致辞 中英文稿

第一篇：致辞 中英文稿

“纳尔逊•曼德拉国际日”致辞

Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the Occasion of Mandela International Day

教科文组织总干事伊琳娜·博科娃在“纳尔逊·曼德拉国际日”的致辞July 2013

2013年7月18日

On Nelson Mandela International Day, I join women and men across the world in honouring a man whose strength, vision and magnanimity changed South Africa and the course of the 20th century.值此“纳尔逊-曼德拉国际日”，我和全世界各地的人们一起向这位以自己的力量、理想和博大胸怀改变了南非和二十世纪进程的伟人致以崇高的敬意。

A UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador since 2005, Nelson Mandela once said that “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”自2005年以来一直担任教科文组织亲善大使的曼德拉先生曾经说过：“教育是可以用来改变世界的最强有力的武器。”

The life of Nelson Mandela is an education to us all – an example of perseverance in overcoming adversity, of courage in braving the steepest challenges, of moral clarity in promoting reconciliation and peace.纳尔逊-曼德拉的一生对我们所有人都具有教育意义——他是一位不屈不饶战胜逆境的楷模，勇敢地面对最严峻的挑战，并立场鲜明地推动和解与和平。

Nelson Mandela has taught the world that the dignity of women and men is the only foundation on which to build just societies.He has shown us that peace is not an ideal, or something abstract, but a way of living, a way of interacting with others and with the world.纳尔逊-曼德拉告诫世人，维护每个人的尊严是建设公正社会的唯一基础。他还告诉世人，和平不仅仅是理想，也不是抽象的概念，和平是一种生活方式，一种与他人和世界交流与互动的方式。

On this day, let us pay tribute to Nelson Mandela by upholding and sharing the values that inspire him.In a world where all societies are transforming and every

woman and man faces rising pressures, let us all stay true to the moral compass set by Nelson Mandela.Respect, mutual understanding and reconciliation are the strongest foundations for peace and freedom.In this spirit, we must help others, we must reach across all dividing lines, and we must cherish the world we live in.This is UNESCO’s message today.今天，当我们向纳尔逊•曼德拉致敬的时候，我们要共同坚持曾激励过他的价值观。当今世界所有社会都在改革，所有人都面临着不断加重的压力，让我们所有人坚定地遵循纳尔逊•曼德拉确立的道德方向。尊重、相互理解与和解是和平与自由的最坚实基础。本着这一精神，我们需要帮助他人，我们必须跨越一切隔阂，珍爱我们共同生活的世界。这就是教科文组织今天要传递的讯息。

第二篇：奥运会开幕式中英文稿

北京奥运会开幕式中英文演讲稿

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身边的奥运 奥运 杂谈

8月8日20时，第29届奥林匹克运动会开幕式正式在国家体育场拉开帷幕。

中国国家主席、国际奥委会主席入场

中国国家主席胡锦涛、国际奥委会主席雅克-罗格进入VIP贵宾席。

主持人：美丽的欢迎焰火绕场一周，在鸟巢上空花朵般绽放，激活了古老的日晷。在鸟巢上方显得格外漂亮，富有太阳投射的影子来测定时间计时日期的日晷，由日晷发出的时间之光点亮了鸟巢，点亮了2008面缶组成的矩形缶阵。

倒计时

主持人：一道耀眼的光环，激活了古老的日晷。独特的多媒体手段，拉开了开幕式的帷幕。日晷将光反射到场地的缶上。缶是中国古老的打击乐器，由陶土或青铜制成。早在夏、商时代，就有了“击

缶而歌”的演奏。此刻它们正以光的律动向我们传递光阴的概念。

和着击打声，出现巨大的数字，每次光影数字的交锋，都预示着北京奥运的每秒临近，就让我们穿越时空，一同倒数，用震撼的节奏，激荡千年祖国的万里疆土，激荡中华民族的奔腾血脉，共同迎 接奥运之光的莅临。

欢迎焰火

今夜星光灿烂，8月的中国以如火的热情诚邀八方来客，广纳四海宾朋，今夜礼花满天，仲夏的北京见证天国奇迹，铸造荣耀巅峰。

(现场主持人)欢迎中华人民共和国主席胡锦涛先生，国际奥林匹克委员会主席雅克-罗格先生。

欢迎仪式

夜空璀璨，缶声震天，情谊无边，接下来我们将会看到一场独具中国古典艺术魅力的欢迎仪式，欢迎所有远道而来的朋友。

中国素以文明古国，礼仪之邦著称于世，几千年来不仅创造了灿烂悠久的历史文化，更形成了高尚道德准则和完整的礼仪规范。此刻，2008名乐手，一边击缶，一边高声吟诵着数千年前孔子写在论

语中的名句，我们用独特的方式，表达北京最真挚的欢迎之情。欢迎所有热爱友谊与和平的朋友们来到北京，来到中国，欢迎所有热爱奥林匹克运动的朋友们来到奥林匹克大家庭。

历史足迹

在震撼的声响中，我们惊喜地看到，由焰火组成的巨大脚印正沿着北京的中轴路穿过天安门广场直奔国家体育场而来。29个焰火脚印象征着29届奥运会的历史足迹，也意味着中国追寻奥运之梦的百

年跋涉正在一步步走近，梦想成真的时刻。7年前当中国人把申办报告交给国际奥委会的时候，就把绿色奥运、科技奥运和人文奥运的承诺交给了世界。7年后，中轴路上新生的鸟巢和孕育出生的奥林匹

克森林公园成为了庄严的天安门广场最欢乐的伙伴。中轴路上这三个特色鲜明的北京地标，不仅体现了北京奥运的三大理念，更连接起了北京城市的昨天和今天。

梦想五环

此刻的鸟巢繁星点点，尤如浩瀚的星河落入人间。美丽的飞天在繁星中歌舞，唯美浪漫，如梦如幻，为奥运五环增添一抹中国色彩，为奥运五环烙印一段中国的记忆，也像美丽的梦幻在中国人心中

憧憬百年。一个由星光组成的奥运五环散发着璀璨的光芒，美丽的飞天把闪光的五环托起在北京的夜空，点亮了北京的夜色，点亮了每个热爱和平、热爱友谊、热爱奥林匹克运动的人心中跃动的激情。

这个璀璨的五环会让我们记住北京的星空里终于有了奥运五环的印迹，更会让全世界都记住，奥运会的记忆中从此有了中国的传奇。

国旗入场

（演唱《歌唱祖国》）

一曲旋律优美的《歌唱祖国》响彻鸟巢的上空，56名各民族儿童簇拥在五星红旗的周围进入会场。

升中华人民共和国国旗，唱中华人民共和国国歌

现场主持人：女士们，先生们请起立，升中华人民共和国国旗，奏中华人民共和国国歌。

（奏《中华人民共和国国歌》）

当鲜艳的五星红旗迎风飘扬，绚丽的焰火绽放出古老的中国最灿烂的表情，这个夜晚属于腾飞的中国，这份喜悦属于奥运的北京。

1.Pre-ceremony Performance 1.1 The pre-show is performed both south and north of the National Stadium and on the tracks.1.2 Several national celebrities demonstrate and train the audience in an energetic and lively manner on the interactive elements in the ceremony.1.3 Animation video assists the training 1.4 2008-member Fou Band enters from four gates, standing in a rectangular formation on the east and west sides of the field with a 22-meter wide passageway in the middle.The Fou is an ancient Chinese percussion instrument either made of bronze or ceramic.1.5 The 224-member Chorus dressed in 56 traditional Chinese ethnic costumes start to enter on both sides of the Chinese national flagpole.A child enters and stands in front of the flagpole.1.6 The 201-member Military Band enters and stands at the north of the Stadium.2.The Arrival of the Chinese President and the President of the IOC The President of the People's Republic of China and the IOC President enter the Presidential Box.At the north of the Stadium, the Military Band plays welcome music.3.Countdown In the last 10 seconds, the percussion rhythm of the “Fou Formation” is as intense as the roar of thunder.Chinese and Arabic numerals flash on the surfaces of the Fou successively, in tune with the rhythm...9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.3.1 A dazzling light activates an ancient sundial.3.2 The sundial reflects light onto the “Fou.” 3.3 Fou are ancient Chinese percussion instruments made of clay or bronze.In as early as the Xia and Shang dynasties, Fou were used in song and dance performances.3.4 The rhythmic beating of the instruments coincides with the lights to convey the concept of “time.”

4.Welcome fireworks Splendid fireworks burst from the Stadium's exterior trusses, making the entire Stadium like a blossoming flower.5.Welcome The sound of the Fou is thunderous and the chant is roaring.Two-thousand-and-eight performers beat the Fou and sing to welcome friends from all over the world.The exciting percussion performance starts to create a rolling, thunderous welcome.5.1 The 2,008 Fou and their 2,008 musicians symbolize the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.5.2 “Friends have come from afar, how happy we are.” This is a well-known saying of Confucius.Two-thousand-and-eight performers beat the Fou and sing to welcome friends from all over the world.Confucius(551 BC-479 BC)was a famous educator and philosopher in ancient China.His thoughts deeply influenced later generations.6.Footprints of History Twenty-nine colossal burning footprints symbolize 29 Olympiads.6.1 Twenty-nine colossal footprints rise to the sky in a series of fireworks.At a rate of one “footprint” per second, 29 of them march along Beijing's central axis from Tian'anmen Square all the way to the Olympic Green and the National Stadium, symbolizing the path of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and their arrival.6.2 The footprints consist of fireworks, representing the invention of gunpowder, one of the four great inventions in ancient China.7.Olympic Rings The footprints change into clusters of falling stars, which gather to form the Olympic rings.7.1 The “footprints” pass through Tian'anmen Square and head north, with the last “footprint” exploding over the National Stadium, showering the Olympic venue with clusters of falling stars, which gather to form the five Olympic rings.7.2 Twenty graceful fairies float towards the ground and cluster around the Olympic rings, manifesting beauty and romance.Their costumes glow with light.8.Entry of the Chinese National Flag Eight flag bearers carry the flag into the Stadium horizontally and solemnly display the Chinese national flag.A child sings A Hymn to My Country.Fifty-six children representing each of the 56 Chinese ethnic groups cluster around the Chinese national flag.9.Raising the National Flag and Singing the National Anthem The flag guards raise the national flag of the People's Republic of China.A 224-member chorus sings the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.The national anthem chorus consists of performers from 56 Chinese ethnic groups.开幕式文艺表演：《美丽的奥林匹克》上篇：《灿烂文明》

画卷

随着一个短片的开始，我们将看到一幅跨越时空，意境优美的中国画卷，它讲述着博大厚重、意蕴悠远的中国故事，全世界的朋友都会领略优雅的东方神韵，了解悠久的中国文化，感受中国的现代 魅力。

画面中呈现的是散发着中国古典韵味的文房四宝，笔墨纸砚，在清雅的古琴声中，我们看到了一幅画作产生的完整过程，纸张制作、墨墨着色，装裱成轴，今晚的故事将从这幅飘逸婀娜，变化万千 的中国画卷开始。

影像中的画卷神奇地出现在场地中间，这幅长达70米的巨大卷轴在我们面前缓缓铺陈开来。琴声悠扬，水磨浸染，充满中国古典艺术的淡雅神韵。画卷上，墨迹漫卷，流淌击暖，依次呈现出演化、陶瓷、青铜器等在中国文化起源和发展过程中极具代表性的文化符号。一席黑衣的舞蹈演员来到画卷之上，用肢体做墨迹，表现中国水墨画的洒脱写意，随着舞蹈演员的动作，洁白的画纸上出现起伏回 旋的墨色线条。

清雅的旋律来到这张有着一千多年的古琴，这张名为“太古遗音”的古琴在琴弦波动中，体现出中国文化底蕴的渊源流长。中国水墨画讲求以形写神，不拘泥于神似，更讲求神韵，舞蹈演员独特的肢 体语言，正体现出中国水墨画特有的意趣和韵味。

此刻，画作完成，原本不存在地上的画纸，被凌空提起，一幅山峦交错，起伏连绵的水墨画呈现在眼前。

文字

中国汉字是世界上最古老的文字之一，古老的汉字承载着中华文明久远深邃的历史，在这一篇章的表演中，我们将看到中国汉字的魅力。此刻孔子的三千弟子手持竹简高声吟诵，缓缓步入场内，《 论语》中经典名句响彻耳畔。

完整的巨幅画卷中间，魔幻出现了立体活字印刷体，方板汉字凹凸起伏，不断地变化。整个活字印刷板如微风拂过，层峦叠嶂，如水波涌动，此消彼涨，充满动感的表演，将为我们呈现中国汉字的

演化过程。活字印刷板中间出现了中国古代的“和”字，第二个古体的“和”字出现。此刻我们看到了现代字体的“和”，一个和字荏苒千年，发展变化，表达了孔子的人文理念和为贵，彰显出中华民族的和

谐观，历史悠久，传统优良。此刻巨大的活字印刷板变化出万里长城的雄伟之姿，这座人类文明史上最伟大的建筑工程之一，是中国古代劳动人民勇气和智慧的结晶，象征中华民族坚强不屈的脊梁。

无数立体的桃花出现在活字印刷板的顶端，雄伟的长城形象被优美的桃花覆盖，让人瞬间置身于满园春色，和谐浪漫的桃花仙境，表达中国人热爱和平的美好心愿。

戏曲

中国戏曲历史悠久，品种繁多。热闹的锣鼓声为我们带来了中国传统戏曲的表演，中国广阔的地域成就了诸多的戏曲种类，大家熟悉国粹京剧，表演丰富，历史悠久，被世人称为东方歌剧。华丽的

活动戏台，在数千名演员的簇拥下，来到场中，京剧扮相的提线木偶，做工考究，工艺精制，他们活灵活现地表现着戏剧舞台上传达意境和神韵。

丝路

这场名为“丝路”的表演，表现的是中国古代陆路与海洋中的两条纽带，路上丝绸之路和海上丝绸之路的景象。广交朋友，互通有无，彼此学习，礼尚往来，中华民族热情友善的特质古来有之，两条

丝绸之路就是最好的印证。两千多年前，中国的商队就开始带着贵重的丝绸由长安出发，经河西走廊进入欧洲大陆，丝绸之路是中西方经济文化交流的重要通道。悬浮于半空中的画纸，此刻已幻化成辽

远无边的沙漠，敦煌舞者在沙漠之上轻步漫舞，引领我们展开一场友谊之旅。

近代的船桨把我们的思绪从风情多样的内陆带到了一望无际的海上，船桨连接，呈现出中国古老的航海形象，海上丝绸之路是古代中国与外国交通贸易和文化交往的海上通道。体育场的上方此时已

是波浪汹涌，场中的长幅画卷上也已经海浪滔天，船桨滑落，桨手们在波浪中搏斗，体现了中国人挑战自然的勇气与智慧。

礼乐

五幅中国长卷画，配以演员们的古典舞，再现了古代中国礼乐之邦的盛世气象。演员在演唱昆曲。昆曲是中国古老的传统艺术，已入选世界非物质文化遗产名录。地面上，是中国最有名的五幅长卷 画。它们分别来自唐、宋、元、明、清五大朝代。

文艺表演《美丽的奥林匹克》下篇：《辉煌时代》

星光

无垠的星光，浪漫的旋律，古老的画卷在新时代延展，寓意今天的生活更加幸福和谐。钢琴家和孩子弹奏出浪漫的旋律，迎来了崭新的时代。这是中国的青年钢琴家郎朗，和郎朗一起弹琴的这个小

女孩只有5岁，她从4岁开始学琴。古老的画卷在无垠的星光中延展。现代部分的表演，从黑白跳跃到彩色，风格绚丽，无数舞者受了色彩的吸引，而汇聚到画卷中间。场地中的绿衣使者闪耀光芒，为我

们绘制一幅星光画作。呈现在观众面前的是巨大的星光和平鸽，鸽子是和平、友谊、圣洁的象征，今晚我们放飞这只散发着光芒的和平鸽，愿它能向全世界传递来自中国的友好情谊。在鸟巢上飘来一只 风筝，就让我们祝福他们梦想能够乘风飞翔。

自然：

太极的表演体现了传统与未来的交融，表现了人与自然和谐相处，达到天人合一的境界。太极拳是中国武术中最有代表性的一种拳路。它的特点是“动静结合、刚柔相济”。

多媒体形式的表演，生动地表现了中国功夫古老的哲学观念：人与自然的和谐。“飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天。”这是唐代诗人李白名句的诗意表达。

太极八卦图像征着天、地、雷、风、水、火、山、泽八种自然现象，衍生了世间万物的变化。2008名太极演员排成圆阵。在中国传统的观念中，圆为大，为圆满。

孩子们用色彩的画笔描绘美丽的大自然，用纯真的童心播种绿色的希望，就让我们一起努力，实现诺言，交给世界一个绿色奥运。

此时孩子们收起画笔，数千名太极拳表演者也仿佛受到了某种力量的吸引，屏息注目，转瞬之间，鸟巢上方涌现出无数的飞鸟，仿佛在告诉我们，这里就是他们眷恋的绿色家园。

梦想：

此刻一颗梦幻般的蓝色星球冉冉升起，徐徐旋转，这是我们共有的家园。我们想邀请地球上每个角落，邀请每个能够听到我们声音的朋友都来分享我们的梦想，奥运的梦想！

我们身处同一个世界，我们拥有同一个梦想，梦想团结，梦想发展，梦想团圆，拥抱世界。

主题歌演唱《我和你》（演唱者：刘欢、莎拉·布莱曼）10.Art Performance “Beautiful Olympics”--Prelude Synopsis: The video screens in the stadium play a short film before the artistic performance begins.The short film artistically describes the process of creating a Chinese scroll painting, beginning with papermaking and showing the four treasures of study, to coloring, mounting the painting and affixing the scrolls.The film is an indication of the overall aesthetic style of the ensuing artistic performance.11.Painting Scroll Synopsis: The “painting scroll” shows the origin and development of China's history and culture.11.1 A Chinese painting scroll opens in the center of the stadium and serves as the stage for the evening's performances.11.2 A blank canvas is placed in the center of the painting scroll.Papermaking is one of the four great inventions of ancient China.11.3 A stream of cultural icons in China's historical advancement flows onto the painting scroll, including porcelain pottery and bronze vessels.11.4 The Guqin(ancient stringed instrument)used in the performance was created more than 1,000 years ago and is nicknamed the “Sounds of Utmost Antiquity.” 11.5 The unique body language of the performers contains the charm of Chinese ink and wash painting.The night's performances are kicked off with the black and white tone of Chinese ink and wash painting.11.6 The performers draw numerous “lucky” clouds on the paper.The clouds dissipate magically, leaving only the mountains, rivers and the sun.11.7 On the ground is the famous ancient Chinese painting “A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains.” 12.Writing Synopsis: Chinese characters are among the oldest scripts in the world and represent the long-standing history of Chinese civilization.12.1 The “three thousand disciples” of Confucius are Played by actors who chant the often quoted lines of Lunyu(the Analects)--“All those within the four seas can be considered brothers.” 12.2 The disciples are holding bamboo scrolls, which were a kind of book with scripts carved onto the individual bamboo strips.12.3 A performance of movable-type printing, one of the four great inventions of ancient China.12.4 The movable-type printing performance creates images of both ancient and modern fonts of the Chinese character.12.5 This is an ancient representation of the Chinese character “He,” which means harmony.12.6 This is another ancient representation of the Chinese character “He.” 12.7 This is a modern representation of the Chinese character “He.” All three character representations show not only the evolution of Chinese characters, but also the Confucian idea of humanism, that is, “Harmony is precious.” 12.8 The Great Wall is demonstrated by smooth lines, both concise and vivid.12.9 A sea of peach blossoms romantically demonstrates the good wishes of the peace-loving Chinese people.12.10 All 897 performers have trained for more than 10 months.Each person has a unique movement sequence, which can be accomplished only with a good memory and diligent practice.13.Opera 13.1 This is the percussion performance of traditional Peking Opera of China.As China has a vast territory with people speaking numerous dialects, hundreds of traditional operas have been derived.13.2 This operatic percussion performance depicts a festive scene of terracotta soldiers' triumphant return.14.Silk Road 14.1 The performers advance, carrying a canvas.On the ground is the map of the “Silk Road” and the cultural symbols along the road.14.2 The Silk Road, well known far and near, existed more than 2,000 years ago, when trade caravans of China set out from Chang'an(today's Xi'an of Shaanxi Province)with expensive silk, crossed the Hexi Corridor and entered the European continent.Hence, the Silk Road became an important passage for economic and cultural exchanges between China and Western countries.14.3 The “Maritime Silk Route” shows the grandeur of Zheng He's voyage to the West.14.4 More than 600 years ago, under the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He led seven shipping fleets with 27,000 people on board on a long voyage starting from Quanzhou of China and arrived in Western Asia and Eastern Africa, thus creating the well-known “Maritime Silk Route.” 14.5 The performer holds an ancient compass, one of the four great inventions of ancient China, in his hand.15.Music 15.1 The actor is singing Kunqu, which is an ancient and traditional art form that has entered the world list of intangible cultural heritage.15.2 On the ground are five of China's most famous paintings, finished respectively in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.16.Starlight 16.1 Renowned pianist Lang Lang and a young child, five-year-old Li Muzi, play a romantic tune together, welcoming a brand-new age.Li began studying the piano at the age of 4.16.2 The ancient paintings extend in the endless starlight, indicating the more splendid age of today.16.3 The color tone for the modern performance turns from black and white to bright colors.16.4 One thousand performers build a “bird's nest,” towards which a lovely kite flies from the sky.17.Nature 17.1 Taijiquan is the most representative forms of shadow boxing in Chinese martial arts, characterized by the “combination of the dynamic and static and the interdependence of hardness and softness.” 17.2 The multimedia performance demonstrates the ancient traditional philosophical concept in Chinese martial arts: the relationship between man and nature.17.3 “The torrent dropping three thousand feet/Straight down to the valley floor/I think it must be the Milky Way/Spilling to the earth from the heavens.” The poetic flavor of the famous lines by Li Bai, a poet during the Tang Dynasty, is expressed in a performance.17.4 The Eight Diagrams of Taiji symbolize eight natural phenomena that bring out changes in all things on earth and include heaven, earth, thunder, wind, water, fire, mountain and lake.17.5 A total of 2,008 Taiji performers form a circle, which means grandness and consummation in the traditional Chinese concept.The present array is called “Round Heaven and Square Earth.” 17.6 The children are coloring the ancient Chinese paintings of nature green, expressing the idea of environmental protection which is also the key concept of Taiji--unity of man and nature.18.Dream 18.1 It took more than one year to design, construct and install the gigantic elevating Globe.18.2 The actors run, seemingly free from gravity, on nine rings covered with an Olympic torch cloud pattern, full of magical fantasy and bravery.18.3 The actors have trained for more than 10 months in order to complete the difficult movements.The performers on the lower half of the Globe are running downwards.18.4 The theme song “You and Me” is performed by Sarah Brightman of Britain and Liu Huan of China atop the Globe.18.5 The several thousand students entering the field now are all volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games.18.6 The thousands of children's smiling faces from throughout the world were collected by BOCOG over a span of a year.18.7 Fireworks form 2008 “smiling faces” in the sky.Performers representing 56 Chinese ethnic groups dance joyously to greet all the athletes.18.8 Orchestras from five continents warm up to perform during the Parade of Athletes.

第三篇：Obama开学演讲中英文稿

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release September 8, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN A NATIONAL ADDRESS TO AMERICA'S SCHOOLCHILDREN

Wakefield High School Arlington, Virginia 12:06 P.M.EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody!Thank you.Thank you.Thank you, everybody.All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat.How is everybody doing today?(Applause.)How about Tim Spicer?(Applause.)I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.And we've got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade.And I am just so glad that all could join us today.And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host.Give yourselves a big round of applause.(Applause.)I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school.And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous.I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now--(applause)--with just one more year to go.And no matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.I know that feeling.When I was young, my family lived overseas.I lived in Indonesia for a few years.And my mother, she didn't have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education.So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday.But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.Now, as you might imagine, I wasn't too happy about getting up that early.And a lot of times, I'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table.But whenever I'd complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she'd say, “This is no picnic for me either, buster.”(Laughter.)So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school.But I'm here today because I have something important to discuss with you.I'm here because I want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of all of you in this new school year.Now, I've given a lot of speeches about education.And I've talked about responsibility a lot.I've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn.I've talked about your parents' responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and don't spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox.I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting high standards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren't working, where students aren't getting the opportunities that they deserve.But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world--and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed.That's what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.Every single one of you has something that you're good at.Every single one of you has something to offer.And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is.That's the opportunity an education can provide.Maybe you could be a great writer--maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper--but you might not know it until you write that English paper--that English class paper that's assigned to you.Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor--maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine--but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class.Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice--but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it.You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers.You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job.You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future.What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.The future of America depends on you.What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment.You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free.You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems.If you don't do that--if you quit on school--you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country.Now, I know it's not always easy to do well in school.I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.I get it.I know what it's like.My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn't always able to give us the things that other kids had.There were times when I missed having a father in my life.There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn't fit in.So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things I'm not proud of, and I got in more trouble than I should have.And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.But I was--I was lucky.I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams.My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, she has a similar story.Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn't have a lot of money.But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.Some of you might not have those advantages.Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need.Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to go around.Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life--what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home--none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school.That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school.There is no excuse for not trying.Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up.No one's written your destiny for you, because here in America, you write your own destiny.You make your own future.That's what young people like you are doing every day, all across America.Young people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, Texas.Jazmin didn't speak English when she first started school.Neither of her parents had gone to college.But she worked hard, earned good grades, and got a scholarship to Brown University--is now in graduate school, studying public health, on her way to becoming Dr.Jazmin Perez.I'm thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who's fought brain cancer since he was three.He's had to endure all sorts of treatments and surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longer--hundreds of extra hours--to do his schoolwork.But he never fell behind.He's headed to college this fall.And then there's Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois.Even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start a program to keep young people out of gangs, and she's on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college.And Jazmin, Andoni, and Shantell aren't any different from any of you.They face challenges in their lives just like you do.In some cases they've got it a lot worse off than many of you.But they refused to give up.They chose to take responsibility for their lives, for their education, and set goals for themselves.And I expect all of you to do the same.That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education--and do everything you can to meet them.Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time each day reading a book.Maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community.Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do, that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn.Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn.And along those lines, by the way, I hope all of you are washing your hands a lot, and that you stay home from school when you don't feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it.I want you to really work at it.I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work--that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star.Chances are you're not going to be any of those things.The truth is, being successful is hard.You won't love every subject that you study.You won't click with every teacher that you have.Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute.And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.That's okay.Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures.J.K.Rowling's--who wrote Harry Potter--her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published.Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career.But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life.And that's why I succeed.” These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you--you have to let your failures teach you.You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time.So if you get into trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right.If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.No one's born being good at all things.You become good at things through hard work.You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song.You've got to practice.The same principle applies to your schoolwork.You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right.You might have to read something a few times before you understand it.You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.Don't be afraid to ask questions.Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it.I do that every day.Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new.So find an adult that you trust--a parent, a grandparent or teacher, a coach or a counselor--and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.And even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.The story of America isn't about people who quit when things got tough.It's about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.It's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation.Young people.Students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war;who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon.Students who sat where you sit 20 years ago who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.So today, I want to ask all of you, what's your contribution going to be? What problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make? What will a President who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what all of you did for this country? Now, your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these questions.I'm working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn.But you've got to do your part, too.So I expect all of you to get serious this year.I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do.I expect great things from each of you.So don't let us down.Don't let your family down or your country down.Most of all, don't let yourself down.Make us all proud.Thank you very much, everybody.God bless you.God bless America.Thank you.(Applause.)END 12:22 P.M.EDT

Anderson, thank you very much.I think most Americans understand that our country today faces a series of unprecedented crises.The middle class of this country for the last 40 years has been disappearing.Millions of Americans are working longer hours for lower wages.And yet almost all of the new income and wealth being created is going to the top one percent.As a result of this disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision, our campaign system is corrupt and is undermining American democracy.Millionaires and billionaires are pouring out of unbelievable money into the political process in order to fund PACs and to elect candidates who represent their interests, not the interests of the working people.Today, the scientific community is virtually unanimous that the climate change is real, it is caused by human activity.And we have a moral responsibility to transform our energy system away from fossil fuel to energy efficiency and sustainable energy and leave a habitable planet for our children and our grandchildren.Today in America we have more people in jail than any other country on earth.African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent.Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent.It seems to me that instead of building more jails and providing more incarceration, maybe-just maybe-we should be putting money into education and jobs for our kids.What this campaign is about is to mobilize our people to take back our government from a handful of billionaires and create a vibrant democracy.We know we can and should have.Thank you.Global Citizen I want to introduce you an amazing woman and her name is Davinia.Davinia was born in Jamaica, emigrated to the US at the age of 18 and now she lives just outside of the Washington DC.She is not a high-powedr political staffer, nor is a lobbyist.She probably tells you she’s quite unremarkable.But she’s having the most inredible impact.What’s incredible about Davinia is that she is willing to spend every single week focusing on people not her, people not her in her neighborhood.

第四篇：爱国演讲中英文稿

cheer for our motherland hello, everyone!today my topic is cheer for our motherland.as we all know china is the country that the nation’s economy and people’s living standard are growing rapidly.and we are someone here, in the east, in asia, in the whole world.thats because our chinese,our hearts always go with love and hope.this love and this hope is from the heart of every chinese.it is deep and strong.on may 12th, 2008 , when the earthquake attacked wenchuan , all chinese--doctors, nurses , soldiers and many many volunteers gave their hands to provide warmth and hope.at 9:17 ,may 8th 2008.the olympic flame reached the highest point in the world ,the peak of mt chinese people worldwide shared tears and joys for the historical occasion , we are so excited.that moment we are full of hope.the hope is from the confidence of ourselves.the olympic games have been held successfully in china, shenzhouvii has successfully flown into space, we have set up the satellite called change to the moon!we are proud of china.we have confidence.however, we have still faced up to many chanllenges.as one of the developing countries in asian countries,the ecnomic crisis have some effect on our motherland.at the same time we still have problems on food,medicare,welfare,relgion and so on.under these circumstances we student should work harder,righter? with our excellent performance, excellent work by our great motherland, the mother and the motherschool returns, right? a few days later we will celebrate our 80th birthday of chongqing uniwersity.we love chongqing university, not only because of its beautiful scenery, but also because of the long histoy and academic atmosphe.chongqing university is one of diamonds our great mother.china is wonderful.china is changing every day.china is full of talented people.china is full of friendly people.china is full of hardworking people.we are all from china.lets celebrate china.lets be proud of who we are.lets love our motherland.let us smile and speak loudly to the world 2009, we can do it!lets cheer for our motherland.篇二：爱国英语演讲稿

爱国英语演讲稿

i love my motherland there is a beatiful country standing in the east of the world.she has red soil , big mountains,long rivers and hardworking people ,she is just like a diamond ,shinning all the time ,and she is my dearest country-------china!i love my motherland!because i love the different races of my country!each race has its own culture and customs.some people are kindhearted,some people are ggenerous,some people are 爱国主义演讲稿

大家好，我是来自农学院林学系林学专业的学生马微，我今天演讲的题目是“爱国主义”。

从孩提时代的教育到现在的教育，我们一直被爱国主义熏陶着，我们一直高喊着爱国主义。从黄继光身上，从叶挺身上，从鲁迅身上，从林则徐身上，我们无一没有看到爱国主义精神的体现。爱国主义精神在他们身上熠熠生辉。然而，我们无时无刻不高调的说着爱国主义，却又无时无刻不低调的践行着爱国主义。虽然有人说爱国主义对我们大学生来说纯粹是一纸空谈，认为我们大学生什么都做不了。但是，我想最起码我们是有这种意识的。只有有了这种意识，才能慢慢的融入你的思想，并且渐渐的变成你的一种思想。那么当这种思想根深蒂固的时候，你就会不知不觉的做出某种相应的行为来。更何况，我们所做的许多事情已经证明了我们是一个具有爱国主义情操的大学生。因为我们有理想、有追求。如果我们没有理想、没有追求的话，我们现在也不会坐在大学校园里学习。因为我们想通过接受更高的教育，学习更多的知识，使自己成为一个优秀的人，将来用自己的知识报效祖国，为国家奉献自己的一份微薄之力，为国家做出一点贡献。虽然这点贡献对于整个国家来说并不算什么，但再小的贡献乘以十三亿，将会推动整个世界。

黄继光用自己的胸膛堵住了敌(转载于:爱国演讲中英文稿)人的枪眼，他壮烈的牺牲了。他为了国家英勇献身，谁能说这不是爱国精神的生动体现？他无

悔的死了，换来的是战争的胜利，换来的是国家的存亡。他为国家所做出的贡献是我们永远不能忘怀的。虽然他死了，但他的精神永存。他永远活在我们心中。他的爱国精神永远不会被磨灭。永远熠熠生辉。叶挺在狱中写下的《囚歌》：我渴望自由，但我深深的知道人的身躯怎能从狗洞子里爬出。这句诗真切的反映了他多想出狱，如果他投降了，他肯定会获得自由。可是他没有这么做，这是为什么呢？因为他有自己的信仰，爱自己的国家。正是因为这种信念，他始终没有向敌人妥协，这种精神是值得我们永远去继承和发扬的。

鲁迅，不管是从医还是从文，目的只有一个，那就是拯救中国。他看到当时中国的现状，他不是消极避世，任其发展，而是拿起最有力的武器捍卫国家和民族的尊严。他不怕一切恶势力，只做自己该做的事，只做对国家有利的事。他很大程度上拯救了许多流离失所的灵魂，让他们在虚无缥缈的飘荡中找到寄托。鲁迅，用他独特的方式表达了对国家的热爱。

林则徐，一提到他，就会想到他的“苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之”著名诗句。这首诗抒发了他决心为国家和民族利益不惜牺牲个人的崇高思思想感情。他被流放，却还是心系国家。在流放期间，他通过各种途径，以拳拳之心寻求报国之道。他坚定不移的爱国主义精神，激励了近代中国人民不屈不挠的反抗外来侵略。

以上四位英雄所表现出来的都是爱国，但表达方式不尽相同。他们不顾个人得失的高尚的爱国主义情操，正是中华民族经历艰难终能生生不息的精神源泉。他们高尚的爱国主义情操，是值得我们永远去学习的。我们对他们的敬佩之情那是不言而喻，然而我们所要做的就是将他们的爱国主义精神传承、延续、发扬光大；将他们的爱国主义精神付诸于实践，我们新一代的青年都会向他们看齐的。

然而，现在我们所要做的，所必须要做的就是努力学好科学文化知识，努力做个好学生，努力培养自己良好的心理素质，努力塑造自己完美健全的人格，努力向国家所需的人才方向进发。我们现在所做的点点滴滴都是爱国精神的一种体现，我们会一直这样践行下去，永远不放弃追求它的高度。国家兴亡，匹夫有责。只要我们每个人都有一颗爱国、报国之心，我们的民族将永远昌盛不衰，我们的国家将永远兴旺发达，我们的明天将永远辉煌灿烂。一颗颗小小的爱国之心将汇聚成大大的爱国海洋。

第五篇：以房养老 - 中英文稿

A：以房养老是有其可行性的。老人到了老年收入减少，如果住房既可以保留居住权，又可以让其发挥养老功效，是一举两得的好事。而且，我国消费信贷的发展可以为其提供经验。银行资金保证和金融市场的完善又保障了资金。最后，迅速发展的二手房市场为其创造了条件。

B：However, the bank and insurance company are the greatest beneficiaries in the program;it seems that they rub money from the old after their death.Although they paid as pension before, it’s not enough;they can receive the biggest benefit from the house and the land owing to the rapid increase of price.No other price in China can be higher than the price of house and land now.In this sense, they are vampires and liars, and it’s immoral.A：总之，以房养老是一个社会问题，也有不足之处。这个还需要政府、学术界和金融机构等部门通力合作，早日设计出符合我国国情的养老政策。

B：I can’t agree more.Although it’s hard to adapt now, I believe that this new program will show up its absolute advantages one day.