1996 Session
Time: March 22, 1996
Venue: Gloria Plaza Hotel, Beijing
Topic: 15 Years On: Preparing for the Next Century
Champion: Liu Xin, Nanjing University
To us young people, challenge often emerges in the form of competition. In
the next century, competition will not only come from other college graduates,
but also from people of all ages, of all origins. With increasing international
exchanges, we have to face growing competition from the whole outside world.
This is calling for a higher level of our personal development.
- Excerpt from Liu Xin's speech
第一届
比赛日期：1996年3月22日
比赛地点：北京凯莱大酒店
演讲主题：风雨兼程十五载--迎接新世纪的曙光（庆祝《中国日报》创刊十五周年）
冠军：刘欣，南京大学，在1996年英国国际演讲比赛上获冠军
1997 Session
Time: March 14, 1997
Venue: Radisson SAS Hotel, Beijing
Topic: Me, My Country and the World
Champion: Li Shu, Sichuan University
A Chinese philosopher, Feng Youlan, once said China is an old nation with a
new life. To us, that means this country with long, long history is on its
course of modernization. I am encouraged every time I think of it. I do believe
China really has a bright future, if it seeks this opportunity to continue
building roads to the world. I see the future as a huge project in which I can
play an important role. China needs more and better roads to the rest of the
world. I feel needed. I feel inspired. I'm ready.
- Excerpt from Li Shu's speech
第二届
比赛日期：1997年3月14日
比赛地点：北京皇家大饭店
演讲主题：我、我的祖国和世界
冠军：李舒，四川大学
1998 Session
Time: March 13, 1998
Venue: Kempinski Hotel Lufthansa Centre, Beijing
Topic: The East and the West: Can We Live in two Cultures?
Champion: Liang Limin, Beijing Foreign Studies University
We live at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problems as
ethnic conflicts and regional unrest are increasingly posing a threat to the
peace and happiness of the whole human race. To cope with such an era and to
embrace an even brighter future, we need to learn to live more harmoniously in a
world community which is becoming smaller and smaller.
- Excerpt from Liang Limin's speech
第三届
比赛日期：1998年3月13日
比赛地点：北京燕莎中心凯宾斯基饭店
演讲主题：从东方到西方--如何面对两种文化的冲撞？
冠军：梁励敏，北京外国语大学
1999 Session
Time: March 26, 1999
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Shanghai
Topic: People and Nature - In Search of Harmony in a New Age
Champion: Cai Li, Nanjing University
What happened to this beautiful valley in Australia should also happen to our
Yellow River and, in fact, it is happening. I have seen farmers planting trees
on mountains along the Yellow River. I have seen them climb the mountain tops
with seedlings on their shoulders because they had no machinery. I have seen
them pour on trees the water they carried up in buckets from miles down the
valley. These farmers are quietly nourishing our Yellow River, just as the river
has nourished them.
- Excerpt from Cai Li's speech
第四届
比赛日期：1999年3月26日
比赛地点：上海静安希尔顿饭店
演讲主题：人与自然--寻求一个更为和睦发展的新世纪
冠军：蔡力，南京大学，在1999年国际演讲比赛上获"最佳非英语国家选手奖"
2000 Session
Time: March 24, 2000
Venue: White Swan Hotel, Guangzhou
Topic: My Definition of Success
Champion: Chen Heng, Shanghai International Studies University
If a person inherits his father's millions of dollars and leads an easy life,
he is not a successful person even in material terms, because there are no
difficulties involved in his achieving affluence. The term "success", to be
sure, will not sit still for easy definition. But as I understand it, the true
meaning of success entails a combination of both the process and the
satisfactory result of an endeavour.
- Excerpt from Chen Heng's speech
第五届
比赛日期：2000年3月24日
比赛地点：广州白天鹅宾馆
演讲主题：成功之我见
冠军：陈恒，上海外国语大学
2001 Session
Time: March 30, 2001
Venue: Beijing International Convention Centre
Topic: Beijing 2008: the Meaning of the Bid
Champion: Qi Yue, Beijing Language and Culture University
The first and foremost thing is to let people fall in love with the city at
first sight, attracting them by its unique image. What image does Beijing intend
to create for itself once it has the opportunity to host the 2008 Olympics? It
is known to all that the Beijing Municipal Government has already set the theme
for the future games: New Beijing, Great Olympics. For me, the 2008 Olympics
will be a great green Olympics illuminated with two more special colors, yellow
and red.
- Excerpt from Qi Yue's speech
第六届
比赛日期：2001年3月30日
比赛地点：北京国际会议中心
演讲主题：北京2008：申奥意义之我见
冠军：戚悦，北京语言文化大学
2002 Session
Time: March 28, 2002
Venue: Chengdu International Exhibition & Convention Centre
Topic: Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for China's Younger
Generation
Champion: Sun Ning, Beijing Foreign Studies University
Like many young people of my age in China, I want to see my country get
prosperous and enjoy respect in the international community. But it seems to me
that mere patriotism is not just enough. It is vitally important that we young
people do more serious thinking and broaden our minds to bigger issues.
- Excerpt from Sun Ning's speech
第七届
比赛日期：2002年3月28日
比赛地点：成都国际会议展览中心
演讲主题：全球化：中国年轻一代所面临的挑战与机遇
冠军：孙宁，北京外国语大学
2003 Session
Time: April 10, 2003
Venue: Nanjing Culture & Art Centre
Topic: Tourism and Ecology: Learning Through Travel
Champion: Gu Qiubei, Shanghai International Studies University
The other night, as I saw the moon linger over the land and before it was
sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs. I found myself humming
softly, not to the music, but to something else, someplace else, a place
remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seem to have been
except the deer. And all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feeling
that it's time for us to do something, for our own and our coming generation.
- Excerpt from Gu Qiubei's speech
第八届
比赛日期：2003年4月10日
比赛地点：南京文化艺术中心
演讲主题：旅游与生态保护：在旅游中培养环保意识
冠军：顾秋蓓，上海外国语大学
2004 Session
Time: April 8, 2004
Venue: Wuhan International Convention & Exhibition Center
Topic: College Education in Today's Competitive World: Challenges and
Opportunities for Students
Champion: Hong Ye, Nanjing University
Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I believe there have never
been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today. The
doors open to us also pose challenges. Each door is a test of our courage,
ability and judgment, but with the support of my teachers, parents and friends,
I believe I can meet the challenge head on.
- Excerpt from Hong Ye's speech
第九届
比赛日期：2004年4月8日
比赛地点：武汉国际会议中心
演讲主题：市场竞争时代的大学教育:当今大学生所面临的机遇和挑战
冠军：洪晔，南京大学
2005 Session
Time: April 8-10, 2005
Venue: Beijing Friendship Hotel
Topic: The Impact of Globalization on Traditional Chinese Values
Champion: Xia Peng, Nanjing University
Our ancestors liked to build walls. They built walls in Beijing, Xi'an,
Nanjing and many other cities, and they built the Great Wall, which snakes
through half of our country. I have to admit that we do have many walls in
China, and as we are developing our country, we must carefully examine them,
whether they are physical or intangible. We will keep some walls but tear down
those that impede China's development.
- Excerpt from Xia Peng's speech
Reports and Publications
Since the beginning, this Competition has attracted national media attention.
To benefit more English learners, the organizing committee publishes the
speeches and videos of the top 10 winners every year. For the tenth anniversary,
the organizing committee published a comprehensive book: "Speaking for success".
第十届
比赛日期：2005年4月8－10日
比赛地点：北京友谊宾馆
演讲主题：全球化时代的中国传统理念
冠军：夏鹏,南京大学,在2005年英国国际演讲比赛上获冠军和"最受观众欢迎奖"
