Introduction

　　My name is Yuanrui. Some of my relatives often call me Ruirui. I think that is because they hope I can be more clever. I have an English name too. My friends often call me Ralph in English. I am from Guizhou Electrical Vocational & Technical College.

　　My hometown is Zunyi. I believe that all of you know it if you are familiar with our Chinese history. Yes, it is a very famous city and has a long-history. Although it is not a very large and rich city, I like it.

　　After a long process of learning, it is my luck to join in the college for my last three years of study before I am rushed by the society.

　　Before I got into this college, I knew that if I could study English grammar well, I would get a high mark in my university entrance examination and could get a very good result in the future. After that, all of my English teachers did a very good job in speaking and listening. So I have had a lot of practice to make progress in both skills, including speaking English with my teachers as much as I can. Sometimes if I meet a foreigner in the street I always wanted to talk to them. In addition, I often join some English activities which are organized in the school.

　　I like a well-known sentence very much, which is ‘Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will get’. This is a really good chance for me to take part in the Third National Practical English Speaking Contest for Professional College Students. And it is my honor to represent my province to join the final competition. I have no shortcut in learning English and just did what I said before.

　　One of my teachers told me a popular saying, which is ‘If it doesn’t kill you, it makes you stronger’. Yes, there is no difficulty harder than your life; it should not make you depressed when you are in trouble. I think I will face all of the difficulties positively and make myself be stronger; nothing can stop me getting to the top. This is why I choose this to be my slogan. This will be my attitude to face my whole life and also for all of my challenges.

　　No matter what the result I will get from the competition, I have built up my confidence and know so many friends here. That is already a lot to gain.

　　Please remember me as an open, active and confident boy who always believes that ‘If it does not kill you, it makes you stronger’. Thank you!

　　GuiZhou Electrical Vocational & Technical College

　　Ralph

　　October 22, 2006

　　自我介绍

　　我叫袁锐，我的长辈和亲戚朋友都昵称我为锐锐，我想大概是因为他们都希望我能变得更加的聪明，因为在汉语中，“锐”就象征着敏捷，聪明。我也有一个英文名，我的同学和朋友都叫我Ralph。我来自于贵州省电力职业技术学院电气自动化技术专业。

　　我的家乡是远近闻名的历史文化名城——遵义，我相信对中国历史有所了解的人都知道它。是的，它就是这样一个闻名遐迩的城市，虽然它并不像想象中的那样繁华于富饶，但是我就是这样深深地迷恋着它。

　　十年的寒窗苦读，我最终还是在跨入社会之前选择了这样一所美丽的学院来完成我最后三年的大学生活，我相信这是我人生中的一个正确选择。

　　在我开始大学生活之前，我总是认为，只要把英语的语法知识学扎实，我就可以在高考中一举夺魁，并在今后的英语学习中获得更高的成就。但是，当我接触到我的英语老师之后，才发现她们把英语的听说能力展现得那样的出色。最初，我只是单纯地羡慕她们能流利自如地使用英语进行交流，后来我在她们的指导和帮助之下，开始了大量的练习使自己在听说能力上变得更强。于是，我抓住一切机会与她们交谈，甚至在大街上遇见外国友人的时候也鼓起勇气去锻炼我的胆量和英语水平。同时，我也尽可能的参加学校组织的与英语相关的活动。我想，这就是在短短的一年中，我取得如此大的进步的原因。

　　我很喜欢《阿甘正传》里的一句经典台词，“生活就像一盒巧克力，你永远也不知道你会在其中收获到些什么”。对我而言，能够参加第三届全国高职高专实用英语口语大赛是我的一个良好契机，能代表贵州省来参加本次大赛也是我的莫大荣幸，这也是我之前所没有想到的。我学习英语并没有发现有捷径可走，只是完成了我上述的所有注意事项。在取得成功的道路上，我相信我已经迈出了第一步，接下来等待我的将是光明的未来。

　　我的一个英语老师告诉我一句在西方很流行的谚语，他们经常用这句话来鼓励自己，特别是在自己被困难禁锢的时候，那就是“如果困难不至于要了你的命，那它就会把你变得更加强大”。的确，世上没有一项困难能比生命更加难过，在你陷入困难的时候，不要让沮丧占据了你的心灵，你应该勇敢的站出来面对它，挑战它。所以，我总是自信的面对我身边的一切困难。在我看来，没有什么能阻止我登上胜利的巅峰。也许这就是我为什么选择这句话作为我的座佑铭的原因，它也将成为以后我对人生，对挑战的一种态度。

　　无论这场比赛的最后结果是怎样，我已经建立了自信，挑战了自己，锻炼了能力，能认识在场的这么多朋友，我觉得这已经超过了比赛本身的意义。

　　请大家记住我，记住这样一个开朗，活泼，自信的男孩。我始终坚信，“如果困难不至于要我的命，我就会变得更加强大”。谢谢！

　　贵州省电力职业技术学院

　　袁锐

　　2006年10月22日

(责任编辑：汪春)