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milkmanandmailman,whosedifferencesindicateourchangingwayoflivingwiththetimes.
HomemilkdeliveryhasalmostgoneextinctinChinanow,alsogonewithitarethemilkmen,whooncedeliveredbottledfreshmilkdoor-to-door.Ontheotherhand,mailman’sbusinessorthecourierservicehasthrivedasonlineshoppinggainspopularity.However,inretrospect,Ifindsomethinghasbeenlostinthistransition,somethingShakespearecalledas“themilkofhumankindness”.
WhenIwasakid,milkwasn’tforsaleeverywhere.Forthefamilieswhoneedit,theydependedonthemilkmentotakeitfromthelocaldairyfarmstotheirhouses.Inourneighborhood,therewassuchamilkman,whosearrivalwasmuchanticipatedbythechildrenandalwaysbroughtuslaughterandjoy.Heknewthenameofeverykidandcouldeasilyseethroughourtricks.Ifwedidn’tbehave,hewouldsidewithourparentsandthreatentorobusofthenutritiousdrink.Theentireneighborhoodwasacquaintedwithhim;
sawhimasamemberofthecommunityjustlikethemanyresidentsorstreetvendors.Therewasabondbetweenallofusforitwasnotonlythecommoditiesthatbeentransacted,butalsoasenseofcaringanddependability.Andthatsmallboxfixedontoourdoor,otherthanbeingadrop-offpointformilk;
itwasacommunicationjunctionbetweenthepeopleaswetooktheinitiativetoreachouttoothers.
Fastforwardtotoday,milkisubiquitouswithnodedicateddeliverysystem.Buttheconveniencelevelofourlivehasgoneupanotch.Almosteverythingisforsaleonline,whichsparesusallthetravellingandtalking.Withafewreadyclicks,shoppingisdone.Therestisleftforthosespeeddeliverycompanies.Usuallyit’sagrumpymailman,whoreachesusthroughcellphone,urgingeveryonetopickuptheirparcelsassoonaspossible.Andtheminutethereceiptissigned,werushbacktounpackwhilethecourierdashestothenextdestination.Thereisbarelyaconversationcarriedout,nordowefeeltheneedtotalktosuchastranger,whochangesfromtimetotimefrequently.Itseemsthatpeoplearealwaysinahurrynow,thoughwehavemoreconveniences,stillwerunshortoftimetostopandstare,tospeakandshare.
Callmeanold-timer,butIthinkthepersonaltouchrepresentedbythemilkmaniswhathasbeenmissinginthemodernsociety.WilliamWordsworthoncewrotethat“Gettingandspending,welaywasteourpowers.”Moderntechnologymayhavemultipliedourpossessionsorgaveusmoreconveniences,butweruntheriskofreducingourvaluesifwelaywasteourpowerofinterpersonalrelationships.
励志话题五分钟英语演讲稿篇二
Honorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen,
ThefairytaleofAladdinhasalwaysbeenmychildhoodfavorite.IwasmesmerizedbyhowAladdinusedhisthreemagicwishes.Asasmallgirl,IdreamedofhavingthemagicwishestogowhereverIwantedtogoandseewhateverIwantedtosee.Asyoucanprobablyguess,Ihaven’tfoundmygenieinthelampyet,however,Ihavefoundsomethingjustasexcitingandithasmademarvelouschangesinnotonlymylife,butthelivesofallhuman-beings.Itiscalledtechnology.
IstillrememberhowmyfathertoldmeabouthischildhoodbackinthosedayswhenChinawasnotasopenanddevelopedasitisnow.Childrenwouldrunforkilometerstoschool,maketoyswithwoodbythemselves,andthebiggestdreamofachildwasholdingtwojarsofsugar,onewhite,theotherbrownineacharmandhavingthechoiceofeatingwhicheverhewanted.Justlookatwhatwehavenow.Magnificenttechnologicaladvancementhasopenedupawholenewworldtous.
However,justasourlivesbecomemoreconvenient,problemsarisefromthisnewlifestyle.Weseemtobecagedinthemoderntechnology;
wearethinkingalikeasaresultofusingthesamesearchengine,wearegettinglazyasmostofourworkcanbedonebymachines,andwearealienatingpeoplearoundusforwearemorecomfortabletalkingonphonesandtypinginfrontofacomputer.
IfIwasgiventhechancetomakemymagicwishesnow,Iwouldwishwecouldgobackintimeandliveforthreedayswithoutadvancedtechnology.Iwonderwhatwewoulddointhosethreedays.HereiswhatIimagine:
Onthefirstday,peoplewouldbefeelingsouncomfortablewiththenewsituationthattheywouldprobablybeconfusedandjustnotknowwhattodo.Theworldwouldbeinamessforthewholeday.
Onthesecondday,aslifegoeson,peoplewouldhavetofindalternativewaystodealwiththeirdailyrituals:
studentswouldhavetogotolibrariesforinformationtheywantedinsteadofsearchingonGoogle;
boyswouldhavetoexpresstheiraffectiontogirlsinpersoninsteadofsendinganannoyingtxtmessage;
andtheyoungpeopleoftodaywouldhavethechancetoexperiencethechildhoodoftheirparents.Onthisparticularday,wecouldrecoverallwehadlostinthemodernworld.
Thencomesthethirdday.Aftertheprevioustwodays,wewouldgraduallycometorealizethatweshouldhavepaidmoreattentiontoourstudiesandworkasweactuallyhavesomuchcreativityandpotentialwithinourselves.Wewouldalsorealizethatweshouldhavespentmoretimewithafriend,aparentorachildaswedolovethem,butwedon’treallyunderstandthemduetothelackofpersonalcommunication.Weshouldn’thavebeensodependentonmoderntechnologyasitwasn’tinventedtoconfineus,buttoinspireus.Thislastdaywouldbespentinsparksofnewideasandsweetmomentswithourlovedones.
Maybesomewouldarguethatitisjustmyimagination,andthatmagicwouldneverworkinourworld.True,butmagiccanalwaysworkinourhearts,helpingusunderstandthatwe,insteadofthemachine,arethemastersoftheworld.Thekeyistotreasureourhumaninitiativeandconnections,toseetheworldwithourowneyes,exploretheunknownwithourmindsandtreatotherswithourhearts.JustlikeAladdindidn’tchoosetousemagictogainahappylife,wecanmakeourchoice,too.Andwhenwedo,wewilllive,asinthefairytales,happilyeverafter.Thankyou.
励志话题五分钟英语演讲稿篇三
“Whatwouldyoudoifyouhadonlyonedaylefttolive?
”
IaskedthisquestiontomyyoungstudentswhenteachingEnglishthiswinter.Whatweretheiranswers?
“Iwouldwatchtelevision!
”thefirstanswer.“Iwouldplaywiththecomputer!
”thesecondone.“IwouldplaywithcomputerTOO.”Thegirlfinishedhersentenceperfectlywithaserioussmile.Indeedhowcuteandinnocentthatsmilewas,buthowseriouslymyheartwashurt.Iwastoofrightenedtolistentomoreanswerslikethat.
Tenyearsago,attheirage,Ihadadifferentanswer:
IwouldspendthelastdayofmylifegazingatthefaceofmydeargrandmotheruntilIinscribedeverydetailofitontomymind.
Whengrandmotherwasgettingoldandweak,myfamilyboughtheratelephonesoIcouldsavetimeandthetroubleoftravelingtoherhomebymakingphonecallsinstead.Laterweboughtheratelevisionsoshecouldwatchmoderndramasbyherself.Thengrandmamusthavebeen,weassumed,verycontentedandhappy.
ButIneverreallyknewhowgrandmafelt.Shesilentlypassedawaywithoutawordonenight.WhenIheardaboutherdeath,achillingpainpiercedmyemptyheart.ThepaingrewevensharperasItriedtorememberindetailexactlyhowgrandmalookedandIfailedcompletely!
HowcouldIremember?
Ihadnotvisitedherforages—itseemedlikeacentury!
Mymemoriesofherdissolvedintothinairandleakedawaylikewater.
EventhoughIhaveatelephone,canshehearmenow?
EventhoughImightbeontelevision,cansheseemenow?
EventhoughIhavemoderntelecommunications,canshestillcommunicatewithmenow?
Withallthese“tele”s,Iwaspowerless.
Don’tpeoplejustlovethewordof“tele”,whichmeansfaraway.Indeedthisishowmoderntechnologyhaschangedourworld.Butpleasedon’tforgetthisotherwordwith“tele”:
telepathy:
whichreferstohumanbeings’inbornabilitytoconnecttoourlovedones.Ourmindsaresupposedtoreadeachother’sminds;
ourheartsaresupposedtofeeleachother’shearts—andfulfillthesewithoutanyformsoftool!
ButthemomentIdesperatelystruggledtoremembergrandmother’sface,thetelepathybetweenherandmehadshutdownforever.Withthehelpofmoderntechnology,Ikilledourtelepathy.
Thisshallneverhappenagain!
The“tele”saregreatinventions.But“telepathy”givesthemthewarmthofahumanface.Let’sharnessthepoweroftelevisiontoexciteourkidstodeveloptheirtelepathywithnature…sothattheycanreadthesecretlanguageofflowers.Let’smakethetelephonelinesprovokeustopreserveourtelepathywitheachother,sowecanconnectinawarmandfeelingway.Lettechnologykeepour“telepathy”ALIVE!
Weneedtowakeupandmakethishappen.
Itoldmygrandma’sstorytothoseyoungkidsthatday.Theygotveryquiet.Theyaskedmeforasecondchancetoanswerthequestion.Theyhadcometoanewunderstanding–thatverymomenttheyhadmadetomeandtoourfuturetogether,adearpromise.
Thankyouverymuch!
励志话题五分钟英语演讲稿篇四
Takealookatthestreet,wecanseepeoplewalkingaroundinNikeandAdidas,beyondthecurb,longlinesofvehiclesshuttlelikewindonthetaramongwhichthere’reMercedes-Benz,BMW,Toyota,andsomeoftheVolkswagenwhosepriceisdefinitelynotso“volks”atall.They’reallheadingforthesamedirection:
theNewOrientalSchool,coztheOlympicsisaroundandlearningEnglishis