「和自己賽跑的人」
The speech subject: People racing with themselves
１．「我們都是和自己賽跑的人，為了更好的明天，拼命努力，前方沒有終點，奮鬥永不停息。」剛才我所哼唱的這首歌曲是「和自己賽跑的人」，也是我今天所要演講的主題。
“We are all people racing with ourselves. We strive at our best for a better tomorrow. Since there is no ending to the way, we shall never cease our efforts.” The song I hummed just now is named “People racing with themselves”, which is also the subject of my speech today.
２．在漫長的日子裡，你們是不是常常和我一樣：有目標沒行動、有志氣沒勇氣、有想法沒作法、有雄心沒恆心...在我們每一次想為自己做一點事，成就一點心願時，你們是不是也常會找藉口、找理由、卻始終找不到自己... 直到，有天我終於開始決定挑戰自己，我才發現原來，我們每個人都有改變未來的力量，我才體會到喜歡的這首歌曲說的多麼有道理：「我們都是和自己賽跑的人，為了更好的未來拼命努力爭取一種意義非凡的勝利。」底下我將分享的，是關於我自己的一點心路歷程。
During the past long years, weren’t you often in the same state as me: having objectives but no action, having aspirations but no courage, having ideas but no practice, having ambitions but no perseverance…? Every time you thought of doing something for yourselves or granting your own wishes, you habitually looked for some excuses or reasons to justify yourselves but turned out to lose out, didn’t you? Until one day at last I determined to challenge myself, I found out that every one of us has the power to change the future and I realized the meaning of this song I like: “We are all people racing with ourselves, striving at our best for a better future and an extraordinary victory.” Now I’m going to share some of my experience with you.
３．記得，在國一上學期的時候，由於媽媽生病在台灣治療，沒辦法在我身邊時時叮嚀著我，也因為我的散漫，那段時間心裡一點動力都沒有，我幾乎過著沒有目標與紀律的生活，成績並且一落千丈。直到媽媽從台灣過來，發現我的異樣，於是，她跟我詳談了一席話，她說：「我沒有要你考第一名，只要你有著不屈不撓的毅力，努力地向自己設定的目標前進，不要因為外在的環境而改變或影響自己的決心。每個人都有自己的路要走，不用和別人競爭，只要和自己比賽，做一個和自己賽跑的人!」
當別人懶懶地鑽進夢鄉的時候，我們還要在燈下溫習我們的夢想。因為我知道「自己努力的時候，別人也在努力；自己不努力的時候，別人也還在努力。」經過媽媽的指導，我的成績一次比一次進步，終於這學期的複習模擬考，我是全班第一名，校內排名第二十四名。
I still remember the first semester when I went to junior hight school. Because my mother was receiving medical treatment in Taiwan and couldn’t give me instruction and guidance by my side from time to time, and also because of my idleness, I had no motivation at that time and lived a life without aim and discipline, resulting in a disastrous decline of my study. Till my mother returned from Taiwan and discovered my changes, she had a long talk with me. “I don’t ask you to get the first place in the exams; I just expect you to be persistent in your set goal and exert all your efforts on it. Never let the environment change or influence your decision,” said she. “Everybody has his own way to go, so you don’t have to compete with the others. Just fight against yourself and become one that races with himself.” When others fall into slumber cozily, we still need to review our dreams in the lamplight, because I know that “while I’m trying my best, the others are also trying their best; when I’m not trying, the others are trying their best all the same.” With my mother’s enlightenment and guidance, my performance progressed in one exam after another. Finally in the review examination of that semester, I got the first place in my class and the twenty-fourth in the school.
４．在我們青春的路上和自己賽跑，挫折總是難免，但是摔倒的也只是一份努力，又何必在意別人的目光，只要自己堅持下去，又何必在乎是否有他人的掌聲，人生不會永遠只有低潮，就像天空不會永遠掛滿雨滴一樣。重要的是，正視自己的現狀，並且默默耕耘，累積實力，盡情地施展自己的理想與抱負，其終點將是一道絕美的風景，即使沒有歡呼喝彩，卻依然有無盡美好的未來。讓我們一起來爭取意義非凡的勝利吧！
Stumbles are unavoidable during we race with ourselves in the youth. However, it’s only some of our efforts that fail, so why should we care about how others look at us? As long as we carry on, why should we mind whether others applaud or not? Your life would not always stay in the bottom, just like the rain could not hang in the sky forever. What is important is to face your present situation, to work hard quietly and to accumulate your strength, so that one day you can develop your ideals and fulfill your ambitions at will, which would be the most beautiful prospect. Then even if there is no cheer or applause, you still have an unlimited bright future. Let’s make every effort together for an extraordinary victory!
後記：這是女兒國一時，參加英語演講比賽的初稿{學校有幫她再次修稿，我沒那份資料}
很多朋友都會勸我：『以自己健康為重！』
這篇文稿有女兒說的一些話，朋友們看了後，也許就能了解我的心境呢！
女兒還曾對我說道：『很多事情不是爸爸可以替代的，也不是父親能夠了解的！』
所以我如何放得下！
謝謝大家的關心喔！
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