——文章来源网,仅供分享学习参考1 英语演讲 :Be Grateful to Life OncePresidentRoosevelt’shousewasbrokenintoandlotsofthingswerestolen.Hearingthis,oneofRoosevelt ’sfriendswrotetohimandadvisedhimnottotakeittohisheartsomuch.PresidentRooseveltwrotebackimmediately,saying: “Dearfriend ,thankyouforyourlettertocomfortme,Iamallrightnow.IthinkIshouldthankGod.Thisisbecauseofthefollowingthreereasons:firstly,thethiefonlystolethingsfrommebutdidnothurtmeatall;secondly,thethiefhasstolensomeofmythingsinsteadofallmythings;thirdly,mostluckilyforme,itwasthemanratherthanmewhobecameathief.” Itiscertainlyunluckyforanyonetobestolenfrom.However,PresidentRoosevelthadthreereasonstobegrateful.Thisstorytellsusweshoul——文章来源网,仅供分享学习参考2 dlearntobegratefulinourlife.ThereisasentencefromMahatmaGandhi:“Liveasyouweretodietomorrow,learnasyouweretoliveforever.”Greatpeoplearealwaysshowingtheirlovetotheworld,justasGandhi ,MotherTeresa ,NormanBethuneandsoon.Howaboutus? Youcannotdoeverything,butstillyoucandosomething.So,begratefultoyourlife,allthepeopleandthingsinyourlife. Begratefultothenature,forthefreshairyoubreathe,thecleanwateryoudrink,thebeautifulfloweryousmell. Begratefultoyourparents,fortheygavebirthtoyouandtaughtyourightfromwrong. Begratefultoyourteachers,fortheyletyouunderstand“what”,“how”and“why”withgreatpatience. Begratefultoyourfriends,foryouhaveknowneachothersinceyouwere9or10andfacedthedifficultiestogetherforsomanyyears. ——文章来源网,仅供分享学习参考3 Begratefultoyourlover,forhe/shegaveyouloveandhelpedyoufindthesuneverytimeyouweredown. MotherTeresaoncesaid:“Peoplereallyneedhelp,butmayattackyouifyouhelpthem.Helppeopleanyway;Givetheworldthebestyouhaveandyoumaygetkickedintheteeth.Givetheworldthebestyouhaveanyway.”AtlastIwanttosay:beinggratefulcanbringusabetterandmorebeautifullife.Whydon’twehaveatry?let,sgetitstarted!