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1、Changetheworld,ChangeourselvesGoodevening,everyone:It’smygreatpleasuretostandheretopresentmyspeech—Changetheworld,Changeourselves.It’snoticablethatwesternholidaysarebecomingincreasinglypopulardaybyday,whilechinesetraditionalfestivalsarebeingsomewhatneglected.Notlongbeforeabout10doctorsinBe
2、ijinguniversityandQinghuaunversityannouncedthatweshouldrejecttheinvasionofwesternholidays,becausetheyregardwesternholidaysasanchallengeagainstourtraditionalfestivalsandculture.Franklyspeaking,Idon’tquiteagreewiththem.Indeed,weshouldneverneglectorevendiscardourtraditonalfestivalsasChinaboas
3、tsabrillianthistoryandsplendidtraditions.Butwhycan’tweabsorbthemeaningfulwesternholidaysandculture.ThereareobviousreasonswhysomewesternholidaysaresopopularinChina.Ontheonehand,someofthewesternholidayswhichweChinesedon’thavearereasonableandmeaningful,suchasFather’sDayandAprilFool’sDay.Onthe
4、otherhand,theprevalenceofglobalizationenableswesternculturetoprevailinChina.Overwhelmedbysuchatrend,Chineseunconsiciouslygetinvolvedinwesternholidaysandculture.Withthefurtherdevelopmentofthewholeworld,theculturalcommunicationbetweendifferentcountriesandnationsbecomesfasterandmoreandmoreimp
5、ortant.Weareindeedfromdifferentnations,butwearethecitizensofthesameworld,sotheoutstandingcultureofdifferentnationsisthecommomwealthofeveryoneontheearth.Theonlywayforustoprotectourtraditionalcultureistorejecttheforeignculture?Theanswerisdefinitelyno.Whatweoughttodoistosparenoefforttoeducate
6、Chinesetogettoknowandtreasureoursplendidtraditionsinsteadofrejectingforeignculture.Onlybyeducatingcanwesetourconfidenceandbelieftowardsourculture.Onlybyeducatingcanwepreserveandpromotethewealththatourancestersleftforus.Atlast,I’dliketoshareafamoussayingofGandhiwithallofyou,thatis:Ifyouwant
7、tochangetheworld,thenyoumustchangeyourselffirst.That’sall.Thankyou,thankyouforyourlistening!鲁东大学交通学院机械本090420092814******
