Theeastandthewest,let’senjoythecombinationofthetwocultures?
kiplingsaid:"eastiseast,andwestiswest,andneverthetwainshallmeet!"butnow,acenturylater,theyhavemet.
theyhavemetinbusiness.theyhavemetineducation.theyhavemetinthearts.somepeoplewillarguethatthesemeetingswillleaveuswithachoicebetweeneastandwest,butibelievethatthebestfutureliesinthecreativecombinationofbothworlds.wecanmakewesternideas,customsandtechnologyourown,andadaptthemtoourownuse.wecanenjoythebestofbothworlds,becauseourtraditionis,aboveall,oneofselectingthebestandmakingitourown.
ilovebeijingandhennanoperabecauseitalwaysremindsmeofwhoiam.butiamalsoafanofpopmusic,especiallyenglishsongs.soihavecombinedeasternmelodywithwesternlanguage.itiscalledwesternhennaopera.
Thecynicssaywecarefornothingotherthangrades;andweneglecttheneedforcharactercultivation.butagain,thecynicsarewrong.wecaredeeplyforeachother,wecherishfreedom,wetreasurejustice,andweseektruth.lastweek,thousandsofmyfellowstudentshadtheirbloodtypetestedinordertomakeacontributionforthechildrenwhosufferfrombloodcancer.
ascollegestudents,weareadolescentsatthecriticalturningpointinourlives.weallfaceafundamentalchoice:cynicismorfaith,eachwillprofoundlyimpactourfuture,oreventhefutureofourcountry.ibelieveinallmyfellowclassmates.thoughwearestillinexperiencedandevenalittlebitchildish.ibelievethatwehavethecourageandfaithtomeetanychallengeandtakeonourresponsibilities.wearepreparingtoassumenewresponsibilitiesandtasks,andtousetheeducationwehavereceivedtomakeourworldabetterplace.ibelieveinourfuture.
goodafternoon!
recently,therisaheateddebateinoursociety.thecollegestudentsarethebeneficiariesofarareprivilege,whoreceiveexceptionaleducationatextraordinaryplaces.butwillwebeabletofacethechallengeandsupportourselvesagainstallodds?willwebeabletobetterthelivesofothers?willwebeabletoaccepttheresponsibilityofbuildingthefutureofourcountry?
thecynicssaythecollegestudentsarethepamperedlostgeneration,whichwouldcringeattheslightestdiscomfort.butthecynicsarewrong.thecollegestudentsiseeareeagerlylearningabouthowtoliveindependently.wehelpeachothercleanthedormitory,goshoppingandbargaintogether,andtakeparttimejobstosupplementourpocketmoney.