《知道选择的后果》英语演讲稿.docx

1、知道选择的后果英语演讲稿overthepastspringfestival,igot involved in a familydispute. right before i got home, four satellite channels of cctv were added to the 14 channels we had alreadyhad. in prime time at night, they all had interestingshows. therefore, the five of us-my parents, my sisters and i-had to argue

2、 over what towatch. finally, we agreed that we should watch the most interesting programme. if we could agree what thatwas.however, all of us there remember that for a long time after we had tv, there were only one or two channelsavailable. the increase in options reveals an important change in ourl

3、ife: the abundance ofchoice.fifteen years ago we all dressed in one style and in onecolour. today, we select from a wide variety of designs andshades.fifteen years ago, we read fewnewspapers. today, we read english newspapers like the china daily and the 21st century, as well as various chinesenewsp

4、apers.fifteen years ago, english majors took only courses in language andliterature. today, we also study western culture,journalism, business communications, international relations, and computerscience.the emergence of choices marks the beginning of a new era in chinas history;an era of diversity,

5、 of material and cultural richness, and an era of the rebirth of the chinesenation.we enjoy the abundance ofchoice. but this has not comeeasily.about 150 years ago, china was forced to open up its door by western canons andgunboats. it has been through the struggle and sacrifice of generations that

6、we finally have gained the opportunity to choose forourselves. the policy of reform and openness is the choice that has made all thedifference.like others of my age, im too young to have experienced the time when the chinese people had no right tochoose. however, as the next century draws near, it i

7、s time toask: what does choice really mean to us young people?is choice a game that relies on chance or luck?is choice an empty promise that never materializes?or is choice a puzzle so difficult that we have to avoid it?first, i would like tosay: to choose means to claimopportunities.i am a third-ye

8、ar englishmajor. an important choice forme, of course, is what to do upongraduation. i can go to graduate school, at home orabroad. i can go to work as a teacher, a translator, a journalist, an editor and adiplomat. actually, the system of mutual selection has allowed me to approach almost every car

9、eer opportunity inchina.indeed, this is not going to be an easychoice. i would love to work in such big cities as beijing or shanghai orshenzhen. i would also love to return to my hometown, which is intimate, though slightly lagging indevelopment. i would love to stay in the coastal area where life

10、is exciting and fast-paced. i would also love to put down roots in central and western china, which is underdeveloped, but holds reatpotential.all of these soundgood. but they are onlypossibilities. to those of us who are bewildered at the abundance of opportunities, i would like tosay: to choose me

11、ans to acceptchallenge.to us young people, challenge often emerges in the form ofcompetition. in the next century, competition will not only come from other college graduates, but also from people of all ages and of allorigins.with increasing international exchanges, we have to face growing competit

12、ion from the whole outsideworld. this iscalling for a higher level of our personaldevelopment. fifteen years ago, the knowledge of a foreign language orof computer operation was considered merely anadvantage. but today, with wider educational opportunities, this same knowledge has become essential t

13、oeveryone.given this situation, even our smallest choices will require great wisdom and personaldetermination.as we gain more initiative in choice making, the consequence of each choice also becomes moreimportant.as we gain more initiative in choice making, the consequence of each choice also become

14、s moreimportant.nuclear power, for instance, may improve our quality oflife. but it can also be used to damage the lives and possessions ofmillions.economic development has enriched our lives but brought with it serious harm to our air, water andhealth.to those of us who are blind to the consequence

15、s of their choices, i would like to say, to choose means to takeresponsibility. when we are making choices for ourselves, we cannot casuallysay: its just my ownbusiness. as policy makers of the next century, we cannot fail to see our responsibility to those who share the earth withus.the traditional

16、 chinese culture teaches us to study hard and work hard so as to honor ourfamily. to me, however, this family is not just the five of us who quarreled over televisionprogrammes. rather, it is the whole of the humanfamily. as i am making my choices, i will not forget the smile of my teacher when i co

17、rrectly spelled out the word china for the first time, i will not forget the happy faces of the boys and girls we helped to send back to school in the mountains of jiangxiprovince. i will not forget the tearful eyes of women and children in bosnia, chechnya and somali, where millions are suffering f

18、rom war, famine orpoverty.all these people, known and unknown, make up our big humanfamily. at different points, they came into my life and broaden myperspective. now as i am to make choices for myself, it is time to make efforts to improve their lives, because a world will benefit us all only if every one in it can lead a peaceful and prosperous life.