希望之星大赛中学组5号选手李莱茵：演讲稿

　　三、比赛演讲稿

　　On Friends

　　I remember when I was younger, my grandmother used to tell me many stories. Today I would like to share with you one of my favorites.

　　Once, there lived a young boy. He was very sad because he couldn’t keep his friends. One day he asked his father why this was so. His father only replied: “Son, each time you say or do something that hurts one of your friends, hammer a piece of wood into the ground.” The curious boy did as he was told and soon he had made a fence out of the wood.

　　“Father!” he cried, “ I can’t get out! I am blocked by this fence! ”

　　“Well, son, each time you say something nice to a friend, you can take one piece of wood out.”

　　The boy did this, too. On the first day he took out one piece of wood and on the second day he took out another two. On the third day he took out some more. Finally he had removed all of the wood. “But Father!” he cried again, “ Look at the holes in the ground! They are big and dark! Oh, how ugly!”

　　“Son,” his father said, “ This is why you aren’t able to keep your friends. Remember: when you hurt someone’s feelings, no matter what you do to make up for it, there will always be a scar in their heart. ”

　　From that day on, this young boy was always very careful of his words and actions and he never hurt his friends’ feelings again.

　　To this day, I always keep this story close to my heart. It has taught me a lot. I as always careful not to hurt any of my friends because they are people that I wouldn’t want to lose.

　　记得小时候，外婆经常讲有趣的故事给我听，今天就让我把最喜欢的一个故事讲给大家听。

　　从前，我一个非常郁闷的小男孩。他从来都不能把朋友留住。一天，他就问她父亲其中的道理。她父亲回答说：“儿子，每但你上到一位朋友，把一根柱子插进土地里。小男孩并不懂父亲的意思，但他还是按照父亲所说得去做了。 不久，他已经将一根根的柱子摆成一个篱笆。

　　“爸爸！”他嚷嚷，“我已经出不来了！我被柱子围起来了。”

　　他父亲严肃的说，“那每当你做一件令你朋友开心的事，你可以将一根柱子拔起。”

　　儿子有照样作了。但这件事对他来首十分艰难。他过许久，终于把每一根柱子都拔掉了。

　　“可是爸爸,” 他说，“看！地上留下了又大又深的洞！多么的难看啊！”

　　“儿子，”他父亲说，“这就像你朋友的心。这也正是你不能留住你的朋友的原因。每当你上海到他们，无论你做什么事去弥补你所做的伤害，他们的心中，永远都会留下一条深深的疤。”

　　小男孩听了父亲的话，终于明白了。他从此对自己对待朋友的态度很谨慎，小心翼翼。

　　我也很谨慎，因为朋友是世界上最珍贵的东西，我们每一个人都需要友谊。朋友事我永远都不希望失去的人，所以我一直以来总是把这个故事铭记予心中。