MyDefinitionofSuccess.doc

MyDefinitionofSuccess ByBaoJinlong(鲍金龙) 专家点评:演讲开头点题直截了当紧扣主题语言较简洁运用修辞得体 Itiseasytodescribesuccessintermsofmoney,fameandreputation.ButIbelievethatsuccessisnotexternal.Ibelievethatsuccessesfromwithin.Mydefinitionofsuccessistobetruetoyourself,andbetruetoothers.Thatmeans,thatyoumustcherishyourpersonalidealeveninthefaceofadversity.Ialsobelievethatsuccessisnotdiscriminatory.SuccessisnotrestrictedtosuchaCLASSofpeople,infact,itmaybeachievedbyanypersonirrespectiveofhisrace,creed,genderandeconomicbackground.AgoodexampleofsuccessisthatofBeethoven.Heisoneoftheworldsmostfamousposers,yethewasdeaf.Hecouldnothearthemajesticpiecesofmusicthathecreated.Yet,inthefaceofthisadversity,hewasabletomaintainhisidealsthatofposingmusic. Toexemplifywhatsuccessmeanstome,Iposeaquestiontoallofyou.Whatbringsustogetherheretoday?Ibelievethatitisthebeautyofthespokenword.Theeffectofpauseandthesoundofrhetoricareuniquetothespokenword.Ibelievethebeautyofthespokenwordisevenstrongerforthosewhohavedifficultyinexpressingthemselves.Thesepeoplearereclusiveandhadtheiremotionshiddenwithinthem.IoncewenttoAustraliaandIsawtwopictures,Oncewasdrawnbyanormalchild,theotherwasdrawnbyachildwithsocialinhibitions.Thepicturedrawnbythenormalchildwassimpleandplain.Theotherwaslifelike,fullofdetailsandimagination.Whatthisshowsisthattheseareideas,emotionsandfeelingsthatarelockedinternallyinthese children. Myidealistobethekey,spreadingthebeautyofthespokenwordstothesechildren.Thesechildrenhavebeenneglected,butIfeelthatIcanandshouldhelpthesechildrentofindthemselvesandbeabletoexpressthemselves. Irealizethatthisisadifficulttask,andtherearemanyobstaclesontheway.ButIbelieveinmyidealsandIwillsticktothemeveninthefaceofadversity.Weshouldneverhaveaprematureabortionofidealsletthechild,letourideals,standthechallenge.Foralifewithoutidealsisnotliving. Thankyou 译文:成功之我见 用金钱、名誉和声望来描述成功这很简单但我相信成功不是外在的我相信成功来源于自身我对成功的定义是对已诚实待人真诚这就意味着即使面临困境厄运你都必须坚守自己的理想我同样相信成功没有偏见成功不属于某一类人事实上不论种族、宗教信仰、性别和经济背景任何人都能够获得贝多芬的成功就是个很好的例子他是世界上最著名的作曲家之一而他却双耳失聪他无法听到自己创作出的美妙乐章然而身 想象这表明这些孩子的思想、情绪和感受都封闭在他们的内心深处 我的理想是成为向这些孩子传播话语世界美好的钥匙这些孩子曾被我们忽视但我觉得我能够也应该帮助他们发现和认识自己并且能够