英语课前五分钟小故事演讲示例（精选3篇）
good morning/afternoon/evening to mr.____(your teacher's name) and my friends.
i would like to introduce you a short novel named “the old man and the sea”.
it is written by ernest hemingway in cuba in 1951 and published in 1952.
the story of an aging, life-long fisherman who attempts to find himself, and hopefully a fish, on a fishing trip in the gulf waters off cuba.
after spending most of his life alone and losing his only companion who is a young cuban boy, the old man heads out to sea once again.
his 84 days without a notable catch end on this trip, but will he be able to defeat the odds after catching a gigantic marlin?
this short novel is universal in its consideration of the plight of an old man struggling against age, loneliness, mortality, humility and poverty to maintain his identity and dignity. apart from that, the cheerful and optimistic old man wants to reestablish his reputation in the community. besides, he also wants to ensure for all time his relationship with those he loves and to whom he hopes to paon everything he values the most. finally, he survives and wins the battle. this has shown his heroic struggle not only redeems himself but also inspires and spiritually enriches those around him.
thanks for your attention.
a common concept among some people is that opportunities are few. they always complain that opportunities never occur to them. they only admire those people who make a hit or succeed by seizing some opportunities, and always wonder why they are never given a good opportunity to show their talent.
another common notion is that there are opportunities everywhere. opportunity may occur to anybody at any time and under any circumstances as long as he/she keeps ma-ki-ng constant efforts. as a student, you can get to the top through your hard work. as a businessman, you can succeed through accurate calculation and with a complete certainty that you can make a profit.
in my opinion, opportunity favors only those who keep trying and who are ready for it. as the saying goes "god helps those who help themselves", so no matter whether there's opportunity or not, what we should do is to study, to learn and become learned people, only in this way can you seize your opportunity when it occurs. so never say there's no opportunity again, opportunities are around us.
梦里谁的花开，绽放在我的世界，遗落下一地的芬芳，让我触摸着心灵的纹络，期待着梦好的期待。——题记
你用浓重的油彩涂抹着你的妆容，你用婉转的曲调歌唱着你的未来。那个时代抛弃了世俗和迂腐，用温柔流畅的笔墨书写着你的色泽——梅兰芳。
你似那只在百花丛中翩跹起舞的蝴蝶，浑身沾满了飘香的花粉，不知在哪个安谧的夜，悄然飞进了我的梦里。你华丽的舞姿将我引诱进这荼蘼的花开，也许从那时，你便再也未曾离去，成为我记忆中美好的期待。陈旧的时光安之若素，一切安好无恙。你在生命的隧道里款款而来，笑容满面，轻抚纱袖。逆着光，我看不清你的脸，却调和着光与影的残缺凝刻了一幅斑斓的画面。你的音容笑貌，掩盖了我生命那片空虚岁月的荒芜。
无数个寂静的清晨，无数次对你的期待。你躲在朱红的屏风后面，扬起长袖含羞掩面，步履轻盈，含情脉脉的雕琢那幕《玉堂春》。谁为你织画了戏裙边缘的兰花，将你衬托的如同仙子一般纯洁。我站在那扇描绘了杜鹃啼血的屏风前面，与你仅一纸之隔，却如同隔着千山万水。你缠绵细语，与我倾诉着凡尘俗世的欢乐和伤痛。我不言不语，看你在阳光里模糊了容颜。你旋转之即裙摆绽放了无数朵白色兰花，不艳不俗，似一抹柔润的勾勒，连灵魂都泛起了光亮。
你慢慢走，我慢慢等，等你在我的梦里变得丰盈。
无数个疲惫的午后，无数次对你的期待。没有香茗的点缀也罢，没有琴音的熏陶也罢，只为听你在我的梦里哼唱一曲动人的《霸王别姬》。你是一个演绎者，我愿做那安静的倾听者，听你还原跨越时空的赞歌。谁执著谁的手，相看泪眼却无语凝噎。谁许下诺言，谁成了谁永恒的执念。你用变幻的音调和唯美的辞藻将人物刻画的如此细腻美好，仿佛你是一个多彩的调色板，为我为世人雕琢了一幕声泪俱下的画面。
你轻轻唱，我细细听，听你在我的梦里留下的声响。
无数个的安谧夜晚，无数次对你的期待。夜幕悬挂的零落的星辰读不懂我沉重的落寞。但有你也唯有你能够点亮我生命里比夜还黑的暗。我蜕去那冰冷的外壳，听你在梦里用那惊煞世人的《贵妃醉酒》温暖我。我似乎看到她摇曳的身姿如春天茂盛的柳优雅地随风而摆，纤细白皙的手指轻执酒杯在纱帘里鼻影。你在我的梦里又编织出无数个梦境，让我不愿醒来，不想打碎这美轮美奂的风景。
渐渐地，你被历史风化侵蚀的骨骼在我的记忆里拼凑起来，你让我期待了这美好的期待。
当所有的世俗在时光的角落里燃烧殆尽，当所有的红尘在岁月的凌迟下湮没无迹，你依旧在我的回忆里，你依旧在那红色的戏台上演绎着你的人生。
因为你是我生命中那不可磨灭的期待，期待着你在我梦中的归来。
Over the past Spring Festival, I got involved in a family dispute. Right before I got home, four satellite channels of CCTV were added to the 14 channels we had already had. In prime time at night, they all had interesting shows. Therefore, the five of us-my parents, my sisters and I-had to argue over what to watch. Finally, we agreed that we should watch the "most interesting" programme... If we could agree what that was.
However, all of us there remember that for a long time after we had TV, there were only one or two channels available. The increase in options reveals an important change in our life: the abundance of choice.
Fifteen years ago we all dressed in one style and in one colour. Today, we select from a wide variety of designs and shades.
Fifteen years ago, we read few newspapers. Today, we read English newspapers like the China Daily and the 21st Century, as well as various Chinese newspapers.
Fifteen years ago, English majors took only courses in language and literature. Today, we also study Western culture, journalism, business communications, international relations, and computer science.
The emergence of choices marks the beginning of a new era in China's history; an era of diversity, of material and cultural richness, and an era of the rebirth of the Chinese nation.
We enjoy the abundance of choice. But this has not come easily.
About 150 years ago, China was forced to open up its door by Western canons and gunboats. It has been through the struggle and sacrifice of generations that we finally have gained the opportunity to choose for ourselves. The policy of reform and openness is the choice that has made all the difference.
Like others of my age, I'm too young to have experienced the time when the Chinese people had no right to choose. However, as the next century draws near, it is time to ask: What does choice really mean to us young people?
Is choice a game that relies on chance or luck? Is choice an empty promise that never materializes? Or is choice a puzzle so difficult that we have to avoid it?
First, I would like to say: To choose means to claim opportunities.
I am a third-year English major. An important choice for me, of course, is what to do upon graduation. I can go to graduate school, at home or abroad. I can go to work as a teacher, a translator, a journalist, an editor and a diplomat. Actually, the system of mutual selection has allowed me to approach almost every career opportunity in China.
Indeed, this is not going to be an easy choice. I would love to work in such big cities as Beijing or Shanghai or Shenzhen. I would also love to return to my hometown, which is intimate, though slightly lagging in development. I would love to stay in the coastal area where life is exciting and fast-paced. I would also love to put down roots in central and western China, which is underdeveloped, but holds great potential.