大学生英文演讲稿

To me March 28th was a lucky day. It was on that particular evening
that I found myself at central stage, in the spotlight. Winning the
"21st Century·Ericsson Cup" Seventh National English Speaking
Competition is a memory that I shall treasure and one that will
surely stay.

More important than winning the Cup is the friendship that has
been established and developed among the contestants, and the chance
to communicate offstage in addition to competing onstage. Also the
competition helps boost public speaking in China, a skill hitherto
undervalued.

For me, though, the competition is a more personal experience.
Habitually shy, I had been reluctant to take part in any such
activities. Encouraged by my friends, however, I made a last-minute
decision to give it a try. In the course of preparation I somehow
rediscovered myself, a truer me.

I found that, after all, I like c