Unit 2 Activity 1 Look at the picture and choose the answers to...

Dear head teacher，teachers，parents and fellow students，l'm very proud that you have chosen me to speak to you today．

亲爱的校长、老师们、家长们以及同学们，我非常自豪今天你们选择我给你们作演讲。

I have three roses here：a red one，a yellow one and a white one．These roses are to thank three groups of people for the three most important things that I have learnt. These three things are friendship，effort and trust．

我这儿有三支玫瑰：一支红色的、一支黄色的和一支白色的。这些玫瑰用来表达我对三组人的谢意，因为（从他们那里）我学到了最重要的三件事。这三件事是：友谊、努力和信任。

I give the red rose to my friends．When I started school here．my Chinese was not good，and some of my mistakes were very funny．I once tried to say“xiexie”，but I said“xiaxia”instead．of course some people laughed，and felt quite silly．But they were not laughing at me． They taught me to say many things in Chinese and kindly invited me to join them．Today，thanks to their kindness，my Chinese is much better，and we have become friends．So，let me say“xiexie”again to all of you for your help.

我把红玫瑰送给我的朋友们。当我在这儿开始上学时，我的中文不好，有些错误很好笑。有一次我想说“谢谢”，但是我说成了“下下”。当然了，有些人大笑起来，我感到很愚蠢。但是他们不是在嘲笑我。他们用中文教我说很多东西而且好心地邀请我加入他们。多亏了他们的善良，现在我的中文好多了，而且我们成了朋友。因此，让我再次对你们所有人的帮助说一声“谢谢”。

I give the white rose to my teachers．who have taught me that there is no success without effort．When I started running in the 800 metres，I always finished last and I just wanted to give up. But the PE teacher，Ms Huang，helped me．She ran along with me，and she said，“You only really lose if you give up!”I still can't run fast enough，but l've learnt to try my best，not only with running but with whatever else I do．

我把白玫瑰送给我的老师们，他们教我（明白了）不努力就不成功（的道理）。当我开始跑800米时，我总是最后一个跑完，我只想放弃。但是，体育老师——黄老师帮助了我。她跟我一起跑，并且说，“你如果放弃，才真的失败了！’’我仍然跑得不够快，但是我学会了要尽最大努力，不仅仅是在跑步上，而且在我做的其他任何事情上。

I give the yellow rose to my parents for teaching me that love is about trust．When I wanted to learn the violin，my father told me that I should work harder at maths．I was disappointed．Then，on the morning of my birthday，I woke up to find a beautiful violin at my bedside．There was a note from my father：“I'm sure you will be good at music．I know that you will be better at maths．”

我把黄玫瑰送给教我爱就是一种信任的父母。当我想学习小提琴时，我的爸爸告诉我应该更努力地学习数学。我很失望，后来，在我生日那天的早上，我醒来时在床边发现了一把漂亮的小提琴。有一张爸爸写的便条：“我确信你会擅长音乐的，我知道你会更擅长数学的。”

I'm sure that you all have your own memories about the happiness of the last three years．and the people whom you want to thank for it,so let's all stand up and say，“Thank you，friends，teachers and parents! We love you!”

我确信在过去的三年里，你们都有自己快乐的回忆，都有你们想为此而要感谢的人。因此，让我们起立，一起说：“谢谢你们，朋友们、老师们和家长们！我们爱你们！”