honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
first of all, let me take this chance to present to you a set of data that i hope won't bore you since the source is china daily.
china's tourism revenue last year reached 500 billion rmb, an increase of 10.5 percent from the year before, and comprised more than 5% of china's gdp. according to experts, this number will grow to 8% in the coming ten years and more than 40 million jobs will be created.
as a student majoring in economics, i can't be more sensitive to the essential meanings behind these numbers. they mean progress, prosperity, employment and stability.
however, as a conscientious chinese and citizen of the world, i can't help but care more about the losses incurred in this transaction, by which i mean the disturbing images of environmental destruction, which leads to ecological crisis. the global environment has changed for the worse during the past few years, and tourism is partly to blame. take china for example, in order to attract tourists, many unknown places are built into resorts. forests are cleared, prairies trampled, rivers and lakes 6)contaminated, wild animals are driven away, plants jeopardized and secluded populations disturbed.
if this seems too remote and abstract, my own traveling experience may speak louder here. last year i took a tour around emei mountain in sichuan province. like most tourists, i was eager to embrace nature and enjoy its beauty. however, as soon as i got on the bus, the stench of gasoline and the noise of the engine tainted my appreciation of the wonderful scenery and the tranquility of the country road. when we finally arrived, what i saw was not a beautiful landscape but crowds of people; what i heard was not the melodious singing of birds, but yelling and bargaining from the gift shops; what i smelled was not the fresh mountain air, but stinking suffocating smoke coming out of small dirty restaurants. moreover, i could not understand why the lovely monkeys living there had to take photos with tourists all day; why the beautiful butterflies and flowers had become lifeless samples in shop windows; why the strongest impressions i had was trash scattered everywhere on the ground.
however, this is not the end of the story. before i left emei, i met a group of kids in an ecotourism program with the slogan: “experiencing, learning and protecting.” when i saw their young hands picking up trash from the ground, when i felt their enjoyment and harmonious relationship with the animals, when i found their purest eyes filled with passion and love for nature, i realized to my great satisfaction that there doesn't have to be a tradeoff between tourism and ecology, because deep within us is an inclination toward natural beauty and a desire to protect it. yes, environmental problems will eventually ease with the advancement of science and technology and improvement of our management system. however, an increase of ecological education and hands-on environmental involvement of our fellow citizens will do even better. to realize this, the best way for us lies in tourism itself because nothing other than nature can teach us how to love and cherish our sweetest home. at the end of my speech, please let me quote bob dylan:
how many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?
how many times must a man look up before he can see the sky?
how many years can a mountain exist before it's washed to the sea?
the answer, my friend, is not in the wind-the answer is ours! thank you!
尊敬的法官，女士們，先生們，早上好。
首先，讓我借此機會向你介紹一組我希望不會讓你生的一組數據，因為這是中國日報的來源。
中國去年旅游收入達到500000000000元，比上年增長百分之10.5，占中國國內生產總值的5%以上。據專家介紹，這一數字將在未來十年內增長至8%，將創(chuàng)造40000000多個就業(yè)崗位。
作為經濟學專業(yè)的學生，我不能對這些數字背后的基本含義更敏感。它們意味著進步、繁榮、就業(yè)和穩(wěn)定。
然而，作為一個有良知的中國人和世界公民，我不能不關心這項交易所產生的損失，我是說，這是一個令人不安的環(huán)境破壞性的形象，導致生態(tài)危機。在過去幾年中，全球環(huán)境變差了，旅游業(yè)也在一定程度上歸咎于這一變化。以中國為例，為了吸引游客，許多未知的地方都建在度假村里。森林被砍伐，草原被踐踏，河流和湖泊6）污染，野生動物被趕走，植物的危害和與世隔絕的人群不安。
如果這似乎太遙遠而抽象，我的旅行經歷可能會在這里大聲說。去年我參觀了四川省峨眉山。像大多數游客一樣，我渴望擁抱大自然，欣賞它的美麗。然而，當我上了車，汽油的惡臭和發(fā)動機的噪音污染了我的欣賞風景和寧靜的鄉(xiāng)村路。當我們終于來到，我看到的不是一個美麗的景觀，但人群；我聽到的不是鳥兒的悠揚的歌聲，但“談判從禮品店；我聞到的不是山中的新鮮空氣，但臭令人窒息的煙霧出來的骯臟的小餐館。此外，我不明白為什么可愛的猴子生活在那里的游客一整天都要拍照，為什么美麗的蝴蝶和花已經成為沒有生命的樣品在商店櫥窗，為什么我烈的印象是垃圾散落在地面上。
然而，這并不是故事的結尾。在我離開峨眉，我的口號是一個生態(tài)旅游項目遇到了一群孩子：“經歷，學習和保護?！爱斘铱吹剿麄兊哪贻p的手從地上揀起垃圾，當我覺得自己的享受和與動物和諧的關系，當我發(fā)現他們的眼神充滿了激情和愛自然，我意識到我的偉大的滿意，不需要一個旅游與生態(tài)之間的權衡，因為在我們的內心深處是一個傾向于自然美和渴望保護它。是的，環(huán)境問題最終會隨著科學技術的進步和我們管理體制的改進而得到緩解。然而，增加生態(tài)教育和實踐環(huán)境的參與我們的同胞將做得更好。要實現這一點，的方式是旅游本身，因為沒有什么比自然可以教我們如何去愛和珍惜我們的甜蜜的家。在我的演講結束了，請讓我引用迪倫：
在你叫他一個人之前，一個人要走多少路？
一個人要多少次才能看到天空？
一座山要在它被沖刷到大海前幾年才能生存？
答案，我的朋友，是不是在風中的答案是我們的！謝謝你！
first of all, let me take this chance to present to you a set of data that i hope won't bore you since the source is china daily.
china's tourism revenue last year reached 500 billion rmb, an increase of 10.5 percent from the year before, and comprised more than 5% of china's gdp. according to experts, this number will grow to 8% in the coming ten years and more than 40 million jobs will be created.
as a student majoring in economics, i can't be more sensitive to the essential meanings behind these numbers. they mean progress, prosperity, employment and stability.
however, as a conscientious chinese and citizen of the world, i can't help but care more about the losses incurred in this transaction, by which i mean the disturbing images of environmental destruction, which leads to ecological crisis. the global environment has changed for the worse during the past few years, and tourism is partly to blame. take china for example, in order to attract tourists, many unknown places are built into resorts. forests are cleared, prairies trampled, rivers and lakes 6)contaminated, wild animals are driven away, plants jeopardized and secluded populations disturbed.
if this seems too remote and abstract, my own traveling experience may speak louder here. last year i took a tour around emei mountain in sichuan province. like most tourists, i was eager to embrace nature and enjoy its beauty. however, as soon as i got on the bus, the stench of gasoline and the noise of the engine tainted my appreciation of the wonderful scenery and the tranquility of the country road. when we finally arrived, what i saw was not a beautiful landscape but crowds of people; what i heard was not the melodious singing of birds, but yelling and bargaining from the gift shops; what i smelled was not the fresh mountain air, but stinking suffocating smoke coming out of small dirty restaurants. moreover, i could not understand why the lovely monkeys living there had to take photos with tourists all day; why the beautiful butterflies and flowers had become lifeless samples in shop windows; why the strongest impressions i had was trash scattered everywhere on the ground.
however, this is not the end of the story. before i left emei, i met a group of kids in an ecotourism program with the slogan: “experiencing, learning and protecting.” when i saw their young hands picking up trash from the ground, when i felt their enjoyment and harmonious relationship with the animals, when i found their purest eyes filled with passion and love for nature, i realized to my great satisfaction that there doesn't have to be a tradeoff between tourism and ecology, because deep within us is an inclination toward natural beauty and a desire to protect it. yes, environmental problems will eventually ease with the advancement of science and technology and improvement of our management system. however, an increase of ecological education and hands-on environmental involvement of our fellow citizens will do even better. to realize this, the best way for us lies in tourism itself because nothing other than nature can teach us how to love and cherish our sweetest home. at the end of my speech, please let me quote bob dylan:
how many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?
how many times must a man look up before he can see the sky?
how many years can a mountain exist before it's washed to the sea?
the answer, my friend, is not in the wind-the answer is ours! thank you!
尊敬的法官，女士們，先生們，早上好。
首先，讓我借此機會向你介紹一組我希望不會讓你生的一組數據，因為這是中國日報的來源。
中國去年旅游收入達到500000000000元，比上年增長百分之10.5，占中國國內生產總值的5%以上。據專家介紹，這一數字將在未來十年內增長至8%，將創(chuàng)造40000000多個就業(yè)崗位。
作為經濟學專業(yè)的學生，我不能對這些數字背后的基本含義更敏感。它們意味著進步、繁榮、就業(yè)和穩(wěn)定。
然而，作為一個有良知的中國人和世界公民，我不能不關心這項交易所產生的損失，我是說，這是一個令人不安的環(huán)境破壞性的形象，導致生態(tài)危機。在過去幾年中，全球環(huán)境變差了，旅游業(yè)也在一定程度上歸咎于這一變化。以中國為例，為了吸引游客，許多未知的地方都建在度假村里。森林被砍伐，草原被踐踏，河流和湖泊6）污染，野生動物被趕走，植物的危害和與世隔絕的人群不安。
如果這似乎太遙遠而抽象，我的旅行經歷可能會在這里大聲說。去年我參觀了四川省峨眉山。像大多數游客一樣，我渴望擁抱大自然，欣賞它的美麗。然而，當我上了車，汽油的惡臭和發(fā)動機的噪音污染了我的欣賞風景和寧靜的鄉(xiāng)村路。當我們終于來到，我看到的不是一個美麗的景觀，但人群；我聽到的不是鳥兒的悠揚的歌聲，但“談判從禮品店；我聞到的不是山中的新鮮空氣，但臭令人窒息的煙霧出來的骯臟的小餐館。此外，我不明白為什么可愛的猴子生活在那里的游客一整天都要拍照，為什么美麗的蝴蝶和花已經成為沒有生命的樣品在商店櫥窗，為什么我烈的印象是垃圾散落在地面上。
然而，這并不是故事的結尾。在我離開峨眉，我的口號是一個生態(tài)旅游項目遇到了一群孩子：“經歷，學習和保護?！爱斘铱吹剿麄兊哪贻p的手從地上揀起垃圾，當我覺得自己的享受和與動物和諧的關系，當我發(fā)現他們的眼神充滿了激情和愛自然，我意識到我的偉大的滿意，不需要一個旅游與生態(tài)之間的權衡，因為在我們的內心深處是一個傾向于自然美和渴望保護它。是的，環(huán)境問題最終會隨著科學技術的進步和我們管理體制的改進而得到緩解。然而，增加生態(tài)教育和實踐環(huán)境的參與我們的同胞將做得更好。要實現這一點，的方式是旅游本身，因為沒有什么比自然可以教我們如何去愛和珍惜我們的甜蜜的家。在我的演講結束了，請讓我引用迪倫：
在你叫他一個人之前，一個人要走多少路？
一個人要多少次才能看到天空？
一座山要在它被沖刷到大海前幾年才能生存？
答案，我的朋友，是不是在風中的答案是我們的！謝謝你！