英语演讲短文——餐后演说(精选多篇)

第一篇：英语演讲短文——餐后演说

英语演讲短文——餐后演说

it is a great honor and prestige to be asked to make a speech here tonight. i have chosen a rather serious, unpleasant subject for tonight's speech: it is the problem of trade friction between china and the united states.

it seems that criticism is directed mainly toward china for its large trade surplus vis-a-vis the united states. as of the summer of 1997, the annual surplus amounted to some us $ 50 billion. the reason for that is that automobiles and electronic products of china are outselling the american equivalents. criticism also goes to the closed market of china. americans demand that china open its market for american agricultural products such as crops, fruit, and food-meat, and that the complex chinese distribution system be simplified.

however, i think the basic posture the americans are taking needs to be changed. that is, americans tend to assume that the chinese are all to blame, and they also demand quick changes from the chinese. i think what we really need is a little more patience and effort to understand each other. mutual understanding is indispensable today when international interdependence is the rule.

i hope my speech will serve as "food for thought" and that you will be able to "digest" it well. thank you

notes:

trade friction:贸易摩擦

trade surplus:贸易盈余

outselling:卖得比...多

distribution system:行销体系

the chinese are all to blame:都是中国的错

food for thought:思考的食量

第二篇：英语演讲：餐后演说

it is a great honor and prestige to be asked to make a speech here tonight.

i have chosen a rather serious, unpleasant subject for tonights speech: it is the problem of trade friction between china and the united states.

it seems that criticism is directed mainly toward china for its large trade surplus vis-a-vis the united states.

as of the summer of 1997, the annual surplus amounted to some us $ 50 billion.

the reason for that is that automobiles and electronic products of china are outselling the american equivalents.

criticism also goes to the closed market of china.

americans demand that china open its market for american agricultural products such as crops, fruit, and food-meat, and that the complex chinese distribution system be simplified.

however, i think the basic posture the americans are taking needs to be changed.

that is, americans tend to assume that the chinese are all to blame, and they also demand quick changes from the chinese.

i think what we really need is a little more patience and effort to understand each other.

mutual understanding is indispensable today when international interdependence is the rule.

i hope my speech will serve as food for thought and that you will be able to digest it well.

thank you.

第三篇：经典英语演讲短文

青春常在 feeling of youth

no young man believes he shall ever die. it was a saying of my brother's, and a fine one. there is a feeling of eternity in youth, which makes us amend for everything. to be young is to be as one of the immortal gods. one half of time indeed is flown-the other half remains in store for us with all its countletreasures; for there is no line drawn, and we see no limit to our hopes and wishes. we make the coming age our own-

the vast, the unbounded prospect lies before us.

death. old age. are words without a meaning. that paby us like the idea air which we regard not. others may have undergone, or may still be liable to them-we "bear a charmed life“, which laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies. as in setting out on delightful journey, we strain our eager gaze forward-

bidding the lovely scenes at distance hail!

and see no end to the landscape, new objects presenting themselves as we advance; so, in the commencement of life, we set no bounds to our inclinations. nor to the unrestricted opportunities of gratifying them. we have as yet found no obstacle, no disposition to flag; and it seems that we can go on so forever. we look round in a new world, full of life, and motion, and ceaseleprogress; and feel in ourselves all the vigor and spirit to keep pace with it, and do not foresee from any present symptoms how we shall be left behind in the natural course of things, decline into old age, and drop into the grave. it is the simplicity, and as it were abstractedneof our feelings in youth, that (so to speak) identifies us with nature, and (our experience being slight and our passions strong) deludes us into a belief of being immortal like it. our short-lives connection with existence we fondly flatter ourselves, is an indissoluble and lasting union-a honeymoon that knows neither coldness, jar, nor separation. as infants smile and sleep, we are rocked in the cradle of our wayward fancies, and lulled into security by the roar of the universe around us0we quaff the cup of life with eager haste without draining it, instead of which it only overflows the more-objects prearound us, filling the mind with their magnitude and with the strong of desires that wait upon them, so that we have no room for the thoughts of death.

年轻人不相信自己会死。这是我哥哥的话，可算得一句妙语。青春有一种永生之感——它能弥补一切。人在青年时代好像一尊永生的神明。诚然，生命的一半已以消逝，但蕴藏着不尽财富的另一半还有所保留，我们对它也抱着无穷的希望和幻想。未来的时代完全属于我们——

无限辽阔的远景在我们面前展现

死亡，老年，不过是空话，毫无意义;我们听了，只耳边风，全不放在心上。这些事，别人也许经历过，或者可能要承受，但是我们自己，“在灵符护佑下度日”，对于诸如此类脆弱的念头，统统付之轻蔑的一笑。像是刚刚走上愉快的旅程，极目远眺——

向远方的美景欢呼!

此时，但觉好风光应接不暇，而且，前程更有美不胜收的新鲜景致。在这生活的开端，我们听任自己的志趣驰骋，放手给它们一切满足的机会。到此为止，我们还没有碰上过什么障碍，也没有感觉到什么疲惫，因此觉得还可以一直这样向前走去，直到永远。我们看到四周一派新天地——生机盎然，变动不居，日新月异;我们觉得自己活力充盈，精神饱满，可与宇宙并驾齐驱。而且，眼前也无任何迹象可以证明，在大自然的发展过程中，我们自己也会落伍，衰老，进入坟墓。由于年轻人天真单纯，可以说是茫然无知，因而将自己跟大自然划上等号;并且，由于经验少而感情盛，误以为自己也能和大自然一样永世长存。我们一厢情愿，痴心妄想，竟把自己在世上的暂时栖身，当作千古不变、万事长存的结合，好像没有冷淡、争执、离别的密月。像婴儿带着微笑入睡，我们躺在用自己编织成的摇篮里，让大千世界的万籁之声催哄我们安然入梦;我们急切切，兴冲冲地畅饮生命之杯，怎么也不会饮干，反而好像永远是满满欲溢;森罗万象纷至沓来，各种欲望随之而生，使我们腾不出工夫想死亡。

第四篇：英语演讲短文——表示感谢

英语演讲短文——表示感谢

first of all, i want to thank you all for coming to this party. i have thrown this party, because i wanted to thank you all for being kind to me while i have been here.

looking back, it seems like a very short five years living here and working together with you. my wife and i still remember the first day we arrived in los angeles, and every thing looked so huge, compared with things in taipei. the first several months were a difficult time, but we tried very hard to adapt ourselves to the new environment, new life style, and a new place of work. there were times of disappointment, anger, and humiliation, and there were also times of joy, excitement, and happiness, through them all, you have always been with us to share the sorrow and happiness, and we are deeply grateful to you for that.

millions of thanks to you all, and don't forget to finish your dinner before it gets cold.

notes:

being kind to me :关照

while i have been here:在我任职此地期间

through them all:始终

第五篇：英语演讲短文——年终餐会

we want to(：www.) thank all the people here for taking time out of your busy schedule at the busiest time of the year to come to our year-end party.

tonight we are very fortunate to have our friends from johnson company with us here to celebrate the year-end festivities together.

we all hope you will be able to have a good time tasting the chinese cuisine, drinking the chinese wine, and, above all, enjoying the chinese 'authentic' entertainment. our young talented employees are going to perform.

now, let us propose a toast to this happy occasion at the end of the year. (after all the cups glasses has been filled.)

here's to johnson's and good electric!

邀请外商客户参加年终餐会，使其见识中国人的[饮食文化]，这主意也是不错的。席间对于贵宾百忙之中抽空光临表示感谢之意，并且在请其品尝美酒佳肴欣赏余兴节目之际，带头举杯预祝双方今后的合作愉快。

注解：

1.authentic 正宗

2.propose a toast 举杯祝贺;[让我们为~干杯!]是 let's (propose a )toast to ~

3.抽空是 take the time out of ~ .[承蒙百忙之中抽空,不胜感激!]是thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule.