HowtoBePopularMostpeoplewouldliketobepopularwithothers,butnoteveryonecanachievethisgoal.Whatisthesecrettopopularity?Infact,itisverysimple.Thefirststepistoimproveourappearance.Weshouldalwaysmakesurethatwestayingoodshapeanddresswell.Whenwearehealthyandwell-groomed,wewillnotonlylookbetterbutalsofeelbetter.Inaddition,weshouldsmileandappearfriendly.Afterall,ourfacialexpressionisanimportantpartofourappearance.Ifwecandothis,peoplewillbeattractedtoourgoodlooksandimpressedbyourconfidence.Anotherimportantstepisdevelopingmoreconsiderationforothers.Weshouldalwaysputothersfirstandplacetheirinterestsbeforeourown.It'salsoimportanttobegoodlisteners;inthiswaypeoplewillfeelcomfortableenoughtoconfideinus.However,nomatterwhatwedo,wemustnotgossip.Aboveall,wemustremembertobeourselves,notphonies.Onlybybeingsincereandrespectfulofotherscanweearntheirrespect.Ifwecandoalloftheabove,Iamsurepopularitywillcomeourway.如何才能受人歡迎大部分的人都想受人歡迎,但是并非每個(gè)人都能達(dá)到目標(biāo)。受歡迎的秘訣何在?事實(shí)上是很簡(jiǎn)單的。步驟一,先改善我們的外表。我們得確保自己很健康,并且穿著體面。當(dāng)我們既健康又穿戴整齊時(shí),不僅看起來更有精神,自己也會(huì)覺得好多了。此外,我們要保持微笑并表現(xiàn)得很友善。畢竟,臉部表情是外觀很重要的一環(huán)。如果我們能做到這一點(diǎn),別人會(huì)被我們的美好外表所吸引,并對(duì)我們的自信印象深刻。另一個(gè)重要步驟,就是培養(yǎng)對(duì)別人的體貼。永遠(yuǎn)以他人為重,并把別人的利益放在自己的利益之前。當(dāng)個(gè)好聽眾也是很重要的;如此一來,別人才能很自在地對(duì)我們吐露心事。然而,不管我們做什么事,絕對(duì)不要說閑言閑語(yǔ)。最重要的是,要做自己,不要當(dāng)虛偽的人。只有對(duì)人真誠(chéng)又尊重時(shí),才能贏得他人的尊敬。如果我們能做到以上幾點(diǎn),我相信受人歡迎是指日可待的事。LearnHowtoSayNoWe'veallbeentaughtthatweshouldhelppeople.Itistherightthingtodoandwillmakeuspopularwithothers.Itmayevenwinusfavorsinreturn.However,wemustberealistic.Wecan'tsayyestoeveryrequest.Ifwedid,wewouldfailorgocrazyforsure.Sometimeswesimplydon'thavethetimetohelp.Inthiscase,wemustknowhowtosaynopolitely.Whenweneedtosayno,hereisonemethodwecantry.First,weshouldtellthetruth.Ifwereallycan'tdosomething,weshouldjustsayso.Second,weshouldremembertorefuserequestspolitely.Wemustcommunicateclearly,butmustalsobesincereandsympathetic.Atruefriendwillunderstand.Finally,wemustnotfeelguiltyaboutsayingno.Sometimesrefusingothersistherightthingtodo.Itcansaveourselves,andthem,alotoftrouble.Inshort,wecannotpleaseeveryoneallthetime.Refusingfavorsisapartoflife.學(xué)習(xí)如何說不我們都被教導(dǎo)說,我們應(yīng)該要幫助別人。這是應(yīng)該做的事,而且這樣做會(huì)使我們受人歡迎。它甚至?xí)槲覀冓A得一些回報(bào)。但是,我們必須要實(shí)際一點(diǎn)。我們不能答應(yīng)每一個(gè)要求。如果我們這么做,我們就一定會(huì)失敗或發(fā)瘋。有時(shí)候我們確實(shí)沒有時(shí)間去幫忙。既然如此,我們就必須知道如何有禮貌地說不。當(dāng)我們需要說不的時(shí)候,有個(gè)辦法我們可以試試。首先,我們應(yīng)該要說實(shí)話。假如我們真的辦不到某件事,我們就應(yīng)該說不。第二,我們應(yīng)該記得要客氣地拒絕對(duì)方的要求。我們必須清楚地表達(dá),但態(tài)度也必須真誠(chéng)并且表示同情。一個(gè)真正的朋友會(huì)諒解的。最后,我們不必為了說不而覺得有罪惡感。有時(shí)候拒絕別人才是我們應(yīng)該做的事。它可以替我們自己和別人,都省下許多麻煩。總而言之,我們無法一直取悅每個(gè)人。拒絕請(qǐng)求是人生的一部分。HowtoSellYourselfInthiscompetitivesocietyitisessentialtoknowhowtosellyourselfinordertogetthejobyouwant.Thatmeansyoumustbeabletomarketyourbestfeaturesandpresentyourselfinthebestlight.Afterall,younevergetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression.Thereareseveralthingsyoucandotoprojectagoodimageinaninterview.Firstofall,looklikeawinner.Dressconservativelyandwell,andyou'lllooklikeyou'regoingtothetop.Second,communicateclearly.Considereachquestioncarefullyandrespondwithtotalhonesty.Remembertomakeeyecontactandmaintaingoodposture.Youneedtolookattentivebutalsoatease.Third,haveapositiveandassertiveattitude.It'simportanttoappearconfidentofyourabilityandoptimisticaboutyourfuture.Finally,beprepared.Presentaprofessionalresumeandbereadytoexplaineverythingindetail.Byfollowingtheadviceabove,youareboundtomakeagoodimpressiononpotentialemployers.Thenyouwillbeabletochoosethebestopportunityforyouandtakethatfirststeptowardssuccess.如何自我推銷在這個(gè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的社會(huì)中,為了得到你想要的工作,知道如何自我推銷是很重要的。也就是說,你必須能夠銷售你最好的特點(diǎn),并把你最好的一面呈現(xiàn)出來。畢竟,第一印象定江山。要在面試時(shí)表現(xiàn)出好的一面,你可以做幾件事情。首先,要看起來像個(gè)贏家。穿著保守而體面,會(huì)使你看起來像是就要成功了。第二,要能清楚地表達(dá)。仔細(xì)地考慮每個(gè)問題,并據(jù)實(shí)回答。記得要和對(duì)方有目光接觸,并保持良好的姿勢(shì)。你必須看起來專注而自在。第三,態(tài)度要積極而有自信。對(duì)你的能力有信心,并對(duì)你的未來感到樂觀是很重要的。最后,要充分準(zhǔn)備。遞上一份專業(yè)的簡(jiǎn)歷,并準(zhǔn)備好詳細(xì)解釋每件事。遵照以上的建議,你就一定會(huì)給可能成為你老板的那些人,留下好的印象。然后你就可以選擇對(duì)你而言最好的機(jī)會(huì)。并踏出邁向成功的第一步。ResponsibilityisaBadgeofHonourforYouth(96年“21世紀(jì)杯全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)演講比賽”二等獎(jiǎng)獲得者,北京外國(guó)語(yǔ)大學(xué)徐義成Facingthisaudienceonthestage,Ihavetheexcitingfeelingofparticipatinginthemarchofhistory,forwhatwearefacingtodayismorethanamerecompetitionorcontest.ItisanassemblyofsomeofChina'smosttalentedandmotivatedpeople,representativesofayoungergenerationthatarepreparingthemselvesforthecomingofanewcentury.I'mgratefulthatI'vebeengiventhisopportunity,atsuchahistoricmoment,tostandhereasaspokesmanofmygenerationandtotakeaseriouslookbackatthepast15years,acrucialperiodforeveryoneofusandforthisnationaswell.Thoughitisonlywithinmypowertotellaboutmypersonalexperience,andonlyatinyfragmentofitatthat,itstillrepresents,Ibelieve,therootofaspiritwhichhasbeenessentialtomeandtoallthepeoplebredbythepast15years.Inmyelementaryyears,therewasalittlegirlintheclasswhoworkedveryhardbutsomehowcouldneverdosatisfactorilyinherlessons.Theteacheraskedmetohelpher,anditwasobviousthatsheexpectedalotfromme.butasayoungboy,restless,thoughtless,Ialwaystriedtoevadehersoastogetmoretimetoenjoymyself.Onedaybeforethefinalexam,shecameuptomeandsaid,"Couldyoupleaseexplainthistome?Iwantverymuchtodobetterthistime."Istartedexplaining,andfinishedinahurry.Pretendingnottonoticeherstillconfusedeyes,Iranoffquickly.Natsurprisingly,sheagaindidverybadlyintheexam.Andtwomonthslater,atthebeginningofthenewsemester,wordcameofherdeathofbloodcancer.NooneeverknewaboutthelittletaskIfailedtofulfill,butIcouldn'tforgivemyself.Isimplycouldn'tforgethereyes,whichseemtobeasking,"Whydidn'tyoudoalittlemoretohelpme,whenitwassoeasyforyou?Whydidn'tyouunderstandalittlebetterthetrustplacedinyou,sothatIwouldnothavetoleavethisworldinsuchpainandregret?"Iwasabouteightornineyearsoldatthattime,butinawayitwastheverystartingpointofmylife,forIbegantounderstandtheword"responsibility"andtolearntoalwaysdomydutiesfaithfullyanddevotedly,fortheimplicationsofthatsacredwordhasdawnedonme:themutualneedandtrustofpeople,theco-operationandinter-reliancewhicharetheveryfoundationofhumansociety.Laterinmylife,Icontinuedtoexperiencemanyfailures.ButneveragaindidIfeelthatregretwhichstruckmeatthedeathofthegirl,foritmakesmyheartsatisfiedtothinkthatIhavealwaysdoneeverythinginmypowertofulfillmyresponsibilitiesasbestIcan.AsIgrewup,changedandimprovedbythisincidentandmanyothersimilarones,Ibegantoperceivethechangestakingplacearoundmeandtofindthatsociety,inaway,wasinitsformativeyearslikemyself.Newbuildings,newcommoditiesandnewfashionsappeareveryday.Newideas,newinformation,newtechnologies.Peoplecantalkwitheachotherfromanycorneroftheearthinamatterofseconds.Societyisbecomingmorecompetitive.Wordslikeindividualityandcreativityaregettingmoreemphasisandmorepeoplearerewardedfortheirhardworkandefforts.Suchistheerainwhichthisgeneration,growsandmatures.Suchistheerainwhichthisgenerationwilltakeoverthenationfromourfathersandlearntorunit.Yetinthemeantime,manyproblemsstillexist.Welearnthatcrimestakeplaceinbroaddaylightwithcrowdsofpeoplelookingonandnotassisting.Wehearthattherearestillabout1millionchildreninthiscountrywhocan'tevenaffordtogotoelementaryschoolswhileenormoussumsofmoneyarebeingsquanderedawayondinnerpartiesandluxurycars.Webuyshoddymedicines,ormerelyworthlessjunkinthenameofmedicines,thataggravate,ratherthanalleviateourdiseasessincemoney,manypeoplebelieve,isthemostimportantthingintheworldthatmustbemade,evenattheexpenseofmoralityandresponsibility.Suchanera,therefore,determinesthatweareagenerationwithakeenersenseofcompetitionandefficiencyandagreaterreadinesstothinkcriticallyandactcreatively.Suchanera,furthermore,demands,thatweareagenerationwithaclearperceptionofourhistoricalresponsibilityandanaggressivewilltotakeactionandsolvetheproblems.Historyhaslongbeenpreparingthesequalitiesinthisgenerationanditisnowcallingusforwardtogivetestimonytoourpatriotismandheroismtowardsthisnationandallhumanity.Standingherenow,Ithinkofthepast15yearsofmylifeasanordinarystudent.ProbablyI'llbeanordinarymanfortherestofmylife.Butthisdoesn'tdiscouragemeany,forIknowthatwithmysenseofresponsibilityanddevotedeffortstoalwaysstrive,forthebest,it'sgoingtobeameaningfulandworthwhilelifethatIwillbeliving.Standingherenow,Ithinkofthepast15yearsofthisnation,whichhasachievedgreatnessthatinspiredmillionsofpeopleofmyage,mostofwhomwillnotattainfameorprestigeandonlyafewofwhomwillberememberedbyposterity.Butthatdoesn'tdiscourageusany,becauseweknowthattheworldwatches,theworldlistens,theworldiswaitingtoseewherethisnationwillbeheadinginatimeofrichopportunitiesandfiercecompetition.Ican'teverforgetthatlittlegirlinmyclasswhocouldn'thadthesameopportunitiesasanyofusheretoenjoyawonderfullifetodayandahopefulworldtomorrow.Itisthesacredresponsibilityofthisgenerationtofaceuptothechallengesofthenewcenturyandtodevoteoursweatandblood,ourwisdomandpassion,tothehistoriccauseofmakingthisnationagreaterandhappierlandforeveryoneofus.Wearenotgoingtoevadethatresponsibility.Wearegoingtoletpeopledown.Andpeople,farandnear,willhearofus.Frostwillbebroughttotheirbackbonesandtearstotheireyeswhenourstoriesaretoldandretold,Soletusgoforth,myfellowmembersofthisluckilychosengeneration,andmeetthenewcenturyinvictoryandglory.責(zé)任感——青年人榮譽(yù)的標(biāo)志站在臺(tái)上面對(duì)大家,我心情十分激動(dòng)。好像是在參加一次歷史性的長(zhǎng)征。我們今天面對(duì)的遠(yuǎn)不只一場(chǎng)競(jìng)賽或角逐。這是才華出眾,生氣勃勃的中國(guó)青年的一次聚會(huì)。我們是青年一代的代表。為迎接新世紀(jì)的到來,我們正在從各方面作好準(zhǔn)備。在這一歷史時(shí)刻,能有機(jī)會(huì)代表同齡人在此認(rèn)真地回顧于國(guó)于己都至關(guān)重要的過去的15年,我感激萬分。盡管只能談?wù)剛€(gè)人經(jīng)歷,而且只涉及其中一個(gè)小小的片段,但我相信,它仍然折射出對(duì)我和在過去15年間一同成長(zhǎng)起來的青年人都不可缺少的一種思想基礎(chǔ)。我上小學(xué)時(shí),班上有位小姑娘,學(xué)習(xí)非?？炭喽煽?jī)卻不盡人意。老師要我?guī)椭??？吹贸?她也寄厚望于我。但我那時(shí)還是個(gè)小男孩,坐不住,不懂事。我老是ME避她。以便有更多時(shí)間自己玩。期末考試前一天,她來求我說“請(qǐng)你給我講解一下行嗎?這次我很想考得好一點(diǎn)?！蔽议_始給她講解,不一會(huì)兒便草草收?qǐng)?假裝沒有察覺她迷茫的眼神,一溜煙兒地跑開了。不出所料,這次她又考砸了。兩個(gè)月后,新學(xué)期依始,傳來她死于血癌的消息。我沒有完成那項(xiàng)小小的任務(wù),無人知曉。但我卻不能原諒自己。她的眼睛令我難以忘懷,仿佛在責(zé)問我,“你為什么不愿多幫助我呢?這對(duì)于你來說,并不費(fèi)事。你為什么不能理解我對(duì)你的信賴,而讓我?guī)е纯嗪瓦z憾離開這個(gè)世界?”我當(dāng)時(shí)才八九歲。但從某種意義上講,這件事成了我生活的新起點(diǎn)。因?yàn)槲议_始體會(huì)到“責(zé)任”二字的意義,并盡心盡力地學(xué)著完成自己的義務(wù)。我也逐漸領(lǐng)會(huì)了這個(gè)神圣字眼的深刻內(nèi)含:人與人之間的彼此需要和信任、合作和依賴正是人類社會(huì)存在的基礎(chǔ)。之后,我在生活中又經(jīng)受過多次失敗,但那小姑娘之死所引起的懊悔,心里卻不曾再現(xiàn)。想到自己做每一件事都能盡職盡責(zé),一種滿足之感便油然而生。此事及類似的多起事件改變了我,完善了我。當(dāng)我長(zhǎng)大成人,我開始領(lǐng)悟周圍發(fā)生的一切變化。我發(fā)現(xiàn),從某種意義上說,社會(huì)跟我一樣,正處在一個(gè)自我完善的時(shí)期。新建筑、新商品、新款式一天一個(gè)樣。新思維、新信息、新技術(shù)層出不窮。即便萬里相隔,人們?cè)谵D(zhuǎn)瞬之間即可相互交談。社會(huì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)越演越烈。人們?cè)絹碓綇?qiáng)調(diào)個(gè)性和創(chuàng)造性。越來越多的人因工作努力而受到獎(jiǎng)賞。這就是當(dāng)今的時(shí)代,一代新人由成長(zhǎng)邁入成熟的時(shí)代。這是我們這一代人接替父輩治國(guó)安邦的時(shí)代。然而,我們也面臨很多間題。據(jù)悉,壞人在光天化日之下作惡,周圍的群眾居然袖手旁觀,無動(dòng)于衷。我還聽說,目前我國(guó)尚有100萬兒童連小學(xué)也上不起,而巨額資金卻拿去舉辦奢侈的宴會(huì)和購(gòu)置豪華的轎車。我們常常買的是劣質(zhì)藥品,或名曰藥品實(shí)為一文不值的廢物,非但不能除病去痛,反而會(huì)使病情加重。在某些人看來,世上金錢最寶貴,只要能賺錢,不惜犧牲道德和責(zé)任。因而,這個(gè)時(shí)代賦予我們的是更強(qiáng)烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)和效率意識(shí),使我們更善于批判性地思考和創(chuàng)造性地行動(dòng)。此外,這個(gè)時(shí)代要求我們這一代人必須認(rèn)清自己肩負(fù)的歷史重任,下定決心,采取行動(dòng),解決上述問題。長(zhǎng)期以來,歷史一直在我們這一代人身上培養(yǎng)著這些品質(zhì)?，F(xiàn)在,歷史呼喚我們挺身而出,以實(shí)際行動(dòng)向全民族及全人類證實(shí)我們的拳拳愛國(guó)之心和大無畏的英雄主義。此刻,我站在講臺(tái)上回顧15年來的學(xué)生生活。今后的歲月,我很可能平平淡淡地度過。但這絲毫不會(huì)讓我心灰意冷。因?yàn)槲抑?憑借強(qiáng)烈的責(zé)任感和精益求精的不懈奮斗,我將追求一種有意義的生活,一種不枉此生的生活。此刻,我站在講臺(tái)上回顧過去,15年來祖國(guó)取得的巨大成就激勵(lì)著千千萬萬的同齡人。我們之中大多數(shù)人將與名利和權(quán)力無緣。只有極少數(shù)人或許會(huì)后世留芳。對(duì)此我們絲毫也不會(huì)在意。因?yàn)槲覀冎?世界在觀望,世界在傾聽。在這個(gè)大量機(jī)遇和激烈竟?fàn)幉⒋娴臅r(shí)代,我們國(guó)家究竟去向何方,整個(gè)世界都在關(guān)注。我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記班上那位小姑娘。她本應(yīng)該卻沒能和在座各位一樣享受今天美好的人生和明日充滿希望的世界。接受新世紀(jì)的挑戰(zhàn),把我們的血汗、智慧和熱情奉獻(xiàn)給建設(shè)祖國(guó)、造福人民的偉大歷史事業(yè)。這就是我們這一代人的神圣職責(zé)。我們決不逃避責(zé)任,決不辜負(fù)人民的期望。我們的業(yè)績(jī)將四海傳揚(yáng)。我們的故事將被反復(fù)講述,定會(huì)令人驚嘆不已,以至熱淚盈眶。有幸與時(shí)代為伍的朋友們,讓我們勇往直前,以勝利的姿態(tài)迎接光輝燦爛的新世紀(jì)的來臨!演說者簡(jiǎn)介】劉欣(1975一,南京大學(xué)外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院英語(yǔ)系學(xué)生,在1995年底的校級(jí)英語(yǔ)演講賽中脫穎而出,代表南京大學(xué)參加1996年3月22日在北京舉行的“21世紀(jì)杯全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)演講比賽”.以《選擇的重要性》為題發(fā)表演說,奪得比賽第一名。KnowingtheConsequencesofChoiceOverthepastSpringFestival,Igotinvolvedinafamilydispute.RightbeforeIgothome,foursatellitechannelsofCCTVwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalreadyhad.Inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinterestingshows.Therefore,thefiveofus-myparents,mysistersandI-hadtoargueoverwhattowatch.Finally,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthe"mostinteresting"programme...Ifwecouldagreewhatthatwas.However,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadTV,therewereonlyoneortwochannelsavailable.Theincreaseinoptionsrevealsanimportantchangeinourlife:theabundanceofchoice.Fifteenyearsagowealldressedinonestyleandinonecolour.Today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsandshades.Fifteenyearsago,wereadfewnewspapers.Today,wereadEnglishnewspapersliketheChinaDailyandthe21stCentury,aswellasvariousChinesenewspapers.Fifteenyearsago,Englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageandliterature.Today,wealsostudyWesternculture,journalism,businesscommunications,internationalrelations,andcomputerscience.TheemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningofanewerainChina'shistory;aneraofdiversity,ofmaterialandculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthoftheChinesenation.Weenjoytheabundanceofchoice.Butthishasnotcomeeasily.About150yearsago,ChinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbyWesterncanonsandgunboats.Ithasbeenthroughthestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochooseforourselves.Thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthedifference.Likeothersofmyage,I'mtooyoungtohaveexperiencedthetimewhentheChinesepeoplehadnorighttochoose.However,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itistimetoask:Whatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoungpeople?Ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?Ischoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializes?Orischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit?First,Iwouldliketosay:Tochoosemeanstoclaimopportunities.Iamathird-yearEnglishmajor.Animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupongraduation.Icangotograduateschool,athomeorabroad.Icangotoworkasateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditorandadiplomat.Actually,thesystemofmutualselectionhasallowedmetoapproachalmosteverycareeropportunityinChina.Indeed,thisisnotgoingtobeaneasychoice.IwouldlovetoworkinsuchbigcitiesasBeijingorShanghaiorShenzhen.Iwouldalsolovetoreturntomyhometown,whichisintimate,thoughslightlylaggingindevelopment.Iwouldlovetostayinthecoastalareawherelifeisexcitingandfast-paced.IwouldalsolovetoputdownrootsincentralandwesternChina,whichisunderdeveloped,butholdsgreatpotential.Allofthesesoundgood.Buttheyareonlypossibilities.Tothoseofuswhoarebewilderedattheabundanceofopportunities,Iwouldliketosay:Tochoosemeanstoacceptchallenge.Tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheformofcompetition.Inthenextcentury,competitionwillnotonlycomefromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofallagesandofallorigins.Withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehavetofacegrowingcompetitionfromthewholeoutsideworld.Thisiscallingforahigherlevelofourpersonaldevelopment.Fifteenyearsago,theknowledgeofaforeignlanguageorofcomputeroperationwasconsideredmerelyanadvantage.Buttoday,withwidereducationalopportunities,thissameknowledgehasbecomeessentialtoeveryone.Giventhissituation,evenoursmallestchoiceswillrequiregreatwisdomandpersonaldetermination.Aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmoreimportant.Aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmoreimportant.Nuclearpower,forinstance,mayimproveourqualityoflife.Butitcanalsobeusedtodamagethelivesandpossessionsofmillions.Economicdevelopmenthasenrichedourlivesbutbroughtwithitseriousharmtoourair,waterandhealth.Tothoseofuswhoareblindtotheconsequencesoftheirchoices,Iwouldliketosay,Tochoosemeanstotakeresponsibility.Whenwearemakingchoicesforourselves,wecannotcasuallysay:"It'sjustmyownbusiness."Aspolicymakersofthenextcentury,wecannotfailtoseeourresponsibilitytothosewhosharetheearthwithus.ThetraditionalChinesecultureteachesustostudyhardandworkhardsoastohonorourfamily.Tome,however,thisfamilyisnotjustthefiveofuswhoquarreledovertelevisionprogrammes.Rather,itisthewholeofthehumanfamily.AsIammakingmychoices,IwillnotforgetthesmileofmyteacherwhenIcorrectlyspelledouttheword"China"forthefirsttime,IwillnotforgetthehappyfacesoftheboysandgirlswehelpedtosendbacktoschoolinthemountainsofJiangxiProvince.IwillnotforgetthetearfuleyesofwomenandchildreninBosnia,ChechnyaandSomali,wheremillionsaresufferingfromwar,famineorpoverty.Allthesepeople,knownandunknown,makeupourbighumanfamily.Atdifferentpoints,theycameintomylifeandbroadenmyperspective.NowasIamtomakechoicesformyself,itistimetomakeeffortstoimprovetheirlives,becauseaworldwillbenefitusallonlyifeveryoneinitcanleadapeacefulandprosperouslife.選擇的重要性去年春節(jié)期間,我陷入過一場(chǎng)家庭紛爭(zhēng)。在我回家之前,我們家的電視除了已有的14個(gè)頻道外又增加了四個(gè)衛(wèi)星頻道。晚上的黃金時(shí)間,每個(gè)頻道的節(jié)目都很精彩.結(jié)果,我們一家五口(父母,兩個(gè)姐姐和我為了選臺(tái)而爭(zhēng)執(zhí)起來。最后,我們決定應(yīng)當(dāng)看“最有意思”的節(jié)目——如果我們?cè)谑裁词恰白钣幸馑肌鄙峡梢哉J(rèn)同的話。不過我們?nèi)记宄赜浀?買了電視后的好長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間里,只有一兩個(gè)頻道可供選擇。電視頻道的增多反映出我們生活中的一個(gè)重大變化:選擇余地的擴(kuò)大。15年前,我們身著同樣的款式,單一的色調(diào)。而如今,紛繁的花色和眾多的式樣讓我們挑得眼花繚亂。15年前,我們幾乎無報(bào)可讀。而如今,除了大大小小的中文報(bào)紙,我們還讀上了《中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)》、《21世紀(jì)報(bào)》這樣的英文報(bào)紙。15年前,英語(yǔ)專業(yè)的學(xué)生只能選語(yǔ)言與文學(xué)課程。而如今,我們還學(xué)習(xí)西方文化,新聞,商務(wù),國(guó)際關(guān)系,甚至還有計(jì)算機(jī)課程。選擇的涌現(xiàn)標(biāo)志著中國(guó)進(jìn)入了一個(gè)嶄新的時(shí)代,一個(gè)充滿多樣化的時(shí)代,一個(gè)物質(zhì)與精神都愈加豐富的時(shí)代,一個(gè)中華民族獲得新生的時(shí)代。我們?yōu)檫x擇之多而歡呼雀躍,同時(shí)也深深地感到這一切來之不易。一個(gè)半世紀(jì)之前,在西方大炮、戰(zhàn)艦的威通下,中國(guó)被迫打開了國(guó)門。經(jīng)過祖祖輩輩的抗?fàn)幣c犧牲,我們才最終贏得了當(dāng)家作主的機(jī)會(huì)。改革開放這個(gè)正確的抉擇使一切發(fā)生了翻天覆地的變化。我和其他同齡人一樣,太年輕了、沒有經(jīng)歷過中國(guó)人喪失選擇權(quán)的歲月。但是,隨著下個(gè)世紀(jì)的腳步越走越近,我們是該們心自間了:選擇,對(duì)于我們青年一代,到底意味著什么?選擇,是場(chǎng)靠?jī)e幸來獲勝的游戲嗎?是句不用兌現(xiàn)的空話嗎?抑或是種讓人知難而退的困境?首先,我認(rèn)為,選擇意味著抓住機(jī)遇。我是英語(yǔ)專業(yè)三年級(jí)學(xué)生,我所面臨的一個(gè)重大選擇當(dāng)然是畢業(yè)后的去向。我可以攻讀碩士學(xué)位,或在國(guó)內(nèi),或在國(guó)外。我可以走上工作崗位,做名教師,翻譯,記者,編輯或外交家.實(shí)際上,雙向選擇的體制在我面前鋪開了通向各行各業(yè)的大道。說真的,這個(gè)選擇并不好做。我愿意在像北京、上海、深圳這樣的大都市里工作,我也盼著能回到雖不那么發(fā)達(dá)卻使我倍感親切的故鄉(xiāng)。我希望可以留在生活節(jié)奏快,令人興奮的沿海地帶,我也愿意扎根于廣炭的中西部地區(qū),那里雖然條件艱苦,卻有極大的發(fā)展?jié)摿?。所有這一切聽上去令人振奮,但它們畢竟只是可能性。有些人面對(duì)五花八門的選擇挑得眼花繚亂,我要告訴他們:選擇就意味著接受挑戰(zhàn)。對(duì)于我們青年一代,挑戰(zhàn)常以竟?fàn)幍男问匠霈F(xiàn)。到下個(gè)世紀(jì),競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者將不僅只是其他大學(xué)畢業(yè)生,更有各行各業(yè)不同年齡層的人們。隨著國(guó)際交流的不斷增多,我們得面對(duì)來自整個(gè)外部世界日益激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng),這就對(duì)我們個(gè)/、的發(fā)展提出了更高的要求。15年前,懂門外語(yǔ)或會(huì)用計(jì)算機(jī)是個(gè)優(yōu)越條件。但今天,隨著受教育面的拓寬,以上的知識(shí)也成了每個(gè)人必備的條件。在這種形勢(shì)下,即便最細(xì)小的選擇也要求我們具有極大的智慧和自主精神。當(dāng)我們面對(duì)選擇不斷增強(qiáng)自己的主動(dòng)性時(shí),每一次選擇的結(jié)果也同樣變得愈加重要。比方說,核能可以提高人民的生活水平,可它同樣也能毀滅千百萬人的生命財(cái)產(chǎn)。經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展使我們富裕起來,卻也給我們的空氣、水、健康帶來了嚴(yán)重危害。有些人對(duì)選擇的后果毫不在乎,我要對(duì)他們說:選擇還意味著承擔(dān)責(zé)任。我們替自己做選擇時(shí),不能隨口一句“這不關(guān)別人的事”。作為下個(gè)世紀(jì)的決策者,我們必須承擔(dān)對(duì)和我們共同擁有這個(gè)地球的人們所負(fù)的責(zé)任。傳統(tǒng)的中華文化教育我們,要勃奮學(xué)習(xí),努力工作,以榮耀家門。然而我認(rèn)為,這個(gè)家門并不只指諸如我的那個(gè)爭(zhēng)看電視的五口小家。更確切地說,它指的是整個(gè)人類這個(gè)大家庭。當(dāng)我為自己的未來做出選擇時(shí),我不會(huì)忘記自己第一次正確讀出“China"這個(gè)單詞時(shí)老師臉上的笑容。我也不會(huì)忘記在我們的幫助下重返校園的江西山區(qū)的孩子們興奮的臉龐。我更不會(huì)忘記飽受戰(zhàn)火、饑荒、貧困蹂蹦的波斯尼亞、車臣、索馬里,不會(huì)忘記那里成千上萬的婦女兒童淚水模糊的雙眼。所有這些我認(rèn)識(shí)或不認(rèn)識(shí)的人們組成了人類這個(gè)大家庭。他們從不同的時(shí)空中走進(jìn)了我的生活,開拓了我的視野?，F(xiàn)在,我將為自己做出抉擇,該是為使他們的生活變得美好而奮斗的時(shí)候了。因?yàn)橹挥挟?dāng)每個(gè)人都過上和平、富足的生活,世界才能成為大家的樂園.IRegainConfidenceByLiJun(李軍青島海洋大學(xué)(2001年11月下旬,在上海舉行的第七屆“21世紀(jì)·愛立信杯”英語(yǔ)演講比賽華東地區(qū)比賽中獲得第一名專家點(diǎn)評(píng):本演講語(yǔ)言較流暢,從具體事件人手,將主題升華,催人奮進(jìn)。Ireceivedadevastatingblowtomyself-confidenceinthefirstinterviewofmycollegeyears.IappliedtobeahostinourStudentActingTroupeandfeltconfidentthatIwouldbeaccepted.Butoneofthepanelmemberstoldme:"Youseeminadequateandyouarealittlevertically-challenged."Mylifehasneverbeenthesamesince.Iusedbiggerheelstocomplementmyheightandpsychologicalmaneuversandtrickstohidemylackofconfidence.ButnomatterhowhardItriedtolookthepart,therewasstillsomethingmissing.AspresidentofEnglishClub,IorganizedtherehearsalofSnowWhiteforanEnglishparty.Unfortunately,wecouldnotfindanactortobethelastdwarf.IthadtobesomeonewhowashumorousbynatureandfluentinEnglish.Suddenly,alleyesturnedtome,andIknewIwouldhavetobethedwarf.Tomygreatsurpriseanddelight,onceonstage,Iwastotallyabsorbedintheperformanceandmyhumorousnaturewasputtofulluse.Asthedwarf,Iwasabighit.Yes,eachofusisonlyoneamongmillionsofothers,buteachofusisanindividualandeachofusisunique.Cultivatingourindividualitywilltransformourlives,makingofthemakaleidoscopeofnewcolorsandtextures.Aworlddeprivedofdiversitywouldbeablandandboringplace.Therealtragedyisnotbeingshortorshyorugly,buthavingyouridentitylostinaworldinwhicheveryoneisacloneofamodelcoolboyoraflawlesscharminggirl.Givenachoice,Iwouldratherbeuglythanliveinsuchaworld.I'dratherbeagenuinedwarfaccompanyingaSnowWhitethanbeaSnowWhiteamongnothingbutSnowWhites.Iwouldratherbemyself.Iwouldcontributemyindividualanduniquecolorstocreateamorediverseuniverse.Please,beyourself.譯文:我重樹信心大學(xué)生活的幾年里,當(dāng)我參加第一次面試時(shí),我的自信心受到了沉重的打擊。我向“學(xué)生劇團(tuán)”申請(qǐng)出演一個(gè)主角,而且我十分自信地認(rèn)為我會(huì)被錄用。但是,其中有個(gè)劇團(tuán)成員告訴我:“你似乎不太合適出演這個(gè)角色,因?yàn)槟愕纳砀哂悬c(diǎn)問題?！蔽覐奈从龅竭^這種情況。我穿著高跟鞋來彌補(bǔ)我的身高,采用心理策略和技巧來掩蓋自己信心的缺乏。但是,不論我怎樣努力進(jìn)入角色,感覺還是缺少些什么。作為英語(yǔ)俱樂部的主席,我為英語(yǔ)晚會(huì)組織排演了《白雪公主》短劇。不幸的是,我們找不到合適的人選出演最后一個(gè)小矮人。這個(gè)角色必須生性幽默,英語(yǔ)流利。突然,所有人的目光都轉(zhuǎn)向了我,我知道那個(gè)小矮人就是我了。讓我極度奇怪而又高興的是,一上臺(tái),我完全投入到演出中,而且我那幽默的天性被發(fā)揮得淋漓盡致。作為一個(gè)…?小矮人”,我取得了巨大的成功。的確,我們中的任何一個(gè)人都是千百萬中的一員,但我們中的每個(gè)人都是一個(gè)與眾不同的個(gè)體。發(fā)揮我們自己的個(gè)性會(huì)改變我們的生活,使它們成為美麗的萬花筒。失去了多樣性的世界是個(gè)冷漠、乏味的地方。真正的悲劇不是個(gè)矮、害羞或丑陋,而是將自己的個(gè)性迷失在一個(gè)克隆的世界里,那里到處都是典型的酷男孩或無瑕、迷人的好姑娘。如果讓我選擇,我寧可面貌五陋,也不愿生活在這樣一個(gè)世界里。我寧可做一個(gè)伴隨“白雪公主”的真實(shí)的小矮人,也不愿做“白雪公主”世界里的一個(gè)白雪公主,而隨波逐流。我寧可作為一個(gè)真實(shí)的自我而出現(xiàn)。我愿將自己獨(dú)特的、與眾不同的色彩奉獻(xiàn)給多姿多彩的世界?！白咦约旱穆?讓別人去說吧!”EnjoyYourselfWhileFulfillingResponsibilityByWangYu王羽四川師范大學(xué)(2001年11月8日,在西安舉行的第七屆"21世紀(jì)·愛立信杯”英語(yǔ)演講比賽西北地區(qū)比賽中獲得第一名專家點(diǎn)評(píng):本文主題突出,以小見大,寓意深刻,語(yǔ)言樸實(shí)自然,表達(dá)的情感強(qiáng)烈,是一篇演講佳作。Inmy18yearsoflife,therehavebeenmanythings.Universitydaysarethebestpartofthem.IcanneverforgetthedayswhenIsteppedintomyuniversity.Iwasimpressedbyitsgarden-likecampus,itsenthusiasticstudentsandespeciallyitslearningatmosphere.Iatoncefellinlovewithit.Afterthearduousmilitarytraining,Igetabsolutelyabsorbedinmystudies.Theclassesgivenbytheteachersareexcellent.Theyprovideuswithinformationnotonlyfromourtextbooksbutfrommanyothersourcesaswell.TheyeasilyarousemyinsatiabledesiretotakeinasmuchasIcan.Franklyspeaking,atfirstIhadsomedifficultyfollowingtheteachers.However,throughmyowneffortsandthankstomyteachers'guidance,Imaderemarkableprogress.NowI'vebenefitedalotfromlecturesandmanyotheracademicreports.Learningisalongprocess;I'llkeepexploringinthetreasurehouseofknowledgetoenrichmyself.ThissummerIgotoutoftheivorytowerandenteredtherealworld.Apublishinghouseofferedmeapart-timejobincompilationandrevision.AtthebeginningIwasbelittledbymycolleagues.ButtheywerereallysurprisedwhenItranslatedsevenEnglisharticlesover5,000wordsononlyoneday.Gradually,theybegantolookatmewithrespectfuleyes.IntheiropinionIturnedouttobeausefulandtrustworthycolleague.Ialsorealizethatonlythosewhobringhappinessforotherscanbetrulyhappy.SoIoftentakepartinactivitiesconcerningpublicwelfare.Ioncewenttoabarrenmountainvillagewithmyclassmates.Wetaughtthekidstherewhocouldnotaffordschool.Whileshowingthemhowbroadandhowcivilizedtheouterworldis,Iwasdeeplytouchedbytheireagernesstolearn,theirhonestyandtheirpurity.Icouldn'tcontrolmytearsonthedaywhenweleft.Thepreciousexperiencewiththepoorkidsmademeawareoftheresponsibilityontheshouldersofus,futureteachers.Besidesstudyandsocialpractice,thereareentertainmentsaswell.Idobodybuildingeveryday,hopingtokeephealthyandenergetic.Wealsowriteaplayandputitoninoursparetime.Campuslifeisthemostsplendidtime.Butdifferentpeoplehavedifferentchoices.Themajorityofstudentscherishtheirbeautifulseasonandcherishthehopethatonedaythey'llbecomeoutstanding.Butthereareindeedsomestudentsstillunderignorance.Theygathertogetherforeating,drinkingorplayingcards.They'rebusyinsearchingforagirlfriendoraboyfriend.Theyforgetcompletelyabouttheirmissionascollegestudentsandthehopeoftheirmotherland.Finally,Idohopeeverybodycantrytheirbesttobecomeaworthycitizenofthecountry.Idohopeeverybodycanbecomethebackboneofournationandmakegreatcontributionstosociety!譯文:享受生活、不忘使命在我這18年的生命中,有著許多美好的經(jīng)歷,而大學(xué)生活則是其中最難忘的一段。我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記剛剛跨進(jìn)大學(xué)校園的那幾天:花園一樣的校園,熱情活躍的學(xué)生,特別是那里的學(xué)習(xí)氣氛,給我留下了深刻的印象。經(jīng)過了一段艱辛的軍事訓(xùn)練后,我完全融入到了學(xué)習(xí)中。老師的講課真是棒極了。他們傳授給我們的不僅是課本上的知識(shí),還包括其他各種各樣的信息。我渴望獲得盡可能多的知識(shí),是老師激發(fā)起了我這個(gè)不能滿足的欲望。坦率地說,一開始我還不能跟上老師的講課。但是,通過我自己的努力以及老師的指導(dǎo),我取得了巨大的進(jìn)步。我從老師的授課和其他許多學(xué)術(shù)報(bào)告中獲益匪淺。學(xué)習(xí)是個(gè)循序漸進(jìn)、長(zhǎng)期的過程,我會(huì)在知識(shí)的寶庫(kù)中不斷探索,豐富自我。今年暑假,我跨出象牙塔,進(jìn)入并接觸到了真正的社會(huì)。一個(gè)出版社給了我編輯和校對(duì)的兼職工作。工作初期,同事們都礁不起我。但是,當(dāng)我在一天之內(nèi)翻譯完7篇(總字?jǐn)?shù)超過5000字的英語(yǔ)文章后,他們真的是大吃一驚。漸漸地,他們開始用尊敬的眼光看待我。他們認(rèn)為,我變成了一個(gè)有用并值得信賴的好同事。我也同樣意識(shí)到,只有那些為別人帶來幸福的人才能真正的幸福。因而,我經(jīng)常參加有關(guān)公眾福利享業(yè)的活動(dòng)。有一次,我和同學(xué)去了一個(gè)貧痔的山區(qū)村莊。在那里,我們教那些沒錢上學(xué)的孩子。我向他們展示了一幅寬廣、文明的外部世界的畫面,但同時(shí)我也被那些孩子學(xué)習(xí)的渴望、他們的真誠(chéng)和純潔深深打動(dòng)了。在我們離開的那一天,我那不爭(zhēng)氣的眼淚禁不住流了下來。這次珍貴的經(jīng)歷讓我們這些未來的教師意識(shí)到了自己肩上的責(zé)任重大。除了學(xué)習(xí)和社會(huì)實(shí)踐,我還經(jīng)常參加娛樂活動(dòng)。我每天都鍛煉身體,希望保持健康和充滿活力。我們還在業(yè)余時(shí)間寫劇本并排練演出。園生活是最豐富多彩的。但是,不同的人有著不同的選擇。大多數(shù)的學(xué)生珍惜他們的美好時(shí)光,并殷切希望將來能出類拔萃?？墒?的確有學(xué)生無動(dòng)于衷。他們聚在一起吃喝玩樂;他們忙于追求異性朋友;他們完全忘記了自己作為大學(xué)生的使命和祖國(guó)對(duì)他們的厚望。最后,我希望每個(gè)人都能盡最大努力成為國(guó)家的有用人才。我也希望每個(gè)人都能成為我們民族的脊梁,為社會(huì)做出巨大的貢獻(xiàn)!NatureIsOurMotherByTanYing(譚英湖南大學(xué)專家點(diǎn)評(píng):文章開頭較有新意,全文貫穿環(huán)保意識(shí),主題鮮明、有強(qiáng)烈的時(shí)代感。Letmebeginmyspeechwithareplayofscenesfamiliartomost,ifnotall,ofthosepresentheretoday."Mum,I'msorry,butIneed3,000yuanformytuitionthisyear.""Mum,itismyfriend'sbirthdaytomorrow,Imustbuyherapresent.""Mum,thisjacketwasoutoffashionlongago,wouldyoudomeafavor?"Take.Take.Take.Therelationshipbetweenamotherandachildalwaysseemstofollowsuchapattern.Iknowmymotherisalwaysthereforme,providingmewitheverythingIneed;fromfoodtoclothing,fromtuitiontopocketmoney.Ineverthoughttwiceaboutallshediduntilonedayshesaid,"Willtherebeatimethatyou'llsayyouhavetakenenoughfromme?"Likeachildendlesslyasking,wehumans,throughouthistory,havebeencontinuallydemandingwhatwedesirefromnature.Weenjoythecomfortandbeautyofourfurniture,yetweneverbothertothinkabouttheserioussoilerosioncausedbydeforestation.Wetakeitforgrantedthatwemustwarmourselvesinwintertimes,yetweseldomrealizetheburningawayofpreciousnaturalresources.Weappreciatealltheprosperityfromthedevelopmentofmodernindustry,yetfewwouldgive