Between the preparation and the work,the apprenticeship and the actualdealing with a task or an art,there comes, in the experience of many young men,aperiod of uncertainty and wandering which is often misunderstood and counted astime wasted,when it is, in fact, a period rich in full and free development.
It is as natural for ardent and courageous youth to wish to know what is inlife, what it means, and what it holds for its children,as for a child to reachfor and search the things that surround and attract it.Behind every real workerin the world is a real man, and a man has a right to know the conditions underwhich he must live,and the choices of knowledge, power, and activity which areoffered him.In the education of many men and women, therefore, there comes theyear of wandering;the experience of traveling from knowledge to knowledge andfrom occupation to occupation.
The forces which go to the making of a powerful man can rarely be adjustedand blended without some disturbance of relations and conditions.Thisdisturbance is sometimes injurious, because it affects the moral foundationsupon which character rests;and for this reason the significance of theexperience in its relation to development ought to be sympatheticallystudied.The birth of the imagination and of the passions, the perception of therichness of life,and the consciousness of the possession of the power to masterand use that wealth, create a critical moment in the history of youth,—a momentricher in possibilities of all kinds than comes at any later period.
Agitation and ferment of soul are inevitable in that wonderful moment.Thereare times when agitation is as normal as is self-control at other and lesscritical times.The year of wandering is not a manifestation of aimlessness, butof aspiration,and that in its ferment and uncertainty youth is often guided toand finally prepared for its task.
尊敬的各位领导、各位老师、各位来宾、亲爱的同学们：
大家上午好!
踏着五月的脚步，我们又迎来了“六、一”国际儿童节，今天我们欢聚在一起，共同庆祝这一节日。
听，小鸟在歌唱，这是在感谢广阔的天穹、浓密的树荫;看，绿叶在飘舞，这是在感谢阳光和雨露。而我们能在学校里快乐的学习，首先要感谢我们最尊敬的老师，是你为我们打开了知识的大门，是你教会我们懂得是与非，你春蚕丝尽、蜡炬成灰的奉献，勤勤恳恳、循循善诱的教诲，慈母严父般的真爱，都如甘甜清泉、春风化雨滋润着我们的心田，培育我们健康成长。在今天这个快乐的日子里，请让我代表所有的同学向你们道一声：谢谢您!老师!您辛苦了!
亲爱的同学们，虽然岁月无痕，可是美丽的校园印证着我们的成长，记载着我们的欢歌笑语，注视着我们的努力拼搏。我们是祖国的未来，民族的希望，今天我们是光荣的少先队员，明天将成为建设祖国的栋梁，大海在召唤我们扬帆远航，高山在激励我们奋力攀登，同学们，让我们携起手来，在知识的海洋中，踏浪而歌，奋勇前进，创造新辉煌，谱写新篇章。。
谢谢大家，再一次祝大家节日快乐!
The Olympics are just around the corner. Today I want to talk about good manners and courtesy.
We Chinese have always been respected and highly praised for good manners and courtesy which have as well become precious traditions of our people. In a couple of weeks beyond a large number of foreign friends will come to China to join us in enjoying the Olympics.
Before foreign guests we should have an easy manner and behave politely and warm-heartedly.
In public places such ugly behaviors as uproar pushing or squeezing together spitting and so on should be determinedly forbidden. In a sense each of us will not simply stand for ourselves but stand for China.
Therefore boys and girls let’s do it well right now and the eyes of the world are to on us!