这是第九届全国英语演讲比赛第一名洪晔的演讲稿,也是我最喜欢的一篇可做参考：

　　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."Myauntcannothelpbutrecallherfirstcollegeexperiencein1978whencollegedoorsbegantobere-openedaftertheCulturalRevolution.ShewasassignedtostudyengineeringdespiteherdesiretostudyChineseliterature,andafewyearslater,thegovernmentsenthertoworkinaTVfactory.

　　Iwasshockedwhenshefirsttoldmehowshe(had)hadnochoiceinhermajorandjob.Lookatustoday!Somanydoorsareopentous!Ibelievetherehaveneverbeensuchabundantopportunitiesforself-developmentaswehavetoday.Andmyaunttoldmethatweshouldreachourgoalsbygraspingalltheseopportunities

　　ThefirstdoorIseeistheopportunitytostudydifferentkindsofsubjectsthatinterestus.Myauntsaidshewashappytostudymanagement,butshewasalsohappythatshecouldattendlecturesonancientChinesepoetryandonShakespeareandrama.Asformyself,IamEnglishmajor,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.Sincethegovernmentremovedtheagelimitforcollegeadmissionsin2001,therearealreadysomeuntraditionalstudents,sittingwithusinthesameclassrooms.Likethesepeople,myauntisoldbutsheisveryyounginspirit.Withherincredibleenergyanddetermination,sheembodiesbothtraditionandmodernity.

　　Thedoorso