英语演讲材料

第一篇：英语演讲材料

（1）Culture smart and Science intelligent have been two heatedly discussed topics nowadays.With the advance of science and technology, our daily life has been changed greatly and we benefit a lot from it.Unfortunately, meanwhile, serious issues have come together with those changes, say energy crisis, greenhouse effect, environment pollution, nuclear proliferation and so on, which have undoubtedly threatened the existence of human beings.Consequently, you have found how frequently you are told of the disadvantages and even the perilous nature of science.However, what needs most to us is to keep sense of our balance and never go extremes.Since it has been widely acknowledged that culture smart has performed an exclusive and crucial function in people’s spirit life(if it can be regarded as the first function), it should go without doubt that we are meant to integrate culture smart with right direction-oriented science intelligent, which drastically facilitates the advance of culture smart by from feeding people to leading modern civilians to a comfortable living condition.What constitutes most is the premise of appropriate guideline, making science intelligent consistent with benefits of not only human ourselves but also the whole nature, because we shall never assume that people could live a superior or supreme life to other creatures when nature is being increasingly damaged.Contemporarily, we are penalized nearly every year by nature, which has been badly influenced by plenty of destruction of human behaviors, in the form of variety of natural disasters, such as flood, drought, continuous hot weather, dust storm, red tide and so on.Evidently, we absolutely couldn’t survive without culture smart merging into the guideline.Everyone should be well-educated by culture smart which has a positive effect on his behavior and manner.On the Nobel Prize in1988, one representative spoke out the shared idea by all winners that if human beings want to survive in the next century, we must seek wisdom from Confusion dating back to 2500 years in China.All the audience was surprised when hearing that.From this we can firmly confirm the second function of culture smart as an indispensable part of guideline of science intelligent.In conclusion, science intelligent provides fundamental basis for the function and development of culture smart;in return, culture smart guarantees positive effects and existence of science intelligent.（2）Culture Smart or Science Intelligent(网友推荐，仅供参考)Good evening，ladies and gentlemen，distinguished guests and

honorable judges: 女士们、先生们，各位贵宾和尊敬的评委，晚上好：

I’m Li Dawei from Class 9, Grade 2.It is my great honour to share my viewpoints on Culture Smart and Science Intelligence with all of

dear audience present.大家好，我是大学二年级九班的李大伟，很高兴能站在这里和大家分享我对

文化智慧与科技智能的看法。As is known to us all that our contemporary lives and the society in current are undergoing profound changes with the promoting development of science and technology.However, have we realized the estrange and departure of our culture against the background on which the positive achievements have been brought by science and technology.Which course should we take in culture smart and science intelligence as the issue on social development is concerned in the process of ultrahigh-speeded urbanization? My viewpoint is clear an

firm, that is the cultue smart.众所周知，随着科学技术的大力发展，我们的社会，我们的生活正在正在发生着日新月异的变化，然而我们在看到科学技术所带来的积极成果的同时，我们是否意识到文化的远离？在这个急速都市化的时代，我们的社会到底怎样发展，是靠文化的智慧还是科学技术的智能化？我的观点是明确的，我们要文化的智

慧。It is generally accepted by the broad mass that science and technology take the supreme lead of the productivity.No achievements nurtured by civilization in our contemporary society can be created without the development of science and technology and the society will fall to its stagnant pace.Thanks to the progress made by the advancing science and technology, especially the development of intelligentization, schemed out by robots, unmanned driving and digital platform, offers great convienience to both the production and daily lives of human beings and promotes the social progress.科学技术史第一生产力，这话不假。没有科学技术的发展就不会有我们当今社会的文明成果，整个社会就会停滞不前。正因为了有了现代科学技术的进步，特别是智能化的发展，如机器人、无人驾驶技术、数字平台等为人类的生产、生活提供了极大的方便，推动着社会的进步。But under no circumstances should we admit that a series of problems on environment and social ethics concerning environment pollution, ozonocavity, greenhouse effect, colon human and nuclear deterrent occurred against the prosperity carried out by science and technology.So how can we spare no effort on keeping such problems from deterioration in all possibilities? What development pattern will be on science and technology in future? 但我们不得不承认，科技的发展在带来繁荣的同时，同时也产生了环境污染、臭氧空洞、温室效应、克隆人、核威胁等一系列环境、社会伦理问题。如何尽量避免这样的问题的发展，未来科技智能化如何发展？ The answer is that we need the guidance of culture smart.When we talk about culture, we may regard it as the tradition and history, but how can the intelligentization of science and technology be guided by the culture smart? Here I want to put it that culture is not like a pond filled with stagnant water, but a dynamic system.We can never draw a conclusion of culture as “the deposit of history”, what’s more, we should make it clear that the culture defines our present and future.Modernization, of any kind or shape, shares no alteration on its starting point but the commencement of culture.If not the modernization will inevitably fall to the situation where the water has no source and the tree has no root.The development of science and technology takes no exception on this.答案就是，我们需要文化智慧的引导。谈到文化，我们大家会认为文化那是“传统”，是“历史”，文化的智慧怎么可能会引导科技智能化？然而我要说的是：文化并不是一潭死水，它是一个动态的系统，我们不能简单归结为“历史的沉淀物”，而是要认识到它关系着我们的现在与未来。任何现代化都只能从文化出发，否则便成为无源之水、无本之木，科学技术的发展也不例外。The ultrahigh speed of the development of contemporary science and technology contributes no efforts on science and technology itself, but the ideological motivation and the promotion spurred by the ideological power offerd by culture smart.Karl Poopper once said, the elimination of culture leads to the disappearance of civilization.It is obviously that if the promotion effect had been omitted, the science and technology could have been far-reached.现代科学技术发展得如此之快，并不在于科学技术的本身，而是因为文化为科技提供了强大的精神动力，文化智慧的强大精神力量的推动作用。波普尔说：“毁灭文化，文明也就随着消失”，显然我们如果忽略文化对科技的推动作用，也

就无从谈起科学技术。The culture smart guides our society into stability and prosperity.We need culture smart because on the one hand, culture provides ideological power to science and technology, on the other hand, culture prevents the tendency of extremity of science and technology.The current problem concerning colon human, outerspace utilitization and nuclear weapon byproducted by contemporary science and technology call for the development in a just course on the sphere of culture.The wisdom-vacanted culture and the extremized science and technology will throw a great threat to the survival of us human

beings and the world peace.文化的智慧引导着我们的社会稳定向前发展。我们需要文化的智慧是因为一方面为科学技术提供精神动力；另一方面防止科学技术向极端化方向发展。比如现代科学技术产生了的诸如克隆人、外太空使用、核武器等问题，需要我们站在文化的层面上来引导科学技术的正确发展。离开文化的智慧，科技的偏激化发展将会未下到人类的生存，威胁着世界的和平。So, ladies and gentlemen, I think that the culture wisdom is our “root” and we need the root that supports our belief, the negation of the root casts its reflections on history and the existence of us human beings.So only in the manner of settling on the basis of culture smart can we make it helpful to the development of science and technology in a just course, the continual progress of human society, the

prosperity and peace.所以，女士们、先生们，我始终认为文化的智慧才是我们的“根”，我们需要这种支持我们信念的“根”。否定这样的根就是否定历史，否定我们的存在。所以，我们只有立足于文化的智慧，才能更有利于科技正确的发展和人类社会的不断进

步，繁荣与和平。

Thank you!

谢谢大家！

Brain and Education: Thinking About New Directions（讨论区最有价值的意见稿、仅供参考）It is becoming increasingly clear that not only human behavior but the experiences associated with being human are functions of the brain.From this perspective, it cannot but be the case that studies of the brain will be increasingly relevant for thinking about educational practices and, conversely, that the experiences of educators(indeed of all humans, whatever their activities)are relevant for better understanding the brain.During the late 1990's, there was a burst of enthusiasm for “brain-based education”, triggered in part by the explosive growth of the neurosciences, by President George Bush's proclamation of the Decade of the Brain, by semi-popular publications, and by a White House conference on brain development in early childhood(see Brain and Education Resources for relevant references for this and the following).Many observers are agreed that that enthusiasm was based on too narrow and remote a foundation in several senses: Neuroscientific research is based largely on motivations and questions intrinsic to the field itself, and so is not directly translatable into educational practices

Neuroscientific studies of development and learning tend to presume(and hence support)rather than to challenge generally accepted cultural presumptions about education There are additional aspects of neuroscience relevant to thinking about the brain in relation to education(“systems neuroscience”, “cognitive neuroscience”)as well as other forms of inquiry into the brain(“cognitive psychology”, “developmental psychology”, “educational psychology”, “social psychology”, “cognitive science”, “computer science”)that provide equally important relevant understandings and can/should be used to bridge between laboratory studies of the brain and educational practices.Educational practices should be based not on a one-way flow of information from the brain sciences to education but instead on a continuing and bi-directional exchange of expertise and understandings among those involved in relatively direct studies of the brain and educational practitioners, who have important additional understandings of the brain that derive from their experiences as educators.Rather than throwing out the baby with the bath water, it makes sense to reorient discussions of brain and education in ways that correct contemporary understandings of the limitations of the earlier approach.These include:

Involve in discussions of brain and education the widest possible array of perspectives, including both research scientists representing all relevant disciplines and educational practitioners.Encourage practitioners to see themselves as well as brain scientists, who have unique contributions to make to the body of observations on brain and education and can/should play a role in helping to define future research directions.Take seriously the possibility that with improved understandings of the brain will come not only improvements in education as currently practiced and understood but also new conceptions of the nature of education itself(cf Parallel changes in thinking about the brain and about education).That movements in these directions are already beginning to occur is a positive sign.My hope is that this sketch and related materials on Serendip, including Brain and Education Resources and a Brain and Education on-line forum, will both support further developments along these lines and encourage additional people to become involved.My sense is that many of the most significant challenges we face today as human beings will be resolved only by new cultural understandings, and that there is no way to bring those about other than through a reinvigorated educational process, one to which I believe improved understandings of the brain can valuably contribute.Both science itself, and the human culture of which it is a part, would benefit from a story of science that encourages wider engagement with and participation in the processes of scientific exploration.Such a story, based on a close analysis of scientific method, is presented here.It is the story of science as story telling and story revising.The story of science as story suggests that science can and should serve three distinctive functions for humanity: providing stories that may increase(but never guarantee)human well-being, serving as a supportive nexus for human exploration and story telling in general, and exemplifying a commitment to skepticism and a resulting open-ended and continuing exploration of what might yet be.Some practical considerations that would further the development and acceptance of such a story of science as a widely shared nexus of

human activity are described.斯碧驰 的 Culture Smart or Science Intelligent?(CCTV2009演讲题目)5月13日，中国中央电视台和外语教学与研究出版社联合举办的2009“CCTV杯”全国英语演讲大赛筹备会在北京召开。组委会决定，2009年大赛总决赛将于2009年11月15日以直播形式向全球播出。

在筹备会上，Culture Smart or Science Intelligent? 被选定为2009“CCTV杯”全国英语演讲大赛半决赛定题演讲题目。在赛制方面，半决赛将分为两个阶段进行，增加了淘汰环节；半决赛中“综合知识速答”由原0.2分提

高到2分。组委会从我国大学英语教学的发展及大学生英语水平出发，在保持历届大赛特色和传统的基础上，决定对2009年大赛赛制进行一定调整：全国半决赛分为两个阶段，第一阶段包括定题演讲、回答问题和综合知识速答，第二阶段包括即兴演讲和回答问题。第一阶段胜出的前60名选手进入第二阶段。两个阶段比赛结束之后分数相加，前23名进入决赛。新的赛制大大增强了比赛的竞争性和挑战性，对选手的综合素质提出了更高的要求。此外，会议决定将综合知识速答的分数提高到2分，更强调对选手文化素养和知识面的考察。具体赛程和赛制请参见大赛

章程（将于近期公布）。

（3）Culture Smart or Science Intelligent?

Good evening, ladies and gentleman, i am very glad to stand here and share my point of view about culture and science.There are always comparisons between science and culture.If the question of which one is more important for us is raised to me, my answer is that I don't know.Obviously, science, which makes great contribution to our society, can not be ignored by all human beings.Equally, the Culture which has coloured our everyday life, is the highlight illuminating the human's long history.Sometimes culture can be considered as the mother of the human being.During a long time's period of history the great mother Culture has raised a dozen of children with the name of art, music, literature… while there are some wise boys such as math, physical ,biology…who are educated by dad, Science.I would like to say , science is the power that combines everyone's intelligence together.In order to solve the problem we are facing in every field , science has played a significant role in handling them.At the same time ,I also would like to say , culture is the bridge to connect people, work,and every unforgettable event in our history.Culture is something that we can not miss , for it has been melt in our blood ,showing the direction where the destination is.Without science ,We will never know who we are ,where we come from.how the wonderful world works.and what to do for our future.Without culture , how can we get the happiness from the literature and how can the beautiful building be differed from other countries or areas.Without science ,how can every step in the history to improve the quality of everybody's life moves ahead.Without culture, how can the customs and the spirits of our own nation be delivered from generation to generation.Without science ,the intelligence is nevertheless ridiculous for our human being.(这一句不合适)

Without culture , the smart is also far away from us.So,ladies and gentleman ,I still believe that it is meaningless to choose which one is better than the other or whether one can be replaced by the alternative.What we should do now is to thank them for contributing so much to the people who live in this fascinating planet and make the flame of science and culture light up our world forever.Thank you!（4）Culture smart and Science intelligent have been two heatedly discussed topics nowadays.With the advance of science and technology, our daily life has been changed greatly and we benefit a lot from it.Unfortunately, meanwhile, serious issues have come together with those changes, say energy crisis, greenhouse effect, environment pollution, nuclear proliferation and so on, which have undoubtedly threatened the existence of human beings.Consequently, you have found how frequently you are told of the disadvantages and even the perilous nature of science.However, what needs most to us is to keep sense of our balance and never

go extremes.Since it has been widely acknowledged that culture smart has performed an exclusive and crucial function in people’s spirit life(if it can be regarded as the first function), it should go without doubt that we are meant to integrate culture smart with right direction-oriented science intelligent, which drastically facilitates the advance of culture smart by from feeding people to leading modern civilians to a comfortable living condition.What constitutes most is the premise of appropriate guideline, making science intelligent consistent with benefits of not only human ourselves but also the whole nature, because we shall never assume that people could live a superior or supreme life to other creatures when nature is being increasingly damaged.Contemporarily, we are penalized nearly every year by nature, which has been badly influenced by plenty of destruction of human behaviors, in the form of variety of natural disasters, such as flood, drought, continuous hot weather, dust storm，red tide and so on。

（5）、Culture Smart!provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues.Travel Tip 1: Read Up Dont pack anxiety in your suitcase!Reading a Culture Smart!guide before you go will ease your travel, help you to make friends and avoid confusion.Travel Tip 2: Walk the Walk Culture Smart!guides go the extra mile to help you brush up on your cultural small talk and will make you confident in leaving your comfort zone far behind.Travel Tip 3: Be Part of the Global Community With Culture Smart!you will learn about daily living, historical perspectives, taboos, business etiquette, eating and drinking and much more, allowing you to experience the country like a local.Be responsible, be Culture Smart!

第二篇：英语演讲

Good morning , ladies and Gentlemen

Today it is my great honor to be here and make a speech about my view on computer games.I would like to begin with a story.It is about my elder cousin.He is 24 now.What a great and beautiful age ,full of hope, dream , and success.But all these beautiful things are so far away him , a murderer who has been kept him in prison for two years.He used to be a top student in senior high school.But since he fell in love with computer gemes，he spent all of his time sitting in front of the screen , crazily playing those computer games day and night.As a result , his school records turned out to be a mess.What’s more , one day he had a quarrel with his partner.My cousin grabbed an cap and hit heavily on his partner’head.That was the tragedy,for both of them.So my view is strong , definite , and clear.Down with computer games!

Nowadays children are spending far too much time on computer games.They don’t realize that computer games are in fact nothing but a great waste of time , money and energy.They don’t realize how harmful the computer games are to their physical and mental growth.First of all ,many children are so much appeal to computer games that they even forget food and sleep.It is very bad for their phsical health.For example , children desert the football ground as they all sit at home around the computer plauing the games which are noisy , and will damage their eyes and ears.As a result , children cannot be physically fit and strong.Secondly , computer games distract children’s attention form their studies.They finish their homework in a hurry , or even copy their classmates’, in order to squeeze time to play games.Thirdy ,some computer games are filled with violence and sex.Children are too young to tell right from wrong.They may blindly imitate the bad behavior.Computer gamesare realy extremely harmful to their mental growth.Therefore ,down with computer games!They are just fantasy.Young people should be encouraged to do more meaningful and museums.They should be encouraged to set a real goal in life and pursue their great ideals All in all , down with computer games!.

第三篇：英语演讲

“爱生活 爱英语”

大峪三中学生英语主题演讲比赛

一、演讲内容

围绕主题，自行选择内容，题目自拟。

二、演讲比赛规则

1、参赛选手出场顺序按抽签决定，依次参加比赛。

2、成绩计算：评委成绩的平均分为参赛选手的最终成绩。

3、参赛选手的最终成绩，从高分到低分依次排列名次，确定获奖等次。

三、英语演讲比赛评分标准

按演讲内容、语言表达、流利程度、演讲技巧、仪表形象、时间把握、综合印象等七部分进行评分，满分为100分。

演讲内容：20分。紧扣主题、充实生动、积极向上

语言表达：30分。语言规范，口齿清楚。发音标准，语调自然流利程度：10分。脱稿演讲，口语自然流畅

演讲技巧：20分。表达生动，体态语言和表演技巧运用贴切仪表形象：10分。衣着整洁得体，仪表大方

综合印象：10分。由评委根据演讲选手的临场表现作出整体评价。

四、人员分工

评委：李治中王太泉薛二强王蕾蕾

总分：王利利

协调：崔进京

五、评分表

（附后）

第四篇：英语演讲

1.演讲前的准备

准备是搞好演讲的前提。首先是要确立一个题目或一个话题。一般演讲赛都分为命题演讲和即兴演讲。如要进行演讲比赛则必须对各个方面加以准备：政治、经济、文化、教育等，找好立意点，拟定题目，如政治方面的演讲主题：WTO、统一、和平与发展、机遇与挑战；经济方面演讲主题：西部大开发、农村经济、再就业；教育方面演讲方题：中西方教育的不同、远程教育、终身教育、枪手；文化方面演讲主题：文化的交流与融合、校园文化；环保方面演讲主题：man and nature；科技方面演讲主题：网络、克隆、基因；卫生方面演讲主题：keep physically and mentally healthy；体育方面演讲主题：Olympics……有些方面题目太大，可从多角度和多侧面思考，找好切入点，将题目细化和具体化，写出演讲稿的提纲，构思和组织演讲稿结构。

拟定好话题后的第二步就是演讲材料的收集与整理。其中最好的方法就是有计划地阅

读大量的英语原文以及各类英语报刊杂志，阅读是一个循序渐进的过程，同时也是培养英语思维的过程，对提高英语的口头表达能力和书面表达能力是至关重要的。利用有关资源与材料（如图书、报刊、杂志或网络资源等）收集所需的内容。然后对材料加以整理或进行梳理，舍弃不太重要的内容或用不上的材料，准备写演讲稿。演讲稿的写作

演讲稿首先开头要开门见山，既要一下子抓住听众又要提出你的观点，中间要用各种方法和所准备的材料说明、支持你的论点，感染听众，然后在结尾加强说明论点或得出结论，结束演讲。

演讲稿的写作有严格的要求，就内容而言要主题鲜明，表达完整；就文章组织结构而言要思维清晰，逻辑性强；就语言而言要有感染力、形象生动。写作时可根据需要有效、正确地使用英语写作方法和技巧，如恰当地运用明喻、暗喻、夸张等各种修辞方法，用

词要准确，尽量避免使用生僻、模糊、晦涩的字词。总之，要考虑听众对象，注意演讲的措辞，但又要简明扼要、有理有力、结构紧凑。许多著名的演说家的不朽之作都有振奋人心、扭转乾坤般的力量。从马丁．路德．金的“I have a dream”，美国总统林肯所作的著名的盖茨堡演说，到克林顿在北大的演说，不少句子都成为不朽的佳句，值得认真研读.3进行演讲

具备演讲的知识和技巧，演讲稿的完成只是演讲的序幕，要进行成功的演讲则要进行严格的训练。训练时，分析演讲要领，训练演讲技巧和姿势语，观看CCTV杯和爱立信杯等英语演讲的录像，了解并按照比赛评分标准进行严格的模拟训练，观察演讲过程是否具备以下特点：主题鲜明，表达完整（演讲内容）；思维清晰，逻辑性强（文章组织结构）；感情充沛，富有表现力（演讲气势）；发音正确，语音语调标准（英语语音）；反

应敏捷，回答准确（心理素质）；着装整洁，仪态大方等等。

除此之外，还要有良好的心理素质。多进行模拟演讲，有良好的心理素质，才能更好地表现自己，取得演讲的良好效果。有的同学能讲一口地道的美式英语，但由于缺乏良好的心理素质而怯场，甚至在比赛中紧张得说不出话来或有一些不良的举止而被淘汰出局。

有了充分的准备，进行演讲就不太难了。在演讲的整个过程中还要注意一些演讲的要领与技巧，如演讲者与听众目光的接触（eye contact），声音的抑扬顿挫（vocal variety），和肢体语言的配合（hand gestures and body language）等等，但要恰当，不要太多，否则会喧宾夺主，影响演讲效果。

掌握了这些要领，有了充分的知识储备，再加上良好的心理素质，一定会成功的.即兴演讲是多即兴？一点准备时间都没有的么？

我觉得首先应该要知道具体都需要讲些什么，第一点第二点在心里面都要清楚，有必要的时候写下来可以在接下来说的时候作为提醒。

其次就是每个要讲的点，就叫论点好了，最好都举个比较简单的例子去支撑这个论点。有的时候你可以说according to 谁谁谁或者xxx书籍，去更好的支撑你的论点，非正式场合，基本上可以胡编乱语，但正式场合一定要有理论依据或者论据来源。举例子举一两个就好，举多了就跑题。举例子的同时就可以考虑下一步要说什么。

论点之间会有转折，接续等等的词，比如转折就有however，in spite of, although, etc.接续就有moreover，furthermore，thus。当然像firstly，secondly, thirdly也比较经常会用到。还有就是即兴演讲有的时候说的很兴奋，可能说的东西不是那么正确，你就要说，this is only my opinion，或者其他类似，这只是我的意见。如果你知道有不同的意见，你并不同意，当然也要提一两句，并且给出你不同意的原因。

还有就是开头结尾很重要，一定要有礼貌，开头要说你即兴演讲的题目是什么，你首先要稍微总结一下你对这个题目的观点是什么。

结尾的时候你要对题目还是要做一下总结，这很重要。然后要说，Thank you for your time, is there any question?当然也可以不用说有没有什么问题。

条理一定要清楚，虽然有可能会胡言乱语，但是大体上要说的让人有共鸣，听的懂。

语速不要太快，会更紧张，尽量慢慢说，这样也让自己有考虑接下来要说什么的时间。

当然你平时最好就给自己一两个题目然后说，我有的时候睡不着就给自己一个题目，然后信口开河，要说出来不能在心里想，慢慢的就能形成自己一套的演讲方式，所有任何题目都可以往这一套演讲方式里面套。演讲技巧一般认为有以下几点：

1.做好演讲的准备

包括了解听众，熟悉主题和内容，搜集素材和资料，准备演讲稿，作适当的演练等。

2.选择优秀的演讲者

优秀的演讲者包括下述条件：（1）足够的权威性；（2）演讲者具有较强的语音能力和技巧：（3）演讲者的热情；（4）演讲者的理智与智慧；（5）演讲者的仪表状态

3.运用演讲艺术

包括开场白的艺术，结尾的艺术，立论的艺术，举例的艺术，反驳的艺术，幽默的艺术，鼓动的艺术，语音的艺术，表情动作的艺术等等，通过运用各种演讲艺术，使演讲具备两种力量：逻辑的力量和艺术的力量。

第五篇：英语演讲

大学英语励志演讲稿

英语励志演讲稿范文(一)

Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon!I’m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech.today my topic is “youth”.I hope you will like it, and found the importance in your youth so that more cherish it.First I want to ask you some questions:

1、do you know what is youth?

2、how do you master your youth?

Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind;it is not rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions: it is the freshness;it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by exerting our ideals.years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.worry , fear , self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being ‘s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s next and the joy of the game of living.in the center of your heart and my heart there’s a wireless station : so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long as you are young.When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.Thank you!