SD冠军锦标赛｜美国藤校演讲与辩论赛中国选拔赛

What do students around the world have in common? 全世界的学生们有什么共同点？ Hopes, dreams, yes, but also teachers. 希望，梦想，是的，还有老师们。 So many of the things we know how to do in our lives are thanks to a teacher. 我们在生活中学习到的很多事都要感谢老师。 Thanks to a teacher you’ve learned how to learn. 因为老师，你懂得了要如何学习。 ...

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“Do you like my dress?” she asked of a passing stranger. “你喜欢我的连衣裙吗？”她问一位正走过她身边的陌生人。 “My mommy made it just for me.” She said with a tear in her eye. “我妈妈专门给我做的。”她说道，脸上带着泪珠。 “Well, I think it’s very pretty, so tell me, little one, why are you crying?” “嗯，我认为你的裙子很漂亮。告诉我，小家伙，你为什么哭呢？” W...

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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and the thing is, I love you. 我思考了很久，结论是我爱你。 You are the epitome of everything I’ve ever looked for in another human being. 你拥有我对人梦寐以求的一切美好品质。 Love is，is too weak a word for the way I feel. I lurv you. You know I loave you. I luff you. 用爱这个词来形容我的感受太苍白了。我耐你。我中...

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Every once in a while I will dial the familiar number. 我每隔一段时间都要拨打一个熟悉的电话号码。 It is usually he that picks up the phone. 每次总是他接起电话。 She will come up to him asking who the caller is. 然后她问他，这是谁打来的。 Knowing it’s me, she will grab the phone, say a few greeting words, and then start talking bad of him, complaints floodi...

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“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. “我可以看看我的宝宝吗？”初为人母的她开心地问道。 When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. 当裹在襁褓里的婴儿被放到她臂弯里时，她掀开折叠着的布，看到他的小脸时，她不禁倒吸了一口气。 The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital wind...

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After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. 妈妈去世之后，我开始在每天上班之前都去探望一下爸爸。 He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” 他身体虚弱，行走缓慢，但是，他总是为我亲手榨好一杯鲜橙汁放在厨房...

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Just give me one second. Sure! Hey. Two minutes, thank you. Hi, good afternoon. Sorry about that. 等我一下。没问题！嘿。两分钟，谢谢你。嗨，午安。真是不好意思。 Hi, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you as well. Have you ever done one of these interviews over the camera before? No! 嗨，很高兴认识你。我也很开心认识你。你以前曾在摄影机前进行过任何这种面试吗？没有！ L...

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29th, January 1945. 1945年1月29日。 My dearest one, I have just heard the news that all the Army men taken POW are to return to their homes. 我的挚爱，我刚刚听到一个消息。战俘们就要返乡了。 Because of the shipping situation we may not commence to go before the end of February, but can probably count on being in England sometime in March, maybe sooner. 鉴于航运情况，二月底之...

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Time is running out for my friend. 时光荏苒，朋友已经老大不小了。 While we are sitting at lunch she casually mentions she and her husband are thinking of starting a family. 我们吃午饭时，她漫不经心地提起她和她丈夫正考虑要小孩的事。 “We’re taking a survey.” she says, half-joking. “Do you think I should have a baby?” “我们正在作一项调查，”她半开玩笑地说，“你觉得我应该要个小孩...

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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. 一个年轻人即将大学毕业。 For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. 数月来，他爱上了某经销商的展室中那一辆漂亮的跑车，他知道自己的父亲有能力负担得起，就告诉父亲，这是他最想要的礼物。 As Graduation Day appr...

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Dear Dad，Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father’s Day cards. 亲爱的爸爸：今天我在商场购物的时候，花了好长时间阅读有关“父亲节”的贺卡。 They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you. 那些卡片上的文字很特别，也或多或少地表达出了我对您的感受。 Yet as I selected and read,and selected and read agai...

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