精品文档2016 全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作 独家原创 1 / 4英语演讲稿：英语演讲稿：TheThe rhythmrhythm ofof lifelifehowhow wellwell areare wewe inin tunetune withwith thethe rhythmrhythm ofof life?life? inin ourour busybusy dayday toto dayday existence,existence, wewe dontdont oftenoften stopstop toto askask ourselvesourselves thisthis question.question. atat leastleast i i dont.dont. andand itit wasntwasnt untiluntil i i joinedjoined a a competitivecompetitive sportingsporting eventevent thatthat i i learnedlearned a a mostmost importantimportant lessonlesson wewe mustmust placeplace ourour mindmind inin harmonyharmony withwith thethe naturalnatural orderorder ofof thingsthings toto bebe successful.successful.letlet meme telltell youyou whatwhat happened.happened.i i decideddecided toto taketake partpart inin anan internationalinternational marathonmarathon inin mymy hometownhometown lastlast year.year. beingbeing anan ambitiousambitious person,person, i i hopedhoped toto finishfinish itit withinwithin 5 5 hours,hours, accompaniedaccompanied byby mymy friendfriend withwith whomwhom i i hadhad trained.trained.thethe bigbig dayday finallyfinally arrived.arrived. “readysetbang”“readysetbang” andand wewe werewere off.off.atat first,first, wewe keptkept a a rapidrapid pacepace andand ranran nonstop.nonstop. atat thisthis pace,pace, wewe finishedfinished thethe firstfirst 2020 kilometerskilometers inin 2 2 hourshours andand i i thoughtthought runningrunning a a marathonmarathon waswas a a piecepiece ofof cake.cake. thenthen mymy runningrunning matemate beganbegan toto slowslow 精品文档2016 全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作 独家原创 2 / 4down.down. i i urgedurged himhim toto keepkeep runningrunning atat thethe samesame pacepace butbut hehe saidsaid no,no, hehe wantedwanted toto conserveconserve hishis energy.energy. i i feltfelt i i hadhad partneredpartnered withwith thethe wrongwrong person,person, therefore,therefore, i i sprintedsprinted onon andand leftleft himhim behindbehind inin thethe dust.dust.a a fewfew kilometerskilometers later,later, i i beganbegan toto understandunderstand hishis strategystrategy asas mymy pacepace slowedslowed toto a a jogjog thenthen a a walk.walk. afterafter thatthat i i waswas incapableincapable ofof movingmoving anotheranother step.step. i i waswas humiliatedhumiliated asas moremore andand moremore peoplepeople ranran passedpassed me.me. moremore thanthan onceonce i i thoughtthought “maybe“maybe i i shouldshould quit.”quit.” i i startedstarted toto doubtdoubt mymy abilityability toto finishfinish thisthis race.race.atat thisthis moment,moment, mymy runningrunning matemate caughtcaught upup withwith meme andand slappedslapped meme onon thethe back.back. “follow“follow me,”me,” hehe shouted.shouted. hehe hadhad balancedbalanced hishis marathonmarathon pacepace andand waswas encouragedencouraged meme toto dodo thethe same.same. forfor thethe restrest ofof thisthis gruelinggrueling contest,contest, wewe walked,walked, jogged,jogged, ranran a a fewfew miles,miles, andand walkedwalked again.again. slowly,slowly, painfullypainfully butbut hopefullyhopefully thisthis time,time, wewe establishedestablished thethe mostmost suitablesuitable pacepace withinwithin thethe naturalnatural flowflow ofof ourour physicalphysical capabilities.capabilities.eventuallyeventually wewe accomplishedaccomplished ourour firstfirst marathonmarathon 精品文档2016 全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作 独家原创 3 / 4ofof 4242 kilometerskilometers inin 4 4 andand halfhalf hours.hours. i i askedasked myself,myself, whatwhat diddid thisthis marathonmarathon meanmean toto me?me? mymy marathonmarathon experienceexperience becamebecame anan influentialinfluential metaphormetaphor forfor mymy lifelife aboutabout howhow wewe mustmust learnlearn toto pacepace ourselvesourselves inin everything,everything, byby beingbeing inin tunetune withwith thethe rhythmrhythm ofof life.life.likelike thethe tidetide thatthat ebbsebbs andand flows,flows, wewe mustmust listenlisten toto adviceadvice butbut makemake ourour ownown decisions.decisions. likelike thethe showshow atat dawndawn andand dusk,dusk, wewe mustmust learnlearn toto balancebalance pridepride andand modesty.modesty. andand fromfrom thethe wayway thethe windwind cancan bothboth shoutshout andand whisper,whisper, wewe mustmust learnlearn whenwhen toto bebe strongstrong andand whenwhen toto bebe gentle,gentle, forfor everythingeverything movesmoves inin