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AChinesephilosopher,FengYoulan,oncesaidChinaisanoldcountrywithanewlife.Tous,thatmeansthiscountrywithalong,longhistoryisonitscourseofmodernization.IamencouragedeverytimeIthinkofit.IdobelieveChinareallyhasabrightfuture,ifitseeksthisopportunitytocontinuebuildingaroadtotheworld.IseethefutureasahugeprojectinwhichIcanplayanimportantrole.Chinaneedsmoreandbetterroadstotherestoftheworld.Ifeelneeded.Ifeelinspired.I'
mready.
---ExcerptfromLiShu'
(全国英语演讲比赛第二届冠军:
李舒,四川大学,1997年)
Weliveatacriticaljunctureofourevolutionbecausesuchproblemsasethnicconflictandregionalunrestareincreasinglyposingathreattopeaceandhappinessofthewholehumanrace.Tocopewithsuchaneraandtoembraceanevenbrighterfuture,weneedtolearntolivemoreharmoniouslyinaworldcommunitywhichisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.
---ExcerptfromLiangLimin'
(全国英语演讲比赛第三届冠军:
梁励敏,北京外国语大学,1998年)
WhathappenedtothisbeautifulvalleyinAustraliashouldalsohappentoourYellowRiverand,infact,itishappening.IhaveseenfarmersplantingtreesonmountainsalongtheYellowRiver.Ihaveseenthemclimbthemountaintopswithseedingontheirshouldersbecausetheyhadnomachinery.Ihaveseenthempourontreesthewatertheycarriedupinbucketsfrommilesdownthevalley.ThesefarmersarequietlynourishingourYellowRiver,justastheriverhasnourishedthem.
---ExcerptfromCaiLi'
(全国英语演讲比赛第四届冠军:
蔡力,南京大学,1999年)
Ifapersoninheritshisfather'
smillionsofdollarsandleadsaneasylife,heisnotasuccessfulpersoneveninmaterialterms,becausetherearenodifficultiesinvolvedinhisachievingaffluence.Theterm"
success"
tobesure,willnotsitstillforeasydefinition.ButasIunderstandit,thetruemeaningofsuccessentailsacombinationofboththeprocessandthesatisfactoryresultofanendeavor.
---ExcerptfromChenHeng'
(全国英语演讲比赛第五届冠军:
陈恒,上海外国语大学,2000年)
Thefirstandforemostthingistoletpeoplefallinlovewiththecityatfirstsight,attractingthembyitsuniqueimage.WhatimagedoesBeijingintendtocreateforitselfonceithastheopportunitytohostthe2008Olympics?
ItisknowntoallthattheBeijingMunicipalGovernmenthasalreadysetthethemeforthefuturegames:
NewBeijing,GreatOlympics.Forme,the2008OlympicswillbeagreatgreenOlympicsilluminatedwithtwomorespecialcolors,yellowandred.
---ExcerptfromQiYue'
(全国英语演讲比赛第六届冠军:
戚悦,北京语言文化大学,2001年)
LikemanyyoungpeopleofmyageinChina,Iwanttoseemycountrygetprosperousandenjoyrespectintheinternationalcommunity.Butitseemstomethatmerepatriotismisnotjustenough.Itisvitallyimportantthatweyoungpeopledomoreseriousthinkingandbroadenourmindstobiggerissues.
---ExcerptfromSunNing'
(全国英语演讲比赛第七届冠军:
孙宁,北京外国语大学,2002年)
Theothernight,asIsawthemoonlingeroverthelandandbeforeitwassentintotheinvisible,mymindwasfilledwithsongs.Ifoundmyselfhummingsoftly,nottothemusic,buttosomethingelse,someplaceelse,aplaceremembered,aplaceuntouched,afieldofgrasswherenooneseemedtohavebeenexceptthedeer.Andallthoseunforgettablescenesstrengthenedthefeelingthatit'
stimeforustodosomething,forourownandourcominggeneration.
---ExcerptfromGuQiubei'
(全国英语演讲比赛第八届冠军:
顾秋蓓,上海外国语大学,2003年)
Lookatustoday!
Somanydoorsareopentous!
Ibelievetherehaveneverbeensuchabundantopportunitiesforself-developmentaswehavetoday.Thedoorsopentousalsoposechallenges.Eachdoorisatestofourcourage,abilityandjudgement,butwiththesupportofmyteachers,parentsandfriends,IbelieveIcanmeetthechallengeheadon.
---ExcerptfromHongYe'
(全国英语演讲比赛第九届全军:
洪晔,南京大学,2004年
TheForceofHabits
Habits,whethergoodorbad,aregraduallyformed.Themorewedoathing,themorewetendtolikedoingit;
andifwedonotcontinuetodoit,wefeeluncomfortable.Thisiscalledtheforceofhabits,andtheforceofhabitsshouldbefoughtagainst.
Thisapplieseventosuchgoodthingsasworkorrest.Somepeopleformabadhabitofworkingtoomuch,andothersofidlingtoomuch.Badhabits,onceformed,aredifficulttogetridof.
Thewisemanalwaysrememberstocheckanybadhabit.Hewarnshimself“Iamnowbecomingidle”or“Iliketoomanysweets”or“Ismoketoomuch”.Andthenadds,“Iwillgetmyselfoutofthisbadhabitatonce.”
TheWaytoAchieveSuccess
Manypeoplesaythattheyowemuchofittothecultivationofcertaingoodhabitsinearlylife.Informinggoodhabits,Ithinkweshouldpayattentiontofourthings,thatishonesty,industry,enthusiasmandthrift.
“Honestyisthebestpolicy.”Thisisaproverbtowhichwemustpayattention.Therearesomanytemptationsinsocietythatthroughalittlecarelessnesswemaygoastray.Butwhenwearehonest,peoplewillnotbedishonesttous.
Industrygiveseverymanandwoman,everyboyandgirl,properworktodo.Todonothingisgoingtoruinoneself.
Enthusiasmisagreatforce.One’ssoulwillexpandifonedevotesoneselftoanoblecause.Thedifficultiesinourwayaretremendous,butwhatcanwenotaccomplish,ifwithenthusiasm?
Therearemanyproverbs,whichsetforththeadvantagesofthrift.Sinceweliveintheworldinwhichmoneyisaverypowerfulthing,weshouldalwaystrytosaveaportionofourearningsforfutureuse.
Thesearethefourthingstowhichwemustpayattention.Itisonlybythiswaythatwecanachievesuccess.
TV---ABlessingoraCurse?
AsTVentersmoreandmorefamilies,peoplebegintowonderaboutitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Somebelieveitisablessing,othersholdthatitisacursetosociety.
TV,asamassmedia,canbringtopeoplenewinformationoneconomies,culture,arts,andmanyotherfields.Peoplecanenjoytheirfavoriteprogramsathome.Insomecountries,someTVstationsprovidesuchprogramsaslookingfordangerouscriminalsandlostchildren,helpingtofindanideallover,andotherswhicharequitebeneficialtosociety,someTVstationsprovidevarioususefulseminarsforpeopleofvariousagesandsocialstatus.Butontheotherhand,TVmayexertbadinfluenceonpeople.Someprogramsarefullofviolence.Asaresult,people,especiallyjuveniles,areledtocommitcrimes.AnincreasingnumberofpeoplearesoindulgedinTVprogramsthatsomeevenneglecttheirduties.
Inmyopinion,theattitudetowardsTValldependsononeself.Peopleshouldchoosethoseprograms,whichareuseful,andcanbringtothemthesenseofbeauty.
OnTestandTestTaking
Thepurposeofatestistocheckhowmuchwestudentshavelearnedaboutasubject.Itnotonlyhelpsmakeournewlyacquiredknowledgepermanent,butalsoenablesustofindoutwhatneedstospendmoretimeimproving.
Butsomestudentsdonotdealwithtestcorrectly.Someofthemareafraidoffailinginatest.Theycheatevenattheriskofbeingcaughtonexams.Thoughcheatingmightgiveone“bettergrades”,itaddsnothingtoone’sknowledge.Thisdishonestbehaviorwilldoonemoreharmthangood.
Ithinkthatwegotocollegeinordertohaveourfurtherstudies,andprepareustobequalifiedforthefuturejob.Therefore,weshouldtakeacorrectattitudetowardstest.Aslongaswestudydiligentlyandreviewourlessonsregularly,wearesuretobeusedtoserveitsrealpurpose.
TheDictionary
Thedictionaryisalivingteacher.Wheneveryoucomeacrossanewword,justconsultitandyouwillgetacleardefinition.Everystudent,whetherattendingschoolorself-taught,shouldalwayshaveadictionaryathand.Asastudyaid,itisconvenient,inexpensiveandalmostomniscient(all-knowing).
Languageskillswilldevelopwithyourconstantuseofvariousdictionaries.Themoreyouusethem,themorefamiliaryouwillbecomewiththem.Soonerorlater,youwillbequiteskilledinfindingthepage,scanningtheentriesandlocatingtheexactmeaningsofthenewwords.Butyoushouldhaveonethinginmind.Asalanguagestudent,youcanneverbecometoomuchattachedtodictionaries;
basiclanguageskillsdonotcomefromdictionaries,butfromyourpractice.Exposeyourselftothelanguagebylistening,speaking,readingandwritingmore,andthatistheonlywaytothemasteryofalanguage.
OnLearning
Learningisone’sownbusiness,whichcannotrelyonothers.Asweknow,learningisaprocessofaccumulatingknowledge.Itisone’slife-longtask,whichcannotbeaccomplishedinonemove.Asuccessfullearnerisanindependentonewhohasbothanindomitable(unyielding)willandamazingendurance.Hewilltrytodiscoverhisownwayoflearning.Insteadofwaitingfortheteacher’shelp,hewillmakeeffortstocreatefavorableconditionsonhisowninitiative.Itwillcertainlybeofgreathelp,ifthereisgoodenvironment,sufficientbooksandequipment,aswellasinstructionsfromteacherandbeneficialfriends.Butevenifonehasgotallthesefavorableconditions,onecannotbesuretosucceedinlearning.
Sothemostimportantfactorinlearningconsistsinone’sowneffort.Tolearnisratherapainstakingandperseveringbusiness.Manyamanisafai