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1、第14届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军金璐清华大学Whatwouldyoudoifyouhadonlyonedaylefttolive?“Whatwouldyoudoifyouhadonlyonedaylefttolive?”IaskedthisquestiontomyyoungstudentswhenteachingEnglishthiswinter.Whatweretheiranswers?“Iwouldwatchtelevision!”thefirstanswer.“Iwouldplayw
2、iththecomputer!”thesecondone.“IwouldplaywithcomputerTOO.”Thegirlfinishedhersentenceperfectlywithaserioussmile.Indeedhowcuteandinnocentthatsmilewas,buthowseriouslymyheartwashurt.Iwastoofrightenedtolistentomoreanswerslikethat.Tenyearsago,attheirage,Ihadadif
3、ferentanswer:IwouldspendthelastdayofmylifegazingatthefaceofmydeargrandmotheruntilIinscribedeverydetailofitontomymind.Whengrandmotherwasgettingoldandweak,myfamilyboughtheratelephonesoIcouldsavetimeandthetroubleoftravelingtoherhomebymakingphonecallsinstead.
4、Laterweboughtheratelevisionsoshecouldwatchmoderndramasbyherself.Thengrandmamusthavebeen,weassumed,verycontentedandhappy.ButIneverreallyknewhowgrandmafelt.Shesilentlypassedawaywithoutawordonenight.WhenIheardaboutherdeath,achillingpainpiercedmyemptyheart.Th
5、epaingrewevensharperasItriedtorememberindetailexactlyhowgrandmalookedandIfailedcompletely!HowcouldIremember?Ihadnotvisitedherforages—itseemedlikeacentury!Mymemoriesofherdissolvedintothinairandleakedawaylikewater.EventhoughIhaveatelephone,canshehearmenow?E
6、venthoughImightbeontelevision,cansheseemenow?EventhoughIhavemoderntelecommunications,canshestillcommunicatewithmenow?Withallthese“tele”s,Iwaspowerless.Don’tpeoplejustlovethewordof“tele”,whichmeansfaraway.Indeedthisishowmoderntechnologyhaschangedourworld.B
7、utpleasedon’tforgetthisotherwordwith“tele”:telepathy:whichreferstohumanbeings’inbornabilitytoconnecttoourlovedones.Ourmindsaresupposedtoreadeachother’sminds;ourheartsaresupposedtofeeleachother’shearts—andfulfillthesewithoutanyformsoftool!ButthemomentIdesp
8、eratelystruggledtoremembergrandmother’sface,thetelepathybetweenherandmehadshutdownforever.Withthehelpofmoderntechnology,Ikilledourtelepathy.Thisshallneverhappenagain!The“tele”saregreatinventions.But“telepathy”givest
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