毕业典礼发言稿简短英语【合集20篇】

That night I returned to Singapore. I didn’t think it was a big deal as my father was 73 years old at the time and old people were supposed to forgetful, until the next day when I called my mum. Over the phone she told me that on the flight to Toronto, three of them sat side byside, with my father sitting in the middle. All of a sudden, my father looked at my sister but totally couldnt recognize her, he asked my mum, "what is the name of this young lady and why is she so nice to us"? The moment when he said this, my sister burst into tears. At that time, we haven’t heard of a disease called Alzheimers, but we realized we were starting to lose our dad day by day from that turning point.

Fast forward to September 20xx, my father has been with a nursing home in Xiamen for close to 4 years. He is very skinny butstill survives, thanks to the professional care provided there. Over the years I flew back to visit him from time to time. He couldn’t tell my name but Icould tell that he probably knew I am someone important for him, as he always grabbedmy hands tightly.

英语演讲联谊活动策划书

一、 活动主题：

“对我影响最大的人或事”

二、 活动主旨：

英语作为第一大国际通用语言。在全球化日益加剧的当代，英语学习听、说、读。英语作为第一大国际通用语言。在全球化日益加剧的当代，英语学习听、说、读、写四大部分中，“说”显得尤为重要。能否操练一口准确地道纯熟的英语，这对在校大学生的个人发展及往后的就业方向有着重大的影响，学生社团是校园生活所延伸的第二课堂，随着其不断发展和丰富出更多的新内容，为了使其到得到充分展示，搭建出更多与同学相互联系，相互学习的纽带。为广大学生提供一个展现自我和提高英语表达能力的平台，遴选优秀人才，并通过本次大赛进一步推动各校社团之间的友谊。本次大赛对于培养同学们的英语应用能力将起到积极的促进作用，可使同学们的口语表达能力和英语知识素养得到较大幅度提升。在这个活动平台上，使彼此感受到丰富的校园文化和优秀精粹的社团生活，构建出和谐校园，展示校园风采。青春无极限，社团之间，让激情起航！

三、 活动安排：

时间：二〇一二年四月一十九日晚上6:00

地点： 江西生物科技职业学院

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策划主办方：英语协会

参与社团：江西生物科技职业学院  江西服装学院 南昌航空科技职业学院

江西航空技术职业学院

四、 活动流程：

1. 开场秀：串烧舞表演（限5分钟内）

2.  主持人开场

1)  介绍参与社团，由社团代表人发言，打出社团口号

2)  介绍嘉宾和赞助商，致开场欢迎词，调动气氛

3)  介绍比赛评分细则。

3.    请评委老师代表上台宣誓；宣誓后开始比赛。

4.    比赛大约每隔4~6人中场休息,由三个学院提供节目,三个节目在30分钟内

5.    最后一个人演讲完后，由参与本次演讲的负责人上台唱《a

little love》。

6.    唱完歌后颁奖。

7.    演讲结束后，做好离场安排，清理晚会垃圾，保持会场洁净。

五、  活动要求：

1.   参赛选手在5:00抽签，在5:30之后未抽签视为放弃。

2. 上台开始比赛时先用一分钟时间自我介绍，演讲时间不能超过三分钟

3. 选手衣着整洁讲究礼仪不得使用不当的语言

4. 题目自拟，题材不限，内容要健康积极向上。

5.   选出一等奖一名，二等奖两名，三等奖三名。

6.    每个社团最少有三个或五个人参加，自备9份演讲稿（电子稿），并交于英语协会。

六、       比赛评分细则：

1.   形象气质分。满分 1 分

2.    内容新颖，语音标准，口齿清晰，语气正确，无明显发音错误。满分2 分

3.    善于正确运用面部表情手势和姿态能吸引观众。满分3 分

4.    能正确回答老师的问题。满分 3分

5.    时间控制演讲未超，属正常范围，演讲时间3分钟。满分1分

英语协会

二〇一二年四月九日

I am for the robust and free exchange of ideas, as essential to the mission of a great university as it is to the health of our democracy.

I am for a world where we welcome the immigrant, the poor, and the forgotten; we did [do] not shut them out or silence them; a world where showing empathy and understanding is considered the true hallmark of success, of a life well-lived.

That is what I am for.

Yale’s mission says, in part, that we are “committed to improving the world today and for future generations.” That commitment does not end at graduation.

Soon you will leave Yale and, as Robert Penn Warren, who studied and taught at Yale, wrote, “You will go into the convulsion of the world, out of history and into history.”

Indeed, you’ll go into history and make history.

老师们、同学们：

大家好!

在这春暖花开、春意盎然的季节，我们欢聚一堂，举行英语故事演讲比赛。首先，我谨代表学校对精心策划本次比赛付出辛勤劳动的老师们表示衷心的感谢，对入围决赛的选手表示祝贺，对前来参观指导的领导和兄弟学校的老师们表示热烈的欢迎!

英语，作为一种世界通用的交际工具，在人们的生活、学习、工作中具有非常重要的作用。具备扎实的英语功底，熟练地应用英语，是时代对当代学生的召唤。为丰富同学们的校园文化生活，拓展我校英语教学的第二课堂，展示我校师生学英语、用英语的风采，进一步营造浓厚的英语氛围，我们举行了本次英语故事演讲比赛。 我希望通过这次比赛，为我们的同学提供一个施展自我的平台，也为提高自身英语素质创设一个良好的氛围。希望各位参赛选手，能以高超的英语素养展现出自己的才华，以出色的演讲技巧展现自己的潜能，以娴熟的临场发挥展现自己的睿智，以得体端庄的举止展现自己的品位。

我相信，这次比赛将是全体同学英语学习水平和学习成效的一次精彩展出，它一定会对我们的校园文化产生重大影响，也将极大的推动我校英语教学发展，激发同学们学习英语的热情。希望同学们都积极地参与到英语学习活动中去，在轻松愉快的活动中感受英语、应用英语、享受英语，在活动中找到自信，让英语融入我们的心田。

同学们，因为有了你们的精彩呈现，我们今天的活动必将绚丽缤纷;因为有了你们的付出，必将让我们所有人享受一次幸福的体验。我想，每一位参赛选手都会有这样的感觉：真正带给我们幸福体验的不只是今天的比赛结果，为准备今天比赛的付出和辛劳，同样也是一种甜蜜而幸福的体验。因此，我们应该明白的是：过程是最重要的享受，收获只是一个副产品;名次并不重要，享受过程会让我们终生难忘。

最后，请允许我用一段英语结束我的讲话。

My dearest students,I had a dream that I could major in English when I was a student .But after graduating from the unversity,I became a chemistry teacher.And now I have a dream that all my students can do well in English when I am standing here.I will give my best applause for each classmate.

Thank you! Good luck to you!

Of course, some people say defending the indefensible is just politics as usual, but I don’t accept that – and I hope you won’t, either.

When extreme partisanship replaces reason, logic, facts and data, the country suffers – and special interests win. I’ve seen it time and time again, on issue after issue: gun violence, education, public health, and even one that threatens life as we know it: climate change.

Yesterday, I stood with WashU’s next chancellor, Andrew Martin, and the president of Ohio State University to announce that Bloomberg Philanthropies will help sponsor the first-ever climate summit of Midwestern universities next year right here on this campus.

We were joined by your mayor here, Lyda Krewson, because St. Louis, and WashU, has never…has always been a real leader on climate change.

Last year, this city was one of the winners of a climate competition my foundation ran. And we are now providing about $2.5 million of resources to help St. Louis increase energy efficiency and expand solar power – a goal that WashU is helping the city to achieve. Thank you very much.

敬爱的老师，亲爱的同学：

大家好!

我是五一班的李玉，今天我能站在这里，心里十分激动，因为我要继续竞选英语课代表。

要竞选英语课代表，毋庸置疑，就是要英语成绩优异，在班上起模范带头作用，工作认真，做好老师的小帮手。想必大家都知道，我在班上的“战绩”很好，可我对自己的要求很高，我担任过一年的课代表，经验比较丰富，我清楚的知道“榜样的力量是无穷的”。所以我认为我可以胜任这个职位。

如果我竞选上这个职位，我会帮助那些落后生，让他们进步，让大家在大海上扬帆起航!除了这些，我还要认真地完成老师分配的工作，让老师不再劳累。如果我没有竞选上，我也不会气馁，我会继续一步一个脚印，帮助老师、团结同学，争取下次努力。总之我会尽我所能，努力进取。

当然，金无足赤，人无完人。在工作中，我有许多不足之处，请大家帮我指出，我一定会虚心接受，加以改正。我不是的，但我一定是最努力的。希望大家投上你们的神圣的一票，我会用行动证明：你们的选择没有错!

我的演讲完了，谢谢大家!

英语演讲比赛活动总结

为了激发广大同学学习英语的热情，提高同学对英语口语的兴趣，营造一个良好的英语学习氛围，为更多的同学提供一个尽情挥洒创意，展现英语风采的舞台，我部在得到老师和同学的支持下，于本月举行了英语演讲比赛，此次比赛主要针对大一的学生。大一学生参加的积极性很高，报名人数多，在我系大一学生新生中有一定的影响力，比赛设有初赛，复赛，和决赛，给选手们提供了更多的表现机会，体现“公平，公正，公开”的比赛原则。

在比赛初期，大课堂各干事在各班进行宣传，鼓励各班的同学积极报名，预赛报名率达到预定的40%参赛率，有个别班级甚至达到80%的参赛率，预赛于11月12日在1514.1513.1512进行，经过裁判的评判和点评，共有四十名选手进入复赛，复赛于11月15日在1514教室进行，四十名进入复赛的选手，经过又一轮的角逐，共有十九民选手脱颖而出“冲”入决赛，决赛于11月23日19：00在2109教室正式拉开帷幕

决赛荣幸地邀请了外籍老师richard和bob，外语系英语老师（    )老师，(   )老师。作为本次演讲比赛的评委，并且邀请0903班宾东和0901班杨逸作为本次比赛的主持人。09级多语系刘佳敏同学也为本次比赛带来了最为精彩的演讲。学生会主席和书记均列席观看。

对此次决赛之前，我部各班干事到各班进行宣传组织各班学生到赛场进行观看，以扩大演讲比赛的影响力。在正式比赛之前为体现“公平”原则，组织各参赛选手进行抽签，已决定各选手上场顺序，比赛过程中，每两名选手进行一次统分及报分，以体现比赛的“公开”性。决赛结束后，各评委对选手的表现进行了点评，只出了个选手在比赛过程中的不足和缺点，提出对同学们的期望，以及对同学们的鼓励，经过评委的评比打分，最终角逐出：一等奖1名，二等奖2名，三等奖3名，最佳人气奖1名，最佳才艺奖1名，以及优胜奖若干名。

他们分别是

一等奖:黄##

二等奖：刘##，章##

三等奖：熊##，胡##，杨##

最佳人气奖：聂##

最佳才艺奖：许##

此次演讲比赛诣在提高规范同学们的口语，与此同时，也锻炼了同学们的英语表述能力，使同学们积累了演讲比赛的经验，为此以后的大型演讲比赛提供了可能，通过这次比赛，不仅仅让同学们发挥了自己的潜能，向所有人展示了自己，而且为今后的专业性比赛奠定了基础。

同时此次演讲比赛的成功举行，使我部全体干事对自己的工作进一步了认识和了解，对今后的工作充满了自信和动力，最后真诚地感谢系领导系学生会领导及所有同学对本次活动的支持，是你们的支持才有了此次活动的成功举办。

比赛中参赛选手准备很充分，演讲也很投入，并且充分表现出了自我的特色，让观众深深地领略了他们潇洒的口语风采，值得一提的是几乎每位参赛选手都能用流利的英语回答外教提出的问题。现场的 5 位评委依公正的态度为每位参赛选手打分。其中有 6 位同学表现突出，依流利，纯正口语征服了评委和观众，在众多参赛选手当中脱颖而出，

这次比赛由命题演讲和即兴演讲2个部分组成。在第一部分，大家表现得非常精彩，有的选手拥有出色的语音、语调；有的选手拥有激情和说服力；有的选手展示了自信的力量。大家都很好地传达了本次比赛的主题

同时为了调动同学们对学习英语的兴趣,提高同学们的英语口语能力和实用能力

英语演讲比赛的选手们展示了各自的亮丽风采，展开激烈的角逐。在校领导的关心和支持下，在师生的共同努力下，我校参赛的6位选手在这次激烈的竟争中，不负众望，表现出色，发挥了最佳的水平，取得了优秀的成绩（一等奖2名，二等奖1名，三等奖3名）。

比赛工作人员介绍、节目单、比赛时间、地点、参加人员、照片、现场气氛、

在竞争如此激烈的当今社会中，想要不被滚滚浪潮所淘汰，必须掌握过硬的英语听说读写能力。为了给同学们一个更好的展现自己风采的舞台，为了增强各专业同学在英语学习和应用方面的交流，我校举行第二届英语演讲比赛

(一)、准备工作充分,比赛顺利进行.

XX年，在接到系部的指示后，倾力策划并组织了这次活动的赛事。在学生会学习部的统筹下，把比赛中的各个环节与组织部、文艺部、纪检部、宣传部合作，如此细致的分工合作，为本次比赛顺利进行奠定了基础。（重点是宣传部、纪检部）

(二)、比赛严格按程序进行，体现 “公平、公正、公开”原则

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Here’s something else I observed -- intellectual horsepower and tolerance alone does not make a generation great: unless you can break out of the bubble of your own making -— technologically, geographically, racially, and socioeconomically -— to truly connect with the world around you. Because it matters.

No matter what your material success or personal circumstance, it matters. You cant breathe fresh air or protect your children from a changing climate no matter what you make. If your sister is the victim of domestic violence, you are violated. If your brother can’t marry the man he loves, you are lessened. And if your best friend has to worry about being racially profiled, you live in a circumstance not worthy of us. (Applause.) It matters.

So be successful. I sincerely hope some of you become millionaires and billionaires. I mean that. But engage the world around you because you will be more successful and happier. And you can absolutely succeed in life without sacrificing your ideals or your commitments to others and family. I’m confident that you can do that, and I’m confident that this generation will do it more than any other.

Look to your left, as they say, and look to your right. And remember how foolish the people next to you look -- (laughter) -- in those ridiculous hats. (Laughter.) That’s what I want you to remember. I mean this. Because it means you’ve learned something from a great tradition.

beauty

hi everybody.

beauty usually refers to what appeals to the eye. a nice and well built girl is regarded as beautiful. a bunch of vigorous flowers are also considered as beautiful. a splendid waterf-all coming down from a mountain is as well looked on as beautiful.

beauty also refers to what appeals to the mind. the virtue of the chinese nation-industry and bravery are taken as beautiful, because it helped to produce such a magnificent culture in the world. einsteins theory of relativity is also perceived as beautiful, for it explains many natural phenomena so perfectly.

beauty is around us. if you keep an eye or pay some attention, it is never difficult to find something beautiful somewhere about you. wonderful natural spots, historical relics,fine arts, splendid buildings, and kind people are just a few inches away.

thank you.

For your generation, there’s an incredible amount of pressure on all of you to succeed, particularly now that you have accomplished so much. You’re whole generation faces this pressure. I see it in my grandchildren who are honors students at other Ivy universities right now. You race to do what others think is right in high school. You raced through the bloodsport of college admissions. You raced through Yale for the next big thing. And all along, some of you compare yourself to the success of your peers on Facebook, Instagram, Linked-In, Twitter.

Today, some of you may have found that you slipped into the self-referential bubble that validates certain choices. And the bubble expands once you leave this campus, the pressures and anxiousness, as well -- take this job, make that much money, live in this place, hang out with people like you, take no real risks and have no real impact, while getting paid for the false sense of both.

But resist that temptation to rationalize what others view is the right choice for you -— instead of what you feel in your gut is the right choice —- that’s your North Star. Trust it. Follow it. Youre an incredible group of young women and men. And thats not hyperbole. Youre an incredible group.

ladies and gentlemen, good morning! i’m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech. man’s life is a proceof growing up, actually i’m standing here is a growth. if a person’s life must constituted by various choices, then i grow up along with these choices. once i hope i can study in a college in future, however that’s passed, as you know i come here, now i wonder what the future holds for me. when i come to this school, i told to myself: this my near future, all starts here. following i will learn to become a man, a integrated man, who has a fine body, can take on important task, has independent thought, an open mind, intensive thought, has the ability to judge right and wrong, has a perfect job. once my teacher said :” you are not sewing, you are stylist; never forget which you should lay out to people is your thought, not craft.” i will put my personality with my interest and ability into my study, during these procei will combine learning with doing. if i can achieve this “future”, i think that i really grow up. and i deeply believe kindred, good-fellowship and love will perfection and happy in the future. how to say future? maybe it’s a nice wish. lets make up our minds, stick to it and surely well enjoy our life.

中文大意: 女士们，先生们，上午好。我很高兴在这里为大家作一个简短的讲话。 人的一生是一个成长的过程，事实上，我现在站在这里也是一次成长。如果一个人的一生必须面临不同的选择，那么我就是伴随着这些选择成长起来的。曾经我盼望将来能上大学，然而那已经过去了，现在我在这儿，只想知道我的未来会是什么样的。 当我来到这所学校，我告诉我自己：我不久的将来都从这里开始。接着我要学习如何做人，如何做一个正直的人，并且拥有一个健康的体魄，能承担重要的任务，能独立思考，思想开放，心思缜密，有判断是非的能力，有一份不错的工作。 我的老师曾经告诉我说：“你不是在修补而是在创造;永远不要忘记你向人们所展示的是你的思想，而不是你的手艺。”我会将我的性格，兴趣爱好和能力一起融入到学习中去。在这过程中，我边学习边实践。如果我能实现这个“未来”，我就认为我真的成长了。并且我深信我的亲人，好朋友以及爱会使我的未来更完美，更幸福。 如何来解释未来呢? 也许那只是一个美好的愿望。让我们下定决心，坚持到底，那我们的人生一定能过得很精彩。

尊敬的各位领导、老师，亲爱的同学们：

你们好!

我是校区商贸管理系的一名学生，我叫，很荣幸能在这里代表我校全体同学演讲，伴着温暖的春风，我们又迎来了新的一天。我们的生活是朝气蓬勃的。因为，我们是新一代的社会接班人。

舞蹈、运动，对于我们的意义是不言而喻的：

舞蹈是全面实施素质教育的重要体现，也是学校精神文明建设的具体体现。

我们需要健康的体魄和充沛的精力，才能完成我们的学业;

我们需要运动的乐曲和跳跃的节拍，才能感受学校的集体生活;

我们需要欢快的歌谣和灿烂的笑容，才能感恩我们的父母。

我们需要德、智、体的全面发展，才能成为中华民族伟大事业的接班人。

同学们，舞蹈是生命中的阳光。丰富多彩的舞蹈活动不仅可以强健我们的身体，同时也能磨练我们的意志，培养持之以恒、适应各种环境、克服困难、团结协作的精神。良好的身体素质更是学习和工作的前提和保证。希望全体师生在紧张的工作、学习之余，积极参加体育锻炼。真正把舞蹈活动融入到每天的工作、学习、生活中去，用健康的身心永葆事业的青春。

同学们，让我们每一个人都动员起来，积极参与，认真训练，规范动作，努力提高我们学校舞蹈活动的质量和水平。

同学们，舞蹈的精神鼓舞着人类，它赋予我们信念、勇气和信心，召唤着我们奋勇前进。舞蹈体操赛场上的壮观神圣和中国健儿们取得的无上荣耀令我们仰视。那么，就让我们以参加的梦想与光荣，赛好我们青春律动的舞蹈!

努力吧，同学们。谢谢大家!

as a student here, I was blessed to have the extraordinary Duke Health System looking after me – somebody say Amen for the Duke Health System. But this isn’t accessible to everyone. What we have here is an anomaly, when it should be what we’re all accustomed to.

As the President of a Level 1…yeah, come on now. Give it up. As the President of a Level 1 Trauma Center’s Foundation, I saw firsthand the physical and financial devastation which can overwhelm an individual and their family when basic healthcare is not available or accessible. Chronic conditions run rampant. Genetic disorders go undiagnosed and contagious conditions, like the measles’ outbreak we’re currently experiencing, stop being the exception and instead become an epidemic.

But it is through deliberate exposure that we develop empathy for those who appear different than us, that we see that adversity is all-encompassing. Those house calls were not accidental from my father. They weren’t because he couldn’t find a sitter or because he thought I was bored. They were there to prepare me and to open my eyes to the simple fact: But there, but for the grace of the universe, anyone of us could be adversely affected.

That’s why it is incumbent upon each of us – each of you – to not only get out of your comfort zones, but find the power in discomfort itself. And sustain your own health so that you can not only help assuage the discomfort of others, but so that you can lead an informed and compassionate life.

On behalf of our proud trustee, our esteem faculty, our distinguished alumni, our devoted families and our unparalleled friends gathered here and across the globe virtually, I welcome you to this very special moment in time. Today, we continue a 265- year-old tradition that binds us with a sense of pride and hope and of deep and never-ending curiosity.

We initiate those who are committed to a world of openness and debate, who have learned the power of discovering the unknown and who have accepted the great responsibility that comes with acquiring knowledge into a community steadfastly poised to shape our world for the better. At the end of our time together today, joining a legacy of those who have come before them, we will have a new class of alumni representing 16 distinct schools along with affiliated institutions of Teacher’s College and Bernard college.

The potential for trouble is palpable. And as we explore the profound meaning of this moment, there is one special part of our community deserves unique recognition. Graduates, as much as we, your faculty, feel deep, deep affection for you, nothing can compare to the pure, unqualified adoration of your parents and families, though you will never be able to express fully the infinite gratitude I know you feel, please take this opportunity to thank them.

For my remarks today, I have three parts. I want to talk about the idea of the academy, about the enemies of the search for truth and about what we are to do.In awarding you the degrees in your respective field, we recognize your academic accomplishment and now acknowledge your expertise in some area of study. But you are now also an expert in higher education in America, simply by virtue of your presence and deep engagement with this little world over the past several years.

敬爱的老师、亲爱的同学们：

你们好!

我叫，我爱好唱歌、跳舞，特长英语、音乐。这次，我要竞选的职位是英语课代表。

我喜爱英语，成绩更是在班里名列前茅。甚至有时候玩游戏我都玩英语的，虽然有些我不会念，但慢慢来，总是能学会的。再说了，这几年我一直都是英语课代表，有一些经验，我有责任、有能力为英语老师做好我力所能及的工作。

如果我当上了英语课代表，首先我会比以前更加努力，使同学们更加信任我，另外，以前，有许多同学对我有意见，说我不能当好这个英语课代表，这次，我会用实际行动来证明自己：我能当好这个英语课代表。

我会带领大家进行一些关于英语的活动，比如说：一月总结、单元总结等。我们可以做小报、写反思等形式开展各项主题活动，我坚信，在我的带领下，我们班的英语成绩会直线上升!

即使我当不上英语课代表，我也不会气馁，依然会继续帮助大家，请大家投我一票吧!

我的发言完毕，谢谢大家!

you -- you’re on the cusp of some of the most astonishing breakthroughs in the history of mankind -— scientific, technological, socially —- that’s going to change the way you live and the whole world works. But it will be up to you in this changing world to translate those unprecedented capabilities into a greater measure of happiness and meaning -— not just for yourself, but for the world around you.

And I feel more confident for my children and grandchildren knowing that the men and women who graduate here today, here and across the country, will be in their midst. That’s the honest truth. Thats the God’s truth. Thats my word as a Biden.

Congratulations, Class of 20xx. And may God bless you and may God protect our troops. Thank you.

Dear audience and judges,

My topic is "Can money buy happiness".

As we all know, money can buy all the goods in our life, no matter how huge it is. A spaceship, for example, if you really feel your bank account can afford it.

However, when it comes to love, satisfaction, happiness and many other human feelings, it is completely not like this. The result of many recent research can support my point. They said that, though people received far more money than ever, their standard for happiness also rised. That means, if you had one yuan, a car might be your dream, but if you had one million, you might consider owning a space trip. So when people always hope for those they can not afford, they will push themselves to an unhappy situation.

Anyhow, money equal wealthy in life but not happiness in mind. Only by changing our attitude to money and enjoying every day, can we obtain a truely happy future!

Almost everyone knows the famous Chinese saying：A young idler，an old beggar. Throughout history，we have seen many cases in which this saying has again and again proved to be true.

It goes without saying that the youth is the best time of life，during which ones mental and physical states are at their peaks. It takes relatively less time and pains to learn or accept new things in a world full of changes and rapid developments. In addition，one is less likely to be under great pressure from career，family and health problems when young. Therefore，a fresh mind plus enormous energy will ensure success in different aspects of life.

Of course，we all know：no pains，no gains. If we dont make every effort to make good use of the advantages youth brings us，it is impossible to achieve any goals. As students，we should now try our best to learn all the subjects well so that we can be well prepared for the challenges that we will face in the future.

I enter tile university after years of hard study and preparation. But life in the university is not as satisfactory as what I had expected. I become lazy and dont want to study.I become silcent. I become puzzled. I dont know what I can do in the future. Then I become unhappy.

Four years in the university is only a short period when compared my whole lifetime. Now it has passed a half. In this year, many people ,such as my parents,my friends, ask me what I want to do and tell me to map out a plan for my life. I dont want to follow their suggestion, and I want to go my style. So I think carefully. I have been a young volunteer for five years.Its very happy and significant. Then I have a dream.I want to join the University Student Volunteers Go West Programe. I think I can be a teacher in the west.I want to

try my best to help them and help me. I want to see the world cearly. Now I cant reach its demand and its very diffcult,but I will work hard in the next two years. There is an old saying"where there is a will,there is a way."I think my dream can come ture.Now in the university I mature,and in the university I prepare for the real world.

At last,I want to say to everybody"Hlod fast to your dreams,no matter how big or small they are.The path to dreams may not be smooth and wide,even some sacrifices are needed.But hold on to the end,you can find there is no geater happiness than making your dream come ture."

Now, look, I realize no one ever doubts I mean what I say, the problem occasionally is I say all that I mean. (Laughter.) I have a bad reputation for being straight. Sometimes an inappropriate times. (Laughter.) So here it goes. Let’s get a couple things straight right off the bat: Corvettes are better than Porsches; theyre quicker and they corner as well. (Laughter and applause.) And sorry, guys, a cappella is not better than rock and roll. (Laughter and applause.) And your pundits are better than Washington pundits, although I’ve noticed neither has any shame at all. (Laughter and applause.) And all roads lead to Toads? Give me a break. (Laughter and applause.) You ever tried it on Monday night? (Laughter.) Look, it’s tough to end a great men’s basketball and football season. One touchdown away from beating Harvard this year for the first time since 20xx -— so close to something you’ve wanted for eight years. I can only imagine how you feel. (Laughter.) I can only imagine. (Applause.) So close. So close.

But I got to be honest with you, when the invitation came, I was flattered, but it caused a little bit of a problem in my extended family. It forced me to face some hard truths. My son, Beau, the attorney general of Delaware, my daughter, Ashley Biden, runs a nonprofit for criminal justice in the state, they both went to Penn. My two nieces graduated from Harvard, one an all-American. All of them think my being here was a very bad idea. (Laughter.)

Good morning,ladies and gentlemen.

Have you ever heard of Lin Dan or Li Zongwei ?I guess the answer is a big Yes.But do you know a badminton player from Brazil?His name is Yogg.Well,Today,let’s begin with his story.

With smelly streets,spider webs and dreadful security,it is the slum of Rio,a forgotten place.Fortunately,sports lightened it. A noticeable mark of this slum is the court for badminton.About 200 boys and girls come here to practice badminton on every training day.Yogg was just one of them.A couple of years ago,badminton was introduced to Yogg for the first time.Since then,Yogg was obsessed with badminton and he said: "Everytime when I play badminton,I feel like I were a badminton,which could fly out of the slum!" And yes,he did it!The sports carried him far away from guns,drugs and alcohol.He successfully participated in the badminton game of the Olympics this year.Sports saved him.

That’s the sports’ miracle to change an individual. But more than that,sports can change the world as well.

In the year 1971, Beijing received a special group of people.They are the Ping-pong players and journalists from America. Several

days later,Chinese ping-pong team paid a return visit,which created an international sensation .Since then,the ice was broken and this led to the normalization of Sino-US relations.American president Nixon of that time recalled: "Small the ping-pong,strong the power.Just a ball promotes the development between China and America"Not only are we two countries changed by sports,there’s more.British and German troops held a temporary ceasefire on Christmas Day during the World War two; each country on the planet gathers together to enjoy Olympics every four years.;even the two Korean delegations stepped into the stadium simultaneously because of sports.

I know sports can bring us a sight of our potential;I know sports can bring us minds unafraid to fight,even though the trail without victory;I know sports can bring the world the power to celebrate,the reason to unite and the courage to be better.And we know,we know the power of sports.

Ladies and gentlemen,let’s shake the world by the power of sports.

the more youre thinking back to those original goals, the easier it is for you to get back up and say, "Alright, it might be difficult, it might be painful, it might be stressful, there might be no people that believe in me, but I believe in myself."

You know it might have been the case that you should have gone through that harsh break up, that you should have gone through that heavy loss, just in order to find something even better.

But the only way to get to that even better, is to get back up and work. To get back up and put yourself out there again. And arise from that again, stronger, better, smarter, ready to grasp that new opportunity.

You gotta believe the tables in your life will turn. That pain will become power, that weakness will become strength, and that confusion will become peace. Better things are coming for your life.

Everyday is a new beginning. Its time for you to start treating it that way.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every vally shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

Wow, what a dream it has been for Martin Luther King. But the changing world seems telling me that people gradually get their dreams lost somehow in the process of growing up, and sometimes I personally find myself saying goodbye unconsciously to those distant childhood dreams.

However, we meed dreams. They nourish our spirit; they represent possibility even when we are dragged down by reality. They keep us going. Most successful people are dreamers as well as ordinary people who are not afraid to think big and dare to be great. When we were little kids, we all dreamed of doing something big and splashy, something significant. Now what we need to do is to maintain them, refresh them and turn them into reality. However, the toughest part is that we often have no ideas how to translate these dreams into actions. Well, just start with concrete objectives and stick to it. Don’t let the nameless fear confuse the eye and confound our strong belief of future. Through our talents, through our wits, through our endurance and through our creativity, we will make it.

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams, for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with snow. So my dear friends, think of your old and maybe dead dreams. Whatever it is, pick it up and make it alive from today.