Stage Fright

I’m done! ” It was Wednesday night, and Lily had just finished typing her report on icebergs. For a moment she was relieved. But then her heart sank. On Friday she would have to stand in front of her class and present the report. She hated speaking in public. What if she made a fool of herself? On Thursday Lily was talking with her friends.

我完蛋了！”那是周三晚上，莉莉刚刚打完关于冰山的报告。 有一刻，她松了一口气。但后来她的心沉了下来。 星期五，她必须站在全班面前做报告。 她讨厌在公共场合讲话。如果她出丑了呢？ 星期四，莉莉和她的朋友们聊天。

“ The Green Guys are coming to our school tomorrow, ” Sandeep said. The Green Guys were a theater group. They acted, played music, and performed magic tricks. ” That will be fun, ” Lily said. Then her stomach did a flip. Tomorrow was Friday— she had to present her iceberg report to the class.

“绿家伙们明天要来我们学校，”桑德普说。 绿家伙是一个剧团。 他们演戏，演奏音乐，表演魔术。 “那会很有趣，”莉莉说。然后，她的胃翻转了一下。 明天是星期五，她必须向全班展示她的冰山报告。

” I’ll be so nervous that I won’t be able to enjoy the Green Guys at all, ” she thought. That night Lily practiced reading her report. She hated the sound of her voice, and at one point, she said “ icebug” instead of “ iceberg. ” She groaned. “ I’m going to make so many mistakes. Everyone is going to laugh at me. ”

“我会很紧张，以至于我根本无法享受“绿家伙”，”她想。 那天晚上莉莉练习阅读她的报告。 她讨厌自己的声音，有一次，她说“冰山”而不是“冰山” 她呻吟着。“我会犯很多错误。每个人都会嘲笑我。”

Lily watched some public speaking tutorials online. They all said basically the same thing: be prepared, be relaxed, and be confident. In the morning Lily’s stomach was in knots. ” Maybe the school bus will get a flat tire, ” she thought. “ Then I won’t have to go to school. ”

莉莉在网上看了一些公共演讲教程。 他们都说了基本相同的话：做好准备、放松和自信。 早上，莉莉的肚子打结了。 “也许校车会爆胎，”她想。“那我就不用上学了。”

An hour later Lily was in the school auditorium. Everyone laughed as the Green Guys did a silly dance. Even Lily was enjoying the show. One Green Guy walked into the crowd of students. He needed a volunteer. All around Lily, kids raised their hands and shouted. " I’ll volunteer! ”

一小时后，莉莉来到学校礼堂。 当绿人跳了一支愚蠢的舞蹈时，大家都笑了。 连莉莉都在欣赏这场演出。 一个绿人走进学生的人群。 他需要一名志愿者。在莉莉周围，孩子们举起手大声喊叫。 "我会做志愿者的！”

" Pick me! ” Lily sank as low as she could, trying to be invisible. She gulped when the Green Guy looked directly at her and waved her over. Lily wanted to escape. But everyone was staring at her. Reluctantly she followed the Green Guy up onto the stage.

"选我！” 莉莉尽可能低着身子，试图隐身。 当绿人直接看着她并向她挥手时，她咽了一口气。 莉莉想逃跑。但每个人都盯着她。 她不情愿地跟着那个绿人走上舞台。