电视英语大赛演讲稿
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作为一个有着五千年悠久灿烂文明之国度的公民，为什么我们把掌握一门外语看做如此重要的技能？我们投入这么多精力和时间学习外语的原因究竟是什么？关于这个问题，人们一定会有不同的答案。而对此今晚我想要陈述的观点是，每一门语言都体现着一种独特的文化，所以语言学习的本质在于了解根植于所学之语言背后的文化和传统，在于用不同的价值观和思想之碰撞来开拓我们的视野，唯有这样，才能使我们在不可阻挡的全球化浪潮中，具备以世界公民的身份来与全世界各族人民进行沟通的素质。
Since there can be no such thing as communicating meaningfully with a foreign people while being ignorant of their traditions and customs, their way of thinking. Therefore, a crucial step in becoming a global citizen must be, to access different cultures and values through the process of language learning.
如果不了解跨文化沟通对象所遵循的传统和习俗，不了解他们的思维方式，那么无论语言上是否相同，都很难进行有效沟通。所以成为世界公民的一个关键步骤，必然是通过语言学习的过程来接触不同的文化和价值观。
Let me take the international language of today’s world as an exmaple, english,as an exquisite language, has been brilliantly used by extraordinary genius to express a multitude of world-changing views. It has evolved with glorious thoughts that have nurtured life-transforming innovations resulting in unbounded financial prosperity and levels of freedom in forms the world has never known before.
让我以目前的国际通用语言来举例阐述。英语，作为一门精致的语言，由历史上卓越的思想家，文学家，科学家一同对其进化过程做出过贡献。这门语言随着伟大的思想和科技共同发展，而这些思想和科技为如今人类生活天翻地覆的变化打下了基础，为我们的世界带来了空前的经济技术与精神文明的高度繁荣。
The plays of Shakespeare provide deep insights into every tragedy and comedy that comprise Human Life. Unparallelled eloquence and rhetoric demonstrate thecourageous leadership of great men such as Sir Winston Churchill and Dr. Martin Luther King. Then, there are the world changing economic, political and philosophic breakthroughs in Human Thought of Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson and Henry Thoreau.
君不见那伟大的戏剧家莎士比亚笔下所讲述的，几乎涵盖了所有人世间的悲欢离合。温斯顿丘吉尔和马丁路德金等伟大人物的非凡勇气和领袖气质，以无与伦比的雄辩和修辞的方式向我们展示。亚当斯密、托马斯杰弗逊、亨利梭罗，他们不朽的著作在经济、政治、哲学等领域，为世界带来了曾经难以想象的积极变革。
In truth, in the works of English there is throughout the common spiritual wealth of Mankind, which opens the mind to the glories of Human Civilization. Amazingly, It also enlights my Mind evermore to the glories of my ancient homeland. Indeed, to be opened through learning language to the glories of other cultures is always eventually a path back to the fullest appreciation of ones own culture. To fully appreciate the glory of English is to be constantly reminded of the Heavenly Beauty in the Orient and the endless pride of being Chinese. It is the paradox of becoming a Global Citizen that one becomes a far better Chinese Citizen.
可以说，以英语创作出的著作中，贯穿着由整个人类共创并共享的精神财富，使我们的心灵得以共同仰望人类文明创造的硕果。然而更加不可思议的是，学习英语的过程，让我竟然对故国那古老悠久的文明激发出了更深的景仰。事实上，通过学习语言而去接触各民族文化中的辉煌，最终导向的往往是对故土乡情更多的精神眷恋，对自身文化土壤更深刻的理解和认识。就好比我们学习英语并欣赏其中的精彩，这个过程却能反而让我们更多地向往那静谧东方的天地之美，和作为一个中国人的无尽自豪。也许听起来像是个悖论，但可以肯定的是，能成为世界公民的中国人，一定会是一个更好的中国公民。
No matter how diversified world cultures might be, there still remain common sentiments possessed by the entire human race. It is said that with our eyes we see only differences but with our heart we see the Oneness that unites all Humanity and compassionately promises Peace. To realize this Oneness as the Truth underlying all perceived human differences is the vital role of inter-cultrual communication. Thus the path to becoming a Global Citizen is a process of creating understandings that wash away all prejudice from our minds. Born from this understanding is the wisdom which can purge all fears and enable all people to grasp our common spiritual Source … to discover the common nobility, to face the shared vulnerability, to value the mutual creativity … to bring the innate decency and learned civility of Confucius’s definition of“The Good Citizen” into a finer version of Human Civilization that embraces, integrates and aligns Mankind into a New harmonious Oneness …
无论世界文化是何等的多样性，一定会有相似的那份情操是全人类共通共享的。有位诗人说过，透过我们的双眼，看到的是一个缤纷多彩的世界，然而用我们的心来观察，这世界其实是一个整体，能把所有的人类的爱心化成一种合力，给和平一份期许。在缤纷多样且纷争繁杂的世界中发现这种人类的共通性，即是沟通的首要意义。所以通往成为世界公民的之路，就是一个对世界加深认识的过程，让我们能够消除所有心中不必存在的偏见。而这个认识的过程中，更是会产生一种智慧，让人们能够消除对未知世界的恐惧，这智慧更能让全世界人们共同珍惜彼此精神文化之源泉，发掘那人性中那足可以超越种族和国界的高贵；一起面对并承担那同样的脆弱和局限；一起珍惜彼此可以互通有无的创造力….把共通的内在的外在的尊严和民族性汇聚成一股合力，把几千年前先师孔子对文明的诠释，转化成一个更加精致的版本，以这种崭新的人类文明之光，去拥抱、去整合、去联络全世界人类，使我们共同拥有一个和谐的世界。
That is why better communications for deeper understanding are always to be is why never before has it been so necessary for people from allregions to learn other languages. Never before has foreign language learning been such an indispensable part of liberal education.
这才是之所以当今世界如此强调以更好的沟通探寻更深的理解之原因。这才是之所以全世界各地的人们从未像今天这样热衷于学习外语的原因，也解释了为何外语教学在如今的通才教育中，是如此不可或缺的一个组成部分。
The modern global Citizen should be the Eternal Student who pursues with joy a life-long journey of learning. We all know that Learning encourages communication, which creates a fearless understanding of the world and gives Peace a Chance.
当代世界公民，必然也是一个乐此不疲的终身学习者。我们都懂得学习的过程必然会激发沟通的愿望，而唯有沟通才能够让我们对这世界产生一种无畏的认知，才让世界和平有了更大的可能性。
Here, ladies and gentlemen, Allow me to paraphrase a famous lyric here, “ You may say I’m a dreamer. I'm sure I m not the only one. I hope some day you'll join us, so wecan stand together and fulfill the most passionate dream of Humankind … to see the World As a place full of love.
女士们先生们，请允许我在这里引述几句非常著名的歌词（约翰列侬的《imagine》）“也许你会说我是一个梦想家，但我确定的是，我不是那唯一的一个。我希望有一天你也能加入我们，让我们肩并肩地实现人类最勇敢的梦想，让这世界变成一个充满爱的地方！”
Thank you very much.
