【中英文稿】一分鐘英文演講:I am a flower
I am a flower. Yes, I'm beautiful. I've heard it before and it never grows old.?
我是一朵花。是的,我很漂亮。我曾聽過這句話,并且這句話永遠(yuǎn)不會過時。
?
I'm worshiped for my looks, my scent, my looks.?
我因?yàn)槲业耐獗硎艿窖瞿?。不僅是我的外表,還有我的香味。
?
But here's the thing: Life starts with me.?
但事實(shí)是這樣的:生命起源于我。
?
You see I feed people. Every fruit comes from me. Every potato. Me. Every kernel of corn. Me. Every grain of rice. Me.?
你看,我喂養(yǎng)了人們。所有的水果來源于我。每一顆土豆來源于我。每一粒玉米來源于我。每一粒大米來源于我。
?
Me, me, me, I know. But it's true.?
我,一直都是我,我懂。但這是真的。
?
And sometimes I feed their souls. I am their words when they have none.?
而有時,我滋潤了他們的靈魂。當(dāng)他們無言時,我就是他們的話語。
?
I say "I love you," without a?sound. "I'm sorry," without a voice.?
不用出聲,我說“我愛你”。不用言語,我說“對不起”。
?
I inspire the greatest of them. Painters, poets, pattern makers. I've been a Muse to them all.?
我喚起了人最美好的那一部分。畫家,詩人,設(shè)計師。我是他們所有人的繆斯。
?
But in?my experience, people underestimate the power of a pretty little flower.?
但在我看來,人們低估了一朵美麗小花的能力。
?
Because their life does start with me and it could end without me.
因?yàn)樗麄兊纳畲_實(shí)起源于我,也會因?yàn)槭ノ叶K結(jié)。
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
【重點(diǎn)詞匯&表達(dá)】
1.worship?['w???p]
??崇拜;尊敬;愛慕;
2.scent?[sent]
??香味;氣味;嗅覺;
3.kernel of corn
? 玉米粒;
4.grain of rice
? 谷粒;
5.pattern maker
? 設(shè)計師;
6.Muse?[mju?z]
? 繆斯(掌管藝術(shù)的女神);
7.in my experience
??根據(jù)我的經(jīng)驗(yàn);
8.underestimate?
? 低估;看輕