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hey ,dear friends here ,i have a speech contest soon ,and i just finished my paper ,can anyone help me to revise it a littlt bit?reallyyyyy appreciate it a lot!!!!!!!!
COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER DAY
Ladies and gentlemen, I am chengyuting, a sophomore who majors in textile engineering.At the first of my speech,I would like to introduce you a famous ancient song which goes like this : what a beautiful night is this ?Drifting down midstream of this river.What a graceful day is this? Same boat with the prince .So grateful for the fondness to meet with your gracious consent.I am thrilled and my heart beat like a hammer to even get to see you. My dear prince ,trees live on mountains and branches live on trees . There is my heart living for you,but you never know.Maybe some of you already know the name of this song,yeah ,it is exactly the song of yueren ,the very first translated song in Chinese history ,which is recorded in Chuci .
Two thousand and five hundred years ago,an ordinary girl from yue state fell in love the prince of chu state at the very first sight.Brave as she ,she sang a song in her language to express her love to the prince.Some assumed that the prince finally did not make it to the girl who is deeply into him,leaving that girl alone waiting for him by the river.The others reckoned that the prince came back to find the girl and they lived happily together like all the fairy tales.I would prefer the latter one.In spite of the language and class difference ,true love can be sent from heart to heart without words.
It is amazing that how vividly and appealing this song is .Describing a young girl’s pure love in such a gentle way.
It is typical that most Chinese ancient songs or poems have a story behind them.Those stories may be happy or sad.But no matter what ,they are all beautiful just like quietly blooming flowers.With five thousand year’s culture , we prefer to express our feelings in a reserved (or veiled) way.We find it more meaningful to say There is a heart living for you than I love you.That is what makes our culture profound and unique.You cannot find it in any other country.It is like a bottle of aged wine ,take a sip and the aftertastes will be everlasting.
If I shall compare our ancient culture to a summer day , then the song of yueren will just be a (?)freeze that blew across you gently.May it not be that important ,but it will definitely make you refreshed and amazed that how extensive and profound our culture can be.
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