crossing the sea

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1、精品文档CrossingtheSea ByLiangLimin(梁励敏北京外国语大学)(获得第三届全国英语演讲比赛冠军)专家点评:引用文学大师的诗句作为开场白，与结束语首尾呼应，颇有感染力。东西方文化的融合表现得十分鲜明，意味深长，是篇优秀的演讲。Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Thetitleofmyspeechtodayis“CrossingtheSea”.AnEnglish poetbythenameofRudyardKiplingoncewroteinthispoem“WeandThey”:Allthepeoplelike

2、usareWeandeveryoneelseisTheyWeliveovertheseaWhileTheyliveoverthewayWeeatporkandbeefwithcowhorn-handledknivesTheywhogobbletheirriceoffaleafArehorrifiedoutoftheirlives.Whentheselinesfirstcaughtmyeyes,Iwasshocked--howcouldtwopeopleremainsoisolatedand2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作–独家原创9/9精品文档ig

3、norantofeachotherinthepast?Today’ssociety,ofcourse,isanentirelydifferentpicture.Thosepeoplewhousedtoeatwithgobbletheirricemightbeaswellhavetakentofishandchips. Indeed,justtakeChinaasexample;OurmodernlifehasbeeninfluencedbyWesternstyleofliving insomanywaysthatit’snolongersurprisingtose

4、eteenagersgoingcrazyaboutrock-and-roll,wholefamiliesdiningoutatMcDonald’sandevenratherelderlypeopledressedinApple Jeans.However,theseareonlysomeexpressionsoftheculturalchangestakingplaceinoursocietytoday.Whatisreallygoingonisasubtlebutsignificantrestructuringofthenation’smentality.Jus

5、tlook around.Howmanycollegegraduatesarereadytocompeteaggressivelyforeveryjobopportunity,whereas notlongagotheywereaskedjusttositidleandwaitforwhateverwastobeassignedtothembythe government?2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作–独家原创9/9精品文档Howmanyyoungpeoplearenoweagertoseekforanindependentlifewherea

6、sonlytwodecadesago theywouldrelytotallyontheirparentstoarrangefortheirfuture?Askanyonewhoparticipatesin today’sspeechcontest.Whohasnotcomewithawilltofightandwhohasnotcomedeterminedtoachieveself-fulfillmentinwinningthegame?AndI’mquitecertainthatifConfuciushadlivedtoseetoday’sChina,hewo

7、uldhavebeenhorrifiedtoseeyoungloverskissingeachotherinpublicplacesinanunreservedexpressionoftheirpassion.ItisthereforeevidentthatweasdescendantsofanancientEasterncivilizationarealready livingunderstronginfluenceoftheWesternculture.ButitisnotonlyinChinathatwefindthe incorporationofthet

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