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1、★精品文档★英语演讲比赛冠军:穿越海洋CrossingtheSeaByLiangLimin(梁励敏北京外国语大学)(获得第三届全国英语演讲比赛冠军)专家点评:引用文学大师的诗句作为开场白,与结束语首尾呼应,颇有感染力。东西方文化的融合表现得十分鲜明,意味深长,是篇优秀的演讲。Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Thetitleofmyspeechtodayis”CrossingtheSea”.AnEnglishpoetbythenameofRudyardKiplingoncewroteint
2、hispoem”WeandThey”:AllthepeoplelikeusareWeandeveryoneelseisTheyWeliveovertheseaWhileTheyliveoverthewayWeeatporkandbeefwithcowhorn-handledknivesTheywhogobbletheirriceoffaleafArehorrifiedoutoftheirlives.2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作–独家原创9/9★精品文档★Whentheselinesfirstcaugh
3、tmyeyes,Iwasshocked--howcouldtwopeopleremainsoisolatedandignorantofeachotherinthepast?Today’ssociety,ofcourse,isanentirelydifferentpicture.Thosepeoplewhousedtoeatwithgobbletheirricemightbeaswellhavetakentofishandchips.Indeed,justtakeChinaasexample;Ourmodernlifeha
4、sbeeninfluencedbyWesternstyleoflivinginsomanywaysthatit’snolongersurprisingtoseeteenagersgoingcrazyaboutrock-and-roll,wholefamiliesdiningoutatMcDonald’sandevenratherelderlypeopledressedinAppleJeans.However,theseareonlysomeexpressionsoftheculturalchangestakingplac
5、einoursocietytoday.Whatisreallygoingonisasubtlebutsignificantrestructuringofthenation’smentality.Justlookaround.Howmanycollegegraduatesarereadytocompeteaggressivelyforeveryjobopportunity,whereasnotlongagotheywereaskedjusttositidleandwaitforwhateverwastobeassigned
6、tothembythegovernment?2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作–独家原创9/9★精品文档★Howmanyyoungpeoplearenoweagertoseekforanindependentlifewhereasonlytwodecadesagotheywouldrelytotallyontheirparentstoarrangefortheirfuture?Askanyonewhoparticipatesintoday’sspeechcontest.Whohasnotcomewithaw
7、illtofightandwhohasnotcomedeterminedtoachieveself-fulfillmentinwinningthegame?AndI’mquitecertainthatifConfuciushadlivedtoseetoday’sChina,hewouldhavebeenhorrifiedtoseeyoungloverskissingeachotherinpublicplacesinanunreservedexpressionoftheirpassion.Itisthereforeevid
8、entthatweasdescendantsofanancientEasterncivilizationarealreadylivingunderstronginfluenceoftheWesternculture.ButitisnotonlyinChinathatwefindtheincorporationofth
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