第一篇:第十六届中国日报社“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军张小洁演讲稿
A couple of weeks ago, when I learned the theme of today‟s competition, I asked some of my roommates: “What does „faith‟ mean to you?” Just coming back from a philosophy class, the girls were in a poetic mood: “Faith is what John Lennon had when he wrote the legendary song „Imagine‟ and dreamed of „world peace‟”, “Faith is what the Hebrews had when they followed Moses through the Red Sea in search of their freedom.” “And faith is what the pilgrims had when they journeyed to that strange land on Mayflower, and started their pursuit of a new life.”
Thanks for the history lesson girls, but I was not asking for a great, historic event where faith might have altered the entire course of humanity.All I asked was “what does faith mean to you, to us, the individuals toiling with life‟s hard choices each day?” Personally speaking, faith is like oxygen: I didn‟t know how precious it was until I ran the risk of losing it.My heart stirs still every time memory brings me back to three years ago, when the devastating earthquake engulfed our country.As one of the few cities that took the hit the hardest that day, my hometown was suddenly devoured by a black hole of depression.Having forsaken our worldly possessions, my family joined the army of tents every night, holding our breath and waiting for daybreak;having abandoned the comfort of home, we managed to lift ourselves up, along with neighbors and friends, when each after-shock threatened to tear us down.As a politician once put it, in the face of disaster, we‟re reminded that life can be unimaginably cruel, but it‟s also in these moments, that we rediscover our common faith in life.Indeed, during those dark hours, faith blazed in the courage of my math teacher Ms.Liu, when she stayed behind in a shaking building until she made sure that the last student had safely evacuated;faith radiated from the persistence of my dad when he kept his eyes wide open every single night, so that my mom and I could have a good night‟s sleep;faith was ignited from the empathy of my next-door neighbor, when she took a stranger that was in shock into her arms and consoled him with her warm embrace.In the end, faith was rekindled in the passion of me and my fellow classmates, who immediately got back to preparing for our College Entrance Examination the very next day, with gritted teeth, and a conviction as steady as a rock.Ladies and gentlemen, this is what faith means to me.It‟s the small voice in our ears that says: be strong, be good, and don‟t give up whenever we‟re frustrated by life.That's why after three years, my friends and family have picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and with tougher spirits, begun again their journey towards a better future.At last, to twist the lyrics of last year‟s charity song, I call upon my fellow young friends to chant together with me, in the name of faith, for all those who are still suffering in Haiti, Japan and Myanmar: when I get older, I will be stronger, they‟ll call me faith, just like a waving flag.Let us carry above our heads the waving flag called Faith, and let its many inspirations lift us up from where we belong.
第二篇:第18届中国日报社“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军沈悠参赛讲稿
第18届中国日报社“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军沈悠参赛讲稿
沈悠:清华大学选手,第18届中国日报社“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军,同时获得中国日报社21世纪报最具潜力奖和雅思明日之星。
演讲稿:
Hello, ladies and gentlemen.Today my topic is The Road Not Taken in Life.“Why are you doing this? Don’t you know it’s a total waste of time?” That’s what my mom yelled at the ten-year-old me, when she found out that I had signed up for an English story-telling competition.I bowed my head;yes, she was right.By then I was entering Grade Six, faced with the biggest challenge yet to come—the examination to enter my dream junior high school.For that, I had given up my beloved piano lesson, my favorite cartoon program and even the playful weekend family reunion with my cousins.I wouldn’t be surprised at all if my very-strict-university-teacher mother got furious at me when I chose to do anything besides study at that crucial moment.But that’s not all to it.Now please take a good look at the
twenty-year-old me, and imagine what I was like when I was ten.Here are the key words: nervous, timid, shy, tongue-tied when facing strangers, and essentially a bookworm.These signs looked fatal to my mother, and possibly to you, too;she thought that I could be anything but a good public speaker.Well, I myself actually said no to my English teacher at first, because I had never done anything like that before and I was afraid.But he told me since I liked reading so much, why not try to tell a story I love to everyone? He also promised me that the judges were not frightening at all;just think of them as carrots and cabbages in a vegetable patch.The ten-year-old me was persuaded by my teacher’s words.The feeling
of telling my beloved stories to someone else ignited a spark of
anticipation in my little chest.So I chose to endure my mother’s ranting for an entire hour, then raised my head bravely and pleaded: “Mom, please.I just want to try.”
My mother looked as if she was on the verge of another outburst—but she only sighed.I took that as her permission, and started working with my teacher day and night to find a story, to illustrate the details, and to practice my facial expressions and gestures in front of the mirror.On the day of the competition, I went on the stage for the very first time in my life;I could feel the nervousness threatening to bring me down, and I felt cheated by my teacher: it was impossible to picture the judges as mere carrots and cabbages.But I went on.Although I only got the third prize at that time, on that stage I stayed ever since, even to this very moment.I should thank my teacher and my mother for letting me take a road that I have never taken before.Little did I know then that this road would one day lead the shy little ten-year-old me into a wonderland;it led me to meet all of you here today.I can tell you from the bottom of my heart that it isn’t so terrifying to venture into the unknown at all;all you need is a little courage and determination.See where my road has led me, and bravely take your first step.
第三篇:第十八届中国日报社“21世纪·可口可乐杯”全国英语演讲比赛章程final
第十八届中国日报社“21世纪·可口可乐杯”全国英语演讲比赛章程
中国日报社“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛由中国日报社主办、二十一世纪英语教育传媒承办。自1996年创办以来,大赛作为每年5月在英国伦敦举行的国际英语演讲比赛的中国区选拔赛,获胜者将代表中国在国际舞台上展示中国青年学子的风貌。中央电视台知名主持人刘欣、芮成钢等均曾作为大赛获胜者参加国际比赛荣获大奖。多年来,作为国内档次最高的英语学习竞赛,大赛已在北京、上海、广州、深圳等大陆主要城市及香港和澳门巡回举行,并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)、Navitas英语集团、英国大使馆文化教育处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。
第十八届中国日报社“21世纪·可口可乐杯”全国英语演讲比赛由中国日报社、可口可乐联合主办,二十一世纪英语教育传媒承办,国际英语联合会、美国世界英语教师协会、美国教育考试服务中心、澳门理工学院等机构协办。雅思考试(IELTS)将作为大赛的独家口语测评首席赞助商对大赛予以支持。为使大赛组织更为严谨,充分体现学术要求,保证赛事公平、公正、公开的原则,本届大赛的“组织委员会”及“评审委员会”,分别负责赛事的组织工作和评判工作,历届评委名单将于官网公布。
本届赛事于2012年7月12日启动,面向全国高校本、专科在校学生举行。比赛赛区划分如下:京津赛区(北京、天津)、川渝赛区(四川、重庆)、湖南赛区、广东赛区、福建赛区、陕西赛区、辽宁赛区、上海赛区、浙江赛区、湖北赛区、山东赛区、江苏赛区、晋冀豫赛区(河北、山西、河南)、黑吉赛区(吉林、黑龙江)、云南赛区、其他赛区(含除上述地区外的中国大陆所有其他省/直辖市/自治区)。
比赛全程将分三个阶段:(1)互联网选拔赛/校园选拔赛(2012年7月-11月);(2)地区决赛(2012年12月);(3)全国半决赛/总决赛(2013年3月-4月)。
第一阶段:互联网选拔赛/校园选拔赛
互联网选拔赛覆盖所有赛区。在互联网选拔赛的基础上,大赛组委会在各赛区邀请一批不同类别的高校合作组织现场校园选拔赛,直接选拔部分选手进入地区决赛。组织现场校园选拔赛的学校的选拔方式参见各校《校园选拔赛章程》,根据组委会要求组织现场校园选拔赛的学校每校至少有1-2名选手入围地区决赛。以下为除组织校园选拔赛的学校以外的其他学校选手参与互联网选拔赛的程序:
(一)参赛范围: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本、专科学生均可报名参加,年龄、专业不限。
(二)比赛时间:比赛于2012年7月12日开始,各赛区互联网选拔赛结束时间详见大赛官方网站通知。
(三)参赛及选拔方式:
1.参赛方式:参赛选手登陆大赛官方网站http://contest.i21st.cn,注册、提交作品并接受
投票及评判。
2.作品要求:参赛选手根据比赛演讲主题自拟题目完成一篇500字左右的演讲稿,并模拟现场
演讲进行录像/录音,音频/视频长度为3-4分钟。选手必须将演讲稿和演讲视/音频文件上传到比赛官方网站。
3.演讲主题:My view on social networking
4.选拔方式:
(1)互联网选拔赛投票期内,参赛选手所在学校以该校获得评审分数最高的选手分数为依据进行排名。大赛评委会专家针对所有选手作品进行打分。
(2)截至互联网选拔赛投票期结束时,分数靠前的学校将各有2名分数最高的选手进入电话口试。各赛区的入围电话口试的学校数量将于投票期开始前在本赛区互联网选拔赛页面上公布。各赛区获网络投票数及短信投票数总和最多的1—2名选手以“最佳人气奖”身份直接入围地区决赛。
(3)比赛合作单位推荐的各赛区最多6名优秀选手经大赛评委会确认可直接入围电话口试,但仍须上传演讲作品以供审查并获得网上演讲作品的分数。
(4)电话口试阶段,大赛评委会将通过电话问答形式测试选手即席演讲水平并打分。
(5)凡2012内、互联网选拔赛结束前取得雅思(IELTS)考试成绩的选手,报名时须在选填项“雅思(IELTS)考试成绩栏”填写考试成绩、口语单项成绩和考试相关信息。其中,雅思(IELTS)成绩在7分(含7分)以上,且口语单项成绩在7分(含7分)以上的全国前20名选手将直接获得进入其所在赛区“地区决赛”的资格。同等分数下每个赛区最先报名、并上传有效雅思考试成绩的参赛选手可优先获得晋级名额。2012内、互联网选拔赛期间报考多次雅思考试的考生将以最高得分为准。但选手仍需上传演讲稿和音频或视频文件作为参考。
5.评判标准:
(1)网上演讲作品(必选作品)演讲内容占40%,语言质量占40%,综合印象占20%。
(2)网上演讲作品与电话口试两个部分得分各占总分的50%。
6.奖励事项:网上演讲作品(必选作品)和电话口试综合得分排名靠前的选手入围地区决赛(限
每校1名选手)。
第二阶段:地区决赛
大赛组委会将举行地区决赛,各赛区的冠军、亚军及部分赛区现场总排名榜前3-6名优胜者将入围全国半决赛/总决赛。入围全国半决赛/总决赛的选手限每校1名,同一学校仅取分数最高的1名选手晋级。未设落地决赛的“其他赛区”选手直接通过第一阶段的互联网选拔赛方式,根据网上演讲作品和电话口试综合得分排名,选出各省/自治区1-2名选手以就近原则参加地区决赛。
(一)参赛范围:通过互联网选拔赛/校园选拔赛入围的选手及比赛合作伙伴特别选送并经评委会考核后确认的优秀选手在选手本人所在学校的推荐下参加地区决赛,但参加过往届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛半决赛或总决赛的选手及有在英语国家连续一年以上学习或生活经历的选手不具备参赛资格。
(二)比赛时间:2012年12月,具体时间将由组委会于第一阶段比赛结束后另行通知。
(三)比赛形式:现场比赛,包括已备演讲、即席演讲、评委问答等部分。
(四)评判标准:演讲内容、语言质量、综合印象等。
(五)奖励事项:各地区决赛设冠、亚、季军、一等奖、二等奖、三等奖,各赛区冠军、亚军及部分赛区现场排名第3-6名选手(限每校1名,同一学校仅取分数最高的1名选手晋级)入围全国半决赛/总决赛,其余选手获得由组委会颁发的证书。
第三阶段:全国半决赛/总决赛
半决赛
(一)参赛范围:共约70名选手,包括:
1.获得第17届比赛全国决赛前5名的学校(中国传媒大学、香港中文大学、华南农业大学、大
连理工大学、广东外语外贸大学)选送的选手;
2.通过第18届比赛第一、第二阶段晋级入围的选手,共约60名;
3.第18届比赛合作伙伴特别选送并经评委会考核后确认的优秀选手,至多3名;
4.港、澳、台地区选送的选手,约6名;
(二)比赛时间:2013年3-4月。
(三)比赛地点:待定。
(四)比赛形式、演讲主题、评判标准等信息将由组委会另行通知。
(五)奖励事项:优胜选手将晋级全国决赛,其余选手将获证书及奖品。具体晋级名额将于赛前公布。决赛
(一)参赛范围:全国半决赛晋级的优胜选手及其他国家或地区特邀选手。
(二)比赛时间:2013年3-4月。
(三)比赛地点:待定。
(四)比赛形式、演讲主题、评判标准等信息将由组委会另行通知。
(五)奖励事项:
选手奖:冠、亚、季军及一等奖选手将赴美国、英国、澳大利亚或港澳地区进行修学访问,二、三等奖的选手将获得奖品。所有选手均将获得荣誉证书。
单项奖:“21世纪最具潜力奖”1名,将赴英国伦敦参加国际英语演讲比赛等。
教师奖:获得冠、亚军选手的指导教师将有机会获得参加国际学术交流活动机会。所有指导教师均将获得荣誉证书。
注意事项:
1.大赛各阶段涉及的大部分即席演讲话题将来源于《21世纪英文报》,因此请参赛选手关注阅
读《21世纪英文报》内容。
2.参加大赛互联网选拔赛的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,如果发现大段抄袭、稿件雷同等作弊现象,组委会将取消选手的参赛资格。具体报名办法详见大赛官方网站http://contest.i21st.cn。
3.互联网选拔赛阶段参赛选手就相关疑问请咨询010-64995514、010-64995510。
4.学校推荐的入围大赛电话口试的选手以学校盖章的推荐信为准。组委会将电话通知入围大赛
电话口试的选手电话口试时间。对入围省/直辖市/自治区总决赛的选手,组委会将以邮件形式按省/直辖市/自治区总决赛举办的先后顺序通知选手及其学校参赛。对入围全国半决赛/总决赛的选手,组委会将以邮件及书面形式通知选手及其学校参赛。
5.省/直辖市/自治区决赛、全国半决赛/总决赛中,参赛选手必须由其所在学校的辅导老师带
队参赛,并须取得学校批准(以公章为准)。
6.有关省/直辖市/自治区决赛、全国半决赛/总决赛的具体日程安排和参赛事宜将另行通知。
7.入围省/直辖市/自治区决赛、全国半决赛/总决赛选手的演讲稿、参赛照片及演讲录音录像
版权均归21世纪英文报系所有。
8.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。
第十八届中国日报社“21世纪·可口可乐杯”全国英语演讲比赛组委会
2012年7月12日
第四篇:第16届21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛亚军演讲稿
第16届21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛亚军演讲稿
张小洁:广东外语外贸大学,A couple of weeks ago, when I learned the theme of today‟s competition, I asked some of my
roommates: “What does „faith‟ mean to you?” Just coming back from a philosophy class, the girls were in a poetic mood: “Faith is what John Lennon had when he wrote the legendary song „Imagine‟ and dreamed of „world peace‟”, “Faith is what the Hebrews had when they followed Moses through the Red Sea in search of their freedom.” “And faith is what the pilgrims had when they journeyed to that strange land on Mayflower, and
started their pursuit of a new life.”
Thanks for the history lesson girls, but I was not asking for a great, historic event where faith might have altered the entire course of humanity.All I asked was “what does faith mean to you, to us, the individuals toiling with life‟s hard choices each day?” Personally speaking, faith is like oxygen: I didn‟t know how precious
it was until I ran the risk of losing it.My heart stirs still every time memory brings me back to three years ago, when the devastating
earthquake engulfed our country.As one of the few cities that took the hit the hardest that day, my hometown was suddenly devoured by a black hole of depression.Having forsaken our worldly possessions, my family joined the army of tents every night, holding our breath and waiting for daybreak;having abandoned the comfort of home, we managed to lift ourselves up, along with neighbors and friends, when each after-shock threatened to tear us down.As a politician once put it, in the face of disaster, we‟re reminded that life can be
unimaginably cruel, but it‟s also in these moments, that we rediscover our common faith in life.Indeed, during those dark hours, faith blazed in the courage of my math teacher Ms.Liu, when she stayed behind in a shaking building until she made sure that the last student had safely evacuated;faith radiated from the persistence of my dad when he kept his eyes wide open every single night, so that my mom and I could have a good night‟s sleep;faith was ignited from the empathy of my next-door neighbor, when she took a stranger that was in shock into her arms and consoled him with her warm embrace.In the end, faith was rekindled in the passion of me and my fellow classmates, who immediately got back to preparing for our College Entrance Examination the very next day, with gritted teeth, and a conviction as steady as a rock.Ladies and gentlemen, this is what faith means to me.It‟s the small voice in our ears that says: be strong, be good, and don‟t give up whenever we‟re frustrated by life.That's why after three years, my friends and family have picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and with tougher spirits, begun again their journey
towards a better future.At last, to twist the lyrics of last year‟s charity song, I call upon my fellow young friends to chant together with me, in the name of faith, for all those who are still suffering in Haiti, Japan and Myanmar: when I get older, I will be stronger, they‟ll call me faith, just like a waving flag.Let us carry above our heads the waving flag
called Faith, and let its many inspirations lift us up from where we belong.
第五篇:第十六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军许吉如演讲稿
Have you ever bought any food on the train? And do you ask for the receipt after buying it? Nowadays, all trains in China provide its passengers with receipts for commodities, but 7 years ago, things were quite different.On 13th of October, 2004, the train T109 from Beijing to Shanghai was speeding on the railway.A graduate student bought a sausage at 1 yuan on the train, then asked for a receipt.“Are you kidding? It‟s just one yuan!” The crew member was surprised.The student, however, answered in a determined voice, “I paid the money, so I deserve the receipt.”
“But we never give receipts on the train.‟ As a result, his further request was turned down by a cold shoulder.Several days later, the student sued the National Railway Ministry, for not providing receipts for passengers.To his dismay, the court turned down the case for lack of evidence.But he, who majored in law at that time, believed law as a most powerful weapon, so he did not give up.Instead, he began his journey of collecting first-hand evidence by taking trains and buying commodities aboard.When his classmates were playing soccer, he was taking the train;When his classmates were buying food at Mcdonald‟s, he was buying food on the train;When his classmates were asking girls out, he was asking for the receipts.As he joked, „I was either taking the train or on the way to take the train.‟
One month later, he appeared in the court again, with newly-collected evidence and a stronger confidence.And I guess, ladies and gentlemen, you will all cheer for the result because this time, the student won the case.Very soon, a regulation about receipts on the train came out.And whatever we buy on the train now, there‟s a receipt for us.Outside the court, the student was asked, “How do you make it to the end?” He said, “As a law student, I root my faith in law.I believe that law is there, to protect every person with no exception, and to ensure every person has a say.”
His words spread a strong faith in law, which is not only a doctrine of a law student, but also a belief that all citizens ought to hold.It is this faith that initiates the student to resort to law for a tiny issue;it is this faith that supports him to endure all the exhausting trips when collecting evidence;It is this faith that makes a seemingly “ridiculous” receipt request legal and rightful.It is this faith that helps to change our life, enhance our judicial system and bring social justice.To many, a receipt of 1 yuan is too small to mention, however rights are to be respected and law is to be believed in.It all starts with a tiny receipt of 1 yuan, but we get a monumental case, a new regulation and a bumper harvest in social justice.The bridge that leads a tiny start to a bumper harvest is faith, the faith in law, rightful and strong.