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

1、Mutton and steak or cabbages and potatoes全国英语演讲大赛演讲稿之第八名Mutton and steak or cabbages and potatoesGood morning:Ladies and gentlemen, my title of the speech is mutton and steak or cabbage and potatoes. Today, Id like to start my speech with my college life. My parents give me 600 Yuan for accommodatio

2、n monthly, and every time when I check my account at the beginning of a month I feel like a millionaire. Therefore, I always impulsively spend a large amount of money during the first half of month enjoying mutton, bacon, and steak for meals, but inevitably end up eating onions, cabbages and potatoe

3、s at the end of each month. Well, indeed, I should know how to plan my money. But, in a broader sense, one should plan the present to create a bright future instead of exploring the future for the guarantee of a temporarily satisfying present. And that little theory also applies well when it comes t

4、o our human beings future. Nowadays, we are dreaming of a bright future where energy is now not exhausted, water is clean and abundant, species no longer extinct and people live in peace and harmony on earth. Whether that dream will come true depends largely on whether we decide to exploit the futur

5、e for the present or plan the present for the future-which may in turn lead to completely different futures of mankind. Well, if human beings all follow my example, I believe we may all end up eating cabbages and potatoes. But, what I mean by this is that, if we keep on exploiting the future by over

6、using the energy, over pumping underground water, or massively slaughtering wild animals, we may be facing a future where energy is exhausted, water is dried and species are dying out. And of course in order to obtain those indispensable resources, conflicts, competitions and even wars may start aga

7、in; filing the world with bullets, bombs, and bloods. Well, that is the first possible future we human beings may be faced with: dark, gloomy, and violentquite the contrary to our dream. However, if we human beings adopt a sense of sustainable development, we could realize how important it is to pla

8、n the present for the future. And in that way, our destiny might change. By planning the future, I mean to use whatever we can use presently at hand to change the bad situation. For example, facing energy crisis, we can try from now on to develop a certain kind of technology that can turn the unlimi

9、ted solar energy into all kinds of energy we need. And in the same way, water crisis may not be a problem if we try to find ways to turn natural rain into drinking water; and species will be well preserved if we effectively enforce relevant laws and make people realize how important it is to maintai

10、n species diversity. And then people, nature and society are harmonized and we certainly use in our second possible future-bright, promising, harmonious and peaceful-exactly the same as in our dream. So ladies and gentlemen, now lets get back to the matter of my food. Of course, stand in front of al

11、l of you here today. Id like to promise that I would plan my money for food right now. And Id like to invite all of you here to plan with me together. From now on, lets enjoy two dishes of vegetables and one for each meat; and, if need be, lets only eat cabbages and potatoes for a few days, because

12、we all know that in that way, mutton and steak will be somewhere in the future, blinking at us. Thank you.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。Muttonmutton mtnn.羊肉; 谑羊; 俚娼妓braised mutton红烧羊肉curried mutton咖喱羊肉mutton bird红嘴海燕mutton muttonchopsn.圆形络腮胡子muttonheadn.口笨蛋, 傻瓜mutto

13、nymtnadj.有羊肉味的 习惯用语(as) dead as mutton 真死, 僵死过时, 报废, 失效eat a bit of mutton with sb. (=eat sb.s mutton) 和.共餐eat a bit of ones mutton with sb. (=eat sb.s mutton) 和.共餐take a bit of mutton with sb. (=eat sb.s mutton) 和.共餐take a bit of ones mutton with sb. (=eat sb.s mutton) 和.共餐eat mutton cold 受人白眼, 被冷待

14、, 被轻视Let us return to our mutton. 俚回到本题吧, 言归正传吧。stick to ones muttons 紧扣主题mutton dressed (up) as lamb 口作年轻妇女打扮的老太婆中年妇女Steaksteak steikn.牛排; 大块肉片; 大块鱼片a beef steak炸牛排steak knife吃牛排时用的餐刀steak tartare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)Impulsivelyimpulsive implsivadj.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

15、动的, 冲击的an impulsive action受一时感情所驱使的行动 继承用法impulsively adv.impulsivenessn.Temporarilytemporary temprriadj.暂时的, 临时的; 一时的temporary punishment有期徒刑temporary workers临时工temporary pleasure一时的快乐 词性变化temporaryn.临时的人员事物, 临时工They are all temporaries like me.他们都象我一样是临时人员。词性变化temporariness n.Exploit及物动词 vt.1.开采;

16、开发 Many countries exploit oil under the sea.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 to exploit the enemys unpreparedness乘敌不备6.【广告业】做广告推销；激发对的兴趣 She exploited her new movie through a series of guest appearance.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：eksplit 1.英勇

17、（或激动人心、引人注目）的行为 He performed many daring exploits.他有过很多英勇事迹。2.功绩，功勋，业绩，辉煌成就Slaughteringvt.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The invading army slaughtered a lot of people.侵略军杀了许多人。名词 n.1.屠杀; 残杀The battle resulted in a frightful slaughter.战斗以可怕的大屠杀告终。2.屠宰Parliament has passed an act forbid

18、ding the slaughter of animals for pleasure.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slaughterhousesl:thas n.屠宰场slaughterman n.屠夫; 刽子手slaughter massacre of the innocents 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casualty slaughter 伤残畜屠宰间, 急宰间forced slaughter 强制宰杀home slaughter 农家屠宰humane slaughter 失知觉

19、后屠宰, 无痛屠宰Exhaustedvt.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The invading army slaughtered a lot of people.侵略军杀了许多人。名词 n.1.屠杀; 残杀The battle resulted in a frightful slaughter.战斗以可怕的大屠杀告终。2.屠宰Parliament has passed an act forbidding the slaughter of animals for pleasure.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

20、名词 n. 屠宰;杀戮massacrekillingbutcherycarnagegenocide暂无词性 其他释义genocidebutcherymurderdestructionkillkillingcarnagemassacrebutcher派生词slaughtererslaughterous语源Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse sltrbutchers meat; related to slay. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent图片slaughter更多图片434116 柯林斯英语大词典（体

21、验版-本地） slaughter nthe killing of animals, esp for food 现代英汉综合大辞典（本地） slaughter sl:tvt.屠宰; (大)屠杀, 残杀大减价; 亏本出售(证券)无情批判, 彻底击败slaughter cattle宰牛The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。 词性变化slaughter sl:tn.宰杀, 屠杀, 杀害大减价 继承用法slaughterhousesl:thasn.屠宰场slaughtermann.屠夫; 刽子手slaughterern.屠夫; 刽子手 习惯用语slaughter massacre of the innocents 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casualty slaughter 伤残畜屠宰间, 急宰间forced slaughter 强制宰杀home slaughter 农家屠宰humane slaughter 失知觉后屠宰, 无痛屠宰Indispensable1. 必不可少的, 必需的n.1.不可缺少之物Sustainable development可持续发展Species diversity物种多样性Blinking 形容词 adj.1.闪光的,一眨眼的