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LET MY SPEECH BE AN OVERTURE TO THE GRAND SYMPHONY OF MAN AND ANTURE
Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen:
When the topic “people and nature” first caught my eye, I was remindedof a story about myself and my violin.
I began learning to play the violin when I was eight years old. Atfirst, it was a very hard thing for me. After my continued efforts, I wasable to play a lot of musical pieces very soon.
I felt so proud of myself that I began to behave arrogantly.
My violin teacher noticed this and told me: “To be a good violin player,you should first of all love and respect your violin. You should obey therules of playing it so as to make harmonious melodies. Remember, play theviolin not only with your hands, but also with your heart and soul. ”Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that nature is to people what my violinis to me. Isn’t it true that people deal with nature just as I play theviolin? Isn’t it true that we have been so arrogant that we take libertieswith nature, which brings about the discord between nature and ourselves?Since my violin and I have finally reached harmony, why can’t people andnature head toward the same direction?
Ladies and gentlemen, we cannot wait. Nor can we afford to wait untilthe day when we find no city, no Hilton hotel, no lecture hall to hold anyspeech contests in. Let us love and respect nature, nature that is theviolin people have played for thousands of years. Let us treasure it, andplay it with our heart and soul. Let us observe its rules while developingour industry, modernizing our traffic system, and improving our livingconditions, so that one day, people and nature will together produce themost beautiful and peaceful music.
On that day, I am sure to be there with my violin, to join the worldorchestra, in playing the ode to harmony, the eternal harmony betweepeople and nature.
Let my speech today be an overture to that grand symphony.
Thank you.
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21世纪英语演讲比赛演讲稿
I'm studying in a city famous for its walls. All visitors to my city are amazed by the imposing sight of the city walls, silhouetted by the setting sun with gold and shining lines. With old, cracked bricks patched with lichen, the walls are weather-beaten guards, standing still for centuries in protecting the city.
Our ancestors liked to build walls. They built walls in Beijing, Xi'an, Nanjing and many other cities, and they built the Great Wall, which snakes through half of our country. They built walls to ward off enemies and evil spirits. This tradition has been maintained to this day as we still have many parks and schools walled off from the public. I grew up at the foot of the city walls, and I've loved them since my childhood. For a long time, walls were one of the most natural things in the world.
My perception, however, changed after a hiking trip to the Eastern Suburbs, a scenic area of my city. My classmates and I were walking with some international students. As we walked out of the city, we found ourselves flanked by taller and taller trees, which formed a huge canopy above our heads. Suddenly an international student asked me, "Where is the entrance to the Eastern Suburbs?"
"We're already in the Eastern Suburbs," I replied.
He seemed taken aback, "I thought you Chinese have walls for everything." His
remark set off a heated debate. At one point, he likened our walled cities to "jails," while I insisted that the Eastern Suburbs were one of the many places in China that had no walls.
That debate had no winners, but I did learn a lot from this international student. For instance, he told me that universities like Oxford and Cambridge were not surrounded by walls; the campuses were just part of the cities. I have to admit that we do have many walls in China, and as we are developing our country, we must carefully examine them, whether they are physical or intangible. We will keep some walls but tear down those that impede China's development.
Let me give you an example.
A year ago, when I was working on a term paper, I needed a book on business law and found a copy in the law school library. However, the librarian turned down my request with a cold shoulder, saying, "You can't borrow this book, you are not a student here." In the end, I had to spend 200 yuan buying a copy; meanwhile, the copy in law school was gathering dust on the shelf.
At the beginning of this semester, I heard that my university has started not only to unify its libraries but also link them up with libraries of other universities, so my experience will not be repeated. Barriers will be replaced by bridges. Through an inter-library loan system, we will have access to books from any library. With globalization, with China integrated into the world, I believe many of these intangible walls will be knocked down.
I know globalization is a controversial issue, and it is hard to say whether it is good or bad. But one thing is for sure: it draws our attention to China's tangible and intangible walls and forces us to examine their roles in the modern world.
And how about the ancient walls in my city and other cities? Should we tear them down? Just the opposite. My city, like Beijing and other cities, is actually making a great effort to preserve the walls. These walls attract not only historians and archeologists but also many schoolchildren trying to study our history and cultural heritage. Walls have turned into bridges to our past and to the rest of the world. If the ancient builders of these walls were still alive today, they would be proud to see such great change in the role of their walls. They are now bridges that link East and West, South and North, and all countries of the world. Our cultural heritage will survive globalization.
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下面是读文网小编整理的21世纪英语演讲比赛演讲稿, 希望对大家有帮助。
21世纪英语演讲比赛演讲稿
I asked this question to my young students when teaching English this winter. What were their answers?
―I would watch television!‖ the first answer. ―I would play with the computer!‖ the second one. ―I would play with computer TOO.‖ The girl finished her sentence perfectly with a serious smile. Indeed how cute and innocent that smile was, but how seriously my heart was hurt. I was too frightened to listen to more answers like that. Ten years ago, at their age, I had a different answer: I would spend the last day of my life gazing at the face of my dear grandmother until I inscribed every detail of it onto my mind.
When grandmother was getting old and weak, my family bought her a telephone so I could save time and the trouble of traveling to her home by making phone calls instead. Later we bought her a television so she could watch modern dramas by herself. Then grandma must have been, we assumed, very contented and happy.
But I never really knew how grandma felt. She silently passed away without a word one night. When I heard about her death, a chilling pain pierced my empty heart. The pain grew even sharper as I tried to remember in detail exactly how grandma looked and I failed completely! How could I remember? I had not visited her for ages—it seemed like a century! My memories of her dissolved into thin air and leaked away like water.
Even though I have a telephone, can she hear me now? Even though I might be on television, can she see me now?
Even though I have modern telecommunications, can she still communicate with me now?
With all these ―tele‖s, I was powerless.
Don‘t people just love the word of ―tele‖, which means far away. Indeed this is how modern technology has changed our world. But please don‘t forget this other word with ―tele‖: telepathy: which refers to human beings‘ inborn ability to connect to our loved ones. Our minds are supposed to read each other‘s minds; our hearts are supposed to feel each other‘s hearts — and fulfill these without any forms of tool! But the moment I desperately struggled to remember grandmother‘s face, the telepathy between her and me had shut down forever. With the help of modern technology, I killed our telepathy.
This shall never happen again! The ―tele‖s are great inventions. But ―telepathy‖ gives them the warmth of a human face. Let‘s harness the power of television to excite our kids to develop their telepathy with nature… so that they can read the secret language of flowers. Let‘s make the telephone lines provoke us to preserve our telepathy with each other, so we can connect in a warm and feeling way. Let technology keep our ―telepathy‖ ALIVE! We need to wake up and make this happen. I told my grandma‘s story to those young kids that day. They got very quiet. They asked me for a second chance to answer the question. They had come to a new understanding – that very moment they had made to me and to our future together, a dear promise.
Thank you very much!
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下面是读文网小编整理的21世纪英语演讲比赛演讲稿, 希望对大家有帮助。
21世纪英语演讲比赛演讲稿
How well are we in tune with the rhythm of life? In our busy day to day existence, we don‘t often stop to ask ourselves this question. At least I don‘t. And it wasn‘t until I joined a competitive sporting event that I learned a most important lesson – we must place our mind in harmony with the natural order of things to be successful.
Let me tell you what happened.
I decided to take part in an International Marathon in my hometown last year. Being an ambitious person, I hoped to finish it within 5 hours, accompanied by my friend with whom I had trained.
The big day finally arrived. "Ready...set...bang" And we were off.
At first, we kept a rapid pace and ran nonstop. At this pace, we finished the first 20 kilometers in 2 hours and I thought running a marathon was a piece of cake. Then my running mate began to slow down. I urged him to keep running at the same pace but he said no, he wanted to conserve his energy. I felt I had partnered with the wrong person, therefore, I sprinted on and left him behind in the dust.
A few kilometers later, I began to understand his strategy as my pace slowed to a jog then a walk. After that I was incapable of moving another step. I was humiliated as more and more people ran passed me. More than once I thought "Maybe I should quit." I started to doubt my ability to finish this race.
At this moment, my running mate caught up with me and slapped me on the back. ―Follow me,‖ he shouted. He had balanced his marathon pace and was encouraged me to do the same. For the rest of this grueling contest, we walked, jogged, ran a few miles, and walked again. Slowly, painfully but hopefully this time, we established the most suitable pace within the natural flow of our physical capabilities.
Eventually we accomplished our first Marathon of 42 kilometers in 4 and half hours. I asked myself, what did this marathon mean to me? My Marathon experience became an influential metaphor for my life about how we must learn to pace ourselves in everything, by being in tune with the rhythm of life.
Like the tide that ebbs and flows, we must listen to advice but make our own decisions. Like the show at dawn and dusk, we must learn to balance pride and modesty. And from the way the wind can both shout and whisper, we must learn when to be strong and when to be gentle, for everything moves in its own rhythm and its own yin and yang elements. It is the interaction of these complementary extremes that produces harmony, as Laozi said, extremes meet. Since the marathon, this notion of two opposite forces working together has been my running partner, so to speak. Yin and yang exist everywhere, constantly interacting, and never existing in an absolute condition.
Ladies and Gentlemen, life is like running a marathon, let us discover, define and develop a natural rhythm of life, in order to achieve both harmony and success. Thank you for listening.
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下面是读文网小编整理的21世纪英语即兴演讲比赛题目,希望对大家有帮助。
1、What do you wantto have in your birthday?
2、What do you liketo do?
3、Who’s yourfavorite star?
4、Do you like toeat apple?
5、Do you oftenvisit your grandparents?
6、Do you likesports?
7、How many friendsdo you have?
8、What do you eatfor breakfast?
9、Is there acomputer in your room?
10、What’s theweather like today?
11、Which fruits doyou like?
12、What color iswatermelon?
13、When do you getup every morning?
14、How do you go toschool?
15、What’s yourfavorite animal?
16、Tell me threethings you like to do
17、Who’s your bestfriend?Why is he/she your best friend?
18、Can you tell methe reason why you choose the speech?
19、Do you have todo homework everyday?How do you think of too much homework?
20、Do you likewatching TV?What program do you like?
21、Who cook in yourfamily?Which dish is your favorite?
22、Can you sharewith us some of your hobbies?
23、Do you like toread?What did you read?
24、Do you liketraveling?
25、Which festivaldo you like best and why?
26、What do you wantto be in the future?
27、How do youcelebrate your birthday?
28、Which subject doyou like and dislike?
29、How do you likeyour school?
30、If you are atour guide,Can you introduce your city to me?
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夏鹏,原系贵州省平坝县黎阳厂子校学生,小学五年级开始进入贵阳百年英语学校系统学习英语,2003年,夏鹏以600分的高分考入南京大学法学院,后转入英语系。2004年获得CCTV全国英语演讲比赛第二名,同年获得代表国内最高水平的第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军,同时获得比赛“最具潜力奖”,并代表中国参加2005年国际英语演讲比赛,荣获获得冠军和“最受观众欢迎奖”。
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NO.1 陈星 南京大学 12届21世纪英语演讲冠军
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小编为大家整理的21世纪实用商务英语口语。希望对你有帮助哦!
作者: 陈宁
出版社: 北京大学
出版年: 2007-4
页数: 379
定价: 46.00元
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Chapter2SeekingBusinessOpportunity
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什么样的人才能够成为21世纪的人才呢。接下来小编为大家整理了21世纪人才必备技能,希望对你有帮助哦!
Technical and technological skills will take on greater importance. There will be a growing need for people who can understand and fix systems——from computer systems to product distribution systems to plumbing systems.
Visionary skills will be in demand. The ability to gather and absorb a wide range of input ,then use that knowledge, understanding, and perspective to guide organization into future, will be vital.
Numbers and measurement will be important, of course, but smoothing the flow form month to month, from quarter to quarter will be essential for highly profitable long-term performance. Practically every company will have to move away from today's obsession with looking ahead only as far as the next financial reporting period.
Ability to organize will definitely be important in the corporation of the future. Everywhere there will be a need to organize something: resources, workflow, marketing mix, financial opportunities, and much more, all will demand high levels of organization and reorganization.
Persuasive skills will be used in many ways by the corporation of the future, the most-effective individuals will be those who know how to present information and ideas so that others can understand and support a particular position. Good salesmanship will be essential in many more interactions than we consider today, especially inside the organization.
Ability to learn will be above everything else in importance——empowering people to grow in effectiveness and help their companies achieve desired objectives. Some of this skill is innate, but many people enhance their ability to learn——and to relate different aspects of learning——through college and university courses. We believe the liberal arts education experience will prove to be the most valuable type of education for tomorrow's leaders.
Communication skills——careful listening, clear writing, close reading, plain speaking, and accurate description——will be invaluable. In tomorrow's fast-paced business environment there will be precious little time to correct any misunderstandings. Communications breakdown may well become a fatal corporate disease.
The top employees of the coming century will be flexible, creative and motivated toward making a positive difference in the world. They will seek balance, growth and fulfillment in both their work and home environments. The corporation of the future must respond to these needs and desires; otherwise they will find themselves hampered by a lack of qualified people to accomplish the organization's work.
1.技术专长与创新能力——将更加重要。今后将越来越需要在计算机、产品推销和管道工程等方面既懂理论又有实践经验的人。
2.想像能力——将是一种需要。这种能力至关重要,它可收集和获取广泛而大量的知识信息,并对其中一些知识、思维方法及观察视角加以借鉴,以便引导公司走向未来。
3.数字与计算——固然很重要,但是保证月与月之间的衔接、部门与部门的配合都顺利通畅将是实现长期高效运作的关键所在。实际上,每个公司都必须改变那种只做下一个财政年度计划的错误观念。
4.组织能力——在未来的公司的运作中无疑是十分重要的。无论到哪儿,组织工作都是必不可少的,如调拨财力物力、设置工作流程、制定市场营销战略、寻找赢利机会等等,所有这些都需要高水平的组织与改组能力。
5.说服能力——将以各种方式在未来公司中发挥作用。工作最有成效的员工将是那些懂得如何表达信息和思想以便能够得到别人理解与支持的人,出色的游说能力在未来更多的人际交往中将是必不可少的,特别是在公司内部。
6.学习能力——将在上述各种能力中占据最重要的地位,因为它使人能够提高工作效率,帮助自己的公司达到预期目的。这种能力一部分来自个人夭赋,当然也有不少人通过接受高等教育提高自己的气习能力和各种知识的融会贯通能力。我们认为,大学文科教育积累的经验将证明是对明天的领导者们最有价值的教育形式。
7.交流能力——听得认真、写得明白、看得仔细、说得清楚、叙述准确——将具有无可估量的价值。在未来快节奏的工作环境中,人们惜时如金,容不得半,点疏漏。交流障碍很可能成为未来公司致命的问题。
21世纪最出色的公司雇员将富有灵活性和创造性,并有志于做出不同凡响的创举。他们将在事业和家庭两方面寻求平衡、发展与完善。未来的公司必须对雇员必备技能加以考核,否则,公司的发展就会困工作中缺乏合格人才而受限制。
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在举办英语口语比赛前写好英语口语比赛主持稿是非常重要的,下面小编为大家提供一篇21世纪英语口语比赛主持稿,希望对大家有用。
W:各位观众朋友,比赛即将开始,请您尽快就座,将您的手机关闭或者调为静音。请不要随意走动,不要大声喧哗,谢谢合作。
M: Ladies and gentlemen, as the competition is about to start, please be seated and make sure your cell phone has been switched off or turned into mute mode. Please do not walk around or speak loudly during the competition. Thank you.
M:Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law twenty-first Century English speech contest in large trials.
W: 我是,欢迎来到中南财经政法大学21世纪英语演讲比赛中南大选拔赛的现场。
M: This English Speaking Contest is an important part of the Foreign Language Festival which has a good reputation among students. It aims to promote the ability of English language learning and to train students with the knowledge of foreign cultures. By the end of today’s contest, the winner will advance to the FLTRP Cup National English Speaking Contest this year.
W:本次演讲比赛旨在激发同学对英语口语学习的兴趣,提高口语表达和表现能力,引导大家了解外国文化,提升自身综合素质。选拔优秀人才代表学校参加21世纪英语演讲比赛。
M: The theme of the English speech contest is “University as I see it”
W:本届英语演讲比赛的主题是:我眼中的大学
M: This stage is a show-case for young talents. Apparently, it helps us to create an atmosphere in our university in which students could slide into foreign language world. Well, ladies and gentlemen, let’s enjoy this amazing competition, excellent contestants and their extraordinary performance!
W:我们希望通过此次比赛来营造我校外语文化学习的氛围,培养语言运用复合型人才。今晚,这个舞台属于这些年轻的选手们,就让我们一起来期待和欣赏他们精彩的表现吧!
M:First of all, let’s welcome our distinguished guests who presents here.
W: 莅临本次比赛的领导有……,……欢迎你们!
M: Now, let’s welcome our honorable judges..
W: 接下来介绍评委,他们是:
……
欢迎你们的到来!
M:This competition will be divided into three parts—a, Prepared speech(30%/3min), b, Impromptu speech(40%/2min) and c, question-and-answer session(30%/1min).
W: 本次共有三个环节,第一环节:命题演讲三分钟占30%;第二环节,即兴演讲二分钟占40%,回答评委提问一分钟占30%。
M: Take immediate extraction subject format. Before a player after entering the site, the next player impromptu topic extraction.
一号选手先抽取题目,二号选手在一号选手上场之后抽取题目,一号选手即兴演讲结束后,二号选手进入赛场等候参赛,同时三号选手抽取题目。
Number one to extract the subject, No. two player after a contestant on selected topics, number one impromptu speech ended, two players entered the game waiting for entry, and No. three player selected topics. And so on. The end of the game player in the game, waiting for the outcome of the game.
W: 比赛采取即时抽取题目的赛制。前一位选手进场后,下一位选手抽取即兴题目。
一号选手先抽取题目,二号选手在一号选手上场之后抽取题目,一号选手即兴演讲结束后,二号选手进入赛场等候参赛,同时三号选手抽取题目。以此类推。比赛结束的选手留在比赛教室等候比赛结果。
M: Now let’s begin our competition.
W: 我宣布比赛正式开始。
M: Let’s welcome contestant No1, welcome.
W: Now,let’s go to the first round--- Prepared speech
Then, let’s o to the second round--- Impromptu speech
Finally, let’s go to the third round--- question-and-answer session
……
M: Thank you. Let’s welcome contestant No2.
W: Then, let’s welcome contestant No3
M: let’s welcome contestant No4
W:let’s welcome contestant No5
M:let’s welcome contestant No6
W:Now I declare the 1~5 contestant's score
M:let’s welcome contestant No7
W:Then, let’s welcome contestant No8
M:let’s welcome contestant No9
W:let’s welcome contestant No10
M:let’s welcome contestant No11
W: Now I declare the 6~10contestant's score
W:let’s welcome contestant No12
M:let’s welcome contestant No13
W:let’s welcome contestant No14
M:let’s welcome contestant No15
W:let’s welcome contestant No16
M:Now I declare the 11~15 contestant's score
M:let’s welcome contestant No17
W:let’s welcome contestant No18
M:let’s welcome contestant No19
W:let’s welcome contestant No20
M:Now I declare the 16~20 contestant's score
M: Now, ladies and gentlemen, All the players have been the end of the game.
W:现在,女士们先生们。所有的选手已比赛结束。
……
M: It’s time to announce the final score of 20 contestants.
W:20位选手的最终得分是……
contestant No1 is
contestant No2 is
contestant No3 is
……
M:Ladies and gentlemen, now here comes the most exciting moment!
Contestants who win the honorable mention are ___、___ 、___ 、___ 、___ 、___Congratulations!
Contestants who win The third prize are ___、___ 、___ 、___ 、___Congratulations!
Contestants who win The second prize are ___、___、___ 、___Congratulations!
Contestants who win The first prize are ___、___ 、___ Congratulations!
Contestants who win The grand prize are ___、___ Congratulations!
M:Let’s give another round of applause to all participants for their excellent performance today! As well as to our judges and guests for their fairness! And you, our audience, thank you for your patience and cooperation.
W:感谢嘉宾与选手的参与,感谢到场的来宾,本次英语演讲大赛圆满结束,我们明年再见!
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21世纪英语演讲比赛的演讲稿你知道吗?下面都是小编收藏的21世纪英语演讲比赛的演讲稿,希望对你们有用。
Two-Way Traffic
Seven centuries ago, Marco Polo, after staying in our country for almost twenty years, brought the secrets of spaghetti and ice-cream with him back to Italy. More than seven hundred years later, with the prevalence of globalization, our people, our food, our products and many other items, have traveled to many other places beyond Italy. No matter where these Chinese people, Chinese food, Chinese products and many other Chinese items are, they carry with them qualities that are unique to our very own Chinese culture - our traditional values.
In the whole process of globalization that the world is integrating politically, economically and culturally, into one, we do witness in our country a great influx of western culture and values - McDonald's, KFCs, soccer players and NBA players. And we are even having this prestigious national speaking competition in a language that does not belong to us. In the midst of western products pouring in China as a result of globalization, sometimes we do wonder, where does our own culture belong? When we see our younger generations going away from traditional values such as contextual and role-based ethics, ideal of community, hierarchy, paternalism and non-litigious nature of society, we may even think our traditional values are challenged and even threatened. But, are we really losing our values?
Ladies and gentlemen, we must remember, the traffic of globalization is two-way. Yes, films from Hollywood, soccer from the United Kingdom and restaurants from America, do have an impact on our values. But, if we see globalization in China a synonymous term with western economic cultural hegemony, we are underestimating the impact of not only globalization but also our values.
Have a look at languages. Yes, it is the desire and dream of every single Chinese to speak fluent English, including every single one of us here. But, have you ever wondered how many non-Chinese are learning Chinese? Let me tell you, by the end of 2002, nearly 30 million people from 85 countries and regions were learning standard Chinese, Putonghua. And who knows about the number of people learning regional dialects such as Shanghainese and Cantonese. In these two years, I am sure none of us here will be surprised that the number is skyrocketing.
Have a look at Feng Shui, within 0.21 seconds Google brings you 1,270,000 websites about Feng Shui, not in Chinese, not from all over the world, but in English, just within the United States. And I guess some of you still remember, when the previous American president, Bill Clinton, first became president. He actually had the furniture of his office rearranged according to feng shui ideas.
Have a look at traditional Chinese medicine. Four years ago, in 2001, there were already more than 120 000 traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, researchers and related business trading companies in Europe, just Europe. Our holistic approach of taking care of a person's health has been proven popular in the world.
Our values, language, our Feng Shui, our traditional medicine and also Kung Fu that I have not really talked about, are all parts and messengers of our culture and values. What does their success in the west tell us? Their popularity tells us that, alongside cheap consumer products, we are exporting to the west, Chinese beliefs and, values.
Ladies and gentlemen, globalization, yes it has its impacts on our values. It is sending our values overseas and bringing in new ones. Let's not see the bringing in of new ones a threat to our own culture. As a matter of fact, the bringing in is a very good opportunity and time to rethink and reflect who we are and what we want to be. It is upon us whether globalization has a positive or negative impact on our traditional values. Ladies and gentlemen, I see this positively, I know even if our traditional values are changing or to change, the change is for better, not for worse.
Thank you very much.
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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The title of my speech today is "Crossing the Sea" . An English poet by the name of Rudyard Kipling once wrote in this poem "We and They" :
All the people like us are We
and everyone else is They
We live over the sea
While They live over the way
We eat pork and beef with cow horn-handled knives
They who gobble their rice off a leaf
Are horrified out of their lives.
When these lines first caught my eyes, I was shocked--how could two people remain so isolated and ignorant of each other in the past? Today's society, of course, is an entirely different picture. Those people who used to eat with gobble their rice might be as well have taken to fish and chips.
Indeed, just take China as example; Our modern life has been influenced by Western style of living in so many ways that it's no longer surprising to see teenagers going crazy about rock-and-roll, whole families dining out at McDonald's and even rather elderly people dressed in Apple Jeans.
However, these are only some expressions of the cultural changes taking place in our society today. What is really going on is a subtle but significant restructuring of the nation's mentality. Just look around.
How many college graduates are ready to compete aggressively for every job opportunity, whereas not long ago they were asked just to sit idle and wait for whatever was to be assigned to them by the government?
How many young people are now eager to seek for an independent life whereas only two decades ago they would rely totally on their parents to arrange for their future? Ask anyone who participates in today's speech contest. Who has not come with a will to fight and who has not come determined to achieve self-fulfillment in winning the game? And I'm quite certain that if Confucius had lived to see today's China, he would have been horrified to see young lovers kissing each other in public places in an unreserved expression of their passion.
It is therefore evident that we as descendants of an ancient Eastern civilization are already living under strong influence of the Western culture. But it is not only in China that we find the incorporation of the two cultures.
Take the United States as an example: During the 1980s, in face of the overwhelming competition from Japan, many American companies such as the Ford began to adopt a teamwork management from their rivals, the essence of which, lay at the very core of Eastern culture.
Take the Chinese acupuncture as another example: This traditional treatment of diseases is finally finding its way to the West and hence the underlying notion that illness is resulted from the imbalance between yin and yang within the body--an idea which would strike any Westerner as incredible in the past!
Ladies and Gentlemen, we live in a great epoch when the global integration of economy and the information revolution have brought cultures of the world closer than ever before. We live in a particular era when countries, East and West, find themselves in need of readjusting their traditional values. We live, at the same time, at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problems as ethnic conflicts and regional unrest are increasingly posing a threat to the peace and happiness of the whole human race.To cope with such an era and to embrace an even brighter future, we need to learn to live more harmoniously in a world community which is becoming smaller and smaller. My dear fellow students, our command of the English language render sit possible for us to gain an insight into Western culture while retaining our own cultural identity.
Therefore, it is our sacred responsibility to promote the cultural exchanges and hence the mutual understanding between China and the rest of the world.
It is my happiest dream that new generation of Chinese will not only grow up drinking Coca cola and watching Hollywood, but also be blessed with the far-reaching benefits of multiple cultures; benefits that our forefathers had never, ever dreamed of.
To end my speech, I would like to quote Rudyard Kipling again:
All the people like us are We
And everyone else is They
But once you cross over the sea
You will end by looking on We
As only a sort of They.
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