这篇文章讲述了一个胆小的小男孩通过英语比赛找回自信的故事。非常适合在中小学练习听力口语。

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Believe in Yourself

Life is not easy for most of people，so when anything happens和be sure to believe in yourself。

When I was 14，I found it hard to talk to any one。my classmates often laughed at me。I was really sad but could do nothing .

Later，something changed my life . it was an English speech contest . my mother asked me to take part in it。it meant I had to speak in from " come on，boy.believe in yourself，" my mother said .

(音频链接)mum and I talked about many different topics . at last，I chose the topic " believe in your self "。I practiced it over 100 times。with my mother' s great love，I did well in the contest

Since then，things have changed . when I do something，I always tell my self to be confident . this is true not only for me but also for ever

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1.believe in:信任、信赖；

2.happin 3360发生

Something happens to somebody

3.be sure to :保证，必须

be sure to close all the windows before you go to sleep。

睡觉前一定要关上所有的窗户。

嘲笑Laughed at :

5.ask somebody to do something :要求某人做某事

6.英语speech contest:英语演讲比赛；

7。参加takepart in :(音频链接)

8.infront of :前面；前面。

9.practice:练习

练习Practice doing something:某事。

10.At last:最后，

11.多韦林：在某些方面做得很好。

12.哈德利：几乎没有。

此后，Since then:Be confident:自信；重点文章分析： (音频链接)

1.I found it hard to talk to anyone。

It是形式宾语，真正的宾语是to talk to anyone。

2.I could hardly believe my ears when I heard that I won the first prize .

短语是主从复合句，when引导时间状语节。

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相信自己

生活对大多数人来说都不容易，所以发生某些事的时候一定要相信自己。

我14岁的时候，很难和任何人说话。我的同学经常嘲笑我。我真的很伤心，但我什么也做不了。

以后，有些事改变了我的生活。那是一场英语演讲比赛。我妈妈让我参加。这意味着我要在学校所有老师和学生面前讲话！“来吧，孩子。”相信你自己。“我妈妈说。

妈妈和我谈了很多话题。最后，我选择了“相信自己”这个主题。我练习了100多次。由于母亲的厚爱，我在比赛中取得了好成绩。听说我得了一等奖，我真不敢相信我的耳朵。

以后情况发生了变化。当我做某事时，我总是告诉自己要有信心。这不仅对我，对所有人都是一样的。