英伦归来话感受,桑梓巨变情未央

1、英语演讲 英伦归来话感受桑梓巨变情未央 兼谈英语的学习与应用 主讲人：大学英语教学部 黄燕,There is a Chinese saying: you dont know the lu-mountains true panorama（ n .a view over a wide area land ） because you just live in it. 不识庐山真面目，只缘身在此山中。,If you leave the mountain and look it from a certain distance and different perspective（n.a way of th

2、ink about sth:working abroad give you a whole new on life.）.you will get the whole picture of it.,A panoramic view of lu-mountain,A view of Lu mountain from different angle,that is how I feel about china,my country. I was away from China for six years . studying and working in the UK.,That is quite

3、a long distance and time space.living in a foreign country ,overwhelmed in different culture and custom ,I understand the culture and custom of my country better.it gives me a whole new perspective on it.,That sounds incredible! But that is how I am feeling. And the remarkable thing is that I witnes

4、sed the East giant awakening and standing up.That is really awesome（adj. Very impressive, often in a way that is frightening）,unbelievable.,Before being abroad,I had heard from someone and read in somewhere about Chinas awaking.I didt believe it nor paid any attention to it.,I thought that was someo

5、nes optimistic prediction,or someone tried to prophesy（to say that something will happen in the future.） something nice to Chinese, nothing to do with the reality.,like my peers,I was ashamed of our history, especially the chapter of last two century.,whenever you open it ,you will find nothing but

6、the national humiliation,such as invasion by world power countries,ceding territories to the bullies and signing unequal treaties with countries with military power and so on .,Signing unequal treaties:here MAGUAN treaty,Invaded and slaughted by foreign powers,two murderers who won the competition o

7、f killing civilian Chinese.,at the end of the world war two,the two murderers were tracked down （track sb down , find some by searching for a long time in different placed.）and brought to the international military tribunal ,they were tried and executed afterwards.,we were bullied and insulted simpl

8、y because we were poor and weak. With this national humiliation in my mind,I got a sense of inferiority complex. when I lived in a foreignland as a Chinese.,I believe that most fellow Chinese got the same feelings.one example can demonstrate this. That is whenever they got tegether,one conversation

9、is quite common,have you come cross any racism?or have you go any experiences being discriminated?,That is why my ears were particularly sensitive to the commentaries and reports about China since the media and press are free to report anything ,moreover, different voices and different says can be h

10、eard at the same time,no matter pro or against.You can judg the impartial one.,My concern about China was going on,anyway, at such distance. which was uplifing experience,I must say,one piece of good news after one ,broadcasted by bbc,even the reports about natural disaster happened in China,was ena

11、ble me find something warm and soothing.,Take the earthquake in Southern China as example,the massive resue battle for saving lives were so well organized and so quick! who was the first one get there ?,the resue army,instead of the helpless generalists,the government responed so swiftly and the aid

12、 delivered so smoothly ,that was really impressive. Natural disaster could happen in anywhere on earth but not at everywhere the resue work will go as quick as that in China.,Around Olympics in Bijing ,things was getting interesting.One day I heard bbc news reporting about Beijings new terminal in a

13、irport,saying that is the largest terminal in the world and it just took less than four years to construct.,Thats big . Beijings new terminal has 17 per cent more floor space than London Heathrows five terminals combined and has an annual capacity of 76 million /AFP,It s really unbelievable, compari

14、ed with heathrow airport ,which took more than ten years to build up. I was thrilled by the news-readers comment: China is taking off.,There is a very popular TV show on bbc called “have I got news for you?which normally put on show at gold time.,The show is about several comic- like men siting toge

15、ther to raise questions and give anwsers about updates news ,their comments and remarks are often ironic and cynical,they bash politicians and celebrities,it is very entertaining.,I cant forget that nights show,because one of speaker gave his remark about Bijings new terminal,saying the communist Ch

16、ina is undeniably brilliant. I like his comment , it is really apeal to（）me.he mentioned a fact with a subtlety of jealousy.,The Eighth August Friday 2008 was highlight in Chinas history,with the Olympics opening ceremony kick off,China was put on the spot,watched by millions and millions of people

17、around the world.,2008Beijing olympics cerenmony,The giant scroll is opening ,what will be presented on it?,With the huge scroll is unfolding ,Chinas culture and history are presented to the world.,it was reported that around 5 million people watched it live on bbc.The cerenmony was being hailed as

18、one of the most spectacular ever staged,with the giant scrolls unfolding ,all the culture and history were presented on it.,the way of the performs ,the idea behind it and the comtemporay high-tech enabled people across the world understand what is China and what is going on in this country while en

19、joying its art, there was no language barrier at all.,After the ceremony bbc interview several people passing by the street.All of them gave their compliment to this show,I was particularly flattered by one of the comments, one lady answered the generalist saying:,I watched it live at home.it was th

20、e most extraodinary thing Ive ever seen ,I couldnt understand where the whole thing come from? it seems emerging from ground ,but the key thing is no other countrty could ever conceivably outdo or replicate what was done on the day.,On the internet,there were so many comments on the successful cerem

21、ony. I just pick one from it, congratulations China on amazing opening ceremony,Chinas development is nothing short of breath taking.the Olmpic facilities they have created are just amazing.,during the the games,I myself even got a lot of compliment about beijingOlympics,people said congratulation t

22、o me as if I had done something to it!my customer often came in the clinic for their appointment,greeting me by oh, well done ! your guys.the games was fantastic !,China had been the first on the rank list,during the games time. That was uplifting feelings. Oh ,China is the strongest sports country

23、now,we will no longer be called “east-asia sick men”,that time is over.The stigma is wiped out.,Whith the two weeksglory over,I was getting sober and began taking time to do my reserch about the tangible （adj. clear and certain enough to be felt or noticed.）development and improvents in China.,I beg

24、an asking myself, are games serious business?can it really reflect the progress taking place in China? I have been doing certain study and reserch since.,IS anything really glorious than this?,The things I have find out is more exciting than the glory of the birds nest,from an indigenous Chinese per

25、spective. Because a lot of ordinary peoples lives changed by that.,The most signifcant changes in China is not in big cities like Beijing and shanghai,or the birds nest ,but in the vast rural China.,In the first day of 2006 , China abolished agricultural tax. that has been impossible for 2600years!

26、as the central kingdoms and sccessive dynastic governments mainly depended on taxing the farmers.,Generations aftergenerations,farmer dreamed of tax free havens! a lot of classical poemes and literature expressed their dreams. The yoke is lifted,at length.,Free of tax now!,We claim on all this crop.

27、,another significance is rural popultions medical care,A cooperative medical care scheme,which covers 90% rural China ,enabled farmers to be cared of in sickness.,A cooperative scheme made rural popultion be cared in sickness,90%population is covered under the scheme,before this program, about half

28、of the rural people never went into the hospital for economic reason In rural China again,the problem of no-money for school has also resolved.,a nine years compulsory education program has already implemented,which enabled each girl and boy to go school without charges,even the textbooks are free.,

29、Nine years compulsory education program,Enable girs and boys to go school without charge.,Has the change in China really convinced anyone outside China?the anwer is possitive. In her recently speech,the secretory of the states Mrs clinton gave this remark:,The secretory of the states gave speech at

30、welcom dinner to Chairman WU,I have said publicly and privately about China and to Chinese leaders, we admire the extraordinary progress,that China has made in the last 30 years in reducing poverty in China and giving tens of millions of Chinese people the chance to have a better future.,I recently

31、read a article named “how China opened my eyes”written by “an old Mexico hand”. This guy made two weeks tour in China,he was thrilled by the development and change in big cities.He suggest his government should come to China to look themselvs.,Guangzhuo airport,stainless-steel giant architecture,Int

32、ernational metropolis,Shanghais skyline is surreal,banks,He wrote ,“all Mexicans in a position of leadership-in business,education or government,should buy plane ticket to China to see for themselves what Mexico is up against（be up against sth : to have to compete against a very difficult opponent ,

33、or deal with a difficult situation）,they can fly to one of a dozen major airport China has built in the past decades Roam the bustling shopping districts,and see how a giant is reawakening.,Then they should fly home and start the serious business of reawakening Mexican”.,These slides can go on and g

34、o on .if we have time. China has showcased its economic muscles indeed. In the upcoming national day ,well see its military muscle!,Question about Shanghai.What the travellers impression about it is its infrastructure,the citys appearance,as you have seen it in the photoes.that is Shanghais hardware,how about its software?lingualistically,have you noticed anything changed ?the language has changed in it .now in the formal occasion