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第七届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——孙宁.................................................13
第八届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——顾秋蓓..............................................17
第九届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——洪晔.................................................20
第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——夏鹏.................................................22
第一章寻访记忆
引子
美丽的女主播,刘欣
思维的游戏梁励敏
演讲就要言之有物芮成钢
IsThereaShortCut?
孙宁
Beyourself顾秋蓓
无一不可入演讲洪晔
平谈中透着哀伤夏鹏
第二章昨日重现(原声)
第一届央视《环球了望》选段刘欣
第二届穿洋越海梁励敏
第三届东西方相聚芮成钢
第四届我们和黄河一道成长蔡力
第六届新北京,三色新奥运戚悦
第七届全球化:
中国年轻一代所面临的挑战与机遇孙宁
第八届难忘的一幕顾秋蓓
第九届机会之门就在前方洪晔
第十届城墙与桥梁夏鹏
第三章明灯导航
“21世纪杯”英语演讲的艺术史蒂芬·
卢卡斯
第三只眼看演讲吴杏莲
附录
“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛和流程简介
历届比赛一览
第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——梁励敏
梁励敏
北京外国语大学
梁励敏,生于浙江杭州,毕业于北京外国语大学,获英语语言文学硕士学位,研究生期间专攻方向为美国社会研究。
2002年进入中央电视台英语频道采访组工作,所采写的新闻获得2003年全国新闻彩虹奖二等奖。
专家点评:
引用文学大师的诗句作为开场白,与结束语首尾呼应,颇有感染力。
东西方文化的融合表现得十分鲜明,意味深长,是篇优秀的演讲。
CrossingtheSea
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Thetitleofmyspeechtodayis"
CrossingtheSea"
.AnEnglishpoetbythenameofRudyardKiplingoncewroteinhispoem"
WeandThey"
:
"
AllthepeoplelikeusareWe
AndeveryoneelseisThey
Weliveoverthesea
WhileTheyliveovertheway
Weeatporkandbeefwithcowhorn-handledknives
Theywhogobbletheirriceoffaleaf
Arehorrifiedoutoftheirlives."
Whentheselinesfirstcaughtmyeyes,Iwasshocked-howcouldtwopeoplesremainsoisolatedandignorantofeachotherinthepast?
Today'
ssociety,ofcourse,isanentirelydifferentpicture.Thosepeoplewhousedtoeatwithcowhorn-handledknivesmightbeveryskillfulinusingchopsticks,andthosepeoplewhousedtogobbletheirricemightbeaswellhavetakentofishandchips.
Indeed,justtakeChinaasanexample:
OurmodernlifehasbeeninfluencedbyWesternstyleoflivinginsomanywaysthatit'
snolongersurprisingtoseeteenagersgoingcrazyaboutrock-and-roll,wholefamiliesdiningoutatMcDonald'
sandevenratherelderlypeopledressedinAppleJeans.
However,theseareonlysomeexpressionsoftheculturalchangestakingplaceinoursocietytoday.Whatisreallygoingonisasubtlebutsignificantrestructuringofthenation'
smentality.Justlookaround.
Howmanycollegegraduatesarereadypeteaggressivelyforeveryjobopportunity,whereasnotlongagotheywereaskedjusttositidleandwaitforwhateverwastobeassignedtothembythegovernment?
Howmanyyoungpeoplearenoweagertoseekforanindependentlifewhereasonlytwodecadesagotheywouldrelytotallyontheirparentstoarrangefortheirfuture?
Askanyonewhoparticipatesintoday'
sspeechcontest.Whohasewithawilltofightandwhohasedeterminedtoachieveself-fulfillmentinwinningthegame?
AndI'
mquitecertainthatifConfuciushadlivedtoseetoday'
sChina,hewouldhavebeenhorrifiedtoseeyoungloverskissingeachotherinpublicplacesinanueservedexpressionoftheirpassion.
ItisthereforeevidentthatweasdescendantsofanancientEasterncivilizationarealreadylivingunderstronginf1uenceoftheWesternculture.ButitisnotonlyinChinathatwefindtheincorporationofthetwocultures.
TaketheUnitedStatesasanexample:
Duringthe1980s,infaceofthepetitionfromJapan,manypaniessuchastheFordbegantoadoptateamworkmanagementfromtheirrivals,theessenceofwhich,layattheverycoreofEasternculture.
TaketheChineseacupunctureasanotherexample:
ThistraditionaltreatmentofdiseasesisfinallyfindingitswaytotheWestandhencetheunderlyingnotionthatillnessisresultedfromtheimbalancebetweenYinandYangwithinthebody--anideawhichwouldstrikeanyWesternerasincredibleinthepast!
LadiesandGentlemen,weliveinagreatepochwhentheglobalintegrationofeconomyandtheinformationrevolutionhavebroughtculturesoftheworldcloserthaneverbefore.Weliveinaparticularerawhencountries,EastandWest,findthemselvesinneedofreadjustingtheirtraditionalvalues.Welive,atthesametime,atacriticaljunctureofourevolutionbecausesuchproblemsasethnicconflictsandregionaluestareincreasinglyposingathreattothepeaceandhappinessofthewholehumanrace.Tocopewithsuchaneraandtoembraceanevenbrighter
future,weneedtolearntolivemoreharmoniouslyinamunitywhichisingsmallerandsmaller.
Mydearfellowstudents,mandoftheEnglishlanguagerendersitpossibleforustogainaninsightintoWesternculturewhileretainingourownculturalidentity.
Therefore,itisoursacredresponsibilitytopromotetheculturalexchangesandhencethemutualunderstandingbetweenChinaandt