conquences

大学生获奖英语演讲稿KnowingtheConquencesof

Choice

OverthepastSpringFestival,Igotinvolvedina

eforeIgothome,foursatellite

channelsofCCTVwereaddedtothe14channelswehad

etimeatnight,theyallhad

ore,thefiveofus-myparents,my

y,we

agreedthatweshouldwatchthe"mostinteresting"

programme...Ifwe

couldagreewhatthatwas.

However,allofusthererememberthatforalongtime

afterwehadTV,therewereonlyoneortwochannels

reainoptionsrevealsanimportant

changeinourlife:theabundanceofchoice.

Fifteenyearsagowealldresdinonestyleandin

,welectfromawidevarietyofdesigns

andshades.

Fifteenyearsago,,we

readEnglishnewspapersliketheChinaDailyandthe21st

Century,aswellasvariousChinenewspapers.

Fifteenyearsago,Englishmajorstookonlycoursin

,wealsostudyWestern

culture,journalism,businessmunications,international

relations,andputerscience.

Theemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningofanew

erainChina'shistory;aneraofdiversity,ofmaterial

andculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthofthe

Chinenation.

shasnote

easily.

About150yearsago,Chinawasforcedtoopenupits

eenthrough

thestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinally

policyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmade

allthedifference.

Likeothersofmyage,I'mtooyoungtohave

experiencedthetimewhentheChinepeoplehadnoright

r,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itis

timetoask:Whatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoung

people?

Ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?Is

choiceanemptypromithatnevermaterializes?Oris

choiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit?

First,Iwouldliketosay:Tochoomeanstoclaim

opportunities.

rtantchoice

forme,ofcour,

tograduateschool,toworkas

ateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditoranda

ly,thesystemofmutuallectionhas

allowedmetoapproachalmosteverycareeropportunityin

China.

Indeed,

lovetoworkinsuchbigcitiesasBeijingorShanghaior

alsolovetoreturntomyhometown,which

isintimate,thoughslightlylaggingindevelopment.I

wouldlovetostayinthecoastalareawherelifeis

alsolovetoputdown

rootsincentralandwesternChina,whichisunderdeveloped,

butholds

greatpotential.

yareonly

eofuswhoarebewilderedatthe

abundanceofopportunities,Iwouldliketosay:Tochoo

meanstoaeptchallenge.

Tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheform

extcentury,petitionwillnotonlye

fromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofall

agesandofallorigins.

Withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehaveto

callingforahigherlevelofourpersonaldevelopment.

Fifteenyearsago,theknowledgeofaforeignlanguage

orofputeroperationwasconsideredmerelyanadvantage.

Buttoday,withwidereducationalopportunities,thissame

knowledgehasbeeesntialtoeveryone.

Giventhissituation,evenoursmallestchoiceswill

requiregreatwisdomandpersonaldetermination.

Aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,the

conquenceofeachchoicealsobeesmoreimportant.

Aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,the

conquenceofeachchoicealsobeesmoreimportant.

Nuclearpower,forinstance,mayimproveourqualityof

analsobeudtodamagethelivesand

posssionsofmillions.

Economicdevelopmenthanrichedourlivesbutbrought

withitriousharmtoourair,waterandhealth.

Tothoofuswhoareblindtotheconquencesof

theirchoices,Iwouldliketosay,Tochoomeanstotake

aremakingchoicesforourlves,

wecannotcasuallysay:"It'sjustmyownbusiness."As

policymakersofthenextcentury,wecannotfailtoe

ourresponsibilitytothowhosharetheearthwithus.

ThetraditionalChinecultureteachesustostudy

,

however,thisfamilyisnotjustthefiveofuswho

,itisthe

akingmychoices,I

willnotforgetthesmileofmyteacherwhenIcorrectly

spelledouttheword"China"forthefirsttime,Iwillnot

forgetthehappyfacesoftheboysandgirlswehelpedto

ndbacktoschoolinthemountainsofJiangxiProvince.I

willnotforgetthetearfuleyesofwomenandchildrenin

Bosnia,ChechnyaandSomali,wheremillionsaresuffering

fromwar,famineorpoverty.