英语演讲比赛演讲稿3.docx

英语演讲比赛演讲稿3

第一篇：英语演讲比赛演讲稿3演讲稿：Dreamvs.RealityLastmonth,IhappenedtowatchaninterviewofaChinesestudentstudyingabroad.Atonepointthehostessasked:“Forhowlonghaveyoubeenawayfromhome?”“Threeyears,”hesaid.“Howdoyoukeepintouchwithyourparents?”“Wewroteemails,”theyoungmanrepliedproudly.“ThenIguessyourparentslearnedhowtosendanemailjustbecauseofyou,right?”Havingheardthisfromthehostess,theyoungmanwasspeechlessforalongtime.Indeed,intheworldtoday,itisnoteasyfortheeldergenerationtokeepuptodatewiththerapiddevelopmentoftechnology.ThisstoryremindedmeofmyconcernswhenIfirstlefthomeforcollegethreeyearsago:Myparentsdon'tunderstandEnglish.Theycouldn'tidentifythebuttonsmarkedinEnglishonourremotecontrols.SowhenIwasawayfromhome,whowouldhelpthemselectChinesesubtitleswhentheywantedtowatchaforeignmovieonourDVD?Myparentsdon'tusepinyin,thephoneticsymbolsforChinese.Therefore,theycouldn'tinputChinesecharactersintotheircellphonesusingthekeyboard.Withoutme,whomcouldtheydependonwhentheyneededtoreplytoatextmessage?Iworriedalot,sobeforeIleft,IcarefullypreparedaflowchartonhowtooperatetheDVDplayer,andstoredasmanytemplatemessagesinmyparents'phonesasIcouldpossiblythinkof.Fortunately,myeffortsdidworkformyparents.However,whatmakesmemoreoptimisticisthatsocietyatlargeisbecomingmoreconcernedabouttheeldergeneration,andthefruitoftechnologicalinnovationisnolongerbelievedtobeanassetonlyfortheyoungpeople.Today,withsimpleChineseinstructionsontheremotecontrol,evenmy80-year-oldgrandfathercanplayhisfavoriteTVprogramonaDVD.Lastyear,withthemoneyIearnedfromapart-timejob,Iboughtmymotheranewcellphonewhichsupportshandwrittenmessagesinsteadofinputtingwordsthroughakeyboard.Andnow,mymothernolongerhastousethetemplatesmessagesI'vestoredforher,instead,shenowsendsmemessagesaslongas300words.ThejoyIhavewhenreadingthosetextmessagesisinexpressible,notonlybecauseofthewordsshewrites,butalsobecauseourtechnologyhasindeedbecomearealblessinginherlife.Twoyearsago,thecounterserviceinourneighborhoodbankwasreplacedbyanATMstation.Withthoseintelligentm