Ifyoucouldchoosewhatkindofworldtolivein,whatkindofworldwouldyouchoose?Ifyoucoulddecidewhatwouldhappentomorrow,withwhatkindsofthingswouldyoufillit?
Ifyouhadthepowertodecidewhattypesofopportunitieswouldcomeyourway,whatopportunitieswouldyouselect?Ifyouknewthatyourexperienceswouldmatchyourexpectations,whatwouldyourexpectationsbe?
Infact,youdohavethepowertochooseyourowndohavetheabilitytodecidewhatkindsofevents,experiences,opportunitiesandcircumstancescomeyourway.
Theworldyouexperienceistheworldthatyourdreams,yourthoughts,yourexpectationsandyouractionsmostcloselyresonate_worldyouseeandliveinistheworldyoumostsincerelyexpecttosee.
Theuniverseisfilledwithendlesspossibilities,andthosepossibilitieskeepgrowingwitheverywayyoulivedetermineswhichofthosepossibilitieswillcomeintoyourlife.
Withyourthoughts,youractions,yourvalues,yourdreamsandexpectations,youchoosewhatkindofworldyoulivewayyouliveiscloselymirroredintheworldyousee.
如果你可以选择在什么样的世界里生活,那么你将会选择怎样的世界呢?如果你可以决定明日之事,你将会怎样充实它呢?
倘若你有力量决定自己的机遇,你会怎样选择呢?倘若你知道你的经历会如你所愿,那么你会如何期待呢?
事实上,你有能力选择你要走的路。是你自己决定你将要做的事、英语短文你将获得的经历、你将得到的机会和你将置身其中的环境。
你体验的这个世界和你的梦想、思维、期待甚至行为产生共鸣。你看到的世界和你时下生活的'这个世界就是你真心期待见到的世界。
这个宇宙充满了无限的可能,这些可能每一分钟都在增加。你的生活方式决定了何种可能性会来到你的世界。
你所选择生活的世界取决于你的想法,你的作为,你秉持的价值理念,你的梦想还有对未来的期待。你有什么样的世界观就会有什么样的生活方式。
Goodafternoon,ladiesandissueoftheYellowRiverhasbecomethebiggestconcernofmembersoftheChinesepeoplesPoliticalConsultativechildhood,infact,iscloselyassociatedwithfatherisanengineeringgeologist,andheusedtotakemewithhimonhistripstothehydropowerstationsontheriver.Ienjoyedthosetrips,especiallythetriptoLongyangXiaoughtenyearshavepassedsincemyvisit,Icanstillrecallthescenery;IcanstillrecallthewaterIsawatthewaspure,cleanandblue,notlikethewaterIsawinthemiddlereachesoftheriver,whichhadturnedbrownandmuddyafterpassingthroughtheLoessPlateau.
Onceduringourstayatthepowerstation,wewerecaughtinwhenrainstopped,Icouldseetricklesofwaterrollingdownmountainslopesandflowingintothecarriedlittlemudorsand,becauseatthattime,treesandgrassstillgrewaroundthetheyprotectedtheLongyangXiaIwasstruckbythebeautyofnature,andasachildIwantedtostaythereandtogrowupwithourYellowRiver.
LiBai,theTangDynastypoet,saidpraisestotheflowingwaterintheYellowsawitascomingdownfromheavenandnurturingthepeoplealongherwaytothever,in1997,for330days,notasingledropofwaterfromtheYellowRiverwentintothedroughtsarenottheonlypunishmentbynature.Afriendofmyfather's,auniversityprofessor,isdoingresearchontheYellowrdingtothisprofessor,theYellowRiverwillsoonchangeitscourseifweallowthissituationtousethereisnolongerenoughwatertocarryawaythesiltandmudinthelowerreachesoftheriverandtheriverbedriseshigherandhighereachyear.
Wehavetakentoomuchfromnature,butgivenbacktoolittleinthisisthecostoftheunbalancedwehadtakencareofthevegetationintheupperandmiddlereachesoftheYellowRiver,wewouldstillexperiencetheriverasLiBaidescribedit.
Whilethedevelopedcountriesareconsumingproportionallymorenaturalresourcesthantherestoftheworld,they'vealsotakensomegoodmeasuresinprotectingasadevelopingcountry,Chinacanlearnfromtheminthisaspect.
Lastyear,whenIwasvisitingAustraliawithagroupofChinesestudentswhohadwonprizesinanEnglishSkillsTest,ourAustralianhostsinvitedustojointhemforahorse-rideinthertwohoursonhorseback,wereachedavalley,wheretherewasamostbeautifulmeadow,withflowersinallcolorsdottedonahugeblanketofIbegantopraisethebeautyofnature,myfriendstoldmethatinthisvalley,thereusedtobeabigmineandthewastewaterfromthemineturnedeverythingtheminewasabandoned,peoplemadegreateffortstorestorethegreenalsousedthelatestbiologicaltechnologychoosingthebestgrassseedssuitableforthelocalthebeautifulmeadowisaresultofcommitment,hardwork,andnewtechnology.
WhathappenedtothisvalleyinAustraliashouldalsohappentoourYellowRiverand,infact,itishappening.IhaveseenfarmersplantingtreesonmountainsalongtheYellowRiver.Ihaveseenthemclimbthemountaintopswithseedlingsontheirshouldersbecausetheyhadnomachinery.IhaveseenthempourontreesthewatertheyhadcarriedupinbucketsfrommilesdownefarmersarequietlynourishingourYellowRiver,justastheriverhasnourishedthem.
Andthesefarmers,menandwomenIdon'tknow,gavemetheconfidencethatweandourYellowRiverwillgrowtogether,andsomedayinthefuture,wewillbeabletodrinkthecleanwaterfromourYellowRiveragain,becausesheisourdearestmother.
Thankyou.
We,leavingignoranceusheredinourh,letusunbridled,relaxed,appreciatethewindthatfreedom,feelthecloudthatcomfortable,becauseyouthgivesusthepeakoflife,wedonotneedtomature,wearenolongerignorant,weonlytiveenergyinngenergyhelpsmetosupportafirmbelief,sothatIamfullofconfidenceinachallengingtomorrow.
Lifeisthepursuitofideal,idealistheindicatoroflife,losttheroleofthelamp,willlosethecourageofefore,onlybyadheringtotheloftyidealsoflife,willnotbelostintheseaoftoywillbetheidealoflifeisdividedintoalifetimeofideal,theidealofastage,theidealofayear,theidealofamonth,eventheidealofaday,anhour,youhearthis,students,doyouthinkofyourideal?
Whoseyouthisnotsad?Whoseyouthneverwanttogiveup?Who'syouthwithoutsetbacksanddifficulties?But,Inolongerfear,Iknowtherewillbeakindofpositiveenergyinmyside,likehotsunshinewarmmyheart,takemetoabetterI,willalsobecomethepositiveenergyofothers,domybesttoencourageandwarmlikeIoncehelplesspeople.
Theflowerseasonoflifeisthespringoflife,itisbeautiful,acollegestudentshouldbeinthisperiod,studyhard,workhard,findapieceoftheirownhisthehopeofthemotherland,thefutureoftheyonegovernshisowntomorrow.
Onephilosophersaid,"thedreamhasgonemanyways,wakeuporinbed."itvividlytellsusatruth:peoplecan'tlieinthedreamofideal,peoplenotonlywanttohaveanideal,butalsoboldfantasy,butalsowanttoworkhardtodo,lyingintheidealwaitingforanewstart,ifnotonlyinthedistantfuture,evenhavewillents,areyoualsowanderinginthedreamofideal?
Predecessorssaidwell,"aspiringpeoplesetlongambition,noambitionpeopleoftenaspireto",thosewhohavenoambition"ambition",isadream,istheso-called"ideal",theyputtheirblueprintstructurepaintedagainbeautiful,perfect,alsoisjustacastleintheair,ents,areyouamanoflongambition,oroftendetermined?Inthegreenyears,wheneverIamsadandconfused,wanderinghelpless,therearealwayssomepeopleorthingstoencourageme,sendingoutapositivelightwarmme.
Beapersonwithpositiveenergy,letoneselfhavethepowertotiveenergyisapowerfulenergy,itisboundtoincludeapositivedrivingforce,onlyinthiswaycanmakeyourstudies,career,qualityoflife,powerisaterriblething,justlikeacarwithoutgasoline,rocketswithoutfuel,plantsnolongerabsorbsunlight,youwillonlychaostoeveryday,dothesamething,tothispointnaturallydowhattodo,thereisnobiggoaland'tthisterribleenough?Areyouwillingtosilencelikeapoolofstagnantwaterstandingstill,alsodon'twanttomorepowertomeetthedailysunaddenergy?Ofcourseyouhavepositiveenergy,youwillnaturallytakeyourstepsandbemotivatedtomovetoanewstartingpoint.
Youthneedspositiveenergy,positiveenergywillwingsforustoflytothevastbluesky!Finally,IwanttouseLiangQichao'swordstoendtoday'sspeech:"youngwisdomisthewisdomofthecountry,therichistherich,youngh2ish2,youngprogressistheprogressofthecountry,youngmaleintheearth,themaleintheearth."let'ssprinklesweatalltheway,drinkallthewaydusty,chewahard,letyouthcontinuetoburnundertheredflag;MayeveryyoungmanembracehisidealsandMarchonthevoyageoflife.
Today'sspeechIwanttotalktomyclassmatesaboutafewstories,thesestoriesareinourside,butwehavenevernoticed,thinking.
Onenightlastsemester,goalonetofiveteachingself-guetohiseyesfaint,faintyellowlighttrancetoseealittleboyshuttlebetweentablesandchairs,thosehandslinkstopickupthegarbageinthetableingback,hismotherisholdingalargewovenbag,cameandtookerandsonoftheshadowundertheirradiationofagroupoflightsappearverylong,repeated,fadeoutoftheclassroom.Ijustlookedat,whatseemstobethinking,soforalongtime.
Asmallthinginlifestudy,letmelookatyourselflittlebadhabits,bringothers?Shouldn'twebegoodyoungpeoplewholoveschoolandlife?Howcanweindulgeintheerosionofnegativeenergyonus?Ihaveaskedafewstudents,howdon'tyouremembertotakeawaythegarbagegeneratedbyself-studyinclass?Moststudentsarevacantanswer,notsomeonetoaccept?
Someofourownlittlehabits,littlelybecomeentrenchednegativeenergy,wedidn'tevennotice,slowlyaccustomedyouth,weareyoung,butignoranceisnotsynonymouswithyouthandyouth.
Classmate,don'tknowifyouhaveevermetthiskindofsituation,onenight,youaregoingtocarryabagtothelibrarytostudy,isshoutingtoletthedormitoryofseveralotherelderbrothersgowithyou,atthattime,aclassmatesaid:"oh,boy,thesuncameouttothewest,youshouldgotothelibrary,don'tpack!"youhesitated,thinkingaboutnextweek'sexam,orthinkingabouttogotothelibraryself-studymake-upclass,so,youaregoingtogo,thenanothervoicerang:"hurryuptoopenthecomputer,heroleagueopenablackshopsentapersonah,howcanyoudowithout!"atthistime,yousilentlyputdownthebag,openedthecomputer,juststudytheideaofabruptwasleftbehind...
Theword"positiveenergy"studentsarefamiliarwith,itsnetworkmeaningreferstoallgivepeopleup,givepeoplehopeandpursuit,makepeopleactionmotivationandacontemporarycollegestudent,Ithinkweshouldbeapositiveenergyperson,atthesametime,alsoshouldmakefriendswithpositiveenergy,ineachother'scommunication,letpositiveenergytogetherintoalargerupwardforce,sothatcollegelifemorepositive."true,good,beautiful"hasalwaysbeenasasynonymforpositiveenergy,specifictocollegelife,positiveenergyalsocoversalotofmeaning:forexample,payattentiontosocialwelfareundertakings,toparticipateinsocialpractice,letlovetransfer,sothattheirlivesaresublimated;Inthefaceofsetbacksandlifeisnotthebest,tobeabletopersevere,withapositiveattitudetoface;Inthestudy,beabletopersevere,hardwork,perseverance;Bearesponsibleperson,abletounderstandtheirresponsibilities,parents'expectationsandsocialclassmates,mystoryisnotoveryet.
Afterthatnight,Ioftentalkedtomyclassmatesabouttheexperience,everyonealsohaveually,Ifoundthatafterclasswedidn'tleavetheclassroominsuchahurry,butscannedthetablebucket,convenientlytaketheirgarbage.Ifeelapositiveenergyinthespread,everyonehasasunshineandbeautifulthedormitory,innerremorseletmeIcannolongercontinuetoplaygameslikethis,Iflatlycuttingday,twodays,Ialsosawtheminthestudyroom,wesmiledateachoriginaltransferofpositiveenergyisnotgpeoplealwayshaveallkindsofideas,theoathofyouthwillalwaysbeonthematterwherecanreflectthevitalityofouryoungpeople,andtheuniversityisaplacewhereyoungpeoplegatheredewillbemorethings,andtheinsideoftheideawillbemorerich.
Irecentlystartedanewjob,inasmalloffice,wherefourofussharethatfridgeisaBritawaterfilterofmycoworkerscomplainedthewatertasted"dirty"wentonforafewdays,andshewasstunnedIcoulddrinkthewaterwithoutanytrouble.Istartedtodoubtmytastebuds,butthewaterreallytastedfine.
最近我找了份新工作，是在一间小办公室里，我们四个人共用一个冰箱。冰箱里有一个Brita牌滤水壶，有一个同事抱怨说水喝起来感觉很“脏”，她连续抱怨了几天，还很震惊我喝这样的水竟然没事。我开始怀疑自己的味蕾出问题了，但我真觉着水喝着还不错。
Finally,shefiguredouttheproblemwasactuallyhersimplyforgottocleanit,andafterawhilestartedtoaffectthewaterinsideleanedhercup,anddrankthewaterwithnoproblem.
最后，她发现问题出在了她的杯子上，她只是忘了刷杯子，过一段时间就影响里面水的味道了。她把杯子洗干净了，水就没有异味了。
Ican'thelpbutthinkabouttheworldweliveoftenwequicklyblameotherpeople,otherthings,anythingelsebutourselves."You'reracist"."You'reintolerant"."You'retheproblem"worldisn'tperfect,Iknow,butIthinkweshouldtakeastepbacksometimesandaskourselvessometoughquestions.
我禁不住思考了我们生活的世界，我们总是急于责备其他人、其他事、除了自己之外的一切东西。“你有种族歧视”、“你太狭隘”、“是你的问题”，我知道世界并不完美，但我认为有时我们应该退一步，问自己几个很难回答的`问题。
CanIbebetter?Ismyheartreallypure?CanIhelpthissituationwithkindness?
我能变得更好吗?我的心真的纯洁吗?我能带着善意解决问题吗?
Iwanttotellyouthis;pleasecleanyourusewhenyoudo,thewaterwilltastemuchbetter.Ipromiseyouthis.
我想告诉你这个道理：请洗干净自己的杯子。因为只有你把杯子洗干净了，里面的水味道才会好，我保证。
Goodafternoon,mydearteachersandfriends,
Supposeyouareinadarkcavealonenow.Maybeyoucannotfindanyhope,youaretremblingandfrightened.Whatwillyoudo?Whatwillyousay?Willyougiveup?(……)Noweshouldnotgiveup.Weshouldtryourbesttofindhope.Sotoday,Iamhonoredtostandheretosharemyopinionwithyou----Let’ssayNOtoGiveUP.