马里兰大学中国留学生毕业演讲.docx

马里兰大学中国留学生毕业演讲

第一篇：马里兰大学中国留学生毕业演讲马里兰大学中国留学生毕业演讲引争议Goodafternoon,facultystudentsparentsandfriends.IamtrulyhonoredandgratefultospeakatthecommencementfortheUniversityofMaryland,Classof2017.Peopleoftenaskme:WhydidyoucometotheUniversityofMaryland?Ialwaysanswer:Freshair.Fiveyearsago,asIstepofftheplanefromChina,andlefttheterminalatDallasAirport.Iwasreadytoputononeofmyfivefacemasks,butwhenItookmyfirstbreathofAmericanair.Iputmymaskaway.Theairwassosweetandfresh,andoddlyluxurious.（显得格外的奢侈）Iwassurprisedbythis.IgrewupinacityinChina,whereIhadtowearafacemaskeverytimeIwentoutside,otherwise,Imightgetsick.However,themomentIinhaledandexhaledoutsidetheairport,Ifeltfree.Nomorefogonmyglasses,nomoredifficultbreathing,nomoresuppression.Everybreathwasadelight.AsIstandheretoday,Icannothelp,butrecallthatfeelingoffreedom.AttheUniversityofMaryland,IassumefeelanotherkindoffreshairforwhichIwillbeforevergrateful—thefreshairoffreespeech.BeforeIcametoUnitedStates,IlearnedinhistoryclassabouttheDeclarationofIndependence,butthesewordshadnomeaningtome—Life,LibertyandthePursuitofhappiness.Iwasmerelymemorizingthewordstogetgoodgrades.Thesewordssoundedsostrange,soabstractandsoforeigntome,untilIcametoUniversityofMaryland.IhaveleanedtherighttofreelyexpressoneselfissacredinAmerican.EachdayinMaryland,Iwasencouragedtoexpressmyopinionsoncontroversialissues.Icouldchallengeastatementmadebymyinstructor.Icouldevenratemyprofessorsonline.ButnothingpreparedmeforthecultureshockIexperiencedwhenIwatchedauniversityproductionoftheplay—Twilight:LosAngeles.《暮光：洛杉矶》TwilightisaplaybyAnnaDeavereSmithaboutthe1992LosAngelesRiots.TheriotsfollowedacquittaloffourLosAngelespoliceofficersinthevideotapedarrestandbeatingofRodneyKing.Forsixdays,thecitywasinchaosascitizenstooktothestreets.InTwilight,thestudentactorswereopenlytalkingaboutracism,sexismandpolitics.Iwasshocked,Ineversawsuchtopiccouldbediscussedopenly.Theplaywasmyfirsttasteofpoliticalstorytelling,onethatmakestheaudiencethinkcritically.那个话剧是我第一次接触到政治叙述故事，一个可以让观众批判性思考的政治叙述故事。Ihav