Dream for ourselves
Good afternoon:
Ladies and gentlemen, the topic of my speech today is Dreams of Ourselves. In the first day of my English oral course, our teacher asked us to think about what we would be doing ten years from now, go to America and marry an American girl, a guy student said. He thought it might one of the best ways to learn English well. I may be raising my children with some freelance work to boot, uttered one of my roommates, who was unanimously voted by us to be our “ miss angel in the house”. What about you, Richard, our teacher turned to the walking dictionary of our class. I may be taking up your position and busy being a respected professor. The whole class roared with laughter, our teacher laughed, too.
What beautiful dreams we used to have. But now, everybody is busy doing double major, stuffing their heads with straight As internships, exchange programs. The once vigorous and diversified voices have thinned into one: be the one that suits need of the job market.
Ladies and gentlemen, it means the dreams should relevant to reality. But now, aren’t we college students too much bound by this reality? If dreams are simply reality shows, can they still be
called dreams? A couple weeks ago, I read the story of Ma Yan, who had to drop out of school because of poverty. She said she wanted to go to school so that her family could live a better life. However, growing up impressed by Martin Luther king’s I have a dream talk and the Chinese proverb that everyone is born to be somebody. My classmates and I may think that we are less driven than this starving little girl. But aren’t we making any difference, if we are not being true to ourselves?
Ladies and gentlemen, Steven jobs, CEO of apple computer, once said, our time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else life. I think it’s especially true with us twenty something, who are sort of feeling disoriented in face of dream and reality. The other night, my roommate complained to me what little memory she would have for her college days. True! The dreams may become tomorrow’s reality and the day after tomorrow’s memory. But if we are not dreaming for ourselves, where can the memory come from? And plus, if we can not even master our own dreams, how can we master the future of our society? Ladies and gentlemen, with the advance in science and technology, we are faced with dilemma than ever, the controversy over surrogate mothers; the right way to treat animals; the pros and cons of the online pop culture. There
might be never definite answers to these questions, but how we judge and envision them to be will decide the future of us all. Luckily, I have found my dream, that is, to be a journalist.
To be honest with you, it has something to do with Ma Yan, whose story was reported by a French journalist in the first place. He is the one that bridged Ma Yan’s reality and her dream. I also want to be a bridge of this kind, and this dream in mind, I know I’ll have not only a future ahead, but also a precious memory behind. That’s end of my speech. Thank you very much.
这是来自上海复旦大学的胡懿选手，第九名。她的演讲 结合个人的生活，朴实干净的语句却闪烁着她的真挚情感和对生活的思考。是一篇极具感染力的演讲稿。 1. freelance
英[?fri:lɑ:ns] 美[?fri?l?ns] freelance
英[?fri:lɑ:ns] 美[?fri?l?ns] vi.
1.当自由职业者2.自由职业者n
2. boot
1.长统靴, 高统鞋
2.后备箱, 行李箱
3.踢
vt.
1.踢
3. uttered
1.以口发出声音
The wounded man uttered a groan.
那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
My name was uttered by someone near me.
近处有人喊我的名字。
2.说, 讲
She didn't utter a word all night.
她整夜一言不发。
形容词 adj.
1.彻底的; 完全的; 绝对的
He was in utter despair.
他完全绝望了。
4. unanimously副词 adv.
1.无异议地;全体一致地
The resolution was carried unanimously.
决议获一致通过。
Three judges unanimously upheld the sentence.
三名法官一致维持这个判决。
Following discussion, the annual report was accepted unanimously. 经过讨论，年度报告获一致通过。
5. stuffing
名词 n.
1.填充物, 填料
There’s hardly any stuffing left in the sofa.
沙发里几乎没剩下什么填料。
2.食物中的填料, 馅
We had a chicken and stuffing, and new potatoes from the garden. 我们吃了只百宝鸡, 还有园子里种的新鲜马铃薯
6. diversified
1.多样化的；多种经营的
develop a diversified economy
发展多种经济
7. vigorous 形容词 adj.
1.有力的
She made a vigorous speech in defence of her boyfriend. 她为她的男朋友做了有力的辩护。
2.精力充沛的
The old man is still vigorous and lively.
那老人依然精力充沛。
8. thinned 形容词 adj.
1.薄的; 细的
She should wear a thinner shirt in summer.
夏天她应该穿薄一点的衬衫。
2.稀的, 稀疏的, 稀少的
I have thin hair.
我头发很稀。
3.瘦的
There were two girls there, a fat one and a thin one. 那儿有两个姑娘, 一个胖的, 一个瘦的。
4.弱的, 缺乏力量的, 浅薄的, 微弱的, 尖细的, 有气无力的 His excuse for being late was very thin.
他迟到的借口是无法使人相信的。
5.稀薄的；淡的
6.能见度较高的；稀薄的
7.稀薄的；含氧少的
8.不真心实意的；冷淡的
9.微弱的；暗淡的
10.质量差的；空乏的；拙劣的
及物动词 vt. & 不及物动词 vi.
1.(使)变稀薄, 使变淡, (使)变稀少, (使)变稀疏, (使)变细 His hair is thinning.
他的头发逐渐稀少了。
He thinned the wine by adding water.
他往酒里加水把它稀释。
副词 adv.
1.薄薄地
9. internship名词 n.
1.〈美〉实习医师,实习医师期
10. bound
不及物动词 vi.
1.跳; 弹回
Rubber balls can be made to bound.
可以使橡皮球弹回。
The little horse is bounding.
小马在跳跃。
2.向上弹；向上跳
3.邻接，毗连，接壤，接界，紧靠(on， upon)
The United States bounds on Mexico in the south.
美国的南面与墨西哥接壤。
及物动词 vt.
1.给…划界, 限制
The teacher asked the students to bound Asia.
老师要学生划出亚洲的边界。
2.使弹回，使跳回，使跳
3.[常用被动语态]形成(或构成)…的边界(或疆界、界线)；成为…的界线，邻接，接壤
The village is bounded on one side by a river.
这座村庄一面以河为界。
名词 n.
1.跳, 跳跃, 跃进
The dog jumped over the gate in one bound.
那只狗一跳就越过了栅门。
2.界限, 范围
The king maintained order within the bounds of his realm. 国王在其王国的疆界之内维持着秩序。
3.(球等的)反跳，反跃，弹回，跳回
形容词 adj.
1.被捆绑的, 被束缚的
He kicked at the bound prisoner.
他朝那被绑着的囚犯踢了一脚。
She is bound to her family.
她被家庭束缚住了。
2.一定的, 必定的;有义务的
He is bound to succeed in his enterprise.
他在事业上一定会成功。
Find a girl just like your mother then she's bound to like her. 找个像你母亲那样的，这样你母亲一定会喜欢她。
3.去, 准备去
This train is bound from Shanghai to Nanjing.
这列火车是从上海开往南京的。
4.因…受阻（或不能正常工作）
5.密切关联(或相关)的，有密切联系(或关系)的
6.(书籍)装订好的，装有封面的，用封面包住的；用线带固定于封面的
7.【语言学】黏着的,黏附的,连着的
8.[通常作表语]准备(或正在)到…去的，(向特定方向)出发的，动身的；前往…的；(船等)驶往(或开往)…的(常与for， to连用)
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11. driven 形容词 adj.
1.(人)奋发努力的;发愤图强的
a driven sense of obligation
紧迫的责任感
2.像雪一样纯洁；道德高尚
I don’t think you’re really in a position to criticize her. You’re hardly as pure as the driven snow yourself!
我觉得你没资格批评她，你自己也并非纯洁无瑕
12. disoriented形容词 adj.
1.分不清方向或目标的,无判断力的
13. dilemma名词 n.
1.左右为难
She was in a dilemma whether to stay at school or get a job. 是继续求学还是找工作, 她感到难以决定。
2.窘境，困境
14. surrogate1.替代;代理
For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel.
对某些人来说, 读游记可代替真正的旅行。
15. controversy1.公开辩论, 论战
16. envision 及物动词 vt.
1.想像,展望
They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。
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