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英语演讲获奖话题

Citylifefailstobringhappiness

Thenewly-coinedterm,“urbandisease”,hasbeengaininginpopularityinthemediarecently.

Thetermreferstothevariousproblemsthatincreasinglymakeurbandwellers’livesmoreuncomfortable:

fromworseningairpollutionandtrafficjams,totheever-risingcostofeducationandmedicaltreatment.Currently,thediseaseseemstomainlyafflictthoselivinginfirst-tiercities,suchasBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhou.

CommentatorCaiXiaohuiwritesintheWestChinaCityDailythatmanyurbandwellershavelongbeenawarethatbigcitylifeoftenbringsmorestressthansatisfaction.

“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!

IfIhadamagicwish

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.

FrommadeinChinatocreatedinChina

　　OneinfourcomputersintheworldcomesfromChina;butfromeachcomputerproduced,Chinaearnsonlywhat10applesareworth.IreadthisinPeople’Dailynotlongago.WhiletheforceofglobalizationhasspreadChinese-madeproductsallovertheworldandearnedChinathename“world’sfactory”,Chinaearnsverylittleprofitsfromthiskindoflow-costproduction.It’sevenbeensaidthatChinahastoexport800millionshirtstogetanairplane.

　　Theproblemis,Chinahasinvolvedincountlessprocessesofproduction,butdoesn’tnecessarilyhavetheintellectualpropertyrights.Ifallwecanbeispartofthelow-cost,labor-orientedproductionprocess,we’llremaininapassive,disadvantagedpositionandgraduallyloseourcompetitiveedgeintheglobalarena.TodevelopChina’screativeindustry,transformingproductsfrom"madeinChina"to"createdinChina"hasbecomeoneofChina’smajortasks.

　　Thistransformationwillbenolesslikeamarathon,requiringmucheffortespeciallythatfromChineseenterprises,themajorforceinChineseeconomy.Thoughthere’snooneinfrontleadinguswhichdirectiontorun,there’smuchtolearnfromsomeChineseenterprisesthathavealreadyfoundtherightstrategiesandareshiningontheglobalstage.Thesestrategiesinvolvebrandidentityestablishment,technologicalinnovationandmodernmanagementsystem.

　　Firstly,thebrandthatImentionedaboveisanintangibleyetmostvaluableassettoacompany.Itgainscredibilityfromconsumers,thusconstitutingthereasonforconsumerstobuyhabitually.TongRenTang,thelargestproduceroftraditionalChinesemedicine,remainsoneoftheoldestsurvivingbrandnames.Thecredibilitythatitgainedthroughqualityproductshasmadeitsnameknownworldwideandmaintainsitsrecognizedbrand.

　　Thesecondstrategyisinnovationoftechnology,whichhelpsenterprisesgainitscorecompetency.Intheglobalerawheretechnologyemergesatarapidspeed,onehastoadoptthelatesttechnology,andalsotocompeteforthespeedofdevelopingnewones.ThesuccessofHaier,thethirdlargesthouseholdappliancesmanufacturerintheworld,liesinitsconstantinnovation.Overthepast16years,Haierhasinvestedatotalof7billionRMBintechnologicaldevelopment,using6percentofitsincomeforscientificresearchandthedevelopmentofnewproducts.Atpresent,Haier'sdevelopmentoperationalspeedisturningout1.3newproductsaday,maintainingitsupper-handinthefiercecompetition.

　　Thethirdstrategyistheestablishmentofmodernmanagementsystem.NewHopeGroup,theNationalLeadingEnterpriseforAgricu