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I had to give a speech last week. I gave a speech to 300 people. I had to speak in front of a group of students. I had to tell them about a campaign that we were having to raise money for cancer research. Giving a speech can be a difficult thing. 

上周我不得不发表演讲。我向 300 人发表了演讲。我不得不在一群学生面前讲话。我不得不告诉他们我们正在为癌症研究筹集资金的活动。演讲可能是一件困难的事情。

When you stand in front of a big crowd, you can get very nervous. Some people feel like they have weak knees. Their legs feel as if they are made of rubber. Their heart beats very hard inside of their chest. Their palms get sweaty. Some people even become short of breath. For some people, giving a speech is their worst fear. When you give a speech, everyone is looking at you. They are waiting to hear what you have to say. When you have 300 people looking at you, you have 600 eyes that are on you. It is a little frightening when you think of it that way. 

当你站在一大群人面前时，你会非常紧张。有些人感觉膝盖发软。他们的腿感觉好像是橡胶做的。他们的心脏在胸腔内跳动得很厉害。他们的手掌出汗。有些人甚至会呼吸急促。对有些人来说，演讲是他们最害怕的事情。当你演讲时，每个人都在看着你。他们在等着听你要说的话。当有 300 个人看着你时，就有 600 只眼睛盯着你。如果你这样想的话，就会有点害怕。

Before I give a speech, I take three big breaths. I calm myself and I remind myself that what I have to say is important. I like to be sure of what I am going to say, so I practice my speech in front of a mirror at home. I like to look like I am relaxed and friendly. They say that practice makes perfect, so the more speeches that you give, the better you will become at it. Whenever I have to give a speech, I imagine that the audience is just one big person. I look out into the audience until I find a friendly, smiling face. I focus on that person and I pretend that I am just talking to them. I've become used to giving speeches. 

在我演讲之前，我会深呼吸三次。我让自己平静下来，并提醒自己我要说的话很重要。我喜欢对自己要说的话有把握，所以我在家里的镜子前练习演讲。我喜欢让自己看起来轻松友好。人们说，熟能生巧，所以演讲越多，你的演讲就会越好。每当我必须发表演讲时，我都会想象观众只是一个大人物。我看着观众，直到找到一张友善的笑脸。我把注意力集中在那个人身上，假装我只是在和他们说话。我已经习惯了演讲。

I'm more relaxed now than I used to be. People tell me that I do not look nervous at all. I like to hear that. Sometimes I do feel a little flutter of nervousness, but I just ignore it and do the best that I can. Giving a speech is not as scary as it appears to be. Anyone can do it with a little practice.

我现在比以前更放松了。人们告诉我，我看起来一点也不紧张。我喜欢听到这样的话。有时我确实会感到有点紧张，但我只是忽略它，尽我所能。演讲并不像看起来那么可怕。任何人只要稍加练习就能做到。

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