开放以来，西方许多的东西进入我国，这并无可厚非，这也是中国融入世界的必由之路。但我们在接受这些的时候，不要只看到这些的表面，我们还要学习和领会他们的内涵和精髓。耶稣开创的基督教，使得《圣经》成为人们精神的力量源泉。在《圣经》中，它包含了征服、勇敢、团结、责任这些精神。正是在它的指引下，欧洲度过了多难的中世纪。每年的圣诞节，是西方人盘点一年收获和许下美好愿望的时刻-----而不是简单的欢庆和玩乐!同学们：你也盘点自己一年的收获了吗?你有没有对自己的这一年的学习和生活习惯方式进行一些梳理与总结?你对来年有什么憧憬和期待吗?做为北大附中的一名学生，我们学校目标是：“培养有中国灵魂和世界眼光的现代人”。

我们在接受西方节日的同时，更应该学习西方国家人们的素质和修养--这恰恰是我们改进和提高的东西，这恰恰也是基督精神的精髓所在!

我想给同学们讲两个故事：一个是在美国发生9.11恐怖袭击的当时，在世贸大楼遭到袭击后，人们不是惊慌失措地逃生;在狭窄的楼道里，男人在给妇女和儿童让路，年轻人在给老人让路。更让人难以忘怀的是，大楼里停电后，有许多十几岁甚至是几岁的孩子，他们举着蜡烛，在楼梯口给逃生的人照亮道路，他们也因此失去了生还的机会。这种勇敢、责任和团结精神在我们身上有多少呢?我们有许多同学在排队打饭、吃饭的时候出现拥挤、插队等现象?有的同学还为此挥拳相向。我们有没有为自己的不良行为有过反思呢?

另一个故事是我国现任外经贸部副部长龙永图在德国的亲身经历。他在德国参加中国入世谈判期间，有一次去公园游玩，发现有一个男孩子跟随了他们很长时间，他以为是个乞丐，就问他为什么一直跟着他，让这位部长尴尬的是，小男孩说他看到一位代表团的成员随手扔了一个香蕉皮，他怕代表团再随手抛弃垃圾，破坏环境，所以一直跟着他们。还有一次他等着去厕所，发现一个小男孩子进去了好长时间还没有出来，他不知道小男孩子在做什么，就进去看，发现小男孩子在吃力地修弄马桶。小男孩子说在他使用过程中马桶坏了，他有义务和责任修好。这两件事成为龙永图在谈判期间感受最深的事情，也说明我们在这些方面做的很不好。就是在我们身边，不要说我们主动拣垃圾，而是随手丢弃垃圾的现象时有发生，有的同学还故意把自己弄的垃圾投向别人的旁边来逃避责任，有的同学在餐厅用餐后自己的餐盘都等着叔叔阿姨收拾。每周五的放假，等我们上了回家的班车后校园的很多地方都有垃圾覆盖。不要说修复自己弄坏的公物，有的同学故意毁坏公物，不以为耻反以为荣。等等这些，我们应该认真反思自己的行为，应该认真学习领会西方基督精神中的勇敢团结责任意识了!

无论我们纪念哪位伟人的诞辰，耶稣也好，孔子也好，这个日子并不是欢乐的日子，而是让每个参与的人反思自己行为和播种希望的日子。同学们，我也希望你们能在即将到来的圣诞节和新年的时刻，总结一年来的得失，制定明年的计划，憧憬美好的未来。

最后，我提前祝学们：圣诞节愉快、新年快乐!MerryChristmasandhappynewyear!

我的讲话到此结束，谢谢大家!

I take with me the memory of Friday afternoon ACM happy hours, known not for kegs of beer, but rather bowls of rainbow sherbet punch. Over the several years that I attended these happy hours they enjoyed varying degrees of popularity, often proportional to the quality and quantity of the accompanying refreshments - but there was always the rainbow sherbert punch.

I take with me memories of purple parking permits, the West Campus shuttle, checking my pendaflex, over-due library books, trying to print from cec, lunches on Delmar, friends who slept in their offices, miniature golf in Lopata Hall, The Greenway Talk, division III basketball, and trying to convince Dean Russel that yet another engineering school rule should be changed.

Finally, I would like to conclude, not with a memory, but with some advice. What would a graduation speech be without a little advice, right? Anyway, this advice comes in the form of a verse delivered to the 1977 graduating class of Lake Forest College by Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss - Here's how it goes:

My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare . . . Then he spoke great Words of Wisdom as he sat there on that chair: "To eat these things," said my uncle, "you must excercise great care. You may swallow down what's solid . . . BUT . . . you must spit out the air!"

And . . . as you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air. And be careful what you swallow.

Thank you.