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演讲稿 第8界大学生演讲比赛:我很ripple 第八届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军顾秋蓓 ascenetoremember guqiubei shanghaiinternationalstudiesuniversity advisor:gonglongsheng goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.todayiwouldliketobeginwithastory. therewasonceaphysical1)therapistwhotraveledallthewayfromamericatoafricatodoa2)censusaboutmountain3)gorillas.thesegorillasareamainattractiontotouristsfromallovertheworld;thisputthemseverelyunderthreatof4)poachingandbeingputintothezoo.shewentthereoutofcuriosity,butwhatshesawstrengthenedherdeterminationtodevoteherwholelifetofightingforthosebeautifulcreatures.shewitnessedascene,ascenetakingustoaplaceweneverimagedweveeverbeen,whereintheverydepthoftheafricanrainforest,surroundedbytrees,flowersandbutterflies,themothergorillas5)cuddledtheirbabies. yes,thatsamemorablesceneinoneofmyfavoritemovies,calledgorillasinthemist,basedonatruestoryofmrs.dianfossey,whospentmostofbetlifetimeinrwandatoprotecttheecoenvironmentthereuntiltheveryendofherlife. tome,themovienotonlypresentsanunforgettablescenebutalsoactsasa6)timelessreminderthatweshouldnotdevelopthetouristindustryatthecostofourecoenvironment. today,weliveinaworldofprosperitybutstillthreatenedbysomanynewproblems.ontheonehand,tourism,asoneofthemostpromisingindustriesinthe21stcentury,providespeoplewiththegreatopportunitytoseeeverythingthereistoseeandtogoanyplacethereistogo.ithasbeealifestyleforsomepeople,andhasturnedouttobethedrivingforceingdpgrowth.ithasthemagictoturnabackwardtownintoawonderlandofprosperity.butontheotherhand,manyproblemscanoccur-naturalscenesarentnaturalanymore.deforestationtoheatlodgesisdevastatingnepal.oilspillsfromtouristboatsarepollutingantarctica.tribalpeopleareforsakingtheirnativemusicanddresstolistentou2onwalkmanandwearnikeandreeboks. allthese7)appalling(令人震惊的)factshavebroughtustotherealizationthatwecannolongerstandbyanddonothing,becausetheverythoughtofithasbeen8)eroding(侵蚀)ourresources.encouragingly,theexplosivegrowthofglobaltravelhasputtourismagaininthespotlight,whichiswhytheunitednationshasmade2002theyearofecotourism,forthefirsttimetobringtotheworldsattentionthebenefitsoftourism,butalsoitscapacitytodestroyourecoenvironment. noweveryyear,manylocalecoenvironmentalprotectionorganizationsan:receivingdonations-bignotes,smallnotesorevencoins-fromhousewives,9)plumbers(水管工人),ambulancedrivers,salesmen,teachers,childrenand10)invalids(残疾人),someofthemcannotaffordtosendthemoneybuttheydo.thesearetheoneswhodrivethecabs,whonurseinhospitals,whoaresufferingfromecologicaldamageintheirneighborhood.why?becausetheycare.becausetheystillwanttheirmothernatureback.becausetheyknowitstillbelongstothem. thiskindoffeelingthatihave,ladiesandgentlemen,iswhenitfeelslikeit,smellslikeit,andlookslikeit,itsallingfromascenetoremember,ascenetorecallandtocherish. theothernight,aslsawthemoonlingeroverthelandandbeforeitwassentintotheinvisible,mymindwasfilledwithsongs.ifoundmyselfhummingsoftly,nottothemusic,buttosome-thingelse,someplaceelse.aplaceremembered,aplaceuntouched,afieldofgrasswherenooneseemtohavebeenexceptthedeer. andallthoseunforgettablescenesstrengthenedthefeelingthatitslimeforustodosomething,forourownandouringgeneration. onceagain,ihaveetothinkofmrs.dianfosseybe-causeitswithherspirit,passion,courageandstrongsenseofourecoenvironmentthatwearetaki