哈罗横琴举行了第三届双语演讲比赛

当我为这一次双语演讲比赛构思主题时，我立刻想到了 "身份 "这个概念。在一个新的国家，开始一所新的学校，总会让我思考自己的身份和对自己身份的认同感--我怎么说话，我来自哪里，是什么让我成为我自己。来到哈罗横琴这所中国的双语学校，我面临着另一个挑战，那就是如何在一个新的国家接受一种我还不会（说）的语言。这次双语演讲比赛为我们优秀的选手提供了一个机会，让他们分享如何用两种语言表达自己的个性之美，也让我对他们有了更多的了解。

很荣幸欣赏到如此精彩的双语演讲！我们今年演讲的主题是“身份”，什么意思呢？就是认识你自己。在希腊的阿波罗神庙上刻着一行字：“认识你自己”。自古以来这就是人类进步的必经之路。你是谁？你喜欢什么？你擅长干什么？你有什么独特的人生经历？其实，“做自己”是一件很需要勇气的事情。当外界给予你负面评价的时候你会不会认可自己的价值？当别人质疑你的时候你可否坚持自己的看法？希望大家都可以勇敢做自己，成为你最想成为的人！

the third Bilingual Speech Competition

When I was thinking of the theme for my first Bilingual Speech Competition here at Harrow Hengqin, I immediately thought of the idea of identity. Starting a new school, in a new country, always makes me think about my own identity and a sense of acceptance for who I am – how I speak, where I come from, what makes me me. Coming to Harrow Hengqin as a bilingual school in China posed another challenge to be accepted in a new country with a language that I cannot (yet) speak. This Bilingual Speech Competition has offered our wonderful competitors the opportunity to share the beauty of how they can use both languages to express their own identities – and help me to understand a little more about them as individuals.

It's an honour to enjoy such a wonderful bilingual speech! The topic of our speech is "Identity". What does it mean? It means to know yourself. On the Greek temple of Apollo there is a line that says "Know thyself". From the beginning of time this has been the way of human progress. Who are you? What do you like? What are you good at? What are your unique life experiences? In fact, 'being yourself' is something that takes courage. Will you recognise your own value when the outside world gives you negative comments? Will you stand up for yourself when others question you? I hope everyone can be brave enough to be themselves and become the person they most want to be!