世界杯英文演講稿

世界杯英文演講稿篇一：世界杯英文演講稿篇一：英文演講稿 為自由而戰(zhàn)awordthatchangetheworldatthebottomofyourheart,cryoutfreedomabout4700yearsago，ourancestorhuangdicreatedanewnation,ineasternasia,fromtheqinunificationtotherevolutionledbysunyat-senin1911,ithasappearedatotalof83chinesedynastieso1949,ithinkitisaspecialyearthatthepeoplecouldneverforget。japanandgermanyhaveannouncedfailuretotheworld.soihavequestions.butin5,000years,whatmakeschinachange,in1945、whatmadethefascistfailinthelongtimeofthewar,whatsupportedthepeopletofightthedark。ithinktheanswerisabelief,apowerwhichnamedfreedom,freedomisaspiritualcalledhope,isafreespiritcalledresistance.buttoday,iwanttoknowwhatthemeaningitisforouryoungpeopleeightyyearsago,someonetaughtyoung:sacrificingyourpersonalfreedomistoseekfreeforyourcountry!butthen,apersonmrhushihhadtoldthem:fightingyourpersonalfreedomisthenationalfreedomstruggle！,fightingforyourfreepersonality,isthefreeforthecountry!buttoday,wehaveforgetit。whenweplaybasketballintheschoolyard，whenweseeafilmathome,whatdoyouthink？,or“wearestillyoung？"thereishavemoretimeifsowehavegivenupthechancetofightfreedomforyourself。afilm《abraveheart》asweareyoung,ithinktheworldisabigstage,wetakethestage,wemusttryourbesttoshowusnomatterwhathappenedyes,everyonewilldie,butnoteveryonereallylives.doyoureallylive,oryouwilldiealoneintheendofyourlife.sonow,pleasedon’twait,pleasedon’twastethevaluabletime.pleasefightforyourdream,pleaseorderyourideals,andfromthebottomofyourheart,pleasecryoutfreedom.中文翻譯：一個(gè)字，改變世界在你的心臟底部，哭出來(lái)的自由約4700年前，我們的祖先軒轅黃帝創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)新的國(guó)家，在亞洲東部，從秦統(tǒng)一于1911年由孫中山先生領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的革命，它一共出現(xiàn)了中國(guó)83個(gè)朝代。1949年，我認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)特殊的年份，人們永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)忘記，日本和德國(guó)已宣布失效的世界。所以，我有問(wèn)題。但在5000年，是什么讓中國(guó)的變化，in1945，是什么讓法西斯的失敗在很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，支持的人打暗。我認(rèn)為答案應(yīng)該是一種信念，一種力量，它命名為自由，自由是一種精神叫做希望的，是一個(gè)叫做電阻的自由精神。但是今天，我想知道是什么意思為我們的年輕人嗎？80年前，有人教年輕人：“犧牲你個(gè)人的自由是尋求免費(fèi)為你的國(guó)家！”但是，然后，一個(gè)人問(wèn)胡適曾告訴他們：“打你的個(gè)人自由是國(guó)家的自由而奮斗，爭(zhēng)取你的自由個(gè)性，是自由的國(guó)家！”，但今天，我們忘了，當(dāng)我們打籃球在學(xué)校的操場(chǎng)，當(dāng)我們?cè)诩依锟措娪?，你覺得呢？，或“我們都還年輕嗎？”“有是有更多的時(shí)間”，如果這樣，我們有加文upthe的機(jī)會(huì)為自己爭(zhēng)取自由。一部電影“勇敢的心”威廉?華萊士說(shuō)：“戰(zhàn)斗，你可能會(huì)死，運(yùn)行，你會(huì)生活。至少有一段時(shí)間。多年后死在床上，你會(huì)愿意交易從現(xiàn)在開始，所有的日子，去換一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，就一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)回到這里，告訴你的敵人，他們可以?shī)Z走我們的生命，但他們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)走我們的自由!我們還年輕，我認(rèn)為世界是一個(gè)大舞臺(tái)，我們采取的階段，我們必須盡我們所能向我們展示了不管發(fā)生了什么，是的，每個(gè)人都會(huì)死，但不是每個(gè)人都真正活過(guò)。你真的生活，或你willdie獨(dú)自一人在你生命終結(jié)的..所以現(xiàn)在，請(qǐng)donnot等待，，請(qǐng)donnot浪費(fèi)了寶貴的時(shí)間。請(qǐng)打你的夢(mèng)想，請(qǐng)訂購(gòu)你的理想，你的心臟底部，請(qǐng)大聲呼喊“自由”。篇二：全國(guó)英語(yǔ)演講比賽冠軍演講稿全國(guó)英語(yǔ)演講比賽冠軍演講稿21世紀(jì)?愛立信杯”全國(guó)英語(yǔ)演講比賽冠軍得主的演講稿：atamorepracticallevel,irealizedknowingwhatyouaregoingtosayandhowyouaregoingtosayitareequallyimportant.totaketheoriginalideasoutofyourheadandtransplantthem,sotospeak,tothatofothers,youneedtohaveanorganizedmind.thisabilityimproveswithtraining.aboveall,thesinglemostimportantthingilearntwasthatasapublicspeaker,youneedtopayattention,firstandforemost,tothecontentofyourspeech.andsecond,thestructureofyourspeech:howoneidearelatesandprogressestoanother.somecontestantsfailedtoaddresstheirquestionsheadon.somewereableto,butdidnotknowswherestosto—thedraggingonbetrayedtheirlackofconfidence.therootcausewasthattheydidnotlistenattentivelytothequestions.ortheywerethinkingofwhattheyhadprepared.andthefollowingisthefinalversionofmyspeech:globalization:opportunitiesandchallengesforchinasyoungergenerationforchina,stillmorechallengesexist.howarewegoingtoensureasmoothtransitionfromtheplannedeconomytoamarket-basedonehowtoconstructalegalsystemthatissoundenoughandbroadenoughtorespondtotheneedsofadynamicsocietyhowtomaintainourculturalidentityinanincreasinglyhomogeneousworldandhowtodefinegreatnessinourriseasapeace-lovingnationglobalizationentailsquestionsthatconcernusall.andtheniwenttoharvardbusinessschool.igraduatedfromharvardbusinessschool,andbecausemyfamilywasinbusiness.idecidedtogointobanking,togetsomeexperienceinbanking.ididn’tunderstandsomuchaboutwhatbankingwasallabout,butilearned.iworkedforcitigroup,andwheniwasinthemiddleofworkingincitigroupfor4years,ihadanopportunitytoworkatthewhitehousebecausecitigrouphadaspecialprogram.theyselectedoutstandingperformerswithinthebankandthengavethemopportunitytosupportthemforaninterninthegovernment.iwasselectedasawhitehousefellow.iworkedatthewhitehouseforoneyear.itwasadifficulttime,noteasy,butiwassoexcited.itwassointerestingbecausetherewasnochinese,noasianatthewhitehouseatthattime,soifeltiwasblazinganewtrailforotherasianamericans.andiwaslearningalottobeabetterleaderinthefuture.iworkedforthewhitehouseforayear.andthenin1992,morethan20yearsago,suchalongtimeago,presidentbushlosthisre-election.whenhelosesre-election,whathappenedtoamericaisthateverybodywhowaswithhimgoes.soijoinedunitedwayofamerica.unitedwayofamericawasthecharityinamerica.iwastherefor4years.icantellyoualessonthatifyoufaceadisappointment,no.1,youmustalwaysthinkofalongterm,soeventhoughitcanbeadisappointment,d6ntbediscouraged.ifyouhandlethedisappointmentwell,therewillbelotsofotheropportunities.soindeed,iwasoriginallynotoffered,butiwasindicatedthatsecretaryoflaborwasapositionthattheywantedforme.iwasn’tveryfamiliarwithlaborasmuchasiwasfamiliarwithtransportation.soiwashopingtobeappointedtotransportation.whenitdidnothappen,iwasverycalmandithankedthepresidentandhisteamforconsideringme.iwishthemwellintheirnewadministration,thinkingthatiwillnotbegoingtobeapartofit.2weeksafterwith,thepresidentnominateforthesecretaryoflaborpositionencountereddifficultiesinconfirmationhearing.inunitedstates,thepresidentproposesasecretary,andthenthecongress,thesenateapproves.sotheoriginalchoiceforthesecretaryoflaborencountereddifficultiesinherconfirmationprocess,andshehadtodropout（退出）.sothewhitehouse,thepresidenthadtofindanewsecretaryoflabor,someonetheytrusted,someonetheyknow,canclearandgaintheapprovalofthesenate,whohadnoblemishontheirrecords,sotheycangothroughtheconfirmationprocessveryeasily.theyapproachedmeagainandaskedmewhetheriwouldbeinterestedinacceptingthepositionofthesecretaryoflabor,sothatwashowibecamethesecretaryoflabor.iwasn’tthefirstchoicebecausemyworldatthattimewassosmallthatthereweresofewasianamericansinthegovernmentatthattime.therewasnoguide,noonetotellmewhattoexpect,butwhatididfindhelpfulwaswhatmyparentsweretalking,youhavetohavecourage,interestandcuriosity.ithinkonethingmyparentstalkedtomeagreatdealofiscuriosity.youhavetohaveinterest,youhavetohavecuriosity,andifyouarecurious,youwillgoonandseekmoredoorsandmoreopenedandthesedoorsopenedforyou,ifyouhavepersistence,plannedahead,andifyouhavethewilltopersist.theworldischangingsorapidly,soyouhavethesameopportunitiesforyou.ican’ttellyouwhattheopportunitiesare,butifyouhaveinterest,andhavethewill,andyouhavetheconfidence,youwillhavealotofopportunities.篇二：關(guān)于足球的英語(yǔ)演講稿篇一：足球英語(yǔ)演講稿（非常詳細(xì)）thebritainisthehometownofmodernfootball.inthe18thcentury,somesoldiersandpoorworkersbegantoplayakindofsportsbykickingaballfilledoffurandleather（皮革），soon,thesportcalledfootballbecamefamousallaroundtheeurope.todayfootballisthemostpopularsportsintheword.morethan4,000,000,000offootballfansaroundtheeuropepeoplewatchfootballmatchs,talkaboutfootballplayerandenjoyplayfootballmatchesitself.footballisnotonlyakindofsportbutalsoapartofdailylife.evensomefamouspeoplesuchaspoliticsandstarslovefootballplayit.fcbarcelonais“morethanaclub”inspainbecauseitisthesportsclubthatmostrepresentsthecountryandisalsooneofitsgreatestambassadors.also,fordifferentreasons,fcbarcelonais“morethanaclub”formanypeoplelivingelsewhereinspain,whoseebaraasastaunchdefenderofdemocraticrightsandfreedom.inXX,barcelonawonallthesixcupsinthefootballfieldofspain,europeanandeventheworld.貝利duringhisplayingdayspelewasforaperiodthebestpaidathleteintheisthemostsuccessfulleaguegoalscorerintheworldwith541leaguetotalpelescored1281goalsin1363games.[duringhiscareer,hebecameknownastheblackpearl(perolanegra),thekingoffootball(oreidofutebol),thekingpele(oreipele)orsimplytheking(orei).馬拉多納manyexperts,footballcritics,formerplayers,currentplayersandfootballfansingeneralconsidermaradonatobethegreatestfootballplayerofallwasjointfifaplayerofthe20thcenturywithpele。insomepoorcountries,footballistheonlyjoywhichthechildrencouldafford.letuswatchavideoaboutfunsceneonthepitch.iraqwontheXXasiancup篇二：足球英語(yǔ)演講footballisoriginatedinancientchinawhichwascalledcujuatthattime.cujuhasalonghistoryofovertwothousandyears.itstartedfromchunqiuperiodandwasverypopularinsongdynasty.insongdynasty,eventhewomenlovedplaycujuatthattime.aseveryoneknows,,gaoqiu,theworstgovernmentofficialinthenovelofwatermargin,specializesinplayingcujuandbycoincidence,hemettheprince,andthenhewaspromotedtoanaga.unfortunately,duetothelimitationsofthefeudalsociety,nobodyplayedcujuanylongerinqingdynasty.andnow,cujuisprotectedasakindofcultureheritageinchina.inthe17thcentury,cujuwasspreadtoeuropeanddevelopedintothesportcalledmodernfootball.inthe18thcentury,somebritishsoldiersandpoorworkersbegantoplayakindofsportbykickingaballfilledofleather,soon,thissportcalledfootballbecamefamousallovertheeurope.andnow.footballisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheworld.therearemorethan4billionoffootballfansallovertheworld.peoplelikefootball,becauseithasmagnificentskills、fastspeed、wonderfulgoals、perfectteamworkandhandsomefootballplayers.forexample,beckham、kaka.now,therearemanyfamousfootballclubslikesrealmadrid，barcelona，manchesterandsoon.theyhavethegreatestplayersandcoachesintheworld.forexample,realmadrid,ithasoneofthegreatestplayersintheworld c.hasstrongmuscles,superbskills,andfastspeed.hehasayearlysalaryofmorethan10millioneurowhichmeansthatheisoneofthemostvaluablefootballplayerintheworld.inXX,wontheuefachampionsleagueandthenhegotthefifaworldplayeroftheyear.theworldcuptrophy,ismadeofpuregold.thebottomoftrophyismadeoftwolayersofmalachite,whichcanbecarved17championcountries.thefifasetanewrulethatthenewchampioncan’thavethetrophyforeveranditshouldbegivenbacktothefifa.what’smore,everychampioncountryjustcankeepittillnextworldcupwhiletheirnameiscarvedonthetrophy足球是怎么回事足球作為世界第一大運(yùn)動(dòng)總是能吸引著世界各地的的人們，很多人為它而瘋狂。前幾天，英國(guó)一名球員在球場(chǎng)上心臟病發(fā)作，隊(duì)友們也展現(xiàn)了鐵漢柔情的一面，這正是足球的魅力。盡管中國(guó)足球隊(duì)水平較差，可我還是有信心我們可以重返世界杯。首先，讓我們了解這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。足球是由皮革和其他材料制成的，比籃球輕一些，也軟一些。踢足球需要個(gè)比較大的球場(chǎng)。國(guó)際足聯(lián)規(guī)定標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的足球場(chǎng)長(zhǎng)度為105m，寬度為68m。上面鋪滿天然草皮或人工草皮，我們學(xué)校鋪的就是人工草皮。足球場(chǎng)可能是世界第二大的球場(chǎng)（第一是橄欖球場(chǎng)），一座足球場(chǎng)可以容納4至5萬(wàn)人，這可以讓更多的人觀賞足球。開球時(shí)，雙方隊(duì)員各自站在中線兩側(cè)，由裁判監(jiān)督比賽，一共有四名裁判，一名主裁判，兩名邊裁，和一名替補(bǔ)裁判。比賽雙方各有11名隊(duì)員。這11名隊(duì)員分工各有不同。他們之中最重要的是守門員，他是球隊(duì)最后的的防守隊(duì)員，站在球門前，他是唯一可以在禁區(qū)內(nèi)用上肢觸碰球的隊(duì)員，如果其他人上肢觸到球，將會(huì)被判罰犯規(guī)，甚至讓對(duì)方得到點(diǎn)球，這是最簡(jiǎn)單的得分方法。而其他的隊(duì)員站位皆有不同，我們管這叫陣型。今天我打算舉出433陣型，這是傳統(tǒng)的強(qiáng)力進(jìn)攻陣型，也是當(dāng)今足壇被稱為“宇宙隊(duì)”的西班牙巴塞羅那隊(duì)常用的戰(zhàn)術(shù)。為什么叫他們宇宙隊(duì)？因?yàn)榈厍蛏系那蜿?duì)已經(jīng)贏不了他們了。在陣型中有4名后衛(wèi)，分別是2名中后衛(wèi)，我們從右側(cè)進(jìn)攻，這邊是我們的左側(cè)，另一邊就是右邊，在這時(shí)一名左邊衛(wèi)，相反的是一名右邊衛(wèi)。其中中衛(wèi)通常是身高較高，但是速度較慢，邊衛(wèi)速度較快，常常參與進(jìn)攻，從兩邊突破，打亂對(duì)手的陣型。中后衛(wèi)們是防守時(shí)最重要的球員，為了阻止對(duì)方的進(jìn)攻，他們常常采取犯規(guī)戰(zhàn)術(shù)，或者使用關(guān)門戰(zhàn)術(shù)。在定位球時(shí)，也會(huì)采用造越位戰(zhàn)術(shù)。此外，我們還有3名中場(chǎng)，他們根據(jù)場(chǎng)上形勢(shì)分為前衛(wèi)和后腰，我最喜歡的位置是后腰。后腰負(fù)責(zé)保護(hù)后衛(wèi)前方的區(qū)域，而組織型前衛(wèi)負(fù)責(zé)在場(chǎng)上組織進(jìn)攻，通過(guò)不斷地傳球來(lái)尋找進(jìn)攻的機(jī)會(huì)，這也被叫做穿針流戰(zhàn)術(shù)，這種足球觀賞性特別強(qiáng)。巴薩羅那擁有哈維，伊內(nèi)斯塔，法布雷加斯三名世界級(jí)中場(chǎng)，在我眼里簡(jiǎn)直無(wú)所不能了。最后剩下三人就是插入對(duì)方陣型中的前鋒，一名中鋒比如我最喜歡的西班牙隊(duì)的托雷斯，一名左邊鋒，比如荷蘭人小飛俠羅本，一名右邊鋒像超級(jí)帥哥c羅納爾多。當(dāng)然還有幾乎無(wú)所不能的梅西。這些人的個(gè)人能力超強(qiáng)，也是耀眼的明星們。他們做球場(chǎng)上最后也是最重要的事一一進(jìn)球。世界上進(jìn)球最多的人是球王貝利，足球生涯一共打進(jìn)1281粒進(jìn)球，我沒法想象。我喜歡足球，這是集體的運(yùn)動(dòng)，所以可以讓很多人和你一起歡呼。最后，我希望你們也能喜歡上足球。footballishowfootballastheworldslargestsportsalwaysattractspeopleofallovertheworld,alotofpeoplecrazyforit.afewdaysago,abritishplayeronthepitchaheartattack,andhisteammatesshowthetoughandtenderside,whichisthemagicoffootball.althoughthechinesesoccerteamlevelispoor,istillhaveconfidencethatwecanreturntotheworldcup.inaddition,wehave3midfielders,theyaccordingtomarketsituationanddividedintoforwardandback,imostlikepositionisdefencemiddlefield.thedefencemiddlefieldisresponsiblefortheprotectionoftheguardinfrontoftheregion,whiletheorganizationresponsiblefortheavant-gardeoffense,passingthroughconstantlylookingforopportunities,itsalsocalledtransfixationstreamtactics,thissoccerwatchverystrong.barcelonahasxavi,iniesta,fabregasthreeworld-levelmidfielder,inmyeyestheycanbeequaltoanything.thelastthreeisinsertedintotheteamstriker,acenterforwardforexampleilikemostofspainstorres,aleftwinger,suchasrobben,arightwingerlikesuperhandsomecronaldo.ofcoursetherearealmostbeequaltoanythingmessi.thesehavesupercapacity,isdazzlingstars.theydothefinallyisthemostimportantthing--thegoal.thehighestscoringisrogerbailey,footballcareerandscored1281goals,icouldntimagine.ilikefootball,thisisacollectivemovement,soyoucanmakealotofpeoplewithyou.finally,ihopeyoucanlovefootball.gkgoalkeeper門將后衛(wèi)cbcenterback中后衛(wèi)libliberal自由人swsweeper清道夫lsbleftsideback左邊后衛(wèi)rsbrightsideback右邊后衛(wèi)前衛(wèi)wbwingback攻擊性邊后腰dmfdefencemiddlefield防守型前衛(wèi)后腰lmfleftmiddlefield左邊前衛(wèi)rmfrightmiddlefield右邊前衛(wèi)omfoffencemiddlefield進(jìn)攻型前衛(wèi)前腰c(diǎn)mfcentermiddlefield中前衛(wèi)前鋒cfcenterforward中鋒lwfleftwingforward左邊鋒rwfrightwingforward右邊鋒篇三：英文演講稿TheDoorsThatAreOpentoUs機(jī)會(huì)之門就在前方Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,thetitleofmyspeechtodayis“TheDoorsThatAreOpentoUs.”Theotherdaymyauntpaidmeavisit.Shewasoverjoyed."Igotthehighestmarkinthemid-termexamination!”shesaid.Don'tbesurprised!Myauntisindeedastudent,tobeexact,acollegestudentattheageof45.Lastyear,sheputasideherprivatebusinessandsignedupforaone-yearfull-timemanagementcourseinacollege."ThiswasthewisestdecisionIhaveevermade!”shesaidproudlylikeateenagegirl.Toher,collegeisalwaysarightplacetopickupnewideas,andnewideasalwaysmakeherfeelyoung.“Comparedwiththelate'70s,”shesays,“nowcollegestudentshavemanydoors.”Myauntcannothelpbutrecallherfirstcollegeexperiencein1978whencollegedoorsbegantobere-openedaftertheCulturalRevolution.ShewasassignedtostudyengineeringdespiteherdesiretostudyChineseliterature,andafewyearslater,thegovernmentsenthertoworkinaTVfactory.Iwasshockedwhenshefirsttoldmehowshehadhadnochoiceinhermajorandjob.Lookatustoday!Somanydoorsareopentous!Ibelievetherehaveneverbeensuchabundantopportunitiesforself-developmentaswehavetoday.Andmyaunttoldmethatweshouldreachourgoalsbygraspingalltheseopportunities.ThefirstdoorIseeistheopportunitytostudydifferentkindsofsubjectsthatinterestus.Myauntsaidshewashappytostudymanagement,butshewasalsohappythatshecouldattendlecturesonancientChinesepoetryandonShakespeareandrama.Asformyself,IamanEnglishmajor,butImayalsogotolecturesonhistory.Tome,ifcollegeeducationinthepastemphasizedspecialization,now,itemphasizesfreeandwell-roundeddevelopmentofeachindividual.Soallthefineachievementsofhumancivilizationareopentous.Theseconddooristhedoortotheoutsideworld.Learninggoesbeyondclassroomsandnationalboundaries.Myauntremembersherpreviouscollegedaysasmonotonousandevencallshergeneration“frogsinawell."Buttoday,astheworldbecomesaglobalvillage,itisimportantthatourneighboursandwebeopen-mindedtolearnwithandfromeachother.Ihavemanyfellowinternationalclassmates,andIamapplyingtoanexchangeprogramwithauniversityabroad.Asformyaunt,sheisplanningtogetanMBAdegreeinthewhereherdaughter,mycousin,isnowdoingherMaster’sdegreeinbiochemistry.Wearenowtakingtheopportunitytostudyoverseas,andwhenwecomeback,we’llputtousewhatwehavelearntabroad.Thethirddooristhedoortolife-longlearning.Asnewideasappearallthetime,wealwaysneedtoacquirenewknowledge,regardlessofourage.Naturally,myauntherselfisthebestexample.Manyofmyauntscontemporariessaythatsheisamazinglyup-to-dateforamiddle-agedwoman.Shesimplyresponds,“Agedoesn’tmatter.Whatmattersisyourattitude.Youmaythinkit’sstrangethatIamstillgoingtocollege,butIdon’tthinkI’mtoooldtolearn."Yes,sheisright.SincethegovernmentremovedtheagelimitforcollegeadmissionsinXX,therearealreadysomeuntraditionalstudents,sittingwithusinthesameclassrooms.Likethesepeople,myauntisoldbutsheisveryyounginspirit.Withincredibleenergyanddetermination,sheembodiesbothtraditionandmodernity.Thedoorsopentousalsoposechallenges.Forinstance,wearefacedwiththechallengeofabalancedlearning,thechallengeofpreservingourfinetraditionwhilelearningfromtheWest,andthechallengeoflearningcontinuouslywhilecarryingheavyresponsibilitiestoourworkandfamily.So,eachdoorisatestofourcourage,abilityandjudgment,butwiththesupportofmyteachers,parents,friendsandmyaunt,IbelieveIcanmeetthechallengeheadon.WhenIreachmyaunt’sage,IcanbeproudtosaythatIhavewalkedthroughdozensofdoorsandwill,intheremainderofmylife,walkthroughmanymore.PossiblyIwillgobacktocollege,too.Thankyouverymuchladiesandgentlemen.THEENGLISHLANGUAGE英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言Mr.Chairman,adjudicators,ladiesandgentlemen,Goodafternoon.Thearrivaloftheyear1999hasbroughtwithanearperfectopportunitytotakealookbackatthelastonethousandyears,assessmarfssuccessesandfailures,andlookforwardwithourpredictionsofthethirdmillennium.Alreadythisafternoonyou’veheardmanyassessmentsandyou’veheardavarietyofpredictions.Avarietysovast,rangingfromLewisCarol’sdepictionofcelebratorylife,totheIrishcelebrationofdeath.Sovastavarietythatit’sdifficulttofindanycommongroundamongstthecontestantsheretoday.Perhapstheonlythingthatweallshareisthatweareindeeddiscussingmillennia,theoldandthenewandtheturnofthemillennium,andwerealldiscussingitinthesamelanguage.Afewhundredyearsagotohaveheldaneventlikethisitwouldhavebeenimperativethatwewereallfluentinanumberofdifferenttongues,fortheapproachofcombatingthelanguagebarrierwassimplytolearnmanydifferentlanguages.Ofcoursepeoplebackthenhadanulteriormotive:thatwastoensurethatdifferentlanguagesheldtheirdifferentsocietiesorpositions,orasKingCharlesVofSpainputit,“IspeakSpanishtoGod,Italiantowomen,FrenchtomenandGermantomyhorse."Todayourapproachissomewhatdifferent.Insteadoftryingtovastlyspreadourverbalabilityacrosstheboard,we’vechosenrathertofocusit,concentratingonourabilitytomasteroneparticularlanguage,theEnglishlanguage.Timemagazinerecentlysuggestedthatbytheturnofthemillennium,EnglishwillbetheLinguaFrancaforonequarteroftheworldspopulation.Alreadytodaysixtypercentsoftheworld’stelevisionandradiobroadcastsareproducedanddeliveredinEnglish.SeventypercentsoftheworldsmailaddressedinEnglish.Anditisthelanguageofchoiceforalmosteverybiteofcomputerdatasentacrosstheglobe.ButwhyEnglishTherearenoclearlinguisticreasonsforitssuggestedglobaldominance,certainlythegrammariscomplicated,thespellingpeculiarandthepronunciationeccentric,tosaytheveryleast.OnewouldneedonlylookthroughthedictionarytofindthevastlistofamusingparadoxesintheEnglishlanguage—quicksandthatworksslowly,aboxingringthatisinfactsquareandaguineapigthatsreallyneitherfromGuineanorisitapig.Doeshtitseemoddthatonecanmakeamendsbutnotoneamend.Orgothroughtheannalsofhistorybutnotoneannal.Thereason,ladiesandgentlemen,issimple.Englishisstrange,butnowherenearasstrangeassomeofouralternatives.PerhapsIshouldgiveyouafewidiomaticexamples.InEnglishwesay“onceinabluemoo”.TheItalianchooseinstead“everydeathofaPope”.Irishdoesn’tlikeour“dropdead”，replacingitratherwiththeslightlymoreobscure“youshouldlieintheearth.”AndifyouwantedtotellsomeoneoffinSpanishourrelativelyobvious“goflyakite”wouldbebetterservedbythephrase“gofryasparagus”.English’sprimaryadvantageisthatofflexibility.Ontheonehandithasthelargestvocabularyofallmodernlanguages,allowingus,asitsusers,tosayexactlywhatwewantinexactlythewordswechoosetouse.Ontheother,globalizationhasinsuredtheintroductionofabusinessEnglish,asortoftrimmeddownvarietyofthelanguagewe’veallcometoknowandlove.It’sinterestingtoknowthatthesimplelistofjusttenwords,wordslike"a”，“and”，“have”and“the”,combinedtoformonequarterofallthoseeverusedinmoderncommunication.Perhapstherealtestis:willtheglobaladoptionofEnglishasamasterlanguageinsuretheeradicationofanymisunderstandingsthathappentodayTheanswerisnot篇四：21世紀(jì)杯全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)演講稿（96年“21世紀(jì)杯全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)演講比賽”二等獎(jiǎng)獲得者，北京外國(guó)語(yǔ)大學(xué)徐義成）Facingthisaudienceonthestage,Ihavetheexcitingfeelingofparticipatinginthemarchofhistory,forwhatwearefacingtodayismorethanamerecompetitionorcontest.ItisanassemblyofsomeofChina'smosttalentedandmotivatedpeople,representativesofayoungergenerationthatarepreparingthemselvesforthecomingofanewcentury.ImgratefulthatI'vebeengiventhisopportunity,atsuchahistoricmoment,tostandhereasaspokesmanofmygenerationandtotakeaseriouslookbackatthepast15years,acrucialperiodforeveryoneofusandforthisnationaswell.Thoughitisonlywithinmypowertotellaboutmypersonalexperience,andonlyatinyfragmentofitatthat,itstillrepresents,Ibelieve,therootofaspiritwhichhasbeenessentialtomeandtoallthepeoplebredbythepast15years.Inmyelementaryyears,therewasalittlegirlintheclasswhoworkedveryhardbutsomehowcouldneverdosatisfactorilyinherlessons.Theteacheraskedmetohelpher,anditwasobviousthatsheexpectedalotfromme.butasayoungboy,restless,thoughtless,Ialwaystriedtoevadehersoastogetmoretimetoenjoymyself.Onedaybeforethefinalexam,shecameuptomeandsaid,"CouldyoupleaseexplainthistomeIwantverymuchtodobetterthistime.〃Istartedexplaining,andfinishedinahurry.Pretendingnottonoticeherstillconfusedeyes,Iranoffquickly.Natsurprisingly,sheagaindidverybadlyintheexam.Andtwomonthslater,atthebeginningofthenewsemester,wordcameofherdeathofbloodcancer.NooneeverknewaboutthelittletaskIfailedtofulfill,butIcouldntforgivemyself.Isimplycouldntforgethereyes,whichseemtobeasking,"Whydidn'tyoudoalittlemoretohelpme,whenitwassoeasyforyouWhydidn'tyouunderstandalittlebetterthetrustplacedinyou,sothatIwouldnothavetoleavethisworldinsuchpainandregret"Iwasabouteightornineyearsoldatthattime,butinawayitwastheverystartingpointofmylife,forIbegantounderstandtheword"responsibility"andtolearntoalwaysdomydutiesfaithfullyanddevotedly,fortheimplicationsofthatsacredwordhasdawnedonme:themutualneedandtrustofpeople,theco-operationandinter-reliancewhicharetheveryfoundationofhumansociety.Laterinmylife,Icontinuedtoexperiencemanyfailures.ButneveragaindidIfeelthatregretwhichstruckmeatthedeathofthegirl,foritmakesmyheartsatisfiedtothinkthatIhavealwaysdoneeverythinginmypowertofulfillmyresponsibilitiesasbestIcan.AsIgrewup,changedandimprovedbythisincidentandmanyothersimilarones,Ibegantoperceivethechangestakingplacearoundmeandtofindthatsociety,inaway,wasinitsformativeyearslikemyself.Newbuildings,newcommoditiesandnewfashionsappeareveryday.Newideas,newinformation,newtechnologies.Peoplecantalkwitheachotherfromanycorneroftheearthinamatterofseconds.Societyisbecomingmorecompetitive.Wordslikeindividualityandcreativityaregettingmoreemphasisandmorepeoplearerewardedfortheirhardworkandefforts.Suchistheerainwhichthisgeneration,growsandmatures.Suchistheerainwhichthisgenerationwilltakeoverthenationfromourfathersandlearntorunit.Yetinthemeantime,manyproblemsstillexist.Welearnthatcrimestakeplaceinbroaddaylightwithcrowdsofpeoplelookingonandnotassisting.Wehearthattherearestillabout1millionchildreninthiscountrywhocan'tevenaffordtogotoelementaryschoolswhileenormoussumsofmoneyarebeingsquanderedawayondinnerpartiesandluxurycars.Webuyshoddymedicines,ormerelyworthlessjunkinthenameofmedicines,thataggravate,ratherthanalleviateourdiseasessincemoney,manypeoplebelieve,isthemostimportantthingintheworldthatmustbemade,evenattheexpenseofmoralityandresponsibility.Suchanera,therefore,determinesthatweareagenerationwithakeenersenseofcompetitionandefficiencyandagreaterreadinesstothinkcriticallyandactcreatively.Suchanera,furthermore,demands,thatweareagenerationwithaclearperceptionofourhistoricalresponsibilityandanaggressivewilltotakeactionandsolvetheproblems.Historyhaslongbeenpreparingthesequalitiesinthisgenerationanditisnowcallingusforwardtogivetestimonytoourpatriotismandheroismtowardsthisnationandallhumanity.Standingheren