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演讲稿 英语演讲稿：激情是我致胜法宝 thirtycollegestudentsacrossthecountryattendedthetenth21stcenturycupnationalenglishspeakingcontestinbeijingonapril10.eventually,xiapeng,fromnanjinguniversitywasnamedthechampion.thesecondandthirdplaceswenttozhangjing,asophomorefromchinaforeignaffairsuniversity,andzhangaxu,fromhongkongpolytechnicuniversity,respectively.morethan1000collegestudentsinbeijingareluckybirdstolistentothespeechesonthespotinfriendshiphotel.justmaketoitthefinals,theyhadtogetpast60othersspeakingon“theimpactofglobalizationontraditionalchinesevalues”.thatwasatthesemi-finalonapril8-9.whatwillchinesecollegestudentsthinkabouttheimpact?eachcontestanthadhisowntakeonthesubject.xiasummedupglobalizationbysaying:“itsjustcontroversialandhardtosaywhetheritisgoodorbad.”xiatooktheoldwallofhiscity,nanjing,asametaphor.hespokeabouttheconflictoverwhethertoprotecttheoldwallsortearthemdowntorepresenttheconflictofideas.hesuggestedthatpeopleprotectthewallasavaluablerelicwhiletearingdownthe“intangiblewalls”oftheirmindsthatpreventmunication.whilesomeotherstudentsaremorefocusingontheimpactofglobalizationonfamilyrelations,attitudestowardslove,andjob-hunting.overthepast10years,thenationalenglishspeakingpetitionhasgivencontestantsachancetospeakonavarietyoftopicscloselyrelatedtotheirlives.chinesestudentsbeemoreopen-mindedandreceivevariousideasandthinkingoverthedecade.diversitybeesmoreobviousoncampus,studentshavemoreopportunitiestoexpressandshowthemselves.itsnotaneasytaskforthecontestantstowinthroughthefiercepetition.owningtotheirpassion,hardworkandpersistence,theyfinallysucceededinthecontest.liuxin,thefirstchampionofthenationalcontest,isnowananchorpersonofcctv-9.recallingthepassionofstudyoncampus,shesaid:“whenyouwanttoexpressyourideabyaforeignlanguagewithoutfindingarightway,yourereallyupset.thenyouhavetoencourageyourself,andafteralongtermofbitterness,suddenlyyoufindyougettherightwaywithjoy.”withthechampiontitlein21stcenturycup,liuattendedtheinternationalpublicspeakingpetitioninlondoninmay1996afterwardandgotthefirstprizehistorically.thewinnerin2003surprisedtheaudience,sinceshecamefromaccountingmajorinsteadofenglishmajor.guqiubei,then22yearsold,wasaseniorinshanghaiforeignstudiesuniversity.whilebeingaskedwhethershehadsomegoodmethodstolearnenglish,shesaid:“learnenglishwithpassionandenthusiasm.”attractedbythegreatnessofenglishlanguage,guevenchangedhermajorfromaccountingtoenglishinherpostgraduatestudy.themostimportantissueinenglishlearningprocessshepointedoutispersonalinterests.onlypeopleinterestedinenglishbenefitalotfromthelearningmethodsandthosewithpassionwillfinallyachievetheirdreams.whenchiefofglobalmediagiantviasumnerredstonegaveaspeechintsinghuauniversityonhisautobiographyapassiontowin,hewasaskedwhatmadehimtorestarthiscareerattheageof60,the81-year-oldmediatycoonsaid:“firstly,theresaself-drivingforceinmydeepheart,whichkeepsmypassiontosucceedandsurpassothers;secondly,idontthinkimtoooldtoleavework,actuallyilovemyworkverymuch.”someofthecontestantshaveachievedtheirdreamsasredstone;stillothersareonthewaytotheirdream.withapassiontowin,youwillovereobstaclesandsucceedattheend.imstudyinginacitythatsfamousforitswalls.peoplewhovisitmycityareamazedattheimposingsightofitswalls,especiallywhensilhouettedagainstthesettingsunwithgold,shiningstreaks.theold,crackedbricksarecoveredwithlichensandthewallsareweather-beatenguardsstandingstillforcenturies.ourancestorslikedtobuildwalls.theybuiltwallsinbeijing,xian,nanjingandmanyothercities,andtheybuiltthegreatwall,whichsnakesacrosshalfourcountry.theybuiltwallstoprotectagainstenemiesandevilspirits.thistraditionhassurvivedtothisday:westillhavemanyparksandschoolswalledofffromthepublic.foralongtime,wallswereoneofthemostnaturalthingsintheworldtome.myperceptions,however,changedafterimadeahikingtriptotheeasternsuburbsofmycity.myclassmatesandiwerewalkingwithsomeforeignstudents.aswewalkedoutofthecity,wefoundourselvesflankedbytalltrees,whichformedawidecanopyaboveourheads.suddenlyoneforeignstudentaskedme,“whereistheentrancetotheeasternsuburbs?”“werealreadyintheeasternsuburbs,”ireplied.heseemedtakenaback,“ithoughtyouchinesehadwallsforeverything.”hisremarksetoffaheateddebate.atonepoint,helikenedourwalledcitiesto“jails”,whileiinsistedthattheeasternsuburbswereoneofthemanyplacesinchinathathadnowalls.thatdebatehadnowinners,butididlearnalotfromthisstudent.forinstance,hetoldmethatsomemajoruniversitieslikeoxfordandcambridgewerenotsurroundedbywalls.ihavetoadmitthatwedohavemanywallsinchina,andaswedevelopourcountry,wemustlookcarefullyatthemanddecidewhethertheyarephysicalorintangible.wewillkeepsomewallsbutteardownthosethatimpedeourdevelopment.letmegiveanotherexample.ayearago,wheniwasworkingonatermpaper,ineededabookonbusinesslawandfoundacopyinthelawschoollibrary.however,thelibrariancoldlyrejectedmyrequesttoborrowit,saying,“youcantborrowthisbook,yourenotastudenthere.”intheend,ihadtospend200yuantobuyacopy.meanwhile,thecopyinthelawschoolgathereddustontheshelf.atthebeginningofthissemester,iheardthatmyuniversityhadstartedtothinkofunifyingitslibrariesandlinkingthemtolibrari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