英语演讲稿

英语演讲稿--knowingtheconsequencesofchoice

overthepastspringfestival,igotinvolvedinafamilydispute.rightbeforeigothome,foursatellitechannelsofcctvwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalreadyhad.inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinterestingshows.therefore,thefiveofus-myparents,mysistersandi-hadtoargueoverwhattowatch.finally,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthe"mostinteresting"programme...ifwe

couldagreewhatthatwas.

however,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadtv,therewereonlyoneortwochannelsavailable.theincreaseinoptionsrevealsanimportantchangeinourlife:theabundanceofchoice.

fifteenyearsagowealldressedinonestyleandinonecolour.today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsandshades.

fifteenyearsago,wereadfewnewspapers.today,wereadenglishnewspaperslikethechinadailyandthe21stcentury,aswellasvariouschinesenewspapers.

fifteenyearsago,englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageandliterature.today,wealsostudywesternculture,journalism,businesscommunications,internationalrelations,andcomputerscience.

theemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningofanewerainchina''''shistory;aneraofdiversity,ofmaterialandculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthofthechinesenation.

weenjoytheabundanceofchoice.butthishasnotcomeeasily.

about150yearsago,chinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbywesterncanonsandgunboats.ithasbeenthroughthestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochooseforourselves.thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthedifference.

likeothersofmyage,i''''mtooyoungtohaveexperiencedthetimewhenthechinesepeoplehadnorighttochoose.however,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itistimetoask:whatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoungpeople?

ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?ischoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializes?orischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit?

first,iwouldliketosay:tochoosemeanstoclaimopportunities.

iamathird-yearenglishmajor.animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupongraduation.icangotograduateschool,athomeorabroad.icangotoworkasateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditorandadiplomat.actually,thesystemofmutualselectionhasallowedmetoapproachalmosteverycareeropportunityinchina.

indeed,thisisnotgoingtobeaneasychoice.iwouldlovetoworkinsuchbigcitiesasbeijingorshanghaiorshenzhen.iwouldalsolovetoreturntomyhometown,whichisintimate,thoughslightlylaggingindevelopment.iwouldlovetostayinthecoastalareawherelifeisexcitingandfast-paced.iwouldalsolovetoputdownrootsincentralandwesternchina,whichisunderdeveloped,butholds

greatpotential.

allofthesesoundgood.buttheyareonlypossibilities.tothoseofuswhoarebewilderedattheabundanceofopportunities,iwouldliketosay:tochoosemeanstoacceptchallenge.

tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheformofcompetition.inthenextcentury,competitionwillnotonlycomefromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofallagesandofallorigins.

withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehavetofacegrowingcompetitionfromthewholeoutsideworld.thisiscallingforahigherlevelofourpersonaldevelopment.

fifteenyearsago,theknowledgeofaforeignlanguageorofcomputeroperationwasconsideredmerelyanadvantage.buttoday,withwidereducationalopportunities,thissameknowledgehasbecomeessentialtoeveryone.

giventhissituation,evenoursmallestchoiceswillrequiregreatwisdomandpersonaldetermination.

aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmoreimportant.

aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmoreimportant.

nuclearpower,forinstance,mayimproveourqualityoflife.butitcanalsobeusedtodamagethelivesandpossessionsofmillions.

economicdevelopmenthasenrichedourlivesbutbroughtwithitseriousharmtoourair,waterandhealth.

tothoseofuswhoareblindtotheconsequencesoftheirchoices,iwouldliketosay,tochoosemeanstotakeresponsibility.whenwearemakingchoicesforourselves,wecannotcasuallysay:"it''''sjustmyownbusiness."aspolicymakersofthenextcentury,wecannotfailtoseeourresponsibilitytothosewhosharetheearthwithus.

thetraditionalchinesecultureteachesustostudyhardandworkhardsoastohonorourfamily.tome,however,thisfamilyisnotjustthefiveofuswhoquarreledovertelevisionprogrammes.rather,itisthewholeofthehumanfamily.asiammakingmychoices,iwillnotforgetthesmileofmyteacherwhenicorrectlyspelledouttheword"china"forthefirsttime,iwillnotforgetthehappyfacesoftheboysandgirlswehelpedtosendbacktoschoolinthemountainsofjiangxiprovince.iwillnotforgetthetearfuleyesofwomenandchildreninbosnia,chechnyaandsomali,wheremillionsaresufferingfromwar,famineorpoverty.

allthesepeople,knownandunknown,makeupourbighumanfamily.atdifferentpoints,theycameintomylifeandbroadenmyperspective.nowasiamtomakechoicesformyself,itistimetomakeeffortstoimprovetheirlives,becauseaworldwillbenefitusallonlyifeveryoneinitcanleadapeacefulandprosperouslife.