杨澜英文演讲稿共11篇.docx

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杨澜英文演讲稿共11篇

杨澜英文演讲稿（共11篇）

第1篇：

杨澜TED全英文演讲稿

YangLan:

Thegenerationthat’sremakingChina

Pleaseanalyzethespeechintermsofthefollowingaspects:

1.Thethreemajorcomponents:

introduction,bodyandconclusion;howdoesthespeakerachievecoherenceinthebodypartandpresentheropinionsclearly?

2.Whatmethoddoesthespeakerusetomakeherspeechmoreappealing?

ThenightbeforeIwasheadingforScotland,Iwasinvitedtohostthefinalof“China’sGotTalent”showinShanghaiwiththe80,000liveaudienceinthestadium.Guewhowastheperformingguest?

SusanBoyle.AndItoldher,“I’mgoingtoScotlandthenextday.”Shesangbeautifully,andsheevenmanagedtosayafewwordsinChinese.[Chinese]Soit’snotlike“hello”or“thankyou,”thatordinarystuff.Itmeans“greenonionforfree.”Whydidshesaythat?

BecauseitwasalinefromourChineseparallelSusanBoyle--a50-someyear-oldwoman,avegetablevendorinShanghai,wholovessingingWesternopera,butshedidn’tunderstandanyEnglishorFrenchorItalian,soshemanagedtofillinthelyricswithvegetablenamesinChinese.（Laughter）AndthelastsentenceofNeunDormathatshewassinginginthestadiumwas“greenonionforfree.”So[as]SusanBoylewassayingthat,80,000liveaudiencesangtogether.Thatwashilarious.SoIguebothSusanBoyleandthisvegetablevendorinShanghaibelongedtootherne.Theyweretheleastexpectedtobesuccefulinthebusinecalledentertainment,yettheircourageandtalentbroughtthemthrough.Andashowandaplatformgavethemthestagetorealizetheirdreams.Well,beingdifferentisnotthatdifficult.Wearealldifferentfromdifferentperspectives.ButIthinkbeingdifferentisgood,becauseyoupresentadifferentpointofview.Youmayhavethechancetomakeadifference.MygenerationhasbeenveryfortunatetowitneandparticipateinthehistorictransformationofChinathathasmadesomanychangesinthepast20,30years.Irememberthatintheyearof1990,whenIwasgraduatingfromcollege,Iwasapplyingforajobinthesalesdepartmentofthefirstfive-starhotelinBeijing,GreatWallSheraton--it’sstillthere.SoafterbeinginterrogatedbythisJapanesemanagerforahalfanhour,hefinallysaid,“So,MiYang,doyouhaveanyquestionstoaskme?

”Isummonedmycourageandpoiseandsaid,“Yes,butcouldyouletmeknow,whatactuallydoyousell?

”Ididn’thaveacluewhatasalesdepartmentwasaboutinafive-starhotel.ThatwasthefirstdayIsetmyfootinafive-starhotel.Aroundthesametime,Iwasgoingthroughanaudition--thefirsteveropenauditionbynationaltelevisioninChina--withanotherthousandcollegegirls.Theproducertoldustheywerelookingforsomesweet,innocentandbeautifulfreshface.Sowhenitwasmyturn,Istoodupandsaid,“Why[do]women’spersonalitiesontelevisionalwayshavetobebeautiful,sweet,innocentand,youknow,supportive?

Whycan’ttheyhavetheirownideasandtheirownvoice?

”IthoughtIkindofoffendedthem.Butactually,theywereimpreedbymywords.AndsoIwasinthesecondroundofcompetition,andthenthethirdandthefourth.Aftersevenroundsofcompetition,Iwasthelastonetosurviveit.SoIwasonanationaltelevisionprime-timeshow.Andbelieveitornot,thatwasthefirstshowonChinesetelevisionthatalloweditshoststospeakoutoftheirownmindswithoutreadinganapprovedscript.（Applause）Andmyweeklyaudienceatthattimewasbetween200to300millionpeople.Wellafterafewyears,IdecidedtogototheU.S.andColumbiaUniversitytopursuemypostgraduatestudies,andthenstartedmyownmediacompany,whichwasunthoughtofduringtheyearsthatIstartedmycareer.Sowedoalotofthings.I’veinterviewedmorethanathousandpeopleinthepast.AndsometimesIhaveyoungpeopleapproachingmesay,“Lan,youchangedmylife,”andIfeelproudofthat.Butthenwearealsosofortunatetowitnethetransformationofthewholecountry.IwasinBeijing’sbiddingfortheOlympicGames.IwasrepresentingtheShanghaiExpo.IsawChinaembracingtheworldandviceversa.ButthensometimesI’mthinking,whataretoday’syounggenerationupto?

Howaretheydifferent,andwhatarethedifferencestheyaregoingtomaketoshapethefutureofChina,oratlarge,theworld?

SotodayIwanttotalkaboutyoungpeoplethroughtheplatformofsocialmedia.Firstofall,whoarethey?

[What]dotheylooklike?

WellthisisagirlcalledGuoMeimei--20yearsold,beautiful.Sheshowedoffherexpensivebags,clothesandcaronhermicroblog,whichistheChineseversionofTwitter.AndsheclaimedtobethegeneralmanagerofRedCroattheChamberofcommerce.Shedidn’trealizethatshesteppedonasensitivenerveandarousednationalquestioning,almostaturmoil,againstthecredibilityofRedCro.ThecontroversywassoheatedthattheRedCrohadtoopenapreconferencetoclarifyit,andtheinvestigationisgoingon.Sofar,asoftoday,weknowthatsheherselfmadeupthattitle--probablybecauseshefeelsproudtobeaociatedwithcharity.Allthoseexpensiveitemsweregiventoherasgiftsbyherboyfriend,whousedtobeaboardmemberinasubdivisionofRedCroatChamberofcommerce.It’sverycomplicatedtoexplain.Butanyway,thepublicstilldoesn’tbuyit.Itisstillboiling.Itshowsusageneralmistrustofgovernmentorgovernment-backedinstitutions,whichlackedtransparencyinthepast.Andalsoitshowedusthepowerandtheimpactofsocialmediaasmicroblog.Microblogboomedintheyearof2021,withvisitorsdoubledandtimespentonittripled.Sina,amajornewsportal,alonehasmorethan140millionmicrobloggers.OnTencent,200million.Themostpopularblogger--it’snotme--it’samoviestar,andshehasmorethan9.5millionfollowers,orfans.About80percentofthosemicrobloggersareyoungpeople,under30yearsold.Andbecause,asyouknow,thetraditionalmediaisstillheavilycontrolledbythegovernment,socialmediaoffersanopeningtoletthesteamoutalittlebit.Butbecauseyoudon’thavemanyotheropenings,theheatcomingoutofthisopeningissometimesverystrong,activeandevenviolent.Sothroughmicroblogging,weareabletounderstandChineseyouthevenbetter.Sohowaretheydifferent?

Firstofall,mostofthemwereborninthe80sand90s,undertheone-childpolicy.Andbecauseofselectedabortionbyfamilieswhofavoredboystogirls,nowwehaveendedupwith30millionmoreyoungmenthanwomen.Thatcouldposeapotentialdangertothesociety,butwhoknows;we’reinaglobalizedworld,sotheycanlookforgirlfriendsfromothercountries.Mostofthemhavefairlygoodeducation.TheilliteracyrateinChinaamongthisgenerationisunderonepercent.Incities,80percentofkidsgotocollege.ButtheyarefacinganagingChinawithapopulationabove65yearsoldcomingupwithseven-point-somepercentthisyear,andabouttobe15percentbytheyearof2030.Andyouknowwehavethetraditionthatyoungergenerationssupporttheeldersfinancially,andtakingcareofthemwhenthey’resick.Soitmeansyoungcoupleswillhavetosupportfourparentswhohavealifeexpectancyof73yearsold.Somakingalivingisnotthateasyforyoungpeople.Collegegraduatesarenotinshortsupply.Inurbanareas,collegegraduatesfindthestartingsalaryisabout400U.S.dollarsamonth,whiletheaveragerentisabove$500.Sowhatdotheydo?

Theyhavetosharespace--squeezedinverylimitedspacetosavemoney--andtheycallthemselves“tribeofants.”Andforthosewhoarereadytogetmarriedandbuytheirapartment,theyfiguredouttheyhavetoworkfor30to40yearstoaffordtheirfirstapartment.ThatratioinAmericawouldonlycostacouplefiveyearstoearn,butinChinait’s30to40yearswiththeskyrocketingrealestateprice.Amongthe200millionmigrantworkers,60percentofthemareyoungpeople.Theyfindthemselvessortofsandwichedbetweentheurbanareasandtheruralareas.Mostofthemdon’twanttogobacktothecountryside,buttheydon’thavethesenseofbelonging.Theyworkforlongerhourswithleincome,lesocialwelfare.Andthey’remorevulnerabletojobloes,subjecttoinflation,tighteningloansfrombanks,appreciationoftherenminbi,ordeclineofdemandfromEuropeorAmericafortheproductstheyproduce.Lastyear,though,anappallingincidentinasouthernOEMmanufacturingcompoundinChina:

13youngworkersintheirlateteensandearly20scommittedsuicide,justonebyonelikecausingacontagiousdisease.Buttheydiedbecauseofalldifferentpersonalreasons.Butthiswholeincidentarousedahugeoutcryfromsocietyabouttheisolation,bothphysicalandmental,ofthesemigrantworkers.Forthosewhodoreturnbacktothecountryside,theyfindthemselvesverywelcomelocally,becausewiththeknowledge,skillsandnetworkstheyhavelearnedinthecities,withtheaistanceoftheInternet,they’reabletocreatemorejobs,upgradelocalagricultureandcreatenewbusineintheledevelopedmarket.Soforthepastfewyears,thecoastalareas,theyfoundthemselvesinashortageoflabor.Thesediagramsshowamoregeneralsocialbackground.ThefirstoneistheEngelscoefficient,whichexplainsthatthecostofdailyneceitieshasdroppeditspercentageallthroughthepastdecade,intermsoffamilyincome,toabout37-somepercent.Buttheninthelasttwoyears,itgoesupagainto39percent,indicatingarisinglivingcost.TheGinicoefficienthasalreadypaedthedangerouslineof0.4.Nowit’s0.5--evenworsethanthatinAmerica--showingustheincomeinequality.Andsoyouseethiswholesocietygettingfrustratedaboutlosingsomeofitsmobility.Andalso,thebitterneandevenresentmenttowardstherichandthepowerfulisquitewidespread.Soanyaccusations