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1、ShoesThe Greatest Invention in My EyesGood morning, ladies and gentlemen. Its my great honor to be here today to present my speech. Before I start my speech Id like to ask you a question. If you had a chance to travel around the world, what would you take with you? Maybe many of you would choose mon
2、ey, credit card, parents, boyfriend or girlfriend. But my answer is shoes, a pair of shoes that fits me well. Maybe to you, a pair of shoes is the last thing you would choose to take, but can you imagine the picture that we walk or run without shoes? I believe none of you here is barefooted while li
3、stening to my speech. Then its doubtless that shoes are really essential and thus shoes are tile greatest invention in my eyes.【分析:问候听众,这是的常规。开篇即提出一个似乎与主题无关却是人们在日常生活中会面临的问题,引起听众的置疑,制造悬念,抓住其注意力, 同时又使得听众一同思考,引导听众进入共同的思维空间。随之提出几种听众们 最可能提出的答案,缩短 者与听众的距离;继而提出自己的见解,水到渠成 地引出 的主题:鞋子-最伟大的发明。为博得听众的认同,者旋即话锋一转,
4、将焦点转到听众自身-在场的每个人都不可能没穿鞋子,从而使听众醒悟到鞋子的重要性,这样,者在最大范围内,成功地为自己赢得了支持者,使听众赞成自己的观点。】Feet are mans second heart and are indispensable throughout our lifetime. Our feet are constantly subjected to the stress and strain of everyday life. Have you ever wondered who started to wear the first pair of shoes and ho
5、w people invented shoes? Nobody knows. Its impossible to estimate at the exact phase of history when man first thought of protecting their feet from the natural hazards and the rough ground that they walked on. Shoes are very interesting to analyze because they have a long history of more than one h
6、undred thousand years.Feet are mans second heart是一个典型的analogyo由此及彼自然的带出 鞋子的重要性。从鞋子的保护对象-脚-人手,阐发脚对于维持整个身体机能 的重要性,从而从功能的角度更进一步地凸显了鞋子的重要。Have you ever. 一 个问题的提出使演游自然过渡到下文鞋子的渊源由来已久,从而自然而然引出下 文。】Throughout history and across cultures, the function of shoes becomes more and more important. The main functi
7、on of shoes is to protect our feet from the cold, the wet and injuries. Besides, shoes have taken on a vast variety of other functions. For example, sport shoes protect us when we do bodybuilding exercises. Casual shoes provide natural comfort. Sandals mean breath ability. High-heeled shoes make wom
8、en straight and elegant. Whats more, there are many kinds of health care shoes that can ease the pain of our feet. Shoes combine peoples needs, fashion and even health care together. So do purchase shoes of high quality. You can get what you pay for and shoes are much cheaper than doctors, arent the
9、y?【再次提及 history,紧密承接一L 文;across culture throughout history 对仗工整,同时令自己的分析给人以全面之感。for example的使用更是通过具体 例子来点明介绍鞋子的基本功能,分类举例详细地论述不同的鞋子满足人们不同 的需要。使听众再一次认识到鞋子的重要性以及他们与我们生活的息息相关。 Besides 一词的使用成功地实现了对鞋子其他功能分论述的过渡。运动鞋、休闲 鞋、凉鞋、高跟鞋、医疗鞋.通过详述,者使听众意识到在日常生活中鞋子对于我们来说是多么的不可缺少,从而使鞋子的重要性具体化,现实化。You can get what you pa
10、y for and shoes are much cheaper than doctors, arent they?以幽 默诙谐的附加疑问句阐明道理,既点明了主题又轻松了气氛,为全篇演说增一抹 亮色。】Its obvious that shoes are made for the shielding of feet but aside from their practical function, shoes can help tell the personality, economic and social status, values and even life styles of the
11、person who wears them. The importance of shoes is immovable and shoes can never be replaced. We may overlook them, we may belittle their importance, but shoes will always say something about who we are, what we do, where weve been and where were going. At last, my dear friends, lets enjoy life with our best shoes!【结尾作者两次使用了排比句式We may. we may; who we are, what we do, where wdve been and where weTe going具有强烈的节奏韵律感,同时强化 了听众对鞋子重要性的充分认识O 本文是2005年大连外国语学院“振兴杯”英晤大赛选手张馨予的稿,这篇 的突出特点是结构缜密,说理有序,层层深入;运用以小见大的 手法,挖掘生活中的细节,支持自己的论点;质朴平实的语言娓娓道来,给听众 以亲切之感,易于博取听众认同。