ThespringfestivalisChinesemosttraditionalfestivalevery365days.EachChinesepaymuchattentiononit.Everyyearabout15daysbeforespringfestival,themigrateworksandwhite-collarsarebeginningcrowdedhome-returning.
But,inrecentyears,withthedevelopmentoftheworld,manydifferentattitudesbetweentheyoungandtheoldtowardsthespringfestivalcomeforth.Theoldarestillpaymoreattentiontothespringfestival,buttheyounggraduallychangethemodetospendtheirspringfestivalholiday,suchastraveloverseas.
WhenIamachildhood,Icelebratedthespringfestivalwithmyfamilyaboutamonthinmywintervacationintraditionalway,suchashelpingcleaningourhouses,puttingredcoupletsongates,settingofffirecrackers,andwearnewclothes.Now,Ispendonly4or5daysathomewithmyparentsincelebratingthespringfestival,thenIwillhurrybacktowork.Maybeinthenearfuture,Iwillhavenotimecelebratingspringfestivalhometown,andmyparentshavetocometostaywithusinthecity.
Whetherorno,Ilikethespringfestival.ItisoneofthemostimportantpartofourChineseculture.HoweverbusyIam,Iwilltrymybesttocelebratingitwiththetraditionalwaytoprotectthoseourancestorhasleavebehind.
worldexpoisagreatinfluenceandalonghistoryofinternationalactivities,isthelargestgatheringofhumanbeings.peoplefromaroundtheworldgatheredinoneplacedisplaytheirproductsandskills,boastoftheirhometownandmotherland.exposettheculminationofhumancivilization,whichhasauniqueappeal,makeyoufeelsurging.
worldexpoisaplatform,wearethemasters.sheputupaplatformforustolettheworldknowus;shebuiltabridgeforus,sowebettercommunicatewiththeworld.thisplatformmayletusdisplayselfwantonly.wearethemastershere,wehavetolandlord,letguestexperienceenthusiasmandhappiness.
boutoureducationfortheworldexpowillcontributetheirefforts.
weexpectthemajorityofteacherswillbegreatenthusiasmfortheworldexpointopracticalactiontomeettheworldexpo,theexpowillbeatotalgrowth,andthecityofdevelopment,thedevelopmentofshanghaidevotetheireffortstoadvancehandinhandwithshanghai.
世博会是一个伟大的影响和历史悠久的国际活动,是人类最大的聚会。来自世界各地的人们聚集在一个地方展示他们的产品和技能,夸耀他们的家乡和祖国。世博会集人类文明的顶峰,一个独特的吸引力,让你感觉世博会是一个平台,我们是主人。她为我们提出一个平台,让世界了解我们;她为我们架起了一座桥梁,所以我们更好的与世界交流。这个平台可以让我们尽情展示自我。我们是这里的主人,我们的房东,让客人体验的热情和幸福。
每个人都为世博会做出贡献,我们也不例外,作为一块生活的肥沃的土地在浦东的老师,我们感到骄傲和自豪。视觉的美好的明天
,我们要为世博会做将拥有一个美好的能力,我们已经通过我们的手,温暖的心和真诚实际行动实现上海向世界的承诺。我们应该教育许多学生:不要扔垃圾,不随地吐痰,不乱穿马路……,你好,谢谢你经常提到,让材料与纽约这个城市与精神文明。教育我们的学生激动人心的,愿意到上海的未来力量的副本,如果只种植一棵小树上,参加上海世博会的外国客人的感觉:这是一个森林城市,无污染的城市,古老而文明的城市。城市,让生活更美好!直到世博会的时候,我们想要成为一名光荣的志愿者,来改变我们的外国朋友在上海和中国悠久的历史,
布特世博会我们的教育将贡献他们的努力。
我们预计多数教师将为世博会极大的热情变成实际行动迎接世博会,世博会将总共增长和城市的发展,上海的发展投入他们的努力推进与上海。
IbelieveIcanfly!MaybeyouthinkthatIamacrazypersonorsomething.Well,actually“IbelieveIcanfly”isthenameofasong,whichismyfavoriteEnglishsong.ThereasonwhyIlikethissongisthesongbringsmecouragetomakemydreamscometrue.Justlikethesongsay“IbelieveIcanfly!IbelieveIcantouchthesky”。YouknowIstilldreamaboutbeingawitchlikeHarryPotterandliveinthewizardlyworld,tousemypowerstosavetheday,likestoppingtheWorldTradecenterfromfallingdown,orstoppingthewaronIraq…Iknowbeingawitchisimpossible,buttomakeourworldabetterplaceisdefinitelypossible.
BesidesbeingawitchIalsowanttobeanarchaeologist,anEgyptologist.IwanttogotoEgypt,todiscoverthebeautyofthisancientcivilization.Ithinkaboutitdayandnight,Iseemyselfstandingbesidethepyramid,andworkinginthedesertwithmummiesandsarcophagus.Maybethedreamiskindoffarawayfromme.ButIbelievethatonedaymydreamwillindeedcometrue.
Finally,IwanttotellyouallthatIalwayskeepsayingtomyself:“IbelieveIcanfly!”AndnowIamstandingonthisstage,andIbelieveIcanmakeit!
Thereisanoldsaying,”hastemakeswaste.”itistheexperienceofourancestors;however,itiscorrectinmanycaseseventoday.
Usually,ifyouactfaster,youcanreachyourgoalsearlier.butitisn’talwaysthecase.ifyouemphasizeonlyonspeedbutignorethequalityofyourwork,youreffectwillbetheopposite.
Supposeyouarepreparingforyourfinalexamination.therearealotofexercisestodoandmanynotestomemorize.thefactthatyouhavenotenoughtimemakesyouveryworried.therefore,youhavereadandwritecontinuously,withoutrest,withoutsleep,withoutrelaxation.theresultisthatyourbrainislessandlessefficient,yourprocessisslowerandslower.thesituationgoesfrombadtoworse.allyoureffortsleadtonothing.
Onthecontrary,ifyoudoyourpreparationswithacalculatedplanandcarryouttheplanstepbystep,yourworkwillbeeffective.consequently,youwilltakepartintheexamsconfidentlywithgoodpreparations.
Whateveryoudo,pleaserememberthesaying----hastemakeswaste.ifyouunderstanditandapplyittoyourstudyorwork,you’llbenefitalotformit.
IamanEnglishteacher
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen,it’sagreathonortospeakhere:IamanEnglishteacher.Peopleoftensay:Teacheristheengineerofhumanspirit.LastSeptember,Ibecameateacher.HowtobecomearealteacherThisisthefirstdifficultythatIcomeacrossinmycareer.Atfirst,Ifeltsogoodandfuntostaywithsomanylovelystudents,thenIintegratedwiththem,andsoon,theproblemcameout.Ifateachercan’tsetupherdignityinfrontofthestudents,itwillmaketheclassteachingmoredifficult.Inmylessons,thestudentsoftenkeptontalking,acting,andaskingquestions.WhatshouldIdoIcan’tgetalongwiththemlikethisanymore.Imustbestrictwiththem.Paymoreattentiontowhatshouldbepraised,whatshouldbecriticized.Anycarelessnessisnotpermitted.Atlast,theclassdisciplinebecamebetter.
Nowadays,theimportanceoflearningEnglishisobvious.Theworldbecomesglobalizationandunify.Theassociationofeachcountryiscloserandcloser.Peoplecalltheearthasaglobalvillage.Englishisthefirstcurrentlanguageintheinternationalworld.Thecommunicationofpolitics,economyandcultureisuponEnglish.Asweknow,wewilltakeabeatingifwelaybehind.HowtocatchupwiththeworldThatis,studyEnglishwelltogainthefirsthanddata.TheentranceofWTO,theOlympicGameswhichwillbeheldin20xx,showsthatwemustlearnEnglishwellasquicklyaspossible.Forcingstudywon’tstayintheheart,feedingknowledgeintothebrainwon’tgetagoodresult,andhighmarkisn’tourteachinggoal.Togetasatisfiedeffect,weshouldmakethestudentslearnontheirowninitiative.HowtomakethemfeelinterestedinstudyingEnglishIthinkthekeypointistheteachingdesign.Itmustbevividandvigorous.Wecanchangeourstudycontentsintogames,performances,competitionsandsoon.LetthembelieveEnglishiseasyandfunny.
Asthestepofhistoryisadvancing,thedemandofEnglishteachingischangeable.Thejuniorstudentsarenotwhatweknowasbefore.Theyhavealotofknowledge,andaregoodatcombiningEnglishwithothersubjects,suchashistory,geography,physics,chemistryandsoon.TheirEnglishlevelishigherthanwhatwethought.ManyofthemstartedlearningEnglishintheirprimaryschool.SoEnglishteachershouldpursueadvancedstudiesconstantly,andmasterthelatestteachingmaterialsandmethodstomeettoday’sdemands.
IfeelveryhappytobeanEnglishteacher.IwilldomybesttoteachEnglishwellwithmyknowledge,mypatienceandmyenthusiasm.MakeChinesespeakEnglishbetter,andshowtheirabilityandtalentintheworldstage.Iamproudtotellyou:IamanEnglishteacher.
Theidealteachermaybeyoungorold,tallorshort,fatorthin.Heshouldknowhissubject,buthecanmakemistakesifheiswillingtolearn.Hispersonalityisasimportantashisscholarship.Theidealteachermustbeenthusiastic.Hemustneverteachanythinghehimselfisnotinterestedin.HEshouldbeabitofanactorandheshouldnotbeafraidtexpresshisfeelingsandexpresshislikesanddislikes.Hemustlikehisstudentsandrespectthem.Buthemustalsorespecthimselfandtakeprideinhiswork.Otherwise,hecannotrespecthisstudentsandwinrespectfromthem.Theidealteachershouldhaveanunderstandingofhisstudentsandbeabletprelatetothem.HEneedsstudents’understanding,too.Theidealteachershouldbekind,encouraging,andhelpfulandheshouldmotivatehisstudentstoseekknowledge.Theidealteachershouldseehisstudentsasinpidualsandacknowledgetheirdifferences.Hemustknowhowtoencouragetheself-developmentandgrowthofeachofhisstudents.Theidealteacherisonewhogrows,learns,andimproveshimselfalongwithhisstudents.Sowhatabouttheteachersaroundyou
Goodmorningeverybody,
I’mverygladtostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech.WeallknowthatBingxinhasafamoussaying“wealwaysadmirethebeautyofflowersbutitssproutwaswateredbytearsofstruggleandrainedbybloodofsacrifice”.
Soforthemajority,behindtheirsuccess,arefilledofsweatandtears.Eagleflyinginthevastfirmament,mustbeexperiencedthepainofcountlesstimesfallunderthecliff,thenhammeredoutapairofvolleywings.Ashinningofpearls,inevitablysufferedcountlessbodyfrictionandnumerouswaves’shock.Inthisview,arealsuccessfulpeople,andhemustexperiencednumeroustimestostandupagainandaginafterfailed,becausewithoutsweatandtearsontheliferoad,noonecancasuallygetthebeautifulflowers.AlfteraheavyfallShiTieshenglosthislegs,itmustbeaheavyblowforanyone.Buthedidn'tlosefaithinlife,butusehisbrainandhandstoshowtheinfiniteloveoflife;
Beethovenwasblindanddeaf,buthestillhadwrittenthe"Hero""Destiny"ndsoonalargenumberofmusicworks,inhisunfortunatelylife,hedoggedlygrippedthe"fateofthethroat.Theyallhadafall,buttheyarestrongenoughtostandup,fightagainstfateandmisfortune,finallytheysucceed.Soforeachofus,wrestlingisnotterrible,loseconfidenceandcourageinlifeisthemostterribething.Inmyopionion,thesweatandtearsduringthelife’journeyareveryimportantforus,theyhoneourwill,andenrichourexperience.
Asthesayinggoes,howcanyouseetherainbowwithoutarainyday,whileyoudon'tworkhardandnotstruggle,howcanyougainthesuccessfulflowers.Allinall,thesweatandtearsonthestrugglingroadisinevitable,don’tlookforshortcutsanymore,steadfastwalkeverystep,wewillsucceedintheend.
Sobeliefyourself,nothingisimpossile,justdoit.Thankyoufortakingyourtimetolistentomyspeech,Ihopeinthenearfutureweallcanbesuccessful.
Myteacher
MrShaotaughtmeEnglishwhenIwasinSeniorThree.Withthebaldheadandhunchback,thefiftyorsomemandistinguishedhimselffromhiscounterpartsinmanyways.
Hewassoaddictedtotobaccothathecouldn`tevenskipacigaretteinthecorridorattheintervalbetweentwoclasses.Duetothelongtimeconsumptionofcigarettes,histeethhadgonetotallybadandoccasionallyletoffunpleasantsmellwhichreallydisturbeduswhenweweretalkingtohim.Attimes,hecametorecognizeitandconsequentlyfoundoutasolution.Hesuggestedwewritedownourproblemsandheanswertheminthewrittenform.AlthoughIknewallalongthathewasacarefulman,hisquotationsoffivedifferentdictionariesonasinglemultiplechoiceproblemwasstillbeyondmywildestdream.
What`smore,noneofuscouldimaginehowexcellenthisancientChineseliteraturewas.WhathetendedtodoinhisclasswastoreciteseveralsegmentsofthefamousancientproseandthenputthemintoEnglish.However,underthepressureofCollegeEntranceExam,thestudentsdidn`tseemtobesointerestedinhisperformance.Therefore,hetriedtostimulatetheclassbyeditionsofTimesasprizesforansweringquestions.Itworkedonusinstantly.
Onthedayoftheentranceexam,hewaitednervouslywithusoutoftheexaminationroom.Hekeptremindingusnottodrinkwaterincasethatwewouldfeellikegoingtotoiletduringtheexam.Notwithstandinghisconstantclaimsthatwestudentswerefarlessimportantthanhisbeloveddaughter,wedidfeelhisdevotiontous.
MyCollege---MyNewLife
Allgoodthingsmustcometoanend!Iamnowapartfrommyfamilymembersandmanygoodfriends.IamawaredthatIwillhavetodoeverythingonmyown.
asyouslowlyopenyoureyes,lookaround,noticewherethelightcomesintoyourroom;listencarefully,seeiftherearenewsoundsyoucanrecognize;feelwithyourbodyandspirit,andseeifyoucansensethefreshnessintheair.
inyourmind’seye,youcanseeclearlythethingsyouwanttohave,thepacesyouintendtogo,therelationshipsyoudesiretodevelop,andthepositionsyouaspiretoreach.
youwillnolongerfearmakingnewsounds,showingnewfacialexpressions,usingyourbodyinnewways,approachingnewpeople,andaskingnewquestions.
youwillliveeverysingledayofyourlifewithabsolutepassion,andyouwillshowyourpassionthroughthewordsyouspeakandtheactionsyoutake.
youwillfocusallyourtimeandeffortonthemostimportantgoalsofyourlife.youwillneversuccumbtochallengesofhardships.
Everyonehashisowndream,whichcanberealizedornotandwhichcanbedifferentfromtimetotime.However,theremustbealong–termoneinone'smind.Inotherwords,itisnoteasytoberealized.Ihaveadream:topassCET-6beforeIgraduatefromtheuniversity.It'smaybeeasyformostofmyclassmates,buttomeitisasdifficultascrackingthehardestnutintheworld.
IhavebeenstudyingEnglishforabout10years.ItshouldnotbetheNo.1taskinmyuniversityagenda,buttoomanyfailuresforcedmetodoso.IenteredoneofthemostfamousuniversitiesinChinawiththealmostlowestEnglishmarkamongallmystudents.Iwasreallydisappointedaboutthat.AlthoughIwasnotgoodatEnglishwhenIwasinthemiddleschool,itwasnotatleastabouttheaverage.Ihadnostrengthtofacethefrustration.Afterasemester'sstudyIwasthelowestindeed.Ihavenevercriedforstudybefore,butthistimeIshedtears.SincethenImadeupmymindtopassCET-6beforemygraduation.GlancedbacktomyEnglishstudyingexperience,Irealizedthatinterestisoneofthekeyfactorstograspknowledge.IstudyEnglishonlyfortheexaminationbefore,butnotthelanguageitself.Thatistheweakestpointofme.Imustovercomeitsoastorealizemydream.Imadeaplan:readonestoryuntilIcanreciteiteachday;listentothetapesrelatedtothebooksaswell.Englishisnotsodisgustingformenow.IwillpersistindoingsoevenafterIpassCET-6.IwishmyEnglishwouldbeasgoodasmynativelanguageinthefuture.演
Thoughitisonlywithinmypowertotellaboutmypersonalexperience,andonlyatinyfragmentofitatthat,itstillrepresents,Ibelieve,therootofaspiritwhichhasbeenessentialtomeandtoallthepeoplebredbythepast15years.
Inmyelementaryyears,therewasalittlegirlintheclasswhoworkedveryhardbutsomehowcouldneverdosatisfactorilyinherlessons.
Theteacheraskedmetohelpher,anditwasobviousthatsheexpectedalotfromme.butasayoungboy,restless,thoughtless,Ialwaystriedtoevadehersoastogetmoretimetoenjoymyself.Onedaybeforethefinalexam,shecameuptomeandsaid,"CouldyoupleaseexplainthistomeIwantverymuchtodobetterthistime."Istartedexplaining,andfinishedinahurry.
Iwasabouteightornineyearsoldatthattime,butinawayitwastheverystartingpointofmylife,forIbegantounderstandtheword"responsibility"andtolearntoalwaysdomydutiesfaithfullyanddevotedly,fortheimplicationsofthatsacredwordhasdawnedonme:themutualneedandtrustofpeople,theco-operationandinter-reliancewhicharetheveryfoundationofhumansociety.
Laterinmylife,Icontinuedtoexperiencemanyfailures.ButneveragaindidIfeelthatregretwhichstruckmeatthedeathofthegirl,foritmakesmyheartsatisfiedtothinkthatIhavealwaysdoneeverythinginmypowertofulfillmyresponsibilitiesasbestIcan.
AsIgrewup,changedandimprovedbythisincidentandmanyothersimilarones,Ibegantoperceivethechangestakingplacearoundmeandtofindthatsociety,inaway,wasinitsformativeyearslikemyself.Newbuildings,newcommoditiesandnewfashionsappeareveryday.
Newideas,newinformation,newtechnologies.Peoplecantalkwitheachotherfromanycorneroftheearthinamatterofseconds.Societyisbecomingmorecompetitive.
Wordslikeindividualityandcreativityaregettingmoreemphasisandmorepeoplearerewardedfortheirhardworkandefforts.Suchistheerainwhichthisgeneration,growsandmatures.
Suchistheerainwhichthisgenerationwilltakeoverthenationfromourfathersandlearntorunit.Yetinthemeantime,manyproblemsstillexist.
Webuyshoddymedicines,ormerelyworthlessjunkinthenameofmedicines,thataggravate,ratherthanalleviateourdiseasessincemoney,manypeoplebelieve,isthemostimportantthingintheworldthatmustbemade,evenattheexpenseofmoralityandresponsibility.
Suchanera,therefore,determinesthatweareagenerationwithakeenersenseofcompetitionandefficiencyandagreaterreadinesstothinkcriticallyandactcreatively.
Suchanera,furthermore,demands,thatweareagenerationwithaclearperceptionofourhistoricalresponsibilityandanaggressivewilltotakeactionandsolvetheproblems.Historyhaslongbeenpreparingthesequalitiesinthisgenerationanditisnowcallingusforwardtogivetestimonytoourpatriotismandheroismtowardsthisnationandallhumanity.
knowthattheworldwatches,theworldlistens,theworldiswaitingtoseewherethisnationwillbeheadinginatimeofrichopportunitiesandfiercecompetition.
Itisthesacredresponsibilityofthisgenerationtofaceuptothechallengesofthenewcenturyandtodevoteoursweatandblood,ourwisdomandpassion,tothehistoriccauseofmakingthisnationagreaterandhappierlandforeveryoneofus.
Wearenotgoingtoevadethatresponsibility.Wearegoingtoletpeopledown.Andpeople,farandnear,willhearofus.Frostwillbebroughttotheirbackbonesandtearstotheireyeswhenourstoriesaretoldandretold,Soletusgoforth,myfellowmembersofthisluckilychosengeneration,andmeetthenewcenturyinvictoryandglory.
站在台上面对大家,我心情十分激动。好像是在参加一次历史性的长征。我们今天面对的远不只一场竞赛或角逐。这是才华出众,生气勃勃的中国青年的一次聚会。我们是青年一代的代表。为迎接新世纪的到来,我们正在从各方面作好准备。
在这一历史时刻,能有机会代表同龄人在此认真地回顾于国于己都至关重要的过去的15年,我感激万分。
尽管只能谈谈个人经历,而且只涉及其中一个小小的片段,但我相信,它仍然折射出对我和在过去15年间一同成长起来的青年人都不可缺少的一种思想基础。
我上小学时,班上有位小姑娘,学习非常刻苦而成绩却不尽人意。
我当时才八、九岁。但从某种意义上讲,这件事成了我生活的新起点。因为我开始体会到“责任”二字的意义,并尽心尽力地学着完成自己的义务。我也逐渐领会了这个神圣字眼的深刻内含:人与人之间的彼此需要和信任、合作和依赖正是人类社会存在的基础。
之后,我在生活中又经受过多次失败,但那小姑娘之死所引起的懊悔,心里却不曾再现。想到自己做每一件事都能尽职尽责,一种满足之感便油然而生。
此事及类似的多起事件改变了我,完善了我。当我长大成人,我开始领悟周围发生的一切变化。我发现,从某种意义上说,社会跟我一样,正处在一个自我完善的时期。新建筑、新商品、新款式一天一个样。新思维、新信息、新技术层出不穷。即便万里相隔,人们在转瞬之间即可相互交谈。社会竞争越演越烈。
人们越来越强调个性和创造性。越来越多的人因工作努力而受到奖赏。这就是当今的时代,一代新人由成长迈入成熟的时代。这是我们这一代人接替父辈治国安邦的时代。然而,我们也面临很多间题。
据悉,坏人在光天化日之下作恶,周围的群众居然袖手旁观,无动于衷。我还听说,目前我国尚有100万儿童连小学也上不起,而巨额资金却拿去举办奢侈的宴会和购置豪华的轿车。
我们常常买的是劣质药品,或名曰药品实为一文不值的废物,非但不能除病去痛,反而会使
病情加重。在某些人看来,世上金钱最宝贵,只要能赚钱,不惜牺牲道德和责任。
因而,这个时代赋予我们的是更强烈的竞争和效率意识,使我们更善于批判性地思考和创造性地行动。
此外,这个时代要求我们这一代人必须认清自己肩负的历史重任,下定决心,采取行动,解决上述问题。长期以来,历史一直在我们这一代人身上培养着这些品质。现在,历史呼唤我们挺身而出,以实际行动向全民族及全人类证实我们的拳拳爱国之心和大无畏的英雄主义。
此刻,我站在讲台上回顾15年来的学生生活。今后的岁月,我很可能平平淡淡地度过。但这丝毫不会让我心灰意冷。因为我知道,凭借强烈的责任感和精益求精的不懈奋斗,我将追求一种有意义的生活,一种不枉此生的生活。
我永远不会忘记班上那位小姑娘。她本应该却没能和在座各位一样享受今天美好的人生和明日充满希望的世界。
接受新世纪的挑战,把我们的血汗、智慧和热情奉献给建设祖国、造福人民的伟大历史事业。这就是我们这一代人的神圣职责。
我们决不逃避责任,决不辜负人民的期望。我们的业绩将四海传扬。我们的故事将被反复讲述,定会令人惊叹不已,以至热泪盈眶。
有幸与时代为伍的朋友们,让我们勇往直前,以胜利的姿态迎接光辉灿烂的新世纪的来临!
Mychildhoodwasoneofalotofhardworkandnotmuchmoney,butitwasoneofsolidfamilyaffection,asrepresentedbymyparents.IwasrearedinareligiousatmosphereintheBaptistfaith,andIhavebeenamemberoftheAntiochBaptistChurchinTulsa,Oklahoma,since1983.Itisaverywarmpartofmylifeatthepresenttime.
Formyundergraduatework,IwenttoOklahomaStateUniversityandgraduatedfromtherein1977.Iamattachingtothisstatementacopyofmyresumeforfurtherdetailsofmyeducation.
IgraduatedfromtheuniversitywithacademichonorsandproceededtotheYaleLawSchool,whereIreceivedmyJDdegreein1980.Upongraduationfromlawschool,IbecameapracticinglawyerwiththeWashington,DC,firmofWard,Hardraker,andRoss.
In1981,IwasintroducedtonowJudgeThomasbyamutualfriend.JudgeThomastoldmethathewasanticipatingapoliticalappointment,andheaskedifIwouldbeinterestedinworkingwithhim.Hewas,infact,appointedasAssistantSecretaryofEducationforCivilRights.Afterhehadtakenthatpost,heaskedifIwouldbecomehisassistant,andIacceptedthatposition.
DuringthisperiodattheDepartmentofEducation,myworkingrelationshipwithJudgeThomaswaspositive.Ihadagooddealofresponsibilityandindependence.Ithoughtherespectedmyworkandthathetrustedmyjudgment.Afterapproximatelythreemonthsofworkingthere,heaskedmetogooutsociallywithhim.
Whathappenednextandtellingtheworldaboutitarethetwomostdifficultthings--experiencesofmylife.Itisonlyafteragreatdealofagonizingconsiderationandsleeplessnumber--agreatnumberofsleeplessnightsthatIamabletotalkoftheseunpleasantmatterstoanyonebutmyclosefriends.
IdeclinedtheinvitationtogooutsociallywithhimandexplainedtohimthatIthoughtitwouldjeopardizewhatatthetimeIconsideredtobeaverygoodworkingrelationship.Ihadanormalsociallifewithothermenoutsideoftheoffice.Ibelievedthen,asnow,thathavingasocialrelationshipwithapersonwhowassupervisingmyworkwouldbeill-advised.Iwasveryuncomfortablewiththeideaandtoldhimso.
Ithoughtthatbysayingnoandexplainingmyreasonsmyemployerwouldabandonhissocialsuggestions.However,tomyregret,inthefollowingfewweeks,hecontinuedtoaskmeoutonseveraloccasions.Hepressedmetojustifymyreasonsforsayingnotohim.Theseincidentstookplaceinhisofficeormine.Theywereintheformofprivateconversationswhichwouldnothavebeenoverheardbyanyoneelse.
MyworkingrelationshipbecameevenmorestrainedwhenJudgeThomasbegantouseworksituationstodiscusssex.Ontheseoccasions,hewouldcallmeintohisofficeforreportsoneducationissuesandprojects,orhemightsuggestthat,becauseofthetimepressuresofhisschedule,wegotolunchtoagovernmentcafeteria.Afterabriefdiscussionofwork,hewouldturntheconversationtoadiscussionofsexualmatters.
Hisconversationswereveryvivid.Hespokeaboutactsthathehadseeninpornographicfilmsinvolvingsuchmattersaswomenhavingsexwithanimalsandfilmsshowinggroupsexorrapescenes.Hetalkedaboutpornographicmaterialsdepictingindividualswithlargepenisesorlargebreastsinvolvedinvarioussexacts.Onseveraloccasions,Thomastoldmegraphicallyofhisownsexualprowess.
BecauseIwasextremelyuncomfortabletalkingaboutsexwithhimatallandparticularlyinsuchagraphicway,ItoldhimthatIdidnotwanttotalkaboutthesesubjects.Iwouldalsotrytochangethesubjecttoeducationmattersortononsexualpersonalmatterssuchashisbackgroundorhisbeliefs.Myeffortstochangethesubjectwererarelysuccessful.
Throughouttheperiodoftheseconversations,healsofromtimetotimeaskedmeforsocialengagements.Myreactiontotheseconversationswastoavoidthembyeliminatingopportunitiesforustoengageinextendedconversations.ThiswasdifficultbecauseatthetimeIwashisonlyassistantattheOfficeofEducation--orOfficeforCivilRights.
DuringthelatterpartofmytimeattheDepartmentofEducation,thesocialpressuresandanyconversationofhisoffensivebehaviorended.Ibeganbothtobelieveandhopethatourworkingrelationshipcouldbeaproper,cordial,andprofessionalone.
WhenJudgeThomaswasmadechairoftheEEOC,Ineededtofacethequestionofwhethertogowithhim.Iwasaskedtodoso,andIdid.Theworkitselfwasinteresting,andatthattimeitappearedthatthesexualovertureswhichhadsotroubledmehadended.IalsofacedtherealisticfactthatIhadnoalternativejob.WhileImighthavegonebacktoprivatepractice,perhapsinmyoldfirmoratanother,Iwasdedicatedtocivilrightswork,andmyfirstchoicewastobeinthatfield.Moreover,theDepartmentofEducationitselfwasadubiousventure.PresidentReaganwasseekingtoabolishtheentiredepartment.
OverthepastSpringFestival,Igotinvolvedinafamilydispute.RightbeforeIgothome,foursatellitechannelsofCCTVwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalreadyhad.Inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinterestingshows.Therefore,thefiveofus-myparents,mysistersandI-hadtoargueoverwhattowatch.Finally,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthe"mostinteresting"program...Ifwecouldagreewhatthatwas.
However,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadTV,therewereonlyoneortwochannelsavailable.Theincreaseinoptionsrevealsanimportantchangeinourlife:theabundanceofchoice.
Fifteenyearsagowealldressedinonestyleandinonecolor.Today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsandshades.
Fifteenyearsago,wereadfewnewspapers.Today,wereadEnglish
newspapersliketheChinaDailyandthe21stCentury,aswellasvariousChinesenewspapers.
Fifteenyearsago,Englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageandliterature.Today,wealsostudyWesternculture,journalism,businesscommunications,internationalrelations,andcomputerscience.
Weenjoytheabundanceofchoice.Butthishasnotcomeeasily.
About150yearsago,ChinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbyWesterncanonsandgunboats.Ithasbeenthroughthestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochooseforourselves.Thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthedifference.
IschoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluckIschoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializesOrischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit
First,Iwouldliketosay:Tochoosemeanstoclaimopportunities.Iamathird-yearEnglishmajor.Animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupongraduation.Icangotograduateschool,athomeorabroad.Icangotoworkasateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditorandadiplomat.Actually,thesystemofmutualselectionhasallowedmetoapproachalmosteverycareeropportunityinChina.
Indeed,thisisnotgoingtobeaneasychoice.IwouldlovetoworkinsuchbigcitiesasBeijingorShanghaiorShenzhen.Iwouldalsolovetoreturntomyhometown,whichisintimate,thoughslightlylaggingindevelopment.Iwouldlovetostayinthecoastalareawherelifeisexcitingandfast-paced.IwouldalsolovetoputdownrootsincentralandwesternChina,whichisunderdeveloped,butholdsgreatpotential.
Allofthesesoundgood.Buttheyareonlypossibilities.Tothoseofuswhoarebewilderedattheabundanceofopportunities,Iwouldliketosay:Tochoosemeanstoacceptchallenge.
Tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheformofcompetition.Inthenextcentury,competitionwillnotonlycomefromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofallagesandofallorigins.Withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehavetofacegrowingcompetitionfromthewholeoutsideworld.Thisiscallingforahigherlevelofourpersonaldevelopment.
Fifteenyearsago,theknowledgeofaforeignlanguageorofcomputeroperationwasconsideredmerelyanadvantage.Buttoday,withwidereducationalopportunities,thissameknowledgehasbecomeessentialtoeveryone.
Giventhissituation,evenoursmallestchoiceswillrequiregreatwisdomandpersonaldetermination.
Aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmoreimportant.
Nuclearpower,forinstance,mayimproveourqualityoflife.Butitcanalsobeusedtodamagethelivesandpossessionsofmillions.
Economicdevelopmenthasenrichedourlivesbutbroughtwithitseriousharmtoourair,waterandhealth.
ThetraditionalChinesecultureteachesustostudyhardandworkhardsoastohonorourfamily.Tome,however,thisfamilyisnotjustthefiveofuswhoquarreledovertelevisionprograms.Rather,itisthewholeofthehumanfamily.AsIammakingmychoices,IwillnotforgetthesmileofmyteacherwhenIcorrectlyspelledouttheword"China"forthefirsttime,IwillnotforgetthehappyfacesoftheboysandgirlswehelpedtosendbacktoschoolinthemountainsofJiangxiProvince.IwillnotforgetthetearfuleyesofwomenandchildreninBosnia,ChechnyaandSomali,wheremillionsaresufferingfromwar,famineorpoverty.Allthesepeople,knownandunknown,makeupourbighumanfamily.Atdifferentpoints,theycameintomylifeandbroadenmyperspective.NowasIamtomakechoicesformyself,itistimetomakeeffortstoimprovetheirlives,becauseaworldwillbenefitusallonlyifeveryoneinit
canleadapeacefulandprosperouslife.
TwosecondaryschoolteachersIremembershowhowdifferentpeoplecanbethoughengagedinthesameprofession.
Mrs.Wang,myphilosophyteacher,sentustosleeplessthantenminuteswhenshestartedtalkinginclass.Whenaheadnodded,shewouldpointatthedozingstudentandmadethreateningremarks.Shesaidthatshewasboredteachingus.Somestudentsinhereyeshadnodesiretolearn.ButtheotherteacherMr.LialwayshadbrighteyesinasmilingfaceandencouragingwordswhichshowedthathelovedChinesehistoryhewasteachingandwantedustoloveittoo.
Whenitcametotheirattitudestotheirstudents,theyweredifferenttoo.AfterMrs.Wangfinishedherday’slessensshefeltthatshehadfinishedherjob.OncewhenIaskedheraquestionoutsideclassaboutaterm,shecontinuedwithpreparationtoleaveandsaidthatIcouldbringmyquestiontoclassnextweek.BeforeIknewitshehadputherkeysintoherhandbagandwalkedoutofthedoor.Inthehistoryclass,however,aquestionevenafterthebellwouldstillbegivenattentiontobyMr.Li.Hewouldrushtotheboardinalastminuteattempttoclearup.Oftenhewasseenwithanumberofstudentsstandingoutsidetheclassroom,discussingtheday’sassignment.
Theirmethodsofteachingwerenotlikeaswell.Mrs.Wangstucktothetextbookandtrainedushowtomemorizeminutefacts.HoweverMr.Libroughtinfilms,maps,slides,tapes,anythingthatwouldhelpuslearn.Oncethewholeclasswenttoseethe’filmLinZexu’inordertobetterunderstandthehistoryoftheOpiumWarfrom1840to1842.
Owingtothesecontrasts,IdonotthinkIcanforgeteitherofmypastteachers.
MyUniversity
IamasophmoreofNanchangiwanttointroducetoyouguysaboutmyhasalonghistorybacktothefiftiesoflastitlocatefarawayfromthecitycenter,themostprosperousplace,youmaythinkthetrafficistotallyunconvenient,thenyouarewrong,insteadofunconvenient,therearealotoftransportationtoolsthatwilltakeyoutowhereyouwanttogoatanyitgoingtosayaboutfacilitiesandfaculites,iwillsaytheyareexcellentandhelpful.Icherishfriendshipandliketomakeasmanyfriendsasicanandifoundoutthatthestudentstherearehaveaheartofgold,andare,that'smyuniversity,itisnotthebestonebutistillloveit.Icanforeseethatiwillenjoiymylifeoncampusfromnow.
Change
LeoTolstoyoncesaid,everyonethinksofchangingtheworld,butnoonethinksofchanginghimself.
Heisright.Wealwayshavegreatplansanddreamsinourminds…tooreadytoachievesomethinggrandthatchangestheworldorbenefitsallofmankind.Forexample;wehatepollutionandhavemadeupourmindstofindnewenergysourcesthatkeeptheenvironmentclean.Yetwestilllitterontheground.Wecomplainabouttrafficjams,soweplantobuildmorehighwaystosolvetheproblem,butitneveroccurstousthatourfailuretofollowtrafficregulationsistheleadingcauseofthissituation.Wearesoconcernedthattheviolenceinthemediahasabadimpactonourchildren,weurgethegovernmenttosetlawstoprotectthem.But,dowe,asadults,setagoodexampleforourkidsWeusenastywordsandevenspitonthegroundinfrontofthem,Idaretosay,weharmmore!
Inmyopinion,beforewedecidetochangetheworld,wehadbetterchangeourselvesfirst.Asordinaryindividuals,wedonothavethepowertochangetheworld.Butwecanchangeourhabitoflittering,spitting,cussing,wecanrespecttheenvironmentaroundus,wemustactasgoodmodelsforourkids.
Ifeachofusdoesalloftheselittlethings,allofus,millionsandmillionsofindividualstogether,togetherwewillbestrong…strongenoughtochangeourworld!
Soplease,thenexttimeyoudosomething,thinkhowyouractionsinfluencenotonlyyou,butthosearoundyoutoo,especiallyourchildren…andperhapsmoreimportantly…ourplanet!
ItakewithmethememoryofFridayafternoonACMhappyhours,knownnotforkegsofbeer,butratherbowlsofrainbowsherbetpunch.OvertheseveralyearsthatIattendedthesehappyhourstheyenjoyedvaryingdegreesofpopularity,oftenproportionaltothequalityandquantityoftheaccompanyingrefreshments-buttherewasalwaystherainbowsherbertpunch.
Itakewithmememoriesofpurpleparkingpermits,theWestCampusshuttle,checkingmypendaflex,over-duelibrarybooks,tryingtoprintfromcec,lunchesonDelmar,friendswhosleptintheiroffices,miniaturegolfinLopataHall,TheGreenwayTalk,divisionIIIbasketball,andtryingtoconvinceDeanRusselthatyetanotherengineeringschoolruleshouldbechanged.
Finally,Iwouldliketoconclude,notwithamemory,butwithsomeadvice.Whatwouldagraduationspeechbewithoutalittleadvice,rightAnyway,thisadvicecomesintheformofaversedeliveredtothe1977graduatingclassofLakeForestCollegebyTheodoreSeussGeisel,betterknowntotheworldasDr.Seuss-Here'showitgoes:
Myuncleorderedpopoversfromtherestaurant'sbilloffare.Andwhentheywereserved,heregardedthemwithapenetratingstare...ThenhespokegreatWordsofWisdomashesatthereonthatchair:"Toeatthesethings,"saidmyuncle,"youmustexcercisegreatcare.Youmayswallowdownwhat'ssolid...BUT...youmustspitouttheair!"
And...asyoupartakeoftheworld'sbilloffare,that'sdarnedgoodadvicetofollow.Doalotofspittingoutthehotair.Andbecarefulwhatyouswallow.
Asasophomoreincollege,youwereluckyenoughtowinonemillioninalotteryrecently,thenhowwillyouspendthemoney.
Ladiesandgentlemen:ItismypleasuretospeakhereaboutthemoneyIearnedinmydreamsmanytimes.SupposedIhadalotofmoney,perhaps,earnedfromthelottery,Iwoulddoalotofthingswhichhadappearedinmydreamsmanytimes.
But,firstofall,Iwouldliketobuyahouseoranapartmentofmyown,onlybecausethepriceofhousinginChinanowadaysisgoinghigherandhigher.Andmoreandmorepeoplebegintorealizetheimportanceofowningahouseoranapartment.Therefore,thehousingmarketisstronglystimulatedbythepeoplewhoareeagertopurchasethehousesorapartmentsinbigcities,andevensomeofthemhaveboughtthehousesbyloanfromthebank.
WhatIwanttosayisthat,evenyoucannotgetmarriedwithyougirl-friendwithoutahouseoranapartmentofyourown.Perhaps,itisatragedyformostoftheyoungpeople,especiallythecollegegraduateswhohavenothingatpresent.ThatiswhyIwanttobuyahouseoranapartmentwiththemoney.
中国人AmChinese
Ladiesandgentlemen,boysandgirls,
IamChinese.Ihaveinherited(继承)blackhairandblackeyes.Ihaveinheritedthevirtuesofmyancestors.Ihavealsotakenoverresponsibility.Iamsure,thatwhereverIgo,whateverIdo,IshallneverforgetthatIamChinese!
Thankyou.
Ihavemanydreams,suchasIamrichinthefuture.Therefore,IcanbuyallwhatIwant.
ButmygreatestdreamisthatIwanttobeanastronaut.Ourcountrydevelopsfastandourspacemakegreatprogressinthelastseveraldecades.Ithasgreatachievements.Allofourcountryareproudofit.Therefore,Iwanttobeoneofthisamazingarea.Inordertomakemydreamcometrue,Imustworkhardnow.SothatIcangotoagooduniversitytolearnmoreknowledge.
Ihopemydreamcancometrueoneday.
itisnotdifficulttoimagineaworldshortofambition.itwouldprobablybeakinderworld:withoutdemands,withoutabrasions,withoutdisappointments.peoplewouldhavetimeforreflection.suchworkastheydidwouldnotbeforthemselvesbutforthewouldneverenterin.conflictwouldbeeliminated,tensionbecomeathingofthepast.thestressofcreationwouldbeatanend.artwouldnolongerbetroubling,butpurelycelebratoryinitsfunctions.longevitywouldbeincreased,forfewerpeoplewoulddieofheartattackorstrokecausedbytumultuousendeavor.anxietywouldbeextinct.timewouldstretchonandon,withambitionlongdepartedfromthehumanheart.
ah,howunrelievedlyboringlifewouldbe
thereisastrongviewthatholdsthatsuccessisamyth,andambitionthereforeasham.doesthismeanthatsuccessdoesnotreallyexistthatachievementisatbottomemptythateffortsofmenandwomenareofnosignificancealongsidetheforceofmovementsandeventsnownotallsuccess,obviously,isworthesteeming,norallambitionworthcultivating.whichareandwhicharenotissomethingonesoonenoughlearnsonone’sown.buteventhemostcynicalsecretlyadmitthatsuccessexists;thatachievementcountsforagreatdeal;andthatthetruemythisthattheactionsofmenandwomenareuseless.tobelieveotherwiseistotakeonapointofviewthatislikelytoderanging.itis,initsimplications,toremoveallmotivesforcompetence,inattainment,andregardforposterity.
wedonotchoosetobeborn.wedonotchooseourparents.wedonotchooseourhistoricalepoch,thecountryofourbirth,ortheimmediatecircumstancesofourupbringing.wedonot,mostofus,choosetodie;nordowechoosethetimeorconditionsofourdeath.butwithinallthisrealmofchoicelessness,wedochoosehowweshalllive:courageouslyorincowardice,honorablyordishonorably,withpurposeorindrift.wedecidewhatisimportantandwhatistrivialinlife.wedecidethatwhatmakesussignificantiseitherwhatwedoorwhatwerefusetodo.butnomatterhowindifferenttheuniversetoourchoicesanddecisions,thesechoicesanddecisionsareourstomake.wedecide.wechoose.andaswedecideandchoose,soareourlivesformed.intheend,formingourowndestinyiswhatambitionabout.
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen!
changetheworldchangeourselves
honorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen。
it’smygreatpleasuretostandheretopresentmyspeech—changetheworld,changeourselves。
it’snoticablethatwesternholidaysarebAcomingincreasinglypopulardaybyday,whilechinesetraditionalfestivalsarebeingsomewhatneglected。notlongbeforeabout10doctorsinbeijinguniversityandqinghuaunversityannouncedthatweshouldrejecttheinvasionofwesternholidays,becausetheyregardwesternholidaysasanchallengeagainstourtraditionalfestivalsandculture。
franklyspeaking,idon’tquiteagreewiththem。indeed,weshouldneverneglectorevendiscardourtraditonalfestivalsaschinaboastsabrillianthistoryandsplendidtraditions。(examples)。butwhycan’tweabsorbthemeaningfulwesternholidaysandculture。
thereareobviousreasonswhysomewesternholidaysaresopopularinchina。ontheonehand,someofthewesternholidayswhichwechinesedon’thavearereasonableandmeaningful,suchasfather’sdayandaprilfool’sdayetc。ontheotherhand,theprevalenceofglobalizationenableswesternculturetoprevailinchina。overwhelmedbysuchatrend,chineseunconsiciouslygetinvolvedinwesternholidaysandculture。
withthefurtherdevelopmentofthewholeworld,theculturalcommunicationbetweendifferentcountriesandnationsbecomesfasterandmoreandmoreimportant。weareindeedfromdifferentnations,butwearethecitizensofthesameworld,sotheoutstandingcultureofdifferentnationsisthecommomwealthofeveryoneontheearth。theonlywayforustoprotectourtraditionalcultureistorejecttheforeignculturetheanswerisdefinitelyno。whatweoughttodoistosparenoefforttoeducatechinesetogettoknowandtreasureoursplendidtraditionsinsteadofrejectingforeignculture。onlybyeducatingcanwesetourconfidenceandbelieftowardsourculture。onlybyeducatingcanwepreserveandpromotethewealththatourancestersleftforus。
atlasti’dliketoshareafamousesayingofgandhiwithallofyou,thatis:ifyouwanttochangetheworld,thenyoumustchangeyourselffirst。”
“很久以前,有个国王,他的女儿貌美如花。老国王向所有来求婚的男士提出了三个任务作为挑战,而每一项任务都异常艰巨,几乎不可能完成。一天,来了一位年轻英俊的王子……”好了,下面的故事你们都知道了。三项任务在不同的版本中各不相同,但关键部分的情节都如出一辙:王子成功地过关,得到了公主的芳心。而故事的结局也都一样,最后一句都写道:“从此他们幸福地生活在一起。
为什么我们对如此美妙、如此不切实际,而我要说,如此缺乏想象力的东西这么乐此不疲呢这样的故事又如何能够经历几代人的重复我想,因为它是典型的成功的例子。故事的思想性很强,具有代表性。通过故事带给我们的启示,我们认识到了成功定义中的四个步骤;第一,目标的设定,有如故事里美丽的公主;第二,所遇到的困难和挑战,就像三大任务;第三,克服困难的过程,故事中青年经历重重难关可以作为象征;第四,就是成功的果实,如同幸福的婚姻。
这个故事不仅迎合了人们内心深处对成功的向往,也强调了过程和结果的不可分离。如果通往成功的道路崎岖曲折,那么成功的回报必然硕果累累,反之亦然。如果一个人继承了父辈的百万家产而生活得轻松富足,那么,即使在物质上,他也不能算是个成功人士,因为,他的财富并没有经过艰难困苦而获得。确切地说,“成功”这个词,不是个静态简单的定义。在我的理解中,真正意义上的成功是奋斗的过程和经历了奋斗之后赢得的满意的结果。请让我另举一例来阐明我的见解。
如果我们试着改变足球的比赛规则,将球门放得很大,换下大卫·希曼或其他任何的守门员,这样,随便哪个“大卫”,比如说,“大卫·贝克汉姆”,就可以轻松进球,然而这样进一球却不能给他带来成功的震颤与喜悦。如果我们再改一改比赛规则,不让阿森纳队的防守来守门,那么,贝克汉姆只要动动手,其实就是抬抬脚就能进一球,那样的话、,实际上也没有什么比赛可言了,因为赢球的意义已经不存在了。在接受挑战、克服困难和经历磨难的'过程中,“成功”的价值才得以丰满。取得成果的意义和所克服的艰难的程度成正比。所谓成功的概念不是一成不变的.而昙相对而言的,因为困难的性质也是相对意义上的。
正常人不费力气做成的事对于一个残疾人来说也许相当困难。获得了同正常人一样的能力,这个残疾人就获得了成功。这便是我们为什么崇敬史蒂芬·霍金的原因—虽然行动不便,受到了轮椅的限制,他依然为科学界作出了巨大的贡献。
就我自己而言,生性羞涩,容易怯场,不得不鼓起非常大的勇气来参加此次的演讲比赛。我完全可以待在一边,不参加大学级别的比赛,而落得轻松自在。可是,我还是选择了接受这一挑战来面对困难。现在我来了,如果我能够得第一的话.这对我来说就是巨大的成功。如果,我是最后一名—我希望情况不是这样—但如果我真的是最后一名,我也不会认为这次的尝试是一次失败,反而我要把它当作一次真正的成功来庆贺,因为我一部分的目标是对自己性格的锻炼—更加坚强、勇敢地面对困难。对我来说,这标志着我在通向成功人生的漫漫征途中又向前迈进了一步,尽管是很小的一步,但是我确实通过参与真正地获得了收益。
回到我们年轻英俊的王子和对“成功”的四步骤定义上吧,您也许已经注意到了财富、地位和名誉等这些世俗的标准在故事中并未提及,相反故事强调了克服重重困难的过程。古代的智慧已经对成功的意义下了定义,这也是我的定义。
谢谢!
Goodmorning,LadiesandGentlemen:
Thirtyyearsago,AmericanPresidentRichardNixonmadeanepoch-makingvisittoChina,acountrystillisolatedatthattime.PremierZhouEnlaisaidtohim,"Yourhandshakecameoverthevastestoceanintheworld-twenty-fiveyearsofnocommunication."Eversincethen,ChinaandAmericahaveexchangedmanyhandshakesofvariouskinds.Thefundamentalimplicationofthisexampleisthattheneedanddesiretocommunicateacrossdifferencesincultureandideologyisnotonlyfeltbythetwocountriesbutbymanyothernationsaswell.
WiththeITrevolutiontakingplace,traditionalboundariesofhumansocietyfallaway.Ourculture,politics,societyandcommercearebeingsloshedintoalargemeltingpotofhumanity.Inthisinterlinkedworld,therearenooutsiders,foradisturbanceinoneplaceislikelytoimpactotherpartsoftheglobe.Wehavebeguntorealizethataworlddividedcannotendure.
Chinaisnowactivelyintegratingintotheworld.OurrecententrytotheWTOisagoodexample.Fordecades,wehavetakenprideinbeingself-reliant,butnowwerealizetheimportanceofparticipatinginandcontributingtoabroadereconomicorder.FromtheprecariousroleintheworldarenatoourpresentWTOmembership,wehavecomealongway.
WeareremindedbyKarlMarxthatcapitalgoesbeyondnationalbordersandeludescontrolfromanyotherentity.Thishasbecomeareality.Multinationalcorporationsareseekingthelowestcost,thelargestmarket,andthemostfavorablepolicy.Theyareoftenpowerfullobbyistsingovernmentdecision-making,ruthlessexpansionistsintheglobalmarketplaceandadevastatingpresencetolocalbusinesses.
ForChina,stillmorechallengesexist.Howarewegoingtoensureasmoothtransitionfromtheplannedeconomytoamarket-basedoneHowtoconstructalegalsystemthatissoundenoughandbroadenoughtorespondtotheneedsofadynamicsocietyHowtomaintainourculturalidentityinanincreasinglyhomogeneousworldAndhowtodefinegreatnessinourriseasapeace-lovingnationGlobalizationentailsquestionsthatconcernusall.
LikemanyyoungpeoplemyageinChina,Iwanttoseemycountrygetprosperousandenjoyingrespectintheinternationalcommunity.Butitseemstomethatmerepatriotismisnotjustenough.Itisvitallyimportantthatweyoungpeopledomoreseriousthinkingandbroadenourmindtobiggerissues.And,theremightneverbeeasyanswerstothoseissuessuchasglobalization,buttotakethemonandgivethemhonestthinkingisthefirststeptobepreparedforbothopportunitiesandchallengescomingourway.Andthisisalsooneofthethoughtsthatcametomewhilepreparingthisspeech.Thankyou.
goodafternoon,mydearfriends.
iamveryhappytomeetyouhere.itismygreathonortocommunicatewithyouatsuchaspecialoccation.firstofall,pleaseallowmetoexpressmyappreciationtoyoualltolistiontome.
iamproudofbeingacollegestudent.thecollegelifeisfresh,newteachers,newclassmatesandnewfriends.ilikethefriendship,andtheirwideknowledgeandopeningmind.thegrandlibrary,schoolbuildingsandwideplaygroundattrattdemeverymuch.mycollegelifeisbetterthaniexpected,icandoanythingilike.inthecollegewecannotonlylearntheprofessionalknowledge,butalsodevelopourcomprehensiveabilities.ifwecanmakefulluseoftheperiod,wecanlearnmanyusefulthings.besides,weshouldhavetheactiveattitudetoourlife,doacontributiontothesociety.
大学的生活,不仅仅是我们学习了理论知识和专业知识的时光,也是我们培养自己综合能力的时光,如果你能充分利用自己的这段时光,会感到自己的大学时光没有白白流逝,就会感到自己学有所成。就会以全新的姿态去适应未来的社会,在社会的大海洋中游刃有余,创造自己的人生价值。独立地健康地向前发展,为社会和国家做出贡献。
collegelifeisthemostprecioustimeinourlife.mostofuswanttobecomeanoutstandingman.buttherearesomestudentsstillwastetheirtime.theygettogetherforeating,drinkingorplayingcards.they'rebusyinsearchingforagirlfriendoraboyfriend.theycompletelyforgettheirtaskascollegestudents.
finally,ihopeeverybodycantrytheirbesttobecomeaworthypersontoourcountry,andmakegreatcontributionstothesociety!
最后,我希望每个人都能尽最大努力成为国家的有用人才。我也希望每个人都能成为我们民族的脊梁,为社会做出巨大的贡献!
Inthiscompetitivesocietyitisessentialtoknowhowtosellyourselfinordertogetthejobyouwant.Thatmeansyoumustbeabletomarketyourbestfeaturesandpresentyourselfinthebestlight.Afterall,younevergetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression.
Byfollowingtheadviceabove,youareboundtomakeagoodimpressiononpotentialemployers.Thenyouwillbeabletochoose
thebestopportunityforyouandtakethatfirststeptowardssuccess.
在这个竞争激烈的社会中,为了得到你想要的工作,知道如何自我推销是很重要的。也就是说,你必须能够销售你最好的特点,并把你最好的一面呈现出来。毕竟,第一印象定江山。
遵照以上的建议,你就一定会给可能成为你老板的那些人,留下好的印象。然后你就可以选择对你而言最好的机会。并踏出迈向成功的第一步。
hello,everybody!mytopictodayis"apositiveattitude."
communistpartyofchinamustbirthday,andithinkasagenerallaborer,intheirhardpaidordinarypost,quietdedicationisatributetothepartybest,thebestreturnonthemotherland.
wehavetodoagoodjob,firstofallhaveapositiveattitude.thereisaformulaofsuccess,succe=goals+action+insisted+positiveattitude.consistentpositiveattitude,succemustbequality.
boramilutinovicledthechineseteamforthefirsttimereachedtheworldcup,whichisbyfarthemostsuccessfulsessionofchina'snationalfootballteam.milutinovicwasmade"happyfootball,attitudeiseverything"hasbecomeaneventinfootballculture,otherareasarekeentolearn.
environmentweface,thereisonlyoneapproachbuttherewillbetwotypes:positiveandnegative.openthesamewindow,oneseesthestarsinthesky,anothertoseethemuddyground.suchastory.aconductorisperformed,audiencesaroundhisneckhungagarland.whenhiscommandabout,therewillbeafewpetalsfalling.amansaidhewouldstandinthelastpetalinapileofotherpeoplesaythatlastonlyaropearoundhisneck.thisishowthetwodistinctcontexts,embodiedinthetwoapproachesarecompletelydifferent.
thesamething,peoplewhoactivelywanttosee,negativepeopleseeisconfusion.similarly,adifficult,activepeoplewhowanttogetishowtoovercomethenegativepeoplewhowanttogetishowtoescape.infact,afterthepreviousoneandisoneoftwoattitudes.eachofusarenotalldothissometimeslofty,sometimesfrustratingslump.wetakeapositiveattitudetowardslife,lifewillreturnpositiveresultswehave,contraryaswell.
Shelookedupandasked,“CanIhelpyou”
Shesmiledandhethoughtitwasthemostbeautifulsmilehehaseverseenbeforeandwantedtokissherrightthere.
Hesaid,“Uh…Yeah…Umm…IwouldliketobuyaCD.”
Hepickedoneoutandgavehermoneyforit.
"Wouldyoulikemetowrapitforyou”sheasked,smilinghercutesmileagain.
Henoddedandshewenttotheback.ShecamebackwiththewrappedCDandgaveittohim.Hetookitandwalkedoutofthestore.
Onedaythephonerang,andthemotherpickeditupandsaid,“Hello”
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,whichiswhytheunitednationshasmadetheyearofecotourism,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.whybecausetheycare.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,courageandstrongsenseofourecoenvironmentthatwearetakingournextstepintotheworld.
andnomatterwhoweare,whatwedoandwherewego,inourmind,there'salwaysascenetoremember,asceneworthourefforttoprotectitandfightforit.
thankyouverymuch.
thanks,contestant#topicforyourimpromptuspeechis:whichismoreimportantforyou:knowledgefrombooksorpersonalexperienceanswer:thankyou.iremember,onmyveryfirstdayofmybeloveduniversity,oneofmyprofessorssaidtome,“fromnowon,you’llbeonajourneybetweenwhoyouthinkyouareandwhoyocankeyistoallowyourselftocontinuethejourneyintheoceanofthebooks.”andidolearnalotfrombooks:iknowthegeometryofeuclid,logicof