1、英语演讲稿:Coffee,Tea英语演讲稿:coffee,Tea孟凯元Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Afterlisteningtosomanyspeeches,areyoufeelingalittlethirstySowouldyoufancyadrinkIknowsomeofyouprefercoffee.However,Iliketeabetter.Sowehavedifferentpreferences.Dontworry,thatdoesntmeanthatweareenemies.justlikesomeofyou,oneofmyfrien
2、dslikescoffeeverymuch.Hesacolumnistwhowritesarticlesfornewspaper.Becauseofhisoccupation,healwayshastoworkatmidnight.Thus,coffeebecomeshisclose“soulmate”.HegraduallygetsaddictedtoitwhileIstilllovedrinkingtea.whydopeoplehavedifferentpreferencesandtastesIthinkthatsbecauseeveryoneisunique.Differentpeop
3、learebornindifferentfamilies,acceptdifferenteducationandexperiencedifferentthingsinlife.Inotherwords,everysubtledifferencemakesapersonunique.Thatswhytheworldissocolorful.Thatswhylifeissowonderful.Thatswhywelovetotravel,tomakefriends.Imagineaworldwhereeverybodyhasthesamefaceandsharesthesamehabits.Eve
4、rytimeyoulookedatyourfriends,itwouldfeellikelookingintoamirror.Peoplewouldjustbelikemachines,doingthesamethingatthesametime.justasIsaid,everysubtledifferencemakesapersonunique.Sowehavethousandsofstandardstodividepeopleintogroups.Butonegroupshouldnotbeagainstanother.Forexample,menandwomen.InHolyBible
5、,Adamsaid,“thisisnowtheboneofmybonesandfleshofmyflesh.Sheshallbecalledwomanforshewastakenoutofaman.”Forthisreasonamanwillleavehisfatherandmotherandbeunitedtohiswife,andtheywillbecomeoneflesh.Fromtheword“united”wecanseethatGodcreatedmenandwomennottoseparatethem.onthecontrary,Godintendedtomakepeoplecl
6、osertoeachother.However,therearestillsomedifferenceswhichcancauseconflicts,nationality,forexample.Tlionsofpeoplediedfornothingbuttheirnationalities.IbelievemanyofyouhavewatchedthemovieEnglishPatient.countAlm
7、asycouldnotsavekatherineslifejustbecausehehadaGermanname.HewastakenasaGermanspy.Thestorywascompletelyatragedy,butthinkaboutit,howridiculousitisthatpeoplehavetokilleachotherfortheirnationalities.youmightsaythatitcanonlyhappenintheoldtimes,thewartime,butnowadaystheconflictscanbemorefierceandthecausesc
8、anbemoreridiculous.Peoplethrowstonesandglassbottlesateachotherbecausetheysupportdifferentfootballteams.yesterdaypeoplefoughtfornationalities,todaypeoplefightforfootballteams,whoknowswhatpeoplewillfightfortomorrowmaybecoffeeandtea.Themostamazingthingintheworldisdifference.Itmakesworldbeautifulbutita
9、lsomakestheworldbloodyandnasty.Ihopeinthefuture,therewillbenoprejudice,nohatred.youloveyourcoffee,Ilovemytea,andwearestillfriends,neverenemies.coffee,Tea张允宜oneofmyfriendsusedtotellmeaboutagirlheoncemetonatraintour.Shewasanartstudentmajoringintraditionalchinesepainting.Everydayshewokeupwiththesun,too
10、kabath,pouredacupofteaforherselfandthenbegantopaint.Sheneverusedcomputersormobilephones.myfriendslifebackthenseemedtobearemarkablecontrast.Hewasaresearcheratmicrosoft.withinstantcoffeehebeganhisdayandspenttherestofthemorningwritingcode.Atthattime,headmitted,hewastouchedbyanotherlifestyleandtherefore
11、startedtoreflectonhisown.Hecategorizedthetwoasteaandcoffee.Hesaidwhenhewasalllogicabouthisobligationsandhadtousecaffeinetostayfocused,hefinallylearnedanotherpossibility,apossibilitythatenablesyoutoliveartistically,butapossibilitythatmostofusareneverabletoreach.Thereindeedaremomentswhenwestoptolookat
12、whatwehaveandbecomejealousofthosewhoarebraveenoughtogoafteranidylliclife.LikeHenryDavidThoreau,byhisreclusivelivingatthewaldenhefrontedonlytheessentialfactsoflife,declaredofindependenceandsimplicity.weatoccasionswishwehadthesamecourage.Butwedont.Becauseweareatthesametimejealousofthosewholivewithasen
13、seofself-fulfillmentastheirlifeissoorganizedthatitappearstobeflawlessaswell.weenjoythe“coffee”sidetoo.Thedilemmaisthatwekeeptellingourselveswecannothavethemboth.Butthefactis,formostofthetimes,wearepuzzledbychoicesthatwedonthavetomake.Livingdeepdoesnotmeanaconflictwithrealism.Thoreauhimselfcouldmanag
14、etobeanindividualistanarchistonhisvoyageofspiritualdiscovery,andAdamSmithusedtolectureusonhowhappinessoriginatesfrominnerpeace.justthinkofthetasteoftheGreenTeaLatteatStarbucks,mixedwiththefragranceofteaandthedelightfulbitternessofcoffee.Thisisthesmelloflife.Lifeisneveraquestionofcoffeeortea.Itisanex
15、plorationofcoffeeandtea.Thedifferenceismadewhenyouspareasecondforintrospectionandlinkthetwoofthem.wernerHeisenbergspentasummerinhisyouthsintheSouthernGermanvillagesandafterviewingthepicturesquesceneryhedepictedhimselfasnotwillingtolookatphysicsforevenanotherglance.However,later,whenhewasdevotedagain
16、tolaboratory,heclaimedthathehadfoundtheunityofscienceandnature.ThisistheEurekamoment.Soonerorlateritcomesintoourownlivestoototeachusabouttheharmonyofcoffeeandtea.AsjorgesLuisBorgeswouldsay,foragenuinepoet,everyfacetofthediamondoflifeisshining,forartisitsheart.Thatfriendofminehasnowputhisprogrammerdaysbehind.AlthoughlateinthenightwhenIpasshisofficethelightmightstillbeon,Iamgladtohearnewstoriesfromhimaboutdiscoveriesonalatelyopenedcaforathought-provokingmovie.Iguess