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1、第11届21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛第一名,来自香港,就读于清华大学曹丰的英语演讲稿:OurFuture:ABattlebetweenDreamsAndReality。2005年,19岁的曹丰以优异的成绩从香港皇仁书院毕业免试进入清华大学读书,2009年,他又如愿留在清华继续攻读国际法专业的研究生。Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen:WhenIwasintheprimaryschool,Ihaveadream.Iwanttoinventadevicewhichcouldbringyoufromoneplac
2、etoanotherinnotimeatall.WhenIwasinthesecondaryschool,mydreamwastostudyinmyidealuniversity.AndwheneventuallyIgotintotheuniversity,mydreamwastograduate.Howpathetic!Whenwegrowup,wedreamlessAndbecomemorerealistic.Why?Whydowehavetochangeourdreams,so,soinordertoletitbe"fulfil
3、led"?Whydowehavetosurrendertotheso-called"reality"?WhatIStherealityactually?LadiesAndgentlemen,therealityisnotreal.Itisabarrierkeepingusfromallthepossiblefantasies.Flying,forexample,hadbeenadreamtomankindforthousandsofyears.Ahundredyearsago,"mancouldnotfly"wasstillregar
4、dedasthe"reality".Nowifthatwasreallythereality,whatdidtheWrightbrothersdo?HowdidsomeofyougettoMacau?Onlywhenwebelievethattherealityisnotrealcanwesoarwithourdreams.PeoplesaythatourfutureisabattlebetweentherealityAndourdreams.Andif,unfortunately,Mr.Realitywinsthiswar,then
5、Iseenofutureofmankindatall.AIDSwillneverbecurableasthisISthereality;PeoplelivingintheundevelopedcountrieswillsufferfromstarvationforeverasthisISthereality;4)DisputesamongdifferentcountrieswouldneverbesettledasthismisunderstandingsAndintoleranceISthereality.LadiesAndgent
6、lemen,howmanyofyouhaveadreamofbeingabletomakealotofmoney?Pleaseraiseyourhands.Oh,quiteanumberofyou!Actually,ladiesAndgentlemen,thisisnotadream,butatask.Everyoneofushastomakealiving,right?AnywayIhopeyourtaskwillbeaccomplished.Howmanyofyouthinkthatyouhavealreadyfulfilledy
7、ourdreamAndthatyoudon'tdreamanymore?Dear5)adjudicators,whatdoyouthink?C.S.Lewisoncesaid,"Youarenevertoooldtodreamanewdream."Soforourfuture,pleasedreamAndbeunrealistic.NowthatIamauniversitystudent,mygoalistograduatewithexcellences.Butatthesametime,Ihaveadreamdeeplyrooted
8、inourfuture.Oneday,peoplelivingintheareasnow6)swelteringwiththehorrorofwarswillbeabletositwiththeirfamiliesAnd