《YouHaveOnlyOneLife》

　　Therearemomentsinlifewhenyoumisssomeonesomuchthatyoujustwanttopickthemfromyourdreamsandhugthemforreal!Dreamwhatyouwanttodream;gowhereyouwanttogo;bewhatyouwanttobe,becauseyouhaveonlyonelifeandonechancetodoallthethingsyouwanttodo.

　　Mayyouhaveenoughhappinesstomakeyousweet,enoughtrialstomakeyoustrong,enoughsorrowtokeepyouhuman,enoughhopetomakeyouhappy?Alwaysputyourselfinothers’shoes.Ifyoufeelthatithurtsyou,itprobablyhurtstheotherperson,too.

　　Thehappiestofpeopledon’tnecessarilyhavethebestofeverything;theyjustmakethemostofeverythingthatcomesalongtheirway.Happinessliesforthosewhocry,thosewhohurt,thosewhohavesearched,andthosewhohavetried,foronlytheycanappreciatetheimportanCEOfpeople

　　whohavetouchedtheirlives.Lovebeginswithasmile,growswithakissandendswithatear.Thebrightestfuturewillalwaysbebasedonaforgottenpast,youcan’tgoonwellinlifeuntilyouletgoofyourpastfailuresandheartaches.

　　Whenyouwereborn,youwerecryingandeveryonearoundyouwassmiling.Liveyourlifesothatwhenyoudie,you'retheonewhoissmilingandeveryonearoundyouiscrying.

　　Pleasesendthismessagetothosepeoplewhomeansomethingtoyou,tothosewhohavetouchedyourlifeinonewayoranother,tothosewhomakeyousmilewhenyoureallyneedit,tothosethatmakeyouseethebrightersideofthingswhenyouarereallydown,tothosewhoyouwanttoletthemknowthatyouappreciatetheirfriendship.Andifyoudon’t,don’tworry,nothingbadwillhappentoyou,youwilljustmissoutontheopportunitytobrightensomeone’sdaywiththismessage.

　　Goodmorningladiesandgentlmen,Itismygreatpleasuretostandheretopresentmyspeech Asyouslowlyopenyoureyes,lookaround,noticewherethelightcomesintoyourroom;

　　listencarefully,seeiftherearenewsoundsyoucanrecognize;

　　feelwithyourbodyandspirit,andseeifyoucansensethefreshnessintheair.Yes,yes,yes,it’sanewday,it’sadifferentday,andit’sabrightday!Andmostimportantly,it’sanewbeginningforyourlife,abeginningwhereyouaregoingtomakenewdecisions,takenewactions,makenewfriends,andtakeyourlifetoatotallyunprecedented(空前的)level.Inyourmind’seye,youcanseeclearlythethingsyouwanttohave,thepacesyouintendtogo,therelationshipsyoudesiretodevelop,andthepositionsyouaspire(励志)toreach.Youcanhearyourlaughtersofjoyandhappinessonthedaywheneverythinghappensasyoudream.Youcanseethesmilesonthepeoplearoundyouwhenthemagicmomentstrikes.Youcanfeelyourfaceisgettingred,yourheartisbeatingfast,andyourbloodisrushingalloveryourbody,toeverysinglecornerofyourbeing!Youknowallthisisrealaslongasyouareconfident,passionateandcommitted!(效忠的)Andyouareconfident,youarepassionate,youarecommitted!Youwillnolongerfearmakingnewsounds,showingnewfacialexpressions,usingyourbodyinnewways,approachingnewpeople,andaskingnewquestions.Youwillliveeverysingledayofyourlifewithabsolutepassion,andyouwillshowyourpassionthroughthewordsyouspeakandtheactionsyoutake.Youwillfocusallyourtimeandeffortonthemostimportantgoalsofyourlife.Youwillneversuccumb(屈服,屈从)tochallengesofhardships.Youwillneverwaver(动摇)inyourpursuitofexcellence.Afterall,youarethebest,andyoudeservethebest!Asyourcoachandfriend,Icanassureyouthedoortoallthebestthingsintheworldwillopentoyou,butthekeytothatdoorisinyourhand.Youmustdoyourpart.Youmustfaithfullyfollowtheplansyoumakeandtaketheactionsyouplan;

　　youmustneverquitandyoumustneverfear.Iknowyoumustdoit,youcandoit,youwilldoit,andyouwillsucceed!Nowstandfirmandtall,makeafist,getexcited,andyellitout:Imustdoit!Icandoit!Iwilldoit!Iwillsucceed!Imustdoit!Icandoit!Iwilldoit!Iwillsucceed!Imustdoit!Icandoit!Iwilldoit!Iwillsucceed!

　　篇三：励志的英文演讲稿

　　斯坦福写给被拒学生：漫漫人生路，大学为何物?

　　THISAFTERNOON,myofficesentoutover34,000emailnotificationstohighschoolseniorswhoappliedRegularDecisionandwerewaitingwithanticipationtolearnwhethertheywouldbeinvitedtospendthenextfouryearsatStanford.

　　在今天下午，我们的招生办公室向3万4千多名申请我们常规录取的盼望着想在斯坦福度过自己四年大学生涯的高中学生发出了邮件。

　　EventhoughIhavebeenintheadmissionfieldforover30years,Istillfeelquiteabitofpainattheendofthisweek(asIdoeachyear)aboutthemanyexceptionalyouthswhowerenotofferedaspaceintheclass.IalsoexpectthatinthefollowingweeksIwillhearfromparentswhoareunderstandablydistraughtthattheirsonsanddaughterswithtophighschoolclassrankings,veryhighSATscoresandsometrulyimpressiveextracurricularaccomplishmentsweredeniedentry.

　　即便我已经负责招生工作长达30年之久，在这个周末，我依然为那些没能如愿以偿拿到offer的年轻人而感到遗憾。同时，我也能预见到很多家长会因为自己的孩子有着十分优异的教育背景，很高的SAT成绩但最终被斯坦福拒绝而感到心烦意乱。

　　Clearly,IbelievethataStanfordeducationiswonderful,butmyexperiencesuggestsit’softenparentswhoaremoreupsetaboutouradmissiondecisionsthanthekids.Icanrelatetotheirconcerns:Ifoundmyselfgettingjitteryasmyowndaughterwaitedforhercollegeapplicationdecisions.Butgiventhattoday’steensalreadyhaveenoughpressureintheirlives,Iwishtoimpartthreecredostotheseparents.

　　我一直相信斯坦福的教育水平是无与伦比的。但我的'经验告诉我，当这些孩子被斯坦福拒绝的时候，他们家长会比他们更感到沮丧。我能体会到这些家长的感受。当我的女儿在等待大学的录取决定时，我也曾经紧张和不安。现今的孩子们已经承受了太多的压力，在这里，我想与所有家长分享三条理念

　　First,it'sallrelative.Whilethenumberadmittedintotheundergraduateclasshasremainedunchangedforyears,Stanford,likemanyofitspeerschools,hashadarecordnumberoftotalapplicants–morethan42,000.Regardlessofargumentsoverwhethertoomuchpreferenceisgiventoonecategoryoveranother,thousandsofstudentsaregoingtobeturnedaway,andthereisnodoubtthatthevastmajorityofthemcouldhavemetthedemandsofaStanfordeducation.Wecould,forinstance,havefilledincomingclassesfourorfivetimesoverwithapplicantswhoachievedgradepointaveragesof4.0orgreater.

　　首先，一切都是相对的。虽然每年录取的本科生人数已经保持不变数年之久，斯坦福像他同一级别的其他学校一样，每年会收到超过42000份申请。先不管录取时对申请人资质的侧重和倾向问题，每年都会有数千学生会被无情的拒绝掉。毫无疑问的是，这些被拒掉的学生中，绝大多数是符合斯坦福的申请要求的。实际上，有着GPA4.0的申请者的数量是我们实际录取人数四到五倍。

　　Iwishtherewereaformulatoexplainwhoisacceptedandwhoisn’t,butthedecision-makingisasmuchartasitisscience.Eachclassisasymphonywithitsowndistinctcompositionandsound;thefinalrosterisanefforttocreateharmony,andthatmeansthatsomeextraordinarybassplayersdon’tgetachair.What’smore,evenamongmystafftherearelegitimatedifferencesaboutapplicants.Thebottomline:Theworldisnotgoingtojudgeanyonenegativelybecausetheydidn’tgetintoStanfordoroneofourpeerinstitutions.