Iloveyou,China
Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,I’mverygladtomakeaspeechhere.Todaymytopicis“Iloveyou,China.”SincethedayIwasborn,Ibegantohaveaproudname—Chinese.SincethedayIbegantotalk,themostbeautifulsentenceI’veeverlearnthasbeen“Iloveyou,China!”
Iloveyou,China,andI’msoproudofbeingaChinesewithfivethousandyearsofcivilizationbehind.I'velearnedaboutthefourgreatinventionsmadebyourancestors.I'velearnedabouttheGreatWallandtheYangtzeRiver.I'velearnedaboutZhangHeng(张衡)andI'velearnedaboutZhengHe(郑和).WhosaystheYellowRiverCivilizationhasdisappeared(消失)?Iknowthatmyancestorshavemadewonders(奇迹)onthisrichlandandwe'restillmakingwonders.Whocanignorethefactthatwehaveestablishedourselvesasagreatstateintheworld,thatwehavemadeourownnuclearweapons,thatwehavesuccessfullysentoursatellitesintospace,andthatourGNPranksNo.7intheworld?Wehaveexperiencedtheplunders(掠夺)byothernations,andwehaveexperiencedthewar.Yet,basedonsuchdestructions,therestillstandsournation----China!
Itistruethatwe'restilladevelopingnation,butitdoesn'tmeanthatwecanlookdownon(鄙视)ourselves.Wehavesuchalong-standinghistory,wehavesuchlotsofresources,wehavesuchcleverandhard-workingpeople,andwehaveenoughtobeproudof.Wehavereasonstosayproudly:wearesuretotaketheleadintheworldinthefutureagain,forourproblemsarebig,butourdreamisevenbigger,ourchallenges(挑战)aregreat,butourwillisevengreater.
IamChinese.Ihavefollowed(继承)blackhairandblackeyes.Ihavefollowedthevirtuesofmyancestors.Ihavealsotakenoverresponsibility.Iamsure,thatwhereverIgo,whateverIdo,IshallneverforgetthatIamChinese!
Thankyou.
