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21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛演讲稿
曹丰
OurFuture:
ABattlebetweenDreamsandReality
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen:
WhenIwasintheprimaryschool,Ihaveadream.Iwanttoinventadevicewhichcouldbringyoufromoneplacetoanotherinnotimeatall.WhenIwasinthesecondaryschool,mydreamwastostudyinmyidealuniversity.AndwheneventuallyIgotintotheuniversity,mydreamwastograduate.
Howpathetic!
Whenwegrowup,wedreamlessandbecomemorerealistic.Why?
Whydowehavetochangeourdreams,so,soinordertoletitbe"fulfilled"?
Whydowehavetosurrendertotheso-called"reality"?
WhatIStherealityactually?
Ladiesandgentlemen,therealityisnotreal.Itisabarrierkeepingusfromallthepossiblefantasies.Flying,forexample,hadbeenadreamtomankindforthousandsofyears.Ahundredyearsago,"mancouldnotfly"wasstillregardedasthe"reality".Nowifthatwasreallythereality,whatdidtheWrightbrothersdo?
HowdidsomeofyougettoMacau?
Onlywhenwebelievethattherealityisnotrealcanwesoarwithourdreams.
Peoplesaythatourfutureisabattlebetweentherealityandourdreams.Andif,unfortunately,Mr.Realitywinsthiswar,thenIseenofutureofmankindatall.AIDSwillneverbecurableasthisISthereality;PeoplelivingintheundevelopedcountrieswillsufferfromstarvationforeverasthisISthereality;4)DisputesamongdifferentcountrieswouldneverbesettledasthismisunderstandingsandintoleranceISthereality.
Ladiesandgentlemen,howmanyofyouhaveadreamofbeingabletomakealotofmoney?
Pleaseraiseyourhands.Oh,quiteanumberofyou!
Actually,ladiesandgentlemen,thisisnotadream,butatask.Everyoneofushastomakealiving,right?
AnywayIhopeyourtaskwillbeaccomplished.Howmanyofyouthinkthatyouhavealreadyfulfilledyourdreamandthatyoudon'tdreamanymore?
Dear5)adjudicators,whatdoyouthink?
C.S.Lewisoncesaid,"Youarenevertoooldtodreamanewdream."Soforourfuture,pleasedreamandbeunrealistic.
NowthatIamauniversitystudent,mygoalistograduatewithexcellences.Butatthesametime,Ihaveadreamdeeplyrootedinourfuture.Oneday,peoplelivingintheareasnow6)swelteringwiththehorrorofwarswillbeabletositwiththeirfamiliesandenjoytheireverymoment.Oneday,peoplefromtherichcountriesarewillingtosharewhattheyhavewiththosefromthepoorcountriesandthosefromthepoorcountrieswilleventuallybeabletomaketheirownhappylivingthemselves.Oneday,differentculturesinthisageofglobalizationwillcoexistwithtoleranceandtheunfriendlyconfrontationsamongthemwillbe7)eliminated.Oneday,theglobewillsharethedreamwithmeandwewillallcontributetomakingourdreamcometrue.Oneday,ourdreamwilldefeatthereality!
Thankyouverymuch.
第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛季军——张阿旭
Two-WayTraffic
Sevencenturiesago,MarcoPolo,afterstayinginourcountryforalmosttwentyyears,broughtthesecretsofspaghettiandice-creamwithhimbacktoItaly.Morethansevenhundredyearslater,withtheprevalenceofglobalization,ourpeople,ourfood,ourproductsandmanyotheritems,havetraveledtomanyotherplacesbeyondItaly.NomatterwheretheseChinesepeople,Chinesefood,ChineseproductsandmanyotherChineseitemsare,theycarrywiththemqualitiesthatareuniquetoourveryownChineseculture-ourtraditionalvalues.
Inthewholeprocessofglobalizationthattheworldisintegratingpolitically,economicallyandculturally,intoone,wedowitnessinourcountryagreatinfluxofwesterncultureandvalues-McDonald's,KFCs,soccerplayersandNBAplayers.Andweareevenhavingthisprestigiousnationalspeakingcompetitioninalanguagethatdoesnotbelongtous.InthemidstofwesternproductspouringinChinaasaresultofglobalization,sometimeswedowonder,wheredoesourownculturebelong?
Whenweseeouryoungergenerationsgoingawayfromtraditionalvaluessuchascontextualandrole-basedethics,idealofcommunity,hierarchy,paternalismandnon-litigiousnatureofsociety,wemayeventhinkourtraditionalvaluesarechallengedandeventhreatened.But,arewereallylosingourvalues?
Ladiesandgentlemen,wemustremember,thetrafficofglobalizationistwo-way.Yes,filmsfromHollywood,soccerfromtheUnitedKingdomandrestaurantsfromAmerica,dohaveanimpactonourvalues.But,ifweseeglobalizationinChinaasynonymoustermwithwesterneconomicculturalhegemony,weareunderestimatingtheimpactofnotonlyglobalizationbutalsoourvalues.
Havealookatlanguages.Yes,itisthedesireanddreamofeverysingleChinesetospeakfluentEnglish,includingeverysingleoneofushere.But,haveyoueverwonderedhowmanynon-ChinesearelearningChinese?
Letmetellyou,bytheendof2002,nearly30millionpeoplefrom85countriesandregionswerelearningstandardChinese,Putonghua.AndwhoknowsaboutthenumberofpeoplelearningregionaldialectssuchasShanghaineseandCantonese.Inthesetwoyears,Iamsurenoneofusherewillbesurprisedthatthenumberisskyrocketing.
HavealookatFengShui,within0.21secondsGooglebringsyou1,270,000websitesaboutFengShui,notinChinese,notfromallovertheworld,butinEnglish,justwithintheUnitedStates.AndIguesssomeofyoustillremember,whenthepreviousAmericanpresident,BillClinton,firstbecamepresident.Heactuallyhadthefurnitureofhisofficerearrangedaccordingtofengshuiideas.
HavealookattraditionalChinesemedicine.Fouryearsago,in2001,therewerealreadymorethan120000traditionalChinesemedicinepractitioners,researchersandrelatedbusinesstradingcompaniesinEurope,justEurope.Ourholisticapproachoftakingcareofaperson'shealthhasbeenprovenpopularintheworld.
Ourvalues,language,ourFengShui,ourtraditionalmedicineandalsoKungFuthatIhavenotreallytalkedabout,areallpartsandmessengersofourcultureandvalues.Whatdoestheirsuccessinthewesttellus?
Theirpopularitytellsusthat,alongsidecheapconsumerproducts,weareexportingtothewest,Chinesebeliefsand,values.
Ladiesandgentlemen,globalization,yesithasitsimpactsonourvalues.Itissendingourvaluesoverseasandbringinginnewones.Let'snotseethebringinginofnewonesathreattoourownculture.Asamatteroffact,thebringinginisaverygoodopportunityandtimetorethinkandreflectwhoweareandwhatwewanttobe.Itisuponuswhetherglobalizationhasapositiveornegativeimpactonourtraditionalvalues.Ladiesandgentlemen,Iseethispositively,Iknowevenifourtraditionalvaluesarechangingortochange,thechangeisforbetter,notforworse.
Thankyouverymuch.
第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军——张京
TheImpactofGlobalizationonTraditionalChineseValues
Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen:
BeforewesternandChinesecivilizationcameintoclosecontact,ChinesepeoplehadalwayslongedforalifedepictedintraditionalChinesepaintings.Thosepaintingspresentaharmoniouscoexistenceofpeopleandotherlifeforms.RegardedastheessenceofancientChinesephilosophies,harmonyhasbeendeeply-rootedinthemindsoftheChinesepeople.Ontheonehand,ithascontributedtotheuniquecontinuityofChinesecivilization.Ontheother,Chinesepeoplebecametoomuchcontentedwiththeirachievementstodesireanyfurtherchanges.Asglobalizationdeepens,itisboundtoaffectouridealofharmony.
First,globalizationurgesChinatospeedupitsmodernization,whichthreatensourregardfortheharmonybetweenManandNature.Forinstance,manydamsandhydropowerstationsarebeingbuiltforeconomicbenefitsattheexpenseofthewell-preservednaturalhabitats.However,ecologicalmalpracticeofsuchkindgoesagainstthenotionofharmoniouscoexistenceinancientChinesephilosophies.Morethan2,000yearsago,longbeforetheconceptofenvironmentalprotectioncameintobeing,DuJiangWeir,agreatirrigationprojectwasbuiltinsouthwesternChina'sSichuanprovince.Itsucceededbothincontrollingfloodsandinfacilitatingtheagriculturewithoutposingathreattotheenvironment.
Moreover,globalizationhasbroughtwithitintensecompetition.Traditionally,moderationisagoldenprinciple,presidingoverinter-personalrelationsinChina.Today,however,motivatedtocometothetop,somepeoplebecomesoself-centeredthattheychoosetosacrificelove,friendshipandevenfamilyties.
Lastbutnotleast,diversecultureshavemetinChinaasaconsequenceofglobalization.Therefore,aclashofculturesbecomesinevitable.Unfortunately,thepastdecadeshavewitnessedahugelossofculturalheritageinChina.IncitieslikeBeijingandXi'an,hundredsofcentury-oldChinese-stylehousesarebeingdemolishedtomakeroomforskyscrapers,shoppingmallsandeight-laneexpressways.
Fromtheseexamples,weseethedisharmonybroughtaboutbyglobalization.Yetitisnotglobalizationthatistoblame.Aslongasweapproachglobalizationwithharmonyinmind,itsbenefitwilloutweighitscost.Takemyhometown,Hangzhou,forexample,thankstothestrenuouseffortsmadebythemunicipalgovernmentinachievingeco-development,variouswaterbirdshavereturnedtotheWestLake,callingithomeagainafteryearsofmigrationelsewhere.Fromthelakebank,weseeskateboardersandtrickcyclistsshowingofftogetherwithpeopleflyingkitesandkickingshuttlecocksontheplazanearby.AlthoughtheycomposeapicturequitedistinctfromtraditionalChinesepaintings,thispictureconveysamodernsenseofharmonyinthiseraofglobalization.
Ladiesandgentlemen,toconclude,IwouldliketoquotefromBritishphilosopherBertrandRussell.IncontrastingChinese