with the development of science and technology, change has penetrated into every aspect of our daily life. to illustrate that, isquo;d like to make a comparison of these two seemingly insignificant things: milkman and mailman, whose differences indicate our changing way of living with the times.

home milk delivery has almost gone extinct in china now, also gone with it are the milkmen, who once delivered bottled fresh milk door-to-door. on the other hand, mailmansquo;s business or the courier service has thrived as online shopping gains popularity. however, in retrospect, i find something has been lost in this transition, something shakespeare called as the milk of human kindness.

when i was a kid, milk wasnsquo;t for sale everywhere. for the families who need it, they depended on the milkmen to take it from the local dairy farms to their houses. in our neighborhood, there was such a milkman, whose arrival was much anticipated by the children and always brought us laughter and joy. he knew the name of every kid and could easily see through our tricks. if we didnsquo;t behave, he would side with our parents and threaten to rob us of the nutritious drink. the entire neighborhood was acquainted with him; saw him as a member of the community just like the many residents or street vendors. there was a bond between all of us for it was not only the commodities that been transacted, but also a sense of caring and dependability. and that small box fixed onto our door, other than being a drop-off point for milk; it was a communication junction between the people as we took the initiative to reach out to others.

fast forward to today, milk is ubiquitous with no dedicated delivery system. but the convenience level of our live has gone up a notch. almost everything is for sale online, which spares us all the travelling and talking. with a few ready clicks, shopping is done. the rest is left for those speed delivery companies. usually itsquo;s a grumpy mailman, who reaches us through cell phone, urging everyone to pick up their parcels as soon as possible. and the minute the receipt is signed, we rush back to unpack while the courier dashes to the next destination. there is barely a conversation carried out, nor do we feel the need to talk to such a stranger, who changes from time to time frequently. it seems that people are always in a hurry now, though we have more conveniences, still we run short of time to stop and stare, to speak and share.

call me an old-timer, but i think the personal touch represented by the milkman is what has been missing in the modern society. william wordsworth once wrote that getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. modern technology may have multiplied our possessions or gave us more conveniences, but we run the risk of reducing our values if we lay waste our power of interpersonal relationships.

小学生英语小故事演讲稿篇2

i want be free

good afternoon,everyone.today,my topic is i want to be free.itsquo;s a story about a wolf and a dog.

a wolf was almost dead with hunger.a house-dog saw him,and asked,friend,itsquo;s bad for you.

why donsquo;t you work steadily as i do,and get your food regularly? i would have no objection.said the wolf,if i could only get a place. i will help you.said the dog.come with me to my master,and you shall share me work

so the wolf and the dog went to the town together.

on the way ,the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dogsquo;neck. he felt quite surprised,and asked him why it was like that? oh,it is nothing.said the dog.every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up.you will soon get used to it.

is that the only reason.said the wolf.then good bye to you,my friend.i would like to be free.

do you like to be free?every.thank you for listening.

我要自由

下午好。今天，我的话题是我要自由。这是一个关于一只狗和一只狼的故事。

一只狼快要饿死了，一只狗看见后问他，这对你是不好的，为什么不像我一样稳定地干活并有规律地获得食物呢?

狼说：如果我有个地方住，我没有意见。狗回答说：跟我到主人那里去，我们一起工作。于是狼和狗一起回到村子。

在路上，狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈没有毛，他很奇怪地问为什么会那样。

噢，没有什么。狗说，我的主人每天晚上都用一条铁链子拴住我，你很快就会习惯的。就是因为这个原因吗?狼说道，那么，再见了，我的朋友，我宁愿选择自由。你想要自由吗?谢谢大家。

小学生英语小故事演讲稿篇3

bananas for lunch

a fat monkey likes eating bananas very much。 he had bananas for lunch。 he peeled one and ate one more and then， one more one banana， two bananas， three bananas， four… he ate and ate， but he wanted more， he peeled and he ate， peeled and he ate， five bananas， six bananas， seven bananas， eight … he peeled two more and continued two more。 he ate whole bunch of bananas and can’t sleep。

香蕉午餐

一只小胖猴子很喜欢吃香蕉。他拿香蕉做午餐，他剥一个香蕉，用力地吃着，吃着，吃着，吃了1个香蕉，2个香蕉，3个香蕉，4个…… 他不停地吃，可是他还想要更多!他边吃，边剥，5个香蕉，6个香蕉，7个香蕉，8个……他又剥了两个，继续撑着吃。他吃了一整串香蕉以致不能躺下睡觉了。

小学生英语小故事演讲稿篇4

a broken mirror joined together

during the southern and northern dynasties (420-589), there lived a beautiful, intelligent princess name lechang in the state chen. she and her husband xu deyan loved each other dearly. but before long their country was in danger of being invaded by the troops of the sui dynasty. princess lechang and xu deyan had a premonition that their county would be occupied by the invaders and they would have to leave the palace and go into exile. during the chaos they might lose touch with each other. they broke a bronze mirror, a symbol of the unity of husband and wife into two parts and each of them kept a half. they agreed that each would take their half of the mirror to the fair during the lantern festival, which is on the 15th day of the first lunar month, in the hope that would meet again. when they were united the two halves would join together. soon their premonition came true. during the chaos of war, the princess lost touch with her husband was taken to a powerful minister yang su's house and was made his mistress.

at the lantern festival the next year, xu deyan took his half of the mirror to the fair. he hoped that he could meet his wife. it so happened that a servant was selling the other half of the bronze mirror. xu deyan recognized it immediately. he asked the servant about his wife. as he heard about her bitter experience, tears rolled down his cheeks. xu deyan wrote a poem on the half of the mirror kept by his wife: "you left me with your broken mirror now the mirror is back but not you i can no longer see your reflection in the mirror only the bright moon but not you" .

the servant brought back the inscribed half of the mirror to princess lechang. for days, she could not help sobbing because she knew her husband was still alive and that he missed her but they could not meet forever.

the minister, yang su, found this out. he was also moved by their true love and realized it was impossible to get lechang's love. so he sent for xu deyan and allowed the husband and wife to reunite.

from that story comes the idiom "a broken mirror joined together".

it is used to suggest the happy reunion of a separated couple.

破镜重圆

南北朝时期，陈国公主乐昌美丽且有才华。她与丈夫徐德言感情深厚。但当时，隋朝正入侵陈国，陈国即将被灭亡。乐昌公主和徐德言都预感到他们的国家将被入侵者占领，他们也会被迫离开王宫，背井离乡。战乱中，他们可能失去联系。于是，他们将一枚象征夫妻的铜镜一劈两半，夫妻二人各藏半边。相约在第二年正月十五元宵节那天，将各自的半片铜镜拿到集市去卖。期盼能重逢，并将两面镜子合而为一。

不久他们的预感就成为了现实。战乱中，公主与丈夫失散了，并被送到隋朝一位很有权势的大臣杨素家中，成了他的小妾。在第二年的元宵节上，徐德言带着他的半边铜镜来到集市上，渴望能遇见他的妻子。碰巧，有一名仆人正在卖半面的铜镜。徐德言马上认出了这面镜子。他向那名仆人打听妻子的下落。当他得知妻子的痛苦遭遇后，他不禁泪流满面。他在妻子的那半面铜镜上题了首诗："镜与人俱去，镜归人不归。无复嫦娥影，空留明月辉"。

那个仆人把题了诗的铜镜带回来，交给了乐昌公主。一连几天，她都终日以泪洗面，因为她知道丈夫还活着而且想念她，但他们却无法再相见了。

杨素终于发现了这件事。他也被两人的真情所打动，觉得自己也不可能赢得乐昌的爱。于是，他派人找来了徐德言，让他们夫妻团圆了。

"破镜重圆"这个成语就是从这个故事来的。形容夫妻分开后，又高兴的团圆。

小学生英语小故事演讲稿篇5

three good friends

one day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. this time he sees a lion under a tree. the lion runs at him. he is afraid and falls into the river. he cansquo;t swim. he shouts. the rabbit hears him. he jumps into the river. the rabbit swims to the monkey, but he cansquo;t help him. luckily, an elephant comes along. he is very strong. he helps the rabbit and monkey. three friends are very happy. they go to the elephantsquo;s home. then, three of them become good friends.

小学生英语小故事演讲稿篇6

our friends present here:

a man was going to the house of some rich person. as he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. he said, "i do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.

he went on and came to a river. the river had become very big; so he could not go over it. he waited for some time; then he said, "i cannot go to the rich man's house today, for i cannot get over the river."

he began to go home. he had eaten no food that day. he began to want food. he came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.

do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.

thank you my speech to this end

?译文】

在座的朋友们，大家好:

一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。

他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。

他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。

不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。

我的演讲到此结束，谢谢大家!

小学生英语小故事演讲稿篇7

a lady went to a hat shop to buy a hat. as she was very fussy, it took her a long time to pick on one. already at the end of his patience the salesman was afraid that she might change her mind again so he tried to flatter her: "an excellent choice, madam. you look at least ten years younger with this hat on!" to his dismay, the lady took off her hat at once and said: "i don't want a hat that makes me look ten years older as soon as i take it off. show me some more hats!"

一位女士去帽子店买帽子。由于她很挑剔，所以她花了很长时间才选了一个。销售员已经忍无可忍了，怕她又变心了，就奉承她：“不错的选择，女士。戴上这顶帽子，你看起来至少年轻了十岁!” 令他失望的是，那位女士连忙把帽子摘了下来，说道：“我不要一顶帽子，一脱下来就显得老了十岁，再给我看几顶!”

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