中學生英語演講比賽演講稿
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The Dream Came True I wanna welcome everybody here in this cheer team. Thank you for coming here this morning to stand on my side cheering me on. It’s my dream to have the opportunity to challenge all the foreign athletes to the championship at this great occasion: 2008 Olympic Games. Now, the dream came true. As an athlete of China, I’m here to win the gold medal of orienteering for our motherland. I’m so proud of being one of the best players in the world. But could you believe I had been a lazy girl when I was in Junior High. I’m not kidding! At that time, running was my last favorite. I really don’t know how to describe the first time I was on the track. It was horrible. When I started to run, I was simply out of breath. And while I touched the finishing line, I really didn’t know if I was still alive. It’s so funny, huh? But it’s true, I did. Well, something happened and changed the situation. We won the right of holding the Olympic Games in 2008. After that, sports became a kind of game in campus. And there are many sports clubs in school. One day someone asked me:“are you gonna try one of those?”First I felt so wired. “Try to get into sports clubs? Are you kidding?” I said. And she goes: “Why not?? It’s not hard at all, and so fascinating!” So I did tried one and I was so lucky to become one of those who did orienteering. That is a fantastic
sport! You need to run and find where to go just by using a map and a compass. It’s wasn’t popular in China at fi irst. But when we heard it might become a new event in 2008, we did practiced hard, and aimed to win the first Champion of orienteering in the world. When we practiced, there were a lot of troubles. You know, sometimes you need to go with your feet, but sometimes you need to go with your heart. In some situations, we faced the difficulties and problems. And we need to solve that through teamwork and strong willpower. So we can run faster, go higher and be stronger. That is what we say—Olympic spirit. Now the dream came true. I’m standing here with all my body and my heart put in sports. So do the people from all over the world to HERE at the Olympic Games. It’s the Olympic Games that make us together. We are here for a big day of sport; we are here for a dream of sports. We are here for a spirit of sport that encourages us to face the difficulties of today and tomorrow.
2：Discover yourself
Today I'm going to talk about discover yourself.
Ever since the accelerated development of human civilization, perpetual scientific discovery of nature had companied mankind all along the journey. It was by discovering the world around us that human beings have been able to live a more sophisticated life.
However, as G.K. Chesterton once said “one may understand the cosmos, but never the ego, the self is more distant than any star.
Thus, a life is a journey of unrelenting offers to discover more of ourselves. Sometimes I couldn't help but have this feeling of despair, when I woke up to the reality and discover that my goal was unrealistic.
Brutal but real.
I thought the coolest job in the entire universe was to be a surgeon. I spent hours and hours watching the drama Grey's Anatomy and couldn't help falling in love with the kind of live those doctors lead on the scream. I was utterly mesmerized by the scalpel and all those fancy medical terms that use.
However, I stop dreaming about being a surgeon when I discover that it was the idea of being a surgeon that appeal to me, not what it truly was.
As a result, the dream ended and I discovered some more about myself.
Today, I could proudly say I do not dream to be, but ascertain to peruse being a lower in the future. Being aware of the obstacles and the hardships on the way becoming a great lawyer never panics me, for the simple reason that I have this faith and passion in what I am aspiring after.
G.K.Chesterton was absolutely correct; the most complicated part of comprehending the world is the study of somehow smaller world, ourselves.
I subsequently realized that growing up is a process that discover yourselves. We got to know what we truly are and become who we dream to be. As we shape ourselves and as we shape of our lives. We gradually become more aware of limits and potentials, and consequently learn to adjust learn what's out there, and by that ladies and gentlemen I'm proud to say that I have discovered part of myself, sue to discovering today and definitely a lot more in the future.
I would always keep this in my heart.
Things do not change, we do!
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When it was announced that this year China will allow 14 more IMAX OR 3D movies imported from the US, there were both applause and worries. Some people analyzed this move politically or financially, while others, looking deeper, argued culturally. “It is going to be an overwhelming cultural shock”, they said, “and we are concerned since our traditional culture might be forced to clash with its western counterparts.”
Movies, as a form of art, are our ways of expressing ourselves, reflecting our values and pondering about who we are.
Chinese movies usually focus on feelings and try to strike a chord with its audience through emotional bonds. While western movies, among whom Hollywood movies is a poster child, focus more on plots, and usually bring its audience logical thinking and visual shocks.
Apparently, Chinese and western movie cultures are quite different. So it is understandable that some Chinese people are worried about foreign movies brainwashing us with their values and cultures. But, hey, why don’t we look at this from another perspective? Have you thought of the fact that by having more foreign movies on our market and compete with domestic ones, we are actually challenging ourselves? Since our audience base is limited, the best movies survive. With that motivation and pressure, we try harder to upgrade ourselves. Plus, competitions stimulate us to know about and learn from each other which also help us improve. In fact, the mutual-learning process is happening as we speak. These years, Hollywood movies have adopted a lot of Chinese elements. From the movieMu Lan which combines Chinese stories with American spirit to the blockbuster animationKung Fu panda, Chinese elements have added a touch of mystery and exoticness into American productions, thus giving their audience a refreshing experience. On our side, we have adopted their special effects and now are using them in many ways.
Yes, while coexisting, different movie cultures will inevitably clash, but it doesn’t have to be ugly, instead, it can be instructive for both sides because it is in the clash that we find out where our strengths and shortcomings are and it is in such clash that we figure out fundamentally who we are.
It is not just about movies, the same can be applied to our entire cultural systems.
Cultural coexistence helps us know and understand each other better while cultural clash helps us look at ourselves with more clarity.
Those who are conservative claim there is risk of cultural invasion. Well that is one way of looking at it, one way which suggests a lack of confidence. As a civilization-state boasting thousands of years of history, what we the Chinese need to do is embrace the other worlds with both confidence and reflection.