2019年英文演讲稿范文范文 OpportunitiesandChallengesFirst,Iwouldliketoknow,whatdoesyourdestinyofferyou?Happiness,wisdom,astrongbodyorsomethingelse.IfIhadaskedthisquestiontopresidentNixon,hewouldprobablyhadsaid,”Ourdestinyoffersnotthecupofdespair,butthechaliceofopportunity.”Needlesstosay,oneofthebiggestopportunitiesgiventoChinaisthe2008OlympicGames.Tillnow,wehaveusedtwoseventhsofthepreparationtime.Howmuchchangeshaveyouseen?Newroads,newsubwaylines,public-exercisingequipmentswithbeautifulcolors,largeblocksofgrassfields,andalsolotsofmoderngymswhichareunderconstruction.Otherthanthose,thereareevenmoregoodeffectsbroughttousbytheOlympicGamesthatcannotbeseendirectly.Forexample,moreandmorepeoplewillgettoknowChina.ImsurethemysteriousChineseculturewillattractthemstrongly.Andthegameswillalsodogoodtotheeconomyandenvironment,foritisgainingtheattentionofforeigninvestorsandtheawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionisbeingstrengthened.Whatismore,OlympicGamesgiveauniqueopportunitytoinspireandeducateanewgenerationofChineseyouthwiththeOlympicvaluesandtheOlympicspirit.Nowthatwehaveseensomanyadvances,couldyouevenimagineuslosingtheholdingrights?IvealreadysaidalotabouttheOlympicsandChina.ButIthinkeveryoneshouldusesometimetothinkofthisquestion,”DoestheOlympicGameshaveanyspecialmeaningtoyou?”Forus,ImeantheChineseyouth,2008OlympicGamesisatremendousgift.Becausewhatwearewaitingforistodosomethingsignificantasrepayingthelovegiventous.Thesocietyisjustlikeaship,andinourdreamsthecaptainiswavinghishandandsaying”Hey!Comehereandtakethehelm!”Howcharminghisvoiceis,butwehaveneverheardofitinourtruelife.Thismorning,however,whenwewakeup,wewillseetheOlympicGameswavingitshand.Afterchewing,mostofuswillhaveatleastoneplanaboutwhattodofortheOlympicGames.Andmineistobea“comforter”-thatissomeonewhowillgivecomforttoothers.Attheendofmyspeech,Ihopeallthepreparationwillgowell,andeveryonewillshowtheirabilitytotheworld.Letusseizeopportunitiesandgiveabigsmiletochallenges. Whethertheresafterlife,theanswerhasneverbeenthesame.Theatheistsdenyafterlife,believingthatourlifeisnomorethanfromthecradletothegrave.Theymaycareabouttheirillustriousnamesafterdeath;theymayfeelattachedtotheaffectionoftheiroffspring,buttheyneverlaytheirhopesontheirafterlife.Theymayalsosaythatgoodwillberewardedwithgood,andevilwithevil,buttheydontreallybelieveanyretributionintheirafterlife.However,inthereligiousworldoramongthesuperstitiouspeople,thebeliefinafterlifeisverypopular.Theydonotonlybelieveinafterlife,butthousandsofreincarnationsaswell.Inthemysteriousworld,therearetheparadiseandthehell,thecelestialbeingsandthegods,theBuddhaandtheBodhisattvas.Maybetheyreallybelievedit,ormaybetheyjustwantedtomakeuseofpeoplesveneration,theancientemperorsalwaysdeclaredthattheyweretherealdragons,thesonsofGod,whiletheroyalministersclaimedtobethereincarnationsofvariousconstellations.Butcanthestarsreincarnate?Manypeopleburnincenseandkowtow,dogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues,notjustforthepresent,butmainlytoletGodseetheirsinceritysoastoberebornintoabetterafterlife,ortoachievethehighestenlightenmentafterseverallivesofpractice.Theydobelieveinafterlife.ButIcanthelpasking:Supposetherewerenoafterlife,wouldyoustilldogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues?AndIfGoddoesnotseewhatyouaredoing,wouldyoustillbesouprightandselfless?Ifyouwork,notforservingthepublicandliberatingtheothers,butjustforabetterafterlifeofyourown,isntitalittletooselfish?Comparingwiththiskindofbelievers,thosewhodontbelieveinafterlife,butstillkeepdoinggooddeeds,arethemostsincereandhonestphilanthropists,becausetheydothemnotforthemselvesbutforother.YoumaywonderifIbelieveinafterlife.Myansweris:Iknownothingaboutmypreviouslife,soIdarenotmakeimpropercommentsonafterlife.ButIdohopetheresafterlife!Becauseourpresentlifeissoshortthatsomanythingsslipawaybeforeourproperunderstanding.Ihavesomanydreams,somanywishes,somanyambitions,aswellassomanyreGREtsandconcerns.Iftherewerenoafterlife,allofthemwillremainunrealized!Imnotcontentedwiththepresentcommonplacelife,Imverymuchattachedtotheaffectionsthatshouldhavebeenminebuthavebeenwashedawaybythehurryingtime,andIyearnfortheperfectionandmaturityifIcouldstartalloveragain.Sobelieveitornot,Idrathertherewereafterlife. Aseveyoneknows,Englishisveyimpotanttoday.Ithaseenusedeveywheeinthewold.IthasecomethemostcommonlanguageonIntenetandfointenationaltade.IfwecanspeakEnglishwell,wewillhavemoechancetosucceed.Becausemoeandmoepeoplehavetakennoticeofit,thenumeofthepeoplewhogotoleanEnglishhasinceasedatahighspeed.Butfomyself,IleanEnglishnotonlyecauseofitsimpotanceanditsusefulness,utalsoecauseofmylovefoit.WhenIleanEnglish,Icanfeeladiffeentwayofthinkingwhichgivesmemoeoomtotouchthewold.WhenIeadEnglishnovels,Icanfeelthepleasuefomtheookwhichisdiffeentfomeadingthetanslation.WhenIspeakEnglish,Icanfeeltheconfidentfommywods.WhenIwiteEnglish,IcanseetheeautywhichisnotthesameasouChinese.IloveEnglish,itgivesmeacolofuldeam.IhopeIcantavelaoundthewoldoneday.WithmygoodEnglish,Icanmakefiendswithmanypeoplefomdiffeentconties.Icanseemanyplacesofgeatintests.Ideamt