优秀大学生英语演讲稿:Crossing the Sea(共7页)4300字.docx
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优秀大学生英语演讲稿:
CrossingtheSea
goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.thetitleofmyspeechtodayis"crossingthesea".
anenglishpoetbythenameofrudyardkiplingoncewroteinhispoem"weandthey":
"allthepeoplelikeusarewe
andeveryoneelseisthey
weliveoverthesea
whiletheyliveovertheway
weeatporkandbeefwithcowhorn-handledknives
theywhogobbletheirriceoffaleaf
arehorrifiedoutoftheirlives."
whentheselinesfirstcaughtmyeyes,iwasshocked-howcouldtwopeoplesremainsoisolatedandignorantofeachotherinthepast?
today'ssociety,ofcourse,isanentirelydifferentpicture.thosepeoplewhousedtoeatwithcowhorn-handledknivesmightbeveryskillfulinusingchopsticks,andthosepeoplewhousedtogobbletheirricemightbeaswellhavetakentofishandchips.
indeed,justtakechinaasanexample:
ourmodernlifehasbeeninfluencedbywesternstyleoflivinginsomanywaysthatit'snolongersurprisingtoseeteenagersgoingcrazyaboutrock-and-roll,wholefamiliesdiningoutatmcdonald'sandevenratherelderlypeopledressedinapplejeans.
however,theseareonlysomeexpressionsoftheculturalchangestakingplaceinoursocietytoday.whatisreallygoingonisasubtlebutsignificantrestructuringofthenation'smentality.justlookaround.
howmanycollegegraduatesarereadytocompeteaggressivelyforeveryjobopportunity,whereasnotlongagotheywereaskedjusttositidleandwaitforwhateverwastobeassignedtothembythegovernment?
howmanyyoungpeoplearenoweagertoseekforanindependentlifewhereasonlytwodecadesagotheywouldrelytotallyontheirparentstoarrangefortheirfuture?
askanyonewhoparticipatesintoday'sspeechcontest.whohasnotcomewithawilltofightandwhohasnotcomedeterminedtoachieveself-fulfillmentinwinningthegame?
andi'mquitecertainthatifconfuciushadlivedtoseetoday'schina,hewouldhavebeenhorrifiedtoseeyoungloverskissingeachotherinpublicplacesinanunreservedexpressionoftheirpassion.
itisthereforeevidentthatweasdescendantsofanancienteasterncivilizationarealreadylivingunderstronginf1uenceofthewesternculture.butitisnotonlyinchinathatwefindtheincorporationofthetwocultures.
taketheunitedstatesasanexample:
duringtheXXXX年s,infaceoftheoverwhelmingcompetitionfromjapan,manyamericancompaniessuchasthefordbegantoadoptateamworkmanagementfromtheirrivals,theessenceofwhich,layattheverycoreofeasternculture.
takethechineseacupunctureasanotherexample:
thistraditionaltreatmentofdiseasesisfinallyfindingitswaytothewestandhencetheunderlyingnotionthatillnessisresultedfromtheimbalancebetweenyinandyangwithinthebody--anideawhichwouldstrikeanywesternerasincredibleinthepast!
ladiesandgentlemen,weliveinagreatepochwhentheglobalintegrationofeconomyandtheinformationrevolutionhavebroughtculturesoftheworldcloserthaneverbefore.weliveinaparticularerawhencountries,eastandwest,findthemselvesinneedofreadjustingtheirtraditionalvalues.welive,atthesametime,atacriticaljunctureofourevolutionbecausesuchproblemsasethnicconflictsandregionalunrestareincreasinglyposingathreattothepeaceandhappinessofthewholehumanrace.tocopewithsuchaneraandtoembraceanevenbrighterfuture,weneedtolearntolivemoreharmoniouslyinaworldcommunitywhichisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.
mydearfellowstudents,ourcommandoftheenglishlanguagerendersitpossibleforustogainaninsightintowesternculturewhileretainingourownculturalidentity.
therefore,itisoursacredresponsibilitytopromotetheculturalexchangesandhencethemutualunderstandingbetweenchinaandtherestoftheworld.
itismyhappiestdreamthatthenewgenerationofchinesewillnotonlygrowupdrinkingcoca-colaandwatchinghollywood,butalsobeblessedwiththefar-reachingbenefitsofmultiplecultures;benefitsthatourforefathershadnever,everdreamedof.
toendmyspeech,iwouldliketoquoterudyardkiplingagain:
"allthepeoplelikeusarewe
andeveryoneelseisthey
butonceyoucrossoverthesea
youwillendbylookingonwe
asonlyasortofthey"
thankyou.
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