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本文部分内容来自网络整理,本司不为其真实性负责,如有异议或侵权请及时联系,本司将立即删除!== 本文为word格式,下载后可方便编辑和修改! ==诸康妮英语演讲稿篇一:诸康妮英语演讲稿_超强完整版(包括即兴演讲部分)Today I’m going to talk about discover yourself.Ever since the accelerated development of human civilization, perpetual scientific discovery of nature have companied mankind all along the journey. It was by discovering the world around us that human beings have been able to live a more sophisticated life. However, as G.K. Chesterton once said “one may understand the cosmos, but never the ego, the self is more distance than any star. Thus, alife is a journey of uelenting offers to discover more of ourselves. When I was six, I constantly picture myself as an elegant and skilled pianist rendering Xiao Bang’s nocturnal beautifully on the stage, receiving award and applause after my performance. However, as I further my piano lessons, it was hard to be oblivious of my non-gifted skills. Sometimes I couldn’t h elp but have this feeling of despair, when I woke up to the reality and discover that my goal was uealistic. Brutal but real. It was the first time; I had discovered that I couldn’t have it at all, when I was twelve. I thought the coolest job in the entire universe was to be a surgeon. I spent hours and hours watching the drama Grey's Anatomy and couldn’t helpfalling in love with the kind of live those doctor lead on the scream.I was utterly mesmerized by the scalpel and all those fancy medical terms that use.However, I stop to dream about being a surgeon when I discover thatit was the idea of being a surgeon that appeals to me, not what it truly was. As a result, the dream ended and I discovered some more about myself. This year, I turned sixteen and I could proudly say Ido not dream to be, but ascertain to pursue being a lawyer in the future. Since junior high school I had always been awarded the most eloquent debater in every single debater participated in. I can not only think logically, but also deliver my thought promptly. My huge interest in philosophy also acts my reason in whenever I tried to argue with something equivocal. Being aware of the obstacles and thehardships on the way becoming a great lawyer never panics me, for the simple reason that I have this faith and passion in what I amaspiring after. G.K. Chesterton was absolutely correct; the most complicated part of comprehending the world is the study of somehow smaller world, ourselves. I subsequently realized that growing up isa process that discover yourselves. We got to know what we truly are and become who we dream to be. As we shape ourselves and as we shapeof our lives, we gradually become more aware of limits and potentials, and consequently learn to adjust what’s out there, and by thatladies and gentlemen I’m proud to say that I have discovered part of myself, sue to discovering today and definitely a lot more in the future. I would always keep this embedded in my heart.Things do not change, we do!First of all, I would like to say that this is a rather prevalent phenomenon these days, we can see a lot of students around me are having this young puppy love and I think it’s utterly normal forthem because I can understand why they do this. They try to seek recognition from the other sex instead of academic success. However,I morally against it because it’s suddenly detrimental to our future development and it would never last long. First of all, as we can understand that we are still rather immature psychologically in this current stage. And most important thing for love is that we cannot actually thoroughly understand what love is. And for most important part is that I can see students around me having puppy love forsimply messing around, seeking pleasure instead of making commitments. And because of this kind of flippancy attitude, I think all theycould do is to mess around and that is why puppy love dies in theblink of an eye. And for example I could say, Mary would be dating David on the first day of November, however two dayslater she is kissing Tom on the other side of the campus. And that’s very normal these days. And secondly I think is because for puppylove is very detrimental to our future development because this particular stage of our time what we should do is to allocate ourtime to studying and participating in ex-curriculum activity in order to go to the wonderful college in the future. And time is scarce because of that I think as Shake spear once said love is blind and a lot of young students thought they’ve lost themselves in this procedure. And that is very very costly. And so in conclusion, we’d like view this problem from the view of economics, when we are making more rational choices, we should consider the marginal benefits and marginal costs for this particular problem and in the case of puppy love, I see the marginal costs exceeds the marginal benefit a lot.And that is reason why I think this is something we should not be approbated and for the case of those people who are thinking that true love might be lost through this way. I would they that the true love can wait, because if not, it wouldn’t be true love at all, and we’ll have nothing to lose. and that is the reason why I have this kind of opinion.I think the reason why I choose to be a lawyer in the future I choose to pursue this career is different from choosing to become a pianist and surgeon is because this was one time I think this kind of career that’s best fits me. I’m a sort of debater in my early days and I have this kind of technique in order to pursue this career. And that is the practical reason why I think this career is best fits me. And secondly, because personally I have watched a movie called the time to kill it is about a case where a black girl got raped and the only lawyer who step to fight for her is a white lawyer, and the whole process is very complicated but what I see from that story is thatI’m very interested in human rights and I want to argue for these people who had their rights trampled and their freedom, how to say, steal away. And if I can be that lawyer, although sometimes I may go against my will and argue for a murderer, a reaper or a criminal, I will always remember that I have taken the oath, that I have to do this job this is my obligation. And because of these reasons I have this passion because I love this job, and I have technique becauseI’m a debater and a speaker in public situations. And this is why this is different from the other choices.I think love is something that cannot be measured qualifiedly, but the reason why I brought up this terminology in economic is becauseit first jumps to my mind when I think about making rational choices, and love is something that make us irrational and that is the reason why put out these terminologies, but I think to answer your question of what love is, personally I would say that, knowing from parents view, and also looking at different cases around me from novel, films and movies. I think love is something about commitment. It’s something of responsibility, not just love for the first sight. Because if you believe in love for the first sight, you should believe that it would be gone instantly away. And because of that I think love is something should be taken at heart, it’s not just physical attraction. Because one it would die out. What makes for love go for forever is kind of responsibility that we have to shoulder. That is something that we should not be given away instantly, and that is what I think is love.篇二:21世纪英语演讲诸康妮演讲稿。
马里兰大学中国女留学生演讲火了一位中国女留学杨舒平在美国马里兰大学2017届学生毕业典礼上的一段演讲火了。
在演讲中,她说:“当时在国内每天出门都要戴口罩,来了美国才呼吸到又甜又新鲜的空气。
”这段演讲经过网络传播后,在网络上引起热议,不少网友对她的不当言论进行反驳。
5月22日晚,杨舒平发文致歉,称自己深爱自己的祖国和家乡,原为国家做贡献。
演讲视频截图(美国侨报网)5月22日晚,杨舒平改掉了自己的微博名,取了一串乱码,并删光之前所有微博,回应此次事件称,“我深爱自己的祖国和家乡,为国家的繁荣发展深感自豪,也希望今后用自己在国外的所学弘扬中国文化,为国家做积极贡献。
”虽然杨舒平关闭了自己的微博评论,并表示“完全没有对国家及家乡的否定或贬低之意”,但网友们的愤怒之情却迟迟未消。
姑娘,在昆明还要带口罩出门?是不是贬低,人人心里有杆秤。
起码,人要做到诚实。
那么多努力在国外维护形象的人,看到你的言论会心寒的吧。
杨舒平说她生长在中国的一个城市,“只要出门就必须戴口罩,不然我可能会生病”“在美国的第一次呼吸“我感受到了自由”。
网友找到她本人的微博,微博资料中显示她毕业于昆明一中,而昆明的空气质量常年都保持在优良水平。
云南省昆明党务政务信息公开平台官方微博发声:“针对广大网友因为视频产生的对昆明空气质量的质疑,小布表示,这个锅我们不背!昆明四季如春,气候宜人,截至5月8日,今年昆明市空气质量优良天数比例达100%。
不过昆明的空气倒极有可能‘新鲜而香甜’,如果大家行走在昆明的大街小巷,就能感受到昆明“四季鲜花开不败”的自然芬芳!”[email protected]:“这个锅我们昆明不背,我从小到大都没在昆明戴过口罩,我在温哥华这种所谓空气质量巨好的地方都觉得和昆明没什么区别。
”除了对校方的安排表达不满外,在马大的同学们对于这位学生代表演讲的内容和用意表达了不满与质疑!马里兰大学学生会也在微信群呼吁学生们采取行动,宣传华人留学生正面的形象来消除Shuping Yang的演讲所造成的不良影响。
美国马里兰大学2018毕业典礼中国留学生赢得赞誉美国各大高校陆续进入毕业季,今年,马里兰大学的毕业演讲舞台上,又迎来了一名中国留学生的面孔和来自中国的声音。
这位同学名叫朱子曜,相信这次演讲后,会有更多人会记住他。
因为在他完成演讲后,现场观众称他的表现鼓舞人心,“brought the house down”(炸裂全场)。
有观众不禁感叹:在“空气甜”的事件一年后,终于有中国人在同样的场合,给祖国争回了一口气!中国留学生朱子曜在美国马里兰大学史密斯商学院,代表商学院全体研究生、MBA、博士生发表了毕业演讲。
当回顾自己的留学经历时,和几乎所有的留学生相似的是,朱子曜称在马里兰的头几个月简直是一场噩梦。
“初来乍到”,没有朋友,不会开车。
很多时候只能把自己关在房间里,渐渐地,由于学业的压力,他甚至有了脱发的烦恼。
他开始预测自己会在什么时候掉光所有的头发,开始往自己身上贴上诸如“迟钝的学习者”和“后进生”这样的标签。
因为一个最基本的概念,他可能要花上3个小时才能弄明白。
他甚至越来越觉得,自己可能就是一只乌龟——马里兰的吉祥物就是一只乌龟。
他告诉自己:反正我也不是那个最聪明的。
但是很快,在老师的帮助和开导下,他慢慢开始认清自己。
认清自己为何而来、要做什么、要去向何方,以及——自己真的就是一只乌龟!他的老师曾在哈佛待过,老师告诉他:成功之路从来都不容易。
老师在哈佛的时候,她必须每天早上4点起床。
每一天她都在怀疑自己的能力、她的选择、她的未来。
但她决定接受挑战,一步一步地向前迈进。
最终,她成为了“神奇女侠”,并且激励了数以百计像朱子曜一样的学生。
乌龟虽然行动迟缓,但它们有坚硬的外壳,能承受所有的压力和困难,并且仍然前进。
从同学身上,他也学到了不轻言放弃的精神。
他的同学中,有的在攻读硕士学位,有的已经结婚要还贷款,有的还要给孩子换尿布。
但是他们没有一个轻言放弃。
现在,他们中的许多人都取得了优异的成绩,并且找到了令人满意的工作。
对马里兰中国留学生毕业演讲的思考2017年5月21日,中外华人圈炸了锅,原因是当天在美国马里兰大学举行的2017届学生毕业典礼上,一位来自云南昆明一中的中国留学生作为毕业生代表发言“谄媚”了美国而刻意贬低了中国。
作为一个外国留学生,受邀参加演讲本来是挺值得骄傲的事,但她一出口,我想台下坐着的中国学生可能都懵了,她的演讲从一个问句开始,你问什么要出国?可能很多留学生都被问过这个问题,一般的回答要么是为了学习先进的理念啊,喜欢当地的文化之类的,但杨小姐角度“独到”,是为了新鲜的空气。
然后她和大家分享了自己最初踏上美国国土时的感受,“美国的空气是多么香甜清新,有种奇异的奢华,我完全被它震惊了。
”杨小姐的一番讲话之所以引起那么大的风波,根本原因在于两点:一是她作为一名学生,没有在空气问题上实事求是,中国固然空气质量很差,但她所生活的昆明是中国空气质量最好的城市之一,而她所留学的地方恰恰又是美国污染最严重的地区之一,两者相比昆明的空气质量并不比马里兰州的空气质量差,而且昆明也不是出门就戴着口罩。
当然,中国空气质量最好的地方之一和美国空气质量最差的地方之一差不太多,充分凸显出了两国在环境方面的差距,这一点我们要承认。
但我们也应该承认,污染是全世界工业化过程中发展的代价,无论是欧洲还是美国,曾经雾霾都比中国更严重。
一个大国,不可能既绕开工业化进程又实现发财致富,印度的污染比中国一点不差,但却没有完成基础工业化,所以虽然印度曾经远远领先中国,现在却被中国远远抛在了身后。
以美国为例,其雾霾严重程度曾甚于中国,而美国治理好花了四十多年,欧洲情况也差不多。
至于中国,相信20到30年时间就能实现美国和欧洲40多年所达到的治理效果。
我们应该承认现实,但更应实事求是;我们应该努力让我们的环境变好,但我们需要时间和努力的过程。
一个学业有成的留学生,竟然没有一点实事求是的精神,信口雌黄,当然会被人反驳,特别是那些措辞太过谄媚的言辞,更是让中国人感到非常不爽。
2018-2019-精选2018年英语爱国演讲稿:我是一个中国人-推荐word版本文部分内容来自网络整理,本司不为其真实性负责,如有异议或侵权请及时联系,本司将立即删除!== 本文为word格式,下载后可方便编辑和修改! == 精选2018年英语爱国演讲稿:我是一个中国人英语爱国演讲稿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 and i’ve learned about zheng he.who says the yellow river civilization has vanished?i know that my ancestors have made miracles on this fertile land and we’re still xxx 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。
本文部分内容来自网络整理,本司不为其真实性负责,如有异议或侵权请及时联系,本司将立即删除!== 本文为word格式,下载后可方便编辑和修改! ==双人演讲稿爱国励志篇一:爱国励志演讲稿爱国励志演讲稿——铭记历史,奋勇向前一百年前,你辱我中华,亡我水师,裂我疆土。
还提出要使“世界悉为皇国之郡县,万国君主皆为天皇之臣民……凡此先以吞中国始。
”这条海蛇的野心何其大也?不但要吞下中国,而且要吞下世界,将所有的人间财富据为己有!七十年前你屠我同胞,掠我物产,焚我房屋,历史铭记,山河永刻,泱泱华夏,国耻不忘。
但是,这个中国历史上空前的惨案还悬而未决,我们中华儿女有责任把“南京大屠杀”这惨绝人寰的日军罪行,彻底澄清,以对祖先,以儆子孙,更为“南京大屠杀”中死难的34万同胞伸冤。
时至今日你抢我海岛,撞我渔船,你扣我同胞,钓鱼岛上,兴风做浪,将我忍耐置若惘然,贼子野心,昭然若揭,中华儿女奋起还击,卧榻之侧岂容他人鼾睡,尔等如若再叫嚣,踏平你东京!我们作为中国的一位成员,就应该了解历史,就应该想想现在自己的生活,就应该为中国付出些血汗,沧海桑田,科技发展日异月新,我们应该传承中华民族的优秀传统,勤奋努力,自强不息,努力学习,壮大自己的力量,为中华民族的美好前途贡献一切。
虽然我们不是什么名人,但我相信只要每个人都努力付出一些,那祖国就会强大一些,就可以让祖国重现辉煌!然而,放眼当代社会,我们却发现这个时代不少青春少年已经淡漠了青春的英雄和英雄的青春。
多少青年,多少学生中不务正业,游手好闲者有之;沉溺网络,不思进取者有之;盲目崇拜,随波逐流者有之;自甘堕落,无病呻吟者亦有之......人生的信仰,信念没有了,什么爱国爱党,对他们而言,只是句空话,甚至笑话而已。
醒醒吧,朋友们,我们是崭新的一代,是承担更加沉重的历史使命的新一代。
祖国的壮丽河山要我们来保护,五千年的灿烂文化由我们来传承,“少年强则中国强”,铭记历史,满怀豪情,让我们携起手来带领中国登上又一个巅峰!篇二:爱国励志演讲稿中小学(爱国主义教育、励志)演讲稿1.中华少年:【推荐:5星】甲乙丙丁齐丁甲丙乙甲乙甲乙丙丁丙丁丁乙丙甲乙丙丁丙甲从巍峨峻拔的高原走来,我是冰山上的一朵雪莲;从碧波环抱的宝岛走来,我是海风中的一只乳燕;从苍苍茫茫的草原走来,我是蓝天下翱(áo)翔的雏鹰;从七沟八梁的黄土坡走来,我是黄河边鲜嫩的山丹丹。
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呼吸一口新鲜的空气,让久储的梦想复活,闭上我们的双眼,让我们一起来飞翔!今天我将给大家带来最真挚的演讲。
我演讲的题目是《我爱你——中国》。
在我人生道路上走过的13个春秋里,我一直认为自己很幸福,我的生活时时充满着欢乐,处处铺满着鲜花。
谈起这些,妈妈对我说:“你这么幸福,是你生活在我们伟大的祖国,生活在幸福的年代。
”老师对我说:“只有祖国的富强,才会使我们幸福的生活之花永放光华”。
翻开历史我看到:没有祖国,就没有了家,没有家就没有我们,祖国不强盛,人民就遭殃。
是啊,当祖国积贫积弱的时候,她的人民就挨饿受冻、受辱被欺;当祖国繁荣富强的时候,她的人民就快乐幸福、昂首挺胸!祖国和她的人民,正如母亲和儿女,荣辱与共、血肉相连!我们的祖国,就是我们的母亲,我们的祖国,就是我们最亲最爱的祖国母亲!有960万平方公里广袤无垠的疆土;她有上下五千年光辉灿烂的文化;她有饮誉世界的四大发明;她有三山五岳的秀美江川……这一切都会使我——祖国的女儿,为有这样母亲而骄傲和自豪! 当然,我们不会忘记那“烽火连三月”的日子,不会忘记那黄浦江上的外轮,不会忘记那颐和园中的八国联军,还有那一箱箱的鸦片……鲁迅先生说过:“我们自古以来,就有埋头苦干的人,有为民请命的人……”。
祖国的儿女在黑暗中摸索、在痛苦中企盼、在屈辱中抗争。
虎门销烟、太平天国、义和团起义… …无不表现了祖国儿女寻求解放与和平的坚强意志。
五四运动的呐喊、中国共产党的成立,抗日战争、解放战争、中华人民共和国的成立,从此,祖国母亲踏上了新的征程……以下文字仅用于测试排版效果, 请使用时删除!“山不在高,有仙则灵。
”晋江的万石山,因有摩尼光佛而香客、游人接踵而至。
【2018-2019】外国人在中国就业管理规定英文版-精选word文档本文部分内容来自网络,本司不为其真实性负责,如有异议或侵权请及时联系,本司将予以删除!== 本文为word格式,下载后可随意编辑修改! ==外国人在中国就业管理规定英文版外国人在中国就业管理规定英文版RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGNERS IN CHINA(Promulgated jointly by the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of public Security,Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the People's Republic of China on 22 January 1996)Chapter l General ProvisionsArticle 1 These Rules are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and decrees for the purpose of strengthening the admiministration of employment of foreigners in ChinaArticle 2 The term "foreigners"in these Rules refers to the persons,who under the Nationality Law ont1e People's Republic of China, do not have Chinese nationality. The term "employment of foreigners in China" in these Rules refers to acts of foreigners without permanent residence status to engage in remunerative work within Chinese territory in accordance with it laws.Article 3 These Rules shall apply to employed foreigners within Chinese territory and their employers. These Rules shall not apply t。
本文部分内容来自网络整理,本司不为其真实性负责,如有异议或侵权请及时联系,本司将立即删除!== 本文为word格式,下载后可方便编辑和修改! ==青春中国朗诵稿篇一:青春中国朗诵稿《青春中国》用茫茫的夜色作墨用疮痍的土地作纸在鸦片战争的硝烟之后是谁?写下的两个字--中国让人读得昏暗读得疲惫更让人读得心痛读得悲愤那萎缩在清末史书里的消瘦的中国呵那跪倒在《南京条约》里的软弱的中国呵那一天,无数的青年走上了街头面对淋漓的鲜血面对惨淡的人生他们的呐喊如同一阵阵惊雷激荡着这昏睡的土地他们就像一束束火焰在曲折的道路中蔓延盛开成五月绚丽的花朵此后,他们加入到共产党人的行列中他们义无返顾地选择了用铁锤砸碎黑暗用镰刀收割光明他们走过漫道他们越过雄关他们驰骋疆场他们英勇杀敌他们要以枪杆做笔写下一个崭新的中国他们要以热血为色描绘一个青春的中国许多年后的今天当我的目光穿越历史的峰峦我依然可以感受到他们的呼吸我又看见我又看见了一群又一群的青年那挂满汗水的面孔我又听见了他们嘹亮的歌声在荒芜的土地上回荡他们用无怨无悔的青春在悠悠岁月中写着一首爱的诗篇是的,岁月悠悠、人生漫漫那是一首激情澎湃的诗篇那是一片开满鲜花的风景那是一曲气势磅礴的交响那是一座壮志凌云的丰碑哦,中国,我要为你写一首诗用太阳金色的语言用心海浩瀚的蔚蓝哦,中国,我要为你画一幅画用春天百花的色彩用五星红旗的光芒今天,一个大写的中国让人读得光明、读得酣畅今天,一个腾飞的中国更让人读得生动、读得自豪这就是在世界的东方喷薄而出的希望的中国这就是在中国共产党领导下的辉煌的中国这就是我们的青春中国!篇二:青春中国朗诵稿《青春中国朗诵稿》用茫茫的夜色作墨用疮痍的土地作纸在鸦片战争的硝烟之后是谁?写下的两个字--中国让人读得昏暗读得疲惫更让人读得心痛读得悲愤那萎缩在清末史书里的消瘦的中国呵那跪倒在《南京条约》里的软弱的中国呵那一天,无数的青年走上了街头面对淋漓的鲜血面对惨淡的人生他们的呐喊如同一阵阵惊雷激荡着这昏睡的土地他们就像一束束火焰在曲折的道路中蔓延盛开成五月绚丽的花朵此后,他们加入到共产党人的行列中他们义无返顾地选择了用铁锤砸碎黑暗用镰刀收割光明他们走过漫道他们越过雄关他们驰骋疆场他们英勇杀敌他们要以枪杆做笔写下一个崭新的中国他们要以热血为色描绘一个青春的中国许多年后的今天当我的目光穿越历史的峰峦我依然可以感受到他们的呼吸我又看见了一群又一群的青年那挂满汗水的面孔我又听见了他们嘹亮的歌声。
本文部分内容来自网络,本司不为其真实性负责,如有异议请及时联系,本司将予以删除== 本文为word格式,下载后方便编辑修改,也可以直接使用==马里兰大学中国留学生代表毕业演讲全文【中英文】羽利小编精心推荐今天,越来越多的中国年轻人做演讲,无论在国内还是国外,都是值得鼓励的事情。
留学网在这里提供马里兰大学中国留学毕业生演讲翻译全文及原文,欢迎阅读!马里兰大学中国留学生代表毕业演讲全文【中英文】Good afternoon faculty students parents and friends.I am truly honored and grateful to speak at the commencement for the University of Maryland, Class of 201X.People often ask me: Why did you come to the University of Maryland?I always answer: Fresh air.Five years ago, as I step off the plane from China, and left the terminal at Dallas Airport. I was ready to put on one of my five face masks, but when I took my first breath of American air. I put my mask away.The air was so sweet and fresh, and oddly luxurious.I was surprised by this. I grew up in a city in China, where I had to wear a face mask every time I went outside, otherwise, I might get sick.However, the moment I inhaled and exhaled outside the airport.I felt free.No more fog on my glasses, no more difficult breathing, no more suppression.Every breath was a delight. As I stand here today, I cannot help, but recall that feeling of freedom.At the University of Maryland, I would soon feel another kind of fresh air for which I will be forever grateful — the fresh air of free speech.Before I came to United States, I learned in history class about the Declaration of Independence, but these words had no meaning to me— Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.I was merely memorizing the words to get good grades.These words sounded so strange, so abstract and so foreign to me, until I came to University of Maryland.I have leaned the right to freely express oneself is sacred in American.Each day in Maryland, I was encouraged to express my opinions on controversial issues.I could challenge a statement made by my instructor. I could even rate my professors online.But nothing prepared me for the culture shock I experienced when I watched a university production of the play— Twilight: Los Angeles.Twilight is a play by Anna Deavere Smith about the 1992 Los Angeles RiotsThe riots followed acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the videotaped arrest and beating of Rodney King.For six days, the city was in chaos as citizens took to the streets.In Twilight, the student actors were openly talking about racism, sexism and politics.I was shocked, I never saw such topic could be discussed openly.The play was my first taste of political storytelling, one that makes the audience think critically.I have always had a burning desire to tell these kinds of stories, but I was convinced that only authorities own the narrative, only authorities could define the truth.However, the opportunity to immerse myself in the diverse community at the University of Maryland exposed me to various, many different perspectives on truth.I soon realized that here I have the opportunity to speak freely.My voice matters.Your voice matters.Our voices matter.Civil engagement is not a task just for politicians. I have witnessed this when I saw my fellow students marching in Washington DC, voting in the presidential election and raising money for support various causes.I have seen that everyone has a right to participate and advocate for change.I used to believe that one individual participation could not make a difference, but here we are, United Terps.Together, we can push our society to be more just open and peaceful.Class of 201X, we are graduating from a university that embraces a liberal arts education that nurtures us to think critically, and also to care and feel for humanity.We are equipped with the knowledge of various disciplines and we are ready to face to the challenges of our society.Some of us may go to graduate school, some us may step into professions and some of us may begin a journey of exploration.But no matter what we do, remember, democracy and free speech should not be taken for granted.Democracy and freedom are the fresh air that is worth fighting for.Freedom is oxygen. Freedom is passion. Freedom is love.And as a French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre once said: freedom is a choice, our future is dependent on the choices we make today and tomorrow.We are all playwrights of the next chapters of our lives. Together, we write the human history.My friends, enjoy the fresh air and never let it go.Thank you.老师们,同学们,家长们,和朋友们,大家下午好。
我非常荣幸也很感激,能向马里兰大学201X届的毕业生们讲话。
常常有人问我,你为什么要来马里兰大学?我总是回答,因为这里有新鲜的空气。