Goodmorning,boysandgirls.Iamguopengandgladtogiveyouaspeechaboutlanguagelearning.
Infact,languagelearningcomesfromeverydetailinourlife.Asstudentsintheuniversity,wehavemorechoicestoimproveourEnglishlevel.ithink,wecanlearnitbygoingtoclass,seeingthemovie,listeningtomusic,speakwithourfriendsinEnglishandsoon.Besideswealsohavesomechancestolearnjustlikethis.So,wecanlearnitwellifweattachmoreattentaintoit.
ThechiefproblemweshouldfacetoisourattitudeandinteresttowardsEnglishlearning.Peopleusuallysaytheycannotlearnwellbecausesomeexcuse.Yes,justexcuse.Weneedtobringupinterestandcorrectourattitude.ifwedeterminedtodo,wemayhavefunlearningitwell.
Ok,IthinkIwasafraidofmakinganspeech5
minutesbefore,butnowIamhereandhavefinishedmyspeech.HereisthelastthingIwanttoaddtomytopic,facetoitandovercomeit,languagelearningis
justlikesomebarriersthatifyouwanttosweepaway
it,youcanmakeit.
Thatisall.Thankyouverymuch!
LadiesandGentlemen,Goodafternoon!I’mverygladtostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech.todaymytopicis“youth”.Ihopeyouwilllikeit,andfoundtheimportanceinyouryouthsothatmorecherishit.
Youthisnotatimeoflife,itisastateofmind;itisnotrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees,itisamatteroftheemotions:itisthefreshness;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.
Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.
Yearswrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self–distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.
Whether60of16,thereisineveryhumanbeing‘sheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat’snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthere’sawirelessstation:solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.
goodevening,honorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen.
it’smygreatpleasuretostandheretopresentmyspeech—changetheworld,changeourselves.
it’snoticablethatwesternholidaysarebecomingincreasinglypopulardaybyday,whilechinesetraditionalfestivalsarebeingsomewhatneglected.notlongbeforeabout10doctorsinbeijinguniversityandqinghuaunversityannouncedthatweshouldrejecttheinvasionofwesternholidays,becausetheyregardwesternholidaysasanchallengeagainstourtraditionalfestivalsandculture.
franklyspeaking,idon’tquiteagreewiththem.indeed,weshouldneverneglectorevendiscardourtraditonalfestivalsaschinaboastsabrillianthistoryandsplendidtraditions.(examples).butwhycan’tweabsorbthemeaningfulwesternholidaysandculture.
thereareobviousreasonswhysomewesternholidaysaresopopularinchina.ontheonehand,someofthewesternholidayswhichwechinesedon’thavearereasonableandmeaningful,suchasfather’sdayandaprilfool’sdayetc.ontheotherhand,theprevalenceofglobalizationenableswesternculturetoprevailinchina.overwhelmedbysuchatrend,chineseunconsiciouslygetinvolvedinwesternholidaysandculture.
withthefurtherdevelopmentofthewholeworld,theculturalcommunicationbetweendifferentcountriesandnationsbecomesfasterandmoreandmoreimportant.weareindeedfromdifferentnations,butwearethecitizensofthesameworld,sotheoutstandingcultureofdifferentnationsisthecommomwealthofeveryoneontheearth.theonlywayforustoprotectourtraditionalcultureistorejecttheforeignculture?theanswerisdefinitelyno.whatweoughttodoistosparenoefforttoeducatechinesetogettoknowandtreasureoursplendidtraditionsinsteadofrejectingforeignculture.onlybyeducatingcanwesetourconfidenceandbelieftowardsourculture.onlybyeducatingcanweppreserveandpromotethewealththatourancestersleftforus.
atlasti’dliketoshareafamousesayingofgandhiwithallofyou,thatis:ifyouwanttochangetheworld,thenyoumustchangeyourselffirst.”
IhavebeeninUniversityforaboutoneyear.Duringmystayhere,Icametorealizethatuniversitylifeislikedrinkingcoke.Weexperiencealltastesoflifehere,sour,sweet,bitterandhot.
IamfromProvince,whichisfarawayfromhere.IoftenmissmyMum,friends,andrelativesinmyhometown.However,Icantseethemveryoften.Solonelinessalwayskeepsmecompany.IamsadthatIcantbetherewiththem.
Luckyforme,lifeinuniversityisrichandcolorful.Withmorefreetime,wecandomanymorethingsbesidesstudy,suchasjoining
societiesclubs,andtakingpart-timejobs.Suchactivitiesnotonlymakeourlifemorecolorful,butalsohelpusimproveallkindsofskills.Theuniversityisasocietyminiature,whatwelearnherewillbenefitourfuturelife.
Ourpathinlifewillnotalwaysbesmooth.Setbackscantbeavoided.Failinganimportantexam,breakupwithboyorgirlfriend,orrefusedbyapromisingcompany,suchsetbacksarelikelytogetusdown.Sometimeswefellsofrustratedthatweevenburstintotears.Drinkincokeiswonderful,despitetheundesirbleconsequenthiccups.Itsbitter,sourandpeppery,butalsosweet.Andyoullevenfeelexcitedaftergulpingdownaglass.Acollegeexperienceispartofgrowingup.Wecry,smile,fallinlove,gethurt,leave,learnandthenwebecomeabetterperson.
Universitylifeislikedrinkingcoke.Imexperiencingit.AndIknow,Ienjoyit!
ladiesandgentlemen!
imgladyoucouldmakelikeyourattention,please.ihavefivewordsofllimproveyourarepreventionisbetterthanmeansplanctthecipatetroubleinadvance.
asolutioncanbecostly.aremedycanbetoodproblemsbeforetheyicansliketosay,prepareforarainyarefortoughtimesandbadarethreepreventionarepricelessareworththeirweightingold.
first,getmedicallyphysicallyladdmanyyearstoyournaboutgoodhealthandnbasicfirstaidandmightsavealifesomeday!getayearlycisetostaycisetofeelgreatandnd,befinanciallymoneylikeandinvestaswiselyasyoucan.
belegallyamonetarycompetentwithtaxesandcomprehensiveinsuranceknowledgeofyourearegreatassetsintimesofd,becomeaccidentmeenvironmentallyysbeonthelookoutfordrecklessddangerouscautiousandusecommonticedisasterdrillsatticeemerencyrbecaughtylifehassomeyoneexperiencespreventioncanpullyoudemandsrequiresgoodr,everrelyongoodluck.
thankyouformberthatpreventionbeatsacureanythsailingandhaveagreatday.
WEANDOURYELLOWRIVER:THRIVINGTOGETHER
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.TheissueoftheYellowRiverhasbecomethebiggestconcernofmembersoftheChinesepeoplesPoliticalConsultativeConference.Mychildhood,infact,iscloselyassociatedwiththeriver.Myfatherisanengineeringgeologist,andheusedtotakemewithhimonhistripstothehydropowerstationsontheriver.Ienjoyedthosetrips,especiallythetriptoLongyangXiareservoir.Althoughtenyearshavepassedsincemyvisit,Icanstillrecallthescenery;IcanstillrecallthewaterIsawatthereservoir.Itwaspure,cleanandblue,notlikethewaterIsawinthemiddlereachesoftheriver,whichhadturnedbrownandmuddyafterpassingthroughtheLoessPlateau.
Onceduringourstayatthepowerstation,wewerecaughtinathunderstorm.Andwhenrainstopped,Icouldseetricklesofwaterrollingdownmountainslopesandflowingintothereservoir.Itcarriedlittlemudorsand,becauseatthattime,treesandgrassstillgrewaroundthereservoir.Andtheyprotectedthesoil.AtLongyangXiaIwasstruckbythebeautyofnature,andasachildIwantedtostaythereandtogrowupwithourYellowRiver.
LiBai,theTangDynastypoet,saidpraisestotheflowingwaterintheYellowRiver.Hesawitascomingdownfromheavenandnurturingthepeoplealongherwaytothesea.However,in1997,for330days,notasingledropofwaterfromtheYellowRiverwentintothesea.Anddroughtsarenottheonlypunishmentbynature.Afriendofmyfathers,auniversityprofessor,isdoingresearchontheYellowRiver.Accordingtothisprofessor,theYellowRiverwillsoonchangeitscourseifweallowthissituationtocontinue.Becausethereisnolongerenoughwatertocarryawaythesiltandmudinthelowerreachesoftheriverandtheriverbedriseshigherandhighereachyear.
Wehavetakentoomuchfromnature,butgivenbacktoolittleinreturn.Andthisisthecostoftheunbalancedgrowth.IfwehadtakencareofthevegetationintheupperandmiddlereachesoftheYellowRiver,wewouldstillexperiencetheriverasLiBaidescribedit.
Whilethedevelopedcountriesareconsumingproportionallymorenaturalresourcesthantherestoftheworld,theyvealsotakensomegoodmeasuresinprotectingnature.Andasadevelopingcountry,Chinacanlearnfromtheminthisaspect.
Lastyear,whenIwasvisitingAustraliawithagroupofChinesestudentswhohadwonprizesinanEnglishSkillsTest,ourAustralianhostsinvitedustojointhemforahorse-rideinthemountains.Aftertwohoursonhorseback,wereachedavalley,wheretherewasamostbeautifulmeadow,withflowersinallcolorsdottedonahugeblanketofgreen.WhenIbegantopraisethebeautyofnature,myfriendstoldmethatinthisvalley,thereusedtobeabigmineandthewastewaterfromthemineturnedeverythingbrown.Whentheminewasabandoned,peoplemadegreateffortstorestorethegreenvegetation.Theyalsousedthelatestbiologicaltechnologychoosingthebestgrassseedssuitableforthelocalsoil.Sothebeautifulmeadowisaresultofcommitment,hardwork,andnewtechnology.
WhathappenedtothisvalleyinAustraliashouldalsohappentoourYellowRiverand,infact,itishappening.IhaveseenfarmersplantingtreesonmountainsalongtheYellowRiver.Ihaveseenthemclimbthemountaintopswithseedlingsontheirshouldersbecausetheyhadnomachinery.Ihaveseenthempourontreesthewatertheyhadcarriedupinbucketsfrommilesdownthevalley.ThesefarmersarequietlynourishingourYellowRiver,justastheriverhasnourishedthem.
Andthesefarmers,menandwomenIdontknow,gavemetheconfidencethatweandourYellowRiverwillgrowtogether,andsomedayinthefuture,wewillbeabletodrinkthecleanwaterfromourYellowRiveragain,becausesheisourdearestmother.
Thankyou.
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen,honorablejudges.Asacitizenofacountry,Ihaveabirthcertificate,ahouseholdregisterandaidentitycard.
Iamentitledtocertainrights,responsibilitiesandprivileges.
Ihavefreedomofmovementsinthecountry,Iobeythecountry’slaws,andIenjoytheconvenienceofsocialpoliciesandsoon.Whataboutacitizenofglobe?Isthereanythingtocharacterizetheglobalcitizenship?Acertificate,aregisterorcertainrights?Notreally.
Globalcitizenshipmeansaworldwherepeoplearetreatedandrespectedequallyforwhotheyare.
Itisabouthelpingpeoplethatarelessfortunate.
Itisaboutinclusiveness.
Interactingandworkingtogetheristhecoreofbeingandbelonging.
Weneedtorealizehowimportantourconnectionsarewithothersinourfriendships,ourneighborhoods,ourcommunities,andwithourplanet.
Inanotherword,GlobalCitizenshipisaboutpeople’sawarenessofseekingthecommongood.
Itisabouteveryone.Ismyideatooabstract?HereI’vegotavividexample.
WhenIwasachild,myfatheralwaystoldmesomestoriesaboutthepastgeneration.
Oncehetoldmeastoryaboutadoctor.
WhenthedoctorheardpeoplesufferinginSpainbecauseofthecivilwar,hecametohelp.
Hesawmanypeopledyingjustbecausetheyhadnomoney.
Thenheproposedasystemthatenabledthepoortohavemedicaltreatment.
ItisthebeginningoftheideaofSocializedMedicalCare.
Afterthewar,thedoctorworkedhardtoimprovethetreatmentoftuberculosis.
In1938,thesecondSino-JapanesewarbrokeoutinChina.
Thefifty-year-olddoctorcametohelpagain.
DuringhisyearsinChina,hetrainedmorethan1000Chinesetobemedicsanddoctors.
Itwashimthatdesignedtheworld’sfirstmobilemedicalunitwhichsavedthousandsoflives.Inthestory,whatimpressedmemostwasadescriptionofthisadmirabledoctor.
Myfathercouldstillrememberitevenafterdecades.
Itwas“hisutterdevotiontootherswithoutanythoughtofselfwasshowninhisgreatsenseofresponsibilityinhisworkandhisgreatwarm-heartednesstowardsallcomradesandthepeople”.Tillnow,youmustknowthedoctor.
Youareright.
ItisNormanBethune,adistinguishedsurgeon.
Hewasamedicalherowhohelpedunitetwocountriesbyshowingourcommonhumanitybeyondculturalandpoliticaldifferences.WhatkindofspiritisthisthatmakesaforeignerselflesslyadoptthecauseoftheChinesepeoplesliberationashisown?Itiscalledthespiritofglobalcitizenship-seekingthecommongood.Asadoctor,NormanBethunedidhisbest.
Inthiscompetitivesocietyitisessentialtoknowhowtosellyourselfinordertogetthejobyouwant.Thatmeansyoumustbeabletomarketyourbestfeaturesandpresentyourselfinthebestlight.Afterall,younevergetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression.
Thereareseveralthingsyoucandotoprojectagoodimageinaninterview.Firstofall,looklikeawinner.Dressconservativelyandwell,andyou'lllooklikeyou'regoingtothetop.Second,communicateclearly.Considereachquestioncarefullyandrespondwithtotalhonesty.Remembertomakeeyecontactandmaintaingoodposture.Youneedtolookattentivebutalsoatease.Third,haveapositiveandassertiveattitude.It'simportanttoappearconfidentofyourabilityandoptimisticaboutyourfuture.Finally,beprepared.Presentaprofessionalresumeandbereadytoexplaineverythingindetail.
Byfollowingtheadviceabove,youareboundtomakeagoodimpressiononpotentialemployers.Thenyouwillbeabletochoosethebestopportunityforyouandtakethatfirststeptowardssuccess.