摘要：Good afternoon, everyone. It’s my honor to give a speech here. What I’m going to say is about the power of smiling from two aspect

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The power of Smiling

Good afternoon, everyone. It’s my honor to give a speech here. What I’m going to say is about the power of smiling from two aspects. One is the power of smiling for oneself, and the other is the power of smiling for others.

For oneself, not only can smiling release a person from enormous pressure, but it also improves one’s ability to cope with difficult situations. Why does smiling have such power? In fact, this is linked to hormones called endorphins. Studies show that smiling could increase the release of endorphins, forcing people to take deep breaths, which releases people’s stress and makes them calmer and more able to deal with challenges. Therefore, in our daily life, it’s common for a person in trouble to encourage himself with a smile. Besides, smiling could also make oneself more confident, which helps a person to deal with difficulties in a more positive attitude and be more likely to overcome them.

For others, smiling is a signal of willingness to communicate. As Victor Bergey said, "The smile is the shortest distance between two persons." Smile knows no borders. When we communicate with people from different regions, we may have different languages or cultures, but we could make others feel our kindness and sincerity to communicate through a smile. Moreover, smiling has the power to heal others, a casual but friendly smile may be able to dispel the haze in other’s hearts.

That’s all for my speech. Thank you very much.

*Reference:

[1] 刘钦.微笑的两大健康益处[J]，英语画刊（高中版），2021-06-15.

[2] 维克托·伯盖.名言：笑是两个人之间最短的距离.

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