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图①：轮到我上台演讲，我紧张得双腿发抖，但还是大声说：“我会尽力！”
lún dào wǒ shàng tái yǎn jiǎng wǒ jǐn zhāng de shuāng tuǐ fā dǒu dàn hái shì dà shēng shuō wǒ huì jìn lì
It is my turn to give a speech. My legs shake with nerves, but I still say loudly, "I will do my best!"
图②：投票结果出来了，志明得了十八票，我只得了十三票。
tóu piào jié guǒ chū lái le zhì míng dé le shí bā piào wǒ zhǐ dé le shí sān piào
The results are out: Zhiming has 18 votes and I have only 13.
图③：我走到志明面前，和他握手，说：“恭喜你！”
wǒ zǒu dào zhì míng miàn qián hé tā wò shǒu shuō gōng xǐ nǐ
I walk up to Zhiming, shake his hand and say, "Congratulations!"
图④：后来，我和志明一起帮老师发作业本。
hòu lái wǒ hé zhì míng yì qǐ bāng lǎo shī fā zuò yè běn
Later, Zhiming and I hand out the exercise books together for the teacher.
想一想 Guiding questions
问：班上举行了什么活动？谁是候选人？
bān shàng jǔ xíng le shén me huó dòng shéi shì hòu xuǎn rén
What event was held in the class? Who were the candidates?
答：班上举行了班长选举，我和志明都是候选人。
bān shàng jǔ xíng le bān zhǎng xuǎn jǔ wǒ hé zhì míng dōu shì hòu xuǎn rén
The class held a class monitor election, and Zhiming and I were both candidates.
问：轮到你演讲的时候，你的心情怎样？
lún dào nǐ yǎn jiǎng de shí hou nǐ de xīn qíng zěn yàng
How did you feel when it was your turn to speak?
答：我紧张得双腿发抖，可是我还是大声说出了我会尽力。
wǒ jǐn zhāng de shuāng tuǐ fā dǒu kě shì wǒ hái shì dà shēng shuō chū le wǒ huì jìn lì
My legs were shaking with nerves, but I still said loudly that I would do my best.
问：投票的结果怎样？你有什么感受？
tóu piào de jié guǒ zěn yàng nǐ yǒu shén me gǎn shòu
What was the result of the vote? How did you feel?
答：志明得了十八票，我得了十三票，我落选了，心里很失落。
zhì míng dé le shí bā piào wǒ dé le shí sān piào wǒ luò xuǎn le xīn li hěn shī luò
Zhiming got 18 votes and I got 13. I lost, and I felt very disappointed.
问：落选以后，你做了什么？
luò xuǎn yǐ hòu nǐ zuò le shén me
What did you do after you lost?
答：我走到志明面前，和他握手，真诚地恭喜他。
wǒ zǒu dào zhì míng miàn qián hé tā wò shǒu zhēn chéng de gōng xǐ tā
I walked up to Zhiming, shook his hand and sincerely congratulated him.
问：后来，你和志明一起做了什么？
hòu lái nǐ hé zhì míng yì qǐ zuò le shén me
What did you and Zhiming do together afterwards?
答：我主动帮志明把作业本发给同学们。
wǒ zhǔ dòng bāng zhì míng bǎ zuò yè běn fā gěi tóng xué men
I offered to help Zhiming hand out the exercise books to our classmates.
问：这次选举让你明白了什么？
zhè cì xuǎn jǔ ràng nǐ míng bái le shén me
What did this election teach you?
答：我明白了输了不要紧，愿意为大家出力才是最重要的。
wǒ míng bái le shū le bú yào jǐn yuàn yì wèi dà jiā chū lì cái shì zuì zhòng yào de
I learnt that losing does not matter; being willing to help everyone is what matters most.
好词好句 Good words and sentences
候选人 演讲 忐忑不安 鼓起勇气 屏住呼吸 落选 失落 真诚 心服口服 尽力
候选人 hòu xuǎn rén: candidate; 演讲 yǎn jiǎng: to give a speech; 忐忑不安 tǎn tè bù ān: uneasy, on edge; 鼓起勇气 gǔ qǐ yǒng qì: to pluck up courage; 屏住呼吸 bǐng zhù hū xī: to hold one's breath; 落选 luò xuǎn: to lose an election; 失落 shī luò: disappointed, let down; 真诚 zhēn chéng: sincere; 心服口服 xīn fú kǒu fú: to accept defeat fully and sincerely; 尽力 jìn lì: to do one's best
我深深地吸了一口气，鼓起勇气走上讲台。
wǒ shēn shēn de xī le yì kǒu qì gǔ qǐ yǒng qì zǒu shàng jiǎng tái
I took a deep breath, plucked up my courage and walked up to the front.
老师每写一笔，我的心就跟着跳一下。
lǎo shī měi xiě yì bǐ wǒ de xīn jiù gēn zhe tiào yí xià
With every stroke the teacher wrote, my heart gave a jump.
输了一场选举，我却多了一个好朋友。
shū le yì chǎng xuǎn jǔ wǒ què duō le yí gè hǎo péng you
I lost an election, yet I gained a good friend.
做不做班长并不重要，重要的是愿意为大家出力。
zuò bu zuò bān zhǎng bìng bú zhòng yào zhòng yào de shì yuàn yì wèi dà jiā chū lì
Whether you are monitor or not does not matter; what matters is being willing to help everyone.
范文 Sample composition: 一次班长选举
开学第二个星期，陈老师宣布班上要选出一位新班长。
kāi xué dì èr gè xīng qī chén lǎo shī xuān bù bān shàng yào xuǎn chū yí wèi xīn bān zhǎng
In the second week of term, Miss Chen announced that the class would choose a new class monitor.
我很想为同学们服务，就和志明一起报名当了候选人。
wǒ hěn xiǎng wèi tóng xué men fú wù jiù hé zhì míng yì qǐ bào míng dāng le hòu xuǎn rén
I really wanted to serve my classmates, so I signed up as a candidate, together with Zhiming.
选举前一天晚上，我忐忑不安，对着镜子把演讲稿念了一遍又一遍。
xuǎn jǔ qián yì tiān wǎn shang wǒ tǎn tè bù ān duì zhe jìng zi bǎ yǎn jiǎng gǎo niàn le yí biàn yòu yí biàn
The night before the election I was on edge, and read my speech aloud in front of the mirror again and again.
星期五早上，选举终于开始了。
xīng qī wǔ zǎo shang xuǎn jǔ zhōng yú kāi shǐ le
On Friday morning the election finally began.
志明先上台，他说话清清楚楚，同学们都听得很认真。
zhì míng xiān shàng tái tā shuō huà qīng qīng chǔ chǔ tóng xué men dōu tīng de hěn rèn zhēn
Zhiming went first. He spoke very clearly, and everyone listened carefully.
接着，轮到我上台了。
jiē zhe lún dào wǒ shàng tái le
Next, it was my turn.
我深深地吸了一口气，鼓起勇气走上讲台。
wǒ shēn shēn de xī le yì kǒu qì gǔ qǐ yǒng qì zǒu shàng jiǎng tái
I took a deep breath, plucked up my courage and walked up to the front.
可是一看到台下三十多双眼睛，我就紧张得双腿发抖。
kě shì yí kàn dào tái xià sān shí duō shuāng yǎn jing wǒ jiù jǐn zhāng de shuāng tuǐ fā dǒu
But as soon as I saw more than thirty pairs of eyes looking at me, my legs started shaking.
最后，我还是大声说：“如果大家选我，我一定会尽力！”
zuì hòu wǒ hái shì dà shēng shuō rú guǒ dà jiā xuǎn wǒ wǒ yí dìng huì jìn lì
In the end, I still said loudly, "If you choose me, I will do my very best!"
同学们投完票，陈老师一边点票，一边在黑板上写下票数。
tóng xué men tóu wán piào chén lǎo shī yì biān diǎn piào yì biān zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě xià piào shù
When everyone had voted, Miss Chen counted the votes and wrote the numbers on the board.
全班同学都屏住呼吸，教室里静得连一根针掉在地上都听得见。
quán bān tóng xué dōu bǐng zhù hū xī jiào shì lǐ jìng de lián yì gēn zhēn diào zài dì shang dōu tīng de jiàn
The whole class held their breath; the room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
老师每写一笔，我的心就跟着跳一下。
lǎo shī měi xiě yì bǐ wǒ de xīn jiù gēn zhe tiào yí xià
With every stroke the teacher wrote, my heart gave a jump.
结果出来了：志明十八票，我十三票。
jié guǒ chū lái le zhì míng shí bā piào wǒ shí sān piào
The result was out: Zhiming 18 votes, me 13.
我落选了，心里非常失落，眼泪差点儿掉了下来。
wǒ luò xuǎn le xīn li fēi cháng shī luò yǎn lèi chà diǎn er diào le xià lái
I had lost. I felt terribly let down, and the tears nearly fell.
这时，我想起妈妈常说的一句话：“输了不要紧，要输得起。”
zhè shí wǒ xiǎng qǐ mā ma cháng shuō de yí jù huà shū le bú yào jǐn yào shū de qǐ
Just then I remembered something Mum often says: "Losing is all right, as long as you can lose well."
于是，我走到志明面前，伸出手，真诚地说：“恭喜你！”
yú shì wǒ zǒu dào zhì míng miàn qián shēn chū shǒu zhēn chéng de shuō gōng xǐ nǐ
So I walked up to Zhiming, held out my hand and said sincerely, "Congratulations!"
志明紧紧地握住我的手，笑着说：“谢谢你！以后我们一起把班级管好吧！”
zhì míng jǐn jǐn de wò zhù wǒ de shǒu xiào zhe shuō xiè xie nǐ yǐ hòu wǒ men yì qǐ bǎ bān jí guǎn hǎo ba
Zhiming gripped my hand and said with a smile, "Thank you! Let's look after the class together from now on!"
第二天早上，陈老师请新班长把作业本发给大家。
dì èr tiān zǎo shang chén lǎo shī qǐng xīn bān zhǎng bǎ zuò yè běn fā gěi dà jiā
The next morning, Miss Chen asked the new monitor to give out everyone's exercise books.
我看见志明一个人抱着一大叠本子，就主动走过去帮忙。
wǒ kàn jiàn zhì míng yí gè rén bào zhe yí dà dié běn zi jiù zhǔ dòng zǒu guò qù bāng máng
I saw Zhiming carrying a big pile of books on his own, so I went over to help.
我们一人抱着一叠作业本，一边发一边聊，好像早就是好朋友了。
wǒ men yì rén bào zhe yì dié zuò yè běn yì biān fā yì biān liáo hǎo xiàng zǎo jiù shì hǎo péng you le
We each carried a pile and chatted as we handed them out, as if we had always been good friends.
这次选举，我虽然输了，却输得心服口服。
zhè cì xuǎn jǔ wǒ suī rán shū le què shū de xīn fú kǒu fú
I lost this election, but I accepted it fully and sincerely.
我明白了，做不做班长并不重要，重要的是愿意为大家出力。
wǒ míng bái le zuò bu zuò bān zhǎng bìng bú zhòng yào zhòng yào de shì yuàn yì wèi dà jiā chū lì
I understood that whether you are monitor does not matter; what matters is being willing to help everyone.
输了一场选举，我却多了一个好朋友。
shū le yì chǎng xuǎn jǔ wǒ què duō le yí gè hǎo péng you
I lost an election, yet I gained a good friend.
范文二 从志明的角度 From Zhiming's side
开学不久，班上举行班长选举，我和小慧都是候选人。
kāi xué bù jiǔ bān shàng jǔ xíng bān zhǎng xuǎn jǔ wǒ hé xiǎo huì dōu shì hòu xuǎn rén
Soon after term began, the class held a monitor election. Xiaohui and I were both candidates.
小慧是我的好朋友，我知道她为了这次演讲准备了很久。
xiǎo huì shì wǒ de hǎo péng you wǒ zhī dào tā wèi le zhè cì yǎn jiǎng zhǔn bèi le hěn jiǔ
Xiaohui is my good friend, and I knew she had prepared her speech for a long time.
小慧上台的时候，我看见她的双腿一直在发抖。
xiǎo huì shàng tái de shí hou wǒ kàn jiàn tā de shuāng tuǐ yì zhí zài fā dǒu
When Xiaohui went up, I saw that her legs kept shaking.
不过，她还是大声说：“我会尽力！”
bú guò tā hái shì dà shēng shuō wǒ huì jìn lì
Still, she said loudly, "I will do my best!"
我心里很佩服她的勇气。
wǒ xīn li hěn pèi fú tā de yǒng qì
In my heart I admired her courage.
换了是我，说不定会紧张得说不出话来。
huàn le shì wǒ shuō bu dìng huì jǐn zhāng de shuō bù chū huà lái
If it had been me, I might have been too nervous to speak.
票数出来了，我得了十八票，小慧得了十三票。
piào shù chū lái le wǒ dé le shí bā piào xiǎo huì dé le shí sān piào
The votes were in: I got 18, Xiaohui got 13.
我很高兴，可是看到小慧低着头，我又有点儿不好意思。
wǒ hěn gāo xìng kě shì kàn dào xiǎo huì dī zhe tóu wǒ yòu yǒu diǎn er bù hǎo yì si
I was happy, but when I saw Xiaohui hanging her head, I felt a little awkward.
我想走过去安慰她，却不知道该说什么。
wǒ xiǎng zǒu guò qù ān wèi tā què bù zhī dào gāi shuō shén me
I wanted to go over and comfort her, but did not know what to say.
没想到，小慧走过来，笑着和我握手说：“恭喜你！”
méi xiǎng dào xiǎo huì zǒu guò lái xiào zhe hé wǒ wò shǒu shuō gōng xǐ nǐ
To my surprise, Xiaohui came over, shook my hand with a smile and said, "Congratulations!"
那一刻，我觉得她比我更像一个班长。
nà yí kè wǒ jué de tā bǐ wǒ gèng xiàng yí gè bān zhǎng
At that moment I felt she was more like a monitor than I was.
第二天，我抱着全班的作业本，准备发给同学们。
dì èr tiān wǒ bào zhe quán bān de zuò yè běn zhǔn bèi fā gěi tóng xué men
The next day I was carrying the whole class's exercise books, ready to give them out.
小慧看见了，马上走过来帮我。
xiǎo huì kàn jiàn le mǎ shàng zǒu guò lái bāng wǒ
Xiaohui saw me and came straight over to help.
我们一边发本子，一边有说有笑。
wǒ men yì biān fā běn zi yì biān yǒu shuō yǒu xiào
We chatted and laughed as we gave out the books.
我在心里对自己说：一定要做个好班长，不能辜负大家的信任。
wǒ zài xīn li duì zì jǐ shuō yí dìng yào zuò gè hǎo bān zhǎng bù néng gū fù dà jiā de xìn rèn
I said to myself: I must be a good monitor and not let down everyone's trust.