演讲比赛
The speech contest — Chinese reading, HSK 4
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上个学期，老师推荐我参加学校的英语演讲比赛。我从小就害怕在很多人面前说话，所以一开始想拒绝。可是老师说，这是一个锻炼自己的好机会。
shàng gè xué qī lǎo shī tuī jiàn wǒ cān jiā xué xiào de Yīng yǔ yǎn jiǎng bǐ sài wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù hài pà zài hěn duō rén miàn qián shuō huà suǒ yǐ yì kāi shǐ xiǎng jù jué kě shì lǎo shī shuō zhè shì yí gè duàn liàn zì jǐ de hǎo jī huì
Last term my teacher recommended me for the school's English speech contest. I've been afraid of speaking in front of lots of people since I was little, so at first I wanted to say no. But the teacher said it was a good chance to push myself.
接下来的一个月，我每天放学后都对着镜子练习，还请同学当观众给我提意见。慢慢地，我说话的声音越来越大，也不那么紧张了。
jiē xià lai de yí gè yuè wǒ měi tiān fàng xué hòu dōu duì zhe jìng zi liàn xí hái qǐng tóng xué dāng guān zhòng gěi wǒ tí yì jiàn màn man de wǒ shuō huà de shēng yīn yuè lái yuè dà yě bú nà me jǐn zhāng le
For the next month I practised in front of the mirror every day after school, and asked classmates to be my audience and give me feedback. Gradually my voice got louder and I wasn't so nervous.
比赛那天我虽然只得了第三名，但是心里特别高兴。因为我发现，只要认真准备，害怕的事情也能做好。
bǐ sài nà tiān wǒ suī rán zhǐ de le dì sān míng dàn shì xīn li tè bié gāo xìng yīn wèi wǒ fā xiàn zhǐ yào rèn zhēn zhǔn bèi hài pà de shì qing yě néng zuò hǎo
On the day of the contest I only came third, but I was really happy, because I found that as long as you prepare properly, you can do well even at things you fear.
生詞
推荐 tuījiàn to recommend
演讲 yǎnjiǎng speech
害怕 hàipà to be afraid
拒绝 jùjué to refuse
机会 jīhuì opportunity
镜子 jìngzi mirror
观众 guānzhòng audience
只要 zhǐyào as long as