Sneha Elizabeth Panackal 梁璐茜
Have you ever had a time in your lifewhen you felt really lonely？ And have youever done something amazing that madeeveryone want to be friends with you then？ Ihave been through one of those experiences.
在生活中有没有一段时间感到真的很孤独？然后你做过一件让所有人都想和你做朋友的事吗？我有过一次这种经历。
This is dated back to when I was inGrade 1. Grade 1 was pretty tough for me.New faces were everywhere and my facedidnt help me， either. Since I came from arural area， nobody wanted to talk to me oreven come close to me. I was only six yearsold then and I didnt know why peoplewere so mean. Every recess1 time was spentalone in the classroom， and I was the lonelyone among all my classmates. Every day， onthe way home， I used to sob2 quietly so thatmy parents wouldnt notice. Luckily， I didwell in my studies or the teachers wouldnthave wanted to talk to me， either！ My parents used to tell me， “Hey， dont worry. Soon，you will have best friends just likeeveryone else.” At that time， I didntbelieve them， but as everyone knows，parents are always correct.
这可以追溯到我上一年级的时候。一年级对我来说很艰难。到处都是新面孔，我的脸孔也对我没有帮助。因为我来自农村地区，所以没有人愿意和我说话，甚至接近我。那时我只有六岁，我不知道为什么人们这么不友好。每次课间休息时间我都是一个人在教室里度过的，我是所有同学中最孤独的一个。每天，在回家的路上，我都会悄悄地抽泣，以免父母注意到。幸运的是，我学习很好，否则老师们也不想和我说话！我的父母曾经告诉我：“喂，别担心。很快，你就会像其他人一样拥有最好的朋友。”当时，我不相信他们，但众所周知，父母总是正确的。
One day， my class teacher， TeacherBarbara， announced that there was going tobe a speech competition. My stomach did aflip-flop3. I really enjoyed participating4 inspeech competitions and， not to brag5， Iwas actually quite good at them. But theonly problem was that the whole schoolwould be watching me and since I was anew girl， I didnt know anyone in thecrowd that would be watching me.
有一天，我的班主任芭芭拉老师宣布将举行演讲比赛。我的心里一阵雀跃。我真的很喜欢参加演讲比赛，而且不是吹嘘，我其实很擅长。但唯一的问题是，整个学校的人都会看着我，因为我是一个新来的女生，我不认识注视着我的人中的任何一个。
However， I made up my mind， mustered6up all my courage and marched upto the teacher and said， “Teacher， I wantto join the speech competition.” Theteacher stared at me for such a long timethat I started to feel uncomfortable， butthen I saw a smile tugging7 up at bothends of her lips. She gave me the form andI went off for recess.
然而，我下定決心，鼓足勇气，走到老师面前，说：“老师，我想参加演讲比赛。”老师盯着我看了很长时间，让我开始感到不安，但随后我看到她两边的嘴角拉起。她给了我表格，我就去休息了。
The next day， I arrived at school earlyto submit8 my form to the teacher. TeacherBarbara looked into my eyes as she tookthe form， and said， “Sneha， for a newstudent， you have a lot of courage.” Iblushed9 and smiled at her remark on theway to class. It was very rare that TeacherBarbara complimented10 anyone， so hercompliment lifted up my spirits a little onthat day.
第二天，我很早就到了学校，把表格交给老师。芭芭拉老师在拿到表格时看着我的眼睛，说：“斯妮哈，作为一个新生，你很有勇气。”她的评论让我在上课的路上笑着羞红了脸。芭芭拉老师很少称赞他人，所以那天她的赞美让我的心情有点振奋。
Until the competition day， I practicedmy speech everywhere I went， even while Iwas showering！My little sister thought me acrazy maniac11 and said that even while Iwas sleeping， I practiced my speech！ So，yeah， you probably get the idea.
直到比赛日，我走到哪里都在练习演讲，甚至在洗澡的时候！我妹妹认为我是个疯子，说即使在我睡觉的时候，我也在練习演讲！所以，是的，你可能明白了。
Then it was time for the competition. Iwas the last competitor， so， until then， I hadtime to practice my speech.
然后到比赛的时候了。我是最后一个参赛者，所以在那之前，我还有时间练习演讲。
Then they called my name. I wasnervous as I went up the stage but I keptreminding myself that this was for a goodcause. （Well， I figured12 out that if I wonthe speech competition， I would gainrespect from my classmates.） So， I went upthe stage and started my speech.
然后他们叫了我的名字。我上台时紧张不安，但我一直提醒自己，这是有一个合理的理由的。（嗯，我想，如果我赢得了演讲比赛，就会赢得同学们的尊重。）于是，我走上舞台，开始我的演讲。
When I ended my speech， I got astanding ovation13！ Everyone was cheeringand clapping madly！ I was on cloudnine！ Even better， the principal14 herselfcame up the stage and presented me withthe first prize trophy15！ Yet， the best wasstill to come.
当我结束演讲时，全场起立喝彩！每个人都在疯狂地欢呼和鼓掌！我的心已经飞上了天！更棒的是，校长她亲自上台向我颁发了一等奖奖杯！然而，最好的结果还在后头。
As I was going down the stairs， Iheard someone call my name. I turnedaround and saw a girl from my class. Shesaid， “Hey， Sneha！ That was amazing，really amazing！I havent seen anyone talklike that before！ Er... I have been wantingto ask you this question since the first dayof school. Would you like to be friendswith me？”
当我下台阶时，我听到有人喊我的名字。我转过身来，看到了我们班上的一个女生。她说：“喂，斯妮哈！太棒了，真的太棒了！我以前从没见过有人那样说话！呃……从上学第一天起，我就一直想问你这个问题，你愿意和我做朋友吗？”
I happily accepted her friendshipinvitation without any hesitation16. Evenuntil now， she is my best friend. I also havemore than 200 friends in my school now.Come to think of it， none of this would havehappened if I didnt have enough courage tojoin that speech competition.
我毫不犹豫地愉快接受了她的友谊邀请。直到现在，她还是我最好的朋友。我现在在学校也有200 多个朋友。想想看，如果我没有足够的勇气参加演讲那场比赛，这一切都不会发生。
My advice to all those newbies17 is tohave courage in doing whatever you want todo. It turns out that the results of tryingsomething out could lead you to somethingthat you could only dream of at first. So，dont be afraid to try out anything. Believeme. I know.
我对所有新人的建议是，要有勇气做任何你想做的事。事实证明，尝试一些东西的结果可能会让你得到最初只能梦到的东西。所以，不要害怕尝试任何东西。相信我。我知道。
渊英语原文选自（kidsworldfun.com）
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