2018年世界演講比賽亞軍Sherrie Su英文演講稿
英文演講稿：
Turn Around
Our life is like this stage.
It is bright, but sometimes it's scary.
It's easy to turn your back on your fear, but it's hard to turn around.
Contest chair, my friends—if you cannot see me on this stage,
Please just focus on the screens.
I'm a little scared right now.
Have you ever turned your back on someone or something because you are scared?
When I was seven, I was only afraid of two people—my mom and dad.
I could feel the soft light in the dining room, smell the tomato sauce, and hear my mom's voice.
“Sherrie, put all the chopsticks on the table.”
“Yes,” and “Yum!"
"Mom, dad—let’s eat!"
I was eating, my parents were talking, but suddenly, “What's wrong with you?”
My mom stood up.
My dad's eyes grew wide.
"Don't do this in front the kid."
I heard some bad words I didn't know the meaning of and some bad words I wish I didn't know the meaning of
All of a sudden, my mom knocked all the bowls and plates on the floor.
Red tomato sauce splashed all over the wall.
“Mom, dad, stop fighting, please.
I’m scared.”
My mom looked at me.
“Sherrie, I'm leaving.
Who do you want to live with—mom or dad?
Pick one.”
Can you imagine how I felt?
Pick one?
I turned around and ran to my room.
I heard my mom slam the door and left.
My dad came into my room and sat next to me.
“Baby, I know it's hard, but I have to ask you a serious question.
Do you know how to clean off the tomato sauce on the wall?”
Two months later, my mom came back!
A home, sweet home became a battlefield again.
And that war continued for 15 years.
After college, I escaped to live in a big city alone.
People and relationships—they're scary, but when I turn my back on them
My dark lonely shadow scared me even more.
I was miserable and my only friend, Lily, told me,
“Sherrie, come with me to Toastmasters.”
So I went to Toastmasters.
Such a scary place!
So many people clap their hands for no reason!
A guy named Jim approached me.
His little eyes were sparkling.
“Sherrie, if you want to know more about Toastmasters, you and I can have dinner together.”
Is he asking me out? it's like a movie!
A horror movie!
But the more I got to know about Jim, the more I thought he's cute, funny, and warm-hearted.
But then I heard a little voice.
“You can handle relationship?”
“You're gonna hurt him and yourself!”
I turn my back on Jim.
“Let's just be friends!”
“Sherrie, why?”
“I don't want to ask my child one day, ‘Mom or dad—pick one.’”
“Sherrie, we are not your parents.
We are competent communicators.
What scares you now may bring you the most beautiful thing.
Give it a chance and turn around.”
Jim held my arms and turn me around.
I look at him in the eye.
Wow!
It's not that scary anymore.
Jim turn my world around and now we are happily married!
Do you know what it's like to marry a Toastmaster?
All of our conversations are five-to-seven minutes long.
I'm not, I'm not even afraid of my parents anymore.
Jim and I became their marriage consultants.
I am scared now, but I wouldn't want to miss all your beautiful smiling faces.
Are you turning your back on your fear?
Our life is like this stage,
But what scares are now may bring you the most beautiful thing.
Give it a chance and just…
