英語演講比賽（雙語）全套

英語演講比賽（雙語）Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,changehaspenetratedintoeveryaspectofourdailylife.Toillustratethat,I’dliketomakeacomparisonofthesetwoseeminglyinsignificantthings:milkmanandmailman,whosedifferencesindicateourchangingwayoflivingwiththetimes.HomemilkdeliveryhasalmostgoneextinctinChinanow,alsogonewithitarethemilkmen,whooncedeliveredbottledfreshmilkdoor-to-door.Ontheotherhand,mailman’sbusinessorthecourierservicehasthrivedasonlineshoppinggainspopularity.However,inretrospect,Ifindsomethinghasbeenlostinthistransition,somethingShakespearecalledas“themilkofhumankindness”.WhenIwasakid,milkwasn’tforsaleeverywhere.Forthefamilieswhoneedit,theydependedonthemilkmentotakeitfromthelocaldairyfarmstotheirhouses.Inourneighborhood,therewassuchamilkman,whosearrivalwasmuchanticipatedbythechildrenandalwaysbroughtuslaughterandjoy.Heknewthenameofeverykidandcouldeasilyseethroughourtricks.Ifwedidn’tbehave,hewouldsidewithourparentsandthreatentorobusofthenutritiousdrink.Theentireneighborhoodwasacquaintedwithhim;sawhimasamemberofthecommunityjustlikethemanyresidentsorstreetvendors.Therewasabondbetweenallofusforitwasnotonlythecommoditiesthatbeentransacted,butalsoasenseofcaringanddependability.Andthatsmallboxfixedontoourdoor,otherthanbeingadrop-offpointformilk;itwasacommunicationjunctionbetweenthepeopleaswetooktheinitiativetoreachouttoothers.Fastforwardtotoday,milkisubiquitouswithnodedicateddeliverysystem.Buttheconveniencelevelofourlivehasgoneupanotch.Almosteverythingisforsaleonline,whichsparesusallthetravellingandtalking.Withafewreadyclicks,shoppingisdone.Therestisleftforthosespeeddeliverycompanies.Usuallyit’sagrumpymailman,whoreachesusthroughcellphone,urgingeveryonetopickuptheirparcelsassoonaspossible.Andtheminutethereceiptissigned,werushbacktounpackwhilethecourierdashestothenextdestination.Thereisbarelyaconversationcarriedout,nordowefeeltheneedtotalktosuchastranger,whochangesfromtimetotimefrequently.Itseemsthatpeoplearealwaysinahurrynow,thoughwehavemoreconveniences,stillwerunshortoftimetostopandstare,tospeakandshare.Callmeanold-timer,butIthinkthepersonaltouchrepresentedbythemilkmaniswhathasbeenmissinginthemodernsociety.WilliamWordsworthoncewrotethat“Gettingandspending,welaywasteourpowers.”Moderntechnologymayhavemultipliedourpossessionsorgaveusmoreconveniences,butweruntheriskofreducingourvaluesifwelaywasteourpowerofinterpersonalrelationships.隨著科學(xué)技術(shù)的發(fā)展，變化已經(jīng)滲透到我們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹姆椒矫婷妗榱苏f明這一點(diǎn)，我想比較一下這兩個(gè)看似無關(guān)緊要的事情:送牛奶的人和郵遞員，他們的差異表明我們的生活方式隨著時(shí)代的變化。在中國，送奶上門已經(jīng)幾乎絕跡，送奶工也隨之消失，他們?cè)?jīng)挨家挨戶送瓶裝鮮奶。另一方面，郵差業(yè)務(wù)或快遞服務(wù)蓬勃發(fā)展，因?yàn)榫W(wǎng)上購物的普及。然而，回想起來，我發(fā)現(xiàn)在這種轉(zhuǎn)變中，有些東西丟失了，莎士比亞稱之為“人性之乳”。當(dāng)我還是個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，并不是到處都有牛奶出售。對(duì)于需要牛奶的家庭來說，他們依靠送奶工把牛奶從當(dāng)?shù)氐呐Ｄ虉?chǎng)送到家里。我們家附近就有這樣一個(gè)送牛奶的人，孩子們都翹首以盼，他的到來總是給我們帶來歡笑和快樂。他知道每個(gè)孩子的名字，很容易看穿我們的把戲。如果我們不守規(guī)矩，他就會(huì)站在我們父母一邊，威脅要?jiǎng)儕Z我們的營養(yǎng)飲料。附近的人都認(rèn)識(shí)他;視他為社區(qū)的一員，就像許多居民或街頭小販一樣。我們之間有一種聯(lián)系，不僅僅是交易的商品，還有一種關(guān)心和信賴。還有那個(gè)固定在我們門上的小盒子，而不是用來放牛奶的;它是人與人之間的溝通樞紐，因?yàn)槲覀冎鲃?dòng)接觸他人?？爝M(jìn)到今天，牛奶無處不在，沒有專門的運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng)。但是我們生活的便利水平提高了一個(gè)檔次。幾乎所有東西都在網(wǎng)上出售，省去了我們所有的旅行和交談。只需點(diǎn)擊幾下鼠標(biāo)，購物就完成了。剩下的就留給那些速遞公司了。通常是一個(gè)脾氣暴躁的郵遞員，通過手機(jī)聯(lián)系我們，敦促每個(gè)人盡快取走他們的包裹。收據(jù)一簽好，我們就趕回去拆包，而快遞員則沖到下一個(gè)目的地。我們幾乎沒有交談，也沒有必要和這樣