大学英语演讲稿：The Future Is Now.docx

大学英语演讲稿：The Future Is Nowas two men were about to be sent into prison, the warden let each of them make a demand. the american loved smoking, so he wanted three boxes of cigars; while the jew said all he needed was a telephone to contact with people outside of the prison. two years later, the first out was the american who still had many cigars in his hands and pockets but was crying:“give me some matches!” then the jew walked out, he shook hands with the warden and said:“thank you for the phone, it made my business increase by XX%.”what do you think of this story? life today is what youve decided years ago, and so is the future: your decisions today will affect your destiny years later. now i have two things to choose from: to go abroad, to find myself a decent job after graduation or to further my study as a postgraduate. i havent worked out an answer to this question yet, but i know that whatever i do will directly affect my future.an indian once said life is just like a game of cards, the cards in your hand represent opportunities, while the way you play decides the result youll get. looking back in history, during world war , churchill who led the british people resolved to expect “blood, toil, tears and sweat”. they won the victory then. today shenzhou 5 took the first chinese astronaut into space. i am sure that later therell be more spacecrafts, like shenzhou 6,7 and 8so what does the future look like? no one can tell. but i know the choice is yours, the future is now. make good use of everyday, a man can achieve greater successes, a country can gain prosperity and the whole world can be united, as it has never been before.就在两个人即将入狱之时，看守让他们每个人提一个要求。美国人喜欢抽烟，于是要了三大箱的雪茄;而犹太人则说，他只要一个可以与外界联系的电话就可以了。两年后，刑期已满，第一个出来的是美国人，只见他手上拿着的，口袋里插着的都是烟，却大叫到：“给我火柴!”接着犹太人走了出来，他握紧看守的手说：“谢谢您给的电话，我的生意在这两年间没有赔却增长了一倍。”这个故事告诉了我们什么呢?多年前作的决定影响着你今天的生活，你今天的决定又会影响着多年之后的未来。现在我自己就面临着这样一个抉择：是出国，毕业后找一份安定的职业还是去考研继续深造。我还未找到自己的答案，但我明白无论我选择了什么，都会直接的影响我的将来。印度人曾说过，生命就像是一场纸牌游戏，你手里的牌代表着机遇，而你如何去出牌才真正的决定着你的输赢。回望历史，二战期间，邱吉尔带领英国人民决心迎接“血，汗与泪”并最终赢得了胜利。今天，神州五号载着第一位中国宇航员进入了太空。我可以预见到，未来会有更多的神州六号、七