21世紀(jì)英語(yǔ)演講稿5篇

21世紀(jì)英語(yǔ)演講稿5篇21世紀(jì)英語(yǔ)演講稿1I'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'tyou

understandalittlebetterthetrustplacedinyou,sothatIwouldnothavetoleavethisworldinsuchpainandregret?"Iwasabouteightornineyearsoldatthattime,butinawayitwastheverystartingpointofmylife,forIbegantounderstandtheword"responsibility"andtolearntoalwaysdomydutiesfaithfullyanddevotedly,fortheimplicationsofthatsacredwordhasdawnedonme:themutualneedandtrustofpeople,theco-operationandinter-reliancewhicharetheveryfoundationofhumansociety.Laterinmylife,Icontinuedtoexperiencemanyfailures.ButneveragaindidIfeelthatregretwhichstruckmeatthedeathofthegirl,foritmakesmyheartsatisfiedtothinkthatIhavealwaysdoneeverythinginmypowertofulfillmyresponsibilitiesasbestIcan.AsIgrewup,changedandimprovedbythisincidentandmanyothersimilarones,IbegantoperceivethechangestakingplacearoundmeandtofindthatWordslikeindividualityandcreativityaregettingmoreemphasisandmorepeoplearerewardedfortheirhardworkandefforts.Suchistheerainwhichthisgeneration,growsandmatures.Suchistheerainwhichthisgenerationwilltakeoverthenationfromourfathersandlearntorunit.Yetinthemeantime,manyproblemsstillexist.Welearnthatcrimestakeplaceinbroaddaylightwithcrowdsofpeoplelookingonandnotassisting.Wehearthattherearestillabout1millionchildreninthiscountrywhocan'tevenaffordtogotoelementaryschoolswhileenormoussumsofmoneyarebeingsquanderedawayondinnerpartiesandluxurycars.Webuyshoddymedicines,ormerelyworthlessjunkinthenameofmedicines,thataggravate,ratherthanalleviateourdiseasessincemoney,manypeoplebelieve,isthemostimportantthingintheworldthatmustbemade,evenattheexpenseofmoralityandresponsibility.Suchanera,furthermore,demands,thatweareagenerationwithaclearperceptionofourhistoricalresponsibilityandanaggressivewilltotakeactionandsolvetheproblems.Historyhaslongbeenpreparingthesequalitiesinthis

generationanditisnowcallingusforwardtogivetestimonytoourpatriotismandheroismtowardsthisnationandallhumanity.Standingherenow,Ithinkofthepast15yearsofmylifeasanordinarystudent.ProbablyI'llbeanordinarymanfortherestofmylife.Butthisdoesn'tdiscouragemeany,forIknowthatwithmysenseofresponsibilityanddevotedeffortstoalwaysstrive,forthebest,it'sgoingtobeameaningfulandworthwhilelifethatIwillbeliving.Ican'teverforgetthatlittlegirlinmyclasswhocouldn'thadthesame

opportunitiesasanyofusheretoenjoyawonderfullifetodayandahopefulworldtomorrow.Itisthesacredresponsibilityofthisgenerationtofaceuptothechallengesofthenewcenturyandtodevoteoursweatandblood,ourwisdomandpassion,tothehistoriccauseofmakingthisnationagreaterandhappierlandforeveryoneofus.Wearenotgoingtoevadethatresponsibility.Wearegoingtoletpeopledown.Andpeople,farandnear,willhearofus.Frostwillbebroughttotheirbackbonesandtearstotheireyeswhenourstoriesaretoldandretold,Soletusgoforth,myfellowmembersofthisluckilychosengeneration,andmeetthenewcenturyinvictoryandglory.21世紀(jì)英語(yǔ)演講稿2Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Thetitleofmyspeechtodayis"CrossingtheSea".AnEnglishpoetbythenameofRudyardKiplingoncewroteinthispoem"WeandThey":AllthepeoplelikeusareWeandeveryoneelseisTheyWeliveovertheseaWhileTheyliveoverthewayWeeatporkandbeefwithcowhorn-handledknivesTheywhogobbletheirriceoffaleafArehorrifiedoutoftheirlives.Whentheselinesfirstcaughtmyeyes,Iwasshocked--howcouldtwopeopleremainsoisolatedandignorantofeachotherinthepast?Today'ssociety,ofcourse,isanentirelydifferentpicture.Thosepeoplewhousedtoeatwithgobbletheirricemightbeaswellhavetakentofishandchips.Indeed,justtakeChinaasexample;OurmodernlifehasbeeninfluencedbyWesternstyleoflivinginsomanywaysthatit'snolongersurprisingtosee

teenagersgoingcrazyaboutrock-and-roll,wholefamiliesdiningoutatMcDonald'sandevenratherelderlypeopledressedinAppleJeans.However,theseareonlysomeexpressionsoftheculturalchangestakingplaceinoursocietytoday.Whatisreallygoingonisasubtlebutsignificantrestructuringofthenation'smentality.Justlookaround.ItisthereforeevidentthatweasdescendantsofanancientEasterncivilizationarealreadylivingunderstronginfluenceoftheWesternculture.ButitisnotonlyinChinathatwefindtheincorporationofthetwocultures.TaketheChineseacupunctureasanotherexample:ThistraditionaltreatmentofdiseasesisfinallyfindingitswaytotheWestandhencetheunderlyingnotionthatillnessisresultedfromtheimbalancebetweenyinandyangwithinthebody--anideawhichwouldstrikeanyWesternerasincredibleinthepast!Therefore,itisoursacredresponsibilitytopromotetheculturalexchangesandhencethemutualunderstandingbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.ItismyhappiestdreamthatnewgenerationofChinesewillnotonlygrowupdrinkingCocacolaandwatchingHollywood,butalsobeblessedwiththefar-reachingbenefitsofmultiplecultures;benefitsthatourforefathershadnever,everdreamedof.Toendmyspeech,IwouldliketoquoteRudyardKiplingagain:AllthepeoplelikeusareWeAndeveryoneelseisTheyButonceyoucrossovertheseaYouwillendbylookingonWeAsonlyasortofThey.21世紀(jì)英語(yǔ)演講稿3Goodmorning,LadiesandGentlemen:TodayI'mveryhappytobeheretosharewithyousomeofmythoughtsonthetopicofGlobalization.Andfirstofall,Iwouldliketomentionaneventinourrecenthistory.Butwhatdoesthewayaheadlooklike?Insomepartsoftheworldpeoplearedemonstratingagainstglobalization.Aretheyjustifiedthen,incriticizingtheglobalizingworld?Insteadofnarrowingthegapbetweentherichandthepoor,theysay,globalizationenablesdevelopednationstoswallowthedevelopingnations'wealthindebtsandinterest.Globalization,theyargue,shouldbeaboutanearnestinterestineveryothernation'seconomichealth.corporationsareseekingthelowestcost,thelargestmarket,andthemost

favorablepolicy.Theyareoftenpowerfullobbyistsingovernmentdecision-making,ruthlessexpansionistsintheglobalmarketplaceandadevastatingpresencetolocalbusinesses.ForChina,stillmorechallengesexist.Howarewegoingtoensureasmoothtransitionfromtheplannedeconomytoamarket-basedone?Howtoconstructalegalsystemthatissoundenoughandbroadenoughtorespondtotheneedsofadynamicsociety?Howtomaintainourculturalidentityinanincreasingly

homogeneousworld?Andhowtodefinegreatnessinourriseasapeace-lovingnation?Globalizationentailsquestionsthatconcernusall.21世紀(jì)英語(yǔ)演講稿4FromWallstoBridgesI'mstudyinginacityfamousforitswalls.Allvisitorstomycityareamazedbytheimposingsightofthecitywalls,silhouettedbythesettingsunwithgoldandshininglines.Withold,crackedbrickspatchedwithlichen,thewallsareweather-beatenguards,standingstillforcenturiesinprotectingthecity.Ourancestorslikedtobuildwalls.TheybuiltwallsinBeijing,Xi'an,Nanjingandmanyothercities,andtheybuilttheGreatWall,whichsnakesthroughhalfofourcountry.Theybuiltwallstowardoffenemiesandevilspirits.Thistraditionhasbeenmaintainedtothisdayaswestillhavemanyparksandschoolswalledofffromthepublic.Igrewupatthefootofthecitywalls,andI'velovedthemsincemy

childhood.Foralongtime,wallswereoneofthemostnaturalthingsintheworld.Myperception,however,changedafterahikingtriptotheEasternSuburbs,ascenicareaofmycity.MyclassmatesandIwerewalkingwithsomeinternationalstudents.Aswewalkedoutofthecity,wefoundourselvesflankedbytallerandtallertrees,whichformedahugecanopyaboveourheads.Suddenlyan

internationalstudentaskedme,"WhereistheentrancetotheEasternSuburbs?""We'realreadyintheEasternSuburbs,"Ireplied.Heseemedtakenaback,"IthoughtyouChinesehavewallsforeverything."Hisremarksetoffaheateddebate.Atonepoint,helikenedourwalledcitiesto"jails,"whileIinsistedthattheEasternSuburbswereoneofthemanyplacesinChinathathadnowalls.Thatdebatehadnowinners,butIdidlearnalotfromthisinternationalstudent.Forinstance,hetoldmethatuniversitieslikeOxfordandCambridgewerenotsurroundedbywalls;thecampuseswerejustpartofthecities.IhavetoadmitthatwedohavemanywallsinChina,andaswearedevelopingourcountry,wemustcarefullyexaminethem,whethertheyarephysicalorintangible.WewillkeepsomewallsbutteardownthosethatimpedeChina'sdevelopment.Letmegiveyouanexample.Ayearago,whenIwasworkingonatermpaper,Ineededabookonbusinesslawandfoundacopyinthelawschoollibrary.However,thelibrarianturneddownmyrequestwithacoldshoulder,saying,"Youcan'tborrowthisbook,youarenotastudenthere."Intheend,Ihadtospend200yuanbuyingacopy;meanwhile,thecopyinlawschoolwasgatheringdustontheshelf.Atthebeginningofthissemester,Iheardthatmyuniversityhasstartednotonlytounifyitslibrariesbutalsolinkthemupwithlibrariesofotheruniversities,somyexperiencewillnotberepeated.Barrierswillbereplacedbybridges.Throughaninter-libraryloansystem,wewillhaveaccesstobooksfromanylibrary.Withglobalization,withChinaintegratedintotheworld,Ibelievemanyofthese

intangiblewallswillbeknockeddown.Iknowglobalizationisacontroversialissue,anditishardtosaywhetheritisgoodorbad.Butonethingisforsure:itdrawsourattentiontoChina'stangibleandintangiblewallsandforcesustoexaminetheirrolesinthemodernworld.Andhowabouttheancientwallsinmycityandothercities?Shouldwetearthemdown?Justtheopposite.Mycity,lik