第三届全国英语演讲比赛冠军作品.doc

该【第三届全国英语演讲比赛冠军作品 】是由【夏天教育】上传分享，文档一共【12】页，该文档可以免费在线阅读，需要了解更多关于【第三届全国英语演讲比赛冠军作品 】的内容，可以使用淘豆网的站内搜索功能，选择自己适合的文档，以下文字是截取该文章内的部分文字，如需要获得完整电子版，请下载此文档到您的设备，方便您编辑和打印。--------------------------------- 精选公文范文--------------------------第三届全国英语演讲比赛冠军作品各位读友大家好,此文档由网络收集而来,欢迎您下载,谢谢CrossingtheSeaByLiangLimin(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。Good afternoon, ladies andgentlemen。Thetitleofmyspeechtodayis “CrossingtheSea。An”EnglishpoetbythenameofRudyardKipling oncewroteinthispoem “WeandThey”:AllthepeoplelikeusareWeandeveryoneelseisTheyWeliveoverthesea1----------------精选公文范文------------------------------------------------- 精选公文范文--------------------------WhileTheyliveoverthewayWeeatporkandbeefwith cowhorn-handledknivesTheywhogobbletheirriceoffaleafArehorrifiedoutoftheirlives。Whentheselinesfirst caughtmyeyes, Iwasshocked--howcouldtwopeopleremainsoisolatedandignorantofeachotherinthepast?Today ety,’ofssocicourse,isanentirelydifferentpicture。Thosepeoplewhousedtoeatwithgobbletheirricemightbeaswellhavetakentofishandchips。Indeed,justtakeChinaasexample;OurmodernlifehasbeeninfluencedbyWesternstyleoflivinginsomanywaysthat it’nos longer surprising to seeteenagersgoingcrazyaboutrock-and-roll,wholefamiliesdiningoutatMcDonald’sandevenratherelderlypeopledressedinAppleJeans。However, theseareonly some2----------------精选公文范文------------------------------------------------- 精选公文范文--------------------------expressionsoftheculturalchangestakingplaceinoursocietytoday。Whatisreallygoingonisasubtlebutsignificantrestructuringofthenation’mentalitys。Justlookaround。peteaggressivelyforeveryjobopportunity,whereasnotlongagotheywereaskedjusttositidleandwaitforwhateverwastobeassignedtothembythegovernment?Howmanyyoungpeoplearenoweagertoseekforanindependentlifewhereasonlytwodecadesagotheywouldrelytotallyontheirparentstoarrangefortheirfuture?Askanyonewhoparticipatesintoday’speechcontest。ewithawilltofightandwhohasnotcomedeterminedtoachieveself-fulfillmentinwinningthegame?AndI’mquitecertainthatifConfuciushadlivedtoseetoday’sChina,hewouldhave3----------------精选公文范文------------------------------------------------- 精选公文范文--------------------------beenhorrifiedtoseeyoungloverskissingeachotherinpublicplacesinanunreservedexpressionoftheirpassion。ItisthereforeevidentthatweasdescendantsofanancientEasterncivilizationarealreadylivingunderstronginfluenceoftheWesternculture。ButitisnotonlyinChinathatwefindtheincorporationofthetwocultures。TaketheUnitedStatesasanexample:Duringthe1980s,petitionfromJapan,paniessuchastheFordbegantoadoptateamworkmanagementfromtheirrivals,theessenceofwhich,layattheverycoreofEasternculture。TaketheChineseacupunctureasanotherexample:ThistraditionaltreatmentofdiseasesisfinallyfindingitswaytotheWestandhencetheunderlyingnotionthatillnessisresultedfromthe4----------------精选公文范文------------------------------------------------- 精选公文范文--------------------------imbalancebetweenyinandyangwithinthebody--anideawhichwouldstrikeanyWesternerasincredibleinthepast!LadiesandGentlemen,weliveinagreatepochwhentheglobalintegrationofeconomyandtheinformationrevolutionhavebroughtculturesoftheworldcloserthaneverbefore。Weliveinaparticularerawhencountries,EastandWest,findthemselvesinneedofreadjustingtheirtraditionalvalues。Welive,atthesametime, atacritical juncture of ourevolutionbecausesuchproblemsasethnicconflicts and regional unrest areincreasinglyposingathreattothepeaceandhappinessofthewholehumanrace。Tocopewithsuchaneraandtoembraceanevenbrighterfuture,weneedtolearntolive moreharmoniouslyin aworldingsmallerandsmaller。Mydearfellowstudents,ourcommandoftheEnglishlanguagerender5----------------精选公文范文------------------------------------------------- 精选公文范文--------------------------sitpossibleforustogainaninsightintoWesternculturewhileretainingourownculturalidentity。Therefore,itisoursacredresponsibilitytopromotetheculturalexchangesandhencethemutualunderstandingbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld。ItismyhappiestdreamthatnewgenerationofChinesewillnotonlygrowupdrinkingCocacolaandwatchingHollywood,butalsobeblessedwiththefar-reachingbenefitsofmultiplecultures;benefitsthatourforefathershadnever,everdreamedof。Toendmyspeech,IwouldliketoquoteRudyardKiplingagain:AllthepeoplelikeusareWeAndeveryoneelseisTheyButonceyoucrossovertheseaYouwillendbylookingonWeAsonlyasortofThey。6----------------精选公文范文------------------------------------------------- 精选公文范文--------------------------Thankyou。译文:穿越海洋女士们、先生们,晚上好。今天,我演讲的题目是:《穿越海洋》。英国诗人罗得雅德·吉卜林曾写过一首诗,名叫《我们与他们》,其中写道:像我们的人是我们其余的人是他们我们生活在海这边他们生活在路那边我们用牛角柄的刀叉吃猪牛肉吞吃粽叶包饭的他们吓得要死。第一次读到这首诗,我很震惊——过去两个民族何以如此疏离、彼此陌生?当然今日的社会呈现出完全不同的情景:那些过去吃米饭的人们也开始喜欢吃鱼和薯条。的确如此,就拿中国来说,西方的生活方式已经广泛地影响了我们的现代生活,以致对于年轻人对摇滚乐着迷,全家去吃麦当劳,老年人穿苹7----------------精选公文范文------------------------------------------------- 精选公文范文--------------------------果牌牛仔裤,大家都已****以为常。然而,这不过是我们当今社会中所发生的文化变迁的表面现象而已,真正发生的却是我们的民族心理开始了微妙而又有重大意义的重建,大家只要看看周围就会清楚。不久以前,大学生还只是束手空坐,等待政府给他们分配工作;如今,又有多少大学生正在做充分准备,为争取任何工作机会而激烈角逐?年前年轻人还完全依靠父母为他们安排未来,今天又有多少年轻人在急切地寻求一种独立的生活?试问今天参加演讲比赛的诸位,谁不是带着志在一搏的心情来到这里?谁不是铁下心来赢得这场比赛以实现自我?如今年轻人毫无顾忌地宣泄情感当众亲吻,我确信,倘若孔子在世,他必被吓坏。很明显,我们这些东方古老文明的后裔们早已生活在西方文化的强烈影响8----------------精选公文范文------------------------------------------------- 精选公文范文--------------------------之下,然而出现这种异质文化合流的现象不止是在中国。以美国为例,20世纪80年代,面对来自日本的强大竞争压力,许多美国公司如福特公司开始采用对手的集体合作管理方式,而这种方式正是东方文化核心之精华。再以中华针灸为例,这种传统的医疗方法以及这种疗法的依据——即人体阴阳失调导致疾病最终得到西方社会的承认,而在过去,西方人还认为这是无稽之谈。女士们,先生们,我们恰逢一个伟大的时代:全球经济一体化、信息革命使得世界各种文化联系比以往更加紧密;我们恰逢一个特殊的年代:无论是东方国家还是西方国家都意识到自身急需调整传统价值。与此同时,我们正生活在发展的关键时刻:种族冲突,地区动荡正越来越威胁着整个人类的和平与幸福。如何对待这一时代,拥抱更加灿烂9----------------精选公文范文----------------