WhatIsRealBeauty?YangLingyuan本篇是96年湖南省第二届非英语专业大学生英语演讲比赛团体二等奖获奖者之一的演讲辞.其中引用正、反两方面的事例来论述“真正的美不在外表,而在内心”这一观点的方法值得学习与借鉴.Itishumannaturethatallofusshouldbefondofbeauty.Everybodywasbornwithaheartforbeauty.TodayinChina,withtherisingofourlivingstandard,people'srequirementofbeautyhasbeenheightenedaccordingly.Somepeoplesparenomoneyorenergyonbeautifulclothes,fashionablehairstyles,thedecorationoftheirhousesandeventheimprovementoftheirlooks.Butitseemstome,allthesearemoreorlessconfinedtothebeautyinappearance,orrather,theoutwardbeauty.Inmyopinion,weshouldn'tonlypayattentiontobeautifulappearanceandneglectthebeautificationofthemindandwhatweareaftershouldbetheperfectunityoftheoutwardbeautyandtheinnerbeauty.Asweallknow,sofarasobjectsandanimalsareconcerned,thereisonlybeautifulappearancetobementioned,buttoushumanbeings,althoughtheoutwardbeautyreallymatters,theinnerbeautyismuchmoreimportant.ThiswasconfirmedbyafamousRussianwriterinwordsmuchlikethis:"Apersonisnotlovelyforbeingbeautifulbutbeautifulforbeinglovely."Here,I'dliketoquotetwotypicalinstancesandI'msure,mydearfriends,fromthemyou'llfindoutwhatrealbeautyis.RecentlyIlearnedfromtheradioanunpleasantincidentaboutawellknownsinger.Sheisverycharmingwithasweetbeautifulvoiceandveryfamousforsingingthesong."DevotionofLove".Notlongago,shewasinvitedtoZhejiangProvincetogiveperformance.Themomentshewastoappearonthestage,shesuddenlyaskedformorereward.Worsestill,afterherrequestwassatisfied,shedidn'tbegintosingatonce.Instead,shetookhertimetocountallthemoneypiecebypiece.Thusshekepttheaudiencewaitingforhalfanhour.Sowhensheatlastshowedupandstartedtosing"DevotionofLove",amanroseupfromhisseatandshoutedather,"Youdon'thaveanydevotionoflove.Youarenotqualifiedtosingthissong!"Hearingthis,thesingerstoppedsingingandbegantoshoutabuseswithherfingerpointedattheman.Atthistimethewholeaudienceburstintoanuproar.Howdisappointedherkeenlistenerswerewhentheylearnedthis!Itisthesingerherselfwhospoiledherbeautifulimageintheeyesofothers.Now,I'mcomingtoanothertruestory.It'saboutapoor,ordinarylookingoldwoman.Shewasawidowwithoutanychildren,livingbarelyfromhandtomouthbypickingoddsandendsfromrubbishheaps.However,shetookinmorethantenhomelessorphanssuccessivelyandmanagedtobringthemup.Everydayshelaboredfrommorningtillnight.Inordertoearnasmuchmoneyaspossibletoraisethechildrenandtokeeptheminschool,sheevenwenttoahospitalregularlytosellherblood.Shegotsoweakforthelossofbloodthatshesometimesfellinafaintonherwayhome.Whenaskedwhyshechosetoburdenherselfwithsomanychildren,shesmiledandsimplyanswered,"Oh,IlovechildrenandIliketohavetheircompany."Thoughtheoldwomanwaspoormaterially,shewasfullofaffectionandrichinspirit.Shewasloveddearlybyherchildren.Shewasalsohighlyappreciatedbythelocalgovernment,andtrulyrespectedbypeopleinhercommunity.Maybeyoucan'thelpwondering,"Whatmakesthatordinarywomansoextraordinary?"Itisnothingelsebutherinnerbeauty,hertruedevotionoflovewithoutanythoughtofrewarding.Whatasharpcontrastthereisbetweenthegreatwomanandtheselfishsinger]So,toanswerthequestion"Whati