经典英语演讲稿（精选20篇）
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英语演讲稿 1
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, I’m very glad to make a speech here. Today my topic is “I love you, China.”
Since the day I was born, I began to have a proud name—Chinese. Since the day I began to talk, the most beautiful sentence I’ve ever learnt has been “I love you, China!”
I love you, China, and I’m so proud of being a Chinese. I’m proud that I’ve got the beautiful yellow skin, black eyes and black hair. I’m also proud that I speak the most beautiful language in the world—Chinese.
I love you, China, for I can feel the deep love you give me every day, every minute. Last year, I got an opportunity to visit the United States of America. During my staying there, my father’s boss once invited my family to dinner. While at , he looked at me and asked: “Little boy, how long have you been in America?” “About a month,” I answered, “How lucky you are!” he said, “If you were living in China, how could you learn such perfect English?” I smiled and told him proudly that all the students in China are able to learn English at school. I saw his surprised eyes and said to myself
“I’m proud of you, China ”
英语演讲稿 2
Just read a report, a 19-year-old girl how clever, because of the exam hadno confidence a bit, although the test scores more than 7 points, colleges anduniversities to admit a line in the result under the single day take pills onhimself. This may be stressful. What a pity it is! She is not mature enough toknow the consequences of such a test. She does not know the consequences of herparents love for her, or the influence of her parents loss.
Adversity makes a man. Can suffer, can exercise a person. Hunger and thirstfor water, the value of a bowl of rice; Poverty and hardship, cold faces,hardships and setbacks can shape your character. On the way of learning, I feelthis way, when you feel learning is inferior to others, you will loseconfidence, or even give chance to others, when we want to know, opportunity isnot literally let to let go, is their fighting for. The hardship of life andstudy is such a torment, "the earth" always makes fun of it. We take the hardexperience and the growing season, record it! At the same time, it is possibleto find out the reasons for the hardship. Maybe there is no self-confidence, butthe people who lose their self-confidence can come back again. Yes, yes, likethe 19-year-old girl, she could have finished her studies, but she lost herself-confidence.
Let us remember the bitter lesson! I hope everyone has self-confidence.Believing in yourself is the end of success.
英语演讲稿 3
Dear:
Everyone in the growth process, will encounter this or that difficulties and setbacks. I think, how to deal with these difficulties and setbacks is essential. Faced with these difficulties, we should look at what it is what kind of action to overcome it and defeat it.
In the face of difficulties, there are two situations: one is a strong determination, indomitable spirit and courage to face and overcome it; the other is scared in face of difficulties, and the courage to face and overcome it. I have also encountered some difficulties and frustration.
Primary school graduation, my mother put me to the Han school. At the time, do not know what my mother would like, the day before school in the Pro and suddenly I transfer the. Im even a little psychological preparation are not, unwittingly to a new, unfamiliar classes. Because I was Korean, not speak Chinese, the idea is not clear, word is always topsy-turvy, and people can not understand. I am very distressed. Would not speak, do not understand class and the results will slowly decline, relationships are a success. I am very sad, very blame my mother, why would I transfer it? So, I told my mother cry to: "Mom, I Can return to the school towards the family? In the Han school, I really can not stand." Mom shook her head, and I cried and cried, begged my mother for the answer. But it is futile. Mom is a serious [de] said to me: "Now that has already begun, to study hard. Only because of difficulties encountered little unfinished, I can not do!" After listening to my mother, I have nothing to say.
Then gradually I adapted to the learning environment in the Han school, the teachers care and the help of students, I bravely overcome difficulties and achieved certain results.
In the face of difficulties, my brave face it and overcome it. After elimination of the joy of the difficulties that I very happy.
Thank you!
英语演讲稿 4
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen:
i’d like to start with a group of pictures.
"modern and advanced"? this society forgets, and ignores the other two thirds of human beings. its far from the ideal! we call ideal as a utopian, a place where reality does not e_ist. a few people still look forward to the ideals. we make fun of them, considering they are naive. will we still be content to live in such a society, if misfortune drops to us? no! of cause not!
when we feel the warmth of the sun, these people, endure great sorrows and pains. can we imagine that? they are our brother and sisters!
facing them, will we still complain about our own misfortune?
facing them, will we still have the mood shouting for our own freedom? facing them, will we still want to have more and more unnecessary stuff?
they are unable to meet their needs, even the basic needs of survival! everyone, as a member of humanity, shouldnt feel ashamed? our lu_ury deprived their lives, our indifference violated our soul, and our barbarity destroyed human civilization!
whats the ideal society? its a society no one worries about their living, a society no one is refused from education, a society everyone can pursue his/her own happiness! the ideal society is filled with love, joy and kindness. in that society, we can touch the others hearts, we can share our dreams and most important, we can just be the true men!
lets break the ethnic divide, bridge the gap between rich and poor, hand in hand, to build a great wall, protecting us from evil; to construct a steady bridge, connecting reality to the ideal society! lets pursue for that, thats the only way to the bright future! they are watching us! thank you!
smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease, says the world health organisation.
according to their figures, it is responsible for appro_imately five million deaths worldwide every year.
tobacco smoking is a known or probable cause of appro_imately 25 diseases, and even the who says that its impact on world health is not fully assessed.
heart attack and stroke
uk studies show that smokers in their 30s and 40s are five times more likely to have a heart attack than non-smokers.
英语演讲稿 5
my name is Sam , for those of you in the assembly that don’t know me, i am in year ………. ( may also say if they are representing the src or other group in the school etc).
i am not sure how many of you realise that today marks a very important worldwide celebration for children. today is universal children’s day. so what, you may say, what does this mean to me, and why should i even bother to listen?
well the answer is very simple, as students in china we live a life of privilege and relative safety compared to children and young people in many other parts of the world. we are very lucky. but this shouldn’t mean that we don’t care about other children and communities around the world less fortunate than ourselves.
i think some classes have been learning about how students just like us in other parts of the world have to struggle to survive. some children cant afford the things we take for granted like food, clothing, safe water and sanitation and having the opportunity to go to school.
today is a day set aside to promote worldwide unity between children and to increase the awareness by all people of the plight of vulnerable children in some parts of the world.
in nsw, we are calling our contribution to universal childrens day, unicef day for change. as part of this day, our school is doing..(brief description of activity).
on behalf of the students and staff who have put time into planning this activity, i would like to thank you in advance for your support.
thank you
英语演讲稿 6
I’d like to ask you to point out your favorite country if here is a map. Maybe you will choose the United States for the freedom; maybe you will choose French for the romantic. I’d like to say that these are nice countries for traveling. But there is one country in the bottom of my heart, and I will be proud of her forever, that’s China一一my motherland!
Our great motherland is one of the largest countries in the world. It has a population of over thirteen hundred million. Beijing is its capital.
It’s needless to say that China has a long history.Now China is a strong and developing country. Facts have proved that China is a powerful, invincible. If anyone asked, we will proudly say that I am Chinese.I am proud of you一一China.
I am a primary school student now; I know that all of us are the future of our nation. So, what we need to do is to study hard step by step, listen carefully in the class and do homework everyday so that we can dedicate ourselves to our nation when we grown up! That’s my speech! Thank you for listening.
英语演讲稿 7
that was pretty powerful. we are in the white house. smallbusiness owners, you heard from a large former business owner and tremendous entrepreneur, and were sitting withadministrator mcmahon, who has an incredible entrepreneurial history. but it is very powering. really, this administration day in day out is steadfast in its commitment to jobs and job creation.you are feeling that and driving that. we are looking to unleashyou. you can bring your full potential, create more jobs. 60 million jobs in this country are a direct result of small businessentrepreneurs sell it is tremendously impactful on the ecosystem of job creation. we are doing everything we can and look forward to your input on how we can do even more. through comprehensive tax reform to enable you to have more money toreinvest in the growth of your businesses. there are 800 regulations put on the books by the previous administration that really many of which stifle your ability to grow and continue to create and produce. we are committed to addressing thosethings, creating increased access to capital, mentorship, as the fca does through its transformative and innovative programs.access to networks, to markets to trade with across state lines.we are committed to supporting the american worker and the american job creator. we are excited to be here to celebrate anagency doing just that. and in incredible director as shecommences her 65th year of the sba. not quite your 65th. [laughter] i will turn it over now to administrator mcmahon. she will tell us about initiatives and how they can support your businesses. then we will takes and questions from the audience.
英语演讲稿 8
Learn How to Say No
Weve all been taught that we should help people. It is the right thing to do and will make us popular with others. It may even win us favors in return. However, we must be realistic. We cant say yes to every request. If we did, we would fail or go crazy for sure. Sometimes we simply dont have the time to help. In this case, we must know how to say no politely.
When we need to say no, here is one method we can try. First, we should tell the truth. If we really cant do something, we should just say so. Second, we should remember to refuse requests politely. We must communicate clearly, but must also be sincere and sympathetic. A true friend will understand. Finally, we must not feel guilty about saying no. Sometimes refusing others is the right thing to do. It can save ourselves, and them, a lot of trouble. In short, we cannot please everyone all the time. Refusing favors is a part of life.
英语演讲稿 9
the footsteps of the XX world expo is getting closer and closer to us, civilized and harmonious call is still ringing in my ears. shanghai, china obtained the right to host the world expo XX, expo XX shanghai china will be a world event, the development of shanghais new round of golden opportunity, as it is an important embodiment of our national spirit.
world expo is a great influence and a long history of international activities, is the largest gathering of human beings. people from around the world gathered in one place display their roducts and skills, boast of their hometown and motherland. expo set the culmination of human civilization, which has a unique appeal, make you feel surging.
world expo is a platform, we are the masters. she put up alatfom rfor us to let the world know us; she built a bridge for us, so we better communicate with the world. this platform may let us display self wantonly. we are the masters here, we have to landlord, let guest experience enthusiasm and happiness.
everyone to contribute for the expo, we are no exception, as a living piece of fertile land in pudongs teachers, we are proud and pride. in the vision of a better tomorrow, we have to do for the world expo will own a wonderful ability, we have through our hands, warm heart and sincerity to practicalaction to achieve the commitment of shanghai to the world.
we should educate the many students: do not throw garbage anywhere, no spitting, no jaywalking ... ..., hello, thank you frequently mention, let the material on this city with the new york comparable to the spiritual civilization.
educate our students to exciting XX, willing tohanghais future by copies of power, if only planted a small tree, participants in the shanghai world expo foreign guests feel: this is a forest city, pollution-free city, ancient and civilized city. better city, better life! until the time of the XX expo, then, we want to become a glorious volunteers, to changing our foreign friends in shanghai and chinas long history, aout our education for the world expo will contribute their efforts.
we expect the majority of teachers will be great enthusiasm for the world expo into practical action to meet the world expo, the expo will be a total growth, and the city of development, the development of shanghai devote their efforts to advance hand in hand with shanghai.
英语演讲稿 10
Everyone wants success. But what is success? Generally, people think success is a great deal of money, high position, academic achievement, and so on. However, most of these people never really define what success means to them. In my opinion, success is a feeling, which makes you happy and content.
Success is a feeling, that means success is not considered as big or small, high or low. It is just a good mood from your heart. Maybe passing a final test is a success for a student, learning to walk is a success for a little child, marrying a beautiful girl is a success for a lad, signing a contract is a success for a pany. Success varies from individual to group.
Success is a feeling, that means success is changing since your childhood. While you were a little child, you thought it was a success that your parents finally bought you lovely toys after you begged again and again. Success is the feeling you had when you were told that you won the contest. After graduation, you started working. You were successful when you finished a plicated task very well and you were praised. When married, maybe a happy marriage and a happy family meant success for you. When your child grew up, you hoped he or she attend a famous university or go abroad to study or work, at that time you considered that was your success. When you were old enough and couldn’t work at all, success was a feeling that your children and grandchildren came to see you from a long distance. Actually, success always acpanied you in your growth.
However, we have to admit that you can’t be successful all the time. We always meet many difficulties on the way to success. The more difficult it is, the much happier we are when we succeed.
To be successful, we should have a clear aim and then try our best to reach it. Wherever you go, whatever you are, your success belongs to yourself. It is a good feeling that you love it very much, and it really can make you laugh from the heart.
英语演讲稿 11
Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I’m Angela zhang from class 4 grade 8. Today, my topic is, “The Shanghai world Expo”.
First, I’ll say something about world Expo History. As we know, the very first world Expo, the great Exhibition of 1851, took place in the crystal Palace in London. UK. Ever since then, the goals of world Expos have been both high-minded as well as commercial. Visitors are able to explore the world outside of their everyday experience—outside cultures, new scientific advancements, and new inventions. world Expos have excited and inspired more and more people in the world.On december3, 20xx, the Bureau of International Expositions (or call it BIE) announced that Shanghai will host Expo20xx. the BIE had received bids from five cities to host Expo20xx. Among the 5 nice cities, the BIE chose Shanghai at last! It’s really an exciting news for not only Shanghainese, but also all of chinese people. Here are some details about it.
Look at this profile carefully. The title is “The 20xx world Exposition ,Shanghai, china ”. this is the logo.
And the theme is “better city., better life”.oK, let’s guess who is the image representative? Yeah, you’re right, Yao ming!Shanghai Expo is the first comprehensive world Expo held in a developing country. And it is also the first one that takes “the city” as its theme, hoping that it can push forward the city development and help bring about a better urban living environment, just like the theme: better city, better life.
I think, as a student in Shanghai, we should learn to be a gentle person and keep good manners from now on. And try to practice English more in order to communicate with foreigners fluently in the near future. Because, we’re a part of Shanghai!
英语演讲稿 12
What Id like to do today is talk about one of my favorite subjects, and that is the neuroscience of sleep.
Now, there is a sound -- (Alarm clock) -- aah, it worked -- a sound that is desperately, desperately familiar to most of us, and of course its the sound of the alarm clock. And what that truly ghastly, awful sound does is stop the single most important behavioral experience that we have, and thats sleep. If youre an average sort of person, 36 percent of your life will be spent asleep, which means that if you live to 90, then 32 years will have been spent entirely asleep.
Now what that 32 years is telling us is that sleep at some level is important. And yet, for most of us, we dont give sleep a second thought. We throw it away. We really just dont think about sleep. And so what Id like to do today is change your views, change your ideas and your thoughts about sleep. And the journey that I want to take you on, we need to start by going back in time.
"Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber." Any ideas who said that? Shakespeares Julius Caesar. Yes, let me give you a few more quotes. "O sleep, O gentle sleep, natures soft nurse, how have I frighted thee?" Shakespeare again, from -- I wont say it -- the Scottish play. [Correction: Henry IV, Part 2] (Laughter) From the same time: "Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together." Extremely prophetic, by Thomas Dekker, another Elizabethan dramatist.
But if we jump forward 400 years, the tone about sleep changes somewhat. This is from Thomas Edison, from the beginning of the 20th century. "Sleep is a criminal waste of time and a heritage from our cave days." Bang. (Laughter) And if we also jump into the 1980s, some of you may remember that Margaret Thatcher was reported to have said, "Sleep is for wimps." And of course the infamous -- what was his name? -- the infamous Gordon Gekko from "Wall Street" said, "Money never sleeps."
What do we do in the 20th century about sleep? Well, of course, we use Thomas Edisons light bulb to invade the night, and we occupied the dark, and in the process of this occupation, weve treated sleep as an illness, almost. Weve treated it as an enemy. At most now, I suppose, we tolerate the need for sleep, and at worst perhaps many of us think of sleep as an illness that needs some sort of a cure. And our ignorance about sleep is really quite profound.
Why is it? Why do we abandon sleep in our thoughts? Well, its because you dont do anything much while youre asleep, it seems. You dont eat. You dont drink. And you dont have sex. Well, most of us anyway. And so therefore its -- Sorry. Its a complete waste of time, right? Wrong. Actually, sleep is an incredibly important part of our biology, and neuroscientists are beginning to explain why its so very important. So lets move to the brain.
Now, here we have a brain. This is donated by a social scientist, and they said they didnt know what it was, or indeed how to use it, so -- (Laughter) Sorry. So I borrowed it. I dont think they noticed. Okay. (Laughter)
The point Im trying to make is that when youre asleep, this thing doesnt shut down. In fact, some areas of the brain are actually more active during the sleep state than during the wake state. The other thing thats really important about sleep is that it doesnt arise from a single structure within the brain, but is to some extent a network property, and if we flip the brain on its back -- I love this little bit of spinal cord here -- this bit here is the hypothalamus, and right under there is a whole raft of interesting structures, not least the biological clock. The biological clock tells us when its good to be up, when its good to be asleep, and what that structure does is interact with a whole raft of other areas within the hypothalamus, the lateral hypothalamus, the ventrolateral preoptic nuclei. All of those combine, and they send projections down to the brain stem here. The brain stem then projects forward and bathes the cortex, this wonderfully wrinkly bit over here, with neurotransmitters that keep us awake and essentially provide us with our consciousness. So sleep arises from a whole raft of different interactions within the brain, and essentially, sleep is turned on and off as a result of a range of Okay. So where have we got to? Weve said that sleep is complicated and it takes 32 years of our life. But what I havent explained is what sleep is about. So why do we sleep? And it wont surprise any of you that, of course, the scientists, we dont have a consensus. There are dozens of different ideas about why we sleep, and Im going to outline three of those.
The first is sort of the restoration idea, and its somewhat intuitive. Essentially, all the stuff weve burned up during the day, we restore, we replace, we rebuild during the night. And indeed, as an explanation, it goes back to Aristotle, so thats, what, 2,300 years ago. Its gone in and out of fashion. Its fashionable at the moment because whats been shown is that within the brain, a whole raft of genes have been shown to be turned on only during sleep, and those genes are associated with restoration and metabolic pathways. So theres good evidence for the whole restoration hypothesis.
What about energy conservation? Again, perhaps intuitive. You essentially sleep to save calories. Now, when you do the sums, though, it doesnt really pan out. If you compare an individual who has slept at night, or stayed awake and hasnt moved very much, the energy saving of sleeping is about 110 calories a night. Now, thats the equivalent of a hot dog bun. Now, I would say that a hot dog bun is kind of a meager return for such a complicated and demanding behavior as sleep. So Im less convinced by the energy conservation idea.
But the third idea Im quite attracted to, which is brain processing and memory consolidation. What we know is that, if after youve tried to learn a task, and you sleep-deprive individuals, the ability to learn that task is smashed. Its really hugely attenuated. So sleep and memory consolidation is also very important. However, its not just the laying down of memory and recalling it. Whats turned out to be really exciting is that our ability to come up with novel solutions to complex problems is hugely enhanced by a night of sleep. In fact, its been estimated to give us a threefold advantage. Sleeping at night enhances our creativity. And what seems to be going on is that, in the brain, those neural connections that are important, those synaptic connections that are important, are linked and strengthened, while those that are less important tend to fade away and be less important.
Okay. So weve had three explanations for why we might sleep, and I think the important thing to realize is that the details will vary, and its probable we sleep for multiple different reasons. But sleep is not an indulgence. Its not some sort of thing that we can take on board rather casually. I think that sleep was once likened to an upgrade from economy to business class, you know, the equiavlent of. Its not even an upgrade from economy to first class. The critical thing to realize is that if you dont sleep, you dont fly. Essentially, you never get there, and whats extraordinary about much of our society these days is that we are desperately sleep-deprived.
So lets now look at sleep deprivation. Huge sectors of society are sleep-deprived, and lets look at our sleep-o-meter. So in the 1950s, good data suggests that most of us were getting around about eight hours of sleep a night. Nowadays, we sleep one and a half to two hours less every night, so were in the six-and-a-half-hours-every-night league. For teenagers, its worse, much worse. They need nine hours for full brain performance, and many of them, on a school night, are only getting five hours of sleep. Its simply not enough. If we think about other sectors of society, the aged, if you are aged, then your ability to sleep in a single block is somewhat disrupted, and many sleep, again, less than five hours a night. Shift work. Shift work is extraordinary, perhaps 20 percent of the working population, and the body clock does not shift to the demands of working at night. Its locked onto the same light-dark cycle as the rest of us. So when the poor old shift worker is going home to try and sleep during the day, desperately tired, the body clock is saying, "Wake up. This is the time to be awake." So the quality of sleep that you get as a night shift worker is usually very poor, again in that sort of five-hour region. And then, of course, tens of millions of people suffer from jet lag. So who here has jet lag? Well, my goodness gracious. Well, thank you very much indeed for not falling asleep, because thats what your brain is craving.
One of the things that the brain does is indulge in micro-sleeps, this involuntary falling asleep, and you have essentially no control over it. Now, micro-sleeps can be sort of somewhat embarrassing, but they can also be deadly. Its been estimated that 31 percent of drivers will fall asleep at the wheel at least once in their life, and in the U.S., the statistics are pretty good: 100,000 accidents on the freeway have been associated with tiredness, loss of vigilance, and falling asleep. A hundred thousand a year. Its extraordinary. At another level of terror, we dip into the tragic accidents at Chernobyl and indeed the space shuttle Challenger, which was so tragically lost. And in the investigations that followed those disasters, poor judgment as a result of extended shift work and loss of vigilance and tiredness was attributed to a big chunk of those disasters.
So when youre tired, and you lack sleep, you have poor memory, you have poor creativity, you have increased impulsiveness, and you have overall poor judgment. But my friends, its so much worse than that.
(Laughter)
If you are a tired brain, the brain is craving things to wake it up. So drugs, stimulants. Caffeine represents the stimulant of choice across much of the Western world. Much of the day is fueled by caffeine, and if youre a really naughty tired brain, nicotine. And of course, youre fueling the waking state with these stimulants, and then of course it gets to 11 oclock at night, and the brain says to itself, "Ah, well actually, I need to be asleep fairly shortly. What do we do about that when Im feeling completely wired?" Well, of course, you then resort to alcohol. Now alcohol, short-term, you know, once or twice, to use to mildly sedate you, can be very useful. It can actually ease the sleep transition. But what you must be so aware of is that alcohol doesnt provide sleep, a biological mimic for sleep. It sedates you. So it actually harms some of the neural proccessing thats going on during memory consolidation and memory recall. So its a short-term acute measure, but for goodness sake, dont become addicted to alcohol as a way of getting to sleep every night.
Another connection between loss of sleep is weight gain. If you sleep around about five hours or less every night, then you have a 50 percent likelihood of being obese. Whats the connection here? Well, sleep loss seems to give rise to the release of the hormone ghrelin, the hunger hormone. Ghrelin is released. It gets to the brain. The brain says, "I need carbohydrates," and what it does is seek out carbohydrates and particularly sugars. So theres a link between tiredness and the metabolic predisposition for weight gain.
Stress. Tired people are massively stressed. And one of the things of stress, of course, is loss of memory, which is what I sort of just then had a little lapse of. But stress is so much more. So if youre acutely stressed, not a great problem, but its sustained stress associated with sleep loss thats the problem. So sustained stress leads to suppressed immunity, and so tired people tend to have higher rates of overall infection, and theres some very good studies showing that shift workers, for example, have higher rates of cancer. Increased levels of stress throw glucose into the circulation. Glucose becomes a dominant part of the vasculature and essentially you become glucose intolerant. Therefore, diabetes 2. Stress increases cardiovascular disease as a result of raising blood pressure. So theres a whole raft of things associated with sleep loss that are more than just a mildly impaired brain, which is where I think most people think that sleep loss resides.
So at this point in the talk, this is a nice time to think, well, do you think on the whole Im getting enough sleep? So a quick show of hands. Who feels that theyre getting enough sleep here? Oh. Well, thats pretty impressive. Good. Well talk more about that later, about what are your tips.
So most of us, of course, ask the question, "Well, how do I know whether Im getting enough sleep?" Well, its not rocket science. If you need an alarm clock to get you out of bed in the morning, if you are taking a long time to get up, if you need lots of stimulants, if youre grumpy, if youre irritable, if youre told by your work colleagues that youre looking tired and irritable, chances are you are sleep-deprived. Listen to them. Listen to yourself.
What do you do? Well -- and this is slightly offensive -- sleep for dummies: Make your bedroom a haven for sleep. The first critical thing is make it as dark as you possibly can, and also make it slightly cool. Very important. Actually, reduce your amount of light exposure at least half an hour before you go to bed. Light increases levels of alertness and will delay sleep. Whats the last thing that most of us do before we go to bed? We stand in a massively lit bathroom looking into the mirror cleaning our teeth. Its the worst thing we can possibly do before we went to sleep. Turn off those mobile phones. Turn off those computers. Turn off all of those things that are also going to excite the brain. Try not to drink caffeine too late in the day, ideally not after lunch. Now, weve set about reducing light exposure before you go to bed, but light exposure in the morning is very good at setting the biological clock to the light-dark cycle. So seek out morning light. Basically, listen to yourself. Wind down. Do those sorts of things that you know are going to ease you off into the honey-heavy dew of slumber.
Okay. Thats some facts. What about some myths?
Teenagers are lazy. No. Poor things. They have a biological predisposition to go to bed late and get up late, so give them a break.
We need eight hours of sleep a night. Thats an average. Some people need more. Some people need less. And what you need to do is listen to your body. Do you need that much or do you need more? Simple as that.
Old people need less sleep. Not true. The sleep demands of the aged do not go down. Essentially, sleep fragments and becomes less robust, but sleep requirements do not go down.
And the fourth myth is, early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Well thats wrong at so many different levels. (Laughter) There is no, no evidence that getting up early and going to bed early gives you more wealth at all. Theres no difference in socioeconomic status. In my experience, the only difference between morning people and evening people is that those people that get up in the morning early are just horribly smug.
(Laughter) (Applause)
Okay. So for the last part, the last few minutes, what I want to do is change gears and talk about some really new, breaking areas of neuroscience, which is the association between mental health, mental illness and sleep disruption. Weve known for 130 years that in severe mental illness, there is always, always sleep disruption, but its been largely ignored. In the 1970s, when people started to think about this again, they said, "Yes, well, of course you have sleep disruption in schizophrenia because theyre on anti-psychotics. Its the anti-psychotics causing the sleep problems," ignoring the fact that for a hundred years previously, sleep disruption had been reported before anti-psychotics.
So whats going on? Lots of groups, several groups are studying conditions like depression, schizophrenia and bipolar, and whats going on in terms of sleep disruption. We have a big study which we published last year on schizophrenia, and the data were quite extraordinary. In those individuals with schizophrenia, much of the time, they were awake during the night phase and then they were asleep during the day. Other groups showed no 24-hour patterns whatsoever. Their sleep was absolutely smashed. And some had no ability to regulate their sleep by the light-dark cycle. They were getting up later and later and later and later each night. It was smashed.
So whats going on? And the really exciting news is that mental illness and sleep are not simply associated but they are physically linked within the brain. The neural networks that predispose you to normal sleep, give you normal sleep, and those that give you normal mental health are overlapping. And whats the evidence for that? Well, genes that have been shown to be very important in the generation of normal sleep, when mutated, when changed, also predispose individuals to mental health problems. And last year, we published a study which showed that a gene thats been linked to schizophrenia, which, when mutated, also smashes the sleep. So we have evidence of a genuine mechanistic overlap between these two important systems.
Other work flowed from these studies. The first was that sleep disruption actually precedes certain types of mental illness, and weve shown that in those young individuals who are at high risk of developing bipolar disorder, they already have a sleep abnormality prior to any clinical diagnosis of bipolar. The other bit of data was that sleep disruption may actually exacerbate, make worse the mental illness state. My colleague Dan Freeman has used a range of agents which have stabilized sleep and reduced levels of paranoia in those individuals by 50 percent.
So what have we got? Weve got, in these connections, some really exciting things. In terms of the neuroscience, by understanding the neuroscience of these two systems, were really beginning to understand how both sleep and mental illness are generated and regulated within the brain. The second area is that if we can use sleep and sleep disruption as an early warning signal, then we have the chance of going in. If we know that these individuals are vulnerable, early intervention then becomes possible. And the third, which I think is the most exciting, is that we can think of the sleep centers within the brain as a new therapeutic target. Stabilize sleep in those individuals who are vulnerable, we can certainly make them healthier, but also alleviate some of the appalling symptoms of mental illness.
So let me just finish. What I started by saying is take sleep seriously. Our attitudes toward sleep are so very different from a pre-industrial age, when we were almost wrapped in a duvet. We used to understand intuitively the importance of sleep. And this isnt some sort of crystal-waving nonsense. This is a pragmatic response to good health. If you have good sleep, it increases your concentration, attention, decision-making, creativity, social skills, health. If you get sleep, it reduces your mood changes, your stress, your levels of anger, your impulsivity, and your tendency to drink and take drugs. And we finished by saying that an understanding of the neuroscience of sleep is really informing the way we think about some of the causes of mental illness, and indeed is providing us new ways to treat these incredibly debilitating conditions.
Jim Butcher, the fantasy writer, said, "Sleep is God. Go worship." And I can only recommend that you do the same.
Thank you for your attention.
(Applause)
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Good evening ,Ladies and Gentlemen:
Thank you very much for choosing to come in such a cold y my topic is about choice and process.A research shows that a man has to make 73 choices one so many choices one day, people easily get so confused and afraid of making wrong choice that they hesitate and finally miss the true part of life. In my opinion, the following part is of much more importance than the choice. There is no absolute right or wrong choice but wonderful or boring life, which the process makes the difference.
Life is a box of chocolate,you never know what you will get. Forrest Gump made no decision by and for himself but he accomplished great success with his strong will in the process. The process is not the road itself but the attitudes and feelings ,the caution, courage and persistance we have as we encounter new experience and unexpected obstacles. Take myself as an example, I changed my major when I became a postgraduate. After the choice,days have been harsh for me.I cannot understand the new lessons at all. For they are closely related to mathmatics which I learned nothing about before. However wuth the belief that this is the great chance for me to experience new ideas and challenge myself,I persisted. I asked for help from every channel and reorgonized my life. Gradually I could understand some parts and even found maths over, I learned to act instead of complaining. In retrospect,the choice left no trace in my mind but the happiness and bitterness of the past four months becomes an unforgetable experience in my life.
NO matter what the choice is, enjoy the process. In the process, your potential will be inspired and new discoveries,improvement and progress will come to you. These are the most beautiful sceneries and only on the way can you see e make your life colorful.
There is no need and I donnot want to judge whether it right or wrong for me to be here,but I congratulate to myself for I gain and enjoy this fantastic experience. So my dear friends,never worry about your choice and enjoy the process. I am sure you will get something new and intersting tonight after you chose to come here. Thank you!
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ladies and gentlemen：
it’s our great honor and deepest pleasure to welcome you, our dear friends, both old and new from all over china, all over asia, and all over the world. on behalf of our dedicated classmates, our distinguished teachers, foreign friends, especially our gracious host, the no.2 longgang high school，we greet you and encourage you to seize upon this unique opportunity to conquer english and make lifelong friends with people from every province of our wonderful country and throughout the world. by conquering english, we can help ourselves and others. we are human beings, not animals. we know what we want to do. we know our destiny is in our hands. with hard work and determination, we can do anything we set our minds to do. from today on we will accompany you day and night every minute on this unique journey. we want you to open your heart. we want you to be devoted.
we want you to be crazy.
we want you to forget about your face. we want you to open your mouth wildly. we want you to broaden your mind. we want you to expand your horizons.
we want you to conquer your laziness and all your other human weaknesses. we want you to overcome all the obstacles that hold you back. we want to share your joy and we want to share your struggle, but most important of all, we want to share your glory and victory! we are the future of china, the future of asia, and the future of the world! we can make the world a better place. we can make a difference.
we desire to win. we must win!
we will win, absolutely, and without any doubt!
from painfully shy children who felt terrible about ourselves, who regarded ourselves as human trash, born losers, to internationally recognized english promoters, we made it. we strongly believe that you will make it too! let’s do it together!
we have confidence in you!
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In this competitive society it is essential to know how to sell yourself in order to get the job you want. That means you must be able to market your best features and present yourself in the best light. After all，you never get a second chance to make a first impression.
There are several things you can do to project a good image in an interview. First of all，look like a winner. Dress conservatively and well，and youll look like youre going to the top. Second，communicate clearly. Consider each question carefully and respond with total honesty. Remember to make eye contact and maintain good posture. You need to look attentive but also at ease. Third，have a positive and assertive attitude. Its important to appear confident of your ability and optimistic about your future. Finally，be prepared. Present a professional resume and be ready to explain everything in detail.
After the arduous military training，I get absolutely absorbed in my studies. The classes given by the teachers are excellent. They provide us with information not only from our textbooks but from many other sources as well. They easily arouse my insatiable desire to take in as much as I can.
Frankly speaking，at first I had some difficulty following the teachers. However，through my own efforts and thanks to my teachers guidance，I made remarkable progress. Now Ive benefited a lot from lectures and many other academic reports.
By following the advice above，you are bound to make a good impression on potential employers. Then you will be able to choose the best opportunity for you and take that first step towards success.
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Hello,everyone,good afternoon,my name is re my speech,I want to talking about my self.I have an
English name,it’s .I like reading books,drinking milk and playing computer games.I have a lot of friends in my my class,everyone all tell me "fat monitor" good friend said I look like the "Baymax"y is my first time to speak on this stage,I’m very hon-our,thanks every one give me this chance,thank you.
My Dream
When I was just a little baby,I have already had a dream,and it is to be a teacher.
Every day,when I see the teacher can make every children be quiet,I am very envy
,I really want to be a teacher!I think it on all day!I think it at breakfast,at lunch,and the dinner,on the day to the night.I think it all the ’s the biggest dream for me!
Now,I become a primary y day,I can see the teacher teaches a lot of knowledge to us.I think:the teacher learns about a lot of knowledge,how smart they are!So,this dream is more intense.
Now,I’m a student by Grade six,sometimes I need to help the younger student.I become a "little teacher" dream finally achieve! I know it is not easy to be a must be patient,seriously to talk to your student and have enough previews. But I believe,on fifteen or twenty years ago,I will be a good teacher!
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Life is like a boat, the dream is the sail, everyone has only a dream of their own, but we belong to the same country, so everyone dream and the nation is closely linked with the rise and fall. Sage Gu Yanwu had issued a everyone is responsible for his country. Because the country is good, everyone can be good!
Turbulent years our grandparents were born in the late Qing Dynasty, they witnessed the old China poor and weak, also witnessed the Chinese people stand up father and mother was born in the iron heel of the Japanese invaders, they witnessed the backward will be beaten also witnessed the rich reform and opening up; we of this generation born in the Cultural Revolution upheaval, witnessed the shortage of economic constraints, also witnessed the new life in the new century, witnessed China to become the worlds second largest economy; the child? The childrens laughter is the most beautiful music, they deserve to have a better future. Their this generation will witness of building a well-off society in 20xx, build a prosperous, democratic and civilized and harmonious modern socialist country, reach the level of moderately developed countries.
Our life is not the haze, both embarrassment, also have Uncle real sister unfair, because there are many unsatisfactory, so we look forward to a better education, a more stable jobs, more income, more reliable social security, medical care of a higher standard, more comfortable living conditions, more beautiful environment, hope children can grow better, work better, a better life. General Secretary Xi Jinping said：the people& yearning for a better life, is our goal. The secretary-general about Chinese dream deep, for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation Chinese dream summon powerful spiritual energy.
Good evening, everyone. My name is WangHaili. I am an outgoing girl who likesreading and traveling. It’s really my great honor to stand here and giveeveryone a short speech.
People say, youth is fire which is ignited by passion. People say, youth is achapter of the poem which is written by stories. The color of youth is brightand we make most use of our ardor to draw the scenes to the canvas of painting.But we may be confused and lose our direction in the youth time. Under this,youth slips away. Roman Roland says, life doesn’t issue return ticket and cannever come back once sets out. So we should seize the short youth time and tryour best to pursue our ideal. Do what should we do and let our youth withoutregret.
When we refer to ideal, we will realize the importance of ideal. Ideal is thebeacon,. Without ideal, we will lose the firm direction. Without direction, wewill lose our life. According to this, every one of us should establish our ownideal .so that we have the direction of straggle to the future. Tolstoy tellsus, we should have the life objective from the whole life to the second. So weshould cherish every moment and form our systematic objective. Youth is theprime time. We have strong body and energy and can sense the meaning of lifeunder the guide of ideal.
As we know, the ideal is plentiful and reality is skinny. But we shouldbelieve that we will become stronger and stronger in the way to pursue ideal.Future is unknown,. If we hope our future is nice, we should enrich our youthtime and find the direction of future.
Let us use our youth to pursue our ideal and make our future wonderful. So wewill have gorgeous life.
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Ladies and Gentlemen , Good afternoon!
I’m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech. today my topic is “youth”. I hope you will like it .
I want to be a teacher when I listen to my teacher carefully. I think I can be a teacher when I grow up. I can help many students learn things well. I can play with my students, too. So we are good friends. I want to be a doctor when I see many doctors save their patients. To be a doctor is really great. I think I can be a doctor when I grow up. Then I can help many people out of danger. I will be the happiest girl in the world. I want to be a reporter when I watch TV every evening.
We can get lots of important information from them. They make the world smaller and also make us happy. I would like to be a reporter when I grow up. And I can learn a lot about China and the other countries around the world. I can meet many superstars as well. I have lots of dreams. I think my dreams can come true one day, because there’s an old saying “where there is a will, there is a way.”
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Hello everyone. My name is Yuki. I’m so glad to be here. My topic is my birthday party.
Today is my birthday party. My parents held a birthday party for me. There were a lot of people in my party: my mother, father, sister, brother and 4 of my friends.
First, my family and friends gave me some gifts. My mom gave me a red shirt. There is a big cat on it. My dad gave me a lovely hat. And I like most is the umbrella that my good friend Lisa gave me. It’s purple and big. What’s more, purple is my favorite color. Later we sang the birthday song and ate cake. We really enjoyed the strawberry cake. It’s so sweet and yummy. Further, we saw the 4D
movie The World Sea. That’s so exciting. We love it very much. It’s an awesome birthday party! We all had a great time. Thank you.
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Good morning ! Students, teachers. I’m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech. today my topic is “I love English”. I hope you will like it.
As everyone knows,English is very important today.It has been used everywhere in the world.It has bee the most mon language on Internet and for international trade. If we can speak English well,we will have more chance to succeed.Because more and more people have taken notice of it,the number of the people who go to learn English has increased at a high speed.
But for myself,I learn English not only because of its importance and its usefulness,but also because of my love for it.When I learn English, I can feel a different way of thinking which gives me more room to touch the world.When I read English novels,I can feel the pleasure from the book which is different from reading the translation.When I speak English, I can feel the confident from my words.When I write English,I can see the beauty which is not the same as our Chinese...
I love English,it gives me a colorful dream.I hope I can travel around the world one day. With my good English, I can make friends with many people from different countries.I can see many places of great intrests.I dream that I can go to London,because it is the birth place of English.
I also want to use my good English to introduce our great places to the English spoken people,I hope that they can love our country like us. I know, Rome was not built in a day. I believe that after continuous hard study, one day I can speak English very well. If you want to be loved, you should learn to love and be lovable. So I believe as I love English everyday , it will love me too.
I am sure that I will realize my dream one day! Thank you!
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