英语演讲范文（通用30篇）
there is a man who stays at home and does his own work by himself day and night, but just has few friends.
these images shown above probably are what people think of programmers as, in fact, programmers indeed give us a bad impression sometimes. however, people just have a partial understanding of programmers’ life, not to mention that they can know the fun of programming. there is no doubt that programs affect all aspects of our lives in an obvious or potential way, especially they are reflected in electronic products that we use nowadays.
when you are so proud of possessing an iphone, you’d better remember that it is the program that makes you get confidence to show off the advanced mobile phones thoroughly.
when you take advantage of computers to cope with problems in life, you’d better remember that it is the program that makes you seek the convenience of computer.
when you needn’t worry about hot summer and cold winter owing to an air-conditioner, you’d better remember that it is the program that makes you share the machine’s intelligent.
when you release your pressure by playing varies of online games, you’d better remember that it is the program that makes you enjoy the great entertainment in life.
as people’s thoughts control their bodies, computer programs play a leading role in the modern times. both social progress and human evolution depend on the computer programs. in the practical application, a software consists of different programs and then combines with hardware to develop into a high-tech electronic product. there are many kinds of electronic products found everywhere in our daily life. nearly all the time do we make use of these products to conduct our passion.
yes, it is definitely right that programming is a hard work because of its special characteristics---complicated, time-wasted, logical. to make a program needs our continual patient and confidence, and we should accept failure again and again in most cases. but once you go into further understanding of computer programs, you will be surprised at the programs’ wander. in detail, through programming a heap of date or a computing model can be easily solved we expected, such as a number wanted, or the model’s parameters. the magical power of program appeals to all the programmers, certainly including me.
What we cannot afford to lose
We cannot lose innovation
There is a wonderful word which expresses the most original motions and desires among human-beings. With solving any kind of imperfections, our world has moved ahead. This is the word “innovation” that we cannot afford to lose.
We chicaned every detail of the innovation. Thousands years before, we created fire when we took a stone to knock another one. Since Han Dynasty, four great inventions had been created and it is one of the greatest signs that China become to the ancient civilized country. And nowadays, thousands of software, products, architectures and public facilities have upgraded more than that about 100 years ago. So how did these happen? What will you do if you are not satisfied with your tools anymore? What will you do if old mode cannot afford to develop in a company? There is no doubt that we should innovate no matter where we are and what we do. Not because of the design itself, but actually for its intended purpose.
If there was no Apple, everyone could not imagine how to contact others easily and enjoy a better Internet surfing.
If there was no Microsoft, perhaps we still worked in a dim office and duplicate some troublesome documents. If there was no Newton, and no theory of gravity, maybe I will win the Nobel Prize like Newton rather than just standing here. I have heard that three apple changed the world. The first one seduced Eve. The second one awakened Newton. The third one was in the hands of Steve Jobs. We sort of think the innovation of the world began with apple. I imagine lots of people want to become another Newton or Jobs right now with just one hand to change the world, right? Have the innovation to follow your heart. It somehow already reflects what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
Via questioning, we can start to innovate. Via innovating, we can start to create better lives. No innovation, no improvement. No improvement, no success. And no success, no civilization. Now, our time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life! Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice! Don't let yourself down! It is the innovation that we cannot afford to lose!
Early this morning, my mother received the news of our head teacher wang.Today we are going to visit the wild animal park. Everybody was excited, we'llbring something: there are fruits, water, phone, or camera, the students "hadarrived at the school gate, we take good things to do on the tour bus withaflame mood. The teacher in the car said that we were in the cage during thisvisit, and the wild animals were outside, and we were more excited.
Finally, we can't wait to get into the sightseeing bus, which is called thecage. We went to the first stop: white tiger. Listening to the tour guide saidthe tiger animals under state protection (category ii), we observed the tiger'seyes LanYingYing, like sapphire, of all of a sudden, it has white tiger zhangmaw rush out of the woods, prone on the window, the girl of whole car screamed,at this time is I take a picture of the tiger, but beside me doing KeYingsuddenly screamed, the king of the camera from my hands fell out, luckily, I putmy hand with a condom on the hands, and broke up otherwise, white tiger only upto the window, more and more girls screaming, we boys had to hard cover ears, orelse really to be deaf. When we got to the amur tiger, I was surprised to seethe Siberian tiger, which I always thought was white, but it was yellow. Soon wecame to walking area, the students of our class immediately rushed to theelephant house, then the teacher also arrived, but it is very smelly, manypeople came out again, only our group and the teacher in take a picture of anelephant. At this moment, the other man was feeding the elephant, and I took theopportunity to take a picture. The elephant took a nose at the elephant and thenrolled it into his mouth.
The happy hour was always so short, and we sat on the school bus withexcitement, and we all kept talking about the animals we saw.
In life, we often bow. The bow can be divided into two kinds: one kind isexpressed in the physical, bow, bow to their elders, to the teacher to bow tothe men of his own kind... Another is to express the inner, bowed to success,bowed to justice and bowed to the courage, who can have thought we have a deepbow bow to failure.
Bow to failure, you will be more confident to meet. Failure doesn't meanyou are weak, it means that you should be confident enough to face everything.Face in front of you all, you should be one step a footprint, without flinchingbuilders of show ego. Have confidence in myself, to meet with confidence. Bow tofailure, you will have the courage to challenge more. No matter whatdifficulties and obstacles, no matter what, the wind and rain if we have thecourage to challenge, whether successful or not, you should be happy.Successful, means that you are strong; Failed, it only means that you are lackof courage, dare not to fight. Don't need to fear of failure, it was just astepping stone of success. Mainly rely on is your courage, have the courage tochallenge.
Bow failure, you will be more powerful to fight. Failure, you should faceup to it, it is your conscience friends, it will accompany in your side anytimeand anywhere, should teach you how to get to work. Brave to spell a spell, ascrap of it, afraid of what!
that's the american dream. that's what this country was built on. and that's what we'redetermined8 to restore.
in order to do that, it's time to have a fair tax structure, one that values paychecks as much as unearned income and inherited wealth, to take some of the burden off of the middle class. it's time to close tax loopholes so we can reduce the deficit9, and invest in rebuilding america - our bridges, our ports, our highways, rails, providing good jobs.
with corporate10 profits at near record highs, we should encourage corporations to invest more in research and development and the salaries of their employees. it's time for us to invest in educational opportunity to guarantee that we have the most highly skilledworkforce11 in the world, for 6 out of every 10 jobs in the near term is going to require some education beyond high school. folks, it's long past due to increase the minimum wage that will lift millions of hardworking families out of poverty target poverty and in the process produce a ripple12 effect that boosts wages for the middle class and spurs economic growth for the united states of america. economists13 acknowledge that if we do these and other things, wages will go up and we'll increase the gross domestic product of the united states.
my fellow americans, we know how to do this. we've done it before. it's the way we used to do business and we can do it that way again. all the middle class in this country want is a chance. no guarantee, just a chance.
americans want to work. and when given a fair shot, the american worker has never, ever, ever, let his country down. folks, it's never a good bet to bet against the american people.
thanks for listening.
Dreams are the wind for our sails on the ocean. Dreams kindle a flame to illuminate our dark roads. Dreams are the armor for our fragile hearts. Martin Luther King had a dream — it was to have justice for all people. Lincoln had a dream — it was to set the slaves free. They sought their dreams and ultimately made them come true.
When I was young, I saw a dog one day. I threw a stone at it just for fun. Then it fell down and looked very weak. At that moment, I was surprised to notice it was pregnant. I can’t remember what happened next, but there’s one thing I know: that I felt guilty. It was the first time that I found life could so easily pass away. At that time, I had a dream, which was to help those people who needed help. There are too many wars and disasters. About 16,000 people have died in the Iraq War and one child dies every eight seconds in Africa because of starvation.
I have dreams, you have dreams and they have dreams too. We should help them. We should save their lives so that they can pursue their own dreams. Just like the lyric of a song says, “We are the ones who make a brighter day so let’s start giving.” Well, that’s my dream, a simple but meaningful one.
Wide sea diving, the days of the birds to fly. Everyone carries a dream of their own.
However, what is the dream? What is dream? Dream is looking forward to, and the dream is strong - is fleeting dream you insist on the ideal as their courage and perseverance, are you responsible for their own highest level. But ask yourself, how many of us to accomplish his original dream in mind?
Our dream is a simple belief, is a future and life of their own responsibility. Perhaps, is the Youth
grand ambitions; perhaps, is the adolescent confusion and impulsive; maybe just a plain desire, desire applause, eager for success. Countless "may," innumerable "hope" because of our youthful full of miracles, large and small dreams in our hearts, in every corner of life filled with fragrance.
Only the ideal but no effort is useless. If you want to be a teacher, you should to study hard. If you want to be a player, you should do more exercises. If you want to become a businessman, he should learn to get along with people. For example, my wish is to be a famous writer grew up, because I really love writing, so from now on, I should read more, more accumulate knowledge, and strive to improve writing level. No pains, no gains, because my efforts, so my article was punished in many newspapers , and in many composition contest, I see the success I"m happy, so, struggle is the bridge to the ideal.
Yes, my dream. to give my famliy a warm, give my friend happy. Yes, my dream. The podium from the first station began his love this place, started from the first published an article looking forward to the world of words, decided to stay here from the beginning, stick to bottom of my heart desire.
Years in our faces no matter how many additional traces, no matter how much things to us across the chest wounds, as long as we have the right to breathe, to have a passion for remodeling dreams! Oxygen to survive as long as we have to have the courage to create a passion!
Choose to continue, select the value, select the achievements of the passion of life, the brave hearts of the initial dream of success!
海阔凭鱼跃，天高任鸟飞。每个人都怀揣着一个属于自己的梦想。
然而，什么是梦?什么又是梦想?梦是期待，而梦想是坚强--是你把飘渺的梦坚持作为自己理想的勇气和执著，是你对自己负责的最高境界。但扪心自问，我们有多少人能够成就自己心中最初的梦想?
我们的梦想，是一个简单的信念，是一份对自己未来与生命的责任。也许，是二十岁的豪情壮志;也许，是青春期的迷茫与冲动;也许只是一份平淡的渴望，渴望掌声，渴望成功。无数的“可能”，无数的“希望”，因为我们的青春岁月充满奇迹，我们心中大大小小的梦，在生活的每一个角落里芬芳弥漫。
是的，我的梦想。一份从一而终的守望--给我的学生希望，给我的读者温暖，给我的爱人幸福。是的，我的梦想。从第一次站上讲台开始迷恋这个地方，从第一次发表文章开始憧憬文字世界，从决定留在这里开始，坚守心底的渴望。
无论岁月在我们脸上增添了多少痕迹，无论世事在我们胸口划过多少到伤痕，只要我们还有呼吸的权利，就拥有重塑梦想的激情!只要我们还有生存的氧气，就拥有缔造激情的勇气!
落红不是无情物，化作春泥更护花。选择坚持，选择珍惜，选择成就生命的激情，勇敢的成就心中最初的梦想!
How to protect the environment
The environmental protection is the most major problem which in the modern life the humanity faces. must solve this problem must start from foundation. first, must massively propagandize, enhances people's consciousness with understanding, strengthens the environmental protection consciousness. next, must carry on waste recovery use, reduces to forest-tree's felling. also must strengthen to white pollution processing, little uses the plastic product. finally, must make improvement to clean aspect. causes the city's appearance to be neater. for earth's tomorrow, we must start from the now diligently, will want the well local constable to protect the environment. to this us proposes as follows suggests: implementation trash classification packed in bags. like this not only can reduce the environmental sanitation worker's work load, but also can even better basically arrive makes use of waste, to reduce the pollution, saves the resources.
Flowers in full bloom in this， green grass of early summer， we have ushered in a grand festival of Children - June 1 International Children‘s Day， I am very honored to share with the children together in this beautiful holiday. On that occasion， I would like to let me to all children， young pioneers holiday to extend my sincere regards to the hard work， dedicated gardener to cultivate the flowers of the motherland who pay tribute！ Soon to be here today in recognition of the advanced collectives and advanced individuals express warm congratulations！
Pioneers， the children， we are now in a hopeful new era of challenges， you are lucky enough to live in a state of concern about the survival of students， teachers and students in the pursuit of maximum growth to meet the needs of schools； so one “give students the best childhood， most give a solid start in life “as the core concept of school， portrait of creating” education “brand School； an” education and scientific research as the guide to the experimental school in English at the core characteristics Yucai School to serve the community for the meaning of new schools “； so one’s own ideas and practice， practice， together with the parents，” Our children， our schools， our joint efforts， “the slogan of the school co-operation of schools， the school environment of your grace， your skilled teachers ， School of your high-quality education and teaching has been very successful， you just give your School School Award is fully endorsed.
Pioneers， the children， you are lucky generation， the generation is shouldering the burden. There is an old statement： journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Youth are the beginning of a better life， clarity of vision， bred here， noble sentiments here at initiation， the habits of good form here， life here at the foundation of the glory and prosperity at the bright future of our calls. We must strive to improve their own quality of life in the new starting point， the momentum to become the new century， the need for construction of the homeland of the wood-Dong Liang. At the same time， teachers also hope that our附小his utmost to achieve a greater honor.
在这鲜花烂漫，绿草如茵的初夏时节，我们迎来了孩子们的盛大节日——六一国际儿童节，我非常荣幸地与小朋友们一起共度这美好的节日。值此机会，谨让我向全体小朋友、少先队员们致以诚挚的节日问候，并向辛勤耕耘、呕心沥血培育祖国花朵的园丁们致以崇高的敬意！向今天即将受到表彰的先进个人和先进集体表示热烈的祝贺！
少先队员、小朋友们，我们正处于一个充满希望的挑战的新时代，你们幸运地生活在一所关注师生生存状态，追求最大限度满足师生成长需要的学校；一所以”给学生最美好的`童年，给人生最坚实的起步“为核心办学理念，倾情打造”附小教育“品牌的学校；一所”以教育科研为先导的实验学校，以英语特色为核心的育才学校，以服务社会为内涵的新型学校“；一所以自己的理念和实践，同家长一起践行”咱们的孩子、咱们的学校、咱们共同努力“这一家校合作口号的学校，你们的学校环境优雅，你们的老师技艺高超，你们学校的教育教学质量高，成绩斐然，刚才给你们学校授牌就是对你们学校的充分肯定。
少先队员、小朋友们，你们是幸运的一代，也是肩负重担的一代。古人言：千里之行，始于足下。少年时代是美好人生的开端，远大的理想在这里孕育，高尚的情操在这里萌生，良好的习惯在这里养成，生命的辉煌在这里奠基，繁荣昌盛的美好前景在召唤着我们。我们要努力提高自身素质，在新的人生起点上，再接再厉，使自己成为新世纪祖国建设需要的栋粱之材。同时，也希望我们师范附小再接再厉，争取更大的荣誉。
尊敬的老师，亲爱的同学们
下午好！
今天我站在这个讲台上，很荣幸，也很激动。通过一个月的临时当选，我仍希望能继续当选英语课代表这个光荣的职位，我相信我会做得很好。
I like English very much. If I am really elected, I will try to service for you. I can help you study English well
如果我真的当选了英语课代表，我将竭尽全力，为大家服务，想方设法让大家学好英语。主动帮助同学增长对英语的兴趣。也希望通过当英语课代表来锻炼、磨练自己，加强自身的学习能力。
我有能力胜任这个职位，请大家相信我，我能行！
Believe me, I can do it!
谢谢大家，我的演讲完毕。
good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. today i would like to begin with a story.
there was once a physical1) therapist who traveled all the way from america to africa to do a2) census about mountain3) gorillas. these gorillas are a main attraction to tourists from all over the world; this put them severely under threat of4) poaching and being put into the zoo. she went there out of curiosity, but what she saw strengthened her determination to devote her whole life to fighting for those beautiful creatures. she witnessed a scene, a scene taking us to a place we never imaged we've ever been, where in the very depth of the african rainforest, surrounded by trees, flowers and butterflies, the mother gorillas5) cuddled their babies.
yes, that's a memorable scene in one of my favorite movies, called gorillas in the mist, based on a true story of mrs. dian fossey, who spent most of bet lifetime in rwanda to protect the ecoenvironment there until the very end of her life.
to me, the movie not only presents an unforgettable scene but also acts as a6) timeless reminder that we should not develop the tourist industry at the cost of our ecoenvironment.
today, we live in a world of prosperity but still threatened by so many new problems. on the one hand, tourism, as one of the most promising industries in the21st century, provides people with the great opportunity to see everything there is to see and to go any place there is to go. it has become a lifestyle for some people, and has turned out to be the driving force in gdp growth. it has the magic to turn a backward town into a wonderland of prosperity. but on the other hand, many problems can occur---natural scenes aren't natural anymore. deforestation to heat lodges is devastating nepal. oil spills from tourist boats are polluting antarctica. tribal people are forsaking their native music and dress to listen to u2on walkman and wear nike and reeboks.
all these7) appalling(令人震惊的) facts have brought us to the realization that we can no longer stand by and do nothing, because the very thought of it has been8) eroding(侵蚀) our resources.
encouragingly, the explosive growth of global travel has put tourism again in the spotlight, which is why the united nations has made the year of ecotourism, for the first time to bring to the world's attention the benefits of tourism, but also its capacity to destroy our ecoenvironment.
now every year, many local ecoenvironmental protection organizations an: receiving donations--big notes, small notes or even coins--from housewives,9) plumbers(水管工人), ambulance drivers, salesmen, teachers, children and10) invalids(残疾人), some of them can not afford to send the money but they do. these are the ones who drive the cabs, who nurse in hospitals, who are suffering from ecological damage in their neighborhood. why? because they care. because they still want their mother nature back. because they know it still belongs to them.共3页，当前第1页123
this kind of feeling that i have, ladies and gentlemen, is when it feels like it, smells like it, and looks like it, it's all coming from a scene to remember, a scene to recall and to cherish.
the other night, as l saw the moon linger over the land and before it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs. i found myself humming softly, not to the music, but to some- thing else, someplace else. a place remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seem to have been except the deer.
and all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feeling that it's lime for us to do something, for our own and our coming generation. once again, i have come to think of mrs. dian fossey be- cause it's with her spirit, passion, courage and strong sense of our ecoenvironment that we are taking our next step into the world.
and no matter who we are, what we do and where we go, in our mind, there's always a scene to remember, a scene worth our effort to protect it and fight for it.
thank you very much.
thanks,contestant# topic for your impromptu speech is:which is more important for you: knowledge from books or personal experience? answer: thank you. i remember, on my very first day of my beloved university, one of my professors said to me,“from now on, you’ll be on a journey between who you think you are and who yo can key is to allow yourself to continue the journey in the ocean of the books.”and i do learn a lot from books: i know the geometry of euclid, logic of
aristotle, fable of aesop the known to children around the world. well, no offense to all those great authors of the books, but during my three years at my university, i do realize that personal experience through practice means more to me. as we are in this global information age where both economic growth and individual opportunity are based on ideas, a commitment to providing all human beings the golden opportunity to develop themselves is so vital, not only to the people here, but all around. as we are in this transformational age where communications and commerce are global, investments are mobile, technology is almost magical, and the ambition for a better life is now universal, and i think this is why we are here today. we want to earn our personal experience through practicing our oral english, sharing our opinions of tourism and ecology with all the judges and audience here. and i think we are so lucky to be alive at this moment of the history. never before have our nation enjoyed so much prospertity and so much social progress with so little internal never before have our young people had so much great opportunity to practice ourselves and, therefore, have a profound obligation to build a more perfect nation of our ancestor’s dream. and i think our government had provided us young people with the tools and condition to build the future of our dreams. even if we know some rules, some regulations, or experiences from our books, we still simply cannot graft it onto today’s busier, more impersonal,complicated world. instead, our challenges is to arrive at a consensus values and common vision of what we can do today individually andcollectively to build a strong family and strong community, and above all, make the world a better place for us to live. thank you very much. contestan18,in your speech, you talked about ecotourism. could you explain to us difference between ordinary tourists and e-tourists, or ecotourists?
worsening environment has become the biggest concern of the present-day world. Land resources are dwindling because of water loss and soil erosion. Waste gases poison the air we breathe. The rivers and lakes are polluted by waste dumped in them from factories. It is probably no exaggeration to say that deterioration of the quality of the environment threatens the existence of mankind itself.
Some people are of the opinion that the environmental problem is the price we have to pay for economic development. But I do not think that this argument is valid. After all, what is the point of economic growth if people’s lives are adversely alfected by worsening environmental pollution?
There is plenty of evidence to show that sustainable development can be achieved by balancing economic growth with protection of the environment. The key to achieving this is to make people aware of the seriousness of the problem. Both governments and ordinary citizens should join hands to make this world a better place to live in, not only for ourselves, but also for future generations.
环境与发展
不可否认的是环境恶化已成为当今世界上人们最担心的事了。因为水资源的浪费和土壤被侵蚀，土地资源逐渐缩小。我们呼吸着有毒的空气，河流和湖泊也被附近的工厂里排放出来的废弃物严重污染了。不夸大其词地说，环境质量的恶化很可能威胁人类的生存。
有些人说环境问题是我们为经济发展所付出的代价。对此，我不敢苟同。如果人类的生活被日益恶化的环境污染所影响的话，那么，经济发展的意义何在?
足够的证据表明：经济发展与环境保护的平衡可以实现可持续发展。关键是使人们意识到问题的严重性。政府和普通市民两方都应该携手使地球成为更适合人类居住的地方，这不仅是为我们自己，也是为我们的后代。
I am very glad to say something here. At this time, I'd like to talk about my hobbies.
I have many hobbies. First, I like playing video games. Computer games are cool. I could play it all day. Second, I like all kinds of sports. I love fresh air and sunshine. Playing football with friends is fun.
Swimming in the sea is my favorite. I also like to draw pictures at home. Further more, I like music. I like singing. I often sing film songs when I walk in the street. Of course, I learn English everyday. As you know, English is used everywhere in the world. So I learn English very hard. I hope I can travel around the world and speak English with foreigners some day.
There is more I like to do. There is more I want to say. Maybe I can tell you more next time. Thank you for listening.
初中英语2分钟演讲稿附加篇
A man who lived in a block of apartments thought it was raining and put his head out the window to check. As he did so a glass eye fell into his hand.
He looked up to see where it came from in time to see a young woman looking down.
"Is this yours?" he asked.
She said, "Yes, could you bring it up?" and the man agreed.
On arrival she was profuse in her thanks and offered the man a drink. As she was very attractive he agreed. Shortly afterwards she said, "I'm about to have dinner. There's plenty. Would you like to join me?"
He readily accepted her offer and both enjoyed a lovely meal. As the evening was drawing to a close the lady said, "I've had a marvelous evening. Would you like to stay the night?"
The man hesitated then said, "Do you act like this with every man you meet?"
"No," she replied, "Only those who catch my eye."
初中英语2分钟演讲稿附加篇
Good morning, everyone! My name is . I’m a student of Great 7 from middle school. I ’m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech today. My topic is “I love English”.
English is now used everywhere in the world. It has become the most common language on Internet and for international trade. More and more people has begun to learn English now .
As for me, I love English soon when I began to learn it. I find the great beauty of English language from English songs, English stories and English book. Learning English makes me confident and give me a new colorful world.
I love English. I hope I can travel around the world one day. I want to go to America, I also want to go to London. If I can ride my bike in New York University, how happy I’ll be!
I love English. I hope I can make friends with many people from different countries. I will introduce China to them proudly in English, Such as Great Wall and the Summer Palace.
I know Rome was not built in a day. I believe that I can speak English very well one day if I can study hard. At that time, my dream will come ture.
That’s all. Thanks for your listening!
atoms for peace members of the general assembly:
auto will remain steadfast in its support of this body. this we shall do in the conviction that you will provide a great share of the wisdom, of the courage, and the faith which can bring to this world lasting peace for all nations, and happiness and well-being for all men.
verdanai therefore decided that this occasion warranted my saying to you some of the things that have been on the minds and hearts of my legislative and executive associates, and on mine, for a great many months -- thoughts i had originally planned to say primarily to the american people.
nevertheless, i assure you that in our deliberations on that lovely island we sought to invoke those same great concepts of universal peace and human dignity which are so cleanly etched in your charter. neither would it be a measure of this great opportunity merely to recite, however hopefully, pious platitudes.
Are you happy? Do you remember a time when you were happy? Are you seeking happiness today?
Many people have sought a variety of sources for their feeling of happiness. Some people have put their heart and efforts into their work. Too many people turned to drugs and alcohol. Untold numbers have looked for it in the possession of expensive cars, and other popular toys. Most of their efforts have a root in one common fact : people rare looking for a lasting source of happiness
Today , some people think that an expensive car is stimults . Happiness is a response , and so on .This belief leaves us thinking and feeling : I will be happy when ……
But , I believe that happiness is a sttimulus and response is what life brings to those who are truly happy ,when we are happy ,we tend to have more success in our work . When we are happy , people want to be around us and enjoy loving relationship . When we are happy , wo more naturally take better care of our bodies and enjoy good health . Happiness is not a response ----rather , it is a stimults .
Happiness is a conscious choice we make everyday of our lives . We usually get things we want after we choose to be happy . I think you can make only one simple rule for your own happiness . Every day above ground is a good day . Therefore , I tend to have a lot of good days in successsion!
Good morning, everyone!
It’s my great honor to make a speech here! I’d like to say something about water-saving today.
As we all know, water is very important for us. Whether we are healthy or not largely depends on the quality of the water we drink. But people seem to fail to take into account the fact that there is little water which reaches the standard of drinking. So, what we should do is to protect water from pollution and save as much water in our daily life as possible. Proper measures must be taken to limit the amount of water factories use. Any government, which is blind to this point, may pay high prices. On the other hand, there is no denying that we citizens are supposed to build up a strong sense that it is our duty to save water. In fact, it is not hard for us to do so, and just several good habits can of great help, like reusing the water or anything like that.
All in all, water-saving is a matter of life and death, a matter no country can afford to ignore. We should try our best to fight for water-saving!
That’s all. Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen:
Good evening! My name is . Im X years old. we come from Showbe English school. Its my great pleasure to stand here and share my dream with you tonight.
Different people have different dreams. Some people dream of being rich or famous, some others dream of staying young forever. I also have a lot of dreams. But my biggest dream is to spread English throughout China and Chinese throughout the world.
As everyone knows, English is an international language which is spoken all over the world. Time magazine suggested that English is used by one quarter of the worlds population. Sixty percent of the worlds television and radio broadcasts are produced and delivered in English. Seventy percent of the worlds e-mails are addressed in English. And it is the language of choice for almost every byte of computer data sent across the globe. If we can speak English well, we will have more chances to succeed. More and more people have taken notice of this fact. Therefore, the number of the people who seek to learn English has increased at a rapid speed.
However, for me, I learn English not only because of its importance and its usefulness, but also because of my love for it. When I learn English, I sense a different way of thinking which gives me more possibilities to be in touch with the world. When I read English novels, I can feel the pleasure from the book which is different from reading the translation. When I speak English, I feel a great confidence within me. When I write English, I can see the beauty of the words.
One night a hotel caught fire，and the people who were staying in it ran out in their night clothes.
Two men stood outside and looked at the fire.
“Before I came out，” said one，“I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of money. People don't think of money when they're afraid. When anyone leaves paper money in a fire，the fire burns it. So I took all the bills that I could one will be poorer because I took them.”
“You don't know my work，” said the other.
“What is your work?”
“I'm a policeman.
“Oh!” cried the first man. He thought quickly and said，“And do you know my work?”“No，”said the policeman.
“I'm a writer. I'm always telling stories about things that never happened.”
Hello,everyone!
My name is is my English name,which is also the name of my idol.I’m a recommended student from CCFLS,in which I have studied for six years.During the time I stayed there,I’ve learned a lot from the teachers who I must thank sincerely.Another school in my life is my family.1990 witnessed me born in a happy family.I was treated as the apple of my family members’ eyes since childhood.Genuineness,perseverance,conscientiouness,the urge for improvement are the characters my family gives me.Today,but for their support,I would not be this confident.Many thanks to my family.I love them all. I’m an optimistic,energetic,outgoing,active,humorous girl with any amount of hobbies,such as listening to music and writing my blog.What deserves to be introduced is my blog on sina,which takes me a lot of pains.It’s without much gaudy decorations,but many articles which are really worth reading.The website address is here.Your prensence and guidance are requested.
Unlike many other girls,I’m quite good at sports.Swimming,skating,basketball,volleyball,badminton,table tennis and etc. are my preferences.In spite of my height,I have a good jumping capacity.Due to this,I’m the captain of the female basketball team and the principal member of the female volleyball team in our school.In addition,I’m fond of playing chess.I’ve got a silver medal when I was a child.Futhermore,I’m a very versatile girl.Piano and clarinet are my forte.They all get the ninth level.Besides,I’m a good organizer and leader in the school activities.I organized many English speech contest,also took a part in it and ranked among the best.Especially,I directed an English play called“the sound of music”,which is a gorgeous success,so that every audience spoke highly of it.I’m very proud of that.
To conclude,I’m sure I won’t let you down.I hope that you can give me a chance to study in Xiamen University,which is the shrine in my mind, and I’ll give you much glory in return.
That’s all.Thank you for your attention.
everyone has his own dream, which can be realized or not and which can be different from time to time. however, there must be a long –term one in ones mind. in other words, it is not easy to be realized. i have a dream: to pass cet-6 before i graduate from the university. its maybe easy for most of my classmates, but to me it is as difficult as cracking the hardest nut in the world.
good afternoon:
honorable judges,dear teachers and close friends.im very glad to stand here to share my speech with you.today im going to talk about dreams.everyone has a dream.martin luther king had a dream-and we can all recall his civil rights speech.phil knight had a dream-and now the whole world knows his nike sloganjust do it! i also have a dream,but not only a simple one.
when i was in primary school,my dream was that i would be a doctor when i grew up.ill be the first person who produces a new medicine.this kind of medicine can make teachers relax when they are busy correcting their students exercises and preparing their lessons.because one day when i woke up at midnight,i found my father,a senior chinese teacher,was still busy with his work.i was deeply moved.i wish my father could be healthy and relaxed every minute.
ill work hard for my dreams,ill never give up.
thank you!
The importance of time Good morning,dear teacher and my friends!
My name is .I’m a student of Great 7 from middle school. I ’m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech today. My topic is “the importance of time”.
Someone says: “Time is money!” But I think time is even more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, When time is gone,It will never return no matter how rich you are.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time . They spend all day on smorking, drinking and playing.They do not know that wasting time means wasting life.
As to us, a middle schoole student, School time is a very important period for our growing up. We should make full use of it to do something usefull, just like learning different kinds of knowledge , taking exercise for a good health and so on.
In a word , we should save time.Time is limited and so，very precious. It will not return any more when it is gone.
That’s all for my speech.Thank you!(或者 Thanks for your listening!)
Good afternoon, my dear friends.
I am very happy to meet you here.It is my great honor to communicate with you at such a special occation.First of all,please allow me to express my appreciation to you all to listion to me.
I am proud of being a college student.The collegelife is fresh,new teachers, new classmates and new friends. I like the friendship, and their wide knowledge and opening mind. The grand library, school buildings and wide playground attrattde me very much.My college life is better than I expected, I can do anything I like. In the college we can not only learn the professional knowledge,but also develop our comprehensive abilities.If we can make full use of the period,we can learn many useful things.Besides,we should have the active attitude to our life,do a contributionto the society.
First ask a simple question: we come from? Sure everyone will say that we are parents to put up the world. Ah yes, ten years ago on a certain day, our parents with happy tears and smiles to greet our arrival. Thus, we have a life, has in this colorful world of enjoyment of life and happiness Happiness opportunities.
Looking back to think about this carefully, we have been bathed in the love of the river Parent: When we first father mother shouted when the first step towards independence when the first to write a word askew when their parents are ... ... well at around to teach us. When we are faced with difficult and can devote all to help our people, are parents; when we are wronged, to patiently listen to our cry of the people, are parents; when we make mistakes, we can not hesitate to forgive U.S. person, are parents; when we succeed, we would like to celebrate the pleasure to share with us people, but also their parents. Parent's love, such as deep sea, the situation than the sky! If we say that love is a ship, carrying us from childhood to the juvenile; then love is a sea, and give us a Happy Harbor. If the mother's true feelings, ignited the hope of our hearts; then his father's love, it will be to muster our voyage of sailing! Therefore, regardless of parental social status, level of knowledge and other qualities, they are our biggest benefactor life, are worthy of our love of the people forever!
However, students, and ask whether you have: We are thinking of their parents and how much? Attention than their parents whether it's birthday? Folk saying goes, there is: the birthday child's mother suffered day. When parents for our birthday celebration, we thought it used the death-like suffering, in return for our life mother? Given our lives whether or not bred mother say Sincerely blessing it? According to information available: there is nearly 50% of students do not know the birthday of their own parents, let alone a birthday blessing for parents. Students, perhaps simply nothing out blessings, but for parents, this is nothing more than pleasant to say, are beautiful, are unforgettable, are sufficient to enable them to tears!
Of course, the hard work of parents is that we can not understand, although we should not live with their parents to share the hardships and difficult venture, but we are living in a smaller study on parents for us to worry about. To know that even if an interest in words, a cup of hot tea to quench their thirst, a satisfactory examination, a knowing smile, Parent, who will comfort the hearts of our anxiety in every possible way. Thanksgiving Parent, is not hard to do!
Students, let us bear in mind the parents owe, Parent Institute Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving with a heart to deal with parents, with a sincere heart to communicate with their parents, not to re-think parenting is a matter of course, not to indulge in cable complained summation. Dear students, let usParent said: "Dad, Mom, I love you!"
Finished my speech, thank you everyone!
a little kid fell in love with another little kid， a school mate。 sometimesthe kids think they fall in love when they have a crush on someone else in theclass， when they?re eight or ten years old or something like that。 so theeight-year-oldkid came back home and asked his father， “father， is it expensiveto be married?” and the father said， “yes， son， it is very expensive。” so theson asked， “how much does it cost?” and the father said， “i don?t know， son。 i?mstill paying。”
有个小孩爱上了另一个小孩，对方是学校的同学。八岁或十岁左右的孩子有时会迷恋班上某个人，然后就以为自我恋爱了。因此这个八岁的小孩回家问他爸爸:「爸爸，结婚很花钱吗?」爸爸说:「是啊，儿子，十分花钱。」儿子又问:「要花多少钱呢?」爸爸说:「我不明白，儿子，我到此刻还一向在付钱啊!」
English speech
Good afternoon everybody! It's my honor to speak here and I am very glad to share my topic with all of you. Today I'd like to talk about “my dream”. I do not just have one dream, in fact, I have three. They are: a healthy life, a happy family and to travel my great country.
I have always admired the long healthy life my grandparents have. They are older than 80 years of age and they are still alive and kicking! How do they do that!? My grandparents plant vegetables and grow rice themselves; even in their old age they still make food for themselves! I guess that is why they can remain healthy. More importantly they remain humble and never ask for too much from life. Perhaps that makes them common, but they live a happy life. My grandmother once told me this:” I do not want to live long, only long enough for some grand children to be running around in my house”. I want to live a long, healthy and happy life just as they have.
Since my graduation from primary school, until now, every time on my birthday I make the same wish. I wish my parents will not fight anymore. I am not complaining that they gave me a bad childhood, they just fight so much! I am unhappy but that does not mean they do not love me. They do! They love me with all their heart. I love my parents also; I want them to live a happy life as well.
I want to travel this great country of ours. I want to see the beauty of our country. I want to see the miracles that made this country great! I want to go from the east to west, from the north all the way down to the south! I have a dream, that one day I can travel and see my country with my family and friends! If that is not possible, seeing my country on my own is good enough also.
If I can fulfill all three of my dreams in life, then God can take me away. I would be happy, and l would have lived a full and prosperous life.
Thank you everyone for listening to my dreams.
I thank you!
Everybody needs somebody, somebody whom is called "Friend". "A friend inneed is a friend indeed." If only that kind of friends can be called "Friends",then there are only few up-to-standards for me. About friendship, we havemillions of quotes to support my "saying", "Friendship is nothing but giving."But for most of the time, we're pleased with receiving things from others,instead of giving. Well, I'm not saying friendship is based on stuff-giving, butit needs emotion exchange, like "I can give you nothing but friendship", it setsup a very good example of friendship. Maybe we're too concerning about others'shortcomings, that we've missed a lot of friends-to-be. There are too manyaspects about a good friend after all. So just take it easy, and let time do therest.
everyone is attracted by beauty and beauty is powerful. but what is true beauty? perhaps you can get the answer from the following story.
this morning i went to the market to buy some vegetables with my parents. on the way we all highly praised a young man in western-style clothes and leather shoes who was riding by. but he rode so fast that he knocked an old lady down carelessly.instead of stopping, he pretended not to see this and rode away quickly. we were all very angry with the young man. to our happiness, a girl in plain dress ran forward at once, helped the lady up and took her home. we all praised the girl.
from this we know we cannot judge a person by his appearance. a person who is dressed beautifully may not have a beautiful soul. only a person who has a beautiful soul is really beautiful.
a man who lived in a block of apartments thought it was raining and put his head out the window to check. as he did so a glaeye fell into his hand.
he looked up to see where it came from in time to see a young woman looking down.
"is this yours?" he asked.
And now, let’s have a short breath and wait for the final results. For this period, let’s welcome MiLiu to give us a comment on this competition.
(译文：现在，让我们稍作休息等待比赛的最终结果。在这段时间里，让我们有请刘老师来给本次比赛作个点评。欢迎! 微笑状~)
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the English Speaking Competition for Grade 20xx. After our judges’ discussion, the exciting moment is coming.
(译文：女士们，先生们，欢迎回来。您现在看到的是外院20xx级英语演讲比赛。经过我们评委老师的讨论之后，激动人心的时刻到了。 兴奋状~)
Right now, what I am going to announce is the first winner. Ladies and gentlemen, the first winner of the competition is contestant No. 9. Congratulations!!
(译文：首先，我要宣布的是本次比赛的第一名。女士们，先生们，本次比赛的第一名就是我们的9号选手。让我们以热烈的掌声欢迎她上台领奖。 微笑状~)
各位家长朋友：
下午好！非常感谢你们能配合我们学校安排准时来参加这次座谈会。在此，我们首先祝贺您的孩子开始了一段新的人生旅程，同时也感谢各位家长对我们学校的信任。我们都知道，那每一张灿烂可爱的笑脸都承载着各位家长的殷切希望和美好憧憬，作为教师，我们一直在努力探索，如何尽自己最大的努力，使孩子们能够在学校健康快乐的成长。
在开学将近一周的时间里，孩子们有了很大的进步，从第一天来的时候，让孩子到老师的跟前来时，他们只是愣愣的把我盯着，不知道要干吗，到现在，他们能清楚的知道上课前该准备些什么，书，笔该怎么放，下课了孩子们都自觉的将椅子放回原位，将座位周围的垃圾放进垃圾筒里，在中午吃饭的时候，孩子学会跟老师说“请帮我添饭菜，请帮我舀汤，谢谢老师！”听着孩子的这些话语，我们老师心里也非常高兴！在短短的时间里孩子一天天在成长着！我相信，我们的家长听到这个消息也会有同样的感受！
正是因为这些孩子，我们和各位家长走到了一起，我们只有一个共同的目标：那就是您的孩子能快乐成长，将来成为有用的人，请各位家长放心，我们定当尽全力，做你们的后盾，帮助你们把好学校的这一
关，但是我们伴随孩子走过的最多不过六年，而你们却要伴随他们走一生，所以良好的家庭教育对孩子来说是必不可少的！如果你有什么疑问，我们定当帮助你们解决，但是要完全依靠学校，依靠老师是不行的！希望各位家长能给自己在孩子的教育过程中一个准确的定位！所以，我们针对家长对孩子的家庭教育提出下面的建议：
1、注意自己的言行举止。 “言传身教”是中国家庭的优秀传统，我们知道：在学校，学生是老师的镜子，教师要为学生师表；在家庭，孩子是父母的镜子，家长要为孩子师表； 设想一下：父母，如果事事认真，他们的孩子肯定事事认真；父母如果事事马虎，他们的孩子可能事事马虎。你迟到，他肯定迟到；你撒谎，他肯定撒谎；你爱发脾气，他肯定爱发脾气；你不认真填反馈表，他肯定不认真写作业；你今天骂孩子，日后孩子肯定会骂你。今天你主动与孩子握手，明天他肯定会主动与你握手；今天你主动与孩子打招呼，明天他肯定会主动与你打招呼。
教育孩子需要言传身教。 请家长也要注意自己的言行举止。
2、注意教育的细节
生活是由很多细节组成。教育孩子要从细节做起。谁关注细节，谁就有很大成功的把握，谁关注孩子细节越多，孩子进步越大。细节决定教育的成败。
3、给孩子适当的压力，切记要“循序渐进”。也就是要一步一步的来。我觉得从我们的家长角度来说，家长要定位你的期望,不要对孩子期望过高，应该考虑孩子目前的年龄能够达到什么水平。作为家长主要
的工作应该是给孩子一些鼓励和提醒。有时侯这些孩子欲言又止，是害怕做错和说错，而实际上鼓励的确能给孩子提供自信，这才是家长和老师们都应该做好的事。
4、重视孩子的习惯。一些家长最担心的是孩子的成绩是否优秀，对习惯不够重视，对此，市教科院专家也指出了，培养孩子良好的习惯，是适应小学学习生活的“第一步，至关重要”。尽量避免一边作业，一边吃东西或玩耍，久而久之养成孩子思想不能集中的习惯。会在很大程度上影响近期学习和将来的发展。好习惯，将受益一生，而习惯的培养，则要从小做起。
5、作业方面请家长积极配合做到：
（2）检查学生是否及时按量完成作业，昨天作业的错误有无改正，并签名。
（3）检查作业是否认真：字迹端正吗？格式正确吗？注意力集中吗？有没有经常“左手拿点心右手拿铅笔”的情况？另外，作业错了地方有没有擦干净，教孩子正确使用橡皮擦，一手把本子按住，一只手来回轻轻擦，避免将本子擦破，而且必须将痕迹擦干净！所以，家长一定要帮孩子选好用的橡皮擦，请不要太花，会影响孩子的注意力。
（5）每天督促他完成听算练习，巩固“十以内的加减法”“20以内的进位加法”。要求做到脱口而出。
6、对于孩子的物质准备方面给家长下面的建议：
(1)学习用品的准备。刚入学的孩子，由于受年龄特点的影响，注意力较容易分散。因此，家长在给孩子准备笔、尺、书包、橡皮等学习
用品时，一定要考虑到可能产生影响孩子学习的不利因素。例如，孩子用活动铅笔，笔芯非常细容易断，孩子才开始学习写字，力量各方面都不能很好控制，笔心很容易折断，笔心一断，他就会停下来慢慢按笔芯，所以请家长为孩子准备削好的5支铅笔，不让孩子带刨笔刀到学校，避免不安全隐患。另外，文具盒尽量选择简单的，只要能装上5支铅笔，一个橡皮就够了，一个功能繁多的文具盒，对孩子来说，不亚于一样玩具，很容易分散学生上课的注意力。并训练孩子自己整理书包的能力，但家长要提醒他，带上所有的书和文具盒、笔等。另外，请家长给孩子的铅笔做上记号，当然我相信家长都不在乎那么几毛钱，但是这样做的目的是让孩子学会保管好自己的物品，同时也能避免一些不必要的麻烦。
（2）给孩子包书，用软的包书皮，不用夹子形式的，上课，孩子会将夹子取下来玩，影响到上课的质量。可选用里面有个夹层的，学生写完作业后，将本子夹在书里，既可以保持本子整洁不卷曲，又容易拿取。
（3）为孩子准备一个学具盒。里面包括小棒、圆片等。请家长和孩子一起将小棒十根十根的捆在一起，留十根散放，以便以后用！另外请家长再为孩子准备一个口袋，将学具盒装在口袋里，并捆好，因为学具盒里有很多东西，如果掉了，会散落一地，容易丢失。
(4)为孩子安排一个良好的学习环境。有适合孩子高矮的，专门用来作业的桌椅，有的孩子的作业本拿到学校来，全是油渍，可能是由于孩子边做作业边吃东西造成的，也有可能是由于孩子没有自己完成作业的专门书桌，有的在饭桌上完成，有的甚至是趴在地上完成的，一定要给孩子一个做作业的书桌！选择合适的灯光照明；不要过于昏暗或刺眼，以保护孩子的视力！不要将孩子安排在与电视机同屋的房间，要给他们一个安静的学习环境。据资料显示，看电视容易引起学生的无意注意，花花绿绿的东西很容易吸引学生的.注意，让孩子做作业时不能一心一意，同时，也不利于他将来在课堂上集中注意力。
(3) 为孩子订购一些课外阅读书籍，丰富孩子的课外知识。一些孩子易懂的童话书等，要培养孩子爱好书的良好习惯。父母也可天天给孩子讲故事，以引导孩子自发的看书。另外请家长给孩子购买一本训练口算的书。
有些孩子很好动，希望家长们能配合老师改这个习惯，例如在家里家长可以训练孩子安静地坐一段时间，时间的长度可以从20分钟慢慢过渡到40分钟。在这段时间内，可以让他看看书，画画，也可以给他讲故事等等，让孩子习惯倾听，这对将来提高他的学习能力至关重要。
一个孩子的健康成长需要有一个好的环境，所以只有咱们全班的每一个饿孩子都能够发展起来，才能带动您的孩子的发展，因此，您就不仅仅是您孩子一个人的家长，您更是咱们全班53个孩子的家长，在这里，我们希望更多的家长愿意为我们这个班集体的健康成长服务，请愿意为班集体服务的家长在这张纸上留下您孩子的姓名，您的姓名，以及您的联系方式。谢谢大家！
最后提醒各位家长，咱们学校的作息时间早晨8：30到学校，请
不要太早，中午12：10放学，下午1：30开校门，1：50正式上课，周一——周三4：50放学，周四、周五3：30放学，请家长一定要记牢，掌握好时间，及时接送孩子。特别是冬天，天又黑有冷，避免发生不必要的以外！
希望在家长和我们的配合下，咱们班的每个孩子都能在我们这个大家庭中健康快乐的成长，希望每天都能看到他们阳光般灿烂的笑脸，也希望看到家长们放心满意的笑容，这是我们两位老师最大的希望！
we all know tagore.this famous indian poet once said, “life is given to us,and we earn it by giving it.” as the saying goes, nature is given to us, and weearn it by contributing to it. however, most people nowadays just want to askfor more from the nature. in fact, they do very little contribution to thenature. therefore, the environment around us is becoming worse and worse.
do you often use batteries? then do you know it takes 50 times more energyto make them than they produce? and just one simple battery can pollute as muchwater as a person can drink in his whole life. the facts and figures areamazing. so would you please try to use batteries only when it is necessary? ifpossible, give the used ones to the recycling companies so that they will bemade into new ones and won’t be able to pollute the environment any more.sometimes we become complacent when it comes to recycling, but when you speak interms of actual facts and figures that everybody can understand, people becomemuch clearer about the problem.
we, as school students, can also join in recycling activities to protectthe environment. for example, our class set up a recycling center beside theback door, it is very useful. it is used to collect the waste paper and plasticbottles. in the past, our classmates used to throw all of these into thetrashcan. at the very beginning of this collecting activity, it was not sowarm-welcomed. later, more and more people were influenced by the others andjoined this collecting activity. gradually, all the students in our class form agood habit to protect the environment. all of us will now put away the reusablethings instead of throwing them into the trashcan.
we should always remember in our mind that protecting the environment isour duty that we can never neglect. finally would you please let me end thisspeech with a little poem, “be kind to the river. be good to the trees. smile atthe sunshine, and bow to the breeze. be friendly to nature, and nature will befriendly to you!”
thank you, mr. chairman.
mr. chairman, i join my colleague mr. rangel in thanking you for giving the junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquiry. mr. chairman, you are a strong man, and it has not been easy but we have tried as best we can to give you as much assistance as possible.
earlier today, we heard the beginning of the preamble to the constitution of the united states: "we, the people." it's a very eloquent beginning. but when that document was completed on the seventeenth of september in 1787, i was not included in that "we, the people." i felt somehow for many years that george washington and alexander hamilton just left me out by mistake. but through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, i have finally been included in "we, the people."
today i am an inquisitor. an hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate the solemnness that i feel right now. my faith in the constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total. and i am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the constitution.
"who can so properly be the inquisitors for the nation as the representatives of the nation themselves?" "the subjects of its jurisdiction are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men."¹ and that's what we're talking about. in other words, [the jurisdiction comes] from the abuse or violation of some public trust.
it is wrong, i suggest, it is a misreading of the constitution for any member here to assert that for a member to vote for an article of impeachment means that that member must be convinced that the president should be removed from office. the constitution doesn't say that. the powers relating to impeachment are an essential check in the hands of the body of the legislature against and upon the encroachments of the executive. the division between the two branches of the legislature, the house and the senate, assigning to the one the right to accuse and to the other the right to judge, the framers of this constitution were very astute. they did not make the accusers and the judgers -- and the judges the same person.
we know the nature of impeachment. we've been talking about it awhile now. it is chiefly designed for the president and his high ministers to somehow be called into account. it is designed to "bridle" the executive if he engages in excesses. "it is designed as a method of national inquest into the conduct of public men."² the framers confided in the congress the power if need be, to remove the president in order to strike a delicate balance between a president swollen with power and grown tyrannical, and preservation of the independence of the executive.
the nature of impeachment: a narrowly channeled exception to the separation-of-powers maxim. the federal convention of 1787 said that. it limited impeachment to high crimes and misdemeanors and discounted and opposed the term "maladministration." "it is to be used only for great misdemeanors," so it was said in the north carolina ratification convention. and in the virginia ratification convention: "we do not trust our liberty to a particular branch. we need one branch to check the other."
"no one need be afraid" -- the north carolina ratification convention -- "no one need be afraid that officers who commit oppression will pass with immunity." "prosecutions of impeachments will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the whole community," said hamilton in the federalist papers, number 65. "we divide into parties more or less friendly or inimical to the accused."³ i do not mean political parties in that sense.
the drawing of political lines goes to the motivation behind impeachment; but impeachment must proceed within the confines of the constitutional term "high crime[s] and misdemeanors." of the impeachment process, it was woodrow wilson who said that "nothing short of the grossest offenses against the plain law of the land will suffice to give them speed and effectiveness. indignation so great as to overgrow party interest may secure a conviction; but nothing else can."
common sense would be revolted if we engaged upon this process for petty reasons. congress has a lot to do: appropriations, tax reform, health insurance, campaign finance reform, housing, environmental protection, energy sufficiency, mass transportation. pettiness cannot be allowed to stand in the face of such overwhelming problems. so today we are not being petty. we are trying to be big, because the task we have before us is a big one.
this morning, in a discussion of the evidence, we were told that the evidence which purports to support the allegations of misuse of the cia by the president is thin. we're told that that evidence is insufficient. what that recital of the evidence this morning did not include is what the president did know on june the 23rd, 1972.
the president did know that it was republican money, that it was money from the committee for the re-election of the president, which was found in the possession of one of the burglars arrested on june the 17th. what the president did know on the 23rd of june was the prior activities of e. howard hunt, which included his participation in the break-in of daniel ellsberg's psychiatrist, which included howard hunt's participation in the dita beard itt affair, which included howard hunt's fabrication of cables designed to discredit the kennedy administration.
we were further cautioned today that perhaps these proceedings ought to be delayed because certainly there would be new evidence forthcoming from the president of the united states. there has not even been an obfuscated indication that this committee would receive any additional materials from the president. the committee subpoena is outstanding, and if the president wants to supply that material, the committee sits here. the fact is that on yesterday, the american people waited with great anxiety for eight hours, not knowing whether their president would obey an order of the supreme court of the united states.
at this point, i would like to juxtapose a few of the impeachment criteria with some of the actions the president has engaged in. impeachment criteria: james madison, from the virginia ratification convention. "if the president be connected in any suspicious manner with any person and there be grounds to believe that he will shelter him, he may be impeached."
we have heard time and time again that the evidence reflects the payment to defendants money. the president had knowledge that these funds were being paid and these were funds collected for the 1972 presidential campaign. we know that the president met with mr. henry petersen 27 times to discuss matters related to watergate, and immediately thereafter met with the very persons who were implicated in the information mr. petersen was receiving. the words are: "if the president is connected in any suspicious manner with any person and there be grounds to believe that he will shelter that person, he may be impeached."
justice story: "impeachment" is attended -- "is intended for occasional and extraordinary cases where a superior power acting for the whole people is put into operation to protect their rights and rescue their liberties from violations." we know about the huston plan. we know about the break-in of the psychiatrist's office. we know that there was absolute complete direction on september 3rd when the president indicated that a surreptitious entry had been made in dr. fielding's office, after having met with mr. ehrlichman and mr. young. "protect their rights." "rescue their liberties from violation."
the carolina ratification convention impeachment criteria: those are impeachable "who behave amiss or betray their public trust."4 beginning shortly after the watergate break-in and continuing to the present time, the president has engaged in a series of public statements and actions designed to thwart the lawful investigation by government prosecutors. moreover, the president has made public announcements and assertions bearing on the watergate case, which the evidence will show he knew to be false. these assertions, false assertions, impeachable, those who misbehave. those who "behave amiss or betray the public trust."
james madison again at the constitutional convention: "a president is impeachable if he attempts to subvert the constitution." the constitution charges the president with the task of taking care that the laws be faithfully executed, and yet the president has counseled his aides to commit perjury, willfully disregard the secrecy of grand jury proceedings, conceal surreptitious entry, attempt to compromise a federal judge, while publicly displaying his cooperation with the processes of criminal justice. "a president is impeachable if he attempts to subvert the constitution."
if the impeachment provision in the constitution of the united states will not reach the offenses charged here, then perhaps that 18th-century constitution should be abandoned to a 20th-century paper shredder.
has the president committed offenses, and planned, and directed, and acquiesced in a course of conduct which the constitution will not tolerate? that's the question. we know that. we know the question. we should now forthwith proceed to answer the question. it is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.
i yield back the balance of my time, mr. chairman.