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英语演讲稿 ：英语演讲稿范文： Lost and found in a wooden cabin near lake walden, henry david thoreau lived alone. he thought: “there is no great value to be had by rubbing shoulders with the mass of humanity. ” though thoreau never lived in a megacity, he captured precisely one of its characters urban life is largely about “shoulder rubbing ”. i came to beijing 3 years ago, like what the writer says, it ’s a city where the masses of humanity gather, but my life here is more than just confronting the huge crowds, actually i ’ve found it be of great value. as a freshman in college, i arrived in beijing, thrilled at the first sight of this dazzling city, but soon the gap between the capital and my small hometown gave me the culture shock. i lost the frequent contact with my old friends, same food was served in a different way, and the new taste wasn ’t to my liking. in addition to my loss of appetite, i also lost my sense of direction, especially when i came to those sixteen –lane-wide crossroads. the sheer volume of the traffic, the density of the pedestrians, drove home to me the idea of a modern metropolis. like, the 第 1 页 共 3 页 distance from my dormitory to the nearest wall-mart, back in my small hometown, that would cover the full length of the entire business district. and i am not proud to admit that i was disoriented. now three years have passed as the city keeps on growing. philosopher herbert spencer says “life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations ”, so i gradually adapted myself to get along and grow together with the city. there is no fear of getting lost, since many city maps are displayed in public, and i feel free to ask for help. once i even run into this old man who not only pointed out the way for me, but also briefed me the in