励志英语演讲高中生

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篇1：励志高中生英语演讲

In life, we often bow. The bow can be divided into two kinds: one kind is expressed in the physical, bow, bow to their elders, to the teacher to bow to the men of his own kind... Another is to express the inner, bowed to success, bowed to justice and bowed to the courage, who can have thought we have a deep bow bow to failure.

Bow to failure, you will be more confident to meet. Failure doesn't mean you are weak, it means that you should be confident enough to face everything. Face in front of you all, you should be one step a footprint, without flinching builders of show ego. Have confidence in myself, to meet with confidence. Bow to failure, you will have the courage to challenge more. No matter what difficulties and obstacles, no matter what, the wind and rain if we have the courage to challenge, whether successful or not, you should be happy. Successful, means that you are strong; Failed, it only means that you are lack of courage, dare not to fight. Don't need to fear of failure, it was just a stepping stone of success. Mainly rely on is your courage, have the courage to challenge.

Bow failure, you will be more powerful to fight. Failure, you should face up to it, it is your conscience friends, it will accompany in your side anytime and anywhere, should teach you how to get to work. Brave to spell a spell, a scrap of it, afraid of what!

篇2：励志英语演讲高中生

distinguished leaders, dear students, hello, everyone:

march of the spring breeze brushed the winter cold, rains of the “eight honors and eight shame” singing. “proud of the hard work in order to shame indolent; to take pride in hard work in order to extravagance and dissipation ashamed” this sentence makes i think many, many. thought of the sweet casino 1000bees spend their hard work results; thought vigorous, upright in pinus Chinese Taiwanensis, “yao ding aoyama do not relax, he served as east and west north and south korea fighting spirit of the wind; thought edison's” genius is 99% sweat and 1% inspiration; thought of the “self-sharpening blade of sword out, plum blossom incense from the bitter cold over there.” thought more of us.

as the new century, younger audiences, the heart has its own lofty ideals, are eager to start flying on the wings of the ideal dream of the sky. the ideal realization of the need for wholehearted enthusiasm, the real wisdom, solid action, but the need for hard labor, hard work. because of the success of the flower is by striver with hard work and sweat to the works. diligence is a valuable asset, is an immortal spirit, is a golden key to open the door to the ideal, is against pleasure-seeking mentality, stop jiaoshe living weapon.

篇3：高中生英语演讲

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.

篇4：高中生五分钟英语演讲

granny liu, a distant kinsfolk, in a dream of the red mansions , claims kinship with the wealthy jia family, thinking that she may benefit from it in some ways. liu might have run away without any traces if the jia family had been a poor one. another saying goes “close neighbors are better than distant relatives.” the most difficult is to manage the relatives when doing business together, just as what the tv series program liu laogen discloses. it is all right to stay poor together, but as soon as the business grows prosperous, the group will become estranged and even dissolve because of the unfair distribution. family love is like a maze which we shouldn't go too far into it, otherwise, we'll surely get lost. love is a bilateral matter and unilateral love can only lead you to nowhere in spite of your good intentions. family love is, sometimes, like an arranged marriage, leaving no choices to you. due to the different experiences and tastes, staying together temporarily can be entertaining, while living together for a long time can only be boring due to the lack of common interest and understanding. how can we communicate with each other without understanding? parents have the duty to support the children who are not yet economically independent, and children have the responsibility to provide for the elderly parents who are lack of economic abilities to support themselves. except these two kinds of duties which we must fulfill, other kinds of love become conventional formalities such as paying visit to the sick or the dead and giving presents to the newly-born etc.

no love among relatives has become a normal phenomenon which needn't to be fussed about. what's worse is when love is contaminated by money. sooner or later we will get hurt. the sooner we get out of this net of love, the more we can preserve beautiful memories.

篇5：高中生五分钟英语演讲

we are not living in vacuum, and the society is formed of various kinds of people. as long as we want to live, study, or work, we have to contact, communicate and cooperate with others. those who enjoy common interests, mutual understanding, common undertakings and common benefits become friends.

some friends are called fair-weather friends, because they are together just for entertaining themselves by eating, drinking, and gossiping. once there's nothing to eat and drink, their friendship is finished. some are spiritual friends who share common ambitions, pursuits and education. “they enjoy talking and laughing with the great talents and never make friends with the good-for-nothings”. the best examples would be yu boya and zhong ziqi of the ancient times who are famous not only for their lofty music but mainly for their lofty characters and mutual understanding and appreciation. they cared very little about material wealth, so their friendship is known as “gentlemen's friendship as pure as water”.the third type of friendship belong to those who show their utter devotion to each other. they are ready not only to share weal and woe but also to die for each other, like the three brothers liu, guan and zhang in the novel romance of the three kingdoms. . we all wish to have this kind of friendship, but it's of great difficulty for the ordinary people to be as devoted as they were.

篇6：励志英语演讲

youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind ; it is not rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is thefreshness ; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life .

youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of theappetite , for adventure over the love of ease. this often exists in a man of 60more than a boy of 20 . nobody grows old merely by a number of years . we growold by deserting our ideals.

years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul .worry , fear , self Cdistrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being ?s heart the lure ofwonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what?s next and the joy of the gameof living . in the center of your heart and my heart there?s a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courage and powerfrom men and from the infinite, so long as you are young .

when the aerials are down , and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old ,even at 20 , butas long as your aerials are up ,to catch waves of optimism , there is hope youmay die young at 80.

thank you!

篇7：励志英语演讲

As we all know, “Failure is the mother of success.” But few people canreally understand what the saying means. In the world, I am sure that no onedare say he hasn't met any trouble all his life. So we must face failure. Infact, failure is not fearful, but important thing is how to face it correctly.

Facing failure, people will never take their fate lying down.They will try theirbest to work harder and harder until at last they succeed.

Not being courageous to face setbacks, people have no chance to enjoy thepleasure of success. So they have nothing to do but feel sad and empty all dayand all night. In fact, they lose the chance of succethemselves.

My friend,whenever in trouble, please remember, “Failure is the mother of success.”you can do it !you could be the one!whatever trouble you met how terribleit was,you just think that all will be all right,there is no things isimportance in the world.please believe youself.if you often complain of theterrible thigs you suffe in the trouble,so you can not happy and have a newlife.so your life's golf will be not clearly.your life won't becomemeaningfully.you must have the surely mind,and do it by the plan .nobody dontlike confident people,the most importance point is confident.when you have it,everything you do it will be succeful!

篇8：高中生英语演讲：敢于放弃

高中生英语演讲：敢于放弃

A poet leads me to a branch road: on one side, there are lots of sweet apples, lovely and charming; on the other, there is a patch of thorn, what hides behind the success of struggling against the thorn is a splendid palace. i deeply know that if i choose the apples, i will give up a precious opportunity of becoming a queen; while if i choose to challenge, i have to say farewell to the apples. which one should i choose?

Just like the branch road, we have to make a lot of choices during our lifetime. it is usually considered that we are choosing what to gain, to own, but in my opinion, we are just choosing to give up.

Choosing to be a teacher means giving up the life as rich as a business man;

Choosing to be a top student means giving up much leisure time in front of the tv.

Sure, it's a torture, but we must judge carefully what is more important, then give up the others. don't think of them any more, just focus all your spirit on what you are doing.

I myself, who is standing here, have already chosen to challenge in such a great competition, so i have to give up ten days of normal classes in school and relaxation without pressure. but i am still pleased, because giving up properly makes me stick to my choice.

Let's return to our branch road, which one will your choose? i choose to challenge here!

篇9：大学生励志英语演讲

大学生励志英语演讲

As you slowly open your eyes, look around, notice where the light comes into your room; listen carefully, see if there are new sounds you can recognize; feel with your body and spirit, and see if you can sense the freshness in the air.

Yes, yes, yes, it‟s a new day, it‟s a different day, and it‟s a bright day! And most importantly, it‟s a new beginning for your life, a beginning where you are going to make new decisions, take new actions, make new friends, and take your life to a totally unprecedented level.

In your mind’s eye, you can see clearly the things you want to have, the paces you intend to go, the relationships you desire to develop, and the positions you aspire to reach.

You can hear your laughters of joy and happiness on the day when everything happens as you dream. You can see the smiles on the people around you when the magic moment strikes. You can feel your face is getting red, your heart is beating fast, and your blood is rushing all over your body, to every single corner of your being!

You know all this is real as long as you are confident, passionate and committed! And you are confident, you are passionate, you are committed!

You will no longer fear making new sounds, showing new facial expressions, using your body in new ways, approaching new people, and asking new questions.

You will live every single day of your life with absolute passion, and you will show your passion through the words you speak and the actions you take.

You will focus all your time and effort on the most important goals of your life. You will never succumb to challenges of hardships.

You will never waver in your pursuit of excellence. After all, you are the best, and you deserve the best!

As your coach and friend, I can assure you the door to all the best things in the world will open to you, but the key to that door is in your hand. You must do your part. You must faithfully follow the plans you make and take the actions you plan; you must never quit and you must never fear. I know you must do it, you can do it, you will do it, and you will succeed! Now stand firm and tall, make a fist, get excited, and yell it out:

I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed! I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed! I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed!

Ladies and Gentlemen , Good afternoon! I‟m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech. today my topic is “youth”. I hope you will like it , and found the importance in your youth so that more cherish it.

First I want to ask you some questions: 1、Do you know what is youth? 2、How do you master your youth? Youth

Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind it is not rosy cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshness ; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life .Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease. This often existsin a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . Nobody grows old merely by a number of years . We grow old by deserting our ideals.

Years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul .Worry , fear , self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust .

Whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being „s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what‟s next and the joy of the game of living . In the center of your heart and my heart there‟s a wireless station : so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long as you are young .

When the aerials are down , and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old ,even at 20 , but as long as your aerials are up ,to catch waves of optimism , there is hope you may die young at 80.

Thank you!

篇10：大学生励志英语演讲

Weibo has been the main social software for Chinese people. They get used to using it to follow the instant news all the time. But as there is no law to supervise this software, many people hide their information and attack others by language violence. Now the real-name system has been advocated and soon it will work.

微博一直是中国人主要的社交软件。他们习惯在微博去阅读时下新闻。但是由于没有法律去监督这个软件，很多人可以隐藏自己的信息，用语言暴力去攻击他人。现在人们一直在主张实名制，相信很快也会实行。

In Korea, many years ago, a famous female star committed suicide, which shocked the public. The government announced that it was the cyber-violence that led to this tragedy. The female star was annoyed by the rumor that was spread in the network, then a lot of people believed the rumor and criticized her, because of the great pressure, she chose to end her life to get away of this mess.

很多年前，一位韩国著名女明星自杀了。这一条消息震惊了所有人。政府对外宣称正是网络暴力导致了这场悲剧。女明星因为很多人相信网络谣言、抨击她的巨大压力，她选择了结束生命，离开这个烂摊子。

This tragedy made people start to think about the cyber-violence, the one who spreads the rumor should be responsible for his duty. The real-name system can prevent the language violence effectively, because with the public’s supervision, no one dare to spread the fake information to attack others. We need to create a harmonious environment.

篇11：励志英语演讲作文

We Are The World ,We Are The Future

Someone said “we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite”. I don’t know who wrote these words, but I’ve always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want it to be. We are all in the position of the farmers. If we plant a good seed ,we reap a good harvest. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.

We are young. “How to spend the youth?” It is a meaningful question. To answer it, first I have to ask “what do you understand by the word youth?” Youth is not a time of life, it’s a state of mind. It’s not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips or supple knees. It’s the matter of the will. It’s the freshness of the deep spring of life.

A poet said “To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour. Several days ago, I had a chance to listen to a lecture. I learnt a lot there. I’d like to share it with all of you. Let’s show our right palms. We can see three lines that show how our love.career and life is. I have a short line of life. What about yours? I wondered whether we could see our future in this way. Well, let’s make a fist. Where is our future? Where is our love, career, and life? Tell me.Yeah, it is in our hands. It is held in ourselves.

We all want the future to be better than the past. But the future can go better itself. Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened. From the past, we’ve learnt that the life is tough, but we are tougher. We’ve learnt that we can’t choose how we feel, but we can choose what about it. Failure doesn’t mean you don’t have it, it does mean you should do it in a different way. Failure doesn’t mean you should give up, it does mean you must try harder.

As what I said at the beginning, “we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite”. The past has gone. Nothing we do will change it. But the future is in front of us. Believe that what we give to the world, the world will give to us. And from today on, let’s be the owners of ourselves, and speak out “We are the world, we are the future.”

中文：

世界是我们的，未来是我们的

一些人说“我们正在读一本无穷的书中的第一章的第一节。”我不知道谁写了这些话，但是我一直很喜欢它，因为它提醒了我，我们能够创造我们想要的未来。

我们都是农夫。如果我们播下好的种子，我们将会丰收。如果我们的种子很差，有很多草籽，收割的将是无用的.庄稼。如果我们什么也不播种，什么收获也没有。

我们是年轻的。“怎样度过青春?”这是个有意义的问题。为了去回答它，我首先要问“从青春68这个词中你能理解到什么?” 青春不是人生的一个时期，而是精神的一种状态。青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，。青春是生命的深泉在涌流.

一位诗人说“从一粒沙看世界，从一朵花看天堂，把无限放在你的手掌，永恒在一刹那里收藏”。几天前，我有了一个听讲座的机会，从中我学到了很多东西。现在，我想把这些与大家共享。让我们伸出右手，我们可以看到手掌中的展示我们的爱，事业和生活的三条线。我在生活方面这条线很短，那你们的呢?我想知道我们是否可以用这种办法去看我们的未来。好的，让我们一起握拳。我们的未来在哪儿?我们的爱、事业和生活在哪儿?告诉我!是的，它们就在我们的手中。它们被我们自己掌握着。

我们所有人都希望未来能比过去更美好，但是未来能自己变得更好。不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。从过去来看，生活是艰苦的，但我们是更坚强。我们知道我们不能选择感觉，但是我们能选择和它相关的东西。失败并不意味着你不拥有成功，它只意味着你应该用另一种方式去做这件事。失败并不意味着你应该放弃，只意味着你应该更加努力。

正如我在前面所说的“我们正在读一本无穷的书中的第一章的第一节。”过去的已经过去，我们无力改变，但是未来却在我们前方。相信“我们给了世界什么，世界也将给我们”。并且从今天起，让我们一起做我们自己的主人，一起大声说出“世界是我们的，未来是我们的。”

篇12：励志英语演讲作文

As you slowly open your eyes, look around , notice where the light comes into your room; listen carefully, see if there are new sounds you can recognize; feel with your body and spirit, and see if you can sense the freshnein the air.

Yes, yes, yes, it's a new day, it's a different day, and it's a bright day! And most importantly, it is a new beginning for your life, a beginning where you are going to make new desicisions, take new actions, make new friends, and take your life to a totally unprecedented level!

In your mind's eye, you can see clearly the things you want to have, the paces you intend to go, the relationships you desire to develop, and the positions you aspire to reach.

You can hear your laughters of joy and happineon the day when everything happens as you dream.

You can see the smiles on the people around you when the magic moment strikes.

You can feel your face is getting red, your heart is beating fast, and your blood is rushing all over your body, to every single corner of your being!

You know all this is real as long as you are confident,passionate and committed! And you are confident, you are passionate, you are committed!

You will no longer fear ma-ki-ng new sounds, showing new facial expressions, using your body in new ways,approaching new people, and asking new questions.

You will live every single day of your life with absolute passion, and you will show your passion through the words you speak and the actions you take.

You will focus all your time and effort on the most important goals of your life. You will never succumb to challenges of hardships.

You will never waver in your pursuit of excellence. After all,you are the best, and you deserve the best!

As your coach and friend, I can assure you the door to all the best things in the world will open to you, but the key to that door is in your hand. You must do your part, you must faithfully follow the

plans you make and take the actions you plan, you must never quit, you must never fear. I know you must do it, you can do it, you will do it, and you will succeed! Now stand firm and tall, make a fist, get excited, and yell it out:

I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed!

I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed!

篇13：清晨励志英语演讲

As you slowly open your eyes, look around, notice where the light comes into your room, listen carefully, see if there are any new sounds you can recognize; feel with your body and spirit, see if you can sense the freshness in the air.

Yes, yes, yes, it’s a new day, it’s a different day, and it’s a bright day! And most importantly, it is a new beginning for your life, a beginning where you are going to make new decisions, take new actions, make new friends and take your life to a totally unprecedented level.

In your mind’s eye, you can see clearly the things you want to h*e, the places you intend to go, the relationships you desire to develop, and the positions you aspire to reach. You can hear your laughers of joy and happiness on the day when everything happens as you dream! You can see the smiles on the people around you when the magic moment strikes. You can feel your face is getting red, your heart is beating fast, and your blood is rushing all over your body, to every single corner of your being!

You know all this is real as long as you are confident, passionate, and committed. And you are confident, you are passionate, you are committed! You will no longer fear making new sounds, showing new facial expressions, using your body in new ways, approaching new people, and asking new questions. You will live every single day of your life with absolute passion, and you will show your passion through the words you speak and the actions you take. You will focus all your time and effort on the most important goals of your life. You will never succumb to challenges and hardships; you will never w*er in you·r pursuit of excellence. After all, you are the best, and you deserve the best!

As your coach and friend, I can assure you the door to all the best things in the world will open to you, but the key to that door is in your hand. You must do your part, you must faithfully follow the plans you make and take the actions you plan, you must never quit, you must never fear! I know you must do it, you can do it, you will do it, and you will succeed! Now stand firm and tall, make a fist, get excited and yell it out: I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed!

中文大意

当你慢慢睁开眼睛的时候，环顾四周，注意到阳光是从什么地方射到你的房间;仔细听听，看看你是否能辨认出什么新的声音;用你的身心去感觉，看看你是否能感受到空气中散发出的新鲜的气息。

是的，是的，是的!今天是崭新的一天，今天是与众不同的一天，今天是充满希望的一天!更重要的是，今天是你开始新生活的一天!今天，你要做出新的决定;今天，你要采取新的行动;今天，你要认识新的朋友;今天，你要彻底地改造自我，让你的人生改头换面!

在你的脑海里，你能清晰地看到你最想得到的汽车和房屋，你最向往的游览胜地，你最渴望的朋友，还有你最意欲达到的地位和身份。你能清晰地听到当梦想实现的那天你发出的爽朗的笑声，你能明白地看出当这神奇的时刻到来的那一瞬间你的朋友的脸上所绽放出来的幸福的微笑。你明显地感觉到，你的脸在热，你的心跳在加速，你的血液在你的全身疯狂地奔涌!

你知道所有这一切都会变成现实，只要你拥有自信、*和坚定!你确实拥有自信!你确实拥有*!你也确实拥有坚定!从今天开始，你将不再担心发出异样的声音，你将不再顾虑袒露丰富的表情，你将不再恐惧舞动你的身体，你将不再害怕结交陌生人，你更不会在乎提出奇怪的问题!你将用语言和行动点燃你每天的*!你将把所有的时间和努力都专注于对你来说最重要的目标上!你绝不会对挑战低头，也更不会向困难妥协!在向着成功奋进的途中，你将毫不犹豫、永不动摇!因为你优秀的，所以你的人生应该是卓越的!

作为你的朋友和教练，我可以肯定的告诉你，这个世界上一切美好的事物都向会向你敞开大门，然而打开这扇大门的钥匙就握在你的手中。你必须付出劳动，你必须忠实遵守你的计划，你必须不停地采取行动，你绝不能放弃，你更不能胆怯!我知道你一定要做到!你一定能做到!你一定会做到!你一定会成功!现在，坚定地站起来，握紧双拳，满怀兴奋，和我一起大喊;I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed! I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed! I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed!

篇14：英语演讲励志类

英语演讲励志类1：Unleashing Your Creativity——释放你的创造力

I've always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place.

我天生乐观，坚信人类凭自己的创造力和聪明才智可以让世界变得日益美妙，这一信念一直根植于我的内心深处。

For as long as I can remember, I've loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. but it changed my life.

自从记事起，我就热衷于接触新事物、挑战难题。可想而知，当我七年级时第一次坐在计算机前是何等着迷，若无旁人。那是一台锵锵作响的旧牌机器，和我们今天拥有的计算机相比，它相当逊色，几乎一无所用，但正是它改变了我的人生。

When my friend Paul Allen and I started microsoft 30 years ago, we had a vision of “a computer on every desk and in every home,” which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators. But we believed that personal computers would change the world. And they have. And after 30 years, I'm still as inspired by computers as I was back in seventh grade.

30年前，我和朋友保罗?艾伦创办微软时，我们幻想实现“每个家庭、每张办公桌上都有一台计算机”，这在大多数的计算机体积如冰箱大小的年代，听起来有点异想天开。但是我们相信个人电脑将改变世界。今天看来果真如此。30年后，我仍然像上七年级的时候那样为计算机而狂热着迷。

I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity and inventiveness-to help us solve problems that even the smartest people couldn't solve on their own. Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all of the world's knowledge. They're helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are.

我相信计算机是我们用来满足好奇心及发明创造的最神奇的工具—有了它们的帮助，甚至是最聪明的人凭自身力量无法应对的难题都会迎刃而解。计算机已经改变了我们的学习方式，为全球各地的孩子们开启了一扇通向大千世界的窗户。它可以帮我们围绕我们关注的事物建立“群”，让我们和那些对自己重要的人保持密切联系，不管他们身处何方。

Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. he calls it “tap-dancing to work.” my job at microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me “tap-dance to work” is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech, or one that can store a lifetime's worth of photos, and they say “I didn't know you could do that with a pc!” But for all the cool things that a person can do with a pc, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world. There are still far too many people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet. every year, for example, millions of people die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world.

就像我的朋友沃伦?巴菲特一样，我为每天都能做自己热爱的事情而感到无比幸运。他称之为“踢踏舞工作”。我在微软的工作永远充满挑战，但使我一直坚持“踢踏舞工作”的是我们向人们展示某些新成果的那些时刻，当他们看到计算机能辨认笔迹、语音或者能存储值得珍藏一辈子的照片时就会赞不绝口:“我不敢相信个人电脑竟如此万能”。但是，除了能用电脑做出很酷的事情之外，我们还能通过许多别的方式在工作中发挥自己的创造力和聪明才智，以改善我们的世界。全球仍有许许多多的人连最基本的生存需求都未能解决。举例来说，每年仍有数以万计的人死于一些疾病，而那些疾病在发达国家是非常容易预防和治疗的。

I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world. my wife, melinda, and I have committed to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible.

我认为，我所拥有的大量财富也使我负有回馈社会的责任。我的妻子梅林达和我致力于为尽可能多的人改善健康和教育。

As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less poignant or tragic than the death of a child anywhere else. and that it doesn't take much to make an immense difference in these children's lives.

作为一个父亲，我认为，非洲孩子死去所引起的痛苦和悲伤丝毫不亚于任何其他的孩子的死亡;我认为，使这些孩子们的命运发生翻天地覆的变化并不费太大力气。

I'm still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world's toughest problems is possible-and it's happening every day. we're seeing new drugs for deadly diseases, new diagnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world.

我仍是一个坚定的乐观主义者，我坚信即使是世界级难题取得进展都是有可能的—其实每天也都在发生着这种事情。我们看到治疗致命疾病的新药、新的诊断器械不断出现，而且，发展中国家的健康问题进人了人们的视野并日益得到重视。

I'm excited by the possibilities I see for medicine, for education and, of course, for technology. and I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we're going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime.

看到医药、教育，当然还有技术发展的诸多前景令我欢欣鼓舞。我相信，凭借人类与生俱来的发明创造能力和不畏艰难、坚忍不拔的性格，在我的有生之年里我们将在所有这些领域都创造出意想不到的成就。

英语演讲励志类2：Don't Let Chance Slide Away from Your Fingers——不要让机会从指缝中溜走

My fellow graduates, I've got the best seat in the house today, a view of the greatest hearts, minds and talents of this generation. You will undoubtedly hear a lot of that kind of talk here today. There are sayings like “the intellectual elite” or “the hope for this country's future” or “the responsibility that comes with the privilege of education.”

毕业生们，今天我坐在这个大厅最好的位置，看到你们这拥有最伟大的心灵、头脑和才华的一代。毫无疑问，今天你们将听到许多这样的话，像“知识精英”“国家未来之希望”或是“精英教育赋予的光荣使命”等等。

And if you're anything like I was at my Yale graduation in 1984, you'll think, what a load of elitist crap. You'll look around you, at your friends still bleary eyed and silly from last night's concoctions, the buddies you curl up with, sing stupid songs with, make faces with. These guys? We can't possibly be the ones they're talking about...Do we know where we're going? Hell no! If you're anything like I was you'll spend the next six months in bed watching re-runs feeling like a complete idiot.

如果你们一如我1984年在耶鲁毕业时的状态，就会认为这关于精英的说法简直就是一堆废话!你们会望望四周，看着朋友惺松而略带傻气的眼睛，其眼角甚至还带着昨天晚上的分泌物;看着那些密友，他们曾和你相互依偎，和你哼唱愚蠢歌曲，和你互做鬼脸，然后不禁会想就这些人?我们不可能成为人们口中所谓的精英，我们知道该何去何从吗?见鬼，还真不知道!如果你们此时就像当时的我，就会在接下来的6个月里，缩在床上观看毕业典礼录像，然后觉得自己完全像个白痴。

But somewhere in the middle of free from post-graduation survival, the journey of your life has a way of sneaking off the starting line. That is when your Penn education start specking through. You have been given the promise of meaningfulness. You've learned the discipline to “just do it,” to apply yourself and lay your guts on the line. You have been inspired and not just by the things you have learned here. (Let's face it. You won't remember a single test question in a few months.) You have been inspired by the experiences you have had, the people you've held, the blood you have shed, all the growing up surrounded by hopefulness of spirit. You have dared, have stuck your hands in the surf and come up with dripping substance? All of that fine and delicious matter has a way of becoming the material of your life. You pick up bits and pieces of treasure and trash, pain and pleasure, passions and disappointments and you start stuffing them in your bag...your big bag of experience. You do some dumb things that don't work out at all. You stumble excitedly on little gems that you never saw coming. And you stuff them all in your bag. You pursue the things you love and believe in. You cast off the images of yourself that don't fit. And suddenly you look behind you and a pattern emerges. You look in front of you and the path makes sense. There is nothing more beautiful than finding your courses you believe you bob aimlessly in the current. Wouldn't you know that your path was there all along, waiting for you to knock, waiting for you to become. This path does not belong to your parents, your teachers, your leaders, or your lovers.

但就在毕业后谋生的过程中，你们不知不觉地跨出起跑线，开始生命的旅程，而那也是你们在宾夕法尼亚大学接受的教育开始发生作用的时候。你们得到的承诺就是生命是充满意义的。你们熟谙“抛开杂念，动手去做”的告诫。激励你们的不仅仅是你们在学校里学到的东西(事实上，考试过后没几个月你就会忘光所有的试题)，还有你们的经历，与之交往过的人物，付出的血汗，以及整个被希望之光笼罩着的成长历程。你们也曾勇敢无畏，小试牛刀，小有建树，所有这些美好而令人愉快的事物无不构成了你们生活的材料。你们捡拾起所有美好或糟糕的记忆片段，重温每一次的激情和失望，然后开始将它们塞人你们的行囊—个装满着你们经验的大行囊。你们会做些根本行不通的傻事，你们会怀揣着憧憬一路跌跌撞撞，而那块小小的宝石却迟迟不肯出现。所有这一切，你们都收人囊中。你们追逐自己所深爱的和所坚信的，丢弃那些与自己不符的形象，当你们蓦然回首，将看到渐渐成型的自己;展望前方，一条道路渐渐明晰。当你们在生活大潮中漫无目的地漂浮游荡时，没有什么是比重新找到航线更好的事了。你们难道没有意识到;路其实一直就在前方，它在静候你们的脚步，等待你们实现梦想。这条路不属于你们的父母、老师、领导或爱人。

Your path is your character defining itself more and more everyday like a photograph coming into focus, like a color that becomes more vivid in contrast with its surroundings. And who is this shiny penny rolling towards that bright future, our graduating cliche? Is he or she so shiny? Is the future truly bright? Well, that is only for you to know and for you to find out. You are standing on a freeway and things will happen. How you duck, weave and balance, how you push, twist and choose, well, that is up to you.

这条路一天天地帮助你们认清自我，就如同照片慢慢对准了焦点，也像一种颜色在周围的映衬下变得更加鲜艳生动。那么，是谁正跌跌撞撞地寻找那个我们在毕业时所谓远大的前程呢?他们真的如此优秀吗?未来真的如此光明吗?这只有你们自己才知道，也只能由你们自己去发现。你们正置身于高速公路上，一切都有可能发生。你们可以疾速行驶，迂回穿行或是两者并用;你们也可以向前推进，蜿蜒蛇行或是另辟蹊径，这一切都取决于你们自己。

I'm sure all of you remember your fresh man year of . On the anniversary of the worst September in our nation's history we were all glued to those burning buildings, the screaming confusion, the fiery chaos of the 9 .1lattacks set against a painful drumbeat for war.

我相信你们都还记得初入学的，当时正值我们国家历史最糟糕的9“11事件发生后一周年，犹记得悲剧发生的那一刻，熊熊燃烧的大楼，惊慌失措的人群，9”11事件的烈焰和喧嚣让我们记忆犹新，惊恐万分。

And there were the stories. The immigrant window washer working on the Twin Towers that day. How he'd had breakfast that morning with one of those happy grins. “It's gonna be sunny

这其中也涌现出很多故事。那天早上，双子塔外来务工的窗户清洁员带着惯常的憨笑，享用着早饭，并感叹道;“今天又将是个晴天”。

The preschoolers holding hands as they were hurried down Greenwich Street away from the explosions. The teachers would shout, ”If you see their parents tell them they're okay “ Firemen climbing up, climbing up into the smoke as the world we'd come to believe in crumbled below them. Grief, unending grief, too hard for one nation to bear. And in that one instant of deep sorrowful mourning the world was with us. We reached out our arms as the world reached out its arms. A terrible moment. A moment of wonder. A moment so true and so beautiful and so exquisitely sad, one that we shared with humankind...And then the moment was gone, in my belief, squandered. So many lives lost, for what? And where are we now?

当幼儿园的孩子们手牵手沿着格林威治大街匆匆离开爆炸现场时，老师们朝大楼高声喊道;“如果看见孩子们的父母，务必请他们放心，孩子们很安全”。消防队员们不断地向上攀爬，冲进滚滚浓烟当中，我们一直以来信任的世界在他们脚下破碎坍塌。悲伤袭来，这是我们的国家不能承受之重。就在那无比沉痛的一刻，整个世界站到了我们这边，和我们伸手相拥，相互扶持。这是恐怖的一刻，也是神奇的一刻，这一刻如此真实，如此美妙，如此令人心醉。这一刻我们分享人性—然后这一刻消失不见了。依我看，是被我们挥霍殆尽了。这么多的生命葬送了，原因何在?我们目前又是处于怎样一种状态?

Your senior year witnessed the terrible wake of Hurricane Katrina, a mark so devastating on our country that words just cannot describe. (Not just the natural disaster but our leader's equally disastrous and shameful reaction.)

你们大三的时候亲眼目睹了“卡特里娜”咫风造成的伤害，这一灾害给我们国家造成的损失无法用语言表达，不仅仅因为咫风是一场自然灾害，更由于我们的领导人灾后应对措施不力，他们应对此感到羞愧。

How do you live down that mark, a scar that will haunt America and the fabric of its communities for decades to come? No, this country is not better now than it was four years ago. The world is not better now than it was four years ago. That will be part of your story, graduates of the class of . Not your parents' story, not your teachers', your friends', your lovers' or your leaders'. Where will your story take you? How will your experience pave the way for a new voice in America? I hope it will take you out of these doors, out into the open air. You will breathe it in your lungs and say, ”From now on this life will be what I stand for, dammit. Move over. This is my story now“

这块伤痛将在未来几十年里一直困扰折磨着美国社会生活的各个方面。我们如何将这一切遗忘?不，相比四年前，这个国家没有变得更美好。同样，世界也没有比四年前变得更美好。2006届毕业生们，这将成为你们故事的一部分，而不是你们的父母、老师、朋友、爱人或领导故事。这些故事将把你们带往何方?而这些的经历将如何帮助你们在美国发出自己的声音?我希望它能让你们走出室内，来到户外，深吸一口气然后说:“从这一刻起，我将代表这个世界仁嘟L一让，现在轮到我上场了。”

You will find on your diplomas, and my diploma the motto of the University of Pennsylvania, which in Latin reads: ”Leges sine moribus vanae.“ ”Laws without morals are useless.“ I would add that morals without commitment are empty. Your Penn education has given you a two-by-four. You may build a building or hit someone over the head. The choice is yours. How lucky to find you have the option of filling your life with your passions. And no, not everyone does. You have the privilege of` creating meaning in your life so that others might also come to enjoy that privilege. Do not waste it trying to become someone you're not. Use it to become who you are already. Class of 2006, I'll leave you with a quote you all know by heart. Feel free to chime in. I'm going to say it twice. You better lose yourself in the music, the moment, You own it. You better never let it go. One shot! Do not miss your chance to blow

在你们的学位证书和我的学位证书上，赫然印着宾夕法尼亚大学受人尊崇的格言，从拉丁语翻译过来就是“法无德不立”。对此，我想稍加补充:没有奉献的道德准则是空洞的。你们在宾夕法尼亚大学接受的教育是十分有限的，你们可以建造大楼或是伤害他人，选择权在于你们自己。当你们发现自己可以选择让激情充满生活时会倍感幸运，因为并非所有人都有选择的权利。你们有权利为自己创造有意义的生活，而这反过来也能使别人拥有同样的权利。不 要试图成为别人，那只是浪费时间，而要花时间成为自己。2006届毕业生们，我将为你们留下一段你们烂熟于心的引言，你们无需拘谨，可以和我一起大声说出来， 我将会说两次—你最好能沉醉在音乐之中，这一刻，属于你，不要让它溜走，只 能射击一次!仅此一次，不要让机会从你指缝中溜走。

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime.

这个机会一生只有一次。

英语演讲励志类3：I Have a Dream——我有一个梦想

I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

朋友们，今天我对你们说，此时此刻，我们虽然遭受种种困难和挫折，但我仍然有一个梦想。这个梦想是深深扎根于美国的梦想中的。

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ”We holBrotherhoodd these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.“

我梦想有一天，这个国家会站立起来，实现其信条的真谛:“我们认为这些真理不言而喻:人人生而平等。”

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood.

我梦想有一夭，在乔治亚州的红色山岗上，昔日奴隶的儿子能够同昔日奴隶主的儿子同席而坐，共叙手足情谊。

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

我梦想有一天，甚至连密西西比州这个正义匿迹、压迫成风的沙漠般的地方，也将变成自由和正义的绿洲。

I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

我梦想有一天，我的四个孩子将生活在一个不是以他们的肤色，而是以品格优劣来评判他们的国度里。

I have a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor's lips are presently dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers.

我梦想有一天，亚拉巴马州会有所改变—尽管该州州长现在仍滔滔不绝地说什么要对联邦法令提出异议和拒绝执行—在那里，黑人儿童能够和白人儿童兄弟姐妹般地携手并行。

I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley 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.

我今天有一个梦想。我梦想有一天，幽谷上升，高山下降，坎坷曲折之路成坦途，圣光披露，普照世间。

This is our hope. This is the faith with which I return to the South. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

这是我们的希望。我怀着这种信念回到南方。有了这个信念，我们就能在绝望之山开采出希望之石。有了这个信念，我们就能把这个国家的嘈杂刺耳的争吵声，变为充满手足之情的和谐交响曲。有了这个信念，我们就能一同工作，一同祈祷，一同斗争，一同人狱，一同守护自由，因为我们知道，我们终有一天会获得自由。

This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with anew meaning,

到了这一天，上帝的所有孩子都能以新的含义高唱这首歌:

”My country, `tis of thee,

我的祖国，

sweet land of liberty,

可爱的自由之邦，

of thee I sing.

我为您歌唱。

Land where my fathers died,

这是我祖先终老的地方，

land of the pilgrim's pride,

这是早期移民自豪的地方，

from every mountainside,

让自由之声，

let freedom ring.“

响彻每一座山岗。

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.

如果美国要成为伟大的国家，这一点必须实现。因此，让自由之声响彻新罕布什尔州的巍峨高峰!

Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.

让自由之声响彻纽约州的崇山峻岭!

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

让自由之声响彻宾夕法尼亚州的阿勒格尼高峰!

篇15：清晨励志英语演讲

As you slowly open your eyes, look around, notice where the light comes into your room; listen carefully, see if there are new sounds you can recognize; feel with your body and spirit, and see if you can sense the freshness in the air.

Yes, yes, yes, it's a new day, it's a different day, and it's a bright day! And most importantly, it's a new beginning for your life, a beginning where you are going to make new decisions, take new actions, make new friends, and take your life to a totally unprecedented(空前的) level.

In your mind's eye, you can see clearly the things you want to have, the paces you intend to go, the relationships you desire to develop, and the positions you aspire(励志)to reach.

You can hear your laughters of joy and happiness on the day when everything happens as you dream. You can see the smiles on the people around you when the magic moment strikes. You can feel your face is getting red, your heart is beating fast, and your blood is rushing all over your body, to every single corner of your being!

You know all this is real as long as you are confident, passionate and committed!(效忠的) And you are confident, you are passionate, you are committed!

You will no longer fear making new sounds, showing new facial expressions, using your body in new ways, approaching new people, and asking new questions.

You will live every single day of your life with absolute passion, and you will show your passion through the words you speak and the actions you take.

You will focus all your time and effort on the most important goals of your life. You will never succumb(屈服，屈从) to challenges of hardships.

You will never waver(动摇) in your pursuit of excellence. After all, you are the best, and you deserve the best!

As your coach and friend, I can assure you the door to all the best things in the world will open to you, but the key to that door is in your hand. You must do your part. You must faithfully follow the plans you make and take the actions you plan; you must never quit and you must never fear. I know you must do it, you can do it, you will do it, and you will succeed! Now stand firm and tall, make a fist, get excited, and yell it out:

I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed!

I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed!

I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed!

中文：

当你慢慢睁开你的双眼，环顾四周，注意到阳光进入你的房间。请仔细聆听，看看有没有你能够识别的声音;用你的身体和灵魂去感受，看看你能否感触到空气的清新。

是的，是的，是的，这是全新的一天，这是与众不同的一天，这是阳光明媚的一天!最重要的是，这是你生命的新的开端：你将作出新的决定，采取新的行动，结交新的朋友，把你的生命带到一个完全史无前例的水平。

用你心灵的窗户，你能够清晰地看到：你想要拥有的东西，你打算去的地方，你渴望发展的关系，以及你希冀达到的地位。你可以听见在你梦想成真的那一天你快乐和幸福的笑声!你能够看见在这神奇的时刻到来时你周围的人们脸上的微笑。你会感觉到你的双颊正变得通红，心跳在加速，血液正流遍你的全身，涌向身体的每一个角落!

你知道，只要你信心十足，充满激情，并且勇于拼搏，一切将会变成现实。你是信心十足的，你是充满激情的，你是勇于献身的!你将不再害怕发出新的声音，表现新的面部表情，展示新的身姿，接近新的人们，以及询问新的问题。你将以绝对的激情去过好生活中的每一天;你将通过你的言行来展示你的激情。你将全神贯注于你生命中最重要的目标。你将永远也不会向挑战和磨难屈服;你将永远也不会在追求卓越时畏缩。毕竟，你是最优秀的，并且受之无愧。

作为你的教练和朋友，我可以向你保证：通往世界上最美好事物的大门将会向你敞开，但是这扇门的钥匙掌握在你的手中。你必须做你分内之事，你必须忠实地遵循你的计划，并且按计划行动。你必须永不言弃，必须无所谓惧!我知道你必须去做，你能够去做，你将会去做，你一定会成功!现在站稳了，立直了，握紧拳头，兴奋起来，并且大声呐喊：我必须去做，我能够去做，我将会去做，我一定会成功!

篇16：励志英语演讲励志故事素材

Like Fire and Flowering Rush

In the years around 480 B.C.,China was in the last phase of the Spring and Autumn Period.Fu Chai,King of the State of Wu,conquered the states of Yue,Lu and Chi one after another.Then Fu Chai,overweeningly ambitious,led his army marching into the Northwest in an attempt to conquer the State of Jin in one vigorous effort.

But just at that time,Gou Jian,king of the State of Yue,outflanked Fu Chai and attacked him in the rear.Gou Jian's army fought one battle after another and arrived in Gu Su,capital of the State of Wu,at last,and took away the big boats of the State of Wu.Gou Jin also sent his troops to occupy the Huai River immediately,thus cutting off Fu Chai's retreat

The shocking news reached Fu Chai,king of the State of Wu,like a head-on blow to him.So he called his civilian officials and military generals at once to find a way to deal with this serious situation.His civilian officials and military their troops now would mean defeat,and that they would be attacked by both the troops of the Jin army and the troops of the Yue army.But ,if they could defeat the State of Jin,Fu Chai would become a powerful chief of the princes at that time,and it would not be too late for Fu Chai to settle with Gou Jian after that.

Having made this decision,they knew that a pressing matter of the moment was to conquer th State of Jin as quickly as possible.After considering over and over again,they decided to try to defeat the Jin army by a surprise move.

One day towards evening,the king of the State of Wu gave his orders.The officers and men of the whole army ate their fill,and the steeds were well fed with fodder.30,000 officers and men were chosen from the whole army to from three phalanxes,with 10,000officers and men each.The solders in the middle phalanx wore white suits of armour,and carried white flags and white bows and arrows,and they were led by king of the State of Wu Fu Chai himself.The other two phalanxes were led by senior generals.The soldiers in the left phalanx wore red suits of armour,and carried red flags and red bows and arrows.The in dealing with the case,because the empress would certainly blame him and punish him.How could he solve the problem then? He turned the problem over and over in his mind, and finally thought out a ”brilliant scheme“.

Lai Junchen had a sumptuous feast prepared,and invited Zhou Xing to his home. The two of them urged each other to drink,and they talked while drinking.After the wine had gone round three times,I often come across prisoners who stubbournly refuse to admit they are guilty.I wonder if you have any effective measures.” Hearing this,Zhou Xing said,“Get a big vat,scorch it hot with charcoal fire all around,and then let the prisoner come into the vat.Will the prisoner fail to make a comfession of his crime?”Hearing this,LaiJunchen nodded his head in approval repeatedly.He then ordered his subordinates to bring a big vat ,and had a charcoal fire lit all around it as Zhou Xing had said.He then turned to Zhou Xing and said,“Someone in the rebellion.The empress has ordered me to deal with the case severely.So I beg your pardon,but would you kindly step into the soldiers in the right phalanx wore black suits of armour,and carried black flags and black bows and arrows.The whole army set out at midnight,and arrived at dawn at a place within a LI's distance of the Jin army.When the day was beginning to break,the soldiers of the Wu army began to berat the drums heavily and their shoutings resounded like rolls of thunder.

Awakening from their dreams,the solders of the Jin army were almost stupefied by the imposing manner of the three phalanxes of the Wu army.The white phalanx was like a field covered with flowering rush,the red phalanx was like a burning fire,and the black phalanx was simply like a sea too deep to fathom.

This story comes from Comversations from the States.Later generations often use the set phrase ”like fire and flowering rush\"to refer to tremendous momentum.

春秋时代末期，吴国国王夫差连续征服了越国、鲁国和齐国，雄心勃勃，又继续向西北进军，打算一鼓作气征服晋国。

可正在这个时候，越王勾践抄了吴王的后路。他带领军队一直打到吴国的国都姑苏(苏州)，又派人马占据淮河，把吴王的退路切断了。

这消息给吴王夫差当头泼了一盆冷水，他非常震惊，立即召集文臣武将商量对策。大家说，现在退回去等于两关打了败仗，还会两头挨打;如果能打败晋国，就等于在诸候国中当定了霸主，再回去收拾越王勾践也不算晚。

大主意已经拿定，当务之急是尽快征服晋国。考虑再三，决定出奇制胜。

一天傍晚，吴王下达了命令。全军将士吃得饱饱的，马也喂足了草料。从全军中挑出三万精兵强将。每一万人摆成一个方阵，共摆三个方阵。每个方阵横竖都是一百人。每一行排头的都是军官司。每十行，也就是一千人，由一个大夫负责。每项一个方阵由一名将军率领。中间的方阵白盔白甲，白衣服，白旗帜，白弓箭，由吴王自己掌握，称为中军;左边的方阵，红盔红甲、红衣服、红简直就像深不可测;右边的方阵则一水儿黑色。半夜出发，黎明时分到达离晋军仅有一里路的地方。天色刚刚显出亮色，吴军鼓声大作，欢呼之声震天动工地。

晋军从梦中醒来，一看吴军那三个方阵和声威气势，简直都惊呆了：那白色方阵，“望之如荼”——像开满白花的茅草地;那红色方阵，“望之如火”——如像熊熊燃烧的火焰;而那黑色的方阵，简直就象深不可测的大海。

故事出自《国语·吴语》。成语“如火如荼”，形容某种人群或事物阵容之大，气势之盛。

篇17：励志英语演讲励志故事素材

Showing Off One's Proficiency with the Axe Before Lu Ban the Master Carpenter

in ancient times, Lu Ban was supposed to be a consummate master in construction and sculpture. Carpenters respect him as ancestor master. It is said that he once carved a colorful wooden phoenix that was so lifelike that it actually flew in the sky for three days. Thus it was considered the height of folly to show off one's skill with an axe in front of Lu Ban.

This idiom excoriates those who show off their slight accomplishments in front of experts.

古代有一个建筑和雕刻技术非常高超的人，名叫鲁班，木匠行里尊称他为祖师。传说他曾用木头制作了一只五彩斑斓的凤凰，能够在空中飞翔三天不掉下来。在鲁班门前摆弄斧子，当然显得有些自不量力了。

“班门弄斧”这个成语，用来比喻在行家面前显示本领。