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Igotthehighestmarkinthemid-termexamination!

"

shesaid.Don'

tbesurprised!

Myauntisindeedastudent;

tobeexact,acollegestudentattheageof45.

　　Lastyear,sheputasideherprivatebusinessandsignedupforaone-year,full-timemanagementcourseinacollege."

ThiswasthewisestdecisionIhaveevermade,"

shesaidproudlylikeateenagegirl.Toher,collegeisalwaysarightplacetopickupnewideas,andnewideasalwaysmakeherfeelyoung.

　　"

Comparedwiththelate70s,"

shesays,"

nowcollegestudentshavemanydoors."

Myauntcannothelpbutrecallherfirstcollegeexperiencein1978whencollegedoorsbegantobere-openedaftertheCulturalRevolution.ShewasassignedtostudyengineeringdespiteherdesiretostudyChineseliterature,andafewyearslater,thegovernmentsenthertoworkinaTVfactory.

　　Iwasshockedwhenshefirsttoldmehowshe（had）hadnochoiceinhermajorandjob.Lookatustoday!

Somanydoorsareopentous!

Ibelievetherehaveneverbeensuchabundantopportunitiesforself-developmentaswehavetoday.Andmyaunttoldmethatweshouldreachourgoalsbygraspingalltheseopportunities.

　　ThefirstdoorIseeistheopportunitytostudydifferentkindsofsubjectsthatinterestus.Myauntsaidshewashappytostudymanagement,butshewasalsohappythatshecouldattendlecturesonancientChinesepoetryandonShakespeareandrama.Asformyself,IamanEnglishmajor,butImayalsogotolecturesonhistory.Tome,ifcollegeeducationinthepastemphasizedspecialization,now,itemphasizesfreeandwell-roundeddevelopmentofeachindividual.Soallthefineachievementsofhumancivilizationareopentous.

　　Theseconddooristhedoortotheoutsideworld.Learninggoesbeyondclassroomsandnationalboundaries.Myauntremembersherpreviouscollegedaysasmonotonousandevencallshergeneration"

frogsinawell."

Buttoday,astheworldbecomesaglobalvillage,itisimportantthatourneighborsandwebeopen-mindedtolearnwithandfromeachother.Ihavemanyfellowinternationalclassmates,andIamapplyingtoanexchangeprogramwithauniversityabroad.Asformyaunt,sheisplanningtogetanMBAdegreeintheUnitedKingdomwhereherdaughter,mycousin,isnowdoinghermaster'

sdegreeinbiochemistry.Wearenowtakingtheopportunitytostudyoverseas,andwhenwecomeback,we'

llputtousewhatwehavelearntabroad.

　　Thethirddooristhedoortolifelonglearning.Asnewideasappearallthetime,wealwaysneedtoacquirenewknowledge,regardlessofourage.Naturally,myauntherselfisthebestexample.Manyofmyaunt'

scontemporariessaythatsheisamazinglyup-to-dateforamiddle-agedwoman.Shesimplyresponds,"

Agedoesn'

tmatter.Whatmattersisyourattitude.Youmaythinkit'

sstrangethatIamstillgoingtocollege,butIdon'

tthinkI'

mtoooldtolearn."

Yes,sheisright.Sincethegovernmentremovedtheagelimitforcollegeadmissionsin20xx,therearealreadysomeuntraditionalstudents,sittingwithusinthesameclassrooms.Likethesepeople,myauntisoldbutsheisveryyounginspirit.Withherincredibleenergyanddetermination,sheembodiesbothtraditionandmodernity.

　　Thedoorsopentousalsoposechallenges.Forinstance,wearefacedwiththechallengeofabalancedlearning,thechallengeofpreservingourfinetraditionwhilelearningfromtheWest,andthechallengeoflearningcontinuouslywhilecarryingheavyresponsibilitiestoourworkandfamily.So,eachdoorisatestofourcourage,abilityandjudgment,butwiththesupportofmyteachers,parents,friendsandmyaunt,IbelieveIcanmeetthechallengeheadon.WhenIreachmyaunt'

sage,IcanbeproudtosaythatIhavewalkedthroughdozensofdoorsandwill,intheremainderofmylife,walkthroughmanymore.PossiblyIwillgobacktocollege,too.

　　Thankyouverymuch,ladiesandgentlemen.

　　21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛稿2

　　FromWallstoBridges

　　I'

mstudyinginacityfamousforitswalls.Allvisitorstomycityareamazedbytheimposingsightofthecitywalls,silhouettedbythesettingsunwithgoldandshininglines.Withold,crackedbrickspatchedwithlichen,thewallsareweather-beatenguards,standingstillforcenturiesinprotectingthecity.

　　Ourancestorslikedtobuildwalls.TheybuiltwallsinBeijing,Xi'

an,Nanjingandmanyothercities,andtheybuilttheGreatWall,whichsnakesthroughhalfofourcountry.Theybuiltwallstowardoffenemiesandevilspirits.Thistraditionhasbeenmaintainedtothisdayaswestillhavemanyparksandschoolswalledofffromthepublic.Igrewupatthefootofthecitywalls,andI'

velovedthemsincemychildhood.Foralongtime,wallswereoneofthemostnaturalthingsintheworld.

　　Myperception,however,changedafterahikingtriptotheEasternSuburbs,ascenicareaofmycity.MyclassmatesandIwerewalkingwithsomeinternationalstudents.Aswewalkedoutofthecity,wefoundourselvesflankedbytallerandtallertrees,whichformedahugecanopyaboveourheads.Suddenlyaninternationalstudentaskedme,"

WhereistheentrancetotheEasternSuburbs?

We'

realreadyintheEasternSuburbs,"

Ireplied.

　　Heseemedtakenaback,"

IthoughtyouChinesehavewallsforeverything."

Hisremarksetoffaheateddebate.Atonepoint,helikenedourwalledcitiesto"

jails,"

whileIinsistedthattheEasternSuburbswereoneofthemanyplacesinChinathathadnowalls.

　　Thatdebatehadnowinners,butIdidlearnalotfromthisinternationalstudent.Forinstance,hetoldmethatuniversitieslikeOxfordandCambridgewerenotsurroundedbywalls;

thecampuseswerejustpartofthecities.IhavetoadmitthatwedohavemanywallsinChina,andaswearedevelopingourcountry,wemustcarefullyexaminethem,whethertheyarephysicalorintangible.WewillkeepsomewallsbutteardownthosethatimpedeChina'

sdevelopment.

　　Letmegiveyouanexample.

　　Ayearago,whenIwasworkingonatermpaper,Ineededabookonbusinesslawandfoundacopyinthelawschoollibrary.However,thelibrarianturneddownmyrequestwithacoldshoulder,saying,"

Youcan'

tborrowthisbook,youarenotastudenthere."

Intheend,Ihadtospend200yuanbuyingacopy;

meanwhile,thecopyinlawschoolwasgatheringdustontheshelf.

　　Atthebeginningofthissemester,Iheardthatmyuniversityhasstartednotonlytounifyitslibrariesbutalsolinkthemupwithlibrariesofotheruniversities,somyexperiencewillnotberepeated.Barrierswillbereplacedbybridges.Throughaninter-libraryloansystem,wewillhaveaccesstobooksfromanylibrary.Withglobalization,withChinaintegratedintotheworld,Ibelievemanyoftheseintangiblewallswillbeknockeddown.

　　Iknowglobalizationisacontroversialissue,anditishardtosaywhetheritisgoodorbad.Butonethingisforsure:

itdrawsourattentiontoChina'

stangibleandintangiblewallsandforcesustoexaminetheirrolesinthemodernworld.

　　Andhowabouttheancientwallsinmycityandothercities?

Shouldwetearthemdown?

Justtheopposite.Mycity,likeBeijingandothercities,isactuallymakingagreatefforttopreservethewalls.Thesewallsattractnotonlyhistoriansandarcheologistsbutalsomanyschoolchildrentryingtostudyourhistoryandculturalheritage.Wallshaveturnedintobridgestoourpastandtotherestoftheworld.Iftheancientbuildersofthesewallswerestillalivetoday,theywouldbeproudtoseesuchgreatchangeintheroleoftheirwalls.TheyarenowbridgesthatlinkEastandWest,SouthandNorth,andallcountriesoftheworld.Ourculturalheritagewillsurviveglobalization.

　　21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛稿3

　　AScenetoRemember

　　Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen:

　　TodayIwouldliketobeginwithastory.TherewasonceaphysicaltherapistwhotraveledallthewayfromAmericatoAfricatodoacensusaboutmountaingorillas.Thesegorillasareamainattractiontotouristsfromallovertheworld;

thisputthemseverelyunderthreatofpoachingandbeingputintothezoo.Shewentthereoutofcuriosity,butwhatshesawstrengthenedherdeterminationtodevoteherwholelifetofightingforthosebeautifulcreatures.Shewitnessedascene,ascenetakingustoaplaceweneverimagedwe'

veeverbeen,whereintheverydepthoftheAfricanrainforest,surroundedbytrees,flowersandbutterflies,themothergorillascuddledtheirbabies.

　　Yes,that'

samemorablesceneinoneofmyfavoritemovies,calledGorillasintheMist,basedonatruestoryofMrs.DianaFossey,whospentmostofherlifetimeinRwandatoprotecttheecoenvironmentthereuntiltheveryendofherlife.

　　Tome,themovienotonlypresentsanunforgettablescenebutalsoactsasatimelessreminderthatweshouldnotdevelopthetouristindustryatthecostofoureco-environment.

　　Today,weliveinaworldofprosperitybutstillthreatenedbysomanynewproblems.Ontheonehand,tourism,asoneofthemostpromisingindustriesinthe21stcentury,providespeoplewiththegreatopportunitytoseeeverythingthereistoseeandtogoanyplacethereistogo.Ithasbecomealifestyleforsomepeople,andhasturnedouttobethedrivingforceinGDPgrowth.Ithasthemagictoturnabackwardtownintoawonderlandofprosperity.Butontheotherhand,manyproblemscanoccur-naturalscenesaren'

tnaturalanymore.DeforestationtoheatlodgesaredevastatingNepal.OilspillsfromtouristboatsarepollutingAntarctica.Tribalpeopleareforsakingtheirnative