大学英语演讲稿

ChineseFoodChinesearefamousfortheircuisine.Chinesearetheultimategourmet.EspeciallyinsouthChina,theywouldsaythey'deateverythingthathasfourlegsbesidesthedinnertable,everythingthathastwowingsbesidesaplane.ManyofthedishesservedinChinamayreallysurprisenewcomers.Andmanyofthesedishesaresocalledmedicinaldishesbelievedtohaveextraordinarynutritionalvalue,includingSharkFin,SwallowNest.SnakesoupisamongthemosttreasuredsoupsinChina.Thentherearealsosnakegallandbloodmixedinliquorwhichsupposedlywillbrightenyoureyes.Some"westernized"ChinesewouldsuggestthatifAdamandEvehadbeenChinesewehumanswouldstillbeintheGardenofEdenastheywouldhaveeatenthesnake.ChopsticksarethemaintableutensilsinChina.Chinesechildrenstartswithaspoonbutwilladapttochopsticksasearlyaswhenhejustturnsone.Asagiftchopstickssymbolizestraightforwardness,becauseofitsshape.Chinesechopsticksdon'thavepointedtip,unliketheJapanesestylethatisrefinedtopickoutthebonesfortheirmaindiet,fish.Chinesechopsticksaremostlyofbamboo,buttodaytherearemoreandmorewoodenonesandplasticones.Foreignersarenotexpectedtousechopsticksproficiently,butiftheydo,theywillgiveamightyimpression.ThereforebeforeyougotoChina,gotothelocalChineserestaurant,ifnottofindauthenticChinesefood,atleastyoucanpracticetheuseofchopsticks.IfinyourfirstmealinChina包子stuffedsteamedbun馒头steamedbun月饼mooncake饺子dumpling面条noodles烧饼sesamecake或者Clayovenrollsbread面包sausage香肠beef牛肉ham火腿hamburger汉堡包Slicedchickensoup鸡丝浓汤Luosongsoup罗宋汤sandwich三明治我帮你找了一篇：《ChineseCuisineFoodCulture》Asacountrythatpaysgreatattentiontocourtesy,ourcuisinecultureisdeeprootedinChina''shistory.AsavisitororguestineitheraChinesehomeorrestaurantyouwillfindthattablemannersareessentialandthedistinctivecourtesiesdisplayedwillinvariablyaddtotheenjoymentofyourmealsandkeepyouinhighspirits!RespectFirstItisreallyanadmirablecustomtorespectothersatthetable,includingtheaged,teachersandguestswhiletakinggoodcareofchildren.Chinesepeoplestressfilialpietyallthetime.Thepracticeofpresentingthebestorfinefoodfirsttotheseniormembersofthefamilyhasbeenobservedforcountlessgenerations.Inancienttimesthecommonpeopleledaneedylifebuttheystilltriedtheirbesttosupporttheeldermotherorfatherwhotookitforgranted.AlthoughthehostsinChinaareallfriendlyandhospitable,youshouldalsoshowthemrespect.Beforestartingtoeatdinner,thehostmayoffersomewordsofgreeting.Guestsshouldnotstarttoeatuntilthehostsays,''Pleaseenjoyyourself''orsomethinglikethat,otherwiseitsuggestsdisrespectandcausesdispleasure.Whenhostsplacedishesonthetable,theywillarrangethemaincoursesatthecenterwiththesupportingdishesevenlyplacedaroundthem.Whenthemaindishesarepreparedinadecorativeformeitherbycutorothermeanstheywillbeplacedfacingthemajorguestsandelderpeopleatthetable.Thisalsoembodiesvirtue.OnChopsticksChinaisthehometownofchopsticks.ThecultureofchopstickshasalonghistoryinChina.ThetraditionofusingchopsticksastablewarewasintroducedtomanyothercountriesintheworldsuchasVietnam,NorthKoreaandSouthKorea.TheinventionofchopsticksreflectsthewisdomofChineseancientpeople.Apairofchopsticks,thoughtheylooksimple,cannip,pick,ripandstirfood.Nowadays,chopsticksareconsideredtobeluckygiftsformarriageandotherimportantceremonies.Formoredetails,pleaseclickChineseChopsticks.AtImportantMomentsTocelebratethebirthdayisimportantmomentinone''slife.Whenoneisyoung,usuallyhewilleatnoodlesbeforehisbirthday,becausethelongnoodlesindicatethelongevityinChina,andbirthdaycakeontheactualday.Aftermiddleage,hisbirthdaywillgrander.Inadditiontotheabove,peachesinmanyformswillbeaddedsymbolizingthelongevityandimmortality,aswellasdelightfulcoupletsandcandles.Ontheweddingday,itisalsocustomarytoserveChinesedates,peanuts,longanandchestnutstogetheraswishthatthecouplewillsoonhaveababyinaccordwiththeChineseproclamation.TomostChinesepeople,returninghomeafterlongabsenceordeparturefromhomearebothsignificantandtherearefoodcustomsassociatedwiththis.Thereturnhomeisgreetedwithnoodlesandoffhomewhileafarewellisofferedwithdumplings.ThisisespeciallypopularinnortheastChina.DuringtheDragonBoatFestival,thoughmanypeoplecannotreachtheriverzonetowatchtheboatrace,almostallofthemeattheuniquefood-zongzi,apyramid-shapeddumplingmadeofglutinousricewrappedinbambooorreedleaves.ThefestivalonthatdayitistoveneratethepatrioticpoetQuYuanandthepeoplefearinghislackoffood,madethespecialmealforhim.Nowthefoodismadeinvariousshapesandsorts.OntheeighthdayofthelastmonthintheChineselunarcalendar,peoplewillenjoyanourishingporridgecalled''LaBaZhou''.Inancienttimes,monkswouldkindlyshareallsortsoffoodgrainswithpeopleandmadethemflavorfulporridgeonthisparticularday.Peoplestillkeepthisconvention.InCentralChina,whenababyisborn,thehappyfatherwillsendredboiledeggstoannouncethenews.Eggswithablackpointedendanddotsinanevennumbersuchassixoreight,indicatesaboy''sbirth;thosewithoutablackpointandinanoddnumberlikeafiveorsevenwillsaythebabyisagirl.Inadditiontothese,fishhasalwaysbeenusedtosuggesttheaccumulationofprosperityandwealthwithmealsonNewYear''sEve.李涛:

It'sinterestingthatwehave12ChinesezodiacinChina,andyouhave12signsinyourculture.

我们中国有十二生肖，而你们西方文化中有十二星座.真有意思。

迈克:

It`snocoincidence,Ithink.Wedohavemanythingsincommon,Imeanculture.

我认为这不是巧合.我们有很多共通的东西.我指文化方面.

李涛:

Youspeaklikeascholartoday,forgetaboutit.Let'ssaysomethingmoretrivial.Whatisyoursign?

你今天说话像个学者。咱们换个话题吧。谈点凡人琐事。你的星座是什么?

迈克:

I`mAries.Why?

我是白羊座.为什么问这个?

李涛:

LatelyI`minterestedinhoroscopesandChinesezodiac.I`mcuriousaboutthesethings.

我最近对星座和生肖感兴趣.我对它们很好奇。

迈克:

Really?Doyoubelieveinthem?

真的吗?你相信星座命理?

李涛:

I'mnotsure.Sometimesthedescriptionsandanalysissoundreasonable.

也许吧。有时候那些描述和分析有些道理。

迈克:

Iguessso.Whatisyoursign?Andisthecharacterdescriptionofittrue?

可能是。你的星座是什么?它的性格描述准确吗?

李涛:

IamTaurus.ItsaysIhaveapatient,steadfastandreliablepersonality.Ido!

我是金牛座.金牛座的人个性耐心.坚定而且可靠.我就是这样的!

迈克:

Ithinksotoo.Youaresuchaniceperson.

的确。你人很好。

李涛:

Thankyou.Tobefrank,Idon'tbelievethosepredictionsday'sormonth'sfortunes.

谢谢。但老实说，我不相信那些每天或每月运势的预测。

迈克:

Meeither.

我也不相信。BestWhilesomegotocollegetoexpandtheirmindandcultivatethemselves,othershaveafarmoremercenarygoalinmind:Theyjustwanttomakemoney.There’snothingwrongwitheitherchoice.However,thereasonyouchoosetogotocollegewillimpactwhatmajoryoudecidetotake.Ifyou’relookingtomakealotofmoneyrightoutofcollege,thesearemajorsyoushouldlookinto.AllfiguresarefromPayS.Engineering

Thedataisclear:Whenyouwanttomakeapileofmoney,yougointoengineering.Sevenofthetentop-earningmajorsareengineeringmajors,withallofthetopsixbeingengineeringmajors.Thebest-paidengineeringmajorsarepetroleum,chemical,electrical,materials,aerospaceandcomputerengineering.Petroleumengineersstartatabout$97,000peryearandaremaking$155,000bymid-career.Thelowest-paidengineersinthetoptenarenuclearengineers,whostartatapaltry$65,000andonlyearlywhatentry-levelpetroleumengineersmakebymid-career.Still,engineeringisn’tforeveryone:You’dbetterbeverygoodatmathifyoudecidetomakethisyourvocation.Physics

Inseventhplaceoverallisphysics.Physicistscomeoutofcollegeearningarespectable$49,800peryear,andaremakingahandsome$101,000peryearbymid-career.Thisisanotherplacewhereyou’regoingtohavetobegoodatappliedmathematicstoevengetthroughcollege,letalonemakeacareerat.Still,forthepersoninterestedinworkingwiththeirmindandtheirhands,thiscanbeaagreatchoiceofmajor.Itcanalsobeagoodchoiceforthosewhowanttoteach,thoughgraduatestudywouldberequiredtoteachatthecollegelevel.AppliedMathematics

Itgoeswithoutsayingthatthisisanothermajorwhereyouneedtobegoodatmath.Mathematiciansworkinavarietyoffields,includingalongsidemanyoftheengineersandphysicistsmentionedabove.It’scommonformathematicianstoworkforthefederalgovernmentatplacesliketheNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnologyandNASA.Mathematiciansstartoutmakingabout$52,000peryearbutareearningaround$98,000bymid-career.ComputerScience

Differentfromcomputerengineeringwhichdealswithhardware,computerscienceisthedisciplinededicatedtocomputersoftware.It’sprobablynottoosurprisingthatcomputersciencemajorsareamongthetopearningmajorsintheUnitedStates,orthattheyarehighlyemployable.Astheworldincreasinglybecomespluggedinatalltimes(thinkmobiletechnologyandtheappsboom),computersciencemajorsmightnotevenneedemploymentinmanycases—theymightbeabletogetbyjustbyfreelancingorbymakingtheirownproductsandsellingthemdirectlytothepublic.Computersciencemajorsstartoutearningjustover$52,000peryearandareearning$98,000peryearbythetimetheymoveintomid-career.Economics

You’veprobablynoticedapatternbynow:Virtuallyallofthetoppayingcollegemajorsrequirealotofmath.Economicsisnoexceptiontothisrule,butit’sprobablytheclosestthingtoahumanitythatwe’veseenonthelistsofar.You’lldefinitelybereadingalotofstuffthatisn’tmathwhenyoupursueaneconomicsdegree,butyou’realsogoingtobecrunchingalotofnumbers.Still,itdoesn’ttakeaneconomicsmajortofigureoutthatmaking$47,000ayearonceyougetoutofcollegeisn’tbadandearning$94,000annuallyatmid-careerisnothingtosneezeat,either.Statistics

Statisticallyspeaking,peoplewhoaregoodatmathearnmoremoneythanpeoplewhoaren’t.Statisticsisafascinatingareaofstudyand,likeeconomics,resemblesahumanityinsomeways,specificallyphilosophy.Instatisticsyou’lllearnnotjusthowtocreatestatisticalprojects,butalsowhatdifferenttypesofstatisticsactuallymean.Thedisciplineisaboutalotmorethanmath—it’saboutlearningwhatnumberssayabouttheworldwelivein.Entry-levelstatisticiansearn$49,000,withmid-careerprofessionalsmaking$93,000.PickingAMajor

Nooneissuggestingthatyoudosomethingyouhateforthesakeofearningmoney.However,ifyouhaveanyinterestintheaboveareas,they’reworthconsideringasmajors.Itwillcertainlyhelpyoupayoffyourstudentloansfaster.耶鲁的毕业生们，我很抱歉——如果你们不喜欢这样的开场。我想请你们为我做一件事。请你---好好看一看周围，看一看站在你左边的同学，看一看站在你右边的同学。

请你设想这样的情况：从现在起5年之后，10年之后，或30年之后，今天站在你左边的这个人会是一个失败者；右边的这个人，同样，也是个失败者。而你，站在中间的家伙，你以为会怎样？一样是失败者。失败的经历。失败的优等生。

说实话，今天我站在这里，并没有看到一千个毕业生的灿烂未来。我没有看到一千个行业的一千名卓越领导者，我只看到了一千个失败者。你们感到沮丧，这是可以理解的。为什么，我，埃里森，一个退学生，竟然在美国最具声望的学府里这样厚颜地散布异端？我来告诉你原因。因为，我，埃里森，这个行星上第二富有的人，是个退学生，而你不是。因为比尔·盖茨，这个行星上最富有的人——就目前而言---是个退学生，而你不是。因为艾伦，这个行星上第三富有的人，也退了学，而你没有。再来一点证据吧，因为戴尔，这个行星上第九富有的人——他的排位还在不断上升，也是个退学生。而你，不是。

......你们非常沮丧，这是可以理解的。

你们将来需要这些有用的工作习惯。你将来需要这种'治疗'。你需要它们，因为你没辍学，所以你永远不会成为世界上最富有的人。哦，当然，你可以，也许，以你的方式进步到第10位，第11位，就像Steve。但，我没有告诉你他在为谁工作，是吧？

根据记载，他是研究生时辍的学，开化得稍晚了些。

现在，我猜想你们中间很多人，也许是绝大多数人，正在琢磨，'我能做什么？我究竟有没有前途？'当然没有。太晚了，你们已经吸收了太多东西，以为自己懂得太多。你们再也不是19岁了。你们有了'内置'的帽子，哦，我指的可不是你们脑袋上的学位帽。

嗯......你们已经非常沮丧啦。这是可以理解的。所以，现在可能是讨论实质的时候啦——

绝不是为了你们，2000年毕业生。你们已经被报销，不予考虑了。我想，你们就偷偷摸摸去干那年薪20万的可怜工作吧，在那里，工资单是由你两年前辍学的同班同学签字开出来的。事实上，我是寄希望于眼下还没有毕业的同学。我要对他们说，离开这里。收拾好你的东西，带着你的点子，别再回来。退学吧，开始行动。

我要告诉你，一顶帽子一套学位服必然要让你沦落......就像这些保安马上要把我从这个讲台上撵走一样必然......（此时，Larry被带离了讲台）

GraduatesofYaleUniversity,Iapologizeifyouhaveenduredthistypeofprologuebefore,butIwantyoutodosomethingforme.Please,takeaoodlookaroundyou.Lookattheclassmateonyourleft.Lookattheclassmateonyourright.Now,considerthis:fiveyearsfromnow,10yearsfromnow,even30yearsfromnow,oddsarethepersononyourleftisgoingtobealoser.Thepersononyourright,meanwhile,willalsobealoser.Andyou,inthemiddle?Whatcanyouexpect?Loser.Loserhood.LoserCumLaude.

"Infact,asIlookoutbeforemetoday,Idon'tseeathousandhopesforabrighttomorrow.Idon'tseeathousandfutureleadersinathousandindustries.Iseeathousandlosers.

"You'reupset.That'sunderstandable.Afterall,howcanI,Lawrence'Larry'Ellison,collegedropout,havetheaudacitytospoutsuchheresytothegraduatingclassofoneofthenation'smostprestigiousinstitutions?I'lltellyouwhy.BecauseI,Lawrence"Larry"Ellison,secondrichestmanontheplanet,amacollegedropout,andyouarenot.

"BecauseBillGates,richestmanontheplanet--fornow,anyway--isacollegedropout,andyouarenot.

"BecausePaulAllen,thethirdrichestmanontheplanet,droppedoutofcollege,andyoudidnot.

"Andforgoodmeasure,becauseMichaelDell,No.9onthelistandmovingupfast,isacollegedropout,andyou,yetagain,arenot.

"Hmm...you'reveryupset.That'sunderstandable.Soletmestrokeyouregosforamomentbypointingout,quitesincerely,thatyourdiplomaswerenotattai============================另外一简短版本=====================================

富豪贬耶鲁

在美国耶鲁大学300周年校庆之际，全球第二大软件公司“甲骨文”的行政总裁、世界第四富豪艾里森应邀参加典礼。艾里森当着耶鲁大学校长、教师、校友的面，说出一番惊世骇俗的话。他说：“所有哈佛大学、耶鲁大学等名校的师生都自以为是成功者，其实，你们都是失败者，因为你们以比尔·盖茨为荣，而比尔·盖茨却并不以在哈佛读过书为荣。”这番话令全场听众目瞪口呆。

他接着说：“众多最优秀的人才非但不以哈佛、耶鲁为荣，而且常常坚决地舍弃那种荣耀。世界第一富豪比尔·盖茨，中途从哈佛退学；世界第二富豪保尔·艾伦，根本就没上过大学；世界第四富豪，艾里森，被耶鲁大学开除；微软总裁斯蒂夫·鲍威尔在财富榜上大概排在十名开外，他与比尔·盖茨是同学，为什么成就差一些呢？因为他是在读了一年研究生后，才恋恋不舍地退学……”

接着，艾里森“安慰”那些自尊心受到伤害地耶鲁毕业生说：“不过，在座的各位也不要难过，你们还是有很多希望的，你们的希望就是，经过这么多年努力学习，终于赢得了为我们这些人（退