第六届希望之星大学组决赛选手范祎：演讲稿

　　比赛演讲稿

　　Looking Forward To The 2008 Olympics

　　Good afternoon, judges and friends. My name is Fan Yi. My topic is, “Looking Forward to the 2008 Olympics”.

　　Since Mr. Samaranch announced that the 2008 Olympics was awarded to Beijing, both Chinese people and foreign friends have been looking forward to the wonderful time, a time when Chinese people can open our Forbidden City’s gate to the world and foreign friends can trace Marco Polo’s path to the birthplace of dragons, which has a history of about 5000 years.

　　The 2008 Olympics has special meanings. It will promote understanding between China and other countries. It’ll also give us a chance to watch Olympic competitions in Beijing for the first time, a chance for which all Chinese have waited for decades. The Olympics, along with its ever-upward spirit, will push China along its current, letting us feel and experience the true meaning of the motto: “Swifter, higher, stronger!”

　　To end my speech, let me cite Pindar’s words, “As in the daytime there is no star in the sky warmer and brighter than the sun, likewise there is no competition greater than the Olympic games.” Come on，everyone! Let’s count the days remaining toward the 2008 Olympics!

　　Thank you very much!

　　盼望2008奥运

　　朋友们好! 我的演讲题目是“盼望2008奥运会”。

　　自从萨马兰奇先生宣布2008奥运在北京举办起，无论是中国人还是外国友人都在盼望着这特殊日子，因为这是中国人能向世界打开我们紫禁城大门的日子，这是外国友人能沿着马可波罗的足迹来到龙的故乡的日子。这个龙的故乡有着大约5000年的文明历史。

　　2008奥运会有着特殊的意义。她将增进中国与其他国家的相互了解；她将使我们第一次有机会能在北京观看奥运比赛，这个机会是所有中国人期待已久的；这次奥运会将以其积极向上的精神，推动中国向前发展，让我们亲身体会奥运格言“更快、更高、更强！”的真正含义。

　　在我演讲的结尾，我想引用希腊诗人品达的诗句：“正如白天在天空中没有比太阳更明亮、更温暖的星星了，同样，没有比奥运更伟大的比赛了。”来吧，朋友们，让我们一起记数着距2008奥运所剩下的日子！

　　感谢大家！

　　This Is Me

　　Good afternoon, judges and friends! My topic is: “This Is Me”. If I jumped out of my body, and observed myself with new eyes, the most striking quality I could find in Fan Yi should be perseverance.

　　Looking at her past, I can’t believe that Fan Yi spent her time in front of the computer writing when she could have fun. Why? It’s because of her perseverance, of working towards a goal. She wanted to write an English fantasy novel. And, her dream has come true: she has finished her first 200-paged story “Swordbird”!

　　Ants can carry large loads, and children can do big things. Maybe that’s what drove her on to persevere! You might feel that this is very strange, but, actually this is me, Fan Yi, an eleven-year-old perseverant writer! Thank you!

　　这就是我

　　各位评委、朋友们，下午好。我演讲的题目是“这是我”。倘若我跳出自己的身体，用新的眼光来观察我自己，我也许会发现范祎最大的天性是执着()。

　　看看她以往的日子，我不能相信范祎把能玩的时间都用到了在电脑前的写作上。为什么呢？因为她有一个目标，并为之执着地追求着：她要写一本英文小说。现在，她的梦想实现了：她完成了她第一部200页的小说《剑鸟》。

　　蚂蚁能驮重负，孩子能做大事。也许这就是她执着追求的动力。你也许认为这很奇怪，可事实上，这就是我，范祎，一个11岁努力耕耘的小作家！