希望之星英语大赛大学组9号选手谢睿：演讲稿

　　三、比赛演讲稿

　　Through the Camera Lens

　　Believe it or not, my hobby of taking pictures has changed the way I look at our world. I used to see, through the camera lens, only the good things in nature, and in society.

　　Then a trip in Yunnan made a big change in what I see through my camera. As you all know, Yunnan has beautiful scenery—green hills and clear waters. During an excursion in the countryside, I was attracted by some nice little houses in tranquil surroundings. I pointed my camera at them. As I was about to press the button, my eyes fell on some grayish queer-looking things dangling form a bamboo pole spanning (or “resting on”?) two small trees in front of a house. When I took a closer look, I saw a dozen carcasses of birds, all plucked and gutted, being dried in the sun. I was shocked by this scene. How can human beings be so cruel to these innocent creatures? Don’t we share the earth with them? If the ecological balance is upset, how can the human race survive and be happy? I was sickened by such wonton killing of protected animals, by this downright stupid act. I took a picture of this awful scene, not to show that I have been to this place, but to remind myself and all who see it, that we are faced with ecological disasters.

　　It’s not enough just to record and condemn such a savage act. Let’s do something before it is too late.

　　透过镜头看世界

　　不论你是否相信，一个人的兴趣爱好真的是可以改变他对世界的看法。今天我将以我的爱好――摄影，作为例子，阐述它是怎样令我从一个新的角度看世界的。

　　当我还在念高中时，由于受到爱好摄影的父亲影响，我逐渐也爱上了摄影。最初，拍照对于我来说只是一种乐趣，因为我的照片展现的全是美好的世界----大自然的美丽风景，欣欣向荣的城市等。后来，通过镜头，我逐渐的发现了各种各样的人和事----有的让人高兴，有的让人悲伤；有好事也有坏事。

　　一次云南之旅令我从相机镜头中看到了另一个世界。云南，以她的优美的风景著称，那儿到处是青山绿水。可是当我在某天外出参观举起相机想把这美好的一切都装入我心爱的“小匣子”里时，意外地发现了许多只塑料袋在“随风起舞”――白的，黑的，彩色的。这些不速之客的出现使得原本如画的风景顿时失色，我的心情也随之黯然。人们在开发旅游的同时给大自然带来了多大的伤害啊！

　　自打从云南回来后，我越发注意到我们的生活环境在不断地被污染、被破坏。不论我走到哪儿，我总可以在镜头里捕捉人们污染破坏大自然的恶劣行经。朋友们，我们的环境正遭到破坏，我们的地球母亲正在受难，让我们行动起来，共同创建美好家园！