The Doors that Are Open to Us(共7页)4100字.docx
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TheDoorsthatAreOpentoUs
goodmorningladiesandgentlemen:
thetitleofmyspeechtodayis“thedoorsthatareopentous”。
theotherdaymyauntpaidmeavisit.shewasoverjoyed.“igotthehighestmarkinthemid-termexamination!
”shesaid.don'tbesurprised!
myauntisindeedastudent;tobeexact,acollegestudentattheageof45.
lastyear,sheputasideherprivatebusinessandsignedupforaone-year,full-timemanagementcourseinacollege.“thiswasthewisestdecisionihaveevermade,”shesaidproudlylikeateenagegirl.toher,collegeisalwaysarightplacetopickupnewideas,andnewideasalwaysmakeherfeelyoung.
“comparedwiththelate70s,”shesays,“nowcollegestudentshavemanydoors.”myauntcannothelpbutrecallherfirstcollegeexperienceinXXXX年whencollegedoorsbegantobere-openedaftertheculturalrevolution.shewasassignedtostudyengineeringdespiteherdesiretostudychineseliterature,andafewyearslater,thegovernmentsenthertoworkinatvfactory.
iwasshockedwhenshefirsttoldmehowshe(had)hadnochoiceinhermajorandjob.lookatustoday!
somanydoorsareopentous!
ibelievetherehaveneverbeensuchabundantopportunitiesforself-developmentaswehavetoday.andmyaunttoldmethatweshouldreachourgoalsbygraspingalltheseopportunities.
thefirstdooriseeistheopportunitytostudydifferentkindsofsubjectsthatinterestus.myauntsaidshewashappytostudymanagement,butshewasalsohappythatshecouldattendlecturesonancientchinesepoetryandonshakespeareandrama.asformyself,iamanenglishmajor,butimayalsogotolecturesonhistory.tome,ifcollegeeducationinthepastemphasizedspecialization,now,itemphasizesfreeandwell-roundeddevelopmentofeachindividual.soallthefineachievementsofhumancivilizationareopentous.
theseconddooristhedoortotheoutsideworld.learninggoesbeyondclassroomsandnationalboundaries.myauntremembersherpreviouscollegedaysasmonotonousandevencallshergeneration“frogsinawell.”buttoday,astheworldbecomesaglobalvillage,itisimportantthatourneighborsandwebeopen-mindedtolearnwithandfromeachother.ihavemanyfellowinternationalclassmates,andiamapplyingtoanexchangeprogramwithauniversityabroad.asformyaunt,sheisplanningtogetanmbadegreeintheunitedkingdomwhereherdaughter,mycousin,isnowdoinghermaster'sdegreeinbiochemistry.wearenowtakingtheopportunitytostudyoverseas,andwhenwecomeback,we'llputtousewhatwehavelearntabroad.
thethirddooristhedoortolifelonglearning.asnewideasappearallthetime,wealwaysneedtoacquirenewknowledge,regardlessofourage.naturally,myauntherselfisthebestexample.manyofmyaunt'scontemporariessaythatsheisamazinglyup-to-dateforamiddle-agedwoman.shesimplyresponds,“agedoesn'tmatter.whatmattersisyourattitude.youmaythinkit'sstrangethatiamstillgoingtocollege,butidon'tthinki'mtoooldtolearn.”yes,sheisright.sincethegovernmentremovedtheagelimitforcollegeadmissionsinXX,therearealreadysomeuntraditionalstudents,sittingwithusinthesameclassrooms.likethesepeople,myauntisoldbutsheisveryyounginspirit.withherincredibleenergyanddetermination,sheembodiesbothtraditionandmodernity.
thedoorsopentousalsoposechallenges.forinstance,wearefacedwiththechallengeofabalancedlearning,thechallengeofpreservingourfinetraditionwhilelearningfromthewest,andthechallengeoflearningcontinuouslywhilecarryingheavyresponsibilitiestoourworkandfamily.so,eachdoorisatestofourcourage,abilityandjudgment,butwiththesupportofmyteachers,parents,friendsandmyaunt,ibelieveicanmeetthechallengeheadon.whenireachmyaunt'sage,icanbeproudtosaythatihavewalkedthroughdozensofdoorsandwill,intheremainderofmylife,walkthroughmanymore.possiblyiwillgobacktocollege,too.
thankyouverymuch,ladiesandgentlemen.
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