英文演讲稿
Music makes our life colorful Dear friends, The title of my speech is “Music makes our life colorful ”. Life without music is like a cold winter without sunshine. Music plays a very important part in our life. We can take music as a lifetime friend. When we feel sad, it can make us warm and comfortable. When we get angry, it can make us calm down. When we come back home after school, music can drive tiredness away. There’re many kinds of music such as classical music, pop music, country music, western music jazz. Different people like different music. For example, some people like country music because it is simple. But most of young people like rock and roll because it is very exciting. And some old men like classical music very much. I do enjoy music very much. I always listen to music. Music brings me into a different world. The feeling is beyond words. It has become an important part in my life. I can hardly imagine what life would be without music.. Thank you.The important of English For some students, English is very difficult to learn. It's true that English is different from other subjects. Because we learn other subjects in Chinese. We know Chinese much earlier than English. So Chinese influences our English learning. Do you want to learn English well? And then I'll be very glad to share the experiences. The most important thing is to remember four Cs. First, Carefulness. You must be careful when you do anything, and also, when you learn English. Many students make simple mistakes at times. 'Cause they are not careful enough. Also, many students don't regard English learning as an important thing. But we all know that English is the most widely used language in the world. As we are growing up, English is becoming more and more important in our life. So, when you learn English, please be careful. Further more, you also need to listen carefully. At school, listen carefully when you learn in class. The teacher can tell us a lot. If you have chances to speak to foreigners from English-spoken country, you should listen to them carefully. Pay attention to their pronunciations and ways to express. Next, Confidence & Courage. Many Chinese students are troubled by spoken English. Of course there is a reason about the language environment. However, the more important thing is that some of us are not confident enough to open the mouth. When we meet some foreigners, we hardly speak to them if they don't speak to us. Confidence & Courage are what we need. We can practice our English at home. Find a mirror and then speak to ourselves. Then you may feel more relaxed and comfortable than speaking to others. Don't afraid to make mistakes. But also be careful, don't make mistakes that you know what is right. The last one is Curiosity. You need to keep curious. Interest is the best teacher. When you read an English article, see an English movie, watch some English programs or when you join any other events about English, you should keep curious. If you learn a new word, then guess the meaning before you use the dictionary. If you find a sentence that you consider very meaningful, then you can write it down and collect all of them. If you keep curious about English, you may find learning English is so interesting. Can't you learn English well then? These are my suggestions of English learning. And I hope it can be helpful for you.And thank you all for listening. 或者 have learnt English for about six years, and I find that I become more and more interested in English.Perhaps some students think English is boring and difficult,I will tell you English will never be your enemy if you are command of some useful ways in learning English, the ways go as follows: First,it is absolutely nessary to listen carefully in your English class, even what the teacher teach you have understood, remerber: it is harmless for you to learn one thing twice. Second,Not only should you spend 15-30min in listening English, but also you should go to English Cornor to practise you oral English once a week. As we all know, in nowadays, listining and speaking is far more important than written English. Third,you can also read some small stories written in English,it can improve you comprehension in English, if you persist in reading English every day, I'm sure your English will soon be improved. Those are my experience in learning English,there must have something been omitted,I'm pleased to listen to your experience in English赠品哦~~呵呵演 讲 十 八 招绝招一：排比的运用 排比是一种写作修辞手法，也是一种普遍应用的演讲技巧。
排比是用句法结构相同的段落、句子或词组，把两个或多个事物加以比较，借以突出它们的共同点和不同点。
很多时候，排比的段落或句子是以一种递进的方式排列，营造出一种雷霆万钧的气势，同时琅琅上口，富有乐感。
绝招二：用词准确 寻找恰当的词是没有绝对的法则的，但通常最简单的词、最具体、最能生动地引起感官反应的词语是最佳选择。
尽量少用形容词和各种限定词，着重实意动词和名词的使用。
平时多查阅字典，一本好的分类词典会对你有很大帮助的。
绝招三：亲切感 使用第一人称I而不是one，使用简单生动的主动语态，而不是复杂乏味的波动结构，这样好像是演讲者自己直接和观众说话，拉近了双方的距离，促进双方的相互交流。
绝招四：应对意外 一般来说，演讲时可能遇到三种倒霉事：1、结巴。
不用掩饰，否则会更加失态。
相反，停顿一下，笑一笑，把这个句子再说一次，再继续说下去。
2、技术故障，如话筒出了问题等。
等待人员修理，或者冷静发言。
3、事实错误，如把珍珠港事件说成是1941年9月7日。
在合适的地方停下来改正错误，不要急躁而导致精力分散，出现更多错误。
绝招五：巧妙引用 明智地使用引语能给你的演讲增色不少，扩大权威性，增强说明力。
在引用名家的话语或文章时，要注意遵循四条原则：1、引用材料尽量简短、选择与演讲主题相关的部分；2、使引用的材料有机地成为演讲的一部分；3、不要重复引用，除非特别强调；4、引用准确，不要断章取义。
绝招六：语调的抑扬顿挫 演讲时的语调的起伏不仅能使演讲更生动，而且还能传达演讲者丰富的感情信息。
试想如果总是用一种平板的语调，不仅演讲者本身显得无精打采，听众也会很快产生疲倦厌烦的心理。
一般来说，升调传达着激昂的情绪，如兴奋、愤怒、谴责、疑问；降调则表达灰暗的情绪，如悔恨、伤心、失望和郁闷等。
本篇演讲就是善于运用语调的变化的优秀范例，抑扬顿挫折，张弛结合，尤其是后半部分，通过语调的激越高亢以及反复的手段，将演讲推至最高潮。
绝招七：脉络清晰 在交流过程中产生误会的可有性是很大的，因此，有一个清晰的确良结构和流畅的阐述是成功演讲的必要因素之一。
除了开头尾阐明主题之外，还要有一二三个分论点来进一步展开阐述。
牢记演讲的结构，必要的话，可以在开头就阐明演说的脉络，并在演讲中不断提示听众，还可以相应地使用各种图表和设备以加深听众的印象。
绝招八：俚语的使用 俚语可以让演讲生动活泼，也可以使演讲陈旧过时。
如果不太熟悉最新的俚语，会让演讲者本身显得与时代脱节。
慎用俚语。
如果使用一个效果不错又形象生动的俚语来表达你想表达的内容，效果会好很多。
但要注意千万不要使用带种族色彩和淫秽的俚语。
绝招九：使用身体语言 身体语言包括人的面部表情、手足动作、作立姿势等。
这种无声的语言不仅会传递信息，而且会影响到交流的各方。
演讲时，表情要自然，面带微笑，不要紧张得面部肌肉都僵硬子；眼睛要直视听众，与他们作眼神的交流；在演讲时适当地加入一些姿势，以强调你的讲话但不要过分夸张。
绝招十：正确发音 发音正确、清晰、连贯、优美是吸引听众的最有力的法宝。
英语和美语有许多地方口音，这是不值得模仿的。
发音不准会引起误解，影响演说的效果。
尤其要注意区别以下几个音：\\\/ \\\/。
其次，要注意在正确的位置连读。
绝招十一：幽默的运用 幽默不仅是生活的调味品，也是调节演讲气氛的好佐料。
但幽默并不是在任何时候任何场合都可能随便用的，如果用得不恰当，反而会收到适得其反的效果。
演讲时，可以说一说与主题或观点有关的趣闻趣事，或者与自己有关的一些滑稽小故事，千万别仅仅为了逗乐听众而说一些离题千里的笑话，或者含沙射影，让听众觉得有一种被侮辱的感觉。
绝招十二：押头韵 头韵（alliteration）也是一种修辞手法，即在一个词组或一个诗行中有两个以上彼此靠近的词，其开头的音节或其他重读音节具有同样的字母或声音，以达到强调的效果。
如第六段的diverse和dynamic,South Bronx和Southern Tier,Brookiyn Buffalo,Montaukt 和 Massena, 开头字母的发音都是\\\/d\\\/,\\\/s\\\/,\\\/b\\\/或 \\\/m\\\/,这为演讲带来一种节奏感和韵律美。
绝招十三：事前准备 在战场上，知已知彼方能百战百胜；演讲也不例外。
首先要客观地了解和评估点自己，选择适当的演讲题目；其次要根据主题搜集材料，并将这些材料按一定的顺序排列；最后设定讲稿框架，尤其是精心设置演讲的开头和结尾。
与前面的演讲不同，比尔·盖茨的这篇演讲是一篇商业演讲，主要是为微软作宣传，通过对DNS系统未来的描述来记听众了解微软将在未来计算机领域所起的作用。
他的选词造句的要求没有政治演讲的高，也没有复杂、深奥的词汇，但他的演讲脉络清晰，主题明确，看出是事前做好了充分准备的。
绝招十四：设备的使用 随着科技水平的提高，各种各样的现代化设备，如VCD、录影带、投影仪等都能为听众带来直观的视觉和听觉享受，妥善地利用这些仪器设备，能使你的演讲更生动、更深入人心。
例如：繁多的数字可以清楚地罗列出来，使大家一目了然。
在演讲前要注意做好准备工作，如熟练操作，仪器是否都能正常工作，还有倒好带等。
免得到时手忙脚乱，错漏百出。
绝招十五：语速的把握 确定讲稿后，可根据内容以及自己的特性来确定语速。
语速不仅有天生的因素，也可以通过后天的刻意训练来改变。
一般来说，语速不要太快--因为会给人一种紧张的感觉，也不要太慢--显得迟钝沉闷，能找到自己说起来比较舒服，同时也适中的语速是最好的。
本篇演讲的语速稍稍有些嫌快，若不是演讲者的幽默活跃了全场的气氛，还真有些显得太过急促。
绝招十六：作好即兴演讲 即兴演讲是演讲者在事先无准备的情况下，就眼前的场面、情境、事物和人物即席发表的演讲。
由于事先没有准备讲是最能看出演讲者的综合素质，尤其是应变能力的时刻。
即兴演讲要靠平时的积累一台下刻意训练，台上听其自然。
另外，要弄清楚即兴演讲的主题，否则，开口就离题万里，说得再好也白搭。
其次，在脑海里迅速拟一个大致的提纲，避免泛泛而谈。
最后是不要急躁，不要慌张，保持镇定。
绝招十七：音量的控制 演讲时声音的大小是最能反映演讲者是否自信的一个因素。
一个小若蚊虫、大家扯着耳朵都无法听清在哼唧些什么的声音，是绝不会与自信扯上关系的。
当然也不用扯着嗓子说话，否则不仅容易失声，也会显得失态。
让在场的每一个人能清楚舒服地听到你的声音就可以了，一些特别的句子或词语可以加重以作强调。
也许是由于录音问题，本篇演讲的声音偏小，显得有些有气无力。
绝招十八：节奏的把握 除了语速和音量，演讲的节奏也是关系成败的一个重要因素。
别忘了演讲中也有标点符号，适当的停顿不仅会显得张弛结合，同时能给听众提供一个理解回味的时候，集中他们的注意力。
另外，掌握节奏的快慢有助于控制演讲的时间，同时也是传递感情的一种方式。
赠品2 初中英语演讲稿技巧初中英语演讲稿技巧，对书面表达中常用的重要语言点进行系统化整理，从简到难，逐步深入，符合语言学习的习惯。
在知识点的表述上简洁、直白；对必须掌握和理解的概念均通过例句加以剖析讲解，便于记忆1．根据听众对象，注意演讲的总体措词演讲的总体措词是严肃一些还是活泼一些，是有较明显的说教口气还是用平等的口吻，等等，都要根据听众对象而定。
如果场下听众是同龄的学生，那么演讲的内容只要风趣一些往往就能引起共鸣。
但另一方面，如果听众大多是上了年纪的教师，太多的笑料反而会被认为“不严肃”，“不尊重”，而引起反感。
用英语演讲，不要用太多 I feel, I think，老是用I，显得十分主观，狭隘。
如果通篇全是 I feel, I think 的内容，会给人觉得缺乏说服力。
另外，perhaps, maybe 这样的词语，虽然有“客气，谦虚”的成分，但太多会让人觉得你演讲的内容有不可靠之处。
还有，在演讲中，要少用you，多用we。
用you等于把自己与听众对立起来，而用we则拉近了与听众的距离。
比如：You should not smoke．听上去像教训人，而 Let's not smoke听起来是一个不错的建议。
2．演讲要越短越好英语演讲应该简洁扼要，直截了当。
除非特别需要，一般不要采用中文中的那种迂回曲折的表达形式。
据有关专家统计，一般人的注意力一次只能集中约13分钟。
所以，演讲长度以10～15分钟为宜。
下面是美国总统林肯所作的著名的盖茨堡演说，虽然全文只有短短200多个词，却带有振奋人心、扭转乾坤般的力量。
其中 of the people, by the people, for the people(民有，民治，民享)已成为不朽佳句。
对于中学生来说，这篇演讲现在读起来一定会觉得很难，但要写好英语演讲，这确实是值得认真研读的经典之作。
Gettysburg AddressFour score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of the field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that the nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, ----that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, ----that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, ----that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, ----and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.其实，我们中学生练习写演讲稿，可以短些，从4～5分钟，500～600个词，围绕一个主题开始练习。
3．英语演讲稿的基本组成部分从大的方面看，英语演讲词实际上是属于一种特殊的说明文或议论文，其基本组成部分是：1)开始时对听众的称呼语最常用的是 Ladies and gentlemen，也可根据不同情况，选用 Fellow students, Distinguished guests, Mr Chairman, Honorable Judges(评委)等等。
2)提出论题 爱爱英语学习网站由于演讲的时间限制，必须开门见山，提出论题。
提出论题的方法有各种各样，但最生动，最能引起注意的是用举例法。
比如：你要呼吁大家关心贫穷地区的孩子，你可以用亲眼看到的或者收集到的那些贫穷孩子多么需要帮助的实例开始。
另外，用具体的统计数据也是一个有效的引出论题的方法，比如：你要谈遵守交通规则的话题，你可以从举一系列有关车辆、车祸等的数据开始。
3)论证对提出的论题，不可主观地妄下结论，而要进行客观的论证。
这是演讲中最需要下功夫的部分。
关键是要把道理讲清楚。
常见的论证方法有举例法、因果法、对比法等等，可参见英语议论文的有关章节。
4)结论结论要简明扼要，以给听众留下深刻印象。
5)结尾结尾要简洁，不要拉拉扯扯，说个没完。
特别是不要受汉语影响，说些类似“准备不足，请谅解”，“请批评指正”这样的废话。
最普通的结尾就是：Thank you very much for your attention。
4．英语演讲稿的语言特征1)多用实词，多用短句，少用结构复杂的长句在英语演讲中，and, but, so, then 等虚词要尽量少用，that, which 等词引导的定语从句也只会使句子结构变得复杂，而使听众难以跟上演讲者的思路，从而影响演讲的效果。
相反，多使用实词，短句，可使得演讲内容更清晰，气势更磅礴。
2)演讲要注意使用各种修辞手法，增加演讲的感染力和气势。
英语演讲中常用的修辞手法有：渐进(climax)、对照(antithesis)、排比(parallelism)、警句(epigram)等等，例如：That government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth．(排比)这个民有、民治、民享的国家将不会从地球上消失。
United, there is little we can not do; divided, there is little we can do．(对照)团结，我们便将无所不能；分裂，我们则会一事无成。
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty． (对照和渐进)呵呵~~英语演讲这方面 俺可是得心应手~~还需要啥跟姐说~~分多少不重要~~好好学习吧昂~~
求 英文演讲稿
Youth Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind ; it is not rosy cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshness ; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life . Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . Nobody grows old merely by a number of years . We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul . Worry , fear , self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust . Whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being ‘s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s next and the joy of the game of living . In the center of your heart and my heart there’s a wireless station : so long as it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long as you are young . When the aerials are down , and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old ,even at 20 , but as long as your aerials are up ,to catch waves of optimism , there is hope you may die young at 80. Thank you! 2.Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning! I’m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech. Man’s life is a process of growing up, actually I’m standing here is a growth. If a person’s life must constituted by various choices, then I grow up along with these choices. Once I hope I can study in a college in future, however that’s passed, as you know I come here, now I wonder what the future holds for me. When I come to this school, I told to myself: this my near future, all starts here. Following I will learn to become a man, a integrated man, who has a fine body, can take on important task, has independent thought, an open mind, intensive thought, has the ability to judge right and wrong, has a perfect job. ?? Once my teacher said :” you are not sewing, you are stylist; never forget which you should lay out to people is your thought, not craft.” I will put my personality with my interest and ability into my study, during these process I will combine learning with doing. If I can achieve this “future”, I think that I really grow up. And I deeply believe kindred, good-fellowship and love will perfection and happy in the future. ?? How to say future? Maybe it’s a nice wish. Lets make up our minds, stick to it and surely well enjoy our life.
帮忙写篇英文的演讲稿
教育人类正在进入被一个信息社会表示的特色新世纪之内游行。
传统的教育方法面对严格的挑战。
藉由使用在远处的最近科技的成就和新的观念建立虚拟的大学获得所有的不同知识哪一会工程师和经理的需要是为学习社会构造一个终身的教育系统而且达成环境的唯一方法。
现代的距离教育是新类型同样地轮流计算机网络和人造宇宙站沟通技术如它的方法它基础和多媒体技术的教育模型。
资讯科技合并信息科技进教育之内并且已经在遍及世界的教育领域中被支付较多的注意。
资讯科技将会一定生产在教育方面的一个很棒的冲击和变化。
同时，它将会促进数据业的发展而且领导经济学的发展。
译文：EducationMankind is marching into a new century characterized by an information society. Conventional education methods are faced with severe challenges. By using the latest technological achievements and new concepts in distance education to establish a virtual university, which meets needs of engineers and managers to obtain all different knowledge, is the only way to construct a lifelong education system and achieve an environment for learning society. The modern distance education is a new kind of models of education that takes the computer network and satellite communication technologies as its basis and multimedia technology as its means. It merges information technology into education and has been paid more attention in the field of education all over world. It will definitely produce a great impact and changes on education. Meanwhile, it will promote the development of information industry and drives the development of economics.不太难吧～～～
求一篇英语演讲稿，不是太正统的，用来回答老师提问的，有十多句话这样就OK了，难度不要太高，高中的就行
英We Are The World ,We Are The Future Someone said “we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite”. I don’t know who wrote these words, but I’ve always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want it to be. We are all in the position of the farmers. If we plant a good seed ,we reap a good harvest. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all. We are young. “How to spend the youth?” It is a meaningful question. To answer it, first I have to ask “what do you understand by the word youth?” Youth is not a time of life, it’s a state of mind. It’s not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips or supple knees. It’s the matter of the will. It’s the freshness of the deep spring of life. A poet said “To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour. Several days ago, I had a chance to listen to a lecture. I learnt a lot there. I’d like to share it with all of you. Let’s show our right palms. We can see three lines that show how our love.career and life is. I have a short line of life. What about yours? I wondered whether we could see our future in this way. Well, let’s make a fist. Where is our future? Where is our love, career, and life? Tell me.Yeah, it is in our hands. It is held in ourselves. We all want the future to be better than the past. But the future can go better itself. Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened. From the past, we’ve learnt that the life is tough, but we are tougher. We’ve learnt that we can’t choose how we feel, but we can choose what about it. Failure doesn’t mean you don’t have it, it does mean you should do it in a different way. Failure doesn’t mean you should give up, it does mean you must try harder. As what I said at the beginning, “we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite”. The past has gone. Nothing we do will change it. But the future is in front of us. Believe that what we give to the world, the world will give to us. And from today on, let’s be the owners of ourselves, and speak out “We are the world, we are the future.” 中文： 世界是我们的，未来是我们的 一些人说“我们正在读一本无穷的书中的第一章的第一节。
”我不知道谁写了这些话，但是我一直很喜欢它，因为它提醒了我，我们能够创造我们想要的未来。
我们都是农夫。
如果我们播下好的种子，我们将会丰收。
如果我们的种子很差，有很多草籽，收割的将是无用的庄稼。
如果我们什么也不播种，什么收获也没有。
我们是年轻的。
“怎样度过青春?”这是个有意义的问题。
为了去回答它，我首先要问“从„青春‟这个词中你能理解到什么?” 青春不是人生的一个时期，而是精神的一种状态。
青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，。
青春是生命的深泉在涌流. 一位诗人说“从一粒沙看世界，从一朵花看天堂，把无限放在你的手掌，永恒在一刹那里收藏”。
几天前，我有了一个听讲座的机会，从中我学到了很多东西。
现在，我想把这些与大家共享。
让我们伸出右手，我们可以看到手掌中的展示我们的爱，事业和生活的三条线。
我在生活方面这条线很短，那你们的呢?我想知道我们是否可以用这种办法去看我们的未来。
好的，让我们一起握拳。
我们的未来在哪儿?我们的爱、事业和生活在哪儿?告诉我!是的，它们就在我们的手中。
它们被我们自己掌握着。
我们所有人都希望未来能比过去更美好，但是未来能自己变得更好。
不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。
从过去来看，生活是艰苦的，但我们是更坚强。
我们知道我们不能选择感觉，但是我们能选择和它相关的东西。
失败并不意味着你不拥有成功，它只意味着你应该用另一种方式去做这件事。
失败并不意味着你应该放弃，只意味着你应该更加努力。
正如我在前面所说的“我们正在读一本无穷的书中的第一章的第一节。
”过去的已经过去，我们无力改变，但是未来却在我们前方。
相信“我们给了世界什么，世界也将给我们”。
并且从今天起，让我们一起做我们自己的主人，一起大声说出“世界是我们的，未来是我们的。
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学校有几个去英国的名额，让准备一篇英语演讲稿。
求大师写一篇毛遂自荐类型的英语作文，150字左右，我高一
Handan: the hometown of idiom and allusionsCishan Culture an early Neolithic culture in the Yellow River of China, occupied from about 6500-5000 BC. The site is located on an alluvial terrace near the modern town of Cishan in Wu'an County, Hebei Province, and has evidence of barley, rice, and millet farming as well as domesticated pigs, dogs, and chickens. Cishan represents one of the oldest sites in the world to have evidence for domesticated dogs and pigs. The millet was recovered from 80 hoards, some of which were two meters in height. The Cishan Cultural Remains Site, occupying a land area of near 140,000 square meters, has been listed as the nation key cultural relic preservation organ by the State Council. These cultural relics proved that, as early as in more than 7300 years ago, the ancients already resided in half burrow -like house, primarily has been settling down the life by the primitive.The Handan Dream one of the literary masterpieces written by Chinese dramatist Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), is adapted from Shen Jiji's romance story A Tale within the Pillow. And what’s more, the idiom Living in a fool's paradise derived from this story. It was about a scholar who went to the capital for the civil exam and was enlightened by an Immortal. Lu Sheng , the protagonist, is a down-and-out scholar who meets with Lu Dongbin, an immortal on a mission to convert a man into the world of the ever living, at a small inn in the city of Handan. Upon hearing Lu Sheng's complaint about his wretched life, Lv Dongbin lends him a porcelain pillow to sleep on. In his dream, Lu Sheng experience 50 years of vicissitudes of life as a high official, only to wake up to the stark reality that the yellow millet the innkeeper has been cooking for him is not yet done. The drama captures the seamy side of officialdom in the feudal society.There are over 500 Chinese idioms and allusionsare derived from Handan, including the following typical ones: Riding and shooting in Hu's garbs 胡服骑射), Living in a fool's paradise, Returning the jade intact to the state of Zhao ( 完璧归赵), Carrying rod to ask for punishment ( 负荆请罪), Imitating another without success and losing what used to be one's own ability (邯郸学步), Volunteering one’s service (máo suì zì jiàn 毛遂自荐), Relieving the besieged by besieging the base of the besiegers (围魏救赵), No one picks up and pockets anything lost on the road (路不拾遗), Embracing a woman on his breast, one has no indecent feeling (坐怀不乱), Worth a couple of towns together ( 价值连城), When the snipe and the clam grapple, it is the fisherman who stands to benefit ( 鹬蚌相争, 渔翁得利), Burning one's own way to retreat and being determined to fight to the end (破釜沉舟), The proverbial Lord Ye who claimed to be fond of dragons was in fact mortally afraid of them (叶公好龙).Tai Chi is definitely part of the life in Handan. Early morning walks are rewarded with high quality Yang-style Tai Chi (杨式太极) being performed all over the place. Each morning on one of Handan's main squares, large groups of Tai Chi practitioners gather to study with a variety of teachers, and the quality is really good. The original home of the Yang Family is actually just outside Handan near a walled village called Guangfu (广府), which is an hour's bus ride from Handan. It has the potential to be quite a nice area. They are doing it up at the moment, and it will obviously be a tourist attraction in the future.
