大学英语演讲题库

第一篇：大学英语演讲题库

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[演讲题库 ]

1.Now in the age of the Internet, reading books does not seem as important as it once was.Do you think people can learn as much on the Internet as they can by reading books? Which method do you prefer?

2.It's been said that technology creates more problems than it solves and may threaten or damage the quality of life.Is this statement reasonable? What problems does technology bring us? Use specific examples in your answer, please.3.Literature is a significant part of human culture and some say it can help form aesthetic taste.However, is it necessary for everyone to read poetry, novels, and other types of imaginative literature?

4.Many people know how to attain success, but few know how to make the best use of it when it comes.So how do you define success and how would you make the best use of it?

5.Do you agree that the people who make important contributions to society are generally not those who develop their own new ideas, but those who are most gifted at perceiving and coordinating the talents and skills of others And please give examples to illustrate your views.6.Most people agree that buildings represent a valuable record of the past for any society, but controversy arises when old buildings stand on ground which modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes.In such situations, should modern development be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings so that contemporary needs can be served?

7.It is often asserted that the purpose of education is to free the mind and the spirit.However, formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them free.Do you think university education should be more open-minded and free? And what aspect of your university life should be improved?

8.In today's technological society, we're becoming busier and busier.But the primary goal of technological advancement is to increase people's efficiency so that everyone has more leisure time.How do you evaluate this situation? How can we improve it?

9.Strict laws are important for the security of our society, but there are many cases of injustice based on rigid laws.Should laws be fixed or flexible? Please explain your vies with examples.10.One typical feature of the young generation is overconfidence.As a result, they lack the patience to do a basic job, dreaming that they can accomplish great things is misleading and/or potentially harmful?

11.which qualities do you look for in a boyfriend/girlfriend? 12.What would be your major consideration in choosing a job and why?

13.what is more important in your career, to make money or to be satisfied with your work?

14.Which is more important for you: knowledge from books or personal experience:

15.If you could live in a different time and place, what time and place would you choose?

16.What is your view on public displays of affection such as kissing on campus?

17.If we don't want to give money to individual beggars, what charities would you recommend that we support in China:

18.Do you think married couples have a better life without children?

19.why do you think Valentine's Day has become so popular in China?

20.Could you please tell us, in your opinion, what makes life worthwhile?

21.Are we allowing the Internet to intrude too far into our private lives?

22.Do we need so many television channels?

23.Is it time to scrap the May and October golden week holidays?

24.Is marking western holidays a sign of a modern China or of traditions sacrificed to commercial interests?

25.Should linguistic diversity be preserved, even at the expense of effective communication?

26.Are we becoming too susceptible to advertising?

27.Do you think people today are any closer to achieving a peaceful and harmonious future or harmonious world than Confucius, who lived 2000 years ago?

28.Should bargaining be outlawed and traders be required to advertise a fixed price for what they sell?

29.Should it be left to university students to balance their private lives and their studies?

30.Can the sacrifice of modesty in the interests of achieving success be justified

31.What do you think is more important for a child, a happy childhood or top marks at school? 32.Who should be the focus of investment in sport, the general population or potential Olympic champions?

33.Are boarding schools a good idea or are students better off at home?

34.Should Peking Opera remain true to its roots or change with the times?

35.Does modern society place too much emphasis on physical beauty?

36.Should Beijing's historic main avenue be open to all, big cars and small cars?

37.Is it right for major cities to lift the ban on firecrackers?

38.Is a dependent husband a role model or a cause of embarrassment?

39.Should Beijing introduce a congestion charge to encourage drivers to use public transport and leave their cars at home?

40.Who should take responsibility for the poor diet of children, fastfood restaurants or parents?

41.Is the Olympic ideal still relevant today?

42.Should China introduce a complete ban on smoking in restaurants and bars?

43.Is Beijing a better or a worse city, as a result of the disappearance of the hutongs?

44.Are retirement homes the answer in caring for China's aging population?

45.If you could invite one historical figure to dinner, who would that be? What would you want to discuss with him or her?

46.If you could choose one thing that China could share with the rest of the world, what would that be?

47.Should postgraduate study be a means of improving job prospects, rather than pursuing academic interests?

48.Is it right that success in the sporting arena should open doors to a career in entertainment?

49.Do you think big cities need more public transport instead of more private cars?

50.Do you think that pretty female students have an advantage in job interviews? 51.Do the benefits of the Internet for students outweigh the potential harm?

52.Should the Yuan Ming Yuan, also known as the Old Summer Palace, be restored?

53.Do you think schools, including primary schools, should permit students to carry mobile phones?

54.Do you think a policy of not allowing visitors on campus will harm a university's image?

55.Is the risk of exploitation too high a price for children to pay for fame?

56.What's more important, job satisfaction or money?

57.Which attribute is more important for an Olympic champion, technique or mental strength?

58.Which is better for the arts, private investment or government funding?

59.With about 4200 languages spoken worldwide, would it be more convenient if a universal language were adopted?

60.Do famous people deserve constant public scrutiny, or should they have more protection from intrusive reporting?

61.Are universities justified in celebrating their achievements on a lavish scale?

62.Should people who return property expect a reward?

63.Can privately-run universities in China justifiably claim to be superior to traditional universities?

64.Do beauty contests have a positive or negative social influence?

65.Is there a need for a national film classification system in China?

66.Does the NBA need China more than China needs the NBA?

67.Should there be any restrictions on stars being spokespeople for products?

68.Is it practical to give rural workers the freedom to seek work in big cities, wherever it is available?

69.Should universities provide different levels of service and accommodation for their students? 70.Can a price be set on clean air?

71.Do you think young people should begin their career while still at university? Why?

72.Do you think you can buy good health?

73.Should women do the same things as men to be their equals?

74.Should university graduates go to work in a rural area? Is this a waste of talent?

75.How has TV changed your way of life?

76.Do you read classical Chinese literary works such as “A Dream of Fed Mansions”? Why?

77.What is the meaning of Great Wall for you?

78.Has the Internet narrowed or increased the distance between people?

79.If you were one of the musicians in the movie “Titanic”, would you stay? Why?

80.China has a good food tradition.Why has foreign fast food become so popular here?

81.Should traditional buildings be pulled down to build modern structures?

82.Is an Oscar the ultimate recognition for a Chinese film?

83.As a university student, do you think it is worth spending a lot of time dating?

II.Topics.1.There should be a ban on television advertisements aimed at children.2.It is morally acceptable to experiment on non-human animals to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings.3.Lottery should be banned by law.4.Beauty contest does more harm than good.5.Boxing and other bloody sports should be banned.6.The values of Chinese tradition can not meet the challenges of the modern age.7.Tourism to endangered world heritages should be limited.8.Publicity is better salesperson than quality.9.Sportsmanship and commercialism are incompatible.10.The carrot is more effective than the stick.11.Society's obligation to the poor should be valued above individual economic freedom.12.It's better to be dissatisfied Socrates than a satisfied pig.13.All-round people are more adaptive to the modern competitive society than specialized people.14.The equality of men and women is a dream that cannot be realized.15.The use of mobile phones with camera should be made illegal.16.The consumer plays a more important role than the government in fighting plagiarism.17.Collaboration rather than competition promotes the process of civilization.18.Celebrities should be prohibited from appearing in medical advertisements.19.Museum entry should be free.20.Secondary schools should require their students to wear a school uniform.21.Genetically modified food should be banned.22.Cultural treasures should be returned to their country of origin.23.Boarding schools are beneficial to children.24.The benefits of tourism outweigh the costs.25.Unregulated distribution of copyrighted works over the Internet should be banned.26.The present international ban on trading elephant ivory should be lifted.27.The state retirement age should be raised.28.The Internet makes people more distant from each other than closer.29.In modern society, capabilities are more important than college diplomas.30.Mankind should invest in the exploration of space.31.Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.-----Oscar Wilde

32.I have not failed.I've just found 10000 ways that won't work.-----Edison

33.Courage is the thing.All goes if courage goes.34.The proper function of man is to live, but not to exist.35.There are two tragedies in life.One is not to get your heart's desire.The other is to get it.36.People have one thing in common: They are different.37.Technology is a queer thing;it brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other.38.Money is a good servant but a bad master.39.One man's meat is another man's poison.40.Beauty and folly are often companies.41.Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.42.Man proposes, god disposes.43.A fall into a pit, in gain in your wit.44.Whatever is, is right.45.Dream as if you'll live forever.Live as if you'll die today.46.Most people say that as you get old, you have to give up things.I think you get old because you give up things.47.Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.48.Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refugee in adversity and a provision in old age.49.We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough.50.True science teaches, above all, to doubt and to be ignorant.51.True friendship foresees the needs of others rather than proclaims its own.52.Everybody's youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness.53.Animals are such agreeable friends----they ask no questions, they pass no criticism.54.Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear----not absence of fear.55.What does being poor mean to you?

56.Would you ever consider becoming a vegetarian? Why or why not?

57.What are the penalties of increased consumption that has become the dominant way of life in many countries?

58.What factors help explain why the ethic of “throwaway” consumption has become the dominant value in many cultures?

59.What pressures have college students been confronted with currently?

60.Which counts more, tourism or environment?

61.Should using the human body as an art from be acceptable?

62.Should scientists be celebrities?

63.An official is convicted of taking bribes for the needy.Does virtue justify corruption?

64.Do security cameras really have the public interests at heart?

65.Is English education a waste of resources?

66.What kind of influence do cultural values play in determining how women see themselves?

67.If you were the president of your university, what kind of changes would you like to make?

68.Aging has become a serious problem in China.What impacts does it have on the society?

第二篇：大学英语演讲

As Dream Come True

2080823 陈旭东

How are you!Boys and girls.Today I’m glad to give the speech which the title is “As dream come ture”.First,please permit me introducing myself briefly to all of you.I come from gansu province ,and I have a harmonious and happinessful family.All above,I’ m a honest and little-words boy.At the same time,it’s seems that make great contributions is my born-hobbby.Now begin my speech..We all have dream..Yet so few of us fulfil them, often a dream dies as quickly as it is born because we lack the cnfidence to keep it.We need dreams.They give us a vision of a bettter future.They nourish our spirit,they represent possiblity even though we are dragged down by reality.Most of my life,I’m thinking,so as to enhance my values.Here I quote some sentences to reflect my minds.“Three passion,simple but overwheling strong,have govered my life:the longing for love,the search for knowledge,and the unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.These passion,like great winds,have blown me hitter and thither,in a wayward course over a deep ocean of anguish,reaching to the very verge of despair.”

University life is like drinking coke.I'm experiencing it.And I know, I enjoy it!

I would rather be myself.I would contribute my individual and unique colors to create a more diverse universe.Please, be myself.Dream flying our ordinary life is a dream, from the very moment of landing, we are a dream to come!Similarly, we left this world at the time, it will also be left with our own dreams.Call in the dream, we gradually grew up thinking of gradually mature, and have learned more and more, understand more and more.Our dream is also more and more content, more and more rich.One can not forget that book title mountain crossing the sea during the day and night;not forget that the coexistence of a bitter years of joy;not forget that a bit more respectable mentor taught......The face of the past, we open our minds and hearts of the door, bathed in sunlight to accept and listen to exhort the time, we dream of flying.Is to achieve the dream of the cornerstones of long-term vision;the dream is the beginning of the power savings.To this end, the respect of ethics,goodness,responsiblityand love.We will be ready at all times......Singing rooster dawn broke through the silence, awakened the dream of youth,with the aid of a weak but immorta belief, embarking on a new journey began.Eastern rising sun, leaving a string attached to their native land is the footprints of the feelings and give up.Goodbye dear land, we have our dreams, we all need to face new.The rudder has been fated into our own hands, taking our own route.Believe in ourself and work hardly, must be clear after dark.To do the masters of time, for every seconds, when the ship set sail hard, you are ready? Show your style and create brilliant tomorrow.Toralf Konetzke(托尔夫斯基)said that the sky did not leave traces of the birds, but I have been over.Is an eagle, it is necessary to fly across the sky, is a tree, it is necessary to cast a time, the courage to go flying,the courage to go into.I dream of1

flying, I believe we will be more brilliant tomorrow, tomorrow you will be more exciting.Cherish the present, should grasp the opportunity.Friends, the dream is flying now, let us gather in the glory of that day.As a conclusion,I’d rather to read the poet of Ebert Einsten.Let’s appreciate and think it.Hold fast to dreams,For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That can never fly

Hold fast to dreams,For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen only with snow

Thank you!2

第三篇：大学英语演讲诗歌

大学英语诗歌朗诵稿《time to say goodbye》

we talked all night about the rest of our lives where were gonna be when we turn 25 i keep thinking times will never change keep on thinking things will always be the same you better say it right now cause you dont have another day cause were moving on and we cant slow down these memories are playing like a film without sound and i keep thinking of that night in june i didnt know much of love but it came too soon and there was me and you and then we got real cool stay at home talking on the telephone with me wed get so excited, wed get so scared laughing at our selves thinking lifes not fair and this is how it feels as we go on we remember all the times we had together and as our lives change we will still be friends forever if we get the big jobs and we make the big money when we look back now will our jokes still be funny? will we still remember everything we learned in school? still be trying to break every single rule will little brainy bobby be the stockbroker man? can we ever find a job that wont interfere with a tan? i keep, i keep thinking that its not goodbye keep on thinking its a time to fly and this is how it feels will we think about tomorrow like we think about now? can we survive it out there? can we make it somehow? i guess i thought that this would never end and suddenly its like were women and men will the past be a shadow that will follow us round? will these memories fade when i leave this town i keep, i keep thinking that its not goodbye keep on thinking its a time to fly [参考译文] 不要停顿，永不放弃，高昂起头 到达顶峰。

让世界看见你的收获，找回自己。

坚持自己想达到的境地，坚持自我。

当世界的重担压到了你的肩头时，笑一笑，让它去。

如果有人打击你，走过去，不要回头，你只须负责自己。

难道你不知道他们说的是真的，生活，不容易，但你的时机将会来到，千万别停滞不进取。

梦想自己坠入了情网，自己想过的任何事情，当世界仿佛变得太艰难时，找回自己。

努力不为任何事担忧，享受生活能带来的好时光。

让这一切留在你心里，得让自己的感情流露。

幻想就是答案，因为你就是自己的命运。

你永远不必孤独，当时间支持着你。

难道你不知道他们说的是真的，这些事都是为了考验你。

但你的时机将会来到，千万别停滞不进取。

难道你不知道他们说的是真的，事情发生都有道理。但你的时机将会来到，千万别停滞不进取。篇二：大学英语诗歌朗诵稿-副本

雪莱的西风颂

o wild west wind, thou breath of autumns being thou from whose unseen presence the leaves dead are driven like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red, pestilence-stricken multitudes!o thou who chariotest to their dark wintry bed the wingèd seeds, where they lie cold and low, each like a corpse within its grave, until thine azure sister of the spring shall blow her clarion oer the dreaming earth, and fill 10(driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air)with living hues and odours plain and hill;wild spirit, which art moving everywhere;destroyer and preserver.hear, o hear!狂野的秋风啊，你这秋的精气！没看见你出现，枯叶已被扫空，像群群鬼魂没见法师就逃避—— 它们或枯黄焦黑，或苍白潮红，真是遭了瘟灾的一大片；你呀，你把迅飞的种子载送去过冬，让它们僵睡在黑黢黢的地下，就像尸体在各自的墓里安躺，直到你那蔚蓝的春天妹妹呀对梦乡中的大地把号角吹响，叫羊群般的花苞把大气吸饮，又让山野充满了色彩和芳香。狂野的精灵，你正在四处巡行，既拉朽摧枯又保护。哦，你听！

你呀，乱云是雨和闪电的使者，正是在你震荡长空的激流上闪电被冲得像树上枯叶飘落，也从天和海错综的枝头骤降：宛若有个暴烈的酒神女祭司把她银发从幽暗的地平线上直竖向中天，只见相像的发丝在你汹涌的蓝莹莹表面四起，宣告暴风雨的逼近。残年濒死，你是它挽歌，而正在合拢的夜便是它上接天穹的崇墓巨陵—— 笼着你聚起的全部水汽之力，而黑雨、电火和冰雹也都将从这浓云中迸发而下。哦，你听！

thou who didst waken from his summer dreams the blue mediterranean, where he lay, 30 lulld by the coil of his crystàlline streams, beside a pumice isle in bai?s bay, and saw in sleep old palaces and towers quivering within the waves intenser day, all overgrown with azure moss, and flowers 35 so sweet, the sense faints picturing them!thou for whose path the atlantics level powers cleave themselves into chasms, while far below the sea-blooms and the oozy woods which wear the sapless foliage of the ocean, kn ow 40 thy voice, and suddenly grow gray with fear, and tremble and despoil themselves.o hear!我若是被你托起的一片枯叶；我若是随你飞驰的一团云朵；我若是浪涛在你威力下喘息，分享你有力的冲动，那自由，哦！仅次于不羁的你；我若是仍然在我的童年时代，仍然能够做你在天空邀游时的忠实伙伴—— 因为那时，奔得比你快也未必是梦想；那我就不会如此艰难，无须这样哀求你。请把我掀起，哦，就当我是枯叶、云朵或浪涛！我，跌倒在人生荆棘上，滴着血！我，太像你：倔强、敏捷又高傲，但岁月的重负把我拴牢、压倒。

让我像森林一样做你的诗琴，哪伯我的叶像森林的叶凋落！这两者又美又悲的深沉秋音你那呼啸的浩荡交响会囊括。但愿你这刚烈的精神我也有！但愿一往无前的你也就是我！请把我已死的思想扫出宇宙，就像你为催新生把落叶扫除！而且凭着我这一诗歌的经咒把我的话语传遍这人间各处，像由未灭的炉中吹送出火花！愿你通过我的嘴响亮地吹出唤醒这人世的预言号声！风啊，冬天既快来，春天难道还远吗？篇三：大学英语诗歌朗诵稿1 time to say goodbye time to say goodbye 说再见的时候

we talked all night about the rest of our lives 对于以后的生活，我们聊了一整夜

where were gonna be when we turn 25 我们25岁的时候，会在哪里

i keep thinking times will never change 我不停地想，想时间永不前行

keep on thinking things will always be the same 因为我们都要向前走，不能迟疑。no more hanging out cause were on a different track 我们不会再相约出门，因为天各一方

and if you got something that you need to say 如 果你还有未曾说出口的话 you better say it right now cause you dont have another day 那么就在今夜告诉我，因为别无他日。

cause were moving on and we cant slow down 因为我们都要向前走，不能迟疑 these memories are playing like a film without sound 那些回忆啊，像在放映无声的电影。and i keep thinking of that night in june 我不停地想，想起六月的夏夜。i didnt know much of love 我不曾了解爱情，but it came too soon 它来的如此迅速。

and there was me and you 我们就是这样，and then we got real cool 我们就好成这样。

stay at home talking on the telephone with me 我们在电话两头谈天说地，wed get so excited, wed get so scared 我们如此兴奋，又如此惶恐。

laughing at our selves thinking lifes not fair 我们嘲笑自己，说为何生活这样残忍。

and this is how it feels 这就是我的感受。as we go on 我们继续成长，we remember 还会记得，all the times we had together 那些在一起的时光。

and as our lives change 即使生活变迁，we will still be friends forever 我们知道，朋友永远。if we get the big jobs 如果有一天，我们有很好的工作 and we make the big money 赚好多的钱

when we look back now will our jokes still be funny? 我们那些笑话还会让我们发笑吗？

will we still remember everything we learned in school? 我们还会记得学校里教我们的那一切吗？

still be trying to break every single rule 我们还那样叛逆吗，will little brainy bobby be the stockbroker man? 小波比会变成股票经纪人吗？ can we ever find a job that wont interfere with a tan? 我们会找到可以让我们随心所欲度假的工作吗？ i keep, i keep thinking that its not goodbye 我不停地想，想这不是离别。keep on thinking its a time to fly 这是我们出发的时间。and this is how it feels 这就是我的感受。

will we think about tomorrow like we think about now? 我们会幻想未来，就像我们现在这样做吗？ can we survive it out there? 我们会经受住一切吗？

can we make it somehow? 我们会实现这一切吗？ i guess i thought that this would never end 我想这些都不是结局，and suddenly its like were women and men 突然之间，我觉得我们都长大成人。will the past be a shadow that will follow us round? 过去的回忆，会变成我们身后的阴影吗？ will these memories fade when i leave this town 我离开这座城市的时候，那些过去会淡忘吗？ i keep, i keep thinking that its not goodbye 我不停地想，想这不是离别。keep on thinking its a time to fly 我不停地想，想这只是出发。

第四篇：大学英语演讲 海贼王

Good morning professor and my classmates。My name is zyy。I come from the school ofmedical science and laboratory medicine，my major is medical microbiology。today，I will represent our team have a speech。this team has other 2 girls named gcj and yxy。

I will introduce my favorite comic to you briefly，the title of this comic is one piece，maybe many of you know that。

In the world of one piece，the mainland which throughout north and south and a sea area['eərɪə）（海区）named Great channel（伟大航道）part the ocean in 4 part，the north sea, south sea, east sea and west sea。（在One Piece的世界中，整个海洋被一条贯穿南北的大陆和叫做伟大航道的海区划分为东、西、南、北四块海洋。）In this story，there are navy ['neɪvɪ）and pirates，however，the navy are not all justice，at the same time，the pirates are not all evil and bad。

It is the background of the story that a few years ago，one person，he had all the world's wealth，reputation and rights，he was a very famous and respectable [rɪ'spektəb(ə)l]（值得尊重的）pirate named GOLD.D.ROGER（格鲁-d-罗杰），he said a secret about his treasure in his last-minute，ROGER was called the king of pirate。Everyone wanted to find his treasure out。the great age of pirates had started。By the way，the treasure's name is one piece。

The protagonist[prə'tæg(ə)nɪst]is a boy named Monkey·D·Luffy，he is called strawhat boy by others，he comes from a little country besides the east sea，brave and optimistic[,ɑptɪ'mɪstɪk] are his character ['kærəktə]。LUFFY is determined to become the king of pirate。To find the one piece out，he begins to have a dangerous but joyful adventure。Along the way，he meets all kinds of people and makes friends with many persons。

In his adventure，friends join in this team one by one。

The first one is ZORO，he has a dream to become the world's first swordsman。When he was a young boy，ZORO lost his best friend--a girl who had the same dream，as he grew up，their dreams are more determined than。

The 2ed friend is named USOPP。He wants to be a brave sea warrior['wɒrɪə]。Even though，he's good at brag（吹牛）more。At the same time，USOPP is a nice partner！

The third one，SANJI，a lecherous['letʃ(ə)rəs]（好色的）gentleman！He is a sea cook。And he wants to find someplace named ALL BLUE。There is a cook's heaven，because all kinds of fish are concentrated['kɒns(ə)ntreɪt] in that。

NAMI is a beautiful girl，she had a sadly childhood，to ransom['ræns(ə)m]（赎回）her hometown，she cannot but became a thief。NAMI has a new life finally，until she comes across LUFFY with his friends。She said that“ I would like to create a map of the world saw my own”。

The next one is a cute reindeer['reɪndɪə] with blue nose。He is JOPPER，dreams to cure every disease。He is a doctor，a shy and lovely doctor。

NICO ROBIN is the sixth teammate，she is a historian。because of her dangerous ability，her had been on the run when she was young，at that time，she had no family、no friends，could only trust herself，until she meets LUFFY's group。

FRANKEY is a ship engineer。And BROOK is a musician。

Last but not lest，all of them are the members of Straw hat pirate group。

Someone has say，just because you have not read it，you donnot like it。It is a story about dreams、youth and friendship。

That's all，thank you。

索隆，乌索普，香吉士，娜美，乔巴，罗宾，弗兰奇，布鲁诺

第五篇：英语演讲主题,大学

大学生英语演讲话题

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 freshne;it is the freshneof 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 existsin a man of 60 more than a boy of 20.nobody grows old merely by a number of years.we grow old by deserting 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 wirelestation : 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!篇二：大学英语演讲稿(含翻译)how to be popular most people would like to be popular with others, but not everyone can achieve this goal.what is the secret to popularity? in fact, it is very simple.the first step is to improve our appearance.we should always make sure that we stay in good shape and dress well.when we are healthy and well-groomed, we will not only look better but also feel better.in addition, we should smile and appear friendly.after all, our facial expression is an important part of our appearance.if we can do this, people will be attracted to our good looks and impressed by our confidence.如何才能受人欢迎

大部分的人都想受人欢迎，但是并非每个人都能达到目标。受欢迎的秘诀何在?事实上是很简单的。步骤一，先改善我们的外表。我们得确保自己很健康，并且穿着体面。当我们既健康又穿戴整齐时，不仅看起来更有精神，自己也会觉得好多了。此外，我们要保持微笑并表现得很友善。毕竟，脸部表情是外观很重要的一环。如果我们能做到这一点，别人会被我们的美好外表所吸引，并对我们的自信印象深刻。

另一个重要步骤，就是培养对别人的体贴。永远以他人为重，并把别人的利益放在自己的利益之前。当个好听众也是很重要的;如此一来，别人才能很自在地对我们吐露心事。然而，不管我们做什么事，绝对不要说闲言闲语。最重要的是，要做自己，不要当虚伪的人。只有对人真诚又尊重时，才能赢得他人的尊敬。如果我们能做到以上几点，我相信受人欢迎是指日可待的事。

learn how to say no weve all been taught that we should help people.it is the right thing to do and will make us popular with others.it may even win us favors in return.however, we must be realistic.we cant say yes to every request.if we did, we would fail or go crazy for sure.sometimes we simply dont have the time to help.in this case, we must know how to say no politely.学习如何说不

我们都被教导说，我们应该要帮助别人。这是应该做的事，而且这样做会使我们受人欢迎。它甚至会为我们赢得一些回报。但是，我们必须要实际一点。我们不能答应每一个要求。如果我们这么做，我们就一定会失败或发疯。有时候我们确实没有时间去帮忙。既然如此，我们就必须知道如何有礼貌地说不。

当我们需要说不的时候，有个办法我们可以试试。首先，我们应该要说实话。假如我们真的办不到某件事，我们就应该说不。第二，我们应该记得要客气地拒绝对方的要求。我们

必须清楚地表达，但态度也必须真诚并且表示同情。一个真正的朋友会谅解的。最后，我们不必为了说不而觉得有罪恶感。有时候拒绝别人才是我们应该做的事。它可以替我们自己和别人，都省下许多麻烦。总而言之，我们无法一直取悦每个人。拒绝请求是人生的一部分。

how to sell yourself by following the advice above, you are bound to make a good impression on potential employers.then you will be able to choose the best opportunity for you and take that first step towards success.如何自我推销

在这个竞争激烈的社会中，为了得到你想要的工作，知道如何自我推销是很重要的。也就是说，你必须能够销售你最好的特点，并把你最好的一面呈现出来。毕竟，第一印象定江山。

要在面试时表现出好的一面，你可以做几件事情。首先，要看起来像个赢家。穿着保守而体面，会使你看起来像是就要成功了。第二，要能清楚地表达。仔细地考虑每个问题，并据实回答。记得要和对方有目光接触，并保持良好的姿势。你必须看起来专注而自在。第三，态度要积极而有自信。对你的能力有信心，并对你的未来感到乐观是很重要的。最后，要充分准备。递上一份专业的简历，并准备好详细解释每件事。

遵照以上的建议，你就一定会给可能成为你老板的那些人，留下好的印象。然后你就可以选择对你而言最好的机会。并踏出迈向成功的第一步。responsibility is a badge of honour for youth(96年“21世纪杯全国大学生英语演讲比赛”二等奖获得者，北京外国语大学徐义成)im grateful that ive been given this opportunity, at such a historic moment, to stand here as a spokesman of my generation and to take a serious look back at the past 15 years, a crucial period for every one of us and for this nation as well.though it is only within my power to tell about my personal experience, and only a tiny fragment of it at that, it still represents, i believe, the root of a spirit which has been essential to me and to all the people bred by the past 15 years.in my elementary years, there was a little girl in the class who worked very hard but somehow could never do satisfactorily in her lessons.the teacher asked me to help her, and it was obvious that she expected a lot from me.but as a young boy, restless, thoughtless, i always tried to evade her so as to get more time to enjoy myself.one day before the final exam, she came up to me and said, could you please explain this to me? i want very much to do better this time.i started explaining, and finished in a hurry.pretending not to notice her still confused eyes, i ran off quickly.nat surprisingly, she again did very badly in the exam.and two months later, at the beginning of the new semester, word came of her death of blood cancer.no one ever knew about the little task i failed to fulfill, but i couldnt forgive myself.i simply couldnt forget her eyes, which seem to be asking, why didnt you do a little more to help me, when it was so easy for you? why didnt you understand a little better the trust placed in you, so that i would not have to leave this world in such pain and regret? i was about eight or nine years old at that time, but in a way it was the very starting point of my life, for i began to understand the word responsibility and to learn to always do my duties faithfully and devotedly, for the implications of that sacred word has dawned on me: the mutual need and trust of people, the co-operation and inter-reliance which are the very foundation of human society.later in my life, i continued to experience many failures.but never again did i feel that regret which struck me at the death of the girl, for it makes my heart satisfied to think that i have always done everything in my power to fulfill my responsibilities as best i can.words like individuality and creativity are getting more emphasis and more people are rewarded for their hard work and efforts.such is the era in which this generation ,grows and matures.such is the era in which this generation will take over the nation from our fathers and learn to run it.yet in the meantime, many problems still exist.we learn that crimes take place in broad daylight with crowds of people looking on and not assisting.we hear that there are still about 1 million children in this country who cant even afford to go to elementary schools while enormous sums of money are being squandered away on dinner parties and luxury cars.we buy shoddy medicines, or merely worthless junk in the name of medicines, that aggravate, rather than alleviate our diseases since money, many people believe, is the most important thing in the world that must be made, even at the expense of morality and responsibility.such an era, furthermore, demands, that we are a generation with a clear perception of our historical responsibility and an aggressive will to take action and solve the problems.history has long been preparing these qualities in this generation and it is now calling us forward to give testimony to our patriotism and heroism towards this nation and all humanity.standing here now, i think of the past 15 years of my life as an ordinary student.probably ill be an ordinary man for the rest of my life.but this doesnt discourage me any, for i know that with my sense of responsibility and devoted efforts to always strive, for the best, its going to be a meaningful and worthwhile life that i will be living.i cant ever forget that little girl in my class who couldnt had the same opportunities as any of us here to enjoy a wonderful life today and a hopeful world tomorrow.it is the sacred responsibility of this generation to face up to the challenges of the new century and to devote our sweat and blood, our wisdom and passion, to the historic cause of making this nation a greater and happier land for every one of us.we are not going to evade that responsibility.we are going to let people down.and people, far and near, will hear of us.frost will be brought to their backbones and tears to their eyes when our stories are told and retold, so let us go forth, my fellow members of this luckily chosen generation, and meet the new century in victory and glory.责任感——青年人荣誉的标志

站在台上面对大家，我心情十分激动。好像是在参加一次历史性的长征。我们今天面对的远不只一场竞赛或角逐。这是才华出众，生气勃勃的中国青年的一次聚会。我们是青年一代的代表。为迎接新世纪的到来，我们正在从各方面作好准备。

在这一历史时刻，能有机会代表同龄人在此认真地回顾于国于己都至关重要的过去的15年，我感激万分。

尽管只能谈谈个人经历，而且只涉及其中一个小小的片段，但我相信，它仍然折射出对我和在过去15年间一同成长起来的青年人都不可缺少的一种思想基础。

我上小学时，班上有位小姑娘，学习非常刻苦而成绩却不尽人意。

老师要我帮助她。看得出，她也寄厚望于我。但我那时还是个小男孩，坐不住，不懂事。我老是me避她。以便有更多时间自己玩。

期末考试前一天，她来求我说“请你给我讲解一下行吗?这次我很想考得好一点。”我开始给她讲解，不一会儿便草草收场，假装没有察觉她迷茫的眼神，一溜烟儿地跑开了。不出所料，这次她又考砸了。两个月后，新学期依始，传来她死于血癌的消息。我没有完成那项小小的任务，无人知晓。但我却不能原谅自己。她的眼睛令我难以忘怀，仿佛在责问我，“你为什么不愿多帮助我呢?这对于你来说，并不费事。你为什么不能理解我对你的信赖，而让我带着痛苦和遗憾离开这个世界?”

我当时才八九岁。但从某种意义上讲，这件事成了我生活的新起点。因为我开始体会到“责任”二字的意义，并尽心尽力地学着完成自己的义务。我也逐渐领会了这个神圣字眼的深刻内含:人与人之间的彼此需要和信任、合作和依赖正是人类社会存在的基础。

之后，我在生活中又经受过多次失败，但那小姑娘之死所引起的懊悔，心里却不曾再现。想到自己做每一件事都能尽职尽责，一种满足之感便油然而生。

此事及类似的多起事件改变了我，完善了我。当我长大成人，我开始领悟周围发生的一切变化。我发现，从某种意义上说，社会跟我一样，正处在一个自我完善的时期。新建筑、新商品、新款式一天一个样。新思维、新信息、新技术层出不穷。即便万里相隔，人们在转瞬之间即可相互交谈。社会竞争越演越烈。

人们越来越强调个性和创造性。越来越多的人因工作努力而受到奖赏。这就是当今的时代，一代新人由成长迈入成熟的时代。这是我们这一代人接替父辈治国安邦的时代。然而，我们也面临很多间题。

据悉，坏人在光天化日之下作恶，周围的群众居然袖手旁观，无动于衷。我还听说，目前我国尚有100万儿童连小学也上不起，而巨额资金却拿去举办奢侈的宴会和购置豪华的轿车。我们常常买的是劣质药品，或名曰药品实为一文不值的废物，非但不能除病去痛，反而会使病情加重。在某些人看来，世上金钱最宝贵，只要能赚钱，不惜牺牲道德和责任。

因而，这个时代赋予我们的是更强烈的竞争和效率意识，使我们更善于批判性地思考和创造性地行动。

此外，这个时代要求我们这一代人必须认清自己肩负的历史重任，下定决心，采取行动，解决上述问题。长期以来，历史一直在我们这一代人身上培养着这些品质。现在，历史呼唤我们挺身而出，以实际行动向全民族及全人类证实我们的拳拳爱国之心和大无畏的英雄主义。

此刻，我站在讲台上回顾15年来的学生生活。今后的岁月，我很可能平平淡淡地度过。但这丝毫不会让我心灰意冷。因为我知道，凭借强烈的责任感和精益求精的不懈奋斗，我将追求一种有意义的生活，一种不枉此生的生活。

此刻，我站在讲台上回顾过去，15年来祖国取得的巨大成就激励着千千万万的同龄人。我们之中大多数人将与名利和权力无缘。只有极少数人或许会后世留芳。对此我们丝毫也不会在意。因为我们知道，世界在观望，世界在倾听。在这个大量机遇和激烈竟争并存的时代，我们国家究竟去向何方，整个世界都在关注。

我永远不会忘记班上那位小姑娘。她本应该却没能和在座各位一样享受今天美好的人生和明日充满希望的世界。

接受新世纪的挑战，把我们的血汗、智慧和热情奉献给建设祖国、造福人民的伟大历史事业。这就是我们这一代人的神圣职责。

我们决不逃避责任，决不辜负人民的期望。我们的业绩将四海传扬。我们的故事将被反复讲述，定会令人惊叹不已，以至热泪盈眶。

有幸与时代为伍的朋友们，让我们勇往直前，以胜利的姿态迎接光辉灿烂的新世纪的来临!演说者简介】刘欣(1975一)，南京大学外国语学院英语系学生，在1995年底的校级英语演讲赛中脱颖而出，代表南京大学参加1996年3月22日在北京举行的“21世纪杯全国大学生英语演讲比赛”.以《选择的重要性》为题发表演说，夺得比赛第一名。knowing the consequences of choice 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 programme...if we could 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 colour.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篇三：大学生英语演讲赛话题选编

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1、在遇到困难时，放弃也是正确的选择吗？

do you think it’s proper to give up, if it just seems too hard.2、人们经常把老师比作蜡烛或园丁，你会选择那种比喻你的老师？为什么？ your teacher to? why ?

3、如果你给荆州市长写信反映你最关心的问题，你会写什么？

if you are to write to the mayor of your city about the problem that you are most concerned about, what would you write to him?

4、如果你的父母或朋友误解了你，你会怎么做？

what would you do if your parents or friends misunderstand you?

5、语言环境对英语学习重要吗？

environment.what do you think of this problem and how do you solve it? 6.什么样的男孩算“酷”？ what makes a boy cool? 7.如果你有机会见到姚明，你会对他说什么？

if yao ming was here today, what would you say to him? 8.“人生最大的敌人是自己”这种说法对吗？为什么？

some people say the real enemy of life is ourselves.do you agree? why ? 9．你如何面对大学生活各方面的压力？

what do you do or how do you cope or deal with the pressure of your campus life? 10．每个人都希望梦想成真。请你告诉我们，你如何理解“梦想成真”？ 11．你以什么方式和同学或家人交流？ online or face to face? and why? 12．你最喜欢的一句名言是什么？并请解释这句话。