优质杨澜TED英语演讲稿优秀word范文 9页Word文档格式.docx
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杨澜TED英语演讲稿
以下是应届毕业生演讲稿网站为大家整理推荐的杨澜在TED大会上的一篇题为Thegenerationthat'
sremakingChina(重塑中国的一代)的演讲稿中英原文。
她在演讲中分享了自己的人生经历,并讲述了当下中国的一些火热现象,演讲虽然不长,但是很多观点都很精辟,非常值得一看。
英文演讲稿:
ThenightbeforeIwasheadingforScotland,Iwasinvitedtohostthefinalof“China’sGotTalent”showinShanghaiwiththe80,000liveaudienceinthestadium.Guesswhowastheperformingguest?
SusanBoyle.AndItoldher,“I’mgoingtoScotlandthenextday.”Shesangbeautifully,andsheevenmanagedtosayafewwordsinChinese.[Chinese]Soit’snotlike“hello”or“thankyou,”thatordinarystuff.Itmeans“greenonionforfree.”Whydidshesaythat?
BecauseitwasalinefromourChineseparallelSusanBoyle—a50-someyear-oldwoman,avegetablevendorinShanghai,wholovessingingWesternopera,butshedidn’tunderstandanyEnglishorFrenchorItalian,soshemanagedtofillinthelyricswithvegetablenamesinChinese.(Laughter)AndthelastsentenceofNessunDormathatshewassinginginthestadiumwas“greenonionforfree.”So[as]SusanBoylewassayingthat,80,000liveaudiencesangtogether.Thatwashilarious.
SoIguessbothSusanBoyleandthisvegetablevendorinShanghaibelongedtootherness.Theyweretheleastexpectedtobesuccessfulinthebusinesscalledentertainment,yettheircourageandtalentbroughtthemthrough.Andashowandaplatformgavethemthestagetorealizetheirdreams.Well,beingdifferentisnotthatdifficult.Wearealldifferentfromdifferentperspectives.ButIthinkbeingdifferentisgood,becauseyoupresentadifferentpointofview.Youmayhavethechancetomakeadifference.
MygenerationhasbeenveryfortunatetowitnessandparticipateinthehistorictransformationofChinathathasmadesomanychangesinthepast20,30years.Irememberthatintheyearof1990,whenIwasgraduatingfromcollege,Iwasapplyingforajobinthesalesdepartmentofthefirstfive-starhotelinBeijing,GreatWallSheraton—it’sstillthere.SoafterbeinginterrogatedbythisJapanesemanagerforahalfanhour,hefinallysaid,“So,MissYang,doyouhaveanyquestionstoaskme?
”Isummonedmycourageandpoiseandsaid,“Yes,butcouldyouletmeknow,whatactuallydoyousell?
”Ididn’thaveacluewhatasalesdepartmentwasaboutinafive-starhotel.ThatwasthefirstdayIsetmyfootinafive-starhotel.
Aroundthesametime,Iwasgoingthroughanaudition—thefirsteveropenauditionbynationaltelevisioninChina—withanotherthousandcollegegirls.Theproducertoldustheywerelookingforsomesweet,innocentandbeautifulfreshface.Sowhenitwasmyturn,Istoodupandsaid,“Why[do]women’spersonalitiesontelevisionalwayshavetobebeautiful,sweet,innocentand,youknow,supportive?
Whycan’ttheyhavetheirownideasandtheirownvoice?
”IthoughtIkindofoffendedthem.Butactually,theywereimpressedbymywords.AndsoIwasinthesecondroundofcompetition,andthenthethirdandthefourth.Aftersevenroundsofcompetition,Iwasthelastonetosurviveit.SoIwasonanationaltelevisionprime-timeshow.Andbelieveitornot,thatwasthefirstshowonChinesetelevisionthatalloweditshoststospeakoutoftheirownmindswithoutreadinganapprovedscript.(Applause)Andmyweeklyaudienceatthattimewasbetween200to300millionpeople.
Wellafterafewyears,IdecidedtogototheU.S.andColumbiaUniversitytopursuemypostgraduatestudies,andthenstartedmyownmediacompany,whichwasunthoughtofduringtheyearsthatIstartedmycareer.Sowedoalotofthings.I’veinterviewedmorethanathousandpeopleinthepast.AndsometimesIhaveyoungpeopleapproachingmesay,“Lan,youchangedmylife,”andIfeelproudofthat.Butthenwearealsosofortunatetowitnessthetransformationofthewholecountry.IwasinBeijing’sbiddingfortheOlympicGames.IwasrepresentingtheShanghaiExpo.IsawChinaembracingtheworldandviceversa.ButthensometimesI’mthinking,whataretoday’syounggenerationupto?
Howaretheydifferent,andwhatarethedifferencestheyaregoingtomaketoshapethefutureofChina,oratlarge,theworld?
SotodayIwanttotalkaboutyoungpeoplethroughtheplatformofsocialmedia.Firstofall,whoarethey?
[What]dotheylooklike?
WellthisisagirlcalledGuoMeimei—20yearsold,beautiful.Sheshowedoffherexpensivebags,clothesandcaronhermicroblog,whichistheChineseversionofTw.AndsheclaimedtobethegeneralmanagerofRedCrossattheChamberofCommerce.Shedidn’trealizethatshesteppedonasensitivenerveandarousednationalquestioning,almostaturmoil,againstthecredibilityofRedCross.ThecontroversywassoheatedthattheRedCrosshadtoopenapressconferencetoclarifyit,andtheinvestigationisgoingo