第1篇
Ladiesandgentlemen,esteemedaudience,
Good[morning/afternoon/evening]!ItsmygreatpleasuretostandbeforeyoutodaytosharewithyoualittlebitofthejoythatEnglishbringsintoourlives.Now,Iknowwhatyourethinking–twominutes?ThatsnotenoughtimetocoverthewondersofEnglish!Butfearnot,forIpromisetopackasmuchfunandfascinationaspossibleintothesefleetingmoments.
First,letstalkabouttheoriginofEnglish.Itsalanguagethathastraveledtheworld,borrowingwordsandphrasesfromvariousculturesalongtheway.Imagineifwehadtolearnanewlanguageeverytimewetraveledtoanewcountry!ButthankstoEnglish,wecancommunicatewithmillionsofpeopleacrosstheglobe.So,letscelebratethelinguisticjourneythathasbroughtustothispoint.
Now,letsdiveintosomefunfactsaboutEnglish.DidyouknowthattherearemorewordsintheEnglishlanguagethananyotherlanguageintheworld?Thatsright!Withover1millionwords,Englishisatreasuretroveofvocabulary.Andletsnotforgetaboutitsirregularities.Forexample,IbeforeEexceptafterC–howmanytimeshaveweallstumbledoverthisrule?Yet,itaddstothecharmofthelanguage.
ButEnglishisntjustaboutwords;itsalsoaboutexpressionsandidioms.Haveyoueverheardthephrasekickthebucket?Itmightsoundabitominous,butitactuallymeanstodie.Orhowabouthitthehay?Thatonereferstogoingtobed.Theseexpressionsaddcolorandpersonalitytoourconversations,makingthemmoreengagingandfun.
Now,letstalkaboutEnglishinpopculture.HowmanyofyouhavewatchedamovieoraTVshowinEnglish?WhetheritsaclassiclikeGonewiththeWindoramodernhitlikeTheMarvelCinematicUniverse,Englishhasbecomethegloballanguageofcinema.Itsabridgethatconnectsustostoriesandcharactersfromallovertheworld.
AndletsnotforgetabouttheEnglishlanguagesroleinmusic.FromtheBeatlestoTaylorSwift