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1、From Walls to Bridges第十届“21 世纪杯 ”全国英语演讲比赛冠军夏鹏 南京大学夏鹏原系贵州省平坝县黎阳厂子校学生，小学五年级开始进入贵阳百年英语学校系统学习英语。2003年, 夏鹏以600分的高分考入南京大学法学院,后转入英语系。2004年获得 CCTV 全国英语演讲比赛第二名，同年获得代表国内最高水平的第十届“21 世纪杯 ”全国英语演讲比赛冠军，同时获得比赛“最具潜力奖 ”，并代表中国参加 2005年国际英语演讲比赛，荣获获得冠军和 “最受观众欢迎奖”。演讲稿：From Walls to BridgesIm studying in a city famous for
2、its walls. All visitors to my city are amazed by the imposing sight of the city walls, silhouetted by the setting sun with gold and shining lines. With old, cracked bricks patched with lichen, the walls are weather-beaten guards, standing still for centuries in protecting the city.Our ancestors like
3、d to build walls. They built walls in Beijing, Xian, Nanjing and many other cities, and they built the Great Wall, which snakes through half of our country. They built walls to ward off enemies and evil spirits. This tradition has been maintained to this day as we still have many parks and schools w
4、alled off from the public. I grew up at the foot of the city walls, and Ive loved them since my childhood. For a long time, walls were one of the most natural things in the world.My perception, however, changed after a hiking trip to the Eastern Suburbs, a scenic area of my city. My classmates and I
5、 were walking with some international students. As we walked out of the city, we found ourselves flanked by taller and taller trees, which formed a huge canopy above our heads. Suddenly an international student asked me, Where is the entrance to the Eastern Suburbs?Were already in the Eastern Suburb
6、s, I replied.He seemed taken aback, I thought you Chinese have walls for everything. His remark set off a heated debate. At one point, he likened our walled cities to jails, while I insisted that the Eastern Suburbs were one of the many places in China that had no walls.That debate had no winners, b
7、ut I did learn a lot from this international student. For instance, he told me that universities like Oxford and Cambridge were not surrounded by walls; the campuses were just part of the cities. I have to admit that we do have many walls in China, and as we are developing our country, we must caref
8、ully examine them, whether they are physical or intangible. We will keep some walls but tear down those that impede Chinas development.Let me give you an example.A year ago, when I was working on a term paper, I needed a book on business law and found a copy in the law school library. However, the l
9、ibrarian turned down my request with a cold shoulder, saying, You cant borrow this book, you are not a student here. In the end, I had to spend 200 yuan buying a copy; meanwhile, the copy in law school was gathering dust on the shelf.At the beginning of this semester, I heard that my university has
10、started not only to unify its libraries but also link them up with libraries of other universities, so my experience will not be repeated. Barriers will be replaced by bridges. Through an inter-library loan system, we will have access to books from any library. With globalization, with China integra
11、ted into the world, I believe many of these intangible walls will be knocked down.I know globalization is a controversial issue, and it is hard to say whether it is good or bad. But one thing is for sure: it draws our attention to Chinas tangible and intangible walls and forces us to examine their r
12、oles in the modern world.And how about the ancient walls in my city and other cities? Should we tear them down? Just the opposite. My city, like Beijing and other cities, is actually making a great effort to preserve the walls. These walls attract not only historians and archeologists but also many
13、schoolchildren trying to study our history and cultural heritage. Walls have turned into bridges to our past and to the rest of the world. If the ancient builders of these walls were still alive today, they would be proud to see such great change in the role of their walls. They are now bridges that
14、 link East and West, South and North, and all countries of the world. Our cultural heritage will survive globalization.Our Future: the Garden of One Flower or Many Flowers第十一届“21世纪杯” 全国英语演讲比赛亚军吴相臣天津师范大学演讲稿：Our Future: the Garden of One Flower or Many FlowersI have a friend who just started his caree
15、r as a teacher in a primary school. Weeks ago, he asked me to raise a topic for his mid-term composition test. I was curious why he chose me to give a topic, because he is a teacher himself. He said that he wanted something the students can really show their different ideas. Without thinking, I told
16、 him to let his students write about what they would do if they were given one million US dollars. My friend left with satisfaction, and I fell into my old memories.It reminded me of my old days in primary school. We were learning to do narration in the fifth grades Chinese class. Our teacher required us to write a composition with the topic My Most Unforgettable Day with our real experience.When papers came back, half of the students wrote about the firs
