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Whenwegrowup,wedreamlessandbecomemorerealistic.Why?
Whydowehavetochangeourdreams,so,soinordertoletitbe"
fulfilled"
?
Whydowehavetosurrendertotheso-called"
reality"
WhatIStherealityactually?
Ladiesandgentlemen,therealityisnotreal.Itisabarrierkeepingusfromallthepossiblefantasies.Flying,forexample,hadbeenadreamtomankindforthousandsofyears.Ahundredyearsago,"
mancouldnotfly"
wasstillregardedasthe"
.Nowifthatwasreallythereality,whatdidtheWrightbrothersdo?
HowdidsomeofyougettoMacau?
Onlywhenwebelievethattherealityisnotrealcanwesoarwithourdreams.
Peoplesaythatourfutureisabattlebetweentherealityandourdreams.Andif,unfortunately,Mr.Realitywinsthiswar,thenIseenofutureofmankindatall.AIDSwillneverbecurableasthisISthereality;
PeoplelivingintheundevelopedcountrieswillsufferfromstarvationforeverasthisISthereality;
4)DisputesamongdifferentcountrieswouldneverbesettledasthismisunderstandingsandintoleranceISthereality.
Ladiesandgentlemen,howmanyofyouhaveadreamofbeingabletomakealotofmoney?
Pleaseraiseyourhands.Oh,quiteanumberofyou!
Actually,ladiesandgentlemen,thisisnotadream,butatask.Everyoneofushastomakealiving,right?
AnywayIhopeyourtaskwillbeaccomplished.Howmanyofyouthinkthatyouhavealreadyfulfilledyourdreamandthatyoudon'
tdreamanymore?
Dear5)adjudicators,whatdoyouthink?
C.S.Lewisoncesaid,"
Youarenevertoooldtodreamanewdream."
Soforourfuture,pleasedreamandbeunrealistic.
NowthatIamauniversitystudent,mygoalistograduatewithexcellences.Butatthesametime,Ihaveadreamdeeplyrootedinourfuture.Oneday,peoplelivingintheareasnow6)swelteringwiththehorrorofwarswillbeabletositwiththeirfamiliesandenjoytheireverymoment.Oneday,peoplefromtherichcountriesarewillingtosharewhattheyhavewiththosefromthepoorcountriesandthosefromthepoorcountrieswilleventuallybeabletomaketheirownhappylivingthemselves.Oneday,differentculturesinthisageofglobalizationwillcoexistwithtoleranceandtheunfriendlyconfrontationsamongthemwillbe7)eliminated.Oneday,theglobewillsharethedreamwithmeandwewillallcontributetomakingourdreamcometrue.Oneday,ourdreamwilldefeatthereality!
Thankyouverymuch.
第十届“21世纪·
外教社杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军-南京大学夏鹏演讲稿
FromWallstoBridges
I'
mstudyinginacityfamousforitswalls.Allvisitorstomycityareamazedbytheimposingsightofthecitywalls,silhouettedbythesettingsunwithgoldandshininglines.Withold,crackedbrickspatchedwithlichen,thewallsareweather-beatenguards,standingstillforcenturiesinprotectingthecity.
Ourancestorslikedtobuildwalls.TheybuiltwallsinBeijing,Xi'
an,Nanjingandmanyothercities,andtheybuilttheGreatWall,whichsnakesthroughhalfofourcountry.Theybuiltwallstowardoffenemiesandevilspirits.Thistraditionhasbeenmaintainedtothisdayaswestillhavemanyparksandschoolswalledofffromthepublic.Igrewupatthefootofthecitywalls,andI'
velovedthemsincemychildhood.Foralongtime,wallswereoneofthemostnaturalthingsintheworld.
Myperception,however,changedafterahikingtriptotheEasternSuburbs,ascenicareaofmycity.MyclassmatesandIwerewalkingwithsomeinternationalstudents.Aswewalkedoutofthecity,wefoundourselvesflankedbytallerandtallertrees,whichformedahugecanopyaboveourheads.Suddenlyaninternationalstudentaskedme,"
WhereistheentrancetotheEasternSuburbs?
"
We'
realreadyintheEasternSuburbs,"
Ireplied.
Heseemedtakenaback,"
IthoughtyouChinesehavewallsforeverything."
Hisremarksetoffaheateddebate.Atonepoint,helikenedourwalledcitiesto"
jails,"
whileIinsistedthattheEasternSuburbswereoneofthemanyplacesinChinathathadnowalls.
Thatdebatehadnowinners,butIdidlearnalotfromthisinternationalstudent.Forinstance,hetoldmethatuniversitieslikeOxfordandCambridgewerenotsurroundedbywalls;
thecampuseswerejustpartofthecities.IhavetoadmitthatwedohavemanywallsinChina,andaswearedevelopingourcountry,wemustcarefullyexaminethem,whethertheyarephysicalorintangible.WewillkeepsomewallsbutteardownthosethatimpedeChina'
sdevelopment.
Letmegiveyouanexample.Ayearago,whenIwasworkingonatermpaper,Ineededabookonbusinesslawandfoundacopyinthelawschoollibrary.However,thelibrarianturneddownmyrequestwithacoldshoulder,saying,"
Youcan'
tborrowthisbook,youarenotastudenthere."
Intheend,Ihadtospend200Yuanbuyingacopy;
meanwhile,thecopyinlawschoolwasgatheringdustontheshelf.
Atthebeginningofthissemester,Iheardthatmyuniversityhasstartednotonlytounifyitslibrariesbutalsolinkthemupwithlibrariesofotheruniversities,somyexperiencewillnotberepeated.Barrierswillbereplacedbybridges.Throughaninter-libraryloansystem,wewillhaveaccesstobooksfromanylibrary.Withglobalization,withChinaintegratedintotheworld,Ibelievemanyoftheseintangiblewallswillbeknockeddown.
Iknowglobalizationisacontroversialissue,anditishardtosaywhetheritisgoodorbad.Butonethingisforsure:
itdrawsourattentiontoChina'
stangibleandintangiblewallsandforcesustoexaminetheirrolesinthemodernworld.
Andhowabouttheancientwallsinmycityandothercities?
Shouldwetearthemdown?
Justtheopposite.Mycity,likeBeijingandothercities,isactuallymakingagreatefforttopreservethewalls.Thesewallsattractnotonlyhistoriansandarcheologistsbutalsomanyschoolchildrentryingtostudyourhistoryandculturalheritage.Wallshaveturnedintobridgestoourpastandtotherestoftheworld.Iftheancientbuildersofthesewallswerestillalivetoday,theywouldbeproudtoseesuchgreatchangeintheroleoftheirwalls.TheyarenowbridgesthatlinkEastandWest,SouthandNorth,andallcountriesoftheworld.Ourculturalheritagewillsurviveglobalization.
第九届“21世纪·
外教社杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军-南京大学洪晔演讲稿
TheDoorsthatareOpentoUs
Goodmorningladiesandgentlemen:
Thetitleofmyspeechtodayis"
TheDoorsthatAreOpentoUs"
.
Theotherdaymyauntpaidmeavisit.Shewasoverjoyed."
Igotthehighestmarkinthemid-termexamination!
shesaid.Don'
tbesurprised!
Myauntisindeedastudent;
tobeexact,acollegestudentattheageof45.
Lastyear,sheputasideherprivatebusinessandsignedupforaone-year,full-timemanagementcourseinacollege."
ThiswasthewisestdecisionIhaveevermade,"
shesaidproudlylikeateenagegirl.Toher,collegeisalwaysarightplacetopickupnewideas,andnewideasalwaysmakeherfeelyoung.
Comparedwiththelate70s,"
shesays,"
nowcollegestudentshavemanydoors."
Myauntcannothelpbutrecallherfirstcollegeexperiencein1978whencollegedoorsbegantobere-openedaftertheCulturalRevolution.ShewasassignedtostudyengineeringdespiteherdesiretostudyChineseliterature,andafewyearslater,thegovernmentsenthertoworkinaTVfactory.
Iwasshockedwhenshefirsttoldmehowshe(had)hadnochoiceinhermajorandjob.Lookatustoday!
Somanydoorsareopentous!
Ibelievetherehaveneverbeensuchabundantopportunitiesforself-developmentaswehavetoday.Andmyaunttoldmethatweshouldreachourgoalsbygraspingalltheseopportunities.
ThefirstdoorIseeistheopportunitytostudydifferentkindsofsubjectsthatinterestus.Myauntsaidshewashappytostudymanagement,butshewasalsohappythatshecouldattendlecturesonancientChinesepoetryandonShakespeareandrama.Asformyself,IamEnglishmajor,butImayalsogotolecturesonhistory.Tome,ifcollegeeducationinthepastemphasizedspecialization,now,itemphasizesfreeandwell-roundeddevelopmentofeachindividual.Soallthefineachievementsofhumancivilizationareopentous.
Theseconddooristhedoortotheoutsideworld.Learninggoesbeyondclassroomsandnationalboundaries.Myauntremembersherpreviouscollegedaysasmonotonousandevencallshergeneration"
frogsinawell."
Buttoday,astheworldbecomesaglobalvillage,itisimportantthatourneighborsandwebeopen-mindedtolearnwithandfromeachother.Ihavemanyfellowinternationalclassmates,andIamapplyingtoanexchangeprogramwithauniversityabroad.Asformyaunt,sheisplanningtogetanMBAdegreeintheUnitedKingdomwhereherdaughter,mycousin,isnowdoinghermaster'
sdegreeinbiochemistry.Wearenowtakingtheopportunitytostudyoverseas,andwhenwecomeback,we'
llputtousewhatwehavelearntabroad.
Thethirddooristhedoortolifelonglearning.Asnewideasappearallthetime,wealwaysneedtoacquirenewknowledge,regardlessofourage.Naturally,myauntherselfisthebestexample.Manyofmyaunt'
scontemporariessaythatsheisamazinglyup-to-dateforamiddle-agedwoman.Shesimplyresponds,"
Agedoesn'
tmatter.Whatmattersisyourattitude.Youmaythinkit'
sstra