第12届21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛季军杨赫演讲及演讲稿
第十二届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛季军，杨赫，来自清华大学
英语演讲稿：Honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen,good afternoon. I believe we need a longer March in China.On March 5th, 2005,I volunteered to visit an orphanage with may classmates. The kids there were very excited about our visit and we had a great time together. A little girl impressed me most. She followed me everywhere and kept asking me questions of all kinds. Before we left the orphanage, I said to the little girl ,"Maybe, I can make one of your wishes come true. If you had just one wish, what would it be?" After a short hesitation, she replied," I wish......I wish every month was March, because you won't come back to me after March. Nobody comes back to me after March." I was shocked by her answer. I felt great pain inside and realized that something was not going right. The month of March is called "the Month of Lei Feng in China." Lei Feng was a Chinese soldior admired for his willness to help others. In memory of him, it is advocated that we do some voluntary work in March. Is there anything wrong with "the month of Lei Feng? Of course not. Helping others through voluntary work is a glorious tradition we should always treasure. However ,one month alone, is not enough to keep the little girl's heart warm throughout the year, one month alone, is not enough to bring our love and care to those who are always in need. We need a longer March in China. March should last all year round. What can we do to achieve this goal,then? What can we do to make the little girl's dream come true? Here two of my suggestions. The first is, we should continue to promote the idea that when we give, we also receive. We should be grateful to those who need our love and care, for it is through helping them that we receive acknowledgement and respect, and it is through helping them that we realize our personal value and achieve a sense of belonging. I feel grateful to those children in the orphanage. I t was thses children who helped me realize that I am useful and I am needed. My second suggestion is, everybody, if possible , should start doing voluntary work right now. Do not wait until you are free. Do not wait until you get rich. Take action now ,and make a commitment to it. Maybe our small donation to poor children won't immediately change their fates. Maybe our smiles we bring to the patients fighting against cancer won't immediately relieve their pain. But ,I believe, our consistent and constant efforts throughout the year will surely bring voluntary work in China toward a better future.
Honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen, we are approaching the end of March. When March is over , do we stop giving love and care to those who need it ? When March is over , do we pack up our volunteer spirit and store it in the closet until next year? No, that was not wha we want! We want a longer March. We need a longer March, long enough to warm up those lonely and hopeless hearts, long enough to allow the flowers of our volunteer spirit to bloom and grow forever. Thank you !
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