Dreams Come True梦想成真

        I enjoy joining speech competition and I take part in the 21st Speech Competition every year. I always work hard and try my best to prepare for it. The topic of the competition this year is “No pains, no gains”. I never think about this idea before, however, I still think about it and finish the speech alone in October. I talked about Su Qin, who was a diplomat during the Warring States Period. I also talked about Jack Ma's successful story, who is Alibaba Group's CEO. After that, my English teacher Austin Hu and my sister helped me about the details of the first draft. 
        Then, I try to remember the speech, however, I found it was quite easy to do it, because it was all about my own ideas and I was familiar with the content and structures. 
        Before the competition, Austin Hu invited me and other participants in my class to make the speech in front of the whole class. At the very beginning, I was quite nervous, however, after practicing over and over again, I became confident. And my dear classmates also gave me good advice about my pronunciation, intonation, facial expression, body language and so on. My English teacher also taught me many tips and gave me suggestions again and again. I could feel that I was making progress day by day. 
        I really hoped that I can get the promotion for the provincial competition because I always get the first prize in Ningbo but never attend the provincial one. I wanted to move forward and challenge myself. I knew that I have to work harder, because “no pains, no gains”. 
        The 21st Century Speech Contest began in December. I was so nervous that I kept reading the speech while I was waiting in the preparation room. 
        Finally, I won the first prize in Ningbo. Even though, I didn't get the chance to enter the provincial competition, but I understand the true meaning of “No pains, no gains.” I will try my best next time! I hope your dream will also come true!

        我每年参加演讲比赛，尽力做好准备。今年的比赛主题是“不劳而获”。比赛开始前，胡老师让我在全班同学面前做演讲。一开始我很紧张，但一次又一次的练习后，我变得自信了。我的同学也对我的发音、语调、面部表情、肢体语言等提出了很好的建议。我的英语老师也教了我很多窍门。我真的希望我能获得省比赛的资格，因为我在宁波总是获得一等奖，却从来没有参加过省比赛。我想继续前进，挑战自己。我知道我必须更努力地学习，因为“不劳则无获”。最后，我在宁波获得了一等奖，尽管我没有机会参加省比赛，但我明白了“不劳而获”的真正含义，下次我会尽力而为！希望你的梦想也能成真！