Me and my Fears

　　Honorable judges, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:

　　It is a great honor and pleasure to be here on this beautiful Saturday morning to share with you my sentiments about life and passion for the English language.

　　About a year and a half ago, I took part in my very first English Speech Contest. When I stood before the microphone with all eyes starring directly at me, I could hardly speak. I stood there, embarrassed and helpless, struggling in vain for the right thing to say. My fears had paralyzed me.

　　While my passion for English has never changed, I lost my courage to speak in public. When my professor again encouraged me to take part in this Competition, I said “no.” I couldn’t endure yet another painful experience. He looked me straight in the eye and said something that pierced my heart. I will never forget his words. “Look,” he said, “We all have our fears, and you have yours. You could twist your ankle in a basketball game, but then be afraid to ever play again. Running away can never dispel your fears, but action will. A winner is not one who never fails，but one who never quits.”

　　I spent a whole day with his words twisting and turning in my mind. Then I made the bravest and wisest decision of my life: I would face my fears – and take part in the competition!

　　As it turned out, my dear old professor was right. Now, here I am, once again standing before a microphone. My heart is beating fast, and my mouth is dry, but most importantly, I have faced my fears -- and that makes all the difference!

　　Thank you.

　　戰(zhàn)勝恐懼

　　尊敬的評(píng)委，各位來(lái)賓，女士們先生們，我很榮幸在這個(gè)美妙的星期六早上來(lái)到這里，與你們分享我生命中一段特別的經(jīng)歷。

　　大概一年半以前，我參加了生平第一次演講比賽。站在麥克風(fēng)前，面對(duì)觀眾們期待的眼神，我竟緊張的說不出話來(lái)。那一刻，我是多么無(wú)助��！

　　我對(duì)于英語(yǔ)的摯愛從未改變，但卻從此失去了面對(duì)公眾演講的勇氣。當(dāng)老教授鼓勵(lì)我參加希望英語(yǔ)風(fēng)采大賽時(shí)，我拒絕了。他直視我的眼睛，說了一番令我終身難忘的話。“你瞧，”他說，“我們都有自己的恐懼。你可能會(huì)在一場(chǎng)籃球比賽中扭腳，并從此害怕再打球。你只能用行動(dòng)去克服自己的恐懼，逃避是沒有用的。生活中的成功者往往是永不放棄的人�！�

　　我花了一整天時(shí)間思考他的話。 然后，我做出了一個(gè)勇敢而明智的決定： 我要參加中央電視臺(tái)第五屆“希望之星”英語(yǔ)風(fēng)采大賽！
老教授是對(duì)的。我發(fā)揮出了自己的水平，一路殺進(jìn)了全國(guó)總決賽。此時(shí)此刻，當(dāng)我再一次站在了麥克風(fēng)前，仍然心跳不止，但更重要的是，我終于能夠勇敢地面對(duì)我的恐懼了，而這已足夠了。