Last week, I took part in an English speech contest which was held by our teachers.
上周，我参加了学校老师举行的一次英语演讲比赛。
There were twelve students in the final contest. I was one of them.
总共有十二位同学进入决赛，我是其中之一。
Fifteen minutes before my turn, I picked my topic and prepared for it.
轮到我的前十五分钟，我选好我的主题并做好准备。
I wrote down the outlines and organized what I was going to say.
我写下大纲并组织好要说的内容。
However, when I stood in front of all judges and students, I was extremely nervous. My mind was totally empty.

但是，当我站在评委和同学们面前的时候，我就很紧张，头脑一片空白。
Then I took a deep breath to relax myself and started my speech.
于是我深呼吸使自己放松然后开始演讲。
The result was not as good as I expected, but I preferred to regard it as a challenge to myself, whose process was the most important for me.
虽然结果不像我想象中的那么好，但是我宁愿把它当做一次对自己的挑战，过程对我来说才是最重要的。
I can learn a lot from this contest. I am sure I will be better next time.
我能够从这次比赛中学到很多，我相信下次我一定能够做得更好的。