第一篇：中国报社21世纪联想杯全国中小学生英语演讲比赛小学组演讲稿怎么写
篇一：21世纪全国中小学生英语演讲比赛总决赛落幕
21世纪全国中小学生英语演讲比赛总决赛落幕 由中国日报社和联想集团联合主办、21世纪英语教育传媒和北京大学外国语学院联合承办的第12届中国日报社“21世纪?联想杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛总决赛于2014年3月22-24日在北京大学英杰交流中心圆满落幕。总决赛分小学、初中、高中三组进行。小学、初中和高中组分别有约60名选手入围总决赛。三个组别分别围绕主题a special gift, growing pains和respect, respect, respect展开激烈角逐。最终，上海市民办平和学校的张洲晨、云南师范大学附属小学（文林校区）的月钦和沈阳市和平区文化路小学的王谦谦 分别获得小学组冠、亚、季军；上海外国语大学附属外国语学校的王席文、香港拔萃女书院的谢忻彤和成都市实验外国语学校的黄芮嘉分别获得初中组冠、亚、季军；香港保良局蔡继有学校的杨翠茵、香港马丽诺修院学校的陈莹莹和深圳中学张纯子分别获得高中组冠、亚、季军。
高中组选手上海外国语大学附属外国语学校的季伟辰同时获得“中国日报社21世纪最具潜力奖”殊荣，他将于5月中旬与大学组优胜选手共赴英国伦敦，代表中国学子参加由国际英语联合会（esu）主办的“国际公众英语演讲比赛”，向世界展示中国新一代青年学子的智慧与魅力。
全国政协外事委员会副主任王国庆（左一）和中国教育学会会长钟秉林（右一）为大学组冠军香港中文大学的李思上（左二）和高中组冠军香港保良局蔡继有学校的杨翠茵（右二）颁奖。上海市民办平和学校的张洲晨、上海外国语大学附属外国语学校的王席文和香港保良局蔡继有学校的杨翠茵分别获得小学、初中和高中组“联想最具创新奖”，他们分别获得由联想集团提供的价值2800元的yoga平板电脑一部。
联想集团副总裁、中国区平板事业部总经理曾国章（左一）为高中组获奖选手颁奖 小学、初中和高中组单项奖“乐加乐英语未来之星奖”分别由芳草地国际远洋小学的路昀松、北京一零一中学的周雅诺和深圳中学的张纯子获得，他们分别获得了由乐加乐英语提供的2000元阅读基金。高中组亚军和季军则获得了赴澳洲进行短期修学游的奖励，一等奖选手则获得了到香港、澳门进行短期修学游的奖励。获得高中组单项奖“pga最佳风采奖”的选手为郑州中学的周雨璇，她将获得价值3000元的奖品。另外 “海外选手特别评审奖”由澳大利亚悉尼st paul’s grammar school的yunipaula jeong获得。
初中组冠、亚、季军及一等奖选手获得了到澳大利亚进行短期修学游的奖励。单项奖“新东方外国语学校最佳风采奖”由成都市实验外国语学校的黄芮嘉 获得。小学组冠、亚、季军及一等奖选手获得了到国内知名城市进行短期游学或参加21世纪英文报暑期夏令营的奖励。
全国政协外事委员会副主任王国庆在致辞中盛赞选手们的精彩表现。他表示，在参赛选手们极富激情的演讲和出色表现中，看到了国家的未来和希望。“今后我将会一如既往地关注‘21世纪全国英语演讲比赛’，希望中国日报社21世纪英语教育传媒能够在促进国际交流、推动英语教育发展方面做出更大的贡献。”王国庆说。
中国日报社副总编辑王西民、中国日报社高级顾问黄庆等领导亲临比赛现场，并为获奖选手颁奖。中国日报社21世纪英文报总编辑李文莎在致辞中高度赞扬了选手们的英语水平和精彩表现，并代表主办方向评审团、指导老师及家长、参赛学生表示衷心的感谢，并表示报社将继续办好“21世纪杯”比赛，为更多的学生提供展示英语水平与演讲能力的舞台。
与往届总决赛一样，本届总决赛仍然邀请了国内外知名专家担任评委。来自北京大学、北京语言大学(招生办)、中央民族大学、中国传媒大学(招生办)、北京理工大学等高校的英语教授，以及全国基础外语教育研究培训中心、新东方外国语学校、bbc英语教学、tefl org uk、香港立法会、wellington college international tianjin等机构的领导和中国日报社21世纪英文报系领导担任了决赛评委。本届“21世纪?联想杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛自去年6月启动以来，历时9个月，在20个赛区经过初赛、复赛、地区决赛等重重环节，报名选手近万人。
“21世纪杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛由中国日报社于2002年创办，每年面向全国在校中、小学生举行。大赛自创办之初即作为每年5月在英国伦敦举行的国际英语演讲比赛中国区选拔赛，高中组获胜选手将代表中国在国际舞台上展示中国青年学子的风貌。大赛已先后在北京、苏州、上海、深圳、杭州、成都、昆明等地成功举办了11届，成为国内英语教学界一项重要的文化传播和学术交流品牌活动。历年来，大赛得到了全国各地教育行政和学术部门及广大中小学校的普遍认可，并得到国家教育部(微博)、国务院新闻办公室、国际知名英语教学机构及国内外著名高校、新闻界、英美使领馆的充分认可和大力支持。包括新华社、中国日报、人民日报、北京晚报、新民晚报、中央人民广播电台在内的中央及地方各大媒体均对赛事进行过报道。每年有约50万名中小学生报名参赛，近百万学生通 过各种渠道了解赛事。
《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要》提出，要培养大批具有国际视野、通晓国际规则、能够参与国际事务和国际竞争的国际化人才。《十二五规划纲要》也指出，要创新教育方式，加强实践培养，依托国际学术交流合作项目，培养一线创新人才。我国作为非英语语言国家，英语语言文化的发展已成为联系世界文化经济与本国文化经济发展的纽带，是推动社会文化发展、促进社会经济发展的动力之一。本项赛事的良好运作，彰显了中国日报社致力于培养创新型国际化人才的使命和责任，也体现了其作为权威媒体对于社会“文化导向”的深远意义和重要作用。篇二：21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛冠军演讲稿 21世纪杯 全国英语演讲比赛冠军演讲稿
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, couldyou 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.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.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.篇三：21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛演讲稿 目录
第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——梁励敏................................................2 第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军——芮成钢................................................5 第四届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——蔡力...................................................9 第六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——戚悦..................................................11 第七届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——孙宁.................................................13 第八届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——顾秋蓓..............................................17 第九届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——洪晔.................................................20 第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——夏鹏.................................................22 第一章 寻访记忆 引子
美丽的女主播，刘欣 思维的游戏 梁励敏
演讲就要言之有物 芮成钢 is there a short cut？孙宁 be yourself 顾秋蓓 无一不可入演讲 洪晔平谈中透着哀伤 夏鹏 第二章 昨日重现（原声）
第一届 央视《环球了望》选段 刘欣 第二届 穿洋越海 梁励敏 第三届 东西方相聚 芮成钢
第四届 我们和黄河一道成长 蔡力 第六届 新北京，三色新奥运 戚悦
第七届 全球化：中国年轻一代所面临的挑战与机遇 孙宁 第八届 难忘的一幕 顾秋蓓 第九届 机会之门就在前方 洪晔 第十届 城墙与桥梁 夏鹏 第三章 明灯导航
“21世纪杯”英语演讲的艺术 史蒂芬·卢卡斯 第三只眼看演讲 吴杏莲 附录
“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛和流程简介 历届比赛一览
第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——梁励敏 梁励敏
北京外国语大学
梁励敏，生于浙江杭州，毕业于北京外国语大学，获英语语言文学硕士学位，研究生期间专攻方向为美国社会研究。2002年进入中央电视台英语频道采访组工作，所采写的新闻获得2003年全国新闻彩虹奖二等奖。
专家点评:引用文学大师的诗句作为开场白，与结束语首尾呼应，颇有感染力。东西方文化的融合表现得十分鲜明，意味深长，是篇优秀的演讲。crossing the sea good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.the title of my speech today is crossing the sea.an english poet by the name of rudyard kipling once wrote in his poem we and they:all the people like us are we and everyone else is they we live over the sea while they live over the way we eat pork and beef with cowhorn-handled knives they who gobble their rice off a leaf are horrified out of their lives.when these lines first caught my eyes, i was shocked-how could two peoples remain so isolated and ignorant of each other in the past? todays society, of course, is an entirely different picture.those people who used to eat with cowhorn-handled knives might be very skillful in using chopsticks, and those people who used to gobble their rice might be as well have taken to fish and chips.indeed, just take china as an example: our modern life has been influenced by western style of living in so many ways that its no longer surprising to see teenagers going crazy about rock-and-roll, whole families dining out at mcdonalds and even rather elderly people dressed in apple jeans.however, these are only some expressions of the cultural changes taking place in our society today.what is really going on is a subtle but significant restructuring of the nations mentality.just look around.it is therefore evident that we as descendants of an ancient eastern civilization are already living under strong inf1uence of the western culture.but it is not only in china that we find the incorporation of the two cultures.take the chinese acupuncture as another example: this traditional treatment of diseases is finally finding its way to the west and hence the underlying notion that illness is resulted from the imbalance between yin and yang within the body--an idea which would strike any westerner as incredible in the past!therefore, it is our sacred responsibility to promote the cultural exchanges and hence the mutual understanding between china and the rest of the world.it is my happiest dream that the new generation of chinese will not only grow up drinking coca-cola and watching hollywood, but also be blessed with the far-reaching benefits of multiple cultures;benefits that our forefathers had never, ever dreamed of.to end my speech, i would like to quote rudyard kipling again: all the people like us are we and everyone else is they but once you cross over the sea you will end by looking on we as only a sort of they thank you.译文:穿越海洋
女士们、先生们，晚上好。今天，我演讲的题目是:《穿越海洋》。英国诗人罗得雅德·吉卜林曾写过一首诗，名叫《我们与他们》，其中写道: 像我们的人是我们 其余的人是他们 我们生活在海这边 他们生活在路那边 我们用牛角柄的刀叉吃猪牛肉 吞吃粽叶包饭的他们吓得要死。
第一次读到这首诗，我很震惊——过去两个民族何以如此疏离、彼此陌生?当然今日的社会呈现出完全不同的情景:那些过去吃米饭的人们也开始喜欢吃鱼和薯条。
的确如此，就拿中国来说，西方的生活方式已经广泛地影响了我们的现代生活，以致对于年轻人对摇滚乐着迷，全家去吃麦当劳，老年人穿苹果牌牛仔裤，大家都已习以为常。
然而，这不过是我们当今社会中所发生的文化变迁的表面现象而已，真正发生的却是我们的民族心理开始了微妙而又有重大意义的重建，大家只要看看周围就会清楚。
不久以前，大学生还只是束手空坐，等待政府给他们分配工作;如今，又有多少大学生正在做充分准备，为争取任何工作机会而激烈角逐? 20年前年轻人还完全依靠父母为他们安排未来，今天又有多少年轻人在急切地寻求一种独立的生活?试问今天参加演讲比赛的诸位，谁不是带着志在一搏的心情来到这里?谁不是铁下
第二篇：中国报社21世纪联想杯全国中小学生英语演讲比赛小学组演讲稿怎么写
目录
第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——梁励敏................................................2 第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军——芮成钢................................................5 第四届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——蔡力...................................................9 第六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——戚悦..................................................11 第七届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——孙宁.................................................13 第八届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——顾秋蓓..............................................17 第九届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——洪晔.................................................20 第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——夏鹏.................................................22 第一章 寻访记忆
引子
美丽的女主播，刘欣
思维的游戏 梁励敏
演讲就要言之有物 芮成钢 is there a short cut？孙宁 be yourself 顾秋蓓
无一不可入演讲 洪晔
平谈中透着哀伤 夏鹏
第二章 昨日重现（原声）
第一届 央视《环球了望》选段 刘欣
第二届 穿洋越海 梁励敏
第三届 东西方相聚 芮成钢
第四届 我们和黄河一道成长 蔡力
第六届 新北京，三色新奥运 戚悦
第七届 全球化：中国年轻一代所面临的挑战与机遇 孙宁
第八届 难忘的一幕 顾秋蓓
第九届 机会之门就在前方 洪晔
第十届 城墙与桥梁 夏鹏
第三章 明灯导航
“21世纪杯”英语演讲的艺术 史蒂芬·卢卡斯 第三只眼看演讲 吴杏莲
附录
“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛和流程简介
历届比赛一览
第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——梁励敏 梁励敏 北京外国语大学
梁励敏，生于浙江杭州，毕业于北京外国语大学，获英语语言文学硕士学位，研究生期间专攻方向为美国社会研究。2002年进入中央电视台英语频道采访组工作，所采写的新闻获得2003年全国新闻彩虹奖二等奖。
专家点评:引用文学大师的诗句作为开场白，与结束语首尾呼应，颇有感染力。东西方文化的融合表现得十分鲜明，意味深长，是篇优秀的演讲。crossing the sea good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.the title of my speech today is crossing the sea.an english poet by the name of rudyard kipling once wrote in his poem we and they: all the people like us are we and everyone else is they we live over the sea while they live over the way we eat pork and beef with cowhorn-handled knives they who gobble their rice off a leaf are horrified out of their lives.when these lines first caught my eyes, i was shocked-how could two peoples remain so isolated and ignorant of each other in the past? todays society, of course, is an entirely different picture.those people who used to eat with cowhorn-handled knives might be very skillful in using chopsticks, and those people who used to gobble their rice might be as well have taken to fish and chips.indeed, just take china as an example: our modern life has been influenced by western style of living in so many ways that its no longer surprising to see teenagers going crazy about rock-and-roll, whole families dining out at mcdonalds and even rather elderly people dressed in apple jeans.however, these are only some expressions of the cultural changes taking place in our society today.what is really going on is a subtle but significant restructuring of the nations mentality.just look around.it is therefore evident that we as descendants of an ancient eastern civilization are already living under strong inf1uence of the western culture.but it is not only in china that we find the incorporation of the two cultures.take the chinese acupuncture as another example: this traditional treatment of diseases is finally finding its way to the west and hence the underlying notion that illness is resulted from the imbalance between yin and yang within the body--an idea which would strike any westerner as incredible in the past!ladies and gentlemen, we live in a great epoch when the global integration of economy and the information revolution have brought cultures of the world closer than ever before.we live in a particular era when countries, east and west, find themselves in need of readjusting their traditional values.we live, at the same time, at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problems as ethnic conflicts and regional unrest are increasingly posing a threat to the peace and happiness of the whole human race.to cope with such an era and to embrace an even brighter therefore, it is our sacred responsibility to promote the cultural exchanges and hence the mutual understanding between china and the rest of the world.it is my happiest dream that the new generation of chinese will not only grow up drinking coca-cola and watching hollywood, but also be blessed with the far-reaching benefits of multiple cultures;benefits that our forefathers had never, ever dreamed of.to end my speech, i would like to quote rudyard kipling again: all the people like us are we and everyone else is they but once you cross over the sea you will end by looking on we as only a sort of they thank you.译文:穿越海洋
女士们、先生们，晚上好。今天，我演讲的题目是:《穿越海洋》。
英国诗人罗得雅德·吉卜林曾写过一首诗，名叫《我们与他们》，其中写道: 像我们的人是我们
其余的人是他们
我们生活在海这边
他们生活在路那边
我们用牛角柄的刀叉吃猪牛肉
吞吃粽叶包饭的他们吓得要死。
第一次读到这首诗，我很震惊——过去两个民族何以如此疏离、彼此陌生?当然今日的社会呈现出完全不同的情景:那些过去吃米饭的人们也开始喜欢吃鱼和薯条。的确如此，就拿中国来说，西方的生活方式已经广泛地影响了我们的现代生活，以致对于年轻人对摇滚乐着迷，全家去吃麦当劳，老年人穿苹果牌牛仔裤，大家都已习以为常。
然而，这不过是我们当今社会中所发生的文化变迁的表面现象而已，真正发生的却是我们的民族心理开始了微妙而又有重大意义的重建，大家只要看看周围就会清楚。
不久以前，大学生还只是束手空坐，等待政府给他们分配工作;如今，又有多少大学生正在做充分准备，为争取任何工作机会而激烈角逐? 20年前年轻人还完全依靠父母为他们安排未来，今天又有多少年轻人在急切地寻求一种独立的生活?试问今天参加演讲比赛的诸位，谁不是带着志在一搏的心情来到这里?谁不是铁下篇二：21世纪杯第四届全国中小学生英语演讲比赛第一名演讲稿 good morning，judges, teachers and follow students.today i would like to share with you my great wish.but first, please allow me to take you back in time to the year 1955, the setting, montgomery?ntg?m?ri , alabamhe united states of america.it started out as an ordinary december afternoon.42 year-old african american rosa parks boardeb?:did] a bus and sat down in the front row.she thought over, the days and friends, her child at home, and how she enjoyed her simple life.she was content, but when she thought about the prejudice and discrimination that she had to face everyday, she felt a mends pain.how she wished to live in the world of true harmony “ehen, ehen(咳嗽声)”, rosa was startle to see a white man standing beside her.he was starring at her coldly, but she managed to smile and ask politely “may i help you sir?” “get out of the seat!” the man snarled back.“excuse me?” rosa was shocked.what right did the man have to speak to her in such a cruel tone? just because her skin was dark colored and his was fair.and as equals, he certainly didnt have any right to order her out of the seat, or did he? well, surprisingly, in 1955, lots like rosa parks did not have as many rights as whites.due to racial discrimination, rosa’s refusal to give up her seat to a white man, led to a call to the police, and she was arrested jailed and convictea violatinsegregatiolaws.but rosa did not surrender to prejudice, instead she chose to fight discrimination and work alongside thousands of others for her wish to rid the world of racism let us not judge others by their skin color or appearance：[?pir?ns], but rather by their content of their characte let us learn to enjoy different cultures and then we’ll enjoy a world of diversity.i wish to look around on a lonely day, and see a blending of colors.harmony, traveling among people of all skin colors.篇三：21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛演讲稿
曹丰 our future: a battle between dreams and reality good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen: when i was in the primary school, i have a dream.i want to invent a device which could bring you from one place to another in no time at all.when i was in the secondary school, my dream was to study in my ideal university.and when eventually i got into the university, my dream was to graduate.ladies and gentlemen, the reality is not real.it is a barrier keeping us from all the possible fantasies.flying, for example, had been a dream to mankind for thousands of years.a hundred years ago, man could not fly was still regarded as the reality.now if that was really the reality, what did the wright brothers do? how did some of you get to macau? only when we believe that the reality is not real can we soar with our dreams.people say that our future is a battle between the reality and our dreams.and if, unfortunately, mr.reality wins this war, then i see no future of mankind at all.aids will never be curable as this is the reality;people living in the undeveloped countries will suffer from starvation forever as this is the reality;4)disputes among different countries would never be settled as this misunderstandings and intolerance is the reality.ladies and gentlemen, how many of you have a dream of being able to make a lot of money? please raise your hands.oh, quite a number of you!actually, ladies and already fulfilled your dream and that you dont dream anymore? dear 5)adjudicators, what do you think? c.s.lewis once said, you are never too old to dream a new dream.so for our future, please dream and be unrealistic.now that i am a university student, my goal is to graduate with excellences.but at the same time, i have a dream deeply rooted in our future.one day, people living in the areas now 6)sweltering with the horror of wars will be able to sit with their families and enjoy their every moment.one day, people from the rich countries are willing to share what they have with those from the poor countries and those from the poor countries will eventually be able to make their own happy living themselves.one day, different cultures in this age 第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛季军——张阿旭 two-way traffic seven centuries ago, marco polo, after staying in our country for almost twenty years, brought the secrets of spaghetti and ice-cream with him back to italy.more than seven hundred years later, with the prevalence of globalization, our people, our food, our products and many other items, have traveled to many other places beyond italy.no matter where these chinese people, chinese food, chinese products and many other chinese items are, they carry with them qualities that are unique to our very own chinese culture-our traditional values.ladies and gentlemen, we must remember, the traffic of globalization is two-way.yes, films from hollywood, soccer from the united kingdom and restaurants from america, do have an impact on our values.but, if we see globalization in china a synonymous term with western economic cultural hegemony, we are underestimating the impact of not only globalization but also our values.have a look at languages.yes, it is the desire and dream of every single chinese to speak fluent english, including every single one of us here.but, have you ever wondered how many non-chinese are learning chinese? let me tell you, by the end of 2002, nearly 30 million people from 85 countries and regions were learning standard chinese, putonghua.and who knows about the number of people learning regional dialects such as shanghainese and cantonese.in these two years, i am sure none of us here will be surprised that the number is skyrocketing.have a look at feng shui, within 0.21 seconds google brings you 1,270,000 websites about feng shui, not in chinese, not from all over the world, but in english, just within the united states.and i guess some of you still remember, when the previous american president, bill clinton, first became president.he actually had the furniture of his office rearranged according to feng shui ideas.our values, language, our feng shui, our traditional medicine and also kung fu that i have not really talked about, are all parts and messengers of our culture and values.what does their success in the west tell us? their popularity tells us that, alongside cheap consumer products, we are exporting to the west, chinese beliefs and, values.ladies and gentlemen, globalization, yes it has its impacts on our values.it is sending our values overseas and bringing in new ones.lets not see the bringing in of new ones a threat to our own culture.as a matter of fact, the bringing in is a very good opportunity and time to rethink and reflect who we are and what we want to be.it is upon us whether globalization has a positive or negative impact on our traditional values.ladies and gentlemen, i see this positively, i know even if our traditional values are changing or to change, the change is for better, not for worse.thank you very much.第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军——张京 the impact of globalization on traditional chinese values good morning, ladies and gentlemen: before western and chinese civilization came into close contact, chinese people had always longed for a life depicted in traditional chinese paintings.those paintings present a harmonious coexistence of people and other life forms.regarded as the essence of ancient chinese philosophies, harmony has been deeply-rooted in the minds of the chinese people.on the one hand, it has contributed to the unique continuity of chinese civilization.on the other, chinese people became too much contented with their achievements to desire any further changes.as globalization deepens, it is bound to affect our ideal of harmony.first, globalization urges china to speed up its modernization, which threatens our regard for the harmony between man and nature.for instance, many dams and hydropower stations are being built for economic benefits at the expense of the well-preserved natural habitats.however, ecological malpractice of such kind goes against the notion of harmonious coexistence in ancient chinese philosophies.more than 2,000 years ago, long before the concept of environmental protection came into being, dujiang weir, a great irrigation project was built in southwestern chinas sichuan province.it succeeded both in controlling floods and in century-old chinese-style houses are being demolished to make room for skyscrapers, shopping malls and eight-lane expressways.ladies and gentlemen, to conclude, i would like to quote from british philosopher bertrand russell.in contrasting chinese and western civilizations, he observed: the distinctive merit of western civilization is the scientific method;the distinctive merit of the chinese is a just conception of the ends of life.it is these two that one must hope to see gradually uniting.as we see the tremendous progress thank you very much.第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——夏鹏 from walls to bridges im studying in a city famous for its walls.all visitors to my city are amazed by the imposing sight of the city walls, silhouetted by the setting sun with gold and shining lines.with old, cracked bricks patched with lichen, the walls are weather-beaten guards, standing still for centuries in protecting the city.our ancestors liked to build walls.they built walls in beijing, xian, nanjing and many other cities, and they built the great wall, which snakes through half of our country.they built walls to ward off enemies and evil spirits.this tradition has been maintained to this day as we still have many parks and schools walled off from the public.i grew up at the foot of the city walls, and ive loved them since my childhood.for a long time, walls were one of the most natural things in the world.my perception, however, changed after a hiking trip to the eastern suburbs, a scenic area of my city.my classmates and i were walking with some international students.as we walked out of the city, we found ourselves flanked by taller and taller trees, which formed a huge canopy above our heads.suddenly an international student asked me, where is the entrance to the eastern suburbs? were already in the eastern suburbs, i replied.he seemed taken aback, i thought you chinese have walls for everything.his remark set off a heated debate.at one point, he likened our walled cities to jails, while i insisted that the eastern suburbs were one of the many places in china that had no walls.that debate had no winners, but i did learn a lot from this international student.for instance, he told me that universities like oxford and cambridge were not surrounded by walls;the campuses were just part of the cities.i have to admit that we do have many walls in china, and as we are developing our country, we must carefully examine them, whether篇四：第14届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛
第14届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛
章 程
主办单位：中国日报社（china daily）联想集团（lenovo group）
承办单位：21世纪英文报系（21st century english newspapers）
协办单位：国际英语联合会（the english-speaking union, uk）英国文化协会中国办公室(british council, china)美国世界英语教师协会（teachers of english to speakers of other languages, inc.）
美国教育考试服务中心（educational testing service）
剑桥大学esol考试部（university of cambridge esol examinations）
澳大利亚语言中心（australian centre for languages）
英国广播公司（british broadcasting corporation）
香港中文大学（the chinese university of hong kong）
澳门理工学院（macao polytechnic institute）
上海外语教育出版社(shanghai foreign language education press)独家英语测评合作伙伴：美国教育考试服务中心（educational testing service）
大 赛 简 介
“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛由中国日报社主办，21世纪英文报系承办，自创办之初即被指定为每年5月在英国伦敦举行的国际英语演讲比赛的中国地区选拔赛。经层层选拔、严格评判，大赛获奖选手代表了中国大学生最高的英语演讲水平和中国青年学子的青春风貌，他们曾多次在国际英语演讲比赛中获得冠军、“最佳非英语国家选手奖”和“最受观众欢迎奖”等称号，其中刘欣、芮成刚等已成为中央电视台优秀的双语节目主持人。2005年，中国选手夏鹏更是凭借出众的表现，一人摘取了三项大奖中的冠军和“最受观众欢迎奖”，这在该项赛事上史无前例，在国际英语教育界引起了巨大轰动。
大赛积极响应教育部提出的大力推进素质教育的号召，以推动我国英语教育事业发展、促进学生英语交流能力提高为宗旨，以引导英语学习者成为21世纪具有全球眼光的高素质人才为己任，每年在比赛形式设计、比赛流程设置、学术水平提升及扩大规模和影响等方面不断地进行改进和创新，引领年轻人从思想和表达上与世界接轨，真正跟上全球的发展步伐。
作为国内档次最高的英语学习竞赛，“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛得到国际权威英语教学和考试机构的大力支持和高度重视，英国国际英语联合会(esu)、美国世界英语教师协会(tesol)、美国教育考试服务中心(ets)、剑桥大学esol考试部、英国文化协会中国办公室等都是大赛的长期合作伙伴。同时，大赛还得到了国家相关部委、企事业单位、新闻媒体等社会各界的广泛关注和支持。国家教育部、国务院新闻办公室、北京奥组委等机构均曾有领导亲临比赛现场，并为获奖选手颁奖。
大赛面向全国，各地高校在校的任何专业、任何年级的本、专科学生均可报名参赛。每届大赛均能吸引全国五百多所高校学生的广泛参与，每年以各种形式参赛和观摩的学生人数达100万。自大赛举办以来，已在北京、上海、广州、南京、成都、武汉等重点城市成功举办总决赛，其地区决赛更是覆盖全国。2006年、07年，第十一、十二届全国总决赛分别移师澳门、香港，并邀请港、澳、台、日本、韩国、泰国等地区和国家的选手与中国大陆选手同台竞技，使比赛的
第十四届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛章程 2 水平和国际影响力得到了有效提升。
大赛作为中国日报社三大品牌活动之一，作为21世纪英文报系的旗帜项目，立志将专业、权威、公正的赛事精髓弘扬到底，同时更广泛地吸引当代学生的参与。美国教育考试服务中心(ets)将继续作为大赛的独家英语测评合作伙伴对大赛的测评体系予以支持，大赛测评体系将引进托业（toeic）考试测评标准。总决赛中，除了港、澳、台地区选手参赛外，大赛还将邀请韩国、泰国、日本等其他亚洲国家的选手与我国选手同台表演。比赛奖项将更加丰厚，将为全国总决赛的优胜选手和指导老师提供赴英国、澳大利亚、香港和澳门的游学机会；同时，作为本届大赛的学术论坛，中国日报社还将与美国世界英语教师大会(tesol)合作，由世界上最主要的英语教学组织和考试机构及权威媒体选派主讲专家，共同探讨国际上最新的英语口语测试教研成果，为中国广大英语教学工作者提供与国际组织接轨的机会。
第十四届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛章程 3 赛 程 赛 制
第14届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛全程分为四个阶段：互联网选拔赛、电话口试、四大地区决赛及全国总决赛。
一、第14届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛互联网选拔赛 1.参赛资格：凡国家承认的具有高等学历教育招生资格的普通高等学校在校
大学生均可通过网络上传比赛演讲作品参加比赛。①本届大赛参赛选手应为大学在校本、专科生，年龄和专业不限。凡参加过往届“21世纪杯”全国大学生英语演讲比赛总决赛的选手不可再参加本次比赛。
②参赛选手不得有在英语国家连续一年以上的学习或生活经历。2.赛区划分：全国按区域划分为东、南、中西、北部四大地区，具体区域划
分如下：
东部地区（上海、浙江、安徽、江苏、山东）
南部地区（湖南、江西、福建、广东、广西、海南）
中西部地区（新疆、西藏、青海、宁夏、陕西、甘肃、云南、贵州、四川、重庆、湖北、河南）
北部地区（北京、天津、黑龙江、辽宁、吉林、河北、山西、内蒙古）3.报名及参赛时间：2008年7-10月，各赛区具体时间安排如下： 东部地区：2008年7月8日-10月14日
南部地区：2008年7月8日-10月14日
中西部地区：2008年7月8日-10月21日
北部地区：2008年7月8日-10月28日 4.参赛及选拔方式：
②所有报名参赛选手必须根据比赛主题自拟题目完成一篇500字左右的演讲稿，并可以自选一段3分钟以内的文学朗诵作品，作品可以是散文、第十四届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛章程 4 ③所有报名参赛选手以个体为单位报名、上传视频或音频参赛文件，接受专家的评判，并接受注册网民的网络投票及大赛关注者的短信投票。同一学校的参赛选手信息将被集中于其所在学校目录中，以学校为单位进行排名。投票期学校排名以该校获得网络投票数及短信投票数总和最多的选手的票数为依据。截至互联网选拔赛结束时，各赛区排名前40名的学校将各有2名选手进入电话口试，此2名选手将由评审专家选出，当选手的评委评分相同时，获票数多者将进入电话口试。④互联网选拔赛结束后，复活赛立即启动，持续5天，各赛区未进入前40名的学校的选手均可参赛。大赛关注者可通过手机短信为选手投票，学校排名以该校在复活赛期间获得短信投票数最多的选手的票数为依据。复活赛截止时，排名前三的学校的各一名得票数最多的选手将获“短信人气复活奖”，并获得进入电话口试的资格。
⑤有托业（toeic）考试成绩的选手，报名时可在“托业（toeic）考试成绩栏”填写考试成绩和考试相关信息。其中，各个地区托业（toeic）成绩前25名并且分数在860分以上的选手可直接进入电话口试阶段（仍需要上传演讲稿和音频或视频文件作为参考）。4．比赛演讲主题：
the city and the quality of life（品味城市生活）
城市是人类文明的产物。伴随着社会、经济和科学技术的发展，全球城市化的步伐正在加快：大城市的数量日益增多，越来越多的人也选择居住在城市，希望提高生活水平和生活质量，感受城市的优越性。然而，工业化进程使当代城市经受着交通、空气质量、水资源等多方面的考验；城市中的青年一代则不得不面对住房、户口、升学和就业等现实压力。城市生活不仅意味着享受现代科技和文明，也意味着不断克服困难、应对挑战。酸
第十四届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛章程 5篇五：21世纪杯全国中小学生英语演讲比赛通知(小学版)定稿
第十一届“21世纪杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛 暨国际英语演讲比赛中国区选拔赛（福建赛区小学组）
本届福建赛区（小学组）由冲聪少儿英语全程协办 “21世纪杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛由中国最大的英文报系中国日报于2002年创办，作为每年在英国伦敦举办的国际英语演讲比赛的中国区选拔赛，本项大赛一直以其无可比拟的学术地位著称，被视为国内同类比赛中档次最高规模最大的赛事。
本次福建省选拔赛面向全省各地的中小学在校学生，非中国国籍学生或在国外生活、学习过1年以上的中国学生不具备参赛资格，参加过往届“21世纪杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛全国总决赛的选手不可再参加同组别的比赛。
大赛通过科学的赛制、权威的评判选拔出的参赛选手皆为各校英语精英，将代表福建省中小学生英语演讲的最高水平参加全国比赛。
一、组织机构
主办单位：中国日报社|china daily 承办单位：二十一世纪学生英文报|21st century teens 协办单位: 国际英语联合会| the english-speaking union, uk 英国驻华大使馆文化教育处|cultural and education section, british embassy 澳大利亚圣保罗文法学校|st pauls grammar school 澳大利亚navitas英语集团|navitas english 美国世界英语教师协会|teachers of english to speakers of other languages inc.澳门理工学院|macao polytechnic institute 香港科技大学|the hong kong university of science and technology 福建赛区协办单位： 闽江学院附属中学|affiliated high school of minjiang university 福建超优能中高考教育考试研究中心| super e-test research center
一飞教育|e-fly education 冲聪少儿英语|abc kids english 福州西湖国际学校|fuzhou lakeside international school 福建家庭教育网上学校|fujian parents web school 福建赛区评委会由高校教授、外籍专家、中学特级教师和教研员组成福建赛区唯一官方指定英语培训服务机构： 一飞教育（中学组）|e-fly education 冲聪少儿英语（小学组）|abc kids english 大赛培训师： 邱永忠 福建师范大学外国语学院大学外语部副主任，福建电视台英语新闻节目主播
黄 坚 海峡卫视英语新闻节目主播，福建农林大学教师
林 攀 国际演讲俱乐部教育副主席
二、比赛形式
福建省选拔赛分为初赛、复赛、决赛三个阶段进行。
1、初赛——预选赛
各组别参赛选手须围绕福建赛区主题，撰写一篇英文演讲稿,填写报名表回执直接递交到福建赛区组委 会进行评选。
2、复赛、决赛均为现场选拔赛。
3、组别设置： a组<3年级及以下> b组<4年级> c组<5年级> d组<6年级>
1、思想健康，围绕主题，作品内容围绕happiness展开，意思表达相对清晰，内容相对生动； d组<6年级>
2、结构清晰、分段合理； 90-100字
3、作品中有完整的英文句子表达，灵活运用各种基本语法，语言丰富生动，能适当运用各种修辞或名言警句或感叹句等，如：what a happy girl she is!；
4、单词拼写正确无误，字迹工整清晰，页面干净整洁；
5、能相对灵活使用英文标点符号，如“,”“.”“?”“!”等；
四、报名方式 1.组委会官网报名：选手登录大赛组委会官方网站福建赛区，然后根据页面左侧报名流程分步完成。
注：以上两种报名方式每个选手只能选择其中一种，官网报名针对有条件的选手，需要录制和上传演讲音频或视频，线下报名只需发送电子演讲文稿。
五、报名时间
1、报名时间：截止至2012年12月20日
2、初赛时间：2012年12月22日-12月30日
3、复赛时间：另行通知
4、决赛时间：另行通知
备注：复赛和决赛前，组委会针对晋级选手安排相关培训课程，包括青少年英语演讲技巧、即兴演讲话题讲解、往届比赛优秀选手经验谈等内容，具体事项另行通知。
六、注意事项
1.本次比赛为自愿参赛，报名及参加初赛（预选赛）不收取任何费用。2.复赛的相关规定依据组委会总章程（见官方网站）另行通知。所有选手凭复赛证明参赛。
七、权利声明
1、参赛选手应保证个人信息真实准确，演讲作品须原创，演讲稿和演讲录像/录音的作者必须一致，如发现不一致现象，组委会将取消选手的参赛资格。
2、比赛全程选手的演讲稿、参赛照片及演讲录音录像版权均归中国日报社21世纪英文报系所有。
3、有关本次大赛各项事宜的最终解释权和仲裁权归中国日报社21世纪英文报系所有。
“21世纪杯”
二十一世纪英文报 全国中小学生英语演讲比赛组委会 二零一二年十一月 二零一二年十一月 第十一届“21世纪杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛 暨国际英语演讲比赛中国区选拔赛(福建赛区)本届福建赛区（小学组）由冲聪少儿英语全程协办
选手报名表暨回执单
注意：
2、邮件标题为“学校名称+选手姓名”，word文件名亦为“学校名称+选手姓名”。组委会咨询电话：0591-87623732；
4、报名表复印有效。、3
第三篇：21世纪杯第四届全国中小学生英语演讲比赛第一名演讲稿
Good morning，judges, teachers and follow students.Today I would like to share with you my great wish.but first, please allow me to take you back in time to the year 1955, the setting, Montgomeryəntgʌməri , Alabamhe United States of America.It started out as an ordinary December afternoon.42 year-old African American Rosa Parks boarde'bɔ:did] a bus and sat down in the front row.She thought over, the days and friends, her child at home, and how she enjoyed her simple life.She was content, but when she thought about the prejudice and discriminationthat she had to face everyday, she felt a mends pain.How she wished to live in the world of true harmony “Ehen, ehen(咳嗽声)”, Rosa was startle to see a white man standing beside her.He was starring at her coldly, but she managed to smile and ask politely
“May I help you sir?” “Get out of the seat!” the man snarled
back.“Excuse me?” Rosa was shocked.What right did the man have to speak to her in such a cruel tone? Just because her skin was dark colored and his was fair.And as equals, he certainlydidn't have any right to order her out of the seat, or did he? Well, surprisingly, in 1955, lots like Rosa Parks did not have as many rights as whites.Due to racial discrimination, Rosa’s refusalto give up her seat to a white man, led to a call to the police, and she was arrested jailed and
convictea violatinsegregatiolaws.But Rosa did not surrender to prejudice, instead she chose to fight discrimination and work alongside thousands of others for her wish to ridthe world of racism
And now, half a centurlater, we are still fighting for the same wish.Traces of discrimination have gradually disappeared, but prejudice lives on.I too, share the wish of Rosa Parks, but I too, wish that prejudice comes to an end.And my friends, prejudice will come to an end if we all work together as a whole.Let us not judge others by their skin color or appearance：[ə'pirəns], but rather by their content of their characte Let us learn to enjoy different cultures and then we’ll enjoy a world of diversity.I wish to look around on a lonely day, and see a blending of colors.Harmony, traveling among people of all skin colors.
第四篇：第十四届“21世纪_联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛
第十四届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛
西南民族大学选拔赛通知
◆ 比赛形式
• 西南民族大学在2008年“21世纪〃联想杯”全国英语演讲比赛全国决赛中获得一等奖的优异成绩。按照竞赛组委会的要求，校内选拔赛分三轮进行。
第一轮院系海选，外国语学院学生请登陆外国语学院网站或在各自基础英语、高级英语老师处下载打印报名表格或直接到学院团委领取，填写后交学院团委处进行现场确认，报名截至日期为3月9日。其他各院系（除外国语学院外）自行组织，参赛选手在所在院系报名，外国语学院老师配合选拔。各院系进行初赛选拔后，在3月9日前将进入复赛的选手名单（姓名、班级、联系方式）报至外语系团委书记处。各学院限报1名选手（外国语学院除外）。逾时未报视为弃权。
第二轮外院复赛，外国语学院英语系组织系内评委老师组织复赛，3月10日下午2:30(地点待定)在各个学院选派的选手和外国语学院选派的选手当中，选出前15名选手进入校园决赛。第三轮校园决赛，由专业评审现场打分点评，冠军选手进入全国总决赛，进入校内决赛的15名选手均将获得由大赛组委会颁发的证书和精美奖品。时间初步定为3月15日下午。• 参赛资格：学生自愿报名；各学院重点推选，保证各个院系参
与，最后通过全校性公开竞赛的形式选出优胜者，代表西南民族大学参加四月初在上海举行的全国决赛。
• 选手标准：扎实的英语使用能力，流利的英语表述能力，快速的应变能力及良好的心理素质。
• 比赛形式： 复赛为4分钟主题演讲，要求参加复赛的选手在比赛前将打印好的演讲稿（注明姓名、学院、学号、联系方式）交给评委老师，并完全脱稿进行演讲。决赛包括4分钟的主题演讲，2分钟的即兴演讲和2分钟的回答问题。
• 校内决赛奖项设置：冠军1名；一等奖4名；二等奖10名。奖品和奖状均由大赛组委会提供。盖有组委会官方正式标记。◆ 主题演讲题目：
From College to Career: Coping with Job-hunting Pressure in
the Economic Slowdown
面对“经济危机”下的大学生就业问题
金融海啸席卷全球，“经济危机”已成为非常时期让各行各业人们诚惶诚恐的名词，也是面临就业的大学生们不得不面对的问题。高校扩招带来的就业压力，加之经济大环境的冲击，使就业问题成为现今每位高校学生都无法回避的严峻现实。2009年大学毕业生将达560万，预计到年底会有150万人难以找到工作，失业率将超12％。要想顺利完成校园到职场的角色转换，自身素质的培养是每个大学生都无法回避的课题，也是应对挑战的基础。在人才素质比拼越来越激烈的形
势下，就业思路和职业规划也显得尤为重要。大学毕业即步入职场可提早累积经验，考研留学继续深造也是增强竞争力的有力方式；发达地区的工作机会诱人但一位难求，广大中西部及基层地区却有大量职位虚位以待。“机会总是留给有准备的人”，请结合自己的实际情况，谈谈你对就业挑战的准备，多角度、多侧面地阐述你的就业之路。
2009-3-2外国语学院
第五篇：21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛演讲稿
曹丰
Our Future: A Battle between Dreams and Reality
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen:
When I was in the primary school, I have a dream.I want to invent a device which could bring you from one place to another in no time at all.When I was in the secondary school, my dream was to study in my ideal university.And when eventually I got into the university, my dream was to graduate.How pathetic!When we grow up, we dream less and become more realistic.Why? Why do we have to change our dreams, so, so in order to let it be “fulfilled”? Why do we have to surrender to the so-called “reality”? What IS the reality actually?
Ladies and gentlemen, the reality is not real.It is a barrier keeping us from all the possible fantasies.Flying, for example, had been a dream to mankind for thousands of years.A hundred years ago, “man could not fly” was still regarded as the “reality”.Now if that was really the reality, what did the Wright brothers do? How did some of you get to Macau? Only when we believe that the reality is not real can we soar with our dreams.People say that our future is a battle between the reality and our dreams.And if, unfortunately, Mr.Reality wins this war, then I see no future of mankind at all.AIDS will never be curable as this IS the reality;People living in the undeveloped countries will suffer from starvation forever as this IS the reality;4)Disputes among different countries would never be settled as this misunderstandings and intolerance IS the reality.Ladies and gentlemen, how many of you have a dream of being able to make a lot of money? Please raise your hands.Oh, quite a number of you!Actually, ladies and gentlemen, this is not a dream, but a task.Every one of us has to make a living, right? Anyway I hope your task will be accomplished.How many of you think that you have already fulfilled your dream and that you don't dream anymore? Dear 5)adjudicators, what do you think? C.S.Lewis once said, “You are never too old to dream a new dream.” So for our future, please dream and be unrealistic.Now that I am a university student, my goal is to graduate with excellences.But at the same time, I have a dream deeply rooted in our future.One day, people living in the areas now 6)sweltering with the horror of wars will be able to sit with their families and enjoy their every moment.One day, people from the rich countries are willing to share what they have with those from the poor countries and those from the poor countries will eventually be able to make their own happy living themselves.One day, different cultures in this age of globalization will coexist with tolerance and the unfriendly confrontations among them will be 7)eliminated.One day, the globe will share the dream with me and we will all contribute to making our dream come true.One day, our dream will defeat the reality!Thank you very much.第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛季军——张阿旭
Two-Way Traffic Seven centuries ago, Marco Polo, after staying in our country for almost twenty years, brought the secrets of spaghetti and ice-cream with him back to Italy.More than seven hundred years later, with the prevalence of globalization, our people, our food, our products and many other items, have traveled to many other places beyond Italy.No matter where these Chinese people, Chinese food, Chinese products and many other Chinese items are, they carry with them qualities that are unique to our very own Chinese cultureMcDonald's, KFCs, soccer players and NBA players.And we are even having this prestigious national speaking competition in a language that does not belong to us.In the midst of western products pouring in China as a result of globalization, sometimes we do wonder, where does our own culture belong? When we see our younger generations going away from traditional values such as contextual and role-based ethics, ideal of community, hierarchy, paternalism and non-litigious nature of society, we may even think our traditional values are challenged and even threatened.But, are we really losing our values? Ladies and gentlemen, we must remember, the traffic of globalization is two-way.Yes, films from Hollywood, soccer from the United Kingdom and restaurants from America, do have an impact on our values.But, if we see globalization in China a synonymous term with western economic cultural hegemony, we are underestimating the impact of not only globalization but also our values.Have a look at languages.Yes, it is the desire and dream of every single Chinese to speak fluent English, including every single one of us here.But, have you ever wondered how many non-Chinese are learning Chinese? Let me tell you, by the end of 2002, nearly 30 million people from 85 countries and regions were learning standard Chinese, Putonghua.And who knows about the number of people learning regional dialects such as Shanghainese and Cantonese.In these two years, I am sure none of us here will be surprised that the number is skyrocketing.Have a look at Feng Shui, within 0.21 seconds Google brings you 1,270,000 websites about Feng Shui, not in Chinese, not from all over the world, but in English, just within the United States.And I guess some of you still remember, when the previous American president, Bill Clinton, first became president.He actually had the furniture of his office rearranged according to feng shui ideas.Have a look at traditional Chinese medicine.Four years ago, in 2001, there were already more than 120 000 traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, researchers and related business trading companies in Europe, just Europe.Our holistic approach of taking care of a person's health has been proven popular in the world.Our values, language, our Feng Shui, our traditional medicine and also Kung Fu that I have not really talked about, are all parts and messengers of our culture and values.What does their success in the west tell us? Their popularity tells us that, alongside cheap consumer products, we are exporting to the west, Chinese beliefs and, values.Ladies and gentlemen, globalization, yes it has its impacts on our values.It is sending our values overseas and bringing in new ones.Let's not see the bringing in of new ones a threat to our own culture.As a matter of fact, the bringing in is a very good opportunity and time to rethink and reflect who we are and what we want to be.It is upon us whether globalization has a positive or negative impact on our traditional values.Ladies and gentlemen, I see this positively, I know even if our traditional values are changing or to change, the change is for better, not for worse.Thank you very much.第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军——张京
The Impact of Globalization on Traditional Chinese Values Good morning, ladies and gentlemen: Before western and Chinese civilization came into close contact, Chinese people had always longed for a life depicted in traditional Chinese paintings.Those paintings present a harmonious coexistence of people and other life forms.Regarded as the essence of ancient Chinese philosophies, harmony has been deeply-rooted in the minds of the Chinese people.On the one hand, it has contributed to the unique continuity of Chinese civilization.On the other, Chinese people became too much contented with their achievements to desire any further changes.As globalization deepens, it is bound to affect our ideal of harmony.First, globalization urges China to speed up its modernization, which threatens our regard for the harmony between Man and Nature.For instance, many dams and hydropower stations are being built for economic benefits at the expense of the well-preserved natural habitats.However, ecological malpractice of such kind goes against the notion of harmonious coexistence in ancient Chinese philosophies.More than 2,000 years ago, long before the concept of environmental protection came into being, DuJiang Weir, a great irrigation project was built in southwestern China's Sichuan province.It succeeded both in controlling floods and in facilitating the agriculture without posing a threat to the environment.Moreover, globalization has brought with it intense competition.Traditionally, moderation is a golden principle, presiding over inter-personal relations in China.Today, however, motivated to come to the top, some people become so self-centered that they choose to sacrifice love, friendship and even family ties.Last but not least, diverse cultures have met in China as a consequence of globalization.Therefore, a clash of cultures becomes inevitable.Unfortunately, the past decades have witnessed a huge loss of cultural heritage in China.In cities like Beijing and Xi'an, hundreds of century-old Chinese-style houses are being demolished to make room for skyscrapers, shopping malls and eight-lane expressways.From these examples, we see the disharmony brought about by globalization.Yet it is not globalization that is to blame.As long as we approach globalization with harmony in mind, its benefit will outweigh its cost.Take my hometown, Hangzhou, for example, thanks to the strenuous efforts made by the municipal government in achieving eco-development, various water birds have returned to the West Lake, calling it home again after years of migration elsewhere.From the lake bank, we see skateboarders and trick cyclists showing off together with people flying kites and kicking shuttlecocks on the plaza nearby.Although they compose a picture quite distinct from traditional Chinese paintings, this picture conveys a modern sense of harmony in this era of globalization.Ladies and gentlemen, to conclude, I would like to quote from British philosopher Bertrand Russell.In contrasting Chinese and Western civilizations, he observed: “The distinctive merit of western civilization is the scientific method;the distinctive merit of the Chinese is a just conception of the ends of life.It is these two that one must hope to see gradually uniting.” As we see the tremendous progress China has been making drawing on experience abroad, we may also expect the Chinese traditional value of harmony to enrich the world.I look forward to the time when Russell's prophecy comes true.Thank you very much.第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——夏鹏
From Walls to Bridges I'm studying in a city famous for its walls.All visitors to my city are amazed by the imposing sight of the city walls, silhouetted by the setting sun with gold and shining lines.With old, cracked bricks patched with lichen, the walls are weather-beaten guards, standing still for centuries in protecting the city.Our ancestors liked to build walls.They built walls in Beijing, Xi'an, Nanjing and many other cities, and they built the Great Wall, which snakes through half of our country.They built walls to ward off enemies and evil spirits.This tradition has been maintained to this day as we still have many parks and schools walled off from the public.I grew up at the foot of the city walls, and I've loved them since my childhood.For a long time, walls were one of the most natural things in the world.My perception, however, changed after a hiking trip to the Eastern Suburbs, a scenic area of my city.My classmates and I were walking with some international students.As we walked out of the city, we found ourselves flanked by taller and taller trees, which formed a huge canopy above our heads.Suddenly an international student asked me, “Where is the entrance to the Eastern Suburbs?” “We're already in the Eastern Suburbs,” I replied.He seemed taken aback, “I thought you Chinese have walls for everything.” His remark set off a heated debate.At one point, he likened our walled cities to “jails,” while I insisted that the Eastern Suburbs were one of the many places in China that had no walls.That debate had no winners, but I did learn a lot from this international student.For instance, he told me that universities like Oxford and Cambridge were not surrounded by walls;the campuses were just part of the cities.I have to admit that we do have many walls in China, and as we are developing our country, we must carefully examine them, whether they are physical or intangible.We will keep some walls but tear down those that impede China's development.Let me give you an example.A year ago, when I was working on a term paper, I needed a book on business law and found a copy in the law school library.However, the librarian turned down my request with a cold shoulder, saying, “You can't borrow this book, you are not a student here.” In the end, I had to spend 200 yuan buying a copy;meanwhile, the copy in law school was gathering dust on the shelf.At the beginning of this semester, I heard that my university has started not only to unify its libraries but also link them up with libraries of other universities, so my experience will not be repeated.Barriers will be replaced by bridges.Through an inter-library loan system, we will have access to books from any library.With globalization, with China integrated into the world, I believe many of these intangible walls will be knocked down.I know globalization is a controversial issue, and it is hard to say whether it is good or bad.But one thing is for sure: it draws our attention to China's tangible and intangible walls and forces us to examine their roles in the modern world.And how about the ancient walls in my city and other cities? Should we tear them down? Just the opposite.My city, like Beijing and other cities, is actually making a great effort to preserve the walls.These walls attract not only historians and archeologists but also many schoolchildren trying to study our history and cultural heritage.Walls have turned into bridges to our past and to the rest of the world.If the ancient builders of these walls were still alive today, they would be proud to see such great change in the role of their walls.They are now bridges that link East and West, South and North, and all countries of the world.Our cultural heritage will survive 第七届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——孙宁
孙宁
北京外国语大学
1981年生于南京。1993年考取南京外国语学校，其间获全国中学生英语能力竞赛和中澳国际英语能力竞赛高中组特等奖。1999年保送北京外国语大学英语系学习，其间获“21世纪·爱立信杯”第七届全国英语演讲比赛冠军并出版译作三本。2003年8月入外交部翻译室工作，次年9月公派赴英国留学。Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for China's Younger Generation Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen: Today I'm very happy to be here to share with you some of my thoughts on the topic of Globalization.And first of all, I would like to mention an event in our recent history.Thirty years ago, American President Richard Nixon made an epoch-making visit to China, a country still isolated at that time.Premier Zhou Enlai said to him, “Your handshake came over the vastest ocean in the world-twenty-five years of no communication.” Ever since then, China and America have exchanged many handshakes of various kinds.The fundamental implication of this example is that the need and desire to communicate across differences in culture and ideology is not only felt by the two countries but by many other nations as well.As we can see today, environmentalists from different countries are making joint efforts to address the issue of global warming, economists are seeking solutions to financial crises that rage in a particular region but nonetheless cripple the world's economy, and diplomats and politicians are getting together to discuss the issue of combating terrorism.Peace and prosperity has become a common goal that we are striving for all over the world.Underlying this mighty trend of globalization is the echo of E.M.Forster's words, “Only connect!” With the IT revolution taking place, traditional boundaries of human society fall away.Our culture, politics, society and commerce are being sloshed into a large melting pot of humanity.In this interlinked world, there are no outsiders, for a disturbance in one place is likely to impact other parts of the globe.We have begun to realize that a world divided cannot endure.China is now actively integrating into the world.Our recent entry to the WTO is a good example.For decades, we have taken pride in being self-reliant, but now we realize the importance of participating in and contributing to a broader economic order.From the precarious role in the world arena to our present WTO membership, we have come a long way.But what does the way ahead look like? In some parts of the world people are demonstrating against globalization.Are they justified then, in criticizing the globalizing world? Instead of narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor, they say, globalization enables developed nations to swallow the developing nations' wealth in debts and interest.Globalization, they argue, should be about an earnest interest in every other nation's economic health.We are reminded by Karl Marx that capital goes beyond national borders and eludes control from any other entity.This has become a reality.Multinational corporations are seeking the lowest cost, the largest market, and the most favorable policy.They are often powerful lobbyists in government decision-making, ruthless expansionists in the global market place and a devastating presence to local businesses.For China, still more challenges exist.How are we going to ensure a smooth transition from the planned economy to a market-based one? How to construct a legal system that is sound enough and broad enough to respond to the needs of a dynamic society? How to maintain our cultural identity in an increasingly homogeneous world? And how to define greatness in our rise as a peace-loving nation? Globalization entails questions that concern us all.Like many young people my age in China, I want to see my country get prosperous and enjoying respect in the international community.But it seems to me that mere patriotism is not just enough.It is vitally important that we young people do more serious thinking and broaden our mind to bigger issues.And, there might never be easy answers to those issues such as globalization, but to take them on and give them honest thinking is the first step to be prepared for both opportunities and challenges coming our way.And this is also one of the thoughts that came to me while preparing this speech.Thank you.英语演讲稿范文：Crossing the Sea 穿越海洋[双
专家点评:引用文学大师的诗句作为开场白，与结束语首尾呼应，颇有感染力。东西方文化的融合表现得十分鲜明，意味深长，是篇优秀的演讲。
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.The title of my speech today is “Crossing the Sea”.An English poet by the name of Rudyard Kipling once wrote in this poem “We and They” :
All the people like us are We
and everyone else is They
We live over the sea
While They live over the way
We eat pork and beef with cow horn-handled knives
They who gobble their rice off a leaf
Are horrified out of their lives.When these lines first caught my eyes, I was shocked--how could two people remain so isolated and ignorant of each other in the past? Today's society, of course, is an entirely different picture.Those people who used to eat with gobble their rice might be as well have taken to fish and chips.Indeed, just take China as example;Our modern life has been influenced by Western style of living in so many ways that it's no longer surprising to see teenagers going crazy about rock-and-roll, whole families dining out at McDonald's and even rather elderly people dressed in Apple Jeans.However, these are only some expressions of the cultural changes taking place in our society today.What is really going on is a subtle but significant restructuring of the nation's mentality.Just look around.How many college graduates are ready to compete aggressively for every job opportunity, whereas not long ago they were asked just to sit idle and wait for whatever was to be assigned to them by the government? How many young people are now eager to seek for an independent life whereas only two decades ago they would rely totally on their parents to arrange for their future? Ask anyone who participates in today's speech contest.Who has not come with a will to fight and who has not come determined to achieve self-fulfillment in winning the game? And I'm quite certain that if Confucius had lived to see today's China, he would have been horrified to see young lovers kissing each other in public places in an unreserved expression of their passion.It is therefore evident that we as descendants of an ancient Eastern civilization are already living under strong influence of the Western culture.But it is not only in China that we find the incorporation of the two cultures.Take the United States as an example: During the 1980s, in face of the overwhelming competition from Japan, many American companies such as the Ford began to adopt a teamwork management from their rivals, the essence of which, lay at the very core of Eastern culture.Take the Chinese acupuncture as another example: This traditional treatment of diseases is finally finding its way to the West and hence the underlying notion that illness is resulted from the imbalance between yin and yang within the body--an idea which would strike any Westerner as incredible in the past!
Ladies and Gentlemen, we live in a great epoch when the global integration of economy and the information revolution have brought cultures of the world closer than ever before.We live in a particular era when countries, East and West, find themselves in need of readjusting their traditional values.We live, at the same time, at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problems as ethnic conflicts and regional unrest are increasingly posing a threat to the peace and happiness of the whole human race.To cope with such an era and to embrace an even brighter future, we need to learn to live more harmoniously in a world community which is becoming smaller and smaller.My dear fellow students, our command of the English language render sit possible for us to gain an insight into Western culture while retaining our own cultural identity.Therefore, it is our sacred responsibility to promote the cultural exchanges and hence the mutual understanding between China and the rest of the world.It is my happiest dream that new generation of Chinese will not only grow up drinking Coca cola and watching Hollywood, but also be blessed with the far-reaching benefits of multiple cultures;benefits that our forefathers had never, ever dreamed of.To end my speech, I would like to quote Rudyard Kipling again:
All the people like us are We
And everyone else is They
But once you cross over the sea
You will end by looking on We
As only a sort of They.Thank you.译文:穿越海洋
女士们、先生们，晚上好。今天，我演讲的题目是:《穿越海洋》。
英国诗人罗得雅德·吉卜林曾写过一首诗，名叫《我们与他们》，其中写道:
像我们的人是我们
其余的人是他们
我们生活在海这边
他们生活在路那边
我们用牛角柄的刀叉吃猪牛肉
吞吃粽叶包饭的他们
吓得要死。
第一次读到这首诗，我很震惊——过去两个民族何以如此疏离、彼此陌生?当然今日的社会呈现出完全不同的情景
:那些过去吃米饭的人们也开始喜欢吃鱼和薯条。的确如此，就拿中国来说，西方的生活方式已经广泛地影响了我们的现代生活，以致对于年轻人对摇滚乐着
迷，全家去吃麦当劳，老年人穿苹果牌牛仔裤，大家都已习以为常。
然而，这不过是我们当今社会中所发生的文化变迁的表面现象而已，真正发生的却是我们的民族心理开始了微妙
而又有重大意义的重建，大家只要看看周围就会清楚。
不久以前，大学生还只是束手空坐，等待政府给他们分配工作;如今，又有多少大学生正在做充分准备，为争取任
何工作机会而激烈角逐?
20年前年轻人还完全依靠父母为他们安排未来，今天又有多少年轻人在急切地寻求一种独立的生活?试问今天参加
演讲比赛的诸位，谁不是带着志在一搏的心情来到这里?谁不是铁下心来赢得这场比赛以实现自我?如今年轻人毫无顾
忌地宣泄情感当众亲吻，我确信，倘若孔子在世，他必被吓坏。
很明显，我们这些东方古老文明的后裔们早已生活在西方文化的强烈影响之下，然而出现这种异质文化合流的
现象不止是在中国。
以美国为例，20世纪80年代，面对来自日本的强大竞争压力，许多美国公司如福特公司开始采用对手的集体合作
管理方式，而这种方式正是东方文化核心之精华。
再以中华针灸为例，这种传统的医疗方法以及这种疗法的依据——即人体阴阳失调导致疾病最终得到西方社会的
承认，而在过去，西方人还认为这是无稽之谈。
女士们，先生们，我们恰逢一个伟大的时代:全球经济一体化、信息革命使得世界各种文化联系比以往更加紧密;
我们恰逢一个特殊的年代:无论是东方国家还是西方国家都意识到自身急需调整传统价值。与此同时，我们正生活在发
展的关键时刻:种族冲突，地区动荡正越来越威胁着整个人类的和平与幸福。如何对待这一时代，拥抱更加灿烂的未来，我们需要学会在越来越小的世界大家庭中更加和睦地生活。
亲爱的同学们，我们掌握英语，得以了解西方文化，与此同时，又不失本民族的文化特征。
因此，促进中国与世界的文化交流与相互理解是我们神圣的责任。
我有一个美好的梦想，我梦想中国的年轻一代不仅仅在喝可口可乐、看好莱坞影片中成长，而且还受益于我们的
父辈所从未梦想过的多元文化所带来的深远影响。
最后，再次以罗得雅德·吉卜林的诗作为我此次演讲的结尾:
像我们的人是我们
其余的人是他们
然而一旦你们穿洋越海
就不会再把我们
看做仅仅是他们。
谢谢。
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