李陽瘋狂英語-國際演講家第1輯 1b

[00:00.50]International Speech Master [00:12.52]Speech at Birthday Party [00:14.77]It is often said that as we get older [00:18.64]we should take life more gently. [00:20.95]The age of maturity is a time of serious reflection. [00:25.63]When you get older, [00:27.62]you should slow down and live a quiet life. [00:30.95]How dull! I refuse to believe it! [00:34.45]The second half of life can be more exciting [00:37.59]and more fulfilling than anything that has gone before. [00:40.90]To prove this, [00:42.04]I have all the evidence I need here at this party. [00:45.68]In celebrating the birthday of Barbara Parker, [00:48.84]we are celebrating a milestone in a life [00:51.50]packed with activity and excitement. [00:54.02]Never once have I known Barbara [00:56.45]to turn away from a challenge even when [00:59.15]the pressure of other responsibilities was at its greatest. [01:02.74]And so it will go on. For next year, [01:06.15]Barbara's schedule is already pretty full. [01:09.26]If any of you hope to fix up a meeting with Barbara [01:13.50]before her next birthday, [01:14.69]I suggest you check out a few dates right now. [01:17.85]Barbara, you are an example to all of us, thank you [01:22.37]for being you and for adding so much to our pleasure [01:26.29]of living. [01:27.15]On behalf of everyone here, [01:29.46]I wish you a very happy birthday [01:32.28]and many more birthdays to come. [01:34.95]Company Spokesman [01:38.43]Ladies and Gentlemen. [01:43.00]Thank you for giving me an opportunity [01:45.11]to speak about myself at this special occasion. [01:47.29]I am Stone Lee, [01:49.08]executive manager of the sales department of Microsoft Company. [01:52.40]During the two years since I took charge of the department, [01:55.31]the sales of our products have grown astronomically [01:57.66]and I am really proud of my department and my staff. [02:00.70]Some people sometimes ask me what is the secret [02:03.64]of such a tremendous growth, [02:04.96]and I always answer: "Harmony in the department." [02:07.90]Harmony in the department seems to emerge [02:10.19]as a result of mutual trust and respect between myself [02:13.39]and my staff. [02:14.21]Well, it really was a great honor to speak to you, [02:16.46]and I hope this gathering will keep harmony till the end. [02:18.94]Thank you! [02:19.80]Self-introduction [02:23.13]Hello, it's really great to have a chance to introduce ourselves [02:27.17]and get to know each other. [02:28.45]I am Johnson Liu and I'm working for an advertising company in Shenzhen. [02:32.72]I was born and raised in Chongqing, and I am 25 years old. [02:36.38]My hobbies include reading, tennis and golf. [02:39.49]If anyone here does one of these things, let me know. [02:42.15]I'm always looking for someone to join me [02:44.00]on the golf course or the tennis court! [02:46.29]I think this passage is a good passage [02:48.04]to practice with three Li method. [02:50.11]Because self-introduction is so important. [02:53.08]Hello, it's really great to have a chance to introduce ourselves [02:54.97]and get to know each other. [02:55.88]I am Johnson Liu and I'm working for an advertising company in Shenzhen. [02:57.90]I was born and raised in Chongqing, and I am 25 years old. [02:59.56]My hobbies include reading, tennis and golf. [03:00.84]If anyone here does one of these things, let me know. [03:02.36]I'm always looking for someone to join me [03:02.93]on the golf course or the tennis court! [03:04.06]Jack, you can read as slowly as possible. [03:07.09]Hello, it's really great to have a chance to introduce ourselves [03:12.47]and get to know each other. [03:14.14]I am Johnson Liu and I'm working for an advertising company [03:18.37]in Shenzhen. [03:19.19]I was born and raised in Chongqing, [03:22.34]and I am 25 years old. [03:24.46]My hobbies include reading, tennis and golf. [03:29.04]If anyone here does one of these things, [03:32.22]let me know. [03:33.18]I'm always looking for someone to join me [03:36.25]on the golf course or the tennis court! [03:38.79]Self-Induction B [03:42.72]Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you all. [03:45.25]I am James Zhao. I am from Changsha, China. [03:48.34]This is my second trip to the United States, [03:50.65]and I really enjoy staying here. [03:52.66]I am working as a consultant for an overseas shipping company. [03:56.20]I have ten years of experience working and traveling all over Asia. [03:59.97]I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have [04:02.84]about the international shipping industry. Thank you! [04:05.65]New Year's Speech [04:07.48]Ladies and Gentlemen, [04:09.80]The New Year is around the corner, [04:12.19]I would like to extend my New Year's greetings [04:15.22]to all my guests and wish everyone good health and happiness. [04:19.06]The New Year is a time of new beginnings and new hopes for the future. [04:23.21]I hope that every one of you find yourself more prosperous [04:27.37]and more content with each passing day this year. [04:30.50]I know that this night will be fantastic celebration [04:34.43]of the good friendship and good spirits [04:36.63]that can last not only a year, but a lifetime. [04:39.81]Have a wonderful evening, everybody, thank you. [04:42.95]Banquet Thank-you [04:45.97]Speech by President Nixon of the United States of America [04:49.13]at Welcoming Banquet [04:50.75]Mr. Prime Minister and all of your distinguished [04:53.63]guests this evening: [04:54.88]On behalf of all your American guests, [04:57.50]I wish to thank you for the incomparable hospitality [05:00.45]for which the Chinese people are justly famous [05:02.84]throughout the world. [05:03.96]I particularly want to pay tribute, [05:06.42]not only to those who prepared the magnificent dinner, [05:09.22]but also to those who have provided the splendid music. [05:11.92]Never have I heard American music played better [05:14.63]in a foreign land ....... [05:16.01]Chairman Mao has written, [05:17.50]"So many deeds cry out To be done,and always urgently; [05:20.90]the world rolls on, time presses. [05:23.37]thousand years are too long, seize the day, seize the hour!" [05:27.42]This is the hour. [05:28.79]This is the day for our two peoples to rise to the heights of greatness, [05:32.61]which can build a new. and a better world. In that spirit, [05:36.09]I ask of you present to join me in raising your glasses to Chairman Mao, [05:39.68]to Prime Minister Zhou. and to the friendship [05:42.18]of the Chinese and American people which can lead [05:44.45]to friendship and peace for all people in the world. [05:47.11]A Wedding Speech [05:50.79]Ladies and Gentleman, [05:52.49]First, I want to offer my heartiest congratulations [05:56.13]to my dearest friend Nancy Carson, [05:59.33]and to her handsome new husband Paul Zhang, [06:02.70]on the glorious occasion of their wedding. [06:05.40]I have known Nancy since we were classmates in primary school. [06:09.68]I won't tell you how many years have passed since then [06:12.42]because I don't want to give away how old we both are, [06:16.62]but I can tell you that I have never met another person [06:20.64]who is more warm- hearted and sincere than she is. [06:24.81]As for her groom,I had never met him until today, [06:28.94]but just one look at him has shown me [06:31.79]that he is a true gentleman in every way [06:34.56]and an ideal life partner for our beloved Nancy. [06:40.56]I hope that only good fortune and happiness [06:43.15]will be poured on this wonderful new couple, [06:45.81]and that their life together will truly be a happy one! [06:49.77]Thank you. [06:53.75]Speech at a Graduation Ceremony [06:57.25]Principal Johnson, Honored Teachers, [07:00.53]Parents, Fellow Students, Ladies and Gentlemen: [07:02.99]As representative of the graduating class of 2001, [07:06.76]I wish to express heartfelt appreciation and gratitude [07:09.98]for the wonderful education that we have received at this school. [07:12.89]For the past four years, [07:14.97]we have been guided every step of the way, [07:17.04]with painstaking care and patience. [07:19.18]As I stand here now on this glorious commencement day, [07:22.67]I realize more than ever before [07:24.69]what a great burden we must have been to our teachers, [07:27.38]to our principal, and to our parents. [07:29.51]The only thing that we can say is [07:31.37]"Thank you from the bottom of our hearts." [07:33.77]The only thing we can give them is our sincerest pledge [07:37.24]that we shall make every effort to prove worthy [07:39.70]of their great devotion and sacrifice. [07:41.75]We can only pay you back by making ourselves useful to society. [07:45.90]I know I speak for the entire graduating class [07:48.54]when I say that we will make you proud. [07:50.95]Thank you. [08:00.47]President William J. Clinton State of the Union Address [08:05.67]It doesn't matter if you like Bill Clinton or you hate him. [08:09.59]The important thing is to learn from his eloquent speaking style. [08:13.31]The former president always spoke with passion and emotion, [08:17.06]even when he wasn't telling the truth! [08:19.88]Following political speeches is an excellent way [08:23.34]to improve your vocabulary and ability [08:25.79]to put sentences together naturally. [08:27.71]If you follow along to the words of great leaders [08:30.60]you will surely be inspired to achieve greatness yourself. [08:34.36]Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, [08:39.70]Honored guests, my fellow Americans: [08:42.72]We are fortunate to be alive at this moment in history. [08:46.29]Never before has our nation enjoyed, [08:48.41]at once, so much prosperity and social progress [08:51.70]with so little internal crisis and so few external threats. [08:55.81]Never before have we had such a blessed opportunity [08:58.58]and, therefore, such a profound obligation [09:01.50]to build the more perfect union of our founders' dreams. [09:04.82]We begin the new century with over 20 million new jobs; [09:08.07]the fastest second economic growth in more than 30 years; [09:10.76]the lowest unemployment rates in 30 years; [09:13.43]the lowest poverty rates in 20 years; [09:15.47]the lowest African American [09:17.09]and Hispanic unemployment rates on record; [09:19.26]the first back-to-back surpluses in 42 years [09:21.89]And next month, [09:23.12]America will achieve the longest period of economic [09:25.65]growth in our entire history. [09:27.23]We have built a new economy. [09:29.07]And our economic revolution [09:31.75]has been matched by a revival of the American spirit: [09:34.27]crime down by 20 percent, to its lowest level in 25 years; [09:38.43]teen births down seven years in a row: [09:40.68]adoptions up by 30 percent: welfare rolls cut in half [09:44.18]to their lowest levels in 30 years. [09:45.91]My fellow Americans, the state of our union [09:48.34]is the strongest it has ever been. [09:50.43]After 224 years,the American revolution continues. [09:56.18]We remain a new nation. [09:57.79]And as long as our dreams outweigh our memories, [10:00.78]America will be forever young. [10:02.58]That is our destiny. [10:04.09]And this is our moment. [10:05.82]Thank you, God bless you, [10:07.98]and God bless America. [10:09.53]Oh, That is our destiny. [10:12.05]And this is our moment. [10:14.18]I love these two sentences. Thank you, Jim. [10:17.14]Farewell Address By The President To The Nation [10:21.93]January 18, 2001 [10:24.68]The Oval Office [10:26.07]This is the complete text of the speech. [10:28.95]It is long, [10:29.88]but full of key phrases and important sentences. [10:32.70]Many sentences contain grammar points [10:35.31]that are taught in Junior and Senior English classes [10:38.11]all over China. [10:39.40]A real speech will give you a valuable opportunity [10:42.22]to see how these grammars can be used [10:44.29]to communicate powerfully. [10:45.79]You will see how different grammars [10:49.16]and sentence constructions are linked [10:51.00]to create smooth communication. [10:53.90]After you have built up your confidence and ability [10:56.79]by practicing shorter speeches, [10:58.58]try reciting this complete speech for a super challenge. [11:02.80]My fellow citizens, [11:05.67]tonight is my last opportunity to speak to you [11:08.28]from the Oval office as your president, [11:10.26]I am profoundly grateful to you [11:12.27]for twice giving me the honor to serve,to work for you and with you [11:16.06]to prepare our nation for the 21st century, [11:18.28]And I'm grateful to Vice President Gore,to my Cabinet secretaries, [11:22.45]and to all those who have served with me for the last eight years, [11:25.79]This has been a time of dramatic transformation, [11:28.96]and you have risen to every new challenge, [11:31.37]You have made our social fabric stronger, [11:34.56]our families healthier and safer,our people more prosperous, [11:37.86]You, the American people, [11:39.93]have made our passage into the global information age, [11:42.72]an era of great American renewal [11:44.25]In all the work I have done as president, [11:49.18]every decision I have made,every executive action I have taken, [11:52.72]every bill I have proposed and signed, [11:55.11]I've tried to give all Americans the tools [11:57.38]and conditions to build the future of our dreams, [12:00.08]in a good society with a strong economy, [12:02.36]a cleaner environment, and a freer, safer more prosperous world, [12:06.59]I have steered my course by our enduring values, [12:09.47]Opportunity for all, [12:11.31]Responsibility from all, [12:13.09]A community of all Americans, [12:15.43]I have sought to give America a new kind of government, [12:18.10]smaller, more modern, more effective, [12:20.86]full of ideas and policies appropriate to this new time, [12:24.04]always putting people first, [12:25.73]always focusing on the future, [12:27.65]Working-together, America has done well, [12:30.12]Our economy is breaking records, [12:32.04]with more than 22 million new jobs, [12:33.88]the lowest unemployment in 30 years, [12:36.11]the highest home ownership ever [12:38.15]the longest expansion in history, [12:40.31]Our families and communities are stronger, [12:42.97]Thirty-five million Americans have used the family leave law, [12:46.45]Eight million have moved off welfare, [12:48.43]Crime is at a 25-year low, [12:50.72]Over 10 million Americans received more college aid, [12:53.81]and more people than ever are going to college, [12:55.66]Our schools are better-higher standards, [12:58.45]greater accountability and larger investments [13:01.18]have brought higher test scores, and higher graduation rates, [13:04.27]More than three million children have health insurance now, [13:07.88]and more than 7 million Americans have been lifted out of poverty, [13:10.85]Incomes are rising across the board, [13:13.22]Our air and water are cleaner, [13:15.06]Our food and drinking water are safer, [13:17.06]And mom of our precious land has been preserved, [13:19.71]in the continental United States,than at any time in 100 years, [13:23.37]America has been a force for peace and prosperity [13:26.52]In every corner of the globe, [13:28.31]I'm very grateful to be able to turnover the reins [13:30.46]of leadership to a new president, [13:32.14]with American such a strong position [13:34.11]to meet the challenges of the future, [13:36.06]Tonight, want to leave you with three thoughts about our future, [13:40.06]First, [13:41.18]America must maintain our record of responsibility, [13:43.83]Through our last four budgets, [13:45.50]we've turned record deficits to record surpluses, [13:48.13]and we've been able to pay down $600 billion of our national debt, [13:52.27]on track to be debt free by the end of the decade [13:54.86]for the first time since 1835, [13:57.91]Staying on that course will bring lower interest rates, [14:00.94]greater prosperity and the opportunity to meet our big challenges, [14:05.03]If we choose wisely,we can pay down the debt, [14:07.75]deal with the retirement of the baby boomers, [14:09.71]invest more in our future and provide tax relief, [14:12.89]Second, because the world is more connected every day in every way, [14:17.52]America's security and prosperity require us [14:19.77]To continue to lead in the world, [14:21.85]At this moment in history, [14:23.92]more people live in freedom than ever before, [14:26.20]Our alliances are stronger than ever, [14:28.47]People all around the world look to America [14:30.75]to be a force for peace and prosperity,freedom and security, [14:33.90]The global economy is giving more of our own people, [14:37.00]and billions around the world,the chance to work and live [14:40.31]and raise their families with dignity, [14:42.02]But the forces of integration [14:43.36]that have created these good opportunities [14:45.13]also make us more subject to global forces of destruction, [14:48.59]to terrorism, organized crime and narco-trafficking, [14:52.52]the spread of deadly weapons and disease, [14:54.54]the depravation of the global environment, [14:57.29]The expansion of trade hasn't fully closed the gap [15:00.81]between those of us who live on the cutting edge of the global economy [15:03.78]and the billions around the world [15:05.46]who live on the knife's edge of survival, [15:07.44]This global gap requires more than compassion, it requires action, [15:13.05]Global poverty is a powder keg [15:15.22]that could be ignited by our indifference, [15:17.47]In his first inaugural address, [15:19.79]Thomas Jefferson warned of entangling alliances, [15:22.54]But in our times, [15:24.37]America cannot and must not disentangle itself from the world, [15:28.20]If we want the world to embody our shared values, [15:30.81]then we must assume a shared responsibility, [15:33.63]If the wars of the 20th century, [15:36.47]especially the recent ones in Kosovo and Bosnia, [15:39.45]have taught us anything, [15:40.63]it is that we achieve our aims by defending our values [15:43.66]and leading the forces of freedom and peace, [15:45.86]We must embrace boldly and resolutely that duty to lead, [15:49.34]to stand with our allies in word and deed, [15:51.63]and to put a human face on the global economy [15:54.15]so that expanded trade benefits all people in all nations, [15:57.72]lifting lives and hopes all across the world, [16:00.43]Third, we must remember that America cannot lead [16:04.32]In the world unless here at home we weave the threads [16:07.09]of our coat of many colors into the fabric of one America, [16:10.68]As we become ever more diverse, [16:13.05]we must work harder to unite around our common values [16:16.43]and our common humanity, [16:17.54]We must work harder to overcome our differences, [16:21.05]In our hearts and in our laws, [16:23.39]we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, [16:26.68]regardless of their race, religion,gender or sexual orientation [16:31.22]and regardless of when they arrived in our country, [16:33.20]always moving toward the more perfect union [16:35.86]of our founders' dreams, [16:37.22]Hillary, Chelsea and I join all Americans [16:40.99]in wishing our very best to the next president, George W, Bush, [16:44.84]to his family and his administration in meeting these challenges [16:48.65]and in leading freedom's march in this new century, [16:51.25]As for me,I'll leave the presidency more idealistic, [16:55.43]More full of hope than the day [16:57.29]I arrived and more confident than ever [16:59.70]that America's best days lie ahead, [17:01.59]My days in this office are nearly through, [17:04.21]but my days of service, I hope, are not, [17:06.90]In the years ahead, [17:08.59]I will never hold a position higher or a covenant [17:11.27]more sacred than that of president of the United States, [17:14.56]But there is no title I will wear more proudly [17:17.19]than that of citizen, [17:18.75]Thank you. God bless you, and God bless America. [17:22.87]A Speech of Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Chairman [17:27.62]and CEO of IBM in Beijing [17:30.02]IBM has enjoyed a relationship with China [17:33.72]that has endured for more than half a century. [17:36.33]But I do not believe there has ever been [17:38.45]a more exciting time to be doing business here. [17:40.75]as vast new opportunity is created [17:43.04]by your sweeping modernization and [17:44.90]ambitious government-led reform programs [17:47.13]for thousands of state-owned enterprises. [17:49.29]This transformation, I believe, [17:52.29]will underscore the critical importance [17:54.52]of information technology [17:55.91]as a driver of competitive success [17:58.11]and real economic growth for China. [18:00.08]So today, I want to talk to you about what I believe [18:04.00]has to be the agenda of a leader of an enterprise - [18:06.46]business, government [18:07.84]agency, university, hospital, bank anywhere in the world - [18:11.10]the agenda regarding this technology. [18:13.21]Some of you know that before I came to IBM, [18:16.67]my background was a lot like yours. [18:18.59]I was a customer of IBM. [18:20.29]I was a customer of the computer industry. [18:22.79]I arrived at IBM with a firmly held conviction [18:26.55]that this technology is one of those transformational technologies [18:29.92]that comes along every hundred years or so and [18:32.40]changes everything in our society. [18:34.54]Today, in almost every industry in almost every part of the world [18:39.84]there are many examples of enterprises [18:41.84]applying this technology to seize competitive advantage [18:45.52]and to create enormous challenges for their competitors, [18:48.52]I think we're seeing information technology [18:51.40]reach the point that all transformational technologies reach [18:54.77]when they are no longer controlled [18:56.49]by just a small group of skilled professionals, [18:58.86]and they cross over to mass acceptance and ubiquity. [19:01.83]Networking technology is still in its infancy, [19:05.53]yet it has reached already the point where we can call it a new mass medium. [19:10.02]Less than 5 years after the birth of the World Wide Web, [19:14.59]some 90 million people are online around the world, [19:17.72]and that number will be hundreds of millions before too long. [19:21.06]Here in China, the number of Internet users has nearly [19:24.67]doubled since just last October, to more than 1 million users. [19:28.67]And I've seen statistics [19:30.62]that say your Internet population [19:32.27]will exceed 7 million people by the year 2001. [19:35.56]And we all know it fast past that. [19:39.11]The last statistic I read said that [19:41.11]there are some where thirty millions Internet users in China. [19:43.56]So prove the point I read later in this book. [19:46.81]Don't spoil people with too many numbers

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