大学生获奖英语演讲稿（通用3篇）
Knowing the consequences of choice
Over the past spring festival, i got involved in a family dispute. right before i got home, four satellite channels of cctv were added to the 14 channels we had already had. in prime time at night, they all had interesting shows. therefore, the five of us-my parents, my sisters and i-had to argue over what to watch. finally, we agreed that we should watch the "most interesting" programme... if we
Could agree what that was.
However, all of us there remember that for a long time after we had tv, there were only one or two channels available. the increase in options reveals an important change in our life: the abundance of choice.
Fifteen years ago we all dressed in one style and in one colour. today, we select from a wide variety of designs and shades.
Fifteen years ago, we read few newspapers. today, we read english newspapers like the china daily and the 21st century, as well as various chinese newspapers.
Fifteen years ago, english majors took only courses in language and literature. today, we also study western culture, journalism, business communications, international relations, and computer science.
The emergence of choices marks the beginning of a new era in china's history; an era of diversity, of material and cultural richness, and an era of the rebirth of the chinese nation.
We enjoy the abundance of choice. but this has not come easily.
About 150 years ago, china was forced to open up its door by western canons and gunboats. it has been through the struggle and sacrifice of generations that we finally have gained the opportunity to choose for ourselves. the policy of reform and openness is the choice that has made all the difference.
Like others of my age, i'm too young to have experienced the time when the chinese people had no right to choose. however, as the next century draws near, it is time to ask: what does choice really mean to us young people?
Is choice a game that relies on chance or luck? is choice an empty promise that never materializes? or is choice a puzzle so difficult that we have to avoid it?
First, i would like to say: to choose means to claim opportunities.
I am a third-year english major. an important choice for me, of course, is what to do upon graduation. i can go to graduate school, at home or abroad. i can go to work as a teacher, a translator, a journalist, an editor and a diplomat. actually, the system of mutual selection has allowed me to approach almost every career opportunity in china.
Indeed, this is not going to be an easy choice. i would love to work in such big cities as beijing or shanghai or shenzhen. i would also love to return to my hometown, which is intimate, though slightly lagging in development. i would love to stay in the coastal area where life is exciting and fast-paced. i would also love to put down roots in central and western china, which is underdeveloped, but holds
Great potential.
All of these sound good. but they are only possibilities. to those of us who are bewildered at the abundance of opportunities, i would like to say: to choose means to accept challenge.
To us young people, challenge often emerges in the form of competition. in the next century, competition will not only come from other college graduates, but also from people of all ages and of all origins.
With increasing international exchanges, we have to face growing competition from the whole outside world. this is calling for a higher level of our personal development.
Fifteen years ago, the knowledge of a foreign language or of computer operation was considered merely an advantage. but today, with wider educational opportunities, this same knowledge has become essential to everyone.
Given this situation, even our smallest choices will require great wisdom and personal determination.
As we gain more initiative in choice making, the consequence of each choice also becomes more important.
As we gain more initiative in choice making, the consequence of each choice also becomes more important.
Nuclear power, for instance, may improve our quality of life. but it can also be used to damage the lives and possessions of millions.
Aconomic development has enriched our lives but brought with it serious harm to our air, water and health.
To those of us who are blind to the consequences of their choices, i would like to say, to choose means to take responsibility. when we are making choices for ourselves, we cannot casually say: "it's just my own business. " as policy makers of the next century, we cannot fail to see our responsibility to those who share the earth with us.
The traditional chinese culture teaches us to study hard and work hard so as to honor our family. to me, however, this family is not just the five of us who quarreled over television programmes. rather, it is the whole of the human family. as i am making my choices, i will not forget the smile of my teacher when i correctly spelled out the word "china" for the first time, i will not forget the happy faces of the boys and girls we helped to send back to school in the mountains of jiangxi province. i will not forget the tearful eyes of women and children in bosnia, chechnya and somali, where millions are suffering from war, famine or poverty.
All these people, known and unknown, make up our big human family. at different points, they came into my life and broaden my perspective. now as i am to make choices for myself, it is time to make efforts to improve their lives, because a world will benefit us all only if every one in it can lead a peaceful and prosperous life.
大家好，我叫朱常青。我是一个平凡而又不甘平庸，阳光且热爱学习的女孩。在我的求学生涯中，我没能像非常多人一样，能够顺利地从小学，初中，高中，大学，一步步地走完。在读初中的时候，因为父母生病住院，我没能如愿读上高中，继续我热爱的学习生涯。梦碎了，我质问上天，为什么要待我的父母，要待我如此不公?但看到家里日渐拮据，父母的病也未见好转，我觉得我该长大了，我不能再这样怨天尤人，该为家里减轻点经济负担，成熟起来，不要让父母为我担心了。
08年，15岁的我，带着遗憾，担心，不甘和对这常听说的“社会”的稀奇，我找到了第一份工作，在批发市场上班。打扫卫生，做饭，看店，送货，学习维修电器……非常多看似本不应该是一个小女孩做的事情，我也得做。由于店里产品的特性，每当天气最炎热最寒冷的时候，无论是炎炎夏日还是刮风下雨，我都得骑着电瓶车在外面送货，搬货，忙完回到店里我还得继续着我的工作，做饭，洗碗，看店……有的时候真的觉得好辛苦，每当这个时候，我会想到我的父母，在家受着病痛的折磨，我就暗自下定决心，无论再苦再累也要坚持下去，正所谓吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。但是长时间这样下去，看着马路上忙碌的人们儿，面对这日益严峻的就业形式与日新月异的社会，我迷茫了：难道我就得一辈子做这个?不，我的未来不应该是这样的!
凡是要有计划，有了计划，自己才不会乱了阵脚，有了计划，人生才有目标，有了目标，才不会让自己感到迷茫。我了解到随着计算机网络技术的不断发展，计算机网络在社会的不同领域都发挥着重要的作用。计算机在我们的生活，工作，商业中无处不在。学习计算机专业，在未来，有非常好的发展前景。同时，我对计算机专业也非常感兴趣。所以，我毅然来到新华电脑学院，重返校园，这里的气息让我倍感亲切，仿佛又回到了三年前，我在校园与我可爱的同学们努力学习，畅谈理想。现在，我带着对过去的遗憾与未来的憧憬，在这努力地学习，为我再出社会之际打好扎实的基础，能让自己在十年后，二十年后，或三十年后有所作为。对此，我对自己的未来有了规划：
一：掌握计算机的基础知识。
在扎实的基础上，提升自己的专业知识与专业技能。我也不会好高骛远，坚信基础的东西一定是最重要的。继而努力学好老师教授给我们的每项课程。
二：明确未来的工作方向。
着重学习自己感兴趣的课程。兴趣就好比是我们工作的调味剂，一个人如果为了工作而工作，那非常多时候会觉得枯燥乏味，但一个人在自己感兴趣的工作上工作，我相信，他将在工作中找到快乐，对工作充满激情。
三：必要的资格认证。
对于计算机行业来说，认证是对一个人的能力的象征，要想在竞争激烈的人才市场中取得应有的职位，计算机的各种资格认证是必须要有的。
四：培养自身的素质与文化修养。
无论是在生活，还是工作中，一个人的素质与修养都是非常重要的，它能为你赢来非常多掌声。
今后，在奔赴成功的这条坎坷的道路上，我都将为之努力，当我成功了，我相信我的脸上定会有开心的笑容。假如我失败了，我也不气馁，不放弃，只要我不懈努力，我坚信，成功一定会属于我。现在，请容许我大声喊出我们的口号：努力就有收获，人人都能成功!
Change the world? change ourselves
good evening, honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen.
it’s my great pleasure to stand here to present my speech—change the world, change ourselves.
it’s noticable that western holidays are becoming increasingly popular day by day, while chinese traditional festivals are being somewhat neglected. not long before about 10 doctors in beijing university and qinghua unversity announced that we should reject the invasion of western holidays ,because they regard western holidays as an challenge against our traditional festivals and culture.
frankly speaking, i don’t quite agree with them.indeed, we should never neglect or even discard our traditonal festivals as china boasts a brilliant history and splendid traditions. (examples).but why can’t we absorb the meaningful western holidays and culture.
there are obvious reasons why some western holidays are so popular in china. on the one hand, some of the western holidays which we chinese don’t have are reasonable and meaningful, such as father’s day and april fool’s day etc. on the other hand,the prevalence of globalization enables western culture to prevail in china. overwhelmed by such a trend,chinese unconsiciously get involved in western holidays and culture.
with the further development of the whole world, the cultural communication between different countries and nations becomes faster and more and more important. we are indeed from different nations, but we are the citizens of the same world, so the outstanding culture of different nations is the commom wealth of everyone on the earth.the only way for us to protect our traditional culture is to reject the foreign culture? the answer is definitely no. what we ought to do is to spare no effort to educate chinese to get to know and treasure our splendid traditions instead of rejecting foreign culture. only by educating can we set our confidence and belief towards our culture. only by educating can we preserve and promote the wealth that our ancesters left for us.
at last i’d like to share a famouse saying of gandhi with all of you ,that is:if you want to change the world, then you must change yourself first.