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英语比赛演讲稿8篇英语比赛演讲稿(1)WhenIwasstillafreshmanincollege,oneScottishprofessorcomplainedtomeaboutbeingoverchargedatagrocerystore.HeexplainedthatmanybusinessownersinChinawouldassumethatwhite“foreigners”arerichandunabletounderstandChinese.Myamiableprofessor,unwillingtostartaconflict,wouldalwayspaytheunduepriceeventhoughhewasonlymeagerlypaidbymyuniversityandwasabletospeakperfectMandarin.Asastudentofhumanities,I’mparticularlyintriguedbytheramificationsofcross-culturalencountersentailedbythenewera.Wehavetobearinmindthatwheneverwetalkaboutthenewera,thereisalwaysanolderathatkeepshauntingusinvariousways.LastyearIwenttotheUniversityofTokyoforaone-yearexchangeprogram.BeforeIleft,mygrandmaseemedquitedistraughtandapprehensive:shetoldmetotakecareofmyselfasifIwasabouttogotothebattlefield.ButweChinesearenottheonlyonesinfestedbyoutdatedmisconceptions.WhenIwasbiddingfarewelltomyAmericanprofessoratanacademicwritingclassinJapan,shestoppedmeandaskedme,“AreyoureallyfromChina?”AtfirstIthoughtshewaspointingatmyhandsomeness,askingmewhetherIhadbeentoKoreaforplasticsurgery.Well,clearlythisisanotherstereotypethatweshouldgetridof.Buttomydisappointment,shewasactuallyreferringtomyEnglishskills.“I’venevermetanyChinesestudentwhocantalkandwritelikeyoudo,”Shesaid,“YoumusthavebeenstayedintheStatesforsometime,haven’tyou?”Itdoesseemthatevenaspecialistinlinguisticscan’tescapetheillusionbuiltupbythelastgenerationofChinesestudents:gaucheanddiffident,unabletoarticulatethemselvesinEnglish.1/12Nevertheless,suchstereotypesarebecomingathingofthepast.WhenprofessorsaroundtheglobemeetwithanincreasingnumberofstudentsfromChinawithbothlanguageproficiencyandacademiccompetence,well-qualifiedstudentswillnolongerbeasurprise.Moreover,withmorepeoplegoingabroadandenjoyingfirsthandencounterswithdifferentcultures,peoplelikemygrandmawillnolongerbesubjecttothefossilized,antiquatednarrativeofthepast.Theinterestingthingis,afterItoldmygrandmamyexperiencesinJapan,howclean,safeandbeautifultheirci
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