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1、第 1 页 英语演讲稿：East and West have met1 特征码 DZYDpTkjicVKBsqVXtwO 英语演讲稿：East and West have met ，希望大家喜欢。 竞聘演讲稿 国旗下演讲稿 建党节演讲稿 八一建军节演讲稿 师德师风演讲稿 三分钟演讲稿 honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen: kipling said:“ east is east, and west is west, and never the twain shall meet!“ but now, a century later, they have m
2、et. they have met in business. they have met in education. they have met in the arts. some would argue that these meetings leave us with a choice between east and west ,but i believe the best future lies in the creative bination of both worlds. we can make western ideas, customs and technology our o
3、wn, and adapt them to our own use. we can enjoy the best of all worlds, because our tradition is, above all, one of selecting the best and making it our own. but, do western styles and values threaten our 第 2 页 identity? history makes it easy for us to think so-perhaps too easy. some people seem to
4、think that adopting western customs, such as a bride wearing white-which has long been a color of mourning in china, instead of the traditional chinese red for her wedding, is another submission to foreign intervention,-a betrayal of our heritage, they say. they fear that as we bee “globalized“, we
5、will no longer be chinese. i do not agree. history teachers that a strong and confident nation is at ease in hearing from the outside world. the wedding of eastern and western cultures, whether in white gowns or red, brings us variety. it is a rich banquet of special foods from all over the 第 3 页 e
6、world. as an amateur gourmet of chinese cuisine, our superb flavours delight me. but my chinese taste appreciates food from any land. i even allow the convenience of mcdonalds a place in my life without giving up my good taste. my grandfather taught me to hum tunes of beijing opera from the time i w
7、as very young; they are deep in my spirit, part of my soul. i love beijing opera, because it always reminds me of who i am. but i am also a fan of modern pop music, the no.1 fan of spice girls on campus. of course, it goes far beyond food, music and dance. it goes into values and ways of thinking ab
8、out the world. once upon a time, or so my teacher told me, a chinese boy and an american girl had a squabble. both wanted to keep a bunny rabbit they had found in the garden. surely youve seen a rabbit sunning himself in the grass. 第 4 页 nothing is more lovable, nothing more natural. no wonder they
9、wanted him. the chinese boy played his er-hu. happiness and joy, longing and passion, filled the air. the little rabbit swayed gently and began to move his ears in the direction of the music. he liked what he heard.the girl then took out her violin and played it to produce beautiful melodies of her
10、own. the rabbit began to bounce in her direction. so intent were the children on their own music that neither paid the other any attention. the peting melodies confused the little rabbit and he did not know which way to turn .unable to attract the little creature, both children gave up ;they walked
11、away, in different directions, leaving the rabbit. . .alone. but, what if they listened ,what if they really heard each others music, instead of always playing their own tunes? when i hear the music of a violin ,rich with the joys of men and women who came together and sang and danced . i hear echoe
12、s of the music of the grass 第 5 页 lands, of the hills, of the rive rs.of my own native land. is music mine and yours, or is it ours? what i want to hear is the er-hu and the violin played together, in rhythm and in tune. together, we can produce new and beautiful music, rich with textures and sounds that can only be made in harmony. the rabbit sits in the grass in the ever-warming sun. waiting for us to play, waiting for the symphony to begin. will he have to wait forever? the choice is ours . thank you. 以上就是我们为大家提供的演讲稿范文，更多精彩尽在，敬请 随时关注哦！