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演讲稿。whatwouldyoudoifyouhadonlyonedaylefttolive。
ladiesandgentlemen：
―whatwouldyoudoifyouhadonlyonedaylefttolive。‖
iaskedthisquestiontomyyoungstudentswhenteachingenglishthiswinter.whatweretheiranswers。
―iwouldwatchtelevision。‖thefirstanswer.―iwouldplaywiththecomputer。‖thesecondone.―iwouldplaywithcomputertoo.‖thegirlfinishedhersentenceperfectlywithaserioussmile.indeedhowcuteandinnocentthatsmilewas，buthowseriouslymyheartwashurt.iwastoofrightenedtolistentomoreanswerslikethat.tenyearsago，attheirage，ihadadifferentanswer：iwouldspendthelastdayofmylifegazingatthefaceofmydeargrandmotheruntiliinscribedeverydetailofitontomymind.
whengrandmotherwasgettingoldandweak，myfamilyboughtheratelephonesoicouldsavetimeandthetroubleoftravelingtoherhomebymakingphonecallsinstead.laterweboughtheratelevisionsoshecouldwatchmoderndramasbyherself.thengrandmamusthavebeen，weassumed，verycontentedandhappy.
butineverreallyknewhowgrandmafelt.shesilentlypassedawaywithoutawordonenight.wheniheardaboutherdeath，achillingpainpiercedmyemptyheart.thepaingrewevensharperasitriedtorememberindetailexactlyhowgrandmalookedandifailedcompletely。howcouldiremember。ihadnotvisitedherforages—itseemedlikeacentury。mymemoriesofherdissolvedintothinairandleakedawaylikewater.
eventhoughihaveatelephone，canshehearmenow。
eventhoughimightbeontelevision，cansheseemenow。
eventhoughihavemoderntelecommunications，canshestillcommunicatewithmenow。
withallthese―tele‖s，iwaspowerless.
don’tpeoplejustlovethewordof―tele‖，whichmeansfaraway.indeedthisishowmoderntechnologyhaschangedourworld.butpleasedon’tforgetthisotherwordwith―tele‖：telepathy：whichreferstohumanbeings’inbornabilitytoconnecttoourlovedones.ourmindsaresupposedtoreadeachother’sminds;ourheartsaresupposedtofeeleachother’shearts—andfulfillthesewithoutanyformsoftool。butthemomentidesperatelystruggledtoremembergrandmother’sface，thetelepathybetweenherandmehadshutdownforever.withthehelpofmoderntechnology，ikilledourtelepathy.
thisshallneverhappenagain。the―tele‖saregreatinventions.but―telepathy‖givesthemthewarmthofahumanface.let’sharnessthepoweroftelevisiontoexciteourkidstodeveloptheirtelepathywithnature…sothattheycanreadthesecretlanguageofflowers.let’smakethetelephonelinesprovokeustopreserveourtelepathywitheachother，sowecanconnectinawarmandfeelingway.lettechnologykeepour―telepathy‖alive。weneedtowakeupandmakethishappen.
itoldmygrandma’sstorytothoseyoungkidsthatday.theygotveryquiet.theyaskedmeforasecondchancetoanswerthequestion.theyhadcometoanewunderstanding–thatverymomenttheyhadmadetomeandtoourfuturetogether，adearpromise.
thankyouverymuch
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