Music helps to narrow the generation gap/age gap.

This question indeed made me think.

Why exactly do we love music?

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Introduction:
Helo,everyone.My name is wjx.Today I want to tell you something about Integration of Chinese Cultural Elements with Wor
ld Trends. After hearing my speech,I believe you will have a better understanding of both traditional and modern culture.

Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. These two pictures show completely different art style in the world,
one is traditional Chinese and the other is modern western style. So the question is, how to make these
two become 1? So here is the answer. While a lot of people think it is impossible to make what is Chinese
become global, I’ve found 3 different methods.

The first method is to fuse/combine/bring together different symbols of the same spirit from two cultures.
Body:
First, Chinese elements are getting more and more popular in some fashion world. When Edison Chen, I
mean, a famous designer, watched the terra cotta warriors in Xi'an, he was wondering how to integrate the
m with the trend elements. Inspired by the terra cotta warriors, the overall design of this pair of shoes of hi
s brand, whether in orange lattice texture or through the connection of these small bulging blocks, can mak
e people think of the army created by life-size sculptures at a glance. It's great to combine it with the featur
es of Air Jordan13. and later, the type of shoes have been proved a best seller.

In addition, massive media coverage can also help to spread the cultural icon worldwide.
Be-
sides, traditional elements of China have been always welcome in media industry, like videos or drama, like
a drama called Yanxigonglue. It is reported that this popular drama, which interprets the life of the Qing Dy
nas-
ty, was broadcast in more than 70 countries around the world, making it one of the most widely distributed
domes-
tic TV series. And of course some novels by Chinese writers are getting known by people of different countr
ies.

I think the best approach is to do that through/via creativity.

Third-
ly, some animals, exclusively living in China, like pandas, are getting liked by more and more people around
the world. The Chinese element in Kung Fu Panda is not only an ornament, but also a whole.
What's more,China has a long history and a wide variety of cooking styles.Now,many Chinese restaurants h
ave been opened abroad and many foreigners also like Chinese food very much.
All these things undoubtedly show that Chinese traditional culture has gone through a long history and will
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develop better in the new era.

Conclusion:
Develop-
ment of culture is usually based on the historical and modern sides. Output, as well as popularity of Chines
e culture would not be lack of traditions and improvements.
I believe one day, there will be much more people in the world wearing Chinese shoes.
there will be much more people watching Chinese videos. And
there will be much more people having a deeper understanding of Chinese culture!
Thanks for listening!

Cascade 小瀑布

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! My goal today is to let you know about the importance of protectin
g endangered animals like sea otters and pay more attention to them. And I think you will fall in love with t
hem after my speech.
Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, this lovely creature is called sea otters, you can usually find
them …..and they are highly intelligent animals. However, unfortunately, they are on the verge of extinc-
tion/they are dying.

These are indeed some of the loveliest animals on the planet.

These lovely animals Often on the water and pat their
cheeks. Maybe that’s why they have small faces that people want to get. Actually they are just cleaning thei
r beards. However, there are still many sea otters being killed for every year——some people don’t realize t
he importance of sea otters’ benefits to the nature and the whole humans.

In addition, they are highly intelligent and we can learn a lot from them.
Sec-
ond, some smart behaviors of sea otters convince us that humans could learn from sea otters and the natur
e. One wise behavior is that when a group of sea otters have to leave their habitats because of some factor
s like predators or weather, they will choose some smart sea otters to stay to think over and then find out w
hy the habitat becomes inappropriate for living. And then they share the result so that every sea otter can
under-
stand the situation and try to avoid it next time. By this behavior reflects spirits like cooperation, solidarity
and rethinking. It is really worthy for humans to learn these spirits from sea otters to make the world more
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beautiful and peaceful.
Anoth-
er interesting behavior is that they use seaweeds to twine themselves so that they couldn’t flow away whe
n they sleep on the sea. It is a very smart and creative idea among animals and it is also very useful, right? T
hey use what they have to reach their goals smartly and conveniently. So in our own life, we should also try
to use common things for us to create a useful world like sea otters. I think sea otters teach us a lot about li
fe and living.

More importantly, they are the keystone species in the eco-system

First, sea otters are the important members of water ecosystem and make contributions to the ecological b
alance. As there are few sea otters in the sea, the number of organisms they eat increases a lot year by year
. These organisms eat lots of seaweeds so that the seaweeds couldn’t provide enough oxygen for other org
anisms and absorb carbon dioxide. So the balanced number of sea otters is important to the ecosystem and
also to the carbon—oxygen balance.

Alt-
hough sea otters are lovely and make contributions to the world, the hunting of them has lasted for a long t
ime. When I was a child, I read a book called Island of the Blue Dolphins. In the story, the heroine’s family w
as broken by the sea otter hunters who came and kill many sea otters and villagers. The number of sea otte
rs near the island dropped for many years and the environment also went worse. Sea otters’ skins are know
n as the most expensive material that are used to make warm clothes and fashion handbags because of the
ir density and rarity. Hunters try every means to kill them and peel off their skins for wealthy people to buy.
Un-
til 2000, there are only about 1,700 sea otters in the world. We should think about seriously, are the too m
uch hunting necessary for peoples’ life? Maybe it is more important for humans to stop hunting too much a
nd turn to start protecting sea otters.

A saying said that, “Humans regard animals as worthy of protection only when they are on the verge of exti
nction.” Don’t wait until endangered animals only live in books. I urge/call on./invite pro-
tect them and make friends with animals and the nature. And the world will be more and more colorful.

Thanks for listening! Have a good afternoon!

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It’s a story about courage , believing in yourself, it’s about friendship,it’s about understanding,..

Parents and their children have been fighting over cartoons for decades. Parents think cartoons are poisons,
they do nothing good to children’ brains. However, children just can’t get enough of it.

Hello, everyone! It’s my great honor to share with you something about a famous cartoon-Zootopia. Do you
like Zootopia? I think maybe every kid like watching cartoons. I can remember clearly, when I took my
mother to watch all different kinds of cartoons, she just shook her head and told me: “cartoon is just for
children.” But in fact, cartoons are not just prepared for children, they usually have a lot of meanings, for
instance, Zootopia is a city where all animals live in peace. The main character of this film-Judy Hopps, is
the first rabbit police in this town by her hard-working. She is laughed at by her colleague. So she took on a
big case so that she can prove herself.
Cartoon brings us deep thoughts about our life. In the course of healing a case, she met a really cunning
fox-Nick Wilde. Although Nick is crafty, and cheat her many times, she still chose to believe him at a critical
moment. This story told us we should achieve our dream by our hard work. Trust should be built between
people and we are expected to forgive someone. We also should break our stereotype of thinking.
In addition, cartoons can help us see through reality. In real life , something just can’t happen. For ex-
ample, Besides, some cartoons could help people of different ages to realize what the world is really like, it
is not just about the good side, but also about the bad side. The film also reflects the ugly side of human
nature. For example, the sheep who looks enthusiastic and kind is a bad person. She designed many cases
in order to protect her benefit.
Finally, watching cartoons is always a good family bonding activity for households.
What’s more, cartoons could show us how to respect and win respect from others, which adults sometimes
ignore in their daily lives. Actually, this film wants to tell us not everyone deserves to be trusted, and what
you see may not be the truth.

So I think this is why so many people like cartoon very much. Sometimes, we can learn a lot from cartoon. It
can also reduce our pressure and heal us mentally. I have the attitude that people of different ages could
watch cartoons. II hope everyone falls in love with cartoons.
Thank you for your listening!

Inclusion

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How to enjoy life
Today I will share with you a story first.A person in a university was very smart . His name was Tim He really
liked studying.He had a friend called Jack.Jack was smart,too.But he was usually late for many things.One
day,they would go to lunch in a restaurant together.But at lunch time,neither of them went to the restau-
rant.Tim studied at home.He forgot to have lunch.Jack brushed his teeth at home that time.What do you
think of them.? They don’t enjoy their life.Life is important to any one.But someone on the earth don’t en-
joy life very well.After hearing my speech you will know 3 ways to enjoy life.

Instant gratification

The first way, Don’t waste time.

The first way is to manage your time.
In our life,we have many bad habits like Procrastination,unpunctuality.Many people in China don’t use the
time efficiently,they spend too many time on sleeping dress themselves and breakfast.They feel comforta-
ble,but this isn’t enjoying life.Do you know Albert.Einstein ,when he was 76 years old,he illed once,his
friend asked him what he wanted.He said he needed some time to write some articles. So,please spend
more time on useful things.Such as doing exercises,reading books,and other things could enrich mental life.

The second method is to prioritize things in your life.

Is there any other way?Another kind of people only know working,they don’t know anything except it.For
example,some people in China usually work over time.They care about family harmony less than other
people.I think they are so tired and bored. They don’t know to enjoy life,either.We need some rest.We can
go to the movies,doing exercises .Do you know the movie Uncle Drew?That’s a good choice to relax.Our
world is beautiful.Today’s society is peaceful,we should “go out”more.We have many big librar-
ies ,cinemas,sports centers.So the second way,We should use the rich resources,not only study hard but
also relax moderately.

Stay stuck or move forward

The last tip is don’t get stuck, move forward.
The third way,change bad habits.We talked about bad habits earlier. The ways to change bad habits are not
very easy,but if you have correct point of view and enough confidence,it’s possible to change yourself.If you
have Procrastination,get up earlier a little every day,a month later,you can get up early.So is every thing
else.If you don’t know what things you can do.You can try to do more different things ten minutes every
day.Your life will be rich.By my side, many girls want to less their weight and success.They used all kinds of
ways.So I think you can change your bad habits.Think about your shortcomings every day.You can also ask
someone else to supervise you.Fix it a little bit every day, maybe after a few months, your bad habits will go
away.
Life is wonderful,I hope everyone can enjoy own life.Lately,I want to leave you with a quote. Live a noble
and honest life Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again. Have a good
day,thanks.

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I like drawing
Hello everyone, good afternoon. Today I want to talk about drawing. In fact, not everybody loves drawing.
Some may say I can’t draw, it’s too difficult,only artists can draw. But I want to say drawing is easy and eve-
ryone should start drawing.

Firstly, drawing is a good way to relax. French artist Henri Cartier said “ drawing is meditation”For me, lt can
help me relieve stress. l often draw pictures in my free time, and when l felt tired, doing some drawing
would bring me a lot of enjoyment. It can make me forget about my difficulties, and could help me relaxed
physically and mentally. Through drawing, people can have a clear mind and overcome difficulties faster.
For example, Those who always have a hobby like paining in their spare time would have less possibility to
suffer from some mental problems. So for your mental health, ladies and gentlemen, it’s a good idea to
start drawing.

Second, drawing can stimulate your imagination.it can truly make you feel happier in life. Through draw-
ing,you can find yourself a pair of eyes that will find beauty. The famous French sculptor Rodin said"Life is
not without beauty. It's the lack of eyes to find beauty." So, you will find beauty everywhere in your life. An
artist at a younger age, like 6 or 7 years old, tends to have more works and in his or her eyes, the world is
colorful and full of possibilities. If you don’t want to miss out on these beauties in the world, you should try
drawing.

Third,drawing can make you love life more. For example, if a person has paintings more, he or she might
learn to enjoy the beauty of the people around, or even the world, then he or she would be become more
positive and optimistic. So,if you often draw,you will feel better and enjoy your life.
第三个点跟第二个点重复了，把这个点改成为什么学画画很容易吧。讲讲自己学习画画的故事

Conclusion:
No matter whether you a painting lover ,or someone just take it as way of time-killing, or just have no in-
terests in painting, please just pick up a paper and choose some pigments to draw a picture you like. It
doesn’t have to be like a photograph or a Picasso, it just needs to tell your story.

Thank you,have a good afternoon!

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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, today I want to talk about failure. No one likes to talk about failure,
even the great inventor Thomas Edison refused to admit his failure, he said, “I have not failed. I've just
found 10,000 ways that won't work”. But I think failure is not the end, it’s just an important part of a jour-
ney and we can learn a lot from failures in life.

To start with, failure helps us see ourselves. There are many failures around us .Just like failing in the exam
which is important to ourselves. And it would disappoint people who care about you. No matter how
many failures we might suffer, we have earned some experiences and lessons for our future success. Just
like I graduated from junior high school last year and I took part in entrance examination for secondary
school. When the grades came out, it showed that I couldn’t enter the senior high school that I look for-
ward to. I was so angry and upset that I couldn’t control my tears. But after a few days, I calmed down and
thought I should it was not very serious ,I should study hard at senior high school to enter the university
that I look forward to. This failure taught me that I didn’t worked hard enough last time and I should try
harder the next time.

Secondly, failure helps us grow. When I was five years old, I together with my friends play the game called
hide-and-seek; it’s my turn to find them. Suddenly I trip one of my friends and hurt him. He was so painful
that he cried very sadly. He said he would never forgive me and go home angrily. I was so nervous and sad
that I stood here without doing anything. After that, I often sent messages to him to ask for pardon, but he
seldom replied them. One week later, he came to my home. He said that he shouldn’t be angry with me
and ask if I can forgive him.I’m very gald that we become friends again. Since then, we both value our
friendship more. Even though I’ve failed to save our friendship at the beginning, this failure helped me
grow to win that friendship back later on.

Third, failure of all kinds make our life more interesting .When we fail to pass an exam, we shouldn't give it
up or think it’s a bad thing. We should consider why we make mistakes and try to avoid making them again.
We are Chinese modern teenagers; there will be many failures along the way to grow up 现代中国好少年
跟这个木有关系. Teenagers are young and have time to be better; we have enough time to experience the
things in life. We should know that failure is the normal thing in out life; we shouldn’t be afraid of it and try
our best to overcome it. all these failures add to your valuable assets of life experience, something inter-
esting to recall and share with others.

缺少一段呼吁，回扣一下 introduction

That’s all of my speech, thanks for listening.

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Lucy

Hello everyone!
It’s an honor for me to stand here and give a speech. Today,my topic is our mindset about unrealistic dream.
Have you ever heard from the TV advertisment of Xizhilang, a little boy said that he wanted to become an
astronaut when he grows up. Actually, sometime we might think the boy has an unrealistic dream, if we
should just regard it as a joke or never mind them? After hearing my speech, you will have a clear idea
about it.
When I was 5, I dreamed of becoming an astronaut; when I was 10, I dreamed of singing opera on stage;
last night, I dreamed of speaking at the UN in front of President Donald Trump. I’ve got all of these unreal-
istic dreams all the time and that makes me think why and are these dreams for good or not?I think most of
you have similar experiences in your life, and I want to say, don’t worry, unrealistic dreams are just as good
as realistic ones.
Firstly，For almost everyone, it is common to have unrealistic dream. I heard one of my relatives said "I am
going to make one hundred million in 2019, others said "l am going to buy a Lamborghini in 2019" When
we think about them, we will laugh happily and regard it as a joke. Actually, the reason we have those un-
realistic dreams is that we have a hope in our heart, we look forward to having a better life. It’s a kind of
lovely thought.(老师，第一段我想只写写产生 unrealistic dream 的现象和原因，由浅及深，后两段再分
论述付出努力 )

Some unrealistic dreams aren’t truly unrealistic. It can become true one day. For me, l have an unrealistic
dream in my life. I am really into painting , I want to become a painter When I grow up. It seems that the
dream is realistic. However, when I study in high school, I found that if you want to learn art and become a
painter , you have to go to the special class, you have to take professional classes and pass the tests. l did
not do those kind of things, I didn’t make enough efforts. I am just in a common class and go to the college
in a common way. I won't have enough time and energy to care both drawing and studying. In my daily life,
then I think my dream become unrealistic. lt won't come true. But my mother and teacher told me that
things was not as worse as I think, you will have time and energy to become a painter when you study in
university, Don't stop your dream because of teething troubles. You can put enough effort at different time.
So don’t start with negative attitudes towards dreams of such, they could be realized like other dreams as
well.

Even though some of these dreams are truly “unrealistic” we are still allowed to have an unrealistic dream,
nobody will laugh at us. Maybe sometimes those dream can make you feel happy and let you know better
about yourself. (这里可以加一个个人的小故事，如果时间 ok 的话)Together with those dreams, your
wildest imagination is released, the heaviest burden is lifted. When a beggar dreamed of becoming a king,
he or she could for a moment escape poverty and hunger; when an athlete dreamed of becoming world
champion, he or she could train harder with all the pains and aches; and when a bumblebee dreamed of
flying, it indeed flies.

Sometimes the dream can come true, although it seems a little difficult. But we should always have a posi-
tive mindset about our dreams. If we try our best to work hard, believe in ourself, then we will find that
achieving even the unrealistic dreams is not a big thing.
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Hold on to your dreams, keep on fighting !
Thank you for your listening. Wish you have a good afternoon.

Good afternoon, everyone! This is a picture of Iraq, the country suffered a lot from wars. Have you ever
experienced a war? Do you know how much pain a war can cause? When you are complaining about your
life, have you ever thought about the value of peace?

Peace is a privilege, but unfortunately many people do not know this. We live in a peaceful country and
most of us have never experienced or experienced the pain of war. However, in other parts of the world,
there are some people who are experiencing the pain that we cannot imagine. They are suffering from the
pain of being homeless, the pain of being hungry, even the pain of death. When I traveled to Europe two
years ago, I saw a parents and their child sitting in a corner of a street. My guide told me that they came to
escape the war. I was too shocked to say a word. Although we are living in a peaceful country, there are still
many countries are fighting for their interest or resources. And wars are continuously happening. It is worth
noting that many people do not cherish peace and cannot feel how hard it is to win peace.

More importantly, we should not be satisfied with peace being a privilege for some people. We need to
work hard to make peace a right for everyone. Achieving world peace is a dream that seems unachievable,
but since I got to know Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of the United Nations, I started to believe
that one day it will come true. I want to be a person like Annan who has devoted himself into maintaining
world peace and took his responsibility to safeguard it. To fulfill the mission of world peace, Annan went
around the world to prevent wars and mediate conflicts. He had not only made great contributions to
world peace, but also done his responsibility. There are many people like Annan who are sacrificing their
lives for world peace such as peacekeeping forces. One man alone is not enough, so all of us ought to
shoulder the responsibility and spare no effort to achieve it.

Even though today, peace and development are the mainstream of the world, there are still many unstable
elements in the world. Ethnic conflicts, religious conflicts, territorial disputes, border disputes, hegemonism
and power politics. These elements are threatening the peace of world all the time. To achieve world peace,
sound international rules should be established and violations of world peace should be punished. Every
country should shoulder the responsibility of maintaining world peace , which is the premise of achieving
world peace.
Only in this way will the world become a place where there is no war, no killing and everyone cherishes
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peace.

Thank you!

Sunny

"The most" in the animal world

By Daisy
Hello everyone, today I’d love to share with you some interesting facts about animals.
Did you know who runs the fastest in the world? Usain Bolt right？he can finish 100 meters within xxx
seconds. But in the animal world, there are many animals that run faster than Bolt. For example, cheetah is
the fastest animal on land. It is about three times as fast as Bolt. Sailfish is the fastest animal in the sea, It's
about the same speed as cheetah, and it can swim from Tianjin to Shanghai in 10 hours. Rat-tail swift flies
the fastest in the sky. It is about nine times as fast as Bolt, and it can fly as fast as the high-speed train.
Those are the superheroes in the animal world.

Also, many animals have become our favorite characters in popular movies. For example, chinchilla is a kind
of rodent and it became famous mostly because of a movie called Totoro. But did you know that, chinchilla
has the softest coat in the animal world! I think that is why this lovely animals have won so many movie
fans all around the world. Another example of rodent is the raccoon. Believe or not, raccoon is the tidiest
animal in animal kingom. because it usually washes food in the water, even if the water is dirtier than its
food.

There are still a lot we don’t know about these amazing animals. But there is not enough time for us to
know more about these lovely friends. At present people should take some actions to protect animals, es-
pecially those endangered ones. There are only about 7000 cheetahs in the natural world. Why so afew?
That's because humans have turned wilderness areas into farmland, so cheetahs lost their home. Chinchil-
las are also endangered because human uses their furs to make coats. To make one coat,1000 chinchillas
will be killed. To animals, human is already a nothing less than a murder.

这里再加一段吧，强调一下动物在整个生态系统中的重要性，跟几个例子。体现最后那句 protecting
animals is protecting ourselves. 不然长度不够啊。

Each animal is unique in its own way, it is a necessary member on the earth. It brings us a beautiful and
lovely natural world. Animals are human's friends, so we should live in harmony with animals, and protect
the natural environment that we all live in. And please remember, protecting animals is protecting our-
selves. Let's work together, the earth will be better and better! Thanks for listening.

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Hello everybody,
I am so honored to be here today. First I'd like to ask you a question. When we talk about growing up,what
do you think of? You might say "Oh,it doesn't have much to do with me. It's just for babies or little chil-
dren." I don't think so . Actually,everyone starts from a child, including our parents,our teachers and also
ourselves. We are all growing up little by little. And there are a lot of people who accompanied us while our
growth. Today, I want to share with you my story about growth and company.
I believe my peers have heard comments like “ stop being a child” or “you are no a child anymore”, but that
makes think who said that when you grow older you cannot be a child anymore? They say age is a matter of
mind so if you don’t mind it doesn’t matter. So even if I’m already 17, since I don’t really mind why can’t I
still be a child, right? I believe everyone can be a child, no matter how old they are. Being a child, in my
opinion, is about keeping a growing mind.

Firstly, I think one is always a child as long as he or she is willing to learn from life. When I was seven years
old,I began to learn English for the first time. And it's also a time when I first watched a movie called The
Chronicles of Narnia. It's different from other movies. For me,it accompanied me to grow up and let me
learn many things. The film tells the story of four children who accidentally entered a different world called
Narnia and experienced a series of adventures there. They grew up after experiencing so many things and
became independent,brave and strong. With their growth,I am also growing up. I still remember the first
time I performed a role in an English drama on stage. Right before I would stepped on the stage, I was so
scared that I almost wanted to tell my teacher,"I'm sorry. I can't perform. I want to leave here right now."
But at that time,it reminded me of that movie. I remembered Lucy, the youngest girl of the four children.
Although she was the youngest,she was brave enough to face many challenges. So why can't I? At last,I
stepped on the stage without fear and performed successfully. This movie accompanied me until today and
told me to be independent and courageous. Even now I’m 17, I’m still learning from…, so that qualifies me
as a child.

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On the other hand, as long as there are people who are willing to look after you or accompany you, one is
always a child. In addition, some people did have accompanied me during my growth. Do you still remem-
ber your first English teacher?I often admire the teacher-friend relationship between the old man Afedo
and the young boy Dodo in the movie Cinema Paradiso.But I'm also lucky I have a good teacher. She is my
first English teacher and made me interested in English. For me,she is more like a mentor. Every time when
there were competitions,she always encouraged me,"Have a try! Don't be afraid of failure. No one can
casually succeed. Only after trying over and over again, can you succeed." I really want to say " Thank you
"to her for her encouragement,for her company in my growth. To her, I’m always a child and thanks to her,
I’m always growing up.

Growing up is a process, and there will always be something or somebody that had a deep influence on us
and made them unforgettable. They are always with us and never leave.This is where the value of compan-
ionship lies. We should always have the heart of gratitude,not only for our growth,but also for the people
accompanying us while growing up.

At last,I want to say these five days in the Public Speaking Camp give me many challenges and are also a
kind of growth for me. I really want to thank every teacher and every classmate for your help,for your
company. It's also a reason why today I choose this topic about growth and company.
Hopefully, you could grow in the company and accompany in the growth.
Thank you for listening.

summer Mom’s Love

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Ladies and gentlemen , good afternoon. My name is Summer .Today I’d like to talk about mom’s love. Most
people think you know your mother very well. But there’s another aspect of motherhood that you don’t
know about . go with your multiple choice questions. I don’t think we know enough of our moms, even if
they the dearest people to us on this planet.

We don’t know we could hurt moms. I think some mothers are like this. Maybe they are like this. You may
just see her happy side, but you don’t know her sad side. Sometimes a seemingly casual thing might hurt
her heart. For example, I know a girl named kitty. One day, she asked her mother a question that broke her
mom’s heart. When her mother blamed her for her wrong doings, she just asked,’’ am I your own
child ? ” I think you might ask your mother the same question .Maybe they would be sad ,too.

Besides, we don’t know when we are sad, our moms are sad as well. we usually fail to show our affection
or care to our mothers, even though we have received a great love from them already(这句跟这段主旨不
太相符). Why do i say that? The answer to this question is simple. Now, please think about whether you
ever had an argument with your mother, not a nice one, you easily get upset and think moms made you so
sad on purpose. I had a quarrel with my mother, when I was ten years old. I loved dogs, especially teddy. So
I wanted my mother to buy it for me. But she did not agree. I was kind of depressed. And then I ran out of
my house .I ran to a park .Half an hour later my mother came to me with my clothes .As she comforted me,
she cried, and she hugged me. Then I realized that she was really sad, too .I shouldn’t make trouble out of
nothing.

Thirdly, mothers usually hide their worries and sadness in their hearts, while showing happiness to their
children. Why don’t they want to tell us. For one thing, they think we can’t solve their problems, instead,
telling us things of such would trouble us even more. for another, they don’t want to worry us with worries
and concerns. But we have the ability to offer our helps and ideas for our mothers. Why don’t we tell them
what we think. If you don’t reveal your heart to her, she’ll be all by herself while facing difficulties, worried
and anxious. Maybe sometimes she wants to know your opinion. You must not hurt her heart, instead, you
should calmly communicate with her, offering as much help as you can.

Maybe today is the first time that you’ve realized, you know actually very little about your mom. But it’s
never too late to start to show more care and love to her. What we call filial piety is not difficult. The im-
portant thing is we have to know our mothers better and care for them more. We can easily start from
something simple, maybe a cup of tea and a meal, all of these would bring moms great happiness. She has
done so much for us, it’s never too much when it comes to what we can do for her.
Last but not least. Don’t forget to say ’’Mom I love you.’ everyday. Also, we should be grateful. We need to
thank our mothers for everything they have done for us!
Thank you for listening！

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THE CHARM OF THE MUSIC
By Amilia
Good afternoon everybody,my name is Amilia.
Today I will tell you the charm of the music. After hearing my speech,I think you will fall in love with music.
Before my speech,I want to share a story with you,between my father and me. A few days ago,I found a
nice Japanese song and I had this song play for my father. I don’t know what’s the meaning of the lyrics,but
I thought the tone was very graceful. However,my father didn’t agree with me,he said,”You don’t know
about the meaning of lyrics,why do you like it?” Why do I like it? Why do I like music? I can’t put it into
words. I think this is the charm of music. As Pat Conroy said, ”without music, life is a journey through a de-
sert.” Whatever you listen to,it will be a celebration of hearing.

First, music is without borders. Even though you don’t know what the lyrics means,you will also understand
the feelings it expresses. The music gives us enjoyment,and we should listen with our ears and feel with our
hearts. If you do this,you will feel these songs pretty good, and your life will be much better.

What’s more, music can bridge the gap between the young and old. Yes we know people of different ages
tend to different music. The survey finds that the teenagers almost like pop music,only some of them enjoy
the jazz. The twenties are crazy about rocks,because it makes them feel free, while the thirties and the for-
ties are keen to the blues because they go through a lot of things. The blues can bring them back to the
time before. The people over fifty are fascinated by classic music, they think these can make them relaxed.
However, what the survey has also shown us is that there are types of music that are loved by people from
different age levels.

More importantly, music can make us feel more emotion. different music brings people different feelings.
For example ,the pop music makes us feel happy, and the blues might touch our hearts. the classic music
makes us relaxed. Also, the feelings will be different in different situations. When you are on a birthday
party and listen a happy song,you could feel that you are in a jolly atmosphere. When you are in the bars
and listen to the rocks,you might want to dance. But,it would be hard to enjoy light music in the bar, be-
cause you might feel boring and sleepy. With the right type of music in the air, life becomes more enjoya-
ble.

“Enjoy your music, enjoy your life.”, this is what we often hear on the radio while we were stuck in a traffic
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jam during rush hours. Listening to music is positive to your mind, keeps you in a good mood. Trust me,
feeling the music with your heart,and you will like it. As Lon Rawls said, ”Music is the greatest communica-
tion in the world”. Even if people don’t understand the language that you’re singing in they still know good
music when they hear it. Hopefully music lovers, as well as people who are not that into music, would feel
the charm of the music.It brings people from different cultures and ages together. And music is also the
best spice in life, it makes our life a little bit better.

Thank you for listening, hope you have a nice afternoon and enjoy some nice music.

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