演講又叫講演或演說，是指在公衆場所，以有聲語言爲主要手段，以體態語言爲輔助手段，針對某個具體問題，鮮明、完整地發表自己的見解和主張，闡明事理或抒發情感，進行宣傳鼓動的一種語言交際活動。下面我們來看一些英文的勵志演講稿吧。
英文勵志演講小短文範文一：
Hang in There
永不低頭
Diffieulties arise in the lives of us all．What is most important is dealing with the hard times，coping with the changes，and getting through to the other side where the sun is still shining just for you．
It takes a strong person to deal with tough times and difficult choices．But you are a strong person.
It takes courage．But you possess the inner courage to see you through．
It takes being an active participant in your life．But you are in the driver's seat，and you can determine the direction you want tomorrow to go in．
Hang in take care to see that you don't lose sight of the one thing that is constant，beautiful，and true：Everything will be fine-and it will turn out that way because of the special kind of person you are．
nning today and lasting a lifetime through--Hang in there．and don't be afraid to feel like the morning sun is shining．．．just for you．
譯文：
生活中困難在所難免，最重要的是要挺過艱難的時刻，積極應對種種變故，衝破黎明前的黑暗，你終會看到只屬於自己的燦爛陽光。
只有強者才能勇敢直面困難時刻，做出艱難抉擇。而你正是這樣一位強者。
要有勇氣。你擁有披荊斬棘的內在勇氣。
你必須在這場遊戲人生中積極主動。而你正在駕馭這場遊戲，並決定着自己明天前進的方向。
堅持再堅持，別讓你的視野迷失了那不變的美好真理：一切都會好轉的--因爲你是如此的與衆不同。
因此，從今天開始，到生命的終點--堅持住，不必懷疑，朝陽爲你而升起。
英文勵志演講小短文範文二：
What makes a teacher?
It is customary for adults to forget how hard and dull and long school is. The learning by memory of all the basic things one must know is a most incredible and unending effort.
Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary thing that happens to the human brain and if you don't believe that,watch an illiterate adult try to do it.
School is not easy and it is not for the most part very much fun,but then,if you are very lucky,you may find a real teacher. Three real teachers in a lifetime is the very best of my luck. My first was a science and math teacher in high school, my second , a professor of creative writing at Stanford , and my third was my friend and partner, Ed Ricketts.
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. It might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
My three had these things in common:they all loved what they were doing. They did not tell, they catalyzed a burning desire to know. Under their influence, the horizons sprung wide and fear went away and unknown became knowledge. But most important of all ,the truth,that dangerous stuff,became beautiful and precious.
I shall speak only of my first teacher because in addition to the other things, she brought discovery.
She aroused us to shouting,book-waving discussion. She had the noisiest class in school and she didn't even seem to know it . We could never stick to the subject. Our speculation ranged the world.
She breathed curiosity into us so that we brought in facts or truths shielded in our hands like captured fireflies.
She was fired and perhaps rightly so, for failing to teach fundamentals. Such things must be learned. But she left a passion in us for the pure knowable world and she inflamed me with a curiosity which has never left . I could not do simple arithmetic but through her I sensed that abstract mathematics was very much like music. When she was relieved, a sadness came over us but the light did not go out.
爲師之道
成年人常常會忘記在學校上學時的艱辛、單調和漫長。憑藉記憶去學習必須瞭解的基本常識是一件最不可思議並需要不懈努力的事。學會閱讀大概是人的大腦活動中最困難的、最具創新性的一項任務。
你如果不信的話，可以去觀察一個成年文盲的嘗試過程。上學不容易，而且大部分時光也確實枯燥無味。 但如果你很幸運的話，你會遇見一位優秀的教師。我所遇到的三位真正的教師是我一生中最大的幸運：第一位是我在高中時任教的自然科學兼數學教師；第二位是斯坦福大學教創造性寫作的教授；最後一位是我的朋友,同時又是我的搭檔埃德·理克茨。
我堅信傑出的教師就像傑出的藝術家。這樣的.教師和其它任何傑出的藝術家一樣罕見。 正因良師所傳授的是人類的思想和精神，這使得教育甚至可能是最偉大的藝術。
我的三位老師的共同之處是：他們都熱愛自己的職業。他們從不說教，而是激發學生強烈的求知慾。在他們的薰陶下，學生們開闊了視野，驅散了恐懼，消除了疑問，不懂的知識也迎刃而解。但最重要的是，我們所尋求的真知不再是令人望而卻步的東西，而是變得美妙而珍貴了。
我只想談談我的第一位老師，因爲她除了教授書本知識，還教會我們如何去發現。
她激發我們手揮書本、高聲嚷叫地進行討論。她的課堂是學校最吵鬧的，而她似乎沒有覺察到。我們從不侷限於一個主題。我們的視野擴大到整個世界。她把好奇心注入我們心中，使我們懂得事實與真理，把它們像捕捉螢火蟲一樣掌握在手中。
她被解僱了，或許也該如此，因爲她沒有教好書本上的基礎知識。這些基礎知識是必須掌握的。但她卻留給我們追求真知的熱情，點燃了我永不泯滅的好奇心。我做不出簡單的算術題，但她卻讓我領悟到抽象的數學就像音樂一樣有其內在的韻律。 當她被解僱時，我們都沉浸在憂傷之中，但是她點燃的智慧之光並未熄滅。
英文勵志演講小短文範文三：
As you slowly open your eyes, look around , notice where the light comes into your room; listen carefully, see if there are new sounds you can recognize; feel with your body and spirit, and see if you can sense the freshness in the air. Yes, yes, yes, it’s a new day, it’s a different day, and it’s a bright day! And most importantly, it is a new beginning for your life, a beginning where you are going to make new desicisions, take new actions, make new friends, and take your life to a totally unprecedented level! You know all this is real as long as you are confident,passionate and committed! And you are confident, you are passionate, you are committed!
You will no longer fear making new sounds, showing new facial expressions, using your body in new ways,approaching new people, and asking new questions. You will live every single day of your life with absolute passion, and you will show your passion through the words you speak and the actions you take. You will focus all your time and effort on the most important goals of your life. You will never succumb to challenges of hardships. You will never waver in your pursuit of excellence. After all,you are the best, and you deserve the best!
As your coach and friend, I can assure you the door to all the best things in the world will open to you, but the key to that door is in your hand. You must do your part, you must faithfully follow the plans you make and take the actions you plan, you must never quit, you must never fear. I know you must do it, you can do it, you will do it, and you will succeed!
Now stand firm and tall, make a fist, get excited, and yell it out: I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed! I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed! I must do it! I can do it! I will do it! I will succeed!
