介绍莎士比亚早期生活和重大影响的英文演讲稿

第一篇：介绍莎士比亚早期生活和重大影响的英文演讲稿

Everyone knows the name of Shakespeare but not much about his personal life.Do you know how William Shakespeare lived before he went to London? What about his family? What were his dreams and ambitions? What did he do when he first came to London to try his fortune? Today, I want to introduce the early life of William Shakespeare and his great influence to the world.Family: Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford.He was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover, and Mary Arden, the daughter of a landowning farmer.He had two older sisters, Joan and Judith, and two younger brothers, Gilbert and Richard.At the age of 18, Shakespeare married 26-year-old Anne Hathaway, who was an English poet, actor and playwright.Six months after the marriage Anne gave birth to a daughter, Susanna in 1583.Twins, a son and a daughter followed almost two years later and were born in 1585.As Shakespeare had some good friends, Hamnet and Judith Sadler, he named the twins after them, so his son was calledHamnet and his daughter Judith.Unfortunately, in 1596, his son Hamnet died of unknown causes at the age of 11.This is thefamily tree of Shakespeare’s family and this picture depicts Shakespeare as a family man surrounded by his children, who listened to his stories.Anne was portrayed at the right as an idealized housewife, sewing a garment.Dreams and ambitions: When Shakespeare was young, he had a dream of being a poet.With great ambition and determination, Shakespeare was diligent in his studies.He read a lot about books, poetry and writers.When he left school, he worked for his father.However, Shakespeare wasn’t interested in his father’s business.He was still reading a lot and was already writing poems himself.In the summer months companies of players often came to small towns, and in 1587 five different companies came.Shakespeare always went to see the plays.He loved to talk to the actors and to listen to all their stories of London.He yearned for London, and therefore, he made a decision to get away from his hometown and left for London to pursue his goal.Early life in London: Shakespeare was good at acting.He worked for the Queen’s Men at the theatre called The Curtain up in Shoreditch.He acted four small parts in two different plays.He played a soldier and a murderer in one play, and in the other play he was a thief, and also an Italian lord in love with the Queen of the Night.And he loved it.One day, Shakespeare met Burbage, an actor ofLord Strange’s Men, who invited him to work with Lord Strange’s Men at the Rose theatre on Bankside.Shakespeare worked harder than ever at the Rose.By 1592 London was hearing the name William Shakespeare again and again.After 1594, Shakespeare's plays were performed only by the Lord Chamberlain's Men.The Lord Chamberlain was a very important man, close to the Queen, and Shakespeare put on plays for the Queen’s court and in the houses of the great lords of England.Among the actors, Shakespeare was special-because he wrote plays.He was always trying something new, something different.And he wrote fast, too.In 1596, His writing changed after Hamnet’s death.Shakespeare still laughed at people in his plays, but he also felt sorry for them-sorry for all the world, good and bad, rich and poor, young and old.And his people were real.No one was all good, or all bad.These are all about Shakespeare’s early life and now I want to introduce Shakespeare’s lasting influence on theatre and literature.Firstly, he expanded the dramatic potential of characterization, plot, language, and genre.Until Romeo and Juliet, for example, romance had not been viewed as a worthy topic for tragedy.Soliloquies had been used mainly to convey information about characters or events;but Shakespeare used them to explore characters' minds.Secondly, his works heavily influenced later poetry.The Romantic poets attempted to revive Shakespearean verse drama, though with little success.Last but not least, his use of language helped shape modern English.He introduced almost 3,000 words to the English language and used over 7,000 words only once in his plays.Here are some of his sayings in his well-known works.Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.宁为聪明的愚夫，不作愚蠢的才子。Do not , for one repulse , give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。

The time of life is short;to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long.人生苦短，若虚度年华，则短暂的人生就太长了。Sweet are the uses of adversity.逆境和厄运自有妙处。All that glisters is not gold.闪光的并不都是金子。

This above all: to thine self be true.最重要的是，你必须对自己忠实。There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.世上之事物本无善恶之分，思想使然。

第二篇：介绍莎士比亚神秘身世的英语演讲稿

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During Shakespeare's life, he created 37 plays, 154 sonnets and two long poems.Except two long poems published in his lifetime, the rest of works were collected and come out one after anotherby someone else after his death.As the European Renaissance's greatest dramatist, Shakespeare never left only a fragment and the materials about Shakespeare's life storiesoddly lacked.When Shakespeare died, it did not cause anyone's attention and even no one wrote a sad poem for his death in accordance with local custom.Did Shakespeare really exist in the world?Werethose classicspublishedby William Shakespeare or written by others who had a pseudonym named William Shakespeare? Even famous writers like Byron and Dickens doubted whether Shakespeare wrote those masterpieces.In the centuries since his death more and more questions have arisen about the true source of the plays and poetry conventionally attributed to him.Today, I want to introduce two different views of Shakespeare’s identity.In the sector of cultural history, it is considered that the true author of the writingsis Queen ElizabethIand “Shakespeare” is just the assumed name of Queen Elizabeth.Firstly,the environment of many protagonistsin Shakespeare’s works is quite similar to the Queen herself.Secondly, the Queen is knowledgeable and she can speak eloquently.Thirdly,her words are rich and various and the number of words in the works of Shakespeare is more than 21000, which is difficult for common people to do this.Meanwhile, after Queen Elizabeth died in 1603, the number of works of “Shakespeare” in the name decreased and the quality was also much poor than before.Experts think that these are likely to be the queen’s early immature works, and collected, compiled and published by someone else after her death.Coincidentally, the publisher of Shakespeare's first play was the Panboluke Countess, who was the best friend and confidant of Queen Elizabeth.Experts believe that throughout Shakespeare's wonderful language content and rich stories, only Queen Elizabeth hasrich language,extensive knowledge and remarkable insight to write these masterpieces.However, the second view of some scholars is that the Earl of Oxford was unmarried Queen Elizabeth I's bastard and “Shakespeare” was one of his pseudonyms.Historians said the Princess Elizabeth developed a disease in 1548 and disappeared for some time, but there was no record about her disease in the history.Therefore, some scholars doubt that Elizabeth had given birth to a baby whose father was Thomas Seymour, Elizabeth’s stepfather.The boy was then sent to the 16th Earl of Oxford, John de Vere world, later to become the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere.Having studied at Oxford and Cambridge as well as traveled throughout Europe, Edward de Vere was demonstrated as the “real Shakespeare” by many scholars.The 17th Earl of Oxford wasthe well-known playwright, poet, musician, dancer, theatrical producer and literary figure of the Elizabethan era.He wrote under several pen names, so scholars speculate that “William Shakespeare”is his most famous pen name.Up to now, Shakespeare’s identity is still a debated mystery in the world.As far as I’m concerned, no matter who is the real Shakespeare, we should show our gratitude to the writer who has brought so much cultural wealth and made a great difference to the world.

第三篇：介绍山寨,英文演讲稿

China is confronting more problems of shanzhai

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Today my topic is china is confronting more problems of shanzhai which means copycat.Before I start,I want to ask you two questions.Have you ever heard of any shanzhai products?(yes).And what do you think of the quality of them, good or bad?(bad)

OK, that is the point of my speech.Shanzhai products have been very popular in the whole country.Many factors account for the popularity of copycat.But the low price and the good looking appearance are main reasons

But just the saying goes, You get what you pay for.I have such an experience last years.A shop assistant showed a mobile phone named Hiphone whose appearance was the same as the Iphone with an apple logo on its back.And then he showed how to operate the Hiphone.I thought it was nice.At last he told me it just costed 80 RMB, compared with the real Iphone whichcosted 3300 RMB.I decided to take it., but after a few days, I many problems.For example, the electricity was easy to run out ,many software couldn’t be setup and so on.What is worse, two months later, it didn’t work all at.I think I am not the only one who have such an experience.So that is a very serious problem.It violated the copyright and the right of our customers.It distoried the order of the market and the reputation of our business.What is worse, it left a bad impression on western countries.As college students ,we should stand up and say NO to shanzhai products.If all of us never buy them , eventually they will fall out of the market.One person’s power is limited,but when we get together , the power will be unlimited.An ordinary people can do extraordinary thing.We believe we can drive them out.Thank you.thank you very much

第四篇：介绍中国结英文演讲稿

The cultural connotations of Chinese knot Good afternoon, my dear teacher and classmates!What can you relate to when you see this? Can it be seen a culture in your opinion? A kind of culture image that indeed derived from it, that’s my topic today.well look what it is.(ppt中国结)Yes, just as you can see, Chinese knot, a kind of characteristic folk decorations of handicraft art.and what I want to introduce to you is The cultural connotations of Chinese knot.I will reveal it in two parts as follows一、二、The developing history of Chinese knot The cultural meaning of Chinese knot  Appeared in ancient time  developed in Tang and Song Dynasty(960-1229A.D.)and  popularized in Ming and Qing Dynasty(1368-1911A.D.Chinese Knot has so long a history ,dating back to ancient time, When our ancestors first invented rope and tied to record events and fix things.The knot has been growing gradually, more and more widely applied in

people’s daily life, by the time tang, it upgrade from original practical use to be used on clothes for decoration, most of which a nice and elegant butterfly knot on women’dresses

when times come to ming and qing dynasty,the Chinese knot are coming into its peak.So many Chinese knots of different styles and colors have permeated into people’s lives at almost all aspacts , appearing on the curtain, closet, necklace as well on the wall and doors of shops。In that period, it was also combined with other fortunate stuff to delived blessings for people.chinese knot，had really become a part of Chinese people’s lives and a special stand for Chinese culture.Chinese Knot has so rich and profound meanings.1.Firstly, knot”is associated with many words like Combinition, unity, ,marriage, close relationship…… which show us the feeling of warm and intimacy.at the same time ,it presents the strength that unite every one.2.Secondly,The pronunciation “jie” is the partial tone of Chinese characters “ji”, which involves various nice and beautiful blessings to people.such as happiness ,wealth ,joy, Longevity and so on.There are many Chinese knots named accordance with their unique characteristic forms,相应地，delivering the warmest regards, best wishes or finest ideal.For example， Pan chang knot means relying on each other and never separated  Double coin knot means plentiful money and treatures  round brocade knot(团锦结)：having a promising future in career or other

3.thirdly,a Chinese knot contains the Philosophy idea of back and forth.Every knot is weaved by a single rope from start to finish.However complex and confusing it looks, it came from the process of countless cycle and can be reduced to the simple 2-D lines.Chinese knots, catching the track of chinese developing history

with such profound cultural connotations, are really a treasure deserving our cherish.

第五篇：介绍美国英文演讲稿

篇一：美国文化之节日介绍演讲稿(英文版)the american heritage festival 1.united states is a cultural powers.short but rich history and unique it makes for an ethnic melting pot, and bring together the worlds culture.if the thought of this huge social and human treasures of get in, we may wish to take a short cut, that is, on his holiday to be a general understanding of the culture, because it is a microcosm of the festival.2.day(情人节 情人节)(february valentines day(情人节)(february 14)3.november 1, halloween is the traditional festival of the west.halloween, namely 31 october night, children enjoy a good time to play.as night fell, the children put on colorful costume, and wore a mask of all sorts, put on a pumpkin lampran out to play.packed with parity, the demons were dressed up as children of mobile pumpkin lamp, ran to a neighbors door, intimidation, like shouting: to trick or treat and give money or to eat.if the adults do not have to change for the hospitality they candy, and those naughty boy just talk the talk: well, youre not playing entertaining, i you.4.november 4th thursday is thanksgiving.on thanksgiving day, the united states the whole fun, people follow the customs of the prayer of thanksgiving to the church, and rural towns are nearby, theatrical performances or sporting events, etc.continues for another year of relatives will return from many, one family luck, taste the delicious thanksgiving turkey.christmas is the most typical christmas tree decorations, people in a small fir or pine filled with gifts and lantern, the top of the tree with a big star.篇二：美国文化演讲稿,英文版 presentation i’m glad to show you mine presentation today.and now let’s see some pictures.what are they? maybe you’ll say “ads”.but do you see the slogans on them? just as this one “obey your thirst”.advertisements give latest information about products.but some people think that advertisements don’t give much information but only try to persuade customers to buy.may be what mentioned above is the citizens’ view about advertisement.so, what i want to say is that we can pay more attention on advertising slogans, and some of them give us some inspiration.we might as well take a look.first i want to share my favorite slogan with you.it’s the slogan of the hennessy.“to me, the past is black and white, but the future is always color.” just as the slogan said, i hold the view that a person can’t be always lost in the past, and no matter how happy or terrible the past is, the future is worthy to be expected.this slogan gives a clear picture of the life that every successful person who want to realize the dream.besides, there’s another slogan, “start ahead”.i believe that most of us are familiar with its chinese meaning “成功之路，从头开始”.iargue that wherever we go and whatever we meet, this sentence is full of power and wisdom.the other one is the slogan of canon.as it said, “impossible made possible.” when we are in case of emergency or we meet difficulties at the critical stage of our life, it’s a good choice for us to use the slogan for encouragement.there’re also many slogans which deserve to be thought about.for example, “intelligence everywhere,” “the relentless pursuit of perfection,” and the most famous one “just do it”.maybe we’ll forget them after the first time we heard them or maybe we could seldom remember them unless in a special situation.in my opinion, since we have so many excellent advertising slogans, we have every reason to make full use of the social resources.in other words, after we enjoy the happiness and know about the introduction of the products, we should take in the wisdom and the truth which behind them.thank you, it’s all my presentation.篇三：美国经典英文演讲100篇

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