“咚咚咚，咚咚咚……”几声急促的敲门声把我从睡梦中惊醒，还没等我坐起来，就听到爸爸清脆的大嗓门：“起床啦，起床啦，准备去比赛啦！”我赶紧嗖地一下翻身坐起，差点忘了今天早上还要参加汉语言比赛省半决选呢！
A few hurried knocks on the door woke me up from my sleep. Before I could sit up, I heard my dad's clear and loud voice say, "Get up, get up, prepare to go to the competition!" I quickly flipped over and sat up, almost forgetting that I had to participate in the Chinese language competition this morning to save the semi-finals!
急匆匆地洗漱完，爸妈就拉着我出门了。比赛是在一所双语学校进行。等我们到达时，道路两旁已经停满了小汽车。走到校门口，首先映入眼帘的是一面巨大的宣传墙，墙上用大字写着“华文好少年——汉语言风采展演活动”。妈妈拉着我站在墙下拍了一张照片，我也算“到此一游”了。
After hastily washing up, my parents pulled me out. The competition is held at a bilingual school. By the time we arrived, both sides of the road were already filled with cars parked. Walking towards the school gate, the first thing that catches the eye is a huge propaganda wall, with large characters written on the wall reading 'Chinese Good Youth - Chinese Language Style Exhibition Activity'. My mother pulled me to stand under the wall and took a photo, which made me feel like I had come here for a visit.
穿过长廊，便来到了等候区，等候区是个大厅，足足有三个教室那么大。大厅的一边摆放着一排长长的阶梯座椅，座椅上已经挤满了人。四周也是人山人海，他们有的人拿着稿默默地复习；有的人在听候场老师介绍比赛规则；还有的人在和爸爸妈妈聊天缓解紧张的情绪。这个气氛让我本来平静的内心也开始心跳加速，我抬头紧张地告诉妈妈：“妈妈，我感觉稿子快要忘光了。”妈妈摸着我的头笑着安慰我：“别怕！你已经做了充分的准备，我们重在参与，积累经验。”没过一会儿，走过来一位女老师，她喊到了我的名字。“这么快就到我了啊？”我心里嘀咕着，在去比赛区的路上，我感到越来越紧张了，我紧紧地牵住了妈妈的手。
Passing through the long corridor, we arrived at the waiting area, which is a large hall as big as three classrooms. On one side of the hall, there is a row of long staircase seats, which are already crowded with people. Surrounded by a sea of people, some of them silently review their manuscripts; Some people are waiting for the teacher to introduce the rules of the competition; Some people are chatting with their parents to relieve their tense emotions. The atmosphere made my originally calm heart start to beat faster. I looked up nervously and told my mother, "Mom, I feel like I'm about to forget all about the manuscript." My mother touched my head and comforted me with a smile, saying, "Don't be afraid! You've made sufficient preparations. Our focus is on participation and accumulating experience." After a while, a female teacher walked over and called out my name. Are you coming to me so soon? "I muttered to myself. On the way to the competition area, I felt increasingly nervous and tightly held my mother's hand.
在我前面，有个小女孩正在比赛，还没等她讲完，就被记分员打断不让继续演讲了，因为她超时了。我见状更是心里打鼓：我会像她一样超时吗？越想越紧张，感觉心都提到嗓子眼了。突然，一声响亮的“下一位”把我从紧张的思绪里拉了回来。轮到我了。我焦虑地走上台，着急忙慌地做完自我介绍，便开始了我的主题演讲。可惜由于太紧张，出师不利，第一句便卡壳了，这可把我紧张坏了。我抬头望了一眼评委老师，只见她正侧着头微笑着看着我，仿佛在给我加油鼓劲！我咬了咬嘴唇，深吸了一口气，放慢语速继续往下说。好在平时练习得勤，很快我就步入正轨，不仅没再停顿，而且还不自觉地做起了手势……
In front of me, there was a little girl who was competing. Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the scorekeeper and was not allowed to continue her speech because she had exceeded the time limit. I felt even more excited when I saw the situation: would I exceed the time limit like her? The more I think about it, the more nervous I get, and I feel like my heart is in my throat. Suddenly, a loud 'next one' pulled me back from my tense thoughts. It's my turn. I walked onto the stage anxiously, completed my self introduction in a hurry, and then began my keynote speech. Unfortunately, due to being too nervous and having a poor start, the first sentence got stuck, which made me extremely nervous. I looked up at the judge teacher and saw her smiling at me with her head turned, as if cheering me on! I bit my lip, took a deep breath, slowed down my pace, and continued speaking. Fortunately, I practiced diligently and soon got back on track. Not only did I not pause, but I also unconsciously made gestures
两个环节的比赛很快就结束了，真是赛后一身轻啊，我拉着妈妈的手，期待地问妈妈“我的表现怎么样？”妈妈笑着点点头说我表现得很棒。可惜结果还要再等一周才能知晓，真是好期待，希望能够顺利晋级下一轮！
The two part competition ended quickly, and I felt really light after the game. I held my mother's hand and asked her expectantly, "How did I perform?" My mother smiled and nodded, saying that I did a great job. Unfortunately, we will have to wait another week to know the result. I am really looking forward to it and hope to advance to the next round smoothly!