英语优秀演讲稿：感激

　　Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, honorable judges and distinguished guest! This is Alex time! Ha-ha…My topic today is to show our gratitude to people around you.

　　Then what is gratitude? At the moment a well-known song comes into my mind. Yes, that is called Heart of feel grateful. My heart is filled up with gratitude because I’m with you/Your make me courageous to be myself from cradle to the grave/So now I wanna thank for destiny/I’ll cherish the flower when it blooms until falls. The poetic lyric tells us that gratitude is actually a state of mind.

　　Once upon a time, the Pilgrims took the May Flower Ship to North America. They started a new life there although a lot of difficulties and hardships they encountered. After a long-time work, they got a big harvest. The Pilgrims had a feast in 1621 near Plymouth, Massachusetts, which is often referred to as the first Thanksgiving. People show their sincere gratitude towards the God, the nature, the earth, the river, the Indians and themselves.

　　How can we express our gratitude? It’s never a simple question to answer. Gratitude is a rare jewel, not a piece of cake, I know. But how can we expect such big events happening now and then? How can we be ready to say thank you ahead of time? How can we always hope to be grateful to everything and everyone for their dignity and generosity? Sometimes I may ask to myself. Is it moral? Is it honest? Is it beneficial? Is it necessary? Or the most interesting one, is it ridiculous? Ha-ha…So in my opinion, we’d better concentrate on our life’s details.

　　At last, what’s the significance of showing our gratitude? A proverb says that Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. Wow! Until now I am not that kind of giant, but I dare to say that everyone, you and me, has the right and the duty to show our gratitude to the world, no matter rich or poor, happy or sad, young or old. Only by doing so can we achieve our human ultimate concern. Meanwhile it obviously helps to build up a harmonious society.

　　All in all, a world full of gratitude is preciously expected for thousands of years. Why not show our gratitude to people around you?

　　Thank you very much!

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　　晚上好，女士们，先生们，尊敬的法官和贵宾!这是亚历克斯时间!哈哈，我今天的主题是向你们周围的人们表达我们的感激之情。

　　那么感恩是什么?此刻，一首著名的歌曲进入我的脑海。是的，那叫做感恩的心。我的心充满感激，因为我和你/你让我勇敢地从摇篮到坟墓，所以现在我要感谢命运/我会珍惜花开时，直到秋天。诗意的抒情告诉我们感恩其实是一种心态。

　　从前，朝圣者乘坐五月花船去美国北部。他们在那里开始了新的生活尽管遇到了许多困难和困难。经过长时间的工作，他们获得了大丰收。朝圣者们在普利茅斯附近的1621个地方举行了一次宴会，这是通常被称为第一次的感恩节，即在公元前年。人们对上帝、自然、大地、河流、印第安人和他们自己表示由衷的感激。

　　我们怎样才能表达我们的感激之情?这不是一个简单的问题来回答。我知道，感激是珍贵的宝石，不是一块蛋糕。但是，我们怎么能期望这样的大事件不时发生呢?我们如何准备好提前说谢谢?我们怎么总是希望感激每一个人，因为他们的尊严和慷慨?有时我会问自己。它是道德的吗?诚实吗?它有益吗?有必要吗?或者最有趣的，是荒谬的吗?哈哈……所以在我看来，我们最好把精力放在生活细节上。

　　最后，感恩的意义何在?有句谚语说感恩是高尚灵魂的标志。真的!到现在为止，我不是那种巨人，但我敢说，每个人，你和我，都有权利和义务去表达我们对世界的感激之情，无论贫富，快乐或悲伤，年轻或年老。只有这样，我们才能达到人类终极关怀。同时，它显然有助于构建和谐社会。

　　总之，感恩的世界是珍贵的预期数千年。为什么不向你周围的人表达我们的感激之情呢?

　　非常感谢你!