英语演讲比赛演讲稿Longlongago,inalandfaraway,therelivedabeautifulyoun ggirl.Shewasverysad.Becausehermotherhaddiedandherfatherhadmarriedagain.His newwifehadtwouglydaughters,EsmereldaandGriselda Soonafter,herfatheralsodiedandlifeimmediately （立即）changedforthegirl．"youwillbeourservant（仆人）,"saidherstepmother （继母）."youwilldoeverythingwesay.""youmustsleepinthekitchens."saidthestepsisters．Thereshehadtodohardworkfrommorninguntilevening,getu pbeforedaybreak（黎明）,carrywater,makethefires,cook,andwash.Besides（除了）this,thesistersdideverythingimaginable（可以想象）tohurther.Theymadefunofher.Intheeveningwhenshehadwo rkedherselfweary（厌倦）,therewasnobedforher.Insteadshehadtosleepbythehearthintheashes （灰）.Andbecauseshealwayslookeddusty（尘土飞扬）anddirty,theycalledhercinderella."Therearecinders（煤渣）alloveryourclothes!"exclaimed（喊叫）thestepmother."cinderella.That'syournewname.clearth esethingsaway,cinderella.""cinderella!cinderella!"EsmereldaandGriseldasaid."oh,howcleveryouare,mama!"oneday,aninvitation（邀请）arrivedfromthepalace."Girls,listentothis,"saidthestepmother.cinderellawa sserving（准备）thebreakfast.Shelistenedasherstepmotherreadtheinvit ation."Thekingishavingaball,"shesaidexcitedly（兴奋）."HeislookingforawifeforthePrince!oh,mydears,th isiswonderful.Hewillprobablychooseoneofyou,butitwil lbesuchahardchoicetomake."AmIinvitedtoo,stepmother?"askedcinderella."you!certainly（当然）not!"exclaimed（惊呼）herstepmother."Thethoughtofsuchathing.Ascruffyservant（破旧的仆人）goingtoaball,whenonlybeautifulladiesareinvited!""Hah!Hah!"laughedthestepsisters."Beautiful!Thatdoes n'tincludeyou,cinderella!""youmayhelpmytwolovelygirlstogetready,"saidherstepm other."oh,"saidcinderella"weshallallhavenewdresses,girls,andweshallgoshoppin gtoday.clearawaythesethings,cinderella."'oh,IwishIcouldgototheball,'thought（认为）cinderella.Thedayoftheballarrivedandthewholedaywasspentprepari ngEsmereldaandGriselda.cinderelladidherbesttomaketh esisterslookpretty,butitwasanimpossibletask.Finally,thecoacharrivedtocollectthegirlsandtheirmot her.cinderellawasverytiredandshewanderedbacktothekitchens."oh,Ididsowanttogo,"shesighed（叹气）asshesatdownbythefire."what'stostopyou?"askedavoice（声音）."who'sthat?"askedcinderella,lookingaround."I'mherebythedoor."Astrangewomanwalkeduptocinderell a."Iheardyoutheotherday,wishingyoucouldgototheball. well,theballisthisevening,andyou'regoing.""Buthow?"askedcinderella."whatcanyoudo?""AnythingIwantto,"saidthewoman."I'myourfairy（仙女）godmother,andI'mheretosendyoutotheball.Shesatdown."comenow,"shesaid."Drythosetears（擦干眼泪）.wehaveworktodo.Ineedalargepumpkin（南瓜）,twomice （老鼠）andafrog.canyoufindthese?""yes,"saidcinderella,mystified（迷惑）bytherequest（请求）."offyougo,then."whencinderellafoundallthethings,herfairygodmotherto okthemalloutside."Nowforthemagic,"shesaid.Shewaved（挥舞）herhandsandtheairbegantotwinkle（闪烁）andsparkle（闪光）.Thepumpkinbegantogrowandchange,untilstandingth erewasacoach.Themicechangedintotwofinefootmen（步兵）,thefrogintothedriver,andtherats（老鼠）intotwobeautifulhorsestopullthecoach.cinderellaclapped（拍）herhands."It'sbeautiful!"shecried."Inyouget,"saidherfairygodmother."ButIcan'tgolikethis,"saidcinderella."Likewhat?"askedthefairygodmother."youlooklovelytom e."cinderellalookedatherself.whilethemagichadbeenworki ngonthepumpkin,ithadalsobeenworkingonher.Insteadofh erragged（破烂）dresssheworeabeautifulballgown（晚礼服）,withglassslippers（玻璃鞋）onherfeet."oh,fairygodmother,"saidcinderella."It'slovely.Howc anIthankyou?""Bygoingtotheball,"saidthefairygodmother."offyougo, butremember,themagicstopsworkingatmidnight（午夜）.Everythingwillchangebackthen.Nowgoandenjoyyour self.""Good-bye,fairygodmother,"calledcinderella,asthecoa chsweptoff.cinderellaarrivedatthepalace（皇宫）andwalkedintotheballroom.Everyonestoppedandstared （看着）."whoisshe?"peopleasked,includingherstepmotherandste psisters.ThePrincesawher,andhadeyesfornooneelsefortherestoft heevening.cinderelladancedonlywiththePrince（王子）,andastheeveningpassed,hefellinlovewithher.Aclockchiming（报时）remindedcinderellaofherfairygodmother'swarning（警告）.'Itmustbeeleveno'clock,'shethought（告知）,butsheaskedthePrince."whattimeisit?""Almostmidnight,"heanswered."oh,no!"criedcinderella."Imustgo!""youcan't.Notnow,"saidthePrince."Imust."Andcinderellasweptoutoftheroom,andranoutoft hepalace.Assheran,theclockfinishedchiming.cinderell a'sclotheschangedbackintorags（破布）,andthecoachandhorseswerenowheretobeseen.ThePrincetriedtofollow,buthecouldn'tcatchup.whenher eached（走到）thedoor,allhefoundwasoneglassslipper.Herantothemain door."wasabeautifulgirljustdriven（赶）outofhere?"heaskedtheguard（士兵）."No,yourHighness.I'veonlyseenascruffyservant（邋遢的仆人）girl,"theguardanswered."I'velosther,"saidthePrince,andhereturnedsadlytothe palace.Thenextmorning,cinderella'sstepmotherandstepsistersweretalkingabouttheball.ThePrincemeanwhile（同时）decidedtolookforthemysterious（神秘）girlhehadfalleninlovewith.Heissued（发表）aproclamation（公告）."whoevertheglassshoefits（合适）,shallbewifetothePrince."ThePrinceandhisfootman（仆人）wentfromhousetohouseofalltheladiesinvitedtotheball.Hefinallyarrivedatthestepmother'shouse."It'smyshoe!"criedEsmerelda,tryingdesperately （穿）topulltheshoeon."Please,miss!"saidthefootman."yourfootistoobig.youw illbreaktheslipper（玻璃鞋）."Griseldatriedtheshoe,buthertoeswerefartoolong."Isthereanyoneelse?"askedthePrince."There'sonlycinderella,themaid（女仆）,"saidthestepmother."Butshewasn'tevenattheball.""Alltheladiesinthekingdom（王国）musttrytheslipper,"saidthefootman.cinderellawascalledfromthekitchen.EsmereldaandGriseldalaughedwhentheysawhowdirtyshewas.Buttheirlaughte rturnedtotearswhentheysawcinderella'sfootslideeasil yintotheslipper."oh!"theycried."Itfits!"ThePrincelookedatcinderellaandrealisedthatshewasthe girlthathehadfalleninlovewith.cinderellatooktheotherslipperfromherpocket（口袋）andputiton.ThePrincewashappytohavefoundher,andonabrightsunnyda y,heandcinderellaweremarried.Theylivedhappilyeveraf ter.很久以前，在一个遥远的地方，住着一个年轻漂亮的姑娘。