【文稿】一分钟英文演讲：Success is a daily thing

The diploma is recognition of what you have done the previous four or five years. 

You see, you were a success in your freshman year when you decided not drop out of school like some of your other classmates, and decided to stick to it. 

And you were a success every time you studied for a test. And you were a success every time you did a project, or did a writing assignment. 

You see, you're a success all through school. You're a success every day. 

Success is a daily thing, not a destination thing. 

The day you got the diploma you just got recognized for the success that you already were. And that's very essential. Because so many times, people have a tendency to devalue the moment, today. 

What they do is they greatly value the destination. And so they kind of talk about, well, when I get there or if I arrive there, or when I do that or when I accomplish this. 

And they don't understand that success is a daily thing. And I'm here to share with you that the secret of success is determined by your daily agenda. 

【重点词汇&表达】

1.diploma [dɪ'pləʊmə]

  毕业证书，学位证书

2.freshman year

  大学一年级

3.drop out of school

  退学；辍学

4.stick to

  坚持

5.writing assignment

  写作任务；书面作业

6.all through school

  学生时代

7.essential

  重要的；必要的

8.have a tendency to do…

  有做…的倾向

9.devalue

  贬低；贬值

9.kind of

  有点儿, 有一些

10.daily agenda

  日程安排