英语课前五分钟小故事演讲示例（精选3篇）
good morning/afternoon/evening to mr.____(your teacher's name) and my friends.
i would like to introduce you a short novel named “the old man and the sea”.
it is written by ernest hemingway in cuba in 1951 and published in 1952.
the story of an aging, life-long fisherman who attempts to find himself, and hopefully a fish, on a fishing trip in the gulf waters off cuba.
after spending most of his life alone and losing his only companion who is a young cuban boy, the old man heads out to sea once again.
his 84 days without a notable catch end on this trip, but will he be able to defeat the odds after catching a gigantic marlin?
this short novel is universal in its consideration of the plight of an old man struggling against age, loneliness, mortality, humility and poverty to maintain his identity and dignity. apart from that, the cheerful and optimistic old man wants to reestablish his reputation in the community. besides, he also wants to ensure for all time his relationship with those he loves and to whom he hopes to paon everything he values the most. finally, he survives and wins the battle. this has shown his heroic struggle not only redeems himself but also inspires and spiritually enriches those around him.
thanks for your attention.
a common concept among some people is that opportunities are few. they always complain that opportunities never occur to them. they only admire those people who make a hit or succeed by seizing some opportunities, and always wonder why they are never given a good opportunity to show their talent.
another common notion is that there are opportunities everywhere. opportunity may occur to anybody at any time and under any circumstances as long as he/she keeps ma-ki-ng constant efforts. as a student, you can get to the top through your hard work. as a businessman, you can succeed through accurate calculation and with a complete certainty that you can make a profit.
in my opinion, opportunity favors only those who keep trying and who are ready for it. as the saying goes "god helps those who help themselves", so no matter whether there's opportunity or not, what we should do is to study, to learn and become learned people, only in this way can you seize your opportunity when it occurs. so never say there's no opportunity again, opportunities are around us.
Over the past Spring Festival, I got involved in a family dispute. Right before I got home, four satellite channels of CCTV were added to the 14 channels we had already had. In prime time at night, they all had interesting shows. Therefore, the five of us-my parents, my sisters and I-had to argue over what to watch. Finally, we agreed that we should watch the "most interesting" programme... If we could agree what that was.
However, all of us there remember that for a long time after we had TV, there were only one or two channels available. The increase in options reveals an important change in our life: the abundance of choice.
Fifteen years ago we all dressed in one style and in one colour. Today, we select from a wide variety of designs and shades.
Fifteen years ago, we read few newspapers. Today, we read English newspapers like the China Daily and the 21st Century, as well as various Chinese newspapers.
Fifteen years ago, English majors took only courses in language and literature. Today, we also study Western culture, journalism, business communications, international relations, and computer science.
The emergence of choices marks the beginning of a new era in China's history; an era of diversity, of material and cultural richness, and an era of the rebirth of the Chinese nation.
We enjoy the abundance of choice. But this has not come easily.
About 150 years ago, China was forced to open up its door by Western canons and gunboats. It has been through the struggle and sacrifice of generations that we finally have gained the opportunity to choose for ourselves. The policy of reform and openness is the choice that has made all the difference.
Like others of my age, I'm too young to have experienced the time when the Chinese people had no right to choose. However, as the next century draws near, it is time to ask: What does choice really mean to us young people?
Is choice a game that relies on chance or luck? Is choice an empty promise that never materializes? Or is choice a puzzle so difficult that we have to avoid it?
First, I would like to say: To choose means to claim opportunities.
I am a third-year English major. An important choice for me, of course, is what to do upon graduation. I can go to graduate school, at home or abroad. I can go to work as a teacher, a translator, a journalist, an editor and a diplomat. Actually, the system of mutual selection has allowed me to approach almost every career opportunity in China.
Indeed, this is not going to be an easy choice. I would love to work in such big cities as Beijing or Shanghai or Shenzhen. I would also love to return to my hometown, which is intimate, though slightly lagging in development. I would love to stay in the coastal area where life is exciting and fast-paced. I would also love to put down roots in central and western China, which is underdeveloped, but holds great potential.
水在颤抖，他们的灵魂依旧不朽；水在激涌，他们的精神仍然长存。心泉汩汩，流水潺潺，用心去聆听，他们的人生流出一汪碧海；侧耳去聆听，他们的理想汇成一滩小溪。——题记
汨罗江的守护高山流水，知音何在？弦声已绝，如何独生……从政的道路上，他始终一个人蹒跚前行，没有朋友的陪伴，没有知音的追随。他的一生是在追求国家强盛的道路上辗转反侧，莫大的猜疑、妒忌、排挤……“良禽择木而栖，良臣择主而事”，虽然君主刚愎自用，但他依旧选择了追随。内心的怀才不遇始终萦绕，到头来落得流放在外的结局。尽管这样，他依然谱出了《离骚》的无韵，《九歌》的魅力出现，《天问》的非凡问世，成为了文学史上一颗璀璨的明珠。国是他的根，文学创作是他的魂。他，有着山的坚定与傲然；他，有着海的胸怀和坦然。他就是屈原——一个爱国与文学兼得的守护者。汨罗江的流水滚烫着……哦，原来有屈原的忠实守护。站在汨罗江岸，我聆听到，一个爱国者内心的无助与迷茫。
赤壁水的踌躇老骥伏枥，志在千里。烈士暮年，壮心不已……时代让他成为一代奸雄，但又有谁知道他的内心也曾忧伤？也曾无奈呢？赤壁之战，他落荒而逃，仅仅一夜东风，他的理想，就此破灭，在去与留的艰难道路上，他没有心灰意冷。壮志难酬怎不想一统大业，怎么不热爱这片炽热的土地呢？败走在华容道上，望着身后战火焚烧的赤壁战船。他选择了放弃，等到时机成熟再回马一战。他，有着石的坚硬与强悍；他，有着花的柔软与谦和。他就是曹操——一个美与不美夹杂着的封建社会的统领。赤壁的水静静地淌着，哦，原来有曹操内心的踌躇。
立于赤壁水前，我聆听到，半个君王内心的徘徊与滞留。
零丁洋的愤怒
山河破碎，身世浮沉，赤诚忠心，何留史册……国家的危亡，民族的兴旺，他深深牵挂。可惜，太多的苦难终究降临，国势危急，他也漂流四方，抗元的抱负终未圆满实现。内心难免惶恐万分，为了祖国，他甘愿舍生取义。虽然事与愿违，但是，他的精神永远铭刻在我们心中，“人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青”啊！他的文学也让我们暗暗佩服。《正气歌》的激昂澎湃，《过零丁洋》的愤慨不平，《金陵驿》的沉郁悲壮。他，有着剑的锐利与彻寒；他，有着弓的回旋与正直。他就是文天祥——一个舍生取义却事与愿违的肝胆烈士。零丁洋的水翻涌着，哦，原来有文天样的愤怒。
停在零丁洋上，我聆听到，一个以死明志的将军内心的激昂与澎湃。听水之韵，思物之珍，认真的聆听，永远的坚定。背起行囊，继续前行，收获人生的大海，聆听碧绿的深潭。