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【篇1】高中英语演讲稿
hevaluesAmericanslivebymayseemstrangetoyou.Asaresult,youmightfindtheiractionsconfusing,evenunbelievable.ThisismyopinionaboutAmericanValue.Whetheryouagreewithmeornot-oriswillingtoacceptasvalidanygeneralizationsaboutAmericans-myobservationsarethought-provoking.
Americansdonotbelieveinthepoweroffate,andtheylookatpeoplewhodoasbeingbackward,primitive,ornaive.IntheAmericancontext,tobe"fatalistic"istobesuperstitious,lazy,orunwillingtotakeinitiative.Everyoneshouldhavecontroloverwhateverintheenvironmentmightpotentiallyaffecthimorher.Theproblemsofone"slifearenotseenashavingresultedfrombadluckasmuchashavingcomefromone"slazinessandunwillingnesstotakeresponsibilityinpursuingabetterlife.
IntheAmericanmind,changeisseenasindisputablygood,leadingtodevelopment,improvement,progress.Manyolder,moretraditionalculturesconsiderchangedisruptiveanddestructive;theyvaluestability,continuity,tradition,andancientheritage-noneofwhichareconsideredveryimportantintheUnitedStates.
TimeisofutmostimportancetomostAmericans.Itissomethingtobeon,kept,filled,saved,used,spent,wasted,lost,gained,planned,given,evenkilled.Americansaremoreconcernedwithgettingthingsaccomplishedontimethantheyarewithdevelopinginterpersonalrelations.Theirlivesseemcontrolledbythelittlemachinestheywearontheirwrists,cuttingtheirdiscussionsoffabruptlytomaketheirnextappointmentontime.ThisphilosophyhasenabledAmericanstobeextremelyproductive,andproductivityIshighlyvaluedIntheircountry.
EqualityissocherishedintheU.S.thatitisseenashavingareligiousbasis.Americansbelievethatallpeoplearecreatedequalandthatallshouldhaveanequalopportunitytosucceed.Thisconceptofequalityisstrangetoseven-eighthsoftheworldwhichviewsstatusandauthorityasdesirable,eveniftheyhappentobenearthebottomofthesocialorder.SinceAmericansliketotreatforeigners"Justlikeanybodyelse",newcomerstotheU.S.shouldrealizethatnoinsultorpersonalindignityisintendediftheyaretreatedinalessthan-deferentialmannerbywaitersinrestaurants,clerksinstoresandhotels,taxidrivers,andotherservicepersonnel.
Americansviewthemselvesashighlyindividualisticintheirthoughtsandactions.Theyresistbeingthoughtofasrepresentativesofanyhomogeneousgroup.Whentheydojoingroups,theybelievetheyarespecial.Justalittledifferentfromothermembersofthesamegroup.IntheU.S.youwillfindpeoplefreelyexpressingavarietyofopinionsanywhereandanytime.Yet,inspiteofthisindependence,almostallAmericansendupvotingforoneoftheirtwomajorpoliticalparties.Individualismleadstoprivacy,whichAmericansseeasdesirable.Thewordprivacydoesnotexistinmanynon-Westernlanguages.IfItdoes,itislikelytohaveanegativeconnotation,suggestinglonelinessorforcedisolation.ItisnotuncommonforAmericanstosay,andalmosttobelieve:"IfIdon"thavehalfanhouradaytomyself,Igostark-ravingmad!"
Americanstakecreditonlyforwhattheyaccomplishasindividuals.Theygetnocreditforhavingbeenbornintoarichfamilybutpridethemselvesinhavingclimbedtheladderofsuccess,towhateverlevel,allbythemselves.InanEnglish-languagedictionary,therearemorethan100compositewordsthathavetheword"self"asaprefix:self-aware.self-confident,self-conscious,self-contented,self-control,self-criticism,self-deception,self-defeating,self-denial.Theequivalentofthesewordscannotbefoundinmostotherlanguages.ItisanindicatorofhowhighlyAmericansregardtheself-mademanorwoman.
Manyothercountrieshavedevelopedsubtle,sometimeshighlyritualistic,waysofinformingothersofunpleasantinformation.Americanspreferthedirectapproach.Theyarelikelytobecompletelyhonestindeliveringtheirnegativeevaluations,andtoconsider,anythingotherthanthemostdirectandopenapproachtobe"dishonest"and"insincere".AnyoneintheU.S.whousesanintermediarytodeliverthemessagewillalsobeconsidered"manipulative"and"untrustworthy".Ifyoucomefromacountrywheresavingfaceisimportant,beassuredthatAmericansarenottryingtomakeyoulosefacewiththeirdirectness.
Asamatteroffact,themajorAmericanValueisdistinctfromChinese.WeoughttoacceptitwhenwecommunicatewithAmericans.Thus,weneedmakeourselvesthinkgloballyandactlocally.
【篇2】高中英语演讲稿
AccepttheGiftfromLife
LadiesandGentlemen：
TodayI’mgladthatI’mstandingheretalkingtoyouall.Asthetitlegiven，Iamgoingtotalkyouaboutawayoftreatingpeopleandthingsinlife.Myspeechherebasicallyincludes2parts，intheformerofwhichI‘lldescribeyouthepresentoccasionweteenagersarein.，aswellasthereasonbehind.Thenit’sabouttheseveralopinionsofminetowardthecaseabove.
Undoubtedly，everyoneofushassteppedintoadolescence，aperiodoftimewherethemost
excitingandmysteriouschangestakeplace.Boys，apparentlybecomemoreambitious.Girls，insomeways，starttodreamandbecomemoresensitiveabouttheworld.Allinall，asifouremotionsbecomemuchstronger，somehowwe’realwaystrappedincirclesandstrugglingagainstsomethingthatcan’tbechangedanyway.Wecomplainabouthowfragileourfriendshipis，howlittlepeopleknowaboutus，howunfairthelifeis，etc.Itseemsthateverytimewefail，weblameittothetoughconditionswe’rein，whilenevernoticeaprobleminsideourselves，thatwe’reneversatisfied.
Let’sjustimaginethattherewasanoldlady.Whatsheseeswasherneighbors’beingmeanagainwhilenothowkindtheywerewhentheytookcareofhersickbody.Whatshesawwasherdog’sannoyingbarkingwhilenothowmuchloyaltyithadshown.Whatshesawwasalwayssodepressingthatitfinallyturnedherintoanunpleasantperson.Thinkabouthowourlifewouldbeifwestandinhershoe.
Whydon’twefocusourattentiononhowmuchwe’vealreadygotinstead？Youknowit’sreallysimpletodoasthere’satremendousamountofexamples.LikethepopularJetpackJoyRideonyourIphone，youcanenjoyitwheneveryoulike，whereasinsomepoorareapeopledon’tevenknowsuchthingasIphone.
Actuallyweshouldbethankfulabouttherichnesswe’vegot，thankfulthatwitheachsunrisetakingplacewedon’tneedtostarvetocallitaday，thankfulthatthepeoplewelovearestillinhealth，thatwestillgotmuchtoholdon.Asasayingonwebsite，”Theworldistough，butI’mtougher.”Whatdoesn’tkillyoumakesyoustronger.
Everydayisagiftfromlife，allweneedistoacceptit，cherishthelessonslifehastaughtus，soastoachieveourgoalwithhighspirit.Inthisway，somedaywhenweleavetheworld，weleavenoregrets.
Thankyouforlistening.
【篇3】高中英语演讲稿
Todayismytwomonthsandtwodayscelebrationofworkinginsuntrans.Thisismyfirstjob,andIamverygladtohaveit,andtostandheresharingmyfeelingswithallofyou.
Todaymytopicisalittlebitlong,itis,thehappydaysofmydearlittleyoungfellowsandmespenttogetherinourcompanySuntrans.Wehadnumeroushappydaystogether,andeverydayismemorable.ItissolongthatifIshareeverymomentwithyou,thismeetingmaylastthreedaysorevenlonger.Soinordertogiveustimetowork,toeat,togohomeandtosleep,Iwillonlysharethreemostmemorablemomentswehadtogether.
ThefirstmemorablemomentformewasthecompanyactivityheldinMaybyourhumanresourcesDepartment.Weplayedgamestogetherandhadagreattime.Thatdaywasmy25thbirthday,butthatisnotthemostimportantreasonwhyIrememberitsowell.Firstly,Ilearnedourcompany’shistory,andfeltthatitisverydifficulttostartabusiness,andthoughtthateveryoneinourcompanyisveryhardworking.Secondly,IjoinedMaple’steamthatday,althoughwealmostlostallofthecompetitions,everyonewassohappyandfriendlyandmyteammademeunderstoodthemeaningofthephrase–“teamspirit”.Ibegantounderstandandlikeourcompanyafterthatday’sactivity.
ThesecondmemorablemomentformewasthebirthdaypartyheldinMay.Ineverhadsuchabirthdaypartybefore,what’smore,mybirthdayisthesamemonthasourGeneralManagerLu,andIfeltveryhonoredandgrateful.Ireceivedalotofwarmcelebrationwordsfromallofyouandalovelybirthdaycard.IwassomovedthatdayandhadthefeelingthatIamapartofthisbigfamily.WhenIblewoffthecandles,Imadethreewishes,firstly,makeprogressinEnglish,secondly,makeprogressinJapanese,Thirdly,domybesttobecomeagoodtranslatorinSuntrans.Ihopemywisheswillcometrueinthefuture.
ThethirdmemorablemmomentformewasTheSecondExperienceExchangingForumofMiningInvestment20XX.ThisisthefirsttimeItookpartinsuchabigconference,andIwasveryexcitedandwillingtodosomethingforit.Wedidworkveryhardforthisconference,andevenaskedtheDragonBoatFestivaltocontribute.Thisconferencegavemeagreatworkexperienceandtaughtmemanythings:forexamplehowtodoadvertisingandmarketing,andagreatknowledgeinminingindustry.Themostimportantis,ouryoungfellows’teamworkisverybrilliant,andIloveourcompanymorethaneverafterthisconference.
ThesearethethreemostmemorablemomentsformethatIspentwithallofyouinSuntrans,Ihopethatwecancreatemoreandmoreinthefuture.
Thankyouall,bestwisheswithlove.
