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1、英语演讲稿:KnowingtheConsequencesofChoiceoverthepastspringfestival,igotinvolvedinafamilydispute.rightbeforeigothome,foursatellitechannelsofcctvwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalreadyhad.inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinterestingshows.therefore,thefiveofus-mypare
2、nts,mysistersandi-hadtoargueoverwhattowatch.finally,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthe"mostinteresting"programme...ifwecouldagreewhatthatwas.however,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadtv,therewereonlyoneortwochannelsavailable.theincreaseinoptionsr
3、evealsanimportantchangeinourlife:theabundanceofchoice.fifteenyearsagowealldressedinonestyleandinonecolour.today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsandshades.fifteenyearsago,wereadfewnewspapers.today,wereadenglishnewspaperslikethechinadailyandthe21stcentu
4、ry,aswellasvariouschinesenewspapers.fifteenyearsago,englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageandliterature.today,wealsostudywesternculture,journalism,businessmunications,internationalrelations,andputerscience.第5页共5页theemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningof
5、anewerainchina'shistory;aneraofdiversity,ofmaterialandculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthofthechinesenation.weenjoytheabundanceofchoice.butthishasnoteeasily.about150yearsago,chinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbywesterncanonsandgunboats.ithasbeenthroughthes
6、truggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochooseforourselves.thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthedifference.likeothersofmyage,i'mtooyoungtohaveexperiencedthetimewhenthechinesepeoplehadnorighttochoose.how
7、ever,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itistimetoask:whatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoungpeople?ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?ischoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializes?orischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit?first,iwouldliketosay:tochoosemeansto
8、claimopportunities.iamathird-yearenglishmajor.animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupongraduation.icangotograduateschool,athomeorabroad.icangotoworkasa第5页共5页teacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditorandadiplomat.actually,thesystemofm