老师们,同学们:
大家下午好!我今天演讲的题目是《李连杰好莱坞励志故事》。
李连杰初到好莱坞时,几乎没有人看好他,好不容易有一家电影公司愿意请他出演,但片酬很低,只有100万美元,而且是演一个反派角色。李连杰犹豫不决,说自己要经过慎重考虑之后,才能答复。但是,等他答应出演时,对方却改口了,片酬降为75万美元。
钱不是最要紧的,只是在20世纪90年代的东南亚电影市场,“李连杰”三个字早已是金字招牌,从“功夫皇帝”“沦落”到现在的境地,李连杰感到难以接受。但他考虑再三,还是决定出演,可是,没想到对方却又“落井下石”:“50万美元,不演拉倒。”50万美元,还包括律师、经纪人、宣传公司等各项费用,再扣完税,所剩无几。李连杰答应得很痛快:“我演。”
就这样,李连杰拍了他的第一部好莱坞影片《致命武器4》,虽然片中巨星云集,但在影片首映当晚,李连杰就获得7。5分,成为演员排行榜中的亚军。
第二天,电影公司的老板就亲自上门,毕恭毕敬地说:“下一部片子请您演主角,如何?”当实力证明一切的时候,才能轮到李连杰说话,他的第四部好莱坞影片片酬就开到了1700万美元。
李连杰以退为进,成功地敲开了好莱坞的大门。他谈起往事,感触颇多,念了一首哲理诗:“手把青秧插满田,低头便见水中天;六根清净方为道,退步原来是向前。”
大丈夫与其怨天尤人,不如尊重现实,迂回前进。
我的演讲结束了,谢谢大家!
If the Dream is Big Enough
你的梦想有多大?
I used to watch her from my kitchen window, she seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they play edduring recess. A sea of children, and yet to me, she stood out from them all.
我以前常常从厨房的窗户看到她穿梭于操场上的一群男孩子中间,她显得那么矮小。学校在我家的街对面,我可以经常看到孩子们在下课时间打球。尽管有一大群的孩子,但我觉得她跟其他的孩子截然不同。
I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone.She would practice dribbling and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark.
我记得第一天看到她打篮球的情景。看着她在其他孩子旁边兜来转去,我感到十分惊奇。她总是尽力地跳起投篮,球恰好越过那些孩子的头顶飞入篮筐。那些男孩总是拼命地阻止她,但没有人可以做得到。我开始注意到她有时候一个人打球。她一遍遍地练习运球和投篮,有时直到天黑。
One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked directly in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a scholarship. I like basketball. I decided that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball.I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the factsdon't count.”
有一天我问她为什么这么刻苦地练习。她直视着我的眼睛,不加思索地说:“我想上大学。只有获得奖学金我才能上大学。我喜欢打篮球,我想只要我打得好,我就能获得奖学金。我要到大学去打篮球。我想成为最棒的球员。我爸爸告诉我说,心中有目标,风雨不折腰。”
Then she smiled and ran towards the court to recap the routine I had seen over and over again. Well, I had to give it to her—she was determined.I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week,she led her varsity team to victory.
说完她笑了笑,跑向篮球场,又开始我之前见过的一遍又一遍的练习。 嘿,我服了她了——她是下定了决心了。我看着她这些年从初中升到高中。每个星期,她带领的学校篮球代表队都能够获胜。
dribbling ['drɪbl]n. 控球;漏泄 v. 滴下;垂涎(dribble的ing形式)
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head cradled in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. “Oh,nothing,” came a soft reply. “I am just too short.” The coach told her that at 5’5” she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team— much less offered a scholarship—so she should stop dreaming about college. She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet.
高中那会儿的某一天,我看见她坐在草地上,头埋在臂弯里。我穿过街道,坐到她旁边的清凉的草地上。我轻轻地问出什么事了。“哦,没什么,”她轻声回答,“只是我太矮了。”原来篮球教练告诉她,以五英尺五英寸的身材,她几乎是没有机会到一流的球队去打球的——更不用说会获得奖学金了——所以她应该放弃想上大学的梦想。她很伤心,我也觉得自己的喉咙发紧,因为我感觉到了她的失望。我问她是否与她的爸爸谈过这件事。
She lifted her head from her hands and told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of adream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, that nothing could stop her except one thing — her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the factsdon't count.”
她从臂弯里抬起头,告诉我,她爸爸说那些教练错了。他们根本不懂得梦想的力量。他告诉她,如果真的想到一个好的大学去打篮球,如果她真的想获得奖学金,任何东西也不能阻止她,除非她自己不愿意。他又一次跟她说:“心中有目标,风雨不折腰。”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern CaliforniaChampionship game, she was seen by a college recruiter. She was indeed offered a scholarship, a full ride, to a Division 1, NC励志故事演讲稿三分钟英语翻译 women's basketball team. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years.
第二年,当她和她的球队去参加北加利福尼亚州冠军赛时,她被一位大学的招生人员看中了。她真的获得了奖学金,一项全额奖学金,并且能进入美国全国大学体育协会的一队女子甲组篮球队。她将接受她曾梦想并为之奋斗多年的大学教育。
It's true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count.
是的,心中有目标,风雨不折腰。
尊敬的领导、老师,亲爱的同学们:
大家好,今天我演讲的题目是《坚定信念,超越自我》。
海伦·凯勒有这样一句非常形象而生动的话:“当一个人感觉到有高飞的冲动时,他将再也不会满足于在地上爬。”正是有了远大的理想,正是有一种信念,她接受了生命的挑战,创造了生命的奇迹。
她,盲聋哑集于一身的弱女子竟然毕业于哈佛大学,并用生命的全部力量奔走呼告,建起了一家家慈善机构,为残疾人造福,被评选为20世纪美国十大英雄偶像。理想和信念像熊熊燃烧的烈火使她才走出黑暗,走出死寂,理想和信念像巨大的羽翼,帮助她飞上云天。
从某种意义上说,人不是活在物质世界里,而是活在精神世界里,活在理想与信念之中。对于人的生命而言,要存活,只要一碗饭,一杯水就可以了;但是要想活得精彩,就要有精神,就要有远大的理想和坚定的信念。
理想信念使贫困的人变成富翁,使黑暗中的人看见光明,使绝境中的人看到希望,使梦想变成现实。
下面我给大家讲一个故事:
浩瀚的沙漠中,一支探险队在艰难地跋涉。头顶骄阳似火,烤得探险队员们口干舌燥,挥汗如雨。最糟糕的是,他们没有水了。水就是他们赖以生存的信念,信念破灭了,一个个像塌了架,丢了魂,不约而同地将目光投向队长。这可怎么办?
队长从腰间取出一个水壶,两手举起来,用力晃了晃,惊喜地喊道:“哦,我这里还有一壶水!但穿越沙漠前,谁也不能喝。”
沉甸甸的水壶从队员们的手中依次传递,原来那种濒临绝望的脸上又显露出坚定的神色,一定要走出沙漠的信念支撑他们踉跄着,一步一步地向前挪动。看着那水壶,他们抿抿干裂的嘴唇,陡然增添了力量。
终于,他们死里逃生,走出茫茫无垠的沙漠,大家喜极而泣之时,久久凝视着那个给了他们信念支撑的水壶。
队长小心翼翼地拧开水壶盖,缓缓流出的却是一缕缕沙子。他诚挚地说:“只要心里有坚定的信念,干枯的沙子有时也可以变成清冽的泉水。”
黑人领袖马丁·路德金有句名言:“这个世界上,没有人能够使你倒下。如果你自己的信念还站立着的话。”是的,即使在最困难的时候,也不要熄灭心中信念的火把。
同学们,不管你现在的成绩怎么样,不管你现在的基础怎么样,只要坚定信念,超越自我,你就有了努力的方向,你就有了奋斗的目标,你就有了生活的动力,你就有了成功的希望!
尊敬的老师、同学们,下午好!今天我讲的故事题目是: 团结拼搏的天鹅
有一年,春天早早儿来到了群山环抱的天鹅湖,一些候鸟也从南方飞来。可是,谁也没有料到,寒潮突然降临,北风呼啸,湖面又上冻了。
一群天鹅落在湖面上,“克噜——克哩”地啼叫着,好像在讨论:冰封湖面,没有吃的,怎么办?
突然,一只老天鹅腾空而起,它并没有飞走,而是利用下落的冲力,像石头似的,用自己的胸脯和翅膀重重地扑打冰面。镜子般的冰面被震得颤动起来。接着,又是第二次,第三次„„
别的天鹅似乎怔住了。它们呆呆地站在那里,瞧着这位“破冰勇士”。只听得“咯吱——”冰层裂开了一条小缝,接着又裂开了一条„„冰面终于塌陷了,出现了一个小的冰窟窿。有几只天鹅来帮忙了,很快,整群天鹅,大约百来只,都投入了破冰工作。它们干得那样齐心,那样欢快!湖面上传来阵阵“克噜——克哩——克哩”的叫声,就像那激动人心的劳动号子:“兄弟们哪,加油!齐心干哪,加油!”
终于,小小的冰窟窿变成了一片很大的水面。所有的天鹅同时结束了工作。它们昂着头,挺着胸,在水里游动着,捕食着鱼虾,不时发出胜利的欢呼声:“克噜——克哩——克哩!” 同学们,天鹅们不惧困难、团结拼搏的精神不正是我校的乒乓精神的写照吗?在每一次的乒乓球赛、田径运动会、篮球赛、文艺汇演甚至每一天的学习、工作中,我校的师生是那么的齐心,我们团结一致,顽强拼搏,取得了一个个佳绩、创造着一次次的辉煌。
我的故事讲完啦,谢谢大家!
各位老师、同学大家好!
我是六年级二班的高睿阳,今天我怀着无比激动的心情来踏上这讲台。世界上成功者的队伍里,很多人并不见得很聪明,但是在失败者的队伍里,很多人也不见得愚笨。其实,有一样东西比聪明的脑袋更重要,那就是人的心灵和意志,一个人的贫穷很大的程度是心灵的贫穷,而成功很大程度是意志的成功!
有时候我们以为遭遇到的危机使我们走投无路了,却在事后发现这是生命的转机。美丽的生命在于勇于更新,且愿意努力学习。化蛹为蝶,才能使生命焕然一新。人的一生也需要蜕变才能成长。生命就像游戏,但不能游戏人生;生活需要歌舞,但是不需要醉生梦死;生活需要艺术,但不能投机取巧。我们订的计划和目标总是坚持不了几天;我们总是跟在别人后面,白白消磨大好时光;困一点,累一点,就把今天该做的事推到了明天——所有这些,能说努力了吗?全力以赴了吗?虽然付出未必就有回报,努力和成功不能划等号,但是,不付出就绝不会有回报!不努力就绝不会成功!同学们,不要担心努力后的结果如何,得不得到回报,请记住一句话:尽心就是优秀,尽力就是成功!
何必为自己的欠缺、自己的失败而沮丧呢,何必为别人的嘲笑、别人的讽剌而痛苦呢,这些是上天赐给你我的福分,把人生一切不幸的遭遇照单全收!我们感谢上苍所做的一切不合理的安排!感谢社会的残酷!感谢世态的炎凉!因为,越磨砺,越光芒!当一个孩子生下来的时候,没有人会问:是一个国家总统、还是国家干部;是一个教授、还是一个流浪汉?我们只会问:是男孩还是女孩?这一切都是未知数,只有性别的差异。随着环境的改变,学习的艰难,人情的冷暖,人们的心灵和意志就会慢慢地发生改变,这样的改变将会导致人与人之间的差距,于是,有些人很出色,有些人很平庸;有些人很幸福,有些人很痛苦。
万事需要一种积极向上的状态。面对生活中的逆境,请不要退缩!沮丧时,让我们引亢高歌;悲伤时,让我们开怀大笑;恐惧时,让我们勇往直前!最后让意气洒脱的我们以饱满的热情去迎接未来的机遇与挑战吧!
谢谢大家,我的演讲完毕。
Dear teacher, dear classmates:
Good morning everyone! Today the title of my speech is "wisdom to open the door of wisdom to open the road to success with diligence".
Students, you can still remember the first time into the school scenarios? Remember the first open textbooks, joy and novelty in writing the first word? That's one small step into the gate, but it is a big step in life. Life on this voyage, we sail with wisdom, hard for the pulp and began to sail to the very vast knowledge of the ocean!
Our school is a treasure house of knowledge, a cultural corridor, is Yuefu teachers and students, it is the cradle of talent. Students, in this treasure house, the corridor and the Yuefu, bathing in the morning, have you ever thought of, today the stem what? Inspired by the setting sun. Have you ever asked, today there are many harvest?
Dickens said, "I have harvested, I planted the seeds." Everyone has a chance to become a talented person, it is to see you go not to fight for this opportunity. The key to the most commonly used light, can come from diligent study, history not millions of people with their own actions to prove this statement credible Su Qin to urge their own diligent study "the first cantilever cone Cigu" story, leaving the eternal fame. Kuangheng to learn, "cutting the wall to steal light"; Chen Yin to learn, "firefly Yingxue capsule"; Yang Shi to learn, "Li Xue" and so on. They not by diligence and wisdom beyond their own success. To change the fate of knowledge, knowledge of life. Do you also want to be like them, to work hard to acquire knowledge, improve your ability to change your life?
As Mr. Guo Moruo said, "diligence and wisdom are the keys to success". Today we should remember his words, flying their own youth, with industrious sweat paved road to success in the future. Maybe we have lost at the starting line, but never let ourselves lose at the end. Hard work can make up for congenital deficiency, cherish each moment, efforts to acquire knowledge. For the brothers and sisters in ninth grade, recruit exam is not very distant, facing life's first choice, you should redouble our efforts, study hard, make adequate preparations to meet recruit exam; for our eighth graders and eighth grade is a turning point in the junior high school learning, we should grasp well, study hard, and constantly improve themselves; and seventh grade we don't relax. Now our efforts is in learning for the future and lay a solid foundation, and only the foundations of the lay a solid foundation, the house will be built higher. Students, regardless of we are in what stage of learning, we should to seize the fleeting time, take advantage of, the knowledge the gleaming gem tightly in her hand. Each success to hard work and effort to succeed, they must pay the price. As Bingxin said: "the success of the flowers, people only envy it present Mingyan, but I do not know it had Yaren, had soaked fighting leiquan, Sabian a sacrifice Xueyu!" indeed, not by some cold biting, which the fragrance of plum flowers? We are in a golden age of learning, youth, let time wasted? Life can have a few back hard? Life can have several youth? Over the past can not be changed, the so-called black do not know diligence early, Whitehead study to regret later, is the truth. Only hard knowledge, enterprising, the strongest we can play the song of youth!
Students, as long as we establish lofty ideals, down-to-earth study hard, unremitting exploration, we will be able to toil and sweat to forge the beautiful life! Let us study hard, I start from, start from today, let diligent sweat pouring opening flower of knowledge! Let the light of wisdom illuminate our hearts! We struggle to write a youth without regret!
尊敬的各位老师,亲爱的同学们:
大家上午好!今天我发言的题目是《用智慧开启智慧之门 用勤奋开辟成功之路》。
同学们,你可还记得第一次背起书包走进学校的情景?可还记得打开第一本课本、学写第一个字的喜悦与新奇?那踏进校门的一小步,却是人生的一大步。人生的探索之旅由此启航,我们以智慧为帆,勤奋作浆,开始驶向 那无比浩瀚的知识海洋!
我们的学校,是知识的宝库,是文化的走廊,是师生的乐府,更是人才的摇篮。同学们,在这宝库中 、走廊上 、乐府里,沐着晨光,你是否想过,今天该干些什么?踏着夕阳,你是否问过,今天有多少收获?
狄更斯说过,“我所收获的,是我种下的。”每个人都有机会成为有才能的人,就看你去不去争取这个机会。常用的钥匙最光亮,才能来自勤奋学习,历史上不是有无数人用自己的行动在证明这句话的可信吗?苏秦为了督促自己勤奋学习"头悬梁锥刺股"的故事,留下了千古学习的美名.匡衡为了学习,"凿壁偷光";车胤为了学习,"囊萤映雪";杨时为了学习,"程门立雪"等等.他们无一不是由勤奋加智慧获得了超越自身的成功。知识改变命运,真知影响人生。你是否也渴望像他们一样,以勤奋去获取知识,提高你的才能,改变你的人生?
正如郭沫若先生所说:“勤奋和智慧是开启成功大门的钥匙”。今天的我们应谨记他的话,放飞自己的青春,用勤劳的汗水铺就未来的成功之路。 也许我们已经输在起跑线上,但决不能再让自己输在终点。后天的努力可以弥补先天的不足,珍惜现在的每一刻,努力获取知识。 对于九年级的哥哥、姐姐们来说,中招考试已并不遥远,面临着人生的第一次选择,你们应该加倍努力,刻苦学习,为迎接中招考试做充足的准备;对于我们八年级学生来说,八年级是初中学习的一个转折点,我们应该好好把握,努力学习,不断提高自己;而七年级的我们也千万不要放松,我们现在的努力是在为以后的学习打下坚实的基础,只有地基打牢了,房子才会盖得更高。同学们,无论我们处在哪个学习阶段,我们都应该努力,抓住这段易逝的光阴 ,好好把握,将知识这闪光的宝石紧紧握在手中。 每一次的成功都要付出艰辛和努力,要想取得成功就必须付出代价。正如冰心所说:“成功的花儿,人们只惊羡它现时的明艳,却不知当初它的芽儿,曾浸透了战斗的泪泉,洒遍了牺牲的血雨!”的确,不经一番寒彻骨,哪得梅花扑鼻香?我们正处于学习的黄金时代,大好韶华,岂能让光阴虚度?人生能有几回拼搏?人生能有几个花季?过去的就无法改变了,所谓黑发不知勤学早,白首方悔读书迟,就是这个道理。只有勤奋求知、拼搏进取,我们才能奏响青春之歌的最强音!
同学们,只要我们树立远大理想,脚踏实地刻苦学习,不懈探索,就一定能用辛勤和汗水铸就美丽人生!让我们努力学习,从我做起,从今天做起,让勤奋的汗水浇开知识之花!让智慧之光照亮我们的心田!我们用拼搏书写一个无悔的青春!
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