in my elementary years, there was a little girl in the class who worked very hard but somehow could never do satisfactorily in her lessons.
the teacher asked me to help her, and it was obvious that she expected a lot from me. but as a young boy, restless, thoughtless, i always tried to evade her so as to get more time to enjoy myself. one day before the final exam, she came up to me and said, couldyou please explain this to me i want very much to do better this time. i started explaining, and finished in a hurry. pretending not to notice her still confused eyes, i ran off quickly. nat
surprisingly, she again did very badly in the exam. and two months later, at the beginning of the new semester, word came of her death of blood cancer. no one ever knew about the little task i failed to fulfill, but i couldnt forgive myself. i simply couldnt forget her eyes, which seem to be asking, why didnt you do a little more to help me, when it was so easy for you why didnt you understand a little better the trust placed in you, so that i would not have to leave this world in such pain and regret
i was about eight or nine years old at that time, but in a way it was the very starting
point of my life, for i began to understand the word responsibility and to learn to always do my duties faithfully and devotedly, for the implications of that sacred word has dawned on me: the mutual need and trust of people, the co-operation and inter-reliance which are the very foundation of human society.
words like individuality and creativity are getting more emphasis and more people are rewarded for their hard work and efforts. such is the era in which this generation ,grows and matures.
such is the era in which this generation will take over the nation from our fathers and learn to run it. yet in the meantime, many problems still exist. we learn that crimes take place in broad daylight with crowds of people looking on and not assisting. we hear that there are still about 1 million children in this country who cant even afford to go to elementary schools while enormous sums of money are being squandered away on dinner parties and luxury cars. such an era, furthermore, demands, that we are a
generation with a clear perception of our historical responsibility and an aggressive will to take action and solve the problems. history has long been preparing these qualities in this generation and it is now calling us forward to give testimony to our patriotism and heroism towards this nation and all humanity. standing here now, i think of the past 15 years of my life as an ordinary student. probably ill be an ordinary man for the rest of my life. but this doesnt discourage me any, for i know that with my
sense of responsibility and devoted efforts to always strive, for the best, its going to be a meaningful and worthwhile life that i will be living. i cant ever forget that little girl in my class who couldnt had the same opportunities as any of us here to enjoy a wonderful life today and a hopeful world tomorrow. it is the sacred responsibility of this generation to face up to the challenges of the new century and to devote our sweat and blood, our wisdom and passion, to the historic cause of making this nation a greater and happier land for every one of us. we are not going to evade that responsibility. we are going
to let people down. and people, far and near, will hear of us. frost will be brought to their backbones and tears to their eyes when our stories are told and retold, so let us go forth, my fellow members of this luckily chosen generation, and meet the new century in victory and glory.篇三：21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛演讲稿 目录
第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——梁励
敏................................................ 2 第三届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛亚军——芮成
钢................................................ 5 第四届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——蔡
力 ................................................... 9
第六届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——戚
悦 ..................................................11
第七届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——孙
宁 ................................................. 13
第八届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——顾秋 蓓.............................................. 17
第九届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——洪
晔 ................................................. 20
第十届“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军——夏
鹏 ................................................. 22
第一章 寻访记忆 引子
美丽的女主播，刘欣 思维的游戏 梁励敏 演讲就要言之有物 芮成钢 is there a short cut？孙宁 be yourself 顾秋蓓 无一不可入演讲 洪晔