LadiesandGentlemen,
It’sanhonorformetobeheretomakeaspeech..Hopeyouenjoyawonderfultime!FirstIwanttosayisheremytopic,whichishowtomakemyclassactiveandinteractive.
Actually,whenIsteppedtothe3-footplatformtobeanEnglishteacher,Itriedmybesttomakemystudentspracticethepatternstimeaftertime,Ihopedthattheywouldgethighmarksintest.However,mystudentsdidn'tcareaboutit,theyshowedlessattentiontomyclass.
Untiloneday,astudenthadatalkwithme.Hesaid:”I’mlearningmanythingsthatareboring,uselessandnotvaluable.SoI’mtiredofstudying.MissMa,canyouunderstandme?”Atthattime,Ifeltmyclasswaslackofactiveandinteractivepatterns.
ThenIgraduallyfoundthatmakeclassactiveandinteractiveisfromactivelearningtointeractiveteaching.
First,weshouldbeenergeticandencouraging.BecauseourpassioncanmakeclasswanttolearnEnglish,theywillactwithnatureandshowmorepotentialabilities.Also,weshouldpraiseinvariousways.Inourclassweoftensay“good,verygood”,thesimplewordnotonlymakethemactiveinclass,butalsofostertheirsenseofachievementinfuturelearing..
Secondly,weshouldmakeclassmeaningfulandcreative.Inclass,wecanusetheshortandsimplesentence,usethebodylanguagetocommunicatewithstudents.Weshouldgivestudentsclearpurposeandofferthemopportunitiestotry,tocreateandallowthemtofail.Makesuretheclassrelaxingandinteractive,befamiliartothefeelingofEnglishlanguage.
Comingupnextisorganizinggamesandactivities.Youknow,activityisthekeypartofclass.Includingpairedwork,competitions,roleplay,guessinggame,TPRactivities,andsoon.WhateverIuse,Ishouldoftenchangetheway.FromstudentsandI;studentandstudent;tostudentsandstudents.Makeallclass.
Thelastbutnottheleastishelpingtheclassfeelcomfortablewithaskingmequestionsandansweringmyquestions.Todothis,donotcriticizeanyquestionsfromstudents.Thiswillinsurethatstudentswillcontinuetoaskquestions.Dogivemorechancetostudentsaskandanswer,makestudentsandourselveslearninteractively.Soafterclassstudentscanlisten,read,write,thinkwithoutforceandpressure,keepinginterestsandmotivation.
Thisismytalkfrommyexperience,sharingwithyoutoday.Thankyouforyourattention!
ThereisonlyonefailurecallednevertryWhatissuccess?Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Youmaysaysuccessistherealizationofoneshopesandjustifiedgoals.Undersuchnotion,however,peoplehavedifferentunderstandingofsuccessbecausethehopesandgoalstheycherishvaryfromoneanother.Theremaybasomangykindsofsuccessintheworldthaticantenumeratethemall.Somaybeitsdifficulttosetadefinationforsuccess.But,inmyopinion,itseasytodefinewhatisfailure---thereisonlyonefailurecallednevertry.Everyonehashisdreamsbutnotallofthemdaretomakeitcometrue.Justlikeahuteraimedathisgamebutneverfireorasoldierwhocryingoutbutnevertoward.Theyareafraidoffailurethattheymightencounter.Thatremindsmeofagameweusedtoplay.
Weputthechairsinacircle.Andtheplayermustpassthroughthbarriersmadebythechairswithhiseyescoveredup.Hewouldbeallowedtomemorizethepositionsofthechairs.Butassoonashiseyesiscovered,wewillremoveallthechairs.Sometimes,ourlifeisjustlikesuchkindofgame.Wetriedourbestnottobumpagainstthebarriers.Butthesethingsturnouttobeexistingonlyinourminds.Andsometimes,wemadethemforourselves.Wedarenottoparticipateacompetitionorgetcoldfeettocalltheboyorgirlwelove.Itturnsoutthatthebarrierswemadeforourselvesleadtothelossofalotofthings.Dontgiveuptryinguntillyoureallybumpagainstthechairs.Evenso,atleastyouhaveaplacetositon.Somepeoplewouldsayitriedbutifailedtopassanexamortofindajob.Iamafailure.Butonthecontrary,iprefertocallthesethingssetbacksinsteadoffailures.Thereisnofailureinawinnersdictionary.Itdoesntmatteriyouhaveatumble,whatreallymattersisthatyoulosethecouragetostandupandgiveitanothertry.
Theprocessisfulloftearsandpains.Justlookbackonhowwelearntowalkwhenweareyoung.Ifwegaveupeasily,todaywemayonlycrawl.IfTomasEdisongaveupeasilyinfindingapropermaterialtomakeabulb,maybewewillliveinthedarknessafterthesunset.Perhapsweneedsometorchestogoonwithourcompetition.I,myself,ashypersonbynaturewhoeasilysuffersfromstagefright,hadtogetupmycouragetotakepartinthisspeechcontestlikethis.Icouldhavestayedawayandhadaneasytimeofitbynotcominghere.Butichosetoacceptthechallengeandtofacethedifficulties.
Nowhereiam.Iwilltrymybestbecauseiknowiwouldbroadenmyhorizonandmakealotoffriendshere.Istillrememberthefirsttimeisangasongataparty,thefirsttimetalkingtoaforeignfriends,thefirsttimemadeaspeechontheplatform,etc.Althoughatfirsttheyalmostscaredmetodeath,butwhenitwasover,ifeelitsworthingtrying.Thereisasayinggoes,peopleoftenregretwhattheydidntdoinsteadofwhattheyhavedone.ForrestGumpoftensays,lifeislikeaboxofchacolate,youneverknowwhatyouaregonnaget.
Iwouldsayifthechacolateyougotisnotyourfavourite.Dontgetupsetbuttrythenext.
“Globalizationisaconspiracy.”mySouthAfricanfriend,Nuhu,oncetoldme.Iwasinashockwhileheexplained,“It’sagamethatwe’reforcedtoplaybytherulessetbythesuperiorwesterners.”Andbylearningaboutthedriveoftheoriginalglobalization,theprimitiveaccumulationofcapital,I’mconvincedthatenoughisenough.Theunequal,violentexchangeshouldhavebeenenoughsincealongtimeago.
However,whatwedoseetodayisthatChinahasrisenupbysellingourproductsaroundtheglobeandlearningadvancedtechnologyfromothers.AndAfricaisalsobelievedtobethenextChina,anothereconomichubinthenearfuture.So,althoughthismightbeanunfairgametoplaylikewhatNuhuclaims,whathefailstoseeisthatglobalizationistheveryladderfornations,especiallythoseatthebottomoftheglobalhierarchytoclimbup.Thiswin-winglobalizationisnotenough.Wecanhavemoreofit.
Butwhatisthebacklash?Wehavebeenfearingthatthetideofglobalization,theoutpouringofwesternvalueswillundermineourown.SowhentheglobalstageisnothearingalotfromtheChinesecultureandnottomentiontheAfricanculture,IguessNuhuisontosomething.Theglobalizationthatamplifiessomecultureswhileextinguishingtheothersshouldhavebeenenoughsincetheverybeginning.
Andyetthat’snotthewholepicture.WeseethatourtraditionalworkslikeSunTzu’sArtofWarbeingworshipedbybusinessmenaroundtheglobemakesusstarttorelookatitandappreciateitagain.AndtheNobelPrizeawardingforMoyan’sliteratureleadsustoreflectonthedevelopmentofourvillages.Sointhepast,onlywe,ChinesepeopleprotectandpassonChineseculture;butnow,theinternationalscholars,professorsorevenjustordinarypeopleallovertheworldwhogetinterestedinourculturearepreservingit.Theuniquenessnotwell-protectedbyustransformsintothediversityuniversally-respectedbyglobalcitizens.ItisbecauseofglobalizationthatChinaanditsculturearetrulyonaglobalstage.
Soglobalizationisactuallyanon-goingprocessthatkeepssurprisinguswhilestartlingthoseworriesandfears.It’sadynamicsystemthatweshouldlookforwaystoutilizeandenhance.
ButwiththeBrexitandthesuccessofTrumpism,itseemsmajorcountriesareallshiftingawayfromglobalization.Butjustbecausetheyareslowingdown,makingturnsandadjustingthemselvesinsteadofpeddlingup,itdoesn’tmeantheyaregoingforanti-globalization.
Weareatanunprecedentedpointwheretheworldbecomeseversoconnectedthatweneedtofigureouttheboundariesandbalancebetweencensorshipandopenness;samenessanddifferences;patriotismandglobalcitizenship.It’sthebesttimethateverynationshouldseekforabetterroletoplayintheglobalizationwhereweshouldcontinuetomakeimprovementson.
It’sveryunderstandablefornationstopanicandmakechangesbutweshouldneverquitforit’scleartousallthatglobalizationistheonlywaythatweseekforco-prosperity.
Globalizationisnotaconspiracyplannedalready,butabeautifullyunfinishedsongtobewrittenbyusall.
EnoughisSONOTenough.
goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.todayiwouldliketobeginwithastory.
therewasonceaphysical1)therapistwhotraveledallthewayfromamericatoafricatodoa2)censusaboutmountain3)gorillas.thesegorillasareamainattractiontotouristsfromallovertheworld;thisputthemseverelyunderthreatof4)poachingandbeingputintothezoo.shewentthereoutofcuriosity,butwhatshesawstrengthenedherdeterminationtodevoteherwholelifetofightingforthosebeautifulcreatures.shewitnessedascene,ascenetakingustoaplaceweneverimagedwe'veeverbeen,whereintheverydepthoftheafricanrainforest,surroundedbytrees,flowersandbutterflies,themothergorillas5)cuddledtheirbabies.
yes,that'samemorablesceneinoneofmyfavoritemovies,calledgorillasinthemist,basedonatruestoryofmrs.dianfossey,whospentmostofbetlifetimeinrwandatoprotecttheecoenvironmentthereuntiltheveryendofherlife.
tome,themovienotonlypresentsanunforgettablescenebutalsoactsasa6)timelessreminderthatweshouldnotdevelopthetouristindustryatthecostofourecoenvironment.
today,weliveinaworldofprosperitybutstillthreatenedbysomanynewproblems.ontheonehand,tourism,asoneofthemostpromisingindustriesinthe21stcentury,providespeoplewiththegreatopportunitytoseeeverythingthereistoseeandtogoanyplacethereistogo.ithasbecomealifestyleforsomepeople,andhasturnedouttobethedrivingforceingdpgrowth.ithasthemagictoturnabackwardtownintoawonderlandofprosperity.butontheotherhand,manyproblemscanoccur---naturalscenesaren'tnaturalanymore.deforestationtoheatlodgesisdevastatingnepal.oilspillsfromtouristboatsarepollutingantarctica.tribalpeopleareforsakingtheirnativemusicanddresstolistentou2onwalkmanandwearnikeandreeboks.
allthese7)appalling(令人震惊的)factshavebroughtustotherealizationthatwecannolongerstandbyanddonothing,becausetheverythoughtofithasbeen8)eroding(侵蚀)ourresources.
encouragingly,theexplosivegrowthofglobaltravelhasputtourismagaininthespotlight,whichiswhytheunitednationshasmadeXXtheyearofecotourism,forthefirsttimetobringtotheworld'sattentionthebenefitsoftourism,butalsoitscapacitytodestroyourecoenvironment.
noweveryyear,manylocalecoenvironmentalprotectionorganizationsan:receivingdonations--bignotes,smallnotesorevencoins--fromhousewives,9)plumbers(水管工人),ambulancedrivers,salesmen,teachers,childrenand10)invalids(残疾人),someofthemcannotaffordtosendthemoneybuttheydo.thesearetheoneswhodrivethecabs,whonurseinhospitals,whoaresufferingfromecologicaldamageintheirneighborhood.why?becausetheycare.becausetheystillwanttheirmothernatureback.becausetheyknowitstillbelongstothem.共3页，当前第1页123
thiskindoffeelingthatihave,ladiesandgentlemen,iswhenitfeelslikeit,smellslikeit,andlookslikeit,it'sallcomingfromascenetoremember,ascenetorecallandtocherish.
theothernight,aslsawthemoonlingeroverthelandandbeforeitwassentintotheinvisible,mymindwasfilledwithsongs.ifoundmyselfhummingsoftly,nottothemusic,buttosome-thingelse,someplaceelse.aplaceremembered,aplaceuntouched,afieldofgrasswherenooneseemtohavebeenexceptthedeer.
andallthoseunforgettablescenesstrengthenedthefeelingthatit'slimeforustodosomething,forourownandourcominggeneration.onceagain,ihavecometothinkofmrs.dianfosseybe-causeit'swithherspirit,passion,courageandh2senseofourecoenvironmentthatwearetakingournextstepintotheworld.
andnomatterwhoweare,whatwedoandwherewego,inourmind,there'salwaysascenetoremember,asceneworthourefforttoprotectitandfightforit.
thankyouverymuch.
thanks,contestant#topicforyourimpromptuspeechis:whichismoreimportantforyou:knowledgefrombooksorpersonalexperience?answer:thankyou.iremember,onmyveryfirstdayofmybeloveduniversity,oneofmyprofessorssaidtome,“fromnowon,you’llbeonajourneybetweenwhoyouthinkyouareandwhoyocankeyistoallowyourselftocontinuethejourneyintheoceanofthebooks.”andidolearnalotfrombooks:iknowthegeometryofeuclid,logicof
aristotle,fableofaesoptheknowntochildrenaroundtheworld.well,nooffensetoallthosegreatauthorsofthebooks,butduringmythreeyearsatmyuniversity,idorealizethatpersonalexperiencethroughpracticemeansmoretome.asweareinthisglobalinformationagewherebotheconomicgrowthandindividualopportunityarebasedonideas,acommitmenttoprovidingallhumanbeingsthegoldenopportunitytodevelopthemselvesissovital,notonlytothepeoplehere,butallaround.asweareinthistransformationalagewherecommunicationsandcommerceareglobal,investmentsaremobile,technologyisalmostmagical,andtheambitionforabetterlifeisnowuniversal,andithinkthisiswhyweareheretoday.wewanttoearnourpersonalexperiencethroughpracticingouroralenglish,sharingouropinionsoftourismandecologywithallthejudgesandaudiencehere.andithinkwearesoluckytobealiveatthismomentofthehistory.neverbeforehaveournationenjoyedsomuchprospertityandsomuchsocialprogresswithsolittleinternalneverbeforehaveouryoungpeoplehadsomuchgreatopportunitytopracticeourselvesand,therefore,haveaprofoundobligationtobuildamoreperfectnationofourancestor’sdream.andithinkourgovernmenthadprovidedusyoungpeoplewiththetoolsandconditiontobuildthefutureofourdreams.evenifweknowsomerules,someregulations,orexperiencesfromourbooks,westillsimplycannotgraftitontotoday’sbusier,moreimpersonal,complicatedworld.instead,ourchallengesistoarriveataconsensusvaluesandcommonvisionofwhatwecandotodayindividuallyandcollectivelytobuildah2familyandh2community,andaboveall,maketheworldabetterplaceforustolive.thankyouverymuch.contestant#18,inyourspeech,youtalkedaboutecotourism.couldyouexplaintousdifferencebetweenordinarytouristsande-tourists,orecotourists?
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，isactuallyXXXagreatefforttopreservethewalls。Thesewallsattracthistorians，archaeologists，andmanyschoolchildrenwhoaretryingtostudyourhistoryandculturalheritage。Wallshavebecomebridgestoourpastandtotherestoftheworld。Iftheancientbuildersofthesewallswerestillalivetoday，theywouldbeproudtoseesuchgreatchangesintheroleoftheirwalls。TheyarenowbridgesthatlinkEastandWest，SouthandNorth，andallcountriesoftheworld。Ourculturalheritagewillsurviveglobalization。
Globalizationisoneofthemostpopularwordsinthisera。Peopleliveinaglobalvillage，enterprisescomeupwithglobalstrategiesstatesmenpromoteglobalcooperation，evenanti—terrorismhasbecomeaglobaltask。
TodayIwanttosharemyopinionofwhichisthatglobalizationwithyou，
WhenIwasalittlegirlIlookedforwardtoglobalizationbecauseit’ssaidthatglobalizationcanmaketheworldsmallerandmakeitpossibleformetotalk，travel，exchangeideasandexperiences。Icaneatanydeliciousfoodfromanycorneroftheworld，IcanwatchmovieandTVprogramsfromanyproducer，Icanalsoextendourhorizonandourmindquicklyandconveniently。Globalizationsoundslikeasuperherothatcanbringeverythingtome。
WhenIgrowingup，Ihavenoticedthatglobalizationisbothaachallengeandanopportunity。Inonehand，wewanttoattractmoreandmorepeoplebecomeinterestedandexcitedaboutchina，intheotherhand，thereismuchchangehappensinourlivingenvironmentandwestillwanttokeepourbeautifulscenerywhileenjoyingcooperationwithforeigncompaniesandforeigncountries。
Whatshouldwedowhenwefacetothephenomenon？
FirstofallIthinkweshouldhaveournationalcharacteristics。Weshouldshowthatevenglobalizationhasitsownhomeandglobalizationidentity。Second，weshouldmakegooduseofglobalizationresourcesfromanycountriesaspossibleaswecan。Fromthatwecanbenefitfromitinthelongrun。Thelastone，asIjustmentioned，peoplelivinginaglobalvillage，sowearethepartoftheglobalizationandsharingtheresponsibilitytomakeourworldmorewonderful。
Inconclusion，Ithinkglobalizationmadeourdailylifemoreandmoreexcellent，weshouldcatchtheopportunitytodevelopourhometown，oursociety，ourcountryineveryside。
Hi，I’mTony.
MyChinesenameisYangWenhao.Iamaboy，agoodboy，everybodyknowsthat.NowI’mfiveyearsold，IliveinChengduandIstudyinShuangnanDadiBi-languagekindergarten.I’minterestinEnglish.Ilikegreen，Ilikeblue，Iliketoys，Ilikeballoon.Nowhaveyoulearnme?NowIwillsingthesong<…>
Thankyou.
保持联系还是失去联系?
前不久，与一个朋友在公园里散步，他的手机忽然响了，打断了我们的谈话，如此阳光明媚的日子，我们愉快地谈着话。可是，突然，我却变成了被忽略的局外人，被摒弃在谈话之外。
我于是在想这样奇怪的一种现象：电话本用来联系不在场的人，而现在，却让在你身边的人感觉不在场似的。
就是如此让人啼笑皆非的事发生在现今通信改革的过程中，我们不再互相交谈，所有的让人们增进接触的工具让我们更孤单。
通信技术的进步都给人类互相之间的亲密交流增设一道新障碍，甚至再也没法打电话去询问别人的电话号码，自动化程度日益提高的电话号码查询系统能帮你搞定一切。
我不是反对自动化的人，我知道如果我有麻烦拨打110，我可以在任何时候任何地方在3分钟之内得到警方的'帮助。而且，我有一部手机，一张ATM卡，一部语言邮件系统，一个电子邮件账号，放弃他们可不是我要的。而实际上，就人们希望他们做的事，他们做得很好，是那些副作用让我们困惑。
竭诚帮助人们更好地互相联系的电信事业，却助长了我疏于交际的天性。为此，我开始自己的革命，对在我附近的人，不使用短信息;不在朋友在场时用手机讲话;当我有空时不用语音系统接电话。
你能想象，倘若你独自一人惊叹：“这些太神气了!”而无人呼应，那又有什么乐趣呢？
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.
TodayIwouldliketobeginwithastory.
TherewasonceaphysicaltherapistwhotraveledallthewayfromAmericatoAfricatodoacensusaboutmountaingorillas.Thesegorillasareamainattractiontotouristsfromallovertheworld;thisputthemseverelyunderthreatofpoachingandbeingputintothezoo.Shewentthereoutofcuriosity,butwhatshesawstrengthenedherdeterminationtodevoteherwholelifetofightingforthosebeautifulcreatures.Shewitnessedascene,ascenetakingustoaplaceweneverimagedwe'veeverbeen,whereintheverydepthoftheAfricanrainforest,surroundedbytrees,flowersandbutterflies,themothergorillascuddledtheirbabies.
Yes,that'samemorablesceneinoneofmyfavoritemovies,calledGorillasintheMist,basedonatruestoryofMrs.DianFossey,whospentmostofbetlifetimeinRwandatoprotecttheeco-environmentthereuntiltheveryendofherlife.
Tome,themovienotonlypresentsanunforgettablescenebutalsoactsasatimelessreminderthatweshouldnotdevelopthetouristindustryatthecostofoureco-environment.
Today,weliveinaworldofprosperitybutstillthreatenedbysomanynewproblems.Ontheonehand,tourism,asoneofthemostpromisingindustriesinthe21stcentury,providespeoplewiththegreatopportunitytoseeeverythingthereistoseeandtogoanyplacethereistogo.Ithasbecomealifestyleforsomepeople,andhasturnedouttobethedrivingforceinGDPgrowth.Ithasthemagictoturnabackwardtownintoawonderlandofprosperity.Butontheotherhand,manyproblemscanoccur---naturalscenesaren'tnaturalanymore.DeforestationtoheatlodgesisdevastatingNepal.OilspillsfromtouristboatsarepollutingAntarctica.TribalpeopleareforsakingtheirnativemusicanddresstolistentoU2onWalkmanandwearNikeandReeboks.
Alltheseappallingfactshavebroughtustotherealizationthatwecannolongerstandbyanddonothing,becausetheverythoughtofithasbeenerodingourresources.Encouragingly,theexplosivegrowthofglobaltravelhasputtourismagaininthespotlight,whichiswhytheUnitedNationshasmade20xxtheyearofecotourism,forthefirsttimetobringtotheworld'sattentionthebenefitsoftourism,butalsoitscapacitytodestroyoureco-environment.
Noweveryyear,manylocalecoenvironmentalprotectionorganizationsan:receivingdonations--bignotes,smallnotesorevencoins--fromhousewives,plumbers,ambulancedrivers,salesmen,teachers,childrenandinvalids(残疾人),Someofthemcannotaffordtosendthemoneybuttheydo.Thesearetheoneswhodrivethecabs,whonurseinhospitals,whoaresufferingfromecologicaldamageintheirneighborhood.Why?Becausetheycare,becausetheystillwanttheirMotherNatureback.Becausetheyknowitstillbelongstothem.ThiskindoffeelingthatIhave,ladiesandgentlemen,iswhenitfeelslikeit,smellslikeit,andlookslikeit,it'sallcomingfromascenetoremember,ascenetorecallandtocherish.Theothernight,aslsawthemoonlingeroverthelandandbeforeitwassentintotheinvisible,mymindwasfilledwithsongs.Ifoundmyselfhummingsoftly,nottothemusic,buttosome-thingelse,someplaceelse.aplaceremembered,aplaceuntouched,afieldofgrasswherenooneseemtohavebeenexceptthedeer.Andallthoseunforgettablescenesstrengthenedthefeelingthatit'slimeforustodosomething,forourownandourcominggeneration.Onceagain,IhavecometothinkofMrs.DianFosseybe-causeit'swithherspirit,passion,courageandh2senseofoureco-environmentthatwearetakingournextstepintotheworld.Andnomatterwhowearewhatwedoandwherewego,inourmind,there'salwaysascenetoremember,asceneworthourefforttoprotectitandfightforit.Thankyouverymuch.
Everyonehastheiridol.SodoI.Myidolisneitherabigstar,norapersonwithbrilliantachievements.Myidolisanordinarypersonclosetome.He’smyfather,mybelovedfather.
Myfatheris36yearsold.He’stallandkeepshisshapewell.Hehasalongface.Onthelongface,thereisapairofeyeswithbrimmingvigor.Justbecauseofthispairofeyes,hecantelltherightfromwrong.Betweenthetwoeyes,thereisastraightnose.Underthenose,thereisamouthwithslightlyraisedcorners.Withthesewell-shapedcornersofmouth,healwayslookslikesmilingevenwhenheisangry.Heissokind.
Myfatherisanengineer.Healsohasabusinessofhisown.Inmymind,thereisalwaysapicturethathe’sverybusy.Iknowwhatheisdoingisforus,forthehappinessofourfamily.Influencedbyhim,ImaytakeuptheworkinthesimilarfieldandwilltrymybesttoachievesomesuccesseswhenIgrowup.
Myfatherhassomehobbies.Forexample,helikesplayingbasketball.Heplaysitverywell.IhopethatIcandoitlikehim.ButIamalittlefat.Iwilldomoreexercisestolosesomeweight.
Myfatherisjustanordinaryperson,butheshowsalotofpassionforlifefromthebottomofhisheart.Hestickstohisideasandnevergivesupwhatheisdoing.Hedoesnotwanttobelookeddownuponbyothers.Myfatherdoesn’thaveagoodlookinglikeamoviestar.ButIrespecthimforhisinsistenceandcommitment.He’smyidolforever.
20yearsago,WangandXiao,twopassionatejuniorhighstudents,daredtodream,daredtoact.WanglovedMichaelJackson’sdancing,andXiaowasaddictedtoplayingguitar.
Thetwothenformedaband,hopingthatonedaytheycouldgetonthestageandperform.
However,therealityhasalwaysbeenunsatisfactory.Onthepathofrealizingtheirdream,thetwosufferedcountlesssetbacks---fromtheficklenessoftheworldtoconservativeideasofthesociety,fromemploymentpressuretomarriagepressure,andworsestill,therisingofprices.
After20years’torment,theycompromisedtothereality---Wangisnowabarber,andXiaoisaweddinghost.
Yetoneday,theygottoknowthattherewasatalentshowHappyIdol.Theycouldnotstopthinkingoftheiroriginaldreamsofperformingonthestage.Andeventuallytheydecidedtoparticipate.
Thistime,thetwooldboys,realizedtheirdream.Onceagain,Wangplayedtheguitarandsang.Xiaodancedwithpreoccupation.Thesongtheysangisabeautifulelegytoyouth,alamentforallthethingsthepost80’shavelostalongtheway.
Aswassunginthesong,“dreamsarealwaysoutofreach.ShouldIjustgiveup?Haveyourealizedyouroriginaldream?Orcanweonlymournhepresentcircumstances?Lifeislikeaheartlesschisel,changingourappearances.MustIwitherbeforeweblossom?Iusedtohaveadream.”
ThisisthestoryinahotonlinemovienamedTheOldBoys.ThemoviehastouchedtheheartsofalmostallChinesenetizens,especiallythepost80’sand90’s.Itmakesthemrealizethat,fromtheverybeginning,weshouldchoosetofollowourheart,andfollowourdream.
RobertfrostwroteinhisfamouspoemTheRoadNotTaken,“tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,andI-Itooktheonelesstraveledby,andthathasmadeallthedifference”.
Inourlifejourney,wesoonerorlaterwillhavetofacethetwospurroads.Oneleadstodream.Theotherleadstoreality.Wantingwear,thedreamroadisgrassyyetwinding.Therealityroad,however,hasbeenterriblytrodden.
Why?
It’sbecausepeoplearealwaysstrugglingforthereality,havingnotimetofightfortheirdream.
Takethepost80’sgenerationasanexample.
Ifyouaskwhattheirdreamsarewhentheywerekids.Theymightgiveyouanswerslikebecomingascientist,apolitician,oragreatbusinessman.However,ifyouaskthemnowwhattheirdreamsare.Theywouldtellyouthattheywanttobuyahouse,acar;theywanttohaveasecurejob,amoderateincome.
Igotaquestion:whereistheiroriginaldreamnow?
Actually,infaceofthehugepressurefromthereality,theyhavesetasidetheirdreams.
Confrontedwiththecollegeentranceexams,theyspent12yearsintheoceanofpapers.Atlaststillnoteveryonecouldbeadmittedtotheiridealuniversity.
Confrontedwiththerisingofhouseprice,theywillhavetospendalmosttheirwholelifetoearnahouse.
Confrontedwiththepressureofraisingfamily,theystriveontheirpostdayandnight.Whentheygobackhome,tiredwithfatigue,theyhavenoenergyatalltothinkmoreabouttheiroriginaldreams.
Ittakesyoungpeopletheirwholelifetofightwiththereality.Meanwhile,theiroriginaldreamfadesoutaswell.Eveniftheyhavethepassion,itstillwouldbeworndownbythepressurefromthereality.
Livingsuchafail-faillife,howcouldonepossiblygettherealhappiness?
Howshouldwedothen?
Thedreamroadandtherealityroaddivergeattheverybeginning,andasthetworoadsextendtothedistance,theywouldbecomeevenfartherapartfromeachother.
Thusweneedtomakeourchoiceattheverybeginning:todream,ortostrugglewiththereality.
Iwouldsaytoyoungpeoplethat,it’stimeforustodiscardthepressurefromtherealityandfollowourdream.It’stimeforistounburdenourloadandgotoourWaldenPonds.It’stimeforustoundertakethecareerthatwehavebeendreamingof.
Thehousingpriceishigh.Sowhat?WecouldstillchooseDwellingNarrowness.
Collegeentranceexamsarecruel.Sowhat?Ifitreallyunfitsyou,thenskipitandestablishyourownbusiness.
Yourgirlfriendrefusestomarryyousimplybecauseyouhavenomoneytobuyahouse.Sowhat?Iwouldsaythatshe’snottheonedeservesyourlove.
Stophesitating,youngpeople.Iftodayisthelastdayofyourlife.You’llknowwhattodo!Forthesakeofnotlettingyourselfregretwhenyougrowolder;forthesakeofnotlettingyourselfregretthatthepainyouhavesuffereddoesnotpayyoubackanytruehappiness,pleasechoosetofollowyourdream.
Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,andI-Itookthedreamroadlesstraveledby,andthathasmadeallthedifference.
Distinguishedjudges,teachers,dearfriends:
Hello,everyone!Mynameischengxiangyan,Iamajuniorstudentcomefromlifescienceinstitution.Today,Iamverygladtostandhereandsharewithyoumymostsincerespeech‘Flyingyouth,masterourfuture!’
Lifeisaprocessofgrowingup.Sayinggoodbyetochildhood,westepintoanotherimportanttimeoflifeinthepaceofyoung,facingnewsituations,dealingwithdifferentproblems.....
However,whocanreallysaywhattheyouthis?Aperiodoftime?Abelief?Anattitudetolife?Oranythingelse?actually,everyonehashisownunderstandingofyoung,itisaperiodoftimeofbeautyandwonders,onlyafteryouhaveexperiencedthesour,sweet,bitterandsalty,canyoureallybecomeapersonofsignificance.
JustlikeAfamouspoetsaid‘youthisalovelysong,wherenothingisimpossible,youthisameaningfulbook,you’llbeneverboredofit;youthisarapidriver,itkeepsonflowingdayandnight;youthisacupoftea,itshowsyoudifferentkindsoftastesinyourlife.’
Asyouthissoprecious,ofcourse,wemusttreasureit.Don’tletthelimitedtimepassby,graspingtheyoungwillmeansabettertimeiswaitingforyouinthenearfuture.
So,It’snecessaryforustoprepareourselveswellforthefuturetocome.havingaviewonthosegreatmeninthehistoryofhunmanbeing,theyallmadefulluseoftheiryouthtimetodothingsthatareusefultosociety,tothewholemankind,andasaconsequence,theyarerememberedbylatergenerations,admiredbyeveryone.sodosomethinginthetimeofyoung,althoughyoumaynotgetachievementsasthesegreatmendid,thoughnotforthewholeworld,justforyoueself,forthosearound!
So,whatshouldwedowhenweareyoung?Here,I’llpointoutsometipstohelpequipourselves.
Firstofall,thinkofwhatyou’dliketobesomeday.Ateacher?Adoctor?Awriter?Don’tafraidofdreamingofbigandgreat.Sinceyouareyoung,youcandreamofdoinganythingandbecominganyoneinthefuture.
What’smore,neverignorethepowerofknowledge.Readmorebooksandtravelaround.Foronething,itcanincreaseyourknowledge,foranother,it’llbroadenyourhorizon.
Lastbutnottheleast,sticktoyourdream.Iteasiersaidthandone.Afterall,futureisnotallroses.youngisjustlikebloomingflowers,theyaresobeautifulwhenblooming,whichmakepeoplefeelhappy,butwithtimepassingby,aftertheywithers,mostpeoplethinktheyareugly.andsoitisthesamewithyoung,weareenthusiasticwhenweareyoung,thenwemayloseourpassionwhengettingolderandolder.Soweshouldhaveenoughcourageanddeterminationtoovercomeallthedifficultiesinstrugglingontheroad.
Ifirmlybelieveonesentencethat‘Ifyouthinkyoucan,ofcourseyoucan!’Justbelievewecanmakeit!Keeponwalkingtowardsourdream.Flyingyouth,masterourfuture.Fromtoday,fromnowon,areyouReady?
That’sall.Thankyousomuchforyourattention!
LadiesandGentlemen:
Howwellareweintunewiththerhythmoflife?Inourbusydaytodayexistence,wedon’toftenstoptoaskourselvesthisquestion.AtleastIdon’t.Anditwasn’tuntilIjoinedacompetitivesportingeventthatIlearnedamostimportantlesson–wemustplaceourmindinharmonywiththenaturalorderofthingstobesuccessful.
Letmetellyouwhathappened.
IdecidedtotakepartinanInternationalMarathoninmyhometownlastyear.Beinganambitiousperson,Ihopedtofinishitwithin5hours,accompaniedbymyfriendwithwhomIhadtrained.
Thebigdayfinallyarrived.“Ready...set...bang”Andwewereoff.
Atfirst,wekeptarapidpaceandrannonstop.Atthispace,wefinishedthefirst20kilometersin2hoursandIthoughtrunningamarathonwasapieceofcake.Thenmyrunningmatebegantoslowdown.Iurgedhimtokeeprunningatthesamepacebuthesaidno,hewantedtoconservehisenergy.IfeltIhadpartneredwiththewrongperson,therefore,Isprintedonandlefthimbehindinthedust.
Afewkilometerslater,Ibegantounderstandhisstrategyasmypaceslowedtoajogthenawalk.AfterthatIwasincapableofmovinganotherstep.Iwashumiliatedasmoreandmorepeopleranpassedme.MorethanonceIthought“MaybeIshouldquit.”Istartedtodoubtmyabilitytofinishthisrace.
Atthismoment,myrunningmatecaughtupwithmeandslappedmeontheback.“Followme,”heshouted.Hehadbalancedhismarathonpaceandwasencouragedmetodothesame.Fortherestofthisgruelingcontest,wewalked,jogged,ranafewmiles,andwalkedagain.Slowly,painfullybuthopefullythistime,weestablishedthemostsuitablepacewithinthenaturalflowofourphysicalcapabilities.
EventuallyweaccomplishedourfirstMarathonof42kilometersin4andhalfhours.Iaskedmyself,whatdidthismarathonmeantome?MyMarathonexperiencebecameaninfluentialmetaphorformylifeabouthowwemustlearntopaceourselvesineverything,bybeingintunewiththerhythmoflife.
Likethetidethatebbsandflows,wemustlistentoadvicebutmakeourowndecisions.Liketheshowatdawnanddusk,wemustlearntobalanceprideandmodesty.Andfromthewaythewindcanbothshoutandwhisper,wemustlearnwhentobeh2andwhentobegentle,foreverythingmovesinitsownrhythmanditsownyinandyangelements.Itistheinteractionofthesecomplementaryextremesthatproducesharmony,asLaozisaid,extremesmeet.Sincethemarathon,thisnotionoftwooppositeforcesworkingtogetherhasbeenmyrunningpartner,sotospeak.Yinandyangexisteverywhere,constantlyinteracting,andneverexistinginanabsolutecondition.
LadiesandGentlemen,lifeislikerunningamarathon,letusdiscover,defineanddevelopanaturalrhythmoflife,inordertoachievebothharmonyandsuccess.
Thankyouforlistening.
StayingConnectedOrLosingConnection?
Recently,Iwaswalkinginaparkwithafriend,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourtalk.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayandoops,Ibecomeinvisible,absentfromtheconversation.
I’mwonderinghowstrangeitisthatthetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent,butnow,itmakespeoplewhosittingnexttoyoufeelabsent.
That’sthefunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationsrevolution,westoppedtalkingtoanother.Itisthatallthecommunicationstechnologytoolsmakemefeellonely.
Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheintimacyofhumaninteraction.Youcan’tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanymore.Directoryassistanceisbecomingincreasinglyautomated.
I’mnotaLuddite.IknowthatifIdial110,Icouldgetinstanthelpinonly3minutesfrompolicemanwheneverandwherever.What’smore,Iownacellphone,anATMcard,avoice-mailsystem,andE-mailaccount.Givingthemupisanoption.Butasamatteroffact,theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo,it’stheirunintendedconsequencesthatmakemecringe.
Thecommunicationsindustrydevotedtofacilitatingmyanti-socialinstincts.So,I’mstartingmyowntechnologyrevolution:nomoreinstantmessagingwithpeoplewholivenearme;nomoretalkingonthemobileinthepresentsoffriends;nomorelettingthevoice-mailpickupacallwhenI’mfree.
Canyouimaginethat:ifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyouexclaim:that’smiraculous!So,tellmewhatgoodisallthismiraculoustechnology?