范文一:英文演讲小故事
God's Coffee
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation
soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen
and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking,
some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up,leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define,nor change the quality of Life we live.Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."
God brews the coffee, not the cups.......... Enjoy your coffee!
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
上帝的咖啡
一群事业有成的同学回去看望他们的大学老师,很快他们开始抱怨生活和工作中的压力。
老师去厨房为客人们准备咖啡,回来时端着一大壶咖啡和各式各样的杯子,这些杯子有陶瓷
的、塑料的、玻璃的、水晶的,有的普通,有的昂贵,有的精致,老师让大家随意享用。
等每个人都端起一杯咖啡,老师说话了:你们注意到吗:所有好看昂贵的杯子都被用了,剩
下那些朴素便宜的杯子。你们都只想要最好的,这很正常,这恰恰是你们的问题和压力所在。
杯子不会让咖啡的质量变得更好,很多时候,只是让它变得更贵一些,甚至,有时候,让人
忽略了到底我们在喝什么。你们真正想要的其实是咖啡,不是杯子,但你们有意识地去拿那
些最好的杯子,随后开始打量其他人手上的杯子。想想吧:生活好比咖啡,工作、金钱和社
会地位都只是杯子,只是生活的容器,而我们拥有的杯子既无法定义、也无法改变我们生活
的质量。有时,由于我们只关心杯子,我们甚至不能够好好品尝上帝赐予我们的咖啡。
上帝冲泡了咖啡,不是杯子。??????享受你们的咖啡吧。
最快乐的人们并不是因为他们拥有最好的一切,他们只是把一切当成最好。
简单地活着。仁慈地爱着。深深地关心着。友善地说话。
其他的,就留给上帝吧。
故事一
当一个人拥有Wealth时,他不一定快乐;当一个人拥有Success时,他不一定开心;只有当
他拥有Love时,他才拥有一切。你也是这样认为的吗,
A woman saw three o1d men sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I
know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.”
“We don’t go into a house together,” they replied.
“Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men answered, “His name is Wealth, this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he said, “Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your house.”
Then the woman went in and told her family what was said. She said, “Let’s invite Wealth. Let him come in and bring us nice things. We have been so poor.” His husband
disagreed, “My dear why don’t we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man?” Then the daughter asked. “Would it be better to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with 1ove!” “Let’s take our daughter’s advice,” said the father and mother.
So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited
Love. Why are you corning along?” The two old men answered, “If you had invited Wealth or Success, two of us would have stayed out, but since you have invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”
故事二
大象是陆地上最大的动物。当它面对众多玩伴的误解时,它仍然用自己的方式为他人谋福利,
不计回报。在现实生活中有很多像大象一样的人,他们在不同的岗位上默默地奉献自己。
Once there were some animals going to town to have a party. The sun was like a fireball in the sky. There was not any cloud and no wind was blowing.
Little Pig and Little Mouse came to the bus stop to wait for the bus. They were sweating.
They thought how cool it would be if the wind blew. Then Yellow Dog and Little Cock came, too. Oh, how cool it would be if it rained, they thought. Now Little Panda and Little Monkey also came to wait for the bus. They thought how good it would be if the clouds blocked the sun.
At that time Big Elephant was coming from the river. Oh, he was here to wait for the bus, too. Big Elephant stood in front of the Little Panda. “Big Elephant, please
stand behind us. You must wait for your turn,” The animals said. But Big Elephant didn’t move. Everyone was unhappy, and no one was strong enough to push him away.
“Ah! The sun was blocked!” they raised their heads and found it was the elephant.
“Oh it was raining?” No, it was the water from the elephant’s nose. Then the elephant’s ears blew wind. They all felt cool now.
The bus came. Big Elephant said, “I didn’t stand in line. After you.” The animals got on the bus, but the big elephant was still at the bus stop. When the bus left, they saw big elephant walked back to the river. They understood and said, “Thank you Big Elephant.”
故事三
病人最痛苦的莫过于接到医生的死亡判决书,这时他们当中有的会焦急、烦闷,感到人生无
望;有的平静地等待死亡的到来;有的则趁人生最后的时间做他们想做而没有做的事情。但
有没有人想过要请另外一名医生重新诊断,或许那只是个误诊,答案是肯定的。
Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.
To pass the time, they began talking to each other.
At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, “Tell me—What
would you most like to do if your doctor tells you that you have only three months to live?”
The other two men thought about this for a while then Carl spoke. “Well,” he said, “If I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I’d like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I’ll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I’ll have a wonderful time.”
“That’s very interesting,” Paul said.
With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”
“I’ll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I’d like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”
Then he laughed, “I might even end up world champion.”
“Now it’s your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tells you the bad news, what
would you most like to do?”
“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”
故事四
每个人都有自己的幸福,所以不必去羡慕那些住大房子、开好车子的人。虽然你没有他们那
样富有,但你却拥有比他们更多的幸福,因为有些东西是用钱也买不到的。
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be
bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving (旋
转) door. . When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
故事五
天已经黑了,父母出去购物,此时不可能在家。可是,门是开着的,家里有灯光,仔细瞧瞧,
只见一个人正在寻找??
One afternoon, when the lessons were over, John and Mike did not go home. They stayed at school to help their teacher carry some books to the library. They worked for one hour. Then the teacher said, “Thank you, boys. We will finish the work tomorrow. Now you must go home.”
When they got home, it was seven o’clock. It was dark outside but there was a light
inside their home and the door was open. They could see a man inside. “Who can it be?” said John. “Mother and father have gone to do some shopping. They
won’t be back until eight o’clock.”
When the man saw John, he looked frightened. Then he smiled and said. “Come in! You don’t know me but I’m your father’s friend. He has asked me to fetch some money
for him.” The man did not see Mike. John went inside and began talking to the man but Mike did not. He quickly but quietly ran away to a police station. He soon came back with a policeman. The man was still there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run away. The policeman stopped him and held his arm. At this moment, the boys’ parents returned.
“Is this man your friend?” the policeman asked Mr Ford.
“No!” said Mr Ford. “I am glad that you have caught him.”
范文二:小故事:竞选演讲
@花花??日期 : 2016-02-23??来源 : 阅读时间
红星化工厂是个老厂,这些年效益越来越差。上级决定进行重大改革:通过民主选举选出工厂厂长。
经过层层筛选,最后在两个候选人中进行投票表决。一个是原来的副厂长马跃先,一个是厂里的总工程师牛书民。
在投票前要进行一次竞选演讲,这可是关键的关键。为此,马跃先在一个月前就找朋友进行了周密的策划。最后大家一致认为要采取一点点小动作才行,什么小动作呢?就是打时间牌。具体说就是马跃先按姓氏排列应该在牛书民之前演讲,他要拖延时间,最后给牛书民的演讲时间只留十几分钟,让他不能充分把自己的施政计划说全面。牛书民要是延长时间,就会引起职工代表的反感,就不会投他的票。
马跃先踌躇满志,志在必得。他的演讲足足做了四四一十六天的准备。当他走上演讲台时,他感到自己仿佛是工厂厂长了。马跃先讲了多长时间呢?一小时五十分钟。他讲完后,牛书民的演讲只有十分钟的时间了。
马跃先走下台时对牛书民微微一笑,那笑是意味深长的。
牛书民开始演讲了,他说:“我准备讲十个问题。”
马跃先一听,差点笑出声来,天!十个问题,得要多少时间呀,看职工代表怎么嘘你吧。
牛书民说:“一、这是我们厂第一次民主选举,我们一定要认真对待;二、我和马跃先二人进行竞选,请大家根据我们的施政纲领考虑选谁;三、今天在座的三百多位职工代表是代表全厂职工利益的,请认真对待这神圣的一票,务必不要马虎草率投票;四、我们厂是个有四十年历史的老厂了,应该在改革中做出新的贡献;五、我如果能当选的话,准备在五个月内让工厂大有改观;六、如果五个月没有大的变化,在第六个月我自动辞职;七、为了让职工放心,我将自己的全部积蓄7万元作为风险抵押金交给职工代表大会,我如果干不好,这些钱不收回;八、我相信,有全厂8000名职工的共同努力,我们会有新的建树;九、俗话说日久(九)见人心,我们和职工应该互相信任,这是做好工厂工作的前提;十、只要大家心往一处使,实(十)干苦干,明年的今天就是我们厂庆功大会召开的日子!”
牛书民讲完了,才用了七分多钟。马跃先傻了。
结果,牛书民以绝对多数票当选工厂厂长。
马跃先想不通,他扳起自己的手指回忆牛书民的十大问题,算呀算,可怎么也算不清,为什么,因为他只有九个手指。
范文三:演讲小故事
演讲小故事
(一)
一天晚上,一群游牧部落的牧民正准备安营扎寨休息的时候,忽然被一束耀眼的光芒所笼罩。他们知道神就要出现了。因此,他们满怀殷切地期盼,恭候着来自上苍的重要旨意。
最后,神终于说话了:“你们要沿路多检一些鹅卵石,把他们放在你们的马鞑子里。明天晚上,你们会非常快乐,但也会非常懊悔。”
说完,神就消失了。牧民们感到非常的失望,因为他们原本期盼神能够给他们带来无尽的财富和健康长寿,但没想到神却吩咐他们去做这件毫无意义的事。但是不管怎样,那毕竟是神的旨意,他们虽然有些不满,但是仍旧各自检拾了一些鹅卵石,放在他们的马鞑子里。
就这样,他们又走了一天,当夜幕降临,他们开始安营扎寨时,忽然发现他们昨天放进马鞑子里的每一颗鹅卵石竟然都变成了钻石。他们高兴极了,同时也懊悔极了,后悔没有检拾更多的鹅卵石。
其实,在我们的日常生活、工作、学习中有何尝不是这样呢,有许多眼前看似鹅卵石一样的东西被我们如敝履般地丢弃了,然而,忽然有一天,当我们需要它的时候,它就变成了钻石,而我们却不得不为以前丢弃它而懊悔不迭。
(二)成功
贝尔纳是法国著名的作家,在法国影剧史上占有重要的地位。有一次,法国一家报纸进行了一次有奖智力竞赛,其中有这样一个题目:如果法国最大的博物馆卢浮宫失火了,情况紧急,只允许抢救出一幅画,你会抢哪一幅? 结果在该报收到的成千上万回答中,贝尔纳以最佳答
案获得该题的奖金。他的回答是:“我抢离出口最近的那幅画。” 成功的最佳目标不是最有价值的那个,而是最有可能实现的那个。
救人
在一场激烈的战斗中,上尉忽然发现一架敌机向阵地俯冲下来。照常理,发现敌机俯冲时要毫不犹豫地卧倒。可上尉并没有立刻卧倒,他发现离他四五米远处有一个小战士还站在哪儿。他顾不上多想,一个鱼跃飞身将小战士紧紧地压在了身下。此时一声巨响,飞溅起来的泥土纷纷落在他们的身上。上尉拍拍身上的尘土,回头一看,顿时惊呆了:刚才自己所处的那个位置被炸成了一个大坑。
心得:在帮助别人的同时也帮助了自己~
出门
古时候,有两个兄弟各自带着一只行李箱出远门。一路上,重重的行李箱将兄弟俩都压得 喘不过气来。他们只好左手累了换右手,右手累了又换左手。忽然,大哥停了下来,在路边买了一根扁担,将两个行李箱一左一右挂在扁担上。他挑起两个箱子上路,反倒觉得轻松了很多。
心得:在我们人生的大道上,肯定会遇到许许多多的困难。但我们是不是都知道,在前进的道路上,搬开别人脚下的绊脚石,有时恰恰是为自己铺路。
河边的苹果
一位老和尚,他身边聚拢着一帮虔诚的弟子。这一天,他嘱咐弟子每人去南山打一担柴回来。弟子们匆匆行至离山不远的河边,人人目瞪口呆。只见洪水从山上奔泻而下,无论如何也休想渡河打柴了。无功而返,弟子们都有些垂头丧气。唯独一个小和尚与师傅坦然相对。师傅问其故,小和尚从怀中掏出一个苹果,递给师傅说,过不了河,打不了柴,见河边有棵苹果树,我就顺手把树上唯一的一个苹果摘来了。后来,这位小和尚成了师傅的衣钵传人。
心得:世上有走不完的路,也有过不了的河。过不了的河掉头而回,也是一种智慧。但真正的智慧还要在河边做一件事情:放飞思想的风筝,摘下一个苹果。历览古今,抱定这样一种生活信念的人,最终都实现了人生的突围和超越。
简单道理
从前,有两个饥饿的人得到了一位长者的恩赐:一根鱼竿和一篓鲜活硕大的鱼。其中,一个人要了一篓鱼,另一个人要了一根鱼竿,于是他们分道扬镳了。得到鱼的人原地就用干柴搭起篝火煮起了鱼,他狼吞虎咽,还没有品出鲜鱼的肉香,转瞬间,连鱼带汤就被他吃了个精光,不久,他便饿死在空空的鱼篓 旁。另一个人则提着鱼竿继续忍饥挨饿,一步步艰难地向海边走去,可当他已经看到不远处那片蔚蓝色的海洋时,他浑身的最后一点力气也使完了,他也只能眼巴巴地带着无尽的遗憾撒手人间。
又有两个饥饿的人,他们同样得到了长者恩赐的一根鱼竿和一篓鱼。只是他们并没有各奔东西,而 是商定共同去找寻大海,他俩每次只煮一条鱼,他们经过遥远的跋涉,来到了海边,从此,两人开始了捕鱼为生的日子,几年后,他们盖起了房子,有了各自的家庭、子女,有了自己建造的渔船,过上了幸福安康的生活。
一个人只顾眼前的利益,得到的终将是短暂的欢愉;一个人目标高远,但也要面对现实的生活。
心得:只有把理想和现实有机结合起来,才有可能成为一个成功之人。有时候,一个简单的道理,却足以 给人意味深长的生命启示。
爱人之心
这是发生在英国的一个真实故事。
有位孤独的老人,无儿无女,又体弱多病。他决定搬到养老院去。老人宣布出售他漂亮的住宅。购买者闻讯蜂拥而至。住宅底价8万英镑,但人们很快就将它炒到了10万英镑。价钱还在不断攀升。老人深陷在沙发里,满目忧郁,是的,要不是健康情形不行,他是不会卖掉这栋陪他度过大半生的住宅的。
一个衣着朴素的青年来到老人眼前,弯下腰,低声说:“先生,我也好想买这栋住宅,可我只有1万英镑。可是,如果您把住宅卖给我,我保证会让您依旧生活在这里,和我一起喝茶,读报,散步,天天都快快乐乐的——相信我,我会用整颗心来照顾您~”
老人颔首微笑,把住宅以1万英镑的价钱卖给了他。
心得:完成梦想,不一定非得要冷酷地厮杀和欺诈,有时,只要你拥有一颗爱人之心就可以了。
提醒自我
有个老太太坐在马路边望着不远处的一堵高墙,总觉得它马上就会倒塌,见有人向媾走过去,她就善意地提醒道:“那堵墙要倒了,远着点走吧。被提醒的人不解地看着她大模大样地顺着墙根走过去了——那堵墙没有倒。老太太很生气:“怎么不听我的话呢,~又有人走来,老太太又予以劝告。三天过去了,许多人在墙边走过去,并没有遇上危险。第四天,老太太感到有些奇怪,又有些失望,不由自主便走到墙根下仔细观看,然而就在此时,墙缍倒了,老太太被掩埋在灰尘砖石中,气绝身亡。
心得:提醒别人时往往很容易,很清醒,但能做到时刻清醒地提醒自己却很难。所以说,许多危险来源于自身,老太太的悲哀便 因此而生。
机会
A在合资公司做白领,觉得自己满腔抱负没有得到上级的赏识,经常想:如果有一天能见到老总,有机会展示一下自己的才干就好了~~
A的同事B,也有同样的想法,他更进一步,去打听老总上下班的时间,算好他大概会在何时进电梯,他也在这个时候去坐电梯,希望能遇到老总,有机会可以打个招呼。
他们的同事C更进一步。他详细了解老总的奋斗历程,弄清老总毕业的学校,人际风格,关心的问题,精心设计了几句简单却有份量的开场白,在算好的时间去乘坐电梯,跟老总打过几次招呼后,终于有一天跟老总长谈了一次,不久就争取到了更好的职位。
心得:愚者错失机会,智者善抓机会,成功者创造机会。机会只给准备好的人,这准备二字,并非说说而已。
范文四:儿童演讲小故事
儿童演讲小故事
幼少儿英语演讲小故事A Proud
Chicken
A Proud Chicken
Characters: Chicken, Nina,Carmen, Fox
(The Chicken is looking at herself in the water.)
Chicken: How beautiful! I can fly!
(The Fox hears the Chicken’s voice and wants to catch her.) (The Fox hides behind a tree.)
Fox: hhh, I want to eat her.
Fox: Oh, Nina is coming.
Nina: Hello, Chicken. How are you ?
Chicken: I can fly! Can you?
Nina: No, but...look! (翻一个跟斗)Can you?
Chicken: No, who cares! Good-buy!
Nina: Buy , buy-buy!
(The Fox comes out from behind the tree and follows the Chicken.)
Carmen: Good morning!
Chicken: How’s everything?
Carmen: Good, thank you .
(The Fox hides behind a tree.)
小故事大道理演讲稿
小故事大道理
二(五)班 田修齐
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从前,有一个孩子到山上玩,无意间对着 山谷喊了一声:“喂??”声音刚落,从四面 八方传来了阵阵:“喂??”的回声,大山答 应了。孩子很惊讶,又喊了一声:“你是 谁,”,大山也回音:“你是谁,”孩子喊: “为什么不告诉我,”大山也说:“为什么不 告诉我,”孩子生气了,喊道:“我恨你~” 他哪里知道,这一喊可不得了,整个世界传来 的声音都是:“我恨你,我恨你??”孩子哭 着跑回家告诉妈妈,妈妈说:“孩子,你回去 对着大山喊我爱你,看看结果怎
么样,”孩子又回到山上,喊:“我―爱― 你~”果然,这次孩子被包围在:“我―爱― 你~我―爱―你~??”的回声中。孩子笑了, 群山也笑了。这个故事告诉我们:“有些时候, 我们总在抱怨别人的态度太冷漠,情绪太不好, 却不知道你自己是对方一面最好的镜子――如 果遇到这样类似的情况,不妨问问自己做了什 么――想让别人爱你,你得先去爱别人
少儿故事的演讲
少儿故事的演讲
少儿故事演讲,即少儿演讲少儿故事。利用声音、表情、身体动作及小道具尽量把故事以最生动的方式讲出来。
家长给孩子讲故事,不只是希望孩子成听故事迷,而是希望孩子自己也能讲,学校让孩子讲故事,还希望他们成为讲故事的大王,参加演讲比赛拿奖。
少儿故事演讲有助于发掘培养少年儿童的记忆能力,思维能力,心理承受能力,应变能力,交流能力,口头表达能力。
会讲故事的人不一定都是会吹牛的人,但是会吹牛的人一定会讲
故事,会讲故事证明他思维敏捷,知识渊博。
孩子喜欢听故事和讲故事,是孩子对表达有兴趣,对传达给别人信息也有兴趣。
故事演讲,不同于演戏,不同于讲话,不同于朗诵,更不能象背书。讲为主,适当表演。 故事演讲,要注意表演 语调,神情。
基本要求:口齿清晰,普通话标准 表达流畅。
演讲准备:
1、熟读本子。
2、领悟故事。故事中的人物,主要情节,表达的什么意思。
3、演讲练习。节奏,情感,表情,动作,姿势,上台,下台,带戏上台,带戏下台,精神气质上也要严格训练,包括预备演讲,试讲。必须多讲,熟练。到烂熟而化合成滚瓜,熟能成巧。
少儿故事的演讲技巧
一、自然生动。
神情自然,表情自然,举止大方,精神饱满。手势、动作、表情等演讲技巧运用得当,与演讲内容结合紧密。语言表达,声音洪亮,表达流畅,生动有趣,口语化特点明显,表情恰当,情感丰富,
开始紧张不要怕,越紧张越要大声讲,要让自己很快融入自己的演讲故事中,别管台下的人,要入戏,进入故事情境,自然就忘了紧张。上台前也可以试着放松,朋友间的鼓励。 在演讲中必须解除思想负担和心理压力,及时调节自己的心境和情绪,树立起必胜的自信心。 弹琴看听众,说话看对象。演讲时心中要有听众,意识到自己是讲给他们听的。又要心中有人,目中无人。
讲之前,要吸一口气稳一下自己的心神,然后再开始,不要慌慌张张的开始。
几乎人人都有过在公开场合的紧张心理。适度紧张兴奋是正常的,也是需要的。一点不兴奋也发挥不好。上场前安静,进入故事情境。紧张感若真的在演讲时发生了,心跳加速、额头冒汗、
手足无措。这时该怎么办?最好的办法是做深呼吸,抑制紧张,放松心情。
绝不要去背稿,背稿才会忘词。当你讲这个故事的时候你不是要靠背的,你要用心去想这个故事的意境,周围的事物,要投入感情在里面,这样才能说的好,才能不忘词,要做到开口就吸引听众的注意力。
讲故事的语言生动,表象清晰鲜明,儿童化,可使孩子移情于境,增强故事的感染力。
简单说就要绘声绘色~语气要有起伏和跌荡~必要时要配上肢体语言~还有面部表情的变化~ 加上适当的手势。在讲述的时候保持与观众的交流等等。
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范文五:红色小故事演讲
刘胡兰的故事
1932年10月8日出生于山西省文水县的一个中农家庭。刘胡兰8岁上村小学,10岁起参加儿童团。1945年10月,刘胡兰参加了中共文水县委举办的“妇女干部训练班”。学习了一个多月,回村后她担任了村妇女救国会秘书。1946年5月,刘胡兰调任第五区“抗联”妇女干事;6月,刘胡兰被吸收为中共预备党员,并被调回云周西村领导当地的土改运动。 1946年秋,国民党军大举进攻解放区,文水县委决定留少数武工队坚持斗争,大批干部转移上山。当时,刘胡兰也接到转移通知,但她主动要求留下来坚持斗争。这位年仅14岁的女共产党员,在已成为敌区的家乡往来奔走,秘密发动群众,配合武工队打击敌人。 云周西村的反动村长石佩怀,为阎锡山军派粮派款、递送情报,成为当地一害。1946年12月的一天,刘胡兰配合武工队员将其处死。阎锡山匪军恼羞成怒,决定实施报复行动。1947年1月12日,阎军突然袭击云周西村,刘胡兰因叛徒告密而被捕。她镇静地把奶奶给的银戒指、八路军连长送的手绢和作为入党信物的万金油盒——三件宝贵的纪念品交给继母后,被气势汹汹的敌人带走。刘胡兰在威逼利诱面前不为所动,被带到铡刀前眼见匪军连铡了几个人,怒问一声:“我咋个死法?”匪军喝叫“一个样”后,她自己坦然躺在刀座上。刘胡兰烈士牺牲时,尚未满15周岁。 **在指挥全国战局之余,为刘胡兰题词:“生的伟大,死的光荣!” 刘胡兰是已知的中国共产党女烈士中年龄最小的一个。她凭着对人民的感情和对共产主义理想的坚定信念,在铡(zhá)刀面前坚贞不屈,视死如归。这种表现,恰恰是共产党的革命教育深入千千万万农民心中的结果。
我们看到,从中国共产党成立到中华人民共和国建立的二十八年间,党克服重重困难,在逆境中谋求发展,由五十三人的小党派一跃成为劳动中国革命胜利的中坚力量,创造出万里长征等无数震惊万世的奇迹,成为指引中国人民和中华民族的政治、经济、文化的忠实代表,无数感人故事也闪烁出璀璨的光芒。