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1、Speech2runner-up:RuiChenggang,ForeignAffairCollegeHonorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen:Kiplingsaid:”Eastiseast,andWestisWest,andneverthetwainshallmeet!MButnow,acentury1ater,theyhavemet.Theyhavemetinbusiness.Theyhavemetineducation.Theyhavemetinthearts.Somewouldarguetha
2、tthesemeetingsleaveuswithachoicebetweenEastandWest,butIbelievethebestfutureliesinthecreativecombinationofbothworlds.WecanmakeWesternideas,customsandtechnologyourown,andadaptthemtoourownuse.Wecanenjoythebestofallworlds,becauseourtraditionis,aboveall,oneofselectingthe
3、bestandmakingitourown.But,doWesternstylesandvaluesthreatenouridentity?Historymakesiteasyforustothinkso-perhapstooeasy.SomepeopleseemtothinkthatadoptingWesterncustoms,suchasabridewearingwhite-whichhaslongbeenacolorofmourninginChina,insteadofthetraditionalChineseredfo
4、rherwedding,isanothersubmissiontoforeignintervention,-abetrayalofourheritage,theysay.Theyfearthataswcbecome"globalized",wewillnolongerbeChinese・Idonotagree・Historyteachersthatastrongandconfidentnationisateaseinhearingfromtheoutsideworld・TheweddingofEasternandWestern
5、cultures,whetherinwhitegownsorred,bringsusvariety.Itisarichbanquetofspecialfoodsfromallovertheworld.AsanamateurgourmetofChinesecuisine,oursuperbflavoursdelightme.ButmyChinesetasteappreciatesfoodfromanyland.IevenallowtheconvenienceofMcDonald'saplaceinmylifewithoutgiv
6、ingupmygoodtaste.MygrandfathertaughtmetohumtunesofBeijingoperafromthetimeIwasveryyoung;theyaredeepinmyspirit,partofmysoul.IloveBeijingopera,becauseitalwaysremindsmeofwhoIam.ButIamalsoafanofmodernpopmusic,theNo.lfanofSpiceGirlsoncampus-ofcourse,itgoesfarbeyondfood,mu
7、sicanddance・Itgoesintovaluesandwaysofthinkingabouttheworld.Onceuponatime,orsomyteachertoldme,aChineseboyandanAmericangirlhadasquabble.Bothwantedtokeepabunnyrabbittheyhadfoundinthegarden.Surelyyou'veseenarabbitsunninghimselfinthegrass・Nothingismorelovable,nothingmore
8、natural.Nowondertheywantedhim.TheChineseboyplayedhiser-hu.Happinessandjoy,longingandpassion,filledtheair.Thelittlerabbitswayedgentlyandbeg