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张仟获奖演讲稿
演讲稿。whatwouldyoudoifyouhadonlyonedaylefttolive。
ladiesandgentlemen:
―whatwouldyoudoifyouhadonlyonedaylefttolive。‖
iaskedthisquestiontomyyoungstudentswhenteachingenglishthiswinter.whatweretheiranswers。
―iwouldwatchtelevision。‖thefirstanswer.―iwouldplaywiththecom
2、puter。‖thesecondone.―iwouldplaywithcomputertoo.‖thegirlfinishedhersentenceperfectlywithaserioussmile.indeedhowcuteandinnocentthatsmilewas,buthowseriouslymyheartwashurt.iwastoofrightenedtolistentomoreanswerslikethat.tenyearsago,attheirage,ihadadifferentanswer:iwouldspendthelastdayofmylifegazingatthef
3、aceofmydeargrandmotheruntiliinscribedeverydetailofitontomymind.
whengrandmotherwasgettingoldandweak,myfamilyboughtheratelephonesoicouldsavetimeandthetroubleoftravelingtoherhomebymakingphonecallsinstead.laterweboughtheratelevisionsoshecouldwatchmoderndramasbyherself.thengrandmamusthavebeen,weas
4、sumed,verycontentedandhappy.
butineverreallyknewhowgrandmafelt.shesilentlypassedawaywithoutawordonenight.wheniheardaboutherdeath,achillingpainpiercedmyemptyheart.thepaingrewevensharperasitriedtorememberindetailexactlyhowgrandmalookedandifailedcompletely。howcouldiremember。ihadnotvisitedherforag
5、es—itseemedlikeacentury。mymemoriesofherdissolvedintothinairandleakedawaylikewater.
eventhoughihaveatelephone,canshehearmenow。
eventhoughimightbeontelevision,cansheseemenow。
eventhoughihavemoderntelecommunications,canshestillcommunicatewithmenow。
withallthese―tele‖s,iwaspowerl
6、ess.
don’tpeoplejustlovethewordof―tele‖,whichmeansfaraway.indeedthisishowmoderntechnologyhaschangedourworld.butpleasedon’tforgetthisotherwordwith―tele‖:telepathy:whichreferstohumanbeings’inbornabilitytoconnecttoourlovedones.ourmindsaresupposedtoreadeachother’sminds;ourheartsaresupposedtofeelea
7、chother’shearts—andfulfillthesewithoutanyformsoftool。butthemomentidesperatelystruggledtoremembergrandmother’sface,thetelepathybetweenherandmehadshutdownforever.withthehelpofmoderntechnology,ikilledourtelepathy.
thisshallneverhappenagain。the―tele‖saregreatinventions.but―telepathy‖givesthemthewa
8、rmthofahumanface.let’sharnessthepoweroftelevisiontoexciteourkidstodeveloptheirtelepathywithnature…sothattheycanreadthesecretlanguageofflowers.let’smakethetelephonelinesprovokeustopreserveourtelepathywitheachother,sowecanconnectinawarmandfeelingway.lettechnologykeepour―telepathy‖alive。weneedtowakeupandmakethishappen.
itoldmygrandma’sstorytothoseyoungkidsthatday.theygotveryquiet.theyaskedmeforasecondchancetoanswerthequestion.theyhadcometoanewunderstanding–thatverymomenttheyhadmadetomeandtoourfuturetogether,adearpromise.
thankyouverymuch
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