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1、TheDoorsthatAreOpentoUs goodmorningladiesandgentlemen: thetitleofmyspeechtodayis“thedoorsthatareopentous” theotherdaymyauntpaidmeavisit.shewasoverjoyed.“igotthehighestmarkinthemidtermexamination”shesaid.dontbesurprisedmyauntisindeedastudent;tobeexact,acollegestudentattheageof45. lastyear,sheputaside
2、herprivatebusinessandsignedupforaoneyear,fulltimemanagementcourseinacollege.“thiswasthewisestdecisionihaveevermade,”shesaidproudlylikeateenagegirl.toher,collegeisalwaysarightplacetopickupnewideas,andnewideasalwaysmakeherfeelyoung. “paredwiththelate70s,”shesays,“nowcollegestudentshavemanydoors.”myaun
3、tcannothelpbutrecallherfirstcollegeexperiencein1978whencollegedoorsbegantobereopenedaftertheculturalrevolution.shewasassignedtostudyengineeringdespiteherdesiretostudychineseliterature,andafewyearslater,thegovernmentsenthertoworkinatvfactory. iwasshockedwhenshefirsttoldmehowshe（had）hadnochoiceinherma
4、jorandjob.lookatustodaysomanydoorsareopentousibelievetherehaveneverbeensuchabundantopportunitiesforselfdevelopmentaswehavetoday.andmyaunttoldmethatweshouldreachourgoalsbygraspingalltheseopportunities. thefirstdooriseeistheopportunitytostudydifferentkindsofsubjectsthatinterestus.myauntsaidshewashappy
5、tostudymanagement,butshewasalsohappythatshecouldattendlecturesonancientchinesepoetryandonshakespeareandrama.asformyself,iamanenglishmajor,butimayalsogotolecturesonhistory.tome,ifcollegeeducationinthepastemphasizedspecialization,now,itemphasizesfreeandwellroundeddevelopmentofeachindividual.soallthefi
6、neachievementsofhumancivilizationareopentous. theseconddooristhedoortotheoutsideworld.learninggoesbeyondclassroomsandnationalboundaries.myauntremembersherpreviouscollegedaysasmonotonousandevencallshergeneration“frogsinawell.”buttoday,astheworldbeesaglobalvillage,itisimportantthatourneighborsandwebeo
7、penmindedtolearnwithandfromeachother.ihavemanyfellowinternationalclassmates,andiamapplyingtoanexchangeprogramwithauniversityabroad.asformyaunt,sheisplanningtogetanmbadegreeintheunitedkingdomwhereherdaughter,mycousin,isnowdoinghermastersdegreeinbiochemistry.wearenowtakingtheopportunitytostudyoverseas
8、,andwhenweeback,wellputtousewhatwehavelearntabroad. thethirddooristhedoortolifelonglearning.asnewideasappearallthetime,wealwaysneedtoacquirenewknowledge,regardlessofourage.naturally,myauntherselfisthebestexample.manyofmyauntscontemporariessaythatsheisamazinglyuptodateforamiddleagedwoman.shesimplyres
9、ponds,“agedoesntmatter.whatmattersisyourattitude.youmaythinkitsstrangethatiamstillgoingtocollege,butidontthinkimtoooldtolearn.”yes,sheisright.sincethegovernmentremovedtheagelimitforcollegeadmissionsinXX,therearealreadysomeuntraditionalstudents,sittingwithusinthesameclassrooms.likethesepeople,myaunti
10、soldbutsheisveryyounginspirit.withherincredibleenergyanddetermination,sheembodiesbothtraditionandmodernity. thedoorsopentousalsoposechallenges.forinstance,wearefacedwiththechallengeofabalancedlearning,thechallengeofpreservingourfinetraditionwhilelearningfromthewest,andthechallengeoflearningcontinuou
11、slywhilecarryingheavyresponsibilitiestoourworkandfamily.so,eachdoorisatestofourcourage,abilityandjudgment,butwiththesupportofmyteachers,parents,friendsandmyaunt,ibelieveicanmeetthechallengeheadon.whenireachmyauntsage,icanbeproudtosaythatihavewalkedthroughdozensofdoorsandwill,intheremainderofmylife,walkthroughmanymore.possiblyiwillgobacktocollege,too. thankyouverymuch,ladiesandgentlemen. g:0.0000pt;
