Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen,honorablejudgesanddistinguishedguest!ThisisAlextime!Ha-ha…Mytopictodayistoshowourgratitudetopeoplearoundyou.
Thenwhatisgratitude?Atthemomentawell-knownsongcomesintomymind.Yes,thatiscalledHeartoffeelgrateful.MyheartisfilledupwithgratitudebecauseI’mwithyou/Yourmakemecourageoustobemyselffromcradletothegrave/SonowIwannathankfordestiny/I’llcherishtheflowerwhenitbloomsuntilfalls.Thepoeticlyrictellsusthatgratitudeisactuallyastateofmind.
Onceuponatime,thePilgrimstooktheMayFlowerShiptoNorthAmerica.Theystartedanewlifetherealthoughalotofdifficultiesandhardshipstheyencountered.Afteralong-timework,theygotabigharvest.ThePilgrimshadafeastin1621nearPlymouth,Massachusetts,whichisoftenreferredtoasthefirstThanksgiving.PeopleshowtheirsinceregratitudetowardstheGod,thenature,theearth,theriver,theIndiansandthemselves.Moreoverthe1621feasthasbecomeamodelfortheThanksgivingcelebrationintheUnitedStates.Sowecanseegratitudeisanactiontotake.
Howcanweexpressourgratitude?It’sneverasimplequestiontoanswer.Gratitudeisararejewel,notapieceofcake,Iknow.Buthowcanweexpectsuchbigeventshappeningnowandthen?Howcanwebereadytosaythankyouaheadoftime?Howcanwealwayshopetobegratefultoeverythingandeveryonefortheirdignityandgenerosity?SometimesImayasktomyself.Isitmoral?Isithonest?Isitbeneficial?Isitnecessary?Orthemostinterestingone,isitridiculous?Ha-ha…Soinmyopinion,we’dbetterconcentrateonourlife’sdetails.Keepyoureyesopentoyourdailylife.Yes!Ashiningsmileissupposedtobegratitude.Athank-younoteissupposedtobegratitude.Asoulfulwatchissupposedtobegratitude.Asfarasababy’scryingonhisarrivalissupposedtobegratitude.Andevenfallenleavesinautumnaresupposedtobegratitude.Sotheperson,whostandsheregivingyouaspeech,isalsoshowingHISgratitude.
Atlast,what’sthesignificanceofshowingourgratitude?AproverbsaysthatGratitudeisthesignofnoblesouls.Wow!UntilnowIamnotthatkindofgiant,butIdaretosaythateveryone,youandme,hastherightandthedutytoshowourgratitudetotheworld,nomatterrichorpoor,happyorsad,youngorold.Onlybydoingsocanweachieveourhumanultimateconcern.Meanwhileitobviouslyhelpstobuildupaharmonioussociety.Underthesameskyweenjoythesamesunshineandappreciatethesameloveduetothankingandcaringeachother.Well,doesitPlato’sparadise?
Allinall,aworldfullofgratitudeispreciouslyexpectedforthousandsofyears.Whynotshowourgratitudetopeoplearoundyou?
Thankyouverymuch!
爱，像火种点燃心灵的希望；爱，像绿茵撑起心灵的天空。爱，是一种力量，是一种财富。我们应该从小在心中撒播爱的种子。让我们心存感激，学会感恩。用一颗感恩的心去面对生活，面对学习，面对挫折，从而体会父母，师长，同学，朋友间无私的亲情，友情，"懂得滴水之恩，当涌泉相报”的真正内涵.
感恩是中华民族的传统美德，是构建社会主义和谐社会的需要。XX律师田世国为了回报母亲的恩情，在老母病危时瞒着她捐出了自己的肾脏，挽回了母亲的生命；徐本禹为了回报社会对他的恩情，毅然在大学毕业后离开繁华城市，走进穷乡僻壤的破草棚，给求知若渴的孩子们送去知识……
感激生育你的人，因为他们使你获得生命；感激抚养你的人，因为他们使你不断成长；感激关怀你的人，因为他们给你温暖；感激鼓励你的人，因为他们给你力量；感激教育你的人，因为他们开化你的蒙昧；感激伤害你的人，因为他们磨练了你的心智；感激绊倒你的人，因为它强化了你的双腿；感激藐视你的人，因为它觉醒了你的自尊；感激遗弃你的人，因为他教会了你该独立；凡事感激，学会感激，感激一切使你成长的人！
同学们，有首歌叫《感谢你》：感谢明月照亮了夜空，感谢朝霞捧出的黎明，感谢春光融化了冰雪，感谢大地哺育了生灵，感谢母亲赐予我生命……感谢收获、感谢和平、感谢这所有的一切一切。
感恩无痕，感恩无限！同学们，学会感恩吧！让我们的生活永远走向关怀，充满真情和爱心！让我们携起来手来，共同努力，构建一个人人向往的社会主义和谐社会！
Thepoetsaid：springflowerstothedoorpushedopena.Isaid：Thanksgivingtothedoorpushedopenaharmony，harmonyopenthedoortotheliving.Ifyoucarefullylistentothevoicesofflowers，areeverywhereharmoniouslifemovement.
Love，thesoullikefireignitedthehopeoflove，thesoullikeproppedupthesky.Loveisaforce，isawealth.Weshouldbeintheheartsofyoungsowtheseedsoflove.Letusbethankfulfor，theInstituteofThanksgiving.Thanksgivingwithahearttofacelife，inthefaceoflearning，inthefaceofsetbacks，therebyExperienceparents，teachers，classmatesandfriendsofselflessrelativesandfriends，”knowdripsofTU，whenYongquanof“therealmeaning.
ThanksgivingisatraditionalvirtueoftheChinesenation，buildasocialistharmonioussocietyneeds.GuangdonglawyerTian，inordertoreturnthemother‘skindnessintellingyourmotherdyingwhenshedonatedhiskidneytorestorethemother’slife;XuYureturntothecommunityofhiskindness，decidedtoleaveaftergraduatingfromuniversityinthebustlingcity，brokeintothethatchedshedtoseekingknowledge，athirstforknowledgesentthechildren.
Appreciateyourbirth，becausetheyallowyouaccesstolife;gratefulforyourdependents，becausetheyallowyoutocontinuetogrow;gratefulfortheconcernyou，becausetheygiveyouwarmth;gratefultoencourageyoutothepeople，becausetheygiveyoustrength;gratefulforyoureducation，becausetheyKaihuayourignorance;gratefultoharmyourpeoplebecausetheytemperyourintellect;gratefulforyourtrip，becauseitstrengthensyourlegs;gratefulforyourcontempt，becauseitawakeningyourself-esteem;gratefulabandonedyourpeople，becausehetaughtyouthatindependence;everythinggrateful，Instituteofgratitude，gratitudetoallthepeopleyougrowup！
Students，andasongcalled”thankyou“：Ithankthemoonlitupthenightsky，thankstothedawnZhaoxiaendorseforthespringsnowmeltforthelandfeedingthepeople，tothankhismotherforgivingmelife.thankharvestforpeaceforallofthisallall.
Thanksgiving-Fighting，Thanksgivingunlimited！Students，andSocietyThanksgiving！Letusalwaystothelifecaringandfullofloveandlove！Letusbroughtuptheirhandsandworktogether，everyoneaspiredtobuildasocialistharmonioussociety！
译文：诗人说：花朵把春天的门推开了。我说：感恩把和谐的门推开了，和谐把生活的门推开了。只要你用心去听花开的声音，生活到处都是和谐的乐章。
爱，像火种点燃心灵的希望；爱，像绿茵撑起心灵的天空。爱，是一种力量，是一种财富。我们应该从小在心中撒播爱的种子。让我们心存感激，学会感恩。用一颗感恩的心去面对生活，面对学习，面对挫折，从而体会父母，师长，同学，朋友间无私的亲情，友情，“懂得滴水之恩，当涌泉相报”的真正内涵。
感激生育你的人，因为他们使你获得生命；感激抚养你的人，因为他们使你不断成长；感激关怀你的`人，因为他们给你温暖；感激鼓励你的人，因为他们给你力量；感激教育你的人，因为他们开化你的蒙昧；感激伤害你的人，因为他们磨练了你的心智；感激绊倒你的人，因为它强化了你的双腿；感激藐视你的人，因为它觉醒了你的自尊；感激遗弃你的人，因为他教会了你该独立；凡事感激，学会感激，感激一切使你成长的人！
同学们，有首歌叫《感谢你》：感谢明月照亮了夜空，感谢朝霞捧出的黎明，感谢春光融化了冰雪，感谢大地哺育了生灵，感谢母亲赐予我生命……感谢收获、感谢和平、感谢这所有的一切一切。
感恩无痕，感恩无限！同学们，学会感恩吧！让我们的生活永远走向关怀，充满真情和爱心！让我们携起来手来，共同努力，构建一个人人向往的社会主义和谐社会！