第十一届全国英语演讲比赛冠军——曹丰（清华大学）
2007-12-31 21:48阅读：
曹丰的演讲稿
Our Future: A Battle between Dreams And Reality
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen:
When I was in the primary school, I have a dream. I want to invent
a device which could bring you from one place to another in no time
at all. When I was in the secondary school, my dream was to study
in my ideal university. And when eventually I got into the
university, my dream was to graduate.
How pathetic! When we grow up, we dream less And become more
realistic. Why? Why do we have to change our dreams, so, so in
order to let it be 'fulfilled'? Why do we have to surrender to the
so-called 'reality'? What IS the reality actually?
Ladies And gentlemen, the reality is not real. It is a barrier
keeping us from all the possible fantasies. Flying, for example,
had been a dream to mankind for thousands of years. A hundred years
ago, 'man could not fly' was still regarded as the 'reality'. Now
if that was really the reality, what did the Wright
brothers do? How did some of you get to Macau? Only when we believe
that the reality is not real can we soar with our dreams.
People say that our future is a battle between the reality And our
dreams. And if, unfortunately, Mr. Reality wins this war, then I
see no future of mankind at all. AIDS will never be curable as this
IS the reality; People living in the undeveloped countries will
suffer from starvation forever as this IS the reality; 4)Disputes
among different countries would never be settled as this
misunderstandings And intolerance IS the reality.
Ladies And gentlemen, how many of you have a dream of being able to
make a lot of money? Please raise your hands. Oh, quite a number of
you! Actually, ladies And gentlemen, this is not a dream, but a
task. Every one of us has to make a living, right? Anyway I hope
your task will be accomplished. How many of you think that you have
already fulfilled your dream And that you don't dream anymore? Dear
5)adjudicators, what do you think? C.S. Lewis once said,'You are
never too old to dream a new dream.' So for our future, please
dream And be unrealistic.
Now that I am a university student, my goal is to graduate with
excellences. But at the same time, I have a dream deeply rooted in
our future. One day, people living in the areas now 6)sweltering
with the horror of wars will be able to sit with their families And
enjoy their every moment. One day, people from the rich countries
are willing to share what they have with those from the poor
countries And those from the poor countries will eventually be able
to make their own happy living themselves. One day, different
cultures in this age of globalization will coexist with tolerance
And the unfriendly confrontations among them will be 7)eliminated.
One day, the globe will share the dream with me And we will all
contribute to making our dream come true. One day, our dream will
defeat the reality! Thank you very much.
主持人：Thank you.
曹丰：Thank you.
问题：Now in the age of the Internet,reading books does not seem as
important as it once was.Do you think people can learn as much on
the Internet as they can by reading books?Which method do you
prefer?
回答：Thank you very much.And hello again ladies and
gentlemen.Actually,I don't really agree with the first sentence of
this topic:'In the age of the Internet,reading books does not seem
as important as it was once.'Why?Why is it the case?Why is it the
situation,ladies and gentlemen?Actually,Internet or books are just
like tea or coffee.They are similar,but they are
different.Unibersity students nowdays love to use the Internet to
search for information when they are working with their
essays.Like,last semester,when I was working with my physics
essay,I logged into Google and I searched for 'NEWTON' and all the
laws and theories of Newton just popped out and I can choose
whichever one I like to use.But when I walked into the library,all
the books came out and I have to choose which one to read.How
inconvenient!Maybe you can say at this moment,'Oh,Internet is
better,books no use.'So I have to use Internet,right?But let's see
the things in another way.I love traveling a lot and I love to
bring a book with me.And I love to read my Da Vinci Code when I was
having my trip on a bus or on a ship.Actually,whenever it
is,wherever you go,whatever you are doing,you can take out a book
and read if you feel like doing so.Now who will bother to take a
laptop and switch it on,and search for the Internet connection,and
look for stories to read.How inconvenient!So at this very moment I
think it's quite dangerous for me,because I think I'm unable to
answer the question in the topic'Which method do you
prefer,Internet or books?'because I love the feeling of conjuring a
hundred pages of Harry Potter,more than scrolling down the
screen;but at the same time I love the feeling of searching the
things,the speed of my searching for things on the Internet,more
than wasting my time in the library.So in this age of Internet,in
this age of modernization,in this age of civilization,why do you
have to force someone to choose between internet and books?I prefer
using both of them.Thank you very much.
问题：Contestant No.13.Thank you very much for encouraging us to be
unrealistic dreamers(Thank you) and not surrender to
Mr.Reality.(hehe..) With the traffic jam getting worse--especially
in big cities--I'm actually very interested in your childhood
dream:To invent a device that can move people around easily.Is this
still your dream?If not,why do you give it up?Is it because it is
considered unrealistic?Thank you.
回答：Thank you very much.This is not my dream now.Not because it is
(not), realistic.Maybe you can say it's unrealistic.But if I,my
interest is still inventing this device,I will keep on trying my
best to invent this decive.My changing of my dreams is because of
the fact that I realized my interest does not lie in
science.Now I am a law school student.But last semester,as I've
just mentioned,I was working on my physics essay paper and actually
last semester I was a student in the school of aerospace.Oh my
god,aerospace!And I've changed my major to law school.And so the
changing of my dream is actually because of the fact that I realize
my interest lies in,maybe communicating with others,or having
interactions with the others.Science is very fantastic,but it's not
my piece of cake.Yes,so that's the reason.Thank you very
much.
问题：Thank you very much for your speeches.Talding about Internet,I
just want to know your view.Do you believe everything is ture on
the Internet?If not,why not?
回答：Thank you very much.I don't believe everything is true in the
Internet.This is a straight forward answer.And if not,why
not?Because I don't believe them.And I have an experience of
meeting someone on the Internet who claims to be a girl.Yes and,a
very sad,sorry story for me.But yes,for this reason,I think I don't
believe that everything on the Internet is true.But I will try my
best to discover if that was true or not,or that was falsified or
not.Thank you very much.
问题：Contestant No.13.Thank you very much for your speeches.You were
talking about dreams being realistic or unrealistic and your
current dream is to graduate from law school.But what is your
realistic or unrealistic dream after that?What do you want to use
your graduation in law for?
回答：Thank you very much.Actually,my dream,as mentioned in the last
part of my speech,is to share my feelings,share my dreams with the
globe.And when all the people in this Earth have my dream,they will
work hard for the social betterment,I believe in that.So after I've
graduated from law school,I think I will try my best to persuade
the others to,to accept my dream,and that is exactly why I am
here.I am here trying to persuade you all,I think you all,after
listening to my speech,hopefully,you can try to understand my dream
and that we are all a member of the global village,and we have to
try our best to work hard for the social betterment of all.This is
why I want to be,saying,speaking something here,and that is my
goal--or realistic or unrealistic dream after I've graduated.I
think I will try my best to du what I've said before.Thank you very
much.
