第一次上讲台
【内容提示】
在一次示范课上，老师提出让你们到讲台进行演讲、讲故事或讲解某个问题。你觉得这是锻炼自己的好机会，但又怕出了错被同学、老师笑话。经过短暂考虑之后你还是自告奋勇登上讲台，按老师要求的做了。你做得很好，得到同学和老师的称赞。
【作文示范】
Spaking on th Platform
Th bll was ringing. Miss Wu, who tachs us nglish, cam into th classroom, a big smil on hr fac. Svral othr tachrs of our school had com to visit hr class. I knw it was a dmonstration① class, and I was a littl xcitd.
vrything was going on wll. All of us wr listning to our tachr attntivly and, whn w answrd qustions, our answrs wr corrct and clar. Th smil on hr fac suggstd that sh was satisfid with our prformanc. Towards th nd of th class, sh askd,“Who would lik to com up to th platform② and rpat th story?”Whil saying ths words, sh lookd at all th studnts with an xprssion of hop in hr ys.
How I wantd to jump onto th platform and giv an xcllnt prformanc bfor th whol class! This would b a good opportunity to practis spokn nglish. But I hsitatd③ for on or two minuts.“If I go to th platform and spak thr, but forgt th story or mak mistaks, what can I do?”I askd myslf.“Will my classmats and th tachrs laugh at m?”
I lookd up and saw Miss Wu smiling at m.“B brav!”sh said to th class.
I stppd onto th platform quickly and bgan to rpat th story with confidnc. I said on sntnc aftr anothr, thinking of nothing but th story. Aftr I finishd, I rturnd to my sat, my hart bating fastr than vr. Th girl sitting bsid m said,“Good work!”and I smild.
（选自《英语画刊》高中版1996年第6期）
【词语解释】
①dmonstration [dm+ns＇triM+n] n．示范；演示
②platform [＇pl$tf&:m] n．讲台
③hsitat [＇hzitit] v．踌躇；犹豫
【写法指要】
这篇文章叙述作者的一次勇敢尝试：站在讲台上向全班同学和听讲的老师用英语复述故事。事情讲得很清楚，语言也通顺、生动。文章第一、二段是全文的前奏，从第三段开始写作者由犹豫害怕到勇敢应战的过程。勇敢战胜了胆怯，作者获得了成功！