英語課前演講五分鐘

第第頁英語課前演講五分鐘

TodayIwouldliketobeginwithastory.TherewasonceaphysicaltherapistwhotraveledallthewayfromAmericatoAfricatodoacensusaboutmountaingorillas.Thesegorillasareamainattractiontotouristsfromallovertheworld;thisputthemseverelyunderthreatofpoachingandbeingputintothezoo.Shewentthereoutofcuriosity,butwhatshesawstrengthenedherdeterminationtodevoteherwholelifetofightingforthosebeautifulcreatures.Shewitnessedascene,ascenetakingustoaplaceweneverimagedwe'veeverbeen,whereintheverydepthoftheAfricanrainforest,surroundedbytrees,flowersandbutterflies,themothergorillascuddledtheirbabies.

Yes,that'samemorablesceneinoneofmyfavoritemovies,calledGorillasintheMist,basedonatruestoryofMrs.DianaFossey,whospentmostofherlifetimeinRwandatoprotecttheecoenvironmentthereuntiltheveryendofherlife.

Tome,themovienotonlypresentsanunforgettablescenebutalsoactsasatimelessreminderthatweshouldnotdevelopthetouristindustryatthecostofoureco-environment.

Today,weliveinaworldofprosperitybutstillthreatenedbysomanynewproblems.Ontheonehand,tourism,asoneofthemostpromisingindustriesinthe21stcentury,providespeoplewiththegreatopportunitytoseeeverythingthereistoseeandtogoanyplacethereistogo.Ithasbecomealifestyleforsomepeople,andhasturnedouttobethedrivingforceinGDPgrowth.Ithasthemagictoturnabackwardtownintoawonderlandofprosperity.Butontheotherhand,manyproblemscanoccur-naturalscenesaren'tnaturalanymore.DeforestationtoheatlodgesaredevastatingNepal.OilspillsfromtouristboatsarepollutingAntarctica.TribalpeopleareforsakingtheirnativemusicanddresstolistentoU2onWalkmanandwearNikeandReeboks.

Alltheseappallingfactshavebroughtustotherealizationthatwecannolongerstandbyanddonothing,becausetheverythoughtofithasbeenerodingourresources.Encouragingly,thee*plosivegrowthofglobaltravelhasputtourismagaininthespotlight,whichiswhytheUnitedNationshasmade20**theyearofecotourism,forthefirsttimetobringtotheworld'sattentionthebenefitsoftourism,butalsoitscapacitytodestroyourecoenvironment.

英語課前演講五分鐘2

Whetherthere'safterlife,theanswerhasneverbeenthesame.Theatheistsdenyafterlife,believingthatourlifeisnomorethanfromthecradletothegrave.Theymaycareabouttheirillustriousnamesafterdeath;theymayfeelattachedtotheaffectionoftheiroffspring,buttheyneverlaytheirhopesontheirafterlife.Theymayalsosaythatgoodwillberewardedwithgood,andevilwithevil,buttheydon'treallybelieveanyretributionintheirafterlife.

However,inthereligiousworldoramongthesuperstitiouspeople,thebeliefinafterlifeisverypopular.Theydonotonlybelieveinafterlife,butthousandsofreincarnationsaswell.Inthemysteriousworld,therearetheparadiseandthehell,thecelestialbeingsandthegods,theBuddhaandtheBodhisattvas.

Maybetheyreallybelievedit,ormaybetheyjustwantedtomakeuseofpeople'sveneration,theancientemperorsalwaysdeclaredthattheyweretherealdragons,thesonsofGod,whiletheroyalministersclaimedtobethereincarnationsofvariousconstellations.Butcanthestarsreincarnate?

Manypeopleburnincenseandkowtow,dogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues,notjustforthepresent,butmainlytoletGodseetheirsinceritysoastoberebornintoabetterafterlife,ortoachievethehighestenlightenmentafterseverallivesofpractice.Theydobelieveinafterlife.ButIcan'thelpasking:Supposetherewerenoafterlife,wouldyoustilldogooddeedsandstriveforvirtues?AndIfGoddoesnotseewhatyouaredoing,wouldyoustillbesouprightandselfless?Ifyouwork,notforservingthepublicandliberatingtheothers,butjustforabetterafterlifeofyourown,isn'titalittletooselfish?Comparingwiththiskindofbelievers,thosewhodon'tbelieveinafterlife,butstillkeepdoinggooddeeds,arethemostsincereandhonestphilanthropists,becausetheydothemnotforthemselvesbutforother.

YoumaywonderifIbelieveinafterlife.Myansweris:Iknownothingaboutmypreviouslife,soIdarenotmakeimpropercommentsonafterlife.ButIdohopethere'safterlife!Becauseourpresentlifeissoshortthatsomanythingsslipawaybeforeourproperunderstanding.Ihavesomanydreams,somanywishes,somanyambitions,aswellassomanyregretsandconcerns.Iftherewerenoafterlife,allofthemwillremainunrealized!

I'mnotcontentedwiththepresentcommonplacelife,I'mverymuchattachedtotheaffectionsthatshouldhavebeenminebuthavebeenwashedawaybythehurryingtime,andIyearnfortheperfectionandmaturityifIcouldstartalloveragain.Sobelieveitornot,I'drathertherewereafterlife.

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Itiseasytodescribesuccessintermsofmoney,fameandreputation.ButIbelievethatsuccessisnote*ternal.Ibelievethatsuccesscomesfromwithin.Mydefinitionofsuccessistobetruetoyourself,andbetruetoothers.Thatmeans,thatyoumustcherishyourpersonalidealeveninthefaceofadversity.Ialsobelievethatsuccessisnotdiscriminatory.Successisnotrestrictedtosuchaclassofpeople,infact,itmaybeachievedbyanypersonirrespectiveofhisrace,creed,genderandeconomicbackground.Agoode*ampleofsuccessisthatofBeethoven.Heisoneoftheworld'smostfamouscomposers,yethewasdeaf.Hecouldnothearthemajesticpiecesofmusicthathecreated.Yet,inthefaceofthisadversity,hewasabletomaintainhisideals''thatofcomposingmusic.

Toe*emplifywhatsuccessmeanstome,Iposeaquestiontoallofyou.Whatbringsustogetherheretoday?Ibelievethatitisthebeautyofthespokenword.Theeffectofpauseandthesoundofrhetoricareuniquetothespokenword.Ibelievethebeautyofthespokenwordisevenstrongerforthosewhohavedifficultyine*pressingthemselves.Thesepeoplearereclusiveandhadtheiremotionshiddenwithinthem.IoncewenttoAustraliaandIsawtwopictures,Oncewasdrawnbyanormalchild,theotherwasdrawnbyachildwithsocialinhibitions.Thepicturedrawnbythenormalchildwassimpleandplain.Th