UnlikeMartinLutherKing’s,mydreamsarefairandplain,andtherearemanyofthem.IhaveadreamfromthefirsttimeIsitinacar—Iwanttodrive.
Drivingislikerunningwithoutfoot,racingwithoutstrength.It’sthemostmeaningfulwaytomeethumanbeing’sdesireof“faster”.Whendriving,Ihavetoputallmyspiritto.Operatingacarateasewillcostyearsofexperience.
Drivingwilltakemetomywantingdestination,nomatteritrainsorsnowsorwinds.Ineveramafraidofshoeswet,umbrellabrokenorearsfrozen.Acarisratherlikeamovinghouse,whichprotectsmecompletelyandhelpsmerushdirectlytotheaimhangingahead.Thatsuitsmynatureperfectly:lovetotakerisksconservatively.Asmoothrideinagoodcarisanenjoyablengrowsoftreesmovingbackwardrapidly,afeelingofsteppingforwardwillfillfullyinmymind.Withmusichovering,breezeblowing,mysoulfliesintheair.
Iwasalwayssickwhentookarideofacar,especiallywhenIwasertoldmethatadriverwouldneverhavecarsick.Thatmaybeoneoftheimportantreasonsformetodesiredriving.
ThissummerIamgoingtolearndrivingandgetmycarlicense.Thedreamwithallmyheartwillfollowthepromiseithadmade.
Goodmorning/afternoon,Dearteachersandmyfriends.
I’mastudentfromNo.2middleschoolofQugou.MynameisZhaoBingjie.I’mverygladtostandheretomakeashortspeechforyou.Todaymyspeechtopicis“embracethedream”.
Manypeoplehaveadreamaboutthefuturebesidesme.IhadabeautifuldreamsinceIwasayounglittlegirl.IreallywanttobeanoutstandingwriterlikeGuoJingminginthefuture,becauseIlikedreadingverymuchwhenIwasachild.So,Ipracticewritingarticlesinmyfreetime,bydoingthatIfeelverycomfortable.IlovemydreamandIwilltrymybesttomakemydreamcometrue.
It’saboutmydream,whataboutyou?Doyouhaveadream?Doyouthinkeveryonehastheirowndreams?Infact,youarewrong.Manypeopleneverthoughtaboutfutureandwhattheywillbelike.Theyneverhaveadream.It’snotgoodforthem.Onlyhavedreams,thenwecanknowwhatweshoulddoforourdreamsandtryourbesttomakethemtrue.So,it’simportantandnecessarytohaveadream.
Someoneoncesaidthatsuccesscomesfromadream.So,fellowstudents,let’shaveadream,andembracethedream.Then,wewillhaveabeautifultomorrow!
Myspeechisover,thanksforyourlistening.
Differentpeoplehavedifferentdreams.Somepeopledreamofmakingalotofmoney.Somepeopledreamoflivingahappylife.Somepeopledreamofbeingfamous.Somepeopledreamofgoingabroad,andsoon.Butmydreamisdifferent.Maybeyouwillgetasurpriseafteryouknowmydream.
Ihaveawonderfuldreaminmyheart.ItstospeakEnglishverywell.SinceEnglishiseverythingforme.Englishismybestfriend.Englishismysoul.Englishismypower.WithoutEnglish,Imnothingatall.Nothing.Now,IcanthinkinEnglish,speakinEnglish,andwriteinEnglish.SomepeoplethinkImanIndian.SomepeopleregardImaPakistan.AndsomepeopleevenconsiderthatImanEgyptian.ButifIcouldspeakEnglishasgoodasanAmerican,myfuturewouldbeperfect.SoIworkveryhard.
EveryonehashisownIwasalittlekid，mydreamwaseventohaveacandyshopofmyownnow，whenIam16yearsold，standinghere，mydreamshavealreadychangedalot.
Ihavegotquitedifferentexperiencefromotheretheywereplayingtoysathome，whiletheyweredreamingtobetheprincessesinthestory.Iwasrunninginthehardrain，jumpingintheheavysnow，pitchingintheh2ingcouldstopme，becauseofawonderfulcallfrommyheartxxtobean，ofcourse，I＇manathlete，I＇msoproudofthatallthetime.
WhenIwas10yearsold，Ibecameashotxputtrainingwasreallyhard，Icouldn＇tbeartheheavyshotinmyhandsIalwaysbelievethat＂godonlyhelpthosewhohelpthemselves＂ngthoseharddays，IfindIwasgrowingmorequicklythanothersofthesamebeanathleteismymostcorrect，Iquitmyteamafterenteringhighschoolbecauseofasillyexcuse.Ireallydidn＇twanttostopmysportscareeranyway.
TodayIsaytoyoumyfriendsthateventhoughImustfacethedifficultiesofyesterday，todayandtomorrow.Istillhaveadreamisadreamdeeplyrootedinmysoul.
Everyonehasdreams.Butwhatisadream?Intheeyesofthelittlematchgirl,thedreamisthedeliciousroastduck,whichisthewarmembraceofgrandma.Intheeyesofdengyaping,thedreamistobebrave,tobecourageous,andtoinsistonthebeliefthatnevertosurrender.
Fromanearlyage,Ilovedreams.Iwanttotakeabathfornature,lettheairdonotpollute,thegrass,thesmalltreestraightenedup;Iwanttobesunwukong,withaunique72changes.Iwantedtobuyallthebooksinthebookstore,immersemyselfintheseaofbooks,andsuckuptheirfoodforfood;Iwanttotakethetimemachineofdoraemon,totelltheoldchildrenaboutmydream...
Now,Igrewup,putonthebrightredscarf,seethefive-starredflaginthecampusfluttering.Ah!Ifoundthewingsofmydreams!Agloriousflag-bearer,raisingtheschoolsfive-starredflag,andcarryingthestudentsbeautifuldreams.
Asthesonggoes“Myfutureisn’tadream.”Ilovethesongwhichbringsmeconfidencewhensingingiteverytime.
Ibelievethatallourdreamscancometrueifwehavecouragetopursuethem.WhenIwasyoungmyfatheralwaysaskedmewhatIwouldbeinthefuture.SometimesIfounditveryhardtogiveacertainreply.“Iwanttobeadoctor.”“Iwanttobeateacher.”and“I’dliketobeascientist!”Manyoftheseanswersareperhapsverychildishandridiculous.ButIneverthinktheyarefaraway.
Howtimeflies!Whoisabletogiveadefinitiontohisfuture?Iknowclearlythatthosehighbuildingsarebasedonsolidfoundation.
Asastudent,Ishouldhaveareasonableaim,andstudyhard.Mygoalistoenterthebestuniversityforfurtherstudyaftermiddleschool.Iknowit’shardwork,andI’llcomeacrossmanydifficultiesandfrustrations.Butnomatterwhattheyare,I’llkeepworkingonitandnevergiveup.Myteachersaysthere’sonlyonekindofpeoplethataretrulysuccessful:thosewhoarebraveenoughtoputupwithhardships.EvenifIwon’tachievethegoal,IhavenoregretsforwhatIhavedone,forIhavestruggledformylife.
Everyonehashisowndream.WhenIwasalittlekid，mydreamwaseventohaveacandyshopofmyown.Butnow，whenIam16yearsold，standinghere，mydreamshavealreadychangedalot.
Ihavegotquitedifferentexperiencefromothergirls.Whiletheywereplayingtoysathome，whiletheyweredreamingtobetheprincessesinthestory.Iwasrunninginthehardrain，jumpingintheheavysnow，pitchingintheh2wind.Nothingcouldstopme，becauseofawonderfulcallfrommyheart--tobeanathlete.Yeah，ofcourse，Imanathlete，Imsoproudofthatallthetime.
WhenIwas10yearsold，Ibecameashot-putathlete.Thetrainingwasreallyhard，Icouldntbeartheheavyshotinmyhands.ButIalwaysbelievethatgodonlyhelpthosewhohelpthemselves.Duringthoseharddays，IfindIwasgrowingmorequicklythanothersofthesameage.Tobeanathleteismymostcorrectchoice.But，Iquitmyteamafterenteringhighschoolbecauseofasillyexcuse.Ireallydidntwanttostopmysportscareeranyway.
TodayIsaytoyoumyfriendsthateventhoughImustfacethedifficultiesofyesterday，todayandtomorrow.Istillhaveadream.Itisadreamdeeplyrootedinmysoul.
Ihaveadreamthatoneday，Icanrun，jumpandpitchjustlikeIusedtobe.
Ihaveadreamthatoneday，Icangobacktomydreamsportsandjointhenationalteam.
Ihaveadreamthatoneday，Icanstandonthehig.
TodayEmersonaccuratelysaid,"Oneoftheillusionsoflifeisthatthepresenthourisnotthecritical,decisivehour.Writeitonyourheartthateverydayisthebestdayoftheyear."Todayisanimportantday.Thatproblemyousolve,thatdecisionyoumake,thattimeyouenjoycanshapeyourwholelife.ThewayyouandIapproachtodayandeachday,iscrucial.Ourlivesarebuiltbyaseriesofdaysliketoday.Idiscoveredaffirmationsthatcanhelpinlivingeachdayfully:TodayIwilllivethroughthenext24hoursandnottrytotacklealloflife’sproblemsatonce.TodayIwillimprovemyself,mybody,mymindandmyspirit.
TodayIwillrefusetospendtimeworryingaboutwhatmighthappenif……
TodayIwillnotimaginewhatIwoulddoifthingsweredifferent.Theyarenotdifferent.IwilldomybestwithwhatmaterialIhave.TodayIwillfindthegracetoletgoofresentmentsofothersandself-condemnationoverpastmistakes.TodayIwillnottrytochange,orimproveanybodybutme.
TodayIwillacttowardothersasthoughthiswouldbemylastdayontheearth.TodayIwillbeunafraid.Iwillenjoywhatisbeautiful,andIwillbelievethatasIgivetotheworldwillgivetome.
Whetherthesearethebestoftimesortheworstoftimes,thesearetheonlytimeswe’vegot.Liveeachdayfullyandyouwilllookbackonalifethatmadeadifference.
Ientertileuniversityafteryearsofhardstudyandpreparation.ButlifeintheuniversityisnotassatisfactoryaswhatIhadexpected.
Ibecomelazyanddontwanttostudy.Ibecomesilcent.Ibecomepuzzled.IdontknowwhatIcandointhefuture.
ThenIbecomeunhappy.Fouryearsintheuniversityisonlyashortperiodwhencomparedmywholelifetime.
Nowithaspassedahalf.Inthisyear,manypeople,suchasmyparents,myfriends,askmewhatIwanttodoandtellmetomapoutaplanformylife.
Idontwanttofollowtheirsuggestion,andIwanttogomystyle.
SoIthinkcarefully.Ihavebeenayoungvolunteerforfivesveryhappyandsignificant.ThenIhaveadream.IwanttojointheUniversityStudentVolunteersGoWestPrograme.
IthinkIcanbeateacherinthewest.Iwanttotrymybesttohelpthemandhelpme.Iwanttoseetheworldcearly.NowIcantreachitsdemandanditsverydiffcult,butIwillworkhardinthenexttwoyears.Thereisanoldsaying"wherethereisawill,thereisaway."IthinkmydreamcancomeintheuniversityImature,andintheuniversityIpreparefortherealworld.
Atlast,Iwanttosaytoeverybody"Hlodfasttoyourdreams,nomatterhowbigorsmalltheypathtodreamsmaynotbesmoothandwide,evensomesacrificesareholdontotheend,youcanfindthereisnogeaterhappinessthanmakingyourdreamcometure."
Differentpeoplehavedifferentdreams.Somepeopledreamofmakingalotofmoney.Somepeopledreamoflivingahappylife.Somepeopledreamofbeingfamous.Somepeopledreamofgoingabroadandsoon.Ihaveadream，too.
WhenIwasinschoolmyteacheraskedmewhatIwanttobeinthefutureIhadnoideaatthetimebecauseIdidn’tthinkaboutthequestionbeforenowIhavemydreamIhavefiguredoutwhatIwanttobeinthefutureIwanttobeateacher.ThisismyfutureidealcareerbeingateachernotonlyfulfillsmyselfIalsocanimplantmyknowledgetomystudents.WhenIlookatmyteachersIadorethemsomuchtheylearnsomuchknowledgetheycanhelpuslearnbetterwheneverwehavequestionstheycananswerusimmediately.IwanttobeoneofthemwhenIgrowupsoImuststudyhardnow.