I Am Tripping My Elephant Here
IAmTrippingMyElephantHere
Onceuponatime,aweenieantwaswalkingonhisway.Ashewaswalking,suddenlyhefeltthegroundshakingterribly.Helookedaroundwithhisparanoideyesandsawanelephantwalkingrightbehindhim.Quickly,thelittleantcoveredhimselfwithdirt,butonelegwasunfortunatelyleftout.Asparrowsaweverything,sosheflewdownwiththepurposeofteasingtheant:“Hey,chicken!Watchoutyourleg,it’sout!”Theantfeltembarrassedatfirstbutthencalmlyresponded:“Shi…Iamgoingtotripthatelephant.”
Rightnow,I’mstandingonthisglamorousstage.Buteverythinghereremindsmeofisanotsofunmemory.AroundthistimelastyearIwasinNanjingcompetinginanotherspeechcontest.Thatwasthefirsttimeformetobeinsuchalargeevent.OfcoursethepressureIwasunderwasimmensetoo.Afterasleeplessandstressfulnight,Iwentontothatstagewithoutthefeelinginmylegs.Thatspeechturnedouttobehorrible.Idon’trememberhowIgetdownfromthere,butIdorememberafterwardsIjustwantedtofindaholetohideinjustliketheantinthestory.Backatmyschool,ittookalongtimeformetorecover.ThankstoallthehelpIgotfrommyspecialfriends.Myconfidencewasrestored.Afterroundsofgivingspeechesandansweringtoughquestions,Iamheretoday.FromallthatI’vebeenthroughI’velearnedthatagoodfutureisbasedonaforgottenpast,ifIwantmylifetogoonwellIhavetoletgoofmypastfailure.Sotoday,withoutfear,Iamtrippingmyelephantagain.
我又一次在绊大象
从前,一只小蚂蚁在路上走着,走着走着,忽然感觉到地在颤动,回头一看是一只大象正朝他走来。于是他很快用土盖住身体,不幸一只脚忘在了外面。一只麻雀看到了一切,她飞下来想要取笑一下这只蚂蚁,说:“咳,胆小鬼,小心你的脚,露出来了!”蚂蚁开始有些尴尬,但一会不紧不慢地告诉麻雀说:“小声点,我要在绊那只大象。”
今天,我站在这个讲台上。但周围的一切让我想到的却并不是一段有趣的回忆。大概是去年的这个时间,我在南京参加另一个全国英语演讲比赛。那是我第一次参加大赛,当然压力非常大。经过压抑无眠的一整夜,我走上了演讲台。那时我有史以来最差的一次演讲。我不记得自己怎么从讲台上走下来的,只记得当时很想找一个地方躲进去再也不出来就想我故事中的蚂蚁。回到学校,我花了好一段时间才恢复过来。幸好有朋友和老师的鼓励,我又一次有了勇气和信心。经过一轮又一轮的演讲和回答问题,我今天站在了这里。让也我领悟了一个道理:一个好的将来是建立在忘掉过去的基础上的,直到真正忘记过去的失败生活才会变的美好。今天,我没有惧怕,又一次站到了大象的面前。