2023年-Coffee,Tea英语演讲稿经典文稿

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Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Afterlisteningtosomanyspeeches,areyoufeelingalittlethirsty?

Sowouldyoufancyadrink?

Iknowsomeofyouprefercoffee.However,Iliketeabetter.Sowehavedifferentpreferences.Don’tworry,thatdoesn’tmeanthatweareenemies.

Justlikesomeofyou,oneofmyfriendslikescoffeeverymuch.He’sacolumnistwhowritesarticlesfornewspaper.Becauseofhisoccupation,healwayshastoworkatmidnight.Thus,coffeebecomeshisclose“soulmate〞.HegraduallygetsaddictedtoitwhileIstilllovedrinkingtea.

Whydopeoplehavedifferentpreferencesandtastes?Ithinkthat’sbecauseeveryoneisunique.Differentpeoplearebornindifferentfamilies,acceptdifferenteducationandwomennottoseparatethem.Onthecontrary,Godintendedtomakepeopleclosertoeachother.

However,therearestillsomedifferenceswhichcancauseconflicts,nationality,forexample.Therearecountlesswarsinhistory.Mostofthemwerebecausethatcountriesfoughtfortheirownbenefits.Millionsofpeoplediedfornothingbuttheirnationalities.IbelievemanyofyouhavewatchedthemovieEnglishPatient.CountAlmasycouldnotsaveKatherine’slifejustbecausehehadaGermanname.HewastakenasaGermanspy.Thestorywascompletelyatragedy,butthinkaboutit,howridiculousitisthatpeoplehavetokilleachotherfortheirnationalities.

Youmightsaythatitcanonlyhappenintheoldtimes,thewartime,butnowadaystheconflictscanbemorefierceandthecausescanbemoreridiculous.Peoplethrowstonesandglassbottlesateachotherbecausetheysupportdifferentfootballteams.

Yesterdaypeoplefoughtfornationalities,todaypeoplefightforfootballteams,whoknowswhatpeoplewillfightfortomorrow?Maybecoffeeandtea.

Themostamazingthingintheworldisdifference.Itmakesworldbeautifulbutitalsomakestheworldbloodyandnasty.Ihopeinthefuture,therewillbenoprejudice,nohatred.Youloveyourcoffee,Ilovemytea,andwearestillfriends,neverenemies.

Coffee,Tea

张允宜

Oneofmyfriendsusedtotellmeaboutagirlheoncemetonatraintour.ShewasanartstudentmajoringintraditionalChinesepainting.Everydayshewokeupwiththesun,tookabath,pouredacupofteaforherselfandthenbegantopaint.Sheneverusedcomputersormobilephones.Myfriend’slifebackthenseemedtobearemarkablecontrast.HewasaresearcheratMicrosoft.Withinstantcoffeehebeganhisdayandspenttherestofthemorningwritingcode.Atthattime,headmitted,hewastouchedbyanotherlifestyleandthereforestartedtoreflectonhisown.Hecategorizedthetwoasteaandcoffee.Hesaidwhenhewasalllogicabouthisobligationsandhadtousecaffeinetostayfocused,hefinallylearnedanotherpossibility,apossibilitythatenablesyoutoliveartistically,butapossibilitythatmostofusareneverabletoreach.

Thereindeedaremomentswhenwestoptolookatwhatwehaveandbecomejealousofthosewhoarebraveenoughtogoafteranidylliclife.LikeHenryDavidThoreau,byhisreclusivelivingattheWaldenhefrontedonlytheessentialfactsoflife,declaredofindependenceandsimplicity.Weatoccasionswishwehadthesamecourage.Butwedon’t.Becauseweareatthesametimejealousofthosewholivewithasenseofself-fulfillmentastheirlifeissoorganizedthatitappearstobeflawlessaswell.Weenjoythe“coffee〞sidetoo.

Thedilemmaisthatwekeeptellingourselveswecannothavethemboth.Butthefactis,formostofthetimes,wearepuzzledbychoicesthatwedon’thavetomake.Livingdeepdoesnotmeanaconflictwithrealism.Thoreauhimselfcouldmanagetobeanindividualistanarchistonhisvoyageofspiritualdiscovery,andAdamSmithusedtolectureusonhowhappinessoriginatesfrominnerpeace.JustthinkofthetasteoftheGreenTeaLatteatStarbucks,mixedwiththefragranceofteaandthedelightfulbitternessofcoffee.Thisisthesmelloflife.

Lifeisneveraquestionofcoffeeortea.Itisanexplorationofcoffeeandtea.Thedifferenceismadewhenyouspareasecondforintrospectionandlinkthetwoofthem.WernerHeisenbergspentasummerinhisyouthsintheSouthernGermanvillagesandafterviewingthepicturesquesceneryhedepictedhimselfasnotwillingtolookatphysicsforevenanotherglance.However,later,whenhewasdevotedagaintolaboratory,heclaimedthathehadfoundtheunityofscienceandnature.ThisistheEurekamoment.Soonerorlateritcomesintoourownlivestoototeachusabouttheharmonyofcoffeeandtea.AsJorgesLuisBorgeswouldsay,foragenuinepoet,everyfacetofthediamondoflifeisshining,forartisitsheart.

Thatfriendofminehasnowputhisprogrammerdaysbehind.AlthoughlateinthenightwhenIpasshisofficethelightmightstillbeon,Iamgladtohearnewstoriesfromhimaboutdiscoveriesonalatelyopenedcaféorathought-provokingmovie.Iguesswehavefinallylearnedthatlifeissometimeslikeacupofcoffee.Itistoohard