It’smygreatpleasuretostandheretopresentmyspeech—changetheworld，changeourselves.
It’snoticablethatwesternholidaysarebecomingincreasinglypopulardaybyday，whilechinesetraditionalfestivalsarebeingsomewhatneglected.notlongbeforeabout10doctorsinbeijinguniversityandqinghuaunversityannouncedthatweshouldrejecttheinvasionofwesternholidays，becausetheyregardwesternholidaysasanchallengeagainstourtraditionalfestivalsandculture.
Franklyspeaking，idon’tquiteagreewithed，weshouldneverneglectorevendiscardourtraditonalfestivalsaschinaboastsabrillianthistoryandsplendidtraditions.(examples)whycan’tweabsorbthemeaningfulwesternholidaysandculture.
Thereareobviousreasonswhysomewesternholidaysaresopopularinchina.ontheonehand，someofthewesternholidayswhichwechinesedon’thavearereasonableandmeaningful，suchasfather’sdayandaprilfool’sdayetc.ontheotherhand，theprevalenceofglobalizationenableswesternculturetoprevailinchina.overwhelmedbysuchatrend，chineseunconsiciouslygetinvolvedinwesternholidaysandculture.
Withthefurtherdevelopmentofthewholeworld，theculturalcommunicationbetweendifferentcountriesandnationsbecomesfasterandmoreandmoreimportant.weareindeedfromdifferentnations，butwearethecitizensofthesameworld，sotheoutstandingcultureofdifferentnationsisthecommomwealthofeveryoneontheonlywayforustoprotectourtraditionalcultureistorejecttheforeignculture?theanswerisdefinitelyno.whatweoughttodoistosparenoefforttoeducatechinesetogettoknowandtreasureoursplendidtraditionsinsteadofrejectingforeignculture.onlybyeducatingcanwesetourconfidenceandbelieftowardsourculture.onlybyeducatingcanwepreserveandpromotethewealththatourancestersleftforus.
Atlasti’dliketoshareafamousesayingofgandhiwithallofyou，thatis：ifyouwanttochangetheworld，thenyoumustchangeyourselffirst.”
Dearteachers,students:
Iamveryhappytomeetwithyouheretodaytotellyoumyspeechisentitled"English,soIamhappy."
English,spreadtoallovertheworld,peopletalkaboutmemorization.SincemytimeinfirstgradebegantolearnEnglish,Iwasnotinterestedinit,butthethirdandfourthgrade,whenasuddeninterestinreadinginEnglisheveryday,andevenself-learning,toraisealotofEnglishresults.
Now,mygreatestinterestisthetimetoseetheEnglish.Eachweekend,IalwaysfindtimetoreadEnglishbooksorseeontheEnglishcomicbooks,informationbooks,andevenoutsidethetimewhenshopping,butalsowithsomeEnglishinformationonthebook,simplyputitdown.
Eachschool,IsometimeswenttothelibraryofbooksonEnglish,aviewthatis30minutes,theharvesthasbeensomany.
Onceagain,thesummervacation,IwenttotheUnitedKingdom.WhereIseealotofthecity,thisafternoonIhavefriendswiththeBritishdialogueinEnglish,butalsoknowalotofknowledgeofEnglish,theyalsocomplimentaway一extra-curricularknowledgeoftheEnglishbook.
IhaveoftenintheMondayandTuesday,whenlisteningtoEnglishtapes,oneis3hours.Alsofrequentlyusedsentencepatternslearnedreviewagain,Ilearnedtofeelveryproud.
ThebookinEnglishclassafterschool,butalsoextra-curricularEnglishbookouttoread,everytimeIthink:iftheseextra-curricularEnglishreadtheend,learnedthattheirEnglish,readingandwritingisnotimproved.Therefore,I,dayandnight,everyday,reading,reallyEnglishresultsimprovedreadingandwriting,Iammoreproudof.
IknowthatRomewasnotbuiltinaday.Ibelievethatthroughcontinuouseffortstolearn,oneday,IcanspeakEnglishverywell.
Therefore,Iamveryhappyof.
Whatisnature?itseverythingthatexistsintheworldindependentlyofpeople，suchaspantsandanimals，earthandrocks，andtheweather.
Nowmoreandmorepeoplearefocusingonthenature.itisnodoubtthatthenatureisimportanttoeveryhumanbeing.nonature，nolife.becauseofthesuppliesofthenature，wehavelivedhappilyforalongtime.andwestartedtogaineverythingavailablefromthenature.andthislastedsolongatime.today，peoplehavediscoveredthatthenaturearoundisgettingworseandworse.
Whatisthreateningthenature?airandwaterpollution，overharvestingofplantandanimalspecies，overpopulationandsoon.overpopulationisthebiggestsourceofpollution.letstakeoverpopulationasanexample.
Whatdoesoverpopulationfeellike?whenwemoveslowlythroughthecityinatazi.whenweenteracrowdedslumdistrict.whenthetemperatureishighandwhentheairisthickwithdustandsmoke.thestreetsarecrowdedwithpeople.thestreetsseemalivewithpeople.peopleeating.peoplewashing.peopletalking.peoplesleeping.peoplevisitingeachother，arguingandscreaming.peoplerelievingthemselves.peoplepushingtheirhandsthroughthetaxiwindows，begging.peopleleadinganimals.people，people，people，people.aswedriveslowlythroughthecrowd，soundingthetaxishorn，thedust，heat，noiseandcookingfiresmadeitlikeascenefromhell!iadmit，frightening.
Tothenature，overpopulationisabigproblem.morepeople，morepollution.andthebigpopulationisthreateningthenatureeverysecond.
Therapidriseinworldpopulationisnotcreatingproblemsonlyforthedevelopingcountries.thewholeworldfacestheproblemthatrawmaterialsarebeingusedupatanincreasingrateandfoodproductioncannotkeepupwiththepopulationincrease.peopleinrichcountriesmaketheheaviestdemandsontheworldsresources，itsfood，fuelandland，andcausethemostpollution.ababybornintheunitedstateswilluseinhislifetime30timesmoreoftheworldsresourcesthanababyborninindia.unlessallthecountriesoftheworldtakeunitedactiontodealwiththepopulationexplosiontherewillbemoreandmorepeoplefightingforashareoflessandlessland，foodandfuel，andthefuturewillbringpoverty，miseryandwartousall.
Formostofthedevelopingcountries，itisagoodideatocontrolthepopulationgrowth.forexample，chinahascarriedoutbirthcontrolforyears.andthisplanhasaGREateffectontheworldpopulation.
Ifthepopulationcontinuestoincrease，iftheairandwatercontinuetobepolluted，ifwedontdosomethingtoprotectwild-plantandwildlifespecieswillbedeclining.speciesandbiologicalcommunitieshavedifficultyadaptingtochange.economicopportunitiesandthequalityoflifeoffuturegenerationsarealsoputatrisk.byprotectingnature，weprotectourselves.
Letsunitetogether，handinhandwestandallacrosstheland.
Wecanmakethisworldinwhichtolive.handinhand.controlthepopulationgrowth.takegoodcareofournature.
Iwouldliketobeginbycongratulatingallofyou,thestudents,thefaculty,theadministrators,oncelebratingthecentennialyearofyouruniversity.Gongxi,Beida.
AsI’msureallofyouknow,thiscampuswasoncehometoYenchingUniversitywhichwasfoundedbyAmericanmissionaries.ManyofitswonderfulbuildingsweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect.ThousandsofAmericansstudentsandprofessorshavecomeheretostudyandteach.Wefeelaspecialkinshipwithyou.
Iam,however,gratefulthatthisdayisdifferentinoneimportantrespectfromanotherimportantoccasion79yearsago.InJuneof1919,thefirstpresidentofYenchingUniversity,JohnLeightonStuart,wassettodelivertheveryfirstcommencementaddressontheseverygrounds.Attheappointedhour,heappeared,butnostudentsappeared.TheywerealloutleadingtheMay4thMovementforChina’spoliticalandculturalrenewal.WhenIreadthis,IhopedthatwhenIwalkedintotheauditoriumtoday,someonewouldbesittinghere.AndIthankyouforbeinghere,verymuch.
Overthelast100years,thisuniversityhasgrowntomorethan20,000students.YourgraduatesarespreadthroughoutChinaandaroundtheworld.YouhavebuiltthelargestuniversitylibraryinallofAsia.Lastyear,20percentofyourgraduateswentabroadtostudy,includinghalfofyourmathandsciencemajors.Andinthisanniversaryyear,morethanamillionpeopleinChina,Asia,andbeyondhaveloggedontoyourwebsite.Atthedawnofanewcentury,thisuniversityisleadingChinaintothefuture.
Icomeheretodaytotalktoyou,thenextgenerationofChina’sleaders,aboutthecriticalimportancetoyourfutureofbuildingah2partnershipbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.
TheAmericanpeopledeeplyadmireChinaforitsthousandsofyearsofcontributionstocultureandreligion,tophilosophyandthearts,toscienceandtechnology.Werememberwellourh2partnershipinWorldWarII.NowweseeChinaatamomentinhistorywhenyourgloriouspastismatchedbyyourpresentsweepingtransformationandtheevengreaterpromiseofyourfuture.
Justthreedecadesago,Chinawasvirtuallyshutofffromtheworld.Now,Chinaisamemberofmorethan1,000internationalorganizations--enterprisesthataffecteverythingfromairtraveltoagriculturaldevelopment.Youhaveopenedyournationtotradeandinvestmentonalargescale.Today,40,000youngChinesestudyintheUnitedStates,withhundredsofthousandsmorelearninginAsia,Africa,Europe,andLatinAmerica.