大学英语演讲稿汇编：选择的重要性.doc

演讲稿 大学英语演讲稿汇编：选择的重要性 overthepastspringfestival,igotinvolvedinafamilydispute.rightbeforeigothome,foursatellitechannelsofcctvwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalreadyhad.inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinterestingshows.therefore,thefiveofus-myparents,mysistersandi-hadtoargueoverwhattowatch.finally,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthemostinterestingprogram.ifwecouldagreewhatthatwas.however,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadtv,therewereonlyoneortwochannelsavailable.theincreaseinoptionsrevealsanimportantchangeinourlife:theabundanceofchoice.fifteenyearsagowealldressedinonestyleandinonecolor.today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsandshades.fifteenyearsago,wereadfewnewspapers.today,wereadenglishnewspaperslikethechinadailyandthe21stcentury,aswellasvariouschinesenewspapers.fifteenyearsago,englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageandliterature.today,wealsostudywesternculture,journalism,businessmunications,internationalrelations,andputerscience.theemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningofanewerainchinashistory;aneraofdiversity,ofmaterialandculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthofthechinesenation.weenjoytheabundanceofchoice.butthishasnoteeasily.about150yearsago,chinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbywesterncanonsandgunboats.ithasbeenthroughthestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochooseforourselves.thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthedifference.likeothersofmyage,imtooyoungtohaveexperiencedthetimewhenthechinesepeoplehadnorighttochoose.however,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itistimetoask:whatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoungpeople?ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?ischoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializes?orischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit?first,iwouldliketosay:tochoosemeanstoclaimopportunities.iamathird-yearenglishmajor.animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupongraduation.icangotograduateschool,athomeorabroad.icangotoworkasateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditorandadiplomat.actually,thesystemofmutualselectionhasallowedmetoapproachalmosteverycareeropportunityinchina.indeed,thisisnotgoingtobeaneasychoice.iwouldlovetoworkinsuchbigcitiesasbeijingorshanghaiorshenzhen.iwouldalsolovetoreturntomyhometown,whichisintimate,thoughslightlylaggingindevelopment.iwouldlovetostayinthecoastalareawherelifeisexcitingandfast-paced.iwouldalsolovetoputdownrootsincentralandwesternchina,whichisunderdeveloped,butholdsgreatpotential.allofthesesoundgood.buttheyareonlypossibilities.tothoseofuswhoarebewilderedattheabundanceofopportunities,iwouldliketosay:tochoosemeanstoacceptchallenge.tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheformofpetition.inthenextcentury,petitionwillnotonlyefromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofallagesandofallorigins.withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehavetofacegrowingpetitionfromthewholeoutsideworld.thisiscallingforahigherlevelofourpersonaldevelopment.fifteenyearsago,theknowledgeofaforeignlanguageorofputeroperationwasconsideredmerelyanadvantage.buttoday,withwidereducationalopportunities,thissameknowledgehasbeeessentialtoeveryone.giventhissituation,evenoursmallestchoiceswillrequiregreatwisdomandpersonaldetermination.aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobeesmoreimportant.aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobeesmoreimportant.nuclearpower,forinstance,mayimproveourqualityoflife.butitcanalsobeusedtodamagethelivesandpossessionsofmillions.economicdevelopmenthasenrichedourlivesbutbroughtwithitseriousharmtoourair,waterandhealth.tothoseofuswhoareblindtotheconsequencesoftheirchoices,iwouldliketosay,tochoosemeanstotakeresponsibility.whenwearemakingchoicesforourselves,wecannotcasuallysay:itsjustmyownbusiness.aspolicymakersofthenextcentury,wecannotfailtoseeourresponsibilitytothosewhosharetheearthwithus.thetraditionalchinesecultureteachesustostudyhardandworkhardsoastohonorourfamily.tome,however,thisfamilyisnotjustthefiveofuswhoquarreledovertelevisionprograms.rather,itisthewholeofthehumanfamily.asiammakingmychoices,iwillnotforgetthesmileofmyteacherwhenicorrectlyspelledoutthewordchinaforthefirsttime,iwillnotforgetthehappyfacesoftheboysandgirlswehelpedtosendbacktoschoolinthemountainsofjiangxiprovince.iwillnotforgetthetearfuleyesofwomenandchildreninbosnia,chechnyaandsomali,wheremillionsaresufferingfromwar,famineorpoverty.allthesepeople,knownandunknown,makeupourb