第八届21世纪,爱立信杯全国英语演讲比赛,冠军演讲稿

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第八届“21世纪·爱立信杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军-上海外国语大学顾秋蓓演讲稿

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Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Todayiwouldliketobeginwithastory. Therewasonceaphysical1)therapist(临床医学家)whotraveledallthewayfromamericatoafricatodoa2)census(调查)aboutmountain3)gorillas(大猩猩).Thesegorillasareamain attractiontotouristsfromallovertheworld;thisputthemseverelyunderthreatof 4)poaching(偷猎)andbeingputintothezoo.Shewentthereoutofcuriosity,butwhatshesawstre ngthenedherdeterminationtodevoteherwholelifetofightingforthosebeautifu lcreatures.Shewitnessedascene,ascenetakingustoaplaceweneverimagedwe 'veeverbeen,whereintheverydepthoftheafricanrainforest,surrounded bytrees,flowersandbutterflies,themothergorillas5)cuddled(拥抱)theirbabies。

Yes,that'samemorablesceneinoneofmyfavoritemovies,calledGorillas inthemist,basedonatruestoryofmrs.dianFossey,whospentmostofbetlifetime

inRwandatoprotectthe ecoenvironmentthereuntiltheveryendofherlife.

Tome,themovienotonlypresentsanunforgettablescenebutalsoactsasa6)timel ess(永恒的)reminderthatweshouldnotdevelopthetouristindustryatthecostofourecoe nvironment.

Today,weliveinaworldofprosperitybutstillthreatenedbysomanynewproble ms.ontheonehand,tourism,asoneofthemostpromisingindustriesinthe21stce ntury,providespeoplewiththegreatopportunitytoseeeverythingthereistoseea ndtogoanyplacethereistogo.ithasbecomealifestyleforsomepeople,andhastu rnedouttobethedrivingforceinGdPgrowth.ithasthemagictoturnabackwardto wnintoawonderlandofprosperity.Butontheotherhand,manyproblemscanocc ur---naturalscenesaren'tnaturalanymore.deforestationtoheatlodgesis devastatingnepal.oilspillsfromtouristboatsarepollutingantarctica.Tribalpeo pleare

forsakingtheirnativemusicanddresstolistentoU2onwalkmanandwearnikean dReeboks.allthese7)appalling(令人震惊的)factshavebroughtustotherealizationthatwecannolongerstandbyanddono thing,becausetheverythoughtofithasbeen8)eroding(侵蚀)ourresources.Encouragingly,theexplosivegrowthofglobaltravelhasputto urismagaininthespotlight,which iswhytheUnitednationshasmade20XXtheyearofecotourism,forthefirsttime

tobringtotheworld'sattentionthebenefitsoftourism,butalsoitscapacityt odestroyourecoenvironment.noweveryyear,manylocalecoenvironmentalpr otectionorganizationsan:receiving

donations--bignotes,smallnotesorevencoins--fromhousewives,9)plumbers (水管工人),

ambulancedrivers,salesmen,teachers,childrenand10)invalids(残疾人),Someofthemcannotaffordtosendthemoneybuttheydo.Thesearetheones whodrivethecabs,whonursein

hospitals,whoaresufferingfromecologicaldamageintheirneighborhood.why ?Becausetheycare.Becausetheystillwanttheirmothernatureback.Becauseth eyknowitstillbelongstothem.Thiskindoffeelingthatihave,ladiesandgentlem en,iswhenitfeelslikeit,smellslikeit,andlookslikeit,it'sallcomingfroma scenetoremember,ascenetorecallandtocherish.

Theothernight,aslsawthemoonlingeroverthelandandbeforeitwassentintothe invisible,mymindwasfilledwithsongs.ifoundmyselfhummingsoftly,nottoth emusic,buttosome-thingelse,someplaceelse.aplaceremembered,aplaceunto uched,afieldofgrasswherenooneseemtohavebeenexceptthedeer. andallthoseunforgettablescenesstrengthenedthefeelingthatit'slimefor ustodosomething,forourownandourcominggeneration.

onceagain,ihavecometothinkofmrs.dianFosseybe-causeit'swithhersp irit,passion,courageandstrongsenseofourecoenvironmentthatwearetakingo urnextstepintotheworld.andnomatterwhoweare,whatwedoandwherewego,i