奉献即有收获—“21世纪联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军演讲Giving_is_Receiving.docVIP

Giving is Receiving—Personal Growth in volunteer Work 奉献即有收获—“21世纪联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军演讲 Morning, ladies and gentlemen. 早上好，女士们先生们。 Last summer, I volunteered to work as an English teacher in a primary school for children of migrant workers. 去年夏天，我自愿在一所外地农民工子弟小学当起了一名英语教师。 To be accurate, I didn’t volunteer. I was dragged in.（ literally） 确切的说，我并不是自告奋勇去参加的。我其实是被拽着参加的。（从字面上说） When my friend first hit upon the idea of this project, I was all against it:What? To spend my vacation standing in the heat, 当我的朋友首次提出参加这个计划时我是完全反对的：“什么？让我整个暑假冒着酷暑， Yelling at a bunch of nine-year-olds who couldn’t even speak proper Mandarin Chinese? And besides, there`s no pay for my toil. No, I am definitely not going.” 对着一帮9岁大的小孩大声嚷嚷，他们甚者连普通话都说不标准。 而且我的辛苦工作是无 偿服务。不，我绝对不会去的。” But my friend twisted my arms to have me join them. 但是在朋友的坚持下，我还是去了。 Unexpectedly, the first lesson I taught turned out a lesson for me. 出乎意料的是，我的第一节课却变成了我的一课。 The moment I stepped into the shabby classroom, I was touched dy the loud, respectful voices in unison: “Good morning, teacher! 当我踏进那间破旧的教室，我被一阵充满敬意，整齐的喊声深深打动了。“老师，早上好！” Instead of fooling around, the chilend were thirsty for knowledge and efficient in absorbing everying I was able to give them. 这些孩子没有四处打闹，对知识如饥似渴的他们有效地吸收我交给他们的知识。 This made me despise myself for I hadn’t even prepared for the class. 让我鄙视自己，因为我事前根本没有备课。 During the break, I leaned over the squeaky desk, chatting with a sweaty boy in the front row: Without air- Conditioning, it’s really hot here. Are you tired? 课间休息时，我靠在一张吱吱作响的桌子旁，与前排一位满头大汗的男孩子聊天：“这里没有空调，实在太热了，你感到热吗？” Not at all, said he, shaking his head. It`s fine here. My Dad builds asphalt roads. That is really tiring and hot. “一点都不，”他摇摇头说，“这里很好。我爸爸在修沥青公路。那里才是真的又热又累人。” As summer advanced, my enthusiasm as a teacher grew. 随着夏天的推移，我作为一名老师的热情在上涨。 I prepared