本文讲述了一个胆怯的小男孩通过英语比赛找回自信的故事。非常适合中小学练习听力，口语。
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英语原文：(音频链接)
Believe in Yourself
Life is not easy for most of people, so when anything happens, be sure to believe in yourself.
When I was 14, I found it hard to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was really sad but could do nothing.
Later, something changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. It meant I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school! “Come on , boy. Believe in yourself,” my mother said.
(音频链接)Mum and I talked about many different topics. At last, I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. I practiced it over 100 times. With my mother`s great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when I heard that I won the first prize.
Since then, things have changed. When I do something, I always tell myself to be confident. This is true not only for me but also for everybody.
重点词汇解析：(音频链接)
1. believe in: 相信,信任;
2. happen: 发生
something happens to somebody
3. be sure to : 确保，务必
Be sure to close all the windows before you go to sleep.
睡觉前一定要把所有的窗户都关上。
4. laughed at: 嘲笑;
5. ask somebody to do something: 要求某人做某事
6. English speech contest: 英语演讲比赛;
7. take part in: 参加;(音频链接)
8. in front of: 在…前面;
9. practice: 练习
practice doing something: 练习做某事；
10. At last： 最终，最后；
11. do well in： 在某方面做的很好；
12. hardly： 几乎不;
Since then: 从那时起；be confident： 自信的；
重点句型解析：(音频链接)
1. I found it hard to talk to anyone.
It 是形式宾语，真正的宾语是to talk to anyone.
2. I could hardly believe my ears when I heard that I won the first prize.
词句是一个主从复合句,when引导了时间状语从句。
原文翻译：(音频链接)
相信自己
生活对大多数人来说并不容易，所以当发生任何事情时，一定要相信自己。
当我14岁的时候，我发现很难和任何人交谈。我的同学经常嘲笑我。我真的很伤心，但无能为力。
后来，一些事情改变了我的生活。那是一场英语演讲比赛。我妈妈让我参加。这意味着我必须在学校所有的老师和学生面前讲话！“来吧，孩子。“相信你自己，”我妈妈说。
妈妈和我谈了很多不同的话题。最后，我选择了“相信自己”这个话题。我练习了100多次。有了母亲的厚爱，我在比赛中取得了好成绩。听说我得了一等奖，我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。
从那以后，情况发生了变化。当我做某事时，我总是告诉自己要自信。这不仅对我，对每个人都是如此。
