《知道选择的后果》英语演讲稿.docx

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　　overthepastspringfestival,igotinvolvedinafamily

　　dispute.rightbeforeigothome,foursatellitechannelsofcctvwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalready

　　had.inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinteresting

　　shows.therefore,thefiveofus-myparents,mysistersandi-hadtoargueoverwhatto

　　watch.finally,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthemostinteresting

　　programme...ifwecouldagreewhatthat

　　was.

　　however,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadtv,therewereonlyoneortwochannels

　　available.theincreaseinoptionsrevealsanimportantchangeinour

　　life:

theabundanceof

　　choice.

　　fifteenyearsagowealldressedinonestyleandinone

　　colour.today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsand

　　shades.

　　fifteenyearsago,wereadfew

　　newspapers.today,wereadenglishnewspaperslikethechinadailyandthe21stcentury,aswellasvariouschinese

　　newspapers.

　　fifteenyearsago,englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageand

　　literature.today,wealsostudywesternculture,journalism,businesscommunications,internationalrelations,andcomputer

　　science.

　　theemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningofanewerainchinashistory;

　　aneraofdiversity,ofmaterialandculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthofthechinese

　　nation.

　　weenjoytheabundanceof

　　choice.butthishasnotcome

　　easily.

　　about150yearsago,chinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbywesterncanonsand

　　gunboats.ithasbeenthroughthestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochoosefor

　　ourselves.thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthe

　　difference.

　　likeothersofmyage,imtooyoungtohaveexperiencedthetimewhenthechinesepeoplehadnorightto

　　choose.however,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itistimeto

　　ask:

whatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoungpeople?

　　ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?

　　ischoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializes?

　　orischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit?

　　first,iwouldliketo

　　say:

tochoosemeanstoclaim

　　opportunities.

　　iamathird-yearenglish

　　major.animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupon

　　graduation.icangotograduateschool,athomeor

　　abroad.icangotoworkasateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditoranda

　　diplomat.actually,thesystemofmutualselectionhasallowedmetoapproachalmosteverycareeropportunityin

　　china.

　　indeed,thisisnotgoingtobeaneasy

　　choice.iwouldlovetoworkinsuchbigcitiesasbeijingorshanghaior

　　shenzhen.iwouldalsolovetoreturntomyhometown,whichisintimate,thoughslightlylaggingin

　　development.iwouldlovetostayinthecoastalareawherelifeisexcitingandfast-

　　paced.iwouldalsolovetoputdownrootsincentralandwesternchina,whichisunderdeveloped,butholdsreat

　　potential.

　　allofthesesound

　　good.buttheyareonly

　　possibilities.tothoseofuswhoarebewilderedattheabundanceofopportunities,iwouldliketo

　　say:

tochoosemeanstoaccept

　　challenge.

　　tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheformof

　　competition.inthenextcentury,competitionwillnotonlycomefromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofallagesandofall

　　origins.

　　withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehavetofacegrowingcompetitionfromthewholeoutside

　　world.thisiscallingforahigherlevelofourpersonal

　　development.fifteenyearsago,theknowledgeofaforeignlanguageor

　　ofcomputeroperationwasconsideredmerelyan

　　advantage.buttoday,withwidereducationalopportunities,thissameknowledgehasbecomeessentialto

　　everyone.

　　giventhissituation,evenoursmallestchoiceswillrequiregreatwisdomandpersonal

　　determination.

　　aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmore

　　important.

　　aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmore

　　important.

　　nuclearpower,forinstance,mayimproveourqualityof

　　life.butitcanalsobeusedtodamagethelivesandpossessionsof

　　millions.

　　economicdevelopmenthasenrichedourlivesbutbroughtwithitseriousharmtoourair,waterand

　　health.

　　tothoseofuswhoareblindtotheconsequencesoftheirchoices,iwouldliketosay,tochoosemeanstotake

　　responsibility.whenwearemakingchoicesforourselves,wecannotcasually

　　say:

itsjustmyown

　　business.aspolicymakersofthenextcentury,wecannotfailtoseeourresponsibilitytothosewhosharetheearthwith

　　us.thetraditionalchinesecultureteachesustostudyhardandworkhardsoastohonorour

　　family.tome,however,thisfamilyisnotjustthefiveofuswhoquarreledovertelevision

　　programmes.rather,itisthewholeofthehuman

　　family.asiammakingmychoices,iwillnotforgetthesmileofmyteacherwhenicorrectlyspelledoutthewordchinaforthefirsttime,iwillnotforgetthehappyfacesoftheboysandgirlswehelpedtosendbacktoschoolinthemountainsofjiangxi

　　province.iwillnotforgetthetearfuleyesofwomenandchildreninbosnia,chechnyaandsomali,wheremillionsaresufferingfromwar,famineor

　　poverty.

　　allthesepeople,knownandunknown,makeupourbighuman

　　family.atdifferentpoints,theycameintomylifeandbroadenmy

　　perspective.nowasiamtomakechoicesformyself,itistimetomakeeffortstoimprovetheirlives,becauseaworldwillbenefitusallonlyifeveryoneinitcanleadapeacefulandprosperous

　　life.