资料英语演讲稿15篇

资料英语演讲稿15篇经典英语演讲稿1Dearteacherandclassmates:Iamverygladtomakeaspeechhereinthisclassagain!Thistime,IdliketotalksomethingaboutEnglish.IloveEnglish.Englishlanguageisnowusedeverywhereintheworld.IthasbecomethemostcommonlanguageonInternetandforinternationaltrade.LearningEnglishmakesmeconfidentandbringsmegreatpleasure.WhenIwasseven,mymothersentmetoanEnglishschool.Atthere,IplayedgamesandsangEnglishsongswithotherchildren.ThenIdiscoveredthebeautyofthelanguage,andbeganmycolorfuldreamintheEnglishworld.Everyday,IreadEnglishfollowingthetapes.Sometimes,IwatchEnglishcartoons.Ontheweekend,IoftengototheEnglishcorner.Bytalkingwithdifferentpeoplethere,IhavemademoreandmorefriendsaswellasimprovedmyoralEnglish.IhopeIcantravelaroundtheworldsomeday.IwanttogotoAmericatovisitWashingtonMonument,becausethepresidentWashingtonismyidol.Ofcourse,IwanttogotoLondontoo,becauseEnglandiswhereEnglishlanguagedeveloped.IfIcanridemybikeinCambridgeuniversity,Iwillbeveryhappy.IhopeIcanspeakEnglishwitheveryoneintheworld.IllintroduceChinatothem,suchastheGreatWall,theForbiddenCityandAnshan.Iknow,Romewasnotbuiltinaday.Ibelievethataftercontinuoushardstudy,onedayIcanspeakEnglishverywell.Ifyouwanttobeloved,youshouldlearntoloveandbelovable.SoIbelieveasIloveEnglisheveryday,itwilllovemetoo.经典英语演讲稿2thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconceptsrelatedtomoney。forexample，“moneytalks”;“moneymakestheghoststurnthemill”;“asbirdsdieforfood，somendieforwealth”;“thepoorhavenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown，whiletherichhaveremotekinsfolkeveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains”;“povertychillsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc，etc。。inthe1980’s，allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices。youcouldn’tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort，soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero。apopularsongatthattimestarted“ipickeduponecentattheroadside，andihandeditovertothepoliceman…”butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents。people’sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways。thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoften“beerofwealthandhonor”，“restaurantofwealthandrank”“storeofthearistocrats”“hoteloffameandprestige”etc。(evensomepeople’snameshavethemeaningsof“fullofgold”or“greatfortune”)。atnewyear’stime，thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney。whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet，peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim。theenglishfilm“themillion-poundnote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation。withthemillionpoundnoteinhand，theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit，oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers。it’sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendevenafterhelosthismillion-poundnote。however，withoutthemillion-poundnote，theycouldn’thaveknowneachother。it’sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars。thesongof“allgoodthingsmustend”inadreamoftheredmansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:“allmenlongtobeimmortalsyetsilverandgoldtheyprizeandgrubformoneyalltheirlivestilldeathsealsuptheireyes”butwhenchenshih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart，hehastosay:“whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechestturnbeggars，scornedbyallanddispossessed”theconclusionisthatitdoesn’tworkwithoutmoney。inspiteofthehumancivilizationsoverthousandsofyears，peoplecannotdenythefunctionofmoney。thisshowshowimportantmoneyis。moneyplaysadecisiveroletoindividuals，tofamiliesandeventocountriesornationalities。otherwise，whyiseveryone，fromdoorkeeperstopresidents，tryingtoearnasmuchaspossible?whydoeseverycountryneedchancellorsoftheexchequer，whokeepformulatingandrevisingfinanciallawsandregulations?howdifferentitistobeacreditornationandadebtornation!theunitedstatesisplayingthetyrantjustbecauseitiswealthyenough。apoormanmaycherishloftyaspirations，butwillprobablybebeatenbecauseofhispoverty。theafghanistanmayhavewonalotofsympathy，buthowdifficultitwouldbetolivesolelyoncharity。ofallagesandineverycountry，allkindsofcorruptionstemfrommoney。nomatterhowroughthemanis，andinwhatdespicablewayheearnedthemoney，hecangreasethepalmsoforbuyoversomeverydecentofficialsorevenintellectuals。canyouseehowcrucialarolemoneyisplaying?(acaseinpointisthebankruptofthecompany)somepeopleororganizationslikesomereligiousgroupsclaimthattheyhaveseenthroughthehumanvanityandcantakemoneylightly，buttopeople’spuzzlement，theyarealsoaccumulatingmoney，eithertorenovatethetemples，ortoregildbuddha’sstatues，inwhateverpretexts。theyarenotengagedinproduction，sotheycanonlydependonthedonationsfromthedevoutbelievers。sometimesyoursincerityreliesonwhetheryoudonateandhowmuchyoudonate。dothemonkscareaboutmoney?theanswerisaffirmative。what’smore，manymonksarealreadyprovidedwithasalary。wearelivinginamaterialworld，andit’sreallydifficulttodenythefunctionofmoneyorwealth。weneedmoneyforfood，clothes，education，hospital，housingandtransportation，etc。there’srarelyanythingthatdoesn’tneedmoney。whatwecandiscussnowisnottheimportanceofmoney，butwhethermoneyisalmightyandwhethermorewealthcanbringusmorehappiness。经典英语演讲稿3iloveyou,chinagoodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,i‘mverygladtomakeaspeechhere.todaymytopicis―iloveyou,china.‖sincethedayiwasborn,ibegantohaveaproudname—chinese.sincethedayibegantotalk,themostbeautifulsentencei‘veeverlearnthasbeen―iloveyou,china!‖iloveyou,china,andi‘msoproudofbeingachinese.i‘mproudthati‘vegotthebeautifulyellowskin,blackeyesandblackhair.i‘malsoproudthatispeakthemostbeautifullanguageintheworld—chinese.iloveyou,china,foricanfeelthedeeploveyougivemeeveryday,everyminute.lastyear,igotanopportunitytovisittheunitedstatesofamerica.duringmystayingthere,myfather‘sbossonceinvitedmyfamilytodinner.whileattable,helookedatmeandasked:―littleboy,howlonghaveyoubeeninamerica?‖―aboutamonth,‖ianswered,―howluckyyouare!‖hesaid,―ifyouwerelivinginchina,howcouldyoulearnsuchperfectEnglish?‖ismiledandtoldhimproudlythatallthestudentsinchinaareabletolearnEnglishatschool.isawhissurprisedeyesandsaidtomyself,―i‘mproudofyou,china.foryouareofferingusthebesteducation.‖whenicamebackfromtheusa,myfriendsaskedme:―howdoyoufeelaboutshoulddoistostudyhardanddevoteourselveswhole-heartedlyinthefuture,tothegreatcauseofbuildingyouintoanevenstrongerandgreatercountryintheworld.iloveyou,mydearmotherland!iloveyou,china!thankyouforyourlistening!经典英语演讲稿4I'lltellyouanexperienceofmyselfhappenedlastweek.LastThursdayourschoolwastacklingsomethingaboutworkingforstudy.iwantedtohaveatryeventhoughiknewthesalarywassolowandihadlittlechance,becausethestudentswhohadthecertificatewerealwaysthoughttohaveprioritytogetthejob.fortunatelyiwascalledatnoonandateachersaidtomethatshewantedmetoworkforherandaskedificouldchangemymind.atthatmomentiwassoexcitedthatimmediatelyiacceptedheridea.butlateron,shefoundmethati'mnotastudent,soihadlittlechanceandsuggestmetogetone.thenanideaoccurredtomethaticouldcallmyfatherandaskhimtosendmetheletter.atthesametimeiwastoldthatiwasadmittedtothejobanddon'tneedthecertificate.thattimeiforgottoremindmyfather,untilthenextdayhecalledmethathehadposteditanditwouldarriveinjustoneday.atthatmomentiwasmoved,andevenmovedintotears,becauseiknewmyfatherwasinjurednotlongbefore,theprocessofhelpingmewiththeaffairswasnotsoconvenientforhim.buthetriedhisbesttohelpme.sometimeswemayplainaboutunsatisfyingthingsaroundus,andblamethemonourparents,sometimesthey'llbeangrywithus,andsometimeswecan'tquiteunderstandwhattheyarethinkingabout.butonbalance,almosteveryparentisselflesstohisorherchild.theyarereadytooffereverythingtouswhenweareinbadsituation.weusedtosharingsorrowwiththem,butdonotforgettoshareourhappinesswiththem,perhapstheywillbemuchhappierthanweare.sofromnowon,let'scaremoreaboutourparentsanddonotleavepitytothem.that'swhatiwanttotellyoutoday.thankyou!经典英语演讲稿5Everyonehastheirowndreams,Ihaveadreamthatmany,many,forexample,grewuptobeaninventor,alawyer,tobeaartist,tobeadoctor....Mybiggestdreamistobecomeaninventor,becausetheinventorcanformankindalotofnewproducts.IfIamtheinventor,Ihaveinventedamagicpen,itcanaccordingtoyourneedtochangecolor,orinatimelymannerwhenyouwriteatypopromptyoutocorrect,orwhenyouaredrawingcandrawwhatwedesire.Iwanttoinventarobottrashcan,ifpeoplelittering,itwillpromptyoudon'tthrowgarbageindisorder,so,ourcitywillbecomecleanandtidy.Iwillinventatimedoor,letthechildrenbacktoancienttimes,toseethedinosaurs,uncovertheextinctionofdinosaurs.Iwillinventabrooch,whenyouputitinyourchest,canthinkwhatyoucando,suchasyouwantonthestage,showelegantappearance,canbecomeartists;Doyouwanttohealsickness,forpeoplecanbecomeangels;Youwanttohelppeopleengageinalawsuit.经典英语演讲稿6Mysubjecttodayislearning.Andinthatspirit,Iwanttospringonyouallapopquiz.Ready?Whendoeslearningbegin?Nowasyouponderthatquestion,maybeyou'rethinkingaboutthefirstdayofpreschoolorkindergarten,thefirsttimethatkidsareinaclassroomwithateacher.Ormaybeyou'vecalledtomindthetoddlerphasewhenchildrenarelearninghowtowalkandtalkanduseafork.Maybeyou'veencounteredtheZero-to-Threemovement,whichassertsthatthemostimportantyearsforlearningaretheearliestones.Andsoyouranswertomyquestionwouldbe:Learningbeginsatbirth.WelltodayIwanttopresenttoyouanideathatmaybesurprisingandmayevenseemimplausible,butwhichissupportedbythelatestevidencefrompsychologyandbiology.Andthatisthatsomeofthemostimportantlearningweeverdohappensbeforewe'reborn,whilewe'restillinthewomb.NowI'masciencereporter.Iwritebooksandmagazinearticles.AndI'malsoamother.AndthosetworolescametogetherformeinabookthatIwrotecalled"Origins.""Origins"isareportfromthefrontlinesofanexcitingnewfieldcalledfetalorigins.Fetaloriginsisascientificdisciplinethatemergedjustabouttwodecadesago,andit'sbasedonthetheorythatourhealthandwell-beingthroughoutourlivesiscruciallyaffectedbytheninemonthswespendinthewomb.Nowthistheorywasofmorethanjustintellectualinteresttome.IwasmyselfpregnantwhileIwasdoingtheresearchforthebook.AndoneofthemostfascinatinginsightsItookfromthisworkisthatwe'realllearningabouttheworldevenbeforeweenterit.Whenweholdourbabiesforthefirsttime,wemightimaginethatthey'recleanslates,unmarkedbylife,wheninfact,they'vealreadybeenshapedbyusandbytheparticularworldwelivein.TodayIwanttosharewithyousomeoftheamazingthingsthatscientistsarediscoveringaboutwhatfetuseslearnwhilethey'restillintheirmothers'bellies.Firstofall,theylearnthesoundoftheirmothers'voices.Becausesoundsfromtheoutsideworldhavetotravelthroughthemother'sabdominaltissueandthroughtheamnioticfluidthatsurroundsthefetus,thevoicesfetuseshear,startingaroundthefourthmonthofgestation,aremutedandmuffled.OneresearchersaysthattheyprobablysoundalotlikethethevoiceofCharlieBrown'steacherintheold"Peanuts"cartoon.Butthepregnantwoman'sownvoicereverberatesthroughherbody,reachingthefetusmuchmorereadily.Andbecausethefetusiswithherallthetime,ithearshervoicealot.Oncethebaby'sborn,itrecognizeshervoiceanditpreferslisteningtohervoiceoveranyoneelse's.Howcanweknowthis?Newbornbabiescan'tdomuch,butonethingthey'rereallygoodatissucking.Researcherstakeadvantageofthisfactbyrigginguptworubbernipples,sothatifababysucksonone,ithearsarecordingofitsmother'svoiceonapairofheadphones,andifitsucksontheothernipple,ithearsarecordingofafemalestranger'svoice.Babiesquicklyshowtheirpreferencebychoosingthefirstone.Scientistsalsotakeadvantageofthefactthatbabieswillslowdowntheirsuckingwhensomethingintereststhemandresumetheirfastsuckingwhentheygetbored.Thisishowresearchersdiscoveredthat,afterwomenrepeatedlyreadaloudasectionofDr.Seuss'"TheCatintheHat"whiletheywerepregnant,theirnewbornbabiesrecognizedthatpassagewhentheyhearitoutsidethewomb.Myfavoriteexperimentofthiskindistheonethatshowedthatthebabiesofwomenwhowatchedacertainsoapoperaeverydayduringpregnancyrecognizedthethemesongofthatshowoncetheywereborn.Sofetusesareevenlearningabouttheparticularlanguagethat'sspokenintheworldthatthey'llbeborninto.Astudypublishedlastyearfoundthatfrombirth,fromthemomentofbirth,babiescryintheaccentoftheirmother'snativelanguage.FrenchbabiescryonarisingnotewhileGermanbabiesendonafallingnote,imitatingthemelodiccontoursofthoselanguages.Nowwhywouldthiskindoffetallearningbeuseful?Itmayhaveevolvedtoaidthebaby'ssurvival.Fromthemomentofbirth,thebabyrespondsmosttothevoiceofthepersonwhoismostlikelytocareforit--itsmother.Itevenmakesitscriessoundlikethemother'slanguage,whichmayfurtherendearthebabytothemother,andwhichmaygivethebabyaheadstartinthecriticaltaskoflearninghowtounderstandandspeakitsnativelanguage.Butit'snotjustsoundsthatfetusesarelearningaboutinutero.It'salsotastesandsmells.Bysevenmonthsofgestation,thefetus'tastebudsarefullydeveloped,anditsolfactoryreceptors,whichallowittosmell,arefunctioning.Theflavorsofthefoodapregnantwomaneatsfindtheirwayintotheamnioticfluid,whichiscontinuouslyswallowedbythefetus.Babiesseemtorememberandpreferthesetastesoncethey'reoutintheworld.Inoneexperiment,agroupofpregnantwomenwasaskedtodrinkalotofcarrotjuiceduringtheirthirdtrimesterofpregnancy,whileanothergroupofpregnantwomendrankonlywater.Sixmonthslater,thewomen'sinfantswereofferedcerealmixedwithcarrotjuice,andtheirfacialexpressionswereobservedwhiletheyateit.Theoffspringofthecarrotjuicedrinkingwomenatemorecarrot-flavoredcereal,andfromthelooksofit,theyseemedtoenjoyitmore.AsortofFrenchversionofthisexperimentwascarriedoutinDijon,Francewhereresearchersfoundthatmotherswhoconsumedfoodanddrinkflavoredwithlicorice-flavoredaniseduringpregnancyshowedapreferenceforaniseontheirfirstdayoflife,andagain,whentheyweretestedlater,ontheirfourthdayoflife.Babieswhosemothersdidnoteataniseduringpregnancyshowedareactionthattranslatedroughlyas"yuck."Whatthismeansisthatfetusesareeffectivelybeingtaughtbytheirmothersaboutwhatissafeandgoodtoeat.Fetusesarealsobeingtaughtabouttheparticularculturethatthey'llbejoiningthroughoneofculture'smostpowerfulexpressions,whichisfood.They'rebeingintroducedtothecharacteristicflavorsandspicesoftheirculture'scuisineevenbeforebirth.Nowitturnsoutthatfetusesarelearningevenbiggerlessons.ButbeforeIgettothat,Iwanttoaddresssomethingthatyoumaybewonderingabout.Thenotionoffetallearningmayconjureupforyouattemptstoenrichthefetus--likeplayingMozartthroughheadphonesplacedonapregnantbelly.Butactually,thenine-month-longprocessofmoldingandshapingthatgoesoninthewombisalotmorevisceralandconsequentialthanthat.Muchofwhatapregnantwomanencountersinherdailylife--theairshebreathes,thefoodanddrinksheconsumes,thechemicalsshe'sexposedto,eventheemotionsshefeels--aresharedinsomefashionwithherfetus.Theymakeupamixofinfluencesasindividualandidiosyncraticasthewomanherself.Thefetusincorporatestheseofferingsintoitsownbody,makesthempartofitsfleshandblood.Andoftenitdoessomethingmore.Ittreatsthesematernalcontributionsasinformation,aswhatIliketocallbiologicalpostcardsfromtheworldoutside.SowhatafetusislearningaboutinuteroisnotMozart's"MagicFlute"butanswerstoquestionsmuchmorecriticaltoitssurvival.Willitbebornintoaworldofabundanceorscarcity?Willitbesafeandprotected,orwillitfaceconstantdangersandthreats?Willitlivealong,fruitfullifeorashort,harriedone?Thepregnantwoman'sdietandstresslevelinparticularprovideimportantcluestoprevailingconditionslikeafingerliftedtothewind.Theresultingtuningandtweakingofafetus'brainandotherorgansarepartofwhatgiveushumansourenormousflexibility,ourabilitytothriveinahugevarietyofenvironments,fromthecountrytothecity,fromthetundratothedesert.Toconclude,Iwanttotellyoutwostoriesabouthowmothersteachtheirchildrenabouttheworldevenbeforethey'reborn.Intheautumnof1944,thedarkestdaysofWorldWarII,GermantroopsblockadedWesternHolland,turningawayallshipmentsoffood.TheopeningoftheNazi'ssiegewasfollowedbyoneoftheharshestwintersindecades--socoldthewaterinthecanalsfrozesolid.Soonfoodbecamescarce,withmanyDutchsurvivingonjust500caloriesaday--aquarterofwhattheyconsumedbeforethewar.Asweeksofdeprivationstretchedintomonths,someresortedtoeatingtulipbulbs.BythebeginningofMay,thenation'scarefullyrationedfoodreservewascompletelyexhausted.Thespecterofmassstarvationloomed.AndthenonMay5th,1945,thesiegecametoasuddenendwhenHollandwasliberatedbytheAllies.The"HungerWinter,"asitcametobeknown,killedsome10,000peopleandweakenedthousandsmore.Buttherewasanotherpopulationthatwasaffected--the40,000fetusesinuteroduringthesiege.Someoftheeffectsofmalnutritionduringpregnancywereimmediatelyapparentinhigherratesofstillbirths,birthdefects,lowbirthweightsandinfantmortality.Butotherswouldn'tbediscoveredformanyyears.Decadesafterthe"HungerWinter,"researchersdocumentedthatpeoplewhosemotherswerepregnantduringthesiegehavemoreobesity,morediabetesandmoreheartdiseaseinlaterlifethanindividualswhoweregestatedundernormalconditions.Theseindividuals'prenatalexperienceofstarvationseemstohavechangedtheirbodiesinmyriadways.Theyhavehigherbloodpressure,poorercholesterolprofilesandreducedglucosetolerance--aprecursorofdiabetes.Whywouldundernutritioninthewombresultindiseaselater?Oneexplanationisthatfetusesaremakingthebestofabadsituation.Whenfoodisscarce,theydivertnutrientstowardsthereallycriticalorgan,thebrain,andawayfromotherorgansliketheheartandliver.Thiskeepsthefetusaliveintheshort-term,butthebillcomesduelateroninlifewhenthoseotherorgans,deprivedearlyon,becomemoresusceptibletodisease.Butthatmaynotbeallthat'sgoingon.Itseemsthatfetusesaretakingcuesfromtheintrauterineenvironmentandtailoringtheirphysiologyaccordingly.They'repreparingthemselvesforthekindofworldtheywillencounterontheothersideofthewomb.Thefetusadjustsitsmetabolismandotherphysiologicalprocessesinanticipationoftheenvironmentthatawaitsit.Andthebasisofthefetus'predictioniswhatitsmothereats.Themealsapregnantwomanconsumesconstituteakindofstory,afairytaleofabundanceoragrimchronicleofdeprivation.Thisstoryimpartsinformationthatthefetususestoorganizeitsbodyanditssystems--anadaptationtoprevailingcircumstancesthatfacilitatesitsfuturesurvival.Facedwithseverelylimitedresources,asmaller-sizedchildwithreducedenergyrequirementswill,infact,haveabetterchanceoflivingtoadulthood.Therealtroublecomeswhenpregnantwomenare,inasense,unreliablenarrators,whenfetusesareledtoexpectaworldofscarcityandareborninsteadintoaworldofplenty.ThisiswhathappenedtothechildrenoftheDutch"HungerWinter."Andtheirhigherratesofobesity,diabetesandheartdiseasearetheresult.Bodiesthatwerebuilttohangontoeverycaloriefoundthemselvesswimminginthesuperfluouscaloriesofthepost-warWesterndiet.Theworldtheyhadlearnedaboutwhileinuterowasnotthesameastheworldintowhichtheywereborn.Here'sanotherstory.At8:46a.m.onSeptember11th,20xx,thereweretensofthousandsofpeopleinthevicinityoftheWorldTradeCenterinNewYork--commutersspillingofftrains,waitressessettingtablesforthemorningrush,brokersalreadyworkingthephonesonWallStreet.1,700ofthesepeoplewerepregnantwomen.Whentheplanesstruckandthetowerscollapsed,manyofthesewomenexperiencedthesamehorrorsinflictedonothersurvivorsofthedisaster--theoverwhelmingchaosandconfusion,therollingcloudsofpotentiallytoxicdustanddebris,theheart-poundingfearfortheirlives.Aboutayearafter9/11,researchersexaminedagroupofwomenwhowerepregnantwhentheywereexposedtotheWorldTradeCenterattack.Inthebabiesofthosewomenwhodevelopedpost-traumaticstresssyndrome,orPTSD,followingtheirordeal,researchersdiscoveredabiologicalmarkerofsusceptibilitytoPTSD--aneffectthatwasmostpronouncedininfantswhosemothersexperiencedthecatastropheintheirthirdtrimester.Inotherwords,themotherswithpost-traumaticstresssyndromehadpassedonavulnerabilitytotheconditiontotheirchildrenwhiletheywerestillinutero.Nowconsiderthis:post-traumaticstresssyndromeappearstobeareactiontostressgoneverywrong,causingitsvictimstremendousunnecessarysuffering.Butthere'sanotherwayofthinkingaboutPTSD.Whatlookslikepathologytousmayactuallybeausefuladaptationinsomecircumstances.Inaparticularlydangerousenvironment,thecharacteristicmanifestationsofPTSD--ahyper-awarenessofone'ssurroundings,aquick-triggerresponsetodanger--couldsavesomeone'slife.ThenotionthattheprenataltransmissionofPTSDriskisadaptiveisstillspeculative,butIfinditratherpoignant.Itwouldmeanthat,evenbeforebirth,mothersarewarningtheirchildrenthatit'sawildworldoutthere,tellingthem,"Becareful."Letmebeclear.Fetaloriginsresearchisnotaboutblamingwomenforwhathappensduringpregnancy.It'saboutdiscoveringhowbesttopromotethehealthandwell-beingofthenextgeneration.Thatimportanteffortmustincludeafocusonwhatfetuseslearnduringtheninemonthstheyspendinthewomb.Learningisoneoflife'smostessentialactivities,anditbeginsmuchearlierthanweeverimagined.Thankyou.经典英语演讲稿7Lastmonth,IhappenedtowatchaninterviewofaChinesestudentstudyingabroad.Atonepointthehostessasked:"Forhowlonghaveyoubeenawayfromhome?""Threeyears,"hesaid."Howdoyoukeepintouchwithyourparents?""Wewroteemails,"theyoungmanrepliedproudly."ThenIguessyourparentslearnedhowtosendanemailjustbecauseofyou,right?"Havingheardthisfromthehostess,theyoungmanwasspeechlessforalongtime.Indeed,intheworldtoday,itisnoteasyfortheeldergenerationtokeepuptodatewiththerapiddevelopmentoftechnology.ThisstoryremindedmeofmyconcernswhenIfirstlefthomeforcollegethreeyearsago:Myparentsdon'tunderstandEnglish.Theycouldn'tidentifythebuttonsmarkedinEnglishonourremotecontrols.SowhenIwasawayfromhome,whowouldhelpthemselectChinesesubtitleswhentheywantedtowatchaforeignmovieonourDVD?Myparentsdon'tusepinyin,thephoneticsymbolsforChinese.Therefore,theycouldn'tinputChinesecharactersintotheircellphonesusingthekeyboard.Withoutme,whomcouldtheydependonwhentheyneededtoreplytoatextmessage?Iworriedalot,sobeforeIleft,IcarefullypreparedaflowchartonhowtooperatetheDVDplayer,andstoredasmanytemplatemessagesinmyparents'phonesasIcouldpossiblythinkof.Fortunately,myeffortsdidworkformyparents.However,whatmakesmemoreoptimisticisthatsocietyatlargeisbecomingmoreconcernedabouttheeldergeneration,andthefruitoftechnologicalinnovationisnolongerbelievedtobeanassetonlyfortheyoungpeople.Today,withsimpleChineseinstructionsontheremotecontrol,evenmy80-year-oldgrandfathercanplayhisfavoriteTVprogramonaDVD.Lastyear,withthemoneyIearnedfromapart-timejob,Iboughtmymotheranewcellphonewhichsupportshandwrittenmessagesinsteadofinputtingwordsthroughakeyboard.Andnow,mymothernolongerhastousethetemplatesmessagesI'vestoredforher,instead,shenowsendsmemessagesaslongas300words.ThejoyIhavewhenreadingthosetextmessagesisinexpressible,notonlybecauseofthewordsshewrites,butalsobecauseourtechnologyhasindeedbecomearealblessinginherlife.Twoyearsago,thecounterserviceinourneighborhoodbankwasreplacedbyanATMstation.Withthoseintelligentmachines,peoplecancarryoutalltheirregularbankingservices.Myfather,however,wasnotusedtosuchachange.Thereafter,healwayswalkedthreeblocksfurthertoabankwithacountertousetheirservices.Inthefuture,however,thiswillnolongerhappen,becausewhenIwenttothatATMstationagainlastspringfe