Hieveryone,
MynameisDongqiYangfromchina,IamhorrortobeheretodayandIamveryhappytoreceivethisaward.
Asyoucanimagine,asinternationalstudentsinAustralia,thebiggestchallengeisEnglish,
IrememberedthatwhenIcomeherefirsttime,thereisapartyinthehouseofmyhomestay.Duringthetime,theyplayedjokesandtheylaughedallthetime,doyouknowhowembarrassedthatis,everyonelaughedexceptyou.SoIpretendtounderstandthejokeinanotherparty,IsaweveryonelaughandIlaughtooin5secondslater.Myhomestaywassurprisedaboutthatandaskedme“doyouunderstand?”，andIanswered“no”，“Sowhydoyoulaugh?””becauseIdonotwanttobeembarrassed”!
ButasIreceivethisawardtoday,Iwanttothanktothem,becausetheyencouragemetobeinvolvedwiththecommitteeratherthanstayinginathome,playcomputerandspeakChinese.
WhenIcametoWantirnaCollegefirsttime,Imetlizcollarwhoisinternationalstudentcoordinator.Sheisverykindtome,andsheencouragemejoinSRC,IwenttoSRCmeetingsregularlyallthetime,butIdidn’tevenknowwhatSRCwas!ThatisthereasonwhyItoldher,Idon’twanttogotoSRCanymore.Butshesaid“whynot?Youshouldgoandyouhavetogo!”Iasked”why?”shesaid:”becauseIsaidso!”
Butasiireceivethisawardtoday,Iwanttothankher.Shehelpsmealot.
Truthbetold,IamnotthebeststudentinWantirnaCollege,butIappreciatethisawardandIwilltrymybestinfuture.
IthinkIgot10secondsleft,IwanttothanktoLesandVerawhoismylovelyhomestay,thankstoLizcollarwhoisinternationalstudentcoordinator,Istronglywanttothanktomymother,becauseshesupportmeandgavemetheopportunitytocometoAustralia.AndthankstoWantinranCollege,thankstoAustraliaandfinally,thankstoeveryonetobeheretonight.
Haveagreatnight.
LadiesandGentlemen,
Thanksforyourcoming,Ifellsohappy,Ihavethischancetostandtheretosharemyideasaboutmyhometownwithyouall.
Aculturecreatsacity,thewaterandsoilbringupthepeople.AtthefootofErlangmountain,inthemiddleofSichuanprovince,liesasmalltownnamedTianQuan.Iamproudtosay:itismyhometown.
WhereverIgo,TianQuanstaysinmydeepmemoryforever.IcannotforgettheplacewhereIwasbornandgrowup,Icannotforgettheplacewheresurroundedbygreenmountainsandwater,Icannotforgetthegoodandhonestpeoplewhoworkinghardinthere,Icannotforgeteveryriver,everystreetthere.
StandingatthetopoftheWenBimountain,youwillcatchabird’seyeviewofthewholeTianQuan.Youwillfinditisabeautifulpictureincludingthemorderncolourandoldsmell.
Lookingatthelovlyproviousanimals,suchaspanda,Takin,Goldenmonkey.Youwillthinksthenaturehasspecialpowertomakelifesowonderful.
Myhometownhasalonghistoryofculture.Thereisthetea-horse-accient-way,whichattractsChineseandforeigntouriststovisit.Walkingonthetea-horse-accient-way,youcan’thelpsigninregrethowlongourcultureis!
TianQuanisalsofamousforit’scultureoftea.Insummer,thefarmersworkontheteaplantations,youwillregarditasalivelypicture.Ifyouhaveachancetoworkontheteaplantations,youcan’tmissit!Youcanenjoytheteaandlearnmoreaboutteaatthesametime.Howwonderfulitis!
Iwanttosayasongformyhometown,butIdon’tknowwhatkindsofmusicisfitforher,Iwanttowriteapoemforher,butIdon’tknowwhatwordscandescribeher.
Everydayisanewbeginning,putyouhandstogether,giveasmiletotheland,sayawordstoTianQuan:youwillinmyheart,forever.
Thanksforyourlistening,thanks.
aseveryoneknows，englishisveryimportanttoday.ithasbeenusedeverywhereintheworld.ithasbecomethemostcommonlanguageoninternetandforinternationaltrade.ifwecanspeakenglishwell，wewillhavemorechancetosucceed.becausemoreandmorepeoplehavetakennoticeofit，thenumberofthepeoplewhogotolearnenglishhasincreasedatahighspeed.
butformyself，ilearnenglishnotonlybecauseofitsimportanceanditsusefulness，butalsobecauseofmyloveforit.whenilearnenglish，icanfeeladifferentwayofthinkingwhichgivesmemoreroomtotouchtheworld.whenireadenglishnovels，icanfeelthepleasurefromthebookwhichisdifferentfromreadingthetranslation.whenispeakenglish，icanfeeltheconfidentfrommywords.wheniwriteenglish，icanseethebeautywhichisnotthesameasourchinese...
iloveenglish，itgivesmeacolorfuldream.ihopeicantravelaroundtheworldoneday.withmygoodenglish，icanmakefriendswithmanypeoplefromdifferentcontries.icanseemanyplacesofgreatintrests.idreamthaticangotolondon，becauseitisthebirthplaceofenglish.
ialsowanttousemygoodenglishtointroduceourgreatplacestotheenglishspokenpeople，ihopethattheycanloveourcountrylikeus.
iknow，romewasnotbuiltinaday.ibelievethataftercontinuoushardstudy，onedayicanspeakenglishverywell.
ifyouwanttobeloved，youshouldlearntoloveandbelovable.soibelieveasiloveenglisheveryday，itwilllovemetoo.
iamsurethatiwillrealizemydreamoneday!
somesaygrowingupinrichfamilypromoteschildren'spersonalityandcharacter.somethinkotherwise.what'syouropinion?why?
well,it'squiteaquestionarguedbypeopleallthetime.ithinkaperson'spersonalityhaslittlerelationtohisfamilyeconomiclevel.it'scommonlysaidthatachildinrichfamilywillhasmorechancesandbetterchoiceforhisstudy.however,ifthekidhimselfisn'tawareofthis,thatisallinvain.it'snotunusualthatmanychildrenfromrichfamilyarequiterudeandconceitedalthoughtheyarealwaysreceivethebesteducation.then,howaboutthepoorfamily'schildren?thereisanothersayingthatadversitycultivatesheroes.tobehonest,idisagreewithittoo.poorchildrenshouldlearnharderandcatcheverychancetostrengthenthemselves.however,therealityisoftennotlikethat.subjectivelyspeaking,poorchildrenareeasytofeelinferiorandthuscan'tstudywell.eveniftheystudywell,theyhardlydowellinpracticingability.objectivelyspeaking,poorchildrencanhardlyreceivegoodandplentifuleducationbecauseoftheeconomiclimit.thatwillcausedeficiencyinsomeliteralorartistictalentsuchasmusicordance.therefore,ithinkchildren'spersonalityhavelittlerelationtotheirfamilysituation.
goodevening，honorablejudges，ladiesandgentlemen。
it’smygreatpleasuretostandheretopresentmyspeech—changetheworld，changeourselves。
it’snoticablethatwesternholidaysarebecomingincreasinglypopulardaybyday，whilechinesetraditionalfestivalsarebeingsomewhatneglected。notlongbeforeabout10doctorsinbeijinguniversityandqinghuaunversityannouncedthatweshouldrejecttheinvasionofwesternholidays，becausetheyregardwesternholidaysasanchallengeagainstourtraditionalfestivalsandculture。
franklyspeaking，idon’tquiteagreewiththem。indeed，weshouldneverneglectorevendiscardourtraditonalfestivalsaschinaboastsabrillianthistoryandsplendidtraditions。(examples)。butwhycan’tweabsorbthemeaningfulwesternholidaysandculture。
thereareobviousreasonswhysomewesternholidaysaresopopularinchina。ontheonehand，someofthewesternholidayswhichwechinesedon’thavearereasonableandmeaningful，suchasfather’sdayandaprilfool’sdayetc。ontheotherhand，theprevalenceofglobalizationenableswesternculturetoprevailinchina。overwhelmedbysuchatrend，chineseunconsiciouslygetinvolvedinwesternholidaysandculture。
withthefurtherdevelopmentofthewholeworld，theculturalcommunicationbetweendifferentcountriesandnationsbecomesfasterandmoreandmoreimportant。weareindeedfromdifferentnations，butwearethecitizensofthesameworld，sotheoutstandingcultureofdifferentnationsisthecommomwealthofeveryoneontheearth。theonlywayforustoprotectourtraditionalcultureistorejecttheforeignculture?theanswerisdefinitelyno。whatweoughttodoistosparenoefforttoeducatechinesetogettoknowandtreasureoursplendidtraditionsinsteadofrejectingforeignculture。onlybyeducatingcanwesetourconfidenceandbelieftowardsourculture。onlybyeducatingcanwepreserveandpromotethewealththatourancestersleftforus。
atlasti’dliketoshareafamousesayingofgandhiwithallofyou，thatis:ifyouwanttochangetheworld，thenyoumustchangeyourselffirst。”
Goodafternoon,mydearteachersandfriends,
Supposeyouareinadarkcavealonenow.Maybeyoucannotfindanyhope,youaretremblingandfrightened.Whatwillyoudo?Whatwillyousay?Willyougiveup?(……)Noweshouldnotgiveup.Weshouldtryourbesttofindhope.Sotoday,Iamhonoredtostandheretosharemyopinionwithyou----Let’ssayNOtoGiveUP.
