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ned the opportunity to choose for ourselves。 The policy of reform and openness is the choice that has made all the difference。
Like others of my age； I'm too young to have experienced the time when the Chinese people had no right to choose。 However； as the next century draws near； it is time to ask： What does choice really mean to us young people？
Is choice a game that relies on chance or luck？ Is choice an empty promise that never materializes？ Or is choice a puzzle so difficult that we have to avoid it？
First； I would like to say： To choose means to claim opportunities。
I am a third…year English major。 An important choice for me； of course； is what to do upon graduation。 I can go to graduate school； at home or abroad。 I can go to work as a teacher； a translator； a journalist； an editor and a diplomat。 Actually； the system of mutual selection has allowed me to approach almost every career opportunity in China。
Indeed； this is not going to be an easy choice。 I would love to work in such big cities as Beijing or Shanghai or Shenzhen。 I would also love to return to my hometown； which is intimate； though slightly lagging in development。 I would love to stay in the coastal area where life is exciting and fast…paced。 I would also love to put down roots in central and western China； which is underdeveloped； but holds
great potential。
All of these sound good。 But they are only possibilities。 To those of us who are bewildered at the abundance of opportunities； I would like to say： To choose means to accept challenge。
To us young people； challenge often emerges in the form of petition。 In the next century； petition will not only e from other college graduates； but also from people of all ages and of all origins。
With increasing international exchanges； we have to face growing petition from the whole outside world。 This is calling for a higher level of our personal development。
Fifteen years ago； the knowledge of a foreign language or of puter operation was considered merely an advantage。 But today； with wider educational opportunities； this same knowledge has bee essential to everyone。
Given this situation； even our smallest choices will require great wisdom and personal determination。
As we gain more initiative in choice making； the consequence of each choice also bees more important。
As we gain more initiative in choice making； the consequence of each choice also bees more important。
Nuclear power； for instance； may improve our quality of life。 But it can also be used to damage the lives and possessions of millions。
Economic development has enriched our lives but brought with it serious harm to our air； water and health。
To those of us who are blind to the consequences of their choices； I would like to say； To choose means to take responsibility。 When we are making choices for ourselves； we cannot casually say： 〃It's just my own business。 〃 As policy makers of the next century； we cannot fail to see our responsibility to those who share the earth with us。
The traditional Chinese culture teaches us to study hard and work hard so as to honor our family。 To me； however； this family is not just the five of us who quarreled over television programmes。 Rather； it is the whole of the human family。 As I am making my choices； I will not forget the smile of my teacher when I correctly spelled out the word 〃China〃 for the first time； I will not forget the happy faces of the boys and girls we helped to send back to school in the mountains of Jiangxi Province。 I will not forget the tearful eyes of women and children in Bosnia； Chechnya and Somali； where millions are suffering from war； famine or poverty。
All these people； known and unknown； make up our big human family。 At different points； they came into my life and broaden my perspective。 Now as I am to make choices for myself； it is time to make efforts to improve their lives； because a world will benefit us all only if every one in it can lead a peaceful and prosperous life。
选择的重要性
去年春节期间，我陷入过一场家庭纷争。在我回家之前，我们家的电视除了已有的14个频道外又增加了四个卫星频道。晚上的黄金时间，每个频道的节目都很精彩。结果，我们一家五口（父母，两个姐姐和我）为了选台而争执起来。最后，我们决定应当看“最有意思”的节目——如果我们在什么是“最有意思”上可以认同的话。
不过我们全都清楚地记得，买了电视后的好长一段时间里，只有一两个频道可供选择。电视频道的增多反映出我们生活中的一个重大变化：选择余地的扩大。
15年前，我们身着同样的款式，单一的色调。而如今，纷繁的花色和众多的式样让我们挑得眼花缭乱。
15年前，我们几乎无报可读。而如今，除了大大小小的中文报纸，我们还读上了《中国日报》、《21世纪报》这样的英文报纸。
15年前，英语专业的学生只能选语言与文学课程。而如今，我们还学习西方文化，新闻，商务，国际关系，甚至还有计算机课程。
选择的涌现标志着中国进入了一个崭新的时代，一个充满多样化的时代，一个物质与精神都愈加丰富的时代，一个中华民族获得新生的时代。
我们为选择之多而欢呼雀跃，同时也深深地感到这一切来之不易。
一个半世纪之前，在西方大炮、战舰的威通下，中国被迫打开了国门。经过祖祖辈辈的抗争与牺牲，我们才最终赢得了当家作主的机会。改革开放这个正确的抉择使一切发生了翻天覆地的变化。
我和其他同龄人一样，太年轻了、没有经历过中国人丧失选择权的岁月。但是，随着下个世纪的脚步越走越近，我们是该们心自间了：选择，对于我们青年一代，到底意味着什么？
选择，是场靠侥幸来获胜的游戏吗？是句不用兑现的空话吗？抑或是种让人知难而退的困境？
首先，我认为，选择意味着抓住机遇。
我是英语专业三年级学生，我所面临的一个重大选择当然是毕业后的去向。我可以攻读硕士学位，或在国内，或在国外。我可以走上工作岗位，做名教师，翻译，记者，编辑或外交家。实际上，双向选择的体制在我面前铺开了通向各行各业的大道。
说真的，这个选择并不好做。我愿意在像北京、上海、深圳这样的大都市里工作，我也盼着能回到虽不那么发达却使我倍感亲切的故乡。我希望可以留在生活节奏快，令人兴奋的沿海地带，我也愿意扎根于广炭的中西部地区，那里虽然条件艰苦，却有极大的发展潜力。
所有这一切听上去令人振奋，但它们毕竟只是可能性。有些人面对五花八门的选择挑得眼花缭乱，我要告诉他们：选择就意味着接受挑战。
对于我们青年一代，挑战常以竟争的形式出现。到下个世纪，竞争者将不仅只是其他大学毕业生，更有各行各业不同年龄层的人们。
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