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篇一:关于阅读的英语演讲

Have you insisted on reading great books

What is a great book? There is no end to the making of books. Nor does there seem to be any end to the making lists of great books. There has always be more books than one could read. You can be happy at the fact that the number of that is relatively small.

However,today,people usually leave it in the library. According to the national reading survey issued by The China Academy of Press and Publication, in 2012, only 55% Chinese aged between18 and 70 book read books .That is to say, there are more than forty percent of the people seldom read in China.

It is a great challenge to literature. As a educated student,have you insist on reading great books. In order to change the situation ,we must take actions to read great books.

In Adler’s essay of What is A Great Book, he explain why we should read great books. I conclude it as follows.

First,great books are the most readable. They will not let you down ,if you read them well. The have more ideas per page than most books in the their entirety. This is why you can read a great book over and over again and never exhaust it contents.

Second ,great books are always contemporary,in contrast to the books we called contemporary,because they are currently popular ,last for a year or tow,or ten at most. You may probably can not recall the names of many earlier best sellers,and you may probably would not be interest in reading them. But the great are never out modeled by the movement of thought or the shifting winds of opinion .

Third ,great books are the most instructive. This follows the fact that they are original communications. They contain what cannot be found in other books. Whether you ultimately agree or disagree what they say. They are the primary teachers of mankind. They have made basic contribution to human right .

Just giving you the reason is not enough, I will give you some methods to realize you reading dream.

Firstly,you can begin with a interesting novel. You will be attracted by the figures,the plots .Than ,after reading a lot of books ,you may be get into a habit of reading. So,you can contact with some complex books,such as philosophy ,arts and so on. You will be shocked at the new world.

There are countless great books in our library,you must make great advantage of it. Of course ,it is a better choice to buy great books. Collecting books is a enjoyable thing,at least for me. So,reading great books. The new world is coming.

篇二:读书英语演讲稿

dear teacher and classmates:good afternoon. i’m eva, my number is 39. i am very glad to say something here. my topic is the use of internet innovation

reading.

as we all know, now is the era of the internet. the reading is a fine tradition

of the chinese nation. due to busy work and other reasons, modern people reading less

and less time. how to use the internet to innovative way of reading to retrain peoples

reading habits are both a challenge and an opportunity. let me give you an example. recently my aunt pregnant, they do not have time to

do prenatal care, reading it to the baby. my uncle was a judge often work at night,

my aunt is a university teacher. my aunt wanted a way to download the prenatal music,

prenatal stories and other prenatal material on the phone, when my aunt to do housework,

correcting homework, she can always play to the baby listen to stories or music. even

my grandfather said, the internet is good, that is practical. it can save more time

in reading to read more books.there are many similar examples. as long as we are willing, we can anytime,

anywhere enjoy the internet has brought us pleasure reading. i finished the speech. thank you for listening. 各位老师、同学:

下午好!(早上好等等)我的名字叫伊娃,我是39号选手。我很高兴在这里演讲,我的演讲题目是利用互联网创新阅读方式。众所周知,现在是互联网时代,阅读是中华民的优良传统。由于工作繁忙等原因,现代

人读书时间越来越少了,如何利用互联网创新阅读方式,重新培养国人的读书习惯,是我们

面临的挑战和机遇。

我的舅妈最近怀孕了,舅妈和舅舅都没有时间做胎教,读书给宝宝听。我舅舅是法官,

晚上经常加班,舅妈是大学教师。我的舅妈就想了一个办法,将胎教音乐,胎教故事等胎教

材料下载到手机上,这样我的舅妈在做家务、批改作业的时候,可以随时将故事、音乐放给

小宝宝听。连我的外公都说,互联网就是好,就是实用。它可以节省更多读书时间用来读更

多的书。

类似的例子还有很多。只要我们愿意,我们就可以随时随地,随心所欲的享受互联网给

我们带来的读书的乐趣。我愿意为互联网阅读的普及做出一份贡献。 我的演讲完毕,谢谢大家。篇二:读书演讲稿快乐的读书之旅 尊敬的评委老师、亲爱的同学们: 大家好!

我叫刘天成,是汉南区育才小学六年级五班的一名学生,今天参加这次“楚童杯”读书

汇活动演讲比赛,我感到非常高兴,也非常自豪。我演讲的题目是——《快乐的读书之旅》在日常生活中,只要你善于发现,勤于学习就能体味到很多的乐趣,我就是一个兴趣广

泛,活泼快乐的男孩。绘画、书法、钢琴是我的特长;乒乓球、跑步、跳高跳远是我的强项。

除了这些以外,在生活中,我还有一个最大的乐趣,——读书。 记得我很小的时候,每天晚上,妈妈总喜欢捧着一本书,坐在床前,指着书中的图画和

文字给我讲述动人的故事和有趣的知识。从《安徒生童话》《十万个为什么》到《三十六计》

等等,我静静地听着,觉得这些小小的书本真是太神奇了,我渐渐地爱上了他们,同时也和

文字成了好朋友。5岁时我就认识了很多字,可以自己读书了。那时我最爱看妈妈给我订的

《童话王国》和《小百科》,书里的故事特别美: ,三只小猪非常可爱,小女

巫调皮又善良。爸爸妈妈还经常带我逛图书大世界,在那里我发现了《海底两万里》《木偶奇

遇记》《金银岛》《鲁滨逊漂流记》《岳飞传》······这一系列世界经典文学名著陪伴我度过了

很多美妙的时光。是他们带着我去海底探秘、环游地球、穿越古今;是他们增长了我的知识,

丰富 了我的情感。同时我也深深地爱上了看书,课间、午间、做完作业后,都是我读书的好

时光。现在《城南旧事》《稻草人》《巫师的沉船》《寄小读者》······百年百部中国儿童文学

经典书系是我的最爱。《冒险小虎队》、《笑猫日记》系列我反复阅读了3遍却还是深深的吸引

着我。读书,让我感受到经典的魅力;读书,让我领略了诗意的生活;读书,让我发现了一

个观察世界的窗口;读书,还让我体会到超越自我的快乐?? 转眼间,书已经陪我度过了十一个春秋。回想过去的点点滴滴,我只想对书说一句:“谢

谢你一路给我快乐!”

读书之乐,乐在足不出户,便可遨游天下,悠然领略醉人的景致。 读书之乐,乐在重回

历史,以史为鉴,学会惜。读书之乐,乐在随意翻阅,便可陶冶性情,于各种书籍中寻觅享

受。读书之乐,乐在调整身心,保持健康,时时以积极的心态面对生活的点点滴滴。读书之

乐,乐在不断超越自己。从一本本可爱的书籍中学会分清美丑,识别善恶,明辨是非;从一

次次感悟中体会到不断超越,逐渐成长,走向成熟;从先贤智者的叮咛中顿悟人生的真谛;

从伟人的记录中感悟崇高的境界和高尚的情怀;从科学家奋斗的文字里体会攀登的艰辛和执

着;从英雄可歌可泣的故事中找到和命运抗争的无穷力量和坚强意志??所以,我在阅读中享

受快乐,在快乐中享受成长。亲爱的朋友们,热爱读书吧!“读书之法,在循序而渐进,熟读而精思——朱熹”亲爱的

同学们,让我们珍惜美好的时光,与书为友,让读书伴着我们同行,见证我们成长中的快乐!我的演讲到此结束,谢谢大家!篇三:英语作文 演讲稿(2009.天津卷)假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李华。学生会将举办每年一度的英语演

讲比赛,本年度的主题为“the english novel i like best”。作为组织者,你将在演讲比

赛开幕时发言,请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿。

1. 说明比赛的意义,如提高英语听说能力,养成读书的习惯等;

2. 说明比赛的注意事项,如每人演讲不超过5分钟,语言流利,发音准确等;

3. 预祝比赛圆满成功。注意:

1.词数:不少于100词; 2.可适当加入细节,以使行文连贯;

3.发言稿的开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入词数。

一 评分原则

1.本题总分为25分,按5个档次给分

2.评分时,先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次,然后以该档次的要求来衡量,

确定或调整档次,最后综合给分。

3.词数少于100的,从总分中减去2分。

4.评分时,应注意的主要内容为:内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上

下文的连贯性及语言的得体性。

5.拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。每错误书写3个单词从总分中减去1分,

原则上不超过3分,重复的不计。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。标点符号错误,将视其

对交际的影响程度酌情减分。

6.如书写较差,以至影响交际,将分数降低一个档次。

二、 内容要点

1.说明比赛的意义,如提高英语听说能力,养成读书的习惯等;

2.说明比赛的注意事项,如每人演讲不超过5分钟,语言流利,发音准确等;

3.预祝比赛圆满成功。实战练习:

假如你是一名导游,陪同某外国旅游团游览长城。车抵长城,下车前你准备对大家作必

要的介绍和交代。请拟一份讲话稿。讲话稿必须包括以下内容:

1.简单介绍长城(世界上最长的城墙,有两千多年的历史,是世界奇观之一);

2.在长城逗留两个半小时,11点离开;

3.游览车在入口处等候,记住车号,准时返回;

4.贵重物品随身携带,下车前关上车窗;

5.游览时注意安全,祝大家玩得愉快。注意:不要逐句翻译,字数100个单词左右。

1.假如你是一名导游,陪同某外国旅游团游览长城。车抵长城,下车前你准备对大家作

必要的介绍和交代。请拟一份讲话稿。讲话稿必须包括以下内容:

1.简单介绍长城(世界上最长的城墙,有两千多年的历史,是世界奇观之一);

2.在长城逗留两个半小时,11点离开;

3.游览车在入口处等候,记住车号,准时返回;

4.贵重物品随身携带,下车前关上车窗;

5.游览时注意安全,祝大家玩得愉快。注意:不要逐句翻译,字数100个单词左右。ladies and gentlemen,

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________________篇四:中国梦、读书日演讲稿 好读书,读好书》

-----2011年世界读书日演讲稿尊敬的老师、亲爱的同学们:大家早上好!

我是来自九年级四班的张飞,今天我为大家演讲的题目是《好读书,读好书》。 今天 是联合国确定的第16个“世界读书日”。读书已经成为每个人日常生活不可或缺的一部

分。

1995年,联合国教科文组织将每年的这一天定为“世界读书日”,以鼓励人们发现读书

的乐

趣。培根说:“读书在于造就完全的人格。”正因如此,所有发达国家不论高层还是平民,

把读书当成生活的一部分,而且是非常重要的一部分。即使在网络高度发达的美国,公

书馆的持卡人数仍高达1.48亿,即每两个美国人就有一人持有读书证;据统计,美国国

去公共图书馆的人数是观看足球、篮球、棒球、曲棍球合计总人数的5倍多。 真

的读书,是忘我的。会跟随着一个个人物欢乐和悲伤,会被曲折的情节所打动,会将身

边的

一切遗忘。陈毅因为读书过于投入而用点心蘸墨水吃,被发现后还说:“我肚里的墨水还

够多呢”;董仲舒三年不窥园。他的书房后虽然有一个花园,但他专心致志读书学习,三

他说,“我最大的爱好就是读书。读书伴随着我的整个生活。读书可以改变人生,人可以

变世界。一个不读书的人是没有前途的,一个不读书的民族也是没有前途的。” 我国

举世闻名的文化大国,历代重视教育与读书。古代有许多刻苦读书的感人故事,比如“凿

偷光”的匡衡、“囊萤映雪”的车胤、悬梁刺股的孙敬和苏秦、欧阳修的“三上”读书、

仲淹苦读的佳话等等,他们为书而生,为书而死,为书而乐,为书而苦,为书而贫,为

书而

瘦,几千年来演绎了多少可歌可泣、流传千古的故事。 读书是一种心灵的感悟,

人生的一种境界,是一种精神寄托.读书不仅仅是提高个人修养和健全人格的事,更应是

提高

全民族思想文化修养的大事。老师们!同学们! 今天的公平学校有藏书8万余册的

校图书馆,有环境优美的读书长廊和师生阅读室,为全校师生读书提供了良好的条件。

让我

们把读书活动作为一次新的耕耘与播种,让读书成为一种生活习惯,让读书成为一种生

命需

求,让迷人的书香飘溢在我们的校园,让我们在书香中成长,在书香中成人,在书香中

成才。

我的演讲完毕。谢谢大家!2011年10月23日我的中国梦 记得中央电视台有一个著名的广告词:中国梦、梦之蓝,那蓝色的中国梦深沉而大气。 “中国梦”是由中共中央总书记习近平带领新一届中央领导集体参

观中

兴就是中华民族近代最伟大的中国梦。它是凝聚和寄托了几代中国人的一种夙愿,它体

现了

中华名族和中国人民的整体利益,它是每一个中华儿女的共同期盼。 “中国梦”是

美好

的,然而“梦想照进现实”是需要我们付出很大的努力和汗水的,汗水滋养了我的中国

梦。

我有一个中国梦,梦想着我国所有的奥运健儿都像孙杨这样多次打破世界纪录,站在世

高领奖台上,夺得金牌。让五星红旗冉冉升起,让《义勇军进行曲》响彻云霄。 我

一个中国梦,中华大地上所有的人民看病不再难;中华大地上所有的学生上学不要钱;

中华

大地上所有官员都勤政廉洁爱民亲民。深化改革让我的中国梦的轮廓更加清晰。 我

有一

个中国梦,梦想着:道路越来越宽,楼房越来越高,河水越来越清,空气越来越好轿车

越来

越多,钱包越来越鼓,生活越来越好,我们生活越来幸福。 作为一名初中生,心中

怀

揣着中国梦的理想,然而现在我能做得只能是学好课本上的基本理论知识,听从老师教

诲,

又快又好地完成作业,努力做到各门课程均衡发展。周恩来总理当年“为中华之崛起而

读书”,

如今,我们应该为实现“我的中国梦”而读书。 我们的中国梦 梦想是什么? 在卖火柴小女孩眼里,梦想是飘香的烤鹅,是奶奶温暖的双臂。在邓亚萍眼里,梦想是坚持心中永不服输的信念,只要你肯努力,就一定能够

成功。在杂交水稻之父袁隆平的眼里,梦想是“杂交水稻的茎秆像高粱一样高,穗子像扫帚

一样大,稻谷像葡萄一样结得一串串”,梦想是不停地突破和探索,是丰富的想象和大胆的创

造。在“千手观音”邰丽华的眼里,梦想是聋人可以“听”得到、盲人可以“看”得到、肢

残朋友可以“行走”,梦想是从不言弃、努力拼搏的精神支柱。 梦想,伴随着我们每一个人。

梦想是美丽的,它是心底最美的期望,所以美梦成真也成了我们长久以来的信仰。梦想是阳

光的,它使人们由浮躁走向踏实,由彷徨走向坚定,并走向成功。梦想是有力量的,它是人

生前行的动力之源;高远的梦想可以激发一个人生命中所有的潜能。 上帝没有给我们翅膀,

却给了我们一颗会飞的心,一个会梦想的大脑。于是让我们大家都拥有一双“隐形的翅膀”。

人生因梦想而高飞,人性因梦想而伟大。从小给自己一个梦想,一个人生的远大的目标,从

而让梦想带着自己在人生辽阔的天空自由地飞翔。梦想就是生命的一双无形的翅膀,惟有梦

想的力量才能激励和激发我们的生命,摆脱平庸和低俗,克服人性的弱点,走向优秀和杰出。

有梦想的人是幸福的,有梦想的人生是充满希望的。愿每一个孩子在他们的童年都能够拥有

自己的梦想,无论这个梦想是什么,这个梦想有多大。 在地球的课桌上已经翻开了崭新的

篇章,下一个百年,我的梦。中国梦花开何方?来吧!同学们,请打开心中最美丽的翅膀。

这一刻,让我们一起飞向北京-------在那万里长城之上,对话星空,和世界一起分享,我的

梦,在长城上生长,这梦想的长城,正在延伸祖先的荣光.长城的脚下。是五千年文明的土壤,

长城的天界,是一个名叫“未来”的地方。今夜,我们要在这里,集合起所有属于未来的梦

想,也请关注它,也许哪一天,就能触发出新世界曙光,相信自己,同学们!长城就是我们

的榜样,再壮观的形象,也是一块一块的砖石铺就辉煌,再挺拔的身姿,也同样经历过电闪

雷击风吹雨狂,不放弃不彷徨,让梦想伴随我们成长比长城还要长!! 少年智则中国智,少

年强则中国强,中国梦是我的梦!感亲切. 我爱读书因为课堂的书让我学习让我思考课外的书让我了解让我思索

让我快乐让我成长。 同学们让我们一起来爱书吧 我的演讲完毕谢谢大家 我的中

国梦演讲稿

有一种东西,它承载着人们的希望,这种东西有虚有实,看不见、摸不着,却能在心中

产生一股巨大的力量,它叫做梦想。 中华民族五千年历史传承着一个长长梦,几经辗转,几

篇三:读书英文演讲稿

大学生关于读书英语演讲稿good morning ladies and gentlemen. today i’m very glad to be here with you to

share my stories and opinions about reading. i love reading from the bottom of my

heart. and i do learn a lot from books. i know the wonderful stories of great heroes

in history, secrets of nature, mysteries of ufo and our universe. to me , books are

like a faithful friend, always around me , giving me enjoyment and wisdom. i

remember when i was in primary school, ten or eleven years old, my father borrowed

some books from the library in his school. those were among the greatest works of

the world, including abrabian nights、the legend of deification, journey to the west,

and the romance of the three kingdoms. these books were all written in ancient chinese characters but i tried to read the heavy books and were deeply

attracted. from then on, i spared every minute to read whatever i could get. whenever

i got a new book, i kept reading until i finished it despite time and place. i read

books even in class or just a few minutes before the exams. in my mind, there is always

an unforgettable scene: lying in bed, nervous but excited, my friend and i read a

book together in the weak light of a flashlight , with a quilt on us, in order not

to be blamed by parents. all my classmates thought i was crazy and gave me a nickname

“bookworm”. so you can understand why i got my eyes shortsighted. till now, i still like reading as i used to. and i’m verywalking outside , shouting. for my age, i like to read magazines or short stories

to get relaxation as well as inspiration.today we live in a world of prosperity. never before have we faced so many temptation from the outside world. never before have we had so many

chances to enjoy our lives. we drive rather than walking; we go online to chat with

people we’ve never met before instead of talking to friends around us. but there’

s always something that cannot be replaced and forgotten., such as books. so i will

allow myself to continue the journey in the ocean of books until the very end of my

life.

finally, i’d like to end my speech with a great philosopher, writer and thinker,

francis bacon’s famous saying: reading makes a full man. studies serve for delight,

for ornament, and for ability.thank you very much.女士们,先生们,早上好。今天我很高兴在这里与你分享我的故事,关于阅读意见。我

喜欢阅读从我的心底。而我也从书本中学习很多。我知道在历史上伟大的英雄,自然秘密,

我们的宇宙奥秘和不明飞行物的精彩故事。对我来说,书像一个忠实的朋友,总是围绕着我,

给我的享受和智慧。

我记得当我在小学,10或11岁的时候,我父亲在他借用了学校图书馆的书籍。这些都

是在世界最伟大的作品,包括abrabian夜,在神化,传说西方之旅,和三国演义。这些书都

是写在古老的汉字,但我试图读出沉重的书籍,被深深吸引。从此,我每分钟的时间读完不

遗余力我能得到什么。每当我得到一本新书,我一直在读书,直到我完成了,尽管它的时间

和地点。甚至在课堂上我读到或只是在考试前几分钟的书籍。在我心目中,始终有一个令人

难忘的一幕:在床上,紧张而兴奋,我的朋友说谎,我读了书一起在手电筒微弱的光与我们

的被子上,为了不被父母责备。我所有的同学以为我疯了,给了我一个绰号“书呆子”。所以

你可以理解为什么我得到了我的眼睛近视。直到现在,我仍然喜欢读书,因为我习惯了。 ,我很高兴地看到,我十年岁的儿子和我

一样喜欢阅读。我给他买了很多书。每当你走进我家来,你可以找到的每一个角落的书籍。

但我儿子的地方,我最喜欢阅读的厕所。因此,它常常发生在早晨:一个是在读点轻松的厕

所,而另一个走到外面,大叫。对于我这个年龄,我喜欢看杂志或短篇故事中得到放松和灵

感。

今天,我们生活在一个繁荣的世界。以前我们从未面临着来自外部世界如此多的诱惑。

我们从未有过这么多的机会,享受生活。我们驱动器而不是走,我们去网上聊天,我们从来

没有交谈之前,我们周围的朋友,而不是认识的人。但总有一些不可替代的,被遗忘。,如书

籍。所以,我会允许自己继续下去,直到我生命的最后一刻,在书海之旅。 非常感谢。篇二:用互联网+英文演讲稿 d(本文来自:WWW.xiaocaoFanwEn.cOM 小草范文网:关于读书的英语演讲稿)ear teacher and classmates:good afternoon. i’m eva, my number is 39. i am very glad to say something here. my topic is the use of internet innovation

reading.

as we all know, now is the era of the internet. the reading is a fine tradition

of the chinese nation. due to busy work and other reasons, modern people reading less

and less time. how to use the internet to innovative way of reading to retrain peoples

reading habits are both a challenge and an opportunity. let me give you an example. recently my aunt pregnant, they do not have time to

do prenatal care, reading it to the baby. my uncle was a judge often work at night,

my aunt is a university teacher. my aunt wanted a way to download the prenatal music,

prenatal stories and other prenatal material on the phone, when my aunt to do housework,

correcting homework, she can always play to the baby listen to stories or music. even

my grandfather said, the internet is good, that is practical. it can save more time

in reading to read more books.there are many similar examples. as long as we are willing, we can anytime,

anywhere enjoy the internet has brought us pleasure reading. i finished the speech. thank you for listening. 各位老师、同学:

下午好!(早上好等等)我的名字叫伊娃,我是39号选手。我很高兴在这里演讲,我的演讲题目是利用互联网创新阅读方式。众所周知,现在是互联网时代,阅读是中华民的优良传统。由于工作繁忙等原因,现代

人读书时间越来越少了,如何利用互联网创新阅读方式,重新培养国人的读书习惯,是我们

面临的挑战和机遇。

我的舅妈最近怀孕了,舅妈和舅舅都没有时间做胎教,读书给宝宝听。我舅舅是法官,

晚上经常加班,舅妈是大学教师。我的舅妈就想了一个办法,将胎教音乐,胎教故事等胎教

材料下载到手机上,这样我的舅妈在做家务、批改作业的时候,可以随时将故事、音乐放给

小宝宝听。连我的外公都说,互联网就是好,就是实用。它可以节省更多读书时间用来读更

多的书。

类似的例子还有很多。只要我们愿意,我们就可以随时随地,随心所欲的享受互联网给

我们带来的读书的乐趣。我愿意为互联网阅读的普及做出一份贡献。 我的演讲完毕,谢谢大家。篇三:奥巴马演讲稿—我们为什么要读书 hello, everybody! thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody. all right,

everybody go ahead and have a seat. how is everybody doing today? (applause.) how

about tim spicer? (applause.) i am here with students at wakefield high school in

arlington, virginia. and we’ve got students tuning in from all across america, from

kindergarten through 12th grade. and i am just so glad that all could join us today.

and i want to thank wakefield for being such an outstanding host. give yourselves

a big round of applause. (applause.) 嗨,大家好!你们今天过得怎么样?我现在和弗吉尼亚州阿林顿郡韦克菲尔德高中的学

生们在一起,全国各地也有从幼儿园到高三的众多学生们通过电视关注这里,我很高兴你们

能共同分享这一时刻。i know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. and for those of

you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a

new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. i imagine there are

some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause) -- with

just one more year to go. and no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably

wishing it were still summer and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little bit longer

this morning.

我知道,对你们中的许多人来说,今天是开学的第一天,你们中的有一些刚刚进入幼儿

园或升上初高中,对你们来说,这是在新学校的第一天,因此,假如你们感到有些紧张,那

也是很正常的。我想也会有许多毕业班的学生们正自信满满地准备最后一年的冲刺。不过,

我想无论你有多大、在读哪个年级,许多人都打心底里希望现在还在放暑假,以及今天不用

那么早起床。

i know that feeling. when i was young, my family lived overseas. i lived in

indonesia for a few years. and my mother, she didn’t have the money to send me where

all the american kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep

up with an american education. so she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, monday

through friday. but because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was

at 4:30 in the morning.我可以理解这份心情。小时候,我们家在印度尼西亚住过几年,而我妈妈没钱送我去其

他美国孩子们上学的地方去读书,因此她决定自己给我上课——时间是每周一到周五的凌晨

4点半。 显然,我不怎么喜欢那么早就爬起来,很多时候,我就这么在厨房的桌子前睡着了。每

当我埋怨的时候,我妈总会用同一副表情看着我说:“小鬼,你以为教你我就很轻松?”so i know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. but i’

m here today because i have something important to discuss with you. i’m here because

i want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in

this new school year.

所以,我可以理解你们中的许多人对于开学还需要时间来调整和适应,但今天我站在这

里,是为了和你们谈一些重要的事情。我要和你们谈一谈你们每个人的教育,以及在新的学

年里,你们应当做些什么。 now, i’ve given a lot of speeches about education. and i’ve talked about

responsibility a lot. 我做过许多关于教育的讲话,也常常用到“责任”这个词。i’ve talked about teachers’ responsibility for inspiring students and pushing

you to learn. 我谈到过教师们有责任激励和启迪你们,督促你们学习。 i’ve talked about your parents’ responsibility for making sure you stay on track,

and you get your homework done, and don’t spend every waking hour in front of the

tv or with the xbox.

我谈到过家长们有责任看管你们认真学习、完成作业,不要成天只会看电视或打游戏机。i’ve talked a lot about your government’s responsibility for setting high

standards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that

aren’t working, where students aren’t getting the opportunities that they deserve.我也很多次谈到过政府有责任设定高标准严要求、协助老师和校长们的工作,改变在有

些学校里学生得不到应有的学习机会的现状。 but at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most

supportive parents, the best schools in the world -- and none of it will make a

difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities,

unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless

you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work

it takes to succeed. that’s what i want to focus on today: the responsibility each

of you has for your education.但哪怕这一切都达到最好,哪怕我们有最尽职的教师、最好的家长、和最优秀的学校,

假如你们不去履行自己的责任的话,那么这一切努力都会白费。——除非你每天准时去上学、

除非你认真地听老师讲课、除非你把父母、长辈和其他大人们说的话放在心上、除非你肯付

出成功所必需的努力,否则这一切都会失去意义。i want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. every single one

of you has something that you’re good at. every single one of you has something to

offer. and you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. that’

s the opportunity an education can provide. 而这就是我今天讲话的主题:对于自己的教育,你们中每一个人的责任。首先,我想谈

谈你们对于自己有什么责任。你们中的每一个人都会有自己擅长的东西,每一个人都是有用

之材,而发现自己的才能是什么,就是你们要对自己担起的责任。教育给你们提供了发现自

己才能的机会。或许你能写出优美的文字——甚至有一天能让那些文字出现在书籍和报刊上——但假如

不在英语课上经常练习写作,你不会发现自己有这样的天赋;或许你能成为一个发明家、创

造家——甚至设计出像今天的iphone一样流行的产品,或研制出新的药物与疫苗——但假如不在自然科学课程上做上几次实验,你不会知道自己有这样的天赋;或许你能成为一名

议员或最高法院法官,但假如你不去加入什么学生会或参加几次辩论赛,你也不会发现自己

的才能。and no matter what you want to do with your life, i guarantee that you’ll need

an education to do it. you want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer?

you want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? you’

re going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. you cannot

drop out of school and just drop into a good job. you’ve got to train for it and

work for it and learn for it.而且,我可以向你保证,不管你将来想要做什么,你都需要相应的教育。——你想当名

医生、当名教师或当名警官?你想成为护士、成为建筑设计师、律师或军人?无论你选择哪

一种职业,良好的教育都必不可少,这世上不存在不把书念完就能拿到好工作的美梦,任何

工作,都需要你的汗水、训练与学习。 and this isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. what you

make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. the

future of america depends on you. what you’re learning in school today will determine

whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future. 不仅仅对于你们个人的未来有重要意义,你们的教育如何也会对这个国家、乃至世界的

未来产生重要影响。今天你们在学校中学习的内容,将会决定我们整个国家在未来迎接重大

挑战时的表现。你们需要在数理科学课程上学习的知识和技能,去治疗癌症、艾滋那样的疾病,和解决

我们面临的能源问题与环境问题;你们需要在历史社科课程上培养出的观察力与判断力,来

减轻和消除无家可归与贫困、犯罪问题和各种歧视,让这个国家变得更加公平和自由;你们

需要在各类课程中逐渐累积和发展出来的创新意识和思维,去创业和建立新的公司与企业,

来制造就业机会和推动经济的增长。we need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your

intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. if you don’

t do that -- if you quit on school -- you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’

re quitting on your country.我们需要你们中的每一个人都培养和发展自己的天赋、技能和才智,来解决我们所面对

的最困难的问题。假如你不这么做——假如你放弃学习——那么你不仅是放弃了自己,也是

放弃了你的国家。 now, i know it’s not always easy to do well in school. i know a lot of you have

challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.当然,我明白,读好书并不总是件容易的事。我知道你们中的许多人在生活中面临着各

种各 样的问题,很难把精力集中在专心读书之上。i get it. i know what it’s like. my father left my family when i was two years

old, and i was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to

pay the bills and wasn’t always able to give us the things that other kids had. there

were times when i missed having a father in my life. there were times when i was lonely

and i felt like i didn’t fit in. 我知道你们的感受。我父亲在我两岁时就离开了家庭,是母亲一人将我们拉扯大,有时

她付不起帐单,有时我们得不到其他孩子们都有的东西,有时我会想,假如父亲在该多好,

有时我会感到孤独无助,与周围的环境格格不入。so i wasn’t always as focused as i should have been on school, and i did some

things i’m not proud of, and i got in more trouble than i should have. and my life

could have easily taken a turn for the worse. 因此我并不总是能专心学习,我做过许多自己觉得丢脸的事情,也惹出过许多不该惹的

麻烦,我的生活岌岌可危,随时可能急转直下。 but i was -- i was lucky. i got a lot of second chances, and i had the opportunity

to go to college and law school and follow my dreams. my wife, our first lady michelle

obama, she has a similar story. neither of her parents had gone to college, and they

didn’t have a lot of money. but they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she

could go to the best schools in this country. 但我很幸运。我在许多事上都得到了重来的机会,我得到了去大学读法学院、实现自己

梦想的机会。我的妻子——现在得叫她第一夫人米歇尔奥巴马了——也有着相似的人生故事,

她的父母都没读过大学,也没有什么财产,但他们和她都辛勤工作,好让她有机会去这个国

家最优秀的学校读书。

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