ifthetimeflow,likethesunshine,undertrees,wegrowslowlyandgraduallythepastyearslikeariver,andthefloods,openthegatestome,sothatthefirstchallengesceneagainclearlyemergeinfrontofme,likeithappenedyesterday
itisjustthefifthgrade,imind"ambition"cantwaittogetagoodresult,soitrytochangetheirlearningmethods,listeningforeachclasswillbeexaminationisalwaysnotsatisfied,thefirsttestscores,butmygradesgodown."nodoubt,itisnotmywork!"ithinkso,andiwasnotmoreeffort,toworkovertimeeverydaytomakeupmissedlesson,alsoalwaysworksnight,withthelastraysofsunshinecompany,andthefirstraysofthemorning,classiswavingmonkishsorts,onlythe"heart"learningforlearningexam,evenonlyforawayoflife,icanrundown,butialwaysbelievedthattherewouldbeareturn,paidworkaharvest,illwinthefinalalwaysseemedtobeagainstme,andthesecondtest,istill!justlikeabrokenwingplaneishelpful,couldnothesawthefirstyouyouranexpression,relaxed,i--areinnumerablemarkinheartspun:why,why
oh,iunderstand,iwantamorethanothers,butneglecttosurpassotherstosurmountoneself,challengerainstopped,people,!onceagainithoughtupaheadofthedawn,thevictoryfinallymoveintheexam,ifinallymadeoutstandingachievements.
atthatmoment,iexperiencedthebitternessofchallengeandpleasantsensation,neverlosethroughdifficultiesfinallysawthesun.
likelightthelampofsnowyday,challengethedeepestheartbloomintheeyes,inanticipation,naturallyflushoutsincere,confidenceandatthemoment,thechallengesuccessfullyboundlesssnowflakesintopieces,moistheartat,diaokutreesonthegreendots,expectthespring.
facingthechallenge,resolute,strong.
thechallenge,smiling,willeveryminuteandsecond,oozesweatandexpectations,
thechallenge,liketobreaktheyoungeaglesoar,bluesky!
studentswillshout"hero"movetotheclassroom,iwanttosaycongratulations,justdiscoverthroathasnonoise.
it’smygreatpleasuretostandheretopresentmyspeech―changetheworld,changeourselves.
it’snoticablethatwesternholidaysarebecomingincreasinglypopulardaybyday,whilechinesetraditionalfestivalsarebeingsomewhatneglected.notlongbeforeabout10doctorsinbeijinguniversityandqinghuaunversityannouncedthatweshouldrejecttheinvasionofwesternholidays,becausetheyregardwesternholidaysasanchallengeagainstourtraditionalfestivalsandculture.
franklyspeaking,idon’tquiteagreewith,weshouldneverneglectorevendiscardourtraditonalfestivalsaschinaboastsabrillianthistoryandsplendidtraditions.(examples).butwhycan’tweabsorbthemeaningfulwesternholidaysandculture.
thereareobviousreasonswhysomewesternholidaysaresopopularinchina.ontheonehand,someofthewesternholidayswhichwechinesedon’thavearereasonableandmeaningful,suchasfather’sdayandaprilfool’sdayetc.ontheotherhand,theprevalenceofglobalizationenableswesternculturetoprevailinchina.overwhelmedbysuchatrend,chineseunconsiciouslygetinvolvedinwesternholidaysandculture.
withthefurtherdevelopmentofthewholeworld,theculturalcommunicationbetweendifferentcountriesandnationsbecomesfasterandmoreandmoreimportant.weareindeedfromdifferentnations,butwearethecitizensofthesameworld,sotheoutstandingcultureofdifferentnationsisthecommomwealthofeveryoneontheonlywayforustoprotectourtraditionalcultureistorejecttheforeignculturetheanswerisdefinitelyno.whatweoughttodoistosparenoefforttoeducatechinesetogettoknowandtreasureoursplendidtraditionsinsteadofrejectingforeignculture.onlybyeducatingcanwesetourconfidenceandbelieftowardsourculture.onlybyeducatingcanwepreserveandpromotethewealththatourancestersleftforus.
atlasti’dliketoshareafamousesayingofgandhiwithallofyou,thatis:ifyouwanttochangetheworld,thenyoumustchangeyourselffirst.”
it’smygreatpleasuretostandheretopresentmyspeech—changetheworld,changeourselves.
thetempoofmoderncivilizationhasbeenmuchquickenedinthelasttwentyyears.whilewitnessingthedramaticchangesinthebetter-offsociety,peoplebegintoreconsiderthequestionof"survival"."survival"intheoldsensedoesnotbotherusanymore.instead,wearemoreconcernedabouthowto"survive"inthehumanworldfullofcompetition.competitionalwayscarriesabreastchallengesandopportunitiestoeveryoneinvolved.itmightappearinanentranceexam,inaregularclass,orinasmallpublicspeech.
thosewhofailtodetectitsrealnature-whetheranopportunityorachallengeacompetitionreallyis-willlosesomethingmoreorlessconducivetoourgrowth.ofcourse,ifwetakethecompetitionasanopportunity,wewillfavoritintentionallybecausetheycanhelpusoutstandfromtheaverage;theywillmakeusbecomethefocusofpublicattention;theywillgrantusmorechancesandrightstosucceed.
asamatteroffact,opportunitiesaresupposedtobemoreperceptibleandwelcomingthanchallenges.thetruthis,however,wewilllosemoreopportunitieswhenwechoosetotakethe"opportunity"forkatthecrossroads.theotherfork,ignoredbyusanddefinedas"fearfulchallenges",offersmuchmorechancesforthewalkerincompetition.wehavesuchaninclinationinlifetooverestimateourselvesandholdathoughtlessattitudetowardsthenegativeoutlookofthings.
webelieveintheoldsaying,"opportunityknocksbutjustonce,"sowealwayswelcomeitanddevoteallourspiritandeffortstoit.themostdevoutbelieverofthissayingarethegraduates.whytherearequiteanumberofthemwhopayfullattentiontopositionsinbigcitiesandarewillingtofloodintodevelopedareasunderanycircumstances,eventhoughtherewillbetoomuchuncertaintyfortheirchoices.innumerablecasesgostraighttothesamemiserableend:godseemstorefusetohelptoomanyofhisworshipers.
inconclusion,todefinethequalityofcompetitionseemstobefarfromvaluablesense,fornomatterwhatacompetitionis,anopportunityorachallenge,itwillcreatenutritiouselementsforourgrowth.
sotakeapositivelookateverythingaround.keepourfacetothesunshine,andwewillnotseetheshadows.