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1、马里兰大学中国留学生代表毕业演讲全文【中英文】 马里兰大学中国留学生代表毕业演讲全文【中英文】 Goodafternoonfacultystudentsparentsandfriends. IamtrulyhonoredandgratefultospeakatthecommencementfortheUniversityofMaryland,ClassofXX. Peopleoftenaskme:WhydidyoucometotheUniversityofMaryland? Ialways
2、answer:Freshair. Fiveyearsago,asIstepofftheplanefromChina,andlefttheterminalatDallasAirport.Iwasreadytoputononeofmyfivefacemasks,butwhenItookmyfirstbreathofAmericanair.Iputmymaskaway. Theairwassosweetandfresh,andoddlyluxurious. Iwassurprisedbythis.I
3、grewupinacityinChina,whereIhadtowearafacemaskeverytimeIwentoutside,otherwise,Imightgetsick. However,themomentIinhaledandexhaledoutsidetheairport. Ifeltfree. Nomorefogonmyglasses,nomoredifficultbreathing,nomoresuppression. Everybreathwasadelight.AsI
4、standheretoday,Icannothelp,butrecallthatfeelingoffreedom. AttheUniversityofMaryland,IwouldsoonfeelanotherkindoffreshairforwhichIwillbeforevergrateful—thefreshairoffreespeech. BeforeIcametoUnitedStates,IlearnedinhistoryclassabouttheDeclarationofIndepe
5、ndence,butthesewordshadnomeaningtome—Life,LibertyandthePursuitofhappiness. Iwasmerelymemorizingthewordstogetgoodgrades. Thesewordssoundedsostrange,soabstractandsoforeigntome,untilIcametoUniversityofMaryland. Ihaveleanedtherighttofreelyexpressoneself
6、issacredinAmerican. EachdayinMaryland,Iwasencouragedtoexpressmyopinionsoncontroversialissues. Icouldchallengeastatementmadebymyinstructor.Icouldevenratemyprofessorsonline. ButnothingpreparedmeforthecultureshockIexperiencedwhenIwatchedauniversityprod
7、uctionoftheplay—Twilight:LosAngeles. TwilightisaplaybyAnnaDeavereSmithaboutthe1992LosAngelesRiots TheriotsfollowedacquittaloffourLosAngelespoliceofficersinthevideotapedarrestandbeatingofRodneyKing. Forsixdays,thecitywasinchaosascitizenstooktothestre
8、ets. InTwilight,thestudentactorswereopenlytalkingaboutracism,sexismandpolitics. Iwasshocked,Ineversawsuchtopiccouldbediscussedopenly. Theplaywasmyfirsttasteofpoliticalstorytelling,onethatmakestheaudiencethinkcritically. Ihavealwaysh
