大学英语演讲稿
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选择的重要性

Over the past Spring Festival, I got involved in a family dispute.
Right before I got home, four satellite channels of CCTV were added to the 14
channels we had already had. In prime time at night, they all had
interesting shows. Therefore, the five of us-my parents, my sisters and
I-had to argue over what to watch. Finally, we agreed that we should watch
the "most interesting" program... If wecould agree what that was.
However, all of us there remember that for a long time after we had TV,
there were only one or two channels available. The increase in options
reveals an important change in our life: the abundance of choice.
Fifteen years ago we all dressed in one style and in one color. Today,
we select from a wide variety of designs and shades.
Fifteen years ago, we read few newspapers. Today, we read English
newspapers
like the China Daily and the 21st Century, s well as various Chinese newspapers.
Fifteen years ago, English majors took only courses in language and
literature. Today, we also study Western culture, journalism, business
communications, international relations, and computer science.
The emergence of choices marks the beginning of a new era in China's
history; an era of diversity, of material and cultural richness, and an
era of the rebirth of the Chinese nation.
We enjoy the abundance of choice. But this has not come easily.
About 150 ears ago, China was forced to open up its door by Western canons
and gunboats. It has been through the struggle and sacrifice of
generations that we finally have gained the opportunity to choose for
ourselves.
The
policy
of
reform
and
openness
is
the
choice
that
has
made
all the difference.
Like others of my age, I'm too young to have experienced the time when
the Chinese people had no right to choose. However, as the next century
draws near, it is time to ask: What does choice really mean to us young
people?
Is
choice
a
game
that
relies
on
chance
or
luck?
Is
choice
an
empty
promise
that
never
materializes?
Or
is
choice
a
puzzle
so
difficult
that
we
have
to avoid it?
First, I would like to say: To choose means to claim opportunities.
I am a third-year English major. An important choice for me, of course,
is what to do upon graduation. I can go to graduate school, at home or
abroad.
I
can
go
to
work
as
a
teacher,
a
translator,
a
journalist,
an
editor
and a diplomat. Actually, the system of mutual selection has allowed me
to approach almost every career opportunity in China.
Indeed, this is not going to be an easy choice. I would love to work in
such
big
cities
as
Beijing
or
Shanghai
or
Shenzhen.
I
would
also
love
to
return to my hometown, which is intimate, though slightly lagging in
development. I would love to stay in the coastal area where life is

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exciting and fast-paced. I would also love to put down roots in central
and western China, which is underdeveloped, but holds
great potential.
All
of
these
sound
good.
But
they
are
only
possibilities.
To
those
of
us
who
are
bewildered
at
the
abundance
of
opportunities,
I
would
like
to
say:
To choose means to accept challenge.
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 and 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.
Fifteen years ago, the knowledge of a foreign language or of computer
operation was considered merely an advantage. But today, with wider
educational opportunities, this same knowledge has become essential to
everyone.
Given
this
situation,
even
our
smallest
choices
will
require
great
wisdom
and personal determination.
As
we
gain
more
initiative
in
choice
making,
the
consequence
of
each
choice
also becomes more important.
As
we
gain
more
initiative
in
choice
making,
the
consequence
of
each
choice
also becomes more important.
Nuclear
power,
for
instance,
may
improve
our
quality
of
life.
But
it
can
also be used to damage the lives and possessions of millions.
Economic development has enriched our lives but brought with it serious
harm to our air, water and health.
To
those
of
us
who
are
blind
to
the
consequences
of
their
choices,
I
would
like to say, To choose means to take responsibility. When we are making
choices
for
ourselves,
we
cannot
casually
say:
"It's
just
my
own
business.
" As policy makers of the next century, we cannot fail to see our
responsibility to those who share the earth with us.
The traditional Chinese culture teaches us to study hard and work hard
so as to honor our family. To me, however, this family is not just the
five
of
us
who
quarreled
over
television
programs.
Rather,
it
is
the
whole
of
the
human
family.
As
I
am
making
my
choices,
I
will
not
forget
the
smile
of
my
teacher
when
I
correctly
spelled
out
the
word
"China"
for
the
first
time, I will not forget the happy faces of the boys and girls we helped
to send back to school in the mountains of Jiangxi Province. I will not
forget the tearful eyes of women and children in Bosnia, Chechnya and
Somali, where millions are suffering from war, famine or poverty.
All these people, known and unknown, make up our big human family. At
different
points,
they
came
into
my
life
and
broaden
my
perspective.
Now
as
I
am
to
make
choices
for
myself,
it
is
time
to
make
efforts
to
improve
their
lives,
because
a
world
will
benefit
us
all
only
if
every
one
in
it

can lead a peaceful and prosperous life.