It was a sunny and windy Wednesday.
Xiaoqi got up early in the morning to run and continued to listen to the speech.
Yesterday she compiled the ten most famous speeches in history. Some of them also have videos, in black and white. Some of the videos could not be found, but there were audios.
The speeches that have been recorded to this day must have infected countless people, not only because they conform to the ideological trends of the time, but also because of the speaking skills contained therein. Xiaoqi feels that even if he does not participate in the speech competition, by memorizing the contents of these ten speeches, he can learn more English expressions and accumulate new vocabulary.
An excellent speech is not just a speech, it can even change the historical course of a nation-state. A speech can be a weapon or a medicine to heal people.
Ranked first is Churchill's speech "We Shall Fight to the End", which was given in June 1940 during World War II. At that time, he was the British Prime Minister, but learned that France was about to surrender. He delivered an important speech, saying that even if France was about to retreat, Britain would continue to fight.
It was a very inspiring speech: "...we will never surrender, we will never give in, we will fight to the end...we will never surrender at any time..."
Xiao Qi felt very passionate when she heard it, and she wanted to go to the battlefield immediately, even though she was living in peacetime at the moment. She felt her emotions were aroused, as if she saw a crisis moment on the battlefield, and she knew that all young soldiers should go to the battlefield, fight to the end, and never retreat.
This feeling remained after listening to it several times, as if it were magic. Xiaoqi listened to it several more times, memorized it, and then repeated it herself, but she still didn't have that feeling. It might be that she didn't have enough emotional resonance. However, the sentences in it were really good, and the use of parallel sentences in the speech felt very emotional.
Ranked second is Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in 1863. President Lincoln had been working hard for the black liberation movement. When he delivered this speech, it was during the American Civil War. Because of the different political background involved, Xiaoqi did not resonate very strongly with it, but she could feel the sincerity and heartfeltness of Lincoln's speech. Some of the words she recited were a little unfamiliar, probably because it was a long time ago, and there were some differences in grammar, but the whole speech was very smooth and easy to remember.
Xiaoqi is very familiar with the third article. He learned it in school. It is Martin Luther King’s speech "I Have a Dream". Because he has memorized it, he still feels very emotional when he listens to it now. It is full of emotions, and even now it still resonates with him.
“I had a dream today.
I have a dream that one day the valleys will be exalted, the mountains will be made low, the rough and winding roads will be made straight, and the divine light will be revealed and fill the world... We will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day..."
Freedom and equality are still something we yearn for today.
Because humans pursue different degrees of freedom and equality in different periods of time.
This speech is very long and it is the one that resonates most with Xiaoqi.
She used to recite excerpts in class, but now she listens to the full version, which has a lot of content, from beginning to end.
From the beginning of the speech, greeting, to the end.
The content is still a bit long. Xiaoqi looked at the time limit for the speech at school, which is between three and ten minutes.
The basic limit of three minutes is probably because we are worried that some students will just pick up a short passage and recite it in less than three minutes without knowing what it is about.
Listening to these speeches, Xiaoqi was thinking while running. Speaking is different from reading. It requires deep emotions and the ability to move others. Those foreign politicians are passionate when canvassing for votes, and people can't wait to cast their votes immediately.
The boys and girls who participated in the talent show would also talk about their own stories in a very emotional way after singing, and some would even cry, which made the fans vote for them crazily.
It is still difficult for Xiaoqi to get first place in the speech. She is not the kind of person who is very extroverted, nor the kind of person who cries a lot. In fact, she is more introverted and a little bit lukewarm in character. It may have something to do with her zodiac sign. She is a Capricorn, and she always seems to be an honest person who can work but not publicize. She is full of hatred and has nothing to do with being lively and cute.
It is quite difficult to impress people with a speech with such a personality.
The content of the speech cannot be copied from the Internet. After all, the copied article is not your own, and the emotions are not your own.
Xiaoqi ran around and around. The famous speeches in history were helpful to her, but the topic was too broad. She was just a student now, so she was thinking about whether she could talk about her experience of learning English during this period.
Starting from the end of the college entrance examination, I opened the first volume of New Concept English, from simple to difficult, and read through all four volumes of New Concept English textbooks in one vacation. I memorized at least 30 English words every day, used the spare time to study, read the original books to learn English, listened to audio teaching, and sang English songs. When I went to college, I could make use of the English corner in the university and the foreign teachers in the class to actively communicate.
English is neither as easy nor as difficult as you imagine.
Xiaoqi feels that his method of learning English can be used as a reference. In fact, if he had started working hard like this earlier, his English would be better. He used to learn English because he had to take exams and hand in homework, and he was afraid of being criticized by the teacher, so he didn't take the initiative. But once he started to learn actively, it was completely different. When he actively learns, he feels very excited and eager. The more he learns, the more satisfied he is, which can urge himself to continue learning.
And it’s never too late to start learning now, or even at any time.
She still remembers the article she read when she went to interview for the tutoring position. She was deeply touched. Every moment of the present can actually be regarded as the youthful past that she will return to when she is old in the future. As long as she is willing and starts working hard, it is a new beginning and there will be a brand new and different future.
With a rough idea in mind, Xiaoqi was not too panicked. After running, stretching and exercising, he still did it every day according to the method taught by the personal trainer.
Xiaoqi now basically has no problem of hunching over, and there is no direct change in her personality, but at least her appearance has changed. She has always been very upright, and her buttocks are actually rounder than before. However, she herself has not noticed it. After all, she doesn't look in the mirror from front to back every day like Mi'er. She just feels that she is much more confident, which is good enough.
There are quite a lot of classes today. In the morning, there are macroeconomics and calculus, and in the afternoon, there is marketing. There is also a public class, which was previously about college students' mental health education. It is over now. Basically, if there is any lecture, I go to listen. It is a bit like conscription.
Mr. Shao, the macroeconomics teacher, is very young. His lectures are average, but he prepares his lessons carefully.
Mr. Lu, who teaches calculus, is a teacher that Xiaoqi likes very much. Because he likes the teacher, the class seems particularly interesting and not boring at all.
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