著名的英语演讲稿

KnowingtheConsequencesofChoiceOverthepastSpringFestival,Igotinvolvedinafamilydispute.RightbeforeIgothome,foursatellitechannelsofCCTVwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalreadyhad.Inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinterestingshows.Therefore,thefiveofus-myparents,mysistersandI-hadtoargueoverwhattowatch.Finally,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthemostinterestingprogramme...Ifwecouldagreewhatthatwas.However,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadTV,therewereonlyoneortwochannelsavailable.Theincreaseinoptionsrevealsanimportantchangeinourlife:theabundanceofchoice.Fifteenyearsagowealldressedinonestyleandinonecolour.Today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsandshades.Fifteenyearsago,wereadfewnewspapers.Today,wereadEnglishnewspapersliketheChinaDailyandthe21stCentury,aswellasvariousChinesenewspapers.Fifteenyearsago,Englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageandliterature.Today,wealsostudyWesternculture,journalism,businesscommunications,internationalrelations,andcomputerscience.TheemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningofanewerainChina'shistory;aneraofdiversity,ofmaterialandculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthoftheChinesenation.Weenjoytheabundanceofchoice.Butthishasnotcomeeasily.About150yearsago,ChinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbyWesterncanonsandgunboats.Ithasbeenthroughthestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochooseforourselves.Thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthedifference.Likeothersofmyage,I'mtooyoungtohaveexperiencedthetimewhentheChinesepeoplehadnorighttochoose.However,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itistimetoask:Whatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoungpeople?Ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?Ischoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializes?Orischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit?First,Iwouldliketosay:Tochoosemeanstoclaimopportunities.Iamathird-yearEnglishmajor.Animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupongraduation.Icangotograduateschool,athomeorabroad.Icangotoworkasateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditorandadiplomat.Actually,thesystemofmutualselectionhasallowedmetoapproachalmost第一篇everycareeropportunityinChina.Indeed,thisisnotgoingtobeaneasychoice.IwouldlovetoworkinsuchbigcitiesasBeijingorShanghaiorShenzhen.Iwouldalsolovetoreturntomyhometown,whichisintimate,thoughslightlylaggingindevelopment.Iwouldlovetostayinthecoastalareawherelifeisexcitingandfast-paced.IwouldalsolovetoputdownrootsincentralandwesternChina,whichisunderdeveloped,butholdsgreatpotential.Allofthesesoundgood.Buttheyareonlypossibilities.Tothoseofuswhoarebewilderedattheabundanceofopportunities,Iwouldliketosay:Tochoosemeanstoacceptchallenge.Tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheformofcompetition.Inthenextcentury,competitionwillnotonlycomefromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofallagesandofallorigins.Withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehavetofacegrowingcompetitionfromthewholeoutsideworld.Thisiscallingforahigherlevelofourpersonaldevelopment.Fifteenyearsago,theknowledgeofaforeignlanguageorofcomputeroperationwasconsideredmerelyanadvantage.Buttoday,withwidereducationalopportunities,thissameknowledgehasbecomeessentialtoeveryone.Giventhissituation,evenoursmallestchoiceswillrequiregreatwisdomandpersonaldetermination.Aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmoreimportant.Aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmoreimportant.Nuclearpower,forinstance,mayimproveourqualityoflife.Butitcanalsobeusedtodamagethelivesandpossessionsofmillions.Economicdevelopmenthasenrichedourlivesbutbroughtwithitseriousharmtoourair,waterandhealth.Tothoseofuswhoareblindtotheconsequencesoftheirchoices,Iwouldliketosay,Tochoosemeanstotakeresponsibility.Whenwearemakingchoicesforourselves,wecannotcasuallysay:It'sjustmyownbusiness.Aspolicymakersofthenextcentury,wecannotfailtoseeourresponsibilitytothosewhosharetheearthwithus.ThetraditionalChinesecultureteachesustostudyhardandworkhardsoastohonorourfamily.Tome,however,thisfamilyisnotjustthefiveofuswhoquarreledovertelevisionprogrammes.Rather,itisthewholeofthehumanfamily.AsIammakingmychoices,IwillnotforgetthesmileofmyteacherwhenIcorrectlyspelledoutthewordChinaforthefirsttime,IwillnotforgetthehappyfacesoftheboysandgirlswehelpedtosendbacktoschoolinthemountainsofJiangxiProvince.IwillnotforgetthetearfuleyesofwomenandchildreninBosnia,ChechnyaandSomali,wheremillionsaresufferingfromwar,famineorpoverty.Allthesepeople,knownandunknown,makeupourbighumanfamily.Atdifferentpoints,theycameintomylifeandbroadenmyperspective.NowasIamtomakechoicesformyself,itistimetomakeeffortstoimprovetheirlives,becauseaworldwillbenefitusallonlyifeveryoneinitcanleadapeacefulandprosperouslife.选择的重要性去年春节期间，我陷入过一场家庭纷争。在我回家之前，我们家的电视除了已有的14个频道外又增加了四个卫星频道。晚上的黄金时间，每个频道的节目都很精彩.结果，我们一家五口(父母，两个姐姐和我)为了选台而争执起来。最后，我们决定应当看“最有意思”的节目——如果我们在什么是“最有意思”上可以认同的话。不过我们全都清楚地记得，买了电视后的好长一段时间里，只有一两个频道可供选择。电视频道的增多反映出我们生活中的一个重大变化:选择余地的扩大。15年前，我们身着同样的款式，单一的色调。而如今，纷繁的花色和众多的式样让我们挑得眼花缭乱。15年前，我们几乎无报可读。而如今，除了大大小小的中文报纸，我们还读上了《中国日报》、《21世纪报》这样的英文报纸。15年前，英语专业的学生只能选语言与文学课程。而如今，我们还学习西方文化，新闻，商务，国际关系，甚至还有计算机课程。选择的涌现标志着中国进入了一个崭