英語演講小短文：二十一世紀(jì)的新一代

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

We always say ‘we are the future’. Indeed. We, the younger generation represents modern knowledge, new concepts, ambition and great desire for success. But, have you ever thought of this question: how can we be successful in the 21st century, which is full of great challenges and fierce competitions? In my opinion, there are two important factors.

First, we have to catch the opportunities and face the challenges. China has successfully entered the World Trade Organization, Beijing has won the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games… If we want to be successful, we have to seize these opportunities. SARS and AIDS, environmental pollution, growing population… We have no choice but to solve these problems with our own hands. Thus, catching the opportunities and trying our best to cope with the difficulties is necessary for us to succeed in the 21st century.

Secondly, we have to learn to cooperate and compete. Last year, when SARS was spreading rapidly in China, scientists all over the world cooperated with each other and prevented the disease from spreading in a short period of time. At the same time, they were also competing against each other to see who could conquer the disease first. By cooperating and competing, the world develops day by day. Therefore, we, the younger generation, must know how to cooperate and compete.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are standing at the outset of a new century, we are at the gate of a new era. Looking back, the 20th century is a century of great developments and remarkable changes. Looking forward, the 21st century is a century full of opportunities, challenges, cooperation and competition. I believe, if we can seize the opportunities, face the challenges, cooperate and compete, success in the 21st century belongs to him, to you and to me.

二十一世紀(jì)的新一代

女士們，先生們，晚上好。

我們常說：“我們就是未來”。的確。我們，年輕的一代代表著最新的知識(shí)和觀念、壯志雄心和對(duì)成功的巨大渴望。但是，你是否想過這樣一個(gè)問題：我們?nèi)绾文軌蛟诔錆M巨大挑戰(zhàn)和激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的21世紀(jì)中取得成功?在我看來，有兩點(diǎn)是非常重要的。

首先，我們必須抓住機(jī)遇、直面挑戰(zhàn)。中國(guó)已經(jīng)成功加入了世界貿(mào)易組織，北京已經(jīng)贏得了2008年奧運(yùn)會(huì)的承辦權(quán)……如果我們想要成功，就必須抓住這些機(jī)遇。傳染性非典型肺炎和艾滋病、環(huán)境污染、人口增長(zhǎng)……除了用我們的雙手解決這些問題，我們別無選擇。因此，抓住機(jī)遇并竭盡全力去對(duì)付困難對(duì)于我們?cè)?1世紀(jì)的成功是必不可少的。

第二，我們必須學(xué)會(huì)合作與競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。去年，當(dāng)傳染性非典型肺炎在中國(guó)流行時(shí)，世界各地的科學(xué)家通力合作，在很短的時(shí)間內(nèi)使疫情得到了控制。同時(shí)，他們也在相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，看誰能夠率先攻克這種疾病。在合作與競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的過程中，世界不斷進(jìn)步。因此，我們，年輕的一代，必須知道如何合作與競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

女士們、先生們，我們正站在新世紀(jì)的起點(diǎn)，我們正處在一個(gè)偉大時(shí)代的開端。回顧過去，20世紀(jì)是一個(gè)發(fā)展迅速、充滿巨大變化的世紀(jì);展望未來，21世紀(jì)是一個(gè)充滿機(jī)遇與挑戰(zhàn)，合作與競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的世紀(jì)。我相信，如果我們能夠抓住機(jī)遇、直面挑戰(zhàn)、相互合作、相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，21世紀(jì)的成功屬于他、屬于你，也屬于我。