选择的重要性——大学英语演讲稿

       OverthepastSpringFestival,Igotinvolvedinafamilydispute.RightbeforeIgothome,foursatellitechannelsofCCTVwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalreadyhad.Inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinterestingshows.Therefore,thefiveofus-myparents,mysistersandI-hadtoargueoverwhattowatch.Finally,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthe\"mostinteresting\"programme...Ifwe
　　couldagreewhatthatwas.
　　However,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadTV,therewereonlyoneortwochannelsavailable.Theincreaseinoptionsrevealsanimportantchangeinourlife:theabundanceofchoice.
　　Fifteenyearsagowealldressedinonestyleandinonecolour.Today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsandshades.
　　Fifteenyearsago,wereadfewnewspapers.Today,wereadEnglishnewspapersliketheChinaDailyandthe21stCentury,aswellasvariousChinesenewspapers.
　　Fifteenyearsago,Englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageandliterature.Today,wealsostudyWesternculture,journalism,businesscommunications,internationalrelations,andcomputerscience.
　　TheemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningofanewerainChina’shistory;aneraofdiversity,ofmaterialandculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthoftheChinesenation.
　　Weenjoytheabundanceofchoice.Butthishasnotcomeeasily.
　　About150yearsago,ChinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbyWesterncanonsandgunboats.Ithasbeenthroughthestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochooseforourselves.Thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthedifference.
　　Likeothersofmyage,I’mtooyoungtohaveexperiencedthetimewhentheChinesepeoplehadnorighttochoose.However,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itistimetoask:Whatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoungpeople?
　　Ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?Ischoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializes?Orischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit?
　　First,Iwouldliketosay:Tochoosemeanstoclaimopportunities.
　　Iamathird-yearEnglishmajor.Animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupongraduation.Icangotograduateschool,athomeorabroad.Icangotoworkasateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditorandadiplomat.Actually,thesystemofmutualselectionhasallowedmetoapproachalmosteverycareeropportunityinChina.
　　Indeed,thisisnotgoingtobeaneasychoice.IwouldlovetoworkinsuchbigcitiesasBeijingorShanghaiorShenzhen.Iwouldalsolovetoreturntomyhometown,whichisintimate,thoughslightlylaggingindevelopment.Iwouldlovetostayinthecoastalareawherelifeisexcitingandfast-paced.IwouldalsolovetoputdownrootsincentralandwesternChina,whichisunderdeveloped,butholds
　　greatpotential.
　　Allofthesesoundgood.Buttheyareonlypossibilities.Tothoseofuswhoarebewilderedattheabundanceofopportunities,Iwouldliketosay:Tochoosemeanstoacceptchallenge.
　　Tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheformofcompetition.Inthenextcentury,competitionwillnotonlycomefromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofallagesandofallorigins.
　　Withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehavetofacegrowingcompetitionfromthewholeoutsideworld.Thisiscallingforahigherlevelofourpersonaldevelopment.