课前演讲 旅行专题 欧洲

Hello everybody, I’m Liang Zhichao. I’m very glad to have the opportunity to talk to you about my travel experience. Someone said, the world is a wonderful book, and those who do not travel, read only one page. I agree with that to some degree. Since the world holds too much wonder for us, we really should go out and have a look. But as the saying goes, The wise loves mountains and the benevolent loves rivers. Different people have different choices about their destinations. During the past several years, I have traveled to many places and where I love most is Europe.

I would like to introduce Europe to you according to the order of EURO. The letter E represents elegant. France is quite elegant. When you walk on the street of Paris, watching people well-dressed and fashionable, you will fall in love with this city. Even though there are varieties of luxury and so many landmark buildings such as The Eiffel Tower, what attracts me most is The Louvre Museum. It is one of the world's largest museums and a historic monument. Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited there. With more than 8 million visitors each year, the Louvre is the world's most visited museum.

Secondly, the letter U stands for upper status. Italy is the center of the Catholic church and The Pope lives in Vatican City. It has rich cultural, historic and religious sites to delight travelers. St. Peter's Basilica is a Late Renaissance church located within Vatican City and it amazed me at the first sight. Designed principally by Michelangelo, St. Peter's is the largest church in the world and it is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic sites. It has been described as "holding a unique position in the Christian world" .

Thirdly, the letter R means royal. Undoubtedly, it is the United Kingdom, in which there are the queen’s reigning. Last summer, when I was in England, the prince George was born. The famous newspaper THE SUN changes its name into THE SON to celebrate the brith of their baby prince. Actually, I bought that newspaper and keep it at home.

In addition, the letter O means origin, which represents my favourite city Venice. Venice is the origin of modern financial, by coincidence, I major in financial management. Shakespeare had a famous comedy called THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. But I love it mostly due to its beauty. Venice is a magical place, which is one of a few cities in the world where the noises of cars are never heard because cars are not allowed. Instead, when it is quiet, one can hear the sound of waves rushing against the city’s great old buildings. There are about 401 bridges in Venice,every one of them has it's own characteristic and beauty. Venice’s most famous vehicles are gondolas. Sitting in gondolas, passengers can hear artists singing Italy songs when they enjoy the beautiful scenery of Venice. Believe me, Venice is a nice place to visit.

Traveling is one of the best means for learning. You may have read or heard about something but you can never get an accurate picture of it until you see it by yourself. To see is to believe. Furthermore, if you are a careful observer, you can learn much during your travel about the geography, culture and history of the places you visit. The knowledge acquired from travel, as you will have found later in your life, is no less valuable than that from any influential reference book.There is a saying goes, reading makes an erudite man, practicing makes a capable man, and traveling makes a broad-minded man.

大家好，我是梁智超。我非常高兴有这个机会向大家讲讲我的旅行经历。有人说，世界是一本精美的书，那些从未旅行过的人所读到的只是书中的一页。某种程度上我同意这个观点。因为这个世界向我们呈现了太多的美好，我们真的应该出去走走看看。但就像那句老话说的，智者乐山，仁者爱水。不一样的人对于目的地有不同的选择。在过去的几年中，我去过很多地方旅行，其中我最爱的是欧洲。

我想要通过EURO这四个字母来相大家介绍欧洲。

字母“E”代表精致。法国就是这样一个精致的国度。当你走在巴黎的街道上，看着穿着或精致或时尚的衣服的人们走过，你就会爱上这座城市。虽然在这里有着很多奢侈品，也有着很多地标式建筑，比如埃菲尔铁塔，但最吸引我的还要数罗浮宫。罗浮宫是世界上最大的博物馆和历史遗迹。在这里展出的有从史前到21世纪的三万五千件作品。每年都有八百多万人来这里参观，罗浮宫也因此成为世界上被参观最多的博物馆。

第二，U代表着崇高的地位。意大利是天主教堂的圣地，罗马教皇就住在梵蒂冈。这个国家有着丰富的历史、文化、宗教活动，深深吸引着旅行者们。圣彼得大教堂是文艺复兴后期在梵蒂冈城建造的，我第一眼看见它就为之惊讶赞叹。这座教堂由米开朗基罗设计建造，成为了世界上最大的教堂，而且被视为最神圣的天主教活动场所，更被认为在天主教国家中拥有着独特的地位的一所教堂。

第三,R 的意思是皇室。可以肯定的是，这就是英国，女王所在的地方。去年夏天当我在英国到时候，乔治王子出生了。一份非常有名的报纸太阳报也把sun改为son来庆祝小王子的诞生，事实上，我也买了那份报纸放在家中收藏。

除此之外，O代表着起源，这说的就是我最爱的城市威尼斯。威尼斯是现代金融的始源地，凑巧的事，我的专业正是金融管理。莎士比亚有一部非常有名的喜剧叫做《威尼斯商人》。但我最爱这座城市是因为它的美丽。威尼斯是一座魔幻般的城市，是全世界少数极数没有车辆喧嚣的地方，因为在这里驾车是不被允许的。取而代之的是这里的宁静，你可以听到浪花冲刷着古老建筑的声音。在威尼斯有401座桥，每一座都有着独特的美。这座城市中最有名的交通工具就是贡多拉了，这是一种特别的船，坐在里面，乘客们可以在欣赏美景的同时听到艺术家们的歌声。相信我，威尼斯值得一游。

旅行是最好的学习方式之一。你可以读到或听到一些东西，但你如果你不去亲眼看看，你永远不会看到那精美的画面。所信者见也。不止如此，如果你还是一个细心的观察者，在旅途中你可以学到更多的有关于地理、历史、文化的知识。你会在不久的未来中发现，这些从旅途中获得的知识，比从相关的畅销书中得到的更加有价值。就像那句话所说：读书成就一个博学的人，时间造就一个有能力的人，旅行成就一个有宽广视野的人。

谢谢。

由刘秋男为大家翻译。