敬爱的老师，亲爱的同学们，早上好！今天我要分享的主题是「复兴壮大礼仪之邦」。

中国，一个拥有五千年历史的文明古国，中华民族素来也是有一个温文尔雅、落落大方的文明礼仪之邦。荀子云：“不学礼，无以立，人无礼则不生，事无礼则不成，国无礼则不宁。”文明礼仪不仅是学习、生活的根基，更是我们在未来展翅翱翔的羽翼。

礼仪是一个人乃至一个民族、一个国家文化修养和道德修养的外在体现。当我们的举手投足、音容笑貌都得体且优雅时，会让人感觉如沐春风，自己在与人交往时也会信心百倍。周恩来在这方面是我们的楷模。身为国家总理的他，却是如此谦虚恭敬，彬彬有礼，处处以礼待人：当服务员给他端茶，他常常站起来用双手接过，并微笑点头表示感谢；外出视察工作，每到一个地方，他总是和服务员、厨师、警卫员一一握手，亲切道谢；甚至在深夜回家途中，他也再三关照司机礼貌行车，让外宾先走。周恩来总理逝世时，外国报纸报道说：“全世界向他致敬，没有人唱反调，这是罕见的事情。”是啊，这就是独当一面的大国风范。

从清朝末年到今天，我们的物质文明正以越来越快的速度发展，可是，我们有时遗憾地发现，我们的文明素质在某些方面仍原地踏步。中国有无数我们引以为豪的秀美风光，更有“礼仪之邦”的美称。而今，秀丽风光今仍在，文明礼仪却剩几多?

作为ASJ的一名学子，你是不是可以很自豪地说“我是一个懂得礼仪的人”了？每天清晨在食堂吃早餐时，我礼让过低年级的学弟学妹了；路遇老师校长时，我主动热情问好了；接受到帮助后，我心怀感恩道谢了。晚上到了就寝时间时，我尊重室友的起居习惯了。当这一切看似无伤大雅的细节都被你牢记心里，甚至融入灵魂，那我们真的可以拍一拍胸膛说：“我懂得了礼仪”。

社会的全面进步不仅体现在物质充足、科技先进，更加是需要陶冶完美的精神、高尚的人格。这需要我们一起在弘扬中华民族优秀的传统礼仪基础上，重建新的、体现时代要求的文明礼仪，让中国在成为经济强国的同时，也成为新世纪的“礼仪之邦”!

各位同学，老师，让我们全校上下一起携手，让礼仪之风吹拂过ASJ的每个角落，为构建一流的现代礼仪名校种下种子，静待花开！

我的演讲到此结束，谢谢大家。

Distinguished teachers and fellow students, good morning. Today I am going to talk about the rejuvenation of the civilized country.

China, an ancient country boosting 5000 years’ history, is the land of courtesy and propriety. Mr Xun said “One can’t be relied on without courtesy; A person can’t thrive without behaving properly; Success can’t attained without propriety; Country can’t gain peace without ceremony.” Civilization and courtesy is the basis of life and study as well as the solid foundation for our future development.

Courtesy is the outward representation of a person, an ethnic group as well as a country’s culture and moral standard. When we show elegance and propriety, we will make others fell comfortable and earn more confidence in terms of interpersonal relationship. Mr Zhouen lai is the role model for us in terms of courtesy. As the Premier of the country , he was so humble and polite :He would receive the cup of tea with two hands from the waiter,nodding to show gratification; He would ask the driver to drive politely and allow guests to go first. When Premier Zhou passed away, the foreign press reported: “The whole world saluted to him and no one disagreed with that which was so rare.” Indeed, this is the power of courtesy.

From the end of the Qing dynasty till now, we have gained rapid economic development. However, we sometimes regretfully discover that our moral standard stuck. There is countless beautiful scenery in China that we are proud of as well as the reputation of “Civilized country”. Now, extraordinary scenery exists while the courtesy fades away.

As a student in ASJ, can you proudly declare that you are a civilized person? Can you promise to allow younger students to get the breakfast first in the dining hall in the morning? Or did you say hello to your teachers proactively on the way to school? Did you say thank you when accept assistance? Did you respect roommate’s habit when the sleeping time comes? If you can do all of the above, you can proudly declare:” I am a civilized person.”

The progress of the society includes not only the development of the economy and the technology, but also the high moral standard which requires us to reestablish a new standard of courtesy based on the good tradition. Only by doing so can China gain both economic development as well as enjoy the reputation of a “Civilized country.”

All teachers and students, let us work together to promote courtesy and propriety in order to build up an elite school with civilization and high moral standard.

This the end of my speech, thank you.