导读： 专题文稿 英语美文背诵(一) 2009-04-28 22:09 To us young people, challenge often emerges in the form of com...
英语美文背诵(一)
2009-04-28 22:09
To us young people, challenge often emerges in the form of competition. In the next century, competition will not only come from other college graduates, but also from people of all ages, of all origins. With increasing international exchanges, we have to face growing-competition from the whole outside world. This is calling for a higher level of our personal development.
---Excerpt from Liu Xin's speech
(全国英语演讲比赛第一届冠军:刘欣,南京大学,1996年)
A Chinese philosopher, Feng Youlan, once said China is an old country with a new life. To us, that means this country with a long, long history is on its course of modernization. I am encouraged every time I think of it. I do believe China really has a bright future, if it seeks this opportunity to continue building a road to the world. I see the future as a huge project in which I can play an important role. China needs more and better roads to the rest of the world. I feel needed. I feel inspired. I'm ready.
---Excerpt from Li Shu's speech
(全国英语演讲比赛第二届冠军:李舒,四川大学,1997年)
We live at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problems as ethnic conflict and regional unrest are increasingly posing a threat to peace and happiness of the whole human race. To cope with such an era and to embrace an even brighter future, we need to learn to live more harmoniously in a world community which is becoming smaller and smaller.
---Excerpt from Liang Limin's speech
(全国英语演讲比赛第三届冠军:梁励敏,北京外国语大学,1998年)
What happened to this beautiful valley in Australia should also happen to our Yellow River and, in fact, it is happening. I have seen farmers planting trees on mountains along the Yellow River. I have seen them climb the mountain tops with seeding on their shoulders because they had no machinery. I have seen them pour on trees the water they carried up in buckets from miles down the valley. These farmers are quietly nourishing our Yellow River, just as the river has nourished them.
---Excerpt from Cai Li's speech
(全国英语演讲比赛第四届冠军:蔡力,南京大学,1999年)
If a person inherits his father's millions of dollars and leads an easy life, he is not a successful person even in material terms, because there are no difficulties involved in his achieving affluence. The term "success", to be sure, will not sit still for easy definition. But as I understand it, the true meaning of success entails a combination of both the process and the satisfactory result of an endeavor.
---Excerpt from Chen Heng's speech
(全国英语演讲比赛第五届冠军:陈恒,上海外国语大学,2000年)
The first and foremost thing is to let people fall in love with the city at first sight, attracting them by its unique image. What image does Beijing intend to create for itself once it has the opportunity to host the 2008 Olympics? It is known to all that the Beijing Municipal Government has already set the theme for the future games: New Beijing, Great Olympics. For me, the 2008 Olympics will be a great green Olympics illuminated with two more special colors, yellow and red.
---Excerpt from Qi Yue's speech
(全国英语演讲比赛第六届冠军:戚悦,北京语言文化大学,2001年)
Like many young people of my age in China, I want to see my country get prosperous and enjoy respect in the international community. But it seems to me that mere patriotism is not just enough. It is vitally important that we young people do more serious thinking and broaden our minds to bigger issues.
---Excerpt from Sun Ning's speech
(全国英语演讲比赛第七届冠军:孙宁,北京外国语大学,2002年)
The other night, as I saw the moon linger over the land and before it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs. I found myself humming softly, not to the music, but to something else, someplace else, a place remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seemed to have been except the deer. And all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feeling that it's time for us to do something, for our own and our coming generation.
---Excerpt from Gu Qiubei's speech
(全国英语演讲比赛第八届冠军:顾秋蓓,上海外国语大学,2003年)
Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today. The doors open to us also pose challenges. Each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgement, but with the support of my teachers, parents and friends, I believe I can meet the challenge head on.
---Excerpt from Hong Ye's speech
(全国英语演讲比赛第九届全军:洪晔,南京大学,2004年)
