SpeechA Word that Has Changed the World英语演讲稿.docx
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SpeechAWordthatHasChangedtheWorld英语演讲稿
AWordthatHasChangedtheWorld
Humanity—aWordthatRevivesMan’sConscience
Distinguishedfriends,ladiesandgentlemen,
Goodmorning!
Whatapieceofworkisman;hownobleinreason;howinfiniteinfaculty,informandmovinghowexpressandadmirable;inactionhowlikeanangel;inapprehensionhowlikeagod!
WhenweheartheabovelinesfromHamletwemightdeemthemundoubtedlyasthedeclarationofhumanity.Theyarenodifferencesfromthetrumpetsforthetoppledownofthedominanceofdivinity;theyaretorchestolightthedarknessandimpetustoawakenhumanconscienceonreason.Inappreciationofthebeautyofmanandgreatnessofhumanity,theworldsteppedontheroadoftherevivalofcherishableculturalheritageanddepartedwithnoturningbackfromthemysteriousworld.God’sabsoluteauthoritygavewaytoearthlyone,unselfishsacrificeforreligionwasreplacedbyheartfeltdevotiontotheprogressofhumanraceandodetoGodwastransferredtosongsofman’sdignityandelegance.
Withouttheawarenessofhumanity,thereisnopossibilityforthebirthofMonaLisa,whosequietlyfoldedhands,whosegazethatisdirectedattheobserverandtheambiguityofthesmile,havebeenyearnedforanddreamedofbymanyageneration;
Withouttheawarenessofhumanity,thereisnochancefortheemergenceofMoses,David,SistinefrescoesandSchoolofAthens;
Withouttheawarenessofhumanity,Copernicuscouldneverhavesetuptheheliocentrictheory;GalileocouldhavenotprovedtheinvalidityofPtolemaicsystem;Kepler’sLawswouldhavebeenburiedintheruinsofhistory;Newton’suniversalgravitationwouldhavebeencriticizedasheresy.
Ladiesandgentlemen,theemphasisonhumanityisthebulwarkofhumanprogress,itisthewatershedofignoranceandintelligenceandtheenginetodragthetrainofhistoryoutfromthevalleyofobscuritytotheroadofbrightnessandenlightenment.
Lethumanitybe,andallislight!
Thanksforyourattention.
AWordthatHasChangedtheWorld
Thinking—aWordthatSeparatesWisdomfromStupidity
Distinguishedjudges,ladiesandgentlemen,
Goodmorning!
TheotherdayIcameacrossahandsomeguybythelakeinourcampus.Hisvoice,shoutedatthetopofhislungs,mighthavespurredthesleepingfishdeepatthebottomoutofthesurfaceofwaterandinspiredtheleavesoftreesnearbytowaveatthegaleofhurricanesfromtheCarribeanSea.HewassodevotedandsobreathlessthatIwaspulledbymycuriositytoapproachandaskhim.“Ireallyadmireatyourspiritoflearning,whatareyouengaginginthen?
”“IamspeakingEnglish,”heresponded.“What’sitabout?
”“Idon’tknowandIdon’tcare,butIhavedonewhatIcan,”washisreply.Iwasstunnedtohearthat.
Dearfriends,whatamazementhemighthavebroughtus!
English,quitesimilartoothersciences,isacomplexandever-changingworld,ifoneweretoattainrealknowledgeaboutit,hemighthavebeensuccessfulonlyifheapproachedEnglishbyapplyingthewayofobservation,questioning,experimentandcalculation.Descartessays,“Idoubt,thereforeIthink;Ithink,thereforeIam.”Learningwithoutthinkingleadsonetonowhereandthinkingwithoutlearningleavesonepuzzled.
Maybesomeofusmightrebukemebysayingthatpracticemakesperfectandthecourageanddiligenceoftheguyshouldbegivenanincentive.Tobefrank,Idon’twanttosatirizehimforhemightbetakenasanexampleofenthusiasmandpositiveness.WhatIamtryingtosayhereatthemomentisthatawisemanputshismouthdeepinhisheartyetafoolonewearshisheartathismouth.Speakingwithoutthinkingismorelikephysicalexercisesthanmentalperfection.
RodinisfamousforhiswisdombecauseTheThinkerhesculptsshowstoadvantagethedurablepowerofthoughts;Michelangeloistoweringinthefieldofartsbecauseartistohimthemeansbywhichheexpresseshisvisionofman,man’sbeauty,hisownanguishandenergy,ameansbywhichhemakesinquiryintothereality.
Thinkingisthewordthathasmadetheworldfromprimitiveignoranceintomoderncivilizationanditisthemosteffectivetooltoseparatewisdomfromstupidity.
Thanksalot.
AWordthatHasChangedtheWorld
Globalization—aTooltoDiminishCultures
Distinguishedfriends,ladiesandgentlemen,
Goodmorning!
Ifyouhaveanyinterestinlistingoutthemostheatedwordsinthenewdecade,globalizationmightbeonthetop.ButifyoutakealookatthescreenofTV,youmayeasilydetectthatnearlyallprograms,evenpopularones,arenoexceptionthangrapesfromthesamevineyard;ifyou,withhighexpectationandernestdesire,spendtimeandmoneytovisitanewcity,youmightnineintentimesbedepressedinfindingthatcomparedwithothercitiesyouhavebeentotherearenoslightestscrapsofuniquenessandattractionconcerningthescenery,thefood,thestoresoreventhedressingstylesofthelocalpeople.
Wehaveheardtoomuchofthebenefitsofglobalization.Butifitisinthepriceofextinctionofcultures,wheredoesitsadvantagelie?
Weareforcedtoassimilatetoothercountries.
Inthenameofcounterterrorism,wehavetostandbyandwitnessthesabotageofformerfriendlyregimesalthoughweknowwehavebeenawayfromtheprinciplesofpeacefulcoexistence;
Forthepurposeofabidingbyacceptedinternationalpractices,weareingreatreluctancetobuynationalloansissuedbyothercountriesandletthoseinneedswelteringintheheatofutterpoverty;
Inordertoberegardedasresponsible,weunwillinglyclosedownthosemillsandfactoriesthatareincompatiblewiththeinternationalstandardandmakeourbelovedbrothersandsistersbelayoffsalthoughthefortunetheypossessisinadequateevenfortheirpresentneeds;
Withtheintentionofmakingourkidsglobalcitizens,weparentsimpelthemintovariousclasseswiththehopethattheywillbemoresuperiortoMozart,DaVinci,TchaikovskyandChomskyandwillsurelybepopularwhentheyaregrownup.
Ladiesandgentlemen,globalizationhasmadeourlivesmoreconvenient,butifitisinviolationofdiversity,ifitisindestructionofrichnessofcultures,Iamnotreadytoembraceit.
Thanksforyourattention.
AWordthatHasChangedtheWorld
Equality—AHumanDreamtobeRealized
Distinguishedjudges,ladiesandgentlemen,
Goodmorning!
Itisreportedthatseveralweeksagoanoutstandingprofessorfromafamousuniversityannouncedinclassthatthosestudentswhodidn’tbuyi-padshadnochanceofpassingthecourseheconducted.
Ifirmlybelievethatveryprofessorwantstoraisetheinterestofhisstudentsandkeepstheminpacewiththemodernworld.Maybeit’sbetterforhimtousehisi-padtosendane-maildirectlytoPresidentObamaandaskhismajestytobegenerousandkind-heartedingrantingeveryChineseani-padofthelatestversionincompensationforthelossoffortunewehavesufferedfromAmericanfinancialcrisis.
Butmydearfriends,thatveryprofessorisignorantofonesimpleword—equality,equalityofeducation,equalityoffreedominchoosingthewayofstudyingendowedtoeverystudent.
Ijustwanttoremindthatveryprofessorsomefacts:
Thereisinequalityasininnocenceandvirtueasatisfactiononecanonlyfeelintheirenjoymentandapleasurewhichcanceaseonlywhenlost.PatrickHenryknowsit,hesays“Givemeliberty,orgivemedeath!
”Gibranknowsit,hewrites”Lifewithoutequalityislikeabodywithoutspirit.”
WeChinesewerehumiliatedbythenotice“Nodogs,norChinese,areallowedtoenter!
”onourownterritoryinthecolonialera.
Weweredeterredbyattacksofnuclearwarheadsonlybecausewe’dsupportedourneighborcountryforourownsurvival.
Wewereforcedtobuynationalloansofothernations,orfinanciali-pads,moreexactly,becausewemightnevershareequalitywiththemifwedidn't.
Ladiesandgentlemen,equality,justlikemedicine,thetestofitsvalueisnotinitstaste,butinitseffect.Everystudent,nomatterwhatfamilybackgroundhehas,hastheunalienablerightofpursuingknowledgeinthepreferableway;noone,nomatterhowrenownedhemightbe,hasthepowertodeprivethestudentsofthatprivilege.Never!
Thankyou!
AWordthatHasChangedtheWorld
Try—AWordEntitledtoWinners
Distinguishedfriends,ladiesandgentlemen,
Goodmorning!
Losersarefondoffindingexcusesandthewordthathangsontheirlipsmostoftenis“if”.Thatwordisthemosteffectivemeansforthemtocomplainabouteverything,likebadluck,awfulenvironment,miserablefamilybackground,evilopponents,impotentpartnersorwhatsoever.Themostfrequentlyutteredsentencesbythemare“IfIhadnotdonethat,ifIhadnotmarriedthatwoman,ifIhadchosenanotherposition,ifIhadbeenalittlebitdiligent…”
Winnersarenotbornsuccessful,thewordthattheyareinterestedinsayingis“try”,whichisquitecontraryto“if”.Thesentencesthatusuallyflashacrosstheirmindsare“NexttimeI’lltrytodothattheotherwayround,nexttimeI’lltrynottomissthepersonIreallycherish,I’lltrytobemoreoutstandingonthatpositon,I’lltrytoworkharderandharderstill…”
Ladiesandgentlemen,aman’ssuccessislargelydeterminedbyone’sattituderatherthanbyone’saffluencyorpoverty.Ifone’ssoulisimmersedinthewaterofregretsandsorrows,hismindwillsurelybeoccupiedwithmiseryandtragedy.Theywill,likecumulativepoison,wearawayhiswillceaselessly,consumehishappinessunconsciouslyanddecreasetheopportunityofhissuccessbyandlarge.Theyaretosomeextentnodifferentfromtinyantcellsonthesolidbankoflifeandwilleventuallybeoverwhelmedbyhugewaveswhenallislate.
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