21世纪英语演讲比赛演讲稿Word文件下载.docx
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Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen:
WhenIwasintheprimaryschool,Ihaveadream.Iwanttoinventadevicewhichcouldbringyoufromoneplacetoanotherinnotimeatall.WhenIwasinthesecondaryschool,mydreamwastostudyinmyidealuniversity.AndwheneventuallyIgotintotheuniversity,mydreamwastograduate.
Howpathetic!
Whenwegrowup,wedreamlessandbecomemorerealistic.WhyWhydowehavetochangeourdreams,so,soinordertoletitbe"
fulfilled"
Whydowehavetosurrendertotheso-called"
reality"
WhatIStherealityactually
Ladiesandgentlemen,therealityisnotreal.Itisabarrierkeepingusfromallthepossiblefantasies.Flying,forexample,hadbeenadreamtomankindforthousandsofyears.Ahundredyearsago,"
mancouldnotfly"
wasstillregardedasthe"
.Nowifthatwasreallythereality,whatdidtheWrightbrothersdoHowdidsomeofyougettoMacauOnlywhenwebelievethattherealityisnotrealcanwesoarwithourdreams.
Peoplesaythatourfutureisabattlebetweentherealityandourdreams.Andif,
unfortunately,Mr.Realitywinsthiswar,thenIseenofutureofmankindatall.AIDSwillneverbecurableasthisISthereality;
PeoplelivingintheundevelopedcountrieswillsufferfromstarvationforeverasthisISthereality;
4)DisputesamongdifferentcountrieswouldneverbesettledasthismisunderstandingsandintoleranceISthereality.
Ladiesandgentlemen,howmanyofyouhaveadreamofbeingabletomakealotofmoneyPleaseraiseyourhands.Oh,quiteanumberofyou!
Actually,ladiesand
gentlemen,thisisnotadream,butatask.Everyoneofushastomakealiving,rightAnywayIhopeyourtaskwillbeaccomplished.Howmanyofyouthinkthatyouhave
alreadyfulfilledyourdreamandthatyoudon'
tdreamanymoreDear5)adjudicators,whatdoyouthinkLewisoncesaid,"
Youarenevertoooldtodreamanewdream."
Soforourfuture,pleasedreamandbeuealistic.
NowthatIamauniversitystudent,mygoalistograduatewithexcellences.Butatthesametime,Ihaveadreamdeeplyrootedinourfuture.Oneday,peoplelivingintheareasnow6)swelteringwiththehorrorofwarswillbeabletositwiththeirfamiliesandenjoytheireverymoment.Oneday,peoplefromtherichcountriesarewillingtosharewhattheyhavewiththosefromthepoorcountriesandthosefromthepoorcountrieswilleventuallybeabletomaketheirownhappylivingthemselves.Oneday,differentculturesinthisage
ofglobalizationwillcoexistwithtoleranceandtheunfriendlyconfrontationsamongthemwillbe7)eliminated.Oneday,theglobewillsharethedreamwithmeandwewillallcontributetomakingourdreamcometrue.Oneday,ourdreamwilldefeatthereality!
Thankyouverymuch.
第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛季军——张阿旭
Two-WayTraffic
Sevencenturiesago,MarcoPolo,afterstayinginourcountryforalmosttwentyyears,broughtthesecretsofspaghettiandice-creamwithhimbacktoItaly.Morethansevenhundredyearslater,withtheprevalenceofglobalization,ourpeople,ourfood,ourproductsandmanyotheritems,havetraveledtomanyotherplacesbeyondItaly.NomatterwheretheseChinesepeople,Chinesefood,ChineseproductsandmanyotherChineseitemsare,theycarrywiththemqualitiesthatareuniquetoourveryownChineseculture-ourtraditionalvalues.
Inthewholeprocessofglobalizationthattheworldisintegratingpolitically,economicallyandculturally,intoone,wedowitnessinourcountryagreatinfluxofwesterncultureandvalues-McDonald'
s,KFCs,soccerplayersandNBAplayers.Andweareevenhavingthisprestigiousnationalspeakingcompetitioninalanguagethatdoesnotbelongtous.InthemidstofwesternproductspouringinChinaasaresultof
globalization,sometimeswedowonder,wheredoesourownculturebelongWhenweseeouryoungergenerationsgoingawayfromtraditionalvaluessuchascontextualandrole-basedethics,idealofcommunity,hierarchy,paternalismandnon-litigiousnatureofsociety,wemayeventhinkourtraditionalvaluesarechallengedandeventhreatened.But,arewereallylosingourvalues
Ladiesandgentlemen,wemustremember,thetrafficofglobalizationistwo-way.Yes,filmsfromHollywood,soccerfromtheUnitedKingdomandrestaurantsfromAmerica,dohaveanimpactonourvalues.But,ifweseeglobalizationinChinaasynonymoustermwithwesterneconomicculturalhegemony,weareunderestimatingtheimpactofnotonlyglobalizationbutalsoourvalues.
Havealookatlanguages.Yes,itisthedesireanddreamofeverysingleChinesetospeakfluentEnglish,includingeverysingleoneofushere.But,haveyoueverwonderedhowmanynon-ChinesearelearningChineseLetmetellyou,bytheendofXX,nearly30millionpeoplefrom85countriesandregionswerelearningstandardChinese,Putonghua.Andwhoknowsaboutthenumberofpeoplelearningregionaldialectssuchas
ShanghaineseandCantonese.Inthesetwoyears,Iamsurenoneofusherewillbesurprisedthatthenumberisskyrocketing.
HavealookatFengShui,withinsecondsGooglebringsyou1,270,000websitesaboutFengShui,notinChinese,notfromallovertheworld,butinEnglish,justwithintheUnitedStates.AndIguesssomeofyoustillremember,whenthepreviousAmericanpresident,BillClinton,firstbecamepresident.Heactuallyhadthefurnitureofhisofficerearrangedaccordingtofengshuiideas.
HavealookattraditionalChinesemedicine.Fouryearsago,inXX,therewerealreadymorethan120000traditionalChinesemedicinepractitioners,researchersandrelatedbusinesstradingcompaniesinEurope,justEurope.Ourholisticapproachoftakingcareofaperson'
shealthhasbeenprovenpopularintheworld.
Ourvalues,language,ourFengShui,ourtraditionalmedicineandalsoKungFuthatIhavenotreallytalkedabout,areallpartsandmessengersofourcultureandvalues.WhatdoestheirsuccessinthewesttellusTheirpopularitytellsusthat,alongsidecheapconsumerproducts,weareexportingtothewest,Chinesebeliefsand,values.
Ladiesandgentlemen,globalization,yesithasitsimpactsonourvalues.Itissendingourvaluesoverseasandbringinginnewones.Let'
snotseethebringinginofnewonesathreattoourownculture.Asamatteroffact,thebringinginisaverygoodopportunityandtimetorethinkandreflectwhoweareandwhatwewanttobe.Itisuponuswhether
globalizationhasapositiveornegativeimpactonourtraditionalvalues.Ladiesandgentlemen,Iseethispositively,Iknowevenifourtraditionalvaluesarechangingortochange,thechangeisforbetter,notforworse.Thankyouverymuch.
第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军——张京
TheImpactofGlobalizationonTraditionalChineseValues
Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen:
BeforewesternandChinesecivilizationcameintoclosecontact,ChinesepeoplehadalwayslongedforalifedepictedintraditionalChinesepaintings.Thosepaintingspresentaharmoniouscoexistenceofpeopleandotherlifeforms.RegardedastheessenceofancientChinesephilosophies,harmonyhasbeendeeply-rootedinthemindsoftheChinesepeople.Ontheonehand,ithascontributedtotheuniquecontinuityofChinese
civilization.Ontheother,Chinesepeoplebecametoomuchcontentedwith
theirachievementstodesireanyfurtherchanges.Asglobalizationdeepens,itisboundtoaffectouridealofharmony.
First,globalizationurgesChinatospeedupitsmodernization,whichthreatensourregardfortheharmonybetweenManandNature.Forinstance,manydamsandhydropowerstationsarebeingbuiltforeconomicbenefitsattheexpenseofthewell-preservednaturalhabitats.However,
ecologicalmalpracticeofsuchkindgoesagainstthenotionofharmoniouscoexistenceinancientChinesephilosophies.Morethan2,000yearsago,longbeforetheconceptofenvironmentalprotectioncameintobeing,DuJiangWeir,agreatirrigationprojectwasbuiltinsouthwesternChina'
sSichuanprovince.Itsucceededbothincontrollingfloodsandin
facilitatingtheagriculturewithoutposingathreattotheenvironment.Moreover,globalizationhasbroughtwithitintensecompetition.Traditionally,moderationisagoldenprinciple,presidingover
inter-personalrelationsinChina.Today,however,motivatedtocometothetop,somepeoplebecomesoself-centeredthattheychoosetosacrificelove,friendshipandevenfamilyties.
Lastbutnotleast,diversecultureshavemetinChinaasaconsequenceofglobalization.Therefore,aclashofculturesbecomesinevitable.Unfortunately,thepastdecadeshavewitnessedahugelossofculturalheritageinChina.IncitieslikeBeijingandXi'
an,hundredsof
century-oldChinese-stylehousesarebeingdemolishedtomakeroomforskyscrapers,shoppingmallsandeight-laneexpressways.
Fromtheseexamples,weseethedisharmonybroughtaboutbyglobalization.Yetitisnotglobalizationthatistoblame.Aslongasweapproachglobalizationwithharmonyinmind,itsbenefitwilloutweighitscost.Takemyhometown,Hangzhou,forexample,thankstothestrenuouseffortsmadebythemunicipalgovernmentinachievingeco-development,variouswaterbirdshavereturnedtotheWestLake,callingithomeagainafteryearsofmigrationelsewhere.Fromthelakebank,weseeskateboardersandtrickcyclistsshowingofftogetherwithpeopleflyingkitesandkickingshuttlecocksontheplazanearby.AlthoughtheycomposeapicturequitedistinctfromtraditionalChinesepaintings,thispictureconveysamodernsenseofharmonyinthiseraofglobalization.
Ladiesandgentlemen,toc
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