Meg Jay英语演讲稿
迈克尔·杰克逊2019年牛津英语演讲稿
迈克尔·杰克逊2019年牛津英语演讲稿Heal The Kids – Oxford SpeechOxford University, March 2019 by Michael JacksonThank you, thank you dear friends, from the bottom of my heart, for such a loving and spirited welcome, and thank you, Mr President, for your kind invitation to me which I am so honored to accept. I also want to express a special thanks to you Shmuley, who for 11 years served as Rabbi here at Oxford. You and I have been working so hard to form Heal the Kids, as well as writing our book about childlike qualities, and in all of our efforts you have been such a supportive and loving friend. And I would also like to thank Toba Friedman, our director of operations at Heal the Kids, who is returning tonight to the alma mater where she served as a Marshall scholar, as well as Marilyn Piels, another central member of our Heal the Kids team.I am humbled to be lecturing in a place that has previously been filled by such notable figures as Mother Theresa, Albert Einstein, Ronald Reagan, Robert Kennedy and Malcolm X. I've even heard that Kermit the Frog has made an appearance here, and I've always felt a kinship with Kermit's message that it's not easy being green. I'm sure he didn't find it any easier beingup here than I do!As I looked around Oxford today, I couldn't help but be aware of the majesty and grandeur of this great institution, not to mention the brilliance of the great and gifted minds that have roamed these streets for centuries. The walls of Oxford have not only housed the greatest philosophical and scientific geniuses – they have also ushered forth some of the most cherished creators of children's literature, from J.R.R. Tolkien to CS Lewis. Today I was allowed to hobble into the dining hall in Christ Church to see Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland immortalized in the stained glass windows. And even one of my own fellow Americans, the beloved Dr Seuss graced these halls and then went on to leave his mark on the imaginations of millions of children throughout the world.I suppose I should start by listing my qualifications to speak before you this evening. Friends, I do not claim to have the academic expertise of other speakers who have addressed this hall, just as they could lay little claim at being adept at the moonwalk – and you know, Einstein in particular was really TERRIBLE at that.But I do have a claim to having experienced more places and cultures than most people will ever see. Human knowledgeconsists not only of libraries of parchment and ink – it is also comprised of the volumes of knowledge that are written on the human heart, chiseled on the human soul, and engraved on the human psyche. And friends, I have encountered so much in this relatively short life of mine that I still cannot believe I am chiseled only 42. I often tell Shmuley that in soul years I'm sure that I'm at least 80 – and tonight I even walk like I'm 80! So please harken to my message, because what I have to tell you tonight can bring healing to humanity and healing to our planet.Through the grace of God, I have been fortunate to have achieved many of my artistic and professional aspirations realized early in my lifetime. But these, friends are accomplishments, and accomplishments alone are not synonymous with who I am. Indeed, the cheery five-year-old who belted out Rockin' Robin and Ben to adoring crowds was not indicative of the boy behind the smile.Tonight, I come before you less as an icon of pop (whatever that means anyway), and more as an icon of a generation, a generation that no longer knows what it means to be children.All of us are products of our childhood. But I am the product of a lack of a childhood, an absence of that precious andwondrous age when we frolic playfully without a care in the world, basking in the adoration of parents and relatives, where our biggest concern is studying for that big spelling test come Monday morning.Those of you who are familiar with the Jackson Five know that I began performing at the tender age of five and that ever since then, I haven't stopped dancing or singing. But while performing and making music undoubtedly remain as some of my greatest joys, when I was young I wanted more than anything else to be a typical little boy. I wanted to build tree houses, have water balloon fights, and play hide and seek with my friends. But fate had it otherwise and all I could do was envy the laughter and playtime that seemed to be going on all around me.There was no respite from my professional life. But on Sundays I would go Pioneering, the term used for the missionary work that Jehovah's Witnesses do. And it was then that I was able to see the magic of other people's childhood.Since I was already a celebrity, I would have to don a disguise of fat suit, wig, beard and glasses and we would spend the day in the suburbs of Southern California, goingdoor-to-door or making the rounds of shopping malls, distributing our Watchtower magazine. I loved to set foot inall those regular suburban houses and catch sight of the shag rugs and La-Z-Boy armchairs with kids playing Monopoly and grandmas baby-sitting and all those wonderful, ordinary and starry scenes of everyday life. Many, I know, would argue that these things seem like no big deal. But to me they were mesmerizing.I used to think that I was unique in feeling that I was without a childhood. I believed that indeed there were only a handful with whom I could share those feelings. When I recently met with Shirley Temple Black, the great child star of the 1930s and 40s, we said nothing to each other at first, we simply cried together, for she could share a pain with me that only others like my close friends Elizabeth Taylor and McCauley Culkin know.I do not tell you this to gain your sympathy but to impress upon you my first important point : It is not just Hollywood child stars that have suffered from a non-existent childhood. Today, it's a universal calamity, a global catastrophe. Childhood has become the great casualty of modern-day living. All around us we are producing scores of kids who have not had the joy, who have not been accorded the right, who have not been allowed the freedom, or knowing what it's like to be a kid.Today children are constantly encouraged to grow up faster,as if this period known as childhood is a burdensome stage, to be endured and ushered through, as swiftly as possible. And on that subject, I am certainly one of the world's greatest experts.Ours is a generation that has witnessed the abrogation of the parent-child covenant. Psychologists are publishing libraries of books detailing the destructive effects of denying one's children the unconditional love that is so necessary to the healthy development of their minds and character. And because of all the neglect, too many of our kids have, essentially, to raise themselves. They are growing more distant from their parents, grandparents and other family members, as all around us the indestructible bond that once glued together the generations, unravels.This violation has bred a new generation, Generation O let us call it, that has now picked up the torch from Generation X. The O stands for a generation that has everything on the outside – wealth, success, fancy clothing and fancy cars, but an aching emptiness on the inside. That cavity in our chests, that barrenness at our core, that void in our centre is the place where the heart once beat and which love once occupied.And it's not just the kids who are suffering. It's the parents as well. For the more we cultivate little-adults inkids'-bodies, the more removed we ourselves become from our own child-like qualities, and there is so much about being a child that is worth retaining in adult life.Love, ladies and gentlemen, is the human family's most precious legacy, its richest bequest, its golden inheritance. And it is a treasure that is handed down from one generation to another. Previous ages may not have had the wealth we enjoy. Their houses may have lacked electricity, and they squeezed their many kids into small homes without central heating. But those homes had no darkness, nor were they cold. They were lit bright with the glow of love and they were warmed snugly by the very heat of the human heart. Parents, undistracted by the lust for luxury and status, accorded their children primacy in their lives.As you all know, our two countries broke from each other over what Thomas Jefferson referred to as "certain inalienable rights". And while we Americans and British might dispute the justice of his claims, what has never been in dispute is that children have certain inalienable rights, and the gradual erosion of those rights has led to scores of children worldwide being denied the joys and security of childhood.I would therefore like to propose tonight that we installin every home a Children's Universal Bill of Rights, the tenets of which are:1. The right to be loved without having to earn it2. The right to be protected, without having to deserve it3. The right to feel valuable, even if you came into the world with nothing4. The right to be listened to without having to be interesting5. The right to be read a bedtime story, without having to compete with the evening news6. The right to an education without having to dodge bullets at schools7. The right to be thought of as adorable – (even if you have a face that only a mother could love).Friends, the foundation of all human knowledge, the beginning of human consciousness, must be that each and every one of us is an object of love. Before you know if you have red hair or brown, before you know if you are black or white, before you know of what religion you are a part, you have to know that you are loved.About twelve years ago, when I was just about to start my Bad tour, a little boy came with his parents to visit me at homein California. He was dying of cancer and he told me how much he loved my music and me. His parents told me that he wasn't going to live, that any day he could just go, and I said to him: "Look, I am going to be coming to your town in Kansas to open my tour in three months. I want you to come to the show. I am going to give you this jacket that I wore in one of my videos." His eyes lit up and he said: "You are gonna GIVE it to me?" I said "Yeah, but you have to promise that you will wear it to the show." I was trying to make him hold on. I said: "When you come to the show I want to see you in this jacket and in this glove" and I gave him one of my rhinestone gloves – and I never usually give the rhinestone gloves away. And he was just in heaven.But maybe he was too close to heaven, because when I came to his town, he had already died, and they had buried him in the glove and jacket. He was just 10 years old. God knows, I know, that he tried his best to hold on. But at least when he died, he knew that he was loved, not only by his parents, but even by me, a near stranger, I also loved him. And with all of that love he knew that he didn't come into this world alone, and he certainly didn't leave it alone.If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leavethis world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can he dealt with. A professor may degrade you, but you will not feel degraded, a boss may crush you, but you will not be crushed, a corporate gladiator might vanquish you, but you will still triumph. How could any of them truly prevail in pulling you down? For you know that you are an object worthy of love. The rest is just packaging.But if you don't have that memory of being loved, you are condemned to search the world for something to fill you up. But no matter how much money you make or how famous you become, you will still fell empty. What you are really searching for is unconditional love, unqualified acceptance. And that was the one thing that was denied to you at birth.Friends, let me paint a picture for you. Here is a typical day in America – six youths under the age of 20 will commit suicide, 12 children under the age of 20 will die from firearms – remember this is a DAY, not a year – 399 kids will be arrested for drug abuse, 1,352 babies will be born to teen mothers. This is happening in one of the richest, most developed countries in the history of the world.Yes, in my country there is an epidemic of violence that parallels no other industrialized nation. These are the waysyoung people in America express their hurt and their anger. But don't think that there is not the same pain and anguish among their counterparts in the United Kingdom. Studies in this country show that every single hour, three teenagers in the UK inflict harm upon themselves, often by cutting or burning their bodies or taking an overdose. This is how they have chosen to cope with the pain of neglect and emotional agony.In Britain, as many as 20% of families will only sit down and have dinner together once a year. Once a year! And what about the time-honored tradition of reading your kid a bedtime story? Research from the 1980s showed that children who are read to, had far greater literacy and significantly outperformed their peers at school. And yet, less than 33% of British children ages two to eight have a regular bedtime story read to them. You may not think much of that until you take into account that 75% of their parents DID have that bedtime story when they were that age.Clearly, we do not have to ask ourselves where all of this pain, anger and violent behavior comes from. It is self-evident that children are thundering against the neglect, quaking against the indifference and crying out just to be noticed. The various child protection agencies in the US say that millionsof children are victims of maltreatment in the form of neglect, in the average year. Yes, neglect. In rich homes, privileged homes, wired to the hilt with every electronic gadget. Homes where parents come home, but they're not really home, because their heads are still at the office. And their kids? Well, their kids just make do with whatever emotional crumbs they get. And you don't get much from endless TV, computer games and videos.These hard, cold numbers which for me, wrench the soul and shake the spirit, should indicate to you why I have devoted so much of my time and resources into making our new Heal the Kids initiative a colossal success.Our goal is simple – to recreate the parent/child bond, renew its promise and light the way forward for all the beautiful children who are destined one day to walk this earth.But since this is my first public lecture, and you have so warmly welcomed me into your hearts, I feel that I want to tell you more. We each have our own story, and in that sense statistics can become personal.They say that parenting is like dancing. You take one step, your child takes another. I have discovered that getting parents to re-dedicate themselves to their children is only half the story. The other half is preparing the children tore-accept their parents.When I was very young I remember that we had this crazy mutt of a dog named "Black Girl," a mix of wolf and retriever. Not only wasn't she much of a guard dog, she was such a scared and nervous thing that it is a wonder she did not pass out every time a truck rumbled by, or a thunderstorm swept through Indiana. My sister Janet and I gave that dog so much love, but we never really won back the sense of trust that had been stolen from her by her previous owner. We knew he used to beat her. We didn't know with what. But whatever it was, it was enough to suck the spirit right out of that dog.A lot of kids today are hurt puppies who have weaned themselves off the need for love. They couldn't care less about their parents. Left to their own devices, they cherish their independence. They have moved on and have left their parents behind.Then there are the far worse cases of children who harbor animosity and resentment toward their parents, so that any overture that their parents might undertake would be thrown forcefully back in their face.Tonight, I don't want any of us to make this mistake. That's why I'm calling upon all the world's children – beginning withall of us here tonight – to forgive our parents, if we felt neglected. Forgive them and teach them how to love again.You probably weren't surprised to hear that I did not have an idyllic childhood. The strain and tension that exists in my relationship with my own father is well documented. My father is a tough man and he pushed my brothers and me hard, from the earliest age, to be the best performers we could be.He had great difficulty showing affection. He never really told me he loved me. And he never really complimented me either. If I did a great show, he would tell me it was a good show. And if I did an OK show, he told me it was a lousy show.He seemed intent, above all else, on making us a commercial success. And at that he was more than adept. My father was a managerial genius and my brothers and I owe our professional success, in no small measure, to the forceful way that he pushed us. He trained me as a showman and under his guidance I couldn't miss a step.But what I really wanted was a Dad. I wanted a father who showed me love. And my father never did that. He never said I love you while looking me straight in the eye, he never played a game with me. He never gave me a piggyback ride, he never threw a pillow at me, or a water balloon.But I remember once when I was about four years old, there was a little carnival and he picked me up and put me on a pony. It was a tiny gesture, probably something he forgot five minutes later. But because of that moment I have this special place in my heart for him. Because that's how kids are, the little things mean so much to them and for me, that one moment meant everything.I only experienced it that one time, but it made me feel really good, about him and the world.But now I am a father myself, and one day I was thinking about my own children, Prince and Paris and how I wanted them to think of me when they grow up. To be sure, I would like them to remember how I always wanted them with me wherever I went, how I always tried to put them before everything else. But there are also challenges in their lives. Because my kids are stalked by paparazzi, they can't always go to a park or a movie with me.So what if they grow older and resent me, and how my choices impacted their youth? Why weren't we given an average childhood like all the other kids, they might ask? And at that moment I pray that my children will give me the benefit of the doubt. That they will say to themselves: "Our daddy did the best he could, given the unique circumstances that he faced. He may nothave been perfect, but he was a warm and decent man, who tried to give us all the love in the world."I hope that they will always focus on the positive things, on the sacrifices I willingly made for them, and not criticize the things they had to give up, or the errors I've made, and will certainly continue to make, in raising them. For we have all been someone's child, and we know that despite the very best of plans and efforts, mistakes will always occur. That's just being human.And when I think about this, of how I hope that my children will not judge me unkindly, and will forgive my shortcomings, I am forced to think of my own father and despite my earlier denials, I am forced to admit that me must have loved me. He did love me, and I know that.There were little things that showed it. When I was a kid I had a real sweet tooth – we all did. My favorite food was glazed doughnuts and my father knew that. So every few weeks I would come downstairs in the morning and there on the kitchen counter was a bag of glazed doughnuts – no note, no explanation – just the doughnuts. It was like Santa Claus.Sometimes I would think about staying up late at night, so I could see him leave them there, but just like with Santa Claus,I didn't want to ruin the magic for fear that he would never do it again. My father had to leave them secretly at night, so as no one might catch him with his guard down. He was scared of human emotion, he didn't understand it or know how to deal with it. But he did know doughnuts.And when I allow the floodgates to open up, there are other memories that come rushing back, memories of other tiny gestures, however imperfect, that showed that he did what he could. So tonight, rather than focusing on what my father didn't do, I want to focus on all the things he did do and on his own personal challenges. I want to stop judging him.I have started reflecting on the fact that my father grew up in the South, in a very poor family. He came of age during the Depression and his own father, who struggled to feed his children, showed little affection towards his family and raised my father and his siblings with an iron fist. Who could have imagined what it was like to grow up a poor black man in the South, robbed of dignity, bereft of hope, struggling to become a man in a world that saw my father as subordinate. I was the first black artist to be played on MTV and I remember how big a deal it was even then. And that was in the 80s!My father moved to Indiana and had a large family of hisown, working long hours in the steel mills, work that kills the lungs and humbles the spirit, all to support his family. Is it any wonder that he found it difficult to expose his feelings? Is it any mystery that he hardened his heart, that he raised the emotional ramparts? And most of all, is it any wonder why he pushed his sons so hard to succeed as performers, so that they could be saved from what he knew to be a life of indignity and poverty?I have begun to see that even my father's harshness was a kind of love, an imperfect love, to be sure, but love nonetheless. He pushed me because he loved me. Because he wanted no man ever to look down at his offspring.And now with time, rather than bitterness, I feel blessing. In the place of anger, I have found absolution. And in the place of revenge I have found reconciliation. And my initial fury has slowly given way to forgiveness.Almost a decade ago, I founded a charity called Heal the World. The title was something I felt inside me. Little did I know, as Shmuley later pointed out, that those two words form the cornerstone of Old Testament prophecy. Do I really believe that we can heal this world, that is riddled with war and genocide, even today? And do I really think that we can healour children, the same children who can enter their schools with guns and hatred and shoot down their classmates, like they did at Columbine? Or children who can beat a defenseless toddler to death, like the tragic story of Jamie Bulger? Of course I do, or I wouldn't be here tonight.But it all begins with forgiveness, because to heal the world, we first have to heal ourselves. And to heal the kids, we first have to heal the child within, each and every one of us. As an adult, and as a parent, I realize that I cannot be a whole human being, nor a parent capable of unconditional love, until I put to rest the ghosts of my own childhood.And that's what I'm asking all of us to do tonight. Live up to the fifth of the Ten Commandments. Honor your parents by not judging them. Give them the benefit of the doubt.That is why I want to forgive my father and to stop judging him. I want to forgive my father, because I want a father, and this is the only one that I've got. I want the weight of my past lifted from my shoulders and I want to be free to step into a new relationship with my father, for the rest of my life, unhindered by the goblins of the past.In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort.In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.To all of you tonight who feel let down by your parents, I ask you to let down your disappointment. To all of you tonight who feel cheated by your fathers or mothers, I ask you not to cheat yourself further. And to all of you who wish to push your parents away, I ask you to extend you hand to them instead. I am asking you, I am asking myself, to give our parents the gift of unconditional love, so that they too may learn how to love from us, their children. So that love will finally be restored to a desolate and lonely world.Shmuley once mentioned to me an ancient Biblical prophecy which says that a new world and a new time would come, when "the hearts of the parents would be restored through the hearts of their children." My friends, we are that world, we are those children.Mahatma Gandhi said: "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." Tonight, be strong. Beyond being strong, rise to the greatest challenge of all –to restore that broken covenant. We must all overcome whatever crippling effects our childhoods may have had on our lives andin the words of Jesse Jackson, forgive each other, redeem each other and move on.This call for forgiveness may not result in Oprah moments the world over, with thousands of children making up with their parents, but it will at least be a start, and we'll all be so much happier as a result.And so ladies and gentlemen, I conclude my remarks tonight with faith, joy and excitement.From this day forward, may a new song be heard.Let that new song be the sound of children laughing.Let that new song be the sound of children playing.Let that new song be the sound of children singing.And let that new song be the sound of parents listening.Together, let us create a symphony of hearts, marveling at the miracle of our children and basking in the beauty of love.Let us heal the world and blight its pain.And may we all make beautiful music together.God bless you, and I love you.---来源网络整理，仅供参考21。
(完整版)TED英语演讲稿：二十岁是不可以挥霍的光阴
TED英语演讲稿：二十岁是不可以挥霍的光阴5天内超过60万次浏览量的最新TED演讲“二十岁一去不再来”激起了世界各地的热烈讨论，资深心理治疗师 Meg Jay 分享给20多岁青年人的人生建议：(1)不要为你究竟是谁而烦恼，去赚那些说明你是谁的资本。
(2)不要把自己封锁在小圈子里。
(3)记住你可以选择自己的家庭。
Meg说：“第一，我常告诉二十多岁的男孩女孩，不要为你究竟是谁而烦恼，开始思考你可以是谁，并且去赚那些说明你是谁的资本。
现在就是最好的尝试时机，不管是海外实习，还是创业，或者做公益。
第二，年轻人经常聚在一起，感情好到可以穿一条裤子。
可是社会中许多机会是从远关系开始的，不要把自己封锁在小圈子里，走出去你才会对自己的经历有更多的认识。
第三，记住你可以选择自己的家庭。
你的婚姻就是未来几十年的家庭，就算你要到三十岁结婚，现在选择和什么样的人交往也是至关重要的。
简而言之，二十岁是不能轻易挥霍的美好时光。
”这段关于20岁青年人如何看待人生的演讲引起了许多TED粉丝的讨论，来自TEDx组织团队的David Webber就说：Meg指出最重要的一点便是青年人需要及早意识到积累经验和眼界，无论是20岁还是30岁，都是有利自己发展的重要事。
”When I was in my 20s, I saw my very first psychotherapyclient. I was a Ph.D. student in clinical psychology at Berkeley. She was a 26-year-old woman named Alex.记得见我第一位心理咨询顾客时，我才20多岁。
当时我是Berkeley临床心理学在读博士生。
我的第一位顾客是名叫Alex的女性，26岁。
Now Alex walked into her first session wearing jeans and a big slouchy top, and she dropped onto the couch in my office and kicked off her flats and told me she was there to talk about guy problems. Now when I heard this, I was so relieved. My classmate got an arsonist for her first client. (Laughter) And I got a twentysomething who wanted to talk about boys. This I thought I could handle.第一次见面Alex穿着牛仔裤和宽松上衣走进来，她一下子栽进我办公室的沙发上，踢掉脚上的平底鞋，跟我说她想谈谈男生的问题。
演讲稿詹姆斯英语
演讲稿詹姆斯英语Ladies and gentlemen, good morning!Today, I am honored to stand here and deliver a speech about the importance of learning English. As we all know, English has become a global language and mastering it can bring us numerous benefits.First and foremost, learning English can broaden our horizons. With the rapid development of globalization, English has been widely used in international communication, trade, and cultural exchange. Therefore, mastering English can help us better understand the world and keep pace with the times.Secondly, English is the key to accessing abundant educational resources. Many world-renowned universities and academic institutions offer courses and research materials in English. By mastering English, we can access these resources and broaden our knowledge in various fields.Furthermore, learning English can also enhance our career prospects. In today's competitive job market, English proficiency has become a basic requirement for many positions. Being able to communicate fluently in English can open up more job opportunities and increase our competitiveness in the workplace.In addition, English is also the language of the internet. A large amount of information and knowledge is shared in English on the internet. By mastering English, we can access a wealth of information and keep ourselves updated with the latest developments in various fields.Last but not least, learning English can also promote cultural exchange. English is not only a language, but also a carrier of culture. By learning English, we can better understand and appreciate the culture of English-speaking countries, and promote mutual understanding and communication between different cultures.In conclusion, learning English is of great significance. It can broaden our horizons, access educational resources, enhance career prospects, access information on the internet, and promote cultural exchange. Therefore, I hope that everyone can recognize the importance of learning English and make persistent efforts to improve our English proficiency. Thank you!。
迈克尔杰克逊的英语演讲稿：心灵之音
迈克尔杰克逊的英语演讲稿：心灵之音Ladies and gentlemen,I am honored and humbled to be standing before you today to speak about the one and only, the legend, the King of Pop – Michael Jackson.Michael Jackson, a man whose music transcended boundaries and touched millions of hearts all over the world. He was not only a musician, but also a dancer, a songwriter, an actor, and most importantly, an inspiration for many. He was a man who believed in the power of music and the ability of his art to touch the souls of people.One of Michael Jackson's greatest strengths was hisability to connect with his fans at a spiritual level. His music wasn't just entertainment. It was an expression of his emotions, his feelings, and his beliefs. His songs spoke to the human soul, and that's what made him different from all the other musicians of his time.Michael Jackson's music was more than just a composition of melodies and lyrics. It was a message of love and unity.He believed that music was a universal language that could bring people of different cultures, races, and religions together. His songs were a call for peace, for harmony, andfor understanding.When you listen to Michael Jackson's music, you can'thelp but feel the energy and the passion that he put into his work. He was a perfectionist who would spend hours and hoursin the studio, fine-tuning every note, every beat, and every word. His music was a reflection of his innermost thoughtsand emotions, and that's why it resonated so deeply with his fans.The magic of Michael Jackson's music lies in the factthat it was not just a product of his talent, but also of his experiences. He had his fair share of struggles and hardships, but he never let them hold him back. Instead, he used his music as a way to heal his wounds, to find solace in his pain, and to inspire others who were going through similar struggles.In many ways, Michael Jackson's music is a reflection of his soul. He bared his heart and his soul in his songs, and that's what made them so powerful. He was a man who believedin the power of love, and that's what he preached in his music. His songs were an ode to compassion, to empathy, and to the human spirit.In conclusion, Michael Jackson was more than just a musician. He was a messenger of the human spirit. He used his music to connect with his fans at a spiritual level, and to inspire them to believe in themselves and in the power of music. His music has stood the test of time and will continue to touch future generations. His legacy will live on through his music, his words, and his message of love and unity.Thank you.。
迈克尔杰克逊的英语演讲稿：艺术、自由与人权
迈克尔杰克逊的英语演讲稿：艺术、自由与人权Ladies and gentlemen,It is an honor to stand before you today as we celebrate the life and legacy of one of the greatest and most iconic artists of all time, Michael Jackson. As we remember the King of Pop, let us reflect not only on the impact he had on the music industry but also on the world as a whole.Michael Jackson was a man who believed in the power of art, the importance of self-expression, and the immense value of freedom and human rights. He was a visionary who revolutionized the world of music and paved the way for countless artists to follow. But beyond his musical genius, he was also a humanitarian who dedicated his life to fighting for social justice and equality.Art, as Michael Jackson understood it, is much more than just a form of entertainment. It is a means of expressing the innermost thoughts and feelings of the human soul. It is a tool for communication and for inspiring change. For Michael, music was a way of reaching out to people across cultural,social, and political divides, and bringing them together ina shared experience of joy and unity.But Michael also understood that artistic expression cannot exist without freedom. He recognized that creativity thrives in an environment where individuals are free to think, speak, and act without fear of censorship or repression. Unfortunately, many parts of the world still suffer fromlimited freedom of expression, which can stifle creativityand impede progress.This is why Michael Jackson was such a passionateadvocate for human rights. He believed that every person, regardless of race, gender, or background, should have theright to freedom, dignity, and respect. He spoke out against discrimination and injustice, and used his platform of global fame to raise awareness of important issues. His message was one of hope and unity, and his music continues to inspire and unite people across generations and borders.Today, as we honor Michael Jackson's life and legacy, let us remember his vision of a world where art flourishes and people are free to express themselves. Let us continue tofight for human rights and social justice, and to use our owncreative talents to make a positive difference in the world. Most importantly, let us carry on Michael's message of love, hope and unity, and work together to build a brighter and more harmonious future for all. Thank you.。
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写麦迪的英语演讲稿The 6-foot-8, 200-pound prep-star, who played all five positions at Durham’s Mount Zion Christian Academy, announced his decision to make himself available for the June 25 1997 NBA draft. “I feel this is the best decision for me and my family,” said Tracy, “I considered college, but my dream is to make it to the top, and I had a chance to do that earlier.”On draft day, with question marks concerning if and when Tracy would get drafted, he was the 9th pick by the Toronto Raptors. On that day he joined the list of players like Kevin Gart, Kobe Bryant, and Jermaine O’Neal, who suessfully made the jump from high school to the NBA. Tracy’s suess paved the path for numerous other prep-to-pro NBA players before the NBA instituted a rule in xx requiring players to be at least 19 and one year removed from high school before entering the league.Tracy’s stint with the Raptors lasted from 1997-2000, and gave him the opportunity to play alongside his cousin, Vince Carter. The duo were contestants in the NBA’s Slam dunk contest in 2000, where Carter edged out McGrady for the title.After a few seasons in Carter’s shadow, Tracy was traded to the Orlando Magic in 2000 for a first round draft pick. The trade paid off immediately for the Magic as McGradyblossomed into a superstar in Orlando. In his first seasonin Florida, Tracy won the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award, and was named as a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star Team. Two seasons later he won the NBA’s scoringtitle by scoring over 32 points a game, ma-ki-ng him the youngest winner of the prestigious title since the NBA/ABA merger. The following season McGrady won the scoring title again, averaging 28 points a game. He also scored hiscareer-high of 62 points that season against the Washington Wizards on March 10, xx.Despite Tracy’s personal suess, the Magic never made itinto the league’s elite, and in June of xx, Tracy was traded to the Houston Rockets in a seven-player deal. The trade gave him a fresh start on a new team, and also paired h im up with 7’6” Yao Ming. After taking some time toadjust to his new team, Tracy led them to a fifth place finish in the Western Conference, but the team was eliminated by the Dallas Mavericks in a hard fought seven game series. The xx-06 season was plagued by injuries for Tracy, and the Rockets failed to reach the playoffs. In xx-07 Tracy led the Rockets to a 52-win season, their best finish in over a decade, but lost a tough series in 7 games to the Utah Jazz. Visibly emotional after the series, Tracy vowed to do everything in his power to take the Rocketseven further in the xx-xx season. In xx the Rockets won 22consecutive games in a row, for the 2nd longest winning streak in NBA history. The Rockets entered the post season in the 5th seat and once again faced the Utah Jazz. Even in the absence of Yao Ming, who suffered a broken foot in February to keep him out of the second half of the season, the Rockets fought hard, even taking game 3 on Utah’s home court. Despite McGrady’s 40 points and 10 rebounds, the Rockets lost game six and were once again knocked out in the first round (4-2).Tracy McGrady has racked up numerous individual aolades and continues to be one of the league’s most recognizable stars. He has been selected to the All-Star Team 7 times since xx and has been an All-NBA selection 7 times as well. In xx, his image appeared on the cover of NBA Live 07. McGrady's career took off when he forced a sign-and-trade to the Orlando Magic in exchange for a first round draft pick in 2000. In the 2000-xx season, he won the Most Improved Player Award and was selected a starter in the All Star game. He and Grant Hill both were supposed to be valuable players for Orlando, but because of a long series of injuries to Hill, McGrady became the top player for the Magic. In the xx-xx season, McGrady captured the NBA scoring title, averaging 32.1 points per game. In the xx-xx season, he once again captured the NBA scoring title, averaging 28 points per game. and set an NBA season highwhen he dropped 62 against the Washington Wizards on March 10, xx. With this performance, he became only the 4th player in the past 12 yearsto score over 60 points in a game.However, fortunes turned for the worse in Orlando after a league-worst 21 win season. Amid allegations of slackingoff during games (he later admitted to not giving 100% every game that season), the relationship between McGrady and Magic General Manager John Weisbrod worsened. Soon, Weisbrod decided to trade the unhappy McGrady instead of keeping him for another year and risk him leaving the Magic without pensation.On June 29, xx, McGrady, Tyronn Lue, and Reece Gaines were traded to the Houston Rockets in a seven-player deal that sent Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, and Kelvin Cato to the Magic. In his first year in Houston, McGrady teamed with7'6" center Yao Ming, to end the season ranked 5th in the Western Conference. The season started slowly for the Rockets, but by mid-season, coach Jeff Van Gundy altered McGrady's role and made him the primary offensive option over center Yao Ming[citation needed]. On December 9, xx, he scored 13 points in the last 35 seconds of a game against the San Antonio Spurs, with four consecutive 3 pointers (one of which was part of a four-point play),including a steal and the game-winning 3 pointer with 1.7 seconds left in the game. This helped the Rockets win 81?0. Despite McGrady's play in the 1st round of the xx NBA Playoffs, Houston was eliminated by the Dallas Mavericks in game seven by 40 points.In the early xx?6 season, McGrady missed eight games because of multiple back spasms. His back problems resurf-aced on January 8, xx when he had to be taken out at halftime in a game against the Denver Nuggets on astretcher to hospital because of severe back spasms. He had been out for five games. Since his return, the spasms have still been a problem for McGrady. In the xx?6 season the Rockets were 2?5 in games he did not play in and 2?6 in games McGrady did not finish. While McGrady was injured for five games with his back injury, the Rockets did not win a single game. Other injuries include him falling on his tailbone in a game against the Indiana Pacers.In the xx?7 NBA season, McGrady started out slowly, and after missing 7 games with back spasms he visited a doctor. In an interview with TNT, McGrady said that he thought that his body was slowing down. He believed that he could no longer be as explosive as he was in the past due to his back injury. Since Yao Ming was having another breakout season, he was deferring to Yao as the number one option. However, since Yao went down with a leg injury, McGradystepped up his overall play, re-establishing himself as one of the game's premier players and by doing so has led Houston to the 5th best record in the league. Despite his recent shooting slump, he continues to find his teammates for the assist.He averaged a career high in assists per game. However, in the playoffs, the Rockets lost their first round series to the Utah Jazz 4-3, again preventing McGrady from advancing to the second round of the playoffs. A tear fell down his cheek during the press-conference after losing game seven 99-103 to the Utah Jazz in the xx Playoffs. Prior to the series with the Jazz, McGrady had stated in an interview with Stephen A. Smith that if he and the Rockets failed to make it out of the first round again, it was "on me." McGrady is currently under a contract which will end following the xx-10 NBA season, and the contract is worth an estimated 21.1 million U.S. dollars per year.。
用音乐和爱传递正能量：迈克尔杰克逊的英语演讲稿
用音乐和爱传递正能量：迈克尔杰克逊的英语演讲稿Ladies and gentlemen,Good afternoon! Today, I would like to talk about the power of music and love in spreading positivity, particularly through the legacy of one of the greatest musicians of all time, Michael Jackson.Michael Jackson was not just a singer, songwriter, and performer. He was a cultural icon who revolutionized the music industry with his innovative dance moves, unforgettable songs, and charitable work. From his early days with the Jackson 5 to his solo career, Michael Jackson inspired millions of people around the world with his music, his message, and his passion for making a difference.One of the main reasons why Michael Jackson's music has endured for decades is its ability to resonate with people from all walks of life. Whether it's "Billie Jean," "Beat It," "Man in the Mirror," or "Heal The World," Michael Jackson's songs carry a universal message of hope, love, and unity. He used his music not only to entertain his fans butalso to educate them about the issues affecting our society, such as poverty, racism, and environmental degradation.Moreover, Michael Jackson's music has served as aplatform for spreading positive energy and changing people's lives. He famously coined the term "Heal The World" and dedicated much of his career to promoting humanitarian causes and philanthropy. He founded the "Heal the World Foundation"in 1992, which aimed to help children in need around theworld by providing healthcare, education, and sanitary water.Beyond his music and charity work, Michael Jackson also had a profound impact on people through his personality, character, and values. He embodied the principles of kindness, compassion, and selflessness, which he instilled in his fans and friends alike. He was a true believer in the power oflove to overcome hate, fear, and prejudice, and he urgedothers to follow his lead in spreading joy and positivity wherever they go.To conclude, Michael Jackson's legacy as a musician, humanitarian, and role model is a testament to the incredible power that music and love have in shaping our world for the better. His music continues to inspire people of all ages andbackgrounds, and his message of hope and healing remains as relevant today as it was when he first sang "Heal The World" in 1991. As we reflect on his life and achievements, let us honor his memory by carrying on his mission to make this world a better place through the power of music and love.Thank you.。
传承音乐精神：迈克尔杰克逊的英语演讲稿
传承音乐精神：迈克尔杰克逊的英语演讲稿Ladies and gentlemen,Good evening! It is my great honor to stand here today to talk about the topic of "Inheriting the Spirit of Music: Michael Jackson's Legacy". As one of the most influential musicians in the history of music, Michael Jackson's life and work have inspired generations of young people around the world. Today, I would like to share with you his music andhis spirit, and talk about how we can inherit this spirit to continue to create and innovate in music.First of all, let us look back at Michael Jackson's life and work. Born into a poor family in Gary, Indiana, Michael Jackson showed his talent for music at a young age. Hestarted as a member of the Jackson 5, became a solo artist, and created a series of classic albums, including "Thriller", "Bad", "Dangerous", and "HIStory". Through his music, Michael Jackson not only brought us countless classic songs but also pioneered a number of revolutionary dance and visual techniques. He broke racial and cultural barriers and became a global cultural icon.However, Michael Jackson's legacy is not just about his music and his achievements. It is also about his spirit of innovation, courage, and dedication. Throughout his life, Michael Jackson constantly challenged himself and pushed the boundaries of music and art. He was never satisfied with the status quo and always strived to create something new and unique. He was willing to take risks, try new things, and constantly innovate.Moreover, Michael Jackson was also a dedicated humanitarian and an advocate for social justice. He used his music and his platform to raise awareness of social issuesand to promote peace and love. He inspired millions of people around the world to fight for a better future and to make a positive change in the world.So, how can we inherit Michael Jackson's spirit and continue to create and innovate in music? I believe there are several key principles that we can learn from him.Firstly, we should never be afraid to be different. Michael Jackson's music and style were always unique and daring. He was not afraid to try new things and to be himself. In today's music industry, it is easy to be trapped inmediocrity and conformity. We need to have the courage to be ourselves and to break the mold.Secondly, we need to constantly challenge ourselves and push the boundaries of music and art. The music industry is ever-changing and evolving, and we need to constantly innovate and create something new and unique. We should not be satisfied with the status quo but always strive for excellence.Thirdly, we should use our music and our platform to make a positive change in the world. Just like Michael Jackson, we can be advocates for social justice and use our music toraise awareness of important issues. We have the power to inspire and motivate people, and we should use this power to make a positive impact on society.In conclusion, Michael Jackson's music and legacy are a source of inspiration and guidance for us all. His spirit of innovation, courage, and dedication can teach us how to create and innovate in music and how to make a positive change in the world. Let us inherit his legacy and continueto bring joy and inspiration to people through our music. Thank you.。
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Meg Jay：二十几岁，不可挥霍的光阴英语演讲稿：When I was in my 20s, I saw my very first psychotherapy client. I was a Ph.D. student in clinical psychology at Berkeley. She was a 26-year-old woman named Alex. Now Alex walked into her first session wearing jeans and a big slouchy top, and she dropped onto the couch in my office and kicked off her flats and told me she was there to talk about guy problems. Now when I heard this, I was so relieved. My classmate got an arsonist for her first client. (Laughter) And I got a twentysomething who wanted to talk about boys. This I thought I could handle.But I didn't handle it. With the funny stories that Alex would bring to session, it was easy for me just to nod my head while we kicked the can down the road. "Thirty's the new 20," Alex would say, and as far as I could tell, she was right. Work happened later, marriage happened later, kids happened later, even death happened later. Twentysomethings like Alex and I had nothing but time.But before long, my supervisor pushed me to push Alex about her love life. I pushed back.I said, "Sure, she's dating down, she's sleeping with a knucklehead, but it's not like she's going to marry the guy."And then my supervisor said, "Not yet, but she might marry the next one. Besides, the best time to work on Alex's marriage is before she has one."That's what psychologists call an "Aha!" moment. That was the moment I realized, 30 is not the new 20. Yes, people settle down later than they used to, but that didn't make Alex's 20s a developmental downtime. That made Alex's 20s a developmental sweet spot, and we were sitting there blowing it. That was when I realized that this sort of benign neglect was a real problem, and it had real consequences, not just for Alex and her love life but for the careers and the families and the futures of twentysomethings everywhere.There are 50 million twentysomethings in the United States right now. We're talking about 15 percent of the population, or 100 percent if you consider that no one's getting through adulthood without going through their 20s first.Raise your hand if you're in your 20s. I really want to see some twentysomethings here. Oh, yay!Y'all's awesome. If you work with twentysomethings, you love a twentysomething, you're losing sleep over twentysomethings, I want to see — Okay. Awesome, twentysomethings really matter.So I specialize in twentysomethings because I believe that every single one of those 50 milliontwentysomethings deserves to know what psychologists, sociologists, neurologists and fertility specialists already know: that claiming your 20s is one of the simplest, yet most transformative, things you can do for work, for love, for your happiness, maybe even for the world.This is not my opinion. These are the facts. We know that 80 percent of life's most defining moments take place by age 35. That means that eight out of 10 of the decisions and experiences and "Aha!" moments that make your life what it is will have happened by your mid-30s. People who are over 40, don't panic. This crowd is going to be fine, I think. We know that the first 10 years of a career has an exponential impact on how much money you're going to earn. We know that more than half of Americans are married or are living with or dating their future partner by 30. We know that the brain caps off its second and last growth spurt in your 20s as it rewires itself for adulthood, which means that whatever it is you want to change about yourself, now is the time to change it. We know that personality changes more during your 20s than at any other time in life, and we know that female fertility peaks at age 28, and things get tricky after age 35. So your 20s are the time to educate yourself about your body and your options.So when we think about child development, we all know that the first five years are a critical period for language and attachment in the brain. It's a time when your ordinary, day-to-day life has an inordinate impact on who you will become. But what we hear less about is that there's such a thing as adult development, and our 20s are that critical period of adult development.But this isn't what twentysomethings are hearing. Newspapers talk about the changing timetable of adulthood. Researchers call the 20s an extended adolescence. Journalists coin silly nicknames for twentysomethings like "twixters" and "kidults." It's true. As a culture, we have trivialized what is actually the defining decade of adulthood.Leonard Bernstein said that to achieve great things, you need a plan and not quite enough time. Isn't that true? So what do you think happens when you pat a twentysomething on the head and you say, "You have 10 extra years to start your life"? Nothing happens. You have robbed that person of his urgency and ambition, and absolutely nothing happens.And then every day, smart, interesting twentysomethings like you or like your sons and daughters come into my office and say things like this: "I know my boyfriend's no good for me, but this relationship doesn't count. I'm just killing time." Or they say, "Everybody says as long as I get started on a career by the time I'm 30, I'll be fine."But then it starts to sound like this: "My 20s are almost over, and I have nothing to show for myself. I had a better résumé the day after I graduated from college."And then it starts to sound like this: "Dating in my 20s was like musical chairs. Everybody was running around and having fun, but then sometime around 30 it was like the music turned off and everybody started sitting down. I didn't want to be the only one left standing up, so sometimes I think I married my husband because he was the closest chair to me at 30."Where are the twentysomethings here? Do not do that.Okay, now that sounds a little flip, but make no mistake, the stakes are very high. When a lot has been pushed to your 30s, there is enormous thirtysomething pressure to jump-start a career, pick a city, partner up, and have two or three kids in a much shorter period of time. Many of these things are incompatible, and as research is just starting to show, simply harder and more stressful to do all at once in our 30s.The post-millennial midlife crisis isn't buying a red sports car. It's realizing you can't have that career you now want. It's realizing you can't have that child you now want, or you can't give your child a sibling. Too many thirtysomethings and fortysomethings look at themselves, and at me, sitting across the room, and say about their 20s, "What was I doing? What was I thinking?"I want to change what twentysomethings are doing and thinking.Here's a story about how that can go. It's a story about a woman named Emma. At 25, Emma came to my office because she was, in her words, having an identity crisis. She said she thought she might like to work in art or entertainment, but she hadn't decided yet, so she'd spent the last few years waiting tables instead. Because it was cheaper, she lived with a boyfriend who displayed his temper more than his ambition. And as hard as her 20s were, her early life had been even harder. She often cried in our sessions, but then would collect herself by saying, "You can't pick your family, but you can pick your friends."Well one day, Emma comes in and she hangs her head in her lap, and she sobbed for most of the hour. She'd just bought a new address book, and she'd spent the morning filling in her many contacts, but then she'd been left staring at that empty blank that comes after the words "In case of emergency, please call ... ." She was nearly hysterical when she looked at me and said, "Who's going to be there for me if I get in a car wreck? Who's going to take care of me if I have cancer?"Now in that moment, it took everything I had not to say, "I will." But what Emma needed wasn't some therapist who really, really cared. Emma needed a better life, and I knew this was her chance.I had learned too much since I first worked with Alex to just sit there while Emma's defining decade went parading by.So over the next weeks and months, I told Emma three things that every twentysomething, male or female, deserves to hear.First, I told Emma to forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. By get identity capital, I mean do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next. I didn't know the future of Emma's career, and no one knows the future of work, but I do know this: Identity capital begets identity capital. So now is the time for that cross-country job, that internship, that startup you want to try. I'm not discounting twentysomething exploration here, but I am discounting exploration that's not supposed to count, which, by the way, is not exploration. That's procrastination. I told Emma to explore work and make it count.Second, I told Emma that the urban tribe is overrated. Best friends are great for giving rides to the airport, but twentysomethings who huddle together with like-minded peers limit who they know, what they know, how they think, how they speak, and where they work. That new piece of capital, that new person to date almost always comes from outside the inner circle. New things come from what are called our weak ties, our friends of friends of friends. So yes, half of twentysomethings are un- or under-employed. But half aren't, and weak ties are how you get yourself into that group. Half of new jobs are never posted, so reaching out to your neighbor's boss is how you get that un-posted job. It's not cheating. It's the science of how information spreads.Last but not least, Emma believed that you can't pick your family, but you can pick your friends. Now this was true for her growing up, but as a twentysomething, soon Emma would pick her family when she partnered with someone and created a family of her own. I told Emma the time to start picking your family is now. Now you may be thinking that 30 is actually a better time to settle down than 20, or even 25, and I agree with you. But grabbing whoever you're living with or sleeping with when everyone on Facebook starts walking down the aisle is not progress. The best time to work on your marriage is before you have one, and that means being as intentional with love as you are with work. Picking your family is about consciously choosing who and what you want rather than just making it work or killing time with whoever happens to be choosing you.So what happened to Emma? Well, we went through that address book, and she found an old roommate's cousin who worked at an art museum in another state. That weak tie helped her get a job there. That job offer gave her the reason to leave that live-in boyfriend. Now, five years later, she's a special events planner for museums. She's married to a man she mindfully chose. She loves her new career, she loves her new family, and she sent me a card that said, "Now the emergency contact blanks don't seem big enough."twentysomethings. They are so easy to help. Twentysomethings are like airplanes just leaving LAX, bound for somewhere west. Right after takeoff, a slight change in course is the difference between landing in Alaska or Fiji. Likewise, at 21 or 25 or even 29, one good conversation, one good break, one good TED Talk, can have an enormous effect across years and even generations to come.So here's an idea worth spreading to every twentysomething you know. It's as simple as what I learned to say to Alex. It's what I now have the privilege of saying to twentysomethings like Emma every single day: Thirty is not the new 20, so claim your adulthood, get some identity capital, use your weak ties, pick your family. Don't be defined by what you didn't know or didn't do. You're deciding your life right now. Thank you. (Applause)。