once upon a time， there was a king who had a daughter as beautiful as a blooming rose. to all the suitors who came to the king's palace to ask for the hand of the princess, the old king assigned three tasks to be accomplished, each next to impossible. one day, into the king's palace came a handsome young prince…" well, you know the rest. the three tasks may be different in different versions, but the main plot is always the same, with the prince claiming the princess's hand triumphantly.

and the ending is always the same, finishing with the line "and they live happily every after."

why aren't we tired of something so fanciful, so unrealistic, and, i would say, so unimaginative? how can a story like that endure generations of repetition`? because, i think, it is a typical success story. it is highly philosophical and symbolic. by implication, we see a 4-step definition of success: 1 ) a goal to be set. as represented by the beautiful princess; 2 ) challenges to be met, as represented by the three tasks; 3 ) the process of surmounting difficulties, as represented by the ordeals the youth goes through; and 4 ) the reward of success, as represented by the happy marriage.

the story not only caters to everyone's inward yearning for success, but also emphasizes the inseparability of the process and the result. the reward of success will be much amplified if the path leading towards it is treacherous, and vice versa. if a person inherits his father's millions and leads an easy life, he is not a successful person even in material terms, because there are no difficulties involved in his achieving affluence. the term "success", to be sure. will not sit still for easy definition. but as i understand it, the true meaning of success entails a combination of both the process and the satisfactory result of an endeavor. to clarify my view, let me give another analogy.

if we changed the rules of football, greatly enlarged the goal and sent away david seaman or any other goal keeper, so that another david, namely david beckham, could score easily, then scoring would not give him the thrill of accomplishment and the joy that it brings. if we further changed the rules by not allowing arsenal's defenders to defend, so that beckham needed only to lift a finger, actually a toe, to score, then there would be no game at all, because the meaning of winning would have disappeared. in accepting the challenge, in surmounting the difficulties and in enduring the hardship, success acquires its value. the sense of attainment varies in proportion to the degree of difficulties on overcomes.

the concept of success is not constant but relative because the nature of difficulty is also relative. something you do effortlessly might pose a great difficulty for a handicapped person. in acquiring the ability to do the same as you can, he or she achieve success. that's why we greatly admire stephen hawking, because, though confined to a wheel chair, he has contributed greatly to the field of science.

i myself, a rather shy person by nature who easily suffer from stage fright, had to pluck up great courage to take part in a speech contest like this. i could have stayed away and had an easy time of it by not entering the university level contest.but i chose to accept the challenge and to face the difficulties. now here i am. if i come out first, it will be a great success for me. if i come out last-i hope this will not be the case-but if i come out last, i will not call my attempt a failure, but will also celebrate it as a true success, because part of my goal is my own character training-to do more assertive, to be brave in face of difficulties. for me, it is a meaningful step forward, small as it is, in the long journey toward the final success in my life, because i have truly gained by participating.

let us return to our handsome young prince and the 4-step definition of success. you my have noticed that the usual worldly criteria of wealth, position and fame were not mentioned as part of the story, but rather, it emphasized the process of overcoming difficulties. the ancient wisdom had already defined the meaning of success, and this is my definition, too.

thank you.

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good morning everyone, it's my pleasure to be here and talk about dreams and ambitions with you. when i was a primary school student i wrote in my composition that i want to be a scientist when i grow up. at that age i didn't know what is a scientist, nor did i know what is dream. i wrote it because it's a standard answer for a composition test. and i know if i wrote that i want to be a peasant i would be criticized and laughed at, no matter what reason i gave it. but now in university, one of my classmates changed my idea. at the career planning class when asked about our dreams, one of my classmates stood up and said, " i want to be a peasant because i grow up in a peasant family and i love it." no laughter, no criticism, he was the only who winned a clapping.

it sets me thinking, which should be a man's dream? a scientist, or a peasant? it's not a simple question and my answer is both. this is exactly my understanding of this topic. dreams are something we really want and are willing to try every effort to achieve, no matter how great or how small, no matter how others think, it depends on you.

life is long, and we are just on the starting point. finally we'll understand life is not just about making a living. there're something much more important than money and material enjoyment, that is spiritual wealth, that is dream. it's the process of your pursuit of dream, the process when you are trying, when you are seeking, when you are struggling, when you failed and restarted again and again with your determination, hardwork, and perseverance that make you, build you, and help you to lead a worthy and significative life, whether you'll achieve your dream or not, the result is not that important.

thanks for listening!

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hello, ladies and gentlemen. itsquo;s great to be here. first of all, thanks for your coming. tonight, what i am gonna talk about is innovation. who can tell me what is innovation? we all know that, since 1978, china has been through the greatest changes brought by the reform and opening-up. so what we can see from the reform and opening-up? the power of innovation. thatsquo;s why i am here. i am here to show you my chinese dream. i want to talk about the future and how we're going to win it.

if we want to make innovation. but firstly, we should make sure that china is a place where we can make it if we try, where we can go as far as hard work and big dreams will take us. we understand that itsquo;s not going to be a cakewalk, this competition for the future, which means all of us are going to have to do our best. we are going to have to win the future by being smarter and working harder and working together.

innovation is the spirit of our country, the motive force for our countrysquo;s prosperity. sparking the imagination and creativity of our people, unleashing new discoveries -- that's what china will do better than any other country on earth. from the moment we have a new idea, we can explore it; we can develop it with a research grant; we can protect it with a patent; we can market it with a loan to start a new business. wesquo;ve got a chain that takes a great idea all the way through. we must be confirmed that, today, the challenges we face are real. they are serious and they are many. they will not be met easily or in a short span of time. but we will somehow find a way to overcome the difficulties.

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it is the road you take that decides your destiny but not your destiny thatdecides the road you take.

你所走的路决定你的命运,而不是你的命运决定你应该走什么样的路。

the question is: are you satisfied with who you are? are you doing what youare capable of doing? do you get excited about what you are going to do when youget up in the morning? it is high time you asked these questions that reflectthe truth about your life. more often than not we have the ability to achievemuch greater things, but we get caught in the average things in life and wasteour potential. each one of us has immense ability. but most of us fail to useit. why?

问题来了,你满足于你的现状吗?你正在做自己力所能及的事吗?每天起床后,你会对自己要去做的事感到兴奋吗?英语短文是时候问问这些能反映自己真实情况的问题了。我们总是有机会获得更大的成功的,但是却又常常被日常琐事所累,从而白白浪费了自己的潜力。每个人的能力都很强,但是我们却常常无法正确利用它。为什么呢?

1、there is no exact purpose for your life.

生活没有明确的目标

2、you underestimate yourself.

低估自己

3、you are too busy to think about any-thing.

忙到没时间思考

4、you are in a comfortable zone.

安于现状。

5、you fear failure.

害怕失败。

ask yourself, what difference am i making in the lives of others? would yoube happy and satisfied with what you have achieved? are you following yourpassion? you must find what you love and what gives you fulfillment.

自问一下,我给别人的生活带来了什么改变吗?你对自己的成就感到快乐和满意吗?你正充满激情吗?你必须找到你所爱的和能给你带来满足感的事物。

don’t be afraid to make a new beginning. go deep and explore thepossibilities. as you go deeper and deeper, you begin to add meaning to yourlife.

不要害怕重新起跑。更深入地去发现可能性。当你对生活理解加深的时候,你就给生活增添了意义。

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a son and his father were walking on the mountains. suddenly, the sonfalls, hurts himself and screams, "aaahhhh!!!"to his surprise, he hears thevoice repeating, somewhere in the mountain," aaahhhh!" curious, he yells," whoare you?" he receives the answer,"who are you?" angered at the response, hescream,"coward!" he receives the answer,"coward!"

he looks to his father and asks,"what's going on?" the father smiles andsays,"my son, pay attention." and then he screams to the mountain, "i admireyou!" the voice answers," i admire you!" again the man screams,"you are achampion!" the voice answers,"you are a champion!" the boy is surprised, butdoes not understand.

then the father explains,"people call this echo, but really this is life.it gives you back everything you say or do. our life is simply a reflection ofour actions. if you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart.if you want more competence in you team, improve your competence. thisrelationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life. life will give youback everything you have given to it."

有一个小男孩和他的父亲走在山中。突然，孩子不小心跌倒了，痛得大叫了一声：“哎呀……”但是令他吃惊的是，他听到了一个声音从山中的某处传出来，重复着他的喊声：“哎呀……”他很好奇，大声喊道：“你是谁?”结果他得到的回答也是：“你是谁?”小男孩听了很生气，大声喊道：“胆小鬼!”结果他得到的回答也是：“胆小鬼!”他看着父亲问道：“到底是怎么回事?”父亲笑着说：“儿子，注意听。”父亲对着山大喊了一声：“我佩服你!”结果传回来的声音也是：“我佩服你!”父亲再一次大声地喊：“你是冠军!”那个声音也回答道：“你是冠军!”小孩子很惊讶，但是不明白其中的原因。

这时父亲解释说：“人们称这为‘回音’，但实际上这就是‘人生’。你说的每一句话，做的每一件事都会回应到你身上。我们的人生只不过是我们所作所为的反映。如果你要这个世界有更多的爱，那么你就要在你的心中创造更多的爱;如果你想让你的团队更优秀，那么先让你自己更优秀。这种关系对任何事情都是适用的，它适用于人生的方方面面。你给予人生的一切它都会回应给你。”

2023英语励志演讲稿篇6

as you slowly open your eyes, look around , notice where the light comes into your room; listen carefully, see if there are new sounds you can recognize; feel with your body and spirit, and see if you can sense the freshness in the air. yes, yes, yes, itsquo;s a new day, itsquo;s a different day, and itsquo;s a bright day! and most importantly, it is a new beginning for your life, a beginning where you are going to make new desicisions, take new actions, make new friends, and take your life to a totally unprecedented level! you know all this is real as long as you are confident,passionate and committed! and you are confident, you are passionate, you are committed!

you will no longer fear making new sounds, showing new facial expressions, using your body in new ways,approaching new people, and asking new questions. you will live every single day of your life with absolute passion, and you will show your passion through the words you speak and the actions you take. you will focus all your time and effort on the most important goals of your life. you will never succumb to challenges of hardships. you will never waver in your pursuit of excellence. after all,you are the best, and you deserve the best!

as your coach and friend, i can assure you the door to all the best things in the world will open to you, but the key to that door is in your hand. you must do your part, you must faithfully follow the plans you make and take the actions you plan, you must never quit, you must never fear. i know you must do it, you can do it, you will do it, and you will succeed!

now stand firm and tall, make a fist, get excited, and yell it out: i must do it! i can do it! i will do it! i will succeed! i must do it! i can do it! i will do it! i will succeed! i must do it! i can do it! i will do it! i will succeed!

2023英语励志演讲稿篇7

i enter tile university after years of hard study and preparation. but life in the university is not as satisfactory as what i had expected. i become lazy and don't want to study.i become silcent. i become puzzled. i don't know what i can do in the future. then i become unhappy.

four years in the university is only a short period when compared my whole lifetime. now it has passed a half. in this year, many people ,such as my parents,my friends, ask me what i want to do and tell me to map out a plan for my life. i don't want to follow their suggestion, and i want to go my style. so i think carefully. i have been a young volunteer(志愿者) for five years.it's very happy and significant. then i have a dream.i want to join the university student volunteers go west programe. i think i can be a teacher in the west.i want to try my best to help them and help me. i want to see the world cearly. now i can't reach its demand and it's very diffcult,but i will work hard in the next two years. there is an old saying"where there is a will,there is a way.(有志者事竟成)"i think my dream can come ture.now in the university i mature,and in the university i prepare for the real world.

at last,i want to say to everybody"hlod fast to your dreams,no matter how big or small they are.the path to dreams may not be smooth and wide,even some sacrifices are needed.but hold on to the end,you can find there is no geater happiness than making your dream come ture."

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