英语演讲稿changetheworld，changeours

　　goodevening，honorablejudges，ladiesandgentlemen。
　　it’smygreatpleasuretostandheretopresentmyspeechchangetheworld，changeourselves。
　　it’snoticablethatwesternholidaysarebecomingincreasinglypopulardaybyday，whilechinesetraditionalfestivalsarebeingsomewhatneglected。notlongbeforeabout10doctorsinbeijinguniversityandqinghuaunversityannouncedthatweshouldrejecttheinvasionofwesternholidays，becausetheyregardwesternholidaysasanchallengeagainstourtraditionalfestivalsandculture。
　　franklyspeaking，idon’tquiteagreewiththem。indeed，weshouldneverneglectorevendiscardourtraditonalfestivalsaschinaboastsabrillianthistoryandsplendidtraditions。butwhycan’tweabsorbthemeaningfulwesternholidaysandculture。
　　thereareobviousreasonswhysomewesternholidaysaresopopularinchina。ontheonehand，someofthewesternholidayswhichwechinesedon’thavearereasonableandmeaningful，suchasfather’sdayandaprilfool’sdayetc。ontheotherhand，theprevalenceofglobalizationenableswesternculturetoprevailinchina。overwhelmedbysuchatrend，chineseunconsiciouslygetinvolvedinwesternholidaysandculture。
　　withthefurtherdevelopmentofthewholeworld，theculturalcommunicationbetweendifferentcountriesandnationsbecomesfasterandmoreandmoreimportant。weareindeedfromdifferentnations，butwearethecitizensofthesameworld，sotheoutstandingcultureofdifferentnationsisthecommomwealthofeveryoneontheearth。theonlywayforustoprotectourtraditionalcultureistorejecttheforeignculture？theanswerisdefinitelyno。whatweoughttodoistosparenoefforttoeducatechinesetogettoknowandtreasureoursplendidtraditionsinsteadofrejectingforeignculture。onlybyeducatingcanwesetourconfidenceandbelieftowardsourculture。onlybyeducatingcanwepreserveandpromotethewealththatourancestersleftforus。
　　atlasti’dliketoshareafamousesayingofgandhiwithallofyou，thatis：ifyouwanttochangetheworld，thenyoumustchangeyourselffirst。