英语基础差一天做几篇阅读：每日英语-40

英语基础差一天做几篇阅读：每日英语-40I had to tell them about a campaign that we were having to raise money for cancer research.我必须在一群学生面前讲话。I gave a speech to three hundred people.我向三百人发表了演讲。I had to speak in front of a group of students.

Giving a speech

发表演讲

I had to give a speech last week.

上周我不得不发表演讲。

I gave a speech to three hundred people.

我向三百人发表了演讲。

I had to speak in front of a group of students.

我必须在一群学生面前讲话。

I had to tell them about a campaign that we were having to raise money for cancer research.

我不得不告诉他们，我们必须为癌症研究筹集资金。

Giving a speech can be a difficult thing.

演讲可能是一件困难的事。

When you stand in front of a big crowd

当你站在一大群人面前，

you can get very nervous.

你会变得很紧张。

Some people feel like they have weak knees.

有些人觉得他们的膝盖很软。

Their legs feel as if they are made of rubber.

他们的腿感觉像是橡胶做的。

Their heart beats very hard inside of their chest.

他们的心脏在胸腔内剧烈跳动。

Their palms get sweaty.

他们的手心出汗了。

Some people even become short of breath.

有些人甚至会呼吸急促。

For some people giving a speech is their worst fear.

对一些人来说，演讲是他们最害怕的事情。

When you give a speech everyone is looking at you.

当你演讲时，每个人都在看着你。

They are waiting to hear what you have to say.

他们等着听你说什么。

When you have three hundred people looking at you; you have six hundred eyes that are on you.

当有三百个人看着你时；就会有600只眼睛盯着你。

It is a little frightening when you think of it that way.

当你这样想的时候，有点可怕。

Before I give a speech I take three big breaths.

在我演讲之前，我做过三次深呼吸。

I calm myself and I remind myself that what I have to say is important.

我冷静下来，我提醒自己，我要说的话很重要。

I like to be sure of what I am going to say so I practice my speech in front of a mirror at home.

我先确定好我要说什么，然后我在家里的镜子前练习我的演讲。

I like to look like I am relaxed and friendly.

我喜欢看起来轻松友好。

They say that practice makes perfect; so the more speeches that you give the better you will become at it.

他们说熟能生巧；因此，你发表的演讲越多，你就会做得越好。

Whenever I have to give a speech I imagine that the audience is just one big person.

每当我要发表演讲时，我都会想象观众只是一个大人物。

I look out into the audience until I find a friendly smiling face.

我看着观众，直到我看到一张友好的笑脸。

I focus on that person and I pretend that I am just talking to them.

我专注于那个人，我假装我只是在和他们说话。

I have become used to giving speeches.

我已经习惯了演讲。

I am more relaxed now than I used to be.

我现在比以前更放松了。

People tell me that I do not look nervous at all.

人们告诉我，我看起来一点也不紧张。

I like to hear that.

我喜欢听他们那样讲。

Sometimes I do feel a little flutter of nervousness but I just ignore it and do the best that I can.

有时候我确实感到有点紧张，但我只是忽略它，尽我所能做到最好。

Giving a speech is not as scary as it appears to be.

发表演讲并不像看上去那么可怕。

Anyone can do it with a little practice.

任何人只要稍加练习就可以做到。