我当初就是这篇文章拿了校英语演讲一等奖的.最好能背熟,讲演的时候多一些动作语言和表情,非常适合3分钟到4分钟演讲.这是一篇关于三国草船借箭的故事,用英文将这种经典的故事讲一遍,一定会让评委耳目一新的!

　　原文如下：

　　ThisisanepisodefromtheThreeKingdoms.

　　ZhouYuorderedZhugeLiangtomanufacture100,000arrowswithintendays.Zhugesaid,"Givemethreedays."Healsosignedapledgeplacinghimselfliable（有责任的）forpunishmentshouldhefailtocompletetheorder.ZhouYuridiculedthatZhugeLiangwaslookingforself-destruction.Ontheonehand,ZhouYuorderedhistroopsnottoprovideZhugeLiangwithmaterialstomakethearrows.HealsosentLuSutospyonhimtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.Infact,ZhugeLianghadalreadyrealizedthatthiswasaplotbyroom,ZhugesaidtoLuSu,"Savemeplease."HeaskedLuSutolendhim20boats,eachlinedwithstraw-madescarecrows（稻草人）andmannedby30soldiers.HerequestedthatLuSunottellZhouYuwhatwashappening.

　　WhenLuSucameagaintoseeZhugeLiang,hedidnotfindanythingunusual.Nothinghappenedontheseconddayeither.Inthesmallhoursofthethirdday,ZhugeLianginvitedLuSuforaboatride.The20boatsweretiedtogetherwithstrongropes.Zhuge'sfleetsailedtowardthecampofCaoCao.Athickmisthadspreadoverthesurfaceoftheriver.Peoplecouldhardlyseeeachotherontheriver.WhenZhuge'sfleetgotclosetotheCaocampbeforedawn,ZhugeLiangorderedhissoldierstoshoutandbeatdrumstofakeanattack.ZhugeandLuSusimplysatinsideoneoftheboatsanddrankwinestoenjoythemselves.

　　AssoonastheCaocampheardtheshoutinganddrumbeating,theymistookitforasurpriseattackbytheZhouYucamp.Sincetheycouldseenobodyontheriver,theygathered3,000bowmenandorderedthemtoshootarrowstowardswheretheshoutinganddrumbeatingcame.Thefrontofthescarecrowswasquicklyshotfullofarrows.Afterawhile,ZhugeLianghadhisfleetturnedaroundtoexposetheothersideofthescarecrows.Whenthissidewasalsoshotfullofarrows,thedaybroke.ZhugeLiangorderedhissoldierstoreturntotheirbaseport.Thesoldiersshouted,"Thankyou,CaoCao,foryourarrows."Aftertheygotbacktotheircamp,theycollectedmorethan100,000arrowsfromthescarecrows.