爱华网However, in the religious world or among the superstitiouspeople, the belief in afterlife is very popular. They do not onlybelieve in afterlife, but thousands of reincarnations as well. Inthe mysterious world, there are the paradise andthe hell, the celestial beings and the gods, the Buddha and theBodhisattvas.Maybe they really believed it, or maybe they just wanted tomake use of people’s veneration, the ancient emperors alwaysdeclared that they were the real dragons, the sons of God, whilethe royal ministers claimed to be the reincarnations of variousconstellations. But can the stars reincarnate?Many people burn incense and kowtow, do good deeds and strivefor virtues, not just for the present, but mainly to let God seetheir sincerity so as to be reborn into a better afterlife, or toachieve the highest enlightenment after several lives of practice.They do believe in afterlife. But I can’t help asking: Supposethere were no afterlife, would you still do good deeds and strivefor virtues? And If God does not see what you are doing, would youstill be so upright and selfless? If you work, not for serving thepublic and liberating the others, but just for a better afterlifeof your own, isn’t it a little too selfish? Comparing with thiskind of believers, those who don’t believe in afterlife, but stillkeep doing good deeds, are the most sincere and honestphilanthropists, because they do them not for themselves but forother.You may wonder if I believe in afterlife. My answer is: I knownothing about my previous life, so I dare not make impropercomments on afterlife. But I do hope there’s afterlife! Because ourpresent life is so short that so many things slip away before ourproper understanding. I have so many dreams, so many wishes, somany ambitions, as well as so many regrets and concerns. If therewere no afterlife, all of them will remain unrealized!I’m not contented with the present commonplace life, I’m verymuch attached to the affections that should have been mine but havebeen washed away by the hurrying time, and I yearn for theperfection and maturity if I could start all over again. So believeit or not, I’d rather there were afterlife. Translated by Zhang Baodan(Diana)May 1, 2004假如没有来世 有没有来世，众说纷纭。无神论者，不相信来世。他们认为从生到死，仅此而已。他们可能在意身后的英名，他们可能留恋后代的亲情，但他们不寄希望于来世。他们也会说善有善报，恶有恶报，但并不相信下辈子报应什么。在宗教领域、或在一些迷信的人群，来世之说比较盛行。不仅是来世，甚至会认为有千百次的轮回。在那未知而飘渺的世界，有天堂，有地狱，有神族，有仙界，有菩萨、有佛祖。也许真的相信、也许是为了利用人们的敬畏心里，古代的帝王们总是宣称自己是真龙天子，大臣们则标榜为天上的什么文曲星、武曲星或太白金星转世。星星能转世吗？许多人烧香、磕头，行善、修德，并不都是为了眼前，而是为了让上天看见自己的真诚，以便下辈子有个好的托生，或者几世之后能修成正果。这些人自然是相信来世的。但我不禁要问：如果没有来世，你们会不会一样行善、修德呢？如果神灵看不见，你们是否也会公正无私呢？如果不是为了解脱他人和服务大众才去修行，如果仅仅是为了自己将来托生好才去行善，是否有些自私呢？比较起来，那些不相信来世而又坚持行善的人，则应该是最真、最诚的大善。因为他们不是为自身，而是为公理。也许有人会问作者，你相信来世吗？我的回答是：我不知道前生，因而也不敢妄谈后世。但我真的希望能有来世！因为这辈子时间太短，许多事情都是在还没弄明白的时候，就已经匆匆过去了。我有那么多的理想，我有那么多的心愿，我有那么多的奢望，我有那么多的遗憾，我有那么多的牵挂，我有那么多的雄心壮志，如果没有来世，那就一切皆空了。我不甘心眼前的碌碌无为，我留恋被岁月冲走的本应属于我的亲情，更向往从头再来的完美和成熟。为此，信也好，不信也好，我宁愿有来世。Tips for Making an Effective Speech1、You must speak up and project your voice even if you areusing a microphone. 2、Your voice should be resonant and sustained when youspeak.3、Pitch your voice slightly lower than normal. Listeners tendto associate credibility and authority with a relatively deepvoice.4、Try to end declarative sentences on a low tone without,however, trailing off in volume.5、Slow down.1、即使是用麦克风，也要声音响亮并运气发声。2、声音要有回声并能稍持续一阵儿。3、音调要定得比正常讲话时低一些，听众往往把可信度和权威性与一个相对低沉的声音联系在一起。4、尽量用降调结束陈述句，但不要减弱音量。5、放慢语速。段津简介：段津先生1953年毕业于北京外国语学院，被派往朝鲜开城中国人民志愿军停战谈判代表团任翻译，属于新中国第一代英语翻译。曾为陈毅、邓小平、李先念、郭沫若等老一代国家领导人会见外宾时当翻译，先后担任中国驻加拿大大使馆新闻参赞、中国驻温哥华总领事、外交部新闻司副司长兼外交部发言人、中国驻澳大利亚悉尼总领事、中国人民外交学会副会长。在长年的外交工作中，段津先生积累了丰富的英语口译、笔译经验，擅长用英语演讲，著有《如何用英语作精彩演讲》一书(世界知识出版社出版)。段津对英语演讲的总体认识：演讲艺术：中西方差距明显我们的社会政治情况与国外不太一样。美国人从小学开始就要竞选这个、竞选那个，比如俱乐部经理、学生会主席，跟政治竞选差不多，所以他们的讲演发达，在讲演培训方面也开展得比较好。在西方国家，特别是英语国家更加重视演讲。中国在这方面滞后了一点儿，但是现在讲演的风气开始兴盛，这很是令人喜悦。随着我们对外经贸、外交关系的拓展，学英语讲英语的形势更加喜人。我去年跟一批中学生专门进行英语讲演讲座，他们怀着很大的兴趣听我讲。对外经贸大学也曾经请我去讲过怎么样对外国人进行沟通。最近华北地区的大学生讲演比赛，我去当了裁判。英文演讲和中文演讲相比有哪些区别？段津：实际上一样，关键在于了解演讲对象，减少冗余信息。中文演讲和英文演讲实际上是一样的，关键是看你演讲的对象。不管是用中文还是用英文演讲，首先你要对自己的听众要有一个很好的了解。在国外讲演，讲演超过半个小时，你就要考虑这个时间是不是快到了，绝不要超过50分钟。而且应该留出一半以上的时间让听众来提问题。在中国情况就有所不同，因为过去的习惯，有的时候往往邀请方要求我讲三个小时。实际上现在中国人也愿意听短话，特别是没有什么信息量的套话说法，我们的演讲如何运用语言魅力打动听众？适应听众思维习惯？段津：在讲演当中，语言文字的运用很重要。第一，语言表达纯熟清晰。第二，以对方习惯的方式、喜欢的方式来讲。第三，要有内容。当听众通过赞扬英文的办法来赞扬你时，例如观众对你说Articulate，这是表示你讲得非常清晰，你听到这样的评语之后，实际上就说明你的内容已经打动了人。根据我的经验，适应听众思维习惯，在讲演一定要注意观众的反映。我的讲话就是半个小时，必要的时候缩短20分钟。我看大家睁着眼睛很安安静静的在听，我就多讲几句。讲话不要长，讲20分钟就可以打住了，然后让人家提问题，这个10分钟是有效的10分钟，你可以根据他们提的问题，不完全是切中这个问题放大放开讲。有了一份好的演讲稿之后，在发表演讲过程中，有人认为这是在装模作样，您怎么看待这个问题？段津：我自己感觉到，演讲绝不是什么拿姿做态，装模作样。作为外交官代表国家讲话，这个国家已经个性化在你的身上。我觉得不要去演戏。过去讲修辞，讲动作，讲声调，后来从美国开始，慢慢就变成一种谈话式的讲话。我们在国外演讲也是。我到悉尼去担任总领事，上任第一个活动正好碰到圣诞节，新南威尔士大学组织一次欢迎会，大家都很随便，都站在那儿。我先在站在他们的面前，我是一个陌生人，对他们来讲，我不代表个人，我不是段津，我是中国，是一个机构。但为了制造一种亲切感，我就要把机构化成个人，从个人讲起。所以我一开始就讲：“几天以前，我和我的夫人告别了北京的四室一厅的寓所，跟我上海80多岁的老父亲通了电话，跟躺在病床上的哥哥也通了电话，来到了温暖如春的悉尼，沐浴在夏天的阳光底下，跟大家一块过圣诞，这是一个很大的变化，但是我非常高兴、非常兴奋。”几分钟的演讲，让人家对新上任的总领事有一个了解。中国慢慢变成你个人，这个个人是很亲切自然的，没有什么价值的，随便聊天。但是最后我还是谈了国际形势，还谈了国内形势，对海外学子的希望。您的外语怎么样学的？怎么样才能将自己的所学准确生动的表达，运用到演讲里去？段津：学习也没有什么捷径可走。1，慢慢积累，不要放弃。基础一定要打好，特别是语法的基础。我在学校学的时间不长，但是基础非常稳固。光介词的练习就不知道做了几百几千，冠词的练习，什么时候用THE，什么时候不用，这些基础都非常牢固；2，多看、多读、多模仿。英语开始就是模仿，注意外国人的表达方法。我当时在外交学会上班时有机会接触美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、新西兰广大地区的各阶层人士。另一方面我非常注意阅读。当时美国的四本周刊我都看，《新闻周刊》、《时代》等等，而且是越看不明白的东西越看；3，要记录。写有用的短语、词句，要把它记下来，而且要注意比较外国人和中国不同的表达法。举个例子，中国人讲话的时候，谢谢大家对我的热烈欢迎，很平实的。英语国家的人讲这么一句话，“Thankyou for the warm hospitality that makes me feel sowelcome。”意思就是“谢谢你们的好客，这个好客使我感觉到自己如此受欢迎”。假如你没有看过英文、听过英文，你绝对不能想到这么表达。所以你就要学，就要听。我们不能说我学的时候学了，自己讲得时候还照中文讲，不能这样，要用英文来思维，越是觉得有点怪怪的，越是要学的。时间久而久之，你就不会讲中式英文。在被邀请演讲但又不很清楚对方的具体要求时如何进行？内容上什么样的安排会收到好的效果？段津：这种情况我会首先要进行调查研究。是谁邀请的，邀请我去跟谁讲，再根据听众的特点，自己做一个估计。比如说我在澳大利亚时，收到一个请帖，就是澳大利亚悉尼大学。他们学生毕业典礼一千多人，让我作为唯一的外国嘉宾讲话。我的听众都是大学生、大学教授，18岁到20多岁。然后我再打电话给他们学校的组织讲演的校方询问他们希望我讲些什么东西，他给我的答复是随便，但是时间控制在10分钟。这样的话，我就有了几个信息：一个是他为什么不请美国人，请中国人，说明他对中国感兴趣。所以我根本上可以确定，我要讲讲中国的事情。中国情况；另一个是年轻学生加教授；再一个就是时间要短一点儿。这个场合是一个毕业典礼，根据这四个特点，我就准备出了一个讲稿。具体进行的过程大概是这样的。我记得有一个英国作家讲过，你可以试一下谈别人，比如说你跟人家谈话时，你讲他的事情，他听两个小时都不腻，所以既要讲自己，也要讲别人。根据这样一个原则，我就在这个讲稿里头采取一种对比的办法。我一上来就是澳大利亚和中国差别很大，共同点也很多，夏天我们都出汗，冬天我们都会冻得发抖，你吃饭用刀叉，我吃饭用筷子。比如说我们中国看问题是大中小，写地址是先写国名，再写省，再写城市，再写街道，再写门牌号，然后再写姓，然后写名。外国人先写名，再写姓，你的门牌号码、楼的号码、马路、城市、省份，最后是国家。整个是大颠倒。你们是由我及人，我们是由远及近。通过这些文化的对比，政治制度的对比。比如你们是议会民主，我们是半殖民地半封建的基础上建立起来的人民民主的国家，这个场合就避免人民民主专政，因为几句话讲不清楚。从文化、政治、经济对比。再就是物产，中国有多少动物、多少植物。一下子跳跃性的，一对比，共同点我们都希望和平，都希望过好日子。我们两国关系好了，对我们两国人民有什么好处。最后，毕竟是青年学生，我引用了毛主席的一首诗，毛主席在50年代莫斯科对中国留学生讲的一段话，世界上是你们的，也是我们的，但归根结底是你们的，你们年轻人朝气蓬勃，正在兴旺时期，希望寄托在你们身上。这个话一讲，达到高潮，他们喜欢听。用伟大导师的话来打动他们。我是稿子念下来。关键是内容，内容好的话，语音语调也好，这样下来以后，那些小家伙戴着博士帽，拉着我一块照相，气氛非常热烈。演讲是一门艺术，好的英文演讲比赛究竟用什么样的标准来评判？段津：我先讲讲外国的经验，1996年我在澳大利亚悉尼一家图书馆的新书陈列架上看到了《成功的秘诀》一书，书中有一节谈到了演说的12项注意，我随手抄录了下来。这演讲要素12项是PresentingSkills（演说技巧)1.Know your topic（知道你要讲什么题目）2.Know your audience（了解你的听众）3.Know your start and stop times，as well as who else ison（知道你开始和停止的时间以及除你之外还有谁要讲话）4.Know what you want people to do differently and tellthem（对你所说的和人们所做的有什么不同，心中要有数，并让听众知道）5.Make major points.（写下你的讲话要点）6.Check all your equipment，sound，lighting and seatingarrangements.（检查你的器材、音响、灯光和座位）7.Ask someone you trust and respect to constructively critiqueyou.（请一个你所信任和尊敬的人对你的讲稿提出建设性的批评和意见）8.Relax before you go on.（演讲前要放松）9.Practise，practise，practise.（练习、练习，再练习）10.Remember that even if you miss a bit or forget a couple oflines，nobody knows except you.（记住即或你漏掉一点或忘掉几行，除了你自己，别人是不会发现的）11.Omit telling jokes unless you are already a goodjoke-teller or plan to getbetter.（收起你想讲的笑话，除非你已经擅长讲笑话或者计划在这方面有所提高）12.Have fun（要有趣味）上述12项提示是国外人士从大量实践中总结出来的有用经验，可供我们借鉴。根据我自己的实践经验，我想着重提出5点：1. 明确通过演讲要传递什么信息；2. 了解听众的特点和要求；3. 准备讲稿或讲话要点；4. 语言要求清晰、简练、优美、生动、形象、有频率和感召力；5. 临场陈述要举止稳重大方，语言语调准确中国人用英语演讲时，应该注意哪些表达不会让对方误解？哪些是中西方都能够理解的？段津：我们讲话，不管是对哪个国家的人士不要指手划脚。当我们谈自己的情况，不要谈的太满，应该留有余地，既谈成绩，也谈困难。另外，对人家的事情不要指指点点。还有一件事情要注意，作为一个使节，不要评论第三国的事情，最安全的就是我谈我自己的情况，我的体会，我的经验，然后是我们的共同点。中国加入WTO，北京获得2008年奥运会举办权，越来越多的中国人意识到英语的重要，他们需要通过英语表达自己,在北京更是掀起了学习英语的热潮，英语培训班也随之铺天盖地。您对培训班的培训有什么见解？您对广大爱学生的网友们，尤其是爱学英语的网友们，有什么建议？段津：首先我觉得现在掀起一个全民学英语的高潮是一个好事情。现在学英语的途径非常多，但有一种做法我不同意，那就是把英文的发音按照中文字写出来。比如书，BOOK，他用中文写成“布克”。日本人在这方面吃了亏，他就用日文拼英文，结果发音就不太好。至于训练班，要真正的训练。现在国内有些学习班，你教了钱，你上课不上课都给你发一个证书，这样是不行的。另外也不能通过几级考试就一定具备水平。因为考试本身不能够真正的、百分之百的反映一个人对某一门学问掌握的程度。学习归根结底，训练班也好，正规学校也好，最后是靠自己，靠自己自学为主。现在有好多工具书，不懂的就请教字典。
目录第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——梁励敏 3第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军——芮成钢 7第四届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——蔡力 11第六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——戚悦 13第七届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——孙宁 15第八届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——顾秋蓓 19第九届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——洪晔 21第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——夏鹏 23
目录第一章 寻访记忆引子美丽的女主播，刘欣思维的游戏 梁励敏演讲就要言之有物 芮成钢Is There a Short Cut？孙宁Be yourself 顾秋蓓无一不可入演讲 洪晔平谈中透着哀伤 夏鹏第二章 昨日重现（原声）第一届 央视《环球了望》选段 刘欣第二届 穿洋越海 梁励敏第三届 东西方相聚 芮成钢第四届 我们和黄河一道成长 蔡力第六届 新北京，三色新奥运 戚悦第七届 全球化：中国年轻一代所面临的挑战与机遇 孙宁第八届 难忘的一幕 顾秋蓓第九届 机会之门就在前方 洪晔第十届 城墙与桥梁 夏鹏第三章 明灯导航“21世纪杯”英语演讲的艺术 史蒂芬?卢卡斯第三只眼看演讲 吴杏莲附录“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛和流程简介历届比赛一览
第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——梁励敏梁励敏北京外国语大学梁励敏，生于浙江杭州，毕业于北京外国语大学，获英语语言文学硕士学位，研究生期间专攻方向为美国社会研究。2002年进入中央电视台英语频道采访组工作，所采写的新闻获得2003年全国新闻彩虹奖二等奖。
专家点评:引用文学大师的诗句作为开场白，与结束语首尾呼应，颇有感染力。东西方文化的融合表现得十分鲜明，意味深长，是篇优秀的演讲。Crossing the Sea
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The title of my speechtoday is "Crossing the Sea".An English poet by the name of Rudyard Kipling once wrote inhis poem "We and They":"All the people like us are WeAnd everyone else is TheyWe live over the seaWhile They live over the wayWe eat pork and beef with cowhorn-handled knivesThey who gobble their rice off a leafAre horrified out of their lives."When these lines first caught my eyes, I was shocked-how couldtwo peoples remain so isolated and ignorant of each other in thepast? Today's society, of course, is an entirely different picture.Those people who used to eat with cowhorn-handled knives might bevery skillful in using chopsticks, and those people who used togobble their rice might be as well have taken to fish andchips.Indeed, just take China as an example: Our modern life hasbeen influenced by Western style of living in so many ways thatit's no longer surprising to see teenagers going crazy aboutrock-and-roll, whole families dining out at McDonald's and evenrather elderly people dressed in Apple Jeans.However, these are only some expressions of the culturalchanges taking place in our society today. What is really going onis a subtle but significant restructuring of the nation'smentality. Just look around.How many college graduates are ready to compete aggressivelyfor every job opportunity, whereas not long ago they were askedjust to sit idle and wait for whatever was to be assigned to themby the government?How many young people are now eager to seek for an independentlife whereas only two decades ago they would rely totally on theirparents to arrange for their future? Ask anyone who participates intoday's speech contest. Who has not come with a will to fight andwho has not come determined to achieve self-fulfillment in winningthe game? And I'm quite certain that if Confucius had lived to seetoday's China, he would have been horrified to see young loverskissing each other in public places in an unreserved expression oftheir passion.It is therefore evident that we as descendants of an ancientEastern civilization are already living under strong inf1uence ofthe Western culture. But it is not only in China that we find theincorporation of the two cultures.Take the United States as an example: During the 1980s,in faceof the overwhelming competition from Japan, many American companiessuch as the Ford began to adopt a teamwork management from theirrivals, the essence of which, lay at the very core of Easternculture.Take the Chinese acupuncture as another example: Thistraditional treatment of diseases is finally finding its way to theWest and hence the underlying notion that illness is resulted fromthe imbalance between Yin and Yang within the body -- an idea whichwould strike any Westerner as incredible in the past!Ladies and Gentlemen, we live in a great epoch when the globalintegration of economy and the information revolution have broughtcultures of the world closer than ever before. We live in aparticular era when countries, East and West, find themselves inneed of readjusting their traditional values. We live, at the sametime, at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problemsas ethnic conflicts and regional unrest are increasingly posing athreat to the peace and happiness of the whole human race. To copewith such an era and to embrace an even brighter future, we need tolearn to live more harmoniously in a world community which isbecoming smaller and smaller.My dear fellow students, our command of the English languagerenders it possible for us to gain an insight into Western culturewhile retaining our own cultural identity.Therefore, it is our sacred responsibility to promote thecultural exchanges and hence the mutual understanding between Chinaand the rest of the world.It is my happiest dream that the new generation of Chinesewill not only grow up drinking Coca-Cola and watching Hollywood,but also be blessed with the far-reaching benefits of multiplecultures; benefits that our forefathers had never, ever dreamedof.To end my speech, I would like to quote Rudyard Kiplingagain:"All the people like us are WeAnd everyone else is TheyBut once you cross over the seaYou will end by looking on WeAs only a sort of They"Thank you.
译文:穿越海洋
女士们、先生们，晚上好。今天，我演讲的题目是:《穿越海洋》。英国诗人罗得雅德?吉卜林曾写过一首诗，名叫《我们与他们》，其中写道:
像我们的人是我们其余的人是他们我们生活在海这边他们生活在路那边我们用牛角柄的刀叉吃猪牛肉吞吃粽叶包饭的他们吓得要死。
第一次读到这首诗，我很震惊——过去两个民族何以如此疏离、彼此陌生?当然今日的社会呈现出完全不同的情景:那些过去吃米饭的人们也开始喜欢吃鱼和薯条。
的确如此，就拿中国来说，西方的生活方式已经广泛地影响了我们的现代生活，以致对于年轻人对摇滚乐着迷，全家去吃麦当劳，老年人穿苹果牌牛仔裤，大家都已习以为常。
然而，这不过是我们当今社会中所发生的文化变迁的表面现象而已，真正发生的却是我们的民族心理开始了微妙而又有重大意义的重建，大家只要看看周围就会清楚。
不久以前，大学生还只是束手空坐，等待政府给他们分配工作;如今，又有多少大学生正在做充分准备，为争取任何工作机会而激烈角逐?
20年前年轻人还完全依靠父母为他们安排未来，今天又有多少年轻人在急切地寻求一种独立的生活?试问今天参加演讲比赛的诸位，谁不是带着志在一搏的心情来到这里?谁不是铁下心来赢得这场比赛以实现自我?如今年轻人毫无顾忌地宣泄情感当众亲吻，我确信，倘若孔子在世，他必被吓坏。
很明显，我们这些东方古老文明的后裔们早已生活在西方文化的强烈影响之下，然而出现这种异质文化合流的现象不止是在中国。
以美国为例，20世纪80年代，面对来自日本的强大竞争压力，许多美国公司如福特公司开始采用对手的集体合作管理方式，而这种方式正是东方文化核心之精华。
再以中华针灸为例，这种传统的医疗方法以及这种疗法的依据——即人体阴阳失调导致疾病最终得到西方社会的承认，而在过去，西方人还认为这是无稽之谈。
女士们，先生们，我们恰逢一个伟大的时代:全球经济一体化、信息革命使得世界各种文化联系比以往更加紧密;我们恰逢一个特殊的年代:无论是东方国家还是西方国家都意识到自身急需调整传统价值。与此同时，我们正生活在发展的关键时刻:种族冲突，地区动荡正越来越威胁着整个人类的和平与幸福。如何对待这一时代，拥抱更加灿烂的未来，我们需要学会在越来越小的世界大家庭中更加和睦地生活。
亲爱的同学们，我们掌握英语，得以了解西方文化，与此同时，又不失本民族的文化特征。因此，促进中国与世界的文化交流与相互理解是我们神圣的责任。
我有一个美好的梦想，我梦想中国的年轻一代不仅仅在喝可口可乐、看好莱坞影片中成长，而且还受益于我们的父辈所从未梦想过的多元文化所带来的深远影响。
最后，再次以罗得雅德?吉卜林的诗作为我此次演讲的结尾:
像我们的人是我们其余的人是他们然而一旦你们穿洋越海就不会再把我们看做仅仅是他们。
谢谢。
第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军——芮成钢East and West have met东西方相聚
runner-up: Rui Cheng gang, Foreign AffairCollegeHonorable judges, ladies andgentlemen:Kipling said:" East is east, and West is West, and never thetwain shall meet!" But now, a century later, they havemet.They have met in business. They have met in education. Theyhave met in the arts.Some would argue that these meetings leave us with a choicebetween East and West ,but I believe the best future lies in thecreative combination of both worlds. We can make Western ideas,customs and technology our own, and adapt them to our own use. Wecan enjoy the best of all worlds, because our tradition is, aboveall, one of selecting the best and making it ourown.But, do Western styles and values threaten ouridentity?History makes it easy for us to think so-perhaps tooeasy.Some people seem to think that adopting Western customs, suchas a bride wearing white-which has long been a color of mourning inChina, instead of the traditional Chinese red for her wedding, isanother submission to foreign intervention,--a betrayal of ourheritage, they say.They fear that as we become "globalized", we will no longer beChinese.I do not agree.History teachers that a strong and confident nation is at easein hearing from the outside world.The wedding of Eastern and Western cultures, whether in whitegowns or red, brings us variety.It is a rich banquet of special foods from all over theworld.As an amateur gourmet of Chinese cuisine, our superb flavoursdelight me.But my Chinese taste appreciates food from anyland.I even allow the convenience of McDonald's a place in my lifewithout giving up my good taste.My grandfather taught me to hum tunes of Beijing opera fromthe time I was very young; they are deep in my spirit, part of mysoul.I love Beijing opera, because it always reminds me of who Iam.But I am also a fan of modern pop music, the No.1 fan of SpiceGirls on campus.of course, it goes far beyond food, music and dance. It goesinto values and ways of thinking about theworld.Once upon a time, or so my teacher told me, a Chinese boy andan American girl had a squabble.Both wanted to keep a bunny rabbit they had found in thegarden.Surely you've seen a rabbit sunning himself in thegrass.Nothing is more lovable, nothing more natural. No wonder theywanted him.The Chinese boy played his er-hu. Happiness and joy, longingand passion, filled the air. The little rabbit swayed gently andbegan to move his ears in the direction of the music. He liked whathe heard.The girl then took out her violin and played it to producebeautiful melodies of her own. The rabbit began to bounce in herdirection.So intent were the children on their own music that neitherpaid the other any attention.The competing melodies confused the little rabbit and he didnot know which way to turn .Unable to attract the little creature,both children gave up ;they walked away, in different directions,leaving the rabbit. . .alone.But, what if they listened ,what if they really heard eachother's music, instead of always playing their owntunes?When I hear the music of a violin ,rich with the joys of menand women who came together and sang and danced.. . I hear echoesof the music of the grass lands, of the hills, of the rivers...ofmy own native land.Is music mine and yours, or is itours?What I want to hear is the er-hu and the violin playedtogether, in rhythm and in tune. Together, we can produce new and beautiful music,rich with textures and sounds that can only be made inharmony.The rabbit sits in the grass in the ever-warming sun. Waitingfor us to play, waiting for the symphony tobegin.Will he have to wait forever? The choice is ours . Thankyou.
尊敬的评委、女士们、先生们：吉卜林说过，“东方是东方，西方是西方，两者永不聚！”然而如今，在一个世纪之后，东西方相聚了。它们在贸易中相聚，在教育中相聚，在艺术中相聚。有人争论说这种东西方之聚,使得我们能够在东西方中作出选择.然而我相信最美好的未来在于东西方世界的创造性的结合，我们可以变西方的观念、习俗、技术为己所有，为己所用；我们可以享受两上不同世界之精华，总之，我们的传统之一就是择其精华，为己所用。然而，西方的生活方式和价值会威胁到我们的民族特色吗？历史让我们轻易相信——也许是太轻易地让我们相信此说了。有人似乎认为彩西方习俗，比如新娘结婚穿白色婚纱，是对外国介入的屈服，是对传统遗产的背叛，因为按中国传统，结婚新娘要穿红色，而白色长期以来代表的是哀悼。这些人担心一量我们变得全球化，我们也就不在是中国人了。我不这样认为。历史告诉我们：一个强大自信的民族学起外面的世界易如反掌 。无论是穿白衣还是黑衣，还是东西方异质文化的联姻，都给我们带来多姿多采的生活。东西方异质文化的联姻是一席来自世界各地佳肴的盛宴。身为中国菜的业余美食家，我喜欢民族的佳肴。然而我的中国口味也欣赏异国的风味。生活中我为简便吃麦当劳，却不会放弃自己的良好口味。从小祖父就教我哼唱京剧，京剧深入我的精神之中，成为我灵魂的一部分。我热爱京剧，因为京剧让我总想起自己是谁。但是我也迷恋现代流行音乐，在学校里还是“辣味女孩”的头号歌迷。当然，异质文化的交流远不止于食物、音乐和舞蹈，它深入到价值观和世界观。有一次老师给我讲了一个中国男孩和一个美国女孩发生争执的故事。在花园里他们俩发现了一只小兔，两人都想要。你肯定见过草丛中晒太阳的小兔。没什么东西比小兔子更可爱的，更富有自然情趣了，难怪他们两人都想要它。男孩拉起了二胡，愉快喜悦的琴声，充满了渴望和激情，回荡在空中，小兔子听着这音乐轻轻摇摆，耳朵转向音乐，它喜爱男孩的琴声。女孩也取出小提琴，拉出悠扬的旋律。小兔子听了朝她跑去。两人都全神贯注于自己的音乐，丝毫没注意对方演奏的音乐。交杂在一块的音乐困惑了小兔子，它不知该朝哪走。男孩和女孩都不能将小兔子吸引过来，只好放弃，各自走开了，扔下小兔子独自一人。然而倘若他们倾听对方的音乐，而不是各自为歌，那么结果会如何呢？当我听到小提琴声响起，男男女女走道一起又唱又跳，乐声中充满了欢乐，此时我也听见了草原上、山谷间、小河旁传来得我们本民族的音乐的回声。音乐分你我，还是属于我们大家？我想听的是二胡与小提琴的合奏，旋律与节奏和谐一致。大家一起才能创造出新颖动听音乐， 只有在和谐中大家才能创造出富有神韵的乐声。在温暖的阳光中，小兔子在等待着我们一起演奏，等待着交响乐开始。他有必要再永远的等下去吗？决择在于我们自己。谢谢。 Liu Xin: Thank you, contestant number 10. Now you're going tocompare street markets and supermarkets.Rui Chenggang:Well, thank you very much. Um as a man who suffered from malechauvinism, I used to think that shopping is a privilege of women.I seldom do shopping until I have to . But three years ago,something happened and it changed my view. I remember it was thefirst day I went to college. After I had put down my luggage, Iwent out of the school to have a look around. It was a romanticrainy day. And guess what, I found the street market, right besidethe school.And I saw lots of middle-aged men and women talking with thesellers of fruit, clothes and soft drinks and it seems to me thatthey were intimate friends. And then I said to myself, why not havea try.So I walked to the seller of pineapple and talked to him. Andthen i bought a pineapple and bargain with him and then i will eatthe pineapple while wandering around the street market and enjoythe simple things of life. Thank you.Judge: You mentioned in your first speech the importance ofvariety even though the east and west are converging. But manypeople think that one of the problems of modern life is the lack ofvariety. This hotel looks like every other hotel in the world andthe whole world is becoming an airport. Hong Kong looks likeSingapore and so on. Do you think that we may be in danger oflosing the very variety that you think is soimportant?Rui Cheng gang:The variety. Of course I do not think so. I don't think we arelosing variety. Instead ,we are, I think we are getting morevarieties.Well nowadays, as i had mentioned in my speech, we have acombination of eastern and western music, food and lifestyles.Actually I, I think I read an article in Vienna and many westerncritic and composers feel that a western music which hastraditionally emphasized on the harmony between differentinstruments now is becoming increasingly, it increasingly reflectseastern music style. However, the eastern music style brought thema completely new sense of music.So I don't think we are losing variety. I think we are havingmore varieties. And also in our daily life, I think we have morechoice. It's not actually a choice between the east and west.Actually I think the choice is a combination of the two. And thisdoesn't necessarily mean we are losing our variety. We are updatingwhat variety is .Thank you.Judge: In your second speech just now about street markets.You said that you enjoyed going to the street markets. It's apeaceful life and eating pineapples. Could you say something morecomparing street markets and supermarkets as regards prices andquality and choice of products, things likethat.Rui Cheng gang:Yes. Of course I prefer street market to super market. Andactually I think ,nowadays the prices in the supermarket arebecoming lower and lower to meet the demands of the people. Butsomehow I think people, not only Chinese people, but people fromall over the world, will enjoy street markets much better. Becauseeven though going to the supermarket will help you to get rid of alot of the trouble of bargaining ,but somehow you lose the fun oftalking with people and communicating with each other, and i thinkthe super market just reflects one of the problems of modernsociety. I mean the alienation of people and their fellow man. Andso I think that street market is secure to these disease orillnesses in modern society. Thank you. 刘欣：谢谢十号选手。现在请你对街市和超级市场做一个比较。 芮成钢：谢谢你。唔，以前由于深受男权主义影响，我向来把购物当作是女性的特权。不到万不得已决不得已决不上街购物。但在三年前发生的一件事改变了我的观点。 记得那是我进大学的第一天，放置好行李后我走出学校四处看一看。那是个浪漫的雨天。你猜怎样？就在学校附近我发现了一条街市。我看到许多中年男女正在与卖水果、服装、饮料的摊主议价，似乎是很熟的朋友。我对自己说，何不一试呢？于是我走到一个卖菠萝的小贩前同他说起价来，最后买下一个菠萝。忽然间我意识到这十分有意思。回到学校后我想了一想，总结出这所以会钟情于街市的两点原因。首先，它带给了我乐趣。其次，我喜欢讲价。实际上我认为讲价是提高口才的极端有效的办法。没有这几年讲价经验的积累，我想我也不会有现在的机会站在这儿用流利的英语向你们做演讲。三年过去了，我一周还至少上街一次。我会去卖菠萝的小贩那儿和讲价，然后一边吃菠萝一边在街市上慢步，享受生命中一些小乐趣。谢谢！评委：在你的第一个演讲中你提到，尽管东、西方文化存在共性，多样性仍有其重要性。可是许多人觉得现代生活中存在的问题之一就是缺少多样性。这家饭店看似世界上其他饭店，整个世界成了一个机场。香港看似新加坡，诸如此类。既然人认为多样性很重要，你是否认为我们正濒临丧失这种多样性的危机的边缘？芮成钢：说到多样性，我并不认为我们正濒临丧失这种多样性的危机，与此相反，我认为我们正取得越来越多的多样性。正如我刚才说过的，在现代社会中，我们在音乐、饮食和生活方式方面都有东西方的结合。几年前，我曾在《中国日报》上看到一篇文章，说中国音乐在维也纳受到热烈的欢迎。许多西方评论家和作曲家认为，西方音乐传统上将重点放在各种乐器的配合上，现在刚更多地反映东方音乐的风格。东方音乐的风格给他们带了全新的意识。因此，我认为我们并没有丧失多样性，而是在取得更多的多样性。在日常生活中，我们也拥有更多的选择。并不是说是选择东方还是选择西方，百是在东西方的结合中进行选择。这不一定就意味着我们正在丧失多样性。我们正在不断地高速这种多样性。谢谢。 芮成钢：好。我当然是喜欢街甚于超级市场。我认为，现在超级市场的物价为了迎合大众的需要在逐渐调低。但我总觉得不仅是中国人，所有的人都会喜欢街市更多一些。因为尽管上超市可以省去讲价的麻烦，你多少也损失了和人聊天和交往的乐趣。超市反映了现代生活的众多问题。在此我指的是人与人之间的疏离。而街市则可避免现代社会的这些毛病。谢谢。
第四届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——蔡力蔡力南京大学蔡力，出生于江苏南京，1998年起就读于南京大学，1999年于上海参加“21世纪杯”英语演讲比赛，获一等奖。同年赴伦敦参加国际英语演讲比赛，获"BestNon-NativeSpeaker"称号。本科毕业后赴美国俄亥俄州州立大学攻读传播学硕士。2003年毕业后进入北卡拉罗那大学教堂山分校心理学系攻读博士，改攻心理计量，同事在UNC统计学系修读树立统计硕士。WE AND OUR YELLOW RIVER: THRIVING TOGETHER
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The issue of the YellowRiver has become the biggest concern of members of the Chinesepeoples Political Consultative Conference. My childhood, in fact,is closely associated with the river. My father is an engineeringgeologist, and he used to take me with him on his trips to thehydropower stations on the river. I enjoyed those trips, especiallythe trip to Longyang Xia reservoir. Although ten years have passedsince my visit, I can still recall the scenery; I can still recallthe water I saw at the reservoir. It was pure, clean and blue, notlike the water I saw in the middle reaches of the river, which hadturned brown and muddy after passing through the LoessPlateau.Once during our stay at the power station, we were caught in athunderstorm. And when rain stopped, I could see trickles of waterrolling down mountain slopes and flowing into the reservoir. Itcarried little mud or sand, because at that time, trees and grassstill grew around the reservoir. And they protected the soil. AtLongyang Xia I was struck by the beauty of nature, and as a child Iwanted to stay there and to grow up with our Yellow River.Li Bai, the Tang Dynasty poet, said praises to the flowingwater in the Yellow River. He saw it as coming down from heaven andnurturing the people along her way to the sea. However, in 1997,for330days, not a single drop of water from the Yellow River went intothe sea. And droughts are not the only punishment by nature. Afriend of my father's, a university professor, is doing research onthe Yellow River. According to this professor, the Yellow Riverwill soon change its course if we allow this situation to continue.Because there is no longer enough water to carry away the silt andmud in the lower reaches of the river and the riverbed rises higherand higher each year.We have taken too much from nature, but given back too littlein return. And this is the cost of the unbalanced growth. If we hadtaken care of the vegetation in the upper and middle reaches of theYellow River, we would still experience the river as Li Baidescribed it.While the developed countries are consuming proportionallymore natural resources than the rest of the world, they've alsotaken some good measures in protecting nature. And as a developingcountry, China can learn from them in this aspect.Last year, when I was visiting Australia with a group ofChinese students who had won prizes in an English Skills Test, ourAustralian hosts invited us to join them for a horse-ride in themountains. After two hours on horseback, we reached a valley, wherethere was a most beautiful meadow, with flowers in all colorsdotted on a huge blanket of green. When I began to praise thebeauty of nature, my friends told me that in this valley, thereused to be a big mine and the wastewater from the mine turnedeverything brown. When the mine was abandoned, people made greatefforts to restore the green vegetation. They also used the latestbiological technology choosing the best grass seeds suitable forthe local soil. So the beautiful meadow is a result of commitment,hard work, and new technology.What happened to this valley in Australia should also happento our Yellow River and, in fact, it is happening. I have seenfarmers planting trees on mountains along the Yellow River. I haveseen them climb the mountain tops with seedlings on their shouldersbecause they had no machinery. I have seen them pour on trees thewater they had carried up in buckets from miles down the valley.These farmers are quietly nourishing our Yellow River, just as theriver has nourished them.And these farmers, men and women I don't know, gave me theconfidence that we and our Yellow River will grow together, andsomeday in the future, we will be able to drink the clean waterfrom our Yellow River again, because she is our dearestmother.Thank you.
第六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——戚悦戚悦北京语言文化大学1980年11月出生于北京。2001年3月获得“21世纪?爱立信杯”第六届全国英语演讲比赛第一名以及“最具潜力选手奖”。2003年毕业于北京语言大学（原北京语言文化大学），获得英语语言文学学士学位，之后赴英国华威大学英语语言教育系攻读英语语言教学与方法，2004年99月获颁硕士学位。New Beijing, the Three-colored New OlympicsGood afternoon, ladies and gentlemen:
Bidding for the Olympic Games is, in a way, an image-creatingundertaking. The first and foremost thing is to let people fall inlove with the city at first sight, attracting them by its uniqueimage. What image does Beijing intend to create for itself once ithas the opportunity to host the 2008 Olympics? It’s known to allthat the Beijing Municipal Government has already set the theme forthe future games: New Beijing, Great Olympics. For me, the 2008Olympics will be a great green Olympics illuminated with two morespecial colors, yellow and red.
First, yellow is a meaningful color. The Yellow River isChina’s mother river and the cradle of Chinese civilization. We areof the yellow race and descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Thiscolor has a special origin and great significance for the Chinesepeople. Beijing is the capital of New China and previously thecapital for nine dynasties in Chinese history. So, yellow willnaturally add splendor to the 2008 Games.
Secondly, the 2008 Olympics will be a red pageant.
Red is another traditionally cherished color for the wholecountry. We adore red. On big occasions, we like to decorate ourhomes in red. It is the color of double happiness, representingjoyous moments, 1)auspiciousness, enthusiasm and prosperity. Red isone of the most suitable colors to describe the future of Beijing.Beijing, together with the whole country, is becoming more and moreprosperous in the process of modernization. Should the 2008Olympics be held in Beijing, the whole city will be a sea of red:the red torch, red flags, red flowers, and the radiant faces ofmillions of joyful people.
Above all, the 2008 Olympics will be a green Olympics.
Adding the green 2) ingredient is essential in creating anappealing image, as we can’t deny the fact that Beijing, at themoment, is not as green a city as what we like it to be. Strivingfor an environmentally appealing city has become a central task forall the citizens of Beijing. Big efforts have been made inpollution control, replanting and beautification of the city.According to a project entitled “The Green Olympic Action Plan,”between 1998 and 2007, Beijing will have invested 100 billion RMBin preserving and protecting the environment. Some 12.5 milliontrees and over 1 million acres of grass will be planted along theFourth Ring Road. By then, the city’s green area will make up 40%of its total. The city will also dredge its 3) reservoirs used as awater supply to Beijing residents, controlling industrial pollutionand moving out the 200 factories presently located within the cityproper.
Certainly, all of this is no easy task. But I am sure that allof us have confidence that we will realize these “green” goals, fornow we have the full support and participation of theenvironmentally conscious citizens. Each citizen is showing greatconcern for every one of the steps the city government takes. Asthe saying goes, “United, we stand”, and a green Beijing will beachieved.
When our aspiration becomes a reality, it will be a uniqueOlympics. “New Beijing, Great Olympics” will be weaved of thesethree superb colors: yellow, red and green.
Let us welcome it and look forward to it! Thank you!
第七届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——孙宁孙宁北京外国语大学1981年生于南京。1993年考取南京外国语学校，其间获全国中学生英语能力竞赛和中澳国际英语能力竞赛高中组特等奖。1999年保送北京外国语大学英语系学习，其间获“21世纪?爱立信杯”第七届全国英语演讲比赛冠军并出版译作三本。2003年8月入外交部翻译室工作，次年9月公派赴英国留学。Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for China'sYounger GenerationGood morning, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Today I'm very happy to be here to share with you some of mythoughts on the topic of Globalization. And first of all, I wouldlike to mention an event in our recent history.
Thirty years ago, American President Richard Nixon made anepoch-making visit to China, a country still isolated at that time.Premier Zhou Enlai said to him, "Your handshake came over thevastest ocean in the world - twenty-five years of nocommunication." Ever since then, China and America have exchangedmany handshakes of various kinds. The fundamental implication ofthis example is that the need and desire to communicate acrossdifferences in culture and ideology is not only felt by the twocountries but by many other nations as well.
As we can see today, environmentalists from differentcountries are making joint efforts to address the issue of globalwarming, economists are seeking solutions to financial crises thatrage in a particular region but nonetheless cripple the world'seconomy, and diplomats and politicians are getting together todiscuss the issue of combating terrorism. Peace and prosperity hasbecome a common goal that we are striving for all over the world.Underlying this mighty trend of globalization is the echo of E. M.Forster's words, "Only connect!"
With the IT revolution taking place, traditional boundaries ofhuman society fall away. Our culture, politics, society andcommerce are being sloshed into a large melting pot of humanity. Inthis interlinked world, there are no outsiders, for a disturbancein one place is likely to impact other parts of the globe. We havebegun to realize that a world divided cannot endure.
China is now actively integrating into the world. Our recententry to the WTO is a good example. For decades, we have takenpride in being self-reliant, but now we realize the importance ofparticipating in and contributing to a broader economic order. Fromthe precarious role in the world arena to our present WTOmembership, we have come a long way.
But what does the way ahead look like? In some parts of theworld people are demonstrating against globalization. Are theyjustified then, in criticizing the globalizing world? Instead ofnarrowing the gap between the rich and the poor, they say,globalization enables developed nations to swallow the developingnations' wealth in debts and interest. Globalization, they argue,should be about an earnest interest in every other nation'seconomic health.
We are reminded by Karl Marx that capital goes beyond nationalborders and eludes control from any other entity. This has become areality. Multinational corporations are seeking the lowest cost,the largest market, and the most favorable policy. They are oftenpowerful lobbyists in government decision-making, ruthlessexpansionists in the global market place and a devastating presenceto local businesses.
For China, still more challenges exist. How are we going toensure a smooth transition from the planned economy to amarket-based one? How to construct a legal system that is soundenough and broad enough to respond to the needs of a dynamicsociety? How to maintain our cultural identity in an increasinglyhomogeneous world? And how to define greatness in our rise as apeace-loving nation? Globalization entails questions that concernus all.
Like many young people my age in China, I want to see mycountry get prosperous and enjoying respect in the internationalcommunity. But it seems to me that mere patriotism is not justenough. It is vitally important that we young people do moreserious thinking and broaden our mind to bigger issues. And, theremight never be easy answers to those issues such as globalization,but to take them on and give them honest thinking is the first stepto be prepared for both opportunities and challenges coming ourway. And this is also one of the thoughts that came to me whilepreparing this speech. Thank you.22、全球化：中国年轻一代所面临的机遇与挑战
女士们、先生们，早上好。很高兴今天能在此就“全球化”这一主题来和大家谈谈我的想法。首先，我要提到的是近代史上的一件大事。
三十年前，美国总统理查德?尼克松来中国进行了具有划时代意义的访问，那时中国正受到美国孤立。周恩来总理对他说了这样一番话：“你与我的握手越过了世界上最为辽阔的海洋，这个海洋就是互不交往的25年。”自从那以后，美国和中国已经握过多次不同的手。这一事件充分表明:不同文化、不同意识形态之间的交流不仅仅是两个国家的需要和愿望，也是更多其它国家的心声。
正如我们今天所看到的，不同国家的环保专家们正齐心协力在全球变暖这一问题上各抒己见；经济学家们一同寻找着对付金融危机的办法，虽然这一危机只发生在一定区域，但它还是会阻碍世界经济的发展；外交官和政治家们则聚到一起探讨打击恐怖主义的问题。和平与繁荣已成为全世界共同奋斗的目标。如此强大趋势的“全球化”正应证了E.M. 福斯特的那句话：“但求沟通！”
随着IT产业的出现，传统的人类社会分界线也随之消失。我们的文化、政治、社会和商业都被放入一个人性的大熔炉里。在这个互相联系的世界里，没有局外人，任何地区性的不稳定因素都可能波及全世界。我们已意识到一个分裂的世界是无法长存的。
中国现在正积极地融入世界，前不久加入世贸就是一个很好的例子。几十年来，我们总是以自立为荣，但是现在我们意识到了参与和促成更为广阔的经济秩序的重要性。从世界舞台上的一个不稳定角色到如今的世贸组织成员，我们走过了一段漫长的路。
但是前方的路又将如何？世界上部分国家的人民示威游行，反对全球化。那么，他们责怪世界全球化有道理吗？他们又说，全球化只能使发达国家通过债务与利息吞并发展中国家的财富，而不是缩短贫富之间的差距。全球化，他们认为，应该是对其它国家经济健康的一种关注。
卡尔?马克思提醒我们，资本跨越国界，便会逃离对象国政治实体的管制，这一点已成为现实。跨国公司一直在实行寻求最低成本、最大市场和最多收益的政策。他们常常在政府做决定时施加强大的影响力，在全球市场上无情地扩张并在地区贸易中形成极强的杀伤力。
对于中国来说，仍然是挑战居多。我们如何确保从计划经济向市场经济平稳过渡？如何建立一个足够健全、足够广泛的法制体系来适应一个生机勃勃的社会的需要？如何在这个日益同化的世界中保持我们的文化特性？还有，如何树立我们这个爱好和平的国度的良好形象？全球化所牵涉的问题关系到我们大家。
和中国的许多同龄人一样，我期待着我的祖国变得繁荣，受到国际社会的尊重。但是对我来说，仅仅爱国是不够的，我们年轻人多做一些冷静的思考，把视野拓展到更大的问题上，这才是最为重要的。也许回答那些诸如全球化的问题并不是件容易的事，但是我们可以关注它们，对它们做一些认真的思考，这是我们迎接所有机遇和挑战的准备工作的第一步，这也是我准备这次演讲比赛时时刻刻的想法之一。谢谢！CE
1) implication [ 7impli5keiFEn] n. 含意，暗示
2) ideology [ aidi5ClEdVi] n. 意识形态
3) E. M. Forster 爱德华?摩根?福斯特
(1879-1970) 是本世纪英国著名的作家。
4) slosh [slCF] v. 溅，泼
5) melting pot 大熔炉
6) precarious [pri5kZEriEs] a.不确定的，不安全的
7) entity [5entiti] n. 实体
8) transition [trAn5ziFEn] n. 转变，过渡，转换
9) dynamic [dai5nAmik] a. 动力的，动力学的
10) homogeneous [ hCmEu5dVi:njEs] a. 同类的，相似的
11) patriotism [5pAtriEtizEm] n. 爱国心，爱国精神
第八届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——顾秋蓓顾秋蓓上海外国语大学1981年出生于上海。毕业于上海外国语大学会计学专业，获得管理学学士学位。后跨专业直升上外英语语言学文学专业，攻读硕士学位。2003年获得第八届“21世纪?爱立信杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军。A Scene to RememberGood afternoon, ladies and gentlemen:
Today I would like to begin with a story. There was once aphysical therapist who traveled all the way from America to Africato do a census about mountain gorillas. These gorillas are a mainattraction to tourists from all over the world; this put themseverely under threat of poaching and being put into the zoo. Shewent there out of curiosity, but what she saw strengthened herdetermination to devote her whole life to fighting for thosebeautiful creatures. She witnessed a scene, a scene taking us to aplace we never imaged we've ever been, where in the very depth ofthe African rainforest, surrounded by trees, flowers andbutterflies, the mother gorillas cuddled their babies.
Yes, that's a memorable scene in one of my favorite movies,called Gorillas in the Mist, based on a true story of Mrs. DianaFossey, who spent most of her lifetime in Rwanda to protect theecoenvironment there until the very end of herlife.
To me, the movie not only presents an unforgettable scene butalso acts as a timeless reminder that we should not develop thetourist industry at the cost of our eco-environment.
Today, we live in a world of prosperity but still threatenedby so many new problems. On the one hand, tourism, as one of themost promising industries in the 21st century, provides people withthe great opportunity to see everything there is to see and to goany place there is to go. It has become a lifestyle for somepeople, and has turned out to be the driving force in GDP growth.It has the magic to turn a backward town into a wonderland ofprosperity. But on the other hand, many problems can occur -natural scenes aren't natural anymore. Deforestation to heat lodgesare devastating Nepal. Oil spills from tourist boats are pollutingAntarctica. Tribal people are forsaking their native music anddress to listen to U2 on Walkman and wear Nike andReeboks.
All these appalling facts have brought us to the realizationthat we can no longer stand by and do nothing, because the verythought of it has been eroding our resources. Encouragingly, theexplosive growth of global travel has put tourism again in thespotlight, which is why the United Nations has made 2002 the yearof ecotourism, for the first time to bring to the world's attentionthe benefits of tourism, but also its capacity to destroy ourecoenvironment.
Now every year, many local ecoenvironmental protectionorganizations are receiving donations - big notes, small notes oreven coins - from housewives, plumbers, ambulance drivers,salesmen, teachers, children and invalids. Some of them cannotafford to send the money but they do. These are the ones who drivethe cabs, who nurse in hospitals, who are suffering from ecologicaldamage in their neighborhood. Why? Because they care. Because theystill want their Mother Nature back. Because they know it stillbelongs to them.
This kind of feeling that I have, ladies and gentlemen, iswhen it feels like it, smells like it, and looks like it , it's allcoming from a scene to be remembered, a scene to recall and tocherish.
The other night, as I saw the moon linger over the land andbefore it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled withsongs. I found myself humming softly, not to the music, but tosomething else, someplace else, a place remembered, a placeuntouched, a field of grass where no one seemed to have been exceptthe deer.
And all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feelingthat it's time for us to do something, for our own and our cominggeneration.Once again, I have come to think of Mrs. Diana Fossey becauseit is with her spirit, passion, courage and strong sense of ourecoenvironment that we are taking our next step into theworld.
And no matter who we are, what we do and where we go, in ourminds, there's always a scene to remember, a scene worth our effortto protect it and fight for it.
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第九届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——洪晔洪晔南京大学1984年5月出生于南京。2002年被保送进入南京大学英语系学习。初中时，因语音语调的出类拔萃多次在班级、年级的英语朗诵比赛中获胜。2004年4月，在第九届“21世纪?外教社杯”全国英语演讲比赛中获得了“特等奖”以及“外教社最具创意奖”和“最具潜力奖”，于同年5月代表中国前往英国伦敦参加了国际演讲比赛。回校后被授予“五四奖章”。The Doors that Are Open to UsGood morning ladies and gentlemen:
The title of my speech today is "The Doors that Are Open to Us".
The other day my aunt paid me a visit. She was overjoyed. "Igot the highest mark in the mid-term examination!" she said. Don'tbe surprised! My aunt is indeed a student; to be exact, a collegestudent at the age of 45.
Last year, she put aside her private business and signed upfor a one-year, full-time management course in a college. "This wasthe wisest decision I have ever made," she said proudly like ateenage girl. To her, college is always a right place to pick upnew ideas, and new ideas always make her feel young.
"Compared with the late 70s," she says, "now college studentshave many doors." My aunt cannot help but recall her first collegeexperience in 1978 when college doors began to be re-opened afterthe Cultural Revolution. She was assigned to study engineeringdespite her desire to study Chinese literature, and a few yearslater, the government sent her to work in a TVfactory.
I was shocked when she first told me how she (had) had nochoice in her major and job. Look at us today! So many doors areopen to us! I believe there have never been such abundantopportunities for self-development as we have today. And my aunttold me that we should reach our goals by grasping all theseopportunities.
The first door I see is the opportunity to study differentkinds of subjects that interest us. My aunt said she was happy tostudy management, but she was also happy that she could attendlectures on ancient Chinese poetry and on Shakespearean drama. Asfor myself, I am an English major, but I may also go to lectures onhistory. To me, if college education in the past emphasizedspecialization, now, it emphasizes free and well-roundeddevelopment of each individual. So all the fine achievements ofhuman civilization are open to us.
The second door is the door to the outside world. Learninggoes beyond classrooms and national boundaries. My aunt remembersher previous college days as monotonous and even calls hergeneration "frogs in a well." But today, as the world becomes aglobal village, it is important that our neighbors and we beopen-minded to learn with and from each other. I have many fellowinternational classmates, and I am applying to an exchange programwith a university abroad. As for my aunt, she is planning to get anMBA degree in the United Kingdom where her daughter, my cousin, isnow doing her master's degree in biochemistry. We are now takingthe opportunity to study overseas, and when we come back, we'll putto use what we have learnt abroad.
The third door is the door to lifelong learning. As new ideasappear all the time, we always need to acquire new knowledge,regardless of our age. Naturally, my aunt herself is the bestexample. Many of my aunt's contemporaries say that she is amazinglyup-to-date for a middle-aged woman. She simply responds, "Agedoesn't matter. What matters is your attitude. You may think it'sstrange that I am still going to college, but I don't think I'm tooold to learn." Yes, she is right. Since the government removed theage limit for college admissions in 2001, there are already someuntraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms.Like these people, my aunt is old but she is very young in spirit.With her incredible energy and determination, she embodies bothtradition and modernity.
The doors open to us also pose challenges. For instance, weare faced with the challenge of a balanced learning, the challengeof preserving our fine tradition while learning from the West, andthe challenge of learning continuously while carrying heavyresponsibilities to our work and family. So, each door is a test ofour courage, ability and judgment, but with the support of myteachers, parents, friends and my aunt, I believe I can meet thechallenge head on. When I reach my aunt's age, I can be proud tosay that I have walked through dozens of doors and will, in theremainder of my life, walk through many more. Possibly I will goback to college, too.
Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.
第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——夏鹏夏鹏南京大学夏鹏原系贵州省平坝县黎阳厂子校学生,小学五年级开始进入贵阳百年英语学校系统学习英语,2003年,夏鹏以600分的高分考入南京大学法学院,后转入英语系。2004年获得CCTV全国英语演讲比赛第二名,同年获得代表国内最高水平的第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军,同时获得比赛“最具潜力奖”,并代表中国参加2005年国际英语演讲比赛，荣获获得冠军和“最受观众欢迎奖”。From Walls to BridgesI'm studying in a city famous for its walls. All visitors tomy city are amazed by the imposing sight of the city walls,silhouetted by the setting sun with gold and shining lines. Withold, cracked bricks patched with lichen, the walls areweather-beaten guards, standing still for centuries in protectingthe city.
Our ancestors liked to build walls. They built walls inBeijing, Xi'an, Nanjing and many other cities, and they built theGreat Wall, which snakes through half of our country. They builtwalls to ward off enemies and evil spirits. This tradition has beenmaintained to this day as we still have many parks and schoolswalled off from the public. I grew up at the foot of the citywalls, and I've loved them since my childhood.For a long time, walls were one of the mostnatural things in the world.
My perception, however, changed after a hiking trip to theEastern Suburbs, a scenic area of my city. My classmates and I werewalking with some international students. As we walked out of thecity, we found ourselves flanked by taller and taller trees, whichformed a huge canopy above our heads. Suddenly an internationalstudent asked me, "Where is the entrance to the EasternSuburbs?"
"We're already in the Eastern Suburbs," I replied.
He seemed taken aback, "I thought you Chinese have walls foreverything." His remark set off a heated debate. At one point, helikened our walled cities to "jails," while I insisted that theEastern Suburbs were one of the many places in China that had nowalls.
That debate had no winners, but I did learn a lot from thisinternational student. For instance, he told me that universitieslike Oxford and Cambridge were not surrounded by walls; thecampuses were just part of the cities. I have to admit that we dohave many walls in China, and as we are developing our country, wemust carefully examine them, whether they are physical orintangible. We will keep some walls but tear down those that impedeChina's development.
Let me give you an example.
A year ago, when I was working on a term paper, I needed abook on business law and found a copy in the law school library.However, the librarian turned down my request with a cold shoulder,saying, "You can't borrow this book, you are not a student here."In the end, I had to spend 200 yuan buying a copy; meanwhile, thecopy in law school was gathering dust on theshelf.
At the beginning of this semester, I heard that my universityhas started not only to unify its libraries but also link them upwith libraries of other universities, so my experience will not berepeated. Barriers will be replaced by bridges. Through aninter-library loan system, we will have access to books from anylibrary. With globalization, with China integrated into the world,I believe many of these intangible walls will be knockeddown.
I know globalization is a controversial issue, and it is hardto say whether it is good or bad. But one thing is for sure: itdraws our attention to China's tangible and intangible walls andforces us to examine their roles in the modern world.
And how about the ancient walls in my city and other cities?Should we tear them down? Just the opposite. My city, like Beijingand other cities, is actually making a great effort to preserve thewalls. These walls attract not only historians and archeologistsbut also many schoolchildren trying to study our history andcultural heritage. Walls have turned into bridges to our past andto the rest of the world. If the ancient builders of these wallswere still alive today, they would be proud to see such greatchange in the role of their walls. They are now bridges that linkEast and West, South and North, and all countries of the world. Ourcultural heritage will survive globalization.
