晚会即席讲话
An Impromptu Speech
大家晚上好！我非常高兴参加今天的联谊会，但当有人让我用英文讲话时， 我差点儿要犯心脏病了。不过我想，心脏病并没发作，因为我现在还站在这里。
Good evening, everyone. I havehadalotoffimattheparty. But when they asked me to make a speech in English, I almost had a heart attack. I guess I didn't have one, though, since I'm still standing here.
大部分中国人对于公众演讲都会感到很困难，尤其是用英文。所以，我也不 例外。虽然我在美国待过几年，但是请各位不要期 待会听到VOA播报员那样 的英文。外语对我来说一直都很困难。我在学校里 学过英文、西班牙文和法 文，可是都不及格。不过从那时起，我学习了一种最 重要的语言，那就是信任、开放以及相互理解的语言。这种世界通用的语言总是 能使不同文化的人团结在一起。
Most Chinese have trouble making public speeches,especially in English. Well,I am no exception.I have lived in America for some years, but don't expect I can speak like a VOA anchor. Foreign languages have always been difficult for me. I took English, Spanish, and French in school, but I flunked all those classes. But since then, I have learned the most important language. It’s the language of trust, openness, and understanding. This universal language has always brought people of different culturestogether.
感谢各位给我这个说话的机会。如果下次还有这种情况，请一定要在事先告诉我！
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak to you. And next time, please warn me in advance!