ladies and gentlemen:
on behalf of my colleagues, i wish to give my warm eongratulations on thc holding of the photo exhibition"scenery of yunnan, guizhou and sichuan."
talking of scenery and landscape,there are many similarities and contrasts between china and canada. both have land masses that are among the world's largest. both have some of the world' smost impressive mountains, rivers and lakes. buteach has things that are special to itself. the chinese are surprised by the fact that canadian furtraders of the early years were actually able to sailon canoes from the atlantic to the pacific through thousands upon thousands of lakes spread out from eastern to western canada, while canadians find the mountains drawn by chinese painters on scrolls utterly surreal.no chinese visitors would leave canada contented without seeing the'niagara falls.
no canadian visitors to china would feel satisfied just seeing the great wall without also touring the three gorges, for that matter.
the exhibition of scenery of yunnan, guizhou and sichuan brings us to yet another world. to those who have been to china,it will provoke reminiscences and to those who have not been to china, it may prove to be an irresistible invitation.
not wanting to bore you with my pale description, ladies and gentlemen, i would like you now to join me in marvelling at these works of art.
my family
there are three people in my family. i'm a boy(girl). i'm ten years old. my dad is a worker. my mother is a worker too. and i have a dog. its name's john. it alaways play with me. and i also love him. this is my family. do you like us?
我的家
我家有三個人.我是一個男孩(女孩).我今年十歲.我的爸爸是個工人.我的媽媽也是個工人.我有一條狗.它的名叫john.它總是和我一起玩.我也愛它.這是我的家.你喜歡我們嗎?
my hobby
i'm a boy. my hobby is playing basketball. i often play basketball with my best friend after class. i think it's really fun and exciting. but my mother told me get home early. this is my hobby. what are your hobby? can you tell me?
我的愛好
我是一個男孩.我的愛好是打籃球.我經常在放學後和我最要好的朋友.我認為它很有趣並且很刺激.但是我的媽媽告訴我早點回家.這是我的愛好.你的愛好是什麼?能告訴我嗎?
my hobby
i'm a girl. i like to colloct shells. so i often go to sea on vacation. i think sea is really beautiful. and the shells are beautiful too. now i have twenty shells. i also have lefree time to go to vacation. so i can't get more shells. this is my hobby. what are your hobby? can you tell me?
我的愛好
我是一個女孩.我喜歡收集貝殼.所以我經常在假期時去海邊.我認為大海很美.並且貝殼也一樣漂亮.現在我有二十個貝殼.我有很少的空餘時間去度假.所以我不能得到更多的貝殼.這是我的愛好.你的愛好是什麼?能告訴我嗎?
no.1 a helping hand 伸出援手
a man who lived in a block of apartments thought it was raining and put his head out the window to check. as he did so a glaeye fell into his hand.
he looked up to see where it came from in time to see a young woman looking down.
"is this yours?" he asked.
she said, "yes, could you bring it up?" and the man agreed.
on arrival she was profuse in her thanks and offered the man a drink. as she was very attractive he agreed. shortly afterwards she said, "i'm about to have dinner. there's plenty. would you like to join me?"
he readily accepted her offer and both enjoyed a lovely meal. as the evening was drawing to a close the lady said, "i've had a marvelous evening. would you like to stay the night?"
the man hesitated then said, "do you act like this with every man you meet?"
"no," she replied, "only those who catch my eye."
no.2 a place to sleep 睡覺的地方
by the time john pulled into the little town, every hotel room was taken. "you've got to have a room somewhere." he pleaded. "or just a bed--i don't care where."
"well, i do have a double room with one occupant," admitted the manager," and he might be glad to split the cost. but to tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained in the past. i'm not sure it'd be worth it to you."
"no problem," the tired traveler assured him. "i'll take it."
the next morning, john came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. when asked about how he slept, he replied, "never better."
the manager was impressed. "no problem with the other guy snoring, then?"
"nope. i shut him up in no time."
"how'd you manage that?"
"he was already in bed, snoring away, when i came in the room," john said. "i went over, gave him a kion the cheek, said, 'goodnight, beautiful.' with that he sat up all night watching me."
no.3 這些美好不會消逝
the pure.the bright,the beautiful, 一切純潔的,輝煌的,美麗的,
that stirred our hearts in youth, 強烈地震撼著我們年輕的心靈的,
the impulses to wordleprayer, 推動著我們做無言的禱告的,
the dreams of love and truth; 讓我們夢想著愛與真理的;
the longing after something‘s lost, 在失去後為之感到珍惜的,
the spirit‘s yearning cry, 使靈魂深切地呼喊著的,
the striving after better hopes- 為了更美好的夢想而奮鬥著的-
these things can never die. 這些美好不會消逝。
the timid hand stretched forth to aid 羞怯地伸出援助的手，
a brother in his need, 在你的弟兄需要的時候，
a kindly word in grief‘s dark hour 傷慟、困難的時候，一句親切的話
that proves a friend indeed ; 就足以證明朋友的真心;
the plea for mercy softly breathed, 輕聲地乞求憐憫，
when justice threatens nigh, 在審判臨近的時候，
the sorrow of a contrite heart- 懊悔的心有一種傷感--
these things shall never die. 這些美好不會消逝。
let nothing pafor every hand 在人間傳遞溫情
must find some work to do ; 盡你所能地去做;
lose not a chance to waken love- 別錯失去了喚醒愛的良機-----
be firm,and just ,and true; 為人要堅定，正直，忠誠;
so shall a light that cannot fade 因此上方照耀著你的那道光芒
beam on thee from on high. 就不會消失。
and angel voices say to thee---你將聽到天使的聲音在說-----
these things shall never die. 這些美好不會消逝。
4、青年 youth
youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind ; it is not rosy cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshne; it is the freshneof the deep springs of life .
youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease. this often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . nobody grows old merely by a number of years . we grow old by deserting our ideals.
years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul . worry , fear , self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust .
whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being ‘s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s next and the joy of the game of living . in the center of your heart and my heart there’s a wirelestation : so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courag
5、中國人 am chinese
ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
i am chinese. i am proud of being a chinese with five thousand years of civilization behind. i've learned about the four great inventions made by our forefathers. i've learned about the great wall and the yangtze river. i've learned about zhang heng(張衡)and i've learned about zheng he(鄭和).who says the yellow river civilization has vanished(消失)?i know that my ancestors have made miracles(奇蹟)on this fertile land and we're still ma-ki-ng miracles. who can ignore the fact that we have established ourselves as a great state in the world, that we have devised our own nuclear weapons, that we have successfully sent our satellites into space, and that our gnp ranks no. 7 in the world? we have experienced the plunders (掠奪) by other nations, and we have experienced the war. yet, based on such ruins, there still stands our nation----china, unyielding and unconquerable!
i once came acroan american tourist. she said, “china has a history of five thousand years, but the us only has a history of 200 years. five thousand years ago, china took the lead in the world, and now it is the us that is leading.”my heart was deeply touched by these words. it is true that we're still a developing nation, but it doesn't mean that we can despise (鄙視) ourselves. we have such a long-standing history, we have such abundant resources, we have such intelligent and diligent people, and we have enough to be proud of. we have reasons to say proudly： we are sure to take the lead in the world in the future again, for our problems are big, but our ambition (雄心) is even bigger, our challenges (挑戰) are great, but our will is evengreater.
i am chinese. i have inherited (繼承) black hair and blackeyes. i have inherited the virtues of my ancestors. i have also taken over responsibility. i am sure, that wherever i go, whatever i do, i shall never forget that i am chinese!
thank you.
ladies and gentlemen ,
good afternoon! i‟m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech. today my topic is “youth”. i hope you will like it , and found the importance in your youth so that more cherish it.
first i want to ask you some questions: 1、 do you know what is youth? 2、 how do you master your youth?
youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind it is not rosy cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshness it is the freshness of the deep springs of life .
youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease. this often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . nobody grows old merely by a number of years . we grow old by deserting our ideals.
years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul . worry , fear , self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust .
whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being „s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what‟s next and the joy of the game of living . in the center of your heart and my heart there‟s a wireless station : so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long as you are young .
when the aerials are down , and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old ,even at 20 , but as long as your aerials are up ,to catch waves of optimism , there is hope you may die young at 80.
that‟s all ! thank you!