英语课前五分钟小故事演讲（精选3篇）
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.
尊敬的老师，亲爱的同学们：
大家好!
诚信，诚信，简单的从字面上理解就是诚信+信用=诚信。一个人是否讲诚心，有信用，也就代表着他人是否对你守诚信。诚信是一种美德，也是你是否值得别人相信的一种标志。诚信就犹如一股暖流，能流进每个人心底最深的那个地方。讲诚信，以诚为本，以信为先。
你身边的朋友数不胜数，可是真真正正能对你做到守诚信的又能有几个呢?我算不算幸运，因为我曾经就拥有一个这样的好朋友。
因为时隔已久，我早已记不清她姓甚名谁，只模糊的记得那是一个冬天的晚上，寒风如一把把利刃刮过路上行人的脸庞。我俩也不知是谁一时之间心血来潮，想在这大东天的晚上去广场上看喷泉。可另一个人竟也没有反对，一股脑的就答应了。于是我俩约定好时间晚上一同前去观赏。可我后来一回家打开电视就忘了。直到后来要出门时才想起了她，再一看时间，离约定的时间早已过了一个半小时，我从从与母亲解释就像广场奔去。心中满是愧疚的我四处张望，希望能找到她的身影，却连她的影子都没有看见。我自嘲的笑了，本就是我未守约定，怎还能期望她仍在等我呢!我灰心丧气的准备往家走，忽然一个灰色的身影闯入我的视线：只见她蹲在地上，无聊的用手指都弄着蚂蚁，不厌其烦的摆弄着它们。
可能是蹲的太久了，又站了起来，不停地踱来踱去，嘴里小声地嘀咕着什么，脸上露出焦急的神色，不时往往手腕上的手表，又抬头看看天色。尽管如此，可她却丝毫没有一点要先行离开的意思，大有一种不等到我来誓不罢休之感。我小心翼翼地靠近她，轻轻地拍了拍她的肩膀，她一转身，脸上露出一种惊喜之感，却只听见她说：“你终于来了，快，我们去看喷泉吧!”我笑了，心中有千言万语的愧疚之情想要表达哦，却都只化为：“好啊。”我想：我真的有想过她已经等不及了，自己看完喷泉先行离开，不过我也不会怪她，毕竟是我自己先不守约定的，却未料，她仍旧傻傻的宁愿在这吹冷风也不愿先行离去，我心中的愧疚就更深了。
后来的是我也记不清了，只隐约记得她没过多久就全家搬走了，只剩下我一个人经常去那广场回忆傻傻的她，回忆她执着的等待以及那珍贵的一个半小时……
也许是我们的缘分不够，如此好友，却就只是我生命中的一个过客，转瞬即逝。但我不会忘记这过客曾经傻傻的坚持，其实那不傻，那是人十分珍贵的信用，是用多少钱都无法换去的美德。我想做人就应该像她那样以诚为本，以信为先。
著名的德国诗人海涅曾说过：“生命不可能从谎言中开出灿烂的鲜花。”我觉得这句话就像发生在我身上的这件事一半，因为拥有诚信，所以我看到了生命中灿烂的鲜花!
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.