此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。《CrossingtheSea》英语演讲稿Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Thetitleofmyspeechtodayis"CrossingtheSea".AnEnglishpoetbythenameofRudyardKiplingoncewroteinthispoem"WeandThey":AllthepeoplelikeusareWeandeveryoneelseisTheyWeliveovertheseaWhileTheyliveoverthewayWeeatporkandbeefwithcowhorn-handledknivesTheywhogobbletheirriceoffaleafArehorrifiedoutoftheirlives.Whentheselinesfirstcaughtmyeyes,Iwasshocked--howcouldtwopeopleremainsoisolatedandignorantofeachotherinthepast?Todayssociety,ofcourse,isanentirelydifferentpicture.Thosepeoplewhousedtoeatwithgobbletheirricemightbeaswellhavetakentofishandchips.Indeed,justtakeChinaasexample;OurmodernlifehasbeeninfluencedbyWesternstyleoflivinginsomanywaysthatitsnolongersurprisingtoseeteenagersgoingcrazyaboutrock-and-roll,wholefamiliesdiningoutatMcDonaldsandevenratherelderlypeopledressedinAppleJeans.However,theseareonlysomeexpressionsoftheculturalchangestakingplaceinoursocietytoday.Whatisreallygoingonisasubtlebutsignificantrestructuringofthenationsmentality.Justlookaround.Howmanycollegegraduatesarereadytocompeteaggressivelyforeveryjobopportunity,whereasnotlongagotheywereaskedjusttosit此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。idleandwaitforwhateverwastobeassignedtothembythegovernment?Howmanyyoungpeoplearenoweagertoseekforanindependentlifewhereasonlytwodecadesagotheywouldrelytotallyontheirparentstoarrangefortheirfuture?Askanyonewhoparticipatesintodaysspeechcontest.Whohasnotcomewithawilltofightandwhohasnotcomedeterminedtoachieveself-fulfillmentinwinningthegame?AndImquitecertainthatifConfuciushadlivedtoseetodaysChina,hewouldhavebeenhorrifiedtoseeyoungloverskissingeachotherinpublicplacesinanunreservedexpressionoftheirpassion.ItisthereforeevidentthatweasdescendantsofanancientEasterncivilizationarealreadylivingunderstronginfluenceoftheWesternculture.ButitisnotonlyinChinathatwefindtheincorporationofthetwocultures.TaketheUnitedStatesasanexample:Duringthe1980s,infaceoftheoverwhelmingcompetitionfromJapan,manyAmericancompaniessuchastheFordbegantoadoptateamworkmanagementfromtheirrivals,theessenceofwhich,layattheverycoreofEasternculture.TaketheChineseacupunctureasanotherexample:ThistraditionaltreatmentofdiseasesisfinallyfindingitswaytotheWestandhencetheunderlyingnotionthatillnessisresultedfromtheimbalancebetweenyinandyangwithinthebody--anideawhichwouldstrikeanyWesternerasincredibleinthepast!LadiesandGentlemen,weliveinagreatepochwhentheglobalintegrationofeconomyandtheinformationrevolutionhavebroughtculturesoftheworldcloserthaneverbefore.Weliveinaparticularerawhencountries,EastandWest,findthemselvesinneedofreadjustingtheirtraditionalvalues.Welive,atthesametime,atacriticaljunctureofourevolutionbecausesuchproblemsasethnic此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。conflictsandregionalunrestareincreasinglyposingathreattothepeaceandhappinessofthewholehumanrace.Tocopewithsuchaneraandtoembraceanevenbrighterfuture,weneedtolearntolivemoreharmoniouslyinaworldcommunitywhichisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.Mydearfellowstudents,ourcommandoftheEnglishlanguagerendersitpossibleforustogainaninsightintoWesternculturewhileretainingourownculturalidentity.Therefore,itisoursacredresponsibilitytopromotetheculturalexchangesandhence...
