级新生开学典礼双语讲话稿

dear freshmen, ladies and gentlemen:

good afternoon!

it’s a big ceremony for our school today: it’s joyous and memorable, for you, the new students, young and fresh, have come to join us. the constant leave and arrival of students verify the unique vitality of the university. here on behalf of our school--- school of international studies, i extend our warm welcome and express our gratitude to all the freshmen, no matter whether you willingly or reluctantly chose to come to our school, to become members of our big family.

you may have assumed that the university is the place where you are to be prepared for your future career, just as james duderstadt, professor, educator and former president of michigan university claims: one of the university’s aims is to equip the students with knowledge and ration, in order to make them fine citizens and enable them to have a meaningful , the university does that thing. but more important, as mr liang qichao explained, what an university really does is to have students “learn to be a man”, that is , to be “a knowledgeable man free from perplexity, a benevolent man free from worry, a courageous man free from fear” . to him, all the disciplines and knowledge the university provides for you are “just means for the makings of man, but not the end in themselves”. then, a question may be asked: how to be a man free from perplexity, worry and fear, a man useful for human kind, the country and your family?

in chinese culture, the traditional value has it: aspiration makes a man. my first word of advice to you, therefore, is asperation. wang yangming, a chinese scholar of ming dynasty, believes : “without aspiration, one can reach no where.” mr. yang changji, teacher of mao zedong, told mao and his classmates: “one’s final achievements depend largely on his aspiration. aimless, a born-talent will end up a mediocrity; aspirated, a common person can turn into a great man.” all of us have witnessed their final accomplishments. young learners as we are now, we should also set up great aspiration for our life , as early as possible, for ambition can guide us forward toward our goal despite any obstacles, distractions and difficulties, so that we can make best use of university stay time, during which we are supposed to be most vigorous in vitality, thirsty for knowledge, powerful in creativity, and flexible in character shaping, to enrich ourselves by reading as much as possible, to achieve “great knowledge”, and form “great vision”, so as to lay a sound foundation for our future career. yu guangzhong , well-known chinese poet, believes: “aspiration makes a man outstanding”, which was proved by mr. ma yun who once told the students of qinghua university when he was making a speech there: congratulations to you, for you were taken in by a very good university in china--only second to hangzhou teachers’ college. ma set up his ambition when he was a student at hangzhou teacher’s college, and finally rose to become one of the most successful businessmen in the country. this proves a fact: success belittles one’s background. now, as students of sis, we might as well cherish such lofty conviction: “we are mere students of foreign languages today, we are certain to bring honour to our alma mater someday.”

the actualization of aspiration calls for perseverance which is my second word of advice for you. benjamin franklin wrote: “i have never seen a man who is up early in the morning, hard-working, prudent and honest complains that the fate is unfair for him. the one who has fine characters, good habits, and strong will-power can never be defeated by such thing known as ‘fate’.” again, ma yun met his failure 16 years ago at new york, but he did not give up his effort, and 15 years later in XX, he brought the biggest transaction of ipo to new york stock market ever in its history. perseverance is the driving force for the realization of one’s expectation. confronted by today’s materialistic trends and temptations of all kinds, the more determined one is with his aim, the more likely he is to be successful. perseverance means constant effort, which finds no substitute. success of any sort can be obtained only through hard work, just as nietzsche put it: “if there is really a miracle in the world, it is only another name for exertion.” one’s patience can predetermine his pursuit level: he who expects immediate return of his every effort can only be suitable for hourly worker. perseverance also means some abandons: to give up those things or doings that hinder the achievement of one’s goal. let’s review the the teaching of makarenko, famous educator of soviet union: “strong will does not necessarily mean the ability to acquire what one desires. it also means the ability to force oneself to give up something when necessary.” we may ask ourselves, therefore, whether such bad habits of procrastination, idleness and undue hedonism, commonly seen among youngsters today, have been corrupting our will and forming obstructions to the realization of our aspiration?

motse says “aspiration is mobilized by action”, which means aspiration will be effective only if it is put into practice, thus leading up to my third word of advice: action. the four years of college life is merely a flick meanwhile time flies. modern society is competitive in nature, and that the state of inertia is terrible enough, but what is more terrible is the fact that other peers who are equally excellent or ever more excellent are taking action, quicker than you. by action, we mean we should begin acting at the right place, in other words, “do right things in a right way”. you should set the correct goal as early as possible, and work out your learning schedule by first leaving out those peripheral, unworthy things in order that you make best use of every minute of your college time. you should not idle away all your time in phone games, weibo, wechat, and qq. your action plan for four years must be framed with the guide of your mentors, the earlier the better, with every move logically and rationally scheduled, the principle being “specific time for specific use”, to achieve the best result of action.

thus comes to the conclusion: aspiration makes a man aim high, perseverance makes a man stand out excellent, and action makes a man push forward.

girls and boys, a university is a place where knowledge and thoughts converge and are distilled, a magnificent stage where you learn to demonstrate your value in life. the faculty of sis will be your dedicated companion all the way to your destination, going all out to help you in your pursuit of “unity in diversity in languages and cultures, excellence for learning, career and life”. we sincerely hope you will be able to release your dream here, and make your adolescence a completely worthy stay with us in four years time.

thank you!

亲爱的同学们，朋友们：

下午好！今天是我们学院令人高兴而难忘的重要日子。我们迎来了又一批年轻而富有朝气的年轻学子。大学就是就是在这样迎来送往的更迭中，彰显着自己活力。在此，我代表xx文理学院外国语学院全体教职员工，表达对你们的热烈欢迎，并感谢你们选择了，无论是志愿的还是勉强的，来到我们学院成为我们这个大家庭中的一员。

你们一定认为，大学就是培养你们为今后的生涯做好准备之地。 正如美国密西根大学前校长，教育家杜德斯达所说，大学的一个目的，“就是用知识和理性来武装学生，使其成为良好的公民并过上有意义的生活。”确实如此。不过它的确还有更重要的功能。梁启超说过，上大学最重要的目的是“为了学做人”，学习成长为“知者不惑，仁者不忧，勇者不惧的人”。大学里所有学科的学习，知识的吸取，都只不过是“做人所需要的手段，不能说专靠这些就能达到做人的目的”。他认为，大学这几年，就能决定“你成不成人”。那么如何成为一个不惑、不忧、不惧，对社会、国家及家庭都有用的人呢？

中国传统文化的价值观是：欲做人，先立志。所以，我要给大家的第一个忠告就是立志。王阳明说过：“志不立，天下无可成之事”。毛泽东的老师杨昌济曾对毛泽东及他的同学们说：“一个人的作为大小，本源于志向高低。无志者，天才可以归庸碌；有志者，陇亩亦可飞鸿鹄。” 我们都见证了这些立大志者最后在各自领域里取得的巨大成功。就我们刚走进大学校园的年轻学子而言，也需早立高远志向，因为它可以引导我们无论身处何处，都会排除干扰，克服困难，在我们生命力最旺盛、求知欲最强烈、创造力最勃发又最具可塑性的大学时光，博览群书，追求“大学问”，练就“大视野”，为最终实现自己的人生志向打下坚实的基础。余光中说：“理想会使人出众”，马云用自己的行为生动地诠释了这句话。他在清华大学讲演时对那里的学生说：祝贺你们考进了一所仅次于杭州师范学院的好大学。马云立志于杭州师范学院，最终成为全国商界翘楚，可谓有志者，成功不为出处所困。我们今做外语学院学子，是否也具有“今为文理外语人，他日载誉报母校”的豪情？

有了志向，还须坚守。所以我给大家的第二个忠告就是坚守。富兰克林说过：“我从未曾见过一个早起、勤奋、谨慎、诚实的人抱怨命运不好；良好的品格，优良的习惯，坚强的意志，是不会被假设所谓的命运击败的。”马云XX年前去纽约失败而归，但他从不曾放弃，XX年后的XX年他带给了美国纽交所史上最大的一单首次公开募股（ipo）。坚守是实现理想的动力，在当今物欲横流，各种诱惑环伺的时候，越能坚守，成功的可能性就越大。坚守需要意味着付出持续的努力， 而努力从没有替代品，任何成就均需通过努力才能得到。正如尼采所言：“如果这世界上真有奇迹，那只是努力的另一个名字。”人的耐心决定其境界：付出一点就想马上就想有回报的，只能做钟点工。坚守，还意味着某些放弃，即放弃那些有碍自己实现理想的事情和行为。著名教育学家马卡连柯说：“坚强的意志，不仅是想什么就获得什么的那种本事，也是迫使自己在必要的时候放弃什么的那种本事。”我们可以问问自己，年轻人最常见的拖沓和懒惰，以及过早的享乐思想，是否在侵蚀着我们的意志，妨碍着我们实现我们的理想？

墨子曰“志行，为也”，是说意志付于行动，才是作为。我给大家第三个忠告便是行动。时间滚滚向前，大学四年弹指一挥间。现代社会竞争激烈，自己无所作为当然可怕，但更可怕的是和自己一样优秀甚至更优秀的人行动更快。行动意味着找准下手之处，要点是“正确地做正确的事”。同学们应尽快明确自己的目标，先从砍掉边际价值最低的事情开始，规划四年的学习生涯，使治学中的每一寸光阴变得更有价值。 学会与时间赛跑，不要让光阴在玩游戏、发微博、刷微信、聊qq中无谓蹉跎。在导师的帮助下，及早要作好行动规划，逻辑而理性地安排每个步骤，“专时专用”方能提高行动效率。

故曰：立志使人致远，坚守使人优秀，行动使人进步。

同学们，大学是一个知识思想汇聚提炼的地方，是你们开始体现人生价值的炫丽舞台。 外国语学院全体教职员工将与你们一道前行，帮助你们“追求语言与文化之多元融合，实现学业、事业和人生之卓越 ”。祝愿你们在此四年的学习时间里，放飞梦想，绽放出你们青春的风采。

谢谢大家！