震撼人心的英文演讲【精品20篇】

Directions: You have 25 minutes to plan and write an essay on the given topic. Do not write on another topic, as essays not on the topic receive a score of zero. You will be scored on how clearly and effectively you express your thoughts in writing. Develop your point of view carefully, as your writing will be evaluated on quality, not quantity; but do plan on writing several paragraphs to cover the topic adequately. Write legibly and be specific.

Prompt

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below.

Technology promises to make our lives easier, freeing up time for leisure pursuits. But the rapid pace of technological innovation and the split second processing capabilities of computers that can work virtually nonstop have made all of us feel rushed. We have adopted the relentless pace of the very machines that were supposed to simplify our lives, with the result that , whether at work or play, people do not feel like their lives have changed for the better.

Adapted from Karen Finucan,Life in the Fast Lane

Assignment

Do changes that make our lives easier not necessarily make them better? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your readings, studies, experience, and observations.

[SAT优秀英文作文欣赏

The Cobbler and the Banker

By La Fontaine

A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till night;it was wonderful to see,wonderful to hear him;he was more contented in shoes,than was any of the seven sages.His neighbor,on the contrary,who was rolling in wealth,sung but little and slept less.He was a banker;when by chance he fell into a doze at day-break,the cobbler 12 awoke him with his song.The banker complained sadly that Providence had not made sleep a saleable commodity,like edibles or drinkables.

Having at length sent for the songster,he said to him,

"How much a year do you earn,Master Gregory?"

"How much a year,sir?"said the merry cobbler laughing,"I have reckon in that way,living as I do from one day to another;somehow I manage to reach the end of the year;each day brings its meal."

"Well then!How much a day do you earn,my friend?"

"Sometimes more,sometimes less;but the worst of it is,-and,without that our earnings would be very tolerable, a number of days occur in the year on which we are forbidden to work;and the curate,moreover,is constantly adding some new saint to the list.

The banker,laughing at his simplicity,said,"In the future I shall place you above want.Take this hundred crowns,preserve them carefully,and make use of them in time of need."

The cobbler fancied he beheld all the wealth which the earth had produced in the past century for the use of mankind.Returning home,he buried his money and his happiness at the same time,No more singin;he lost his voice,the moment he acquired that which is the source of so much grief.Sleep quitted his dwelling; and cares,suspicions,and false alarms took its place,All day,his eye wandered in the direction of his treasure;and at night,if some stray cat made a noise,the cat was robbing him.

At length the poor man ran to the house of his rich neighbor;"Give my back." said he,"sleep and my voice,and take your hundred crowns."

参考翻译

皮匠和银行家

拉.封丹

一个皮匠从早到晚在唱歌中度过。无论见到他本人或听见他的歌声都使人觉得很愉快。他对于制鞋工作比当上了希腊七圣还要满足。

于工作把他吵醒了。银行家郁郁寡欢地抱怨上帝没有睡眠也制成一种像食品或饮料那样可以买卖的商品。后来，银行家就叫人把这位 歌手请来，问道：“格列戈里师傅，你一年赚多少钱?”

“先生，你问我一年赚多少钱吗?”快乐的皮匠笑道：“我从来不算这笔帐，我是一天一天地过日子，总而言之坚持到年底，每天挣足三餐。”

“啊，朋友，那么你一天赚多少钱呢?”

“有时多一点，有时少一点;不过最糟糕的是一年中总有些日子不准我们做买卖，牧师又常常在圣徒名单上添新名字，否则我们的收入也还算不错的。”

银行家被皮匠的直率逗笑了，他说：“我要你从今以后不愁没钱用。这一百枚钱你拿去，小心放好，需要时拿来用吧。” 皮匠觉自己好像看到了过去几百年来大地为人类所需而制造出来的全部财富。他回到家中，埋藏好硬币，同时也埋葬了他的快乐。他不再唱歌了;从他得到这种痛苦的根源那一刻起，他的嗓子就哑了。睡眠与他分手;取而代之的却是担心、怀疑、虚惊。白天，他的 目光尽朝埋藏硬币的方向望;夜间，如果有只迷途的猫弄出一点声响，他就以为是有人来抢他的钱。最后，这个可怜的皮匠跑到他那富有的邻居家里说：“把你的一百枚钱拿回去，还我的睡眠和歌声来。”

[皮匠和银行家英文作文欣赏

Union is strength. 团结就是力量。

Until all is over ones ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死。

Use a book as a bee does flowers. 读书如蜜蜂采花，吸取其中之精华。

Virtue is a jewel of great price. 美德是无价之宝。

Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远比美丽更美好。

Virtue is her (or its) own reward. 为善最乐。

Virtue is the only true nobility. 唯有美德是真正高贵的。

Wash a dog comb a dog Still a dog remains a dog. 本性难移。

Waste not want not. 俭以防匮。

Weak men wait for opportunity but the strong men make it. 若者等待机会，强者创造机会。

You cant eat your cake and have it. 不能既要吃饼，又要把饼保存。

You cant make omelets (or omeletts) without breaking eggs. 有失才有得。

You have no goats and yet you sell kids. 你虽无老山羊，却出卖小山羊。

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 有热情而无知识，犹如有火焰而无光芒。

[常见名言警句的英文翻译

Tointroducemyself

Hello，everyone!

My name is azuowen.Im a 15 years old girl. I live in the beautiful city of Rizhao.

Im an active，lovely and clever girl.In the school，my favourite subject is maths.Perhaps someone thinks its difficult to study well.But I like it.I belive that if you try your best，everything can be done well.

I also like sports very much.Such as，azuoweng，volleyball and so on.

Im kind-hearted. If you need help，please come to me .

I hope we can be good friends!

OK.This is me .A sunny girl.

Just after the Spring Festival this year, during the Spring Festival, I saw many families with the word "fu" on their doors, and my family was no exception. Why is that? I asked my mother, but my mother said it was not clear, and later, I read in the book that the word "fu zi" came from.

Zhu yuanzhang was kill with "f" word memorization preparation, good horse queen to eliminate the disaster, people make the city size must be before dawn in holding with an "f" word, so all the home door posted "f" word, one of the family is illiterate, unexpectedly stick "f" word. The next day, the emperor sent people to the street to check, and found that every family had the word "fu" and a "fu" to his nephew. When the emperor heard of his anger, he ordered the army to cut the house down. The queen said to zhu yuanzhang: "the family knows that you have come to visit today, and have deliberately put down the word. Is it not the meaning of" fu arrive "? The emperor ordered the release of the man as soon as he heard it. From then on, people put up the lucky word, a lucky luck; In memory of queen ma.

The word "fu" is now interpreted as "happiness", while in the past it was "lucky" and "lucky". The Chinese New Year affixed the word "fu", the peoples yearning for a happy life, for the good future.

I am. I was born in. I graduate from senior high school and major in English. I started learning English since I was 12 years old. My parents have a lot of American friends. That’s why I have no problem communicating with Americans or others by speaking English.

In my spare time, I like to do anything relating to English such as listening to English songs, watching English movies or TV programs, or even attending the activities held by some English clubs or institutes. I used to go abroad for a short- term English study. During that time, I learned a lot of daily life English and saw a lot of different things.

I think language is very interesting. I could express one substance by using different sounds. So I wish I could study and read more English literatures and enlarge my knowledge.

英文书信通常有包括以下几部分:

1.信头(Heading):指写信人的地址和写信日期

信头的目的是使收信人知道书信来自何处，何时发出。信头一般位于信函的右上角，包括发信人的地址和写信日期。

信头的地址的写法要注意英文和中文的不同，英文应遵循“先小后大”的原则，第一行写门牌号和街道的名称，第二行写区、市名、省名、国家名。国家名之前加上邮政编码。门牌名与街道名之间不用逗号隔开。最后一行写上发信日期。日期一般有以下几种写法：

12thSept,200612Sept,2006Sept.12th,2006

如，

Mr.ZhangPeng

DepartmentofForeignLanguage

JiangxiTeachers’College

Nanchang,JiangxiProv.,330241

P.R.C.

Sept.12,2006

2．信内地址(InsideName&Address):指收信人的姓名和地址

信内地址一般位于信函的左上角，位于信纸的左边顶格，低于信头一两行写起。

3．称呼(Salutation):对收信人的称呼用语

称呼是写信人对收信人表示尊敬的敬称。称呼从信纸的左端顶格写起，比信内姓名和地址低一行，。称呼有多种，视写信人和收信人的关系而定。每个开头字母用大写，结尾用逗号不用冒号。

对男士的称呼，多用Mr.,对女士的称呼,多用Mrs.,Madam,Miss或Ms.,但是需要注意的是,这些称呼用在姓氏前或姓氏和名字前,但是不能使用在名字的前面。

4．正文(Body):

5．结束语(ComplementaryClose):写信人对收信人的谦称

结束语从信纸的中间或稍右的地方写起，位于正文下面空两三行处。不同关系使用不同的结束语。

对于不熟悉的人或团体：Yourstruly,Trulyyours,Yoursfaithfully,Faithfullyyours

对于上级和长者：Yoursrespectfully,Respectfullyyours,Yoursgratefully,Gratefullyyours

对于朋友和亲属：Yours,Yourlovingdaughter,Yourdevotedfriend

6．签名(Signature):

7．附件(Enclosure):

I plan to do lots of homework today. First , I read english articles, next I

wrote my science tests snd math tests. I had some questions. So I called to my

classmates to ask, then I listened to the music, I enjoyed it. In the afternoon,

I drew some bananas, I believed I can draw it well. In the evening ,I played

computer games. After that , I read a famous book on the bed. It was a happy day

today.

我打算今天做很多作业。首先,我读英文文章,接下来我写我的数学考试测试snd的科学。我有一些问题。所以我打电话给我的同学去问,然后我听音乐,我很喜欢它。在下午,我画了一些香蕉,我相信我能画得很好。在晚上,我在玩电脑游戏。之后,我读了著名的书放在床上。这是一个快乐的一天。

Chinese New Year is coming and my family is very busy。 Its because Chinese New Year is very special and important。 We must prepare many special things to get ready for this festival。

First， will make a big New Year meal。 Second， we will make Good—luck wishes。 Third， we will set off firecrackers。 New Year meal is delicious and we think that eating some will bring us good luck。 A long time ago， Chinese people believed red color could bring our good luck too。 And we set off firecrackers could frighten ghosts away。

Chinese New Year is very popular between students。 Because we can have a long happy holiday。

Hainan not have winer.In Hainanover here is very very hot!You can go to there in winter.Because the winter in HaiNan is warmer than most areas of China.Swimming in the sea playing on the beach or having meals outside are very good choices for travellers. But you must be good sunscreen preparations.There are usually 40 degrees Celsius .But before and after Septemberthere are usually 30 degrees Celsius.I like Hainan very much!

When winter comes, the days are always full of rain and there are less sunshine, so it is so rare to enjoy the sunshine, people will feel excited to see the sunny days. As for me, I will be very happy when the sun comes out in the winter. I will get some plans to spend my time in the warm day, sometimes I will call my friends out and have a picnic in the park, we can not only enjoy the sunshine, but also can have a nice talk, it will strengthen our communication. Sometimes our family will have the barbecue outside, we share our food and play games so happily. I love sunshine, when I feel frustrated, I will forget about all the worries once the sun is coming out. Those sunny days in the winter are so special to me.

当冬天来临的时候，总是充满了雨水和少量的阳光，因此很难享受得到阳光，人们对晴天感到很兴奋。对于我来说，冬日里太阳出来的时候，我会感到很高兴。我会做一些计划来在温暖的日子里度过我的时光，有时候我会叫朋友出来，在公园里野餐，我们不仅能享受阳光，也能愉快地聊天，这能增进我们的交流。有时候我们家人也会在户外野餐，我们分享彼此的食物，愉快地玩游戏。我喜欢阳光，当我感到沮丧的时候，一旦阳光出来，我就会忘记所有的烦恼。冬日里的晴朗日子对于我来讲是如此的特别。

新年是中国人最喜欢过的节日，在这一天每家每户都团聚在一起，你知道过新年的英文作文怎么写了吗？不知道也没有关系，一起来看看别人怎么写的吧，下面是小编帮大家整理的过新年的英文作文，希望大家喜欢。

【过新年英语作文篇一】

The Spring Festival is very important to Chinese people. In the past，people could not often have meat，rice or other delicious food. They could only eat these during the Spring festival. So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon. Now， although people‘s life is much better，and we can eat the delicious foods everyday. People still like the festival. Because most people can have a long holiday，and we are free to go on a trip or visit our friends or have parties with our family. In the evenings，we can have a big meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programmes.

I like the Spring Festival very much. How wonderful the Spring Festival is!

【过新年英语作文篇二】

I had a good time during this spring festival.thought the weather was very cold,I still went travelling to beijing with my family.

We got there on feb.13,so we had a big dinner at the hotel on New Years Eve with strangers over all the city.then,we watched the Spring Festival Gala Evening that night.

The next day was the beginning of New Year ,it was cold.but we kept a happy mind all day.because we had a chance to Wangfujing Street.As we know,it is the most famous commercial area in Beijing.

So we went shopping there and bought many presents .what was more,i even ate beijing duck.is was so delicious that we could not forget it·s good taste until we went back home.

I had a good holiday this time.

【过新年英语作文篇三】

The spring festival is the tradition festival in China.It is the same as the christmas day in the west country,it is welcome the new year.

It is the day that the families get together.

The spring festival is usually in the February ,sometimes in January.In the spring festival,every family all paste the lucky inscriptions,they fire the cracker,they eat the dumplings.The day before the new years first day is the new years eve,same as the christmas eve,all the families get together to have the new yaars dinner,wishes each other,talk about the wishes about the new year.Small children will receive the money given to children as a lunar new year gift.

以上就是小编为大家准备的过新年的英文作文，春节快到了，路上有来来往往的车辆，还有满面春风的人群，真热闹啊！

Dear Santa Claus,

Hello!

My name is Yang Yue from China. I am a lively and cheerful 10-year-old

girl. I hope you like me.

Listening to the merry Christmas song outside the window, looking at the

Christmas tree decorated with colorful lights as dazzling as the seven colors of

the rainbow, I have had many questions in my heart: we do not have a chimney,

and where did you come in to send me gifts? Do you have any special magic

power?

But most of all I would like to ask you, "How did you know we were looking

for something?" I remember one Christmas Eve when I was very fond of a pink

magic wand. On its pink staff, there are many colorful roses, and on top there

is a beautiful heart with a white ribbon. I cant put it down. I really want it.

But the parents did not agree to buy it for me. I was so sad that I reluctantly

went home. But, the next day early in the morning, wait me to open a sock to

see, inside unexpectedly miraculously put a and I "yesterday" see exactly the

same magic wand! Santa, did you give it to me? Thank you so much!

This string of surprise is all brought by my "never met" you, you are

really "do good not to leave a name" ah!

Santa Claus, secretly tell you a little secret: at that time, I do not know

your identity. But now I know who you are. And through these years of

observation, in front of the answer to the riddle was also revealed by me. In

fact, you have been in my side! Today is Christmas again, I wish you:

Merry Christmas!

cantona

亲爱的圣诞老公公：

您好!

我叫杨悦，来自中国，我是一个活泼开朗的10岁小姑娘，希望您能喜欢我。

听着窗外那欢快的圣诞歌，看着那挂满七色彩虹一样炫丽彩灯的圣诞树，我的心中曾经产生过许多疑问：我们家没有烟囱，您又是从哪里进来给我送礼物的呢?难道您有什么特殊的魔力吗?

但我最想问您的是：“您为什么会知道我们想要的礼物呢?”记得有一年圣诞夜，我非常喜欢一根粉红色的魔法棒。在它粉色的杖杆上，镶着许多五颜六色的玫瑰，顶上还用白丝带围成了一个美丽的爱心。我爱不释手，非常想要。可是家长却坚决不同意给我买。我十分难过，心不甘情不愿地回了家。可是，第二天一早，等我打开袜子一看，里面竟然奇迹般地放着一根和我“昨天”见到的一模一样的魔法棒!圣诞老人，是您送给我的吗?真是太谢谢您了!

这一串串惊喜都是由我“从未谋面”的您带来的，您真是“做了好事不留名”呀!

圣诞老人，偷偷告诉您一个小秘密：当时，我还不知您的身份。可现在，我已经知道您是谁了。而通过这几年的观察，前面的谜底也一一被我揭开了。其实呀，您一直都在我身边!今天又是圣诞节了，祝您：

圣诞快乐!

杨悦

My father is a manager. He likes singing and playing cards. He liakes

drinking tea in his office. He likes watching TV and smoking. He likes making

friends very much. So he has many friends, He`s outstanding and calm. I like his

personality. My mother is a history teacher. She likes drinking juice in her

free time. She likes playing volleyball and badminton. She likes watching tv

,too. And she also likes listening to the music. She always does housework

because she wants to have a beatiful and clean house. She`s economical and

smart. I love my parents.

我的父亲是一位经理。他喜欢唱歌、玩扑克牌。他在他的办公室liakes喝茶。他喜欢看电视和吸烟。他非常喜欢交朋友。所以他有很多朋友,他是优秀的平静。我喜欢他的个性。我的妈妈是一位历史教师。她喜欢在业余时间喝果汁。她喜欢打排球和羽毛球。她喜欢看电视。她也喜欢听音乐。她总是做家务,因为她想要有一个美丽又干净的房子。她的经济和聪明。我爱我的父母。

My Christmas Day

Chritmas is the day that Jesus Christ was born. people in the world celebrate and worship this day in his honor. The santa claus will come out and send presents for children. Christmas cards and decorated trees are all over the place. The carolling of Christmas songs echo through the air. I am not a Chirstian, but I also enjoy the atmosphere of Chrismas. I wish everybody have a merry Chirismas.

Thanksgiving day in the united states, the fourth thursday in november is called thanksgiving day. on that day, Americans give thanks for the blessings they have enjoyed during the year.thanksgiving day is usually a family day. people always celebrate with big dinners and happy reunions. pumpkin pie and indian pudding are traditional thanksgiving desserts. relatives from other cities, students who have been away at school, and many other Americans travel a long distance to spend the holiday at home.

Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative.It like spring festival in China. All give thanks together for the good things that they have.

What should we thank on that day?

The thankful parents give us the life, feel happiness of the human life, also feel hardships and pain and sufferings of the human life.The thankful teacher works with diligence and without fatigue everyday of teach, give us knowledge ability, put on the wing which flies toward the ideal for us.

The thankful great universe provides the environment of existence for us and give us sunlight, air, water and everything in keeping with we existence of space, bring storm to let us accept to toughen for us, bring to us mysterious let us look for.

The Spring Festival  the most important festival in China.People usually decorate the doors and windows with red papercuts.becouse red means good luck.People usually clean house too.becouse they want to sweep away bad luck.Children can get some new clothes or presents from their parents and grandparents.On New Years Eve,family always have a big dinner.Everybody are watch TV and talk.In the midnight,there usually fairworks.On New Years Day,people usually put on their new clothes and vit their femily and friends.They usually say Happy New Years Day. The Spring Festival finhes at the Lantern Festival after two weeks.People usually eat a kind of rice dumpling called yuanxiao.It can take people good luck all the year round.

It was a sunny morning. My father and mother took me to play in the park. We came to the animal quarter and saw a lot of birds, most notably the ostrich.

The eye of the ostrich is very sharp, its mouth is pointed, the neck is thin and long, the feathers on the body are black, like a small black skirt.

An ostrich can be fun to eat! I put an apple on the fence and saw it back two paces, as if frightened. When it thought I didnt mean anything, I picked the apple up at once. After catching the food, he ate it with relish.

Although the ostrich is not as beautiful as the other birds, I like it very much.

请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

诚实是指真诚正直、言行一致。守信是指遵守承诺、不虚伪、不欺骗。孔子教导弟子要诚实。在学习上，知之为知之，不知为不知。孔子认为这才是对待学习的正确态度。古时候，中国商铺的大门上写着“货真价实，童叟无欺”。这表明从古时候起，中国就已推行公平交易、以诚待客、不欺骗、不造假的道德标准。现代中国将诚实守信的美德加以发扬光大。诚实守信就是工作学习时专心负责；对朋友坦诚、言出必行。

参考译文：

Honesty is to be sincere and upright,and match ones words with his/her action.Being trustworthy is to keep ones word and not to be false and deceitful.Confucius taught his disciples to be honest.In study,if you know a thing,say you know it;if you dont,say you dont.He thought it was the correct attitude towards study.In ancient times,the doors of Chinese shops had on it an inscription“genuine goods at a fair price for all customers.”This shows that since old times China has advocated the ethics of fair trade,honesty towards customers,no deception and no falsification.In modern China,the virtue of being honest and trustworthy has been carried forward.It is to be single-minded and responsible at work and in learning,and it is to be honest to friends and one should practice what he/she says.

词句点拨

1.言行一致:即“言论和行动相统一”，故译为match ones words with his/her action。

2.知之为知之，不知为不知:可译为if you know a thing,say you know it;if you dont,say you dont。

3.货真价实，童叟无欺:可译为非谓语短语形式genuine goods at a fair price for all customers,显得简洁。

4.公平交易:可译为fair trade。

[六级英文作文:诚实守信是美德

It is hit by in the children eye , is is a festival being full of the mysterious color. The veil of night comes , colourful putting on makeup of the children field put on just too impatient to wait is accustomed to , puts on the exceedingly strange mask, mention previous "Jack light " running go out to play. And then "Jack light " appearance is very lovable , method of work is that Spanish gourd is hollowed out, outside engrave be all smiles the eye and big mouths, having ed a candle , it is ignited in melon, people just can see this charmingly naive smiling face in very distant place.

The portable child "Jack light " punishing the ready queen , disguising self as all sorts of evil-doers group, runs before the neighbour door of a house , intimidates as the field is shouting: "Ask a practical joke to still be to being entertained " ", given money to still being eaten".

对于求职者来说，如何用心创造有个性的求职信？英文求职信的写作方法有哪些呢？

虽然求职信一般来说包括1.你得知这份工作的管道。2.学历及职历的概要。3.你的个性以及能力。4.联络地点、联络方式，以及最后的感谢语等，但其实这里可以发挥创意的空间非常的大。求职信的诉求在于延续求职简历的内容，更清楚的表现工作企图心、个性、特质等。另外，有时写些自己平时喜欢从事的活动来补充履历也很不错。

举例来说，你甚至可以这么写：「我工作时专注的耐力就是从钓鱼中培养出来的」。

求职信的书写诀窍

1.表现自我的个性及特质

建议使用积极正面的陈述方式。

2.文章不可冗长

控制在总共四段、每段五行以内。

3.前瞻性的气魄

具有勇于突破与开创气质的人是外商公司的最爱。因此并不需要对之前辞职的原委做太多的解释。

4.少用第一人称

为了避免流于自大与主观的缺点，尽量少用第一人称。

说明你从何处得知这个工作机会

这是最基本的部份。一般来说会将媒体广告的名称改用别的字体书写或用底线加以标记。在这个段落中也可加上你的目标。

强调自己就是最佳的人选

这是最精华的段落。要依据求才广告的内容，将自己的能力及特色恰如其份的包装起来。不过在工作经验不足的情况下，要避免将自己吹嘘的过分离谱。

在结尾部份注意应有的礼貌

最后的部份建议要以感谢对方在百忙之中阅读这份履历表，并且“诚挚的期望能得到面试的机会”、“希望有荣幸能为公司效力”这样的句子作为结尾，让主管留下好的印象。