芮成钢演讲稿(中英文对照).doc

Speech?2 runner-up:?Rui?Cheng?gang,?Foreign?Affair?College 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?met. 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?combination?of?both?worlds.?We?can?make?Western?ideas,?customs?and?technology?our?own,?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?identity? History?makes?it?easy?for?us?to?think?so-perhaps?too?easy. Some?people?seem?to?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?become?globalized,?we?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?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?was?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?valu