helloeveryone!itismygreatpleasuretosharemydreamwithyoutoday.
mydreamistobecomeateacher.
youknowbeingateacherisathingthatisveryvaluableandveryinteresting.isuggestthatitmustbeagreatfuntobewithchildrenalltheday.andifiamateacher,icanteachmystudentsalotofknowledge.theymightbecomeh2erandclevererbecauseofme.thatisaverycontentedfeeling.
chinaisadevelopingcountry.chinesearenotthatexcellentintheirintellegent.soteachersinchinamightbeveryveryimportant.theycanprovidethesocietywithalotofsuccessfulpeople,andmakechinaabetterplace.
doyouthinkthatihaveagooddream?iwillworkhardtomakemydreambecometrue!
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Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen;whenIwasintheprimaryschool,Ihadadream，Iwanttoinventadevicewhichcouldbringyoufromoneplacetoanotherinnotimeatall.WhenIwasinthesecondaryschool,mydreamwastostudyinmyidealuniversity.AndwheneventuallyIgotintotheuniversity,mydreamwastograduate.Howpathetic!Whenwegrowup,wedreamlessandbecomemorerealistic.Why?Whydowehavetochangeourdreams,so,soinordertoletitbe“fulfilled”?Whydowehavetosurrendertotheso-called“reality”?Whatistherealityactually?
Ladiesandgentlemen,therealityisnotreal.Itisbarrierkeepingusfromallpossiblefantasies.Flying,forexample,hadbeenadreamtomankindforthousandsofyears.Ahundredyearsago,“mancouldnotfly”wasstillregardedasthe“reality”.Nowifthatwasreallythereality,whatdidtheWrightbrothersdo?HowdidsomeofyougettoMacao?Onlywhenwebelievethattherealityisnotrealcanwesoarwithourdreams.Peoplesaythatourfutureisabattlebetweentherealityandourdreams.Andif,unfortunately,Mr.Realitywinsthiswar,thenIseenofutureofmankindatall.AIDSwillneverbecurableasthisisthereality;Peoplelivingintheundevelopedcountrieswillsufferfromstarvationforeverasthisisthereality;Disputesamongdifferentcountrieswouldneverbesettledasthismisunderstandingsandintoleranceisthereality.
Ladiesandgentlemen,howmanyofyouhaveadreamofbeingabletomakealotofmoney?Pleaseraiseyourhands.Oh,quiteanumberofyou!Actually,ladiesandgentlemen,thisisnotadream,butatask.Everyoneofushastomakealiving,right?AnywayIhopeyourtaskwillbeaccomplished.Howmanyofyouthinkhatyouhavealreadyfulfilledyourdreamandthatyoudon’tdreamanymore?Dearadjudicators,whatdoyouthink?C.S.Lewisoncesaid,“Youarenevertoooldtodreamanewdream.“Soforourfuture,pleasedreamandbeunrealistic.NowthatIamuniversitystudent,mygoalistograduatewithexcellences.Butatthesametime,Ihavedreamdeeplyrootedinourfuture.Oneday,peoplelivingintheareasnowswelteringwiththehorrorofwarswillbeabletositwiththeirfamiliesandenjoytheireverymoment.Oneday,fromtherichcountriesarewillingtosharewhattheyhavewiththosefromthepoorcountriesandthosefromthecountrieswilleventuallybeabletomaketheirownhappylivingthemselves.Oneday,differentculturesinthisageofglobalizationwillcoexistwithtoleranceandtheunfriendlyconfrontationsamongthemwillbeeliminated.Oneday,theglobewillsharethedreamwithmeandwewillallcontributetomakingourdreamcometrue.Oneday,ourdreamwilldefeatthereality!
Thankyouverymuch!
Everyonehastheirowndreams,Iamnoexception.Thisismydreamforfiveyears.Igrewuploveswimming,correctposture,swimfast,heardalotofpraise,somesaidtoItaughtthemtoswim!Fromthenon,thedreamwasborn,soIkeeppracticeeveryday...
Myeffortistoonedaybeabletonotonlywhenathletes,inthecrowdwatchingrightnowIgetamedalofthatamoment,butalsoforthemotherlandproud!I'mfromgradeonetogradefivedreamstillhasnotchanged.Istillloveswimming,fiercewarstilladmirethesportsmeetingoftheathletes;Stilladmirethemomenttheygetprizeexcitedandhappy.IhopeonedayIcanandallastheywalkedontothestage,lookingforwardtofierceapplause,Iamlookingforwardto...These,forthepastfiveyears,thereisnochange.
Iloveswimming,Ioncethought:"thepowerofadreamissolarge,canpayallcostsfordreams,sometimesIamnotafraidofhardwork,becauseI'veheardaword"Iwanttodomustdoourbesttofinishit,"thisismymottoinlife."I'mlookingforwardtothepodiumontheexcitementandjoyofamoment,soIwilldomybestefforts,ontheirownstrength,tocompletemydream,thisisme.Ilookforwardtothereturnofmysuccess.
Inordertodream,comerainorshine,Istillholdthisdream,willnotchangeforever...
每个人都会有自己的梦想，我也不例外。这是我坚守了五年的梦想了。我从小爱游泳，姿势正确，游得快，听过不少赞言，还有人说要我教她们游泳呢!从此这个梦诞生了，于是我坚持每天练习……
我努力不仅是为了有一天能当上运动员，在众人的眼下观看着我领取奖牌的那一刻，而且也是为了给祖国争光!我从一年级到五年级的梦想依然没有改变。我依然热爱游泳，依然仰慕着运动会上激烈战争的运动员们;依然仰慕她们拿奖的那一刻的激动与快乐。我盼望我有一天能和她们一样走上舞台、盼望众人激烈的掌声，我盼望着……这些、五年来，依然没有改变。
我爱游泳，我曾想过：“梦想的力量是如此的巨大，有时可以为梦想付出一切代价，我不怕辛苦，因为我听过一句话“自己想要做到的事就一定要尽自己的最大的努力去完成它”这就是我人生的格言。”我期待着站上领奖台上的'那一刻的激动与快乐，因此我要尽自己最大的努力、靠自己的实力，去完成我的梦想，这就是我。我期待着我成功的到来。
为了梦想，风雨无阻，我依然坚守这个梦想，不会改变，直到永远……
Iamgratefulfortheopportunitytodelivermyspeechhereafter7-days’preparationwithmyfriendJinly.ThankstoJinly’sh2supportinourwork.Ithinkitismywayofsayingthankyoutoyouthatgivinganexcellentpresentationtoallmyfriendshere.
Thesubjectofourpresentationis“YOURDREAM&YOURGOAL”.Duringthenext10minutes,we’llgiveyouabriefexplanationofthesestuffatthebestofourknowledge.
Firstofall,I’dliketospent3or5minutesondiscussingaboutthedream.Whenwewere5,theyaskeduswhatwewanttobewhenwegrowup.Weansweredlikesuperman,princess,orinmycase,asailormoon.Whenwewere10,againtheyaskedandtheanswerwaspolicemen,doctorsandsomeotherhigh-principledjobs.Butunfortunately,wefinallyfoundourdreamsunrealisticasweenteredanot-so-goodhighschool,didnot-so-goodschoolworksandwenttoanot-so-gooddirectioninourlife.Iguess,manyofyouhavethoughtaboutchangingyourdreams,butfinallyfeltatalossagain.Yep!We’readultsandtheyarewaitingforaseriousanswer.Well,howaboutthis?WHOTHEHELLKNOWS!Dreamisonlyadream.It’sunnecessaryforustothinkoverourdreamsalldaylong.Youknow,dreamsalwayschange,andthisisnotthetimetomakedifficultdecisions.Butwhatdodreamsdo?Whydowestillhaveanurgentneedofdreams?
Thinkaboutit:doyouhavehadatimewhenyouwerefullofhappinessjustbecauseyouhavemadeanachievementthatpushesyouabittoyourdream?Doyouhavehadatimewhenyouinsistonwhatyouweredoingeventhetearskeepfallingfromyoureyes?Thatisthepowerfromdreams!MayIequatethefaithandthedreamhere?Asweallknow,aimsanddreamsarefarfromeachothertosomeextentbutclosetoeachotherontheotherhand.Justliketheparabolaandthenumberlineinmathematics.Butitisthedreamthathelpustomapoutouraimandworkoutplansoneafteranotherinourlife.JustlikewhatHowardSchultz,thefounderoftheStarbucksaid,Dreamsarelikethestars----weneverreachthem,butlikemariners,wechartourcoursebythem.AndIbelievethatifyouhaveadreamandmakeeffortsstepbystep,someofyoumayextremelyfinishthequantitativechangeonthewaytosuccessandreachthequalitativechange!
Iwouldliketofinishmypartbyatonguetwister:Whethertheweatherbefineorwhethertheweatherbenot.Whethertheweatherbecoldorwhethertheweatherbehot.We'llweathertheweatherwhetherwelikeitornot.Whateveryoudreamsareandhoweverdifficultitistorealizethem.ReachyouraimstepbystepandIbelieveyourdreamswillextremelycomeintotruth!
Thankyouforyourlendinganattentiveeartomypointofview.Let’swelcomeJinlyandshewilltalkaboutthegoal,whichistheotherpartofourpresentation,duringthenext5minutes.
Forgivemystupidwordsandit’smypleasuretoansweranyofyourquestionsafterclass!
Youhavebeenaveryattentiveaudience----thankyou~!
Noyoungmanbelievesheshalleverdie.ThereisafeelingofEternityinyouth,whichmakesusamendforeverying.TobeyoungtobeasoneoftheImmortalGods.Onehalfoftimeindeedisflown-theotherhalfremainsinstoreforaswithallitscountlesstreasures;forthereisnolinedrawn,andweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.Wemakethecomingageourown-
Thevast,theunboundedprospectliesbeforeus,includingourdreams.
SoI'llsay:Concentrateuponyourdreamsandtheywillbecomematerialactualities.Throughconcentrationweworkoutourdreamsinphysicallife.Yourfuturedependsuponthedreamsyouareformingnow.Yourpastdreamsaredeterminingyourpresent.Therefore,ifyouwantabrightfuture,youmustbegintoprepareforittoday.
Wesayamanisaschangeableastheweather.Whatismeantishisdreamschange.Everytimeyouchangeyourideayouthinkdifferently.Youbecomelikearudderlessboatonanocean.Thereforerealizetheimportanceofholdingtoyourdreamuntilitbecomesareality.
Catchthestarthatholdsyourdestiny,theonethatforevertwinkleswithinyourheart.Takeadvantageofpreciousopporyunitieswhiletheystillsparklebeforeyou.Alwaysbelievethatyourultimategoalisattainableaslongasyoucommityourselftoit.
Thoughbarriersmaysometimesstandinthewayofyourdreams,rememberthatyourdestinyishidingbehindthem.Acceptthefectthatnoteveryoneisgoimgtoapproveofthechoicesyou'vemade,havefaithinyourjudgement,catchthestarthattwinklesinyourheart,anditwillleadyoutoyourdestiny'spath.Followthatpathwayanduncoverthesweetsunrisesthatawaityou.
Takeprideinyouraccomplishments,astheyaresteppingstonestoyourdreams.Understandthatyoumaymakemistakes,butdon'tletthemdiscourageyou.Valueyourcapabilitiesandtalentsfortheyarewhatmakeyoutrulyunique.Thegreatestgiftsinlifearenotpurchased,butacquiredthroughhardworkanddetermination.Findingthestarthattwinklesinyourheartforyoualonearecapableofmakingyourbrightestdreamscometrue.
Sodon'tthinkthatyouareneglected,ornotunderstood,ornotappreciated.zsuchthoughtsarethethoughtsoffailure.
Don'tpityyourself,criticiseyourself.Youknowthattheonlythingintheworldthatyouhavegottocountuponisyourself.
Idreamofbeingadoctor.
Mymotherisadoctor.Shealwayshastoworkextrahoursandcomeshomelateandtired.Shehastogotothehospitalimmediatelyanytimesheisneeded,nomatterhowlateitisatnight.WhenIwasverylittleandstillinprimaryschool,Ionceaskedherwhyshechosesuchaboringandhardjob.Sheansweredwithasmile,“YesIamsometimesverytiredbutseeingmypatientsgettingbetterandbettermakesmehappyfromthebottomofmyheart.”
AsIgrowup,Igraduallycometounderstandherwordsandrealizedoctorsarenoble.ImadeupmymindtobeadoctorwhenIwasinjuniorschoolandthishasneverchangedsincethen.
Ireallyhopetoseeaworldwherethereisnocancer,noAids,nofataldisease,noonesufferingfromillness.Butthisisonlyafantasy.Whataboutthereality?Therearestillmanymanypeoplewhoarefacedwithdisastrousdiseaseandsufferingfromconstantpain.Therearestillmanymanypeoplelivinginmiserableconditionandlivemiserably.Therearestillmanymanypeopledyingofcancerandleavingthebeautifulworldreluctantly.AllthosethingsmakemefeelsadbecauseIthinkeveryonehastherighttolive.IwanttohelpthesickandreducetheirpainasmuchasIcan.IwanttobringahealthybodytothepatientsandsavetheirlivesasmanyasIcan.Iwanttoseepeoplecured,livinghappilywiththeirfamiliesandfriendsaftermytreatment.SoIwanttobeadoctor,anangelinwhite.
WhenIbecomeadoctor,Iwillcherisheachliferegardlessoftheraces,sexes,ages,positionsandoccupations.Iwilldoeverybittocuretheincurable.
Ialreadyhaveadreaminmyheart,soIhavetomakeeveryefforttorealizeit.Asahighschoolstudentnow,Iwillseizeeverychancetostudyhard,armmyselfwithknowledge,preparemyselfforthefutureandstriveformydreams.Iwillbedetermined,facetherealitybravelyandnotsurrendertoanyproblemsImeet.
Is’slikeGothesays,“Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataimandbedeterminedtoattainit.”Beingadoctorismydream.Ithinkitissimplebutmeanful.
Everyonehasadream,anditwillguideourwayforward,struggleforanobleideal.
Ihavebeenthinkingyoushouldbewhatkindofperson,buttheidealisalwaysideal,ifdonothaveanyeffort,nodeterminationtoachievetheidealfaith,idealisafantasy.
Theidealstrengthisimmeasurable,itisnotjustagoal,isalsoahope,butalsoapower.Lifeisindeeddarkness,unlessthereistheincentive;Allincentivesareblind,unlessthereisknowledge;Allknowledgeisvain,unlessyouhaveadream.Becausehaveadream,sowecanconstantlyintobefore.
Wearefightingforthedream,willbelost,willlostthedirection,thismoment,youshouldgiveyourselfsomeconfidence,nolongerhesitate,nolongerconfused,lookedattheroadahead,believethatcertainlycanbecometheidealofthemselves.Adheretothedreamandhavebeentryingto,blossomalwaysadmirablecolourandlustre.
Ofcourse,therewillalwaysbesomeexceptions,noteveryeffortcanachieveyourdream.Theirultimateresultsmaynothaveimaginedsokuatop,butbeabsolutelythebest,don'tregretisenough,wehavenoowncan.Brokenwingsofadoveisstillupattheskyofhappiness,notfloweringfusocanalsousegreenerydecktheearth.
Idealisreallyonlyabet,isgetting?Adeep,fromthemomentofjump,mustworkhard.Or,dapengspreadwings,onawhirlwind;Either,stonesinkdeepbottom,nonoise.Theformer,haveideal,havegoals,havethepower,sotheunremittingefforts;Thelatter,thereisnotenoughconfidence,solostintheconfusion.
Everyoneneedtoideal,nomatteristheidealhongyaoortrivial,aslongasyouhaveideal,haveIhope.Onthewaytomakemydreamcometrue,pleasebringideal,becauseidealsupportpeoplehavethestrengthtomakemydreamcometrue!
每个人都拥有梦想，而它将指引我们前进的方向，为自己理想而奋斗。
我曾经思索过自己该成为一个什么样的人，但是，理想始终是理想，假如没有做任何努力，没有决心信念往实现理想，理想就成了幻想。
理想的气力是无法估量的，它不仅仅是一个目标，也是一个但愿，更是一种动力。生命的确是黑暗的，除非有了激励;一切激励都是盲目的，除非有了知识;一切知识都是徒然的，除非有了梦想。由于有了梦想，所以我们才能不断前入。
我们在为梦想而奋斗时，会迷茫，会失往方向，这种时刻，就应该多给自己一些自信，不再彷徨，不再迷茫，望清前方的道路，相信自己一定能成为理想中的自己。坚持着梦想并一直努力的人，总能绽放出令人敬佩的色泽。
当然，总会有那么些许例外，并不是每一个努力的人都能实现梦想。也许他们终极的结果并没有想象中的那么夸姣，但是要绝了自己最大的努力，不留下遗憾便足够了，我们已经绝了自己的所能。折断了翅膀的白鸽仍有仰瞅天空的幸福，无法开花的扶桑同样能用绿叶装点大地。
实在理想也是独一的一个赌注，就迸?一个深渊，从跳下那一刻起，就必需奋力拼搏。要么，大鹏铺翅，扶摇而上;要么，石沉渊底，再无声响。前者，拥有理想，有目标，有动力，所以不懈努力;后者，没有足够的自信，所以迷失在彷徨中。
每一个人都需要理想，不管这个理想是弘遥或是微不足道，只要你有理想，便有了但愿。在实现梦想的路途上，请带上理想，由于理想有支撑人实现梦想的气力!
TheworldchangedwhenJamesWattinventedthefirststeamengine,whenIs放飞梦想的英语即兴演讲稿cNewtondiscoveredtheuniversalgravitationafterhitbyanapple,whenKarlMarxwroteTheCommunistManifesto,whenChairmanMaosolemnlydeclaredtheestablishmentofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaontheTian'anmenRostrum,whenMartinLutherKingcriedout“Ihaveadream”.Theworldwaschangedbysomethingcalleddream,whichisinvisible,untouchablebuth2enough.
IcanassurethateverychildhavewrittenacompositiontitledMyDream.Theyhavealreadywrittendowntheirlongingforthefuture.Someofthemwanttobecomescientists;someofthemhopetobecometeachersordoctors.Maybetheydidn’tknowhowmanydifficultiestheywillfacebeforetheirdreamcometrue.Butthedreamsarelikesmallseedsplantedintheir♥likethebeaconintheseathatleadthemtotheirdestinations.
Dreamisthefountainofstrength.Dreamisthesupportoffaith.DreamisthePolaris.Dreamremindsustomoveforward,tostruggle,tostriveallthetime.Oneofmyfriendstoldmethatdreamwillneverdiscardanyone!Yes,maybeonedayeverythingisgonebutdreamsisstilltherewithyou,eternally.
Dreamchangedus,andthereforewechangedtheworld.Itisdreamthatrefreshestheworldeveryday.Itisalsodreamthatmakestheworldimprovedaybyday.Wedaretodream.Wecanalsoachieveourdreamsandchangetheworld.
Ican’timaginetheworldwithoutdreams.Howaboutyou?
Hello.everyone!I’mgladtointroduceoneofmyfavoritesportstarstoyou.
HisnameisYiJianlian,butfansoftencallhim“Alian”.HewasborninGuangdongin1987,hisparentsusedtobehandballplayers.Sohebeganplayingsportswhenhewasjustachild.Whenhewas12,hisfriendsandhimjoinedastreetballmatch.Althoughtheylostthegame,Alianwasnoticedbyabaskerballcoach.Sohebeganlearningplaybasketballinthatyear.In20xx,heplayedbaskballontheGuangDongteam.Thoughheisyoung,hehasplayedbasketballontheChinaMenBasketballTeamsince20xx.
Alianwascalled“ThesecondYaoMing”bymanypeople,buthefeelsdifferently.heisjusta20yearoldboy,hedoesn’thaveenoughexperience..Heistallandgifted,buthedoesn’th2enough.Alianisundertoomuchpreasure.PeoplealwayscomparingAlianwithYaoMing,Alianisnothappy,hesaidhejustwantedtopaymoreattentiontoplayingbasketball.
Alian’sfavoritebasketballplayerinDuncan,aNBAstar.Onfreetime,helikeslisteningtomusicandplayingcomputergames,angheisveryfriendlytohisfans.
IhopethatAlianwillplaybasketballinNBAinthefuture.Ibelievethisdaywillcomequickly.
Everybodyhasadream,MartinLutherkinghasadreamandwecanallrecallhisCivilRightsSpeech.
PhilKnighthadadream--andnowthewoholeworldknowshisNikeslogan:"justdoit.
"IalsohaveadreamIhaveadream,thatis,onedaymyparentsgetold,theywillnothaveanydiseases,anypainsoranysorrow.
Theywilllivehappilyuntilthedaytheyhavetoleavefortheotherworld.
There’salwaysplentyofsunshineintheireverydaylife.
Thisismydreamanditismygreatesthappiness.
Ihaveadream,thatis,onedayallthedogsintheworldwillhavetheirhomes.
Theywillbekindlytakencareof,theywillbedeeplylovedandtheywillbethemostvaluablefriendstopeople.
Ialsohope,allthepeopleintheworldwillrealizethatdogsaretheconnectionbetweenhumanbeingsandheaven.
Thisismydreamanditismygreatesthappiness.
Ihaveadream,thatisonedaytherewillbenowarsintheworld.
Noblood,nowounds,nodeaths,nohate,onlyloveandresponsibility.
Welivetogetherandloveeachother.
Thereisnodifferencebetweenus.
thisismydream,thismygreatesthappiness.
Ihaveadream,Ihavethousandsofdreams.
Idreamthatonedaytheycancometrue.
Thisismydreamanditismygreatesthappiness.
Everyonehasalotofdreams.Somepeoplewanttoberich,dreamingofbecomingmillionairesovernight.Otherswanttobefamous,dreamingofsuddenlybeingfamous.
MydreamistobeascientistlikeHuaLuogeninfuture.Ithinkthescientististhebestjobforme.Agoodscientistcanmaketheworldchangealot.IfIbecomeascientist,Iwillmakethedesertbecoverdwithgreentreesandgrasses,makethewarnevertakeplaceandsoon.Now,althoughIamonlyamiddleschoolstudent,Iaminterestedinmathandphysics.MaybeIalsohavealittlecreativity.Iwillstudyscienceharderandharder.
Ibelievethat"wherethereisawill,wherethereisaway!"IfonlyItryhard，mydreamwillcometrue.
thirtycollegestudentsacrossthecountryattendedthetenth21stcenturycupnationalenglishspeakingcontestinbeijingonapril10.eventually,xiapeng,fromnanjinguniversitywasnamedthechampion.thesecondandthirdplaceswenttozhangjing,asophomorefromchinaforeignaffairsuniversity,andzhangaxu,fromhongkongpolytechnicuniversity,respectively.morethan1000collegestudentsinbeijingareluckybirdstolistentothespeechesonthespotinfriendshiphotel.
justmaketoitthefinals,theyhadtogetpast60othersspeakingon“theimpactofglobalizationontraditionalchinesevalues”.thatwasatthesemi-finalonapril8-9.whatwillchinesecollegestudentsthinkabouttheimpact?eachcontestanthadhisowntakeonthesubject.xiasummedupglobalizationbysaying:“it’sjustcontroversialandhardtosaywhetheritisgoodorbad.”xiatooktheoldwallofhiscity,nanjing,asametaphor.hespokeabouttheconflictoverwhethertoprotecttheoldwallsortearthemdowntorepresenttheconflictofideas.hesuggestedthatpeopleprotectthewallasavaluablerelicwhiletearingdownthe“intangiblewalls”oftheirmindsthatpreventcommunication.whilesomeotherstudentsaremorefocusingontheimpactofglobalizationonfamilyrelations,attitudestowardslove,andjob-hunting.
overthepast10years,thenationalenglishspeakingcompetitionhasgivencontestantsachancetospeakonavarietyoftopicscloselyrelatedtotheirlives.chinesestudentsbecomemoreopen-mindedandreceivevariousideasandthinkingoverthedecade.diversitybecomesmoreobviousoncampus,studentshavemoreopportunitiestoexpressandshowthemselves.it’snotaneasytaskforthecontestantstowinthroughthefiercecompetition.owningtotheirpassion,hardworkandpersistence,theyfinallysucceededinthecontest.
liuxin,thefirstchampionofthenationalcontest,isnowananchorpersonofcctv-9.recallingthepassionofstudyoncampus,shesaid:“whenyouwanttoexpressyourideabyaforeignlanguagewithoutfindingarightway,you’rereallyupset.thenyouhavetoencourageyourself,andafteralongtermofbitterness,suddenlyyoufindyougettherightwaywithjoy.”withthechampiontitlein21stcenturycup,liuattendedtheinternationalpublicspeakingcompetitioninlondoninmay1996afterwardandgotthefirstprizehistorically.thewinnerinsurprisedtheaudience,sinceshecamefromaccountingmajorinsteadofenglishmajor.guqiubei,then22yearsold,wasaseniorinshanghaiforeignstudiesuniversity.whilebeingaskedwhethershehadsomegoodmethodstolearnenglish,shesaid:“learnenglishwithpassionandenthusiasm.”attractedbythegreatnessofenglishlanguage,guevenchangedhermajorfromaccountingtoenglishinherpostgraduatestudy.themostimportantissueinenglishlearningprocessshepointedoutispersonalinterests.onlypeopleinterestedinenglishbenefitalotfromthelearningmethodsandthosewithpassionwillfinallyachievetheirdreams.
whenchiefofglobalmediagiantviacomsumnerredstonegaveaspeechintsinghuauniversityonhisautobiographyapassiontowin,hewasaskedwhatmadehimtorestarthiscareerattheageof60,the81-year-oldmediatycoonsaid:“firstly,there’saself-drivingforceinmydeepheart,whichkeepsmypassiontosucceedandsurpassothers;secondly,idon’tthinki’mtoooldtoleavework,actuallyilovemyworkverymuch.”
someofthecontestantshaveachievedtheirdreamsasredstone;stillothersareonthewaytotheirdream.withapassiontowin,youwillovercomeobstaclesandsucceedattheend.
i’mstudyinginacitythat’sfamousforitswalls.peoplewhovisitmycityareamazedattheimposingsightofitswalls,especiallywhensilhouettedagainstthesettingsunwithgold,shiningstreaks.theold,crackedbricksarecoveredwithlichensandthewallsareweather-beatenguardsstandingstillforcenturies.
ourancestorslikedtobuildwalls.theybuiltwallsinbeijing,xi’an,nanjingandmanyothercities,andtheybuiltthegreatwall,whichsnakesacrosshalfourcountry.theybuiltwallstoprotectagainstenemiesandevilspirits.thistraditionhassurvivedtothisday:westillhavemanyparksandschoolswalledofffromthepublic.
foralongtime,wallswereoneofthemostnaturalthingsintheworldtome.
myperceptions,however,changedafterimadeahikingtriptotheeasternsuburbsofmycity.myclassmatesandiwerewalkingwithsomeforeignstudents.aswewalkedoutofthecity,wefoundourselvesflankedbytalltrees,whichformedawidecanopyaboveourheads.suddenlyoneforeignstudentaskedme,“whereistheentrancetotheeasternsuburbs?”
“we’realreadyintheeasternsuburbs,”ireplied.heseemedtakenaback,“ithoughtyouchinesehadwallsforeverything.”hisremarksetoffaheateddebate.atonepoint,helikenedourwalledcitiesto“jails”,whileiinsistedthattheeasternsuburbswereoneofthemanyplacesinchinathathadnowalls.thatdebatehadnowinners,butididlearnalotfromthisstudent.forinstance,hetoldmethatsomemajoruniversitieslikeoxfordandcambridgewerenotsurroundedbywalls.ihavetoadmitthatwedohavemanywallsinchina,andaswedevelopourcountry,wemustlookcarefullyatthemanddecidewhethertheyarephysicalorintangible.wewillkeepsomewallsbutteardownthosethatimpedeourdevelopment.
letmegiveanotherexample.
ayearago,wheniwasworkingonatermpaper,ineededabookonbusinesslawandfoundacopyinthelawschoollibrary.however,thelibrariancoldlyrejectedmyrequesttoborrowit,saying,“youcan’tborrowthisbook,you’renotastudenthere.”intheend,ihadtospend200yuantobuyacopy.meanwhile,thecopyinthelawschoolgathereddustontheshelf.
atthebeginningofthissemester,iheardthatmyuniversityhadstartedtothinkofunifyingitslibrariesandlinkingthemtolibrariesatotheruniversities,somyexperiencewouldn’tberepeated.barrierswouldbereplacedbybridges.aninter-libraryloansystemwouldgiveusaccesstobooksfromanylibrary.withglobalizationandchinaintegratedintotheworld,ibelievemanyoftheseintangiblewallswillbeknockeddown.
iknowthatglobalizationisacontroversialissue,anditishardtosaywhetheritisgoodorbad.butonethingisforsure:itdrawsourattentiontochina’stangibleandintangiblewallsandforcesustoexaminetheirroleinthemodernworld.
andhowabouttheancientwallsofmineandothercities?shouldwetearthemdown?definitelynot.mycity,likebeijingandothercities,isactuallymakingagreatefforttopreservethewalls.thesewallsattracthistorians,archaeologists,andmanyschoolchildrenwhoaretryingtostudyourhistoryandculturalheritage.wallshavebecomebridgestoourpastandtotherestoftheworld.iftheancientbuildersofthesewallswerestillalivetoday,theywouldbeproudtoseesuchgreatchangesintheroleoftheirwalls.theyarenowbridgesthatlinkeastandwest,southandnorth,andallcountriesoftheworld.ourculturalheritagewillsurviveglobalization.