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【导语】英语口语的重要性不言而喻,除了日常的英语考试外,
英语口语在我们平常生活中也至关重要。很多人虽喜欢旅行,却不敢
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2 分钟经典的英语口语演讲稿(1)
Whetherthere'safterlife,theanswerhasneverbeenthesame.Theathe
istsdenyafterlife,believingthatourlifeisnomorethanfromthecra
dletothegrave.Theymaycareabouttheirillustriousnamesafterdeat
h;theymayfeelattachedtotheaffectionoftheiroffspring,buttheyn
everlaytheirhopesontheirafterlife.Theymayalsosaythatgoodwill
berewardedwithgood,andevilwithevil,buttheydon'treallybelieve
anyretributionintheirafterlife.
However,inthereligiousworldoramongthesuperstitiouspeople,the
beliefinafterlifeisverypopular.Theydonotonlybelieveinafterli
fe,butthousandsofreincarnationsaswell.Inthemysteriousworld,t
herearetheparadiseandthehell,thecelestialbeingsandthegods,th
eBuddhaandtheBodhisattvas.
Maybetheyreallybelievedit,ormaybetheyjustwantedtomakeuseofpe
ople'sveneration,theancientemperorsalwaysdeclaredthattheywer
etherealdragons,thesonsofGod,whiletheroyalministersclaimedto
bethereincarnationsofvariousconstellations.Butcanthestarsrei
ncarnate?
Manypeopleburnincenseandkowtow,dogooddeedsandstriveforvirtue
s,notjustforthepresent,butmainlytoletGodseetheirsinceritysoa
stoberebornintoabetterafterlife,ortoachievethehighestenlight
enmentafterseverallivesofpractice.Theydobelieveinafterlife.B
utIcan'thelpasking:Supposetherewerenoafterlife,wouldyoustill
dogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues?AndIfGoddoesnotseewhatyouared
oing,wouldyoustillbesouprightandselfless?Ifyouwork,notforser
vingthepublicandliberatingtheothers,butjustforabetterafterli
feofyourown,isn'titalittletooselfish?Comparingwiththiskindof
believers,thosewhodon'tbelieveinafterlife,butstillkeepdoingg
ooddeeds,arethemostsincereandhonestphilanthropists,becauseth
eydothemnotforthemselvesbutforother.
YoumaywonderifIbelieveinafterlife.Myansweris:Iknownothingabo
utmypreviouslife,soIdarenotmakeimpropercommentsonafterlife.B
utIdohopethere'safterlife!Becauseourpresentlifeissoshortthat
somanythingsslipawaybeforeourproperunderstanding.Ihavesomany
dreams,somanywishes,somanyambitions,aswellassomanyregretsand
concerns.Iftherewerenoafterlife,allofthemwillremainunrealize
d!
I'mnotcontentedwiththepresentcommonplacelife,I'mverymuchatta
chedtotheaffectionsthatshouldhavebeenminebuthavebeenwashedaw
aybythehurryingtime,andIyearnfortheperfectionandmaturityifIc
ouldstartalloveragain.Sobelieveitornot,I'drathertherewereaft
erlife.
2 分钟经典的英语口语演讲稿(2)
ItissuchanhonorandpleasureformetobebackatYale,especiallyonth
eoccasionofthe300thanniversary.Ihavehadsomanymemoriesofmytim
ehere,andasNickwasspeakingIthoughtabouthowIendedupatYaleLawS
chool.Andittellsalittlebitabouthowmuchprogresswe’vemade.
WhatIthinkmostaboutwhenIthinkofYaleisnotjustthepoliticallych
argedatmosphereandnotevenjustthesuperblegaleducationthatIrec
eived.ItwasatYalethatIbeganworkthathasbeenatthecoreofwhatIha
vecaredabouteversince.IbeganworkingwithNewHavenlegalservices
representingchildren.AndIstudiedchilddevelopment,abuseandneg
lectattheYaleNewHavenHospitalandtheChildStudyCenter.Iwasluck
yenoughtoreceiveacivilrightsinternshipwithMarianWrightEdelma
nattheChildren’
sDefenseFund,whereIwenttoworkafterIgraduated.Thoseexperience
sfueledinmeapassiontoworkforthebenefitofchildren,particularl
ythemostvulnerable.
WhenIwasthinkingaboutrunningfortheUnitedStatesSenate-whichwa
ssuchanenormousdecisiontomake,oneInevercouldhavedreamedthatI
wouldhavebeenmakingwhenIwashereoncampus-IvisitedaschoolinNew
YorkCityandImetayoungwoman,whowasastarathlete.
IwastherebecauseofBillyJeanKingpromotinganHBOspecialaboutwom
eninsportscalled“Daretocompete.”
ItwasaboutTitleIXandhowwefinally,thankstogovernmentaction,pr
ovidedopportunitiestogirlsandwomeninsports.
So,daretocompete,yes,butmaybeevenmoredifficult,daretocare.Da
retocareaboutpeoplewhoneedourhelptosucceedandfulfilltheirown
lives.Therearesomanyoutthereand
sometimesallittakesisthesimplestofgesturesorhelpinghandsandm
anyofyouunderstandthatalready.Iknowthatthenumbersofgraduates
inthelast20yearshaveworkedincommunityorganizations,havetutor
ed,havecommittedthemselvestoreligiousactivities.
Communityserviceandreligiousinvolvementbeingup.Butifyoulooka
ttheareaofvotingamong18to29yearolds,thenumberstellafarmoretr
oublingtale.ManyofyouIknowbelievethatserviceandcommunityvolu
nteerismisabetterwayofsolvingtheissuesfacingourcountrythanpo
liticalengagement,becauseyoubelieve-chooseoneofthefollowingm
ultiplesorchoosethemall-governmenteithercan’
tunderstandorwon’
tmaketherightchoicesbecauseofpoliticalpressures,inefficiency,
incompetenceorbigmoneyinfluence.
Well,Iadmitthereisenoughtruthinthatcritiquetojustifyfeelingd
isconnectedandalienated.Butatbottom,that’
sapersonalcop-outandanationalperil.Politicalconditionsmaximi
zetheconditionsforindividualopportunityandresponsibilityaswe
llascommunity.AmericorpsandthePeaceCorpsexistbecauseofpoliti
caldecisions.Ourair,water,landandfoodwillbecleanandsafebecau
seofpoliticalchoices.OurabilitytocurediseaseorlogontotheInte
rnethavebeenadvancedbecauseofpoliticallydeterminedinvestment
s.EthniccleansinginKosovoendedbecauseofpoliticalleadership.Y
ourparentsandgrandparentstraveledherebymeansofgovernmentbuil
tandsubsidizedtransportationsystems.ManyusedGIBillsorgovernm
entloans,asIdid,toattendcollege.
Now,Icould,asyoumightguess,goonandon,butthepointistoremindus
allthatgovernmentisusandeachgenerationhastostakeitsclaim.And,
asstakeholders,youwillhavetodecidewhetherornottomakethechoic
etoparticipate.Itishardanditis,bringingchangeinademocracy,pa
rticularlynow.There’
ssomuchaboutourmoderntimesthatconspiretoloweroursights,towea
kenourvision-asindividualsandcommunitiesandevennations.
Itisnotthevastconspiracyyoumayhaveheardabout;ratherit’
sasilentconspiracyofcynicismandindifferenceandalienationthat
weseeeveryday,inourpopularcultureandinourprodigiousconsumeri
sm.
AndIleavethesegraduateswiththesamemessageIhopetoleavewithmyg
raduate.Daretocompete.Daretocare.Daretodream.Daretolove.Prac
ticetheartofmakingpossible.Andnomatterwhathappens,evenifyouh
earshoutsbehind,keepgoing.
ThankyouandGodblessyouall.
2 分钟经典的英语口语演讲稿(3)
Kiplingsaid:
“Eastiseast,andwestiswest,andneverthetwainshallmeet!”
Butnow,acenturylater,theyhavemet.
Theyhavemetinbusiness.Theyhavemetineducation.Theyhavemetinth
earts.Somepeoplewillarguethatthesemeetingswillleaveuswithach
oicebetweeneastandwest,butIbelievethatthebestfutureliesinthe
creativecombinationofbothworlds.Wecanmakewesternideas,custom
sandtechnologyourown,andadaptthemtoourownuse.Wecanenjoythebe
stofbothworlds,becauseourtraditionis,aboveall,oneofselecting
thebestandmakingitourown.
IloveBeijingandHennanoperabecauseitalwaysremindsmeofwhoIam.B
utIamalsoafanofpopmusic,especiallyEnglishsongs.SoIhavecombin
edeasternmelodywithwesternlanguage.Itiscalledwesternhennaope
ra.
Whentwoculturesmeet,theremaybethingsinoneculture,whichdonotf
itintothetraditionoftheother.Whenthishappens,weneedtolearnto
understandandrespectthecustomsofanotherculture.Thentherearec
ertainthingssomepeoplemaynotlike.Tothis,Iwillsay,ifyoudonotl
ikeit,pleasetrytotolerateit.Tolearntotoleratewhatyoupersonal
lydon’
tlikeisagreatvirtueatatimewhendifferentculturesmixandmerge.B
eforeus,therearetworivers,easternandwesterncultures.Atpresen
t,theymayrunindifferentcourses.Buteventually,theywillconverg
eintothevastseaofhumanculture.
Rightnow,Icanseepeoplesofeasternandwesterncultures,standings
idebyside,singingtheOlympicthemesong:wearehandinhand,heartto
heart,togetherwewillshapeabeautifultomorrow!Thankyou!
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