look if everyone tries one s best to do it。
My speech is over。 Thank you！
译文：
地球，人类惟一的家园
亲爱的朋友：
下午好！很高兴在这儿见到你们。我今天演讲的题目是：地球，人类惟一的家园。
不知大家有没有听说，今年春天沙尘暴已多次席卷了北方的大部分城市。尘土遮天蔽日，人们不得不呆在办公室或家里。黄沙漫天，由此而造成的交通事故及损失更是无法估量。
我们知道现在中国排放出的温室气体已占全世界排放量的11％；我们也知道黄河曾一度断流，内蒙古草原正在急剧沙漠化，各大城市的生活用水也变得越来越紧张；我们不会忘记1952年冬天，伦敦有4000多市民死于一片浓黑的烟雾之中；我们还意识到世界上每年大约有5万种生物正在悄悄绝迹，270万英亩的青草繁茂的草原和肥沃的土地正在变成寸草不生的沙漠……
触目惊心的数字，惨不忍睹的一幕幕，无不让人痛心！
是的，我相信，在座的各位，没有谁不喜欢蓝天白云，没有谁不喜欢清澈见底的河水和绵延不绝翠绿的山脉，更是渴望能在纯净清新的空气中自由自在地呼吸。可是，每天我们不得不面对无休无止的噪音，呼吸着充满灰尘的毒气，小心地走过臭气熏天的污水地带……
这就是地球——我们人类所赖以生存的惟一的家园，是她供给我们生存所需的食物、水和氧气，是她提供给我们大气保护层，以免我们遭受紫外线的伤害……地球，我们惟一的家园默默地献出了她所有的一切，而我们却深深地伤害了她，遍体鳞伤的她正在痛苦地呻吟，正在伤心地流泪。更为可悲的是，我们人类明知伤害了她，明知伤害了她势必带来威胁自身生存的恶果，可是他们还在继续滥伐森林，乱垦草地；他们还不知道退耕还林，节约用水……
醒醒吧，醒醒吧，难道惨痛的代价和血的教训还不能让我们清醒吗？我们不能重蹈历史的覆辙，我们不能让我们惟一的家园——地球重演楼兰的一幕！在这里，我要大声呼吁：经济的发展并不一定要以破坏环境为代价，请不要再伤害我们的家！
如果我们的生存环境再这样恶化下去的话，如果我们赖以生存的土壤、水和空气再这样被污染下去的话，同学们，我们人类将上哪才能找到我们的生存之地呢？所以拯救地球就是拯救我们人类自己，就是拯救我们的未来。同学们，让我们行动起来，从我做起，从小事做起。我坚信，只要人人都伸出手，尽自己所能，我们定会重返那个鸟语花香、莺歌燕舞、生机盎然的美好家园！
我的演讲完了，谢谢大家！
My Definition of Failure
Mo Junhua
S－U－C－C－E－S－S。 SUCCESS。 Success is the catch…word of the times。 It
goes without saying that almost all of us want to be successful。
Like it or not； however； we must admit that it s not easy to achieve
success。 More often than not； we have to deal with its opposite；
namely failure。
But first of all； what is failure？ It is hard to define； because
dif…ferent people have different answers。 However； as far as I'm
con…cerned； I think real failure is not to try hard。
It's mendable that you set your mind on the best and
con…stantly strive for it。 At many times； however； it's unlikely
that you'll do the best； because of the scarcity of No。 1 and
because of the fact that the attainment of the very best involves
many things； some of which are beyond your expectation。 In addition
to your own merit； that of your petitors also plays an important
part。 So it is a more sensible； but no less mendable thing for
you to pete with yourself； not with others。 You don t have to do
best。 But you should always try to do your best in whatever you are
determined to do。 If you have given it 100 percent； you are not a
failure； even though you are outplayed by others。 Because you have
given it 100 percent； there s nothing to regret； nor is there any
need to blame yourself。 Instead； you should give credit to yourself
for trying。
I don t like finding excuses for our failures； because we haven t
failed at all。 Take myself for example。 Last year； I enrolled for
the Sports Meet in my university and peted in the 3；000－meter
race。 I did this not because I m gifted in or good at running； but
because I wanted to fulfill a childhood dream。 I had been an
in…petent student of physical education or P。E。； ever since I was
a primary school student。 As a weak student of P。E。； I never got a
chance to participate in a sports meet。 I envied my classmates who
were good at sports。 I used to dream of being one of them and
displaying my skills in a sports meet。 After I entered university； I
spent much of my spare time on physical exercises； such as running；
the long jump。 Although I can run much faster than before； I m not
capable of winning a prize or a good place in a campus－wide run…ning
petition。 In spite of that； I still entered for the event；
be…cause I wanted to challenge myself and fulfill my athletic dream。
I could have stayed away and had an easy time of it by not going in
for this race。 But I chose to accept the challenge and face the
difficul…ties。 I trained hard for the race； so when I came out last
but one in the petition； I didn t call my attempt a failure；
because I had tried and struggled。
Real failure is not to try hard。 “I will forgive myself if I fail；
I won t forgive myself if I don't try”； because “It's better to have
fought and lost than not to fight at all”。
Baron Pierre de Coubertin； the founder of the modern Olympic
movement once said：“the most important thing in Olympic Games is not
to win； but to take part； just like the most important thing in life
is not the triumph； but the struggle。 The essential thing is not to
have conquered； but to have fought well。”
But what if we did fail in something？ Simple。 First； don t panic；
because failure is not the end of the world。 As the English saying
goes； he who falls today may rise tomorrow。 Second； try； try again；
because nothing is really over until the moment we stop try…ing。 So
long as we persist and never give up； we will succeed eventually。
No failure is sweet。 However； just as bitter medicine cures
sickness； failure may prove to be very instructive； so long as we
can put it in perspective。 There is a saying that failure is the
mother of success。 It's natural for us to get depressed for a
certain period of time； but we shouldn't inflate the importance of
our temporary setback and be disheartened by setbacks； even never
recover。 We should be undaunted by failures and motivated to strive
even harder to succeed。
Real failure is not to try hard。 It is my firm belief that one's
earnest efforts will not be wasted。 They will pay off either in
other ways or at other times。 In this sense； today's failure
prepares tomorrow's triumph。
At last； let's bear Goldsmith's remarks in mind：“Our greatest
glory consists not in never falling； but rising every time we fall。”
Thank you all！
译文：
失败之我见
莫俊华
S－U－C－C－E－S－S。成功。成功是时代的流行语。不用说，几乎所有的人都渴望成功。然而，不管我们是否愿意，我们必须承认要获得成功并不是一件容易的事。更多的时候，我们不得不面对成功的反面，即失败。
那么，什么是失败呢？很难一下子给失败下个定义，因为不同的人对这个问题会有不同的答案。然而，就我个人而言，我认为真正的失败是不去拼搏。
如果你立志做得最好，并且在不断地为这个目标努力，这当然是一件值得称赞的事。可是，在很多时候，要做得最好，对你来说是一件不太可能的事，因为只有一个第一，而且在追求最好的过程中会牵涉到很多因素，其中一些因素是你始料不及的。再说，除了你自身的实力外，你的竞争对手的情况也很重要。因此，一个更加明智但却同样值得称赞的做法，就是跟你自己竞争，而不是一味�