英语课前演讲

1、英语课前演讲大家早上好！这次轮到我们课前演讲了！在开始之前让我们看一些图片吧。Good morning,every one!Its our turn to have a speech before the class.First,lets watch some pictures.也许你已经知道今天我们的主题了，没错，今天我们要介绍宫崎骏和他的部分作品！Maybe you have already known our topic today.Yes.We are going to introduce Miyazaki Hayao and some of his works!Wake up and

2、 Smell the Coffee饮咖啡也要思源Some people cannot imagine starting the day without a cup of coffee.From the most fashionable cafes of Paris to the breakfast stands lining the streets of Taipei,coffee has firmly established itself as one of the worlds favorite beverages.For such a well-loved drink,however,f

3、ew people are aware of its curious origins.As legend goes,coffee berries were first discovered in 850 by an Ethiopian goat herder who noticed his goats were much friskier after having eaten the red berries of a local bush.After trying the berries himself,the goat herder felt much more energetic than

4、 usual.He disseminated the news about the wonderful berry,and soon monks were hailing it as an elixir and drinking the brew to stay awake during evening prayers.Although coffee originated on the plateaus of Ethiopia,it was the Arabs who first cultivated it around 1100.They were also the first people

5、 to roast it and boil it.By 1475,people in Constantinople were enjoying a cup of coffee in the worlds first coffee shop.Coffee spread to Europe around 1600 and to the New World seven years later.These days,it seems you can get a cup of coffee just about everywhere you go.Every year,coffee lovers con

6、sume more than 400 billion cups of one of the worlds biggest commodities-second only to oil.有些人难以想象，不喝一杯咖啡怎么能开始一天的生活。从巴黎最流行的咖啡厅到台北街头林立的早餐店，咖啡已跻身世界最受欢迎的饮料行列。像这样广受喜爱的饮料，却很少有人明白它奇妙的起源。传说咖啡的果实是公元850年一个埃塞俄比亚牧羊人发现的：他注意到山羊吃了当地某种灌木的红色果实之后便活蹦乱跳起来。他自己尝了一下，发现比平常更精力充沛。他到处去说这种神奇果子的消息，没多久，僧侣们就将其奉为仙丹，晚祷时喝它的酿造物而不会入

7、睡。咖啡原产于埃塞俄比亚高原，但首先培植咖啡树的却是公元1100年左右的阿拉伯人。他们也是第一个烘焙、烹煮咖啡的人。到了公元1475年，君士坦丁堡人就在全世界第一家咖啡馆里享用起了一杯咖啡。咖啡约于西元1600年传到欧洲，七年后再传入新大陆。现在，无论你身在何方，咖啡似乎都唾手可得。爱喝咖啡的人每年要喝掉四千亿杯咖啡。咖啡俨然成为世界最大宗的商品仅次于石油。A little old lady goes to the doctor.and says,Doctor,I have this problem with gas,but it doesnt really bother me too muc

8、h.They never smell and are always silent.As a matter of fact,Ive farted at least 20 times since Ive been here in your office.You didnt know I was farting because they dont smell and are silent.The doctor says,I see.Heres a prescription.Take these pills 3 times a day for seven days and come back to s

9、ee me next week.The next week the lady goes back.Doctor,she says,I dont know what the hell you gave me,but now my farts.although still silent.stink terribly.The doctor says,Good!Now that weve cleared up your sinuses,lets start working on your hearing.有位小老太太去看医生：“医生，我有爱放屁的毛病。其实也不是大问题，只是我放屁不臭而且没声音。事实上

10、，我在这里已经放了20多个屁，但是你并不知道对吧，因为我的屁不臭，而且还没声音。”医生说：“好的，我明白了。吃这个药片，一天三次连续吃七天，下星期你再来。”一星期后老太太来了，“医生，你到底给的我什么药，现在我放屁还是没声音，但是怎么这么臭！”医生说：“太好了！你的嗅觉正常了，现在开始治听觉。”50Do you believe in life after death?the boss asked one of his employees.Yes,Sir.the new recruit replied.Well,then,that makes everything just fine,the b

11、oss went on.After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmothers funeral,she stopped in to see you.“你相信人能死后重生吗？”老板问他的一个员工。“我相信，先生”。这位刚上班不久的员工回答。“哦，那还好”。老板接着说。“你昨天提早下班去参加你祖母的葬礼后，她老人家到这儿看你来了。”36Tom had this problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work.His boss was mad at

12、 him and threatened to fire him if he didnt do something about it.So Tom went to his doctor,the doctor gave him a pill and told him to take it before he went to bed.Tom slept well,and in fact,beat the alarm in the morning.He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.Boss,he said,The pill actually worked!Thats all finesaid the boss,But where were you yesterday?Tom早上老