※ 引述《joanne770429 (trivia)》之銘言：
: 這是我的自我介紹英語演講稿(4MINS)，非營利用XD
: 個人的文法常常出錯，因此出醜>"<
: 有人願意協助看看哪裡需改善嗎？感恩！
: Water (水)
: Good evening, I'm Joanne. When I was a child, just like the whole world’s
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
: kids can’t be exception, my mom asked me that cliché question—what do you
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^once cliched
生硬 [打不出 accnt-e]
: want to be in the future. I said “I want to be a president”. Later I grown
when you grow up. president. Now that I
: up and gradually know more about the social reality and myself, if now my mom
am grown up and understand myself and society better, if my mom
: ask me this question, I’ll say I want to be like the water.
asks... ^now, water.
: I know that’s an odd answer, rather than explain it I try to show you a
^so I'd like to show it.
: performance. What’s the shape of the water now holding in my hand? Bottle.
I'm now... It's
shaped like the bottle. But...
: But if I pour in to a jar like this. The shape changed instantly. On the way
it into a , the water's shape changes instantly.
: of pursuing my self in these 26 yrs, I found I’m interested in a lot of
I've been searching for myself over the past 26 years, and I discovered...
: areas, and, just like the water, I never hesitate to change my “shape”, I
water, I'd never... ; I'm
: always willing to try.
^ [try what?]
: Such as..Even I was study in Foreign Language, I took information
While I was studying in the Foreign Language department, I
: communication as my minor. I ever joined an international student
minored in information communication. I even...
: organization, where I learned how to be a coordinator or leader, to lead issue
leadership and coordination skills, and how to
: based activities. My water characteristic is much more obvious on my
lead issue-based... obviously illustrated
: overseas travelling passion, I went China, Indonesia and Sri lanka for
by my passion in traveling abroad. I've been to... , for
: longest 2 months, I found I’m able to accommodate with different country
as long as two months. I found that I'm able to adapt to different countries...
: well, and I really love to appreciate the beauty of their
and
: culture/religion/food.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 這要怎麼念 XD，culture slash religion slash food 嗎
: Spiritually to say, I’m also water-like. Philosopher Lao tzu said: ”The
, I'm ...
: best of men is like water; water benefits all things and does not compete
best men 還是 best of men
: with them”. It means for its physical characteristic its simple and clear,
Physically, water is simple...
: and always stay lower humbly, but when it gathers, it can be the rain, the
low. become
: river, in the end even the sea, contains and fairly feeds all creatures.
and even... holding and feeding all creatures fairly.
: That’s just what I do or I want to be in my life. I love listen and help
This is what I do and what I want to be. listening to and
: others, normally I used to stay quiet but meanwhile I keep storing up myself
helping others, usually I stay quiet but I am building my strength
: to become a better person, and when the time for me is coming, I’ll ready to
is right, I'll be ready to
: spout like water to devote myself to this world.
and benefit the world.
: 謝謝大家～