美国梦与中国梦讲解稿

American dreams and Chinese dreams

Good afternoon,ladies and gentlemen.I am honored to stand here and represent my group to show my presentation .First,Let's think about a question:What is dream? Dream is our goal to avoid getting lost in the pursuit of our life.Dream is our beacon when we have a long and lonely voyage at sea. Dream is a word showing the strongest desire of someone’s inner heart . Today,our theme is based on the discussion of American dreams and Chinese dreams .Now, let’s start with the American dreams first.

The term American dream was first mentioned by James Truslow Adams in his book 《The Epic of American》which was written in 1931.He states in his book ：“the American Dream is a dream of land,each person has a better, richer and more fulfilling life,and those who have the ability or achievement are always full of opportunities.”

So what is the real meaning of American dreams? I think most of you have your own conception.

Is it FREEDOM,or EQUALITY.Is it INDINVDUALISM or MOBILITY,and what about DEMOCRACY?

Yeah,we can conclude six basic beliefs from American dreams: individual freedom

self-reliance

equality of opportunity

competition

material wealth

hard work

The American Dream is the dream of a land where all people can succeed through hard work. It is also an idea that suggests that all people have the potential to live happy, successful lives.

Barack Obama is the New Symbol of the "American Dream". As the first black president, Barack Obama pushed America's transformation. Facing so many challenges without fear,he dedicated himself to the country. Obama himself is the greatest example of American Dream. With the belief that”Yes,we can”, he fought for people's better lives and led America to bestronger and richer.After becoming the biggest idol, he is the reason why many American teenagers have their own dreams and keep fighting for it. The former South African President Nelson Mandela wrote a letter to congratulate Obama: "Your victory proved that all the world should be for the courage to dream, dare to dream to make this world a better place."

At the other site of Pacific Ocean, a historical country is raising again – China. Chinese dream is a hot topic nowadays. What does it come from?

We can see the origin of Chinese dream from this chart .Since the opium war in 1840 ,China began the road of modernization with humiliation.In order to save the nation from extinction,Chinese sacrifices a lot to become rich and powerful.In 1912,the Republic of China was founded.Sun zhongshan became the first provisional president of China,which contributed to our national independence and people liberation.Finally,the establishment of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong created a new glorious chapter.

The "Chinese dream"was formally put forth on Nov 29th,2012 by Chinese President Xi Jinping ,in order to build a prosperous society and realize national rejuvenation. The "Chinese dream" sometimes can be small like:

A big house

A happy marriage

A harmonious family

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