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英语演讲稿：机会与挑战并存
Thetempoofmoderncivilizationhasbeenmuchquickenedinthelasttwe ntyyears.Whilewitnessingthedramaticchangesinthebetter-offsociety ,peoplebegintoreconsiderthequestionof"survival"."Survival"intheol dsensedoesnotbotherusanymore.Instead,wearemoreconcernedabo uthowto"survive"inthehumanworldfullofpetition.
Competitionalwayscarriesabreastchallengesandopportunitiestoever yoneinvolved.Itmightappearinanentranceexam,inaregularclass,orin asmallpublicspeech.Thosewhofailtodetectitsrealnature-whetherano pportunityorachallengeapetitionreallyis-willlosesomethingmoreorle ssconducivetoourgrowth.Ofcourse,ifwetakethepetitionasanopportu nity,wewillfavoritintentionallybecausetheycanhelpusoutstandfromt heaverage;theywillmakeusbeethefocusofpublicattention;theywillgr antusmorechancesandrightstosucceed.Asamatteroffact,opportuniti esaresupposedtobemoreperceptibleandwelingthanchallenges.Thetr uthis,however,wewilllosemoreopportunitieswhenwechoosetotaket
he"opportunity"forkatthecrossroads.Theotherfork,ignoredbyusand definedas"fearfulchallenges",offersmuchmorechancesforthewalkeri npetition.
Wehavesuchaninclinationinlifetooverestimateourselvesandholdath oughtlessattitudetowardsthenegativeoutlookofthings.
Webelieveintheoldsaying,"Opportunityknocksbutjustonce,"soweal waysweleitanddevoteallourspiritandeffortstoit.Themostdevoutbelie verofthissayingarethegraduates.Why?Therearequiteanumberofthe mwhopayfullattentiontopositionsinbigcitiesandarewillingtofloodint odevelopedareasunderanycircumstances,eventhoughtherewillbeto omuchuncertaintyfortheirchoices.Innumerablecasesgostraighttothe samemiserableend:GodseemstorefusetohelptoomanyofHisworship ers.
Inconclusion,todefinethequalityofpetitionseemstobefarfromvaluabl esense,fornomatterwhatapetitionis,anopportunityorachallenge,itwi llcreatenutritiouselementsforourgrowth.
Sotakeapositivelookateverythingaround.Keepourfacetothesunshine ,andwewillnotseetheshadows.
