Mutton and steak or cabbages and potatoes全国英语演讲大赛演讲稿之第八名.docx

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Muttonandsteakorcabbagesandpotatoes全国英语演讲大赛演讲稿之第八名

Muttonandsteakorcabbagesandpotatoes

Goodmorning:

Ladiesandgentlemen,mytitleofthespeechismuttonandsteakorcabbageandpotatoes.Today,I'dliketostartmyspeechwithmycollegelife.Myparentsgiveme600Yuanforaccommodationmonthly,andeverytimewhenIcheckmyaccountatthebeginningofamonthIfeellikeamillionaire.Therefore,Ialwaysimpulsivelyspendalargeamountofmoneyduringthefirsthalfofmonthenjoyingmutton,bacon,andsteakformeals,butinevitablyendupeatingonions,cabbagesandpotatoesattheendofeachmonth.

Well,indeed,Ishouldknowhowtoplanmymoney.But,inabroadersense,oneshouldplanthepresenttocreateabrightfutureinsteadofexploringthefuturefortheguaranteeofatemporarilysatisfyingpresent.Andthatlittletheoryalsoapplieswellwhenitcomestoourhumanbeings’future.Nowadays,wearedreamingofabrightfuturewhereenergyisnownotexhausted,wateriscleanandabundant,speciesnolongerextinctandpeopleliveinpeaceandharmonyonearth.Whetherthatdreamwillcometruedependslargelyonwhetherwedecidetoexploitthefutureforthepresentorplanthepresentforthefuture-whichmayinturnleadtocompletelydifferentfuturesofmankind.

Well,ifhumanbeingsallfollowmyexample,Ibelievewemayallendupeatingcabbagesandpotatoes.But,whatImeanbythisisthat,ifwekeeponexploitingthefuturebyoverusingtheenergy,overpumpingundergroundwater,ormassivelyslaughteringwildanimals,wemaybefacingafuturewhereenergyisexhausted,waterisdriedandspeciesaredyingout.Andofcourseinordertoobtainthoseindispensableresources,conflicts,competitionsandevenwarsmaystartagain;filingtheworldwithbullets,bombs,andbloods.

Well,thatisthefirstpossiblefuturewehumanbeingsmaybefacedwith:

dark,gloomy,andviolent—quitethecontrarytoourdream.However,ifwehumanbeingsadoptasenseofsustainabledevelopment,wecouldrealizehowimportantitistoplanthepresentforthefuture.Andinthatway,ourdestinymightchange.Byplanningthefuture,Imeantousewhateverwecanusepresentlyathandtochangethebadsituation.Forexample,facingenergycrisis,wecantryfromnowontodevelopacertainkindoftechnologythatcanturntheunlimitedsolarenergyintoallkindsofenergyweneed.Andinthesameway,watercrisismaynotbeaproblemifwetrytofindwaystoturnnaturalrainintodrinkingwater;andspecieswillbewellpreservedifweeffectivelyenforcerelevantlawsandmakepeoplerealizehowimportantitistomaintainspeciesdiversity.Andthenpeople,natureandsocietyareharmonizedandwecertainlyuseinoursecondpossiblefuture-bright,promising,harmoniousandpeaceful-exactlythesameasinourdream.Soladiesandgentlemen,nowlet'sgetbacktothematterofmyfood.

Ofcourse,standinfrontofallofyouheretoday.I'dliketopromisethatIwouldplanmymoneyforfoodrightnow.AndI'dliketoinviteallofyouheretoplanwithmetogether.Fromnowon,let'senjoytwodishesofvegetablesandoneforeachmeat;and,ifneedbe,let'sonlyeatcabbagesandpotatoesforafewdays,becauseweallknowthatinthatway,muttonandsteakwillbesomewhereinthefuture,blinkingatus.Thankyou.

这是来自解放军外国语学院的钟文天同学的演讲稿，全文围绕蔬菜与肉食这件日常小事情来说明人类需要节制，来使得人类社会，动物和谐共处。

Mutton

mutton['mʌtn]n.羊肉;[谑]羊;[俚]娼妓braisedmutton红烧羊肉curriedmutton咖喱羊肉muttonbird红嘴海燕muttonmuttonchopsn.圆形络腮胡子muttonheadn.[口]笨蛋,傻瓜muttony['mʌtənɪ]adj.有羊肉味的习惯用语（as）deadasmutton真死,僵死过时,报废,失效eatabitofmuttonwithsb.（=eatsb.'smutton）和...共餐eatabitofone'smuttonwithsb.（=eatsb.'smutton）和...共餐takeabitofmuttonwithsb.（=eatsb.'smutton）和...共餐takeabitofone'smuttonwithsb.（=eatsb.'smutton）和...共餐eatmuttoncold受人白眼,被冷待,被轻视Letusreturntoourmutton.[俚]回到本题吧,言归正传吧。

sticktoone'smuttons紧扣主题muttondressed（up）aslamb[口]作年轻妇女打扮的老太婆[中年妇女]

Steak

steak[steik]n.牛排;大块肉片;大块鱼片abeefsteak炸牛排steakknife吃牛排时用的餐刀steaktartare鞑靼式生拌牛肉末（加洋葱葱花、生鸡蛋、胡椒粉生拌,配欧芹菜生吃）

Impulsively

impulsive[im'pʌlsiv]adj.有推动力的;冲动的;刺激的;任性的（不考虑行为的适合性和后果）【物】瞬动的,冲击的animpulsiveaction受一时感情所驱使的行动继承用法impulsivelyadv.impulsivenessn.

Temporarily

temporary['tempərəri]adj.暂时的,临时的;一时的temporarypunishment有期徒刑temporaryworkers临时工temporarypleasure一时的快乐词性变化temporaryn.临时的人员[事物],临时工Theyarealltemporarieslikeme.他们都象我一样是临时人员。

词性变化temporarinessn.

Exploit

及物动词vt.1.开采;开发Manycountriesexploitoilunderthesea.许多国家在海底开采石油。

2.剥削3.利用（…为自己谋利）4.运用；利用；发挥5.[贬义]（出于自私自利目的而）利用（别人、形势、机会等），利用…而自肥；用手段使（别人）为自己服务toexploittheenemy'sunpreparedness乘敌不备6.【广告业】做广告推销；激发对…的兴趣Sheexploitedhernewmoviethroughaseriesofguestappearance.她通过一系列客串表演来宣传推销她的新影片。

名词n.其他读音：

[ˈeksplɔit]1.英勇（或激动人心、引人注目）的行为Heperformedmanydaringexploits.他有过很多英勇事迹。

2.功绩，功勋，业绩，辉煌成就

Slaughtering

vt.1.屠杀,杀戮;屠宰n.1.屠杀;残杀2.屠宰及物动词vt.1.屠杀,杀戮;屠宰Theinvadingarmyslaughteredalotofpeople.侵略军杀了许多人。

名词n.1.屠杀;残杀Thebattleresultedinafrightfulslaughter.战斗以可怕的大屠杀告终。

2.屠宰Parliamenthaspassedanactforbiddingtheslaughterofanimalsforpleasure.议会通过了一项禁止杀生取乐的法令。

展开词典例句同义词名词n.屠宰;杀戮slaughter继承用法slaughterhouse['slɔ:

təhaʊs]n.屠宰场slaughtermann.屠夫;刽子手slaughter[massacre]oftheinnocents屠杀婴儿（议会趁会期快满而作出的）撤消某些议案的决议特殊用法casualtyslaughter伤残畜屠宰间,急宰间forcedslaughter强制宰杀homeslaughter农家屠宰humaneslaughter失知觉后屠宰,无痛屠宰

Exhausted

vt.1.屠杀,杀戮;屠宰n.1.屠杀;残杀2.屠宰及物动词vt.1.屠杀,杀戮;屠宰Theinvadingarmyslaughteredalotofpeople.侵略军杀了许多人。

名词n.1.屠杀;残杀Thebattleresultedinafrightfulslaughter.战斗以可怕的大屠杀告终。

2.屠宰Parliamenthaspassedanactforbiddingtheslaughterofanimalsforpleasure.议会通过了一项禁止杀生取乐的法令。

展开词典例句同义词名词n.屠宰;杀戮massacrekillingbutcherycarnagegenocide暂无词性其他释义genocidebutcherymurderdestructionkillkillingcarnagemassacrebutcher派生词slaughtererslaughterous语源MiddleEnglish（asanoun）:

fromOldNorseslátr'butcher'smeat';relatedtoslay.Theverbdatesfromthemid16thcent图片slaughter更多图片>>434116柯林斯英语大词典（体验版-本地）slaughternthekillingofanimals,espforfood现代英汉综合大辞典（本地）slaughter['slɔ:

tə]vt.屠宰;（大）屠杀,残杀大减价;亏本出售（证券）无情批判,彻底击败slaughtercattle宰牛Theplaywrightwasslaughteredbythepress.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。

词性变化slaughter['slɔ:

tə]n.宰杀,屠杀,杀害大减价继承用法slaughterhouse['slɔ:

təhaʊs]n.屠宰场slaughtermann.屠夫;刽子手slaughterern.屠夫;刽子手习惯用语slaughter[massacre]oftheinnocents屠杀婴儿（议会趁会期快满而作出的）撤消某些议案的决议特殊用法casualtyslaughter伤残畜屠宰间,急宰间forcedslaughter强制宰杀homeslaughter农家屠宰humaneslaughter失知觉后屠宰,无痛屠宰

Indispensable

1.必不可少的,必需的n.1.不可缺少之物

Sustainabledevelopment

可持续发展

Speciesdiversity

物种多样性

Blinking

形容词adj.1.闪光的,一眨眼的