演讲稿是一种实用性比较强的文体，是为演讲而准备的书面材料，那写英文演讲稿应该怎么写呢？
I"ll tell you an experience of myself happened last week. last thursday our school was tackling something about woking fou study. i wanted to have a try even though i knew the salary was so low and i had little chance,because the students who had the certificate were always thought to have priority to get the job. fortunately i was called at noon and a teacher said to me that she wanted me to work for her and asked if i could change my mind.
At that moment i was so excited that immediately i accepted her idea. but later on,she found me that i"m not a student,so i had little chance and suggest me to get one. then an idea occurred to me that i could call my father and ask him to send me the letter. at the same time i was told that i was admitted to the job and don"t need the certificate. that time i forgot to remind my father,until the next day he called me that he had posted it and it would arrive in just one day.
At that moment i was moved, and even moved into tears, because i knew my father was injured not long before,the process of helping me with the affairs was not so convenient for him. but he tried his best to help me. sometimes we may complain about unsatisfying things around us,and blame them on our parents,sometimes they"ll be angry with us, and sometimes we can"t quite understand what they are thinking about. but on balance, almost every parent is selfless to his or her child.
They are ready to offer everything to us when we are in bad situation. we used to sharing sorrow with them,but do not forget to share our happiness with them, perhaps they will be much happier than we are. so from now on, let"s care more about our parents and do not leave pity to them. that"s what i want to tell you today. thank you!
They chose to use their platform to ensure not just that their son would be remembered, but that a new university, built in his name, would exist to benefit others.
Since the Stanfords didn’t have the opportunity to give their son the future he had envisioned, they devoted themselves to creating a university that would produce both fundamental knowledge and apply that knowledge to tackle real-world problems – but that that would also help countless other students build their own platforms and launch their own lives of purpose.
As Stanford graduates, you have built and earned your platform.
Your education and experiences here will give you opportunities to pursue your interests and follow your own unique path.
Of course, you’ve worked tremendously hard to achieve this success. And I know that it hasn’t always been easy. Each of you has had to overcome obstacles to get to where you are today.
And all of that hard work – the midnight coffee breaks; the final exams; the hours spent in the library, or the studio, or the laboratory – have brought you here today.
And you haven’t stopped there.
You’ve thrown yourself into activities and experiences here – whether sports or the arts, student government or the student newspaper, service work, sketch comedy, the Band, or…or – especially as I’ve seen in the last week – fountain hopping!
These experiences have enriched your lives, and they, too, have brought you to where you are today.
Goodmorning, everyone! It is my honor to be share with you my opinions on what tolearn in senior high school.
Inthe coming three years, our school life will be challenging. Firstly, we shouldlearn to learn efficiently. Personally, I used to try effective methods toachieve my academic goals. Developing a good habit is also of importance。 It really benefitedme a lot to preview lessons, get actively involved in class, and review whathad been taught after class.
Inaddition, we should learn how to get along well with others. In school, Irespected teachers and was friendly with classmates. It was with sincerity andfaithfulness that we created a harmonious atmosphere.
Finally,we should take part in sports and outdoor activities frequently. They werereally helpful to build up my body and enrich my school life.
Nopains no gains, I am sure that with your great efforts, you will enjoy acolorful and fruitful life here.
Thankyou!
Good afternoon，my dear friends.
I am very happy to meet you is my great honor to communicate with you at such a special t of all，please allow me to express my appreciation to you all to listion to me.
I am proud of being a college collegelife is fresh，new teachers，new classmates and new friends. I like the friendship，and their wide knowledge and opening mind. The grand library，school buildings and wide playground attrattde me very college life is better than I expected，I can do anything I like. In the college we can not only learn the professional knowledge，but also develop our comprehensive we can make full use of the period，we can learn many useful des，we should have the active attitude to our life，do a contributionto the egelife is the most precious time in our of us want to become an outstanding man. But there are some students still waste their time. They get together for eating，drinking or playing cards. They＇re busy in searching for a girlfriend or a boyfriend. They completely forget their task as college students.
Finally，I hope everybody can try their best to become a worthy person to our country，and make great contributions to the society！
下午好，亲爱的朋友们。
很高兴见到你，很荣幸能在这样一个特殊的场合与大家交流，请允许我向大家表达我对你们的感激之情。
我为自己是一所大学而自豪，生活是新鲜的，新的老师，新的同学和新的朋友。我喜欢友谊，喜欢他们广博的知识和开放的心胸。大图书馆、教学楼和宽阔的操场吸引着我--大学生活比我想象的要好，我可以做任何我喜欢做的事情。在大学里，我们不仅可以学习专业知识，而且可以发展我们的综合能力，我们可以充分利用这一时期，我们可以学到许多有用的知识，我们应该对我们的生活有积极的'态度，为我们的生活做出贡献是我们中最宝贵的时间，我们想要成为一个杰出的人。但是有些学生仍然在浪费他们的时间。他们聚在一起吃饭、喝酒或打牌。他们在忙着找女朋友或男朋友。他们完全忘记了他们作为大学生的任务。
最后，我希望每个人都能尽自己的努力，成为一个对我们国家有价值的人，为社会做出巨大的贡献！
Dragon Boat Festival is my favourite festival.During the holidayof Dragon Boat Festival,I got together with my family to have a big meal.We ofenate the zongzi.It tasted very nice.And we saw the Dragon Boat Races.I feltexcited because the race was bustling with noise and excitement.At Dragon BoatFestival,we also drank realgar wine.Some people thought drank realgar wine canprotect themselves from illness.Dragon Boat Festival was interesting and I likeit very much.
端午节是我最喜欢的节日。假日期间的端午节，我和我的家人聚在一起会有一顿大餐。我们常常吃粽子。味道很好。
而且我们看到的龙舟比赛。我感到很激动，因为这场比赛是熙熙攘攘的噪声和刺激。在端午节，我们也喝雄黄酒。有些 端午节是有趣的，我很喜欢它。
I love hometown
My hometown is not known, but in my eyes, the rivers and mountains of his home, plants are the most beautiful. Do not believe? Listen to me then to introduce the Four Seasons bar!
Spring dream home just as the baby woke up, it looked Zhang curious eyes of the world: the swaying willow of hair, grass from the land out of the small head, is also pressing wildflowers River from the ground up, the light emitting fragrance. Flying Swallow flew back from the South, and chirp in the branches and calls, and the spring air is filled with every corner.
Summer, the home was surrounded by lush trees, thick foliage in brilliant sunshine all the more lush. Cicadas in the trees kept the "cicada, cicada" singing, old people leisurely sitting under a tree, slowly shaking fans, and children eating ice cream, chasing each other in the streets, playing, and to add hot summer endless vitality.
Fall, like put home a golden dress, blowing in the wind, the leaf pieces flying in the air. The golden fields of corn, rice farmersuncle's face shine with the joy of the harvest, from the height look down, ah! Good a golden world.
Winter, the snowflakes floating in the air to put on a white home.the streets of the thick snow, step up a "creak" sound, children with snowmen, snowball fights, and that the laughter turned into a cold winter's well-being of the park.
I love the rivers and mountains of his home, plants, love every one of its sky, every inch of land, each stream. It is willing to develop faster, and build the United States and more. I feel my hometown proud!
the most powerful strength in the world is a habit. the most precious fortune is also a habit. it’s true to an enterprise, a country and a nation. so is it to human life. habit is one of your belongings. if you have a good habit, you will never use it up. however, if you have a bad habit, you will be in endless debt. whether to be an owner or a slave is up to you. your behavior leads to a habit, your habit develops your personality, and your personality determines your destiny. from this, we can see it is important for middle school students to build up a good learning habit.
as middle school students, what habits do we have to develop?
1. show your respect and appreciation to your teachers.
2. preview your lessons well.
3. listen to the teacher carefully.
students should concentrate on in class, and grasp the importance and difficulties, so that they will have the class effectively.
4. observe attentively and think actively.
5. be good at asking questions. the best students are those who are willing to ask questions and those who are creative.
6. learn from others.
everyone has his own advantages and disadvantages. what we should do is to learn from each other and get improved.
7. do your homework independently.
homework is an important part of teaching activities and it is a continuous part. it is the basic and independent practice. at the same time, it is the way to test how much students learned.
some students don’t have a clear purpose and attitude towards it. they cheat in different ways. some students are afraid of doing something difficult. these bad habits influenced the efficiency of learning. so, we should pay much attention to our homework.
8. think over when you take a test.
9. reflect after doing exercise.
10. learn to summarize.
at last, make a list of your mistakes.
mistral , one of the winners of nobel prize in chile, said,“we may wait for lots of things we need, but students can’t do that. they are growing up. we shouldn’t say tomorrow to them. their names are today.
thus, let’s start from today, from now on, from every little thing and cultivate one good habit and another. let all the good habits be with us for a life time, be a ladder that leads us to success, and to a splendid tomorrow.
今年，我参加了“英语演讲”体验活动，到了现场，大家都在讨论关于演讲的要领，当然，我和我的朋友皓琳也在紧张的讨论，皓琳问我：“你紧张吗？”我不说紧张不紧张，却反问她：“你紧张吗？”“我很紧张，手都在都呢！”突然，工作人员进来，说要抽号，我心里在想：我会抽到一个什么号码呢？我希望抽到一个居中的号码，这样好缓解一下紧张的'情绪。
开始抽号了，我第17个抽，皓琳是第18个抽，她抽到了11号，我抽到了16号，太好了，我心里暗暗窃喜！抽号环节结束了，我们被带到了一个大厅里开始比赛。
首先上场的1号选手，接着是2号、3号……终于到我了，我做了两个深呼吸，自信的走上台。演讲中，我完全投入到角色里，演讲的非常精彩！当我演讲完，台下响起了热烈的掌声。
我不能放松，因为还有一个环节，即兴问答，评委问了我两个问题，我都对答如流，最终，我晋级了市决赛！
我这次英语演讲体验，让我感受到：只要你用心去做事，总能收获很多。台上一分钟，台下十年功！我要继续加油，争取英语演讲进入河南省决赛！
Today, I have a speech for everyone, "I grew up with books." Book, allowing you more intelligent; books, textbooks can not tell you things. After reading a book, like a piece of mining wealth. As you book the most loyal friends, but also a one of your other textbooks, books, can tell you that learning, knowledge, life insights, the book that lets you knowledgeable.
What kind of books to choose, often vary from person to person. We can according to their own interests and hobbies, choose suitable reading materials. Of course, a person's interests and hobbies can be adopted to develop the study.
Book back to me a lot of inspiration. I "on its own success" in the know to step up a second time, when to have a normal heart; I am from the "little story of great wisdom" to know a lot of celebrities in the growth of experience and growth allow people to feel admiration for the story.
Book is your friend, your family. As long as you are willing to find that is willing to explore. You must be from the book of Revelation that many textbooks have not learned so much knowledge! Let us work together in the book world book of knowledge as small fish, like sea travel it together!
I thought that its key point and the difficulty have two aspects: An aspect, is about the subject of examination reform. Other aspect, about enrollment system's reform.
all the people study English malpractice is very serious, is prominent, but how to change and govern this kind of situation, is a very special question.
we now this kind of test pattern is one kind of shopping online, is shopping online which one kind strengthens highly, is not tests a person's quality and ability.
leads system's reform about the university, the including very important aspect, is must change now too the administration, the officialdom standard malpractice.
cancels the college entrance examination is not a realistic proposition, in the world a country has not had the college entrance examination, just takes a test the way is dissimilar.
the suggestion uses “the civic education” to come the conformity and to improve our present's elementary and middle schools' Ideological and political education
in reform and open policy 30 for many years, has educated in the popularization, the expanded education scale, has achieved the very great achievement in the education development aspect, simultaneously also has many question .
Let’s stand up from where we fall down.
All the celebrations welcoming the new century were hold in the year 20xx, because life without a greeting is like the sky without the are very important for the whole world,in my opinion.
But I dont know whether greetings are enough for us.Especially when we meet with failures .I remember quite clearly that when I was a child,if I fall down and was on the brink of crying,my father always told me"Please stand up from where you fall down!"
Yes,we must stand up from where we fall down.
That was a special mid night in 1993.Expectations filled our hearts.
We stared at the TV,hoping excitedly as the voice would fly to our ears.
But at last,each Chinese who loves our motherland was distressed to know the result:Beijing ,lost to Sydeny by a margin of two votes in the Olym
Eight years have past,but the frustration has not healed with time at all.
Now,at the begining of the new millennium,all of the pride and disappointment of the 20th century had gone with the wind. The 21st century,which is full of hope,longing znd thought has come. Someone said,we would start from zero on.
Should I really start from zero on?
No!I hold that we should go on with our efferts and ambitions stayed by last century,and make our life better.
"New Beijing,Great Olympics!" The voice cries this out around Chinas captital,a 3,000 -year-old city these days.
Beijing,along with Paris,Istanbul,Osake and Toronto,has been shortlisted by the International Olympic Committee as an official candidate city for the 20xx Olympic Games.
"Everyone,"
今天，每个小朋友的脸上都喜气洋洋，好了，小朋友们，带上你们灿烂的笑脸，带上你们耳朵梦想，跟我一起，向快乐出发，请欣赏《大家一起喜洋洋》，有请苗苗班的小朋友《踏浪》
Today, every child's face will be bursting with happiness, okay, kids, with your bright smiling face, with your ears dream, together with me, happy to leave, please enjoy the "big crazy"， please Miao Miaoban little friend "tide"
Dear classmates:
I received a devastating blow to my self-confidence in the first interview of my college years. I applied to be a host in our Student Acting Troupe and felt confident that I would be accepted. But one of the panel members told me: "You seem inadequate and you are a little vertically-challenged." My life has never been the same since. I used bigger heels to complement my height and psychological maneuvers and tricks to hide my lack of confidence. But no matter how hard I tried to look the part, there was still something missing.
As president of English Club, I organized the rehearsal of Snow White for an English party. Unfortunately, we could not find an actor to be the last dwarf. It had to be someone who was humorous by nature and fluent in English. Suddenly, all eyes turned to me, and I knew I would have to be the dwarf. To my great surprise and delight, once on stage, I was totally absorbed in the performance and my humorous nature was put to full use. As the dwarf, I was a big hit.
Yes, each of us is only one among millions of others, but each of us is an individual and each of us is unique. Cultivating our individuality will transform our lives, making of them a kaleidoscope of new colors and textures.
A world deprived of diversity would be a bland and boring place. The real tragedy is not being short or shy or ugly, but having your identity lost in a world in which everyone is a clone of a model cool boy or a flawless charming girl.
Given a choice, I would rather be ugly than live in such a world. I'd rather be a genuine dwarf accompanying a Snow White than be a Snow White among nothing but Snow Whites. I would rather be myself. I would contribute my individual and unique colors to create a more diverse universe. Please, be yourself.
I’m happy to be here. I’d like to introduce myself.My name is Yan Yuhan. My English name is Anita.
I’m 7 years old, I’m a student, I’m in class three grade one.
I am very glad to make a speech here! This time, I'd like to talk something about English. My topic is “I Love English”。
When I was young, my mother sent me to an English school. At there, I played games and sang English songs with others . Then I discovered the beauty of the language, and began my colorful dream in the English world.
Everyday, I read English following the tapes. Sometimes, I watch English cartoons.
I know, Rome was not built in a day. I believe that after continuous hard study, one day I can speak English very well.
Dear classmates:
With the development of the modern technology，private car is no longer a luxurious thing for ordinary people，more and more people drive to work instead of going by bus. The popularization of private car has many advantages.First，it is very convenient and time-saving，you can drive your own car to the workplace instead of waiting for the crowded bus and afraid of being late for working.Second，it can also improve the traffic structure，and help to mitigate the stress of the traffic.Third，the popularization of private car can help to promote the car industry and any other interrelated industries. I believe that in the future the private car will become the most important vehicle and we cann't live without it.
随着现代科技的发展，私人汽车对于普通人来说不再是一件奢侈的事情，越来越多的人开车去上班而不是乘公共汽车。私人汽车的普及有很多优点。首先，它是非常方便和节省时间，你可以驾驶自己的'汽车去工作而不是等着拥挤的公共汽车和上班迟到。第二，它也能改善交通结构，有助于缓解交通压力。第三，私人汽车的普及可以帮助促进汽车产业和其他相关产业。我相信在未来的私家车将成为最重要的交通工具，我们不能没有它。
Ladies and Gentlemen, good evening. Today I’d like to talk about the importance of
smiling and kindness. Life is like a mirror.
When you smile, people will smile back. When you treat other people kindly, they will treat you kindly in return. Try to spend one day smiling and being kind
to everyone you meet.
You will see a big difference in your life. If you keep on smiling and being kind, smiling and kindness will become your habits. If everyone tried to do this, the world would be a kinder, brighter, and happier place.
Start smiling right away. That’s all. Thank you.
Dear classmates:
Everyone in our life should face something we hate,or some one we neverwant to face.
So,how can we face the difficulties.
Difficulties happen all the time,but do not be afraid of difficultys.Justgo ahead withe what we are doing with a smile.Do cry and have a smile ,which isthe best way we can use to beat give up and do your best fortomorrow's yourself ,believe in that tomorrow will be better.
You see,no matter what difficulties we face,we always smile,don'twe?So，earthquake we are not afraid because of our smile;hXnX, we are not afraidbecause of our smile....
Together forever no matter what happens,and, with a smile,trust thateverything can be soved!
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I want to tell you something very important today.
I want to tell you that life is about choices.
You can choose to be miserable or you can choose to enjoy life. You can choose to improve your health
or you can choose to destroy it. I hope you will make correct choices.
I hope you will choose to enjoy your family, enjoy your friends, enjoy your work, and enjoy your everyday life.
Life is a gift
and we really should enjoy every minute of it. Join the group of people who make good choices.
Enjoy your life!
The president:
Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? （applause.） How about tim spicer? （applause.） I am here with students at wakefield high school in arlington, virginia. And we've got students tuning infromall across america,fromkindergarten through 12th grade. And i am just so glad that all could join us today. And i want to thank wakefield for being such an outstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. （applause.）
I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause) -- with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.
I know that feeling. When i was young, my family lived overseas. I lived in indonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didn't have the money to sendme where all the american kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an american education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, monday through friday. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.
Now, as you might imagine, i wasn't too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times, i'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever i'd complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she'd say, "this is no picomic for me either, buster." （laughter.）
So i know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But i'm here today because i have something important to discuss with you. I'm here because i want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of all of you in this new school year.
Now, i've given a lot of speeches about education. And i've talked about responsibility a lot.
I've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.
I've talked about your parents' responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and don't spendevery waking hour in front of the tv or with the xbox.
I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren't working, where students aren't getting the opportunities that they deserve.
But at theendof the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world -- and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed. That's what i want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.
I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provide.
Maybe you could be a great writer -- maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper -- but you might not know it until you write that english paper -- that english class paper that's assigned to you. Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor -- maybe even good enough to come up with the next iphone or the new medicine or vaccine -- but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a supreme court justice -- but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.
And no matter what you want to do with your life, i guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? you want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? you're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.
And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. The future of america depends on you. What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.
You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and aids, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.
We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you don't do that -- if you quit on school -- you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country.
Now, i know it's not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.
I get it. I know what it's like. My father left my family when i was two years old, and i was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn't always able to give us the things that other kids had. There were times when i missed having a father in my life. There were times when i was lonely and i felt like i didn't fit in.
So i wasn't always as focused as i should have been on school, and i did some things i'm not proud of, and i got in more trouble than i should have. And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.
But i was -- i was lucky. I got a lot of second chances, and i had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams. My wife, our first lady michelle obama, she has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn't have a lot of money. But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.
Some of you might not have those advantages. Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.
But at theendof the day, the circumstances of your life -- what you look like, where you comefrom, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home -- none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school. That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. There is no excuse for not trying.
Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'llendup. No one's written your destiny for you, because here in america, you write your own destiny. You make your own future.
That's what young people like you are doing every day, all across america.
Young people like jazmin perez,fromroma, texas. Jazmin didn't speak english when she first started school. Neither of her parents had gone to college. But she worked hard, earned good grades, and got a scholarship to brown university -- is now in graduate school, studying public health, on her way to becoming dr. Jazmin perez.
I'm thinking about andoni schultz,fromlos altos, california, who's fought brain cancer since he was three. He's had toendure all sorts of treatments and surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longer -- hundreds of extra hours -- to do his schoolwork. But he never fell behind. He's headed to college this fall.
And then there's shantell steve,frommy hometown of chicago, illinois. Even when bouncingfromfoster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start a program to keep young people out of gangs, and she's on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college.
And jazmin, andoni, and shantell aren't any differentfromany of you. They face challenges in their lives just like you do. In some cases they've got it a lot worse off than many of you. But they refused to give up. They chose to take responsibility for their lives, for their education, and set goals for themselves. And i expect all of you to do the same.
That's why today i'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education -- and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time each day reading a book. Maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community. Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like i do, that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn. Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn. And along those lines, by the way, i hope all of you are washing your hands a lot, and that you stay homefromschool when you don't feel well, so we can keep peoplefromgetting the flu this fall and winter.
But whatever you resolve to do, i want you to commit to it. I want you to really work at it.
I know that sometimes you get that sensefromtv that you can be rich and successful without any hard work -- that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality tv star. chances are you're not going to be any of those things.
The truth is, being successful is hard. You won't love every subject that you study. You won't click with every teacher that you have. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute. And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.
That's okay. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures. J.k. rowling's -- who wrote harry potter -- her first harry potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. Michael jordan was cutfromhis high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, "i have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's why i succeed."
These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you -- you have to let your failures teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get into trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spendmore time studying.
No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice. The same principle applies to your schoolwork. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. You might have to read something a few times before you understand it. You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.
Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new. So find an adult that you trust -- a parent, a grandparent or teacher, a coach or a counselor -- and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.
And even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
The story of america isn't about people who quit when things got tough. It's about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.
It's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation. Young people. Students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. Students who sat where you sit 20 years ago who founded google and twitter and facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.
So today, i want to ask all of you, what's your contribution going to be? what problems are you going to solve? what discoveries will you make? what will a president who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what all of you did for this country?
Now, your families, your teachers, and i are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these questions. I'm working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn. But you've got to do your part, too. So i expect all of you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect great thingsfromeach of you. So don't let us down. Don't let your family down or your country down. Most of all, don't let yourself down. Make us all proud.
Thank you very much, everybody. God bless you. God bless america. Thank you. （applause.）
East and West have met
runner-up: Rui Cheng gang, Foreign Affair College
Honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen:
Kipling said:" East is east, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet!" But now, a century later, they have met.
They have met in business. They have met in education. They have met in the arts.
Some would argue that these meetings leave us with a choice between East and West ,but I believe the best future lies in the creative combination of both worlds. We can make Western ideas, customs and technology our own, and adapt them to our own use. We can enjoy the best of all worlds, because our tradition is, above all, one of selecting the best and making it our own.
But, do Western styles and values threaten our identity?
History makes it easy for us to think so-perhaps too easy.
Some people seem to think that adopting Western customs, such as a bride wearing white-which has long been a color of mourning in China, instead of the traditional Chinese red for her wedding, is another submission to foreign intervention,--a betrayal of our heritage, they say.
They fear that as we become "globalized", we will no longer be Chinese.
I do not agree.
History teachers that a strong and confident nation is at ease in hearing from the outside world.
The wedding of Eastern and Western cultures, whether in white gowns or red, brings us variety.
It is a rich banquet of special foods from all over the world.
As an amateur gourmet of Chinese cuisine, our superb flavours delight me.
But my Chinese taste appreciates food from any land.
I even allow the convenience of McDonald's a place in my life without giving up my good taste.
My grandfather taught me to hum tunes of Beijing opera from the time I was very young; they are deep in my spirit, part of my soul.
I love Beijing opera, because it always reminds me of who I am.
But I am also a fan of modern pop music, the No.1 fan of Spice Girls on campus.
of course, it goes far beyond food, music and dance. It goes into values and ways of thinking about the world.
Once upon a time, or so my teacher told me, a Chinese boy and an American girl had a squabble.
Both wanted to keep a bunny rabbit they had found in the garden.
Surely you've seen a rabbit sunning himself in the grass.
Nothing is more lovable, nothing more natural. No wonder they wanted him. The Chinese boy played his er-hu. Happiness and joy, longing and passion, filled the air. The little rabbit swayed gently and began to move his ears in the direction of the music. He liked what he heard.
The girl then took out her violin and played it to produce beautiful melodies of her own.
The rabbit began to bounce in her direction.
So intent were the children on their own music that neither paid the other any attention.
The competing melodies confused the little rabbit and he did not 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 each other's music, instead of always playing their own tunes?
When I hear the music of a violin ,rich with the joys of men and women who came together and sang and danced.. . I hear echoes of the music of the grass lands, of the hills, of the rivers...of my own native land.
Is music mine and yours, or is it ours?
What I want to hear is the er-hu and the violin played together, in rhythm and in tune. Together, we can produce new and beautiful music, rich with textures and sounds that can only be made in harmony.
The rabbit sits in the grass in the ever-warming sun. Waiting for us to play, waiting for the symphony to begin.
Will he have to wait forever? The choice is ours . Thank you.
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
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。
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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。