成功的定义英语演讲稿
胜利的定义英文演讲稿
My Definition of Success
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.
译文:胜利之我见
很久以前,有个国王,他的女儿貌美如花。老国王向全部来求婚的男士提出了三个任务作为挑战,而每一项任务都异样艰难,几乎不行能完成。一天,来了一位年轻英俊的王子好了,下面的故事你们都知道了。三项任务在不同的版本中各不一样,但关键局部的情节都如出一辙:王子胜利地过关,得到了公主的芳心。而故事的结局也都一样,最终一句都写道:从今他们华蜜地生活在一起。 为什么我们对如此奇妙、如此不切实际,而我要说,如此缺乏想象力的东西这么乐此不疲呢?这样的故事又如何能够经验几代人的重复?我想,因为它是典型的胜利的例子。故事的思想性很强,具有代表性。通过故事带给我们的启示,我们相识到了胜利定义中的四个步骤;第一,目标的设定,有如故事里漂亮的公主;其次,所遇到的困难和挑战,就像三大任务;第三,克制困难的过程,故事中青年经验重重难关可以作为象征;第四,就是胜利的果实,犹如华蜜的婚姻。 这个故事不仅迎合了人们内心深处对胜利的憧憬,也强调了过程和结果的不行分别。假如通往胜利的道路坎坷曲折,那么胜利的回报势必硕果累累,反之亦然。假如一个人继承了父辈的百万家产而生活得轻松富足,那么,即使在物质上,他也不能算是个胜利人士,因为,他的财产并没有经过困难困苦而获得。准确地说,胜利这个词,不是个静态简洁的定义。在我的理解中,真正意义上的胜利是奋斗的过程和经验了奋斗之后赢得的满足的结果。请让我另举一例来说明我的见解。 假如我们试着变更足球的竞赛规那么,将球门放得很大,换下大卫希曼或其他任何的守门员,这样,随意哪个大卫,比方说,大卫贝克汉姆,就可以轻松进球,然而这样进一球却不能给他带来胜利的震颤与喜悦。假如我们再改一改竞赛规那么,不让阿森纳队的防守来守门,那么,贝克汉姆只要动动手,其实就是抬抬脚就能进一球,那样的话、,事实上也没有什么竞赛可言了,因为赢球的意义已经不存在了。在承受挑战、克制困难和经验磨难的过程中,胜利的价值才得以饱满。取得成果的意义和所克制的困难的程度成正比。所谓胜利的概念不是一成不变的.而昙相对而言的,因为困难的性质也是相对意义上的。 正常人不费劲气做成的事对于一个残疾人来说或许相当困难。获得了同正常人一样的实力,这个残疾人就获得了胜利。这便是我们为什么崇敬史蒂芬霍金的缘由虽然行动不便,受到了轮椅的限制,他仍旧为科学界作出了巨大的奉献。 就我自己而言,生性羞怯,简单怯场,不得不鼓起特别大的志气来参与此次的演讲竞赛。我完全可以待在一边,不参与大学级别的竞赛,而落得轻松自由。可是,我还是选择了承受这一挑战来面对困难。此时此刻我来了,假如我能够得第一的话.这对我来说就是巨大的胜利。假如,我是最终一名我盼望状况不是这样但假如我真的是最终一名,我也不会认为这次的尝试是一次失败,反而我要把它当作一次真正的胜利来庆贺,因为我一局部的目标是对自己性格的熬炼更加坚毅、英勇地面对困难。对我来说,这标记着我在通向胜利人生的漫漫征途中又向前迈进了一步,尽管是很小的一步,但是我的确通过参加真正地获得了收益。
回到我们年轻英俊的王子和对胜利的四步骤定义上吧,您或许已经留意到了财产、地位和名誉等这些世俗的标准在故事中并未提及,相反故事强调了克制重重困难的过程。古代的才智已经对胜利的意义下了定义,这也是我的定义。
感谢!
5分钟胜利的定义英文演讲稿
today i am very glad to be here to share with you my ideas of success. what is success? it is what everyone is longing for.sometimes success would be rather simple. winning a game is success; getting a high grade in the exam is success; making a new friend is success; even now i am standing here giving my speech is somehow also success.
however, as a persons whole life is concerned, success becomes very
complicated. is fortune success? is fame success? is high social status success? no, i dont think so. i believe success is the realization of peoples hopes and ideals.nowadays, in the modern society there are many people who are regarded as the successful. and the most obvious characteristics of hem are money, high position and luxurious life. so most people believe that s success and all that they do is for this purpose. but the problem is wether it is real success. we all know there are always more money, higher position and better condition in front of us. if we keep chasing them, where is the end? what will satisfy us at last? therefore, we can see, to get the real success we must need something inside, which is the realization of people hopes and ideals.
different people have different ideas about success; cause peoples hopes and ideas vary from one another. but i am sure every success is dear to everybody, cause it is not easy to come by, cause in the process of our striving for success, we got both our body and soul tempted, meanwhile we are enlightened by the most valuable qualities of human beings: love, patient, courage and sense of responsibility. these are the best treasures. so now i am very proud that i have this opportunity to stand here speaking to all of you. it is my success, cause i raise up to challenge my hope.
what is success? everyone has his own interpretation as i do. but i am sure every success leads to an ever-brighter future. so ladies and gentlemen, believe in our hopes, believe in ourselves, we, every one of us, can make a successful life!
wish you all good success
今日我很开心来到这里与你们共享我的想法的胜利。什么是胜利?这是每个人都渴望。有时胜利是相当简洁。赢得一场竞赛是胜利,获得优质的考试胜利;做一个新挚友是胜利,甚至我此时此刻站在这里给我的演讲也以某种方式胜利。
然而,随着一个人的一生来说,胜利变得特别
困难。是财产的胜利?名人的胜利吗?高社会地位的胜利?不,我不这么认为。我坚信胜利是实现人民的盼望和志向。如今,在现代社会有许多人被认为是胜利的。和下摆的最明显的特征是钱,高位置和奢侈的生活。所以大多数人认为胜利和他们做的一切是为了这个目的。但问题是是否它是真正的胜利。我们都知道总有更多的钱,较高的位置和更好的条件在我们面前。假如我们接着追逐,终点在哪里?最终将满意我们什么?因此,我们可以看到,获得真正的胜利,我们必需须要的东西在里面,这是人们的盼望和志向的实现。
不同的人有不同的想法关于胜利;引起人们的盼望和想法不同。但是我坚信每一个胜利是敬爱的大家,因为它是不简单的,因为在我们追求胜利的过程中,我们有两个我们的身体和灵魂的诱惑,与此同时我们开明的人类的最珍贵的品质:爱、耐性、志气和责任感。这些是最好的财产。此时此刻我很骄傲,因为我有时机站在这里跟大家说话。这是我的胜利,因为我举起来挑战我的盼望。
什么是胜利?每个人都有自己的说明和我一样。但我坚信每一个胜利导致了浦江的将来。所以,女士们,先生们,坚信我们的盼望,坚信自己,我们,我们每一个人,可以让一个胜利的人生!
祝你一切美妙的胜利!
英语演讲稿胜利的定义篇
Have you ever thought why there are very few great people? I think there is probably only one great person out of 10,000 at best, and most probably much less than that. But why? Most people want to be great, right? Why are there only very few of them? Here is the reason:
你有没有想过为什么胜利的人那么少?我想,也许在一万个人里有一个人能获得胜利就很好了。但是为什么会这样呢?我们大多数人都渴望胜利,不是吗?那为什么胜利的人还是屈指可数呢?缘由如下:
Most people do not pay the price of greatness.
大多数人没有为胜利付出代价。
I think this one is quite obvious. Now, the next question is: why not? If there are so many people who want to be great, why only very few of them actually pay the price? The answer to these questions explains the difference between the almost 101% people who want to be great and the much less than 0.01% who actually be so.
这个答案自不待言。那么,就引出了下一个问题:为什么有那么多人想要胜利,而只有很少数的人情愿为胜利付出代价呢?这个问题的答案就能把0.01%真正获得胜利的人和几乎是101%想要获得胜利的人给区分开来。
The reason why very few people actually pay the price is this: The road to greatness is continuously painful for long time.
极少数人情愿为胜利付出代价的真正缘由在于:胜利之路须要长期苦痛的坚持。
Greatness requires sacrifices and there is no sacrifice without pain. The kind of sacrifices required for greatness is the ones that make the process continuously painful for long time. If you want to be good it will be painful only every now and then, and many people can still handle it. But being great is a totally different level. The pain is much deeper and it is continuous. Very few people can endure this kind of pain and thats why there are very few great people. Most people naturally choose things that bring pleasures to them. Its unnatural to choose pain over pleasure, let alone doing it continuously for long time.
胜利须要牺牲,而全部的牺牲都伴随着苦痛。获得胜利所须要的牺牲是长期的、苦痛的。假如你的目标是优秀,那可能只是短痛而已,许多人还是可以承受得住的。但是,想要胜利,那么所须要承受得就是长痛了。大多数人会选择能给自己带来欢乐的事物,这是自然的选择。很少有人会抛开欢乐去选择苦痛,更不用说是长期的苦痛了。
But thats what I believe is the secret to greatness: The secret to greatness is choosing pain over pleasures continuously for long time.
但是正是上述缘由让我坚信,胜利的隐私就在于:选择苦痛而不是欢乐,并能够长期坚持承受苦痛。
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