英语优秀演讲稿范文
Peopleinthisworldcanbedividedintotwocategories:thosealwaysworkingandthosealwaysmakingcomments.Theworkingonesneverhavetimetoidleaway.Somemayrunahotel,ordosomebusiness;somemayopenafactoryorsetupaschool;othersmaybeabsorbedinscientificresearch,ordevotedtomilitaryaffairsorpoliticalissues.Rightorwrong,successfulorfailed,theyarealwaysfullycommittedtotheircareers.Facingallkindsofrisks(notbecausetheyneglectthem,butmainlybecausetheyhavethecourage),andshoulderingtheresponsibilities,theymarchforward,bravelyandcautiously.Theyareriskingtheirluckandtheirlivesaswell.Theyhaveneithertimenorenergytocommentonothers.Whileattentivelyplanningthefuture,theydevotethemselveswhollyinhardwork,leavingtheembroideredstoriesandmaliciousgossipsflyingintheair.Thecommentingones,however,usuallyworkless,andeveniftheywanttoworksometimes,theysimplyarenotcapableenough.Theyarenobetterthananyone,butshowadmirationtonobodyeither.Theyblameeithertheheaven,ortheearth,butneverthemselves.Theydarenottotakeanyrisks,buttheyarealsoafraidofanyhardwork.Theyaregossip-mongers,makingstoriesandspreadingrumors,makingyoufeelannoyedandupset.It'snotbecausethatyouhavehurtthem,ordisturbedthem,orhinderedthem,butbecauseyouareworking.Ifonlyyouareworking,heistherecommenting.Everythingishardatthebeginning.Youhavejuststartedanewcause,needingencouragementandsupport,yetheistherepouringajarofcoldwaterorblowingagustofchillywind,makingyouworriedorperplexed.Butonceyouhavesucceeded,heisthereagainsharingyoursuccesswithoutfeelingalittleashamedofthediscouragementhehadgivenyou.
Manypeopledon'tlikeusingtheirmindbutenjoyechoingtheviewsofothers.Theyoftentakeitforgrantedthattheworkingonesarewrongwhilethecommentingonesaredefinitelyright.Howeverinallfairness,howcanitbetrue?Notworkingitselfisalreadywrong,anditisablundertohurtthehardworkingpeople.
Fromancienttimetothepresent,manygreatmenhavebeencommentedonendlessly.TakethecasesofConfucius,EmperorQinshihuang,EmpressWuZetian,GengisKhan,Dr.SunYet-sun,ChairmanMao,DengXiaoping,etc..Bothpositiveandnegativecriticismhavebeenmadeaboutthem.Theynotonlyenjoyedcomplimentsbutalsosufferedslandersfromallovertheworld.
Whencommentingonwhat'srightandwhat'swrong,thecommentingonesthemselvesdon'treallyknowwhatiswrongandwhatisright.Theyaresimplydemandingperfection.Whencriticizingtheothers'inability,theythemselvesareactuallyunabletodoanything,butsimplypretendingthattheyknowbetter.Thiscanwellbecomparedwiththeactorsandspectators.Anewprogramisalwaysfollowedbylargeamountsofcriticismfromthespectators.Butifaspectatorisgivenachancetoperform,adisasterwillsurelyhappen.Dinersarealwayscommentingontheskillsofthechefswhilereadersarealwayscriticizingthewriters.Anothercaseinpointistheforty-chaptersequelofADreamoftheRedMansions,whichwerewrittenbyGaoEwhodidanearlyperfectjob.Neverthelesstherearealwayssuchpeoplewhoclaimtobetheexpertsonthenovel,criticizingthelatterfortychaptersasawretchedsequeltoafinework.Whatifweaskthemtowritethesequel?I'mafraidtheycanonlymakeitworse.It'seasiersaidthandone.
Capableandwealthypeoplearealwaysthefocusofthesociety.
Capablepeopleareusuallymarchingaheadofothersandmaynotbeproperlyunderstood,hencecausingvariouskindsofcomments,morecriticismbutlesssupport;
Capablepeoplecaneasilysucceed,thuscausingbothadmirationandcomments,morejealousybutlessappreciation(onlytheirgoodluckisrecognized);
Capablepeoplecanbesoughtforhelpandattracttheattentionofthesociety,thuscausingalotofcomments,morecomplaintsbutlessgratitude(eventhoughtheydidn'taskanyoneforhelp,ifonlytheywerenotabletohelpothersinasatisfactoryway,it'salreadytheirfault);
Capablepeoplecanalsosuffersetbacks(someevenexperienceupsanddownsmanytimes),experiencingfullythewarmthandcoldnessofthehumanworld,morehurtsbutlesshelps.
Wealthypeoplearenontheeasier.Nodoubttherearecruel-heartedrichmen,butitisalsowrongtothinkthatnowealthypeoplearekind-hearted.Theyarecapableofdevisingandmanagingandtheyoftenneedtotakeriskstogetthechance.Butwhocareaboutthese?
Wheneveragrouparediningorentertaining,everyonewilltakeitforgrantedthattherichshouldpaythebillinsteadofgoingDutch.Iftherichdoesn'tpay,thenhe'lldefinitelyberegardedasamiser;
Amonggoodfriendsandrelatives,therichshouldoftenhelpthepoor,otherwisehewillsurelybeblamedforhiscruel-heartedness;
Fromtheancienttimes,peoplehavebeenusedtokillingtherichtosavethepoor,withoutthinkingabouthowtherichbecamerichandthepoorstayedpoor.Thepolicyof“allowingsomepeopletogetrich”hasbalancedpeople'smindtosomeextent,butthereisstillalongwaytogobeforewecangetridof“thehatredtowardthewealthy”.
Capablepeopleorrichpeoplearejusthuman,neithersagesnorperfectmen.Theyhavetheirownfaults,andtheymayalsocommitmistakes.Butobjectivelyspeaking,somemistakesareforcedonthem,whicharetheexpectationsofthepublic.Theyareexpectedtodothisorthat,butwhenexpectationsbecomedisappointments,theyhavetotaketheblaming.Infact,it'sthepublic'sfaulttodemandforperfectionorcountingonunrealisticexpectationsoftherich.
Iencouragepeopletowork,eventhoughtheymaycommitmistakes.
Iadvisethoseenjoyingcommentingtomakesomeefforttodosomethingfortheothers.
Ihopepeoplecanmakecommentsobjectivelyinsteadofsubjectively,withoutgoingtoextremes,andnotoutofpreference.
Ialsohopethatthehard-workingpeopledonotcaretoomuchaboutwhattheotherssay,evenwhattheotherscriticize.Youshouldbelievethatpublicopinionswillfinallydecidewhat'srightandwhat'swrong.Whatweneedisjusttime.
TranslatedbyZhangBaodan
