希望之星英语中学组6号选手林海岑：演讲稿

　　三、比赛演讲稿

　　My First English Teacher

　　Good morning, everyone!

　　Most Chinese people these days know what it is like to have an “English teacher”, since almost all pupils study English from Year 3. Usually that first English teacher will be a young and lovely lady in primary school. But my first English teacher is none other than my father. Looking back, I can see that, when I was only a little carefree girl, he created an English environment by providing me with flash cards, fun English-language toys and even dolls which sang English songs! My interest in English had definitely been awakened when I began to learn the English alphabet at school. Just imagine, he went a step further and asked me to learn “New Concept English” by myself! I was confused and even angry. I could not understand how a father could be so strict with his little girl. All the same, he never gave up and he gently insisted that I follow through with his ideas. At first, I read stories with tears in my eyes and I actually hated them because they were too difficult for me. I eventually came to love the funny stories and, to be honest; my father was always there with a helping hand. I am sure that my English would never have come so far without his support. And that’s how my father is not only my first English teacher but also my lifelong teacher. He is the one who awoke my interest, who gave me confidence and who offered me much needed help.

　　我的第一任英文教师

　　大家早上好！

　　“英文教师”这一常用术语，对于中国人来说简直熟悉极了，因为几乎所有小学生都从三年级开始学习英语。每个人都有自己的第一任英文教师——常常是一位充满青春活力、活泼可爱小学女教师。但我的第一任英文教师却不是别人，而是我的父亲。我记得，当我还是个无忧无虑的小女孩时，是父亲为我创造了英文的环境，给了我带有英文的精美图片和玩具，还有会唱英文歌的漂亮洋娃娃。这一切引起了我的好奇心，我渐渐对英文产生了兴趣。可是，当学校里刚刚开始教ABC的时候，他竟然就要求我自学《新概念英语》，想象一下吧！我曾经困惑过，甚至生过气。我简直不敢相信一位父亲竟然能够对他年幼的女儿如此严厉。可父亲没有放弃他的主张，虽然态度很温和，但他仍然坚决要求我按照他说的去做。我只好打开了那本书，但眼里却噙着泪水。刚开始时，我对它讨厌极了，因为它实在比我当时的水平高出了太多。但渐渐地，我被书中有趣的故事吸引了。实话说，父亲总是很乐意帮助我解决困难的。真多亏了父亲，如果没有了他的坚持与帮助，我的英文成绩绝不会这样好。因此，父亲是我的第一任英文教师，也将永远是我的老师。因为是父亲激发了我的兴趣，是父亲给了我信心，也是父亲给了我所需的一切帮助。谢谢！