SDcamps•演辩营全国英语演讲与辩论赛
【英文原文】 Tom Dolan 400－meter individual medley1) gold winner at Sydney Olympic Games Dlan began swimming at age 5，because his older sister Kathleen was a swimmer．“Whatever she did，I wanted to beat her，”he says．While he says he was a “pool rat”as a child，he didn’t aggressively2) pursue swimming until his freshman year in high school．Golf was his favorite sport the...
编者按： 粗鲁的人总是霸道欺人，而谦逊有礼的人却无能为力。这就是我和米歇尔在思索如何对付这些粗鲁的人之后得出的结论。 Rude Awakening I was driving late one night，alone．This was not easy，as two feet of snow lay on the road．The heck with what lane I was in；I was just trying to keep my car pointed forward．A guy behind me in a four－wheel－drive vehicle began flashing his he...
编者按： 如果，还有人怀疑美国是一切皆有可能的国度，还有人怀疑国父们的梦想在我们的时代是否还存在，还有人怀疑我们的民主所拥有的力量，那么今晚，你听到了回答。 If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, ton...
【英文原文1】 Forever George George Harrison was never the world’s greatest guitarist，vocalist or songwriter．But he was as essential to the Fab Four formula as John Lennon’s rebellious smile or Paul McCartney’s great cow eyes．He was“the quiet one”，the serious musician who held the beat together while John and Paul were skylarking1） at the mike．Beatles fans who screamed...
编者按： 试着扩展你的生活范围，参与到身边更广阔的社会中去。这肯定是个挑战，会是困难和不愉快的，但这也是有趣和充实的、有价值并从长远来看有最大收益的。 An American Professor’s Advice to Chinese Students Try a little to stretch yourself and integrate into the greater society around you．It’ s definitely1) a challenge．It can be difficult and unpleasant．But it can also be fun a...
当你的生活中充满着一种渴望，想去看到每一天的美丽，那么美妙的事情就会出现：平凡的生活变得非凡，真实的生活开始滋润你的灵魂！随着每一个新的生活起点，另一个机会展现在你的面前，并再次滋润你的灵魂。 May every day of your life bring you fresh hopes for tomorrow—because hopes give us all our reason for trying. May each new day bring a feeling of excitement, joy, and a wonderfu...
编者按： 当她出现在公众面前，她的衣着不会像是在尖叫“看看我！”， 而像是在说“这就是我……其实并不比你好。” Hepburn, the Actress My mother’s acting career was a second choice, a default choice. But the rules were the same as in ballet: hard wok, discipline and professionalism. “Less is more” was at the core of my mother’s basic “look” philosophy. Style is a word we often use, for...
她推开门，发现里面没人。“我是第一个到办公室的。”她边想着边来到那张属于她的办公桌前。她惊异地发现桌上有一大束花。那是些鲜花。“啊，真漂亮。”南希小姐欢叫着，拿起桌上的花就闻。 The flower effect Miss Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department．Monday was the first day she went to work，so she was very excited．She got up very ea...
编者按： ９年前，利奥去世后，人们都对我说，“我从来不知道他是你的继父。”是啊，我从不那样叫他。最初，他在我生活中不占什么特别位置。后来他成了我的朋友。再后来，我觉得他就是我的父亲。 My Stepfather，My Friend Nine years ago，after Leo had died，people said to me，“I never knew he was your stepfather．”You see，I never called him that．At first，he was no one special in my life．...
编者按： 坚韧的人之所以能挺过艰难的岁月，是因为他们选择积极地去应对困境。艰难的岁月不会没完没了，坚韧的人会始终不懈，坚持到底。历史告诉我们，每一个难题都有始有终，任何难题都不会永远存在。 What is the secret ingredient of tough people that enables them to succeed? Why do they survive the tough times when others are overcome by them? Why do they win when others lose? Why do th...
【英文原文】 An Excerpt from The Hunchback of Notre－Dame1) In an extensive space left open between the crowd and the fire there was a young girl dancing． Whether this young girl was a human being，or a fairy，or an angel Gringoire，sceptical2) philosopher and satirical3) poet as he was，could not at the first moment decide，so completely was he fascinated by the dazzling v...
【英文原文】 The First American Woman to be A Media Mogul Katharine Graham，who died on July １７at ８４，was，for many years，arguably the most powerful woman in America．She was the first woman to be a true media mogul，running The Washington Post Company for more than three decades．For several generations of public officials and journalists，she embodied the Washington e...
编者按： 我相信诚实是一件最棒的礼物。我知道如今他们给它取了许多好听的名字，像正直和直率。但是怎么称呼并不重要，关键还在于怎样才算一个好公民。这就是我的准则，我努力按这一准则生活。 I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts there is. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity and forthrightness. But it doesn’t make any difference what they c...
编者按： 两千多名大学生出席了她的葬礼，对这位了不起的女士表示敬意。她以自身范例教育我们：发挥自己的潜能永不为晚。记住，衰老是无法抗拒的，而成熟却是可以选择的。 The Rose The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know．I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder．I turned around to f...
编者按： 人们如果想让自己生存下去，他们就应暂时忘掉争吵，进行反省，人们有千万条理由期待未来的成就极大地超过以往的成就，如果让我们选择，那么擂在我们面前的有幸福、知识和智慧的持续增长。 Shall We Choose Death? Bertrand Russell December 30, 1954 I am speaking not as a Briton, not as a European, not as a member of a western democracy, but as a human being, a member of the species...
编者按： 这就是我母亲的世界：感情与情感。然而，这两者却从未平静过。 She told us how she felt pangs of emptiness at the sight of other children in their fathers’ arms, how she wished he were there so she could be like the others. As a child, she couldn’t let go of that profound and natural desire. This is also why, after her divorces to both my father and my brother Luca’s fa...
编者按： 我祖母，上帝保佑她，认为所有的人都应当劳动，刚才在吃饭时她对我说，你必须学会做一些好事，用粘土、木头、金属或布匹做材料，制作一种对人类有用的东西。 The Shepherd’s1) Daughter It is the opinion of my grandmother，God bless her，that all men should labour，and at the table，a moment ago，she said to me ：You must learn to do some good work，the ma king of some item usef...
编者按： 这是1949年诺贝尔文学奖得主威廉.福克纳获奖时发表的著名演说，文中勉励作家必须提升自己的心灵，时时以爱、怜悯与牺牲来唤醒人类亘古的真理。 The Spirit of Man / William Faulkner I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work — a life’s work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not for glory and least of all for profit, but to create o...
编者按： There are times when you just can’ t believe what a stranger tells you．Sometimes you’ re wrong．But sometimes－－you may be right． 傍晚时分有时你简直不能相信陌生人的话。有时你错了，但有时–你又可能是对的。 Dusk Norman Gortsby sat on a bench in the park of a busy city．It was 6:30 on an early March evening．The sun had set，the street lights were o...
【英文原文】 4 ways to have good skin Think before you drink． Alcohol can dilate small blood vessels，which may lose their ability to constrict．The result：tiny purple facial lines． Hands off. Every time you touch your face，you’re depositing dirt and oil，which can clog pores．Also，a blemish will heal faster－－and with less scarring－－if it’s left alone． ...