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大学生英语演讲稿:
KnowingtheConsequencesofChoice
OverthepastSpringFestival,Igotinvolvedinafamilydispute.RightbeforeIgothome,foursatellitechannelsofCCTVwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalreadyhad.Inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinterestingshows.Therefore,thefiveofus-myparents,mysistersandI-hadtoargueoverwhattowatch.Finally,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthe"
mostinteresting"
programme...Ifwe
couldagreewhatthatwas.
However,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadTV,therewereonlyoneortwochannelsavailable.Theincreaseinoptionsrevealsanimportantchangeinourlife:
theabundanceofchoice.
Fifteenyearsagowealldressedinonestyleandinonecolour.Today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsandshades.
Fifteenyearsago,wereadfewnewspapers.Today,wereadEnglishnewspapersliketheChinaDailyandthe21stCentury,aswellasvariousChinesenewspapers.
Fifteenyearsago,Englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageandliterature.Today,wealsostudyWesternculture,journalism,businessmunications,internationalrelations,andputerscience.
TheemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningofanewerainChina'
shistory;
aneraofdiversity,ofmaterialandculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthoftheChinesenation.
Weenjoytheabundanceofchoice.Butthishasnoteeasily.
About150yearsago,ChinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbyWesterncanonsandgunboats.Ithasbeenthroughthestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochooseforourselves.Thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthedifference.
Likeothersofmyage,I'
mtooyoungtohaveexperiencedthetimewhentheChinesepeoplehadnorighttochoose.However,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itistimetoa
ask:
Whatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoungpeople?
Ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?
Ischoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializes?
Orischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit?
First,Iwouldliketosay:
Tochoosemeanstoclaimopportunities.
Iamathird-yearEnglishmajor.Animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupongraduation.Icangotograduateschool,athomeorabroad.Icangotoworkasateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditorandadiplomat.Actually,thesystemofmutualselectionhasallowedmetoapproachalmosteverycareeropportunityinChina.
Indeed,thisisnotgoingtobeaneasychoice.IwouldlovetoworkinsuchbigcitiesasBeijingorShanghaiorShenzhen.Iwouldalsolovetoreturntomyhometown,whichisintimate,thoughslightlylaggingindevelopment.Iwouldlovetostayinthecoastalareawherelifeisexcitingandfast-paced.IwouldalsolovetoputdownrootsincentralandwesternChina,whichisunderdeveloped,butholds
greatpotential.
Allofthesesoundgood.Buttheyareonlypossibilities.Tothoseofuswhoarebewilderedattheabundanceofopportunities,Iwouldliketosay:
Tochoosemeanstoacceptchallenge.
Tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheformofpetition.Inthenextcentury,petitionwillnotonlyefromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofallagesandofallorigins.
Withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehavetofacegrowingpetitionfromthewholeoutsideworld.Thisiscallingforahigherlevelofourpersonaldevelopment.
Fifteenyearsago,theknowledgeofaforeignlanguageorofputeroperationwasconsideredmerelyanadvantage.Buttoday,withwidereducationalopportunities,thissameknowledgehasbeeessentialtoeveryone.
Giventhissituation,evenoursmallestchoiceswillrequiregreatwisdomandpersonaldetermination.
Aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobeesmoreimportant.
Nuclearpower,forinstance,mayimproveourqualityoflife.Butitcanalsobeusedtodamagethelivesandpossessionsofmillions.
Economicdevelopmenthasenrichedourlivesbutbroughtwithitseriousharmtoourair,waterandhealth.
Tothoseofuswhoareblindtotheconsequencesoftheirchoices,Iwouldliketosay,Tochoosemeanstotakeresponsibility.Whenwearemakingchoicesforourselves,wecannotcasuallysay:
"
It'
sjustmyownbusiness."
Aspolicymakersofthenextcentury,wecannotfailtoseeourresponsibilitytothosewhosharetheearthwithus.
ThetraditionalChinesecultureteachesustostudyhardandworkhardsoastohonorourfamily.Tome,however,thisfamilyisnotjustthefiveofuswhoquarreledovertelevisionprogrammes.Rather,itisthewholeofthehumanfamily.AsIamm