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關于初中英語演講稿范文篇1
Good morning,dear teacher and my friends.
It"s a very intresting topic today.
I think my dad was a hero for me when i was a young
child. we"d go fishing, walks, and other fun things for
a kid.
Every child has a good and great father, and so do
i. my dad played a very important role in my daily
life`````exactly speaking, in my past 16 years.
My father always stands in the center of my life，
from past till now and possibly in the future.
My family was rather poor when i was in my childhood.
we didn"t have our own house and had to live in a shabby，
small room rented from my father"s factory. the room
was so small that there was little space for people to
walk. i didn"t have my own bed and had to sleep with
my parents. this is terrible both for my parents and
father made this all different!he works very hard on
his own business, now we have our own 2 housese,surly,i
have my own he take our family so much happiness,
richer and richer.
When i was little, i did everything with my dad.
you could always find me sitting on his knee or walking
and doing everything with him. every night he would read
me a bed time story and make the voices of each character.
I learnt a lot from my daddy. i learnt to never take
things to seriously and to always smile.
Like many other fathers, my dad and i also has
generation gap. he is not good at or even can"t work
the xxputer. so when i sitting at the xxputer desk,he
will say something like ‘you should pay more attention
to your study", ‘don"t waste time on the xxputer
games" , ‘it will be bad for your eyes" and so on.
how can i- a xxputer fan – reduce time on xxputer? so
i continue studying and playing on it
Years pasted, my father is over 45 now. it is time
for me to look after him and i am sure i will do and
we will live an even better life. and i will say,i really
love you dad,cause you are the hero in my mind.
Thank you so much!
關于初中英語演講稿范文篇2
Good morning/afternoon!
First thing first, I gotta say,wow,it"s funny thing
to be given a chance like be told,I really got a little
bit nervous before I stand right here ,so called "stage
fright".If you look specifically on me .You may find
my hands shaking,pretty assembles the guy who suffered
from Pakinson"s disease,and legs wobbling ,like I
caught so-called ball leg. Okay,let"s stop going around
the bush and get back to my topic really like to talk
a funny story I have just heard.
A lady called Lucy emigrated to United States
several years spoken English is not that fluent .And
one day,she is just sitting on the couch with his
friends Mandy watching noise of bump had the attention
of Mandy,which led her to go out of the house trying
to figure out what had you imagine that Mandy go
straight out with merely a Lucy shouted at
her,Lucy ,turn your clothes on. What suprised her
most,beyond her wildest imagination, is that almost all
the male in this country took their head out of the ,Lucy
made a mistake here .The word spitted means Mandy is
totally naked to the reason that male looked out of the
right sentence shall be,put your clothing on.The
story inspires you to take a careful look on the vast
difference between eastern and western culture.
That"s full of it,thank you for your time!
關于初中英語演講稿范文篇3
Dear teacher and classmates:
I am very glad to make a speech here in this class
again! This time, I/"d like to talk something about
English.
I love English. English language is now used
everywhere in the world. It has bexxe the most xxmon
language on Internet and for international trade.
Learning English makes me confident and brings me great
pleasure.
When I was seven, my mother sent me to an English
school. At there, I played games and sang English songs
with other children . Then I discovered the beauty of
the language, and began my colorful dream in the English
world.
Everyday, I read English following the tapes.
Sometimes, I watch English cartoons.
On the weekend, I often go to the English corner.
By talking with different people there, I have made more
and more friends as well as improved my oral English.
I hope I can travel around the world someday. I want
to go to America to visit Washington Monument, because
the president Washington is my idol. Of course, I want
to go to London too, because England is where English
language developed. If I can ride my bike in Cambridge
university, I will be very happy.
I hope I can speak English with everyone in the
world. I/"ll introduce China to them, such as the Great
Wall, the Forbidden City and Anshan.
I know, Rome was not built in a day. I believe that
after continuous hard study, one day I can speak English
very well.
If you want to be loved, you should learn to love
and be lovable. So I believe as I love English everyday ,
it will love me too.
英語演講稿范文(3)
英語演講稿態度-英語演講稿
you practiced over and over again; you wanted it more than anyone; you studied the hardest, but in the end, you still didn’t succeed. each time you ask yourself, what happened and why. what i might suggest is that did you have a wrong attitude?
positive attitude helps us cope with the daily affairs of life more easily. it brings optimism into our life, and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. if we adopt it as a way of life, it will bring constructive changes into our life, and makes us happier, brighter and more successful. with a positive attitude we will see the bright side of life, become optimistic and expect the best to happen. it is certainly a state of mind that is well worth developing and strengthening.
so next time, you will practice just as much, still want it just as much, will study just as hard. what will be different is that you will also put on a smile. a positive attitude might just be the one thing that you need to succeed!
英語演講稿范文(4)
英語演講稿MyDreamMy Dream
I dream of being a doctor.
My mother is a doctor. She always has to work extra hours and comes home late and tired. She has to go to the hospital immediately any time she is needed, no matter how late it is at night. When I was very little and still in primary school, I once asked her why she chose such a boring and hard job. She answered with a smile, “Yes I am sometimes very tired but seeing my patients getting better and better makes me happy from the bottom of my heart.”
As I grow up, I gradually come to understand her words and realize doctors are noble. I made up my mind to be a doctor when I was in junior school and this has never changed since then.
I really hope to see a world where there is no cancer, no Aids, no fatal disease, no one suffering from illness. But this is only a fantasy. What about the reality? There are still many many people who are faced with disastrous disease and suffering from constant pain. There are still many many people living in miserable condition and live miserably. There are still many many people dying of cancer and leaving the beautiful world reluctantly. All those things make me feel sad because I think everyone has the right to live . I want to help the sick and reduce their pain as much as I can. I want to bring a healthy body to the patients and save their lives as many as I can. I want to see people cured ,living happily with their families and friends after my treatment. So I want to be a doctor ,an angel in white.
英語演講稿范文(5)
英語演講范文what can we do for our school
hello,everyone.it"s nice to speak about what we can do for our school,and i think each of us can do something.the follwing are some examples that you can do for our school.
to start with,we should care about others who are in trouble by helping them actively and kindly.then,we can make our school more and more beautiful if we don"t throw rubbish away here and there.besides,we should also protect facilities in our school from being destroyed.what"s more,we should create a good studying environment in order to make us students active in studying all the subjects.
now i have to talk about these,and there are still many other things that require us to do,after all.in order to make our school better and better,we should do something for our school.
thank you for listening!
英語演講稿范文(6)
我的夢想英語演講稿范文my
great
pleasure
to
share
my
dream
with
you
today.i
have
kept
the
dream
in
my
mind
for
so
long
that
whoever
in
the
sun
is
able
to
live
a
happy
life
for
ever.
i
think
this
dream
is
deeply
rooted
in
the
future.
as
we
can
see,
we
are
now
not
far
away
from
violence,
poverty,
diseases,
environmental
pollution
and
even
wars.
most
of
people
are
in
need
of
what
they
have
never
enjoyed.
however,
i
still
can
stick
to
my
innermost
dream,
as
i
still
can
see
the
bright
lights
in
our
future.
i
believe,
there
will
be
a
day
when
those
from
the
rich
counties
are
really
willing
to
share
what
they
have
with
those
from
the
poor
countries;
there
will
be
a
day
when
we
are
surprised
to
find
that
the
word
poverty
has
long
been
out
of
our
memories;
there
will
be
a
day
when
we
are
together
to
share
our
dreams
and
we
will
all
contribute
to
making
our
common
dreams
come
true.
i
will
not
just
wait
but
to
take
action
to
live
in
my
dream.
英語演講稿范文(7)
英語演講稿：初三英語演講稿范文
it‘s my honor to have a speech here. we all know that autumn is a harvest season;it brings us achievements and celebrations. but this year is quite different. we are welcoming the 60th birthday of our nation!
what proves the growth of our country? what proves that our country is becoming stronger and stronger? of course，the changes，the avhievements.now we can touch the pulse(脈搏，跳動) of the social progress，the changes of clothing，food，the living conditions and so on. once my grandma said that in the planned economy，everything has its own certificate，“new dress” is only a desire and many children could only expect new clothes on chinese new year. when my grandmother put on new clothes on new year‘s day， she would be quite satisfied and proud， because many children would come to appreciate it. at that time， new clothes are rare for common people. sixty years ago， it’s quite usual that a big family crowded in a small room. they put up a curtain separating the house into two parts， and sometimes there might be some mice. my grandma said they played only seated in bed and several children did their homework on a small table. but now， good conditions， most families not only have a nice house with a lot of furniture， but also have more than one house. great changes have taken place gradually around us， especially after the reform and opening up. history tells us and tells future， dengxiaoping‘ construction was right. in XX， our country joined the wto. then we launched the shenzhou v， vi， vii and chang’e spaceship into space， and held the beijing olympics. we still remember the yesterday of last year， when the big earthquake happened， the whole nation was shocked and moved. not only volunteers but everyone was devoted to help people in need. today we see a new look of sichuan people， the energy and hope of sichuan people. what a beautiful day!
as students， we are enjoying the benefits of the progress of our country. now we are studying in a garden school which has experienced one hundred years of unusual history. look， the bright classrooms， the tall buildings， the green trees and these energetic students! we should work hard， for our future， for our school and for our nation. and i‘m sure that a better life and a harmonious society are around the corner. have you seen them?
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英語演講稿范文(8)
Let me begin my speech with a replay of scenes familiar to most, if not all, of those present here today.
"Mum, I"m sorry, but I need 3,000 yuan for my tuition this year."
"Mum, it is my friend"s birthday tomorrow, I must buy her a present."
"Mum, this jacket was out of fashion long ago, would you do me a favor? "
Take. Take. Take. The relationship between a mother and a child always seems to follow such a pattern. I know my mother is always there for me, providing me with everything I need; from food to clothing, from tuition to pocket money. I never thought twice about all she did until one day she said, "Will there be a time that you"ll say you have taken enough from me? "
Like a child endlessly asking, we humans, throughout history, have been continually demanding what we desire from nature. We enjoy the comfort and beauty of our furniture, yet we never bother to think about the serious soil erosion caused by deforestation. We take it for granted that we must warm ourselves in winter times, yet we seldom realize the burning away of precious natural resources. We appreciate all the prosperity from the development of modern industry, yet few would give the slightest consideration to the global air and water pollution caused by industrial wastes. Our ruthless exploitation has permanently impaired our mother earth. As we tragically learned from last summer"s floods. we cannot continue our carelessness.
Finally, standing here at the threshold of the 21st century, we cannot help thinking of our posterity. Nature is not only the mother of the present generation, but also the mother of the generations to come. How severely our descendents will criticize us if we leave them a barren and lifeless mother? How much more they will appreciate us if we give them a world of harmony to inherit? Let us start respecting and caring for nature from now on. Let us start the campaign of creating a mutually beneficial relationship between people and nature right from this moment. With this new start, I firmly believe, that our children, and our children"s children will live in a brand new age of green trees, clean air, crystal water, blue sky and an even more promising world!
譯文:自然是我們的
請允許我用一個我們今天在座的大部分人，就算不是全部，都很熟悉的場景來展開我的演講。
“媽媽，不好意思，今年的學費要三千元。”
“媽媽，明天是我朋友的生日，我要給她買份禮物。”
“媽媽，這件衣服早過時了，幫我買件新的，好嗎?”
索取，索取，再索取。母親和孩子的關系似乎永遠都是這一種形式。我知道母親總是我的靠山，給我一切需要的東西，從食物到衣服，從學費到零用錢。我覺得她所做的一切都是理所當然的，直到有一天，她說:“會不會有這么一天你對我說我已經索取夠了?’’
就像孩子無止境的要求一樣，我們人類，從古到今，也一直在向自然索求以滿足欲望。我們享受家具的美麗與舒適，但我們從來就不愿去想一想由于采伐樹林而引起的嚴重的土壤侵蝕問題。我們認為冬天要取暖是理所當然的事情，卻未曾意識到寶貴的自然資源就這樣被燒掉。我們高興地看到現代工業發展帶來了繁榮，但很少人會對由于工業廢物導致的全球空氣和水質污染問題稍加考慮。我們無情的剝削已經永遠地傷害了母親。我們從去年夏天的洪災悲劇中已經認識到，我們不能再繼續漠不關心下去了。
最后，站在21世紀的門檻上，我們不禁展望著繁榮昌盛。自然不僅是現在這一代人的母親，更是未來一代人的母親。如果我們留給他們的是一位貧瘩、毫無生氣的母親，那么我們會受到子孫們何等嚴厲的批評?如果我們留給他們的遺產是一個和諧的世界，他們會對我們作出何等的稱贊?讓我們從現在開始尊重、關愛自然。讓我們立刻開展一場建立人類與自然互惠互利關系的運動。我堅信，有了這個新的開始，我們的孩子、孩子的孩子必將生活在一個綠樹青蔥、空氣清新、水碧天藍的嶄新世紀，一個前景更加燦爛的世界!
Good evening, everybody. I am ... . Now, I am making a speech about how to improve our English for you. TThere are altogether 10 points.
1、What is language for?
Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words——the longer the words are, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication.
2、The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible.
3、A great man once said it is necessary to drill as much as possible, and the more you apply it in real situations, the more natural it will become.
4、Learning any language takes a lot of effort. but don"t give up.
5、Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages should be fun.
6、Rome wasn’t built in a day. Work harder and practice more. Your hard work will be rewarded by God one day. God is equal to everyone!
7、Use a dictionary and grammar guide constantly. Keep a small English dictionary with you all the time. When you see a new word, look it up. Think about the word——use it, in your mind, in a sentence.
8、Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something, think of the English word of it; then think about the word in a sentence.
9、Practice tenses as much as possible. When you learn a new verb, learn its various forms.
10、I would also like to learn more about the culture behind the language. When you understand the cultural background, you can use the language better.
Finally, I wanna give you a sentence that is one of my favorite proverbs. We must accept finite disappointment but we must never lose infinite hope.
Ok, that"s the speech. Thanks.
It is true that most of us value honesty highly. However, nowadays we often confront confidence crisis such as cheating, overcharging, fake commodities and so on. I think that we should be honest because being honest is not only beneficial to ourselves but also to others and the whole society. The reasons can be listed as follows.Firstly, only honest people can be truly respected by the others and can make more friends over a long period of time.
Secondly, honesty, which is the traditional virtue of the Chinese people, can make our life easier and more harmonious. Thirdly, honesty can make our society more stable. A case in point is that Singapore, a society featuring trustworthiness and integrity, has a comparatively low criminal rate.
Responsbility can be understood in many ways. for the parents , they have had the responsibility for caring for and fostering their children since the birth of their baby.for teachers,both in kindergartens and colleges,they also should be responsible for the study and life of their students,that is to say,teahers are the second parents of children somewhile.
for us,as a friend of others,it is our responsibility to help our friends when they are in trouble or faced with difficulties. each one has the different responsibily based on their roles but we must take it for granted that we are responsible for the society.
Is Money All-powerful?
As we know, most of the material things in our daily life have to be bought with money. But money is not all-powerful. There are many things which money cannot buy, such as time.
英語演講稿范文(9)
How to Be Popular
Most people would like to be popular with others, but not everyone can achieve this goal. What is the secret to popularity? In fact, it is very simple. The first step is to improve our appearance. We should always make sure that we stay in good shape and dress well. When we are healthy and well-groomed, we will not only look better but also feel better. In addition, we should smile and appear friendly. After all, our facial expression is an important part of our appearance. If we can do this, people will be attracted to our good looks and impressed by our confidence.
Another important step is developing more consideration for others. We should always put others first and place their interests before our own. It"s also important to be good listeners; in this way people will feel comfortable enough to confide in us. However, no matter what we do, we must not gossip. Above all, we must remember to be ourselves, not phonies. Only by being sincere and respectful of others can we earn their respect. If we can do all of the above, I am sure popularity will come our way.
如何才能受人歡迎
大部分的人都想受人歡迎，但是并非每個人都能達到目標。受歡迎的秘訣何在?事實上是很簡單的。步驟一，先改善我們的外表。我們得確保自己很健康，并且穿著體面。當我們既健康又穿戴整齊時，不僅看起來更有精神，自己也會覺得好多了。此外，我們要保持微笑并表現得很友善。畢竟，臉部表情是外觀很重要的一環。如果我們能做到這一點，別人會被我們的美好外表所吸引，并對我們的自信印象深刻。
另一個重要步驟，就是培養對別人的體貼。永遠以他人為重，并把別人的利益放在自己的利益之前。當個好聽眾也是很重要的;如此一來，別人才能很自在地對我們吐露心事。然而，不管我們做什么事，絕對不要說閑言閑語。最重要的是，要做自己，不要當虛偽的人。只有對人真誠又尊重時，才能贏得他人的尊敬。如果我們能做到以上幾點，我相信受人歡迎是指日可待的事。
Learn How to Say No
We"ve all been taught that we should help people. It is the right thing to do and will make us popular with others. It may even win us favors in return. However, we must be realistic. We can"t say yes to every request. If we did, we would fail or go crazy for sure. Sometimes we simply don"t have the time to help. In this case, we must know how to say no politely.
When we need to say no, here is one method we can try. First, we should tell the truth. If we really can"t do something, we should just say so. Second, we should remember to refuse requests politely. We must communicate clearly, but must also be sincere and sympathetic. A true friend will understand. Finally, we must not feel guilty about saying no. Sometimes refusing others is the right thing to do. It can save ourselves, and them, a lot of trouble. In short, we cannot please everyone all the time. Refusing favors is a part of life.
學習如何說不
我們都被教導說，我們應該要幫助別人。這是應該做的事，而且這樣做會使我們受人歡迎。它甚至會為我們贏得一些回報。但是，我們必須要實際一點。我們不能答應每一個要求。如果我們這么做，我們就一定會失敗或發瘋。有時候我們確實沒有時間去幫忙。既然如此，我們就必須知道如何有禮貌地說不。
當我們需要說不的時候，有個辦法我們可以試試。首先，我們應該要說實話。假如我們真的辦不到某件事，我們就應該說不。第二，我們應該記得要客氣地拒絕對方的要求。我們必須清楚地表達，但態度也必須真誠并且表示同情。一個真正的朋友會諒解的。最后，我們不必為了說不而覺得有罪惡感。有時候拒絕別人才是我們應該做的事。它可以替我們自己和別人，都省下許多麻煩。總而言之，我們無法一直取悅每個人。拒絕請求是人生的一部分。
How to Sell Yourself
In this competitive society it is essential to know how to sell yourself in order to get the job you want. That means you must be able to market your best features and present yourself in the best light. After all, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.
There are several things you can do to project a good image in an interview. First of all, look like a winner. Dress conservatively and well, and you"ll look like you"re going to the top. Second, communicate clearly. Consider each question carefully and respond with total honesty. Remember to make eye contact and maintain good posture. You need to look attentive but also at ease. Third, have a positive and assertive attitude. It"s important to appear confident of your ability and optimistic about your future. Finally, be prepared. Present a professional resume and be ready to explain everything in detail.
By following the advice above, you are bound to make a good impression on potential employers. Then you will be able to choose the best opportunity for you and take that first step towards success.
如何自我推銷
在這個競爭激烈的社會中，為了得到你想要的工作，知道如何自我推銷是很重要的。也就是說，你必須能夠銷售你最好的特點，并把你最好的一面呈現出來。畢竟，第一印象定江山。
要在面試時表現出好的一面，你可以做幾件事情。首先，要看起來像個贏家。穿著保守而體面，會使你看起來像是就要成功了。第二，要能清楚地表達。仔細地考慮每個問題，并據實回答。記得要和對方有目光接觸，并保持良好的姿勢。你必須看起來專注而自在。第三，態度要積極而有自信。對你的能力有信心，并對你的未來感到樂觀是很重要的。最后，要充分準備。遞上一份專業的簡歷，并準備好詳細解釋每件事。
遵照以上的建議，你就一定會給可能成為你老板的那些人，留下好的印象。然后你就可以選擇對你而言最好的機會。并踏出邁向成功的第一步。
Responsibility is a Badge of Honour for Youth
(96年“21世紀杯全國大學生英語演講比賽”二等獎獲得者，北京外國語大學 徐義成)
Facing this audience on the stage, I have the exciting feeling of participating in the march of history, for what we are facing today is more than a mere competition or contest. It is an assembly of some of China"s most talented and motivated people, representatives of a younger generation that are preparing themselves for the coming of a new century.
I"m grateful that I"ve been given this opportunity, at such a historic moment, to stand here as a spokesman of my generation and to take a serious look back at the past 15 years, a crucial period for every one of us and for this nation as well.
Though it is only within my power to tell about my personal experience, and only a tiny fragment of it at that, it still represents, I believe, the root of a spirit which has been essential to me and to all the people bred by the past 15 years.
In my elementary years, there was a little girl in the class who worked very hard but somehow could never do satisfactorily in her lessons.
The teacher asked me to help her, and it was obvious that she expected a lot from me. but as a young boy, restless, thoughtless, I always tried to evade her so as to get more time to enjoy myself.
One day before the final exam, she came up to me and said, "Could you please explain this to me? I want very much to do better this time. " I started explaining, and finished in a hurry. Pretending not to notice her still confused eyes, I ran off quickly. Nat surprisingly, she again did very badly in the exam. And two months later, at the beginning of the new semester, word came of her death of blood cancer. No one ever knew about the little task I failed to fulfill, but I couldn"t forgive myself. I simply couldn"t forget her eyes, which seem to be asking, "Why didn"t you do a little more to help me, when it was so easy for you? Why didn"t you understand a little better the trust placed in you, so that I would not have to leave this world in such pain and regret?"
I was about eight or nine years old at that time, but in a way it was the very starting point of my life, for I began to understand the word "responsibility" and to learn to always do my duties faithfully and devotedly, for the implications of that sacred word has dawned on me: the mutual need and trust of people, the co-operation and inter-reliance which are the very foundation of human society.
Later in my life, I continued to experience many failures. But never again did I feel that regret which struck me at the death of the girl, for it makes my heart satisfied to think that I have always done everything in my power to fulfill my responsibilities as best I can.
As I grew up, changed and improved by this incident and many other similar ones, I began to perceive the changes taking place around me and to find that society, in a way, was in its formative years like myself. New buildings, new commodities and new fashions appear every day.
New ideas, new information, new technologies. People can talk with each other from any corner of the earth in a matter of seconds. Society is becoming more competitive.
Words like individuality and creativity are getting more emphasis and more people are rewarded for their hard work and efforts. Such is the era in which this generation ,grows and matures.
Such is the era in which this generation will take over the nation from our fathers and learn to run it. Yet in the meantime, many problems still exist.
We learn that crimes take place in broad daylight with crowds of people looking on and not assisting. We hear that there are still about 1 million children in this country who can"t even afford to go to elementary schools while enormous sums of money are being squandered away on dinner parties and luxury cars.
We buy shoddy medicines, or merely worthless junk in the name of medicines, that aggravate, rather than alleviate our diseases since money, many people believe, is the most important thing in the world that must be made, even at the expense of morality and responsibility.
Such an era, therefore, determines that we are a generation with a keener sense of competition and efficiency and a greater readiness to think critically and act creatively.
Such an era, furthermore, demands, that we are a generation with a clear perception of our historical responsibility and an aggressive will to take action and solve the problems. History has long been preparing these qualities in this generation and it is now calling us forward to give testimony to our patriotism and heroism towards this nation and all humanity.
Standing here now, I think of the past 15 years of my life as an ordinary student. Probably I"ll be an ordinary man for the rest of my life. But this doesn"t discourage me any, for I know that with my sense of responsibility and devoted efforts to always strive, for the best, it"s going to be a meaningful and worthwhile life that I will be living.
Standing here now, I think of the past 15 years of this nation, which has achieved greatness that inspired millions of people of my age, most of whom will not attain fame or prestige and only a few of whom will be remembered by posterity. But that doesn"t discourage us any, because we know that the world watches, the world listens, the world is waiting to see where this nation will be heading in a time of rich opportunities and fierce competition.
I can"t ever forget that little girl in my class who couldn"t had the same opportunities as any of us here to enjoy a wonderful life today and a hopeful world tomorrow.
It is the sacred responsibility of this generation to face up to the challenges of the new century and to devote our sweat and blood, our wisdom and passion, to the historic cause of making this nation a greater and happier land for every one of us.
We are not going to evade that responsibility. We are going to let people down. And people, far and near, will hear of us. Frost will be brought to their backbones and tears to their eyes when our stories are told and retold, So let us go forth, my fellow members of this luckily chosen generation, and meet the new century in victory and glory.
責任感——青年人榮譽的標志
站在臺上面對大家，我心情十分激動。好像是在參加一次歷史性的長征。我們今天面對的遠不只一場競賽或角逐。這是才華出眾，生氣勃勃的中國青年的一次聚會。我們是青年一代的代表。為迎接新世紀的到來，我們正在從各方面作好準備。
在這一歷史時刻，能有機會代表同齡人在此認真地回顧于國于己都至關重要的過去的15年，我感激萬分。
盡管只能談談個人經歷，而且只涉及其中一個小小的片段，但我相信，它仍然折射出對我和在過去15年間一同成長起來的青年人都不可缺少的一種思想基礎。
我上小學時，班上有位小姑娘，學習非常刻苦而成績卻不盡人意。
老師要我幫助她。看得出，她也寄厚望于我。但我那時還是個小男孩，坐不住，不懂事。我老是ME避她。以便有更多時間自己玩。
期末考試前一天，她來求我說“請你給我講解一下行嗎?這次我很想考得好一點。”我開始給她講解，不一會兒便草草收場，假裝沒有察覺她迷茫的眼神，一溜煙兒地跑開了。不出所料，這次她又考砸了。兩個月后，新學期依始，傳來她死于血癌的消息。我沒有完成那項小小的任務，無人知曉。但我卻不能原諒自己。她的眼睛令我難以忘懷，仿佛在責問我，“你為什么不愿多幫助我呢?這對于你來說，并不費事。你為什么不能理解我對你的信賴，而讓我帶著痛苦和遺憾離開這個世界?”
我當時才八九歲。但從某種意義上講，這件事成了我生活的新起點。因為我開始體會到“責任”二字的意義，并盡心盡力地學著完成自己的義務。我也逐漸領會了這個神圣字眼的深刻內含:人與人之間的彼此需要和信任、合作和依賴正是人類社會存在的基礎。
之后，我在生活中又經受過多次失敗，但那小姑娘之死所引起的懊悔，心里卻不曾再現。想到自己做每一件事都能盡職盡責，一種滿足之感便油然而生。
此事及類似的多起事件改變了我，完善了我。當我長大成人，我開始領悟周圍發生的一切變化。我發現，從某種意義上說，社會跟我一樣，正處在一個自我完善的時期。新建筑、新商品、新款式一天一個樣。新思維、新信息、新技術層出不窮。即便萬里相隔，人們在轉瞬之間即可相互交談。社會競爭越演越烈。
人們越來越強調個性和創造性。越來越多的人因工作努力而受到獎賞。這就是當今的時代，一代新人由成長邁入成熟的時代。這是我們這一代人接替父輩治國安邦的時代。然而，我們也面臨很多間題。
據悉，壞人在光天化日之下作惡，周圍的群眾居然袖手旁觀，無動于衷。我還聽說，目前我國尚有100萬兒童連小學也上不起，而巨額資金卻拿去舉辦奢侈的宴會和購置豪華的轎車。
我們常常買的是劣質藥品，或名曰藥品實為一文不值的廢物，非但不能除病去痛，反而會使病情加重。在某些人看來，世上金錢最寶貴，只要能賺錢，不惜犧牲道德和責任。
因而，這個時代賦予我們的是更強烈的競爭和效率意識，使我們更善于批判性地思考和創造性地行動。
此外，這個時代要求我們這一代人必須認清自己肩負的歷史重任，下定決心，采取行動，解決上述問題。長期以來，歷史一直在我們這一代人身上培養著這些品質。現在，歷史呼喚我們挺身而出，以實際行動向全民族及全人類證實我們的拳拳愛國之心和大無畏的英雄主義。
此刻，我站在講臺上回顧15年來的學生生活。今后的歲月，我很可能平平淡淡地度過。但這絲毫不會讓我心灰意冷。因為我知道，憑借強烈的責任感和精益求精的不懈奮斗，我將追求一種有意義的生活，一種不枉此生的生活。
此刻，我站在講臺上回顧過去，15年來祖國取得的巨大成就激勵著千千萬萬的同齡人。我們之中大多數人將與名利和權力無緣。只有極少數人或許會后世留芳。對此我們絲毫也不會在意。因為我們知道，世界在觀望，世界在傾聽。在這個大量機遇和激烈竟爭并存的時代，我們國家究竟去向何方，整個世界都在關注。
我永遠不會忘記班上那位小姑娘。她本應該卻沒能和在座各位一樣享受今天美好的人生和明日充滿希望的世界。
接受新世紀的挑戰，把我們的血汗、智慧和熱情奉獻給建設祖國、造福人民的偉大歷史事業。這就是我們這一代人的神圣職責。
我們決不逃避責任，決不辜負人民的期望。我們的業績將四海傳揚。我們的故事將被反復講述，定會令人驚嘆不已，以至熱淚盈眶。
有幸與時代為伍的朋友們，讓我們勇往直前，以勝利的姿態迎接光輝燦爛的新世紀的來臨!
演說者簡介】 劉欣(1975一)，南京大學外國語學院英語系學生，在1995年底的校級英語演講賽中脫穎而出，代表南京大學參加1996年3月22日在北京舉行的“21世紀杯全國大學生英語演講比賽”.以《選擇的重要性》為題發表演說，奪得比賽第一名。
Knowing the Consequences of Choice
Over the past Spring Festival, I got involved in a family dispute. Right before I got home, four satellite channels of CCTV were added to the 14 channels we had already had. In prime time at night, they all had interesting shows. Therefore, the five of us-my parents, my sisters and I-had to argue over what to watch. Finally, we agreed that we should watch the "most interesting" programme... If we
could agree what that was.
However, all of us there remember that for a long time after we had TV, there were only one or two channels available. The increase in options reveals an important change in our life: the abundance of choice.
Fifteen years ago we all dressed in one style and in one colour. Today, we select from a wide variety of designs and shades.
Fifteen years ago, we read few newspapers. Today, we read English newspapers like the China Daily and the 21st Century, as well as various Chinese newspapers.
Fifteen years ago, English majors took only courses in language and literature. Today, we also study Western culture, journalism, business communications, international relations, and computer science.
The emergence of choices marks the beginning of a new era in China"s history; an era of diversity, of material and cultural richness, and an era of the rebirth of the Chinese nation.
We enjoy the abundance of choice. But this has not come easily.
About 150 years ago, China was forced to open up its door by Western canons and gunboats. It has been through the struggle and sacrifice of generations that we finally have gained the opportunity to choose for ourselves. The policy of reform and openness is the choice that has made all the difference.
Like others of my age, I"m too young to have experienced the time when the Chinese people had no right to choose. However, as the next century draws near, it is time to ask: What does choice really mean to us young people?
Is choice a game that relies on chance or luck? Is choice an empty promise that never materializes? Or is choice a puzzle so difficult that we have to avoid it?
First, I would like to say: To choose means to claim opportunities.
I am a third-year English major. An important choice for me, of course, is what to do upon graduation. I can go to graduate school, at home or abroad. I can go to work as a teacher, a translator, a journalist, an editor and a diplomat. Actually, the system of mutual selection has allowed me to approach almost every career opportunity in China.
Indeed, this is not going to be an easy choice. I would love to work in such big cities as Beijing or Shanghai or Shenzhen. I would also love to return to my hometown, which is intimate, though slightly lagging in development. I would love to stay in the coastal area where life is exciting and fast-paced. I would also love to put down roots in central and western China, which is underdeveloped, but holds
great potential.
All of these sound good. But they are only possibilities. To those of us who are bewildered at the abundance of opportunities, I would like to say: To choose means to accept challenge.
To us young people, challenge often emerges in the form of competition. In the next century, competition will not only come from other college graduates, but also from people of all ages and of all origins.
With increasing international exchanges, we have to face growing competition from the whole outside world. This is calling for a higher level of our personal development.
Fifteen years ago, the knowledge of a foreign language or of computer operation was considered merely an advantage. But today, with wider educational opportunities, this same knowledge has become essential to everyone.
Given this situation, even our smallest choices will require great wisdom and personal determination.
As we gain more initiative in choice making, the consequence of each choice also becomes more important.
As we gain more initiative in choice making, the consequence of each choice also becomes more important.
Nuclear power, for instance, may improve our quality of life. But it can also be used to damage the lives and possessions of millions.
Economic development has enriched our lives but brought with it serious harm to our air, water and health.
To those of us who are blind to the consequences of their choices, I would like to say, To choose means to take responsibility. When we are making choices for ourselves, we cannot casually say: "It"s just my own business. " As policy makers of the next century, we cannot fail to see our responsibility to those who share the earth with us.
The traditional Chinese culture teaches us to study hard and work hard so as to honor our family. To me, however, this family is not just the five of us who quarreled over television programmes. Rather, it is the whole of the human family. As I am making my choices, I will not forget the smile of my teacher when I correctly spelled out the word "China" for the first time, I will not forget the happy faces of the boys and girls we helped to send back to school in the mountains of Jiangxi Province. I will not forget the tearful eyes of women and children in Bosnia, Chechnya and Somali, where millions are suffering from war, famine or poverty.
All these people, known and unknown, make up our big human family. At different points, they came into my life and broaden my perspective. Now as I am to make choices for myself, it is time to make efforts to improve their lives, because a world will benefit us all only if every one in it can lead a peaceful and prosperous life.
選擇的重要性
去年春節期間，我陷入過一場家庭紛爭。在我回家之前，我們家的電視除了已有的14個頻道外又增加了四個衛星頻道。晚上的黃金時間，每個頻道的節目都很精彩.結果，我們一家五口(父母，兩個姐姐和我)為了選臺而爭執起來。最后，我們決定應當看“最有意思”的節目——如果我們在什么是“最有意思”上可以認同的話。
不過我們全都清楚地記得，買了電視后的好長一段時間里，只有一兩個頻道可供選擇。電視頻道的增多反映出我們生活中的一個重大變化:選擇余地的擴大。
15年前，我們身著同樣的款式，單一的色調。而如今，紛繁的花色和眾多的式樣讓我們挑得眼花繚亂。
15年前，我們幾乎無報可讀。而如今，除了大大小小的中文報紙，我們還讀上了《中國日報》、《21世紀報》這樣的英文報紙。
15年前，英語專業的學生只能選語言與文學課程。而如今，我們還學習西方文化，新聞，商務，國際關系，甚至還有計算機課程。
選擇的涌現標志著中國進入了一個嶄新的時代，一個充滿多樣化的時代，一個物質與精神都愈加豐富的時代，一個中華民族獲得新生的時代。
我們為選擇之多而歡呼雀躍，同時也深深地感到這一切來之不易。
一個半世紀之前，在西方大炮、戰艦的威通下，中國被迫打開了國門。經過祖祖輩輩的抗爭與犧牲，我們才最終贏得了當家作主的機會。改革開放這個正確的抉擇使一切發生了翻天覆地的變化。
我和其他同齡人一樣，太年輕了、沒有經歷過中國人喪失選擇權的歲月。但是，隨著下個世紀的腳步越走越近，我們是該們心自間了:選擇，對于我們青年一代，到底意味著什么?
選擇，是場靠僥幸來獲勝的游戲嗎?是句不用兌現的空話嗎?抑或是種讓人知難而退的困境?
首先，我認為，選擇意味著抓住機遇。
我是英語專業三年級學生，我所面臨的一個重大選擇當然是畢業后的去向。我可以攻讀碩士學位，或在國內，或在國外。我可以走上工作崗位，做名教師，翻譯，記者，編輯或外交家.實際上，雙向選擇的體制在我面前鋪開了通向各行各業的大道。
說真的，這個選擇并不好做。我愿意在像北京、上海、深圳這樣的大都市里工作，我也盼著能回到雖不那么發達卻使我倍感親切的故鄉。我希望可以留在生活節奏快，令人興奮的沿海地帶，我也愿意扎根于廣炭的中西部地區，那里雖然條件艱苦，卻有極大的發展潛力。
所有這一切聽上去令人振奮，但它們畢竟只是可能性。有些人面對五花八門的選擇挑得眼花繚亂，我要告訴他們:選擇就意味著接受挑戰。
對于我們青年一代，挑戰常以竟爭的形式出現。到下個世紀，競爭者將不僅只是其他大學畢業生，更有各行各業不同年齡層的人們。
隨著國際交流的不斷增多，我們得面對來自整個外部世界日益激烈的競爭，這就對我們個/、的發展提出了更高的要求。
15年前，懂門外語或會用計算機是個優越條件。但今天，隨著受教育面的拓寬，以上的知識也成了每個人必備的條件。
在這種形勢下，即便最細小的選擇也要求我們具有極大的智慧和自主精神。
當我們面對選擇不斷增強自己的主動性時，每一次選擇的結果也同樣變得愈加重要。
比方說，核能可以提高人民的生活水平，可它同樣也能毀滅千百萬人的生命財產。
經濟的發展使我們富裕起來，卻也給我們的空氣、水、健康帶來了嚴重危害。有些人對選擇的后果毫不在乎，我要對他們說:選擇還意味著承擔責任。我們替自己做選擇時，不能隨口一句“這不關別人的事”。作為下個世紀的決策者，我們必須承擔對和我們共同擁有這個地球的人們所負的責任。
傳統的中華文化教育我們，要勃奮學習，努力工作，以榮耀家門。然而我認為，這個家門并不只指諸如我的那個爭看電視的五口小家。更確切地說，它指的是整個人類這個大家庭。當我為自己的未來做出選擇時，我不會忘記自己第一次正確讀出“China"這個單詞時老師臉上的笑容。我也不會忘記在我們的幫助下重返校園的江西山區的孩子們興奮的臉龐。我更不會忘記飽受戰火、饑荒、貧困蹂蹦的波斯尼亞、車臣、索馬里，不會忘記那里成千上萬的婦女兒童淚水模糊的雙眼。
所有這些我認識或不認識的人們組成了人類這個大家庭。他們從不同的時空中走進了我的生活，開拓了我的視野。現在，我將為自己做出抉擇，該是為使他們的生活變得美好而奮斗的時候了。因為只有當每個人都過上和平、富足的生活，世界才能成為大家的樂園.
I Regain Confidence
By Li Jun (李軍青島海洋大學)
(2001年11月下旬，在上海舉行的第七屆“21世紀?愛立信杯”英語演講比賽華東地區比賽中獲得第一名)
專家點評:本演講語言較流暢，從具體事件人手，將主題升華，催人奮進。
I received a devastating blow to my self-confidence in the first interview of my college years. I applied to be a host in our Student Acting Troupe and felt confident that I would be accepted. But one of the panel members told me: "You seem inadequate and you are a little vertically-challenged." My life has never been the same since. I used bigger heels to complement my height and psychological maneuvers and tricks to hide my lack of confidence. But no matter how hard I tried to look the part, there was still something missing.
As president of English Club, I organized the rehearsal of Snow White for an English party. Unfortunately, we could not find an actor to be the last dwarf. It had to be someone who was humorous by nature and fluent in English. Suddenly, all eyes turned to me, and I knew I would have to be the dwarf. To my great surprise and delight, once on stage, I was totally absorbed in the performance and my humorous nature was put to full use. As the dwarf, I was a big hit.
Yes, each of us is only one among millions of others, but each of us is an individual and each of us is unique. Cultivating our individuality will transform our lives, making of them a kaleidoscope of new colors and textures.
A world deprived of diversity would be a bland and boring place. The real tragedy is not being short or shy or ugly, but having your identity lost in a world in which everyone is a clone of a model cool boy or a flawless charming girl.
Given a choice, I would rather be ugly than live in such a world. I"d rather be a genuine dwarf accompanying a Snow White than be a Snow White among nothing but Snow Whites. I would rather be myself. I would contribute my individual and unique colors to create a more diverse universe. Please, be yourself.
譯文:我重樹信心
大學生活的幾年里，當我參加第一次面試時，我的自信心受到了沉重的打擊。我向“學生劇團”申請出演一個主角，而且我十分自信地認為我會被錄用。但是,其中有個劇團成員告訴我:“你似乎不太合適出演這個角色，因為你的身高有點問題。”我從未遇到過這種情況。我穿著高跟鞋來彌補我的身高，采用心理策略和技巧來掩蓋自己信心的缺乏。但是，不論我怎樣努力進入角色，感覺還是缺少些什么。
作為英語俱樂部的主席，我為英語晚會組織排演了《白雪公主》短劇。不幸的是，我們找不到合適的人選出演最后一個小矮人。這個角色必須生性幽默，英語流利。突然，所有人的目光都轉向了我，我知道那個小矮人就是我了。讓我極度奇怪而又高興的是，一上臺，我完全投入到演出中，而且我那幽默的天性被發揮得淋漓盡致。作為一個‘’小矮人”，我取得了巨大的成功。
的確，我們中的任何一個人都是千百萬中的一員，但我們中的每個人都是一個與眾不同的個體。發揮我們自己的個性會改變我們的生活，使它們成為美麗的萬花筒。
失去了多樣性的世界是個冷漠、乏味的地方。真正的悲劇不是個矮、害羞或丑陋，而是將自己的個性迷失在一個克隆的世界里，那里到處都是典型的酷男孩或無瑕、迷人的好姑娘。
如果讓我選擇，我寧可面貌五陋，也不愿生活在這樣一個世界里。我寧可做一個伴隨“白雪公主”的真實的小矮人，也不愿做“白雪公主”世界里的一個白雪公主，而隨波逐流。我寧可作為一個真實的自我而出現。我愿將自己獨特的、與眾不同的色彩奉獻給多姿多彩的世界。“走自己的路，讓別人去說吧!”
Enjoy Yourself While Fulfilling Responsibility
By Wang Yu王羽四川師范大學)
(2001年11月8日，在西安舉行的第七屆 "21世紀?愛立信杯”英語演講比賽西北地區比賽中獲得第一名)
專家點評:本文主題突出，以小見大，寓意深刻，語言樸實自然，表達的情感強烈，是一篇演講佳作。
In my 18 years of life, there have been many things. University days are the best part of them. I can never forget the days when I stepped into my university. I was impressed by its garden-like campus, its enthusiastic students and especially its learning atmosphere. I at once fell in love with it.
After the arduous military training, I get absolutely absorbed in my studies. The classes given by the teachers are excellent. They provide us with information not only from our textbooks but from many other sources as well. They easily arouse my insatiable desire to take in as much as I can.
Frankly speaking, at first I had some difficulty following the teachers. However, through my own efforts and thanks to my teachers" guidance, I made remarkable progress. Now I"ve benefited a lot from lectures and many other academic reports.
Learning is a long process; I"ll keep exploring in the treasure house of knowledge to enrich myself. This summer I got out of the ivory tower and entered the real world. A publishing house offered me a part-time job in compilation and revision.
At the beginning I was belittled by my colleagues. But they were really surprised when I translated seven English articles over 5,000 words on only one day. Gradually, they began to look at me with respectful eyes. In their opinion I turned out to be a useful and trustworthy colleague.
I also realize that only those who bring happiness for others can be truly happy. So I often take part in activities concerning public welfare. I once went to a barren mountain village with my classmates. We taught the kids there who could not afford school. While showing them how broad and how civilized the outer world is, I was deeply touched by their eagerness to learn, their honesty and their purity. I couldn"t control my tears on the day when we left. The precious experience with the poor kids made me aware of the responsibility on the shoulders of us, future teachers.
Besides study and social practice, there are entertainments as well. I do body building every day, hoping to keep healthy and energetic. We also write a play and put it on in our spare time.
Campus life is the most splendid time. But different people have different choices. The majority of students cherish their beautiful season and cherish the hope that one day they"ll become outstanding. But there are indeed some students still under ignorance. They gather together for eating, drinking or playing cards. They"re busy in searching for a girlfriend or a boyfriend. They forget completely about their mission as college students and the hope of their motherland.
Finally, I do hope everybody can try their best to become a worthy citizen of the country. I do hope everybody can become the backbone of our nation and make great contributions to society!
譯文:享受生活、不忘使命
在我這18年的生命中，有著許多美好的經歷，而大學生活則是其中最難忘的一段。我永遠不會忘記剛剛跨進大學校園的那幾天:花園一樣的校園，熱情活躍的學生，特別是那里的學習氣氛，給我留下了深刻的印象。
經過了一段艱辛的軍事訓練后，我完全融入到了學習中。老師的講課真是棒極了。他們傳授給我們的不僅是課本上的知識，還包括其他各種各樣的信息。我渴望獲得盡可能多的知識，是老師激發起了我這個不能滿足的欲望。
坦率地說，一開始我還不能跟上老師的講課。但是，通過我自己的努力以及老師的指導，我取得了巨大的進步。我從老師的授課和其他許多學術報告中獲益匪淺。
學習是個循序漸進、長期的過程，我會在知識的寶庫中不斷探索，豐富自我。今年暑假，我跨出象牙塔，進入并接觸到了真正的社會。一個出版社給了我編輯和校對的兼職工作。
工作初期，同事們都礁不起我。但是，當我在一天之內翻譯完7篇(總字數超過5000字)的英語文章后，他們真的是
大吃一驚。漸漸地，他們開始用尊敬的眼光看待我。他們認為，我變成了一個有用并值得信賴的好同事。
我也同樣意識到，只有那些為別人帶來幸福的人才能真正的幸福。因而，我經常參加有關公眾福利享業的活動。有一次，我和同學去了一個貧痔的山區村莊。在那里，我們教那些沒錢上學的孩子。我向他們展示了一幅寬廣、文明的外部世界的畫面，但同時我也被那些孩子學習的渴望、他們的真誠和純潔深深打動了。在我們離開的那一天，我那不爭氣的眼淚禁不住流了下來。這次珍貴的經歷讓我們這些未來的教師意識到了自己肩上的責任重大。
除了學習和社會實踐，我還經常參加娛樂活動。我每天都鍛煉身體，希望保持健康和充滿活力。我們還在業余時間寫劇本并排練演出。
園生活是最豐富多彩的。但是，不同的人有著不同的選擇。大多數的學生珍惜他們的美好時光，并殷切希望將來能出類拔萃。可是，的確有學生無動于衷。他們聚在一起吃喝玩樂;他們忙于追求異性朋友;他們完全忘記了自己作為大學生的使命和祖國對他們的厚望。
最后，我希望每個人都能盡最大努力成為國家的有用人才。我也希望每個人都能成為我們民族的脊梁，為社會做出巨大的貢獻!
Nature Is Our Mother
By Tan Ying(譚英 湖南大學)
專家點評:文章開頭較有新意，全文貫穿環保意識，主題鮮明、有強烈的時代感。
Let me begin my speech with a replay of scenes familiar to most, if not all, of those present here today.
"Mum, I"m sorry, but I need 3,000 yuan for my tuition this year."
"Mum, it is my friend"s birthday tomorrow, I must buy her a present."
"Mum, this jacket was out of fashion long ago, would you do me a favor? "
Take. Take. Take. The relationship between a mother and a child always seems to follow such a pattern. I know my mother is always there for me, providing me with everything I need; from food to clothing, from tuition to pocket money. I never thought twice about all she did until one day she said, "Will there be a time that you"ll say you have taken enough from me? "
Like a child endlessly asking, we humans, throughout history, have been continually demanding what we desire from nature. We enjoy the comfort and beauty of our furniture, yet we never bother to think about the serious soil erosion caused by deforestation. We take it for granted that we must warm ourselves in winter times, yet we seldom realize the burning away of precious natural resources. We appreciate all the prosperity from the development of modern industry, yet few would give the slightest consideration to the global air and water pollution caused by industrial wastes. Our ruthless exploitation has permanently impaired our mother earth. As we tragically learned from last summer"s floods. we cannot continue our carelessness.
Finally, standing here at the threshold of the 21st century, we cannot help thinking of our posterity. Nature is not only the mother of the present generation, but also the mother of the generations to come. How severely our descendents will criticize us if we leave them a barren and lifeless mother? How much more they will appreciate us if we give them a world of harmony to inherit? Let us start respecting and caring for nature from now on. Let us start the campaign of creating a mutually beneficial relationship between people and nature right from this moment. With this new start, I firmly believe, that our children, and our children"s children will live in a brand new age of green trees, clean air, crystal water, blue sky and an even more promising world!
自然是我們的母親
請允許我用一個我們今天在座的大部分人，就算不是全部，都很熟悉的場景來展開我的演講。
“媽媽，不好意思，今年的學費要三千元。”
“媽媽，明天是我朋友的生日，我要給她買份禮物。”
“媽媽，這件衣服早過時了，幫我買件新的，好嗎?”
索取，索取，再索取。母親和孩子的關系似乎永遠都是這一種形式。我知道母親總是我的靠山，給我一切需要的東西，從食物到衣服，從學費到零用錢。我覺得她所做的一切都是理所當然的，直到有一天，她說:“會不會有這么一天你對我說我已經索取夠了?’’
就像孩子無止境的要求一樣，我們人類，從古到今，也一直在向自然索求以滿足欲望。我們享受家具的美麗與舒適，但我們從來就不愿去想一想由于采伐樹林而引起的嚴重的土壤侵蝕問題。我們認為冬天要取暖是理所當然的事情，卻未曾意識到寶貴的自然資源就這樣被燒掉。我們高興地看到現代工業發展帶來了繁榮，但很少人會對由于工業廢物導致的全球空氣和水質污染問題稍加考慮。我們無情的剝削已經永遠地傷害了地球母親。我們從去年夏天的洪災悲劇中已經認識到，我們不能再繼續漠不關心下去了。
最后，站在21世紀的門檻上，我們不禁展望著繁榮昌盛。自然不僅是現在這一代人的母親，更是未來一代人的母親。如果我們留給他們的是一位貧瘩、毫無生氣的母親，那么我們會受到子孫們何等嚴厲的批評?如果我們留給他們的遺產是一個和諧的世界，他們會對我們作出何等的稱贊?讓我們從現在開始尊重、關愛自然。讓我們立刻開展一場建立人類與自然互惠互利關系的運動。我堅信，有了這個新的開始，我們的孩子、孩子的孩子必將生活在一個綠樹青蔥、空氣清新、水碧天藍的嶄新世紀，一個前景更加燦爛的世界!
We Are a Normal Member of the Big Family of Nature
By Wang Yonghui(主永暉 北京對外經濟貿易大學)
專家點評:演講者圍繞環境污染的嚴重性作了一次次的說明。文章的結構嚴謹，也很有層次感。
Honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen. Today，we are gathering here to discuss a very hot issue. how to find harmony in a new age between man and nature? Where modern science and technology are concerned I am only a layman I have to say. However, living in this "new age" , seeing my dear ones suffering from respiratory diseases from time to time, finding the beautiful colors of green and blue are being replaced by that of gray and pale, and realizing that our mother planet is getting more and more unhealthy; I can"t help trying to offer my idea and my trivial efforts to look for the answer of the question.
As the ancient Greek oracle goes: know thyself. I think in answering this above-mentioned question, this precondition is also very important.
Who are we? This is a question, which should be answered not only by those specialists, but also by every one of human beings.
Some people may proudly say: we are the masters of nature. It is true that the idea of "man can conquer nature" has dominated people"s mind for years, and it is true, man has kept acting like a master and doing whatever things he wants for thousands of years. However, as the consequence of this kind of "leadership" , now the "master" seems to be confronted with problems that are far beyond his control. Facts are really very ample. The
green house effect leaves islands and cities along the coast, such as this oriental pearl-Shanghai, in danger of the disaster of being drowned; the holes of the ozone layer make the earth less suitable to live for some creatures including human beings; the phenomena of EL Nino and La Nina leave the land with serious flood and drought, and the diseases, caused by pollution, are increasing at an incredible speed... Seeing all these facts, can we still ignore the counterattack of nature? We are not the masters of nature. Facing all the disasters made by ourselves, we, mankind as a whole should realize that we are just a normal member of the big family of nature. Any mistreatment towards nature will meet only with the revenge from her.
By saying so, I do not mean we should give a sudden stop to any development. Because that will result in a threat to the existence of human society. I mean we should treat nature equally, leaving the chance of existence and development to nature as we are obtaining the same thing, and thus we will get the situation of win-win.
I am very pleased to find that now more and more people, from every corner of the planet, have come to realize that harmony with nature is the only way to universal and continuous progress and prosperity. And I think that is why we come here from all over the country to discuss this topic today.
I want to end my speech by quoting from Mr. Nixon. "Our destiny offers, not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity." The future is not ours to see of course. However, by seizing firmly the opportunities, by knowing clearly about ourselves, we, human beings, can doubtlessly achieve the real harmony with nature!
Thank you.
譯文:我們只是自然大家庭中普通的一員
尊敬的評委，女士們、先生們。今天我們聚在一起討論一個熱門的話題:如何在新時代找到人與自然的和諧?談到科學技術，我必須承認，我是個門外漢。但是，生活在這個“新時代”，看著自己親愛的人時刻遭受呼吸疾病的折磨，看著美麗的藍色和綠色被灰色和蒼白所代替，意識到我們的地球母親正越來越不健康，我忍不住要提出自己的主張，奉獻微薄的力量，去尋找這一問題的答案。
古希臘有這樣一個神諭:了解自己。我想在回答上述的問題時，這一先決條件是很重要的。
我們是誰?這是一個間題，不僅應由專家來回答，而且應該由每一個人來回答。
也許有人會自豪地說:我們是自然的主人。許多年來，“人定勝天”這一觀念已在許多人心中根深蒂固，這是事實。長期以來，人類以主人的姿態隨心所欲、為所欲為，這也是事實。不過，這種“主導”的后果是，今天所謂的“主人”面臨著自己無法控制的問題。證據是充足的。溫室效應使島嶼和沿海城市，比如上海這顆東方明珠等，處于被海水侵吞的災難危機之中;臭氧層的空洞使得地球不再適宜于居住，對其他動物如此，對人類也一樣;厄爾尼諾現象和拉尼那現象使地球早澇成災;污染所導致的疾病正以驚人的速度傳播著……看到這些現象，我們還能無視這自然的反擊嗎?我們不是自然的主人。面對著自己造成的災難，我們，整個人類，應該意識到我們只是自然大家族中普通的一員。任何對自然的虐待只能遭到來自自然的報復。
我這樣說，并不是指我們應該馬上停止發展。因為這會導致對人類社會生存的威脅。我指的是我們應該平等地對待自然，給自然以生存和發展的機會，就像我們自身所尋求的一樣。只有這樣，我們才會有一個皆大歡喜的境況。
我很高興地發現來自地球各個地方的越來越多的人，正逐步意識到與自然的和諧是不斷繁榮進步的出路。這就是今天我們從全國吝地匯集在此討論這一話題的原因。
我想引用尼克松先生的話來結束我的發言:“我們的命運給予的不是失望之杯，是機遇之博。”當然，未來不是我們能夠預測的。不過，緊緊抓住機遇，清楚地了解自己，我們人類，就一定能達成與自然的和楷，謝謝。
My Definition of Success
By Bao Jinlong(鮑金龍)
專家點評:演講開頭點題，直截了當，緊扣主題，語言較簡潔，運用修辭得體。
It is easy to describe success in terms of money, fame and reputation. But I believe that success is not external. I believe that success comes from within. My definition of success is to be true to yourself, and be true to others. That means, that you must cherish your personal ideal even in the face of adversity. I also believe that success is not discriminatory. Success is not restricted to such a class of people, in fact, it may be achieved by any person irrespective of his race, creed, gender and economic background. A good example of success is that of Beethoven. He is one of the world"s most famous composers, yet he was deaf. He could not hear the majestic pieces of music that he created. Yet, in the face of this adversity, he was able to maintain his ideals--that of composing music.
To exemplify what success means to me, I pose a question to all of you. What brings us together here today? I believe that it is the beauty of the spoken word. The effect of pause and the sound of rhetoric are unique to the spoken word. I believe the beauty of the spoken word is even stronger for those who have difficulty in expressing themselves. These people are reclusive and had their emotions hidden within them. I once went to Australia and I saw two pictures, Once was drawn by a normal child, the other was drawn by a child with social inhibitions. The picture drawn by the normal child was simple and plain. The other was life-like, full of details and imagination. What this shows is that these are ideas, emotions and feelings that are locked internally in these
children.
My ideal is to be the key, spreading the beauty of the spoken words to these children. These children have been neglected, but I feel that I can and should help these children to find themselves and be able to express themselves.
I realize that this is a difficult task, and there are many obstacles on the way. But I believe in my ideals and I will stick to them--even in the face of adversity. We should never have a premature abortion of ideals--let the child, let our ideals, stand the challenge. For a life without ideals is not living.
Thank you!
譯文:成功之我見
用金錢、名譽和聲望來描述成功，這很簡單。但我相信成功不是外在的，我相信成功來源于自身。我對成功的定義是對已誠實，待人真誠。這就意味著即使面臨困境厄運，你都必須堅守自己的理想。我同樣相信成功沒有偏見，成功不屬于某一類人，事實上，不論種族、宗教信仰、性別和經濟背景，任何人都能夠獲得。貝多芬的成功就是個很好的例子。他是世界上最著名的作曲家之一，而他卻雙耳失聰。他無法聽到自己創作出的美妙樂章。然而，身
處如此逆境，他仍然能夠堅持自己的理想——作曲。
為了舉例說明我對成功的理解，我想給在座的諸位提一個問題。是什么讓我們大家今天在此相會?我想是語言世界的美麗讓我們走到了一起。停頓的效果和修辭之聲是話語世界所獨一無二的。我相信那些說話表達困難的人們對話語世界中的美麗體會得更為深刻。這些人都隱遁世間，把自己的感情深藏于心。我曾經去過澳大利亞，在那里看到了兩幅畫。一幅是正常兒童畫的，另一幅是一個社會生活受限制的孩子畫的。正常的孩子畫的畫簡單、樸素，
而另一幅卻貼近現實生活，充滿了細節和想象。這表明這些孩子的思想、情緒和感受都封閉在他們的內心深處。
我的理想是成為向這些孩子傳播話語世界美好的鑰匙。這些孩子曾被我們忽視，但我覺得我能夠也應該幫助他們發現和認識自己，并且能夠表達自己的想法。
我知道這是個艱巨的任務，實現起來會遇到許多困難和障礙。但我篤信自己的理想，并將堅守下去——即使逆境重重。我們千萬不能對一個理想作出不成熟的棄絕決定——讓這些孩子，讓我們的理想經受挑戰。因為，沒有理想的生活是沒有生氣的。
謝謝!
My Definition of Success
By Chen Heng 陳恒 上海外國語大學
獲得第五屆全國英語演講比賽冠軍)
專家點評:演講開頭用了一個寓言故事，十分生動，最后點出對成功的看法，達到了點題的效果。
“Once upon a time， there was a king who had a daughter as beautiful as a blooming rose. To all the suitors who came to the king"s palace to ask for the hand of the princess, the old king assigned three tasks to be accomplished, each next to impossible. One day, into the king"s palace came a handsome young prince..." Well, you know the rest. The three tasks may be different in different versions, but the main plot is always the same, with the prince claiming the princess"s hand triumphantly.
And the ending is always the same, finishing with the line "And they live happily every after."
Why aren"t we tired of something so fanciful, so unrealistic, and, I would say, so unimaginative? How can a story like that endure generations of repetition`? Because, I think, it is a typical success story. It is highly philosophical and symbolic. By implication, we see a 4-step definition of success: 1 ) a goal to be set. as represented by the beautiful princess; 2 ) challenges to be met, as represented by the three tasks; 3 ) the process of surmounting difficulties, as represented by the ordeals the youth goes through; and 4 ) the reward of success, as represented by the happy marriage.
The story not only caters to everyone"s inward yearning for success, but also emphasizes the inseparability of the process and the result. The reward of success will be much amplified if the path leading towards it is treacherous, and vice versa. If a person inherits his father"s millions and leads an easy life, he is not a successful person even in material terms, because there are no difficulties involved in his achieving affluence. The term "success", to be sure. will not sit still for easy definition. But as I understand it, the true meaning of success entails a combination of both the process and the satisfactory result of an endeavor. To clarify my view, let me give another analogy.
If we changed the rules of football, greatly enlarged the goal and sent away David Seaman or any other goal keeper, so that another David, namely David Beckham, could score easily, then scoring would not give him the thrill of accomplishment and the joy that it brings. If we further changed the rules by not allowing Arsenal"s defenders to defend, so that Beckham needed only to lift a finger, actually a toe, to score, then there would be no game at all, because the meaning of winning would have disappeared. In accepting the challenge, in surmounting the difficulties and in enduring the hardship, success acquires its value. The sense of attainment varies in proportion to the degree of difficulties on overcomes.
The concept of success is not constant but relative because the nature of difficulty is also relative. Something you do effortlessly might pose a great difficulty for a handicapped person. In acquiring the ability to do the same as you can, he or she achieve success. That"s why we greatly admire Stephen Hawking, because, though confined to a wheel chair, he has contributed greatly to the field of science.
I myself, a rather shy person by nature who easily suffer from stage fright, had to pluck up great courage to take part in a speech contest like this. I could have stayed away and had an easy time of it by not entering the university level contest.But I chose to accept the challenge and to face the difficulties. Now here I am. If I come out first, it will be a great success for me. If I come out last-I hope this will not be the case-but if I come out last, I will not call my attempt a failure, but will also celebrate it as a true success, because part of my goal is my own character training-to do more assertive, to be brave in face of difficulties. For me, it is a meaningful step forward, small as it is, in the long journey toward the final success in my life, because I have truly gained by participating.
Let us return to our handsome young prince and the 4-step definition of success. You my have noticed that the usual worldly criteria of wealth, position and fame were not mentioned as part of the story, but rather, it emphasized the process of overcoming difficulties. The ancient wisdom had already defined the meaning of success, and this is my definition, too.
Thank you.
譯文:成功之我見
“很久以前，有個國王，他的女兒貌美如花。老國王向所有來求婚的男士提出了三個任務作為挑戰，而每一項任務都異常艱巨，幾乎不可能完成。一天，來了一位年輕英俊的王子……”好了，下面的故事你們都知道了。三項任務在不同的版本中各不相同，但關鍵部分的情節都如出一轍:王子成功地過關，得到了公主的芳心。而故事的結局也都一樣，最后一句都寫道:“從此他們幸福地生活在一起。
為什么我們對如此美妙、如此不切實際,而我要說,如此缺乏想象力的東西這么樂此不疲呢?這樣的故事又如何能夠經歷幾代人的重復?我想，因為它是典型的成功的例子。故事的思想性很強，具有代表性。通過故事帶給我們的啟示，我們認識到了成功定義中的四個步驟;第一，目標的設定，有如故事里美麗的公主;第二，所遇到的困難和挑戰，就像三大任務;第三，克服困難的過程，故事中青年經歷重重難關可以作為象征;第四，就是成功的果實，如同幸福的婚姻。
這個故事不僅迎合了人們內心深處對成功的向往，也強調了過程和結果的不可分離。如果通往成功的道路崎嶇曲折，那么成功的回報必然碩果累累，反之亦然。如果一個人繼承了父輩的百萬家產而生活得輕松富足，那么，即使在物質上，他也不能算是個成功人士，因為，他的財富并沒有經過艱難困苦而獲得。確切地說，“成功”這個詞，不是個靜態簡單的定義。在我的理解中，真正意義上的成功是奮斗的過程和經歷了奮斗之后贏得的滿意的結果。請讓我另舉一例來闡明我的見解。
如果我們試著改變足球的比賽規則，將球門放得很大，換下大衛?希曼或其他任何的守門員，這樣，隨便哪個“大衛”，比如說，“大衛?貝克漢姆”，就可以輕松進球，然而這樣進一球卻不能給他帶來成功的震顫與喜悅。如果我們再改一改比賽規則，不讓阿森納隊的防守來守門，那么，貝克漢姆只要動動手，其實就是抬抬腳就能進一球，那樣的話、，實際上也沒有什么比賽可言了，因為贏球的意義已經不存在了。在接受挑戰、克服困難和經歷磨難的過程中，“成功”的價值才得以豐滿。取得成果的意義和所克服的艱難的程度成正比。所謂成功的概念不是一成不變的.而曇相對而言的,因為困難的性質也是相對意義上的。
正常人不費力氣做成的事對于一個殘疾人來說也許相當困難。獲得了同正常人一樣的能力，這個殘疾人就獲得了成功。這便是我們為什么崇敬史蒂芬?霍金的原因—雖然行動不便，受到了輪椅的限制，他依然為科學界作出了巨大的貢獻。
就我自己而言，生性羞澀，容易怯場，不得不鼓起非常大的勇氣來參加此次的演講比賽。我完全可以待在一邊，不參加大學級別的比賽，而落得輕松自在。可是，我還是選擇了接受這一挑戰來面對困難。現在我來了，如果我能夠得第一的話.這對我來說就是巨大的成功。如果，我是最后一名—我希望情況不是這樣—但如果我真的是最后一名，我也不會認為這次的嘗試是一次失敗，反而我要把它當作一次真正的成功來慶賀，因為我一部分的目標是對自己性格的鍛煉—更加堅強、勇敢地面對困難。對我來說，這標志著我在通向成功人生的漫漫征途中又向前邁進了一步，盡管是很小的一步，但是我確實通過參與真正地獲得了收益。
回到我們年輕英俊的王子和對“成功”的四步驟定義上吧，您也許已經注意到了財富、地位和名譽等這些世俗的標準在故事中并未提及，相反故事強調了克服重重困難的過程。古代的智慧已經對成功的意義下了定義，這也是我的定義。
謝謝!
If There Were No After Life
作者：北外英語基地校長宋遠利
翻譯：北京外國語大學北戴河外語培訓基地副校長 張寶丹
Whether there’s afterlife, the answer has never been the same. The atheists deny after life, believing that our life is no more than from the cradle to the grave. They may care about their illustrious names after death; they may feel attached to the affection of their offspring, but they never lay their hopes on their afterlife. They may also say that good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil, but they don’t really believe any retribution in their after life.
However, in the religious world or among the superstitious people, the belief in afterlife is very popular. They do not only believe in afterlife, but thousands of reincarnations as well. In the mysterious world, there are the paradise and the hell, the celestial beings and the gods, the Buddha and the Bodhisattvas.
Maybe they really believed it, or maybe they just wanted to make use of people’s veneration, the ancient emperors always declared that they were the real dragons, the sons of God, while the royal ministers claimed to be the reincarnations of various constellations. But can the stars reincarnate?
Many people burn incense and kowtow, do good deeds and strive for virtues, not just for the present, but mainly to let God see their sincerity so as to be reborn into a better afterlife, or to achieve the highest enlightenment after several lives of practice. They do believe in afterlife. But I can’t help asking: Suppose there were no afterlife, would you still do good deeds and strive for virtues? And If God does not see what you are doing, would you still be so upright and selfless? If you work, not for serving the public and liberating the others, but just for a better afterlife of your own, isn’t it a little too selfish? Comparing with this kind of believers, those who don’t believe in afterlife, but still keep doing good deeds, are the most sincere and honest philanthropists, because they do them not for themselves but for other.
You may wonder if I believe in afterlife. My answer is: I know nothing about my previous life, so I dare not make improper comments on afterlife. But I do hope there’s afterlife! Because our present life is so short that so many things slip away before our proper understanding. I have so many dreams, so many wishes, so many ambitions, as well as so many regrets and concerns. If there were no afterlife, all of them will remain unrealized!
I’m not contented with the present commonplace life, I’m very much attached to the affections that should have been mine but have been washed away by the hurrying time, and I yearn for the perfection and maturity if I could start all over again. So believe it or not, I’d rather there were afterlife.
Translated by Zhang Baodan (Diana)
May 1, 2004
假如沒有來世
有沒有來世，眾說紛紜。無神論者，不相信來世。他們認為從生到死，僅此而已。他們可能在意身后的英名，他們可能留戀后代的親情，但他們不寄希望于來世。他們也會說善有善報，惡有惡報，但并不相信下輩子報應什么。
在宗教領域、或在一些迷信的人群，來世之說比較盛行。不僅是來世，甚至會認為有千百次的輪回。在那未知而飄渺的世界，有天堂，有地獄，有神族，有仙界，有菩薩、有佛祖。
也許真的相信、也許是為了利用人們的敬畏心里，古代的帝王們總是宣稱自己是真龍天子，大臣們則標榜為天上的什么文曲星、武曲星或太白金星轉世。星星能轉世嗎？
許多人燒香、磕頭，行善、修德，并不都是為了眼前，而是為了讓上天看見自己的真誠，以便下輩子有個好的托生，或者幾世之后能修成正果。這些人自然是相信來世的。但我不禁要問：如果沒有來世，你們會不會一樣行善、修德呢？如果神靈看不見，你們是否也會公正無私呢？如果不是為了解脫他人和服務大眾才去修行，如果僅僅是為了自己將來托生好才去行善，是否有些自私呢？比較起來，那些不相信來世而又堅持行善的人，則應該是最真、最誠的大善。因為他們不是為自身，而是為公理。
也許有人會問作者，你相信來世嗎？我的回答是：我不知道前生，因而也不敢妄談后世。但我真的希望能有來世！因為這輩子時間太短，許多事情都是在還沒弄明白的時候，就已經匆匆過去了。我有那么多的理想，我有那么多的心愿，我有那么多的奢望，我有那么多的遺憾，我有那么多的牽掛，我有那么多的雄心壯志，如果沒有來世，那就一切皆空了。
我不甘心眼前的碌碌無為，我留戀被歲月沖走的本應屬于我的親情，更向往從頭再來的完美和成熟。為此，信也好，不信也好，我寧愿有來世。
Tips for Making an Effective Speech
1、You must speak up and project your voice even if you are using a microphone.
2、Your voice should be resonant and sustained when you speak.
3、Pitch your voice slightly lower than normal. Listeners tend to associate credibility and authority with a relatively deep voice.
4、Try to end declarative sentences on a low tone without, however, trailing off in volume.
5、Slow down.
1、即使是用麥克風，也要聲音響亮并運氣發聲。
2、聲音要有回聲并能稍持續一陣兒。
3、音調要定得比正常講話時低一些，聽眾往往把可信度和權威性與一個相對低沉的聲音聯系在一起。
4、盡量用降調結束陳述句，但不要減弱音量。
5、放慢語速。
段津簡介：
段津先生1953年畢業于北京外國語學院，被派往朝鮮開城中國人民志愿軍停戰談判代表團任翻譯，屬于新中國第一代英語翻譯。曾為陳毅、鄧小平、李先念、郭沫若等老一代國家領導人會見外賓時當翻譯，先后擔任中國駐加拿大大使館新聞參贊、中國駐溫哥華總領事、外交部新聞司副司長兼外交部發言人、中國駐澳大利亞悉尼總領事、中國人民外交學會副會長。
在長年的外交工作中，段津先生積累了豐富的英語口譯、筆譯經驗，擅長用英語演講，著有《如何用英語作精彩演講》一書(世界知識出版社出版)。
段津對英語演講的總體認識：
演講藝術：中西方差距明顯
我們的社會政治情況與國外不太一樣。美國人從小學開始就要競選這個、競選那個，比如俱樂部經理、學生會主席，跟政治競選差不多，所以他們的講演發達，在講演培訓方面也開展得比較好。在西方國家，特別是英語國家更加重視演講。中國在這方面滯后了一點兒，但是現在講演的風氣開始興盛，這很是令人喜悅。隨著我們對外經貿、外交關系的拓展，學英語講英語的形勢更加喜人。我去年跟一批中學生專門進行英語講演講座，他們懷著很大的興趣聽我講。對外經貿大學也曾經請我去講過怎么樣對外國人進行溝通。最近華北地區的大學生講演比賽，我去當了裁判。
英文演講和中文演講相比有哪些區別？
段津：實際上一樣，關鍵在于了解演講對象，減少冗余信息。
中文演講和英文演講實際上是一樣的，關鍵是看你演講的對象。不管是用中文還是用英文演講，首先你要對自己的聽眾要有一個很好的了解。在國外講演，講演超過半個小時，你就要考慮這個時間是不是快到了，絕不要超過50分鐘。而且應該留出一半以上的時間讓聽眾來提問題。在中國情況就有所不同，因為過去的習慣，有的時候往往邀請方要求我講三個小時。實際上現在中國人也愿意聽短話，特別是沒有什么信息量的套話說法，
我們的演講如何運用語言魅力打動聽眾？適應聽眾思維習慣？
段津：在講演當中，語言文字的運用很重要。第一，語言表達純熟清晰。第二，以對方習慣的方式、喜歡的方式來講。第三，要有內容。當聽眾通過贊揚英文的辦法來贊揚你時，例如觀眾對你說Articulate，這是表示你講得非常清晰，你聽到這樣的評語之后，實際上就說明你的內容已經打動了人。
根據我的經驗，適應聽眾思維習慣，在講演一定要注意觀眾的反映。我的講話就是半個小時，必要的時候縮短20分鐘。我看大家睜著眼睛很安安靜靜的在聽，我就多講幾句。講話不要長，講20分鐘就可以打住了，然后讓人家提問題，這個10分鐘是有效的10分鐘，你可以根據他們提的問題，不完全是切中這個問題放大放開講。
有了一份好的演講稿之后，在發表演講過程中，有人認為這是在裝模作樣，您怎么看待這個問題？
段津：我自己感覺到，演講絕不是什么拿姿做態，裝模作樣。作為外交官代表國家講話，這個國家已經個性化在你的身上。我覺得不要去演戲。過去講修辭，講動作，講聲調，后來從美國開始，慢慢就變成一種談話式的講話。我們在國外演講也是。
我到悉尼去擔任總領事，上任第一個活動正好碰到圣誕節，新南威爾士大學組織一次歡迎會，大家都很隨便，都站在那兒。我先在站在他們的面前，我是一個陌生人，對他們來講，我不代表個人，我不是段津，我是中國，是一個機構。但為了制造一種親切感，我就要把機構化成個人，從個人講起。所以我一開始就講：“幾天以前，我和我的夫人告別了北京的四室一廳的寓所，跟我上海80多歲的老父親通了電話，跟躺在病床上的哥哥也通了電話，來到了溫暖如春的悉尼，沐浴在夏天的陽光底下，跟大家一塊過圣誕，這是一個很大的變化，但是我非常高興、非常興奮。”幾分鐘的演講，讓人家對新上任的總領事有一個了解。中國慢慢變成你個人，這個個人是很親切自然的，沒有什么價值的，隨便聊天。但是最后我還是談了國際形勢，還談了國內形勢，對海外學子的希望。
您的外語怎么樣學的？怎么樣才能將自己的所學準確生動的表達，運用到演講里去？
段津：學習也沒有什么捷徑可走。
1，慢慢積累，不要放棄。基礎一定要打好，特別是語法的基礎。我在學校學的時間不長，但是基礎非常穩固。光介詞的練習就不知道做了幾百幾千，冠詞的練習，什么時候用THE，什么時候不用，這些基礎都非常牢固；
2，多看、多讀、多模仿。英語開始就是模仿，注意外國人的表達方法。我當時在外交學會上班時有機會接觸美國、澳大利亞、加拿大、新西蘭廣大地區的各階層人士。另一方面我非常注意閱讀。當時美國的四本周刊我都看，《新聞周刊》、《時代》等等，而且是越看不明白的東西越看；
3，要記錄。寫有用的短語、詞句，要把它記下來，而且要注意比較外國人和中國不同的表達法。舉個例子，中國人講話的時候，謝謝大家對我的熱烈歡迎，很平實的。英語國家的人講這么一句話，“Thank you for the warm hospitality that makes me feel so welcome。”意思就是“謝謝你們的好客，這個好客使我感覺到自己如此受歡迎”。假如你沒有看過英文、聽過英文，你絕對不能想到這么表達。所以你就要學，就要聽。我們不能說我學的時候學了，自己講得時候還照中文講，不能這樣，要用英文來思維，越是覺得有點怪怪的，越是要學的。時間久而久之，你就不會講中式英文。
在被邀請演講但又不很清楚對方的具體要求時如何進行？內容上什么樣的安排會收到好的效果？
段津：這種情況我會首先要進行調查研究。是誰邀請的，邀請我去跟誰講，再根據聽眾的特點，自己做一個估計。
比如說我在澳大利亞時，收到一個請帖，就是澳大利亞悉尼大學。他們學生畢業典禮一千多人，讓我作為唯一的外國嘉賓講話。我的聽眾都是大學生、大學教授，18歲到20多歲。然后我再打電話給他們學校的組織講演的校方詢問他們希望我講些什么東西，他給我的答復是隨便，但是時間控制在10分鐘。這樣的話，我就有了幾個信息：一個是他為什么不請美國人，請中國人，說明他對中國感興趣。所以我根本上可以確定，我要講講中國的事情。中國情況；另一個是年輕學生加教授；再一個就是時間要短一點兒。這個場合是一個畢業典禮，根據這四個特點，我就準備出了一個講稿。
具體進行的過程大概是這樣的。我記得有一個英國作家講過，你可以試一下談別人，比如說你跟人家談話時，你講他的事情，他聽兩個小時都不膩，所以既要講自己，也要講別人。根據這樣一個原則，我就在這個講稿里頭采取一種對比的辦法。
我一上來就是澳大利亞和中國差別很大，共同點也很多，夏天我們都出汗，冬天我們都會凍得發抖，你吃飯用刀叉，我吃飯用筷子。比如說我們中國看問題是大中小，寫地址是先寫國名，再寫省，再寫城市，再寫街道，再寫門牌號，然后再寫姓，然后寫名。外國人先寫名，再寫姓，你的門牌號碼、樓的號碼、馬路、城市、省份，最后是國家。整個是大顛倒。你們是由我及人，我們是由遠及近。通過這些文化的對比，政治制度的對比。比如你們是議會民主，我們是半殖民地半封建的基礎上建立起來的人民民主的國家，這個場合就避免人民民主專政，因為幾句話講不清楚。從文化、政治、經濟對比。再就是物產，中國有多少動物、多少植物。一下子跳躍性的，一對比，共同點我們都希望和平，都希望過好日子。我們兩國關系好了，對我們兩國人民有什么好處。
最后，畢竟是青年學生，我引用了毛主席的一首詩，毛主席在50年代莫斯科對中國留學生講的一段話，世界上是你們的，也是我們的，但歸根結底是你們的，你們年輕人朝氣蓬勃，正在興旺時期，希望寄托在你們身上。這個話一講，達到高潮，他們喜歡聽。用偉大導師的話來打動他們。我是稿子念下來。關鍵是內容，內容好的話，語音語調也好，這樣下來以后，那些小家伙戴著博士帽，拉著我一塊照相，氣氛非常熱烈。
演講是一門藝術，好的英文演講比賽究竟用什么樣的標準來評判？
段津：我先講講外國的經驗，1996年我在澳大利亞悉尼一家圖書館的新書陳列架上看到了《成功的秘訣》一書，書中有一節談到了演說的12項注意，我隨手抄錄了下來。這演講要素12項是Presenting Skills（演說技巧)
1.Know your topic（知道你要講什么題目）
2.Know your audience（了解你的聽眾）
3.Know your start and stop times，as well as who else is on（知道你開始和停止的時間以及除你之外還有誰要講話）
4.Know what you want people to do differently and tell them（對你所說的和人們所做的有什么不同，心中要有數，并讓聽眾知道）
5.Make major points.（寫下你的講話要點）
6.Check all your equipment，sound，lighting and seating arrangements.（檢查你的器材、音響、燈光和座位）
7.Ask someone you trust and respect to constructively critique you.（請一個你所信任和尊敬的人對你的講稿提出建設性的批評和意見）
8.Relax before you go on.（演講前要放松）
9.Practise，practise，practise.（練習、練習，再練習）
10.Remember that even if you miss a bit or forget a couple of lines，nobody knows except you.（記住即或你漏掉一點或忘掉幾行，除了你自己，別人是不會發現的）
11.Omit telling jokes unless you are already a good joke-teller or plan to get better.（收起你想講的笑話，除非你已經擅長講笑話或者計劃在這方面有所提高）
12.Have fun（要有趣味）
上述12項提示是國外人士從大量實踐中總結出來的有用經驗，可供我們借鑒。根據我自己的實踐經驗，我想著重提出5點：
1. 明確通過演講要傳遞什么信息；
2. 了解聽眾的特點和要求；
3. 準備講稿或講話要點；
4. 語言要求清晰、簡練、優美、生動、形象、有頻率和感召力；
5. 臨場陳述要舉止穩重大方，語言語調準確
中國人用英語演講時，應該注意哪些表達不會讓對方誤解？哪些是中西方都能夠理解的？
段津：我們講話，不管是對哪個國家的人士不要指手劃腳。當我們談自己的情況，不要談的太滿，應該留有余地，既談成績，也談困難。另外，對人家的事情不要指指點點。還有一件事情要注意，作為一個使節，不要評論第三國的事情，最安全的就是我談我自己的情況，我的體會，我的經驗，然后是我們的共同點。
中國加入WTO，北京獲得2008年奧運會舉辦權，越來越多的中國人意識到英語的重要，他們需要通過英語表達自己,在北京更是掀起了學習英語的熱潮，英語培訓班也隨之鋪天蓋地。您對培訓班的培訓有什么見解？您對廣大愛學生的網友們，尤其是愛學英語的網友們，有什么建議？
段津：首先我覺得現在掀起一個全民學英語的高潮是一個好事情。現在學英語的途徑非常多，但有一種做法我不同意，那就是把英文的發音按照中文字寫出來。比如書，BOOK，他用中文寫成“布克”。日本人在這方面吃了虧，他就用日文拼英文，結果發音就不太好。
至于訓練班，要真正的訓練。現在國內有些學習班，你教了錢，你上課不上課都給你發一個證書，這樣是不行的。另外也不能通過幾級考試就一定具備水平。因為考試本身不能夠真正的、百分之百的反映一個人對某一門學問掌握的程度。學習歸根結底，訓練班也好，正規學校也好，最后是靠自己，靠自己自學為主。現在有好多工具書，不懂的就請教字典。
目錄
第三屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——梁勵敏 3
第三屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽亞軍——芮成鋼 7
第四屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——蔡力 11
第六屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——戚悅 13
第七屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——孫寧 15
第八屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——顧秋蓓 19
第九屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——洪曄 21
第十屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——夏鵬 23
目錄
第一章 尋訪記憶
引子
美麗的女主播，劉欣
思維的游戲 梁勵敏
演講就要言之有物 芮成鋼
Is There a Short Cut？孫寧
Be yourself 顧秋蓓
無一不可入演講 洪曄
平談中透著哀傷 夏鵬
第二章 昨日重現（原聲）
第一屆 央視《環球了望》選段 劉欣
第二屆 穿洋越海 梁勵敏
第三屆 東西方相聚 芮成鋼
第四屆 我們和黃河一道成長 蔡力
第六屆 新北京，三色新奧運 戚悅
第七屆 全球化：中國年輕一代所面臨的挑戰與機遇 孫寧
第八屆 難忘的一幕 顧秋蓓
第九屆 機會之門就在前方 洪曄
第十屆 城墻與橋梁 夏鵬
第三章 明燈導航
“21世紀杯”英語演講的藝術 史蒂芬?盧卡斯
第三只眼看演講 吳杏蓮
附錄
“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽和流程簡介
歷屆比賽一覽
第三屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——梁勵敏
梁勵敏
北京外國語大學
梁勵敏，生于浙江杭州，畢業于北京外國語大學，獲英語語言文學碩士學位，研究生期間專攻方向為美國社會研究。2002年進入中央電視臺英語頻道采訪組工作，所采寫的新聞獲得2003年全國新聞彩虹獎二等獎。
專家點評:引用文學大師的詩句作為開場白，與結束語首尾呼應，頗有感染力。東西方文化的融合表現得十分鮮明，意味深長，是篇優秀的演講。
Crossing the Sea
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The title of my speech today is "Crossing the Sea".
An English poet by the name of Rudyard Kipling once wrote in his poem "We and They":
"All the people like us are We
And everyone else is They
We live over the sea
While They live over the way
We eat pork and beef with cowhorn-handled knives
They who gobble their rice off a leaf
Are horrified out of their lives."
When these lines first caught my eyes, I was shocked-how could two peoples remain so isolated and ignorant of each other in the past? Today"s society, of course, is an entirely different picture. Those people who used to eat with cowhorn-handled knives might be very skillful in using chopsticks, and those people who used to gobble their rice might be as well have taken to fish and chips.
Indeed, just take China as an example: Our modern life has been influenced by Western style of living in so many ways that it"s no longer surprising to see teenagers going crazy about rock-and-roll, whole families dining out at McDonald"s and even rather elderly people dressed in Apple Jeans.
However, these are only some expressions of the cultural changes taking place in our society today. What is really going on is a subtle but significant restructuring of the nation"s mentality. Just look around.
How many college graduates are ready to compete aggressively for every job opportunity, whereas not long ago they were asked just to sit idle and wait for whatever was to be assigned to them by the government?
How many young people are now eager to seek for an independent life whereas only two decades ago they would rely totally on their parents to arrange for their future? Ask anyone who participates in today"s speech contest. Who has not come with a will to fight and who has not come determined to achieve self-fulfillment in winning the game? And I"m quite certain that if Confucius had lived to see today"s China, he would have been horrified to see young lovers kissing each other in public places in an unreserved expression of their passion.
It is therefore evident that we as descendants of an ancient Eastern civilization are already living under strong inf1uence of the Western culture. But it is not only in China that we find the incorporation of the two cultures.
Take the United States as an example: During the 1980s,in face of the overwhelming competition from Japan, many American companies such as the Ford began to adopt a teamwork management from their rivals, the essence of which, lay at the very core of Eastern culture.
Take the Chinese acupuncture as another example: This traditional treatment of diseases is finally finding its way to the West and hence the underlying notion that illness is resulted from the imbalance between Yin and Yang within the body -- an idea which would strike any Westerner as incredible in the past!
Ladies and Gentlemen, we live in a great epoch when the global integration of economy and the information revolution have brought cultures of the world closer than ever before. We live in a particular era when countries, East and West, find themselves in need of readjusting their traditional values. We live, at the same time, at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problems as ethnic conflicts and regional unrest are increasingly posing a threat to the peace and happiness of the whole human race. To cope with such an era and to embrace an even brighter future, we need to learn to live more harmoniously in a world community which is becoming smaller and smaller.
My dear fellow students, our command of the English language renders it possible for us to gain an insight into Western culture while retaining our own cultural identity.
Therefore, it is our sacred responsibility to promote the cultural exchanges and hence the mutual understanding between China and the rest of the world.
It is my happiest dream that the new generation of Chinese will not only grow up drinking Coca-Cola and watching Hollywood, but also be blessed with the far-reaching benefits of multiple cultures; benefits that our forefathers had never, ever dreamed of.
To end my speech, I would like to quote Rudyard Kipling again:
"All the people like us are We
And everyone else is They
But once you cross over the sea
You will end by looking on We
As only a sort of They"
Thank you.
譯文:穿越海洋
女士們、先生們，晚上好。今天，我演講的題目是:《穿越海洋》。
英國詩人羅得雅德?吉卜林曾寫過一首詩，名叫《我們與他們》，其中寫道:
像我們的人是我們
其余的人是他們
我們生活在海這邊
他們生活在路那邊
我們用牛角柄的刀叉吃豬牛肉
吞吃粽葉包飯的他們嚇得要死。
第一次讀到這首詩，我很震驚——過去兩個民族何以如此疏離、彼此陌生?當然今日的社會呈現出完全不同的情景:那些過去吃米飯的人們也開始喜歡吃魚和薯條。
的確如此，就拿中國來說，西方的生活方式已經廣泛地影響了我們的現代生活，以致對于年輕人對搖滾樂著迷，全家去吃麥當勞，老年人穿蘋果牌牛仔褲，大家都已習以為常。
然而，這不過是我們當今社會中所發生的文化變遷的表面現象而已，真正發生的卻是我們的民族心理開始了微妙而又有重大意義的重建，大家只要看看周圍就會清楚。
不久以前，大學生還只是束手空坐，等待政府給他們分配工作;如今，又有多少大學生正在做充分準備，為爭取任何工作機會而激烈角逐?
20年前年輕人還完全依靠父母為他們安排未來，今天又有多少年輕人在急切地尋求一種獨立的生活?試問今天參加演講比賽的諸位，誰不是帶著志在一搏的心情來到這里?誰不是鐵下心來贏得這場比賽以實現自我?如今年輕人毫無顧忌地宣泄情感當眾親吻，我確信，倘若孔子在世，他必被嚇壞。
很明顯，我們這些東方古老文明的后裔們早已生活在西方文化的強烈影響之下，然而出現這種異質文化合流的現象不止是在中國。
以美國為例，20世紀80年代，面對來自日本的強大競爭壓力，許多美國公司如福特公司開始采用對手的集體合作管理方式，而這種方式正是東方文化核心之精華。
再以中華針灸為例，這種傳統的醫療方法以及這種療法的依據——即人體陰陽失調導致疾病最終得到西方社會的承認，而在過去，西方人還認為這是無稽之談。
女士們，先生們，我們恰逢一個偉大的時代:全球經濟一體化、信息革命使得世界各種文化聯系比以往更加緊密;
我們恰逢一個特殊的年代:無論是東方國家還是西方國家都意識到自身急需調整傳統價值。與此同時，我們正生活在發展的關鍵時刻:種族沖突，地區動蕩正越來越威脅著整個人類的和平與幸福。如何對待這一時代，擁抱更加燦爛的未來，我們需要學會在越來越小的世界大家庭中更加和睦地生活。
親愛的同學們，我們掌握英語，得以了解西方文化，與此同時，又不失本民族的文化特征。
因此，促進中國與世界的文化交流與相互理解是我們神圣的責任。
我有一個美好的夢想，我夢想中國的年輕一代不僅僅在喝可口可樂、看好萊塢影片中成長，而且還受益于我們的父輩所從未夢想過的多元文化所帶來的深遠影響。
最后，再次以羅得雅德?吉卜林的詩作為我此次演講的結尾:
像我們的人是我們
其余的人是他們
然而一旦你們穿洋越海
就不會再把我們
看做僅僅是他們。
謝謝。
第三屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽亞軍——芮成鋼
East and West have met
東西方相聚
runner-up: Rui Cheng gang, Foreign Affair College
Honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen:
Kipling said:" East is east, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet!" But now, a century later, they have met.
They have met in business. They have met in education. They have met in the arts.
Some would argue that these meetings leave us with a choice between East and West ,but I believe the best future lies in the creative combination of both worlds. We can make Western ideas, customs and technology our own, and adapt them to our own use. We can enjoy the best of all worlds, because our tradition is, above all, one of selecting the best and making it our own.
But, do Western styles and values threaten our identity?
History makes it easy for us to think so-perhaps too easy.
Some people seem to think that adopting Western customs, such as a bride wearing white-which has long been a color of mourning in China, instead of the traditional Chinese red for her wedding, is another submission to foreign intervention,--a betrayal of our heritage, they say.
They fear that as we become "globalized", we will no longer be Chinese.
I do not agree.
History teachers that a strong and confident nation is at ease in hearing from the outside world.
The wedding of Eastern and Western cultures, whether in white gowns or red, brings us variety.
It is a rich banquet of special foods from all over the world.
As an amateur gourmet of Chinese cuisine, our superb flavours delight me.
But my Chinese taste appreciates food from any land.
I even allow the convenience of McDonald"s a place in my life without giving up my good taste.
My grandfather taught me to hum tunes of Beijing opera from the time I was very young; they are deep in my spirit, part of my soul.
I love Beijing opera, because it always reminds me of who I am.
But I am also a fan of modern pop music, the No.1 fan of Spice Girls on campus.
of course, it goes far beyond food, music and dance. It goes into values and ways of thinking about the world.
Once upon a time, or so my teacher told me, a Chinese boy and an American girl had a squabble.
Both wanted to keep a bunny rabbit they had found in the garden.
Surely you"ve seen a rabbit sunning himself in the grass.
Nothing is more lovable, nothing more natural. No wonder they wanted him.
The Chinese boy played his er-hu. Happiness and joy, longing and passion, filled the air. The little rabbit swayed gently and began to move his ears in the direction of the music. He liked what he heard.
The girl then took out her violin and played it to produce beautiful melodies of her own.
The rabbit began to bounce in her direction.
So intent were the children on their own music that neither paid the other any attention.
The competing melodies confused the little rabbit and he did not know which way to turn .Unable to attract the little creature, both children gave up ;they walked away, in different directions, leaving the rabbit. . .alone.
But, what if they listened ,what if they really heard each other"s music, instead of always playing their own tunes?
When I hear the music of a violin ,rich with the joys of men and women who came together and sang and danced.. . I hear echoes of the music of the grass lands, of the hills, of the rivers...of my own native land.
Is music mine and yours, or is it ours?
What I want to hear is the er-hu and the violin played together, in rhythm and in tune. Together, we can produce new and beautiful music, rich with textures and sounds that can only be made in harmony.
The rabbit sits in the grass in the ever-warming sun. Waiting for us to play, waiting for the symphony to begin.
Will he have to wait forever? The choice is ours . Thank you.
尊敬的評委、女士們、先生們：吉卜林說過，“東方是東方，西方是西方，兩者永不聚！”然而如今，在一個世紀之后，東西方相聚了。
它們在貿易中相聚，在教育中相聚，在藝術中相聚。
有人爭論說這種東西方之聚,使得我們能夠在東西方中作出選擇.然而我相信最美好的未來在于東西方世界的創造性的結合，我們可以變西方的觀念、習俗、技術為己所有，為己所用；我們可以享受兩上不同世界之精華，總之，我們的傳統之一就是擇其精華，為己所用。
然而，西方的生活方式和價值會威脅到我們的民族特色嗎？
歷史讓我們輕易相信——也許是太輕易地讓我們相信此說了。
有人似乎認為彩西方習俗，比如新娘結婚穿白色婚紗，是對外國介入的屈服，是對傳統遺產的背叛，因為按中國傳統，結婚新娘要穿紅色，而白色長期以來代表的是哀悼。
這些人擔心一量我們變得全球化，我們也就不在是中國人了。
我不這樣認為。
歷史告訴我們：一個強大自信的民族學起外面的世界易如反掌 。
無論是穿白衣還是黑衣，還是東西方異質文化的聯姻，都給我們帶來多姿多采的生活。
東西方異質文化的聯姻是一席來自世界各地佳肴的盛宴。
身為中國菜的業余美食家，我喜歡民族的佳肴。
然而我的中國口味也欣賞異國的風味。
生活中我為簡便吃麥當勞，卻不會放棄自己的良好口味。
從小祖父就教我哼唱京劇，京劇深入我的精神之中，成為我靈魂的一部分。
我熱愛京劇，因為京劇讓我總想起自己是誰。
但是我也迷戀現代流行音樂，在學校里還是“辣味女孩”的頭號歌迷。
當然，異質文化的交流遠不止于食物、音樂和舞蹈，它深入到價值觀和世界觀。
有一次老師給我講了一個中國男孩和一個美國女孩發生爭執的故事。
在花園里他們倆發現了一只小兔，兩人都想要。
你肯定見過草叢中曬太陽的小兔。
沒什么東西比小兔子更可愛的，更富有自然情趣了，難怪他們兩人都想要它。
男孩拉起了二胡，愉快喜悅的琴聲，充滿了渴望和激情，回蕩在空中，小兔子聽著這音樂輕輕搖擺，耳朵轉向音樂，它喜愛男孩的琴聲。
女孩也取出小提琴，拉出悠揚的旋律。
小兔子聽了朝她跑去。
兩人都全神貫注于自己的音樂，絲毫沒注意對方演奏的音樂。
交雜在一塊的音樂困惑了小兔子，它不知該朝哪走。男孩和女孩都不能將小兔子吸引過來，只好放棄，各自走開了，扔下小兔子獨自一人。
然而倘若他們傾聽對方的音樂，而不是各自為歌，那么結果會如何呢？
當我聽到小提琴聲響起，男男女女走道一起又唱又跳，樂聲中充滿了歡樂， 此時我也聽見了草原上、山谷間、小河旁傳來得我們本民族的音樂的回聲。
音樂分你我，還是屬于我們大家？
我想聽的是二胡與小提琴的合奏，旋律與節奏和諧一致。
大家一起才能創造出新穎動聽音樂， 只有在和諧中大家才能創造出富有神韻的樂聲。
在溫暖的陽光中，小兔子在等待著我們一起演奏，等待著交響樂開始。
他有必要再永遠的等下去嗎？決擇在于我們自己。謝謝。
Liu Xin: Thank you, contestant number 10. Now you"re going to compare street markets and supermarkets.Rui Cheng gang:
Well, thank you very much. Um as a man who suffered from male chauvinism, I used to think that shopping is a privilege of women. I seldom do shopping until I have to . But three years ago, something happened and it changed my view. I remember it was the first day I went to college. After I had put down my luggage, I went out of the school to have a look around. It was a romantic rainy day. And guess what, I found the street market, right beside the school.
And I saw lots of middle-aged men and women talking with the sellers of fruit, clothes and soft drinks and it seems to me that they were intimate friends. And then I said to myself, why not have a try.
So I walked to the seller of pineapple and talked to him. And then i bought a pineapple and bargain with him and then i will eat the pineapple while wandering around the street market and enjoy the simple things of life. Thank you.
Judge: You mentioned in your first speech the importance of variety even though the east and west are converging. But many people think that one of the problems of modern life is the lack of variety. This hotel looks like every other hotel in the world and the whole world is becoming an airport. Hong Kong looks like Singapore and so on. Do you think that we may be in danger of losing the very variety that you think is so important?
Rui Cheng gang:
The variety. Of course I do not think so. I don"t think we are losing variety. Instead ,we are, I think we are getting more varieties.
Well nowadays, as i had mentioned in my speech, we have a combination of eastern and western music, food and lifestyles. Actually I, I think I read an article in Vienna and many western critic and composers feel that a western music which has traditionally emphasized on the harmony between different instruments now is becoming increasingly, it increasingly reflects eastern music style. However, the eastern music style brought them a completely new sense of music.
So I don"t think we are losing variety. I think we are having more varieties. And also in our daily life, I think we have more choice. It"s not actually a choice between the east and west. Actually I think the choice is a combination of the two. And this doesn"t necessarily mean we are losing our variety. We are updating what variety is .Thank you.
Judge: In your second speech just now about street markets. You said that you enjoyed going to the street markets. It"s a peaceful life and eating pineapples. Could you say something more comparing street markets and supermarkets as regards prices and quality and choice of products, things like that.
Rui Cheng gang:
Yes. Of course I prefer street market to super market. And actually I think ,nowadays the prices in the supermarket are becoming lower and lower to meet the demands of the people. But somehow I think people, not only Chinese people, but people from all over the world, will enjoy street markets much better. Because even though going to the supermarket will help you to get rid of a lot of the trouble of bargaining ,but somehow you lose the fun of talking with people and communicating with each other, and i think the super market just reflects one of the problems of modern society. I mean the alienation of people and their fellow man. And so I think that street market is secure to these disease or illnesses in modern society. Thank you.
劉欣：謝謝十號選手。現在請你對街市和超級市場做一個比較。 芮成鋼：
謝謝你。唔，以前由于深受男權主義影響，我向來把購物當作是女性的特權。 不到萬不得已決不得已決不上街購物。但在三年前發生的一件事改變了我的觀點。 記得那是我進大學的第一天，放置好行李后我走出學校四處看一看。 那是個浪漫的雨天。你猜怎樣？就在學校附近我發現了一條街市。
我看到許多中年男女正在與賣水果、服裝、飲料的攤主議價，似乎是很熟的朋友。我對自己說，何不一試呢？
于是我走到一個賣菠蘿的小販前同他說起價來，最后買下一個菠蘿。忽然間我意識到這十分有意思。回到學校后我想了一想，總結出這所以會鐘情于街市的兩點原因。首先，它帶給了我樂趣。其次，我喜歡講價。實際上我認為講價是提高口才的極端有效的辦法。沒有這幾年講價經驗的積累，我想我也不會有現在的機會站在這兒用流利的英語向你們做演講。三年過去了，我一周還至少上街一次。我會去賣菠蘿的小販那兒和講價，然后一邊吃菠蘿一邊在街市上慢步，享受生命中一些小樂趣。謝 謝！ 評委：在你的第一個演講中你提到，盡管東、西方文化存在共性，多樣性仍有其重要性。可是許多人覺得現代生活中存在的問題之一就是缺少多樣性。這家飯店看似世界上其他飯店，整個世界成了一個機場。香港看似新加坡，諸如此類。既然人認為多樣性很重要，你是否認為我們正瀕臨喪失這種多樣性的危機的邊緣？
芮成鋼：
說到多樣性，我并不認為我們正瀕臨喪失這種多樣性的危機，與此相反，我認為我們正取得越來越多的多樣性。
正如我剛才說過的，在現代社會中，我們在音樂、飲食和生活方式方面都有東西方的結合。幾年前，我曾在《中國日報》上看到一篇文章，說中國音樂在維也納受到熱烈的歡迎。許多西方評論家和作曲家認為，西方音樂傳統上將重點放在各種樂器的配合上，現在剛更多地反映東方音樂的風格。東方音樂的風格給他們帶了全新的意識。
因此，我認為我們并沒有喪失多樣性，而是在取得更多的多樣性。在日常生活中，我們也擁有更多的選擇。并不是說是選擇東方還是選擇西方，百是在東西方的結合中進行選擇。這不一定就意味著我們正在喪失多樣性。我們正在不斷地高速這種多樣性。謝謝 。 芮成鋼：
好。我當然是喜歡街甚于超級市場。我認為，現在超級市場的物價為了迎合大眾的需要在逐漸調低。但我總覺得不僅是中國人，所有的人都會喜歡街市更多一些。因為盡管上超市可以省去講價的麻煩，你多少也損失了和人聊天和交往的樂趣。超市反映了現代生活的眾多問題。在此我指的是人與人之間的疏離。而街市則可避免現代社會的這些毛病。謝謝。
第四屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——蔡力
蔡力
南京大學
蔡力，出生于江蘇南京，1998年起就讀于南京大學，1999年于上海參加“21世紀杯”英語演講比賽，獲一等獎。同年赴倫敦參加國際英語演講比賽，獲"Best Non-Native Speaker"稱號。本科畢業后赴美國俄亥俄州州立大學攻讀傳播學碩士。2003年畢業后進入北卡拉羅那大學教堂山分校心理學系攻讀博士，改攻心理計量，同事在UNC統計學系修讀樹立統計碩士。
WE AND OUR YELLOW RIVER: THRIVING TOGETHER
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The issue of the Yellow River has become the biggest concern of members of the Chinese peoples Political Consultative Conference. My childhood, in fact, is closely associated with the river. My father is an engineering geologist, and he used to take me with him on his trips to the hydropower stations on the river. I enjoyed those trips, especially the trip to Longyang Xia reservoir. Although ten years have passed since my visit, I can still recall the scenery; I can still recall the water I saw at the reservoir. It was pure, clean and blue, not like the water I saw in the middle reaches of the river, which had turned brown and muddy after passing through the Loess Plateau.
Once during our stay at the power station, we were caught in a thunderstorm. And when rain stopped, I could see trickles of water rolling down mountain slopes and flowing into the reservoir. It carried little mud or sand, because at that time, trees and grass still grew around the reservoir. And they protected the soil. At Longyang Xia I was struck by the beauty of nature, and as a child I wanted to stay there and to grow up with our Yellow River.
Li Bai, the Tang Dynasty poet, said praises to the flowing water in the Yellow River. He saw it as coming down from heaven and nurturing the people along her way to the sea. However, in 1997,for 330days, not a single drop of water from the Yellow River went into the sea. And droughts are not the only punishment by nature. A friend of my father"s, a university professor, is doing research on the Yellow River. According to this professor, the Yellow River will soon change its course if we allow this situation to continue. Because there is no longer enough water to carry away the silt and mud in the lower reaches of the river and the riverbed rises higher and higher each year.
We have taken too much from nature, but given back too little in return. And this is the cost of the unbalanced growth. If we had taken care of the vegetation in the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River, we would still experience the river as Li Bai described it.
While the developed countries are consuming proportionally more natural resources than the rest of the world, they"ve also taken some good measures in protecting nature. And as a developing country, China can learn from them in this aspect.
Last year, when I was visiting Australia with a group of Chinese students who had won prizes in an English Skills Test, our Australian hosts invited us to join them for a horse-ride in the mountains. After two hours on horseback, we reached a valley, where there was a most beautiful meadow, with flowers in all colors dotted on a huge blanket of green. When I began to praise the beauty of nature, my friends told me that in this valley, there used to be a big mine and the wastewater from the mine turned everything brown. When the mine was abandoned, people made great efforts to restore the green vegetation. They also used the latest biological technology choosing the best grass seeds suitable for the local soil. So the beautiful meadow is a result of commitment, hard work, and new technology.
What happened to this valley in Australia should also happen to our Yellow River and, in fact, it is happening. I have seen farmers planting trees on mountains along the Yellow River. I have seen them climb the mountain tops with seedlings on their shoulders because they had no machinery. I have seen them pour on trees the water they had carried up in buckets from miles down the valley. These farmers are quietly nourishing our Yellow River, just as the river has nourished them.
And these farmers, men and women I don"t know, gave me the confidence that we and our Yellow River will grow together, and someday in the future, we will be able to drink the clean water from our Yellow River again, because she is our dearest mother.
Thank you.
第六屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——戚悅
戚悅
北京語言文化大學
1980年11月出生于北京。2001年3月獲得“21世紀?愛立信杯”第六屆全國英語演講比賽第一名以及“最具潛力選手獎”。2003年畢業于北京語言大學（原北京語言文化大學），獲得英語語言文學學士學位，之后赴英國華威大學英語語言教育系攻讀英語語言教學與方法，2004年99月獲頒碩士學位。
New Beijing, the Three-colored New Olympics
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen:
Bidding for the Olympic Games is, in a way, an image-creating undertaking. The first and foremost thing is to let people fall in love with the city at first sight, attracting them by its unique image. What image does Beijing intend to create for itself once it has the opportunity to host the 2008 Olympics? It’s known to all that the Beijing Municipal Government has already set the theme for the future games: New Beijing, Great Olympics. For me, the 2008 Olympics will be a great green Olympics illuminated with two more special colors, yellow and red.
First, yellow is a meaningful color. The Yellow River is China’s mother river and the cradle of Chinese civilization. We are of the yellow race and descendants of the Yellow Emperor. This color has a special origin and great significance for the Chinese people. Beijing is the capital of New China and previously the capital for nine dynasties in Chinese history. So, yellow will naturally add splendor to the 2008 Games.
Secondly, the 2008 Olympics will be a red pageant.
Red is another traditionally cherished color for the whole country. We adore red. On big occasions, we like to decorate our homes in red. It is the color of double happiness, representing joyous moments, 1)auspiciousness, enthusiasm and prosperity. Red is one of the most suitable colors to describe the future of Beijing. Beijing, together with the whole country, is becoming more and more prosperous in the process of modernization. Should the 2008 Olympics be held in Beijing, the whole city will be a sea of red: the red torch, red flags, red flowers, and the radiant faces of millions of joyful people.
Above all, the 2008 Olympics will be a green Olympics.
Adding the green 2) ingredient is essential in creating an appealing image, as we can’t deny the fact that Beijing, at the moment, is not as green a city as what we like it to be. Striving for an environmentally appealing city has become a central task for all the citizens of Beijing. Big efforts have been made in pollution control, replanting and beautification of the city. According to a project entitled “The Green Olympic Action Plan,” between 1998 and 2007, Beijing will have invested 100 billion RMB in preserving and protecting the environment. Some 12.5 million trees and over 1 million acres of grass will be planted along the Fourth Ring Road. By then, the city’s green area will make up 40% of its total. The city will also dredge its 3) reservoirs used as a water supply to Beijing residents, controlling industrial pollution and moving out the 200 factories presently located within the city proper.
Certainly, all of this is no easy task. But I am sure that all of us have confidence that we will realize these “green” goals, for now we have the full support and participation of the environmentally conscious citizens. Each citizen is showing great concern for every one of the steps the city government takes. As the saying goes, “United, we stand”, and a green Beijing will be achieved.
When our aspiration becomes a reality, it will be a unique Olympics. “New Beijing, Great Olympics” will be weaved of these three superb colors: yellow, red and green.
Let us welcome it and look forward to it! Thank you!
第七屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——孫寧
孫寧
北京外國語大學
1981年生于南京。1993年考取南京外國語學校，其間獲全國中學生英語能力競賽和中澳國際英語能力競賽高中組特等獎。1999年保送北京外國語大學英語系學習，其間獲“21世紀?愛立信杯”第七屆全國英語演講比賽冠軍并出版譯作三本。2003年8月入外交部翻譯室工作，次年9月公派赴英國留學。
Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for China"s Younger Generation
Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Today I"m very happy to be here to share with you some of my thoughts on the topic of Globalization. And first of all, I would like to mention an event in our recent history.
Thirty years ago, American President Richard Nixon made an epoch-making visit to China, a country still isolated at that time. Premier Zhou Enlai said to him, "Your handshake came over the vastest ocean in the world - twenty-five years of no communication." Ever since then, China and America have exchanged many handshakes of various kinds. The fundamental implication of this example is that the need and desire to communicate across differences in culture and ideology is not only felt by the two countries but by many other nations as well.
As we can see today, environmentalists from different countries are making joint efforts to address the issue of global warming, economists are seeking solutions to financial crises that rage in a particular region but nonetheless cripple the world"s economy, and diplomats and politicians are getting together to discuss the issue of combating terrorism. Peace and prosperity has become a common goal that we are striving for all over the world. Underlying this mighty trend of globalization is the echo of E. M. Forster"s words, "Only connect!"
With the IT revolution taking place, traditional boundaries of human society fall away. Our culture, politics, society and commerce are being sloshed into a large melting pot of humanity. In this interlinked world, there are no outsiders, for a disturbance in one place is likely to impact other parts of the globe. We have begun to realize that a world divided cannot endure.
China is now actively integrating into the world. Our recent entry to the WTO is a good example. For decades, we have taken pride in being self-reliant, but now we realize the importance of participating in and contributing to a broader economic order. From the precarious role in the world arena to our present WTO membership, we have come a long way.
But what does the way ahead look like? In some parts of the world people are demonstrating against globalization. Are they justified then, in criticizing the globalizing world? Instead of narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor, they say, globalization enables developed nations to swallow the developing nations" wealth in debts and interest. Globalization, they argue, should be about an earnest interest in every other nation"s economic health.
We are reminded by Karl Marx that capital goes beyond national borders and eludes control from any other entity. This has become a reality. Multinational corporations are seeking the lowest cost, the largest market, and the most favorable policy. They are often powerful lobbyists in government decision-making, ruthless expansionists in the global market place and a devastating presence to local businesses.
For China, still more challenges exist. How are we going to ensure a smooth transition from the planned economy to a market-based one? How to construct a legal system that is sound enough and broad enough to respond to the needs of a dynamic society? How to maintain our cultural identity in an increasingly homogeneous world? And how to define greatness in our rise as a peace-loving nation? Globalization entails questions that concern us all.
Like many young people my age in China, I want to see my country get prosperous and enjoying respect in the international community. But it seems to me that mere patriotism is not just enough. It is vitally important that we young people do more serious thinking and broaden our mind to bigger issues. And, there might never be easy answers to those issues such as globalization, but to take them on and give them honest thinking is the first step to be prepared for both opportunities and challenges coming our way. And this is also one of the thoughts that came to me while preparing this speech. Thank you.
22、全球化：中國年輕一代所面臨的機遇與挑戰
女士們、先生們，早上好。很高興今天能在此就“全球化”這一主題來和大家談談我的想法。首先，我要提到的是近代史上的一件大事。
三十年前，美國總統理查德?尼克松來中國進行了具有劃時代意義的訪問，那時中國正受到美國孤立。周恩來總理對他說了這樣一番話：“你與我的握手越過了世界上最為遼闊的海洋，這個海洋就是互不交往的25年。”自從那以后，美國和中國已經握過多次不同的手。這一事件充分表明:不同文化、不同意識形態之間的交流不僅僅是兩個國家的需要和愿望，也是更多其它國家的心聲。
正如我們今天所看到的，不同國家的環保專家們正齊心協力在全球變暖這一問題上各抒己見；經濟學家們一同尋找著對付金融危機的辦法，雖然這一危機只發生在一定區域，但它還是會阻礙世界經濟的發展；外交官和政治家們則聚到一起探討打擊恐怖主義的問題。和平與繁榮已成為全世界共同奮斗的目標。如此強大趨勢的“全球化”正應證了E. M. 福斯特的那句話：“但求溝通！”
隨著IT產業的出現，傳統的人類社會分界線也隨之消失。我們的文化、政治、社會和商業都被放入一個人性的大熔爐里。在這個互相聯系的世界里，沒有局外人，任何地區性的不穩定因素都可能波及全世界。我們已意識到一個分裂的世界是無法長存的。
中國現在正積極地融入世界，前不久加入世貿就是一個很好的例子。幾十年來，我們總是以自立為榮，但是現在我們意識到了參與和促成更為廣闊的經濟秩序的重要性。從世界舞臺上的一個不穩定角色到如今的世貿組織成員，我們走過了一段漫長的路。
但是前方的路又將如何？世界上部分國家的人民示威游行，反對全球化。那么，他們責怪世界全球化有道理嗎？他們又說，全球化只能使發達國家通過債務與利息吞并發展中國家的財富，而不是縮短貧富之間的差距。全球化，他們認為，應該是對其它國家經濟健康的一種關注。
卡爾?馬克思提醒我們，資本跨越國界，便會逃離對象國政治實體的管制，這一點已成為現實。跨國公司一直在實行尋求最低成本、最大市場和最多收益的政策。他們常常在政府做決定時施加強大的影響力，在全球市場上無情地擴張并在地區貿易中形成極強的殺傷力。
對于中國來說，仍然是挑戰居多。我們如何確保從計劃經濟向市場經濟平穩過渡？如何建立一個足夠健全、足夠廣泛的法制體系來適應一個生機勃勃的社會的需要？如何在這個日益同化的世界中保持我們的文化特性？還有，如何樹立我們這個愛好和平的國度的良好形象？全球化所牽涉的問題關系到我們大家。
和中國的許多同齡人一樣，我期待著我的祖國變得繁榮，受到國際社會的尊重。但是對我來說，僅僅愛國是不夠的，我們年輕人多做一些冷靜的思考，把視野拓展到更大的問題上，這才是最為重要的。也許回答那些諸如全球化的問題并不是件容易的事，但是我們可以關注它們，對它們做一些認真的思考，這是我們迎接所有機遇和挑戰的準備工作的第一步，這也是我準備這次演講比賽時時刻刻的想法之一。謝謝！CE
1) implication [ 7impli5keiFEn] n. 含意，暗示
2) ideology [ aidi5ClEdVi] n. 意識形態
3) E. M. Forster 愛德華?摩根?福斯特
(1879-1970) 是本世紀英國著名的作家。
4) slosh [slCF] v. 濺，潑
5) melting pot 大熔爐
6) precarious [pri5kZEriEs] a. 不確定的，不安全的
7) entity [5entiti] n. 實體
8) transition [trAn5ziFEn] n. 轉變，過渡，轉換
9) dynamic [dai5nAmik] a. 動力的，動力學的
10) homogeneous [ hCmEu5dVi:njEs] a. 同類的，相似的
11) patriotism [5pAtriEtizEm] n. 愛國心，愛國精神
第八屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——顧秋蓓
顧秋蓓
上海外國語大學
1981年出生于上海。畢業于上海外國語大學會計學專業，獲得管理學學士學位。后跨專業直升上外英語語言學文學專業，攻讀碩士學位。2003年獲得第八屆“21世紀?愛立信杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍。
A Scene to Remember
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen:
Today I would like to begin with a story. There was once a physical therapist who traveled all the way from America to Africa to do a census about mountain gorillas. These gorillas are a main attraction to tourists from all over the world; this put them severely under threat of poaching and being put into the zoo. She went there out of curiosity, but what she saw strengthened her determination to devote her whole life to fighting for those beautiful creatures. She witnessed a scene, a scene taking us to a place we never imaged we"ve ever been, where in the very depth of the African rainforest, surrounded by trees, flowers and butterflies, the mother gorillas cuddled their babies.
Yes, that"s a memorable scene in one of my favorite movies, called Gorillas in the Mist, based on a true story of Mrs. Diana Fossey, who spent most of her lifetime in Rwanda to protect the ecoenvironment there until the very end of her life.
To me, the movie not only presents an unforgettable scene but also acts as a timeless reminder that we should not develop the tourist industry at the cost of our eco-environment.
Today, we live in a world of prosperity but still threatened by so many new problems. On the one hand, tourism, as one of the most promising industries in the 21st century, provides people with the great opportunity to see everything there is to see and to go any place there is to go. It has become a lifestyle for some people, and has turned out to be the driving force in GDP growth. It has the magic to turn a backward town into a wonderland of prosperity. But on the other hand, many problems can occur - natural scenes aren"t natural anymore. Deforestation to heat lodges are devastating Nepal. Oil spills from tourist boats are polluting Antarctica. Tribal people are forsaking their native music and dress to listen to U2 on Walkman and wear Nike and Reeboks.
All these appalling facts have brought us to the realization that we can no longer stand by and do nothing, because the very thought of it has been eroding our resources. Encouragingly, the explosive growth of global travel has put tourism again in the spotlight, which is why the United Nations has made 2002 the year of ecotourism, for the first time to bring to the world"s attention the benefits of tourism, but also its capacity to destroy our ecoenvironment.
Now every year, many local ecoenvironmental protection organizations are receiving donations - big notes, small notes or even coins - from housewives, plumbers, ambulance drivers, salesmen, teachers, children and invalids. Some of them cannot afford to send the money but they do. These are the ones who drive the cabs, who nurse in hospitals, who are suffering from ecological damage in their neighborhood. Why? Because they care. Because they still want their Mother Nature back. Because they know it still belongs to them.
This kind of feeling that I have, ladies and gentlemen, is when it feels like it, smells like it, and looks like it , it"s all coming from a scene to be remembered, a scene to recall and to cherish.
The other night, as I saw the moon linger over the land and before it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs. I found myself humming softly, not to the music, but to something else, someplace else, a place remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seemed to have been except the deer.
And all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feeling that it"s time for us to do something, for our own and our coming generation.
Once again, I have come to think of Mrs. Diana Fossey because it is with her spirit, passion, courage and strong sense of our ecoenvironment that we are taking our next step into the world.
And no matter who we are, what we do and where we go, in our minds, there"s always a scene to remember, a scene worth our effort to protect it and fight for it.
Thank you very much.
第九屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——洪曄
洪曄
南京大學
1984年5月出生于南京。2002年被保送進入南京大學英語系學習。初中時，因語音語調的出類拔萃多次在班級、年級的英語朗誦比賽中獲勝。2004年4月，在第九屆“21世紀?外教社杯”全國英語演講比賽中獲得了“特等獎”以及“外教社最具創意獎”和“最具潛力獎”，于同年5月代表中國前往英國倫敦參加了國際演講比賽。回校后被授予“五四獎章”。
The Doors that Are Open to Us
Good morning ladies and gentlemen:
The title of my speech today is "The Doors that Are Open to Us ".
The other day my aunt paid me a visit. She was overjoyed. "I got the highest mark in the mid-term examination!" she said. Don"t be surprised! My aunt is indeed a student; to be exact, a college student at the age of 45.
Last year, she put aside her private business and signed up for a one-year, full-time management course in a college. "This was the wisest decision I have ever made," she said proudly like a teenage girl. To her, college is always a right place to pick up new ideas, and new ideas always make her feel young.
"Compared with the late 70s," she says, "now college students have many doors." My aunt cannot help but recall her first college experience in 1978 when college doors began to be re-opened after the Cultural Revolution. She was assigned to study engineering despite her desire to study Chinese literature, and a few years later, the government sent her to work in a TV factory.
I was shocked when she first told me how she (had) had no choice in her major and job. Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today. And my aunt told me that we should reach our goals by grasping all these opportunities.
The first door I see is the opportunity to study different kinds of subjects that interest us. My aunt said she was happy to study management, but she was also happy that she could attend lectures on ancient Chinese poetry and on Shakespearean drama. As for myself, I am an English major, but I may also go to lectures on history. To me, if college education in the past emphasized specialization, now, it emphasizes free and well-rounded development of each individual. So all the fine achievements of human civilization are open to us.
The second door is the door to the outside world. Learning goes beyond classrooms and national boundaries. My aunt remembers her previous college days as monotonous and even calls her generation "frogs in a well." But today, as the world becomes a global village, it is important that our neighbors and we be open-minded to learn with and from each other. I have many fellow international classmates, and I am applying to an exchange program with a university abroad. As for my aunt, she is planning to get an MBA degree in the United Kingdom where her daughter, my cousin, is now doing her master"s degree in biochemistry. We are now taking the opportunity to study overseas, and when we come back, we"ll put to use what we have learnt abroad.
The third door is the door to lifelong learning. As new ideas appear all the time, we always need to acquire new knowledge, regardless of our age. Naturally, my aunt herself is the best example. Many of my aunt"s contemporaries say that she is amazingly up-to-date for a middle-aged woman. She simply responds, "Age doesn"t matter. What matters is your attitude. You may think it"s strange that I am still going to college, but I don"t think I"m too old to learn." Yes, she is right. Since the government removed the age limit for college admissions in 2001, there are already some untraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms. Like these people, my aunt is old but she is very young in spirit. With her incredible energy and determination, she embodies both tradition and modernity.
The doors open to us also pose challenges. For instance, we are faced with the challenge of a balanced learning, the challenge of preserving our fine tradition while learning from the West, and the challenge of learning continuously while carrying heavy responsibilities to our work and family. So, each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgment, but with the support of my teachers, parents, friends and my aunt, I believe I can meet the challenge head on. When I reach my aunt"s age, I can be proud to say that I have walked through dozens of doors and will, in the remainder of my life, walk through many more. Possibly I will go back to college, too.
Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.
第十屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍——夏鵬
夏鵬
南京大學
夏鵬 原系貴州省平壩縣黎陽廠子校學生,小學五年級開始進入貴陽百年英語學校系統學習英語,2003年,夏鵬以600分的高分考入南京大學法學院,后轉入英語系。2004年獲得CCTV全國英語演講比賽第二名,同年獲得代表國內最高水平的第十屆“21世紀杯”全國英語演講比賽冠軍,同時獲得比賽“最具潛力獎”,并代表中國參加2005年國際英語演講比賽，榮獲獲得冠軍和“最受觀眾歡迎獎”。
From Walls to Bridges
I"m studying in a city famous for its walls. All visitors to my city are amazed by the imposing sight of the city walls, silhouetted by the setting sun with gold and shining lines. With old, cracked bricks patched with lichen, the walls are weather-beaten guards, standing still for centuries in protecting the city.
Our ancestors liked to build walls. They built walls in Beijing, Xi"an, Nanjing and many other cities, and they built the Great Wall, which snakes through half of our country. They built walls to ward off enemies and evil spirits. This tradition has been maintained to this day as we still have many parks and schools walled off from the public. I grew up at the foot of the city walls, and I"ve loved them since my childhood. For a long time, walls were one of the most natural things in the world.
My perception, however, changed after a hiking trip to the Eastern Suburbs, a scenic area of my city. My classmates and I were walking with some international students. As we walked out of the city, we found ourselves flanked by taller and taller trees, which formed a huge canopy above our heads. Suddenly an international student asked me, "Where is the entrance to the Eastern Suburbs?"
"We"re already in the Eastern Suburbs," I replied.
He seemed taken aback, "I thought you Chinese have walls for everything." His remark set off a heated debate. At one point, he likened our walled cities to "jails," while I insisted that the Eastern Suburbs were one of the many places in China that had no walls.
That debate had no winners, but I did learn a lot from this international student. For instance, he told me that universities like Oxford and Cambridge were not surrounded by walls; the campuses were just part of the cities. I have to admit that we do have many walls in China, and as we are developing our country, we must carefully examine them, whether they are physical or intangible. We will keep some walls but tear down those that impede China"s development.
Let me give you an example.
A year ago, when I was working on a term paper, I needed a book on business law and found a copy in the law school library. However, the librarian turned down my request with a cold shoulder, saying, "You can"t borrow this book, you are not a student here." In the end, I had to spend 200 Yuan buying a copy; meanwhile, the copy in law school was gathering dust on the shelf.
At the beginning of this semester, I heard that my university has started not only to unify its libraries but also link them up with libraries of other universities, so my experience will not be repeated. Barriers will be replaced by bridges. Through an inter-library loan system, we will have access to books from any library. With globalization, with China integrated into the world, I believe many of these intangible walls will be knocked down.
I know globalization is a controversial issue, and it is hard to say whether it is good or bad. But one thing is for sure: it draws our attention to China"s tangible and intangible walls and forces us to examine their roles in the modern world.
And how about the ancient walls in my city and other cities? Should we tear them down? Just the opposite. My city, like Beijing and other cities, is actually making a great effort to preserve the walls. These walls attract not only historians and archeologists but also many schoolchildren trying to study our history and cultural heritage. Walls have turned into bridges to our past and to the rest of the world. If the ancient builders of these walls were still alive today, they would be proud to see such great change in the role of their walls. They are now bridges that link East and West, South and North, and all countries of the world. Our cultural heritage will survive globalization.
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春節英語演講稿范文大全英語演講稿范文初中
【范文一】
When clock is belling,my heart ripple along with it,to distant with you,transmit my missing,to be joyful!My dear friend!
Please open the window,let the new year"s wind blow your room and the snow flying in,my warming wish flutter to your heart!
Flowers are disseminationing fragrant,friendship transmissing warm,hope us to brimming in a happy year,wishes you: Happy New Year! Best wishes! Does not experience the wind and rain, how can see the rainbow?nobody can casually sueed!So refuel!The same as New year!
Missing are a smell of flower fragrance,inundated the mountain valley,cover your and me,and blessing are the boundless attention,overflow the eye,until the heart.We hugging and listening the new year"clock,just like listening the breath of annual,crowding around our same dream,making the sincerly blessing with the ture love,Happy New Year!
My dear friend!wish you happy usually,have the vitality continually,still have happiness and content,I"m very happy to cooperate with you in the past year,hoped you best wishes in the new year!The breeze lightly strokes,the white clouds far pass,in my heart was the eternal friendship,willing my blessing is the most freshest,and you will take it to your heart!!!
零點鐘聲敲響，我的心隨它蕩漾，向遠方的你，傳達我的思念 新春快樂!我的朋友!
請你打開窗，讓新春的風吹進你的屋子，讓新春的雪飛進你的屋子，讓我新春的祝愿，飄進你的心坎。
花兒散播芬芳，友誼傳遞溫暖，讓我們歡愉在洋溢希望的一年，祝你：新年快樂!萬事如意!不經歷風雨，怎么見彩虹，沒有人能隨隨便便成功!加油!新的一年更同!
思念是一季的花香，漫過山谷。籠罩你我，而祝福是無邊的關注，溢出眼睛。直到心底。你我相擁傾聽新年的鐘聲猶如年輪的呼吸，簇擁著我們共同的夢，滿心的愛意化作真摯的祝福新年快樂!
我的朋友!愿你~時時高興歡喜,分分充滿朝氣,秒秒幸福美滿,很高興和您在過去的一年中的合作，希望您在新的一年里萬事如意!心想事成!微風輕拂，白云遠逝，曾在我心中的是永恒的友情，愿我寄予你的這份祝福是最新鮮最令你難忘的
【范文二】
Spring Festival
Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year Day. I enjoy it very much. On the Chinese New Year Day, some of our relatives e to visit us. They often give me some lucky money. Then I would play with their children. We often play firecrakers together, which is quite interesting.
At night the whole family would sit toget
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英語演講稿范文：我喜歡運動-英語演講稿
my favourite sport
good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. its my great pleasure to be here sharing my speech with you. today my topic is my favourite sport.
look at my healthy skin , oh! can you guess which sport i like best? yes,it’s swimming !that’s why i look so handsome.
when i was only 5 years old, i began to learn how to swim and i like it. i think swimming is an interesting sport and it’s exciting. it’s also a good way to keep fit .
every summer, i go to swimming school . my parents say ill have a good health if i insist swimming in a right way. and i can grow taller if i go to swim often. so i always ask my coach some questions on swimming and he always helps me a lot. i can swim so well and i can swim breaststroke, backstroke and freestyle.
if you also like swimming, join me!
thank you!
我最喜歡的運動
下午好,女士們,先生們。我很高興能在這里與你分享我的演講。今天我演講的主題是我最喜歡的運動。
看我的健康的膚色,哦!你能猜出我最喜歡哪項運動?是的,這是游泳!這就是為什么我看起來很帥。
當我只有5歲的時候,我開始學習如何游泳,我喜歡它。我認為游泳是一個有趣的運動,這是令人興奮的。這也是一個很好的方式來保持健康。
每年夏天,我就去游泳學校。
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英語演講稿：高中英語演講稿范文
hevaluesAmericanslivebymayseemstrangetoyou.Asaresult,youmightfindtheiractionsconfusing,evenunbelievable.ThisismyopinionaboutAmericanValue.Whetheryouagreewithmeornot-oriswillingtoacceptasvalidanygeneralizationsaboutAmericans-myobservationsarethought-provoking.
Americansdonotbelieveinthepoweroffate,andtheylookatpeoplewhodoasbeingbackward,primitive,ornaive.IntheAmericancontext,tobe”fatalistic”istobesuperstitious,lazy,orunwillingtotakeinitiative.Everyoneshouldhavecontroloverwhateverintheenvironmentmightpotentiallyaffecthimorher.Theproblemsofone’slifearenotseenashavingresultedfrombadluckasmuchashavingcomefromone’slazinessandunwillingnesstotakeresponsibilityinpursuingabetterlife.
IntheAmericanmind,changeisseenasindisputablygood,leadingtodevelopment,improvement,progress.Manyolder,moretraditionalculturesconsiderchangedisruptiveanddestructive;theyvaluestability,continuity,tradition,andancientheritage-noneofwhichareconsideredveryimportantintheUnitedStates.
TimeisofutmostimportancetomostAmericans.Itissomethingtobeon,kept,filled,saved,used,spent,wasted,lost,gained,planned,given,evenkilled.Americansaremoreconcernedwithgettingthingsaccomplishedontimethantheyarewithdevelopinginterpersonalrelations.Theirlivesseemcontrolledbythelittlemachinestheywearontheirwrists,cuttingtheirdiscussionsoffabruptlytomaketheirnextappointmentontime.ThisphilosophyhasenabledAmericanstobeextremelyproductive,andproductivityIshighlyvaluedIntheircountry.
EqualityissocherishedintheU.S.thatitisseenashavingareligiousbasis.Americansbelievethatallpeoplearecreatedequalandthatallshouldhaveanequalopportunitytosucceed.Thisconceptofequalityisstrangetoseven-eighthsoftheworldwhichviewsstatusandauthorityasdesirable,eveniftheyhappentobenearthebottomofthesocialorder.SinceAmericansliketotreatforeigners”Justlikeanybodyelse”,newcomerstotheU.S.shouldrealizethatnoinsultorpersonalindignityisintendediftheyaretreatedinalessthan-deferentialmannerbywaitersinrestaurants,clerksinstoresandhotels,taxidrivers,andotherservicepersonnel.
Americansviewthemselvesashighlyindividualisticintheirthoughtsandactions.Theyresistbeingthoughtofasrepresentativesofanyhomogeneousgroup.Whentheydojoingroups,theybelievetheyarespecial.Justalittledifferentfromothermembersofthesamegroup.IntheU.S.youwillfindpeoplefreelyexpressingavarietyofopinionsanywhereandanytime.Yet,inspiteofthisindependence,almostallAmericansendupvotingforoneoftheirtwomajorpoliticalparties.Individualismleadstoprivacy,whichAmericansseeasdesirable.Thewordprivacydoesnotexistinmanynon-Westernlanguages.IfItdoes,itislikelytohaveanegativeconnotation,suggestinglonelinessorforcedisolation.ItisnotuncommonforAmericanstosay,andalmosttobelieve:”IfIdon’thavehalfanhouradaytomyself,Igostark-ravingmad!”
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英語演講稿：關于初三英語演講稿范文it‘s my honor to have a speech here. we all know that autumn is a harvest season;it brings us achievements and celebrations. but this year is quite different. we are welcoming the 60th birthday of our nation!
what proves the growth of our country? what proves that our country is becoming stronger and stronger? of course，the changes，the avhievements.now we can touch the pulse(脈搏，跳動) of the social progress，the changes of clothing，food，the living conditions and so on. once my grandma said that in the planned economy，everything has its own certificate，“new dress” is only a desire and many children could only expect new clothes on chinese new year. when my grandmother put on new clothes on new year‘s day， she would be quite satisfied and proud， because many children would come to appreciate it. at that time， new clothes are rare for common people. sixty years ago， it’s quite usual that a big family crowded in a small room. they put up a curtain separating the house into two parts， and sometimes there might be some mice. my grandma said they played only seated in bed and several children did their homework on a small table. but now， good conditions， most families not only have a nice house with a lot of furniture， but also have more than one house. great changes have taken place gradually around us， especially after the reform and opening up. history tells us and tells future， dengxiaoping‘ construction was right. in XX， our country joined the wto. then we launched the shenzhou v， vi， vii and chang’e spaceship into space， and held the beijing olympics. we still remember the yesterday of last year， when the big earthquake happened， the whole nation was shocked and moved. not only volunteers but everyone was devoted to help people in need. today we see a new look of sichuan people， the energy and hope of sichuan people. what a beautiful day!
as students， we are enjoying the benefits of the progress of our country. now we are studying in a garden school which has experienced one hundred years of unusual history. look， the bright classrooms， the tall buildings， the green trees and these energetic students! we should work hard， for our future， for our school and for our nation. and i‘m sure that a better life and a harmonious society are around the corner. have you seen them?
英語演講稿范文(15)
英語演講稿：高中英語演講稿范文
Americans do not believe in the power of fate, and they look at people who do as being backward, primitive, or naive. In the American context, to be fatalistic is to be superstitious, lazy, or unwilling to take initiative. Everyone should have control over whatever in the environment might potentially affect him or her. The problems of one s life are not seen as having resulted from bad luck as much as having come from one s laziness and unwillingness to take responsibility in pursuing a better life.
In the American mind, change is seen as indisputably good, leading to development, improvement, progress. Many older, more traditional cultures consider change disruptive and destructive; they value stability, continuity, tradition, and ancient heritage - none of which are considered very important in the United States.
Time is of utmost importance to most Americans. It is something to be on, kept, filled, saved, used, spent, wasted, lost, gained, planned, given, even killed. Americans are more concerned with getting things accomplished on time than they are with developing interpersonal relations. Their lives seem controlled by the little machines they wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off abruptly to make their next appointment on time. This philosophy has enabled Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity Is highly valued In their country.
Equality is so cherished in the U.S. that it is seen as having a religious basis. Americans believe that all people are created equal and that all should have an equal opportunity to succeed. This concept of equality is strange to seven-eighths of the world which views status and authority as desirable, even if they happen to be near the bottom of the social order. Since Americans like to treat foreigners Just like anybody else , newcomers to the U.S. should realize that no insult or personal indignity is intended if they are treated in a less than-deferential manner by waiters in restaurants, clerks in stores and hotels, taxi drivers, and other service personnel.
Americans view themselves as highly individualistic in their thoughts and actions. They resist being thought of as representatives of any homogeneous group. When they do join groups, they believe they are special. Just a little different from other members of the same group. In the U.S. you will find people freely expressing a variety of opinions anywhere and anytime. Yet, in spite of this independence, almost all Americans end up voting for one of their two major political parties. Individualism leads to privacy, which Americans see as desirable. The word privacy does not exist in many non-Western languages. If It does, it is likely to have a negative connotation, suggesting loneliness or forced isolation. It is not uncommon for Americans to say, and almost to believe: If I don t have half an hour a day to myself, I go stark-raving mad!
英語演講稿范文(16)
經典英語演講稿范文 篇一：經驗的重要性
Dear all,
Experience makes you succeedI still remembered the first time when I became a technical secondary school teacher of English literature. It seemed that it happened yesterday.
At that day, I got quite ready and I had the confidence to be a good teacher. I arrived at the classroom, eager to share my knowledge and experience with all the students of my class. Having prepared for two days, I had no doubt to hold their attention and to impress on them my admiration for the literature.
“Stand up!” the monitor spoke loudly. The entire class stood up as I entered the classroom. I was a little puzzled, but quickly that awkwardness was over, I regained my calmness and began my well-prepared lecture, sure to gain their respect--- or even their admiration. ‘I’m your English, Miss Jiang. Today we are going to learn . . . ’ I was very pleased with work . As the bell rang, I went back to my office full of a sense of achievement. The following day when I read my students’ diaries, the rosy glow was gradually replaced by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. Perhaps her next lecture would be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressed a similar theme. “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire framework and laid the background for the passage we would study in class,” I puzzled. “How should they say I taught them nothing?”
It was a long term, and it gradually became clear that my ideas about education weren’t the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could draw their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide exact information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference! I tell myself I can handle it.’ Compared to what others have been through , I’m fortunate. Thinking of these sentences I felt something important struck me. I believe my life would not be that bad and it was proved to be true. Later during my life and work I always told myself ‘I can handle it.’ when my own goals seemed far off or when my problems seemed too overwhelming. And every time I said it, I always came back to my senses.
Now the experience with my students has made me learn a lot, and made me be a better English teacher.
The following year, it was September 10th. I went to class as well. When I stepped into the class, I felt surprised. There was a post card on the table, but I didn’t show it on my face. I began teaching lessons. After the class, I walked out of the class with a card in my hand. I opened the card in the office, it was a music card with words on it. It said ‘Many thanks to you, Miss Jiang. We all love you We like your teaching.’ I was impressed by the words. How honest and simple the words were. Hot tears couldn’t help dropping. At that time, I was so proud of being an English teacher.
So here, coming to us are words that can give us strength. Whatever you’re going through, tell yourself you can handle it. Tell this to yourself over and over, and it will help you get through the rough spots with little more fortitude.
篇二：挖掘自己的潛力
Ladies and gentlemen,
Good afternoon !Today the topic of my speech is “Discover myself”
I think each people is unique.Everyone is different .
I don’t need to envy others，because I think I am the only one in the world.
So do u really know yourself?
In my parents’ eyes,I am a naughty boy. In my friends’ eyes, I am a friendly boy.In my teachers’ eyes,I am a boy which progresses.
But how do I think of myself?
I don’t know.
Everone has merits and shortcomings. we need to discover our disadvantages and get rid of it . However, Lookers-on see most often.So mentors are necessary.
In elementary school, I didn’t know the importance of studying.I just know playing all day.One day my english teacher told me (that) she thought I was a intelligent boy.I was shocked by what she said.I didn’t do well in my english subject at that time.I was encouraged by what she said.In other words,what she said made me exicted.Since then,I fell in love with English.I started to read some English novels and listen to music.My english teacher taught me patiently and encouraged me to insist on doing these.I was interested in english.I found it was easy to learn english.It does’t like I thought it would be difficult.Maybe I had talent in learning english.However,if I don’t listen to my english teacher.Maybe I would get lost.
Everybody should have confidence in discovering yourselves,although it is a difficult journey.When there is a will,there is a way.
