i have a dream that one day every vally shall be exalted， every hill and mountain shall be made low， the rough places will be made plain， and the crooked places will be made straight， and the glory of the lord shall be revealed， and all flesh shall see it together。

wow， what a dream it has been for martin luther king。 but the changing world seems telling me that people gradually get their dreams lost somehow in the process of growing up， and sometimes i personally find myself saying goodbye unconsciously to those distant childhood dreams。

however， we meed dreams。 they nourish our spirit; they represent possibility even when we are dragged down by reality。 they keep us going。 most successful people are dreamers as well as ordinary people who are not afraid to think big and dare to be great。 when we were little kids， we all dreamed of doing something big and splashy， something significant。 now what we need to do is to maintain them， refresh them and turn them into reality。 however， the toughest part is that we often have no ideas how to translate these dreams into actions。 well， just start with concrete objectives and stick to it。 don’t let the nameless fear confuse the eye and confound our strong belief of future。 through our talents， through our wits， through our endurance and through our creativity， we will make it。

hold fast to dreams， for if dreams die， life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly。 hold fast to dreams， for when dreams go， life is a barren field frozen with snow。 so my dear friends， think of your old and maybe dead dreams。 whatever it is， pick it up and make it alive from today。

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抓牢你的梦想

我这天有一个梦想。

我梦想有一天，幽谷上升，高山下降，崎岖之地变平原，曲折之路成坦途。圣光展露，满照人间。

这对马丁路德金是怎样的一个梦想啊。但是这个变化着的世界似乎在告诉我，在成长的过程中，人们却不知不觉把他们的梦想弄丢了，而我自我也有时会觉得在告别很多童年的梦。

然而，我们是需要梦想的。梦想滋养我们的灵魂，梦想代表着我们被现实拉垮时依然具有的期望。它鼓励我们不断前进。大多数成功人士都是梦想家，同时也是普通人，只是他们敢于梦想敢于成就伟大。当我们还是孩子的时候，我们都梦想过做

做一番大事业，此刻应当做的就是保存好那些梦想，再度恢复它们，并将它们实现。但是最难的是我们通常不明白怎样付诸实施。那么，就从体的目标开始，坚持去做吧。不要让那些莫名的恐惧迷惑了我们的双眼，影响了我们对未来的信念。用我们的天资和智慧，用我们的耐力和创造力，我们必须会实现梦想。

抓牢你的梦想，因为如果梦想死亡，生活就成了一只折断翅膀的鸟再也不能飞翔。抓牢你的梦想，因为如果失去梦想，生命就成了一块覆盖着冰雪的贫瘠的冻土。亲爱的朋友们，想想那些过去的或已经死去的梦想吧。不管是什么，重新将它捡起，并从这天开始让它重生。

英语演讲作文篇2

it is a commonplace among moralists that you cannot get happiness by pursuing it. this is only true if you pursue it unwisely. gamblers at monte carlo are pursuing money, and most of them lose it instead, but there are other ways of pursuing money which often succeed. so it is with happiness. if you pursue it by means of drink, you are forgetting the hang-over. epicurus pursued it by living only in congenial society and eating only dry bread, supplemented by a little cheese on feast days. his method proved successful in his case, but he was a valetudinarian, and most people would need something more vigorous. for most people, the pursuit of happiness, unless supplemented in various ways, is too abstract and theoretical to be adequate as a personal rule of life. but i think that whatever personal rule of life you may choose it should not, except in rare and heroic cases, be incompatible with happiness.

there are a great many people who have all the material conditions of happiness, i.e. health and a sufficient income, and who, nevertheless, are profoundly unhappy. in such cases it would seem as if the fault must lie with a wrong theory as to how to live. in one sense, we may say that any theory as to how to live is wrong. we imagine ourselves more different from the animals than we are. animals live on impulse, and are happy as long as external conditions are favorable. if you have a cat it will enjoy life if it has food and warmth and opportunities for an occasional night on the tiles. your needs are more complex than those of your cat, but they still have their basis in instinct. in civilized societies, especially in english-speaking societies, this is too apt to be forgotten. people propose to themselves some one paramount objective, and restrain all impulses that do not minister to it. a businessman may be so anxious to grow rich that to this end he sacrifices health and private affections. when at last he has become rich, no pleasure remains to him except harrying other people by exhortations to imitate his noble example. many rich ladies, although nature has not endowed them with any spontaneous pleasure in literature or art, decide to be thought cultured, and spend boring hours learning the right thing to say about fashionable new books that are written to give delight, not to afford opportunities for dusty snobbism.

if you look around at the men and women whom you can call happy, you will see that they all have certain things in common. the most important of these things is an activity which at most gradually builds up something that you are glad to see coming into existence. women who take an instinctive pleasure in their children can get this kind of satisfaction out of bringing up a family. artists and authors and men of science get happiness in this way if their own work seems good to them. but there are many humbler forms of the same kind of pleasure. many men who spend their working life in the city devote their weekends to voluntary and unremunerated toil in their gardens, and when the spring comes, they experience all the joys of having created beauty.

the whole subject of happiness has, in my opinion, been treated too solemnly. it had been thought that man cannot be happy without a theory of life or a religion. perhaps those who have been rendered unhappy by a bad theory may need a better theory to help them to recovery, just as you may need a tonic when you have been ill. but when things are normal a man should be healthy without a tonic and happy without a theory. it is the simple things that really matter. if a man delights in his wife and children, has success in work, and finds pleasure in the alternation of day and night, spring and autumn, he will be happy whatever his philosophy may be. if, on the other hand, he finds his wife fateful, his childrens noise unendurable, and the office a nightmare; if in the daytime he longs for night, and at night sighs for the light of day, then what he needs is not a new philosophy but a new regimen----a different diet, or more exercise, or what not.

man is an animal, and his happiness depends on his physiology more than he likes to think. this is a humble conclusion, but i cannot make myself disbelieve it. unhappy businessmen, i am convinced, would increase their happiness more by walking six miles every day than by any conceivable change of philosophy.

英语演讲作文篇3

good afternoon，ladies and gentlemen!

i’m very honored to stand here and give you a short speech! my topic isopportunities and challenges.

first，i would like to know，what does your destiny offer you? happiness，wisdom，a strong body or something else. if i had asked this question topresident nixon，he would probably had said，”our destiny offers not the cup ofdespair，but the chalice of opportunity.”

needless to say. till now，we have used two sevenths of the preparation time.how much changes have you seen? new roads，new subway lines，public-exercisingequipments with beautiful colors，large blocks of grass fields，and also lots ofmodern gyms which are under construction.

other than those，there are even more good effects brought to us by theolympic games that cannot be seen directly. for example，more and more peoplewill get to know china. i’m sure the mysterious chinese culture will attractthem strongly. and the games will also do good to the economy and environment，for it is gaining the attention of foreign investors and the awareness ofenvironmental protection is being strengthened.

what is more，olympic games givea unique opportunity to inspire and educate a new generation of chinese youthwith the olympic values and the olympic spirit. now that we have seen so manyadvances，could you even imagine us losing the holding rights?

i’ve already said a lot about the olympics and china. but i think everyoneshould use some time to think of this question，”does the olympic games have anyspecial meaning to you?”

for us，i mean the chinese youth. because what we are waiting for is to dosomething significant as repaying the love given to us society is just like aship，and in our dreams the captain is waving his hand and saying ”hey! comehere and take the helm! ”how charming his voice is，but we have never heard ofit in our true life. this morning，however，when we wake up，we will see theolympic games waving its hand. after chewing，most of us will have at least oneplan about what to do for the olympic games. and mine is to be a “comforter”----that is someone who will give comfort to others.

at the end of my speech，i hope all the preparation will go well，andeveryone will show their ability to the world. let us seize opportunities andgive a big smile to challenges.

英语演讲作文篇4

演讲稿是演讲用的文稿，也是演讲的依据。它是为演讲服务的，是体现在书面上的讲话材料。演讲有内容、目的的不同，演讲稿也具有不同的形态，有报导、有说明、有论辩、有答谢等。总的来说，它的特征可以概括如下：

1、内容上的现实性演讲稿是为了说明一定的观点和态度的。这个观点和态度一定要与现实生活紧密相关。它讨论的应该是现实生活中存在的并为人们所关心的问题。它的观点要来自身边的生活或学习，材料也是如此。它得是真实可信，是为了解决身边的问题而提出和讨论的。

2、情感上的说服性演讲的目的和作用就在于打动听众，使听者对讲话者的观点或态度产生认可或同情。演讲稿作为这种具有特定目的的讲话稿，一定要具有说服力和感染力。很多著名的政治家都是很好的演讲者，他们往往借肋于自己出色的演讲，为自己的政治斗争铺路。

3、特定情景性演讲稿是为演讲服务的，不同的演讲有不同的目的、情绪，有不同的场合和不同的听众，这些构成演讲的情景，演讲稿的写作要与这些特定情景相适应。

4、口语化演讲稿的最终目的是用于讲话，所以，它是有声语言，是书面化的口语。因此，演讲稿要上口、入耳，它一方面是把口头语言变为书面语言，即化声音为文字，起到规范文字、有助演讲的作用;另一方面，演讲稿要把较为正规严肃的书面语言转化为易听易明的口语，以便演讲。同时，演讲稿的语言应适应演讲人的讲话习惯，同演讲者的自然讲话节奏一致。

演讲稿对于演讲都有哪些作用呢?主要体现在以下几方面：

(1)整理演讲者的思路、提示演讲的内容、限定演讲的速度;(2)引导听众，使听众能更好地理解演讲的内容;(3)通过对语言的推究提高语言的表现力，增强语言的感染力。

由于演讲稿具有以上的特征和作用，它在写作方法上也有一定方法可循。

演讲稿的结构。演讲稿的结构通常包括开场白、正文、结尾三部分。

1、开场白是演讲稿中很重要的部分。好的开场白能够紧紧地抓住听众的注意力，为整场演讲的成功打下基矗常用的开场白有点明主题、交代背景、提出问题等。不论哪种开场白，目的都是使听众立即了解演讲主题、引入正文、引起思考等。

2、演讲稿的正文也是整篇演讲的主体。主体必须有重点、有层次、有中心语句。演讲主体的层次安排可按时间或空间顺序排列，也可以平行并列、正反对比、逐层深入。由于演讲材料是通过口头表达的，为了便于听众理解，各段落应上下连贯，段与段之间有适当的.过渡和照应。

3、结尾是演讲内容的收束。它起着深化主题的作用。结尾的方法有归纳法、引文法、反问法等。归纳法是概括一篇演讲的中心思想，总结强调主要观点;引文法则是引用名言警句，升华主题、留下思考;反问法是以问句引发听众思考和对演讲者观点的认同。

此外，演讲稿的结尾也可以用感谢、展望、鼓舞等语句作结，使演讲能自然收束，给人留下深刻印象。大多数演讲稿如同一篇议论文，有主要观点，有对主要观点的论证。

一篇演讲稿最好只有一个主题，这是由演讲稿的特定情景性和时间性所决定的。在一个有限的时间段内，完全借助于语言、手势等向听众讲明一个问题或道理，同时又要说服听众，就要求在写作演讲稿时一定要突出主题、观点鲜明。

主题选定了，还要收集相应的材料对之进行论证。材料的选择要通俗，要选择大多数人都知道的、听得懂的，而不能选择太生僻的、很少有人知道的。因为演讲一即时表演，听众没有时间去验证或查找这些材料的内容或是出处。

因此，在准备演讲稿之前首先要了解听众的情况：他们是些什么人，他们的思想状况、文化程度、职业状况如何，他们所关心的问题是什么，等等。掌握了听众的特征和心理，在此基础上恰当地选择材料，组织材料，是演讲成功的必要条件。

写作演讲稿还有一个特别要注意的，就是对演讲节奏和时间的把握。每一场演讲都是有时间限制的，少则一分钟，多则一两小时甚至一天，演讲者必须把握自己演讲的速度和内容，既不能时间到了，还没有讲完，也不能距离演讲结束还有一段时间，而演讲者已经无话可说了。演讲稿对于演讲速度和节奏的把握有着极其重要的作用。

写作时，要不时地停下来，用自己的正常语速大声朗读，根据朗读的结果调整演讲的内容。另一方面，还要根据演讲时间的长短调整要讲的内容，做到整场演讲的音调有高低起伏、节奏有轻重缓急、情绪有高涨有低潮，波澜起伏、收舒有度。

最后，演讲稿还要在情绪上具有较强的感染力，语言上做到生动感人。在没有时间限制的情况下，尽量做到短而精，在听众的精力分散前戛然而止，余味悠长。

1.根据听众对象，注意演讲的总体措词

演讲的总体措词是严肃一些还是活泼一些，是有较明显的说教口气还是用平等的口吻，等等，都要根据听众对象而定。如果场下听众是同龄的学生，那么演讲的内容只要风趣一些往往就能引起共鸣。但另一方面，如果听众大多是上了年纪的教师，太多的笑料反而会被认为不严肃，不尊重，而引起反感。

用英语演讲，不要用太多 i feel, i think，老是用i，显得十分主观，狭隘。如果通篇全是 i feel, i think 的内容，会给人觉得缺乏说服力。另外，perhaps, maybe 这样的词语，虽然有客气，谦虚的成分，但太多会让人觉得你演讲的内容有不可靠之处。

还有，在演讲中，要少用you，多用we。用you等于把自己与听众对立起来，而用we则拉近了与听众的距离。比如：you should not smoke.听上去像教训人，而 let's not smoke听起来是一个不错的建议。

2.演讲要越短越好

英语演讲应该简洁扼要，直截了当。除非特别需要，一般不要采用中文中的那种迂回曲折的表达形式。据有关专家统计，一般人的注意力一次只能集中约13分钟。所以，演讲长度以10～15分钟为宜。下面是美国总统林肯所作的著名的盖茨堡演说，虽然全文只有短短200多个词，却带有振奋人心、扭转乾坤般的力量。其中 of the people, by the people, for the people(民有，民治，民享)已成为不朽佳句。对于中学生来说，这篇演讲现在读起来一定会觉得很难，但要写好英语演讲，这确实是值得认真研读的经典之作。

英语演讲作文篇5

we have lived in lida school for more than one year. i enjoy all the time here because it can bring me a lot of things such as feelings, knowledge and other things i need.

there are many trees and flowers around us. the trees are green all the year. when we sit in the classroom and look out of the windows, we can see a big tree shaking its strong arms to us. it is really wonderful.

in some ways, our thoughts are at large. perhaps it makes our brains creative. i believe that nothing can tie up my mind even it stands for authority. the free life is just like our school life.

in our school, of course, there are both success and failure. we should not be proud but modest because there are too many people much better than myself. actually, we also should muster up courage and work harder.

i like

“we are honest.

we always keep promises.

we often think a lot.

we are never afraid of anything.”

so we have our own school life different from others.

at last, it is impossible for me to resist the temptation to say: what a perfect school life i have!

英语演讲作文篇6

thanksgiving day is the most truly american of the national holidays in the united states and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

in 1620, the settlers, or pilgrims, they sailed to america on the may flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. after a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy november, what is now plymouth, massachusetts.

during their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

all summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. and therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the lord be fixed. years later, president of the united states proclaimed the fourth thursday of november as thanksgiving day every year. the celebration of thanksgiving day has been observed on that date until today.

the pattern of the thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. the big family dinner is planned months ahead. on the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. there will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. the best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. they have been the most traditional and favorite food on thanksgiving day throughout the years.

everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. but as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get a consensus on[4] the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird.

thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year" s bounty and reverently ask for continued[5] blessings.

英语演讲作文篇7

red：rehabilitated？now let me see. you know，i don＇t have any idea what that means.

parole official：well，it means that you＇re ready to rejoin society.

red：i know what you think it means，sonny. to me it＇s just a made up word；a politician＇s word. so young fellas like yourself can wear a suit，and tie，and have a job. what do you really want to know？am i sorry for what i did？

parole official：well，are you？

red：there＇s not a day goes by i don＇t feel regret. not because i＇m in here，or because you think i should. i look back on the way i was then then，a young，stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. i want to talk to him. i want to try and talk some sense to him，tell him the way things are. but i can＇t. that kid＇s long gone and this old man is all that＇s left. i got to live with that. rehabilitated？it＇s just a bullshit word. so you go on and stamp your form，sonny，and stop wasting my time. because to tell you the truth，i don＇t give a shit.

英语演讲作文篇8

we were further cautioned today that perhaps these proceedings ought to be delayed because certainly there would be new evidence forthcoming from the president of the united states. there has not even been an obfuscated indication that this committee would receive any additional materials from the president. the committee subpoena is outstanding, and if the president wants to supply that material, the committee sits here. the fact is that on yesterday, the american people waited with great anxiety for eight hours, not knowing whether their president would obey an order of the supreme court of the united states.

at this point, i would like to juxtapose a few of the impeachment criteria with some of the actions the president has engaged in. impeachment criteria: james madison, from the virginia ratification convention. "if the president be connected in any suspicious manner with any person and there be grounds to believe that he will shelter him, he may be impeached."

we have heard time and time again that the evidence reflects the payment to defendants money. the president had knowledge that these funds were being paid and these were funds collected for the 1972 presidential campaign. we know that the president met with mr. henry petersen 27 times to discuss matters related to watergate, and immediately thereafter met with the very persons who were implicated in the information mr. petersen was receiving. the words are: "if the president is connected in any suspicious manner with any person and there be grounds to believe that he will shelter that person, he may be impeached."

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