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1、Why couldnt we learn English well?For half a century, we kept asking ourselves a question on how can we learn English well rather than why we couldnt? We spent years reciting vocabulary, remembering every single word, but unable to read between the lines Virginia Woolf. We spent years learning gramm
2、ar, earning high grades over all the tests, but unable to utter a complete sentence expressing our own ideas; we spent years imitating the English accent, drilling on the phonetic symbols time and time again, but unable to initiate a meaningful conversation about global affairs. Efforts spent, money
3、 wasted, we tried so hard but failed so miserably. Asking the wrong question cannot lead us to the right answer. Let us ask the question again: why couldnt we learn English well? The answer is simple and straightforward, because we treat English language as a tool to pass exams or to make money or t
4、o show off in a game. In return, English treats us as a machine, a slave, a chess piece, depriving the nobility of human beings. We believe language should be treated differently, and we are here today to say it to you.We believe language is an instinct, an instinct of curiosity, a desire to explore
5、 the unknown, to empathize with strangers, to listen to the whisper of the voiceless and to empower the underprivileged. We also believe this instinct is equal to everyone, everyone however petty and low is entitled to have.We believe language is a history, a history in which Socrates made his apolo
6、gy to the jury, Confucius lectured on noble man, Shakespeare read his sonnets aloud, Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, and the young men and young women in 19th century introducing the west to China in order to revive their motherland. It is a history, the weak are not defeated by t
7、he strong, the kind prevail over the evil and the wise stand on the high ground seeing through the mist of stupidity and ignorance.We believe language is the present, the present of uncertainties. The maelstroms of daily circumstance, the mart of economic strife and gain, the flooded information, th
8、e fragmented time, all these make learning a language extremely hard. Therefore we must focus, we must think critically and differently, keep our eyes wide open ears sharp and above all our heart beating.We believe language is a challenge, a challenge to test our strength and perseverance, a challen
9、ge once overcome, we will not live in selfblindness and arrogance, but see the true world and our true self.We believe language is a bridge linking east and west, past and present. Through this bridge, we could/can build our cultural confidence, spread Chinese civilization and learn from the univers
10、al values.So we convene today to dedicate ourselves to this expedition, to hold this torch lighting the darkness, to emancipate, to guide, to inspire and to motivate,even at the cost of our lives. So we convene today to learn English as a language. Start from reading daily news of the Economist, rea
11、ding behind Hamlet and reading across the best sellers from The New York Times. So we convene today to vow against the oppression of utilitarianism. We are the rebels against the establishments.Let us go back to the fundamentals, let us go back to the musts.If you have suffered enough, if you cant b
12、ear the mediocrity, if you feel lost or isolated fbr a long time, if you want to start anew, please hear this:Young men and women everywhere, proclaim it far and wide. The earth is yours and fullness thereof. Be kind but be fierce. You are needed now than ever before. Take up the mantle of change, for this is your time.Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill.