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1981年出生于上海。
毕业于上海外国语大学会计学专业,获得管理学学士学位。
后跨专业直升上外英语语言学文学专业,攻读硕士学位。
2003年获得第八届“21世纪·
爱立信杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军。
演讲稿:
AScenetoRemember
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen:
TodayIwouldliketobeginwithastory.TherewasonceaphysicaltherapistwhotraveledallthewayfromAmericatoAfricatodoacensusaboutmountaingorillas.Thesegorillasareamainattractiontotouristsfromallovertheworld;
thisputthemseverelyunderthreatofpoachingandbeingputintothezoo.Shewentthereoutofcuriosity,butwhatshesawstrengthenedherdeterminationtodevoteherwholelifetofightingforthosebeautifulcreatures.Shewitnessedascene,ascenetakingustoaplaceweneverimagedwe'
veeverbeen,whereintheverydepthoftheAfricanrainforest,surroundedbytrees,flowersandbutterflies,themothergorillascuddledtheirbabies.
Yes,that'
samemorablesceneinoneofmyfavoritemovies,calledGorillasintheMist,basedonatruestoryofMrs.DianaFossey,whospentmostofherlifetimeinRwandatoprotecttheecoenvironmentthereuntiltheveryendofherlife.
Tome,themovienotonlypresentsanunforgettablescenebutalsoactsasatimelessreminderthatweshouldnotdevelopthetouristindustryatthecostofoureco-environment.
Today,weliveinaworldofprosperitybutstillthreatenedbysomanynewproblems.Ontheonehand,tourism,asoneofthemostpromisingindustriesinthe21stcentury,providespeoplewiththegreatopportunitytoseeeverythingthereistoseeandtogoanyplacethereistogo.Ithasbecomealifestyleforsomepeople,andhasturnedouttobethedrivingforceinGDPgrowth.Ithasthemagictoturnabackwardtownintoawonderlandofprosperity.Butontheotherhand,manyproblemscanoccur-naturalscenesaren'
tnaturalanymore.DeforestationtoheatlodgesaredevastatingNepal.OilspillsfromtouristboatsarepollutingAntarctica.TribalpeopleareforsakingtheirnativemusicanddresstolistentoU2onWalkmanandwearNikeandReeboks.
Alltheseappallingfactshavebroughtustotherealizationthatwecannolongerstandbyanddonothing,becausetheverythoughtofithasbeenerodingourresources.Encouragingly,theexplosivegrowthofglobaltravelhasputtourismagaininthespotlight,whichiswhytheUnitedNationshasmade2002theyearofecotourism,forthefirsttimetobringtotheworld'
sattentionthebenefitsoftourism,butalsoitscapacitytodestroyourecoenvironment.
Noweveryyear,manylocalecoenvironmentalprotectionorganizationsarereceivingdonations-bignotes,smallnotesorevencoins-fromhousewives,plumbers,ambulancedrivers,salesmen,teachers,childrenandinvalids.Someofthemcannotaffordtosendthemoneybuttheydo.Thesearetheoneswhodrivethecabs,whonurseinhospitals,whoaresufferingfromecologicaldamageintheirneighborhood.Why?
Becausetheycare.BecausetheystillwanttheirMotherNatureback.Becausetheyknowitstillbelongstothem.
ThiskindoffeelingthatIhave,ladiesandgentlemen,iswhenitfeelslikeit,smellslikeit,andlookslikeit,it'
sallcomingfromascenetoberemembered,ascenetorecallandtocherish.
Theothernight,asIsawthemoonlingeroverthelandandbeforeitwassentintotheinvisible,mymindwasfilledwithsongs.Ifoundmyselfhummingsoftly,nottothemusic,buttosomethingelse,someplaceelse,aplaceremembered,aplaceuntouched,afieldofgrasswherenooneseemedtohavebeenexceptthedeer.
Andallthoseunforgettablescenesstrengthenedthefeelingthatit'
stimeforustodosomething,forourownandourcominggeneration.
Onceagain,IhavecometothinkofMrs.DianaFosseybecauseitiswithherspirit,passion,courageandstrongsenseofourecoenvironmentthatwearetakingournextstepintotheworld.
Andnomatterwhoweare,whatwedoandwherewego,inourminds,there'
salwaysascenetoremember,asceneworthourefforttoprotectitandfightforit.
Thankyouverymuch.
whichismoreimportantforyou:
knowledgefrombooksorpersonalexperience?
Iremember,onmyveryfirstdayofmybeloveduniversity,oneofmyprofessiorssaidtome,"
Fromnowon,you'
llbeonajourneybetweenwhoyouthinkyouareandwhoyoucanbe.Thekeyistoallowyourselftocountinuethejourneyintheoceanofthebooks.”AndIdolearnalotfrombooks:
IknowthegeometryofEuclid,logicofAristotle,fableofAesopknowntochildrenaroundtheworld.Well,nooffensetoallthosegreatauthorsofthebooks,butduringmythreeyearsatmyuniversity,Idorealizethatpersonalexperencethroughpracticemeansmoretome.Asweareinthisglobalinformationagewherebotheconomicgrowthandindividualopportunityarebassonideas,acommitmenttoprovidingallhumanbelingsthegolden